The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-23
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CARNIVAL FEATURE
Johnny Jones Exposition at
Tri- State Fair Has Unique
Performance.

Johnny J.. Jones, exposition, the big
gest b on earth" Is here for ia
ahnuaI visit and will be seen an week
Al me Trt-State fairgrounds.
q salter. the press agent, say
mere are % attractions to be seen
cludes Eta Louise Blake's .Saperbs.
a Spectacular production in which 10
pretty Southern misses are seen In
taeteaux dart not Of the tawdry 'liy-
ihg picture type, but Characterization
aIaWh rom the paintings Of the mas
Ter minds OF world famed artists.
The wild West is known here as A
reai one and all that the name implies
Essle Fay Is rig0tfully crowned the
horsewoman Of America" and with her
equine wonders and their display OF az
Inost human intelligence. gives a per-
well a. educational.
stella" is the classiest attraction
ever seen with an outdoor attraction.
There are W. little girls, 10 years
otd, called the 'Siamese Twins whom
nature has Joined together at thsir
Gilman's home of East Indian illusions
not only exhibits all sorts Of euFiosities
but amazes one with numerous East
Indlan Illusions and here the kiddics
growing up and the grown-up Riddles
are entertained with the old time per-
IoFmahce OF Punch and Judy. LutheT's
circus side show Is also OF much IN
terest.
You have all read Of the war 'coot-
les, Johnny j. Jones exposition has
a troupe Of trained "cooties" unbeliev-
able as It may seem, They are a live
" set OF performers. Ed r. Salter, the
press agent, claims they are all of the
French species.
"Over the Falls Is the kind Of a
show that after you attend you send
some friend to 70 and see.
Jansen is a mystifylng chap and his
sriormanee ir regard to character,
ability and costuming, is equal 10 that
o. many performances Of prestidigators
seen here at the high priced theaters.
Mule. Marie, the girl who dares,"
does plenty of sensational work in the
Devils Saucer" as the drome is called.
The Bug House" as the crystal ma2e
10 called, Ms a fun producing attraction
in which the visitors get lost for a time
and forget their cares in laughs at each
other humping into mirrors. cover the
Fails" is just n big scream, There
are also riding devices, including the
Whip" a $4,000 mery-go-round, the
ferris wheel n the frolie, which Is in
tended to reproduce the sensations OF
being on q ship in a storm at sea.
Johnny ], Jones has plenty Of real big
attractions, more than enough to occupy
anybody for two whole evenings, and
then not all the PERFORMANCES VIII De
seen. The exposition Is by far the lArg-
est ever seen in Memphis.
Admiral Dewey, the wild animal train.
or, Saturday worked out a new animal
act which viii be seen BY the public
here this week. He uses two jae1oars
and a puma. They obeyed the trainer
and went through their turns like vet.
Grams yesterday morning and Dewey
says they will be ready for the arena In
a few days, The next act will be ex-
! citing al the big cats do not like Dewey
and he Is IN constant danger OF at
tack.
Johnny J. Jones' All American Band
dlspenses very entertaining music.
Continuing Salter further said:
Tho most noticeable feature OF the
Johnny ]. Jones' Exposition and the
most commendable is the absence OF
certain things that go to make up most
Of the great travelling exposittons OF this
character, Every attraction In the
| Johnny j. Jones Exposition is clean,
There Is not one improper or indecent
exhibition, There is no gambling. There
are no circus 'hangers-on' waiting to
fleece the public, And the Johnny J.
Jones Exposition Is bigger and better
than any outdoor amusement ever en-
hibited In Memphis"
All right, Ed, we believe you.