The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26
BIG PARKER SHOWS.
Something About the Amusements
Next Week.

The Great Parker Amusement com
pany, which has been engaged to fur
nish the attractions and amusement
features during the Semi-Centennial at
Ninth and Jackson street next week,
claims the honor of carrying the clean
est and most moral aggregation of its
kind in the world.
No freaks, fakes, dancing girls, gam
blers, fakirs or dissolute characters are
allowed TO travel with them and the
strictest rules ever heard of are laid
down for the conduct of their employees.
Neat uniforms adOrn every one and the
different attaches, guides helpers and
others must be courteous and gentle
manly at all times
1t is also a we'll known fact that more
cars. attractions and people are carried
by the Great Parker Amusement COM
pany than any other two carnival or
CARNATIONS on the road and still an
other point of interest in connection
with this great Worlds Fair on
Wheels" is the similarity of the shows
to those now being presented on the
Pike" at St. Louis.
Some of the eatures are the Tyro-
lean Alps, How Old is Ann?" Trained
Animal Arena, Roman Coliseum, A
Trip to Mars Carry Us All, Hindoo Vii
lage, Dog. Pony and Monkey show
Electric Palace, Girl from Abilene.
Laughing Palace, Pleasure Wheel
Mutoscoptican and others. to say moth
ing of the big free acts which are given
twice daily.
A Wichita paper says of the Parker
shows which played there last week:
OF all the crowds that have been in
attendance on the Pike during the
week the greatest was last night All
of the shows were running full blast
and were attended by crowds of good
naturedly jolly people. The absence of
anything bordering on vulgarism in the
performances is refreshing. Mr.. Parker
takes pride in this and it is his boast
that there is not an uncIean feature in
any of the attractions which he offers
The TyTolean Alps broke some records
last night for their receipts They gave
Il performances and each was to q
crowded house. Fully one thousand
people saw that show last night and
out of this number it would be impOSsi-
BILE to find one disappointed person who
attended it, the only dissatisfied ones
being those who missed seeing its
beauties.
One of the very finest attractions or
the Pike is the musical palace. There
the spectators is greeted with sweet
strains of music from various unique
instruments. One of the best features
of the performance being the rendition
Of The Palms, on an instrument Civ
ing "a soft pipe organ effect. 1t is ar
excellent piece and splendidly render
ed The audience were unanimous ir
voting the "Willards" artists in then
line.
The attraction which is the most
pleasing to the eye is the Girl from
Abilene" whose electric and fire
dances are delight in color schemes
The mirror dance being especially vel
done and also handsome in cCIoring.
The two picture shows. The Trim tt
the Moon" and The Great Train Rob.
berry" are very realistic and are en-.
Enthusiastically received by the hundred:
who attend. The great coliseum where
in a number of high class performer.
are seen in wonderful exhibitions wa.
so crowded last night that three per
formances were given and each was at
tended by a large crowd.
OF course the Ferris wheel and tn
rnerry-g o-round are never falling at
fractions and the music on the latte
is the best that has ever been heard il
this city on a merry go-round or in fac
the best mechanical music with an,
attraction of the kind that has eve
been here. 1t is q whole band in it
self
For the first time this week the cleo
trical fountain was seen last night a
10 o'clock and delighted all those VIII
remained to see it. 1t viii be repeate,
tonight at 1890. In the wild anima
show the young lady trainer who wa
injured by one of the ferocious bear