The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-15
PYTHIANS' CARNIVAL OPENED.
The Business Displays and Midway
Performances I'm to Date.

Performances Up to Date.
The knights of Pythias Street Fair and
Carnival opened last night under the most
favorable auspices.
The performances began at o'clock, and
closed at Il, and during the intermediate
time between 1900 and 1900 people were
within the enclosure. OF these nearly all
were Savannahians, and white, the colored
people evidently being under the impress
sion that they were barred out; an i'm
preston that the managers wish to cor
rect.
The show was all that the managers
have claimed for it, and evidently gave
entire satisfaction, as no complaint was
heard from any of the crowds about the
various attractions,
In the Midway are eight theaters as
follows: Rosco, the snake-eater, who
sits In a cage surrounded with some fir-
teen or twenty snakes, and also has box
OF small ones, one of which she eats about
even ten minutes. The Hagenbeck animal
show comes next, and furnishes some in
teresting features in the talking pony, the
bear that dances the hoochee coochee, and
the lion in whose cage dances are given
by daring women in decollette dresses.
There are other animals here, also, which
are interesting, though they take no part
in the performance. The japanese Theater
also gives an interesting performance. The
Congress of All Nations, Dancing Girls,
also attracted good audiences. The train
ed wild animal show was very good in
deed and thrilling enough to suit even
the most exacting. The American Theater.
which follows next in line, gives a sort
OF vaudeville programme, and was well
patronized.
The Hindoo Theater is devoted entirely
to the use of the magicians but no per
Torrance was given there last night for
some reason, though it win be in use
from to-day until the end of the engage
ment here. The best drawing show of the
whole aggregation is the Oriental Theater
in which were given the hoochee coocheo
ana fuzzy wuzzy dances, the character of
the entertainment was discovered early in
the evening and each performance. one
of which took place every ten minutes was
crowded. In the vernacu,ar the show was
very warm" so much so that the commit
tee decided that it would have to be modi-
fled, and this decis on wiz go into effect
to-day. Rubber Neck Joe lives up TO his
title and is a most interesting freak
In the center of the space that IS sur
rounded by these theaters is erected the
tower upon which Philion does a really
marvellous act: Standing upon a rubber
ball, mounted upon a spiral roadway but
of the tower and down again; when half
way down the fireworks which the towm is
surrounded are set off and he descends in,
a shower of pyrotechnics that are extreme
ly beautiful and not the least part of the
show.
In the Streets of India is given another
excellent performance. Ten cents admis-
sion is charged to get into the street, after
which all the shows are free. Prince Ish-
mail holds forth here and is extremely
clever in his magic and sleight of hand
work The acrobats and tumblers are
also good and attracted an i'm
mense number of spectators. The star
attraction of the streets, however, is
Speedy in his dive from tower ninety
feet in hight into tank containing only
three feet of water. He made the dive
head first and without mishap.
In the streets, also, are the camels,
donkeys, and the elephant, all of which
are trained for riding purposes. num-
Der of children as well as some older folks
took rides around the enclosure and SEEM
ingly enjoyed very much the novelty of
the performance. The show closed at IL
o'clock.
The committee was thoroughly satisfied
with the attendance and the way things
have been conducted, and feel that for the
first days performance the show has been
an unqualified success. 1t will be open
tO-udy from 10 . p. m. IN tne afternoon
and from to IL at night. The aggregate
of price for the complete show Is SIPS.
In the business street of the show
grounds are the displays of many of Sa-
vannah's leading business houses The
clothiers have made a creditable display
Among the best are B. II. Levy & Bro
The Metropolitan, M. Dreyfus, Falk Cloth
ing Company, and The Hub. ]. E. Gut
man has made a pretty display in dry
goods. The shoe men have taken space
literally. Among the best are, Byck,
Nichols, Marks and Cell & Qulnt w. e.
Wimpey has made a beautiful display of
furniture, and so has ]. w. Teeple Lind
say & Morgan have an excellent display
Leo Frank, II. II. Cohen and Mark Apple
have made splendid exhibitions of their
harness. buggies and wagons. Open
heimer, Sloat & CO. are showing in neat
way their kodaks, toys, bicycles and a
general line of holiday goods. Conida is
making a novel exhibition of fine candy
and its manufacture. Krouskoff has a
fine display of millinery.