The billboard (Apr 1911)

Apmt. Mb wit HAOUmieK-WAUJMK MOWt. (OoottBdM fNoi pac* 4i} <BiD( Ko. S): 9tU Mlto^ teayiTd Otoen; <8taM): jMBsfltld'a CWMdy Clicm. mot* «ad •^.pffi^^!**^!™*. M.rTrtl«. contortl«itjt: UouTdf ioa Wlte. contorttonlsti; Vtolett* filsten. contorfloiiWi: De Mot» Broi.. icroliaU ud contortloDtaM; Great Stintz. contortionUt. Dt«Pl»y No. 10—The Oreit Merodia Troupe, Spanish blcycll»t»; The Baler Troupe, comedy ^^HmUT No. II—The RMIng Conners (Rlnf No 1): The wnket UofA TtrnWy, ladlao rid- tie ipcctaele (Ring No. 3): The Great McCrea- Damport Troooe, ridera •(Kliw No. a). DtaiAay No. IS—TUN* Budlf*. lonlen (BInR Mo. 1); Knlleno Rrothmt head and tend. taV anccco (Stace); Herbert Daval. cqnlllbrlat (Rlnc No. 3): The ramaae 1>eKocbB. arrobata •nd rqnillbnata (Stase); Mr. and Mrs. Partetl (Blnr No. 3). IHoptaT No. 13 (Menace Nnmber)—Mtas Steph- «n mtiA Minn Smith (RInR No. 1): Mlia Conner* and Mlaa Reed (RIbk No. 2); Mian Grace Jenka ■Bd Mr. Can Nynavd (Ring No. S); Mlaa Kal- 14—ne Bwla-nilktai Bowlm fivmt traA. Dlaplay No. Davceni. Dleplay No. IS—Q. TMIaTo'a trained aebraa aUnR No. 1): Morn, aod Vne, Monster, meo' fear •■Ml noBT ^"d waat (StMt); Mme. Tbel •co'a TralneA Poalea '<ma« Ko. ». Dtaplay No. Id—Tbe Latlna SMora. The Tmt NeT«ms. The Toetera, Hglit wiM aad Iron law acta. Dlanlnv No, 17—The Van Diemana and The Latell SlKtpre, enflpmslon (Iron jaw) acta, ' Dlaplar No. 18—^The Flylot NeliOBa. Dlnplay No. 10—Chaa. (Hark, trick aal* (Blak No. 1): TVltnont. akatlnf aat_(atam)l Hurt, oomiiry ridlnit (Klaf Sm. 9tl trlHc mule (RiDR No. S>. nippedroaia Bacea. There an aawial Mr faatmva with tba ahon thia «ea«iB, OBO of wkteb la tbe Wlikea Uayda. a (anltr of rtdera Inported fNoi Bnglaiid, wbo an* m 1* Indlaa CMtvme att op uelr tapte hi tha tiM. and than sire an mhlblHon of . nqmatrlan eonnihrlam tbat has been wltlmnt ■aw parallel a in tbo American cirrna rInK Tbair bmnea are beantlful. One of tliem la i larip^. white Arabian stetnl. tbn othrr a nmnii. Barrow panoply npon wlilrh thi v reach ttiotr climax hy mooatlnir from (Tie frrmind. all throe rldlnii; Htandlnir. at full anep«1. ami then dropnlns down tri Tinnir br the atlrntpn and drag alonir the j;roiinii, ralalng airain from tbo gronnd to the horor'a back wllbont alackenlng of apeed. Tbe act ffooa with a anap and llnlah that placea ■ It In the nrat rank of real rldlnic featnrea. Of course, tba Taamanlana. Tbe Nelson Fam- fir of aenhata, and Tba llylnir Nelaona. are ■inat Carorltoa aa tbar ato xeal featnrea. laotber iMTeltr la tba manaice elephant, ex- feiMted on the bfppodiOBM track by Mra. Perry nnilpa. nlfe of tba ehlaf alapbant trainer with tba alMW. ' Jabn IlPlllott has been a feature with the Aoir for sereral aeaaoaa. He la wltbont donbt ana nt tbe greatest wild animal tralnera In tbe tratld. Hla mixed BTovp and Ms cranp of polar baara ara haa«M Wiai j IjgtM oC *fM(ltar. aad ■nlab aatdaaa dbaarnt la a* waili w ■wTnui trainer. Ilerr Helllott la entlrelj fearless. Mora than tbat lie Is an Inilpfallcahir worker. One ma^ Tela to tbink ^ tbe^tleoM tbat mnat^ Into • nw tbat af* wWaal aad aaw m'owa aC' eoont. An amnMnt laddoat « tba opening pwtarnuinco. All H— ad tbo pnriona Blgbt*a rcbearsal appraelatad It to the fDllest extent. At tbia rehearsal Rarr Helllnt was piittlni; htn mo<t vlrloiia polar bear throush the act of cllmblnc a laiMor and walking along a pole, and then turnlne hark and descending the ladder. Tlie hear, which bad been Terr atiibborn and had attacked the trainer neeeral times In watchlojc bim It nllpped from the pole and got rather an ngly fall to (he ground. Tbe trainer could not get the bear to go np tha ladder again, and finally had to Sea It np. Of course, be cebearscd bIm in Is set tba next morning, and at tha aftenoon parformsnca tba bear went tbroogh tha act with- «ttt a bitch. BsRily bad ba got to tba groond when be turned and did It «*ar again. Then when be cam* down ha ininiadlateir tamed atound and did tbe act orer again. Be kept tepaatlag It and the trainer eonid not get bIm to quit. Bren when he opened tbe door and let tbe other beam out Into their cages. Mr. Bruin kept on doing hla ladder and pole act. Tbe only way Herr Ilelllot could get bIm to atop was by tearing down the apparatna. Then the bear got on top of the ladder and sta.Teil there. Be had to literally pnah him down with bli banda and drlre bIm from the arena with hla Whip. The Incident ahoarad what tbe trainer bad nad* tha baar do In hUi moraing retaearaal. aad la another nianlfcatatlon of tho Inflnlto pa- that mnat so Into aa animal ttatner'a miano Biotheca walka both op during altaiid- ttaat atwaya waa that be hadn't left for rem. In the con- Tersalloa that followed Bert received bla llrat Intlmatkm tbat the show wss to opes oa Thurs- day tbe 20tb. Be got to Peru on tbe morning of that day. Bert la rery enthnalaatlc about the ancceaa of his farm on Stataa Island this y«sr. In addition to "b*U and .aabtallaa," ho saya be ralacd tonr hnadrad aUOkana tba paat winter. Farmera aad aabatmaa jnM a pow- -, Warren B. Iraaa Wid B J l U jl M W M ■«■*• la Perm for aoTetal WMTV, Ba waa Jnat aa «««h w fn ia t a j l^ drat patmmaaco a snceeaa mjittfr tm If ha had flamed up tha Wk WU was a coaaeicBllous tallow. Stranfo bow tbey all feel a peraonsl proprie- tary Interest In thst show. You would never know but what B. M. Barvey. the general agent, or J. P. Pagan, the traffle manager, woulil Ume more by lome untoward clrcumataaco thHt lulKht detract from tbe auccesa of the opening than .Mr. Wallace himself. In f»ct tbat Evntlpman la a liexn optlmlat. He amiles aa brightly when tfa raining aa when the ann Is Shining. But then, be ought to. He has been from tba flrst a T^taU* Midas. W. B. Follcr. MMibr. .general agent of the Wallace Show, ««• • flaltor at the opening. Walter Driver was very prood of tbat apread of canvaa. He made It. Tho OhItM States Tent * Awning Co. haa been maMaa tho Wal- lace canvas for several years. II. S. Rowe was there. He didn't lay any- thing about It blmnrlf. bnt It Is whlaperad around that he Is Kolng to have a circus of hli 'own shortly. ,.....