The billboard (Feb 1910)

12 T tk e B i 111> o a r <! FEBRUARY 70^ 19ia H DONAUMON, ^^o^^^^^ PUBLISHER. I>T. aai estma as ScMd-Glan Ibtl Matter at Fast Offlce. CUiciiuiati. ■■a mil cocnmimicatk>ns for tb* editorial or bralncsa depattawnt to THE BHiIiBOARD PCBUSHING COMPAXY. 416 Elm Street, Cincinnati, U. 8. A. OMo. i>IEW YORK. •■Ma 'I>, Holland BoUdins. 1440 Braadvar- Telepbmie Central, 1630 Bryant. CHICAGO. M7-909 Scbnier Bldg., 103-109 Baodolpb St., Teleptsooe Centni, 59S4, SAN FRANCISCO. , ' PHILADELPHIA. .W Bdai ThntTF Bona iBT. LOUIS. Room SOS MlMOQri Tmt BaHdlBC. LONDON, ENGLAND. . iTt Temple Ctuunben, G. U. ' -. PARIS. FRANCE. 194 s year; 6 months, $2; 3 months, $1. Payable tm aivance. He extra eharge te Canadian or FeraiBn aubseribara.'. Whale- .p^M fMOl Jnir p^^Oi ' cents per line, - agate im^Murement. quarter page, ^35. ^fo advertisement 26, 1010. THE BUXBOABO is on nla on all trains sod news-mtuds thnncliont tlia ITnitod Statss uxd C i ii i ds . which an sirapliod tfca ajaecican Vewm Oo. ud its braacbas. It is also-on sala at ^aataae's, tl Amm_M I'Opna, Paris, France. When cot on ssle, please notifx tliis oSee. DT post-oiAce or expreu money order, or resistaiad latter Bulooard Pnblimhinf Company, Ucited mj sr ande pajatla to The te Aetuiii msolic ' ahonld EDITORIAL "Unto the Least of These" . K was only another Instance of the overflowing klndheartedness of Stase people, but there was something so gracious and so tender in the little edebratlon In which Viola Allen and a party of crippled children of Pitts- burg joined on St. Valentine's Day. that it can not be passed without note. The chfldren were the crippled niltes of humanity who are cared for fC PlttsbuTB. nqr were those'wbo; are often thongbt of .-M CMfa people^ tak tti^ power to be'.of ^Id to themselves or .to lir tiie iMBd-aCtfllte. to he .ABpoident.. ...jMols .'wUcSt! aniit'he. the nward reaped by stronr men and wtMhCB who atop and aibap «^ vtaee'A.wana hand tai theirs, * ' And so, when Miss Allen, on Valentine Day, became the postmistress and handed out to each eager little walC the printed ptetnre and token of love written thereon, supplfementintr the gift - by bon-bons, so dear to children It was really worth going far to witness the happiness depicted on the child- ish faces. Nor was this all. For. at the Alvln Theatre, a program had been arranged and was carried out. wherein all the members of her company took part, containing just tb» particular things in song and -play to. suit the «C;ttM <ssr-mttsi: ieMftw .r>je kap>taaM.:«a» hwiaghT/to-tlM— UtUe that »eome Legislation Needed on the QnestiiMi of Stage Children The question Of the employment of stage children will not be settled until It Is well settled. There are arguments of welj^t advanced by both sides to the corUenUon. the ^tumbling block and. essence of the same' being the humanitarian aspects of the case. It seems, however, to be admitted by those whose opinions are not colored by general obiection to stage life, that children who appear in theatrical, prodnctiona are not to be classed With infants «ke.sii* li w i n m tM . ii if s j s rwtM la: Mllj ^ijj fr ipasjB_ft wtery «»*«>*»«^ - ^ -thaa the latter. It prayins the leKisiuture to psas u law placing the bu>lnt'.i.s un u Mine and sound footing, in other states similar agitation is In i>roKress. There la certainly some middle ground where all who consider the welfare of minora may meet, and it is hoped that the question may soon 'be settled In all the Developments in Ticket Speculation •mm nom»'ot th» oth«M in must cases it receives. If aayfhtng; more attent ion than the c3illd In the home, because no class of people are naturally more affectionate, nor aoliclt- onsly helpful to the helpless that are professional stage followers, and the child of the stage has many who delight to care for it. Exceptions to the rule give rise to argument, and to meet the objections of opponents, it has been sn«rgested that suitable legislation be enacted wherein children may be specifically authorized to appear in plays, for, without anch provision many prodnctioas iroaM ha is^giiirtMS|^^^aB^^><tfit^ly rt wi il^ sravtt SMV taa-tavsAsdU anA' jSMiliss AiwiIft' he pnwMsA.^a.BI gf.tliniii TliT fsa't» tamgir wWfc""piia»l1oas eafeaHatad to fa—ra-tha Wgheat viiiB<MBv eC.alaas eti^dren. IfiiMia tka sid>]ectt has become one of very general discussion, public Int erest has been aroused to a pitch that warrants the statement that before very long, every state in the Union will likely spread on their statute-books, laws which wiU fit the case of the stage child, distinguishing It from little workers along other llpes of employment. There are plays in which children should not be permitted to take part, but because there are some such. Is no reason for wholesale restriction. Some. proxKMed laws pcwvfd Ueensing of chUdren. to iwpear, and placing the respoasihllitir Ueensea tba haais .oC a hasa*. or a pctson' eoa tp^ls at to jiid aa and -alWi' iwIiiill'i III II '- "^^ "or 'slnHlar rmtdlmUmg la lhMaiee wboid ~ ~ ' ~ taed to exist In Vinrhnsetta, the supreme „'raled adversely en- tha° practice of employing ° la now In eirenlatlon. At last it looks as if something deflnlte were to happen In the matter of ticket. speculating. After year:> of wrangling, fussing. law