Show World (August 1909)

8 THE SHOW WORLD August 7, 1909. FALSE STATEMENTS SHOWN TO BE SUCH. Mayors of Northwestern Towns State What Everybody in the Circus Business Knows. There has been a disposition on the part of some other shows to make it appear that the Yankee Robinson show is a grafting enterprise while those in the show realize that it is a clean organization and know further that Fred Buchanan, its owner, would not permit anything around that cir¬ cus which savored of graft. In order to overcome the reports which have been circulated by envi¬ ous enterprises which are unable to meet the Yankee Robinson shows in fair opposition the circus recently printed as paid advertising a state¬ ment from the mayor of Staples, Minn., as follows: “To whom it may concern: The Yankee^jRbbirison shows ex¬ hibited in thid‘ r city today. I am pleased to be able to recommend this show as being a good clean show, free from any graft or holdup iri prices and find nothing to justify a writeup as printed in a paper of West- hope, N. D., of recent date. Joseph Wolf, Mayor.” Mayor Pogue, of Bemidji, Minn., received a telegram from Mayor Schroeder, of Perham, stating: “The Yankee Robinson circus which showed here today is the cleanest and best show that has exhibited here in years. Absolutely no grafters con¬ nected with the show. Peter Schroeder, Village President.” The Show World prints these tele¬ grams with the idea of giving its O. K. to the statement that the Yankee Rob¬ inson show is free from graft. It is certain that the show is clean and wishes to encourage moral shows by giving them all credit. WILD WEST SHOW GET BIG ILLINOIS BUSINESS. The Two Bills Attraction Packs the Tents to Capacity at Perform¬ ances Given in Sterling ,q r STERLING, Ill., July 31.—The Buf¬ falo Bill Wild West and Pawnee Bill Far East Shows which appeared here July 24, packed the tent to capacity at both performances. The weather was perfect, the show very meritorious and every one highly pleased. The Show World is the most popular paper with the Two Bill show, everyone being especially well pleased to see the cuts of Pawnee Bill, the trio consisting of Pawnee Bill, Buffalo Bill and Buffalo Jones and Mrs. Bert Davis, “Aunt Lucinda.” The side show under the manage¬ ment of H. G. Wilson, did a record breaking business. All the attractions are clean, novel and meritorious, and it is conceded to be the best side show ever seen here. Mr. Wilson can cer¬ tainly be very proud of the hit this show made here. Edward Thorne is the lecturer with this show. The ticket sellers with the Bill shows have an exceptionally fast base ball team, having defeated all the other gangs around the show, as well as a number of strong town teams. They claim the championship of the “Show World” and are anxious to hear from the teams of other shows. —FRED SCHMAGER. BIG BUSINESS DONE BY THE BARNUM SHOW FORT DODGE, Iowa, July 30.— The Barnum and Baily Shows did a fine business here the 20th, the best kind of weather prevailing and im¬ mense crowds coming in all day on excursions from neighboring towns. Every available seat was taken at the afternoon show and the night per¬ formance was attended by more peo¬ ple than has ever visited a night per¬ formance of “the biggest show on earth” before. The annex and all concessions did a flourishing busi¬ ness.—K. E. B. ZAMORA FAMILY HURT IN A TERRIFIC FALL PRESS AGENTS PRAISED 4 BY SALT LAKE PAPERS Publicity Men for Hagenbeck-Wallace Show Are Congratulated Upon Their Work in Mormon City. Members of Well Known Group Tumble from Trapeze and Are Seriously Injured. WATERLOO, Iowa, July 29.—Fa¬ ther, mother and daughter, compris¬ ing the members of the Zamora fam¬ ily, better known to the show world as the Mexican Zamora family of athletes, horizontal bar and trapeze performers, were precipitated to the stage Beneath them at Electric Park Monady night at 10 o’clock by the breaking of a cross bar supporting two swings and the father and mother re¬ ceived injuries which will necessitate their temporary retirement from the public platforms. The daughter. was not injured in the slightest, with the exception of the shock and surprise of the fall. The trio fell a distance of possibly 12 feet, the little girl being lower than her parents. The injured ones were immediately taken to the Sans Souci hotel and given all possible attention. The Zamora family had been engaged for the free attraction this week at the park and this was their initial performance. At the time of the accident the father and mother were swinging head downward from the two trapezes supported by the cross bar which broke. The parents held ropes supporting a bar which formed the third trapeze in the center and across this third bar the daughter was balancing herself on her back. It was in this shape that the three dropped to the floor of the platform. The daughter in some manner gave an upward spring as the cross bar cracked before giving completely away and it is due to this fact that she was not injured, Mrs. Zamora received a number of severe cuts and bruises, the flesh about one eye being injured and the upper lip badly cut. She also sus¬ tained bruises at different points of the body. Mr. Zamora sustained a bruise or sprain of one shoulder and one knee was quite severely bruised and sprained. An examination by a physician disclosed that no bones were broken. RIVAL CIRCUS CAMPS PREPARING FOR WAR Charges Made and Denied of a Coming Tilt Between the Gollmar and Sells Floto Shows. WAUKEGAN, Ill., Aug. 5.