Billboard advertising (Jan 1921)

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16 The Billboard 5 JANUARY 1, 1921 LONG SEASON Ended by Dubinsky No. 1 Show Windup at Shawnee, Okia., (Celebrated With Elaborate enable the plasers to get home for ‘The ‘Mr, Rosewall is regarded by members of the company (among them troupers of years’ exerience In stock and repertoire) as one of the cleverest of “old rube” comedians, and is put down a3 an ideal manager to work for. Little ‘Billy Ballinger, inToby parts, is sald to step mindreading demonstrations, Tony Biehl and the-Bichl family, of musicians, featuring jazz aud concert numbers, madc a Bit. at every stand. It is planned to reopen the show about the middle of February. BRUNK’S COMEDIANS +n Winter Quarters at Atchison, Kan. Brunk’s Comedians, after closing « very pleas. sant season, are now wintering ia Atchisca, Kan, where Mr. and Mrs, Chas, Bronk ero spending happy days with the latter's folks, Mr. and Mr. 0. E. Soyder. Manager Brook will ‘open bis winter geasonshortly after the Srst ‘of-the year Jn Atchison, playing houses and Presenting a repertoire of the latest plays and eome old favorites, carrying fall set of new Maniond dye scenery and special sets. ‘The ‘Dusiness stall 1s as foliows: Chas. Bronk, owner and manager} Men. Babe Bronk, treasurer, and Baward Hiller, agent. STRODE EXPLOITS MOVIES at strode, formerly assistant manager and treasurer of Loew's Garten Theater, Kane City, Mo.. with Mrs. Strode, Al. Jr., and thelr wartner, FB. Potter, ta exploiting “Wonder, ‘Witeleas Talking Movies! in the South. Al ‘weltes that they Jost finished a three-day stand at the Crystal ‘Theater. in Waco, Tex., to capacity business at, advance prices, Mrs. Strode has closed negotiations for two large trucks and 2 top, with a seating capacity of early in May, ands, A number TWO WEEKS AT CANADA HOUSE ‘The Young-Adams Company opened a two ‘weeks’ engagement at the Prince Edward Theater, Charlottetown, Can... Monday, December 20. Special holiday-matinees were given with special ‘matinees for children on. Tuesday and Thursday. GILLEN IN CHICAGO Chicago, Dec. 24.—Edale Gilles, Wieard of Motion and comedy Juggler, was a Chichso Yisitor this week. Mr, Gillen rerently closed ‘with the Wertz & Whetten Sbows, Mr. Wert having sold bis interest to George Henderson. Mr. Gillen will Join the Whetten .& Henderson Stows in San Antonio, Tex., the Srst of the year. G HAROLD DRAGER RESTS © ‘Harold Drager, for the past two seasons with ‘the Hillman Stock Company, is spending a REPERTOIRE Cemmunications to Our Cincinnati Offices few weeks at his home in Waterloo, Wis. The ‘Hillman organization closed its season Decemder 11, according to Drager. May Genvett, Denise L’Amoreanx, George Smith‘eld, W, Wilard, Bédie Barnes an Balph Chamberm, After ‘the close of its run at the Miami house January 8 the company is booked for an engagement at Key West, with St. Petersburg to follow. ‘The company will spend the summer. aponths in the mountains of Virginia. GIVES UP KEITH JOB LONG BROS’ PLANS” Long Bros,’ Novelty Show will-open its 1921 season in North Vernon, Ind., a8’has been the custom -in former years, some time in Jane. Frank H. Long will be director“and Harry J. ‘Long manager, + 17S A GIRL i Congratulations are belnig showered on’ Mr. ‘and Mra,’ Kelley Masters, prominent stock: and repertoire peoplé, upon the birth of an i pound girl at thelr home in Minden, Neb. cently, ‘The mother 1s known profestionally Dorothy Gordon. " Using Company, Elmira, N. ¥. Nineteen-tweaty ‘was Swafford’s second season at the Kelth house, Bagland Circult for the past Sfteen years. LIKE PICKERT STOCK CO Success is crowning the efforts of the’ Picker Stock Company, which opened a six weeks’ en: agement at the Mank Theater, Miaml, Fia., NoYember 28. Lillian Pickert is very popular with patrons of. the Mank, with Kittie Edwins. roning .