The Billboard 1921-04-16: Vol 33 Iss 16 (1921-04-16)

APRIL 16, 1921 The Billboard = UNDER THE MARQUEE By CIRCUS SOLLY Karl, the Magician, is doing magic with the Atterbury Shows. The No. 2 Car of the Rhoda Royal Circus is in charge of J. L. (Jack) Bledsoe. F. D. Nelson will be with the John Robinson Circus, doing @ Charlie Chaplin bit. lion tamer, will be with Capt. H. Snider, instead of the Atterbury the Great Sanger, Show Arthur Davis, Sells-Floto contractor, was in Newark, N. J., contracting for that show for May 19 w.c. Gallaher, of Fall River, Mass., has signed up for the No, 3 Car of the RinglingBarnum Show. Mae Ollie and her den of reptiles will be with Sells Floto Annex. Mel Burtis will sell side-show tickets. Solly learns that the John Robinson Circus will be a week ahead of the Ringling-Barnum Show in Washington and Baltimore. Roy Clark is the new keeper for the RinglingBarnum gorilla, “John Daniels.'* Roy was conpected with the menagerie last season. Cc. P. Farrington has engaged W. H. Middleton as “‘cook’’ on the Lincoln Bros.’ Circus, so he stated to a New York Billboard man. Cy Green (Rube) was a Chicago visitor last week and told The Billboard that he will take bis rural character with the Sells-Floto Circus this season Eddie James, chef on the Gentry Bros.’ Shows for eight seasons, has signed with the Great Sanger Show. He will have charge of the lunches at night. Barney Demarest, of Wild West fame, is back from Cuba. He is now in Baltimore, where he will install a free circus, composed of stallions, jumping and high-school horses. te Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bert, who were recently married, were the guests of R. H. Tompson, of the Ringling-Barnum Show, in Detroit. The Berts will be with the John Robinson Circus. George and Gil Everett, knockabout clowns, are at their home in Newark, N. J., framing gags and walkarounds. Everything in the line of their wardrobe will be new, say the Everetts. Jay Smith will be ticket-seller for the Ringling-Barnum Show, replacing R. B. McKenzie, who is treasérer at the Coliseum, New York, and will not go out on the road this season. Bobbie F.sher, for the past three seasons with the Charles Siegrist Troupe, with the RinglingBarnum Show, will this year be with the Nelson Troupe on the Sells-Floto Show. An eight-pound girl was bern to Mr. and Mrs. Fisher on April 2. M. K_ Boylan, Bloomington, Ill, a veteran Dillposter, was a Chicago Billboard caller last weck. He is now working for the C, & A. Rail. Toad He was formerly with the Wallace, Ringling Bros. and Hagenbeck-Wallace shows. H. L. “Buck” Massie, ex-circus agent and moving picture studio manager, is now general Manager of the Associated Producers’ own theater at Los Angeles, and is making some record runs on their films. Every circus is larger and better this season than last; in fact, not on paper or in press agents’ copy only. Count the acts, look at the ar and size up the equipment if you doubt Pee Wee, the acrobatic clown with the Campdell-Bailey-Hutchinson Circus and Wild West Show, has some original walk-arounds and stops that are going big with this circus, and reports that the show is making good in Alabama and Tennessee stands. €. W. Bodine writes from Pittsfeld, M1., that that town has not had a circus or carnival in two years. Says that it is ripe for a show. The lot is two blocks from the city. Bodine has been handling vaudeville acts in connection With pictures. Chief Tephon, the well-known Cossack rider, late of the Ruffalo Bill and the 101 Ranch Shows. paid the Ringling-Barnum boys a visit, and left for San Antonio, Tex., to join Vern Zantlinger's