Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-07

Four shows In West Virginia Within
Three Weeks.

Four Shows In West Virgins "Nhin
Three Weeks.
II IS not often that State OF the pop
ulation of West Virginia has as many
as four circuses within It's borders with
in a period of three weeks, and yet that
is what the State will have during the
next three weeks. Last Wednesday the
old, original Adam Forepaugh
shows, showed in the State
for one day at Blusfeld, and
then went to Knoxville, Tenn. The
John Robinson show will be at Blueneid
on Friday and several other small towns
in the lower end OF the State on the iol-
lowing days. Tomorrow the Walter
Mains sho W will be at Parksrsburg, and
on the following Monday Adam Fore
paugh, Jr. will have a trained horse
show at Parkersburg also. Inc
Adam Forepaugh shows-the original
shows, will re-enter the State at Hunt
ington on May "a. and show at Ravens
wood, May 25; Sistersville, May 20;
Wheeling, May IS, and go from here to
Pittsburg, opening there on the old
East Liberty show grounds, May ~.
The similarity OF the names OF the
two Forepaugh shows is likely to be
confusing TO circus lovers. The Adam
Forepaugh Shows which will be here
are the old show of that name that has
visited Wheeling many times, and whlch
was purchased from the estate OF the
famous Snowman Immediately after his
death. The purchase includes both
the property and the title OF the shows,
and each was held at about equal value.
The purchasers were James Z. Cooper
and James A. Bailey. OF the Barnum
e. Bailey shows. j. It. McCaddon be-
came their manager and still continues
to be so. Mr.. Bailey was ST.
lent partner until Mr.. Cooper's death,
when he became sole owner and per-
mitted his name to be known In connec-
ton with them. This year they are
leased to his brother-in-law, j. L. Nc
Caddon and James Anderson, the Oldest
shoWmen in experience In the country.
Whiting Allen, one Of the agents OF
the original Forepaugh shows, is In the
city. He was asked last evening II Mr..
Bailey would make any effort TO prevent
young Adam Forepaugh from calling
his shows adam Forepaugh's Shows"
He replied, Il don't know, but ! hardly
think so, although l suppose there
is no doubt that he could il the young
man shoald use the title THE Adam
Forepaugh Shows" But he doesn't do
that exactly. He doesn't add the word
"shows" after his name but uses the
words "circus, menagerie, etc." Still
as one of the two heirs to the estate
Of mis- father he sold the use OF his name
in connection with the show for all
time. But our folks don't consider him
seriously He had some sort OF
trained horse show last season, and
the only thing we ever heard OF him
was when ne got into some sort OF
trouble about some kind Of irreg uari-
ties in the conduct Of some OF his en-
ployes. | haven't the slightest idea OF
the sort of show be has out
this year, and. in fact, did not
know that he was out until l
saw his advertisement in Petersburg
paper. II he can keep his show going
it will be good thing in the sense OF
giving more or less people employment.
l don't suppose there are very
many Of them, but anything that will
give employment to forty or fifty men
in the present condition Of things is q
good thing as far as it goes"