The billboard (May 1905)

Ttie Billboard FOR Ml OH- OHA.D FILMS OBX THEM THE SELIG POLYSCOPE CO Mamifaetyrars of B (Incorpont«d) Pletar* bWblter. FOR THE BEST MACHlif B ' GET THE Polyscope ■. tte Me aad tte >. aad .Ifeptime aTmiie <n the - Coc the-rvcvptloa of Gsptaln A. .ir;,'XMt ind hi* Bocr-BHtiili axmr ot a fboa- ,'aMd neo. ' with ■ moltltiide of allied attiae- tloiia. nw work wm aU be dose and tbe llist ' petXlomanee will be gfreii oa Majr 27. ' , ''~B«ldes tbe Boer War Spectacle, wlilch la to ■ «ecopr a battle filed «C fourteen acrea. Tbt "WrtghfrnT ^ik^ be aprcad aloor a board- walk neanx a m0e ions and will offer aome of tbe attiactl<»8 aeen at St. Lools Exposition "on tbe Pike, -vltli a host of norettiea. Tbe old faatb boose at Brighton baa been rebuilt, tbe (nnoimdlne hotels are being swept and car- oiahed. and work Is being poshed forward In all directions with all ponlble speed. Of coQTse tbe grettt feature of tbe Brlghtoa Beacb sesson wm be tbe Boer War Sp..-ctaele. It wfli be gtrem on a gigantic scale. In St. X^oois^ where tt was br all odds the moat aoc. cegafnl conceaslon of tlie World'a Pair, four hozidzed men were e2iip>l07ed In It. At BrlgbtOD over ooe itbowaad Teterans—Boer and Brltiab— wm be seen with a boat of KafBn, Baaotos, Zidna^ Uatabelec Swasle* and tepreaentatlTea . «( tldt ■tttme- tke Cut tbtt tbe mt tbe odginatoc' of the entire enterpriae. me VEOdnetlon of the great battles between the KntBait aad the Been br the men who took paiC i& tbem la jwaltlTely iBdqne. The gallant but bopeleea defense made b^ Long's gnns at Oolenaob the deteimined atand of Ckoije at Paar- . deberg, and tbe tegenloos break tbroogb the :'VU>A boose and wire entanglement, and his ter- • Idflc le«t» on his hoKse from <the Uock hotue to the zlTet beneatti will be featnres of the aoec- tade. The odtdnal capital of the South AXdca Soer WflJC Te*M^1**V^ Co. was (2SO,000. Tbe acq^zlr- tng aC Sie knd br ti>e Brightoo Iteach OeTelop- ment 00., wtdcb Is aa alDlated ealeiprlae. tlie bringing over fnan Affilca of a ship load of aol- dler!>. eqtilmnent and nartlTea, and the boUdtOg ot the battle field wttb tta ctrer aeenea o< real water. Us piednoUan «C the mountaiit aoeaerr Iter- ■■.tmt tbe bdiqt anzloia to pce- a auuuuei park te cauneeUoa with the Boer War 11ia± abaD be flSed wltb noraMMk and entcrtatomeota tba wlH add t» tbe aitna^ _ttTenea8 tt tbe great ceatial feexX^ Marat Aoe K. •part MKT T. Jas. G. NeUis will manaKe Monntafn Lak» PxTh at GtoTenrme, N. Y.. ttila aeasoo. Tbe new <»Kntiiig rink opened at ~~ '|dLJ«,li.«M«r.1ke Geo. Wftherspooa will be the general press ngteaentatlTe at Dreamland, Coner I>- landk. K. Z.. ttlB bclBS bis sfrimd scaam bne. ,ir. tr.. to play the leadiac bocal at that Jv-'W. Gorman's attiMtlons^wUl ap- _ . . V Vnatj'm riiuiijin> iQE., at Alanwila Faik. Bnt- Jaiw liik^ it MAV BrtaBt tr tt* BvOer Fwicb. . car -K. iBl Co. It wfll be' eoBpieted la time lor tbe opendng the «C thfia month. WlUlam Scbamacbcf^i of the Zoo, Cblmnboa. Ohio, baa leased KIdwar Fatk, be- tween Piqoa and Tt«7. and e a p e et a to pot la aome of the beat aCtnctiana to be bad. Central Faxfc at Allentown. Pa, Fair Japan, to be one of the most important conceeslona a3oDg the Trail at the Lewis and Clark Expoeltloa. Is well under way and cimce^donalres say that It wlU be complet- ed one K-rek before opening day, Joae 1. Mr. E. E. Gresg, president of the IncersoU Oonstmctlon Co., writes that the roller coaster and langhlng gallery, wblcb are bring installed In Saborban Park. Darespot, Iowa, are t>eing (nmiahed IV hla coapaay. Mr. Chas. C Matbewa, of tbe Stand- ard Operating Amimfment Co., at PhlladelpUa. has been In Topefca, Kas., for a few weeks In the intrrest of e TOT fine menr-go-roand aad figure eight tliat baa been Installed In TInew«M Park. The Johnstown Flood at Coney Is- land. K. T.. and Atlantic CHr, N. I., imder the maaacement of H. A. SradweD, are doing big bnsbicaa. 