New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-25
WITH LAURELS FOR A GROWN
MR. BARNUM'S FOREIGN CONQuESIS.
EVER AND HIS SPIRITS ARE LIGHT AS
AIR-HE TELLS HOW LONDON WENT

WILD OVER HIM.

AIR-HE TELLS HOW LONDON WENT
WILD OVER HIM
few wears before the death of william of Ger
many lie was asked a. to his plan, for the summer
months. A man OF my age he replied, ." mas 10
plans That, however. Is not the opinion OF I. !.
Barnum. the famous Snowman. who has Just returned
from England and /, staying at the Murray iiii
Hotel Despite the fact that he will be an octogena
rIan next July he IS full of youthful enthusiasm ana
IS mapping ont plans for years to come
Il am Disappointed he said yesterday TO Trlb
unc reporter that the law will not allow me 10 pue
up my tent as we expected TO- on the Polo Grounds
IL Is nonscnsical regulation, feel sure, as the
tent is perfectly safe. Mr.. Bailey has tried every
way he could think to secure the requisite pcrnls-
Sion but he failed entirely. As said to Lady Church
Ill., when she told that the Queen could not vlslt
the show unless | waited till she came up to windsor
Castle that was sorry for Her Majesty, do say
that ! am sorry for the people OF Ncw-lork' Ihey
have never seen anything to equal II. The tent Is
the largest ever made and contains seats for 10000
people. We have more than 1,4o0 performers con
nectcd with the cIrCis Five hundred of these are
ballet girls. That reminds me that there has been
some adverse criticism In the press on account ol
their connection with the great moral show. bu'
that criticism is uncallcd for Mr. Bailey brought the
women from Italy. France and England. bat there
4, not enc them who is not accompanied by father
"A brother cousin member Ol inc idIl "IiOso
duty It'll TO watch over her NO one VII he Gjurec
hy their pr ,cncc They will be secn, probably, for
the first time on April II. in BroObyn, where tho
show will be opened according to our present pans
Brooklyn j., not burdcncd with law preventing the
erection OF tents and other buildings. 80 that the
New YGrkcrs Will be Obliged To- cross the Bridge TO
see u.s. We shall remain in Broolyn for three weeks
/ think. aud then start on our tour through the
country. going first 10 baltimore
NJ A.
dcntcd success Of his trip 10 Englnd. Just look at
that he said. pointing to huge volume on hi' tablc
containing Illustrations Of "t the greatest show on
Garth atcn from London and provincial papers. and
II viii Si4r you idea Of the interest which the Eng
li,h took lin the exhibition. have had several vol
nine, holid. and have presented them 10 my friends
and 10 scicrs museums and Libraries. do not say IT
IN IN ceoti.tlc -cu.c, but really American ever
created such a furor in old England good old
Harnum,' a, | v.- everywhere called. OF course the
cable h,, told you something Of my success, but u
could not tell all The great olympia. which seated
1000 people. v,. crowded constantly night and day
The superintendent Of the underground railway wrote
H. that hc had carried ha,, the cty ON one night
1900 people who had been unable To gain admission
10 the building. II vas that way all the time.
Thousand, were turned away from the door. People
came from all over treat hililln. There WAS not "A
town .n rscat Britain ~ any consequence which did
not have oug bills po-ted up within 1t, limit.
WHY said Lord Lu~'lrfA, Nli'h h' 'dll'n "P'H
me- Lanum. all England j, TALKING Of yon.'
The Royal family. with the exception 4 the Queen,
Ind almost an of thc nobility came To see rs. Ana
the, came not once. hut maus tm',. When -
c.i,,i fae Prince. Of Nae, upon Arr second visit !
tod Her Royal h.-An,.s that "a- glad 10 s"r her
.rond time because that proved she cn.o'cd her inst
visit.
Indeed size replied. Mr. Iarnum. have been
hero three unc-. be-lde- n, Two Official VISIT
-f.,. fI.ft lltI a.
other ricmhcr, Of the Kos family. You hno" they
- tired %, Acir.us tod save tine Cuccn footed INTO
their car. every place they ~, ana they "o'H' TINS
iiy ,ou.,auns their identity. I'll" Prince oi Wales
va. exceedingly Kind. lie -cnt word that he did not
a..h to be- introduced to NJ. Barnum. because he
already knew ne. A. my ,ho" had been the only en-
iert,lnmcat which he had visited IN Nc@ York. lie
lnusncd when told him how had used ;hat visit a
I diAalny = eari for others. Prince George ANA the
crown Prince of Denmark also frequent visitors.
rnc crown Prtn,c told me that bee had heard Of my
show during his who'll lifetime and va, nappv I" see
IL ln ralty. Nr. Gladstone WA, also great inter
ct n the -iehs and gave vent 10 h, surprise when
hc -,w moro than 1000 performers on the stage al
once.
