The billboard (July 1911)

26 Tlie Billboard JULY 1, 1911. CIR CUS GO SSIP PWsonal Items Gathered by Correspondleiits and Contributed by Circus Attaches io All Departments of the Arenic World ' At Barrlsburir, Pa.. Sondar, June 11. a birthday dinner was given by H. il. Smedley to bis friends of the 101 Bancb Wild West Sbtnr. Smedley is known to tbe circus pro- fession as Cnrbstone WlUle. W. A. Brooks was in cbarge of the affair. Tluse present were W. A. Bnwks. Bessie Herbert, Bessie Worely, Uis. David. Gertie David. Bob David, Pnge David, the Parry Sisters, Mrs.- D. V. Tantling- er, Eddie Sbafer, Slim Horn, Dan Dix, Sammy Garret. George Hooke, Vest Pesg, Uncle Bill Faolkner, H. M. Smedley, W. Bcasley. Princess Wenona, Mr. Cristman and wife and Babe Crist- man, Bemle and Goldle St. Clair, Baldwin and wife. Dti Webber, Edward Cacy, Harry Fink. Virgil Bamett and the Allen Sisters. The assort- ment of good things indnded radishes, olives, 'nock turtle sonp, flsb, allerl-with tartar sance, Saratoga chips, roast fillet of beef with nnish- looms, green peas, mashed potatoes, salad, let- tuce and. <tomatOr Ice cream with Btrawberries, cbeese, aaaorted cakes and coffee. ^e saccess that has conpled itself with tlie 101 Bancii Wild West Show refnses to be nn- conpled. Tbrongh Pennsylvania, Ohio, and now Into •MIohlgan, tbe ^ow is teeeting' with a snoeess that Is nothing abort <tf phenomenal. Opposition does not In any way detract from Its iiower of drawing, anS even when three or fonr days behind otbeis, the ticket wagon re- ceipts show not the least falling-^ff. l^his show has been pitted against them all and lias not in any way fared the least bit tbe worse when comparisons have been privileged. Ed- ward Arlington, who has so soccessfally piloted the show since It sprang into prominence, and loe C.Miller, who takes care of tbe cdiofr Itself, have not only established a repntatlon for them- selves, bnt for history of modem shows. Tlie Bobinson Famons Shows snd the John Boblnson Ten Big Shows clashed In opposition In Gallon, Urbana. Sidney and QteenvUle, O., dnz- tng tbe past week. Georga Aiken was on t3ie groond. and altluMigh. the light was liot. It was always condneted on legitimate lines. General ineas rapiesentatlvB Tames F. Donalson of the Ten Wg, was on giomid early and condneted a most ezhanstive pi.»s campaign tbroogbont all of the opposition. His work received the highest commendation from both sides. Tbe Ten Big oppssltion brigade, led by the redonbt- able Bob Simons, worked incessantly. On the Boblnsoq Fsmons Shows' side Ghas H. UcCartliy. Benlamin Cook and Bail Fletdier. accompllihed wonders. At the last Connen meeting, the business men of Doloth, Minn., appear^ before the Council and demanded that the ordinance passed last year in regard to stopping cUcnses from showing Dnlath on a Saturday, lie enforced. Tbe Bamun & Bailey Show is billed for Dnlath <m Satnrday, Jnly 1, and have a city license issued by tbe dty clexfe. A great many ue wondering whether tbe dtr can be sned for damages If they prevent -me circus from sltowlng. Tbe Istest advices are tSiat they will change tbe date with Superior, Wis., playing there July 1 and Dnlnth Jane SO, whicb means a great deal of extra work In the chang- ing of all dated matter for both towns. 'Leo (Mllns is general snperlntendent, Frank Millard, boss canvaoman, Ed Monroe, first as- sistsnt. Jno. James, second as^taxit. Jolmny Hoigan. boss bostlar; Wm. Wiggins, aaslatant. George Htggins, Itom ot wena stock, Dan Bice, E. L. KINNEMAN. BIr. Etaneman, a resident of Marlon. Ind., baa been re-elected vice-president of tbe State Bill- posters' Association of Indiana. Mr. Kinne- man is one of Marian's best known citizens and strongest boosters and be has been honored on several occasions by the Billposters' Assoda- tloa. For many yean he served as manager of the Indiana Grand Tbeatte and the WUte