The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-09
A FIRST Class Endorsement of the
Coming Big Show.

Coming Big Show.
Washington Star, April .l>L
Concerning CampbelI- Great New YorL
and Philadelphia Geological and Elues
trian Exhibition. which is to be exhibited
in Sedalia, Saturday July 18th, the Wash
ington Post and Uniton Of April 9th says
The advent Of circus and menagerie i.
always the signal in Washington for turn
out en- masse of all the people, and Camp
bells has not been an exception 70 the rule
on the contr ary, the tents have been unusu
ally crowded, and the enthusiasm and SAT.
isfaction have been complete. Yesterday
afternoon . very uncommon audience en-
loved the various marveIs Mr. Campbell
has collected. Mr.. Yoshida, the japanese
Minister, and his vile. were Of the audi
eBce, together with representatives from TIA
Argentine, English, Mexican, Turkish and
and spanish egations, several members oI
Congress, and several Others in high official
station, and they all seemed interested spec
tators of a combination which includes a
specimen or of all that il marvellous in the
earth or the waters under the earth. 1,
would take small volume 10 speak in de.
tail Of the lions, elephants, yaks. horned
horses, Glands, bufialOes, sacred bulls,
Egyptian cows, royal Bengal tigers, spot.
ted leopard-, wolves. hyenas, monkeys
hears, nylghaus, gnus, kangarOos, fountains,
autOmata, steam engines and working mod.
els, and Of the carriages and perfect attach
ment, but in = word they are all iirst-class
and worthy of unquestioneh patronage.
But there are some other features that re-
quire line or two. The discipline within
and around the tents Is excellent Trained
md experienced men are at their posts with
the wild beasts, 10 guard against accidents.
Attentive and polite officials guards are in
the right places to secure the comfort OF =
vast patronage. and the performers attend
To their assigned business with spirit and
dash which proves them enthusiasts in their
profession, ~ talented artists. The entire act
brings out the entire company Of performing
elephants, the "ships Of the desert" the
ponies, the horsernen with bannerx, Prof.
Luiher's band and the equestrian ensemble
within the ring. After an imposing dis
play. the riders execute some difficult evo
lutions, exhibit some excellent horseman.
ship. and then retire for q great number of
specialties, among them victorelli and Car
dello, whose exploits on the horizontal bar
are exhibitions Of strength, skill and finish
unequealed in this line OF business; the
fearless act Of Miss Hxilett in the Hying
rings the high trspeze work of Leopold
and CASTOR; the revolving ball and hurdle
act OF Linda Leal, and all the incidental
pad. hoop, banner, ground and lofty tum-
bling, perch and barrel acts by the Company,
but here Miss Rosa Lee comes in for special
praise. "BIood il a very peculiar sort Of
juice" 10 borrow an idea from Goethe, and
Rosa Lee is fine illustration of II. She
was born 10 the arena. and il one If the
finest representa- of the great Law of
Avatism in existence. Her ancestors have
been for generations in the ring before her,
and she takes TO juggling, horseback riding.
leaping and acrObOtic feats "a naturally rs
a duck takes 10 water. She-is only fifteen.
b there is no other female like her in ca
pacity on a bare back steed While her
horse is in full gsllop she tosses large and
small balls and knives IN tie air, spins
plates and goes through variety Of other
feats that would evoke praise from Hindoo
Fakir. She takes her place with the best
OF the yaultrrs and ground tumbIers, and
does all that they do, while in acrobatic
fea.s she il the personi6caiion of grace and
strength. and perhaps the little girl of her
own sge would like to know ihst she h \
very hard student In her books and q yerv
strict Catholic.