The Billboard 1922-02-11: Vol 34 Iss 6 (1922-02-11)

FEBRUARY 11, 1922 The Bi (Communications to Our Cincinnati Offices) RINK AT WAXAHACHID Join P. Fleming is remodeling a large brick building on Nortb Rogers street, Waxahachie, Jex., which was formerly a garage, and will establish an ny-to-date rolicr skating rink, SHEA STAGING MASQUB BALL Peter J. Saca, of the Palace Gardens, Detroit, ad . that he is staging a big society ball at the spacious Pu.ais De Danse. Thousunds of prominent pevple have been sent tions and the affuir is to »e complete in ‘every detail. It is Mr. Shea's intention to spare no expense in making the Tiger Masque Ball so impressive that it will be an anpual event. Shea predicts that he will have hetween three and five thousand in attendance, The Palace Gardens Rink also going along nicely, with novelties enlivening the sessions every week. NOTES OF LUNA PARK NINK, "LEVELAND The city amateur championship re..-; Skate ing mect opened January 24 at the ? ina Park Rink, Cleveland, O., and will end I ebruaty 14. Leo Cultrona, the present champion, will be called upon to defend his title against some of the best of Cleveland’s skaters, Lilian Taylor, Cleveland's girl champion, skated an exhibition race at the Luna Park tink on January 24, and is anxious to meet some of the fast lady speedsters, George Carl has turned professional and has again challenged Eddie Kelly of the Juda Rink, Cleveland. Henry Thomas, who last year defeated Pred Martin of Akron in a one-mile sprint at Lune ink, wants to meet some of the speedsters, eng says he still hes a challenge standing to Eddie Kelly. J. A. Cover, who is managing Luna Rink, states that business is very good and that he has lined up some excellent talent in his group of racers. BRIGGS USING ATTRACTIONS P. L. Briggs writes that he is still making Minersville, Pa., roller skaters happy by using novelties and ploying attractions at his rink in that town. He played Billy Carpenter January 16, 17 and IS, and Adelaide D’Vorak January 2%, 24 and 25, both of whom proved great drawing cards And while he was making the skaters happy Mr. Briggs «didn’t neglect looking after his own interests in that respect, and on January 21 he took unto himself a wife, Miss Helene M. Henig (we're not certain the name is spelled right, as Mr. Briggs, possibly a little flustrated over his new-found happiness, didn't write it plainly), of Jersey Shore, Pa. (a nonprofessional). The Billboargd joins with Mr. Briggs’ many friends in the game in wishing him and his bride many years of happiness. “Received a letter from Richard Flath, manager of the roller rink in Escanaba, Mich, (my home town),"* writs Mr. Briggs, “saying he fis doing a nice business. Mr, Flath and I Started together on the benches fourteen years ago. He remaine!) in Escanaba and I started out with the first portables making Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and }’enusylvania.’* SKATING NOTES Jeremiah Leary has opened a skating rink in Glens Falls, N. Y. _ Fire partially destroyed the skating rink in Borden avenue, Terry, N. Y¥., om January “6. The loss was 85,000. The Rose Kress Duo played the Palace Theater, Cincinnati, O., week of January 30 ana were well received. The girl is an especially clever dancer. ,. 4 neat four-page paper called Carlin’s Roller ews is issued by Carlin’s Rink, Baltimore. It carries general news of the rink, coming events, and doubtless helps to Increase Nyline and Robins was the special attraction at Judd’s Rink, Cleveland, » week of January 20-25, doing comedy, — and faney skating that seemed to please ul patrons The Elgin (Tll.) Daily News, recently spon sored an ice skating meet that attracted many lovers of the sport and resulted in the formation of an ice skating clvb, which will hold other meets during the winter. : Arthur Karslake has a portable at Mt. Caree Pa.; Lyle Seat is running a rink at Ashand, Pa., and Billy Carpenter has one at RICHARDSON SKATES The First Best Richardson Skates rolled into promience thirty-six years ago and still hold the lead. The successful rink man knows the value of a Richardson equipment. Write for Prices and Catalogue TODAY. Richardson Ball Bearing Skate Co., 1809 Belmont Ave., CHICAGO. _. COLISEUM RINK h and Main Streets. KANS AS CITY, M Main § SAS . MO. . U fer + Manager, BOOKING ATTRACTIONS. ° THE RUDOLPH WURLITZER Band Organs for all kinds of out and indoor shows. SKATING RINK MUSIC Loud yet tuneful popular music available. Sizes for every rink. Installations throughout the United States. CO., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. Write for catalog. 985 THE USERS OF “CHICAGO” SKATES ARE SUCCESSFUL There is a reason. Servic? and Prompt Deliveries. CHICAGO ROLLER SKATE CO. 4458 W. Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. Lebanon, We are informed that there also is a rink at Allentown, Pa., but have not been able to obtain the name of the manager. Can anyone enlighten us? At the Armory Rink, Elizabeth, N. J., recently Roland Cioni defeated Mickey McCarthy in a half-mile race and also in a mile event. Altho a blizzard was raging on the night of the race there were about 1,500 persons m attendance, Harry Henry writes. The rink, which is a new one, is doing nice business, Henry says, and Steve Fallon, the promoter, is well satisfied. Joe Laurey, of Chicago, defeated Eddie Kelly at the Judd Rink, Cleveland, 0., on Monday night, January 30, in a five-mile race; time 17 minutes, 15 seconds. Laurey and Kelly both had @ spill, but Laurey succeeded in getting the lead and winning handily. Laurey and Cionji will race at Judd’s rink on February 10, then on February 12 Laurey enters the six-day bicycle race at Chicago. Adelaide D'Vorak played a successful threeday engagement at Ashland, Pa., January 26, 27 and 28 at Arthur Karslake’s portable. She States that Mr. Karslake is doing the best Dusiness he has ever done with portables. Miss D'Vorak played the entire week of January 30 at Oneonta, N. Y., then to the new Judd Rink in Cleveland on February 6. Adelaide found it somewhat “‘blizzardy’’ at Ashland and intimated she would a little ratber be in the South Sea Islands, where the sun not only shines, but warms things up a bit. At the windup of the three days’ meet of the national speed ice skating championshig at Plattsburg, N. Y., Roy McWhirter of the Alverno A. C., Chicago, was declared the new national title holder, with 110 points to his credit. Charles Jewstraw, of Lake Placid, finished second, with S90 points, and Richard Donovan, of St. Paul, third, with 50 points. Fred Buendgen, of Chicago, was fourth, while for fifth place there was a four-cornered tie between Forman, St. John, N. B.; Edward Glover, Toronto; William Murphy, New York, and Joe Moore, international champion, of New York. “I have had a wonderful season, considering the depression,’’ writes James McClelland, manager of the Pastime Skating Acsdemy, Endicott, N. Y. “We close our rink April 1 and then open a new amusement park of our own in the northern part of New York State. I played Miss Adelaide D’Vorak here on Janvary 16, 17 and 1S and was surprised that a single act could draw as well as she did. I expected to draw even on the act, figuring that the attraction would stimulate my business even if I did not make any money on it. But instead she [troke all records for attendance and made me a2 nice bunch of money. On January 26, :/ and 28 [I had the Skating Morels and their “Baby Dorlies.” Let me state that any ink manager booking this act will never reget it. They are high-class entertainers."’ CIRCUS PICKUPS (Continued from page 6S) helmet with the heat making the whitewash run down hig neck. Such experiences as this made a regular trouper out of kim. Marvin Arnold, who orated in front of the Sun Bros.’ Side-Show for many years, is now back in musical comedy, and with bis brother, James, is playing to good business thru Oklahoma. They are managers of the ‘Northland Beautles."* W. B. Maguinness, “‘side-show Mec," who was with the Main show last season, will return to his first love and have the same position on the Sparks show next summer. : Rob Denmead, of the Sparks show, finds the horses running to his liking and looking like a retired bank president, and did the honors on a recent Saturday night at Baltimore. Bob says that his chum, Charlie Searles, is doing well with his novelties at Charleston, S. C., this winter. Read with mach interest in a recent issue of The Billboard the article on the Shipman *“Tom"’ show, by Susie Lindsley. It might interest the lady and others to know that Harry Tousey is now the manager of the Wallace & Gilmore Billposting Plant at Auburn, N. Y. Tony Mason is living in Buffalo locking after his real estate interests. Maurice Goodall went to Saranac Lake for his health and afterwards Was a copper at Seneca Fells, where he died some years ago. Bill Parker is still tronping and lives in Fulton, N. Y. Jim Greer is clowning and wag with a two-car show last season. George Mello went back to the printing trade In Syracuse, N. ¥., after tho doath of hie wife, and Jack and Clara Lynn are making money with a repertoire show in New York State. That oldtime Wild West rider, George Burke, who went to Europe with the Buffalo Bill Show, is going to come back the coming season. At present he is in charge of a big horse ranch near Upper Marlboro, Md., and was a recent visitor at the Main quarters. Joe Greer and his Wild West will appear at the indoor circus to be held at Tampa, Fla., in February. In his lineup are Carlos and Etta Coreon. Bobbie Fay, who is now in St. Paul, is to give up the legitimate and will return this season to the white tops as a member of clown alley with the Main circus. PATTERSON CIRCUS PATTER It seems that a great deal of confusion has arisen from recent Billboard ‘‘ads’® of the Pat terson enterprises. It must be remembered that besides the Patterson Trained Wild Animal Circus Mr. Patterson has also in preparation the Great Patterson Shows (carnival). Of the latter Frank Bennett is the manager of the 10in-1, while Duke E. Mills holds forth as manager of the side-show of the Patterson Trained Wild Animal Cirenus. To those