The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-07
THE RINGLING's BIG SHOW.
Twenty Thousand People Saw It's
Two Performances.


The first appearance of Ringing Bros
circus, the worlds greatest show, in Sa-
vannah, was a success In every respect.
Ringing Bros. certainly have no reason
to feel disappointed at their introduction
to the Savannah public, and the people
on their part have nothing to complain OF
1t is very rare that an entertainment OF
this character leaves such pleasant I'M
preston in a city, especially on its first
visit, but Ringing Bros. can truthfully
claim to have accomplished this feat.
There was a general expression of ap-
prevail on all sides yesterday and last
night, and the general verdict was that
the show was fin de steele. Many said
that it was the best they had ever seen.
Even the concert was good, and when
circus company is honest enough to give
a good concert, no further commenda-
ton is necessary.
The merit of Ringing Bros exhibition
is that 1t combines combination of good
features. The parade, the menagerie, the
athletic and aerial exhibitions, the horse
manship were all first-cIass, and the work
or the clowns, even, was as good as that
line affords
Twenty thousand people witnessed the
two performances. Seven Thousand to
5000 were under the canvass in the after
noon, and from 1900 to 1900 at the night
performance. Chief of Police McDermott
said that he had never seen anything like
the crowd which struggled to reach the
ticket wagon last night and it took the
united efforts of fifteen policemen to keep
the crowd from turning over the wagon
ana tramplng upon each other in their
anxiety to secure tickets. This was large
ly due to the impression made by the
street parade, and the good report which
went out from the afternoon perform
ance
Ihe parade in the morning was witness
ed by thousands of people all along the
route. The parade was two miles long and
required half an hour to pass a given point
There were about 400 horses ali told, in the
parade, and so cages, many of them of
very handsome design. The herd Of Is ele-
plants naturally attracted attention. A
new feature was the chime of bells A
pleasing feature was the presence of the
leading performers in English drags or L
carts in the guise of disinterested specta-
tors
By general consent the most notable
feature of the exhibition was the work of
the Nelson family In its acrobatic feats.
The family consists of three male adults
four young boys, all small and two young
girls Their gymnastic work was not only
remarkable, but it was very prettily done
The manner in which the little fellows
were spun and twirled about upon the feet
of their elders, tossed back and forth from
one to the other, excited the admiration
of the spectators.
The work of NJ selle. Irwin, the iron-iaw-
ed lady, was really wonderful. Her claim
to the title Of "iron-jawed" was fully dem
onstrated when she swung fifty feet in
the air, suspended only by a strap held
between the teeth, and whirled and
twirled like ballet dancer on the stage.
The aerial work of the DaComas was
beyond question one of the remarkable
features of the show, as was also the
thirty-feet somersault leap of lie FIeur,
landing upon his hands.
The statuary representations by the
Dandeaurs was striking and unique. In
fact the show was excellent clear through
the hippodrome racing to the end. The
menagerie is complete and fully up to
date.
Messrs. Ringing Bros.-there are five
of them-are a clever set of gentlemen,
and made fine impression on those who
met them. They announced their inten-
ton of visiting Savannah again next sea-
son, and if they do they will be greeted
by as large a gathering of circus-goers as
ever gathered under a tent in the south
They left last night for Charleston, and
will go from there to Augusta