Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-17
SELLS BROTHERS. ENORMOUS RAIL
ROAD SHOWS, WORLDS IENAGERIE

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+ Like the face Of an old friend peering
| over ones shoulder comes the~glad It'd
ings of the return of the Big Railroad
Show of the Sells Bros. 1t is positively
booked and will positively appear at Aus
tin, Tuesday, June 30th, in all its surpris-
ing magnitude. The Messrs. Sells are
probably the only circus managers 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 ex
tensively 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 Tribune
| of Tuesday, June 10th:
| THE CIRCUS.
| IMMENSE CROWDS YEsTERDAY-TwO PER-
FORMANCEs TO-DAY.
1t was gala day for the Sells Bros.
yesterday. Although they had been here
before with their great show and attract
ed great throngs of people, never before,
probably, have there been so many peo-
pie under canvas as there was last night.
| The parade in the forenoon, unsurpassed
in length and in the number of cages of
ANIMALS, presaged what might be expect
cages are more than thirty-two, so was
the Sells Bros collection of animals
greater than any tina: has ever been taken
| through the country before. The princ1-
! pal feature in zoology was pair of hip
popotami, which the Sells Bros. claim,
and no doubt justly, are the most valu
able animals on exhibition. Justice COM
pels the statement that they exhibit really
more than they advertise. This circus is
| legitimate throughout. and as such it
merits the assertions of all the leading
| newspapers wherever the show has ap-
peared, that it is the largest and best
| company of star performers ever assem-
bled in one company if the expressions Of
the thousands of people who attend the
show are to be relied upon. 1t is but a
mere statement of fact to say that
every act on the extremely long
program is represented by the high
est-salaried and best performers in their
several respected styles. The list of
riders is really an astonishing one, and
embraces Don Jere Bell, the universally
! acknowledged champion bareback rider
best female rider in the circus profession;
| dred, and the ever-popular Frank Gard
| ner, who is the finest of all jockey riders,
as we'll as the champion leaper. Besides,
there are Mile Marietta. who does the
most intrepid and daredevil act under
canvas upon the flying rings, Harry Long,
the champion lofty leaper; the Stirk
family the greatest Of all bicycle riders;
the Leslie Brothers, the Romeli Brothers,
the American Trio, the Donaldson Broth
ers, and number of others, all of the first
| class of arenic artists.
| One of the most cOmmendable things
about the concern is the care the manage
ment takes for the comfort of their pat
rons, and last night, when they had oyer
| II, 600 people in their great tent-for 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 pe0ple-at
least ffve-were clamoring for admission
at any price Added to this the cleanli-
ness. the dash, the systematic manage
ment throughout, went to make up an
entertainment which explains what have
been considered extravaganza commenda-
lions by the press before it came here.
| Certainly no show ever here has gwen
| greater pleasure to Its patrons, and if the
general verdict of the people ia to be &C
cepted, the Sells Bros Show is the best
ever seen in Minneapolis. The Circus
will give afternoon and evening perform
ances to-day. There will also be parade
in the morning.