New York Clipper (Aug 1915)

Aagast 7 THE NEW. YORIC CLIPPER 33 HAMmSOIir S AUTO POLO TEAMS. BX "SAFETY FIRST." Two cro'mled booses At Owatonna, Minn., fol- lowed our closing at tbe Oreat North a>akota State Fair. Owatotma la the borne of 'Robert Ciickmor?, of tbe MlimesotA State Fair and do more befitting testtmonial to hln enthusiasm and endorsemeut over auto jiolo could have been found tlian the dense crowd of fans which sreeted the original teams at both our games. For Just one more dip Into vast events, -we want to express the unanimous view that the North Dakota State Fair, with Secretary Don Moore and his able corps of assistants, pot oa not only tho greatest fair In North Dakota's history, but as to courtesy and kind treatment are absolutely iin- ezcelled. We open as tbo feature attraction of the Hum- tMlt County Fair, Humbolt, la., Wednesday of this iveek. Frank 'Gotch, World's Champion Wrestler, through whose bocktlng auto polo wan brou^t to Humbolt will offlcftte at the full series of <amea. Hanklnscn's original teams secured another dis- tinctive triumph, In the closing of i>erhap3 tbc latcest contmct for an out-door attraction ever made. J. I<. Manning, Director General of tho Manila Carnival, and Incidentally treasorer of tho Philippine Islands, was an interested spec- tator at Grand Forks, and signed up for the anto polo teams as a feature of their Carnival early next Febmnry on a guarantee of ten tbnusnd dollars, in addition to CO per cent, of tbe gate re- ceipts. Tho teams will sail from 'Frisco Dec. 24, ana on the return voyage, win play from three days to a week In eaoh of the following cities: Shanghai, Nagasaki, Yokohama, Toklo. Canton, Pekln. Fuchau, the Hawaiian Islands, and return- ing to tbe States mo9t probably vl& Australia, In time for the early opening of the Northwest fairs next year, where auto polo has been promised for 1916. The teams are all In a flutter since the sign- log of this big one. -Between turn-overs and head-on crashes, they are studying Japanese and what not—and Hay Claypool nao shown the wisdom of his gray hair by already committing to memory "A. Japanese Love Poem." CASS COITVTY F.AIH. Ed. F. Carmthers, general manager of tho United Fairs Ba<Alog Association, was in Logansport, Ind. last weeK, arranging for arts for the Cass County Pair, at Spencer Park, Aug. 21-28. Among the acts booked through Mr. Carmtteni are: The Biding Duttons, Whirling Elfords. Ara- da's Japa. Fanchon Sisters, Frank and Fannie Rice, Delia May and La Clmon> and Frank and May. Edw. Galllgan, manager of the Nelson, will have charge of the concessions, CARNIVAL NEWS CON T. KENNEDY SHOW. BT Wit. F. FLOTOw TocKCSTowN', 0., Julv 'jj —With war conditions Kftklng this town a: hive of Indnstry and.keeping aU foundries working to capacity, the Con T. Ken- nedy Shows plavod to excellent bualneas here. The hiany friends they mad* In this city last year turned out to welcome the shows bark this season, and the week has been a prosperous one. Mr. Kennedy gave the show people a dance here, which was one of the kind that you remember for a long time to come. Wlien the boss does anything he never does It by halves, and this was no excep- tion. Dave Cnhn was lu charge, of the arrange- ment, and he outdid hlms<>'.f on this happy occasion. The bhow people Be\-ei- found things la better Bhjme iind there were plenty of refreshment for all. Toe tnnd. ubder the direction of Prof. A. IT. Esillck, ren- dered the fantastic two-step, waltz and fox trot UT:tU the early hours of ill-: morning. It was one. grahd, glorious time, with something doing every minute. A prize waltz was coe of the features of the evening, and the competition tor the beautiful presents selected by Mr. Cohn was very keen. Tie iudges were Mrs. W. >F. Stanley, A. V. Eislick and >Bve Cohn. Tbe winners were: First prize, Mrs. Babe Brown, silver vanity case: second prize, Mary E. Schneider, tango liraoolet; third, Jule Eelth. Deho. gold lavalller: fourth, Mrs. Harry Oilman, set of shirtwaist pins. Tbe booby prize, a Charley Chaplin doll, was given Bess Harbor, and a beau- tiful