Variety (October 1909)

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14 VARIETY RINQLINQS-SELLS-FLOTO FIGHT PROMISED IN NEW MOVMENTS The Baraboo Trust Opens Up Already Against the Denver Outfit with a Startling Line of Billing. Tammen Tries to Find Out Whom to Sue. Tlu» |»r<x|i»'(ts are that the circus world will not have to wait until the season of 1010 to see a new circus war. Already there have hci'ii skirmishes through the south ami war clouds hum; heavy over Norfolk. Ya.. preceding the entrance of the Sells-Floto Circus into tliat citv on Sept. 20. On that day the Sells-Floto circus exhib- ited in Norfolk, billing the citv, country and railroads in the usual way. About four days before this date there appeared on billboards in and around Norfolk quarter tdieet.s < a fac-sitnilie <»f which is In 1 re re produced) notifying the public that the "Korcpaugh and >ell*. Bros. Show would not play Norfolk until 1910." the purpose being, according to 11. 11. Taniinen. of the Sells-Kioto Show, to deceive the people by establishing the belief that the Soils-Floto Show wa» not mining on the date advertised. 1NSKHT CUTS. In the quarter sheet it i-> announced that the Korcpaugh and Sells show will play at Madison Square (iarden for eight con- secutive weeks, inaugurating then its reg- ular Reason. This, according to a state- ment from Mr. Taniinen, is not true. "In fact the whole circular." says Mr. Tammen in a letter, "is a cheap method of fighting the Sells-Floto riliow and is put in such shape that there is no signature to it, thus preventing anyone from enter- ing court proceedings against the Ringliug Hros.. although they are the responsible parties. The quarter sheet designates no one and out of the lawsuits that have been entered against the Ringliug Bros. !>y the Sells-Floto people one <»r two have been dropped Itecausc of want of proper service in other word*, when notice was served on one of the Kindlings it was argued that there was no responsibility as they had no interest. "The Sells-Floto business in Norfolk was the fourth largest we have had this sea- son, recording one turnaway and capacity in the afternoon. "The liaraum A Bailey show is billing us everywhere ia the south with •coining soon/ "The Kingliiigc»how began its opposition billing April 2 at Kl Paso. Tex.." continues Mr. Tnmiiieii. "announcing they were com- ing soon when as a matter of fact they show there this Thursday. Sept. 30. "All of this seems to prove that the circus war between the Sells-Floto and these three other circuses i«. only just he- ginning. The public may be assured that in its own way the Sells-Floto show will continue this season and next season to make a tour and will 1m> enlarged to a size that will astonish the whole circus world. "Furthermore, the threat of the Fore- paugh outfit to go on the road next year, and it is assumed the idea is to follow the Sells-Floto and be in direct opjmsition to it, is very gratifying to the proprietors of the Sells-Floto, because they have made up their minds to establish a circus much larger than their present aggregation, and make the general admission 2"> cents and 2.") cents extra for reserved seats instead of the general admission oi 50 cents, charg- ing ."»0 cents and $1 additional for reserved scats as the Ringliug and Itanium «.\ Bailey shows are now doing. "We believe that the public will re- spond where they get two for one against the present met hod. and will do so so strongly that the r< suits will be equally as profitable a* it i- at the present time a I the 50 cent price. "It may not be out of place to state NOT COMING TO NORFOLK UNTIL lSlO. te&w VOftK CITV OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PUBLIC. Jbe 8all» Braa Enoinoui fttjow. bow Omwd with to* IscaaiparaMa Adam Far»pau«b • CoiofMl Eaaibiuoaa and laarlbn (urnio* lb* lalaat aad Bic«mi 4—i mu AduwdwdI O o— olxUtw will poailiTrlf oukt a co m plan tn umpbal low of (hia •action id 1910 aftai mauau ratio* ila aaaaoo by as tif^tBMt of • r oa —c atiTf waaaa ta Mtitiaaa ftquara Oartfao New York City KUEVE NO FALSC ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THE CONTRARY. There It but one Sells Bros.' Show and It Will ROT EXHIBIT AT NORFOLK THIS YEAR that court proceedings will be invoked by the Sells-Floto Circus Company ns soon as it is possible to get service upon the owners of the three shows, viz.: Kingling brothers, us individuals or co-partners, and, therefore, a merry and ]>ossibly a hot time in the show business may be expected e'er this season of 100U is over and cer- tainly without any question during the season of 11)10.'' Amarillo. Tex.. Sept. 20. The United States Circuit Court for the Northcrii District of Texas has handed down a decision in favor of the Kells- T'loto Show in the action brought by .Toe Huston who attuched the circus here last fall, claiming an interest. H. II. Tammen, Otto Kioto and V. Ray Hampton were present looking after their interests. 