New York Clipper (Jul 1915)

July 24 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER PARKING TARIFF, 29 The Issoanee of a tariff Along the Uses pisyed for by the W. I. Swain Co. In opposition to tbe r:iies propoeed by tbe railroad Is doubly gratify- ing to Mr. Swain, wbo has been tbe leader in t&e movement, tlie IlUnola Central Ballroad bavlng met with demands. -On May 10 W. I. Swain, president W. I. 8walB Show Co., filed a brief before tbe Mlulsslppl Rail- road Commission, citing tbe Illinois Central sod Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroads to show cause wby tbey sboilld not reduce parking charges on prlTately owned theatrical show cars. Mr. Swain's brief waa very strong and covers the Held completely. "It seems that the Commleslon were nnaol- moasly In favor of granting Mr. Swaln'a request: bowever, Mr, Bower, general passenger agent of tUe Illinois Central System South «f tbe Oble River, made a strong plea for a continuance, Quet- Ing personal Illness as a leaeon. "Conslderlne there was no theatrical or private- ly owned car abow business lb Mississippi at the "^fetj- Last." and the bJgb and fancy diving Of Victor!* Wolfe end Anna drT are among the mOtt acensatlonal featnrcs in the wbole e^rtnUon. cmaco WIRES. JiTT,r 10. Dick Collins, yrtmler pre»i agent, dolov advance woEk for Wortbum & iHta, naarcd rhrSaglt Chi- cago on bl( way to Mlnacapolls. IMA knows noth- ing about hard times, having aaved conaldereUe money this seoiion, and being ifuH of cheerful tld- tun regarding his shows. >'at Itelss' case of -'tlblngles," mid to be due to foct tbat he converted show fronts into shingles during first part of celny season, has taken torn for b«tter, aud it Is believed tbat he vill soon be enable to rejoin bis shows. He It convalescioff at the Gfacd I'arlfic Hotel. Coope4- and Carlos' dog and iiony sbowv opna for a tour of the Chicago Tots to-day, at Foortecntb Street and Korty-iiecond Avenae. present time, the Commission tcranted the con tlnuance. end aet tbe hearing for Aug. T. This is the third ease Mr. Swain bas had before tbe Com' mission citing the Illinois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley 'Railroads. The nret was the latter part of ini4, praying tbat tbe Illinois Cen- tral Railroad hanl privately owned theatrical show cars in passenger train service Instead of frelgbt •ervice. according to a ruling of Mr. Bower's re- garding same. "Mr Swain's prayer was granted and the Il- linois Central Railroad was to Inatncted by the Mississippi Railroad Commission. Tbe next hear- ing was in April, this year, W. I. Bwaln .Show Company vs. tbe Illinois Railroad System, praying t'uat the railroad be prevented from charging freight rates on a portion of the equipment, tents, fioles, etc., osed by tbe Bwaln Show Co. In nerfect- Dg tnelr business. It seemed to be a very Import- ant bearing, an Mr. Bower, general passenger agent, with a corps of six or flcven attorneys, was lined tip against Mr. Swain. The hearing lasted sevoral boura. Finally, Mr. Swain's prayer was granted, and the Illinois Central was so instructed. "In fact these tariffs pertaining to tbo haudling of tented theatrical Show business In MlsslMlppl was made general and to rover all railroads In toe State. It seems there U no question but what Mr. Swain's prayer will be granted regarding demur- mge parking charges on private theatrical ears at the August hearing. ^ , "I am enclosing a copy of the t%r>ff Mr. Swam prnys for the Mlsslsslnpl Ccrmmlsslon to adopt. The aecretary of the commission has bad Several Inquiries from Other showmen Interested in this matter asking tC it will be necessary for them ta come to Ja«son, Privately, I do not_thlnk 1« will be necessary, as Mr. Swain has an the in- formation before the commission they require, and request and