Carnival to Open Tuesday With Circus, Vaudeville and Side Shows.
June 20, 1915 Age 24
Pittsburgh Daily Post
250 HELPERS AT WORK
For novel features, the carnival to be held by the Hilltop Young Men’s Christian Association, at Virginia avenue and Zara street, beginning Tuesday and ending Saturday evening, promises to rank high. Two hundred and fifty persons have been co-operating in the preparatory work, including many young women, some of whom will serve on the refreshment committee.
Here are a few of the amusements that will be open each night of the carnival: First, the large circus, staged by the boys’ department, which will have a line of performances startling and original. Trained animals will be there – the dancing bear and the long-necked giraffe, with many others.
Among the side shows will be ‘Bisco, the Wild Man of Patagonia,” the 246-pound baby, Madame Zollala, the Bearded Lady, Scowovitch the Great Monstrosity, part human, part beast.
The jitney joy rides doubtless will prove attractive to many persons. W. Frew Long, who has charge of this feature, has secured a large number of automobiles and is mapping out attractive routes.
BOWLING CONTESTS
William E. Doak, father of the baseball player of that name, is in charge of the bowling contests, which will be open to men and women all the week. Prizes will be awarded each evening.
Burgess Grimm of Knoxville is managing the Hall of Fame. In this will appear prominent characters of the South Hills. Purushottam Bikajee Mulye will have charge of the Hall of Indian Magic and by a system known only to himself will disclose past, present and future.
The minstrel show is well prepared. George Arms is in charge of the chorus. Archie Le Jeal is pianist and David Timothy Is director in charge.
At the vaudeville performances Young “Stanley” and “Bud” King will put on an exhibition wrestling match. The sketch will be in charge of students of King’s School of Oratory. Other features will be a pianologue and a male quartet.
A novel plan of selling tickets will be used. There will be ticket booths at four points of the grounds and in addition there will be walking ticket sellers who will mingle with the crowd.
FIREWORKS TO BE SHOWN.
A special feature of the street fair will be the fireworks display on two evenings, Tuesday and Thursday. Each evening two balloons will be sent up, each with prize attached. One will have a dollar’s worth of tickets for the street fair. The other will have a blank ticket for a year’s membership in the association.
A contest to find who can make the most words out of the title “Y. M. C. A. Carnival” will be conducted by W. H. Rankin. Words submitted must be in good use according to Webster’s International or Standard. All lists must be in by Friday and the prize, a set of books, will be awarded Saturday evening.
For the benefit of those who are possessed of the Yankee vice of “guessing” and “reckoning” a Jar of beans will be provided and everyone who buys a quarter’s worth of carnival tickets will be entitled to a guess as to the number of beans. The one guessing the number nearest to the number of beans in the Jar will receive a prize.
The Tri-State Orchestra of the David Publishing Company will play each evening.