The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-09-10
CARNIVAL SHOW
DURING FAIR IS
TO'BE OPPOSED
Fair Management Contends
Downtown Shows Would
Injure Concessions.
NIGHT PERFORMANCES
M A Y BE ARRANGED
Commercial Club Urged to Coop
crate in Giving the Fair
Full Support.


carnival on the downtown and Haarig
business streets to be run nights dur
ing Fair week under auspices of the
Commercial Club, will be abandoned in
favor Of free show or entertainment
at the Fairgrounds in cooperation
with the Fair Association, yesterday
became apparent when it was pointed
out that downtown should would con-
fllct with the fair plans.
A conference will be held soon he
tween the Entertainment Committee
OF the Commercial Club which first
sought to place the carnivals down.
town, and committee from the Board
of Directors of the Fair Association.
At this conference, the plans for
Joint entertainment at the Fairgrounds
on each night of the fair will be per
fected and arrangements made for fl
nancing it. 1t is anticipated that the
concessions in the midway will be run
at night at the fair and an additional
free show, such as a fireworks dis
play or open moving picture show.
The Fair Board has had under con-
sideration all the time a plan for
night show at the Fairgrounds. If the
Commercial Club determines to join
in this entertainment, a night admis-
sion fee of probably Is cents will be
charged at the gates permitting per-
sons to enter the grounds.
There all features of the fair except
some exhibits, races, and live stock
Judging will be open in addition to the
special entertainment.
The fair association may have
fireworks display from the west side
of the lake on the inside of the race
track. The Commercial Club, it is
pointed out may cooperate in staging
and arranging this feature.
In sundry other ways the CONNER
cial Club could cooperate to make the
night entertainment successful, it is
pointed out.
When the proposal to place carnival
companies on Spanish street and
Broadway downtown and on Good
Hope street in Haarig to afford the
entertainment for the crowds at night
during the fair, first was made public,
the members of the Fair Board point
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conflict. The carnival companies could
not be forced to remain closed, the fair
men think, in the afternoons when the
fair is in progress, and in the evening
they would attract the crowds from
the night entertainment projected at
the Fairgrounds.
The proposition of taking the Com
mercial Clubs carnival companies out
to the Fairgrounds then was taken up.
An investigation was made and room
for such carnivals is found inside the
race track near the grand stand.
However, it is pointed out that with |
a very few exceptions, the carnival |
that the Commercial Club would fur
nish is virtually identical with con-
cessions that will be found on the mid |
way in the fair itself.
That consideration makes it unnec- !
essary for the Commercial Club to in |
troduce additional carnival companies. |
1t is believed that the Commercial |
Club may cooperate to better adj
vantage in helping to stage another |
kind of general show, and at the same |
time an arrangement may be perfect
ed whereby the club would share in the |
proceeds through their work.
Secretary J. T. Num- Jr., today will |
depart to Murphysville, ILL.,, where he
expects to schedule several entries in
the fair and also make Harrisburg,
ILL.,, before going to st. Louis. He will
return to the Cape Friday.
President Charles Blattner appoint
ed Clyde A. Vandivort, w. c. Balm,
John L. Miller, D. A. Glenn and Secre- |
tary Num- to attend the proposed con-
ference with the Commercial Club rep |
resentatives. The club will be repre-
sented by Will Bergman, A. NJ. Tins
ley, w. H. Bohnsack Jr., ]. 7. Num- |
Sr. and Sam Sherman.
President Blattner yesterday said |
that since the catalogs of the fair pre-
miumS have been distributed, ne has |
heard considerable complaint from |
the farmers against the ruling Of the |