The Billboard 1927-03-12: Vol 39 Iss 11

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The Billboa rd. March 12. 1927 4 Orchestra Musit PUBLISHE wl r Leaters an s or LESS s shipped SICIARS order We Seo at "PUBLISHERS RS music seme d2zy received HOT By the ELMER SCHOEBEL For the Eb Altco Sexophone Bb Tenor Saxophone . Trombene Gb Trumpet (26 Pizne or Organ BREAKS Master of Them All Fellewing Instruments: (24 Eb Sax ous in) $1.00 1.00 Bb Trumpet Cued in)... 1.00 1.6 “INSIDE INFORMATION” For the Musician. explaining the Secrets cf improvising. SURE SyeTEens IMPROVISING FOR ALL LEAD INSTRUMENTS By SAMUEL T. DALEY. copie adapted tor SAXOPHONE, _——— VIOLIN, TRUMPET, TROMBO NET, PRICE, A handsome 142-pege Dbeok, $3.00, COMPLETE JUST OUT ARTHUR LANGE’S BOOK ARRA MODERN DANCE ORCHESTRA NGING FOR THE EVERY PLAYE needs this book. ranging Pages, THIS BOOK Book contains 25 Chapters, and 200 Musical Examples. PRICE $5.00 R, LEAMER and MUSICIAN Complete instructions in Ar- over 275 YOU NEED We recommend this book to play the “The Thompson Progressive METHOD PRICE $1.50 SEND FOR OUR FREE NEW CATALOG APEX ORCHESTRA SERVICE . Room 615, New York City 1658 Broadway if you want te Saxcphone. learn for the Saxophone” DANCING DIRECTORY TEACHEP OF 1721 Broadway, New York Tel: Cctumbus 2384. LOUIS VECCHIO DANCING. GRACE, POISE. STAGE ARTS. Personal Instruction. Moderste Fees. Coaching for Professionals. Exercises, Technique, Boutin 1446 Broacway, at 4ist St.. NEW YORK CITY. GEO. COLE STUDIOS FOR ACROBATICS BLACK BOTTOM AND ALL TYPES OF STAGE DANCING TAUGHT, ROUTINED, ETC. lilustrated Book, 50¢, Cash or Money Order. Course con'ains Sensational Acrobatic Dancing, Buck and Wing, Bar ane Stretching Exercises. 117 W. 54th St., NEW YORK CITY. Circle 1467. BUCK DANCING taught by mail Complete course, clearly illustrating every step, easy to leayn, widely approved by stars. 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PIANO LESSONS AT HOME Brilliant Sample REAL JAZ Endings, African Harmony, | Jazz guaranteed. Booklet. UNITED SCHOOLS p. 0. Box 1959, BOSTON, MASS. Gt the Latest Popular Fox-Trot Song, SOME DAY —- SOMEHOW (WITH YOU) QA re snappy ue peppy song hit. Piano Orchestration, 35c. Professional * SEDITO nertormert MUSIC PUB. CO. $32 W. 46th Street, New York City. LIBERTY LILLIAN AND MASTER AT MELVIN. Lady—A-l Pilan- B rap Drums, Xylo., Saxophone, Single, I ble S Acts. Salary, $50.00 joint. R. K. tick ! Chicago, M1. Producing Comic, Jew, Black or ing and Dancing Specialties. Bits or Seri Burlesque or Tabloid. Address JIMMY HeVOL, Dewey Theater, 38 So, Washington, Minne- Ming AT LIBERTY—A-1! Boz Sing AT LIBERTY—Account show closing, E. C. BICK- FORD, Character Man, General Business Actor. Spe- ! ble Orchestra, A-1 Violin. All essen- Salary your limit. E. C. BICK- t h i FORD, Spickard, Missouri. AT LIBERTY--A 1 PIANIST tures. A. F. M. Fake, travel. Sight reader. trar L or Play responsible parts, Ingenue type MAE MADDOCKS, Park Hotel, Las Cruces, N. M DRAMATIC TEAM AT LIBERTY MAN le Director fears’ experience with the t i 6 ft.; weight, 180; Age, 34. Leads, He i General Busines WOMAN—5 ft.. 2 in.; weigt ' Capable Second Business Woman. s 2 Itie Stock or Rep., but you must The Billboard, March 12, 1927 3 BRASS BANDS WANTED To Feature Our Sensational Success ORIENTAL MOONLIGHT A GREAT DANCE TUNE THAT WILL PUT LIFE INTO ANY KIND OF AN Professional Copies and Vocal Orch. Sent Upon Request Male Quartette Arrangement Now Ready SPECIAL DANCE ARRANGEMENT BY W. C. POLLA 50c¢ Bgass Band Arrangement 50c TRIANGLE MUSIC PUB. CO., Inc. 1658 Broadway, — ACT New York City WANTED FOR TAYLOR PLAYERS Good looking young Ingenue. Circle Stock now. Tent Repertoire May 1. Must have youth and appearance. Can also place good Character Woman. Edna B. Roberts, answer. R. FERRIS TAYLOR. Auditorium Theatre. Pocatello, Idaho. be real. Turkey outfits lay off Address or wire M. FE. BRYANT, Liberal, Kansas. LFE WAN I Ss WANTED sient Deshiane thas ate aa tae ea HIGH-CLASS MAN AND WOMAN DANCING ACT ane, wardrobe, ability essential. Other useful Reper- All late styles. Must have youth, class and personality. Change act twi e wer ety. Stock. Woman must toire People write State all first letter. MANAGER, be fast-stepping soubrette, lead numbers, play Parts. Prefer hot Blues sing n for Bits lead numbers. \ I s. Midiand Hotel, Hutchinson, Kan. Join on wire. State all quick. Adkress WELLS. THEATRE. Norfolk, Va. A. Young who has experience on - rizontal Bars ( el e for right party Stat ge, weight, . . height t letter. M. J. SILBON, “299 West 46th seek ew Beckridge Musi . Wa _WANT COLORED PERFORMERS Platform Show-—-Piano Players, Come- nd Musicians Carrying band and _ orchestra. Wented: M. D. Leroy Gatnes, write. DR. H. B PAJA, Box 534, Mt. Union, Pa. WANT—Two refined Young Ladies, to help sell Ine dian Medicines Must be part Indian or Roumanian Gypsies. Age, 18 to 25. Prefer long hair. Also want £ Lady Palms I travel by auto. ment. Send photos. BOX Wm. Reynolds Showboat America WANTS Performer, age 30, who can help read Easy life. 703 Powhatan Point, Good treate Ohio, Dramatic People with Specialty Two or three bills to get up in No children, pets or booze. Six shows a week eason. State if you double Piano and Calliope “Addr ess Point Pleasant, W. Va nee oe For Bishop's Tent Show, Med. People, A-1 B. B. sh Comedier knows the med. ac ts, Piano Player who ts 1 fakes, Drummer who doubles Stage. All Must t y peppy and sleep on lot Don't ask at let me ‘ ag alary and What you do Show opens April ¢ Indiana, Pa Write GEORGE BISHOP, 110 N. Beaver St., York, Pa. WANTED PERFORMERS ble up in acts; Musical, Singing. Dancing, Magic, Ventril juist, B Ss and D. Come- m six-week stands, hang State all first let- ter 0, or no answer Open March 13. Tramp Trunks, no. Long season to good people. Tickets advanced on de posit of trunk checks. No cash til you join, CLYDE’S COMEDIANS Room 544, Wahkonsa Hotel, FT. DODGE, IA. WANTED FOR J. C. LINCOLN’S BIG COLORED MINSTRELS Performers and Musiclans, Band Leader, Pro- sucer B ol-Looking Chorus Girls who can_ sing. Good es Singer Make salary reasonable, as you get it here. Want Billposter, Good Jig Show a who knows the business; Man to handle vanters, Candy, make announcements. Jackson, writ Show - ytorize finest accommodations Ope first we in April. Answer by mail a a ME R, Megr., Stlverleaf Plantation, MUSICIANS Here They Are At Last! Just What You Have Been Waiting For ELMER SCHOEBEL’S HOT BREAKS HOT BREAKS and MODULATIONS for PIANO or ORGAN In All Practical Keys 84 HOT BREAKS By ELMER SCHOEBEL, for Eb ALTO SAXOPHONE With 2d Eb Alto Sax. Cued. 84 HOT BREAKS By ELMER SCHOEBEL, for 2nd Bb TENOR SAXOPHONE With 2d Bb Tenor Sax. Cued. 84 HOT BREAKS By ELMER SCHOEBEL, for Bb TRUMPET (Cornet) With 2d Bb Trumpet Cued. 84 HOT BREAKS By ELMER SCHOEBEL, for TROMBONE in All Practical Keys. THESE BOOKS ARE PUBLISHED IN LOOSE LEAF FORM PRICE EACH FOLIO $1.00 NET PLEASE NOTE—Jack Mills, Ine., are sole agents for ali Elmer Schoebel’s publications. PIANISTS More Real PIANO for the Money Sa Any- thing Else om the Market ZEZ CONFREY’S TEN Seesene FOR Li. PIANO Somplet in One Volume) PRICE, $2.50 NET. Modern Course in Novelty Piano Pia in PRI RICE, $! 30 NET _—— NEW PIANO SOLOS DIZZY FINGERS, by Zez Confrey. SOLILOQUY, by Rube Bloom. SPRING FEVER, by Rube Bloom. hasan ™ ih Jesse Greer. Musical ‘Act, Wife Chorus. Also Choras Girls. Wire Grand Theatre, Raleigh, North Carolina. Open March 21, Mansfield, Obio. WANTED Young, clever UIngenue Leading Woman. Team. The Paul Enslish Players UNDER CANVAS Versatile Would like to hear from reliable stock people who want to work this sum- mer. Show opens April 3, rehearsal starts March 20 Baton Rouge, La. be an artist and Equity member in good standing to be considered. Man for General Business. Prefer JACK a Inc. 148-50 West 46th St., New York City JACK MILLS, INC., 148 West ath St. New York. Enclosed find $.......- for which please send Me numbers checked above. Orchestras and Attractions All sizes. Fifty available, featuring name attractions. CAPITAL ATTRACTIONS, Inc. Executive Offices, HARRISBURG, PA. You must Wire or write Dixie, Louisiana. Character Woman, open for sogeaianes. Address 528 | Salesman to sell Sheet Music. One who is already Centennial Ave., High P WANTED Piano Player.) Trap Drummer, Cornet, Saxophone and other Musicians write State af you do any special- ties. Vaudeville People write Small-town week- stand Picture and Vaudeville. SYLVESTER’S TENT handling a few numbers and line. JAS. BR an add ADDISON, Pub., Cambridge, another to his Ohio WANTED FOR ot ag Ingenue, Juvenile Man, General Business People Specialties preferred. Reheersals March Al People ALL LINES for REPERTOIRE State salary and send photos. HARRY 8S. GAY, 128 Fitch St, Syracuse, N. Y THEATRE, Warwick, Georgia WANTED for Casselmen's Motorized Tent Show— Novelty Acts, A-1 Singing and Dancing Comedi louble in acts r 1 wife preferred; wife d on Piano. Piano Player; good faker will do. | 22 weeks; ne-night s i Eat and sleep on 1 Good living car Salary Show open M 24. State lowest salary 3 1 in first lette o if I know you Ge 4 if you drive car Ticket CASSELMAN, 831 Grant St., Elkhart, Ind. Wanted, Musicians I furnish salary. Cornet and Trombone to : — Saxophone Saxophone. State ! ight ood NATE C. BOLTON Care Billboard, CINCINNATI, O. _WARTED AT ONCE ‘or Medicine . re ! ce ned lian. Must have good aa e for songs, play trir ng or brass Mu be fast act worker pig £ od Mu al or Ne nae Team. Must work acts br gael good Specialties. This is a real med. show Join wire Make salary low, as it is sure FRE D G: ASSAWAY, Weslaco, Tex., until March 18 WANTED QUICK—A-1 fast-stepping Agent Must be able to post, lithograph and drive Ford car Mus ilso. be a close contractor For »-night-stand wtorized tent show, “*You Tell ‘Em Ole". Write or wire C. M. DeVERE, St. Peter, Minn PIANO LEADER WANTED—First-class Mu ith librar Y: Must + pi tures and make Orchestra attractic Union ss al. Write full par- : ilars BOX 165, Bill boar d, 1560 Broadway, New rk City. OPENING FOR ONE TEAM Med. Must have wubles. One must play Piano. Wire. Jo = now _ k Moran, wire. BILLY SCOTT. Glenwood, Minnesota WANTED For Wesselman’s Comedians Hot Trumpet and Trombone Player. e answer. Corrigan, Tex., sician Other useful peo- week March 7; Lufkin, “WANTED FOR THE ORPHEUM PLAYERS . : Jack E. Epperson & Jas. A. Hagen, Owners. reople in all Ines. Equity. Those doing Spe- chaltie $ preferred Boss Canvasman, Working en Show opens in tent April 4. Harry Cransdale, Glen and Dona McCord, send all wires Grenada, ‘Miss. ‘0 CRADDOCK RULE, F.C. Huntington’s Colored Minstrels WANT Strong Cornet and Baritone Show opens March 12, at Port Gibson, Miss. GEO. W. QUINE, Manager RABBIT FOOT SHOW opens at Port Gibson, Miss., March 26. WANT Performers and Musi- clans on all instruments Write or wire F. S. WOLCOTT or W. S. CAMPBELL. Must join on wire. Wire se k 14. TO OPEN ABOUT WANTE APRIL 1st PEOPLE IN ALL LINES FOR ONE-NIGHT TENT SHOW. ACTORS Prefer those doing Specialtles or playing instru- ments Working Men too Must eat and sleep on lot Show moves in daylight Need Truck Drivers. Don't wire, but write all and give time to reply Address COLLINSVILLE, ILL. ATTENTION! I Play Dance Orchestras, Specialty Acts Anything Suitable for Dance Hall. A. E. GUERARD, Ft. Frances, Ont. NOTE—Fort Frances is just across the bridge from International Falls, Minn. FOR SALE One Combination Sleeper, 78 ft. de frame, 2 Staterooms, 8 Sections, Lights, Ice Box, 30-ft. Baggage End. Car equipped for high speed and is now in service Car rebuilt three years ago at a cost of $6,900. WiHIl sell for just half of cost price. Cash or terms. Write CHAS. COLLIER 610 East Clinton St., Macon, Ga., or as per route: Bainbridge, March 9; Thomasville, 10; Boston, 11; Waycross, 12; Brunswick, 14; all Georgia. long, with stce] un- Kitchen, Electric WANTED Portable Motion Picture Booth. ‘I Must be fn good con- dition. C. L. WITZ, Box 182, Harrisonburg, Va MANHATTAN PLAYERS WANT A-1 Leading Woman, people all lines. Circuit stork Youth and Specialties essential. PAUL BILLIS General Delivery, Suffolk, Va. Want Chorus Girls PANTAGES THEATRE (DALLAS) STOCK — OVERLAND AMUSEMENT CO. Wire full descriptic Must 3 Salary $30 Ext Ta Sr. .. | State every of n } swer PANTAGES THEATRE. Dallas, Tex The last ‘word’ in your letter to advertisers, “Billboard”. a =——- — | | | | | az = | aL __ | —— a : | bee er ——mol | ___ = — : Ee ee —, |) | | ey es es | — —— | = — =e . j td | a

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The Billboard. March 12, 1927 NEXT WEEK, FOLKS! This Literary Feast Will Be Spread Before You FAMOUS ELEPHANTS OF THE SHOW .............. SOME CARNIVAL SIDELIGHTS .......... ‘ GROCK—THE FUNNY AND SAD CLOWN THE DRAWING POWER OF THE MUSEU\ “BEST” CIRCUS ADVERTISING OF 1926 . - By MUSIC FOR EVERY OCCASION ........:....%.. BDUCATIONAL DAT AT THE PAIR .........-. EDITORS’ VIEWS ON PRESS AGENTS .. THE ALL-YEAR AMUSEMENT RESORT . THE MAKING OF RODEO AUDIENCES ste | ee eee ey Per Tre Terre MOTOR AGE OF THE AMUSEMENT PARK CARNIVAL-PAGEANTS IN FRANCE .......... THE FOLEY &% BURK SUCCESS FORMULA THE PITCHMAN—PAST. PRESENT. FUTURE .. CIRCUS OLDITIMERS STILL MAKING GOOD . CARNIVALS OF TODAY AND YESTERDAY ... FAIR GATE ADMISSIONS .......:............ Ben CONCESSIONAIRES AT MINN. STATE FAIR FIRE AE CI COO oa visivnvises leuceseewetewuss EVOLUTION OF THE CARNIVAL By M. WILLSON DISHER . By JOHNNY J. JONES By HAROLD CARLTON INGRAHAM By HOMER W. SIBLEY CHALMERS LOWELL PANCOAST MWe cana By URIEL DAVIS . By JOHN W. CONRAD .. By CARLETON COLLINS By HERBERT HOLLINGSWORTH tt ee ee eee By FRED BEEBE By C. G. STURTEVANT By HARRY E. TUDOR -By THEODORE WOLFRAM -.+»By F. M. FOLEY _By SID SIDENBERG _ By FLETCHER SMITH By WALTER D. NEALAND By MILTON DANZIGER pia By RAYMOND A. LEE By STUART KOLLINS ree --»+By FRANK WEST And Other Interesting Features---All in the Spring Special Number of The Billboard | es ee If you are one of those very busy individuals who have waited till now to send in that ad. for the Spring Special Issue— And if you are so unfortunate as to be located too far away for Uncle Sam to get your letter to Cincinnati by noon on March 14— You had better take advarttage of the one opportunity that is still left— And wire your copy. Billyboy : \ : ‘ 4 ee yore ——— € t. _ | Publi | nr | i. | | ee , | NI | that (ate it whe pea! pan view wh } Orle | dit l ever dol R | Fed } H¢ rour | mov | cout over | | le } | are | ee flog | . dee } y net whe last mit bac S ’ Wa vau meé) cor : of ‘ be } j be nat , def : : cn ex] ; off SE Ov eee A oof | ] rea | | No ‘a | are ; $ ere ie | str Ne ed } bit $7 we ; i | 49) y . | sic , | a | : é j ee | R Je i B: f | G : ; | : | | pe | | v 7 ' ve if P | ib } u ; i : TT __________ | _ - a)

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© The‘ Foremost “Trade Publication of the’ Theater and the Show World. . —— \ | — { x Only News that Means Somethin ~no Scandal to dishonor the Profession published weekly at Cincinnati, O Entered as second-class mail matter June 4. 1897, at Post Office, Cincinnati, under Act of March, 1879. 100 Pages. Vol, XXXIX. No. 11. March 12 1927. Copyright 1927 by The Billboard Publishing Company. =— ae ea New Orleans Critics Give ‘‘Abie’’ a Panning! NEW ORLEANS, March 5.—The fact that Abie’s Irish Rose is a_ world's record breaker did not have the least bit of effect on local dramatic crivics when the Anne Nichols comedy ap- peared here this week. The show was panned unmercifully by all the re- viewers. This in spite of the few wholesome productions seen in New Orleans, which has been fed for years on thinly dressed women and risque d “4 The adverse criticism of Abie, how- ever, did not prevent the show from doing good business. Rounding Up Alien Actors Federal Authorities Getting After Foreigners Who Are Here On Permit HOLLYWOOD, March 6—A _ Federal roundup of foreign actors, particularly moving picture players, who are in this country on short-term permits and have overstayed their leave, is under way here. Los Angeles immigration authorities are making a rigid investigation of the film studios, which are said to be almost flooded with “short termers”, who find it comparatively easy to get placed in productions because of the demand for “local color”, according to Walter E. Carr, district immigration director The first alien caught in the Federal net was Josef Foldreder, a Polish actor, who is said to have landed in New York last October with a three months’ per- mit, but who apparently “forgot” to go back when his time was up Washington for legitimate productions, vaudeville, and other branches of amuse- ments in all parts of the country, ac- cording to reports here, altho the bulk of the “short termers” are believed to be here in Hollywood. Movie Theaters Suffering Slump ; NEW YORK, March 7—Whatever may € Said of the general prosperity of the nation, the fact is that in some sections definite business depressions are being experienced, according to fhe business —— of the Motion Picture Theater Wners of America, which are in receipt dl tters from various sections giving Sons for bad business in the theaters. _New England is suffering from a se- vere curtailment of the textile trade; in Northeastern Pennsylvania exhibitors are just staggering along, hardly recov- fred from the effects of Inst year’s coal Strike, and now comes dire threat of a . strike. From California word comes that the film houses “are folng thru a terrific business depres- Sion, the worst in 10 years, with hardly ' theater making a dollar.” Ringling-Barnum Circus Opens in Garden Apr. 12 ] NEW YORK, March 7.—Advices trom vohn Ringling in Sarasota state that ‘he Ringling Brothers and Barnum & “alley Combined Shows will open the 827 season at the new Madison Square Gerden on Tuesday, April 12 is the latest date for the Bic to get under way in a number of Last year it opened March 31 and the year previous March 28. One ve ears Park and Ballroom Operators Join To Fight Blue Laws Ohio Amusement Men. Threatened With Drastic Restrictions, Band Together To Oppose Unfair Measure Now Pending in State Legislature COLUMBUS, O., March 5.—One of the most drastic pieces of legislation ever framed in Ohio pertaining to ballrooms and-other forms of amusements has been recorded for passage by the village com- mittee of the Ohio Legislature and will be up for action within the next 10 days. If there is to be dancing in any amuse- ment park or ballroom in Ohio on Sun- day, amusement men owning or man- aging such places will have to act im- mediately and forward to the members of the Legislature representing their re- spective counties, protesting against the passage of House Bill 103, which spe- cifically prohibits dancing on Sunday. The bill also includes roller-skating rinks. The Ohio Recreation Association has been leading the fight against this bill and will continue to do so. This organi- zation is composed of owners and man- agers of parks, ballrooms and skating rinks. Amusement men from all parts of the State are members. Leo Haen- lein, of Olentangy Park, Columbus, is president. Roscoe M. Ewing, of Crystal Slipper Ballroom, Cleveland, is vice- president, and Elmer G. Haenlein, secre- tary and treasurer. The following com- prise the advisory and organization com- mittee: Carl A. Sinclair, Meyers Lake Park, Canton; Houghton Avey, Crystal Slipper, Cleveland; Walter Delscamp, Greystone Amusement Company, Day- ton; G. A. Boeckling, Cedar Point, San- dusky; F. B. Conklin, Danceland, Cleve- land; R. A. Jolly, Seccaium Park, Bu- cyrus; Robert H. Eckhart, Forest Gables, Dayton; Olentangy Amusement Com- pany, Olentangy Park. Columbus; The Humphrey Company, Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland; A. J. Marshall, Castle Farm, Cincinnati; W. J. Kulman, Geauga Lake Park, Geauga Lake: Fred B. Scherff, Crystal Lake Park, Marion; R. D. Wil- liams, Lake Park, Alliance; Joslin & Kauffman, Avon Lake Park, Sidney: M. J. Barnholt, Gem Beach, Port Clinton; E. J. Sindelar, Ritz Restaurant, Cleve- land; E. J. Lauterbach, Lakeside Park, Dayton; George H. Blanchat, Crystal Beach Park, Vermillion: Metro Amuse- ment Corporation, Valley Dale, Colum- bus. This bill is said to be only another step in the direction of even greater re- strictions against every form of amuse- ment in Ohio. Two years ago the present law, giving probate judges the option as to whether Sunday dancing should be permitted on Sunday, was passed. The bill now before the Legis- lature takes away that option and di- rects probate judges to issue no permit for Sunday dancing. At the next ses- sion there will be further attacks on the business and investment of amusement men. President Haenlein is urging all per- sons interested in clean and wholesome amusement and the liberty of the indi- vidual to write or wire their representa- tives in the House and Senate and urge them to vote against this bill. He also advises all amusment men to join the agsociation. The organization will func- tion thruout the year, taking up ques- tions as they present themselves. The Ohio Recreation Association is not a promoted organization. Its members are all owners or managers of parks, ball- rooms or skating rinks. It is mutual in its operation. No officer receives any salary. George E. Wintz Takes Over ‘Ziegfeld Follies’ for Road Tour George E. Wintz, whose tours of the sixth and seventh editions of the George White Scandals and Irving Berlin's Music Bor Revue are among the outstanding successes of the road this season, has bought the exclusive rights and entire original production of the 1926 Zieg/eld Follies, which closed recently in St. Louis, and will take it out next fall for a tour of the road stands not visited by the Follies in recent years. This will be the first time such an extensive road tour has even been laid out for the Zieefeld institution. The company, consisting of about 100, will travel in three Pullmans, while three or four baggage cars will be required to transport the production. There will be a big crew ahead, as well as with the show: also a_ special orchestra, four wardrobe women and a chaperon for the girls. Gene Buck will assist Wintz in staging the revue, so that the personnel as well as the scenery and effects will be up to the standard of the production seen in New York, Chicago and the several other large cities. Charles G. Maynard, New York representative for Wintz, will book the show thru the Erlanger offices The sixth edition of the Scandals, which was sent out again this season after having played from coast to coast last season with great success, will close within a fortnight. The company has played for 91 weeks and there is no more time open for it unless it repeats, which is not considered advisable be- cause the seventh edition Scandals is booked over the same route. The acquisition of the Follies not only gives Wintz the road right to the three principal revues produced, but it serves as another climactic event in the inter- esting career of a young impresario, who only a few years ago stepped direct from commercial life into the owner- ship and management of a musical re- vue on tour, and is now considered an important factor in the legitimate amusement business of this country. Taking his business seriously, he studied every angle of production and presenta- tion. He showed a special aptitude for the work right from the start, and his shrewdness combined with an engaging personality and an unlimited capacity for hard work brought him results in a short time. Recognizing the necesity of carefully booked routes, Wintz allied himself with the Erlanger offices. where his in- dividual bookings were taken care of by Maynard, who later resigned from the Erlanger staff to handle Wintz bookings entirely, but still thru the Erlanger ex- change. Wintz also paid careful atten- (Continued on page 85) Rich Grocer Likes Stage; Is Doorman in Spare Time PITTSBURGH, March 5—A strong liking for the stage 1s the reason for Fred Probst, a fairly rich grocer, spending his spare time in the even- ing at a $10 a week Job as stage door- man for the second balcony of a local burlesque house. Probst, who is 63 years old, ran away to join a circus when he was 17. Upon returning to Pittsburgh 30 years ago he bought a small grocery, which prospered until his friends now estimate his fortune at between $150,000 and $200,000. Tent Showmen Meet in K. C. About 40 Owners and Managers Attend Convention in In- terests of Business KANSAS CITY. March 7.—About 40 representative owners and managers of tent dramatic shows are in session here in response to the calls for a joint meet- ing sent out by the Tent and Repertoire Managers’ Protective Association and the Actors’ Equity Association. The convention was called to order shortly after 10 o’clock by Frank Del- maine, chairman. Matters of general in- terest were discussed. The speakers in- cluded Frank Gillmore, of Equity: Abe Rosewald, of the Dubinsky Shows; George Roberson, Robert J. Sherman, Paul Eng- lish, Ed C. Nutt, Ted North, J. Doug. Morgan, Arthur Callahan and others. Discussion of the proposed by-laws and constitution took up part of the after- noon session. A nominating committee, consisting of Paul English, S. C. David- son, B. A. Nevius and Ted North, was then appointed, and this committee is now in conference. All managers and owners in at- tendance, together with their wives, have been invited by Gillmore to attend the banquet which will be given by Equity tonight at the Baltimore. London Wild Over Pauline Frederick LONDON, March 5.—Pauline Frederick smashed her way into yndeniable and well-deserved success with Madame X at the Lyceum Theater. An audience of 3,500 was on hand for her first personal appearance here last Wednesday, and at the close of the show Miss Frederick was overcome by the cheering and hysterical enthusiasm. The audience practically went wild over her. Male honors go to Ian Fleming, who played the role of the son with every sincerity of truth and shook the audi- ence. First Nat’l Buys Into Australian Film Paper NEW YORK, March 5.—The transfer of Bobby Dexter, formerly attached ‘> the First National offices here, to th' film company’s staff in Sydney. A tralia, and his subsequent purch a half share in the goodwill of Every- one’s, Australian picture trade paper, which Dexter also will edit, is regarded here as equivalent to the control of the Sydney publication by First National changes in the antipodes indicate that they view the move with disfavor. Last Week's Issue of The Billboard Contained 845 Classified Ads, Totaling 5,908 Lies, and 667 Display Ads, Totaling 19,171 Lines; 1,512 Ads, Occupying 25,079 Lines In All 4 ME Bioard ee = —_f _ — | =e _| | § 7 | | — {| 1 = ,

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6 The Billboard, March 12 1927 Wilbur Players of Honolulu Prepare To Sail for Orient After 60 Weeks in Hawaii. Stock Company Leaves March 21 for 14 Months’ Trip to China. Japan. India. Ceylon, Philip- pines, Australia and Other Points HONOLULU, March 4.—Terminating a record-breaking 60 weeks’ engace- ment in this city, the Wilbur Players, owned and managed by Richard (Dick) Wilbur, will sail from tour of the Orient and Australia. stock company in 1923. The Wilbur Players opened in the States Theater here early in November, 1925, and made a distinct hit. They offered Honolulu playgoers the best stock releases the market had to offer and put them over in the manner most liked by this polyglot community. Busi- ness on the average has been good thru- out the entire engagement. The Oriental tour will start in Shang- hai in April with a six weeks’ engage- ment. From there the company moves to Japan, then back again to China, later going to Siam, Federated Malay States, Java, Burma, India, the Philip- pines, Ceylon, and onward to Australia. The trip will consume about 14 months, with 12 months solidly booked. The bookings are handled by Harry Bell and take in the largest cities and the best theaters available. Wilbur has plenty of paper, good pub- licity and many feet of movie trailers for advance and current use. Scenery is complete and will be shipped along with the company. Edgar Cartwright, for many years associated with Redmond on the West Coast, is Wilbur’s scenic artist and has his end of the show all ready and waiting to move. The members of the company will in- clude N. Anthony (Nick) Baker, Earl Hodgins, Kneeland Parker, Carlyl Cole- nan, Florence Printy, Florence Underhill, Verna Mesereau and Tove Lindan. Michel Dupre is musical director. After completing the tour the Wilbur Players will return to Honolulu. During the absence of the players Wilbur will have a musical company of 18 people on the boarcs at the States Theater here. Order “Lally” Actor Deported NEV/ YORK, March 7.—Reginald Mal- com, a British actor appearing in Lally at tne Greenwich Village Theater, was ordered deported last week by Federal immigration authorities on the ground that he had overstayed his leave here. Malcom was served with the deportation order on Saturday and ordered to sail on Monday. Carl Reed, producer of the show, filed an appeal with the British Consulate here and obtained a stay of execution pending a decision. Malcom came to this country six months ago as a visitor and on being cast for Lally applied to Washington for an extension of time. This was denied him. It is understood that Malcom’s case is the first to be handled under a recent order issued by the Department of Labor dee manding that the status of visiting actors be checked up and the stage made to conform strictly with the six morths’ visiting law. “Impostor” Ineptly Played STAMFORD, Conn., March 5.—Inept and amateurish playing ruined what little plot there was to The Impostor, billed as “an American piay”, by Ario Flamma, Italian author, which the American Stage Producing Companv brought here for one performance. It was an inferior production and looked as tho it would not get very far. In the cast are Paul Hoover, Bee Morosco, Ernest Calvert, James Baber, J. Harry Larry L. Wood, Clayton Frye, Fric gar, George Brooks, Roger Quin- : lan Nan Harper. Guy Bragdon ; staged play. H. C. Jacoby is the 4 company business manager and J. Harry Jenkins acts as stage manager. the + “Cradle Snatchers’ in Spokane SPOKANE, March 5.—-Louis O. Mac- loon’s production of Cradle Snatchers will be the first road show to go into the American Theater, where it is booked for March 10, 11 and 12, under the new policy which makes the American avail- able for all road shows visiting here. . Eddie Cart is manager of the company, i which is playing a fortnight in Seattle. here March 21 to fill This has but one precedent, a solidly booked 12 months’ invasion of a first-class American that of the Frawley Company back San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.—Word comes from Los Angeles that Frank Eagan is shortly to bring to this city his production of Applesauce, now playing at Eagan’s Theater, in that city. Neely Ed- wards has the leading role and will head the cast in this city. Shirley Grey, the new leading lady at the Fulton Theater, is proving a big drawing card and is credited with being mainly responsible for the success of Patsy, current attraction there. The Fulton keeps on selling out and turning them away, even at matinees. Castles in the Air, musical comedy, by Raymond W. Peck and Percy Wenrich, is the biggest drawing card on the boards in this city. Now in its fifth week at the Wilkes Theater, it is playing to capacity audiences, with hundreds of dis- appointed would-be patrons turned away each night. The new Riviera Theater, built an the former site of the Star, which until it was demolished was the oldest theater in the city, was formally opened March 3 by Mayor James Rolph. The new house cost $300,000 and seats 1.500 per- sons, and is owned by the Golden State Theater & Realty Company. Business is good at the Wigwam Thea- ter, where Jack Russell and his company are holding forth in tabloids; so good, in fact, that $20,000 worth of new seats, carpets, drapes and other appointments have been installed. Chicago Clubwomen Demand Censors CHICAGO, March 5.—Creation of a commission of five, appointed by the maror, to keen objectionable plays off the stage in Chicago, is proposed by the law enforcement committee of the Il- linois Federation of Woman's Clubs and other bodies waging a ficht on risque drama. A resolution to this effect will be presented to the city council for its approval. Chief of Police Collins sas he is in favor of the plan. : GEORGE WHITE has given up his option on the London musical show, Princess Charming, which he acyuired during his recent trip abroad. RICHARD (DICK) WILBUR, owner of the Wilbur Players, who have been playing for more than 60 weeks in Honolulu and now preparing to leave for a year’s tour of the Far East. Copyright Bill Passes House WASHINGTON, March 5.—The Vestal Bill, calling for an increase of the usual copyright registration fee from $1 to $2 and a corresponding increase in the Subsidiary fees for the recording of documents, renewals, research, etc., was passed by the House under suspension of the rules March 3 Representative Black, Democrat, of New York, was among those who vig- crously opposed the measure. It was sent to the Senate too late for action. Honor Morris Schwartz NEW YORK, March 7.—The Yiddish Stage and Broadway joined hands last Wednesday night at the Biltmore Hotel to pay tribute to Maurice Schwartz, founder of the Yiddish ‘Art Theater, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. Among those present were Frank Gill- more, David Belasco, Richard Boleslav- sky, Daniel Frohman, Theresa Helburn, Frank Milton, Louis N. Jaffee, Ossip Dymow and Heywood Broun. Ellie Deane Palmer Return'ng to Stage HOLMESBURG, Pa., March 5. — E'lie Deane Palmer, wéll-known musical c_m- edy player, who has been in retirement for about a year, will return to the Stage shortly. She plans to produce a novel and elaborate dancing act with special scenery and electrical effects. Miss Palmer originated the act herself and it will be a feature of a new musical show. LON DON CABLES ---Special to The Billboard Legitimate LONDON, March 5.—Pauline Frederick scored an emphatic success at the Ly- _ceum last Monday in Madame X, film and drama fans giving her a great ova- tion. Williams and Taylor wi!l join The Blackbirds cast for the 20)th perform- ance to be given next Monday. White Cargo will be revived at the Strand Theater next Monday by Ida Molesworth and Templar Powell, follow- ng the withdrawal tonight of 12 Miles Out. The Forum Theater Guild, under new management and resembling the New York Theater Guild in its aims and organization, bev’an operations Thur-- aay with C. K. Munro's unsatisfactory domestic comedy, Cocks and Hens There is considerable public support tor the Guild's ambitious policy, which in- cludes an early production of The Dyb- buk Ernest Edelsten has won his action to recover $3.353, claimed as agent’s com- him. Judgment, with costs added, was entered against Merson. Vaudeville Jack Hylton received an ovation at the Victoria Palace February 28 on his return after his recent auto crasn. Ella Retford, the $1,000-a-week vaude. artiste, defaulted on her wireless con- tract because, she alleges, her negot‘a- tions with Gulliver would have ween prejudiced Nevertheless the broadca-t people continue the air star as an at- traction, much against the vauaeviue manager's desire. The incident of Erzi Pechy, Austrian singer, being rejected by Jimmy White for Dalv’s was vaudevilized by Stoll at the Coliseum February 28, showing that she has a fine voice, but her English is imperfect. 3illy Elliott’s performances at the Holborn Empire failed to justify his press agent’s promises. Wesley Pierce and Hazel Harris, Cali- fornia dancers, are a big hit at Hol- born, with the woman's stunt of crashe mission on Billy Merson’s Rose Marie ing thru and Pierce losing hold in the Salary, despite Merson's statement that big effort, but this has now been Edelsten was not empowered to act for eliminated. LONDON NEWS LETTERS—Legitimate, Page 63; Vaudeville, Page 59. Irish Players Are Stranded “Autumn Fire’ Cast Still Seck- ing Return Passage—Threat- ened With Deportation NEW YORK, March 7.—The company of seven Irish players brought to this country last September by John |, Shine to support him in Autumn Fire has been stranded here since the closing of the play, unable to collect the return passage called for in their contracts. Immigration authorities already have notified them of the lapse of the six months’ period they are allowed to re- main in the country and that they face deportation in the steerage class. Shine has been ill in a local hospital for the last two months and, whiie dis- puting the players’ claim to return pas- Sage, he has been unable to appear for arbitration of the matter until last week when, attended by a nurse, he reported to Marcus H. Tracy, umpire appointed by the American Arbitration Society. Shine had only a two-hour leave trom the hospital, however, and it was possi- ble to hear but one case, the claim of Julie Hartley-Milburn. Shine contended that he was not obligated because she had notified him that she w shed to be released from her contract at the end of the eight weeks’ engagement wnich it guaranteed. The umpire ruled against him on the ground that if Miss Hartley- Milburn had fulfilled the engagement called for in the contract she was en- titled to the first-class return passage it stipulated. The Immigration Department has agreed to delay deportation for a rea- sonable number of days, but there is still considerable doubt whether Shine can be persuaded to appear for the ar- bitration of the other cases and whether the passage can be collected, if awarded, soon enough to satisfy the authorities. If not, the players will have to manage their own return fares or accept steer- age births as “guests” of the Govern- ment. “Student Prince’ Actors Cheer Prison Inmates McALESTER, Okla., March 5.—Mem- bers of The Student Prince Company staged an improvised show for the en- tertainment of the 2,100 inmates of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary February 20. This is the first time a road com- pany has brought cheer to the un- fortunates behind prison walls here. Representing the convict colony, Bob Roberts has written to The Billboard ex- pressing the grateful appreciation of the convicts. Members of the cast of The Student Prince are Leslie Stowe, Vernon Jaconson, Lucius Metz, Grantville Bates, Sylvia De Frankie, Tom Ryan, Charles Chesney, Edward Orchard, Bill Lilling, Eddie Edwards, Eliz Gregory, Leo Stark, Fred Goodrow, Sharah Edwards and Jessie McDonald. Hampden’s Company Offers — “Peter Ibbetsen’’ Matinee NEW YORK, March 5.—The younger members of Walter Hampden’s Caponsac- chi Company offered their second specia! matinee production, Peter Ibbetsen, yes- terday afternoon at the Hampden Thea- ter before an invited audience. It was an interesting and well carried out per- formance bearing much credit to the cast which included Howary Claney. William H. Sams, Edward O'Donnell, Mary Law, Hope Carey, Dorothy Scott, Eudora Hunner, Thomas Gomez, Louis Polan, Gordon Hart, Peter Brocco and Hart Jenks. Sams directed the produc- tion. Gershwin’s Native Opera _ With “Porgy” as Libretto NEW YORK, March 7.—George Gersh- win has decided to accept Du Bose and Dorothy Heyward’s dramatization of Porgy as the basis for the libretto of his first attempt at native opera. He says he considers the book and its play version the most tru'y American writ- ing he has yet found. 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- ee ed Bill Permits Copyright Owners To Transfer Portion of Right New Measure Favorably Peported by House Says All Privilege Comprised in Copyrights Are Distinct, Severable, and May Be Sold Separately WASHINGTON, March 5.—A bill (House P''! 