The New York Clipper (January 1914)

THE 3STEW ¥Oftfi: Cl/tPPEK. Januaby 24 THE GPAIES^ BALLAD SUNG BY TH| GREATEST PERFORMERS i WHEN WE HAVE A COMEDY SONG IT'S USUALLY A-REAL ONE o and Even" more money, sing msiu^iu H STEPHEN. LYONS and YOSCO'S BIG MARCH HIT | IM COMING BACK TO DIXIE AND YOU SOME SON G WE ACSO PUBL.I ALWAYS TAKE A ClRL IMAI ISCH GA BIBBLE MM EftU-JU R ST MET-YOU- THAT NAUCHTY IYIELODY ED DAISY SIC CO., 145 W. 45th St., New York Jou want to. Wonder If no menus my letter- eadl I'll, If that's tlio kluil you have. Mas. 0. W. I'ilKlUl and Mm. OON T. KIN- nidi and party liavo been visiting Hot Springs. Ark., aa the guests of William Maurice. livery- body knows William Maurice. Ton W. Allkn write* that ho will be the general agent for the Tom W. Allen Ourulval this season, ami that lid. l. Uelna win be the general manager. Tom W. baa evidently made a good ■election la the person of Mr. lielns. aa Kd. I.. la familiar with every phoae of tlio carnival MM Tu« Showmen's League maik ball, to be held at tbe Hherman house, Chicago, la the principal toulo of conversation now In tent aliow circles. It a going to bo the greatest thing ever. TiiEim In more doing lu Leavenworth, Kan., In a carnival way than there ever was before In the history of tbst city. Kiunk L. Auunrr will be tbe sole owner anil manager of tbe Albert Aviation Company season 101*. Bikhii K&tuea.—So you are going to close yon season at Obsrleslown, S. 0„ Saturday, Jan. 241 Gboiob F. Dobmih spent a few day* In Pun Antonio last week. George F. will go East shortly. Fais aunaobkb In days gone by wanted to kuow how big your carnival organisation was. Seuson 1VM tbe* want to know bow good It Is. Qunllty la tbe thing. W. B. (But) Wanca aays (bat be la not golM to play any more calliopes. JAMB* V. Mubpui and William Dran, tlio .-Id- Ing device operator, plan to take out a carnival soon, starting from Charleston, ti. O. Sand your order In now for copies of lite Slxty-flrat Annlverasry Number of Tin Nuw Yobk OUrraa, bearing date of Feb. 14, to the publication office, 47 W. Twenty-eighth Street, New York City, N. Y. It will be an extra- ordinary tsaue, and will contain many special feature* that will be of Interest and value <o the tent show fraternity. Oct your ad. copy In early In order to obtain preferred positions. Do It today. Also send In your route aa fur In advance aa possible. Bona motordromes that are now lu foreign land* would make good Summer cottages or bun- galows. Don't try to get me soro now. F. II. Wallauk, bandmaster for lite Herbert A. ttlu>e Carnival lost beacon, accompanied by Mrs. Wallack, urrlved In Ban Antonio, Sunday, Jan. 11, from St. Louie, Mo. F. II. will prohu- My remain In San Antonio until the opening of the present season. lSi*im Ooiun passed through San Antonio, Monday, Jan. 13, en route from Venice and Los Ange-les, Ob]., to Gldduun, Tex., to again operate lil* concessions, which are now with the Uroat White Way Carnival. W. David Ooiin, for many season* oast, spe- cial agent for Cou. T. Kennedy's Carnival, will be with the Herbert A. Kline Carnival, tbl* sea- Mji, In the same capacity. W. David knows tlio game thoroughly Hl 0. TALnovt—We received the billing matter tor ifcemotordrcmes, which, are appearing In Ua- 'ana, Cuba. Immediately took them over to Mexiuantows, San Antonio, to bavo them road. 13. 0—We expoct you in Son Antonio within the next few week*. Sbjcn on a letterhead: "A gigantic confedera- tion of modern tented amusements." We know what it says, but don't know what it means. Waltbb Bbckwitu, of animal show fame, now with tbe Great White Way Carnival, spent last week In Ban Antonio. Kd. A. Evans' Oabnital will be known as the Kd. A. Kvaus' Greater Shows Combined. Kd, Jasaors, Charles Jessops, Waller K Kearua and James It, Anderson.