The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
NOVEL SHOWS FOR
PATRONS OF CHUTES
New Fillmore Street AmuSe=
ment Park viii Be Opened to
Public Wednesday
Attractions Brought From COney
Island, New York Hippo
drOme and Wonderland

With the opening of the new Fill
more street Chutes Wednesday, san
Francisco viii have the largest and
most attractive outdoor amusement en-
terprise in the history of the city, and
one that win rival many of the most
popular summer parks OF the east
There are many surprises in store for
the patrons OF the Chutes, who viii
see feature attractions that have been
brought from the east Many of the
attractions AT the Chutes viii be seen
Tor the Grst time by san Franciscans
when this amusement park opens
Wednesday An elaborate program has
been arranged for Wednesday evening,
when the French societies Of san Fran
cisco viii hold their celebration in
honor Of the fan Of the bastile at the
Chutes.
ROOM FOR MANY THOUSANDS
The Chutes covers a large area of
land and represents an investment of
more than $500. 0O0. The main entrance
is in Fillmore street and there viii
be other entrances in Turk and Eddy
streets The park extends as far back
as Webster street. Engineers and
architects co-operated in laying out
The plans for the park. and as result
the attractions have been so situated
that there is plenty of room for the
thousands of men. women and chill
dron thar are expected to pass into
the grounds daily.
situated as ii is. the CnUtes is &C
cessibIe to streetcar lines going in all
directions and it is within a few min
utes' ride Of nearly every section of
The city.
The promoters OF the amusement
park spent several weeks in visiting
The summer parks and outdoor amuse-
meat places of the east and many OF
the attractions to be seen at the Chutes
arc now headIiners in the east. Coney
island. the New York HippOdrome and
Wonderland have all contributed to the
Chutes
ATTRACTIONS FOR CHILDREN
Especial attention has been given to
the installing of attractions which
VIII please the children and many feat
ures Of this character viii be found in
the new Chutes. There viii also be
novelties for the older persons that are
out Of the ordinary.
Exceptional for the daring which en-
ters into his work viii be the act of
Desperate. high diver of eastern
fame This athlete performs one of
the most thrilling feats ever seen, as
he dives from a 50 foot ladder and
strikes on his chest on a wooden in
cline. leaps a considerable distance into
The air and then lands on his feet ON
the grounds Desperate was one of
The feature acts at the Hippodrome.
Equally sensational and daring is the
work of Florence Spray, said 10 be
the worlds greatest woman high diver
Miss spray leaps from a very lofty
perch. performs evolutions in the air
and then plunges into a very shallow
tank Of water
DEMON DEALS WITH FLAME
Another attraction that is very spec
tacular is Demon. AS his name i'm
plies. he deals with flame. Demon
rides or rather slides. down the long,
steep incline from the tower of the
water chute TO the ground on skates
His body is enveloped in flames, which
are extinguished when he plunges into
the small lake at the bottom of the
chute
AS much of an acrobat as the star
performers Of the circus ring and
musician or rare ability as well is
Signor Giuseppe Sirignano, conductor
Of the Royal Banda Roma, which will
Doe the principal musical attraction Of
the Chutes. The band was imported
from Italy by the management of the
New York HippOdrome and is being
brought to the new Chutes from
Dreamland. Coney island. This band
is said to be one of the finest musical
organizations now playing before the
public.
CONDUCTOR OF GEMNkSTIC TYPE
Sirignano is d conductor Of the gym
nastic type. The entire width and
depth of the band platform is hardly
large enough for the unique Sirignano
who gyrates with the speed of
Splinter and is in all portions of the
bandstand at once. With all his antics
which always interest and amuse his
audience. Sirignano has an enviable
reputation as 4 bandmaster With him