The New York Clipper (July 1914)

20 THE NEW YOEK OLIPPEB. July 18 CARNIVAL CONVERSATION By TnT.T.TAV JTJDKmS HEWITT, ("Bed Onion.") Titers never wa« a "wildcat" quite bo Rkd Onion Is going to do some stepping around now. Watch hla steps. Gness he Is going name. Thanks, ail of jou, for the many iuvltatlons to visit your carnlvils. Now f;olng to try and make a few of them. Good uclc sco you soon. . _. ..... Mms "Ladtbuo" honestly declares that carnivals exhibiting In Woob City, Mo., do not play under the auspices of the 'spiders or flies." . . •# •_ A»T Eastman. —You are lost Many in- nulrlca for you. Art. have you any muzumo to burn? Det your friends know. a A, Wobthak. —llow was Huron. B. Dak? C. A., mighty small burg for such a large carnival as yours. , ._ Pittsburo, Kan., Kourth of July Celcbra. tlsn was a total blank on account of tbo Albebt <B. Wbioiit aays the Pourtn of July doings at Dewey, Okla., wns somo bloomer. Many others say the same, only ■with more emphasis. The plans were very elaborate, however. , „ ' Huri Fourth of July celebration* spo'l. rd." and along with them many camlvui did the same thing. " _^_ .... O. M. Hunt pencils on the edge of the l'-july-ho and not on the spar of the m oment, a* one -might suppose, tho following: "Once there was a carnival with a r<yuttt!on wide. It played a dozen bloomers and 7 theo the car- aivYr ddod." „ , . ... • William Jat Coobxan. —Notice by the photographs that yoa tbh* pretty well of the vertical watts on top of motordbmes, as ' migreeted In this column, some time bark. WLttaun Jay thanks for the compliment. Joe Miller, some thing for the photographs. John m. Evans says: "Hell-o, fetiers, am still In Joplin, Mo." Thousand miles from home, "Poor boy. Why should 1 you worry? Some never want to set any nearer to tnclr natlvo heath." . Jambs Culhanb says: "One Is Just as well off In bed oversleeping lilmsetf as the other fellow la who Is up at daybreak talking about Ills neighbors." Con T. Kbnnkdt will most likely take oa to the Midway of the Canadian. National Ex- hibition at Toronto, One, the largest and most varied 'line of carnival attractions that have over oppeared there ul any one time pre- viously. Al. F. Gorman. —What went with you end your carnival? Al. P., ■what did tlio yellow special and the "do luxe" have to do •with your failure to show up In somo of the spots you were routed In? Akt Brainkhp. —Many of your friends In Joplln. Mo., asked for you. D.d not know where you were, so conld not tell them. Miss "LADinrn" avers that you can. al- ways check a trunk, but very seldom a ca- reer. ■tor L. Gill (treasurer of f.13 101 Itatvch - Vliil West). Lots of folks In Joplln. Mo., send their regards to you. One in partcul- lar. Hoy h. stands 'mighty good In tho Zinc Punch Whbblur announces something new at last hi a letter of -eeent date from Miles City, Moo, as follows: "If there is eny criticism tho patrons of the ltlce Se Dure Water Carnlvai wimt to offer, or any suggestion any ouo has to mnke ltlce & Dore want to know It Por that rcoram a "suggestion 'box" will be established at tho main entrance, and a weekly prise offered for the best suggestion or criticism, so It really causes the visitors to assist In tho management.'' W. K. Davidson post cards this from- Ap- nlcton,. Wis.: '^Somc trick." World at Iionic Camlval. W. K. ears get out and got under. W. L. AND L. B. Backsnhtob. —Got to gfre It to you. Mazenpa la still there among the educated, horses-In carnlvaldoni. . A. II. IUhklkt, railroad contractor? Yes, all that the term Implies. When A. JI. In- rtnicLa you regarding a movement you know just what the Instructions mean. Follow 1bem. It's very funny that a trainmaster hns to owe the crew eight or nine weeks' salary before he Is aware of tho fact that they are not worth what bo la ? paying ? them. No- llce—Said paying them with tho question mark before and after paying. Poor devils, pay them. \V. li. Itica.