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AUGUST 26, 1911. The BUI boa 61 New Fairs This list contains data procured bj Ul» BIII- bosrd daring the last week only. Oot. 81- Coc. Aug. 29-30. Sept. 20- E. Chand- a,r,*T>«wa Demoiinll*—Black Belt Pair Asm. Not. 4. E. R. Berry, secy. ARKANSAS .' -.' Ola—Land Congress Fair. Sept. 7-8. W. H. Eaokln. secy. •A "■ COKHECTICDT Grsnbv—Granny Agrl. Soc. Sept. 27-28. Edgar B. Case, secy. Blackfoot—8. E. Idaho Fair Assn. Sept. 12-15. H. B. Curtis, secy. ILLINOIS Cowden—Annnsl Trl-Connty Soldiers * Settlers* Reunion and Homecoming. Sept. 27-29. 0. A Jcwptt* secy* Delavan—Taiewell Co. Agrl. Board. Sept. 12- 1B. S. 0. Jones, secy. , ., IOWA Strawberry Point—Strawberry Point Dlst. Fair. Sept. B-8. H. A. Estell. secy. Wilson—Wilson Fair. Sept. 15-18. H. WUd- apaln. secy. ___«_. INDIANA Knox—Starke Co. Fair Aasn Sept. 13-16. Jaa. M. Kewton, secy. • • KANSAS Robinson—Wolf River Valley Fair. Sept. 20-22. Barry M. Leslie, secy. HAUTE Amberat—Northern Hancock Agrl. Soc. Sept. 28- 2T. H. M. Kenlston. secy. Pembroke—Wash. Co. Agrl J. M. Morgan, secy. MASSACHUSETTS Greenfleld—Franklin Co. Agrl. Soc. 21. P»!mer—Palmer Fair. Oct. 5-7. L. ler. secy. XICHIGAN Harriavllle—Akcona Co. Agrl. Society. 8ept. 27- 28. Geo. W. Bnrt. secy. MISSOURI Campbell—Campbell's Fair. Oct. 18-21. NEW HAKFSHIBE Greenfield—New Oak Park Fair Aasn. Aug. 29- 31. Geo. D. Gould, secy. Nashua—New Hampshire State Fair. Sept. 4-7. Alf Loblne, secy. NEBRASKA. Grand Island—Aviation Meet and Festival. Aug. 29- 31. SI. L. Oolan. chairman. NEW YORK ECiosarton—Odd Fellows Assn. Fair A Car- nival. Ang. 28-Sept. 2. C. P. Reyuolds, cor. NORTH CAROLINA Asbevllle—Western North Carolina Fair Assn. Oct 10-13.- Owen Gudger. secy. Elizabeth City—Fair. Oct. 23-28. E. F. Lamb. aecj. Greensboro—Central Carolina Fair. Oct. 10-13. Garland Daniel, secy. Oxford—Granville Co. Fair. Oct. 24-25. I. F. Webb. secy. Smitbfleld—Johnson Co. Fair. Not. 2-S. OKLAHOMA Falrview—Major Co. Fair Assn. Oct. 10-18. C. A. Wrlnht. secy. MeAIeater—Pittsburg County Fair. Sept. 18-18. B. P. Hackett, mgr. Tal.. s a—Dewey Co. Fair Assn. Oot. 10-13. F. O. Delaney. secy. PENNSYLVANIA Mercer—Mercer Central Agrl. Assn. Sept. 8-7. J. P. Orr, secy. RHODE ISLAND. Hlllsgrove—Rhode Island State Fair. 8. J. w. Page, manager. SOUTH CAROLINA Eaaley—Plodmont Fair. Oct. 18-20. W. if. Miller, secy. TENNESSEE Jackson—West Tenn. Colored A. A M. Fair. Oct. 11-14. J. W esley Banks, secy. 'I' U'.T att Bertram—Timpson Co. Fsir. Not. 14. Geo. G. White, secy. K«we«—Nolan county Fair. Oct. 4-8. B. P. Hopkins, aecy. WASHINGTON Wilbur—Wilbur Fair Asau. Oct. 17-20. F. W. Owen, secy. CANADA Agnate. B. C—Kent Horticultural A Agrl. Assn , Sept. 12-18. Armstrong. B. C—Armstrong A SpallwancbeeM Agrl. Soc. Sept. 21-22. °»* -«outb Brant. Oct. 3-4. W. F. Allies, secy. Cnsnuau Village, Ont.—Agrl. Soc. of Pontine. I>lv. B. Sept. 27-2.1. P. McMahan, secy. Drayton, tint.—Pool & Drayton Agrl. Soc. Oct. ..**"?■ G"o. M. Fox, aecy. Unck Lake. Sask.