The billboard (Oct 1905)

OCTOBER 7, 1905. Xrie Billboard 25 UNITED STATES TENT & AWNING CO., (incorporated) IO-I8 N. DMplalMS St., OMi OAOO, ILI.. 189-133 W. Randolph M. Years Expsrisnce p M ^ ^^^r^^Ci'^ gl?»Au ix e n x s BUILDING H Bi H ^^^^ '"'j' ^ V '^y^^ s'^" BLACK and RED (AnythlnciiMMleofcmnTU ■ Ail KlBtfs and Sizes I I ^9 -t^V^ \: \ Yi"^ Kws patent .uc^rra. 63 SvW.IVMBDlliMH IX SATISFACXHm •VJ SIDESHOW P CIRCUS SEATS, HmvlDK enlarcPd our quarters, emploxlox tbe blsbesl paid experienced belp and Elvln* all mattera our personal attemtla y*^»»*»JJ»o ^^^I^I^^^^J^^^** «aanatr of coatraeta for any alxeor atiriaof tent c»—tr—«tonfor daU« amalUr oC 10 «. UMk UMtlM WilUam T. Spaeth is making a good itoirtw wttk A. H. Wood** jittractlou. Xbe fl^S ^SL... of a Wife. Mr. Spaeth la aimed ■Mb an aetlTc annuemeDt espailciiea ot maiiy nata' aUndlDS. and mnr that ba has catered Ok theatrical ranka, win nadoobtsdlr be beam tram In • mstctial wmf. "Punch" Wheeler mrltes ttam yim- cmm, B. C.: "B4. (3ooke Is baw aknd at B«n Bar. He aajs the tbcatrca an Mt^lKB* enoosh for bia show, so 1 eSend to Wi t the dnoa casTaa for the wmm W H per sqoue yard—SI cents tat ■mmm^ I "S retain tbe ear-lap prlTUeges." Sid DeClalrvlUe writes that he Is atill with tbe VacXj BUI Shoir, wltb which ornnlutloD bulnew baa been bis all aeaaoo. The Dhow baa played Kanaas, Hlaaoorl, Okla- tiama, Nebraaka and tbe Indian TerrltocT' ne aeasoii opcaed Uaieb 25. and will not close Bstn some time. In December. W. J. Elliott writes us from hU. borne Id EransTUIe, Ind., that after a year of UlDCfla be la oo tbe road to complete recoT- or, and bopee to be able to troop asain in tbe near fntnre. For a nnmber of jeara Hr. miett bad entire cbatse of tbe tefrtshsieiit (llrllcgts wltb tbe Walter Jj. Main Shows. "Whals Oil** Gus. who has been in flt; bkcV BMglt>It Cbtcago. for the paat tirdTC iK«fc% IS oat acaln. Be wiu join bis partner, Uttla HOadar, who baa be*n in front ot the Blake Doc, FDar A Honker Show at White Citr an snsoB, snd sbont Nor. 1 they wni open their wbsllac erhlWtlBn at BokfUle, iDd. George Atkinson' writes: 1 bccB retr sncceaafol playtag n doalDc with tbe Wm^ P. bUe ptayus Kanaaa CII7 I waa asKctabwis at tbe B. P. O. . 1B7 act was well iMHtM, mv Mtnd. Wsim A. PatHck,, watch." ' General Agent Walter Forblsh, of tbe Slebel Doe A Pony Shown, waa s welcame caller at the Cblcago offlce of Tbe Billboard, Itonday. Sept. 2S, ca hla way to Baa Fran- daeo. Cat., he barlitt eloicd bis snson. Tbe aiad taar U laacThas BMMd a fca^ ___ — . —a - Al. P. Whooler writes that his dose tin aeason Oct. Et, at Fort I/cydSBi K. t., and so Into winter qaartera at Scbcnoctady. The seaeon - ot ISOO wlU find the new model etaowa greatly enlarged and taaproTed. wltb tbe addition at a aamber ot new featnice. Mr. Wbeeler'a Society Clrcoa and Camlral opena at Schenectady early In Noremlwr. During the performance of the John Bobloaon Shows at Alton, m., recestly. a stray doc KOt Into the animal tent and caused a stampede amons tbe elephanta. The bis anlmili took after the dog. and for a time It looked aa If they were going to make troa- Me. Tbe elephanta were at last gotten under control wltboat damage, bat not aatll tbey had caused considerable excitement. The Hlnes-Blake-Wlllard attrac- tions (Blake's Doc. Pony A.Uoiikey Show and the Nine WUlords' Temple of Maolc) wUI leave Chicago Oct. 12 for New Tork, aalUng from there Oct. 12 for BaTana, Cnba. where they are to open at tbe Kattonal Theatre, Oct. 21. Tbe Cohan cncagemcnt Is foe sixteen weeks. These shows bare cajogrcd a UlUr wnMUaua seaeon at White dtr, CMcafP, sstaMMMag an enTlable icpntatloa. W. M. ChUcott, for a number ot yeais identUM wtthraooe