The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22

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nmns 10 explaining and extoiiing the great \
enterprises with which p. r.. Bamum 10
making historical his forty years career as
the most liberal and daring Snowman, in the
World. The statistics which Harper Brothers
give us from authentic sources are nearly |
They make an ordinary bead
dizzy. Mr.. Barnum has always boosted that
he gave his patrons double their moneys
worth, and his claims are generally acknowl-s
edged; but this time he seems to have far
outstripped himself. Last year he obtained /
from the Connecticut Legislature o charter
for "The PIT Bapum's Universal Exposi-
ton Company" with capital Of million
Of dollars; Mr.. Barnum who is President Of
the Company, and Mr.. Coup, his Manager,
have spent many months in Europe perfect
ing their plans. The object Of this great
company, as they announce, is to elevate
amusements, divest them of all objectionar
BILE features, and thus render them worthy
the patronage OF the Most moral and re-
fined classes. They say that eventually
they will have score or more OF exhibit
lions ltraveling and permanent in America
and Europe, and they intend that their
chartered title shall be guarantee of the
merits of whatever they brine before the
public. The present season they have but
two exhibitions. One is Mr.. Barnum's
iwell-known "Museum,, Menagerie, Circus,
and Travelling Worlds Fair the other is
simply called 1.-THE Great Roman Hippo
-drome." Mr.. Barnum seems to have de-
voted years to perfecting this great enter.
prise, and nearly one year of his personal
attention was paid to it in Europe. AT an
ex pense of several hundred thousand dol
lars each day, he has run his establishment
in New York for nearly year. This Ex-
position Company are engaged to ship the
entire Hippodrome to Europe next autumn !;
meanwhile they have undertaken the diff
cult task of transporting it entire to the
principal cities in America. Hdrper's Weekly
says: ~ '4A' ~ i-t-4
"The Great Roman Hippodromep will
resemble q moving camp. There are ], 200
men, women, and children In Mr.. Barnum's
service, and the stock includes $50 horses
and ponies, besides elephants, camels, En-
glsh stag and stag-hounds, trained ostriches,
lions, bears, tigers, and other animals. For
the exhibition of the menagerie and the
various shows, displays, and performances
connected with the enterprises, two enor.
nous tents, each 500 feet in length and 800
in width, have been provided, one of which
will. be kept in advance, in order that no
time may be lost by delaying in making
ready. The question Of transportation by
rail-a very serious one--was solved by the
construction of $50 cars, twice the usual
length, built expressly for this purpose.
Among them are number of horse.palace'
cars constructed with commodious stalls, in
which the horses can lie down and rest while
on the journey, and arrive at the place OF
exhibition quite fresh for the performance
Besides moving the tents, animals, and all
other materials in these Hippodrome cars
berths will be provided in those devoted t.
the personet of the company for nearly all
| the employees. Besides the great exhibition
tents, and stable tents for the horses and
other animals; there is also attached to the
company large corps of blacksmiths and
carpenters and builders, some of whom pre-
cede the show several days, to make ready
erecting seats, etc. The dressing-room tent
alone cover more ground than an. ordinar.
| circus.
To move such an enormous establishment
without hitch or delay, requires the employ
ment of clear headed, practical men at tn
head of each department.. Everything is 81
| arranged as to move with the smoOthness an
precision of clock-work. AT the appointed
hour the canvas will go up, the street pro
eession will move, the performance will
commence. When all isover; and the grea
tent emptied, everything will be packed VI
by those detailed for the work, and tn
caravan without the loss of minute, will
be on the move toward the next place o
The programme of performance will b
varied and attractive. Donaldson will max
daily balloon ascensions with q car larg
enough to contain company of five or 81,
persons, at q cost of about $500 a day fo
this feature alone. Then there will be tn
"ROman races" in chariots driven b.
"Amazons," the liberty races" in whic
forty wild horses are turned loose in tn
arena in exact imitation of the famous cal
- llnA. H..
races" in which the riders stand on bar
back horses; hurdle races for ladies; fla
races by English, French and America
Jockeys; besides camel, elephant, and OF
trich and monkey races. Another featur
will be an exhibition of Indian life on tn
plains, in which the actors will be scores {
Indians with their squaws and papoose
They will put up genuine Indian encaml
ment, hunt real buffalOes, give war dance
pony races, foot races against horses, exhil
itions of daring Workmanship, lasso throw
ing. A band of Mexican raiders, mounte
on famous mustangs, will make pretende
attack on the Indian camp and give mimi
but faithful representation of the will
scenes enacted on the Western frontie
The English stag hunt will be an exact pi,
ture of the sport ITSELF with company
T 100 men and women in full hunting co
tune, and a large pack of English sta
hounds. There will also be many other int
esting and attractive features, the mel
mention of which would make small vo
} ume. .,,......,.,.i4 ., ,I
, Mr.. Barnum certainly deserves great cred
for an enterprise which is calculated to a
ford vast amount of innocent, populi
amusement; and although this gigant
venture involves an enormous ouuy
money, it will present too many attraction
not to be generally sustained" IS ti. -lQht
Amazing as the exhibition seems from u
) description given by Hdrpe,''s, we can sa
: from actual observation, that one feature
to be introduced into the travelling Roma
4 Hippodrome more interesting and instru
tive than any other. 1t is the great proce
sion known as "The Congress of Monsrchs
The Hdrpcr'S omitted mentioning this, b
cause, probably, they supposed Mr.. Barnu
would not dare incur the expense of tran
: porting such an enormous affair through q
, country. But he will do so, and here is
= brief description Of this dazzling and bewi
: dering exhibition, as given by New Yor
contemporary o>oE T9q .f'eXC
FL OF all the gorgeous pageapts the 'wor
> Fever saw, the " Congress Of Nations I" is u
/, greatest, and how the surprising genius
even Barnum could produce it Is wonde
: The costumes are true to life, and many
T them are genuine, having been procured d
resent The individuals employed TO pc
senate the historical, characters have II
most faithful resemblance, to the origina
s in face andrphysique. Each nation finds j
: special portraiture in some kind of h
, umphal car, brilliantly bedecked with a
, propriate flags, ennblems, colorsp and intr
cate devices, and all sorts Of characteristic
: In The way of peculiar uniforms, animal
: soldiery, attendants and music.T Scores
glistening gilded clariots ilhmipe the arer
with halo of luster, as it were, and Il
display of royal splendor is far more impo
ing and impressive than words can describ
thrilling the auditor with unspeakab
/, amazcment and admiration. srlis ss.s,;s,
As the name of the grand Congress nipple
il Is astupendous gathering of the Monarch
Of The universe, bringing In vivid view u
, living Kings, Queens, Rulers and Potentat
1 OF the past nine centuries, eliminating in q
/ affecting JJsv,aie So touching that ii mu
awaken the emotions OF stole. Her msjest
the Queen Of England, heads the glitterir
, column, surrounded by her royal court an
followed by long ancestral line, the not
bility and richly uniformed life guard
, men," Then France, IN the person of N
,>oIao, tba E;ret and his famot,s field ma