Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-17
THE CIRCUS AND BASEBALL.


The circus is really the most popular
form OF amusement 10 be founl in this
country, much more 50 even than base
ball. To prove 1t take the aggregate
attendance OF people at the baseball
games for a year, and then compare IL
with the numbers visiting the circus.
Il has been estimated that fully 1,00O,-
900 people ia the United States pay to
sec the circus during the summer
months, OF which nearly one-third 60
to Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on
earth, alone, and It is therefore safe to
say that no other kind Of amusement 10
half so popular. There are many rea-
sons 10 show the truth OF this state
ment, the chief one, however, being
that the entertainment provided is al
ways worth more than the price OF ad-
mission. Take, for instance, the won
derful and varied entertainment offered
by Barnum & Bailey. In that grand
institution which has become national,
owing to It's magnitude, system and
organization, and the honest, truthful
and honorable manner in which its
business is conducted, the daily attend
ance is something enormous, because
its patrons are provided with 80 much
amusement and instruction at so small
price. One can sec within its spacious
waterproof tents lmre kiraliy's stupen-
dOus historical and thrilling spectacle
OF Columbus and the Discovery OF
America, a production which alone re-
quires 1900 characters, including 800
dancing girls, to interpret, with more
elegant scenery and costly wardrobes,
trappings, emblems and devices than
any hundred theatres. All the princi-
NIL Of fh. 1tla 1T h
discOverer are depicted rs
well as the important historical
Oncs connected Herewith. Pitched
battles between the MOors and Span
iurds are realistically reproduced Just as
they occurred 400 years ago, military
triumphs, festivals, songs, dances,
games, tournaments, on foot and
ON horseback, and many other
most Interesting occurrences are
accurately exhibited The ships
that Columbus sailed in the crews, pi-
lots, mariners, and the very voyage
itself ON the ocean, are all truthiully
SHOWN, with the primitive Indians, and
the latter's games sports, dances, and
diversions. The armOr, weapons, ac-
COutrimcnts, such rs cross-bows, argue
buses and cannon, as we'll as the plctur-
esque costumes Of the mobiles and people
OF old Spain, are seen, and the grandest
and most magnificent triumphal pro-
cessions aud royal pageants ever beheld,
supplemented by overwhelmingly SPLEEN
did ballots, performed to the most ma
iestic and original music. To this i'm
mense part Of the show must DO added
circus Of surprising excellence, by
three companies In three rings, Olym-
plan sports on two elevated stages, and
daring and thrilling races IN the hippo
drome. Besides two menageries OF wild
and trained beasts, twenty clowns, two
herds Of elephants, two droves OF cam
els, 400 fine bred horses, 100 cages aud
chariuts, etc, etc, together with the
gallery OF mystifying illusions, the GU
rious animal department, where are
cows with three horns, others Of gigan-
tic size, horses without hair, dwarf cat
tie, etc, and these are but few OF the
wonderful sights offered among q wOrld
Of wonders. Is it any surprise, then, to
see the circus the most popular Of all
amusemeuts, and thalthe people throng
To the Barnum q Bailey great show? 1t
will be here undivided ON October II,
with the new and rcih street parade at
nine o'clock In the morning,