The Billboard 1902-07-26: Vol 14 Iss 30 (1902-07-26)

a 1 r 12 rHE BILLDOARD Street Fairs and Carnivals. ATTRACTIONS GALORE Are Booked for Kewaunee (Wis.) Fair, Aug. 21-24. The Free Fair, Jahbr-Markt and Carnival to be held in Kewaunee, Wis., is going to be a hummer, Already free attractions have been booked that amount to the sum of $1,200, and more are wanted. Among the list of free attractions are the follow ing: Prof. Highler, balloon ascension and cannon drop: Miller Sisters, terpsichorean artists and dancers; Rader’s dog show; Smith and Juniard, comedy knockabout team, and Youturke, the famous Jap, in bis slide for life. : Popular electrical illusions, including the Flying Lady, the Statue Turning to Life, MeKinley’s Funeral and = the Volcanic Eruption of Mount Pelee, will also form part of the daily attractions, Among other attractions will be the wax figure tent show; Mile. Sterrora, in spectacular and serpentine dances; Bosco snake show, with ballyhoo and ten people; also carrying a calliope, the Hindoo fakir, the Oriental palace of amusements, Millie Christine, the famous Carolina twin, the Wallace glass blowers, and the old plantation show by tifteen Southern darkies, The entire list of features booked for the fair and carnival has been contracted for with the National Theatrical Exchange of ( hicago, One of the features of the first day of ihe fair will be a grand floral parade through the principal streets of the city in the forenoon, the parade concluding at the fair grounds, where the formal opening will take place, which will include an address by Hon. Chas. Metzner, mayor of Kewaunee, There will be fireworks each day. Business men of Kewaunee and also from the outside have donated liberally in the way of advertising, and have done much to assure to the officers the success of the undertaking. CC, V. Mashek is secretary of the Agricultural Society, under whose auspices the fair is given. iS IT FRAUD? Following is a copy of the postscript of a letter received from C. A. Braden, of the Indiana, Carnival Company: “‘A party is advertising in the New York Clipper under the name of the-Herald Steam Printing Company, of Butler, Ind., offering letterheads and other printed matter at cheap prices. I sent money for some letterheads tive weeks ago. After waiting a reasonable time, | wrote. No reply. Wrote again, and still no reply. I then wrote the postmaster at Butler in regard to the house. Phe postmaster said a Mr. Downey was the owner and that he (the postmaster) had paid the money order I sent. I then wrote to the printing company again; same results as before—no reply. I am sure that it is a fraudulent concern, and it ought to be published.” CUT LITTLE BOY’S THROAT. A most sad affair, and one that is deeply deplored by every member of the Incorporated De Kreko Bros.” vast Roman Carnival and Exposition Company, occurred July 16 at Kansas City, Mo. J. M. Speyer, an employe of Bartholomew's Equine Paradox, who with his boy was engaged to give. exhibitions of horse riding during parades and in front of the horse pavilion, in a state of mental aberration deliberately slashed his boy’s throat with a long-bladed knife and then tried to commit suicide by cutting his own throat, but the attempt was foiled by two officers who were near by, and he was taken to the city station. From there he was rémoved to the county jail because of the threats of lynching, and later was conveyed to the hospital. The six-year-old lad died in five minutes after, and the father is held on the charge of wilful murder. The body of the boy was sent to New Orleans to his mother. Speyer owned two horses, saddles and trappings, und he gave orders that the horses and trappings should be disposed of to the highest bidder and that the money should be used in sending the boy's body to his mother. ‘The balance will be used in seeuring counsel for Speyer, although there is litthe sympathy for the criminal. STREET FAIR AND CARNIVAI NO) ES. Mozart is ahead of Morris & Berger. Galion, O., will celebrate Labor Day. _ Gainesville, Tex., is to have a street fair. Wright has secured Decatur, Ill, this year. ay Ark., will have a street fair Sept. 22-2 Lebanon, “O., will celebrate its centennial anniversary this year. The Columbus (O.) Elks $4,000 at their recent carnival