The billboard (Sept 1911)

27. ' ;^^CU;i)fl M IN 8 T ALKS. . , I 1 J«r«*y city, Anr. 89, 1911. K.litor the*:'Bllll»Md. ' i; nnclnBatir O. Mr ixiar Sir:—Yonr lune of Anenat 26 con- tbe InprsnloB tbit I am itioclated wltb «rtttln «UowmeD nnd bSTloi; had neveral let- iiTi In reference to. it, would teapacttnlly, aak xmr sood paper to prominently make mention :„f ih* fact that I .am in no way associated in a bus-lncsa way wttB any old showmen friends ,r ciilIeiiBiics. 1 am thorouichly independent of ., ,v <.ii.- I" the- prestnt wtltlnjf and make this .'^latrinont In answer to sCTenu iDqnitles which I iiiivi' riTrntly received. ' Sincerely yoon, FRBDEBICK T. C0HUINS. NEEDS ASSISTANCE. Mays Landing, N, J., Anc. 30, 1911. iMItor The Billboard:— , ^ , • Will yciu please insert a.plea for assistance lo •■OW Billyboy?" I nm a circus billposter and in aerlona trouble. ,1 went to Atlantic City with my wife for a rm- months and was arrested for Tagraney. Was KentcDced to 120 days and lined. $60. If I ciin not pay my fine. they, only allow BO cents :i iiay. w yen see I win bare to do 120 more Vno- I woBid Ilk* to Ket aome of the boys 10 give me a little flnanelal aid, which I will re- iiay if they will only send me their names, ■some of the ihowa with which I bsTC been con- nected are: San Bros. Circns, with Ed. GIrons on the Jamestown Pntalicity Car: Pawnee Bill Show, under Tony Mason; 101 Bancb, under -Inbtt D Carey, and with AI. Clarkeston-, of the 101 Ranch. Wonld be Klad to hear from the Ik.ts at any rate. . M. JOE (MEX) BLANKS. t.'ate Sheriff Johnson, Hays landing. N. J. THE YOUNG B UFFA LO WILD WEST By r. C. COOPEB. lu conTersatlon with'Colonel Vernon C. Sea- ver M few daya aso. he remarked: "If bns- iiiess averajEer anythlaj; like what it has done up to date with the Youns Buffalo Show, we Kill go Into winter-quarters In November a bi;: winner: In faot," he continned, "I believe we will be one of the blggeet winners of any tented enterprise this season."—and this notwlthstaad- iag the fact that. circus managers are taslst- itig that rt^lpts bars fallen off twenty per cent from list year. '* It lias been a pet superstition with show- HiPtt that some tow-ns are "chronic bloomers" and therefore to be religiously avoided. How- ever, after careful Investigation of conditions, «e concluded that some of the "chronic bloom- 4>r!i were ripe enough to be good pick- Ins for Young Buffalo—for Instance—Windsor, Ont.. (a far-famed bloomer) our last stand in <;anads, gave us turn-away business at tbe riiatinee. and capacity house at night; Ypsliantl, "Mich., the same thing, while Plymouth," Ind.. wii!< the surprise of the season; capacity lK>th allows. _ la Sonth .Bend. Ind.. also In Llina. 0-. we had *:tronj7 opposition with a 23-cent circus, which lUd not interfere with onr receipts to any no- tireahle extent. Business in Imth places big at matinee. Capacity at night. The billing in Imth towns was our heaviest tbls season, eon- rlilerlng their sire. The Toimg Buffalo Show has come In con- tact this year with every tented exhibition of iin.r conseqncnre on the road, with the exception «r Yankee Robinmn and Gollmar Bros., and it ran he safely said without fear of contradlctloiv timi in no single instance has the show got ilie worst of It. either In the advance showing or in tiic business done. Colonel Seaver has assuredly made the Young niiffnlo Show, both known and felt In the .iinnsement Held, and has proven himself a born orpinlzer, a keen observer, and a live advertis- er. .<ind It Is safe to predict, that at no far <li^nnt era. tbe Colonel will prove an authority th.1t win have to be reckoned with In the largest field of amnsement endeavor. .\fter a tonr of the South, the show will go Into wlnter-noarters at Peoria, IIL. about NoV- eniher SO. L. B. Williams, ceneral agent; is now In that territory fastening up the fences. OLNEY A GOOD CIRCUS TOWN. niney. 