The Washington herald., 1911-05-21

provements completed at Glen Echo Park
that this resort, brilliant in new at
| tire of many hues, will be hardly recog-
| nizable to its former patrons who will
find there this season a real summertime
rendezvous on the modern and ambitious
lines that have attracted millions Of
people to the famous warm weather.
amusement enterprises at Atlantic City
and Coney Island.
No department has been overlooked in
the general renovation Of Glen Echo
Park, which will offer fifty attractions
| to the local amusement seekers when tha
gates are opened next Saturday. In
| cluded among these IS a new outdoor
| dancing pavilion ample enough in area
| to accommodate over 500 persons at one
| time. and this is but one of a dozen
| structures recently erected to house tho
| newest devices to provide sport and fun.
| The spacious interior of the Amphithea<
| ter has been entirely remodeled into
| New Midway" fashioned after Coney
| Islands Steeplechase Park. and here
have been installed ten OF the latest
| contraptions with which to defy the
| trials of the dog days." including a
human roulette wheel" and giant
| slide-ride." said ITO be the largest in the
| United States. Other attractions in
clude novel marine toboggan, the "so-
cial Dip" a fascinating topsy-turvy ride,
| miniature railway, Ferris wheel, and a
new boating pavilion on the banks OF
the canal.
In addition to the Encouragement and
and repaving Of the grounds at Glen
Echo Park. a new electric lighting sys-
tenn has been installed and Tungsten
electroiler, intersecting tubular iron
railings at every fifteen feet, will make
the resort a magic fairyland after dark.
Besides the many amusement devices.
|
will again be in operation, including the
restaurant. picnic groves. Fairgrounds,
gypsy camp, candy wheel and kitchen.
photograph house. shooting gallery. and
the usual quota Of standard attractions
provided in resorts that cater to ladies
and children.
For the first time admission this seas
son to Glen Echo Park will be free.
and there will be improved traction
service to the resort-more cars and
faster running headway. Novel special
features, including an elaborate weekly
fireworks display. will be introduced and
plans are now completed for unique
Memorial Day observance.
A number Of fraternal organizations
have arranged with Manager Schloss to
hold outings at Glen Echo Park during
the season and the indications are this
summer will be the most prosperous in
the history Of the resort.
|
The Casino.
Commencing this week the Casino
Theater will inaugurate their summer
policy Of changing the entire vaudeville
bill twice each week. There will be six
acts presented from Monday to wednesI
day night. and on Thursday six new
acts in place OF the first bill. The
vaudeville bill for the first half OF this
week will include Hall and Thar. in a
comedy sketch entitled THE Bachelors
Baby" said to be full of absurdly
laughable complications; whitman
brothers, in a skit called Down in the
JUNGLE" Meuther and Davis. singers
and dancers: Collins and Reilly. the ec-
centric talking comedians; the lie Roys,
Juvenile performers, who sing, dance,
and tell stories. and Pepino. novelty
wire artist and daring acrobat. The
bill for the second half of the week,
beginning next Thursday. will include
the Misses Hylands and Farmer in imis
tations Of prominent people and sing
ers of catchy songs; Hoey and Mozar,
song and dance entertainers and expert
dancers; Jack and Bertha Rich society
entertainers: Hubert and De Veaus
comedy cartoonists who work on
large board In front of the audience; Mil
Ter brothers. strong men. In amazing feats
of strength. and the musical Days, ex.
pert soloists on many kinds Of regular
and unusual instruments. The motion
picture plays will continue to be an ims
portant factor OF every performances.
II has been arranged to reopen Hacks
ett's Theater under its new name. the
Harris Theater, on Labor Day. and. -
has already been announced. Rose Staht
viii appear In Maggie Pepper. The entire
cast now supporting this star In Chicago.
has beeD- -ye.spgagsd Ter. loEt e2eeeA