Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-30
midway ATTRACTIONS
WILL COST PRETTY PENNY
Woltham's Famous Shows 10
Furnish This Years
Amusement.
CLEAN AND EN,o,ApLE
Everything New md Bright. Whole
Forming n differing Array ar
Light and Color-ShowS Are
Above Average.


Above Average.
Worthans famous shows which
will furnish the amuscmcn; attrac-
tons along the great Midway at the
State Fair this year. are recognized
as the cleancst and most enjoyable
tented amuscments ever gathered to-
gcther for this purpose. The fair as
sociaiion is paying 4 small fortune
for these features. which travel in
forty cars.
Everything is new. bright and
clean. and the whole forms a glitter
ing array ot light ana color. The
shows themselves are above the aver
age. with Objectionable features elm
mated. The riding devices. Of which
there are many. embrace many nov
elites, particularly the scapianc
swing and the tour through the
mountains" The autodromc furnishes
many thrills and is larger than ever
seen here before. TantiinGerS Ten
Mex Wild West is "A show in itself.
as is the musical comedy company.
Smiles OF 1921"
The Beach Models, Il whole troupe
OF comedy diving girls. give a sri'n-
did performance. Mabel Smith. III,
leader. remains under the water Tor
nearly two minutes.
The. hippodromc is the hi:S snow OF
the outfit II is equal in size TO amy
one-ring circus which ever visited the I
city.
II contains four trained elephants
a den OF performing lions. bears and
other animals. besides "a bunch o;
highly educated ponies. 1t is show
in itself.
Attractive features. OF course, are
the Bohemian twins. Rosa and 4
Josepha Black. and their son. These
human Curositics are two women
fully developed and joined together
at tho spine. Another bis feature is
Ian Van Albert. the Dutch giant
standing nine feet five inches, and his
partne3 Prince PAM. jan'n'So'
standing thirty-threc inches, They
make great pair and appear 10 he
very conEcnal. 1t is said that after
the show al night when the little fell
low grows tired Jcn slips him into his
coat pocket and carries him To tho
hotel.
brief description Of the c. a
WORKMAN shows follows:
The Tcx-MeH Wild West Show is
beaded by Ncrn Tan,ilingcr, plains
man and cowboy, who depicts life Of
The frontier day and the fast fading
West. Cowboys. cowrirls. rope spin
ncrs. broncho riders, boomerang
throwcrs. whip experts and tribe
Of real Indians in native dances arc
shown.
The Hippodromc Circus comprises
all that goes tn make up real CIR
Gus. with sensational aerial acts. per
forming lions, bears, elephants, horses
and dogs.
"Smilc of 1921"
Fan Van Albert Holland Gianc
- years old. stands nine fcctiive
inches in height. has been senSa-
zion wherever exhibited.
Smiles of 1921" is n big musical
review with elegantly gownci and
talented chorus and scenic and cleo
trical effects that add to the stage
performance. Elsie Calvert is the
manager and does the talking"
Many OF the original Mack Scnnott
dancing girls take part in the aquatic
stunts. and three water clowns add TO
the mirth OF the beach models"
Three women and TWO men per
formers do dare devil acts in the
autodrome. one of the feature shows
over the Falls" furnishes one Of
the most thrilling rides. II has been
the sensation OF Concy Island and
other resorts for two years.
There is a unique collection OF
freak domestic animals
There * mechanical show, some
thing absolutely new and novel.
initiating tho effects Of the rolling
sea way. and the rocking OF Il boat
AZ sea.
Monkcy Circus Included.
Especially for The, women and chill
drcn is Don CarN.S' mGsskcy circus
something newt nd'n0vei ana oi real
merit.
The circus side show has many
strange ANA curious people and un-
usual acts.
Dcop-sca Overs Will stage an cdu-
ca,ional feature. showing "a sub
marine six feet in length which auto
matically suhincrEcs and rises, fires
torpedo and Il shell from deck
gun.
Rcltarc's masterpieces Niagara
Fails" features the Palace OF iliu-
sions"
Relics ana trophies Of the world
war ana utensils picked up on the
hattlcnelds will b. shown Tn" Fly
AWAY" viii nr.>"n, a new and novel
mechanical walk through shows that
are funny. and tho Human Eoui"tt.
Wheel win drive away grouchcs and
dun care
The "Seaplano" will furnish new
ride FOR old and y"ung ANA the
"Froiic" Will Toe feature on III" Mid
way
John Bcjauo viii present q com
plcte array of novelties under "a man
mouth tent ana Roses Platform
Show Nil! feature Rosa ana i"scpha
Hlazek tho grown ,oGethcr woman
and their iiyear-old son. Franz"
q" show Masterpiece.
stella one Of the mos, wonder
fui and artistic paintings eyer pre-
seutcd ~ TINS country is an Italian
masterpiece II great value.
The swiss Village presents "a Won