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| Leadership | Joseph W. Dusenbury, president Will J. Dusenbury, secretary The Olentangy Park Company |
|---|---|
| New Attractions | Arcadia Ocean Wave Automatic Vaudeville Love's Voyage Shoot-the-Chutes Whirlwind |
| Stock Company | Weber Travesty Company |
| Band(s) | The Ferulo Band Neddermeyer's Columbus Concert Band Power's Military Band |
The Olentangy Park and Theater opened for the 1909 season on Sunday, April 25, 1909. The Ferulo Band of 50 players played during the opening weeks.[1][2][3] The park closed for the season on Sunday, ??? 1909.
The park expanded by 25 acres to the north.[4]
Notable Events
A resolution was passed for Columbus to annex Indianola Park. It was seen as unfair to annex Indianola Park and not Olentangy Park.[5]
Past Olentangy Park grounds superintendent George T. Groce was appointed landscape gardener at Barracks Park.[6]
On Sunday, June 6, the park saw 5,000 more patrons than the heaviest day of the 1908 season, with 40,000 people attending.[7]
Henry T. Chittenden, Jr., inherited 34 acres of Olentangy Park land after his father died. Joseph W. Dusenbury had a 99-year lease on the property, paying $3,000 (over $1.02 million in 2024) annually.[8]
Rides and Attractions
New Rides and Attractions
The new attractions for 1909 included the Arcadia, Ocean Wave, Automatic Vaudeville, Love's Voyage, Shoot-the-Chutes, and the Whirlwind racer rollercoaster.[4][1]
New Shoot-the-Chutes
Main Article: Shoot-the-Chutes
The Shoot-the-Chutes was built in what The Columbus Dispatch called "The Great White Way."[9]
Gypsy Camp
Main Article: Gypsy Camp
Madam Marea performed as a fortune teller. A classified ad said she was a "psychological reader" who had been at the park for the last two seasons.[10]
A larger camp of "Gypsies" was located north of the city, east of Crestview. It had over 100 members and lodged in tents and wagons. [11][12]
Dancing Pavilion
Main Article: [[Dancing Pavilion (Second)]
The floor in the Dancing Pavilion was resurfaced for the season.[9]
List of Rides and Attractions
- Arcadia NEW
- Automatic Vaudeville NEW
- Bathing Pavilion
- Boathouse
- Bowling alleys
- Carousel
- Circle Swing
- Colonnade
- Dancing Pavilion
- Fair Japan
- Ferris Wheel
- Figure Eight Toboggan
- Floral Conservatory
- Gypsy Camp
- Loop-the-Loop
- Love's Voyage NEW
- Merry-Go-Round
- Miniature Railway
- Motion Picture Exhibit
- Museum of Ornithology
- Ocean Wave NEW
- Ye Olde Mill
- Penny Arcade (Midway) NEW
- Scenic Coaster
- Shoot-the-Chutes NEW
- Shooting Gallery
- Snake Den
- Swings
- Temple of Mirth
- Water Toboggan
- Whirlwind NEW
- Zoological Garden
Theater, Vaudeville, and Stunt Performances
Olentangy Park Theater
Main Article: Olentangy Park Casino and Theater
Stock Theater
Joe Weber's Travesty Company performed for six weeks starting Memorial Day, May 31, 1909.[13]
Prices were 15 cents ($5.12 in 2024), 25 cents ($8.53), 50 cents ($17.05), and 75 cents ($25.58) for evening performances, and 15 cents ($5.12), 25 cents ($8.53), and 50 cents ($17.05) for the matinees.[14]
Members
- L. J. Rodriguez, director and manager
- Joe Kane
- Charles J. Stine
- Eddie Foy
- W. Douglas Stevenson
- Lola Hawthorne
- Nellie Lynch
- Grace Griswold
- Edith Bradford
- Everest Wood
- Lola Hawthorne
- Oscar Ragland
- C. C. Mills
- The American Beatty Chorus
- The Dancing Dolls
Grace (Hall) Griswold was from Ashtabula, Ohio, and wrote "His Japanese Wife" and "Billy's First Love."[15]
Shows
Week of May 31: "The Merry Widow and the Devil"
Week of June 6: "The Girl from Paris"
Week of June 13: "Hip, Hip, Hooray"[16]
Stunts and Outdoor Shows
A Wild West show performed for the first few weeks[17] along with King Kelly performing balloon ascensions and parachute drops.[2][3]
Buckskin Ben's Wild West Show arrived on May 31 and performed for four weeks.[18]
Music
The Ferulo Band played during the opening weeks.[1][2]
Neddermeyer's Columbus Concert Band performed on May 23, and Power's Military Band performed for the rest of the season.[19]
Activities
- Baseball
- Bathing
- Billiards
- Boating
- Bowling - All year activity
- Dancing
- Dining and Refreshments
- Football
- Fortune Telling
- General Games
- Picnics
- Pony Rides
- Swimming
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Olentangy." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 11 April 1909. Pg. 5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 30 April 1909. Pg. 24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 1 May 1909. Pg. 10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Panoramic Views of Olentangy Park Showing Many New Amusement Structures Being Erected on Newly Acquired Tract of 25 Acres to North." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 28 March 1909. Pg. 1.
- ↑ "Columbus is Now Third Greatest City of the State." Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 3 January 1909. Pg. 1.
- ↑ "Barracks Park is to Be Beautified." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 29 January 1909. Pg. 2.
- ↑ "At the Theaters." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 7 June 1909. Pg. 12.
- ↑ "H. T. Chittenden Estate of $300,000 Goes to Children." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 8 June 1909. Pg. 1.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 9 May 1909. Pg. 5.
- ↑ Classified ad. The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 2 May 1909. Pg. 9.
- ↑ "Romany Wanderer Loves the Poetry of All Outdoors." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 16 May 1909. Pg. 1.
- ↑ "What the Dispatch Staff Photographer Saw in the Big Camp of Gypsies Located East of Crestview North of the Corporation Line." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 16 May 1909. Pg. 1.
- ↑ "Olentangy." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 17 April 1909. Pg. 10.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 28 May 1909. Pg. 20.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 3 June 1909. Pg. 14.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 10 June 1909. Pg. 14.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 23 April 1909. Pg. 20.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 20 May 1909. Pg. 14.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 19 May 1909. Pg. 16.