The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-30
AN OUTDOOR SHOW.

Dr.. Carver and His Nomads at Central
Park on Sunday Afternoon.
Although every capital in Europe and
every city in the Eastern States has had a
wild INSTRUMENTATION in the open air
San Francisco has never seen this style of
exhibition given by genuine Western char
acters. DR.. Carver, with the celebrated
Wild America Company. that has just
completed a tour of the world. will COM
mence q season of open-air entertainments
next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. when a
very remarkable programme will be pre-
scented. This programme will consist Of
wild Western sports featS of skill with the
lassO, rifle and revolver, daring hUrseman-
ship, races. both on foot and horseback. by
Indians, Mexcans, cowboys, rough riders
and Western celebrities. DR.. Carver. "The
Evil Spirit of the Plains" will give
his first exhibition on the Pacific Coast
Of how he won and maintains the now I'M
disIu.el title champion shot of the weird
he DOCTORS marvellous shooting al flying OBJ
je is thrown in the air with the greatest
velocity has caused him to be the proud
p0ssessor of 81 different decorations many
Of them eXqustely wrought and magnif-
Gently jeweled, emblems bestowed by Euro
pean royalty. Among the well-knOwn
decorations the doctor wears Is the double
eagle of Prussia, the Prince of Wales
feathers OF England, the grand cross Of the
Legion of Honor of France, the iron cross
Of Austria, and the crowned bear of Rus
STA. Following the doctors shooting will
be an attack on the overland mail coach
| While this coach, drawn by six spirited horses,
is speeding rapidly along the large incl0sure,
il is attacked by band of Indians whom the
driver, express messenger and passengers
hold in check until the arrival of DR.. Car
yer with his band Of cowboys and Mexicans,
who ride TO the rescue. One scene shows a
Western frontiersmans cabin, which is at
tackled by Indians, who fire the house and
are about TO massacre the settler and his
| family, when they are rescued by the rough
riders and Indian fighters.
"Wild America" is not only amusing but
| instructive, as it gives the auditor whose
| know ledge of the red man of the plains has
| heretofore been confined to the pages OF
! Lon9fellow, Fennim0re Cooper, Mayne
! Reid and other celebrated writers, an object
| lesson in the history of the great country
living between the Missouri River and the
! Pacific Coast There is a real Indian village
/ of tee-pees and wigwams, showing the red
! man at home decked in his savage fnery
and surrounded by his family, horses and
dogs
| hibition like Caryer's Wild America will
| be an imp9ssibility, as the noble red man
| will have Joined the buffalo in the happy
| hunting grounds of the spirit land. One
! of tie features oil CarSeTS season at Gen.
| trail Park will he the performance OF the
ghost dance by the identical band of
| WashOes who started the Messiah craze
that eventually led 10 the fight of Wounded
| Knee and the subsequent capture and death
! of Sitting Bull, the great chief of the Sioux.
| The Indian contingent is led by Standing
| Bear the war chief who claims the leader
! ship of the Sioux nation, and who Is assisted
| by Black Eagle, Last Horse, Fast Thunder
| and Jack Standing Bear war chiefs of his
! tribe.
The Wild America performances at Gen.
! trail Park will in 10 way interfere with the
! season of 1.-THE Scout at the Grand Opera
| house, as after the opening of the outdoor
season this great double company OF over
| hundred members will give two perform
ances daily, presenting wild America" in
the afternoon and ''The Scout" in the even
ing. The prices for the outdoor season will
be 80 cents admission and 81 for reserved
seats, while the prices for 1.-The Scout" at
the Grand Opera-house will remain I'M
changed.