Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-31
CIRCUS STORIES.
Good Show Weather-Adam
FOrepaugh and ChaunCey
DepeW.


much of gentleman to spoil the
children's Saturnalia, and there
fore "circus weather" in the large
cities OF the United States has be-
come almost Synonymous with
Queens weather" in the British
Isles. No matter how beligerent
the season may be, or to what ex-
tent the weather bureau has been
"playing horse" with the ele-
ments, no sooner does one of the
big shows announce its coming,
than the weather almost invariably
becomes ideal, and bright sun
shine and soft breezes rejoice the
hearts of the countless thousands
of circus enthusiasts and swells to
bursting the Golfers of the enter
prising Snowman"
This old established rule to all
indications will hold good in
Vinita, and it seems more than
probable that the combined Adam
FOrepaugh and Sells Brothers, cir.
cuses will get the best that is going
tomorrow. This would only be
just and proper, for the great ag-
gregation is conceded to be the
most complete, perfect and fault
less arenic aggregation on this side
of the Atlantic. Everything is on
gigantic scale, and competent
judges in amusement circles state
positively that no further exten-
sion in magnitude or general ex-
cellence is possible or practicable.
The joint owners of this Brobdig-
nagian enterprise are recognized as
the most experienced and enter
prising amusement caterers of both
hemispheres, and include J. A.
Bailey, now in England with the
Barnum- Bailey show; w. w. Cole,
wizard in his way, and the fam
Gus Sells Brothers. The immedi-
ate direction of the titanic affair is
in the hands of Peter and Lewis
Sells.
The special features that will be
seen in the big tent" menagerie
and annexes are so varied and nu-
merous that columns of space
would be required for description
of them; thus only the briefest |
mention of the most startling or
phenomenal is possible. The
double troupe oftrained elephants,
of entirely different schools and |
trained by the greatest animal ed
ucators in existence, are especially |
notable. The Forepaugh herd has
held the record for marvellous in
telligence and dOcility for over
twenty years, and this season they
are stated to be much more as
founding than ever. One of their
novel feats is a complicated quad
rille by eight of the largest ami
mails in the group. The Sells
Brothers educated tuskers are sec
ond only in the world to the Fore.
paugh contingent, and their mill
tary drill and evolutions are al
most as remarkable as the quad
rille feature. What is accounted
the crowning climax in the way Of
animal acts is Woodwards' Seal
and Sea-LiOn Orchestra. The
menageries transcend
of the kind ever collected
and no wild, ferocious, rare or pc.
culiar animal, bird or reptile is
lacking a specimen ~ this remark
able geological congress. The
equestrian, aerial, acrObatic, hip
pOdrome and special features are
in almost every case new to Amer
ica, most OF them having been es-
epcially er gagged in Europe or
solely device for the present tour.
Six iroups of aerial and arenic ar
lists will make their Fl IT local ap-
pearance with the Forepaugh Sells
Federation.
The resemblance between
Chauncey NJ. Depew, the distin
gulshed New York railroad chief I
and statesman, and The late Adam {
Forepaugh, the circus king, was :
wonderfully striking, and Brother
Chauncey was freqently mistake t
for Brother Adam, and vice versa. 5
This similarity in personal appear
lnce led to number of very ludi-
,rous mistakes. t
A few years ago, while Fore q
paugh's big show was in winter f
quarters in Philadelphia, one of
he baby elephants was rented out d
10 the management of an opera b
it being utilized to give
realism to an oriental scene. The
opera company closed its season il
he latter part of March, and the
baby elephant was shipped back