The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-17

see women and children "touted" into these
places. not knowing just what the perform
ance would be. No attempt was made 10
prohibit this class Of innocent patrons from
entering the tents where the performances
were taking place, and their money was re-
ceived with eagerness.
Eliminating some Of these features, the
shows generally were fair about their rep
reservations with the exception Of the show
doing business under the title, See the
statute turn to life" The company gives
creditable performance for 10 cents and
patrons apparently have been well salts
fled, but last night the price was suddenly
raised TO 10 cents, and persons purchasing
tickets were informed when they handed
their money up TO the ticket seller that
tickets are 10 cents tonight. A woman
ticket seller told a reporter that the pTlce
OF tickets ARE 10 cents to-day, Will be -
cents tomorrow and = cents the next
day When man in front of the show,
VINO appeared 10 assume the authority OF
the management, was asked why prices
had been raised he said. That's the order
from headquarters"
DO you mean to say that the carnival
committee has ordered you to raise
pricesy he was asked.
He hesitated for a moment and then re-
piled; NO; that IS our own business. We
need the money. We will have TO live this
winter the same as anybody else"
The tickets that were sold for Is cents
were marked zone admission. Concession,
10 cents" and were printed by the carnival
committee. The same uniform 10-cent tick
on the Midway and the authority to raise
prices was personally assumed by the man
agement of this one show according to it's
own men. An employe Of the carnival COM
mittee said that the raise in prices was in
direct violation of the contract with the
carnival committee.
The people were much displeased over the
extOrtiOn practiced. but when once in the
jam around the inclOsure, preferred to pur-
chase rather than try to make their way
back through the crowd that was still
pressing forward in ignorance of the in
creased price of admission. On the in
side was man who was occasionally very
personal in his remarks through a mega
phone to persons standing up. There were
several hitcnes in the programme on ac-
count Of the lights going out. which the
man with the megaphOne attributed TO the
Electric Light Company. There was a per-
son named Jack in front of the tent,
who seemed to be in great demand on the
stage at intervals in the programme, as
the man with the megaphone kept shouting
for him. Finally a voice in the audience
shouted, Jack is as busy a switch en-
CINE" This provoked a general laugh. The
''WilI." who seemed to be somewhere be
yond the call of the megaphOne man. The
audience soon termed him Willie and
when he was finally brought forth the pro-
gramme continued. Outside OF these inter-
ruptiOns the show was all right. Another
authority assumed by the show was the
refusal TO honor passes issued by the car
niVal committee, upon orders from head
quarters" The passes read good for ad-
mission to all entertainments
The crowd remained on the Midway later
last night than the night before, particular
~ TO see the last display of the electrical
fountain
throwing, but with less bOisterOusness than
has been noticed since the carnival opened.
The police have been vigilant in preventing
rOughness and throwing confetti mixed
with dirt Washington street was crowded
from O'Clock until IL from Pennsylvania
street to the Washington-street antrance