Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-20
SELLS RRos., MONSTER
5O.Cage Menagerle and Great Four
Ring CireHA.

Ring Circus.
Like the face Of an old friend peer
ing over ones shoulder comes the glad
tidings Of the return OF the big railroad
show OF the Sells Bros, the largest,
most truthful and all-excelling show
on earth. II IL positively booked for
and will positively appear at Fort
Worth ON Tuesday, October 81, In ell
It's 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. Everyone under
stands, OF course, that nearly all circus
managers advertise very extensively
and exhibit very limitedly. In this,
however, the Sells Bros. are an ex-
ception; they actually show more than
they bill. In proof Of this we clip the
following from the Minneapolis Trib-
une OF Tuesday, June 10:
1.-THE CIRCUs-IAfMENsE CROWDS YES
TERDAY - TWO PERFORMANCES TO-
DAY.
1t was a gala day for the Sells Broth
ers yesterday. Although they had
been here before with their Great
Show and attracted great throngs OF
people, never before, probably, has
there been so many people under a
canvas as there were last night.
The parade In the forenoon, un-
surpassed in length and In the
number of cages of animals,
presaged what might be expected In
the vast menagerie. AS fifty-one cages
are more than thirty-two, so was the
Sells Brothersi collection OF animals
greater than any that has ever been
taken through the country before.
The principal feature In zoology was
the pair of hippopOtami, and, the Sells
Brothers claim, no doubt justly, the
most valuable animals on exhibition.
Justice cOmpels the statement that
they exhibit really more than they adj
vertise--by one cage. This circus IL
legitimate throughout, and as such IL
merits the assertions Of ell the leading
newspapers wherever the show
has appeared, that 1t is
the largest and best company
Of star performers ever assembled in
one company, II the expressions of the
thousands OF people who attend the
show are 70 be relied upon. II Is hut
"A mere statement Of fact TO say that
every net on the extremely long pro-
gramme Is represented by the highest
salaried and best performers In the
several respected styles. The list OF
riders Is really au astonishing one and
embraces James Robinson, the uni
versally recognized champion bare
back rider OF the world; Adelaide Cor
dona, the very best female rider
in the circus profession; Pauline
Seer, William German and
Jere Bell, Mile Mildred and the
ever popular Frank Gardner, who is
the finest Of all jockey riders, as well
rs the champion leaper Besides,
there are Maggie Claire, who does the
most intrepid and daredevil act under
canvas upon the lying rings; Harry
Long, the champion lofty leaper; the
Stirk family, the greatest of all bicycle
riders; the Leslie brothers, the Romeli
brothers, Melrose and Estelle, the
Donaldson brOthers. and number of
others, all of the first class of arenio
nrtlsts.
One of the most cOmmendable things
about the whole concern is the care
the management takes for the comfort
of their patrons, and last night, when
they had over 1000 people in their
great tent-all that could be comforta-
cared fOr--they closed their doors and
would not admit another soul, despite
the fact that the streets were black
with people around the show, aud sew
eral thousand people-at least five
were clamOring for admission
at any price. Added to this
the cleanliness, the dash, the
systematic management throughout
went to make up an entertainment
which explains what have been con-
sldered extravagant commentators
by the press before II came here. Ger
tainly no show ever here has given
greater pleasure to its patrons, and II
the general verdict of The people is to
be accepted, the Sells Bros show Is the
best ever seen in Minneapolis. The
circus will give afternoon and evening
performances to-day. There will also
be parade In the morning.