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SCHAEFER, Oscar W.
SCHAEFER, Oscar W. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 15, 1874--Clearfield, PA, 1930). The father of Schaefer came to the United States from Germany. He had worked as a frescoer to the royal court. His mother, a Von Enden, came from a titled family prominent in Germany into the 1930s.
A new amusement policy for the park was announced in 1910. There would be no more evenings devoted to the presentation, by the Park Players, of one play. The Players would instead be seen in a series of one-act comedies. Guerrero and Carmen, the "Violinist and Harpist" would also entertain as would the orchestra of Oscar W. SCHAEFER which, in addition to providing music in the theater, would give an open air concert in the Rustic Stand every evening. (20)