The Billboard 1906-04-28: Vol 18 Iss 17 (1906-04-28)

rane or, “e ewe ee ne ed ; ! t ; | | i i | i ? te AO ee mer 36 The Billboard APRIL 28, 1906. GLOBE ROLL TICKETS THE STANDARD EVERYWHERE FOR PROTECTION ALL STYLES and for all purposes; Summer Parks, Street Fairs, Expositions, Skating Rinks, Base Ball Clubs, Circuses and al! Amusement Enterprises. Wecarry IN STOCK tickets reading ‘‘Good for One Admission,"’ toc.,”’ etc. ‘Good for §c.,"’ SOMETHING NEW — Onr three-wide tickets for 3 for 25c. and 6 for 25c. amusements. SEND PARTICULARS ‘Good fer of your season’s order and our prices and samples will convince you ‘‘Globe Tickets’’ are the only ones to use. Ask for circular of GLOBE GATE TICKET CANCELLING BOX. GLOBE TICKET COMPANY Main Offices and Factories it PACIFIC COAST BRANCH. cesta — — en PHILADELPHIA, PA. 26-27 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CAL Parks (=) \. A Ps PARK ATTRACTIONS Now that the season of the parks is so close upon us, it is time that the managers should be considering the class of attractions with which they propose to increase their patronage and the profits over every previous year. Industrial conditions are good, prosperity is general, money is circulating freely and the prospects for the open air amusement season were never better. It is the duty of every manager to himself as well as to the patrons and clients to put in the best class of attractions and amusement devices that it is possible for him to procure. He should secure something new, nevel and meritorious in the way of mechanical equipment. The vaudeville feature can not be given too much attention. The manager who books his acts through an agency should insist on quality and merit. The people whose tastes have been elevated by the excellent acts produced in the vaudeville houses during the winter will take no interest in a vaudeville programme that is commonly allowed to fall below the level of the winter bill. Vaudeville attractions must be all that the name implies, even if they are given in the open air. Every building ought to be newly painted and brightened up, the walks repaired and every accessory placed in first-class condition. There must be the effect, if not the reality, of a new resort. It should always be borne in mind that it is necessary to spend money in order to make it. Money well spent is well invested. That put into the construction of new features and devices for the summer park is doubly well invested. It means proportionately just that much more patronage; that much new business; that much increase in percentage of profit. if the manager is not enthusiastic about his own resort he can not expect his prospective patrons to feel anything of that sentiment. On the other hand, if he enters into the spirit of reconstruction and improvement and maintains a sense of exultation in his advertising, he has created an asset that will pay big dividends. J STOCKHOLDER WANTS RECEIVER M. H. Diepenbrock, who claims to own 161 shares of stock in the Idora Park Amusement Co. of Oakland, Cal., has, it is reported, filed suit for a receiver for the company, alleging that as a result of a conspiracy property worth at least $75,000 was sold by the company to B. P. Miller, an agent of the Realty Syndicate Co. for $5,000. The defendants named in the suit are the Realty Syndicate, the Idora Park Amusement Co., B. F. Miller, John H. Spring, R. Whitehead and Robert O. Newell, as trustee. Diepenbrock claims that he is a stockholder in the Idora Park Co., and he asks that the sale of the property to Miller be canceled as frauduient. He asserts that on July 16, 1904, the Realty Syndicate induced the directors of the amusement company to borrow $10,000 from John H. Spring and give as security a deed of trust of the property to Robert Newell. The transaction, he declares, was without authority on the part of the directors. He claims that the deed of trust provided for the sale of the property at public action in case the loan was not repaid, but that the trustees sold it at private sale to B. P. Miller, keeping the time and place of the sale from coming to the knowledge of the directors of the amusement company or the stockholders, in order that there might be no bona fide competition. The complainant alleges other irregularities and asks that the deed of trust executed to Newell be canceled, and that there be an accounting of the receipts and disbursements. HOW EAST LAKE PARK ADVERTISES In addition to its many other modes of establishing publicity, the enterprising management of East Lake Park, Birmingham, Ala., is issuing a handsome eight-page paper that contains news concerning the resort of interest to parkgoers. Issue No. 1 made its appearance April 16. Its front page bears an excellent likeness of A. A. Gambil, president of the East Lake Park & Amusement Co. Inside fs a picture of Col. J. M. Bradley, vice-president, also a number of advertisements and some reading-matter that will