Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-26
THE FOkEPAUaH CIRCUS.

"A Big Show and u Very Good One.
On account Of the cold, damp weather
yesterday, the performances given by Adam
FOrepaugh's circus were not as largely
attended as they otherwise would have
been. The air was raw and chilly, and the
ground in tho lot was soft. The canvas
is very large, and it was not two. thirds
full at either time. The show is an i'm
mense affair, and deserves a largo patron
age. 1t is exhibited in three monstrOus
fonts, the first of which has the menagerie.
1t is a weli-knOwn fact that Mr.. Fore
paugh owns the finest menagerie travelling
and be stated yesterday that he had paid
one firm Of animal importers, alone, over
$3OO,OOO. Among the beasts are q giraffe.
rhlnOcerOs, several cages OF beautiful
tigers, lions, peculiar looking mandriil,
and many other curious and interesting
animals and birds. Everything advertised
is there and much more. In the second
tent, the heard Of twenty-h hve elephants
arc kept, including Bolivar,
tremendous beast. Besides the ele-
plants there arc herds of camels
and curious cattle. The main tent, in
which the circus performance was given.
had two rings. The entertainment was
first class and the people were delighted.
The grand entry was very brilliant, rs tho
costumes were now and pretty. There
were many now features in tho perform
ancc. The principal riders were Miss
COrdOna, Mile. Marchant, Hugh Lloyd
and SignOr Bell, nearly all Of whom
had been seen here before and have
high standing as artists. The Lloyd
brothers. two young men, did very
clever riding act ; the best part of the
performance Was their wire walking. The
! large herd of elephants wcro brought into
the ring by Adam Forepaugh, jr., the
youngest elephant trainer living, and We're
made to perform all kinds of tricks, in
which they displayed wonderful amount
of intelligence. At the end of the act
they formed themselves in a pyramid just
as represented On the posters. Miss
Lizzie Deacon has handsome lot
of horses, which sho has taught
to drill with az much PRECISION
as soldiers. Leonita, the bicyclo
| rider, who was with tho show last season,
ascended the SPIRAL stairway on his bicycle,
coming down without any accident. Mile
! Damfante brings two large trunks filed
| with tremendous snakes into the ring and
handles them in all manners without in.
jury. Ono of the best features OF tho
! circus is tho trapfZe performance of tho
SilbOn family, and the scene is very thrill
ling in which the youngest boy jumps from
| the top of the canvas into the arms of his
father, who is swinging with held down.
| wards On a trapeze below. The Strong
man of the show is George JugendOrfer a
German, who lifts heavy weights, and
concludes his part by raising five hun.
| dred pound cannon from tho ground with
one hand, while it is being shot off. The
Herbert Brothers give the only acrObatic
| acting with the show, and it is very good.
There were numerous other features
which went to make up first class
| entertainment At the conclusion OF the
circus the hippodrOme races took place.
They are exciting aud create great inter
est. They consisted of male and female,
jockey races, chariot races, monkey, camel
and elephant races some fine horses are
| seen and good time was made. During the
jockey race last evening tho head Of q
young rider, who was riding very fast,
struck tent pole he was knocked from
the horse and, besides having his head
badly injured by the blow, was severely
bruised about the body by tho feet OF tho
horse which walked over him. The show
appears in Harrisburg tonight aud in
Re aiding to morrow night.