The billboard (June 1910)

Xhe Billboard METRQPQUTAN PARKS News of tbe Week at tbe Big Open-air Amusement Resorts of New . York, Chicago and Other.Cities of the First-Out'• . ■ in Divers Sections ol the Country CONKV WUMiD NOTES. Mmrtf aaxipluc* m'tbm latMt add HI on to Un fnn-auklBS umuement dccleH at Steevlc- chiM Pirk. These mipMnti an inspsnded {torn thick Bplrml springs fasteoed to the root of tlw PsTUfoa of Fnn, a Olstsnce of scTeral bnndted feet. Tbe firings ai« of (teat le- eUleiury and tbe machine make flights of aboat ortT feet, with a graceful and eaay dip tllat IS said 10 have the same effect as tbat sataed In- real aerial barneys. Swimming races la the bis pool will be Isaagnrated tbU week, sev- eral eventa for women amateara and men from Tulolu dobs bsTlox beea oiranEed. A new ■MliM ^pletnra thcatie has bean installed. Oa Hmra<ty, Inaa 9^ what ta azpaettd to be tbe li sa tMt oBtlDs of *b» year at Oaoar laiand wni tike placa. This la Benl Atcmm Oar. la cdeteatloa of the SSd auinnaijr r at SSe fsmdlac of (he otder. All of the OmacBa of Otaater Kew Tork. from op the atata anid .oetah- btdac commonwealths, wlU be repieseated^ Tbe jwe tei la wUl be torsed over to tha Boyal Ar- aaanm Hoapltal Bed Fund a».y.|gf|^, which ■'baa mai n tained a worthx charts Cor jamBT yein. Lana Park has come into Ita Terr own with the advent of the tardx snnmier season and each and every day and nl(ht The Heart of Coner At tbe tadUL GcialllM liiliA iM Ibd* uauii. nw ozaaaad aa two Wpaawh slila. and are dnirlnv a lot of attentton. aa tbe cowna ar* Boiseoas. Manaser Altkens Is certainly prood of them, and to make good, erery morning be can be eeen at a local florist, bnytaig roses to give to the gtrls. He also takes care that no other man- ager tries to win them awsy. As Altkens said "Gee. they are certainly Adrlne Uarks, In Is giving oat orange boslne " less Is veiy good, A h rabam tbe Great, as ha calla himself, la now spending his summer at the IBland. and al- ways makes Dreamland bis msln stay. He will go to Cairo, Egypt, his borne, next winter, and next seawm he la solos to brins tvtth blm a colony of mind readers, who will create qoita a sensation in America. Haiiy Weinberg la now dolog the business with his yapancse bar, and has a lari^ force* Of waltecs and cashiers attending to tbe gnests tlut pay blm a Tislt. Hacrr is going to give a grand opening, and the place will be hand- aly daeocatad. A tnop* of Bough Blden nlas t» ytUt Ua. Bmar laid he got a let- ONNn BMMnIt; but eonUa't read It, bceania " a loogh wrltar. tar I Iiland U thronged wltt wlwra the coanuesa attracUoas aaahla-oaa to spend /hoars of enjoyment -w Hb o i it havlag to see the same thing -twice. Ilie TSiy life of Gooey Island pnlsate* in and abOBt lasna Park and at night it la a moat and bewtlfl inctida t n^taU* ■a (Man, at the Bathing Pavilloa, Is one nC tht BMK ehiimlDg joong persom on tha t«l«ii* and can swim aa good aa abe can vrallc. She is ready to meet.any one her age and aaac In a swimming contest. Harry Weinberg - says be will back Ii t for any smonnt. At last the Daral2s' have arrived, and Cap- tain McBse has cartalnly made good. Ho Is ■heiriiif tte peagie «( America one of the moit Oulka Merrs Is giving a grand rxlilbltlon of bareback borae riding at Dronniland. with tlic two beautiful animals. IVg and York. James McEntee, at Dreamland with his checker tables, bss beea the talk of tbe Island, as be can play three or four games with dlfTorent per- sons at the same tlmo. and always boats thfin. All be says Is, "Sit down and rest, and |>1ny your best, and I niU meet all comers during tho summer. Maud Stanley, nt Steeplechaac Park, Is taking Charge of tbe Flower Rail Game, where eacn TMtor receive a handsome bouquet for tbeir At tbe Aeriat Slide. Cta ea an d Viola, two mlSrSnft£r9Kt^Sp*^a%iS%teSrtar'^ *' 8le Basaan Ben All. an old friend, has stmck a resl gold mine In Morocco, and aalled June 11, on the a. S. Frederick der Qroase where he will inspect it. and make ptepsratlons