New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-11
ALL From THE WORLDS FAIR.
TIE MIDWAY PLATSANCE IN THE GAR
DEN ATTRACTING MANY PEOPLE
INTERESTING FEATURES OF LAST SUMMERS
PLEASURE GROUND REPRODUCED QUEER

INTERESTING FEATURES OF LAST SUMMERS
PLEASURE GROUND REPRODUCED QUEER
PERFORMANCES ny STRANGE PEOPLES
Tho Midway Pllsance' drew large crowds to
Che Madison square Garden last week and prom
.ers % Dee great attraction this week which H. its
last. Tho exhibition as its name implies. Is a re-
production Of many OF the most popular features
Of the Midway Pialsance at the Worlds Fair, with
It's troups OF picturesque foreign peoples and its
variety OF strange performances. Those who were
fortunate enough 90 visit Chicago while the World =
Fair was open Will easily recognize the attractive
scenes. It isn't the Great Midway. OF course. but
1t is clever representation OF portion Of It with
In the limitations OK indoor show The scenery
was painted by the artists who sketched the orig
NAL structures. and IL costs - large sum that
would be inclined 10 doubt the fac, II the managers
who surely ought % knew, dld not themselves give
the figures.
The squcakinC OF the bagplpes. the music Of halt
a dozen orches;ras. the cries OF the donkey boys
the chants OF the deryishes at prayers and many
other sounds which are inseparable from every cor
rect and proper idea ~ Il Midway" are all 10 be
heard Dark-sNlnncd Mahomeians. wearing fezes
and clothed In the holiday attire which Is In fash
ion at Cairo. on the Nlle and AZ Constantinople. sell
their wares. Darker skinned Iindoos with enormous
turbans Of gaudy colors done up in picturesque
folds their heads. usually with a streamer hang
Ing down on one side. wander aroand and invite
people to see the Juggling which they do. They
generally dressed in white jackets and white
trousers. which 1T tightly and emphasize the thin
OF the LEGS.
ON both sides OF the street which extends the en-
tire length OF the Garden are places Of amusement
10 which small Zee Is charged At the Turkish
theatre the derviShes whrl and stick needles through
their cheeks and ID many other plous things by
reason of which they hope to have a happy time In
the next word with plenty Of darlS-cycd hourls
a. 4. "a.
modified form OF the much talked-of "danse du
ven,rc." Next to them is the japanese theatre
where dainty little amond-eyed girls give the grace
ful dances and more or less tunefu songs Of their
accompany them on native stringed Instruments
There IL A Chinese theatre too where tragedy Is
acted according to Oriental ideas.
Big Frank, the boxing kangaroo. attracts con-
and a %h his n when is one ~ Of he i1at ac
ful members that kangaroo has. There is no in
fsonsy liz of s cam mime hne
self on his tail and get In four blows at once on an
opponent IN the ring. II Mitchell and Corbett and
the like had such - appendaEc they could punch
each other into smithcrcens in the first round. That
would pay big prices for round OF fun.
The Esquimaus give sort OF ghost dance"
they ARE The youngest one is ihrec years DID, and
he (or she) attracts the most attention The name
yoweis and cons6nants It's clothing is skin to
wrap the Sa9y b @ ,Eo have 9s n
most OF the time. There IS not great deal OF ex-
preston in their faces nut what tnere II hctOkcnS
longing for temperature OF 20 degrees below zero
exchange or raiment for the simple attire OF
the natives OF "Barioboolagar. way off In the
centre of African" They chew tobacco all
the time. and pu; their quds behind their ears
for safe keeping. Whether they do such things up
I'm the frlgid whether this accomplishment
or the cvilizlng influences which they learned
to prize In Chicago is not known. The man who
lectures about them says that they are going TO be
presented to President Cleveland before they go
back To the frozen North. If the President wants
to do something to make them feel at home in the
White House he might practise putting his qud
behind his right ear Ills diplomatic "quid pro quo
might do.
The Hindoo jugslers do all sorts of apparently
impossible feats. IL was the Hndoo fakirs who
started the idea OF suspendng animation in a man,
burying him and then sowing and reaping crop
good ever. An American crank got hold or
the idea and tried 10 carry II out In Chicago. but
he had to give up his plan because he couldn't get
burial permit.
There IL an odd Vienna cafe, with female
orchestra. and lion which wrestles with n negro
twice a day. There is plenty OF opportunity TO buy
souvenirs OF the Pyramids, the Ganges and the
Hoang Ho
The Midway Plaisance' seems likely to become
a permanent thing In the itinerant show business.
II is a pleasing innovation the old circus ana
side-show scheme The side-shows were frequently
the best part Of the circus aggregation. The Mid
way Plasance' Is all sde-show. where you hear the
music and see the performances while you wait"
IL ia lots Of fun.