New York Clipper (Jun 1923)

June 6,'1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 23 THE LAUGH-PRODUCING MYSTIC ENTERTAINER HUDSON OL ASSISTED BY THE AUDIENCE, IN A HUMOROUS INTERLUDE SIXTY INJURED IN PARK ACCIDENT ScRANTON, Pa., June 4.—About sixty persons were injured at Lake Winola, near here, last week when the upper porch of the dancing pavilion gave way and crashed to the dance floor below, spilling the occu- pants of the porch into a mass of strug- gling humanity and seriously injuring sev- eral. But one person, .^dolph HaiTncr, sixty-nine years old, an employee of the company, was tteneath the porch at the time it collapsed, and he was most seri- ously injured, suffering a compound frac- ture of the leg, lacerations of the scalp and probable internal injuries. Because of ideal weather conditions, a rather large crowd had gone to the lake to enjoy the special attractions and those in the dancing pavilion gathered on the upper porch, despite the signs warning them to stay on the dance floor level. Suddenly, vnthout any warning, a section of the porch extending about _ forty feet on the land side of the pavilion gave way. A scene of wild confusion followed and greatly exaggerated reports, putting the dead at 150 or more, drifted here. The road to the lake was choked with ambu- lances, hearses and cars of parents, rela- tives and friends within a few minutes, but park employees and city officials soon restored order. William T. Hansen, gen- eral manager and lessee of the park, stated that the company was covered by insur- ance. GOLDEN RESIGNS M. B. (Duke) Golden resigned last week as general agent of the World At Home Shows. Mr. Golden has gone to his home in London, O. and after a short stay there will devote his time in the future to his Rides interest. Mr. Golden was one of the best known general agents in the carnival world, having routed the Polack Bros. Shows from the time they started thirteen years ago to the present time and for two seasons routed both the Polack BrtK. Twenty Big Shows and the World At Home Shows. Mr. Golden with his part- ner Louie Cordelli have the New Cater- pillar Ride with the Bernard! Greater Shows. SAVANNAH FAIR OCT. 27 The Savannah Tri-State Exposition will ho\d its annual fair in Savannah from Oct. 27th to Nov. 3rd inclusive. The offi- cers of the association are: A. W. More- house, president; W. A. Johnson, vice- president ; Thomas Purse, secretary-treas- urer and B. K. Hanafourds, general man- ager. NEW PARK FOR PURVEYING CO. The Coney Island Purveying Company has acquired control of the Olympia Park at Penns Grove, N. J., and is fitting it up with new and up-to-date devices, shows and attractions. The Purveying Company is on the look- out for a number of new concessions. RIEL SHOWS DOING WELL Felix Blei, general agent of the Matthew J. Reil shows, was in New York last week. Mr. Blei reports that for the past three weeks the show has played to very good business and that they are booked solid in good spots and have contracted with a nice circuit of Fairs. BARNES SHOW IN JERSEY The Al. G. Barnes Trained Wild Ani- mal Circus is scheduled to play Eliza- beth, N. J., June 21st; Jersey City, N. J.. June 22nd., and Patterson. N. J., June 23rd. ALUGATOR BITES HANDLER Decatur, 111., June 4.—Josie Osceola, an Indian youth appearing here with the Con T. Kennedy Shows, was severely bitten by an alligator with whom he wrestles as one of the features of the show. The accident occured while Osceola was trying to lift the reptile from the tank to the platform upon which they give this exhibition. Osceola had stepped into the tank in which eight alligators were imprisoned and was prodding them in an effort to get one to the surface so that he might lift it to the platform. He reached for the reptile's gaping jaws to snap them shut while he dragged it from the tank, but missed and the jaws closed on his left arm. He was jerked into the tank and was later rescued by Billie Jimmie, a tribesman. Osceola is now confined to St. Mary's Hospital her«. MUNICIPAL OPERA IN ST. LOUIS EDWARDS TO HAVE MUSIC HALL PALISADE BUSINESS BIG The Palisade Parle, Palisade, N. J., after adding several novelties for this season, is again as usual drawing record breaking crowds and so far this season all shows, rides and concessions have been doing capacity business. Evans & Gordon freak animal show, a new attraction this season, is doing a wonderful business. Charles Armstrong's new caterpillar ride is running to full capacity. The restaurants and re- freshment stands are clean, moderate in price and all doing a nice business. In addition to a nice free act bill each week they have fireworks display Tuesday and Thursday nights. COLUMBIA HAS LIGHT WEEK Due to the hot wave business for the Dave Marion show at the Columbia The- atre, New York, despite the fact that Mike McTigue, the conquerer of Siki, was an added attraction, was very poor with the gross business amountins to less than $6,000 on the week. It is said about the offices of the circuh that H was intended that the show remain at the house over the Summer, but should the business not pick up the attraction may be taken off within the next two weeks and the house closed over the Summer. SANGER SHOWS IN PENNSYLVANIA Floyd King of the Sanger Shows was in New York this week. Mr. King rc- IKirts that his show is doine a nice busi- ness in western Penna. Mr. King paid a visit to the Gentry Bros, and Patterson Combined Shows at St. Marys, W. Va; Saturday. June 2nd. and althoi4gh the shows got m late they had two capacity houses. The show is carried on nineteen cars with one ahead and they have a nice line up of circus acts and trained animals. COHAN SHOWS FOR VANDERBILT The Vanderbilt Theatre next season will be devoted solely to George M. Cohan at- tractions as a result of an agreement made last week between Cohan and Lyle An- drews, owner of the theatre. The first Cohan attraction will be "Two Fellows and A Girl," a comedy by Vincent Law- rence, which is now being presented at Cohan's Grand Opera House, Chicago. It will open at the Vanderbilt on Aug. 13. SPARKS SHOW DOING WELL Tony Ballinger, general agent of the Sparks Circus, was m New oYrk early this week and reported that his show was playine to very good business up through New England. St. Louis, June 4.