Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-19
The Largest and Best Carnival
Ever Held Anywhere Soon
to Commence
EVERYTHING is IN READINESS
Attractions Will Begin to Arrive Next
Week, and City Will Soon Be in Gala
Acknowledgement Have Expended
Over $4,000 for Free Performance
Alone.

In nine days from today, on Monday,
September IS. the annual carnival Will
commence in Marshalltown and the
scene down at Finkles park Will be 9
gorgeous one in the extreme Inc
management has everything in readl-
ness and whatever the weather. ram
or shine. those who attend will be en-
abled to see the free performance, as
vel, as the midway attractions, III
comfort
For the large new amphitheater has q
seating capacity Of over 1880 and the
free performance will be given on an
elevated stage directly in front. IN
case of rainy or stormy weather. the
stage will be rooted over with an avn
ing SO that the program can be given
in its entirety.
The grounds will be open every day
during the week from 1890 a. m. unit
H.: 80 p. m. and every afternoon anu
evening the greatest vaudeville PEI
Torrance ever offered the public at any
carnival at any time, Will be given
over $4,000 have been expended Tor
this monster free entertainment ana
from start to finish there will not be
single number but what Will please
and delight those who attend.
The program will last fully two
hours and a half and Will contain spes
cia!ties by vaudeville and arena artists
famed from ocean to ocean and IN
foreign lands. Many of them have beer
featured by such celebrated showmen
as Barnum & Bailey. Forepaugh &Sells
Brothers. Ringing Brothers. John Rob-
,nson and others Others have never
before appeared outside the metropolis
tan cities and have been secured only
at a great expense. For the most part
these stars will be seen at no other
carnival In the middle west this year
The Alpine Yodlers, singing the songs
of the Alps, in native costumes; the
Flying Millers," aerialists, who de-
lighted so many at the 1901 carnival
the famous and phenomenal bag punch
in feature of the Adairs-Theo and
Ella Mile Zeola's desperate slide
down a 800 foot cable, suspended by
her hair; Martins wonderful educated
dogs, monkeys and cats; the congress
OF aerial wonders; Maximus. who
throws a full grown OK and performs
other unequalled feats of tremendous
strength in full view of the audience
the world famous Baidwins In theii
death defying parachute leap from
balloon high among the clouds; that
spontaneous combustion OF laughter
the trick bill board" those clever
song, dance and lightning change ar
lists the Orrs; those monarchs of the
air, the Wings; the Altons, homeless
contortionists and funmakers. includ-
ing the smallest clown in the world
Lane and Suzinetta, the Roman gladi-
ators in their rich costumes, Brandon
and Regene, the acrobatic knockabouts
and tumblers who have no snperiors;
the Barlows in their new and move,
speciality, the revolving breakaway
ladder-an act that at once astonishes
and convulses you with uncontrollahle
mirth-these and numerous others will
contribute towards making this carni-
val the most colossal ever held In
Iowa
And then the midway. The electric
production of Ben Hur::" DeKreko
Brothers elaborate Streets of India and
Streets of Cairo, occupying nearly 49,
600 square feet of ground--a strictly
worlds fair attraction: the Statue
Turning to Life" the Great London
Ghost Show, the most wonderful IL
fusion ever conceived by mortal mind
the Penny Arcade new and pleas
ing attraction; Conderman's Ferris
wheel; the Japanese theater; the cleo
trio theater and the scores of collections
of freaks and curiosities, of trained
animals, of mammoth. tropical reptiles!
Who can wish for better entertain.
ment than these will afford? And the
best of all is there will positively be
nothing vulgar or unclean; there will
positively be no gambling allowed on
the grounds.
The famous Fifty-third Regiment
band will give a concert every after
noon and evening in front of the am
phitheater-frea to all. Join the crowd
and come to the big Marshalltown car
Iival week after next. Marshalltown
Carnival Company.