The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-09-25
A Show R SEEING

A Mammoth Free enagerie--AdRm
FOrepaugh Coming to Canton with
1900 Lions, Tigers, Cougars, Loop
ards, Panthers, Hyenas, Bears,
Wolves. Monkeys, KangaroOs, &C.,
60, together with 1900 Birds, TO-
600 C~uriosities, and a Great Circus,
all under Five Tents.
The mammoth establishment of Adam Fore
paugh, consisting Of ti1o Museums, tteo MENACE
ries, Performing Animal show and Equestrian
Aggregation and Free Menagerie are to exhibit
ut Canton, Tuesday, October 9TH. Afternoon and
gantic couabination is the exhibition, beneath a
monster tent, Of q vast collection of wild animals
agerie, our exchanges. and those who have seen
1t Affirm. contains more rare Snimals and birds
than any monageris, that has visited Ohio this
season.
attraction Of his famous show. Two hundred
and eighteen thousand Eve hundred and fifty
eight square feet OF canvass, sufficient to mako
twenty tents, such as travelling sShihiti1n1 Sc,
grand museums, menageries, and equestrian ag-
~nounclng ii the largest show, and the best ever
prescnted to the public. s
It is = fact beyond caYI, that ForepAughs mon
lection OF wild animals and rare birds in Ameri-
ca. Ono hundred thousand dollars have been
expended during the past season in adding 10
birds; the .eabia bara, hippopotamus, rhinooeros.
and many other rare animals have been purchas-
Gu 7 a. AAAo H&oNy OAAs AACLO ALNG AASO DGGA
added moro than one thousand different species
Of birds. An the wild animals will be fed in the
hibition. And, the !~menageriss and museums
tents open one hour before the circus common
ces, and remain open all the time the equestrian
entertainment is progressing. Il
- The nth tent is devoted exclusively to the
great cireus display. More than forty actors and
a~ctresses appear in the department, besides two
performing elephants, four monkey equestrians,
a performing unicorn, 4 riding goat, a troupe Of
educated dogs, and trained horses, mules, and
Aother animals. Everybody-old and Young,
grave and gray, can attend, and find something
that will amuse and instruct, and nothing that
will ohnd.
The street display will be on a scale commen-
surate with the general magnihcenee of the ex-
hibition, and fully In keeping with the spirit of
the times, shining to appeal TO the heart, delight
horses viii lead the eSlunn, drawing a gorgeous
chariot styled the Musical Car of the Muses.
A hall OF statuary, representing the gods and
goddessesses of Ancient Greece and Rome, will
be opened to public view. The palace cage of
the performing unicorn, drawn by eight Flemish
horses will. appear, and ten camelss richly capri
soned, will drow q den containing eight living
lions. A drove of Shetland ponies, just Imported,
will be exquisitely deeked and harnessed to q
beautiful bird boFeE. a msehapieal gymnast
French mechanician, Houdin, Will perform a Sc
ries of most Extraordinary gymnastic and aero
batic acts as the procession moves. A full mill
9ary band will enliyen the scene with popular
One hundred and eEenty-iye matched horses,
gaily plumed, drivers uniformed, will draw the
menagerle cages and museum wagons The flags
Of every state in the Union via be carried in the
procession, and upon the cages and denss which
are all painted blue and gold, there can be seen
500 beautiful pictures, from designs by the most
celebrated artists, representing classical, relig-
ious and geologic subjects.
Herr Darious, the lion tanner, who so recently
narrowly escaped being devoured by Q pair OF
tigers, will ride in an open cage surrounded with
his pets, consisting OF . couple OF Astattc Ltons,
and = Psiy Of monster RoyS! ssngTl Fls'gz,