Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-31
BARNUM DAY.
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At the grounds there seemed to be- 4
perfect crush Of people. They swillcd
lemonade, with the lemon of on yaca-
tiOn, and favored with an imaginary
strawberry. and munched peanuts by
the peckful. 1t was the same old story
and il was just as interesting as ever.
The REGISTER reporter observed that
the lemonade vendors had caught on TO
some new tactics. Did you notice what
they hollered? Here yer go, right
this way, lemonade, all you can drink
fer five cents Wondering where the
profit came from, the reporter pro-
ceeded TO interview the fiend who mixes
the cOncOctlOn.
How long have You been with the
shove"
Ben banging around with her all
summer"
Does the management pay you?'
Nav, I'm jest working the stand on
the outside"
"WelI. how do you make it pay by
giving 50 much for a nickle, all fellow
can drink?"
Pay. well / should smoker, Why,
my outfit is only a tub and dipper. |
buy some tartaric acid, say Il cents
worth, and can hatch up tubful OF the
stuff. Ichuck little ice in and then let
the gang came on. fla fellow drinks over
two glasses of the decoction hes dead
sure TO be attacked with summer COM
plant, and If he don't drink over two
glasses, I'm making over 100 per cent
profit. Selah. Pay well; hear me CUR
gle"
And this is the way the suicidal mix
ture is manufactured. Its only sold in
the afternoon, rs the people catch on
quicker then.
As soon as the ticket Office was opened
there was sort Of military chase for the
pastehoardS. From one o'clock until
half-paSt two there was an almost un-
ceaSing flow OF humanity into the tent.
and such was the eagerneSS 10 get
there, that there came another dead
lock. And il everybody in Wheeling
has got their cOrns and bunionS and ribs
aud buStleS intact to-day. they're in luck.
Nothing new can be said of the menag
erie other than the fact that the animals
appeared To be in remarkably fine con-
dition. The only fault to be found with
the circus is that there was
too much To see with one pair Of
eyes. In the days of two rings there
was enough TO keep the optics busy.
but with two rings and two stages, all
loaded and all going at once. such Is Oc-
CURED AT Barnum'S yesterday. it is too
much. The only way to digest the sit
uation is 10 hire another fellow To- 90
a.ong with you and help see the things.
Four performances AT once is actually
bewildering To return To the crowd.
the scene from the entrance looked like
vast Semi-circular sea of iluttering
humanity. So widespread was the can
vas that the people
At THE FURTHER END
seemed 10 blend into one The tent,
such as was erected yesterday. was ca
pable of seating $4,000 people. The re-
porter talked with the ticket seller, and
that functiOnary was of the opinion that
there were about $500 at yesterday af-
ternOOn'S performance. He was baSing
the attendance ON the receipts, but
there was probably not far from 1000
complimentary ticket holders in addi-
tiOn. swelling the number TO nearly
1000. At the evenings performance
there were present about 5000 people.
The tent Is capable OF being enlarged so
that the total capacity will be 10000.
The largest attendance since start
ing ont this season has been at
Cleveland. There Is peculiar thing
about this attendance business, said
the ticket seller TO the ordinary OBJ
server the tent this afternoon looks to
bee packed full But tell you, it is de-
ceptiVc. Hundreds of people can yet
be packed away among those seats
The fine riding. racing and acrobatic
work held the attention of the thrOng
until about quarter of four o'clock,
when the long looked for spectacular
boards. Appropriate scenery represent
ing the classic ground on which the
affair was enacted served as back
ground. Several hundred people par
ticipated IN the drama. 1t was all in
pautomime. vet full of stirring Stua-
tiouS and striking tableauX. One of the
chief parts OF the piece was the grand
triumphal procession which was full Of
varied interest. There were cishty-five
ballet dancers who fairly captivated
THE IMMENSE AUDIENCE
by their graceful and rhythmic move
mentS Ii may be interesting To know
that of these dancers, those attired in
pink were American. those in blue were
born under Italian skies, and those ar
rayed in gold white from England.
The costumes throughout were magni-
iicent and very elaborate In makeup.
The drama gave the best Of satisfaction.
And then the crowd went home, and
as the sea of humanity oOzed out of the
hole In the vast eXpanSc of canvass, Il
woman was heard TO cXclaim. There,
/ swan. il YOU ever ketch me into this
Jam again. you'll know il. there now.
But next wear she'll be there just the