New York Clipper (May 1923)

Record Details:

Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

22 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER May 16. 1923 CIRCUS OUTDOOR EXPOSITIONS RODEO FOR WASHINGTON Victor Evans, of Washington, D. C, will pat oa a big Rodeo, at Washington, during the Shriner Convention which will open May 30. Arthur HiU and J. Brink of New York, are assisting. Mr. Mullin will be the Director and Fred B. Hutchinson of Parkesbnrgr W. Va., will be in charge of the contractiDg. John T. BensoD of Hag- oAeck Bros. Co. has arranged to furnish several animals, including a pair of Riding Oatrklies. PENNOCK IN NEW YORK Mnrray Pennodc, general agent of the AL G. Barnes Trained Wild Animal Gr- cns will make his headquarters for some time in New York City. Mr. Pemock is not as yet ready to announce just when bis Circus will play New York City, but it will some time this summer. GREENHAW WITH SELLS-FLOTO L. D. Greenhaw, contracting agent with the Sells-Floto show, has left New York where he has been for time ar- ranging for the opening of the circus in Brooklyn. Boston and other towns and cities of the east. NEW SHOW ORGANIZING Joe Mnlvihill, of New York, and Cornelius Kane of Danbnry, Conn., are organizing a ten-car Circns and Wild West Show. Their quarters are located at Danbnry and they expect to open there the first part of June and play the New England territory. HARVEY WITH SELLS-FLOTO Fraok Harvey, of Philadelphia, is one of the twenty-four men on the Sells-Floto Circus. Mr. Harvey looked after arrange- ments in Newark, N. J., and had every- thing in readiness for the show on its arrival. HAINES WITH BARNES SHOW William D. Haines, contracting agent of the Al. G. Barnes Circus, after finish- ing his business in and around New York, left last week to visit the Circus at Detroit, Mich. SPARKS SHOW DOING BIG Tony Ballinger, geoeral agent of the Sparks circns is again in New York for a few days and reports that the Sparks show last week played to the biggest business in the history of the Show. SELLSAOTO SHOW FOR B'tCLYN. Hie Sells-Ftoto Crcus plays Brooklyn, N. Y., the week of May 21. The lot is located at Fifth avenue and Third street, the Show will jump into Brooklyn from Binghamton, N. Y. CIRCUS PLAYS IN SNOWSTORM The Hagei*eck-Wallace Circus is enjoy- ing great business down through Virg^a despite the cool weather. It snowed in Roanoke Va., the day the Circus played there. MAIN SHOW DOING WELL The Walter Main Circus is having very good tnuiness throu^ Pennsylvania and will not be seen around New York nntil later in the season. SPARKS CIRCUS IN PLAINFIELD The Sparks Circns plays Plainfield, N. J., Thursday, May 17th, coming in from Bethlehem, Pa., going from there to Newburgh, N. Y. LAVERY TO OPEN RIDING SCHOOL ' (Richard Larery well known in the circus world is to open a riding school in Akron, CHiio. SPARKS SHOW FOR NEW ENGLAND Tony Ballinger, general agent of the Suarks Circus, passed through New York last week on his way to Boston, Mass., after visiting the Circus then playing Pennsylvam'a. The Sparks Cir- cus IS headed for New England and will be practically the first circus in that territory. RINGLINGS BUY ANIMALS The Ringlmg Bros, and Bamum and Bailey Combined Shows have purdiased through John T. Benson of Hagenbeck Bros. Animal Company, thirty-one trained Black Horses, five Baby Elephants and some Tigers. R(»INSON -ELEPHANTS AT CONEY John G. Robinson, of Cincinnati, ar- rived in New York last week'with his troupe of trained elephants known as Robinson Military Elephants which are to be one of the free attractions at t*-f<rTJ(rk, C^ey Island. MARENCY IN NEW YORK Percy Marency, with his wife, was in New York last week from Baltimore and reports that the "World Of Home Shows" played to a very bi^ audience last week in that town on the Circus lot. KLINE ON BOOKING TOUR Johnny J. Kline is on a business trip through Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Mr. Kline is looking for towns to book the several shows that are being routed through his office. POSSET CIRCUS SOLD London, May 14.