Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-02
SCENES ALONG THE MIDWAY
Many OF the shows Open Their Doors
and DO " Good First-Dny .
Business.

The Midway was in full blast yesterday
afternoon and last evening. There were
crowds of people at the shows, yet the
shows did not realize any very heavy re-
ceipts from the attendance, as the bulk oe
those who passed through the gates were
soldiers and cadets. who had the freedom
of the grounds and knew how to use 1t.
Not all of the shows were ready for busi-
ness, but those that were not will open
their doors today or on Monday.
The Streets of Cairo was the first of the
Midway concessions to entertain the people
yesterday The ballyhoo was given promptly
at / o'clock and from that time until the
lights went out at midnight there was
hot show. The street parade was all that
had been promised, while in the theater
there was a performance that was warmer
than the weather outside.
\ few moments after / o'clock the speiler
at Hagenback's made his appearance, bring
ing a female snake charmer into the lobby
and after explaining the features OF the
show within the pavilion invited the crowd
in. This crowd did not need second in
vitation and from that time on until the
closing hour the show went off with all OF
it's old-tme snap.
The Cyclorama opened during the after
noon and caught hundreds of the soldiers.
young and old The old time fighters told
the lads OF the battle fought above the
clouds, while the lads listened and opined
that it was a fight that was not much hotter
than those at Santiago and Manila.
The Old Plantation opened for its first
show at o'clock and from that hour until
midnight it had all the business that it
could handle. People who have made a
study OF coon" shows pronounced this
little the best that they had seen. The
buck and wing dancing was put on with a
vim that pleased the audience, while the
cake walk amusing well enter
tanning. The Wallace sisters appeared tor
the first time in Omaha and rendered a
number of vocal selections that were loudly
encored.
The Moorish palace proved a surprise to
many who visited the place. People ex-
pected to see the huge building filled with
lay figures of common, everyday people, but
instead they found, in wax, correct imper-
sonations of the prominent men and women
of the world. Three shows are run in con-
! nection with the palace and all of them put
on programs that were pleasing as we'll as
instructing.
The Filipino restaurant is one of the eating
J halls on the Midway that has suddenly
/ jumped into popular favor. 1t did big
business yesterday and all who went there
eft well pleased.
The Congress of Beauty drew like house
on fire. All of the boys, as well as the
women, wanted to the girls who have
been heralded as the most handsome crea-
| lures in existence People found all that
| they expected, for the damseIs were fair to
look upon. There were blondes and bru-
nettes, but they were all good lockers.
| The Artists Studio was one of the at
| fractions during both afternoon and even
! ing. very select crowd visited the place
and only words of praise were heard for the
exhibition.
Lunette did good business and the mys-
terry of the illusion was as great as when
the attraction was here last year Those
who visited the place were unable to un-
derstand how the young woman could rest
in midair, without anything to support her
weight.
The Scenic Railway, the Chutes and tho
| Giant Seesaw had about all of the busi-
ness that they could handle, while the res
taurants and Schlitz garden were crowded
with people who seemed to care more for
the inner man than gazing at the attrac-
tions outside or rubberneckng along the
| grounds.