The billboard (Apr 1911)

Ttie Billboard APRIL 29. 1911. DONALDSON, PobllxlMr. IflSDBD WEEKLT. and mtncd at SccoDd-cIaai Itan atatnr at Pwt— w. Ciactautl. O. Mtnw an €»Mwwlegfc M Wir atlMrial or THE BILLBOARD PUBLISHING CO^ .416 Elm Street, Cincinnati, U. S. A. ImK Maiance Tritph—. Xaln ZTS8. (RaKlstnM) •■BniflKV." <fv«r Tberr. Bill like a madmaa ms The borvB start (lofm tbe i^treet on ■ ruo. and the faaDlest tbins was thp All's *conrh etrla* rdllin* all over tbPioselTp*—do ron knotr tbat fool team mo atioat eljcbt blocks before H«c BiDDS, a cotrbof. lopes op and Urtm bli rape etcr i|» Mtfs nrt wmtatt aD<l OmUt saM NEW YORK. «. Brilaad BalUi«t. XUcpbaw 1«30 CHICAGO. Miner Rnildlnr- 103-109 Raodolpb it. TelepboDe Central SUM. ST. LOUIS. Boom 803. MlaaoDTl Tmat BoIIdlnjc. SAN FRANCISCO. LONDON ENOLANa IM Turn fliBl>riL 'K. C. IPARIS, rRANCE. 121 Boe Montmartre. Telepbooe 222—61. ADVESTIBIHG RATES ^Twenty cent* pet Uae, acata meszorement. Wbola pace, tIM; half pace. 9T0; qnmrter pace. $35. So adver- Hawiniil meaawiac leas taan in lines sccntad. Babaeriptiaa. ti a year; 6 montlis, tS; S ■tba. fl; aajafcla is adiaaea. . Auaa.t* **r— -Ttt" ar Feiaics saV THE BIIXBOABB it for aale on all timina aad natn-itanda throDShont tba ITnitad Btstea * " la, wtaieh an tapplied br tba American mi. its bcaaebes. It is also on aals ---^ ST Aeaaaa de fOpaim, Paria. ■at em ssle, please nstifr tUs Bemittaacae abesM be made by peat-office er Kder, or rcsiatared letter ad- I payable to The Billboard Pub- fetnzn anao- April 191^ "Ole Tennessee Parade" an.' ■w, don Br GEO. w. ooanB. "Tbere coea flrat call for parade. Jim." apoke «Bnesoee. wbo had anotber name wblcb he »«r7 s«&>m erer beard, and whose chief orcnnatlon "ya the BIU wild West was pnlUns the ■•■•^•rer the "strawberry eight"—a roan "-■erae team, which hauled the big Asia ^« «» the parade, "an-, bellere me. I do the Mea at imtM Mt a parade In ttala "bicb by erap eC explanation, waa »ew H aeen. Cm., "•cnne I bad coe ahot at paaila' the coUece eampost. or whatever ther ••u It—yoo know what I mean, the Uc yard IB front of the bolldln-s." —m j "lea." said Cnnnmy Ike, who was boss bnll- "It a Je»' like that town of Ann Arbor tbe 4-Paw camp went there and 'wlaed P. Yoo know the 'dope* on that hamlet don't j-oo? Any ontflt with a top as blx ■■ a "stuke show* can make It easy now." "Kemember, Ike. when Pawnee made Prlnee- WT" aaked Tennessee. "Well. I was orer wltk that 'trick' tbat year, anil wss la sll of It. It 'pears that the city "yapa* did not want j»a allow lo cone tbns as ■ a e e i iiit of Ibeir po- men tbe twcDtr'fimNkoar awa made tbe town. ^J<«e tbra" witk tbe fSets of tbe case. ' aotflt wenld have to look oat for itself. Bawstoa. aa ole trooper with the Bailey '. was makin* the town, and be noses TSODd and 'xets hep' that the atndenta were tola' to "fraige' op on it,' so be sets tbe ilalor <a tbe laps distance telephone and pnts bim t* tbe-'Hy oot.' and mentions that tbe • coold not be with 'en la the deal. Major raiy to m»et drst seetton tbe mlnnte It . ■ mto towv on that leas spar—we came In MOe Pennnf-sBd (et to tte M If ke cooM wnoot pssslh' the rollece- Wbca tbe Major •ata to town, be nns on tbe eblef ■bnll.' and ■akca plain to him his expense snd all that can, sad tbat be demsnds protection which the (kief says he can not clre him. 'AlrlKht.' says Ike Major. 'Ill bare to protect myself.* and be left the oSce and went sttalebt to the lot. He una all the 'wild and woaUea' la the dressin' teat, aad pats 'aa wise srtwt taWWr *ahappen sad to be ready Car a alsad oiBaa ftoat of AapaMdc. '^n* paiad* waa Iterd oot an rliAt. aad after aiabln* ffee *awia etem* of tbe bora, we tnros eat* the etreet wbere is located tbe 'ksowJedKe AiPk' and no soooer do we get In front of tbat pliC* than the atndenta mshed in a hnnch to the aUaaL First It was dirt, sticks, mnd and dully some 'ben fmlt.