The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-02
AL MANNER Of
Tfa|lLERS AT FAIR
HAIR RAISING AERIAL AND aero
BATIC ACHIEVEMENTS WILL
AMAZE MULTITUDE.
MUSIC OF HIGH ORDER
KEssNICK,s FAMOUS MUNICIPAL
BAND AND ST. ANDREWS PIPE
BAND WILL rERFoRM-FIRE-
WORKS TO BE EXTENSIVE

uon,.r uarviek. OF the State Fair
association. said last night that the
musement features OF the fair lhis year
would far surpass those OF any prs
yious exposition. The features Will
represent high class acts from every
quarter Of tho globe. From the whirl-
.nr deryfsh to the latest In tango.
there win be dancers galore. includ-
ing a sextette of famous Russian
dancers and q number OF the nimble
Hindoos ard Arabians.
There will be amazing and start
ling aerial and acrobatic acts. thrill
ing to a degree. and acts OF grace
and charm win cor1mingle with COM
edy performers while on every hand
will be bands Of music and freaks
from all over 70 universe
Chairman J. T. Anderson Is proud
of the Accomplishments of the amuse-
rnent committee in being so successful
In securing the very highest toned
performers. The booking agencies OF
New York and London were turned
over to the committee and that BODY
took the first choices from each Sew
eral of the acts O. ne direct from Eu-
rope, from which they state they were
glad to escape. One of the singers left
Paris Just before the gates were clos
ed" and tells remarkable stories of
her experiences In getting to London.
Among the thrf 'ers may be mention
ed Dare Devil Schreyer,' whose act
is hair raising. He rides down an In
cline on his bicycle. Jumps through the
air for the space OF ninety feet, and
reaches terra firma by means OF
small pool of water into which he
drops from his bicycle. This act will
be presented in front of The grand
stand.
The Merkef sisters. four OF Them.
will present 3 beautiful acrobatic
turn These fov- women are consid
cred the most beautiful In this line,
and present wonderful act.
Boris Fridkins troupe of Russian
dancers and singers will prove es-
pecially attractive and popular in view
Of the prominence Of their country's
soldiery In the great war In Europe.
This company consists Of Ave men
and three women.
The Bard brothers. graceful gym
pasts. are scheduled to present ono OF
the most exciting ard thrilling of ac-
robatic performances.
Hugh Lloyd & Co. will present sew
eral OF the worlds most famous wire
PERTAINING.
Herman Weldon and his lions one
Of the Great Bostock attractions. will
entertain on the midway. where there
viii be many OF the wonderful collec
tions OF strange and mysterious freaks,
and where weird sounds OF music and
song VIII arise In pnzziing mixture
of oriental and occidental charm.
One of the real novelties will be
tho kcrsey Myriophone. which pro-
duces strange music which may be
heard two miles away
The Ernest Trio Will present ali
amusing aerooatic act on horizontal
bars. This act Is destined. according
to Manager Warwick, TO create many
laughs.
The two leading bands OF music ara
kessnichs famous municipal bard and
the st. Andrews pipe band. an organi
ration OF Scotchmen who produce music
as II 10 written These two bands VIII
entertain ut both the grandstand and
In the industrial. hall
High class music with be given hy
Miss Emma Mage; ara Baroness Olga
Won Turk Rchn. famous singers from,
Europe. and WIN Robins and little
Billy Raymond the boy wonder.
The fireworks display will depict
The awful siege OF Liege and the erup-
ton of Eesupirs.
Other attractions, scattered here
cad there about the groupds, are: The
captive balloon. working world, Sih-
iey's freaks. Sibley's water circus,
athletic show. dog and pony circua
iangn temple. motordroms, merry-ro-
reund. Eli Ferris wnees, a,/o polo,
au.odrome, Gumbertz dr. ami an d
show, Somaiian village. Hsmiiton's
eide show, Hamiit"ns platform show.
sato. the miracle man: Bobkirs
Arabs and many others.
State Fair Notes.
There will be no reserved seats in
the grandstand.
There viii be no one admitted into
the grounds on Sunday. except en-
psoyes.
There will be no passes
b There will be no liquor.
There will be no gambling
There will be plenty Of amusem It
features, and there will be numerous
rest places for women and children
and men, too.
There Will be numerous lunch
stands
There will be the best firework.
ever presented at the fair since its
Inauguration.
There viii be sufficient, police and
medical attention
The State fair promises to be tho
! best ever presented by the association.
Entries show this
In every department there will be
better and more instructive EXHIBITS
han ever before.
The visitor to the fair wants more
than the big pumpkin and the fat
hsg. the high-class cow. He wants
amusement. And he may get the
amuseiaents. which COS, the associa-
tiun nearly $4,000 to present.
These annsements will cover every
class OF entertainment. It costs
mosey to present them and unless the
attendance warrants IT. the :.ssecia
d n cannot give the peop!a what tnev
are locking for. This year The as
sociatien Is taking chances 1t has
4 at.caGy engaged many features fer
the entertainment of the visitors. The
attendance must pay for this or the
association. t-ces into debt.
Now, Il IL up to the peopls OF Viz
c!Sin and Richmond to hep the as
ISOLATION.
II 1t can be shown that the attenG-
anvss. ana the patronage Of the various
h conversations may pay for the expenses
Incidental to the product. On II such
show m that which has been givei;
ny the State Fair association then the
ofsictais Of the association will feel
g1ad
And the State Fair ISOLATION will
xl.c another fair next year,
It II s.ll uD TO the nAOplA