The New York Clipper (July 1912)

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WE CAN USE ONE MORE GOOD BALLYHOO SHOW. Privileges of .every kind can be placed except Poodle Dogs, Vase, Cook House and Shooting Gallery ROUTE-Uanton, 111., June 17; Pekln, 111,, June24: Jollet, HI,, (Diamond Jubilee), Jnlyl. CONGESSIONISTS"SsrfiL,, OLD HOME WEEK AND STREET CARNIVAL one of Pennsylvania's Mjetowng.^ JTrtte at once, giving Jul]particulars. with front*; flat or percentage. Ang. 19 to u. M. ltd Mnanger, Keith', aUeatce Blag , Philadelphia, Pa. Want all kinds of Shows HKLLBR, Bxclaalve Booking STREETHEN, CANVASSERS, AGENTS, AUCTIONEERS, SCHEMERS and CARNIVAL YOU MEED OB—WE NKED TOU. Write for Catalogue. Hailed free to Dealer*, LEVINBROS. ■at. 18M Terre Haute* Ind. STR0N6EST DRAWING CARD IN THE WORLD Every oUck of the watch a thriller HARRY BINGHAM BROWN AHD FREDERICK RODMAN LAW In the SENSATIONAL DROP from an AERO- PLANE, descending by aid of a safety pack. Add. ess A. LEO STEVENS, Box 181, Madison Bq., N. Y., U. S. A. garjpak KICB * NIK MOW WSm. DI IZZV GOOD. Winnipeg, Man., July 10-12. Brief opportunity for visiting the Cole Bros.' Shows was accorded at Maple Creek during the run from Calgary. The train whs delayed some thirty minutes, awaiting tmlers. Immediately adjoining the circus lot, nnd ••fiovfciys" were exchanged. II, 8. Rowe, one of the old guard, Is visit- ing this week, the guest of Mr. Kline. Bob Lewis' Samsr Twins joined here and prove a strong addition to an already strong abrogation. The Inimitable Gully Gully Mike "gullied" his way into the good graces of the thousands who witnessed bis performance to such an extent that the dances were almost elimi- nated and the greater part of the program devoted to him. When struck down by an auto, take castor oil. Jolly Trlxle Is back after n serious Illness, which cost her host of friends considerable uneasiness and herself a banner week's re- ceipts. The line-up of shorn this week Is the long- est nnd best ever seen here. It extends from "Machinery Lot" in a straight line to the fnr end of the gronnds. and then one or two shows were compelled to squeetc In elsewher e. „ Jack W. Dalb It In his fourth week at the Peerless Casino, Booth Beach, N. Y., as prin- cipal stock comedian and manager. Next season he will Join hands with a wll known eonbrette. and will present nn entirely new •Inglng, danclng»and talking specialty. They open at Boston, Bept. 30, with Of teen weeks to follow. «*« »ia. i 11V FLOYD KINO. "Boys, get on your old clothes nnd let's go fishing; here come Happy Holmes. Cliff Vto- dttsky snd Harry Shields down the Midway with rod, line and bait." So said Fat Waugh on the morning of July 0. The Everyday Trio had discovered an Ideal location on the banks of the Des l'lalnes itivi-t-, near Jollet, III., which would make nn Ideal spot for a day of recreation and an old fashioned circus Mulligan stew, so tbey made every preparation for an afternoon far away from the familiar roaring of the lions and the notes of the steam calliope. When the twenty Jovial showmen stepped from the yacht they Immediately selected their llshlug nooks, and In the mean time the trio began the-Ir lire, then our nopulnr treas- urer, Harry Shields, proved Ms value as a Mulligan cliff, dee, but that Mulligan wns good. Those that took part of the festivities were: \V. H. Itlce. Harry Dore, Cliff Wodetsky, Harry Shields, Harry Trimble. Fat Wnugh, Joe Conloy, Happy Holmes, Spike Hcnncssy, Kid Hunt, Hurry Thurston, Dick Jcffcrles, I'oc Siono, Doc Brondwell, Cnpt. Bishop, Cnpt. Flory. Capt. Fielding, Texas Bud, John Miller and l'rof. Ward. At six o'clock, when the shades of eve bo- ron to fall, announcing the call to duty, we, full of Mulligan, stepped in the steam yacht nnd related stories as we sped over the water. Happy Holmes is now wearing a large leather medal for telling the longest and largest Hsu slory. Happy Is there when It comes to tell- ing stories. The next sporting event of note will be the hnll game between Wodetsky's Chnmplons nnd the Water Circus Athletes. The next Mulligan Is scheduled for Beardstown, III., when the Hlce * Dore Water Carnival