Variety (July 1923)

WedncKlay, July 4. 108S OUTOOOR AMUSEMENTS PIAMG DP BAD CARNIVAL n AIM OF DR. BROWN, EVANGELIST ■I ■'.'-,■-■ ' V Ibtw Dirty Carnival Show at Bangor, Me. —Evangelist Former Actor—Evangelizing for 20 Years—Will V Aim at Personal Reform BARNUM'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED AT LUNA Press Agent Tells About It— Occasion Thursday, July 5 ' St. John, July S. R*^. Oscar Brown, an itinerant evangelist, intends to reform the ^ATBivals. Rev. Brown has been conducting revivals in different centers through New England and eastern Canada for 20 years. He ^ras formerly an actor in repertoire, |>efore becommg an evangelist Ih speaking of the plnn he ad- mitted it is a life sized cjn tract to fumll. In discussing his announce- ment he said, "for the past five years, I have been thinlting the matter over very seriously and I felt I should get busy this summer and Co something toward making the |)ad carnivals a little better at least. ♦1 did not reach the conclusion that the time was ripe for the open- ing gun in the campaign until I saw one of those Hawaiian Village Bhows. I was in Bangor, Me., last week, and decided I would look the outfit over and see if there was any- thing bad about it. So, I went around the different shows and booths as if I was Just a lay in- dividual. "I went into the Hawaiian Vil- lage show and it was really rotten. I saw a lot of young fellows In there who had paid a quarter to see the show, and I'll wager some of them were not 16 years old. I went to ths man at the box office and pro- tested against him selling tickets to the boys and he wanted to beat me up. As I weigh 170 and had a little flstic experience, I told him to start right in where he was, but he .".idn't. *^ went to the manager of the <;irnlval and he seemed to be a Jjqrelgner. He gave me no satisfac- tion, although he wasn't as boorish M the ticket seller. ^1 think I can do some good by fUtemptlng to reform some of the Women In these hM shows. I know lt"s hopeless to expect action from ftome of the police departments for they are tied up with the carnivals." "AUSPICES" CARNIVAL SUBMriTED $20 DEHCIT One Long Island Town Played 5 Carnivals with Fraternal Organization Connections MINNESOTA FAIR DATES BULL RING SHOW BACK Second Outdoor Failure in Mexico City The show sent from here to Mex- ico City, engaged to play the Bull King there, returned to New York last week. Bad business was en- countered from the start. Instead of playing six weeks as originally in- tended the date was cut to three Weeks. There were 10 acts com- prising the outdoor bill. Several Claimed to have lost 10 days' salary. *'• It is the second foreign failure in the Bull Ring In as many ser.jons. lAst year Mrs. Publlone's outfit from Cuba stranded there. A num- ber of American acts did not re- ceive salaries and the claims are itill unsettled. The booking this luring was arranged by Arthur Hill 4nd John Jackel. Part of the sal- tries were paid ir advance and transportation both ways was pro- vided before the show sailed south. Irresponsible carnival managers who have been able to worm their organizations Into territory in which they ure ordinarily banned by playing under the auspices of local organizations are beginning to arouse the ill-feeling of their benefactors by unfair methods. In playing a date under the aus- pices of a local organization the carnival works on a T)ercentage ar- r .ngement. Trouble has arisen be- tween the carnival men and the or- ganizations when