The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-28
SENSATIONAL ACTS
IN FREE FAIR SHOW
Free Shows in Front of Grandstand
Offers Fifteen Acts Of an
Unusual Variety.
SHOWS COST TOTAL OF $4,000
Horses, Elephants. Clowns. Acrobatss'
Diving Girls. Wire Artists. Nhiri-
crs. Cycicrs. Soloists, Races and
Submarine Battle.

The big free show at the Virginia
state fair is looked forward to py
the majority of visitors as lhe pest
variety show OF the year Inc pest
acts have been assembled lhis year
fr.,m all over the country at the cost
OF s25. 900. There will be hfteen as
tinct shows before the grandstano on
the platform and field in addluon 10
the races in the afternoon >the hre-
works at night. At night the great
feature will be the battle, A Sud
marine attack, that is PROMISED 10
be the biggest thriller that has ever
come to the fair. The free acts star.
In tie afternoon at 1880 O'Clock anu
AT night a, $50. me free show pro-
gram In detail follows:
Erford's whirAng sensation. whicn
il described as the climax OF aeria'
art, men and women whirlins IN MID
air In butterfly pose,
Statue of posing horses--t~o acts
on high revolving pedestals. snow
white horses. white eoliies, white
hunting dogs and doves with grace
full women take part in these repro
ducinc the works of world renowned
Sculptors.
,siss Marion Heath. the lyric so
,rano. who Will sing patriotic ana
popular songs, with Joseph kessnlch >
band.
Freddie and his cycling girls. Fred
die. with four girls, Will give some
thing new in the art of cycling on the
regu.sr bicycle. a unicycie and spe-
ciaiiv made cycles The girls VIII
wear something new In gorgeous cos
tunes.
Rhoda roval elephants. There will
be two rings used for this act. a
rroup of elephants working in each
doing new tricks with the rapidly OF
regular old vaudeville arrohats
Norvell brothers European mus
cal clowns" The like of these broth =
sc ~ never before been seen at the
fair They are violinists Of note. ard
while they perform hair-raising aero
ba.ic' stunts they viii play on the IN
strumerts.
Beuclair brothers These brothers
are ac!..h bats who have won dfs'inc-
zion all over the world with their
looping the loop.
slayman Ben All and his sixteen
performing Arabs. This Will ne an
aYtraordfrsrv act, The Arabs will
form pyramids and show unusual feate
in somersaulting and piroue'ting.
National garland entry This viii
Ne a scenic display with eight me
horses and four men and four women
riders giving drills Of the allied ma
tons
I.ottie Mayors diving girls. A spe-
cial tank will he nrnvided for the
diving act 81 this group OF gracetui
Young women wha---will introduce
something new in acnuatic feats
Tas,41a three. This IS wire ACT
produced ny sixteen year-N}d girls ana
i artistic as well as thrilling,
0tvrupla DeSNslles and her society
hnrSe show This IS an ariisffc ACT
straight from one OF the society horse
shows
ETw-T@!77--YsSE : Tat -
promises q laugh second o'teh
there has beer 4 single comedy mule
n. the fair but IN this there are many
mules. ronies, dogs. monkeys and me
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Miss r.. CONWAY the outdoor mock
,nc4'hird, Will delight the audience
with limitations of bird song
John priscoll and w HARPER.
soloisrs will he heard daily with
Esssnich's band
The RACES wfitf srsav se viewed
not only from the Erardstand, but
from ali around the track will he
gin daily a. o'clock. Al night the
fireworks will take the place OF the
races New FIRE displays are pro-
rramn,ed and the submarine attack
will he the great closing feature every
night