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Inter Ocean July 16

THE WILD WEST.

The attendance at the Wild West continues
to be phenomenally large, and the
audiences are as enthusiastic to-day as
they were at the opening in April. The
grand stand erected in the enclosure at
Sixty-third street and Stony Island avenue
is twice each day occupied by a larger
crowd than were ever seen at any regular
outdoor entertainment in Chicago. "Age
does not wither nor custom stale its infinite
variety." From the time that Professor
Sweeney and his cowboy band strike
the first note of the overture until the last
performer has disappeared behind the hills
of the grand canon, not one moment intervenes
that the most blase amusement seeker
could call dull. The rapidity with which
one item of the programme follows another,
the strong contrasting elements that
enter into the various acts are well calculated
to rivit the attention and evoke the
applause of the spectator, but aside from
the many attractive features of the entertainment
proper, the beauties of the wellshaded
camp, and a visit thereto, studying
the home life of the various nationalities
represented, is in itself well worth the
price of admission to the whole. The management
of the Wild West is constantly
alive to the needs of patrons, and is active
in preparing for their comfort. Seats can
be had at McIntosh's Library by those desiring
to procure them previous to going to
the grounds.