Wild West Show with the ©. A. ortham Shows. —_-_-——— Thru the efforts of Frank B. Hubdin, former cir Os Man, @ large plot of ground in the center of Pleasantville, N. J., can be used for circus and other tented exhibitions, There is excellent trolley service from all the smaller towns 4irect to the show grounds, says Hubin. , The Larkins, jogglers and wire artists, visited © home offices of The Billboard last week on their way to Join the Walter L. Main Show. | BILLPOSTERS! PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM LOUISVILLE, KY. Strike on at the shop LOCAL No) 19 TEXAS SNAKE FARM BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, We have plenty Snakea. Send cash with order. 2100 Larrabee Street, | C. RUECKERT & CO. — Successors to The Bolte Mfg. Co. Portable Circus Lights, Beacons, Blow Torches, Gasoline Stoves, Lanterns, Mantles and Hollow Wire Systems, Etc. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS CARNIVAL TENTS 330 WYTHE AVENUE, eee a” BROOKLYN, N. Y. ATLANTA, GA.; ST. LOUIS, MO.; NEW ORLEANS, LA.; DALLAS, TEXAS BUY GUARANTEED “KWALITY” CIRCUS TRUNKS Direct from the Factory and Save the Dealer’s Profit. WE MAKE TRUNKS AND CARRYING CASES TO ORDER, CHICAGO TRUNK & LEATHER GOODS CO., 524 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago HIGH GRADE CONCESSION TENTS Weatherproof Materials, Attractive Trimmings, Thorough Workmanship 8x14 8x16 10 x 16 12x20 THE NEW YORK TENT & TARPAULIN CO., *BRGOKEYN. N.Y. SHOW TENT SPECIALISTS TAYLOR TRVNKS 210 W. 44th St.. NEW YORK. 28 E. Randolph St., CHICAGO. They were with the Haag Show the past winter. Mrs. Larkins is a sister of Honest Bill and the daughter of Lucky Bill. A can of poisonous snakes, a four-foot alligator and a giant ant eater, were part of the eargo brought to New York last week from Trinidad, British Guiana, by the Steamer Guiana. They will be on exhibition at the Bronx Zoo. ate Prof. Candler has returned to his home in Mt. Clemens, Mich., from Toledo, O., where he had been entertaining at the Elks’ Jubilee with his Punch and Judy, also doing comedy clown act. Candler met Ed Raymond, clown policeman, while in Toledo. —_—_<+ The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser in its issue of April 7 published a lengthy notice concerning the merits of the Rhoda Royal Circus, which showed there April 6 and 7. “The big and sideshows are all of a high caliber,"’ says The Advertiser. —_—— C. B. M.—Address Thomas Thomas, manager Bird Millman, care the N. V. A. Club, New York. The Billboard is advised that Miss Millman has many good offers for work in England and Europe. She is known prominently as a wire walker, and was billed by the RinglingBarnum Circus as one of its features season 1920. During the winter months The Billboard occasionally published a list of shows in_ winter quarters under the head, ‘‘Where They Winter Ben Austin, Solly is told, seems to think that a similar list might be necessary the coming summer, the head to read, *‘Where They Summer.” Let's hope not, any way, friend J. B. Recent visitors to the Ringling-Barnum Shows were: Danny Ryan, C. FP. Farrington, Mrs. Josie DeMotte Robinson, Rona Oakley, daughter of the late “Slivers’’ Oakley; John L. Buck, Captain Bertram Mills, J. Gordon Bostock, Mrs. Arthur Hill (Vallecita), Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. John Fick, Ben Williams, Mercedes, I. Firesides and Bert Earles. ©. P. Farrington, general agent Lincoln Bros.’ Circus, left New York April 4 to be gone for the season. The show has been moved from the old Pawtucket quarters to the fair grounds in Providence because more room was needed It opens in Providence April 28. C. P. says the management is busy now to keep that circus from growing too big~they were surprised at the response the real high-class talent gave their various calls in The Billboard, which was indeed gratifying to a first-season show. Henry Miller Millette, who was a member of clown alley on the John Robinson Circus in 1916, writes that he is now known professionally as Billy Franz, singing and talking comedian. He is with Ingram’s Novelty Orchestra. His sister, Babe Marie, aerialist, will be with the Harry Copping (Carnival) Shows. Tom Arniel, candy butcher and banner man, in past seasons with various shows, was a visitor at the Cincinnati office of The Billboard April 4. ‘Tom’ spent the winter at Columbia, Tenn., and was on his way to Chicago for the opening of the Sells-Floto Circus at the Coliseum. He was not certain which one of the shows he will be with this year. Col. Phil DeCoupe and wife, known as the Musical Midget Lady, were callers (the Colonel quite frequently) at the home offices of The Billboard last week. The Colonel related to Solly reminiscences of former trouping days which were indeed interesting. The ‘‘young’’ veteran, hale and hearty, is still in the game, after sixty years, and intends to remain in it for some years to come. Wm. H. Delly, national inspector of the Poster Advertising Association, writes that on March 29 George TP. Kearse, city clerk and councilman, as well as owner of the Kearse Poster Adv. Co., of Gulfport, Miss, suffered a stroke of paralysis while driving with Delly over his various poster plants in the towns adjacent to Gulfport. Apparently he was in the best of health. The attending doctor has hope of a speedy recovery. Hank W. Wakefield, well-known showman and former adjuster of the Great Wallace, John Robinson and Sells-Floto shows, has established an advertising bureau for a chain of hotels. He is advertising manager for the Coates House, Kansas City, the headquarters of the Heart of America Showman's Club, where all showmen are welcome, On April 2 the I. A. T. S. E. No. 1, of New York, gave a dance at the Tist Regiment Armory, and all the Ringling-Barnum folks were invited Many of the acts brought their props with them, took part in the vaudeville show and were the talk of the event. Cy Compton an@ his cowboys had the floor to themselves, and g.ve a roping exhibition that made a real hit, and the Armory fairly shook with applause. Among those who did the roping were Hank Durnell, Cy Compton, Kenneth Maynard, Art Boden, Frank Smith, Frank Gusky and Johnny Rufus. Here's the roster of P. G. Lowery’s band, with the side-show of the Ringling-Barnum Circus; P. G. Lowery, director; Thomas May, Doc Wanzer, Richard Jasper, Fred A. Williams, Calvin A Ivory, Walter Coleman, Chas. Evans, Redus H. Horton, Sim Miller, Roy Carter, Winston Walker, Wm. May, James H. Faulkner, James L. Hoimes; Mrs. Carrie Lowery, entertainer. Lowery also has an excellent orchestra. Famous animal trainers to appear in support of Gladys Walton in that Universal star’s current feature, “Tie Man Tamer,’’ being directed at Universal City by Harry B. Harris. Rex de Rosselli, formerly with the Barnes Show, plays the role of Miss Walton's father. Chas. B. Murphy, who has performed with lions, leopards ang pumas for years with the leading circuses, appears as a circus attendant, and A. C. Stecker, chief animal trainer of the Universal City Zoo, has the role of an animal man. ‘The Man Tamer” is a circus story in which Miss Walton has the role of a young performer in a lion’s cage. -—__s An incident illustrating the honor and respect paid by show folks