16808) declaring that all rights comprised in a copyright are several, distinct and severable has just been favor- ably reported to the House by the Committee on Patents The measure prcvides that the owner of a copyricsht may transfer a portion of that right and retain othe: rights in the copyright. Under the existing law, according to the report filed with the bill, the holder of a copyright may authorize or license other persons to make separate or spe- cial use of his work, but he cannot sell to any person any such right. “If he desires to sell his copyright he can only sell it as a whole,” the report states, “including all the separate rights com- prised in the copyright.” The bill would permit the sale or assignment of the separate rights included in the copy- right ‘The report of the committee urging favorable action by the House on the measure follows: The grant of copyright in the United States, under existing law, is a general grant to “any person entitled thereto”; that is, to the author of the work or to the person to whom the author has as- signed his copyright in the work. Such general grant of conyright includes all the rights enumerated in Section 1 of the act of 1909, so far as any such de- scribed right naturally apperta‘ns to the author’s work. For example, the author of a book secures not only the exclusive right “to print, renriht, publish, copy. and vend” it, but the exclusive right to translate it. to dramatize it, or to make a motion picture of it. If the work is a drama, its author se- cures also the exclusive right to perform or represent it in public, and if it is a musical composition the exclusive right to perform it publicly for profit and to reproduce it on a phonoeranh record. In all of these cases a'so the author has the right under existing law to author- ize such use of his work by some one else. He may license other persons t9 make such separate and snecial use of his work, but he can not sell to any per- son any such separate right. If he de- sires to sell his copvright he can only sell it as a whole, including all the sepa- rate rights comprised in the copyright. This has proven an increasingly em- barrassing limitation on the author's right, as new inventions have put at his service new methods for the exnloitation and production of his work. The would- be users of his work also, the publish- ers, the record makers, or the motion- picture producers, do not desire to secure merely a license or exclus‘ve license to use. Such licensee can not bring suit to protect the rights he has bargained for under existing law.. He does not wish merely to secure a license to make such special use of the work, but he shes to purchase outright the conry- Tight, not the entire copyright of the work but the copyright covering the special right with respect to the use to be made of the author's work: for ex- ample, the publication of it, the drama- tization of it, the translation of it, its reproduction as a motion picture, its representation on the stage, its public performance as music, or its reproduc- tion on a phonograph record, etc. The bill enacts that “All rights com- prised in a copyright are several, dis- tinct and severable,” and provides that Such assignment or sale of any one or more of the author’s rights comprised in his copyright may levally be made, and it further provides that where only a license to use may have been conceded, the licensee may sue to protect his right unde rthe license, if such right is in- fringed. At the public hearing on this b‘ll the testimony was unanimous that this di- Visibility of copyright is highly desirable and that legislation securing it will be of direct service to authors, comnmosers, dramatists, book and periodical publish- ers, notion-picture producers ard the makers of phonocraph records. Certain amendments to the bill as origina’'y in- ‘roduced which were suggested at the public hearing or subsequently sub- mitted by parties interested have been carefully discussed by your committee na such as were affirmatively voted by ‘he committee have been embodied in bill and are recommended for adop- “on in this report. th Chicago Attractions CY'TCAGO, March 5. — Penelore, paving at the Goodman Theater, w''l cose tonight, and is to be followed on hevt Wednesday by Twelfth Night. Ore Man's Woman, at the Central, after a long nd prosperous run an- hounces it will close in a few weeks. Next week will be the last of We Americans in Chicago. New York Er- change will spen the 13th in the Olympic. Howdy King closes next week at the La Salle. It will be succeeded by Lucky Sambo. Gossip is that Marilyn Miller will come here in Sunny before the end of the season. Chicago is in the tentative itinerary o1 the revival of Trelawney of the Wells. As You Like It will be presented March 15 at the Victory Theater by the ensemble of the Vagabond King Com- pany for the benefit of the. Charlotte Cushman Club. Curt-Rate Movies MINNEAPOLIS, March 5. — The New Astor Theater, which was closed about two months ago, has reopened with a hew policy of 15 cents from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, showing recently run features. There is a complete change of program every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and the house is advertised as the Cut-Rate Theater. “Tolanthe’’ Twice a Week NEW YORK, March 7.—Beginning this week the Thursday matinees in addition to the Thursday evening performances at the Plymouth Theater will be devoted to Jolanthe, leaving five night perform- ances and the Saturday matinees tor The Pirates of Penzance. The extra showing of Jolanthe was necessitated by the demand at the box office, accord:ng to the Winthrop Ames management. Taylor Ho!mes Signed To Play in Pictures NEW YORK, March 7.—Taylor Holmes has deserted musical comedy and vaude- ville to enter the films. He has signed a contract to be featured in a series of two-reel comedies which will be pro- duced by Gaiety Pictures, Inc., recently formed, with Amecee J. Van Beuren as president. Van Beuren heads Timely Films, Inc., producers of Topics of the Day and Fables Pictures, Inc., which makes Aesop's Film Fables, subsidiaries of the Keith-Albee organization. Holmes recently completed a vaude- ville tour following his engagement as star of the Pacific Coast company of No, No, Nanette. The Billboard, March 12 LOUISE HOLMES. who is winning praise as prima donna of Irving Ber- lin’s “‘Musie Box Revue’, touring under the direction of George E. Wintz. Lottie Mayer As Publix Unit NEW YORK, March 7.—Lottie Mayer and her Disappearing Water Ballet, now playing the Keith-Albee Circuit, has been signed by Publix to tour their houses as a presentation unit, opening June 4 at the Paramount, New York. She has been booked in the unit for 20 weeks and will receive, it is said, $500 more than obtained in vaudeville. Pub- lix will call the presentation Neptune’s Daughter and build it up for the picture houses. Miss Mayer's act is a production with a large company and special apparatus for the disappearing ballet. She spent considerable time building suitable tanks to play the attraction in the vaudeville theaters. The production closes Keith-Albee dates at Springfield, Mass., the week of May 23. In order to open for Publix it was necessary to re- fuse further dates, including Boston the week of May 30. Under her contract with Publix Miss Mayer will retain the rights to her unit, marking the first time that this has been done for attractions booked as units. When thru with the Publix tour, the presentation, including whatever improvements have been made, will revert to Miss Mayer. Arch Selwyn To Build Two Theaters Abroad NE WYORK, March 7.—Arch Selwyn has cabled his office here that he has completed negotiations for two new theaters abroad. In association with Alex Pincus he will build a 3,000-seat house in Paris and together with John Clavering he is to erect a 2,500-seat theater in the West End of London. Theater Operator Bankrupt TOLEDO, O., March 5.—Clifton Schleen- beker, lessee of movie theaters in Marion and Crestline, has filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy in the Federal Court here, giving his liabilities as $1,- 915, and no assets. * Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, March 5.— Pickwick, at the Walnut Street Theater, has sur- passed all expectations. Orders are re- ceived daily for blocks of 200 and 300 seats for schools and colleges. Pickwick will stay here for about six weeks more, and then, according to present plans, go to Boston. George Arliss may follow it into the Walnut The opening of Mary Eaton in Lucky has been postponed until Tuesday. Lucky follows Blanche Ring into the Garrick. George Jessel. in the Jazz Singer, fol- lows Mrs. Fiske into the Broad Street for a limited engagement. The Charlotte Cushman Club tendered a reception to Blanche Ring. Newton M. Potts, theatrical adviser of the club, pointed out that it was thru Miss Ring’s interest that a branch of the club has recently been organized in Boston. The Crown Prince has settled down for an indefinite stay at the Adelphi. At the Chestnut Street Opera House A Night in Spain gives way after tonight to the Greenwich Village Follies. The Vagabond King has been doing such tremendous business that its stay has been drawn out two weeks longer, when it will be followed into the Shubert by The Great Temptations on the 21st. At the Lyric My Maryland continues to draw record houses, and it has settled down for an indefinite stay. The week of March 7 will see Uncle Tom’s Cabin played by the Desmond Players at the Wm. Penn. The posters of this old standby are creating quite a sensation in subway stations. 1927 Equity Calls Mass Meeting Pevised Actors’ Fund Plan and Naming of Nominating Com- mittee Among Business NEW YORK, March 7.—A_ general mass meeting of members of the Actors’ Equity Association is called for next Monday afternoon at 2:30 in the ball- room of the Hotel Astor. The revised plan for support of the Actors’ Fund end the naming of six members to serve on the nominating committee for the selection of a ticket of officers and councilors to come up for election for 1927-"28 are the matters of principal business for which the meeting is being called, altho there will be a discussion of various other matters upon which Equity has lately been working. The actual election of new officers does not take place until the annual meeting, held late in the spring, but the naming of the nominating committee is considered most important inasmuch as its ticket is usually accepted with but little opposition. At the general meeting held January 10 the question of how Equity members might aid in the further support of the Actors’ Fund was returned by vote to the Council for more consideration and revision. The Council has since worked out a plan, recently reported in The Billboard, which has been heartily in- dorsed by the Board of Trustees of the Actors’ Fund and by several prominent managers including A. L. Erlanger and Lee Shubert. In brief it is that during the 20th week of the run of every pro- duction a special matinee shall be given, the entire proceeds to go to the Actors’ Fund. Theater Guild To Alternate Pirandello and Milne Plays NEW YORK, March 7.—Right You Are if You Think You Are, the Piran- dello play that the Theater Guild has been presenting for a series of special matinees at the Guild Theater, will be put on for regular performances late this month and Mr. Pim Passes By will be revived to alternate with it in keep- ing with the Guild’s regular policy. No theater has been found for the two new plays as yet, but officials of the Guild have two within the Times Square dis- trict that they can have by the first of April and one of these will be leased be- fore that time. The Milne play, which was first pro- duced in the early days of the Guild, will have Laura Hope Crews, Dudley Digges and Erskine Sanford playing their original roles. The decision to do Right You Are for regular performances will necessitate some changes in casts due to conflicting parts in the other Guild productions. The Second Man, by Sam N. Behrman, which will be the final subscription pro- duction of the season, goes into re- hearsal early this week under the direc- tion of Philip Moeller. Either Pygmalion or The Brothers Karamazov will be withdrawn to make room for it. Lyric Theater, Birmingham, To Stage Opportunity Week BIRMINGHAM, March 5.—The Lyric Theater, under the management of Ray- mond Willie, will stage an Opportunity Week beginning March 14. Thru the courtesy of The Birmingham Post it has been arranged for the Marcus Players, who are holding forth in this house, to present that paper’s amateur contest in which all persons theatrically inclined will be given a chance to try out for a professional appearance with the Marcus company. The Post is offering $200 in cash prizes, to be given to the first, sec- ond, third and fourth best acts. The Whirl of Girls revue will be the Marcus Players’ offering during Oppor- tunity Week. Old Landmark Is Razed RICHMOND, Ind., March 5.—The ok Phillips Theater. which has been oc cupied as a store since 1912, is being razed to make way for a modern depart- ment store building The old theater was the home of first-class road shows for many years. ye ; _ ¢ ' i t eeeeerrrr—C“( tse 7 ‘ ( it y oe a ee os ‘: | | me Fs a + ee. Bev aa 2 We, a SE Le . ci: te - eae 33 ine sat a ° | fe ee ae ge — es a a. 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& The Billboard, March 12 1927 Vitaphone Houses Must Use At Least Six Operators Stanley Company Agreement With Union To Set Precedent—Six Men at $85 Each for Strand, Brooklyn—New York Local Urges Thought for Theater Owner NEW YORK, March 7—Theaters u ng Vitaphone will have to employ least six motion picture machine operators, probably more in most cities, depending on the size of the programs played. Conferences were held 6ev- erai days last week between executives of the Stanley Company of America and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees in an effort to reach an agreement as to the num- — - ber of men necessary, salaries, etc. An- other conference is scheduled for today, at which it is expected an agreement satisfactory to both sides will be worked out. About 35 houses in the Stanley chain are involved as’a result of plans to in- stall Vitaphone in their large houses in various centers The agreement reached, it is expected, will act as a precedent for other cities. he New York operators, Local 306, which has nine men at a 15 per cent boost in salary in the Warner, Colony and Selwyn theaters to operate the Vita- phone shows, has compromised with the Stanley Company on six men at $85 a week for the Mark Strand, Brooklyn, where only a few Vitaphone “shorts” are being played. Should the Brooklyn house play the same show as the New York houses, it would have to operate with nine men. The crux of the Stanley-union situation is in Philadelphia. The local there is looking to the New York local to set a precedent in its agreement with the Brooklyn house. For the Branford, Newark, also a Stanley house operating with Vitaphone “shorts” similar to the Brooklyn stand, the same agreement as governs the latter house was reached. Because of a sliding scale @nd a dif- ference in classification of houses in dif- ferent localities, demands will vary, but the union points out that any house sing Vitaphone will have to employ at least six men. Two operators are neces- sary for each show, one at each ma- chine, no matter how small or large the theater may be. Locals in other cities are basing their demands on what the operators are get- ting in New York, and want nine men, or a 50 per cent increase in man power and a 15 per cent increase in salary, when road shows of Vitaphone are given, and at least six men at an increase of 15 per cent in wages when only “shorts” are booked. The locals, as Simon Terr, business agent of the New York Operators, pointed out,-have to exercise Judgment in their demands so that theater owners will not be discouraged from installing Vitaphone due to excessive operator costs. Cheese Club Affairs At Friars Hereafter NEW YORK, March 5.—Starting yes- terday with the luncheon tendered to Paul Whiteman, the weekly testimonial rings of the Cheese Club. will ‘th be held in the Monastery of Friars’ Club instead of in public taurants as has been the custom for he last several years. About 200 well- Broadwayites attended the fes- tivities in honor of the Jazz King, who spoke and then directed an excellent entertainment. President Harry Hersh- field presided and Abbot Willie Collier of the Friars welcomed the visitors to the Monastery in a witty speech. In addition to the Broadway members of the Cheese Club, the guests included Sam Bernard, Harry Puck, William de Lignemare, Eddie Dowling, Loney Has- kell, Walter Kingsley, Ben Bernie, Harry Delf, Borrah Minnevich, William Morris, Jr.; Milt Gross, Harry Reichenbach, Morrie Ryskind, Mose Gumble, Harry Cooper, Charles Moskowitz, Major Bowes, Marc Machman and others. Ted Leary Praised CHICAGO, March 5. — Headlined on the theater page of The Chicayo Eve- ning American, and drawing almost a full column, Ted Leary, master of cere- monies, and the rest of the acts at the Stratford Theater, movie palace, were given generous praise bordering on a feature article. Leary, who has been introducing the shows there for eight months, has personality and a humorous quip in the bag for everything. Known Baltimore BALTIMORE, March 5.—After a run of six weeks, termed highly successful by Harry A. Henkel, manager, the photoplay Ben-Hur is drawing to a close at the Ford Theater. The house will next show Beau Geste, after which a legitimate production has been booked. What Price Glory?, screen attraction at the Auditorium, also closes its twoe- week engagement tonight. In this time Baltimore has been without a legitimate play, causing some little comment and ire among theatergoers. The Student Prince arrives at the Auditorium next week for a return engagement. Jane Spaeder Dancing Troupe Going to Paris in September CLEVELAND, March 5.—Jane Spaeder, Cleveland dance producer, will take a chorus of 12 dancers to Paris during the American Legion convention in Septeme ber. Stanley Co. Confirms $100,000,000 Merger NEW YORK, March 7.—A consolidae tion of the Stanley Company of America, the West Coast Theaters Company and First National Pictures was effected Thursday, involving total assets of more than $100,000,000 and representing the largest development of its kind in the motion picture industry since the Fa- mous Players-Lasky combine. Richard A. Rowland, vice-president of First Na- tional, officially confirmed the merger on Friday. The Stanley Company of America was represented in the deal by Edward B. Smith and Company, the West Coast Theaters by Hayden, Stone & Com- pany, and First National by its three principal executives — Robert Lieber, president; Richard A. Rowland, vice- president, and Samuel Spring, secretary and treasurer. Stanley controls 210 West Coast Theaters National numbers a franchise holders. The merger of the three companies will be co-operative, with no purchase or change in the personnel of any of the three groups. Prior to the opening of the negotiations Stanley and the West Coast interests owned 30 per cent of the stock of First National and since that time have acquired additional holdings. theaters and 140, while First large quota of = ' 1 DR. PAUL M. PEARSON, director of the Swarthmore Chautauqua, which is to be endowed with a $5,000,000 fund extend its amusement activities. to enable it to and educational Big Fight Looming On Sound Pictures NEW YORK, March 7.—Alarmed by the potentialities of Vitaphone and Fox’s Movietone, which can be shown on Vitaphone equipment, five big motion picture companies have started negotia- tions with the General Electric Com- pany and the Radio Corporation of America for the use and development of their invention, Photophone, in an effort to meet anticipated competition. The companies are Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, Famous Players-Lasky, Producers Distributing Corporation, Universal and First National. These companies re- cently formed a committee to carry on negotiations with General Electric. Photophone was recently demon- strated at the State, Schenectady, and at the Rivoli here. It differs from Vita- phone and Movietone in that the sound reproduction is photographed on the film instead of made on a disc. With Tyler for Another Year NEW YORK, March 7.—Contrary to rumor along Broadway that Glenn Hun- ter will leave the management of George C. Tyler after the close of the Young Woodley tour and appear in a new play for another producer, Tyler has Hunter under contract for another year and a week-end conference some time be- tween now and April 1, when Tyler sauis for Europe, will decide what the youth- ful star’s next vehicle is to be. Choice lies in Behold the Dreamer, by Fulton Oursler, and another play which the Tyler office will not disclose until a matter of rights has been settled. Hun- ter is the only player that Tyler has signed under a season contract for next year. Young Woodley will wind up its tour in May and Hunter will then be given a rest until Tyler returns trom abroad about August 1. New England J. W. McNamara, of the New England Theater Operating Company, has suce ceeded Nat Silver as manager of the Franklin Park Theater, Dorchester. This gives McNamara the management of three of the firm’s best theaters. The Tremont Theater, Nashua, N. H. has been leased to unnamed parties. The present lease expires May 28. A new theater is to be built in Nashua which will play the big road attractions as well as films. At present no road show§ can play Nashua owing to the lack of a suitable house. California Frank Hafley was in Bos- ton for a few days this week in connec- tion with his summer activities. It is rumored that Charles Williams, former manager of the Franklin Park Theater, is doing field work for the Bos- ton Keith-Albee booking office The Park Theater, Nashua, N. H., is playing four acts Friday and Saturday of Keith-Albee vaudeville. A French show played the Strand Theater, Manchester, N. H., last Tues- day, renting the theater for $200 a day, including stagehands and attaches of the house. They found when the time of the performance arrived that they did not have over 50 people in the thea- ter. The money was given back and an amiable settlement was made thru the efforts of Al Couture, owner of house. Dr. Guy E. Chesley, of the Governor’s council, State of New Hampshire, and incidentally secretary of the Rochester Fair, was a visitor in Boston last week. John F. Kilderry, New England carni- val and ride man, is very busy these days getting ready for his summer activities. Simon Called Peter opened February 28 at the Somerville Theater, presented by the Somerville Players. Strong ex- ceptions were taken by the clergy and prominent citizens, and it was ordered withdrawn. The city authorities then investigated, got the stories of all parties concerned, and finally consented to al- low the play to run the remainder of the week. W. C. McNaughton, former manager of the Rivoli Theater, and Henry Denny, former manager of the Criterion, have resigned. ‘Names’ Sought By Universal Angling for Nora Bayes. Ederle and Tanguay as Stage Pres- entations NEW YORK. March 7.—The Alhambra, Milwaukee, and the Liberty, Kansas City, presentation picture houses in the Universal chain, are going in for “name” attractions demanding high salaries. N W. Stephens, special booking rep- resentative of Universal, signing attrac- tions thru the Unity Theatrical Agency is dickering for Nora Bayes, Gertrude Ederle and Eva Tanguay for these thea- ters. The negotiations are being con- ducted with the William Morris office for Bayes and Ederle. The Channel swimmer, at the Para- mount this week, commands $6,000 a week; Miss Bayes, at the Chicago Thea- ter, Chicago, this: week around the £3,500 mark, and Miss Tanguay a figure not far from this. Edna Wallace Hopper recently played the Universal film houses, including the American, Denver. Showfolk Will Entertain At Calif. Legislative Ball SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 5—A program replete with novelties furnished by the various theatrical circuits of California has been lined up for the legislative ball of 1927 to be held March 16 in honor of Governor and Mrs. C. C Young and Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Baron R. Fitts. The ball, which will be the first in years to have the personal attendance of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and their staffs, is to be held in the new $1,000,000 me- morial auditorium. Arthur P. Craner, assistant secretary of the senate and representative of showmen, is secretary and manager of the affair, and he plans to make it one of the most pretentious ever held. Max Bradfield and his radio orchestra will be among the musical organizations. Carpenter Plays for Belasco Dissolves Dramatists Theater NEW YORK, March 7.—Edward Childs Carpenter has signed a contract to write a series of plays for David Belasco and will consequently retire from the pro- ducing field. The Dramatists Theater, Inc., producing unit of which he was the head, will be dissolved before April ! Carpenter's first play for Belasco is The Bachelor Father, which is scheduled for production early in the new season. This will be followed by Siz Lovely Ladies and another drama, as yet untitled. He is also to write “a spectacular drama” to order, a type of play “which hitherto has been impossible on the speaking stage because of the physical limitations and attempted only in the panoramic medium of the screen”. Lynne Overman Coming Back | To B'way in “Gossipy Sex’ NEW YORK, March 5.—Lynne Over- man, who has not appeared on the Broadway legitimate stage since playing in Just Married in 1921, signed this morning with the John Golden office to be starred in Golden's next production, which goes into rehearsal in about two weeks. The piece is titled The Gossipy Sez, a full-length play made by Law- rence Grattan from the vaudeville sketch in which he and Robert Keene have been playing the two-a-day for the past five years. The cast that is to support Overman will be selected during the coming week. Golden will follow this play with The Prisoner, by George Abbott and Dana Burnet. 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Frances Starr, Fido, in Jam Over Guest-Star Stock Date Colonial Theater. Cleveland, Engages Fidelity Member To Play in “Bride of Lamb” With All-Equity Troupe—Actors’ Assn. Warns Company It Is Against Regulations CLEVELAND, O., March 5.—An echo iq the the of the the guest star of the stock presentation is 100 per cent Equity and officials of the Actors’ Equity Association have notified the stock players that they can- a member of Fidelity, as Equity contracts for stock companies call for an all- Equity cast in good standing. Equity and Fidelity members may play together in the legitimate theater field, known as First-Class Productions, ac- cording to the agreements made after the late strike. A wire from the New York headquarters of Equity states that the company will be liable for Council action that will mean suspension if it rehearses or plays with Miss Starr. Another wire posted on the call board at the Colonial Theater is signed by the rnagement of the Colonial Theater oniv Colonial Productions, Inc., of New York, which corporation is sponsoring the stock season here. It reads: “Because Miss Starr is not a member of the Actors’ Equity Association, we have been informed by said Association that Miss Starr cannot appear on the stage of the Colonial Theater in the part in Bride of the Lamb with present Equity members. Kindly inform members of Equity at the Colonial that we cannot tolerate such interference with our business, much less countenance the introduction of such tactics in the theater. Also point out that we have promised people of Cleveland that we would present Frances Starr and we cannot go back on our word. If in view of this the com- pany intends terminating its respec- tive engagements after March 13 the management of the Colonial Theater feels, in respect of fair treatment evinced to all at all times, that it is entitled to notice of such intention on the part of the cast at once.” In answer to a request for instruc- tions, the company was notified by Equity that no notice was necessary and that it was entirely up to the manage- ment to live up to the terms of the contract which states that the cast must be 100 per cent Equity. Refusal to play with Miss Starr would not be a breach of contract on the part of the actor. The breach would be entirely the man- agement’s, which would be obligated to pay the actors two weeks’ salary in settlement. Colonial Productions, Inc., is operated from New York, with offices in the Pershing Building there. Russell H. Unruh is president and general manager, nad S. H. Wiessman is business manager of the corporation. Despite Equity warning they dispatched Miss Starr to Cleveland today to start rehearsals Mon- day. A bond of $3,000 is posted with the Actors’ Equity Association in the name of the management and it will Secure salaries of the company. “Thou Desperate Pilot’ Praised in Brooklyn BROOKLYN, March 5.—Preliminary to its showing at the Morosco Theater, New York, Thou Desperate Pilot, the new Zoe Akins play, was presented for the week of February 27 by Raclfel Crothers and Mary Kirkpatrick at Werba’s Brook- lyn Theater. It has the advantage of an excellent acting cast. One reviewer terms the new piece “The best play so far seen at Werba’s since that theater began its ‘Brooklyn before Broadway’ policy.” The cast is made up of David Hawthorne, Roberta Beatty, Adela‘de Fitzallen, Perey Ames, Charles Hender- Son, Helen Ware, Miriam Hopkins, Ul- ticht Haupt, Shirley Gale, Charles R. McMullen and Howard Lane. Sailings and Arrivals NEW YORK, March’ 5.— Showfolk Smong the sailings this week were Oscar Hammerstein, Irma Moore, musical Comedy actress; Pablo Casals, cellist; Woodman Thompson, scenic designer; vohn Ford, Fox Film director: Arthur (By eler 5) Baer and family. Incoming trav- were Ring Lardner, Fritz Busche, Dresden orchestra conductor, and Ben- ho Moisseiwitsch, pianist. Actors’ Fidelity League, will positively appear the week of March 14 of managerial defiance, harkening back days of the actors’ strike, is causing considerable excitement here with insisting that Frances Starr, a member as of Bride of the Lamb. The company se e ’” . Rain” Puzzles Paris PARIS, March 4.—Rain, made famous in America by Jeanne Eagles, proved somewhat puzzling to the French audi- ence that witnessed its local premiere at the Madeleine Theater this week. Jane Marnac, playing the part of Sadie Thompson, did excellent work, and the rest of the company also won praise, but the audience apparently coutd not quite comprehend the Anglo-Saxon psychology of the drama. Some of the most serious passages brought forth giggles and snickers. Fires and Robberies CHICAGO,—Fire broke out in the pro- jection booth of the Monogram Theater, motion picture house, February 27, causing slight damage. An audience of 1,500 filed out in orderly fashion with- out injury. DENVER, Colo.—The Royal Theater, Camaged by fire to the extent of several hundred dollars, Februafy~27; F. Solo- mon, motion picture operator, badly burned and several persons in the audi- ence slightly injured in panic rush for the doors. ST. LOUIS.—The historic Odeon The- ater, originally constructed as a Ma- sonic temple, destroyed by fire March 2. Loss estimated at $590,000. The the- ater was used by the St. Louis Sym- phony Orchestra and other big musical organizations. TULSA, Okla.—Cozy Theater, motion picture house, burglarized February 23, safeblowers getting away with $600. Stage Cleanup Move Under Way in Chicago CHICAGO, March 5.—Altho Mayor Dever has rejected the plan of local clubwomen for a commission to help “clean up Chicago theaters”, efforts toward a purified stage are being con- tinued. The Mayor, who is opposed to undue censorship, feels that a resolu- tion providing for a censorship commis- sion must come from an alderman, not the administration. He added that if bad New York plays are brought here, a way will be found to stop their presentation. One of the theaters now housing a daring production has installed a buz- zer system whereby a spotter on duty at the front of the house may tip off the performers in the event of any in- spectors or suspected civic authorities making a call. The Billboard, March 12 _ JULES W. ing manager for the Shuberts, and his daughter, Miss F. Bulle Murry, aboard MURRY, general book- the Canadian Pacific liner Montroyal, which sailed last week for a month's cruise of the West Indies Managers To Act Against Gougers NEW YORK, March 7. — A special meeting of the Managers’ Protective As- sociation will be called the latter part of this week by L. Lawrence Weber, sec- retary, to discuss plans for combating any evils that may arise from the recent decision of the Federal Supreme Court, declaring unconstitutional the New York law regulating prices and broker- age fees on theater tickets, the court ruling that theaters are not public utilities and that entertainment is not part of the nation’s commerce. Weber and Arthur Hammerstein, president of the association, have al- ready held several conferences on the problem, and the present plans call for an agreement between the managers and the brokers, whereby the former will refuse to allow the brokers to han- dle their tickets if they are found to be charging more than 50 cents above the box-office price. A definite aate for a meeting of the managers was to have been set today, but Weber is con- fined to his home with a severe cold and will not be able to get out for sev- eral days. Tyson's, McBride's and the Tyson & Brother United Ticket Offices declare they will continue to do business on the customary 50-cent margin, but it is the small brokers who are worrying the managers. Several of these brokers ad- mit their intention of raising their prices on the most sought after hits. SILAS MOCKRIDGE. representing Lew Fields and Lyle D. Andrews, has been sent over to London to aid in the as- sembling of the chorus and minor prin- cipals for the London production of Peggy-Ann. St. Louis ST. LOUIS, March 7.—The Garden Theater, 7200 Olive street road, will open June 7 for a season of eight weeks of drama. There will be no other form of entertainment at the open-air theater this season. It is planned to give six performances a week, beginning Tuesday night and running thru the week, in- cluding Sunday. Mondays will be given over to dress rehearsals. Among the plays to be presented this season are As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew, She Stoops To Conquer, A Mid-~ summer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Fash- ion, or Life in New York, and Merry Wives of Windsor. Whitford Kane fias been engaged to play the part of Falstaff in the ls:.tter play. Ina Claire is this week appearing at the American in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney. William Hodge, in his bi¢ laughing succes, The Judge’s Husband, is sched- uled to open at the Shubert-Rialto next Mondey night Al Lentz and His Jazz Orchestra and the St. Louis Fire Department Trio are appearing in conjunction with the pic- ture, The Fire Brigade, at Loew's State this week. At the Shubert-Rialto this week, Bertha Kalich, in The Riddle Woman, is splitting the week with Harry Lauder. . Bobby Jackson and his Revue, Davis and McCoy, and James and Sinclair, are appearing at the Grand Opera House this week. The feature photoplay is Josselyn’s Wife, featuring Pauline Frederick Thurston, the magician, will come into the American Sunday Craig Campbell, Charles Irwin, Walter Vernon, Chamberlain and Himes, Doro- thy Neville and Joe Termini are appear- ing on the Anniversary Program at the Ambassador this week. On the screen, An Affair of the Follies, featuring Lewis Stone and Billie Dove. On the stage at the Grand Central this week, Gene Rodemich is presenting Goin’ Crazy, featuring Willard Andelin and Johnny Perkins. The bill at the St. Louis this week in- cludes Billy House and Company, Wil- liam and Joe Mandel, Owen McGiveney, Snow and Columbia and Lang and Haley. On the silver sheet, The Auctioneer, fea- turing George Sidney. 1927 9 Los Angeles Has A Theater Guild Horace M. Gardner Heads New Organization Similar to New York Group LOS ANGELES, March 5.—The Thea- ter Guild of Los Angeles, patterned along the lines of the Theater Guild of New York, and having as its object the production of non-commercial piays of an artistic, literary, educational and dramatic value, has just been formed here. Horace M. Gardner, formerly as- sociated with Henry W. Savage, the Shuberts, Comstock & Gest and for several years stage director of the New York Theater Guild, is managing di- rector of the new organization, and Mrs. J. T. Anderson is secretary and treas- urer. The first production to be offered will be staged April 25 at the Gamut Club Building. Maurice Salzman's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, which was recently given a successful presentation at the Ambassador, has been chosen as the initial vehicle. Headquarters of the local Theater Guild have been estab- lished at the Gamut clubhouse. Colonial. Indianapolis, Closed INDIANAPOLIS, March 5—The Co- lonial Theater is dark and will remain closed temporarily, according to William T. Rasmussen, receiver for the Indian- apolis Amusement Company, operator of the theater. The application for a re- ceiver was filed by Harry E. Cohen, one of the owners, who asserted the company is insolvent. ‘The theater may be re- opened later. Blue Law Aetivities COLUMBIA, S. C., March 5.—The pro- posal to modify the State’s Sunday laws won a victory in the judiciary committee this week. The bill would authorize the sale of gasoline, soft drinks and other articles on the Sabbath, except during. church hours, and would permit sports and games that are not noisy and bois- terous. A measure also was prepared this week in the lower chamber to authorize motion picture shows on Sunday in cities of 2,500 inhabitants or more. HARTFORD, Conn., March 5.—Motion pictures after 2 o’clock on Sunday after- noons will be permitted in those towns which so desire, according to the terms of a bill passed without opposition by the Senate this week. According to the present law, Sunday movies are permitted only in the evening JERSEY CITY, N. J., March 5.—Under the vice and immorality act—New Jer- sey’s ancient “blue law”—contracts made on Sundays are null and void, Vice- Chancellor Fielder ruled this week. AUSTIN,. Tex.. March 5.—The larger cities of Texas are in favor of the Sunday shows, and so are the majority of the smaller towns, but the organized minority of reformers are still opposed to Sunday shows, as usual RED BANK. N. J., March 5.—Hundreds of persons seeking entrance to the Carl- ton Theater last Sunday were turned back by police, who had been instructed to enforce the Sunday-closing law. Own- ers of the theater announced that they would institute suit against the city for $75,000 damages. NEW ORLEANS, March 5—The Su- preme Court has affirmed the verdict in the case of the City of West Monroe, La., vs. Timothy Newell, which prohibits Sunday motion pictures, and ends the ficht made by Newell, owner of the Crys- tal Theater in West Monroe, to operate his house on Sunday. NEWARK, N. Y., March 7.—The Sun- movies issue has been brought up here since the Schine Theatrical Enter- prises, Inc., of Gloversville, invaded the town. 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10 The Billboard, March 12 1927 Broadway Clean-Up Campaign Is Shifted to State Assembly Greenberg’s Withdrawal of Censorship Measure Is Followed by In- troduction of Similar Jenks Bill—Group of Theaterfolk Going to Albany To Oppose State Action NEW YORK, March 7.