The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-20
A PERMANENT CIRCUS HERE.
CAPTTAfTSTS TAKE HOLD OF TIE
PLAN BROA CHED LAST SUMMER.
Mr.. james l.. Mutehinson A grees 70 Manage
the Circus, and II L. 10 be = Circus Pure
and Slmpie In n HatId ding OF It's DIVA.

| Mr.. james l.. Matehinson Agrees TO Manage
the Circus, and II L. 10 be = Circus Pure
and simple In . Bsiiding OF its Ows.
It looks as II the project OF permanent cir
| Gus in New York. which was preached In THE
Sun OF juno FL last. was in a fair way
to be carried out Men OF capital have
| taken hold OF the scheme. and pro-
pose to build flrst-class fre-prooi
circus They estimate the cost OF the land
and buildings, interest during construction.
and working capital as about 100000. OF
which probably S250.000 can be raised on
mortgage at i've per cent Mr.. Hutchinson.
formerly OF Barnum. Bailey 4 Hutchinson. has
consented to take tho management OF the
circus. receiving therefor half the net profits
after the payment Of expenses. taxes
interest on tho mortgage and maintenance.
These gentlemen have agreed to act as n
committee OF organization. and as soon as the
stock is subscribed for stock company will
be organized: Perry Belmont s. D. Babcock.
Charles r. Barney. George =. Bowdoin,
]. Sergeant Cram. Frederic Cromwell.
Robert Goelet. Ogden Goelet- Eugene
Higgins. II. B. Holins. G. g. Haven. A. 1selln.
Jr.. William jay. D. II. King. Jr.. Richard A.
McC,rdy. Ogden Mills. J. Pierpont Morgan. II.
I. Nicholas. y. II. Payne. j. r. Roosevelt. W.
Emlen Roosevelt. II. II. Rogers. Frank X. Stur-
Illus Vanderbilt. +. W. Vanderbilt. William G.
whitney. Stanford White. G. T. Wetmore. w.
Seward Webb. Egcrton l. Winthrop.
The gentlemen interested are not willing to
talk about details. Indeed. 1t was not In
tended to make anything public as yet but By
some agency typewriter copies OF the pros-
pectus was sent to the newspaper offices last
night and from them tho facts above given
are taken.
On learning that the secret was out one OF
tho gentlemen interested said last night that
there was every prospect OF the scheme going
through. Mr. Hutchinson. he said. was now
retired from the travelling show business
which occupied his entire time for SO
many years. and was rather anxious
than otherwise to engage in the. ENTERPRISE in
order to occupy his time. His experience
would DO invaluable. and no had gone into the
was only in its formative stages. No company
had been formed. syndicate Of cap
.r pasne inSestment h had inormay come to-
gether as the nucleus OF n proposed stock COM
pany. Tho announcement was decidedly pre-
scheme said: ''' s'"''''i'''' '>'' ''''>' - %'''
The. plan is to establish permanent cir
shs sy f%" n Or t
CIRCUS. OF Germany. The Mouveau Circaue
will be our model. That has raid
As to details. nothing is settled. We propose
a one ring circus in which the very best aero
bnts and the very hest horsemen and horse
women OF the world shall appear No. we don't
propose to com pete with the Barnum show We
will equal 1t or excel 1t in certain features. but
We propose to make no gigantic display such
as that is. We will have no menagerie. no
side shows. no curiosties. no spectncles " hat |
we are after is a circus. puro and simple. We
want tho very best athletes and performers
Of all sorts In the world. and want to
to trick and ring. There is q diversity Of |
opinion whether we should run the year |
around. Perhaps we will make it only win |
ter circus. The best performers are usually |
during the summer and har1 to get |
hold OF. But we are leaving all that to Mr.: |
will handle the whole thing. You had better |
see him." |
Mr.. Hutchinson who lives at Ii Park avenue. |
could not be seer last night.
Last summer. when Mr.. Carl Antony had |
he project IN hand the plan was to pur
,hase the Ehret plot at Eighth avenue
L a permanent freproof building to seat |
800 people. A single ring was to occupy |
he centr, OF an amphttheatre OF boxes and |
seats, and n restaurant. cafe. smoking room. |
md other conveniences were to be accessory. |
I was then estimated that an average Of
counted OH to pationizc the show 800 days in |
he year. making q total income OF S30lOtNl.
which would pay all expenses and net hard |
some profit on the Investment.
The only permanent circus which has been |
open ed in this city was Lents Hippotheatron.
which fiourished while in Fourteenth street |
number OF years ago.