Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1907 — VAUDEVILLE FOR LAFAYETTE FAIR [ARTICLE]

VAUDEVILLE FOR LAFAYETTE FAIR

One of the leading features of the forty-first annual fair of the Tippecanoe County Agricultural association, to be held September 2-6 will be the free vaudeville acts, on an open stage in front of the big ampitheater. Secretary Charles W. Travis has been working hard for many weeks securing attractive programs for the five days of the fair, and has been in communication with the leading amusement buleans iu the country. Several contracts have been signed, and more will be made in a few days, making this branch of the exhibi tion the most elaborate in the history of the association. Over SI,OOO will be expended on these attractions alone, and all performance will be absolutely free. Among those who have already signed contract to appear during the week are Byers and Johnson, Steiner Trio, Barry and Hack and Ames and Feather The first team is rated as one of the best comedy couple on bicyclesnow on the road. They are comedians as well as bicyclists, and have been in favor wherever they have appeared. The Steiner Trio do a comedy and acrobatic act that is said to be marvelous, and the trio has been a feature in all the large vaudeville houses, blending their trick with unusal comedy. The acts done by Barry and Hack is entitled Physical Culture, showing the developments of the muscles, doing tricks on the Roman ring, and land to hand and head to head balancing. Ames and Feather are acrobats, who give exhibitions of strength, and knockabout feats. They also burlesque bull fighters. They have | proven a good drawing card wherever thev hayp h<H ? n .. Sb'H'ataar Travis iTwiso after other attract ions, among them being the Slayton Jubilee singers, who have in this city before. A military band will be engaged to furnish music at all hours of the day. If satisfactory arrangement can be- made, the Wild West Historical Frontier exhibition which is a Buffalo Bill show in embyro will be brought here. This company travels on a specian train and carries an immense amount of scenery. If this show is secured, it will be necessary to have it give out of-doors performances. The fair association under contract, can give two performances of each act a day, but whether both will be given in the afternoon,, or one in the morning, has not yet been decided.—Lafayette Exchange.