Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11
WHAT New ENG LANDS FAvoRIrE

WHAT New ENG LANDS FAvoRIrE
NEWSPAPER SAYS REGARDING THE GREAT
FoREPAUGH SHow.-The Boston journal
furnishes the following detailed account
of the attractions of the Great Forepaugh
Show, which is coming here to Montpelier
July 9th. It. closed Il season Of ten days
in Boston, Thursday, June 7Lh.
Opening of FOrspangh's circus nsenagerie
and hippodronle The great Fore paugh
show OF II. enagerie, circus and hppodrome
opered a ten days season in this city at
the Coliseum grounds yesterday, and gave
afternoon and evening performances. The
evening audience was large, and that OF
the afternoon tremendous. The show
opened under excellent auspices, and as
it is the only large menagere ana circus
combination that is coming to Bosom this
season it is sure to be generally patronized.
Whether Mr. Forepaugh's show will draw
as well as Barnum's, which exhibited TO
immense houses here last season, remains
to be seen. The name of Barn m is a
familiar and potent one to conure with.
and in circus life, if not elsewhere, there
is much in name. Forepaugh's show
clearly surpasses Barnum's, however.
The exhibition of wild animals in the
present case is very large, imp rtnnt and
comprehensive. The variety Is great,
anu all the specimens are unusually Wig
orous, healthy and truly representative q
their various species when seen at their
best. There is no Jumbo" among tie
elephants, 10 be sure, bus the largest of the
nerd of twenty-five which Mr.. Forepaugh
owns Is evidently nearly, ii not quite, as
heavy and bulky, and only lacks "Jum-
bOs long legs TO make him The equal in
all respects of that popular tavorite
Among the other animals that are e Pc
cially worthy Of mention may be named
an unusually large and beautiful giraffe,
several large and healthy lions, tigers,
common and black panthers, II number OF
camels, large rhinoceros and hippopota-
mus, several cages Of hyenas, black and
grizzly bears, an emeu, cassowary and
other rare birds, 4 large and varied colIec
ton OF parrots, cockatoo5 and other bril-
liant plumaged varieties, several beautiful
zebras and other strange beasts without
number. Add to these a herd of the
smallest ponies ever seen in this city
beautiful little animals and perpetual
delight to the children who visit The show
and it will be seen that this part of the
attractions is in Itself sufficient 10 repay
visit.
The performance in the main cent,
which will accommodate an audience of
$4,000 persons, calls into action a large
force OF principals and auxliaries All the
appointments we'll kept, the costumes of
the performers are all new and made in
excellent taste in the matter of shape and
color, and not the least attraction and an
unusual feature of circus performance,
the brass band which furnishes the music
is excellentlY made up, and adds greatly
by its fine playing 10 the interest of the
entertainments. AS more people probably
are Interested in the feats of trained ami
mails than in any other single feature of Il
circus performance, it may be well to
speak first of the performing horses,
elephants and ponies. Two herds of ele-
plants, one composed Of the largest, the
other of the smallest, animals in the men.
agerie, 20 through a number of evolutions,
military drill, etc, with great precision
and intelligence; play at see-saw, form |
pyramids, roll barrels and perform many |
other feats, AMI a school of beautiful blac K |
or white horses, aud the ponies above |
mentioned as among the menagere attrac,
tons, perform 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 indispensable address and grace,
must also be mentioned as constituting
one of the chief attractions in this depart
ment The bareback riding by Hugh and
James Lloyd, Jeronimo Bell, Senoritas
Adelaide Cordona and Lizzie Auguzzt and
Misses Lottie Aymar and Clara Cooke is
Ct a high order of merit, very dashing and
confident, and introducing some new and
startling feats of equestrianism. Ole of
the most remarkable performances is that
of the Japanese ope.waker, who, with no
other balance than that afforded him by
large umbrella, walks backward up tight
rope to the top of the tent, and then slides
rapidly down, still standing erect. as if
such feat was the mercst place
as to him it doubtless is. Very thrilling
feals are also performed on the trapeze by
the Silbons, who take long and perilous
flights through the air, aud conclude their
performance by one of them leapng from
I he top of the tent. and catching by the
hands of another as he swings rapidly to
and fro at least thirty feet below him. This
ltdl ID Olt vi lllG u'Ocl NNNlllu- dLh chIil-
full that has ever been seen here. Leopa-
ii s ride up a narrow and spiral path to
the tent on bicycle, and, still more
perilous. his descent by the same means.
is also very exciting, and the element OF
peril which enters into it is evident from
the performers own care and circumspec
ton. Another great attraction is George
whose feats of strength
easily eclipse any that have ever before
been seen here, and in addition TO him
appear performers on slack wires rolling
spheres, ETC., etc. Altogether the ring
and special performances cannot easily be
surpassed. The entertainments conclude
with Roman standing and chariot races,
for men and women riders, elephant and
camel races, ETC., all Of which are hotly
contested and very exciting. The horses
engaged in these matches are English
and they are mounted by
most experienced riders.