—The late Robert Pos- set's drcns' assets and stock have been pur- chased by J. Weekly. He paid £2,025 for the entire affair. POLACK IN NEW YORK L J. Polack, Manager of the World At Home Shows now playing Philadelphia, was in Now York on business for a few days last week. MARCUS IN NEW POSITKWI William Marcus, last season general agent of Finns Exposition Shows, is now general agent of Korllis & Isler Shows. MARDOS WITH THE SPARKS CIRCUS Pete and Florence Mardo are again with the Sparks Circus. HARVEY BACK IN N. Y- R. M. Har\'ey, general agent of the Sells- Floto Circus is again back in New York. CIRCUS ROUTES .'M. G. Bames—Ponti.ic, Mich., \6: Pi.rt Huron, Mich., 17; Saginaw, Mich., 18: Bay Cily, Mich.. 19: Flint. 21: B.Mtle Cmk, ?2: Jnck- son, 2J. Camph«n Br,«.—^Jamesbnrg, N. J., 14; Mc- tuchcn, 15; Somcrnllc, IS; High Bridge. 17; Belvidcrc 18; Franklin Fumnee, 19; Sussex. 21: Warwick, N. Y., 22; Goshen, 23. Ringlinff Brotfaers-BamQia & Bailey Combined —Newark, N. J.. 1S-I7: Easum, Pa.. IS; Seranton, 19: Wakesbarre, 21: Reading, 22; narrisbarg. 23. Srils-Floto—Perth Amhny, 15; FJiiabeth. 16; Alleslown. Pa., 17; Wakesbam, IS: Bing- hamtcn, N. Y., 19; Brooklyn, 21-26. Main. Walter \ Andrew Downie Show Com- bined—Towanda. Pa., IS; Sayre, 16; Ithaca, N. Y.. 17: Cortland, IS; Anbum, 19: R.w, 21: Walertown. 22; Ogdensberg, 23; Carthage, 24; Oswego, 25; Penn Yan, 26. llaag Show— Robinson, John—Canton, O., 16; Akron, 17; Clereland, 18-19; Erie, Pa., 21; Grove City, 22; Butler, 23: Pnnxsntawney, 24; Indiana, 2S; DnBru, 26: Warren, 28. Sparks Circns—Bethlehem, Pa., 16: Plainfidd. N. J., 17; Newbnrs, N. Y., 18; Kingston, 19: Glocersville, 21; Troy, . 22; North Adams, MaS9.. 23. Hag«ateck.Wanace—Ridimond, Va., ,6. FREAK WEATHER HURTS SHOWS The freak weather streak which has been prevalent throughout the country for the past ten days has been a disastrous handi- cap to circus, carnivals and other outdoor attractions, with the result that those who have not a substantial financial reserve to withstand this obsade may be compelled to suspend operaitions. As a rule the Grcus and Carnival at- tractions are on a fairly good firm finan- cial basis by the middle of May, but the cold wave, frost and snow which has visited throughout the United States and Canada during the early part of this month has killed the desire of possi^e patrons of the numerous outdoor attractions from patronizing them. This weather has been most disastrous to a number of the circus companies that are now on tour in the Central East and Middle West These outfits have been operating in some instances at a daily loss of from $500 to $1,500. The smaller drcus companies and carnival organizations in proportion have suffered just as severely. Though their operating expense is novi^ierc near as big as the bigger attractions their loss in proportion to their size has been as big if not bigger than thz large or- ganizations which have a financial reserve to fall back on, while the smaller shows practically used up all of their capital to launch their enterprise early this spring. These smaller circus and carnival com- panies as a rule depend ^eatly upon the returns from the "juice" joints and eating concessions. However, with the cold weather these concessions have been uu- able to do sufficient business to pay operat- ing cost, with the result that the circus or carnival companies which may be in a financial plight cannot call upon them for aid, as they usually are able to do when weather conditions are favorable and the outfit is in financial difficulties. Should the cold wave keep up through- out the month of May indications are that more than twenty-five per cent of the small circus and carnival companies that are working imdcr canvas will have to abandon their tour and probably throw out of work more than 5,000 attaches of these or-gani- zations. Compared with figures of last season and preceding seasons for the same period the numerous outdoor attractions are about $500,000 behind in receipts throughout the country. Even should the weather conditions be- come favorable within the next week or two, H is hardly likely that the outdoor shows will be able to