The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-06
WORK HAS BEGUN.
Carnival Grounds to be Four Times
LARGER

Carnival Grounds to be Four Times
Larger.
Work has begun on the Carnival
grounds and the entire space will be COW
cred with sand, so that if there is rain
it will be absolutely hard and free from
mud. This will be something that Ia.
never been done and viii help wonder
fully.
The hay-marke. ground will be used
for the purpose of holding the shows on
this time and four times as much space
as has ever been had before will be at
the disposal of the managers Every
thing pertaining to the Carnival will be
entirely new and up-to-date and the man
agement will endeavor to put on the
greatest exhibitions that have ever been
given in the state of Kansas before.
The Parker Carnival company will fur
nish amusement for the occasion. This
will consist of about twenty-five exhi-
billions, among which are some of the
greatest shows in the world Mr.. Parker
was here last year and he had a splen-
did show. This year he brings an entirely
new show, in which there is only one
old performance-the Girl OF Abilene
The remainder of them are all original
and have never been given here.
1t will require three trains 10 bring the
Parker shows 10 the city. and this will be
the first place where Mr. Parker will
have combined his whole company. He
will have 800 people, three bands, three
automobile band wagons. twenty-five ex-
=,
perfect circuses in the world
The railroads will give one and one
third rate for round trip fare. which
will enable everyone in this part of the
state to attend. People desiring TO have
a weeks recreation and fun will have an
opportunity to do so at this carnival
There will be things take place during
the fair that will be worth coming miles
to see. Many features of the shows will
be educational and instructive. and there
will not be single immoral or offensive
performance given on the grounds.
People who study history will be anx-
ious to see the many interesting exhibit
tons. The trained apimals are one Of
the principal features OF the great ex-
hibition. Mr.. Parker will have with him
the largest number Of perfectly trained
animals that were ever carried by any
show in the world. In fact. they are
not equaied by any others in the circus
world.
Another interesting feature carried by
the Parker Amusement company is the
dog pony monkey, goat and bird circus.
They are all trained to do almost every
thing but talk.
Clever are Mile. Gracies troup of edu-
Gated Cuckatoos, which. in addition to
many other wonderful exhibition testing
the limits to which training may be car
ried in teaching birds, also enact an en-
tire melodrama without being prompted.
In the cast of characters Mile. Oracle
has included a hero, heroine, william
and members of gallant fire depart
ment The william steals away the hero
inc places her in house and sets fire
to her. place of captivity. intending to
destroy her. In comes the heyo, who
takes in the situation at a glance. hur-
riedly turns in the alarm of fire and then,
placin ga ladder against the house. skins
up the rungs and rescues the girl just
as the brave feathered firemen come dash
ing upon the scene and turn a stream
of water on the flames.
Wire performances, as usually pre-
scented with the smaller circuses and
shows. have heretofore appeared so SINH
lar that the old saying, when you see
one you see them ALL only serves to
show that very few improvements have
been made by artists in this particular
line. William LANCER has. by long and
continued practice, developed great
many new ideas related TO exhibitions
on a wire, and in consequence his act.
to be seen here during the Cornwall with
the Parker Amusement company, prom
Uses to be we'll worth a visit TO witness.
He not only does the ordinary stunts.
common TO other performers. but dances.
bounds and actually accomplishes COM
plete somersaults on a slender cable. with
unusual grace and ease. The latter feat
REQUIRES extraordinary skill and thor
ough knowledge of the law of gravlia-
ton, as his wire is stretched at height
of twenty feet from terra firma ana
should he miscalculate his distance when
describing a somersault and fail TO land
souarely on the wire on his return, the
result would be very unpleasant for the
performer