The Billboard 1911-06-24: Vol 23 Iss 25 (1911-06-24)

The Billboara JUNE 24, 1911. arnival and Fair News of the Week DUBUQUE’S WATER CARNIVAL. Dubuque, lowa., June 15 (Special to The Billboard).—This city is in throes of excitement over the big motor boat regatta of the Mississippi Valiey Power Boat Association, which takes place here during the week of July 4. It is expected that there will be 1,500 hoats taking part in the races, parades, etc. It is also whispered that some motor boat rec". will be broken—providing the new hydroplan~ boats are entered. Being centrally located in one of the mos: populous valleys in the country, it is believed of frow that there course, many will be at least 50,000 visitors. well-known motor boat men New York, New Orleans, and other cities will be present. It is the intention of those in charge to make the event the greatest in the history of this city. CARNIVAL NOTES. The Mazeppa Famous Shows, the attraction that the Backenstoe Brothers of Columbus, 0O., have organized and named for their world-known horse, Mazeppa, opened the season very auspiciously in Kokomo, Ind., Monday afternoon, May 29. The attraction is, undoubtedly, one of the best of its kind the country has ever known, and the company throughout is one of the really up-to-date ones. Mazeppa’s advance brigade is in charge of and under the personal direction of Harry Sanger, one of the best-known contracting agents in the business. Mr. Sanger will do all the booking and contracting and will be assisted by Mr. Lew Marcuse, formeriy with the Barkoot Shows as second man. Roy Bears will be Mr. Sanger’s other assistant, and he will work in conjunction with Mr. Marcuse. The company is using much specially lithographed pictorial paper the average circus, and the old term, ‘“‘billing like a circus,’’ is certainly not out of place when speaking of this end of the Mazeppa Shows. Back with the show, the staff is Messrs. W. L. and L. B. Backenstoe, sole owners and managers; Mr. Orville Bunnell, formerly traveling representative and press agent for ©. P. Walker of Winnipeg, secretary-treasurer and press representative, and ‘‘Doc’’ James Rary, general announcer. The shows proper are Mazeppa, the horse with the human mind, which attraction is equipped with one of the neatest and at the same time most elaborate fronts and inside scenic investments ever given an attraction. The staff for the Mazeppa Show is P. Z. Klotts, treasurer; Doc Bary, announcer; Marply, assistant to Doc Bary: Clyde Morrow, assistant treasurer; Robert Bowers, master mechanic; Red Loomis, boss canvasman, and Jim Lee. boss hostler. Prince Otto and Princess Edith, midgets. Staff: Joe McCallum, announcer; Mr. Bunk. treasurer. Cleopatra, a musical comedy, Staff: Tod McCaughlin, announcer; Erbie Todd, treasurer; Fay Tod, stage director, and P. M. Secrest, musical director. Gay Paree, or the Girl in Red. Hattie Collins, owner and manager; Harry Kane, treasurer. Zeno, manape. Perry Thibaut, announcer: John Fristoe, treasurer. Jessie James Wild West. Burchart . Managers. Cleo, or the Den of Death; BurkCo., managers. Pauline; Tom McGuire, manager: Fred Reeves, treasurer. H. D. Jones, owner. Carry-us-all; H. D. Jones, owner. For free attractions the company carries The Flying Bicketts, five in number, In their sensational aerial act, and Miss Anna Woodward. prima donna soprano, who toured the world as soloist with Sousa’s Band. A twenty-piece hand. under the direction of Prof. Cc. M. Davis, furnishes the music. Under the auspices of the Children’s ground Association, attracted thonsands as as Playthe Kansas Greater Shows of people to the show grounds, Washington, Pa., last week. Mr. Krause, manager, has ordered beautiful paneled fronts for all the shows, which will be on in a few days. Plenty of gold leaf and myriads of electric lights will make these fronts rank among the best In the show business. C. M. Maxwell, who acts as director in general of the outfit, has spared nothing to make these shows a success. The meri’s of each show were carefully investigated, an. found to be those which would be elevating to the minds of the public in general. The gaily uniformed band of sixteen pieces, and Divola. who leaps from the lofty heights of a ninety-foot ladder into a shallow tank of water, help to keep the crowas in good snirits. These shows will play nothing but big city dates. Upward of two hundred people go to make up the cleanest class of attractions of this description ever seen in Washington. Rex, the pony which does everything but talk, and a troupe of highly educated dogs are the things which delight beth young and old at Ashborn's Dog and Pony Cirens. Raldy Swain handles the front of this show {na highly commendable mapner and sneceeds in turning large crowds. Jocko the Wonderful, who puzzles the public, is getting his share of patronage