Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-02
SURELY uNAPPRoAoHABLe.
The Greatest Show on Earth Without Doubt,
and Truly IneomparabIe.

Here are some Of the prominent at
fractions this year presented by Bar
mum g. Bailey, and which will all be
seen in this city on October II. From
the list, the wonder Is how IL can all
be shown for the ridiculously small |
price OF admission.
There are the largest tents ever
manufactured. OF this fact claimed
by SO many, one has only to see them
TO be convinced. Within the big tent
are three rings, two elevated stages,
yeritable cob-web OF erial apparatus,
a tremendous racing track, and the stage
A50 feet long for the ballet in the spec
tacle OF Columbus and the discovery OF
America, besides comfortable seats for
10000 persons. There are In all twelve
tents, which In linear feet would cover
| nearly mile, and which occupy fully
ten acres OF ground. Remember that
| these tents are waterproof, and the
only ones rendered impervious TO rain
now in existence, and that no other
show has any like them.
There are elephant and menagerie
| tents, museum tents, horse tents for 400
fine bred horses, tents for the dressing
room, side show, blacksmiths, BARRIERS,
diningroom and other departments.
Then two herds of elephants, all
trained to perform the cleverest tricks.
There are two menageries contain
ing wild and trained beasts Of the finest
and most expensive specimens
There arc positively three big circus
rings for the display OF the champion
cquestains.
There are truly two elevated stages
for the grand exhibition OF Olympian
games.
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for tho hippOdromc contests and gladia-
torial fcats.
There are innumcrable and daring
erialists, whose performances In mid
air ARE wonderful,
There are tumblors and leapers with
out number whose somersaults and
ground acts are "A delightful surprise.
There arc dashing races by male and
female jockeys, aud wild, laundering
chariot races by expert Charioteers
There are scores and scores Of beauti-
full ballet girls, especially selected IN
the capitals Of Europe for the great
spectacle.
There are fully 1900 people employed,
: al Of whom Aro 10 be seen in the rings
At once in the grand spectacle Of Column
bus.
There are 100 circus performers who
arc seen in as many novel and intrepid
acts.
There are expert Jockeys aud brawny
hippOdrOme riders.
There arc the finest champion bare
back equestrians.
There are the champion lady riders
OF the world.
There are beautiful magic illusions
whose like has never been seen, and
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every one.
There is the finest railroad equip
mont ever seen.
There are positively $4,000 worth
Of horses alone.
There is enough elegant scenery to
cover two acres Of ground, and worth
$4,000
There are fully 5000 elegant costumes,
worth at least s2j0OOO
There is the finest street parade and
the longest.
There are 100 cages, chariots, band
wagons and other four wheeled Won
ders,
There are over twenty celebrated
clowns.
There are hosts upon hosts of trained
animal clowns.
There are forty calcium lights.
There are dve advertising cars.
There are the cheapest excursion
rates from everywhere.
There are Spanish soldiers, Moorish
warriors, mobiles, cavalier, grandees,
priests, friars, sailors, pilots, Indians,
ships emblems, devices, beautiful dane
ing girls, elephants with howdahs
filled with court beauties, tournaments.
feasts festivals, representations OF
battles, sieges, old cities, games, sports,
triumphal pageants, and floods OF ori.
ginal music, songs and choruses.
The capital invested is S35O0,0OO.
The daily expense is 81 800
One ticket admits to everything.