The billboard (Jan 1910)

nrrte Billboard JANUARY 15, 1910. Mr. A. t\ EJiia, Jir. ifnim, Secntorr of tlia Xwla Gltj S tbac clKitiniDS aad g r « crn fl MW« Mjtlc Kicbalcin. we a4 •KATINa NKW8 OF THB WORLD. GALE BROOK AND THE HIPPODUOME UlNK. UlNKEAFOLIS lie U a muu. cbe sentlemiui who ir tlie man- :ii;lng director of tile must Iwaaiiful Ice palace rink eri-r i.->.iitruct«l vitlH-t Id America or Ku- rope. To Ko incu Irmnlir Octiitl* ot Uii» plicu iriwM Ukm ciiloniikt jC aval* li» lull tb* MikMii at TIM Billboaal at d£. nM MMltaM •( Im^ whidi afftwd.*. MiMadraAL.Mit Ikavaaad* ot tkatem aDHMMiwat everr aftemoaa aiiil - uielit <iurin; tlHi wIutKr aeaiiui. llr. «>ale Bruuii. tbb niniMsIn!; •llr<ctor. la a cliap tltui Mluue- apoiU anil I'aal iikaten ailinlnr; a >'ou>$ MA't or ntJil>?tlc Mlow tkiit liupmuitfs yuu from thi* ^rouiitl op, and a man cu|»al>ie oC cit- «*rlas to tile c^as^s of tbe two grvat twin cUl?^ tvltb that uio«l e:4i>ctliil point lu make-up anil mouuerli*!!!. *'a KenUeaum'* to all. DatlUK my stay at the Orpheum last week, luaUK of llie nuisc expert skalerj of tlie No'iU- weat were cullers, and InrltiilioD-i ^vere mniiy to myMfif au.l wife to visit Ibe vaont nuLablr? place III MluneapalLs, tbe tamoiM UippuUnnce, "tiruis!! 'Le courtesica ot Slanaser Bruok. Mr. A. P. EJlla, Jlr, Itruce, Sir. Switrr, the - — " Skalliit: Clul>, auil 1 little Ire skater, n,ent one boar anil a liaU at the Hlp(Mklniue Ice S k a t i n g Falace o( SllmvaiwIU. Any c<ie wlin ever pauca tknunta tbi* city wltnoat stopping off to are rbe HlitNHlroiue. really mines a trert. Tbls Is tlio riak ivbi-n* laat aeaiion some notable races wefv->-ln4iI.^-^ ^ ■. , ^ - , It 'waa oa flita moat perfect aheet ot Ice tnat NiTval B.-ii tl cbowed hU beela to Jaha Nielson. Uke Joe Uooaghae and manr »0r« gr-nt ntblutea, tliey have their days, bot tlie ri« iIi-dU ru down in hlatory aa » battle »«- tureen ttro ehumplons. wbc lud tiM ailTant«<e oC ico t) train on rnd prepare tor a SAat bclur the fastest sprinter. tii« oiK« cfaamplou, NlMUon. la hi> prime and wiieiL he tnineil, kas "a woirilerfta «tater. Donaghna ■net K^-Isoa In K>«w York City In Mtac, when be was sbat prlir DsUters call "an abao- lut* tiaait OUK." MePartland and Thomaa, am- fttnv cbamnlona from Newbnrs, even ran away froia bim. J>k> Doua^hae Uckled NieUioi!. tlie trained athlete, wiili l.nt two Oays trainee- There an ice In tbe East, and Daoastauu went u:i against the rbamnuKi' wlIB ODV (wo daT>>' work an the Ice. Tbe tomer CUKNU Dct»l^:ic lud virtnally retired a year ptcTiuu. IMU tlie luln'vnwot was ao great foe a Uttlo liore money, which amonnted to foarumes what IliO wlnn.tr receiTOl, that be snapped bis *kalrs on. and eaaUy wait down to defeat. TO »«• a trained akstwr Kolng away '™n «^ nntralnrd man. and harlly reallxlnp the fact at the time, one bi«omes imprcMed that a mar- «el bad apmnit nf. But -not the caw ^ere are 3»an.i skaters In Ameitca vtho coold defeat the faiLOus Uttle Swede op to • h^mUe ot mile, bnt nbove thjt the macMne rtnk* ot tbU trained Jtbleta. Kl-Lwn. would •■Mr tk» apace •"TM^t^^fi S55*t ^^^^^ ss? ^^nb^•^ISS«'^£:''.be*^'Sf JSr Kow a new marr-l who can sprint like