Show World (October 1908)

October 17, 1908. THE SHOW Wv‘RID 5 One Mule and One Horse with Glan¬ ders Condemned, and Ten Placed in Quarantine by Authorities—Will Delay His Road Season. | Liverpool, Eng., Oct. 7. The Cummins’ wtm ur™t Show is finishing up this season with some very bad luck, the rain during the past month having injured the busi¬ ness to an extent that has put the balance on the wrong side of the ledger and to make matters worse the authorities have recently killed one mule and one horse, having con¬ demned them as being affected with glanders. They are now testing the animals with meleine, and the verdict on the final "bunch” of horses is ex¬ pected within the next forty-eight hours. Of the last batch that were tested, four were condemned to be killed, hut Colonel Cummins has put up such vigorous protest that the sen¬ tence has thus far not been carried out, but it is hardly to be expected that he will escape without losing several of his animals, and it may be sometime before he can procure such a clean bill of health for the others that it will delay very materially the beginning for a road season which he had hoped to start in Dublin next week. Ten of Col. Cummins’ horses have been put in quarantine for further tests which will take place about Oct. 10th. This is the last report. The three that were condemned to death by the Authorities are still alive and may yet escape the extreme penalty. LATE RINK NOTES Fond du Lao, Wis. The roller skating season in the village has commenced, since the Empire hall was opened. Greensboro, N. C. The Auditorium skating rink was re¬ opened by J. E. Hartison. Walla Walla, Wash. The Pavilion skating rink has opened here. J. E. Eansom, manager. Independence, Kan. Manager Longwood had a force of men at work at the Auditorium getting ready for the roller skating season. Steubenville, O. The Auditorium rink was opened Satur¬ day afternoon. Scottsburg, Ind. W. A. Smith has torn down the west half of the livery barn occupied by J. W. Allen, and will erect a skating rink. Tacoma, Wash. The Glide rink has opened under new management to fair business. Miss Bradley Alone. "I wish to announce to you that I am appearing in my act alone. Respect¬ fully, KATIE MAY BRADLEY.” e-night stands on the character of the attractions. It is claimed the shows sent to the smaller cities do not begin to compare with those now running in New York. There is some foundation I for the kick. The average touring at- traction will no more compare with The Red Mill" or “The Road to Yes¬ terday,” than the average one night stand theater will compare with the New Amsterdam. As for that the hotels in the one-nights are not equal to the St. Regis. The Lilly Signal is not so good J P a Per as the New York Herald. The buildings in Coshocton are not so tall as the Flatiron. The street car service In Okmulgee is not so good as along Broadway. Bluefield has no subway. Other things not being equal, ii sonable to expect New Yor’- to visit Painted Post, Mauc Booth Bay Harbor?—E. E. 1 WHAT THEY EAT. rue printer—pie. The chef—bacon. The broker—lamb. The dentist—pullets. The surveyor—steaks. The billposter—pastrv. the centenarian—liver, the lumberman—chops The vaudevillian—dates. The jeweler—lady fingers, the chorus girl—lobsters. htmtnger—angel cake. The dramatic critic—roasts. The playwright—calf brains juaywngnt—calf brai.„ gambler—Saratoga chips, chiropodist—corned beef. Tho ’-“iropoctist—corned beef. TW uS ri t cter woman—lemons. The millionaire-broilers. The t* 1311 P la yet—batter cakes. The '> anke f—rolls and doughnuts. The dry goods salesman- -flannel cal WHITE CITY CLOSES SUCCESSFUL SEASON Rain a Plenty Throughout Summer, But Concessionaires Said to Be Satisfied—Brown Begins Plans for Next Season. Liverpool, Oct. 5. To all intents and purposes the park season of 1908 in England is as “dead as a door nail.” The month of September has been one of almost ceaseless rain. October is too dan¬ gerous to risk, therefore the outdoor business must cease, and White City in Manchester, and the Tower Park in Liverpool, both closed their gates Oct. 3. The season has been a very pecu¬ liar one, beginning and closing with rain, but with about six weeks of beautiful weather late in July and through August. As in America the best paying park attractions are riding devices, such as the scenic railway and figure 8, and the ones at White City and the Tower have been the principal attractions for this season. This year every concession shows a splendid balance sheet, and every concessionaire wants a renewal of his contract for next season, and next season should prove even better than this, because it will extend for a pe¬ riod of twenty-five weeks, beginning on Good Friday, which is about the best holiday of the spring season. At the White City Mr. Brown has about ten acres of ground that has heretofore been unoccupied. He has torn down the dividing fences or walls and is preparing to incorporate this new ground into the White City Park, and to cover the space with shows and devices, but only of the best kind. Anything that is new or novel In the park attraction line would be well lo¬ cated for money making purposes in the White City next