Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-08
w. w. COLES MONSTER
SHOWS.
The Great Coming Event..Nine
shows in One.,The Largest
Living Elephants, &c.

Labor omnia vincit. At last, by
dint Of those administering faculties,
energy, perseverance, and untiring
labor, the marvel Of showmen, the
far famed American protector andpre-
eminently successful caterer to the
amusement loving world, w. W. Cole,
having overcome monstrous difficulties
and trampled under foot with scorn
obstacles which would have proven an
unsurmountable barrier in the path of
any other Snowman Of this age, to-day
lays at the feet Of the enlightened
world the many trophies Of his success
combined under one monster title:
NV. w. Coles New Nine Consoli.
dated Shows" To enumerate in de-
tail the enormous features Of this
vastly great and awe-inspiring aggre-
CATION were impossible. Every prom
Use fulfilled to the letter. All that is
advertised will be exhibited, and
many attractions considered too small
for especial mention here would, by
many so-called greatest shows" be
used as an especial feature.
What has be that eclipses in great
ness all other tent shows, and proves
a canker in the heart and drives wild
with jealousy all the other showmen
Of this earth? Listen and compare.
The largest of all brute creation,
"SamsoB, whose symmetrical form and
mastondonic proportions shame. into
nothingness any elephant ever held in
captivity; $50 star performers appear
ing at each entertainment 10 a galaxy
Of seeming impossibilities; gallery OF
wax statuary, reproducing in life like
form all Presidents and famous men
including, in way Of contrast, oul
nations curse, Guiteau; Captain 30.
gardus and his two sons, the wing sho,
champions Of the world; Blondin, the
Austrian rope walker, whose feats O.
daring cause ones breath to stop anC
brave hearts to quail; ariel bioycl,
riders, in mid air exploits; Russian
roller skaters, inimitable, incompara
BILE; representatives Of all nationI
vieing with one another in deeds O
daring; fourteen acts by lady eques
triennes; the champion leapers of tn,
universe; a huge herd of marvellously
intelligent performing elephants
50,0O0 troupe Of trick stations, start
ling the multitudes with their oleve
| acts; an elevated theater stage; actor
and actresses Of conceded merit
ariel" the man-bird, who has alon
succeeded in %suspending gravitation
, performing wild animals, CAREFUL,
I culled from the best specimens Q
r ferocious forest beasts; an u~nparallele,
, array Of birds and beasts from a
quarters Of the explored world; so
q enormous serpents; the only snow
: white buffalo that ever existed;
8 daring balloon ascension and Japanes
. fireworks each day; the most astound
ing street parade ever produced b
mortal mani These, in brief, com
2 prising only a small portion Of tn
varied variety OF sterling and ~startlin
symbols Of superiority produced fc
, the enlightenment and amusement {
the world by w. w. Cole, making |
its marvellous completeness, the sho'
of all shows. Initiated by man!
Equaled by nonel The greatest, moi
gigantic show in this or any othC
world.
1 En- route to the principal cities
> the South. Consult your interests an
wait. Compare attractions. Kin
Cole is coming-waitlll There is by
one perfect show on top Of eartl
. What everybody says must be so.
At Memphis not until Monday, OotC
Der 2.