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The Olentangy Park and Theater opened for the 1912 season on Sunday, April 28, 1912.<ref name="opening1">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 14, 1912. Page 5.</ref> The opening featured a free circus, outdoor acts, band and orchestra concerts, drum and trumpet corps, and double balloon ascensions with double parachute leaps.<ref name="opening3">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 25, 1912. Page 14.</ref>
The Olentangy Park and Theater opened for the 1912 season on Sunday, April 28, 1912.<ref name="opening1">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 14, 1912. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opening." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 28, 1912. Page 5.</ref> The opening featured a free circus, outdoor acts, band and orchestra concerts, drum and trumpet corps, and double balloon ascensions with double parachute leaps.<ref name="opening3">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 25, 1912. Page 14.</ref>


There were plans for the City of Columbus to annex the park, but there was pushback by some parkgoers.<ref>"To the Editor of the Dispatch: As To Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' March 21, 1912. Page 4.</ref> In the area damaged by the 1911 fire, open-air vaudeville and outdoor acts were performed.<ref name="opening1" />
There were plans for the City of Columbus to annex the park, but there was pushback by some parkgoers.<ref>"To the Editor of the Dispatch: As To Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' March 21, 1912. Page 4.</ref> In the area damaged by the 1911 fire, open-air vaudeville and outdoor acts were performed.<ref name="opening1" />

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1912 Season Season
Leadership Joseph W. Dusenbury
Will J. Dusenbury
Stock Company Stubbs-Mackay Players
Band(s) J. Wylie Powers Band

The Olentangy Park and Theater opened for the 1912 season on Sunday, April 28, 1912.[1][2] The opening featured a free circus, outdoor acts, band and orchestra concerts, drum and trumpet corps, and double balloon ascensions with double parachute leaps.[3]

There were plans for the City of Columbus to annex the park, but there was pushback by some parkgoers.[4] In the area damaged by the 1911 fire, open-air vaudeville and outdoor acts were performed.[1]

Rides and Attractions

List of Rides and Attractions

Theater, Vaudeville, and Stunt Performances

Olentangy Park Theater

Main Article: Olentangy Park Casino and Theater

Acts

Week of April 28
  • Fink's Comedy Circus of mules, trained dogs, and ponies
  • Aerial Derbys - flying trapeze
  • Professor Raub and Captain Thomas Longo - double balloon and double parachute leaps

[5][3]

Music

The J. Wylie Powers Band band played free concerts twice a day.[5]

Activities

An ice hockey contest was held at the park in February 1912, featuring a match between the East High Shepherds and the North Side Maroons.[6]

List of Activities

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 14, 1912. Page 5.
  2. ↑ "Olentangy Park Opening." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 28, 1912. Page 5.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, April 25, 1912. Page 14.
  4. ↑ "To the Editor of the Dispatch: As To Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, March 21, 1912. Page 4.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, April 22, 1912. Page 12.
  6. ↑ "Ice Hockey Contest." Columbus Evening Dispatch, February 9, 1912. Page 15.


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