Billboard advertising (Jan 1921)

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42 The Bi llboard Billboard ‘The Foremost Weekly Theatrical Dieest and Beview of THE SHOW WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA ‘The Billboard Publishing Company, W. H. DONALDSON. PUBLICATION OFFICE: ‘Billboard Building, 25-27 Opera Place, Gincinnati, Ohio. U. 6. aw ‘Long-Distance Telephone, Oansl 6085, ‘Private Exchange, connecting all departments. ‘Gable Address’ (Registered), “Biliyboy."* February 15 and 16, shows, at this early date, every evidence of being a still Greater one. A. R. Hodge, the secretary of the organization, advises that, altho invitations have been out to park owners and managers scarcely over two weeks, acceptances are reaching him with greater rapidity than at any other time in the history of the association. ‘The reasons for such an enthusiastic spirit are apparent. Many questions of vast importance to the future of the park business are scheduled for dis. cussion—and action. The greatest of ‘these is probably the Blue Law agitation, which looms up so conspicuously ———— the horizon. ‘The war tax (increase on the levy) readjustment is another problem of vast importance confronting them. ‘A thing for which the National As sociation of Amusement Parks deserves great credit is the special effort put “And now we have a man by the name of DOCTOR Boynton who asserts that one particular case ‘is 2 cross section of American theatrical life.” In the first place I am wondering whether or not my brother preacher really is a Doctor. The reason I make this statement is because I know from my own experience that when I left Bethany College I thought I was the biggest man in the world, and I thought I could whip anything that came before me, and I well remember that some of my sermons I gave after leaving school must have gone to the four winds of heaven. This is the great trouble with some preachers. They think THETR narrow path is the only path that leads to righteousness. ‘Whereas, in the case of Dr. Boynton and Evangelist Dow, I can prove by the Scriptures that they are not teaching people ALL the commands as: set forth QUESTIONS AND H, E. H—A! Jolson is of Jewish parentage. That is his correct ‘name. © Js TepGaiveston, Tex, is on the circuit. "Tye circuits Palace Theater Dullding. New Tork. BB D—"Bey oO Mise, Good Night trom fe fof Daniels Wiles soos Publishers, Ban ‘and New York. A. R—it was in “Panthes,” under agement of Lewis J, Selsnick. that Norma Ta. Bidge mage ber debut as = screen suas Iotermane isis te forth by the organization during the streets, Past year to stimulate the development of new riding devices, new attractions, ete., which are so sorely needed in many amusement parks thruout the country. ‘Many of these devices and inyentions will ‘be featured at the forthcoming ‘convention, and that is another reason why the meeting is of such importance to parkdom. 8AN FRANCISCO 605 Pantages Theater Building. KANSAS CITY ‘M17 Commerce Biég. Home Phone, Harrison 3607. Park men can not afford to miss this meeting—it {s a matter of dollars and Pang. Cents to them. The ones who do fail in Christ's teachings. For instance: I ‘would ask Dr. Boynton wherein does the Scripture say he should take in new members in the way the Baptist Church accepts new members? He also knows, if a Bible student, that the Scriptures teach that we partake of the Lord’s Supper ‘the first day in the week,’ and not only once each month. I would also ask Evangelist Dow wherein he gets the foundation for ‘sprinkling’ babies or adults. If he is a Bible stu A BOOST FOR THE hires a good lawyer to look after Just like the prosecuting attorney.” “Isn't it strange that 2 man can not get justice in a court unless he mn a man goes into court in Texas, if he has no prosecuted. This attorney is an official ‘As readers of this publication well know, The Billboard for years has been encouraging the Public Defender movement. Showfolk, put your shoulder to the wheel and help the movement along whenever occasion presents itself. PUBLIC DEFENDER his interests?” says The Cleburne he fs given one by the judge. But ‘mere fledgling, and he-is hope of the State to lend their support by thelr presence or haven't any representatives on hand 2 (the latter should not be done unless absolutely necessary) will have much to be sorry for later on. HE remarks of Dr. M. P. Boynton, of Chicago, and Evangelist Dow, of Janesville, Wis., regarding the theatrical profession and amusements, and quoted in an editorial in our issue of January 8, have aroused the ire of the Rev. W. H. Hardaker, of Cherokee, Ia., and rightly so. : Dr. Boynton, Evangelist Dow and others who see things theatrical as they see them would do well to give somo thought to the Rev. Hardaker’s letter to the editors of The Billboard, printed JAN. 29. Vol. XXXII. Greek word, baptizo, which means to’ ‘dip, ‘plunge, immerse’ “Now, if these two brother preachers ‘would fill our churches, why in the wide world do they put the ‘cart before the | BEGGS: horse? Why not preach the Gospel as ‘written in the Scriptures, and not take the other half with something of thelr gute eck Caer omeaian character comedienne in’ musical comBrothers of the mincay. were married last November, it has Jost istry, I am here to tell you that if the “tortiss< that the Christian should be the hap°%. piest man or woman on God's earth. Were mai REATING-STAUNTON—Thomat best of a joyful time. This is what {s notel macager of Sun Francieco, end well tows kdl tn the theatrical nd Je ‘Staunton ling our churches today. We are !2 the theatrical world. and Josephine Stauo! the annua! meeting just about one year ago its present name, the National Association of Amusement Parks has developed into herewith: “I have been a minister of the Gospel in connection with the Christian Church for ten years; that is, ten years AFTER: my schooling, which was in Harley College, London, and: Bethany College, Bethany, W. Va. During my ministerial life I learned one thing, if not more, and that was this: Religion or Christianity DOES -NOT consist of groans and long faces. The day has gone, thank the Lord, when a man or not reaching out far enough in the social life. Mark you, I am not in favor of opening theaters on Sunday, but I am the way some of our preachers are trying to deliver the Gospel to the young men and young women of today it is enough to drive them straight to hell; ‘KURTZ-LOHREY— Wille Korte, treasurer of the 4 Street Theater, New York. and formerly ‘Of the Bronx Opera House, and Ida Lobrey, 000fessional, wera married in New York De ‘Sim Nola is &a eautifal 5 tm ‘woman, in order to be a Christian, must have a long, pouty face. You show me in some of this theatrical business. I a man or woman who is prowling also admit that there is rotten work around our churches and our weekly Performed by the so-called ‘ministers prayer meetings with a long face and of the Gospel,’ both in the Protestant had—greatest in many respects. I will show the man or woman whom I and Catholic Churches. And I feel This year’s meeting, which will be must needs watch seven days in the Sure that you'll agree with me when I held at the Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, week. eosstsusca aa ‘oece ta 2 laywright, were January’ 17" in Jersey City, NJ. “Mr. Last year’s convention in Chicago ‘went down in park history as the greatest gathering the association has ever (Continued“on page 93) OBITUARIES ON PAGE 92