The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-27
THE Bic CIRCUS OVER
It Draws well in Spite of Rain and
a Threatening Sky.
ITHAS MANY YERYGOODFEAIURES
And Pleascs Everybody who sees IT.
Along Parade, Two Fine Perform.
ances and almost a General Holi.
day...The DIenagerle one of the
Finest over seen in Wheeling.

Circus has always been general holt
day in Wheeling, and yesterday was no
exception to the rule. AS early as 10
o'clock in the morning the people be-
gan to gather in the streets to witness
the widely advertised parade OF Sells
Bros. circus. The big show was sew
eral hours late on its way to this city
from Cambridge, o., and did not arrive
until s o'clock. BY the time it had gone
over to the fair grounds and the tents
we're pitched, four or five more hours
had elapsed, and it was not until half
past 70 o'clock that the parade crossed
the bridge.
Tenth street was packed with aight-
seers, both payements on Market street
were crowded, and Main street had
crowds on it, waiting for the parade to
turn down Sixteenth and come up
Main. Any number Of country wagons
were lined up on Market and Main
streets, and the owners and their fami-
lies enjoyed the sights with wide open
eyes. :,
Little business was done in the small
or manufacturing concerns along Main
and Market streets. The windows were
full of men and women, boys and girls,
who had knocked of" a half hour or
so to see the elephant The elephants,
horses and wild beasts from every
cline" passed along the streets, eyoking
cheer upon cheer from the small boys
and those of larger growth.
The animals advertised were all there,
audit seemed to be the general opinion
that Sells Bros. advertisements had told
the truth when they called their collec-
ton of animals an unparalleled aggre-
CATION"
THE MENAeERIE AND TENT SHOW.
Over at the old fair grounds the
crowds were enormous. Though one
would think the residents Of that neigh
borhood had had surfeit of circuses,
they nevertheless turned out religiously
to stand around among the tents and
listen to the haraugues. of the side
showmen, the peanut and lemonade
vendors. This home crowd was aug
mented by hundreds Of boys and girls
from this side OF the river and from
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry, most OF
whom did not expect TO get into the
circus tent, but who still enjoyed
nightly that peculiar circus flavor in
the atmosphere.
The wonders of the menageie greeted
the pleasure seeker in entering the
main entrance. The rstostriches that
many Of the people had seen were there.
The main features were the seals, and
the hippopotami from the river Nile.
The usual number OF lions, jaguars,
pumas, hyenas, monkeys and the many
other exemplars of tropical animal life
that 60 to makeup successful mena-
gerie, were all on hand and duly adj
mired. The peccaries were an interest
ing exhibit.
The circus, having been delayed by
the lateness of its arrival and OF the
parade, did not commence until about
half past two o'clock. The first feature
was the act OF the trained seals. These
intelligent animals performed wonder
full tricks. The band Of seals, one play
ing the bass drum, another the kettle
drum, another the tambourine, and
still others manipulating other musical
instruments OF various kinds, was a
comical sight. Though they played,
OF course, no recognizable tune, they
yet made the instruments sound, and
worked away at them like band Of
paid musicians. The duet, one seal
singing, while the other accompanied
the prima donna on the banjo, was
MOST lAueHABLE.
The performance Of the trained seals
was "alone worth the price ofadmis-,
sion"
Thehippopotami were too big, heavy
and unRainly to perform very imposing
teats, but 1t was great sight to see
their keeper drive these amphiba
around the ring as ii they were team
Of oxen.
The bareback riding, both male and
female, was good, and the acrobatic and
aerial acts were splendidly performed.
The bicycle act OF the stirk family was
something novel, and the marble
statuasy groupings, by the Gilfort
brothers, were most arttstically rem
dered. Notable among these were the
"Cain and Abel" act, the Dying Gladia-
tor" and other representations OF his
toric groups Of statuary.
The usual hippodrome, chariot and
standing races were excellent.
The crowd was not so large as It
might have been, and as the quality of
the show deserved, but the compare.
lively light attendance was owing to
the threatening aspect Of the weather.
Intact, it had rained before the parade,
and the sky was overcast with clouds
al afternoon.
Last night there was a better audi
ence, thetent being well filed, all the
empty seats being few undesirable
ones at the two ends. The crowd was
a. we'll pleased as that OF the afternoon,
and the circus left a good impression
oa all who saw it at either perform
ance.
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