The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-04
DOUBLE MIDWAY FEATURE
CARNIVAL WILL HAVE TWO
CENTERS OF ATTRACTION.
TO BE Let T~O-Day-AII Work CO.
ing Forward Quickly.

Details of the basic structure of the car
nival are becoming more definite. This
afternoon contracts will be let for fencing
the Enclosures and for the putting up OF
decorations and the electric work. These
contracts must be let Immediately because
Of their magnitude. The estimate Of guam
tity in the wiring. stringing of red and yell
low decorations and building of fencing
are very large and involve a considerable
expenditure Of money.
1t has been definitely decided that there
will be q double midway. One will be at
the courthouse grounds and adjacent
streets east and the other will be in Ken
lucky avenue, leading to the star-shaped
point at Capitol and Kentucky avenues and
Maryland street. When illuminated this
will nave the appearance of a fi~ve-pointed
star held on a staff of life. The interior of
the Enclosures will be an Improvement over
those of last year both in illumination and
decoration, and the central point at Ken
lucky avenue and Capitol avenue will make
all the various features visible and easy
OF access. The Kentucky-avenue midway
will be called the Beautiful Orient. 1t will
include a large array of shows Of Oriental
character and some that are not.
The entrance way will be an effect that
was not exactly calculated at the begin
ming. 1t will bear the trademark of the
Indiana Festival Association. a female fig
ure bearing a shield. on which are the let
tiers 1. f. A, and this will be specially il
Eliminated. Above this trademark, on the
arch, a figure of Indiana will stand. The
decorations Of the exterior are being
planned with great care and will of them
selves be a spectacle worth seeing. Inside
the beautiful La Rose electric fountain will
be the first greeting in the Beautiful
Orient. Further along there will be the
gypsy camp, with it's thirty occupants
gathered from among the English, Bohem-
ian, Spanish and South American gypsies;
the Japanese theater, where the Kitamura
troupe will perform its marvellous feats;
the German village, with its viands and
beverages sweet to the tastes of Germans
and their American cousins, and the Tivola
singers and comedians; the streets of
cairo, where native gypsies will provide
entertainment; the Spanish theater, where
a company of fourteen will perform the
fandango and the lapalOma dances to the
soft music of the Spanish guitar. and the
country store, where everything is one
price and nothing is alike. There will also
be a Ferris wheel, the Hale fire lighters
and numerous other similar attractions.
COURTHOUSE MIDWAY.
At the courthouse midway, which will be
known as Tropical America, the elephant
will walk the rope and the Mexican plaza,
with its various entertainments from trop-
ical America. will hold sway. At both mid
ways there will be snake and animal shows,
dancing bears. camels, free exhibits by
masters of the art of legerdemain, acrobats,
contortionists and others, so that the free
entertainment at each place will be equiva-
lent to the value of a 50-cent vaudeville
show. The two midway will be connected
by a bewildering chain of Nominations. Di-
rector German has increased his estimate
on the number of lights TO be used. and