clock was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Doc. Tomer, as tbe oldest couple on the floor. The dance was given in honor of Manning 6. Pletz, who leaves the show here after several seasons of active and effective work. Mr. Pletz goes to his home In San Antonio, Tex., to look after his private affairs. He spoke feelingly of his connections with the show and his regret at leaving. Mr. Kennedy made a short speech ex- pressing regret at Mr. Pletz's decision to leave. The grand march was led by the newlyweds, Ur. and Mrs. A. D. Murray, and from the moment It started until the lights were put out, there 'was something doing. THE CARNIVAL CLU.'l. of Aurora, 111.. Is ar- rsLglng for a big street fair and camlvo!, to be held about week of Sept. 20. Frank Thlclen has charge of the amusement features. "DICK" COLLINS, press representative of tbe C. A. Wortham Sfaowe, and A. T. Wright, acting S(y!>.>tnrv of the Showmen's League of America, v^'' > Mc Nat Reiss Shows at Elgin, III-, 29. . T . ' .-I'l welcomed personally by Sir. B«U*.. OAT MISS SHOW. KocEroBi>, III., Aag. 2. The Nat, Belss Shows arrived here yesterday afternoon from. Elgin, where tbcy showed all last week under Uie auspices of the Bed Men's Ath- letic Association. The South End Business Men's Association are staging this week, what ibey term "Prosperity Week, on account of business con- ditions being so good here. Many entertaining features will bo presented. ^ For the amusement of the Iv-unense crowds which win be drawn to the Rtreets, -the Nat Rolss Shows have been engaged to furnish the out-of- door attractions. About every vacant lot along Fourteenth avenue holds one of the Relss attrac- tions. A popularity contest Is also being held. The young lady receiving the most votes will be awarded a beautiful diamond ring. There Is no 'doubt but that Fourteenth aveauo will be the point of Interest In Itockford this week. The llelss Shows has tbc following olBclals: Kat Belss, general manager; Arthur Davis, gen- eral agent: lilmer Doude, promoter; I. L, I'evscr, Bremoter; J. O. Fenny, business manager: I-. O. :ccrd, electrician, and Curly Ormsby, train mas- ter. LoTAio's Italian Bond of twelve pieces is fur- nishing good music. . Joseph Edwards Is lot superintendent, and N. Miller, manager of concessions. Some of the attractions on the streets follow: The Heuman Bros.' Arena—Heuman Bros., sole owners, the cycling hit of tbe carnival, trick and fancy bicycle riding. The Two Mlllmans, tight 'Wire artists; the Juggling Taylors, a very momen- tnous performance; talker, J. Walters; ticket ogents, John MacBae and Cbas. Johnson: Charles Jamea, property man. Fox Trot Girls—Artie -Wills and Paul Zallee, managers; Etta Winters, leader of orchestra: I.arry English, musical director: M. B. Dlnsmorp, tl<Hcet seHer; Phil. Loralnne, feature dancer; ehorns: Loretta Cook. Gladys Loralne, Rose John- son, Mrs. Paul Zallee, Millie ReoIIng, Babe Kobler. It la the onlv girl show on the street. Athletic Straw—Johnny Ring and Larry English, managers; bones, Johnny Cain and Bobby Cole; ticket seller, Thimas De'vlln: talker, O. K. Smith. Prince Napoic^r.—Andy 'v, Carbone, manager; James Chase, sharw manager; L. C. Batdorff, pub Uclty director; J6hn Standt, property man. Dixie Land, colored vaudeville show—Dewey & Lomos, managers: George Denby, talker: Will H. Warrai, ticket teller. Performers: I.omax Watts. Walter, Thomas, and Miles and Helen Dewey. George Jones is leader of orchestra. W. H. Evans' "Ten-ln-one" Show— VT. H. Evans, manager; ticket boxes, Wm. Scanlon and Joe Fish- er: Inside lecture, Tliomas Arenzo. Pits—Fire king, human ostrich, human pin- ctuhlon, glass dancer, Aztec Indian, and tattooed man. Glass blowing stand—Wm. Qowler, glass blower; W. B. Evans, handling front. Alpine Aiken (Florida fat girl), Lonis H. Aiken, manager: H. Smith, ticket seller. rStfeven s All Wool Circus—F. F. Stevens, mana- ger ; George Stevens, ticket seller; S, Hastings, pro icrtles; Harty Eaarton, canvas. Merrv-Oo-Bonnd.—J. .4. Miller, manager. Oper- ators, Jamea Bibb. Ed. I'ne and Lec Bradley. Ferris wheel.