The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-28
MUSICAL TALENT
SECURED FOR FAIR
Moses Stems Orchestra to Sup
plement Work of the Three
Big Bands.
SCHOOL EXHIBIT LARGER
Embrace Work from Kinder
garten to the High School.
Midway Attractions.
'0L EXHIBIT LARGER

! There will be music to please the
masses during tho nix days and nighta
OF tho Virginia State Fair. which opens
tomorrow week. The musical pro-
| gram will DO rendered By three big
| bands and one large orchestra, besides
tho smaller musical organizations scat.
tered along the Midway.
| Mace Gays famous band Of twenty
i've soloists Will play in front OF the
grandstnnd for all of tho free acts;
tho Royal italian Band. connected with
tho Ferrari shows. Will rendor special
selections, as will also tho band from
| Oklahoma Bits Wild West show
| The orchestra program Will be render
| ed by Moses STEMS Orchestra, and all
told there will be more than 1875 musi-
clans using their best efforts and talent
/ TO entertain visitorH.
Moses Stein reports that besides his
| regular orchestra he will have tho as
sistance of the following players or
| general reputation:
| l. j. Mandy. cello of the Washing
ton Symphony Orchestra and leader
OF Manolys Band and Orchestra !;
| Emilio O. Weber, formerly OF the Ma
| rinc Band, concert master for thirteen
| years: u. 6. Minnix. first horn of the
| Washington Symphony Orchestra; y.
| Guardianship, double bass. graduate
| from the Italian College In Milan: Carl
! Bucking huni viola player of the wash
ington symphony Orchestra: Charlie
kaspcr. frat violin with tho Peabody
| Orchestra, Baltimore; William Wage
ner. solo nute. for number OF years
with the Marine Band. now playing at
the National Theatre. Washington; Ar
mold Wagner, leader and bass player
at tho Academy OF Music Richmond;
! Fred Fletcher, violinist, and ex-mem-
Der OF the Marine Band and j. Pointer.
first horn of the National Soldiers
Home Band.
Many Other Features.
Tho character and solo singers, Miss
Helen Mae Hammer. Miss Helen De-
Nour. Miss Florence Iienik, sopranos;
Martin Delaney, tenor, and Hugh
clancy, the comic singer. viii bring
the vocal music feature OF the fair
into even greater popularity than did
the singers who scored great success
last year.
Company J. OF the Second North Caro-
lima Regiment, Will come from Edcnton,
y c. To remain throughout the Week,
and it viii probably be accompanied
by a band which will make an addi-
tioral attraction.
The Virginia state Fair this year
promises 10 be sort OF meeting place
for the various secret and benevolent
societies. The State odd Fellows VIII
have n large tent At the Fair Grounds,
where headquarters Will be maintained
for the order: the Eagles. the Macca
bees and the Royal ArcanEIn Will also
have tents. and rest rooms for their
members and the public and other or-
POPULATIONS viii care for their mem
hers In like manner.
Superintendent Chandler, of the city
schools, announces that the school eX
hibit this year will be double the size
Of last years, ard Will embrace dis
play OF work from the Kindergarten
through ELL departments Of the high
school. and. in addition. there will he
large pictures of the new school build
ings. The exhibit promises - be one
Of the most interesting at the state
Fair, and X will be especially so 70
the parents and friends of the 10000
pupils enrolled IN the public schools.
The poultry show took n leap for
ward yesterday. when tho Robincrest
lFarrn, OF Babylon, l.. l.. entered 395
birds of all varieties. and all blue rib
bon winners at other fairs. Space
in the poultry building is at premium.
ana the show VIII he one of the most
complete ever seen here.
Midway Attractions.
Consignments OF dogs and ponies are
arriving At the Fair Grounds. and
while the children will be interested
In these pets, they will also wonder
what the noisy Midway will present.
Contracts on file show that the Mid
way will have among its attractions
the following freaks: Eddie Washer.
living skeleton. five feet seven inches
tall weight. thirty-cight pounds; Mile.
Gabriel; Mile. Burilian, the tattooed
beauty: Nine. Myers. the bearded
woman: Baron Pauca, the smallest
man. nineteen years old. twenty seven
inches tall: Jack Wilson. twenty years
old, five feet seven inches tall. weight.
GEO pounds; Wilbur Roden the man
who breaks iron chains by expanding
his chest; Elizabeth, tho living doll,
twenty years Old and thirty seven
inches tall: Mossad Habib and wife,
the Egyptian fire eaters and snake
charmers.
Among the free and paid amusements
which will add to the hilarity OF fun
yalong the Midway and in front of the
grandstand. are Fcrrari's trained ami
NAL show; the Jolly Harvesters. gym
nastic comedians; Oklahoma Bits wild
West SHOW: Staincs Comedy Circus;
Young Bloods music act. the Great
Dollar Troupe of acrobats; Patte's
diving girls; the Cycling Demons: Cap
tain Sorcho's sea divers, the FARRELL
Sisters in aerial acts Prof. Ed. Hut
CnlSOn, IN TWO OGliy DaliooT aStsHSlOlS
and parachute leaps; Pcoia. the Italian
aviator. who will make two trips daily
in Curtiss biplanc and circle the city
in one of the flights: high divers; tho
sensational auto-polo act and the fire.
works finale each night-"Tho Battle
of Santiago" showing warships in ac-
ton and the destructive work OF a
submarine destroyer.
H Decorators viii begin to place flags
and bunting tomorrow. and hundreds
OF men and women will be working
within the inclosure of tho state Fair
Grounds putting on the final touches
for the 1913 exhibition.
JudSmcnt for Plaintiff.
Judgment for the plaintiff was
awarded yesterday IN the Law and
Equity Court in the suit OF the Bruins
wick -BalkeCollender Co. against Sam
uel M. Bowman. for the recovery OF one
lot OF billiard table supplies or the
alternate value OF s1.1b0. The suit was
instituted in February
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