The Billboard 1917-02-10: Vol 29 Iss 6 (1917-02-10)

‘ FEBRUARY 10, 1917. The Billboard —_—_— Fake Ice Cream, Can AVHIL FOOL agg an Bow bons, Tarta, Cheese only Fin ro: cleverest caleniiies 10 assorted, mailed U. 58., re) $6.00 per 100, F. O. B. New York, PANSco, 1405 Third Ave, New York. FOR SALE, JU Us CAESAR—The only unborn Shetland living today; has 30 good mine weight, 300 lbs. ; head and tall black; stallion. Nebraska “FOR SALE OR TRADE—Airdome, equipped. BOX 134, call jcothe, Ohio. FOR | S\LBE—Pool Reom, Barber Shop, Candy and Cigar St good location and doing good business. Address J. H. MARPLE, 1620 N. High S8t., Columbus, Ohio FoR SALE—Wurlitaer Organ, style “‘H”’ piano, organ full orchestra effects, electric motor; excellent condition; used but little; @ bargain if taken at once. FAMILY THEATER, Rome, New York. UKE CANDIES, Chewing Gum, Cracker Jack, Root Beer, Ciders, Extracts and othes Cleaners; $25.00 course, 25e. THORNBERRY SUPPLY, Se dalia, Missourt ORIGINAL CHALK TALK STUNTS, 50c. CARL MILLER, 311 Richland Ave., West Nashville, Tenn. “PUB BLISHERS WANTING an Operatic Rag that will FOR SALE-Spirit Chain, Lock, Key, Neck Tie, Diagram Trunk Escape, How To Break Stones on Your Chest, How To Bend and Walk on Red-Hot Iron, 25¢ each, or $1.00 gets all. PATRICK FERKO, 24 Passaic St., Paterson, New Jersey. FOR SALE—T Comedy Marionettes, new, $10.00; Edison Gem Phonograph and Stand, $5.00; Conn Folding Organ, $10.00; lot of single reeis of gouil Film, $2.00 per reel; stamp for reply. B. J. DON NELLY, 3 Cozenove St., Boston, Massachusetts. FOR SALE—Complete, almost Band Instruments, Cornets, phones, French Horns, new set of Clarinets, Alto Sano. Slide Trombone and Giant Bass, all silver plated, no dents; sold separate or together; low pitch; or will exchange any of them for Power's 6, 6A or 6B Machines. BOX 85, Abingdon, Virginia. FOR SALE—Penny Arcade Machines of all kinds; state the kind you want. STAR AMUSEMENT Oo., 5906 State St., Chicago. STAGE TRICKS—Bargains; list free for stamps; will exchange Tricks for Typewriter; $10.00 beautiful Wonder Screen, $5.75. LINDHORST MAGIC SHOP, 406 Navarre Bidg., St. Louis. | new OPERA AND FOLDING wo ad (slightly used) | always on hand and at real ba ; also Operating Booths, Curtains and Picture Machines. LEARS a SUPPLY CO., 509 Chestnut St., St. Louis, PREUFFER Eb CLARINET—With 17 low pitch, excellent condition, $18; cost $33. F. E CARTER, care Lyric Theatre, Huntington, West Virginia. keys, 4 “SLEIGHTS,” 50-cent Magic Book, 10 cents; $30 Second Sight Act, $2.00: also great particulars for stamp. MOOSE, Cresskill, New Jersey. SLIGHTLY USED SLOT MACHINES AND SPINDLES—All kinds; send for prices. UNIVERSAL SPECIALTY CO., 1405 S. Seventh, St. FOR SALE—10-piece Music Rolls for Seeburg, Marquette or Standorz Electric Pianos, slightly used, TSe each; used 44-note Electric Pianos, in good condilion, complete with motor, $50 each; full size keyboard Electric Planes, $200 each. NELSON, 740 E. 47th St, Chicago. FOR SALE—Two boiler felt Pads, each 5x6 feet; slightly worn; also Steel Core Bars, some pieces nickel piated Tubing. Address HARRY BOISE, Billboard, MACHINES—Sold and exchanged. SLoT JARL, 1703 Leavenworth St., Omaha, Nebraska. SLOT MACHINES—Mills Operator Bells, $20.00; Owls, $12.00; Counter Judge, $10.00; Cricket Jack Pot, $35.00; Square Deal Counter, Nickel and Check Gum Vender, $12.00; Watling Dewey, $22.50; Caille Puck, $22.50; 20 Windsor Model Edison Battery Phonographs, two-minute, $10.00 each; Mills Hanging Bag, $25.00: