Variety (March 1909)

10 VARIETY PARKS AND PAIRS Cleveland, March 4. The following list of county fairs in this State has been announced: Adams, Sept. 7-10; Allen, Sept. 14-17; Ashtabula, Aug. 17-19; Athens, Aug. 9-12; Auglaire, Aug. 31-Sept. 3; Belmont, Aug. 24-26; Brown, Oct. 5-8; Butler, Oct. 5-8; Carroll, Oct. 5-8; Champaign, Aug. 17-20; Clark, Aug. 10-13; Clermont, Aug. 24-27; Clinton, Aug. 17-20; Columbiana, Sept. 14- 16; Coshocton, Oct. 5 : 8; Crawford, Sept. 14-17; E. Cuyahoga, Aug. 31-Sept. 3; W. Cuyahoga, Sept. 14-16; Darke, Aug. 23-27; Erie, Sept. 14-17; Fayette, Aug. 24-26; Fulton, Sept. 21-24; Geauga, Sept. 7-10; Greene, Aug. 3-6; Guernsey, Sept. 28-Oct. 1; Hamilton, Aug. 10-14; Hancock, Sept. 15-18; Hardin, Aug. 17-20; Harrison, Oct. 4-6; Jefferson, Sept. 22-24; Knox, Sept. 15-17; Lawrence, Sept. 7-10; Licking, Sept. 28-Oct. 2; Logan, Aug. 24-27; Lorain, Sept. 7-10; Lucas, Sept. 14-18; Madison, Aug. 24-27; Mahoning, Sept. 21- 23; Marion, Sept. 28-Oct. 1; Medina, Aug. 31-Sept. 2; Meigs, Sept. 8-10; Mercer, Aug. 16-20; Miami, Sept. 20-24; Monroe, —; Montgomery, Sept. 6-10; Morgan, Sept. 14-16; Morrow, Sept. 7-10; Mus- kingum, Aug. 24-27; Noble, Sept. 8-10; Pike, Aug. 10-13; Portage, Sept. 1417; Preble, Sept. 13-16; Putnam, Oct. 5-9; Richland, Sept. 22-24; Ross, Aug. 17-20; Sandusky, Sept. 21-24; Scioto, Aug. 24- 27; Seneca, Sept. 7-10; Shelby, Sept. 14- 17; Stark, Sept. 28-Oct. 1; Summit, Oct. 6-8; Trumbull, Sept. 7-9; Tuscarawas, Oct. 12-15; Union, Sept. 7-10; Van Wert, Sept. 7-10; Warren, Sept. 28-Oct. 1; Wayne, Aug. 25-27; Williams, Sept. 7-11; Wood, Sept. 27-Oct. 1; Wyandot, Sept. 7- 10; Rich wood Tri. Co., Aug. 3-6; Ripley, Aug. 3-6; Kinsman, Aug. 24-26; Napoleon, Sept. 7-10; Hartford Cent., Sept. 8-10. The last six on the list are inde- pendents. Riverview Park, Detroit, opens May 8 with Lambaise's Band as the attraction. The officers of the operating company are James Rosenzweig, president; Peter Wil- kies, vice-president; Charles Rosenzweig, treasurer, and Milford Stern, secretary. Seattle, Wash., March 4. John Deloris, the sharpshooter, has com- pleted arrangements for the use of a large concession at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Ex- position. He commenced this week the con- struction of buildings to house his exhibit. Deloris' concessions involve the payment of $25,000. Williamsport, Pa., March 4. J. H. Spencer, A. L. Scholl, Wm. Moyer and C. L. Peaslee have bought Starr Island Park, an old picnic ground just east of the city, also the Montonssville Street Railway leading to the grounds, where they are con- structing an amusement park between Philadelphia and Pittsburg. The name of the new company is The Indian Amuse- ment Company. The enterprise will open Decoration Day. Newark, N. J., March 4. At Olympic Park much speculation is being manifested as to what will be the attraction at the Park Theatre where the Aborn Opera Co. has held the boards for the past six years. The Aborn Co. opens at the.Newark Theatre April 26 for seven- teen weeks. It is liki.ly that vaudeville will be the attraction at the park. Youngsfown, March 4. Idora Park, Youngstown, and Cascade Park, New Castle/ Pa., both owned by the Mahoning & Shenango Railway and Light Co., will have Keith-Proctor bookings this season. Red Bank, N. J., March 4. J. B. Rue has commenced to outline his mammoth amusement park on the banks of the Shrewsbury River, and promises to make it the most popular resort on the Atlantic coast. A large number of summer parks which returned a loss last season are being of- fered for sale at sums representing less than half the original investment. One is "White Qty," Louisville, Ky. Since the inception of that resort $300,000 has been invested in ground and improvements. Among the summer park properties which are being offered for sale are Beachwood, Philadelphia, Johnstown, Pa., and Wonderland, Boston. A Chicago wire printed elsewhere in this issue says the large parks formerly booked through the Western Vaudeville Association in Chicago will have the book- ings shifted to Martin Beck's office in New York City. Mr. Beck is at the head of the Chicago booking agency, although making the Orpheum Circuit's office in New York his headquarters. He is the general manager of all the Orpheum the- atres on the western chpin of that name. The proposition to have an immense summer park in the Bronx Borough, New York City,' is on the tapis again if report which connects Copeland & Dole as the architects is true. The story goes on to say that the plan to be followed is the one laid out a couple of seasons ago by Frank Melville, but never placed in execu- tion. The site for the present venture is rumored to adjoin Long Island Sound. J. S. Egan, of the Atlas Booking Circuit, leaves for a two weeks' trip in the west. Mr. Egan will travel as far west as Kan- sas City in the interest of the park and fair department of the office. Chesterpeak Beach, operated by the Chesterpeak Railroad Co., a local steam transportation line out of Washington, will rebuild this season. The concessions and so on