Variety (April 1912)

VARIETY 1 TEMPLE OF MUSIC Stage Setting Showing the Beautiful Transformation Church Scene. ' The Swedish Harmonian. The Slmonds-Fitchburg Musical Sawmill In Actual Operation. MR. MANAGER: I want to say a few words to you. If you were SURE that the "TEMPLE OF MUSIC" act would break the record of your house, and play to capacity business for a week, would you take it? If the little extracts from letters I submit on this page don't prove to you that the act will draw you money, don't play it. I can peddle "hot-air" as slick as any fellow you ever knew, but a FACT Is a FACT, and I am not fool enough to get myself into trouble by publishing a falsehood. What you see on this page I hold signed letters for. Be reasonable: give me credit. When an act can play HOLT WEEK, and pack 'em in every show (just did this with the Eastern act at So. Bethlehem and the Western at the Franklin in Philadelphia), that ought to convlnoe you my acts are a good Investment. I know, you fellows get "lemons" once In awhile, but you never got one from ME! The Gods of Chins, Musical Clocks and Electric Cannons. The Calliope That Draws the Crowds. Wheels Within Wheels (A Queer Instrument) RBADi "I will make an affidavit that Wlllard's Temple of Music broke all records of my house. G. E. HEITER, Mgr., HIPPODROME, HEADING. PA.» "Tour Temple of Music broke my house record by $250 on the week, I. M. HOYT. Mgr., STERLING, DERBY, OT." ' T Greatest drawing card of the sea- son, M. C. HENNESSY, Mgr., BURTI9. AUBURN, N. Y.»» "The drawing power and brilliancy of your act deserves personal comment; biggest week of the season, WILL H. STEVENS, Mgr., KEITH'S, LOWELL, MASS." "Notwithstanding the coldest week In years, your Ten pie of Music drew the biggest business of any act I have played in the six years I have operated this house, J. H. TBBBETT8. Mgr.. EMPIRE, PITTSFIELD, MASS." "Heaviest week of the season, H. BOYLSTON, Mgr., FAMILY, WILLIAMSPORT, PA.»* "In spite of four rainy days, our week's business was remarkable, CHAS. OELSCHLAGER, Mgr., PLAZA, PHILADELPHIA." "To tell you how well I think of your Temple of Music acts, you can ALWAYS play my houses, M. W. TAYLOR, (BUCK TAYLOR AGENCY), PHILADELPHIA." "Greatest box office act Poll's has had this season. Your calliope draws the crowds, GORDON WRIGHTER, WILKESBARRE, PA." (Out of seven weeks played on Poll Circuit, the act layed to six weeks capacity houses.) IN ADDITION TO THESE LETTERS. I have 40 Others saying "YOU BROKE THE RECORD, YOU BROKE THE RECORD, YOU BROKE THE RECORD." And here are a few other pointers that should help you to decide. The act played the NEW THEATRE, at BALTIMORE, and made a RETURN TO THE SAVOY, same City, in two weeks. Played the COSMOS. WASHINGTON, and in two weeks RETURNED TO THE MAJESTIC, Washington. And so anxious are managers to play my acts a quick return, that I have abandoned my usual custom of opening my own shows at the summer resorts, and AM NOW READY TO NEGOTIATE BOOKINGS FOR THE ENTIRE SUMMER. REMEMBER, this is the novelty musical act that carries 54 TRUNKS (5 tons), « PEOPLE, uses a BAGGAGE CAR of its own to transport, carries its own SPECIAL SCENERY, PRETTY GIRLS, PRETTY COSTUMES. PRETTY ELECTRICAL EFFECTS, AC. WE GIVE FRONT OF THEATRE (FREE) DAILY CALLIOPE CONCERTS. THE ACT IS ALL RIGHT| THE PRICE IS ALL RIGHT. Exclusively conducted by B. A. MYERS, Knickerbocker Theatre Bldg., New York Permanent warehouse and office address: Wlllard's Temple of Music Enterprises, Palisade, N. J. (Blake & Willard Company.) N. B. TELL YOUR AGENT AT ONCE THAT YOU WANT THIS ACT. When answering advertitemGnU kindly mention VARIETY.