Sheboygan (Wis.) lodge of Elks will hold a street fair beginning Aug. 25. Col. H. Wright has made his wife a present of a handsome pony and trap. Ogerata, the Cuban midget, has signed with the Wright Carnival Company. J. C. Rough, Box 581, Buchanon, Mich., is about to start a Midw: ay company. V. G. Dunigan is now ee representative for the Indiana Carnival Com vany. The Hillsboro (O.) Elks will have a street fair July 14-17. Jabour will furnish attractions. Rube Ryan, gone over to pany. Professor James and Jeannett Bann made . hit at Lakewood Park, Atlanta, Ga., last cleared about the trick bicycle rider, has the Wright Carnival Com Col. I. N. Fisk is very sick in the hospital at Springtield, Ill. It is said that he can hol recover, Otterbein, Ind., will have a Sund Carnival Sept. lulz. E. V. the secretary. Eagle Grove, la., is preparing for a carnival and harvest feast Aug. 20-23. W. F Insel, secretary. Valientas and her den of lions, panthers and pumas are Carnival Company. W. Li. Rice has succeeded in promoting a tree fair under the auspices of the Elks at Lansing, Mich. The business men of Circleville, O., are arranging for a street fair, which will probably be held Aug. 18-238 Chauncey Morian and wife, said to be the heaviest couple on earth, are with the Wright Carnival Company. Arthur L. Edwards, with his mystery, entitied ‘Theo,’ is now connected with the Wrght Carnival Company. Manistee (Mich.) Ekiks will give a free carnival Aug. 11-16. This is the week of the State military encampment, The De Kreko Roman Carnival has been procured for the Lexington (sy.) Horse Show, Fair and Carnival, Aug. 11-16. This is the fourth year for the Wichita (Khan.) Carnival and Exposition. H. C Lockwood is the director of amusements. There will be a carnival under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias, at Mansneld, U., Aug. 11, D. IF. Schafer, secretary. There will be a humbug circus and menagerie parade in connection with the Old a Reunion in Columbus, Kan., Aug. 2-14. Bryan, O., is to have a fall festival this year. The money has already been subscribed and from $1,500 to $2,000 will be expended, ‘the Hudson (Mich.) Street Fair Association will hold its seventh annual free umusement Carnival and street fair Sept. 2-5, ine feaive. Bostock-Ferari Carnival Company closed their show at Cumberiand, Md., July 12, with a net profit to the lodge of Elks of about $2,500, Our street fair list is revised and corrected each week. Readers will oblige us by bringing any omissions or inaccuracies to our notice. The Elks’ street fair at Conneaut, O., opened July 21, and will be on the rest of the week. The Southern Carnival Company is furnishing attractions. Mr. Bert Warren, who recently arrived from Cuba, has joined the Wright Carnival Company, and he can be found in front of “She,”telling them all about it. The Millie Christine Show did an enormous business with the Robinson Carnival Company at Benton Harbor, Mich., and last week with Heck at Ric hmond, Ky. Atchison, Kan., will hold her annual corn carnival Sept. 17 and 18 of this year. There will be a number of special trains to the city on that date and thousands of visitors are expected, Bobby Marshall, the high diver, who received severe injuries at Lakewood Park, Atlanta, Ga., on June 28 last, is now his old daring self again, and will open in Detroit about Aug, 1. The annual reunion of the celebrated Newman (Ill.) Band will take place at Newman, on Friday, Sept. 26, followed on Saturday, the 27th, by a big horse show. M. S. Smith is manager. Princeton (ind.) Carnival, which was to be held Aug. 4-0, has been declared off. This is due to the fact that the city school board refused to allow the west school grounds to be used as a site. Citizens’ Sougar is leopards, with the Wright E. C. Morris, an animal trainer in the employ of the Gaskill-Mundy Carnival Company, is in the hospital at Springfield, D., suffering from nervous prostration, as a result of excessive drinking. Belton, Tex., is to have a street fair. Mayor Batte has procured a number of attraciions from the Elks’ Fair at Eunis, Tex. This fair promises to be the biggest thing in the history of the town, The Jabour Carnival Company played to small crowds at Springfield, O. The cause of this was the failure to produce the ‘‘loop the loop,” for the management could secure no one to successfully do the act. The Southside Property Owners’ and Business Men’s Association, of Chicago, will give a big street fair this fall. John J. Arnstein is chairman of the committee. His address is 2450 South Park avenue. The following report was received from the Morris-Berger Carnival Company at sradford, Pa.: “We had a very successful week here, and all the shows did good business. Dana Thompson made a big hit.’’ Warner L. Oliver, of Staunton, Va., has organized the Co-Operative In-Door Carnical Association. He will give benefit carnivals, fetes and expositions in big buildngs for the benefit of lodges, societies, ete. The Stereotypers’ and Electrotypers’ National Union will hold their annual convention at Cincinnati, Aug. 11-16. One thousand delegates are expected ip attendance. The regular business session will occur at the Pike Opera House. Frank Mattox, an aeronaut, who made an ascension at Aurora, Ind., last week on Business Men’s Day, fell from a considerable height because of the parachute’s failure to open. He was considerably bruised and shaken up, but not seriously a Captain Stoll has resigned as manager of the Jabour Carnival Company. The trouble seemingly arose at Springfield, O., after Mr. Jabour learned of the many promises the captain had made to the local Elks. Captain Stoll has returned to his home in Salt Lake City, and is now preparing for the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Elks, to be held in that city next month. The Lexington (Ky.) Elks have engaged a drum corps of sixteen members and will visit all the Central Kentucky fairs this year. The delegation will number 150, ond the boys, will charter eer, own train. tuwn and pay their own way into the fairs. ihey want to get thoroughiy in touch with their Glue Grass brethren and promote the spirit of reciprocity in attending one au viher’s Tairs in the State, ibe Madam Marantette Combination was the atiracuon at the Mendon (Mich.) Blue Kibbon Day, July ovo A big crowd packed lhe streets where the Madam was lo give her act, and she scarcely had room to make her higu jump. ‘Lhis angered the horse and he strove bard to lunge at the crowd, but the Miudam, alert and keen as ever, saw there Was but ole thing to do, and al a great risk she torced him backwards over the pote and against an upright, and he successtully cleared them. tte jumping ol the ponies also excited admiration. fhe lucorporated Ve WKkreko Brothers’ Roman Carnival and bXxposition Company, Wiuch closed in Kancas City, Mo., Jury 1, e1tU tor thei headquarters at St. Louis. Aithough the Weather wus exceedingly Warln, the business dove was tar greater thin Was expected. Ail the people with the company are well and happy, though pretty miucu tired out, afler a long season through out the Middie West. After a week's rest, they have an engagement of a week at St. Louis; then a string of dates through the Southwest. Nearly two hundred and fitty people are connected with this company, und tor one of general excellence in its line, it is hard to excel. pillie Robinson, manager of the Enter prise Amusement Company, writes as foliows: “On account of smallpox at Greenfieid, Ind., our shows laid idle last week, except the glass blowers, who worked at Jacob's Park, and vaudeville people, who worked at Lion Garden, Salem, ind., has a big tair Sept. 2-5. We furnish all special attractions and all pay shows. We also furnish special attractions and all pay shows for Madisonville ¢(Ky.) Carnival and Fair. We will furnish some special at tractions and pay shows for London, Ky.; also, Cloverdaie, Ind., July 31. We have the swellest glass blowers’ outtit on the road, bar none.”’ The Itan-Nic-Nics, the so-called secret order having the Cincinnati Fall Festival parade in charge, held a meeting last week, and a large class was initiated. The society reported that they had appointed the captains and lieutenants of the twenty floats and that they had appointed the twenty outriders that are to accompany each float. The commander-in-chief of the parade was authorized to appoint a staff of thirty, making altogether about 300 men who will appear on horseback with the 5vv men on the floats in character costumes, together with 200 footmen, which makes over 1,000 men in costume in the pageant. The floats are rapidly nearing completion und several thousand dollars more will be spent on them than last year, so that it will be the finest night exhibition ever seen in the Middle West, A unique feature of the Cincinnati Fall Festival will be the children’s ballet and juvenile theater under a 100-foot round-top tent in Washington Park. Entrance will be through a circular mystic labyrinth around the theater, leading visitors through a maze of mirrors to an elevator, which will lower them into a bottomless pit, across a moving bridge and through a cave of the winds, where gusts of air will send hats flying. Pitfalls and surprises will be at every turn, and at the end a trolley car will be boarded and a fast ride wiil take the visitors to the door of the theater. ‘the maze, it is said, will make it appear that miles have been covered. In the theater a children’s ballet of forty under Miss Schuster, the dramatic teacher, will be the attraction, to which will be added a dozen or more juvenile actors who have made hits in the vaudeville houses. Among the little folks already engaged are Edith and Ethel Fries, of Cincinnati, and Elsie Keip, Marie Snowden, Vera Halli and Hazel Rice, from Chicago and New York. The idea of the mystic maze surrounding the theater Is original with Robert Reynolds, one of the festival directors, who will superintend the building. The following communication was _ received from a correspondent in Henderson, Ky.: “Henderson's big three-day celebration was a grand success. It consisted of horse racing, bicycle racing, a grand barbecue and other free attractions. Morelli, the sensational cyclist who rides down a pair of steps 75 feet high, 114 feet long, at an agle of 45 degrees, was injured in his practice ride, breaking his collar-bone and shoulder in two places, rendering him unable to ride the Fourth. Morelli is unquestionably one of the most daring riders of the age, yet this is his first accident. He is now under the care of the doctors, and will soon be able to ride again. One of the features of the celebration was the well-known Bergen and Parson acrobatic team. This is one of the neatest and cleyerest acrobatic teams we have ever seen, and they certainly made good here. Charles Parsons, one of the acrobats, thinks he broke the world’s record for hand walking. Parson walked down Morelli's tower, a distance of 114 feet, at an angle of 45 degrees. The celebration was promoted by the hustling secretary of the Tri-County Fair, Mr. Jacob Zimbro, Jr., and Mr. Jos. B. Borders, formerly of Bostock-Ferari, and success certainly crowned their efforts.”’ The following people are with the Incorporated De Kreko Brothers’ Roman Carnival and Exposition Company: Forum: of Rome—A. K. De Kreko, director general; Chas. De Kreko, finance; Chas. Thiel, fronts; W. C. Long, admission; Bert Pletz, forum; W. D. Paget, canvas; Sayegs, restaurant; R. A. McCarron, properties for shipment; Harry Hamilton, press agent and director; Bert Platz, speiler; W. H. Uden, animal department; Pat Wood, lights; Harry Edwards, advance contractor; John Kayarian, trainmaster; Chas. DeKreko and H. Hamilton, parades; Emil Sohm, music; J. 8. Coe, bromoters; | A _J2 Meier, | — Pessi Meier, Baby Minnie Meier, Bert and Mack Wheeler, Whirlng Wheel ers; Al. Wellman, costumer; Gus Cramer and Eli Manuvian, ticket sellers; Miss Nor ton, stenographer, and W. C, Long, secre tary and book-keeper. American ‘Theater W. hk. Monroe, stage manager; Daniels, ticket seller; Bob Jewell, Mrs. W. E. Mon roe, Mrs. Ashner, Lottie Delmay and Eva Wilmaith, Cleopatra—Martin De Kreko, stage manager; Ek. T. Shannan, electrician: hk. W. Walker, music; Sol. Ahranion, Egyp tian musician; Steve Manervian, Ucket seil er; C. La Rose, Cleopatra; A. Pereto and (. Naughton, maids. Roman Empire—Ed. Laverne, stage manager; Geo. Gossage, speiler; Chas. Ruland, Sandow Horvath and Ss. K. Jones, Hungarian Band; Joe Ruland, Carolina Tabbia, Mabel Hayes, Mrs. Jack high divers; son, Mrs. Chas. Dockman, Mrs. Ed. La verne, Mary Hayes, Ellen Hayes and T. Ashner. Roman and Greek Art Gallery Mrs. Mary Hayes, stage Caldwell, spieler; Arnold VDerigo,— ticket seller; Maud Evans, Mae Evans, Lala Wil liams, Mabel Moore, Lizzie Lambert, Blanch Lambert, Marion Perigo and Mamie