Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-31
RAND ORDINATION
u OF
SANDS, NATHANS & cos
PERFORMING ELEPHANTS;
&GF. BAILEY x Cos
CIRCUS AND Nj EN- A GERIE
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SATURDAY, JUNE 9Th 1855 .


ALEXANDRIA. SATURDAY, JUNE 9Th 1858
Doors open at 2 and 7 o'clock, P. NJ.
Admission only IS cents. No hat price
q. +. BAmEY..........Ma Manager h Trea. urer
r. W. PERRY. Equestrian Director.
WARD X SMITH .ClOwns.
S. q WooLsTcN, ...... Ring Master.
One OF the prominent features OF this Grand
Com DInation, is the performances OF the won.
deriu Educated Elephants, (Antaony and Cleo,
patrd from the Partisan, LoHdon, New York,
and Philadelphia Notwithstanding performed
at the last named places Tor upwards OF LOG
nights, to crowded houses. The most astonlsh-
Ing display OF animal training and instinct ever
beheld. They MAJ h with military precision
mount PEDESTAL not over foot IN diameter,
ten ct from the ground, where one OF them
will balance Oh his A.ud legs, and perform the
most Incredible feat OF standing upon his head
In the course Of the performances, Anthony will
play the hand organ while Cleopatra will dance
IN perfect time 10 the music.
The Elephants were brought to this country
in March last, by Mr.. Sands, personally; having
purchased them only by bidding over the great
est wild beast proprietor IN the world
The performance will commence with new
and beautiful Cavalcade, enutIed, The Persian
Cavalry introducing, IN series OF rapid evo.
lutlons the world-renOwned exercises OF that
warlIke people
Magnificent Acts OF HorSemanshIp, by Mr..
r. Smith.
Gymnas,c and Acrobatic Feats, by Mons.
Fletcher and Pupils
Elegant Scene Act OF Changes, by Mr. B.
Stevens
Fears OF Equesrrjanism on Four Horses By
Mr.. Perry.
La Trapeze, or frial Gymnasium.
Tumbllug, vauItng Somersettlug, &c.
The following celebrated Artists will GIstin-
gu:sh themselves. VIZ. Messrs. Haz,ett Ward,
Smith, the Clowns, Bedeau, Thorne. Stevens,
Donaldson, Master Charley, &C
Great Two Horse Act, by Mr.. F. W. Perry,
in which he will carry Miss Isabella Perry
(only years old IN various astonishing att
Iudes.
Fea;s of Agility on the Slack Rope, by the
Clown, J w Ward.
Comic Scene on Horseback, by the Clown, J.
w Ward in which he will personate, vi ad-
mirabe dexrerity all the following characters
The Gipsey, Female Nolesty, aud Bacchus, god
OF wine!
r W. Smith, the great Comic Singer and
Jester
Elegant Act of Lady Equestrianism, by Mad.
Adele Dubois, from the Partisan Circus and
London Ampai:hea're, in all her tours de grace
and agile ieats OF equestr!anlsm.
Tie Entertainments will be enl,vened and al.
terna,ed with the performances ol the original
Bob Ridley, (Iohn Muligan) vino Will sing d
variety OF popular Negro Melodies and Slices,
witbDances, jlgs, &c.
lS The Entertainments will conclude with
a Comic Afrerpiece, by the whole Company.
70 The Company viii enter tow on the day
ot Exhibition, a. about ~ o'clock, a m III
grand procession. accompanied by the superb
American Brass RdnI, OF ~ wind instruments,
in their elegant Music Carriage. drawn by kl'-
phauts IN harness And alter proceeding through
The principal streets, will halt al the ground OF
Exhibition. T. F. TAI LOR, Agent.
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