to worry them with a . long drawn oat rase is nnnecesasry as the Mississippi people pro> pose to see that ber transient cltUeoe are trcatcJ fair, and with the same consldera-tloa as her resi- dent dtlzena „ '•Bespectfnlly. Howann S. XTilliamu, "Oitti SMor, Evening Nttoa, Jaokton, Jfii*." BERIDmGE. PAKEmG» STORAGE CHARGES ON PRIVATE THEAT- RICAL CARS. Free Time Alloued: Twepty-four honra , free from demurrage, for unloading, and twemy«iour houra, free from demurrage, for ^loading. <7emput<»0 Time: Bundsys and legal Boll4aj»— Katlonal, State and municipal—to be excluded, holidays not to Include half-holidays—after and before free time allowed has expired. Compute time from Orst 7 a. m. fo'iowlng and before actual plACemrnt. . , Aotuol Placement: Note—Actual placement to be considered when a car or ears are placed or spotted for nntoading at a practical team track or at a point practical for unloading. Charget: Demurrage or storage or parking rharges on privately owned or controlled thedt* rlcal care, viz.: After the expiration of free time allowed, a charge of $1 par car, per day Or fi'ti*- tlonal part of a day, until tbe car or cars are re- Icasrd. AddKlofuil: However, In the event that said class of car should remalu at one elation for a lodger period than a month—thirty days—after fre? time expires. It will not be considered Illegal for parties concerned to enter into a special agreement regard- ing demurrase. parking, etc., charges, provided tbe charges* du not exceed the regular tariff charge as herein specllled. t — • Tmx Railboad CoMMissio?r, <3tate of Mlsslostpp!. Gbxtlemen : We pray that you adopt and word a Demurrage tariff covering privately owned the- atrical cars in Mlsslsslnpl, as above. We again call your attention to the fact that th'.s Is comparatively a copy of Demurrage rules adopted by the National Commission: except they allow forty-eight hours for on'oadlDg and forty-eight hours for loading. Also you will note the Texan Commission has changed the demorrage from (2 per day to $1 per day, allowing forty-c-Ight honrs free tune on tae- atrlcal show cars. ■rnNCH'> WSBBLER, the leader In publicity nattent for Rice & Dore River Exposition Co., re- ports tbat that aggregation is making tbe floast trip of any that ever toured the Illlnors State and surronndlng country. Starting at Pittsburgh, they played the Ohio to Cairo, the Mississippi (o Graf- ton, tlie Illlnoie River to Peoria, and then np the Mississippi to St. Paul. On the return trip tbey ptay tbe Mississippi all the way to New Orleans, wliCTe tbey arrive about Xmas week. Walter !<n>3lit and Fred Watson are one of the most jjiusiD; fcatuies, with their "Safety First" and PARKS AKD FAIRS TRI^STATB .4. HUCCESS. The grand opening of the TrI-State Fair Asset- elation with the anto races, for which $3,000 was hung up, \va£ a gteat surcpss, consldeiing the tkreateDlng weather. l:ot> Iftirmnn, with his I'liegot, captartd first prize. Chandler an-l O'Doii- rell. In Duseoberg cars, tjoli second and third filler Go}. HoTcombe, geaeral monsgrr, wni showered with compliments. C'onspnRus of opinion was that It was the best condurtcd race errr held in this State. The ^10,000 grand stand came in for great praise. The rec^Uar fair !s from Aug. 7 to 13, TVben C. A. Wortham'e'Shows will be ncre, ■TOBM DAUAGES C.\lf.