The Billboard 1913-03-15: Vol 25 Iss 11 (1913-03-15)

+ . = “se * ; . 5 / ; 4 ‘ ’ a a) ’ 4 > e" ¢ ad . . On : ? | Vv, *« a ; bgt * » ar ay “« “RE ; 4 L , ,a 4 ”% : ' . 2 4 > s¢ 58 The Billboard MARCH 15, 1913, CIRCUS NEWS ANDRESS CAN COME BACK. There is an old saying that when one has once left the ranks of his profession to live in re tiremeut it is practically impossible to ‘‘come back.’’ While this may hold for the prizefighter, it has not proved the rule in the realm of magic and wesmerism. On February 28, at the Chicago Town and Country Club, there appeared on the boards l’rofissor Charles Andress, pastmaster in magic, mwesmerism and mind-reading, and all round circus and amusement prometer. The oc casion for the ‘‘come back’’ was a special enter tainment given by the club for its members. For the past five years the veteran showman bas been in retirement, after 45 years experience in activ service in his chosen profession. While it has been quite a iong time since be has done any stage work, Professor Andriss gave as good an enteria.ninent as he ever was able to produce dur‘pg the palmy days of his youth. For one solid hour and a half he held his audience spell bound and’ wystified with his various stunts In magic, Mesmerism and mind-reading. Since giv ing this enterta'nment ceivid several Professor Andress has re offers of engagements in Chicago theaters, but he bas refused them all, believing that his day has passed and wishing to leave the field clear for the younger members of the pro fession GOLLMAR BROS.’ NOTES. Charles and Fred Gollmar spent a portion of the past week in Chicago, Charles leaving Wednesday night, March 5, while Fred did not return until Thursday night “Uncle George’’ Holland will again this season have charge of the horses. He left March 10 for the Dakotas, where he purposes to buy two carloads of equines for the show Steve Smith, who returns to the outfit as first assistant boss hostier, will take charge of the camp during Uncle George's absence. The latter is proud as ever over his old horse, Dick, the first horse eve, used by the Gollmar Shows, about twenty-six years ago. when traveling was done by wagon. Uncle Geor:e puts it as follows: “Little Dick fs older than I am, and our wagon is older than the two of us.'’ At first Holland decided to make his trip to the Dakotas on Dick’s baca, but on second consideration he decided to take the train. Hermann returns to the Gollmar camp as train master. Wiley, last year a 24-hour man, will this year receive the responsibility of steward. arry Wertz has transferred his home from Lincoln, Neb. to Baraboo, so that he san take charge of the refurnishing of the show seats. Dan Leon is kept busy breaking in stock. Montana, assistant horse breaker, had a finger erushed ist week when he was thrown from one of the broncos The boys stuck his finger in a can of turpentine, and he is dancing yet Sutch Castle is now in charge of the cook house at the winter quarters. Burt Noyes comes back to assist Emery Styles in the caretaking of the elefants, Tommy Keough returns to his boss property Position, which he has graced for the last three years. Doc Chapman will again take charge of all concessions He is -now in Nellisville, Wis.. managing a local nickelodeon. (Pop) Frank Bullard, in addition to serving as head porter for the whole Goilmar train, will have exclusiv Charge of the new private car which has been added to the Gollmar outfit, This vehicle is indeed a splendid one, and represents the most finisht product of the modern train carpenter. It is a veritable rolling palace. CLYDE 8. CLARKE’S CHATTER. There are still seme states that won't give the suffragettes suffrage pet. 1 should worry. Fletcher Smith, press agent (back) with the Sparks Shows, is bessing the painters and dec orators in the winter quarters if the advance car looks as good as Fletcher says it does, I'll buy him a—er—cigar when