The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-19
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The Great Forepaugh & Sells circus
 Here To-day.

finder the personal direction of such master managers as James A. Baiiey' w w. Cole and Lewis and Peter Selis- with the first named gleaning every foreipn field for notsd and novel features --the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Broth CTS united menageries, clrcuses ana mp podromes have grown to be the great est show of the era, and so generaily recognized from New York to san gran cisco. Now brilliantly and exciusiVely dominating the metropolitan field, left vacant by the departure Tor foreish narts of the Barnum & Bailey show, and making a season in Madison square Garden a part of it's regular programme, the World says it is "the biggest circus that New York ever saw and that un- oua1ified compliment is heartily second cd bv the press and public generally, This is just the shape in which it will appear in this city to-day, afternoon and evening, at Elm City park, bring ing a wealth and variety Of entertain ment it is simply impossible to refer to in detail There are hundreds Of rare wild beasts, birds and amphibia, 1n- cluding three herds of performing ele- nhants. the only school of trained sea lions and seals and whole caravan or other cute and cunning animals. There are hundreds of really eminent artists and royalty beautiful horses, and over a hundred brilliant acts and electrify- ing races. The colossal circus company contains all the fun that the biggest tent can hold, furnished by twenty-five famous and versatile clowns, nineteen champion male and female bareback riders, and troupeg of thrilling and wonderful experts in mid-air and ground sensations Everything is ofe the best, and there is enough of 1t to fill three rings, elevated stages and pedestals, acres of aerial space and the biggest coliseum course ever canopied. The morning parade will be the same which, passing under the great Dewey arch, dazzled and delighted over half a mill lion pair of eyes.
 Yesterday afternoons Bridgeport Standard says of the big circus parade there yesterday morning: People by the thousands turned out to witness the parade The parade was all that could be desired It carried out fully all the traditions os what a parade should be. There were the chariots, drawn by long teams of gaily caparisoned horses, there were the bands, the riders, the clowns, the open dens the camels and elephants and above all the calliope. There was a big crowd at the grounds all the morning watching the preparations for the performances.
 Yesterday afternoons Bridgeport Farmer says: The big parade appeared on time. The greatest jam of humanity was at Fairfield avenue and Main streets There was no passing through the iam.f an dthe belated ones coming from the depot were obliged to make a circuit to get to main street and see it. The parade approached the coher at 10:9O headed magnifcently by three horsemen in glittering uniforms, and a troup of twenty ladies magnificently mounted with bright, new uniforms of scarlet and white.
 Then came the cages, the whole me- nagerie, all gilt and trimmings. Cut side of one, on top of his cage, the king of beasts crouched cowed by his keeper "a woman.
 Thirteen elephants, six camels. CT dromedaries according to the number of humps they grow-but no one rerlem- bers which is which-tigers, leupar ds, all the beasts of the jungle. Cleopatra and her .hand-maidens, or perhaps a modernized Columbia. but very magni-