The Billboard 1925-04-11: Vol 37 Iss 15 (1925-04-11)

rot 112 The Billboard ~~. April 11, 1925 ——— “THIS IS A WONDER” Plays any size record and folds up like a camera. Price, each, $7.50. WE SERVE YOU AT ALL HOURS. EVERY DAY IS A WORKING DAY. OOOO Send us your address so we can send you our 1925 Cata| logue. It will beready fo r mailing about April Ist A FEW OF OUR ITEMS 17%-Inch Oval Aluminum Roaster. 11%-Inch Round Aluminum Roaster. 8-Quart Paneled Preserve Kettle. Wellington-Stone Bridge Lamps. Wellington-Stone Junior Lamps. Per Doz...... ..$15.00 Per Doz....... +). eee Silk shade. Each..... Silk shade. Each..... Beacon Topaz Blankets. Size 66x80, bound. Each... 3.40 Beacon Indian Wigwam. Size 60x80, bound. Each... Size 60x80, bound. Each..... AMUSEMENT NOVELTY SUPPLY CO., Elmira, ¥. Y. Beacon Rainbow, Asst. PHONE: 4080-4081 NIGHT PHONE: 233m Complete Review of Al G. Barnes’ Circus (Continued from page 74) has been changed somewhat in that it is no donger a strictly animal exhibition. Mr. Barnes has installed a number of circus acts and the title on all the paper now reads Al G. Barnes Big Four-Ring Circus, with the part, Animal Show, subordinated. In order to give one a correct arrangement of this year’s aggregation The Billboard correspondent will first take up the side show, managed by W. B. Chamberlain. With the new top and new banners the show presents a wonderfully inviting appearance and is probably the best kid show ever carried by Mr. Barnes. Instead of the usual Negro band and minstrels they depend upon a gand of Scotch Highlanders to furnish the music, and attractively costumed they are an attraction as well. Wm. Haley and George Douglas are on the ticket boxes and Mrs. Chamberlain at the door with a staff of assistants. Inside on the various platforms are High Bill, the giant; Prof. Frank Martin, tattooed man; Royal Lilliputians, 12 midgets, which are a feature; Prof. Prescott and Jerry, mental telepathists; Madame Olga, snake enchantress; “Happy” Ethel, fat girl; Stevens and Foster, comedy jugglers; Hawaiian singers and dancers— Wm. DeMello, manager; Al Santos, Acklan Soares, George Otto, Eva DeMello, Varda Mou, James Mitchell and Jimmy Murray, bagpipes. Will Z. Smith does the lecturing. Punch and Judy and magic. After a trip thru the side show the reporter entered the midway again and looking toward the marquee of the main show saw Bill Peck, who again is handling the courtesies of the show. Chas. Cook is manager. Several new animals are in the menagerie. Joe Martin, the monk, is still the feature. Jack Coleman is the educator of Joe Martin and Jiggs, two wonderful animals. Entering the big top, first came across Nels. Lauston, superintendent of reserved seats. His staff is uniformed in blue, gray and black. John T. Backman is the capable equestrian director and was dressed in his suit of white flannel. The bandsmen in bright red uniforms were playing popular airs of the day. Chas. Redrick handles the baton. Pocahontas at the Court of Queen Anne is again the spec. offering. This is all in new costume and with new principals and is better than the previous year. Rex de Rosselli, who is responsible for its perfect rendition, has labored during the off season to put it on better and to change it somewhat from his previous efforts. Instead of the display of fireworks at the close of the spectacle he has worked into it the forcing of steam thru pipes into the rings, giving the effect of the geysers of Yellowstone National Park. With the throwing of colored light effects on these it gives added beauty to the whole scheme. Mr. Rosselli has given much attention to the music, and thru the aid of Morrie B. Streeter, who has written all special music for the show, he has made this end of the whole worth while. Every bar of music has‘been copyrighted. So Important is this part of the production that Mr. Streeter will go with the show for a few weeks to perfect it. In the spec. are: Pocahontas, played by Maree Bennett: Chas. K. Miller, as Powhatan; Gabriel Munzo, as Capt. John Smith; Wellington Mack, as Okomuche, and Chief Big Tree as the Medicine Man. After the first half of the spec. is over the tournament takes place before the throne of Queen Anne. The color effect is great. Mrs. Wm. Morrow is wardrobe mistress and has had charge of building all of these costumes. The tournament, headed by the band of 24 musicians, wearing black and white costumes, includes 10 buff-colored horses with their riders in a rainbow of colored suits, 3 elephants in spangled trappings, 4 more couriers on horseback, team of buffaloes, tribe of 18 Indians, 3 more elephants, band of Singalese, 8 zebras, 6 camels, 5 more elephants, 4 camels, band of 6 Eskimos, 8 zebras, miscellaneous collection of monkeys, dogs and semi-wild animals, closing with Pocahontas in carriage, etc. Then follows the throne scene at the court of Queen Anne. The cast includes: Emma Leigh, as Queen Anne; Irene Allen, as Lady in Waiting: Jack LeBlanc, as Courtier; Chas. K. 