Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 228, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1912 — Gayety Airdome Closed For Season Saturday Evening. [ARTICLE]

Gayety Airdome Closed For Season Saturday Evening.

The performance at the Gayety Saturday evening, which took place in a drizzling rain, closed the season. Mr. Barnes, the has about made up his mind to open an indoor theatre and continue the show business during the winter. He expects to build an addition to his south restaurant room in the rear and use that room for. the picture show. He expects to have it ready for the opening in three or four weeks if he definitely decides to build.

Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Parker, who have been managing the airdome since its opening in June, left Sunday for Davenport, lowa, from which point they will start with a of their own, playing the Mississippi river towns. They will travel by boat, in which they will have living quarters, the boat being fitted up with every convenience for the comfort of the performers and crew. There will be about fourteen in the party, including the crew and performers. The shows will be given mainly in a large tent, which will be set up In each town on the river bank near the boat The current for the pictures will be furnished from a dynamo run by a gasoline engine on the boat. In case of bad weather the shows will be given in opera houses. They will go as far as New Orleans. They expect to reach there the latter part of February or the first part of March. This has been the third season they have played the river towns, making the trip by boat. They have been very successful at the business, one season clearing 25,000, They will have with them the Robert Lee Co., who showed at the Gayety in August. This Is the company that has the miniature .automatons. It was one of the best attractions that appeared at the Gayety and is sure to draw large crowds in the river towns.