side-show folks that became unnecessarily alarmed at the seeming change in the managements of the sideshows of these two very distinct and separate organizations it is here stated that the alarm is false, that the management of the iwo enterprises will remain the same, and that those engaged for the various organizations will have no change of any kind made in their contract. Dame Rumor, together with Cupid, is again rampant at Paola. Maybe it is the wonderful weather,maybe it is still the influence of Sletcher Smith from Havre de Grace, where Josh Billings spent last winter, but, whatever the cause, matrimony is in the air and the favorite seems to be Josh Billings. “Syndicate’’ and ‘Blackie’ Ward have completed the final set of reserved seats. Bill Harris, the master carpenter, has been turning out new wagons at the rate of two a week. George B. Johnson, the veteran twenty-four-hour man, has arrived, and George has gone into the harness shop and taken unto himself the art of harness making before taking up his road duties. Another cagload of fine dapple gray baggage horses has arrived for Boss Hostler Henry (Appies) Welsh. Al Clarkson, the genera! agent, blew into quarters from an extended trip to the coast. He was mute to any questions, but his smile of satisfaction showed unfailingly that the trip had been worth while. He did, however, have the neat booklets of the advance press material, as well as cuts and matrices that have been designed for publicity ahead. Harry FE. Billick and Johnnie Francis were recent visitors, combining business with pleasure. Mr. Patterson's activities in the carnival field have made Paola a clearing house for show materials. —GARDNER WILSON (Press Agent). AL. G. BARNES Puts on a Real Jungle Dinner On Sunday afternoon, January 22, a real jungle dinner was given by the management of the Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus to all who took part in the making of the feature serial picture, “‘In the Shadows of the Jungle,"’ at the Warner Bros.’ Studios. The big event was in celebration of the successful completion of the picture. The new winter quarters of the Barnes circus was jn eVery way suited to the event, with its cages of wild animals, seals and numerous other animal species. The banquet was staged in the big tent erected especially for the occasion, and as near to the animal cages as it was possible to get. Al Dean, assisted by Dixie Engle, was responsible for the menu. The tent was covered with a floor of sawdust, and the tables were erected upon jacks just as those of any regular circus eookhouse. The decorations were of pennants and flags of all nations, and bunting of red, white and blue, which covered the top of the big tent. The many brothers and sisters of the movie world were used to many unique settings and yet they declared that this was the greatest they had yet attended. Murray Pennock stated that the banquet was sure the thing in eats. During the progress of the dinner the guests were entertained by the blood-sweating hippopotamus, which performed in the circle in the center between the banquet tables; also by Barney, the baby elephant. The two orang-outangs omvused thomgolyea and the diners by eating among the guests and amusing by their pranks. The following were in attendance: Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Warner, Jackie Warner, Jr.; Sam L. Warner, Monty Banks, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fay, Grace Darmond, Mrs. Darmond, Derelys Perdue, Frances Guiban, Fay, Thelma Worth, Sid Grauman, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Lesser, Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Richardson. Ruth Holly, Dick Sheer, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Wilder, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Behrendt, Mike Neuman, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Gore, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gore, Walter Morosco, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Levee, Mr. and Mrs. A. ©. Stecker, Art Meyer, Guy Price, Monroe Lathrop, Linton Wells, Mrs. Doris Anderson, Edwin Schallert, Mr. and Mre. Carter DeHaven, Mr. Jenson, Mr. and Mrs. Jean Haves, Mr. and Mrs. Lex Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Saum, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rar maker, Mr. and Mrs. Omar Whitehead, Mr. and Mrs. Al Pelton, Mr. and Mrs. Callicut, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Chaudet, Irving Asher, Marco Hellman, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Guibe, Irving Walker, Joseph Loeb, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Salomon, Al G. Barnes and family, Murray Pennock, William Peck, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wolfe, Robert Thornton, Rex de Rosselli, Happy de Rosselli, Mr. and Mrs. Rickman, William Erickson, Lew Berg, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rooney, Marthe Florine, Capt. Ricardo, Dick Bernard, Ora Ashworth, Mr. and Mrs. Stonehouse, Catherine Thompson, Cheerful Gardner, Vernon Reever, Melvin Pennock, Chester Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. W. Griffin, Ed DuBar, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mayo, Motley Flint, James Moore, Herbert Bell, A. J. Olsen, Frances Agnew, Mr. Gaus man, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murphy, Mr. King, Miss Beeman, Mr. Gubler, Mr. and Mrs. Max Harring, Mr. Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. Hill, Madge Cummings, Mrs. Cummings, Sandy Roth, Louis Ostrow, Clarence Kloster, Floyd Jackman, Edwin Loeb, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hamilton, Jack White, Pauline Starke, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan ‘Kahn, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Ramish, Mr. and Mrs. I. Isner, Mr. and Mrs. FE. Rosenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Tyler and many others. THE LATE MME. MARANTETTE The show worl@ was grieved to learn last week of the death of Madame Marantette, the world’s champion high-jumping horse rider, who retired from the road in 1918 and passed away at her home, near Mendon, Mich., Janhary 26, of penumonia. Funeral services were held Sanday, January 29, in charge of Frank 8S. Cummings, a friend of the deceased. ‘The house was thronged with people of the village, and great respect was shown to her by everyone. At the funeral were Emily Stickney, of Cincinnati, daughter of Robert Stickney, Sr., himself a well-known circus rider, and Sadife Crissey, of Toledo, 0., who purchased several of Madame Marantette’s horses some years ago. The Stickneys and Miss Crissey were very dear friends of hers. The following tribute to the care showered on her by Mr. and Mrs, Peter Mardo is not just words. No one could be more devoted to a mother than ther were to the Madame. (Mrs. Florence Harris Mardo was adopted Mme. Marantette in London while ie was making a world tour): Madame Marantette, whose maiden name wae Emma Peek, was a daughter of John and Matilda Peek. They were among our early pioneers and the Madame loved to tell pioneer stories of meeting her father as he returned from a hunting trip loaded with venison or other spoils of the chase. He was a great hunter and also gained fame as one of the first to accept new machinery for farm operation. He purchased one of the first threshing outfits and finally became known as the oldest operating thresher in the world. Madame was born in Mendon, Mich., September 5, 1849. From ker childhood she was a great lover of horses, and they instinctively loved her and learned to obey her, gaining for herself world-wide fame as the greatest living equestrienne, the queen of horsewomen. Mendon shared her fame, for nowhere else could she content hesself or feel at home. She was always loyal to her town and county. Her youth was spent in the way of common pioneer farm life, but she was ambitious and talented and determined to see and conquer the world. Royally did she succeed. Continental Furope, England, Canada and Mexica became familiar to her. Royalty greeted her and did her honor. In the midst of royalty she remained democratic and loyal to our own United States, in every State of which she has traveled, was always dignified and clean In her iife. AN her feats were performed on the side saddle, which comported with her ideas of modesty and womanliness. In her young womanhood ehe was married to Charles Marantette. They became estranged and many years afterwards she was married to D. H. Harris, who had been her manager and who shared her love and power over horses and other animals. Mr. Harris died April 6, 1914. About four yeats ago Mademe retired from active life and has been in retirement since, finding comfort and peace with her horses and dogs and poultry and old friends. While on an European trip she and her husband met and adopted an English girl of 8 years in London—-Florence Harris, now Mre. Florence Mardo, wife of Peter Mardo, both of whom have been as devoted and faithful to Madame as her own children could have been. Madame had been in poor health for some time, her illness culminating in pneumonia, which closed her career on Thursday night, January 26, at 10 o’clock, when she fell asleep. To several of her intimates she said during her last illness. “I fear I am about to take my last jump.’ She was plucky and fearless to the last. She was 72 years, 4 months and 19 days old. There was one sister, rut Madame was the last survivor of the family. The funeral occurred at her home %n Sunday afternoon, January 29. and was conducted by Rev. Alico Tench, of Leonidas. The Madame’s body was laid in the Mendon Cemetery beside that of D. H. Harris. On her headstone is the well-known name, ‘‘Madame Marantette."’ CARLOS DOG & PONY SHOW New Orleans, Feb. 3.—Everything is going nicely at the winter quarters of the Don Carlos Dog, Monkey and Pony Show at the foot of Poland street. New cages have been built and new animals have been added. Don Carlos, owner, says the season will open early in March. He will again spend next winter in New Orleans, playing the suburban houses, aa in the past. _ mane hei [AN Pate a PS NS ee SS