—What alxv.it tho big act in vaudeville this Winter with tho diving girls and the six trained seals? Listens good. ■ Lima, O., is not a bean town. Neither Is it an over-Joyous carnival town. You said something. 0. I. t'Aait, —Why aren't you making some noise?. (_'. I. Is given credit for being able to put mora carnival paraphernalia la two cars than any other human person. Mrs. Waltbb K. Siiii.by left Joplln, Mo., and arrived In Ko-ko-mo, Ind.. several days In advance of the Walter K. Sibley Shows. What carnival Is going to disband this week? Several have recently. Too bad? No. raoro than that In looking over the Fast we are dubious of the future. Do care- iiI, don't fcet too large. Conditions will not permit the money to be split so many ways. Motiikr, Is the world at home, i\'o, child, but there Is a carnival In town. Conditions in the Canadian Northwest are said to ho not altogether too good. Kindly tell us, "little one," where, they are sood, or even favorable? Tim ones In charm of tho afalrs of the Miles City, Mont, Hound-up Frontier Cele- bration arc very modest in their claims as to Miles City's prestagc over others in such mutters as "round-ops." Here 'tis: "The world's greatest tournament of frontier sports and pastimes. Miles City Is the last of tho frontier towns, located la the heart of America's cattle range. The contestants nro real, dyed-ln-the-wool eowpuncucrs. Tho rank and file of these eowpuncucrs and rough riders llvo right around Miles City. Cham- pions and ex-chatnplons from til over tho United States come hero to coavpeto for honors with them. The Miles City ltound-iip surpasses all others, because wo have more riders, more horses, mure cattle, more of the local atmosphere, and more ambition. Not only this, hat we have the greatest pioneer pageant ever staged in the West" ■Mus. Sthtb A Mills Is somo talker when It comes to "Trips to Mars." Kuohnb r. McKhxna. —You have spoken many true words during your stay la tho carnival business. IDugene P., titter somo more for our enlightenment Yoa Auto-donuv ifANAtims.—Wlmt are so many of yon cliniiajlng your routes for. Socio of yasj bbbj not bo found whore you say you are. If you happen to have to change on a moment's notice, why not send for your mall and wires." John P. Mabtin put over another ono of tils now famous front page, two column, five deck head stories for Alhnann Bros." Carni- val, In Dcadwood; S, D. Look out, Doc, you -Cut This Coupon-, And Have #J.O0. Good Until Aug. 15, 1S14 are liable to see a photo layout of the Mid- way on the front page of some of those far Western sheets. Aj.lma.nn Bros.' Carnival executive staff Dow lines up as follows: W. J. Aumann, gen- eral manager: C. N. FTalrley. assistant gen- eral manager; Al. Campbell, genera! agent; John P. SLartla, treasurer end press sgert; Joe Gaeti, special agent, and C. CWude My- ers, band master. Tom W. West. —Look out for tho great American desert with Sabarab, your educated borz-z, now of great renown. Sorry about the Ore, Yes, Tom W., Thb Niw Yo*K Cup- PIB does prmt the news. Tub C. W. Worth am Carnival got some extraordinary newspaper publicity during their engagement la Sioux FallA 8. D. State- hood Week. Whoever did it la there with the goods. - " Misb "Ladtbuo"' speaks up Hke this and says: "Tho capital of soma carnivals Is "oco dime—ten cents.". That Is the capital talk of some talkcra also. Cost a dune. A. M. (Dare Dovll) Schrxrb Is In In- dianapolis, Ind., arranging for some kind of a big sensational show there. " A. M. says': "Watch me." Joplin, Mo., Is not altogether a carnlvai town. The officials there do not seem to know what carnival licenses are really worth. Hut you can bet they will know soon, as they are very likely to pass some kind of an ordinance with the word "prohibit" la it