Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-19
Thousands with Evening
STAR Passes ThrOne
Olympic Park.
TAKE In "ERMINIE,'
ABORN co. PERFORMANCE
Also Romp Beneath Trees and
Inspect Dirigible and a
Smashed MOn0plane.

With more than 2,5oo anxious school
children waiting for admission and
every approaching car bringing an ad-
ditional crowd OF enthusiastic young
sters, the gates of Olympic Park were
thrown open promptly at 10 o'clock
this morning to inaugurate the first
Of the Evening STAR school children S
outings.
Many of the pupils brought their
mothers along to share with them the
events of the first days outing and
everywhere could be seen picnic par
ties assembled under the many shade
trees in all parts of the park.
The big tent to the rear Of the dance
pavilion, where the ninety-foot dirigi-
bio airship is on exhibition, was the
mecca for the early arrivals, and Ed
ward Boland, the operator, was kept
busy answering the hundred and one
questions.
View Wrecked Monoplnne.
Owing to the accident of yesterday.
when Julius Schubert nearly lost his
life In an effort to make 2o0-foot
flight in his Crrtis-Burham monoplane,
this machine was not in shape to be
exhibited to the scholars They man.
aged to satisfy their curiosity, how
ever, by viewing the shapeless mass
of broken beams that tell the story of
yesterdays near-tragedy. Schubert
was not on hand to regale the kiddies
with his stories of sensational flights,
for the daring young aeronaut Is con-
fined to his bed on account os the pain
full bruises. Boland will attempt sew
eral flights later in the day in the
dirigible and during the latter part of
the week will make an effort to reach
Newark.
Although the doors of the Olympic
Park Opera House were not opened
until 2 o'clock, many anxious children
were in line at noon, patiently waiting
for the arrival of the attendants. The
first opera to be enjoyed will be
Jacobowsli's famous "Erminie." All
of the Evening STARS pupils will be
admitted free ON their season passes.
excepting those who are under 10 years
of ase. These boys and girls will have
to ne accompanied by an adult.
story of Each Weeks Opera.
AS many of the pupils will wish to
attend the Wednesday afternoon per-
formances of the Aborn opera COM
pany, the Evening STAR will arrange
to publish a complete story of each
opera every Monday. beginning with
the issue of Julys24. 1t was originally
planned to publish the opera stories on
Wednesday, but, owing to lie fact
that the curtain rises at Olympic Park
before the STAR could reach the
homes of the children, 1t has been de-
cided' to publish the opera synopsis, to-
gether with the complete cast of char
acters, e-ch Monday Afternoon.
Although the distribution of the sea-
son tickets has passed the a,00C mark,
there are plenty of passes still on hand
for those who wish to receive them.
Children who failed to save the ten
coupons published in the Evening
STAR from July to July 10 can pur-
chase the complete set at the business
office of the STAR and receive the sea-
son ticket to Olympic Park, good for
every day in the week, except Sunday,
from 10 o'clock until o'clock, with the
privilege of witnessing the Wednesday
and Saturday matinees of the Aborn
opera company.