New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-18
THE LAFAYETTE SQUARE CIRCUS
A M.AGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE
GROUND AND LOFTY TUMBLING
The Royal Bengal Tiger Turned Loose

In accordance with notice given, the great
circus manager, Ben Flanders, opened his
magnificent circus for exhibition at Lana
yette square, in front of the City Hall, last
night. 1t was natural that the reputation
of his trained acrobats and ground and lofty
tumblers would attract a fine audience, and
it did so.
The entertainment commenced with
series of teats of legerdemain by Signor
Ogden, famous cOnjurer, who possesses
the wonderful faculty of trying make the
worse appear the better part. United to
great presence of mind, Signor Ogden Is
possessed Of great daring. He boldly
seized the pamphlet report of the Com
mittee of Fiity-one, and attempted to ex-
plain it. The audience applauded the au-
dacious undertaking. and the performer
plunged rashly into the labyrinth of gilt
tering generalties and profuse nonsense.
Like a coach horse in Kentucky mud hole
or an Irish bog, lie foundercd along, his
couraged sustained and his perseverance
rewarded by the vivas Of the adniring
multitude.
This great ma gician was then succeeded
by Professor Mari, whose acrobatic accom-
plishments put to shame the most superb
achievements of ground and lofty tumbling.
Manager Flanders next exposed por-
ton of his menagerie, wherein the "happy
family" took prominent part. and ELECTED
much applause. This consisted of a kan
10 W Mo, nd ha hpOp
from the rooms of the Democratic Central
Committee. Their wonderful intelligence
was illustrated by a series of resolutions,
which it was affirmed they had written and
prepared expressly for TIE occasion.
The manager then informed the audience
that he would show them novelty in cir
Gus riding-while dashing around the ring
on his fiery untamed stecd he would Illus
trate to them the theory of double facing.
Most performers in attempting this feat
used two horses going different ways. This
required the performer to stretch prodig-
iously or fall to the ground. To avoid such
"a contretemps the manager had procured. at
much expense and great loss OF character,
"a double head, which he called, for novel
tvs sake, the 'hydra-pated politician.
This he always put on over his own head
when he performed this difficult feat Of polit-
zeal double-facing. 1t was a scientific accom-
! plishment, and was valuable to learn. Or
binary men were content to profess ale
, glance to all parties while they were faith
full to none; but by constant practice the
manager had reduced it to a science, and
this was the result
The entertainment then concluded with
an exhibition of the royal Bengal tiger
The cage was showed prominently before
the audience and represented in the mag
nifving light large granite building with
spread eagle on the top. The doors fie"
open and out trotted little news-boy Will
the evening Picayune. y This was {
"goake," the manager said, in explanation
but the people grew Disguised and woule
not wait to see the imam on the white
horse" Who this fellow was on the white
horse nobody seemed to know but the nois'
walked sleeper up, who, evidently dream
ing of his sweetheart, murlnured family
My jewel, let us GO
Thus ended the grand circus at TIT
! Hall"