Show World (June 1909)

|inc 26, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD 7 morelli let out by HAGENBECK-WALLACE. :%lobe Act Will Remain with the Show and Lady With Outfit Will be Appointed Guardian of 14 Year Old Girl. JdENVER, Colo., June 22.—B. E. Wallace, of the Hagenbeck-Wallace show, let out the Mardello rolling globe act here, claiming there was too much excess. Later he kept the three girls and the young man, who partici¬ pated in the act, and ordered globes and wardrobe for them. The result is that the manager and a kid who did little are gone. ■Legal proceedings resulted and 14 year old Albina Kantor stays with the • ■how, as a result, but the court pro- *Wed John Talbott and Charles H. Redmond as her temporary guar¬ dians. It is probable that a lady with (he show will later be appointed guar¬ dian. ■The trouble is said to have started over M. Papp Morelly, director of the rolling globe act, cursing the per¬ formers. The management fined Jiorelly $51, who then cursed some more and was discharged. Morelly claims to be the guardian of the Kan- tpr girl and when he left the outfit took the girl with him. '-Morelly was haled into court and .Judge Lindsey decided that his guar¬ dianship papers granted by the Aus¬ trian government were applications for guardianship. ■t^Morelly and his wife decided to re- fdrn to New York. He claims that tfs guardianship papers are legal and IPireatens to cause an international row taless he is given possession of the Ihild. He declares that he will take ; We matter up with the Austrian con¬ sul in New York. BROCKTON CITY DADS GOT SHOW TICKETS ^■BROCKTON, Mass., June 23.—A Ringling Brothers’ circus agent ar- li^ed at the city hall last Saturday with a very limited number of tickets. The city clerk found that the allow¬ ance was not sufficient to accommo¬ date the city fathers. “Do you intend to break this con¬ tract?” asked the city clerk, referring 4^ the contract between the city and show. “Our orders are to limit the num- pf?r of free admissions,” said the cir¬ cus dispenser of favors. _yThe telephone was within reach and Tfe clerk’s hand on the receiver when agent “fell” to what he was up and produced the passes be- Bull Fight Picture Shown, i BOSTON, Mass., June 23.—William ■pkett fighting a bull was shown by Broving pictures at Keith’s during the ffiy of the “101” ranch. It was the Bture taken when the Wild West in Mexico. The spectators con¬ sisted of members of the show, the mayor and the governor. When Pick- ^jlwon the fight the picture shows the Mexicans throwing bottles, knives and stones at him. When one of the “101” ludians saw himself doing a war dance he was greatly excited. Pickett ^a cowboy.—LOU. Shows Coming Thick. fST. PAUL, MINN., June 23.— Three shows made this city within ^o weeks—Gentry No. 2 was here last week, Herbert A. Kline’s shows *e here this week (on the West Side) and Barnum & Bailey come the 23d.— B4 lRNES. WONDERFUL BUSINESS SAYS JOHN RINGLING “Business has been very good with both the Ringling and the Barnum & Bailey shows,” said John Ringling, when interviewed recently. “Business has been even better than we dared expect and as for the weather—well, when I run across the weatherman he can have comps for both himself and family to either show or both.” Mr. Ringling went on to say that in spite of the fact that the factories were closed down in some New Eng¬ land towns, the Ringling show had had a tremendous business and other reports verify his statements. The Barnum show has also had a wonderful business. At nearly every stand the show has made big money. It looks now like the season of 1909 would be a very successful one for all of the big shows. WHERE TO ADDRESS YOUR CIRCUS FRIENDS Barnum & Bailey—Duluth, Minn., June 26; Grand Forks, N. D., 28 Devil’s Lake, 29; Brandon, Man., 30; Winnipeg, July 1; Grafton, N. D. 2; Fargo, 3; Aberdeen, S. D., 5; Watertown, 6; Huron, 7; Sioux Falls, 8 Sheldon, Iowa, 9; Sioux City, 10; Lincoln, Neb., 12; Omaha, 13; Atlantic Iowa, 14; Des Moines, 15; Boone, 16; Marshalltown, 17; Mason City, 19 Fort Dodge, 20; ’Waterloo, 21. Buffalo Bill-Pawnee Bill—Belleville, Ont, June 26; Toronto, 28 Hamilton, 29; Brantford. 