Variety (Jul 1930)

^'36; 1930 r n a a R s VARIETY 107 I? nOl Ranch'' Ends Season Aug. 3, Following Long Circus Battle prairie dU yChlen, Wis., July 29. : The "iol Ranch" wJUjend]lt8 eeap ?^* «on here :Aiie. 3. Original closing ;^ date had ^l^een eet toi^ Sept. 1 at t ponca City, Okla., the show's Winter i auarters, but due to the bad biz en- ^, Countered, since leaving the Bdst, ,^ Zack Miller, owner, decided on the * •qulcK closing. ?' Outfit Is the second independent ?o circus to fold In mldseason. being r-oreccded by Christy Bros, two J-w^kB ago. Closing of the "101" I removes the last serious opposition Vto the Blngilng circuses. Officials l iof the Klngllng office estimate John MjUngUng spent nearly $60,000 flght- ^llng the "101" this season. When fr-woTd of the closing reached the PjUngling office some 20 blllers, Mblred as opposition men, were laid Ji*!^hlle the. "lOl .'-l-llli fl .. other o ul- fidoor attractions this year, had Its |!iips and downs, It was generally ^conceded to be about $50,000 winner llbefore entering Long Island. Here *iBome $30,000 slipped away on weak 'spots. Leaving the east, the show I headed West either following or Jlprecedlng a RlngUng outfit. Rlng- ti-jlng set out to give the "101" battle '-arid he succeeded, although In At- :' lantlc City and a bunch of other ^seabbard' spots, the '^01" li3 said |-;to have grosqed mofe than the IvRlngllng ! Biarriiim shojW, which at li'tiie tlmie was on their-.tall.- Never- ttheless the continual fighting told fon the "101.". Outdoorers figure the I'^wlld west rtilght have lasted the I j season if It could have picked a I ^ stand not billed for some other ■'i circus. | > Whether the "101" will take to H the road In 1931 not known yet. At *ji present Zack Miller is In New York, -^^ where It Is reported an offer has j'^been made'' -for the show. Lew :,iiWlntz, an., .oil man In Oklahoma, Was also skid to have bid in on the trick. Miller Bros, no longer own •Jtiie "101 Ranch" at Ponca City, the several thousand acres and prop- kertles having been.taken over this l^past summer' when .several, mort- ji; gages fell due. : , jlj Likely ndw also that'jill suits by i|>Zack Miller, against various i;^Rlngllng outfits, and Toip Mix, will inow be dropped. Most all the suits I were 8ldetPa<iked by > Rlngllng at- l^torneys. v ■ I "LOADED" GAMBLiniG j^Plttsbursh Police Arrest Bernadi Show Concessionaires i ': - ■ Tiltts'burgb, July 29; II Seventeen concession ^tand own- ^1 ere attached to the Rernadl shows, Ij operating tt Greenburg, near here, J last week under the auspices of the ;.' United Spanish American War Vet- si erans.-'eiitered pleaii of- guilty to- ' '• charges of gambling and were fined ;i $3 and costs, { Informations were filed against '! the men by state police. J. It was said that all the merchan- dise seized would be returned, ji- Many of the, ganibUi>g devices, pq- ^illce claimed, were "loaded." I Peoria at $100 a Day 51.' . ■ ■ ■ . ■. ■ ' p Peoria, July 29. II Carnival license was raised to •{i $100 a day'here recently. :i( E^perlencie with the Harry BllUck ,:\ Gold Medal outfit, that had to stay two weeks because they couldn't }i| raise railroad fare, brought about 3;t the Increase of $80 a day. ;i| ;!( Can ton, . O., July 29. ; ■ Carnivals are banned from Can- ; • ton and no more permits will b< ; Issued. Mayor Herman R. Wltte: : i said he was opposed to carnlvali j and urged council to see that th< : city ordinance demanding $100 £ • day license fee was enforced. Councllmen, who are also op- ■ j posed to permitting carnivals wlth- ^1 In the city, say those which have appeared here in recent weeks hav< i! gotten beyond control of theli il auspices. ^ $10,000 ASSAULT SUIT Los Angeles, July 29. Venice Giant Dipper Co. has a $10,000 suit against It for Injuries received by WlUlam F. Barr, 18. who fays an employe of the ride man- handled him last December. Boy says he paid for a ride and received, broken leg . Id the asr ■ault CARNWAIj T^E SO low fiOOH RENT IS WORRY! ChicsCgo, July 29. It's been a tough season on local carnivals about here: One, of 10 rides, 11 shows and 21 concessions, that prides Itself on the fact It never