The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-10-14
Barnum's show.

A BRILLIANT DISPLAY IN MUSEUM AND
-MENAGERIE-A FINE RING PERFORM
ASCE.
The visit of Barnum's great cavalcadc
is looked for with lively interest by the
youth OF the country, and their elders
would, many Of them, feel deprived OF a
portion OF the seasons pleasure, should
the "own and only" show fail to put in
an appearance. Mr.. Barnum does not APP
pear without new and attractive nov
elites, and he this year declares that
he has the most costly show that he ever
owned or undertook to manage. In the
museum tents were found the best fea-
lures of the exhibitions of former years.
with several additions. The wonderful
automatons and other curious specimens
of mechanical skill still puzzle the casual
observer. The Zulus are novelty to all
visitors. They appear in native costume
and with their national weapons. They
attract great attention, and seek to excite
varied emotions in the minds of visitors.
The menagerie continues to be one OF
the most valuable departments of ami
NAL life from all parts of the globe,
including several that cannot be
found in any other collection. The
great circus tent is of course the
| final destination of all the great throng.
Seating accommodations are there pro-
| Yided for about 10000 people, and even
this capacity will be fully tested while
the show remains in Boston. Two i'm
| mense audiences were present yesterday,
and the brilliant exhibition was highly
enjoyed. Each performance opens with
grand cavalcade of horses, elephants,
camels, etc. The black Trakene stall
lions show wonderful training in their
graceful feats in the ring, under the
management of r. NJ. DOckrill. Miss
Emma Lake appears this year in her par
lOr manage act, and also performs difficult
feats in jumping and hurdle leaping.
Madame Dockrill's courage and eques-
trian skill are startlingly shown. Her
wonderful performances in the arena are
well known, and she still wins enthusiasts
| tic applause for her daring bareback rid
ing. Signor Sebastian, famous rider,
appears in his sensational bareback act,
carrying his son Louis, who is also an
equestrian of marked ability. Madame
Martha and Herr Neyggard perform u
very pretty and graceful manege act.
The fiddling clowns create great amuse-
ment by their musical efforts under the
most trying circumstances. One of the
most attractive of the new features Is the
performance of the trained oxen. The
intelligent animals show wonderful
training and perform several interesting
feats. The fearless horse, Salamander.
| eXcites great enthusiasm by his leaping
| through rings of fire Madame Nelson,
| much attention. The gentle birds are Il
| little afraid OF the shaking canvas, but
| they perform many pretty tricks. After
| the batOut leaping by the entire troupe,
, ending with double somersault over ele-
plants by Mr.. John Bachelor comes "Za-
| EEL" who proves the great attraction of
| each performance. This daring young lady
is one of the most skilful wire walkers
ever seen here. She walks without bal
ance pole or support along single stretch
| of wire smaller than a common telegraph
| line, more than fifty feet and re-
turn. Her trainer, Professor Parini,
yesterday afternoon explained to
| the representatives of the press, that
| the performance of Zazel was entirely
| ing power is acquired simply by careful
practice. She was first taught to fall into
the large spring net stretched below, and
| thus all fear was removed, making subse-
quent progress quite rapid. To illustrate
| his meaning, Professor Farini agreed
| upon a signal from one of the party to
twitch the wire slightly and cause the
girl to fall at some point in her walk.
Zazel was not informed of this little AZ
rangement, and when she had taken few
steps from the pole on her second round,
she was trlpped by the Professor, falling
gracefully into the net, where she
suffered not the slightest injury.
Many in the audience thought it a
part of the programme and APP
| plaudsd enthusiastically. Her leap from
the top of the tent into the net was a
thrilling act, and won her storm of
applause. Her last feat was to allow her.
| self to be fired from cannon. She shot
quickly upward from the gun, and fell to
| the net in graceful curve, amid the
| plaudits OF the crowd. This feature of
the performance never fails to awaken
the greatest enthusiasm. At each of the
performances yesterday, Mr.. Barnum
ally received in each instance.-[ Boston
| Paper.
| "Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth
will visit Austin Friday and Saturday,
| October 10 and 16. On the day of eXhi-
bition, ladies and those who desire TO
avoid the crowds at the ticket wagon,
may secure tickets and reserved seats, al
the usual slight advance, by applying AT
Sisson's music store.