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The Columbus Rifles Band, led by Gus Bruder, played free concerts during opening day<ref name="april3" /> along with Purger's Orchestra playing in the Dancing Pavillion.<ref name="april2" />
The Columbus Rifles Band, led by Gus Bruder, played free concerts during opening day<ref name="april3" /> along with Purger's Orchestra playing in the Dancing Pavillion.<ref name="april2" />
Once the [[Bandstand (Second)|new bandstand]] was completed, Franz Ranier's troupe of 20 Tyrolean singers performed. J. Wylie Powers returned to direct the park band.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 20 May 1910. Pg. 20.</ref>


==Activities==
==Activities==

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1910 Season Season
Leadership Joseph W. Dusenbury
Will J. Dusenbury
New Attractions Dear Old Coney Island
The Destruction of Johnstown
Theater Manager Harry O. Stubbs
Charles H. Wilson
Stock Company Stubbs-Wison Players
Band(s) The Columbus Rifles Band
Purger's Orchestra

The Olentangy Park opened for the 1910 season on Sunday, April 17, 1910.[1] Ads for the park said "the big park" was 100 acres with 100 amusements.[2] The park opened for daily access on May 8, 1910.[3] The theater opened on Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 1910.[4] The Columbus Rifles Band played free concerts during opening day[1] along with Purger's Orchestra playing in the Dancing Pavillion.[5] The theater closed for the season on September 10, 1910.[4]

Park Improvements

A six-foot cement sidewalk was added that went from the main entrance to the north end of the ravine and a space at the attractions. On High Street, a new automobile and carriage entrance with a fancy gateway entrance was constructed just north of the ravine. A space at the west end of this driveway was set aside for parking automobiles.[1][6] A new power house was erected on the site of the old animal house of the Zoo.[7]

Notable Events

The park was closed the week of April 27 due to inclement weather.[8]

The streetcar barns across from the park were not largely affected by the streetcar motormen and conductors on strike in late April 1910,[9] however the play, "Sweet Innisfallen," to be shown at the theater was canceled due to the streetcar strike.[10]

Rides and Attractions

New Rides and Attractions

The new attractions for 1910 included The Destruction of Johnstown, also known as Johnstown Flood, and Dear Old Coney Island.[1] "Johnstown Flood" was over 100 feet long and extended from the Scenic Coaster, under the tracks of the Loop-the-Loop, to the Circle Swing. The cars of the Loop-the-Loop traveled over the building.[6] "Coney Island" opened on May 1, a week after "Johnstown Flood."[11]

A "new colonnade" was built near the Dancing Pavillion with several new amusements, but they are not named.[12] This could be the Midway built the previous year.

Dancing Pavilion

Main Article: Dancing Pavilion (Second)

The Dancing Pavilion was enclosed with glass windows to provide comfort in all types of weather.[6] It was open from 2-11 p.m. daily.[7]

List of Rides and Attractions

Theater, Vaudeville, and Stunt Performances

Olentangy Park Theater

Main Article: Olentangy Park Casino and Theater

The 1910 theater season began May 30, 1910. Charles Dillon returned from working with Vaughan Glaser over the winter to resume his position as carpenter at the theater, a role he has been in for several years.[13]

Bernard Daly

The theater planned to open on May 2, 1910. The Knights of Columbus planned to present Bernard Daly and his Irish play, "Sweet Innisfallen,"[14] but it was canceled due to the streetcar strike.[10]

Stubbs-Wilson Players

Harry O. Stubbs and Charles H. Wilson of the Brady forces created a new stock company, the Stubbs-Wilson Players, for the 1910 season. Before the stock company began its season, the theater featured vaudeville performances and motion pictures.[4][1][15]

The theater season opened May 30, 1910, with a performance of "Ranson's Folly."[8]

Members:

  • Sue Van Doren
  • Paul Dickey
  • Robert Conness
  • Helen Strickland, wife of Robert Conness
  • Frank Sylvester
  • Edward Poland
  • Williard Bowman
  • Beverly West
  • Beulah Watson
  • Dorothy Wilson
  • Olive West
  • Helen Strickland

Performances:

  • "Ranson's Folly" as played for two seasons prior by Robert Edeson
  • "Liberty Hall" by R. C. Carton and originally produced with Violet Allen, Henry Miller, J. E. Dodson, and more
  • "David Harum" by William H. Crane
  • "The Morals of Marcus" scored by Marie Doro and Edwin Arden
  • "Brother Officers," as played by William Faversham and others
  • "When Knights Were Bold" - Francis Wilson's comedy
  • "The Little Gray Lady," as produced by James K. Hackett
  • "The Little Minister," the Maude Adams version
  • "By Right of Sword," the Ralph Stuart romantic drama
  • "The Starbucks," by Opie Read

Stunts and Outdoor Shows

Aeronaut Walter Raub, known as the "Human Torpedo,"[16] performed balloon ascensions and double parachute leaps during the opening week.[1][2] His act consisted of being enclosed in a huge bomb attached to a balloon that would explode in the air and Raub using his parachute to descend to the ground.[17]

From May 22-June 19, Hill and Flournoy of Oklahoma put on a Wild West show at the park. It was its first performance in Ohio and had broncos, outlaw horses, Texas steers, and Western cowboys.[18]

Music

The Columbus Rifles Band, led by Gus Bruder, played free concerts during opening day[1] along with Purger's Orchestra playing in the Dancing Pavillion.[5]

Once the new bandstand was completed, Franz Ranier's troupe of 20 Tyrolean singers performed. J. Wylie Powers returned to direct the park band.[19]

Activities

List of Activities

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 3 April 1910. Pg. 5.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ad. The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 3 April 1910. Pg. 5.
  3. ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Dispatch. 6 May 1910. Pg. 20.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "At Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 1 April 1910. Pg. 22.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Olentangy Park." Columbus Dispatch. 12 April 1910. Pg. 14.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 10 April 1910. Pg. 5.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Olentangy Park." Columbus Dispatch. 16 April 1910. Pg. 10.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Olentangy Stock Company." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 28 April 1910. Pg. 14.
  9. ↑ "Early Bulletin on Situation At the Various Car Barns." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 29 April 1910. Pg. 3.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Performance Called Off." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 30 April 1910. Pg. 2.
  11. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 1 May 1910. Pg. 5.
  12. ↑ "Olentangy Park Open for the 1910 Season." Columbus Dispatch. 18 April 1910. Pg. 6.
  13. ↑ Columbus Dispatch. 14 May 1910. Pg. 10.
  14. ↑ "Daly at Olentangy." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 26 April 1910. Pg. 14.
  15. ↑ "Olentangy Stock Company." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 7 April 1910. Pg. 14.
  16. ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 23 April 1910. Pg. 10.
  17. ↑ "Olentangy Stock." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 24 April 1910. Pg. 5.
  18. ↑ Columbus Evening Dispatch. 18 May 1910. Pg. 16.
  19. ↑ Columbus Evening Dispatch. 20 May 1910. Pg. 20.
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