Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-07
IMMENSE FIREWORKS DISPLAY
ENGAGED FOR FEATURE OF
EVENING PERFORMANCES.
SEVEN VAUDEVILLE
ACTS FOR PROGRAMS
Fireworks Engaged the Biggest Thing
Of It's Kind Ever Attempted BY Local
Association - Battle Scene Is Set
Piec. $50 Feet Lons-List Of Vaude'
Willie Acts Engaged.

Vaudeville acts and an immense
disnlay OF fireworks. including the
spectacular Battle of Mobile BAY
were engaged for the Marshall county
fair. Sept. Il to IS, by Secretary W
M Clark and f. 7. Austin, superlh
tendent of amusements, at the annual
meeting Of the Northern Iowa falr
Managers Association held at MASON
CITY Thursday and Friday.
The fireworks display will De the
Ia rgest and most elaborate night sho"
feature ever attempted by the county
fai,. r. is an attraction that is on
mar with similar displays shown at
tho state fair. and costs the assocla-
ton $1,000.
To Be Shown Four Nights.
This fireworks display was ensageo
for four nights Tuesday to FRIDAY IN
elusive. The feature and closing scene
If each nights program will De the
gigantic set piece The Battle OF MO-
lille Raw" which occupies length OIL
$50 feet.
This piece shows Fort Gaines ana
Fort Morgan, the men of-War hart
ford and Tennessee and two other yes
se]s the shore line and the duel pc
tween the ships and the forts. Inc
ornbardment is most elaborate, anu
tho ships are shown to rise ana IAN
with the swell as they lombard the
forts.
In addition to the battle scene each
,ieht,s program of fireworks includes
MANY other set pieces and displays
eleven set pieces, ranging In sizes
from 1ox1O feet to 35x35 feet, are
mart of each evenings program. And IN
addition there is an added display OF
rockets, mines, arena displays anu
aerial Commandments.
Seven Vaudeville Acts.
s.ran vaudeville acts for the after
noon and evening programs OF tae Ia
were selected at q cost Of s1,ooo. Inc
seven acts viii be given by four teams.
The largest of these teams is the Dun
Vets, a woman and three men VINO
p,,t on three separate acts. They are
comedy flying trapeze performers 90
an act on the triple bars. and another
on the flying rings.
The Four Nelson's put on two acts
each WIKI a ClAAS1c SSS "
One is a comedy knockabout turn, ane
the other a comedy circus.
The Arrens, man. woman ana Do1
team do acrobatic work. The Break
away Barlows a man and "orna.
team, do a sensational act on mgr
ladder. a turn that is said to DE entire
ly new in the west.
Have Splendid Evening Show.
Mr.. Austin regards the fireworks
display as the biggest night feature the
fair has ever attempted. 1t and th'
vaudeville acts will make splendle
program for the night shows. A Dis
feature act for the afternoon programs
such as the auto polo exhibitions O
last year or the flying machines O
other years, has not been secured yet
The fireworks were engaged IRON
Martins Fireworks Company OF Kan
sas City. According to the contrac
a deduction Of 500 night is to D
made by the fair association for eacl
display that can not be given ON &C
count Of rain.
Secretary W. NJ. Clark, who has bee
president Of the managers associate
that met at Mason City, was succeede
in that office by the secretary OF tn
Waverly fair.