Variety (May 1927)

VARIETY O U T D OCRS INSIDE STUFF ON THE OUTSIDE .1" Animal Pyramids Abroad The massed use oX animala formed in what are called living pyramldf, INIoil Ai Introduced Inlto ih«. Rtngrllnl thow this Maaon. hav« bean uMd ^ thift other side for many years. Christiansen is emplo]^ng 60 horses, potties, zebras and cameltj at the Garden but in Europe as high as 100 ttiliinals have been.used to form pyramids, with the top row at least 16 fset high. It is quit« an effectivo •tiint •tmi M done htro. BMum of the mixed anl^Mtf pynm^^tllgi wimtA ^ lh» < !lfi|i li | B le Tint bem t»ken oO, recnrded .M tia# ''. SQme acts appearing at the Garden with the Ring1in» outfit will QOt go Under onnvaa. Otte ia the HUth pereli of tfie Curran brothers. Their poles are too higrh for use in .til* .tattt*; the faira aa last aeaaon. CARNIVALS Cold GreaiM Mary Captured Elephant When Tommy Dowd was at the Hippodrome, New Tork, and Dick Temple, stage manager, with the show then calling for a large animal display, the animals stampeded at the flniah of one performance as the ewtaln eidtM i d O n . Women mn ecreaminr to the dressing rooms and most of the men went Into the flies. As thinps quieted down, Temple ealled out to the men above, "You heroes can come down now." One of the keepers reported to Temple that an elephant was miaslng ipd probably ran out durlnt the excitement WhUe thejr were dieouaeing tlmt, a loud knock came at one of the large doors. Temple told one of the attendants to see what was the matter. As the door opened a allsht young man walked in, leading an elephant. •^Mi*m a. regular guy," aald Temple. "See that, yod heroee," he ex- elnfanni looking at the bunch just down from the flios. "Where did you get this bull?" asked Temple, turning to the youth. "I picked him up at •th avenue and 38th street," replied the young man in a nancy voice. *^reat Heavens," said Temple when hearing the voice, «*what'e your wMnorf ^'^imm iMd my name,** aald ttn ynuth, "Jnat caU me Cold nmall Iowa Fairs Mueh Peeved^.^ Htauttlar itfrt ^ Iowa have been riled by the aiUgn of the IntersUto Mr of Sioux City in shifttog dates of its fair for a Labor Day open- ing, but have decided to accept the situation and W)n© of them will change dates to avoid the conflict precipitated by the larger fair's action. The smaUer groups figure the Interstate hasn't given them a fair ehanee ii tiM huafaMss and plan reorganisation of the circuit next year, which will avoid possibility of ^ate changes after the circuit Is routed. The Clay county fair at Spencer took the lead in the small fairs' fight by announcing that it would sUnd by tta dateip which are In direet confllot ~ Is an ••open** date In Don Darrah is reported to have quit the Weir elephant act, having a leneh eC'uknl is known as huek fever. The Weir elephants are owned by a weiUthy animal fancier named Bell, who refuses to permit the use of hooks. Pinclpally because of that one of the bulls has formed a habit of running away. During the Newark accident Darrah hung onto'the elephant's ear and was dragged a bliKdi being pdtntttllr hnilaed. €liolaanll» Mmr I. Thn MM Roblnton OlfOM made lib nponlng stand of its 104th sea- son yesterday in this, its native city. The preliminary start was made April 23 at Westbaden, Ind., winter quarters of the show sinoe tt came into ownership of the American Cirons .CorponkUon a few years since. The aggregation is larger this year than in 1926 by Ave cars, the show train now conaiating of SO ears. Much of the added equip- ment ia in the menagerie, which features 21 cages of animals, 2 gi- raffes. 