The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-04
MIDWAY SHOWS
TURN THEM. AWAY
It's the Same Old Midway, Only
It's Bigger, Brighter and
Cleaner.
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OLD FRIENDS BACK AGAIN
Everything Where From the
Poetic Flea to the Queen
Of the Orient.

Ten thousand sounds, ten thousand
sights, riot Of color by day. flood
IF golden illumination by night, queer
peoplc and queer things gathered from
the four corners of the earth.
a Babel Of strange tongues.
n gallery of strange faces, pic
turesque, marvellous rare. queens
of the Orient. kings Of the prairie,
"Hi-Ki," the g snake; Oscar the
reciting flea; .Arabella. the Sui
tan's favorite; ice cream cones. lemon
ade. "hots,' music. laughter, song. one
vast, happy, care-free. pleasure-seek-
Ing throng-the Midway at the fair.
When "Splds" Smith. who runs the
snake show. up near the third eats,
on the left as you enter, climbed out
Ills bunk yesterday morning. the ver3
first thing he did was to take look
at the weather. And when an hour
later Mr.. Smith, having been fully
.atisfied with his observation. decided
that 1t was time to run up the front.
lust at that very minute the band
ncross the way cut loose With ~
Looks Like a Big Night Tonight, four
sleepy charmers emerged from
the Hall of Terpischore for the gst
away Bally-hoo. big chief KAN the
Face" up at the Wild West snow lei
out yell, and the biggest MlaWay
in the history OF the virg M,ns vi I,nro
IA Rrutt. swinging onto the protect.
ing arm of Preciyal Montclair. passed
over the bridge at midnight on their
way to catch the last car into town.
she voiced the general opinion OF an
that happy throng which attended the
opening; 1T was simply grand.
Never in Richmond before has there
been anything like the Midway TINS
YEAR. Similar exhibitions OF otner aaS >
seem tame in comparison, for not ohly
are there more shows, more attraceions'
than ever before, but they are OF SUI
narior class. there being hardly single
ono of the nav attractions which IS not
worth the money. It will take the
week to see them all. and 1t would take
much longer than that to tell OF them.
FOR the length of five. city blocks there
lis a seemingly endless array OF things
"a see and hear, and, as Vivian salo'
l"It's all simply grand.
\ or course there are the usual animal
shows-two or three of them-where
one can see anything from lions, tigers
and other fierce creatures OF the Junsle
down to more domestic beasts, such az
i t,eas AS In other years, 1t proxed the
case yesterday that these eShipl'ioh.
are very popular. especially with thu
Younger folk. The flea circus has beer
in Richmond before, which, perhaps
lexplains the rushing business 1t die
4 Yesterday. These tiny insects are mad
70 go through very interesting per,
= torrance; they jump through hoop
land do other stunts like that, and the!
& saw that there is one there which re
Il cites "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
COWBOYS and girls, big Indian CHIEFS
sauaws and tiny papooses are 70 .
seen in the Wild West shows, wner
thrilling battles, in which the paletac
!, always triumphs over the redskins, az
Il fought. California Franks big show
IN the grounds, as Is Laroux's Scent
,lWild West. both of them being mer'to
'Irious exhibitions There Is a cowbo.
4 band, which yesterday proved bl
!, attraction; exhibitions OF sharpshoot
ling, broncho busting and the usuh
Iother Wild West features
Il There are q million freaks-almost-
10 be- found In the lane Some OF thes
are repulslye In nature and did not q
: MS good business yesterday as some Q
I their neighbors. Millie-christine. VIII
: has been seen at State fairs ana Worl
: fairs for something more than nall
: century. is here, and that this curlou
: freak retains her old-time populaflt
: Twas evidenced by the great mum per wn
i IVlSlleo yCSNSAoNS'f $1,000
i, kinds of monstrosities, animal and hu
9 man. Prize small people are nrraye
! with Prize tall people, while Just acros
the Midway from the latest man J
!, the world Is the sklnniest one. Som
J, Of the freaks which are being sxhibite
I here this year have been seen In FfG
\, mond before. The greater numbe
/ however. are new to the town,
], Just In front OF one of the dancin
& girl shows yesterday afternoon a ia
suffragette distributed to the visitor
y Illterature advocating votes for wome
|, Units ia mentioned merely to illustra
"a lust what number, and what dive
g atty. OF things are to be found on q
70 Midway.
ID one can find almost anything
wants there-almost any old thing
all
Four OF the dancing Girl shows we
Idoing business yesterday. and " Is "
to |derstood that two more will be OPP
Tor fathers inspection to-day Fro
e. the outside these shows present We
~ much the same appearance that tn
y have always since this sort OF THU
N was originated at the Chicago Worif
III Fair some years ago, There are =
same gold ana glitterins fronts g
to the usual layout Of painted blond.
lone sees strange sights on the M
~ way, among them Turks VINO J. We