of tbe leading dr- eose*. now estahllabed In Kanaaa City. Us., where he has a nnmber ot bnalneat Interests, was a welcome caller at the Chicago ofllce of The Bniboard last week. Hr. Cblloott wUI be remembered as one of the most genial fel- lows who erer followed the white teats, and bis many friends in the ptofeasloa will be pleased to know that hs Is prospering. King B. Ziemer. of Ziemer's Royal American Shows, writes as follows: "The show Is doing nicely. I hare spent the biggest part of tbe season here on beantlfnl Shawano Idike, Wis., and thoogb not In the best of health, I hsTe the pleastire of aayteg that I am aonaic with the world. The people with my angre- Estlon are an well and they seem happy. We win not go sontb this winter. We <aooe oor season Oct. 1, and go Into winter qnartera at St. LonlB. Thla aeaaon baa been aplendld." VtlOambut Is fhe taster of advertls- lag ear NeTroC the Orcat Cole ft Bacera* lUII- mad Shows: B. H. Jones, general agent; Frank B. Ryan, contracting agent; B. G. Basa, presa agent; B. 3. wmiama, manager of car; <:harnc Patcher, boas bfflpoeter: Bneat UeweUng. Htbo- grapher; Bdward Cnite, pracTammer and ban- oeraun; Owi. Ctaandltr. diet sod W. <>• Tea- r>8, J. HcAlUBltr. «. P. BOOStb fl. BM, a HsRts sad c I. mmr ■lato ai of yaur nags. Wagon Cevara, Hon* 1 nk iWiistMBg new and Tery attraetlTo. WUI briog yon the tattdts. M In stock wiileh wUI make a good black top. LIST OF OUR SBCOND HAND TENTS FURNISHED UPON APPLICATION. Utfits in tent work. Give brigtit light and are ahBoiotajy Wfc 9m boys an all writ as line- Notes fnan the AL F. Wheeler Big Kcw IMH Wkmm Ms «ww doacs Us mat meesssfal scasoa Oct. 5 at LooMIIe. M. Y. We bsre been ttavdlng thioaih Hw f?t»^t]»^ and the AdlronOacks, and ereir ess bH en- joyed perfect health. The naa la itUtt baa walked' Tcanlarly. Daring the dinoier hootn Sept. IS die awoibeia of the show prcaentcd Hr. Whcdcr wUh aa decant Usaonle wateb C9MW. XiAfayette closed with Col. W. J. mtars Sbow at Marshsll, Hlnn. He writes: "ms Is one abow that we performera can call home. Both Hfe, and Hts. Uden are like a father and mattm ta an that do half way right. We im l lM s lM SMlatnlr tcgsst tlist U sixteen large snakea for the act. The act has made such a hit that Hr. Wallace baa re- qnested Mr. iftFarland to feature It on a larger scaie neit i"_'aH.ja. Wm. Irwin and ) PaA. St. lAota, hfOb, the Wm. Asfatoa drens. SHOWS AT CEDAK SEPTtAIBERS. ■AFUM^IAs, MtlEBItL FROM THE ST. LOUIS tSBlD'S FID We I 2SO.O0O Mew General Bectric Make, 8 Toltaga 100 to 110, r 1.000 Oalraalsed Boxes, also Coin B a CLOTEISS, BOO "Khakf Ualfstma. roiislstlsg sf and pants; 200 Special Orereoats. SMda tcr tka Jefferaon Onarda at tbe World's Fair; "Khafct" Caps; 600 aeU ot Sww^ Baitt saS Scahbarda. BAJCBOO roixa S.OOO Bamboo Pole*, ssed by the D. K Oorenment In the Fhlllpplae Otsui range from 8 Inches to e indiea la diameter the bottom, and tram 80 to 60 feet Isag. Ua for many pnrpoaca. Tbocsanda of other Items. Motan. Wire. Ooon, Ssah. Trasses, Bead Balleta, Blips, BoolIIng, Siding, Unlag, Pipe. MacUasfy, Ponltnre, Offlee Eqolpment, Safaa, Vaatt '■ Fcnclnc. Wire. Flacs ot all Mattaas. Cbalra. Watar Ouslai% OiaaahsaBa M ABK FOB aPB OAt W MBi OT PA UI 1 LoooB No. OM. oBiOAao aosn nre ca, Stth sad baa Sts., CIMeags, IB. CIRCUS SEATS. rortable Grand Standa and TtMiag Qa> cus Chairs manolteliined. fumisbed and: 6»ei Ohaiplahi 9U CLEVEIJUID, O. Is time to cloee tbe season, and we Colonel and Us family the best ot snceess. The show has been very proeperons this sea- son. and has met with no serloos accidents. I shall toor the sonth this winter In elocution ondav a Naw York maasger. The opposition forces of The Great Forepangh