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16 THE SHOW WORLD September 5, 1908, FAKIRS ARE OUSTED AT BRIGHTON TOWER English Park Attractions Are Drawing Big Crowds and Square Deal¬ ing Americans Are Making Money. NO RINK COMPLETE WITHOUT WHITE-FLYER ROLLER SKATES Cheshire, Eng., Aug. 18. Is it not a good thing to know that there is one set of showmen who have no complaint to make, except of the sort made by the lady who consulted the phy¬ sician because she was too healthy? That cause, Is as near describing the condition of affairs at New Brighton Tower as any¬ thing. Business and the weather con¬ tinue hand-in-hand to work for the in¬ terests of the general management and for the concessionaires. Only on one day this month has it rained, and that day was ordinarily one of the poorest of the week. We have our "good days” at the Tower every week, then we have our "better days,” and still we are blest r city in England t visits £ Albani. Conditions in the theatrical market over here are said to be unprecedentedly bad, the newspapers are calling the attention of the public to the fact that the number of idle professionals in and about Lon¬ don is really startling. Last week an advertisement for an actress brought nearly 12,000 replies, and a few days be¬ fore more than 800 responded at an agent’s office when he advertised for a female member of a touring company. Huge stories are furnished in the paper about the suffering actors, and a few letters have appeared suggesting that when an actor cannot get work at acting GREAT FOR BEGINNERS FINE FOR EXPERTS Non-buckling footplate Turntable action Cushions flat under foot plate Non-slip steel rollers Write now for free booklet on Seven Wonders in roller skate construction PRYOR MANUFACTURING CO. 25 s. Jefferson St. CHICAGO, ILL FULL BAND CARDBOARD gsISBil— ORGANS