Arizona republican., 1902-11-25

the "stadium first and if that doesn't please. don't waste your no2ey On the rest of the show"
 On the corners of Center and Washington streets three big shows are running. "Lunetta the flying lady" Tine statue turning to life" and an aggregation of plantation negroes in a pleasing programme. On Ehe next corner east is the Venetian Glass Blowers, a sight very novel indeed to those who have never seen the methods employed in making various glass ar ticles. One lady. for instance, turns out a fullrigged glass ship while you wait. LOtta, the fire dancer, gives an exhibition of skirt dancing that with electric lights. beautiful colors and unique figures, is very engaging. Opposite is Esau, the snake eater. There is nothing pretty at all about this show but it is nevertheless hid eously interesting. The human mon ster sits in a den of snakes, fights them and makes them bite him. He thinks no more of q rattlesnake bite than most people do of a mosquito bite. If they don't bit. fasf enough he aggravates them by biting their tails off
 At the corner of Second street and Washington is located the bis Bostock trained animal show. This is the largest and most expensive aggrcga- tiOn travelling with the carnival com pary. Wild animals of various kinds including lions. leopards, hyenas, bears, etc. are madr to do tricks and fancy stunts in their cages obeying the di- rectiOns of their trainers. sometimes with a growl but obeying nevertheless. The tricks arc all performed in the cages and there is no danger of injury to the public even if the trainers were to have trouble with the ferociuus beasts. It is Hagenbeck on a smaller scale and equally as good as far as it goes.
 Across the street is the electric theatcr which is interesting in it's pre- seEtatiOn of pictures and many won derful Illusions. The Mexican theater on the third corner was not open last night but will be today as well as several other new features. Among the big things, too big to get in tents is the Ferris wheel which did a -ood business last night and goes as high as most people want to ride in an open car Alongside of it are a number of booths O. various sorts and in one Of them is found Loreta. the girl without arms or hands save a couple of stumps where these members ought to be. LCreta is a read museum novelty and through recessity has learned to use her toes for most purposes to which other people set their hands.
 The merry go round will claim at te1tion today as will another big free show in front of the city hall when a bicycle expert will ride up and down a flight Of stairs to and from a dizzy height.
 There are many booths run by what are generally called fakirs. places where you throw the rings, etc. but the police are guarding them all to zee that TO funny business is attempted. 1 There is nothing specially interesting about them but they add to the carni- val appearance Of things and enter tain the crowd. These stands, how ever, are private affairs and not under the carnival management. The only one of which complaint has been made is a shooting gallery in the MCnihan building. The patron shoots at round target covered with tags. On the rear of the target is a number and the shooter draws what the number calls for in the rack above. It is alleged that when he draws a val uGble prize the game tempts him by putting up it's value in cash. doubling the prize and so on as long as he will stand for it. He never gets it oi course if its valuable. The cheap prizes are handed over promptly. The game was forced to take out a gambling license. It will be closely watched and if crooked work is discovered the authorities will in- tcrfere. This affair is also outside the carnival management.
 Altogether the show is a big one and for the most part good one. It is different from former carnivals and might best be described as a gigantic midway with all immoral features elimi1ated.