The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-12
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seattle will witness the great Forepaugh show
THIS year for the first time. The big aggregation
10 coming here in its vast entirety not one iota
changed or curtaiied. We are positively assured
OF this fact by the management
r. :. Mattox, the press agent for this biggest of
american amusement institution, was in Seattle
yesterday. "The Forepaugh shows opened their
season, % usual, in Philadelphia," said Mr. Mat
tox, 'and more fattering reception or bigger
crowds than the show exhibited to on that nota-
PIE engagement would be impossible, and again
proved that the circus, and especially Fore
Paugn :, IL possessed of perpetual magnetism.
les, the people still love to see the elephant the
monkey and the clown, and they still love the
nippodrome. The Forepaugh show Is PLAYING
THIS year TO the biggest business by % per cent
IN Its history, the receipts averaging from the
start IN rainy weather or sunshine over $500
per day But we must have this extraordinary
good business In order to realize profit. It
costs neap OF money to run show ike Fore
paugns IL takes SS3 people TO conduct 1t; it
requires fifty cars, each sixty feet in length, to
carry IL, and II takes deal OF lucre to main
tain IL.
We have new attractions this year." contin-
ueo MT Aattox. "any one OF which would be
strong enough to give prestige TO any show
ohe Oh our most noteworthy attractions Is Pro-
lessor Daniel e. Boone, who appears in the arena
with his troupe of trained lions, whom he has
educated to do about everything that ii Is posi-
Die TO teach dumb beast Lions, you know
are dangerous beasts TO handle and very difficult
70 train. Animal instinct is hardly noticeable
In them. This makes them very undesirable
students To teach a lion to perform requires
great deal of patience and courage They are
treacherous, yet very cowardly, but II you were
10 display the least particle OF fear You would
surely be made the subject of fatal attack.
Iney can read humanity far better than an or
Urinary physiognomist. man who does not
possess determined expression or a penetrat
Ing eye, or is not courageous. takes his life in
MS own hands when he affects to treat with
hons. They are more afraid Of a keen eye than
a dozen revolvers or bIudgeons. Professor
Boone Is man OF great will power, and with
his keen eye he can look lion out of coun-
tenance. He is the first and only lion trainer to
perform these ferocious animals in the open cir
Gus arena. The entire ring is encircled with
high steel fence to protect the audience, and the
lions are turned loose in this enclosure. He has
taught them tricks that have mystifed the
world, and under him the great king Of the for
est is as weak as a child"
eyes continued Mr. Mattox, "the entire
Forepaugh show will surely be here on Septem NJ
Der s. On account of its immense size aud enor-
nous daily expenses some doubt has been ex-
pressed on this point by few, but these fears
are groundless. In its history of career of
twenty-eight years this circus has never been
known TO split up The entire exhibition
has always been taken to every town. Our con-
tract with the Union and Northern Pacific rail-
roads calls for the transportation of fifty cars
Each one OF these cars is the property
OF the show, and are each sixty feet
long, making a train of 100 ordinary
freight cars, requiring five engines TO haul IT,
1t Is by far, as you know, the biggest show that
has ever crossed the continent, entailing daily
outlay OF $3.50 for transportation alone. We
have veritable city of canvas, our main exhi-
bition tent being the largest ever manufactured,
containing seats for 10000. having three rings and
two elevated stages, in which there is a per
Torrance or act of some description being con-
stantly performed. There are altogether over 200
di stinct acts. among the most prominent being
the Hanlon-Volters. the worlds most famous
aerialists, Adam Forepaugh, jr., and his troop
of performing elephants and horses, many dar-
ing horseback and other equestrian feats, hip
podrome races; in fact everything immagian-
able to make up big circus, and the Fore
paugh show. you know, is the biggest OF the
big" modestly concluded Mr. Mattox.