8 elephants and' a dozen camels. The big show program ia in keeping with the Roblnaon stan- dard. Last night's performance was viewed by a capacity audience. The location is on the old city hospital site in the downtown district and the engagement ia for two days. Gil Robinson, son of the founder of the John Robinson Circus, was a visitor and, after appropriate In- troduction, blew the whistle that started the program. Gil came on from Atlantic City, his home. The opening is a spectacle, all performers participating and Ailing the hippodrome track in colorful amy, many of them btlttp mounted. Outstanding features are the High School horses, Liberty horse nit of twn groups of a donstt ondit presented by Rudy Rudynoff and Robert Thornton: the two Bddys, tight-wire artists; Ben Hassan Arab Troupe; lone Carle, wrestling a tiger; Captain Theodore Schroe- der and his trained Polar bears; comedy equestrian act by Rudy Rudynoff; eight performing African lions, presented by Miss Carle, and the double trapese acts of the Kellys and Walters. The band of It pieces dlreeted by Wade Zumwalt, handles the show muaio in anappy atcyle. Slivers Johnson heads tna dlown contin- gent. The Wild West concert. In charge of Carlos Carreon, has eight cowboys and cowgirls and 14 In- dians. ' The side show, handled by Duke Mills, has 12 platforms. A. V. Bass' colored band and minstrels, are a feature. Jasper Fulton, side show ticket taker, is mall man this aea- TINSEL METAL CLOTH FOR DROPS 86 in. wide at 75o a yd. and up A fall llae of sold and sllvor bro- aades, motal oloths. sold and silver trfmmlnsa rhlttMtoaea apanslM. ahto. opora hoM, etc., «te., for stase itttiMM. Samples upon reqaeet. J. J. Wyle & Bros., he. <§ec cee>H>re to 8leirinaa A Well) ' 18-20 East 27th Street NIW YORK SCENERY and DRAPERIES iOmciX 8CKM€ STUDIO Colainkae, O Sam B. Dill is manager, with W. M. Thompson as aaaistant, and A. R. Hopper aa general agent; Theo- dore Foratall, treaaurer; Jack You den, secretary; Leonard Karsh, front door; Bob Hlckey, general press representative; S. H. Clausen, contracting press agent; C. A. Law rence, press ahead; Karl Knudson. preaa back; Robert Thornton, equestrian director; E. V. Dixon, announcer; Rudy Rudynoff aaaistant equestrian director; Will R Hayes. lesiA?fdJu8ter. Crowding Cincinnati Cincinnati, May I. The circus season here gets under way May 3 when the John Robin son show starts a t.wo-day engage msnt on the old City Hospital site in the downtown section. Miller Bros.' 101 Branch follows, May b and 10 ^n the C ummin aville Jot Pirsi eiroue in 18 Years Geneseo, 111., May 8. Robbina Bros.' circus has been booked at Shaw field May 9, the first "big^ circus to play the town in 16 years. (For current ^^^^ not otherwise noted.) Barker & Anderson, 8-14, llem- p^is, Tenn. Barlow's Big City MM>%.Sast at Louis. 111. Bernardl Expo., Oawsba, K. M.j 9-14, Trinidad, Col. Curtis L. Bockua, Framingham, Mass.; 9, Franklin, N. H.; II. VVood.sville; 23, Littleton. Buckeye Am. Co. Manatteld, O. Buffalo Qriliter Sli^ws; ^ Buttaio, Bunt's Am. Co., Qrlndatone^ Pa. Johnny Burton's Frolics, Alton. 