The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-26
THE SPECTAC ULAR ERA.
A Famous Manager Talks OF the Develop
ment OF the Circus To-day.

A Famous Manager Talks OF the Develop
ment or the Circus To-day.
Mr.. :. A. Bailey. tho manager Of the Greatest
Show on Earth. was caught In . laxative mood
recently. and among the company was q news
paper man who deemed the facts disclosed By
Mr.. Bailey OF sufficient interest to publish.
more especially emanating from such . high
authority. Mr.. Bailey said that In tho course
Of the circus season the show travels about
10000 miles. that about 375 performances are
given. and that generally $50 towns in twenty
Eve different States are visited. The show
travels over at least fifty different railroads.
the runs range from ten to 25O miles. the
largest ones made on Sundays. Sixty cars and
five advance advertising cars are required to
transport the material. The stock carried BY
rail last season included 404 horses. "a ring
horses. 80 ponies. 10 elephants. IA camels. IA
dromodaries. and twenty curious led animals.
There were So baggage wagons. 43 cages.
band wagons. 8 pony chariots. 10 racing
chariots. md 3 buggies. The total number OF
persons engaged in all capacities was 1000.
inclusive of the 126 persons composing the
advance or advertising brigade. The financial
expenditure necessary IN MAINTAINING ana
m ms the Large sIt il pff oTer =, s tSs ndp Ss S9o Of
the circus. There are. however. many changes
to note In the detail OF circus evolution. Il /!
| may be permitted the use OF the term. 30 lar
sumed proprietorship and the duties OF. man
aa66sae. and. without esotism. / may claim TO
nave inaugurated many lasting reforms These
r osEsr .a have n isrt T p soSs 81 ths e sn9Gs %aSn
Deo aaiG sf harasf to sS set. Elep III; ase esnnot t.
yet seet MISUNDERSTANDING this hi fact. they are chhesp.r
now in this country than ever before. ship
ped. t9 Tb nur Xmpsr iisisf buf IL ts viii 's soSn b s' shs
greatest animal curiosity in this country. ana
SS%n most g e. hishsT Ds sSew !U animals fn9T o WE nex
have are the hippopsetamus and the giraffe; |
hnys tn: Snls & si warsh II iuI fse ss S9S1sF'' A hn'
character ofthe new performances. q which I
s ssd 'n re p ring ins H si.ss:. s$d r ths y. !: = sh =" isSs r.
d9ctiop Of great spectaasala5 prodHcuSn nn. Mny:
ayers said Il Was impossible. I notice they are
al. copying my IDEAS Just the same; y.
sdsys s2oSta wsef e e.sPassiSdsr:d hish: wh:r:-
i This Is 9 fSs nleSh is ZEE fsst 1aSs TN n. 's Sane a.'f ;sm n x
az dnit 70 . s'GSaii; X sass e: 3 .she a. l :ad IL s; III
cases their salaries were gaueed ,by their rep.
T%.stion and i, p %nas IL fiNSRSSp. md Mss II se r..
SsH Ss sss' sss.'f s saewh ,s. tea 'Ns 8 q. slse I!
i iesl s Slsasl~'r f sHssssa! &srti fas s soSse:r. ' q:
hazardous and p%erilous nature Of their per.
iormances and the liability to accident.
six In a combination aud command from $40G
to 500 per week; As In other Sceapattons
circus arena. and. I thlnk. are more generally
acceptable to the public. for they have a nat
ural grace in performing that men rarely
show business would be apt to grow ,monoto-
nous by reason Of its system and clockwork
Inc infringement but 1t IL full Of incident and
variety. We publish 2 small book ct the end
stance is noted and compiled In diary form
and can tell you 1t Is quite q history. too
Many deeds q hrayery; humanity; aPd gen
1.-THE circus of to-day is no more to be com
pared to what y was ten years ago. than Is TN