30; London, July 1; St. Thomas, 2; Cratham, 3 Detroit, Mich., 5; Toledo, Ohio, 6; Fort Wayne, Ind., 7; Warsaw, 8 Valparaiso, 9; Chicago (South Side), 10-13; Chicago (Riverview), 14-17 Campbell Brothers—Lloydminister, Sask., June 26; Vermilion, A1 berta, 28; Kalispel, Mon., 21; Cutbank, 22; Havre, 23; Great Falls, 24 Helena, 25; Butte, 27. Gentry No. 1—Toledo, Ohio, June 28-30. Gentry No. 2—Casselton, N. D.. June 26; Valley City, 28; James¬ town. 29; Bismarck, 30; Dickinson, July 1; Glendive, Mon., 2; Miles City, 3; Billings, 4; Red Lodge, 5; Livingstone, 7; Bozeman, 8; Butte, 9-10; Anaconda, 12; Helena, 13; Phillipsburg, 14; Hamilton, 15. Gollmar Brothers—Mayville, N. D., June 26; Crookston, Minn., 28; Thief River Falls, 29; Fosston, 30; Bemidji, July 1; Park Rapids, 2; Wadena, 3; Long Prairie, 5; Willmar, 6; Benson, 7; Litchfield, 8; Cam¬ bridge, 9; Cloquet, 10. Hagenbeck-Wallace—Missoula, Mon.. June 26; Spokane, Wash., 28- 29; Cour de Alene, Idaho, 30; Ritzville. Wash.. July 1; North Yakima, 2; Ellensburg, 3; Seattle, 5-6; Portland, Ore., 12-13; Walla Walla, 15; Pen¬ dleton, Ore., 16. Howe’s Great London Show—Bucyrus Ohio, June 28. 101 Ranch—New Bedford. Mass., June 26; Fall River, 28; Brockton, 29; Newport, R. I., 30; Norwich, Conn., July 1; New London, 2; New Haven, 3. Mackay’s European Circus—Detroit, Mich., June 29-July 3. Mighty Haag Show—Williamson, W. Va., June 26; Wayne, 28; Kenova, 29; Branchland. 30; Lo.ran, July 1; Milton, 2; St. Albans, 3. Norris & Rowe—Clark, S. D., June 26; Brookings, 28; De Smet, 29; Salem. 30. Ringling Brothers—Stamford, Conn., June 26; Gloversville, N. Y., 28; Utica, 29; Syracuse, 30; Rochester, July 1; Buffalo, 2; Erie, Pa., 3; New Brighton, 5; Kokomo, Ind., 12; Cheyenne, Wyo., 29; Laramie, 30; Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 2; Ogden, 4. Frank A. Robbins—Waterville, Me., June 26; Bangor, .28; Lincoln, 29; Oldtown, 30. John Robinson’s—Emporium, Pa., June 26; Kane, 28; Corry, 29; Warren. Ohio, July 2; Bucyrus, 5. Sells-Floto—La Grande, Ore., ?une 26; Baker City. 28; Fayette, Idaho, 29; Boise City, 30; Nampa, July 1; Shoshone, 2; Twin Falls, 3; Salt Lake City, Utah, 6; Ogden, 7. Sun Brothers—Brunswick, Md., June 26. Sparks—Columbia, Pa., June 25. Yankee Robinson—Cavalier, N. D., June 26. (The routes of all important circuses are shown above, with the excep¬ tion of the Cole Show. It plays Dunkirk, N. Y.; Kendallville, Ind.; Sturgis, Adrian, Hillsdale, Ann Arbor, Marshall, Allegan and Three Rivers, Mxh., but the dates are not known. A change of route was made recently.) OTHER TENTED ENTERPRISES. Shortridge Show—Eagle Grove, Iowa, June 21-26. D. W. Robertson Carnival—Plainfield, N. J., July 5-10; Greenwich, , Cdnn.. 12-17; Ossining, N. Y., 19-24. A1 G. Barnes’ Wild Animal Show-^-Great Falls, Mont, June 28- July 3; Calgary, Alberta, Can., 5-10; Lethbridge, 12-17. Lambrigger Wild Animal Show—Monroe, Mich., June 21-26. Great (Griffith Show—La Porte, Ind., Junq. 28-July 3; Elgin, Ill., July 5-10. Honest Bill’s Show—Roseland, Neb., 28; Holstein, 29; Minden, 30; Axtell. July 1; Wilcox. 