National Republican., 1876-04-11
AMUsENrENTs.
John o,srisu,s circus.


The corner Of Ninth and s streets and neig hbor-
hood presented bewildering scene yesterday be-
tween the hours Of one and i've o'clock. Anxious
mammas, terrified nurses and excited children
were rushing through the crowd, unmIndfnI Of
jostIngs or bruises, but intent emily on being the
first to enter the mammoth tents Of OBrien's
great six-tent show. Older boys, paBting for
breath, elbowed their way through TO the ticket
Office, and hurried under the canvas, fearful lest
the lion should eat of his keepers head, or the
elephant should break loose and devour the camel,
or the hyena swallow the buffalo, before they
could arrive In time TO witness said performance
Peanut and lemonade vendors were dealing out
their "double-ended Centennial peanuts' and
beautiful lemonade, made Of the genuine lemon,
and but Ave cents glass, right and LEFT, while
the side-showmen We'd with each other in their
eloquent efforts to persuade the gaping crowd to
pass In now and witness the fire eating king pour
melted iron down his throat and dine on red-hot
Goals, or to "walk in. for the small price Of ten
cents, and gaze upon the greatest living curiosity
Of the age-the golden haired Circassan girls"
The scene beneath the monster tents, however,
was even more animated. The first contained the
immense museum, and the cages containing the
wild and curious animals. Here was the sleek
Slask-syed , Gland Of Algeria tigers and leopards
the desert Of the Sahowa; lions, elephants and
the grinning byena from the wilds of Central
Africa; birds Of brilliant and varied plumage from
the tropical forests Of Brazil and Central Amer
lea, and bears from the Arcties; the beautiful
sacred OK of India and the meek-eyed and spotted
deer Of the far West; buffalo from the praires
and panthers from the mountains Of the Terri
tories; the chamois from the peaks of Switzer-
land, and the long horned ibex from the Andes
But to give a complete list Of the great number of
animals exhibited would occupy too much space
Suffice it to say that in this one great tent the
whole animal kingdom, from the cold barren
plains Of Siber to the mountains of Thibet and
from the iee-bound North to the sunny groves Of
especial attractions Of this agnicent exhibtioS @
of geological specimens were three baby lOns
lying cuddled up in a corner of their den, their
mother keeping up restless pace in front of
them, guarding them with jealous eye. OF course
the particular delight Of the children were the
many little bead-eyed monkeys who sat in the
bottom OF their cage eating peanuts and blinking
eOmicaly
The circus performance in the two separate
wings of the largest tent was tirst-class, every
thing passing OFF smoothly as possible consider
ing this was the rst performance, and both horses
and riders somewhat iatigued by the procession in
the morning and work necessary to the opening.
However, o. Brien's great six-tent exhibition must
be seen to be appreciated, and surely no one can
allow the opportunity Of witnessing the perform
ance, such an aggregation Of talent as his pro-
grammes present, or such display Of curiOsities
as both menagerie and museum afford, to leayethe
city without seeing for themselves Go and take
your children. 1t will pay: The price of admis-
Sion is only Is cents, and within the reach Of all
The National Theatre.
The comedy Of which the American public will
never weary, "Our American Cousin, - was placed
upon the stage at the National last night. The
character Of Lord Dundreary was taken by Mr..
Sothern, and taken in the manner in which he
has delighted audiences all over the country. Mr..
Sothern was greeted with full house.
Our American Cousin" will be played every
night this week.
Ford's Opera House.
The famed Tony Pastors troupe, with their
song and laughter, appeared last night at FOrd's
Opera-hOuse. Mr.. Pastor has brought with him
an excellent company, including Mr.. Gus.
Williams, Harry Kernell, the wonderful Lurline,
the water queen, and Watson, the man-fsh,
Lester. Allen, Smith, Waldron and many other
ladies and gentlemen who have come prominently
before the public as stars.
Theatre Comique.
At the Comique last night new sensation,
"Parisian FOllies; Or Life As 1t Is in the Great
Metropolis" was introduced, in which the
Comique European ballet troupe appeared. The
performance will be repeated every night this
week, and ut the matinees, Wednesday and Sat
urday. The COmique programme contains an
unusual number of attractions this week, and sew
eral noted stars Of song ambulance appear upon
the stage.