—With court action of The Cantire, Ser and-The Virgin Man proceeding slowly in the throes of legal red tane and the settlement of technicalities, general interest in the censorship situation shifts this week to Albany, where public hearing is to be held on the Jenks Bill, introduced in the State Assembly a few days ago to take was withdrawn by its sponsor after he had been won over to theaters’ plan of self-censorship. ‘ The new measure is practically a duplicate of the old one. A pro and con hearing of public opinion will be heard either tomorrow afternoon before the Assembly Judiciary Committee, or Wednesday afternoon before the Assem- bly Committee on Public Education. An impressive group of prominent theater folk was formed here this morning, and it will leave in a body tomorrow to go to Albany to oppose any and all forms of State censorship. Arthur Hopkins is chairman of the group, and the others who will appear at the hearing include Elsie Ferguson, Owen Davis, Elizabeth Marbury, Arthur Richman, Theresa Helburn, Sidney Howard and Dr. Charles K. Gilbert, of the Episcopal Social Service Commission. Frank Gillmore, now in Kansas City, will also appear against the bill if he can get to Albany in time. Among those who will go to Albany to urge that the Jenks Bill be passed will be John S. Sumner, of the Society for the Suppression of Vice; Canon William S. Chase; Hans P. Freece, of the New York Civic League; Rev. S. Edward Young, of the Society for the Prevention of Crime; Mrs. John Jerome Rooney, of the Lecture Platform; Mrs. Harry Harvey Thomas, of the Federation of Women's Clubs; Rev. John Roach Straton, Mrs. C. W. Dietrich, John B. Hibbard, and many others. Numerous meetings and debates on the subject were held here over the week- end in theaters, halls and churches, crowded to capacity. The net result seemed still to be a divided opinion. Grand Jury indictments were issued last week against John Cort, C. W. Morgen- stern, James Timony and the 21 players appearing in Sez, all of whom entered pleas of not guilty. They were again released on bail until the court calendar will allow jury trial in general sessions. In the case of The Virgin Man, which is scheduled for trial before three judges March 18 in special sessions, William F. Dugan, author and coproducer, has served notice in the Supreme Court, ask- ing for transfer to jury trial in general sessions. The case against the manage- ment of the National Winter Garden burlesque show, raided a week ago, comes up for preliminary hearing tomorrow. In the Supreme Court, Justice Ma- honey announced today that he was reading the script of The Captive, and would reserve decision on the third mo- tion made by Arthur Garfield Hays with- in two weeks to permit Horace Liveright to reopen the play. His last action was an effort to prevent the management of the Waldorf Theater from breaking its contract to book The Captive when Liveright attempts to revive it. American Academy Seniors Offer Emery’s ‘“Tarnish” NEW YORK, March 5.—An excellent program, well chosen, well directed and well acted, was given by the senior Students of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts yesterday afternoon at the Lyceum Theater when Gilbert Emery’s Tarnish, preceded by The Valiant, by Holworthy Hall and Robert Middlemass, were offered. Four excellent performances as turned in by Barbara Weeks, Helen Harrison, Natalie Center and Clark Twelvetrees marked the Emery piece. Miss Weeks shone distinctly in the tharacter part of the bombastic wife of a bootlegger and left little to be desired in her in- terpretation of the role. Miss Harrison was winsome and true as the daughter and possesses a charm and personality well in keeping with her acting ability. The nervous, complaining mother as played by Miss Center was also well done and she, besides special mention for her acting, deserves mention for the excellent makeup. Twelvetrees is a personable juvenile, manly and unaf- (Continued on Page 85) the place of the Greenberg Bill, which Detroit DETROIT, March 7.—Two plays fre'n the pen of Owen Davis are playing here this week. The Donovan Ajfair opened at the New Detroit last night. while Easy Come, kasy Go, is scheduled to make its bow at the Bonstelle Playhouse tonight.’ Included in the cast of The Donavan Affair are Phoebe Foster, Eleanor Woodruff, Niles Welch, Robert Hudson, Paul Harvey, Dodson Mitchell and others. Helen Hayes’ engagement at the Cass in What Every Woman Knows has been extended another week. Katja is in its second and final week at the Shubert-Detroit, going from here to Chicago for an indefinite stay. Made- leine Collins and Leonard Ceiley as- sume the leading roles and Jack Shee- han and Doris Patston furnish the comedy. The Poor Nut will be the attraction at the New Detroit, beginning next Sun- day. Elliott Nugent plays the central character and is coauthor with his fa- ther, J. C. Nugent, of the play. Abie’s Irish Rose will return to the Garrick next Sunday for a limited en- gagement. Old English, featuring George Arliss, is in its final week at the Garrick. Schmitt Goes to New York DENVER, Col., March 5.—Don Charno, recently musical director in the Old Mill, Capitol and Palace theaters, Dallas, opened today as director of the Music Masters, Rialto Theater, Denver, suc- ceeding Fred Schmitt, who is now with the Publix Company, New York. Atlantic City Visitors ATLANTIC City, March 5.—Among the theatrical personages registered at The Ambassador this week were William Anthony McGuire, Mr. and Mrs. Theo- dore Zambuni (Kathleen O’Hanlon), Joe Penner and Sam Hearn. Helen MacKellar and George Mac- Quarrie returned to Philadelphia, where they are playing in the condensed ver- sion of The Mud Turtle. Harry Lauder Signs To Appear in Films LONDON, March 7 (Special cable to The Billboard).—Sir Harry Lauder, who is now touring in America, has signed to appear in moving pictures. He will make his debut as a star in a picture entitled Huntingtower. ARTHUR G. MACAULAY, talented juvenile, who has been playing on the legitimate stage and with the Flora De- Voss Stock Company, and is now re- turning to the screen under the name of Wallace Arthur. His first assignment will be in Syd Chaplin's next produc- tion. Miss Eagels in Row With Miller Office NEW YORK, March 7.—Trouble aruse today between Jeanne Eagels and tine Gilbert Miller office with the former serving of noti that she would not continue rehearSals in Her Cardboard Lover, scheduled to open next Monday, unless certain changes were made in the script and unless players whom sue did not approve were immediately re- placed, according to a seemingly au- thentic inside report gleaned by The Billboard. What action the Miller omice would take was still undecided at a late hour this afternoon, as far as could be learned. Francine Larrimore was re- cently rushed into the star role in Sam H. Harris’ production of Chicago when a similar dispute arose between him and Miss Eagels, with the latter walking out and failing to report for further re- hearsals when called. Elmira Night Club Closed ELMIRA, N. Y., March 7.—The Terrace Dell Cottage in the Lowman Highway, most popular night club here, has been closed following a raid, in which an in- finitesimal quantity of alleged lNquor was seized. Louis Johnson, alleged pro- prietor, is out on $2,000 bail, and his wife, a bride of a few weeks, on $1,000 bond. No Akron Censor AKRON, O., March 5.—The plan for the establishment of a theatrical censor- ship has been rejected by the city council on the ground that the Mayor and Safety Director already have full authority to stop indecent performances. Mayor Rybolt subsequently stated that he would take steps to close any theaters presenting improper attractions when- ever the city law director ruled that ‘there were sufficient legal grounds. Broadway Openings and Closings March 7 Thou Desperate Pilot, by Zoe Akins, presented by Rachel Crothers and Mary Kirkpatrick at the Morosco Theater. Inheritors, by Susan Glaspell, pre- sented by the Civic Repertory Theater Company at the 14th Street Theater. March 8 The Heaven Tappers, by George Scar- borough and Annette Westbay, presented by Lee Shubert in association with Ed- win Carewe at the Forrest Theater. March 9 Earth, by Em Jo Basshe, presented by the New Playwrights’ Theater at the za Street Theater. March 10 The New Yorkers, a revue by Joe Swerling with lyrics by Henry Myers and music by Arthur Schwartz, Edgar Fair- child and Charles M. Schwab, at the Edyth Totten Theater. Week of March 14 A Woman in the House, by Samuel Shipman and Neil Twomey, presented by Jones and Green, starring Louis Mann and Clara Lipman, at the Ritz Theater. The Mystery Ship, by Edwara M. Schoenberg and Milton Silver, presented by Gustav Blum at the Garrick Theater. Menace, by Arthur M. Brilant, pre- sented by James E. Kenney at the 49th Street Theater. The Spider, by Fulton Oursler and Lowell Brentano, presented by Sam H. Harris and Albert Lewis at a theater not yet named. Closings last Saturday, March 5, in- cluded A Lady in Love, Puppets of Pas- sion, New York Exzchanye, Honor Be Damned and Rose-Marie. Abraham's Bosom is slated to go at the end of this week. Bye, Bye, Bonnie, will move Mon- day, March 14, from the Ritz Theater to the Cosmopolitan Theater. Charlotte, NC, Publix Center District Office ‘Opened—Wm. E. Drumbar Is Manager—Warren Ervin Local Manager CHARLOTTE, ‘N. C., March 7.—That this city is to become the center of the Publix Corporation's activities in North and South Carolina is evidenced by the fact that William E. Drumbar, district manager for these two States, has lo- cated his offices here. Drumbar, who has had 25 years of experience in the show business, formerly had charge of all Publix houses in Knoxville. Warren Ervin has been appointed ‘manager of the three Publix houses here. Peggy Wood Will Succeed Pauline Lord in “Trelawney” NEW YORK, March 7.—Peggy Wood, who closed Saturday in A Lady in Love, is to succeed Pauline Lord in the all- star cast of Trelawney of the Wells when Miss Lord leaves to join Mariners, which opens March 28 at the Plymouth Thea- ter. Winthrop Ames’ productions of Iolanthe and The Pirates of Penzance will leave the Plymouth to start a tour on that date that will cover Washing- ton, New Haven, Springfield, Providence and Boston, in the order named. George White in ‘Scandals’ NEW YORK, March 7.—George White stepped into the cast of his own Scan- dals at the Apollo Theater, Saturday, replacing Harry Richman, who has been granted a short vacation. “Impostor” Closes After Tryout NEW YORK, March 7.—The Impostor, which had been scheduled to open here March 21, was withdrawn Saturday night itu Faterson, N. J., after one week's play- ing out of town. It will go to the store- rovse The cast was paid off today from security posted with the Actors’ Equity Association by the American Stage Producing Company, which spon- sored the piece. Premiere of “‘Ain’t Love Grand” ALLENTOWN, Pa., March 4-—The first performance on any stage of Ain’t Love Grand, three-act com- edy, by Willis Maxwell Goodline, sponsored by the Whiteley Productions, Inc., was given at the Lyric Theater to- night. A fair-sized audience attended the tryout of the new piece. Gwen Lory and Schuyler Smith are cast in the principal roles—a Childs restaurant waitress and a penniless stranger. Jessie Crommette Injured ALEXANDRIA, La., March 5.—Jessie Crommette, 66, member of a company playing at a local theater February 28, suffered a broken collarbone when she was run down by an automobile, but after surgical treatment at a hospital she pluckily returned to the theater and played her role. Plays Under Way The Brush Heap (Edmund F. Gerner, Inc.) will make its bow March 18 in New London, and March 21 will go to Wash- ington, with Baltimore booked for the week following. It is set for Broadway April 4. Birds of Passage (William A. Brady) will open March 14 at the Bronx Opera House, New York, with future bookings indefinite, Fiesta (New Playwrights’ Theater) will be added to the repertory of the New Playwrights’ Theater March 28 at the 52d Street Theater, New York. Mariners (Actors’ Theater) will make its debut March 25 at Stamford, and three days later will be seen on Broad- way. ; Spread Eagle (Jed Harris) will open March 28 in Atlantic City, and is set April 4 for New York. Her Cardboard Lover (Gilbert Miller is scheduled for Broadway during t'e week of March 21. Ain’t Love Grand? 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Incze Buys Foreign Rights To Five Broadway Successes Central European Producer Acquires ‘‘Abie’s Irish Rose’, “Broad- way”, “Road to Rome”, ‘‘Constant Wife’ and “‘Peggy- Ann’’—Also Gets ‘Scandals’? Song Hits NEW YORK, March 5.—Alexandre Incze, the young Central European pro- r, who has been here looking over the Broadway » foreign rights, exclusive of France and Fng!and, to Ah’e’s Irish Rose, Broa '- nuy, The Road to Rome, The Constant Wife, and the r market, has purchased ‘sical comedy, Peg? '- Ann He has been operating thru the Shesgreen & Vroom office during his «ay in New York and the deal for the iccesses is*said to be the biggest its kind ever put thru at one time. Incze plans to offer Abie first in Buda- and Vienna, and later in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The other plays ibly will be presented only in Hun- Austria and Germany, altho his rehts give him practically the entire Continent Each piece will be trans- i into the language of the countries to be played and casts assembled in the foreign producing centers. No players are to be engaged here. Incze also has acquired the Continental rights to most of the song hits in George White's Scandals. He started negotia- tions for the entire show, it is said, but decided that it would be too extrava- gant an enterprise for audiences in Cen- tral Europe. Shesgreen & Vroom will continue to represent Incze here when he returns to his own Continent. Theater Club Dinner NEW YORK, March 5.—Mrs. Albern W. Williams urges members of the Thea- ter Club, Inc., to make reservations now for the club*‘s annual luncheon Tues- day, March 22. A few tables are still available. After the opening talk by the president, Mrs. Albert A. Snowden, the study and discussion of the plav. The Silver Cord, on March 8, was under the direction of Mrs. Charles L. Kay. The play was discussed by Mrs. Norbert F. O'Callahan, Mrs. Robert H. Alles, Mrs. Robert Gerard Williams, Mrs. Oliver W. Bowen, Mrs. John E. King and Mrs. David L. Fultz. The chairman of Ways and Means, Mrs. Anna Preston Gecr, is ng @ luncheon and card pr°r‘y to be given on the S. S. Hamburg, Friday, May 6. Reservations have been made for 500 members and guests. Members will attent the matinee of The Cradle Song March 17. Stage Manager Fined $50 For Abusing Chorus Girl five sl arranci Cae Gaabe NEW : YORK, March 7. — Ossie J. Vanessi, stage manager of The Desert Song, at the Casino Theater, was fined $50 in Tombs Court last week on com- Paint of Tatiana R. Trema ne, one of the chorus, who charged he had pushed and shoved her, used insulting language and lifted her skirt to the level of her eyes, when he discovered her costume torn as she was about to go on for a humber. The magistrate also ordered Miss Tremaine, Kathleen Huss and Gladys Lake, who testified g:-inst Van- esi, reinstated to the chorus of the show. Orlando Road Season Closes ORLANDO, Fla., March 4.—The road show season in Orlando closed with the performance of The Gorilla at the Beacham Theater last Friday. E. B. Coleman's Honey Bunch Com- pany returned here for three Thursday and played to packed houses as they always do here. They came to Or! because a road show bocking forced them out of the Victory Theater, Tampa, for the day. Keith-Albee vaudeville, playing three 1oWs each Saturday in the Beacham, sae its season tomorrow, having Played to good business this winter. The theater continues its film policy. shows ndo «) Victor Moore a Realtor NEW YORK, March 7.—Victor Moore, how playing in Oh Kay at the Imperial “Heater, was last week granted a loan ®F $39000 on a piece of property on r oseve't r enue, Jackson Heights, L. I, which he bought 19 years ago for $8,109 ©h a deposit of $10 as a binder. Last umenes he refused $89,000 for the site and hir has now decided to improve it nself with a store and office building. Pittsburgh PITTS?2’"°RGH. March 7. Wil'erd Mack's Honor Pe Damned is appear n; at the Nixon ti::s week. The cat in cludes, besides Mack, William Court- legh. Ruth King, Ethel Grey Terry, Bea‘rice Banya27d, Lizzie McC.!!, Huron L. Blyden, Carl Gerard, Go-ge Cecv-- Icrd, ‘T-omas F. Tracey, Harry English and Harry Joyner. Ab‘e’s Irish Rose tonight becins 1's second a-d final week of ts third trp to Pitts»uvgh at the Pitt Theat r The Cocoanuts, with the Marx HBror™- er 3 the rr'necipal funsters, wil’ be tre at’ract’on at the Nixon next w-ek Pose-Marie will open a week's run at the Shubert Alvin tonight. Stucvent Prin-e wi'l be the attraction at the Alvin next week. The Mason-Dixon Band is appeari:g in conjunction with the feature picture, The Fire Brigade, at the Aldine. Lester Bryant Leases Eltinge Theater, N. Y. NEW YORK, March 7.—A. H. Woods surrendered the last of his Broadway theaters last week when he closed & deal with Lester Bryant, producer, covering a lease on the Eltinge Theater for a term of years at an annual rental of #75.000. The chance in management will officially take place two weeks from today, when Woods’ production of Crime moves from the Eltinge across the street to the Times Square Theater, and Fog, in which Brvant is interested, transfers from the National Theater to the El- tinge. A group of six wealthy backers are said to be behind Bryant in the transaction but both the Woods and the Bryant offices are silent as to who they cre. The moving of Fog, however, would in.dicate that they are the same group vho are interested with Bryant in that piece, which is being produced by Lor- ton Productions, Inc. MAURINE WATKINS has gone to Washington for a few weeks to gain lo- cal color for her dramatization of Revelry. ~~ a D2 ee | | | HARRY ELLERBE, talented juvenile Walker Players at the Huntington, W. Va. Ellerbe began his acting career while in college. Last season he appeared with the Cherry Lane Players, New York, in “‘The Moon Is a Gong’. of the Stuart Strand Theater, Wait Comunielon Named by Coolidge WASHINGTON, March 5.—President Coolidge sent to the Senate this week the names of five nominees he has selected for the newly created Federal Radio Commission. They are: William H. G. Bullard, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., retired, of Media, Pa., named for a term of six years. Orestes H. Caldwell, of Bronxville, N. Y., editor of radio magazines; for a term of five years. Eugene O. Sykes, of Jackson, Miss., former justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi; for a term of four years. Henry A. Bellows, of Minneapolis, Minn., director of the Gold Medal Radio Station at Minneapolis; for a term of three years. John F. Dillon, of San Francisco, Calif.. supervising radio technician at San Francisco; for a term of two years. Priority for certain subjects at cer- tain hours of radio broadcasting would be a method of eliminating interference without a great change in the present methods of radio distribution, Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, stated orally on March 3. Weather reports, he said, might have priority at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.; farm prices at noon and 6 p.m.; entertainment from 7 to 12 p.m. It would, he suggested, be of great help to the baseball enthusiast to know that every day at 2:30 priority of the air would be given to baseball games. Broadway Briefs VINCENT LAWRENCE has sold his latest play, titled The Conflict, to Sam H. Harris and it will be given a spring tryout PATRICK KEARNEY is to have his drama, A Man's Man, produced in Ger- many under the direction of Max Rein- hardt. CALVIN THOMAS, now appearing In fet a Thief—. is the owner of the co'- lection of rare books and first editions amnounced to be exhibited at the Ander- son Galleries next month. EVA LE GALL’FNNE is requiring hr C’viec Repertory Theater Company to re- rort four mornings a week on the stage of the 14th Street Theater for fencing rractice under the direction of J. Blake Ecott. Sve contends that the exerc'se will keep the players fit for the arduous work of daily performances and con- stant rehearsals of new bills. JOUN MCS PASSOS., director on te board of the New Playwrights’ Theat-r, has returned from Mexico. where he has lately been gathering material for a new play and another novel. THE PLAYWRIGHTS CLUB held its annual dinner Sunday night at the Hotel Cumberland. Among the speakers were Tvrone Powers, Ida Mulle, William J. Per'man and Randolph Somerville. ANNETTE WESTBAY, coauthor with her husband, George Scarborough, in the writing of The Heaven Tappers, now fea- turing Margaret Lawrence, has placed another comedy with the Shuberts. It is titled Madame Alias. and will be put into rehearsal with!n the next few weeks, according to the Shubert office. LINA BASQUETTE, in private life the wife of Samuel Warner, of Warner Bros., is developing her ballet technique under the direction of Ned Wayburn. She will shortly be seen as a featured dancer in LeMaire’s Affairs. BERNARD SOBEL, who recently left the Ziegfeld forces to join the publicity firm of Holzman & Dorfman, has tem- porarily deferred press work, and sailed for Europe to scout productions, talent and ideas for A. L. Erlanger HORACE LIVERRIGHT is to be asso- ciated with the Provincetown Playhouse in the production of Hekuba and Hakabu, by Lagos Egri, to be put into immediate rehearsal at the tiny theater in Green- wich Village. SIDNEY SKOLSKY, the popular young press agent, who has been Alex. Yokel’s assistant in handling publicity for Sam H. Harris, Al. Lewis and others, shifted over this week to the Holzman & Dorf- man press offices. Morris Kinsler, until recently assistant to Arthur Pollock in the dramatic department of The Brook- lyn Eagle, replaces Skolsky with Yokel ROSALIE STEWART is back at her producing offices after an absence of three weeks, during which time she has been following her touring company of Craig’s Wife. She starts work immediate- ly on her forthcoming musical revue. Billboard, March 12 1927 11 Peoria Houses Are ‘Padlocked’ Movie Interests Close Majestic and Orpheum Theaters to Spoken Attractions PEORIA, Ill., March 5.—Theatergoers of this community are incensed over the action of Chicago moving picture the- ater interests in closing the Majestic and Orpheum theaters to spoken attrac- tions. An indication of public feeling over the efforts of the film combine to snut out all other amusements and force the public to patronize pictures appeared in a recent issue of The Peoria Transcript. It was a big cartoon with the inscrip- tion, “Padlocked—A Tragedy, in One Act, of Chicago Ownership. Starting on an Indefinite Run. Score and Lyrics by Mr. Rubens.” The local public is said to be sick of pictures and demanding road shows. Kenneth O. Renaud To Direct StamfordCombinationHouge STAMFORD, Conn., March 5.—Ken- neth O. Renaud, former assistant treas- urer of the Stamford Theater and since then house manager of theaters in Pitts- burgh, Salt Lake City and Bridgeport. has been named managing director of the Springdale Theater Corporation of this city. Announcement was made today that the corporation, composed of a group of Stamford business men, has leased a theater now under construction in the Springdale district of the city. It is the first theater to be located in that residential section. The house will be ready for operation in the course of five or six weeks. The approximate seating capacity will be 1,200. It will be known as the Springdale Theater and will be equipped for motion pic- ture presentations, legitimate attrac- tions and vaudeville. Philadelphia Orchestra In Dispute Over Lease PHILADELPHIA, March 5.—The Phila- delphia Orchestra and the Academy of Music have been unable to reach an agreement on a renewal of the lease, which expires this spring. A contract for a two-year lease has been offered to the Orchestra Association, with the rental raised from $550 to $600 a night. The Orchestra Association demands a five-year contract. The Philadelphia Forum and the Metropolitan Opera Com- pany, New York, other lessors of the Academy, are also interested in the nego- tiations. Last year the assessed valua- tion of the property was increased from $1,200,000 to $1,750,000. The Academy's payroll is $1,000 a week. “Yo San’ Needs Revision NEWARK, N. J., March 5.—The lyrical version of the Japanese fantasy, The Willow Tree, presented at the Shubert Theater by the Shuberts, proved to be under the title, Yo San, somewhat dis- appointing. The book of the piece is prolix and the score lacking in inspira- tion sufficient to hold interest for three hours. The cast includes Howard Marsh. Ann Milburn, James Marshall, Bernard Gorcey, Frederick Kaufman, Fred Har- per, Goodie Galloway, Helen Norde, Marie Laval, Ronnie Madison, William Pringle, Frank Greene, Harold Kravitt, Frank Davenport, Anne Yago, Glaays Baxter, Walter Tenney and Marion Keeler. Al Goodman conducts. Megrue’s Estate $100,000 NEW YORK, March 17.—Roi Cooper Megrue, who died February 27, left an estate of $100,000 but no will, it was disclosed last week in Surrogate’s Court. The playwright’s mother, Mrs. Stella C. Megrue, will inherit the estate as her son was unmarried. Legless Dancer Awarded $8,000 JERSEY CITY. N. J., March 5.—Ver-, dict, with judgment for $8,000, wa fi awarded Elias FE. Andes, 74, against thq@ig™ Public Service Railway Company for they loss of his left leg. Andes, a dancer and violinist, had his leg crushed in an accident on the road and amputation Was necessary. a | —_—___——_ ae ' Te | a + Jw | : a al | Ft a ekg _ a .= | ee | | | ig ee | | ee z — | Se } i { |

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—— ¥ a = audeville Conducted by J. WILSON ROY—Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York Big Time Will Offer Two Years’ Two and Three-a-Day Bookings Keith-Albee and Orpheum Time To Organize Double Chain of Theaters Whereby Artistes Will Be Given Season on Each Schedule—Can Be Switched at Close of Engagement NEW YORK, March 17.—Vaudeville artistes have something to look for- ward to under the organization of the big-time circuits in To them the benefits are manifold. three-a-day chains. two-a-day and As soon as the big-time two-a-day circuit from Coast to Coast, embracing upwards of 40 Keith-Albee and Crpheum houses devoted strictly to this policy, is completed, high quality acts will have available an entire season of two performances a day, while other acts, not capable of making the bigger time stands, will be in a position to realize a good season’s work in the three-a-day houses. In other words, there will be approxi- mately two years’ work on the big time for acts worthy of booking. They may play the two-a-day houses the first sea- son and the three-a-day the following season. Other attractions, playing the three-a-day houses only on a tour, may prove their worth by the end of the season to booking over the two-a-day circuit. This arrangement would mean high-caliber artistes can go on year from year in vaudeville without ever having to look anywhere else than to the big-time circuits for work. Many acts which now play both Fifth and Sixth Floor houses, at salaries in accordance with the difference in poli- cies of stands, may take their choice if routes are available on either the two-a-day or three-a-day circuits. Under the present system an act will play a couple of weeks in houses doing two shows a day and the following week in a stand doing three-a-day. As a mat- ter of business, this does not operate toward the best interest for the circuits because of the difference in admission prices and the attitude of the public to remain away from a two-a-day house to see some particular act because they feel certain it will come the next week to another house where the prices are lower. With the new plans in operation, the public will have to wait a year, perhaps two or more, and will guide their theatergoing accordingly. Among other excellent features of the new big-time circuit will be the ability to play sketches, for instance, in all two-a-day houses. Now it is impossible, because of the fact one house is of the intimate type suitable for sketch at- tractions, and another is not. In this connection, the two-a-day cir- cuit will include only those houses in the Keith-Albee and Orpheum string that more intimate, and all yhe larger houses that are more suitable or motion pictures, which all will play, will constitute the three-a-day string. For the three-a-day houses, flash of- ferings, “dumb” acts and other attrac- tions that depend more on the eye than the ear, will be favored in booking. This is justice to the acts, for the rea- son that many acts have died slow ceaths playing large houses whereas m ller theaters they register hits. Plans are shaping rapidly for the or- ganization of vaudeville into the two-a- day and three-a-day circuits. The Albee, Brookly: 1 big house now devoted to OWS a day, becomes a three-a-day with motion pictures on June 1 A two-a-dav the Albee, will be b t in downtown Brook- lyn, and still another two-a-day stand will be erected a blocks from the Bushwick. New York City will have the are smaller, two s hou e house, smaller than few Palace, the Riverside and a new house in the Bronx as its two-a-day repre- sentations. A new theater is now near- ing completion in the Bronx, but an- other may be built, so that there will be a two-a-day stand there of intimate character as well as a new three-a-day house. In Boston the new Memorial Theater will become the two-a-day house and in Louisville the Majestic, now under- going remodeling, will form the twice- daily link there. In other cities similar plans are being formulated. Where there is not a two-a-day house of suitable type now available, one will be built. This is true of cities touched by both the big-time circuits. DAYTON, O., March 17.—Keith-Albee two-a-day straight vaudeville will be in- stalled in the Colonial Theater here in the fall, replacing feature pictures now shown, according to a wire from Mark A. Luescher. The house seats 1.800. The regular K.-A. house, seating 2,800, will remain on a continuous vaudeville and picture combination. Sascha Bragowa Quits Vaudeville NEW ‘YORK, March 7.—Sascha Bra- gowa, former film star in Germany, who was brpught to this country by George Choos and opened recently as a featured member of his act, A Petite Revue, has quit the vaudeville production to enter motion pictures in this country. She has been signed by Universal for five years and is now in Hollywood prepar- ing to start work in films. Choos has Miss Bragowa, but gave her a release to accept the picture contract. K.-A. Theater for York, Pa. YORK, Pa., March 5—A new theater for Keith-Albee vaudeville will be built on the site of the Wizard Theater and adjoining property by the Nathan Appell Enterprises. The new house, to be known as The State, will seat 2.000 and will be ready for opening in 1928. E. C. Horn & Sons, New York, are the architects. When the new theater is completed the York Opera House, now the home of Keith-Albee vaudeville, will return to its old policy as a road show house. Raymond in Rajah Raboid Act NEW YORK, March 7.—Murray J. Kangun, known professionally as J. Bugs Raymond, who appeared with Joe Laurie, Jr., at the Rialto Theater for a Christmas fund, has just signed a con- tract with Rajah Raboid, who does a novelty act. Raymond does an act in which he eats glass, fire, straw hats, etc. About two years ago, prior to his de- parture for the Hawaiian Islands, he was featured with Dorothy McCarthy, late of Scandals, at a special show at the dancing studios of Jack Blue. Pennock Assistant Manager At Hippodrome, New York NEW YORK, March 7.—Murray A. Pennock, well-known showman, has been appointed assistant manager of the Hippodrome, succeeding former Assis- tant Manager Emery. Pennock has been identified with various branches of the amusement industry. Lately he has been on the West Coast with the Pro- ducers’ Distributing Corporation. V. Reaves Succeeds H. H. Weiss BIRMINGHAM, March 5. Reaves, of Dallas, Tex., Vernor has assumed charge as manager of the Ritz, vaude- ville house, succeeding H. H. Weiss, who has accepted a position in New York. FLORENCE HEDGES, who made her debut in vaudeville under Lew Cantor's wing when she opened March 7 in White Plains as the principal in @ mini- ature operetta. The act has a seven- reople compeny and will shortly be seen in the New York houses of the Loew Time. Miss Hedges played the lead im one of “‘The Student Prince’’ road companies. Friedland Tossed About In Sea of Big Bookers NEW YORK, March 7.—Anatole Fried- land, former night club impresario, ap- pears to be a helpless ship in the sea of the booking gods, judging from his rec- ord of engagements since returning to vaudeville several weeks ago. Shortly after recovering from an illness that prevented him from appearing with his Club Anatole Revue during its Palace Theater engagement, Friedland opened for Loew February 24 at the Hillside Theater, Jamaica, as pinch-hitting op- position to Vincent Lopez, then playing for Fox at its Jamaica house. The Wil- liam Morris office, which is sponsoring Friedland’s vaudeville activities, had ap- parently been unsuccessful in its nego- tiations for salary, since last week found the big Friedland revue working for Fox on split stands between the Auduvon and City theaters. Now comes the word that the much-shifted Friedland act opens on the Comerford Time today at the Capitol Theater, Scranton, being slated the last half of this week for the Capitol, Theater, Wilkes-Barre, also a Comerford house. Friedland, according to report, may soon start for Loew. The Comerford bookers are in a position to give him about 10 weeks’ time in their houses, but. nothing substantiating this has emanated from the Amalgamated Vaude- ville Agency, local booking bureau of the circuit. That Friedland’s Locw tour has been curtailed due to salary disagree- ments is evidenced—to an_extent-—by his drive for publicity in the lay and trade papers during his recent Fox and Loew dates. He employed his own press agent, and this efficient young woman had something interesting to write about the Friedland act every few days. McGlynn Routed on Big Time NEW YORK, March 7.—Frank Mc- Glynn, of Abraham Lincoin fame, has been routed in his new vaudeville ve- hicle on the big time thru’ the Bianchards, opening next week at Keith's, Philadelphia. Four weeks in the East are to be followed by the Or- pheum Circuit. McGlynn is doing Hell Bent Wade, adapted from the same story that made the film, The Mys- terious Rider, recently released. He is supported by Henry Pemberton, Grace McGlynn and Emmett O'Reilly. Arthur Wallace, carpenter with the act, is its stage manager. Vitaphone Replaces Commodore Vaude. Talking Films Supersede Acts for First Time in Metropolitan District NEW YORK, March 7.—Ten acts of vaudeville each week will have to look far work elsewhere as the result of th: dissipation of this number of potentia! engagements at the Commodore, which tossed vaudeville out of the house last night to permit Vitaphone to make its entrance. The house marks the first in New York proper to drop acts in favor of the “canned vaudeville”. Altering the usual policy from split- week to full-week shows, the first Vita- phone program consists of the Will Hays speech, Giovanni Matrinell Mischa Elman, George Jessel and the Four Aristocrats. For next week the Commodore has booked The Volga Boat- man, special Vitaphone act; Anna Cas>, - Eugene and Willie Howard and Sylvia Froos. Harry Carlin and Bob Hutchinson, in- dependent vaudeville bookers, are the losers of the house. They have had it on their books since going into the agency business, and stated no notific.- tion has been given them by the Com- modore that vaudeville will return to the house later. It was thought the Com- modore would augment the Vitaphone units with a few acts, but this plan on the part of the management was changed. Jack R. Keegan, of the Vitaphone Cor- poration, confirming the bookings of the Commodore, announced no other house in New York was to closely follow the Commodore, but that several were plan- ning to try out Vitaphone acts a little later. Keegan stated the next theater in the metropolitan New York sector to open with Vitaphone units would be the Manor Theater, Brooklyn, which has been playing vaudeville booked inde- pendently. This will be late in April Staley’s Mystic Garage On Pantages Circuit EVERETT, Wash. March 5.—Dick Staley’s Mystic Garage is going strong on its Canadian tour. The act has been out more than 22 weeks. This mystify- ing transformation was invented and produced by Richard Staley, originator of The Musical Blacksmith. Assisting in the act are Jack and Bobbie Ulmer, dancers and instrumentalists. Dollie and Billie Offering And Hary Delf Off Big Time NEW YORK, March 7.—Harry Delf has been booked with Loew, playing this week at Loew’s, Montreal, and the sister team of Dollie and Billie have been booked for four independent dates, be- fore sailing for Paris, by the Walter and Edwin Meyers office. Dollie and Billie are to play Bayonne, N. J., and Long Island houses, starting this week, for Arthur Fisher. Now It’s Myrtle Conroy Trio NEW YORK, March 7.—Gene and Myrtle Conroy, who have been doing @ dance double for some time, have formed a trio, adding their daughter. Marie, to the act. * Henceforth, the turn will be billed as the Myrtle Con- roy Trio. 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‘Wild Catting’ and Exploitation Hitting Hazleton Houses Hard Local Conditions Being Disturbed, Says Correspondent, by Propa- ganda on Real Estate Boom, Questionable Securities and Tendency To Create Zeal for Too Many Theaters NEW YORK, March 7.—The announcement by Walter J. Plimmer, independent deville booker with about a dozen book the Feeley Theater, Hazleton, Pa.. theaters on his books, that he was to handled out of the family department of the Keith-Albee Exchange, drew fire from the Pennsylvania town, with a denial that the house was relinquishing its booking connections with the K.-A. office. Plimmer, who is in receipt of a complaint from the theater denying the »mport of the announcement, stated to a pillboard reporter that his arrangement with the management was to book tabs. onlv whenever it wanted them. His announcement to The Billboard week before last, however, was that he was to book the theater, then on the K-A. books, and that the first attrac- tion would be Ben Loring’s Oh, Dearie, tab. show. The tab. was booked but later canceled. Plimmer had conducted negotiations with Marie Seeley, repre- senting the theater. The Keith-Albee Circuit, seeing the story in The Billboard carrying Plim- mer's first announcement, communicated with the management of the Hazleton Theater in the face of no notice to it of booking severance. Independent booking agencies are con- stantly attempting to wheedle houses awav from the K.-A. office and in some cases are successful. Because of sharp competition in the independent field it is common knowledge that all ends are resorted to in efforts to grab houses, tak them away from someone else, with the result theaters pass from one booker to another. Several houses have gone practically the entire round. According to W. E. Joyce, of Hazleton, Pa.. there is now in operation in that territory a system of propaganda aiming to destroy some of the smaller houses for the benefit of promotion schemes that are in a dubious financial state. Securities are being floated offering ques- tionable collateral for prospective houses, he says. “While many promoters and some sincere enthusiasts contend there is no danger in supplying accommodations that mark the over-seating capacity of communities in the way of vaudeville and picture houses, a condition has been reached here that comes dangerous- ly near that stage,” adds Joyce. “The tendency toward too many houses supplies an incentive for creating excessive zeal, which, if permitted un- curbed, is bound to have an effect that will eventually seriously disturb many exhibitors, if not destroy some. The city of Hazleton supplies just such an example. “When the new Capitol Theater got under way, naturally, theater owners be- gan to look around for the sort of talent that would put the thing over with a whoop. At the same time, the Grand was taken over by the Capitol and pictures of both houses were con- trolled by the same operator, while the Feeley Theater remained as an inde- pendent booking establishment altho supposed to be in some way affiiliated.” Joyce points out that a wild scramble for business and a desire to stimulate trade sprung up, along with which the propagandist came upon the scene. Re- cently local newspapers carried stories of & gigantic deal to furnish Hazleton with another theater eclipsing anything the town now has. Suggestions of a real estate boom at once took root and visions of higher rentals and increased income were in the offing, according to Joyce, with tenants of apartments somewhat dis- turbed “Meanwhile”, he states, “the promoter fitted hither and yon. While the Sionary orgy was in progress the if was just around the corner for ® nhumber of business establishments and the ‘going out of business’ sign is how flaunted on several, while the the- ater building boom bubble blew up, ne property owner denying that he received a cent and the straw men originally used dissipated into air.” Joyce questions whether the effect of such exploitation can operate to the advantage of the industry. sher Tabs. Grow in Demand; Crowding Out Vaude. NEW YORK, March 7.