The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-17
PARKER SHOWS ARE DOING GOOD
BUSINESS; MANY SEE The SIGHTS

evening for the devotcc of the carni
val. The Great Parker Shows have
struck popular chord in Mankato.
The clean way that this carnival is Sbe
pg conducted is proving the fact that
Il street fair can I've conducted on bus
mess methods and be IA success. 1t
does not take Mankato citizens long
to get onto II good thing and if ever
there has been Il good thing in our
city it is the carnival now being pre-
sentcd under the auspices OF the Mod
ern Woodmen The perfect order that
Is maintained by the management
makes it an ideal place for ladies and
children. Even the language that is
used by the takers in front of the
various shows is of the very best
and the lectures that they give on
their particular attractions are interest
ing and well worth hearing. After liz
tsning to one of these gentlen"' and
YOU enter the show yo" ...e sure to
find things Just as represented. This is
ST. different from the usual attraction
of this kind that it is a pleasing
fact to note
One can enjoy standing in front of
any of the shows and watch the crowds
as they wend their way i'll and out
OF the thoroughfares, the performances
that are given in front of the shows.
to draw the crowds. are a treat in ;,
themselves and one can spend an en-
oh 10,
tie other and be well entertained. \
very noticeable feature at all of the
attractions is the courteous. gentle
manly manner in which one is received
by the attendants. When entering one
of the tents YOU are met at the en-
trance by an usher who escorts you
TO seat and gives YOU the same
attention that one receives at our very
best theatres. Every. theatre is equip
ped with comfortable chairs for which
there is no extra charge In fact. there
are no extra charges of any nature.
After YOU purchase Il ticket il takes
YOU all the way through. There are
no hold-up methods practiced. Mr. Con.
|. Kennedy, general manager of the
Parker Shows, is a very busy man.
but never too busy to give you IL
courteous answer TO any questions ask
ed him. During little chat with him
he was asked how it was possible to
control such a large body OF employees
and maintain such good discipline, to
which he replied; Il am very partieu
lar as to the reputation of the ladies
and gentlemen that | employ. their
character must be above reproach and
they have TO prove themselves ladies
and gentlemen to stay with the Parker
Shows. As to keeping such good or
der on the streets on which we ex
hibit he said: We employ two de
tectives. from well known agency.
whose business it is to be on the
grounds at all times and | dare say
they know ninety per cent of all the
Srafters ard sure thing men in the
We do not tolerate any of
the usual nuisances. such as return
rubber balls. gsrakcrs or the throwing
OF confetti, these annoyances are more
to blame for the bad reputation that
the carnivals had than anything else. |
feel grateful to the citizens of Man
kato for the loyal support they are
giving our shows. 1t has always been
my ambition TO satisfy our patrons.
Ii IS as much satisfaction 30 know that
we are artistically successful as that
we are financially; nothing plcases me
so much as to know that our shows
are pleasing and it causes our people
to make special effort to give salts
faction.
All Of the shows did good bust
ness last night and if the weather is
favorable the balance of the week the
Modern WooImen will receive hand
some sum Tor their share of the re
ce:pts. The trained animal show gave
an extra performance to satisfy the
many people who had purchased tickets
for the first show but could rot gain
As special feature they
presented the three baby lions, whicl,
are twelve days old, they are just
about the size of st. Bernard dogs of
the same age The japanese Village
Is proving popular, and well it should,
it would be q credit to any first class
theatre offering this form of entertain
ment. Those wonderful japanese give i
a performance that for novelty and
rleverness has seldom, if ever, been
equaled in this city. As further
proof of the merit of this entertain j
ment, there appears twice each day OH
the platform in front of this attraction :
a lady who has won an envious repu !
tatlon as a song writer and whose big
expressive voice is heard to advantage
accompanied by the band. singing her
OWN song numbers. This singer is none
other than Miss Annie Saunders (Mrs. 5
J. A. Darnabyl. The Martyne Sisters,
who also appear at this attraction, are
artists of rare ability and during the |
egular theatrical season appear on the
DTpheum circuit. They are singers and
iancers that give you the value of the
admission price if there was no other
,cts. Harris and Clark, present ii :
,laylet that abounds with wit and hu |
ror that is pleasing. Mr.. Ed. Price
; monolosist that knows how to
ell story and make it please Bart
EFT and Mitchell play SO many in
'truments that il is hard to tell which
,leases the most. The Jubilee Sing