Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
RED MEMS CARNIVAL
Big CHIEFS ARE Preparing FOR
A WEEK OF GAIETY.
Some Wonderfully Sensational, Tca-
lures. Almost Entirety Different
From Those of Last Year. Marion
LiIjen'S Wonderful Dive of 60 Feet
in a Blaze of fire.

The leading free attraction this season
is Marion Liljen's pictur 'sque ana spec
tacular fire dive from lofty tower into a
tank OF water. This act causes sensa-
ton everywhere. 1t is something extra
ordinary to witness living human being
in blaze OF seething flame plunge head
foremost from 60 foot perch down
through space into tank oi water.
This act gives one the impression OF a
huge fiery comet descending to the
cath.
Then there are several bands of music,
camels, a Ferris Wheel and many other
minor Amusement devices and novelty
booths to be enjoyed. There are II
shows, each of which is totally different
from the others, and most of which will
be entirely new to Aberdeen.
The big Stadium is the feature show,
and is really high class arena equal to
the best circus. Although eliminating
the menagerle and equestrian acts as it
does, it embraces the best acrobats,
gymnasts, etc, that money can procure.
and the terrific "leap OF the death gap"
substituted tor the "loop the trap leap"
now obsoete) by Diavola, is the great
feature of this great show.
The other shows include Peggy from
Paris" an exauisitely beautiful melange
OF marvellous dances.
Coon Towns Four Hundred present
real old southern plantation darkies in
characteristic cake walks, singing, dane
ing and comicalities.
Captain Sorocho's Deep Sea Divers is
an interesting and instructive exhibition
Of the actual work in submarine diving
The Electric Theater embraces an ex-
cellent exhibition of moving pictures by
an expert operator. the leading film he
ing Wanted Dog" masterpiece
among motion pictures.
The "Crystal Palace" is an exhibition
that will delight those whose cultured
tastes appreciate fine art. Here one may
see glass spun, woven, blown and manip-
ulated into exquisite ornaments, SOU
venirs OF which are given each visitor.
Creation" is phenomenal show that
seems to set all scientific laws at def
ance, and may be classed as a psyche.
logical phenomena.
The "Fire and Flame" is "ghost
show" as it's name implies, depending
largely upon its company of spooks,
angels and imps, assisted by realistic
"Belzebub" and clever stage craft, will
awe the snperetitious and amaze the
normal persons who attend.
"Ioritta the Wonder" is q marvel OF
nature. Bereft of arms, she uses her
feet with more dexterity than most peo-
pie can their hands.
"The Mystic Maze" is where you "get
lost" and kept busy trying to find your.
self, your neighbor and yeur own way
out. 1t is highly amusing.
The "Crazy House" creates no end of
amusement for those who enter, for the
cleverly constructed glasses comfort and
distort ones shape into all sorts OF fan
tastic shapes and inconceivable widths,
lengths and breadths of form. The re-.
suits of visit are extremely ludicrous
and ones risibilities are worked overtime
IN this show.
The "Golden City" is a wonderful
mechanical diversion. 1t is one of the
most intricate examples of ingenuity,
embracing nearly 5000 separate mechan-
ical movements in the hundreds OF minia.
ture figures that are shown in all the
pursuits of busy modern city.
There is something doing all the
time" as the gates open each afternoon
at l 80 o'clock, and each night at 7
o'clock. The attractions and shows are
all clean, clever and mostly new to Aber-
deem.