interest laymen in the resort. It is a well gotten up paper, and will undoubtedly prove a crowd puller. R. T. Brewer is the editor, and the pubication is called Footlights. Prof. W. C. McConnell has the dancing pavilion; Forrest Collins has the bath house; Chas. Pressey and wife have the Country Store; the Roegland Brothers have the electric theatre; Frank Best has the figure eight, merry-goround and the laughing gallery; Henry Schimmell has the moving picture auditorium; Albert Malsin has the circle swing; Chas. Bagley has charge of the soda fountain, and Prof. Harry S. Moran has the orchestra. Manager Semon says the key to the Bijou Theatre has been lost and that he will have to keep the theatre open all summer. The grand opening of the park took place April 4, and is doing a splendid business. THE KUSHELL CIRCUIT The Matt Kushell Warm Weather Circuit opens for the season on May As usual Mr. Kushell’s headquarters will be at West End Park, Champaign, Il. ge rks in the circenit are Houghton Lake, Bloomington, TI1l.; Webster Park, LaSalle, Ill.; Urbana Park, Mattoon, Ill; Glenwood Park, Frankfort, Ky.; Grand Opera House, New Albany, Ind.; City Park, Kokomo, Ind., and West Side Park, Muncie, Ind. West End Park at Champaign is undergoing extensive repairs and the theatre is being remodeled thronghout. A new amusement device, called Klev’s Journey, is now being built by the Pattee-Steadman Co. of New York. PARK NOTES Under the skillful manipulation of an army of workmen the new park and theae at Avondale Heights, Indianapolis, Ind., is taking on the appearance of a summer resort. Proprietor George Hagerdorn says that this will be the best season in the history of the Heights both from an amusement as well as from a pleasure standpoint. Walter J. Plimmer will book for the resort. Following is the roster of those who will help to make the place a success: George Hagerdorn, proprietor; Phil Brown, manager and press representative; Frank Stenzel. leader of orchestra: Harry Capito, stage director, and William Zerby, assistant. The opening of the Heights will be announced later. J. Francis Miller, manager of White City Park, Oshkosh, Wis., writes as follows: Work at White City is nearing completion. Nearly all of the main buildings are finished, a crew of electricians are putting up the wiring, and everything will be in trim and proper shape for the opening of the season May ‘ Have closed contract for an Ostrich farm and have let contracts for nearly all of onr conces sions. Everybody within a radius of fifty miles | of Oshkosh, is interested in our resort and the! excursion business this summer will be a decided factor. White City will positively be only park in or around Oshkosh. Dream City, the resort now in course of construction at Pittsburg, Pa., is already proving a mecca for pleasure seekers, and last Sunday the Verona took a large crowd to the resort. ‘Work is progressing rapidly. Several Structures are nearly completed. Nearly all the preliminary and foundation work is done and the mills on the site are turning out decorative designs and forms as rapidly as possible. W. F. Hamilton is superintending the work. Every effort is being exerted to have the park ready for opening on Decoration Day. Forest Park at Ballston Lake Schenectady, N. Y., will be under the direction of the Schenectady Railway Co. again this season, and B. J. Weatherwax will be superintendent. The resort promises to be more popular than ever. Unlike former years, there will be a band concert every afternoon and evening. A number of concessions formerly awarded to outside persons will be controlled by the company this year. A number of regettas will be run on the lake. Spring Lake Park, Trenton, N. J., owned by the Trenton Street Rallway Co., has been leased for a term of years by the American Amusement Co. of New Jersey, which concern plans to enlarge the park, particularly the vaudeville theatre and the outdoor attractions. A shoot-the-chute will be built on the lake front and the bathing facilities will be extended. A feature this summer will be concerts by America’s leading bands. ROSE WENTWORTH Rose Wentworth’s equestrian novelty has been winning great favor in vaudeville. Miss Wentworth is a graceful and attractive young woman and a skillful horsewoman. She is assisted by Gilbert Eldred, a remarkably clever young man, who does the most wonderful and original tricks with consummate skill] and ease. They employ three magnificent white horses, excellently groomed and trained, and the pair give some capital somersault work from the cart to the horses back and so forth. Altogether, it is an act that compels deservedly hearty applause and admiration. Wonderland Park at Milwaukee, Wis., is undergoing extensive improvements prior to its opening. Carpenters and me chanics are busy rushing the work on the new buildings, and Manager Whaling announces that special attention will be given the free attractions this season. Some