Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-05
STONE & M'CoLLUM'S
GREAT WE>TERN (IRCUS.

MIR. s. O. SroKEs, Director o. Principal Act.
rENiIE Proprieors Of The GreaI Western circus
~ respectfully announce To their patrons that
'his Company has heen IN Tho course Of orsanrza-
'inn { Z Ihs past Twelve months. ord from the facil
''ies The Managers have ba he past winter. rhey
have been enabled 10 make seiecfons Of perform
es irOm SpaldIng's Nlrh American CIreas. Stick.
ney's New Ofleaps Gre IN and Howe a. Mabie's
New Yufk Circus thereby forming n g,laIy Of
PerInrmers lint would ! Q made bright p~irficNtlr
stars IN any Of The companies uf The present day.
WIZ open ob Sat iriay evening. June 6. for three
nights ouIy.
la the arrangemant of Tho interior. The Utmost
attention has bcen carefully held IN view a. regafJs
tho CONFER Of The audience. The senis are Goa.
sincieI on n new and improved style and capable
oi Containing 800 refSobs The pn IL arranged
onIircIy ar'uOd The area in front OF The dre.s circle.
thereby making the arrangement f"f viewing The
performances ihfuitely Lercr than ~ nny al the
preceding Companies thai ha, visited Wheeling
The pfopteior state wuh ~ any haunting boast.
stat the arrangements and fi ont OF This. tho Great
western Circus. " superior in every sense 1i the
w'ri. To any like establishment in lhr Union.
The Brass Band. os arpnged under The gaidance
nf the leader, III Gaui. was selected with care and
Pfcrision from The ofcsesira 80 he 81 Charles
Amerran aad French lheaifes; not snly Gprmiug d
Bras Band but very sppefi"r Sung Band. 50 re-
quis'ie 10 gave effect 10 the Balleis and Panlon,n o
that afe produced ~ the arena Of III = TIE Circus o.
lISI6
The names Of performers consists Of The following
gems of Tho arena:
Mr. McCollup. The best Two horse rider in ,Ls
world.
MIR s. shone. tho acknoNledsed be.i lare backed
Equestrian.
MrD " Stone, lhs unsurpassed melo.dmm1ic
Hrrseman.
Mr. wm Day. ?, well known ihroushoul The
West ls Inc mnluhfm man.
MrJ John smith. Tie great Negro Drlincnior. md
Picannni C%olemsn.h his original and ceiebfaied Pupil
Mr. Smiih, principal f. m1lc EInestran.
Master Of The Menage ssj director 81 The circl,
-JDbn Spsy.
The ihfee clowns ac unsurpassed and consis N
Green Jghnsoo principal. Ew'c'q5e md perfofmin.
Cl0wn; Jue Clsveas. The mumu. and NJ, ~ oDu u
WIN Worreli. she Dfoliefist and PiefO.
To enhance fhe sports o. he circle. he bliow
ing auSflianes are suaehed 10 the rompsny
~ Lppf. JJones. : > n ndrcAs. w Lake.
Brow.n ~ Reggie. T Young q Smith. { w,is,n.
The costume mod rmpsry-mthcf Il his ssiai'
lishneni Mons TundL having bad on erpeusnc
~ fen yeam 10 ihe p%nneipai C,rn- ~Crmpanies b
Frncc. Germany and issly on Dncrpw's Amphi
fheatte. 10 fully comreient 10 the task.
The Band asoffonsed c0mpose he following o.
iisis end professors
= NJ " Gaui Leader ~ B,ss. panl; NJ : Fellow
Leader ~ siune Bard. Mf v Fellow. Arrsuesf sn
lcofyr; ? Jnbnson. ) Charlton. ! Whuf,nl.
Mafchsur n Ken' @ Miner. Mons Fcyn. w Me
xisr. Sig CO yuehini
% Admission n Dfcsa Cifries 80 cis; Chillss
wish g,fsnis h1if prcc ~ 25 us-na baif prc
4 fegnilf pehre hrs been engaged 10 epfevre %
lsincisst ofisf ani drcotDm
BJ~ritkets ~ sdnsaian ran - ot1snti NJ u
p %fafpos hotels sRl M ihs hfr lire.
H,r-a f~rrtd fffamiin Whirh cor b, sccul,
l1auns 90 DAY tn sg,ir l,an o. fif - We
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