The Billboard 1919-07-19: Vol 31 Iss 29 (1919-07-19)

JULY 19, 1919 The Billboard excellence of Charles Jameson's band concerts nd the exciting melody of the New Orleans ice Orchestra. It was on July 4, about the year of 1907, at conton, N. C., when a leader of home guards in full of) good spirits, remarked that no dog could outdo him and climbing the thirty-foot og bigh dive Indder belonging to Bill Foster nade a leap into the fimsy six-by-six canvas net but three feet above the ground—the dog won, oe After Happy Holden had finished speaking of how everybody went to work regardless of enk and assisted in unloading the cars, carryne poles, trunks, ete., when the train arrived Yo during the shortage of Iabor period, his sterner remarked: ‘‘Factotum."" ‘“Factotum?" replied Lappy, “You bet it was a fac’ we Noy Barnett returned from overseas several weeks ago and after receiving his discharge wmediately rejoined his old friends on the ltuy Gray Shows. Roy in addition to doing correspondente for and otherwise assisting Sheik Gray is now busily engaged in getting a concession or two im readiness for big business at the fairs. ‘Mother’ May and Master Floyd, after thirteen weeks’ trouping with the Tom Allen «nd Sutton and Atweoml Shows, are again home on the farm at Dester, Mo,., canning, preserving, etc. “Moether’’ says the peach crop never looked better. Their best to all friends and the door ia always open to real troupers for a siop-over when passing thru. Lester B, Haddock, aeronaut of Haverhill, Mass., met with a serious accident during the Noth Annual Carnival of the Norwood Lodge of Elks at Berwick Park, Boston, on June 28, when in descending with his parachute be landed im a tree and then fell to the ground. He was taken to the Norwood Hospital in an unconscious condition The accident was witnessed by at least 5,000 visitors to the carnival, Forrest Kendall is still holding the fort at home in Terre Haute, Ind. He actually spent a few dimes, incognito, with the concessions on the Veal Bros." Shows when that attraction visited there recentiy—and imagines that no one recognized him, but they did—even tho he id lowe some Ofty pounds of excess fat while in overseas service. What's be doing? Helping Dad in the Tinker Shop. Edgar Carder’s cook house joined the Conklin & Flynn Shows at Kenora, W. Va., and is said to be doing big business with many of the carnival folks included among the patrons os regulars. James F. Gartland is head chef with five assistants, Carder acts as manager, while Mrs, Carder looks after books and mazuma Up first on Monday and down last on Saturday night Is the slogan. Harry L, Lee writes from Columbus, 0., that he has been very fll there for the past month and was forced to close with the Sheesley Shows for this reason at Lima, ©. Harry says he Is now able to sit up, but bas been advised by pbysicians that be must take an extended rest from the show business to regain his health, Mrs. Lee (Za Za) is working in Lew Backenstoe’s museum there. They send best regards to friends. Mail will reach them if sent to 43 North High street, Columbus, 0. Ao aftermath from the Moss Shows: Just a little bewe party and it passed off like an ice cream social. Even Mr. Dillon carried his own child home, she being asleep when the landlord! ordered the lights out, We were unable to see Jo, Morgan come home—and the cleck in the steeple had just struck twelve, It's not so bat, as in this short time you can hear them say: “The coffee Is not tasteless this morning."’ We saw the king of many centuries step down and out, and let us all say: ‘“‘Thy will be done.” Fred Sargent was taking in the sights in and sround Chieago, visiting all of the carnivals in that section, Fred came East from his‘Callfornia bome Just to look the shows over. Happening to meet Hort Campbell just when the latter needed an agent Fred volunteered hte services, went out ahead of the show and east ly demonstrated that altho he has been out of the game for some years he {s still a real Showman. After finishing up the work for Campbell he went Inte Chicago and probably will remain there for a few weeks, Ed. C. va formerly of Co, G, 140th Inf., Sith Div., A. E, F., who recently received his disc! arge, is new with Capt, Van Sickle Jn Idabel, Ok.. where they have a shooting gallery and several other concessions working and doing One. They also have an anto apd many Pleasure as well as business trips are of fre One More Week--and Then! And then the great big book, nearly 800 pages, WILL BE OFF THE PRESS, and YOU can get YOUR copy. 