The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
CIRCUS A NOTABLE SUCCESS
UNANIMOUS OPINION OF FIRST
 NIGHTERS, ZINE"

Every Act of the Fourteen Full of En-
 tertainment and Delight-spIendidIy
 Balanced PrOgramme-Fine Crowd in
 the Big Ampitheater-Barnum's Fa-
 nous Zip as sideshew-LiberaI Ap-
 pIause DeseryedIy Distributed.
 Cengratulations to the Grays are due for the truly delightful treat presented by them for their initial performance at the armory last night. Not one act in the splendidly varied anl lengthy programme that did not arouse sincere appreciation in the audience and call forth spontaneous admiration. And the voices of the large audience that greeted the opening found harmonious expression in the descriptive word fine" The mid-winter circus is gen. uine treat to all who see it, and huge credit to its sponsors, the Grays. >-
 When the curtain which shuts off the entrance to the amphitheater was with drawn a great concourse of people stood outside striving for admittance. The crowd had not been much more than seated when the leader of the Russin forces on his prancing steed in yaded the arena and began leveling his field glasses for the Japs, Soon the envoy extraordinary on the field of his majesty the Mikado came up upon the horizon and soon thereafter came the battle. A medley of blows and the two armies galloped off the field in com bat midst the applause of the specta- tors. *..> H.
 Then came the agile acrobats s that hurtle through the air over elephants and eamels, landing unscathed on the further side. sL#
 The exhibition of trick horseback rid ing offered by Fred Derrick was a marvellous piece of entertainment that brought down the house.
 The farcical act of Seabert and Went worth was a cleyerly acted bit of broad comedy that would even urge the "bluest" of men to forget all their woes if any were possible at this stage of the programme. The polka which the stout gentleman invites the buxom Maggie to execute with him is a bit of excellent take-off that took with the audience as it deserved to do.
 The dextrous Japanese troupe exc cute a number of most skillful pieces Of agility with ability that can be seen anywhere. ,.@t.. ~<#@z The three polos in their great aerial act, the incredible balancing feats of the imperial Japanese troupe, the comic imitation of the Zouaves by a squad of men from the Grays, the horseback riding of Madame Wentworth and the sterling acrobatic stunts of the Flor ence troupe go to make up a splendid ly balanced programme. There is no predominant act Every one is a treat as those who have been initiated will l.youch, and the fourteen make up a rare show that will not be easily equal ted. d.. h. ...t-.--.. .t; %
 Taking last night as criterion, Mrs. Pays prophecy delivered at the Hype- I rion Tuesday that the affair would be a great success is to De abundantly | fulfilled.
 | Besides the main exhibition there are numerous excellent side shows, whose bankers make the hall lively before and after the show. Among them are ] the great fat babies that were at the exposition last week. But perhaps the most prominent of all is the famous, original Zip of P. T. Barnuin fame. This is the original Zip which made such sensation with the Barnum cir GUS. ;
 Among the prominent New Haveners who enjoyed the evenings entertain ment last evening were Mayor Studley, Controller Rowe and City Clerk Norris.
 There are still three more nights for those who were not present last night to seize their opportunity and laugf,
 with the rest of New Haven.