The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-14

rate or prosecuted so industriously for so
many months. And never have the re-
sponses from near and far in the way of
exhibits and attractions been SO vast or
so imposing.
| 1t Is calculated that not less than ss5. =
O0 will have been expended in setting
| up this big exposition in this little State
Inc three-quarter centennial of the fair
VIII be Its own celebration and there will
pe no bugs on Ii. President Perkins, his
lssecretaries, assistants, committees and a
small army OF employees have been work
ing assiduously to this end since the cur
tain was rung down on the fair OF 1894,
ana Tor the past three weeks the scene OF
operations has been at Narragansett
rark, where the final work of setting up
the Dig exposition has been rapidly
pushed.
BIG THINGS AT THE FAIR.
New features and new ideas on an elab-
crate scale will distinguish the coming
iair. There is nothing new about horse
racing, OF course, for that is the very
foundation of Rhode Islands fair-the
horse racing, which is high class and for
stakes that parallel the circuit events.
AS racing meet there is nothing in the
country to surpass the Rhode Island Fair
Tor widespread interest The mile track
with us tunnel and its splendid seating
accommodations Is finer than most any,
thing the country affords and since the
abandonment OF the Charter Oak Park
events, Narragansett has almost mo-
nopoly of the turf interests in the East at
this season. Upward of s2O, 900 are up in
purses and stakes for the racing week
and the fast steppers from all over the
land are entered.
The greatest OF the many attractions
tnat are new this season VIII be the school
exhibitions display of the work of Rhode
island 8 educational institutions for the
hrst time gathered together under one
roof for public inspection. Directed by
Mrs. Charlotte Il. l.. Slocum and corps
OF assistants and endorsed and encouraged
Dy the educational authorities in tho
state the cities and towns the work OF the
school children will be assem- bled In the
great hall of the main building and ii is
safe to say that it will be the most notable
display ever made at fair, always except
ing, OF course, the great school exposition
at the worlds Fair. Although this is
the first effort TO create such a display
the effort has met with wonderful success
ana the new department has possibilities
OF unlimited development for future
years.
OF no less interest, though OF a different
sphere, will be the great spectacular
performance TO be given every evening in
a mammoth outdoor stage in front of he !
grand stand. Hundreds of talented people |
VIII take part in the "New King Cole |
which Mr.. Charles Loven berg OF Keith's |
Opera House staff, has written and which |
superintendent X. A. Harrington has set /
up on scale of elaboration never at |
tempted in the way of outdoor theatri-
Gals.
The New King Cole' and his "fd-
tlers three are drawn from the old
Mother Goose rhyme, ana the travels OF
The good king and his retinue will be
portrayed, according to Mr.. oven berg's
n m fnt txxf<. /
evel OF dancers and singers and lights
ma fireworks, and music and elaborate
cenery and transformation effects-a be-
open-air pantomime spectacle
IN the mammoth stage all open TO the
lew OF an audience OF 10000 people.
)uring the day vaudeville will hold
orth In the quarter stretch as in times
'ast, except that the program Is more
iaborate than usual this year and two
tages will be necessary TO produce IL all.
Is estimated that for the amusement
rogram alone the fair management has
ppropriated something like go, 000-and
is all given for the price OF admission
0 the quarter stretch and race track.
he superintendent Of amusements, Mr..
l. "A. harrington, guarantees that Il will
g the biggest show on earth.
OTHER FINE FEATURES.
The g show at the fair OF 'g5 will be
nc plsB-Nt uog snow ever given in thisyi- |
unity. Despite the rather steep price
harged FOR entries and the competition !
! other places just at this time, the rep I
tation OF the Rhode island Fair and the v
horts OF superintendent Edward NJ Old s
am have prevailed to assemble at Nara
anset Park next week an amazing exhi-
ltion OF dogs. The more than forty clas- d
's are we'll filled by distinguished entries {
om all over the country and abroad and
such bench show has ever been as
'mbled IN these parts before Besides. @
lere viii be an entertainment i'm tho dor N
lilding-a dog circus by Professor James n
Burton's famous trained dogs. n
Scarcely less OF interest will be tho n
'ultry show, always notable feature X
the Rhode Island Fair. Eighteen
asses I'm the poultry building cover
lendidly the range of the poultry fam
ers, and this always favorite department a
omises to be unusually interesting this n
ar. q,
I'm agriculture, horticulture. women's N
)rk and every associated departmept n
T which the state Fair has long been =,
nous, the 10Th annual exposition prom o,
9 an extraordinary display. The mer- nj
ants aud manufacturers division, q Nj