a final settling up finds the affair has lost money and the organization must pay a loss Instead of raising funds. This condition in several in- stances has been due to the heavy expense Incurred by the carnival managers, the fraternal organiza- tions being in no position to check up on the expense accounts. The carnivals take their profit in ex- penses with *he local organization shown a loss. By appearing under the auspices of the local organiza- tions the carnivals are able to ap- pear In towns In which they are forbidden to appear by law. In these towns, due to the action against the phows no license fees are on the statutes allowing them to slip in under the wing of an or- ganization without paying a lot fee. Within the past six weeks five carnivals have played In one Long Island town. Each appeared under the auspices of a local organization. A carnival playing a full week under the auspices of the American Legion pre.'^ented the organization with a ^111 for $20 at the end of the engagement. A profit sharing agreement had been entered Into with the expense sheet turned in by the carnival management taking up all the available funds and leav- ing a deficit for the Legion post of $20. The officials of the organ- ization could not understand why they were forced to face a loss when attendance had been very good throughout the week- A smooth talking agent for the carnival brought forth the expense] account and proceeded to extract the $20 claimed due from the poet Wells Hawks, the publicist, who is handling Luna Park and its shows amongst his other press agentlng. sent out the following an- nouncement for Monday, concerning the anniversary of P. T. Barnum's birthday, Thursday, July 5. Thursday, July 5. will be the an- niversary of the birth of P. T. Barnum. It is to be simply but appropriately celebrated by the circus at Luna Park. Coney Island, and a gathering of men and women who as advance agents have scat- tered adjectives along the highway to fame are going to be present. Luna Park's circus this season has an unusual representation of arenic aristocracy. These wHl all attend and participate .*. the exer- cises which will take place follow- ing the 10 o'clock circus. Those of circus fame who will be there are; Jack McClelland, actor and clown, A.'ho as a performer, ap- peared before President Lincoln. Henry Morey, who has been the ringmaster of circuses for more than half a century. Bob Stickney, now passed the four score mark in age, and who was the worlds most famous rider and the head of the noted family of equestriennes. Billy Melrose, known In att/saw- dust land as a premier rider. T'^arie Meers, one of the famous Meers sisters' of riders, who has appeared in every part of the world. Edith Costello Walton, ot the famous Costello circus family and now one of the Waltons, eques- triennes, with Ed. Walton, former- ly of the Barnum and Kingiing Srows, and Tony Parker, an in- ternationally known rider. Thurber and Thurber, the clow.is of a hundred circuses who are Just back from China, Pete Conklin. who was a Barnum clown and knew Mr. Barnum In- timately and has written exten- sively of his experiences, will make a few remarks reminiscent of the showman. M. R, Werner, the latest Barnum biographer will send a message which will be road by Ringmaster Morey. Backing the groUp will be the four Robinson elephants which originally belonged to old John Robinson and which also hold claim to circus aristocracy. The press agents attending these exercises will