Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
GREAT FOREPAUGH SHOW.

Forepaugh's Grand Exhibition is to be at Barton on
Monday, Sept LIST, and the Boston Daily Journal, of
July 3Oth. says oft:
Adam Forepaugh's circus company opened four
days at the Coliseum Grounds yesterday with
two performances which were largely attended. The
company is excellent one, and the menageres
tains many animals not in travelling show
including magnificent giraffe. which is trained to
harness. difficult thing to accomplish with this kind
of ANIMAL which is usually one of the least intelligent
of beasts-that curious creature the white yak rhi-
noceros, lion, beautiful zebra, and the largest
herd Of elephants both to numbers and individual
least; besides many and curious birds, and a
number of ingenious mechanical contrivances. The
tents spacious and airy and finely adapted to their
purposes the one to exhibit the curosities, and the
other TO display the various feats of agility grace
strength on the part of the performers in the ring
The ring performance is most credItable to the
agement and the individual actors therein and includes
riding, leaping juggling. horizontal bar acts rapeZe
performances, the feats OF trained horses and dogs
clownish eccentcities and the other feature usually
seen in a hrstclass circus though it is indeed
that entertainment of such general excellence is
furnished The exhibition of trained animals is one
of the finest of the many fine shows which we have
been privileged to this season, the remarka-
BILE feature being that afforded by the trained elephants
which may safely challenge the world to compete with
ii. These huge and apparently ungainly, but really
nimble animals, seem endowed with almost human
intelligence performing the most surprising feats with
ease and assurance. Their most noticeable perform
is that where nine of them form an immense
pyramid upon the tall cylinders provided for the pur
pose exactly as represented in the Autographs posted
in the store windows advertising the show The beau
tful trick horse "Mahomet" snowy Arabian. excited
much interest, of the finest formed Of animals
well of the most docile and intelligent
exhibited here. .sss-s
The performance by the acrobats and leapers of the
troupe are most commendable the double somersaut
ing OF Messrs Cary, Snow and others being particular
y worthy Of mention the former especially. sprngins
and turning over eight Notwithstanding the larg
est Of the hen-in the neatest manner and alghtinf
squarely and firmly on his feet without any of tn,
staggering slipping usually at such exhibitions
the triple horizontal bar acts by William Forepaugi
and John Robinson and the marvellous skill cOntor
Zionist Of "Ajax"-whose wonderful twisting and turn
ing must be seen to be appreciated but cannot b
described-and the many other novelties also wor
thy Of notice. comprising perhaps the admra
| bic general show given here this year.
The riding OF the equestrians of the troupe ia mos
| daring and skful. including acts by William Gormal
| hurdles, by Miss Emma Stickney and Miss Jean
| cite Burdeau. Par excellence. however is the won
derfuy graceful and bold riding Of Robert Stickney
| who welcomed with great applause, and at tn
close of his act was presented with large basket
| flowers. The bareback riding of Miss Annie Caro-
was also received with much favor. and after Nj
Stickneys great sx-horse bareback riding act the
| dience went home. thoroughly pleased at having WI
| messed most excellent and well sustained perform
| ance. In the present midsummer season. when ente
terainments scarce, this show is likely to be
patronized and it well deserves all the favor it wi
| undoubtedly receive. .r