The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-10-21
COLES SHOW.
Twelve Thousand People suder Cam
vaSS at Matinee, Sewn
Thousand at Night-A Credltabis Per.
foEmanee-?he Programme
Surely A Colossal Combination.

The city was ihronged wi,h visitors yes.
ieriay who had come from far and near by
rail vehicle and on iost to attend Coles
circus The principal streets in the bust.
ness center were crowded nv men, women
aud cnlltren, the OH and the youug, at an
carly hour eagerly awaiting the
grand street procession which began TO
move at 1880 o clock from East Dallas
westward on Man street. Every available
inch Of space al0ng he line Of march was
occupied. The display was good aud yari-
ed, some Of the wagons coutaiug
animals were drawn by cames
AID elephants. The Arab cavalcAde
was prominent feature OF the procession,
and Rsthe whole moved along amid the mus
ic OF the bands and the shrll notes of the
steam calliopc, IL presented a scene well
worth witnessing. The horses we're
In tue condition and are splendid looking
animals. Samson, the mammoth AsiatiC
elephant, and the largest that was ever ex'
hiOitad in this country, carrying houdah
filled with some twenty boys, and capable
OF carving ~ many es could possibly
coser him, was another feature that
WAS very conspicuous in the procession,
On arriving at the grounds in
East Dallas, the large open space between
Elm street and the Texas & Pacific railroad
was covered with tents from which iluttersd
numerous flags IN the breeze.
When the matinee WAS ready for com
menCemsnt, M o'clock, there were some
! IL 600 people inside. anu OF least goo moro
eStered subsequently, making in all a5ou.
1900. multitude, in the tents
which may he de1Ominated al
intense multitude. The following pro
gramme ~ advertised, with u few inpor
tanl exceptions, was given, and all the
ieats performed we're indeed well perform
cd, especially the isrial bicycle and alsC
the platform bicycle riding, the leaping
the ieats OF strength, Mademoiselle Aimee
walk on a wall with head down, etc
Grand enlree by company, in three rings
oriental grouping by twelve ARABS llynl
men of the air; framed horses, Humboldt
and Hindoo; song by clown on an eleyste'
stage; burlesque performing giraffe; per
forming herd Of elephants; great leapin
contest by the champions the riding maj
J monkey; m'ial bicycle riding
nglish bounding Jockey riding
bareback Workmanship; Blondin, tho Au
ttalian rope walker; European byccle lid
ers on elevated stage. ladies school riding
= great horizontal bar team; feAts Of strengl
by Roman athletes the iemal
snake charmer; hurricane hurdl
, riding, classic ancient grouping
! posluring acts ami gymnastics the woI
l dsriul Bedouin Arabs; human pyramid b
the Arabs, the human hy-Mlle Ain,
Russian roller skaters on theatre stag
u double flying trapeze; MIR. James Robinson
y she champion; $4,000 troupe OF traine
stations; tiyehorse riding, performing al
n oomcal mules, Hungarian six.horse ridin
. Mr.. Cole has abundant reason to be prot
: OF his show, so complete In all its parts Al
y 81 thorough 10 tho exhibition, and OF h
l. skilled expert actors and actresses. Tn,
70 hence to Bolton, thence to Cleburu
p ard exhibit in Fort Worth on Wednesdl
y night. The citizens OF the appointed plsc
n, have an assurance OF the excellence OF III
D. mammoth institution.
Since the above was In type we lea
81 from the agent that there wert H..
N tickets sold for the matin'
le At night every seat was aga
s. taken. In this connect
s. we recommend TO our brethren Of the pr,
n the genial press agent, Mr.. A. +. Richar
who Is the right hand man otthe Institute
y. Revelation suggests the idea that frC
u 4. 40. IN a