Arizona republican., 1905-02-14
THE CARNIVAL is on
Opening Night Satisfactory to Nan
ageme nt, Pleasing to Patrons.

The carnival is on. Strictly accord
ing to advertisement the big show
opened last night in a blaze of glory
and at an early hour the grounds were
! filed with people. The evening was
| clear and pleasant though chilly the
latter fact sending the crowds home
l earlier than were it otherwise, but
everything indicates that the rest OF
the week will be delightful weather
and the attendance viii no doubt be
large.
The main feature last night was
I necessarily the fire dive of Madam
II Liljens It was seen here for the first
time and for that matter is a novelty
in any country. At the appointed time
she was hoisted to the platform at the
/ top Of the 65 foot pole with a block
and tackle. and followed Immediately
by her assistant. Having previously
had her asbestos costume saturated
with gasoline at her signal the assist
ant applied the torch and instantly she
stood on high a gigantic ball of fire.
/ But the pause was only an instant,
then the fearful plunge TO the big tank
dug in the ground below. A moment
later she emerged from the water in
safety. amid the plaudits of a wonder
! ing multitude among whom were about
| a hundred who refused to heed the
warning and stood so close to the tank
that they were drenched with water.
/ The next incident of Importance was
/ the stadium of course. That is the
only one of the inside admission shows
which is conducted by Mr. Reiss him.
self and it is always place of interest.
The japanese troupe of athletes and
magicians are unexcelled anywhere
and some of their feats are probably
unequaled, particularly the slack wire
work of the equilibrist. The stadium
performance closes with the hair rails
ing performance known as leaping the
gap. While in appearance it does not
seem to be as dangerous a feat as
looping the loop, it is said that more
men have been hurt i'm doing the act
than in the former achievement.
Coon Town is all right of course.
They're new coons in town and more
Of them than the show had before. It's
what it advertises; not a fancy dress
affair but a coon show. plantation
songs, dances, etc, and the program
will be changed Thursday night so
those who care to go more than once
can see a different show each time.
The Crazy House is a mirror exhi
bition. 1t is q place where one may
see himself in the many different ways
IN Wnlcn as many OiIIerent IrlenQS or
enemies see him. The only pity is that
Bobby Burns died so soon. Had be
been permitted to see the Crazy House
with the carnival he would have GER
tainly declared that his prayer was
answered. 1t is a show where every
visitor finds his fun in laughing at
himself. Every man his own actor. as
it were. Its redeeming feature is that
he can get any sort of a line on him |
self that he likes. If he is too fat he (
can make himself lean or vice versa.
If his hands are too large he can make |
them smaller or the other way as the |
spirit moves.
But one can scarcely see it all in a /
single visit. There is the Mystic /
Maze" the deep sea divers" the /
Train Robbery Peggy from Paris
'DreamlaDd" and others, all claiming /
attention, while the Ferris wheel which
is too big for canvas claims its full /
amount of attention.