somewhere. - Doesn't make much difference, onywny. It's hardly (worth the trouble taken to spoil !». T. M. Wabbbn for the little fat agent '<had much pity"—but he could not help him a bit, as tbo manager was out of the city. D. C. McDanikls. —It la a game car that never "squawks" when In a "pinch." Miss 'Ladtbuo" admits that a lot man docs not necessarily hare to be a real estate operator. Take that U. N. Madden says: "Tell the hoys I have retired from the road and am now resting In Joplln, Mo. G. N, knows a lot about the llostock-Kerarl days. He .sends hla good wishes to Lew Nichols. TlEirr Dki.nap, who was on the PharoaJi's Daughter Show last season, with Wortham & Allen, has been out recently with the Great Whitney vaudeville and illusion show, play- ing In the Northern Arkansas circuit. Bert passed through Joplln, Mo., last week. 1'::ankii IIabhib, the phenomenal boy trap drummer, end B, C. Blislngame, the drummer, closed with Prank Walllck'a Band in Joplln, Mo,, Saturday, July 4, and loft tho next day for somo place In Texas to Join Moredock & Watson's Minstrels, under canvas. Some team, these two. Miss "LAurnrii" has heard of old Doctor Kalem, who extracts "kale" from rummies kicks, but she says carnival managers same- times do tho same tiling. 3 PHOTOS $ Size 6x10. 2 to 5 poses. . Itegniar iprlcc $3.00. Finished hi biff, dark grounds. 1 Emlle Brunei photographs are the beat for display and cuts. "The Photoarraphcr In Town." New York Parti lloston Phlla. 510 Bin ATE., at 43d 8t -- . 1 WEST iMth ST., opp. Wlaloert, •1115 WEST 42d ST., near B'way. 248 BROADWAY, at City HtflL •13C» BROADWAY, at 32d St •1482 BROADWAY, at 43d St" •472 FULTON ST.TBrooklyn.- 1028 CHESTNUT ST., Phila- 100a TREMONT ST., Boston. . •Open Sundays- FIJilsHKD ASY tXXMt IN S* HOCHS 6 NEW PARODIES FOR $1.00-6 ON THB FOLLOWING BONO HITS 'OlET OCT AND GET tJNDRR," '•INTKRNATIONA1. RAG," "QAHDKs OF Sun SIHNE AND ROSES," -MOTHER'S BIO BLUE EVES," "WE HAVE MCCH T,i BB lW BK-JxHABKrWli POR," "SOMEBODY'S COMINC* TO MY HOTJSB7" *\ TO - To get the above material send P. O. or Express Order for f 1 to JiTNIF. MoCREE, Colombia Theatre BIdjp, finite 709-10, N, Y. O, Or Three fiu4xuesand Bong Poem fortl.00. -PcgCVMy HcartT^'Loneoome Pine," "When} LostYou •' and Som frjaivenutled ''THB PASSING SONUS OP 101M8," dovetailing 7« song bit ttUeainS'a rbjtiuDio fiM yon desire tue e Parodies and Song Poem, send ft to tho above i NOTICE TO SHOWMEN WHEN IN NEW YORK YOU WILL BB WELCOME AT THE CLIPPER OFFICE, WHERE YOC WILL HAVE FACILITIES FOR WRITING YOUR LET- TERS OR MBETiae YOUR FRIENDS. "Mbxico." the spectacle depicting life be- yond tho Wo Grande Ulvcr, closed with the Herbert A. Kline Carnival In Joplln, Mo., Saturday, July 4, and loft -he next day tor Kokomo, Ind.. to Join the Con T. Kennedy Carnival. Their private car, "Ethel," and a standard baggage car were jseil to trans- port the people and paraphernalia, which Includes somo thirty people and 1 twelve borros. Among those in the party were Mr. and Mrs. Jules Rasper, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Nlgro, and Joo Morgan. J. Inwiif MIaetin gays tell the "bunch" they can always find me at the Joplin The- atre when In that city In Missouri. All right, J. Trwinv we have Just now carried out your commission. Ror Gabnbr says he left St Petersburg. Fla., to Join a carnival, bat he never will leave St. Petersburg or any other place to do It again. Roy Is at present tho official tirket seller on Jimmy Knight's. "Tango Whirl." Tom Tmmblh. the novelty man, Is malting Joplln, Mo., his headquarters at present. Tom will nlay picnics and celebrations near the Zinc City for some time to come. Oh, fes, ho went to the doings at Dewey, Okla. lo said the grand stand there was every bit large enough to seat the populaton of that State. Too bad _A. B. (Rbbt) Kkkm-.t closed with Jimmy Knight's "Tango Whirl" in