—The Municipal Opera company began its ten week season at the Municipal Theatre, Forrest Park, last week'with the presentation of Victor Herbert's "Naughty Marietta." Indica- tions point to a successful financial sea- son for the company as $75,000 was real- ized through advance sales and season reservations. $25,000 will be spent in the presentation of each of the ten operas, special secenery and costumes being de- signed for each. Frank Mqulan heads the cast as principal comedian.'this being his fourth season. William J. McCarthy, sec- ond comedian, is the only other mendter of last year's cast of principals re-engaged. There are three pnma donnas—Blanche Duffield, Helen Morrill and Dorothy May- nard. The other principals include. Craig Campbell. Flavio Arcaro, Detmar Poppen, Thomas H. Conkey and Roland Woodruff. The minor roles and chorus are filled by local boys and girls of whom there are ninety. The other operas to be given during the season include Woolson Morse's "Wang," De Koven's "Fencing Master," "The Prince of Pilsen." Johann Stiauss' "Die Flidermaus' ("The Bat"), Victor Herbert's, "Sweethearts," "The Gypsy Baron," "The Merry Widow," "Gypsy Love" and "The Spring Maid." "FOLLIES" OUTING ON THURSDAY The "Ziegfeld Follies" cast will hold their first annual outing tomorrow (Thurs- day) at Palisades Park, New Jersnr. All of the members, including principals, will parade in buses and automobiles, led by a jazz band, to the 129th street ferry. At the park they will indulge in swimming races, running races, ball games and other outdoor sports. A dancing contest will be held late in the afternoon with Gilda C>ray as the_ judge of the event. Lunch and din- ner will be served at the park. Samuel F. Kingston, general manager of the Ziegfeld enterprises, will be in charge of the affair. "BOOTLEGGERS" FOR LONDON William J. Wilson, former producer of shows at the New York Hippodrome and who is now producing shows m London, is the head of a syndicate which will produce Will A. Page's play "The Bootleggers," under the title of "Prohibition. U. S. A." in London early in December. Page has been commissioned by the English backers to in- ject a new character in the play. This will be an Englishman who is observing Pro- hibition conditions in the United States. "HEART O' BOHEMIA" FOR BDWY. "Heart o' Bohenva," a new musical play with a Greenwich Village slant, by George Graff. Jr., and Bert Grant, will find its way to Broadway some time this summer. A syndicate of business men are said to be be- hind the production, which will be made by the authors. Dolly Connoly, who with her hus- band. Percy Wenricb, has been .appear- ing in the big picture houses of the middle west is back in New York. Gus Edwards announces that he will have his own Music Hall erected in the Times Square district and ready to open on Jan- uary 1st. He says that a corporation cap- italized for $1,000,000 under the laws of the State of New York is now being formed and that it will be known as Gus Edwards Music Hall, Inc. The building is to be ten stories in height and IS to house a music hall seating 1JOO on two floors, and will have a roof garden and midnight club. Edwards is reticoit about divulging the identity of his backers and the proeosed site. All he will say is that the project will be housed in the "Forties." He says that he will present revues and novelties in the new theatre whkih he will personally produce along lines patterned after the attractions at the Alhambra and Empire Music Halls in London. He says he will also present novelties similar to those shown at Koster & Bials' Music HaU and Ha iiuueisi e lii 's. THEATRE STAFF MARRY San Francisco, June 4.—The stafT of the Casino theatre is getting married as fast as it is possible without disrupting the organization. Art Framab, assistant manager started the ball rolling about two weeks ago when he married Ruth Moore, show girl, Alvin J. Maase and Bessie Emmons took t)ie fatal step soon followed by Charles M.' MacDonald who married Ruth Phipps. "FOR VALUE RECEIVED** CLOSES Ethel aifton's play, ''For Value Re- ceived." suddenly ended its season at the Apollo Theatre last Saturday night. Tlie attraction moved to the Apollo from the Longacre Theatre last Monday and was to have remained at the fomer house for fonr weeks, but business was so bad early in the week that the management decided to dose the show on Saturday. JOIN BEN BLACK BAND San pRANasco, June 4.—The Century Trio, formerly with Jack Russell company playing the Century 'Theatre, Oakland, have joined the Ben Black Band which opened recently at the Metropolitan Theatre, Los Angeles, for an indefinite run. TTie per- sonnel of the trio are Mead Sigler. Ted Ullmark and James Ellard. "LADY FRIENDS" POSTPONED Harry Frazee has called off all .arrange- ments to produce, in association with Eid- ward Royce. a musical version of "My Lady Friends," in June. Frazee decided last week that he would defer the prodnc- tion until August and have the offering come into New York around Labor Day. ROCHE RECUPERATING CHiCAdo, 'JHine 2.—William Roche, wlio was recently stricken with ptomaine poi- soning has returned to his duties and is now piloting the new Donald Brian siK- cess "Rolling Home" with gratifying re- sults. WANTED AT ONCE SHOWS, ETC. GOOD PROPOSITIONS TO CONCESSIONAIRES, PriTikgeman. ate. Reached hj boat firooi PkiladelpUa, Cbettor mad WilmiagtoB; also by trellay mai tniB to gate aatnnca. THE CONEY ISLAND ON THE TCLAWARE. Aidwmt ALEX S. FISCHER, GenL Mgr.. OljmpU Park. PaDU Gtot*, N. J.