was revealed recently when George W. Belford, of the Six American Belfords, while playing at the Majestic Theater, Trubuque, Ia., visited the grave of Billy MeQuade at Galena, Ill. McQuade was a Dubuque boy, and in his day was considered in a class by himself as a performer. Belford’s visit to the grave brought out reminiscences. He and Jim Coffee got together and talked of old times when McQuade, Billy Moring, Art Brandon and a few more of the Dubuque youngsters that achieved fame as acrobats were with circuses. telford, who is an oldtimer, trouped with the three of them. The Moring Brothers (Billy Moring and Art Brandoy) started out along about 1890. Moring died and Art Brandon sailed shortly after to join the Barnum & Bailey Circus, which was playing in England. At his first performance, while trying to do a double somergault, he broke his neck and died. RINGLING-BARNUM SHOW Following are the elephant men with the Riogling-Barnum Show at Madison Square Gar den. New York City: N. G. Denman, boss; G. Hennessey, J. B. Clark, W. Show, C. Matsol, H. Phillips, J. Doherty, J. Kelley, J. Smith, W. Hill, F. Weber, L. Farlow, Joe Wheeler, E. Hampton, E. Arwood, J. McKay, J. McNeil, W. Gibson and P, Cantwell. Ring stock men: Frank Dial, boss; Wm. Con nors, assistant; Wm. Clark, Dan Klein, Fritz Myers, Harry Wilson, Sam Miller, Herman Oleson, Thos. Harper, Wm. Harris, Gene McConnell, Wm. Curtis, Frank Marshall, Lew Becker, Bill Farrell, Fred (Bluebeard) Herman, Ledger, Chas, Patterson, Mickey McBride, John Whitney, Jim Bradley, Jack Ellis, H. P. Taylor, Billy Mitchell, Wm. Allison, Bud Dunn, Frank Burgett, H. Smith, A. Julian, Dave Kelley. Ed Millas, George Stader, B. Sheridan, F. Merrill, A. M. Sossman, R. Fletcher, J. Casey, G. Morin, J. Harvey, J. Woods, G. Collins, O. Brown, Jim Rooney, J. Frost, Jim Ryan and Dave Steckler. Menagerie men: J. H. Patterson, superintendent; A. Rooney, assistant superintendent; A. Zingraber, giraffe man; W. Jones, superintendent camels; J. Sabo, J. Schen, W. Bailey, O. Davidson, W. Brown, J. Movus, C. Lauderoft, E. Roy Clark, W. Rafsey, J. Ruisen, W. Welch, W. Geary, F. Gleason, W. Thom son, R. King, F. Fitzsimmors, P. Kilpatrick, F. Eagan, C. Collins, W. Dollar, R. Herron, F. Mitchell, W. Blood, W. Bingham and E. Johnson. Ushers: Grant Whittington, Joe Mitchell, George Donahue, T. Healy, D. DeRose, J. Likont, M. Fromholz, S. Smith, J. Miller, C. Rumele, Ed Winkler, H. Snyder, E. Althoff, J. Dillon, J. Connelly, J. Stevens, H. Ransdall, G. Manchester, F. turtis, N. Davis, R. Deitch, R. Schlesman, W. Spaulding. J.. Dorin, J. Fitzgerald, E. C. Logan, J. Flynn, M. Bennett, ©. Allen, Chas. Hart, Robt. Rogers, Wm. Scott L. Jones, C. Bammell, W. Downing. D. Cam bell, H. Lewis: Tot Cosgrove, Ed Garvis, C. J. Osterholtz, J. Bertino, Joe Hanley. Jim Tighe, J. Lindsey, M. Bernoto and W. Dillon. Property department: Mickey Graves, superintendent; Joe Allen, first assistant; M. Millhouse, second assistant: M Morgan. W. Padgott, C. Guelf, M. Riley, R. Lemon, J. Dantels, F. Snyder, W Mulvaney, J. Stamford, E. Burt, G. Grimes. F. Wilson, P. Marshall, H. Donahue. . Smith, E. Jordan, E. Leghorn. H. Harrison, C. Beweman, (. Johrson, L. Lemon, T. Riley, J. Deery, H. Smith, J. Pagozino, G. Masters, W. Hughes, J. Carey, J. Connelly, J. Rrown, EB, Kastfelt, W. Kelly, G. Green, J. Rryan, P. Boyle, H. O'Neil, M. Conway, M. Charles, T. Smith, L. Stapleton, G. Sheldon, Flynn, E. Ellsworth, M. Turner, W. Anderson, F. Grau, L. Place, J. MeCarthy, J. Dillon, H. Jacobs, J. Deegan. T. Daniels, M. Ely, E. York, M. Connors and R. Reynolds. 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