The Billboard 1918-02-02: Vol 30 Iss 5 (1918-02-02)

FEBRUARY 2, 1918 The Billboard 55 PLANIST—Up in cuing pictures; large library; weady; reliable; wants good picture house; A. F. of \L: state calary and hours; married P. O. BOX 414, Paducah, Kentucky. PlIANIST—Male; 16 years’ experience; dance, vaudeville, pictures; lovate or travel; A. F. of M.; also 1 PLANIST, 807 Times Bidg., St. Louis, \-1 orchestra. Missvuri VPLANIST—Tea rary: best references; open immediately. H. BU CENTAL 119 B. 48th St., Chicago, Lilinois. Singers At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. years’ experience; first-class “SOPRANO AND BARITONE—Concert team; latest ~osteal comedy hits; desire bookings in Cleveland and vicinity: agents address IDEAL CONCERT CO., Bangor Studio, 808 Old Arcade, Cleveland QObio. . | Vaudeville Artists At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. Motion Picture Artists At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. YOUNG MAN—Age, 17; good appearance; wants position with reliable film company; photo on request. HERMAN STURBER, General Delivery, Cumberland, Maryland. Vaudeville Artists At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. YOUNG MAN—Age, 17; Jewish descent; would lise to join vaudeville act; no experience; willing to learu. LOUIS HANOVER, Station C, Memphis, Tennessec. YOUNG MAN—Age, 18; wishes position; vaudeville or burlesque; little experience in tumbling. FRANK DAVIN, 30 Church §t., Hartford, Conn. YOUNG MAN—Age, 16; wihes to join vaudeville act playing big time: no expertence, but willing: play piano; soprano vokhe ARTHUR WOOD, 545 Sherman Ave., Wichita, Kansas. YOUNG MAN—Weuld like to connect wi h i lus onist or trarsformist. ABBEY GROSS, 531 Warwi.k St., Brooklyn, New York. A-l1 CLUB JUGGLER—Three and four-rass wor ; also novelty juggling; age, 19. ED. CARTER, 906 Baldwin, Detroit, Michigan. A-1 COMEDIAN—Desires position with some good vaudeville company; not subject to draft. ALBERT ROBERTS, General Delivery, Circleville, Ohio A-l MAGICIAN AND STRAIGHT MAN—Retia le show; change for one week; magic, cartooning, ventriloquism and others; salary reasonable. E. HILL, Gon. Del., Montgomery, Ala ame. AT LIBERTY—Open for store show or for coming season. FRANK WORDON, Ossified Man, R. F. D. 1. crre F. F. Long, Middleburg, Pennsylvania. AT LIBERTY—Comedy bar performer. EL ADAIR, 1219 N. Clark, Chicago, Tilinois. BLACKFACE COMEDIAN—And dancer; for med. show: put on acts; change for week; strong. BILLY N‘NDALL, 1000 E. 5th St., Dayten, Oh‘o. COMEDIAN—B!a!fae or straight; also gen. bus. in acts; good specialties and wardrobe; anything that pays: go anywhere. R. EDWYN DEVINGER, Swanlake, Idaho CONTORTIONIST—Fire eater, magic; straight in acts: parts in dramas; vaudeville, carnival, circus or anything that pays: good announcer. MEMRY LEIGH BAKER, Crouse, North Carolina. DANCEK AND HUSBAND—A-l1 ticket seller; make openings; wardrobe; experience and ability; circus, burlesque or carnival. A. H. COOPER, 872% Texas St., Shreveport, Louisiana. j { YOUNG MAN—Age, 17; 5 ft., 2; good appearance; wishes to join any kind of act: little experience, but willing. RAY HERBE)'s, 3263 W. 3ist St., Clevoend, Ohio. YOUNG MAN—Age, 20: play violin: wish to join musical comedy, vaudeville; no experience. EDW. PARKS, Rolla, Missouri. YOUNG MAN—Age, 20; 5 ft., 5; good singer; for vaudeville or chorus; make goo: female impersonator; no experience. KAVEL McKANE, General Delivery, East Livernool. Ohio. ANNUAL ADDRESS (Continued from page 35) the country, and the reason the fairs of 1917 or a majority of them prospered and broke records was because people welcomed the opportunity to cease war talk at the breakfast table, in the schools, in business circles and even in the pulpits. They were loyal, they were patriotic and yet they welcomed the opportunity to leave home, to shnt their eyes to scareheads in newspapers and stop the discussion of war conditions and issues for a few days while they wended their several ways to their favorite fairs, “Everybody knows the results. The turnstiles, in many instances, grew weary in recording the attendance, tbe exbibit space was of their several departments, for without the | least effort to discount the work of agricultural colleges, divisions of extension, free