Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-01
MIDWAY PLAl6ANCE.

" VIII he Feature OF the ~. Louis FAit
MANY Of the Attractions of the Worlds
Fair to he Exhibited Description of
Some Of the Leading Features Plans
That Promise the Best Fair st. Louis
Ever Had.
L Persons who attend the great st.
Louis fair in October will see sights
from many foreign corners of the
world. They can hear the monotonous
cry of the old muezzin calling the faith
full to prayer in the Turkish mosque;
they can have a ride on the meek-eyed
camels in the streets of Cairo, and
alight at the theater where beautiful
houris, with dreamy eyes, will appear,
and perform all the evolutions of the
famous danse du ventre; they can wan
der through the quaint corners of Old
Vienna and sit in ancient cafes; they
can lose themselves in the labyrinthine
can see the lion ride the horse and play
with the tiger and leopard in Hagen
beck's show; they can see Hindoo Jug
glers apparently defy all laws of
gravitation; these and many other odd
and unique sights can be seen by at
tendants at the st. Louis fair. In short,
the Midway of the Worlds fair is to be
reproduced.
An avenue 1000 feet long will be laid
out on the fair grounds, and 80 feet
wide, on either side of which will be
arranged the buildings and pavilions
of the following nationalities and at.
fractions: Streets of Cairo, Egyptian
Theater. Libby Glass Works, Old Wen
ma, japanese Theater, Beauty Show,
Persian Theater, New England Home,
Turkish Theater, Moorish Palace,
Egyptian Theatcr of London, Hagen
beck's Arena, German Village, Blarney
Castle, Hindoos and Ferris Wheel.
The interior of these buildings will
contain many of the original attrac-
tions seen at the Worlds fair. The
Streets of Cairo will be supplied with
Egyptian dancers, fencers and musi-
clans. The Oriental marriage cere-
mony will be performed as at the
Worlds fair, and the ''IIot-Hot" man
will also be in evidence.
The Libby Glass Works will be under
the management of Mr. Libby, who had
charge of the same at Chicago on the
Plaisance. Mr.. Hammesfahr and a
number of the same spinners and weav-
ers from Chicago Midway will enter
tain and delight the throngs who will
see the Midway on the st. Louis fair
grounds.
Old Vienna, with its pretty. Venetian
girls, dressed in Austrian costumes,
serving refreshments is also among the
attractions billed for the st. Louis Mid
way. A good band of musicians, and
seating capacity for 500 people will he
provided in the pavilion.
The japanese Bazaar will be presided
over by winsome Japanese girls, and
at the japanese theater Japanese Jug
Cling and har-raising acrobatic per-
formances will be given, all of which
will lend decidedly oriental air to its
Japanese architecture and ornamental
tions.
| The Beauty Show, with it's typical
beauties, attired in the costumes of
| their respective nationalities, is bound
to be great rage with the "chappies. "
The Persian theater will be equipped
with five of the stars of the Midway
Theater, among whom may be men,
toned Carmalta, Thyissa, Dervish, the
only Fatima, and Little Egypt. who de-
lighted the throngs with their graceful
dancing. In addition to these there
will be musicians and singers.
/ The typical New England home will
be reproduced with its quaint furnish
ings, its bacon and beans and pump
kins-pies, all served by charming ladies
in the costume of the colonial period.
! The Turkish Theater will be supplied
with singers, dancers and musicians,
with the same queer instruments and
weird strains that were so prominent
at the Worlds fair.
The Moorish Palace will be repro
duced with absolute fidelity to the
1
the interior will be somewhat differ
ent from the original, but if possible
more perplexing.
In the Egyptian Hall of London will
be witnessed exhibitions of magic illu-
sions, black art, second sight. hypno
tism. nuemonics and mind-reading.
Hagenbeck' Arena will not contain
the original attractions, but others jus
as good will be substituted. Messrs
Bostock & Rosewood, with their trained
animals, will be substituted for thos,
of Hagenbeck's The exterior, how
ever, will be reproduction of the Mid
way arena.
The German Village will be in all es
sential particulars reproduction o
the Chicago village, A band of music
refreshment tables and German wait
resses in costume will give it most re
alistic appearance. A seating capacit,
of about 500 people will be provided il
this pavilion.
Barney Castle, Lady Aberdeen
Blarney Castle, will be reproduced witt
fidelity to the original. The Irish pipe
who made music for the Chicago peo
pie will reproduce the same strain
here. Patsy Brannigan, the celebrate,
| jig-dancer and Irish singer, will be ol
hand, and this pavilion promises to b.
among the most attractive features o
the Midway.
A company of Hindoos has been Sc
cured, which will be an object lessor
in natural history. The women ar
very small and they will have will
them a sacred bull from India, only ~
inches high.
The Midway will, of course, be KEEP
open in the evening, affording thos,
who have no time to attend in the da,
an opportunity of seeing its wonders
| A Ferris wheel, 70 feet in heigh,
will be in operation, II will carry for
ty-eight persons at time.
| But 1t is in the way of attraction
shat the most radical departures vii
be made the coming fall. The countr,
has been thoroughly searched for nov
elites, and those of the most striking
character have been secured for tn
fair regardless of trouble and expense
For the arena, W. c. Coup's traine,
horses and dogs have been secured.
| DIR. W. F. Carver, the worlds cham
pion marksman, has been secured 70
the entire week, and he will give on
or two of his wonderful shooting pei
formances in the arena each dav.