Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-26

sists of Al instrumental players, all
specialists, "a singers, including 8
operatic solists; 6S performers, every
one of whom is specialist. The COM
pany's entertainment was the musical
hit of the occasion at the great
Knights Templar conclave held re-
Gently in Chicago. Only two other
state fairs have ventured on the ex-
pense of this costly entertainment;
but the South Dakota state fair board
is acting on the motto THAT the very
best is never too good for South Da-
kotans."
| These concerts will be held in the
great stock pavilion each evening COM
mencing at o'clock. In addition to
tn spacious amphitheater of the pa
villion the arena will be seated with
comfortable settees, affording in all
seats for 800 people.
The instrumental band includes
flute, piccolo, oboe, E fiat clarinet,
solo clarinet, 4 lst clarinets, 3 ends,
2 4ths, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone
and bass saxaphones; solo, 1st, End
3rd ana 4th cornets; solo, lst, End and
Bird French horns; solo, lst, End, and
3rd trombones; 1st and End baritones;
lst and End bassoons; two string
basses, ! E fiat bass, | contra basso
ad aucia; kettle drums, snare and
bass drums. All the clarinets are of
the Clariphone system, recent in
vention by Signor Combardo.
The grand opera singers include
soprano dramatic; soprano lyrics;
mezzo sporano; contralto: first and
second tenor, baritone and bass voices.
The chorus includes first and second
sopranos, altos, first and second ten
ors, baritones and bases. This as
sures visitors to the state fair mus
ical entertainment of a character
never before approached in the state;
a band concert equal to anything in
the United States, with grand opera
selections by the finest talent on the
operate stage. 1t has been provided
for your entertainment at a cost of
not less than $1,000, with full con-
fidence that such high class musical
program will be enjoyed and appre-
ciated by the people of the state.
The day has passed in the history
of the state, when South Dakotans
must, perforce, be satisfied to meet to
gether at the fair and be entertained
solely by contemplating their own
achievements in farming, stock breed
ing and domestic science. With the
greatest per capita, annual earnings,
and the highest percentage of accumu-
lated wealth, within the past ten
years, of all the states in the union,
the South Dakotan is warranted in
aspiring to, and demanding the finer
things of life-food for the intellectu-
al, as well as the physical man which
inspire pure thoughts and high
Inspirations.
With this estimate of the culture
and good taste of its fellow citizens
the state fair board inaugurates this
year the new feature of an evening,
musical program on scale which
should, and will, make it permanent,
and popular feature of the fairs.
OTHER EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS.
In addition to, and simultaneous
with, the great concerts in the pa
villion, there will be continuous en-
tertainment every night on the race
track and on specially prepared plat
forms in front of the grand stand.
Automobile races and special evening
horse races additional to the daily
speed program) will be pulled off or
the track every evening. The entire
grounds have been wired and will be
ablaze with electric lights. On the
roof of the grand stand there will be
placed two powerful, revolving search
lights, which will be turned on the
racers all the way around the course,
| There are also other attractions for
the evening entertainments, but lack
of space prohibits publishing de.
scription of the other events.