The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-22
THE cIncus was ~ TowN.


The circus was III town yesterday and
the Great Syndicate show with its eggre-
CATION OF wild animals. men, women,
horses, chariots and band all IN glittering
parAphernalia again had the fascinating
powerof drawing out old and xonng, who
crowded the principal strcets in the morn
ing To see the parade and crowded the I'M
mouse canvas that covers the show, both
afternoon and evening TO enisy per-
Torrance that was full OF pleasing interest
from first to- last There 10 q fascination
about circns that irreslstibly attracts old
as weEl as Young. be the performance ever
so poor, but doubiy so when the
entertainment Is satisfactory. and this
latter was the general verdict Of the nearly
10. 600 people who crowded the tent during
the afternoon and evening. The company
under the management of Mr.. J. NJ. John
son has nothing 10 fear from earping
critics, aud though thers are no very great
novelties yet IL was a good. clean, healthy
performances, with several very amusing
clowns that Kept the little ones wishing
for them all the time. The wardrobe of
the company is feature, being clean,
hrighs and OF course glittering and daz-
zlihg to tse young folks.
The performance, which Is given In two
rings and o platform. covers a programme
I'm which some exceedingly clever people
do many wonderful tricks. The pro-
grauhrpe is hong. and, were IL not for the
rapidity With which the acts succeed one
another and the snap and viva With which
everything Is done, the show would last
over three hours. As il is, with the
SPLENDID supervision given TO details by
the equestrian director. John palma.
perfect Kaleidoscope Of rapidly changing
acts Ii crowded into two ard half hours,
50 that there is never wait or a hitch.
The perfect assripsfpn al the company
was also a suh5eet OF favorable comment
yesterday.
Among the Fsloss nofed OF the speciality
performers who delighted the people yes
ierday we're the four Livingston family
asr0hsss. whose handsome physiques in
sn0w-white sslk tights was no less remark
able than their skin and grace. The Icons
we're equally agile and entertaining The
d Alma sisters ~ q ladder act showed
strength Gu the one part and confidence on
the other. The horseback riders are
especially good; the burlesqae giraffe
tumbiing act kept the audience
la roars OF laughter. TrapeEe Per.
/ formers, performers on flying rings. on
slack wife, eontortionssts. all keep the
audience interested BY some clever work.
The sroa-jaWed woman. Minnie Manetia.
is = wonder, and sbe ease with which she
picks up one Of the clowns with her teeth
and Nhirls him around j. suggestive OF
" ho is boss 81 home. Educated ponies and
monkeys also add their quota OF fua to the
programme. and the many exciting and
amusing races ST the close OF the PLAY
make np fitting close 50 pleasing per-
foFmaBe%.
Each performance opened with an ale
goficsI representation q Mare Autany's
reception 81 Cleopatra. which brings out
ths tolI strength Of she company IN gorge
ous costumes and al the animals in the
ueaagegis Ehis made pleasing opening
and fairly illustrated what an array Of
people the paay carries