Billboard advertising (June 1910)

I L AMERICAS IBADING • CINCINNATI 1^ Volums XXn. No. 28. cnnnmATi—RBW york—Chicago Jvne ^ 1910. On Amusement Life _ : ^ and The reiMTtee fact that the professional Is humorous, goodnatured and alert at la common knowledge. Tet, he is always ready to gibe bis fellow and Is willing to put up with the con- sequences. Following is copy of advertisement from one of the New York theatrical papers of April, 1907; then, in answer, the application of The Turners, for- merly three In number, now divided into The Two Musical Turners and Turner, of Turner and Powell, and thirdly, the retort of the manager ot the company (the adv«rtiaer): •J;*" Quaker Indian Comedy Company, HasUags. Nebraska: Tovelty Acta, double In brass: ball players preferred. Ml apwctaltlea and work in regular performance. No an, ehaseiB or kickers tolerated. Sleep on the lot. Salary low, AS YOU QET IT. Everybody must put up and taka down." S ? ^i!S3gU ^^^^iy^i^^*g^gy^ wording of the advertisement. Mr. „ "SC Joseph. Mo.. April 11. 1»07. Comedy Company, " - . ' ' "Hastings. Neb. "T>ear Kiddo: "We saw your ad and are looking for a anap, and noUce that yda don't "I notice yoa sleep on the lot. Does that mean welot of sleep? You vant those not afraid of work. Why. man. If we de^iMt land your Job. we intrad to go down and finish the Panama Canal this season or early next Wy*!.'''* y*"* ™*y afraid to hire us, I will tell you what we art *" ^* **° do- The gentleman on the right of picture to a flrst-dass sword sw^ower, glass eater and contortionist in the third desvM. ' The sent on the left la. a alack-wlre walker, tumbler, snake charmer, tfdtet aeller. advance man and priie fighter. Both gents are female impersonators. The lady Is a male impersonator, flrst-class fencer, boxer, stenographer, private detective, scene painter, electrician and cook, and generally swims a race with the best swimmer in every town where there Is a river or ocean running through, and will work in laundry to gret the show ont of it in ease of hard luck. We are all enjoying the best of health, except my brother—he JuV read your ad. Would you let us make a balloon ascension ever)- evening? Or, could you spare us that long. We won't work for less than 13.00 a week for the teain. We got t4.00 wunst. but we bad to sleep in a hotel. We have ST.OO. and will invest it dollar for dollar, in a show like yours. We have a picture machine and (2.00 worth of Alms. I will do a Granger Twist out in front. Lady sings illuminated songs, and will put up and tear down. If you need any more people, I see in a Billboard there to a bunch at Uberty. I gneea it la Uberty, Mo. Write-dewa tlMM and oee.- X*dsr «akea oisan; gent on left ia (ood on an ear trumpot.' OoBt: Mi;Mt io Mvther.to on rlsht and vice vena. Tours truly. "One more bottle. Doctor." The manager of thto comedy company enjoyed the letter iilmself of a humoroua nature, made reply ao aa not to be outdone. .Ton will note the completeness of bla rotocC WMB .Um pool ooriptlfolf; .' ' 'XMttod." MML. «.l»-*t7. "Dear Friendletts: "Your welcome letter received, and I hasten to put in ■qr-rappUcatlon for your valuable aervleea. hoplns It will reach you before jtm tHmxt work on the bis ditch. Why ahould people oCr^wv «Mll«r tldBk of dlnla* dltehes all your Uvea, when thior* are oo auny aiuipa lyliijr •roond tooao? ' "Now, for general utility,' I think you people could make g«>od almost any old place. I have all my performers engaged for the summer season, except a few 'rough-neoks.' but you need not go hungry any longer. Just walk down and go to work. "I have a new Idea since receiving your letter. LAst year I had trouble >i getting men to drive stakes. No w I c an use the gentleman on the right: in fact, can fOature him as THB HUMAN CORKSCREW,' and when the stake-hole* are dug, the little boys can stick the stakes in the ground. "The gentleman on the left can have the position as CHIEF StDE-WALi, ^VASaKIl and, It poaalblo tor him to walk « little fkater than the reat. would "When winter comes you need not starve, as I have a big ranch In Colo r.ido, and not near cattle enough to eat the Buffalo grass. Would like very much to give yott the poaltlon of female Imnersonator. but we have our t-oooMs ■MW o r .MBoa tor tk* VMUr. aad as lonK/aa ahe dMi oMMmUob we are "As for 'male impersonator,' I am BMUrfiad and do all that work myself. Well. I haven't time to write any more and get this out on next train, ao I will c l ooo aad w^t for you to come. ■ "Tour loving Angel, "THE QUAKER INDIAN COMEDY COMPANY." "P. S.