fur- nishes all the attractions for the famous fish fry. ^____ THE HERBE RT it KL INE SHOWS. BY JOB REIT. Tim Smith, "lixcr" for the Famous Shows United, furnished more material for the pencil men with the show than all the rest of the gang put together. Perhaps it would be well to state here that be was best known to all the fellows about the show as "Col. Smith." This title was given to him for various rea- sons that are quite obvious, by the governor, "Col. Smith's" sole duties were to keep down squaks which arose with startling frequency, as the little show wns of the "burn 'em up' 1 kind. After a hard day of work had been spent, he would slip into the privilege car and play solitaire by the hour. The privilege enr of the Famous Shows United bore the name, In box-car letters, "Dining Car—rrlvate," and likewise the booze wagon, down on the lot, hidden behind the "kid" show top, bore the title of "Feed Wagon." This waa done to throw off tho ever-inquisitive sqund of home guards. One of the first men to leave the cars in the morn- ing wnB "Col. Smith." When he emerged from the privilege car he was always dressed in the same Immaculate way. He resembled more a Methodist preacher, on tho way to see tho bishop, than a roan who was socking to square things with the city officials, "Col. Smith" wus rather tall and stocky built. His paunch had been developed by long continued clashes with King Barleycorn nnd Ilndwclicr, and not fried chicken. "Col. Hmlth" wore a clergyman's collar, which fastened In the beck.' together with the vest of a priest. His rather frnyed but well fitting Prlnee Albert cont readied almost to bis knees. Ills voice was deep, soft and well modulated and rather seductive. In an loner pocket "Col. Smith" carried a Utile Index book, In which were listed tho mimes of every police chief In every village of any site In the United States, Canada or Mexico. The colonel knew most of them off- hand, nnd when he stepped from the car he would look around and probably nay: "Well, 1 was here In the eighties with the C.rnnd Consolidated, nnd the boys certainly did get Ihe kale," or maybe he would say: "This Is the burg where a sleeping oar was burned three years ngo and two ticket sellers wero almost locked up In the calaboose." Almost every town, to him, had a history. He bad a wonderful way of approaching the custodians of the law. His knowledge of great help to him. It sized human nature wus a was seldom that ho sized up a chief wrong after throwing several questions at him. "Col Smith" did not fix nil officials he cnnic In contact with: some were Impossible, hut whenever he returned to the lot nnd said, "let *ein go, boys," you could put It down that n.'l was well. The stroug men would uo to the limit. "So you remember this burg, do you, 'Col. Smith"'/'' snld Tony St. Denis, the veternn clown, one night In the privilege ear, shortly before midnight. The gang wns lined up around a table and the cards were being dealt preparatory to a game of poker, Phil Mnl- doon, chief bartender, and his corps of as- sistants were working overtime, for the vil- lage bad proven a good one nnd everybody was loosening the elastic about their rolls. "Do I," reflected the colonel, ns be shifted a quid of tobacco. "I should say so. i was here four years ago. with the limit European Shows, and a funny little Incident eninc off. We had the some lot thnt wo used to-dny. It wns Just before the afternoon show had stinted. The menagerie tent was pretty well filled with the natives, who were viewing the animals, Over In a corner, behind a big tableau wngon, 'Flntfoot' Jones wns work- ing a shell game. It seems that an old gent, with a crop of spinach under his chin, hud sold the show quite a bit of feed. The boys laid for him, and finally Interested him In tho elusive movements of the pea. They took care of him properly. But the patriarch of the soil was not the kind of a sport In the end that he promised to be In the beginning. He squaked, nnd squnked loudly, too. Tho tin star brigade was stand over In the con- nection. They heard the rumble. Things looked sort of bad when I arrived on the spot. The shell manipulator was working alone, and I was afraid someone would crack 1.1m on tho Jaw. I motioned to a candy butcher nnd then rushed Into the crowd. I grabbed tbo shell worker by the coat collar and yanked him roughly. 