Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-29
CARNIVAL LOOKS GOOD
With Favorable Weather Conn
pany Ought to Play to Big
Business
AN EXCELLENT FREE SHOW
Fifteen Attractions for the Free Per.
Torrance Form Varied Program for
Afternoon and Evening Attendance
on Opening Day ,ooo-carnival Has
Appearance of a Clean Show.

| From all appearances on the opening
| night Marshalltown is to have this year
a clean carnival. While al the shows
of the midway were not really for busl-
ness on the opening night there wal;
nothing in the advertising of the can"
vas, or in the bally hos of the atrac-
there was to be even a faint of sugges-
tiveness. With good weather the car
niyal company ought to play to i'm
mense business on the week, and on
the opening day, when Only very
small attendance is expected, the tic
ket sale shows 1000 admissions.
The carnival is producing a strong
drawing card in its list of free shows,
fifteen in number. The attrs ctions ex-
eel those OF two years age. when 1t
was conceded that the free show list
was about as good as could be expect
ed, and worth much more than the
price of admission. There ,lre fifteen
different acts on the free Mist, and on
Monday afternoon program two hours
and forty minutes in length was given.
In fact the free show is so good that
the percentage people are already reg
istering complaints. All of the attrac-
tons are not going to be given at one
time. for they would occupy an entire
evening. a sufficient number however
viii be given every afternoon and even
ing. The company pays in salaries for
the free attractions, $4,000 on the week
The evening program Monday em-
hraced the Brandons in Roman rings
and contortion: Nine. Vallecito in her
trained animal act: Lane q Suzetta
in Roman sword combat AMI cannon
ball juggling. decidedly clever team;
the Milliman Trio on the triple bars:
White & LeMart in knoekabout work
and a trick bill board, and F. j. Nc
Carly in heavy ifting. Mecarty is
known In the afternoon performance as
"Maximus.' the steer wrestle,., but in
the evening goes by his right name.
His stunt in the evening was lifting
en- his back and carrying an upright
piano, on top of which was platform
containing three women. The total
weight of the lift is about 1,540 pounds.
McCarty, who is Il st. Louis nun. hollis
the worlds record for back lift $50
pounds. and for carrying dead weight
of 1850 pounds. He lifted Monday
night twelve men taken from among
the spectators Lemart, of the team
of White & Lenart, will be remember
ed as one of the team of Leor & Lee
Mart, which appeared here two years
H. Ii, a "A
OF the drawing cards for the children.
The Miller family. in aerial work, clos
ed the evening performance Ionday.l
Burt Goodala is acting as stage manag
err.
The Afternoon Show.
In the afternoon the free show in-l
cluded twelve numbers and in addition
to those who appeared in the evening,
the Millimans went on in slack wire;
the Alton children In contortion: Rex
Bros in Carolina minstrels.f; the
Adamses in bag punching; Martins
monkey, dog and eat circus: Capt:inl
Stanley In the high dive and .t4aBel!eI
Fatime in the slide for life. The balloonI
ascension took place shortly before 81
O'clock from the Ferris wheel The
aeronaut landed without accident near
the golf grounds.
The Midway.
The midway will be running in full
blast by tonight The grounds are well
lighted, the company having plant
OF its own on the grounds, in charge
OF Lennox Manufacturing Company
One OF the best at
fractions running last night was that
of Professor Frank. or Zallah" the
Hindoo Mystery. Mr.. Frank Is a ma
tive Austrian, but has spent several
years In India. He gives a most clever
in the black art. Potter
& Rice's shows were not running 10 any
great extent, aside from the African
theater. The Electric theater played
to very fair business Monday night
Ottos animal show gave one perform
ance, but did not attempt to do much.
This show is very clever and to the
this afternoon proved very in
Mr.. Otto has three tiny cub
bears, two blacks and one cinnamon,
which are on exhibition.
School was closed this afternoon, In
order that the children might have
an opportunity of attending the car