The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-10
GAY STREETS OF CAIRO
SEEN IN ATTRACTIVE IMMATURE At
TOMLINSON HALL.
The Midway, Congress of Beauty and
Hagenbeck's Menagerie-Beneft
OF Girls Industrial school.

Tominson Hall presented a gay appear
ance last night to the visitors of the
Worlds Fair Carnival and Midway Plais-
ance being given under the auspices of the
managers of the Girls Industrial School.
Around the three sides of the hall under
the balcony are grouped the scenes of the
various villages. while the busy, exciting
Streets of Cairo" occupy the entire stage,
with the exception of one corner, which is
occupied by refreshment tables. At the en-
trance ways to the various villages young
ladies in the picturesque costumes of the
nations of the old world stood about ready
to do the honors and through half con-
cealed Goorways the visitors caught
glimpses of the interiors of pretty booths
that aroused curiosity as to what lay be-
yond. The hall was filled with a din and
hustle that was a strong reminder of the
famous scenes that are copied here with
a great deal of fidelity, a loud-voced crier
in front of the Congress of Beauty to
the right of the stage shrilly calling at
tention to his great attraction while an
other mountebank was booming the attrac-
tions of the HStreets Of Cairo in the most
approved worlds fair style. Fitting
through the hall were the inhabitants of
the villages, adding with their bright cos
tunes an air of brightness and lightness
to the scene. To the left of the main en-
trance to the hall is an Indian village and
the wild cries of the savage braves going
through a war dance were sufficiently ter
rifying and formed no small part of the
general hubbub. Another attraction is to
be added to-day. In the large open space
in front of the stage Ferris wheel TWEEN
ty-five feet in height, with cars for carrying
eight passengers, is to be placed With
this addition Tomlinson Hall will resemble
even more than now the original Midway.
Last night the attendance was good, con-
sidering it was the opening evening, and all
those who came seemed to be particularly
well pleased with the entertainment pro-
vided for them. 1t would be impossible to
mention all the attractions, beginning with
the reproduction of Hagenbecks menagerie
to the left of the stage, containing Il cage
of monkeys and other animals, running
around the hall and including the Japanese
village, where palmist tells fortunes, and
Barney Castle, where to-day a blarney
stone will be added to the attractions. In
Barney Castle there is a stage on which
Irish airs are sung and Irish dances given
"A little farther around the hall comes the
German village and old Vienna, where re-
freShmentS are served. On the right side
of the hall are the Moorish Palace, Con-
gress of Beauty, Turkish village and other
attractions. The Congress of Beauty is
unique The beauties are young boys
made up and costumed to represent the
ladies of an Oriental palace. This show was
considered great fun by those who saw it,.
An attraction of the Streets of Cairo is
an Oriental wedding with quaint cere-
monies.
The managers hope that from tonight
for the remaining five nights of the show
the attendance will justify the trouble and
expense that have been expended to fur
niSh the public with an innocent form of
amusement in return for money that is to
be used in the charitable interest of the
Girls Industrial School.