The Billboard 1924-06-14: Vol 36 Iss 24 (1924-06-14)

154 The Billboard JUNE 14, 1924 or TOY BALLOONS, WHIPS, NOVELTIES, SPECIALTIES, Etc. Tay ' 4 “A ? d “‘OAK’’ Brand t ae aname No. 2830—NEW SQUAWKER eto. 2829—-RED INFLATED No 70—He: avy Cireus BalCHICKEN, per gro. $12.00 DEVILS, per gross, $11.50 loor nimal Prints. Red, White and Blue WalkPer Gress $2.45 ing Canes. Per 100...... $2.75 No. 6012—Battle Baby , ° wie Red, White ar Blue Cloth Badves, large size. Por xe arent —— Parasols, 27-im, sprea Gross ..... » ‘ “yeas av Colors. A n no — i Balloo “pee The Dude Baby Pipes. Per Prints. Per po lg ¢ ~—N —alatgh Dozen, 600; Per No. 70—Gold Sticks. Per Gross....... ozen, ‘ ith new a Bost “a ag stick No, 543-—Pet Pipes , long ‘ ratec sticks ° 4 Bs te fhe = : Ere 50 Doz., $1.75; » 53C—Squawh 24-In, Paper Faresois, ant Propeller, Pin Whests Per < rs oze oz. ; er Gross Penal ( a are 0 e . as Se Broadway Swagger . aia Long Shell ne 150-—Monst best quality mad colors. Per Dozen, 800; Balloons. Per Gross. ... .$24.00, $30. 00. “36.00 Per Gross No "10—Red Best Quality wht Ds. Per ae Suntel ites ta Gross 3.50 o's atts, “Per” Gress’. 200 Orders shipped same day as Per oo — _ ” 350 No. 10 Balls. Per Gross.. 3.00 received. Red Tape o¢ Thread. Per Lb. 130 25°% required on all C. O. D. BROADWAY SWAGGER CANES Mere than 1,000 live items to select from our orders. Best Quality Made, per gross, $24, $30, $36 | Catslogue—it is Free—Send fer it today. cccccesccees OI200 Chains, asst. Gross.. 6.75 Per Per Gross... 18.00 Gross.... 9.50 M. K. BRODY, 1118-1120 South Halsted Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 00 Month for a Man *125 in Your Community REAI)— don't stop until you finish—then act. Get the exclusive rights in your community for eo “Tater-Flakes”. Then start in this new dignified business. Retail and wholesale at big profits. You ean be enthusiastic over this viene Earnings Amazing So simple boy or girl can ope rate. on . os Feeds, slices, cooks and delivers 90.00 ow ye is conservat ve estimate. nechanica y. Produces wonderful _ : it tanson, ss. Makes crisp, goldentakes in over $1000 ‘weekly. est, Mil., oan fn n s ioe =e is Bavor and runs around $850 weekly, Ga : superior in q iverages $100 daily. All in small Lrook’s Chicago store with high rent apWholesale ond Retail proximates $700.00 clear profit 4 . Field for *’Tater-Flakes’* practierhis *Tater-Flake’ business ally unlimited, Market tremendous. everywhere. Machine works automatic ally. ousand ‘ ver 7 se t e to hundreds o No experience needed. both ways, s nsational money sacity of “Taterbrings in $25. ion and materials You be the ‘“‘TaterFlakes’’ man in your locality. Exclusive Rights re fo or er option your territ gate. Opti 1 n 1 ticulars forwa oa bp return mail. Rights being snapped up fast. Act quickly. Write or wire. 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The show opened with its first performance on the corner of Cook avenue and Hanover street and there Was great excitement because a circus was starting out of this city. , The next gene ation started wth the organization of the Silver City Athletic Club. Four of the charter members are still living, Johnay Potts, William Hagserty. Willle Steele and Serge vant Bartrem. The Five Haggerty Brothers was one of the acts f ‘om the club. James Haggerty and his wife, known as the Savoys, traveled eight years with the Barnum & Bailey Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wi ild West Ghow. hey had a gre at bag-punching dog They also toured across the wate: and scored successes William and Dennis Haggerty were n the Keith Cireu t in an acrobatic act in 1897. Jack and Denny Haggerty and their