for tbe mining of the lame. The gold was dis- covered on his property. While he Is sway Mrs. F. Gamer, hia worthy congenial aecretarx* who is spending the summer at Coney Island. WUI look after his Interests. Be will be gone sbout three months, after which be will again appear In ▼andevllle with his original Arabiaa acta. Another grand bill was presented at Uocrla' Mnslc Hall last week, which consisted of the following headline acts: Solly Brown, who bas been booked all season, after playing tbe Wm. Morris iMoscs, to sppear at the Cooey Island Moale Ball eC Sam Ilorrts, Is going very big. can dtewn tbe band, snd the rounds — be laeatvce always call for an *n- Bthd Braas, the itaatag comedlenMb la It Jhaa M iia ri are odh — , jad daneaia. and ha»e mad* a good Impraaatoo with th* various patrona that visit this resort. Tbe Nsvll Trio, with their ipleodld singing act. are maUog good. In ■■ ■ ~ ■ " of coca. »olntTt«T t derer. pair of Hswlcy and Weld tbetr Dutch act. are more than making tlie crowd* langh with their nonsensical conglomeration of mirth. Bennet and Sose, is the Italian and the Straight Man, are one big hit- Morrlsey and Mc- Cnlly. in their sketch, enUUed The La- lutlea' Ball, received their share of applaase. and the act is one good snceeis.. Sam Svectier, the stage tnanager at Sam Ifecrta' Ifasle Hall, has been named "The Fellow wltk tbe Flaaalag Wajr." Sam aliraj* triea hit batt. to mafee ll CHiCAiab^lt A MUitE li)|l^ BITBBTIVW BXPOSrrtON. Chicago, Jnoe 20 (Special to Tha BtlIboard)<— —Large crowds, eager jpleasure-seekeia and en- ttanstastlc participant* in the various forms of amusemcot purveyed by the dlSoreat pleasure resorts seema to be the rule of the day. The pleaaant warm daya and araalaia that oame aa a relief ftem the ladeneat .iraathar that bona over Chicago dor ao lOBg (alMd the ^tlrlt «t the pork men a boadiwl depeei and BlmTiaw. iritk lis endless anajr a( attraetioaa lae rt ead the longed for tnfloa of patno* with plaaaasa'ud offered them many aoTai thlnia In .ne waraC oQt-door amniementt. Tbe Dcfbr Mant to be the real favorite of the maav thlnga nnntalaad witbin this vaat eneloaare, tt^m^wmm imi,^ ^ close second Is tbe Atlabtle Beacbi WbWh Ii being entered Into with aeat by tha maay aquatic (lends of Chicago. Th* eapttva ballooa. bas been loosed of its moorings, and la dallj soaring aloft to mid-alr. where Its riders aia able to view the country for miles aronnd. Althoagh many Dew faces and new roannsalnni are found at Btvervlew this year, Ur. Jsmleaoa Is doing business at his old stand, bnt Instead at the mnsleal comedy ooana laat year^faa la DiascntlBg th* palille with a view oC the Kanaaa Oyelone. Thia la a neat attraetloa tad wall •zecnted and displsya teallstlGally thIa fatal, catastrophe. Tbe recent special day set aald* for th* 0«r- man wrlten of Chicago and UUwaakaa and tor tbe picnic of the Van Teamsters and Helpera* Ualoa at RIvervlew proved a day of much meny- ■?*t^'"g and In the words of Mr. O. B. Madoon. pteaa agent for Blvervlew: "Tbe 123 Tentod scribblers from Milwaukee went home on their •pcelal cars, 'hochlng* Blvervlew Park «vsa onto the heart of the Cream City." roUowint Ktjl and hIa bud, wbick la sow holding the shell at Blvervlew and offering a program of nombers that rang* from rag-tlm* elasBlcal, thia park wui iur* John O. wrtMr " dTK popoUr baad u Um mniletl at- WONDERLAND PARK, MINNEAPOLia* MINN. A Blrd's-Eye View of tha Vsmons Hill City Besort. te wblcb on* t a sM * !