—Another tab. attraction in Linder houses, in the shape of the Vanities Revue, will crowd out entire vaudeville both halves in some houses, beginning next week when the show opens at the Embassy, Port Chester, WN. Y. This is ordinarily a split-week house, but the management finds tabloids are strong enough to be retained on a full-week basis. The fol- lowing week the Vanities Revue, which has 17 people, will play a full week at the Edwards Theater, East Hampton, L. I., Jack Linder announces. Other bookings include three days at the Metro, Greenport, L. I. and three days at the Strand, Rockville Center. Further dates are being arranged. Linder declared the results from the playing of Ingalls’ Checker Girls tab. were so gratifying, with managers de- manding several return engagements, that good tab. attractions will be fa- vored over vaudeville shows whenever available. For the vaudeville act this greatly reduces the number of “spots” in the independent field. Dorothy Phillips Handling Baby Keir for Vaudeville NEW YORK, March 7.—Dorothy Phile lips, in charge of vaudeville placements in the Murray Phillips office, has taken Baby Edna Keir, eight-year-old artiste, and sister of the Mayo Sisters, unaer her wing. Miss Phillips is carrying on negotiations for Baby Keir’s appearance as a special attraction on one of the major circuits. The child recently re- turned from a_é successful Australian tour. Last week Miss Phillips placed William Duree and Daisy Traz with an act now being broken in by Jack Ed- wards. Other Phillips placements include Estelle Dennis. with Don Valerio, wire- walking novelty, which opens March 14 for Pantages in Newark; Leopold Badias, with a new Spanish act being rehearsed by Larry Lee, and Bill Kouba, with tne Avalon Revue, touring the Loew Time. Sun Acts in Pan. House BUFFALO, March 5.—The appearance of a Gus Sun act at the Lafayette The- ater this week after the announcement that the house had gone over to van. Time caused considerable comment among showfolk here. Manager Herman Lorence, of the Lafayette, explainea that there were some “play or pay contracts” existing with certain Sun acts tnat would be fulfilled before the house goes exclusively to Pan. The one Sun act on the bill was Bax- ter and Frank with a girl jazz vand. The Pan. acts to make their debut at the Lafayette Theater were the Four English Madcaps, Emmy Barbier, Charles J. Simms and Company and Charles and Floyd Johnson. The Lafayette also observed its fifth anniversary this week with the initial presentation in this city of Vitaphone. It was a very distinct success ana Was said to be the first time in the world that the talking movies have been pre- sented at a 75-cent top. Charles Rogers in Three-a-Day NEW YORK, March 7.—Charles Rogers was booked last week on the Loew Time in his comedy skit, The Jee Man. The act opens on the time today at the Premier Theater, Brooklyn. Charles Prince, character man, was placed with the act thru Dorothy Phillips, of the Murray Phillips office. Arthur Horwitz is handling Rogers’ bookings. An un- billed girl is also in the cast. The Billboard, March 12, 1927 13 ELVIN ELEY, lyric meeting with encouraging success in the tenor. who 4 singing role of “Les Folies Rouges’’, sponsored by Moore & Megley. The act, which is touring the Orpheum Cir- cuit, plays this week in Seattle, Wash. ey — Moscowitz ‘Washes Up’ Before European Trip NEW YORK, March 7. — Charles C. Moscowitz, general theater executive of Loew's, Inc., is clearing his desk pre- paratory to sailing March 12 on the Berengaria for a two-month sojourn abroad. Moscowitz told The Billboard that his trip will be solely for recrea- tional purposes, but reports are current that is it more likely that the Loew executive will mix his pleasure with a smattering here and there of confidential work for the Loew interests. On the day of sailing Moscowitz will be host to Harry Hershfield and his Cheese Club colleagues, newspapermen and all the cameramen in town Terry Turner and Perry Charles, the Loew press represen- tatives, can hustle together for the occa- sion. , Moscowitz’s leavetaking comes at a time when reports are most persistent in well-informed circles regarding the projected change in policy from vaude- ville and pictures to de luxe pictures of the Metropolitan Theater, Brooklyn, Loew's ace house in that boro. Mosco- witz and other Loew officials—since the exclusive ublication of the policy- change rumor in The Billboard of Feb- ruary 12—have not swerved an iota from the emphatic stand that no such move is contemplated. Since the publication of The Billboard story no indication has been given from quarters most con- cerned that the switch in policy will not be made as predicted. A partial bill has been penciled in for the Metropolitan for the week of April 4. This tentative lay- out includes Will J. Ward, Eva Puck and Sam White and Kay, Hamlin and Kay. The lining up of a partial bill for the Metropolitan at a time when it should, according to report, be either closed or working under the new de luxe picture and presentation policy is not thought to be at variance with the rumored in- novation. The Metropolitan bill can easily be switched to the Melba Theater, which is reported to be slated for a full- week vaudeville and picture policy when it formally opens as a Loew house early in April. Byron Gets Orpheum Tour NEW YORK, March 7.—Arthur Byron, from the legit. stage, is open.ng this week in Winnipeg, the local Orpheum office announces, in a condensed version of Roi Cooper Megrue’s Tea for Three, adapted for the two-a-day by Howard Lindsay. Byron will make a tour of the Orpheum Circuit. In his support are his wife, Kathryn Keyes Byron; his daughter, Kate, and George Christy. Harry Singer in Chicago NEW YORK, March 5.—Harry Singer, Eastern executive of the Orpheum Cir- cuit, left this week for Chicago, where he will spend a few days before visit- ing other Orpheum centers to make lo- cal arrangements in the interests of the Centennial, N. V. A. Week and other activities. Spring Depression Affecting Bookings Standard Quality Acts on Big Time Must Accept “Pick-Up” Dates—Routes Rare NEW YORK, March 7.—Depression of spring business is already here, big-time booking agents declare. Both the Keith- Albee and Orpheum Circuits, with affiliations, are loaded with acts play- ing on routes, and in the face of the May 1 cancellation clause, guaranteeing no artistes definite engagements beyond this date owing to closings, the situa- tion is reducing itself rapidly to one of “pickups”. The bulk of acts now offered for book- ing after salary has been set—this often requires several weeks—has to be satis- fied with week-to-week gleanings and filler dates, the booking office instruct- ing agents this and that act cannot be routed at this time There are numerous instances already of standard turns that have been work- ing several seasons on the big time which now have to content themselves with “pickup” stuff. Routes on the big- time circuits for this time of the year are a rarity, booking men declare Agents confronted with the necessity of arranging split or full-week dates here and there are finding it difficult to hold their acts, which, tired of laying off as much if not more than they play, are asking for releases in order to book themselves elsewhere. Some charge the bookers play favorites now and then, and that the agency field now numbers so many wielders of the little black books that the struggle among them- selves to keep a fair list of acts work- ing is a dire one. “Name” attractions continue to find encouragement on the big circuits, crowding out the standard vaudeville offerings of merit. This has resulted in a scramble for “names”, even by man- agers and agents who previously were not interested, and will eventually bring about an oversupply of this type of at- traction. Cortez and Peggy for Pantages NEW YORK, March 7—The new ar- tistes’ representative combination of W. Wesley Bald and Edward M. Hopcraft is carrying on negotiations for a Pan- tages route for the standard act, Cortez and Peggy. The act, which incluaes Carlos Cobian'’s Orchestra unit, played the Mosque Theater, Newark, last week for the Alf. Wilton office. Bald & Hopcraft are also arranging a string of picture-house dates for Jean Sothern, who has prepared a new version of her comedy singing act, Girls Will Be Boys. Kirby Registers in Screen Tests NEW YORK, March 7.—Klaytn Kir- by, dancer, of the Kirby and De Gage Orchestra’ act, playing the Tower and Diversey, Chicago, this week for the Or- pheum Circuit under the direction of Lew Goldberg, a Chicago agent, has made several tests for motion pictures which are said to be highly satisfactory ‘and will probably result in an early contract. Kirby, it is said, bears a striking resemblance to the late Rudolph Valentino. The act he is now playing is entitled Screen Favor Dances. Couch and Moore Have New Act NEW YORK, March 7.—Fred Couch and Catherine Moore, teamed together in® vaudeville the last four years, fin- ished rehearsals last week in a new comedy act, Home Ties, by Sam J. Park. The pair have arranged thru Al Gross- man, artistes’ representative, for a show- ing for Loew, beginning today at the Lyric Theater, Hoboken. Rochm &% Richards Activities NEW YORK, March 7.—The Marshall Sisters, Wanda Goll and Warren and Gardie, adagio team, all formerly of vaudeville, were engaged last week thru the Roehm & Richards office for roles in the new Strand Roof show, which is slated to open March 14. 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14 The Billboard, March 12 1927 Coast-To-Coast Vaudeville Reviews N ew Palace, Chicago (Reviewed Sunday Matinee, March 6) Howard's Spectacle is really “a high- class demonstration of cultured animal- com”, wherein four ponies and six dogs pley games and do tricks neatly. Braile and Pallo, European dancing team, executing an apache end Egyp- tian bit that bring big applause. An orchestra of six, their own u also does nicely in their offerin Burns and Allen are a youthful pair that possess hl ‘ nd saucy man- ner o ric ros ter, sO0ng across big. Memories of the Opera, featuring Caesar Rivoli and a company of 10 ar- tists. Mr. Rivoli works from the or- chestra pit, where he dons wigs and makeup in impersonating famous music masters of the past. The selections of the company from Faust, Romeo and Juliet and Cavalleira Rusticana «re rich in tone, pleasing in volume and received splendid applause. Joe Frisco, in knitting bits from the old Follies, his famous Frisco, and end- ing up with a Yiddish Black Bottom that threatens to become equally popu- lar, proves himself a real head'iner. H + chatter spilled at random was new, fresh and humorous to the core. Burt Shepard, the Whip King, xave plenty of thrills when taking his own sweet time and sure aim to clip paper ends and split cigars and poker chips asunder, all very obligingly held by a young woman between her teeth. Frisco makes himself at home in this act also and views it from a comfortable position near the footlights. Belle Baker, the crooner of modern melodies, ran the full time and more in a generous selection ending in her favorite, The Yiddish Mama. Her new bit about the chiropractor and Mrs. Goldberg's bridge party were well re- ceived. — Joking the while back and forth with the director in the pit she evidently enjoyed the act as much as the audience. Frank Fay succeeds well in a httle bit all his own, altho he was generous thruout the show in a gallant attempt to keep things humming. As master of ceremonies he dips into the bag for a gag or two on each act and on himself and puts them across in his well-liked way. In the closing number he does @ song or two that are good, well liked and for which he rece‘ves well-deserved applause. GANNON KEARINS. Loew’s State, New York (Received Monday Matinee, March 7) A corking bill all the way thru. Every act a potential show stopper in its own right. Feature film, John Gilbert in Flesh and the Devil, with Greta Garbo and Lars Hanson. The Dixen, Rigg Trio, two men and a girl, opens with stunts that are peppy, the lithe acrobats giving several thrill- ing novelties on a unicycle. Featured and closing bit is a mid-air toe-to-toe Bo the hanging toes of the third mem- ber of the troupe, who is suspended P from parallel ropes. Mildred Feeley, lately seen in support of Abner Silver in a two act, proved 4 gigantic riot. She stopped the show cold. Miss Feeley is not equipped wity special material, but she squeezes every bit of entertainment out of her pop. bits. She opens with a brief comedy number, Dizzy Izzy, and from then on her conquest of the audience is assured. larry Holman, ably supported by Edith Manson, is a laugh carnival all by his lonesome in his latest version of the sketch Hard-Boiled Hampton. Holman’s gruff repartee, his handling of imaginary phone conversations and his delightfully brusque intonations, are enough to put an audience in good humor for the remainder of the show. Miss Manson's version of My Hero and her encore bit, Cross My Heart, Mother, help matters along considerably. Hol- man’s closing spring song had them howling for more. Carson and Willard, in their nut comedy skit, Meet the Doctor, shot their comedy lines and business over neatly. One as a charlatan medico from New Jersey has a good sense of pantomime and his partner fits in snugly 2s his The Palace, New York (Reviewed Monday Matinee, March 7) ED and JENNIE ROONEY, pretty ar present some clever work on the single ns some sensational catches with feet an FRED ALLEN a ~ ‘ oO: nd shapely girl and athletic young man, and double trapeze, the highlight being arms BERT YORKE, the latter formerly of the English team Yorke and Lord, have an interlude in which Allen introduces some of his recent “inventions” and announces that the pair will act as masters of cere- nm.cnies for the provram. JEAN LA CROSSE, billed as “California’s Favorite Soprano”, registered solidly with three well-sung numbers. She has beauty and her tones are culcet, while her enunciation is perfect. For an encore she sang with fine efect, When You and I Were Young, Maggie. DENO and ROCHELLE, undoubtedly one of the greatest dancing teams in yeuceville, offer a tango, which is the essence of grace; a rural burlesque mumber and adagio, and an apache dance that goes the limit for roughness, but gets thunders of applause. Assisting the principals are Pepino and Dilworth, @ pair of neat and graceful steppers of refinement and ability. They give a couple of specially interesting interludes, which are excellently pre- item, which brought heavy responses. EDDIE CONRAD, assisted by Marion Eddy, has good routine of nonsense and comedy. Conrad is clown, buffoon, comedian and musician, with a sprinkling of travesty acting that suits his style and talent. Miss Eddy is some singer and is 50-50 on the success of the offering Conrad sings, plays and fools around with an abundance of hokum and his lady partner acts as foil and vocalist par excellence. BEN BERNIE AND HIS BOYS offer a new program of jazz and popular selections, while Ben unloads several new wisecracks. The act is again the prize bit of the till and Bernie’s surprises include a pair of blond high kickers and a loose-limbed tnale stepper. JACK SMITH, “The Whispering Baritone”, is a clever entertainer and bubbles over with pleasing personality. He sang a@ half dozen lively melodies, all popular thru the phonograph, and could have overstayed his allotted time for another period. ELLIOTT DEXTER, former Broadwa Gentlemen Prefer possibilities, mainly on Dexter’s behalf. FINK and SMITH, masquerading names used by Allan an offering crammed with hokum of two extremes, clever and terrible. capable funster, burlesque. y favorite, returns in an amusing skit, ?, in which he is assisted by Mildred Leaf. The plot con- cerns an amateur blackmailer, in which Dexter plays the double and butler and tricks the female crook. Dexter play fidence, but Miss Leaf appeared nervous and ill at ea role of gentleman S with polish and self-con- se. The skit is new and shows His reception was cordial. d Yorke, have an Allen is a but Yorke’s Anglican funmaking does not add much to the caliber of the act. Allen sings, dances and play The routine was drawn out interminably and dies out. et ri their whirlwind tumbling and acrobating as Only Arabians can. é ys Their work is J. WILSON ROY. feeder. The special vocal duos were well received. Vincent Lopez and His Casa Lopez Orchestra, carrying 14 musicians, a boy songster and the adagio combination of Cyril and Virginia Darth, lately seen in Anatole Friedland’s similar act, hasn’t a single dull moment. Lopez’s unit is the most entertaining and accomplished band act currently playing in local vaudeville. The ensemble musical bits have an unmistakably artistic touch, and the boy songster’s two bits, de- livered in a sort of tenor-soprano man- ner, are rare treats for the three-a-day. Lopez scores highly in his piano bit, and the comedy radio antics of several of the instrumentalists are also fine novel- ties. The Darths are an incomparable flash for any act of this type. ELIAS E. SUGARMAN. Majestic, Chicago (Reviewed Monday Matinee, March 7) Tokio Boys show where feet are made to gount in barrel tossing. They also walk up stairs on their heads. Good entertainers who know how to open a bill. Sandy Shaw is a dyed-in-the-wool Scotchman, doing character bits that were liked. Lyle Lapine and Company in song, Gance and conversation of the Irene, Mary, Sal'y and aunty type wcre good thruout in making patrons happy. Nile and Mansfield, the newlyweds, she for dumb spending and he for sav- ing, afford plenty of laughs. Well pre- sented and well liked. Cahill and Wills, the nut type, fuil of conversation and much ado about nothing and going big right from tne start. Hand big enough to bring a genuine encore. Danny Murphy and Company have revue type, with Murphy working tne German dialect to good advantage. A company of six, with two pretty and talented girls featuring the dance. Made quick friends. Nick Hufford, “out of no good rea- fon,” as he says, throws the bull with lots of old-fashioned elocution that brought old-fashioned gestures of big applause. Jewel’s Manikins proved a real three- ring circus, with the entire troupe put thru the performances of lions, ele- phants, bareback riders, clowns and all. A creditable bit. KEARINS. Pantages, San Francisco (Reviewed Saturday Matinee, Marcn 5) Ester Four, two men and two women, billed as an “unusual acrobatic novelty”, was all that and more, skill ana aex- terity being the stock in trade. Une of the men walked on his hands in what might be termed an alligator crawl, his body in a horizontal position. One of the women starred in difficult slow-motion backbends. The applause showed that their skill was appreciated. LaSalle, Hanson and Moran have an acrobatic dancing act with a little sing- ing thrown in. Clever flipflops by one of their number gathered individual applause. Sheehan, Phillips and Anger offer a song and dance novelty in which Misses Sheehan and Phillips contripute most of the dancing and Miss Anger the bulk of the singing, altho she shakes @ wicked pair of hoofs toward the close. A Russian dance by the trio carried the most applause. Staging and costuming effective and in good taste. . Edwin George has a patter turn titled A Comedy of Errors. His cnatter pleased immensely. is side line of juggling hats, balls, etc., while putting over his main selling talk gave une added touch of comedy to make it en- joyable. Gene Tunney was preceded by a capable young man named _ Charles Marsh, who secured attention with a series of wise cracks, and when he in- troduced the champion the appiause was deafening. Tunney appears in front in street clothes, making a favorable im- pression. With Marsh acting as feeder, Gene is given an opportunity to put over his act, which he does in fine style. He said that he had proved he was a fighter, but knew he was a bum actor, which was good for a big laugh. Then Marsh entertained with a song, which gathered a good hand, while Tunney changed for the ring. ‘1:ne champion boxed two short rounds with Happy Howard and Frank Muskey and between demonstrated on Pat Moran his right to the body and left to the jaw in the nature of slow motion picture style, with a touch of comedy in the way Moran kisses the canvas. E. J. WOOD. FRED WESTON, old-time and well- known showman, is now clerk at the Briggs Hotel, Chicago. Moss’ Broadway, N. Y. (Reviewed Monday Matinee, March 7) Bellis Trio, two girls and a man, or with a group of difficult layouts in « neat gymnastic act. All work with fine ease and grace. The tall blond’s puu- up bit and the headstand on the man’s neck while holding the rings got over nicely. The Singing Bellboys, four, ease their way with oozin’ harmony meioaies which fell upon appreciative ears at this performance. These lads sing mighty well and seem to get a lot of fun out of it. They were a unanimous hit. Mack and Rossiter started out nicely with their crossfire of gags, then fell flat with a couple of novelty songs, «na picked up nicely at the end with a fast stepping bit. Their material is nondescript, but their delivery is ef- fective. Brown Derby Orchestra, led by Frank and Milt Britton and Roy Loomis, wes the hit of the bill, and judging from the reception, the favorite. The com- bination of nine men and a gir! pianist makes an outfit far above the average of sufficient volume and fine snading They play everything from furious jazz to classical selections. The hoofing bits and xylophone solos were well ex- ecuted, and the act deserved the ap- probation accorded. It almost stopped the show. Newhoff and Phelps, Irving and Dode clicked with precision in a cycle of spe- cial numbers. Miss Phelps put per- sonality and charm into the varied group of songs. Newhoff is likewise an artiste of rare qualifications. The ma- terial is good and delivery sureiire. A standard big-time act all the way thru. George Griffin, with Rosette and Com- pany, in Flirtations, an outfit of three versatile couples, followed in a routine of songs and dances, prominent among which were a swan dance by Rosette. a talented toe artiste, and several love ballads by Griffin. All the scenes are colorfully designed, and the toe and high-kicking bits of the “sister” team and eccentric stepping of one of the boys entertained. Jimmy Conlin and Myrtle Glass came in for a number of good laughs with their comedy skit, Morning, Noon and Night. The unusually clever material is original and amusing, and the steady fire of flippant chatter tickled the palate of the audience. Conlin had the house in constant laughter with his low comedy at the piano, aided materially by the monkey shines with the stage crew. Oscar Loraine, “nut” violinist, offers a conglomeration of fiddling bits and injects a lot of comedy with his mad antics. The offering is aided materially by a girl plant in an upper box, who sings a couple of ballads in a sweetly modulated voice. A really good act that forced a lot of applause. JAY BARRY SCHWARTZ. en Hippodrome, New York (Reviewed Monday Matinee, March 7) The show this week is rather long and moves at a snails’ pace. Ezra Buzzing- ton and his Rube Band opened, get- ting across favorably. The outfit, con- sisting of six men dressed as rural characters, offers a varied routine with bucolic comedy. It is about 80 per cent atmosphere and 20 per cent entertain- ment. The interior of a barn repre- sents the setting. Dotson, the colored dancer, followed in a turn of stepping and talk. He dis- plays excellent form in his dancing and presents a number of trick steps, exe- cuted with skill. The material sand- wiching is topnotch, but Dotsons enunciation is bad. He a thick voice and has a tendency to talk too fast. Nearly stopping the show was his achievement at today’s performance, however. Jean Granese, with her brother Charles, and Tito De Fiore, scored easily in the next spot in a singing act, re- lieved by wop comedy. The vocal efforts of the trio provide pleasing en- tertainment, the comedy merely pass- able amusement. Marguerite and Prank Gill, dancers, billing themselves as direct from the Paris boulevards, present an offering of various dances as they did them in eeeeeer—“=i‘i‘CiSmSCSCis . 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European capitals, as well as other num- bers, all beautifully executed. Outstand- ; their waltz early in the act. A i member of the act offers a vocal colo of merit to their act. A high-class dancing flash that is bound to please wherever played. Al Trahan and Edith Wallace almost did a vaudeville show all by themselves in next to closing. It appeared this afternoon as tho they would never give up the stage. Their’s. is a turn of hoke and slapstick, interesting up to a cer- tain point. Trahan and Wallace are crack performers and work hard, but do themselves no particular good by work- ing overtime. The closing act, Radiana, the latest novelty from abroad, was presented with such poor showmanship that patrons actually guffawed and snickered at the matinee show. Radiana is a supposed mechanical human being, which by ma- chinery and a lot of effective electric currents all over the stage, manipulates hands as @ person would. The illusion is a clever one, but mystifying only in- sofar as speculation over how a girl is placed among the machinery in the box is concerned. Shaving a man in con- ventional fashion, first with a Safety razor, then with the other type, proved the last straw among the patrons. Pro- fessor J. Popje, billed as “A Great Dutch Savant,” is an ingenions show- man in that he dispels some doubt as to his use of confederates, but his speech is so broken he is difficult to anderstand. The act is essentially small time. ROY CHARTIER. Last Half Reviews Mayfair, Brooklyn (Reviewed Thursday Evening, Marcn 3) Fast bill, with three big-time acts, provided a diversity of entertainment, the headliner, A New Revue, easuy scur- ing as one of the best terpsichorean novelties at this house for some time. Paradise for Two, with Richard Dix, is the featured film. Shawn Brothers open with a song and instrumental routine. They have pleas- ing voices in two whispered harmuuy selections and worth-while melody in strumming mandolins and picking on violins. Gertrude Barnes, with a batch of specialty numbers in a lighter vein, was given an excellent hand. Her comedy bits are delightful while her sob ballad proved her an artiste of wide range. Ramon Ringo, accompanist, offered a short solo during a change. A little more attention to phraseology and technique is advisable. A New Revue has five men ana two girls, all gifted and versatile. One man is @ good eccentric stepper, two others are good jazz hoofers, while the Mutt and Jeff combination is an excellent comedy team. The vocal numbers of the petite “blues” songstress would set most any audience to swaying, while the other put charm and grace into her eccentric toe and high-kicking acrobatic Specialties. The act stopped the show cold. A meritorious offering with an excellent routine. O'Connor and Wilson have a talking and singing vehicle that Ines out slow- ly and warms up as it goes. The ma- terial is negligible but they put it over Strong. Their comedy and vocalism are good. Three Free Hands, a trio of muscular lads, worked fast in a routine of balanc- ing tricks and perch stunts. One of the men shows class in a series of perch bits in which he does some daring hind and head balancing stands on top of a pole that rests on the shoulder of his partner. JAY BARRY SCHWARTZ. Loew’s Boulevard, N. Y. (Reviewed Thursday Evening, March 3) Feature film, Twinkletoes, starring Colleen Moore, proves pleasing but out of tune with vaudeville fare. : Flaine and Marjorie, acrobatic sister cam, open with a cycle of fast and ‘urlous mat stunts. Marjorie, a half- Pinter, is the stronger partner. This diminutive miss provides a dizzy con- glomeration of headstands, combination filps, somersaults and headturns, which had the patrons in a tight clinch of frenzy. The act stopped the show. Helen Eley, assisted by Fred Farber, Went over favorably in her rep- ertoire of mostly recitative songs. The girl’s standing was low until she launched into her special bit on the vices of men. Her personality shines its brightest here and her pleasing manner of delivery swung her over for a great hand and many laughs. Miss Eley closes with Farber’s bit, Waiting on the Corner, dealing with the usual lonesome love- starved being. Lou Brown and Edith Babson, pre- senting the garrulous skit, Service, by Billy K. Wells, touched the right spot in this house. Brown's double-entendre quips never failed their mark. Brown shows himself superior to the material at all times. The pair intersperse the wise-cracked dialog with two brief vocal duos. Miss Babson’s support, tho not powerful, serves its purpose. Joe Browning's A Timely Sermon re- ceived its accustomed great hand. His white face and reformer’s get-up and his mechanical smiles of ghastly aspect are as strong as laugh getters as his mono- toned monolog. His special songs, deal- ing respectively with Boloney and Eti- quet, are delivered skillfully. Billy M. Smith and Tommy Colton and Company present A Golf Fantasy, an eight-people offering, bearing the stamp of overseas origin. The action opens with a hodgepodge of slapstick be- tween five men and a woman in a barn- yard. Comedy, pantomimic in charac- ter, is introduced with the entrance of & prop horse The leading comic is kicked by the two-man “equine” and his confused thoughts following the in- jury gives rise to the parade of eight pantomimie goblins, ranging in size from four feet to more than 20 feet. The burlesque golfer is later revealed as the man elevated on the tallest pair of stilts. Made the folks gasp and won- der but evoked just a mild hand. ELIAS E. SUGARMAN. Kedzie, Chicago (Reviewed Thursday Matinee, March 3) Marshall and La Rue, assembling bits of muscle stretching, contortion and blues songs. Miss LaRue’s songs were well liked and Marshall's work is well presented. Martin and Courtney, the doctor, his patients, his joys and sorrows, cures, symptoms and workshop chatter, all of this in song, left a good effect on the audience. A curtain poem as an added measure is also good. Thomas P. Jackson and Company pre- sent a sketch which tells how the boss’ secretary marries his supposedly way- ward son, and in turn catches up with a real crook and vamp, who are working on the boss directly. It is a light piece and seemed to please. Loos Brothers is another team work- ing in songland, but this team is dif- ferent. They are real good, as is the ‘girl they woo in song and through whom they get their biggest hand. Strains and Strings, in assembling fiddles, bass viol and piano, work out @ program of pleasing music, solos and ensemble. Pleasing to look at, listen to and applaud. GANNON KEARINS. Princess, San Francisco (Reviewed Friday Evening, March 4) oe Diehl’s Kiddies’ Revue, girls and boys being the contributing factors in a song- and-dance revue, the songs singly pre- dominating, with Irish numbers as the most applauded features. Gold and Goldie title their act monkey- shines. Goldie is a live wire when it comes to stepping. Comedy songs by the pair and instrumental numbers by Gold were given applause in plenty. Clearsky, an Indian entertainer, sang two of Al. Jolson’s song hits and demonstrated that the Charleston, Black Bottom and St. Louis hop are, after all, really Indian dances. Co and Ed., woman and man, have @ high-class musical act. The latter plays the mandolin and the former handles the violin in such a pleasing manner that the audience insisted on more. Kern and Stone, comedians, have a patter act, which they handle in rapid- fire style. One of the partners put over a song in good voice to merit applause. Marion and Ette, being the cognomen for a marionet show, which was heavily presented by a man and woman. The puppets, representing a Chinese juggler, a Turkish dancer, Spark Plug and Barney Gooele, were manipulated so cleverly as to draw several good hands. E. J. WOOD. The Billboard, March 12 -1927 K.-A. Awards Contract For Huntington House HUNTINGTON, W. Va., March 5.—Con- tract for erection of the new Keith-Al- bee vaudeville theater here has been awarded to the Goode Construction Com- pany, Pittsburgh, and work on the #500,000 house will begin Monday, it was announced here today by A. B. Hyman, head of the Hyman theater interests here. Jordan % Albright Activities Don King and Girls have been booked thru the Acme Office for a week at the Imperial Theater, Newport New3, Va., Stanley picture house. Hazzelle and Klatoff and their Royal Serbian Band have been booked thru the same office for the week of March 7 at Aldine Thea- ter, Wilmington, Del. This dancing team, besides being featured in night clubs along Broadway, has appeared in numerous revues on both the Keith and Pantages circuits and has made such a hit that the act is always wanted back for return dates. Both of these acts were booked thru Jack Jordan, one of the most popular and well-liked agents in New York. Together with Eddie Selette, his associate, he has made the Jordan & Albright office one of the fairest offices dealing with artistes. Coutts Activities NEW YORK, March 7.—Eight Co-Eds, an elaborate singing and dancing act, was booked last week by the Knicker- bocker Vaudeville Exchange for a tour of the John E. Coutts houses. The act opens March 10 in Washington. Other acts booked for Coutts engagements, which open today, are Allen and Lee, in Plattsburg: Dolores’ Seals, in Quebec; Mutch Bragdon Trio, also in Quebec, and La Fantasy, a flash piece, in Mon- treal. Acts slated to open for Coutts the last half of this week are Columbia Four, in Oneida; Adams and Lincraft, in Fulton; Manetti and Darling. in Rome, and the Six Rocketts, in Oneida. Charlotte and Devere and Jimmy Gilday and Company showed yesterday for Coutts at the Shu- bert Theater, Newark. Amalgamated Activities NEW YORK, March 7.—Anita Pam and Company, Zoeller and Bodwell and Maurice Barrett and Company were booked last week by the Amalgamated Vaudeville Agency for a tour of the Comerford Circuit. The Pam act opens today at Fay’s Theater, West Philadel- phia. Zoeller and Bodwell play their first date today at the State Street Theater, Trenton, and Maurice Barrett opens today at the West Side Theater, Scranton. Other attractions booked last week, which are slated to open for Comerford today, are Paul Patching and Company, Bennett and Rock and Fred Brano’s Petite Revue, in Trenton; Mary Danis and Tom Smith at the Capitol Theater, Scranton: Gerber’s Gaieties of 1927 at the Capitol Theater, Wilkes-Barre, and Knick Knacks, at the Metropolitan The- ater, Morgantown. Among the acts opening the last half of this week are Warren and Inman, Joe and Elsie Far- rell, Ball and Briscoe, Alex Hyde and West and Burns. Bradna’s “Petite Revue” Opens NEW YORK, March 7.—Fred Bradna’s Petite Revue, a musical novelty vehicle, will open for the Amalgamated today at the State Theater, Trenton. Margaret Drew, Night and Day and Miss Cook complete the cast. H. Padden is han- dling the act. Two Acts Open for Delaney NEW YORK, March 7. — Josephine Lenhart, presenting a character singing and recitative act, and Oddities of the Jungle, a three-people act sponsored by Max Gruber, opened on the Delaney Time last week. Both acts were booked thru the local Keith-Albee office. Stench Bombs in Chi. Houses CHICAGO, March 6—Stench bombs tossed from the upper rows of the balcony of the Palace Theater drove several persons from the building last night, and again at today’s matinee John Nash, manager of the theater, said he was unable to give any reason for the vandalism. At the State-Lake Theater stench bombs were placed in the ventilating systems, and several patrons demanded refunds. 15 Lubin Starts Offensive In Pursuit of ‘“‘Names’”’ NEW YORK, March 7.—J. H. Lubin and his cohorts in the Marcus Loew Booking Agency have begun their spring offensive for life, liberty and the pur- Suit of dig “names” for the Loew three- a-day houses, and last week's crop of Signatures to contracts for routes in- cludes Jessie Maker and William Red- ford’s standar@” act, Harry Puck, Sam White and Eva Puck, Margaret Young, Jean Acker, billed as “The First Mrs. Rudolph Valentino”; Sam Baerwitz’s London Palace Girls, Nathal, “The Man Monkey”; Countess Sonya and her (Continued on page 85) Billie Richman Will Show For Pantages Thru Nevins NEW YORK, March 7.—Billie Rich- man, singing comedienne, has completed rehearsals in a new single act prepared by Phil Phillips and will begin playing on the independent time out of town this week, preparatory to showing here for Pantages bookers under the direction of Fred W. Nevins, local artistes’ repre- sentative. Nevins booked Jay Kay and Gtrls, a four-people act, last week for a 10-week tour of the Gus Sun Time. The act opens today at the Broadvue Theater, Cleveland. Frank Van Hoven, another of Nevins’ acts, last week began an eight-week extension of his Pantages tour in Newark. The Weiss Trio is slated to open for Pantages some time in April under the direction of the Nevins office. La Pann Bestedo, two- people comedy and singing act, was booked on the Pantages Time, opening March 17 in Kitchener, Ont. This act hes been playing independent dates, booked thru Nevins, for last several months. Keith-Albee Bookings NEW YORK, March 7. — The Petrie Quintet, a five-people comedy and musi- cal act, was booked last week on the Keith-Albee Time and opens today in Mount Vernon. The act is being han- dled thru the John McKee office. Other acts booked on the big time last week which open today are Johnson and Tag- gart, at Moss’ Regent Theater; Crawford and McVae, in Red Bank; Haig Prieste, movie stunt man, in Morristown, N. J.; Siz Roses and a Thorn, seven-people singing and dancing act in Plainfield, and William Wolfe and Louise Ward, also in Plainfield. Opening on the Keith-Albee Time last week were the Ridge Comedy Revue, Margaret Lawrence and Company, Sig- mund Franz and Company, Willy Karbe and Sister, Verna Dean and Company and Alice Lee. Thos. Fitzpatrick Moves Again; Books Fred Ardath in Old Act NEW YORK, March 7. — Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, veteran enfranchised K.-A. and Orpheum artistes’ representative, last week switched the quarters of his organization, Rialto Vaudeville Repre- sentative, Inc., back to the Palace Annex Building after a brief sojourn in the Bethlehem Engineering Building, next door. Still associated with Fitzpatrick in booking activities on the big-time floors is James B. Doyle. As part of the office’s extensive activities during the moving turmoil Fred Ardath was routed over the K.-A. Time in his old standard act, Man Among Men. Until recently Ardath was playing big-time dates as featured artiste in a 19-people band act. Earl Hall, who had been doing the Man Among Men act simultaneously, is sup- porting Ardath in the current engage- ment. Grace Osborne is also in the cast of the act, which played its first dates last week by splitting between Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theater and Moss’ Jeffer- son Theater. Fitzpatrick announced that George M. Burns and Grace Allen, in their skit, Lamb Chops, by Al Boasberg, will open April 24 on the Orpheum Time. The pair are now finishing a K.-A. Western route. Naomi Glass, formerly of Morton and Glass, opened under Fitzpatrick’s direction February 28 on the Jules Del- mar Time in Winston-Salem Also starting out under the sponsorship of the Fitzpatrick office are the Original Honey Boys, five-people act, which car- ries several veterans of George (Honey Boy) Evans’ old minstrel troupe. 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16 The Billboard, March 12. 1927 Demand Increases For Indep’t Dates Competition for Additional Ar- tractions and New Buildings Means More Work NEW YORK, March 7.