* and other fmlt. snd one big, lanky yap np snd throws a big cannon cracker tinder that black six team on the Orient ~ 'tm Bly dyin* day I'U aot toiset -No. ibts waa Mt er It."KMpttafllr an swerrd Tenae w ee .te Ike's lBt»tMBBa«i if tbat ended the came. "Mexfean Bill had all of tbe iBdians. soldiers, cowgirls snd cowboys Jauipla* tbem hrontis orer fences anil acrotis tbe pretty grass after tbem 'simps.* Ita<l O'Dooald ru|M-s one of *em aoil dra^ him tbe foil len;;tb of Ihnt Tery street, and when be rides off some fartn^r picked lhat fellow op anil took bIm tu ilie hospital. The pmfessor called all of Ib-m ski dents to a mcetln*. and told 'em: 'Now. yuu boys most not go nesr that show to-oljcht. sihI leare 'em aloae. 'caose tbey srr not (be kiml of peepla ma base Wen faoUn' with—ttaer'H kin eaaw at vaa.* Tbat alglit. Jrs* akaot flrst openin* line, ^leog eoaies Bee hoaaliMl or nnn« of thi m yaps, snd sa.T. talk *hont It. I got rtglit hu^y lorntln* me an Irnn 'roe pin* at tlie Blake BD'I cbMiQ witcon oQ tbe bis top and plants It where It's right handy, too. Tliera fellers came on the lui ^ln^ln* them rnllppe songs, and when tbey hit In front of the Mldwa.r tbey cum- meoccd to yell for Pawnee. Finally tbe nld man comes out of Ibr 'Tri wagon.' and thr.r wsnts s speerb sanposla*. of conrse tlivy wunld mske s *mnrfc* ant of Hn. Tlie Major gets op OB the platfocB mt the IM abow.* aad told 'etn in a few waali that he waa dad ta see 'em. whicb I always Amhted. and be told 'em that tbe.r rould ieo anywhere tbe wanted to. boi to we to It that tbey left the correct amonot of chancp—flo yon know them fools Jes* went wilder than any reilskln on the trick. An as lb* MsJ'T finlFhetl bis sneecb he paid; 'Yon shall bare a good time If yon are lookin' fer It, and If yon sre tonkin' fer s flcht. yon'll snre •et tkan too.' Do Tea know they acted aort ■r aU rliriM; tbeas Meta did. and after tbe tig idiow* opena—'laait ahoat *boes tblef act,' tbe Old Man gets a tip tbat they are goln' o msb the reserres—tke way tbey bad It planned was that a certain one of tbe blgber scholars wonld «ar. 'Do we take r'-ieerreil sests?' snd then all hands wonld say. 'Of c<ior?:e we do'* and then hnild to 'em .ind take 'em. So Slalor gets the captain of their bnll team and n!>ks him sbont It. and he said tbey rerr likely wonld. I so that wise old mso don't do a thing hut I tske tile captain behind the reserres and shows 1 bIm 'hook ropes* made fast to the 'Jacks.* and also tbiee teams Mandln* nnt<t|<le, ready to )amp at his trord, and be tells the captain of tbe hsll team; 'Ton bad hest noise It to 'eia that they win an get killed or crippled If thtT raise op in tbeir seats.' Do yon know mem fellers never bndged—yon conldn't hire 'era to more. They did not bother ni« no more, and after tlM» show was *iuicked awa.r.' tbe cowhors were taken tn the 'Inn* and treated and fed and bandleA Une. 