The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-09-02
From the Columbus (Ohio) Daily State Jour
nal, August 18th, 1871
UNDER TENT.

1Qay IN Colum OuS-tne occasion OF TWO
exhibitions of "P. T. Barnum's Great
| Travelling Worlds Fair" In the after
noon great crowd of people filled the
| large tents, and although there was a
dismal drizzle all evening another big
crowd witnessed the night performance.
The people were packed in clear around
the circle, but the system and order
which characterize the Barnum manage
ment ensured comfort to everybody By
no means an Insignificant part of the
great show, is the studious attention paid
by managers and employees to the COM
fort OF patrons. They control affairs so
as to make down in front" a useless cry
even in the largest crowds, and seem
anxious that every person shall get a
great deal more entertainment than he
paid for.
The entertainment is too extensive to
warrant a description in detail but at
the same time there are so many special
and exceptional features, that the report
er may not, in justice to the establish
ment. comprehend everything in the
general and just expression that the
whole show was excellent.
The menagerie department, while it
requires much time to get through it so
as to study it thoroughly, is principally
remarkable for the rarity of the animals
placed on exhibition. Omitting those
animals which are standard in all first
class menageries, and which are well rep
resented in the Barnum concern, we re-
fer to the rare animals which attracted
the most attention yesterday-a splendid
live giraffe; the big sea lion which Bar
mum loaned to Central Park, New York,
and which is now with the Worlds Fair
first class specimens of the sea cow
horned horse, sacred OK, llama, axis
deer, wart hog, ETC.; the blos-bock,
beautiful and remarkable animal, with
holes about an inch under its eyes,
through which water passes; besides
many smaller animals scarcely less IN
teresting. The show comprises Bengal
tiger of magnificent proportions; fine
lion; lioness that has 'chawed up" sew
eral men, and bears on her body the evil
dences of conflict with powder and ball.
But an inventory of the menagerie is not
the object of this article. 1t may be
comfort to those who have not seen the
show to know that there is nothing
stuffed" about it. The animals are all
alive, and very fine specimens.
In the circus department there is
continuous succession of splendid per-
formances, arranged so as to suit old and
young, and the admirers of the graceful
and classic as we'll as the. daring and ex-
travagant
Lowande,' the Brazilian bareback rider
is the most dashing, daring and skillfu
equestrian that has been introduced to
Columbus audience in many years.
While it is possible he has been excelled
in few features it is question wheth
er he has ever been equaled as general
bareback equestrian. He uses two hor-
ses in his bareback act, strips them of
brides and girths, jumps through hoop
of daggers, assumes all sorts of difficult
positions, and rides at the pace of wild
little boy Tony, who is not much larger
than feather duster, he is unapproach-
able On the bare back of a horse, he
performs the feats hitherto regarded as
possible to only one or two men; more
than this-the little fellow, while keep
ing up fusilade of jokes on the clown,
stands on his father head with one foot
holding the other foot in his hand-the
horse being in motion, and the father
holding his own hands to his side, and
not touching the intrepid infant While
the boy was standing on his fathers head
yesterday, the horse, a little "off," de-
parted from the conventional circus lope
and came to trot without disturbing
the equilibrium. Lowande's four-horse
act is the most terrific and brilliant in
that line that we have had in Columbus.
Madame Dockrill is undoubtedly the
Queen of the arena" and it seems to be
in accord with the eternal fitness of
things" that she should be under engage
the pennant of Barnum. Decked in the
paraphernalia of the circus, she presents
charming appearance; she rides with
grace and ease that is thoroughly capti-
waiting, and at the same time with e dar-
ing that is extremely exciting. She
"goes it bare-backed," and rides like the
wind; dismoants and remounts without
assistance, while her horse is at full
speed, jumps through nine balloons con-
! tinuously; gives remarkable examples of
equilibrium and does it ali with the very
poetry of position and motion, and with
out an error. She is an equestrian star
of the first magnitude.
The French clowns make up depart
ment of the show uncommon and ex-
tremely amusing. They are excellent
gymnasts, and their fun is largely in mo-
ton; they are not only introd uced in
special acts, but are sandwiched with
equestrian attractions, happily resting
the people from the old and threadbare
business usually given by the talking
clown
Mr.. R. H. Dockrill quite took the au
dience by storm in presenting his trained
horse Ellington remarkable embodi
ment of equine education. The Leslie
Brothers con tribute largely to the gen
eral success in their feats of strength anc
activity and if this article didn't grow
SO fast many other performers of equa
merit might be mentioned