The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
JONES EXPOSITION SHOWS A FEATURE
Unusual Collection of At fractions One of Drawing
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be one of the biggest attractions at the fair and the opening last night saw large crowds viewing each of the 20 big shows which make up this attrac- | tion.
 This exposition has been in Birming- ham before and scored a big success, but this season its lot of attractions Long regarded as the premier collec- tion of attractions for fairs in Amer ica, this exposition has real surprise in store for all who go to the fair this week.
 To start with there are five big rid ing devices; the famous s2o,00o.oo Johnny J. Jones carousal; the giant Eli Ferris wheel, newly improved; the whip and new sensational ride called the cyclonic helter skelter or frolic,. de- scribed as a pursuit by a Kansas cy- clone into a Mississippi flood via an Oklahoma tornado. The old favorite, lover the falls,'' is more popular than ever.
 The Johnny J. Jones trained wild an- imal show has most elaborate new
 
 been augmented by another elephant which now gives MT. Jones two of the largest and also the smallest elephants in captivity. There are five more lions since last seen here, and Admiral George Dewey, chief of animal train CTS, has added some thrilling stunts to his performance
 Captain Harry Mooney. late elephant trainer for Barnum's circus, has charge Of the One-rinp ci yryh;o enlarged and much improved Etta Louise Blake's "Superba," the show with heterogeneous galaxy of 10 beautiful girls, who prove that tableaux d art can be presented in most classical form, have new scenery. essential cleo trical effects and the female contingent of the company most elaboratelv and gorseously gowned.
 -Essle Fay's society horse show pre- sents the greatest array of educated equines ever seen in this city. Snow flake, a beautiful pure white Arabian horse appears in a posing act. assisted py two magnificent Luellen bred setter dogs, with pretty Rose Potter as tbe huntress Miss Fay's $1o,oo0 beauty Araolc horse displays nearer approach to the human mind than any animal ever exhibited. Miss Fay, who is a very hanosome young woman, maintains her ability to live up to her title of Amer lca greatest horsewoman, and certain " makes a most dashing appearance astride her famous horses.
 snake Did gives a remarkable ner- formance. PET
 frincess Bess is one of P. T. Barnums s sihai curlosities. found many years ago and is of the Aztec tribe The Fat Folks Chautauqua shows Attav Rov r,,e IS l9 years old and weighs 5a5 no,nds
 HIS sister, Elma, r years of age. weigh ing f6o pounds. and little Louise 1s years old, and at present only weighing 4N pounds. Ed R. Salter calls them Hooverized Idiosyncrasies.
 Ihe attraction known as Stella" is the classiest ever seen with an outdoor amusement. It is one of the features that VIII no doubt continue to draw large crowds Dakota Max wild west is composed of aoout O cowboys, girls of the plains indians. wild horses, buffaloes, wild steer, champion lariat and lasso throw CTS and most remarkable rnarksmanship. especially by a clever girl known as California Glenia. At the Jess Willard Buffalo Bill sale held at Jacksonville lately Dakota Max was the purchaser or about one-half of the outfit, including all or the best riding ponies and the famous "bucking'' broncho.
 The big feature is Johnny J. Jones nioset City, lnnablted by the tinieSt atoms of humanity, including Princess Marguerite, Duchess Leone. Mile sa. lome and Prince Denie. They are abso lutely the smallest perfectly formed human being in the world, thoroughly educated, speak several languages and entertain cleverly.
 The enchanted palace is in charge of Jansen the Great, and he has put on a wonderful performance, but the best part ira illusions. None of them are of the old sterotyped form.
 Carl Lauther has a circus side show containing about every famously known freak and curiosity. One of the leading features is Pricela, the hairy girl, bright little 5-year- old tot who is really more of the monkey specia than of inc human race.
 There is an attraction with Essie Fay's society horse show that is puzzling all who witness 1t. It's the automaton man or mechanical doll The weird offer ing to all outward appearances resem- bles man, still it is operated to make | one believe it to be a clock-like mechan- ism.
 The next attraction is "rhe Bug House Everybody goes there, it's large and more commodious this year. The much heralded attraction Alexander | the Great" introduces the almost human monkey. He is feature of the mon Key circus. Gilmon's Coney Island side I show, is most entertaining in it's mysti- lying illusions and works of magic Will liam Jay Coughlan introduces Mile. I Marie, The Mile a Minute Girl" who is seen riding around saucer shaped drome seated in an automobile and later racing with six professional motorcycle riders at death defying clip around the almost perpendicular wall. | The English twins, two little girls 10 years of age, joined by nature at their spines, form a most wonderful curiosity. A most striking peculiarity of this fea- l ture attraction lies in the fact that one girl may be singing while the other | croes, one hungry, the other not, one asleep, the other awake.
 Johnny J. Jones has secured the serv- 1 ices of the American Military band and Symphony orchestra of 25 soloists. The | musical portion of the programme on i the opening night formed a big feature MY ri