The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-28
JOHN RoBINsoN's sHGw.
rhe Amusement Golconda Of the peri


More than seventy years of continu-
GUS ovation has characterized the ca
reer Of the John Robson show, which
this season is reaching the proud
elimination of its triumphs. No other
show in existence can display 80 con-
tinuous and so clear a record. From
the cold waters Of the Kennebee to the
shores of the Pacific, from the northern
boundaries of civilization to the south
ern limits of the continent, for more
than one generation the name of John
Robinson has been q household word,
and the coming Of the always unexcep-
tionable exhibitional enterprises that
bear his name is ever greeted with q
hearty welcome. From the genesis of
the show until its present colossal per-
lection, there has not been a solitary
season in which it has tiled its fellows
in the multiplicity and general excel
lence of its attractions, aud now it
towers above and dwarfs all contem-
poraneouss tended exhibitions into
comparative insignifcance, and this
season it presents such an opulence of
sterling and meritorious attractions as
to truly entitle it to be designated as q
vast Amusement Golconda whose won
drous wealth of entertainment is un-
limited and immeasurable. 1t is mere
ly work of supererogation to say that
his circus has always been the best and
biggest, always in the van, always
prolific in leading and sensational fea-
lures, and always equipped with the
finest stud of horses andthe most skill
full and finished bareback riders,
gymnasts and acrobats in the profes-
sion; that his large, well-ordered and
well-selected menagerie contains Lying
vigorous specimens of all that is
strange, rare and curious within the
range of natural history, and that his
royal Roman Hippodrome is a vivid
and realistic reproduction of that of the
days of imperial Caesar.
1t may be said, however, that to these
always prominent and desirable attrac-
tions has been added, for the current
season, a feature so stnpendous in
magnitude, so overpowering in unpre-
cedented grandeur and impressiveness,
and so enormous in the expense nee
essary to its production, that the fea-
lures mentioned, grand and multifa-
rious as they are can at best play but a
secondary part. The grand biblical,
historical, sceneographic, lyric, terp-
sichorean and pantomimic spectacle of
Solomon, his Temple and the Queen
of Sheba," is thus alluded to: A
transeendently impressive and eminent
ly moral and mind-elevating pageantic
and science production, from the fertile
brain of Mr.. John Rettig, the protector
and creator of "Rome under Nero, f"
"The Fall Of Babylon, "Montezuma"
and Bondage in Egypt" noted spec
tacles which have been annually pro-
duced under the auspices of the Order
of Cincinnatus, and which have be-
come famous throughout the length
and breadth Of the land. To claim that
Solomon, his Temple and the Queen
of Sheba" is the masterpiece of this
brilliant artist is not transcending the
limits of veracity. There is not a
sensual, libidinous nor lascivious scene,
act or thought in the spectacle, and
everything in the entire presentation is
holy, chaste and pure. The limits of a
newspaper notice prevent mention in
detail of the manifold characteristics
and excellencies of this gorgeous and
imposing spectacle, but the reader will
find exhaustive description in the bills,
circulars and advertisements dissent
mated broadcast by the management.
The Robinson show will exhibit al
Bristol, Thursday, Oct, 9th.
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