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The Olentangy Park opened for the 1910 season on Sunday, April 17, 1910 | The Olentangy Park opened for the 1910 season on Sunday, April 17, 1910. Ads for the park said "the big park" was 100 acres with 100 amusements.<ref name="april3ad">Ad. ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 3 April 1910. Pg. 5.</ref> The theater opened on Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 1910.<ref name="april1">"At Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch. 1 April 1910. Pg. 22.</ref> The ... played during the opening weeks. The theater closed for the season on September 10, 1910.<ref name="april1" /> | ||
==Rides and Attractions== | ==Rides and Attractions== | ||
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===Stunts and Outdoor Shows=== | ===Stunts and Outdoor Shows=== | ||
Aeronaut Walter Raur performed balloon ascensions and double parachute leaps during the opening week.<ref name="april3ad" /> | |||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
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| Leadership | Joseph W. Dusenbury, president Will J. Dusenbury, secretary The Olentangy Park Company |
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| New Attractions | Dear Old Coney Island The Destruction of Johnstown |
| Theater Manager | Harry O. Stubbs Charles H. Wilson |
| Stock Company | Stubbs-Wison Stock Company |
The Olentangy Park opened for the 1910 season on Sunday, April 17, 1910. Ads for the park said "the big park" was 100 acres with 100 amusements.[1] The theater opened on Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 1910.[2] The ... played during the opening weeks. The theater closed for the season on September 10, 1910.[2]
Rides and Attractions
List of Rides and Attractions
- Arcadia
- Automatic Vaudeville
- Bathing Pavilion
- Boathouse
- Bowling alleys
- Carousel
- Circle Swing
- Colonnade
- Dancing Pavilion
- Fair Japan
- Ferris Wheel
- Figure Eight Toboggan
- Floral Conservatory
- Loop-the-Loop
- Love's Voyage
- Merry-Go-Round
- Miniature Railway
- Motion Picture Exhibit
- Museum of Ornithology
- Ocean Wave
- Ye Olde Mill
- Penny Arcade (Midway)
- Scenic Coaster
- Shoot-the-Chutes
- Shooting Gallery
- Snake Den
- Swings
- Temple of Mirth
- Water Toboggan
- Whirlwind
- Zoological Garden
Theater, Vaudeville, and Stunt Performances
Olentangy Park Theater
Main Article: Olentangy Park Casino and Theater
Harry O. Stubbs and Charles H. Wilson of the Brady forces created a new stock company, the Stubbs-Wilson Company, for the 1910 season. Before the stock company began its season, the theater featured vaudeville performances and motion pictures.[2]
Stunts and Outdoor Shows
Aeronaut Walter Raur performed balloon ascensions and double parachute leaps during the opening week.[1]
Music
Activities
List of Activities
- Baseball
- Bathing
- Billiards
- Boating
- Bowling - All year activity
- Dancing
- Dining and Refreshments
- Football
- Fortune Telling
- General Games
- Picnics
- Pony Rides
- Swimming