Joplln, Mo., Saturday July 4, and left on the very next day fcr Kansas City, Mo., and from there lio expected to Join California Prank's Wild West, with which show he was with a por- tion of last season. Guess bo did, as lie seemed to thing very well of 'Prank 0. Ila»- ley's organization. Miss "Ladtrvo" thinks tho strong should always help the weak as long as the weak try to aelp themselves. Moral: A bolster is not a pillow on which the—what do you want tho rest for? Askkd a carnival manager tho other day what made some carnivals move so slow, tie said: "Why be In a hurry when there Is no placo to go?" Moral: Yau never can tell the tlmo by A railread time table. R. W. Wbavbs, —Let us hear from you now nnd then. Where is Joo Gross? Same thing, where Is Rert IIoss? Lilian Coolht is ono of the most graceful diving girls that ever was In the business. Uer swallow dive Is perfect ■ t Kino Kaui.o. —Many of your friends ont In the near wild and woolly ask for you. King, still at Coney Island, New York? Going to San Kranclsco next year? Wb will soon know who and what Is going to piny the Deep Water Jubilee In Houston, Tex., this Pall. Now make your guess. ilAXTtiu Si'iiimos. Mo., la having some sort of a celebration there this week. They had one of those Chatauquaa recently. • ■-• How fab to it » tho next tonvo? Thhty tnOea Guess we can make the leap air i ignt. There she goes. Where ahe stops nobody Esixb Dokahob to going Into vaudevlllo this Whiter, according to reports. Ester hee teen in vaudsvOie-befora, - Old Mother limb bard Went to the cupboard To get ft poor dog A ploce of sponge cake. When she got there The cupboard was bare, So she gave him A Carnival. DvalNO the stay of the carnival bojK-h In Joplln, Mo., they spent their evenings on the roof garden atop the Connor Hotel, where they were entertained by the unusually clever cabaret entertainers: Ward Perry, Grace Perry, Myrtle Sonders. Nell Scott ami Juliet Wolf, who opened their engagement there June 18, for an Indefinite run." Grace Perry Is a clever singing comedienne, of whom we will hear more from In the future. On the evening of July 4, Frank G. Walllck's Rand played a special concert atop the Connor, which, according to T. B. Baker, the man- ager, was Instrumental hi attracting and pleasing largo crowds. INDBPBNDBNT SHOWMEN AMD TALKERS.— Keep this la your mind. Yoa are running a show and not a boiler factory or plumbing shop. Never mind those saws and boilers you use to make a noise with. Why not get some glass window panes and break them Instead. Get a musical bally-ho. Who baa the best London Ghost Show In the basuess? William George Everett, tell us about yours. Bomb people do not smoke, drink, chew or do anything else. Wonder why they do not get out their wings and fly away. Many food Ideas have been spoiled this season. Ivcn the ice water Is hot now. J.iiiEs ( Irish) Culiianb, manager of W. Devld* Cohn's Jows store, left Joplln, Mo., Thursday, July 0, -via Kansas City and Chi- cago, for Lima, 0., to Join: the Con T. Ken- nedy Carnival, with wnlch-be will have a soft drink concession. Alvin Pat. brother of Essie, says he does not know what he will do now, as he has nothing to do. Alvin, cheer up. - Yon will land somo place If the Irish king keeps on the Job. nn wno is vain must pay the price de- manded for his-vanity. Prank G. Wjlllick Is a hamburger con- cessionaire now. ■Law H. Walker, — Just been Informed that yonr water aliow will be among those, present wt the "Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto. Low B., got to give you due credit. Yon have some aquatic stars with yonr troupe. ' llriwmr A. Klinb had an excellent line-up of carnival attractions under bis manage- ment prior to the dlsbandmcnt, as will be attested by anyone who knows or was with the outfit. A very heavy carnival. Waltbb K. Siblbi left Joplln, Mo., Thurs- day, 