The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-09-14
THIS is BIG DAY.
State Fair Grounds Are Crowded
With Visitors.
Attendance Is All That Could Be
Desired.
ALL TRAINS CROWDED.
PAINS Fireworks Is Proving a
Drawing Card.
Liherati's Band Concerts Are OF
High Order.
ALLTRAINS CROWDED.

II is estimated that there are more
4ran 20 600 people on the fair GROUNDS
This afternoon This is Home Conlns
nav and il is expected by Secretary h
I. cook that the attendance 1or tile
entire day will be 75000 at ieast-a rec
ord-breaking number
Manv of the business houses OF the
fi+v are closed this afternoon IN ofueI
To give employees an opportunity TO see
- e--rositi0n At an early hour
this afternoon citizens OF 1opekd am @
visitors from out of town Deseh -
crowd the street cars gong soutu: - a
tUo-minute schedule was mann me- me-
ard every available car pressed lnro
service and still at times the cars were
paclxed to overfioW1ng 80
~ look to see a record breaking
crowd" said Secretary Cook TINS mo- no odo
ing IT wouldn't be surprised II to'uoo
rcople would pass through the gates IL
the course of the day
II think we, are having splendid at
tendance The facts are that everyone
is surprised on account OF the sl slIe 80 0I
The fair and the progress that has peen l
,9ade in its development in the last
sAn interesting feature in connection
with the fair which is lndlcatlNe y i ~
bio attendance is the way IN Wmcn tle
eafa receiuts are handled" said Scout
Hopkins. treasurer of the Kansas Slate
Fair association Eacn nlsnI nc
money taken in during the day IS Ia
ken to the bank in u wagon accom-
,,a1ied nv an escort of ml1uamen.
TTnesdav night we had a postofnce man
sack two-thirds full of coin ana II tooA @
two men to carry it to the wagon 10
night if there has been as large croWu
as has been anticipated we may ia
a full mail sack.
rrhose who expect to see the evening
performance will have to find seats at
an early hour as the grandstand and
flr11r1, fnHIU
nv 7.2O o'clock, and it is probable thaI
even sitting room on the grass IN
front of the stand will be at a premium.
All of those who have not heard the
famous band of Sig Liberatl ana nave
not seen the brilliant performance put
on in fire by the Pain company viii
surely be there
All trains coming into Topeka have
been crowded today with persons com
ing in to the capital city for the fair,
end Kansas avenue has been an unus-
llalIy busy appearing street. The hotels
are full to oVerfiOwing, and in some IN
stances people have been packed into
rooms in Sardine fashion Inc rest
a11rant people have been doing a rush
business and the merchants likewise
have been dealing out goods in brisk
fashion this week.
More people drove in from the cOun-
try today than at any time previous
this week. Every available space on
farm wagons was occupied. Those who
attended the fair the first of the week
went back home and told their friends
that they would be missing something
If they didn't follow suit. so not only
did these friends come in today but
the farmers who saw the show the
first Of the week could not resist the
temptation to go a second tune. 40
1t is estimated that there were 10000
people on the grounds Wednesday.
which does not mean that number of
actual paid admissions Eight thou
sand persons enjoyed the evening band
concert and fireworks display
Drew Big Crowd.
The evening performances at the
The granGstand and bIeechers are en-
tfrely Inadequate to accommodate the
throngs, and on Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings it became necessary for
two or three thousand people to lounge
on the ground in front of the grand
stand.
The brilliant spectacle, 1.-The Last
Days of Pompeii," and the fireworks
that follow are well worth the adrnis-
sion price. There is as much good
vaudeville in the Pain performance as
one usually sees at the ordinary vaude-
Vile theater.
But aside from these attractions
there are the concerts by Liberati's
band and grand opera singers. Each
evening and also in the course of the
in a musical line
Topeka people-yes. and Kansas
people-are music lovers" said Lib
erati. the leader of the great band TT
is pleasan. to play here because the
people in the grandstand seem to en-
joy the music so. And it is grand to
see all of them arise when we play
national airs"
The band just finished a nine weeks
engagement at the White City, Chi
cago and it said that the organization
VIII be asked to play eighteen weeks
there next 5 MINER. Liberati is among
the conductors who does not execute
Swedish gymnastics OF Highland filings
while leading But he leads.
1T is difficult but like everything
else, we must get used to it,
This Is what Madame Louisa Bres-
s0iner the Spanish soprano singer with
Liberati's band at the state fair. said
this afternoon when asked about her
singing in the open air-and in the
night air She sings in Italian. Span
lsh and French but does not speak
English we'll. so talked through her
interpreter, Mary Scharff, also a So
pranO singer Madame BresS0iner
With many graceful gestures of the
hands and shoulders.
"Of course" she continued in replv
TO questions directed to Miss Scharff
1T is better to sing inside. but if YOU
take care of your voice when using If
in the open art is difficult some
times, especially when the wind is
blowing against your face. Som aetira es
! PUT forth much effort but I think
tnat the people in the grandstand can
am used to it.
1T is true that I must take care of
mYseH and avoid taking cold but if I
go tnls-no danger of my voice getting