, 1881-06-26
w. G.. COUl''S CIRCUS.

w. C.. COUp'S CIRCUS.
After the adjtciiyes of the circus adyer-
tisement5, it Is difficult to Indicate Il high lie
gree of merit in the actual performance with
out laying two or three other languages be-
sides the English under contribution. But
it Is sober statement of fact that Coup's,
Circus, which has been exhibiting On the
Lake-Front during the past week is, i'll the
opinion of nearly everybody who attended
it, the bcst ever seen here. 1t is difficult to
conceive after witnessing one of tile exllibi-
tiors what could have been the old objections
10 tile circus. Our forefatllers used to IT,
gard the tent Of the Snowman as the gateway
to He'll. Possibly the jokes Of the CLOWNS
were then much broader than they should
lie. and The skirts Ut the young lady
riders We're thought to be shoclirgly short.
But such objections rs these cannot be urged
against any Of the modern circuScs The
most modest maiden cail luOk oil at any Or
all OF their performances without blush.
CouD has gone further than amy OF uleln i'll
snppressins the stupit.ities OF the clown, who
is lilaue by comparison Il very respectable
actor. 1t may almost bu said that the enter
tainilcnt offered BY Coup is di@lliiied. 1t has
ut least some peculiar attraction for the
grown folks: and it may be Noticed lllnt ut
least one Nurse, a father and mother, TWO
asrtwil-up ann!s, and I'LL uncle or ~ are re-
quiretl u take one very sinnll child ~ the
snow aud hold him down during his trans
ports OF delight.
t'oup himself Is Il calm, large person,
looking like i. deacon OIL Il lark in Il strange
neiglluogiiuua. lie has phles!natlc temper
:.lnellt. / circus proprietor i'll these times
lust ne constituted without nerves; tor il
he had any I'll: ilrcssant worry: RESPONSE
l,ii;;y. and importantly would kill him. 4
l,yy.. amount vi capital Is embarked i'll one
q: these travelling co.llbillations,-a quarter
ut Il million Ut dollars at lcaSt:-and Mr.
ease. Ills tent alone, which Is the laf@est III
neressary for him now ~ have an exact .tu-
picte lltsle, and titiS ii being .ole in CHI
r:lso. :. You ste II Il big storm should come
up ard blnw his !ent inn ~ strips: woIlld pe
from, town to 3o~n"'
'By rail, Ut course. One Thousand horses.
Il low estimate, couldn't move 1t by road: l.
tlnul,lc Tie ordinary length; and these go
with us everywhere"
"Ynu are doing a handsome business
lerr."'
fair, but the afternoon attendance Is slim. |
have extra seats for = s0vo or :'WD ncope
wisicll could pu: in altf did use In Cl'ici1-
nati and st. Louis, but There mas been iio call
for them here. ! ought to taSa IN ~ s9:ooe ~ u
against loss on rainy days. don't sec how
| any manager c;ln :ake pleasure in bn:lstin@
about the amount Of money he Is taking III,
btcause there Is IN proportion Just lis large i
strpalt! going out
When these words were spoken tie tcnt
was full! apparently to Its utmost capaclty,
anti there could moi have been less til;l,l ogo
represented lit the lloll'c. oplte OF MS Wglt5
tile manager was complareh1. ine IL atcGapt5 ps,
of the circus for the Week were III least
SG0.GO.
the ring. 49,, a..
They seem TO DC Ill ca1hesE' salu lne
.'Of course they are returned me man. !ll-
agrr IL tell you the races here are long
sight llonrstcr tlan must OF those you see oll
the raceac Me d9t ;r,t permit frv Il ay W. 3oc"Gy ay
ns; fns; a M fnr II e wEie Eirts 'r othins " hurts
them more than that IT. odtt:
though" lie continued. .s tne two-iofso
standing race was 1llllsileu, HOW cuItuus .,.,.G
people are about racla.. Now slpuln tlann a,,,
that would interest te ridnr n. tey yeef a aud 1Id
don't know how difficult it is to DO, but tell
you its hard to hire men to race III tlat 1asn-
ion standing on two IotssS, ;,s;, Enafis5,mnn t.,
tIo it,-butll pf them trained riders,-and they
couldn't stand up to it, They llad to X Eye ;s u
up spsIs 1nn G1 1e tey l,'' te1i ' me that Mel
viles tricks ;re ;tppreciatgu omy tal u, .,r,
riders WHO hnoH ii"H l WIZ; c+nl.ns nrn
other people was PAYING so a wgeM S!'r,'ts 10,
and also hal Il fellow VINO Gollia it laa'9ay w
~ week. Anil tell yon the people tl'ongl1t ;.:,
he the grea;est rIder ttat e,y EVER e ive ev
lie W was the best man in it, .., ,;+o
horse II III the outside track and give him /; =
% iunps': ,,,. >e
IL tell yon the truth. ! never though, o.
tat i't WITH and 4na it ta Gt t1S et and lis IS
~ .t'7 y"ors uIi. lie can't last much longer;
Stii he he would likely be spoiled f9r :: small
# he Sn1qlu n1f 1f tr5ed ef IN on tne at ra?f al
attu af,rr - Il,e cIanSc. lie las to get his
step. stepl you see, anG it. isn't So ,'9c. run
flat he needs, lis it is that lle should come 70
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