\RSIB. The violent whid storm on Saturday afternoon, ,TnIy IT, damaged tbe einnt roller coaster, at GoldU City, Ciinafsle, Brooklyn, to an 4>ztent which Louis Bemi stated It would cost thousands of dollars to repair. Several other oonceulanK wete wiped eat BLKS* TIBL.O DAY. nie Brooklyn Riks win have their annnal deld day at Ebbet's Field, July 28. starilDg at 2 p. M. All the Brooklj-n orphan/; arc Invited. An aoto- noblle pageant, baseball and other games and day fireworks will be featureH. and dandog and Iddui at the clnbhouse will follow. ne i-oiiAaeipnitt county t^air Associauon u lly arranglna for this year's fair at Brherty, Sept. 1-G. The premium list, which Is being nr* geo. will be much greater then iset year. raiLADBLPBIA COL'^TY FAIR DATBIS. The I'bliAdelphItt County Fair AasoclaClon I* baslly on Sei langi AT FCLTMAN'S, Coney Island, the attraoUons are numerous. In the Deutsoher Garten: Minnie Bnrke. amger and eccentric dancer: "Those Three Boys,' fast steppers; Newbury's Quartette, string music; Carmen, lin^slan dances; tbe Keltmnn Min- strels, songs, dances and t\>Tt; Kelly and Greets, aingers and monoJogists; Ebec's ScveiUy-flrsl lUgt- nent Bsnd. concerts; the Harmony Foar, song hits of old Broadway: Clifford and Lar^^en. female duo; "A!." Lltt, Impersonations of Boit WllUams: the Alpine 'I'roupe of Tyroloans, lu soiiffs and dances, and comedy, and Seppel Burger, character comedian. New attractions each week In this de- partment. The Wistaria Pergola for dnncing his two numbers bard to duplicate. )I11e. Olga Jlarwlg, toe dancer, also appears. THE DOf";L.\!? COUNTY FAIR will take place at Benson, vvo., from Sept. 20 25. Jo'hn McArdle, secrMary. A STOST sent out by tbe Luna Park Press Bu- rean, of Coney Island. N. Y., promises the ersctlon of A eUantlc ambrella, which will shade or shelter Ave nousand persons. OUT OF TOW NEWS onaGO vAUDEmE (Special wire to Thb Cuppkb. July lif il' MAJESTIC Instead of dodging the hot weather, the MsJestle greeted it with an elaborately decorated entrance lor 'Monday's opening audience. Summer fnrnltare ^aboratciy embellished walls turned passers- T>y into ticket hovers. After the motlcn picture curtatn ralstrrs held sway for sometime, Vemie Kaufman rode n bicycle gmcefnlly, tbrHtIng the andlence by hor autlaclous manoeuvres. Tbea Joe Whitehead came forth and "rlowncd" between dances. Far fetcbe<l camc<^ Imitations made laughs; but with a girl fr a Ml, he'd get many more. Mildred and Felice Morris present a eonyii^ tlonal war drama (ntltted 'The Last Reeerv*/*' All tearfnl roots of old time drama are Incor- pomted In the sk<>tcb, showing .sadness witefi a boy reservist Is called to tbe front. It ends trlth the stereotyped return scene, wherein the dying boy tells of a terrible battle. MUdrcd Morris, who wrote the sketch, appears as the boy MOldler, shnwlng roesldir.tble dramatic skill, fully Inter- preting tbe requirements of her role. Felice ■MotTls and Dora Van T.cer take ijart* Of sob- bing women awaiting tbe soldier hoy's return. Irving Dtltnn does well with a small parr. Mike Berua.'d and Sidney Phillips give aadloice whnt It wants, plenty of songs, song by chap with good voice and real cabaret piano playing. Sidney handles ballads better than character songs, and should sing more sentimental songs. MIko Bomard has bonn rated Al nlanlnt for yeoTs. Critical eXiimlnetlon of his work shows he hasn't gone back any. ntchard navcmann's JiinKle Art U daring pree- entatton. Ills Tvay of handling wild animals nnder hnTordnun coDdltlonH made aodlenn- gasp. Ten full bloodi'd animals go through nil kinds of evo- lutions at his beck and coll. Clark end Verdi rnJtbfiilly poittray ItaMans U'linlly mcountcred In clt.v strpi>ts. Their comedy rcm-he^ rlirbt tpot. Klske O'Uara sings now 'ind old IrlRh Rones In ■rUh. pleasing, tenor vhIcc. nis sterootvped tenor Irish make-up was handln\7> only, nntll ne per- mitted his poarly notes to waft to hrart.; of andl- ence. OlHara's singing seems better than ever. IIo Alls deflnlte place In theatrical realms, and people like to hear him sing good, did Irlrb wnigs as they should be sung. 'Uarle Nordstrom appeared with her "blt.