The Billboard 1915-08-07: Vol 27 Iss 32 (1915-08-07)

AUGUST 7, 1915. The Billboard 43 NAT REISS’ SHOWS “PEYSER" tain is #till with us, but we could be just o bappy if the sun was shining. Amongst the many visitors to our midway in Higin, I., were Herbert A. Kline, Harry Parrish, H. G. Melville, of the New Toy Mannufac turing Company: Chas. Kilpatrick, Frank Allen, of the Great Empire Shows; W. A. (Snake) King, and Chas, RK. Colby, promoter for Harry W. Wright's Shows. “Doe” O. K. Smith is here and talks in front of the Athletic Show. The following is a list of the shows now with uns: . lrince Napoleon, who joined after the rain tad compelled Herbert A. Kline to clove his show in Muskegon, is proving a big favorite on the midway. Special Mthographing and «pecial publicity certainly are bringing the shekels to the Prince. Yhe Minstrel Maids are doing well.and expect to boom the receipts next week when they Lloswom out with an elaborate new plush front, with gold cord decorations, Heuman'’s Arena went big in Elgin. Heuman was born and raised in this city, and hundreds of old frients turned out to congratelate bin on bis nifty littl cireus attraction. The Athletic Show has been fortunate in promoting a number of clever “‘towners,’’ who have afforded good sport for the fans and excellent returns at the box office. Dixiepand, Maynes’ Model Mines, elety Cireus, Evans’ Wonderland, Tripp, the arniess winder; Alpina, the Florida fat girl: Miller's esrousel and ferris wheel complete the list, and al! are doing well when the sun shines. Nat Reiss, our general manager, has signed contracts for the Wisconsin State Fair, at Mil waukeeand several other big events, and leaves in a few days for the South to sign up several mg fairs and celebrations in that part of the country. Stevens’ So GREAT PATTERSON SHOWS By RAYMOND E. ELDER 1 desire to call the attention of The Rillhoard’s readers to the fact that in my previous 1915 notes I have refrained from writing the istomary ‘“‘clean-up’ and ‘“‘turned ‘em away”’ notes. I. admit freely that the weather and my inordinate veracity are responsible. The sun shone on us at Grand Forks at the North Dakota State Fair all last week, and believe me, we mopped. All bail Grand Forks; all week long, from early in the morning unti! late st night. we packed them In, and take it from me, gentle reader, that is no exaggeration in soy sense of the word. For the benefit of every one interested I desire to say most emphatically that the North Daketa State Fair is a regular fair, that Don V. Moore ts a regular secretary. and that the secretary Is backed up by a splendid fair beard, and hes a corps of Tentenants second to none. I admit a great satisfaction in being able to write these notes The weather had been de ‘edly against us up until Grand Forks, and it was «4 clean-up for every one, carrying us back to the good old days. I feel tat these notes would be sadly lacking {tf I failed to call attention to The Grand Forks Herald, and the fine publicitw they so cheerfully gave the fair in the manv departments. The writer admits that he Ix under many obligations to The Herald. The Patterson free acts in front of the crand stand pleved every one and received some nice netices In the local press. One of the many pleasant incidents of the Over a hundred week was a monster party. cnests were present. The host and hostess were ‘ir. and Mrs. Henkinson, of autopolo fame. fortunate enough to be among evening, and Mrs. The writer was the cnests. It was 9 most pleasant and onee more we thank you, Mr. Hankinson. Word comes to us from El Paso. Tex., that Pessie Harris. wife of Pill Harris. Jr.. is sick. Mighty sory to beer this. as both Bill and Ress'e are greet favorites over here As I write these notes we are all set up and oren on the streete at Remidfi: weather fonAitiore nerfect, and mitwav ecsowded. I may have ancther set of “clean un" notes next week; at least T hope eo. TEXAS NOTES By MILTON L. MORRIS The Seventh Annnat “Cotton Carnivol and Ex rosition onenet at Galveston, Tex.. Friday. July ” end te nroving a great snecess The weather hee heen ideal and attendance lerger then erer. The Ton Phillipnint Rand. Den Phillippini, director om? Madam Sneanne Tebmann eotoist ard genera? monager, te the headline attraction, “nd opeenornced by the press and people of -trentenn the greatest attraction of the kind Mew aror hed Madam Lehmann is otso ferturinc with the hend a very strong vocal