Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-24
Patrons Pleased with What They
Saw and Evidence Of What
They May See.
Free Attractions Furnish Splen.
did Entertainment For Al
ternoon and Evening.
As Yet Nothing to Offend and
Crowds Orderly..Scenes On
the Midway.

the Electric addition, where the first
carnival held in Marshalltown opened in
reality Monday night and will continue
afternoons and evenings during the
week. So far there has been nothing to
offend those who might seek subjects
for adverse criticism, the crowds of yist-
tors have been orderly and the cosmo-
politan aggregation of sho'wmen and
concessionaires have been we'll behaved
in their efforts to draw the people
towards their particular attractions.
AS for the entertainment. provided,
there is enough and to spare in the free
program provided by the carnival man
agement, while on the Midway there are
many excellent attractions, large
number Of which the visitors to the car
nival will want to see, because they are
novel, entertaining and instructive.
Then there are other Midway attrac-
tons that appeal only to the curious,--
Including freaks and snake eaters and
snake charmers. You simply pays
your money and takes your choice"
The entertainment provided on the
grounds by the carnival management
has not been hidden away where 1t is
not easily found. Aside from a row OF
refreshment stands 1t is about the first
thing the visitor finds. An immense
stage, equipped with trapeze and other
appurtenances and resembling great
circus In the open air instead OF under
canvas, has been erected ard the three
hours continuous performance IN the
afternoon and evening may he witnessed
from all four of the sides. On one side
there has been erected a large grand
stand for the accommodation OF those
who desire to sit and who are willing 70
nay small fee for the privilege. The
performance at this place combines the
features Of both a circus and variety
Stheater, and there are many excellent
features. In this big company are 80
Hughes, champion bag purlcher: Bates
a Ernest, German comedians; Harring-
ION Bros, horizontal bar artists; the
jeffrey musical twins and baby elocu-
tlonigts; the Miller family OF aerialists
and bicyclists; Fred A. Karchu, mono-
logue comedian; Grace Mandell. q
graceful and charming cnaracter
goubrette; the two Wings, areial per-
formers; Frank Creto, flexible tramp.
Belville and Baby Gordon, COM
edy and sketch artists; the Manltoy
musical team; the two orrs. buck ana
wing dancers; Professor Clark 8 troupe
Of trained dogs. q whole show in them
selves; and Mrs. Murphy, the monkey
aeronaut. All these performers are ar
lists in their lines. Then there ~ tns
beautiful electric 1ountain' whlem Mas
not put In place IN time ior eAnlols r,.
on the opening oay, out - 'loM - 49, W..
ing and q thing OF beauty. Ahotnsr .ea-
ture Of the free performance - f elreis.
sor sLtonel Legare, .ne eIul.iul'ss ~ w
walks to the top OF nlty.loo. sp'l -,
tower on an immense Dai, z. w. . 80
this entertainment ployidea l ~. .ne . uas
admission 20 tne srounos - 800 ~. 49, 49,,
ment ana neaiaMa OF nolses .ssans =. $50
the tents OF the concess.aoiia.lss aAS W
criers ana tlcket sel,els oi' VIC o1'0e =,
the Midway a ,.,,,I s,1nu,.v
p. C s.s..,,,,,,a zinc "a .tea nav
Those with discrlmlnA.,s .as. en-, in ,.,
md on the MIDWAY inuen .aas ,,Sr .ha.
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Is thriliirg. ING $3.50 81 - 49, ~. taa :.
OF the larges. anu one ~ =. .n .,,ara !. the
lures OF the Aiioway. Ans - We ...,s..s
Ferris wheel, the ron '.,lss :, - ..H,ss
which IS instructive, ns $3.50.
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the Temple OF yerusa.sn As sns
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