Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-19

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It is worthy Of note that me grea,
Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers
consolidated menageries, circuses and
hippodromes. which appear at Augusta
on August 20. are highly COMMUNICATED
by the press wherever they exhibit, for
their exceptional magnitude, high
character and candor. AS an example
they recently scored great weeks tri-
umph in Boston and received whole
broadsides Of praises from the papers
OF that city AS a sample we append
the following extracts from an ex-
tended notice in the Globe:
For weeks past the shows have been
advertised on bill boards and in other
customary ways as an uneuualled at :
traction. That the promises held out
were fully met was the verdict of the
thousands who attended the afternoon
and evening performances. Attractions
are so numerous and varied In the
three rings and on the central stage. 20
say nothing Of the trapeze work. that a
spectator can hardly appreciate them
all, but it is the aim of the manage
ment to furnish a complete entertain
ment before every occupant Of a seq,
AND in this they have succeeded. There
are no waits. Something interesting
is going on somewhere all the time. an
all one has to do is to keep his eyes
open and be either edited. amused or
astonished at what he sees.
The performance opens with a pa
rade in which are included many OF the
interesting features of the show, Then
follows an exhibition of. living statuary
in which famous groups in marble,
noted pictures and important historical
events are reproduced with fidelity.
Then come trapeze and slack
wire acts. bareback riding and Juggling.
trained animals and funny clowns, in
such bewildering succession as to DEFY
an effort to keep track of them con-
secutively and in order. All one can
do Is to admire and applaud, or be
amused and laugh. as the occasion
warrants. For finish come the ex-
citing races on the hippodrome track,
which are memory of galloping horses
and eager riders, closing at last with
the whirling rush of the Roman
chariots, and the compelled admiration
at the nerve and skill of the drivers, as
their springless vehicles bound and
sway at the heels of the speeding
thoroughbreds.
And the clowns should not be for
gotten in any mention of the show.
They We're very much in evidence at all
times, and were just as funny as
clowns are expected to be and possibly
imitation of base ball game was one
of their efforts, but the browning hit
was a burlesque on the Cor'bett- Fitz
simmons fight. which was received
with shrieks of laughter.
AS might be expected the menagera
is feature of the combined shows
and many valuable and several rare
animals are shown in the cages. A
black tiger is included in the latter
class. A pen of ostriches is also
novelty, as well as a pair of full grown
hippopotami. which are driven around
the hippodrome track.
ALSO feature of both the menagerie
and the tent show is Capt Woodward's
school Of trained seals and sea lions
The feats these clumsy looking ami
mails perform seem almost impossible
ones, and excite alike admiration for
the intelligence Of the animals and fol
the patience of their trainer.
THE comfort and convenience Of tbs |
patrons of the show are looked after in
most careful manner"