The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25
SHOWS Ar THE SEASIDE.
Manhattan beach Theater Opcncd-NOvel
lies at the Parks.

Manhattan beach Theater Opened Novel.
lies at the Parks.
The season at the Manhattan Beach
Theater under the management OF Percy
Williams began last night with an excellent
vaudeville bill headed oy Eddie Foy and
including Katie Rooney and her Yankee
Doodle Girls. Charles F. semon, the Patty
Brothers and a number of others. 1t Is
Manager Willams's intention to make
the shows light and amusing, eliminating
the dramatic one act play. Evening per-
formances will be given at $50 and daily
matin4ee at 3. Concerts will be given
Sunday afternoon and evening, beginning
to-day.
The Pain fireworks show, Port Arthur
at Manhattan Beach, is In full swing and has
proved a success. For Monday night
large number Of seats have been engaged
by Angelus Council No. $40, Knights OF
Columbus. Tuesday night the Chapter
of the Epworth League connected with
Nostrand Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church will be down in body,
Incubator chicks every fifteen minutes
Is the latest novelty installed at Luna
Park. The incubators, enclosed in glass,
skirt the broad promenade and contain
5000 eggs which have been placed IN the
patent hatchery at short intervals in the
last three weeks. Last week the little
chicks began to put In an appearance.
Among the new acts in the free circus this
week are the Duirck Brothers. Garvices
trained ponies Alberta and Wulfken:
Hampton's dogs and Spilk. THE, Fall OF
Port Arthur" has been somewhat changed:
the battle terminating the show instead
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Creation Is drawing at Dreamland
larger crowds than 1t did at the worlds
fair at st. Louis Last Sunday is 900 people
paid admission to it, A three and half
pound egg has been laid by one Of the os-
triches at Dreamand's ostrich farm and
ostriches sitting on the nest Will soon be
exhibition Of ostrich driving starts to-day
on the hippodrome. 1t is to be a part OF the
daily program, which begins at 4 o'clock
afternoons and at O'Clock evenings
Brighton Beach Park is adding novelties
each day. Yesterday L. A. Thompson's
scenic railway was opened to the public.
This week will witness the ascent Of the
Baldwin airship, California Arrog New
several carnival companies and animal
shows, notably Hagenbeok and dog and
pony combination. and by July the
seventy five acres Of ground will be covered
with amusements. The Boer War has lost
none Of It's popularity
Frank C. Bostock celebrated his thirty
seventh birthday to-day. He is the owner
Of an arena at Coney Island, one at
Baokpool London, and OF L'Hippodrome,
Paris. He is running wild animal shows
simultaneously Mt each. The features OF
Lis Paris show are a party Of Abyssinians
and a group OF trained hyenas; at London
at Coney Island interest centers in Bona
vita and the lions.
So successful has been the introduction
Of singers OF repute at The Galveston
Flood, )" Coney Island. that the mana cement
has decided to continue the feature, present
ing each week q different vocalist.
In the Bergen Beach Casino. which
opened for the season last night. The
Girl From Cairo" new musical pro-
duction, was presented. The piece was
given In elaborate fashion. the scenery,
costumes and embellishments being frst
class. The company engaged in the pro-
duction numbered over forty persons and
were all we'll adapted to their respective
characters. Musical numbers OF the light,
entertaining kind were rendered. Libby
Arnold Blondell has the principal role
Other members of the cast were Matt
Kennedy. Billy Watson, Mildred Barry,
Sheppard Camp, Nina Collins, Mae Powers
was feature Of the production.