I arrive in Salisbury. May Wirth was in our m‘dst recently, at the Colonial (Akron, Ohio}. Some rideress, It is to laugh. The roster of the Professor Littleton Show, which is said to be organizing ‘n Akron. Ohio Charley Fick, your countenance hit my eve recently in The B'llboard. Why this serious look? Was it a bad lincense or a hold-up lot, man? Mabel Parthe and Mary Hart, the well-known sister team. will appear in the concert with the Sparks Shows, Doctors say walking is good exercise; been taking a daily suffraget this winter. Here's a tip, the Sparks Shows will open some =» I've E. F. LAMPMAN ¢ ’ | q Mr. Lampman will be with Two Bills’ Shows’ @s press agent the coming season He made at. excellent record as special agent for the Young Buffalo Wild West and Col. Cummins’ Far East during the season of 1912, and it is predicted that he will make a big hit in his new position. | time this spring and United States. Van O. Diver, stenografer, last season on the Sparks’ Shows advance car, has been re-engaged for this season. w. Jacks and John Hays, at the Alvin Theater, Pittsburg, will be witn the Sig. Sautelie New R. RK. Shows this season. They were with the Downie and Wheeier Shows last season. Bill und John make a ;ood team, as they are both A-1 billposters. Charles Rowell, wintering in Tampa, Fia., wili be on the advance car of the Howe's Great London Shows this season. Monk is doing quite a little advertising around Tampa, while waiting for the call. *. H. Williard says he expects to be on the Sun Bros.’ advance car this season, decorating barns along the country lanes. If any of you run across Fred Heaton, ask play some part of the now working him if it is four o'clock yet. Then he'll tell you something. ast, strayed or stolen—one J. L. Springer. When last heard from was headed towards Akron, but failed to arrive. A friend of mine recently insisted on taking me to see a show at a local theater. He had secured the seats, so I went. “I've got ‘em in the eighteenth row,’’ he said as we entered. I smiled, as I knew the size of this particular house. The usher seated us in the next to the last row, and my friend said, with some feeling, “It's a good thing I didn’t get ‘em in the twentieth row, or we would have had to stand up.”’ A gentlemanly agent, with a gentlemanly souse on, Was tacking up the main street of an Vhio town recently, When he encountered a young lady, who assayed to pass him. As the young lady turned to the right, the agent reeled over in front of her, and as she stept over to the left the agent righted himself and stept to his right and they both became hopelessiy befuddled, as people will under these circumstances They dedged back and forth for several moments, and at last the Y. L. slipt by. The agent turned, and, leaning against the fence, started after ber. An officer happening along, noticed the agent's intense look, and inquired, ‘“‘Well, what are you Starring at.’’ ‘“‘Shay,’’ said the souse, “I (hic) b'lieve I know one of those girls.”’ An old-time billposter, who shall be nameless, as he is still rendering good and faithful service, had one bad habit, that of getting gloriously drunk on the Fourth of July. I must add, that during the rest of the season, he was always sober and on the job. He was also a great lover of scrap tobacco, his favorit brand being “Hionest."" Who has not noticed the advertising the ‘“‘Honest’’ people put out? A picture of a eat and dog on either side of a package of the scrap, ready to fight, and underneath, the line, An everyday scrap.”’ It was the morning after the old-timer was just coming to, and beginning to netice things Among other things, he noticed that he was out of scrap, so he sallied forth to Fourth, and the buy a package He entered a small tobacco store near the car, and the following conversa tion took place: lhe Clerk—‘Good morning. What can I do for you?" The B. P.— Gimme a pack ‘rap.” Clerk—What's that?” B. P.