1 in mediately after the decision Mr. Tammen left for Austin, Tex., where suit will be brought in the name of the State, through Tarn men's efforts, ugainst the Kingling lb others for back license moneys due. The Itingling circus exhibits at Kl Paso tomorrow. John Bottom. Sells-Kioto's general counsel, goes there to assi*t Tax ( olleetor McDonald. The tight between Sells-Kioto and Ring- linys in this section promises lively times for a while. SELLS 7,000 IN HALF HOUR. Lewiston. Me., Sept. 30. The Lewiston .Journal in its last issue rallies a full page interview with JetT Callan. The Journal's voung man talked oxer circus business with the former ticket seller of the Bariium-Bailcy Circus and ii'dcrstood .It'll" to say that lie could iinptv the rack of 7.000 tickets in thirty niimites. This makes a little over four a si-eond. and even Jeff, champion pasteboard dealer though he is, is scarcely up to this mark. ■letr wouhl never '"kid" the Lewistonians. beeause he is managing one of the Keith picture and vaudeville houses there, so it must have been the mistake of the Jour- nal's young man. GAVE UP SHOW IDEA. Chicago, Sept. 30. W. P. Hall did not put a show on the road when he found out the' scarcity of southern territory. His arrangements went so far that he advertised for people. WANTS ELEPHANTS. Chicago, Sept. 30. \V. K. Kranklin is planning to buy some additional elephants for the Sells-Floto show next season. He has several chances to secure herds on salary, but prefers to purchase. 37 WHISTLES TO BLOW. Chicago, Sept. 30. The Yankee Robinson show has re- reived a 37-whistle calliope, a beauty. Re- ports from Nebraska are to the effect that Harry Kelly is making some music. Ten head of stock were added to the show last week and the outfit is gradually growing in all departments. The show is doing a nice business in Nebraska. PRESS MEN DROP IN. Chicago, Sept. 30. Frank O'Donnell. who managed Forest Park at Kansas City the past summer and was formerly the press agent in ad- vance of the Forepaugh-Sells Circus, was in Chicago last week. Rob Simons. late of the Cole Brothers' advance, was another visitor. Lee Wil- liams is here this week, being monager of Lew Dockstadcr's Minstrels. Chicago, Sept. 30. K. M. Shorti-idire. press agent, back with i he Yankee f'obinson show, will put out :i hall show when the circus season ends. The attraction will be Fred L. <Jav. the jailhieaker. whose performance is similar to that of Harry TToudiui. THREE CLOSING DATES. Kingling Bros.' circus will close in Clarksdale. Miss.. Nov. 13. The Itanium & Bai.'ey show swings back into the south after coining as far north as Vir ginia and will close Nov. 20 at Okolona, Mis-. This is the latest date the Bnrnuiu Jc Bailey show has closed in several sea- sons. On No\. 0. at Kichmoiid. Va., the Buffalo and Pawnee Bill show will end its tour. I ast year Buffalo Bill stayed out ten days longer than this. GOING IN FRESH TERRITORY. Chicago, Sept. 30. The Norris & Rowe show has been doing a remarkable business in southern Illi- nois and breaks over in lowa this week for two stands, after which it goes into Missouri, playing all virgin territory passed up by other tented shows. At Beardstown, 111., last week, the show arrived late and a wagon broke down, which resulted in the doors not opening until four o'clock. In spite of this the afternoon business was fair and the night crowd big. The wagons and equipment of the show have had a coat of paint recently and those who saw the show in Canada would hardly recognize it now. TALK OF RICE MEMORIAL. A movement was started this week among the few circus people in town to start a memorial fund for the erection of an adequate monument to the late Dau Rice, the famous clown and circus manager. Bice in his life performed un- numbered benefactions and was liberal to the extreme in response to charitable objects. He died nine or ten years ago. A cir- cus man who summered on the Jersey Coast journeyed to North Long Branch where the old circus man is laid away in a small cemetery and brought back w ith ■tiin the report that the grave is not even marked by a headstone. In talking over this strange omission Gil Robinson, of the Cincinnati circus family, recalled that Rice had once sub- scribed $30,000 for the building of a sol- dier's monument for his home town of Cirard. Pa. 54 YEARS UNDER TOPS. Kd. (J. Holland completed! last week his fifty-fourth year under the tops, when the Fronk A. Bobbins Circus closed in Jersey Citv. Tlis father was a famous ft a English pautoniimist. and from the time he could walk the canvas top has been the summer home of Kd. 0. He was with the John Robinson shows- for 32 years in different capacities ami las worked for many other circuses in this country. EARLY CLOSING. The Frank A. Robbfns Circus, an eight- car organization which has l>een playing the Atlantic Seaboard territory this sum- mer, went into winter headquarters Satur- day night. Tt had" been out twenty-two weeks and is reported to hav* shown a satisfactory profit on the rour. Its best earnings were recorded in \ r aiuc and through New England. Next season, according to a member of the staff, the show will go out in ex- tended form, lieing increased to a fifteen - car organization.