Variety (August 1924)

r ; I- WtdxuMMy, Angwl ID. mC ■•^!!i iXmKHMES VARIETY W ST:'- RIDICOLOIIS lOUNC n Kl^ I WHEEL GAMES STOPPED BUT r RACE BETTING CONTINUED NEWS of the OUTDO(»S AND OP BANDS and QRCHESTKAS. FORMERLYAPPCARINO IN foBiiy S^onduig Angle to Sheriff** ActioB in Stop- ping Clark's B'way Sliow Wheds at OAored Fair '. in Lezingtim—^Also at Blue GraM Fair Claimed 'le ▼Ipes would Tlsjr did. ■ :>' Liezlacton, Kjr.. Aug. \t. *'JUt»r runnlnc op«nIy and wlth- oat {nt«rf«r«aee for aeveral years, '^Iwal ca«i«a were stopped at the Xiezliiston Cotor«d Fa}r this weA by the commonweaKh's attorney u4 atierUI, the contesaionalrea oic ^ii« Ciark'a Broadway Bhowa be- tl^ bit by the cloalng order. Oa the third day of the weelc, Sa sheritt advised the managera the carnival that the chance de- Id nave to ceaae businaas. . but the |hows Icept on, fairly gotod vitslnesa .Mierlft Bosworth announced when bf «l0sed the wheels that the same Dtgulation would affect the Blue Orw* Fair, Central Kentucky's Ingest ta'.r. starting Aug. 25. Here* t,of(ire the operation of wheels at t^f Blue Grass Fair has brought more or.less criticism from the re- formers, but city and county ofll- oiala have been inclined to l>e ^{>enl. One form of gambling will go -.n unmolested, as the fair i^tures running racoa daily with parl- mutuel betting, protected by a State law. ' .The colored fair closed Saturday. H la probably the largest negrc^fatr l^.the United Statca and attracts^ pegp'te of the race here from cities' as far away as New York, Chicago, Daltea, Atlanta and elsewhere. The patrons spend their money freely 4n4 the fair aa a rule laaraa a lot of coin in town. Hundreds of white persona are regular attendants at the fair, attracted larg«ly by thor- oughbred hcrse racing and mutual betting. MILE TRACK AT AUR0RA.1LL fiaalding on Central State Fair Gronnds ■ Ti ,-: ^-; Chicago, Aug. It. ^Itlie Central State Fair, at Aurora, nu ts building a mile track. It wUl boM spring and fail ra<;e meets of M'daya each,*poaaibly beginning this ttXl. The work now being done will not in any way Initerfare with tba Central State Fair, Aug. it-tl. Northwestern trains will run iHthla ItO yards of the grandstand. Tb* grandstand, used at the fair, win alao be used for /aeing patrons. ' Next year a club house will be «r«cted. A group of Chicago busl- ae*a men are back of the venture. When completed, the Aurora Fair grounds will be the most complete of their kind in tha country. A mammoth swimming pool ia now in use. ^ This, with the new track, and the proposed club house, will make the griMinds a combination fair and park. Trying Marde Cras - ' Newark. N. J., Aug. It. Olympic Park will celebrate Mardi Qras next week. It ia an in- novation at Olympic. No truth In story S-ceat day Is being repeated. It was a one-day affair, and, according to the mah- agement, served Its purpose in In- troducing new patrons to the park. Trying Mardi Gras Chicago, Aug. It. Rlverview Park opened its an- nual mardi graa and caroival last Saturday, with one of the moat elaborate parades and masquerades in the htstonr of tha reaort. yha iftardf grail ^l cbattau* 3-MILE LIMIT FOR LICENSE IN KANSASTOWNS Legislature May Pass Measure to Make It Harder for Shows Kanaaa City, Aug. 19. If present plans go thrcuugh the legislature in Kansas this fall, the going win be made aomcwhat rough- er for the out-door amusement promoters, who tiavc, in the past, escapeu city licenses; and regula- tions, by showing on a lot Just out- side the city limits. The proposal is to eatablish a three-mile limit around every town In KanEoa, and the question will un- doubtedly be the subject for the legialative diacuisaloB at the next session. The three-mile limit originated by the Kansas League of Munlcipal- itlea. would give each city restric- tion over the country districts within the thVee-mile radius. Tha proposition has many sup- porters, but if paaaed the btU vould probably only apply to citiea t tO,- 000 at first. FW TUUks 4if Candval . Ionia, lUdL. Au*. If. TM Ionia ft— >^■tr takaa oara ot Urn midway attrae- tloiuk Although rtittlng On a big program of aet% aQual to tM majority of atata fair tro' grama, tha fair geta the peo- ple out at a time to giro tha ahowa and rides plenty of time to get In aome buslneas are tha fair closea for the night. This Is a matter of lataraat to camlvala In genertU and worth attention fer other fair managements. MAS&OFIPS POUCE TROOPS Bulletin Sent Out for Fairs Tkis Season PARK'S "BULL FKSHT' lAilttiy uhtU SeoL 14. ' T t - . I > I i vll Drsamland Visited by Socisty Agents to Stop Sun- - day Evetrts Newark, N. X. Aug. It. A Spanish bull fight ttiat was not a fight but skill in the real maUdors evading tha Taocan ataera interaated quite a crowd Sunday at Dreamland park.