with Fred Eisner on the front Kilbourn’s Annex is deserving of much credit. They carry a nine-piece band. The | consisting Ferris Wheel; | jally makes | Cordos has program has six feature acts. The work of | Rabr Powell in toe, clog and skirt dancing {« worthy of mention, as is that of Nanny Powel] in trombone solos and ballad singing Dr. Bar field. owner of the Plantation Show, has engaged the best colored talent. The show has fourteen performers. Flossie Ingram is featured. Rarfield offers a $100 challenge to any citizen who will produce as rapid a dancer as Flossie The Oriental Palace, in charge of Harry Smith where Famatama is featured tn qa reptile dance and some beautiful women pose, pleases. Clar ence Maxwell is ‘tting good returns from a huge mass of avo is known as Raby Bell the fat gir) Th veral other attractions are all worthy of me Fhering’s Ferris wheel and merry-co-ronnd furnis! musement in the way of rides. The concessions are all neatly framed and of a legitir e nature. This week the show is at Youngstown, 0 Mr. Kranee was a Billboard caller while in Cincinnati! last week, The Great Empire Shows, now in f[ts seventh week since leaving Johnstown. Pa.. under the management of J. W. Hampton, have met with great success. Both shows and concessions pro gram and queens contests have so far exceeded } all expectations financially. In each town nothing but high praise has come from newspapers, the shows being heralded as one of the cleanest carnival companies ever exhibited in thi« part of the country. At present the Great Empire Shows are carrying a ten-car show, 260 peo ple and an eighteen-piece Royal Italian Band, two sensational free aerial acts, Madame Bonile and Mill, and the following paid attractions, which are features themselves: LaRose. electric fountain; Geo. Farley's Filipino Midgets, with Mr. Hughes on front; Guy Dodson'’s Limit, presenting and featuring La Marie in her inspirational dance; Ben Holmes’ Wild West and Hip. Shows, carrying thirty-five people, including ten full-blooded Sioux Indians from Pine Ridge (Ss. D.) Reservation; big Electric Theatorium; Georgia Minstrels: Crazy House; Eskimo Village, of eight people and fifteen Eskimo ‘s, in which they present a remarkable exhiliivion of life and modes of living in that frozen couctry; Ito and his famous troupe of Japanese; the Refined Vaudeville, a show that caters to lads and children; Fat Girls’ Congress; Tattooe, Girls: J, W. Hampton's great Seven-in-one Show: Ferris Wheel, Merry-go-round, Swings. The Creat Empire Shows are carrying exactly forty-five cencessions, including one of the finest cook houses under canvas. W. Hampton, while in Pittsburg last week, closed a deal whereby he palace car. becomes owner of a fine Pullman It is said he paid $6,000 for same. While the shows were exhibiting at Tarentum, Pa., a number of Pittsburg friends presented him with a handsom Ford touring car. The boys are all taking advantage of a free ride special. The big storm that swept this part of the country while the shows were in Tarentum, did considerable damage to the shows Notwithstanding this, the outfit was ready for the big crowd pany, for the past five weeks, everything is moving along smoothly and everybody !s happy and contented. Following is a complete roster of the company: H. C. Wilbur, general manager; J. C. (Dusty) Rhodes, assistant manager; A. D. Reld, secretary and treasurer; Earl Traynore, superintefdent of transportation; Charles Boston, billposter; Bert Welch, boss canvasman; C. E. Parker, master mechanic, and 0. Stedman, electrician. We are carrying twelve paid attractions and three free acts: Prof. Cokley, balloonist: Aerial Austain, on the high wire, and Charles Leora, in the slide-for-life. We are also featuring the athletic circus of fourteen acts and twelve-piece band, both having creditable press notices in every town. We have played this season. We are now playing split weeks and will continue to do so until we get to Saskatoon, Canada. While watching a snake charmer perform at one of the shows of the J. C. Simpson carnival, which was at Wheeling, W. Va., last week Fred Chappel, on of the onlookers in a crowd, was bitten by one of the snakes which the exhibitor, during the course his performance, threw among them. Although the bite was not dangerous, Mr. Chappel’s arm swelled up and caused much pain. He has sued the Simpson Company for $300. Cantara’s Carnival Co. opened June 3 at of Rid deford, Me., under the Firemen to big business All shows doing big and concessions cleaning up. This being a new company, and being in a PROMINENT CARNIVAL MEN. 4 Ny WD s | | Jas. Pattersoxr \ rankHatch Ferbert 5 Ke s CW. Parker | that attended, expecting to find us a complete wreck, but were disappointed. The operating staff includes J. W. Hampton, manager; Eddie Wilson, secretary; Joseph