Phomas. Roman Arena—Bert Pletz, direc tor; The Flying Baldwins and The’ La vernes, aerialists; C. Parlate, A. Daly, M. Aarons, Ben Zickey and Raymond Wilson, acrobats; the Two lavignes, wrestlers; ©. ©. Morrison, contortionist; Al Ferney, clown; Theo, Junius, hand balancer; Chas. Dockman, bag puncher; Sullivan Hugert, Inaunager; Will with bears; Bert and Mack Wheeler, trick bicyele riding; W. J. Uden, manager; Chas. W. Stamback and Ollie Tool, ing and chariot races; O. H. chariot race: W. S. UHarkrider, driving penies, and Kogers Sanders, all-round man. Germania Garten—Geo, Hirshorn, stage Roman stand Wedearman, director; M. EF. Grittin, spieler; Earl Kern, ticket seller; Mary Hirshhorn and = Annie Hirshorn, singers: Mr. Rush ‘Thompson, Mrs. ‘Thompson, Mr, Seimers, Mr, Peters and Louisa Finck, comedians; A. BE. Reece; Louisa Richey, piano player. Palace ot Mysteries—Soto Sumutare, stage director; J. M. Friedman, speiler; Pete Haroothan, ticket seller; Soto Sunitaro Jake Jennings and Fred. Davey, musicians; Millie Rose, Mrs. Creley, Olive Creley and Frank Crosier. Temple “of Black Art—Prof. Talma, stage manager; R. A. Bingham, speiler; Chas, Dustin, ticket seller; Chas. Mierce and Emil Weis, musicians; Ed. Kruse, Satha Walden and Emma Lambert. Canno’s Electric Theater—Mr. Mat Cannon, manager; Mrs. Cannon, ticket seller; Hattie Leas, Esta McCarren, Virgie MeCarren, C. S. Lane and Harry Jehin. Little Horses— Mr. L. H. Harter, manager; Mrs. L. N. Harter, ticket seller; W. O. Don, speiler. Laliah Coolah—Paul Baldwin, manager; Geo. Stavling, ticket seller. Sohm’s Band of St. Louis—E. C. Sohbms, director; Frank Sick, Chas. Stenmark, R. Jost, Ed. Jost, tieo. Jost, Geo. Shumm, Gus Forester and Fr. Schwanengel. Ferris Wheel—Bert Conderman, manager; Mrs. Latimer, ticket seller; J. D. Conderman, assistant; A. D. Buller, clectrician. Baldwin's Gypsy ar 4 No. 1—Mrs taldwin er Mr. : Baldwin. Baldwin's Gypsy Camp No, 2 Madam Murella and Harry Brown. Oriental Palace of Illusions—F. 8S. Milligan, manager; J. HulY, treasurer; W. R. Williams, operator; Mrs. W. R. Williams, subject; Kid Clere, impersonator, and Billy Ward, propertyman. German Village’ Refreshment—Greo, Williams, concessioner; J. J. Ferguson and Jock Tack, dispensers; J. T. Green, Robert Daniels, James Peterson and Herman Smock, waiter; John Starkey, caterer; Bob Armstrong and Will Diehl, assistants. surtholamew’'s Horses—A._ 8. Wells, manager; Prof. Bartholomew, tor; J. M. Speyer and Master F. trick riders; J. Demilly, ticket seller; Steve tarrian and Geo. Brown, canvasman. Harry Heikes’ Strong Lady—Harry Heikes, manager: Mille Salvina, strong lady; J. P. Welldon, comedian; the Two Edwards, Dick Norris, Col, Wm. Crosby; Buch, the highdiving dog, and Shorty Green and two assistants on canvas. Mt. Pelee—James Cameron, director; Harry Phelps, ticket seller; Harry Crawford, speiler; Chas, Hitchcock, electrician, and Geo. Martin, propertyman. White & Harrington, with Banardo’s Poodles—Harry White, manager; Miss Gussie Family—tive; direeSpeyer, Harrington, song and dance: Will Price, piano player, and Frank Banardo, stage director, KE. Andrews’ Glass Palace—E. Andrews, manager; Geo, man, Mille LaRoe, Lesner, Wm. Get Geo Johnson, and G,. A. Lions, front door. Bosco Snake Show—Linson Bros., proprietors, Sayags Restaurant A, Sayag, T. Sayag and N. Sayag, proprietors; Mrs. T. Sayag, manager; Nick Kabbaz, Otto Lundwall and J, D. Jones, cooks. AIRSHIP CONTEST. Rules and Regulations Governing the Competition at St. Louis Exposition. FILLER—ST. FAIR.. .. Tee ee The Louisiana Purehase “Exposition has appropriated the sum of two hundred thou sand dollars for an aeronautical competition and exhibition. Of this, a sum of one hundred thousand dollars is offered as a grand prize, to be competed for and awarded under the rnles and conditions hereinafter prescribed, Vifty thousand dollars has been appropriated for minor and subsidiary prizes for competitions between airships, balloons, airship motors, kites, ete. The remaining fifty thousand dollars is_ reserved for the expense incident to the com petition. The rules and regulations governing the competition are as follows: The competition is open to all without iimitation as to the power used or mechanical principles involved. No applicant shall be admitted to the