The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-11
THOUSANDS SAW THE SHOW.
Barnum e. Bailay's GREATEST Show or
Earth Pleased Them All.

Between 1900 and $1,000 people attended
the two performances of Barnum &
Bailey's circus yesterday afternoon and
last night. The show was a success in
every respect, and gave fun satisfaction
to the large crowds who patronzed it,
The highest praise that can be bestowed
upon the exhibition to say that it came
up fully to the advertisements, and this it
did in every respect.
The managerie is the largest and most
complete that has ever visited Savannah.
The specimens of wild beasts exhibited
are very fine. 1t comprised all the better
known animals and many rare specimens
entirely new to the people of this section.
While the circus programme as car
ried out, was frst-class in every partic-
ular, the acrobatic features were excep-
uonally good and attracted much
deserved applause, The three Eu-
gene brothers with their won
derful aerial performances, are
undoubtedly the best ever seen in Savan-
nah. The acrobatic work was very good
throughout, especially that of the Bark
Ben Achmet troupe. There was some very
fine Craftsmanship, particularly the rid
ing school exhibition and Rose Meers'
bareback jockey act.
The afternoon entertainment lasted
about two hours, but did not appear near
so long to the interested spectators 1t
was just long enough to give the people
their moneys worth and not to tire them
out The usual concert followed the reg
ular performance and a side-show ex-
hlblted on the grounds during the day,
with all the familiar old attractions
The number of people who came in
from the country was not as large as
was expected, and the greater portions
OF the crowd in attendance were people
from the city and county About 25O ex-
cursionists came in on the Central rail-
road in the morning, and about the same
number on the Savannah, Florida and
Western.
The street parade was witnessed bv
thousands of people, and like the rest of
the show, was first-class The parade
moved about o'clock. The route was
from the grounds at Bolton and East
Broad streets through Bolton street to
Drayton, to Liberty, to West Broad, to
Broughton, to- East Broad, to Bay to
Bull, to CASTOR, to Drayton, to Bolton
ana back to the grounds. The line was
ABOUT half mile long and required about
nIteen minutes to pass a given point
The circus left last night for Charleston
1t takes with it the good will and hearty
commentator of the thousands of neo-
pie who witnessed its two performances.
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 ono
people saw the show last night. The
crowd far surpassed the expectations of
the circus people, who had made prepara-
tons for seating about that number. in
stead of putting in their fun seating ca
Pacity and making room for 10000 Before
the performances were well under way
the crowd had swelled to such propor-
tons that 1t was found necessary to pro-
vide additional seats, and this was done.
as Is everything else in connection with
such a circus, in very short order. The
crowd was something enormous for Sa
Yannah, and many remarked that il was
the largest ever seen together in this CITY.
but 1T was not unwieldy and seemed easily
handled. Then too it was an orderly
crowd all round The police had an easy
time of it, as there was not an arrest re-
corded at the barracks as the result OF a
circus row.
There was only one thing the crowd had
to complain of, and that was that each did
not have five pairs of eyes, to be able to
take in the performances on each of the
rings and stages, all of which seemed to
move without cessation. It would be out
Of the question to remark upon the fen
lures Of the show. 1t is likely, however.
that American circus-goers win be de-
priVed OF again seeing Eugene brothers
in their marvellous aerial feats on the
high trapezes. They are Englishmen who
are secured by the circus at the beginning
OF this season, but they are not used to a
circus life, and do not Ike it. They say
they are going to give It up after the
season is over and return to the old
country where they do not have to travel
around so much to do their work.
one of the most remarkable features
about this circus is the discipline The
managers of the show have over 700 peo-
pie to deal with, and yet tab Is kept on
every one of them. There is not a moment
lost by any Of them and the whole num-
Der is managed like well trained army
They have a great many rules to obey
ana every slip up costs them something
A performer who goes into the ring with
a dirty pair Of tights is fined: a performer
who is not on time to do his act loses a
small portion of his salary. In many in
stances they have ways to make I'D by
good work, however
great many people perhaps thought
the races last night were fakes, or rather
! that they amounted 20 nothing more than
/ fast running, but that may have been
/ due largely to the fact that the ground
was wet and soggy and it was practically
| impossible for them 20 do better The
| fact, Is however each Of the racers strives
| TO win, for the winner IN each contest gets
/ ~ cents additional As he races twice a
/ day this means a dollar day added 10
/ his salary ~ he wins both races.
! Another good feature Of the show was
/ the absence Of the circus falCir tho pea
| nut and the lemonade man. Few people.
perhaps, paid any attention 70 the alb
seuce OF faEirs, but there were many who
made a lively though vain search for the
! peanut vender, and to some u ala not
| seem like q circus without red lemonade.
! But the majority felt Ike conEratulating
/ the circus people for not carrying them
I along. The circus carries four expert de-
/ tectives, who are always on the alert.
| The circus and the concert which fol-
! lowed 20 were over By 1890 or II O'Clock.
/ and llttle observation would have shown
| one how marvclously rapid 81 the tearing
/ down ana disappearing Of what shortly
I before seemed No gigantic an aifair. The
I people in The meIaEDrio tent were
/ crowded into the main tent shortly after
the circus began. and n wee nos long boz
/ fore that tent disappeared