The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-14
MONTGOMERY
 IS WIDE OPEN City Turned Over to Two
 Street Fairs. SIDESHOwS EVERYWHERE Complaint of Downtown mer'
 chants Was Useless. Motley Throng Crowded Streets and Witnessed the Attraetions-Po-
 lice Declare That order
 VIII Re Preserved.
SIDESHOwS EVERYWHERE

Montromery was yesterday thrown wide open to two separate and distinct Street Fairs. The twin caFnivssiis sea morial Association and the Red Men and Beavers progressed in luiI sway until midnight and the down-town ols- tricts were thronged with peaestrlans. shows for three blocks and Commerce Street for more than a block. Monroe Street has several of the attractlons as well as Bibb Street, North ana South Court Streets and North hfare. ana see were brilliantly lighted. there was a aense mass of people surrounding practicahy every attraction, and the manaeeTs oA the shows expressed themseiYes as nns s.s = . ing done a great business considering that yesterday was the first day or the Motley Throng en Avenue. |,
 By nightfaiI yesterday both carnivaI companies had completed ha;e the nsid padtins ats fractions. The crowds then began to make its appearance on the streets ana by 7:30 o'clock the citizens or Mont- gomery again realized that there was an enormous street fair in progress. The fuss and fun reached its height about 8 o'clock last night when the band of the Barlow Minstrels made it's appearance on the streets Wlth q determination to do US snare In and T marched out upon Dexter Avenue ana struck up a martial strain, the bands or the carnival companies LOOK note oI tne opposition and within a few minuIes an na,es three bands were blowing away III c0'h- A midnight the shows had practical ly concluded their days laoors ana tne crowds gradually found their way homes. At midnight the streets pre- sentad normal conditions.
 The Robinson Shows.
 The Dan Robinson Amusement Com pany Is occupying Commerce ana ln- tersecting streets; under the cIspton auspoTS Mir. Robinson has twelve pay attrac- tions and three free shows. His amuse- ments are of a far better type than those which he had when he was m Montgomery last year. He Is better equipped and many of the performances under his management are worthy or
 One of his best amusements Is the Japanese Theatre, located at the corner of Bibb and Commerce Streets; He has the KatzenJammer kastle lapy- rinthian house of darkness ana myS, tic maze to those who enter. Ills WIG tion of Commerce Street and Court Square. There are numerous other shows and varieties of anusements on Commerce Street and several attrac- tions on intersecting thoroughIares The usual negro mtnstreIs accompany the Robinson Company.
 Dan Robinson said last night tnai he had excellent crowds to all or ms attractions. The free attractions oi the Commerce Street Fair are at the
 Nick Garter, the high diver, on 9!bt Street between Moulton and Le! Streets; dives from height of III feet daily at p m; randpe and io1S ap P p1ap. m m their aerial act. corner Commerce anf Bibb Streets. daily at 1880 p. m. ant
 The Musical Aliens. corner of Com merce Street and Court Square; daII at D. m., 7:3O D. m. and 9:3O p. n1
 The only show which the RQbinsor Company failed to have in operatloI last night was the electric fountain his best attractions. He says he VII will have it ready today.
 The COsmOpOlitan shows.
 The Cosmopolitan Amusement Com pany is Dan Robinson's rival mes extensive shows are being given unde the auspices of the Red Men and tn Beavers and the attractions are lined ol both sides of Dexter Avenue iron Court Square to Hull Street The also take in Monroe and adjacen streets. This company. under tn management of J. R. Anderson, has III teen pay and four free attractions Among the principal shows, to whicn al entrance fee is demanded. are the vii West entertainment at the upper en of Dexter Avenue. the Katzntamma Kastle. the glass blowers, the Ltllipu tiaps, Little Switzerland. the moVin picture amusement giving vivi portrayal of a great highway robber! a snake shore near Court Square an numerous others.
 This company. as also does the Robin sin Company, carries with It variou booths where money is paid for chance on ringing canes. knives, shooting 6 objects for prizes and the like. Thes booths are lined up almost a block O the north side of Dexter Avenue. Tn shows are. as far as is known of hig class and moral nature and no crit cism has been thus far pronounced Manager Anderson said that he ha little trouble with merchants at frs reached an amicable agreement wit the majority of them.
 The Cosmopolitan Company's free at fractions are located as follows:
 Cycle whirl and loop the loop cor ner of Dexter Avenue and Lawrenc Streets. daily at 2:45 p. m. and S:l
 The balloon ascension of Mrs Mur phy," the money aeronaut. and para Avenue near the corner of MeDonoug Street. once daily at 4;30 D. m.
 Charles Strahl in his high diving flea from 116 foot ladder, corner DeXte Avenue and Hull Street. daily at o:l5 T m and 1O:20 p. m. E s.s..
 Charles strah1 in his trapeze act, cor ner Monroe and Perry Streets, daily 2:15 D. m. and 7:15 D. nj.
 This company has all of it's attrac ti0nS Drflliautlv fll.tuainakad and thu