'I have stood for this long enough, come nnd go with roe.' I turned the little outfit .over to the candy butcher. I rushed Jones ont of the tent, and at the entrance we jumped into a carriage. 'Drive to the county jail as soon as possible,' I instructed the driver In a tone Just loud enough for tho tin star brigade to hear. But the greatest trouble I had was to keep them ont of the carrlnge. they wanted to go with tne to the Jail. I finally pushed them out. "Instead of driving to the Jalt we drove to the privilege car, where we had a couple of bottles of beer and a tandwlch." "Nn. Jones did not work any more that (lav." said "Col. Smith," In reply to a ques- tion. "What did I tell the police chief? Well. now. what could I have told him. merely snld that Ihe 'skeeter' bad Jumped out of the carriage on the way to the Jail, nnd I had the statement of the driver to back W up. But the funny pnrt, before we left the town I had almost, but not quite, slgnod up the chief as a 'detective.' For bad I not promised him early In the day if be should do his duties ns n good officer 1 would ueo that he got tho Job r Unk.^ AN AWFUL LOT O'CHICKF^ «^ lBr«# A'RUNNIN'ROUND LOOSE. BTJEANDELOWE BIG LAUGH IN EVERY VERSE a GREAT MELODY AND SWING A sVurr Wituur for Curry xNiujituj Art. fHuairal Comroy, . . . ' ' SurlraqitM. fir. ===== Professional Copies and Orchestrations Ready- Send Late Program, also 2c. Postage ===== FINE ILLUSTRATED SLIDES ===== NEW YORK SHEET MUSIC CLEARING HOUSE NEW YORK 141-147 W„t 4Sih Sinai Hngcnbcck Show*, there Is tho ono big money- getter on ads. of tin 1 circus world. Success to you, liert, you deserve It. You are tbo only one I take my tint off to getting ads. B. « It. CLOWN CLUB CHATTER. FROM AL G. BAMES' CIKCl'S. TALES TOLD H THE P UMtM CAR. TIM SMITH, "FIXER," REMINISCENCES ON TANKS IN THEIR PALMY DAYS. BY FLOYD KINO. GOLLIMAK BROS.' SHOWS. Week of July 1 was the biggest In the history of the snow. At Devils Luke, X. n„ July 4, tbc ticket wagon was closed nt 1.45. Fully four thou- sand people were inside the big tent, and un equnl number outside, clamoring for admis- sion. The evening performance was not quite so large, but the scats were comfortably llllnl Manager Lew Aronson, of the side show, played to capacity business from the time the parade returned until after the evening's performance. Chas. Bell, who has charge of the uptown wagon, the "3 In one," reported the same big business. At this stand the circus was in opposition to a Wild West show. Needless to way. tbo circus did not know thoy were having oppo- sition. At Mlnot, N. D.. the circus played to ca- pacity business, afternoon and night. Tho same opposition confronted us here, but the results were the same—big business. » COL. VERNON C. SB AVER SPRINGS SURPRISE. It will no doubt be a surprise to the circus nnd theatrical world to know that Col. V. C. Kenver, general manager of Voting Buffalo's' Wild West, has added the Lyric (formerly tbc Great Northern) Theatre, Chicago, to the list of his enterprises. Col. Seavcr has hud his eye on this house for some time, but It was only Inst Tuesday that he was able to consummate the deal -with tho owners of the property thnt makes him lessee for a term of ten years. Tim colonel Is reticent a* to tbc future policy of the house, but be says be will spend a large ■um In Improvements, and special attention will be given to Improving the entrances. Though tbc taking of this theatre by the colonel may be a surprise, Inst wait until be is ready to open, then Chicago theatregoers ore going to sit up and take notice. I've told you ('i-ieren readers a dozen times to keep yonr eye on tbls man. Ho Is the successor to James A. Bailey In the tented world, and he Is capabl* of and will give tbo theatrical magnates a merry chase for public patronage, and It's a dncb that he gets under the wire first. Si Btebmsh. (Atmioii'0 Note. —These stories which I am writing for Tub Curl'iu arc ones thnt have been told to me by trouper* who lived In another era of clrcusdom. All of them have been more or less embellished and changed. They concern no show traveling now, and I rejoice wHb other followers of the tanhark and sawdust arena that the day* I of "griff" shows arc almost extinct.] m BUFFALO WILD WEST AKD COL ClIIISS' FAB BAST. IIY HERMAN .tOHKrtl. Neepawa, Can., July 1.