Sunday Washington globe., 1902-02-09

and If the enthusiasm and expressions are
any indication they were all satisfied The
hall is resplendent and beautihed with flags
and bunting The various shows all have
an attractive ornamented front. The booths
with the exhibits are neatly located and
lend an augmentation to the interior with
their variegated decorations. The Elks also
contributed to the gay appearance in being
in full evening dress, and all are amiable'
and affable and courteous in making the af-
fair pleasant for the visitors. They deserve
10 be complimented in securing the attrac-
tions that they have and also for the way
they have managed the carnival from the
inception.
The wild animal acts that are given in the
sixty foot steel cage located in the center
in the back Of the hall on the stage are
about the best that have ever been pre-
sented in Washington. The Princess Della
ware act with her FIVE black-maned, full
grown. forest bred nubian lions is dan
gerous and exciting to the audience She
makes these lions ride a bicycle, roll a
globe, play see-saw, form pyramids and
do picture pOsings The high leaping lion
gives you an idea of the lions wonderful
agility. There will be a change of program
Of this act during the carnival Steve Law
renee gives spectacular, realistic and
thrilling representation of lion hunt their
capture and subiugaton. The lions he has
are full grown, forest bred from Africa
Pauline DE We're held her audiences spell
bound with hazardous performances in a
den Of the most treacherous Of wild animals,
the puma Professor Briggs and his boxing
kangaroo, Big Frank, ." elected applause
and laughter in their three-Tound sparring
contest Professor Briggs is given the
credit of being the champion bantam
weight of Bristol, England, and he-and his
kangaroo have on many occasions been the
headliner Of some of the vaudeville shows.
The Yamamoto Brothers the imperial Japa-
nese performers, do some clever feats of
balancing and good slack wire act. Letto
and Delo do funny acrobatic act The
German village proved to be an interesting
place for many who attend, and from the
enthusiasm that IS manifested of the per-
formance that is given in here while being
served with refreshments is an assurance
that the village win get its share of the pa
tronage. The singing Of the Eugene
/ Sutherlates Tyrolean Quartette was well re-
ceived, as was also that Of Marguerite
| Etoile Lee, a soprano. Baby Lee singing
/ comedian. caught on immensely. The
/ Smiths musical act and Arthur Smith, a
boy club swinger drum major and buck
| and wing dancer came in for a good share
| Of the applause. In the Moorish Palace"
/ is the mystical illusion THE Statute Turn.
ing to Life Here an apparent piece Of
carved marble gradually changes TO beau
tifui breathing woman and back again to
marble It is a mystery as to how it is
done. The other features Of this show in
clude the spectacular electrical, hre, ser
pentine lily and silver dances by young
ladies', handsome OF face and symmetrical
OF form. The girl from up there" is also
seen here in the latest Parisian models in
poses plastique, and J NJ Benson in illus
trated songs. Ackouns Beautiful Orient.
Here Is where the genuine HindoOs and
| Egyptians hold forth. They give on the
whole a remarkable performance that in
some instances is weird and at the same
time fascinating. The Hindoos perform
! tricks of magic one worth special mention
is what is called the basket trick. A lady
is placed in basket She suddenly disap-
pears and reappears in full view of the
audience The Egyptian sword combat is
exciting Those that witness their strange
marriage ceremony do not understand what
they said as il was in their own language
La Belle Rosa, the original dancer, made a
the Electra show there is an illusion shown
of Niada Of the Air" The lady who inn
personates "Niada" floats about in the
air without any visible means of support
going through some beautiful evolutions
and posings in mid air.
The Elks' Old Country Store aroused con-
siderable interest II is reproduction of
an old time log house used for a store. In
! this store can be purchased what you want,
and if the sales keep up as they were last
night the Elks will be doing a land office
business before the end of the carnival. The
Cycle Whrl can be we'll called a wonderful
| act. There are two men and a lady who do
some difficult riding on bicycles on an in
verted cycle ten feet in diameter at the base
and twenty feet at the top. They ride
around this bOwl-shaped circle at speed Of
a mile a minute and in the race they
change positions in the cycle. One of the
men rides a lady on his shoulders while go
ing around this whirl al a terrific speed
The Watson Sisters do a very fine aerial act
on the ordinary trapeze and on their re-
volving triangular trapeze. Their posings
in mid air were very much admired The
/ Crystal Maze, one of the most expensive of
novelties, is being literally patronized It
seems strange TO many that they can get
lost among an arrangement Of large mirrors
where you see Yourself aud everybody else
that is anywhere near you Nevertheless,
/ il is a fact that you walk right into mirrors
until you become in doubt as TO where you
are then it strikes you as being funny, and
then an attendant will put you on the right
| path. Helen May Buffers Ladies' Military
Band IS musical organization of merit.
I They render the music for the free attrac-
/ tons and the promenade concerts. The
/ Edisons' moving pictures are highly
colored and artistically executed and shown
to the best advantage. They consist Of the
complete story Of Cinderella in seventeen
scenes Mckinley reviewing the troops on
the stadium; his last speech in the Temple
Of Music at the Pan-American Exposition
This picture shows within FIVE feet OF where
he was shot, the excitement, rush and jam
afterwards and on the outside where there
was a great mass Of people His funeral az
Buffalo, Washington and at Canton. The
Trip to the Moon was hugely enjoyed, as
was also the pictures of Carrie Nation with
a hatchet smashing saloon at Topeka,