The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-23
MAY SHOW AT NIGHT
PLAN FOR FURTHER ATTRACTIONS
FOR THE STATE FAIR.
AN OFFER HAS BEEN MADE.
TO ADD A BRILLIANT FEATURE TO
THE BIG SHOW.

General Manager ZiegIer of the Cam
ton Carnival Company Wants to
Close a Deal With the Fair Direc-
tors Whereby a Vaudeville and
other Attrn ctions May Be Given at
Night in Front of the Grandstand.
Price of Admission Would BE Cut
i'm Half-COmmittee Considering
the Proposition and Will Report
TO-day-Progress of Plans for the
Parade of the Opening Day.
A new feature may be added to the
State Fair. At the meeting of the
board of directors of the Fair Associa-
ton yesterday afternoon, a proposition
was offered by General Manager Zieg-
Ter of the Canton Carnival Company
which will have its plaza here, to close
a deal by which the Fair will have the
benefit of a night attraction that will
be given every night during the Fair.
Mr.. Ziegler says he can bring an ag-
gregation of finished artists to Savan-
nah who cannot but entertain the audi
ences that may gather at the Fair
grounds at night for the shows. He
will bring the entire vaudeville outfit
that has been showing with such sue
cess at Atlanta since the opening of
the Fair at that place. Nor will that
be all, for he purposes adding to it an
attraction that is at Mayfeld, KY,
making the night show at the State
Fair far superior to that which is being
presented at Atlanta.
The Fair. directors thought well of
the proposition submitted by Mr.. Zieg-
Ter. 1t was regarded with sufficient
favor to induce them to leave the mat
ter with the ADJUSTMENTS Committee,
which has it under consideration, and
they will hold this afternoon at 6
o'clock.
Last night the Amusements Commit
tee met at the home of General Mana
ger Moore. Those present, besides Mr..
Moore, were Directors A. B. Hull C.
H. Dorset, I. A. Solomons and Secre-
tary J. c.. Shaw, who talked it over
with Mr.. Zeigler. The gentlemen con-
tinued their discussion and worked on
figures until IL o'clock, when they ad-
journed to continue their efforts to-
lated for the directors by the hour for
the meeting, it is thought.
The plan for the night attraction,
briefly, is to reduce the cost of admis-
sion from so to rs cents after a certain
hour A stage will be constructed in
front of the grandstand, and from the
stand the audiences will take in the
performances. No extra charge would
be made at night for admission to the
,I-to I'D r1,1 oa%s OF
Atlanta have been about the most pop
ular of the features of the Fair, and
no reason is patent why the same sue
cess should not follow what is promised
to be an even superior production.
Present at the directors meeting
were President George w. Owens, Mr..
Moore, Mr.. Solomons, Mr.. Dorset, Maj.
G. M. Ryals, Mr.. George w. Tiedeman,
Mr.. A. B. Hull and Mr.. P. A Stovall.
Col. Jordan F. Brooks, who is in
charge of all the military features IN
connection with the Fair, reported
upon the arrangements as they have
thus far been made for the parade that
is to be a feature of the opening day.
Nov. 6. when the Governor and his
staff and members of the Legislature
will be present.
The troops will assemble in the mill
tary parade ground during the fore
a carriage at about IL o'clock. The
Chatham Artillery will then fire a sa-
lutte in honor of the Governor, who
will proceed to the Fair grounds, where
he and his staff will have a post in the
grandstand, whence they will watch the
troops pass in review. The troops will
march to the Fair grounds from the
parade ground, and the review will be
from east to west on the race track
no in he GRO Ieyfa nd h. ~
diers will be dismissed, and will be at
liberty to enjoy themselves as they
may see fit.
Col. Brooks reported that Gen. w.
w. Gordon had accepted the post of
chairman of the board of judges that
will decide the fitting contest among
the cavalrymen. There will be many
such teams, as some of the cavalry
troops of the First Regiment will enter
two or three. The Georgia Hussars
will have at least one team in the con-
test. A fitting course for practice was
laid off yesterday afternoon in the pa
rade ground, and the first practice of
the troop at the heads and rings will
take place this afternoon. There are
some excellent filters in the Hussars
and little practice will put them in
fine shape for the contest.
Announcement of the decision reach
ed by the bingham Hussars to visit
the Fair in the saddle has already
been made. Other cavalry commands
have announced their intention to ap-
pear in force. Among them are the
Liberty Independent Troop, the Lib
erty Guards and the Mcintosh ORA
goons, all of which may come to the
city mounted. They expect to partici-
pate in the parade and remain over
for the fitting, which will take place
on Nov. s. Besides all the military
commands in the state service in the
city, the Lawton Cadets and the ca
diets of the Savannah Preparatory
SCHOOL, will be in the parade.
The question of the band to be en-
gagged for the Fair was left to the Mu-
sic Committee. It is probable that the
First Regiment Band will be engaged.
The directors have asked the War De-
partment to allow the artillery band
at Sullivan's Island to be present dur
ing the Fair, and it is possible that the
request may be granted. In that event
there would be two excellent bands,
besides incidental music, at the Fair
grounds.
The general manager brought up the
question of decorations for the build
ings The matter was left in his hands
with power to act.