The Washington times., 1902-01-26
ELKS CARNIVAL
DRAWING CARDS.
Preparations for Show at
Convention Hall.
SOME TRAINED WILD ANIMALS.
the Festival. which VIII Begin
First Week In February.

A big time and prospect for Washing
tonians. Washington Elks are making
elaborate preparations to entertain the
thousands of visitors at Convention Hall
during the time of their carnival extend
ing from February to 10. For twelve
days there will be an assembly Of ia
nous features and festival displays and
high-class entertainment. In conjunction
with this event they have been highly
successful in securing the famous Bos-
tock-Ferari Carnival Company to furnish
the attractions. This company in itself
is greater than any travelling circus, the
major portion consisting of a number of
newly imported amusements from Eu-
rope.
One great feature that will probably
prove immensely popular will be the
trained wild animal acts given in the
great steel arena. Here will be produced
identieally the big features that made this
particular exhibition so successful at the
Pan American Exposition. The Washing
ton Lodge of Elks has arranged to give
these animal acts not as a separate
amusement enterprise. but in a great
forty-foot steel arena, that will occupy
the rear and centre of Convention Hall.
The animals will be transferred from
their smaller travelling dens into this
great enclosure. and while therein. with
no confining bars to impede their move
ments. daring woman or man trainer
enters the steel enclosure and puts the
trained beasts through some of the most
remarkable performances ever witnessed
Some Daring Acts.
The most prominent among those who
will appear here is Princess Delaware.
the famous animal educator. who was
formerly the sensation of the great
Hagenbeck shows in Hamburg. She ex-
hibits at this engagement seven full
grown forest-bred African and Nubiau
lions They have been educated to per-
form with great intelligence. rolling
barrels, leaping objects. forming beautiful
pyramids and tableaux pictures, while
one mammoth specimen, Shades OF the
departed Blondin," walks the tightrope,
while another waltzes in time with the
music around the big enclosure Another
most treacherous and ferocious OF all
wild beasts-South American pumas, PAN
theirs. and jaguars. One other that will
be particularly featured is Lawrence. an
old-time hunter and trapper, who has
lately entered the training arena. and
who will vividly portray with a group of
Asiatic male and female lions a spec
tscular production entitled "The Lion
| Hunt
To Enter Wallace'S Den.
Captain Ricardo. known as the man
without fear. and one of the most noted
characters in Europe who had the COM
pany of the former Prince of Wales now
King Edward VII. on many Jungle hunt
ing trip. will enter the cage of the fiercest
untamable lion in the world, known as
Wallace Junior. He virtually at every
exhibition takes his life in his hands, and
gives battle royal to finish with this
untaTed monster
While the wild animal acts will take
preGominance on the big programme. they
are not by any means the entire show.
Another big feature will be the Kita-
mura troupe of imperial Japanese per-
formers, who viii give an exhibition of
the peaceful pleasures, scenes. pastimes.
and sports i'm the Flowery Kingdom.
They comprise five men and two women,
with three Japanese children, who are
really as proficient as the older mem
bers of the company.
There will also be presented to enter
tain the thousands of visitors startling
and sensational midair feats and
comedy acrobatic numbers. An augmented
band composed entirely of women will
furnish hourly concerts.