, 1873-08-20
BARNUM'S SHOW.

BARNUM'S SHOW.
The Grentcat nMd Rest show In tho
World.
Chicago has becoruo accustomed to giant au.
dicncos al1co tho Jubilee jam in tho grand depot
Of tho Lake Shore and Rock Inland railroads..
sho can contemplate, therefore, with calm eatis-
faotion tho enormous crowds that fllc in and
stow themsolvea away uuder tho monster tont Of
Barnums Circus, on tho cornor Of Eliza
both aud Madison atreeta. There is
no other reason for thia gathering
than tlsat the circus Is, without any exception,
the largest, best appointed, aud most complete
TINT haH over becn soon in tls city, and that
Mr. Darnum'B claim to having tho boat show in
tho world is absolutely truo. Tho appointments
are of tho most elaborate character. reporter
was shown round among tho extemporizod
stables, and tho dining and sleeping rooms the
monster kitchons, and 30 forth, and could not
ropross his aatonishmont at finding thom ar-
ranged on 80 generous scale. But, aB tic gen.
eral vaitor would not have tiule to do
moro than Investigate half tho curiosities this
notice mt,st 10 confined to what he will
500 thero. Tho collection of animals il very
large, tho ncnagerie being, like the ring per-
forn,nnce, better thnu any. in tho country.
Among the curloBities that first strike tho oye
arc tho two nngainly nmrhibions creatures In q
cago, with an enormous tank Of wator. Those
arc genuine Hoa-lionH, each about eight ti1noa as
big aa tho ordinary seals which are palInod OF on
the public. They arc strango-!ooking fellows,
Sa h Long, sa a' eg ra and au hdsa" aapS tas
oo A@S''s Il % s pal pa Of y'y youps pssFt srns Ses
Tllese are very delicate animals, but very pretty,
and IN dooife az kittens: Though babies, they
,t1lt In fo1auf na1na1a tpt,fn ttiNY
bodies are scarcely as largo as those Of o good
sized dog. There arc four elophantB, two Of
them only, Betsy aud "Gipgy. saved from
tho last tiro. There is q dog with thom, between
asce. Tho dog follows tho great boasts into the
ring, stands upon and undcr them, and
noyor leaves thcm, oven to sleep, There
arc some fine, specimens Of tigers, lions,
brntcs; a whoIo dove Of bactrian camels two
real ca,,niDals; Admiral Dot and Commodore
Mutt, IN armloBH boy, and Buch ynrioty Of
things that 1t would take column nere}y to
refer to them. Tho "talking- machine" is ol-
riosity which deserves especial notice. 1t ia
built upon tho ea1no principles as tho human
organ OF speech, with flexible tongue The
sounds originate from q pair Of ballows aud
stopa. and arc regulated by tho tongue The
articulation ia perfect, bnt the voice is rather
mouotonous. THO words Horace Grco-ley eau DO
distinctly hoard over the whole auditorium. So
enormous is this covered space that two enor-
nous rings not snthciont to fill tho interior,
aud yet every scat in tho nmplitheatro was Allied,
there being not lcHs tllan 10000 people prcsont.
Tho first net is an Oriental pageant, and il very
interesting. While tho living cn1iositica arc be-
ing exhibited In ono ring, somo excellent gym
naatic feas aro being carried OIL In the otler, on
tho triple horizontal bar, ono act OF which naver
faia to, call out Q roar of approval. Prot.
invisible wire, can DO more jugglo1y than almost
any conpotitor or tho ground. His "impnle-
keeps tho hair creeping because it seems too
bad to run even the retnoteHt Ersk of injuring
bright a little lady. But she appears rather to
enjoy having a dozon knvos whistle within
even wink: It would DO impossible to mention
each individual act, but ono or two may be se-
locted. Tho great cannon net II q
wonder. Illa Angela, q French
staniing about six feet ii her slippers carries
al ordinary tiold-piece She stepa into the ring
with this toy upon her shoulder. and ANAL hoy
jamps up on tho top of it, and fires it Oft; There
not bulge m inch. Bignor Sebastian, in his por-
ious carrying act" IN ls bareback ride, With
out aaddle or bride, carrying his little boy Lona
on his head Is astonishing II is tent which,
sissD'Io' shs Io'ase. eD0 4la Ali tue '' rdns is sooa
Frank Barry, tho English bareback rider,
Master Mathews tho boy hurdlo-ridor, Muse Lu-
ellie Watson, from Ahtloys, and N1iHB Winnie
Cook arc, in their spocintiea, without superior
in tho country. There arc some magnificent
auco and intelligence, aud the clowns, Gus Ice,
Jorry Hooper, Mons: Ay1nar, aud Masters
George and Jerry Matthew'S, cannot bo boaton,
Wo might add plenty more about th's enormous
show, but there III no need to my anything more
than that tic most fastidlous will admit that the
claim Of tho ndoatigable proprietor, that he llas
| D." Great Moral Show" iB just. There iB every
| thing which to auuse, much to instruct, nothing
| to offend, aud this in high praise.