National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-04
FoREpaucH,s BIG CIRCUS.
The Street Parade To-day-Other Aifrae-
lions During the Week.


The principal portion of the great cir
Gus under the control and ownership OF the vet
eran Adam Forepaugh arrived yesterday. The
tents were pitched and so many were required
that it seemed as # an army had encamped In the
vicinity of Ninth and streets 1t is to be hoped
that the Signal Service viii attend to the weather.
so that there may be interruption TO the street
parade which is expected to be the most elaborate
and magnificent that has ever been attempted by
any circus organization. 1t was happy thought
the credit of which it is believed to be due TO MT
Charles H. Day, to illustrate the departure OF Lala
Rookh from Delhi and to secure the handSomest
woman in America to impersonate Tom Moores
immortal heroine. 1t is stated that the enormous
sum of $4,000 has been expended for this moving
panorama in which the beautiful Oriental princess
is seen reclining in sumptuous howdah, borne
upon the back of q monster elephant,
said to be the largest ever brought to
this country, most richly caparisoned, followed
by train ofmalds of honor upon small Arabian
horses and cavaliers in glittering armor, mounted
upon
"Steeds with their housings of rich silver spun,
Their chains and potrelS glittering in the sun
And eamels, tufted DER with Yemen's shells, -,
Shaking in every breeze their light-toned bells"
Then will follow guards and gorgeous retinue,
which will altogether form magnificent and pic
turesque spectacle, such as has never before been
witnessed.
The attractions within the canvas will be in per-
feet keeping with the extensive street display and
will fully maintain the high reputation that MI
Forepaughhas for so many years enjoyed as circus
manager. The menagerie department has been
greatly enlarged over former years by the addition
of many rare specimens in the animal kingdom
never before imported. notably: Two woolly ele-
plants, twenty performing elephants, performing
grafes trained owork in harness; the largest living
tainment will be given in two rings, with different
performances in each, and among the artists may
be mentioned the selbini and Wilton troupe Of
gymnastic bicyclers, Madame Maria Ashby. the
dashing bareback equestrienne; Mile. Victoria, fe-
male trapezist; Mile. Ella Zuia the female Bondin
and host of the most celebrated members of the
arenic profession.
THE TWO BENEFITS.
The two theatres, recognizing the fact that
Washington is essentiallya circus town, wisely de-
termined to refrain from competing with Fore
paugh's great show, and so there will not be per-
formances at either place during the
early part of the week On Wednesday
night the opera of 1.-THE Pirates of
Penzance" will be given by our popular amateurs
for the equally popular manager of the popular
National Theatre Mr.. Kinsley now appeals to his
numerous friends, and, if they respond as they
should and it is expected that they will, the thea
tire viii not be large enough to hold the crowd.
On the following night, Thursday, "Olivette,"
which has been so successful during the past sea-
son, will be presented at Ford's opera-House on
the occasion of the first benefit in this city of Mr..
j. Louis Ford, who has been the successful man
ager of that place of amusement. He has made
hosts of friends, and the Opera House will doubt
be crowded.
MILE. SARA RERSHARDT.
The sale of seats for the very brief of the
great French tragedienne will commence this
morning at the National Theatre. But two per-
formances will be given-on Friday night, when
"Frou- Frou" will be given with Nile Bernhardt
as GH6erte, and matinee on Saturday, when
she will sustain her great role of Marguerite
Coulter, in Dumas play of Camille" 1t
is natural to suppose that the desire to the
dsrful Sara is very great, and the plays selected
are those in which she appears to the best adyan-
tage and in which she has gained her greatest sue
cesses
THEATRE CoMIQUE.
The announcements for this week at the Comique
are first, Miss Mabel Florence and Ward L. Hor-
ton in the great play of Faith; or, A Daughters
Wrongs" in which the lady will introduce her
wonderfully trained dogs-Hector, Mack, Lily
and Tommy. In addition the new faces are Sharp
ley and West john and Emma Whitney, and the
Thompson Brothers. This will be the last week of
Williams and Sully, Mills and Warren, and Nellie
Germon, These artists are all irst-class, and the
bill for the week will be one of the best that has
been offered during the season.
LINCOLN HALL-HERzoGs WONDERS.
This combination which embraces some of the
most remarkable freaks of nature from Major
Atom up to Colonel Noah Orr, and also Curtis
Roman Students, will appear at Lincoln Hall dur
ing the entire week, giving performances from one
to five and from seven to ten o'clock each day. The
Baltimore ITEM says of the entertainment AT
Masonic Temple the Roman Students, Professor
Sawyer Major Atom, Admiral Dot, Little Jewel
Colonel Orr, and Harry Sheldon have provided an
entertainment that has completely filed the hall
for the past two weeks"
Pennsylvania Republicans.
The reception committee of the Penn
sylvania Republican Association met at their
headquarters, 4O5 Eleventh street northwest. on
Friday evening, LIST instant, and wound up their
affairs, general satisfaction existing that all the
duties which devolved upon the committee and its
officers were well and faithfully performed. \
new organization of permanent nature was then
formed, to be known as 'The Pennsylvania Repub-
lcan Club of Washington, D. c." The following Of