Daily Republican., 1889-05-04
THE GREAT SHOW.
eARNuM q BAiLEY's CIRCUS
AND MENAGERiE.
The I NO Performances Yesterday Visited
by Thousands Of PeopIe-An I'm
menso Aggregation Cot
IccIcd from All Parts
of the World.

Barnun. & Bailey's "Greatfst Show
on Earth" exhibited at Ninth and LON
bard streets yesterday afternoon and
evening. II was found necessary TO close
Ninth street for The day to Il low sulliclt mt
tpacc for the large tent, and permission
to do this was granted by the Street and
Sewer Commission. The fact that this
great show was exhibiting in this place
had the effect OF drawing larger crowd |
| oil persons than ever seen in that locality |
before. This was especially the case In |
the afternoon, when the jam was so great |
that 1t was almost impossible to reach |
the entrance TO the main tent. The |
streets for squares around were a moving |
mass Of humanity, the objective point
being the immeuse tent, and byl o'clock the
people commenced to poufin. Tue stream
continued until over 1000 prisons hal
been seated, but even Nth this large
number there was. room for fully 5000
more to be comfortably shted.
The performance commenced promptly
at O'Clock aud from that hour until the
close there was TO cessation, no intermIs-
sioE uutil all was flushed. There were
two rings and stage, and a ptrson's
eyes were kept busy In trying to see what
was going on In each. The program
comprised II grand displays, the whole
concluding with genuine hlppodrome
races consisting OF twelve different
kinds, all Of which were interesting and
exciting. One Of the most daring exit
billions of the entire performance was
that given by Zazel on the high wire.
This lady was with tho show some years
ago and appeared as the human cannon
ball, being actually shot out of a cannon
across the tent. Her present feats are no
less dangerous, but she performs them
in manner which shows that fear is no
part of her composition. There were
other blood curdlng acts Performed on
tight ropes, slack ropes and flying
trapeze, among tie latter being that of
lie Zarah, who balances hereelf on a
high trspeze while she plays pair OF
Spanish castinets.
Theu there were trained elephants,
trained ponies, a cog that turned back
someIsaults, trained pigeons, trained
pigs, trained bear, and trained sheep.
The latter were trained by snd are in
charge of Miss Starr, who secured them
last year while travelling In Germany
from the King Of Ssxony's farm. They
were quite young then, and for the pur-
pose OF passing time she commenced to
learn them few tricks, but tindlnl them
apt pupils, she continued until now she
has the satisfaction Of knowing that the
Is the possessor of tue only educated
sheep iu the world. OF course q novelty
Of this kind could not escape the notice
of the Prince of ShoWmeD, f. T. Barnum,
and he had the young lady and her sheep
engaged at once. Another very In crest
ing feature was the wonderful perform
ance of the hairy dwarf elephant. This
animal was captured In SumAtra by
bArnum q Bailey's hunters, and has
teen taught to ride a bicycle, play musi
cal instruments, and with a pony and
monkey perform a number of other
equally clever trcke.
There Nore &c res of other attractions
equally wonderful, interesting and in
structlve, which, had each been done
singly, an was the custom years ago,
would have required whole day to have
gone through with them. The only
] trouble wilt this vast and Immense show
[ is the fact that the proprietors give too
much Tor the price Of admission, and 1t
is not only impossible ior one pair OF
eyes to see all that is going on, but
. equally impossible to remember the half
OF what is seen. Tie menaeer!e is
/ another interes ing feature of the show,
- and while the collection of animals aud
birds is not as large as heretofore, they
l consist of the rarest kinds, and conse-
quel tly is the finest and most extensive
, ever shown In this city. Contrary to ex-
| Pectation the attendance last vening was
= not as large as at the afternoons per-
, formance, but notwlthstan ling that fact
S every act was gone through the same as
= though the tent had been packed.
Shortly alter O'Clock last evening one
Of the performing ponies gave birth to a
i colt, consequently she was excused from
/ appe airing last evening. The youngster,
although quite small, is lively and risky,
s and before he was half an hour old had
4 found the maternal iount, and was draw
y Ing on It like q veteran.
: The commlssary department is another
; interesting feature OF the Great Show.
. I Ibis was located on the lot at Eighth and
r Lombard streets and consisted of three
r large tents and several wag ms. One o
, the latter contains three ranges wher,
u all the roasting aud baking is done. Two
OF The tents were set with long tables
which about q o'clock last evening wer,
crowded with a small army of hurgrI
men and women. This department is il
charge OF &. W. Bernard, who attends Il
all the details. George o. Starr, form.
erly manager OF the Harris Opera Com
I pany, and afterwards proprietor o
St4rr's Opera Company, Is wi b the show
as Barnum & Bailey's chief lieutenant.
The entire show is in charge OF M
Bailey, IL quiet, unassuming man, who's
eagle eye seems TO take 10 everything tha
is going on at once.
By the lime the show concluded, abnu
10 o'clock, all the tents xcept the mai
one had been taken down, aud with III
other things removed to the w. " n
railroad station and 10 -ded on the ca
One hour after the olt So of the perform
= ance the last tent was taken down, tn
seats removed, aud N thing except 10
of straw was left to show where the circu
had been. The last train lett this cit
about o'c ock this morning Tor Reading
Pa, where two performances will t
given to-day.
The Pick els stove and Heater Co.,
sos Shipley street Something new au
ueeiul Tinware that will not rust. W
have good assortment of dish pans
wash boilers, wash basins, water buckets
strains, buckets, chamber buckets. Al
these goods are fully warranted for tw
years or more not to rust. Call and sc
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