& close second. Others in the cast are: Gordon Ruffin, Byron Hawking, Clint J. Dodson, Churches Assail. Open Shop Policy Call It an Attempt by. Employers To Crush Organized Labor re a Labeling the open shop movement as an.attempt to crush organized labor, the Commission on Church and Social ‘Service of the. Council of the Churches of Christ in America last week issued a statement voicing “the representative Protestant view of the open shop drive,” which it declares is “in thoro accord with the recent utterances of the National Catholic Welfare Counc! “The relations between employers. and workers thruout the United States,” says the Commission, “are seriously affected at this moment by a campaign which is being cordycted for the open shop policy—the so. called American plan of employment. These terms are now being frequently uused to designate establishments ‘that are definitely anti-union. Obviously, a shop of this kind is not an open shop, but a closed shop— closed’against members of labor tnlons. “We feel impelled to call. public attention to the fact that a-very widespread impression exists that the present open shop campaign is inspired in many quarters by this antagonism to union Jabor. Many disinterested persons are convinced that an attempt is being made to destroy the organized labor movement. Any such attempt’ must be viewed with apprehension by fair-minded people. When, for example, en applicant for work is compelled to sign & contract pledsing himself against: af dion With @: omits, or ‘when a, walon’ man'te refused emaployeaect ot diacharged, merely on the ground of union membership, the ‘employer is: ‘using coereive methods and is violating the fundamental principle of an’ open shop. Such action is as unfair and, inimical to economic: freedom and to the interest of society ax is corresponding coercion exercised by labor bodies in behalf of the closed shop.” ‘The Council of the Churches of Christ in America is made up of thirty-one evangelical bodies. Its work: is entirely om :soclal and economic Lines and is in no way doctrinal. |The Rev, Dr. Henry Churchili King, president of Oberlin College, is head of the organization—The . ‘New York World. : 3 WANTED FOR CIRCLE STOCK diasgpotntment i Ack Lending Man “ad Coaacies Worse. Preto, wall eects to ete rey tt you Sees ee SE cD eine tnt Oo MS et eo Tet ore ‘Artanas, i WANTED for CROSS & OBRECHT PLAYERS” Young GEN, BUS. MAN ana Piano Player;.also would like to hear’ from young Gen, Bus. Team. This Show is booked in the, best towns in’ Oklahoma and pene 6m. KELLER. 212 So, Prowe St, Sen Antone, Texes, “TiN FR LAROY STOCK B. Renn All Lines = in All Lines. WANTED -PICKERT STOCK ‘Tro-Bih Men for Hearies and General Business. Others with ‘Specialties, CLINT DODSON, Miami, Fla, 1M ANSWERING AN AD BEGIN YOUR LETTER WITH “SAW YOUR AD IN THE BILLBOARD.” MUNSON STOCK CO. Enjoying Good Rustnese Over Barbour ‘The Munson Stock Company is plaging thea Onishota and Texas this winter om’ the BarDoar ‘Time, and business is. very good. At Present. tere are otir’ elght people, on the roster. ‘The abot carries speclal scenery, speclal tise ‘ot’ paper, and bis a repertotte of all vew plays and. specialties, taclading ‘novelty acrobatic acts, trio and dancing, ‘The show will tour Colorado and Wyoming thr the summer and re turn to Okiaboma aiid Texas for retarn dates, ‘The roster of the company inclodes Maddens Dunder, leads; Esther Lane, ingeoue ‘and reoerat business; Winifred Jooes, sobbret; Harry ‘Dunfar, lends and director; Otis Eaton, SavenHes: Attora Keley, characters: Wim: ‘Barnett nd Joe Moran, general business —B. SANTA CLAUS VISITS “BILLYBOY” HEADQUARTERS ‘Members of the editorial: staff of ‘The’ Bill‘board (Cincinnati) ofice awakeoed Christmas alged and: abetted by Lawrence Russell of the Ruésell Bros.’ Theatrical Enterprises, Many ‘thanks, Lawrence, Here's oping our ‘aewsy endeavors in ‘:Billyboy" helped: brighten your holiday season and will keep your \iterary appetite, om things of interest inthe ampsement world, welt taken care of during 1921, “RAY SNEDEKER WRITES ‘The Marie Faller Company will open on or about January 1 with a new Tepe ‘ertotre of Wills, writes, Hay Snedeker, Ti coinpany will open with practically the eame Mneup au‘ in previous seasons, MF. Snedeker and wife’ (Marie Fuller) aie‘at'preseat taking Mfe-etey at thelr bome in FY. Wayne, Ind. FRANK WINNINGER CO. one Frank Wianinger Stock Company closed Waukesba, Wis... Decemper 2 a ed will Tee thelr “Ole, ‘the Devil ‘200 the Girl” Company, They will snost 1ikely return to the States soon, TROUPERS BUY HOTEL V. P. (Mae) Bybee and 0. 3. Tenves, Jr., of ‘Ghicago, are the new proprietors of the Koll Hotel, 200° Weet Second street, Oxtahoma CIty, Oe, wens they Wl be piebord to elcome Se om at large. Sire. Bybee, formerly Bee Srniclingtone end Sire: Trace (Tien Davis) a0 ‘widely known in stock and repertoire circles, ‘Mr, end Mes. Billy Netf, well-known reper tolre people, have returned to thelr home, 213 ‘Virginia, avenve, Joplin; Mo., for the bolldays. re Pie .