The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-26
MIDWAY IS HERE.
Street Fair Transformed Into
Oriental Scenes.
Trained Animals and Their
Keepers Arrive.
WILL OPEN ON MONDAY
Formal Exercises at 1 O'clock
in Afternoon.
General Admission Will Be
Only 10 Cents.
OPEN ON MONDAY

The Orienta American Midway ar
rived early this morning on the Santa
Fe and already many of the tents are up
and the "lot," as the performers call it,
has the appearance of a street in Won
derland.
The wagons containing the animals
were the first to leave the cars. They
were placed in position and quickly the
big round top was placed in position
over them. In the trained animal show
will be seen Broneo Bocaccia and
Madam Pauline, the two trainers. The
exhibit includes Sultana Wallace, the
widest lioness in captivity. Madam
Pauline exhibits her three trained lions,
Caesar, Queenie and Genera Funston.
There are dancing bears and animals
of every kind. The tents for tie streets
of Cairo, the Oriental theater, the
cinematograph, the German village, the
Moulin Rouge and the other attrac-
tons have been placed. The other
shows outside the Midway are going up.
HI morning the Turks with their
little red fez caps, plantation darkies,
Egyptian dancers and plain Americans
mingled and chartered away in the diff
ferent languages until the Midway re-
sembled a congress of nations The
moving picture men were enqu1rlng for
electric juice for the machines, the
spielers were tuning up their voices and
the canvas men were busy with great
rolls of nva
Probate Judge Dolman has announced
that from now until next Thursday he
will give a license free and marry any
couple free of charge who will have the
! ceremony performed on the Midway.
The band will play the wedding marcn,
the Egyptian bridal procession will be
formed n there will be thousands as
witnesses.
1t the former Fairs, Carnivals and
Fall Festivities held in Topeka the ex-
ercises closed with the going down OF
the sun, unless it was al Illuminated
parade that lasted but a short time in
the evening. But the Street Fair VIII
be open and in full operation until II
o'clock at night. The street will be
m-agnifcently lighted and the effect OF
the displays and other attractions Will
be more pleasing to the visitors than
during the day time.
The following is the programme for
the week:
MONDAY, MAY IS.
1 P. M-Opening ceremonies. Ad-
dress of welcome by the mayor and de-
livery of the keys of the city to the
Commercial club. Inspection of street
Exposition and Midway. Band concert,
Reception to visitors.
TUESDAY, MAY %.
German Day. Commercial Club Day.
ALcn1SOn LAY. -1duuIdCluIcI LAY
Producers Day. w. c. T. U. Day. Baby
Show Day. Military Day.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 80.
Topeka Day. Scotch Day. Governors
Reception Day. Merchants Day. Trav-
cling Mems Day. Beauty competition.
Ladies' Flower parade.
THURSDAY, MAY 81.
G. A. r. Day. Kansas Day. A Wed
ding Day. Firemen's Day. Trades and
Labor Day. Fraternal Day. Leaven-
worth Day. Kansas City, Mo, Day.
odd Fellows Day.
FRIDAY, JUNE /.
A. o. Z. w. Day. Modern Woodmen's
Day. FOrester's Day. Shriner'S Day.
TWENTIETH Kansas Regiment Day juno
ton City Day. Kansas City, Kan, Day.
Holton Day Manhattan Day. Knights
and ladies of Security Day. Knights OF
Pythias Day.
SATURDAY. JUNE 2.
Farmers Day. School Children's Day.
Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas
Day. Women's Day. Athletic Contest
Colored Baby show. Grand Cake walk
The entrance to the street fair will be
On Fifth street near the pOStOffice. The
admission to the street fair gate will he
10 cents. This admission takes the
bearer of the ticket into the Avenue OF
Commerce where the booths are and
where MarshalPs band will play cOntin-
uously. In addition there will be ten
free shows on two platforms. The per
Torrance being continuous and nc
charge. The charge to the midway gate
will be ten cents.