Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-03-27
THE MIDWAY PLAlsANCE.

THE MIDWAY PLAlsANCE. |
The Uniuue entertainment By the
New Haven Grays, Company f., @.
N. g., to open At the Armory To-
morrow Evenisg - Some OF the
Things That Will be Seen-Celebrat.
ed Hindoo JuGglers Engaged.
The FIVE celebrated Hindoo jugglers who
immense audiences at Chicago
with their marvellous tricks have been en-
gagged to appear at the New Haven Grsys'
midway Plsissncs." The renowned Sahib |
Seyid Jamal, the chief of this band of
jugglels, has an international reputation
in his profession.
One of the chief features of the midway
will be the "bsauty show" The beauties
have been selected from among the hand
soonest young men in New Haven and will
no doubt attract large audiences of ladies.
Two genuine Egyptian donkeys have
been especially imported and are now quar-
tered in town with their driver, whom 1t
was necessary to bring with them a. they
understand no language except Arabic.
The "Ferris wheel" which rises to the
DIZZY height of twenty eight feet. has been
strengthened to accommodate the New
Haven aldermen who have promised to test
its carrying power the drst night. This
wheel has carried fifteen thousand people
without accident in Detroit and other cities
and is perfectly safe.
The fair will open tomorrow evening
and everything practically arranged. On
the right, as one enters the armory, may be
seen the famous and picturesque Blarney
castle, the famous home of our ancient
R1bsrnian king. It IL the first time in
history that the Barney stone has offered
itself to be kissed free of charge. Those in
charge of the castle will be Charles A. In
gersoll, George F. Elton, Charles Wylie and
NJ Bradford Allen. After the Blsrney
castle one comes to the Indian village,
where is famous old Laughing Beers in his
snow white wigwam. The tobacco smoked
is the fragrant Merreps Mixture. But
may be Interested and instructed,
for in here may be seen the
gigantic tribe of "drsys" In all their para
phernalia and war paint, ready and willing
at all times to do their exciting, graceful
and grotesque war dance. sun dance, corn
dance or bear dance. The collection of
Indian relics is most complete, each one of
them having its own history. James K.
Blake will be the grand ssohem and the
braves will be George N. Beers, Charles
F. Bassett, Clifford B. Somers, Allan NJ.
Osborn, Charles F. Mcneil, E!ford
P. Trowbridge, @. E. Edgar, Ed
drop, Nathan 8. White, Herbert A. En-
| sign, Charles W. Merrells, W. A. Coote.
The unique representation of the market
place and two or three of the famous streets
| of the old and historic city of Cairo will be
one of the most popular places in the PIais-
| ance. The dancing girls, fortunetellers
and flower girls, always conepicuous on q
fete day in this old Egyptian capital. will
be seen here in great numbers. Frederick
s. Norman will be shsik, Roger 8 Baldwin
| interpreter and Albert w. Brown fakir.
The others will be Clarence Wilson, A Nc
| Clellsn Mathewson, Richmond R Harris,
| George B. Woolson, William g. Hastings,
| John Whitmors, James NJ. Woolsou, Sam
| uel r. Beers, Clarence Hooker and Herbert
n. Bishop.
Upstairs in the rear gallery will be found
this most complete and interesting ex-
hibit, the renowned and historic SALT
Wien," the Ruff Garden of the Midway,
and fond "reminiscences Of the Fatherlsnd.
Here daily the bluseyed Msedehen The
resa will, for q moderate consideration, dis
pense the nectar Of the Grays, Weiss bier,
and the tank scene will be produced at
each performance. It may be said that
this tank was procured in Waterbury
at great expense and Ia always
kept full. The merriment will continue
every evening until our special watch
man announces: "Elf uhr and all is DE-
Well, John R Ruff will be "The Nacht-
waechter, ""Die Kellneriner" will be James
D. Dewell, jr.. Charles h. Fisher, Walter
L. Clark and Joseph Anderson, jr.,
''Die Keller" will be James 81. Griffin, 10
seph 81. Smith, Joseph q. Townsend, Ed
ward S. Osborn, John McCann, George N
Hum, Charles Bradley, Charles E. Clark,
Stephen D. Baker, Anterior L. Barnes,
Arthur D. Perkins. The fskir will be
Srurgis B. Loveridge.
Under "Old Vienna" will be found the
picturesque Spanish village, Banjosa, ia
nous for being the town in which the cou-
riers of the Queen of Spain overlook
Christopher Columbus fleeing Respondent
dents, who as strolling minstrels have
gained great popularity, will each hour
render some of their beautiful pieces:
Senior Jorge Austin, Maestro; Don Carlos
| Nicoll, Jamaiso P. Earle, Francisco E
Winchell, Leroy Clark, Ricardo F. Doran,
Guillelmo E. Beeoher, 8. Federico Strong,
Jorge P. MACEDONIAN.
The famous orchestra in Dahomey vii
lage is the first of its kind to play in this
country outside of the worlds fair. Alfred
Hustled will be "King Lobengula;" George
be henry ]. King, William W. Law, M.
CLARK Goodrich, ]. Burns Moore, Charles
W. Lane, Charles E. Larom, William
| Greeley.
Those who will take part in the con-
gress of beauty will bs Minott E. Osborn,
lecturer; Harry Coburn, John q. Hill, Ar
thur W. Bowman, Frank 8. Cornwall,
Arthur @. Graves, James e. Wheeler, Ar
thur A. Hitchcock, John d. English, WILL
Knight, Charles K Hutchinson, William E.
Judd, Leverett g. Hemingway, Rice L
Clark, Robert E. L. Hutchinson, W. Perry
Curtiss, Horace w. Sanford, fakir.
In the Turkish theater will be Robert
E. Hofer, grand calipb; Thomas g. Pit
man, jr, Turkish dancer; Edward P.
Frink, fskir; Edward G.. Russell, George
P. Merwin, L p, Waldo Marvin.
| In the Jsvanese village win be Edward
Watterson, Newell 8. Perry, c. P. Walker,
W. @. Warren, Louis A Parsons, Henry
3. Gruener, James R. Lyon, Clarence O.
| Andrews, George d. Osborn.
Clarence W. CLARK will be the chief
navigator of the Ferris wheel, Frederick
w. Baldwin will be helmsmsn. Harry K.
Lines, purser, and g. Edward Osborn and
A. W. Mattason, able seamen, (always on
| deck
"The Columbian Guard" will be James
n. Parish, sergeant; George E Brooks,
William P. Donaldson, Henry P. Clark,
Edwin 8. Ferry, Frank N. Hoyt, Richard
W. Meigs. William W. Price.
The committees appointed are as fol-
lows:
Board of msnsgers-Csptsin G. F. Nc
Cabe. Lisutenants @. B. Damn and @.
! Smith.
Advisory committee-Csptain McCabe,
Lieutensnts Damn, Smith, First Sergeant
NicolI, Sergea ts Hustled, Grusner, Ruff.
I.bsl, Norman, Corporsls GrifinR, Bas-
| sett, Bowers, Blake, Clark, Osborn and
Bofer.
House commit ee-Sergesnt Nicoll, Pri
Yates Smith, Beers, Wheeler, Deweli, King,
Osborn, Mstthewson, Stesls, General Ford,
Major Brown, Lieutenant Monson, Colonel
Lse, Captain Gessner and Captain Town
send.
In the Java village on Wednesday night
Captain John W. Lowe and Frederick W.
Waterson have arranged to give very foe
program, which includes a dance by two
young girls only seven years. of age.
H. Ri. 8. a. A.