The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-05-19
SPRINGFESTIVAL
and EVANS SHOW
Denison Fire Boys Arrange for Hold
Ing Spring Festival and Have Sc.
cured Evans Big Show.
DURING THE WEEK OF JUNE 7TH
Not g Street Carnival, but Festival
With Fifteen Big Attractions,
Two Bands, Vocal Soloists.

The Denfson volunteer fire boys
closed contract and made arrange
ments last week for the holding OF a
spring festival and show. A repre-
sentative OF the Ed A. Evans greater
shows was in Denison Thursday and
Friday and made the necessary pre-.
liminary arrangements with the fire
men. and beginning with Monday,
June 7th, will give a weeks solid
amusement on the streets OF Denison.
This is said to be a very reputable
amusement enterprise and does not
style itself as q carnival. but rather
as festival. Recommendations from
various officials of Iowa cities and
ether states speak very highly of the
concern, saying it is absolutely free
from the vulgar and ordinary type OF
street carnival. There are fifteen
splendid attractions, including mo-
tOrdome. carry-us.all, ferris wheel.
Hawaiian entertainers, two good
bands, vocal soloist with prize band
and other attractions of unusual merit
The festival is given with the sane
tion of the city council and will have
the use of North Main street and
fremont btreat. During the week
many unusual Stunts" will be pulled
off, among others the crowning OF the
festival queen, the lucky young lady
receiving a diamond ring.
The Winfield (Kans.) Courier, of
April 2Sth, says Of the shows:
Under the auspices OF the local or
der of Moose the Ed A. Evans greater
81, 1y0nk'c on q
here last night to good business.
"The attractions are located on Main
street from Eighth to Eleventh and
present a very attractive appearance
with the numerous fronts with myri-
ads Of electric lights.
"The attractions are all clean, moral
and refined without a tint OF immor-
ality or one Objectionable feature.
Without doubt the Evans shows are
the t.st that have ever paid the city
q visit. ..,
"At 1880 all the attractions were op-
cncd for public inspection and the
crowd Of amusement seekers immedi-
>ately took advantage Of the opportun-
ity by bestowing very liberal pat
ronage on the various shows and rides
"fhe Tango show featuring troupe
OF native Hawaiian entertainers
showed. to capacity business at each
performance This show is a distinct
novelty to the show going public and
is being we'll patronizcd in every town
played by this company
"The feature attraction of all and
the one most literally patronizcd las:
evening was the mOtOrdome, where
dare devil riders race around the
saucer of death at the rate of sixty
miles an hour, inviting death at every
performance. In the Australian pur
suit race three riders are in the bowl
at one time making the most sensa.
tional and spectacular exhibition ever
seen here.
THE Evans prize band, +. G. Willick
leader, is an organization any COM
pany can we'll be proud of and the
concerts rendered each afternoon and
evening priCr to the opening OF the
shows are we'll received by the public.
The girl who sings to beat the band
Miss Fora Roberts, lives up to her
reputation. At each concert her rem
diton of popular songs receives COM
1ncndatiOu from all.