Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-24
THE FOREPAUGH SHOW
WAS CLEAN AND GOOD.
MATINEE ATTENDANCE LIGHT,
But A BIG CROWD PRESENT
At NIGHT.
FIRST CLASS PERFORMANCE
In the Rtng-Thc Bareback Riding
and Aerial Work-The Funny
Clowns and Their Antics, and
the Wonderful Trained Seals.
other Features of the show.


other Features Of the show.
The extreme heat of yesterday after
noon reduced the matinee attendance
somewhat at the Forpaugh circus and
menagerie. but when the several thou
sand who were there told the others
what a clean and superb entertainment
they had witnessed the heat was forgot
ten and a crowd that taxed the capacity
OF the great canvas was on hand at the
evening exhibition.
From the grand inaugural tournament
to the final hippodrome display with its
eight events there was not an unclean
feature or even suggestion in the entire
programme of half a hundred acts. The
clowns were numerous and merry. con-
fining their fun to pantomime they
were simply an undercurrent OF sport
for the little people, who enjoyed their
antics immensely.
The leaping tournament OF Witty.
Arbressi and the Bishop bothers was
well executed. The slack and tight wire
acts were without blemish. CARMEL,
Vanderson and Rian did most aston
ishing acts on the high horizontal bars.
The auadrile by a herd OF monster
elephants was simply marvellous. Every
movement of the dance was performed
by the great beasts with skill and per
lection almost beyond belief as possible.
Then, too. there was another herd OF
elephants that did wonderful things In
balancing. tumbling, pyramid building
and such like acts. One of the pachy-
derms even walked about the ring on
two legs. a truly strange feat that great
ly astonished the grown-ups and amused
the youngsters. There was baby elc-
phant, and ponies and dogs which
caught the fancy and won the applause
of little ones, and the big people, too,
admired them.
The daintiest, most artistic and Won
derful equestrian act ever seen under
a canvass was that of the four cake
walking horses, Lordly, Black Cat, Tril-
by and Sultan, ridden respectively by
VIM. German, Miss Boshell Miss Kline
and Mr.. Melville, all in dark riding
/, habits. The intelligence shown by the
horses was as II they were possessed OF
..uman knowledge. They waltxed, did
the quadrille in the ring, and finally
traversed the great ellipse Of the hippo
drome dong the cakt walk perfectly
the entire distance. Round after round
OF applause was bestowed upon the &C.
tors. which the horses actually seemed
to appreciate equally with their riders.
There was an almost faultlesS exhi-
bition of classic living statuary by the
Jacksons, absolutely free from even a
suggestion of vulgarity. This family
also did some very fine trick work on
the bicycle in another act, Schaar, as the
happy tramp awheel, being show In
himself
Then there came five star equestrians
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Correa doing astonishing acts on horse
back; in another Davenport and Linda
Jeal performing all sorts Of fancy and
trick riding acts, while in the centre
ring was that bright particular little
lady-for she Is only sixteen years OF
age-Dolly Julion who on an absolutely
bare backed horse, did somersaults and
all sorts of difficult things in a way that
repeatedly won the applause OF the
great audience.
BY the way, in passing it should said
that the old time big padded plat
form" was not seen on any OF the horses
all acts were on bareback. Without
doubt the greatest act on the programme
in the estimation of the audience was
that of the herd of sea lions and seals,
handled by Capt. Woodward. Had there
been nothing else In the circus this act
alone was worth the price. 1t cannot
be described, one must see 1t to appre-
ciate it.
The ragtime Soo-see military band
caused roars of laughter, the trombone
player slaughtered everything that
come his way, while the leader did"
Sousa to perfection.
The five rotters did series OF aerial
acts on horizontal bars and trapeze
which showed they had been justly
named Kings and Queens OF the All"
The act OF Monterey, the Marvel, on
a bicycle made the spectators hold their
breath with fear for the daring per-
formers sarety Then there were the zen
lPcahearies, European acrobats, all in
full dress, who did the most wonderful
and startling things, there seeming to
be no limit to their ability or endurance.
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