H. Thoney, general contracting agent; J. Murphy promoter; L. D. Lynn, promoter. The Great Patterson Shows filled the week of June 12-17 at Beloit, Wis., and did big busi ness, the inclosure and the shows beng crowded nightly. The Wild Animal Show, which is easily the main point of interest, drew great business. Signor Sacastin and his herd of elephants are easily the big feature. An act ig presented that gives the idea of a romp on the part of trainer and elephants. Trincess Dixie gives an act with ber lions that thrills, and she nerson ] handsome appearance. Captain a collection of domestic animals, including a huge ox, which is easily the star of the lot, and shows wonderful handling. The Flying Werntzes present a fine double trapeze act. They seem to have an endless change of costumes H. J "s Nomia Shows is one of the finest ever presented Twenty-elght Miss Virgini» Brainard and Jr.. have likewise gone to Kansas )] Hall was a visitor June 14 recoveren from the injury she received by being tossed on the tuske of an elephant nearly a year ago She ia resting at Rockford. Tl Jas. Patterson and wife ran over to Milwankee June 15, to visit the Kline | Shows. Everrone has much praise for the preas work of C. C. Rowley. This is Mr. Rowley’s fifth year with the Great Patterson Shows. Notwithstanding the bad weather that has been encountered by the Northwest Amusement Com this one attraction, including | girls The Backman Glass nanaged and pleased every one ll was a visitor June 13 He iat are worked by ncess Dixie “1 to see his o Johnnie Feature Annex simply could not t weople J. E. Manning of the gone toa Kaneas City hospital Woody it ‘ os 6 6 maiden country, where everyone has to be educated to a carnival, the manager of the company as well as the concession holders are very well satisfied with the first stand and have great hopes for a big season. The company car .es four shows, merry-go-round, free act, brass band and ten concessions. With the Water Carnival less than a week away, Oroville, Cal., is now in readiness to entertain what is believed will be the largest crowd that bas ever been in this city. Reports from all over Superior California indicate that the attendance at the celebration will be recordbreaking. Anticipating this, the committee hav ing charge of the affair are doubling and re doubling their efforts to make of it the most spectacular event that Northern California has ever seen. The Krause Shows will play Detroit, Mich during the great aviation carnival, July 3 to Some of the greatest birdmen in the country will be present to perform their daring feats In the air. The Krause shows should reap their reward, being so fortunate to hit the Michigan metropolis during such a gala week, Divalo, the high diver, has joined the Kranse Greater Shows in Washington, Pa. Divalo le well known throughout the country and will no doubt add another favorite attraction to the Krause organization. Fred MeMackin and wife closed with the John ny Jones Carnival Company in Knoxville. Tenn to Join the Galyon and Stahl Stock Company Zeb Hughes visited friends at Monticello. In., for a few days He returned to the BB Ellis Show at Franklin, Jnd., June 20 Dr. l. H. Thomas and his big medicine company is playing in Virginia and South Carolina with conalderable success Madame Leona Bonne, unchallenged queen of the alr, is the feature attraction with the Great Pmpire Shows. Ralph Love and his American Cowboy Rand of eight pieces is with Macy's Olympic Bhows. Geo. FAIR NOTES. The fourth annual meeting of the Henry Coun ty Fair Association will be held in Paris, Tenn., September 20-28. This fair bas an annual at tendance of about 20,000 persons, and is offering larger premiums and better inducements to exhibitors and visitors this year than at any time in the past. This association is a member of the Kentucky-Tennessee-Mississippi Fair Cir cult, and has since its organization been a finan cial success. This success is mainly due to the fact that it has the backing of the farming and business interests ef the county in which ft is located. The races are, of course, the main fea ture of the meeting, but there is no lack of interest in the other departments, while the agricultural and live stock exhibits deserve special mention. The Maryland State and Agricultural Society of Maryland, are arranging dates for fairs throughout the state. The following are those whose schedules are complete: Pocomoke, Md.. 8-11; Salisbury, Md., Aug. 15-18; Easton, 22-25; Gentlemen's Driving Park, : Rockville Md., Aug. 29-Sept. 1; Tolchester, Md., Aug. 29-Sept. 1; Maryland State | Fair, Timonium, Md., Sept. 5-9; Prospect Park, Baltimore, Md Sept. 11-16; Maryland State | Grange Fair, Taneytown, Md., August 8-11; ! Four County Fair, Laurel, Md., no date; Cum berland Fair, Md., no date; Frederick Fair, | Frederick, Md. Oct. 