The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06

Tented and Platform Shows on
City Streets Remind One of
Chicago Midway Plaisance-
Daring High Dive and High
Roller Riding - Crowds
Gather Every Day to Wit.
ness the Events-A Scene Of
Life and Activity from Morn
Till Mig hit.
The Elks' Carnival and Free
Street Fair, which began on Mon
day last in this city, is now in
full swing, and promises to real
lie all that was anticipated. The
advance guard came in on Satur.
day and Sunday, and on Monday
morning the work of putting up
tents, platforms, stands, the big
Ferris wheel, Matt Gays high
diving ladder and booths began.
1t was not until Tuesday after.
noon, however, that all the shows
were in operation and the people
over their usual hesitancy about
going the rounds. Since then
they have been literally patron
lied and all day and night the
streets have been lined with peo
pie and things are going merrily
on.
The fun begins after the high
dive at l.30 p. III. and 7.45 p. IN.
This is part of the free exhibi
tionS and is a truly wonderful and
daring feat. The ladder is 80
feet high and Gay falls backward
into a tank of water four feet
deep.
AS soon as he hits the water the
speelers begin their "hullabaloo,n
shouting for "Aimee," "Me-Mo,"
"Osco," George" "Lunnette"
and the various other attractions.
At each show a member of the
order of Elks takes tickets or
some paid employee does SO The
Elks get percentage of the total
receipts of the week which should
net them good sum. They have
certainly worked the affair up
with energy, and the results are
gratifying Ill every way.
All the business houses in the
city are decorated with flags and
bunting, and it has been a busy
week with most of them.
There has been the best of order
observed all the time and the
members of the Carnival Com
pany seem peaceful, law abiding
people. Mr.. Robinson, the mana
ger, is a pleasant and interesting
person, and his attraction is CON
sidered the best on the road.
Wednesday and Thursday were
the big days of the Carnival.
Members of the Company say
that in every other place they
have been Saturday, day and
evening, are also big events.
Saturday night the first of the
speelers arrived and made known
his occupation. He was fantasia
cally attired and stopped before
every gathering with this string
of words: "Have you seen Aimee!
She will arrive on Sunday in her
special car. Aimee! Who's Aimee?
You'll find out! Aimee!w The
last with sly little wink at the
boys. lie attracted considerable
attention.
On Monday the same fellow had
with him crowd of urchinS, and
he would suddenly stop and give
a signal, they in unison crying
out at the top of their voices
Aimee" This again and again
and then he and his followers
would move on. 1t was ridicu
lous and laughable situation.
Sunday at noon the first con-
tingent of the Carnival Company
arrived and looked up lodging
places. The managers and some
of the best performers stopped at
the City Hotel. With them came
a lot of fakirs, who follow the
Carnival Company all over the
country but are not part of it.
AMONG THE SIDE SHOWS.
Aimee! Aimeel Have you
seen Aimee? Who's Aimee
You'll find out"
Such is the "speelersn adver
tisement of the really clever per.
formance, which consists of a
series of serpentine dances, fire
dance and the forming of the Gala
lilly. Aimee's costumes are beau.
tiful and one contains nearly six
hundred yards of silk. ColOred
pictures are thrown on her as she
dances.
Lunnette appears in the Palace
of Mystery as flying girl in a
hypnotic sleep. She appears to
move without the aid of any wires
or concealed mechanism. Her at