Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-06-13
Great London Show, Plymouth, Friday,
June, 81.

! UFeat LONDON snow, plymouth, Friday,
| June, 81.
Among the deluge OF good notices
which follow the Great London Show
weclip the following from the Albany,
(N. W Argos.
The manager is, by no means, small
portion of this exhibition, and it is es-
pecially pleasing to children who have all
the advantages possible to study natural
history and become familiar with the ter
| rors of the jungles and natural foes of civ
ilization. In walking through this part of
the show one becomes greatly interesed
especially in looking at the cage of young
lions, which seem as playful as kittens,
which, no doubt, they are at present: but.
young man, beware as they grow older and
become sophisticated to the ways and
wiles of the world. Don't tread on their
tails in after ages, unless you desire to ex-
perience what gallon can of nitro glyce-
rine or pound of dynamite can accom-.
Pllsh wien cigar spark collides with
them. However, they are, as young la
dy remarked in our hearing, "too sweet
for anything" at present and as innocent
as Rocky Mountain goat.
Going into the circus proper, the ar
engagements are first class and after some
fine playing by the band the grand entree
takes place. Here let us say that the cos
tunes, the harness of the horses and all
the paraphcrnalia used in the ring perfor-
mances is noticeable for its richness and
beauty. Chief among the performers are,
of course, Nine. Elise Dockrill and James
Robinson. The former is unquestionably
the best lady equestrian that we have ever
seen. Handsome in face and figure she
accomplishes that which fairly seems I'M
possible. Her performing is startling in
its daring, but she does ell with such con-
summate grace and ease that the spectator
becomes lost in admiration and applauds
to the echo. The chief beauty of her
riding is that there is something feminine
and delicate about it-nothing coarse or
loud-and the enthusiasm that she wins
is only on artistic merit. Her four-horse
act is simple marvellous and the skill and
elegance with which she performs her fly-
ing hurdle act astonishes and pleases all
There is no doubt that Madame Dockrill
is the greatest female equestrian that has
ever appeared. MIR. Robinsonis, of course,
well known and his claim to be the best
bareback rider in the world no one well
posted will question. Full of life, dash
ease as one would appear on the ball floor.
The finale of his act carries intense ex-
citement, and the wildes enthusiasm. An
other excellent rideris Mr.. German whose
hurdle act is one of the best we have ever
seen. Miss Pauline Lee is a very modest
and pleasing rider Her juggling act on
horseback is decidedly neat and clever. al
so something of a novelty The appreciation
that she received was well deserved. An
other prominent feature of the performan-
ces is the leaping Of Mr.. Frank Gardner,
the champion leaper, who turns a double
somersault over five elephants-one of
which is mounted on a high tub-and a
camel, perilous feat, hut accomplished
with seeming ease. Others of the COM
pany do some fine leaping over banners.
horses and less number of elephants, sew
eral achieving double somersault. Hor-
iZontal bar exercises, requiring great
strength and skill, and accomplished by
the Livingston brothers and j. Muntz,
who with the Lenton brothers do tum-
bling act; and the whole party unite in
another-an "old fashioned circus" in
fact. The Miranda sisters, two handsome
young ladies, do a perilous act on the
trapeze, which wins the admiration of all,
and for grace and daring is unequalled.
-Four clowns appear, the Kennebel
brothers, who are cleyer acrobats and per-
form several amusing acts together and
separately, and Johnny Patterson who
sings Irish ditties. Five hugh elephants
are introduced in the ring by their trainer,
Mr.. George Aristingstall, aud accomplish
great number of feats, which, consider
ing their immense size, seems almost i'm
possible, among them the formation of
pyramid, as shown on the bills and in the
advertisements. Four great Bengal tigers
are performed in their cage in the ring by
DIR. Alfred Sill, who handles them like
kittens. An interesting feature of the ex
hibition is the little boat New Bedford"
the smallest craft that ever crossed the
Atlantic, and Caption Grape and his cou-
rageous wife, who made the perilous voy-
age in it last year, attend to relate their
experiences. There are also other feats
and acts, which please and entertain,
which we have not space to mention. All
in ell the London show is one of the best
circuses that has visited Albany in years.
1t is deserving of the greatest success,