Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-04
SEEN IN THE CIRCUS
Fosspaueh's Msnaee6s, Circus
and Grand Spectacle
ARE VERY HIGHLY INTERESTING
Yess>sAAy's Exhtb1ttoas AsssoAed By
Vast Crowds onpshiss Aboss the
Trek Doakey Joy

50 ittt tAot ttfS teHcto otio os'~Hsf>@e&s'c
in d . Forepzugh show imagined they
had teen returned ~ the burning sands
Of. their torrid places u nativity. The
other animal hsbitues Of the equatorial
region seemed 20 be living over again
the swsiteriug delights a Jungle and
mosass humidity. and wsre therefore In
the very best u hnnos. They behaved
themselves in seeuly manner while on
parade and afterwards in the big tent.
Possibly the polar bear. hysnaA hippo
potamus and wsrt-hog should b ex-
copied; but they never behave them-
selves.
1t il not written down that be who
can successfully manage q circus 10
greater than he that talEsth 4 city; but
Il ought 10 be. There u . flavor, m
ollos. . "reminiscences about = circus
which recalls to the mind of siu-csl-
loused man the simplest and most bliss
full days in human life. The same old
animals. the same old tSspexe acts, the
same old lemonade. and even the same
old jokeiets bring back to him the recol-
lection of circuses long siEce past and
gone. but the memory Of which 10 en-
shrined In his heart .even a. the stone
bruise of blessed recollection was en-
shrined in his heel when be stole softly
out Of bed 10 the calm. dcwy hours Of
the morning TO catch q first glimpse OF
tho aggregation as it painfully wendell
it's uncertain way down the dusty coun-
try road. Those were days and those
were circuses. These are only the dead
ashes Of the past But the man is not
half a man who does not IN his busiest
and most discouraged hours long to steal
away to q blue seat ia q dirty canvas
tent and watch the awkward manoevers
Of the educated animals and the dax-
zling glitter Of the spangled tights-
The Forepaugh Parade.
Strictly speaking. circus doesn't be-
gin with the circus. II begins with the
parade. Something over three miles Of
humanity thronged the streets yester-
day morning aud yelled in unrestrained
pleasure at the Forepaugh procession.
They lined the sidewalks tw enty deep. and
thronged the windows and doors OF ad-
jacent buildings. To q certain extent
every circus parade 10 just like every
other circus parade. Forcpaugh offered
nothing startiingly new and novel in
yesterdays procession, but the man who
manipulated the steam calliope played
MARY Green" and after the Ball"
Anybody that can play After the Ball.
Is bound to be popular with the massea.
The performance IL no improvement
over the performance that.was given in
the same circus four or even five years
ago. but there is nothing discrediting in
that. 1t is just as good. and Il 10 doubt
full IL the modern circus 10 susceptible
TO much improvement. The side show
il just like all other first-class side
shows. Ii contains the time honored
snake charmer. the traditional Circassian
girl. the man that writes with his toes,
the monsieur from Paris who swallows
swords with the gentle assistance Ut
madamoiselle. who also is from Paris
The strong man. who uses his chest for
an anvil: the horse that can luggle q
column OF figures faster than a light
ming calculator; the Punch and JUICY
performances. and the pig that plays
poker are not forgotten.
Prof: ArstingstaIi's Msnagcrie.
The animal department u the circus
is excellent II 10 In charge OF George
| ArstingstalL the veteran animal trainer,
and contains some OF the rarcst and
most perfect specimens of the brute
creation. The baby elephant and the
baby camel are among the most inter
esting members Of the collection. Tho
rhinoceros IL only eighteen months old.
but he weighs something over 1000
pounds and is symphony Of uglincsA
The lions, tigers, tapirs, hyenss, hippo
potamus. zebra and wart hog are all mag
1 80. .,~l he h.. n IL
| plants is ae fine AZ any on the continent.
The performance in the main tent
begins With George Arstingstall's happy
family The cast contains lions, tigers.
leopards. pumas and panthers. with a
black bear and two dogs for general
utility men. IL is an interesting and
novel display. The animals arc perfect
specimens of their species and are re-
marksbly well trained.
The Circus Proper.
The spectacular display from scenes
| Of the American revolution IL better by
gaslight than by sunlight The costum-
/ ing il historically correct. and many q
the scenes Of the great var Of independ.
ence are portrayed with strict fidelity, 80
far ~ the imagination Of the general ON
locker 10 concerned. The scenery is
very good and the performance realistic
in the extreme. Whatever may be tho
impression il produces upon grown per
rons. IL strikes right Ut the heart ~
| every American boys patriotism. and
every youngstcr who has read page 10
bis counirys history finds his patriotic
soul stirred by the scenes "a this spec
tacular.
The moef remarkable feat shown in
the general performances " Irwia's head
balancing on revolving trapcxe.
IL b. a wonderful feat a skill.
and one that 10 other living
man cen duplicate. The eqaestrians are
all skilled riders aud some IL their work
is new. The japanese suggIsrs are de
c,Aedly clever and do some decidedly IN
,ereeting tricks. The tgapeze work in
general is - high order kskutre
the japanese naTe slider. does a novel
and hazardous feat, aud dces u vety
sklllfnll, All # the trained animals
are pa4Axons = intelligence. Among
them -Jos.- fhe trick donkey. shoaid
not be o,nltted- sJo," formerly belonged
- II. {. Hummer editor - Puck. AID
IA. ~ ascsaessy ~ unique = genus IN
his particular way IS his distinguished
owner is in kis Bus Jay" had bad
reputation In the neighhorhopi. he
hfayea ts,o much o. niShfs. ami ether
wi~e acted ss nrerace q the pesce ard
q0ses a the community. When Mr.
fuanef sold jar" 81 Forspaagh. ,hs
satire nessht.nsheod held lsi,,ncsfson
meeting \ tsfchiiahf prcce~sson ~zs
f.fu.ea ard psees icy" like the con.
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