2-3; Atlanta, 5; Oxford, 6; Edison, 7; Araphoe, 8; Hollbroke, 9; Cambridge, 10. Lone Bill’s Wild West—A1 Fresco Park, Peoria, Ill.; indefinite. Maryland Amusement Company—Bluefield, W. Va., June 28-July 3. Greater Nichol Shows—Blair, Neb., June 28-July 3. Cosmopolitan Shows—Ripon, Wis., June 28-July 3; Monitowoc, July 5-10. Hatch Shows—Eaht Pittsburgh, Pa., June 28-July 3. Johnny J. Jones Show—Steelton, Pa., June 28-July 3. Parker Shows (Kennedy)—Bloomington, Ill., June 28-July 3. George J. Loos Show—St Joseph, Mo., June 28-July 3. Great Patterson Shows—Oskaloosa, Iowa, June 28-July 3. MARTIN DOWNS LIES AT POINT OF DEATH. Report Circulated That Death Re¬ sulted From Operation at Toronto Is Not Credited—Known to Be Very Low Martin J. Downs, owner of the Cole Brothers show, lies at the point of death at Toronto, Ont. (his home), or may possibly have died as the result of an operation. A report of his death has been widely circulated in the last few days. There seems to be a desire for secrecy. Possibly it is feared that Down’s illness or death will interfere with the business of the show. At any event, it is difficult to secure informa¬ tion regarding his condition and the exact route of the show is not on file at this office. F. J. Walker, president and manager of the Erie Lithographing Company at Erie, Pa., writes under date of June 23: “I am in receiot of your telegram and in reply would state that this re¬ port has been circulating for several days and, as far as I know, there is no truth in it, although Mr. Downs has been in a very bad way for the past month, having been kicked by one of his draft horses at Grove City, Pa. Ed Knupp, the general agent, reported the day before yesterday that he was considerably better. However, as before stated, he is in a very precarious condition and with chances decidedly against him.” Downs at Toronto. BUFFALO, N. Y., June 23.—It is said that Martin Downs was removed from the hospital at Erie, Pa., to To¬ ronto, Ont. (his home), where an op¬ eration will be performed. Barnum Does Fine. MILWAUKEE. WIS., June 23.— There are not going to be any turn- aways with the Barnum show as long as there is room on the hippodrome track. People sat on the hay here Monday., It is estimated that at least 16,000 people saw the performance. Car Caught Fire. SARATOGA, N. Y., June 21.—The train of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show took fire at a point one mile north of here. ' The car which took fire con¬ tained two wagons and the lighting apparatus, containing gasoline. The show was en route from Albany to Glens Falls. Mike Maher Shot. SPRINGFIELD. Mass., June 21.— Michael Maher, of the 101 Ranch, was shot while loading the show here. Maher was driver of the Deadwood coach in the performance. He was seriously injured. Going to Calumet. E. C. Talbott, agent of the Parker shows, was in Chicago this week en route for Calumet, Mich. W. H. Rice Here. W H. Rice, general agent of the Great Griffith show, is in Chicago for a month while the enterprise is m this vicinity. Got Two Cents. BROCKTON, Mass., June 22.— During the Ringling Brothers’ street parade last Saturday James Contiors ■ was ■ relieved of two cents by pick¬ pockets. It was all the money he had with him. Indian Killed. BOSTON, Mass., June 22.—Chief Plenty Horses, of the 101 Ranch, was killed while hunting the show train in the railroad yards. Major Burke in Toronto. Toronto, ont., June 22.— Major John M. Burke is here booming the Two Bill show. The third car is also m town. It is managed by Harry Butler. Sees the Circus. SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 22.—Al¬ vin Willis, of Berrien Springs, Mich., formerly with the Forepaugh-Sells show, saw the Barnum show here last Saturday. Everest-Short. MILWAUKEE, WIS., June 22.— James Everest, 28, and Annie Short, 24, both of Chicago, and both with the Barnum show, were united in mar¬ riage here Monday. Rosen Re-Engaged. Jas E. Rosen has been re-engaged by the Leffier-Bratton Company to play the part of the baby in their big production of “The Newlyweds and Their Baby.”