The times., 1897-06-24
The EYER WELCOME CIRCUS
A Fine Ring Performance by th'
Wallace Shows.
Not Too Much to Confuse, But
Everything First-class-Juven
Artists a Feature.

Tie Great Wallace Show were yesterday v
seen in Washington for the first time.
| This amusement enterprise is well known
| ia the middle West and enjoys great pop
| ulanty. How deserved is this was yes
! terday seen at the tents of the circus at
| North Capitol and l. streets.
In the rnenagerie is welIselected stock
| OF ANIMALS, including four beautiful speci-
mems of male lions, a number OF leopards,
| jaguars, tigers, hyenas, monkeys, zebras,
| elephants, deer, dromedaries, camels and,
what is rarely seen in captivity, a pair OF
large Australian ostriches. These grace
ful animals are real beauties, and wear
their plunes with becoming pride. The
Wallace shows had four ostriches, but
in spite OF their alleged digestive capacity
one of the two who died succumbed to in
digestion. lie swallowed a wooden cro-
quet ball.
The whole aspect OF the circus is cleanly,
new and orderly. 1t locks as if good
housekeeper kept the broom and paint pot
handy. Even the attendants lack the
usual circus manner. They are neatly liy-
cried and refrain from intrusive loUdness.
This pleasant state of affairs helped TO
make the visit to the canvas city an aug
mented pleasure.
The circus proper includes two rings,
an elevated stage, a large hippodrume
track aad network of aerial parapher-
uala. Riding is not the strong feature
OF the Wallace shows. Miss Hughes, MI
LoTande, Mr.. Leicher and Mr. McCree did
so me enjoyable and in deed wonderful
equestrian feats, but the audience was not
tired with this feature. The program ex-
ceiled in its display OF aeTobatic work
and mid-air performances,
TIE hit Of the show is the wonderful
Nelson family There are nine of these
performers. Three are adult men, three
arc small boys under ten years of age,
two are young girls, and the ninth is ii
mite OF miss. But, individually and
c.dlectgely, they are the most accom-
plished and sensational acIobats that have
ever been seen here. There is nothing
In defiance of the laws of gravitation
or IN display of muscular agility that they
DO not attempt, and accomplish, with mar
velous skill The audience applauded theiI
every move Almost equally wonderful
in their line were the members of the
WentZ family In their inspiring fights
through space as the poetic purveyor
OF the program puts it. There are but
four Of these, but one of them is also a
little girl who shares in all the feats OF the
family as they vault and toss in the :iir
at the top Of the canvas, and she receives
her share of the applause, which is plen-
tifui
Marvellous children acrobats have a large
sharein the program, andthey are watched
with the hveiiest interest Two children
did wonders with the Marten family OF
bicycle riders, and two boys did the best
riding OF the hippodrome
One of the especial hits OF the circus is
Trilby, the singing donkey, and others
scarcely less Conspicuous are the large
ballet, the comedy aerial act of the Petet
family. the pretty wire act Of the Nelson
girls, and the trained bulldog. w ho grabs
and hangs tenaciously to the seat of one
OF the clowns trousers ne hippodroue
was representative of the best features
OF this department of the circus. the riding
being daring and exciting to the last de
gree
The Wallace shows remain for two more
performances and may be recommended to
all who enjoy a first-class and high-class
circus performance, with not too much
going on at one time, and en- ioy seeing
it in pretty and cleanly surroundings.