The Portland daily press., 1883-06-26
FoREPAUGH.
The Great menagerie and Circus.

Forepaugh pulled in an immense crowd yes
terday. Congress and Middle streets were SO
packed with people during the moving of the
procession it was almost impossible to make
ones way along the sidewalks. The audiences
at the performances were fully up to the stan
ard OF the greatest show on earth"
The procession began with the pageant rep
resenting the departure Of Lalla Rookh from
Delhi, the princess being seated in howdah
on the back Of an elephant, followed by gaily
costumed attendants and warriors. Then fol-
lowed at intervals not less than twenty char
lots and tableaux cars ablaze with gold and
glitter, and wide open dens of wild beasts,
gaily caparisoned camels.. and ponies, the costly
stud of race horses recently imported for the
hippodrome races, members of the company
robed and mounted, together with three bands
OF music, not including the patriotic Indepen-
dence Drum and Fife Corps, a band of Egyp-
tian harpists, carload Of plantation darkies,
pedestrians, calliopes and other mechanical
musical inventions.
AT the grounds the exhibition Of wild ami
mails was large and the variety great, and
nearly all the specimens unusually vigorous,
healthy and representative OF their various
species when seen at their best. There was no
Jumbo among the elephants, but the largest
of the herd of twenty-five which Mr.. Fore
paugh owns is evidently nearly, II not quite,
as heavy and bulky,and only lacks ''Jumbo's"
long legs TO make him his equal Among the
other animals especially worthy OF mention
may be named an unusually large and beauti-
full giraffe, several large aud healthy lions
tigers, common and black panthers, number
OF camels, large rhinoceros and hippopota-
mus, several cages OF hyenas, black and grizzly
bears, an emeu, cassowary and other rare
birds, large and varied collection Of parrots,
ties, several beautiful zebras and other strange
beasts without number Add to these herd
OF the smallest ponies ever seen in this city
beautiful little animals and perpetual delight
10 the children who visit the show-and 1t will
be seen that this part OF the attractions was in
itself sufficient to repay visit
The performance in the main tent, which
will accommodate an audience OF 1900 per-
sons, called into action d large force of prinei-
pals and auxiliaries. All the appointments
were unusually complete, the animals spirited,
clean and well kept, the costumes OF the per-
formers made in excellenti taste, and, not the
least attraction and an unusual feature OF a
circus performance, the brass band which fur
nishes the music was excellently made up and
added greatly by its fine playing to the interest
of the entertainments. As more people proba-
bly, are interested in the feats Of trained ami
mails than in any other single feature of cir
Gus performance, 1t may be well to speak first
OF the performing horses, elephants and ponies
Two herds Of elephants, one composed OF the
largest, the other of the smallest, animals in
the menagerie, went through number OF evo-
lutionss military drill, ETC., with great precig-
ion and intelligence; played at sse-saw, formed
pyramids, rolled barrels, and performed many
other feats, and school OF beautiful black or
white horses, and the ponies boye mentioned
as among the menagerie attractions, performed
all the tricks with which former years have
made us familiar. Miss Lille Deacon's very
handsome and spirited saddle horse, which she
rides with quite uEsnrpassable address and
grace, must also be mentioned as constituting
one of the Chief attractions in this department
The bareback rising by Hugh and James
Lloyd, Jeronimo Bell Senorftas Adelaide Cor
dona and Lizzie Aguzzi and Misses Lottie and
Aymar and Clara Cooke was of a high order of
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ducing some new and startling feats of equeE-
trianism. One of the most remarkable per-
formances was that of the Japanese ropewalker
who, with no other balance than that afforded
him by large umbrella, walked backward up
tight rope TO the top of the tent and then
slid rapidly down, still standing erect, as If
such feat was the merest comm0npiace-ag
to him it doubtless is Very thrilling feats
were also performed on the trapeze by the
Silbons, who took long and perilous flights
rs~te nFw .raA 4Arrw
formance by one of them leaping from
the top of the tent, and catching by the
hands of another as he swings rapidly to and
fro al least thirty feet below hina This feat Is
one of the most exciting and skillful that has
ever been seen here. Leonatis ride up q mar
row and spiral path to the top Of the tent on
bicycle, and, still more perllous. his descent by
the same means Is also very exciting and the
element of peril which entersiinto il is evident
from the performers care and circumspection-
Another great attraction is George Jagendorf-
er, whose feats of strength easily eclipse any
that have ever been seen here, and IN addi-
tion to him appear performers on slack wires
rolling spheres, ETC., etc. Altogether the ring
and special performances cannot easily be sur
passed. The entertainments concluded with
Roman standing and chariot races, flat and
hurdle races for men and women riders ee-
plant and camel races, ETC., all of which
were hotly contested and very exciting. The
horses engaged in these matches were Eng
Aich tLNAouAhOi0uc Llpuutcu OJ IAOSt ca pcki-
enced riders.
The press Of the city are very much indebt-
ed to MIR. G. A. Davis, the press agent, for his
courtesies yesterday. He was indefatigable
in his attentions and by his efforts made the
entertainment ALI the more enjoyable. Also
to Mr.. A. j. Forepaugh (brother of Mr.. Adam
Forepaugh), superintendent OF the menagerie
who explained TO them the collection of very
rare animals. The routes from Portland will
be Lewiston the 26th, Bath 9th, Augusta
2Sth. Waterville 10Th, Bangor 30th, Saco July
I'd, Dover Sd, Newburyport Attn, Salem 5th
and Lynn 9th. The Maine cities where the
show will appear have treat in store for
them.
A fiutter of excitement was created at the
Forepaugh show yesterday, as the audience
was dispensing at the matinee performance,
when it became known that q large female
black tiger (the only one of the species in the
country had just given birth to three bounc-
ing cubs. Both mother and her darllDgs are
doing we'll
THE FIRST PARISH