Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-02

APRIL 4 AND 3
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
ITO THk WASHINGTON PUBLIC:
PLAIN WORDS
FROM ADAM FOREPAUGH.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
II YEARS OF UNyARYINa SUCCESS.
ADd ,:in favorite among host of rivals, because
it has always adhered to the good old
fashioned plan Of
STICKING TO THE TRUTH
And DEALING HONESTLY WITH THE PUBLIC!
Asny Great Show. now alsaysin the past. is ey-
srywhere admitted to be the most solid, and sub.
stantial, as we'll as the most novel, original
and colossal tented exhibition in the wide
weird, AM MOVED TO SAY:
LADIEs, GENTLEMEN CHILDREN The
Great ForePaGgh show is now making it's lTth
snnUal tour Of America. That 1t has durire this
IoEs period of tine been the leading and the largest
tented exhibition on this Continent the Pubic
know fun wei. 1t lis also known to the public that
my great show has
NEVER CHANGED NAME Or OWNKHsHIP
6IrDg all the years it has been under my con tro.
There is not another tentsd exhibition in the
United States of which the above statement can
trntLfuily be made. Indeed, there Is not Menage-
RE and Circus in this country to-day that was in
existence under the name and ownership
when the Great Forepaugh Show commenced its
career, except my own colossal exhibition. Nine
;enths Of al the circuses Of twenty years ago have
collapsed. and the remainder haye been combined |
With otheTs-that Is, what was left OF them. Some
times the combination has been only il name: oc-
cEslonaily solitary elephant den Of animals.
belonging TO some unfortunate manager has been
turEed 70 successful rival, and forth
with /: has been announced. far and near that the
two great shows have combined.
THE GREAT FOREPAUGH SHOW NEVER
COMBINES
Although Il Is capable OF making more than sco.e
Of distinct shows were Ito be divided and dis
menbered. 1t never divides. 1t has never
changed it's title. never assumed the name OF
another, never been afraid to hoist and sail under
its oSI fag-and that banner. like orr own gIo-
rious Stars and Stripes. has never been lowered to
arrival. Fever been stained by piracy aud plumber,
and DOW, il the year CT Our Lord, 1851, the Fore
psuEh flag floats over the
FINEST, FAIREST, GREATEST SHOW |
ANYWHERE ON THE FACE
OF TIE EARTH.
l know other managers. in their printed bills
and advertisements, clsim superiority, and there
arc some who aff1 to their exhibitions d3zen
different titles OF as many defUlct elbows, or the
name Of some oncc-noted manager, and then
80 forth Wiz 4 series 81 the most oyerYhelnin
sid start ng lies, hoping 70 deceive the public and
fl their empty treasures. The Great Forepaugh |
Show never has and never II re3JTt to such dis
hrnts. practices. My shsT is not Organized for s
sinze season It Is crested ID exist 1 trust In the
providence CT God, for many years; and never
have and never VIII resort to the abominable sys-
tenn Of wholesale lyiEg La: appears to be 60 Popa-
lar With many ether show proprie:ors.
1 HAVE NEVER TRADED UPON MY NAME.
By SELLING IT To OTHERS,
AS Is the custom with some shoHnen. Ny great
show has c2st me too much money 70 barter its
name away for mess Of pottage ~ The Great
IoTeTaugh Show is to revisit: this locality. 1t
hes been here Before i will come again. 1 don't
adv ertise, audit don't calm TO have everything that
tie earth contains. 1t comes to yo1 IS the Great
Forepaugh Elbow. The game name il has always
borne-owneG by the same man who has always
owned it-sDd, my friends. in visiting the Great
EorepauRh Show, you viii that it has kept
abreast with The progressive sTiri. CT the age
You viii See every sirs!e feature Z adyerssss yen
Will see the most stupendous circus. given in two
SCI arate Tipss; you VIII see more rare, costly and
instructive features; you viii II tie bright yht
Of day the most magnificent display Of psgeaatry |
ever seen upon the streets Of al American city;
you VIII see more men. horses, elephants chariots
carr. carri,ges, CANVAS and chow parsphernalia |
than you have ever seen before. You will see
new, elegant. costly colossal exhibition the ike OF
which you never saw before. and probably viii not |
8,ain until the Great Forepsugh Show reyisits you
Resi- ectfgLy, the pubhc's servant.
ADAM FOREPAEGIE
sole Proprietor Great FoEepaugh show.