Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-29
COUP's MAMMOTH SHOWS.

An Immense Crowd and Two Splendid
Performances.
W. G. Coup's new united monster shows
and Paris hippodrome pitched tents on
Knoxville soil yesterday for the first time,
and it proved to be real revelation in the
way of shows, and the object of universal
astonishment, just barely to witness the mon
strous proportions of the organization and
its equipments. In the first place, they
have about 10 car loads of material nearly
400 persons connected with the show, and
move in three immense trains. Their
mammoth pavilion is wonder to behold,
in point of size, and covers almost double
the space covered by any other show ever
in Knoxville, containing the race track and
three other rings, and capable of containing
10000 people. Besides there is perfect
village of tents around, for the various de-
partments, and the arrangements are all
complete.
The first appearance was the magnificent
street pageant, which was gazed upon by
! multitudes of people Both day and night
the seating capacity of this immense pavil-
ion was put to the utmost test everybody
being comfortably located, and the whole
| town and entire surrounding country were
well represented, and all appeared not only
satisfied but delighted. The exhibition was
certainly a meritorious and highly attract
/ i've one, introducing features entirely new
and different from anything ever before
seen here.
The wonderful and hazardous feat of
Lulu, who is hurled from a powerful cata-
putt distance of 100 feet, making two rev.
olutions in the air, is truly marvellous to
behold, and is the most daring feet evei
undertaken by living human. The hippo.
drome feature, introducing some genuine
racing, is All entirely new and captivating
| feature.
! In connection with this feature Mr.. Coup
has some of the finest race stock in the coun
try, and some wonderfully interesting run
ming is witnessed, introducing all the differ
ent kinds of racing, with lady and gentle
men drivers and riders The inimitabl.
Broncho Horses and troupe of trained dogs
display en- intellect which is astonishing
and borders closely on reasoning powers
These performances are marvellous. Hollil
does some splendid riding, and the aeria
gymnastics are superb.
In fact, taking everything into considera
ton, it is safe to say, without fear of con
tradiction, that Coup has the largest, mos
complete and most meritorious show eve
brought South. 1t towers far above al
others in point of magnitude, and when onc'
seen the people will always be anxious for
second visit. 1t is not easy to imagine O.
calculate the enormity of the expense sus
tanned in this effort to Civ,
our people something really first
class in the way of circus, and it is
source of extreme qualification to the man
agement to find their efforts appreciated
The great secret of success with Coup's cir
Gus is in 1.-THE management. All connectet
with its management will be found to b
perfect gentlemen. Mr.. A. Haight, one o
the most experienced circus men in tn
business, we find to be every inch a gentle
man, square and straightforward, and o
exceedingly pleasant address and full of bus
mess. Then, there is the only Harr.
Evarts, the Little Giant" press agent AM
descriptive lecturer, the jolliest of goo
fellows, courteous, obliging and affable,
man with whom it is real pleasure t.
come in centact with, either in business o
social relations. With such men at the hea,
of it, the show could not but be a success
They are to-day in Cleveland and in Chat
tanooga tomorrow.