The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1906-04-20
ANNOUNCEMENT.


formally opened on the evening of We'd
nesday, April 25th, with strictly high
class vaudeville entertainment, and
large number of excellent outdoor a
musemants that will be entertaining to
both young and old. The management
Of this popular summer resort has under
gone heavy expenditure in making
most extensive improvements at h
park, and the public o. New Orleans,
and the people of adjoining sections,
will see one of the most beautiful spots
in the South. Vast improvements have
been made to existing buildings, while
an entirely new casino, to be known as
the Richelieu Theatre, has been erect
ed. 1t is In this that strictly hfgh-class
vaudeville acts will be given throughout
the summer. Athletic Park will easily
be characterized "Faryland of Beauty"
particular attention having been paid to
the gardens and the illumination of the
resort.
The Park. under the management OF
Captain A. w. Lewis, will have nothing
but the highest class of vaudeville at
fractions during the summer theatrical
season, and Judging from part of the
list that has already been announced.
this claim will be made good without the
slightest effort At no time during
the present season will the management
present dramatic and light operate pro-
ductions, this style of amusement being
entirely too heavy for the summer mon
tbs. The people want sort of light
form of amusement during their recrea-
tion hours on a sultry summer evening,
and it is this that Captain Lewis will
give them.
Aside from the numerous attractive
and highly entertaining vaudeville num-
bers to be given nightly at the Athletic
Park, the outdoor amusement already
Installed are equal to any In the North
ern summer parks. Even the famous
Luna Park, of Coney Island. cannot
boast of a single amusement that will
not be seen in Athletic Park this sum-
mer, and the hours can be delightfully."-
spent day after day BY patrons in visit
ing the myriad attractions in the park
without having to see the same thing
twice. Among these will be the Sight
Seeing Automobile making a trip throu-
gh Eupope, and representing the var
ntria nd fh rnnTh w hiph
the machine is supposedly travelling.
Only nominal charge of admission will
be made, while the show will run for a
period of Is minutes. Another striking
ly strong and beautiful feature will be
the great REALISTIC spectacle, Lighting
the Flames" which will portray realisti-
cally fire in large city, the street
cars, all the street life of metropolis, a
fire, panic. life saving heroic work of
the fireman, all presenting thrilling
and most beautiful picture. This spec
tacle should be witnessed by everyone
who attends the park while it is being
offered. The Figure Eight-toboggan
slide. and the caroussel for children
will be other features that will furnish
an inodinate source of amusement. Fur
ther, throughout the season the mama
cement will engage the famous Veasey
Military Band which will be located in
the magnificent new bnnd stand which
has been been erected over the lake in
the park. and will render concert daily
afternoon and evening.
The Trolly Tourist, which will be the
same in operation as the Sightseeing
Autocars will be presented; the Loop
the Loop, which has been reconstructed,
will give the patrons a thrilling, glori-
Gus ride through the evening air; the
Katzenjammer Castle, which will be es-
pecially interesting to children; tn 9
great new 5,O07 aerial swing, bow
ling alley, an indoor baseball game where
patrons can play baseball automatically;
the penny vaudeville show, where the
latest automatic machines and moving
pictures will be shown for one cent; lay
ing hen attraction where one can amuse
him or herself indefinitely; Down on
the Farm" a REALISTIC picture of farm
life on Southern plantation; the riding
ponies for the children, and numberless
other small attractions will be the bill
| for the outdoor sport. From this it can
| readily be seen that the patrons of Ath-
| letic Park this coming season, which be-
gins very shortly. will have long list
of attractions to select from, and will be