seeds and secretaries of agriculture, io my opinion, fairs bave wrought more for the country's advance ment in agriculture and stock raising in their several allied farms than all the other agencies combined, and but for the interest the fairs of the country bave aroused the food situation, bad as it is today, would he fearful to contemplate. For these reasons I am confident that fairs may this year above all other years expect co-operation from tbe Government rather than a series of foolish red-tape regulations calculated to dawage or destroy them. “Nine months hare ela>sed since the declaration of war by our country and there are yet nine months until the fair seasen. Many new things not scheduled have appeared in tbat space of time, and who knows but what some enterprising booking agent may be offering all of us contracts to have the German Kaiser appear immediately in front of the grand stand, afternoons and evenings, in a high dive from the top of a 140-foot ladder? “The prophet of old surely had Dixie in mind when he said : ‘The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills, a land of wheat and bariey, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey, a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness; thou shalt not lack anything in it: a land whose stones are fron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brasa,’ “Let us here and now dedicate our fairs to Uncle Sam in an alliance, offensive and defensive, pledging the best that is in us in an effort to create an interest that means we will do wore than our share in feeding not only our own nation, but those of our allies as well. “The South is a great land. Our climate and our soils are such that a fence might be built around our country, so high that even the devil conld not ‘go over the top,’ and we could live until Gabriel brings ont his cornet that we all may appear for the final trial balance, bunt on that day the chances are more than even tbat beaven would be moved down here. “To my mind there is no greater agency or body of men contributing to the success of Dixie, and in their proportionate part to the success of the nation as well, than are the men who give ED HENSHAW—Irish, comic; anything reliable; raudeville act preferred. 625 Courtlandt Ave., New Yor Fiy ~ FOR MEDICINE OR VAUDEVILLE SHOW—Sketch teal ' i a ” ary your limit. MILLER AND MILLER, 513 N. 8th St., Ft. Smith, Arkansas. JUGGLER—Some notelty feature clubs; also double juggling; 5 ft., 8; weight, 145; , 25; married. W. L. MINER, 195 Second St, nehester, New Hampshire. LADY AND GENT—Wish to connect with an'mal cr snake act; for vaudeville or carnival. ANIMAL ACT. Billboard, Cin-innati, Ohio. ~ NOVELTY ACTS—Change for three nights; contorth eeettibp tem ore ty ev 'e. mf e wealFORMERS, 1558 Amthaver St., Cincinnat!, Ohio, baby buggy; jump ~ PERFORMING _CATS— Wheel through hoops of fire: walk tight wire; tea party and others. BERT WILLIS, Pittsburg. Texas. SKETCH TEAM—Comedy, singing, talking; hard and soft shoe dancing: change four nights; up in acts, FAUNCB & FAUNCE, 1119 Oak St., Kansas City, Ma STAR IMPERSONATOR—Age, 23; will connect with top-notch vaudeville act of musical comely; characters, Italian, Hibrew and Blackface: secondraters need not communicate. JAMES SOLOMON, 809 Parkwood Drive, CMeveland, Ohio. WAGON SHOW PEOPLE—The Three Harters; lady contortion, sketch team, general announcer; also handle cook house. Address Lawton, Michigan. WILLING TO JOIN RECOGNIZED RING ACT— Have had experience: A-1 performer. Address MLLE. FRANCIS, care Billboard, Chicago, Tiinots. WILL KRAEMER — Lyric tenor; novelty yoceler: strong volce; work straiecht or comedy; have wardrobe and ability: prefer vaudeville or burlesque. 