„ Wm. Bller, of Chtcngo. who once bad a dof and pony ahow on tbe road, waa an IntaceateU spectator at tbe opening. Of course, Jones, the hotcl-kaopar «f Craw- tordSTllle. wss there. He nerar miam •* open- ing. Talk abont your basabaO^tana. lanes bss the «hreua bog In oxagB«t«tad„fMm. ^It U aald that BO clrcn* man Is orer allowad to pay for bis sceommodatlona In Jones' hotel. It Is to bo boned'tbat none of Tbe Bllllward'a readers win take advantage of this. Wo merely men- tion It to show the degree of Mr. Jones' enthu slaam for tbo boslnce*. Arch M. Donaldaon. of tbe Donaldaoo Lltbo graph Co., waa among thoae present. .... I. M. Sothcrn. the program man. attended tbi' opening Walter Driver had bla little boy with him Thi- boy'a name Is Wallace. Ha waa <>«5_25 the day that Driver got bla lliat oidar noM tbe Wallace Shown. Wallaeo Driver U abont ten yeara old{ tnro it 0M.t«r yoorselt. Next timo yon att Drltar, art hll" abont that order be sold <J> to Uarariloa raanlng In Atlsnta. Berate Wallaca bad a brighter amile tbIa Sear than be baa aver had before on opening ay. Beaaon: Ha haa »««» ™a.rrled a year, J. E. Briatoa. maaagtr of Adftrtt^i Car bV. •tif.'ssi w «f a??«. ?t»-B ever had. . _ Allen Harrey, a brother of R. M. and an artlat. Idontlllcd with the Donaldaon Utbograph Company, was at the opening tbIa time, his flrst since hla brother- haa been general agaat of the ahow. • Bert Cole Isn't aelllas any mapa thU^raar. Ha aaya alto that U U folag to dopo^ hla maa^daUr oraa If ha to to opaa • aaw ae- coaat la orarp (aam. Bart nearly laat MOA Uat yoar, aad bo Isn't going to tsk* any mora baa at tha Ki siapa on bla head. Ha ^'bonncea' abont twantjr timeo. One of tba Tkananlan TNnpa f»ll aad dislocated her arm at tbo flra* l>erformanre. and Mlaa- Clatk who ridea In tbe standing Roman rnaaa agporteoced aome ItttI' dincnlty In --- frtah a ao, fell and waa I tbe flying atiada.' aot actloiia, Tha bin la wall pnt togtlher, Ity In maaaglBIt har bones, which were and apMtod, dhd IB hiP tndaavon to do II. and _wa§ atwh br .lh* hut ie e aa of — „_ aot nr. c, B OtMr. who Is rcsponslblo IW tba iMRCaB. Is to bo. braHlly eoogratolated vnan Ma..aBCceaa In proenring norattlea and thrillers. Tho show H well balanced, and tba aaae and nnctloa with which It progreaaad at tha premier* refleet^ eonalderahlo credit npon Fred Flaber. the new eqneotrlsn director, fonaarlr with the Boblnann Ten Big Showa, who iMt tabon charge of tbe arena thta aeaaon. Mr. Ftsber was very eon- splcnoun In a brilliant bio* uniform at tbe nienlng performance, and the sound of hla whtatic pnnctnsted tha protrtH «f tba rtow. The work of tba s iemth m Mi. jBwBfc I.oii Mnorr and Fred WWBi H Og BMMHI aWnt and origlnalttjr, ^ wtttSSt'BwrcSia! {Sh*da pretty near not getting thtft tbla season. Bert explslna It In this way: Tlia show haa alwaya opened on Saturday, and* b* didn't know tbat the opening date had been changed to Wed- nesday (think of that for a rellclmia reader of Tba Billboard). Bert hannrncd to l>e around tbo Oatdan la New York one evening when aom* ~ " ^la bawrlt SMETMEN •Te ue hradquarten for bII Idiida of goodi for High Pitcn and street corner aalet. Fountain Pens >1«. 