overcome this handi- cap during the balance of the season which ends in October. Last week on account of the weather conditions a number of scheduled games in both the National and American leagues had to be postponetL It is said that the baseball dubs suffered a loss of more than $100,000 in revenue on account of these conditions. AUSTIN IS BARNES MANAGER Ben Austin has been made general manager of the AI. G. Barnes Trained Wild Animal Circus. Mr. Austin with his partner Jake Neuman ran the Gentry Bros. Circus for several years. Hyley Tyler, the former general manager having resigned to give his personal attention to his interests in Los Angeles, Cal. STANDARD SHOWS OPEN The Standard Expoation Shows, Phil. Hamburg and James Lent, managers, opened their first engagement at Yonkers, N. Y., Saturday, May 5, to good business. KENNEDY SHOWS FOR DECATUR Decatur, III., May 7.—Con Kennedy Shows will play here the week of May 28, under the auspices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. ARTHUR CANFIELD RESIGNS Arthur Canfield has'resigned as general agent of Wallace and Udewitz Dreamland Shows of New York. LUNA PARK OPENS Luna Park, the representative amuse- ment resort of Coney Island, threw open its gates for the season last Saturday. Those who visited the park found a num- ber of the new attractions in addition to the old favorites which have been a feature there for several seasons. Amon^ the new features is "The Pit," which will include every known device that makes for laughter and thrills. Arthur Piyor's Band will again be an- other feature of this resort. In addition to Fryer's orchestral concerts there will also be a free show of sensational acts. RILEY SHOWS DO WELL The Matthew J. Riley shows move this week to Bethlehem, Pa., having just closed a three weeks' engagement in their opening town, Trenton, N. J. When the weather permitted, the Show enjoyed a very good business on both of the lots they played. After the Bethlehem engage- ment the Show plays a week in Plainfield, N. J. PANAMA SHOWS DOING WELL Ciiarlcs Gerard, manager of the Panama Exposition Shows, formerly the Gerards' Greater Shows, states that the shows are having nice business in Bridgeport, Conn., were they opened last week for a two weeks' engagement. They carry Four Rides, Four Shows and a good line of Concessions. "WORLD OF MIRTH" DOING WELL Larry Boyd, of the. World of Mirth Shows, was in New York last week. Mr. Boyd reports that the show is doing a very nice business despite the bad weather. After playing the Baltimore engagement they will jump to Atlantic City and then to Washington, D. C, for the Shriners Convention. BERNARDI BUSINESS GOOD Whitey Turnquist, of the Bernard! Greater Shows, was in New York last week on business and reports that the show has been doing a very good busi- ness although they have had some very bad weather since the opening. The show played Vineland, N. J., last week and are in Trenton, N. J., this week. TAXIER UtOS. FOR CANADA The _ Taxier-Bros, who opened with thdr rides and concessions sevcraJ weeks ago on the lots in Brooklyn, will ship their outfit_ to Ottawa, Canada, where they will play in a different location of that city for eight weeks. FRINK SHOWS DOING WELL The Frink Exposition shows are enjoy- ing_ very good business in Perth Amboy. This show does not carry any rides, but presents several big circus acts in a side wall enclosure and carries a nice line of concessions. WALTONS AT LUNA PARK The Riding Waltons who have been with Louis Fink Exposition Show now playing Perth Amboy, left last week to open at Luna Park, Coney Island, where they are engaged as one of the free acts for the summer. "WORLD SHOWS" OPENING DELAYED The World At Home Shows arrived in Coney Island early this week and on ac- count of the inspection of the several New York City Departments the show will not open until May 19, and will remain there for quite some time. HOME SHOWS DID WELL The World at Home Shows, after a very big week on the Circus Lot at Balti- more, Md., last week during the Ringling Bros, and Bamum & Bailey engagement, jump into North Philadelphia this week.