summer. Mr. J. H. Barnes and his beautiful horse, “Trixie,” were let off their last week of the contract, in order to ac¬ cept an engagement in the Hippo¬ drome in London, where they will re¬ main for four weeks. They were ex¬ tremely successful during the summer at the White City. “Big Bill” Dil¬ lingham, the Texas cowboy, who is an expert lasso thrower, gave exhibitions of his skill at the White City, and won both praise and money. The same may be said of Billie Andrews and his great trick mule. On October 7th from Liverpool on the steamer Haverford will go the Iggorotes, who have been the biggest attraction at the White City. These people on arrival in America will be divided into two small villages, one to spend the winter in New Orleans, and the other to devote its time at the best resorts in Florida, coming to¬ gether again next spring for a general tour of the United States. Everything will close up at the New Brighton Tower for next winter, and Mr. Brown and his entire staff will be located at the parent ofBce at the White City In Manchester, where the winter will be spent in perfecting the plans for making the White City the liveliest spot in England for its twen¬ ty-five weeks season next year.—EF- FAYESS. New Illinois Park. Marion, Ill., Oct. 12. The Marion Electric Light, Street Railway and Power Co., of this city, owned by Mr. A. E. Harper, one of Chicago’s financiers, at present has a large force of teams and men at work at the plant, which is located at the north limits of the city, constructing a huge lake which Mr. Harper pro¬ poses to surround with a beautiful and attractive park to be equipped with numerous amusement devices, among which will be a good supply of small boats which will ply the lake at all times, a merry-go-round, band stand for the accommodation of an orches¬ tra. An elegant park building will be erected for the accommodation of the patrons to be used in any inclement weather. Arc lights Will be placed over the park, hence the patrons will have no hesitancy in attending in the evenings.—JENKINS. Don’t stake too much on talent, it doesn’t count. The proper requisites for stage success are a cottage on Long Is¬ land, an automobile and an angel, and don’t refuse the latter at any price. They CALVIN BROWN DEAL MADE WITH FRENCHMEN. Agrees With French Capitalists to Erect Park for Them On American Plan—Arthur Ellis Interested. Paris, France, Oct. 14. J. Calvin Brown and Arthur Ellis have signed with a syndicate of Freiich capitalists the papers in a deal that will result positively in the opening next season of a park com¬ plete in every detail, and which will be built as an experimental park, be¬ ing rather a “Home Park,” for should the idea of American parks be as well received in France as it has been in England, the syndicate will com¬ plete the building of a number of such parks in the larger cities of France. The chances in favor of France are much better than they are in England, for in the former country Sundays are the best days of the week, while in England everything must be closed up on that day. PUNK PROVERBS. (With apologies to Benjamin Franklin.) By Frederick Julian. Character is one thing and reputation is quite another. Failures are the rounds of the ladder reaching to success. The fireman is sure of a warm recep¬ tion when he goes to work. Many a slow man throws on the speed lever when he starts down hill. If a woman has nothing else to worry about she starts a don’t worry club. A woman’s idea of good medicine is any kind that doesn’t taste good. When a married man wants sympathy he never goes to a bachelor for it. Nothing jolts a man’s pride like being caught coming out of a cheap restaurant. Even those who marry for love alone do^ not object to a little money on the A woman can’t see anything attractive about another woman whom her husband It’s queer how some people imagine they are having a good time when they do things you dislike. The girl who claims she can marry any man she wants to seldom boasts of her selection of a husband in after years.— THE MARLOWE MESSENGER. Herbert No Speechmaker. Victor Herbert is not so great a speaker as he is musician. When called upon at the opening of The Prima Donna at the Studebaker last Monday night he was embarrassed almost to the point reached by Tom Lewis in The Yankee Prince. CHORUS GIRLS FEED HUNGRY SCHOOL CHILDREN While the city authorities have been looking up the law for precedents, while learned lawyers have been doubting and consulting ponderous tomes, what to do with the 15,000 half-starving or badly fed children in the public schools, five warm¬ hearted young women have made the first actual step toward their relief, and solved the problem by simply feeding them. Five chorus girls of A Girl at the Helm company, now playing at the La Salle Theater, under the direction of Mort. H. Singer, last Monday went out in a rescue expedition and furnished breakfasts to 200 children, who had come breakfastless to the Jones school, at Plymouth place and Harrison street. The five are Misses —j -,-- —_o like minister¬ ing angels and gave sandwiches, fruit and coffee to 200 children at the school, re¬ ceiving the thanks of the children and of all the teachers.