The Evening critic., 1881-12-26
SOME CIRCUS TALK,
Barnum's Great show Next Year
Some Inside Facts Learned by
n Critic Reporter.


THE CRITIC man who skulkcd around the
hotels for nows to-day brushed up against an
old acquaintance, and valued one, in the
person of Mr.. james r.. Davis, special press
representative OF tho Barnum and London
shows. Mr.. Davis was called to spend his
Christmas In Washington through tho medium
OF family connections OF the most pleasant
character.
$50 you have run away from tho abode of
spangles and sawdust for rccuporating
spells" THE CRITIC said, as he shook the viS-
tor warmly by the hand.
~ have, and can tell you wc have had n
busy time OF It lately. Our people. are going
to put tho biggest show on tho road next sea
son that the world ever saw
''Thats what all circus people say" sug-
gested THE CRITIC qulzzngly.
"Perhaps 30, but we will do 1t, lust tho same,
and have already mapped out our programmes,
routes and manner OF exhibiting"
"Dy the way, what has become OF ono OF your
agents who got into that scrapo In Russia some
weeks ago2" asked THE CRITIC, settling down
for a protracted talk.
1.-THE fellow who was arrested on suspicion
of being Nihlistic conspiratorr"
eyes"
"oh, when they took him up to st. Peters.
burg he established his identity and was re.
leased. I think no IL In Moscow now.
heard Indirectly that he had mado lucky
strike In the love making line there, and IL TO
lhc uuuEhttI VI
banker"
swell, what about the new features of your
shows"
ait would take too long to 90 into details.
One OF the big attractions secured by us Ia the
famous horny-headed man, now Mt tho Austrian
Museum, In Vienna. We have sold of all our
old stock In the line Of costumes, vans, wagons
and such, and Will take the road next season
with complete new outflt. We are having
many new and novel designs in charlots con.
structed and have secured tho largest spread
Of canvass for tenting purposes over spread by
n circus company"
"when and from where do you make n
startP'
ave will open at the Madison Square Gar
den In March next, ana shortly thereafter will
proceed TO Washington"
"will you make the usual gorgeous stree,
display ?"
unusual and novel. ono thing Will be the
presentation OF our entire menagerie In pub
lie. That class known as hay animals, which
include the sacred cattle, will be led through
the streets by grooms. The cat animals, such
as the lions, tigers, hyenas, leopards, etc, will
be confined I'm chariot cages, but open TO pub
lie view. Another feature of the street display
present time, but two girafres have been owned
by any one show In the world"
"what about performers ,"
"We have engaged n large number OF new
people, but we Will exhibit on an entirely new
plan. Our performances will be strictly origi
nal. As an instance, we Will only have two
riders, one male and one female, but they are
the most wonderful I'm the profession.
|. How is the scheme of securing the hand
soonest man in the world progressing 2"
"Capitally, we are overrun with photo
graphs and letters. We will exhibit the hand
soonest woman also, and think the pair will
prove famous attraction.
"Any applications from Washington peopler
eyes; three from men and Ave from
women"
"Who were they ?"
swell, that you know am not permitted u
divulge. Will say, though, that they are Q
| homely lot, and can never reach our standard
| The handsomest looking VIC have received
photographs OF are Western people. Ono man
n blacksmith out in Iowa, was tho favored
| aspirant when left New York"
"When will the selections be nader
| "About the LIST OF February. The matter
will be left to tho Judgment OF i've prominen
| New Workers."
THE CRITIC questioned Mr.. Davis further
and learned many additional facts OF interes
concerning tho great enterprise with whic
he is associated, and would have learned NOR
had not the Interview been brought to hast
termination by the arrival of several friend
OF both parties with n proposition to adiour
to n neighboring cafe to discuss sundry Christ
| ms yiandS.