9, for Kokomo, Ind., In his private car, "Prlmera," to Join the Con T. Kennedy Car- nival with his water circus and Superba nit show, accompanied by the Jolly Trlxle Fat Girl Show. Two sixty foot flat cars were used to transport the paraphernalia. The water circus had among the party: Walter K. Sibley, J. H. Totty. A.' Offer, Josephine Fleming, Margaret Offer. Rertha Dlndberg and Chubby Whitney. The pit show party consisted mi John uyler, Mrs, John Oyler, Doc Mitchell. Paul Desmuke, Louise Cald- well, and Jack and Jill and "Itastus." Emma J. Ilendriekson (Jolly Trixie), R. W. Keller and Fred bushor made up the Jolly Trlxle Show. Mant thanks to Red Onion and aMiers. Yes, II. L. Hamilton is still getting out tho?e big programs for the Famous Liberty Shows, arid Sam Solomon is putting Mm In the spota whero there Is plenty of money and all live committees. Somh CNB please ask IT. Attwet! how he spells his right name. Mr. AttwoU to with the Liberty Shows and doing big business with the fish pond Ed. 8. Gilfin and his wife an still with the Liberty Shows, so we are told. You must like It, Ed? How many concessions was that at Dunkirk, N. Y. He careful. Gro. P. Dorman, what is Oils we hear about that two car show next Fall? Soiieoxb please toll us what has hevsme of H. H. 'lappa and the Royal Amus.-mcnt Co.? Tex CnAUBBBS, we are very, snrry to hear of tlie Ore. Rut cheer up. United States Tent and Awning Co. still make traits. WANTED '-'.FIRST CLAS8 ANIMAL TRAINER TO JOIN AT ONCE Benton Harbor, Mich., This Week; Maskegoa, Next Week, THE SMITH GRE ATER SHOWS CONCESSIONS CONCESSIONS CONCESSIONS Big Bergen Co. Fair and Metropolitan Circuit Races August 4,5, 6.7 and 8. $10,000 In parses and stakes. . . .HOHOKVS, n". J., Main Line Erie R. K., -J) Miles from Ncw York City. - ALL KINDS- OF CONCESSIONS AND SHOWS TO RENT FOR THE MIDWAY Open nights. "WAhTED—Meny-Oo-Round, Ferris Wheel, Circle Swing, Tango' Olrls, Seven or Ten In One Show; Minstrel Show with Band, Dog and rony Show, Animal Show, Platform or Pit Shows, Palm- 1st: also Frankfurters' and Denionstiitore' privileges to rent, and all other legitimate shows and con cessions. Attendance, ten to twenty thousand dally. Wanted—Small Bind for that week. Address ail communications to BAxaBTBY H. PEMAHE8T, Hillside Park, Belleville, a. J.fj TANJiEN AS "PERLMCTTEIl." Ju'rhis Tannon, the monoktglst, wilt for- sake fobt time vaudeville to ploy the role of PcTlrautter, In "Potash and Parunnttcr." Ho wilt playi the role at the Cohan Theatre, be- ginning Monday, July 20. »»a. QrINLAX IN SEW YORK. Prank Quinlnn, the young and clever man- ager of the Beacon Theatre, Boston, IHu.hs., opent Oast week looking over the" sights of Now York. OUT OF TOWH HEWS Portland, Kc-^etferson (Jollos Cain, mgr.l -the Jefferson Stock Co., supporting Maude Uidhmond 'and Joan Meehan, are seen m an elaborate production of "Tho Girl from Rector's"- July 18-18, with the full strength of the company, and the introduc- tion of many novelties and .latest, popular iShth's (I. M. Mosher, mgr.)—The Keith Stock Co., supporting Leah Wteislow and Bdward liorton, present "Broadway Jones'" 13-18. Mark Kent, Louis Albion and Wm. Plnkham are back In the cast after a week'j absence. N«w Portland (M. C. BIumei*er« mgr ) —Vaudeville and motion pictures: Bill IS- IS: Carlatt, Bhepperd and Donovan, D'Ds- telle Sisters. Hungerford and Fuller, Paris Bros., and Tom Bateman. Bill 16-18: Tho Durand Trio, Terese Miller, Fred and Al- bert, I/O ltoy and Berry, the Perkins Sisters. OattELi's (James W. Greely, mgr.)—Vaude- ville and motion pictures. Bill 13-15: War- ren and Renfrew, Marclta, and Campbell and Downs. Kill 10-18: Dean and 'Sibley, Joel, and Le Roy end Pollls. Caps, Catb -Cottaub Pabe (Royster & Dudley, mgrs.1—The Royster-Dudley Opera Co. present The Hasty Wedding" 13-18, a new comedy with music by Robert Hood Bowers, wbo Is personally conducting the orchestra, and Bide Dudley, writer of the book and lyrics. The management of this Summer theatre Is enterprising and enjoys fine patronage. Florence Webber, In "Naughty Marietta," 20-25. Kio MfTKEL (Wm. E. Reeves, mgr.)