St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-28
A MERlToRloUs SHOW GIVEN
MANY NEW AND VERY PLEASING
NOVELTIES INTRODUCED IN
THE RINGS.
TENTS WE'RE ovERcRowDED,
But Everybody Appeared to Be
Happy and Satisfied at the
Close.

ception one of the best ever seen in
this city, and the great wonder is
that we have not seen more of it.
The common opinion previous to yes
terday was that it was a miniature
| circus which would hardly draw out
side of the state, but Messrs. Ring
| ling have reason to congratulate
| themselves on possessing enc Of the
most complete and entertaining
shows of the mammoth order now
| in existence in this or any other
country. 1t was really a, surprise
to the people of st. Paul, and in
| turn the Ringlings We're surprised to
find their great tent literally packed
at both the afternoon and evening
performances, while HUNDREDS lurked
on the outside unable to gain adj
| mission. The circus might have cas-
| lily continued over here today and
| left with a vast amount of money
| in their Golfers.
The show was a. great success.
Each act in itself is distinct
| hit, and much care and discrimina-
ton have evidently been shown in
the arrangement of the programme.
Much Of the ancient style of intro
| ductlon has been discarded, and real
novelties and daring exhibitions in
the air and artistic groupings of a re-
| 1lned order combine to present an en-
| tertainment of rare merit, and the
| two performances yesterday were
hugely enjoyed.
The only criticism that can be
made, If it can be called criticism. is
that there is too much going on at
once. In addition to the two rings,
an elevated platform is utilized for a
great array of novelties, some of
which are decidedly unique and dis
tinct innovations in a: circus ner-
formance. For instance, a. dozen
men In white present statuary
groupings of famous Grecian statues
and sculptured figures, and the last
OF the posings, representing one of
the Famous fountains at the worlds
Ialr' supported by men Of wonderful
physique, proved an instantaneous
MT, and was received by the vast
audiences with much favor. This is
an innovation Of merit, and gives
tone to the performance which il
olherWlse might lack. The usual
bareback riding is given Just enough
tlme to satisfy the lovers of that
hliiu OF amusement, and then in
succession come many aerial and
paianclng acts for which the best
artists in the country have been Ga
| cured.
One of the distinct novelties is
eu4'i 'etle OF Trained razor-back hogs
=, ohi ne "ilds OF Arkansas. These go
tnloush d wonderful performance and
the most surprising part of it is fur.
iiisheu by q lean and lank hog which
taxes the part of the trickster and is
constantly nosing about to undo what
the others have done. It is without
question the only group of trained hoes
IN existence, and the great wonder is
how animals of such a low order of
intelligence can be trained to do any,
thing but eat and grunt. A beautiful
morse Of rich cream color values
with a grace that is rare and performs
other little steps and acts which renre-
sent months of persistent training.
The wonderful aerial act of the M
comas, who are direct from London
aroused the wonder of the audience
1t is one of the most daring spectacles
ever seen here and eNcites fear and adj
m1ratlon at the same instant Through
out the performance a. dozen clowns are
constantly at work devising little bits
OF humorous entertainment which
prove delightful relief to the daring
scenes in mid-air and in the rings. The
novelties on the elevated latform in
the center come in rapid succession
ana owing to the immense audience
present yesterday the management
quickly devised additional attractions
not on the programme, being bent on
showing full appreciation of the pat
ronage.
The Nelson family of ten members
contributes a fifteen-minutes enter
tainment of a high order of merit The
little acrobats in the family are tossed
back and forth on the feet of their
elders with marvellous rapidity and ac-
curacy, and from beginning to end this
act is replete with startling changes
and swift acrobatic moves. The rings
and platform and the outside space are
constantly alive with amusement. and
what is not furnished in the rings is
given by the many clowns on the out
side.
The lofty tumbling and somersault
performances which we all remember
so well are given but ten minutes by the
programme, and are excellent in every
respect. Time was when the double
somersault was something wonderful
and rare. but this score of acrobats
with Ringing Bros. find it about as
soft now as any other portion of their
work. The Ringing circus has never
been east of Chicago, but unquestion-
ably it has license to travel over the
routes followed by the more preten-
tious aggregations for it is easily the
equal of any show on earth and in
many respects superior. The menag-
erie is as large as that of the leading
circuses and contains a collection of
rare animals, all Of which are kept in
the best possible condition. The at
tendants are polite and accommodate
ing, something rare by the way in the
average circus which travels the con-
tinent. Despite the fact that the day
was wet and gloomy, every seat was
taken and at the afternoon perform
ance two extra sections of seats were
put in to accommodate part of the over
flow. 1t would have required a much
larger tent to hold the entire crowd
which went there. Hundreds were
turned away.
John Ringing himself came to the
press seats during the afternoon and
took occasion to say that he was album
dainty grateful to the people of St.
Paul for the appreciation they had
shown for his modest performance.
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