15 Highland St., Newark, New Jersey. YOUNG MAN-—Age 19; wants to get in vaudeville ot jain some musical act; amateur experience. GEO. CALOURT, 1556 N. Main St., Waterbury, Connecticut. YOUNG MAN—Age, 18; wishes to join illusion or magic act; good knowledge of magic; one year’s experience. IRVING PAPKIN, 51 W. l1lth St., New York City. STAGE ASPIRANTS The following advertisements are from Artists who frankly disclaim long experience. They will be found willing, obliging and reasonable. ' Burlesque and Musical Comedy At Liberty Advertisements, 25 words, free of charge. BOY—Age, 17; wants to join musical or Taudeville act; no experience, but willing. HARRY WILLIS, care Harry Cohen, 111% Court Ave, Detrot” Michigan. THREE YOUNG MEN—Inexperienced, of dramatic ability, wish to hear from reliable manager desiring rem! material. §. BROUTMAN, 2121 W. 12th St., Chivaen _Tilinots YOUNG MAN—Aee, 19: experienced in. ca*aret; would join musical show. LEO McDADE, 15 Thomas Are Uniontown, Penneylvanta YOUNG MAN—Age, 21: would lite to join musical comedy commany: no exnerience. EUGENE BAUMAN, 80) Hartman Ride, Columbus, Ohio. YOUNG MAN—Age, 20: desires position in burleeque, musical comedy or vaudeville: neat anpearance: willing to rlay any nart given; some exnerience. {i WILSON WHITE, 419 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg. o-inte ny lUNG MAN—With dramatic ability wish st ony, from reliable manager: little exnerience. M. ae | _2222 Washburn Ave. Chicaen, Tiinots YOUNG) MFN—Tnder 20: female Imnereonators: ounnine blonde and brunette: ened dancers: yam for musical comedy. CHARLES GOULD, 329 rrern St Rochester, New Vorb Dramatic Artists At 'Therty Advertisments, 25 words, free of charge. vat \G_ MAN—With ambition to hecome dramatic attet would Iike to hear from reltable managers vw" B ppinrectate witlineness te learn W. WOO \"DEN, 156 Ingham Ave., Trenton, New Jersey. i POSSESSES HSESESSSSSSSSFSSSSOS SS SSS SSSSSSSSSSSOSSSOSS OOS OS BLOCKHEADS OR NEW BLOCK SYSTEM The order against hauling private cars issued by Director-General McAdoo has been enforced so blindly, unintelligently and stupidly as to lead one to suspect that the men in railroad service are largely block heads and dolts or so ARTFUL, CUNNING AND CRAFTY AS TO CLEARLY INDICATE ULTERIOR AND SINISTER MOTIVES. Mr. McAdoo’s order was aimed at those private cars which carried a millionaire and his wife with a retinue of servants, or a railroad president, his stenographer and a cook and porter, in fine, the luxurious palace on whecls maintained at enormous expense, but accommodating only three or four people. If you haye a sleeper accommodating over fifteen people, or a baggage ccr (and your baggage is over half a carload), both are a help and not a hindrance to the roads. Mr. McAdoo did not intend his order to apply to cars of this description, and when railroad men in high places telegraph their subordinates to obey the order literally they are—they must be—scheming to bring down criticism and discredit on Mr. McAdoo and perhaps create a prejudice and hostility to Government ownership in the public mind. Do not stand for it. If any railroad refuses to haul your car or cars telegraph Mr. McAdoo, state how many people the car sleeps, how much baggage you carry and that your own men load and unload the latter. Imperative orders to move you will be wired unless extraordinary conditions prevent. SESS SSFSSSSFSFSSSSSSSSSSOSSOSSSSSSSSSSSSSOSSOSSOSOOFOF 66S crowded, and best of all the fair spirit was there, for witheut the crowds and without what for want of a better term I will call en thusiasm the biggest fair in the land would prove a dismal failure, Thus the fair managers who beld no expositions in 1917 missed the greatest year of them all and what the boy with the longest jump back in school days wonld term a pattern, “The new year is here and many of us are engulfed in the same mass of ancertainties that existed in the early part of last year and even more perplexing problems and discouraging situations confront us, No man would be so bold or so foolish as to predict, with any degree of certainty, Just what as the preachers say “the future belds in store for us."’ but fair officials may preceed with as much assurance of snecess as men in any other line of business, Should the war centinue fair managers will necessarily be handicapped, yet, in my opinion, they are the most resourceful and most optimistic class of business men now enjoying their freedom, for a fair official who does Dot possess these qualities seon ceases to be a fair official and returns to the business of raising Belgian hares or joins the Mormon ministry, both flelts bringing much additional business with little extra effort. “Tt is a anre thine that if we enter Into the business of fair making this year In a cautions, gunshy, afraidof