—We desire to besr from you. Wili.ib Lbtshc of the Lewis A Dyer Carnival, who played laat In Lulling, Tex., spent a couple days with the "boys" In Baa Antonio, coming In on Monday, Jan. 13, and leaving Tuesday, 18. Uamaohs.— Don't max* the mistakes you made last season. Tbst will be one way to help things along. A careful thought, please. Human Rbnsinq, the postal photograph con- ccaalonalre, ha* been making Ban Antonio his headquarters, and frequently going on bruiting trips. Linda Mat iioguxll* has made a decided bit with her songs In s tabloid musical comedy now playing tlio Orescent Tbestre, San Antonio. Linda May.—We expect yon to be a stage star some time In the near future. John Da Kbbko, maruger of the Do Kreko Itrothers' Carnival, announces that be .vlll open the reason In Hon Antonio, at tbe Mottle of Flowers, ploying under the Herbert A. Kline con- tract, with the nhows located on one of the plssss. J, ft. MlLLBH arrived In Han Antonio, from Hm l'luncineo, Sunday, Jan, 11, and left Monday. Jan. lil, for New Orleans and Chicago, J. u. will havo a nuinlrr of concessions, with the Bice & Dure Carnival, this season. Mas. llAiiur La Basque arrived In San An- tonio, Sunday, Jan. 11, from New Orleans, via Houston, to rom.iln a few days, prior to leaving tor rortland, Cttgon. BrxoiAL Notice — All uall and telescroms for William Judklus Hewitt (Bed Onion), address Gunier Hotel, ton Antonio, Texas. Bed Oalon Is going to make a number of trips through Texas, end will make the Guuter Hotel bla permanent address while In tbat State, Pleased to bear from all of you. Carnivals. RICE & DORE NOTES* The following people and attractions have been signed for the 11)14 season of the Bice at Dore Water Carnival, which will have an entire new spread of canvas and fronts. The Water Circus will bavo one of the ducat outfits ever seen on a midway, the front Is as line aa could be built. Wm. Moseley, Harry Trimble snd Geo. Cole- man, promoters; Orvllle Bunnell, treaeurer; B. II. Mclutyre, manager, ten-lu-one; Jerry Barnes, lot superintendent and manager Water uircua; Fete Dels, manager, fat congress and train master; Wm. Bturgls, painter; Jean Irwin, boss canvasman Water Circus; Fete Bogen, sail maker; Wm. Hodge, privilege car: Owen Lamar, haunted roulette wheel; Ones. Kllpatrlck, auto- drome; Fat Wough, motordrome; Frank Kiss- inger, charge of all autoa and motorcycles; Eu- gene McKcnns, principal announcer; V. Ward's Marine Band; Otto Klein and Jim Garrett's Wild West; All Gsgl's Streets of Cairo; II. T. Freed'* circle wave, Ferris wheel and carry-us-all; Owen Lsmar's haunted roulette wheel; H. M. Mitchell'* Curse of Adam; lkey Kate* novelties; Bay Hill, all wheels; Jim Miller, knife rack* and jewelry hooT'la. Out general agent, W. H. Bice, bas Just com- pleted a moat successful trip lu Canada, having closed Winnipeg, Brandon, Begins and Moon Jaw. Ho will return to Portland after bis Southern trip. Manager Barry Dore will be on the Job about Feb. 10. Work ha* already started at Winter qoartm. and tbe outfit will make a One appearance at our opening In Portland, April 4. Several shows of national reputation an ex- pected to shin a* soon a* our full rent* Is an- nounced. More fair dale* than any other carnival Is the slogsn for the third ennual tour of the Bice A Dore Water Carnival Co. (Inc.) IIAPPYLAND AMUSLMKNT CO. Harry Dunkle la keeping very quiet relative to his big company for ntxt season, advising that no Information will be given until after the tint of February. Harry bas been very busy on the side, and It la expected by those who know thla young man, that be will be surrounded bra com- pany of worthy show* snd concession*, H* anti- cipate* another prosperous w ,(xORMAN£SHOWSiWlU PLAY ' DALLAS* Thj commltteo of management of the Dallas Corn Bxpoatlon