The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-27
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enlarged amusstBsnt snterpriss "a Brighton
Reach, opened Yesterday. Last years
Beer War has given way N Q dozen At
fractions.
Yesterday afternoon tho air was fun %
plaster. paint smell and varying sounds
n hammers and avs Scarcely anything
was running but thu Thompson Scenic
Railway-the biggest yet, Of course. But
by the time u vas good and dark and people
we're coming In bigger crowds most Of the
shows we're ready for business. barkers
and all. The remainder Of thu smaller
shows will open on Memorial Day. Tho
chief attraction Of all, Pawnee Bills Wild
West and Far Fast. will start business on
June 10.
The most attractive exhibit last night wa
Col. Francis Ferari's Trained Wild Animal
Aroma. Here a woman trainer, the Prin-
cess Sonnet him -or-oth sr, holds sway. Be-
sides the animals that do stunts are several
tigers which a v never learned the show
business. Into the cages Of these, the re-
porter vas informed, no ons but the Prin-
cess ever steps. Mr.. Brady became very
ent husiastic in telling Of tbs viciousness Of
these brrltes yesterday afternoon. He
rounded out his statement with an offer Of
s., 900 for any trainer who would enter the
cage Of n Of these raw tigresses. For
this offer he picked out the beast which,
with a mate, ate up the third Of the party Of
three on their way to the beach.
Another brute with a vicious disposition.
so the reporter was informed, is the "bi-
hybrid, Of which there are six in the show.
These had a lion for a father and a hybrid
AS near as a layman can judge the children
have inherited all the bad traits from all
three sides Of the family.
The only bona fde press agent arm as
yet issued by those in charge concerns it.
self not with these wilder creatures. but
with 9 very sleepy, innocent looking Gin
namon bear. The story rum that Friday
night this bear walked away from the
keepers and started down the boardwalk
toward Manhattan Beach. A couple were
walking slowly along in the opposite di-
~rection. Suddenly the salt sea air was
split by a feminine shrek and the girl fell
into the arms Of her escort. The bear, on
seeing the young couple, had risen to his
hind legs and barred their passage The
man hastily shook his companion out Of
her swoon and the pair attempted to side
step. But although the walk has been
materially widened since last year, the
highwaybear refused passage. At last the
awful suspense was relieved by the arrival
Of keepers, who picked up the chain hang
ing from a ring in the animals nose and led
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story of the seasons first holdup at the
beach.
Col. Ferari, whose name the animal show
bears, has a number Of other attractions on
the grounds. These include a snake show,
in which the star is said to be 27 feet long
lady with II inches of height; Mamie a
mysterious, eerie, fascinating, ephemeral
and spiritualistic conception Of sdisem-
bodied ~womanhood; Hale's tours. a ghost
show; a San Francisco panorama, and
finally a monkey turn. The feature Of this
show Of Coney Island. AL the actors in
the travesty are monkeys.
The building for Pawnee Bills Wild West
Is already finished mt the scenery in posi-
hind the Scenes OF a Circus which will be
run in connection with the Wild West.
BY the payment Of a small additional fee
one may watch the internal workings Of
the big show and at the same time get
mixed up in what the press agent says is the
nearest approach to a good, old fashioned
sideshow, freaks and oil, Of modern times"
That this enterprise Of Mr.. Brady's will
closely resemble the town fairs or fetes Of
England is attested by the fact that the
Ferari attractions nave done" many Of the
English fairs on their own wheels, driving
from town to town. These same wagons
house the exhibits at Brighton Beach,
although they were carried there on fat
cars.