The Billboard 1911-03-25: Vol 23 Iss 12 (1911-03-25)

at haere Big ve The Billboard MARCH 25, 1911. ePour rene. . a / 5 W. H. DONALDSON, Publisher. ISSUED WEEKLY, and entered as Second-class Mail Matter at Post-office, Cincinnati, 0. Address all communications for the editorial or business department to | } THE BILLBOARD PUBLISHING CO., 416 Elm Street, Cincinnati, O., U. S. A. Long Distance Telephone, Main 2769. Cable address (Registered) ‘‘Billyboy.”’ | NEW YORK. | Room 6, Holland Building, 1440 Broadway. Telephone 1630 Bryant. | | | CHICAGO. 1203 Schiller Building, 103-109 Randolph St. Telephone Centra) 5934. ST. LOUIS. Room 803 Missouri Trust Building. SAN FRANCISCO. Westbank Building, 830 Market St., junction Market, Ellis and Stockton Sts., Suite 621. LONDON, ENGLAND. 170 Temple Chambers, EB, C. PARIS, FRANCE. 121 Rue Montmartre. Telephone 222—61. ADVERTISING RATES.—Twenty cents aor line, agate measurement. Whole page, $140; half page, $70; quarter fit’; $35. © advertisement measuring less five lines acce > ~ : om, ¥, Ph pe R months, : , $1. Payable vance. “le extra charge to Canadian or Foreign subscribers. Canada. hich are suppli News So. and *. — es. Ps » m4 “ sale Brentano's, venue , Paris, ww When not on sale, please notify this fice v Remittances should be made, by posta ef mone , or 8 \ ym | or r~* payable to Billboard Publishing Company. editor can not undertake to return unsoieiee’ manusoript; correspondents should keep ° + Saturday, March 25, 1911. NOTES BY THE WAY. o—— By CHARLES A. WHITE. —— Chicago, March 17. The rumor which went the rounds last week regarding the selling of the Danny Robinson Show, is now slated as a fact. The deal was consummated in Chicago, and the investors are George Little, formerly manager of Jack Johnson, and H. E. Allott, better known in circus circles as *“‘Bunk” Allen. When I interviewed Mr. Allen at the Palmer House, Wednesday night, he stated that he and Mr. Little had bought the entire show property of Danny Robinson for the sum of $20,000. He further stated that Danny Robinson will be employed with the show during the coming season as assistant manager, while George w. Aiken will handle matters in advance. The enterprise, according to Mr, Allen, will be transported in 18 cars. Jack Johnson, the prize fighter, is to be the big feature. While the Johnson proposition Is treated as improbable by many showman, Mr. Allen avers that he holds a contract calling for the pugilist’s services | with the Danny Robinson Circus for a term of thirty weeks, at a salary of $25,000 for the season. It is also known that Johnson is desirous to | enter the circus game, but a letter written by | a San Francisco sporting man to a well-known | Chicago circusman, contains information that | Johnson has refused to treat with his former manager, owing to a misunderstanding Little had | with Johnson’s wife prior to the Reno match. | The letter further reads to the effect that in the | | | event Johnson does take a plunge into the tented | profession he will insist on having a private | ear, and be allowed to carry his mother and sisters while en tour. George W. Aiken left town Thursday. He carried a draft to the tune of $2,300, which will be employed to gladden the heart of some printer, and incidentally set the presses in motion grinding Danny Robinson billing matter. * Harry Potter, formerly of the Cole Circus, will run the privilege car with the Frank A. Robbins Show during the coming season. Sam C. Haller, who has several concessions at Riverview Park, Chicago, has just returned from | Hot Springs. | Bob Stickney, known to eve showman in the circus field, is playing at the Crown The| atre with Polly of the Circus. If you wish to get inside information regarding the old-timers, consult Charles Rell. He | can tell you the time when Fd. L. Brannan did | “straights” in the concert of Thornton's St. | Louis Circus, | i | * The other day I asked Lon Williams ff he | could give me any news matter pertaining to | the cireus game. He hesitated for a few minutes, then repaired to the writing room and dashed off the following startling Information: | “Lon B. Williams, general agent of the Young Buffalo Wild West Show, is now one of the best A RECORD —IN THE— Spring Special Number The Billboard published the most attractive, most useful and most widely-circulated issue ever put out by a publication devoted to the profession of amusement. There were Sixty-four Text Pages Containing special articles of vital interest to persons engaged in all branches of the amusement business ; illustrations, the quality and variety of which have never been equalled by an amusement journal ; and the usual modicum of news features and information that alone have made The Billboard the most popular and the most widely read of professional publications. The lists alone, published in the Spring Special, constituted a feature of information and usefulness worthy of our long established reputation in this respect. 100 Pages of Advertisements (100 --COUNT THEM) There was an aggregate of one hundred pages of advertisements, the diversity of which, covering publicity in all forms and phases of the amusement business and the profession of entertainment, carries an interest of their own to readers that would have made the edition well worth the purchase price, irrespective of the special and news features carried. 