Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-07-01

Great Sho"
From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
The 81 Grand Equestrian and Geological
Fete" came off yesterday in accordance with
previous announcement, and notwthstand-
ing the severe rain-stOrm, attracted i'm
mense concourse, everybody and his family
seeming to be anxious to assist at the vast ex-
hibtion The weather, by mere accident, was
fine when the great procession came into town /,
thousands hocking from all points to witness
the imposing pageant. The Unprecedented
display of splendid carriages. dens, cars, char
lots, moving tableau platforms. costumes,
trappings, and other costly material, besides
the beautiful display of stock, including
trained horses, ponies, dogs. elephant land wild
animals, battles all description. and has given
a Este to the Trans Atlantic Gymnasium and
Menagcrie such other company com
oination heretofore could boast of, and was
pronounced on all sides to be the grandest spec
tacle of American enterprise in the show line
ever presented Besides trained animals of
the most description, collected from
every REGION of the earth, their programme
presents a list OF gymnastlc talent selected
from he highest schools OF art. The crowd
of genius dispa yed in the arena on the occasion
was unquestionably the most recherche ever
offered under a travling tent, composed chief
" of young American and European athletics
Of the first ability, and whose performances
@tTt Witnessed With biit greatest IultTGsl-
In a Geological department the tame ami
mails seem To have the ascendancy-esp specially
VI lie Gertrude's troupe of superbly trained
French Poodlcs, some dozen So in number,
taught by that lady to mimic almost every
thing done by their biped companions in the
ring This feature alone would draw large
audience anywh here, NJ lie Gertrude performed
her dogs last winter at the Boston theatre
with the Hanlon Brothers. and divided the
attraction with these artists for two consecu-
tive weeks. That paragon Of horses, the re-
nowned trained Ara ban General Grant, under
the direction of Frank Howes, is without
doubt the greatest equine marvel that has
ever before been presented to the public. Mr..
Howcs' system of instruction. exclusively his
own, teaches his animals by a word, gesture.
or sometimes a mere nod. to perform the most
wonderful exploits of sagacity imaginable. He
never even shows them the whip, controlling
his pupils entirely by intellectual discipline
the General has been taught to dance, waltz
and pirouctte by amotion ofhis trainers hand,
promptly performing to the time of the music,
forming his attitudes and making the neces-
sary changes by the sound of the music alone.
Among the other attractions of Howe's
Co 5 Transatlantic Company the following
artists are entitled TO an especial notice
Edward Watson a young English artist. his
first season in this country, has already be
come great favorite. and ranks with some of
the best in the profession Sig. Henriques,
dashing and highly gifted Spanish gymnast,
also his first season here the Greg ry FAmi-
", forming part of the orlginal Hanlon
Troupe, are the great features of the Aero
battle department, being fully equal in talent
TO the celebrated corps to which they owe
their advancement and present position.
VI lie Marie hes been an established fayorite
with the public, and is well known to be first
in her art.
The animals embraced in the Geological de-
partment are arranged with great Judgment
and good taste in the rear of the auditorium,
where the audience may inspect them at their
leisure, either before after the other per-
formances. We also observed wi pleasure
that great pains have been taken to render
the whole of this exhibition not only one of
much interest to families as we'll as the curl
Gus enquirers in animated nature, but in every
respect wholly unexceptionable in oil its de-
tails and surroundings, excluding as it does
from the equestrian and acrobatic exercises
all that could be construed as offensive to good
| breeding or good taste, either in language,
costume or action.
| We must not forget the antics and sports
of the monkey and pony graduates in horse
manship, nor the eccentricities of Young
| Bolivar, the African elephant nnr3the hinge
ponderosity of the great Californian bear !;
nor the quaint department of the Sacred Cat
tie nor the hellabeloo kicked up by the
prairie wolves.-who have no ear for comets
and French horns-every time the band
strikes up; nor the felicity of the happy
family, the lazy hyenas, the fierce defiance Of
the two African lyons, Pomp and Hannibal !;
nor the beautifully feathered tropical birds.
All these things, and many more which may
be seen at the big show, are they not desert
bed at length in the hand-bills and illustrated
in the beautiful mammoth pictoria!s?