1C0O lmper«ort«oir Flllor, n». «ei Marksman, Oold ImpHnt, ia.Of Uao a full line of better fountain pena mat* stone Fina, Studs. Rings mm! Broodm. Full line of Carnival Novoltiei •or carnival workera. Deposit requiroc in all 0.0. D. orders. Our 1911 catdogQi will b« ready about May 1st, 1911. Shryock-ToddNotionCo •22-824 N. 8th StrMt, ST. LOUIS. • U. S. A WANTED For Paul ZaIIea'a Bonus SUdlum and Society Circus, to open May 16, eo route Wortbam and Allen United Sboira. Circus People In all llnea; aislcr Team for aerial acts; Barrel Acts Trick Hooae. Aerobata, Flying Perch, Impalement Act, Traps, Riaga. and Man wltb Jannary Mnle Act. The Guthrles. Zarke and Adams, Charlie RUBBER BALLOONS, RUBBER GOODS, CANE RACK CANES, KNIFERACKKNIVES, SOUVENIR GOODS. No. (O. n.TB p«r aroaa nival ; Poraf«m.$x.o«. CARNIVAL WHIPS, KbItw WMt oC BPS abaOlBtalr rock bottom. W slsa tm tall Uno of Stiaetmen'B Oooda, Oanlval Moral tlaa and good* for Fairs. Wa are tha oldam ■Bsolaiaa^ anp^ bens* la ch* Cntt*d htetM PORTABLE LIGHTS ALL PURPOSES THEBOLTE&WEYERCO. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS For Sale—A Number of Bolte & Weycr GMoline Lights Tho Blllboavd, Olndnaaitl, O, WANT TO BUY ataal Ifartmbaphaao,' with laalaatora: aiao freaka UA itnsto aalmali. oltbsr MaNrrad or mann. fi:etnred. Unmmlee, Was ngnaa St SSirtblag aultable for a ten^ln-ona Ib eir. CMMraaa « few mo.-o Baanets. JP, W. lEBtorVF HfOTrtew An,. Wichita. Saa. WAMHB TO BUT—BmaB Animal or Bird Acta, oaa or two good srorklns Monks; most ho cheap far caah. Can use good TandaTllto Perfarmeta that changf for a!x nights. ALTIN KIBBX. 410 E. 8t. Clair Street, Indianapolis, Ind. m CARL FISCHER ® Ohio State Fair □NLBMiUS. lug. 28Sept: fP Free Acts-Paid Shows Will he booke4^Wediicsdiqr> May 3. Legitimate oonoeBsloni for sale. Send lis your proposition. A. P- SANDLES. Secy., Columbus. .t XXBXT-OO-BOTnni And other coaceealono wanted at tha 0 Oiaat Daa- FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN . Nov, Darer naed. Bmnlr* Candy Bleaa Uaehlaa. Addreaa B. JONBS. SST W. Ord nae*. Chlcagaw MIIU* Check Boys, la good co» 20: I Cain., Elk, llOt It CMS* . MachlOfK. juat thin* tW MMB. grt out or order: to «I«M MTSt FOB BALE—8 MIIU' Check Boys, ditlon, each »20: " ~ ■■ — Onm Premium 3 candy; nerer ge. . t*. JAS. JOSTEN. Alh.' c», Ohio. WAHT AOENT who can contract beneOt dates for M. P. show. 2 dsy stsnds. Prefer one who knowa Waat. Blat* lowest. I'sy own. Join at one*. Can slao us* piano plarer that sings, sad trap drnmmer. MOVlNQ PICTDRB CO., Bay. K. O. ~ _ _i'a K*ad4Bart*ra—Don't forget wbU* In Laala Jo. make yonr headqaartcn at "Jaks*8 them diaplayad. BUIl aai pbetoa: has*' ■d OUpper on die. LOOK I Sho ws. P rlvlla^M. Acta. Amaaamaat Davices LOOK I NEW LUNA PARK '"^Si^" •Mil Tbe park In keeulng wllb the prcgrriB of lbs patrooiaaa It Two miUloas ssd a bait s( s ■•A.