The billboard (Apr 1911)

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APRIL 39, 1911. xtie etllboard 19 PARK NOm. Elchrlberxrr Park. HaaOTm. Fa., asm It* elgbtta aeasoD BatoMay. Hay M. mar inscoT*- Du^nM DOW golntc oD which will be la imiUimm la do* tlia». !*!» sopoUr reaort baa ptoTeo a mad laetaia fMn Iti original opcolac. rld- laa dcvleM inch ai the mernr-f o-rannd, mloia- iSc lallwar and poor track Das pn>T«n the Kt napidar mmong the littla folka. tbo large, iaone tkeatre conaldered far aboTC tbe aver- •ge park tbeatrea baa provea an ercrlaatlng Dlace of ammieaieat wttb hlch-claia itock com- panln a> tbe ralerUlnen. xbe dance paTlUuu ttala trasoD will, a* laat jcar, be tbe accne of mam- norri and aaureDlr daocea, that baa at- triii-tt-il tbousanilB of piKiple In ItHelf. Tba fca- tnc attractloD for tbia aeaaon will ba firaa but- |D( plctorea alTcn trtrj arealac aat la^ apan air. Id additini to tbe pletBM tha awh fta- toiM a conplcta aooloalcal «aM«u With the Molar aotdoer acDaatioaal free attra en ao a and Ita maajr hand cooccrta there la eTanr i to iMlieTe the comlnK aeaaoa will be the ■HeaaaM aaa la the blatory of tbe park. ^ — ~ * — tlifl manaser Mr. ei-er The maDagrment of Wbet'ling Park. WIie<-llDg, W. Va., bave booked inori' ptcDlca and ex- ruralona tban ever before. Many new attrac- tlooa bave beeo added 'and ibe conceasionii bave all been let out. Tber bare algned a conirart wltb tbe Polack Booking Excbange to ho(»k tbem for g<tod moalcal rometly. Tbe offlcera of tbe company aie aa follows: Jas. Balaton, picaldent and treaaorer: Jaa. A. Preemaa, eee- retaijr and aiaaacer of attracHoaa. and Jaa. Xoora. Baaagar. n* IMtowing men make op the BoaM ot Dlieetora: D. D. Park. P. Moore. Jaa. A. rreeman. I. A. Moore and Jaa. Balaton. Salem Wlllowi. at Salem, Mala., often re- ferred to aa tbe Garden In tbe Ocean, baa a lax valnatlon of more tban (300,000. Tbe iseu- graptalcal location of tbla ideal reaort. together wltb Ita mai9 alttaetloai, aahea It a rny In Ttting apot. twentr-lTee Dtllra ai» danr M*ea at' thla reaort. J. C. B. .lailtt. tfea pnfdaMtv ' Annoaaevaient baa becu made br Tboa. L. TaaSe. manager, of Ibe opening of Falrmonnt Park, ^anaaa CIIt, Mo.. Baoday, Majr 31, 1011. Falrmoont Park fa a natural park, wltb a nat- ural lake, nalunl acenlc clTecta. lOTely In Itaelf, and now beantlfled b7 tbe bandtwork of man. io ibat It la an amnaement park. Mr. Taaffe made aereral cbangea at Falrmoont Park, laat aeaaon, among wtalcta waa tbe putting on of a gate admlaalon of ten ceota. ma made tbe aiaadaid at Falmoant higher aad hrowht a awra adtct «la«a of people to tba gaift, malm It htet-claaa la ererr reapect. There are a r'at many ridea and eonceaalona at Falrmonnt. feature of Falrmouot U the natnral lake with ' Ita bathing and boating recreatlona. Tbe beach wai« enlanred Uat aeaM>D and tbe bath bonae made more commodloua. Falrmouot Park la one of tbe breathing apota of the city, aod a Tltlt there In tbe anmmer ta a genuine treat. The gate admlaatona laat aeaaon were eatlmated at one million, and thla aeaaon the manager hopes to aurpaaa thla record. Conceaalooa of all klada are to be featured at FairiDuaai. Pleale iMrtlaa ftam-cUiea within •. -y, tnmt. . , ^ a lepnta- «Mr .<lMB ni wMmmw amnae meal* to feu patrtwa. ' Cnl. Sam Haller. the veteran ahowman. it- hack In Chicago after a aojourn down South all winter. He la tbe general maiuger of the E. W. MacConnell cnterprlaes and wUl look after rreatlon and the Battle of the Monltix- ^S^II^^ » a'^%^ S i^^^ fflf^*** '''°''"' Horer Park, at Lima, 0., formerly operated by tbe Standard Amnaement Company, will be opened thla aeaaon abont May as, Iv I~ B, ■ama. Ba.aipaMa ta intala jll the.