The morning times., 1896-05-12

There's no use arguing about it. There
Is only Cne sawdUst god in the circus busi-
ness, ana Barnum x Balley are hts prophets.
And furthermore as 10 peanuts. perspira-
ton, lemonade, parades, and the whole
populations they We're all there in the
aggregate at the grand opening OF the
biggest thing i'll town or That will be here
again for whole sad ana SOBER year.
And the best of it all is that it is only
just half over, this brilliant dress parade OF
the diplomatic corps from Asia, Africa,
South America. the United States, Cuba,
Capt. Gen. Weyler and the only trained bull
In the universe.
Beginning with the great pageant of the
morning, which was as long as Il mile ard
half and as broad as Pennsylvania ave
nue.. TO the last flicker Of the tOpmost
naphtha lamp, as il Went out at midnight.
the entire city had the circus fever in
yirulent form all day. And there is only
one antidotc for it-you must be there.
This getting there, by the way, is some
thing OF circus in itself. II was, 10 use
a HiheTniCism expression, almost as good
as being inside. TO be outside at the
tremendous main gate, and see the widows
and orphans, statesmen and tramps, so
Ciety women boys ana girls, and babies roll
through the entrance i'll PUPPY mass 10 the
menag gcrie. 1t may be an unkind remark
on this festive occasion, but it was rather
singular TO see SO many children OF school
age eating peanuts on the European plan
who - We're quite too unwell to be a school
yesterday
NEW THIN GS AND OLD.
There were of course good many OF the
things on the program which people had
seen before and they recognized them ns
familiar aCquaintanCcs, and especially the
new Joker who gathered his fruit from tie
chestnut tree. bat there were still greater
many things which, not TO have seen and
heard, would be even worse than taking
an AnaCostia car to the Congressional
cemetery. The herd of elephants were
there and also these not heard Of, tie baby
elephants took their brothers in black a..
white by storm, especially tie babies, the
giraffe. Johanna, Cur remote grandmother.
the crimson -mugged monkey, the hon and
the Bengal tiger and all that kind OF thing
and things, rhinoCcras, hippopotamuscs,
crOcOd!lcs, snakes and SCrpents.
Among tie new animals were the new
woman, landed logically in the circus.
She is TO be Joined next year by the pIthe-
canthrOpus, VINO is now on his way from
BorneO
1t is just possible that most people took
dash into the new things and the good
things when the Meers Sisters rode into
the middle ring on their gray chargers aud
performed SO gracefully and so easily
These ladies are quite pretty and manage
TO do as well in skirts what the best equine
aCrobats can't do in pants On the left
OF these one OF the best of the aCrobatic feats
or, as they call them, pedal exhibitions,
was by Mr. Yoshumatu, who balanced and
did almost any little thing with light
japanese umbrella, the actor being UG
bis back. The puzzle of the center OF grav-
ity was alse good trick by Leon La Roche,
who rolled himself inside OF ball up an
inclined plane and q spiral stair way and
back again.
WONDERFUL TRAINED HORSES.
The greatest OF the spectacular features
with animals in the roles was the pa noramic
display OF fifty trained horses in two con-
centric rings each moving in opp osite
directions. The superb horses In this act
were trained by Mr. John O'Brien. Tie
perfection of the movements and the curious
effect OF the intelligent animals was loudly
applauded. After this came the fine riding
OF Miss Nellie Reid, who was once Il.r
Countess MauroviCh, and is now divorced.
Then MIR. John O'Brien rode around the
ring first on blooded gray ana next on
coal black blue blood which kept good time
tothe band ana did some marVe ious da nCIng.
The flight of the human arrow, in the
person or the daring young lady Alar was
also awaited with the excitement OF people
who are waiting the flight OF Il rocket.
Miss Alar was shot out OF the croSsbow
just like an arrow from the string and
caught in midair by one of the Zedoras,
her brothers, who are excellent aerial per-
formers.
William Showles, the champion bareback
rider Of the world, startled and entertained
the open eyed multitudes by his tricks and
feats of balancing on the hurricane deck
OF a horse at full speed.
There is only one trained bull on the coDti-
nent ana of course Barnum and Bailey got
him. He was put through his PAGES by
Prof. Collier who won the toss up in all
his encounters with the savage, but well
trained animal.
TRAPEZISTS AND ACROBATS.
The ring in which the Silbons did their
magnificent trapeze acts, somersaulting and
double somersaulting across the ring at
a height of sixty feet, was watched with
great interest while they were at work.
in this line Harry and Ella Potter did some
good things as did also the Lamont family.
The Glinseretu troupe, who did the acro5
battles on the ground are wonderful in their
way, as were great many others, who may
be dismissed this time with honorable men
ton en- masse.
The features OF the circus proper were
closed with the chariot races and the races
of the flyers which performed SO hand
somely in the fifty horse act. There were