Mills Wall Puncher, $15.00; Mills Post Card, floor size, two slots, $8.50; full size Keyboard Piano, “Electric,” made by Binghamton Piano Co., lead giass front, $22.50; Mills large size Cologne Lady, tor, $85.00; Sphinx Fortune Machine, made by Nat. Novelty Co., Chicago, $14.50; Mills Balloon Lung Tester, $22.50; Mills Submarine Lung Tester, $22.50; Mills High Hat Lung _ Tester, plate giass fromt, $22.50; Mills large size Cologne Lady. $20.00; lot anna Stereoscope Views for Picture Ma chines, $2.00 per 100; lot Signs for same, 14x22, 10c — h: Simplex Name Plate, $25.00; one 110-volt, %-h. DC MENT oO., Piano Motor, $5.00. COMIQUE AMUSE210-12 N. 8th, Philadelphia, Pa. SPINDLE HAND STRIKER, cheap for cash. R. HOME, Drop 1957 Warren, Case, ete; Chicago. make a hit; 1 have got it. OLGA HARWITT, 537! New York. Fast 34th Place, Calcago. = — near FRIFBERT CLARINET-A, low pitch, 15 keys, THREE WHITE BOY VENT. FIGURES—Mouth | 4 rollers, 4 rings. first-class condition, $18.00; French and oi movement; papier mache heads; new -——: Clarinet, ED, high pitch. 15 keys, 4 rollers, 4 rings, nicely dressed; while they last $5.00 each. KE used one week, leather case, price $20.00. A. L. VINE, Laurtum, Michigan. EWEN, Chadron, Nebraska, TUREE TRAINED SHETLAND PONIES—Team GREAT HINDOO BEAN TRICK—Very mysterious black Dwarfs and black and white Stallion. BOX | effect; only two dimes; list of Magic for stamp. E. 356, Galveston, Texas EASTWOOD, 243 Front St., Portsmouth, Obto. “TY PPWHITING Piticlently dove. €. HOLMAN,| HAWAIIAN DROP—In dye, 18x34; Foliage Leg 1255 N. Artes an Ave., Chicago Drop, dye, 21x40, most new; 15x25 Rocky Pass; 10x18 Olio: other Stuff cheap; stamp for list. BAILEY SCENIC STUDIOS, Troy, New York For Sale—Second-Hand Goods . ~b ES ILLUSIONS Bargains: Astra, with drop, $50.00; ic PER WORD. CASH WITH COPY. Lady Production Cabinet, $35.00; Sans Gene, $25.00; Aerial Suspension, $20.6 Coffin Mystery, $35.00 | CONCERTINA, 21 keys: 1 E® Clarinet; $2.00 | Houdini Milk Can, with ‘cabinet, $35.00; Handcuff each. postpaid; Old Man, life size, human giass-eyed | Becape Outfits, $10.00; lots of other Illusions and vent. figure: cost $26.00, first $7.00. JACK ROACH, | smaller Magi: ists for stamp. DUNNINGER, 510 Durham, North Carolina. 12 OAILLE CADILLAC SLOT SCALES—Cheap; or will trade for Siot Machines. BRUNSWICK, 1240 Vine S., Phila, Pennsylvania. $3.500.00 WELTE ORCHESTRION, gvod 4 new; $1,500.00 worth of music, suitable for dancing or skating rink; bargain. Address X, care Billboard, Cincinnall A RUDOLPH WURLITZER AUTOMATIO PIANOBRAND ORCHESTRION, § ft. by 6 ft. diameter, § ft high. used five years; good as new; cast $5,100.00, sell for $2,000.00 cash. D. B., 401 State St., Bridgepert, Connecticut BICYCLE TRUNK, a Taylor XX 1 also discontinued Wardrobe Trunks don't carry tha id trunk any longer, get a real trunk get a Newton Wardrobe; catalogue. NEWTON TRUNK WORKS, Cortland, New York A TAYLOR BABY PIANO—Swell Columbus Boudoir, 450 Ibs, in case, nag cheap toy. but extra fine instru gual tone; Electric Light Plant, set pipe Ban ‘oles, big Photo Frame, lat a@f Canvas Chain BOX 556, Galveston, Texas AT A VERY REASONABLE PRICK, we offer 100 Mills © K. Gum Vending Machines, half counters and balf floor, 1914 medel, in the best of condition, wih gum allachmenta. Write NORTH EASTERN NOVELTY Canada oo, LID, 36 St. Urbain St., Montreal, (There is no duty to pay for machines shipped back to U. 8) BARGAINS IN MAGICAL GOODS-——Send Se for catalague, KYLE CARTWRIGHT, 620 Line, Decatur, Alabama BARGAINS