—Mo- tion picture ■ features week of 13 Include: Jane Grey, in "The Little 4Jray Lady;" "Love Everlasting." "Our Mutual Girl" and the "Mutual Weekly." Ettrias i D. D. Leader, mgr.)—Motion pic- ture features week of 13 Include: "The Mil- lion Dollar Mystery," "The Leopard's Found- ling," "The Reckoning" nnd "Lucille Love." Rivbbtox Pabk (D. B. Smith, mgr.)—The J. W. Gorman Co, present "Let Georgo Do It" 13-18. Gr.sr, Pbak'b Isuisd (J. B. Bishop, mgr.) —Motion pictures are featured here for the Summer season. Notes. —Francis Ford (Frank Peency), of motion picture fame, who is a native of Portland, is visiting his parents here and, with his relatives and friends, were guests ■ of the New Portland Theatre management 13. The "Lucille Love" series,' by Gmce Cunard and Mr. Ford, Is seen weekly on the 1 screen at the Empire Theatre bore '. Mazte Rourke Is visiting her parents here, after a three years' absence abroad In voice tultlvatlon for grand opera.... ..The local Theatrical Stage Employees' Society has con- tributed $25 to the Salem Fire Relief Fund.. SUreveport, Im. —Grand (Ehrlicb, Bros. & Coleman, mgrs.) is dark. Majestic (Bbrlleh Bros. & Coleman, oigrs.1—Vaudeville and. pictures. Bill week of July 5 Included: The Melrey Sisters, Hen and Edith Louders. Herbert and Nagado, and Lillian Ames. Wednesdays, Fridays and Sat- urdays continue. to be the popular prize nights, to good business. Saekoer, Ql-ebx,. Palacr, .Gbsi, Rbk, Crys- tal, Dbeamland and HirroDnosiE, pictures only. • - Notes.— Tie M. P. operators walked ont 0", and orlpplcd the moving picture houses here. Only a few resumed business for the night. An agreement was finally reached by the managers and tho operatars Gladstone Park Is etill enJoyCpe good business with dancing D. Lb Cornelius was back In the city for a few days. Which was an Inters ruptlon to his usual vacation, but he de- parted again to finish his rest. - MeAIester, Okla.—Star Alrdome (A Bert Estes, mgr.) Harry Sohn's Players en- Joyed capacity business July 5-11. Ferguson Brothers' Stock Co. 13-18, Bud A Henry Stock Co. 20-25, Suzann Carter Musical Comedy Co. 27-Aug. L, "Lake Pabe Aiboome (A. Bert Estes. mgr.) —Harry Sohn's Players played to good busi- ness here Sunday, 5. Yale-Majestic <D. A. llaoDondld, mgr.) —iMotlon pictures to fine business, with the "Our Mutual Girl" and "Lucille Love" serials as the leading attractions. Lmnirrr (J. A. Stelnson, mgr.)—Mot'on pictures to good business. Logansport, Ind. — Colonial (Harold Ityerly, mgr.) blU for July 13-15: Monehnn. W. J. Coleman and Moore. Brownie and Christie. For 18-18: Earl and Jennings, Jack Taylor, and the Salambos. Business con- tinues excellent. BnoADWAT (Manjus & Jeffries, mgrs.)— Vaudeville and photoplays. Abb: and Chand, photoplays only. Notes. —'The Mexican War," feature film In four reels, was an added feature at the Colonial. 14. Owing to the leaso erplr- lng of the Tokyo, wnlch Is managed by Mrs. Lockman. and Its being leased to' a large clothing house, the theatre closed 5 Mni Lockman has not decided. whether she will seek a new location or not Thursdays have been set aside as amateur eight at the Broadway. The public has ahbwn much in- CELFBRATION, FAIR, PARK, CARNIVAL MANAGERS WHO WANT TO BOOK Up-to-Date Three Abreast Jumping Horse Carrousel Write or Wire, Q. O. PILL, Webb City, Mo. Emmett Navada AT LIBERTY Two Free Acts, HIGH N BT DIVE and LEAP- I.VG TBS GAP. Will Join on wire. Address GLMERAL DELIVERY, JOPLTK, MO. terest, and a number of amateurs have re- sponded. Indianapolis, Ind.