17-20; Hagerstown Fair Hagerstown, Md... Oct. 10-13, and White Hall , 10 o | Castle | mington, Dela., August 29 to Sept. 1, inclusive, Farmers’ Association, date not set. The third annual street fair, of the Barnesboro under the aus Business Men's Assoion of Barnesboro, Pa., will be held in Barnesboro the week of August 14-19. A fea ture of the fair this year will be two days de voted to the thern Cambria Volunteer Fire men’s Convention, consisting of eight to ten fire companies, which will help to make this year’s fair bigger than ever. The committees have all been appointed and are now hard at work forming the routine for what will be the biggest week in the history of Barnesboro. Special rates have been secured en all railroads and large crowds are expected from a radius of one hundred miles. The tenth annual fair of the Crawford County Fair Association will be held in Cuba, Mo., Sept. 25-29. The prospects are good for the biggest fair in the history of the Association. One day has been added to the fair this year, which will give four days of real fair instead of three as heretofore. There will be four days of racing, and the purses have been made four times as large as last year. There will be some red hot races each of the four days. Special attractions will be provided for each night, so that the crowds will be kept upon the fair grounds until 11 o'clock. This will undoubtedly be of great advantage to the concession people. The thirteenth annual exhibition of the New County Fair Association held in Wil is the only fair in the entire state. The prospects are that this season’s event will surpass all other years. Free attractions have been contracted for through Miss Zue McClary of | New York City, and will be the most elaborate of the kind ever shown here. Polar, The Ma» Up the Pole: The Helkvists and Winston's Seals have been engaged. Aside from all this the racing card will be large, and the increased ex hibits in the farm machinery department assure the association of success. The Adair County Fair Association of Greenfield, Ia., will hold its twentieth annual fair and exposition September 12-14, 1911, at the fair grounds, northeast of the city. Prospects are of the very best now for a record-breaking fair this fall. As Adair County has some of the best stock tn the state. including horses, cattle, swine and poultry, there will be much compet!tion. The highest priced Duroc-Gilt ever sol? was raised by Sexsmith and Strong at Greenfield, Ia., and sold at public auction for $2,175 in their annual auction sale two years ago. Some hel the best track horses In the state will be re. The directors of the Van Kleek Hill Exhibitiom association of Van Kleek, the largest strictly agricultural fair ini Eastern Ontario, intend te provide splendid additional show quarters for swine and poultry this year. They will have a trained animal show for ontside attraction. and will have two monster parades of all stock. This society this year has adopted the motto: “A thousand dollar surplus for 1911,"’ and are bound to realize it. There will be nearly $1,000 in cash offered in special prizes in addition to regular prizes. Concessions of all kinds are granted at low prices. nad For the Rhea and Meigs County Fair Associa tion, to be held Oct. 2-7, at Rhea Springs, Tenn., the exhibition hall has been enlarged and Im proved; more stalls and pens have been added: new stables erected, and nothing left undone that will add to the comfort and conventence of exhibitors and patrons. The grand stand and track are admittedly the best found at any county fair in East Tennessee. Tne premium list hae been enlarged, the purses and stake money donbled. and a record crowd te expected Something will be doing every minnte In each day. The officers of the Richland County Fair, at Olney. Tll., are making some very essential im provements on thelr grounda (the old Tilfnole State Fair Grounds). These grounds consist of fifty five acres with one of the beat half-mile tracks In the country, and are located fust five blocks from the center of the elty. They are now wired by electricity, and It ts their inten tion to put on the largeet day and night fair in thie part of the etate and make this, thelr fifty fifth annual fair. the banner one of them al! The fair «tarts September 5. $2,750 will be paid to the winners of the har nese races to he held at the Schuyler County Fair Association. Rushville, Ill., thie coming Angust This association ia a member of the Miaeissipp! Short Ship Assoctation, The last two days of the Chippewa County Agricuitural Society, which will be held at Saul! St. Marie, Mich., In Anguat, will be devoted to the fndging of live atock and the running of the feature horse races, The Airdome at Iola, Kan., te turning people away from their doors every night. The atten?! ance im better than ever thie vear.