* all the I «f « WW»*4ar life. laaa*a Hat «C ai lra eik ua now emheacaa every npsti all SBiiissiiiiiil devle* <iwgiwi»i^ Tber* aia davan tfarilllng and healtb-glvtag (Idea In Lna Park, and thirty-odd other eare-dlspdllng attraetioaa, and for those who wish a dip la tb* ocean. Ward's bathing p«vUlon Is *oly a ' Hock swsy. Boosevelt's Bough BIders. who were with him dntios tha Cuban campalgu. and who ar* now assembled In. New York atleudlug the home- coming ceremoolea In hanog of CoL Booaarelt, Iwiu attend i«aa.Btok'BH|iaSlr afMMM'aad cveniDg. Jmw 'SB^ red - Be^ffBM mt • Itosdsrle TtbompsoQ. Paul D. Howse. the well-known man of the West, aa he Is often called, was a gneat of C. D. wniard. the Unalcal Melodla man. wbo has ao excellent display of musical novelties, which are now being presented by a clever lot ■ ~ " " Xz, and at Be- . will shortly In- Pallaade Park. K. 7. K'HSd. Bdwae tad Mr. J- W . Dnse n he CT spasit. a few days with Mr. Wlllard. taking in uie dlCTerent concessiona along the Islsnd. Mr. Howse is the manager of Forest Park in OhIeago. tnd lb. Dnaenheiy la manager of ^Olentaa gi:| Nilfcj|^yj|>0^^^ new concessions. •' • - M. J. wnson Is drawing tha crowds at the Scenic Railway In Lana with hla clever way of talking to the -vlsltnrs and the pleasing way be has of addiesaing the meny throngs that visit it. Helena Bnser, at th* Witching Waves, la handling the cash at this amusement, and la also one of tbe ornaments to tbe front of this concasatan. Bet winning ways and amUa* ali — a " " of sitists at CoB*y atS I at Dtcam- _>&a Ban has Aretle regions wbtak be says Indade Ota* hnman bodlea which waff* dlaoBvered la IMltade TO In .Alas- ka. Tbe captain la alwaya ready to explain anything the Tialtoi* want to know relating to his experience whOe on his travels thtongh the ice and aoow. Miss Esther r«v«nthal Is one oc the chsrmlag Esqalmaas who la with nonsatlonal sisbta ever seen In Cooej Island. The Dayaks appear In their native costumes and Indnstrles, showing tbeir skill In maklne dlSer- ent articles out of bamboo... They, are also very artistic, in the tattooing line, aa their bodies are ornamented with many aplendld designs, ne way they weave rattan and earra different arU' claa ont of Khaiboo la-ataalilBg,''aa onsytblng la ao aecorato and aeat. - -Ilk.* and-Kra. FOice, who'aeeompaiilad tbe Cap t ain dn -ma trip, have learned 'the 'Malay laiunage, and eonrerae with th* men In. tbeir- aatm' ubgii*,: and .than tell the vlsltota-what thcT aie'aaylng. The way the Dsyaks climb tha treca- remind yon of a mon- key; they- can rim «p- a tree aa.-fast as a sbnlrr*!. DUTerent working ahops are on edil- bltlon. where shield msketa, wood carvers, mst makers, pipe makers and net makcra show their skin. The Mimic Blok la drawing tit* crowd* and also creating' a lot of fnn for the patrons of Dreamland. Frederic MelvUIe, who b ninnlag this device. Is the original Motor Olrl inventor, and has lost closed a snccesafnl season on th* William Morris time in vandevUe. J. C. Crelgbtoo Is drawing as much sttention In Dreamland aa Halley's comet did. It seema that the vlaltors slways make It a special point not to fall to lee Crelghton with bis baby pig In the carriage. The pig la growing every day. I/eo Gordon Is one of tbe busiest men oo tbe Island. He Is alwaya on the lookont for new noTdtlai^ and hat toatallad a new one called Hoap aujisaalalljk of a haUa and steta game, alao tbe BaMahTiBeka; wbleb la very latareat- Ing. tad alio a goM moner tetter. 'Mlaa Mir Hterdl. with her comedy game, called Pan the Jap^a Whiskers, has th* csowda gatliered aronnd her, snd the money rolla In to her like the iraves oo the baadu May la aome business womsn. and don't let any one JoUy her cither, as Sfa* always baa aa aasmr. Jin. Gordon la alao taking aaie «( caah laedato and la a good bookkeeper at tbe Pee af b re ua Wtar, Jessie Winiams. at the DonnybroA Fair, with her Basket Ban Game, has no trouble In getting her plsyers interested in the gsme, as she always bas a good word to aay to the winner or loser. carl D. Sberide. who was formerly with the Buffalo Bill Show a few leaBona ago. sod Is now at Coney Isrand, appearing at the Oriental The- atre, wlahes to anooonc* that thia will be hia last season la America, aa be la going to apead the laat aC Mi. Uto bi Ua a«a "'^ wMab Hiatfmn. «e!DU9« fa as pleasant as he can for tbe performers who play this bouBe. and any time anytblDg Is needed on tbe stage he Is always Jobonle on tbe spot. He tries to accommodate everybody. Dell S. Gardner and