<; of act- ing," reviewed In this column some time ago. She was enthusiastically received. Selms Braatz closed the bill with clever ing- gllng. Next week: Blliabeth Brice and Charles King, Jeese T.asky's Society Bnds. with Clark and Bergman: Three Stelnda Brothers. Fisher and Green. Jean Challef. "The Anrora of Light," Kramer and Morton, Qneenle Dnnedln. SHARPS AND PUTS. THBATRB TROVBLBS ElfDED. POBTT>aMD. Ore,—All differences between tbe the- Rtre managers of Portland and the Mnslrians' Union, which resulted over the effort of tbe nra- Blclana to promulgate a minlmnn) min regulatfon for the.T*r« 6r<'he9trsa. have been settled. The musicians, at the request of ttie CVntrsI Labor Conndl, have withdrawn all demnodK for larger orribeatras and higher wages made biv them since Jan. 1. npon the theatre men. and the man- agers have wlthdravm their notices of dlsralixisl served tipon. the tmlon mnslclnnn about a month ago. The main objection of the manager!: was to that feature of the union's demand whlrh enagbt to dictate the number of men to be employed In each orchestra. Mo. R. r.—Velodrome (8. Robertson, mgr.) chnmplocshlp exlilbltlons with Carl Sschenrieb, Brownie Cirrlslake and Sddle Harmer, are carrent features. Carnivai, Coubt. —Manager McUrcw's divers at- tract excellent business. Shea's (M. Shea, mgr.)—Bill week of July 19: Kuy Kendall and Girls, Bond and Casson, Hyams and Mclntyre, Marie Fenton, Cummin and Sea- ham, Chss. Thomson, Van and Schenck, and Smith and Austin, AoaDemt (Jules Michaels, mgr.)—Abe Leavitt comi)an.v. In "Knn In a Seminary," 10-24.- Olympic (Charles Denszlnger, mgr.)—Bill ll>- :>4: Frank Bcbb. Three Heggle Olrls, Harry Fisher and company, Jeseica Duo, and Hazel Davenport and company. Norfolk. Va,—With the Wells and the Colonial Theatres closed for the Summer, Indoor attractions are conOned exclusively to the Academy, which hi playing vaudeville and motion plcturvs. and the various motion picture houses. AcADKMT (Otto Wells, mgr.)—^Despite very hot weather good crowds rule. BTnAND. AacADE, Wonderland, AMcaicAN. Ghent. Coldmbli. Fotosho and Elite, pictures only. NEW POUCY FOR LYRIC. BUFFALO. The Lyric. Buffalo. N. T.. which bas Just closed a season of dramatic stock, will chsnge Its policy In September. The nrw offarlnga wiu consist of vsudeviUe and featnre pictures. Prices will be ten. fifteen and twenty-five centa. HBNB.Y HADLBT'S contract as conductor or the San Francisco Symphony Orrtieetra expire* AptH 1, and It has not been renewxd^ nor Is 1^ likely to be. even though Joseph D. RedHlni; re- signs, as he says he wlH If Hcdiey I« not continued Id Uie conductor's chair. Mr. Medley's name, how- ever. Is In the Mst of cllglbles. which contalrs the irames of some of the world's greatest wl<<lders of the baton. Dr. Wolfmm Is one wtPh 'whom tJie association Is In comrounlcntlon. and I>r. Felix Stelntiach, the famous dlrrctnr. now In r»>ogne. Is another, -while Max Fiedler. Pnllg and Al- bert Hertz nre lUcIy canrtldates. the latter In Los Angeles. ha%-lng the ailrantage of Mug "on the groond" and easily reached In the numerona communications that sre nneessltated before a great- director Is coupled with a zreaf orchestra. MAUPIX'S CONCERT ORrilESTRA. which, la playing a ten weeks' rngngement at Altonoa.- Pa. (Lakemont Park), continues to draw large crowdOi although the weather conditions are not the best-. 'This popular organization has Ave more weeks here, then goes to tlin Coast for ten weeks. Mr. Manpin has under his direction twenty select mn- slrlans, featnrlng three soloists: Fav Blonnt. vocal: Pal Clifford, xylophone, end Jack Turner, trombone. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. '*BiP," H. K. Dlxey's new burlesque, was pro- duced In Chicago. Chas. Duxne and party of Japs arrived In San Francisco. "A Stbaioht Tip" mm announced for produe- Hon by Jas. T. Powers. Mike CbimmIns died, at Peoria. III. Lewis A Wolf leased tbe Westminster Theatft, Providence.