—*Er—ghic)—cat.”" Clerk—*What the-——"’ B. P.—‘‘Dog, cat, pictures on (hic) wi See ‘em."’ Here the clerk started to sneak towards the door. B. P.—‘‘See ‘em everyday pictures; dog an’ eat (hic) fight.’’ Just then he noticed the Honest Scrap picture, and pointing it said, ‘“Thash it.”’ Clerk (coming to)——‘‘Oh, you want some Honest B. P.—*‘Yesh, I ’get th’ name; gimme pack."’ He laid down his nickle and departed. COUNTRY ROUTE POSTERS NOTICE! Do you remember at any time of having your wagon boil over? They say soft soap or an veast cake will make bread out of a can of paste EARLY LINE-UP OF RAILROAD CARS FOR 1913 CIRCUSES AND WILD WEST. * Ringling Brothers ........---0+-eeeeese08 85 Barnum & Bailey .........--seesseeeeeee 85 Hagenbeck-Wallace .......-.+--.0+++ ossedae Ruffalo and Pawnee Bill .........-0++0++5 45 Belis-Piste .ccccccecscccecs Siena sine ee ---28 101 Wild West ...cccccsccccccccssvvcecs 28 Yankee Robinson .....cccccsccccccccccses 22 Gollmar Brothers’ ............+++ occaspee 22 BS G, DROS 0 o00 00000000500 cnevensccesos 22 Howe’s Tandon ....... aeccedecees ococved 18 Bie Besbelhe ..ccccccccvcsccccccccscvscese 16 Al Campbell Sasa ebenesse been nacesuse ..14 Arlington & Beckman ............++se00. 14 Mee TORPORORR. 2c cccccccccccscccoccsnces 14 Haag ......-. eoreecece gueescccce ccceccoesd® ie. ig SEED ne cecoccedcsccnsccedesceses 12 POTRED Gi TOMOIRRE 0 cc woccvvcccescencysncs 12 Sun Brothers’ ....... press sceenueceenétea 9 COS. <n. p.ccecbesavannee ds eeenhe 9 DEE o.np 0009000260800 0005 596008 8 ORE TTS noo osccveccovecesoccesees . * The above list is as accurate as can be obtained at this early date; in some instances the exact number of cars have not been de eided upon. This list is exclusiv of advance cars. It was gathéred principally from early railroad contracts, G. E. ROBINSON IN NEW YORK. Robinson. general George FE. contracting agent of the Arlington & Beckman Shows arrived tn New York on Friday. March 7, from San Fran isco—made the trip by boat stenpinge off en route at Panama, Colon, and al! the large Cen tral American towns. Mr. Robinson was general agent of Gollmar Pros.’ Shows during the season of 1912 Th ‘ficial title of the new Arlington & Reckman Shows will be Arlington & Beckman Oklahoma Ranch Wild West. BALTIMORE BILLPOSTERS STRIKE. Raltimore, March 7 (Snecial to The Billboard). A number of the Raltimore billnposters are on a strike. Two weeks ago the 12 members of Toeal 36. 1. A. B. P. & B.. made « demand for ‘nereast wages and a recognition of the nnion The wage increase was granted, but the recogn'ion of the union refused. The men retyrned to work. bunt nen two men heing dischorged by a “'ieasting concern the others an't in srmnathalleging that the d'am‘ssale were on aecount of the two men attending a meeting of the union OPERA HOUSE DIRECTORY Opera House and Theater Managers, Write for Special Rates In This Directory. GEORGIA. COMMERCE. Population, 3,000. Ellida Theatre; seating capacity 1,250. Up-to-date Opera House. Good show town. Open for any good shows. Address Ellida Theatre. ILLINOIS. OHIO. WANTED First-class STOCK OR REPERTOIRE COMPANY, with geod wardrobe and up-to-date line of Plays, for indefinite season at leading theatre of prosperous city of 32,000 pepulation. Do not reply unless you can cater to the best people and make good Address R. W. D. BARGER, 11619 fPetroit Avenue. Cleveland, Ohio. ——— me MARTINSVILLE. Population, 1,500. VIRGINIA, . TARMAN & er ee. a ust opening New L OF<. O all; seating cap., 450; stage, 20x48; two dressing rooms. Now RARRISSESUSS. WINE, ae over 5,008. poems one-night and repertoire companies. Write The New Virginia, when completed, will seat 1,000. = one, First-class in every respect. —' jump from Washington, D. C., or Staunton, Va. Open SeptemINDIANA. ber 1-13. KENDALLVILLE. Population, 5,000. WISCONSIN. A. J. HART, Manager. 