The- atre, Ifarloa. ind. He Is widely known thtongh- «nt tbe flieatilcal world. boss feed man, Geo. Dempsey, boss of seats, W. E. Austin, iMSs of sideshow canvas, Tom Coleman, assistant. Doc Carver, trainmaster, Mike Gtogan, Iwss of elepliants, Clarence Grain, boss of jpropertles, Hugh McCnlloogh, steward, C. B. Bowers, twenty-fonr-bonr man, MsrUn Johnson, boss blacksmith, Albert' Barts, boss bameasmaker, witb Kit Carson's Buffalo Bancii Wild West Show. Iiansing, Mich., was lillled six weeks in ad- vance by the 101 Bancb Wild West JSIww. it was not tbe usual preliminary bilUng, bnt a most thorough one. The Bamam Siiow was biUlcfr **Coming soon" for Owosso at the same tiine for September, snd the Forepaugh Shows were protecting tbemselves for Lapeer In Jnly. All three shows were In such positions that their billing was in a sense opposition billing. Tbe following troupers visited tbe Thomas Crowley Wild West Show at Hillside Park, Sunday, Jnne 11: the Mulball Family, Wm. Caress, Fred Cox, Eddie Botsford and Duke B. Lee from tbe California Frank Show, Sam Garrett from the 101 Bancb Show, Frank A. Bobbins Jr. and Arizona Bill from tbe Frank A. Robbins Show, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Van Bergen and Otto Kline from Gus Hombiook's Cheyenne Days. At the close of tbe perform- ance, tbe visiting parties were entertained at a banquet given by John M. Frantz, chief of the cowboys from San Antonio, Ter. ^nch comment has been heard this season on tbe remarlcable sluwting by Buffalo Bill. Cody Is sixty-fire years old and Ills eye' is as clear and sharp as ever when he ranges It over a rUe barrel. Cat of one 'hundred passible chances, the old econt continues to make a clean score or never missing more tlian one or two even at night, and this silooting is done from tbe back of a galloping liorse. Mile. Marie Petard, who rides the double somersaulting antomoblle with tbe Forepan^- Sells Show, bsd a narrow escape fixna Injury Wednesday afternoon, Jnne 14. at Colombia, Pa. The lot was very uneven, making the re- ceiving platform a little higher than nsnal. Tbe car lit with tibe back wheels partly off the platform, but finally landed safely on the ground. The sideshow business of the BInglIng Bros.* Clrcns has been tbe finest they ever had, way be- yond expectations. The three leading features are Coretta, midget: Plramel. donble bodied Hin- doo brother snd sister; Lentla. 'Hiree-legged wander; Bobertl's European animal act. Mr. lewis Graham, manager of the sideshow, will complete Us twenty-third season tUs year. -Boster of -the Toung Buffalo-advertising car No. 2: I. C. Admire, car manager; Ed IKrrls, boss blUposter. assisted by Otto Ablemeyer, Sbtorty Hill, C. Ealand and Dusty Brown; L. H. Egan, boss bannerman. assisted by Fred Lndeonan, Jack Bgan and SUm Xewis; Tom Uc- Clore, UHiograpber; Berb Pbllllps, paste maker: Ciiick Berwick, porter; BHly BaHow, chef* About seventy pecmie -from tbe Bamum & Bailey Silows were vlsItOTs to tbe Hagent>eek- Wallace Shows at Sontb Chicago, m., Sunday, June 18. . B. B. Wallace reserved a portion of the grandstand esqieclally for the visitors. It was a gala day for tbe pecfOFmers, as friends and relatives were tmited. A grand ball closed the day's festivities. On tbe nigbt of June 10, before tbe opening of B. iC Chnmhers' One-Blng Clrcns In Ken- sington, niiladelplila. Pa., a cyclone swept over tbe town and stripped ithe big top almost to ribbons. Mr, Chambers comes from Wash- ington. D. C. and la tbe first to exhibit Prin- cess Wee Wee, tbe smallest woman In tbe world. Johnny Baker deserves credit for the smooth- ness of tbe T\ro Bills' exhibition. This Is tbe largest and is generally conceded to be tbe best show that Messrs. Cody and Llllie have ever liad, and It carries a riot of color and action from start to finlsb. for which large praise sbould go to Jolmny Baker, the arenic director. John J. Head and Frank