- AllMads lasd to It. Creqrbody it 9Em Sfsisss s( aalatermptad COLORED BANO QUICK! WAHTSD—Organised Band of ten plecea, or colored mnalclana for aame. Thirty werka; Norlhwcat: Prlrate Car. Tickets? If I know Ton. Alao good Orator for Educated Arabian Horse Show. Red Marry, write. OTTO WSD- ZBIIAV, 1110 S. Itth St. Kanasa City. Ho, WABTZD—Piano Player to alao aing lUoatrated songs, atttraooa and atcnlog. Pletmea, OBly. Steady paalMw^ to tUbt BBlaiy, fills. Pa. WA>TXD—Property Jfan, to tak* ears of appa- Tatts for act. Most be aohcr and tellable and not afraid to work. Beat of accommodattona. We pay alt after JolnlnK. Make aalary tbw, aa It la aure. Prefer man that haa bad some ex- perleace. ThIa la a R. R. ahow. Opena May 15. at Sparta. \VI>. Rtate aalar.v In nrnt letter. Addreaa THE LA WBOTXB, IM Btehmoad Ave., Grand Openlatf of 'Soasoo Satotday, Majr 80tk. PrlTllrgea and CoDcaasloas now sTallabl*. nat rental baals and pat FOR RENT ^* B*!! ^i"*' ^V*^ Plctoro.Tbeatie, Oaadsg DstUka «MI slona, all complete, la OTOCT partlenlar.' BmEBIVOa AMO BOOTKB BOB XTSBT XAmXB OV coaTeatloaa, plcaies, sssanlea psttlis, wsslaaii niSXAV AXUBBBZHT PASS. WTT.T.TAMSPOBT, PA.—100.000 to draw from; S.OOO to 10.000 dally attendance; 82 acn-H cpr laoU: of water. WANTED—Lady Band, Balloonist, Lady DUer. Palmlat, Fortune Teller ami all olbiT kindn of Vauderllle Acta. Roller Coaater, Caranael leased. All other kinds of Couci*iuiIi>]in ami Thf-.itrtt to rent on pfTcontaxe. Park opena May S3, week of Knlghta Templara, State of IviiDs^lvanlu. CooTentlon. B. IT. UELMAKEST, Leasee, WUIISBisparl. Ps. Also Mansger of Demarrat'a Running Combination: three ladjr drlrers and riders, eleven horses. Also Prslrle LlUle's and Nebrnaki Bill's llliitorlcal Wild West and Congreas of Expert RIdera of the Plains and Indian Tillage; 2) people ami 19 hor*«. Alao tbe Ureal United Alrablp. that baa made ao many sticeesatnl alghta at the big fairs. 1010. All the aborr are mw beofclaic for fairs and parki. TOt Information addrcia B, B. DEliaUK^ WUUamtport, Pa. . PARK Opens May 14th, SAPULPA. OKLAHOMA. Mnalcal and dramatic companies wanted. I'ark conceaalona of all klnda fiOTco daya and 3-cvut fare. On Interorban, between Bapnipa and Klefer, Mo 30,000 peorle. CROWNOVER A DRIOG8. Prop*., Box Ml, Sapnlpa, Okla. FOR SALE m SUB-LEASE The lease of Bzpoaltton Park, consisting of alxfien ai ri-^. with splendid one-half mil* race tmeb.' amphitheatre, band, lodges ami Tandeellla stauJ^. at^hU's tor 48 horses, etc. Situated coneenisM to a population of one hundred ibooaand v«-uple In elUcs of Bock Island snd Molina, Itllnols, and,' DsTenport, lowa. A^d«Si» «OflK MUlllt BXlOaiTHW OOMPAMY. Bock Itland. Bla. Or land a. via., ApcO 3a, ISU. MANAGERS, TAKE NOTICE! A new opera bonae la being bnllt In Orlando. Fla. Ttta booao will bo ap-to-date la taapacta. with a aaatlng capacity of 1,000, 85-fttataga and 12 dresalng tooma. Hooae will ho laadp Jnljr, ISll. The' bona* will book only A-1 roaiX' attractions snd all managers booking Florida aio re<Biaetad to write for datea. Orlando la a yerf good abow-gotng town, with a popnlatloa i' tba aaaaca ot te 1<>.0W>, Good stttsctlssiicaa ■aba jssa. 1. ». MAOEODM. Piflp. Bucnic SCENIC BPracn and stage uohtino appuancis I Oimplita Ua* o« CtOtTP ■B*eta. OWW. BAIW. W OM. mte. Ala* SPOT sag WUOOa ) RAM FtXIKBra, FLtTOOma w mcm . SnoarATa sad aTentW mt* IM ■aetrieal Btaga Ughtlag. DtPOBTXD C hibeaa , Xaasas aad Sahtiaaa at Law Moea, for (JATALOOna. YOaSPK MBBOUB XLaomOAL OO.. Lsrgsa " " ~ - - . _ ^ soth at.. Mow Teak Ottp.