- It was tha first ahowing of the travestied Spanish aport up, north and drew tha Spanish popula- tion of tlM Newark territory. Four matadora were the stant In- furiating the bulls by waving their red cloaka and then a]^UlfuUy step- ping out of thalr onWard rushes. One of the fightera sat la a rocking chair in the path of a bull which caught the chair with a horn, throwing it up and the fighter out, but the latter suffered no IMfury. An agent for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty ,tp Animals cauaed the arrest of the park's manager and the fighters on the ground that the flghta caused the bulls "mental anguish," possibly meaning the bulls felt badly l)ecause they ihissed. None of the bulla waa injiired. although two of the fight- era were. The hearing on the ar- reata is set for today. Dreamland may make the fighta a daily feature for a long run. Epidemic Upstate Oawego. N. Y., Aug. It. Camlvala and other aifairs of a elmllar nature have been placed un- der the lian here aa the result of the wideapread Infantile paralysis epi- demic The action was taken to combat the disease. A carnival acheduled to have t>een held the latter i>art of this week by St. Joseph's church has been indefi- nitely postponed by the pastor. SUflht Park Fir* Nantaaket, Maaa. Aug. 19. Paragon Park hern was threat- ened with destruction by fire early on the morning of Aug. ii. The archway antranoe was destroyed. A short circuit In wirlpg is believed to hava eanaed th^' Maa^' jDJa|i|a<a it KatliaatM St n,*U. i.. 1 * }• I.I t jr- 11. jTi ' 1 WILL ac POUND OM PAQKS K. CS MARDI CRAB iTiree Weeks of C&lety Wind- ing Up Season Kaata* Olty, Aug. It. After IS wtalc* of circua, vaude- vUle, revoa aad girls, tha ninth annual mardi graa at Electric Park started Saturday, and the confetti battles are on for the next thire3 weelu. The opening was 'satura^ by a brilliant pageant of floata. bands and masquers. 'As a special attraction a full game of auto' polo Will be played every night In tha 4>avUlon, which has a seating capacity of t.DOO. The seaaon for the park win close, with the mardi graa. New Badfol-d, Masa., Aug. it. The State Department of Agricul- ture has sent out a bulletin con- ceralng tha agricultural fairs to be held In llaasaehusetta this season. The seaaon of exhibitions wfll com- mence on Aug. to at Nantucket and Marshfield. ' Tha State Police Patrol la an auxiliary to locfl police authorltlea in thia matter and all otDcIals who desire the services of these troops are advised to place their raqueata early ao that arraagamenta can be made for policing tha fairs In tha order in which thay are held. Brockton reports extenalTa ax- hlblts by tha alrplaaas of the United Statas Army. Na^y. Na- tloaal Ouard and Mail Servtca. The govemmant haa promlaad to aand approximately 100 planaa. Tha raae course for these planaa will ba 373 mllaa long, ooverlag PortaoMutli. N. H.; Klttary. Mo.; Burllngtoa. Vt: Putaaoa. Conn., and Pravldaaea. R. L All typaa of alrplaaaa osad la tha govamaaant s a r viea wHI ba e^bltloa tiBd demonstratloa af tha usaa at tha planaa wlU ba tlrtm evaor ^ay of tha fair. Sept. SS- Oct 4. Tha nastem States Exposition at SpringAald ia anothsr of tha big fairs. Tha new industrial arts building, aeoordiag to tha oonttaet, ahould ba aonpletad by Aug. U. It wlU ba tha largast bvUdln* of Its kind aaywbara fai tha Unttad Stataa.i Tha ahow will opaa Sapt. IS and building i mprora m enta ara wall ad- vkrttti. Spaea Is batag aold rap- idly la tha Induatrlal aeU building. Tha maehiaary hall, which la balag ratnodalad for horsea. virtually Is eomplatad. PLAIN CASE OF ENHRTAINMENT RICH HARVEST FOR SHOWMEN IN SOUTHWEST Tex., La. and Okla. Ripe for Outdoor Amuse- V'V'-.i,. Ft. Warth, Tmc.. Aug. Jt. Expo, nyer Kills Man Aurora, liL, Aug. It. A man was killed riding the E^- poaition Flyer, the aew coaster ride at tha Central Statea Expoaltion Qrounda laat Saturday. Ha was either Jerked or fall from one of tha cars when In transit and dropped to the ground from the strnctura. It was also rumored tlMt another peraon was injured Sunday on the same ride, which has only been re- cently erected as aa ail-summer attraction at the itark. I 1 > ( 1 •■ Park's Ballyhoo Band And Dance Music Dreamland Park, Newark, N. J., is uaing ita b: d aa an exploitation ballyhoo during idle afternoons, sending It over a circuit of tactorlea to dla- pense dance muSlc for the em- ployee d .ring lunch hour. ""he Idea has caught on with the coming of the band her-, aided through large oilcloth aigna a week in advance. Tba local preaa haa given tha atiint \ ' I .11" I ' | i ' Vl^ty df publicity. Variety's Correspondent Comments on Fair's ."