IN MAGIC-—A hundred different articles in Magic and Becapes for sale at a sactifice; send for our list today, it's free; circus people can olan our Circus Books and Trick Cards now and at the same old rates; samples, 2c. SYLVIAN'’S MAGIC SHOP, 175 Friendship, Providence, Rhode Island. BIG SCIENTIFIC SOAP BUBBLE ACT —$6.00; Secret, 90e; Chalk Talkers’, Cartoonists’, real stunts, perforated sheets, applause getter, complete act, $4.00; machine made Fakes, with secret, Fakes, 6 Mind Reading Acts, Dusions, all slightly used; 9 100 slightly damaged Comedy Ty re $15.00; tard Tricts s®id at The each, ome free with each set of lists, if throe 2e stamps accompany request, ROYAL AMUSEMENT ©O., Reading, Pennsylvania CATHEDRAL CHIMBES--23 tubes, chromatic, pitch, F to bb, hung from fine nickeled stand, 4 ft © in. wide ty 6 ft. 4 im. bigh; have been used but twice in public and are practically new; regular store price, without case, price, with case, ” for quick sale; will send photo on request and Chimes on receipt of amount to cover express charges bath ways; fine for symphony orchestra. J, GILLEN, 1003 Rush St, Chicago, Illinois. low CHOCOLATE. VENDING PENNY MACHINES —15 Machines and 50 boxes chocolates for $50; suitable for beck of theater seats. MOUDY, tos E. Main St, sorille, Iiineda FOR, SALB CHEAP—Heavy Cotton Net, 45 feet long. 14 wide, two-inch mesh; nearly new. Address HARRY BOISE, Billboard, New York. FOR SALE Three Taylor xx Professional ‘Trunks: sso Lobby Display, Photo Frames and two or three Wie of Wardrobe for tab. show. OULEMAN, 3202 ooroe Street, Chicago. POR SALE—All kinds af Second-Hand Slut Machines and Repairs, J. E. CRANE, 300 N. 13th St, "niladelphia, Pennsylvania. FoR SALE bat tery, $75.00 Set Deagan ‘ells, best condition, with RALPH RAYE, Elwood, Indiana. FOR SALE Strong Set ot Uprights; 15 ft. high, ft. wide; in fc long; first $10.00 takes it ma T% ft 7 LobERT PEARSON. Hox 105, North Adama. POR SALE OR TRADE Two automatic Ten-Minnet Dowling . Alleys; also one Villa Rack, with swell hood. ; NEw, Billboard, St. Louls, Missourt FOR SALB—Comet, $5.00; Slide Trombone, $8.00; Val ‘ve Trombone, $20.00; all ail UG HEISE, Shamokin, —t —. veedeenany Por SALP Long's Crispette and Popcorn Ma chine complete, 75.00. Vittaburg, ee Ag OWNER, 1510 Alton St, Jackson Ave., Bronx New York City. ITALIAN WARP.-Six octaves, double action, fine condition, reasonable K. BULLER, 806 W. ith st Fort Worth, Texas | | Cabinet, $30.00; Glass Water Through Bot. Tabie, $6.50; Flight of Time, $6.75; 2-People Production Cabinet, with crate, $12.50; large size Duck Pan, $4.90; $25.00 Liquid Air—Boil Water on Cake of Ice, $7.50; Wonder Cabinet. Leroy type, $6.75; large metal drawer Box, 95c; Magic Wand to Table, $8.00; $10.00 Pagoda Transformation, $4.1; | Profes} sional 12o-p. Cat LINDHORST MAGIC SHOP, 406 STAGE TRICKS, BARGAINS—Thurston Duck Rooster Head lilusion, $12.00; and $85.00 Magnetic Escape Navarre Bicg.. St. Louis. Are you waiting until one rhe The need. LOE LOO OE ELE OE I I I PDE ALI SESS SOCOOOCOOOOSCOOOOCOOOOOOTT TT Te articles that are used or sold? ARE YOU WAITING UNTIL SPRING? the summer opened the gates and then advertise something of the thousand and other fellow the opportunity to get in ahead of you on one of the fattest and most fertile fields in summer amusement business. You can get your share of the sales if you start early. many lines are experiencing difficulty in obtaining adequate supplies. very goods you may have, either new or second-hand, are likely to be snapped