Billboard advertising (Jan 1921)

Markus Agency. Here is a telloi ove of the finest types of men Pleasure to come in contact with in the en! show game. They could use a few men Joke, and I am in & position to coincide with Fally in the Kelth office, but I hope they don’ ‘them. Perhaps Mr. Whitman will be called grab him. He is a life saver for ma “pon to look into this mat Pe 558 = B get the day in.” Fully Markus is. ‘Tn tho-same building with Fally Markus there, are other agencies, unlicensed, doing business,” (Contioned on pege 93) ‘ast worth while, so again ‘you luck and Seat tar pei esos er te ot ene EONS PERE eee cetera, cars tly, : BEMON. pants Darlesque shows playing the Olympic barlesque New 3 at the respective houses, ‘Cincimati, Ohio. in. " eta. 3a Dear Mr. Wiliiams:C os : ‘vertised for a couple to marry on the stage at It has occurred to me, owing to the fact that we have just finished our old contract with you, and recontracted with your publication for our advertising for the coming year, that it would § the parties 20 be amiss were I to.give you a short history of our business, and a synopsis of how the marrying. ‘The purpose, of course, was to fortunes and the successes of the "BILLBOARD MAGAZINE" is interwoven with our own fortunes seco a iage an uiience ae penile f and guccessess : r fet epee of this thing veil, “Bride ; Sect eee ‘The USIVERSAL THEATRES CONCESSION COMPAKY although being in the theatre ‘The young Indy who was married was Sedie for the past many years, as you no doubt are aware inaugurated their present policy of the ee cee ec et Adana, Wuolesale distribution of their product the “FAIS FROZEN SWEERS" but two years ago, in Gs, a young man who is engaged in the root. the City of Minneapolis. At that time two full page ads were used in the "BILLBOARD" to ing bosiness. introduce this confection. The returns were.inmediate and stupendous in volume end far ¥ exceeded gur greatest anticipations and we have since consistently used this medium of AS SEEN BY AN ACTOR expression to tell our little story to the concessionaire and show-man and have found it ——e : the one great medium that has the confidence of the entire theatrical world and which. ay Seems See Teaches thrucut the country to every branch of the greatest of all professions. We might also add as & little justification for this letter to you, that of the hunireds of thousands of shipments of “PROZEN SWEETS" sent throughout the country to many thousands of concessionaires and show-men, the majority of whose attention was first drawn to the would merits of the "FAMOUS FROZEE SWERTS" through the colums of the "BELLBOARD", you have never, to our knowledge, received from even one of these many thousands of conc: onaires and showemen handling the "FROZEN SWEETS", any complaint of any nature whatsoever regarding the quality of this confection or of our methods of doing busines: When you consider the fact that'we deal with thousands of different people included among whom are every class in the show business, with the varying conceptions of value natural in such @.multitude, it is almost inconceivable that a thing of this kind should occur, as you must realize that regardless of the merits of an article it is very seldom that anything cap be found that will give universal satisfaction.. Certainly the "FAMOUS FROZEI: SWZEIS" through Stent” '% an6 attended the show twice 0 the instrumentality of the UNIVERSAL THEATRES CORCESSICN COMPANY, have shown that this is . possible and that a definite standard of value can be conceived that can and does receive commendation from all concerned. Thanking you for your favors of the past and wishing you and the-“BILLBOARD" th¢ greatest of) success in the future, we are id ‘Who, i: ie = —e ‘atk, is responsible for: thon ry hate easy. < Yours sincerely, the big snorifice. No, they @id not give these : : , 4 things to Moantford, bot Handsome Harry is. @ fe some agitator, and be kept agitating and agiis . Z z ‘tng sate actor ‘ndeacticws secered 2 SOAS Pune co Per, . ‘or pay contract and>bettér treatment all