The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-04

see the sights, and after taking in the
free attractions prepared to dig for spare
dimes, the amount of the ccin of the
realm necessary to see La Belle Rosa
and other Midway attractions.
Free Attractions offered.
The free attractions are numerous, and
include Letto and Dello. comedy acrobats
who proved to be made up of as many
joints as was the trick house introduced
in their performance. Then came Pauline
Devere and her pair of trained pumas-
Dick and Harry. Al her command this
species of the feline tribe posed as
plastique, enjoyed a see-saw, formed
pyramids, and posed as living pictures
very much alive.
Captain Lawrence, in a lion hunt scene,
which consists of his entering a cage with
three OF the denizens OF the Jungle
Caesar, Juno. and Nellie-was the next
attraction. Then came the Japanese wire
walkers, who performed marvellous feats
in midair, not only on the wire but on
breakaway ladders. that had for their only
support the wire on which the dex;nrous
Japs performed.
The Boxing Kangaroo.
Prof. Biggs and his boxing kanga roo
Big Frank. who demonstrated that he
could give many Of the amateur boxers
a number of valuable pointers, held the
crowd until the Watson Sisters appeared
in their aerial act, and also performed
daring feats on a revolving triangular.
After the Ladies' Military Band of Prov
idence, r. l., led By Miss Helen May
Butler, had played a promenade, the
Flying Brentons appeared in the famous
cycle whirl.
Princess Delaware md Hs- Lions.
Last but not least of the free attrac-
tiers were Princess Delaware and her
quintette of trained lions-Nero, Brutus,
Prince. Sultan. and Shocks. The lions
did everything but talk in that Nero
rolled a globe at the command Of the fair
Princess Delaware; Brutus rode bicycle,
Prince walked a tight rope, Sultan ex-
ecutec some high leaps, Brutus. Sultan.
and Prince took a see-saw ride, Shocks
enacted the part of 4 clown anu did
everything he was told not TO do, Will.
all five formed a pyramid.
The free attractions at al end the
Midway was in order First came the
Crystal Maze. a mystifying institution TO
which an ingress was easily obtained, but
the egress was matter of conjecture
The Edison grand phantoscope, shown.
the funeral of the late President William
Mckinley, Queen Victoria. and Carrie Ma
ton and her little hi chet, is another at
traction offered. but, on account of the
side door Pullman containing the para
phernalia being sidctracked at a point at
some distance from the National Capital
the show was declared off last night but
was promised for tonight
The Moorish palace. with its attrac-
ton OF a statue turning to life, was also
dark last evening on account OF the car
the statue being sidetracked
along with the phantoscope.
Electra, the maid in midair, who an
peared beneath a canopy composed OF
yards and yards of black muslin, proved
4 sufficient inducement TO several hun
dred OF those in attendance at the car
nival to part company with dime to
witness the performance.
The Orient. however, proved 10 be the
Mecca fer the multitude. Before audi
ences that taxed the seating capacity OF
the space allotted the attraction, La Belle
Rosa danced, and an aggregation OF
aoors performed various stunts.