up through your first ad in this department. best tip is to read the Classified Columns and get an idea of what can be sold, and, at the same time, you may find something you amusement resorts have If you are you will be giving the Dealers in . LIFE SIZE WAX FIGURE OF CHAS. BECKER. seated in the Elcctric Chair, and swell Banner, worth $60, sell for $4¢. Bally-Hoo Goat, $5; Stuffed Eagle, $20. SHAW, Victoria, Missouri MAGIC GOODS, Tlustons, Handcuffs, Mail Rags, Milk Cans, Leg Irons; if you have anything to trade in this line send list; we carry a complete stock of goods; big catalog free HEANEY MAGIC ©O., Dept. 55. Berlin, Wisconsin. MAGICIANS, BARGAINS IN BOOKS—$4.00 rezular price, reduced to $1.50; How Gamblers Win, the best card book ever published, price $1.00, re duced 50c; Si Stebbins Card Act, price $1.00, reduced Qe: De Land's $1.00 Card Location, reduced 10c; new book by Shulte, Talks for Tricks, every magician should have a copy, price $1.00; all four for $1.50, pesipaid. HORNMAN MAGIC CO. Sta 2, 470 Sih Ave.. New York MIND READING ACT—For two people; covers 5 different ‘‘effects’’; different from all others (copyrighted); price, $5: send stamp for particulars to PROF. ZALANO, 168 Clinton St, Ithaca, _New York BANJO Nickel a | in goo’ shape, $60.00; ome Regina Music Piano, with » pleces music, wound by hand, in running order, 75.00: all old, pepular music; also 12 Mills Owls, in good shape, for $100.00, and 10 Musical Caille Bros.’ Pucks and Detrotta, $250.00; must take them in lots POST OFFICE BOX 268, Cumberland, Maryland ONE ELECTRIC TONAWANDA MILITARY BAND quick. J. H. WHITMORE, Petersburg, Virginia NORTH ORGAN-—4Neap for cash; SA Bollingburough St, READ THIS LIST OVER WITH CARE, then act pronptly. Real bargains in high-grade, slightly used, unredeemed Musical Instruments. DAVIDSTERN OUMPANY Niekel-plated Snare Drum, $8; 26 bars Orchestra Bells, $9; Jaubort brase Slide Trombone, leather carrying case, $9; Malecki silver-plated Bb Cornet, $9: J. W. Pepper silver-plated BD Cornet, in case, $9: Buffet Crampton, H. P. Tenor, brass Saxo phone, $25: Buffet Crampton, s lver-plated H. FP. Saxaphane, $30; © G. Conn silver-plated Monster Eb Helicon Bass, $75: Frank Holten >rase Eb Bass, $40; Trumpet model Bb brass Cornet, $12.50; unredeemed, second hand Guitar, $5: unredeemed, second-hand Mandolin, $5: Hawaiian Ukelele, $4.50; Vega, Boston, Mandolin, all pearl inlaid, pearl beys, all metal parts gold plated, original cont $100, our price $35; $107.50 Madel Gibson Mandolin, in leather carrying case, $55: high-grade German Zither, $12; 32-key, square Concertina, $12: hundreds of other bargains; will ship any item C O D., with privilege of examina tien, upon recep of 259% deposit; money refunded in full if not satiefactory: write us teday; we quar antec prompt, satisfactory service and a square deal to all DAVIDSTFRN COMPANY, 1047 W. Mad ison St., Chicago, Hilinols. In business since 1885. TANGO BANJO. Guitar Banjo. Saxophone, Mandolin Banjo, C Clarinet. ELZA RICE, Milford Center, Ohio, Furnished Rooms (Theatrical) le PER WORD. CASH WITH COPY. THE ARTHUR, 252-254 W. 38th Street, New York; 100 rooms, $2.50-$5.00 weekly; clean ; baths on every floor; steam heat, electric light, gas, telephone. CHECIL, 150 St. Nicholas Ave., New York rates. Transients taken. Help Wanted se PER word. CASH WITH COPY. THE Cy. GooDp ) OPENTNGS FOR MEN OR pa or old; someth write for proposition = STEPHENS, oo 101, Madison Square, New ” York city. _ a “LADY MUSICIANS’—For band, to double in