The Billboard 1917-08-18: Vol 29 Iss 33 (1917-08-18)

tee aa PNR = TE SOS ES PEE SET sitet aes — AT Bi AS 58 The Billboard AUGUST 18, 1917 JACK SHADOW—World’s only blind bag puncher, punching ten b at once; open for “aes reliable that pays, 322 e Ave., Woodstock, nois. LADY AERONAUT—NSingle, —— and drops; guarantee work; Lond fur appearance; outfit; committees write. CLARA BRECKWITH, S. New Jersey St., Indianapolis, Indiana. triple bare 413 A-1 JEW COMEDIAN—Good singing voice; musical comedy, burlesque, vaudeville; experienced; reliable; sober; only reliable managers answer. CHAS. GOLDEN, 24 Pratt St., Buffalo, New York. AT LIBUCRTY—Magician, entertaining sleights, illusions; vaudeville or show houses. A novelty, REOW, 262 St. James Place, Brooklyn, New York. LEU SNILLOR—Comedy or novelty chair equilibrist; balancer; no faker; good; clean act for parks, fairs and celebrations. 527 Adams St., Quincy, Illinois. LEW. SNILLOR—Comedy or novelty chair equilibrist; balancer; no faker; good, clean act for parks, fairs and celebrations. 527 Adams St., Quincy, Ill. PARKS, FAIRS, CARNIVALS—Vicinity of Philadelphia, where we can reach home same night; steady grinders. SAM AND LUCY LINGERMAN, Ventriloquist and Magician, 705 5th Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. PRINCF. LA-VALA—Slack wire artist; sensational high slack wire artist; open for fairs and parks, celebrations; a free act of merit. Care Billboard, Cincinnati, Ohio. RUBE PERKINS—Feature slack wire act, hoops and juggling, crystal balancing act, guitar, blackface, monologue and song, concert and parade AT LIBERTY—J. E. Deavelo, comedy, trick bicyclist. Address 254 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, Pa. AT LIBERTY—Jew and yap comedian; also an A-1 chorus. MR. HACK LA MONT, Commercial Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AT LIBERTY—Sketch team; girl, strong soprano voice, does chorus, dancing; man, strong baritone voice; plays ukulele, Hawaiian, trap drums. DICK RICE, General Delivery, York, Pennsylvania. BILLY WESTON—Open for vaudeville or any liable minstrel show; blackface, ecoentric or ailly hid, — end man. Adress care Billboard, Cincinnati, 0. CAPT. DAVID LEE AND WIFE—Manikins, Punch and Judy, knife, battle ax throwing; opening and closing acts; Irish, rube, blackface; change ten days. 474% Walker St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ments. Holton, Kansas. THEATRE MANAGER—Grab this feature; 14 vaudeville acts in moving pictures; salary or percentage. CARRIE M. SHELLEY, 418 Woodward S&t., Reading, Pennsylvania. THE LA CROIX (Mr. and Mrs.)—Original eerial gymnasts; swell free act; flashy display; booking fairs, plenics, celebrations, parks. 1304 Walton Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana. WILLIS’ PERFORMING a ae baby buggy, walking tight wire, jumping through fire, tea party, hospital scene. BERT WILLIS, 7 w. Reno St., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. WILL RIDE OVERLAND FROM CHICAGO TO ANY FAIR EAST and work free act on my bridlelese mare (Pretty Girl), a real act. EAGLE JACK MAGBHER, care Billboard, Chicago, Illinois. Piano Players At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. A-1 TEAM—Piano, drums, bells, xylophone, Deagan una-fon, marimbaphone, etc.; dance, vaudeville; must be steady; state all. DRUMMER, 503% Second St, Harvard, Lilinois. AT LIBERTY—-Pianist; member z. F. of M.; experienced in en, picture shows and general work. ic Prefer near Indianapolis. MR. DALLAS B. CASTLE, 545 Beville Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana. AT LIBERTY—First-class vaudeville pianist, for coming season; ten years pl best vaudeville; sober, reliable; union man. PiANIST, Grand Rapids, Michivan. a pakot--LASS ORGANIST—Experienced, reliable mans desires position in high-class picture theatre; musician; fine performer; salary your limit. ORGANIST. Box 472, Hagerstown, Maryland. LADY PIANIST—Experienced