The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-12
1T WAS ALL RIGHT
ForePaugh and Sells Combination Is On
doubtedly the Greatest Yet.


The Forepaugh and Sells combined
circus which showed here yesterday
CARRIES off the palm as an attraction.
| No one will deny but that ii is the best
ever seen in Wichita. The old saying
that all circuses are alike does not hold
good in this case None ever seen here
is like Forepaugh's. 1t is great from
the parade 10 the concert. 1t is clean
and honest and whatever Is seen there
is the best. There is probably more
talent in il than in any other circus in
America today. The parade, in itself.
is whole show. With eleven elephants
and animals from every country and
cline, the menagerie is complete.
Nothing seems 10 be lacking. No IA
kris, thieves or confidence men follow
the show and the attendants are models
of courtesy and politeness. Every
thing goes like clock work. The only
thing derogatory to the show that can
be said is that IL shows too much for
single pair of eyes. Not only the
three rings are occupied but half doz-
en- other actions are usually going on
in other places under the canvas. 1t
would be all right If the actors were not
so clever. Then one could look from
one ring 10 the other, but as 1t is when
one sets his eyes on one ring he is fac
mated and he is unwilling to look else
where and hence misses a good thing.
1t is the only show that proves that
more than one pair Of eyes Is necessary
in the human being.
The tent performance opens with q
grand parade of everything and every
body. The costumes are rich and ele-
CANT and the horses fine. After the
parade pair of monster hippOpOtami
are exhibited-male and female-and
while the people are wandering a cir
cular curtain is raised and series of
eight groups of living Illustrations are
introduced. This is one of the most ar
tistic displays ever seen in a circus.
Following this is a clowns chorus in
which some admirable comic songs are
sung for the ediica ton OF the audience.
Immediately after this comes some
great acrcbatic work on bars II Is up
10 date and represents the latest in the
development and progress Of aerial
work. Some of ii is positively sensa-
tional.
The bareback riding cannot be ex-
celled, especially that OF Miss Pauline
Lee, who performs some remarkable
feats
One Of the most wonderful numbers
on the program is the performance Of
eight educated elephants. They fairly
do everything but speak. They dance
and waltz with perfect ease and grace
that is remarkable for such clumsy an
lmals FOrepsugh is a great man for
elephant education
Superior 20 the elephants. however,
are the seals and sea lions. They don't
do a thing but play musical instru-
ments. sing songs and play comedy. It
is impossible to conceive how they do
ii, but they do IL all the same.
1t is hard to detail everything. but the
bicycle riding cannot be overlooked.
Men and women mount their wheels
and 60 round and round Ike a dream.
They actually form pyramids and stand
four high on each others shoulders
while the wheel goes round as swiftly
as man can pump ii. And all this Is
done on little platform not more than
fourteen feet square No wheeIuan
should miss seeing this. Il IS. 10 them.
worth mere than the price OF adm.s-
sion.
To be brief. the circus IS a wonderful
one and should be patronized by every
body who likes 20 see the animals Of The
world and the most artistic actors on
the globe
OF course. Ike everything else that
exceis, the circus carries two Wichita
men-one OF the best players in the
band AMI the acrobat who walked
the wire rope with wooden ss9es
There is not a stick IN the show. nor
IS there number that. n Itself. i not 4
worth TIE price Of admission.