The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-29
SELLS BROS MONSTER 50-CAGE MEN.
AGERIE AND GREAT FOUR-RING CIRCUS,

Like the face of an old friend pee1ing
over ones shoulder comes the glad It'd
ings of the return of the Big Railroad
Show of the Sells Bros, the largest,
most truthful and all-excelling show
on earth. 1t is positively booked for
and will positively appear Mt Fort Scott
on Saturday August 3Oth i'm all its
surprising magnitude. The Messrs.
Sells are probably the only circus man.
ayers in this country who the press are
UNANIMOUS in saying exhibit all they
advertise. Every one understands, of
course, that nearly all circus managers
advertise very extensively and exhibit
very limitedly. In this, however, the
Sells Bros. are an exception: thew
actually show more than they bill. In
proof of this we clip the following from
the Minneapolis Tribune of Tuesday.
June 10th:
IHECIRCus-lmmense crowds yesteriay--two
performances to-day. 1t was gala day for the
Sells Bros. yesterday. Although they had been
here before with their Great Show and attract
ell great throngs of people, never before,
probably, has there been so many people under
canvass as there were last night The parade
| in the forenoon, unsurpassed In length and i'm
the number of cages of amin al presagcd what
| might be expected In the vast menagerie As
fifty-one cages are more than thirty-two. so WINS
the Sells Brothers collection of animals great
| er than any that have ever been taken through
the country before, The principal feature In 20
ology was the pair Ofhippopotami and the Sells
Brothers claim, no doubt justly the most valu-
able animals on exhibition. Justice compels
the statement that they really exhibit more
than they advertise by one case This circus
is legitimate throughout, and as such it merits
the assertions of all the leading newspapers
Wherever the show has appeared; that IL is the
largest and best company of star performers
ever assembled In one company, If the express
sion OF the thousands Of people who attended
the show are to be relied upon. II is but a
mere statement of fact to say that every act on
the extremely long programme is represented
by highest salaried and best performers in the
several respected styles. The list of riders is
really an astonishing one, and embraces James
Robinson, the universally acknowledged cham
pion bare back rider of the world; Adelaide
Cordona, the very best female rider in The cir
Gus profession; Pauline Seer, William German
and Jere Bell. Mile Mildred and the ever non.
uiar Frank Gardner, who is the finest of all
IL
Besides, there are Maggie Claire, who does
the most intrepid and daredevil act under
canvass upon the flying rings: Harry Long. the
champion LOFTY lcaper; the stirk family. the
greatest of all bicycle riders; the Leslie broth
ers, the Romell brothers, Melrose and Estelle
the Donaldson Brothers, and a number OF
others, all Of the first-class of arenic artists.
One of the most commendable things aI,out
the concern is the care the management lake |
for the comfort OF their patrons; and last nivbt
when they had over II 900 people In their great
tent-all that could be comfortably cared ror-I
they closed their doors and would not admit
another soul, despite the fact that the streets
were black with people around the show, and
several thousand people-at least fye-were
for admission at any price Added
to this the cleanliness the dash, the systematic
throughout went to make up an
which explains what have been
extravagant concentrations by the
press before 1t came here. Certainly no show
ever here has given greater pleasure to its pa
irons, and IL the general verdict of the people
is to be accepted the Sells Bros. Show is the
best ever seen In MinneaI oils. The circus will
give afternoon and evening performances to-
day. There will also b- parade in the IN I'm
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