in M. Pictures; player; desires toe locate position with orchestra; must state salary and hours. PIANIST, care Eldon Henson, Pulaski, Virginia. LADY PIANIST—Wants position playing pictures; experienced; also experienced in orchestra and yaudeville. PIANIST, 206 E. 2nd St., Morris, Minnesota. MALE PIANIST—Member A. F. of M.; good library; cue pictures; clean-cut appearance; age, 34; towns in Ohio. FRANK McCALLISTER, 812% 4th St., Marietta, Ohio. “ORGANIST AND PIANIST—Desires position in picture theatre; experienced man; reliable; high-class position; state salary. ORGANIST, 119 W. Franklin St., Hagerstown, Maryland. PIANIST—Young man; sober and agreeable; experienced in dance and pictures; lecate or travel; neat appearance. LUTHER B. SMITH, Route 5, Greenville, South Carolina. CARRIE M. SHELLEY, the little girl with the big feature; 14 Vaudeville Acts in Moving Pictures. 418 Weodward St., Reading, Pennsylvania. EDDIE HENSHAW—Eccentric, Irish, monologist and singing comedian; New York City and vicinity only. 625 Courtlandt Ave., New York City. IRVING JACK—AIl styles of dancing; Irish comedian; prefer small vaudeville show or vaudeville ground show. 152 Saxton St., Stockport, N. Y. LADY—AIl around performer; = wp Bas in acts; novelty specialty; change for a week wardrobe open for any paying proposition. MAGICIAN XxX. Y. Z.. care Billboard, Cincinnati, Ohio. LADY WISHES POSITION in good Vaudeville comne MRS. CORA SEARCY, Box 118, Junction City, exas. MAN AND WIFE—One-man band; singers; comedians; character; own music; change week; salary, $30.00; we pay our own rt THE MORANS, Greensburgh, North Carolina. MUSICAL MOON FAMILY—Father and three daughters; novelty musical act; change for two nights; guaranteed act; Qhio and Indiana managers write. 248 3d St.. Elyria. Ohio. SAXOPHONE—Young man; 19 years; wants work; jazz; cello parts or wr AL y; anything considered. D. R. BAUMGARDNER, 4384 Bell St., Kansas City, Missourt. SLACK WIRE ACT—Comedy juggling act; comedy in acts; do black, ru kid act; sober. MELVIN THOMPSON, 106 Stokes St., Durham, N. C THE CONDELLS—Comedy and characters, specialties; director; none but real managers peed apply; hamfats, we are on your trail. JACK CONDELL, Cushing, Oklahoma. TRAMP COMEDIAN—For vaudeville or burlesque; now playing single; pictures on request if returned; ticket if over 500 miles; low salary. Address RAY 8S. BENJAMIN, Billboard, New York. TWO YOUNG LADIES wish re with good vaudeville or stock company; both and talented; alto and soprano. Address RUBY AYS, 1414 W. 9th St., Pine Bluff, Arkansas. TWO Bag ape MEN—Ages, 19-20, are at hand for anythin in vaudeville, with some experience. FORBES, 109 W. Main St., Staunton, Virginia. VERSATILE SINGING COMEDIAN—Desires engagement as show strengthener, for responsible man ager only; state particulars and salary limit. DENNING, 320 E. 125th St., New York City. YOUNG MAN, 18; high soprano; like to connect with act, school act preferred; good female impersonator. M. GLICKSTEIN, 636 Warwick St., Brooklyn, New York. YOUNG MAN, 22; present sculptor’s model; would like to connect with posing act, etc. SOL PADRON, 669 New Lotts Ave., Brooklyn, New York. PIANIST—Lady pianist of exceptional ability and experience, desires high-class orchestra engagement; familiar with all lines; New York City preferred. PIANIST, 2047 Tih St., New York City. PIANIST-~Fake, y engl | and harmonize; “Pat. acts; fake drums for Cabaret, _~ Vaudeville. LE RAE %E HARRISON, Dennisen Hotei, Columbus, Ohio. PIANIST—Male, 35; experience; ragtime, overtures, dances, musical comedies, vaudeville; ten years manager, director; A. F. of M.; married; salary, your limit. PIANIST, 3502 Lindell Bivd., St. Louis, Mo. PIANIST (Director)—Sight reader; middle aged; large library; best references. N. E. SOLOMON, 417 Vine St., S. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. ~~ PIANIST—Male: A-1 for picture house where we to pictures counts; large library music; A. F. M.: will go anywhere ; state hours and salary. Tost OFFICE BOX 477, Freeport, Illineis. PIANO PLAYER. -Read, fake and transpose; double stage; sober and reliable; up in acts; good appearance. RUSSELL ELLIOTT, care Billboard, Cincinnati, Ohio. WURLITZER OR PIANO PLAYER AT LIBERTY —Cues pictures; experienced; reads; age, 23; 1 will go anywhere. HUBERT MUCK, 725 Church §&t., Lynchburg, Virginia. Singers At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. STAGE ASPIRANTS The following advertisements are from Artists sclaim who frankly di experience, They will be found willing, liging and reasonable. At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. YOUNG MAN—Age, 18; height, 5 ft, 6; ——— 120; wants to learn higher acrobatics, ‘trapeue and tumbling; some experience; strictly sober and reliable. 0. STEPHEN, Redkey, Indiana. Burlesque and Musical Comedy At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. BOY — Age, at Chicago. Delivery, Dayton, Ohio. COMEDIAN—Any dialect, Irish, Italian. German and colored; would like to get with a good musical comedy company. ILLIE CASEY, 7 zier St.. Pittsburgh, YOUNG MAN—Age, musical comedy; g ROBT. GROSS, 726 16; would like to hear from managers BILLY CDWARDS, General Pennsylvania. 19; would like to join good éinger and dancer. Address N. Main St., Dayton, Ohio. AT LIBERTY—Contralto and high baritone; separate; with songs illustrated by moving pictures; experienced ; fine lobby display; change twice weekly. BARITONE, 804 Virginia St. Seattle, Washington. BOY—Character singer; can speak lines intelligently; three good dialects; experience; personality; height, 5 ft., 4; weight, 105 Ibs.; reliable managers only write. BOY, care Billboard, New York City. Moving Picture Artists At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. YOUNG WOMAN—Desirable appearance; age, 20; 130; wishes to join film company; no weight, ence, but willing to learn. Address MARION GARDIndiana. LADY AND TWO GENTLEMEN—Harmony singers; novelty music; versatile; up in acts; piano, mandolins and guitar. ARKANSAS TRIO, 469 Cherry St., Springfield, Missouri. LOUD STREET SINGER—Guitar player. LAND, 331 Kiein &t., Topeka, Kansas. PAUL BERWALD—The famous American tenor, with that wonderful mejodiouus and passionate voice, who has sung his way _ the hearts of the American people. Cleveland, PAUL BERW. AED aaaesica's famed tenor, who has won admiration from the American people with his melodious and passionate voice. JAY PO NER, General 5 + Indianapolis, Vaudeville Artists At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. POSITION WITH MAGICIAN—frst-class amateur desires chance to learn; will work reasonable; 30 years old; don’t claim to know a thing, but mighty willing to learn. J. C. FOWLER, 1011 llth &t., Greeley, Colorado. YOUNG MAN—Wishes to join ge comedy or vaudeville show; no tien and willing to learn. tausical but ambiLouis "ALLEN, 293 Mc Address 6611 Bonna bg Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. pap MAE ose Bos SOPRANO—Good voice and appearance; would join recognized vaudeville singer or pianist, as partners. CARNIVAL NOTES Address GERTRUDE WAKEFIELD, Gen. Del., Knoxville, Tennessee. W. M. (Billy) Gear, representing the Torrens YOUNG AMERICAN TENOR wishes work with re| Detroit Special Shows, was given the contract liable people. RAY TORPY, Gen. Del., Chicago, 1. | for the fair and race meeting, which opens at Vaudeville Artists At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. A-1 ALL ABOUND COMEDIAN—For tab. or burlesque: sing. dance and play musical instruments: can produce; 20 years’ experience. FRED SIDDON, Union Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Terre Haute. Ind., August 14 and runs until the 17th. He was also successful in landing Charleston, Ii. The Delmar Show now has eight tions and twenty-seven Rother’s Little Nemo Show is money, with Doc Shugart’s Minstrel Show