Variety (July 1924)

u VARIETY OUTDOORS WediMsdajr, Juljr SO, im BUSINESSSOFAR IN CHAUTAUQUA / NOT SO GOOD East Only Holding Up— . Needs Couple of Breaks Chicago, July 29. The ohautaqua aeaaon of 1924 has progressed far enough to make it possible to obtain fairly accurate Information ika to the conditions of business. The east ha.s and Is giving the chautauquas ekcellent business. Contracts in moat towns have been renewed. The south, generally, has been good. North of the Ohio river, Ip Illinois, the abundance of unseason- able rain hurt business seriously. The middle west has also bzen af- fected by the rain. In the far west business received a serious setback from the hoof and mouth disease The Ellison-White bureau was the heaviest suff6rer In the west. Given fair weather and freedom from epidemic, say ' the Chautauqua managers, they will have a good year. DoubUng Up Guarantors H Chicago. July S*. The Chautauqua at Caaton. III., this year, dcr^pite 30 guar- antor«, met with a deflcit of $250. The Chautauqua will be seen again at Canton next sea- son, provided 60 people can be found who will be willing to sign the contract. SINGERS IN DEMAND Picture Houses, Musicals and Tabs Want Mostly Women Accident Cost Two Days Chicago, July 29. The ElUson-Whlte "Gappy Ricks" production lost two days when the company were Injured An an auto*- mobile wrock while on their way to St. Johns. Aris. Ellas Day. of Chi- cago, who supplied the company, sent Edward Stanley to take the place of Frank O. Ireson, seriously injured. It took Mr. Stanley two days to reach Arizona, and hence the two lost days. Betty Uidcr and (Miss) Opal' Hooper were other members of the cast hurt in the accident. Both young women, however, took up their parts when Mr. Stanley ar- rived. Mr. Ireson is still Ip the hos- pital at Oallup, N. M., where he Will no doubt be for some time. Caiilaux on Tour ' Chicago, July 29. Joseph Calllaux, former premier of France, is coming to the United Stated for a lecture tour the com- Iner winter. Mr. Caillaux's tour will be under the management uf Charles I. Keid. I NOW PLAYING JERRY DREW ORCHESTRA at COLUMBIA PARK ;; NORTH BERGEN, N. J. nOOKKD BY J J. A. DRISCOLL } Room GOO. AhIot Thrntre Bulldinc New York CUr A Big Honey-Making Opportunity FIRRR KII.K ^o Cfi KNITTKD TIKS.^^'Ov.inj. AIM • btUer guBll y at tl 03 Doi. SampU, 2So freyaM. COMPOSITION RUBBER BELTS With n«ll<r Buckle'... $11.00 Gran With Grill BuckiM .. 13.00 Grali RUBBER KEY HOLDERS Oiiubit CJaw, t Liak. 51.00 Oai.; Ill 6rsw. Saaipla, IV prtvaid ITi'Tr w:i:i oT.Irr—IliUncf C. O. I>. HARRY LI3S, 3S So. Dearbara St., Chlcaca. III. It is J. A. Drlscoll's belief there will be a raft of calls for high- class singers this coming fall and winter in eastern picture houses. He is also optimistic over the out- look for the draft of vocalists fo^ concerts and musical tabs, and the result Is that he has lined up an array of feminine talent. To date Drlscoll has corralled the following: Anita King, Marie Kim- ball, Emily Beglin, Marlon London, Katherlne Waldmann and Louise De Lara, sopranos, and Hallie De Lucca, contralto. He also has a number of male singers, but they are In the minority. City Council Rejects Petition for Klantauqua Moline, 111., July J9. Plans of the Ku Klux Klan to stage a Klantauqu^ in a city park, where it would have ready access to stands and adihission gate, were set back when the city council, by unanimous vote, rejected the peti- tion to grant the Klan the use of Browning field. The Klan show was scheduled Aug. S-7. The petition was read and hurriedly rejected. Picnic for Performers Cazenovia, N. Y.. July 29. Believing in the old adage that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, the Chautauqua performers' held a number of social events dur- ing the Kedpath show here. The big event on the program was a Sunday picnic at Chlttenango, attended by about SO entertainers from Cazenovia. Norwich. Cortland and Hamilton In New 'York state, and from one or two placee In Penn- sylvania. Frank Iverton Dies Relatives in Lowell, Mass., last week received word of the death in Chicago on July 21 of Frank Iver- ton, aged 72, an actor with a chau- t.