bavo awarded all contracts for amuaemenU, outside of the free acta, which will be provided by Chan. B. Marsh, to the Gorman Greater Knows, nnd this Important event will he the opening date for Al, )>'. aornun and bis as- sociates. This will be tbe greatest agricultural exposi- tion the world bas ever known, and considering that 150,'KK) will be distributed in prise money, and that Mr Marsh ha* over tlO.flOO to expend In free attractions, this statement should prove true. The German Show* are now In Winter quarters In New Orleans, where all the show paraphernalia 1* being thoroughly overhauled and renovated for thla Important date, which will be their formal opening. Flnt class premises have been secured on Poydras Street for the outfit, and a corn of carpenters, blacksmiths and painters are ham at work Providian wagon-fronts for th* different at- tractions. Sailor Harris and Frank Rich are In charge of the construction gang, and the famous Brasilia* artist, Manuel, 1* providing the cVooratlon* and acenle properties. Tbe general office* are situated at too Hippodrome, where Al. F. Gorman and his bualnesa staff can be found at all hour* mapping out the coming campaign. The freak* and aide show attractions are formed Into an annex at thet Hippodrome, and Include Handsome Harry, the champion fat boy: Mtllte Long, tallest woman on earth; Baby Etta, tbe million dollar doll; Princess Marlon, the midget; Ruble's flea circus. Babe Lafltte's diving alligators, and other strange and curious aulnials, Including the wrestling bear, Alt Baba, the magician; Cleo- patra, "Queen of tbe Serpents," and other*. The museum la under General Manager Col. John MeDcnonih's direction, assisted l>y "Shorty" Nelll. The bantling colonel will again be Iden- tified with tho Gorman Show* this coming sea- son, In an advance capacity. All the big attrac- tlona will remain with tbe tdiow. Including Charlie De Kreko, with Us Beautiful Orient. s GOIIIMAN SUOW NOTES. The Oorman Winter quarters, In New Orleans, are the Mecca of the showmen of tbe South, and a bunch of them can be found nightly In the general office* at the Hippodrome. Fred Beck- man. California Frank and Dave Oohn, are three regular habitue* who hold down the cushioned seat* of Col, Lew Bote's palatial office, now being used by Al. F. Gorman as his headquarters hi the South. Al. F. Gorman should have picked one of the Klums of tbe carnival business In the Dalles Corn ixposltloa, opening for fifteen days and night*, Feb. 10. 180,000 la prise money and 110,000 In free attractions should help some from an at- tendance standpoint. Tbe German Show*, now Wintering In New Orleans, will tnvel In their own special train of twenty cars this coming season, said train will be delivered about Feb. I, for the trip to Dallas Corn Raposltlen. Three of tbe big features with tbe Gorman Greater Shows this season will be the Gorman Musical Oomedy, with twenty people, producing all the latest tabloids of popular successes, the Plantation, with ten performer* and a ten piece colored band; and the big museum show now ex- hibiting at the Hippodrome, New Orleans. In the latter there will be an lees then nine human freaks aid a multitude of curious animals. It will be one of tbe biggest In tbe country. Charlie De Kreko and Mines Simon will have tbe big Oriental ahow with the Gorman Greater Shows again this season, featuring Osmllle, the famous dancer. They bare a splendid outfit, and It is now being thoroughly re-decorated and Sainted «t the Winter quarter* In New Orleans. lood luck, boys. Keep the Osgolet tooting, Charlie. s Hampton's Great Empire Shows, Rutherford's Greater Show* and the Pnllle 4k Zeldman Amuse- ment Oompaajr or* Wintering In Pittsburgh, Pa. All ax* busy these days preparing for tho coming mason, when they expect