>M at A laanm «( Omataad. Oonejr. UUad, thla •eaaoM la t* ha a two-iiaB clfcaa with two par> fonnaacea a day (or which ao extra charge ta to >te made. Tbe featurea of this ahow are to be lntr»diire<l from Berlin, and Paria Clrcnaea. Sylvan Reacb Park, twenty-two mllea from flonatoa. Tex., will lye opened In mocb greater style tbIa season. lolemrban street cars will he In operation between Hoostoa and Oalveaton ahoat ina. 1. THE SENSATIONH. BOISES Ab an Attraction for Parks, Fairs or any Outdoor Colobration, NoiMB«lt«r. The past five years playing the leading parks and state lain of the East. Re-engaged everywhere. For terms write HARRY BOISE, 100 W. 143rd St., New York City. CoMtm -^ SmAIo Railways— ^rk AtttaaUaat DBIONBD Ain> BUnT BY PAUL D. HOWSE, Itr Dsarbom Straot, • • - • •- eNfeAaO. _ — Wgft,fi«iB •SiSt.CSt.J DiUAriffinui DnrL "Tht Coney Island of the South" HIVBiVIBW rflrKf opeissuidaymay i4tii. IkMassCiKissiiiiintMti. Louistllli'sUaliilwBimitS^ laUM SIMONS. -ADDRCB8- 304 W. Jaffa'Bon. LOUISVILLE. KY. RIVER VIEW EXPO., Chicago ay 24 Sept. 10 •"nob* ammement parks. FOR RENT—Botldlng, aeata 300. WANTED—Joat oaa gya Sa l*aettlng Platform Show, RrVXSVtEW PABK OO., M W. Jackaon Bird., Chioace. aad Daarbora Btmu. ite mrvAL uKBrn III BmtiM Pait ii tto Vntfs. Natm's Om taumut Risart Season Opens May 21, 1911 SOll9<» THE ESFBOIAL FKATUBES OF FAIRMOUNT tUs BMna an. an BATHINO BEACH, BOATING, FREE VAUDEVfLUE. and BIG ACTS FOR FREE ATTRACTIONS. WANTED Address, .... SHOWS Alio eONCKfSIONS OF ALL KINDS. THOP. L. TAAFFE, Manager. Wi Navi tki Up-ta-tli-llliita Puk Hit- ln'l>MWMlW*Tlm«. Write us for endorsetnents. The "ODD PIN" germ is the latest and most twntaeious one ever caught in the field of Bports—play the game is the only relief known. "ODD PINS" ig a distinctive favorite with tbe ladies. The alley is 12 feet loBfc tmo MrtiwML ai IbAm MAt4l iaahM wUb; the bank Aot bItcb b 24- fooTroU to tha bdL '^ODD VatV fa ladMlnietible, beinc bbbAb «f angle steel and white BMupli^flmtrSaliwd. ItrsBirfBBar>aBKMMarlMetar»B<kBw- ing card. Fob, Joai bb •'ODDPDiS," Mid g ood < > Bti iiBd knihtar bib ttB ar.BoiBw- Jt •*ODD nr Oifer BdUbfr PlHikrf. Pa. THE 0.%Kli« PACIFIC COAST'S 6REATEST AMUSEMEMT PARK T«n mInuttM from tlut tuart of Poit1am4,- 4HH»ir§ SOO.OOO ptopi* of ttaatth and nOttnntMt. : DESIRABLE SPACE FOR CLEAN, WORTHY AND BNttV aTYCOtiCElt lONt Pemhg tor track MoM bt m»if amd big tfhuur. Wltl also book Mghtat grad* of clean-eut, real MUSICAL COMEDY COWAHIES for FINEST PARK THE- AXmrn XH AMjaaCAttMkotmoaaom, AMroam JOmtr.CQttMtAY, CORNER'S ORANGEADE and l..einongi«l* 'Orlotnal) na kast aad aoat popalar ditaka far Patka. Valia. btaitalaanata. ate. Oaaiaataad oadar n* U, s. 1^ — * — "~—" • —■ - — " " A ixrm r»Mm ni' A aataral park. Blgbt jaaia* hoaonbla laeord. PBrnutOB PBOPLB adrlae ea faily «kal ja* waat Wa hava ampla apaea aad aoma da* ataada aat rat booked. AKD ON TKBMB TO SOtT Ton. Oaa aeeoaamadata ana or two addithmal laiaa panaanmt Cani laaliaia, Btaadaid park caaa- mm nrxaniaiMa XM. Wanted for Brand New Park Bldlag Davleaa, Bos Ball Gaaiaa. ShMtlag Gallery. Pnaar Arcadaa. OtasiMlMB •(. alt 0|waa May m. naa cats. Citr caca ta bM**- Wkat kaia fm. AMmw Fair OpoMiids Am s — w isnt Co., ■SxSS^IanMvllls. Ohio.