The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-27
SOU1HSlDE
BRILLIANT
I1atch-Adams Carnival Makes
Initial Entrance in Fam
fare Of Music.
Bureau, Tiines-Dispatcf |
No. 1102 Hull Street. (

Manchester Bureau, Ti;nes.D spatcf
No. 1102 Hull Street. !
Amid the fanfare Of tr,impets, the beat.
Ing Of drums and the sounds OF martial
music, the Hatch..Adans Carnival, I'M
derathe auspices of the Manchester Fire
Department last night gave the initial
performance OF It's large and varied pros!
gramtne. Fully 5000 people turned out
to witness the opening scenes Of the carr
1lival. The streets were, packed to over
flowing with all colors, all sizes and all
ages Manchester is lit up from one end
TO the other, gorgeous bunting Is every
where displayed and the whole city pre-
sents one grand scene Of life and color
Never before In Its history, many say, has
Manchester been the scene OF SO much
gayety or been filled with denser throngs
OF people.
The different shows are all placed and
line Hull Street nearly Its whole length.
There are shows OF every kind. booths
or all classes and descriptions, scenic dis
plays Of great beauty a Ferris Wheel
and the moro prosalc lunch counters.
Everything In short. that the Carnival
Company has advertised Is here and
/ There IS no room FOR disappointment.
Tho big Roman Coliseum was last night
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witnessed the star acrobatc performance
I here displayed and the skiirul contor-5
ticns OF the Japanese acrobats were es-
pecially greeted with applause. The great
Train Robbery was packed to overflow
Ing at each performances. The Girls in
Red, Old Plantation. Dog and Ponies and
/ Ferris Wheel. good, refined shows were
Z nll packed with merry. enthusiastic sight
seers. The management OF the carnival
guarantee everything to be Of first class
order and without the slightest hint OF
immortality. Everything Is clean and con-
Educted with the utmost propriety. The.
Laughing School, F'airyland and Merry
3 Ground could not be opened last night
on account OF the lack OF light fixtures
but Will open Tonight In full swing.
The carnival IS OF huge proportions.
There are GAG people employed and It car
rvs besides uniformed band OF twelve
pieces.
To night besides the usual programme,
there will be eight big features. incltid
ing !, the famous Harry Six, who will.
make his startling world renowned high.
dIvea i#
To morrow night will DO the occasion
OF the big parade. The carnival band will
head the list. then will come the fire.
men In uniform and Dalmo Khan with
three Richmond lodges will bring UP the!
rear. The officers OF the Khan VIII be
q untf formed IN RED tleH ullu Je!iOWG 81" itS
and the members will wear the regula-
{ ton dress.
Concert in Leader Hall.
"A concert and reading will be given IN
Leader Hall Thursday night at $50 clock
by the Virginia Quartette. assisted By
Miss Margaret Knowles, soIoIst, and Miss
Z Kate Fuller elocution!st. rrhe en-
tcrtainment is for the benefit OF Balm
IS brIdpa 81 rect RaptiSt Church. ~
The Virginia Quartette consists Of
Miss Katherine Belle Powell soprano:
Mrs. Maggie BEDFORD Gloves. contralto;
A1r. z. HI Cloves, tenor; Mr.. Q E. Lob
man basso. and Kirk Mntthews, ac \.
rompanist 5s5
The concert Is for the beneftSo Balm
bridge Street Baptist Church.
Personals and Briefs.
Mrs. C.. x. Henderson,, OF Aiken, s.. c.
who has been visiting Mrs. E v. Badly,
expects to leave the latter part OF this
week.
Mr.. r. a. Bowen Of Forest Hill Park,