—<@M™creasing de- mand for something to go with films, coupled with severe competition for the independent theaters, intensified by overseating and the building of big houses by the interests, is leading to the opening up of bookings of acts that will enable the average artiste by next season to make a good living out of tne Fally Markus, Jack Linder, Arthur Fisher and other independent booking offices. Last week Markus announced 79 houses on his books, Linder 52 and Fisher 21. The latter is on a footing * with Markus and Linder due to the fact most of his theaters are split-week houses and he is in a position to pay good money. This week approximately 20 theaters in the East were added to the list now using stage attractions. Many of these are picture houses answering the call for something to augment films in an effort to boost business and meet com- petition. Markus added three houses to his list. These are the Terminal, Newark, }Fox- owned house, starting a presentation policy next Saturday; the Senate, Brook- lyn, picture-house acts twice weekly, and the Benson, Bensonhurt, L. L, big attraction each half. As opposition to the Englewood Theater, Englewood, N. J., which he is supplying with picture- house attractions, the Plaza, Englewood, has opened under a similar policy. Linder has added the Bellaire The- ater, Bellaire L. I., as a five-day stand instead of three; the Orpheum, Yon- kers, N. Y., four acts Fridays and Satur- days, and the Fifth Avenue, 110th street and Fifth avenue, New York. He also announced the Capitol, Haverstraw, N. Y., is increasing its bills to six acts in- stead of five. Fisher’s additions include S. Cald- erone’s new Mineola Theater, at Mine- ola, L. I., a 2,000-seater, opening Thurs- day to play split-week vaudeville; the Kingsway Theater, Brooklyn, one or two presentation acts each half, and the Al- bemarle, Brooklyn, similar policy. The Unity Theatrical Agency, new to the field, also marks up several impor- tant additions, headed by the new Capi- tol, Somerville, Mass., opening today with a policy of four acts each half. The first bill includes Eddie Cook and Shaw Gisters, Ed Mulcahey, Keane and Williams and Primrose Minstrels. This agency has also obtained booking rights for the Oneonta Theater, Oneon- ta, N. Y., a Schine house; the Roosevelt, Flushing, L. I.; the Chester, Brooklyn, recently remodeled; the American, Lodi, N. J., and the Mecca, 14th street and Avenue A, this city, formerly booked by Linder. Practically all these new theaters to the independent field were formerly de- voted to straight pictures. Theater owners declare it is almost necessary to put in stage attractions of some kind in order to buck competitors who have already done so or are playing strong programs, first-run films or have better theaters. Pointing to the big number of houses that have gone in for vaudeville and presentation acts this season, independ- ent. bookers declare the possibilities for the coming year are vast and will proba- bly create a demand for material in this field of recent years oversupplied. Hughes & Manwairing Bookings NEW YORK, March 7.—Maxine Stine and Company, four-people act, opens on the Delmar Time this week under the direction of the Hughes & Manwairing office. Bogart and Mitchell, also repre- sented on the booking floor by the H. & M. combination, began a K.-A. tour the last half of last week in New Bruns- wick. General Ed La Vine, billed as “The International Clown”, also directed by Hughes & Manwairing, was booked on the big time last week, with an opening date as yet unannounced. Vaude., in St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 6.— Vaudeville was inaugurated at the Municipal Pier Casino here during the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Exposi- tion. Plans are under way to have this form of entertainment as one of the fea- tures of the city-owned pier. Death and Injury No Terror To Aerialist Now Recovering NEW YORK, March 7.—One thing is certain about Henry Wille, veteran perch acrobat—he likes his calling with an unbounded affection and matter-of-fact occurrences like severe injuries to himself and the death of his partner in the same accident co not affect his determination to con- tinue to any conceivable degree. Wille is convalescing at his home here from injuries received when he fell from his perch on the stage of the Harris Theater, Pittsburgh, February 6, striking his partner, Matt Untermeyer. The latter died in a hospital from a broken back shortly after. Several days ago Willie was visited by one of his professional friends. The visitor carefully avoided mention of the fatal occurrence but the con- versation switched—inevitably, per- haps—to the acrobat’s future plans. Wille sprung the great surprise when he said that as soon as he is able to get around easily he will start look- ing for a new partner, going into rehearsal as soon as possible with his new colleague. Seymour Planning Debut Of Sitting Bull Relative NEW YORK, March 7.—A. E. Seymour, local big-time producer, who has been supplying acts with record runs to the Keith-Albee office over a long period of years, is laying plans for the vaude- ville debut in several months of Rose- bud Yellow Robe, accredited grandniece of Sitting Bull, the Sioux chief, famous for his part in Custer’s border activities. Seymour told The Billboard today that Miss Yellow Robe is completing her education at the University of North Dakota and will be free to rehearse the projected act built around her early in June. The girl, who is said to be un- usually talented, will be supported by two other Sioux maidens, one of them, Louise Head-on-Shoulder, is now her roommate at college. The girls will present a series of folk songs, dances and ingeniously arranged spectacles. The act will be heavily ex- ploited from the Sitting Bull blood-re- lationship angle. ‘Seymour has already signed the girls to long-term contracts and while they are completing their col- lege work he is proceeding with the arrangement of technical details for the act’s presentation. It is expected that the act will play its first date early in July. Flying Hartwells Off to Europe; Return to Vaude. Here Next Fall NEW YORK, March 5.—The Flying Hartwells, who left the Ringling-Bar- num Show last September and have been playing the big time since, sailed today for Germany to fill dates in that country, Russia and Scandinavia. Their aerial act has had phenomenally good fortune over the big time. The Hartwells arrived in New York on Sun- day, September 12, after quitting the circus and opened for Keith-Albee the following day in Scranton. Since thefi and up to February 21, when they closed in Ottawa, they have not missed a date. The bookings of the act were handled by Fred De Bondy, of the Jack Lewis office. The Hartwells have been made offers to appear with circuses this coming season, but refused them all. They are planning to return to this country next fall to appear in vaudeville in a new act. Theirs is the only act in vaudeville doing a fireworks finish successfully. It is said all other aerial acts practical- 7 are trying to discover the secret of the stunt, but none thus far have suc- ceeded. 4 Olga Steck Has New Act NEW YORK, March 7. — Olga Steck, musical comedy prima donna, has re- turned here after an extended tour of the K.-A. and affiliated circuits and will be seen in a new offering at the Palace shortly. The Moscow Art Trio will con- tinue with her. Miss Steck’s bookings are being handled by Harry Weber. Lee-Kendall Break; Former To Continue Promising Young Producing Combination, Started Early in Year, Comes to Split NEW YORK, March 7.—Launched the beginning of this year as one of the most promising of the younger pro- ducing combinations in the local vaude- ville mart, Lee-Kendall Productions, Inc., according to all evidence, is no more. Larry Lee, author of head-line acts, and Kuy Kendall, long identified with the staging of musical pieces, have definitely split, and The _ Billboard learned several days ago that Lee is con- tinuing activities practically on his own —from the producing standpoint—in the quarters formerly held by both at 110 W. 47th street. As far as can be as- certained, Kendall has temporarily ab- sented himself from the vaudeville field, altho an act billed as Vanessi and the Diplomats, which opened on the Keith- Albee Time February 28 at the Riviera Theater, Brooklyn, officially credits him with the staging of the piece. Lee told a Billboard representative that the nucleus of the Lee-Kenaall combination is still intact since two other partners in the enterprise, Harry Hedderman and Herman Feldblet, are still lending his producing efforts their financial support. When Kendall de- tailed the optimistic plans of the or- ganization to The _ Billboard several weeks ago he failed to mention Hed- derman and _ Feldblet. Lee further stated that Kendall's “absence” wil not affect his plans for the future. Current- ly, Lee is casting for a 10-people Spanish flash act and is engagirig most of his prospective company thru the vaudeville department of the Murray Phillips of- fice. Lee declared that he will be in per- sonal charge of the staging of the vari- ous acts sponsored by the firm, admit- ting that not one of tne various acts in- cluded in Kendall’s ambitious plans has materialized. In fact, Lee stated defi- nitely that all have been dropped from his schedule. The Honeymoon Limited, which featured Cecil Mason, and had a three-day run in Newburg beginning January 31, has also been taken out of the running. Kendall had also planned to frame an act for Howard Turner and two other flashes, Nicotine, by John Fleming, and In Mezico, a nine-people offering—according to the script. Reluctant at first to admit Kendall's complete withdrawal from the firm, Lee later said that he has not removed Ken- dall’s name from the door and station- ery because the latter had not yet of- ficially notified the other rhembers of the outfit of his intentions. In short, according to Lee, Kendall has completely disappeared from his sight. Miss Hasoutra Warned Of ‘Gold Paint’’ Danger NEW YORK, March 7.—Miss Hasoutra, dancer from Paris, who is swabbed in gold for a statue dance, is receiving warnings from friends abroad about the use of the gold preparation. Before Miss Hasoutra came to America she was a featured dancer at the Casino de Paris in Paris. Another dancer in her com- pany finally quit and went to Germany, where she changed her name to Das- outra and did a dance routine similar to that done by Miss Hasoutra. The dancer calling herself Dasoutra recently died from an infection caused by the gold preparation used, and in many towns abroad it was thought the deceased was Miss Hasoutra. Others, knowing this was not the case, are urg- ing Miss Hasoutra by cable and letters to this country to discontinue use of the gold. Miss Hasoutra will not do this. She claims Dasoutra was probably infected because of improper ingredients in the gold formula. Miss MHasoutra’s§ act opened a tour of the Orpheum houses this week in Winnipeg. S.-C. Opening Postponed NEW YORK, March 7. — Al Shean, former partner of Ed Gallagher, and Lynn Cantor, scheduled to open thelr new act today at Newburg, have been forced to postpone the opening until next Monday, due to an arm injury sus- tained by Mr. Shean. The act, titled Pleasure Before Business, was written by Billy K. Wells and ts handled thru Johnny Schultz, of the K.-A. office. Fires on Same Night In Two Loew Theaters NEW YORK, March 5. — Loew's Lexington Theater, devoted to straight pictures, was emptied of 2.- 500 patrons early yesterday evening when fire broke out in a room of tho theater where it is planned to broad- cast. James Crawford, the hous: manager, mounted the stage when the fire was discovered and warned the patrons that a “small fire” had started, but to take their time in reaching the exits. A small fire, un- known to the audience and extiy- guished before severe damage wa done, also started last night in Loew's American Theater, vaudeville, picture house. Buffalo and Pittsburgh On Four-a-Day Policy NEW YORK, March 7.—Artistes kick- ing at four shows a day in the picture houses will be relieved of cause for com- plaint, as the result of big-time vaude- ville houses demanding a similar num- ber of performances. Shea's Hippo- drome, Buffalo, on the Keith-Albee tour, has gone into four-a-day, following a similar policy for the Davis, Pittsburgh. Contracts for the Buffalo house read three shows a day, four on Saturday, Sunday and holidays, but it is unaer- stood artistes are being asked to do the four performances every day in the week. One act recently collected extra Salary for the additional shows on the ground its contract read only three-a- day during week days. The manage- ment had asked it to play the extra Show upon arrival to fill the date, and it did, demanding to be paid pro rate for the work. At the Pittsburgh house, which was one of the big-time two-a-day stands, films were added and certain acts on each week's bill are asked’ to do the four shows. It is understood opening and closing acts do three and headlining — in the middle of bills shoulder the our. Chicago Notes CHICAGO, March 5.—Bobbie Gaylor, in vaudeville for 20 years, at one time @ partner of Wm. A. Brady, and remem- bered for his work in Sport McAllister and The Irish Arab, was a principal in many delightful chats at the N. V. A. club house this week, where he was & visitor. Josephine Sabel, now playing in Oh, Please, is a frequent visitor af the club, where she has met many friends. Otto Frank, husband of Dorothy Neil- son, has presented Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hawley with a subject oil painting called “Winter Time Swamps”, a beauti- ful bit, done between performances and now on exhibit at the clubhouse. Lee Barth has also presented the Hawleys with a beautiful scene in oil, also on ex- hibit at the clubrooms. Eddie W. Green, who was taken sud- denly ill at La Salle, 11l., and for whom Manager Meininger gave blood, was, with Meininger, a welcome visitor at the N. V. A. this week. Green and his wife will rest here before continuing their performances. “Running Wild Revue” Booked NEW YORK, March 7.—The Running Wild Revue, carrying a colored company of four women and two men, all said to have been formerly in the cast of the full-length colored show Running Wild, plays its first date for Loew today at the Greeley Square Theater. Charles J. Fitzpatrick, who is handling the act's bookings, also has under his direction the skit Four P.M., in which Bob Hodge 1s featured. This offering also opens for Loew today at the Victoria Theater, playing the last half of the week at the Bedford Theater, Brooklyn. Arthur Alexander and Company, another Fit2- patrick act, showed for major circuit bookers the last half of last week at the Grand Opera House. Hill To Produce Sketches NEW YORK, March 7.—Gus Hill, well- known producer of full-length comedies based on popular newspaper cartoon series, has decided to condense some of his most successful offerings to meet the requirements of big-time vaudeville Among the first of these will be Mc- Fadden’s Flats and Boob McNutt. | 8 —— ' : | ) ae —_—_—_—_—_———— |p ee rome (Tc ae | Ps : | a . } ~ ae | i ; E AD With week slate: were : fice, ea’ ing | —_—_o the book phew IR Mur | ae ] con. | Al Ana last and ceiv wee Jam | holc \ hou S see! tow wit! der Gro wee and R “leg can the tra: ; thr to ee = T tur vill Pe offi 60r in : “Hi in I SU} at jot fol wh Be St pe St ee | pl f Br B i | ae .

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The girls were placed thru the Rycroft-Perrin of- fice, New York. “THE THRILLERS”, two-people skat- ing novelty, has been routed solid over the big time until July 1. The act ‘s booked thereafter for a complete Or- pheum tour. TRIS KENNEDY is featured in Teck Murdock and Company, five-people act, which opens its Loew engagement the last half of this week at the Palace Theuter, Brooklyn. The act is under the per- sonal drection of the Harry A. Shea office. CHARLOTTE WIRTH, formerly a standard big- time single, will +. shortly open on ——___— the Pantages Time under the _ direc- tion of the Riley , Brothers Office, New York. Miss Wirth, who is a sing- 1g comedienne, was inactive last sea- son. Iris Kennedy ANATOLE FRIEDLAND and his Club Anatole Revue filled in on the Fox T.me last week, splitting between the Audubon and City theaters. The act was well re- ceived when it played for Loew the week previous at the Hillside Theat:r, Jamaica, as opposition to Vincent Lopez, holding forth simultaneously at the Fox house in the same locality. SHIREEN, the girl who “sees without Seeing”, recently began a seven-weck tour on the Gus Sun Time. She works with her husband, unbilled, and is un- der the personal direction of Charles C. Grohs, of the Arthur Silber office. Last week the act split between Jamestown and Niagara Falls. RIN-TIN-TIN, JR., attested to as the “legitimate son” of the veteran screen canine, Rin-Tin-Tin, showed for Loew the first half of last week at the De- ‘ancey Theater, New York. The highly trained dog is routined in an act with three men. The novelty is being offered ‘o Loew bookers by the Arthur J. Hor- Witz office. THE MUSICAL CARRS fecently re- ‘turned to Philadelphia to play vaude- ville dates out of the Frank Wolf, Jr. Office. Sherman and Jessie Carr, spon- sors of the act, had devoted themselves in the last several months to producing “Home Talent” shows in various towns in Illinois and Indiana. HENRY HULL, currently leading the Support for Lenore Ulric in Lulu Belle, &t the Belasco Theater, New York, will join the legit. stars in the two-a-day following the run of the play. Hull, who is being handled for vaudeville by Ben Boyar, will be seen in the Elaine Stern sketch, Five Minutes From the Station. BILL BARNES, manager of the Or- pheum, Vancouver, B. C., has instituted a _ novelty in the shape of suburban ‘anch ticket offices. LEW WELCH, now. appearing in the Broadway company of Gentlemen Prefer Siondes, is negotiating with Ben Boyar _ former's appearance in vaude- directly following the close of the ‘ or Wire or write “fe Muscatine, Iowa er, our easy 1927 17 Sa eS SoS 525252525 eee SSSR See See See e Se SSRS 5255252525 5c 5c 5eSCS eS aeSESESESESRSESCS SESE mi NORTON & BELL STUDIOS ) of STAGE DANCING AND ACROBATICS RK SENSATIONAL RouTINEs: §25-Se5e5252 BUCK & WING, ACROBATIC, MILITARY, SOFT SHOE, ECCENTRIC, RUSSIAN, CLOG, REELS, JIGS, BLACK BOTTOM, ETC. Second to None FREE Demonstrations i:vidual Steps and Tricks or Complete Routines Taught Reasonable mee | CHICKERING 5539 PHONES | GREENPOINT 1289 140 WEST Ra orneet (Opp. Macy's) PPR PP PREPS IPRS LEIS II I IIR eee legit. engagement. Welch will employ a sketch called Laughing Gas, by Max and Nathaniel Lief. HARRY BREEN begins an engage- ment on the Loew Time March 14 at one of the New York houses of the cir- cuit. Charles J. Fitzpatrick, who is Breen’s booking representative, spon- sored showing engagements the last ha f of last week for Abby. Jessie and Jack, and Lillie Jay and Girls at the Grand Opera House, New York. BARRY AND WHITLEGE, after com- pleting 10 weeks of solid time for Keith- Albee in New York, played the first out- of-town date of their current tour the first half of this week in Newport, R. I. The pair hold forth this last half in Malden, Mass. They are under the di- rection of the Thomas J. Fitzpatrick office. HARRY (SHUFFLE) LE VAN closed farch 26 with Le Van, Putnam and Burroughs after a 45-week solid tour on the Keith- Albee Time. Le Van will open April 4 out of town to break in his new three-peo- ple act, The Girl in the Window, which was written by him. Dates for the new Le Van vehicle are being handled by Charles Allen, of the M. S Bentham office. Harry (Shuffle) Le Van SAMMY KRA- MAR, 14-year-old violinist and winner of numerous prize awards, showed for big-time bookers last week at the Regent Theater, New York. Young Kramar is under the per- sonal direction of Lou Loomis and his prospective vaudeville bookings are be- ing handled by the Gordon & Woods office. NELSON SNOW and Charles Colume- bus, formerly in featured dancing roles in the Music Bor Revue, opened on the big time March 28 in Kansas City in a four-peop!e act, Like This, Like That. The pair are supported by Imogene Coca and James Kerr. Bookings are being handled by the Charles Morrison office. VANESSI AND THE DIPLOMATS opened a big-time tour March 28 at the Riverside Theater, New York. Sonny Hines is featured in the nine-peop'e cast. James F. Hanley wrote the lyrics and music; Kuy Kendall is responsible for the staging and the M. S. Bentham office is supervising the booking ar- rangements. JANE OVERTON’S first dates of a current tour of the Keith-Albee Time were split last week between Pougn- keepsie and Newburg Miss Overton, who is under the personal direction of George De «eo, ts supported by Spis- sell’s Six ANTONIO AND CATHERINE CAN- SINO, Spanish dancers, assisted by a six-piece musical unit, played their first engagement prior to a big-time tour the first half of this week at the Tilyou Theater, Coney Island. The act is un- d_r the personal direction of the Harry \,eber office ARTHUR AYLSWORTH AND COM- PANY was recently booked on the Keith-Albee Time. The four-people company is presenting a comedy sketch by Edwin Burke, called Envy. The act is being fostered by the Moore & Megiey outfit. , THE HOWARD TWINS, known 4s “The Dancing Dandies”, are putting out a dance act, billing the turn as “The Six American Dancers”. The act is scheduled to open some time in April. A NEW VAUDEVILLE ACT will open in Houston, Tex., April 2 and play 45 cities in Texas embraced in a circuit just organized. The new act consists of Grace Burkhead and Jack Olmsted, nov- elty dancers; Larry Kelly and Mike Comez, radio musicians, and Dillie De Mar, pianiste. The title of the offering is Past, Present and Future. It is booked out of Houston by Billy True- hart. FREE DANCING LESSONS are offered at Loew's Theater, Norfolk, Va., as @ publicity getter. Lee Arnold, late of George White's Scandals, is the teacher. More than 100 responded to the invita- tion to learn the Black Bottom the first day of the classes. Later there were 250 applicants. A Black Bottom contest for Miss Arnold’s pupils is announced for the week of March 7. GEORGE HASSELL, until recently one of the featured comics of Countess Maritza, began a big-time tour last week at the Fordham Theater, in the Bronx. 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18 The Billboard, March 12 1927 ‘o r DELTON AND FINNEY and dancing team, was rec on the big time The 4 first engagements last week split between Portsmouth and Hunting- ton. The pair are of the H. Bart Mc phia DAISY VILLION @ . oO f Ke oc cycling ect their thira tour + — cere. se W. H. FINELE visited The Billdocrd Stated he has recovered yous breakdown suffered lest fall ; end Mrs. Finkle have been in St. Louis are in St. Louis where Mr. Barr, a black- fa G ] independent vaudeville Gates for several weeks. RA GORDON, scr screen star, appear- ing at the Capitol Theater. Wilkes- Barre, Pa., February 28 and March 1 an 2, in vaudeville, signed wr appear in a new featu made | } and released thru First title is The Cohens and HAROLD J MURPHY, Orpheum Theater, announced that “Doc” Rockwell, now appearing at the local house, has offered a@ cup to be awarded the Portland Press member who writes tr aS @ manager of the Portland, Ore. has vaudeville sketch during 1927 SOLLY JOYCE, ‘the Fat Boy of Joy”, who is doing a turn w.th Hen Saxe, American Theater, Chicago, March 7-9, complains that his name has been taken by a comedian who resembles him and he has been caused gre.t annoy- ance thereby. Joyce did a s-ngle in vaudeville for the last three seasons. THE SAYVILLA BROTHERS, head and hand balancing act. have gone to Detroit for a three weeks’ engagement. They will later return to St. Louis for two or three weeks. E. WILKES McCLANE, of San An- tonio, is planning to open a theatrical booking office in the Palace Theater, San Antonio, Tex. MILDRED BATES, of San Antonio, Tex., has returned to her home in that city after a 12 weeks’ tour on the Inter- state Circuit. FREDERICK AND COLLINS, playing the Sun Time, report splendid success with their hokum comedy act. They play the Capitol, Hamilton, Ont., week of March 14. DOT BENSON and Natalie Shaw, two Boston girl formerly with Earl Car- roll’s Vanities, are now in vaudeville with an act called Broadway Nights. Paul Savoy Booking Regent Theater, Detroit DETROIT, March 5.—The Paul Savoy Agency has obtained t! lusive book- ing of the Regent Theater for one year. The house will adopt a presentation policy beginning April 24. 1e exc DOWN THE LINE--WithJ.Wilson Roy| New Allyn Policy Means Amalgamated-Poli Clash ff on: 2° : what could be more thrilling ving a eur oked under mose or seeing $150,000 worth of diamonds expert bandits 2 | ‘ lats Off to the Philosopher! I get a good “kick” from some of the writings of the philosophers on sor ef the English theatric 2 chaps take t! es vi ser —for no reason ion concern e nt o pictures and var nes of ter mergers such interests— one should rer is cbvious.” Now, don't get pressing himself—tha sia Ql He wasn't kidding anybody ¢ > mehm s henchmea Harry joker, theater, too.” to be aS & group of Wheeler. He Burns lg the elongated nda ‘three-year of the wild rumors one hear He was ex- T __ NEW YORK, snare ‘ 7—The new Al); /— Theater, Hartford which rx tly ned, will throw ‘Comerford and Poi ny ion as the result of plans a sudeville programs tru + nrienole Vaudeville Agenc; W. D. Ascough ‘aieie -_ Lobt ase, has deciced to ¢ This is understood to have been estab. GS lished at a recent conference in Prov}. ont cence between himself, “M Cor i Fee best. “lke ford and L. M. Fay. 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FITZPATRICK 160 West 46th Street, New York City OFFERS INVITED FOR PRODUCTIONS Wanted at Once Siz to ame plece Girl Orchestra for Girl Preser tation This act booked solid, no lsy-of* You mu _ be able to cut the stuff and star prosperity w 1 also like to hear from (:tr Musicians on all instruments. State lowest sala’ Wire as per rout Savoy Tneatre, Shawnee, OKs March 9 to 12; Key Theatre, Wewoka, 13 to !* Address VINCENT & STEWART’S JAZZ PIRATES End your correspendence te advertisers by mention! 9 The Billbeard, Py ry 7 | Beliit, which opened on the big time the last half of last week THE LUSTER BROTHERS hzve been notified by Pete Mack. of Pat Casers office, that they play the Orpheum Time with thei athletic act in August. Week yee) py gr. el _ : f March 6 the ect plers the East 105? ui riorence .ioore S2y swever Mga Areet Theater, Cleveland, O Merbe it’s all richt for such stece clowns like “Hitchy”, Frank Fey and James rag C Worron to vlaer this new-fancie4é role of master ¢ eremonies in vaudeville aan rf. 7,7, rity. Florence Moore, a few we 4 ec: hmrore r es* week or meas Seadbas — —— ten — a —o *he “er? Fr m™ her «he + ee _ és a “Ties 1S cluding the Andy Potter Tric IC:EE im good Hur eT Teen e acts ¢ : icing : r ft num r “ses 6§6Shutting Out nezgotiat.ons to bock the ———— cluding the Andy Potter Trio. : Pgremige a O-K the = eae just about played herself out with digging up jokes and quips—just for a change house independently ame, acre Stee Ree oe IP, raise pier os oe erga SS--f Up. : ¥ BUBT SHEPHARD’S eppezrance this in the rou e of the b week on the bill of the Palace Theater The sequel to her initial appesramce was none too pleasing to the ever- : Chicago, marks the {first of 2 20-week emusing Flo. for when she wes called on to co her own ect—next to ci0sing-— engagement om the Orpheum Time. she had to suffer with “too much contsct with the seatholcers It was a Shephard is presenting his well-known tough job eli right. and I don't think Florence Moore could be persuaded to whip-cracking act repeat —— Surely this master of ceremonies innovation is not the modern edition VOLTY'S HORSES, in Derce Interpre- of the old-time hairman ever reséy with ¢c - ne ect between acts and tations, which is being presented DY 40 ;..neinesinnc! Uncto-dete vanderille Goes not need an “introducer” any more than unbli.ec man anc Women, Openec &@ 5. pepec & censor or enolorist Fe K *h-A Dee tour Were nm” =a River é é —= eee Se SWE Seith-Albee tour March 7 at the River- | : ey = side Theater, New York The act is sAnmotMper Kecruit to th: 103 TI Bepariment being handled by the James Dunedi2z Tm not bragvine about it. but it is my opinion that the first time the an- en I'm not bragging about i it is my opinion that the first time the az er rounmcement was made that veuderille needs no censor or apologist came from — ; yoann mele singiz EB:ilydoy. However. that’s neither here nor there—it’s true about the cleanliness, _ male singing 3 903 ’ *rer -> “~« - a’ a -* ig ntiy booked &-)1G Bats the Main poin | t played its I reed with some interest the other day that one reason—or excuse—given by t pla; us : : SF: 3 c EES Witt. stancs Fedro de Cordoba for opening on big-time vaucerille, was because he could pursue his art without molestation by the district attorney or any oN pret — * igs . ws a by Well, Pedro, that’s a mighty good reason ‘ iti — , . P _r , 5 rome. . ,“ctoe Bert vy TICC ICI" 2 cici oi FUASLCL na * . . pe a. a I used to wonder what vaudeville comedians used 2s an antidote for the per- frat of Evelyn and Daisy, cororion utilized in makine diences laugh. I found it the other afternoon. Nev Kz retnines > + former noertrer Be Og ww Asie ree gS ee eer: gg. SRS - > y has rejoined her former partner, W. EH. +i. creck jokes at each other's expense 1 fee —- ° + en ae - a. ---5) — oY ~~ . ota. Use. 5 — - Dufty, in a new msct t be known as the Standinc on the curb in Times Sauare one dav last “week for = T ra cad w+ - ine ieee eam —— eS — — — — sy ifm, toirad member DeIing -¢... merchants and right in the middie of the rowd was Be cL G Dufty an eet: = hie, - ee Oe ee ee re rapes ae ee 2 611 contract with Florenz Ziegfeld—and in his new swell an ' Keep on agoing, Bert! b ed : 7 2 bd . ° ’ ° . omar Sal oe - dy a a Crime | Away With Sex and Vulgarity! Give Us Crime! Seas tee Sate ep pee % s 2 757 ad —_ ve Bl - °. e-:'loo ‘- . ‘ v% 7 ” r their business this spring and to go east Will Broadway turn from sery plays and vulgarity to criminality? Lo in April. that wey, judging by the acclaim being given the new Samuel Shipman-John ] eae Eymer thriller. Crime. The stage scribes say it is creat, and the slogan seer wr a® % s RFEUTR BAP ‘ = 9 * 5 - " MR. AND MES. ARBHUR E BARR «. pe—“Give us Crime’ Away with these nasty effairs. We want bandits a lewlessness for a change! Our own Gordon M. Leland—a quiet, staid chap—savs that the scene whs G) a jewelry store in Times Square is held up in broad daylight “should alone A : worth the price of many admissions.” But there are other trivialities, such th ine revels of a night club, a murder. a “stick-up” seance in Central Park, a hig te stake poker party—and other diversions too numerous to mention Are thé ~ things done realistically? Say. it makes your blood tingle! M-vhbe most of ¢ bi nicture to pe auditors prefer seeing such things on the stage than taking the principal r $ oe — - . = -s . . . mall Company im actuality, but you get to know how such affairs are pul'+«d of 6 es = Rrino on the new Aivercian! We miuct have cr = nt men? for National. The prong on v i é Kellys in Paris. %& , ee } ; = $ ; doleful chap advises performer § %& mith 5 .- sees anw with reserve and caution many %& his chap wrong! x) % +" 3% 7 : ————————— ———EEE —) ' ee es | ee Sa aan NnREENnENSERSNNNONENSE Ce a i - 4 7 t od 7 ha

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HUNDREDS of cracker-jack Cross-Fire Jokes and Gags, which can be used for sidewalk conversstion ' (wo males and male and female. BESIDES ‘her comedy material which 1s useful to the ‘sudevtile performer. _ Temember the price of MeNALLY'S BUL- 'ETIN NO. 12 ts only One lar per copy; vr will send you Bulletins Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11 ‘1 12 for $3.00, with money-back guarantee. WM. McNALLY 51 East 125th Street, New York The Billboard, March 12, 1927 19 it NEW TURNS AND RETURNS Wright and Dale Reviewed Monday matinee, February 28, at Moss’ Broadway Theater, New York. Style—Dancing. Setting—In full (special). Time—Fourteen minutes. This is a fast, neatly framed dancing turn that registers well, makes a good f'ash and is deserving of better than the opening spot. Elsie Dale, with a winsome personality and a smile that she knows how to use, is a very talented stepper both when working alone and with James Wright. They open with an apache number characterized by sure-fire rough stuff. Miss Dale follows with a neatly executed Russian hock-step toe dance, while Wright presents an eccentric stepping bit while twirling a lariat. They close in a fast jazz number. The act is nicely timed and ho!ds a good pace from start to finish. The couple are graceful dancers and put their stuff across.with a punch. J. B. 8. California Collegians Reviewed Monday matinee, February 28, at Moss’ Broadway Theater, New York. Style—Singing, dancing, musical novelty. Setting—In full. Time—Eight- een minutes. This orchestra of seven men, who, it is said, originally came from the Sunkist State, but went to Europe, where they did very well p’aying before blue-blooded patrons, is a live-wire aggregation, with all the newest tricks in dance and novelty effects. The septet is on its toes from start to finish and they're hot. Their dance rhythm in sustained tempo is en- chanting due to the excellent harmony of the various selections. In subsequent se’ections they sing choruses, clown around and insert a couple of dance bits. The soloists are a “wow”, especially when they prance around in a “contest” comedy number. The singers and dancers also form various combinations, sometimes coming down into “one” to put their stuff over, adding a good bit of comedy. Instead of striving for novel effects in Stage lighting they prefer to dabble in melodic execution, with numerous funny- isms strewn thruout the numbers. This breaks up the routine and gives relief from the usual run of straight orchestra turns. Got over with a bang at this perform- ance. A big-time proposition from every angle. IB Ss. Florence Moore Reviewed Monday matinee, February 28, at the Palace Theater, New York, Style—Songs and comedy. Setting—In one, Time—Twenty minutes. Unquestionably Florence Moore is an eminent merrymaker; she bubbles over with jests, has a fund of humor that is contagious and has earned her high place in the entertainment world deservedly. Her present routine, however, savors too much of a stop gap; the turn is full of good stuff, which Miss Moore handles deftly, but it needed her personality to register a success when reviewed. Previous to her turn on the bill Miss Moore assumed the task of mistress of ceremonies. She filled this role with a certain amount of persuasion, yet it must be admitted there was monotony in her methods. It did not prevent the comedienne from getting over many well-told jokes—some modern, others of ancient days—and she worked very hard to keep up the assignment. Her “l'en- tr'acte” bits weakened her effectiveness in her allotted spot on the program. Among her song numbers were He Never Said That to Me, An Old Friend of the Family, His Beautiful Wife and You'll Be Sorry, and each of these oozed over the footlights with excellent effect—but this was because of Miss Moore’s show- manship and stagecraft. As a clown and comedienne Florence Moore was herself. She gave everything she had at this performance, but we do not advise her to undertake the position of mistress of ceremonies when billed among the entertainers in a definite spot. She can handle both capably, but the honors are divided to the detriment of Miss Moore's regular offering. J. W. R. Frances White Assisted by Billy Joyce at the Piano Reviewed Monday matinee, February 28, at Loew's State Theater, New York. Style—Singing. Setting—In three (cycs.) Time—Nineteen minutes. While not retaining in their exact form the numbers with which she had been associated previously in vaudeville, Miss White’s current vocal repertoire gives audiences a generous glimpse of her song delineation talents. Her car- riage is just as youthful as ever, and her delivery seems to carry the same old punch. When reviewed this clever girl was given a clamorous hand at the opening. Altho sustaining the interest and initial enthusiasm as she progressed, Miss White went over with less of a splash than would be expected. This was due to the total absence of vulgarisms and spicy allusions in the routine. The opening number is Bein’ Small Isn't Bad at All, a typical Frances White bit. She next appears in gob attire and offers an alliterative song of the Mis- sissippi family, topping the vocal fare with a very brief stepping interlude on the style of a sailor’s hornpipe. In train and bustle Miss White follows with a straight number, There'll Never Be a Sweeter Story Ever Told. A “wow” of a bit is that in which she wears rompers and interpo'ates an engaging collection of mannerisms while grinding out the words of I'd Like To Be a Monkey in the Zoo. Then another juvenile number, Ohio, which also went over big. Joyce scores in a piano bit while Miss White makes a costume change for her closing comedy number, Somebody Said. For the encore Joyce jumped down in the pit to play the accompaniment. Miss White gave two special comedy bits, both of which went over satis- factorily. E. E. S. Lieut. Gitz Rice Reviewed Monday matinee, February 28, at the Palace Theater, New York. Style—Singing and piano playing. Set- ting—In one. Time—Ten minutes. That World War sentiment has cooled to considerable extent was brought home when the popular Canadian soldier-com- poser offered some of the material that would have roused enthusiasm a _ few years ago. It did not bring its reward to the lieutenant. He had some favor for his old number among doughboys, Hinky Dinky, Parlez Vous, but the highlight of the routine was his Dear Old Pal of Mine, which he put over with telling effect and redeemed himself for the war stuff. Another good bit was an echo from the Strand, London, wherein he offers a composite of chimes, organ, bag- pipes and brass band, taken, he said, from an experience in the _ British metropolis during the terrible European conflict—which everybody is trying to forget. The gallant soldier-composer retains his attractive personality, is a good entertainer, but his materia! is in need of modernization. . W. R. Jimmy Smith and Jimmy Allman In LEFT IS RIGHT Reviewed Monday matinee, 28, at Loew's State Theater, New York. Style—Black and brown-face_ singing, talking and musical novelty. Setting—In one. Time—Twelve minutes. The two Jimmies, working in black and brownface of convincing tints, open with a colored harangue of the Moran and Mack order. 