Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-13
HIGH CLASS MUSICAL oRGANizA-
TIoN ENGAGED TO FURNISH
ALL MUSIC.
VAUDEVILLE ACTS FOR
FREE SHOW ENGAGED
Executive Committee Adds $500 Of
Cash to Premiums For Live Stock -
Largest Increases For Cattle and
Horses-Separate Premiums For Pet
New Warning Is Issued From Berlin if

A departure in entertainment for
the county fair crowds next fall has
been undertaken by the executive COM
mittee. To provide better fair to
compensate for the increased admis-
sion charge is the object. With this in
mind the executive committee has en-
gagged a high class band for the entire
week, has contracted for the most
elaborate program OF vaudeville acts,
and has added $500 in cash TO the
premiums In addition it has provided
FOR new departments in the exhibits
and for Juvenile contests in live stock
feeding and canning fruits.
The Royal Scotch Highlanders' band
Of twenty pieces, under the direction
OF Roy d. Smith, has been engaged
tor the week. In addition TO band in
struments the organization carries {,
pipe organ and also a barytone soloist.
Ii will play two concerts daily, in ad-
dition TO the accompaniment for the
vaudeville acts. The program will in
Guide both popular and classical music
and cornet and BARITONE solos and in
strument duets, quartets, and sextets.
The band has been engaged under
guarantee that il ia a thoroughly high
class organization.
Will Supersede Fireworks.
The band will take the place of the
bands or the country towns and q
band from this city. which have played
at the fairs ever since they We're held.
The executive committee of the fair
says that there has been a demand for
better music and for a change from
the usual program.
The band will likewise supply the
place Of fireworks for the evening pro-
grams. Conditions caused by the war
nave made it difficult TO procure suit
able fireworks, and only then at a very
high cost. The evening programs. as
now planned will be the vaudeville
performance and band concert.
Acts Of Vaudeville.
In number Of performers and kind
Of acts the vaudeville performances
engaged for this year are believed to
surpass any other similar program pro-
vided by the fair.
Five troupes OF fifteen people, and a
bailoonist, comprise the bill The feat
ure act will be the Flying LaVans, a
troupe Of five people, doing flying
trapeze act on high apparatus.
The Whilhat troupe, of four people,
do a comedy and trick cyclist act.
The Orion troupe of three people are
booked for a tight wire and high wire
sliding act.
Waterson Bros. are foot jugslers, and
Adelaide DVorak does an act OF trick
and fancy roller skating.
Still another feature act OF the pro-
gram will be Lucielle Belmont. Of Reed
City. Mich, & bal!oonist, who il en-
gagged to make an ascension each day
with triple parachute descent after
each
All of these acts, except the F'lytnA
I.aVans may be exchanged the last two
days Of the fair with the Mahaska
county fair, for acts it has engaged.
The combined cost of band, vaudeville
and baIloonist is $4,000, about the same
as vaudeville. fireworks, and bands OF
last year cost.
increase Cash Premiums.
The increase of 500 in the cash
premiums will go mostly to exhibitors
Of live stock. The largest increases
are for horses, cattle sheep and poul-
try. An addition OF $500 has been made
10 the premium list for horses, and
$500 TO the cattle prizes. Smaller in
creases have been made for the sheep
and the poultry department.
a special subdivision Of the poultry
department Is to be provided for pet
stock, such as pigeons, rabbits, and
guinea pigs.
In the horticultural department pro-
vision is to be made for exhibits OF
plants and flowers by professional
florists, who have heretofore not been
allowed to compete for prizes.
OF special interest to boys in the
country will be arrangements that are
being made for baby beef and Daby
pork feeding contests for boys. En-
tries for these contests will have to be
made months before the fair opens,
and particulars Of the contest will be
obtainable from Secretary W. M.
Clark. Of equal interest to country
girls will be the special premiums to
be provided for exhibits Of canned
goods put up by girls between Is and
10 years Of age.