4 Population Opera House; seating capacity 1,000 Wanted— WATERTOWN, oe » 10.008. Feature Acts. Best show town in Northern Indiana. H. DAVIS, Manager. Acts with billing, special paper; salary or percentage. Empire Opera House. Wanted—companies of large or smail, on percentage, or will rent for MICHIGAN per month. New, up-to-date theater; capacity, 806 Pictures or vaudeville do @ WILLIAMSTOWN. Population, 1,685. F. C. BENNETT, Manager New Opera House; seating cap., 350; stage, 24 feet deep, 15 feet opening. New scenery. Want Vaudeville and other good shows. Write for time and terms. NEBRASKA. SPRINGRANCH. WM. MAX, Manager Hall. Best hall and stage in the state for town of its size. Good show town, in rich farming country. All shows draw big crowds. Have open time. NEW MEXICO. Population 4,500 BETTS, Manager Population, 250. SILVER CITY. H. H. WEST VIRGINIA. Population, 2,006 BH. R. CALLAWAY, Manager. Palace Theatre; seating capacity, 550. Opem time for Burlesque and Stock Companies. Write. N. Population, 2,008. aan (Three hours’ ride from Huntington.) L. & M. THEATRICAL Co., Managers. Bennett Theatre. New, up-to-date theatre; seat ing capacity, 600. WANTED—Good Vaudeville, Ku LOGAN sical and Stock Companies, also one-night shows. Write for open dates. WELCH. Drawing Population, 10,000 tween Bluefield and Williamson Welch Theatre; Eika’ Opera House; capacity, 550; stage, 22z6* seating cap., 550 Only theatre in town. Open steam heated, electric lights; the best show town & | time for good Vaudeville. Musical and Stock Comthe Southwest. Write for time and terms. panies, also one-night-stand shows. Write. last Sunday. Now the men maintain they will CIRCUS GOSSIP. Ot FO back ] » unlon is recogr ri amen not go back matil the ie a gn‘zed H. P. Coffey arrived an Chicago re ently, BURIAL OF RAY ATKINSON. direct from New York and Cincinnati, where be aie went to consummate a deal for cars to be Us Ray Atkinson, the ‘Fatty Felix’ of Smith] next season by his show. He announces that om Bros.’ Circus, who died at Cleveland, O., recent the 23rd of January, Cole Bros.’ Pan-Americaa ly, was buried from an undertaker’s establish Shows were destroyed by wreck and fire on the nent at Camden, Ohio, Marc! owing to the | Ya Valley Railroad at Cleveland, Miss lhe coffin being too large to take into Atkinson’s| sleeping coach and baggage car were entirely home, It took 16 pallbearers to carry the coffin, | destroyed The railway has acknowledged the which weighed 587 pounds. The deceased was| claim and is negotiating for damage terms with 3 years Of age. H. L. Cole, general manager and H r Coffey, ee Mare assistant manager and imanager of side show DO YOUR REMEMBER? When Miss Emma LaToe did the wire act with Stevens Steamboat Show? When Harry Sifley attained the art of ‘“‘fixing’’? When Billy Glosby was a bill sticker When Bert Scott, of Kansas City, trouped with the white tops? When Pete Conklin was some Joey? When Sig. Francisco was some circus acior? When the Orrin Bros. placed the good Ameri ean circus acts in the winter When Alex Lowanda learned bareback somersaults? When Elsie St. Leon played ber first Ameri to throw those can circus engagement? When Bill Melrose was the matinee idol? When Carl Neal quit railroading to join a circus band? When John Wisemen changed his name to Sparks? When Sipe and Blake put out some dog and pony show? When the militia chained a real circus to the rails out in Kansas? When Sells Bros.’ Circus played one season at twenty-five cents admission? When the TyBells introduced the lady head balancing act? When the Yamamoto troupe of Japanese acro bats were a feature in America? When The was hard sticks? When Lon Clark did more acts than any ten’ Billboard to get In the When Shirley Purgoyne, of Knoxville, was seme steward and sign painter? When George Jennier. Sr... began kicking the barrel? When Howe and Hummell played New Or leans? When the A. R. U. strike made harvest hands of circus folks? When Claude Orton did his first ‘Pete Jen kins’’ act? When Abe Johnson workt with a thick-heade' mule in winter onarters in Arzenrine Kans? When George Hines put Bunk Allen in the cireus game? When Whitey Barrett peddied ‘‘hoops” along the banks of the Mississipni* When Joe Hep was first ured by a real showman? Ask Frank Lemen When Ben Bowman made bis first side show opening ? When Col. I. N, Fisk put the carnival brsines on the bhoom? When Clarence Cooney ‘ed a ens bane? When Lou Williams played some trombon: When Ed. Hutchinson traveled with a Wild West show? When Chick Bell became a proficient ticket seller? When Washington C. H., Ohio began turning out circus executive? When the three-car circuses carried sixty pew ple on eighteen ducats? When the Three Millettes did some brotier act? George Atkinson returned to Chicago March 6. after having had the Hazeabeck-Wa-lace motion pictures ont for fourteen weeks in OK! homa. Michigan, Kansas and Mies oar! He will remain in Chicago until shortiy before th opening date In St, Iouis, where he joins the outfit as press agent. heaviest lowrs. This in Mississippi early outfit. and privileges, who are the show is arranging to open in April with a three-car . w. J. Allman, of the Allman Shows. arrived in Chicago March 6, from St. Louis. and . : “ity he retersed that night to Kansas City, where t Allman Shows hare their office headquarters. Mr. Allman handed out the good news that his eet&t would travel in ten cars in a new territery for them. Their season opens April 26, im Bt. Joe, Mo., where the show has been wih ter quartering. sd George Gillette, known as Texas George, at Bieeminzton, Ill., recently with a feature film company, who engaged him to make some dangerous rides on horseback, was internally injured when his horse slipt in making a jump across a ravine, and both fell. Texas George has contracted with the Young Buffalo Wild West, Col. Cummins’ Far East and Seaver's Hippodrome for the coming season. er Big preparations are being made by the Cena F Ansocietion of Belleville, Ill., for the week's performance of the Fowler and Clark Dog and Pony Circus, which is to appear in that city, beginning April 14. A corps of workmen are busily engaged turning out new wacons and painting and decorating same at the winter quarters on the fair grounds tn that city. “ef Al. Mondsello has again signed contracts to appear with Lampe Bros.’ Newest Shows for the season of 1913, making his third season witk this aggregation. This season he w'll present a number of new and original ideas, and will be featured in his high-wire act. . 2. & The Elks at Benton Harbor, Mich, sponsored a four-day indoor circus in the Armery Bullding. the past week (March 5 to 8) in which home talent was featured, both during the show and at the daily parade. The Roberts, a professional acrobatic family, assisted rf Ab Scott, last year with the Mugivan Shows, arrived in Chicago, March 14, to mix with the boys. Ab says that he will be young as long av bis father lives. Oliver P. Scott, of Cin cinnati, is undoubtedly the oldest living general agent in the busine . . Frank L. Albert, second vice-president and publicity promoter of the Showmen's League of America, and co-partner In the Albert-Lillle Aviation Company, was called from Chicago last week to the bedside of his wife, who is seriously Ul in Tuscon, Arizona. “ee J. C. Clark, manager of Lafelle Clark's dancing horse, finisht the Butterfield renit and opened. March 10, on the W. V M. cireuit, in St. Paul, Minn. In passing thre Chicago, he visited the boys at the Wellington. “ef Warren B. Irons has returned to American soil. He spent the fore part of last week in New York and is due to arrive in Chicago early this week. He has been in Bermuda the past two months. fe Miss Beatrice Leslie, late of the HagenbeckWallace Shows, will line up with Howe's Great London Shows next season, At the present she