The Portland daily press., 1876-07-18
Baruun,s Rig Show.

A summer without Barnum would be like
salad without mayannaise, a very tame affair.
People have came to look for the big show as
much as for the July heat. and would feel that
something had gone wrong were either absent.
1t appearance is made the gala day of the
year.
The exhibition this year is sufficiently differ
ent from those of past years to render it novel
to all who attend. The show under the three
great tents ito which one ticket admits, Bar
mum takes good care to inform the public) is
really an Academy of object teaching, from
which. children and adults even may carry away
much information and find, too, the ways of
instruction pleasant ones. 1t is like all Bar
NUNS shows in this particular, that the specta-
tor gets more than his moneys worth, and sees
three shows where he pays to see one. 1t
would take moderate sized volume to de-
scribe all the wonders in the pavilions. The
reporter must content himself with a slight
sketch.
The first tent contains museum of curicsi-
ties drawn from all parts of the world embrac-
ing objects of which every one has heard and
all wish to see. Armor from Japan, war-clubs
Ahoh1 thC OduulUdl iSlduuS, EtilC5 Ol Lu6 U1OuuU-
builders, weapons of savage tribes, rare pro-
ducts from remote quarters of the world, all
these and more delight the visitor. Further on
in the same tent the spectator finds some of
the greatest triumphs of mechanical genius,
the calliope, the chimes of ST. CECILIA, the avto-
matte cornet player, the bell-ripgers, the fairy
grotto, the Arabian juggler, and hundred
other curious sights which there is not space to
particularize. Here too are to be found the IA
nous Circassian girl, that prince of the Lillpu-
tians Admiral Dot, and the Greek Costentenus,
the tattooed man, the greatest curiosity which
has ever been seen in this country. He attract
ed more attention perhaps than any other part
of the exhibition, and there was a curious
crowd around him during all the time the doors
were open. He amused the crowd by accost-
ing and holding conversation with Frenchmen
Spaniards, Germans and Americans ia all their
languages. He possesses seven.
The second great tent is devoted to the me-
nagerie, and covers the finest collection of ami
NAL to be seen in New England. The hippo
potamus lively youngster year old, and the
only animal of the kind alive in this country
the huge rhinoceros, the giraffe, the famous
sea-lion, the Bengal tiger, leopard jaguar,
puma, two of the largest lions ever on exhibit
ton, and other members of the cat tribe. three
elephants and half-a-dozen camels seals, by
enas, kangaroos, and an ibex. gnu, the sacred
OK of India, and fifty other animals. form the
main part of the show there In birds there
are vultureS, adjutants, eagles, pelicans ma
caws, ostriches and many other members of the
feathered tribes. The children find most
amusement about the cages of monkeys, and
shrink with natural horror from those which
contain the huge serpents.
In the third and largest tent the gymnastc
and equestrian exh bition, one of marked ex-
cellence, takes place. The performance opens
with the grand eLtry of riders and other per-
formers followed by procession and the largest
of the animals. This portion of the exhibition
we shall make no attempt to describe in detail
Those who have never seen the matchless
horsemanship of Lowande, the extraordinary
tumblng of the Japanese Satsuma and All
Right, the fine riding by Jeanette Watson, the
graceful scarf act of Amelia Carlo, and the
wonderful trapeze performance of the little
Carlo boys have yet to see something novel and
exciting in equestranism and athletic sports.
To form any idea of the show one must at
tend, and the two performances to day, the last
given in this city, afford the opportunity. A
chance to see the Barnum show is one not to
be neglected