uses a name, has been playing the lots about the town since May. In every week stand spot the lot rent, license and lights have been paid by the auspices. Yet after the 12 ^eeks of work the. two owners have ha^ to borrow dough to p^y the rent of liie fiat they lived In. H T^-^ , .. AiqH^rt NojCireiis4^ Dubuque. la., July 29. ;After Rlngllng Bros.' advance man arranged for the big show at the city's airport and made all ar- rangements for a pitch there the Chamber of Commerce remembered that the port, is an accredited field and so listed i>y the U. S. depart- ■ment of commerce aeronautics branch, ^hat means, says" Uncle ;Sam, that there'll be no obstruction ^ the field, even, for 24 hours, ^tid t^e Chamber of Commerce says the town Is going to stay alr-mlnded even though It loses the circus^ ? Tlie .field wis chosen as the only available site for the big top In the community. Everyone waiting to see what the circus will do now. Stunt Man Cuts In Ted Elder, feature of the 101 Ranch, has been dragging down $250 a week for letting a nag Jump between his legs, while he stands on his head. Break- ing his ankle he was forced out. One of the laborers offered for $35 weekly to do the stunt. On the try-out he won as much applause as Elder. Only thing saved Elder's job was ■ the closing of the show. RMGLING'S OWN SHOWS IN TERRITORY JAMS Robbins, Indie^ Circus, \ Expands as Fight Is on - Chicago. July 29. Robblns Bros,' circus, last of the fair-sized Independent circuses, added a new 120-foot top,' with three 50-foot middle pieces and 1,400 new reserve seats last .week In Iowa. . .1 Although tK« qhow Is being fought by the varlou^' Rlngllng outfits. It Is how figured t6 stay out the regular season. Show has always played the wheat belt of Kansas each sea- son and will do so this year, despUe this fflct Rlngllnk has all of his aii. tricks making the same territory. . ' Circus had two capacity houses In Wlnterset, la., lost week. Since the 4th of July has been making a little money. Traveling on 20 cars. Outside of high-class outdoor booking such as at the Steel Pier, Atlantic City, declared paying right salaries, the William Morris office Is thorough with ^he outdoor field, -and—particularly fairs.- -The—office- found, especially with the booking of fairs, from accounts, that the money to be made was too small in compitrleon with the , wlbiiog a,nd dining that had to be done, plus expected kickbacks to secretaries. The Morris office last year tried booking attractions in all outdoor engageihentts; .InG)udlpg..folriSt .flgr uring . that the name acts It had would swing them into that book- ing field in a~ big way.' "They wanted only $300 and $400 acts," .Is. the explaoaUon now glVen for forgetting about the! fairs. The MTorrls office la.booking name acts for Saturdays, aqd Simdays at Atlantic City's Steel.J>ler. Latest signed Is George Jessel, opening about Aug. 15. Belle Baker, figured as a draw on the pier. Is the ezceptlbn to the two-day stand, going In for a week Aug. 2. . . Another Spot Shut Rensselaer, July 29. Rensselaer, a city of about 13,000, has barred carnivals, tent shows or any other outside show. The measure was opposed by sev- eral fire companies of the city, who have sponsored carnivals almost yearly. The ordlnaiice was sponsored by the mayor and chief o( police, to whom compl&Ints of gyp games operated at such shows were made. Cole Bros. Gate Better Kansas City, Mo., July 29. Cole Bros, circus playing Mis- souri has had an increase of from $200 to $300 daily In receipts since leaving the fdr west. Outfit has. hot made real moniey the entire season, but Is now fig- ured to come in a final winner, hav- ing wiped up some back printing tills within the past three weeks. Mrs. Barnes' Settlement Chicago, July 29. Estate of the late Fred M. Barnes has agreed to settle the claim of Mrs. Florence Barnes, third wife and divorced, of the outdoor man, but at a heavy reduction. It's understood that Mrs. Barnes will receive around $4,000 on 'claims aggregating more than $19,000. OUTDOOR NOTES Chi Stadium has been leased, on a'percentage basis, to Sam Wolff, Aug. 7, for a go between Fidel La Barba and Earl