111., Sept. 1 (Special to The Billboard). —After four years without a circus, Olney tnmed ont a record-breaking crowd to the Hag- «nhi-ck-Watlace Shows. Owing to tho high 11- reasr charged this city baa been passed op dnr- Ing that period. This jFear. after a change of aamlnlstratloD, the elty officials rednced the license fee. The result was that one of the largest crowds in the history of Olney was pres- ent on Circus Day. Olney has a population of six thousand and Is [ocnteii near the rich oH flelds ef Sonthem 111- Inols. A circns plsylng here does not bave to •lepenii upon the crop conditions. It Is sitnated on tlie n. ft o.. I. O. and O. H. * D. rail- roads. Faculties are excellent—a short haul tn ttie lot ana paved streets covering the entire city. 101 RANCH WILD WEST. By VIBOn. BABKEXT. Afler ninklag a run of ISO miles from Marsh- Oi'W. wis., to Minneapolis, the 101 Show ar- rivcil lit I) o'clock Sunday morning. Angnst 20. While the flats were being swltrbcd for unload- ing, two of the cars jumped the track which caiiseci n delay of about three hours In getting tne w-nBons on tho lot. Monday, the rain com- nienced to pour In torrents at noon and did not «"P nntll tltreo o'clock. However, the big tent was mofp.thnn threc-qnartem fllletl. 'lie haul onl.T being.flvo miles between Mln- '"■npolls and St., Paiil. llic show for one night f» n road show. Tlio cars wore taken around "n t io train and tha wagops and stock all went "verliind and made much better time than had We londed In tbe nmal way. Wo had the usual pip Inislness In St. Paul, and met many of our 'TOnds whom wo had seen on our former two <_i»ltM. nr. H. J. Weber spent two day* Vlslt- 'flenda In St. Pani, and overtook the show iS,.?'"""'''"'- Angus Oompbcli, the chief '"iSlcp. was sn highly entertained by friends !>."' l!"" "'aycd over and caught tho sliow at Klre Lake, Wis. J, 0. Miller bonght several fine baggage horses and traded some that. were, crippled :to Balrd and;Zlmmermann. With these new horses - tbe baggage stock Is. second .to none, on the road and is greatly admired by. all whp see them. ' Mr. 'Hillsr, while the show was in. Indiana, also purchased some very baadaome tlioronghbrea saddle horses, some of which will be tnrned out as high-school horses at the ranch during the winter. Tex McCloud, one of the broncho bnsters, left the show at Oreen Baji WIa., retnmlnc to bis father's ranch In Texas. Miss Olive Swan and her tronpe of educated mules, which have been showing In New York the first part of the' season, have joined the show and'are making a big hit in tbe concert.' Prof. Dan Boyington, who has been asso- ciated with the ISl Banch for several yean handling the troupe of trained mules, baa sev- ered bis connectioBi. He has purchased six of the mules and one of the educated boraes and Is now on the road with Kircbe's CIrela D Ranch. , On account of the long run from. Bice Lake to Superior, only the afternoon show was glvan. We now , turn southward and'will soon ba dswn In the eonntry where we will be again meeting onr old friends and acqoalntaneas. TWO BILLS' SHOW. ' By T. AL SEABCE It .was deliberate on my part omitting m.v 'letter the past week, that I might thoroughly cover tbe events of the past eight days and ut the same time.bring my letters regularly each week. ' ' Friday, August IS. Graiid Island, Xeb., where we were but a few days after the Ringllng Show but .to an. excellent business.. At night, iliortly after tbe big stiow had started, a very hlglt wind commenced to blow, foliowed by a terrilic downpour of ralii. which most tbor- ougbiy drenched every one. The officials here were very hostile 'for some reason best known to themselves. - Saturday. North Platte, Col. Cody's home town. Though the Colonel- has for some time devoted the greater part of his winter season to bis property Interests In and about Cody, Wyoming; Mrs. Cody still makes her residence at tbe Platte, however, when not accompanying the Colonel on the road. The local paper here Issued a special edition devoted exclusively to the alt'airs of the' show, and stated among other things that the largest crowd In' the Jiistory of the town was present on that date, estimat- ing the total number at about 40,000. Our business was great, especially at the after- noon performance, aoil here the Colonel was presented with another magnificent lovlug-cup, which be accepted nitb an* appropriate and very humorous Speech, which - was greatly ap- preciated by the populace assembled. Our next stand was Sterling, Col., where we spent Sunday, and sucb a lonesome day. The town Itself is very small, and the -inhabitants apparvntl.v were all hibernating, though they, with the assistance of the out-of-town visitors, managed to give us a good afternoon bouse, and for such a little town, a satisfactory house at night. .