'Mr. Bradwell wlB iKesent From New Tork to The North Fw>le at Coocy Island this John P. HIU, assisted by Miss t>aura K. Hill & Co., has a real Tacderiilo novelty, a complete version of Rip "Van Winkle which runs thirty minutes, and la moat pleaaing. The act Is being booked waaf--€t- tbe beat parks. 3iT. HIU Is now staaeaaasir.at Byde * Bebmaara Smoklja. N. x.-. -, ■ of tbL aad ■ fWlv«rv.««it' cceale pniaatak-^li bt St, Xoaia^ banng an retire new aafl iBser abaar bnllc Tbe abipa are exact t"*"'** ' " ** of battleships from the Bnsslan and Japanese models, five feet long, each cartytag twentSr^fonr ecllf-actlng gnns, operated , by eleetrie caMoa . Xbe *o<r is boakcd f«^tbe ' ei»a^ MiMa^wy a* «k- Fddman, the man -^th the aerial plga; uiMea that tbe pigs make their Initial appeanace tefoe tbe imUle et Bishoft's High- laad Park. HbDStan. Tex., beginnlog Uay Ij MM. Feldmann states te hie letter tint tds ba]f.gs^ a toaU temtnt Mr. F. C. Wprkman has secured the lease oa Stestao Park, atenbenvUle. Ohio, for tlie aaanacr. Sir. Werfcmao bas planned to greatly enlnge tbe rpoort and bnlld a aew smnmcr tbeaixe that win aeat 1,000 people. A large lake Is being boUt upon tbe site which wtB be Dsed for boatlnK and bethlns. A band- stand is being prected la tbe center of the lake; this will prove an innovation. The resort wlU be ander the sole management of Sir. Workman and we predict (or blm a enceeaafnl Manager Sidney S. "Weis, of the Grand 0|>eTa Hoooe, San Antoniob Xex.. is open- ing a strictly np-to-d«te aommer peik aad Oce- tre. The park wHl bare its elscbdc finnntalna. a' dlntng ban. aad baOet «ad tar la eaaaectlait. and wSl be mambatcd br SMD l a r i adftc ent lights and any «ea. The i Mtli K capecMr of tbe t b aat r a wHX be laid off, a< flearcra will make It tbe laettleat In the aoeth. Aaotha featnre wiU be tte Bh.ua le Park Bud. coealating of ser- «Btr-a<» araridaai. that wffl give special coo- n<om an a pp e ala ncee It win be tbe l9-to-^te park b> Texas. From the ' ODtlook there will be nothing lees of CTOT performance, as "Wanager Wels baa apired no ^alne or erps»e to make It eo. Beautiful Lagoon, the famous resort In tbe Kentucky MUa, opposite Cincinnati, will op«> Its season Bfay 28. Tbe resort Is well known for its plctnresqae landscape. It oon- taina a large natoial lake, covering a tract of fifty acrea. Many attiactlTe loptorements hare been made this season; flowers hare been added, walks laid ont. hnndreda of yoong treea planted, and above aU the dab hooae baa been remodeled and renovated: Ouests of the dob boose arm be aopplled with freeh edibles fron the two- acre gardea adjoining tbe reaort. Flrat-dass vaodevHIa win entertain the patrona of tbe theatre. Mr. W. E. Claik, formerly for eight seaaons with the Coney Island Co., wUl manage and book aU attractlona for the theatre dmrlng tbe season. His past record as an amoaement manager Insnrea fntnre anccesa. Free outdoor attractlona will be maintained each week. Water sbowa and acqoatie wm be given upon tbe lake. A new attraction in this section. Fair Japan, vviu be a novelty to the vlalton. All the envlronmenta of the Flowery Kingdom wm be In evidence. The Mytb City promises te be a strong attraction. The big dancing pavilion baa been creatlr ImptoTed and. tmder tbe direc- tion of