The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-15
BOsTOCK'S SHOWS.
They are sPatronized by Thousands OF
People Who are Pleased


The FRANK c. Rostock mighty carnival
and English street fair aggregation mas
caught the town, and the splendld enter
tain1nent afforded by the animal KING
pleased thousands last night
Tue principal novelty are the trained
animal shows, where ferocious iorest-preo
lions, fierce jungle tigers, and sleek, freach-
erous leopards pumas, cougars and pan
thers are exhibited in a circular steei-
barred arena fifty feet in diameter ana
weighing nearly forty tons, in absolute
subiection to the commands OF the word 5
premier trainers. The Hagenback trained
animal SHOWS and the Midway were the
leading amusement features OF the aNoiiu
Fair. and since that time Qirector-Genefal
FRANK c. Bostoch has been the sole
owner and exhibitor of all such forms OF
entertainment at the principal eXposluons
of the world The name OF DlrecIor-Geh-
erai Sostock is Worldwide. He lives to-day
in the handsome travelling van. HIS Tame
as .'the animal king" IS not the IDLE boast
of the Snowman. It was earned alief ne
had battled into subsection in the arena
-t,e widest and most savage beasts the
worlds jungles. forests and wlldefhesses
afforded.
Next 10 the trained animal exhibits come
the streets of all nations, where IN cos
snopolitan freedom Of action mingle the
surhaned Turk, direct from the lana %
She Sultan: the tail and swaruly Afao, III
1h. picturesque garb OF the desert; the
Sar,,-slsinned Egyptians, with a face as
stol;d as the Sphinx OF his native Iano'
the piratical Malay, direct from the China
seas: the easy-going Monaghan, from Tue
Iyiowery Kingdom; the diSniiled ana cul-
rured Japanese, from the Mikado,s en-
s,re; the sturdy Britton in his dazzling
red uniform, and his present enemy, lhe
Boer OF Doom Paul's army
worlds greatest aggregation OF new ana
novel amusement attractions are the beau
ful Venetian gondoaas, where stalWart
sondoliers ply the car and sweeuy sing
the love songs OF the City of Canals; the
great Crystal Maze, or Palace OF Mirrors,
where intense amusement Is created IN
.'getfing lost in the mystic winnings and
reflected receptions where You can stand
on one spot and see over two hundred
r.sr1eot:o,1s of yourself: where You are in
front of yourself. and behind yourself.
.syar yourself and under yourself; where
VOL, are here, there and everywhere, until
having lost all sense of position, YOU de-
eSairingly exelaini, with the learned con-
gressrnan of a recent congressional seS-s
sion, ..Wi,ere ann altf
The 1Wo,nbwell Royal British Menase-
rie Is another mighty entertaining and in
etrucsive feature, which delights the young
end old alike.
A star attraction is 'sBonner, The beau
asful." the horse With the human brain.
an equine peerless in intelligence and edu-
cation
The racing yachts, Which race under fun
sal rs did tsleFr nantesakes in contests
for The American cup. is another great
novelty in the amusement line.
The Turkish and Hindoo theatres are
also most interesting TO all.
The Oriental parades are truly dszzl!hg:
sawildering, soul-stirr:.ns specSacles of
sunbright radiance.
The great aggregation arrived early yes
teraay morning on two trains Of twenty
Sly cars each, which, by reason Of their
great length. were frequently DELAYED on
curves. thus causing the late arrival.
\ onrr before the residents of Richmond
Mad awakened the thousands OF tons of
tents. poles, wild animals properties.
horses. ana other show 'pharpilelsialia had
.een uzaoaded and was in place al the dif-