The billboard (Apr 1911)

THe Billboard APRIL 29,1911. ONE-RING CIRCUS REVIVED Afena the Scene of a Big Success—The City Beuu and Ciittim Wetcomed the Efforts of Mr. Jolm-Qialuuii; tiie Plronioter By R. T. BAILEV. of After ■ Upte of over twentr-llTv jean, Ur. •Mm On bam bi* ■neeeedcd In brioglDs back to VMton tbat once most popular Inatltntlon, the •"•■•J"* drena. Id traTelioK OTer the coontrr. IBr. unsam toond a jearnlDe amoos tbe people rar ■ retun to tboac cood old daya wbea we aiM to ma throimb tbe back lotii gathering 'WOoa nw to* eaUloM. and carryloK water to the •UNiatiL After dm eonslderatloa. be decided to placo before tbe people of Boatoo. with all Ise poaalble fadUtlca and comforts of the pm- •Bt daj, ■ eircos compoaed of all the lie<t arts POHlble to obtain Id tbl» coantir and Earope. nc ipadoos Boston Arvni waa anbatitnted for tbe tent. This buiidlus. It wUI be remembeied. neatlr homed the Ms 101 Baoek Wild West. It baa a seating Oipii&tr •( MIL Mri !• tbe bMt-eqnlpped bulld^af Its SS^lB^ttis'pnt of tb* coDUtry. ror aeTeial months Mr. Grabam baa tieen MarcUsc tbe ammement world for acU. Not tae ordlnaxy kind of act that Is seen dafly opon a> TOtdeTUIe atage, bat sometblng new 'ani Mglaal. something that will satUfy and please toe critical aodleaoes of New England's great- est eommonweatth. A» m molt of Ills aeatcb ba has bniDgbt toialBl mi Ike Arena s tronpe of entertainers nerar bslbie equaled la Boston, ■reiy act on hia program la a headllner. which Baa nerer been In this city before. The Hat of performers Is aa follows: Peter Conklin, ptlo- elBal clown; Frank Monroe, property manager; Alex. Seabert. ring master: Usette Seabert. UHan Seabert. Tbe Three Mells, Francola Ken- BAcU Newell Sberptt Trio. The Orlaff TiODpe, Bnes Introduced some new ideas In double trn peze work, and the Newell-Sherett Trio. In their celehrmted flTe-bar Dovel^, recelTed the well- merited applanse. Tbe boge Iron cage was now bruugtat Iimk place, and the great Lnkens Uooa. direct f:<>m tbe London Hippodrome, were preaeoted for the first time to a New England audience. These klogg of the forest nerer cease to be entertalu- Ing. and the lAkena Uons. the greatest In cup- tlTlty, held tbe audience Is awe by tbe irreat- neas of tbe apectacle. Tbe Intermission, during wbleh tbe natrons were entertained hr tbe most amnslny or clown acta, then foUowad. after which a» Riiaslan (rmnaata. the famous Orloir Tronpe bald actaaBoB. Tbe Seabert*. with tbelf dassle podac «d hontbaek. then followed and proved to be one of the most pleading acts In the ring, TIk two stsges were pnt aguln Into actlTlly. for Inxo aud Lorella began to do their leaping act. which, with Bennett and Maxcello. In their comic acrobatic ataots. kept tbe entire honse In one bnrst of langhter and applause, which did not Bubalde In the lenst when Alex. Seabert and his flying mule appesred In the rlns. itr. Seabert, who Is ring master of the perform- ance, was for sixteen yean connected with the Bamnm ani| Bailey Cirens. and saw the death of both -Mr. Bamnm and M.-, Bailey. Since leaT- Idk this clrcna he has conducted a riding school at Dreamland, Cone<* Island, The two dog acts are pnt slmnltaneooaly on the two atagea, and It would be hard to draw a abade of difference between the merlta of the two groups of canines, Tbe SaToy Company " ^ " "Ttart witb kccobatlc wMb tbair tsMers, IMPORTANT NOTICE To M Advance People! tt b the purpose ofthe SHOWMEirs ASSOCIAHON to PREVENT COVERING by one show of anoUier show's legitimately secured spaceat any and aUtiiiies^uidithas been agreed by the Members of the SHOWMAN'S Assocation that any emplojwe guilly (tf .mongfody covering paper shall be disdiaiged by the show emidoying bfen wd Hak hf ff H**^***tf'^*T'*y""* It T*Tr ''Jtm^ilwr* aftfT tiifh iHinihiiil " He ttpiitwitHMhBB fflwuliiiiig m adihe itiJiar qffte SHOWM/WS Asoc- iatioii will do Ms part to M^tfM flte. above mfe of the Association is enfoiced and any agent oiderfag^^^^hi^le covering of paper w such covering rHharvey; General Agent HAGENBECK-WAUACE SHOWS. la distflayea to Ito mUnrnm ■C Ifea ne 1« Ruea, Mile. La Heulx, lnzo and I^rrplln. Ibc Saroy Co., Bennett and Marcello, Earl Je- •ome, l4i Susta. Itank Monioa, wha to Iha- SMH. to tte best salted saaa for tUa (oSlness 1b tbe tjtj. baring bean aetl«^ Ideatiaed with tbfs turn of work fl>r many years. Peter ConkUn. chief down. Is wen known to eTctyone In tbe nt prafeaaico. betnc