The Washington herald., 1907-05-26
LUNA PARK OPENS GATES
Resort Blossoms Forth in New-Sum-
mer Dress.
Many New Features Adde1-RolleI
skating Rink Now Provided,
Which Attracts Visitors.

Luna Park-admltted on the billboards
to be Washington luminous. unriyaled,
noteworthy. admirably placid. and re-
freshng kaleidoscope of beWildering
beauty and scenic magnficencc opened
its gates 10 the public yesterday. In the
evening. the thousands Of little mean
descents CLEANED misuiy through the
damp. while the visitors invested their
coin I'm the investigation Of the midway
shows. dancing on the peaches and
creamy floor. or gliding Hiftiiv about the
braud-new roller skating rink IL was
really q dress rehearsal for the season
run and the management accepted the
weather gods Crouch ia good spirit and
dreamed Of future sunshine and balm
and shekcIs.
The park presented a beautifully spick
and span, renovated appearance yester-
/ day afternoon All the hold-0ver fca-
tures-thrill and mlrth generators-had
been repaired and painted. and looked
very tempting in their new summer dress
/ Several excellent features have been add
/ ed 90 the park. chief ~ which are the
new roller rink. under the dancing floor
and the sheltered auditorium In front Of
/ the band shell. The management has en-
| larged its emergency hospital and made
many Improvements conducive 90 tho
comfort OF the visitors Tie main path
ways have all been graveled. which Will
prevent a repetition 81 last seasons
muddy shoes.
The gates were opened yesterday at
. a.H
| their fond parents or guardians, romped
/ through and went the rounds of the at
fractions They found an eager corps OF
attendants waiting to relieve them of
everything but their return tickets by
means of every variety of eccentric
amusement devices at their disposal foI
/ the small sum Of nickel half dime
/ five cents. or. In some instances, dime
The old mill wheel sloshed around mu-
slcaliy. and ii goodly percentage of the
rainy-day crowd slipped their dimes
/ across the counter and slid around the
7 scenic tunnel with water ripping under
/ them and beating dolefully on the roc'
above their heads. The wsltz-me-around-
/ again willies and their Williams had The
/ fine dancing floor tC themselves. Will,
other energetic young people glided about
on the ball-beaTing roller skates furnishe,
AT the rink The rink, by the way, is man
aged by the noted Pat Dempsey. former
/ oarsman and coach Of college crews
/ Georgetown among the number
/ The Royal Berlin Military Band, undcr
! the leadership Of Prof. Zierold, rendered
/ two excellent concerts during the day
/ and even responded TO encores when th'
. visitors applauded a favorite selection.
The band will be a feature Of the parl
/ for two weeks when Hsley's aggregation
comes I'm for a fortnight As "a feature o
the season, the management viii chang
bands every two weeks. Prof Zier0ld'
aggregation is one Of the best heard her
In some years He leaves the park for
summers engagement at Atlantic City.
Some % yesterdays visitors inTcstc
change I'm the past, present and futar
through the good graces Of Nine. Marc.
and her staff OF expert pslmsts. astrOl1
gists. crystal readers, and graphologist,
CARRIED I'm becoming and mysterious Ou
entail draperies. Mines. Elise. Zaza, an
Jean proved an excellent rainy-day az
traction and a fair share Of the Sm1
crowd went I'D against this COmbinatio
and learned more about themselves tina
they ever knew before. 1t IS TUmore
that the lady fortune tellers are travelin
incog. and that their real names are no
bit Oriental or foreign but don't te
. anybody. Nine. Marcia, by the way
she who predicted the day and hour whe
Roland 3. Mollneux was 10 be acquitted
and hit it off very nearly to the minute
Everything is in tiptop condition at M
park. the improvements even having bee
extended TO the ear service. which
promised this year 10 be entirely ade
quate 70 handle the big crowds.