quartet, Siener ~omnewe’ af Vine Trene Ginent sencene ¥ eret TD Caeeta tenor Mise Rervl Rrown, conteelta ond Sterner Eneehio Conrctalvi. barttomes alten teem elecele dencers, Miss Norma Cmld qectete? he Ted Lehmann. very promis ine eon of “adem Lehmann. The onartet ie beown a8 Chienvo Grand Onera Quartet, and thew are great favorites in Galveston. (ther vandteville numbers on the bill from Chicago consist of the Rathskellar Trio, singers end entertainers: Dare Devil Turley and Madem Ta Relle, in their sensational leap for life: The Five Diving Nymphe and Paine’s fireworks Madan Snaanne Lehmann, the sopraho soloist is a great favorite in Texas, having apneared at many attractions and concert balls during the past severe) years The Phillippint Rand which t« comnosed .of fifty union musicians, is all that could be ex pected in a aymvhony Band, which fs under the personal management of Madam Lehmann, whe ix the only woman in America carrying a band of fifty musicians, After the Golveston Cotton Corniveal eneacement Madam Lehmann will appear at Honston for a two days’ engacement at the Municinal Zoological Garden. thence to Palestine, Shreve port ant Kansas City, The music-loving people of Houston are makine strong preparation for the Honaton ongagement. An effort is being made hy the Henston No Ten-Oh Aassoctation to secure the Phillippint Rand for their celebration in November, provided the band dessa not play the Cotton Palace at Waco. The Galveston Auenst 2. Great preparations are being made tn Houston fer the First Texas Woman's Fair, which will Cotton Carnival runs to be held here during October, 1915, just preceding the No-Tsu-Oh celebration. Manager C. A. Wortham, of the Wortham Carnival Company, has contracted to furnish the attractions. ‘the I. & G. N. is advertising the sole of a ‘ery tine show car in this week's Billboard. Showmen who are interested in picking up a bargain sheald look into this matter. CINCY’S CARNIVAL Hoasting more people than we had any idea there were in Cincinnati, Cumminsville, the thriving suburb, announced the carnival and eniertained the throngs. Decorated in gay bunting and busy as a time clock on a Saturday right, Cumminsville feasted itself with the cernival. The concessions and attractions were scattered about the streets in a reckless fashion much after the style of the pure Mardi Gras spirit which reigned supreme with the usually cocile Cunminsvile and Northside natives. ‘the paid attractions were doing a fair line of business, and the concessionaires seemed to be sweating for more than just eagerness. Doc Tierce, who had charge of the carnival, was seen confabing with the midget in Hart s Fivein One, trying to forget the heat. Doe claims that business is good and that he is perfectly satisfied with all the indications. The paid attractions were: Hart's Girl Show, which, by the way, is one of merit, neatly framed witn a bold flash of polished brass and Plush curtains, pretty girls and hard workers. Hart's Pive-in-One, A. C. Tucker's Flying Jinny, Jubour's Oriental Show, Anderson's Dog and l’ony Show, Nelson's Freaks, Art DeComa’s Big Snake Show, a clever Automobile Truck Show, Wilson's Baby Show, Blaisdell's Ocean Wave, and something like thirty-six concessions. The reason for the seattered condition of the carnival, says Doe Pierce, was that he contracted a certain corpner to a showman, and at this peint his space wus closed: then a merchants refused to allow them to work in front of him, and so it occurred that Doe was handicapped, and utilized the side streets join ing the main corner. The free acts, four in number, consist of an erial and a wire aet by the 4 De Lonzs, and the breskaway ladder and the traps by the HKrowns. Runey took pictures of the events. JED. SUPERIOR UNITED SHOWS By J. H. McKINSTRY Burgettstown, Pa., July 28.—Arrived here at noon Sunday from Weirton, W. Va... which proved a good spet for the show. The members of the show gave a supper on Monday night, after the ‘“‘performance.’’ in honor of Mrs. Joe Levine’s twenty-second birth day. Capt. R. E. Tice acted as toastmaster. Prof. A. L. Ross’ Rand played several pieces. followed by speeches from several members of the company. Mrs. Booth and son sang several duets. We here two more shows on the caravan now, Mre. booth’s Vaudeville and C. A. Curley's Posing Girl outfits. Two marriages have taken place on the trick recently. The couples were Raymond Kelly and Miss Marie Butler. of Cleveland, 0., and George Usher and Miss Ella Fullerton. Mrs. Prince Nelson and Prince, Jr., are on the show with the high wire artist. Wooster, O., on the streets, next week. AMERICAN AMUSEMENT co. By SYDNEY WIRE Marsetiles, Ill, July 31.