tbe oldest and the Sbakeapeaiaaa Clam. Hr. fc— is f«ij fortunate In aamlBK um aHvlcsa aC imUi tt tbeae noUblcs. tba ttmattat tt* IM BaoA Bhaw pulled tka Bsie w m sia waaa «■ Ika nsaad, ae- In tba tbefr etela t» aat beat peaslbli> ahspa IMr tE i ■Igbt. In an IneiadlMB AoA ttna the were act up. the rlnc cam lata ptaee. aad tba onrhsad work for the aerial f a atui ea was erected, so that aoon ererytblog was resdy for the full dress rehearsal on Monday afternoon, which was itlven for the tieneflt of tbe directors Of the Arena and the press. Mr. Graham waa Bcarcely at his desk on Monday morning when me telephone rang, and the down-town ticket aOee was on tbe wlta, sarlag tbat tbeir aopply •( t^>»?. «*s cxkaaiatad, and tbey were be- meced with eager bayers. TbU was tbe flr<r emdence of tbe enormnns success of the biff show. Tbe downtown ticket office was not the only oce patronized, for all day lone the local MBee was thnmeed. til by dAt o'clock, tbe tone of opetfac tbe baMiaitwaa taaed «s Its capacity. Tba aM mm rfair iUem bad Bstaned to Its own. .L eonard! Son's Saroy Band opened wttb a - ■•SIL."*"'". "Xl tbe dare deril. A. C. Holden, task bis place at the top of the long IndlDe pre- pnatorr to maklna that deatb tadtlBC loon. One minate of tbrining tinr «iwf and tte deed la done, and the women of tbe andienee beam one Ionic slgb of relief to aee the rider safe aad amIIISK at tbe foot of the loopk Holden Is M- lowed by the fsmons Lnkens Ponies. Acta with ponies are common, but we bave here tbe unua- aaual. one redectlnc jcrest nratt nn the trainer, and one which held ereryone's attention until Iti eompIeUoD. Tlie Fnnr Lnkens, with tbeir aarlal act lUlowed. and was exceedlmcly mtr- ttodooa. Minie Usaettr, with her grace and ^01^ IB llnta Ib bareback riding, were pless- . tft mr the leest. Peter Conklin appesred showing great aklll of training, did acta which pleaaed by their nnosnal nature. Tbe aerial act of tbe Three Mens, which followed, waa an dahorate oae. and the management showad cood Jndaaent In placing It toward the end of the penoraance. This act. with the daring dire of Hdden'a Into a amall tank, left erery one In breathless excitement as they left .be Arena, well pleaaed, and many declaring that tbey felt twenty years younger than when tbev went in. Mr. Craham Intenda to continue the One RIdk Circus ss long aa It contlones to please the Km ton poblle, latrodnelng new acU cootlnualiv. He descrres our abicore coagmtnlatlon on bu pri>- iS!?^'».7"ftJ1!*? .5?^-JP""*^ *»>«° & tMSWt***' '*•«■" OLDTIM ER'S MOtlCKI Editor The Billboard. Cincinnati. Ohio, Dear Sir:—Ton do Mr. Otto RlngUng, "the grand," In yoor last Issne, but yon shonld be more correct. Too sra awar wrong la your dates and the fOuBdatfoa oC the Orcns, Hote iKRt they were In tbe bamess business In McGregor, Iowa — w iuu g. They left McGregor In 1879. Alf. T. waa the per.«i Tprlns nne. He was the circus boy and man. He stuck k-> hard aad Inng the other boya Joined him ami thon thev went. but It was not a trarcIlD;; cIrcuH till ^fiSO. when RaU. Long & Blngllng paid a Tisit to McGregor, the Itlrtta place and home of the boys—sD but twa were bom there. I am most SUM—and staid a week. Ball was a con- tortionist. Long a bar performer, aa was AI.. who was also an equilibrist. The circus crossed the MIsslKKIppI River In AniroRt of 1880 at Pon dn cnnne Id tbree sklffii—Happy rhll Mnlllgan was captain of tbe. fleet. They staid In Mc- Gregor two weeks. Geor?e Wllllnnis IFMilIer) was the hand, or- chestra and all. It Is with pride we Mc- Gregorites all over the conntr.r point to th" RInxliaf boys as our townsmen, no matter ' down drves of the old Shakespear- . . and wItb his tmnne of eirbt clowns BBTe a »ety fnnny and entertaining clown song. The applanse. hoth fnr the act. nnd for the chance of seetna this leader of fnn makers, was acnr grsat. The two stages next attracted at- teahoo. wkere La Casta gsee a meat laaBBal aaaaHr to the way m rtaek win art. ttaSa mtw tan I th"r SI. men. rM .an cneet m Ldtatt .%■». WWBK O dates. " S'jClBboHT. Jack Bedlngton. well known with John Rnhin- soo CIrcns and others, was killed at Hollowar. O.. AptO 0. Mil, Be has been employed no tha B. * as. B. ffer tto aaat tww jMia. lie ^^ofcarQainrgc^eer^aioarQalasrl COMPLETE DRAMATIC OUTFIT Evarything Furnished Exeapt tha Seanary Write for details and atata saatiaK capacity deaired, . 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