The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-08
SELLS BROS SHOW DAY.
The Big Circus to Pitch It's Tents
This Morning.


The weather does not look favorable for
circus-goers to-day. 1t takes more than
ordinary bad weather, though, to set
back such an enterprise as Sell Bros
big show The show will arrive early this
morning from Charleston and Will disem-
bark at the show grounds, in the Bolton
street base ball park. The street parade
viii take place at 10 o'clock, starting from
the grounds Upon this parade the Sc Is
Brothers pride themselves particularly
1t is an affair worthy of the oldest and
richest show on the road. What the line
of march will be exactly cannot be def
nitely said but it will probably be the
same as that usually adopted by circuses.
The street railway lines have made eX-
ira arrangements to carry the crowds
promptly to and from the show grounds,
or the point nearest to it. Two per-
tOrmances will be given, the afternoon
performance at o'clock, and the night
performance at o'clock. To many Sa
Vannahians who sec the show, one of it's
features will be the appearance of the
famous and veteran clown. John Lowlow,
a native SaVannahian, who left here early
in the ffties, and to make his fame and
fortune in the tent and ring. He has sue
ceeded in both. Few men are more widely
known in the ring than Johnny LowlOw.
But Mr. LowloW is not the only attrac-
ton that Sells Bros bring. The three
ring circus presents every act and feature
as represented, embracing all of the cell
ebrities of the arenic world. Three hun
dred startling acts in three separate rings
ana two elevated theater stages. In the
with rare wild beasts, every captive ami
NAL known TO exist. including the only
pair of trained hippotomi educated seals
ana sea lions, performing elephants,
stately flock of Ostriches, the first ever
publicly exhibited, trained kangaroo,
Iordly lions, tigers and marvelously
trained wild and domesticated animals
OF all descriptions
The following highly fattering notice
OF the show appeared in the Columbia
state few days ago:
lis very rare that a Columbia audi
thee gives praise. to. a circus for of all
audiences Columbia audiences are dis
posed to be the most critical Hence it
Is that Sells Brothers may feel some
satisfaction in knowing that the general
verdict of the thousands who attended
lhelr big show here yesterday was that ii
was one of the best that ever visited CO.
!qmbia. The State is slow to say such
!!hmgs, too, but on this. occasion it can
JON in the verdict, the expression of
Whlch 1t is the medium. The show is
! lrst Grass in every respect. This fact
lhpreSses itself on the spectator when
watching the great street parade. and
ne Is somewhat prepared to find the show.
an llat u Is advertised to be. The show
las IN the first place one Of the best
menageries ever brought through this
country and all the cages, band wagons,
&c, are handsome and new. Then the
ddiH,lImals are all kept in the pink of con-
oIton ana there is not a poor specimen
unuer the canvas. Inside a varied and
~ S,'14sually heavy programme is rendered
~ TWO rings and on a central stage. The
oSTstuIIles OF the actors and actresses, the
CtoWns and all the attaches are not only
lev anu fresh, but are really handsome
ss.IIu CoSlly The ring horses and the rae
iI a STOCK are all splendid specimens of
HOfSeneSh. The show is conducted in
clean manner from start to finish and
Snere IS nothing to offend any lady
lever mas show of the kind been seen
10y 10y Where there were so many acts
ILL M not a single poor actor among the
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