The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
Three Vaudeville Shows Will Be
Given at VineWOOd.
Getting Big Summer Park Ready
for Coming Season.
GATES TO OPEN MAY 20
Buildings in New Paint-Many
Improvements Are Made.
Expect Record Breaking Crowds
Pleasure Seekers.

Recreation seekers will begin to
flock by the hundreds to Vinewood
park, Sunday, May 20. 1t is fully an
ticipated that the opening day will
draw a large crowd, as those who
have been in the habit in the past to
frequent this popular amusement re-
sort will be curious to note the
changes which have been made.
On the opening day Marshalls band
will give concerts at 1870 o'clock in
the afternoon and 8 o'clock in the
evening and there will be free moving
pictures shown on the screen, before
the patrons of the park return to the
city.
Last year an army of 100000 per-
sons visited Vinewood, and the ever
increasing popularity of the place of
amusement and the new attractions
which are being added makes it reaS-
enable to suppose that this number
will be increased anywhere from 25
to so per cent during the coming sea-
son. At least the management looks
for such an increase.
Many Changes.
Now. of course. everyone wants to
know what changes are being made
on the grounds. In the first place,
everything iE the way OF concessions
and buildings will take or new life in
a new coat of paint. from the figure
WnlCn Will De While Will green
trimmings, down to the boats, which
will carry spooning young couples
along the lagoon; and, by the way, the
lagoon has been depened, the sand
bars eliminated. and what is more,
when O. high tension electrical trans
mission system is installed, a portion
of tho waterway will be electrically
lighted, although for the benefit of a
few of the people who say that they
are Just good friends" there will be
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This new system of lighting will
make it possible to give the little
amusement park a brilliancy which it
has never enjoyed before.
Sunday Vaudeville.
Possibly of more interest than any
be the news that General Superin-
tendent Albert A. Patten is in Kansas
City today making final arrangements
with an amusement booking company,
which means that three 10-cent vaude-
VILE performances will be given daily
and Sunday in the park theater,
which has undergone some changes in
the past few weeks at the hands of
carpenters and painters.
The management is of the opinion
that a good vaudeville show will be
to the liking of the park patrons and
that it should be a paying PROPOSE
ton. There will be one matinee en-
tertainment and two performances in
There will be no further new amuse-
ment features, but arrangements have
been made for evening concerts by
Marshall's band with the exception of
Monday night and such other nights
as the band will be let off to fill en-
gagements which will be few and far
between. Free moving pictures will
be shown each evening.
To Handle Crowds.
Facilities for handling the Vine
wood crowds will be much better than
a year ago, two sidings having been
installed during last season, and now
instead of five double truck cars
which can be put into service there
are eighteen of them. Regular half
hour service will be maintained
throughout the season, and from time
to time when the crowds warrant it
special cars will be run.
1t is expected that the amusement
resort will be particularly popular this
season as a picnic ground and for the
accommodation of picnickers and
anyone else who has packages or UNI
brellas to put in safe keeping, a free
checking stand will be installed. The
park on account of it's natural beauty
always has attracted many out-of-
door lunchers.
During the month of June the State
Christian EndeaVorers will hold a
session at Vinewood and other or
CARNATIONS will undoubtedly do like
wise.
c. S. Kelley will again be superin-