Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-25
The CARNIVAL PARADE
Many Of the Attractions Refuse
to Participate and Parade Is
Disappointing.
Immense Crowd Attends the
Carnival Tuesday Night and
Today.
Morning Trains Br;ne Hundreds
Of Yisitors..Be setter ather
Promised.

somewhat disappointing to those who
have seen the attractions and thus
know the magnitude of the show. The
rain of the morning interfered materials
~, and some OF the concessionaires re-
fused to participate and make show
ing of their attractions. But the parade
had been advertised. several thousand
citizens and visitors lined the streets
waiting for 1t. and the management
concluded to do the best it could under
the circumstances.
The parade moved east on Main street
to First. north on First to State. east on
State to Third avenue, north to Main,
and then west on Main street to the
grounds. The procession was headed by
IL platoon OF police and the Forty-ninth
band. The feature was the wild ani-
mails. doge and ponies and Bosco's show.
The balance Of the parade was made up
of carriages containing acrobats and
performers Of the carnival show proper,
various attractions.
The rain OF this morning did not pre-
vent a large crowd from coming to the
city for the especial purpose of seeing
the carnival. The attendance 80 far has
been very satisfactory, and as the
weather bureau predicts fair weather
for Thursday. with possibly a shower or
two in this vicinity during the night.
the indications are that the big UNDER
taking will be success from finan-
Iciali standpoint. AS show its success
was assured from the first, because OF
the many varied attractions.
The crowd from out OF the city today
exceeded the expectations OF the carni-
val managers. especially when the rain
ct the early morning was considered
The incoming trains, however. brought
between 800 and 600 people, and there
were no excursions on any OF the roads
The Northwestern train from the west
brought In 1876 passengers and 125 came
from the east on the local passenger No.
q, aside from sixty who flied an extra
coach on the Pacific express. One hum
idred and sixteen tickets were sold at
Iowa Central points south and 125 came
In from the north. Smaller delegations
came in from points east and west on
City branch.
THE SHOWS TUESDAY.
There was an excellent average Sec
ond day attendance Mt the carnival
Tuesday, 1900 general admission tickets
being sold at the gate aside from those
who went in on season tickets. Three
big free shows were given from the pa
svilion, one at 1880 q. M, the second at
/. p. M, and the third at p. m. The
evening free show was held until after
the crowd had time to visit the other
attractions.
Stage Manager Burt Goodale consid-
cred that the evening performance on
the opening night was too long and ac-
cordingly cut 1t down about one third.
using all OF the different attractions In
the three entertainments. The show
In the evening was witnessed by an Inn
'mense crowd and the Amphitheater was
well filed. The Wings In trapeze and
bar work and Creto. the flexible
tramp" in q double act, opend the pro-
gram, followed by Grace Man Dell, the
clever soubrette, in her juvenile songs
and inimitable dances. The Millers. in
their flying trapeze act, which Is one OF
the best attractions on the free list came
next, after which Clark's dogs were
given the stage and delighted the aud
sience with their tricks. This act Is ,ordi-
narily forty-nve minutes in lenth, but
was cut down In order that It would not
prove tiresome.
The electrical fountain and spiral act
closed the free entertainment. Both Of
these acts are beautiful and well worth
the price OF admission alone The foun-
tain, which Of course. is only exhibited
at night. is an especially beautiful
thing. sprays OF water. each OF a differ
ent color, being thrown high into the
air. while in the midst there appears
the figure OF woman posing in differ
ent postures. including liberty" the
flower GIRL Rock OF Ages." etc. The
fountadn closes with display of fire.
works, which shoot out from the midst
Of the water.
The spiral act Of Professor Lionel Lee
gare is also fine. Legare mounts
thirty-foot spiral tower on top OF a
large ball, and descends in the same
manner, never leaving the surface OF
the sphere from the time he starts till
he finishes where he began at the bot
tom. On the descent rockets are shot
from the top which, added to the my
RAIDS Of incandescent lights surmount-
ing the spiral, produces a very beauti-
full effect.
The crowds at the performances Tues
day were all orderly and we'll behaved
and these facts are generally spoken Of
by the showmen as being different from
the ordinary carnival crowds that they
come in contcat with. There was no
drunkenness on the grounds
The carnival police, twenty in num-
Der, rounded up a gang of twelve pick
pockets who had been spotted" and af-
ter taking them to the mayors Office,
where they ware confronted by his hon
or. and the carnival managers, they were
ordered out Of the city. Two or three -
the men demurred and failed to under
stand, but they were given notice that
there would be no parleying and If
they didn't see fit to leave they would b.
locked up on suspicion until after the
carnival was over. There has not been
one case OF pocket picking reported on
the grounds.
The percentage shows, or rather the
larger on6s, were accorded good patron
age yesterday. Morris & Bites statue
turning to life and Aerial, the flying
girl, did a god business In the evening,
and Wilbur,s Aimee, show was packed
at every performance. Linters German
Village was eaten out of house and