The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06
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8air, which opens tomorrow. will have
the opportunity OF seeing some of the
highest claxs entertainers and most
noted performers not only Of this
continent, but the old world rs we'll.
TIE management of the association
has taken every opportunity to secure
these acts for the benefit of the wish
tors. regardless of the cost. and from
present Indications they have sur
passsd the record OF the association.
There will be nothing. according TO
President Fairfax, which may tend to
cause anfavorable comment, and no
show On the grounds may not be Wis
tied By the most demars citizen
The fireworks Will, of course. be
the leading attraction There will be
day fireworks as well as night. The
day spectacle will consist Of grotesque
and humorous designs, while the
night fireworks will represent the two
famous battles OF history, the fight
In Lake Erie and the destruction of
the Armada. These displays will cost
thousand dollars a night In add
ton to the great speetacies there will
b pageantry participated in by the
NOTED acrohAts and athletes and dan
GERS from all sections.
Aerial artists and aeraa4ias will add
70 tho picture, and the thousa nds will
~ something which will remain In
their minds eye for many months At
least this Is what the management
sAys. and az the managers and direc-
tors are men Of whom the people of
Richmond know and In whom they
sentative business men, there liz no
reason apparent Tor disbeIieving what
they have said about the fair, ..,
During the afternoon and the even
ing the various free attractions will
be pulled or In front of the grand
stand Many carpenters and decora-
tors have been at work for days in
building this stage. and hundreds of
sHperfs. including .ttsfHe-r DE ei~e-
utcians. were busy yesterday getting
things in readiness for the fireworks
people, the high wire performers, the
dAnc4rs. the serialists and the others
who will keep the attention OF the
people all day from IL o'clock noon.
Worlds Famous Singer.
In the forenoon Nine. Calvert viii
sing In the auditorium, accompanied
BY the famous Mace Gay band OF
twenty-five soloists. and Harry Henry,
the man who sings to beat the band.
These morning concerts are given
this year a. an innovation. They will
be absolutely free. and Will be given
from an aerial stand. which has been
Arected in the center OF the building
about twenty-five feet above the
floor.
AT 2 O'Clock the concert will be
given at the Erandstand
nnrfnH the afternoon YJyfnbawap
the daring aeronant viii give several
ascensions. He will present several
stunts never seen here before. one
OF them will be the fall from the dizzy
height by means Of twelve para
chutes.
Another. and the most sensational.
viii be tho drop from the clouds Of
. mammoth bomb. which in its de-
scent will explode. casting out flames
ana debris and from the smoke will
efnergs the aeroEaut, who will Teach
terra frma safeiy--unless he fails to
unfurl his parachute.
Hutcneson has had more narrow
escapes from death than any other
aeronAut He cnce struck church
steeple in his descent, and at another
time scraped the side Of a hugh build
Ing. He landed in field once where
q fierce QUILL Was grazing ana had to
run for his life. TO escape the horns
OF the beast. He has fallen In rivers
ana lakes innumerable times
He landed on tor of mountain
once. before the parachute expanded,
but the drop was so short he Was not
hurt.
The globe OF death. In which
young girl drives "a motorcycle, at the
rate of sixty miles all hour. will be
one of the attractions. This act will
be opposite the grandttand, and is
calculated to raise hair on bald heads.
The Fills family. two ladies and a
Eentlem an, will introduct a number
III highly trained horses They VIM
display almost human intelligence,
and will show this on the track in
front OF the grandstand.
The flying Boyses. swinging and
stationery fr8pezA performers will en- I
terrain several times during the after
noon and evening This sextotta Of !
serialists are known all over the world /
as the premier artists in their parti-
cular line.
HarsAr, He+f-AA H "A ftt ~ st+itlsII t
prove another feature They come /
direct from Coney Island, having per- /
formed last winter in the Hippodrome ,
IN New York. whore they will return /
after their engagement here.
Hardy. the high wire man, will face 7
dtsaster every hour or SO during thf !
dag, In the big oval and the Washer t
Brothers will anluse In a comedy aero
hattie and boxing bout on the big
stage
The Patti4 Diving Girls. six, will
illustrate many experiments in calls
themes as>i physical culture These
girls are chsperoned by their mother,
and have been raised in an athletic
atmosphere.
Besides all these attractions there
VIII be many more. among them a
kroup OF dancing men and women
from Siberia. They come billed es
the Russian dancers and have Gre
dentials showing that they have plav-
"a In all the large opera houses and
theatere In the world.
They win entertain on the stage In
the oval.
Gfeatest Midway Ever.
IN addition 70 the free shows will
~ one OF the most interesting mid
Ways ever seen in Richmond
D w. Cumpertx. the builder n,
DreaMland Park. Coney Island, Is here
M4N1n9 personal s~nardsion OF ~
greater part OF the Midway. HIS ag-
esNga1cn carries many n the famaus
0oAks ~ the world. After they leave
nefe The entire company will take a I
tear of the world. 40 the mos, com
4 pieeA exhfbition Of its kind extant.
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