The Billboard 1909-06-12: Vol 21 Iss 24 (1909-06-12)

JUNE 12, 1909. The Billboard i9 —_— 4 vw the visitors were Mr. Jos. Buckley, 0 ver of Mr, Otis Skinner, who was playing an vagement at the Moore Theatre; Mr. W. H. Noddy, better known as “Bill,” the former we own advance Car manager, whose brother George ts manager of our No, 2 Car; Harry Lea tt, manager for Sullivan and Considine, and host of other good friends and = well. « whom we were delighted to see and eneriail ; vr. W. EB. Fergusen is now general agent for Norris and Rowe, so with Harry Graham, manager f the No. 1 Car and his good crew, and George Roddy and bis swell bunch, things are b ic in advance. These three men deserve special mention for the good work they have accom plished The dead ones who have failed to make gool are about weeded out now, and as the season is still young we have much to be thankful for. I suppose every show has about the seme thing to contend with at the opening. A number of people write in advance for posttlons, claiming they are ‘‘the greatest that ever came over the pike,"" and when put to the test we find they can barely write their own pames, let alone accomplish any intelligent work Hlowever, these people are soon found out and promptly turned adrift and the big show moves along in the even tenor of its way. George Dynan is now the contracting agent. Raiph Hayward, the young son of Harry Hayward, the well-known manager of the Auditor jum, in Spokane, has been called back from the advance to take charge of the front door. The Peerless Potters again joined at Portland, Ore., May 3. for a special three weeks" engagement. Contracts previously entered into precluded the act staying longer, and Harry Potter took his people back to Idora Park, Oakland, Cal., to complete their engagement there. George Gessell has given the show a complete new lighting equipment and the front and interior is a blaze of light Chris. Zeits has accomplished wonders with his sextette of elephants and the big pachyderms are golng through a number of new stunts. Sam. C. Haller, our promotion manager, has finished his splendid labors and returns to his duties as manager of the Monitor and Merrimac, at the A.-Y.-P. Big, genital, honest Sam Haller is the very salt of the earth. Would there were more like him and there would be no complaint of not making good. He has a host of friends In Seattle and the newspaper boys will see that be gets In what he wishes far his Exposition attraction. The show went into Canada, at Vancouver, May 28 MARY P. OLIFAN CONVALESCiNG IN PHILADELPHIA. Mary P. Olifan, who was seriously injured, September 26, 1908, while doing an ‘“‘iron jaw’’ act with the John Rebinson Show, is now in the Medico. Chl. Hospital, at I8th and Cherry streets, Philadelphia, and would be glad to get letters from her friends. After falling from a great height, during the circus performance, she was carried to Memphis, Tenn., and placed in a hospital It was found that both her ankle bones were broken and her heel bone cracked. She remained in that hospital for nine weeks and was discharged as cured. Since then she has suffered greatly and went to the Philadeiphia Hospital to have the bones broken and reset. The operation has heen performed and it is claimed that she will entirely recover. She will have to remain in the hospital for a month or more, and a cheery letter from her old a would do much to brighten many lonely ours. FROM THE UBIQUITOUS PEREGRINATOR. Brockton, Mass., May 28, 1909. Dear Susie:—Up-to-date, the phenomenal money earners in Yankeeland seem to be the Lambs’ Gambol and Ringling Brothers’ Circus | have given both powers close attention and can safely say, the business they are enjoying has never before been recorded in amusement history. Capacity, and thousands clamoring for & look-in, has been the daily reward of these two great offerings Last Sunday, at Worcester, Mass., I dined with Bob Clark, who is now wearing the harbess of chief crowd-producer for ‘‘White City,” and, considering the great ‘“‘billing’’ which he has given Worcester and the neighboring cities, the resort will open big Bob resides near the lake. in one of those newly-wed bungalow affairs and is living the life of a king. Gee, I enjoyed the meal which his frau crooked. Beans? Not on your natural be one Yank that doesn't think existance depends on the pod product Just before leaving Worcester I saw Bert Loveridge manager of Ringling Brothers’ ad| vertising car number three He and his briEade of “billers’’ were headed toward Boston. Bert is looking finer than a corn-fed maiden and is on the job with both feet Hie has 24 men on his car, among them numbering some of the best hustlers In the business At New Bedford, Mass, i visited Hathaway's Theatre and witnesesd a performance of The Heir to the Hoorah, presented by the Yale Stock Company, and, in spite of the aggregation's rah! rab! title, received large measure for mY money It wasn't one of those small town, slap-bang