Will Blabop are two of the ornaments on tbe front of the Whirlwind Bide, oo Surf avenue. They ar* drawing a lot ef attention, as every one tbat rides oo tbe Whirlwind gets s free souvenir, which consists of a mlnlatmre moving picture card. . Tbe way th* crowds clamor to get them la Interesting oo a bony <lay. MISS M. Nssar la doing very nicely oo Sorf avtaat 'wltb bar eaadr-'ataad,"aad-baB the eapMa watAIag bac -aa' abe gfftmrttf aablbl- tlea ot makiag tbe dUtaaat'fii^TaC-aweeta. eartmde Baddea, the'^oagealal casUcr^lth Tba XMUer, ander .'tbr aunagamcat of Mangle and Bt *w «t*i , IS vssT Imay the** days stadylnK for a certain profesnon wbleb'tha'wUl not re- veal to anyone nntll the time cornea, and then she la going to apring- a -aoiprlae on -bcr friends. 8h* tbat it wm ast b* la any reansrtlon wia the theatrical profiaaloa. Oiptato Lenit Borebo has made t grand Im- OTOvomant with his great sea diving azUbttlon. Tbe front of hla tmildlng baa been newly paint- ed and several ehangea nave been made. Cbas. W. Nodler, who has charge of tbe beantlful calliope, haa a novel Idea of playing some pop- ular march aong aa he sees the crowda advanc- ing towarda Sarf avenne. Tbe vlaltora are so interested In the manner tbat ha prodocca tbe mnalc that th*y Imp la ttma'aad march right up to th* box oOee and porAaae their tickets to see tbe greet sea divera perform their mar- velous stimts while under wster. Tbe sttrac- tlon abonld not be missed liy any one on the Islsnd, aa It la not alooe Intereatlna bnt edu- cational. Some one asked tbe Captain tha oth- er day, ".When did you get your new tank)" and som* OD*'.loofc*d at Fatty La Qrolz as If ba.aMaat.tat.r 'BBt tbp party meant tha divers' wrtea.,iM|b;. yb««; itoe|r. give the e ghlbltleaa. ROaiNaiiO'Ni. PARK OFFICERS. . FOrt Vttym, "rad.,-' Jane 18.—The bnslness atalf"Of 'BoblnaoO' Park, here. Is aa ■ follows: O. B.^'Williama, 'lessee and manager; Wm. J. Clayton,' Iheatre-. m'anagiv; Ed. Clayton, stage manager; B. Merrlman. props.: P. Callahan, chief Meettlelaii; .Prof. Jobnaoo, orcbestra lead- — Jamea .Henry, theatre boz-odtoa. This la exeentlv* poalttoas in tb* park are ailed by .A. J. Jones, aecretan and treasoier; B. T. Kittt^ log, manager pnbllclty departmedt; Mrs. Ord- way. chief eaahler; Chaa. Braaslngtoa. eblaf cancnter; Joa. Belfeld, vlce-preaidant: Jo*.,M. Wild, anperlntendent; Otto Little, chief accoont- ant; Cbaa. Brown, time keeper, and A. Bok. elilcf •leetrldan. Femno and hla band are offering their map aleal nnmhera tor th* laat weak to Uw inaateta at intta 01^ < y a a s k e i a -ai ma amaa* Tbroaab tb* effort* of Mr, sptclal days bav* been arranged. Oa day last, Jime IS. the Modem Woodmen gath- ered at White City. Monday, Jona 20, the White Beta of America partook of th* amna*- ment offered at White City. Thmsday. Jan* 80, wiu be known aa Army Day. During that week tbe Haita^Toaraamaat win be to acaBiaM to Chleago. Om* of CbleasTo** Oermaa soelatle* eongragat* at Vte wednatday evening, Jane 22, Ifaaafer Oratton, of the White City dance hall, hiu arranged for a Maratboo daac*. Tbea* f*atnre dances ar* proving ntj aawsaaful and tha nfty dollara la gold glvM to tbe wlaatra ' weU iBvaated.- fbe i la meaty 'tor ^tba pameT SAKS sonoi. Creatore, ststloned la the-band shell of this pretty little psrk. Is offering bis many sd- mlrers and lovera of music a program nar-*x- ccllencc, and tb* 7,000 seaU provided nt th* many srdent listeners ar* eagerly posssssed by them. Th* Bathskellsr and Mnslc Ball Is Braving qalta a featnra thia year with ita alngera and tatettolaert. where , the many who have been aatlatad with amnaament retire tor aeveral iMors of qnleter enttaiamsat. Tbe differeat ridea, a ld u ab a a a . aad eeaettlltBt are all faiilag la for tbair abtra a( patceaaj aneb aa tbe A*— — " — oSSrCMtSn atl 1VBB8T PABE. "Oo Whar* tb* Go's Go.'.' Tht* onaint Uttl* ad eaiTlaa la all the oawtpapeia, btllbearda and aA^mm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ '^^B - * a." _ _v * * ■... a^