Evening star., 1939-05-12


pisited the fair for three days.
BY HAROLD b. ROGERS.
The Amusement Area" of the
Worlds Fair covers 280 acres. II
contains wide variety of attrac'
tions, ranging in price from 5 to AZ
cents. One show has reserved seal
price of 81. There are more at q
cents than in any other category
Next in number come those charging
Is cents.
There are a few free" shows ir
the amusement zone, greatest o1
which is the inferno" over Fountain
Lake, along the shores of which the
Amusement Zone swings in loop
This inferno" Is combination o1
a big display of powerful fountains
symphony music, gas flame, bombs
and fireworks Another free fountain
show of big dimensions is in the
Lagoon of Nations, elsewhere in the
grounds, where music, searchlights
flames, water and varicolored illu-
limitations form a colorful and i'm.
pressive spectacle.
Free shows also include an aeria
acrobatic act, penny arcade, Chill
dren's World, and what later on may
be an Artists Village" collection
of 40 studios in which artists are
painting, sculpturing. modelling ano
wood carving. Finished works are
for sale.
Many Attractions Yet to Come.
But the Amusement Area now is
far from complete Many attractions
are not yet installed, but will be
later. Here is a review of some
of the high lights of the area, in
Guiding attractions now open anC
others to come later on.
One of the biggest shows in the
Amusement Area already running is
Billy Roses "Aquacade," an out
door dancing and swimming eXtrava-
ganza presenting 200 girls on the
stage and in the pool of the New
York State Amphitheater. Eleanor
Holm is featured The amphitheatel
seats 10000 Admission is 40 cents;
reserved seats $100.
There are few so-called villages
large affairs. featuring big outdoor
stage settings, buildings and shows
These include:
Children's World-admissio free
with inside attractions from 10
cents to Is cents. This is a small
fair within a fair, with a one-ring
circus, bird and animal show, trip
around the world" on small train
OF cars, and restaurant with floor
show for children.
Cuban Village, admission Is cents
reproduction of Havana plaza with
"bull-fighting, native dancing
f1estas, Cuban restaurant.
Old New York Recreated.
George Jessel's Old New York, 25
cents, a slice of Bowery of the 9Os.
recreating such landmarks as PIT.
Barnum's Museum, the Haymarket,
Chuck Connor's saloon: Steve
Brodie jumps from the Brooklyn
Bridge: girls.
Merrie England, Is cents, a bit
of Old London, including the
Cheshire Cheese, Jolly Mermaid,
Sulgrave Club and the Old Globe
Theater, to which admission is 40
cents for condensed versions of
Shakespearean plays. Theater may
also be entered from outside for 40
cents.
Sun Valley, Is cents, an Alpine
village, with skiing, skating and
dancing, Rheingold Inn.
Cavalcade of Centaurs, 40 cents,
John Ringing North production
OF an international rodeo, a Wild
West street frontier bar and res
taurant, and also Chuck Wagon
lunch bar.
Seminole Village, Is cents, with
Indians in the Everglades fighting
alligators.
Thrill With Safety.
The Parachute Jump, not yet
complete, will provide a jump in
a simulated parachute from $50
foot steel tower, for 40 cents, to
give the public the thrill of a real
jump, in safety.
Victoria Falls, at 25 cents, is a
reproduction of the largest falls in
the world in South Rhodesia, Africa,
with real water in tropical
jungle"
Frank. Bucks Jungleland, with q
monkey mountain, surrounded by a
bamboo fence. presents at 25 cents,
a Malay hunting camp with 30
natives carrying on daily routines,
and a collection of animals and
birds from Asia and Africa.
Among the rides" listed are these
Bobsled, Is cents; auto dodgem, Is
cents; centipede, Is cents; cyclone
roller coaster, Is cents; drive-a-
drome, in a 70-foot- bowl re-
volving on an inside track, 25 cents;
jitterbug, Is cents; "laff f-in-the-
dark" Is cents; meteor speedway,
10 cents to watch, IS cents to ride;
over-the-top, rocket-shaped cars
looping the loop, ETC., Is cents; silver
streak, in small cars, IS cents; sky
ride, in two large cages around a
200-foot tower, Is cents; snapper, a
ride in tub, is cents; stratoship,
an upside-doWn rocket ride, Is
cents; midget autos, Is cents; race
of amateur drivers.
A Panda May Be Seen.
Gangbusters, 25 cents, is. an ex-
hibit of weapons, crime detection
and suppression. Natures Mistakes
has freak animals, at 25 cents.
NYZOS, by the New York Zoolog-
ical Society, Is cents, shows a scien-
tific exhibit of rare marine life and
giant panda. Live monster show,
10 cents, has reptiles.
Among the girl shows are Crys-
tai Palace, Is cents, featuring hits
of past fairs and Rosita Royce, who
dances with doves, and little else;
Arctic Girls Temple of Ice, Is
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