111. Canada Maple Leaf, Windsor, Ont Canadian Capitol Shows;' T, Ot- tawa. Ont. Capitol Am. Co^ Augiinin, Wii. Capitol Outdoor «iowa» BaaUton, Conn. Checker Bzpo., Wait Pa. Checker Shows, BlairsriUe, Pa.; 9, Homer City. Robert N. Clark, Lodl, Calif.; 14, Nicholas. Coleman Bros., Mlddletown, Conn. Harry Copping Shows, Dubois, Pa. Corey Greater, Pittaburgh, Pa. Craft's Greater, Los Banos, Calif. Dealing & Kronuui 8how«^ t-Il, St. Marys, Pa. DeKreko Bros., Peoria, III. Dehnert Sxpo., CoTlngton, Kjr.; h Newport Dij^eland Shows, Jonesboro, Ark. Dodson's World's Fafar» Cedar Rapids. Ia. grew's Wonderland, Exeter, N, H. j^^Bntsrprtss Oiow^ T. Coa^ cikr; W. B. Evans, Alamosa, CoL ' Billy Gear, Reform, Ala. Conn ^'^^^ Waterhurr. W. A. GIbbs, Chetopa, Kans. Gloth'a Greater Shows, Consho- hocken. Pa. Gold Medal, Holdenvillek Okla. ^Oold Nuggett Skkomwk Saltvllle, Greenburg Am. Co., MorencL Ariz; 9, Cliftoni 18, Demmlngs! W. M. Gruberg A Mann. Darby, pa, Tii^ P Hansen Am. Oo^ Qoal Ctty, III.; », Morris, 111. ^ < Happyland, Wyandotte, Goes Trouplng Bclmond, la., May 3. Bern Moody has conveyed his Interest in the Opera House to his mother, Mrs. Ella Clapland, and ho will travel this summer with the Qifford eamlval. Legion Books Rodeo Chicago, M;»y 3. Boone Post of the American Legion and Boone County Agricul- tural Society will sponsor a run of the SellarH Rodeo and Wild West show June 21-26 at Bclviavre, lii. W. R. Harris, Mansfield. Qa. HellM-'s Acme, Plainfleld, N. J. Henke's Attrsdtlona, 8-18. Mil- waukee. Wis. L. J. Heth Shows, New Albany, Ind. Wllliant-^ofrner Aos. Oo« f-14. Oalesburg. iii. ^ Howard Bros.. Middldport O. Hunt * Freund BiMwa, LoudStt, Tenn. Imperial Expo., Utica, O. Johnny J. Jones Expo., Lewis- town, Pa.; 9, Bradford: 16, Mones- sen; 28. New Brighton. K. F. Ketchum's. Buokhannon. W Va.; 9, Clarksburg. * ^Krause Greater Shown, Btowah. Tenn.; 9. Athens; 16, Corbln. Ky. J. L. Lanes Shows. Salma, Kans. M J. Lapp, Bridgeport, Conn.; 9, Derby; 16, New Haven. Lee Bros., Montgomerj, W. Va. Lib«rtF iWr * Ant cS,' PaterMn, Mantley Shows, Decatur, Oa. Max's Expo.. Dowaglaok Mloh. ajfi^f^I^'^^J^^V »lgemere, Md.; 9, Odenton. Mlghty^Afgyle. Streator, ni M er Bros.. Cumberland, Md. Miller 8 Midway Show% Baton Rouge. La.; 9, Odenton. Ralph R. Miller, Houma, La. isTand^'Li*"^* Valley, Jefferson vmJ*'*''i? * CajBtle Shows. Coffey, ville, Kans.; 9, Jonlin. Mo.« is Wichita, Kaiis. ^» flhownr Oharles. bo^'^j^c'^-**™ ^^•^ ^'^^ ^ Oklahoma Ranch, Wirt Okla. TiFV^* A Wilson, Lynch, Ky.; 9 Benham: 16, MIddlesboro. to^i'i:: <^ «^ w. Ho^u°s??n. ^ex**-*^ Conowfn^Jir^ ^' Rice Bros., Marlon. Ky.: f Princetown; 16. Sturgta. ^"^y* Bridgeton. K. J c«:?6^«a^^ Jn&! Sl.«^^'^ ^^-^^ ^ ^^heesley Greater Shows, Tork Smith Greater United Showa KeysS"."^**'^ MA; T, FrfSrtburSn" Snapp^Bros.. Milwaukee, Wis. Spencer Expo. Shows, ANew Ken.t^lneton, Pa ^Sojithern Tier Sliows, Elmfra. 5S!*yr^ . Carbondale, III Tip Top. Camden, N. J. A' ^^**' Cjaporte, Ind. T nitrd Am. Co., Boswell. Pa. Ma-Ken Am. Co., Charleston S C: 16. Cleveland. O. Virirlnia Am. Co., Ouantlco, Vo. I. K. W.'illnre. WllHnmsport O. K. M. Walter. 7. Lancaster. O. H. B. Webb. Howen. Ind.; • Wasliiuffton; U, ViaoenneSh MISSOURI FAIR DATES Made public by Jewell Mayes, sec- retary. State Board , of Agriculture: Bolivar—Polk County Agricultural and Mecttanigal Society, F. L. Tem- pleton, secretary, Septemher Brookfleld—-Linn County ITslr, iT. Clay Hill, secretary, August 9-18. Caruthersville — Pemiscot County Fair, H. V. Litselfelner, seoreUry. Ootahsr U-18. CUrksviile—clarksviUa Wiv no fair thia year. Cole Camp—Cole Camp Fair, E. L. Junge, secretary, no date set. Cuba—Crawford County Fair As- sociation, I. C. Walker, secretary, Septemfteir 18-18. " • EaHton—Buchanan County Agri- cultural and Manufacturing Asso- ciation, Henry B. Iba, secretary, Easton, September 7-10. Forest Green—^Forest Green Agri- cultural Society, Henry Bohmer. secretary, S^tember 8-10. Oibbs--Adair County Agricultural and Meehanloal Society, C. B. Mo- Clanahan, SMNftaVFa