The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-17
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The Chicago DAILY Times Of Juns gsss
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"Forepaugh's ciEcus has exzsHs4 N
Chicago and the people are hapags Ia
veteran ahoWman has evidently dsSz.
lined TO excel al Of his preViOus el1zts
20 please the public and hls prs
show, in every particular, Is coaVtncl1G
proof that he has thoroughly succeeded
Early yesteIday morning the stEeee were
filed with eager thousands. Ill anxious
TO witness she opening procession. with
with which is Is the hOnoredr custom 10.
herald the coming Of circus. Even IN ghl8
regard all previous efforts WERE ecilpsSd.
The performances gl7eE under the i'm
menee canvas Of thie well known
"4-paW" show are without question the
finest that circus-loVeD have ever w.t.
messed, and the me1agerIe adjunct b enc
of the most extensive and best arranged
OF any that have visited Chicago. 4E.
Forepapgh has come TO stay
for ten days and the opening
performances were gwen yesterday.
was filed with delighted audiences, and
every one was loud in praise Of the strik-
ing, original and excellent features Of
the program. Circus bands, e. 3 general
thing, are not consldered as deserving Of
very high commentator. but the mill.
tafy band Of this entertainment, under
the direction of Prof. A. 3. Mentsr, Il
worthy Of more than passing notice,
From the grand entree TO the exciting
races IN the hippOdrome the program
presented Is one of excellence, and every
performer appears 70 be an, artist in his
or her particular sphere, Several new
and striking acts have been introduced,
among which are the aerial feais OF
Mile KaboWls, who has Justly bsen
termed the Marvel of MoscOW.' Her
posturing and flights through the air
must be seen to be fully appreciated,
One OF the most interesting features OF
the show is the herd Of performing ele-
plants, which have been trained by Adam
FoFepangh, ir., 20 an unFtYaied degree OF
Intelligence. The movements Of these
ordinarily clumsy and awkHAfd animals
under the direction OF their expert and
painstaking trainer were simply won
derful. A young elephant which
has been named John L..
Sullivan, has sparrinR match
with his trainer, 'Eph" Thorn pson, and
the heavy quadruped proved himself
to be an expert IN the use OF the gloves.
This act Is remarkably amusing, and
presents an interesting study as 70 the
amount of education dumb animals are
capable of. The two rings and the large
central stage are occupied at all times
during the performance, and IL is . mat
ter of some difficulty TO properly appre-
ciate all that is transpIring. The aero
bats and trapeze. performers. the dash
ing riders, (male and femalel, the Jug
glers and the high-kickers are all better
than usual, and the concluding features
OF the hlppodrome races, create an en-
thusiasm that is surprising. The cher
lot and hurdle races are marVels of
clever driving, and speak volumes for
the nerve, Goodness and bravery of the
dashIng young women who take
part in them. The menagerIe, TOO,
has been greatly enlarged, and
among the additions TO this
department Is a young monkey Infant
only eight days old. This new edition
of the missing link attracts q great deal
of curiosity and the face of the baby and
the maternal care of the mother are r.
dicuously suggestive of the human fam.
lily. Little Sandy the clown, was es-
pecially good, end his act with his won
derful performing pig was greeted with
loud applause. A particularly interest
ing feature of the mehARerie Is the daily
feeding ofthe animals, which occurs after
every afternoon performance. The roam
of hungry animals and the ;hercenees
with which they attack the raw and
bloody meat furnished them IL an inter-
esting though somewhat startling exhi
bItiOn for those whose nerves are wesk'
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