The term SHOW, as used in this chapter, means and includes a circus, wild west show, menagerie, caravan of animals, field games, public shows, performance, entertainment, exhibition, or carnival amusement of any kind or description or type of show or any combination of such conducted, carried on, exhibited, or produced in the open air or under a tent or in any place not licensed as a theater or amusement hall or place, admission to which pay or compensation of any kind shall be required, demanded, or received or which is given or conducted for gain; provided, however, SHOW shall not mean and include entertainment given by any public or private school; lectures on historical, literary, or scientific subjects; amateur field games or contest; or fairs, concerts, exhibitions, or paintings or statuary given or made by the residents of the city for the exclusive benefit of any benevolent, religious, or charitable object in such city.
(Prior Code, § 5.20.010)