performances but a cleanout, clever interpretation of Paul Armstrong's composition, Every piece of business, every situation: in fact, every little detall employed in the original producton saw light in the Yale Company's presenta. tlon Ia was a complete offering from cooing babe to “Hush,’? the Jap valet _v* program reconieal the following names: Wilmer Walter, Blosser Jennings, Gladden James Frank Sibley, Romaine Fielding, Henry F. Crossen, Thomas MeNell. Houston Richards, D. H. Primrose, Florence Farr, Beverly West. ar hette Marshall, Mable Vann, Jessie Brink and > Blosser, Will L. White is responsible the direetion o Now, Susie, that you have read Isaac Mar jt. on ‘Business Side of the Circus.” I wish ; call your attention to The Saturday Evening ton! _issue of May 2). It contains ‘The Au Ris ‘eraphy of a Clown,” by Jules Turnoir, a Kilng jester of many years’ service Hamp Magazine also came to the front, in its el lesue, with “Women of the Cireus,"” by eee Weir. The story abounds with human R ae and is studded with photographs of ‘ng performers rod cae dally papers gave prominent position © obituary column, even going so far as Bye the Hat of departed with a feature head While matters of news Importance appeared _ ler “heads of old-atyle face type Upon Y the editor informed me that the scheme * batehed with intention to point out the de Bob happens to | creasing death rate since the elimination ef liquor from the city. Oh, I almost forgot to mention Fitchburg, Mass, It is from this place that Dexter Fel. lows hails, and I make no mistake stating that every man, woman and child in the place sing the genial press agent’s praise. Good town, is Fitchburg. It numbers among the few where beverage is served from spicket instead of the tea kettle. Possessor of a fine street car service, big-hearted bunch of newspaper boys, and 80 prosperous that sprinkling carts are operated during rain or shine. In this neck of the woods, Frank A. Robbins and the Washburn Shows are canvassing all towns of mediocre size, and, from general reports are reaping their share of the spoils. At Providence, I. I. I saw the Washburn cars —three in number. They were passing through the Capital City en route East. Ranch 101 is also covering a number of the smaller towns, also taking an occasional dip into some of the cities made by the ‘‘World’s Greatest.’’ I have just received a letter from one of the boys on Ringling Brothers’ advertising car number one, which states that Harry Johnson, chief lithographer, recently contracted a light touch of pneumonia. He is in the charge of an eminent physician at Fitchburg and doing nicely. The letter further states that-the boys ex pect to see Harry's smiling face at Springfield, a week hence Now, old pal, I have quoted all that has fallen under my observation, so will say over the fence for the present. Your side kick, DOUGLAS DIOBAEL. P. S.—Do all press agents drink milk? PATTERSON SHOW NOTES. The Great Patterson Shows played the week of May 17 at Fort Smith, Ark., under the ausplees of the two Tents of the Knights of the Maccerbees. The weather all during the week was good, with the exception of one day, and business was big. The week of May 24 was played at Joplin, Mo., under the auspices of the Fraternal Order of Eagles of that city. Another good week of weather and business was enjoyed by both the shows and concessions. This was the fifth visit of the Patterson Shows to Joplin. On Monday, May 22, occurred the wedding of two of the members of the company. C. C. Spencer, J. J., spoke the words which united in the bonds of matrimony Miss Pearl May, of Ashville, Ky., and Mr. Henry Sullivan, of Fort Worth, Tex. The former is a member of the Merry Wicow Company, and the latter is a member of the Patterson Concert Band. There have been seo many additions to the Great Patterson Shows recently in the shape of new attractions with wagon fronts that more cars were necessary Mr. Patterson has ordered two new SO0-ft flats from the Mount Vernon Car Manufacturing Co., of Mount Vernon, Ill., for delivery at Belleville, Ill., during the week of June 7. Until that time the railroads will be called upon to furnish equipment. The berd of four baby elephants, which do their series of remarkable acts in the Trained Wild Animal Show, are making a hit wherever the Patterson Shows play. They are favorites with both young and old. and Trainer Joe Secastin receives many compliments on the excellent manner in which he handles them. The week of May 31, the Patterson Shows played at St. Charles, Mo., and there were big things doing im that city. PAN-AMERICAN CIRCUS CHANGES | HANDS. The Pan-American Circus was recently pur| chased at Council Bluffs, lowa, by Wm. P. Hall, and the entire show, consisting of 21 cars, was shipped direct to Lancaster, Mo., where it will be re-organized and again put out. The show has only been out a short time, but | met with very bad business. 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