—Duck Lake. Sept. 27. M. Courobane, secy. ■ liiineaii, B. C—Cowlchan Agrl. Soc. Sept. 22- —t. Alex Herd, eecy. Exeter, lint—Exeter Agrl. Soc. Sept. 18-10. Ales (). ) )vU , K , cy , norsace, (int.—Florence Agrl. Soc. Oct. 5-6. Walter Urew. sncy. Georgetown, Out.—Kcqueslng Fall Fair. Oct. 4- „■'• I. A. Tracy, secy. Hirotli. K( |,,n—Huntingdon Agrl. Soc., Dlv. A. ». I. Stephen, secy. Ksniwns. B. C—Knmlnops Agrl. Soc.. Sept. k.VJ"- P- M - s - Wade, secy. Nelon,,,, ii, c.—The Agrl & Tradcre* Assn. of Okaiingnn Mission. 8ept. 20-27. A. W. . Hamilton, secy idchute. Que.—Argentenil County Fair. Sept. t. n "I; a -J- Walker, aecy. t anahn.,,, Saek—Langham A A - 1. Gold. secy. Sept. 4- Agrl. Soc. Sept. »• Markham. Ont—Markham Agrl. Soc. Oct. 4-8. A. Ward Milne, secy. Nanlmo, B. C—Nanlmo Dlst. Agrl. A Hort. Soc. Sept. 18-20. Sackvllle, N. B.—SackvUle A Westmoreland Agrl. Soc. Oct. 4-5. Bliss M. Fawcett, secy. • St. Felix De Valols, Que Soclete D'Agriculture No. 2. Cnmte' De Jollette. Sefct. 12. J. O. Levelle, secy.' St. Hyaclnthe, Que.—Agrl. ' Soc. of the Co. of St. Hyaclntbe. Sept. 5.- . Eene'Mornm, secy. Welland. Orrt.—Welland Co. Agrl. Soc. Oct. 3-4. W. G. Gaines, secy. Wotton. Que.—Agrl. Soc. No. 2, Wolfe City. Sept. 12. E. 0. Bready. secy. Corrections and Changes CALIFORNIA Fresno—Fresno Agrl. Assn. Oct. 3-7. C. Q. Eberhardt, secy. - COLORADO Denver—Colorado Inter-State Fair. Sept. 2-18. G. A. Wahlgreen. secy. LOTJISIANA Crowley—Arcadia Fair Assn. Oct 17-20. Dr. W. T. Patterson, secy. MINNESOTA Mora—Kanabec County Fair. Sept. 20-22. Wil- lis Fairbanks, secy. NEBRASKA Hastings—Central Nebraska Fall Festival. Oct. 9-14. Will 8. Trltes. secy . NEW MEXICO Raton—Northern New Mexico Fair. Oct. 18-21. C. O. Fisher, aecy, NEW YORK Wellsvllle—Wellsvllle Fair Assn. Ang. 22-25. Fred D. Rice, secy. OKLAHOMA Chelsea—Chelsea Fair Assn. Oct. 3-8. W. A Kaff. eecy. Frederick—Tillman County Fair. ! Sept. 5-8. SOUTH DAKOTA Brookings—Brookings County Fair. Sept. 18-21. B. F. Kerr, secy. WISCONSIN Plattevllle—Big Badger Fair. Oct 8-8. Clar- ence H. Cribble, aecy. CANADA. Quebec, Que.—The Quebec Exhibition Co. Aug. 28-Sept, 5. NEW YORK ATTRACTIONS. ''angle'.. W. j. t-'Avei It. C—Langley Agrl. Soc. Sept. 27. Melntoscb. secy. Que.—Drummong Agrl. Soc. Sept. J. 0. St. Amant, secy, NEW YORK CITY—ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Sam F. Kingston, mgr. i Academy Stock Com- pany in In Missouri. AMERICAN (Marcus Loew, Inc. mgr.) Pop- alar-priced vaudeville. BROADWAY (Wm. Wood, mgr.) The Hen- pecks, third week. CASINO (Sam S. A Lee Shnbert. Inc., mgrs.) He Came from Milwaukee opens 21. CIRCLE (Ed. J. Strauss, mgr.) Vaudeville ind moving pictures. CITY (Ben Leo, mgr.) Vaudeville and mov- ing pictures. GEORGE M. COHAN'S THEATRE (Cohan A Harris, mgrs.) Get-Kich-Quick Walllngford, twenty-sixth week. COLUMBIA (J, H. Mack, mgr.) Burlesque opened here 14. COMEDY (A. KaufTman, mgr.) Vaudeville tnri moving pictures. CRITERION (Charles Frohman, mgr.) The Girl of My Dreams, third week. DEWEY (Wm. Fox. mgr.) Vaudeville and moving pictures. FAMILY (J. C. Simons, mgr.) vaudeville and moving pictures. FOLIES BERGEBE (Lasky A Harria, mgrs.) Restaurant and Music Hall. FOURTEENTH STREET (J. Wesley Rosen- iui«t, mgr.) Vaudeville and moving pictures. GAIETY (Klaw A Erlanger. Cohan A Harris, mgrs. I Excuse Me. second week. GLOBE (Charles Dillingham, mgr.) The Bed Rose, tenth week. GRAND (Harry Beckman, mgr.) Vaudeville and moving pictures. GOTHAM (Herman Goldman, mgr.) Vaude- ville and movinc plctnres- KBENBY'S THIRD AVENUE (Ed. J. McMa- hon. mgr.) Vaudeville an d mov ing pictures. KEITH A PROCTOR'S BTH AVENUE (Rob- ert E. Irwin, mgr.) Vaudeville twice a day. KEITH'S (Union Square)VaudevlIle and mov- ing picturea. KEITH'S (Harlem Opera House) Vaudeville ind moving pictures. LIBERTY (Klaw A Rrlanger. mgrs.) The Spring Maid, second week. LINCOLN SQUARE (Charles Ferguson, mgr.) Vaudeville and moving picturea. I.OEW'S SEVENTH AVENUE (Marcus Loew, inc.. mgrs.) Vaudeville and moving pictures. MAJESTIC (Wllbur-Shubert Ob., mgrs.) Mo- rion pictures. _ MANHATTAN (Wm. Gane, mgr.) Vaude- ville and moving pictures. MAXINB ELLIOTS (Ralph Long, mgr.) The Real Thing, third week. NATIONAL (Henry Loew. mgr.t Vaudeville NEW AMSTERDAM (Malcolm Douglas, mgr.) The Fink Lady, twenty-fifth week. NEW YORK (Joseph Carr, mgr.) Popular- irtced vaudeville. _ . „, PLAZA (David Benjamin, mgr.) Vaudeville ind movinc picturea. PROCTOR'S (125th Street) Vaudeville and moving pictures. , "... PROCTOR'S (58th Street) Vaudeville and moving picturea. PROCTOR'S (23d Streetl Vaudeville and moving pictures. _ PROSPECT (Frank Geraton. mgr.) Prospect Theatre Stock Co. _ , .„ SAVOY (Rosenberg Bros., mgrs.) Vaudeville tnd moving picturea. _ , ... STAR (Wm. Fox. mgr. i vandeeille and arnv- ' n Ti?lRYOciNTH STREET THEATRE (Sam S. & I*e Shnbert. mgrs.) As a Man Thinks, sec- ond week. . TRKMONT (J. Janes Johnson, mgr.) Agnes Cameron 8tock Co. , _ VICTORIA (Wm. Hammersteln. mgr.) Van- levllle and movlng^oleturea. _ , WA8ITINOTON (Harry Thorns, mgr.) Vsude- »IN» ana moving pictures. WINTER GARDEN (Winter Garden Co., ugrs.) Variety and Mnalc Halla. YORKVII.TE (Marcus Loew, Inc., mgrs.) Vaudeville and moving picturea. ORANGEADE A THIRST L E M 0 H A Guaranteed to comply fully with the Pure Food Laws of any and all States. U. S. Serial No. 38948. One pound of Kwench-a-Thlrst makes 45 gallons or 720 glasses of delicious,- wholesome and re- freshing drink; sells at Be a glass, which nets you a clear profit of S33.40. Kwench-a-Thlrst H guaranteed to be true to flavor, reproducing the delicate aroma of the natural fruit to a perfec- tion. One pound Kwench-a-Thlrat prepaid to any address in U. S. or Canada for 82. Beautiful lithographed display cards free with every order. Trial package for one. gallon. 