—1 see by your letter that you are "Three Good Turners.' If so, the lady can turn cakes, the gentlemen flipflaps. and you can all 'walk right In and Turner round and walk right out again." Needless to 9ay, Mr. Turner was more than pleased with the cleverness of the reply, and ia only aort^ that he haa never had the.pleaaure of meetlnc hiccouch:j will l*st ju4tp The following is one of the amusing incidents of a showman's life: "While playing some of the vaudeville houses in Michigan last winter. I saw dtoplayed In one of the windows of a ten-cent store, sponi;es." saya Harry Mottlton, "and wanting one, I went In and made a purchase of one. Now, there was a comedian who was on the same bill with me in this town, and we were both on our way to the station to take a train for the next town. So, having made the purchase of the sponge, we continued on our way to the station. Arriving there. I went to where my trunk was standing on the platform, opened It. and put the sponge in. the comedian watching me all the time. Now, the trunk weighed just to the limit, one hundred and fifty pounds, but it was quite large and deceiving, conaeauently. It nearly always had to be weighed, and this time was no exception. " Ton have ten pounds excess.' shouted the baggage man. " "Well. I have never had before.' I said, 'and I have had It welghad hundreds of times.' " 'You have probably put more in it since you had it weighed.' said he. " 'No, I haven't put anything more in It.' X repltod. - " 'Oh, yes, you have,' said the comedian, who had been a listener alt the time. 'I saw you put in a sponge a few minutes ago.' " -So I did.' says I. " 'Didn't I tell you that you had added to it?' said the baggage man. not realiring what we were talking about. " 'Oh, well, that has to come out.' says I. *I am not going to pay excess on no ten-cent sponge.' So I opened the trunk and took it out. " 'Now. weigh it again.' said I. to the baggage man. He did It. and It weighed one htindred and fifty to the dot, as I looked at the scales myself. Whatever the mistake had beoB la tho pmleaa woi^lBg; It Oo r U inl y oaly weighed that much now. "As the comedian and I were standing ont on the platform. t a lMng t»' each other. 4he baggage man came up to me and taking me fey the ooat- aleeve pulled me to one side, and In almost a whtoper said: " 'What did you slty that was you took out *of your trunk, a apoago^ " 'Tes.' said I. *I have It hen in my overcoat pocket.* " 'WeU.' said he. 'would you mind my looking at it?' " "Why. certainly not.' says I. and I handed it over to him. He took it. looked It over and squeesed It. and hand It hack and walked away without aaytaig a word. **I suppose he to still wondering how that little one-ounce sponge could have made such a diSennce in the weight. And the comedian and I are as much in the dark as he is. "It was such a good Joke, however, that the comedian made me set 'em I'ai^Md «• M; not knowing.his capacity. Now I ~"' - " FUkln^ E. a following: ReceaOK _ Oakea. while en ronte, I drdpped Into a restaurant about seven o'clock In the evening for lunch. After satisfying the Inner man. I sauntered over, to Um etgwooae^ and running my eye OW9t the atoek; pointed to a box with the well-known label of Robert B.ums upon it. The old. gontteman In charge Bkkardp ud Priaglani. in the UtUe North Dakota JnncUon. that lM iraa MieetlaiMlM iriBht brand, asked. "Robert TTiiiaiL strT" "Tes," I replied, "give me a Bums. Robert was an old Scotch llilaail of mine." A look ot woaior •tofsproad the old man's features, and hia eyes nearly popped flroai Ms tail-M.-lw aaaelateoa. te aa awoA w klop oi ; "OoA! Did youkaov klMt Btei