The Billboard 1907-03-09: Vol 19 Iss 10 (1907-03-09)

The Billboard MARCH 9, 1907. MRS. HARRIS WRITES FROM BUR The following letter from ris, now touring the world, may be of interest to her many friends in the circus profession. The letter is used through the courtesy of C. C. Wilson, whose wife is Mrs. Harris’ daughter. It is dated Jan. 14 at Rangoon, Burma: Today we leave Burma for Calcutta, This has been a very strenuous week. We took a train here at 12:30 last Wednesday and at 6:30 we arrived in Mandelay, the ancient capital of Burma. This is the place where the British Captured King Thibaw in 1885 and banished him from the country. His former palace is a most beautiful place being carved in beautiful designs and studded with precious stones—saphires, rubies, etc. There are hundreds of massive pillars all done in the same splendor. We then went to the queen’s former palace which is now being used by the Buddhist priests. It is constructed in design similar to the king's palace and is as magnificent. Mandelay was formerly a walled city, but after Mrs. W. H. Har India. the (British took it they tore down all the native: huts and use it as a cantonment and fort, and it is a very formidable one and is over a mile and a half square. Outside the walls is a fine city of 140,000 population. In King Thibaw’s time he had all of the Buddhist bible engraved on marble tablets and on each tablet he had a pagoda erected. These cover a space of ground about two acres in extent. From there we went to the Golden Pagodas, which number about two hundred of various sizes varying according to the wealth of the men that built them. Every Buddhist is supposed to have a pagoda; it is their god. That same afternoon we took a boat and came down the Iriwaddy River to Prome. All along the banks of this river are pagodas. You can't imagine how tired I am of seeing them. 1 never want to see another. But I must tell you of Rangoon, a beautiful city. This is one place where I think I should like to live, if it wasn’t so beastly hot. One can't go out in the middle of the day without taking chances of being sun struck. After the stun goes down it is very pleasant. We got up at six o'clock the first morning we were here and took a ride of about three miles to see the elephants working in the lumber yards piling logs. There were three working and it was a ereat sight. The ‘‘gang’’ took snap shots of them in all positions. They were immense animals. After that we drove out to a bungalow where a friend of the Mayor lives, and who had the evening before invited the Mayor and his party to a ten o'clock breakfast. You ean't imagine what a treat it was to us who had been living on hotel grub for over four months. After that we saw more pagodas and returned to tthe Royal Park, which is as fine as Lincoln Park, then back to this hotel which we leave at 3:30 by steamer for a three days’ trip to Caleutta. From there I will write again as soon as I have seen anything to write about. The breakfast bell has just rung and as it is 9:30 you may imagine how hungry I am although I had Chota Hayri (tea and toast) at six. I am well and happy; if I wasn’t I! couldn’t stand this country’s heat. I wish I could tell of the horrible things we see and hear of im this country—the immorality and degredation of all classes, but it would take a four hundred page book to tell it, so I will desist. SQUESTRIENNE, IS CONV na ALES It is now reported that Miss Lottie Jewell, the equestrienne, who has been ill some time at the Lebanon Hospital, New York City, is now out of danger and is convalescing. When she is able to travel she will go west for a while CIRCUS GOSSIP. Winter quarter notes of the Norris & Rowe Show: Jack Pfeiffenberger will be toss canvasman for the show the somi sea son. He would like to hear from the old boys that formerly worked under him. Pat. MeDonald, wife and apprentice, will report at quarterg next week. They will join Bob and Lillian Montrose, Pthel Myers and Chas. Keno aml the practice of the ‘‘Seven Avallon Troupe of Bicyelists’’ will begin in earnest. Signor Peralta returned to quarters the 20th. He has charge of the painting, and under his energetic supervision work is progressing rapidly. Herbert Rumley, superintendent of stock, returned ito quarters 21. Rumley is among the “old timers’’ having been with the show for fifteen seasons. Joseph Geisler, formerly equestrian director but now acting as treasurer, is an other of the ‘“‘chaps that stay the season,’’ having been ‘‘with it’' for twelve years. ‘Ed die’? Warner, general agent, will enfer upon his tenth season, Nick Mannigan joinea twelve years ago and has not missed a season. Jas * Stuart, eontracting agent, will enter upon his fourteenth season and there are a number of other employes who have been with Norris & Rowe for periods varying from five to fif teem seasons. Andrew Norris, founder of the Norris & Rowe Cirens, is occupying his beauti ful new home, two blocks fram winter quarters Andrew devotes his time to raising poultry that wins principal prizes at poultry shows. Everything going nicely and the “Big