'tO next asotala* we was shy snne mmcb aerks. eowl a g s aad g room s , snd when yea wrniid see s cowboy wbo slwaya bad a Rtet«on on. lie now wore a dinky cf^ege t»oy hnr with a yellow and bisek ribbon on it. Tliey npTer sqnealed on the show. The feller Bnd O'rinnald roped died the next day. I meets one of 'em np York state, and when he finds ont I wss with Psw»iee. be says: 'Shake pard. that wss the hest show thnt ever nlared Prineetnn.' *■ "There soes last call." said Crummy Ifee. as he finl<thed putting tbe trappln's on Jndy. bis farorlte elephant. As the long patsde Ui.Toat passed aC the let. aad liie aaw ahead CMe Ten- neeeee. be said te Mamtlt: -I dea't care what tbs^ da^ Ml loae as tbcx doa't stampede these Adventures of "Pete" Conkliii A Tery small boy spoke to oIJ Pete Conklln, the veteran clown, who bad jubt n-lnrneU Uotne from a vNIt to the Barnnro i Bailey Circus and said tbat be wanted to start to tbe fibow bus]ut-ss. "Well, my lad," said be. "fit dona ami I'll tell .roo a little of ray experience and tliea If yea west to as alaasb ril..tiy aad get yoo a inb with tim Mb- riHW.' eaolaK the ntookvys or aomethlng. I was bnra la Xew Yorlc in 1843. began as a toraUer snd acrobst in Cincinnati: I was then ten yean old, Juxt ahoat yonr age. 1 got to be a clown about 1$60 before the war—ilnrlng tbe war I was sll tbe lime in tbe Sooth except while on s tri|> to Enrope. "We doated In 1SC3 In a boat of onr own with all tbe lights oot. past Island No. in. where If a light were seen we wonld bare been blown out of the water by tbelr cannons. We gat In Vicksburg after the surreniler and playeil to JlO.noo a diy. all soldiers, blue coats and brass buttons, not a female in the crowd. Gen. Morgan L. Smith gave me a permit to allow and wben I (slled on bim Ue ;:aTe me a tin cop anil a drlak of pine top whiskey, oat of a cask. Waa ia Sew tlilcaaa wfaaa Jfsasral ler was theca ai erer used kr -la then dIR Why we I went rn Msglie wltta show dnriag the Maxl- mlilsn troaMea tm 1ML Wss tiiere when he was Shot. ShosnC'kctsce MaxImtUaa. Marshal Bazaine atMl tlie Ftencb army and traveled through tbe Interior when we iiad to carry oar tents and center poles over the monotalns on bnrros' back«. While near SaltUlo. we were on tbe road with one division of tiie French army In front and one behind ns. The robber Cortinsa "^^^j^J^ down snd csptnred as sad took had te BmS* tt^kad te BadlMtaai. Xorasn FMedenwald baa broogbt salt for fSO eommlwlimi andnst W. P. Skarer, ■ensnr of tbe Ba* T Im ptt. Cblcstmb aa amoaat said to be doe far IwaklBg Ooaat dc Beoofart at thai hoase. PrlrdFDwald has also btoaght salt against Joe Weli-h for $100 commlsstoas oa botAlnr seiMired for bim In Chlesco. Art l sta* (vpresen tatlyes claim .that tbey kare a c>eat deal or Aawfteaae «at«4 ear lii«a. W* tat hack to tlie lOad hot were w ar ned If we met the Ans- triaaa or FTen^men and told what bad oc- eorred they wonld be near enongh to catch u- and hang as. We met the Anstrlans and they chartred down ou ns nnd we were In another fix bad I not been able to speak a little Penn- sylvania notch and that cbonjred mntters com pletely. "We slept within their camp that nifsbt per- fectly safe. The commander told me. don't go to MatamoraP. the French hare been tbat way. eaten all the bull frofip and we have eaten all tlie lizards and snakes left and there's no moaer in the caaatry. Besides Cortiass was baartW aa tk* rear and might gobble as. I told Urn we kad Jnst been gobbled aad whOe 1 talked lie began tn give orders aad la tea minutes SOO Anstrlans started off aad tell on Cortlna's camp near San Lnis Potosi eat near- ly all of tbem to pieces and canture.1 everything tlier had- I cot to Brownville on lioreeback Rode in with four bits in my poeket. found an American man named Bell, borrowetl J-'irto frnni him and pave tbe performance that nlpht. We drew $700 and after the show CoU Toung's flll- Nisters csme In and sscked the town. Tbey didn't hare time to take the diamond rings from oir the ladlea' haiida hot ekepped o* tbe handa with sabres aad pot heads and rings In •heir pockets. Tbey mnds a loromolete pil- 'age of the town and nde