The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
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seamless and 40 big when rolled up
ready to pack that 1t will MI one
wagon especially built for IT. will be
spread over the entire surface OF the
noor ana sides OF the huge tank made
BY the wagons-and then connection
with the nearest water main. provided
for In advance. OF course, will be next
In order.
while the stage Is being built tbs
canvasmen are busy at their work.
But instead OF one big top. one smaller
tent for the side shows and the half
dozen others for the performers and
the animals. as In the old-styie circus.
we will have no less than fourteen
tents besides the big one. not counting
all the work tents. Also the black
top will be unlike any other ever built.
in that it will have tremendous 'ny'
OF bigger dimensions than the stage
over which IL will be hung. 1t will be
suspended independently from two OF
the big poles supporting the main tent
and will form the nccessarily high cell
ing for the stage.
THE arst notable departure from fer
ner ways will come at the entrance to
the big tent. The dirty canvas drop,
the unornamented iron stakes joined by
cords forming the entrance lanes and
the consistently shabbily uniformed
ticket takers will not be features Of the
stead. the entrance will be composed OF
two big papier machs figures. similar
to those used In Luna Park. except that
the latter are white and OF plaster OF
pasis, while these win be colored fan
tastically. Each OF the ngures-they
viii be mythical monsters-wi1l reach
to height OF twenty feet their necks
and heads close TO the ground. forming
the beginning Of the arch composed OF
their bodies and tails meeting at the
top. They will be built up OF six foot
sections and will be fitted with tele-
scoping extremities or metal. For
ceiling, extending back fifteen feet from
the dragons and carrying out the arch
way. Will be curved sections Of papier
mache. also decorated fantastically.
Heavy plush portieres of good material
will screen the interior OF the tent.
while the work IS being pushed
ut this end OF the lot another gang OF
men ara assembling the massive front
and the fourteen Luna Park shows
which line the Court OF Honor Each
OF the fourteen Independent shows will
have a tent 70 itself. The tents. how
ever. will not be visible from the Court
of Honor. Lining each side OF the wide
promenade the shows will present a
series OF metal fronts which will look
every bit az substantial as IL they were
permanent The entrance in each case
dividuaf effect and with an eye to Sc
curing harmonious whole At least 7
feel confident that It will be an I'm
provement over the old style side show
'ballyhoo' OF hfdeous painted canvases
stretched along on poles.
Although we have not included II IN
our plans as yet, and while so far I
have not had time to work out prac-
tica1 way in which to carry roller
coaster, I am bound to provide some
kind OF a ride for the crowd-and
think Ii can be done.
= '"The performance viii bs similar TO
that seen on the Hippodroms stage. It
will be as elaborate and. as far as tbs
mechanical side goes. as complete as
the New York show. There Is nothing
that can be done on the permanent
stage that we shall not be able 10 do
as well on ours. The wagons and the
flooring win be solid enough to support
elephants.
Although had hoped to be able 20
announce the exact date OF the first
performance 10 Is impossible to do so
now. Practically the entire produc-
tion will be assembled and the proper
ties built at Luna Park and we hope
now TO be able 70 take the road Dy the
first OF May"