Arizona republican., 1904-04-10
PLEASED WITH THE SHOW
An Albuquerque Paper on the SOuth-
 ,ern Carnival Company.

Regarding the big shows of the Southern Carnival which will shortly visit Phoenix, the Albuquerque Citizen says:
 Albuquerque's April Street Fair and Charity Carnival given by the Nat Riess Southern Carnival company, which began Monday night, has now been in progress going on four days, and none can gainsay that it is the best, cleanest and most praise worthy entertainment ever given in the southwest. Even though this might be termed rehearsal week for the Carnival company, it having just come from its winter quarters at Athletic park, the most severe critic would fnd little fault, if any, with any of the fifteen different attractions to which admis- sion is charged. to say nothing of the free attractions. That the side attrac- tions are of the first class of their re- espective kinds the public is satisfied, and that the attractions, including De- Bells sensational wire bicycle perform ance and Achille Philion's spiral tow CT act, are the greatest accomplish ments of the modern day stage or canvas feats are conceded without question.
 The attendance last night was the largest yet, and so far may be termed the banner night of the week.
 The confetti battle was fiercer than ever and the real carnival spirit was more evident.
 Railroad avenue from First to | Fourth street was a seething mass of l people, all Dent. on pleasure; and they ! found it. The shows were we'll attend l ed, each giving several performances | to crowded tents.
 The programme published in the Git | iZen of yesterday was carried out pre- cisely, without @ single accident or biunder
 At 9 o'clock the crowd led by the Carnival company,s white band, surged | up the avenue to Fifth street to see Achille Phihon mount the spiral tow CT on his spherical vehicle-a rubber ball-which looked to be about thirty inches in diameter. How he does it is 1 marvel, and the grace and ease with which he does it is certainly to be ad- mired. That a man could so conquer and control with his feet an inanimate sphere that he could ride it up and down plain smooth spiral, so narrow that an ordinary person would imperil his life by venturing upon it with two good feet, is almost beyond concep- tion. Twice a day during the three days MT. Philion has mounted the spiral runway and descended it with grace and ease. Last night the electri- cal and fireworks display which sur rounded him cn his closing spin down the tower was equally as grand as on Monday night.
 At 9 o'clock the Stadium performance began and was witnessed by between six and seven hundred spectators. The performance lasted forty minutes and included clever acrobatic feats, skilled tight wire walking, gymnastic ! performances, Gilmore family, aerial ists, a performance by Farmer John sons trained pigs, which was very amusing and very pleasing to the | children, closing with the world as-- | founding feat of Diavola, in his loop f the-loop exploit: This one act is worth 1 the price of admission to the Stadium | although it is over in seven seconds. l That the young man takes his life in | his hands is very apparent. A hush ! fell over the people who lined the seats | as Diavola and his iron bicycle were ! drawn up the incline of the loop last ! night. He was but few seconds in l getting ready to make the plunge. i Seldom has q man ever imperiled his ! life for public amusement as Diavola | does in his loOp-the-loop act. Are
 you ready" said Mir. shannon, the an
 nouncer. DiavOla nodded his head.
 There was a slow start, streak of
 black and white, a chatter of boards,
 the click of the opening and closing of
 the death trap, and DiavOla shot out | safely into the stretch beyond the loop.
 The deathlike stiffness was broken by a | burst of loud applause.