eat aa they had come In. ^•Katt^tojT tke Aldgfc jg^Beyteaje ^ MUSIC PUBUSHERS PLEASED It is mHiwial for The Sittboard to -iwcivBil bouk sdivHiicn. U w IHtfaBDOBitaraBgr^WahB. W« ter tesollB -aMar ht ofstes- ive liet- _ fat this pqier than in any other paper devoted to Mn ii eei ii w i l a. Tliat is tin reason Thm Bltlboard carries several times as much advertising as any other amusement publication. The following letto: shows what can be accomplished with even one advertiaenient: -EOCLES & JACOBS ItairPlliliiHn and ArrangefB. Syraciise, N. Y., April"?, 1911. THE BILLBOARD, CSntinnBti. O. Gentlemen:—Since reeeiinng marked eoiqrof your ^pnv Hnabar irith our ad., I take pleasure in statii^ tiiat we hsroaoid oiw^^lOQO.aapieB of our soQb'aWaBtaa lrMh Bn^," «nd taeOni tm iaqairiH ft*. pniMaiiBl eopie^«Ml6ail rf lhBwlM d twB e « nt rt|m^«Bdo«ed. TaarwLOdiiotaalt iiaa*iat|aBwe«qpMlad toHBtiienaie withthedwriH; but such success haBfanBoan-fliBtwe eert^iiIylMmiio'Vck.'* Sorry wb have not got our song ready for your "CHrcus" Number, but will be with you later with a laige ad., aa we intend to advertise with you extensively. Thanking you for P—tgMww^weia m a lB, Yobib respectfully, ECCLES & JACOBS. Syracuse, N. Y., April 13, 1911. THE Bn LBOARD. CUmiati, O. Gentlemen:—^Your reqoest noted, asking to use our recent letter as a tes- timonial, and will say you can consider the same an open Iett«>, aad hm« the privile^ of usii^ it in any way it may benefit you. Y wuu w aj i mi f a MO ^, B0CCE8*JUU90B8. gave the etn _ _ oot to be robbed. We i fore tbey gut te Ike RIa caotnted. I esc ap i'd kr Canalrs* ahles to giro me a pan aad tkle ki did signing tbe GeaefaTa aame te It. I pts seated this, got In tke ferry and was aeaib a tiu ii a wliea the foc g er y waa discovered, bat I waa aafe then and on landloe found Gen. Getty at bis heail'iuarter-i and told my troubles. Be wrote a note tn Hon. Canales. tellinc him to release evt ry man of mlDe or lie woold aenil some rt'glmeuta ami act tbe town adie. 1 Ike note aad scat. aenaib - ew knstl ed koHta CMdaa. wmm I **lle releashl ererrhody bat demanded Mt. wkiek I paid him. Gen. Getty treated me well. Xmr III tell yon a bear story," ssid CookUa. "It waa In tbe City of Mexico, Van Ambers did Che bear act; iliat Is, It was his duty t" go in llie iM-ar'v cH;.-e and make him perform and at last to tbrow open the bear's jaws and Ih.v hi. heiid In the cavtrnous opening. Onc.- Iie did tills and tbe l>oar shut down ou hU bead s<)aeezlng blm pretty hard. I waa there quick ly. iMsrerer. -mad cat him oat la time, bot I beaaa tnaaing and I Ifur that myself snppose ke Is raaalns yet. _ snd brother John bsd no one hot ooraelTes te d'l this act. and we drew lots for It. It fel- tn cne atMl the next time I tried It 1 made Mr Bear go through all bis tricks except tbe last one. "WHien we left the City of Mexico we sola all tbe animals to .Maximilian and wttb tbem be started tbe roolnglcal garden at hi! csstl. of Cbepultepec 1 then retomed to tbe good old I-. n. A. Th.nt was In 18S7. We were tn Lockhart. Tex., and oa tbe day of the show there there were three horse tbleres bong. Tb* sheriff rsme to ns aad said he tlioatht be had drawa the Mgsest erawd with the banglag aad aald If we woald wise him passes for hlamslf aad pr isw atr s aad family aad a few other peopis. he woald poatpone tbe banging lutU after th. psvfOrmance. If not he would bock against o*- aad bare the banging at the same time. W« gave the pas'ies and yon bet we had a crowd. The three prisoners were there with tbelr hands tied and laughed and enjoyed all the jokea and the entire performance. Before the performance