The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-31
A MAMMOTH SHOW
400 Men and Horses, Herd of CameIs, q
Team OF Elephants. 800 wild Animals
coming to Rasenna, Friday, September L.

400 Men and H0rsess q Herd of CaHels, .
Team OF Elephants. 500 wild Animals
coming to Rasenna, Friday, September L.
During the past six weeks Adam
Forepaugh's stupendous Menagerie,
Museum, and Circus, which is to ex-
hibit at Rayenna Friday, Sept, 1st,
afternoon and evening, with its camels
elephants, &C., has been traversing the
central and southern sections of Ohio.
daily attracting immense audiences
and receiving from the press of that
section the most unqualified endorse
ment- AT Cincinnati, Dayton, Colum-
bus, GAINESVILLE, Newark, Springfield,
and at all the leading towns and cities,
the two mammoth tents which are
used TO exhibit the menagerie and cir
Gus, and which win accommodate 5000
persons each, were not large enough
10 contain the vast crowds desiring
admission. Included in this vast col
lection is an
> z{ AFRICAN ELAND
and the first and only " tree-topper"
ever placed on exhibition, whose
weight is 600 pounds; also a strange
and the famous old elephant Romeo"
WOiS A1uS 4O,OOO pOuu0s, ftAid tHO C1li
elephant Baby Annie, weighing only
500 pounds, pair of white, double
backed Bactrian camels, the cabia bara,
cameleopard, hippopotamus (South
America,) Arabian dromedary, black
bear, thibet or sun bear, grizzly bear,
white polar bear, the nylghau and
ltr.tF EIGHT WILD LIONS,
pair of monster royal Bengal tigers,
Abysynian ibex, a pair of magnificent
ostriches, reindeer, East India antelope
Cashmere goats, ebony headed Pala-
tine sheep, spotted axis deer, bison of
Colorado, American fallow deer, South
American jagaur, silver lion of Cali
fornia, Peruvian alpaeas, striped and
spotted hyenas, lama, or camel of the
Andes, puma or American cougar,
American buffalo, Virginia panther,
Senegal leopards, black tiger, spotted
tigers, Shetland COW, Australian kan
garoo, Sacred cattle, female kangaroo
of New Zealand, tawny lion of Kaffra,
the zebu or OK nunda, African porcu-
pine, badgers, beavers, white, brown,
and gray coons, wild cats, foxes, wea-
sells, civit cats, lynx, pecaries, Wambat,
gazelles, Japanese swine, African jack
ais, Humardras balloons, or lion slay-
-ers, ocelot, Rhama-Phor hounds, mon
keys and apes, chamois, and
HORNED HORSE,
armadillo, babyrousai hedgehog, baris
and black monkey, wanderau, mandrill
a genuine Barbary zebra, chetah or
ounce, gnu, sloth, and tapir, horned
horse, Gust added), ETC., etc., etc. The
bird department-Cassowary, two os-
triches, king vulture, condor and ca
giles, black and white swans, pair of
snow-white African pelicans, pair of
white peacock, African crowned crane,
Tyre birds, New Holland emus, birds
of Paradise, satin brested peroquets,
white carrier doves, African gray par
pots, golden pheasants; Spanish ma
caws, Jamaica parrots, King Lori birds,
Rosa cocatoos, silver pheasants,' Chi
nese birds in great variety, and the
great Australian Bird Show, contain
ing every imaginable variety of the
many colored birds of plumage will
be found in the OrnithoiogicaI De-
partment of this Colossal Show.
From the above it will be noticed
that Forepaugh's menagerie is the
largest collection of living wild ami
mails ever seen in fa =
seu PORTAGE COUNTY, aA
Yet this vast collection of rare and
strange animals, constitutes only a
part of the mammoth establishment.
This menagerie is exhibited in tent
devoted exclusively to this purpose.
~ ratfe IN ANOTHER TENT.
circus company with four lady actors
25 male performers, clowns, 20 per-
forming horses, s trick ponies, 2 pam
tomimic elephants, and trained ami
mails of various kinds appear. Want
of space prevents an enumeration of
the names of the several actors and
actresses. Included in the company
is the great rider, Monster Franconie,
from Paris. and Messrs. Robinson,
Melville, the Lowande family, and the
celebrated Mile Virginia, Miss Cor
della, Senorita Lowande, and many
Others of rare excellence. s
.,sfs A MILITARY BAND, a5
under the. leadership of Prof. Tony
Frank, accompanies the exhibition,
and the entire establishment is mon
ument of Mr.. Forepaugh's energy,
ability, and liberality. Mr. Forepaugh
arrived in this country in the winter
of 1866, and in the spring of 1867 he
began his first American tour. Start
ing from New York, he visited New
Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts,,
and New York, and returned to Phil
adelphia in the fall. The succeeding
season he crossed the Allegheny noun
tains and exhibited in Ohio, Michigan,
and Indiana. During 1869 and 1870
he made the tour of the Western and
Northwestern States, and he is now
en- route for Philadelphia.
A GRAND PROCESSION
Is made in the morning of each exhi-
bition day. The magnificent chariot
is drawn by twenty Arabian horses.
A herd of elephants and drove of
dromedaries, a pony wagon filled
with birds, and drawn by eight Shet-,
land ponies follow. 5Ad
Then appear the circus stock and
thirty-two animal cages, containing
the collection of wild beasts, drawn by
100 MATCHED HORSES.
Mr.. Forepaugh himself travels in a
splendid close carriage. painted ma
room and black, and drawn by Ara
bian horses, with gold mounted har-
ness and liveried footmen, the interior
of the barouche being the quintes-
sence of comfort and elegance. Ia
: SIS TWO MAMMOTH TENTS
Are used, and the menagerie is COM
pletely separated from the circus. By
this universally commended plan, that
very large class in the community who
are not Interested in circus exhibitions,
but who would enjoy visit to large
menagerie, such as Forepaugh's, can
avail themselves of this arrangement
and with, their friends or. family at
tend the menagerie and not enter the
circus tent unless desifous so to do.
Both tents are capacious, well venti-