Swartzenheimer and Mulligan were my animal trainers. Each came to me as a dinner favor. They were both little figures of toy men that stood upon a cake of sweet chocolate. You can easily see what a splendid clown Mulligan made.
The animals performed all kinds of tricks. They could stand upon each other’s backs. I had two or three tumble toys, besides. They performed splendidly.
I am sure you will have a good time making a circus. It is ever and ever so much fun, I think. You can use any animals that you happen to have among your playthings.
Benches for performing animals at Box Brothers’ Circus are made from an assortment of cardboard boxes and spools. The cover of a large round bandbox makes a circus ring.
This is Box Brothers’ Circus. It is made from the lower part of a round
white bandbox.
A view taken inside the Circus Grounds. The walls are corrugated cardboard. The cages are boxes with covers; and the booth is the lower half of a candy box.
At some toy shops, you will find celluloid animals. At Japanese shops, you will find cotton animals. In your own Noah’s Ark there will be wooden animals and your Boxville people—tumble toys, jointed dolls, Halloween figures, and favors will form the trainers and performers for the “Show.”