Q. O'Brien, on the No. 2 car of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Siiows. are framing up an act wjiich they will present over the small time daring tbe coming season. The eketdi wUl have much billposting atmos- phere In it. Both lads are from Providence, Bbode Island. Cannon Ball, a chariot borse wIHi tiie Hagen- beck-Wallace Shows, dropped dead In the races at Michigan City. Ind,. Jnne 16. The borse Imd been in the races for nineteen years and was one of the first chariot borses whtcb In- augurated the Mppodrome races with the Wal- lace -Shows. At New Berlin. N. Y., June 12. tbe Mighty Haag Sbw was caugbot In a hail storm followlnt; tbe afternoon performance. Every tent of tbe outfit was blown down. Mr. Haag lias ordered a new loo-foot round top. A black bear and a tiger have been lost by the show this season. L. B. Heckman and press agent Donalson, both with the John Robinson Ten Big Shows, were visitors to tbe Robinson Famons Shows at Gallon, o. Manager Danny Bobinson personallv condneted botb gentlemen over tbe lot, where they were accorded every coortesy. Tbe \o. 1 band with tbe Downie & Wbeeler Shows includra Ben B. Taylor, leader; Geo. Bass, z, B. Money. F. A. Cnurcta. Jno. Spauldlng, Geo. Ta.v]or. Wm. Bartow. Chas. WllUnms, Sam Deltz. Harry Ramsey. Fred Gardner, H. Hav- ens, F. Rnndell and Clyde Martin. On June 12 at Manning, la., W. H. Coulter closed a deal with bis partner. W. M. Hoo- glewoonlng, becoming sole owner of the W. B, Coulter & Co. Shows. .Mr. Coulter will strengtb- en tbe shows and make many hnprovemcmts. Most of tbe staff will be retained. George Steele, legal adjuster with tbe Bob- inson Famous Shows, was taken sick in Elyrla, O., June 10. and removed to Cleveland. Letters report bis progress to recovery rapid, and bis friends back wifii tbe show sre awaiting bis ar- rival witb sleasnte. Iionis B, Cooke, general agent of tbe Two Bills' Sbow, paid t3ie, show a flying visit at Portland, Me. Cbarlea N. OSiompson, with tbe Tiro Bills' Sbow, has entirely lecorered from the accident be met a few days sgo while fishing, Reports from Eddie Metius, one of tbe rtressnrers who went home sick a few week ago, are very eneouraging. B. W. Woolsey, wltb the Loeky BUI Sbow, lost a white dray bnae last week. In passing an elephant tbe bone anddenly became -frightened and in a few minutes breathed Its last. Death was apparently eansed by fear, Indnelng lieart failnte. Ned Alvord, one of the Barnum Show's busi- ness representatives, was In Duiuth, Minn., the otber day. Ned has a host of friends in Dnintta and they all wish blm tbe best of luck. He was formerly advertising agent at tbe L^etun ■Dieatre. Al P. Wheeler Jr., Jno. V. Gleason, Jno. Saville, Jno. Denno, Melville Brown, Ed Bowers, Art Benton and Silver Bann^ comprise ^the clown ecmtingent wltb tbe Downie & Wbeeler Shows. J. A, Gaffin closed witb GoIlmM? Bros.' Cir- cus at South Chicago. III., to take charge of tbe canvas with Dr. Kraas' Medical Show, lo- cated at present-at Sontb Oblcaco. Tbe Krau» show Is a 76-foot lonnd top, with tliree 20-foot middles. Ospt. Belvaedt, with tbe Bulger & Chenpv Sbcnvs, sustained a broken arm when bia SU- foot ladder fell witb him, June 14. He was just getting ready to make bis bigh dive, Mr. Belvaedt's act is tbe free attraction witb tli(> sbow. Tbe Downie dc Wbeeler side.sbow is under tbe management «f W. F. Miller. Wm. Griener Is making second openings. Clark Bros.' Col- ored Band and Georgia Minstrels of eleven pieces are giving satisfaction. Owing to tbe phenomenal business of tbe Downie & Wheeler Shows, ten lengths of blurs were added to tbe seating capaci^ at Exeter, N. H. A tumaway business was done botb afternoon and evening. On June S, E. G. Smith, manager of B. G. Smith's Shows, was presented by bis wife witl* a baby Iwy. Botb mother and child are dois'g well. Mr. Smltli's family is spending tbe summer at Atwater, 0.