Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
SIX-DAY SHOW
WILL
NOVEL STUNTS
Circus Playing Daily,
Musical Comedy
Promised By Floore;
Mexico Has Day
Especial to The Herald)

new attractions 10 DE PROVIDED THIS
year for the first time will make
the Valley Mid Winter Fair the
leading exposition in all South Tex
as, according to John T. Floore,
manager. The fair opens Tuesday,
Nov. 25, and continues through
Sunday, Dec. /:
Among features being considered
are a circus to play before the
grandstand daily instead Of the
usual one or two acts Of vaude-
vile; a large musical comedy pres
entation by a recognized road show
company to play in the auditorium;
a huge building to house the Home
States exhibits and provide a meet
ing place for former residents Of
other states; a new building to-
house the automobile show; better
horse races and a six day exposition
instead of the usual five days.
Plan Buildings
Sunday, the sixth day Of the fair.
is to be known as Mexico Day and
|eHe Of the best programs OF the ex-
position Is to be reserved for that
day. An effort is to be made to Sc
cure a permanent exhibit from the
Mexican government as a feature
attraction of the show.
In addition to all this, the pres
ent buildings will be refinished and
redecorated, with a general I'M
provement all along the line.
Negotiations are being carried on
with the circus at present, MI.
Floore said, and he expects to be
able to announce the contract sign
| ed in a short time.
An effort is being made to secure
Red Robe" a Schubert musical
| comedy which has attracted much
favorable attention, to play in the
auditorium at least one or two
nights during the Valley exposition.
This is one Of the most elaborate
and pretentious attractions on the
road at the present time and, Ii Sc
cured, will provide a elias OF enter
tainment seldom seen in the VAL
ley.
To Crown Queen
The usual coronation of the queen
and queens ball will be held but ON
a large scale than ever has been at
tempted in the past. The usual
pageant will be eliminated, being
replaced by the musical comedy,
and this will permit Valley talent TO
devote more time to making a color
full spectacle Of the coronation cere-
mony. The queen Is to be selected
| soon but her name will be kept
secret until the day she is enthroned
during the fair.
The Home States club is a new
organization and q new department
Of the fair has been created to care
for them. The club Is composed of
smaller groups from various states
who are now making their homes In
the Valley.
1t is planned to provide q build
ing to house an exhibit from some
twenty or thirty states and to give
these citizens a place in which to
meet their friends.
The automobile show is to be
housed in its W building for the
first time. If present plans are real
lied by the directors.
Seek Mexico Exhibit
A football game is to be q feature
offering on the first dav and an ef-
fort will be made to have Valley
coaches so arrange their schedules
in such a way as to permit the VAL
lev championship being staged on
this day.
A serious effort is to be made to
enlist the Mexican government In
the exposition to such an extent
that the Mexican exhibit will be-
come a permanent and important
part Of the exposition. Manager
Foore. accompanied by Sam Bolts.
mayor of Harrington, and Finley
Ewing are planning to leave within
the next few days for Mexico City,
where they will seek to interest
Portes Gil. president Of the South
ern Republic In a permanent Mex
lean exhibit. President Gil is a
vice president Of the exposition, hav-
ing been named to that office while
he was governor of the state of
Tamaulipas.
Better Races
The Valley delegation will offer
a free lease on a site in the fair
grounds provided the government
will agree to erect buildings and
maintain a permanent exhibit there.
They will seek to have this done I'm
time for the fair this year.
The VALLEY Mid Winter Fair *
a member of the South Texas Cir
cult of Fairs this year for the first
time and this will be result in bring
ing much better race horses to the
fair than have been. seer there In
the past. Mr.. Floore said. The
horses will race five days and auto
mobile races will be presented on
the last dav of the fair.
Reservations for exhibit space
a1readv are beginning to arrive q.
the offices Of the fair association In
large numbers, officials declared.