Mastro. . Chi now the circus center with all Rlngllng and Independent agents around the hotel lobbies. ilack Hoxip Is going back to Plc- -tureland after Aug. 3. Finished with the circus game. , Kickbacks to Fair Sees Leave No Commish Ne^ Morris Office Off of It Tom Mix Quells Panic, Circus Near Blowdown St. Paul, July 29. Tom Mix got a page 1 spread In the dallies for halting a panic when 60-mIle gale nearly brought a Sell^'-Floto blow down during night of 25th. Sweeping over the city without warning on the heels of a record heit wave the storm- blew dowti trees, disrupted electric service aiid swayed poles violently In the big top. The' crowd rose en masse with the first blow and started in a rush for the exits 15 minutes after the show utart^d. Racing Into the center arena oh Tony, Mix put the. horse through all his paces. Blls' calmness In the midst of the swaying poles and rigging, together with the combined efforts of circus attaches brought the panicky crowd to lts*senses, al- though most left the tent. Heat- which sent Ihe mercury to 95 in ■ the p. m., coupled with the storm at night, put the show ih the red for Its one day stand. Mll- ler's -''101" with Jack Hoxie Is here July 30... : Kansas City, July 29. Rlngllng owned circuses are tumbling over each other here In the west seeking spots. Some Idea of the jaih-up from the following rail- road contracts laid down! last week: Ponca City, Okla.—Sparks. Sept. 14; RingUng-Bamum. Sept. 10. CofCeyvllle, Kaii.—Sparks, Sept 1; John Robinson, Aug. 23. Amarlllo, Tex.—Barnes, Sept. 6; Rlngllng-Bamura, Sept. 25. Independence, Kan.—John Robin- son, Aug. 20; Sparks, Sept. 2. Ardmore, Okla.—Hagenbeck-Wal- lacc'SepL 9; Sparks, Sept. 10. Gainesville, Tex. — Hagenbeck- Wallace, Sept 10; Sparks, Sept 11. San Angelo, Tex.—H-W, Sept 15; RlngUng-Bamum, Sept 23. All these spo.ts are considered fair stands^ but shoving in two tricks, with short time between, has the towns worrledi with most of the lo^' -cal--fehambers-o^^6rt^merce-wolidOTs- ing just how much dough a circus really carries out of a town. Passion Play Closes Shawnee, Okla., July 29. , Frleburg Passion Play, with the Georg Fassnacht family and play- ing under canvas here, closed July 26. Bad biz and terrific heat the cause. Georg Fassnacht owner, said the troupe would take up a western route about Sept 1. CIRCUSES RinglingrBarnum July 28, Davenport, la.; 80, Dee Moines; 81, Cedar Rapids, la.; Aug. I, Sterling, 111.; Auk. 2-10, CWcago, 111.; 11, Milwaukee, Wis. Sells-Floto July 28, Mankato, Minn.; 20, Mason City, lo.; Carroll. la.; 81, Fremont, Neb.; Aug. 1, Lincoln, Neb.; 2, Smltb Center, Kan. John Robinson July 28, Mt aCrmel, 111.; 20. Mt. Ver- non; 80, Centralla; 81, Belleville; Aug. 1, Alton, III.; 2, Hvmtbal, Mo.; 3, QuTncy, III.; 4. Klikavllle, Mo. Hagenbeck'-Wallace July 28-Aug. 2, Reglna. Sask., Can. Al G. Barnes July 28, Windsor, N. 8., Can.; 20. DIgby; 30, Tarmouth; Si, Bridgewater; Aug. 1. Halifax: 2, Truro, N. S.; 4, St, John, N. B., Can. Gentry Bros. July 28, Ashtabula, O.; 20, Lorain; 30, Blyrla; 81, mmn; Aug. 1, Lima; 2, Spring- Held; 4, Lancaster, Ohio, Hay Roiite Coast Aiito Show Under Canvas Xoa Angeles,'July 28." ' A number of coast ttutomouu^ dis.' tributors are considering showing their caris under canvas this fall throughout rural ^communities. The two big coast auto jshows are held here and at Frldco, and come In'th^ fall. / Most of the auto firms have brought out new n>odels lii the past two months, and distributors figure the tent Idea Is a business promoter. Some have gone ad far as to inter- est builders of farmnlg implements to come In on the proposition. Idea was originated by iFord, which concern Is now showing its new models under canvas in the middle "west, playing three-day daftes in each town. One local dlstrlb with a yen for show business has been sounding outdoor showmen with the plan of including a number of shows and games In the layout to make the^e attracltons pay for the overhead of the tour. CARNIVALS (For current week (July 28-Aug. 2) when not otherwise indicated.) Alabama, New Haven, Ky. American, Johnstown, Fa. Bright Way, Netcong. N. J. fi Butler, Mt. Cannel, 