Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1914 — GAUSE SHOWS ARE HERE; LOOK GOOD [ARTICLE]

GAUSE SHOWS ARE HERE; LOOK GOOD

Immense Crowd Heard Fine Band Concert Sunday Evening—Fine ■ Carnival Attraction.

The William Gause Shows are here. They arrived Sunday afternoon, on their special train, consisting of ten cars, two of whteh are passenger coaches, in-whicn the hundred and forty people, who make up the personnel of the company travel. The feature of the carnival, which is the Italian band under the direction of Prof. M. Valle, gave their concert as per schedule on the court house lawn. The band played four selections for the union vesper services which were being held pn the steps at the south side of the court house. It is the opinion of all our people that the band which rendered the concert last evening is the best band that ever appeared in our city. Ifr is estimated that over four thousand people were here, and every town within a radius of twenty miles was represented. The streets were-congested with automobiles and equipages »bf all kinds, and the crowd in the immediate vicinity of the court house .was the largest ever here on a Sunday. The concert by the band; twentyfive in number, and every one a master musician, needs no further comment, as it can only be describ■efi in words of tire highest praise, All the selections played were arrangements by Mr. Valle himself, all written by his own hand for every piece in the band. His conducting and directing was the cause of much favorable comment, as he brought out every note with the expression that makes his race famous for its music. In the program were such gems as Poet and Peasant, Bohemian Girl, Sextette from Lucia, Faust, Il Trovatore, Othello and a popular medley of national airs. During the concert an announcement .was made not to confound this organization with the common carnival, as this is the Cleanest aggregation now traveling on the road and this boast they have made ever since they have started to advertise, and are now ready to prove their claims. Indeed, if a concert is any indication of the quality of the shows it will more than live up to their boast,, and the gala week started off grandly on its right foot. This Monday morning the attractions and concessions moved up town and all day have been busy setting up, and all will be in readiness to open the carnival tonight.

The band gives a concert every evening as a whole and then splits into two bands, going to every part of the amusement zone. Thursday evening, being the regular band concert night, it is likely that the Rensselaer band will join Prof. Valle’s band on that, night and give a double concert. The list of attractions and their location is as follows: Carleson’s World’s Largest Motordrome, on the street corner by the jail; vaudeville show, Washington street, between Central Garage and hotel. Conway Greater Minstrels, Cullen street; just west of the hotel; Muntzer’s show, Washington

street In front of court house; Stewart’s SIO,OOO Gorilla Angola Show, Van Rensselaer, east of the State Bank; Crazy House, Van Rensselaer, between Rowles - & Parker’s and Earl Duvall’s; Miniature Coal Mine, west of court house; Campbell’s Athletic Show, Meeting All Comers, lower end of Washington street; William Polos, the GreOk wrestler known here as the loser of the PolosStjWart match, is with this show: the Ocean Wave, Van Rensselaer, near Duvall’s barn; the ferris wheel, Washington street, in front of Murray’.s store, and the merry-go-round in the old location east of the court house.