Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-04
Show Will be Joyous
Revel Of Carnival
Festivities
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!. The Shriners have given out the !.
! royal edict that every Shriner !.
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At last you have a chance to attend
a circus where you will not feel it
necessary to explain that you didn't
care to go, but that you had to take
the children. Today is the day of the
big Shriner show, and early this morn
ing Fiesta park began to seethe with
the awakening activities Of the mon
ster entertainment. The barkers are
getting their pipes opened up, the saw
dust is spread in the ring, the animals
are groomed for the entry and If you
have been marking the days off the
calendar you may know that the day
of the big overflow of joy is at hand.
A second dress parade was held last
night, and so proficient were the anna
teurs in their performances they could
not be distinguished from the profess
sionals. 1t was the first time that all
the costumes had been exhibited and
it showed that the spectacular effects
will be dazzling in the extreme. No
expense has been spared in the special
designs for the elaborate apparel of
the performers and the scene, with the
decorations of the tent, give the ex-
hibition the appearance of the fancied
pictures of a Florentine masque.
Great Credit Due Shipp
Director Shipp has worked wonders
in bringing his host Of entirely mex
perienced performers up to high
standard of efficiency in their work.
In addition to attending to the train
ing of the individuals he has been
compelled to take the entire charge
of the show, experimenting the work
of the professional performers at the
same time. Oldtime circus men who
have attended the rehearSalS say it is
the most notable achievement in the
career of this already world-famous
circus man.
inside, resembles the interior of huge
pavilion more than circus tent. 1t
is almost rectangular in shape, with a
large ring in the center and two plat
forms where the acrobatic per-
formances are given.
The seats have been carefully and
firmly built and there is not the slight
est danger of collapse. While
crowds will attend, judging from the
tickets already sold, the skillful ar
rangement of the seats gives a large
seating capacity, and there is little
likelihood that anyone will be COM
PEELED to stand.
The great carnival will be on at 7
o'clock in the evening, and Harlequin
will be king. From then on it will be
one gorgeous, resplendent effervescent
outburst of carnival joy for three days.
There will be all the side attractions of
the circus you attended in your boy
hood and great many more, and you
Will have the additional pleasure of
seeing some of your friends in the old
familiar roles.
Heine Krohn and Leo Youngworth,
the two prize mountebanks of the
show, will hand you laugh that will
keep on ripping for a week. Mr..
Youngworth and Mr.. Krohn are as
graceful as couple Of young gazettes,
or whatever it is the graceful animals
are called and if you don't laugh
when you hear their swan song it will
be because all the laughs have been
squeezed out by the array of side split
ting specialties which crowd upon each
through the show. If there is any
kind of freak of heaven above or the
earth beneath, or the waters under the
earth, in the way of animal monstrosi-
ties that is not on exhibit at the cir
kus, 1t is an oversight of the man
Ngement.
The professional acts are the very
best now being exhibited on the vaude-
Vile stage. The performing dogs have
delighted the audiences at all the re-
hearsals and are undoubtedly the
cleverest performing animals ever seen
in Los Angeles.
From the opening parade of the |
entry riders until the last note of |
the concert there will be something do |
Ing every minute. There was plenty of |
run and frolic, but interspersed were
many acts equal If not superior to those |
or any professional circus given in this !
city Tonight the first thing to notice
on entering the grounds will be the |
SideshoW to the left, with its aggrega- !
tion of marvellous wonders and crea-
tions which have taxed the mems, and |
probably the women's, ingenuity. The |
big show fronts are a quarter of a |
mile In length, and you will certainly !
OBTAIN more for your money than IL |
you We're in Luna park in the Great
White City.
You will have an entire hour to re-
view the show before treading the
many paths which lead through the
menagerie to the hippodrome. Don't |
forget to take pa and ma along as
well as the baby; they all wish to see
the good things of life and there are
many unique creations in the menag-
erie tent that will keep them guessing.
viii Classify Freaks
All animals will be properly labeled
as well as the freaks, but at the same
time there will be attendants present
who will explain to you where they
We're captured and under what cireum-
stances Pet cats and dogs will not
be allowed in the arms of visitors
babies only will be admitted. In this