will likely be looked after by the Atlas Circuit. It is the only water resort about the Capital. Manager J. Jannopoulos, of Delmore Garden, St. Louis, was in New York this week, arranging for the opening of the park. Mr. Jannopoulus has had the man- agement of it for 16 yean. Sam Gum- pertz was originally interested with him. Peter G. George and J. C. Jannopoulos have leased a tract of ground at Meramee Highlands, St. Louis, and will establish an amusement park. Sam A. Meyers has taken charge of the press department of Joe Woods booking agency. His brother Joseph is the gen- eral booking man. Ida Fuller will conclude her engagement at the Follies Bergere, Mexico City, in time to open at Keith's, Boston, April 12, placed by Pat Casey. The dailies this week gave considerable space to Charles Quill, an electrical find by Wesley A Pincus. Quill withstood a shock of 1,800 volts. It is said that with the removal of the United Booking Offices to its uptown ad- dress, there will be a couple or more vacancies in the staff. Walter Rosenberg has taken a lease upon the Casino, Long Branch, N. J. He will run the place in connection with the Casino, Asbury Park. Anna Eva Fay is in New York, and may accept a few vaudeville engagements. W. S. Hennessy is agent, D. H. Pingree the medium's manager. Tom Gillen has signed with William Morris for the remainder of this season and all of next. Mr. Gillen may visit England this summer. Abdul Kader and His 'Three Wives" will have to cancel engagements for a month, having lost all their belongings in a railroad wreck last week. Jacob and his dogs, the Joseph Adelman Troupe, and the Rellong Brothers left for their European homes this week. Jacob's mother died in Vienna Sunday. Lester Rosenthal, formerly of the Pat Casey Agency, has engaged with the Atlas Booking Circuit and has taken up his duties there in the booking department. Miner's "Bohemians" plays Des Moines, la., the entire week of April 4 on a guar- antee. Des Moines is ordinarily a three- day stand on the Western Burlesque Wheel. Eva Tanguay commences a visit of six weeks in the Percy G. Williams houses April 6. It will be her last local appear- ance before, sailing for the other side. Freeman Bernstein has placed his ''Dres- den Dolls" over the Sullivan-Cons id ine Circuit, opening March 21 at Spokane. May Ward will be replaced in the act to travel west. Phyllis Gordon, daughter of the West- ern Burlesque Wheel manager, Bob Gor- don, started her vaudeville career by play- ing one show Thursday at the Fifth Ave- nue "to show." **t 'Shep" Friedman is business manager of "The American Idea." He was in charge of Blanche Walsh's tour until her illness caused the cancellation of the sea- son's bookinga. Sarah Louise Cogswell, the former part- ner of the late Harry Stanley (Stanley and Wilson) has been routed by the Sulli- van-Considine Circuit as a single singing act over its time. Wilbur Mack and Nella Walker open June 27 for a return engagement over the Orpheum Circuit. Next week the act is at the Fifth Avenue, New York. They are booked until 1911. Violet King, an English pianologist, played at Fifth Avenue last Sunday for the delectation of the managers. A. E. Johnson, of the Casey office, brought the young woman over. Dora Shubert, sister of Lee and J. J. Shubert, was married March 1 at Del- monico's, New York, to Milton Wolf. The newly wedded are on their way to Europe for the honeymoon. May Harrison (formerly Harrison Sis- ters) and George P. McFarland (McFar- land and Murray) were married March 4 by the Rev. Father Sullivan of St. Ann's Church, New York. El Cota, the xylophonist, has been booked for the Olympia, Paris, during next May, by Arthur Klein, who has placed Conroy, LeMaire and Co. in the Palace, London, during that month also. The De Wynnes, a foreign acrobatic act with two dogs, billing themselves as "Kool Kustomers" (smoking cigars con- tinuously while working), open on the Morris time March 15. The Jack Wilson Trio left the bill at Proctor's, Troy, on Monday, refusing the program position. On Tuesday, the ssrae act was added to the show at Keith- Proctor's Fifth Avenue. Ike Rose says he won't come over here with Saharet, and that he and Saharet (Rose's wife) have severed all business relations, but Ike further states he will be over in the near future. Alice Mason left "The Runaway Girls" last Saturday night at New Orleans. She will retire from the stage upon her forth- coming marriage in New York, where she expects to reside permanently. All the boxes have been disposed of for the White Rats ball at Terrace Garden, March 19. A White Rat band will lead the grand march. The list of prizes will be given out during next week. Elliott Foreman is assistant to Eddie Pidgeon in the Morris press department. Mr. Foreman until last Tuesday occupied a similar position with Mark A. Luescher in the Orpheum's press division. J. P. Griffith, comedian with the "Vanity Fair" Burlesque Co., and Rose Riede, a chorister in the same organization, were married in Toronto last week while the show was at the Gayety Theatre there.