our shadew fashion then we are sure to see the refeetion of our work in our coming exbibitiens, But if we turn our faces teward the rising sun, ready and willing to battle with the obstacles that may beset us, then we may reasonably be assured of dig eshibitions, and to this let me add that if peace is a reality before the summer and fall then move back your fences, enlarge your grand stands and send word to the Government to ship more 5O-cent pleces to your section after the fair is over, for your association will garner at your front gate every half dollar that ever roamed the conntrr, and the music of all the Carneos, the mocking birds and the jackasses in the land will net avnreach the harmony and the melody praxinced by the jingle the coin of the realm. the kale seed, if you please, makes as it falls behind the counter and into your cash registers. “If the rulers of this great country are wise they will premulgate no edict that will shackle . the State and county fairs of the land or any of their time, their energies and their talents to make the fairs of the Southern Association what they are today.” MINNESOTA FAIR MANAGERS At Annual Meeting Elect Thos. H. Canfield Secretary Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 26.—The Board of Managers of the Minnesota State Fair held its annual meeting bere Tuesday, January 15, electing Thos. H. Canfield for another term as secretary of the Board and Lester H. Banks, of Minneapolis, as treasurer. Superintendents were appointed as follows: Admissions, Frank Millard, Canby; agricul ture, Mike Ilolm, Roseau: auto races, James R. Hickey, St. Panl; automobile show, C. M. Johnsen, Rush City; X cattle, Thomas G, I’atterson, University farm: concessions, F. B. Togan, Royalton: dairy, Andrew French, St. Vaul; Farm Boys’ Camp, R. C. Coffin. Minneapolis; fine arts, Manrice I. Flagg, Minneapolis; fish and game, E. W. Cobb, St. Paul: forage, ll. L. Elliott, Hopkins: girls’ camp, Mrs. Margaret B. Baker, University farm: grounds, Gardner Stevens, Minneapolis: horses, Carl W. Gay, University farm: horticulture. J. V. Bailey, St. Panl: machinery. C. M. Johnson, Rush City: ponltry, L. D. Tubbs, Stewartville: publicttv, Ray P. Speer, Minneanrolis: sanitation, FE. B. Palmer, St. Pant: school exhibits, Geo, F. Howard, University farm: sheep, E. F. Mar shall, Grove City: speed, W. F. Sanger. Win dom: ticket audit, J. L. Mitchell; varied industries. John T. Sanger, Windom; wool, Magnus Brown, Farmington. BIG STOCK SHOW Being Held in Denver, Col. Denver, Col.. Jan, 25.—The twelfth annual exhibition of the National Western Stock Show Association opened more anspiciously than ever before at the stadium of the axsoctation at the Denver Union Stock Yards last Saturday. Literally hundreds of entries have heen sent to Denver to compete with the best stock in the West for honors. The show is sald to surpass anything of its kind ever held in the West. The animals are better groomed and at a better showing advantage than ever before, There are visitors bere from all over the West, more particularly from Coforado, Wyoming, Idabo and New Mexico, and every hotel is crowded to overflowing. It \s estimated that more than a million dol lars wi! exchange hands In the sales of live stock as the result of the show. Secretary Fre! P. Jobnson, of the association, with a staff of workers, bas been busy for a month arranging the details of the show which will come to a close tomorrow. Denver has been given over to the stockmen The theaters have billed Western frontier shows and the merchants are catering to the cattle and horsemen. G. W. DICKINSON =_—— Re-Elected Secretary Michigan Stat> Fair The Billboard is in receipt of the following letter from G. W. Dickinson, who was _ reFae ted secretary-manager of the Michigan State air: “The 1917 Michigan State Fair was the greatest in its history. The attendance exceeded the 5.0,000 mark, an average of over 30,000 per day for ten dars. We had two days of rainy weather, wuith cut down our attendan-e and receipts considerably. The attendance on Labor Day alone exceeded 117,000, probably the larg ert crowd that ever attended a fair in one day, We never had a more satisfied lot of exhibitors and concessioners, and a bigger, better and more cowprebensive exhibit