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

176 The Billboard MARCH 22, 1913. THE GREAT AMERICAN PUBLIC. (Continued from page 129.) South America is no good for the showmen. The masses are indolent and poor. They find diversion in licentiousness. Clean amusements do not appeal to them. The classes are ultra: artistic from their Latin blood, and go in for only grand opera. But anybow no experienct showman ever thinks of basing ho ‘or success on the patronage of the classes of a country as a whole, America the Showman’s Klondyke. And so that hypothetical gentleman, imperGonated on the European stage with a nasal twang snd trousers much too short; he who has set off for an exploration of the globe with a view to trying his fortunes anywhere that opportunities better than those offering in America might be found, returns with a better conceit of bis vativ land than he had when he left. It gives him pause for thought along the folowing line: Only four bundred years have passed eince the discovey of the Western Hemisphere. It fe only a bandred and thirty-fve years since a fringe o: colonies on the Atlantic seaboard declared their independence from English misrule. Victory in our struggle for freedom left English to north of us, Spanish to south and west of us, French in between. In 1782 our d@omains extended only as far west as the Miss‘ssippi River. California was unexplored. «éradually we purchast the French apd Span4.) possessions and our doors were thrown open t the people who were opprest everywhere. Opportunity awaited them here. Our average plane of social welfare is higher than anywhere else on the globe. The average citizen, whether native born or naturalized, bears a lighter load than his contemporary in any other thickly populated, advantageously environed country in the world. We have grown rapidly in an amusement sense as well as any other. It is a far cry from Barnuw'’s lone Castle Sevare Garden (now the equarium) to the severa' -ore theaters in modern New York; from the svitary Walnut street theater to Philadelphie’s modern temples of Thespis; from Tony Pastor's to Hippodrome and the Winter Gardens, There are men still living who remember when it was the custom for the owners of pigs to let them run loose, foraging, on Broadway; others who worked on farms po farther forth than the present Canal street. Chicago was a village then, where the young folks amused themselves and their elders dancing and playing games on the village green. The French Opera House was the only amusement place in New Oleans much later than thie, even; the National Theater on lower Sycamore 6treet in Cincinnati, the first to be built in the Queen City, was not erected till after the Civil War. San Francisco was a min ca Booth and Barrett and McCullough “ escapt the opprobrium of being called barnstormers only because the term had not been Invented when they edified their audiences with their consummate art only a generation ago, Baroum’s Circus traveled by wagon till the early eighties. Dan Kice amused audiences from the stage of an Ohio river showboat when men who do bet now consider themselves advanct in years were old enough to compute the age of Ann. The population of the United States has multiplied since that time. In the last quarter of a century it has more than doubled. Railroads have gridironed the land. Theaters have sprung up like mushrooms everywhere. Barnum found his tent too small to accommodate the crowds which sought admittance in the rapidly growing towns. He increast its size, and, that all might see, added a second ring; then a third ring as the canvas wae extended to recelve the growing throngs of patrons. Cooper and Bailey, Adam Forepaugh and the Sells Brothers followed suit. Managers saw the possibilitles of forming theaters into circuits to facilitate the bookings of attractions. These circuits soon extended the length and breadth of the land. The people were avid for amusement. The Chicago World's Fair gave inception to @ new form of amusement—the traveling carnival or street fair. The midway feature of agricultural fairs also came into being. The carnival became the rage. Fortunes were made from it. As its populaity waned