The Billboard 1906-04-14: Vol 18 Iss 15 (1906-04-14)

APRIL 14, 1906. The Billboard 41 NOVELTIES Jewlery ana Watches Singer Bros. New Book of Speelaities contains the latest and best selling Novelties, Jewelry, Cutlery, Optical Goods, Watches, and New Specialties; issued speolally for Canvassers, Auctioneers and Notion Men. Send for one today. Mailied free on applicatien. — SINGER BROS., 82 Bowery, New York City. ~-KIN Gv Collar Button Sets THE (ey) KING TWENTIETH CENTURY GET BUSY, BOYS. & nd your orders to us and save time and express charges. We are sole 8t. Louis agents for nLavin ein oRpauRyY DOUBLE ACTION VER. ING LLAR BUTTON, the greatest money maker ever produced for Streetmen, put up in & te 4 on a card exactly like cut. Gold plated and silver backs, price per gross sets, $4.00 No, 400, Gold plated, price per gross buttons. 1, No, 2800, Silver backs, price per gross buttons.... 87 ¢ We want your business. We have slum jewelry, op tieal goods. pocket knives, canes, fountain pens, ribbon, novelties, cigars, gum, balloons, notions, in fact everything you need to make your business go. Oatalogue free. Address Shryock-Todd Notion Co. 617 WN. Fourth St, ST. LOUIS, MO. SOME NEW ACTS IN BALLOONING The cannon act with two parachute leaps from one ball on, by one lady; the explosive ball act, with two parachute leaps ¢ from »ne balloon. by ' lady; the serpentine dance on a rolling globe in mid air, single or double, Parties wanting to secure the real crowd | getters and acts that make good, address COLEMAN BALLOON CO., Kingman, Kans, Mfg. of Balloons, Parachutes, Etc. GQew MUSICIANS Gap Wanted at once for F. W. Hall's Wagon Shows. Clar lonetand slide Trombone, B. and © Also few more billposters. State lowest. Join on wire. Open April l4 F. W. HALL, Altme, Obla. WANTED TO BUY S.rrtni 5 serves and i¢ lengths of blues. Stage and scenery boss canvasman, who understands dramatic show. Fred J. Schreiber, Casper. Wyo., week April 16, Colorado Springs, April @. indefinite. Show opens near Colorado Springs, Colo WANTED, LOOP RIDER. State salary and experience. King, write Addre C. V. JOHNSON, Box 32 Salt Lake City, Utah. Stop, Look and Think Of this great offer. and then if you have a Good Novel Show or Ferris Wheel, write. Also a few Privileges Fourth Annual Opening at Dickson, Tenn.. April 30. BROWN’S AMUSEMENT CO., Dickson, Tenn., April 30th to Sth, Huntingten, Tenn., May 7th to 18th; Martin, Tenn., May 14th to 19th. WANTED Reliable Picture Machine Operators for the city of Chicago. Ap rly, AMERICAN VENDING MACHINE C0, 340 State Street, Chicago. Pieces, Sproles PLAYS S253 Fatertainmes OleTogues, Bpealers, Drilia, ete. atalogue Free T. & DENISON. Publisher, Dept. 16. Chicago, Mention “The Billboard” when answering ada Large List of New Professions and Amateur Pi ", Vaudevil! Rketohes, Minatrel ooks, Ope season of melodrama, appearing in the first of those pleces which featured a railroad scene. “The mechanical device was rather complicated,”"’ says Mr. De Angelis, ‘‘but the situation was strong and brought roars of applause every time it worked which wasn’t often. I remember that on our first night in San Francisco, an important occasion, the heroine, who was supposed to hew her way through an oaken door in order to pull my bound and gagged person off the track, broke the ax handle at the critical moment. She tried to kick open the door, but failed. The man who ran the train—an affair of canvas and scantling—mistook the noise for his cue and started on. The locomotive and two day coaches ran over me in full sight <f the audience. If I hadn't had a darned fine constitution the play would have ended right there.”’ “Bob’’ Fairchild, stage manager of Babes In Toyland, tells a story of two Irishmen sitting together in a saloon enjoying a smoke and a ‘“‘wee drop of the crather.”’ Not a word was spoken for some time. Finally one of them sald: **Mike.”’ “Phat is it?’ wy yees like to be rich?’ “Yis.”" “Rich as Rockyfeller?”’ “Ys.” “Do you know how much that is?’’ No “They do say (looking at the clock on the wall) that ivry time that clock ticks Rockyfeller gits tin dollars.’’ “Sthop the clock.”’ Marie Cahill, star of Molly Moonshine, stopped at the Hotel Belvidere, Baltimore, during her recent engagement at Ford’s, in that city. The carriage and horses assigned to her use were hardly up to the standard; in fact, looked so bad that when it became evident té Miss Cahill that they were a fixture for the week, she entered a mild protest to the carTriage agent. “‘Why, madam,’’ he said, ‘‘that carriage has only just been done up.”’ “Yes,"’ replied Miss Cabill, “and so have the horses.’’ 4 satisfactory change was made immediately George Ade was talking with a friend the other day when the name of a third man was mentioned. “Do you know him?’ Ade was asked. “Oh! yes,’’ replied the author, ‘he belongs to the ‘I-Knew-Him-When’ Club. “What Club is that?’ the friend asked. “Oh! those are the fellows back home who talk about me and say ‘Why, I knew kim when he was working around here and you'd never think he was gong to amount to any thing.” It has a big membership.’’ John W. Vogel, manager of the Big City Minstrels, ran up against a pass fiend out in Indiana, whom he wishes to meet again. He was standing at the door at the time, when he was approached by a mysterious-mannered stranger. The stranger wore good clothes, and had a lavish supply of jewelry. Approaching Vogel, he said: “Say, I want to go in and see the show.” ‘Tell your troubles to the man in the box office."" remarked the manajrer. “No, I want a pass,”’ insisted the stranger. “Where do you come in for a pass,’ asked Vogel, eyeing his visitor suspiciously. “Sh-hi’’ hissed the stranger, throwing back the lapel of bis coat, and displaying some nine or ten badges, “I’m a detective.’"’ Then he went on to explain that he was a full paid member of several private detective agencies, that advertise regularly for competent “operators’’ in all parts of the country. Even after this explanation Vogel refused to give up the pass. Then, waxing wroth. “the detective’’ explained that the different badges and credentials had cost him in the neighborhood of $200, and that each agency had guaranteed him that a display of its badge was equal to an admission to any place of amusement. ‘“‘Well,”" said Vogel, jokingly, “Ill tell you what to do. You pay me for your seats here under compulsion, and then sue the agency for the amount This struck the detective as being a fair proposition, and he paid over two dollars. Thinking to have some fun with the man, Vogel chided him on his lack of business sense, saying: “‘Now, you belong to nine different agencies, why not have a few small bottles and a nice bird, and then sue the agencies for the ‘compulsion money.’ "* The detective grasped the idea. and immediately after the show called on Vogel to help blow in the ‘“‘compulsion money.”” During the feast the detective grew to like Vogel, who ie a congenial story teller, and before the latter knew what had happened he was presented with a new hat, a pair of gloves, an umbrella and an invitation to have his measure taken for a suit of dlothes. “But, my boy,’’ Vogel started to say, ‘“‘but “‘the detective’’ cut him short with: “Tut, tut! You've just awakened to me the fact that I've been swindled. These badges dont’ admit me to any show. Now I'm going to sue each concern for the money I'l have to pay out for tickets, all this expense comes out of what they'll have to pay me—#ee ?"" An hour later, as Vogel was retiring to his apartments in his private car, the ‘‘Flora,”’ he turned to bis friend and said: “Old man, let me have your name and address; I may need an overcoat later, and besides, I play a return date here next season. TWO SINGERS SAIL Miss Marie Narelle, the Irish ballad singer, sailed for England on the Cedric last week to fll a two months’ engagement after which she proceeds to Snydney, Austration, to jotfi Frederick Shipman, under whose management she proceeds to Sydney, Australia, to Join antipodes, Miss Jessie Maclachlan, donna, sailed for England April 11. Arrangements are pending with two foreign artists of note to join the Jessie Maclachlan Concert Co. for a tour of the United States and Canada next season. After a brief stay in England in concluding these arrangements Miss Maclachlan will spend the summer in the Scottish Highlands. the Scottish prima A Steady Earner, MILLS’ WINDMILL © “fijgemmare CANDY MACHINE, Profits about 300 per cent. Always ready for business. Candy insight. Any mixture canbeused. All parts touching candy made of non-corrosive metal. Only machine in which candy will not clog. Manipulation impossible. Can be piaced out doors. Handsome in appearance. Free Trial. Send us the price of this machine, $35.00; operate it ten days, and, if not satisfactory, return it to us and we will return your money, less transportation charges. A few of these machines will sell more candy than a confectionery store, and there’s no rent to pay. Special prices in lots of ten or more; write for them. ee MILLS NOVELT So. Jefferson St., CHICAGO, ILL. CO. NOW BOOKING Season 1906 2s, SPEGIAL NOTICE Col. Francis Ferari’s Shows United, THE SHOW WITHOUT A PARALLEL. normously enlarged. remodeled and redecorated in all of its departments, as to a. it poitively and beyond all dispute, the largest, grandest and most complete attraction of its kind in the world. IMPORTANT NOTICE. The season will open with a monster convention, under the auspices of F. O. Eagles, at TOLEDO, 0., May ist, and several other good stands will be made prior to the transportation of the entire aggregation to New ) ork City, where special arrangements have been made with Mr. Will A, Brady, for a twelve weeks season at BRIGHTON BEACH, New York's new popular summer'resort The road season wilt recommence about September 1, when a three months tour will bs made, playing only the largest and most prosperous cities. FRANCIS FERARI'S TRAINED WILD ANIMAL SHOW, Acknowled to be the most complete and perfect collection of trained wild animals on earth. $250,000—ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION—$250,000 WwW ANTED People in all departments: also, reliable and experienced ghost show people. Can place one or two really good shows—must be clean and meritorious. Geod opening for a tip-top platform show. with a clean attraction, nothing re pulsive will be considered. Can use a few good door talkers, who are orators and havea good personal appearance. Only sober and reliable people need write. VW ANI TE D One more big free attraction. Must be seasa tional and thrilling. ber Toledo is one of the best PRIVILEGE PEOPLE e Carnival cities in the coun try. All legitimate privileges will be considered. Address all communications to Col. FRANCIS FERARI., Managing Director, 374 South Erie Street, TOLEDO, O, 29th ANNUAL TOUR. Write at once, and remem Mention “The Pillboard” when answering ada Mention “The Billboard” ~~ mmawering @