a whlrlwbul fWBi the erack of the gnn to ten mile* baa apnini: np. BadnK tana In aU nSta or tlic world take oB their hats to j:bamptnn Ncrral Baptl. and Morris Wool. Itis mo« .lanicron-i opponent. While ttc prefrnt conaenims of Judges sUte there la no <me near enoneb to tl»m to make even », n«WJ": ter^lor race. ^ Tbe Hlpiwilroaw IJnk »J» bave a number oC iMwatioaal evente dnrine the *°lta'p& "«SS: is now' to Seatae, W^e«ne Ba/t Mr tlwM events. WnneapoU* n»t not he omloafced as to their flgire skjters. With spch •gnMMnts ot the art as Brace. Ellis, and Sneger, have tfbrfeetcd the art to a JMgh de- _ — ——• — were WON- in a flnHbsa stil*. ♦ MHB MiXtB NICUOLSOX. TBa. DER ON ICE. Tfala diarmlng and graccfnl Exponent ot ska- torlal art impresses one from the flrjt out edge rte cnts as Sinp alone In this ttoless and at the same time dllBcnIt are, flgnrc work. Can yon readers of Ice skating news In this otaciai orean Imatdne for one moment that a •om«n skater oa the Ice has mastered tbe BWrtOlfflrolt feat on the steel rnnners, a ca«fcHitt»w. iplnl Sfarle NIehoteon. wttbont any dBBbt^^e-great- est woman Banre abater nf modem .tftney. *gj mtely astonnded me witli two abadn^rjtUM^ «nt cork-screw spiin. w«tl«_.« »>«•». Ish. Wbne iKr mp*. and nimeroas -other nilaa were » rerelatlon to me. and in Uu- uSefpSat or perfretlan. Uarie Nicholson win hea tranrndnns drawing card for any Ice rink <r ice carniral In the East or Canada, nod 1 wni be pleaai-d if she has an opportnnity^ or sbnwlni; her skiU before an Eastern ice skating • andlenee. Minneapolis Is a great clly. and to Imc down Nirollet ovpone. one can imagine bow **V It " that the Casino, the Electric bath^miKjmMB which I wlU speak abont in tb«aKt «OIM. and tbe big Hippodrome, ate }>aiiimlM t» e«- padtr at crery night session. , - ♦ Ramtlton. Peters. I>eo Jones, and Midge Bba- man are after Harlcy DiTidson'a scalp, WDO ■UTived from Bngiand lairt week. The tnoinent Barley Davidaon arrived in New Ynrk last week. Clarence Hamilton wired a challenge to me, that he was wDllnir to give Davlrtson an opportnnlty to win the ehamplooship from bim. and will asn-e to a series of races. anr,4le- tances. end for as mncb money aa DaTlOM wishes to bet. races to take place in any nnK. A few hours later snotbfT eommnileatlaa eame from St lOTls. stating that BodMV PCMfs and Lee Jonea are ready to give DavMaim ■Mjfbes at any distance and for any amount. ,^dge Asrman. tbe Kansaa cyclone, baa not orerlookea tbe fact that be lb io Davidson's class, snd is ready to make a matcb. He wlU let Davtdaon rplect the distances, and say what amount he (I>avldtm) wants to wager. Hazley Davidson It win he tememijeted. slipped over to Engand last season, and with bis former pupil and skat- ing mate. Allle Monre. took a parse nmoootlng to apnmTfmatety »T0O, olTer*^ liy th«0^mpla Skating Btnk Company. With eaap^MnMje Davidson beat bis pnplt and rormer teM* MSNji Allle Mnore in vtrtnally a walk. Jl!"**'** Fetenanr. Davtdaoa baa wft with varffd aoeeeaa teSSTof ttyrSl^ tSjta te.teland. Bar- hy^ >i « great i h rteR. g Jb itwirt nj^ hare aslil. deposited with me $UM, by Clar- ence IlamlltOD'a friend, as a perfect lAMrtng ot con-l faith. The Mil bad a aoM UmM to it which read: -If this la not «IIBelMt depoxlt. ten times that amount will b* ftmheomlac. it's np to you, Harley.