The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-03
pss casrELLo.s GREAT SHOW.

On Wednesday next, the 9Th inst, Mr..
Dan CASTILLO will visit us with his renowned
seMoral Show Preceded as it has been.
by liberal and judicious advertising, and
with q reputation for responsibility and re-
fnement that few, if any, establishments can
claim, let alone enjoy, we feel warranted in
anticipating for Mr.. CASTILLO success, and
patronage that our citizens are wont to bcstow
upon entertainments of tone and character.
The management, of whom Mr.. James NJ.
Nixon is prominent member, have spared
neither money nor labor to permanently Sc
cure for the ''Great Show corps of per-
formers who. either collectively or individu
ally, cannot be surpassed. Excellence as
well as novelty they aimed to acquire; from
what we have heard said, we think they have
got all they desired.
Mr. Dan CASTILLO is q favorite in this sec
ton of the country, being very popular as a
nan, always acceptable as an artistic. He is
the leading clown, and his associates in the
arena. are compelled to observe that charac
ter of speech and decorum of action, that
give to the circus that patent of decency that
we often have seen most lamentably outraged
or else lost sight of entirely. Circus propre-
tors and performers should have discovered,
long ego, that polite people will not tolerate
either rude remarks or lewd GESTURES. Mr..
CASTILLO, whilst true to the natural impulses
of gentleman, has shown commendable
nnd polite tact in discarding all traces of in
daconcv from, his proorap,mar
There are several features at Mr.. Castelo's
command that will not only attract, but please.
The horse Cars performance is one This
animal is handsome, docle, and, to certain
extent, educated, executing all the tricks
his trainer has taught him with an ease and
elegance that is remarkably pleasing, and
withall wonderful
Herr Lengel and his exotic pets, the lions
and honesses, are, we see, quite extensively
quoted in the official advertisements. We
opine that this part of the programme is high
ly sensational, startling enough, but most too
daring to be pleasant.
The procession is arranged ON a grand
scale, enabling the public to gain very cor
rect idea OF the strength of the institution.
Those who like to attend good show. will
not absent themselves from Mr.. CASTILLO
canvass on Wednesday next, the 9th ms.
DRANAric.-The Dramatic troupe of which
Mr.. FRANK J. WHITcHEg is manager. c,osef
their series of entertainments last evening
They have ministered much, in their shor
season at this place, to the pleasure OF ou
theatergoi public. Mr.. mexican BucuAs
AN undoubtedly possesses high order 0
dramatic talent. In many characters, Richie
lieu for instance and others, in which he ha
appeared during his stay here, he has dis
played real genius in his conception of thu
character, and his personation has been origi
nal and powerful. Miss VIRGINIA, withou
the breadth of dramatic ability possessed b,
ner father, and lacking the intensity Of emo
tional character and idealizing power tina
make the great artist, is not deficient in into,
lectuality is true womanly,'' graceful. an,
dgniGed, and her presentations always nlease
Not by critical rules satisfactory as LAD,
Macbeth" she is almost faultlss. q
"ophelia," and one readily forgives her 70
not depicting the virago and female assasa;,
with great power, = she 20 patiently ahev
hsw well the character Of ths true lady b