New York Clipper (Jul 1915)

2$ THE NEW YORK CLIPPER ORCtJS Jtdy 24 [HAGEHBEC K-WAIU CE ROTB. UY OAS UZlitPSON. . Th» Sut ileti Ouy o n Earth. SttaA'B models are BtUl one ot our main fea- ture* tM« Mieon. Uls bronse act wltb tbe bom baa tbe pubUc and presa praising It In evety toon, ^r. and Mrs. Beilinl lieve their riding numbers du«-n to perfection. tjldney Browu, o( New York, Is with us again, alter a (tbort blcknesii. We must never forget the Oriental department, as If Is a. real money getter this season- M tbe door can be found Doc. Joiies and Mother Wilson, and ot errlTliig at the arena we cast our glimmers on 8 rest 8co((b orchertra. Mrs. Doc. Joney i!nclii£ takes as bacic to tbe (ta;a of Biblical fatte n danre:;. WiSlter Bobbins can compete with tbe best of UrfticBO bust era aod make them ait take their liats off.' He now ha.s Tango Liz under his wonderful control. Uls latest ride Is upon the seats wltlxiut any lojud/ to himself or Lis. Ills roll(n-er Is also worthy of notice. Chester Dyers sUll has tbe Vfna West concert breaking! all concert records. 'I>A-cnty-onc hundred stayed after the matinee. Capt. Jack has the right system. 'Ills thnslc la mcetuiff with the approral of all onr audiences es^eclallj when he renders the national airs with variation. The latest dance mnslc seems to be his favorltl, and each time he has a chance he places It in where it works rlciit In with the acts. Yellow, our dandy tailor, Is heart and coul with tlie sbow. .Anyone caag^bt putting tacka In the tim of this show better beware. If any bad mm fi'oti thi South want to test tbejr razors, Undly write to Tcllow. Ue will oblige them all. alio. Bpellman has her bear act worMng to perfectloii. All the honey lovers have learned to respect her from tbe start of tbe act to tbe finish. She is sow the main (^atur« Jn parade with th^ee ut her larrest bears in tbe automobile. June Hi. Dubuque, Ia.^M7De bondred and sevto nliles ud. an_ early momiog arrivaL Long trip til the grounds. Fine leTei lay-out, Imt a Terr small space for our big ontat. Qalte a few of the b6ys stopped In town. The pleasure seeker of our white world took a trip np the rirer on tbe Moosea' escnrslon. It proved a very popular eVent. FrahJi Bandlsh was as noisy as ever.. Made hltoself beard above the steam calliope as every ohe be knew came anywhere near the boat. Henry stants and Gerard were with the real banch to- night. The old Scout and l\}o Much Johnson, assisted by Stenard Charlie, of Oar No. S, bad a little country dinner. Ji-NE as. Dubuque. la.—Often un another week with fltle weather ahd a big crowd on tho afreets to-look ns over. This surely is a real circus town, nt Hve shows have been here ao far this seasoti. We anreiy made a cpod Impression, aa both shows did bis -buBlness. Bmeet Ward, Our dandy little Crer, Is somci popular aport He tow eports ft vaallla ice cream autt, and can be seen any time of the day counting the bank roll he has saved this season. Jl'.VE SOi Clinton, la.—Slity miles over the C. M. & St. Paul. Tbe ruDs are at tbe Lyons station, so Ita a three itrile trip -to tbe arounds. Tho ball Sfohads are adjoundng the btg trick t<vday. Poor atfeMaace at the ball grounds, aa the big top was .iaUlaed. Real scorching weather with us at last. .7ae«Beamltih wishes to state that he trailed Henry Staata t&i6 aftemooh, and found him with some old fine .pals of 'little Jole. Kid Kernard Is tncfc with us agald. with his Jolly pranlis end laughter, after a rest of a tew days. Jl'NB 80. Muacatihe, Ia.'-'-<Slxty'fr\-e milea ovet the G. M. A 8L Paul lasb ntgbt In town-on rec- ord time. Big matinee and fair dlgbt bouse. Matln^s sfe breaking records this season. i''te«hand has orlgtnated a tiew act. It Is all hie own. He hires a room each Snndny for bU r^bparsals. As far as we can make »ut it A to be a walking fret, alid the plot Is to find a My part- ner. It nas t>een reported he rehearses tlH 4 In tb« ttornlug. Charlie Stewart, of Car No. 3, as- sisted him In Minneapolis. Jttit 1. 9lgoUmcy, le.