Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-19
JOINT
IN THE CITY
It is Cloaked Under the Name
of the Moorish Palace or
Oriental Theatre.
1T IS A COMPLETE swINDLE

! PROFICIENT "CRYER" LURE
PEOPLE TO ENTER. WHERE
THEY ARE FLEEcED BY A
CLEVER TRIcKsTER.
At No. AIS Market street the doors Of
the cleverest swindling concern ever
operated in Wilmington are thrown
open to the public and many Local
lambs" are enticed into this infamous
place and shorn by the manager, }. b.
Nash.
Nash secured license from the city
for an illusion show" but the only
ILLUSION IN evidence is the elaborate ap-
pearance of the windows and box Of
nee. The place Is known as The Moor
ish Palace" and Oriental Theatre the
only attractions Of which are the gam
ibling bedecked main entrance and
other decorations mentioned.
Manager Nash stands in front OF his
Theatre and offers the "lnnocents' such
inducements as they cannot well with
stand.
"Step right in, gentlemen; only .
dime 10 cents. The hottest show in
sown See the marvellous snake charm
err the handler OF poisonous reptiles.
The wonderful living pictures. For
;, gentlemen only"
This is the cry that induces many an
lunsuspecting pedestrian TO enter the
lpalatial theatre" and perhaps part
with his last solitary sou."
i After paying his dime and entering
THE show. the spectator Is first intro
lduced TO the snake charmer," who is
really clever
i Next on the program is the glass
blswors performance, and here is
where she man. in whom the sporting
lblcod runs fast. Is fieeced. The glass
blower begins by explaining that ne
has a collection OF valuable glassware.
(which he intends d,sposing Of at a very
small cost. Furthermore, he produces
ia black tin box well filed with envei-
'lores. in which are letters correspond
ing with a card on the wall. and show
ing the respective presents given with
the drawing OF an equivalent letter.
Immediately a boy steps up, his haste
lis suspicious and asks the charge for q
ldraw. "Ten cents he Is told. He
then selects his envelope and the oper-
. latcr looks at its contents. finding that
"a glass pen, or baby In the bottle has
been drawn. The operator next offers
another draw for the same price, with
conditional prize OF 81, providing a
large present IL drawn.
The money is placed on the table and
covered with 10 cents by the "capper,
: lwho draws again, but has no better
luck than at first. Two dollars more
, are offered. but the drawing, this time
Is 25 cents instead of 10 cents. BY this
!, thine, 81 have been placed on the table
and the boy succeeds In drawing a
' large prize. such as a deer cluster OF
j. fruit or a ship
DO I get this?" asks the boy. Yes
the money is yours, answers the
sharpers. "and you also get this hand
some present with IL, but II you prefer
will give you a dollar instead. The
booster" is willing, and another dol
$ lar Is transferred TO his hands, making
e him a total OF IS. AS he walks away
o from the stand. the people are invited
o to step up and draw. II no one re.
e spends another "capper" Is on hand &c
l. keep the game going. The same opera.
n tion is undergone again. but as this
o one gets to the 25-cent draw, he asks
lsomeone in the audience TO draw fol
him. explaining that he has no luck
Some one, CT course draws for him
a and strange TO relate the lucky lettel
y lis disclosed and tho man scoops In th'
Il So
Al He is asked 10 draw again, but as b.
10 places the 10 cents, looks AZ his watci
J. and suddenly remembers that he has q
W catch a train. Before leaving, however
II he finds someone in the audience VIII
r is willing to take his draw, as u Is al
ready paid for. In this manner a per
son is kept going until ho is "dea
o. broke" as he is required to double hi
BIZ money at every draw, while the game
ster also adds his quota TO the pile
The card inside Of the envelope has
letter on each side Of II, and as tn
IN operator seizes it before the player ca
Nv possibly open il, he, Of course, holds
et gaze the letter which suits him best
all DISGUSTING LIVING PICTURES.
tc Manager Nash then introduces SCI
,i- les OF living pictures In the form OF
w much painted and powdered woman !
in faded red tights. who poses and wink
IT. at the men in most disgusting MAJ
nor. Nash then mounts a box and al
nounces that for 10 cents more can
seen the hottest show in town. TT
an young woman will be seen In the ne
nv arartmont and anyone discoverir
u. enough clothing on her body to COW
,al scent piece viii be presented with
tie $40 BILL
ol- The audience then passes into ba'
ew room 10 find the womans head,
I'm rather three heads. which are the 20
,r- teal illusion" mounted on a pedest'
The audience is then informed tn
this concludes the performance.
rs Special OFFICER Collins passes Z
crowd out OF a back door to Shipl
re1 street. This is done to prevent the
.lii from meeting any Of their friends, W
may be coming In at the front.
IL GERMS IN THE CITY WATER.
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