Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-20
GREAT CROWDS ATTEND
eittAAurg Exposition Has Better Exhibits
and Finer Music Than Ever.
Coming Attractions.

Coming Attractions.
The Pittsbrrg Exposition is now
| under full swing for its eleventh an
nual seaSoL, with better music. finer at
fractions aad more elaborate displays
| than ever. A tremendous crowd at
tended the opening of the big indus
trial enterprise on the night of Sept s.
aud the attendance has been growing
| steadily each t.ay As Il popular place of
| amusement no Pittsburg Exposition Ger
| taiHiy has no equals in this section OF the
| country The weather was trifie warm
! On the opening night and the day follow
| Ing, but has since moderated to such An
| extent that one can thoroughly enjoy
stroll through the mammoth buildings
1t looks now as though the weather had
settled down for u good stretch of halmy
days and cool nights. which are typical or
autumn
Sousa is the star attraction at the Expo
sition at present. With his celebrated
band of 10 musicians he has bean giving
two magnificent concerts daily since the
opening He will remain until Tuesday
night Sept ~, when he leaves for the
west. The great march king and com
poser nf two steps has some of tina finest
solo artists In the world with him this
\ season Among them are Arthur Pryor,
the famous trombone player, Herbert l..
Clark. cornctist. Franz He'll, fiuegelhorn
player. and Emil kenecke, cornatist
With such an array of artists SonSa con
challenge the world The programs con
tain much new music this season Soasa
is prolific in composition and presents
several Of his own new compositions
When Sousa leaves the patrons of the
Exposition will be given q chance To meet
aud greet Lieutenant Dan Godfrey, the
famous conductor of the british Royal
-l..x
b. here Tor ten days Godfrey has played
before the crowned heads Of Europe. and
many of th, English nohemeD have
marched in uniform behind his band He
was "A warm personal friend OF the lata
p. $. Gilmore. OF the famons hand at that
name of New York and regarded Gil
more as the greatest conductor uf the age
Lieutenant Godirey's last appearance In
the United States WAS on the oscasion or
the great peace iIibilee In Boston In 1879
Hr is one rf rhe oldest conductors now
before the public.
After iodfrey comes Walter Damrosch,
the celebrated composer aud conductor Of
grand opera and his removed New York
Symphony orchestra They will he here
for twa weeks. nnd Judging from the In
1erest manifested IN their coming. their
stay here VIII be one OF continuous ovs
tions The musical season will ciuSs with
inneS and his hand OF co. who will bs
Pittsl:urg the other night enronte for st
Louis to open the Exposition there
Ther- are other amusement features OF
the Exposition this season that deserve
uentiuu Tho ccnemalocrapha in the art
gallery gives displays Of the most mysteri
Gus pictures in real life. produ,Iny tragic
situations whicn to the eye seem ,ittie
short of miraculous. yet which ara accom-
plishrd ny peculiar system Of photogra-
ply recently discovered In the art gal.
lery annex is The famous picture Gus
ter's Last Rally. for which II j Heinz
of Pittsburg paid the magnificent sum Of
S25.0lU The painting is loaned to the
Exposition society for this occasion To
the west end Of the grounds are o group
of attractions. including the merry GO
round the gravity railway and the raba-
ret de Ia Mort. :, series of illusions and
works IL magic which ara quite interest-
ing.
An attractive exhibit in the foyer of the
main huildng Is that of the Southern
railway. This company has made u
splendid showing this season, It's 1hibit
being perhaps the most notable in the en-
tire Exposition II consists OF display
of metals and minerals grain, fruit and
various kinds of wood: in short. all the
products of the soil and resources nf the
nth are illustrated There arc alsO soma
fine paintings and pictures anu exquisite
decorations. all of which wero made un.
der the direct,on of Mr.. G +. Greene, the
exhibit agent of the Southern Railway
company
rNe Exposition management IL now
making arrangements for the great dis
play of the manufacture Of liquid air,
which is to he made in Mechanical hall
This wonderful power is just coming into
prominence. and few people know any.
thing about it and the remarkable prop
critics ii is said to possess. Some practi-
cel demonstrations will be made ut the
Exposition plant There are excursions
to the Exposition every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday, and the people of the
country districts should avnil them selves
of this opportunity To witness the great
est Exposition of the age.