The sun., 1908-05-24

summer resort this season. and already the
crowds are beginning to pour into North
Beach despite the eariinesb OF the season
aud tho faot tiist Stella faTis, which &c g:
attraction at this resort. will not open until
Decoration Day. All Of North Beach has
put on gala attire for the season which 70
1ust opening. and IL 10 anticipated that "
Will bo more popular than ever be-
fore for those people living In upper Man
haitian, The Bronx and parts Of Lohg Island.
which are not within close distance OF the
more famous and longer estebhshed re-
sorts Of the south shore. Stella Park this
George w. Tomasso, who 10 directing all
his energies at the present time 70 develop.
ing the park Into q fitting rival Of ite old
oompetitors' In Coney Island, Brighton
Beach and elsewhere.
With everything new from sawdust 70
myrtads Of dags. what 10 announced as the
largest permanent oirous In tho world. the
Coney Island Hippodrome Circus. will open
next Saturday afternoon. Decoration Day.
at Coney Island. This latest addition to
the numerous places Of anusement and
pleasure that have made Conoy Island
famous the world over 10 situated on Surf
avenue between Twentieth and Twenty-
first streets. and faithful to the tradition
OF the American oirous win be hold under
canvas In keeping with the CIRCUS atmos-
phere Of this entertainment there viii be
from the familiar old red ticket wagon.
This wagon 10 a feet long, with ten ticket
windows, enabling the ticket sellers. to
handle large attendance without crowding
or confusion. With theold CIRCUS traditions
snnounos n genuine s%S e1si oId I fashioned circus
parade daily at Coney Island. In which Q
prominent place will be given to the largest
steam oallope ever built. and which will
render on parade thirty-seven separate
tunes.
The bill for the opening week is an
nounced as follows: The Nelson family
Of English acrobats from the London Hip
podrome, Prof. Bristols troupe Of perform
ing ponies. George Hollands bareback and
high school riding acts. the Five Flying
In their death defying automobile aot;
Adele Nelson. queen Of the air; the merry
Widow Waltz on horseback. the Human
Butterflies 'aepectaoular aerial ballet: John
@ Robinson's trained elephants; Mile. Rose
Edyth. premiere danseuse and her French
lions. Capt. Frenoh's Wild West rough
riders and Sioux Indians, In series Of sports
and incidents Of life on the plains and fifty
other CIRCUS and hippodrome acts.
Luna Park. opening in what 10 conven-
tionally known as "a blaze Of glory" has set
a fast pace. "The Merrimac and the Moni-
tor and "The Man Hunt do not suffer by
comparison with the best things Of their
kind.
The Marionette Theatre is new. Until
Frederic Thompson decided to build a
manikin playhouse in Luna Park no Coney
Island Snowman ever dreamed that any,
thing short of real flesh and real blood would
entertain the holiday folk who journey down
hot night. But the innovation has won as
clean cut q victory as has "The Man Hunt
and THE Merrimac and the Monitor.
More than $1,000 people have laughed and
skits on q dozen Broadway plays.
The Virginia Reel has become a rage.
and before the park had been open an hour
1t had jumped to the front Of al the sensa-
tional rides on the island tand was doing
q land ofiice business. The Shoot the
Scenic Railway aThe Dragons Gorge
sNight and Morning" -The Mountain Tor
rent aThe Lost Girl" aThe Ticker" a'rhe
Helter Shelter" "The Jolly Follies" and the
Camera Obscure are also playing to big
crowds Another new show. "The Human
The Queens County Fair Association will
have it's first annual spring fair this week at
Feldmans Park at Maspeth, L. l.. and the
enterprise will run both day and night
from Monday morning until midnight Of
Decoration Day. The amusement portion
Of the Queens County Fair will include two
Nidways, half dozen bands, numbers of
free acts and last but greatest Of all the
daily airship fights by lincoln Beachey and
Fred Dallas, who were the winners re-
spectively Of the first and second prizes at
the great airship race at the worlds fair in
St. Louis in 1904.
NEVER so MANY PRETTY GIRLS.