Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-20
The Circus.

Everybody was there and everybody felt
paid for going. The procession in the
morning was followed to the grounds
by several thousand people who had come
for the day, some by rail, some on foot
and some in conveyances which apparent.
ly ante-dated the barge of Cleopatra. The
throng found plenty of amusement prepar-
| ed especially for their entertainment
while waiting for the great show to begin.
| The various side shows also found ready
and anxious patrons among the rural
visitors, to whom the gala-day would
| lose half its interest without the hue and
and cry of the oily tongued solicitors,
| whose gestures and descriptions are
circus of themselves. Under the huge
| tents which contained the managerie
thousands spent an hour walking around
and studying the large variety of animals,
which were well arranged to be examined
TO the best advantage.
The great attraction, however, was
under the main circus tent, where were
arranged seats for $4,000 people, fifteen
hundred of which were reserved. and we
would remark they were quite as comfort
able as represented, each having sub,
stantial back and an easy foot rest. Both
morning and evening the seats were all
filed long before the ring performances
| commenced. While waiting for the grand
entreo the audience was treated to really
| excellent music by the band, under direc-
| ton of A. f. Menter. Soon the pa geant
procession appeared on the hippodrome
| track while the rings were alive with the
| dazzling costumed equestrians, all forming
most imposing spectacle. We have not
space to notice each act at length. but
every promise made in the advance
descriptions of the show was fulfilled.
There were no delays to cause annoyance,
and no exhibitions of nature 10 be con
demned. The clowns were rs clowns
should be, actors, and not dependent on
the worn out speeches and ring talk for
their success. The ring performances
were fully up to the standard and the
riders evidently artists The specialties
introduced were many of them quite new,
and all successful to the detail. Noticeable
was the performance of the Lloyd broth
ers, the double tight rope performers who
appeared more like jumping jacks filled
with springs, wheels and patent self acting
escapements than living human beings.
The elephants were we'll drilled and under
complete control of their trainer, Adam
Forepaugh, Jr. The famous equestrienne,
Miss Lille Deacon, appeared in the ring
with diamond embroidered dress. This
dress was presented to Miss Deacon by
the empress of Austria, and diamonds are
used in place of the ordinary circus
spadgles.
The seemingly perilous mid air flights
by the Silbon family were marvellous.
After series of evolutions on the trapeze,
which were skillfuly and gracefully
performed, two of this family proceeded
to execute one of the most difficult and
daring feats of the evening. Starting at
given signal from one side of the mans
moth tent, the youngest member made
swing, letting go his hold when about
half way across the open space, turned
somersault and was caught by the feet by
his sister, who was hanging by her toes
head downward at the opposite side of the
tent. The startling act was repeated in
responce to an encore, and the youthful
gymnast then proceeded to the apex of
the tent while his vis-a-vis began swinging
head downwards on the distant hanging
bar. At a signal he jumped fully thirty
feet and was caught again by the brother,
who was swinging below. A sigh of relief
was heard escaping the vast audience,
who were spell bound at the seemingly
perilous act. While the slightest miscal-
culation would cause failure of the act
itself, no serious accident could occur, as a
net is compelled by law to be spread
under the trapeze. A noticeable feature
of the show was the orderly manner
and appearance of the attendants. The
audience was not put out of humor by
vendors of peanuts and lemonade, which
is good card for the crs.-Bridge.
port Comm Standard.
Forepaugh's great show exhibits at
Brattleboro, Tuesday, July 10; Rutland,
Wednesday, July %; Burlington, Thurs.
day, July &c; Montpelier, Friday July 81;
White River Junction, Saturday, July 2s
St. Johnsbury, Monday, July 80; West
Randolph, Tuesday, July Be; st. Albaus,
Wednesday, Aug. l.