The billboard (July 1910)

i AMERICAS IBADING ^inzF^mnnmn Cincinixati Yolmno zzn. No. 29. CraCOiNATI—HEW YORK—CHICAGO JtOf 1% 1910. OnAnrnsemdnt Lif^ „ . and Environmen: It to bard to trace tta« origin ot tho rumor wbloh oonveyed th« atory to tiM pfofwrtoiHl PM9to of Chleafo that Or. .Z*. A. Baatott iataadad to crMt and numac* a eonfplataly oqufpped •oailailam for tlia ansinalTo use of theatrical people. Anyhow, aa Bobby Gaylor used to aay, the story did so the ronnda and. la olrculatinc nlaoA.and«DOO.;?i TlM roBBlt waa tbat Dr. Baatoia was ' baaiaitOiS Iqr eallen and phone calls, all with the object of enrolling for a treatment at the "sani- tarium." Now. wblla we may not atqto.«rthwltattf«iy tl^tM iDMw the SiS la tha .caaa, ' wo taavo a -txp" wbleh may explain the matter. Here It la aa given to us by an actress who knows the "Doc" well and who also IsrkDOwn to every one on Cblcago'a Rtalco: "Doctor Beaton la patroaiaad JnT: aMuw\;nran 'Not only that, but he baa a peraoaal SrieadaUp wMi?» people. Now, -Doc' la soft-hearted. Alao, be to anaeeptlbla to feminine charms and can't say 'no' to a good-looking lady. 'Doc' knowa .lota ot good- looking ladles. 'Qoc'.to good-looking hlnaaeU. Be.to *.biSi .flae-tooktag.-ebap, !L';U**?..MnfHibs^.^iia ;iiM imt eood'JMw* thirty-odd years he aUUoWIMgaa.^ - He la a'cooa'tall^^ he to 100 per cent Now,'as we aald before, he to soft-hearted. He 'falto' (or a 'touch' as easily as the town clown does for a chorus girl. Not that 'Doc' Isn't wise. Far be It for any one to rashly surmise that. In face of the taadle of dl9loBaa».whiaii';daoai«ta"tlka wa|lBKor hla/o|Baial:aalta. Aayhow. tbere are maay Who have haaaod la at 'DotiV Chidaco' ofllee in auaat of a •borrow.' " 'A soft answer may tiim away wrath,' but nothing but a package of green engravings or a Jingle of dimes, wUI divert a hungry performer from hia objeeuve polai;'<tt:iMMdMWS tbat he la on ferUle ground. The first be- seecher 'stung' tlie-«Dtitf )far bto medical bUI and two bits. The aecond went him one better and 'borrowed' one of Beaton's most famous sartorial posses- sions. The third, fourth and dfth got away with from ten cents to the 1**'.°' eollectlen'Of American pennies, which waa the pride and Joy ft bto racraattvo aslsunee. ■ Then came Walt Morgan to the rescue. Walt to nearty a salesman, but to the regular tltUo aoag-wrltlnc kid. Walt handed Doc the idea that It would bo a good ai|a«'to<.anrf^wi6orstorr.9t tlM 'pro- posed sanitarium for actors and aetro«£*?.^aMi^^^Ua' • the stunL The Story was planned. "We forgot to:aay that Walt's Idea la tha plaaiiria to get all thia actors together in the sanlUrtum and then torture those who. did not pay what they owed the 'Doc,' by making them Itoten'to songs of hto own compostUon. Lould anything be worse? Indeed, not.. It .was a .diabolical scheme. It didn't get far, however, for actors big and actresses small, performers galore r m prplMBlonato sore all headed It for 'Doo' Beaton, and claaiorod for aamittaaee to the sanitarium. , 'P.oc' to a busy practitioner. He lost time answering inquiries. He lost weight answering questions, and then he lost patience listening to tales'of 'past performances,'-and patients because he was lutenlng. He Hew the coop. In other words, he fled from the scene, and. w 1 l^tJiOKrd of him waa an emphatic denial, which stated, pointedly, that If he Sfor did have any intention of building, a sanitarium for performers It had been cast aside. Be to now resting eaaily In aOme rural haven of security, and we are told by those in attendance that, while he la far from recovered, is gradually allowing signs of dawning cbnselousniss and wUI return to ' htooiBee^.dMlsa;Matt:.fnMk.'^ ■ •. ■ . : . '^^r- A certain theatrical troupe, after a dreary and unsuccessful tour, finally arrived In a small New Jersey town. That night, though there was no lurore or general uprising of the audience, there waa enough band-clapping to arouse the troupe's dejected spirits. The leading man' stepped to the foot- lights after the first act and bowed profoundly. StUt the clapping con- tinued. ' When he went behind the scenes he saw an Irish stagehand laughing heartily. "Well, what do yoa think of that}" asked the aetor.r.ttwowlav^'.oiik; hto chest. ■..»■ ■■ -vv,;. J' "What d'ye ataner*; laiittNid. the IrLsiinian. m^^l ^* hand-Clapping out there." was the reply. ,,H8Hd-clapplng T" B». 