—That there is a circus war imminent in this section of the country seems to be the opinion of George Gollmar, one of the owners of the Gollmar shows. In an interview Mr. Gollmar airs a grievance he appears to have against the Sells Floto shows, and H. H. Tammen, representative of the latter attraction, avows that his organiza¬ tion is not implicated in any war, and never thought of interfering with any other circus. Mr. Gollmar, who was formerly in business in this city, in an interview stated: “We agreed to split territory along the Northwestern with the Sells Floto shows,” he said, “as they, being a far western show, wanted to break into a new territory. “We made an agreement that our own show should come to Waukegan and that Sells Floto should show only in certain towns which were desig¬ nated, I believe. “This agreement was made with the Northwestern road. “To get around keeping the agree¬ ment which we claim, however, I see that the Sells Floto show did not come in on the Northwestern but will come in on the Belt Line and play opposition to us four days ahead of us. The Sells Floto shows are here August 6 and we come here August 10 . H. H. Tammen, of the Sells Floto shows, however, denies that there is any war. “The Sells Floto shows never had occasion or intention to in any manner interfere with any cir¬ cus,” says Mr. Tammen, “but on the contrary has endeavored to be help¬ ful to all shows, excepting the trust circus combination, and that is be¬ cause they have steam-rolled over the Sells Floto until Sells Floto had made up its mind to stop it and pro¬ tect itself to the limit of its ability.” The Gollmar shows did not exhibit here last season for the reason that a gale blew down their tents three times, and on account of heavy rains that made the performances impossi¬ ble. TRAINER IS SCALPED AT SHOW BY BEAST Wild Animal Man of the Bostock Show at Coney Island Has a Trying Experience with His “Pets.” NEW YORK, August 1.—Before a large audience, Heinrich Falken- dorph, a trainer at the Bostock arena, Coney Island, was scalped and so badly torn by a tiger that he is not expected to live. He was removed to a hospital where the doctors found a dozen deep gashes and a probable fracture of the skull. The tiger, Mo¬ gul, who was recently taken into the arena for the first time, was led into the cage, where he was chained to the steel bars to prevent any repe¬ tition of the fight of last Sunday when the big beast fatally injured a large lion. As the trainer coaxed the ani¬ mal, the tiger slipped the rope and without a moment’s warning sprang upon Falkendorph, tearing and biting at his head, back and arms. Al¬ though armed with a revolver, the trainer was powerless to fight at such short range. Assistance came to the wounded man, and the tiger was driv¬ en to a corner of the cage. The hun¬ dreds of people who were present were horrified and a panic nearly oc- The Cole Brothers’ show played Winnipeg July 19 and had a tremen¬ dous business. Reports from that city state that the show gave the best of satisfaction and the newspapers of the city had nothing but praise for the performance and for the policy of the management. SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. 2.-The Inter-Mountain Republican of this city prints the following congratulatory article upon the work accomplished by W. J. Hanley arid John T. Warren, publicity men for the Hagenbeck- Wallace Show. Evidently both men made many friends. The articles fol¬ lows in full: ‘Salt Lake newspapers and news¬ paper men who had dealings with W. J. Hanley and John T. Warren, press agents for the Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows, have nothing but praise for the manner in. which these two men discharged their duties. Hanleygwas here for a week before the circus ar¬ rived, and made many friends. JThe result was that the circus received larger space in the newspapers than they generally give, and when he left Salt Lake last night he carried the good wishes of a host of new friends with him. His work during the week he was in Salt Lake showed that he knew his business thoroughly! and that he is a valuable member of the publicity staff of the circus. “Warren travels with the circus and he attended to his duties in a way that could be expected of a man who spent many years of his life on a newspaper, as he was for some time a member of the staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Those of the fraternity who visited the circus yesterday were giveif a hearty reception by Mr. Warren.®;- “The attack by an alleged afternoon newspaper so thoroughly hurt the at¬ tendance at the circus last night that there were just 8,467 paid admissions —nearly 200 more than the capacity of the tent. There were only 6,812 paid admissions at the afternoon: per¬ formance, but after the publiciread the attack in the alleged newspaper a greater crowd than ever hastened to the circus grounds for the night'per¬ formance, knowing that it must be good. “The report, however, that the Hag¬ enbeck-Wallace circus management paid space rates for the attack is un¬ founded, but it was pretty gen^H agreed last night that it could,well have afforded to have done so, when the effect of the publication is consid¬ ered.” One of the Costliest Animals in the Circus Succumbs to Injuries in Colorado Town. BOULDER, Colo., July 31.-40ne of the most expensive animals in the Ringling shows, a fine giraffe, .idled here as it was being unloaded froni the train. The animal had been Uj possession of the circus for several years and was valued from between $10,000 and $15,000. It is tlwught the costly animal was injured inte^B in a slight wreck on the way to‘this place. One of the heavy draught horses used in hauling, also died here, entailing another heavy loss. ^The animal trainers are inconsolable ,Ovet the loss of the giraffe, as it was a great favorite, and was prized as one of the best attractions in the menag¬ erie. The show was Veil patronized at the two performances and itjwas the consensus of opinion that it; was one of the best shows seen here n The advertising car, No. 1 of the Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill shows, with a crew of twenty men, in QKK of Leslie W. Murray, are billing the attraction through Iowa. The shov will exhibit at New Hampton, Iowa, under the auspices of the business men’s association of that place. J. W. Pickens will be the general representative of the Field minstrels this season. (Other circus page 29.J