A Sella Brothers United Sbowa did aome One work recently at Wichita. Kan. Thla abow waa hilled In between two other aggre- gatlona, and In the face ot soch strtmg com- petition tbey drew capacity baaloesa at tbe matinee and night performances. The brigade who had charge of this work Indade Barry Graham. Wm. Cain. Geo. Clare. Pred. Win- ters. Bert WUson. Hiram Green and Dick Scan- lln. Theae gentlemen are bard workera, and are ptodsdng great, rcsnlts for their emplayeia. W. H. McFarland, manager of the annex with tbe Great Wallace Shows, bss framed op a anake sbow whldi baa created no end of iandatory eomsacat. The eonccp- tlon Is an original one, and la worked oat on an elaborate scale. Miss Grace Clarke, a Tltlan-balrcd beanty, la featured. The stage occnplra the center ot the tent. On three sides It U draped with rich tapeatriea ten feet high, and a plnsb curtain eairying Ultmilnated snTec lettera, "The Bncbaatrcaa," oorera the front. When this curtain Is drawn aalde a perfectly black backgronnd la ezpoaed. A apot Ucht Is thrown upon tbe eentte of the stage and MISS Clark, attired la p ass .w Mtn tttA- Ings, steps forth. TO* MaC k *~ drawn ezpoalng to riew a *s " Central Park at Centre Square. Pa., has Ctaacd Its stssoBi Xbe paA wffll ogca again to Jobs Mdar the ■aawmst gC Cke Win C. three F. Trimble, trap drmninw of Oony. Pa., do s e d a T«ty neecssfol smsob at FUUey Lake. N. Y.. Sc^ 1«L w ith the Chap- man Oiclieatra. Bla artistic work recclfcd some Tcry flattering pcalae. Lake Muakegon Park, Moskegon, Mich., has inst closed the moat aocceasfol sea- son In the history of the reaort. Manager W. R. Reynolds expects to hare a elieolt M tl parka next snmmer. It is reported that Pittsburg, Fa., will next season bare another large park. whMi Is to be esubllsbed by New York s^ Pltta- buTz capltaliata. The proposed resort win eorer twelre socs not ttx fttua the heart of tbe city. Olentangy Part^ Oolamhna, Ohi<\ win bs Mssar tsiii I 'b»«na it assM up next SMH^ aMMrttS pilMSt dSBS bftag the erectlaa sT a Aa^tbrAatesL mtbv eaaslsr sad a mammoth dancing pariUoa that wm aeoooi. modate 1,000 oonples. Ponce De Lieon Park at Atlanta, Gfl., will remain open imtll Dec 1. The aeaaon baa been a rery sncceaafol one imder the man- agemeat of WIU Sharp. The skating risk at thla resort Is claimed to be the largest In tbe world, tbe Ooor measnring 400x380 feet. An slrahtp has beea addsd to tbs aiasy dxaMng SCEIERY AMD SHOW MIITIIBSI Ho. Bias JOBH GUselBBaa« O. »■ VAVOETIUbB ABTISTS mmt Can place good acts wltb CInbs at all times Call or write. Metropolitan Entertainment Bureau. 421 Monadnock Bldg.. Chicago. 111. The season Omshs, Neh.. has dolly, la the wnilaa J. F. iMft at Olcntangy Park Th sa ti a and Eoo. lombna, Ohio, la nendlng tbe fan and winter with rrlatlTca at Oweashoro, Ky. In company with WIU Picaaer of Oolnahoa Mr. Ixift will next season have a olnatzcl company upon the park dzcoltau The Knabensbne airship flights at White city, r«»i««fs wen eminently an eesj a fnl. The BMring liituis nan. erer to tbe fore, when there hi aa epportnnlty to secnrs iip.t»4ate material, was on hand and a fine set or asotlfla pletozea of Knabenshne's exhlbltlona wm sooo be ready for the market. Tbe Sellg Felysoope COmpsny's opetatoia took tbe mor- tag pletues. Riverside Park, Montreal. Can., eloaed Ita aeaaon last week under the mansce. meat of Leri Tremblay, who Is also proprie- tor of the resort. When tbe rewrt opened early this season It was whI^*p*Tt(t ahoat that It wouldn't last Ion;. AmDS.t-mt.nt Manager' Al. Bead worked tbe harder and he gare bis patrons TaodeTllle wUdt they coald ~ * hat appreciate. The park aisde ma Manager Ttehlay snimnarfs tbat It la