^—One bunderd and two mllm oTcr the C. M. and St. Paul. Open tli.t new 'mnnth with a century ride. In town 4a good time. BIc busings at both shows. Ted Nidiolson is a buRy painter these davs. n«Tt Cole lands at least three banners each day, and Ted Is the boy to dab the lamp black (<n tbe muslin. Borrella 'Is anxloos tbe.^e days to live up tn his repntatlor. of on^ of the beet producing clowns of this country. Danny and Joe are a big help. Ji'LT 2, MootlceUo, la.—One hmidred miles over a rough road. The C, M. and St. Paul, and M. aiid O. had IIS again last night. Very few of us en- joyed our much needed rest. Alex. Todd Is a real aanaoer when It roah-s to keeping tbe trapese act worfiine the binest and best time, and it takes Edward ward to keep the act -K-orked up so as to keep the audience holding tbeir breitbs at each trick. Jennie Ward is In a class by herself. Jixv 3, Manchester. la.—Thirty-three miles over the C. M. & St P. end M. & O., la town bright and early. Big crowd at runs to greet ua Short parade. Big buatness at both shows. We arc now holdhig a cookhoase c e nt ea t The tilea la to see who can eat the most EM. Ward and Archie Royer are ruirnlnfr nose to nose. Oaby was a close second. Ue scratched bis entree from the list .1i:lt 4. Perry la.—Open tlie greatest day in the year aboard the good ship (Car ^6. 31. Made our landing at 2 P. M., after a two-hundred mile »UI. Cbtb. grounds and to#n close t«ether. "eather cold enough for overcoats. -Bert Cole, onr tanfre shoe kid, is wearing bin. Tbe town folks are surely celebrating with * real patriotic SDttit. A very quiet day fOr the Bcandallzers. B. M. iHar- WANT CIRCUS ACT! FSUiSS. A. ROBBUrS, *7 W. 98tb. St., ITeW Vorb. Tcy, our advance man, reigns supreme to-day. Hits is his borne town, snd to celebrate the visit and also tbe Day of Independence, he has arranged for a big time at his Opera House. 8 r. m., house cnnraed to tbe doora with HarVey's friends and fellow showmen. A better and more appropriate program could not be fonnd. It met wJih the ap- Sroval of all. Also Harvey's speech of thanks, [r. and Mrs. Sullivan were appredatedi Mrs. Boyer surely Is an artist' Arcbfe tore the house down. RmGUNG CIRCUS NOTES. Hie tour through Ml<^gaQ was deUcbtful as we touched at all the principal tov^ns on tne shores of Lakes Huron and Miehlgen. Bathing, boating and flshlntr have been the popular pasQmes. Ac Mnshcgon many isadc excursions on the beautiful Qluskegon Bay. Eddie Wall left at Fetcskey, on account ot 111- neu), rejoining at Ulllsdale. Harold Busbea Tlt^ited at Allegan. Mae Davenport, sister of Mrs. Ben MoCree, visited at Muskegon. Airs. Allle Webb 'Visited at iuuskegon. as did Mr. Adotph Peck, Teddy WAb, Kon of Steward Webb, Is «U11 with iis. 'Ue dow hangs close to Sid RuUeii. nob Lockhardt visited at Muskegon ksd took Eddie Wall's place dnrlti« Eddie's illness. Mrs. Dr. Riley visited tie good doctor at Muske- gon. Chef Hummel Is auSerins from a bpralned oskie. At Elkhart many cf the band visited a musical Instrutnent factory. Many in the band tue In- struments made In Elkhart. Gladstone Shaw, -n-ho rejoined at Bostod, cto n6t overcome his i6ve f6r horses, and stietidB all Ilia spare time with Charley Rooney. Tncle Bill Ether has been appointed weather prophet of the ba-id tent At AUeean everyone with tbe show took a swim In a nearby stream, and the varl-colored bathing suits worn by tbe ballet ladles and ladles aid gentlemen from the big dressing toom presented a el^t Tery similar to Atlantic City. The Clark (Brothers Set up a clay pigeon titep in a near-'by field, and several of our professed niarksmen were ahorn-lng their skill In sb Toting at the clay plgeoDs. The stream also afforded good ttout flablnK. Professor Richards and many of tho band boys, including Jimmy, 'Williams, are looking fblrward to tbe.date in Pittsburg, Kan., with pleasant an- tlclpotlcn. More than half of the members of tbe big show baud come from that town, Inclildto* the bandiuastcr, Profi-ssor Richards. Tbe Jitney has certainly become a popalar Jnstl- tnUbn with all membei's of tbe company'. Many take extended Jitney rides «n Sunday Id lieu of oiBer diversions. Many are plannl.