The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-20
CAIRO'S FALL
FESTIVITIES
WILL BE THE GREATEST EVER
GAskiLL CARNIVAL COM
PANY THE sE5T ON THE
ROAD.

Arrangements for Calro's big fall
festival to be given by the local aerle
OF Eagles are progressing rapidly ana
the surrounding country is .-.ag food
ed with advertising.
The attractions will be the best ana
the merchants are responding readily
in the matter of subscriptions
The line OF amusements this year
presented TO the public by the Gaskill
Carnival Co, are by far the most
beautiful. gorgeous and interesting
the carnival world has ever seen. The
carved and gilded fronts with thou.
sands Of incandescent lamps imbedded
in them are the most magnificent. daz
zling and brilliantly illuminated show
fronts ever constructed. This big
show travels on It's own special train
of fifteen sixty-foot fats, two big ami
NAL cars, two baggage cars, three
coaches and three sleeping cars, in.
GLIDING the palatial rolling home OF
Mrs. Frank w. Gaskill, the twenty
| five. cars making the most attractive
show train in the world
That the performances presented
by the company within these shows
are pleasing and attractive the pat
ronage they have received all season
lis sufficient evidence of their quality.
The Grecian stadium which IS re
vival Of the ancient Olympic games
| is everywhere ii has shown considered
the most thrilling sensational and fir
ished performance ever seen in this or
any country.
Among the many wonderful acts
presented In this big show Is that Of
Prince Yon Turkey, direct from tho
Mikados theater, Toxic, Japan. In
a marvellous high Wire performance
in which he seems to defy all rules Of
gravity and working without ne
under him stands erect on a slack Wit,
fifty feet from the ground and turns
a complete somesault and alight ne
on his feet. This feet has often been
accomplished on tight wire but new
| er before on a slack wire has II ever
been attempted.
The great La Fleur," the worlds
greatest acrobat in a wonderful h gil
ladder tumbling act is the most fin
shed performance In his line on
earth. Performing seemingly impos
sble feats of backward somorsaula
from a twenty-five foot ladder. TIKI
lacme of gymnastic achievement
| The six famous Pecheeos imported
to this country direct from Santiago
| Chill, by Frank w GaslIl). rightly
termed the chillian wonders, are pos
Iitively the cleanest cut. most refined
and surprisingly sensational acrobatic
family act ever seen In this country
presenting an ent rely new and noyel
performance Three high double som
ersauts to shoulder and double som.
ersaults shoulder to shoulder and sin
gle somersaults passing shoulder tc
shoulder. Positively the first engage
ment in North America of this mar
yelols family.
big" Abdallah Ben Hamady, the
Arabian chief and strong man. am
his troupe of twelve whirlw nd per
| formers, assisted by two Pechecos and
two Stelners and the great La Feur
introducing ensemble "All Nations b.
acrobats from all parts of the world
1.-THE finale of this wonderful act Is a
demonstration of strength that is sim
ply marvellous.
| Big Abdallah alone and unaidcd
| permits a pyramid to be formed owe
and around upon h m consisting o.
the entire troupe Of twelve full grown
people, tatol Of about eighteen hun
dred pounds
The Steiner Bros, high aerial bar
performance is alone worth double
the admission to tbs big show. The
act is truly par excellence.
Numerous other acts equally as in.
teresting and thrilling are to be seen
in the stadium. winding up with the
most daring and thrilling spectacle
the world ever saw.
Oscar Babcock looping the death
trap loop. looping the gap and flying
the nume in one grand ride is indis-
putably the greatest, most sensational
,nd intrepid riding act the world has
1 over seen