The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-08-07
%Forepauqh's Colossus.

IOIepauYh D SUiOSSuSs
Forepaugh's great aggregation, by
far the largest combination of menag-
erie, museum and circus we organ-
lied in this country is to exhibit here
Friday, August 10, afternoon and
evening.
In point OF solidity, magnitude and
merit Forepaugh's mammoth establish
ment is a marvel. 1t is now on its 9th
annual tour.
New actors, rare animals, fresh nov
elites are each year added to the hippo
drome, menagerie and museum, and the
showhas attained such vast proportions,
that no less than eight combined tents
are now required for exhibiting its
manifold wonders. Free admission is
rendered to all orphan asylums and a
reduction in price of admission is made
to schools, natural history societies,
etc.
All our readers who would like to
view such rare animals as the unicorn,
the hippopotamus, kangaroo, crocodile,
giraffe, and a grand total of 1,500 wild
beasts and rare birds, will never have n
better opportunity than will be pre-
sented on the day Mr. Forepaugh's
menagerie exhibits here.
OF the great museum and equestrian
organization, our exchanges assert that
they are ahead of anything of 4 similar
nature ever presented to the public.
Another novel feature is a perform
ing animal exhibition, wherein six
elephants, four lions, tigers, leopards
and monkeys, dogs, goats, horses, ponies,
mules, and other animals, also take
part in this exhibition.
We are requested to state that on
the morning of exhibition day, the show
will enter town in grand procession,
with its golden chariots, elephants
robed in velvet, camels in harness, ac-
companied by 200 gaily plumed horses,
a regimental band and more than a
mile of gilded cages. Don't forget the
day and date, and bear in mind that
the great F%orepaugh show is the larg-
est i'll the world.
1t is our pleasure to say. of this mag
nificent establishment that it is n bet
ter show on the street than most of
them under the canvas. While at
Washington this same show was there
four consecutive days. The procession
of wagons was more than a mile long,
and not one that did not contain some
living animal or curiosity. The wag-
ons of themselves are Il good show.
Such gorgeous structures have eve
before passed through this city, and we
promise all that when Forepaugh ar
rives they will see such a show
as never was seen before. \ +
The splendid wagons are all new and
each one is Il golden chariot. The
horses are fresh and in splendid trim.
The show will not be less at any other
place than it was in Washington. In a
word the mammoth exhibition includes
more that is interesting than any dozen
shows combined that have ever been in
this part of the country. This is not
written rs Il s'draw''-it is the truth,
and we know whereof we speak. Bring
ing to the windows the whole Cabinet,
Senators, Diplomats and other distin-
guished persons as it did i'll Washing
ton. to see the grand street procession,
Notwithstanding the busy season at
which it exhibited there, we know that
it will draw the largest crowd of people
that ever assembled wherever it may
exhibit. If you want to see the largest
and best show, see Adam Forepaugh.s.