The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-20
ATHLETIC PARK OPENS
New Orleans Beautiful Summer
Resort Will Be Opened 10
the Public April 18th.

Athletic Park, the beautiful summer
resort located at New Orleans, will be
formally opened on the evening OF
Wednesday, April 18th, with strict
" high-class vaudeville entertainment
and large number of excellent out
door amusements that will be enter
tanning to both young and old. Inc
management of this popular Summes
resort has undergone a heavy eXpeno-
iture in making most extensive I'M
proyements at the park, and the pub
! lie of New Orleans, and the people OF
adjoining sections, will see one OF the
most beautiful spots in the sOulh'
Vast improvements have been made 10
existing buildings, while an entirely
new casino, to be known as the Rlche-
lieu Theatre, has been erected. 1t Is
in this that strictly high-class vaude-
vile acts will be given throughout the
summer. Athletic Park will easily be
characterized "Fairyland of Beauty,
particular attention having been paid
to the gardens and the illumination OF
the resort.
The Park, under the management OF
, Capt. A. w. Lewis, will have nothing
but the highest class Of vaudeville at
fractions during the summer theatre
cal season, and Judging from part
of the list that has already been an
nounced, this claim will be made
good without the slightest effort AT
no tive during rae present season Will
. the management present dramatic ana
light operate productions, this style
of amusement being entirely too heavy
for the summer months. The people
! want a sort of light form OF amuSe-
} ment during their recreation hours or
, a sultry summer evening. and it is this
that Capt. Lewis Will give them.
Aside from the numerous attractive
} and highly entertaining vaudeville
! numbers to be given nightly at tht
= Athletic Park, the outdoor amuse
4 ments already installed, are equal tt
q any ia the northern summer parks
Y Even the famous Luna Park OF Cone
= Island cannot boast of single amuse
ment that will not be seen in Athletl
y Park this summer, and the hours cal
I, be delightfully."- spent day after day b.
Is patrons in visiting the myriad attrac
tions in the park without having t
80 see the same thing twice. Anon
tie these will be the Sight Seeing Auto
i'll mobile making a trip through Europe
rs and representing the various countrie
4. and scenes through which the machin
It, is supposedly travelling. Only non
inal charge of admission will bemadt
while the show will be run for perlo
of Is minutes. Another striklngl
10 strong and beautiful feature will
OF the great realistic spectacle, "Figh
N. ing the Flames" which will portra
h. realisticly fire in large city, tt
h. street cars, all the street life at IN
ID. tropolis, a fire, panic, life savir
10. heroic work of the firemen, all pr
ID. senting thrilling and most beautif
ID picture. This spectacle should
10 witnessed by everyone who attends Il
TO- park while it is being offered. t
To- Figure Eight toboggan slide, and t
ch. carroussel for children will be 9th
oz' features that will furnish an infini
source of amusement. Further thrOug
ou' out the season the managementwill e
large the famous Veazey Militia
Band which will be located in
al. magnificent new band stand which h
been erected over tee lake in the pal
and will render concerts daily aft
MN moons and evenings.
,si. The Trolley Tours, which will be
,es. same in operation as the Sight-Seei
hen Autocars will be presented; the Lo
uge the Loop, which has been reconstru
edi. ed, will give the patrons thrillil
any glorious ride through the evening a
who the Katzenjammer Castle, which v
the be especially interesting for the chi
,ich rem; the great new Sl5, 900 aerial swil
cam bowling alley, an indoor baseb
game where patrons can play baseh
automatically; the penny vaudev
show, wherethe latest automatic
m chimes and moving pictures will
shown for one cent; laying hen attr
ton. where one can amuse him or /