Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-07-25

When the North Montana State fair,
and rodeo presents Sally Rand to its
visitors in Great Falls, Mont, during
the week of Aug. to 9, it is pre-
senting one of the most successful
entertainers in the United States today.
She is a successful business woman
as well as a dancer, as illustrated by
the fact that when she conceived the
idea of the Bubble Dance" she learned
that no balloon manufacturer in the
country was equipped to provide her
with a desirable type Of inflated
spheroid. So she set about in a prac-
tical way to develop the exact type
Of balloon she wished to use
At that time the largest Of the aero
nautic craft made in the United States
were only 80 inches in diameter, and
were used mostly by the United States
weather bureau for wind tests A SIM
liar balloon was being used by the
United States army for anti-aircraft
target practice. And though the gov.
eminent had long wanted to buy larger
balloons the necessary appropriat ions
had never been made to cover the
thousands Of dollars required for ex-
perimenting with aluminium moulds to
fabricate such large units.
Sally Rand then agreed to pay these
experimenting costs in return for a
signed contract from the manufactur-
ers giving her exclusive use of these
balloons. She in turn waived this right
so far as the United States weather
bureau and the United States army
were concerned. She insisted, however,
that these federal departments use the
balloons only for weather observations
and target practice, to forestall any
possible invasion of her Bubble Dance"
business by the United States.
Miss Rand uses a 5-foor balloon as
her costume in the presentation of her
famous Bubble Dance"-the act which
helped her fan the dying embers of
two worlds fair flops into the flame
of financial success. This act has been
witnessed by millions from coast to
coast, and it is claimed that she has
been seen by more people than any
other stage performer of the present
day
Sally Rand has a dynamic person.
/ atty, and great capacity for work
She designs costumes, supervises scenic
construction, is her own business man
ager, appears on the radio, makes pub
lie speeches and studies and practices
dancing under famous teachers.
Having been forced to leave school
to work at ID, she later felt the lack
of an education, and after her first
taste Of nationwide fame, decided to
provide herself with an education COM
parable to that Of a college graduate.
She engaged tutors and through hard
work in the morning hours after the
theaters were closed, mastered the aca-
demic background and social behavior
now apparent to all who meet her.
Sally Rand will appear at the North
Montana State fair as part Of an elab-
crate entertainment program. Other
features will include the brilliantly
costumed and staged musical comedy,
Music on Wings" as presented by
Barnes-CaTuthers Of Chicago Upwards
Of lbs people are In the cast, and
through the use Of a portable stage
added to the permanent one, greater
effectiveness can be achieved for all
numbers.
A host Of supporting hippodrome and
variety acts will fill the intervals be-
tween horse races, rodeo features, stage
shows and fireworks.
On the midway the aristocrat of the
tented world, the Rubin and Cherry
Exposition, VIII entertain the whole
family. The latest high speed riding
devices WIN compete for attention with
tent shows Of remarkable character.
Visitors to this 1911 North Montana
State fair and rodeo are going to find
exhibits, educational displays and en-
teftainment 1t . record setting level.
Thousands are buying strip tickets for
general admissions ct i've for q, and
hundreds are making Randgtand sat
reservations IN advances. Sally Rand 4
going to add mare thousands q people
to tie millions Il Americans Who have
ssen her beautiful performances h the