1283 Advertisements Representing as many individual advertisers, made this number a real criterion in this particular and peculiar phase of its character. Encomiums too Numerous to Print At first we intended to reproduce the encomiums received from The Billboard's friends and admirers of the Spring Special, but they came so strong—by telegraph, by mail and by word of mouth, direct and over the telephone—that we determined to save the space for printing the regular weekly features (the encomiums would have eaten in inconceivably on this space) and sacrifice the gratification that we ourselves would have felt at seeing them in print. Besides, they are still coming—by myriads, legions of them—so we may possibly select the representative ones for reproduction in our next issue. THE SPRING SPECIAL NUMBER IS Growing Bigger Every Year This season we printed one hundred and four advertisements more than were published in the issue of 1910. Watch us next year. The End is Not Yet! dressed and most carefully groomed circus agen:. in Chicago. It has been thus for over a mont) 1 wonder why?’ Mr, Williams’ statement may be founded on facts, but there are a number of circus agen's in oo See City by claim that Lou has po: up to date displayed anything out t ary in the wearing apparel i oF ie ote The Coulter Show's railroad make-up wi) > wage My RS three stock and five ats. probable opening date Lancaster, Mo. “ meee Gat + Tom Ryan has been eng to m side-show with the Yankee binson Show. + Charles Kelly, boss canvasman with the Yan kee Robinson Show passed through Chic : day, en route to bes Moines, = > Se + 0, L. Hall, dramatic editor of the Journal, bas hied his good-natured self om Springs, where he will bask in the sun for ten days. + The latest rumor in the Rialto is to the effect that George M, Coban will take over the Studebaker Theatre instead of a new playhouse in Chicago. Completion of the new §75,000 theatre at Evanston, Ill,, s been delayed owing to a defect which appeared in the building the morning after the Pleasant Prairie, Wis., powder exlosion. The crack is an inch wide and runs n ae uaaeee mat an the entire wall w ave to wrecked. The damage estimated at $15,000, J. J. Rosenthal, that effervescent tle: who keeps Julian Eltinge’s name before the ~~ lic, has originated @ lobby display that is creating no end of comment. The novelty is in form of a huge canvas, on which is painted some twenty bouquets. To each bunch of flowers is attached a card bearing opinions of well-known Chicagoites regarding the Eltinge show. Another painting is of Mr. Eltinge in stage attire, and a dove conveyi several beribboned cards. on which is lettered favorable excerpts from the dramatic columns of the Chicago papers. One card has inspired hearty laughter, owing to its being worded in Hebrew, and credited to James yb rey a" ~' seems that Mr. Benneti alled to sing praise of the Elti herefore fell heir to the joke ard. —* + Jake Sternad, of the booking firm of Sternad and Simon, is still serving | palatable = of amusement to those who while the evening away in the Bohemian atmosphere at the Congress. This week's offerings are Cox and Kra mer, Jimmy Whiteley, Sisters Bendahblin, Bob } ay A merry — the Kawkasian —_ » Laura Andrews, De Far Raymond Cranston and Sam iene. + The ticket scalpers who rate in various Chicago Hotels were dealt S tea Diew last Wednesday by E. H. Sothern. It seems that the actor received several letters from admirers who complained of the speculators holding all of the choice seats for the Southern-Marlowe engagement. Mr. Sothern was much wro ht up over the matter, and telegraphed the Shu. berts, demanding that back to ay ay the tickets be turned rednesday evening the Shuberts sent mee. Sage to Lawrence Anhault, local manager of the Lyric, instructing him to comply with Mr. Soth ern’s wishes, and to refrain from allowing tick ets during the engagement to be sold el than at the theatre box office, + Edward Cummings, who formerly own Windsor-Clifton Hotel, consummated a _ = Wednesday, whereby he takes over the Wellington Hotel. This announcement will no doubt be halled with delight by those who constitute the brotherhood of circus agents, for Mr. Cummings has always exerted himself to give the boys of the tented fol demenéed. ad more than their money MARRIAGES. WITT-HELM.—Albert M. Witt, for the past few years connected with the Barnum & Ralle Shows as head ticket taker, and Miss Ella > + pe mpanet Ee Ill., at the de or ames . shortly for New York Ctty. 7 BIRTHS. Mrs. G. H. Coleman, wife of the well known carnival promoter, persented her husband with a Cheat baby boy, March 7, at their home in “hicago. Harry Barlow, the dramatic stock director and actor, is the proud father of a ten pound boy, left by the stork on February 25. Baby and mother are doing well. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Sellon, on January 31, an eight pound boy. Mr. Sellon owns the musical extravaganzas, The Cat and the Fiddle and The Cow and the Moon companies. A. G. Lowande is the prond father of a ninepound baby girl, born March 9, at Denver, Col Mother and baby are doing well. DEATHS. PHILLIVS..-E. P. Phillips, advance agent for the Mildred and Rouclere Company, died very suddenly at Lancaster, N. H., March 12, from Bright's disease. He has been with Mr. Rouclere for two seasons as manager, and was formerly with John Griffith and the Two Sisters Company. ARNOLD.—Walter Ellsworth Arnold died Feb ruary 18. at his residence. 11 Dearborn street Dorchester, Mass. Mr. Arnold was connected with the Buck Printing Company, theatrics! printers, of Boston, Mass. He was recently made president of that coucern. HUBER.—Harry E. Huber died at his mot! er’s home in Lock Haven, Pa., March 10, of consumption. During bis career he was cov nected with the following ctreuses as biilpost«: The Forepaugh & Sells Bros.’, The Chamberis'" Bros.’, John Robinson Circus, and the Se!!* Floto Shows. The young man was well thous ' of by ety one he came in contact with, «'! his loss will be felt by all his friends. He '* survived by his parents and one brother, Devs ; and a sister, Jennie.