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What is Midway Plaisanse?
This is a question more frequently
asked than any other by those who have
not yet attended the big show at Chicago
and particularly by those who have not
kept posted by frequent reading of the
Chicogo dailies.
Jackson Park. the home Of the Worlds
Fair, is located on the shore OF Lake
Michigan about eight miles south of
Chicago, or, more correctly speaking,
about that distance from the heart of the
city. 1t comprises 5la acres, | believe.
The park is bounded on the west by
island avenue, and on the south
by 9th street and 55th or 18th street on
the north. The intervening street num-
bered from 5oth to 9th run west from
Stoney Island avenue. Running out
from Jackson Park straight west be-
tween 5sth and 59th streets is a track of
land about 400 feet wide and perhaps a
mile long. This is what is known as
Midway Plaisanse. and as it comprises
now a part of the exposition no charge
is made for admission. This leaves the
ground OF the fair in the shape OF a
huge hammer. of which Midway Plais-
anse is the handle. Entrance into Mid
way is made under a yiaduct on Stony
Island venue and further Oh the visitor
passes under the Illinois Central vladuct,
then, begad, the fun begins and a fine
opportunity at once presents itself to rid
your pocketbook Of what spare change it
vet contains. A macadamized street
stretches through the entire length
of this track OF land, bordered by electric
lights and unbr0ken ave by the big
Ferris wheel and one or two smaller
structures. On both sides Of the street
are located what in common parlance is
known as the @side shows" They con
sist of the Irish Village, the German Vii
lage, Old Nienne, Java Village. Hagen
beck's Animal Show, Libby Glass Works,
and so or and so forth. TO nearly all OF
these places an admission fee of % or 80
cents is charged and the visitor often
finds that an additional fee OF 10 cents
or a quarter is required before he can see
all after being once inside.
Midway Plaisanse has been the cause
of much unnecessary criticism Oh the
part OF those who have found it easier to
criticise the exposition than to com
mend it. 1t bears about the same rela-
tion to the worlds fair that Buffalo
Bits show does, and though enclosed
within the grounds is no part of the
exposition proper. The visitor can get
his moneys worth without entering it
at all, and much of interest can be seen
by a walk through it free Of charge.
There is much of interest TO be seen in
Midway Plaisanse and more that is not.
Various estimates have been made as to
the cost OF seeing all the attractions,
many OF them wide OF the mark. A care
full estimate of my own fixes the
amount at about SIP. / spent an entire
day and part, of another in Midway
and visited every attraction it contained
except the Java Village, not yet com
pleted, and a ride on the big wheel, also
unfinished. 1t may heof interest to note
that a press badge which wore admitted
me without hindrance everywhere. Had
not this been the case and had | used VI
q :s12 bill in seeing Midway should Al
shutdown felt like hiring a robust llote.
porter To kick me around the block. FOL
be it known there are but few attractions
in Midway Plaisanse worth either TIN
time or the money necessary to see them
By far the most interesting featured is tfli
street in Cairo. The visitor should take
this in at a time when the wedding pro
cession takes place and after seeing thu
other sights go into the theatre and Sc,
the girls dance. 1t costs % cents to ge
into the street previous TO the procession
taking place and an additional so cent
for a theatre ticket. a visit to tn
Chinese theatre is also worth the money
The admission fee is % cents. 1t cost
so cents to see the Turkish theatre an,
it is not nearly as novel and interesting
There is also an Algerian theatre. but a
thisis almost a repetition of the one il
the Cairo show it is not worth the money
providing one has been to the latter
The Hagenbeck's animal show is inter
esting to one who likes to sec traine
wild animals. Nothing like it has eve
been seen on this continent. There az
cyclorammas, and good ones, but lis the
can be seen in almost any large city the
are not particularly interesting. ! coul
not find but two pretty girls in the Con
, gress OF Beauty show and wasn't there
fore very much stuck on this-thOug
!, from its very novelty it is perhaps wort
, the % cents it takes to get a look at tn
beauties" There isn't anything to Sc
III the Eskimo village except a few dog
!, and fewer inhabitants Of the frigid zon
and the tout ensemble will knock yor
:. appetite for lunch or dinner-as the cas-
: NAV be-intO a cooked hat. | can SINE
it now. One can see about as much on
side asin SO far as applies to the diffe
ent villages. About all there is to see
y the architecture. Inside are immune
. able bazars to tempt visitors to purchas
u souvenirs at about so per cent aboN
what the same can be bought at any
the large department stores in Chicag
> One who has never seen glass maxim
can we'll afford the time and dime nece
Ie sary for a visit to The Libby GLASS Wofl
IL Space will not permit a mention Of {
d the attractions to be found in MilW;
o P~laisance. Those ! have particular
a mentioned are the best and two or thr
If dollars is all that is necessary for
satisfactory inspection of uncle San
~ side shows.
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; One of the latest tricks en f0reig9t
in Chicago is reported OF a Swiss W
went intoa barber shop and ordered
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