Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-27
VERY GOOD CROWD FOR AN
OPENING NIGHT GREETS
WORKMAN & ALLEN SHOWS,
AIR OF CLEANLINESS
'PERvApEs THE GROUNDS
Nothing Objectionable Seen, and Man
asement Says Condition is Main
tanned Turnout Entire Week-Some
Pretty and Interesting Shows-F,re
Handbags Performance.

Brilliantly lighted by 1000 incan-
descent lights the ground at Twelfth
and Main streets was transformed
Monday night from a weed patch to
a little city Of amusement by the open
ing of the Workman & Allen carnival,
which is to be here this week For an
opening night the crowd was Of good
proportions. An air of cleanliness per-
nothing objectionable in any of the
shows, a fac, seldom seen in carnivals.
When asked is the higher plane of
carnival life was to be maintained
turnout the week. or if things woUid
cut loose on the closing night, the
management replied that absolutely
nothing OF the sort would be tolerated;
that the shows We're maintained on Il
high level at the close, the same as at
the opening.
Fire Handicaps Performances.
Some of the performances making
up the aggregation We're handicapped
on the opening night by the recent fire
at Cedar Rapids that caused a loss of
$4,000 divided among two or three
shows. The "Buckskin Ben trained
animal show was not put up here
owing to the fire, but was shipped di-
rectly to Lincoln, Neb., where the Lin
coin state fair is to be prayed u; the
carnival next week The front of this
show was destroyed and in order to
make good showing at the coming
state fairs this week was required to
build a new front. The front and BAN
ners of the educated horse show were
also destroyed, and the business OF
this attraction was interfered with
owing to the fact that another front,
pOrtraying the college Boys and
Girls" in musical comedy, had 10 be
substituted. Scenery painters were put
to work today to transform this front
into one fitting the attraction.
During the afternoon and evening
two free shows are put on. including
Corinne johnson on the STAG wife. and
the French Bros, trapeze performers.
The trapeze team works on a novel
device built to initiate aeroplanes.
which revolve as the act is in progress
by means Of little electric motors.
Some Of the Attractions.
Among the attractions on the
grounds are Earl Stanfield's The
Shadow of the Cross and The City
of Yesterday" This is very pretty
mechanical show, one that will please
both grownups and children. In THE
City Of Yesterday" the Johnstown
flood is produced, showing a miniature
city destroyed by the flood waters when
the dam breaks This is one Of the
pretticst attractions on the grounds.
Edwards animal show is on the
same side Of the midway, and con-
ta!ns several specimens of interest, in
Guiding a chimpanZee and othe. va
rieties of the ape and monkey families.
This show lost it's front in the Cedar
Rapids fire and included in its loss
was valuable black-tailed python
valued at $500.
Billy" Warren's "Superba" is ar
other attraction that did a good open
ing nights business. This is an at
ira ion Of illusions, very cleverly put
on.
Captain Miler's educated mare, syl,
via, and Capt. John Vests educated
mule, Maxine, make up an interesting
entertainments
uTIeI > SoeStI Soi!o"S III yliC. W
cuDies a front on the west side of tn
midway, and contains a variety Of at
fractions. including Ralph Doyle's cleo
trio chair, glass blower. n monke,
family, including youngster only
weeks old which seldom gets out of it
mothers arms; Hindoo magician
midgets, and Willie" Pilgrim, 9Th
| armless and legless wonder" Pilgrim
! whose home is at Harrisburg, Pa, wa:
born without either arms or legs. He
writes cards beautifully, shaves him
| self. and rolls his own cigarets. Pill
| grim is accompanied by his wife ant
| two daughters, the latter bright little
! girls who are normal in every way.
| Across the midway is another show
! sim liar to Turner's, known as Evans
Ten Shows in One" This attrac-
ton is largely one of midgets ant
| freaks.
! To India" a hidden mystery" at
traction with girl bally-ho, the youns
bloods focked, believing they would
see something a little off color. The.
F., were disappointed, however, and wit
! messed a series of noses in f11lly dra Det