The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-04-04
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tduTiff.JuWHW says ihN '""t'"
plated opening Of this stupendou
combination Of mcnagerie, museum
and circus in our city. on "Wednesday
April 2nd, for q season Of four days
is awakening feeling Of deep inter
est in the minds Of this vicinity. tn
reputation Of Adam Forepaugh
household in every State. His exhi
hitions have ever been conceded maj
wells Of geological and arenic cxcellonc'
by his most ambitious rivals, and 70
years the name Of his great entertain
ment has been familiar to our people
but until he came among us last fall
and put his entire combination for th'
winter in comfortable quarters in ih'
Exposition Building, We really had NJ
intelligent conception Of the actua
immensely Of his establishment. Th'
wild animals were housed in rooms
tempered to a heat such rs they have
in their own native climate, the horses
we're sent n few miles in the country
for hotter keeping and more freedom,
and the elegant tahleau cars, golden
carriages, and wild beast dcns were
run into a paint shop for the purpose
Of re- establishment. More than for
ty men have been constantly employed
for the past three months, and all tho
paraphernalia and wagons, repainted
and regilded. are ready for the road.
Several gorgeous and oriental-looking
chariots have been added fresh from
the hand Of cunning artisans, who
have shown great skill and genius in
their elaborate construction.
To the cid catalogue Of geological
attractions many new and rare features
have been added. some Of them neyer
seen before in this locality, and before
the menagerie was considered by CONF
petcni judges By all odds the most ex.
tensive and varied on this continent.
A fine specimen Of the Nile hippopot-
anus. which sweats great drops Of
blood from every pore; h monster be-
hemolh. Of Biblical fame; twelve
huge sample. Of elephants, the largest
Of the brute family; a beautiful 81
raiIe. domesticaied and broken TO drive
in harness; a genuine South American
brown-skinned tapir; stately ostrich,
fresh from the plains OF Africa; a
world Of beautiiully-plumaged birds
and comical monkeys, make up such a
complete aud comprehensive display
from the wide fields Of natural histo-
~ as surprises every visitor, and will
afford immense satisfaction to Mr..
Forepaugh's admirers. These, now
combined with the old entertainment,
will require fifty-Odd dens to properly
exhibit, and the services Of three large
trains of cars to transport them from
stand to stand.
The names Of the company engag.
ed for the entertainment suggest a
brilliant and very satisfactory pro-
gramme. Robert Stickney, the well.
known general performer and superb
single and seven horse rider; Woods
Cooke, the somersault equestrian; Bud
German, whose hurricane hurdle-ri'
ding has electrified all Europe; Will
lam Munro. the chevalier OF the ring;
MILES Annie Carol, Jeanette Bedeau,
Pauline Lee, Mile Tournoure, and
nearly one hundred justly celebrated
circus stars, certainly give earnest OF
an unusually enjoyable performance.
The procession, which is to he made
free in the streets in each place where
the great show exhibits, has been pre-
pared without considering expense,
and with an intention to eclipse all
former efforts from whatsoever source.
The herd of twelve elephants, long
team Of Asiatic camels, gold-incrusted
ohsriois, aud richly gilded dens, sur
mounted with splendid flags, many
colored banners, and gorgeous Msrd
Gras figures, over 200 hundred horses
and 10 ponies, twenty mounted
Knights and ladies, in glittering COS
TUNES, and many more agreeable sur
prises, will appear in the streets, an
evidence of the solidity, merit and
magnitude OF the entire colossal affair