—It is seldom that the carnival manager can bestow any credit on the local committee in connection with business and general conditions, but there are exceptions to the rule. La Salle, Ill, was one of these and the excellent work of the local committee was responsible for a week of good business in which both shows and concessions participated, everybody getting a fair share of the spolls. The shows_were located on the city streets, with the entrance to the midway starting right at the city ball. The local papers gave the shows some highly complimentary notices, The La Salle Tribune going so far as to say: ‘‘Never in our recollection bas such a clean and desirable earnival organization been seen in this city."’ The crowds were phenomenal and the shows were able to open every afternoon during the entire engagement. The week here has been marred by wet and stermy weather, but the books will show qa fair balance on the asset side of the ledger, and beth shows and concessions will have bad a fair week. Our next stand is Cherry. IL. which is in the midst of a densely populated mining and farming district. The shows will be located on the streets under the local Fire Department. All of the boys are getting ready for the fairs and the bunch in the office are sifting out the contracts to decide which of the collection will be the most practicable to play. Owing to the obstacles presented by the various railroads we shall be compelled to cancel certain fairs, but all of these will be notified in due course. There are few carnival organizations which can beast of a better or cleaner bunch of concesstons, and all of the peonle employed on the various stands, stores and booths are of the better grade. The concessions, too. are exceedingly well balanced and nearly all are execlnsives. All of the stands. are attractively arranged and all are brilliantly ilNuminated with 100-watt Tungstens. Starting at the entrance to the midway, which {is conspicuous with its mammoth triple entrance arch, we come to the cook tent, which is presided over by John Harmes, assisted by six hustling hash slingers and stew tnecglers. The flower store, owned by Arthor Loebaack and onrerated by Allen Westen. is making a dig hit and a large per cent of the vistters are transformed into walkine boosters with nosegays of blooming roses as the advertising medinm, Curtis Ireland's candy race track is another favorite and Thurman T_ Milburn and R. EF. Davis are deserving of much praise for the energetic manner fn which they rin the game A three-down cat rack operated by Albert Connors {is the next attraction. white J. F. Wydgins’ shooting gallery is another big monevgetter. Mr. Hudgins also operates an attractive-looking fish pond. A ten-pin ball came. operated be J. E. Donahne, ts a new addition to the midway. as ts M. Sheggrnd’s hoopla eame, which ts handled in a competent manner by the hewitchine Iva Stenhbens. Mile<c S. Reamer, with a doll punch board, a spot-the-spot and a pillew top wheel, hee been particulary aneceesefnl and we have to hand tt to Mr. Reamer for the clean manner In which he does business. lis chief aasistants are Ben Blakeley, Jack Gardner and George R. Stevenson. A 20. | ATTENTION oot knife rack with a swell flash of bright cutlery is owned and handled by H. F. EngleTRANSVAAL CEM king, assisted by Laura Smith and Tessie Wilson. One of the concession gems of the midway is the soft drink emporlum of Col. = Bweeney, who is Mrs. Wanda Sweeney and Ray Sweeney, all of whom are attired in spotless white, and all of whom handie their customers with courtesy and consideration. A massive glass store with an expensive flash of multi-colored cut glass is handled by A. E. Burgess, ably assisted by Mrs. Pansy Burgess. Mrs. J. F. Murphy, professionally known as “Queen Celeste,"’ is literally worked to death, and her artistic little assisted by boudoir is crowded all day long with anxious | patrons who come for miles to consult this clever clairvoyant. Mrs. Murphy is a really clever palmist, and her work has been noticed by more than one newspaper this season. Joe Tilly, with a twenty-foot doll wheel, is making all the noise and getting a big share «f the money with his clever spieling and his