to rake In the shekels, all claiming to have ti* "best ever." YVEIDKIt AMUSKMIONT- CO. Beports from Will 11. Welder, owner of the Welder Amusement Co., from bla Winter quarters lu Ooalton, O., an to the effect tbat great prepa- rations are being made for tbe coming season, which will be the twelfth year for this enterpris- ing aggregation. Daring the Winter months a large number of high class shows snd concessions have been booked, Mr. Welder accepting only best from a large number of Inquiries, aa It Is bis desire to present only the highest claaa attractions. Crane'a merry-go-round and Ell Ferris wheel will again bo on tbe Job, while Gooding's motordrome, with spectacular riders, will furnish thrills for patrons. G, It. O'Connor, the popular young Pitts- burgh man, will again have the exclusive candy wheel privilege, and will also act as press repre- sentative for a theatrical weekly. Among others will be B. T. Dunn, exclualve wheel for Teddy Bean and Poodles; Johnson and Nerlns, fancy pillow tops; Wm. Porter, dolk wheel; Walter Held will have his "Girls In Blue" show, and should prove a winner; Grab?.- and Lewis' crasy house; "Vogel and Kaaper, all* shirt wheal; Bex Cox, shooting gallery; Batt'e Snake Jake. Co- manche Indian, with a den »' five hundred snakes. One of the feature exhibits will be Welder's Deep Sea Mystery snd Dixieland Show, with twelve Kerformen, making four changes of costume tor ally-boo. Two sensstlonal free acts will be booked and announced later. Prof. Frank Meeker and his famous twelve piece all-American band will again furnish the music, assuring all of splendid concerts. Mr. Welder has arranged for a long season through Ohio. West Virginia, Mary- land and Pennsylvania, and will open tho season st Jackson. 0., April 25-May 2. Promoters, agents snd contest men will start early, leaving headquarters about March IS. From the route already arranged, and the high class of attrac- tions1 booked, the Welder Amusement Company should have a successful season, and should be one of the leaden for the season of 1914. s Curiosities Visit Woonioeket. Woonaoeket, B. I., Ii again being visited by ourlosltle* snd wonden, tbl* time by the B. O. Wood and the H. A. Liberty Shows' ?• Q-Weod. »ho Is touring the New England and Central States with the fat girl, Leona, was a good drawing card week of Dec. 29-Jan. 8. Leona Is nineteen yean old, weighs five hundred and twenty-three pounds, snd was born In Provi- dence, B. I. He also carries four trunks, Includ- ing: A Mexican Tree or Yellow Snake, a Texas Blue Bull Snake, a Mexican Black Snake, Water Moccasins, Copper Heads. Spreading Aden, and s Diamond Black llattleanake. Three Venesuela Por- rapines, the male weighing forty-eight pounds and the femate thirty-seven pounds, anil a seven months old "baby," nineteen pounds, are other features; besides Chinese tumbling rats, dancing rale* and Engl lib. white rats. Harry Senter Is tisket seller. The H. A. Liberty Show of wonden snd novel- ties waa also a good drawing card. It bas TheJm*. the strange woman with the reptiles; Dolly, the smallest mother In tbe wo.-ld, who has also been with the John J. Jones Straws, O. L. Adams and several others; Big Bea. tbe lsrgest snafes In captivity, snd co-coos snd monkeys. Frauds, who Is still with the birds, is also with ta* ahow. On account of lack of floot space Mr. Liberty waa unable to show his entire show. s POIXIB A ZBIDMAJT AMUSEMENT CO. The Polite A Zeldman Amusement Company, Wintering In Pittsburgh, Pa., will open the sea- son about the laat Saturday in April. Everybody Is busy arranging their various shows and con- cessions, and much paint I* being used In remedy- ing the knocks received last season. A merry-go- round. Ferris wheel and motordrome wlB be car- , tied this season, to say nothing ef