-iuqua company. He died of in- juries suffered two weeks previously ne.TP Holbrook. Ariz., where he was traveling with the company. A stage coach, in which he and other member.s of the company were ridins. overturned. Too Much Mud Chicago, July 29. The stand for the Rlngllng-Bar- num Circus at Ced.ir Rapids was called off. Previous to their arrival in town a heavy rain storm fell which turned the grounds Into a sen of mud. At first it v.'a« thought that the tents could be set up, but the waKons sunk to the top of the wheels, with one loaded with poles overturning.' "Bubble" Accident Chicago, July 29. The "Bubble" Co.. on the Acme fhautauquas. met with an automo- l)ile accident near K.iymond, Minn. MarR.Tret Johnson, cli.tlk-talk ar- tist, was severely Injured. She was left In the hospital at Montevideo. Minn., for 10 days. $100 Per Week PRORT! d^ Can hf made wllh 1JV___, ">i» N»w *'»< Mint •flSBf"^ Vindiir. Have you "' '' <.ne in your store^ If not, order one to- day. We sliip to any responaibte merchant c>i>er.-\ting a Kcatau- rant. Harber 8hop, rinar. DruK or Oen- rr;, 1 Store, etc. Also can use several It o u t a Asents to Itlnce 20 to Sa nuM>liIa*s. Territory Open for All States For I'lirtirulara Write INDIANAPOLIS MINT CO4 M. E. Csrotr NpcM Stretl aad,Capital Avaniie IMOIANAPOLIS, |ND«„|.W I I FEANK IVSEESON DEAD Lowell, Muss.. July 29. Word lin.s como to relatives in this city that Frank Ivserson, 72, actor, died in Chicago July 2t as the result of injuries suffered two week.? .ago nc.ir Holbrook. Ariz., where he was traveling with a Chautauqua company. A staje coach in which the com- pany was riding overturned. OSWEGO FAILS DOWN O.-iweso. N. v., July 29. It is doubtful'if chautauquas wiil te carried on here for another sea- son, as the guar.intors of the Red- path Chautauqua, due to open tO; morrow, are about 400 tickets short in the advance sale. A fi^neral attitude of diijcouragei ment flreValls. ' ...,.) «.,i i CARNIVALS C. R. Latiietto 8h««M July 28-week, Utchfleld. lU.; Aus. 4-week, Mt. St«rilii«. III.; Aug. 11> week. Paris, Mo. Nat RetM Shews July U-week, Sprinsfleld. III.; Aug. 4-week, Btoomington, 111.; Aug. 11-week, JoUet, III. Sevidge Amusement Ce. July ^S-week, O'Neill, Neb. Billy Clark's Broadway Shews July S8-week, Harrodsburg, Ky.; Aug. 4-week, Versailles, Ky. Alice's Expo. Shows lUmo, Mo., week July 28. American Expe. Shows Utlca, N. Y.. week July 28. Bemardi Expe. .Shows Belllngham. Wash., week July 28. Bernard! Greater Shewa Morgantown. W. Va., week July 28. S. W. Brundage Showa Galva. 111., week July 28. Burns Greater Shows Kokomo, Ind., week July 28. Clinton's Expo. Shows Springfield. Mo., week July 28. Cetten Kent Show^ Mt. Vernon, Ky., week Aug. 5. Brown & Dyer Shows Tonawanda, N. T.. week July 28. Dixieland Shews Mt. Vernon, Ind., week July 28. Dodeon's Werld's Fair Shows Columbus, Kans., week July 28. ' G|,oth A. Ballanger Shows i Schenectady, N. Y.,. week July 28. Harry C. Hunter Shows MiUsboro, Pa.,' week July 28. Honest Bill's Shews WInnetka. III.. SO; Wllmette, 31,; Park Ridge, Aug. 1; DesPlaines, III., I. , Hugo Bfos. Shows Litchfield, Neb., week July 28. Johnny J. Jones Shews Regina, Sask., week July 28; Port Arthur, Can., week Aug. 4. Laehman a Exposition Shows Farlbau'.', Minn., week July 28. Llppa> Amusement Co. Gladston<;, Mich., week July 88. Metz (Ted) Big Top Shows Binghamton, N. Y., week July 28. D. D. Murphy Shows Decatur, HI., week July 28. Pearson's Shows DePue. III., week July 28. H. B. Poola Shows Bertram, Tei., week July 28. Rip Van Winkle Shows Alexandria, W. Va.. week July 28. Sheesley Shows Virginia. Minn., week July 28. 