The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-01
4 PAW THE GREAT.
Visited by $4,000 People in De-
trOit.
A Large and Rare Collection of Animals
A First-CIass Circus and a
Good Performance.
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Among the caterers to the amt q ment
| seeking public by means of gorgeous
street parades, with their golden chari-
| OTIS, bands of music, streameTs, banners
| pranc1ng horses, open denS of wild ami
mails and scores of other attractive fea-
| lures; acres of canvas, covering a me-
| nagerie of beasts, birds and animals col
| lected from all portions of the globe, and
| last, but most potent Of all, the sawdust
| arena, with its glittering cavalcade, its
| ring master, its funny clowns, enVied
by all the juveniles, its gymnasts, rid
| ers, trick ponies, and the best speciality
performers Obtainable in this or other
lands, Adam fOrepaugh stands in the
| foremost rank.
As manager of big tented shows he
is known throughout the continent, and
he is known as manager who never
adyertises feature he does not present.
| We're he to announce a living mastO-
don, cave bear or Fejee mermaid people
would go to the show fully expecting to
| see those long extinct animals and ocean
myths, and, as Mr.. Kelly vigorously ex-
| presses it. "Be jabers, they'd be there,
tOOP' 1t is this confidence in the hon
esty OF MIR. FOrepaugh's announcements
| that lnsureS large attendance wher-
| ever he spreads his canvas. By years of
honest dealing with the public he has
| amassed competence, and no one re-
| grets the mite he has contributed
| thereto.
The parade yesterday morning was
complete success, especially in the mat
ter of spectators. At 10 o'clock Michi-
gan avenue sidewalks were nearly i'm
passable from the crowds awaiting the
advent OF the procession. From near
Twelfth street to the City Hall, full
mile, there was literally no break in the
double ranks, and the two anxious, ex-
| pectant lines of ladies and children
were but stTeamers from a struggling,
| jOstling nucleus that packed the Cam
pus Martius, the space in front of the
City Hall, sw2rHCd up the steps,
| tnrOnged the corridors, and rolled up
ward to the top of the tower.
The parade over, the crowd poured up
Michigan avenue to the exhibition
grounds, and there the jam amounted
10 pack. Everybody appeared to think
that the tent would hold no more than
an omnibus, and wanted to be that one
more. For over an hour they poured
through the main entrance, until every
seat was occupied, and it is within
bounds to say that upwards of 1900
people witnessed the performance, which
was given in two rings, the programme
being so arranged that similar acts were
given in each at the same time, or,
where this was impossible, only one
ring was occupied; an admirable ar
rangement for spectators.
The entertainment opened with a
| double entree and was followed by a
| bareback trick act by Hugh and James
Lloyd, both fine riders; their hurdle act
later In the afternoon bringing down a
! storm of applause. The LlOyds were
| followed by AlbiOn's riding upon the
big bicycle in one ring, and Guyer's con-
tortion and gymnastic act upon pc
destal IN the other; each excellent for
| its kind.
Then appeared Miss Lizzie Deacon, a
tall, graceful English woman, and per-
feet hOrseWOman. She rides as if born
to the saddle. Her exhibition of trained
horses and her menage act show what
can be accomplished by careful,
| thoughtful training of horses.
Samuel Watson and Louise REM are
| fine pad and bareback riders, the lady's
| backward sOmeTsaults over banners from
the back of her steed being accomplish
ed with dash and grace not common
| to female equestriennes.
Adam FOrepaugh, Jr.'s, school of
twenty-One trained elephants show
wonderful sagacity, and prove him the
| greatest trainer of these brutes in the
world. The readiness with which they
| obey his every command, convince the
| spectator that elephants possess far
more intelligence than they get credit
| for.
The Herbert Brothers do a gymnastic
act that rivals the HanlOns, and the
Three Flying MeteOrs, and the SilbOn
Troupe are excellent in their respective
aerial acts. The only SarbrO and Leon
att, in his bicycle ascension of the spir-
al plane, are also excellent acts. Taken
| all in all, the show is one of the best
ever seen under canvas,
The menagerie is not only large one,
but the animals are rare, in prime con-
| ditiOn, and confined in clean and at
tractive dens. Among the attractions is
large rhinOcerOs, hippOpOtamus,
polar bear, sea lion, cheetah, panther,
| Abyssinian hogs, gnu, brown bear,
Bengal tiger, African lions, and many
others that go to make up first-class
menagerie.
The attendance at the evening per-
formance was even greater than that in
the afternoon.
This old reliable mammoth cOmbina-
ton will exhibit in Canton, July 4th,
and give our city and neighbOrhood
people chance to see one of the great
est shows on earth.