The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-04-25

Saturday evening, May i, the great Fore
paugh show will make a grand night parade. The
route will be illuminated by fireworks, calcium lights
etc. The procession will start from the corner OF
Ninth and streets. The Philadelphia Mercury de-
scrlbes similar display In that city by Forepaugh
follows Adcnse mass Of people filled the streets
on the advertised route over which the combined
shows were to pass last evening. As far as the eye
could reach on Chestnut street west OF Eighth nothing
could be seen but a confused mass Of heads. About
1:4o O'Clock terrific shout arose from the corner OF
Ninth and Chestnut streets as the lights of the pro-
cesson were seen rounding the corner OF Broad and
Chestnut. The scene was superb one. The dark
ness early night Just enveoping the when
the torches Of the procession came In sight The
myriads of Roman candles colored lights and rockets
made the nearly bright ms MONDAY, while the
shrll notes of the steam piano filled the air with
music. The men and boys struggling to get place
in line where they could see were crowded back by
knights and ladies'. The red fire east htful glare
over the company of mounted knights and ladies fol-
lowing in bright spangled suits large globe car,
drawn by eight horses. and three cages of animals
followed. The boys set mp tremendous shout
open den of tigers, drawn by four horses, with a
keeper sitting in the cage, came in view. Then came
of wild animals passed. and then came an open den of
restless hyenas, pacing up and down the floor, and
walked with catlike tread from one end Of the cage
10 other. Cages of animals, drawn by four, six,
eight, and ten horses, and team OF eighteen ponies
followed. An open den Of panthers, who eyed the
torches viciOusly and more chariots and elephants
came along. Wagons with clowns on top excited the
disabilities of the crowd, and huge lion repOsed
pacidy the roof of one OF the cages, and surveyed
the people with lazy eyes. 1t was one OF the most
remarkable professions ever seen In this country
The magnificent night pageant Will be given here
Saturday evening next preciseyas 1t was presented
in Philadelphia.
rings two full and complete companies appear
ing, In addition TO the startling act OF shoot
ing the French gymnast, Monsieur Loyal, from
n monster sea-coast mortar. The gun is fired
in full view of the audience, and Loyal is sent
upward and onward and caught by the hands Of a
Another startling and hitherto unseen sensation Is the
appearance of Zuila, the ''fenale Blondin, whr
has created such l,rore all over Europe by hel
aerial performances. Thisintrepd girl crosses higl
wire bndfolded, and with her feet encased In sacks
She also rides a velocipede backward and forward
the almost invisible wire, and concludes her wonderful
| performances by wheeling barrow, containing hel
infant child, the slender wire. sixty feet abov,
the heads Of the audience. No less interesting and
wonderful Is the almost miraculous exhibitions of ami
nal sagaclty displayed by the fifteen trained elephant
schoo!-bcy age. Al the pavilions are Illuminated b,
the new and wonderful electric light, which is pro
duced at cost OF $40 o0o The menagerie department
is repeie with such geological rar!iies as the hippo
potamus polar bears, sea lions. Javan tigers rlino
ceros etc.. while trained girafcs. lions tigers, hye
mas, dogs, monkeys and other animals are Introduces
| at every exhibition. or all the tented exhibition
that have visited Washington during the past twent
years none have ever surpassed Forepaugh's in mag
nitude and merit, nor can we remember one that Ia
eqnaled his In this perfection OF all Its details Al
ways favorte here among host of rivals, his re
turn, after absence Of four years. VIII DO receives
with pleasure by all lovers of arcnic sports and zoj
ogical displays.
Route OF procession starts from exhibition grounds
Ninth and streets 40 =. NJ. down Ninth street I
| X, along to Connecticut avenue, tocircle, to T.
| along street 10 West, to High, down High I
| Bridge, along Bridge TO Pennsylvania avenue.
Seventh street east To East Capitol street, to Firs
street east, TO street, TO New Jersey avenue, TO
street. TO Third street To street, TO Seventh street
| and return TO exhibition ground.