present a medal to "Tlllle," the 104-year-old elephant &a a testimonial of their faith In the pachyderm for publicity pur- poses. Nant of Soolety. TxxsatlOB. Dml^. fikrretarr. AitklB Co. Agti. Soo Aitkin Aur «>-8ept. 1....C. H. Warner Anoka Oo. Agri. Boo Anoka 8opt. 10-22 L. O. Jac<4> Becker Co. Afri. 8oc Detivlt July S- fi K. K. Durnham Lieltraml Co. Avrl. Aaan ilemldjl Aur. 21-24 Mm. C. B. L.ucae Bt^nton Co. Afrl. 8oc Bkl. RpdJ-St. Ol'dAuv. 24-26 W. J. Htnea Bir Stona Co. Arrl. Soo Clinton S«pt. 10-22 A. M. Trel>U Blue Harth Co. Agrl. Soo Oarden City Aur 22-24 A. D. McCormaok Manka.to Oo. Agrl. Asan Mankato Aug. 29-81 W. B. Olaon Brown Co. Asrl. Asan New Uim Aur 27-29 Wm. A. IJndemae Carlton Co. Agrl. Aaan. ....... Barnum Sept. 11-IS A. H. Dathe Carver Co. Arrl. Soc Carver Sept. 27-29 Geo. K. Dola Farmer*' Co-operative Soo Waoconta itrpt 17-10 W. J. Kcharmer ., Casa Co. AgH, Soo Pillager Sept. 20-23 1.ee M. Bennett Cms Co. Agrl. Soc Pine River 01lt>ert C. Kode C'hippewa Co. Driving Park.... Montevideo Sept. 17-19 Jaa. R. Burnlp ChlaaKO Co. Agrl. Soc Rush Cltr Aug. 27-29 H. B. Johnaon 0<ar Co. Pair and Agrl. Aaan. .RameaivUle Sopt. 11-14 B. J. Maaterton Clearwater Co. Agrl. Soc B«gi<'T - Misa Bleanor Bryoe Cook CN). Agrl. Soc Orand Marala.... Sept. 20-28 Wm. Clinch Cottonwood Co. Agrl. Soc Wlndom Sept 17-21 PhH O. Reddlnf Crow Wing Co. AgH. Aaan Pequot A. C. I^Jtraon Dakota Co. Agrl. Soc Farmlngton Sept. 19-22 Chaa. S. Lewis Dodge Co. Pair Aaan Kaaaon Sept. 10-IS O. A. Rrlckaon Faribault Co. Agrl. Soc Blue Barth Sept. 12-15 C.S.Kent Fillmore Co. Agrl. Soc Proston Aug. 21-24 Prank J. Ibac^ Freeborn Co. Agrl. Soc Albert Lie* Aug. 27-30 N. J. Whilnry Cannon Vailey Agrl. Aaan Cannon PaUa Sopt. 11-14 M. B. HoJmea Qoodhue Co. Agrl. Asan Zumbrota J)ept. 18-31 A. J. Knutaoa Grant Co. Agrl. Asan Herman Aug. 80-Sept. 1... .B. R. Han«r llonnepin Co. Agri. Soc. ....... Hopklna. Sept. 18-15 H. L. BUIott Houston Co. Agrl. Soc Cal«>donla Aur 2M-S1 Btd. ZImmerhaJd • Hubbard Co. Agrl. 8<»c Nevia Sept. 8- B........Wm. O. l^hompua Shell I'ralrie Agrl. Aaan Park Baptda Aug. 14-17 B: U. Breuer laantl Co. Agrl. Soc Cambrl.lKO £ep». ]2-l« L^vl M. Peteraoa r Itaaca Co. Agri. .Soc... ......... Grand Kapids Sept. 11-18 A. M. Slanler Jackson Co. Fair Aaan Jackson Aug. 27-29 1..ester P. L>ajr Kanal>ec C&. Agrl. Soc Mora Aug. 27-29 ...BenHcnael Kandiyohi Co. Pair Aaan. ......WlUmar Sept. 19-22 Wm. O. Johnaon KltlHon Co. Agrl. Soc Hallock July B- 7 W. V. Lonipley St. Vincent Aaan St. Vincent Sept. 27-28 Roy C. DeFraooe Koochiching Co. Agrl. Soc Northome Sept. 18-20 1*. R. Scribner Northern Minn. Pair AHan International F'la.Sept. IS-IS David Hurlburt I.ac qui Parle Co. Agrl. Soc... .Madison Sept, 24-28 C. D. I'attemon I/ake Co. Agrl. Soc Two Harbora Sept. 12-lS Fred D. W. Thiaa I^e Sueur Co. Agrl. Soc I/e 8ueur Aug. 27-29 C. S. Baatvyood Lincoln Co. Agrl. Soc Tyler Aug. 27-SO Phil J. Bhret Lyon Co. Agrl. Soc .....MarahaU ■ J. M. Shrader McJjood Co. Agrl. Aaan.., Hutchinson ——— D. Alt>nrt Adama Mahnomen Co. Agrl. Soc Mahnomen Bept. 27-29 Victor Dryden MarnhaM Co. Agrl. Soc Warren July 2-4 Dr. B. T. Frank.. Martin Co. Agrl. Soc l-^lrmont Sept. 25-28 H. C. NoHe Meckor Co. Agrl. Soc. .1>a»i<el Sept. 20-22 v..D. B. Murphy Mllle Laca Co. Agrl. Soc I'rtnceton Aug. 30-8ept. 1....Ira U. Stanley Morrison Co. Agrl. Aaan Motley t ... Aug. 90-£kpC. 1... .B. O. Haymaker " * Murrtaon Co. Co-operatlvo Boo.. Little Fall* O. B. Luoaa Mower Co. Agrl. Soo Auatin Aug. 21-24 A. B. Beadeil Murray Co. Agrl. Soo Slayton Sept. S-0 RobC. R. ]iy>rre«t lAka Wllaan Nlcotlet Co. Agrl. Soc.... St. Peter Aug 23t-2B Wm. MaUgron Noblea Co. Fair Aaan AVorthlnrton Aug. 29-Sept. 1... .J. J. Klea Norman Co. Agrt. Soo Ada June 28-80 Loo H. Hohert Olmated Co. Agrl. Aaan Rochoater Aug. 21-24 M. W. WllUana Otter TaU Co. Pair Aaan Fergus Fa>U JBept. 