10c . The KWENCH-A-THIRST PRODUCTS CO. 524-526 W. 166th St., New York City. ROLL TICKETS Your Own Special Ticket, any printing, front and hack. LOOK THESE PRICES OVER 3.000— $1.23 20,000—$4.00 50,000—$6.00 IO.OOO—2.SO 30.000— 5.00 1O0.O0O—9.50 Stock Tickets, Six Cents a Thousand. SPECIAL TICKETS FOR PARKS. BASE BALL. MERRY-GO-ROUNDS, ETC. Quick shipment, accurate numbering guaranteed. Cash with order; no O. O. D. WRITS FOR SAMPLES. ROYAL TICKET CO.. Shamokln. Pa THE LATEST NOVELTIES SOUVENIRS, SPECIALTIES, CANES, KNIVES, SLUM, NOTIONS, JEWELRY, TOYS, AUCTIONEERS' AND STREETMEN'S GOODS at Lowest Prices I We Ship the Same Day. 400-page catalogue mailed free to dealers. Write today. LEVIN BROS. Terre Haute. Indiana "BOW-WOW DOGS" SS Par Gross WANTED—A-l REPERTOIRE, Musical Comedies and Minstrels, or One Night Stand Shows for good show town. Everything new. Seating capacity 600. HARDING BROS., Mgrs., Dugger, Ind. CHICAGO THEATRES AND AT- TRACTIONS, WEEK OF MON- DAY . AUG. 21. DOWN-TOWN THEATRES. • ANGELUS (Formerly Globe)—Opens Septem jer 3 with light opera. AUDITORIUM—Dark. BLACKSTONE—Dark. CHICAGO OPERA HOUSE—Little Hiss Fix- It. COLONIAL—Dark. Will reopen with Follies >t 1811. COET THEATRE—Thus. W. Ross in An Ev- eryday Man, first week. GA BRICK—Klnemacolor pictures. GRAND OPERA HOUSE—Dark. LA SALLE OPERA HOUSE—Dark. Opens vlth Louisiana Lou about September 8. McVICKER'S—Deep Purple. OLYMPIO-Get-Rlch-Qulck Walllngford. thir- ty-eighth week. POWERS—Will open first week In September with Kelcey A Shannon In The Lady from Ok- lahoma. PRINCESS—Dark. STDDEBAKBR—Travel Festival. WHITNEY OPERA HOUSE—Charles Hawtry In Dear Old Billy, ninth week. VAUDEVILLE AND MOVING PICTURES. AO A hRMY—Pup-laruriced vaudeville. AMERICAN MUSIC HALL—Park. Will open lu August with high-class vaudeville. APOLLO—Vaudeville and moving pictures. BIJOU.- DREAM — Popular - priced vaudeville and moving pictures. CASINO—Popular-priced vaudeville and mov- ing pictures. CENTURY—Popular-priced vaudeville and novlng pictures. CLARK—Dark. EMPRESS—Dark. HAMLIN AVE.—Moving pictures. KBDZIE AVE.—Open-air vaudeville and mov- ,ng pictures. LINDEN—Dark. LTDA—Dark. MAJESTIC—High-class vaudeville. OAK—Moving pictures. PARKWAY—Dark. PLAZA—Pictures. PRESIDENT—Moving pictures. SCHlNDLER'S—Dark. Will reopen with a ttock company. SITTNEB'S—Pictures. THIRTY-FIRST STREET Dark. VIRGINIA—Vaudeville and moving pictures. WILLARD — Popular - priced vaudeville and moving picturea. WILSON AVE.—Popular-priced vaudeville aaat moving pictures. STOCK HOUSES AND ROAD SHOWS ALHAMRRA—The Heart of Chicago. BIJOU—Dark-. BUSH TEMPLE—Dark. COLLEGE—Dark. CR1TBRION—Dark. Open In August Qerman stock. CROWN—The Hoosler Schoolmaster. • HAYMARKBT— Dark. IMPERIAL—The Millionaire Kid. . Le GRAND—Dark. MARLOWE—Dark. NATIONAL—The Goddess of Liberty. PBKIN—Dark. BURLESQUE. COLUMBIA—The Midnight Maidens.:.. EMPIRE—The GlrL« from Reno. I ... FOLLY—Williams' Ideals. STAR AND GARTER—Painting the Tows. STAR—Jardin de Paris Burlesquers. PARKS. BISMARCK GARDEN'S—BaUmann's FOREST PARK—Hand and hla Bans. SANS SOUCI—Free vaudeville. WHITE CITY—Ltberatl'a Band and Opera Company. i- R1VERVIEW—Patrick Conway and hla LUNA—Open Saturdays. Sunday* and ho Band concert* and fre* attraetVsaa.