The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-15

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"Phnnix"T. Barnum, as his several memorable
baptisms OF fire and his re-glorihed emergence
therefrom have caused the press to designate him,
would seem to be the most potent magician, as
well as pre-eminent manager, orator and autho:.
Yesterday by the power ofhis presence and the
magic of his golden advertising wand, he trans
formed the hard-time dizziness of our streets into
the gayest of holiday airs. peopled the waste pla-
ces with a multitude ofjoyous and e-pectant
faces, thronged The avenues ofIrade. and GSlvan-
lied Respondent merchants Into profitable activi-
ty; besides deligbting and instruc.ing thousands
upon thousands, and finally sending everybody 10
bel, established in the conviction that he was the
biggest-hearted and best showman i'll rle world.
and Il representative American; to be universally
honored and accorded a high niche in the Cenleu-
NAL Celebration place.
The great show which has been so pro. usely pic
tured in the Argus during the past two weeks,
rolled and roared into town about nine O'Clock in
the morning; its dazzling and sumptuous process
sion of gorgeous chafiots, hammered cages. pano-
piled performers and richly caprisoned animals,
extending further than the eye could reach. The
city OF tents, erected on Forge street, was throng-
ed at both exhibitions with such audiences as Bar
nun alone attracts, at night the city being repre-
scented EN- NAssE by both its beauty, fashion and
| usNt NJ Aa~1Hto 'A0 SN--'s 'HN h1N
great circus pavilion, like a living avalanche; the
human wave being prevented by good manage
ment only from b~ilIowlDg over and e%1Sulfng the
running.
As to the countless animal, automatic and arenic
features OF the show, the unanimous verdict was
that they filled the bill and amply justified Mr..
Barnum's boast that he always gives his patrons
much more than their moneys worth. We cam
not, of course, amid such a multitude of attrac-
tions, enter into detail, and as far as the museum
and menagerie are concerned must con. ent our
selves with saying that they embrace moe rare
and interesting animate and inanimate speciali-
ties than all previous shows that have visited Ak
ron could unitedly present. Among the superb
and splendidly conditioned monarchs of the mena-
gerie, the stately giraffe, strange Sea lion, royal
tigers, huge lions, rare Gland, horned. horse and
Tartar Yak were especially noticeable, while the
steam-operatedr life-mimicing anomalous and
the, beautifurfounta'n ofliying waters seat the
youngsters II o ~ecstasies of round eyed wonder.
Artemus Ward once niarveled 'why it took
three grown up persons 10 get one child to a cir
cus,n but he woull not have wondered had he
seen the almost supersensational one. of yesier-
day, the like OF which was unknown in his day,
and never before eqraled even under Barnum's
prolific canvas. In dealing with The blazing evO-
lutions ofsuch an array OF sucn asenic meieors
even the strongest adject;ves ahd superlatives
seem tame, aId description halls far behiud the
reality, though the nerves still Jingle with the
pIeasurabie excitement afforded by the astonishing
display OF educa,ed muscle, grace and intrepid :.
We rever again see so much equestrian talent
concentrated ia one ring, aud 10 excel il wonld
seem TO he a physical end artistic inpossib;lity.
The riders fairly outran the euloGies o. the sh w
bills. Nine. Eliza Dockrill, on her magnificent
barebacked steed, was a dashiuy, bewi;chinS,
- --.tE-- t.-,n,o4;nn Of 4la fI LODI ANA
zon; executing with marvellous certainly and vol
uptuous ease feats hitherto deemed impossible 10
most of her greatest rivals of The sterner seS. She
sprany from the ground upon her hOrse, when lear
ing round the circle at race horse speed, dashed
through balloons and over banners as though
buOyed up by invisible wings, and wound up with
a whirlwind ola finish, amid a perfect s.o-m OF
applause. II was more than an act, it was q crea-
ton.
As for Maritime Lowande, 'ihe hurricane horse
man of Brazil - the qualification "ttrTiicr seems
scarcely sunic;eht 20 designate his peculiar style
of reckless and apparently desperate equestrian
ism. In his unapproachable four-horse act he
seemed almost to s2urn the treacherous footing
furnished by his mad coursers, and, evidently in
toxicated by the rapture of the rapid motion, be-
came frenzled in his ventures, and passed with
savage grace ana lightning speed from one appall-
ing feat TO another, until The audiences, catching
the infection of his inspiration, half rose from
their seats and unconsciously initiated his mo-
lions. The personal magnetism of art was never
NOSE triunphantly illustrated, or more finely
contraste5, than in the beautiful act of The same
great artist with his infant sUn, Tony: the Latter,
for example, in their 5000 challenge bareback act,
standing erect on one foot on his fathers head,
holding the other al right angles, with the horse
running a: full speed.
The equestrian character changes of Mons. r, H,
DockriIl; his exhibition of his famous MenaSe
horse, "EllingtOn;" the wonderful gymnastic IL
lustrations by the Leslie Brothers; the witticisms
of Porter, and the convulsing pantomimic and
musical comicaliries of the clown Kenuebels, to-
gether with many other features, deserve more
extended com pliments than orr space admits; but
suffice it to say they form prominent ATTRACTIONS
in a circus pei formance full worthy in every par
ticular Of the greate,t exhibition of ifs Kind on
organize and control.
All both nIorninS and afternoon~e Entertainments
Mr.. Barnum, being uproarously called for, ap-
peal ed in The ring and made p:thv and humorous
remarks, taxing occasion TO fatty contradict tho
malicious f~alselOod set ahoat by rival showmen
his hearers that he had but two shows. this one
and his Great Roman HippodrOme, both of which
he con rolled and managed, and with which he was
proud 10 be Identified.
Great indeed is ElTnum, and great is his Greai
travelling Worlds Fair, and when he next does go
abroad, in the language OF j. Gilpin, may l bt
there to see."