, 1873-08-21
ADJUSTMENTS.


Tho vicinity Of Madison aud Elizabeth stroots
Inns been crowded since Monday as 1t waa novor
crowded before, and It Ia hardly necessary to
state that tho CAUSE of thia unusual crowd ia
Darnum'H immcuso show. Tho entire block is
covered with tonts tho monator ono being In tho
contro, aud surrounding 1t, adtuncta In tho
shape OF Bido shows, canvas etableB dining |
rooms and nll tho requirements necessary to |
conduct m autorpriao 30 vast and various in ita
departments. No ono unacquainted with tho |
workings Of tho show business can form any |
idea OF the magnitude Of tlls undertaking. In |
tho frat place tho 1nultifariouH attractions and
curiositios, tho wild boasts, from tho norco
King Of tho forest to tho domestic
dog, tho birds from every climc with
tloir varied p1umage, tie paintings and statuary,
tho trainod horses, camels, goatB, md elephants,
the abnormal human specimens, tho artisteB
tho best III thcir iifforopt lines, had to bo col
looted and combined in thih great aggregation.
Tho world was secured for things curious and
raro. The capital invested Is 81 ,500,0 900. Thorc
arc 200 horses of oil kinds III the troupe. and GOO
employees respond to tho call OF the paymaBtor
on pay-day. The show travels by threo specfal
trains, comprising 100 cars, drawn by throe loco.
motives. Fifty Of the cars Were specially built
to accommodate tho troupe. Thirty agents
trayel In advance to pave tho wny,-to secure
hotel accommodation. rallroad and other facil-
itics.--aud tho average daily oxpensea amount to
S4,500. Thoso statistics will giyo tho public o
slight notion Of tho aize OF this mammoth exli-
bition.
Gonorally it is true that the advertisements
lloralding tho approach of circuBes aro moro elo-
q,lent than exact, md the representations made
arc not often realized. Barlinms exhibition il q
notable exception. 1t cortainly exceeds tho
most Bauguiue expectations. ln tho menagerle
arc animals Of which thoro aro no Other. speci.
nj
every species. Thoro is the elongated giraho,
toll and ssately, with meek eyes !; one fuil-grown
elephant md thrco baby.elcphants; half~a-dozon
lions and four tigers; o blnok 1hlnoceros, which
| cost $4,000, MI interesting samplo Of the
,achydermatous tribe; bears Of all kinds, from
! tAo white donizon Of tho Polar regions to Tho
| ugly Russian and tho moro familiar black
leopards with spotted skins antt ferocioue fea-
| America p,l1na American lion, six feet
long camols from the salara; MI ABiatic ounce,
| which Ia f11Bt cousin to tho loopar1s; an un-
tamablo cobra, with its striped coat; m Gland,
COW MI ocelot, Or wild cat ylaeke vark, OF
Abyasnian wart hog, grim-looking brute; nyl
| ghnu, or +" bluo COW" Of Asia a pair OF kanga-
ZOOS, from the antipoles or thoreabouts; e25,ooo
| worth Of q hippopotauus South American
tapr an Egyptian crocodile oposBumH OF all
| varietios Spotted hyona; o cruel-ooking cus-
toner; elks, doora, son-lions, apes, monkeys,
| horned4horBeB, baboonH and many other AMI
I mala too numerous to catalogue.
In tho cutioBity-shop thero iB boarded-E1rl:
man-monkoy, the usual gant and dwarf, and
many othor strange things, well worth seeing,
refined cAnractor. We arc ploased to notice tho
ontiro absouco OF vlllgarity and double en-
tonGrcs, and nothing is uttered TINT con offend
tho oars Of tho modest. The show is in oyery ro-
spect decent and moral: Tho riding is what
may be called brilliant, tho acrohhtic fcats Won
derfu], md the trupozo performance daring.
The audiences have boon unusually large and
aolect, aud the number OF cnrrinEea waiting for
visitors to the chow yesterday, afternoon iudi-
cated that 1t is appreciated and admired by tho
bost cluBs OF citizenH In tho why Of criticism
oil that eau be said ia that there is too much OF
good thing, aud 1t takes nearly half day to do
tho ontiro entertainment justice. During
the romninder Of the week it will undoubtedly
, draw audiences ar largo al those which have
been present ut tho performances already given
nt'ylcKEn's THEATRE.
| According to his programme for tho season
. Mr.. NlcVickor has decided to withdraw the draint
) which hau proved 30 acceptable to tho public
aud tlloAe who have not seen "Ihe No1nanco Of
Poor Young Man hayo lost their opportunity
| 1t laa beon proved to be q succesa dramatically
} and financially. Tonight Lester Wallack's com
. edy, "Contral Park" viii bo produced, with tht
: following strong casts
: Wyndham Otis. Nv. II. E1oy'
Mr. Kerr Hamborry. Milton l.ainfor.
1rB Kerr Ham bcEry.. AIRS Alict
Mr. Myrtle .oeerae 1Iollan!
bridget Toolsgan Mrs; IL stonea
1llttena. h1Hh f1lzn 1on
0 hfr. McVickor has In rchoaraal two gnms whicl
J | will be announced in duo timo
y 1looLEY'B THEATRE.
Last evening tho public saw tho last OF I'll
Now afegdelen' y at Hooloy's:, It WAS the genia
evenings and tho Wednesday, matinee, aud +
substitute tor 1t this evening standard comod
which no Que will tiro Of. Mr. Hooley alway
menns we'll, but, like everybody elss
seldom makeB mistakes that whom 10 doe
d 10 is moro sou,ldly ratcd, porhapH than an
q other manager lii tho city. His ambition Is t
make his throatre the favorito Of the West, an
+ enormous company nt great axpenae. III
y public, while 1t resents such IN imposition aH
,. has recontly oudurod, il always ready to To-
= giyo, and will be glad to show its approciatio
Of fact A1r. 1Iooley moods furthcr apology tin
r tho presentation Of 80 oxce]lont acomody 'Tl
y Vtctlms." Tho groat attraction Of tue pioce vi
u bo tic rolo Of Joshua Bu0erby, which will !
= alont, as assurod by the fact TINT ho le nlreat
n strong fayorite lii Chicago. Following is Il
n oast. IN unusually strong ono, by the way:
j. Mr. Merryweatlicr ". nlnisd
iisrbers s ,sf{ f{itslorbert " Nofi
+. Joshua 1,utterby. .."...'.''...'..:..o u hsh
r IT, Sass Maad1s;ass Iii. ssuls'
~ A1r. lior1blower. y. Art1q
III Mrs. hierryweather. stisa Ma
H. rb. Crane .h1h, n!Ae
ID sss ,.. 1sIS Mtss 10 G6sy g, ~
nv satcnoii. 'pa!u
~ hrs. sharp. 'Hl1a Aose%o
MARY :. 'n' Saeae
,s os The strong t9yorlhtes, MBa o'oonnor, y \
n Ilrst timo this soason, and this fact nlono, n
c. peutlently OF tho excollonco of tie oomed
. would be enough to insure largo audience.
ns THE GLOBE THEATRE.
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