1 . *■" Thespian,'"they're giving me enough applause to show they ■.■■Pl»reclate me." .-ii;^:.-. v„ .. a.u- "'^'^'^ applause?" inquired the old feUdwC.''^^'^hei;. ihot^ not •PHiuse. Thot's the aadiOBM kUUn':; mosquitoes." Everybody knows Frank Macart. Be to famed for hto never-ending supply of stories, espeoialir. aboK kla fttiiar-ia-law.. Q so c BS Ball, mm tt^. raUlarly known as Pop Oom-'Oeerg*.' Bare is «tne Vraak pee l e< oK la,. Springfield, Ohio, at the opening of ForepaUgh-Sells, to a large-number of listeners, comprised mainly ot circus £fitin«thjir-aMatk >bm IpwdS^ar t» bv^*- tha show! One day a mlssraUy gaunt, .cadav- erous specimen of humanity ap- proached my father-in-law during the circus season and asked him for a Job. "What eaa yoa dor' lomOred Mr. Macartfg fafher-In-law. JudglBg "ftae fellow very unfavorably, from the un- couthnees of his appearance. "Anything on thto green earth, to earn enough to feed and clothe myself." thereat pointing to an overDr>waca pair oC ahoee and a shiny, frayed pair eC.trousers. "Well, we need a knockabout for oar: baillciaK mule. Think ymi can stand it?" . , "I'm on the Job," he responded. , • • • . • ; AU went w«U tor a aaoatti. «^ tKa .faUav aaipMd inifgrti t» bav.abaia presentable clothes. Tliea be dttappOaiM aaS a. aair aaoolnneat iMa toi ba- secured. In the next town a well-shaven young-msai aiUdag a good appear- ance, approached Pop Corn George during thg '{wlbrihance and inquired wheth er he could not find him a altuatlon of Importaaoo aiSsengat the advaaoe aboat ,of a few- eaiplor him AyrfearJtKM I Joe La Ptfrt. ot the ikeriai Xa Ports, when in his home-town ot BaHarue^ New Hampshire, to balled Joe Lleberschmldt. which la his correct name. One might Insinuate that Joe fa, therefore, of German extraction, althoush you would never think thto to be the case when conversing with him. Far be It—but thto to not a biography ot Joe or hto family. What we atarted to say to that when quite a young-lad Joe waa up to all the tricks usually known to small boys. He and hto "gang" were responsible for many a broken window pane or busted nose belonging to a member of the Other "gans." One evening he was' out. shoo tins dloe. with some of the boys and, refusing his iitue brother, wlM wag-glao. p wsat, a sUgbt raquaat. the smaller member if the laettentfthlwMt -ftaaliy,'.' rowillg TSBgaaaeo, aooglU retaliation by "snitching" on Joe. Hl3 father was furious when he heard what Jo^^ was doing, but Instead of proceeding to the place where the crime was being committed, he awaited Joe's return. The o\H gentleman not being very well posted on Kambling terms, did not understand what Fritsle meant by saying "Joe is shooting craps." But when Joe returned home that night hto father, without the preliminary arguments which usually preface the administration ot "strap- oil." immediately waived all ceremony and .pltced in to teach his heir tho proper aao.af'.flrsarms. After the old gentleman had exhausted himself he. nit Ptoattaalv','bait threateningly said: % v'Vbak.;aiM^ fon tell me de truth. Vere- did yon get Oat (un to, aboot damaiapa'r* The signing of the Statehood bill by President Taft. which atellg t»- statehood both Arlsona and New Mexico, was the source of considerable talk among a party ot actors at E^nid, Okla., recently. They commented upon the theatres In the territorial towns and the audiences which patronised them. O. M. Paul, character man with the Delmar Stock, told about playing in Gallup, N. M., in 190S. With Carpenter's Human Hearts. The opera house was called Kitchen, In honor of the owner. The theatre was directly over a gambling house. When the show was about to commence It was discovered that there, was no or- chestra In the town, although the con- tract called for one. It was finally, decided that the negro who played In the gambling den should play the overture and other accompaiiiments, but. horrors! he could only play by ear, and hto only pieces were The. Palms and There'll Be a Hot Time In the Old Town To-night. When he was through with the overture he went down stairs and played tor the gamblers, then came liack up and played for the close, and kept the trick up. playing both airs half a dosen times In both the theatre and the Joint ^ v ••: . ^ ^ • . l.^'fV- j-w.^^--' To-day Gallup has a modem aa* ap-ta-data. Ili sa t ta . frntt UkK^mStr^lUl. the other growing towns hava..