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20 The Billboard, March Evelyn Phillips In PICTORIAL FLASHES “A Melodrama Dance Achievement” Reviewed at Loew's Gates Theater, Brooklyn. Style—Singing and dancing ovelty. Setting—In one and in two (spe- cials) and full stage (cycs.). Not a pretentious production, but one of those turns that gets under the skin of an audience thru the sheer enthusiasm of if the quintet presenting it. Miss Phillips is a peppy little stepper and her vocal delivery, tho not powerfu’, appeals be- cause of its quaintness. From the time she first appears in the opening pirate scene until the closing marathon of step- ping Miss Phillips conducts herself like one ecstatically happy over being the featured artiste. The audience responded to this attitude when reviewed and each of the bits were greeted with enthusiastic demonstrations. The two supporting couples are seen in ensemble stepping bits, while the boys and girls of this combination score in- dividually in specialties. One of the girls proves diverting in a toe number, and the male pair get over easily in a comedy pirate dance, in which is inter- twined eccentric dancing of a high order. For several bits the five steppers use their own piano accompanist. Miss Phil- lips’ old number, in which she sings Raggedy Anne in doll-nurse attire, is one of the strong bits of the act. The en- semble doll bit that follows is also good entertainment. The act should do well on this time. It might be we'll to change the sub- billing, “A Melodrama Dance Achieve- ment’. Used in the present connection it means about as much as the buttons on the sleeve of a cloak—perhaps less than that. BK E. S&S. Arnaut Brothers Peviewed at Moss’ Broadway Theater, New York. Style—Acrobatic and musical rovelty. Setting—In one and full (spe- cial). Time—Sixteen minutes, Rene and Jack Arnaut return to New York houses with their familiar panto- mime vehicle that stopped the show at this performance. Attired in clown makeup, they open, in one, strumming mandolins, with the funny business of the chair putting them in good stead at once, Going to full stage they present a series of acrobatic tricks while playing the violin that drew a nice hand. Inter- locking their arms and pirouetting at a fairly fast pace they play a melody on the violin, following which they offer their clever whistling imitation of two love birds Their neat style of delivery and novel manner of presentation is surefire in every respect and big time in every detail. a. BSB. &. Whitney Revue — With — MARITA and SEDANO Re ewed at Keith's 81st Street Thea- ter, New York Stulc—Dancing and ring Settinga—Full (special) Time ae] a€) 4 minutes A colorful dancing and inging revue t es resplendently as a novel and nicely routined offering, and clicks with r da vigor that easily conveys U nce as a big-time pro- a Marita, with her gyrations and color- ings of grace, and Sedano, ning smile and extraordinary yine to make as graceful an graced vaude- Senorita Paquita Diaz, a th a captivating per- t t everal native g nixture o£ swaying to a etween tl step- v2 croons soothing neg M celle t is come Kyr- > i f Vp | . i it ] n 2 b Ye “ rood ha ‘ Viewed, 1 ¢ ; ¢ k Bottom and ’ Aad = * was lent the la I i quisite creation of orange and Verner Meurice Whitney a special mention for this pretentious fering. »f- B. S 12, 1927 BUZZINGTON’S RUBE BAND Hippodrome Theatre. New York, This Week. LOOK US OVER. HARRY WEBER. Representative. Ina Alcova With Martin Young —in— THE DANCE SHOP Reviewed at Loew's Bedford Theater, Brooklyn. Style—Dancing and singing. Setting—In one (special), full stage (cycs.). Time—Eighteen minutes. Miss Alcova, seen several seasons ago as the standardbearer of a similar act with a supporting male quartet, currently works with a four-girl dancing ensemble and a lithe juvenile as her partner in the hichlight stepping bits. The featured couple open with a singing and dancing number, Miss Alcova contributing some neat kicking and soft-shoe variations. In the folowing bit Young continues singing special material, and as he proceeds his delivery is punctuated by the individual entrance of the four-girl troupe. As they enter thru an inset in stage center the gir's give special stepping bits. In a full- stage |setting the ensemble offers an in- geniously routined song and dance, the featured couple coming on for a fast adagio. With the stage left to them again, the ensemble girls give a kicking bit. One of the girls is singled out for a specialty, which includes fast cartwheels and flip- flops, and another is featured in a back- kick number. Miss Alcova gives an in- terpretative solo, which includes deft toe and pirouet work, and is joined by the supporting company in varied stepping formations, Young sliding in at this in- terval for an eccentric number. The finale is the stereotyped jazz wedding. The pair of principals are bride and groom and the ensemble girls do capably as terpsichorean bridesmaids. An unsensa- tional offering, but one which manages to be entertaining, due chiefly to the sincere work of the cast in each and every bit. E. E. S. Marie Hughes and Brother Reviewed at Keith’s Riverside Theater, New York. Style—Dancing and cycling stunts. Setting—In three (special). Time —Ten minutes. Marie is dainty, neat and clever in several adagio postures, but in most of the other parts of this routine she is mere'y an assistant to “brother’’. Marie is not entitled to chief billing and the male partner is put to a disadvantage in this matter’ He does very well in danc- ing bits with Marie, while the petite lady poses as the fair and graceful. The real act is in the cycling bits, wherein the brother engineers several “balancing stunts with Marie as topmounter. The male presents one or two difficult feats on the wheel, but none of these are unusual, and when reviewed he made several slips. Marie’s best bet is her skipping-rope dance, which she does with grace and daintiness Then brother works on a unicycle, manipulating this with one foot while Marie is balanced in midair. This is among his best stunts The act is fair entertainment, with the honors evenly split. J. W. R. oe — Three Songsters Reviewed Monday evening, February 28, at the Mayfair Theater, Brookiyn, Style—Singing. Setting—In one. Time —Ten minutes. Without the fairly good warbling of one of the girls, which is the only re- deeming featurt of the offering, the Three Songsters wou'd be far away from better- time possibility. With the fair harmony aq a soothing ointment for their lack of personality, stage presence and poor style of delivery, the trio is passable. When reviewed, the several numbers pleased the fo'k, altho the second number, a ballet duet, was very poorly offered, due to faulty enunciation and diction. At this performance the girl with the low bass voice sang out of tune, and with a blank, frightened expression. Hello, Swanee; In a Little Spanish Town and Take in the Sun—Hang out the Moon, were included in the numbers offered A little work out in the “sticks’’ to ac- : tage presence and style of de- y might enhance the possibilities of turn. As it stands now, it is just another act J. B. 8. The Four of Us Messrs. Cohaefer, Wall, McVeety. Reviewed Monday evening, February 28, at Keith’s Sst Street Theater, New York. Style—Singing and comedy. Setting—In two, Time—Tielve minutes. A nifty quartet, which offers melodies in a good voice and mixes a punch with its vocalization. It opens with a snpapy ensemble number, Hello, Swanee; follows this with Hello, Bluebird; then into a yodeling lullaby. with a good sprinkling of comedy. By this time it has estab- lished itself in good favor. Then the quartet plays banjos to a peppy tempo, also bringing more enthusiasts, They in- dtlge in a good parody of a selection from Rigoletto, which brings them a big hand. Donning brown derbies and as- suming a “tough” aspect, they warble We Belong Down by the Gas House, which sends them away to a big out- burst of good cheer. This “four” is evidently the successive quartet to one by the same title which played around New York about two years ago, but Bellow seems to be the on'y survivor of the former combination. The present routine is nicely arranged and the entertainment is excellent. JI. W. R. 3el'ow Pasquali Brothers Reviewed at the Palace Theater, New York. Style—Gymnastic and balancing. Setting—In three. Time—Five minutes. Billed as “three unusual men”, this trio proves their argument. In their line of gymnastics they are far ahead of anything seen around these parts in sev- eral moons. Their stunts are off the beaten track in head balancing and their technique and finesse are excellent. Several of their stunts are done on an apparatus consisting of two short flights of steps at each end of a piano and the understander carries one of the mounters up one flight, across the piano and down the other flight while balancing him on one hand, both hands, then the feet. Their facility and ease in all their items are pronounced; they inject a certain amount of grace into their daring, and they proceed with perfect assurance in their ability to accomplish their purpose. At this performance there were only a couple of minor slips and the athletes cleverly covered this in an off-hand and amusing manner. The act is well above the average at every angle; it is big-time caliber and brought a thunderous hand when re- viewed. J. W. R. Hardy and Frances Company Reviewed Monday evening, 28, at the Mayfair Theater, February Brooklyn. Style—Comedy, singing and dancing. Setting—In two (special). Time—Fifteen minutes, Hardy and Frances have the skeleton of a good little act that would be better if funnier material were written around the blue-print drop. They lack nothing in stage presence, appearance and con- genial personality, and, with more comedy lines, would be a “wow”. The turn concerns the love affair of a young couple. with the usual dreaming of a cottage in the country. Following a couple of c'everly concocted song num- bers, a blue drop is lowered, upon which there is a diagram of a 12-room cottage. The notations on the “print”, such as In-Law Room, M. S. G: (Madison Square yarden), N. G. (Neighbor's Hangout) and others, are clever. The offering is enriched by Miss Frances’ sweet girlish personality, talent and showmanship. While singing is her forte, she does equa'ly well playing straight for her partner. Hardy is a smooth-working light comedian, witn a good voice and nimble feet. He gets the laughs with little apparent effort, and the versatile duo makes a future big-time combination. 3y injecting additional comical words on the drop, the act would be improved considerably, and if a refreshing and out-of-the-ordinary routine in capable hands is the chief requirement for a big- time route, the team is heading that way. J. B. @. Sherman and Rose Revue — in — A REVELATION OF DANCE NOVEL- TIES Reviewed Monday evening, Feb) tary 28, at Keith's 81st Street Theater, ; York. Style—Dancing. Setting—In three (special). Time-—Seventeen minutes, The novelty attached to this revy that vocalization New is finds no part in the routine. Dancing of various styles is of. fered, and this is presented in such acroe. able style that there is not the sh: dow of monotony. The turn opens with foyr sturdy maidens, who can step to a vely tempo; they have grace and nimbleness and dance in perfect unison The prin- cipal male does some Russian steps as an opening breather and gets away th a good fand, Then a Romany setting is embellished by three Spanish Gypsies who skip and cavort pleasingly in cok rful costumes. One of the misses offers ; graceful high Kicking, followed by anoth of the huskies, who presents a cross } tween the Charleston and the Black Bot- tom, well done, too. An acrobatic ene- cialty is done by another of the maids followed by the principals in aq ec'ever Russian number. Several numbers follow in quick succession, all of the Russian genre, in which the principa's—man and woman—are seen to splendid advantage, for each is a clever stepper. For a clos- ing bit the entire troupe—seven in numb —goes thru a series of Russian cy and hock dances, which gets thunders of applause. This is a good dancing act of its kind: Russian numbers crowd the routine, but the personality of the gir!s helps to break the tendency of monotony. J. W. R. “oft , . Rose’s Royal Midgets Reviewed Tuesday matinee, Merch 1, at the Congress Theater, Chicago. Style —Revue.* Setting-—In one and full stage, Time—Sizty minutes. Offering a program including a dozen specialties and some 10 acts, Ros Royal Midgets are playing Chicago houses to capacity crowds. Herman, the xylophone marvel, follows an opening bit from Father Time. Songs from the operas by Miss Antonia and minstrels as Primrose and West did it years ago follow. Dixie Turner, the colored midget, and incidentally the only one of the 25 from America, is an end man de luxe and gives several bits all his own that bring a big hand. Kurt, probably the “cutest” midget of them all, is responsible for a goodly por- tion of the amusement the troupe gives, altho Marzell’s juggling and an imitation of Gallagher and Shean by Paul and Adolph are not quickly forgotten. Miss Housj, the soubret, is fo'lowed by the midgets’ own female impersonator in a violin solo. Henry and Bruno then work up plenty of interest for the finale Charleston, done by the entire con ny. The program, staged and produced by A. J. McIntyre, is one packed hour of diversified entertainment. G. K. COUPON and STRIP ASA FOR SAMPLES & PRICES WELDON WILLIAMS & LICK-/0e7S/7# Aek “IF YOU KNEW” Latest Walez Song ‘BE YOURSELF? Rife: «iti. Dancing Specially adapted for entertainers. (% 20e. VINCENT PUBLISHING CO., 10 N 3 Francisco. nastic or dancing experience preferred Present t nership terminates in April Strictly a ¥ ind playing big time now Send weight, height - perience, photo. Address BOX D-481, care Billboaro, Cincinnati, Obto. 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mr Helen Eley The Billboard, March 12, EE. noe ACTS, SKETCHES, ETC. ed at the Piano by Fred Faber ewed at Loew's Gates Theater, yn, Style—Singing. Setting—In Time—Eleven minutes, I Eley. a buxom miss of clicking ility, hardly registered when re- i, but the blame fal’s on the type aterial she uses rather than her of delivery. She opens with a il bit, in which she vocally tells of rstwhile roles in Sinbad, The Pass- how and Blue Paradise. She next a sample of the music 1n the last- d production, singing in great style still-popular Auf Wiedersehen, so bly introduced more than a decade by Vivienne Segal. Her succeeding ber is a comedy song loaded with btle innuendoes, but the words went vy over the heads of this audience. M Eley was given a feeble hand at lose. Another comedy bit, much like fen! Men! Men!, used by Gertrude loody on this time, received a slightly r reception. Miss Eley’s closing bit, iting on the Corner, required little ication to comprehend and conse- ntly went over with a bang. Sophis- ted chatter with the pianist inter- rses each of the bits. This act is the sort that might stop show witnessed by English or Aus- tralian patrons, but it is a bit too subtle texture for the pop. houses Big-time kers would do well to catch Miss y's act. Better-class vaudeville needs ore like her. E. E. S. Harry Holman sted by Edith Manson in His 1927 Comedy Version of HARD-BOILED HAMPTON Reviewed at Loew's Gates Theater, Brooklyn. * Style—Comedy sketch and singing. Setting—Full stage. Time— Seventeen minutes. Holman’s current vehicle is a rehash of his former clicking comedy acts, vari- ously billed in the last few seasons as Bulldog Samson, The Failure and Hard- Boiled Hampton. Holman is the identical shrewd, pugnacious and _ sarcastic old cent. The laugh-packed telepnone con- versations are also included here. The hoke plot concerns the discovery by the old gent that his secretary is the widow of his son. The happy ending is ap- pended by the singing of My Hero, from The Chocolate Soldier, by Miss Manson. The girl's voice is nothing short of marvelous. Her delivery is consistent with the fine quality of her vocal equip- ment and when reviewed she received a most impressive ovation. As an epilog to the corking comedy ketch the pair appear before a drop, in me, and Miss Manson gives a highly itisfying version of the sob number, ‘s My Heart. Mother. Holman gives lever little taJk and offers a comedy g for the close, The act is a howl the time it is playing. The standard er omedy lines are. sufficiently trong to put the turn over, but with ! Manson's vocal contributions added olves as 100 per cent solid enter- nment E. E. S Morris—Zelda Brothers—Dan In AERIAL FROLICS viewed at Loew's Gates Theater. rklun, Style—Aerial and contortionist eltu. Setting—Full stage. Time—Six tes. 'wo boys of clean-cut din appearance, at- knickers, 10 present a difficult routine of stunts le chatting merrily—most of the time rtones. The entire act has the t of a pair of rehearsing t gymnastic tournamenf in the hap- t of moods. The highlight bit—one illy caused the audience to give rolonged gasp when reviewed—wWas lipover jersies and nnd 1 youths kward somersault by one from a h about 20 feet high. As he descends ips up a handkerchief in his teeth 1 table placed = directly in his 1 path \ i preliminary to this thrilling bit nterchange with contortionist ma trapeze and floo mat One ticularly adept in body twists, g about a score of complete torso utions without changing the position his clenched fist on the »orizontal The other got a sood hand follow- his exhibitions f s ‘ 1 ontor- m the floo i double-quick time. \ corking nove'ty act strong enough for } ts most particular time Kg E. S. COGHLAN’'S ie No. 3 contains 104 pages of comedian Not an old gag from ver to cover ORIGINALITY. Monologues, Sketches, Ventriloquist and Quartette Acts, tles, Solo Cracks, ete. Comedy and Burlesque. LACKOUT new be ORIGINAL. short blackout skits of thé type xl on a par with the best ever weed i pr eal situations and unexpected climax This is the Double Acts for Male wnd Female Minstrel First Parts, Written by JAMES COGHLAN, THE JESTER is 100% ORIGINAL and supreme in its field. ok by JAMES COGHLAN. This is a neat the best material ever offered the professiona} only book of its kind claiming 100% ind for two Males, Team Patter, Poems, Parodies, Comic Song Ti- Writer fot Stars of Vaudeville, Musical PRICE, $1.00. SKETCHES ly prir ted klet of 48 pages, containing seven in Fol lies’ ‘Scandals’, ‘Vanities’, etc.. fast-moving skits of spargling dialogue, 93 WADE STREET, JERSEY CITY, N. J. PRICE, THREE ‘DOLLARS. JAMES J. COGHLAN Lew Murdock and Mildred Mayo Reviewed at Keith’s Riverside Theater, New York. Style—Singing and dancing. Setting—In one. Time—Ten minutes Man and girl specializing in eccentric dancing, loose-limb kicking and agility of unusual quality. Murdock is undoubtedly supple and has a good line of leg twisting, but his style is awkward and ungainly. He has a trend of eccentricity in all his leg-mania, but his hands always seem to be an incumbrfnce. Miss Mayo is 2lever, neat in her work and cute in her manner- isms, Neither of the pair has vocal power, but this is overcome largely by their nimbleness. Murdock gains favor with his series of eccentric leg twisting and twirls, all of which are well done, but there is a certain amount of monotony to the turn which could be eliminated to the batterment of the offering. The girl maintains her place as a worthy partner to the jerky-moving Murdock. She is nimble and graceful and a comedy trend lurks in her lithe system. The act is very peedy and the pair give everything they have in energy and ability. J. W. R. Cecil Cunningham Reviewed at Moss’ Broadway Theater, New York, Style—Singing. Setting—In one, Time—Fourteen minutes. Cecil Cunningham has the manner of delivery and finesse which characterize the work of one who has been polished up in shows. In addition to this, Miss Cun- ningham has an attractive, stately figure, pretty face, and tops these with some clever material. She does well with her rendition of She Knows Her Onions, and registers strongly with the same number in “Yid.” dialect, with the distinctive gestures accompany- ing. Her closing number, History of the 1. S. A., a historical number with catchy lines and lyrics, got over to a nice hand, when reviewed Miss Cunningham is a likable type of performer, who displays a good voice in the straight numbers and ability to handle the other type of songs easily, with a per- on ality that ingratiates, and with a subtle eal that establishes a personal conta J. B.S. Rubinoff Celebrated Violinist Presenting CLASSICS AND JAZZ Reviewed at Loew's Theater. New York. Style—Musical novelty. Set- ting—In one Time—Eighteen minutes State If real showmanship—as many claim— consists of hypnotizing the layman into ecstatic dem over entertain- ment that is hardly deserving of special billing, Rubinoff, or responsible for the framing of his current act, can be classed in the category of showmen extraordinary. When reviewed Dave Rubinoff stopped the show—in fact, he paralyzed it. He is just a good violinist, but gets the seatholders behind him olidly surely of his marvel- horse-haired bow. His appearance is preceded by a screen trailer. in which is detailed a Dance of the Peasant, the first bit he offers. The ynstrations those not because us master over the short minute description of The trailer is concocted of the ntical sort of bla dished out a t prolog to the pic film n vorur veral seasons ago Rubinoft ind play The Dance of flee Peas f pictorially like the typical virtuoso, The bit, despite 1 the fanfare bout the musical des n it contains ot the joys sorrow ind shed in contemporary Russia, evolves as a tame pus of unusually brief running time. Then follows a tril Let’s Talk About Mu Sweets mprising in order the classical ZZ 1 ff versions of the number The issieal stuff is blah, but when Rubinoff swings into jazz it is then that he reveals himself as a deft handler of the bow. Rubinoff next gives another pop. bit in classical style and again swings back into jazz. In this number he makes the belly of his fiddle grind out moaning, whining, crying sounds that are packed tight with feeling. For an encore the jazz virtuoso played Tonight You Belong to Me. was wowed and played Indian Love Call unaccompanied and bowed off to a hand that can compete in strength to that received by the heaviest of “name” attractions caught at this house within recent months—and there were many of the finest vintage. E. E. 8. Senator Murphy Reviewed at Keith’s Riverside Theater, New York. Style—Humorous monolog. Setting—In one. Time—Fifteen minutes. This monologist, with the Hibernian monicker and the German dialect, makes a curious mixture of murdered English topics of extreme import. While he has been haranguing the multitudes for many years on a wide range of subjects—mostly in nonsensical mood—Murphy can still induce a good laugh every six seconds or thereby. When reviewed, the self-styled solon discussed such matters as prohibi- tion, Mussolini, Gertrude Ederle, Queen Marie, decollete gowns, banditry, Con- gress, Spiritualism, Darwin, traffic laws, women and automobile drivers. To each he gave an amusing and at times philo- sophic twist, but in the main he was set on creating laughs and he made a goodiy collection. Senator Murphy finds a place in vaude- ville by way of his clever manipulation of eccentric phraseology, his amusing treatment of words that are classed as tongue twisters with the familiar stop- gap—“You can’t do that’’—and his knowledge of how to handle his hearers in the monologistic arena, and he main- tains his place today on merit. J. W. R. Irving Yates Presents Jeanne Fuller and Company Assisted by Burt Harger In VARIATIONS OF DANCE Reviewed Monday matinee, February 28, at Loew's State Theater, New York. Style—Dancing and singing novelty. Set- ting—In two (special) and full stage (cycs.). Time—BEighteen minutes. One of those 96 per cent girl acts in which more attention—and apparently expense—is lavished on costumes and personnel than background. Thruout the 4 | ; in q ; on: Vs SS ) y ; ers RZ t ——— - Pf + ee ae | } . ia - THE | <on HE STAGE i /STEINS\| | ff | | |g Pe | (\MAKEUP/| if Op rae Ro bi] 7 P 1 f “ ‘

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22 The Billboard, March 12. Terrace Gardens, Erie, Drawing Big Crowds ERIE, Pa., March 5.—Terrace Gardens Dallroom, the new dansant which opened to the public six weeks ago, is roing across with a bang Touring orchestras are being used ex- clusively, playing one and two weeks’ stands of five nights each week. Dur- ing the Lenten season the Gardens will operate only on Thursday and Saturday nights, with a promised opening on Tuesdays if business warrants. During this ordinarily dull season the traveling bands will be supplanted by a 14-piece combination made up of local musi- cians. Clarence R. Cummins, who designed and now operates the ballroom, has at- tracted a large following to his place in the face of adopting higher prices and tue enforcement of strict rules govern- ing deportment. The house employs 20 rly, exclusive of the orches- tra, and all bookings are arranged di- rect. Cuba Bans American Bands HAVANA, Cuba, March 4—Due to a recent decision by the local Cuban musicians, no American band or orches- tra will be permitted to come to Cuba to perform professionally. One band that arrived here recently was forced to return to the United States and not al- lowed to perform. A few American bands have been competing here, and there has been a great deal of dissatisfaction among the Cuban musicians on this account and now imigration authorities are making a very strict ruling in this di- rection. Before any band decides to come here and accepts contracts ‘t would be well to look into this matter or write to The Billboard correspondent, Box 1170, Havana. Hauptman Re-Enters Service Of Northwest Theaters PORTLAND. Ore., March 4.—Liborious Hauptman. musical director, who re- cently severed his connection with the Broadway Theater, has been persuaded to re-enter the service of the Pacific Northwest Theaters here, and March 18 will take over the post of musical di- rector at the Liberty Theater. Hauptman, during his years here, has made hundreds of friends in Port- land and thruout Oregon and will un- Goubtedly receive an ovation upon tak- ing up his new duties at the Liberty. Club Entertainers To Dance NEW YOHK,. March 4.—The Profes- sional Entertainers of New York held their annual ball and entertafnment to- night at Palm Garden. Billy Greb and His Palace Theater Orchestra furnished the music for the show, and J. McCaf- frey’s Tooters supplied the dance music for the guests. : Billy Kelgard, the president of the or- ganization, who is in Orlando, Fla., re- cuperating from an illness, was in hopes of attending tonight’s festivities, but his physician warned him against making the long trip, and Billy reluctantly de- cided to heed the doctor’s words. Hal Hallett Books for Ygar NEW YORK, March 4.—Some of the slothful song scouts are coming to realize that Mal Hallett has one of the sweetest bands in Greater New York, and the best proof of this fact is his ability to out- draw any band at the Arcadia Ballroom. Hallett also has the record for playing for six consecutive seasons on Broadway. About the middle of April Hallett will say good-by to Broadway and hit the road. After opening at Boston he will play a different town every night until next November. Other bookings will keep 2”-1 and His Band busy until March, 1928. Denials About Le Perroquet NEW YORK, March 4.—A report that Vincent Lopez will open at Le Perroquet de Paris within the next two weeks has been denied by the manager of that club, end the owner of it is reported to be very much upset over the rumor. A second report has it that the band now at the club will pull out April 1 and go into vaudeville Henri Garden, the star singer at the club, has quit working on cross-word puzzles to try to find the answer to the rumors, as he has a four-week contract, with an option for an additional four weeks. 1927 at o79) Orchestra and Cabare Conducted by WH LIAM SACHS—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. OF Ray Walker Turns to Radio NEW YORK. March ¢—Ray Walker, composer and orchestra leader, has quit directing bands for the time being, and has signed with Station WBRS, Brooklyn. He will draw a salary as studio manager and program director. Walker writes he has tackled everything else in the show ness, and feels he is not too old to master his new job. Walker last appeared as a leader at a night club in Brooklyn, which closed a month ago. Ohio May Bar Dancing COLUMBUS, O., March 4.—The House of Representatives will be called upon to pass upon the question of Sunday dancing. Its Committee on Villages this week reported out and recom- mended for passage the bill of Repre- sentative Hill, Marion, which would for- bid either dancing or roller skating on Sunday. The bill was amended in committee so that it would affect no other amuses ments and penalties of from £25 ‘to $50 for the first offense and $50 to $100 and from 10 to 30 days’ imprisonment for each subsequent offense were provided. The committee’s action was taken on a vote of 8 to 0. Carolina Serenaders Sign With King Cole Comedians DOUGLAS, Ga., March 5. — Johnnie Bishop has booked his Carolina Serena- Gers with the King Cole Comedians, a rep. show under canvas, playing in this territory. The Serenaders, featuring Joe Mahler, drummer and entertainer, is one of the strongest in the rep. business. The band has an especially constructed pit and plays for dances after the show each night. The orchestra’s roster includes John- nie Bishop, leader, piano; Eddie Hender- son, banjoist; Joe Mahler, drums and entertainer; Marvin Williams, saxes and clarinet; Al Johnson, trumpet; “Duke” Foster, saxes; Frank Collier, trombone, and “Ikey” Walters, sousaphone. Wheeler Wadsworth To Move NEW YORK, March 4.—Wheeler Wads- worth, who has been directing his or- chestra at the Carleton Terrace for sev- eral months, announces that he and his tooters have been engaged to play the Hotel Roosevelt, opening there on March 14. Wadsworth does not look for a cut- in on songs, is popular with everybody in the music game, and should draw new business to the Rosevelt. ee @ @i ; PAUL WHITEHURST AND HIS FLEETWOOD ROOF DANCE ORCHESTRA. playing the winter season at the Fleetwood Roof atop the Fleetwood Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. The aggregation is heard over the air nightly from Station WMBF, located in the Fleetwood Hotel, and. according to George L. Sutherland, manager, the boys have received more than 25,000 letters of praise from radio fans this season. From left to right: Raymond Symonds, pianist; Paul Whitehurst, violinist; Sam Hoffman, drummer; George Beck, alto sax.; Virg. Sexton, banjo, and Bob Ash, tenor sax. Fight To Close Sunset Cafe CHICAGO, March 5. — A renewed action to close permanently the Sunset Cafe, “black-and-tan” resort, is planned by the Juvenile Protective Association, its superintendent, Jessie F. Binford, declared yesterday. The new campaign follows the arrest last . Friday of Joseph Glaser, the wealthy proprietor, on serious charges. William Bodine, of the Compulsory De- partment of the Board of Education, also has begun an investigation. In- junction proceedings were instituted against the Sunset by Assistant State's Attorney Frank Peska. Entertainers at College Inn NEW ORLEANS, March 4.—Bert La Dell, Dorothy Hogan, Helen York, Ray Wallace, Juanita, Black Bottom dancer, and Beatrice Ladare, assisted by Happy Johnson and his Collegians, are the at- tractions at the College Inn Supper Club this week. Business was excep- tionally good during carnival week. Licenses Refused to Clubs NEW YORK, March 4.—Following a hearing on complaints of violation of the 3 a.m. closing law, License Commis- sioner Quigley has refused to grant licenses to 17 night clubs, cabarets and restaurants. At this date no cabzret licenses, according to the Commissioner, have been issued for 1927, because his de- partment has been waiting for reports from the police, fire and health depart- ments. Brownlee Hickville Follies Signed for 20-Week Run JASPER, Ind., March 5.—Brownlee’s Hickville Follies, under the personal di- rection of Roy Brownlee, have signed a 20 weeks’ contract with the Pressy Amusement Company, of Nashville, Tenn., to play style shows, automobile shows, etc., thru the South, opening at Gadsden, Ala. Brownlee’s aggregation will be auge- mented from eight to 11 people, includ- ing four entertainers. Trixie Hicks Gets Summer Job NEW YORK, March 5.—Trixie Hicks, popular night club entertainer, has signed for the spring and summer sca- sons to appear - Chateau Henry on Merrick road, L. I. This will mark her fourth season on the same road. She plans to open about the middle of April. Until recently Miss Hicks has been play- ing society dates. Harold Le Vin Quits Brooklyn NEW YORK, March 5.—Harold Le Vin, leader of the orchestra at China Royal, Brooklyn, has quit that town, accom- panied by his entertaining tooters, and is booked to open this week at China View, formerly the Monte Carlo Club, at 5lst street and Broadway. In addition to playing afternoons and evenings at the restaurant, Le Vin and his Band will broadcast every Fridav over WJZ at 10:30 p.m., and will record for several companies. Washington Night Clubs Doing Poor Business WASHINGTON, D. C., March 4.—Local night club owners, like their brothers in New York, are putting up a tough batt!e to keep their establishments open. The New York night club owners are forced to send their patrons home at 3 a.m. as a result of the new curfew law, while local night club owners are looking for customers to chase out at closing time. The problem here is one of lack of patronage. When the season opened, clubs sprang up like mushrooms. For a few weeks there was a rush for tables and the club owners enjoyed a thriving patron- age. Owners then announced that ad- mission would be by membership card only. Memberships were sold at prices ranging from 810 to $40 and patronage took a big drop and is still going down. Club owners then lowered the admis- sion rates and later abolished them al- together, but business continues to slump. Hotels with a reasonable cover charge and much cheaper food and drinks have attracted most of the night- life seekers and appear to have a firm grasp on them. E. I. Fishman a Caller Edward I. Fishman, of the Capital Attractions, Inc., Harrisburg, Pa., was a caller at the Cincinnati office of The Billboard on Monday of last week. Fishman advises that the Capital At- tractions is now handling the bookings for Irving Aaronson and his Command- ers and that they will shortly appear at Castle Farm, Cincinnati. Dave Harman and his Orchestra, a Capital unit, last week opened at Castle Farm for a several weeks’ run and took very well with the patrons. The Dave Harman Orchestra is made up of Dave Harman, director and entertainer; Mar- tin Kramer, reeds and fiddle; Clarence Roberts, reeds and arranger; Henry Minsky, sax; Reece Henry, trumpet; Henry Lutz, trumpet; Charlie Bender, trombone; Hal Thornton, piano; Al Cap- lin, sousaphone, string bass and cello: Harry (Pawtucket) Prue, drums and fiddle; Ralph Roberts, banjo and trom- bone, and Charlie Young, assistant di- rector and fiddle. All of the boys sing. M. C. A. Notes CHICAGO, March 5. — One of the highest flat prices on record for a single date was obtained this week by the Music Corporation of America, when Fred Hamm was signed for $1,650 to play the Steeplechase Ball at Ft. Worth, Tex., March 9. A summer tour, to start some time in May, is at present being framed for the Coon-Saunders Orchestra. The Coon- Saunders aggregation has received re- quests from many cities and it is planned to place as many of these on the list as possible. Don Bestor is at the Aragon, Chicago, for an indefinite stay. Ben Pollack and his Orchestra of 10 pieces will go into the Rendezvous Cafe here March 25. Arrangements have been made to have the Pollack Orchestra broadcast night over WBBM. W. H. Stein, back in Chicago after a tour of the West Coast, left immediate- ly for New York, where important busi- ness awaits his atvention. The M. C. A. is happy over the many blanket contracts being received, which cover all branches of the amusement field. The contracts leave the selection of the band entirely up to the home office. American Revue for Paris Cafe NEW YORK, March 5.—The American Revue at the Ambassadeurs Cafe, Champs Elysees, Paris, which opens May 20, will have an all-American chorus di- rected by Georgia Hale. The girls are being selected by the William Morr's office. 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Jazz Jottings By AL ARMER Paul Whiteman returned to New York, x, better and grander, as the old saving goes. Upon his return to the metropolis he was received by a large police escort and was paraded down Broadway to the City Hall where the acting mayor gave him the key to the city for the second time in four months. During his first week in New York, he and his orchestra of 35 artists played the new Paramount Theater to a record- breaking business, and from this par- ticular engagement, he has set a pace in a new form of musical entertain- ment that will hold good for some time. The windup of the first week of the Club Whiteman was another record preaker in the way of night clubs. Dur- ing the first week of this new venture thousands of people were turned away trying to get their first glimpse of what is now generally called the most beauti- ful cafe Broadway has even seen. When the news of Whiteman’s idea of using such a large orchestra broke along Broadway a few months back, everyone connected with the musical world was doubtful as to the financial success of the cafe, owing to the fact that in all previous times the largest number of musicians employed in a cafe orchestra did not usually exceed 14 men. Today is is a known fact that several of the better-known orchestras are al- ready rehearsing larger orchestras to re- place their present-sized ones. James Gillespie, personal representa- tive of Whiteman, did some very clever work in the way of promoting the open- ing of the new club and deserves much credit for the valuable assistance and good counsel he is constantly giving Whiteman. Chicago Cabarets AMONG THE NEWCOMERS at the Terrace Gardens are the Matsumeto Girls, Myrtle Lansang and the Carltons, Charleston dancers. THE NEW SHOW produced by Floyd Du Pont at the Parody Club is large and alluring. In it are Harry Harris, Phil Murphy, George De Costa and others. HELEN NAFE, dancer, and Jane Deck- er, dancer and contortionist, are now appearing nightly at the Vanity Fair. AT THE SAMOVAR Olive O'Neill, Car- 10 KNOCKOUT PARODIES, $1 Site-splitting Riots, with smashing punch lines on “HORSES”, “CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN", “ALWAYS”, “GIMME A LITTLE KISS, WILL YA, AUH?”’ and 6 others. Send $1 for these knock- outs NOW. You can stop a show with any one of ‘em. HARRY C. PYLE. 1064 St. Nicholas Ave., New York City, near Audubon Theatre. “IF YOU KNEW” Latest Waltz Song VIOLINIST LEADER AT LIBERTY Stick or Violin. Cue pictures. Good library and good tone. Married, with family. Relfable, consci- entlous and a worker. No agitator. Union. Do not misrepresent. Address BOX 1480, Billboard, Cincin- ~ “BLESSING” STRICTLY HAND-MADE BAND INSTRUMENTS sitively the best human hands and skill plus the material obtainable can produce. Write for cata- ents’ terms. E.K. 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Ludwig Drums and Traps, ~ Deagan Bells and Xylopnones, Violins and Suppiies. ” WE SELL, EXCHANGE AND REPAIR ALL MAKES Write or send instrument for free estimate. BAND AND ORCHESTRA MUSIC ‘ ‘ Schirmer, Barnhouse, Fillmore, ete. Sample Parts, Catalogs and Musical Booster Magazine sent FREE. CRAWFORD-RUTAN CO. The Billboard, March 12, 1927 23 ORCHESTRA STRLNENIS, a 1012-140 MeGee St., KANSAS CITY, MO. roll and Gorman, and Betty Moore still hold sway in a sprightly supper show. PIERRE NUYTTENS boasts some clever entertainment in his new revue, now current at the Chez Pierre. COLOSIMO’S, for years one of Chica- go’s most famous restaurants, has re- opened and is presenting an especially bright series of cafe entertainment. Adeline Dassena and Joseph de Luchi are among those on the bill. ERNIE YOUNG will open the new Peachtree Gardens at Atlanta, Ga., May 1. Max Fisher’s Orchestra will furnish the dance tunes at the new supper club. HENRY KRUM, formerly with Finkel- stein & Ruben, is now associated with Ernie Young. IN A NEW SHOW staged at the Town Club, several new ideas in cafe produc- tions are engaged. Helen Burke, Harry Moon, Jean George and _ Tearney’s beauty chorus still hold popular inter- est in this loop cafe. Taxed for Optimism CHICAGO, March 5.