The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
THE MIDWAY.
Something of the Things to be Seen at
the Elk's Carnival.

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The most important feature for the
Elks' carnival and street fair, to be
held in this city July 10 to 20, has
been arranged for. V. D. Levitt per-
sonal representative and business as
sociate of the Francis Ferari's famous
midway company has recently confer
red with the local committees signing
contracts and making definite arrange
ments for the appearance of this COM
pany. 1t is the largest, costliest and
beyond any question of doubt, the
most reliable combination of it's kind
today in existance. This is the same
company that has furnished the
amusement at every Elk's fair or mer-
chants carnival in America.
The gentlemen in charge of the local
carnival are to be congratulated upon
securing such a meritorious aggrega-
ton of amusements. Their reputation
for providing clean exhibitions devoid
of all vulgar features that are usually
in evidence with many SO called mid
ways is we'll known. 1t has been es-
pecially guaranteed that nothing but
the very best will be furnished by
them and all exhibitions will be of
such character that ladies and children
without male escorts can visit with
perfect impunity. This is as it should
be. for the carnival period is one of
merry making for every one, and the
day of the cheap sensational show that
attempts to cater to men only is past.
This company erects none of the old
time worn out banner fronts but beau
tifully embelished gold carved ex-
teriors and every entrance to a show a
perfect panel structure painted by
the best scenic artists in the country
done in oil and gorgeous colors. In
fact when erected it represents in
miniature a permanent worlds fair
midway and instead of entering a
cheap canvas enclosure it really ap-
pears as if one was walking into we'll
appointed theatre or place of pubic
amusement.
The aggregate cost of this wonder
full enterprise runs into six figures,
chief among its grand attractions is
the only original Col. Francis Ferari's
trained wild animal exhibition di-
rectly imported from Europe. With
magn ificent and palatial entrance that
in itself cost more than the entire
equipment of some of the largest cir
cuses in the country. A twenty-five
thousand dollar crystal maze is an
other beautiful exclusive feature with
the aggregation. Electra, the flying
lady has been provided with a lux
uriously appointed establishment.
There will also be a carefully prepared
and artistic arranged exhibition of
Sapho in poses plastique. Beautiful
Turkish theatre with its congress of
native Turks, Arabs, Syrians, and
fascinating Egyptian female enter
tanners will be prominent upon the
midway. Another amusement will be
exclusively devoted to the exhibition
of Edison's latest and best animated
pictures The German village, fea-
ture at every street fair and carnival
with its quaint love and patriotic
songs of the fatherland, provide cos
mopolitan attraction to be found no.
where else.
Countless other small amusement
that help to make the midway famous
provide place of recreation for the
overflow. All are assured of ample,
clean, instructive, and satisfying
amusement at very small cost. The
carnival now seems to be an un9uali-
fed and assured success.