—The show began a two days' engagement here to-day on tbe fair gronnds. An Immense crowd witnessed the opening performance, a* several excursion trains were run Into the city. This Is Do- minion Day, and It means to tbe Canadians wbat Fourth of July does to the boys from the "Land of the Free." Max French closed here to-day and has opened his snake show to play Canadian fairs. Neepawa, Can., July 2.—H. S. Howe, tbc well known circus man, came up from Win- nipeg to-dny and Is renewing acquaintances. There are few men better known In tbe realms of the white tops than II. S. Bowe. He has touched all branches of the show business, from a balloon Jumper to that of owner of a thirty-two car circus. Tbe circus business is a gamble at.best. P. T. Barnrnn was broke three times and James A. Bailey more than once. But keep your eye on "Col." H. B. Howe. Dauphin, Can., July 3.—A 150 mile run over bad tracks. A platform was torn off a stateroom car en route and the train un- coupled in several places. Train In shortly after 7 o'clock. Short haul to nice, grassy lot. Parade out on time, and Bobert Kane, manager of side show, hnd one of tbe biggest openings of the season. Uood afternoon and fair night house. News was received to-day of tbe marriage of a daughter of General Agent Harold Hushes to a prominent news- paper man In Cleveland. O. (Jrnnd View, Can., July 4.—Independence Day sees the show In the land of the Canucks, far from the home of tbc Stars and Stripes. Tbe worst lot of tbc season. Tbe ground Is hard as atone and fairly perforated with small holes. Capacity afternoon house, but a poor night crowd. No firecrackers arc available from local stores. Some one got Into clown alley and robbed tbe prop box of all firecrackers. The knights of the flap- sticks will work at some disadvantage now. Bat they are a good lot and know that tbc fireworks were used for a good cause. Kamsark, Sask., July 5.—Long run, but train In on time. Small town, but to-day It enjoyed tbe largest crowd in Its history. Nice afternoon and night house. Show out of town before midnight. Harry I'arrlsh, the well known circus trainmaster, closed here, to accept an engagement with a carnival, lie will have charge of the train. "Curley" Thompson replaces I'arrlsh on a "kid" show ticket box. Canorn. Sask., July 0.—Nice little city of 2,000 souls. Eight years ago the present city v/as but a field. Parade out early and back before noon. Immense crowds. The first circus ever here. Weather quite cold and tho troupers shivered In overcoats. Tote Dncrow, producing clown, received notice bore to-dny that he had been ndmlttcd Into the order of White lints. BY 81 smiBINS. I have been rather dilatory the past two weeks, and have misted you entirely with my letters, but everything has been moving to fast of late that I have not known "where I was at." Let me say this that In spite of all sorts of opposition we are still moving, and although we have not bad any turnaways, business on the whole hns been very satisfactory. Our program I* stronger than ever, nnd nine out of every ten who sec It pronounce It superior to nny Wild West they have seen In years. "Vote early and vote often" Is a po- litical slogan, but they arc voting us the best all the time. Everyone with the show hns been enjoy- ing the salt water and ocean breetes for the last two weeks, and It has been one round of pleasure for everybody. You should have seen George Gate, our treasurer, last Sunday; It was his first com- ing out of the season. Nothing for Oeorgo but tbe best hotel at York licacb, Me., and everything that went with It Oh, by the way, I wish you could see tho new pale of trousers Young Buffalo has. Well, they can spenk fur themselves, don't they. Joel While at Gloucester, Mass., July 3, Mrs. liny Thompson