—Marigold Gar- dens, a former beer garden, but now a popular dance hall, has paid for its optimism of being seemingly confident of prohibition’s early repeal. Whea Volsteadism went into effect, the com- pany gathered up $1,710 worth of im- ported beer steins, wine glasses and fancy goblets and stored them. The $1,710 was deducted from the company’s tax bill as a “loss”, but the board of tax appeals, because the concern still owns the glassware, and lack of “value” had not been proved, denied the deduc- New York Notes By E. M. WICKES WORD COMES in from London that Jack Hylton, prominent British orches- tra leader, is recovering from an auto- mobile accident. BEN BERNIE and Band are booked to hit the road shortly, to play picture the- aters. BILLY PERRY is doing a turn nightly as master of ceremonies at the Don Juan Club. B. A. ROLFE, leader at the Palais D’Or, has a string orchestra at the Berkeley-Carteret, Asbury Park, N. J. FRANK NOLAN has closed the Mimic Club and plans to reopen it in Septem- ber EDDIE WORTH and his Entertaining Band at the County Fair, Greenwich Village, are holding a fast pace and big crowds. BROWN AND BAILEY, formerly at the Monte Carlo, have gone to Rockwell Ter- race, Brooklyn. LAURETTE ADAMS has been booked into the Worthy Hills Club of Hartford, Conn. THE WILLIAMS SISTERS and Henri Garden are among the newcomers at Le Perroquet de Paris. Roger Wolfe Kahn's Orchestra is still furnishing the music. CURT PETERSON, violinist. was re- cently appointed musical director of the Paramount-Empress Orchestra, Salt Lake City, Utah. GORDON A. MARTIN. violin and trumpet, and Charles H. Barber, sousa- phonist, both formerly of Atlanta, Ga., are now with Art Landry's Victor Recording Band. BOB LEE’S GEORGIANS, who dis- banded several months ago following an accident in which one of the members of the orchestra was killed, are now working again. The Georgians, one of the oldest and most popular dance or- chestras in the State of Georgia, have been under the management and direc- tion of Bob Lee for several years. WALLIE REG WHITTINGTON infoes that his band is now located at the new Coronada Night Club, Colorado Springs, Col., and invites any professionals play- ing that territory to drop in and pay him a visit. FRANK D. OPPIE writes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: “Am on a return trip to South America and have two new members in the band, which now con- sists of Fred Schmitt, piano; William Buse; Harry Hunter, cello, and Frank D. Oppie, drums. The orchestra was taken into Father Neptune’s Society February 2 when we crossed the equator and each was given the usual bath in the ship's tank, along with the cus- tomary trimmings that go with the initiation. Therefore we are now free from any other duckings, as we were all presented with certificates by ‘Old Nep’ himself.” HYMAN CHARNINSKY, violinist at the Palace Theater, Dallas, Tex., has been appointed musical director of the Rialto Theater Orchestra, Denver, Col. JOE SNYDER, formerly of Bob White's Hollywood Ramblers, has joined Clare Wilson’s Nightingales, now playing at Palais Royale, South Bend, Ind. The personnel of the Nightingale’s Orchestra includes Clare Wilson, piano, director and arranger; Howard Horton, trumpet; Burdette Huffman, trombone; Mart Ross, banjo and singer; “Stub” Martin, reeds and singer; Joe Snyder, reeds and singer; Kenneth Safey, drums and singer; Austin Sudders, violin, and Con- nie Converse, bass. THE PERSONNEL of Slater’s Squirrel Dodgers, at present playing thru Texas, includes Roscoe Slater, piano, manager and director; Leon Finch, entertainer; Fred Finch, drummer and entertainer; Walter Brown, reeds; Ralph Blackhall, saxes.; Donald Paul Gray, trumpet; Leon Harvey, trombone; William Hall, banjo; Louis Melvin, piano accordion, and Vic Tartilla, bass. PFEIFFER’S Florida Melody Kings, at present playing at Orlando, Fla., will leave there about April 1 to make a tour thru Michigan, New York, Pennsyl- vania and the New England States. H. B. Pfeiffer organized the Melody Kings’ Orchestra several months ago, who since then have scored a big hit in Orlando with their concert and dance work. The lineup: J. B. Gibson, violin and banjo; Raymond Tyner, piano and singer; William J. Hill, trumpet and singer; C. M. Dannenbrink, sax., clarinet and singer; L. R. Saulter, drummer and entertainer; T. White, banjo and singer, and H. B. Pfeiffer, manager and enter- tainer. GEORGE B. REARICK and His Colo- nial Club Orchestra closed a 10 weeks’ engagement at the Royale Garden Ball- room, Globe, Ariz., February 22, and are now playing a three weeks’ string of onenighters thru Southern California, after which they will return to Arizona for the summer season. LYLE RICHMOND advises that he has been located at Senath, Mo., for the past year, where he has charge of the Lions’ Club Band of 28 pieces, the Junior Band of 37 members, a church orchestra; besides selling musical in- struments, giving private lessons and operating a cafe. Richmond writes that he has been too busy to think about trouping this year and that he will remain in Senath this summer. JIMMIE WILKINS and His Mississippi Serenaders are closing a most successful dance season in and around Decatur, Ill. The boys expect to make a tour of movie houses, beginning about April 15 The personnel: Grover Tyler, trombone and bass; Elmer (Bull) Dressen, trumpet and voice; Jimmy Wilkins, saxes. and clarinet; Dick Cole, banjo; Chalmer Lord, piano and voice; Derald (Dink) Welch, drums and bells. The boys would like to hear from their old friends in care of The Billboard, Chicago. ALBERT FERONI. director of the Junior Shrine Band and the Shalimar Grotto Band, New Orleans, has been appointed to lead the orchestra at the Menorah Institute in that city. RADIO ENTERTAINERS Conducted by WILLIAM SACHS Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. GRACE STEVENSON, well-known harpiste. was scheduled to entertain over Station WLWL with a group of harp solos Tuesday evening of this week Miss Stevenson is heard frequentiy over this station and has a large following among the radio listeners. LOTTIE SALISBURY, who is under- Studying the leading roles of The von- stant Nymph, will be interviewed by Terese Rose Nagel at WGBS Wednesday afternoon, March 9, at 3 o'clock. ALTA KING ROYCE, sopranu, wno has appeared in a number of Broadway musical comedy successes, was booked to offer a miniature folk ballad recital at WGBS Tuesday evening of this week. OLIVER M. SAYLER, auther and critic, will continue his series of piay and book reviews, Footlight and Lamp- light, at WGBS Thursday evening, March 10, at 8 o'clock. From a theater Standpoint he will discuss the plays which have appeared on Broadway since his recent return from a three montns’ tour of the country. OLIVE BORDEN, Marie Dressler, Neil Hamilton, Allan Dwan and a number of other stars well known in film and vaudeville circles will be heard over the air from WMCA Friday evening, March 11, beginning at 9:30 o’clock. The pro- gram will be broadcast from the Fox Film Banquet, which will be held that night. THOMAS GRISELLE’S' composition, Cubist, was heard over WJZ Sunday evening, February 27. In this number Griselle is often accused of plagiarizing the style of one of the best known writers of popular music of the present day. “However”, states Griselle, “this number was one of the outstanding hits in the Cohan Revue of 1918 and Is the first piece of classical Jazz ever writ- ten.” BEGINNING WITH a five-minute talk on Stage Filth and Its Cure, by Ed- ward Reese, actor, WMCA will present a snappy period of fun and song Thurs- day evening, March 10, at 7 o'clock. Pat O’Brien, Maude Richmond, Jimmie Scott and Marienne Francks, all mem- bers of the Gertie Company, will sup- port Mr. Reese. IRENE FRANKLIN and her pranust, Jerry Jarnigan, were heard over wmMuA&, Memphis, Tenn., during their emgage- ment in that city last week. THE MENACE OF CENSORSHIP, a discussion sponsored by the Theater Guild, was held at the Guild Theater, New York, and broadcast thru WGBS Sunday afternoon of last week. The speakers included Frank Crowinshield, Joseph Wood Krutch, Owen Davis, Lawrence Langner and Theresa Hel- burn. THE DIAMOND STATE Serenacers, of Wilmington, Del., strutted their static over Station WDEL recently. The per- sonnel of the orchestra includes Gilbert Hanz, piano; Allison Lloyd, tenor ban- jo; John Skipper and James Chase, saxes.: Leonard Whann, trumpet; say- ard Vansant, trombone, and Paul Zim- merman, drums. AL CASMUS, playing in and around Cincinnati with the Eric Noble Players, is a regular weekly feature over WLW, Cincinnati. Casmus, a yodeler of no lit- tle ability, is taking nicely with the listeners-in. PAUL WHITEHURST and His Fleet- wood Roof Orchestra, who recently com- pleted a four weeks’ tour thru Florida and Georgia, are heard nightly over Station WMBF in the Fleetwood Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla.. where they will re- main for the rest of the winter sea- son. 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J. Kelly and B. Cahil Appear rhe two gentlemen mentioned above are appearing in a new role. James Kelly, who is first deputy county clerk in Brooklyn, wrote a song some time ago called The Birth of the Shamrock, and Billy Cahil, a brand-new tenor, re- corded it for Victor, proving that Nat Shilkret, recording manager of the Vic- tor, plays no favorites and releases any- thing that has commercial possibilities. n the other hand, Joe Higgins bears an Irish name and naturally likes to think about the shamrock. The num- per is released this month, enabling Brooklyn to hold its head up once again, even tho it was the home of Dr. Cook And now take a peep at the name of the publishing firm which owns The Birth of the Shamrock—Denton & Has- kins, Inc. Just a pair of hard-working Armenians. Ask me another. This Bird Had Good Intentions Act one opens in the professional de- partment of Edgar Leslie, Inc. Time, two minutes after Jack Meskill comes in looking for Billy Stone to write a lead sheet. Fay Lehman is behind the counter. Then a strange bird enters and asks for some dance orchestrations. “We have no free list,” Fay says with her cute smile. “Why don’t you join our club for $2 a year and get all our numbers?” The stranger thinks for a few sec- onds, then replies: “I'd like to join the club, but you see I live in Jersey and I wouldn't be able to attend the meet- ings.” Authors and Composers To Dine The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers will hold its an- nual meeting and banquet March 30, at the Ritz-Carleton Hotel. The affair will be held for members only. During the course of the meal, Gene Buck, president, and Raymond Hubbell, treasurer, will turn in their reports for the 12 preceding months. Herman Knoll To Travel West Herman Knoll, song scout for the Edison Company, is arranging to start off some time in March on a two months’ trip thru the West. He will stop off at a dozen important cities to supervise re- cordings by the local orchestras. His first stop will be Chicago, and from there he will head toward the Pacific Coast. Melody Mart Notes JACK VAL, pianist, has joined the professional staff of Brown, Henderson & De Sylva. Jack McCoy also has cast his lot with the same firm. HENRY TOBIAS, composer and pian- ist, has resigned from his position with Jack Mills, Inc., and gone over to Leo Feist, Inc. FRANK HARDING still is doing busi- ness on East 22d street He published fy Sweetheart’s. the Man in the Moon, Mr. Johnson Turn Me Loose and You're a Good Old Wagon, But You Done Broke Down Many Years Ago. MURRAY RAMOY has quit the music business and entered the business end of the movies. He will draw his pay check from Warner Brothers. WORD COMES IN that requests for certain songs are not considered at WEAF studio. All numbers for broad- casting must be programed three weeks in advance. And songs are not permit- ted to be repeated too frequently from this station. CLARENCE E. YOUNG, of Cleveland, O.. has written a new song called Spoon- ing Time, which has been published. RICHARD H. DAVIS, Philadelphia, has written and published a ballad en- ttled What Good Is Your Picture if 2 Can't Have You. BILLY MILNE now is in charge of Sherman Clay’s Boston office. e THE CHRISTOPHER C. WOOD Music Company, Atlanta, Ga., has fajth in baby songs and has released one ‘called Baby Boy, a waltz, written by Levi Byron, director of Byron's Black Rocks Orchestra , JO TRENT, coauthor of Muddy Water, tought his wife from Washineton, D. C., to hear Scrappy Lambert sing the . \umber at the Palace Theater this week. Lombert is appearing with Ben Bernie's Orchestra. WILL VON TILZER, president of the adway Music Corporation, has du up & new nut number called Yes She 0, No She Don't, I’m Satisfied With / Girl. It is a great song for doubles. 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PARIS By THEODORE WOLFRAM 9, Rue Falguiere PARIS, Feb. 19.—Florence Walton will be the star of the new revue at the Palace, in which Georges Carpentier will appear in a physical-culture sketch. The Music Hall des Champs-Elysees will reopen March 4 as a music hall, which is welcome news to American artists. as the Champs-Elysees has al- ways favored American acts. Edna Thomas, who has been giving a series of recitals of negro spirituals thru- out Europe, is in Paris for a few days. Lyon Mearson, the New York play- wright, is vacationing at Nice before leaving for Italy, where he will col- loborate with Lillian Day on a new piece. Marguerite Morgan, the American pian- ist, has returned to Paris after a series of concerts in Vienna. After a recital in Paris she will proceed to the Riviera and Spain. Captain Gordon Halsey, director of the Florida Clubs in London and Paris, has opened a new Florida Club at Cannes. A new charitable organization, La Piste (The Ring). has been created to furnish aid to needy members of the circus pro- fessions. Madame Raymonde Delaunois, who has \ returned from an engagement in New York, will be the star of the new revue at the Odeon. Sam Wooding’s Club Alabam orchestra is furnishing the music at the Hotel Negresco in Nice. Hallie Stiles, the American opera star, appears in Manon at the Opera-Comique * on Sunday. Betty Balfour, the English film star, who has been seriously ill in Paris, has gone to Nice to recuperate. John Brownlee, the Australian bari- tone, protege of Nellie Melba, will make his debut next Sunday afternoon, in Thais, at the Opera of Paris. Albert Spalding, the American violin- ist, will give a recital at the Palais of Beaux-Arts in Monte Carlo, next week. Captain Winston received considerable French publicity by taking his pet sea- lion, Sam, for a taxi tour of the Paris newspaper offices. Horace Goldin, the American illusion- ist, will be featured on the opening bill of the Champs-Elysees Music Hall next month. The Fisk Jubilee Singers, who are at present filling return engagements in Lausanne and Geneva, have been com- manded to appear before the King and Queen of Italy at the Royal Palace in Rome. After their final concert in Paris at the Salle Gaveau on February 27, the singers will return to New York early in March. Harriet Fowler, former Gertrude Hoffmann Girl and present star of the Concert Mayol revue, and her French husband, Jean Garat, have signed an engagement for a South American tour They will return to Paris in September to star in a Montmartre revue. William Ziegfeld is expected in Paris soon with several of the performers who will appear in the new roof garden revue which he will produce atop one of the music halls in the amusement center adjoining the* Arc de Triomphe. Robert Quinault and Janine Autray, the French dancers, well known in New York, have finished their engagement in Finland and are at present touring the Midi of France. Redington Sharpe, the American de- signer of stage settings and costumes, leaves Paris shortly for Berlin, where he will be associated with Reinhardt. The Rowe Sisters, former dance stars of the Casino de Paris, have left for Brussels, where they will be featured in the new revue at the Alhambra. - —_ Razing Houston Movie House HOUSTON, Tex., March 5.—The Liberty Theater, one of the leading first-run pic- ture houses of the city, has been closed and will be torn down at once to make room for another business building. The house has been in operation for the last 10 years, and lately has been the leading theater of the Will Horwitz chain of pic- ture houses. EUGENE FERRENTI and Luccarelli will play a two-piano arrange- ment of Rossini’s Semi-Ramide at WGBS Wednesday afternoon, March 9, at 1:35 o’clock. 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The Billboard, March 12, 1927 27 Musical Comed e Conducted by GORDON M. LELAND—Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York Sophie Tucker To Head Revue at Winter Garden NEW YORK, March 5.—Sophie Tucker has signed with the Shuberts to appear at the Winter Garden. If A Night in Spain shapes up sufficiently to open in the big house, she will join the cast of that show. Otherwise a new edition of Gay Paree will be built around her. Miss Tucker was recently replaced by Charlotte Greenwood in LeMa-re’s Af- fairs because of a disagreement over preferred position in the feature billing It is understood the Shuberts have agreed to place her name first at the Winter Garden. She recently signed for a vaudeville tour of the Pantages houses but this has been canceled and she w'') return to New York next week to start rehearsals on whatever show is decided upon for the Winter Garden. The pres- ent edition of Gay Paree is slated to close at the Winter Garden within the next few weeks in any event. George White Seeking Site To Build His Own Theater NEW YORK, March 5.—George White is scouring the Times Square district for a site for George White’s Theater, on which he will start work as soon as a suitable location can be found. The Scandals producer has his eyes on the Churchill property, 49th street and Broadway, and readily admits he has started negotiations with the owners for its purchase. However, he has defi- nitely made up his mind to have his own theater, and if the 49th street prop- erty cannot be bought he will secure another location in the Times Square district. It will be strictly a musical house, designed particularly for the Scandals, and will have a roof garden, along the lines of the old Midnight Frolic. The producer will be his own principal backer in the undertaking and hopes to have the house ready, wherever the location, early in 1928. Perrin Staging Musicals NEW YORK, March 5.—The Adrian 5. Perrin office has been unusually active the last three weeks with that producer three Broadway musical suc- cesses for as many stock companies. He has just returned from Buffalo where he directed Sally, Irene and Mary tor the Garry McGarry Players, and in the two previous weeks he had done Wild- flower for the Malden Stock Company, Malden, Mass., and Dearest Enemy tor the Brockton Players at City Theater, Brockton, Mass. His schedule for the next four weeks calls for the staging % four large amateur. revues in Greater New York. Clarence Smith, his assist- ant, is in Fond du Lac, Wis., directing Sally, Irene and Mary, and before re- turning to New York will stage The Gingham Girl for the Waukegan Stock Company, Waukegan, Ill. Herbert Pel- wen has joined the Perrin organization &S8 musical director. tacing waging Changes in Casts NEW YORK, March 5.—Maxine Carson has succeeded Virginia Bravo in I Told You So at Chanin’s 46th Street Theater. George Ryvmer has replaced Glen Dale The Nightingale at Jolson’s Theater. Elise Bonwit, already in the cast of Twinkle-Twinkle at the L'‘berty The- ater, has replaced Myrtle Leroy. Barbara Barondess has retired from the cast of Gay Paree at the Winter Garden. Elizabeth Mears, already in the cast of Judy at the Rovale Theater, has re- placed Laura Hamilton. fy Florence Parker Advanced NEW YORK, March 5. — Florence Porker has stepped out of the ranks of . e chorus and become a principal in — e, Bye, Bonnie, at the Ritz Theater. “he has lately been drawing attention with her specialty tap dancing and L. Lawrence Weber had Earl Lindsay take her in hand for development. DOROTHY CROYLE, whose singing and dancing ate winning much acclaim in the current “Earl Carroll Vanities’ on Broadway. In addition to fulfilling her own duties as a principal Miss Croyle is understudying Dorothy Knapp’s roles in the sketches. She started as a child dancer, appearing for several seasons in the floor shows of all the prominent hotels and piers at At- lantic City; then placed herself in the hands of Ned Wayburn and soon after made her legitimate stage debut in his production of “The Maiden Voyage’’. An engagement followed in the “Ziegfeld Revue” last season and she continued with this show on the road, where it was known as an edition of “The Fol- lies’. Closing with that revue, Miss Croyle went into the “Vanities” in December. All the time she has been studying voice and elocution, fitting herself for musical comedy leads and dra- matic roles, and is now hailed as a “find”, with all-round ability as well as charm and _ personality and an @ubarn-haired beauty. “White Sister’’ Operetta Being Cast by New Group NEW YORK, March 5.—Following the closing of Eva Le Gallienne and her Civic Repertory Company at the 14th Street Theater, a season of English and Italian operettas will be inaugurated under the direction of Clement Giglio, who owns the property. The first of the productions will be a musical vere sion of The White Sister, which will be tried out on the road early in April and is set for the 14th Street house several weeks later. If successful there it will be brought uptown and plans call for a special company for the road next season. Casting on the piece has already been started and Eugene Scud- der, who was last seen here in Princess Flavia, has been signed for the tenor role, and Josie Jones and Doris Marbro will have prominent supporting parts. An English adaptation of The Mar- riage Night, a well-known Italian oper- etta, is also on the list for early pro- duction. It is planned to operate a school of operetta in conjunction with the theater where promising talent will be given opportunity to play in the vari- ous productions. Altho some Italian works will be given, it is Giglio’s in- tention to give preference to American composers and singers. Engagements NEW YORK, March 5. — Hal Skelly and Gloria Foy have been signed by the Shuberts for their operetta The Circus Princess, which will shortly be placed in rehearsal. Franklin Bauer has been engaged by Lew Fields and Vincent Youmans for Hit the Deck, now in preparation. VIVIENNE SEGAL, of The Desert Song, was laid up several days last week with a severe cold and her role was sung by Helen Holden. Stoo Casting American Girls For Buenos Aires Engagement NEW YORK, March 5.—The casting of 10 American dancers for Umberto Cairo, who wished to feature them in his revue at the Empire Theater, Buenos Aires, abruptly ended this week when word was received from that producer thet he had secured girls in London. Ralph Rie~s. the dancer, was represent- ing Cairo here and it was being hand'ed thru the Chorus Equity Association. Difficulty had been found in securng the tyre of girls Cairo wanted and three calls had beer. issued by Chorus Equ'itv without the quc‘a being filled. Czriro cabled Rives it would be i~pcssible fcr him to wait Ienecer Tie contrects colled for a six months’ engagement and o American dancers had been definitely ned. George FE. Wintz in Cincinnati George E. Wintz, impresario of the road companies of the George White Scandals and Irving Berlin’s Music Bor Revue, was in Cincinnati on business for a brief period last Saturday. He was on his way from New York to rejoin the Music Bor Revue in the South. Wintz reported that all of his shows are doing big business everywhere, and that while in New York he concluded negotiations for the purchase of the touring rights to the last Ziegfeld Follies. Details of this important deal will be found on page 5. Hammerstein Renames Theater NEW YORK, March 5.—Arthur Ham- merstein has decided against Temple of music as the name for his theater being built at the corner of 53d street and Broadway. It will be known simply as the Hammerstein. Work on the book of The Golden Dawn, the opening pro- duction, has been completed by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. The latter sailed last night to assist in staging The Desert Song at the Royal Drury Lane Theater, London. He joins Sigmund Romberg, Laurence Schwab and Bobby Connolly, already there at work on the production, and later he will pick up Herbert Stothart, who has been collaborating on the score of The Golden Dawn with Emmerich Kalman at the latter’s home in Vienna. “Rah, Rah, Ruthie’, Soon NEW YORK, March 5. —~-Rahk, Rah, Ruthie, a new musical about campus life with a book by Laurence Schwab, lyrics by B. G. De Sylva and music by Ray Henderson, will be the next pro- duction to be made by Schwab & Mandel. The piece will be tried out in Philadelphia and Boston, then brought to Broadway for a summer run. Cast- ing will start shortly. Frank Mandel, Guy Bolton and Oscar Hammerstein IT are writing another musical, and still another is to be written by Mandel and Hammerstein alone. These three shows fill the Schwab & Mandel slate for some months to come, the two untitled pieces being scheduled for fall production. Higgins-Coots-Armstrong Collaborating on Musical NEW YORK, March 5—Loretta Hic- gins, musical director of The Constant Nymph, at the Cort Theater, is com- pleting an operetta with J. Fred Coots and Philip Armstrong, to be called Sea Song. Altho it has not been disposed of to any producer as yet. Coots is un- der contract to the Shuberts for all his material, and they will have first call. MONTGOMERY AND STONE of the new generation, that is Goodie ~’ont- gomery and Dorothy Stone, are shortly tu make their debut as authors of a book of stories for children. They have been working on it for some months and it is almost ready for the pub- lishers. Miss Monttomery is doing the illustrations as well as collaborating on the stories. | Musical Comedy Notes FRANCES HALLIDAY has succeeded Juliette Day in the principal feminine role in Sweet Lady at the Illinois Thea- ter, Chicago. FLORENZ ZIEGFELD has gone to Palm Beach for a few weeks of rest after his recent illness. Upon his return to New York he will start preparations for the next edition of the Follies. RICHARD RODGERS and Lcrenz Hart, in London preparing a_ revue for Charles B. Cochran, are to use some of their old material from the first two editions of the Garrick Gaieties. When they return to New York they will start work on a musical adaptation of Polly With a Past. PHOEBE BRUNE has sailed for Lon- don to join the cast of The Desert Song, to be presented there next month by Sir Alfred Butt and Lee Ephraim. She will have the role filled here by Pearl Regay. Other well-known players in the London production will be Edith Day, Harry Welchman and Gene Gerard. CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD, who has replaced Sophie Tucker in LeMaire's Affairs, is apparently not satisfied with just being a featured comedienne. She has been studying dancing with Ned Wayburn for the past three months. THE GREAT TEMPTATIONS has had its route changed. Instead of going into Philadelphia this week, it will play Washington and Baltimore before the Quaker City. MARIE NORDSTROM is _ replacing Juliette Day in the principal feminine role of Sweet Lady, opening in Chicago this week. VICTOR MOORE, featured comic in Oh, Kay, playing in New York, will pre- sent the next of his series of “Radio Parodies” from WGBS Saturday evening, March 12, at 6:50 o’clock. His burlesqued “advice” talks have proved immensely popular with radio listeners. ODETTE MYRTIL, now in Countess Maritza, has just received word that the Comedie Francaise has accepted one of her works, Dans Monte Carle, for spring production in Paris. EDDIE |DOWLING and Louis Simon have joined The Ramblers’ Club, or- ganized a few months ago in honor of Clark and McCullough rather in a spirit of fun among the profession. ADA MAY, now in Rio Rita, is the only actress represented in the Douglas Chan- dor exhibition of portraits now being shown at the Anderson Galleries. 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28 The Billboard, March 12. 1927 Dramatic Stock Conducted by ROBERT GOLDEN—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. Spoken Drama To Live In Northampton, Mass. NORTHAMPTON, Mass., March 5.— The Commonwealth Repertory Company, the half-American, half-English group that has taken over the municipally owned theater, the Academy of Music, as a part of the determination here to save one theater for spoken plays. marked its fourth successful week by a spirited presentation of Fanny’s First Play. Previously it has given The Truth. The Rear Car and Aren't We AIll?, the. latter a notable per- formance with Francis Compton (mem- ber of the famed English stage family) in the Cyril Maude role. Jane Burby. Lou Turner and Maurice Burke are the new American members of a company which already included Lyman Hayes, Michael McMahon and Igrid Dillion, in addition to its co-operative group of di- rectors—Charles Warburton, Velma Roy- ton, Francis Compton, Hazel Jones and Reginald Napier. Curtis Canfield, member of the former Northampton Repertory Company, re- turned to play in the cast of its pro- duction of The Gorilla. Canfield is in the Department of Dramatics at Amherst College. His engagement to Kitty New- bold, also formerly with the Northamp- ton Repertory Company, has recently been announced. Ambler Stock in Moline, Il. MOLINE, Ill., March 5-—The Edith Ambler Stock Company, which closed a 22 weeks’ season at the Calumet The- ater in South Chicago for James Wing- field January 29, opened the following day at the Palace Theater in Moline. The opening play was Up in Mabel’s Room, followed by The Cat and the Canary and Getting Gertiec’s Garter. No changes have been made in the cast. As the company stands, it has been together for nearly four years. Edith Ambler and A. Ross Robertson are do- ing the leads, with Walter Ambler di- recting and doing comedy parts. Taylor Bennett is handling the stage. There are 17 people with the company, includ- ing three special vaudeville features. Irene Summerly To Play Spring Season in Wichita WICHITA, Kan., March 7.—The Irene Summerly Players opened a spring sea- son of stock at the Crawford Theater tonight with The Patsy as the come pany’s first offering. Players and pro- duction were well received. The or- ganization consists of Miss Summerly and Frank McNellis, leads; Eugene Lane, comedian: Joe Remington, characters; Claude Miller, who will also act as di- rector of productions; Martha Morton, second woman; Converse Tyler, juvenile; Mary Terry, characters; Joseph Kamaryt, stage manager; Stanford McNider, scenic artist. Roy Cameron is the managing director of the company. American Agency Placements Chicago, March 5.—The American The- atrical Agency announces the following placements: Sarah Inman, Elfie Corbin, Manard Brooks, E. D. Harvey, Arthur es, Grace Edwards, Roscoe Patch and Winona Walthall. with the Earle Ross i N. D. Violet Manning r Goulet, with the Guy Beach ; Fred Wagner, with the Al n Players, Madison; Peggy and Le- is, with the Hazel M. Cass Come lack Allyn, with O. E. Wee; Don and wife and Johnny Sullivan wife, with Ina Lehr, Columbus, O.; D. Reed and Walter Wilson, with he Irene Summerly Players, Wichita; el Leigh and Robert Kent, with M. T. Jones, Logansport, for jobbing:; Bruce Miller, with Robertson-Gifford & Smith, Duluth; Kitty Kirk, Niel Hickey and Walter Arnold, with Arthur Gale, job- bing; Earle and Constance Forde. y Jack Kelly, and Jack Lowery and with Guy Beach at La Crosse, Wis. Mat with wife DORA CLEMANT, leading woman of the Clemant-Walsh Players, now in their 36th successful week at the Bran- deis Theater, Omaha, Neb. She left college to beain a stage career at the Withes Theater, Seattle, Wash, under the direction of Wiliam C. Walsh, whom she married five years later. With her husband she has played in Denver and Minneapolis stocks. Last spring they closed theie company in Phoenix, Ariz., reopening in May at the Brandeis. In Omaha they have a lovely home of their own. Gifford-Jones in Logansport LOGANSPORT, Ind., March 5.—The Gifford-Jones Players opened a season of stock at the Luna Theater Sunday, presenting The Best People as the initial offering. Business for the first week has been exceptionally good. The company is under the joint owner- ship of M. T. Jones, George Roberson and Eskel Gifford, and is managed by M. T. Jones. The roster includes Charles Richards and Isabel McMinn, leads; Adrian Ellsworth, comedian: Edward Scribner and Barbara Gordon, charac- ters; Ann Nielsen, Dorothy Schell, Mabel Liegh, Ida Swigert and Bruce Kent. Howard Stillman is directing and Joseph Toniutti handles the stage. The produc- tions are painted by Frederick Von Hel- ler, who came over from Mr. Gifford’s Peoria company with Mr. Scribner and Miss Nielsen. Manager M. T. Jones says: “Several late reports from Ft. Dodge, Ia., that the Gifford-Jones Company had closed and reorganized in that city are in error, as the company merely closed its reper- toire season in that city and moved its scenery and effects to Logansport for the permanent stock engagement.” Savoy Players Celebrate Anniversary at Asbury Park ASBURY PARK, N. J., March 5.—The Savoy Theater Stock Company celebrated its first anniversary this week with a notable production of Upstairs and Down, under the direction of Charles J. Bryan. Souvenirs of the occasion were presented to women at the matinees, photographs of Robert Leslie. As an added attraction at evening performances Charlie Wardell and his orchestra gave a special program. Jefferson Players Open With Sellout in Birmingham BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 7.—With the house practically sold out in ad- vance, the Jefferson Players inaugurated their fourth annual season at the Jeffer- son Theater tonight. The opening bill was The Patsy, with Leona Powers and Fred Raymond in the leading roles. The contract between A. Brown Parkes, of the theater, and the company calls for a season of 10 weeks. Bellamy Players Stir Interest With “Rip Van Winkle’ Revival DES MOINES, March 5.—The Ralph Bellamy Players, at the Princess Theater, stirred up considerable interest and created somewhat of a sensation with their revival of Rip Van Winkle. The original Joseph Jefferson version was used, but the electrical effects were modern. Two extra matinees were given. The opening day was made memorable by a greeting from Anne Sutherland, formerly Joseph Jeffer- son’s leading woman in Rip and now appearing in Craig’s Wife. Local papers gave an unusual amount of space to the production and the company fee's that the extra effort and expense in putting on the play were well rewarded. Ralph Bellamy did himself proud as Rip, and others in the cast included Laurett Browne, John Cowell, Charles R. Phipps, Robert Haines, William A. Lee, Josephine Reynolds, Arnold Lindquist, Anne Morgan, Warren Parker, Earl Fox, James Milstead anda group of extras. Lewis-Worth for Memphis MEMPHIS, Feb. 5.—The Gene Lewis and Olga Worth Stock Company will open at Lyceum Theater here Easter Monday. New Leads for Sioux Falls SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 5.—Two new leads made their appearance with the Orpheum Players at the Orpheum Theater this week in The Patsy, each making an excellent impression, and business thru the week was big. Helen Lewis is the new leading woman and James Burtis the leading man. The production was among the best ever pre- sented here by the Orpheum Players. New Stock for Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 7-—The Brown Theater will become the home of @ permanent stock company April 18, Harry J. Martin, resident manager, an- nounces. Negotiations are in progress with several stock organizations. The policy for the stock season will provide for a scale of prices ranging from 25 cents to $1.10, six night shows and two matinees weekly. Stock Moves to Hartford PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 5.—The Modern Players closed their engagement at the Modern Theater tonight. Man- ager Menges states that the company will be held intact and will open at Hartford, Conn., March 21. The future policy of the Modern Theater has not been decided. Road Shows Displace Stock LONG BEACH, Cal., March 5.—With tonight’s performance of Love To Order, the Hoyt Players concluded their season of stock here. The stock company makes way for road shows, the first of which, Kolb and Dill in Queen High, opens a three days’ engagement tomor- row. Repertory Players in “Macbeth” BOSTON, March 7.—The Repertory Theater Stock Company is making its first venture in Shakespearean tragedy this week with Macbeth as the bill. Di- rector Jewett is cast as the Thane and is directing the performance; Louis Leon Hall plays Macduff. The settings were provided for this production by M. Jor- gulesce and are complete in detail. THE ENGLISH STOCK, Major Mood’s company in Toronto, Can., continues to play to big business. Manager George R. Keppie recently returned from New York, accompanied by George Le Guere and Blyth Daly, who are playing leads. William Pedmore, director, has set a high standard. The productions were given a flattering editorial comment by The Mail and Empire. Dramatic Stock Notes MANAGER MARTY SEMON has re- duced the night prices for the stock season of the Forsyth Players, Atlanta, from $1.10 top to 75 cents top, to meet vaudeville and motion picture prices The opening week of the new scale showed a decided improvement in at- tendance. TOM MARTELLE, continuing his stock starring engagements in the Middle West, appeared with the Al Jackson players at the Garrick Theater, Madison, Wis., last week. This week Martelle is the guest star with the Ambler Stock Company at the Palace Theater, Moline, Tl. THE GARRICK PLAYERS, Al Jack- son’s cOmpany at the Garrick, Madison, Wis., is going strong. White Cargo, the bill for the week of February 27, opened to capacity. A. G. BAINBRIDGE has rejoined his stock company at the Shubert, Minne- apolis, in time to dig down in his pockets and pay for the bric-a-brac de- molished in every performance of One of the Family, THE BAINBRIDGE PLAYERS, Minne- apolis, have developed more playwright Robert Hyman and John Dilson, of the company, have just given Donald Gal- laher, New York producer, an option or their comedy, Black Sheep ANN BERRYMAN drew much applause. press eulogy and pictures with her per- formance in the title role of The Girt From Out Yonder, with the Wilkes Play- ers at the Denham Theater, Denver, week of February 27. THE MIAMI PRESS gives flattering notices to Anita Kerry for her artistic performances in The Best People, with the Miami Beach (Fla.) Players at Miami Beach Garden Theater, of Feb- week ruary 27. \ ROBERT FAY opened with the Rober- son Players, Fulton Opera House, Lan- caster, Pa., February 28, as leading man, and was well received THE WADDELL PLAYERS gave way to The Student Prince at the Grand Thea- ter, Topeka, Kan., last Saturday, matinee and evening. This week's stock offering was The 13th Chair. HELEN A. STANILAND, of the Ameri- can Theatrical Agency, is on a vacation tour in Europe. She will visit Spain, Egypt. Constantinople, Sicily, Italy. France and England THE ORPHEUM PLAYERS, Montreal, Can., are playing to big business. accord- ing to a report from the company. David Kraus is owner of the Orpheum Theater and company, Thomas E. Conway is gen- (Continued on page 33) WANTED 7 CAIRNS BROS. STOCK CO. Single Leading those doubling Address Man, General Business Man. IF nd Musicians in Monona, Iowa SAILING MARCH 21 for an extended tour of Japan, China, | Philippines, Malay States. 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The Billboard, March 12, 1927 merican Concert Field and American Achievements in the World of Music Conducted by IZETTA MAY McHENRY—Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York Piano Festival for Cincinnati Cincinnati is to have a piano festival March 29 when 15 or 16 eminent pi- anists will participate in a benefit for the endowment fund of the MacDowell Colony at Peterboro, N. H. Bertha Baur, director of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, is the originator of this novel concert and already she has had prompt nse from the music lovers of the Queen City. The pianists comprise sev- eral of the most prominent symphony orchestra soloists, as well as members of the faculty and graduates of the Conservatory, and include Marie Car- reras, Marguerite Liszniewski, Florence Barbour, Faye Ferguson, Dwight Ander- son, Karin Dayas, Alma Betscher, Jennie Vardeman, Thomie Prewitt Williams, Daniel Ericourt, Karol Liszniewski, Miec- zyslaw Munz, Louis Saverne, Leo Paalz and Martin Read. This ensemble of artists will be directed by Fritz Reiner and will afford Cincinnatians the first opportunity to hear music played on a battery of pianos at one and the same time. Such a concert was presented in New York several seasons ago when 15 of the most distinguished pianists of the music world played under the direc- tion of Walter Damrosch before an audience which not only packed Car- negie Hall's huge auditorium, but which overflowed into the lobbies and hun- dreds were turned away. Cincinnati's historic Music Hall will house the con- cert on March 29 and a sold-out house is anticipated, as the admission is to be within the reach of everyone. resp N. Y. Opera Co. in Florida The New York Civic Opera Company. Murice Frank director.-is enjoying suc- cess in its tour of the principal cities of Florida. A week’s engagement at Daytona Beach ended on March 5, after which appearances were made in cities en route to Jacksonville, in which city the organization plays a four-day en- gagement, beginning March 10 at the Temple Theater. The advance sale for the Jacksonville season has been heavy and the operas to be given are Aida, La Traviata, Carmen, Samson and De- lilah: Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. Carmela Ponselle, Dreda Aves, Charles Hart, Alfredo Gandolfi, May Barron. Ruth Coleman and Martino Rossi, and the conductor is Dr, Ernest Knoch. noted as director of opera in European centers as well as in New York. Fritz Busch Makes Debut With New York Symphony NEW YORK, March 7.