The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-02
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THOUSANDS SPEND THEIR MONEY
FOR AN EVENINGS Fun.
Capacity of Exhibitions Taxed to Ac-
rola's Act bad for the Nerves.

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head patiently to the jerks of his swarthy
driver; my lord the elephant, making sport
for the populace, three giddy girls giggling
on his plateau like back; painted ladies
posing in gauze and tights under spluttering
calciums; gilded gondolas racing up hill
and down dale: barkers and spielers.
leather lunged and seductive, manhandling
the Kings English; gorgeous canvases
rearing ten feet high, picturing things that
would drive the natural historian to drink:
a solid phalanx of humanity driving re-
sistlessly up and down a narrow passage,
and over and above and in and out and
through and through, a jangle and jar and
whoop and roar and clatters and clang and
whistle and shrek, hullabaloo and howl,
five thousand voices ground into a strident
yell-there you have the second night of the
military carnival.
Large as was the crowd the opening
night, it was far exceeded last night
From o'clock until midnight the capacity
of the shows was taxed to accommodate
the thousands of people who had money
to spend for a good time The exchange
was made however. in some way, and
about everybody that went left satisfied.
There is no discounting the attractiveness
of the carnival shows. While they are like
most carnival exhibitions, yet they are so
arranged and handled that satisfaction is
given. Particularly is thus true of the ex-
hibition in the stadium at Senate avenue
and Ohio street. For one hour performers
take the stage and give the people their
moneys worth. Acrobats, clowns, the bicy-
Gle whirl and other features are given with
breathless speed.
WHERE THE NERVE FAILS.
The main show of the carnival. the loop
the-loop, was witnessed by an immense
crowd last night. There are few more
thrilling things than to see the attendants
examine the apparatus carefully, to hear
the word given and to see the little man in
red trunks poise himself cooley and surely
at the top of the steep incline. grip the
handle bars of his bicycle and then shoot
like an arrow from a bow straight down
the board path and around the inside of
the great wooden hoop. Nicholas Chafar-
ola, the loop-the-loop man, takes ii all as
quite the natural thing to do for one 10
ride at comet speed head downward like a
fly, and save for a Slight bow, in response
to awed handclapping, takes no advantage
of the sensation his wonderful act creates.
Nervous women who watched the little man
plunge from the high platform last night
closed their eyes and held tight TO some
ones hand, afraid that they would open
them TO a tragedy There was distinct
feeling of relief when the act was over.
1t is certainly not good for the nerves.
THE Girl from Up There" the animal
show 1.-The House Topsy Turvy," the glass
blowers and other larger shows were CEN
tiers of attraction and the Ferris wheel and
the gondoa machine did big nights busi-
ness The popcorn and peanut men said
that all was well with them and privilege
men with the carnival company declare
that indianapolis is the best ever as show
town.
The mlitiamen are smiling every hour at
their good fortune. They struck it rich in
weather and location and everything in
dicates that the crowds for the rest OF the
week will be hardly less in size.