Sljl—hsr 14-16. e Hamilton—North Missouri Fair Association, W. E. Howell, secre- tary, August 80 to September 8. Hlgginsville — Lafayette County Agricultural and Mechanical Asso- ciation, A. H. Meinershagen, seoce* tary, August 9-18. Jacksonville — Randolph' County Agricultural and Mechanical Society, Barl Teter, Ardmore, Mo., secretary, September 13-15. Kahoka—Clark County Agricul- tural and Mechanical Association. C. T. Duer, secretary, August 28-26. Kennett—Dunklin County Fair, Will A. Jones, secretary, early in October. Macon—Macon County Fair, W. R. Baker, secretary, August 30- Sep- tember 8. Mansfield—Wright County Fair Association, C. B. Davis, secretary, September 28-30-October 1. Monticello, Lewis County Fair, J. Ay West secretary, September 18-16. Mount Vernon—Lawrence County Harvest Show, Barl W. Pugh, secre- tary, September 28-80. Neosho—Newton County Harvest Show. A. J. Miller, secretary, Oc- tober 4-7. New Cambria — New Cambria Agricultural Fair, Robert J. Jones, secretary. September 19-21. Palmyra—Marion County Fair. J. F. Culler, secretary, August 81- September 8. Paris—Monroe County Fair. Dr. G. M. Ragsdale. secretary, August 16-19. Pierce City — Annual Harvest Show, F. W. Manchester, seoretary, September 22-24. Platte City—Platte County Agri- cultural, Mechanical and Stock As- sociation. J. Frank Sexton, secre- tary, August 80-81-September 1, 2. Prairie HIU—Prairl^ HIU Fair Association, g tt a gl s ^ . i i w ftai y, August 26-27. Prairie Home — Cooper County Agricultural and Mechanical So- ciety. Dr. A. U Mereditti. aeoretary, August 18-lL ^ Rolla—Pl\elps County Fair, offi- cers not elected and no fair date set. Saroozlo-<-8arcozie Harvest Show. J. T. Ndrton^tiiWMv-iw fair this year, Shelblna—Shelby County A. & M. Society, L. B. Hendsfnoa* sseretary, September 13-16. SmlthWlle ^ Kansas City-Smith- vllle Pair Association. H. Vane Coen, 728 Livestock Exchange Bldg.. Kan- sas City, secretary, July 12-16 and September ;20-24. Troy—^Lincoln County Fair Asso- ciation, J. T. Garrett, secretary, Au- gust 30-81-September 1-2. The following are dates of impor- tant district state and national fair shows: Betliany—Nocthwest Missouri State Fair, W. T. Llngle, secretary. September 6-10. Carthage—Ozark District Fair, T. H. Jenkins, secretary, October 4-7. International Livestock Exposi- tion, B. B. Heide. secretary. Union Stockyards, Chicago. November 26- December 3. Kansas City — American Royal Llveitook Show. F. H. Secvantius, 'secretary, 200 Livestock Bxohange Bldg., November 12-19. BedalU—Missouri State Falr^ W. IX Smith. secreUry, August 88*8T. CIRCU& ROUTES ' iofin Robinson May 4. Portsmouth. O.; 6, Hunt- ympn, W. Va.; 6, Charleston, W. VCT^, Athens, O. Sells Floto and Buffalo Bill May 4, Springeld, O.; &, Colum- bus; 6, Nswark; 7, Canton; 9-10, Pittsburgh. Pa.; 11. John.stown; 12. Harrlaburg; 13. Trenton, N. J.; 14, Jersey Ctty. » > West's World s Wonder Shows, 2 Wilmington. Di^L_. VViodoniann'a Big Show, New Al- bany, Misa. B. G. Wilson, Dearborn, Mich. David A. Wise. Jenkiim. Ky. R. H. Works Am. Co., Yatesboro Pa. A. S. Tetter's. Prioodale. Pa.; 9, RoHCoe; 16, Brownsville; 28, Dan- ville. Zarra's Monarch, South River, sidered any huge blocks of amuse- ment stocks that have aot as yet settled down to a staple value. Florence Eldrige and Georav (l.inl are the first players to be Kigned by the Theatre Guild for its tour- ing company which will ho «» nt ( far west as the cocist n^xi i^eas^uti. WEAUHUST SHOW MEN (Continued from psgo f) sum, with others claiming Hearst hlmaelf does not know the extent of his