Billyboy dolls. Tilly is a good fellow, a live worker and a money getter. Count Popovich, with a huckle de buck, Is getting along nicely, as is Sam Manley, with a novel style ball game. Colonel J. D. Sweeney, with a teddy bear wheel, is cleaning up in spots, as is Martha Rosenberry, with a conntry store wheel. There is a deal of fraternalism among the concession peopeople and others employed wit the show and Sunday evening reunion concerts, recently organized, are proving a great success. Professor J. E. La Pore has been kind enough to furnish music at the weekly concerts, twelve nieces is one of. the best of its size on the road. CLEVELAND LUNA PARK CHIPS je By DICK Cleveland, O., July 30.—A motorcycle exploded in the motordrome and would have caused complete destruction of the drome had it not been for the quick work of “‘Sel’’ Miller, who has charge of the garage and parking of cars. M. Milder was severely burned about the hands but is still able to continue his work. Al Hunter received a visit from his wife, who is with Earl's Diving Girls She left Saturday for Jamestown, N. Y., to join her act. Joe Long, of the rifle range, would like to hear from Leo Bayes. These rainy nights make good business for the Rox Ball according to Geo. Queen who is running them this year. Mrs. Mathews, who runs the check room at the roller rink, had a very funny the other afternoon when Marie wanted to know if she could get her cashed at the check room. Poor Marie. The Cleveland Plain Dealer has been running a moving picture contest for the past four or five weeks. Votes were cast for amateurs who wanted to enter the movie field. The German village was the scene of much excitement the other morning when the winners in the contest staged a cabaret scene. Blanche Taylor played the lead. with Harry Stone doing the ‘Oh, how I loved her’ business. Lawrance McGill, of the Metro Co., was director, and George B. MecDermot was turning the crank for the Lubin people. The film is entitled The Love Chase, and will be shown in Cleveland soon. James McCarthy, talker at the Pavilion, will be seen again this year at the Randall Fair with his cookhouse. Miss Wat«ins, who passes out the pasteboards at the theater, tried to make a balloon ascension the other evening. Moxie came to her rescue. Pat Kennedy, of Luna Cafe. was seen to have a long face on the — Does anyone know the reason why? Tom Conley is a last back on the job. Rotlen Jack is tickled to death. The father of Eddie Walford, of the scenic ride, was struck by a N. Y. C. train and received a very bad shaking up. Nutty Jack, who was hurt some time ago on the silver dip, is back on the job once more. The management of the scenic ride had the good fortune to secure the services of Prof. Earl Williams to play the new unaphone. The Prof. is makin: a hit with the patrons of the ride. Andy, we are very sorry to see you limping around on one foot. but what was all the rush on Butchers’ Day in back of the balloon shed? The Irish Nationalists celebrated their annual outing here on the 24th. The crowd was very good. Dora Gillette, on the Jack Rabbit, is not seen this year with Harry. Why, Dora? We almost forgot to say that Genevieve Connley, the dainty, daring, dashing, dimpled, darling milk maid, is now Mrs. C. White. Yep, “Hilarity Hall Whitey’’ had the bur, caught from some of the others of a few weeks ago. Joe Lister is on the scenic river telling the peonle how good it is. Al Stressinger, formerly of Detroit, is working the scale with Army. Al used to sell cough drops and the people called him Doc. We have a report of Carl Zimmerman being married. If so, good luck, old man. Jack Kaster, manager of the United States Amusement Co.'s ride at Silver Lake, and a stock holder of the ecenic ride here, has heen with us all week, making a few needed repairs on the ride. Vincent Sabetta, of Silver Lake, was also a visitor Sunday. The weather man is not treating good these days. Too much wet. Will Ormesby, we would like to hear from you: send in a line. Mary Noland is seen to be keeping a very close watch on The Billboard of late. We wouldn't be surprised to see “Little Mary’ in vaudeville this fall. Eddie MeKay is going to leave us. Now, girls, cease those tears. Eddie received a letter from his old partner, George Fisher, that a new act had deen written for them. Good luck, Eddie. The La France balancing act at sure making a hit. 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