Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-01
Overcast Sky and Threatened
Rain Hurts Attendance at
Carnival Wednesday
PAID ATTENDANCE: WAS $500
Crowd of Evening and Afternoon of
About the Same sze-Nothine OBJ
iectiorable Has So Far Cropped Out
The Midway Shows Are Doing
Good Business.

| threatened rain Wednesda consider
ably lessened the crowd at the carnival
grounds. so that the attendance was
somewhat under that OF Tuesday. About
1880 paid admissions is the number
reported by the secretary for the en-
tire day, and the evening and after
noon crowd was about equally divided.
Business on the midway is picking up,
and while some of the owners are COM
planning OF small business, all of the
better attractions are receiving fair
per cent OF the patronage. The free
show is drawing well, and its good acts
have been frequently commented up
on.
Until almost midnight Wednesday
the crowd surged back and forth along
the midway, and sonic of the shows
continued to play to business until after
eleven O'Clock OF the midway shows.
those who have gained a reputation for
the better attractions We're doing to
best business. OF these probably Gin
derella or ''Zallah,' tile Hindoo Mys-
terry. comes first. both playing repeat
edly to big houses. Gin the other side
of the grounds. the Pntter & Rice at
fractions also seemed to be getting
fair share OF the crowd. Especially
is this true of The Girl Afire' and
The Statue Turning to Life The
ermer is a very pleasing attraction,
and will do big business, as soon as It's
merit is spread broadcast by those VINO
have witnessed 1t. The Big Otto show,
altho one of the good ones, does not
seem TO be drawing as well as II
should. This Is doubtless largely due
20 the poor location. Its place is on
he west side of the grounds inmedi-
ately behind the stage. and as there
are no nearer attractions of any size
than the cinderella show, near the
end of the line. the bulk of the crowd
spends it's time on the southeast and
west parts of the midway. The con-
fettt man has begun 10 get in his work,
and many of the young people who
spent last evening Mt the carnival
seemed to be having; no end of fun
IN showering each other with hand
fuls Of the bits of pafier
One or two Of the sllows which have
shown a slight tendency to grow lurid
are being watched continually by the
carnival management. One of the
members of the company said last night
that some little trouble had been ex
perienced with both the Harris vaude-
Vile show and Cory Eros. so-called
streets OF Cairo. They have been eau
Toned to be careful. and not overstep
she limits of decency. So far, how
yer. no complaints have been regis
tered by spectators against either of
the attractions.
The Evening Free Show.
The evening performance was
started promptly at 1880 o'clock. AMI
continued FOR about nm hour. The acts
put on were the A4ltons, Eddie and
Irene clever Juvenile team of con-
tortionists; the Miller family, in their
aerial act: Martins trained dog. cat
and monkey circus, the Millinlan trio
on the triple trapese; White and Lee
Mart, contortionists, in their trick bill
board act; the Adairs in bag punching.
and LaBelle Fatima In the slide for life
on the inclined wire. The Millimans.
while not so good OH the trapese as OH
the slack wire. put up good act.
White and LIE Mart are proving win
ners in the free show, and are hard
workers, and put UP an attraction that
IS worthy of the applause received.
Mrs. Cory, Wife of Cory. Of the Cory
brothers show, or al, she Is known pro-
REASONABLY. LaBelle Fatima In the slide
for life gives a spectacular act second
only to Captain Stanieys high dive.
The Afternoon Program.
The afternoon consisted of the ReniX
Bros quartet; the M;llimans on the
slack wire: Lane & Suzetta, in Roman
sword combat and cannon ball juggl:
ing; Mccarthy in the piano lift: the
Brannons, Roman ring artists and con-
tortionists; Nine. Vallecita. with her
trained animals: Lal3elle Fatima, In the
slide for life and Captain Stanleys' high
dive.
The time for the commencement OF
the free shows has been changed. and
hereafter they will begin at 1870 and
1880 o'clock, instead of and o'clock
This afternoon at ! o'clock free act
was given in front of the court house
Another will be put on at the same
time Friday. Despite the threatening
weather. which continues today, this
mornings crowd ON the trains, which
arrived at the union station, was Larger
than that of Tuesday
MARsoN SENTENCED SATURDAY.