Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-06
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of these are legitimate and acknowledged side show. concert, candy and tickets. It is affirmed, and apparently on good circus au- thority, that one show, not many seasons ago, leased out the privilege of passing coun- terfeit meney to the "yokels," or country men along it's route, and that another leased the clothes line privilege" right to petty sneak thieving of all sorts on it's line of march. Strictly speaking, there was not in either case formal leasing of either privi- lege, but that which amounted to the same
 thing was that the counterfeiters and thieves
 were personally known to the managers of the two shows, and had to pay thcm hberally
 for permission to work" the crowds attract
 ,a bv the circuses and the country round about.
 Inc s'side-show privilege" covers the right
 to exhibit, in tent adjoining that of the big show, any and all sorts of alleged attractions
 snd supposed monstrosities, with the inseps-
 rable adjunct of real monstrosities of paint ings outside, to amaze and fas mate rural be- holders. The license granted to a circus or dinarily covers all its belongings, including the side show; and the running expenses of she latter are very small by comparison with the big show, so that the profits upon this
 privilege, in proportion to investment, are often much greater than those of the circus itself. In some cases it has been known that where the circus lost money during season the side show made handsome profits.
 The ''ooncert privilege" covers the variety show given in the main tent after the ring performance ends. Though this show has no license or advertising expenses-beyond sdch advertisement as is given by believing fellows offering tickets for sale during the
 main performance-its outlay is sometimes heavy in it's list of salaries for speciality per formers, who are often high priced. It, therefore, is much less profitable proportion ately than the side show, but still is quite Aar n<@N nuTTH nn6 and successful circus. The ''candy priyi- lnge" covers the sale of confectionery, nuts truit, lemonade, &c,, in the main tent. The ticket privilege" involves ths right to sell daily, in advance of the opening of the ticket wagon, at slight increase of price, certain stipulated number of tickets to the main show. Thousands of people would rather gle in the crowd at the ticket wagon.
 The show in this country that sells none of it's privileges is that of Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson. which derives from them from S1, 800 to LOGO day through the season, and by entire ownership Is enabled to keep them under much better control han if they
 eere farmed out to others. Generally when ths privileges are sold they all go together to an individual or firm that appoints respon- sIble men as managers of each of them That Is the sort of position that ths ''thorough handler of all privileges is after When DuQCDGO ana SOl1 In IQlS way the IDur prlNl- leges are worth from $5, ,00O to $50, GOO for 8 ssason, according to the magnitude of the show with which they are associated When separately leased their values vary very great ty, according to a variety of coErelstiVe con alterations. ''side show priViIege"- has been known to sell alone for $50, GOO for the single season. with large and popular cir GUS, and ticket privilege'' for the same senath of time has brought $7,0o0 Some times circus managers who had good popu- lar names, but were financially ruined by a disastrous season, have been put on their feet again pecuniarily, and started upon new eras of prosperity by the sales in advance | of their privileges for a single season. Shows l have been started entirely by the money paid ! for privileges, and several of the prominent circus managers of to day were formerly | handlers or lessees of privileges