8. B. Williams Shows Hollyhood, Kans., week July 28. Morris A Castle Shows Port H ron, Mich., week July 28. Schwable-Walliok Showa Fayette. Mo., week July 28. Snapp Bros. Shows Douglas, Wyo., week July 28. Strayer Amusement Co. Rensselaer, Ind., week July 23. Matthew J. Riley Shows Pla>nfle; , N. J., week July 28. Wortham's World's Best Shows Milwaukee, week July 28. C. F. Zeiger United Shows Warroad, Minn., week July 28. C. A. Wortham's World's Best Shows July 28-week, Janesvllle, Wis.; Aug. 4-13, Rockford, 111.; 15-23, Au- rora, III. Miller Bros. Shows July 28-weelt, Cumberland, Md. Lew Ou Four Expo. July 28-week, Portland, Me. Con T. Kennedy Shows Aug. 4-week, Stevens I'olnt, Wis. Ziedman and Pollle Shows East Liverpool, C, week July 28. Fields Greater Shows South Burlington, Vt., week July 28; Barre, Vt, week Aug. 4. Minneapolis Bazaar Co. Remldge, Minn., July 28; Inter- national Falls, Minn., week Aug. 4. Reithofer Shows Week July 28, Pottsville, Pa.; week Aug. 4. Hamburg, Pa. Home Celebration Shows Oderton, Md., week July £8. Northern Expo. Shows Week July 28, Verndale, Minn. Royal American Shows. Week July 28, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Con T. Kennedy Shows Iron Mountain, Mich., week July 28. Laehman Expo. Shows Week July 28, Minneapolis. Sioux FaTTs Clianges Dates Sioux Palls, S. D., July 29. Dates for the county achievement fair have been changed from Sept. 2 and 3 to Aug. 29 and 30 because of a conflict of dates. CIRCUg John Robinson's Circus July 30, Falls.City, Neb.; 31, Fair- bury; Aug. 1, Hastings: 2. McCook; 4-5, Denver, Colo.; 6. Pueblo; 7, La Junta; 8, Raton. N. M ; 9. Trinidad, Colo.; 11, Colorado Springs. Ringling-Barnum Circus Aug. 30, Mason City, la.; 31, Shel- don, la.; Aug. 1. Sioux City, S. IX; 2, .Siogx Falls, S. D.; 4. Fairmount, Minn.; 6 Owatonna; 6-7. Minneapo- lis; 8, St. Paul; 9, Dululh, Minn.; 11, .Stevens Point, Wis.; 12, Oshkosh; 13, MadL-jon; 14 Milwaukee, Wis,; 15-24, (Jrant Park, Chicago. Robbins Bros. Circus Aug. 2, York, Neb.; 4, Howells. Nob.; 5, Logan, la.; 6, Ida Grove, la.; C, Manning; 8, Marshalltown, la. Hagenbeck-Walface Circus July, 84 fien4«n Ilai bjj-,: f^lfink-i • 3A> —* ^ WANTS V ■ ?^ *' #'v Conceasiona, Lansing Free Fair, day and alght. Auir. 4-t. Bert Bckert Lansing, Mich. ^ Merry-Go-Round .or Whip, or both, for Jackaoa County Fair, Maquo keta. Iowa, Aug. «-2». K. A. Phillips, sec'y. i .., . ': Small Shows, yaudevUle or mechanical, for Elks' Jubilee, Dcflanca. Ohio, Aug. J-9. B. T. Runion, Defiance, Ohio. ^ Oaage and Tulsa, two of the best county fairs In Oklahoma, waat cither a circus or good carnival to play their dates, consecutively, Sep. tember 11-11. Application may be made to S. M. McCuiation, paw huska, Okla. Hardin. ilL, wants a first class carnival for its ISth Annual I^ine Coming, August 1S-1«. A. B. Campbell is chairman of the Home Coming Committee. WHAT THE WORLD WANTS Variety-Clipper Bureau, Evans BIdg., Washington, July 19. The curr,«nt list of "world wants," in other words foreign trade oppor- tunltiefl from the Departments of Commerce, is seemingly made just for the Bmusement and Its allied in- dustries. Froift China comes a specific request for picture ma- chines and Alms. From India a purchaser is anxious to secure mu- sical supplies as well as phono- graphs, while from South Africa, the American consul reports an oppor- tunity for the sale of organs. Variety's Washington office when receiving these "wants" this week also received a. letter of thanks from the director of the btu-eau within the department which compiles these lists each week. Dr. Julian Klein opened his letter with, "Thanks for the great l.olp you are giving us through the columns of your paper In aiding in the develop- ment of overseas markets for American goo^." Secretary Hoover selected Dr. Klein to take charge of the