East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25

Though the Roundup association
presents but one advertised show a
year. during the past twelve months
the directors have been called upon
three times to entertain out-of-town
guests with abort exhibitions OF al
frontier character. Two OF these ex-
hibiiions assumed the proportions OF
miniature Round-ups and all three
were witnessed by several thousand
people
The first occasion arose when the
Chicago Grand Opera Co. was en-
route east after completing coast en-
Eagcments At the special request or
the management OF the big troupe OF
singers. a wild west entertainment
was given them at the park as they
passed through in their two special
trains The second occasion was Gre
ated by the passing through of Queen
Thelma OF Rosario and her party and
was given as a courtesy from PEN
dleton and the Roundup association
20 Portland and the Rose Festival.
The third occasion was the visit OF
the merchants and manufacturers OF
Milwaukee who were making an ex-
cursion tour OF the northwest
1t was on sunday April that the
operate troupe. headed by Mary
Garden, stopped in Pendleton. II
was meeting OF the two extremes
OF show life. the grand opera of the
east and the epic drama OF the west,
- - ,.-~a.a,tsre 4ha f,,ffaS4 laval l.
opment OF the classic and the other
the simplest and yet most thrilling
expression OF the natural. They mei
and for once the professional enter
tainers played the part OF audienc'
and enjoyed a program quite as fal
removed from that which they pre-
sent as one pole is from another
Their enjoyment was not Of the fore
ed variety, either. but was an en-
thusiastic and noisy one.
The painted and befeathered In
oians quite enraptured them and tn
picturesque and staggering cowboy
captiyated the lady members. so mucl
so that more than one had a sna
shot taken holding hands with
grinning buckaroO. And the dare
devn recklessness OF the boys wit
the Tapping chaps quite took thei
breath away with astonishment an
admiration. ''Ah." one OF the gres
singers xas heard TO say as Ben Coz
bett was up in the air on a plungin
broneho. waving his hat in utte
abandon. 4the italians may be beat
tlful but the Americans, they ar
brave"
The two special trains arrived
Pendleion about IL o'clock in II
morning and the moment they hs
pulled to a stop opposite Round-u
Park the occupants. stars and safe
liies. great and small, artists an
chorus girls. Wallets and maid
swarmed into the stadium whel
hundreds Of Pendleton people wei
waiting them with as much curiosii
as that which the actor folk NANTES
ed toward the frontier entertainment
il was the first time grand opel
stars had ever visited Pendleton ar
few wished to overlook an opport'
nifty to see with their own eyes Il
human song birds whose names a
as familiar as kings.
Immediately they entered the par
the visitors surged onto the tra'
and into the arena ike a bunch
excited women At a basgain sale. E
eryone seemed TO be armed with
kodak and they clicked the little m
chimes furiously in order to tai
away as much as possible OF the no
el scene.
Cleofanti Campanini. general
rector Of the company. must borr'
Johnny Baldwin's beautiful VIII
pony and have his picture taken
81 In order 10 look like a real pI
duct OF the western plains, ne bS
rowed Ben Corbett's chaps. sombre
and gag kerchlet Not to be outdoi
slEnor Titta Ruffo. he Of the M
won5erful voice Ia the world n
mounted horse but he took the p
caution of having his faithful va
stationed at the animals head a
then TIllie Baldwin rode alongs
and together the champion yoca
and the champion cowgirl bron'
buster smiled into the lens Of
camera Ruffo's smile was. howe
just q trifie strained.
He was uneasy all OF the time
feet were of the ground and his h
never left the horn OF the saddle.
there. quit ser puilin leather )