Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-25
Barnum,s Greatest Show Oh Earth.

Barnum's greatest show on earth will exhibit
in Montpelier Saturday, July 9TH. 1t is greater
than before in all departments and more
truly than ever deserves its name. The Prov
idence, K. l., Journal speaks OF it in the following
eulogstic terms, after witnessing the performance
in that city Barnum is come, and nine thou
sand men, women and children Of this city and
vicinity, went TO sleep last night with visions of
an immense mass of people in a mammoth tent
of graceful, easy bareback riding, of daring reck
less bareback riding, of wonderful, brilliant bare
back riding, of riding through circles of flame, Of
hurdle leaping jumping and dancing on bare
backed horses by women; OF four horses cavort-
ing around ring, easily guided and made TO take
all sorts of positions by woman of feats of
magic that put everything they ever saw before
in the shade; of the most easily performed and
most astonishing acrobatic feats; of woman, all
grace and confidence, on highly trained steed,
which she managed by a look or a motion; of ex-
citing bareback acts by man that didn't make
much fuss over it, but did wonders of splendid
horses going through all sorts of man@uvres at
the will of the master; of beautiful horse jump
ing over high gates, neatly, pretty, and appar-
emily without exertion; of leap with double
somersault over the backs of six elephants; of
strange sights which are less vivid, not because
they were not worth seeing, but because the
others were so much beyond them. And as these
nine thousand people dropped away in slumber,
there were ringing in their ears the plaudits and
the laughter OF the multitude --deserued plaudts,
and laughter that bespoke rare enjoyment-the
jokes of clowns, the music of the band, the words
OF command, and the speech Of the great show
AID ala Al.
satisfied feeling that they had got their moneys
north, and more too, and that at least a dozen
times during the evening the impression passed
over them that the performance of that particular
moment was the best they ever saw in that line.
That's about how the people who went to the
show felt on getting home after the excitement
and enjoyment was over. To say that Barnum's
show this year is the best that travelled would
be invidious. To say that it is the best Barnum
travelled with is saying all that can be said,
and is saying just what Mr.. Barnum himself says,
and with which the thousands who witnessed it
yesterday will agree There are a few things that
everybody recognizes as a part of Barnum's show,
last year and year before last, but there is much
that is new, and even those which are not have
many new features, and are seen with new pleas
ure 1t would be impossible, and allow space for
our usual variety, to give an idea of all that is
worth noticing in this show. And what is the
need OF II when ten or twelve thousand of our
readers have seen for themselves, and as many
more will see it to-day. 1t is not guess work-the
statement that nine thousand people there
last evenng-t is from a careful estimate by dis
interested persons as well as by Mr. Barnum.
The crowd simply immense, and made the
veteran Snowman happy as a clam. lie showed
1t in his little speech OF thanks before the perfor
nance was over. There are several things that
OF Mile Linda Jeal, and her dash through flaming
circles; the astonishing feats OF magic by the
Egyptian jugglers; the wonderful and graceful
riding Of Madame Dockrll, ON one and ON four
bare-backed horses; the beautiful drawing room
manege act by Miss Emma Lake; the leapng
stallion; the poses, plastiques and acrobatc feats
by the Herbert brothers; the daring riding OF
Signor Sebastian; the beautiful stations, etc,
etc. any one OF which is whole entertainment
in itself But this is only small part of the
show. Nor should the extensive menagerie OF an
finals, many OF them rare nor the museum, nor
the living curiosities be forgotten. An hour may
be pleasantly and prodtably spent in this part of
the exhibition A dozen Thousand went TO rest
in this vicinity last night firm in the belief that
Barnum Is the biggest man in the world, and his
own and only" the greatest show on earth.
Mr. Barnum will be present and address the
audience from his arena, Get your seats at Phn-
ney's book store.