refined singing numbers: state salary, description and photon. MUSICAL WALKER, week of Feb. 5, Strand, Speneetane. S. C.; week of 12, Majestic, Greenville, C.; week of 19, Strand, Columbia, 8. C. LECTURERS. ORGANIZERS, MAGICIANS — Big money; many needed. MORAL SOCIETY, Dept. 3, Amsrora. Colorado. MI ‘s1cl ANS WANTED Open March 1, Louisiana: Fred Mosco, Fred Hansen, Red Gilson, Homer [iolloway, Fred Atkins, wire MILLER, 506 W. ‘4th, Kansas City, Missouri TO FORM A CIRCUIT IN NORTHERN PART OF STATE OF MISSOURL—A special good inducement offered: 1-—-Wilford and Charlotte and Wilka. 2 Hal Warren Players. 3—Miss Merry Martha, the Roller Skate Dancer. 4—-Van Dyke-Eaton Co Address all letters KNOVIS McHANLEY, in care of Billboard, Cincinnati, Ohio. WANTED—A loog engagement offered te Musiclans for band and orchestra; those doubling stage preferred: Comedian and Soubrette that sing and dance; Character Man and Woman, and other useful peaple BARNEY WILLIAMS’ PLAYERS, under canvas, Lawton, Oklahoma. WANTED—Musicians of all kinds, to locate in best mining town in Kentucky; employment furnished to Carpenters, Machinists, Flectricians and all kinds of Miners: can also use one Painter in early spring: special inducement offered to Orchestra Leader who doubles in brass. Address MANAGER BAND, Benham, Ken . ate WANTED—Colored Performers for Medicine| Show; get it; no boogers wanted; no tickets advanced; ; vey Moore, ‘Rastus Anderson, Jess Wallace, wire or | write. CHARLIE A. RIEDELL, Macon Hotel, Macon, Georgia. WANTED—Lady with neat appearance and abiliiy and nice wardrobe, to work an A-1l educated horse act in vaudeville; give good description of self and 6 photo, which I will return; be ready to join at n't answer unless you mean business. Adoun HORSE ACT, care Billboard, Cincinnati, 0. WANTED QUICK—Pianist; Ella Edwards, write. LESTER ranton, Pennsylvania. state all first “Ietter; COMEDY CO, Coch WANTED—Male Performer that can do Dutch, Irish, Kid and read or fake piano or organ and change for week; state all you can do in first letter. Acicress H. THURSTON, 1016 Poplar St., Terre Haute, Ind. WAN horus Girl (brunette), also Comedian with A-1l specialties; full particulars first letter; must be sober; both give exact age, height, weight, lowest salary. BEN TOY MUSICAL OOMEDY, ter, Va, Feb. 5; Cumberland, Md., Feb, 12. WANTED LADY MUSICIANS AND SINGERS— brass and stringed instruments; opening at once for (cornet and trombone soloisis) high class Soprano; also good ragtime Singers; to join our wellknown and established musical acts; send particulars chants’ Hotel, 25 North Bishop St. WANTED—Singing and Dancing Sketch Team, doing singles and doubles; comedy in acts; change for week (med. show); preference given those with ture machine or doubling piano; mention lowest; money sure. DOO C. H. CONRAD, General Delivery, Decatur, Illinois. WANTED—Violin Player, barber by trade; must be good in both lines. 4a es. C. WESTER, Cleveland, Manuscripts, Sketches & Plays 3e PER WORD. CASH WITH COPY. ACTS, PLAYS, Costumes, sold, rented; AL FLATICO, 1841 Euclid, Cleveland, Ohio. catalog. ORGINIAL MUSICAL SPECIALTIES—Clown Comedy, Walkarounds, ete.; 1917 list for stamp. L. H. SOSTWICK, 311 N. 25th, Billings, Mo Montana. TABLOID MUSICAL COMEDY : each; Bock of Bits, $5.00. x Clark St., Chicago. ae Partner Wanted le PER WORD. CASH with copy. LADY PARTNER—For established Musical Act, who plays piano and cornet. MUSICAL HOLBROOK, 130 Washington Ave., Chelyea, Massachusetts. LADY PARTNER WANTED—Contortionist