Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-29
THE GREAT SHOW.
AN EXCELLENT PERFORM
ANcE THROUGHOUT.
Large Attendance Yesterday Afternoon
and Evening 1000 Persons
Unable to Gain Adinis-
sion.

commenced to pour TO the circus grounds |
and swelled the crowd already there. In |
factit seemed 90 though some OF the |
people had never left the grounds from
the time tho show arrived on Sunday, |
aud It 10 probable that no previous show |
has ever excited as much interest, or |
caused as great excitement. All the in-
coming trains were filled with people, |
who knowing the vol established rspu.
tation o! this great show were anxious
to sec II. Tie streets were thronged
with people, aud Ninth and Lombard
streets seemed the great objective poist
for all. Before ono o'clock the ticket
wagon was besisged, and although the
out and made charge with light
ming rapidity, 1t was q simple m
possibility for him TO keep up with the
demands OF the crowd, whics instead of
diminishing continued to Increase. In
the meantime, as fast - the tickets were
sccurod, the holders poured in through
the main entrance, snntil at 1.45 o'clock,
fifteen minutes before tho performance
commenced, word wss sent cut not To
| sell any more tickets, us the people
could not get In and inliy 200J were sent
away disappointed.
AT this time there were over 10000
persons inslde, aud - all tho seats were
filled straw was paced on the ground
Tor the overflow TO sit upon. The per-
| lormance commc.ccd few minu,es
after o'clock with Captain Bogardus
aud his sons In fancy shooting. Their
achicvcml nts with the ne are simply
wonderful, and II is not probable th.t .
team will be found IN the world that will
equal them. This was followed By Q
realis,ic exhibition OF life IN the romantic
Wild West, In which the Indians taio a
conspicuous part. This part OF the per-
icrmaucc close with "Cus,er's Last
Rally" truly exciting piece OF acting.
There were two riDgs OF tho regul AZ
feet IN diameter, and as soon as tho Wild
West show was flushed tile performances
com men ced In these nnd OF q siege
which stood between them, during
which OWN Hollis gave his English
Jockey act, AMI William Wallet xl.ibl-
tons Of bareback riding. Eidie Rivers
appeared ou the tight rope, Jagendorf fer
and Ashton In the Japanese perch act,
the Powers family In artistic skating,
Mlla. Tournon in her woadcr!ul trlpezs
ac,, Ja1e.dorier, the modern Samson, in
his exhibitions Of strength, and host OF
hipp rome races, which are q show Ia
themselves. Adam For. paugh finishes
the entire performance By riding aud
driving forty horses at one time.
The performance was the best given in
this city Tor many yesrs, aud the im-
inenhe mass OF people present w,ro so
well Basi,iled that many returned In the
evening. Willie the crowd was not ae
great at nj. lit "a IN the afternoon, there
were fully 1000 persons present, and
everything msved Al smooth US clock
work. by the time The performance
closed last evening all the tents, With
The exception OF the m sin one, were
down. aud With the eephau's aud her
an mas were being lo-dtd on the care at
the foot Of Fourth street.
The best order prevailed at elch per-
formance, and 10 fact that such was the
ease, with the iurtbec f..ct that the pa.
trsns are not annoyed by lemona !e,
caGdy or prizs box venders, ehoxs that
Colonel Cooper iully understands how to
innnage q lieat show. His Efforts are
ably seconded by Adam Forepaugh, the
manager, who may be said 10 have been
raised to the business. Colonel Yates
has his Indian delegation under perfect
coutro, and although they are Wild and
untutored, they Obey his slightest ges-
lure. After III, afternoon perform lnce
the Indians ret!ret to their tents, where
The IIen ~ eHJ tutif limo IN WfttiDg let-
ters, while the women were busy sewing
and making shirts OF bright colorej cali.
GOES Tor thelr lisge lords,
Colonel Yates says that they are apt
fcholars. aud when once shown how 10
do anything will not hesitate to try it
Themselves. During the evening per-
form alco one Chief was accidentally
knocked down and run over by mount
ed cowboy, but fortunately was not eerl
ously hurt. Before the performance
orened IN the evening some Ten or twelve
Inllans were In one oi their tents, aud
passed the time singing 3 mourntul
chant, while one OF thenumber kept time
On a drum.
Charles A. Davis, the gen al press
agent, took good caro- OF the newspaper
men, and W - assiduous Ia looking after
their comfort aud cpuvenience. His
many years of experiance In the business
has cons ituted him one OF the most
practical men Ia his liGe.
By midnight the entire SHOW wag
packed and gone, ID TAILS morning the
lots had resumed their usual appear
ance. Treasure huotors were out by
daylight, but what their reward was no
one but thems.. yes know. Several COL
ored msn w 70 on the ground with
teams aud gathered in y hsry,st Of hay.
Tho STOW went TO Chester, where 1t ex.
Iipits to-day; Tomorrow they viii be ct
| Trenton, en- Thursday at Camden, on
Friday 1T Now Brunswick aud on Satur-
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