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The Billboard 1913-03-22: Vol 25 Iss 12 (1913-03-22)

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MARCH 22, 1913, —— | TO THE CARNIVAL WORLD | mCol. Francis Ferari Shows United **‘NONE BUT ITSELF CAN BE ITS PARALLEL.” With all new Shows and Equipment and a Mammoth Program of Startling Free Acts and Sensational Novelties. All under the personal direction of COL. FRANCIS FERARI. Will Open the Season of 1913, at Norfolk, Va., April 24th. AUSPICES 7. THE NORFOLK CONVENTION COMMITTEE, NOTE—The Ferari Shows WILL PLAY A CHAIN OF ALL PROSPEROUS CITIES under POWERFUL and RELIABLE auspices with FOURTEEN WEEKS IN CANADA. AMONG THE FEATURE MIDWAY ATTRACTIONS ARE: Col. Francis Ferari’s Trained Wild Sam W. Gumpertz 20-in-1 Animal Show and Jungle Lord George Sanger’s Miniature Circus TANACRA 7 Follies of ollies of the World A ene sath 3 eens —— oped Up-to-date Musical Comedy with 22 people. The Crazy Curran Autodrome 4 A Trip To Mars Four Racing Automobiles 2 ap tee at a mile-a-minute From LUNA Park. on a Circular Track. Tiny Mit The Crystal Maze The Pe: Fi : ie World. Dr. Stern’s Reptilian Arena The Queen of Sheba Spectacle Special Features: GYP and JUDY—The two Biggest Riding Elephants in the World will draw the magnificent Carved and Gilded Band Chariot in the daily parade. AEROPLANE FLIGHTS daily by celebrated aviators in Skyhigh Biplane and Monoplane evolutions. HEY RUBE—The famous New York Hippodrome Hayrack and a troupe of merry Clowns will form another novel feature of the Street Parade. tinea = W ANTE A COUPLE OF CLEAN SHOWS that don’t conflict. Also room for a few more legitimate CONCESSIONS. We have a brand new 3-abreast Jumping Horse MerryGo-Round and big ELI FERRIS WHEEL. Can use good OCEAN WAVE. PROMOTERS—Can place two crack-a-jack QUEEN CONTEST MEN. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR from a good ELECTRICIAN. SHOWMEN if you want to travel with THE OLDEST, THE BIGGEST and BEST CARNIVAL Organization on the road Write, Wire or Call all communications to VICTOR D. LEVITT, General Agent Col. FRANCIS FERARI SHOWS UNITED Offices: Fitzgerald Bldg., 1482 Broadway, New York City.