—J. A. Millar, manager. Opehitors: John Davis, "Red Onion" and Charles Stein. Tripp, the aimless wonder, also entertained the crowos with hla sklU In tho maalpulatlon. of his feet 'Some of the concessions are: Doll wheel. Joe Sogers, manager; bean and plUows. O. Woodall, manager; oanay, W. 0. Keily, managt^r; flower apd ball game, Patrick Clarke manager; cook house, G. 'Williams, manager; Juice and Jewels, hoop-la, James Walah, O'wner. Glass Needle Game. Mrs. Peyser, manager; flsb fond, J. O, Fenn, manager; kegs, Teddy bear, oop-la, long range cat rack and cFgarette ahootlng gillery, George Johnson, manager; cat rack, Cbas. ohien, manager, and doll rack, W. Dliumore, man- ager. With such a big .array bf amusements the Bockford amusement-loving folk will, no doubt, get all tbe pleasure they 'want this week. Arthur Davis is the man 'Who made the con- tract with the Association for the Relss Shows to appear on the streets, something seldom per- mitted. Nat Relss has recovered from his recent illness and la with the show again. Weather Interfered somewhat with business at Elgin last week. Herbert A. Kline, of tbe World ait Home Shows, and Harry Melville, of the New Toy Mfg. Co., visited the show at the Elgin opening. The personnel of tbe Nat Selis organization nre all "hustlers," and every fellow seems to take a personal interest In making the carnival enter- tainment a success. Relss certainly has an ex- tremely loyal bnnch of assistants. The boys were flattered over tbc (act that at Baraboo, Al. Rlns- Hng motored out to the grounds. He 'was unable to leave his auto. Some of the boys were also welcomed at the home of Mr. RIngllng. Al. Sing- ling is certainly a "great big thought of" man In Baraboo. Barnum & Bailey Show will play here Aug. 13. nnd in Belolt, 17. Immense huslness Is expected at both places. In spite of tbe fact this bus been an extremely bad season for ont of door amusements the boyn are optimistic nnd think It will stop raining some ttane. and they will get what Is coming to them. The Heuman Trio (father, mother and son) are former residents of Elgin, and greeted many o:d friends In their apadons tent at the close of their excellent thrilling performance Monday night. THE NAT REISS Shows closed their Elgin, III-, engagement July 31 and on Sunday, Ang. 1, the Harry W. Wrlibt Co. pitched Its tents on tbe West Side Baseball Ix)t there for week of Aug. 2- Thlo Is the fl-o' t!me within the rcciU'Ctlon of tbp Writer that Elgin has had two carnivals In one season. SOUTHERN AMUSEMEOT CO. BT EOOIECorE. T.ubboch, Tex., although we only sbowi-tl fo'ur nights out of six, proved a profitable engagement for everyone. When I say four out of six '1 ^rr a little, for Friday was not a totnl loss. In a. drlz- sltng rala somo of the :-oncosalon<i and shOT^s opened, but played only to a band^ll. Mondny v.as lost on account ol our r.irs being Rwltched «o that It was Impossible to ;;.>t a lo.-id on tbe lot imill after ten, and some of <be shnw<: ilirt not get up,- pcd It being tbe opcnmg of tho new Sonthsru Amusement Co.. Manager Stevpn;oa held off until everything was ready. Wo moved on to rialnvl>>w Sunday, got an early start tlonday, nnd everything was ready long tuv fore opening time. At i'und'iwn clouds commenced to gather, and as each show opened In turn. th<> Gky became more tbreatunlog, o great many of tlio people leaving early. Sung'and, tbe tcuturo show, cpened last, to half a hous<!. .Tust before the conclusion of the performance the storm broke, and say, didn't It rain in torrents, nnd lightning, thunder and wind, the latter trfow- Ing stronger every moment. 