The Fnrl..h were glad To- Old fellow of
eighty eros, tlo AilAutl, with ticc of Nolh, ArA,
The, Hike p.uon. and considered that pln'hy.
When drove around the rns in the grand process
.ion IN ~, huge carriage, with o0achmcn and foot
waving fcs at. and the women their hAndi"i' hi"i'.
The, applause va-. I bcc,c, more enthusiastic than
That Of au Ancrlc audience
But continued Mr. I.inum, I'VE completely
dcpopulaici the other place, of amu-cmcnt lh Lon
don Ausu.tu, Ua,r-. who va, running Her Majesty
rnDtc had /, close II lu the middle of the season.
There va, not money enough tahcn IN 10 la> the
a,tnr. and addresses. They were dons well before
s, arrived u London. The same think can be- sdid
/ # the music halls. had 10 laugh when my old
icnd hcny Ir,lus referred To th-. attended one
s .,d ',i.ut 4 M tf.. moiuiu-. When lac toA-tc,
/ ,n.. h, said: W. like Mr. Larnum. wc are sl'd 10
have hln. with u- bDt ~c wish Ju-i no" ihai h, wa
/ 1000 mile, away H. own Theatre had suffered
| .uin A as nu,l, the other, a., ,
! lou NUT nt thini. however added Mi; l"r
mum, tAat oar -u,,r,, va, Only nnan' Be" one.
/ VI, wiic ana vrie ai-e Invited to many plA'r'' We
dln,d with ihc Bishop oi l''' mes i'r ,'N,i' la''
gave au c>'ciirrt letter p''ihg 'hr NO" @ ii~" "
moral point oi WV. We were 1i-o "."'' 9'',n IN !" "
the hoir Il the Lord Mayor OF London; ana 'u d
/ .f,ndl.g invitation {, h, re- option. The uli,rih
natr death oi ,onus Nr Lincoln only prevented II,
many oth,~ attention. which cannot mention nov.
Sc. aid Mr. lttuuni, Ia answer q" inc iP,rWI
inqulrt, vc stall ~ r,'h - hubH,hu 's"i' a.
We shall take Daeh th., .ho" do NOT know. W,
opened their eye, to possibilities which ihS hl & noe
thought oI bcfDr'. We can ma th'l '1.i'f '.,', @
.,nw than any If their native ones ana MAKE great
al Of money los travelling no"' me- ,num'H nH o,o
| Thin. Of coin. T. France also, but lnNr'ugail"i
showed a., that the expenses would hc tp tI'a'' t
Partisan, had no building tiE 'n""'n ~ "'i" ,, ,r
lun Lnow 10 }. twice a, large a II ~ fcw year,
no. are now about - wv Il ""s'
happy. indeed &" have n''n III ris'i", , i ,,, hi,
Mr. larnum -aid also that he had not gwen up mr. ms
intention of erecting buildng for his ,ho" III ms
cty. We have tNO plot, oi ground now uhu'r COR
sidcr,tion- ne added one of them We can pnr-
! chase aud the can lease iof lWiy ArlIS III
a, ,c could have an entertain nmcnt going on for nine
! months IN the year. cannot say however, WIFI
We shall reach definite decision III ies"'" 10 "'''
plan" -, ,,,.. ,.... ~,,,
! The veteran Snowman will probably leave New
| Yorh day to spend short time IN bridgeport
Conn. <,,.o ,,.,,
| 4 concert In aid Of the scimen's orphanasc was
given ON the steamship ~aac, which arrived at IN" bai
| ON saturday night by the passenger, on fruay arr
noon at ocIock and waN presided over ny ,Mr
! It.r,u,n assisted bv Herr Won Bnlow, Mrs
Ernhncl : : Bell and Colonel Mansfield Davis
At the same time the only copy OF the life OF Mr Mr
I,,rnum which was board the steamer, was soln
M auction and brought Sl6 30 The total recelk.
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