chaperoned a parly that went aboard the battleship Kansas, which was In tbe harbor. All report an Immense time. Tbe ship's photographer took a photograph of the entire party, Indians and all, standing under the big guns. We are now bended West again. Kecnc, N. II., and (jrcenllcld, Mass., much to my surprise, gnvo us capacity both lifter- noon and night. In all my letters I have never yet men- tioned my own work with this snow, but certain would-be rubes are blowing their horn so about being the best on earth, I am folnc to ask them, through this letter, to nquTrc a little about Jim Mack*, John Man- ning, Harry Green or myself, nnd whnt wo do nnd have done, and they will find-that their original (?) stuff was dono by us twenty }ears ago. Macks and Manning are dead. Harry flreen nnd myself do the character, we don't burlesque It. Hat you know who I am tnlklng about: now. be good, and don't blow to much, for neither you nor I can ever touch thu work done by John Mucks or John Manning. At Concord, N. If., the cowboys, accom- panied try Young Buffalo and Col. Cummins, visited the grave of Mnrtln Qulnn (who was killed at Concord while with the Two lulls' Show), and placed a large wreath of Am oil- can Realities on his grave, after a simple service and some beautiful sentiment ex- pressed by Col. Fred Cummins. U'nliy Cochrane left us III Fltchburg, Mass, This country up here Is great for my ad- vertising. In i'ortsmonth, N. II.. lust Sunday, n clothier was chasing all over the lot to find ine to get a banner on the bulls In parade Monday. I found him early Monday morning and quoted him a price, when lie offered me S'l, snylng that was what he paid at the last show. How are they coming. Bert? If I hnd ever quoted your S.11 price, that guy would have had me pinched. And, speaking of liert Cole, of tbc Wallace- Prince Vouturtey passes away. Prince Youtnrkey, a member of the Clowns' i.'lnb, passed away July 6, at Atlantic City, N. J. It was a shock to the members of the llnr- num k Bailey Circus, nnd everything possi- ble was done for Mrs. Mary Youtnrkey. Tho body was shipped to Sunbury, Pa., where It was leld at rest. The Itanium At Bailey Moose team vt. tho Colored (Hants, Sunday, July T, at Chambers- burr, Pa. Tbe town prohibited ball playing; on Sunday, to Happy Jack Snelllng hitched up an eight horse stringer wagon aud >l hurry-up wagon. loaded both with fourteen feet aide wall, pole*, stakes nnd blues, and erected an Improvised ball field outside tho city limits. Both teams were dressed In new uniforms, and looked nice on the Held. Tho game was a hot one from start to finish, The score wns 14 to 12, In favor of tbo moose. SILVER FAMILY CIRCUS NOTES. Kverythlng is running smoothly with this show and our business hns been hlg all sou- son. Wo lost one night at Mulllkcn, Mich., on June 28, where lightning struck a barn and Injured four of our canvasmen, only ono seriously. Albert Lutes was quite badly hurt, hut will recover. No damage to the show property or performers. Handy C'opelnnd, Paul Weasel, (.'has. and Goldlc titono, Joo Palmer, M. II. Shorocn, Carl Bremer, C»l. Htrnub (trained dogs) are all with the show and nil making good. Pnlrons say It Is tho best show we ever carried. Wo played our homo town July 4 to capacity business, after- Born and evening. Our trnson will close, about Sept. 10. s ' "GOVERNOR" ROBINSON'S CASE. Cincinnati's Circuit Court hns handed tlowrl a decision which brought Joy and comfort In Governor John F. Hoblnson, who Is being sued by hit daughters. A re-bearing of tho suit of Caroline Hoblnson Stevens and Pearl Hoblnson Lankln was refused. The dnugliiei >i wanted their share of their mother's estate, which their father had turned over to his wife during life. The rase may go lo tho Supreme Court. ■ ANNIE OAKLEY VISITS THOMPSON GRAVE. While at Keene, N. II., with the Young llnffalo Wild West, Annie Oukley vWi.il thu home of tbe late Denman Thompson, also his grave, on which she placed a wreath of flowers. Mr. Thompson and Miss oukley were warm frlenda for many years. ILdlltV Hwkatma.V will go In nilvnneo of "Mndome Sherry." 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