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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1906
Page
6
Articles describe Reed sisters bareback riders and aerial acts at Wonderland, Hale's tours, Ostendorf concert band replacing last week's orchestra, and daily concerts at White City with attractions at Avondale and Riverside Park. Crowds and picnic meals noted amid park amenities and transit access.
Next week at Fair Bank Park the Chevalier Enrico Gargiulo and his Natian band of 3 will perform, with M and Mme Begue of the Metropolitan Opera touring as guest artists. The program promises refined tone color under a renowned conductor, plus Mack and Held novelty acts and other entertainers. Outdoor amusements at the park in Indianapolis remain popular with rides and a summer season drawing families seeking varied entertainment.
The Evening notes a street crowd as the Wonderland park hosts the Arnott Military band with a varied program. It highlights the Reeds, Finch Brothers, and Flying Baldwins acts, the electric tower with 400 lights, and scheduled performances this week including orchestral tunes and novelty numbers at the park’s northeast corner.
Riverside park hosts a concert by the Indianapolis city band on Sunday July 8. The program includes Manter-at-Arms March, Overture Poet and Peasant, Wedding of the Winds, Faust selections, Moonlight Serenade, Old Kentucky frame, Diana Rubstons, Princes of Pilsen, Arabia, Danube Waves, Forty Five Minutes from Broadway, and The Star Spangled Banner.
Brookside park hosts a Sunday afternoon concert by Helser's concert band as part of a ten concert series for the public park. The program includes marches and selections such as The Stunner Losey When Johnny Comes Marching Home A Hunting Scene Lucia and Yankee Consul among others performed by various ensembles and solos.
John C Weber leads the Prize Band of America to Fair Bank park in Indianapolis for a week starting July 16. The concert features six eminent instrumental soloists and soprano Blanche Mehaffy returning from last season. The band, now with 46 performers, is promoted as a major drawing card of popular music.
The cathedral of St John the Divine in New York is described as the fourth largest Christian sanctuary by area, at 90,500 square feet, in Canon Jones's World’s Work summary. St Peter’s Rome leads at 227,069 square feet, followed by Saville Spain and the Duomo in Sfilan, with other major cathedrals listed including Cologne, St Paul’s London, York, Amiens, and more.
A chaotic family scene unfolds from a newspaper snippet describing Sam and Sally, nicknamed as terrors by their parents. Their exploits include stealing flowers, breaking windows, and causing havoc with the family’s routines. The father, briefly interrupted at work, is urged to discipline the children as the mother handles repeated phone calls and escalating mischief.
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