The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-18
CROWDS HtlR SOUSA
His Wonderful Bard Attracts
Thousands to the Pittsburg
J Exposition

John Philip Sousa nd tAe greatest
OF all American bands ~, at the
Pittsburg Exposition and VIII remain
there all Of next week. bringing Joy
to the thousands and thousands that
are flocking to the immense show to
hear the March King" Sousa last
week completed his season at Willow
| Grove park near Philadelphia with a
patronage that ran daily into the 50,-
| 900 class and on several occasions
into the hundred thousands. Closing
his season there he came to the Ex.
position on last Monday for two
weeks engagement-<te eleventh year
in which he has played to Plttsburg
audiences at the ExpoS,tion.
Sousa, who is most partial to Amer
lean musical talent, has the greatest
confidence in home-born merit and
gives reality to this confidence by
presenting with his band this season
the pick of American -ri ed musi-
clans as solo performer .iss Lucy
Anne Allen, new soprano who has
been creating much favor In Pitts
burg during the first week OF her en-
gagement at the Exposition with the
Sousa band; Herbert Clarke, the
prince of modern cornetists, whose
work with the Sousa band has placed
him In the front rank among musi-
clans; Miss Jeanette Powers, the vio
linist, who has proved 70 be a remark
ably gifted young woman. The trio
of soloists have been heard during
the present week with Mr., Sousa and
have won rounds of applause at every
concert
Sousa has evenings Of rare pleasure
and delight for all vho will be fortu-
nate enough to hear him and his
band, his splendid soloists, his dash
Ing programs and his many spark
ling encores this We y and next. The
new music hall, which seats over
$500, has been found even too small
for the Sousa enthusiasts who pack
the hall afternoon and evening.
The announcement made few days
ago that the railroads entering Pitts
burg had restored the old rate of one
fare for the round trip for the EX0o-
sitlon excursions was received with
favor by the out-cf-town people who
have been accustomed, year in and
year out, to c.Gke their annual pill.
Grlmaee to Pittsburg for the purpose
of taking In the big show. The gen
CrGl excursions are hoi3g run every
Th"Tsday by all Of the railroads for
the one fare. Tickets good for ad-
mission to the Exposition will be
found on sale at the majority OF the
ticket offices in every town within a
radius OF 100 miles If Plttsburg thus
crowd at the Expo G1te. The first Of
thee general excu,s'CSS was run
last Thursday and brought thousands
Of people to the Exposition. On Sat
urdays and Wednesdays special ex-
cursions are run fro2l certain sec
tons to tie Exposition the excursion
rate of one fare for the round trip
also being in vogue for these.
The directors OF the Western Penn
sy1vania Exposition Society feel that
they have been amply repaid for the
100000 or more which has been
srent this year for improvements on
the Exposition And all OF the new
features have an added attraction
- ~eason. There is the greatest Of
al animal shows, the Bostock animal
arena which, with It's 1G0 animals Is
y whole show in itself and attracts
ivory visitor to the Exposition. Then
tENre are such side attractions as
Consul, the world-famed chimpanzee;
"Tndras," the sacred elephant; the
cl~ trical illusion, "Pharaoh's Daugh-
ter" the demonstration of the pack
age express, which is proving de-
cidcdly interesting exhibit. especially
TO the ruralites the Floral Hail.
tia "City OF T,ro"' Y" eyNiNit. the
Coffee Packing Na"sne." the scores
Of fun-making devi~cS such "a the
rrerrygo-rornd. the roller coaster. the
Ferris wheel, the pony track and what
not
II all Of the nineteen years OF the
exivtence Of the Exposition no season
80 has been started mGnr such aus
r'fious circumstances. The crowds
f7ye been immensH and they are get
~ bigger every dsy.
Victor Herbert follows Sousa's en-.
g.yement.