wealth. He has 84 newspapers besided laa l wsln es and news ser* vices. Three of his dalTIe.s. New York "Evening Journal." Chicayo "American'.' and hoB Angelea "Ex- amfnsr," am rated at $80,080,000 at a group and likely odvid not ho ffaft chased for that amoun . Beaidea a large realty holding in nearly every city whor« he ia oper- ating a newspaper. Hears! nwns three counties in Mexico. One of them, Sonora County, la said to be the richest county, ^ underground, of all of Mexico. Some dar Hearst anticipates digging Into the Mexi* can ground to And out what'a there. At present and in the past, national conditions hays prevented. Illnflting CapKalisI John ningfing, publicly looked upon as a circus man. ia rather the capitalist It la aaid he ia one of New York's 18 wsnUhleat men. RIngling owns ^ two railroads, be- sides extensive oil Interests south" and southwest; also a large Florida dovmopmont soundly t>ased, and one-thlfft of lha; illagila»»Bamum Circus. The estimate on William Fox is considerably above what hp has been generally reputed worth per- sonally. The Fox estimate was gathered through an associate who stated ho would not be surprised if Fox's total did not ospeed tt, he having made tremendoiia.aaiia of money in recent years. ,Ed Ballard is another circus man, knoM to bat m iMK aC iho inner circles of the show business. He is a member of Muggivan, Ballard & Bowers, operators of three circuses, each of arotmi 88 oailkv BallaM has large holdiaio la the Middle West. He is very charitable and is doing encouraging charity in a health way all of the time In In- diana, his home Stats*: Henry W. Savage, somewhat In- active theatrically at present, de- rived most of his wealth througii Boa«aa-tsal aaCaHi John J. Murdock is also com- paratively unknown excepting, to a alight portion of theatri9aia Aa executlvw iianagsr ol tho 8Cilth« Albee Cir«all» Stardock has aiada all of his money in that capacity, participating jba the proAts^ witiUn 20 yeara Z<sa ShnWt has amassed the largest portion of his fortune through real estate investments, particularly between Broadway and 8th avonno aad oa 8th aironue ftrom 42d to 57 th streets. Joe Leblang is the cut-rate king, in a highly profitable business without competition. He ia unlike- ly to hato aay la fhi lainrs ataso the disastroits attaagii^ td hadk hini last fall. Adolph Ramlsh la a theatre op- erator hi CaHforaia. Jloal Camio Information on how theatrical people accumulated their wealth seema to show that in the major- ity i n v f t nH ln' rsai estate holdings hMaslkl fOM Ruth Roland, a screen star who flickored not any too steadily and not for i any great length of time, is now 1 ^ortk ahdffa 88.88d,8H sa a t«snlt | of extensive real estate develop- ments. Her property In Roland square, Los Angeles, has gone up aboat 888 per oent during the past year and she has been buying in a new distrtei now developing vary fast. ' Miss Roland ia wealthier than i Charlie Ohaplia. An flar ap oan be | ascertained through a canvass of i| the latter's Intimates, the come- ; dian'a eatate does not hit over 88,088.000. Douglas Fairbanks and MafF PIckford are worth less than $10.- 000.000 together. Tom Mix has reaped plentifully In recent tlmds and his fortune Is now estimated j at $2,500,000. ■ Harold Lloyd, through realty hold- ings and his last few Alms, can sign checks up to 818,000,000. Christie Brothers are worth al- most $5,000,000, mostly through clever real estate manipulation. Louis B. Marar Is In tho million- aire class because of the same, ' reason. In nnnft nf tha ftQHm.atPs ua.S COn- 1