cheap vaude vil came on with a tremendous vogue, sweeping from west to east contrary to all precedent. Motion pictures followed. This is the golden age of the show business in America. The man with ideas is eure to succeed. Competition is strong perhaps but not WALTER RECHTIN Mr. Rechtin ts a well-known and popular young showman of Cincinnati, who has attained an env able reputation as a successful manager of his various theatrical ventures thruout the S.ates this season. strong enough to reduce the field to the barren State it presents elsewhere. And why? The answer is simple; class prejudice is absent from our great cosmopolitan society in the degree that it exists in the old world. The American farmer, the Ameican artizan, the clerk, the laborer, even, is sufficiently prosperous to patronize some form of amusement. Forms have been provided for all. The demand has created the supply, no doubt, but Inversely, it may logically be reasoned that the provision of tempting entertainment has whetted the public appetite. Come on, Mr. Showman. If you have anything worth while you will be received with open armé; your pockets will be lined with gold. The great American public is waiting for yon. SHOW PRINTING ese prices for cash with order. No shipments com oe 0. D. Union workmen. Union label. 30M 3x8 Tonights, 6 changes, 1 side, no casts..§ 9.00 30M 4x12 Tonights, 6 changes, 1 side, no casts.. 10.50 100 Muslin Banners, 18x60................+. 50M Dodgers, 3%x10%, one side.............. 50M Dodgers, 5%xl4, one side.............0+5 50M Dodgers, 7x21, ome side.............. eee ageits 30M 4x12 Tonights, with casts and synopsis 12.00 30M 4x12 Tonights. printed on both sides 15.00 10M 3%x9% card Herald 10.00 10M 6x24 Heralds, both sides (or 7x21) 12.50 10M 12x18 Heralds, 4pp. (or 9x24, both sides). 15.00 10M 14x21 Heralds (or 10%x28, both —. . 20.00 30M Ladies’ free or coupon tickets....... 10.00 500 Half-sheets, type. black on orange. 5.00 1000 Half-sheets, type, black on orange. 7.50 500 One-sheets, type, black on orange.... 7.50 1000 One-sheets, type, black on orange........ 11.00 1000 Tack Cards, 11x14, one color........ -7.50 1000 Tack Cards, 14x21, ome color........ 12.50 1000 Tack Cards, 14x21, one color, engraved... 15.00 100 Three-sheets, black, on any color paper... 6.00 100 Eight-sheets, black. on any color paper.. 14.00 100 Sixteen-sheets, black, on any color paper.. 24.00 100 24-sheets, black, on any color paper...... 36.00 100 Muslin Banners, 18x36.................. a4 -50 -00 00 100 7x21, 25 42x14, 4 4-sheet dates, 6 sets.. 5.00 150 7x21, 50 42x14, 8 4-sheet dates, 6 sets. 7.50 1000 Letterheads, your design, emb., one col. 10.00 1000 Letterheads, your design, emb., two col.. 12.50 1000 Letterheads, your design, — =— col.. 15.00 10M Sanitary Drinking Cups, with ad...... 25.00 100 Photo reproductions, 5x7, $4.50; exid.. 9.00 5OM Free Tickets, 3¥x5%...........--0eeeees * 30.00 100M Free Tickets, 34x5%...........---05+oe 1000 Post Cards, with halftone.............. 5.00 1000 Embossed Photos, with halftone, 5%x7.. 6.00 1000 Half-sheets, Eng.,2 col., $10.00; 2nd M.. 7.50 1000 One-sheets, Eng., 2 col., $17.50; 2nd M.. 12.50 100 Three-sheets, 2 col., Eng., $17. 50; 2nd 100 6.00 100 Eight-sheets, 2 col., Eng., $40.00; 2nd 100 16.00 100 16-sheets, 2 col., Eng., $75.00; 2nd 100. 30.00 Ref. Billboard. Day and night force. Quick shipments. We carry no stock paper. Above prices are for special forms, display type from your own copy. POSTER PHOTOS, large halftone reprocuctions from photographs, with artistic ~ background, coppergraphed on regular poster equals lithos, at less expense. 