suits and arrests, one of Xew York's most prominent managers—none other than Marc Klaw—comes In the open und endorsees ticket speculation, of course with certain restrictions. - Mr. Klaw sounds the question's depth when he says: "The public don't care,^ why should , we?" U has hem atated time and ttaw asaia that many Of tho magnates were la -hearty aeoord oa the praUem oC' aOowliig apecn- Chla waa. J«at-. as :oCUa aaA .aa eatpkatteally denied, and rlght- mea ktfwt* that rths aiaiM««is nalfr wished to abolish tho nuisance. Thef' eSBsd Air the .only sopfort tkagr ooald— Um public, aad- recelred nothina aMd-«t this writing the ataad that Mr. Klaw (adua loofes most sensible. ' He sums the situation In this wise: "I have staled many times, that the only way tq stop the nuisance of sidewalk speculators Is to wipe them oat of existence altogether. "If The Big Five' comes to me, I will sell them aU the fldcetsUier vsant. and I'U charge them a premium for ths.t islw ts. \ - tl t w lf a. >aiiil>sis is not a public business. We do not owa a ftaasklMh' allhaafch wa haro to maas llrmsirL fur ao paitlealar imisiib ahslwiiiisi" Why ahoiUdu't we make an wa^eui bat of oar tidntst Tlie pahlle does aoC give as any sympatlvi.-iiliMi wa. hMe on an attraction. If we can sell our tickets in the most advantaaaons amnner to ourselves, why shouldn't we do so? I Intend to go before the Board of Aldermen at the public hearing and tell them a few things. I will show Just who are behind these speculators. That ordinance was a perfectly feasible one, and if it had been passed the trouble would have been settled. Xow we have the flght all over again, with even less prospect of getting any relief. My motives last year were and the theatrical' managers were held op as being in league with the 1 lators. If that is what the pahHs. MVr.Misvsab thsn mm sOiktas c« wliatever pro(lt tha« is to ha apoJa 'sa* of aar tislMSa.^' . "Zha BMr 1ve~° TCfenaA 4o Is. a aasSMpatlsa 9C- ticket apceulators whlcii maraooa.Mrtfol the huineaB. It b a racOlBily faeocporated company, wIMi. seveni' ha^aehf <dBees and. about one hundred members. The qneatlon of ticket siwoititloii is on for a bearing before the Aldermea this week aad iliijiii'aliiB ■Igiii la the dcy. predict a new order of thiacs/ Shall Fair Showmen Organize? There is no gainsaying the fact that there now exist (and have existed for some time, for that matter) conditions in the community, in which those Interested In fair and street fair attractions must necessarily mingle* which are' very much in need of alteration. Where ia he. wno. fully thoroughly conversant with-this .Iwaadt oC the wl^ch . poBsesBes a myrlaA of paia lb l Wtla^ wm daay that aataas Is nated the'aaBCBapaiaMa lanrMaal wha-^SBea oaS Us esfsteneo by upon ev ary b oay irtOi 'trtiom m ebasss la C B Utsct; using methods that , are Iselow-board'to-carry on his Ulegitiniate enterprise, the toad-> for the future of the business will be torn asunder, done to eliminate this unfair player, and quickly, too. Why carnival managers and owners of fair attractions dilatory in seeking a means of remedy Is a question we shall not disenas here. True, several efforts have been made "to start something" by those realizing the necessity of the action, but these persons were compelled to see their efforts fade away IgnomlnlooSIy bsc aas e. of- from those who should have snapped up the It is obvtoas that tho oao bright asoaas Ha ' Indhrldntf Is bar widt On hope and' ambition. . One institution, known as the Showmen's Protective Asssdatloa, has recently been formed, with Capt W. D. Ament as Its secretary. The object of the association is to drive trom the business all illegitimate workers, and afford protection to members of the association against unfair methods. It is not the intention of the association or Its members to dictate terms of per cent or flat rates to be paid. All money paid in shall be need (or pobllcity purposes only, exploltlas the « as* oC M». caa ss . : ;Wa awsy alwil >a mmt tor saiariea or pei ana a l use by f" The 1 and impataa hSWiH: H ts MaB-lt can be no wonderfully. Suhdtiing tk The claque as an Institution, an organised body (or maWllg ap pl s a s S i or for turning the tide sgalnst a prodactlOB whsa Its dsmsnds are aot graatad* a ttmitmm is aomeitaMa e aipi oad iirthls oo aatt y . - hat: oalr aa-'aw'laipiMieitaatlsa. TiMt, whoi carried to the "professlonar* states It ha e opia aa tasldleas thing la evidenced by a recent occurrence at Milan. Italy. - At one of the flnt playhouses in the world, the theatra "Iigrrloo.** the claque was subdued the other evening, but for that evealar'oaly. The subduer was Aineto, the famotis baritone. The singer pleased the audience, but was roimdiy hooted and yelled at by the claque. He stood It to the end of the first act, then after the curtain was down, he appeared before the footlights and said: "Ladles and gentlemen: Aa you may have perceived, the claque Is -Why? Beeaaao X refsMd to »ar-«bwe.arisasahle papain Showlac the propaaMoa aMM ia ine hp the to he hied. Jadga for yourself." - The MP hoase fOoeUke one man aad applauded the iwiaiagwwils baritone, and the claque knew better than to persist te lU f enaar.a UW ais, iLkspt sdll through the rest of the evening and the ainger.i soeoeMi at the ead of the ]