Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-17
NOT A FINE ART YEAR.
There Will Be No Gallery at the
Exposition This Season.
TWO BANDS ALREADY ENGAGED,
Including the One Headed BY levy, the
Celebrated Cornetist.
OTHER CHANGES THAT ARE ANNOUNCED

There viii be no art gallery at the Expo
sition this wear, but sensational stories
printed Yesterday to the effect that the So
ciety was unable to secure music for the
coming season were disproved the same
day. Last evening Manager johnson, IN
speaking of the subject, said:
AFTER careful consideration the board
has determined to employ Levy, the great
cornetist, and his band of 40 musicians, for
the first % days of the Exposition season.
For the remaining Is days. Liberati's has
been secured. This feature of engaging two
bands instead of one as heretofore for the
entire season, will, l think, be
pleasant departure from the plan
usually pursued. 1t will enable the man
agement to present something new from
time to time. Our aim has constantly been
TO engage the best talent obtainable for the
pleasure of our patrons and the plan Will
in addition put each band on its mettle, and
the public can intelligently decide
which is the best organization. Each
conductor has his own ideas
in the manner of preparing his programme,
and will introduce many new features in
the musical line. We think there is no
question that the idea of the two entirely
different bands cannot fail to be pleasant
innovation, besides being an additional at
traction and drawing card.
Proud of the Selection.
81 have heard several of the bands play
during nv visit in New York, and l think
the selection made will meet with the ap-
proval of our patrons. We have only one
object in view, that being to contribute to
the enjoyment of our visitors, and we be-
lieve we are taking step in the right
direction.
81 see the local musicians are not pleased
with the selection of outside musical talent.
This was expected and it makes no differ
ence to US We have decided it is for the
best interests OF the Exposition to engage
foreign bands. The board is unanimous on
that point, and the decision was made from
business standpoint The directors
are not men who are easily preju-
diced or warped in their judgment
and when they make up their minds that
certain course should be pursued or line
of policy adopted they do so fearlessly. OPP
position will not change their plans or
affect them in the slightest degree.
No Fine Art Department This Year.
ssIt has been decided to do away with
the fine art department this season,
take down the partitions in the
art galleries and throw the several rooms
into one. This will make hall about 54x
112 feet, which will comfortably seat from
800 to 1000 persons. A stage will be erected
at one end, and entertainments of various
kinds, pleasing and strictly first-class, will
be given several times each day. just what
these performances will consist of has not
been decided upon, but something in the
nature of illustrated lectures, readings, con-
certs and other features of a similar charae-
ter will be introduced. This plan is an in
novation, and cannot fail to be an instruc-
tive, attractive novelty, which think will
be appreciated by those who attend the Ex-
position. Details of the scheme will be
given out later.
cit has also been decided to erect 8
carousal merry-go-round, for the pleasure of
the young folks, on the park at the west
end of the main building. This carousal
will he speedily contracted for, and will be
one of the best in the country. We think
young and old alike will patronize it.
An Exhibit of Sanitary Appliances.
"I had committee from the Plumbers As
sociation meet me this morning in reference
to preparing an exhibit of sanitary appli-
ances The exhibit will show in detail many
points at present imperfectly understood,
and which are deserving of the greatest at
tention. hope the exhibit will be made
from the fact the gentlemen composing the
committee are heartily in favor Of it and
will so advise.
81 am instructed to ascertain what certain
changes in the main building will cost with
a view to securing a general better
ment and increased accomm odations for the
comfort of visitors. will proceed with
this at once. am hoping to receive word
at an early day that the florists association
of Pittsburg and Allegheny will cooperate
with us in making handsome floral ex-
hibit. That is something which is always
attractive"