Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-10-04
EXPOSITION CLOSES OCT. 70
pAMRoscH AND HIS PEERLESS
ORCHESTRA NOW AT PITTS
BURG'S BIG SHOW.

With the approach OF the cool
weather comes the close OF the Expo
sition. but two weeks more after this
remaining OF the most glorious of all
seasons at the Point show. Ellery
and his famous band from the West
are attracting thousands Of music
lovers TO music hall this week, while
Walter Damrosch and the famous
New York symphony orchestra Will
have the honor of bringing the 1906
season to an end on Saturday night,
October 20 Damrosch opened the
season last year amid the most au-
spicious OF circumstances. and to him
is accorded the honor of bringing the
successful season to an end this year.
The mention OF the name Walter
Damrosch is 10 Immediately revert 10
all that is good TO hear from mu-
sical standpoint It IS almost waste
Of space to try to tell the superiority
OF the New York symphony orches-
ira: nor would a season be complete
at the Exposition without the appeaG
ance Of the famed conductor DAM
rosch comes TO the Exposition next
Monday afternoon and will remain
there for two weeks, giving concerts
afternoon and evening.
Concessionaires and visitors to the
Exposition this year are a unit In
their appreciation Of its many and
beautiful attractions. and it IS not de-
MED that the show is far better this
year than ever before. II has cost
thousands and thousands OF dollars
to secure this newness. but the man
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we'll repaid for the vast expenditure.
The music for the season will have
cost over gas. 900. while the other at
fractions figure away up into the hun-
dred thousands One of the biggest
Of these, both In point OF size and
expense. Is the Bostock Wild animal
show. stupsndous congress Of ami
mails brought to America from the
Eastern jungles for exhibition pur-
poses. The Bosteck animals. as every
one knows. are the best trained, yet
the most ferocious in the world. And
the animals which he has sent to the
Exposition are no exception An i'm
mense steel cage. covering the entire
stage OF the hiDpodrome. is the show
place for the animals. During the
afternoon and evening continuous
performances are given In this arena
by a dozen OF the bTavest and most
daring o, men snd women trainers,
who have subjugated ponterous ele
phants. ferocious lions. savage leop-
ards. wild hyenas. apes and In fact
ell manner Of animals from the Afri-
can vilds These trainers enter the
Cages OF these hungry beasts with but
a whip for their protection. Instantly
the beasts start for them. Quick as
a nash. with the crack OF a whip,
the animals are coycd into submis.
sion by the magnetic and powerful
gaze or by the lash of the whip. Yet,
should one Of the trainers dare to
turn his back for an instant. the saw
age beasts would be upon him and
death would be bis. Pittsburg has
maryeled at the daring OF these train
ers and the ferociousness of the anil
mails Imagine huge elephants play
ing a game OF teH-pins or conducting
g. weIl-trsined orchestra. These are
animals go through.
During the e.tire season the man
agement has but one regret TO make.
1t was announced ssver3l weeks ags
that Roy Knabcnshue and his air
ship would be al the Exposition for
one week and make daily ascensions.
Mr.. Knaubenshue appeared at tho Ex-
position, but the day before he was
scheduled to make his ascension he
found that the space from whence
the flights we're to be made was en-
tirelv too small. and the mueh-talked-
OF ascension had 10 be called on.
The Pittsburg Exposition never ad-
vertises anything but what II intends
to do and feels called upon to make
an explanation OF the failure Of Kna-
benshue to make his flights.
The Destruction os San Francisco
a replica of the awful disaster on the
Pacific coast In April. will be seen
but two weeks more in Pittsburg. and
to those who have not seen the r0-
production trip will suiice. The
reproduction Is one of the most mar.
velous exhibitions ever given at the
Exposition. To while away day or
an evening there are also the ponies.
merry-go-round. the Trip Around New
York. the Southern Railway Exhibit.
the United States Weather Bureau
Exhibit and innumerable other attrac-
tons
The big excursion days at the Ex-
position are Thursdays and Satur.
days The railroads entering Pitts
burg grant half fares those days.