10-14 0. W. HamwoU I'erham Agrl. Soc Perhara Aug. 29-81 C. W. Lotterar Pennington Co. Agrl, Soo .Thief Ulver FaUa. Aug. 1-t J. J. MoCann r*ine Co. Agrt. Soc Pine City Sept. 10-12 W. 8. MoEachoft Pipestone CV>. Agrl. Aaan Plpeatone Jiept. 12-15 Chaa. H. OlMln Northwestern MInrt. Agrt. Asan.Crookaton Chaa. Gleso I>a!k Co. Agrt. Fair Aasn Portlle June 25-27 G. J. DeMars Pope Co. Fair Aaan (llenwood Jept, 24-28 W. H. Bngabrvtsoa Ramsey Co. Agrl. Soc White Bear Lake. Aug. 23-25 Geo. H. Rel( Ked Lake Co. Agrt. Soc lied L.-ike FaMa... July 25-27 .Joseph Sailer Redwood Co. Agrl. Soc Ilodwood FaHa... .Sept. 24-28 W. A. HaucK Uenviile Co. Agrl. Soc Bird Inland Sept. 10-12 Paul KoHte F'arit>ault Agrt. and Fair Aasa.. .Faribault Aug. 23-2S Gso. D. Reed nice Co. Agrl. Soc Northdeld Sept, 27-29 George GlritMoll Rock Co. Agrl. Soc Luverne Sept. 10-12. F, B. Burl FrykJi Pr«>ctor A ug. a(V.Sept. 1,...Wm. B. Fay .July 20-28 P. O. FrykluaA kTu Iloaeau Co. Agrl. Soc Roaoau. Proctor Community Fair. St. Loula Co. Agrl. Soc .Hlbblng Sept. 1-8.... .^..R. L. Gim&' Scott Co. Agrl. Soc Shnkope* Aug. 30-Sept. l....Wm. Ries ( Scott Co. Good Seed Asan Jordan Sept. 20-22 B. R. JunI " Sherburne Co. Agrl. Soo Blk Uiver .Sept. 20-29 T. H. Daly Sibley Co. Agrt. Asan Arlington Aug. 80-Sept. 1....0. S. Ve«ta y" Agrl. Soc, of Steama Oo Aauk Center Aug. 27-80. R. F. Du Bo(a Steele Co. Agrl. Soc... Owatmina Aug. 29-81........If. J. Panrher Stevena Co. Agrl. Soo Morris .Sept. 8- B Qeo. W. Belae Swift Oo. Fair Aaan Apploton Sept. 17-19 If. N. Pederaun Totld Co. Agrt. Soc Ixing PralrlO Aug. 21-24 F. A, McKWtuey Traverse Co. Agrl. Aain Wheaton Sept. 12-15...,,... J, R. Bnina • . TraverHe Co. Agrl. Fair Asan.. .Brown's Valley... Aug. 28-31 Geo. H. Batfey Wabasha Co. Agrl. Soc I'lalnvlew SepL 4-7 A. S. Knnnedy "' Wadena Co. A^rt. Soc W.-idona Nela I'eteraon > .i> Waaooa Co. Agrl. Soc .Waseca ilept. 12-14 B.H.Smith • Watonwan Co. Agrl. Asan St. Jamea Xept. 10-12 0. O. I/awrenca ' Wilkin Co. Agrl. -.Soc Breokenridgo 8ei>t. J8-22 L. 8. Stalllngs Winona Co. Agrt. Fair Aasn .St. Charles Aug. 28-81 John Friach Wright CV>. Agrt. Soo Howard Lake Sept, 11-14, .......Arthur JM. Straclie Yoaiow Modlclne Co. Fair Asan.Canby Aug. 23-2B F. B, MUBara CARNIVAL MUSIC TAX Chicago. July t. Carnivals are probably in for an accounting with the Authors and Composers' Society, of which J. C. Rosenthal is the executive head. CIRCUS INCIDENTS ' Burlington. Vt., Juiy S. ;i. Two incidents worthy of note tnarked the John Robinson circus* ■tay in Vermont At Montpeller a large female leopard was shipped to the show's headquarters at Prue, Ind. The animal was about to give birth to cubs, and the trainer thought It best to have her at head- quarters. The animal was shipped by express. At St. Albans, during the act which concluded the big show, a pony with a girl on a balloon plat- form near the top of the tent be- came frightened when a fuse letting oft fireworks under the platform was lighted, and leaped to the ground, At the time it was thought he was aot serlou.sly injured, but he dropped <lead while walking from the lot to • ithe train. 