Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-09
The WORLDS Show OF p Il. BARNuM

The Worlds Show OF p L. BARNUM
Ion April 10th. 1t is probable that p
L. BaTnum has reaped sufficient fame and
fortune to satisfy even his 'vaulting ambi
ton but his spirit of enterprise, as a collsc
tor and exhibitor of every animate and mani
mate novelty upon which he can lay his far,
reaching hand, seems as uncomfortable as
the restessness Of the Wandering Jew, aud
keeps him in the tented field, where he
towers the chosen Knight Of Marvel-Land-
sans peu ct sans reproche. Hence the an
nouncement that his Great travelling World 8
Fair and colossal combination of twenty SUI
perior shows in one will give morning, after.
noon and evening exhibitions at Wilmington,
Thursday, the 10th inst. 1t is not our pur-
pose to moralize over the idiosynsracies Of
this wonderful nlanager--individually
greater marvel than his entire vast coilec-
tion-and We need but remark that he il q
modern, peaceful Alexander, signing for
more worlds Of wonder to conquer. The lat
ter fruits of his feature seeking campaigns,
In every cline and country, from the mys-
FERROUS isles Of the far Pacific to the art mu-
seums OF Europe, are partially summarized
In the advertisement elsewhere, which will
be eagerly perused and, from the universal
experience elsewhere, it is safe to presume,
more eagerly acted upon by every one of our
readers, and all the rest Of mankind. The
immense assemblages every where attracted
0 Barnum's vast canvas Metropolis are the
biggest kind OF show of themselves, and the
mere unparalleled magnitude of this World
Amusement Exposition is not the loadstOne
that draws them, either. 1t j. because its |
novelty is even superior to its size, and peo-
Pile will not be denied glimpse at what |
they never before saw. The best Judge of |
Human nature-or at least of its wonder lov- |
ing and amusement craving characteristics |
has adapted as his reiterated motto: -'Feat-
ures Features! Features! 7 illustrated, for |
example, in the Wonderful Talking Ma
chine. which laughs sings, and speaks
duently, in exact imitation of the human
voice; Admiral Dot, the veritable Cupid Of |
all dwarfs; the only Fiji Cannibals ever
brought from their far and fearful island
home; the only living Giratfes in America
: school of monster Sea Lions, roaring and
iisporting in great tanks OF water; the extra
ordinary horse riding Goat, Alexis, a mas
.odonic Rhinoceros, weighing over four tons;
/ steam engine operated Museum and Poly
,echnic Institute, containing hundreds of
The most ingenious French, Swiss and Ger
nan automaton figures Of men, birds and
.nimals, which mimic life in many extraor-
ilnary illusory ways, and three combined
ARGUS companies Of the most celebrated per-
ormers. appearing simultaneously in two
eDarate rings. These, together with many
,thers Of which space does not permit men.
ion, are specialties among thousands of at
ractIons superior to anything to be found in
my other travelling exhibition. What won.
ler, then, that tine Great Object Teacher
rowning achievement creates furore
vherever its vast city of tents is pitched p
Dur landlords, merchants, and citizens with
ountry acquaintances may prepare for liv-
ny avalanche on the date above IN mentioned,