Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-02
The Great London and international

The Great London and international
Circus.
OF this great entertainment, to perform here on
Wednesday, July H. the Boston Transcript Of June 9Th
speaks:
with its extensive and superb menagerie the Lon
don circus began its only too short week exhibition
and entertainment on the Coliseum Ground yesterday
Patient walters no losers" by this event, last
nights sequel proved and those who make it rule
Of their lives to take in everything in the circus line
that comes may consider tht mselves douby blessed
this season. Cooper, Bailey Company, the proprie-
tors are deserving OF great praise aud the most liberal
enterprise in collecting all that is worth bringing to-
gether in the menagore, and in joining under one
canvas two rings Of the most consummAte artists in
equestranism and the other interesting features that
go 10 make the largest and in every way the most
ried aud excellent tented show that appeared in
New England. Saturday nights long, illuminated
pageant, herhlded by comprehensive advertisement
Of the week previous, altogether, gave expectAnt
public but 1.-THE Of the information concerning the
establishment that can be given by the victor with
good memory Of what was in the three great pa
vious yesterday afternoon aud evening 1t is need
less TO recall the varied features that displayed in
their full light in the torchght procession, TO
enumerae the congregation OF animals, rare fam
liar, that are conveniently arranged for the
ton Of the interested observer matters not whether
for individual instruction or mere pleasure. con-
else description Of the novelties must pufce eve
these too numerous for the Transcripts columns
| this convention week.
The prime novelty to be mentioned is the electric
Light hrst applied to circus illumination by this com
pAny, allowing no defects in menagerie ring per
formAnces to escape the critical Thus that cl
plant born III captivity, s IN the night by day
in all its playfuness Though weighing four hundred
| pounds, and three months old. compared with its
mother 1t is Veritable kitten tractabe and seeming
iy up to all the lodges Of the infant cat in its clumsy
way, and hugRing closely the dams breast In it's
els when its attention is not otherwise purposely di-
verted. The large circular enclosure in which they
are is surrounded constantly by curious crowd, with
every proper question ina gina BILE graphically
| by the courteous attendants.
There are fifteen other elephants, large and small,
but they all passed by with casual remark until
the baby is seen, for impatince is marked every
countenAnce. Nobody is disappointed, and, long
As little America" retains her juyenity the interest
Of thousands will centre about her. But tall oaks
from little acorns grow, and gain from two hundred
pounds to four hundred pounds weight in three
months signifies fast-heeting charms. Her growth,
like that Of the nation whose name she bears, and
which is her birthplace, is likely to be out Of ali pro-
portion to ordinary expectations See the baby this
year.
Passing from the exhibition tent to the circus pavi-
lion, also lighted by electricity two rings found
set in surrounded by seats for fifteen thous-
and people, onethird Of which reserved and nu
bered for the convenience and comfort Of ladies' and
children. The simultaneous twin-ring performA
among the best In this city. The riding,
leapng, juggling, tumbng, lofty trapeEe acts, and the
antics Of the four clowns make afternoon even
ing as continuously interesting the oldest amuse-
ment seeker could wish more continuously salts
flying performance it seems impossible to devise.