Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-20
THE CARNIVAL.
Reno Will Be AbIaze With Lights for
Six DAYS,

Reno Will Be AbIaze With Lights for
Six Days.
Never before in the history of the
great sagebrush state have the plans
for a celebration any where near ap-
preached the program which the
committee will present to the public
in all it's completed details. within a
few days.
The principal thoroughfares of the
city and it's places of business will be
literally and TRULY ablaze with light
The most striking feature of the carni-
val will be the illumination Thou
sands of incandescent and arc lights
will twinkle from the sides Of the
buildings and overhead the merry
throng which will seek surcease from
labor within the hospitable gates Of
Nevada's chief city.
/ Each day will be replete with new,
unique and original features Eacn
night in addition to the special feat
ures Of the program dance will be
given at the pavilion on the corner of
Second and Sierra Streets, where the
merry throng, in the light of hundreds
ry hours.
There is vet number Of the
smaller details ofthe program to be
decided upon. The Fourth of July
all
usual display of fireworks. and the
dethroning of the queen and the usurp-
ing of the throne by King Rex. fol-
lowing reign Of terror" and the
parade of the ''Horribles" The COM
mittee has a number of decidedly at
tractive features for the program on
the night of the Fourth. The grand
Madri Gras Ball will be held on that
evening, when the season of sport
and merry making will cease and the
people will resume the even tenor of
their way
The big celebration will cimmence
On Thursday evening June 18th when
the queen of the carnival will be
crowned by the Knights Of Khoras,
with a handsome ceremonial ard
celebration in full view Of the assem-
bled multitude. All the details of the
browning of the Queen are in the
hands of the Knights of Khorassan
and they propose to make the event
a memora BILE one
Nat Keiss of the Southern Carnival,
Company will be here with the com
pany's biggest and best show. The
show which is to exhibit in this city
has been playing at the Portland fair
and will come by water from Seattle
to San Francisco and then to Reno by
rail. 1t requires twenty five cars to
carry the show, everything being car
r ried on wagons after the manner Of
transporting a circus.
The main tent will give two con
tinuous performances a day, consist
! ing of twenty four high class feature
acts, and without the tent there will
be numerous side shows. and a free
exhibition which alone is worth the
price of admission. The free features
, consist of the slide for life, the human
fly and several other hair lifting acts
which are executed in the open all
over the heads of the spectators.
S The big tent will have a seating
n capacity of 1900 and every effort i:
!, made by the management looking t.
the comfort of women and children
# People who have seen the show pro
n nounce it a high class attraction i,
n every respect Chairman Perkins o
the carnival committee has witnesse
several performances of the sho>
which is to exhibit here during tn
days of the carnival, and he is loud i
- his praise of the entertainment
On Sunday July Sd the carnival wi
3 have no especially prepared program
in tut there will be no dearth of ente
Of tainment for those who wish to civ
the day up to sightseeing. A ba