The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-10

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 material in
these Hippodrome cars, berths will be pro-
vided in those devoted to the personnel of
the company for nearly all the employees.
Besides the great exhibition tents, there
are cooking and dining tents, and stable
tents for the horses and other animals.
There is also attached to the company
large corps of blacksmiths. carpenters and
builders, some of whom preccde the show
several days, to make ready for the exhibit
ton by preparing the ground, erecting
seats, etc. The dressing room tents alone
will cover more ground than an ordinary
circus.
To move such an enormous establishment
without hitch or delay requires the employ
ment of clear headed, practical men at the
head of each department. Every thing is
so arranged as to move with the smooth
ness and precision of clock work. At the
appointed hour the canvass will go up. the
street procession will move, the perform
ances will commence. When all is over,
and the great tent emptied, everything will
be packed up by those detailed for the
work, and the caravan, without the loss of
a minute, will be on the move toward the
next place of exhibition.
The programme of performances will be
varied and attractive. Donaldson will make
daily balloon ascensions with car large
enough to contain company of five or six
persons, at cost of about $500 day for
this feature alone. Then there will be the
Roman races" in chariots driven by
"Amazons," the elderly races" in which
forty wild horses are turned loose in the
arena in exact imitation of the famous car
nval races of Rome and Naples; the
standing races" in which the riders
stand on bare back horses; hurdle races for
ladies; flat races by English, French and
American jockeys; besides camel, elephant,
ostrich, and monkey races. Another feat
ure will be exhibitions of Indian life on the
plains, in which the actors will be scores of
luulduS, WIFI IilelT SQudWS duu pdppoOStS.
They will put up genuine Indian encamp-
ment, hunt real buffaloes, give war-dances,
pony races, foot races against horses, exbi-
billions of daring Craftsmanship, and lasso-
throwing. A band of Mexican raiders,
mounted on their famous mustangs, will
make pretended attack on the Indian
camp, and give mimic but faithful repre-
| sentation of the wild scenes enacted on the
Western frontier. The English stag hunt
will be au exact picture of the sport ITSELF
with company of $50 men and women in
full hunting costume, and large pack of
English stag hounds. There will also be
many other interesting and attractive fea-
lures, the mere mention of which would
make small volume.
| Mr.. Barnum certainly deserves great
credit for an enterprise which is calculated
| to afford a vast amount of innocent, popu-
lar amusement; and although this gigantic
venture involves an enormous outlay of
money, it will present too many attractions
not to be generously sustained. 1t is Mr..
| Barnum's intention to visit Europe next
Autumn with the whole establishment, and
as,onish the Old World with this wonder
full exposition of what can be accomplished
| by Yankee enterprise.