—English's (Barton A Olson, mgrs.) MM week of July 13: Sea- bury & Price, Maymc Elmore, Cat Stawart, Times Square Quartette, and Holman tiros. Ltbic (Barton & Olsen. mgrs.)—Bill week of 12: Murphy and Klein, Carl Rlfner, Billy and Ada White, and Lamb and E:kert. Keith's (Ned S." Hastings, mgr.)—Vaude- ville and pictures. Aluambra, Ibis, Palms, Keystone and Pahilv, pictures only. San Diego, Cat.—Spreckels (Dodge & Hayward,. mgrs.) "Omar, the Tent Maker," with Guy Bates Post In the title role, July 27, 28. Diteess (R. Beers Loos, mgr.)—Uapross stock, In "The Mediator," week of 13. Helen Carew, Warren Ellsworth and Jack Fras?r are In the leads. Gaiktx (Roy Van Fossen, mgr.)—Exposi- tion stock. In "The Common Law.'' 13-10. Edna Marshall and Geo. V. Dill head the cast. .-..*:. - . -.,.-. Savor (Scott A Palmer, mgr.)—a?anta?es' vaudeville. BUI week" of 13 : Cycling Bru- nettes, Bob Flndlay and .Yates Sisters, the Five Gargonis,-Clayton-and Lehnie, Colum- bLin Quartette and "Baffled" Ma j es lie la dark. " MOTES. Jack Van Fossen, the baby son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Van Fossen (Glenella Porter), made ills debut as Tommy In "Mrs. Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch." He made almost as big a hit as his grandmother, Catherine Evans, wiho had the title role. Ersjb Pat and her horse, "Arabia," arc the headline attraction at Wonderland Tue Pastime Theatre, a movie, which lias been dnrk for some time, Is being trans- formed Into a business room. St. Pnal, Minn. — Metropolitan (L. V. Scott, mgr.) "The Passing Show of 1813" drew very good business and pleased Im- mensely July 6-9. The house was dark rest of the week, and remains so until further notice. Siiubert (Frank C. Priest, mgr.)—Hot weather affected business somewhat week of 5, but the attendance .was very good with the Huntington Players, In "Ttie' Bllndoesj of Virtue." "The Traveling Salesman" 13- Empress (Gus 8. Greening, mgr.)—Busi- ness continues good riotwiaurtandtng the hot ■ weather, week of 5. For- week of 12: "Fun at the Bath." Six Winning Wltdows, Dies Dc I.orls, Wnn«er and Palmer and Hahn, Cantwell and Burton..- Princess (Bert Goldman mgr.)— Busi- ness was very goad week of 5. Vaudeville for week of 12: "The Conservatory of Mu- sic," Ollle Young and April, Taylor and Arnold, -and Bob Sandberg. Notes. —Sells+loto-Buffalo Bill Shows had tentsful of enthusiastic people afternoon an-l evening 8. They report fine business through the West and Nortwest, and have eneoantcr- ered" but. little rainy weather The Alr- dome has had big business, with clear weath- er night- week of 5 St Paul had a sane Fourth, with fireworks at Como Park. All the parks nnd lakes came In for big at- tendance, with weather fine, but hot. Norfolk, Va. —. Academy (Otto Wells, lugr.) vaudeville and motion pictures continue to draw good crowds. American, Wondbblanb, Arcade, Colum- bia, FoTosno and Elite, good business, with motion pictures. Ocean. View.— .Hot weather has driven •crowds to -the seashore, and Ocean View's numerous open-air attractions are reaping i harvest . . Pefewharg, Va^Lyrle. Cockade, VIr- finlnn, BIJou and American give motion plc- ures. Attendance Is holding up well at all the houses, notwithstanding extremely "hot weather. ■ " : nnrtford. Conn.—Polia (W. D. Aaeough. mgr.) for week of July 13, the Ml Pl.iye.-s 6resent "The Ninety and Nine," "In the •shop's Carriage" next. Paiace (W. J. Cullen, mgr.l—BUI 1315: Jungman Family, Clark and Rosa, Carlottu St Elmo, Dnright and Stowe, American Com- edy Pour, and Skating BeaT. For last half: Farroa-Taylor Trio, Miller and Hackett. Be- I«nd and.Carr, Evelyn'Cunningham.- Elalo La Bergere and dogs, and Varro'Bros. '" SNOOKUM and TEDDY DOLLS TEDDY BEARS AND ROVER DOGS Leather and Felt PILLOW TOPS We are the Largest M'f're of Stuffed Animals and Pillow Tops In the World Tip Top Toy Co. ham* ??0 W. 19th 8t„ NEW YORK • - »«» lad 891 W. Fallen Bt., CHICAGO