** Tbe AinericHn racers are after you and they bare money to back them. You should clean up nicely here this winter if you can show your heels to some of ibe aneed merchants of today. Harley Darldaon witb the presilge ot an Olympia race winner. Mister Blak Man- aj^, HMtdwd agaioat tome tt tbe ttw-nolrbets, will paA rnir nak at a $1 per Ibfow. Ko ex. coses aiioald be oObnd by the Olympian roller winner. His engaconest in WHf****^ Cor a week woul not anioaat ta'ttV. ptr Mat, a( .what he can pull down heia la tmerlfe U eae night. "I know." ilamllton, Petera. Txn) Jones and Midge Sher- man ar* ready. Tbey will give you all tlie time neo-ssiry to train. They want you to show them that rou are la their cl»fa. So p>t hu!:y. T am In CblC3i;ro, anil win tM- for the next foar weeks; care The nillboard,' Schiller Bhig., will rmirh Bt aaA.JBUuBiltM's.aaA tlw.Mbtr boy*' aetata. '■ ■ ♦ Tbe great Olympia Skating Club, ot London, has lieen fonrnMl, nearly a tbonsand attending the meeting held at the Olympia last Snndiiy. The object of the cinb is to get control of tbe rink for Sunday 'dnb ikatlag parties. Among the notables wlw attendeil the mcetlog and who wite meat ptogiesslre In its (orautioii. waa the Grand Dake Ulebael. of Rnisla: Ce unt aa a Torby. Tiaeoont Creighton Major. Tlte Hon. Arthur Hay, Sir Edwartt an Lady Constance Stewart, Sir Francis Trlppel, The non. Ed- ward and Mrs. Stoner. Mrs. Hall Walker. Lady Tweedale, Lord and Lady Clemlntlne Waring, and Lady Evelyn Gnlnneas. From the shore' names one can readily see that the Olympia Skailns Clnb will be a great snccesa and will be a aoeletr dnh which win eveataall^ — — anytUaC «( tha Uad in the wodd.. . Mr. Baymoad K. . . frtenda dimng bla atib' at the Iwiirlran Boiler Rink. Sliellield, has lieen promoted to a similar poult Ion at tbe Great Olympia London. Upon bis leaving SheBield. he waa agieeahty snrprii^ to be called out on tbe floor and presented wltb a pnrse of gold, subscrlbefl by the staff and patrons of the rink, to show their appreciation of a courteous and gentlemanly floor manager, whoao strict attention to tals duties and his up- to-date maiuigement of their Hoor liad caused them to admire and appreciate him. ,. ^' ♦ ■ FH* tbonaand Ikateia la tbe slie of tbe etowda which are ottUalog the great Crawforrt and Wn- klna Olympia snrface Loodon. niRbtly. whOe the morning and afternoon sessions bandle from two to three thonsanil at each sesiloa. l^e Poor span; is 125,000 square feet, and la capa- ble of skating five thousand, skaters with com- fort. Tbe London Era says the spectacle at the Olympia during the past week was of tbe most animated description, and the accommodation provided was in every wsy up-to-date and satia- faetacy. • ♦ When snch men ss Bnbensteln. Sla,vback and Fred Tusker Journey all the way from ,New York and Montreal to attend a meeting of skat- ing oOdals at Chlccgo. wblcb no .boobt coat them a round cejitnry note oot of Ihel^ own pocket, shows dearly that tbeae Ilea, air Inter- ested In tbe sport for pnn apart aad-'aotbing more, and that •van-, akatir ahanH-.