1917 Season

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1917 Season Season
Leadership Joseph W. and Will J. Dusenbury
a.k.a. Dusenbury Brothers
The Olentangy Park Company
Will D. Harris (operating lessee)
Season 29
Band(s) Burke's Military Band

Olentangy Park's 29th season opened first on Sunday, April 29, 1917, for Sundays only and for daily operation on Sunday, May 27, 1917.[1] Burke's Military Band played every afternoon and evening throughout the season. The park's managers were J.W. and W.J. Dusenbury while Will D. Harris was the operating lessee of the park.[2]

One hundred ten to 160 men worked throughout the spring to clean up and prepare the park for its opening.[2]

Performances

Will D. Harris booked two musical comedies for the theater to provide entertainment until headliner Mary Servoss finished her shows in New York in May to begin shows at the park theater in June.[2]

The Olentangy Theater hosted the Crestview Junior High School during its house-warming party on Thursday, May 3, 1917. Seventy-five cast members performed "Mr. Bob," a musical comedy, directed by Grant P. Ward and starring Louise Tuttle, Kathryn Nowel, Louise Dixon, Dorothy Williams, Hazel Riggle, Charles Vogel, Robert Shields, and Morton Bodfish. [3]

The Ohio State University Strollers performed "Mrs. Gerringe's Necklace" on May 4 and 5.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Two Park Openings." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 15 April 1917. Pg. 56.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Olentangy News." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 8 April 1917. Pg. 42.
  3. ↑ Columbus Evening Dispatch. 24 April 1917. Pg. 20.
  4. ↑ "Humphry Pearson." Photo. The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 22 April 1917. Pg. 58.
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