was made in every department. From present indications our 1918 exposition will exceed our 1917 fair in every respect, “The Government never needed the support of the fairs as much as the present time, both in encouraging the production of foed stuff and in informing the people in general regarding bew conditions which are confronting us as a notion. Fairs are the only large annual gatherings in the State made up of all classes of people, and I think it should be the aim of every fair secretary to, as far as possible, show a demonstration of the preparing, preserving and conservation of foods and raising of live stock, which is so much needed at this time. “An effort will also be made to teach the farmer bow to increase production by the use of registered grains and show the necessary Ingredients required in soil to grow the same. Our 1918 Exposition will be conducted along military lines and exhibits from the Federal Government have been promised me. A more careful selection of our attractions will be made and everything will tend toward increasing patriotism, **] believe there is as much necessity for the development of the human race as there is for the producing of better Iive stock. Consequently we will put on a six-months physical culture body building contest in conjunction with our Better Babies’ Contest. In the latter contestants are eligible from one to ilree years of age and entries are received up to the opening day of the fair. “The Body-Buillding Contest will be div'ded into three classes, viz.: Boys and girls, 3 to 12 years of age; boys and girls, 12 to 21 years of age, and men and women over 21 years of age. “It is up to ourselves as individuals to develop ourselves so we will not lack in the full amount of energy during these trying times. About 40 per cent of our population will probably be in training at the front,. and the fighting that the 60 per cent who stay at home will have to do will require as much pbysical strength and enduran«e as that required by the boys on the battle fields. We will endeavor to make this department one of the important fea. tures of our 1918S fair and will start our campaign immediately. securing entries during the month of February, a* the contest will be for six months, commencing March 7. On Septembor 7 the judging will be done in public on our grounds, “We are also making a radical change fn our machinery department this year. In order that the farmer may have an opportunity to become conversant with the latest Iabor-saving Cevices used on a farm we have decided to make no charge whatever for exhibits in our maehinery field, realizing that there is a necessity for the farmer to have machinery on his farm to pot in and harvest the crons to take the place of men at the front. “It is my opinion that the fairs never had such an opportunity to show what great benefactors they are in the development of a community as at the present time, and it is up to each one of vs to put forth our best efforts for the 1918 fairs as a whole. “John S. Haggerty was re-elected president and myself re-elected secretary-manager for the ensuing year.” SAGINAW COUNTY FAIR In Good Finarcial Condition Saginaw. Mich., Jan. 26.—The annual meeting of the Saginaw County Agri. Society was held here January 23, and the dates for the 1918 County Fair were fixed for September 24, 25. 28. 27 and 28, and the next annual meeting set for November 7. The reports of the officers showed the society to be in an excellent finan. eal condition, with an actna!l cash balance on hand of $7,073.08. The total receipts for the year were $73,080.63. and the disbursements $65.963.50, with $43.50 in orders outstanding The net assets are $42,434.38. The officers and Advisory Roard were re elected. The officers and directors were chosen as follows: John Popp, president: Jacob BP Hoffman, vice-president: William J. Morgan secretary: Wm. F. Jannke, treasurer. Directors Jacob DeGens, Wm. F. Henmeter, Christian Gueel, Langley S. Foote. Charles W. McClure. John C. Ranchholz, Thomas R. McDonagh, Val Koetzenberger, Cameron C. Speer and Fred Wiltse. Next to the Michigan State Fair at . Detroit the Saginaw County Fair is regarded as the largest and best in Michigan each year. 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