■•'" Plaint --^r' Qulncy, III., Aug. It. La Harpe held her annual fair for Hancock, Henderson and Mc- Donough counties, called tha Trl- County fair. Excellant amoaa- ments and an exeeptionai racing program; yet oae correspondent to a local paper bemoana ttaa -cro-; ' waa not large enough. It seems that tha old-fashioned fafr does not go over big any more ualeaa tliay Introduca soma thrill- Intr acrobatic f'.ats, alj^Iaaa a^a- neouvers. or some otiier aastbod to attract and hold the crowda. Tha old horse races, ospeclally such onls as are attracted' by tha purse of a few "hundred dollars, hava lost thalr power to hold a Iarg;a aaniber. and only race lovers are content with auch attractions. KILLED ON COASTER War Veteran Killed at Dream- land, Newarlc Newark, N. J., Aug. It, The roller >aatar 6f Dreamland Park waa the scene of a seconi tatality Friday night, • hen WiUlam F. Rothenburger, captain of tha 112th Field Artillery during the war, fell from his scat to death near the end of a ride. How the accident happened Is iraknown, aa a friend of Capt. Rothenburger. riding with him, sUted it all hap- pened so quickly he did not realise what had happened. The place where the war veteran felt la about IS feet atwva \he ground, and evidently ha pitched over the front of the <Sar and waa cauifht between the crossbeams of the track. His skull, ribs and Ixith lege were fractured, and he died in- stantly. He lived at 205 North ISth street, Kast Orange. Harry Goldstein, part owrier of the coaster, asserts that It would be atMOlutely Imporslble for a man to fall unleaa he were standing. Dipper Injury Suit Los Angeles, Aug. It. Claiming that he auatalned a broken foot and nervous shock aa a result of having ridden In the Oiant Dlpi>er. at Ocean Park. E. J Wlloox haa filed ,«ult In the Supe- Texaa, I^ottlataaa and Oklahoma promise to ba a field for a ^tolden harvest for the camlval and circus man this seasoa due to tha axeel- lent cotton cropi In only^ Tsry Stm ssotlona ara praapects for a bad erop pradieted and In these se cti ons tha qualifica- tion to tha prediction la mads that it la prohabla tba faraura will aaaka It Is tha first tJma In years that an excallaat erop eoaditian has ex- tad la tha aU.tm compriaiag the ~ southwoatern portion of tba Unltad SUtaa. The three atataa bava always bean good for tha outdoor aad tent showmen whan good crops hava been harvaatad bafare tba ahow seaaon started. However, the show- man in paat years has had to con- tend with iwasing through sections where money was plaiitlful and then where It waa lacking. "PresUantial Yaar" Waait Hurt The cropa are aot yat harvested and will aot be for two or three months, but unless the unforeseen hap^na tha crop harreat will be tha best la soma aectlOas that hss ev<er been tajcaa tNafi the ootton fleldk. • Although presidential election years ara' noted for bad bualness, this condltloB will not prevail in tha southwest. When the farmers have the money they will sp«nd it •a amusements. In addition to aaeaasltlaa. Thia statement haa bean proven In paat years not only In the sovthwast but- other sections of tha United fltataa where tha farmer Is the mala produce, to the upkeep «f the stats, «lty or com- munity. That tha excellent condition of thia section is already known by soma elrcus and eamival men U maalfestad kF the - number of ad- vance man traveling through Texas, LKMilslana and Oklahoma booking their shows for tha coming season. UtRNGRAS Coney Island Is not going to hava all the Mardi Oras carnival glory. MldUind Beach Parte. JStaten Island, (a preparing to have one, with Man- ager Dan Leonard devoting all his time to special features for the big celebration. The Midland date Is for the week of Sept. 7. Confetti will not ba barred. Paradise Park, Rye Beach, N. T.,' is to have Us own special Mardi Qras, starting Sept. 1 and lasting two weeks, aoeording to the present plans of Fred Ponty, manager. At Paradise Park there will ba frea attractlona. a masked parada , and numarona carnival features. • . V Meyers Paik's Closing ^ Cantoa, Ohio, Aug. If. • EM R. Booth, manager Meyer* rier Court, aaklng m,2H( dalnaget I Ut^* .-^ark, announces tba fW.art c^n ac<;ouot of hli co^lUo^ ^i;«yn fja^] wiU. ciaaa Vim Ittt aaasde ' Lakal Venice Oiint Dipper company. , I Day. -. , . .,,^