Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-09-24
From tho Boston Daily Mail.
VAN AMBURGH g. CO.'S GRAND
CARAVAN.


CARAVAN.
This extraordinary collection of animals will
its exhibition in Boston on Monday
lime Doth and remain in the city about two weeks
From the hirh eucomiums which have been given
IN this collection bv the press of the cities in which
il has been exhibited we feel warranted in saving
Tint il snrnosses every thinu Of The kind ever ex
bibjted in this country. Mr.. Van Amburrh spent
more than seven wears in Enrope ontherinp This
rolection of animals and we are informed there is
mot one amonu the number that has been exhibited
in This civ 1'he exhibition combines instruction
and delrht. and it is of that class and conducted
On surb nrincinles. as to draw 10 it's support the
nn,roporo Of ali classes of onr citizens Willie in
Frrono II received the coun,enance of the mohest
and most scrupulous of its citizens and we have
in orr countinr-room n very splendid engraving
ronresentino The nresentation of Mr. Var Aa,burpb
10 tho Queen of Enrand.
Tho influence of Van Amburrh over the ami
rnals in this exhibition. and the astonishing feats
nerformed bv him While in the midst of the most
SAVAGE and terrific of the carniverovs class are
so we'll described by sir Alfred Bum, the late
Ieoseo IF the Theatres ROYAL Drury Lane, and
Coyent Garden. London in his History Of the Stage,
that we have copied the article entire:
tror punn, History of the English Stage 1888 1871
oft Is impossiblc to conceive greater degree of
excitement and interest than that which had attend
ed Mr.. Van Amburgh's exhibition up to the close
of the wear 1888, unless it be that which followed
]
ed with me- A natural curiosity prevailed all ranks
of society: and il is an indisputabe fact that while
| \ few disconten,ed and conceited scribbers were
arravinp themselves against this performance, with
the latent view of unfolding, by contrast, Shaks-
moro and Shaksperc $ representative mr. Macreadv
at Covent Garden) the most illustrous families in
the kingdom were nightly and daily to be found in
Drurv Lane Theatre, to see such an extraordinary
representation, and everything in connection with
it, The deep interest taken by Queen Victoria,
and all the circumstances thereto relating, has been
n matter of public notoriety. The high honor con-
ferred by the illusirious Sovereign OF England on
Drury Lane Theatre during the time Mr.. Van AM
Iburgh performed with his animals there, wall form
a memorable epoch 10 the annals of that establish
ment. Having been apprised at Christmas that it
was her Majesy's pleasure to witness the eXtraor-
binary performance of Mr.. Van Amburgh, did not
hesitate one moment in concluding engage
ment with the propretOrs Of the animals. lnme-
Idlately on the Queens return from Brighton, her
Majesty honOred the performances of Mr.. Van AM
! burgh with her presence-this was on January 10.
On the following Thursday, January II, similar
lmark of honor was conferred on this performer at
-; Drury Lane, and on the ensuing Thursday, Janua-
nv 81 the sane hattering distinction was shown
; On this latter evening, pursuant to arrangements
which had been made for the purpose the Queen
condescended to cross the stage of the theatre for
the purpose of seeing the animals in their more cN-
cited state, during the operation of feeding them.
| paw
ure Of the audience and every prccautIon taken for
Y the comparative comfort and seclusion of the Roy
: al visitor which the theatre permitted. The ami
mails had been kept purposely without food for six
: and. thirty hours strong symptoms OF which had be-
S come manifest during Mr. Van Amburghs perorm-
ance, by the lion and the panther having slinulta-
n neousy attacked the lamb on lis beng placed III
n their den; and they would have evidently made but
= mouthful apiece OF it, had not their almost super
If human master literally ashed them down into the
5 most abiect and crouching submission. The first
portion of food thrown among them, seized by the
II lion as matter of priority, enough to convince
n any skeptic of the fearful savageness OF their ma
a ture. when out of the control of the one hand
l. whose authority they acknowledge. The rolling
G of the trer's eve while he was devouring the
o s,ve hmm of meat and bone clutehed between his
fore paws, seemed to possess the brilllancy well
= as the rapdty of lightning; and only divert
j. ed by tremendous and sudden spring of the lion,
c who having demolished his own portion seized up
(. on what left of his ferocous nelghDors lare.
The dash AGAINST the sides of the den sounded like
d tho felIng Of bupo trees and was enough by its
Gnrco and flrv 10 shake the strongest nerves but
1t il WAS nositiye fact that while tie bodcs OF the
T. hoorts in tho Roval suite speedily rereated at this
v ,,novnec,od nlunro nj the forest monarch the
e ,nnfHGI Omen revpr moved either face or foot,
: but with look uhdNelleu, anu sun "U'o uI'P'! ~
= pipl continued to U0Ze on the novel ana moving
b., N'N ~ 1t7.--..,. ,...,,;r;o, ,,o.o NOT ,hosn
- speClaCle. llSI "IoJV''y '''f"''N - -.
III Of n Youthful mind, merely intent upon oIuludIy
n IL ,,,,,,,,rr,r Questions hut hesDOke a scrutiny
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