1000 Halfam petgon t 00; 1000 Onesheets, $35.00. Pennants, Flags, Canes, Banners, Streamers, Fence Signs, Park, State and County Fair, Circus, Carnival Printing. EMPRESS SHOW PRINT, Ph hoteEngravers and Show Printers. CINCINNATI, OHI0. ANNUAL OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS will be held at Copperas Cove Park, July 16, 17 and 18, 1913. For Secy., Copperas Concessions write W. M. Wallace, Cove, Texas. “THE SPRING HILL GRANGE FAIR” Bigger and better than ever. mber 2, 8, 4 and 5. J. T. BATES, President; T. NICHOLSON, Secretary, Spring Hill, Kansas. Wire Walkers Wanted Two Girls, th°t can walk wire, to join good Act. State all in first letter and be able to join on wire. Address WIRE ARTIST, cre White Rats, 227 W 46th Street, New York City. AT LIBERTY A new CAROUSEL, three-horse-abreast. Would join carnival who has work all season. No suit case promoter. DAVID CHRIST, Springville, N. Y. FOLDING AND OPERA CHAIRS New and used, at lowest prices. CHAIR EXCHANGE, 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. SEE THAT WONDERFUL INK GLASS-ENGRAV-0?. With it you can write or draw on glassware. Big money-maker! A quarter brings full directions and formula. MERDAV COMPANY, Box 5408, Philadelphia, Pa MAGICIAN WANTED—Would like to hear from a Magician, one who can entertain for an hour with a change of program for two nights. Have a proposition for you. Must have some little money. Nothing to sell. Write for particulars. Address MAGICIAN, Box 130, Gaston, Ind. FOR SALE 30x20 waterproofed khaki 10-oz. Top, with 1-ft. terproofed khaki sidewalls, complete, ready to set up. First $50.00 takes outfit. EBERHARD & CO., Indianapolis, Indiana. WANTED —To lease two 60 or 70-ft. Baggage Cars. Wanted people in all branches of the Circus and Wild West. Also the following people: Advance Man, six Biliposters, Man to bulldog a steer, Concert People. Will book a Sideshow complete; Mtsicilans to complete No. 1 Band; Leader and Musicians for No. 2 Band. Musicians address EDWIN CAPPS, Musical Director, Maude, Okla; all ethers address LUCKY TULL, 215 So. Broadway, Okiahoma City, Okla. FOR SALE ——— LEVITATION—Lady who sleeps in mid-air, and Magic Act, complete; Electric Tatteoing Machines aad outfit. Cheap if taken at once. GERTRUDE HBITH, 1115 N. Main St., Carroll Ia. DOUTRICK’: LAVIGNE and — Proprietors. 106 N. LaSalle Street, FAIR SECRETARIES! PARK MANAGERS! IF YOU WANT THE BEST OPEN-AIR ATTRACTIONS ——YOU CAN’T GO WRONG Our name has ever been symbolic of the best in the Amusement World and our 1913 Attractions will surely please NO DISAPPOINTMENTS—BANK REFERENCE. By telling us your wants. THEATRICAL EXCHANGE sanaeneaatese ILL. CARNIVAL MANAGERS! yourself and your ADDRESS AT LIBERTY JACK and JEAN WYLIE For Musical Comedy Have trunk of wardrobe. Producers of thirty to forty minutes Farces. Can furnish Company, 8 to 10 people. Join any time. 638 Camaron Street, San Antonio, Texas. ALL FREE! GEO. D. BENSON, Director General, care of Board of Trade, WHEELING, W. VA, 2 West Virginia’s Golden Jubilee! State Wide Semi-Centennial Celebration WHEELING, JUNE 15th—2)st Biggest Event in History of Ohio Valley! Greater crowds than ever gathered in a City twice as large PRESIDENT AND SOO OTHER NATIONALLY KNOWN MEN AS GUESTS MUSIC BY 2O BANDS, NOVEL CHORUS BY 300,000 VOICES PARADES, CEREMONIES AND FUN GALORE! Legitimate Concessions and a few GOOD Shows Wanted Peanut Roasters ? Yes, we have them All kinds—all sizes _ We make machines for street venders, showmen, circus men and concessionists SPECIAL MACHINES BUILT TO ORDER Our Corn Poppers are up-todate. Hand Shakers, Rotaries, or Skillets. TELL US YOUR WANTS THE BARTHOLOMEW w CO., Heights Store,Peoria,IIl. O N ACCOUNT OF DEATH I want to sell or lease White City Park, all ready for busin<ss. A LIVE PROPOSITION—12 ACRES CHAS. KUHN, Sole Owner and Proprietor, NASHVILLE, TENN. WANTED —Good clean SHOWS money is and where they spend it. THE SMYTHE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION MARION, VA., September 10th, 11th, 12th. CONCESSIONS, also SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS. Come where the Ad W. B. PORTERFIELD, Sec’y, Salitville, Va. FOR SALE —— Two 51-ft. Ten Pinnet Automatic Bowling Alleys; no pin boys required. Cost $526.00, very little used. Price, $250.00, or the nearest ressonable offer PALMA & GRILL, Greenport, N. FOR SALE—Escape Cage Act. Mummies, Illusions, two-headed Babies, Devil Fish and Banner, Biack Art, Escape a. All kinds of show bought and sold. G. W. ALLEN, Manhattan eatre, Sist & Broadway, New fork City. —WANTED FOR— THE GREAT SUTTON SHOWS THE LUCKY 18 SHOW } OPENS APRIL 12th— 4A I°ON, ILLINOIS. & A Poster Jumping B, J r Round et seh thelr own A light. Hooked tm the best towns and Company , Box 141, Madison, lillnols.