ing next in live. RANDOM RAMBLES (Continued from page 45) Porter, give this gentleman a state room that is not occupied, Signed, J. Eddie Brown, G. Perry, secretary to the Mayor (Gary, Ind.), is a nice man to meet. He isn't swelled up. He was formerly in the newspaper business —editorial department. Some fairs could use three merry-go-rounds with impunity and profit. Squeeze me, they are carousels and carry-us-alls now, not merry-gorounds. John B. Warren, president Showmen’s League of America: Why not build the Showmen’s Home in Hot Springs, Ark.? Let's start some talk about this. Some of the invoices sent out by the printing house look like laundry slips, They do, do they? Edwardsburg, Mich., held a chautauqua tbrge days, starting July 13. The following ap peared: Artist Concert Company, Ladies’ Sym4 bonic Orchestra, Charles Stalker, Dr, Eilis arnes and Frank W. Holslag. There is a tri-weekly paper in Kalamazoo that does not take ads from shows. They tell you very plainly and frankly that they do not want or need show advertising. Now will you be good? The Redpath Chautauqua gets out a most attractive Photographic News Service for window display. A most effective and classy advertising stunt for window work. The carnival business needs replenishing with men, brains, ideas, money, talent and the determination to right things, fully backed with action—immediate action. Mike Barnes—How are you? What’s new in the fair booking business? D. C. Whittaker of Milwaukee, Wis., of diving girl and motordrome fame, is going to give us some kind of a ‘‘bumps’’ show that is new and some time soon, we believe. It will be a mechanical grind show. D. C.—Do it. Regards to Mrs. D. C. Mabel Whittaker can float on the surface in the easiest and most artistic manner of any eget performance that the writer can recall. be last time that D. C. was seen he was with the Northwestern Railroad working out of the beer city. They all come back— give them time. Owners of those Stop, Look and Listen shows: How would *‘Go to It’ or ““That’s It” do for a name for that kind of a show? Some people pay their respects, that’s all. J. B. Warren says that there are at least 75,000 men in the United State eligible to become members of the Showmen’s League of America. He said that during the showmen’s convention in Chicago last February. When Fred S, Kempf’s Model City was burned up in the Con T. Kennedy wreck last fall the carnival business suffered a distinct loss. That was some show. It may be a decade before we get another one just as good. That particular kind of a show is much wanted now. WiI!l some one rise to the crying demand and produce? Fred S. Kempf’s name and fame will endure as long as carnival business. He was a man and a mechanical genius. Charles Kilpatrick—Whby can’t you work out some kind of an insurance policy that can be worked in with the membership fees of the Sbowmen’s League of America? Now is the time for your extreme originality to assert itself for the good of the league to the extent of providing insurance for ‘its members thru the instruments in your keeping. James H. Michaelstatter—When are you coming back in the outdoor show business? Are you still running that theater in that town near Chicago? James H. will be remembered as the man who had the motordrome with the World at Home Shows the first season. He said once that he was thru with the outdoor show business, but is he? He says that he likes the theaters best. Showmen—You can me get nothing. Yon do not them if they are **good for nothing.’’ ioe you grasp the drift? Rodney N. Crail once said that he would go “clean’’ for a man any time. He said man, Rodney N, is one of the coming pjt showmen. Harry Dore—You are altogether too quiet of late. Say something, if it is only to tell us that you come from Washington C. H., Ohio. How is that water show with the Little “Giant? Make it a sensation. Need sensations. To the “bunch” at Blanchard’s Beach, Eddie Hayes’ Springs and Gillhooley’s Pier, New York: Contain yourselves. They will all be coming in this fall same as before. George H. Hamilton can hold things down until they arrive. Don't you think? Congratulations, Alfred Hamilton. May decision be crowned with bero honors. That vy Be that he was not bluffing. of You—-Why don’t you try to get some of the sweets out of life? H. 8S. Tyler says that he wants the Showmen’s Teague of America’s annual banquet held at the proper time and place and no deviation. He is for the league strong, stronger, strongest. Walter F. Driver—Thanks many times over for your kind endorsements past and present. a is the chautauqua tent business? Good— E. C. Talbott was on a tour of Michigan recently. Watch the route of the Johnny J. Jones Sbows. Some bonuses. Credit to whom credit is due. Let that be one of the mottoes on the wall in all show office wagons. And don’t forget it. ‘Credit to whom credit is due.’’ A. H. Barkley said this in Chicago in February: “The season looks better than ever before. Were it not for the impending embargo there would be no obstacles. Railroads refusing to haul westward or soutbward hurts now.’’ Help! No carnival manager has yet —— his outfit the National Outdoor Shows. My, m what can be the matter? They have all kinds of near names for carnivals. Cabarets are only modernized “‘Honkey Tonks” of the days past and forgotten. Are cabarets passing, too? Yes. Music that Is musie with meals is all right for those that want it. One carnival started out this season to have the following rides: Whip, frolic, carousel, big Eli wheel, aeroplane carousel and miniature railroad. Some line-up of rides. Rides cons money at fairs and exhibitions; remember this. Carnival Managers—Have you confetti and other annoyances on your lot? If so, cut them ont. A. B. Bush is owner and manager of the Academy of Music and the Bush Poster Advertising Company in Kalamazoo. Cc. L. Holt of the Holt Hotel, Kalamazoo, good men for known to many in the vaudeville and tent show field, says he spends most of the winter reading the short stories contalned in the mail order house Sy He likes N. Shure & Co.'s maga. zine the best Cultivate a dependable memory. derful asset. Dan Collins’ Shows opened the season at the Barryton (Mich,) Celebration August 3 Dan bas an offer to furnish attractions for the West Michigan State Fair, Grand Rapids. He says that Bad Axe, Mich., the Gorvernor’s home town, is one of his stands and that it is not a bad spot despite its name, Dan Collins says that the Mayor of Allegan, Mich., told him that they were going to book in a carnival during chautauqua week to ballyhoo for the chautauqua. They must have. One was there that week, Necessity compels some actors and show people to fish while on their vacations, Pete McCurdy and his Bon Ton Girls, stock musical comedy, is still holding the boards at the Superba Theater, Grand Rapids. It has been a long season. Michigan is now nearly full of dramatic tent shows. They have no routes. Heard once from a big tent maker that there were something like nineteen bundred small tent shows scattered thruout the continent. Never thought that, did you? Torrens Detroit Special Shows day and dated the chautauqua in Allegan, Mich. W. H. Rice Shows did the same thing with the Redpath Chautauqua in Kalamazoo week July 23. The carnival had the biggest crowds, the Portage street carnival grounds being packed to suffoca tion every night. Did not say how the busi ness was. It was good, consider! the fact that the Rice Shows was the fourth carnival in the Celery City this season, Muskegon Heights, Mich., is getting plenty of carnivals this season. Some actors double brass stakes and steaks. Also in sleeping car berths and dishes. Carnival Managers—Some of you call the Days of 49 stampedes. They are not stampedes—yet some of them completely stampede under local morality pressure. That should not be. Managers should put on the pressure. Still they wonder why. C, H. Baird, who claims to be the champion “Canthook’’ man of the lumber woods of Michigan, is planning a vaudeville act to demonstrate his uses for the ‘*‘Canthbook."’ He proposes to call the act the Michigan Lumber Loaders. new and looks like a novelty. Some more of the It is a won industrial vaudeville coming to light. C. H. is now in daily rehearsals in the gara of tbe Holt Hotel, Kalamazoo. He wants H. Rice to book bim In the New York Hippodrome, as suggested by the ‘‘Onlon.” Elma, one of the most entertaining and fattest of the fat women, is soon to close her carniva! season and take up the fair a Leona Carter is now with the H. Rice Shows. Many people go to chauatauquas so that they can learn how to pronounce the name correctly. Some call them cataquas, cah(talk)fers, chattanogas and chattangas, and what not else. Michigan bas an epidemic of chautauquas at this time. More the better. Kalamazoo claims to be the former home of Louis E. Cook, J. E. McCarthy, tbe veteran billposter of that city, wishes to be remembered. Louis E., in the early days, is classed by bim as a most efficient newspaper man and printer. J. E. wants the credit for getting Touls E. his first position as advance agent. MeCartby is fully remembered by Mr. Cook in his book of the history of the tent show business, says McCarthy, and he is proud of it. Why don’t Detroit revive its former civic eelabentinn, the Cadalaqua, and Dallas, Tex., its ——? Fver stop at the Warren Hotel, Baraboo, Wir., and the Schulyer Hotel, Kankakee? BOONE’S SHOWS Boone’s Mexico Ranch and Carnival Congress just closed a successful week at Stigler, Ok On Monday night the shows opened to good business, which increased, and Saturday the shows and concessions did capacity. The Min strel and Wild West got top money, and Curly Lampton’s Big Palace of Mystery and Wild Animal Shows shared second honors. H. Brown, stage manager of the Minstre! Show for the past year, left at Stillwell te join the Fullingame Show. Happy Cole, wife = son joined at Stigler, Cole succeeding rown, Dee Brown and wife left last Sunday, quit ting the road, the balloonist, who has been Fred Rhea, making some daring leaps from his parachute, has been called to the colors. The dreft has hit the Boone Shows a little bit hard, as it has taken all the cowboys, so Pat Boone, the oldtime cowboy, has gone back to the saddle. The line-up fs as follows: Wild West Show, Bob Boone, manager, with seven riders; Jubilee Minstrels, Happy Cole, stage manager, with ten performers: Lempece’s lace of Mysteries and Wild Animal Show, Curlie Lampton, propritor, with Mrs. Lampton, Spidora, and Jack Sunday, animal trainer; Boone’s Athletic Show, featuring Frankie Manila, the fighting Italian; The O14 American Club Hall, Mrs. Pat Booue, manager, with ten girls. Concessions: Cascy Smith, cate; Dad Lee, bowling alley: Charles T. Deshag, novelties; Ed Woods, juice: Big Wa!lt. ten pins; Boone’s cookhonse, with Kyle Moore in charge, An elght-plece Italian band furnishbes the music, and Fred Rhea, with his bal. loon ascension, put on the free act.—©. 8. LIBERTY UNITED SHOWS Once again Jack Kline booked two maiden towns that proved to be red ones—Addison, N. Y., and Elkland, Pa.—both being tannery towne, and, incidentally, hitting pay weeks. The rides got top money among the paid attractions, and the concessions did well. For example, Little Rose Loraine, who came on from the Acme Shows with her cigarette game, took In $5 on Tuesday, but won't say what she did on the week, but it more than pleases. Billy St. Clair ined at Susquehanna, Pa., coming on from e Franklin Shows with his Illusion Show. Jermyn, Pa., follows Susquebanna, and the Fire Department boys are all worki hard to make the event a success. eae Sows had a big week there two -y~ & and this show hite a pay week, so indica point to another big one.—JOHNNY.