New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-05
The Gircus.

Stone, Rosston and Murray IS circus has been in.
augurated here, with q different style and manage
ment from that which has characterized every
similar entertainment. This has been done, too,
in the face of antagonism from certain class who
deeming the circus sort of free and easy rough
and ready kind of resort, claim privilege which
they think is intringed by the rigid rule instituted
by Capt. Tidmarsh, the director of this troupe
How far the management of other canvas exhb
tons, in days past entities this class to such priv
lege, we will not stop to inquire; but simply state
Capt. Tidmarshs views, as given to us upon this
subject. He says: The circus is unquestiona
bly, an integral portion of the amusement of the
nation and a large portion too as evidenced by
its vast outlay, the great number of people it en-
ploys, and the numerous and large assemblages il
constantly entertains. It's influences may be good
or bad upon society as its representations are
controlled and directed. 1t ramifcates through
all the land. 1t not only appears in great cities
and large villages, but it is taken to the doors Of
the people in all the rural districts, and along the
sands OF oceans, rivers and lakes. Hence its infu.
ences are more extended than any other dcscrp.
ton OF publie amusement; and hence, good or bad
may be extracted (by the juvenile public, more
particularly from its exhibitions"
How responsible to society, then, is the manager
Of such exhibitions; and it is, besides, mis-
taken policy on the part of such people, to sup
pose that loosely conducted circus is productive
of the most profit. What is the circus? We
opne, that Its origin is from the days of histori-
cal chvalry-tha1 the jester of the circle is the
representative of the fool" or "jester," that
waited behind the chair of the great mobiles, at
their festivals, to aford amusement to guests by
teir pungent jokes, geady repartee OR we'll turned
epigram the feats of the athletes are the games
of the ancients; and exhibitions of strength our
ancestors loved to e8cel in. The love q horse
nanship is natural to all nations and the culture
otanimal intelligence and blood study OF great
interest Anatomy is proved by the perfection
the Mman frame attains by training and practice
In al this, there is instrEction as well as amuse-
ment Dgest the circus then, of vulgarity and i'm
propriety and its influences must be good and
moral, and q benefit, not an injury.
1t is the desire of Stone, Rosston g. Murray to
make 1t the standard of their management to ele-
sale ta business, to make its effects upon society
good' and to naintan their own dignity and respect
as gentlemen, by catering to the saod and respect
able Of society. Their efforts in this way have
peen most successful; communities appreciate it.
ana charleston, Savannah Augusta Memphis and
new Orleans have rewarded them, not only by
grand asssmblages of ladies and gentlemen to per-
ioin to' poSWlth on increase of receipts over any
thlhg mat could be obtained by the old regime
LADIES, and gentlemen accompanying them, need
nave no Tear, in visiting this pavilion, of encoun
psrnis ahythlng repugnant OF unpleasant. Ladies
I company Snfarsa fo e ths as well as
and nothing will be presented to them which will
not tend to the developement of the first aud the
innocent enjoyment of the latter.