wonderful dog, “Teddy, Were the first act on all of Vercy Willams’ big circuit of theaters. Will and Jim Haggerty, introducers of acrobatic dog acts, were also clever clowns. Charles Haggerty and Nick Sarazin with their two dogs iad @ clever acrobat.c act known as the Varro Brothers. Mike Mundgin of this city took the place of Mark Carr in the Car Herbert act, one of the best acrobatic acts ever on the stage or in a reus. Jcbn Kirst worked in the act later with Mark Carr. Eddie DeVoe, a barrel jumper and one of the best circus clowns in the business, came from Meriden. He was kiiled in a train wreck a few years ago at Gary, Ind., while with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. Jim Kennedy and his wife of the team of Kennedy and Krame~, one of the biggest dancng acts on the stage today, are Mer.denites. Mrs, Kennedy bag won many Richard K. Fox medals, Harry Bolden and Hattie Sharper, acrobats and dancers, also hail from here. They have played all big-t me vaudeville circuits. Meride and Langner in a bounding ladder act set the stage wor! id agog. The LeHerrissier Brothers were song and dance artists. Gus Kaiser won h's medals at juggling. Nugent and Allie Kigner were bigtime acrobats Walter Brazil, a former local boy, quickly won his way into the hearts of New Yorkers by his clever soft-shoe dancing and played for two years on Br roadway. F Miller, one of the best dancers in the : is now w O'Brien's Mir Watts also proved a capable professional dancer. Phinney Swatz, leaper and flying act, trave eled with the Flying Ne'son Fam Thomas K nney, a baton swinger, was the first to swing seven batons at a time. F edericks and Dowling, dancers with Prime rose Minstrels, are stil] on the stage. Miller and Root, dancers, are also now with O'Brien's Min ee s. = 1 J. Doherty was with the Wilson Opera Com! any for several seasons, iis J. Duainton, juggler, also traveled exisan vely Perhaps Meriden's greatest contribution to the stage was Kosa Ponselle and her sister, Mss Carmella Ponselle, opera stars. Clara Turner, of the celebrated Clara Tur nme r Stock Company, spent her childhood here, 0. ge iol ins, singer and dancer, with the Do Sisters, now at Poli’s here, and Keisler and "sleaa. in burlesque. Harry Sloan was a prod wer of shows, ern Rogers, the well-known musical comedy tar Isabel Runge traveled in this count y and abroad " th *‘Arts de Model” I st Dobec, now a fireman, traveled with Hagenheck Ww allace Circus, Jack Murphy and wife traveled in burlesque. Jack Curran, Meriden's well-known tax! ownes, Was advance agent-with big productions, including “Quincy Adams Sawyer’. Frank Mcride, balloon jumper from here, was killed at Chelsea, Mass. Jcln Thomas from here was ticket agent with Barnum & Ba ley's Circus, I. F. McMahon was the fi st one to introduce “Hit the Coon in the Head’. He now runs a theate> in Long Island. W'lilam Slack, who died recently, Was a theater manager, Ede die Johnson was a famous burlesque acrobat, George and Joe Wilton, known as the Wilton Bros., were clever acrobats and were last with the Orton Bos.’ Circus in Mexico. Joe Wi.ton fell recently and injured his knee cap. William Nagle, of this city, introduced ‘Bosco’, the snake eater. Pindar Family have heen leading carnival people for years. Al Findley, dancer and singer. Dr. Charies Nelis was a ba ker with the famous Bostock Show. Tiis son, Charles Nellis, a dancer, is with Gus Edwards in the lJatter’s well-known eketches, MERIDEN (CONN.) DAILY JOURNAL. INSURANCE Rendine, Public Liability, Rain, Fire, Cyclone, Trave el, Health, Life, Accident. Protects all over the world. CHAS. G. 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