Thing’’ will be ready to troupe this month. Quite a number of circus people are wintering in Texarkana, Texas, anxiously awaiting the first cheer of spring. Jules Wig gins has been re-engaged with the Ringling Brothers’ Show and will bave charge of the black top again. Wm. Heing, of the Van Am berg Show, will go to the Jamestown Expost | quarters in ee. Circus Tent Shows | we. h Wild West y, and Hall Shows, has signed with the Mollie Bailey Show. Lee Oilstein will surprise some of his friends ag he has several flattering offers from some of the big shows. These boys are having a goal time hunting and fishing. Although old “Pop” George DeArley is pretty close on to seventy years, he is running a prosperous hotel and concert hall at Youngstown, 0. ‘‘Pop’’ was once the partner of John O’Brien, now of the Campbell Brothers’ Show. Will C. Peppard, formerly with the Robinson Show, and now a prosperous whisky salesman, dropped into Youngstown the other day and was most agreeably surprised to find “‘Pop’’ back of the bar. Through him, via. The Billboard, ‘‘Pop’’ sends his regards to all the circus profession. Will says ‘Pop’ is making money. Cc. W. McCurran, the well-known boss animal man and trainer, has arranged with Alderman John Coughlan, of Chicago, to superintend his Zoo at Colorado Springs, Colo., and will leave Chicago to assume his duties this week. Mr. McCurran has engaged a number of old-time circus animal men as assistants. The Colorado Zoo is world famous and *“Mac”’ is just the right man to conduct it. Wm. M. Garnett has been re-engaged as advance agent of the J. J. Kelley Show. By the way, Mr. Garnett is a Benedict now, having been married recently to Miss Jennie M. Dewar, a charming young iady of Harrisonville, Mich. When Mr. Garnett goes om the road he will turn his hotel at Belding, Mich., over to his brother, Claude. Charles Hayes, of the Barnum and Batley Shows, who was married to Miss Helen Jobnson of LaFayette, Ind., two years ago, was the central figure in a divorce suit filed by Mrs. Johnson recently. The wife, young and pretty, was granted a divorce by Judge Vinton in the Superior Court at LaFayette on Feb. Be. Mr. Hayes was represented by legal talent. “Pop” Sanders, Chris Zeith, Slivers Holland, Chas. Brady, Pete Fink, Tom King, Jas. Morrow and Mint Fleming, of the SellsFloto Shows, are enjoying the fine ocean breezes and the California sunshine at Venice. Harry Sells is at Logan, O., eating snowballs, so writes H. T. Hiffird, who is also at Venice. The Great Barlow Show opens in South Milford, Ind., the last Saturday in April with the biggest outfit that show has ever earried. There will be twenty-four people, ‘twenty-three head of stock besides twenty dogs, six performing Shetland ponies and four performing goats. Woolley and Piers, masters of the triple horizontal bars, were callers at The Bilboard office last week. They have signed with the Gollmar Brothers’ Show for this season. They are working wpon a new vaudeville turn which they say will be entirely original and novel. James Brown will not go with the Van Amberg Show this season, but will be seen with one of the other big ones. Mr. Brown bas spent a very pleasant winter so far between New Orleans and Hot Springs and will journey to California before the circus season opens. The press department of the Ringling Brothers’ Show will, this season, be in charge of James J. Brady, Charles A. White, Guy F. Steeley and Thomas Namack. or course Alf T. Ringling will be the authority and guide for the little band. Lampe and Lampe, now with the De Rue Brothers’ Minstrels, will be with Joyce's Old-Time Country Circus again this season. Mr. Fred Lampe as general manager. The show opens May 28 at Greenwich, N. ‘Y. Tom Barton, who has the outside tickets with the Frank A. Robbins Show, visited relatives in Chicago last week. Tom is spending the winter months with his old friend Sam Cramer at Peru, Harry Earl, general press representative for the Hagenbeck--Wallace Combined Shows, is busy in Chicago preparing a lot of new press stunts to be introduced by him coming season. this W. E. Franklin, general agent, and Jake Newmann, railroad contractor, for the Carl Hagenbeck and Great Wallace Shows Com bined, transacted business in Chicago, Monday, Feb. 2. Harry H. Hull (Mike) has declined a good offer as trainmmaster for one of the big ones this seasom; however, Harry may decide to return to sawdust circles the season of 1908 Kennedy's Wild West Show left Havana, Cuba, Feb. 25 for the winterquwarters in Perry, Okla., viz. New Orleans. This show opens at the Point of Pines, Boston, May 25 John White, who will have his anima! acts with the Oancie Brothers’ Show this season, is working upon a new comedy animal act that he will put in vaudeville this fall Edward Johnson, the comedian has appeared with the Miles Orton Show the past three seasons, has signed to clown with the Sun Brothers’ Shows the season of 1907. Reid and Falls are at their winter home in Fernandina, Fla., preparing to open the season with the Sparks Show. W. E. 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