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Send “<BEPPERAINT > a are 357 West 36th Street, New York City. Orders $10 ahi . obet LEARY, i Blane am Ameteea Gar and 50c for our $1.00 Outfit and Special Offer MENTION US, PLEASE—THE BILLBOARD. anent ocenrrence, Incidentally the Captain has been In Idabel for over a year and it is opined that should be remain there much longer, he will be running for mayor. If elected, quite naturally, Ed. C. would become chief of police, and—well, every show in the country would play there. Naff ced. C. B. (Buck) Turner is still plugging away at the realty brokerage business in St. letersburg, Fla., and making good, C, B. says it is jnst about as exciting and uneertain as the show business, except a fellow does not have to put in so much time hunting hotels, etc. Incidentally Mr. Turner calis our attention to the fact that the picture of Jobnoy J. Jones’ elephant collecting funds for the Salvation Army, appearing in issue of July 5, was taken in St. Vetersburg during the engagement of the Jones Exposition there last spring. Cliff Donalds, also known as Arthur Mac Donaldson, has returned from France and is now taking things easy in New York City. Chiff dees not expect to hit the trail this season, but is contemplating putting out his own caravan next year, having a partner in view who believes a good, clean carnival will make the money. Donaldson agrees with Lieut. Scott, who has also returned from overseas, that French carnival managers are able to teach us Americans several things about the business and of interest to every one concerned. Bill Rice says that when he gets around to it, that ag soon as he finds time, he will write an article that probably will make the park and fair manggers think a little abont what can be ‘lone In the way of retaliation if they start to act “a dog in the manger."" Says Bill: “‘l am opposed to any steps being taken to take off the war tax. It is working no hardship to anybody In the show business that I can see. Inasmuch as our war debt must be paid means will be found to collect this money !n another manner if it is taken off, and I will fight any propesition to start anything in Washington in that direction.”’ Some time ago we noticed the following In The Springfield (Mo.) Republican which had to do with the ©. A, Wortham Shows: ‘Saturday, ‘farmers and visitors’ day,’ all ‘our country cousins’ are to join in a series of spectacular, high life thrills that will supply much extended conversation at home during the long summer evenings when Henry went Over the Falls and Mary had a scientific palm reader tell her the most beautiful dreams, and when mother was plain satisfied to take an easy ride behind the two fastest horses on the merrygo-round, but paw, the old sport, just had to see the diving girls so as to get it offen his mind, and Elmer, only just home from war, where he went over the trenches at ChateanThierry, and not afraid of ‘nothin’,’ had to tackle one of them there bucking mules and got throwed nearly back home and said it was a@ sight worse than taking the Hindenburg line,"’ George Gowily, who has the ten bi¢ shows under one top with Clarence A. Wortham's World's Vest Shows, and Bluey Bluey, his famous midget comedian, are taughing at themselves heenuse theS were caught in thelr own trap. Two weeks ago Bluey Bluey got a leave of absence for one week to visit his family in Chiengo for the first time in efght years, Before leaving the show he told Gowdy he thought the family would want to keep him over time, and to avoid an argument it would be a good idea for Gowdy to send him a telegram urging his immediate return, ‘Rivey Bluey was gone just three days when Gowdy decided his presence was absolutely necessary. He wired Bluey Riuey to return at one, The message was en the square, but Bluey took it to be the fake message and he did not respon! until the expiration of his furlough. Now Chief Justice Owen Doud is considerirg which of the two Sn pay for the telegram Gowdy sent Bluey uey. Aaatndt