The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-20
Forepaugh's Great Show.

Owing to the immense patronage that
Forepaugh's show is receiving in the Cana
das it will put off its tour through Yer
mont until later day than was anticipated
a few weeks ago, but the people can be as
sured that a rich treat is in store for them
soon, and the dates of their appearance in
this section will be announced in a few
days.
Quite recently the establishment exhibit
ed at Harrisburg, Pa, and the Patriot of
that city, paper exceedingly chary In
noticing exhibitions of any kind, devoted
an entire column in the issue of the day
following the exhibition in commenting
Mr.. Forepaugh's most meritorious exhibi-
ton. From that article we condense the
following
The Forepaugh combination, circus, mu-
scum and menagerie appeared on Friday
and carried the city by storm. The fame
of this king of travelling shOwmen had, by
virtue of the most liberal advertising reach
ed every village and hamlet within an area
of dozen miles, and the whole country
came up to look upon this aggregation of
wonders. The street pageant was indeed
the
RICHEST AND GRANDEST
that has ever been seen III this city. The
long line of wagons, decked off in the
brightest of oriental designs, drawn by
horses and camels richly caparisoned the
elephants, the ponies, the standard bearers
all these and many more strikiDgly
beautiful features, formed moving piano.
rama which will long be remembered ; and
which will mark Friday, the day Fore
paugh exhibited here, as the brightest Holt
day of the year.
The procession formed and proceeded
over its advertised route, to the old show
ground. Here the tents were spread in
the quickest possible time, and by two
o'clock the doors were opened ready to ad-
| nit the thousands that had already as
sembled on the grounds. One feature OF
this immense combination, and one of the
! first TO be remarked, is the ease, celebrity
and precision with which its army OF
workers 90 through their separate parts.
| Everything moves like clock work. This
! is owing to the efficient directors at the
head of each department, and 1t is in the
selection of these Mr.. Forepaugh displays
his best genius-his great power OF organl
cation upon which, in great measure, his
wonderful success depends.
THE MENAGERIE,
which holds the crowd for half or three
quarters of an hour after passing undel
the canvas, is really
| THE MOST NOTEWORTHY or ANY EVER Be
FORE EXHIBITED HERE.
We may not attempt an enumeration Of
the various animals to be seen there, bu
can without any mental reservation, declare
that it combines the largest number OF rar'
animals ever brought into the state O
Pennsylvania. We can best inform thu
reader on this point, by assuring him tina
the Forepaugh show is remarkable for TIT
completeness with which 1t
FILLS EVERY BILL ADVERTISED,
rather than for being conspicuous for wha
does not appear under tent, though won
deriully impressive on the bill boards. Thu
black tiger, the gnu, the rhnoceros, tn
magnificent
LIVING GIRAFFE,
and the five elephants, the kangaroo, AM
many other rare beasts and birds, are livinl
exisiences in Forepaugh's great show, AM
no weak subterfuges have to be used to ex
plain the absence of the features whicl
have the most attractions for the circus
goer.
TIE AUTOMATIC DEPARTMENT.,
the Swiss bell ringers, the organ grinders
ETC., is very amusing to the little folks, AM
the older heads can reason with consider
able quaint philosophy before the ngure