\ man hunt was the Interesting event of the day, at least as far as the show people were concerned. The night before the ammuni- tion wagon bad beeu liroken into and some of the weapons stolen. It was discovered that two fnnner employees who had been trailing the show were impiicateil. and a hunt was insti- tnted for them. They were located Just as the big show.^was lettiiu: out In tbe afternoon^ and foolishly <tbey starte<l to get away toward a clump of brush a little distance across the prairie. . In. less time than It takes .t& tell it n< crowd of tbe show attaches to the number of two hundred or more, wore in pursuit, and it was but tbe work of a few niinntrs to capture fliem, espcciallv after Johnny Baker had placed a' few shots In close proximity to" their' fleeing' forms. Tliey were turned over to the local nu- thoritles. and have now no doubt been dealt with as their actions deserved. We were loaded and away from -here early and made the run to GTcelcy, our next stand. In good time. Nothing ont of the ordinary happened here and business was escellent- And nfiw for Denver. A short run Iiere but a long haul to the lot. Opened to a very nice aftcrniwn house, and at night a tumaway, thongh the Weather was far from being nice, n drizzling rain and very cold most of the time. Our second day's business was hardly as large as the first tliough very satisfactory. During the time that we were here the opening of the celebrated Frontier Day celebration' at Clie.v- ennc occurred, and as this Is an annnal event to be reckoned with. It Is safe to say tlmt it had a tendenc.v to aflTect our business. Every one had a most enjoyable time here, however, and some no doubt made np for the many quiet days spent during the past two vreeks. Friday. Colorado Springs. . In early and a decided improvement In the weather. 'Business fine at both performances. Here a great many of tbe people were - busy sightseeing, and no question but what all were well paid -for the time and money 'spent while here In doing so. A nuidber of chartered antomoblles were' In walling at the conclusion of the afternoon performance of 'the big show to convey a large partT on a tour of the Garden of the Gods and other points of Interest. Including a visit to the Ceneral Palmer estate, whicli has recently been opened to the public. A most enjoyable time was bad by all wba were fortunate enoUjgb to take this trip. SUttniday -at'Pueblo. Located on a lot that reminds one of the lota encountered tbrougbout .\Tlsona nnd'New Mcsleo: dust and then some, with the wind blowing small slied hnrrlcanes nt apparently regular Intervals. Onr business, wjille not pheaomenal, was very satisfactory at both performances. _ . . Mrs. W. P. Cody and Ondy Boals. nephew of tbe Colonel.-have rctnmpd to their home at North Platte, after bavlng .spent the greater part of the season here. Mrs. H. G. Wilson and not Mr. Wilson, was confined to a hospital at- Omaha, but I'm pleased to say It was only for a few days, and tills chatmlng lady Js.once more with us,, nnd Informs me that she Is feeling all right oncp more. ' , . ., ,, . Through those colntnns 1 unintentionally of- fended my friend. John Dovlnny (Irish). In what manner I will not lake the aiiace to^ro- late. but though I have assnredblm of my Innocence In person. I desire to further assure him that It was without Intent that I made the statement that catiswl John to_ feel that _I bad no regain for Ws ability or his friendship.. Mrst O. W. tlllle was a visitor dnrlng-our Denver engagement, and n moat welcome .one. I may truthfully say. Snob a charming lady, always so gracious and pleasant, It Is a pleas- MURRAY & COMPANY, Inc. 640-648 Meridian St. Established sino* 1870, CHICAGO. UD-SlnaiBB BABOAZXS Of TEBXS.. a . , <^... ■ " Piices quoted are tho lowest^"" WiUTH TOPS.: One 20x50, round and gable end; 8 oz. drill, 10 ft. wall. 'Dsed one montb. Price S60.00 One 20x60, round and gable end; 8 oz. drill, 10 ft. wall. Used one month. Prlee........ SS.00 One 24x63, round and gable'end; 6% oz. drill, 10 ft. wall. Used one montb. Prlee...... MOM One 30x50, round ends; 10 oz. duck, 9 ft. wall. Used two months. Price 50.00 One 40x70, round ends, laced three pieces, 10 ft. wall, 6%&_az.. drill. Used one montb. Price 105.00 One 40x60, nmnd ends, laced three pieces; 10 ft. wall. 8 oz. drill. .Used one month. Price..1^.00 One 4<fx80, round ends, laced; 10 ft. wall, 8 oz. drill. Used six vreeks. Price... 154.00 One 16x16, aide wall 16 ft. high, for crazy house tent. Used one week.- Price 3S.0O One.eO ft. rannd top, one 30 ft middle, 6^ oz. drUl, 10 ft. wall. Used ten weeks. Price.. ITOlOO One 60 ft. roand top; one 40 ft. middle, OH oz. drill, 10 ft. walL Used three weeks. Price .Mii^ ; -340.00 One 80 ft: rannd top; <me 40 ft, middle, OH oz. drill, 10 ft. wall. Used two montlia. Ftlce 300.00 BLACK TOPS. One 20x50, ronnd and gable ends, lined black top. Used two months; 10 ft. wall. Price. .|U0.00 One 20x50, hip roof front, gable back, lined black top, 8 ft. wall. Used two months. Price 106.00 ESTABLISHED 1840 TENTS INCORTOBATED 1909 We are SPECIALISTS In eveir kind of canvas work fbr abbw equipment. Also Manila and wire rape, taeUe. Qttlnga, etc. We refer to onr csstomars, BInglIng Bros., Bannut A Bailey, etb. Write for onr i^riceB. 201-209 W. ininelsSt. GEO-B*eAIU>ENtERseo cnouio THE CLEVELMIB TENT CO. Show TENTS. Black TWTS. Alrdomes and Carnival Ontilta. Tenia and Side- wall for Sale or Bent. Catalog Free. Supiritr VlaM, - OLEVEUn, 0. WANTED—For Al. G. Barnes' Bi^ Wild Animal Circus Sideshow People, a big sensational'novelty act or freak, to featnre; also Fnnch asd Jndy Man, two Oriental Dancing Girls, Fancdiols. LaBelle Asia and-Florlcta, .wrlte—Xong season la California. Address PBAKK I.A IIABB, Hanager Bideshow. iBoute: Everett, Wash., Sept. iih, then Ut Vernon, Anacortes, Sedto, Wooley, Arlington, SnohomlA, Ballard. ure to bave her about, and a decided loss when she leaves. Mrs. 'Winch, mother of onr. Frank., has been visiting him during the past few days, -and while I did not bave the. pleasure of meeting, the lady, I did have an opporttmlty to observe the tenderness and care Prank displayed to- wards her, and I am sentimental enough to ap- preciate such attentions to .our. mothers. Frank Carey was obliged to enter a Denver Siospltal for treatment, but la- once more with us and looking greatly Invraved, and says that he feels the part. 'The weather conditions tbmiigh'tbls section remind one very forcibly that a cold winter Is not far distant, and should, also prove to be a reminder 'that snow balls as an article of diet are not sufficiently nourishing, to, be, s^s.tainlng. DANNY ROBINSON iSHOW QUITS. Morganfleld. Ky.. Sept. 2 (Special to The Bill- board).—An assignment was.'made here. Wed- nesday, by the Famous (Danny) Robinson Shows to W. C. Beyland for the .benefit of Its local creditors and performers. to whom salaries, are due. The action,.It was^given:but, was partly due to inability of. owners to qgree as fo liqui- dation Indebteilnessl' :I.ast week .the; Robinson Shows .were placed in a receiver's hands.'' This followed the action of Mrs. Robinson in attaching the show prop- erty to keep it from being sent into Chicago by Mr. Robinson's partners last week. ' . 'It is Intended to continue the show on the road while attorneys attend to the legal phases of the assignment. HERE AND THERE, By 6inr WEADIIK We closed an engagement at the Jardln d' Ac- cllmatation, Paris, France. -AUgiist 5th, thereby completing a foorteen weeks* engagement in Paris, wliere we met with big success. We Play In England for four weeks, and -then re- turn to Amedca. Tbeie are sure a litmch of American acts In lAndon at present. I,deest« Square looks like the. comer of Broadway and 43rd Street. , - The various expert sharpshooters liave. left for Russia with a continental tour to follow. They are booked solid over here. tmtH Jtme. 1912. Hedges Brotb<ra and Jackson are doing big In the Provinces, as are also Vaidon Ferry, and Wllbnr. Eva Tangnay- was liere, but 'went back to America., Understand when-the custom oOeers wanted to examine ber tmnks upon her arilval In New Tork, sbe-sald,'"I doat care." (1) (But