The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-09
GREATEST ON EARTH.
Chicago Papers Testify to the Superb
ority of the Barnum and Bailey
Show-As 1t Was In the Western
Metropolis, So Will 1t be Continued
In Every One-Day Stand Visited
During the Season.

The Barnum & Bailey Greatest
Show on Earth has just completed an
engagement of one week in Chicago
and the following are few of the
comments regarding it's character
made by the Chicago papers. They
show remarkable cOncenSus of Opin-
ion that this is indeed the greatest
circus in the world.
The Chicago Times Herald called it
''The best circus program, considering
the variety and character of the acts
and the large proportion of novelties
that has ever visited Chicago"
Again the Times Herald: "The foot.
ball dog, the seventy horse act, the
equestrian feats, and the aerial acts
of the SiEons and Dunhams have not
been surpassed in interest"
And again the Times Herald: "FOI
horses and horsemanshlp Barnum &
| Bailey's exhibit has never been
equaled under canvas"
And still again the Times Herald
"All the ground tumbling Of the en-
tire program is of the highest grade
and the best that has been seen in
Chicago within memory. The same
thing is true of the aerial work and
| the equestrian feats."
| The Chronicle said: "That the en-
tertainment offered by Manager Bal
ley met the wishes of the public is
evident. Such a seXtette of equestri.
ans assShowles, Rooney, Rose Meers,
Rose Wentworth, Josie Ashton and
Lavater Lee could not be found in a
long journey. The seventy horse act
of John O'Brien is remarkable and
the antics of the clown dog who plays
| football with his nose is an entirely
new sensation in circusdom.
Again the Chronicle: "No circus
that has been here in years has given
such general satisfaction or deserved
| it.
And again the Chronicle: "This
seasons program is conceded to be
| the best, the most replete in novelties
and the most uniform in high grade
of excellence of any circus program
presented for Chicago's favor"
The Record said: "The show il
through and through a great one
The menagerie is especially rich In
rare and unique African and Papuar
species"
Again the Record: "The circus of
fers more new sights than any previ
Gus circus within memory"
| And again the Record: Chicago ha
seen great many fine exhibits, bu
one to surpass the seventy horse act
which is the grand coup of this sea
sons program, has never been con
ceived; it certainly has not been pu
into execution"
And again this interesting testi
mony is borne by the Record: TIL,
show, splendid as it has been, was no
stuffed for the Chicago engagement
but was brought here with eXactl.
the same program as had been givel
on the road all season, and as will b.
given all the remainder of the season
The Evening Post sums up it's judg
lment thus: No other circus program
offered here in years has had so man.
novel acts and such good ones. Witt
the football dog, tine seventy-hOrs
act, the Mazeppa bareback act o
Rose Meers, the flying leaps of Waite
lSilbon, the riding of Showles, Rooney
Rose Wentworth and and Josie Ash
ton, and the wonderful tumbling o
the Heras troupe in full dress, to sa
nothing of the magnificent menageri
and the unique sight Of Little Peter
the smallest man on earth, contraste
!: with Ella Ewing, the tallest woma
living, or of Lady Johanna, the gorill
who acts quite like human being
with all these things and many Others
including almost everything capabl
of being transported on wheels G
exhibited under canvas, this seems t
earn its name of greatest on earth"