New York Clipper (Mar 1923)

22 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER March 14, 1923 CIRCUS MARINES CIRCUS OPENS SAT. Wirth-BImnoifeld Fair Bookiiig Asso- ciation, Idc, of New York, are arrangiog Bnal details for the Marine's Million Dollar Circus to be presented at the 104th Field Artillery Armor}-, 68th and Broadway, New York, beginniDg Saturday, Mardi 17, and continuing until Saturday, March 24. The papers are giving this drctis plen- ty of space and the advance sale is going over very big, the boxes are sold out for the first four days. They will start their work on the streets Tuesday, March 13, with Andrew Downie's Steam Calliope, Downie's elephants. Marine Band, and a troupe of tanks. Following this circus the above company have oontiacts to foUorw: Yaarab Temple, .\tlanta, Ga., wcdc of March 19, R_ M. Striplin, Managing Direc- tor, Harrisbarg, Pa. Elks Million Dollar Circus will open in the new Mageors Col- liseum week of April 2. being the first show to be given in this coliseum. Shrine Mil- lion Dollar Grcus, Watertawn. N. Y.. wedc of April 9, with more dates to fol- low. EMBREY WITH WEIR CIRCUS William Embrey has been engaged by The Weir Trained Wild Animal Grcus to break the two young female Indian ele- phants they recently purchased from Louis Rhue. MEEHAM IN NEW YORK George Meeham, Traffic Manager of the Ringling Bros, and Bamum & Bailey com- bined Shows came in last wedc from his Chicago home to New York. NEW ACTS FOR MAIN SHOW F. J. Frink, Agent of the Walter L. Main Circus was in New York last week arrang- ing for several acts and animals that will be added to the Show this season. BOWERS COMING TO NEW YORK Bert W. Bowers. President of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus will be in New York shortly again on business. BOSTOCK ANIMALS ARRIVING Oande W. Bostodc ejip e i-ts a large ship- mcDt of Wild Animals to arrive in New York on or aboat Maidi 20. In the ship- ment are two large Female Indian Ele- phants, Five Trained Chimpanzees and an African Leopard for the Hagenbeck- Wallace Grcns. There were four Ele- phants to arrive but tfwo of them died on their way from IniUa to Lond on . - CAMPBELL FORMING SHOW William (Low Grass) Campbell, late of the Gunpbell-Bailey-Hotchinson Grcus, is at Tarboro, N. C. organizing a two-car minstrel show. Both his mother-in-law, Mrs. Louise Hall, widow of the late George Hall and Mrs. Campbell have been sick wth the flu. MAIN ACTS FOR MARINE SHOW Andrew Downie, manager of the Walter L. Main Circus, will be in New York early this week with his performing elephants, calliope and other circus material for the Marine Million Dollar Circus that opens next Saturday, March 17, at the 104th Field Artillery Armory, Sixty-seventh street and Broadway, New York. SPARKS' AGENT IN NEW YORK Tony Ballinger, General Agent of The Spurlo Circus, has been in New York for several days awaiting the arrival of the several Animals Aey recently pur<jiased from the Hagenbeck Bros. Co, of Ham- borg; through their U. S. Agent John T. Benson. INDOOR CIRCUS PLANS it. M. Harvey of Mugivan-Ballard- Bowers Crcuses is making a trip through the east, visiting the larger cities looking for buildings suitable to put on their Big Indoor Circus next winter. The Indoor Circus played as far east as Pittsburgh, Pa., last season, but will play several towns in and around New York next season. McCaffrey in new york J. C McCaffrey, of the United States Tent and Awning Co., is in New York on business for his Co. Mr. McCaffrey will appoint a New York representative to look after the eastern business. OYLER to MANAGE SIDE SHOW J. H. (Doc.) Cyler is now at Winter Q uailei 'S of the Walter L. Main Grcus getting the Side Show, of which he will be manager, in shape for the opening. MOORE SHOW IN BALTIMORE John W. Moore's Indoor Circus played a wonderful engagement last week at Balti- more. Md. for the Shrine. SHUBERT BACK FROM FLORIDA J. J. Shubert returned to New York on the S. S. Toloa of the United Fruit line after a southern trip, during which he stonMd at Havana; Kev West and Ptlm Beach. The boat landed on Mon- day and J. J. made an eariy appearance at the Shnbeit offices. DORIS RANKIN OPENS MONDAY Doris Rankin (Mrs. Lionel Barrymore) will open in Keith vaudenlle on Monday, in an outlying theatre, using a playlet by S. Jay Kaufman as her vehicle. It is called "The Business of Life." and will be staged in five scenes. Miss Rankin will be supported by Gus Minton, Milly Nelson. OUTDOOR EXPOSITIONS NEW PARK FOR AURORA AusoRA, III., March 12.