preferred; give full description and send photo; age 18 or 22 preferred. ISAIAH JONES, General Deiivery, Bast Prairie, Missouri SCRI PTS HARRY J. ASHTON, 517 LADY PARTNER (Soubrette) WANTED—By al! around Comedian ; prefer one with vaudeville, musica) comedy or repertoire experience; send photo. ie SEYMOUR, General Delivery, Richmond, Virginia. LADY AERIALIST—Circus season. H. B L., Castle Hotei, Omaha, Nebraska. care LADY PARTNER—Who can handle soubrette parts and work double specialties with me; booked for the summer season with dramatic show; cam place in To.edo in stock for balance of winter; give age, height and what you do; if possible send photo, which will ~ Fee BERT COLBY, 92 Huron 8St., Toledo, Ohio, — LADY I can *“LANIST—Single and good appearance, that double stage or sing if posible, nua avsuutely hecessary; no money needed. S. A. MITCHELL, 1017 13th St., Des Moines, lowa. “ON MARCH 15TH I WILL INVEST $50 to $100 in well-managed, legitimate Girl Show, Snake or Illusion Show, or any other Attraction that is sure of a booking and is a money-getter; you run the show and draw a salary; split net receipts 50-50; only dependable, honest hustlers need appiy; boogers, chasers and drones, save stamps; references required; tell what you have, and where you can book it, how many people required, expenses, ete.; would consider putting stranded show om its feet on the same basis, if it looks good enough; tell everything in first letter. P. O. BOX 108, Des Moines, lowa. PARTNER—Young lady, good vocalist, for vaudeville act; send photo, age, weight, COMPO SER, care Billboard, Cincinnati, Obia. PARTNER ‘WANTED —Must invest dollar. for dollar in Wagon Show; 1 have a five-wagon show; want to enlarge to nine or ten; must be sober and reliable; state all in first letter. F. Oklahoma. PARTNER WANTED—To help build and run my patented aluminum safety flying machine, — interest in it and company. M. L. ATWATER, 53 Prince William Street, » Alren, Ohio. PARTNER—¥For Tent “Min nstrel Show; best moneydrawing title in America; great line of printing: one of the best cars in the business; do not want a dead one, but to a live wire will make @ proposition that can’t be beat; act quick Address HARRY ARMSTRONG, care Standard Theater, St. Louis, Mo. PARTNER WANTED WITH CAPITAL-—To finance Music School and Publishing and Advertising Business; am well-known writer and composer; can show a man with money; A. F. of M. Musician and Pianist; all 1 need is capital; all the rest I have J. H. P., Billboard, St. Louis, Missouri. PARTNER WANTED—With vaudeville exper ence: by young man doing amateur fancy whistling. bird imitations, ete.; natural whistling through teeth; no instruments used: good reference; same; comedian preferred; others considered. Address J. B. PA RMENTER, Box 153, Wallingford. _ Vermont. THIRD > PARTNER WANTED, with , $l. 500, to finance team Indian base ball players and dancers; tour U. S Address BOX B. B., care Billboard, Cincinnati. WANTED—Mounter, not over 120 pounds, for wei known hand balancing act; must be capable of pressing up slowly; time booked: state lowest salary. COURTNEY, care Chicago Office Billboard. WANTED PARTY TO INVEST equally in attraction om small carnival Cc M GOODELL, Box 355. ™. Louis, Missouri. ; (Continued on page 40 Winches-. photos, full in first letter. MU LLINI SISTERS, Mer-_ cago. Miss. ° $2.00 height, to GRORGE . 0. DUNGAN, Nardin, , and have ~ Ale ee ene = = oes Se eT ORE ad soe metion oa sania we va te toa EEE " . eget ey pT = = POE Bi OS ee > ee . t + t