7^ STUNT MAN INJURED I*aul Mad(leru.s. formerly with Win Morrissey's "Overseas Revue," and more recently a stunt man with ''ox Films. Is convalescing from an accident at the Government hos- pital, Oteen. N. C. Maddoru.s attempted to Jump from a pier to a boat, missed his distance *nd fell Into the North River. 54 LICENSES REVOKED BY COMMISSIONER Police Inspector's Investiga- ^-tion Gets Results at Coney Island The License Commissioner's of- fice has revoked 54 licenses to Coney Island concession operators on the Bowery and Surf avenue following Investigations by Police Inspector Byron R. Sackett's staff, which rec- ommended that many of the chance games had all elements of a fair gamble eliminated through mechan- ical control. Prime among the cancelled li- censees are operators of "swing ball" and "roll down" games. Sunday two games of this sort were shut down In addition to the 54 by detectives after a brief sur- veillance of the public's futile gam- bling against the games. The Society of Authors, Com- posers and l'ubli.sher.s has appointed a committee of four members of the board of directors to work on plan.s for the enlargement in many dif- ferent ways of the organization. The first step will be in arr«nging for a big and cfflclcnt prot?.=» and publicity department. Following this, other steps will be taken to put the or- ganization on a par with those in other llne« of busine.«ts that repre- sent millions of dollars of trade a year. and of the Music Publishers, of which B. C. Mills is spokesman. A campaign is being laid out by the two organisations to compel carnivals to pay tax on music used in connection with girl shows, min- strel shows, diving shows, and the like. It Is customary for a carnival to carry a thirty-piece band which splits into units for these shows, and plays popular and jazzy music in preference to those seloctlons upon which there is ho tax. NO PHILA. APPROPRIATION Harrisburg, Pa., July |. The Dalx bill, giving Philadelphia 15.000,000 for its Sesqul-centenniaj. was defeated by the Legislature here. The biU was termed "un- warranted and extravagant" and almost the entire body of PhIIa«~ delphla members voted to kill it. Later the House passed a resolu- tion endorsing the centennial find wishing it success. No appropria- tion was carried with the resolu- tion. £N KENNEDY A DAINTY VERSATILE MISS Of course, jiicfured with a violin, it is evident that MISS KENNEDY is a violinisto, plays melodiou.sly, too, singing and dancing at the same time. However, you can't toll from the photograph that MISS KEN- NEDY dances gracefully and sings sweetly. I'laying around New York, now. Direction MARK LEVY. Next fioa.son, WATCHl HELEN KENNEDY AND —?—. Anxious managers will have to wait until Au^rust 1, as Helen will not divulge —?— until then; so all you can do is just wait and WATCHl CONCESSIONAIRES NICKED * Fall River, Mass., July I. John Parker and his partner, con- cessionaires with Rlngling Bros., Barnum and Bailey, wore nicked to the extent of about $20 In cash and two watches following the show in Fall River last week when thieves entered their i^x^ while they slept. They saved the main part of the receipts, however, cached under their pillows. No Carnivals on Park Property Kansas City, July 3. The - ty park board has voted t*- discontinue granting permits allow- ing carnival companies to exhibit on park property. The Parade, a part of (he b</Ule- vard system, but situated close to a negro district, has boon fur years a favor'te spot for the curnlva out-' fits, and has usually contained sev- eral each year.