Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-20
MIR. JOHN OBRTENS CIRCUS.
Performances That Seemed to Give Satisfaction
Poor Day for the Thieves

Performances That Seemed to Give satisfaction.
Poor Day for the Thieves.
John O'Brien's circus had large audience
yesterday afternoon, but in the evening the
crowd was much greater. Long before
o'clock there was great crowd around the
ticket wagon and the agents were kept very
busy. Every seat in the tent was taken in a
short time, and many were left to stand. "Pogy''
as the manager is familiarity known in
the profession, sat in the main entrance
and greeted those coming in with a
smile. He had good reason to feel we'll, for
his business was bigger than it had been for
some weeks. On account of recent light
patronage he is slowly making tracks for
Philadelphia, where he resides, and next
week will open ten-cent circus for an in
definite period.
The menagerie with this show is very
small and looks somewhat ragged. 1t
includes, " Empress, "the big surly elephant
two other small specimens The lion is very
old and has a careworn look. The camel
looks like Buffalo robe stripped of its hair
and ellis whiskers," the Rocky Mountain
the tent Among the other curiOsities were
a hyena, leopard, yellow dog and band
The performance in the ring was not bad
by great deal, and the majority of the peo.
pie were better pleased than they have been
at larger shows. The features of the enter
tainment were the riding of Miss Lottie
Aymar, handsome young woman, and AL
bert Lowande, both of whom were warmly
received. The trained dogs made a great hit
and they certainly performed some wonder
ful feats. The acrobats and trapeze per-
aformanee were fair and the old elephant did
some good tricks The clowns were very
bad and their jokes reminded tho oldest in
habitant OF childhood days. The songs were
poor and the singers worse. Strange to say
three-fo,lrths of the audience thought every
thing the men did or said was funny. They
received thunders of applause although de-
serving of load of bird shot The show ended
with the usual fake known as a "concert -
and quite number of solid citizens, whose
children had considerable trouble yesterday
afternoon, persuading them to attend the
show, remained to see the ham song and
dance men.
The side show included an Italian with
trained birds, German Circassian girl, a fat
woman who was shaped like balloon and
almost rs large, fellow who kept himself
straight by running sword in mis- stomach
and another with pictures tattooed in his skin
that gave him the appearance of a three sheet
circus bill. The music for this show was
furnished n by a sleepy looking band as the
AS far as known no one was robbed at the
show,an that certainly Is wonderful, judging
rom the appearance of the crowd ON the
grounds. The police, a number of whom
were In citizens clothes, were constantly on
the lookout and although several men, known
70 be thieves, were on hand they did not
attempt anything wrong. The gamblers
VINO accompany shows, and especially shows
OF this kind, to fleece the countrymen, kept
In the shade also, much to the comfort of
some o. the gentlemen who read the legend
on the red wagons yesterday.
The show len at late hour last night for
Coatesville, where 1t will exhibit to-day.