The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-07-05

The Value Of a Good Reputation 7toO Per-
formances and Handreis Turned
II ri r. II


Jormanees and HRndreis Turned
A,oay at Each for Want Of Room.
A good reputation is valuable at all times
Last summer Manager W. G. Coup came Ia
Utica stranger. lie introduced himself
and what he styled his Equescurriculum u
our citizens. Few here had heard Of him,
though in New York he was we'll known as
the founder Of the Aquarium and success
full manager Of many years standing. lie
was but fairly patronzed last season. But
he gave a show Of superior excellence-just
as he had promised TO do. Every feature
was clean and unobjectionable. The attend
ants were courteous and obliging. After he
had left the city many were the regrets ex-
pressed by those who had failed TO visit his
show. We promised Mr.. Coup then that If
he ever came to Utica again he would reap
the benefit Of the reputation he then made
for himself as show manager. Bot he was
not satisfied with his undertaking of last
year, and this season united several shows
under one canvass. He did not forget our
promise, and, as will be seen below, it was
fulfilled to the letter,
Two performances were given in Utica
yesterday. Two more should have been
given to-day, and it is doubtful if even then
all our citizens desiring seats in the circus
tent could be accommodated. IL is seldom
indeed that difficulty is experienced in OBJ
taining seats at an afternoon performance.
Mr., COup's case was an exception. Hun
dreds were turned away. The same thing
occurred again in the evening, only that the
number Of disappointed curiosity lovers was
much larger. And fearing lest they should
have to stand during the circus part of the
show, many deprived themselves of the
pleasures presented by the aquarium and
the menagerie. Another days visit would
have been very acceptable on this account
alone, for this department Of Mr.. Coup's
show is well worth an hours careful study.
The menagerie contained the first live hip.
popotamus ever brought to Utica,
Once inside the circus tent, music much
superior to that generally furnished by trav-
cling bands pleased the ear. The ring per-
formance began with a novelty-thp japan
ese jugglers. Few, il any Of the thousands
present, had ever before seen the Japs in
their specially, and voted this feature alone
worth the price Of admission. But this was
only the beginning, and they voted the same
thing when the wonderful trained dogs
showed what they could do, and again when
the magnificent Broncho horses entered the
ring. Without doubt no other eight horses
are to be seen in the world so handsome, and
taught TO do SO many things which unless
witnessed would be deemed utterly beyond
the intelligence and ability ofa horse TO per-
form, as these Bronchos. The military evo-
lutions they went through at the command
oftheir trainer were wonderfully soldier-like.
Ofthe many feats they perform we will men
ton but one. A handkerchief is dropped
into q box, and the lid closed. Calling a
horse by name, ut bid OF his master, he goes
TO the box, lifts the cover, takes out the hand
kerchief and returns with it in his mouth.
a second horse is told to take it from the
first, carry ii across the ring, put it in the box
and shut down the lid, which is immediate
ly done. The clown bures the handker-
chief entirely out of sight in the sawdust,
and max rs a couple other piles of sawdust
the same size Ito fool the horse, he says)and
the animal named Is told 10 find the hand
kerchief which he does by going around the
ring, paving over the several piles till he
brings to sight the article, which he picks
up in his mouth and takes to his master
The tricks Of the dogs are equally wonderful
and are not to be described. The only way
to enjoy tricks Of trained animals is to see
them perform.
No such balancing as that Of the japanese
has ever been seen in Utica, and this is an
OJHeT feature tDuJ must De seen 10 De eppTe-
ciated. No one who saw little "All Right
at the top of that long flexible pole that bent
with his weight, and was balanced on the
upturned feet of another Jap, will ever for
get the picture. The tumbling was good
The Snow brothers, as acrobats, have no su.
periors in quIckness and precision Of action
The spectators would like 10 haveseen more
of them, but in this case as in many others
before the applause accorded the brother:
had fairly begun, another feature ofthe per.
iormance entered the ring. Not moment
was lost in waiting. All moved like clock
work and everything on the programme was
enjoyable, much the more so by being per
fectly free from anything ofan Objectionable
nature. We heartily join with our disap-
pointed friends who failed to gain admission
to his tents yesterday in requesting Manager
Coup to stop at Utica on his return from his
Western trip.
The aboye notice Of Coup's great show
we clip from the Utica DAILY Observer, oi
June goth, in order to show our readers
what is thought of it in those places where
it has already exhibited. They will show
in this borough, on the flats near the Le-
highton Stove Worksyon Saturday July 18th
afternoon and evening, and of course you
will be there. See advertisement III another
column.