Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-08-07
ADAM FOREPAUGH.
To the People of the state of Ohio.

In 1871 had the honor of bringing into
your State an exhibition, then considered
the largest in the world The people
turned out almost en- masse to attend this
establishment, and none named it but to
praise.''
Two years have elapsed since my last
visit to Ohio and during that time my
agents abroad. aided by consuls, sea cap
tains and tourists have secured for me
living specimens of every animal and bird
known to exist and obtainable, making my
collection SO enormous that 1 am enabled
to exhibit to the public.
TWO GIGANTIC MENAGERIEs,
under two. mammoth tents, constituting by
far the largest travelling wild beast show in
the world; one of these tents, containing
large and varied collection of such ami
mails as the tiger, lion, leopard, cougar,
panther, hyens, white camels, elephant.
| eland, and many others, together with a
magnificent collection of tropical birds,
IS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF ALL
CHARGE,
afternoon and evening and contains more
wild animals than can be seen in any other
| Menagerie now in the State of Ohio. I
wish the public to distinctly understand
and remember that give a
FREE MENAGERIE
| Exhibition, under mammoth tent COM
pletely separated from the four main exhi
bltlon tents,-no ticket, no admission fee
| is required to enter this tent, and no one
attending this great glatuitous wild beast
show need visit the other four exhibitions
unless desirous of so doing. I exhibit
more animals gratuitously than can be
seen in any menagerie, now in Ohio.
/ have, also, since my last visit to this
State, added to my establishment,
MAGNIFICENT MUSEUM,
of wonderful curiosities, animate and inan-
innate, consisting of nearly 10000 objects
of wonder, from all parts of the world. I
also present double .
EQUESTRIAN ORGANIZATION,
embracing the most skilIful riders, gym.
nasts and acrobats obtainable in this coun.
try and in Europe. 70 this department
have joined
PERFORMING ANIMAL EXHIBITION,
introducing such animals as the lion, the
rhinocerous, tiger, elephant, monkeys, dogs
goats, bears, horses, ponies, mules, &c.
&c, selecting them from the animals in my
menagerie, and presenting them in thC
arena in a variety of truly wonderful per
furmances.
FIVE VAST TENTS,
capable of accommodating fifteen thou
sand people, are erected for these seyera
| entertainments, and one ticket for fifty
cents and children twenty-five cents admits
to the four main payiIions, and one grea
menagerie tent, as above stated, is locates
at some distance from the others, ant
everybody can enter this tent and it won
) cost them penny.
In order to please the entire community
and particularly all who are averse to cir
Gus displays (but who would like to visi
:, my gigantic Menageries and Museum)
: have
COMPLETELY SEPARATED THE CIRCUS
] from the Menageries, Museums. &C., erect
: ing the circus tent at a long distance, an
in a different location from the other fou
pavilions, so that a visitor to the Menagerie
!" and Museums wiH neither see nor hes
Y anything relating to the arenic display III
a less desiIous of SO doing. An entire aftel
f noon or evening can be pleasantly passc
!, in the four great Menagerie and Museu
y tents, studying the characteristics, the cur
Ii Gus forms, and the strange habits of IL
< great collection of birds and beasts. Not
; ing that can offend the most refined will
J tolerated in any department of this va
L aggregation. An efficient police of n
le own are always present to preserve goo
ar order; careful attention will be paid
20 ladies and children and the wants, righ
and feelings of all will be attended to al
respected. During the months of
AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER,
my stupendous combination will make
l. grand campaign through Ohio, visit
lie many of the principal towns. cities, Al
ce central points in the State. Due n
ticc of the precise day and date of its a
pearance in each locality will be given
es advance agents, who will traverse t
at country in chariots and barouches, Wi
10 liveried grooms and drivers, notifying t
public Journals and distributing books, 7
he pers, &C., minutelY and truthfully {
ls striking the numberless and varied 9
no fractions of the "Great Forepaugh Shov
d. Thanking the people of the State
:. their confidence and liberal support
~ 1871, and trusting I may deserve simi
OF recognition during the present campaign
am
The Public's Obedient Servant,
Il" ADAM FoREPAUGH,
1s- Sole Proprietor Forepaughs Aggregate
Iy r. S. DINGEss, General Director.