^nnclata thrwe who apeM tMr. pHV nMlrfllM Jr fM- mnting skatuv ta m m biaaCbn etiallaaally year after year. ^ Bnstaens wtU die. and die qnlek. .In any ztnk where tbe floor ia not kept np to tbe mark u r»«iaida deanlineaa. If bmlnesa beglaa to slacken, there mast be a reason. Why not take a chance and prove to yonfwif Ibe fact that In ail probabiIi& It to tbe floor. That la easily remedlea, saya Mr. Srbtnetez, of Chicago, who msnafaetona' cUfe fleow aartactw mactalnes. and whna afl^gpaaB to-Tfea. amhanfl every week. ^ • . - ■ ♦ W. D. Nixon, who waa for s«wne time ees- nerteii with the Crawford and WIIMns people, and who most recently has been managing tbe Alwych Rink. London, has tendered bla realcua- tion. and will leave the popular • Strand Rink to essamc tlie manigement ot a new company wblch' la .tocawfl for the piwflaWaa «( a chain of " " ■ ~ " great architect, baa been slv*n another tader for a flying stsge for the skating and dancing art of Earle Rey- nnlAr and NeHi* Donegan. Tbe new stage will eliminate sny anond of tbe rollers, and will be dropped libe a ■raoiHl doth from the top ot the rmj^jWrt^ OcivlaK Jt. ta ha act laiHe of liie Pilacaai Blak. a^Blonx City, la., u stiu open, and Is enjnylns a good patronage. I no- ticed, however, that a sttrfarlng machine on the floor would lie tienellClal to this centrally located little rinic A nice, dean floor Invitee the pub- lic to eiljogr a more pleasant evening In a rink and adda gicallir t* Oa taUaca ot tha hos of- The Greet Monoban. whom we All kaair «a tbis side end admire, is about the bosleet bee In Tfnkdom in Englsnd. Moodhiin has good gnods and advertises eitenalvely. Tbe conse<)nenee is ttat he finds a eoDtinnal market for hia act la eajartag a moat projpei iTfliaataHtaln. Tfao Era ssya marble sorface f«r skattnir baa not met with success nt the Merble Blok at Clanbam Bond. London, and tliat a new mck maple floor , has.beea Isid. It aeena .that tb*re is nothing ta tahe the idace of the Michigan reek maple wMeh Crawftord and tdlktaa have vtrtnally a momvoly on in Enroiie. ♦ Tlie Era ptlnts a hnndeome photo of Mlis Marie Lloyd and Victoria Monk, two of Eng- land's most popular music hall artlats. lu a skating dnoi. The ptctnie ahw portrays the ever ' «■ tha Only MMib am. 1< ite hsa wati:r,proof 365 TIMES A SUCCESS ChaBenge CoRan have jumped intai favor witk thousands of careful diressers because they ate real money savets eveiy day in the year. They make k veiy eaqr to beep yoiir Knen (iredi |Ji the v>h8e/ Challenge CDDMliHwall tha ^)de:aad aaap al ike best linen yet they cut aet'laaadry bill* altogether. They have a perfect linen finiih Bm) texture which you can't loll'ha« liacD So/tl by tlfalfrs ri-rrytrhrrr. Cotlam, 2&c., t'lyfs, 50c. nr sent Otj dirfri. Let its send yon o*ir latest ftylr liiutk—/ree. c«cB ia dw mat «f the style hiwk—/ree. |V 1 I' lTlif^ THE ARLINGTON CO., Dept. G, Vlft'^ aliid EstabtMed JSSS. ■ 72B.737 BreaJway. New York. WATERPROOF ;it4SSttJt?W!L^:^.