The San Francisco call., 1898-02-05
DARING FEATS
 IN MIDlIR The Lazellos Hold the Crowd Spellbound at
 the Fair.
Performed Marvellous Feats of COntOrtiOn on Spanish
 Rings.
Thousands of School Children to Visit the Exposition
 To-Day.

Fully five thousand people crowded the main floor and galleries in the Me chanics' Pavilion at the Miners Fair last night to witness the startling fea- lures that were presented By spe- Cial arrangement the management, in their vaudeville show, were enabled to offer to the public the Lazello brothers in their daring Spanish ring act Their performance was truly marvellous. Their daring feats of contortion in mid air held the crowd spellbound
 Next followed Rand and Dash, as the Chinaman and tramp, in their act of the grotesque. This inimitable duo of rough and ready comedians greatly amused the crowd with their funny an- tics.
 Yesterday was the second souvenir spoon day, and over 5000 of these beau- tiful souvenirs were given away to the lady visitors. Professor Bartholomew with his famous tight-rope walking horse, Blondin, captured the crowd at both the afternoon and evening per formances. All the exhibits and side show attractions are proving of great interest to the visitors of the fair, and the latter, including the tunnel and the moving pictures, are patroniZed by vast throngs. Bennett's band. under the direction of Walter B. Rogers, renders two programmes every day to large and appreciative audiences.
 It is expected that at least 15. GOO school children and 1000 teachers will Flslt the fair to-day. The price of ad- mission for the children will be 10 cents, and the management is going to give each little one who attends a bag of candy. There will be some special for dren.
 The fair will be open tomorrow. To- morrow night the German singing so- cletles will be out in force The night has been set apart as German night in compliment to President Denicke
 In addition to the many attractions that have been mentioned for next week the mana agement have kept one in reserve that will eclipse all that have yet been presented. Professor Bar tholomew with his beautiful horse. Lady Anne" attached to a sulky with pneumatic tires, will ride all over the Pavilion, upstairs and downstairs without line or whip. The horse will be shod with rubber shoes, and will obey her master simply by word of command.
 It is expected that at least sixty St Bernard dogs will be shown upon the floor of the Pavilion at the bench show to be held next week under the aus pices of the St. Bernard Kennel Club.
 The committee of the California Min CTS Association has prepared a most elaborate programme for February 2, which is Miners day in the fair calen- dar. There will be drilling and wrest- ling contests, for which handsome prizes will be given.
 The following musical programme will be rendered to-day:
 Overture, Roman Carnival '............. .BerlioZ Melodies from The Gondoliers'' '....... Sullivan Comical contest, introducing all the soioists
 in the band
 Fantasie. "A Hunt in the Black Forest
 Synopsis-Dawn of Day, Chimes in Dis
 tance, Assembly, Start for the Black
 Forest, The Smith, Drinking Song, The
 Return, They Scent Game, The Chase,
 Finale.
 Intermssion.
 Songs of the c. 4. R.......................Cap Cappa -'Trovatore'' Scenes and Miserere. Verdi 1orhel w. B. Rogers 1TpHlDOne --------...-.---...-.......F. k. TObin AeAlcdn Dance Wilson Selection, Flying Dutchman Wagner Rhapsodie No I.tszt March. Second Brigade. N. G. I-......... Weldon