gov- ernment's foreign trade promotion work. He has made a great record in the Department of Commerce and is now described as the "World's Greatest Salesman" because of the remarkable results which have been accomplished In selling American goods In all parts of the universe. It is conservatively estimated that Klein's organization brought m about $500,000,000 worth of business to American shores during the 12 months' period ended June 30. yhls estimate is largely based on signed statements from American firms indicating the amount of business actually transacted as a re- -sult of market tips furnished by Klein's bureau. These tips, known as "Foreign Trade Opportunitiea" were published as a regular fea- ture for a period of six months In "Clipper" and from the same signed .statements referre* to above it was disclosed that considerable business Muskegon; Aug. 1, Manistee; 2, Tra- verse City, Mich. Walter L. Main Circus July 30, Littleton, N. H.; 31, Plym- outh; Aug. 1, Woodsvilie; 2, New- port, N, H.; Aug. 4-S, missing; 6, Randolph, Vt.; 7, Barre; 8, St. Al- bans; 9, Burlington, Vt. Sparks Circus July 30, Brockvine, Ont.; 31, Kingston; Aug. 1, Belleville; 2, Oshawa; 4-5, Toronto; 6, St. Cath- erine; 7, Hamilton; 8, St. Thomas; 9, Woodstock; 11, Owen Sound, all In Canada (Province of Ontario). -Gentry Bros.-Patterson July 30, New Britain, Conn.; 31, Thompsonviile; Aug. 1, Manchester; 2, Rockville; 4, Willimantic; 6. Mld- dletown; 6, Walllngford; 7, Bran- ford; 8, Sssex, Conn.; 9, Westerly, n. I, Sells-Floto July 30, Elmlra, N. Y.; 31, Scran- ton, Pa.; Aug. 1, Wiikas-BtL.re, Pa.; 2, Allen town. Pa.; 4, Asbury Park, N. J.; 5, Wilmington, Del.; «, York, Pa.; 7, Frederick, Md.; 8, Hagers- town; 9, Cumberland, Md. was brought to~ "show bustnti^ from this service. Variety In con- ' tinulag the department bellev.a '^ these "wants" to be splendid oppor- tunities for new busin' ss for Its readers and advertisers.. As haa been previously stated* the country is first named, .he artldle or artlclea desired next, and thta the governmental code number. AH of these must be referred to in re- plying. The nearest office of the Department of Commerce may be addressed as It 'will expedite the handling to "land"! the business. A list of these offices were published last week In Variety. To Purchase Desiring to purchase outright: Australia, rasor - blade sharpen- ing machines, electrically driven (111S4); Brasil. automobles (11158), rosin (11145); China, motion pic- ture machines and motion picture films (both ^116); England, ad- vertUlng novelties for all classes of trade (11169), doll carriages (lll«a): India, clocks, jewelry, novelties and fancy gtMxls, musical supplies,' phonographs and watches (all 11173); Mexico, toy balloons and other rubber novelties (lllM): South Africa, organs (111$8). tennis rackets, balls and guts- (11170); Syria, automobiles and accessories (11159). Act At Selling Agents Among those desiring to act r.s selling agents only are the fol- lowing: Australia, balloons and other rub> ber novelties, clocks, novelties, and watches (all 11134); Belgium, ten- nis balls, rubber sundries and spe- cialties (11163); Denmark, bicycles, spokes and nipples (11167); Ecua- dor, aluminum and other metal letters and figures (11179); Egypt, bicycles and 'parts (11178), hosiery (11143). motorcycles and parts (11178), phonographs (11178); Greece, automobiles, acces.sorie8 and tires (11164); Hungary, typewriter*, preferable changeable keyboard type (11175); Mexico, haberdashery. Including hosiery and hats for men (11141). Deficit of $1S0 at Cazenovia Cazenovia, N. Y., July 29. A deficit of $150 was incurred Ul staging the eleventh annual Red- path Chautauqua here last week. The guarantors made up the deflcit It resulted from the failure to sell the specified number of season tick- ets. 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