The Billboard 1923-09-29: Vol 35 Iss 5 (1923-09-29)

a er es RIDING Y a ccs FAIR GROUND EXHIBITION RQ@xw IRNIIVALS “Z “yf, yA EXPOSITION MIDWAY SHOWS BANDS AND SENSATIONAL FREE ACTS AND HIS MAJESTY, THE BEDOUIN LOOS SHOWS STARTING TEXAS FAIRS SEASON Organization Has Long List of These Annual Events—Management Makes Final Arrangements To Winter Again at Fort Worth LATONIA, Tex., Sept. Loos Shows Season, 18.—The J. George are starting their Texas fair Seguin next week, to be followed by Gonzales, Kenedy, Beeville, Victoria, Lockhart, Luling and a few others, including the celebrated ‘‘Turkey Trot’’ at Cuero, Tex., at which time the city will hold its first annual Fair and Golden Jubilee, thus making it a big triple event. The Loos Shows have already played the Winfield, Kan., Fair: the Cherryvale, Kan., Reunion; Fredonia, Kan., Fair: the Dewey, Ok., Roundup, as wel! as their big opening date, the Fat Steck Show at Ft. Worth, Tex., making a total of more than sixteen special events during the season. The company is carrying twelve shows, five rides and about forty-two concessions, and whiie it is not a member of the Showmen’s Legislative Committee, nevertheless the Loos Shows will at all times stand a rigid inspection, and will at no time tolerate anything that would he a detriment to the carnival business In fact, Mr. Loos was one of the pioneers in the cleanup movement a number of years ago when the “Carnival Managers’ Asso —s "WAS formed at the old Wellington Hotel, Chicag and at which time he was elected secretary Cc. W. Parker president, and the late C. A, Wortham one of its George F. Dorman, Dorman Shows, is managerial capacity and deserves a of credit for the handling of the . W.. Estes, of mechanical show added another wagon front to his making a spread of sixty-five feet. Judging from the number of autos recently purchased by members of the company—namely, Bob Vermon, Ben Bennar, Louis Crillo and Vice pres dents. formerly of the Rice & still on the job in a gieat dea show. fame has attraction, a few others—the indications point to general rosperity around the show. Mrs. Estes has ad ber hair bobbed and is now a candidate for the ‘Follies’ Mr. Loos spent a few days in Ft. Worth recently, making final arrangements for his usual winter quarters at the spacious Coliseum and at the same time received the contract for the annual Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show next March. as has already been chronicled in The Billboard, the Loos Shows’ tenth consecutive engagement at that prominent event. Mr. Loos has the support of the Chamber ot Commerce of Ft. Worth, which organization &ponsors the stock show, and it is quite evi MASTER BOBBIE HASSON Juvenile comedian, singer and dancer, featured in Fantasy show with Rubin & Cherry Shows, and who will appear in the movies next year. dent that they hold the Loos esteem, judging from the they have played this er While the show ex; erienced a rain the early part every one will wind up with a protit. Mr. Loos is a weli-Known general ag who will take the this organization. Wea (Show num! t for Shows er of igagement. great season, no doubt negotiating for the show in terri in high years deal of lice season's services of next season, tory new to WILSON Representative), T. A. WOLFE SHOWS Play Lot at Fifteenth and H Street, E., Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., Sept. 20.—The last half ie = A. Wolfe Shows’ Reading agement was not so good The and drop in ire Atte the lay afte dow t rted F ‘ v ae parture resulted by way of the P. & i. to Wilmington and thence over the B. & ©. to the capital city of the nation Phe tunn at Baltimore delaved some but Wa gton was reached without mishap or loss, The lot is at 15th and H streets, N. E by whicl wation course favorite routes « travel, thus advertising a show thereon without bills, bands or bluster The Hearst papers gave front-page inouncement and the new daily here, Phe News, member of the Seripps rganization, gav ac count of the arrival of ws. A new rate for display advertising is in effect in e Dis trict, caused, the paper men say, because of things done by shows in iw past. This rate is $1 per line, which makes it $14 an inct rhe Ne “ws stands pat on the one rate of 35 cents a Business ‘ rhe disabled rs of the vies teed and ther patriotic and children of all the orphans mes tertained free. President Calvin ( l BEAUTIES PASS IN REVIEW AT ATLANTIC CITY The parade of the most the carnival parade, with St. beautiful girls selected from the and said to be the greatest collection of beauties ever assembled at one time. Louis leading. cities which they Photo shows Wide World Photos. represent —Photo: Cc. A. BELL THRU CINCINNATI Cc. A. Bell, Camalo in the special event and week for the and Weirton, W. Va., for the tember 11-15. heing very turn dates heing offered Mr. already on the scene at Atlanta. These associated as directs latioaal engagements he gave as remunerative and popular x with Mike ent Company, ing organilast week carload for the a string nformed ry sat MRS. CONKLIN CONVALESCING A letter from onkit Conklin Conc« n Kir informed that Mr d ConkYjr om pany had heen onf 1 at hiospita Crar k B c for wit 4 evere ttack f bre She va ra | ( le 4 had hor Oo ejoir gw the lay the Ne r } { f week Septem ber Mr. Conklin further «tated that “likewise the Mountains.’ weather, up here with the con Camalo was di of the rley, B. C of tt me “ft Engene’ ‘ rai days pe nia. ind ‘ tim to I the last idge has been he ind his week's end. invited and it is possible that party will be Distingui take in the the midway and und=soride were the Secretary of Labor J. Davis Attorney General of the Un es Harry Daugherty, Prohibition Commissioner Haynes, ecompanied by W t ry back at Upper ave ae to many a Circus story n his new per the nation’s secret service chief, William J. Bur: U. 8S. Senators Willis, Watson, Fess 1! Lodg the **‘Tall Sycamore’’ of the United Stat ate building talph Dodds; Ja Brad rom Greenfield, O., who has been around — the Capitol and* White House for years; Congre min Kahn, of California, who once wa in actor, and John (¢ Speak Ohio Congressman General Agent A. H. Barkley, of j ny J. Jones Exposition, visited and mingled the many on th how who kr ind e him, as did Bert Rutherford, general age for Christy Bros.’ Cir ; Bob Kline renera ent World at Home Shows, and Walter B. Fox. of Fox Bros.’ Show W. 8. Cherry and ‘Ler Lovd stopped at the Nationa for three lay ind nights Ww H Payloy traf! l ! gent the Mouthern Kh who ar fr he nks and ! ald “m hb iscer ft ladder f pr ‘ 1 ' inch f ad wfolk« and show with a party of railroad magnates attended the ‘ ' i ur x pressed hi approval of the offering Next week Alexandria Va ee that ‘ TT fair fter fair, the first he ton Salem, N C. DOC WADDELL (dust ‘Deowdecstinn! » GOOD SIOUX CITY DATE Wortham’s World's Best Concluding Northern Fair Engagements S x City Ta., Sept 10 Clarence A Worthan World [est Shows are enjoying one of the st weel f the season at Sioux City, enting the midway teat In rstate ! Association | ! i xeellent railroad gun from il t ' f n tl tower Where the f er t work ind the workout of th: d ‘ board put on fair fit rtit ! t last fall In spite < day when the fair x ‘ but lost the day, t y ft " t will show the re I ene f “ t « r with a gross ist year I 1 8S day night at nine 4 early Sup day t 1 t ittractions were ! r 1 yet no one's spirits ! I " dy but the wld off It was ¢ fren’s Day and ‘ y 1 nty War ‘ the I morning ntil late at night is et £ mass of youngsters, nd t vas \ ng they miased that thing td n on the roster of the show I la ~ n day as a fair eve d It w I 1 for any special ‘ 3 t good 1 turned t Thu i t il business lus DE ‘ dout acid-test given the f t 1 $ » know However ‘ s t alling the board of > t ht be a little mors W *) gx fell « the 192 fair i “ o w 7 hey studied the ‘ and then ‘Tow ked for ral business of 1923 \ ’ s at hom plan in in Aggressive cam 4 } micht tw latent i ] t rehants, th indi vid x ) | * newepa pers vent the post 1 , ' the barrier and ! nder the W by va het the fair was loubtless close ' And Worthar shows nz ~ ha been well repre Phese shows are exRK ‘ Ivan and Wull W Ip ! larry Beach were . ‘ winds p the W t World's Best I Dig tr c way » add more W I Dal mod na ' ar Pa th € < f the T zc under ‘ \ W ort at nner BEVERLY WHITE (Press Representative). GEORGE COLEMAN IMPROVING 1 Manager Harry G. Mi e, of ti a nunies ‘ » do ind nurses attending George ‘ . } me s 1 sft ! ts furn 1 nr j Ving ¢ ry day . me bef i t hospital snd ' 1 he ’ r him to do ans Mu Coleman arrived t ‘ t eek and will stay t t ‘ hie ¢ go home Ras ' ' « ‘ t Ith Showe 18 now ’ 7 ] A has been with Mr n ¢ y dng, Itkewise many of tl show happen to be in town. Usleman’s if ! 1 true pal hi lg Watt’ is vor respond him almost daily and “eending im Tf f ! heer CORRECTING AN ERROR In sent r J w it appeared in the adidas kh. & SS. Mie. ¢ Myer A. Fingold), 32 Ur \ Suare New York N Y.. that thes were ne 1 vel movement gent’s open fn W for 84.50 r Hillboard ts advised that wn take mn othe part of a «t rip? and that ¢ 4 should have read 7 el Instead of 17 Myer A, I low well known In the trade, kee t mistake and ts sin erels v hee f the error, and he hopes h nt vill understand that it would be practiconlls my le to sell a 17-jewel watch for £1. HUNTING WINTER QUARTERS John W Berry rey entative the Bernard! Greater 8 Smith & Glick, owners, Inf wmed ‘ t tt lust week that the ' had ead good busit ut off Canadiat fuir ileo ft t the route is booked solid unt , ember 1 Mr. Berry further stated in } tler that he was out looking for winter quar wi! hi, fter the tour closes, the para , rnaltin will be made over into a fifteen-car exposition of amusements As