of the best attractions of that kind have already been | ment Chamberlain's Concert Band, which some of the leading circuses, will be one of the some of the eading circuses, will be one of the feature attractions at Wagner’s White City, Binghamton, N. Y., this season. The engagement expires Sept. 15, after which date the band goes upon a tour of the United States. The management of Chilhowee Park, Knoxville, Tenn., announce that a number o? necessary improvements will be made on that resort immediately. Among the new attractions to be added will be a cireular swing and penny arcade. Chelso Peruchi will again man age the theatre. Manager Cole has set the date for the opening of Krug’s Park, Omaha, Neb., for May 19. Mr. Cole recently made a trip to Chicago and New York to secure some new attractions, and he promises his patrons some a As usual, there will be a large nd. Cedar Rapids, Ia., amusement park, zens having will have a new a number of prominent citiincorporated under the name of Amusement Park Association. G. K. Barton will manage the new enterprise which is expected to be open in sixty days. Mr. Neal Hughes has leased Webster Park, at Spring Valley, 'll., and has added a number of new attractions. During the latter part of the season, he will book stock companies for two weeks’ engagements at the summer theatre. Superintendent W. G. Haag, of the Belton-Temple Traction Co., has returned to Temple, Tex., after a visit of three weeks in Pennsylvania conferring with the owners of the road, and he announces that Midway Park is to be improved this summer. “You have the longest railroad in the world,’’ was the remark of a witty little matron, as she took a comprehensive view of the miniature railroad in Lake View Park, Birmingham, Ala., recently. ‘It has no end or beginning.”’ A rowing canal nearly a mile and a quarter in length, is being wuilt at Electric Park, Guthrie, Okla. City Engineer W. Miller has charge of the work. Plans for 4 new summer theatre at this resort are being prepared. The handsome new steel auditorium at Cedar River Park, Waterloo, Ia., will be completed in time for the chautauqua which opens July 4 and runs until the 24th. A long list of high-class talent has been booked. Harlem Park, at Rockford, IL, will open its gates May 20, and a prosperous season is looked for. Geo. C. Sackett, at present manager of the Grand Opera House in that city, will have charge of the amusements. Attention is called to the advertisement in this issue of the opening of Beechwood Park, Maysville, Ky., under the manageof H. L. Hamilton. The resort is ow by the Maysville Street Rallway Co. Forest Park, Kansas City, Mo., will open April 22 under the management of Lloyd Brown. The First Light Infantry Band of Mexico will be the big feature. A balloon race will be the opening attraction at Electric Park, Detroit, Mich. Pain will give a fireworks display in the evening. W. R. Gourley will manage the summer theatre at Ilowana Park, Des Moines, Ia., and he expects to have everything in readiness by June 1. Island Park, at Lake Orion, Mich., Charles C. Mathews, president of the | '8, being extensively advertised by means of Standard Operating & Amusement Co., has been in Topeka, Kan., for some time suiperintending the improvements which are being made on Vinewood Park. This resort opens May 6. Among the new attractions are Hale’s Tours of the World, miniature railway, and a giant circle swing. A new dancing hall has also been installed. Work is being pushed rapidly upon Wonderland Park, at Indianapolis, Ind. The electric tower is almost completed, the chutes have been built, the scenic railway is under way, work has commenced upon the bumpthe bumps, the artificial lake is being dug, and other features are either completed or well = way. The bumps will be a free attrac on. R. E. Petterson, has leased the exelusive concessions at Sane Soncl and Cedar River parks at Waterloo, Ia. This will make Mr. Petterson’s seventh season at Waterloo. and each has been successful for him. Jobn McIntyre will have charge of the launches and boats, making his eighth season in that ca pacity. The parks open May 1 folders well illustrated with beautiful scenes. It is reported that Philadelphia people may build a new park at Binghamton, N. Y. They have inspected the grounds. Because of the delay in the construction, Luna Park, Johnstown, Pa., will not open until the latter part of May. Quite a number of improvements have been made by Manager Fred Buchanan at Ingersoll Park, Des Moltnes, Ia. East End Park, Memphis, Tenn., opens its season April 15, under the inanagement of A, B. Morrison. -It is said that Chicago people are planning to develop Port Lavaca, as a summer resort. Tex., Lawrence Rea, a well-known baritone, formerly with The Duchess of Dantzic Co., and Willlam Corliss, an equally clever comedian, have been engaged by Henry W. Savage for important roles in the Ranken-StangeDe Koven opera, The Student King.