Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-05-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE WORLDS SHOW OF TIE GREAT P
r RARNu1E COMING.

I
T BARNUM COMING.
Although this stupendous amusement
combination is to pitch its scres Ofcan
vass colleges for the first time in AshtR
bula, on Friday, June 4th, its national
fame has given it the most favorable of
local introductions everywhere, and there
are, besides, many Of our readers, who
having seen it elsewhere, are prepared to
unqualifedIY indorse the assertion that it
is really more than twenty superior
shows in one, and, in marvellous magni
tude. magni6cence, variety and moral
character, many times the most compre-
hensive, bene6cient, costly. and extraor-
binary enterprise in all the annals offield
entertainment.
When this gigantic combination was
first put upon the road, the managers of
shows previously considered first class
in proportions, ieeTed at it as a mad-man's
experiment, and crazy innovation on
the old rut order of things, which could
never be made 10 pay 1.-THE of the run
ming expenses, and was certain to break
in pieces from IFS unwieldly weight, and
fall in ponderous, irretrievable ruin upon
its projectors enterprising head. The re :
sult-eVen far beyond Mr. Barnum's own
most sanguiue anticipations-is too we'll
known to require comment. There was
method in his madness, utterly c0nfound-
ing the dismal sawdust prophets. His
lunacy was contagious, and soon began
to set the whole country wild. Crazy
millions congregated from all sections to
view the almost superhum1n results O;
this crazy curiosity seek RS managerial
efforts and his wild researches and
speculations have mere than kept pace
with the eliminating excitement, unit
the epress--mOOnstruck, like all the rest,
unanimously pronoun ces the result alto
gether too mulhtudinous for description
In the words of COleridge'S priest, Where
all the world is mad It's worse than mad
ness to be sane" and so when the 1000
men and horses. 100000 cardinal curios-
tiles, 1900 rare animals, birds and rep
tiles, and superb procession of The
Worlds Show" make their appearance,
the community, and those adjacent, may
as well calmly prepare themselves for an
epidemic attack of emotional insanity,
which will culminate in a visit to the
vast city Of twenty centre pole pavilion s.
so put your household in order, and pre-
pare to 90 crazy on the date above nam
ed oyer P. T. BarnGm's insane but emi-
nently successful effort to put himself a
full century ahead of all other showmen,
and establish Travelling Worlds Fair.
THE NIHsTRELs.
The fourth entertainment OF the Com
monwealth Minstrels, at the Opera House
last Friday evening was well attended,
Notwithstanding the evening was Il very
rainy one. The boys, as usual, made
success of it, and the frequent eucores
showed that their efforts were apprecia-
ted
La Rue's Opera Comp. is posted for an
appearance in town on the evening o.
the 2SIh-Friday evening. at the Opera
House. The Co. comprises eighteen fine
Yocelists, and the press speaks very fat
teringly of their performances.
AN ENTERTAINMENT, for the benefit of
the Sabbath School comes off at the RaD-
list church on Monday evening the 31st
inst, It consists of six life size paintings
and lecture on the life of Christ and the
Holy Land, TO be followed by beautiful
scenery, and portraits ofeminent men and
women. The programme is quite an ex-
tended and attractive one.