111. Bee. Taylordvllle, Ky. Bodnar, Monroe, Wis. ■Ccff, Wayland, Ky. Cetlln & Wilson, Mahanoy City, Pa. Conklln-Oarr^tt, Vegrevllle, Alte,, 28-30; Vermilion, 81-Aug. 2. CrafU, Chlco, Calif. Dixieland, McNeil, Ark. Fairly, Macomb, 111. Fleming, Bloomlngton, Ind. Greenburg, Helper, Utah^ Heth, Salem, III. Hugo, Ragan. Neb. International Joncqulere, Que., Can. laler, Madison, la. Jones, Mansfield, O. Kennedy, Jerome, Id. Krause, Frankfort, Ky. L,aohman-Carson, Lincoln, Neb. Landes, Concordia, Kan. Lee, Evarts, Ky. Leggette, Eureka, Kan. . McClellan, Boonvllle. Ind. Majestic. Mllbank, 3. D. Metropolitan, Qlrardvllle, Fa. Michigan United, Dunkirk, Ind. Monarch, Haverstraw, N. T. Morris-Castle, Reglna, Can. Murphy, La Fayette, Ind. Page, Campbellsvllle, Ky. Pearson, Decatur, III,- Rubin-Cherry, Aberdeen, S. D. Savldge, Sidney, Neb. Selfer, Trenton, Neb. Slebrand, Bismarck, N. D. Sol's, Grand Rapids, Mich. Southern States, Lyons, Kan. Strayer, Bessemer, Mich. Weiss, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wolf's, Boone, la. Work, East Brady, Pa. Wortham, John, Thief River Falls, Minn. CIRCUSES (X» INTO REdII AS BIG FAIR FEATUifE Chicago, July 2^^ New low grosses, established j by circuses used as grand stand attrac- tions at state fair this season, .i.n- dicate the f8i.lr managers dre about washed up on this type aniusement The Hagenbeck-Wallace outfit, play- ing the North Dakota fair at Fargo last week, under a guarantee of $7,- 000, grossed exactly $3,000. The draud Forks, N. D., fair, with the H-W trick for last Friday and Saturday at 110,000, failed to get the nut Two years ago Aurora fair tried a circus and made money with /the idea. Spasmodically, fairs through- out the country have tried the cir- cus Idea and won. Last year wh^n RIngling announced he would i^jiy fairs wl^h his circuses there w^[ a rush of fair managers to boolf': a name circus for a draw. All wanted the RIngling-Barnum show, but'all shied away when the price of (30,^00 daily was ihade known, W ' —-Stm—figuring—the—name-RlngShg— would draw the fair managers W^nt finally for the Hagenbeck-Wallace outfit which was offered to (.all comers. Those who took it w^re the two North Dakota towns nij^- tloned, Reglna, Sask., Can., tot- a week; Lincoln, Neb., and Mllwau^see. All figured the circus would ,,pat their fair on..the map and pull them pyf.ffit.the'red.' . , All In Red ^ So far all circus fair' dates have been red ones. One big one, the Dallas State, Fair last year. With the: saine'/ki^'V^ outfit, slipped Into the rfid some )20,000 on this tine Item alone. Understood now all fair men have declared o|I circuses ..forever, which no doubt Will 'Please, tl^e RIngling offlde as at' present they are ndl- reading the H-W outfit from Regina, Sask.. to Milwaukee, Wis., becaufle the latter town wouldn't alloW^ a substitute circus to play the daj)^ The Hagenbeck show will bel^pie fastest hopping clr(^us in the\^lz when it leaves Reglna Aug. 2'and attempts to run to Milwaukee, for the Wisconsin State Fair, Aug. iZS- 80. ' i . Show will play Billings, Mb^t, Aug. 12, following with Sherldanjand Gillette to Broken Bow. On Aug^ 19 slated to go Into Denlson,. la., eilUrw- Ing four days to make the runj to Milwaukee. Show will attemplt> to play each day on the journey. Defi- nitely decided the H-W outfit i^lU play the Wisconsin Fair. Attei^i^ta to substlttite the Al O. Barnes ldir- ciis for th6 date were met with;4lat refusals by the fair board. Wreck Cost 5 Dafea Moncton, N. B„ July' 29. Al O. Barnes circus lost five days here from effects of wreck encoun- tered last Week while en route from Newcastle to Charlottetown. Circus gave the; night perform- ance here as sched,uled, but oh un- loading wagons dlscoverjCd it yould be Impossible to continue wltbbut repairs. Towns cancelled wbre.: Amherst, New Glasgow, No, Sydney and Sydney. Route was resuiped at Windsor, the 28th. FRANK GAVIN Concessions ■ '. .. ' \ ' Hagenbeck-Wallace . Circus J PATRICIA SALMON 'The Girl from the Golden West" Featured with Hagenheck-Wallace Circus { ALBERT HODGINI and FAMILY FEATURED BAREBACK RIDERS WITH HAGENBECK-WALLACE CIRCUS OPEN FOR WINTER SEASON FOR INDOOR CIRCUSES