Prof. I. M. Bagby, wm be the magnet tor lovers of art. Tbe Lagoon Band wffl give open air concerta each afternoon and evening. Special azraxigements have been made with the traction company whereby cars wm leave Foan- taln SQnare every three mlnntes for the resort- Mantger J. J. Weaver Is detetmlsed to make the coming season the lianner one in the history of the beiatlfnl Eentncky imrk, and with that end in view be bus spared do expenae In making ready for the Bauson. Mr. W. C. Byeraon, weU known for bla bustling qoalltles, la the adver- tising manager for tbe reaort, and with three year* ot expailence with ttie park he la ptorlnc to be the dgbt nan to tbe Hcbt ptaee. The American Carnival Co. >W ANT' Shows and Concessions to join at Charlotte, N. C. Ikfili- tary Street Fair and Carnival; also want to hear from Ballyhoo people and any good free attractions. Address: CJeveiand & Turner. Mgrs.. Thomasville, N. C. Clown. Any and an cl^n first-class acts suitable for Sammer Resort. Show opens at HIU- dde Pleasnre Park for a ran of ten weeks at this one place. Write aoick ! Xo time to fool. AddteHontU May 16th. KKKP SISTERS' WlUB WEST SBOWS, LA W AH , JB»^ 'ASK, KKWJkmm, AVONDALE PARK *i:5:v?S2*" *^ I.Mt:IlaiicIiHrFbTlIiaB:alIiiiiaarea«sr. Kuk open Jvae mh to Oekl located in a fine pine irrove. on new street car Hoe. 30.000 to draw from. ^JjT Jk "Ip W\ One FREE ATTRACTION. * Hayden and LaLonde, Ed. Hand ley, --FERRIS WHEEL- ^ MYriiSEMBT eo. 2- ^ 1 Ak^^MA ^ ^' TIFP8. WestTflle, Ibd. Tta., HOW 9M9m9m May 8-13: GraTette, Ark., IbjlMO. WANTED ! CIRCUS aRd VAUDEVILLE PERFORMERS Mnslclana ai tba* does odMrtaia. OonkUa, wrlie. ShavBdMSflKTbiid waek to bU. Show staya ont year roand. State all tai lint iMIer and be ready to ' Address until May 30. HABRY MIIXEB. Miller ramUy s ShowTVa ~ Caa place a sood WAIMXEO; F-OR, XHE K.Qf P.'s street Fair and Carnival WAVBRbV, ▼■MM., MAV aand to a7«h. .ANa I Tentjhow. On* PUMonn Bbim. All Aitaur T rtleme d . TUa la oar Cia* CaTnlTslever held in WbTerly. «■ the Ooazb Boom Siioaie. Electric XJefatawUl' ' -jOanitrbHona—t Mfc O aneertoM adSneaa ~ sas; B. W. WEAVIR. Mgr.. Wareriy, ftiiiii»«in«iil rii 4tii AnoMl HMpHal Cwnival, Jut 1911 M 24li, 1906. Sob* food shows aod attractions wanted od pereenta<r«: mo gambling. Send fall lafonnatiOD aod percentage offer in applicatioo. Addrp—. CHAS. F. REEVES. Sec. Bridgeton. N. J. Tiie Laughiag Gallery. A recosrnlzed success at tbe leadlnc amnaement reserts, bat sel- dom seen outside the larger cltlee. owln? to the euormoas cost of the (tlaas mirrors. After eiperlmentlnc the D*st two years witli & view of producing a satisfactory substitute tor glass In L&uvbinr Gallerirs, we are now ofTerlBs a mirror made of a highly polished composition metal, havlnff same appearance, producing same effecta, and anaweriiv the purpose as well as tbe most coetly glass. Tfaey are tbe only practical mirrors for traveling purtxjiics. Our expenence and faclHtles enable us to sell a set of the<>e mlTTon. wnaiMMt cotieetly deelcnad cottm. and ot best material and ■ ml iii MMB b a» % TBiy low jrtce. Wrtteforparticalan. «f. M. tMtlQHTOVi Amuaqment Censtraetlon Company, I20 S, High stret, Columbua. Ohio. Tin Mmi tM dapttis striril; bhb ths ehuliim uA mtHi if tfs aHrtdiMl. LMUUUHKETOI Emsmim 60. M^nat All r w mkrmmi rail —^ a Two more hlch-clasa Percentage ShowB, _ ■■■■YeH I Attraction other tban Snake Show; Merry-do-Bonnd: Aho player to complete! Band. Coneeaaioiia SIO, No exelnalwee except Tlimlltoa CoDletil. Smy Camp and one Platfana' ly-Qo ~ - -- «Nkl«lllti1Stt,BiTMin. ■-todtolMaaiUitac.ltf. Mn lai»»■.If.iaW.U».