-jg to Ebrnd- Snnday, Ig, In Chleago, going in from- Fort Wayne and re-iolnlng at Kankakee. Mf. Bickerstair vl«lted at Allegan. , Charley Mosler and Al. White declare that If a MulllitaD is not held sobn that they will give one of their owti. Sirs. Con Foster visited at 8aglnaw. James Browne was a Visitor at iBlkhart. At Blkhart. Manager Worrel and son Were the reolplents of many visitors from Sonth Bead, the borne of the Worrcls. Karl GrtgA.V spent the ddy at Blkhart Harry Aivord left at Provldtoco. John C. Kelley was a 'Visitor at Voufig!;t<nvn and Akron- ■At 'SaglLaw. ^nd3y, July 4, at least four huu- dred of the company went to the autoswblle raees. After one short two fblle race bad been given, they were called off on accounrt of rain, tiid now we have about 1400 trort^ of rein eb^tli as coavcAlrs. Florence and Pete ACanto cAtertalaid bi. Bllev, Ben PoweR and Benny Keeler, at their tami. H Akron. Tom and Pete are In the Jitney businees 4n Akron, Dave Jarrett -visited at'Caro. MlcS. Tbe electric Ught plan -was a source of mucih ironder to him eottlelb Roebeck la reported as 8l6wly Impfot' Ing. 'He was left In the hosliltal in Boston, suffer- ing from pneumonia. Arthur Hoffman Joined -Uie show at Sagliiaw. Barry Or«y -was TlslteS by his brotber-lh-laW, at Saginaw. He motored from Lansing df> to Saginaw to spend Sunday with him. Many are plannkig tripa Into Chicago from tbe ' towns that are oonrtlgnooa. that wo make. Eddie Dowltng, liow idth the General Film Company, was a visitor at Akron. Charles McCIean. retired boss canrasman spefit the day with his lite long friend, Jimmy Wbalen, at Akron. John Hanney. secretary of Cblnmbua Lodge of Elk8,^spent the day at SiCajiBfleld. Several of tha bo.vs belong -to CoJnmbus, C, Lodga of Elks. Many visits were exchanged between show folks at Erie. Pa., as another tented show WSa eXhtMt- Isg there the same date as ours. Teddy Webb, tb« son of 'Steward Webb. Is a visitor with the show. Teddy has "Mutt" Thomn- aon for a body guard. _all pastry cooks, Tlsltcd Colmsbns during our tripthrough Ohio. Wm. Kmg rejoined Steward Webb's torcas at Akrtm. • BARKIIX A BAIIiEIT IVOTBfl. -Hm* Peare has vMaeei d new ciMii atop which is (fktltled "Jo^ti at th« Bodents' DdnricDi^ tory Bdlflce." It Is making a huge saecess -wltb the bunch. Tt dispenses wltb his famons walk- armmd gr.r "Where Is Oliver?" Butch Slegrlst has turned cowbov, -ilrbeops merrily around with the wDd and woolly ones In the concert. TTp to tbe pretent, thoaeh, be has not been Invested with tb» Xoble Order of tbe Spraind Ankle. He has to have a "buster" to get that Dan I^don. of the Baker Troape, la etUl doing triples off the leaping board. Just to show the hoya be can do H If he wants to. Ha has also left a call for (m^thlrty. •Xh^ fireworks display on the Fourth was a big ooceeSB. but who tied BogOnghl to the balloon? RICE & DORE WATER CIRCUS. Word bas lust been received from the B4ce ft Dore Water Circus, who are now cruiBlng towards the Oulf of Mexico, playing last week In Ililnolfi and this week through Kentucky, that tbe hew enterprise Is a much (rrcetcr success than eitber of the two w-ortby gentlemen had ever Bntlelpated. Last week they did something unheard of In tUn wav of trouping, nnd that was to plsv in four different places In two days, doing a gOoa bnsitieKs in all. Mauy places they have played have made vain efforts to have the show remain another dav, but they have decided to «tlck to their original srbednle, and there positively will be no dlsan- poutments. Puhcb Wheeler, one of tbe old tiAers la tha press gabe, as well as one of the best kaown and fliost pofular, is in charge of th6 £ress woib aad, froni reports received, la now at la best. He is enjoying the best of health, and anticipates s good season. Mr. Rice Is wltb the show at all times and gives every detail