Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-05
THE ADJUSTMENTS.
Some of the Free Attractions and
Midway Shows.

Some Of the free attractions and Mid
way shows are being well pat
ronized. and II Is only Just to
the management 20 say that they
are marked Improvement upon
those of last year, and the exhibit
tions OF the Dirty Norah' class are
conspicuous this season by their alb
sence. The snake bite immune Is there
from the Salt Palace, and Is drawing
the usual crowd. lie sits IN his pit with
the horrible congregation Of rattlc-
snakes about him, and every once I'm
while takes up an angry RATHER, opens
It's mouth 30 that the spectators can
see inside the fangs, and then lets the
snake fasten itself on his arm and bury
It's tangs deep In his flesh. The wound
bleeds, but the immune pays little at
tention 10 It.
The statue turning TO lie the pos.
Ing in the plastique is credltable ex-
hibition. The latter consists In
throwing colored designs upon a screen
against which woman IN sparkling
ballet attire stands and the combina.
tion is artistic and we'll done The
changing Of q statue TO woman and
visa versa is a pretty optical Illusion
The Georgia Ministries Is a good show
and the colored singers are pleasing
artists. After free concert outside
the tent the singers give dramatic
entertainment within which pleascs the
crowds who go I'm there. IL rs a clean
entertainment, The secrets Of an opium
den are illustrated by the real article
IN show by itself an Asiatie doing
the stunt 20 the delectation of many.
Whether children should be allowed TO
witness this Is a question. There Is a
natural history exhibition ON the mid
way that Is somewhat instructive. IL
consists OF two relicts OF octopi, or
devil Ashes, and murderous looking
things they are. There Is also a sea
serpent with horn like a rhnocerous
caught of the Washington state coast,
a rat fish, dog fish, sand sharks skates,
and variety Of other fishes OF an in
teresting nature, The Fraylola looping
lady. and the electrical palace COM
menoed operations last evening There
are the usual knife throwing ring throw
ing and bail throwing shows, and the
noise made by the various and sundry
fakirs in calling attention TO their at.
fractions, Is strictly orthodoX-that Is,
OF that kind OF orthodoxy.
An attraction yesterday afternoon
was the wheel trapeeze act by three
young women gorgeous in green silk
tights, and who were admired by q large
crowd, Helds band furnished music on
the midway during the afternoon. as
well as In the main building.
Among the free shows are the shoot
ing by Dr. Carver, the diving OF the
trained horses into a pit full of water,
the stunt OF the spiral tower man, the
high dive Of J. s. Mangels, and the fly
on-the ceiling act by one OF the Aus
Tin sisters. The horses are driven up
a steep incline, get their bearings by
the sun" and then take a header" The
splash Is something great, and the
equine diversion coming TO the top
sputter and blow lust like anybody
else and point for the shore The
spiral tower artist mounts a ball 2is
feet In diameter and works 1t with
his feet to the top OF the spiral over 40
feet, and then works II down again,
Just as oooly az though nothing had
happened The Austin sister wears
she can walk upside down on an Inn |
shoes with suction on the soles strong |
enough TO hold up her weight. so that |
promptu ceiling, "alle heap samee" fy |