^^ COLLARS S CUFFS 1 KtaMTAva. Pau D«e. ai, lliU5. ^ l-ai. Nov. 21. isut. 725-727 Broadway. New York. rHiuramtu. mi c%»buc dt. rHirih-O, 11)1 Markri St. 8T LOl'lS, sia Notlh rih Si T<mo>Tit. F.stabtUhed JSSS. BOSTOmeS licdfont 81. VWANTEDTp^B Trained Animal Ji^ of all kinds, and Show Property ONE OB TWO TKAINEO) Bl.EPHA*(Til <the smaller the better). Llona. Tigers, romaa, Leopatda. or Wild Animal Groups, Ponies, Moles. Horses. Dogs. Monk*. Goats. Plga, or any good trained animal acts, miniature Dens snd Cages. Will pay spot cash or rent or engsge for ooming season any of the above. Can nae a long baesage car, 75 ft. or longer; also a couhlaatloo aleaper and diner with BAGGAGE COMPAnTAiENT. Write me fully what yon bare gat, and pnca.- aaa I will come and see it. Will engage, by tbe year, a Drst-clam animal trainer of espericaeas •aa tbat can get results and ia atrlctly sober at all times, or I don't want bim. Bare bad aiaie waaM-be traiaera. For Sale or Kvnbange—lO-tnne Trompet Organ, one n-ft, stateroom aleepat SA diner, ala-wbeel tmcks, steel tired whrela, in perlMt condltiwn. not necessary to ., nar on it except to letter it. One «3 ft. baggage ear. Mg end doors, and aide doors, with dining room and kitchen, fully equipped to feed all your people oa It; toor-wheei trucks, ateal- tired whoelB. Two of the finest show cara on the road. Immediate poaaeasloo if you wirik Wanted, for a season of thirty weeks, Acro>>allc. Gymnastic. Aerial and Comedy acta ef all klnda. Season opena first of April. Addreaa AJTOBEW XMWVIE XoFKEi:. Box 18, Xsdiaa. V. T. CARL HAGENBECK -LARGEBT- ANIMAL DEALER ia thie inald. . Lions, Tigers, Elephants, Bears, Giraffes^ Hippopotami, Rhmoceros and all laxge animals a specialty. Write for price list and address all communications to S. A. STEPHAN, Agent, care Zoological Garden, Cincinnati, Ohio. WANTED FOR GOLLMAR BROS.' SHOWS I Aela c( an Unda^ Catapult Aet^ Leaping thp Gap, Looping As lMjp, €te.; Senaational Aet for Fme Outaide Exhibition, Tiained Scala, Ttained Animal Acta, downa to Double Concert, Side-Sbow People, Man to take chaige of Side Show, Race Riders, experienced Circus Billpoaters, Car llanager, Steward, Train Master, Boea Ganvaaman, Bo« Property ■ liu^atc. —: ^ ADDRBss ; ;—— GOUJMARBROS., Barabop.VVis. WANTED SIDE SHOW fEOPLE, FREAKS and ODD PERFORMANCES Hr. H. S. lipwls has returned from Australia to Eagliind.. and la .now located.at tbe English Blak. Brighton. Hr. I<awla has been da Anilra. tADDBBSS- ADAM FOREPAUGH AND SELUI BRO&, Bmbook Wb. ONE, 10* lit 00 ROLL TICKETS YOUn OWN 3PEOIAU TtOKBT 5,(X)Or- $1.25 25.000— $ S.5t 10.000— 2.50 50.000— 10 OP 20,000— 4.60 100.000— 14.00 AccafBtc|jrMakercd,all calan. QolckihlfMnb TheBatkitt--ffMiiMfcagda<h»rter--<ettteS*TO^ idfli ortw mm m roms ^^'^^sisr^ia^^ ^SBrtsraasa NATIONAL TICKET COeSHAMOK.N.PA -~ ■~ — Electric Scenic Effects tad Stage Lighting Appliaacet Complete line ot CT/tUD EITecta. KNOW, KAIN. FIRB, Bte. Also b'TOT and FLOOD LIOHTS, STAOB POCKETS. Pr.UGOINO BOXIM, nilEOSTATS. and eeenrtbinit need in eoaaecUoa wltb Electrical Stase Ugbtlnn. IWOBXIB Oulea*, Leases aii4 OmUMS at ' rents to corer postage and malllDS ef MBW CATAWMIIIBi 00., Larsest nunnfacturers of ElecMeal Mast - Mtb Sinet. Bew York City. V. M. A.