did she). The Australians who-came here to attend tbe coronation and the festival of tbe Empire, brought over fifty head of Australian bucking hordes, which were ridden In. exhibition by the men In flat polo saddles. One of the ladles gave a fine exhibition of riding a'bucking borse in a' side- saddle; also on a' Qat polo- saddle. They are sure good riders, and also do -some great work with the bull-whip-and Ixiomerangs. Regarding an Item In-one of my former arti- cles statins tliat Bee Ho Grey was manager of the sideshow with the California IVank Show, and which has since been contradicted, 'would say rl received the information from what X con- sidered a reliable source. Knowing him as 1 do and his abilltv In various lines In show business, it seemed only reasonable that he had been ap- pointed to take charge. : However, whoever con» tradictcd the report mnst probably know -as they are no doubt aronnd tbe show, while I am more than three or fonr.milea from tbe;'*Iot.*' Although he may not be sideshow maiuiger, It can Tint be denied that he Is an.A-1 roper and expert banjo player and all atotmdigood fellow.' Frank Bostoek has an animal show here at tbe Crntal Palace, that Is getting tbe numw.- Joe I^ch, the.American jeowboy, .mnchasea the trick horse owned by Jack EUlot; and BRILLMNT PRIMO LISHTS For-areasea, ail-Msar af T«nt and. Ontdosr aktffm. OnosMlOa and Street Usk THE HYDRI-PlilTe PBIT- ABU UGHTM6 HMIili. ^r TrsTailng matsgraptaa. Writ e ftr new catalegoe. wiBBHoasr t 00.. 'lM-8 K. Tw^flb St.", St. lAuis. Xd. FOB SAIJS-TMoving Picture OSieatre. Waukesha. Wis., ?600; 520 month rent; 10,000 populatlou. Also one at Watertown. Aiiy make of 'Blm. S5 ^*»' ^oiiA B Gas Outfits. «5. |20, *2o; plush opera chairs, J2; Ught reducers. jlS;- iBed - machines, Lubln, Edison, $40; new, JlOO; new Power's No. 6 and Motiographs, the ¥22a-priced ones,- our price, $175. FOB BEST— Any-make film, $l-reel per week. WILI, BUY S^fiiJ^s. Paaslim Play, Johnson-Jeffries Fight.- Tale Two-Catles; Ute of Mosee, Uncle Tmn's Cab in an d o thers—H.^ DAVIS, Watertovm. -Wis FOB 8AIB QE':3CEABE-Black Top, 20x50. Been up three times; wet twice. Hip both ends. 14 foot centers. 9 foot wall. 10 ounce goods, water proof. First $60.00 takes It. 632 Ea-st Washington Street, Indianapolis, Ind. FOB SALE—Power's No.-5 JI. P. Machine. Ions distance lenses, magazines, lire shutters. 2 arc lamps, all complete and in fine order, $73. Il- lustrated Lecture Sets,- Songs and other goods. cheap. BOX 4S4. Washington C. H.. Ohio; XT LITTLE GIBL was in pit much of the fame and handled Flint's Baby Porcupine like a Utten. A sight fOT many, writes a pleased cns- JSSlSi«;^f.J5S£.£F ^1 ean work my porcupines. mrWOOD FLnra. north Waterford. Maine. TRAVE^ live w^ see the world, earn $10 vally. Ho peddling or license to pay; pleasant, easy, moneymaking business. Instructions free. L. IROXS. Box 3,000, Decatur, ni. ILLUSTRATED PENNANTS Tbe newest eteatlohs; samples, 10 cts. BOTAL PESXAKT GO;, T Sanford.St. Springfield. Mass. has left London to Join Jack J'oyee ln Denmark. ' Between the two of them, the Danes ■wOI snra i see some real Wild West. Jimmy Staley. well known to tho boys at tho < Cblcago stock yards, who came over here last ' season as'chief of cowboys .for the Wild West { Show in.Hamburg, put on by Carl Hagenbeck. i •la here In London nt present. He did some work wltb'the Anstntlian outfit here, sncli as picking np riding bronks and roping. Ete says .London - looks good-to blm. but (di how he wonld like to ' be at.Balstead.and.^rd Street, Chisago. La Petite •-•AdaaMe "and J. ~ J." Hughes are at . the Marglny in-Paris, in the big Sevue. and ar» some Hot.- The French' peonle took to the act like a .duck takes to - water, and tbe tea'ni is cleaning-up. ' ' ' ■ : _IleTTy, the frogman, iS' here ait the Palace Theatres';golng-big', r - - ■ • " Harry DeMarlo, -the frog tnan; vras especially engaged l>y-Oswald-Stoll to-play" the Cellseiun- dnrlng the eeronatloa ceremonies In' London, and ' seemcd'i eonttaets for -Uie whole Stoll -Una to * mimr.' 4>e ;1(ado- la now tMQked - SoUd imttt Decciiilien«;iI8]&- -iBesiaes Bii<Jaiid.-<lie kolds eon- tracts »ir an orer the Continent. 'S. 'Atrlea. Australia aad SoaOi America.