The Newtown bee., 1903-07-17
LITCHFlELD COUNTY.
NEW MILFORD.
WALTER L. MAINS CIRCUS TO SHOW IN
 NEW MILFORD.

NEW MILFORD.
 When Walter l.. Main closed the sea- son of 1899 for his enormous shows, it was after most successful tour down the Pacific Coast to New Mexico, and at the close he decided to retire from the show world and rest brain that had been active for nearly score of years. Showmen were at loss to decide whether or not his. retirement would be temporary or permanent, During the season of 1900 the Walter L. Main Enormous Show was not on the road, and MT Main, the owner, was travel ing through the European cities, build- ing up his over-taxed: constitution and at tk same time with eyes open for attractions new to this country Several of merit were secured, and when the show was reorganized for the season of 1901, they were seen in this country for the first, time, and many more followed for the season of 1902. However, it was not until this season that MT Main fully realized his expec- tations and closed contract with the ,E- strongest. military spectacle ever assembled; that is, Savage South Africa.' When in London, England, MT Main attended this exhibition at Earl's Court, and it's newness, merit, and magnitude so impressed him that he decided to secure it and consolidate it with his reorganized American show. .-...'. ..-. .~
 The magnitude of the Walter L. Main Enormous Shows, combined with the grand militrry spectacle, Savage South Africa, isalmost beyond conception, and is, at least, for fact, beyond description. The Walter L. Main Enormous Show has for many years been regarded as the represen- tative show of America, while Savage South Africa has been pronounced by the press and public of Europe to be the greatest spectacular production ever perfected. The consolidation of these two gigantic aggregations can only be imagined until seen. In this consolidation MT Main has carefully retained all the features of his grand triple-ring exhibition, menagerie, hip- podrome, and museum, and jntrod uced in this''country for the first time Africa in all its barbarianism, it's people, GUS toms, mode of living, warriors, and tanned and untamed animals. South Africa is shown in such truthfulness that it can be likened to nothing short of living moving panorama. The Transvaal, with it's Boers, Burghers, and native soldiers in their quaint cos tunes and effective fmode 1of swarfare are pictures of life, not commercials. Over one hundred barbaric Matabeles, Zulus, and Bastus arrayed in full fighting regalia, which consists of lit tie more than their death-dealing vances, bolos, and shields, participate in the final spectacular, and it is the first time in this country's history in such a number and their war dances given and explained. In re- producing the .Boer war in the grand military spectacle. the participants are all men who figured in the battles depicted, and when compared to simi- lar military spectacles the realism of Savage South Africa causes them to pale into insignificance. The attack on the G1elo stage coach, the battle of Paardeberg, the last stand of Mayor Allen Wilson against 1.-the Matabeles are trulyIand conscientiously represent ed
 Notwithstanding that the spectacu- lar Savage South Africa is an exhibi- | tion in itself sufficient to satisfy the demands of critical European au- dience, the arenic display of the Main show has not been curtailed in the least. The very best lady and gentle man riders, acrobats, tumblers gym nasts, jugglers, contortionists, and in | fact the cream of American anI European artists have been secur' d, and will be seen with this grand cons'.i = | dation. Nearly half hundred si h. splitting clowns, testers, buffoonS
 pantomimists,an and come liars are with the company to drive away the blues
 The animal department, as usual with this show,is filled with the largest and rarest collection of wild and domes- ticated animals ever assembled. The exhibition of trained animals is a feature and an unequaled one. This is particularly true regarding