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These horses are exhibited in the tent because of the abandonment of the parade. Dot Whitney drives the hippopotamus down the track. The program was then on as John Backman blew the whistle and W. E. Mack announced the first event. Ring 1, six-pony drill, with Bert Dennis at the whip; Steel Arena, Louis Roth, with a tiger-riding horse act; Ring 2, H, Smith directing a six-pony drill. Ring 1. group of elephants, Irene Grizzell with the hook; Steel Arena, Lillian Hopkins, with a troupe of trained rabbits; Ring 2, Billy Mack, handling a group of elephants. Stage No. 1, Penny Parker Family, contortionists and gymnasts; Stage No. 2, Tim Buckley and his group of 16 white cats. Clowns, including Jack McAfee, producing clown; Toby Tyler, Dutch Marco, Bill Ward, Tom Plank, Geo. Rearick, Jack LeBlanc, Dan MeAvoy and Eddie Russell. Ring 1, Max Sabel and his eight tandem horses; Steel Arena, Helen Roth and her group of pumas; Ring 2, Austin King and eight tandem horses. Ring 1, Bob Norton and group of dogs; Steel Arena, lion riding elephant, Ruth Wolfe at the whip; Ring 2, Joe Dokes and group of dogs.. Ring 1, leaping dogs: Steel Arena, Jack Coleman and Joe Martin; Ring 2, monkey slide for life. Ring 1, group of llamas, Wm, Kingston directing; Steel Arena. Bert Nelson and his teddy bears; Ring 2, Austin King and group of zebras. Hippodrome Track, the Zarelli and Zarelli wire walkers. Entrance of Dove Song March. This again introduces the operatic sextet, consisting of Miss Leigh, Miss Allen, Miss Kima, Wellington Mack, Charles Miller and Gabriel Munzo. Ring 1, posing horses, with Agnes Lausten and Margaret Graham directing. Ring 2, sing horses, Margaret Munzo and Ethel ng directing. Posing dog, with Irene Grizzel; Dutch Marco and his singing mule; posing dogs again, with Bobby Todd and Dot Whitney directing. Slim Wren here appeared, giving his first announcement of the concert, which was announced as a Wild West and Indian Congress. Ring 1, Bob Norton and his trained pigs: Steel Arena, Bert Nelson and his group of 12 male lions; Ring 2, Dutch Marco and his trained pigs. Ring 1, Max Sabel and his 12 Liberty horses; Steel Arena, Bert Dennis and his zebra Liberty act: Ring 2, Austin Kine and his 12 Liberty horse act. The Smyman Ali Troupe of “Famous Eight Blue Devils”, Arabs, in stunts of tumbling on Hippodrome track. In the troupe are Allal B. Mohamed, manager; Ben Ayssa Wadrassie, M. Ben Sergy. Mohamed Mezzie, M. Ben Boushta, Hadj Nasser, B. Said, Nick Zano and Chas. Carney. Ring 1, Charles C. Charles and his trained seals; Steel Arena, Bert Nelson and group of polar bears: Ring 2. Max Sabel and his performing camels. Twelve girls performing on swinging ladders scattered thru the tent. Ring 1, Dutch Marco and trained goats; Steel Arena, Dot Whitney, with her panther riding zebra; Ring 2, Toby Tyler and his trained goats. Ring 1, the act beautiful, 12-horse menage act; Steel Arena, lion riding horse, with Lois Hopkins at the whip; Ring 2, 12-horse menage act. These horses have replaced those burned last season while on the road and so perfectly do they duplicate the work done by the others that even the most skeptic would not know the change. These horses are remarkably matched for getting them in so quick a time. The riders are Agnes Lausten, Margaret Graham, Ruth Wolfe, Billy Mack, Dot Whitney, Edna Ambler, Golda Backman, Margaret Munzo, Nellie Karino, Betty Kenyon, Bobby Todd, Erna Brown, Dorothy DeVon, Irene Grizzel, Pearlita, Helen Roth, Babe Young, Nettie Rooney, Lillian Hopkins, Ethel Chase, Peggy Norton, Miss Gallagher, Gertrude Dennis and Neva Patsy. The act is concluded on the Hippodrome track by waltzing, dancing and prancing horses. Betty Kenyon on her prize waltzing and raring horse and Bert Dinnis on his high-jumping horse, “Sky Rocket”, are features of exceptional note. Another beautiful act, that of 75 cockatoos, macaws, pigeons and parrots. They are worked by Marion Norton, Agnes Lauston, Pat Clancy, Dorothy Kenyon, Billy Mack and Lois Hopkins. ‘At the close of the act the doves and pigeons are released from the top of the tent and they fly to the outstretched arms of these girls. This act is the conception of John T. Backman and makes a beautiful display. tine 1, Babe Young and her elephants; Steel Arena, Maree Baudet BIG MONEY FOR You! | “CLEANOL” is a good hand and body Soap. It also relieves sore, tired feet. Cleans furniture, woodwork, ete. A sale to every housewife. Send 35¢ for Sample and particulars. > RAND CLE MADE oF mie cine AMO foe ae ro Oe 4 S |: CH SEEM ae | 316 Little Building, BOSTON, MASS. MILLS Sc & 25c MACHINES With or without venders, used a short time, as good as new, at bargain prices, MINTS—Nearly a carload, at cost. WINNER MINT CO. 3979 Cottage Grove Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 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