was flTea the abeiiff ssked me f> snnonnce that taamedlatriy after tbe show fk> tuinelac wonM take idaee aader tbe large oak tree jnst satslde tke teat to tke right. TMp Paster was oar rlosra aad be mode tbe tm neanceneot Jnst the ssme ss be wonld snnoimte the concert that takes piece sfter the show The three men were put on horses, a rope around each one's neck and the other end over a limb. Tbe horses were whlpi>ed and away tbev went and up swnog tbe men. "In Ilockle.r. Texas, one of tbe Brotvn Famll; came In, said be bad never been whipped es cent bv bis mother and wanted to flgbt oar Ro.val Bengal tiger. We warned him to keep away bat be Inslated. got onder the topes sad wanteA on te ten tke tine iooee^ We iil ee id and be. went wm-mmt etzaek oar w il d est Ofse several Maim, hot tke heost paid oo stiielwa to blm. He then tickled the lion, palled bl> tall snd his ears, hot tbe lion wooldn't flgbt. Re tried every bea.<t we had and took tbe trwb of one of our meanest elephants and swung It and then In disgust kicked him and tolil ns he had kicked the biggest animal we had and none would flgbt. Seeing a camel he mahe^ to It and struck It on the nose and this beast quick as tboncbt tore his hand off. We ran to hla aid and began to sympatUse with blm sod offer m slMsau hwt he soli be ditet car* becsose It waa tke opMest krate la tke wksl* d—o show tbst hit him.- I was ta 8sn Aa tonio In isnr and showed on the main Plaxa. "Now I sm on my wsy to Boston to play ai- engagement with a drcna that opens np in • few weeks. 1 have been In the cirrus bnsine*- nearlr all my life. Br brother John was the great cannon ball performer—ay krntber Georg* was the great saimel tfSkWP akt.mr esa Is > drcas agent and In taHag eat OTn ska<» this "Xonr. MT blK If S»m thWt yea cea stead s Wk Obe Hat ra take yoo with sse aa trial.' at a maa wbo to bare a fond of many books. MARRIAGES. sn.\Y-PORTEn—Michael Shay, of East Uvrr pool. O.. and manager of tbe Andltorinm Tbeatr* St Newark, was married at Syracnae, N. T. April IT, to Miss Anita Porter. Tliey wffll make tbelr haov In East Uverpool foUowtat tbo f«aa> . of the tbsetltesi season In NCwartL DEATHS. RIEBIE—rani RIebie, of tbe tesm of Stsrr tma RIeble. died st his borne, Bocbester. VInn.. of tnberrtilosls. His death was tassteoed by two long Jnmpa they made from Halifax. N. S.. te Petermborg. Vs.. and from there to Ibe deceased's home. BRACHABD—Mile. Brachard la monmlng tb« loss of ber mother, who died April D, st bse dangbter'a borne In Indianapolis. Ind. NAFZ1GEB.—J. F*. Xafilger. proprietor of the Dreamland and Mase Theatres of Trinldail Colo., died In the ho-nltal at 'Denver. Colo., oa April 11. after a week's Illness with pneumonia. He Is purvlv..<i liv IiIk wife, wbo has been as Slating blm In msnnglng his two bonses, an>i wbo will continue the business. BELASCO—Ahr.iham Belasco, father of David Belasco, died April 11, at the ripe old age of fti years. He left seven snns and two danghters. David Belasco. of Nrw York: Fred Walter. ~" ward and Henry. eonnocte<i with the Theatre, San Francisco, are sons. FKIUUS APKALS CMC. MInneapolla. Mkn.. April ap'tlbwclal te Tk« Biiibosrd).—The wcn.kaowB tbeatrtcal pre moter. Dick Ferris, of Las Angeles. Csl.. pro" Inent In all aronsenent and arlatlon affaire l> the state of rallfomta wbo was for rnanj years a resident here, has entered aa appeal from Ibe declslna of the Hennepin dlstrir' conrt of Ibis slate, awarding hla former wile Grace Hayward. a verdict of ^2.000. aa royal tlea doe tier upon her alleged dramatlsstlon •* Grsnstark. ne AsUuUm Trio, aader the maaacemeat of r.^Eagt^Mile^leldi* Mt at ibe Pbi»«li