a large number : of shows and concessions which will be fully announced at a later date. A uaaa number of well known carnival people are Wintering In Pittsburgh, Pa.. Including such well known cetebrllles aa O. ft, 0'Oonn.rr. Willie Zeldman, BB1 (Irr.dy. Ted Anderson, Dutch Hots- man, Jack Gran, Wnltle Simmons, Paul Parrel] and Slim Obnray. These boys always have a good time talking ovsr post twents. > THE TROPICAL AMUSElMxuNT CO. Owned and managed by K. Q. Barkoot. The Tropical Amusement Co. bad Its Inception at tbe jloslng of the season of the K. G. Barkoot World's Oreatest Shows at Kuoxvllle, Tenn.. Nov. 1, 1018, and is therefore one of the youngest of America's traveling tented organisations. Its success, bow- ever, has slways been assured, the magic name of Ilarkoot being sufficient to convince show patrons that tbe new enterprise is the clean, well regu- lated aggregation Its silvertlsing claims. After staying with the new company a few weeks, Mr. Barkoot left for on extensive Oriental tour, leaving the Interests of the show to he looked after by F. H, Scott as business manager, and Mike Smith, manager of concessions, as- rlsted by a cspjble staff. K. M. Nasser remained with the company as treasurer anil tersonol rep- resentative of Mr. Barkoot. There are twelve pay attractions, two free acta, twenty-five coniesrJons, and a fourteen piece hand carried—a twelve-car train being required for the outnt'j trstmiortatlon. Thus far the new enterprise has been unusually successful, and after playing for several weeka to big business In Georgia, Is now booked solid In South Carolina until the latter part of March, be- fore which time Mr. Barkoot will have returned to America nnd the future routing of bis No, 2 aggre gallon «111 have been decided upon. In the meantljie, outside of the fact of owncr- sh.p, there is no connection between the Tropienl Au'iisemeut Company and the K. G. Barkoot World's Greatest Shows, lie latter crganlantlon being In Winter Quarters at Knoxvllle, Tenn. 1IHHT AIR BOAT LINE. The tint sir boat line to be put In operation ta that Inaugurated at St. Petersburg, Fla., Jsn. 1. The boat Is controlled by the Benaolt Com- pany, of St. Louis, and It Is tbe intention of the company to carry pssaengen dally, from Bt. l'stenburg to Tamps, Fla., distance of eighteen miles. It is more than a two hour Ball, but the air boat make* It lu nineteen minutes. In aa much as It was the lint experience of Its kind, tbe honor of being tbe flrat passenger (the bonl only carrying one passenger besides the pilot) was eagerly sought sfter. It was finally decided to auction, publicly, the flrst few rides, Tbe bidding was hot between ex-Mayor Phell and nnd Mitchell, the sand man, for tbe flnt ride, and Johnny J. Jones and Mitchell, for the second ride. Ex-Mayor Phell won the first ride, and Johnny J. Jones, the famous carnival manager, the second. The boat will make two trips dally. and reservations having been engaged for over two months In advance. In the near future the company Intends to pat on a larger boat, carrying four passengen and a limit of two hundred pouadj of baggage. Mr. Jones states that It was the most pleasant trip ho ever took In his life. Bclnl at one time about Ave hundred feet In the sir. W1WF& JUMPING HORSE. CARRY U9 ALL ^jSgSM&Xr urn me BBUtBff ««wi «"«* One machine earned 115,850 In 28 wka.. 1904 One machine •mimed I 17,048 In 29 wis., 1005 One machine earned 110,002 in 2S who., lOM One machine earned I 10,017 In 27 wka., 1007 One machine earned 1112,802 In 27 wka., 1008 One machine earned : 110,842 In 28 wka., 1000 One machine earned : 18.021 In 28 wka., 1010 On* machine earned $20,188 In 52 wka, 1011 "Above figures will be verified to enstomer*. 0. W. PARgaMa, LeavreaTTortfc. Ksva, la ^nxcering ait. flttn mention Cwrrw*.