bis care- ful attention. Dave Little la one of the busiest boys on the outfit having the song book ttriflleCe, lecturing on the girl show, as well as doing Ms tank act, which Is drawing well. Little Mary Mc- Pherson Is one ot tho diving girls, and also does a clever song and dance in tnc concert. Both am enjoylns the best of health and report themselveo as well pleased with tbe general treatment ac- corded them. They expect to locate In Houston, Tex., during the Winter, with a musical comedy. Dave Little will look after The CtlPFEB notes during Ihe remainder of the season. OLD TROliPEns MBET. The Ynn-keo Iloblnaon Circus and 'Menagerie shon-cd '.o almost capacity. . .ler the afternoon cJiow, as a heivy rain and thunder shower was con<Jug up, tbe tents were taken down and pretty nearly everythiag wan on the train and ready to leave for the next stand, Cliadron. Neb. It Is certaUily hard on the lierfoFmers. as this Is the ihlrty-flrst time so far this season that tbls show has bad t« cut the nleht show. Sieve Symth, assistant boss hostler, and Capt Hawley, no* a member of the B. M. a., bad a pleasant renewal of old times, and recalled when they were both touring this cotintry. trweatyrflvc .vears ago, with the old Van Amburg Show. They had not melt in nineteen years. THE RINKSLIS-C BROTHERS SHAW vrill not play Decatur, IIU as announced, hut will play Lincoln instead, owlhg to the Barnum & Bailey Sho* nlaylne Deoatur. June 16. RICE & DORE had two Fourth of Julv dates, at Tell City, Md., Sunday, July 4, and Rocklord, Ind., Mondar, Joly 5. Business was Jmmense, Irut as a Kneral thing It '.S only fair. The ahOwiig on the Ohio Blvei' at two towns each day has met wlfh ?:b6a tMults. as It all comes in Oiai at the one per- orttonce. The tvater cltciis showed at nine towhs w-e* of July 4. July IT and 18 was tBed up In a nift of 178 tolles on JHsslsslnrt River. Tours truly, FoNCH Wbeeleb, press agent for Bice 4 DOre Water Circus. ».£Hiy^''7. HIPPODtt^MiB RiAILiROAD SHOWS N0TE3>-JCIarence Ausklngs Is rtlll onr general agent and reports some^dandy dotes starUs* e66n. Our kuslness In North I^akota thin Summer Is TOTy Kood. This Is a one car elrcUs. Jack HHtdricksoa Joined tbe advance as billposter. Isst week. We ■were the first tent obow m> here this Spring, as we Opened in (May. <3eo. W. Christy Is manaa^r. andvL. C. Hlgrhland. secretary. BLOIN, ELL.-i-Whlle at BeMdere. July 11. Urougb the courtesy of the car manager I'bb Cltppbr s local correspondent bad the pleasure of Inspecting advertising car No, 2, of uie Howe'.>» Great London Shows, and -R-as agreeably surprised to find what handsome qaarters Mr, Muglvan fur- Dlahed hlb laborers. Everything was neat and In apple pie order, in fact, the car compares in com- fort and convenience with those of the larger shon-a Some of tbe blllers and other attaches of the car were also very agreeable In irtvlng 1^ Clippeb mm Information. The Howe Show, In accordance with Its usual policy, fs making towns that have i:ot had a circus this season, and have met with the strongest kind of opposition at many places. TBe paper carried and put out by the show la Teijr attractive, and tbe Mllposters at Belvidera wens excellent There are twenty-two men on the car. ADVEIRTISIN'O C.VR No. 1 of tbe SellsJToto- Bnffalo Bill Show, wltb twenty men. In charge of Fred McMunn. was In Elgin. Ul., July 10, and billed the city and snrrotmdtns eomitry for Fri- day, July 2S. Just previous to_oolng into White City, dilcago. for two days. Wlilte it was sa'.d that tbe Pacific Coast tour was a financial &JIut« on accooht of the weather, tbe show bas been pick- ing op, and a goodly dallv sum on tiie right side ot the ledger is shown since leaving Denver. While two cars were added to the show and the Wild West performance was Increased,^ several of the best riders from Irwin Bros.'a Wild West Show. After the White Ci^ date tbe abbw Jnihps tbrouah MIchlgah for a week, thence ha« to iniBOlsr Rrli.y Cooper, of The Denver Poet, Is tbe ear tfress agent.