—A modem amusement park to occupy several acres at the Exposition Park will open here on Memorial Day according to plans being completed by the officers and directors of the Central States Fajr and Exposition. The park is to be equipped with the most modem amusement devices and a huge out- door swimming pool. The park will be sit- uated east of the railroad tracks at the fair grounds and e.\tend east to the band stand. The miniature railroad will operate from the main entrance to every building on the grounds including the grand stand. When the park is completed 5iere will be an extra program of attractions every night of ithe week throughout the summer months and it is expected that the park will attract thousands of visitors and motorists from Chicago and other nearby towns during the summer. BIG PARK FOR LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, Mar. 12.—Ground will be broken on April 1 for the new park to be built by the Allied Anuiscmcnt Company of Los Angeles, capitalized at $3,000,000, which has purchased 26 acre:i of boulevard frontage at Culver City. The principals in the new amusement park, intended to be the largest and most modern in the coimtry, are Walter Hast, Milton D. Gardener, Amaury Mars, J. S. Gibb. J. A. S. Ftir- longc, William Pigott, Major. D'O. T. Rochfort, Lord Haldon, John .Xnhur Nel- son and Count Enrico Lusema. The keynote of the new park, will be beauty and the incorporators look for their profit to the fact that Los Angeles now has an all-year-round season and is the Mecca for tourists from all over the -u urld. ENDY LOOKS FOR FEATURE H. N. Endy, Manager of the Endy Shows came in to New York last week from Pottstown, Pa. Mr. Endy is looking for a Good Feature Show and will furnish complete outfit, he also wants help for his rides and Wm. Alden of Luzerne who has the Cook House on the Show, wants help. The Show opens Saturday, April 28, 19^, at Tamaqua, Pa., under auspicious of die Tamaqua Acetic Association, Inc. Mr. Endy will have a Show this season with novelties and will surpass last season's or- ganization as one of the best Gilly Shows on the road. ADAMS IN NEW YORK Whitey Adams an old-time concessioner who has been spending the Winter in Washington, D. C, came to New York last week. Mr. Adams has not as yet decided as to what show he will be with this com- ing season. FAIR FOR ATLANTIC CITY An American Ex]^sition Fair will take' place at Young's Million Dollar Pier, At- lantic City, N. J., June 16 to Sept. 8, 1923, the project being scheduled to rival any similar fair held in European countries. The affair will be given under the auspices of the American Home and Gty Beauti- ful Association with the twofold object. of encouraging the use of articles of Amer- ican manufacture, and educate the people in home and city beautification. Management of the fair is in the hands of A. Conrad Ekholm, exposition manager, former president of Avenue Hotel Asso- ciation of Atlantic City, and director of manyexpositions in the resort. More than 100.000 square feet of floor space will be available for exhibition purposes and will be devoted to eight principal groups. BLEI SELLS SHOW INTEREST ' i^elix' BIci has sold his interest in the Knickerbocker Shows to his partner Moris Lagg. Mr. Blci is not as yet ready to announce his plans for the coming season. WALTER L MAIN CIRCUS WANTS BIG SHOW ACTS OT^AU kJnDS Wire, Iron Jaw, Horizontal Bars, Comedy Acrobat Acts and feature novelties. FOR SIDE SHOW Freaks, musical numbers and Scotcb bag piper and drummer. Comedy Juggler. Twamty-four-honr man, bou props., ring atock boat, pony bosi, cuidy bntchen, porters, trBuimen, canvass and seat men, riggers, cooks, waiters and dishwashers, 4-, 6-, and S-horsa drivers, helpers and grooms. Good general blacksmith, nust be good horse sheer. Wbrloagmen in all <fepart- ments. ADDRESS: Till March 24th. ANDREW DOWNIE, Broadway Claridge Hotel, 44tk and Broadway, New York. After that. Havre de Grace, Md. WHEN THOUSANDS OF SINGERS AND MUSICIANS TAKE THE TROUBLE TO WRITE US AND SAY THAT "MY MOTHER'S LULLABY By BETTY GUUCK—The Ten-Year-Old Child Wonder IS A NATURAL HIT AND THE BEST NUMBER THEY HAVE USED IN MONTHS. IT SHOULD BE AN EXCELLENT RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU TO PUT IT IN YOUR ACT OR UBRARY. 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