'Finally tbe ciraiax came when a mlgnty blont bit. Soogland - Uint a broadside, and over It went. Luckily though th*- show wne over, and with tbc exci>ptlon of a dozen, the audience were out of the tent. There was a quick scattering of actors and musicians and all escaped Injury. Tuesday dawned In a drizzle, but all hands wore on thf job, and Soncland was up again, and ready to show by 2 o'clock. "It's an III wind," etc. The rain and wind had driven tbe farmers out of tbc flelds and although the weatber was miserable both overhead and under foot, the Midway was croniled early. Every- thing opened In tbe afternoon, ond all played to gcoa business. Wcdnesdiy, the drliz!? continued and the farmers i\-ere still In evUlenco. The town people were consplclous by their absence, but busi- ness showed a marked Increase In all departments, everything havlni; the biggest day of the leasoa excepting the flfth of July. Thursday the sun broke through tbe clouds and soon drove them away, and with tho clouds west the countrv folks also. As a conse^nenee tho "play" during the afte>-noon fell off. At night, kcwcver. the grounds ivcr; parked, but instead of wide hats, spjrs and bonnets, wbttc eollara and nifty Ktairt waists predomtnated. The comitry boys £nd girls had dljappenrcd, and Plalnvlew 'wns out to have a go-.-d time and they had It. It was a fast pace their tountry cousins had set. but they all ceemed equal to it. As a consequence business kept right on being oood. The new Pleptatlon opened Its doors to two packed houses—standing room only, and not any of that to spare either for both shows, and at a "cfrte per"—and the cousensus of opinion on all sld->3 was "iome show." Manager Don C. ip^nt some timb and considerable money In organizing the show, as he demanded people of the better class only. As a result be has a company of tho cleverest colored performers ever assembled und?r a plant top. Win Martin fairly muj up the Ivories, and Is a show In himself, while the show, under tbe direction of Skvetcr BoblnMn. Is all scop and "pep" from start to finish, and an ez- ccntlonally strong singlug show. Tho roster Is: Skcct'ir Robinson, stage mann- ger: Will Martin, musl-^al director; Mrs. Ske<ior Robinson, nil, and Crcssle Williams. Brooks an-J EKirldge, Alfi-«d Doris. John Tonnor (banlolst). KI- drMge Fanlklcrs, talkvr: Mrr. Vincent Miller, tlek- ets. The show will be featured equally with Cope> land Bros.' "Songland." We look forward to two more good days to com> plete tbe bancer week nf the season. Next Sunday we move via special train to Floy- dada, where we will unload and drive overland twenty-eight miles to MatAdor, to the blggit picnic ever neld In tbc Panhsndie country. That trip alone Is of Interest enough to fill a column. So I'll soy no more about It until we have made It. Tbe Commercial Club, nf Matador, has already contracted fifteen automobiles and thirty-five wag- ons to meet our train at Floydada, so the parade will make quite a dash when we get strung oat.- Padueah, Tex., follows Matodor. AMRldAN AMUSERENT CO* Chxrbt, III., .^ug. 2.—The Amclcan Amusement Co. open here to-day, under auplccs of the city Are departtrent, right on the city streets. The shows arc well advertised and come nere well recom- mended, having recently shown at La S:lle. where the local papers spoke in the highest terms of tb.- moral cleanliness uf tbe shows and the business- like methods of operating. A conspicuous feature of tbe Midway Is J. F. Murphy's Jumping horse merry-go-round, whicb Is one of the flneat portable machines. With a full sized Ferris wheel, a dog, pony and monkey circus, a big freak and wonder pit show, a human spider, a plantation show, a big musical comedy beauty show, and a number of otbcr smaller shows, the Midway presents an attractive and clean appear- ance. Murpby's Busy City show Is one of the big features, and there Is a long line of dean eon- cessions. Jerk SIpe's automobile trudc platfonn shows are the first of the kind ever seen here, also aereral features, new to the carnival 'hnslnesa. H. A. Dt> 'Vaox Is the general manager of tbc shows, with Syndey Wire, (.'cneral agent, and George Oowall. si-tretary ond treasurer; Jfyles Beamer, supetm- tendent; Col. J. W. Bratt, assistant manager. The show travels on its own trsin of twelve ears. The stows came from Marseilles to this stand, and go from here to Ogoliby for next week. THE N.liT REISS SHOWS wfll fumldi the Ot- tir.ctlom-for the big fair at Milwaukee, week of Sept. 13. ■ ERN^IST CT.EXDENNUfO will op«n am Tooth in Experience Aug. 38 a ( Boston.