The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-08

tine SNOW. lnelT pIentuCt CREATES ttE-
ror to the lawless adventures, who are
careful to avoid even being seen in town
on Barnum Day for fear OF being sent to
prison.
Every attache is neatly uniformed, so
that they can be distinguished from the
mass OF people.
The first seen on entering is the mu-
scum which was the beginning OF Mr..
Barnum's career as q Snowman. Here
lis q picturesque camp OF African types
Of character Just Us one would find 1t
upon the desert. Jumbo, as natural rs
II living-his mastodonic bones tower
high above ones head. Zulus, giantess,
an Albino family, two little mites OF la
dies, the famous midget Major Atom,
the great Austrian giant, and the cham
pion lady huntress, form portion OF the
living human curiosities.
The double menagerie is the largest
geological collection in the world. Such
perfect, aforementioned animals can no
where else be found. Nearly every AMI
NAL found pictured in natural history
can be found living here. Some rare
specimens, such as the blue-nosed man
drill, the giant capybara, the black male
ostrich in full plumage, the giraffe and
many Others cannot be seen elsewhere
in this country. When one considers
that the entire collection was gathered
BY Barnum & Bailey's wild beast hunters
in less than fourteen days, it can be
imagined what the resources OF the great
showmen must be.
The horse fair is feature in itself
worth the price charged for admission.
All grouped in their various class and
colors four hundred and sixty-five head
OF prize horsesare seen contentedly feed
ing. The grooms and jockeys in their
pretty costumes add to the beauty OF the
display. This is an entire new depart
ure due to Mr.. Bailey'sinventive genius.
Entering the immense HippOdrome
canvas, which comfortably seats eight
cen thousand people, one can enjoy the
operatic selections played by James
Robinson's selected orchestra composed
of solo players. The quiet man in full
dress that holds his watch in hand is the
Equestrian Director, William Ducrow.
An the performers are subject to his or
ders. Every act goes in the ring without
wait. 1t isacontinuouse entertainment
without doubt the most perfect seen.
The professional entree is well worth
seeing, and as the long line OF living Gu
riosities encircle the track, Prof. Hof-
man tells Of their peculiarities. The
strange music OF the Aarimba band
ushers in Damajanta, who toys with ser
penis and makes playthings OF Pythons.
Twenty members OF the circus proper
follow each other in rapid order. 1t
serves to Introduce over q hundred ar
lists and us many clowns. George Gill
bert, the premier equestrian OF England ;
Frank Morgan, the champion rider OF
America; Signor Lowanda, the brilliant
horseman OF Brazil; Lille Deacon,
Queen of Menage riders; Nellie Rose,
who leads all American high school
riders; Annie Carroll, the charming
bareback trickrider, and Jenny 0'Brien,
who stands at the top round on the lad
der Of equestrianism. 1t is her first ap-
pearanCe in this country. Her acts are
novel and full OF merit. No more beau
tiful performance was ever seen in the
arena than that in which she introduces
her trained pigeons and horses.
In fact the show is full OF novelties.
One can see performing seals that talk,
sing, smoke, play musical instruments
and seem to understand everything their
trainer desires them to do.
Trained pigs made to act as horses for
talented monkeys, educated goats End
dogs, performing zebras, the first and
only ones ever known, elephants in two
groups, clown animals of every descrip-
ton, the famous Stirk family in beau
tiful bicycle act, the Lawrence sisters,
who are most graceful flying trapeze ar
lists, the balancing trapeze OF Adrienne
Ancion which SURPRISES all similar per-
fOrmances, the balancing feats OF Mar
shalls' japanese troupe secured from
the Mikado Court Theatre, the invisible
tight wire walking and fearless dive
from the very top OF the canvas by the
famous ZaZel, the balancing upon q
pyramid OF chairs, the skating, juggling,
great vaulting, tumbling and double
somersaults OF Messrs. Snow, Meriman
and others are but few OF the promi-
nent features. All sorts OF athletic
sports are introduced and sensation is
created by Clara 0'Brien throwing
sharpencd knives and Roman battle
axes at Miss Gilbert.
Capt. Paul Boyton, the noted naviga-
tor, gives an aquatic exhibition that is
full Of interest.
The portion OF the programme devoted
to the morocco caravan, the pilgrimage
to Meccaand combat between the French
soldiers and wild Bedouins was all new,
decidedly novel and exciting. The
dancing of the Algerian girls formed u
graceful picture, and the gun whirling,
pyramids and acrobatic exhibition OF the
Arabs is remarkable forskill.
Almost before the smoke OF the con-
flict had lifted the Hippodrome races
had been started. AS the judge, Mr..
Charles White, awarded the prizes the
applause OF the audience told OF the
pleasure they had received. The after
show, conducted by Messrs. Hagar and
Henshaw, was in every way worthy OF
the main performance.
When NJ. Merritt Young the treasurer,
was asked il the receipts were satisfac-
tory, he answered with a smile that
Wheeling was always good to Barnum &
Bailey. Mr.. Benjamin Fish, the score.
tary, said that it was the appreciation OF
such people MS lived in the "Nail City"
that repaid the great Snowman more
than the money profit. Barnum &
Bailey deserve success, for they have
more than kept all promises made to
the public.
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