—On Thursday afternoon of this week Fritz Busch, director of the Dresden Opera House, is making his American debut as guest conductor of the New York Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Busch is one of the youngest conductors ever invited to this country by one of our larger symphony orchestras, and while only 36 years old he has had 17 years of experience as a director of opera and symphony orches- tras. At the close of Mr. Busch’'s visit, March 20, the orchestra will again be under the direction of Walter Dam- rosch for the balance of the season. A Directory of Music Teachers Landino VOCAL EXPERT FROM MILAN Including His New, Wmfailing Method. Immediate results guaranteed. Studio, 503 Carnegie Hall, New York. SAXOPHONE INSTRUCTION by member of SOUSA’S BAND. Beginners and advanced pupils. BEN CONKLIN, 347 W. 57th St., New York Tel. Coium bus 7235. Seattle Opera Breaks Even SEATTLE, Wash., March 5.—While no definite financial statement of the re- eSults of the Civic Opera season which closed’ February 9 is available, nor will be within the next fortnight, the Seattle Civic Opera did not make money. It will, however, be able to meet its out- standing obligations, just about break- ing even in this respect. In every other way it was a decided gain. Public interest, enthusiasm and spirit was manifest in greater degree. More tickets were purchased, more people attended. There was a good house for every performance. Thruout the entire week there was a note of sincerity and very hard and faithful service on the part of those who made the civic opera season possible. It was a Herculean task. Without the assist- ance of the five guest artists, who brought the ease and experience of pro- fessionals to the boards, it would have lacked much that it gave to Seattle, and this in no wise disparages the ef- forts of the group of local artists who show considerable promise as permanent members of the association. Faust, Il Trovatore, Carmen Martha were presented with the gssist- ance of five American singers as"guest artists—Riccardo Martin, Lucy Gates, Herbert Gould and Myrtle Claire Don- nelly—and all won hearty approval with Seattle audiences. In Jl Trovatore two local artists achieved much _ success. Mrs. Minerva Russell sang most credita- bly the role of Leonora, and Mrs. Flor- ence Beeler as Azucena showed much dramatic and vocal ability. The permanence of grand opera in Seattle is assured, as the Civic Opera Association is much pleased and grate- ful for the support accorded its efforts. Among those to whom special mention is due for untiring work in making the 1927 season a success are Evan Scott, dramatic and scenic director, who de- signed all the sets for the several pro- ductions; Elizabeth McKim, stage man- ager; Mary Ann Wells, ballet mistress; Graham Morgan, director, and Mrs. I. M. Conkling, who alone is responsible for reorganizing the association, making it a civic body and providing guarantors, and there are many others whose sin- cere efforts are worthy of recognition but whose names cannot be listed due to lack of space. Plans are still in process of formation for next season, but the company will not be disbanded, as rehearsals will begin again in a few weeks. Van Dusen’s Organ Class Has Heavy Enrollment and The theater organ department of the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, which is under the direction of Frank Van Dusen, is enjoying one of the largest enrollments in its history. Mr. Van Dusen is recognized as the pioneer in establishing a course of prac- tical instruction in the art of musical interpretation for motion pictures as well as an authority on this branch of music, and his pupils are in demand in theaters thruout the country. Among those recently appointed to positions are Edith Royalty, Star Theater, Elgin, Tll.; Paul Bennett, Delft Theater, Munti- sing, Mich.; Kenneth Cutler, assistant organist, Michigan Theater, Chicago; Charles Vogel. Capitol Theater, Whiting. Ind.; George Ceiga, Orpheum Theater, Hammond, Ind.; Quentin Kongsback, Palace Theater, Sandusky, O. THE ILLINOIS FEDERATION of Women’s Clubs will present a program in which only American music will be heard and in which only women will participate. This concert will be given on March 11 in Orchestra Hall, Chicago, and among those to be heard are Sophie Brandt, soprano; Phyllis Fergus-Hoyt, reader; a chorus of 400 voices and Eleana Moneak's Chicago Women's Sym- phony Orchestra. Plans are being made to give an annual concert of this type. New York Events Joseph Szigeti appeared as soloist with the New York Symphony for the Sunday afternoon concert in Mecca Auditorium, February 27, playing Beethoven’s Con- certo in D. Under Otto Klemperer the symphony players gave Mr. Szigeti able support and assistance and his reading of the Concerto was given with finished style and a thoro understanding. The other numbers directed by Mr. Klem- perer were Beethoven’s King Stephen overture, Debussy’s tone picture Iberia, which received a most colorful and pic- turesque interpretation, and a final number by Verdi—Three Dances from Otello. One regrets to read that follow- ing the program directed Friday, March 4, and Sunday, the 6th, Mr. Klemperer returns to Europe and will not return next season, owing to the demands made by his new post at the National Opera in Berlin. In Town Hall, the evening of Febru- ary 28, Catherine Wade-Smith gave her second New York recital. This violinist, a winner of one of the Naumburg Foundation prizes, played a Sonata, Le- Tombeau, by Leclair, a Concerto by Tschaikovsky, and a group of shorter numbers. In the rendition of the Sonata Miss Wade-Smith displayed technical skill, but with such tense bowing that her tones lost much of their smoofhness. She fared better, however, in the Con- certo, playing with freer bow, and in the Canzonetta movement produced a beautiful, singing tone. In her ghorter offerings, Scott-Kreisler Lotus Land and the Debussy-Choisnel En Bateau, her interpretations wete effective. Katharine Gorin was well received on the occasion of her piano recital in Town Hall, the evening of March 1, be- ginning her program with Cesar Franck’'s Prelude, Chorale and Fugue, followed by compositions by Chopin, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Medt- ner and Dohnanyi. While Miss Gorin’s playing showed her to be a serious student far above the average recitalist, in several of her numbers a heaviness, lack of shading and a decided prepon- derance in the base marred the effect. Several of her Chopin numbers, how- ever, were charmingly played. William Burt, tenor, offered a program of some 18 or 20 selections, Wednesday evening, March 2, in Town Hall, with somewhat varying results. The arias by Myerbeer, Piccini and Wagner seemed beyond his capacity ‘to attain, for there was too much evidence of strained ef- fort, particularly for the upper notes. However, in his group of excellent songs by Wintter Watts, Hageman, Schneider, Rachmaninoff and Whiting more pleas- ing qualities were displayed. Selections of Grieg and Hugo Wolf (sung in Ger- man) and also a Du Bist wie eine Blume by Haeussler (his accompanist) were well received. Mr. Burt, in this recital at least, lacked proper control and sus- taining quality and has not fully mastered the blending of his registers and careful use of the falsetto. Not- withstanding, the audience, the majority of whom were apparently devoted fol- lowers, evidenced frequent approval. One extra number was demanded at the conclusion of his regular program. Pittsburgh Music Calendar Not a great many concert dates re- main in the Pittsburgh (Pa.) music sea- son, but during March several dis- tincuished musicians will be heard. Kitty Cheatham, famous as a singer of children’s songs, will be heard in a re- cital March 12 and in which she will be assisted by Ernest W. Flantiss of the Philharmonic Orchestra. The seventh and closing pair of concerts by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwaengler directing, take place March 11 and 12 in Syria Mosque. Maria Jeritza, distinguished soprano of the Metropolitan, will give a recital of songs March 18 at Syria Mosque and will have Maximillian Rose as assisting artist. Concerts in San Diego The remaining concerts of*the Am- phion Concert Course in San Diego, Calif., wtll bring to that city several notable artists. Rosa Ponselle, soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company, will be the soloist on March 12, and following her will be J. Rosamond Johnson and Taylor Gordon, famous for their excellent presentations of Negro Spirituals, the songs of their race, who are listed for a concert March 15. The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orches- tra will give a concert March 17, and March 23 occurs the long-anticipated appearance of Ruth Draper. Roland Hayes will close the course in a con- cert March 30. All concerts take place in Spreckels Theater, and other artists heard this season were Rachmaninoff, Will Rogers, Tipica Orchestra of Mexico and a program by the San Diego Ora- torio Society. | Concert and Opera Notes | HAROLD BAUER is giving his last. New York recital of the current season. in Town Hall, the afternoon of March 13. FOLLOWING THE RETURN to New York of the Philharmonic Orchestre after its tour, the organization will give its sixth Metropolitan Opera House con- cert March 13. On the program are Cesar Franck’s Symphony in D. and numbers by Tschaikovsky and Berlioz THE DREXEL INSTITUTE of Phila- delphia has engaged Reinald Werrenrath for a recital on Saturday night, May 7. THE NEW YORK Symphony Orchestra has engaged Florence Austral for four appearances at Carnegie Hall. On April 1 and 3 this noted artist will sing Wag- ner’s Gotterdammerung and on the 10th and 12th Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Walter Damrosch will conduct. HAYDEN CHORAL SOCIETY of Chi- cago will give the last of its concerts this season March 15 in Orchestral Hall. The society will leave early in midsum- mer for a concert tour of England, Scot- land, France and Wales. LOTTA VAN BUREN is now on a lecture recital tour for which her topic is What Do You Know About the Piano? She will appear in Kansas City, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati and other Middle Western cities before the close of the season. A SONG RECITAL by Oliver Stewart, tenor, assisted by Marion Sims as ac- companist, is announced for Town Hall, New York, March 10. A GROUP OF CHOPIN, two numbers by Beethoven and two by Debussy are included in the program to be played by Mme. Elley Ney at her New York recital, in Carnegie Hall, Friday evening of the current week. THE CURTIS STRING Quartet (Carl Flesch, Emanuel Zetlin, Louis Bailley and Felix Salmond) will be heard in Aeolian Hall, New York, Monday evening, March 14. THE WELL-KNOWN TENOR, Judson House, has been engaged for the full season of opera in Cincinnati for the coming summer. UPON THE COMPLETION of the tour of the Chicago Civic Opera Company, Rich- ard Bonelli, baritone of that organization, will give a recital in Baltimore April 4; one in Syracuse April 7, and the follow- ing day at Auburn, N. Y. THE DETROIT SYMPHONY Orchestra will play an engagement in Rochester, N. Y., March 23 in Convention Hall. FOR THE MARCH 28 concert of the American Orchestral Society of New York, Katherine Bacon, pianist, will ap- pear as soloist. The event is scheduled for Town Hall. A PIANO RECITAL is announced by Alexander Brailowsky for New York the afternoon of March 29 tn Carnegie Hall. THE ELSHUCO TRIO has gaged to give the last concert this sea-] son cf the chamber music series, (Continuad am page 3) spon been e! { a 29 | iy WX 9 ayy NG . ie es 7 jets i | INS YIN : a | a | | a | : ; | | i | 2. NN ee. eae | = Th i i | _ a _ | ; | 4 | : f : = to

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ee ’ L ‘ 30 The Billboard. March 12. Repertoire Conducted by WILLIAM SACHS—Cormmunixations to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. Nord’s Comedians Announce Plans nnounce th under wey “a4 simer of Rese Mrs. Rogers. who owns a chain of ladies’ style shops in the Yakima Val- ley, will this season present her four ; This is a dis- tinct departure from her usual custom, es these presentations have heretofore nm . 1 , 1 y ] , ” Lb . y o , @ 4 4 been made in the theaters and picture houses in that section. The complet te roster of the Toby Nord’s Gians is: Toby Nord, manager and ws cog Frank Ward, busi- ness manager nd advance; Herbert Thayer, director "and characters; Helen Woods and her Five Musical Keys, or- chestra; Vern Douglas, leads; Kenny Price, juveniles and stage manager; Billy MacGill, heavies; Chuck Parker and wife, specialties; Marcia Morris, in- genue leads: Dorothy Randall, charac- ters; Mrs. Billy MacGill, second busi- ness; Mrs. Herbert Thayer, secretary and treasurer: Ed Moss, boss canvasman, and Jim Malloy, assistant canvasman. Bunny Stricker Players Enjoy Good Business Thru Virginia WILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 5.—The Bunny Stricker Players, playing thru Virginia, report business very good and the weather springlike. At Fredericks- burg, Va.. recently, a town of approxi- mately 15,000 people, the Bunny Stricker Players enjoyed the biggest business a company has ever played to in that town, according to Harry S. Warner, leading man with the company. The company’s roster remains the same, with the exception of Jessie Adams, second business, and Rose Mann, ingenue. Harry S. Warner has just be- gun his third season as leading man with the Stricker Players. Manager Stricker plans to remain in the South until May, when the company will jump north to play the resorts in the Cats- kill mountains, where it was so popular last summer. “Mutt and Jeff’ Replaced By McManus Cartoon Comedy ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 5—Mutt and Je#, which the Jack Walker Company has been presenting for the last five seasons, will be replaced this season by George McManus’ cartoon comedy, Bringing Up Father, according to hugh Ettinger, general agent with the com- pany Walker will have out four companies this season, each of which will carry a band, orchestra, calliope, seven trucks, two touring cars and two cars in ad- vance. The first company is scheduled to open at Cedar Grove, La., March 19. The company was out 43 weeks the past season 2nd covered 17 States. Waltz Plavers To Open Early NAHUNTA, Ga.. March 5.—Earle Waltz nd Cecil McLeod, of the Earle Waltz ayers, are here, getting the outfit ready for the opening which is siated The Wal z drama the rest of the week. Mrs 2! Itz is at present locat at her home, = 47 Gladstone avenue, Detroit, where she is undergoing treatment for her arm, which was severely injured. Caufman Plavers Close Winter Season at Winston WINSTON, Mo., March 5—The Con- stance aufman Players, under the managemént of Guy Caufman, will close their winter house season here tomor- row, after which Mr. and Mrs. Caufman will take @ much- ree rest at their The Caufman Players will open a ‘Sainnanany season in houses on Easter Monday prior to going under canvas for the summer. Caufman reports that he will engace an entirely new cast for the coming season, including a six-piece jazz or- chestra. He has arranged with Robert J. Sherman for Hell’s Gardens, with the Century Play Company for My Irish Cinderella, and with George Gatts for The Unwanted Child, all of which will be given a full scenic production. Bud Hawkins a Visitor Bud Hawkins and wife, Dorothy Dean Hall, of the Bud Hawkins Players, just closed a 12 weeks’ engagement with Rey- nor Lehr at the Broadway Theater, Columbus, O., and arrived in Cincinnati, their home town, last week, where they will spend a brief vacation before open- ing their own company early in May. Bud was a Billboard caller last week and advised that he will begin rehearsals about the middle of April and that his company will begin its fifth season thru Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana early in May. The Bud Hawkins Players will carry 18 people this season and ‘will play several weeks in house before going under canvas. Universal To Have New Package CHICAGO, March 5—Bob Hofeller, sales manager of the Universal Theaters Concession Company, announces that his company will shortly put out two new novelty candy packages. Shipments will be F. O. B. as heretofore, according to Hofeller, but an added feature will be free packages enough to cover the neces- sary express charges. Hofeller states that the Universal Company is all set to make the coming season its largest and that John Robinson, Hagenbeck-Wallace and the Sells-Floto circuses are among those who have already contracted for the 1927 season. > King-Thomas Players in Texas MEDINA, Tex., March 4.—The King- Thomas Players are at present playing thru the heart of the sheep and goat country of Texas and are getting their share of the business. The company last week played in this town and met with a hearty reception as well as good business. Incltided in the cast of the King-Thomas Players are Carl (Sput- ters) Thomas, Earl Thomas, Cody Thomas, Billy McIntyre, Cecyl Scott and Lois Willis. Col, E. L. Lamkin is in ad- vance. HARRY MILLERS writes: “I recently visited Manager Luzell and wife, of the Water Lily Showboat, at Gray’s Landing, Pa., and was surprised to see that they had built a brand new boat for the coming season. Luzell states that the boat will carry 12 people and will open the season about April 1.” ‘Showboat’ To Be Filmed on Goldenro PADUCAH. Ky., March 5.—The Show- boat Goldenrod, which has been tied up in the “Duck’s Nest” on the Tennessee River here, with her sister boat, French's New Sensation since last November, will leave here shortly with a company of motion picture people aboard under the direction of Lynn F. Reynolds, director of the Universal Pictures Corporation, for the filming of Edna Ferber’s well- known novel, Showboat. T. E. Dean, assistant producing direc- tor of Universal, arrived here recent! with his wife, to make final arrange- ments for the filming of the picture. The other motion picture people, who are at present in Canada, filming Back to God’s Country, are scheduled to arrive here within a few days. Dean Stated that during the filming of the scenes of Showboat, which are laid on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, the en- tire company will remain aboard the Goldenrod. Colton Co. To Open in May ORION, Ill., March 5.—The Jessie Col- ton Stock Company, under the manage- ment of Ralph Richardson, will begin rehearsals early in April and the com- pany will open its tent season about the first of May, playing —_ same route thru M[linois which it has played nd many years. Special sets are being buil for each production and all seats a interior woodwork are being painted and overhauled The company’s orchestra will be under the direction of Frank Bauer. Rep. Tattles LESTER CERVIN, of the Monroe Hop- ins Players, writes from Bonham, Tex., “Business is very good.” GEORGE G. WOODBURY advises that he has signed up with the Ben Wilkes Stock Company for the coming season, opening at Albion, Ill., about April 18. JAKE DONEGAN, owner of the Done- gan Show, recently attended the per- formance of the Chicago Civic Grand Opera Company at Jackson, Mich. as one of the company’s guests. DICK R. MILLER and wife, Edna, info that they will not troupe the coming season, aS a result of the contract they have with the City of Tulsa, Okla. They will, however, be out bright and early in 1928, according to Dick. GUY CAUFMAN reports that E. C. Bickford will play “heavies” for him this summer, as well as handle the or- chestra. Clifford Carl has signed up with Caufman for the coming season for light comedy and sax in the or- chestra. M. A. FRANCILLON and wife, Margot Beaton, are back at their home, 302 Center street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Francillon states that they will probably settle there as it seems to be the only climate that agrees with him. LARRY AND MADLIN NOLAN have signed with the Marshall Players to di- rect and do leading business for the coming tent season. The Marshall Play- ers will offer all late’ releases and will play the same territory thru Iowa which they have covered for a number of years. The Nolans report that they have enjoyed a pleasant winter season with the Walter Arrington Stock Com- pany in Wyoming. MR. AND MRS. C. L. YEAGER, the last season ahead of the Fred Whetten Tom Show, will not troup this season, but will travel around to visit the vari- ous outfits. Yeager says that he has a new idea in the way of artificial flowers and the boys wintering around Oklahma City and Dallas have termed it a wonderful racket. Yeager reports that he did a good business in Dallas before the holidays. The Yeagers are (Continued on page 91) LEW CONN’S COMEDIANS WANT Performers who change for week Also Piano i Open under canvas in Kentucky April 1s A 4tress Stroh, Indiana WANTED ge em py ¥ oo 2 larfnet. Good amateurs considered Must rea and te ke. State lowest Year's work No ticket Pre- pey wires. JOHNNIE BISHOP'S CAROLIN, SEME- NADERS, care Lee's Comedians, Douglas, Georgia BRYANTS SHOW BO AT, Trap Drummer. Must do- ble Banjo or — phone for Jazz Band, and Sirs Man for Sazoph Bar njo to double Stage. Writs BRYANTS SHOW ‘BOAT. Elizabeth, Pa Wanted for Mutt & lef Piano Player. double Air Calliope; real Boss s- man. Motori zed _ - eatre. Guarantee $6-week sea- gon Play at onre George Weiner wire ERNEST ‘Latiwore, General Delivery, Ts!- labassee, Fla WANT PIANO PLAYER Who can double Trombone, Baritone or other instru- ment in Band. No parades. 40 week seiton. Stat 7 Salary, pay yo wn Open Ma Will advance ticket. ry A od JACK WAL KER. “Manager * ‘Bringing Up Father’ Co., Cedar Grove __ FAVORITE STOCK CO. WANTS . Piano Player. double ” General Business Man od § altles Salar sure, Make it low. Siz months rk. Opens April 2] in Illinois. N. Clark 8t., Chicago, ROTARY PLAYERS WANT For circle dramatt k; one bill a week; seren = Address F. O. HARRIS, i17 Ill Hillman stock Co. Wants Feature Musical seen velty oe Singing and Dancing hang vek Team. Must Prefer people who an play ne in Orchestra for open- ing overtures Ss erything in Gr jette Enclose photos and mention lowest salafy Ad- Gress F. P. HILLMAN, Box 330, Pocatello, Ida. — AT ONCE FOR FIFTEENTH SEASON IN IOWA, Second Business Woman, Comedian, General Business and Character x = and Woman. All must do Specialties Also wamt to hear from Actors that double Orchestra and Canvasmen. Ad- FRANCIS INGRAM Care General Delivery, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. W anted for JACK NORMAN PLAYERS UNDER CANVAS, Young General Business Team with Specialties. Singing and Dancing Team Must change for week. Show never closes. Salar y sure. Do state same when answering Wires prepaid. No Bauity contracts JACK NORMAN PLAYERS, Bruns- wick, Ga., week of March 7; Statesboro, Ga.. week 21 AT LIBERTY MARGH 16th JUVENILE LEADING MAN Height, 6 ft.; weight, 175; age, 25. Ukulele Spe- cialties Excellent wardrobe and appearance. Wire HARRISON KIMBALL. Western Union, Mart:ts Ferry, O.; next week, Uniontown, Pa. e AT LIBERTY—March 12 NED AND BESSIE WOODLEY BESSIE — Emotional NED — Light Comedy Leads, Heavies or Sec-| and General Business ond Business Singing | Singing, Double Special- and Dancing Specialties. | ties Close here (Quincy. Fla.) March 12. Wire your best. Two years under same management End your correspendence to advertisers by mentioning The Billboard, ee ee ee fal, eC } para ee eee =| 927 tm a¥ »\ EnZ=.s Say, be) ¥e Ss ‘ ™~ v NZ SANE ~ / t *, . a\ ~T/G = Ve CS AS: SS ? wre \v 7 We Ms —y S/ - ly Ki \e PES La “I = : — iP | P AGwor fd. ae = re pe | HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. March 5—Elmer (Toby) Nord and Frank Ward, owners of Toby Nord's Comedians, | layers Ciosead tnelr season January 19, extensive preparations are Cue to a serious injury suffered by Mrs. —_ : their opening on or about May 1 in the Waltz. Business the past season was Yakima Valley of Washington. only fair. This season the company will The compeny will this season appear carry a six-piece jazz band and will play eso | under a complete new outfit, which is —_ being made by the United Tent and Awning Compeny. of Los Angeles. A Eee THE! ee strong line of plays has been con- tracted for with the Henry Clay Blaney ia Play Offices of this city. The policy of the cempany will be two feature plays _ a week instead of one, as in former giv seasons Nint Helen Woods and her Five Musical z Keys, a jazz organization of merit, have SF ar ee sep ones eee . been signed to furnish the orchestra nL music. Marcia Morris and Vern Douglas FRI will present feature dancing acts and = will conduct Black Bottom dance con- tests in each town during the season. Kenny Price, well-known redio enter- eg A ig peed rg er ee be 7 ~ . ‘ e present his novel vaudeville speciaities, re es will Chuck Parker and wife, xylophone Bar artists. Others who will offer specialties bee. ere Dorothy Randall, Toby Nord, Herbert Thever end Billy MacGill and wife [ t~—“OCS ee ee } ee | ’ who n do lig toby edy. red-t kum 4 1 specialties General Business Woman who can and : will do anything from a lead to a character. Other Useful People «ri All people engaged must do { r specialties or a e Pian Make salaty low. 4&8 & is absolutely re every Tuesday Dor wire; — erite, stating full pacticulars and send »p > and ‘ programs. Rehearsals Merch 21. BOBERT E HALL, EE Sa P. O. Boz 181, Coshocton, Obio. | | — | —_—_—— oT Ss d | . SCC dress SCS ‘ a ‘ 7 ‘ a : J ; ‘ ee ; a por in ner ; |__| | ,.ti<‘iCSCOC—C—C—SYT i ——— Ue |

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The Billboard, March 12, 1927 31 ETE [TRADE MARK | MARK : NDY | —_—- DANDY CANDY CO. NEW ORLEANS. LA. At « red and white. Two-thirds actual size. Color, and going stronger than ever. increased business? Dixie Dandy--Five Years Old I'll say we won't change the name. Mr. Manager, don’t you want a premium candy that will repeat to You are not ashamed of the name of your show, why be ashamed of the candy you sell? You wouldn’t put a new name to the same old drama each year and expect to get away with it. 600 Dixie Dandy C. O. D. $50.00—sells for $90.00. Dandy, 'C. O. D. $100.00—sells for $180.00. Express charges prepaid, Barnum’s name is good, so is “Dixie DANDY CANDY & NOTION CO., New Orleans, La. 1,200 Dixie Dandy”. Wire your order. MAXWELL PLAYS TED AND VIRGINIA MAXWELL, e380 Market Street, San Franeisce, Calif. KARL F. SIMPSON THEATRICAL EXCHANGE, KANSAS CITY, MO. ayety Theatre Bidg. LEASING ROBE RT J. SHERMAN PLAYS. WANTED PEOPLE IN ALL LINES. If at liberty, write today, giving full particulars. FRANK E. MOORE THE- ATRICAL EXCHANGE, Gladstone Hotel Building, Ninth and Oak Sts., Kansas City, Missourt. AT LIBERTY—"THE GARWOODS” Fred and Tillie. TILLIE—Singing Pianist. Lead. Good library. aor. Handle by ourselves of with orches'ra Plays Cost You Nothing! THREE OF OUR PLAYS HAVE BEEN NOVELIZED. SELL THESE BOOKS FOR 25c Cost You 9c—Net Profit 15c Easily Earn $15.00-$20.00 €very Performance. Will more than pay your royalty on: **The Unwanted Child’’ **The Unmarried Mother’’ **The Revelations of a Wile’’ HIGH-CLASS PLAYS AT LOW PLAYS ROYALTIES, FEATURING “MY DIXIE ROSE” jase: S%iontiey. GEO. W. WINNIETT Larry E. Johnson- Royal 1402 Broadway, —s ew ona i N.Y. Heavies, managers, 417 AT LIBERTY — Characters, A-1 Scenic anything. Tent show Address ACTOR, Room 404. General Bdsiness, Build and paint I can save you money. N. Clark St., Chicago, I. AT LIBERTY Artist. pe or Picture Theatre. Union, Address Olathe, Lat us send sample bock and all details. A-1 BAND AND ORCHESTRA LEADER Kansas. "S—REPE Or Side Man. Violin and Tenor Banjo in hestra, 30 IDEAL PLAYS REPERTOIRE Baritone in Band. Swell library of patho FOR SA LE SEND FOR NEW CATALOG and jazz. Wife real Trumpet Player, Band and Or chestra, or Piano in Orchestra. Specialties, singles Complete Dramatic ‘Tent Show, 60x90, Marquee LITTLE NECK, and doubles. With photos. a ae and Kepertoire Beane, Blues, Stage, Piano, Scenery. | Electrically UNITY P A *? LONG ISLAND. N.Y capertence WH the best. Nest sere. Either reed d. Used two summers, good for three more. a or lccation. Wire HARRY W. “Ml ASTEN, Staunton, furgain, $825.00, Address 8S. G. Davidson, Sumner, pleaser lowa, TRUNKS 500 USED SAMPLES Strongest makes. All sizes. Best Fibre Trunks. No trays. Good serviceable condition. $10.00 to 15.00 each. Ask for size or write for list. 30 LARGE EXTENSION TROLLEY WARDROBE TRUNKS, $25.00 to $35.00. BOOKS TRUNK CO., 901 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo. THEATRICAL, POLITICAL, COMMERCIAL PRINTING Heralds, Tonighters, Dodgers, Tack and Window Cards, Half - Sheets, One- Sheets, Three-Sheets, Cloth Banners, Card Heralds, Letterheads, Envelopes, Etc. Type Work Only. No Stock Pa- per. Everything Made to Order. Union label. Send for price list or write, Stating your requirements, for an es- timate. with 16-Oz. Duck Bottoms. 1,000 of ‘em; each -- BENCHES $4.50 2-Passenger, Flat Folding, Army Heavy Like New— “ese ee eee Write or wire Baker-Lockwood Seventh and Wyandotte Streets, Kansas City, Mo. MAKING THE BIG ONES FOR THE BIG ONES WHILE THEY LAST AT LIBERTY On Account of Show Closing, RALPH PULLEN A. 1 DRUMMER, XYLOPHONES Gold outfit. Double small Parts or Juveniles Young, good appearance. Care Majestic Hotel. Kansas City, Mo. BUNDLE OF HOKUM THE ACE OF LAUGH PRODUCERS. Price $2.50 Hokum Talking Act—Rube, Comic and Straight. Hikum Talking Act—E€Eccentric and Straight. Hokum Talking Act—Light Comic and Straight. Hokum Talking Act—Blackface and Straight. (Straight in above acts for male or female.) Hokum Monologue, Hokum Songs, Hokum Bit. Hokum Recitation Hokum Scene, Houm Wit. Hokum Concert, Hokum Trio, Hokum Skit. Hokum Parodies, Hokum Verses, Hokum Hit. L. BIBB BOX 164, STATION B TOLEDO, OHIO No C. 0. D. No Checks. List Free—-HOKUM SONGS—List Free. TYPE AND BLOCK WORK GAZETTE SHOW PRINT, Mattoon, Ill. DATES, CARDS AND HERALDS SHOW PRINTING Sos": ss LITHOGRAPH PAPER FOR DRAMATIC ATTRACTIONS Special Pictorial One Sheets for All Robert J. Sherman Plays QUIGLEY LITHO. CoO., 5.2) 43 Mise Kansas City, Missouri. ACTORS and MUSICIANS WANTED ae le Man, some leads; Strong Specialty Team playing parts; Comedian doing specialties; Two General ‘ness Men, one play some heavies; Ingenue Woman and General Business Woman, some characters. nel those doubling music and spec dalties. Trumpet, Baritone, Bass for band. Sax., Violin, etce., for b Hestra. Everything but Drums, Piano and B. & O. Leaders. Open about May Sth: approximately 20 AS Motorized show, band truck, circus style. Tenth season in Ohio and Michigan. References. Fayette State Bank. All performers must be capable pleyers and good study. one y seful People write. Advise if you sing harmony. Give all partict e, including number specialties. Send os and state salary. R. W. TODD, Manager BELLE BARCHUS ‘PLAYERS, Fayette, Ohio. Ques W. |. SWAIN SHOW COMPANY, Incorporated Wants Billposter capable of making local contracts. Ponty dollars per week and transportation after joining. State age. weight. height and what experience and if can drive Ford car. W. 1. SWAIN SHOW CO., INC., Swain Bldg., New Orleans, La. Full acting Company for Tent Rep. Send Photos and tell all in first letter. Address THE DARR-GRAY STOCK COMPANY WANTS Sirger for Quartette, duoble Stage; ble Band; Song and Dance Specialty Team. Rehearsals March 21. Musicians, B. & O.; Actors, dou- Open April 4. Equity, Chicago base. DARR-GRAY STOCK CO., Edwardsville, tll. MAJESTIC SHOW BOAT WANTS Dramatic or Vaudeville People doing a good line of parts and specialties. State age, height, weight, lowest and all in first. Wardrobe and experience essential. Long, pleasant without car. Must be familiar with river towns. week, two bills a season. No children, pets or booze. Manager, Point Pleasant. W. Va Also Pianist doubling Stage. Advance Man with or summer and fall season Six shows a Season opens about April Ist. Address T. J. NICOL, WANTED FOR KELLY STOCK C0. Leading Team, Comedian and Ingenue, Young Character Team, Lady Piano Player doubling Parts. All must do Specialties. State all in firse letter. Address JACK KELLY, 132 So. Larch St., Lansing, Mich. WINDOW CARDS THAT ARE ATTRACTIVE “C"'—3 Colors, foo. *$6.50—-200. $10.00, Size l4 Send Money STYLE =22”°. “D"'—4 Colors. with Order. 100, $7.00—200, $11.00. WIRE FOR SAMPLES OR SEND TRIAL ORDER TRIANGLE P RINTING CO. . ESTABLISHED 1914 ° 4015-17) WINTER ST.,. PHILADELPHIA, PRe For week-stand Rep. under canvas. Rehearsals April 11. Open April 25. People in all lines. Those doing teal Specialties, doubling B. and QO., given preference. Tell it all. HAINES, Box 464, Ft. Jack Carrington, write. GEO. P. WANTED QUICK Dramatic People all lines with Specialties stock, one bill a week. Team to play as cast. Must be able to play Characters if needed. State 4g¢, weight, height and salary. Open at once. Travel by auto. Back in Salisbury every night. Royalty bills. EDINGER-COOKE STOCK , Salisbury, Md f ‘ Cron ee |_| E; . : ) y 7 | ay | ; \| | Cuerrore campy JNM TS AN | | — ee | iz | — |. ee ee } a pe i P| | . hi) T__| = . | —€ ||| ee | —l | | ee | | | —————_ij ee il a a = | —— =| ee | = Comedians ee aoe | 1

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A The Billboard, Marck 12, 1927 Tabloids Conductgd by WILLIAM SACHS—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. New Hyatt Agency Making Rapid Strides NEW YORK, March 7.—L. H. Hyatt director of the recently expanded Hyatt’s Booking Exchange, told The Billboard today that plans are progressing favor- ably for the organization of a large Eastern tabloid circuit. Tho unable to make public the exact identity of his wide affiliations in this project Hyait said that he expects to have about 100 shows—each carrying from 18 to 30 peo- plie—working on steady stock and weekly change engagements by S@ptember. The local producers, who professed a desire to affiliate with Hyatt when news of his tabioid circuit project seeped out early in January, are working energetically preparing companies for the inaugura- tion of the outfit’s extensive circui! plans. Nat Ferber, who controls theater pol- icies.in five towns of North Carolina recently conferred with Hyatt at the latter’s office on the proposition of plac- ing an indefinite tabloid stock company in the Orpheum Theater, Durham, N. C., one of his stands. Should the Dur- ham experiment prove successful Hyatt intimated that similar policies will be put into effect in houses in other near-by towns and possibly five other stands in the State with which Ferber is in a position to tie up from the pro- ducing angle. Negotiations, according to Hyatt, are also being made for his office to supply summer stock companies for the Kearse Theater, Charleston, W. Va, and the Cort and Victoria theaters, Wheeling, W. Va. T. L. Kearse is arranging the inno- vation for the Charleston house, and George Schaeffer conferred with Hyatt over the projected policies in the two | Wheeling houses. With these three houses already installed on the prospect list of the Hyatt office, inquiries keep pouring in from all parts of the country ' asking for details on the type of attrac- : tions Hyatt contemplates placing over ' his circuit. The plans for the Eastern tabloid cir- i cuit are near completion, and several ' large vaudeville circuits controlling first-class houses in New England, New Jersey and Pennsylvania may soon sign contracts for tabloid shows with Hyatt. ‘It is impossible at this time to reveal more definite information relative to these circuits,” Hyatt explained, “since their present vaudeville booking con- | tracts are still in force.” “Honey Bunch’’ Youngsters Score ORLANDO, Fia., March 5. — The two well-known juvenile stars of E. B. Cole- man’s Honey Bunch Company, Harold Bunde, 9, and Mary Harellson, 15, both well known here, were among those present when the company returned to the Phillips Theater here Thursday for a matinee and two evening perform- ances. Both Harold and Mary consider Or- lando the “home” of their theatrical life, as it was while playing an engage- nent at the Phillips that both the you sters achieved first recognition. uring a recent engagement at Tampa, Fla., the dramatic critic of The Tampa Tribune predicted a brilliant future for the two youngsters. . Hunt ®&% Debrow’s ‘‘Scandals”’ At Variety. Victoria, B. C. ANCOUVER. B. C.. March 5. — Ert Sli ) Hunt and Bill Debrow have y 10 weeks’ : engagement at the Royal neater, Vancouver, to take over Variety Theater at Victoria, B. C., in or. with Ralph Calladine, pro- the Playhouse in that city. > Det Ww opened at the Variety i 1 show, known a L of , h is booked to run indefinitely. Thx als cast in- ; cludes Ert Hunt, Bill Debrow, Paddy a McCollough, Kitty Salmon, Dot Henx er- : son, Peggy Hopkins, Betty Henderson, Bill Emerson and a chorus of 10 girls. «Ri HAZELL CHAMBERLAIN, ingenue, with the “Sweethearts” Company, an F. & H. production, playing the Gus Sun Circuit. “Ban Box” in 18th Week of Rotary Stock in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, March 5.—The Ban Bor Revue is now in its 18th week of rotary stock in and around this city and is still holding its own despite the-opposi- tion of three other rotary tab. companies in this territory, according to Maertin Bowers, publicity man for the company. The company is presenting all script bills, with plenty of novelty numbers and specialties. Included in the company are Billie Cash, straight man, manager and pro- ducer; Dolly O’Dare, Bertha LeToure, Elsie Lohr, Percy Lohr, Martin Bowers and Margie Schiff. The company re- cently added two new out-of-town houses to its list. The Lucille Sisters, last season with the De Lure Revue and who are now doing a turn over the Junior Orpheum Time, recently paid the company a visit during a four-day layoff at their home in Milwaukee. “Bright Lights’ Co. Enjoying Good Business in South KINSTON, N. C., March 5. — Tommy (Bozo) Burns and his Bright Lights Revue of 13 people are playing the Spiegelberg Time to good business. The Bright Lights Company is considered one of the fastest tabs. in the South and has not lost a day in 40 weeks, accord- ing to Walter E. Jung, manager of the company. Tommy (Bozo) Burns is owner, pro- ducer and principal comic; Walter E. Jung, of the well-known Jung Brothers, acrobatic comedians, is manager and second comic; Billy Berning, straight man; Art Plunkett, acrobatic dancer; Joe Murphy, general business; Bobbie Jung, leads and character specialties, and Jeannette Buckley, comedienne. The chorus is made up of Marie Burns, Peggie Berning, Betty Thomas, Viola Allin, Peggie Winchester and Lucille Gregg. Marie Burns is chorus producer and wardrobe mistress. Manager Jung states that the company has just played Greenville, S. C., and Charlotte and High Point, N. C., to record-breaking business. Tabsters Score With Act CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo., March 4. — The act consisting of C. Alexander Mce Natt, Lucille Chapman and Jack Croom, well-known tabsters, which played the Lyric Theater Thursday and Friday of last week, proved such a lig hit that Dan Samek, owner and manager of the house, held it over for two more days. Samek reports that the past week was the best the theater has enjoyed since its opening weeks ago. The above act has been booked for a return engage- ynent in the near future. foc Milt The latest Milt Schuster placements include Ted Howard and wife and Billy Elliott and wife, with the Brown-Paul Productions, Doc Paul, manager, in stock at the Orpheum, Paducah, Ky.; Joe and Kathryn Murray, with Lew Beckridge; Ollivette Florentine, with Billy Van Allen, in stock at the Colonial Theater, Detroit; Miss Joe Morrison, with Billy Ireland, in stock at the Star Theater, Rockford, Ill.; J. A. Dulin and wife, with Sam Loeb, in stock at the Gem Theater, Little Rock, Ark.; Helen Carlsen, with the Burns & Paden Attractions, Charles Turner, manager; the Bennetts, with Irving Lewis’ Nifties of Broadway; Meeker Sisters, with Joe Marion, in stock at the Moon Theater, Omaha; Yvonne Cooper and Vera Francis, with the Flash Parade Company, Bud Brownie, manag- er; Anthony Morrelli, at Keith’s Na- tional, Louisville, Ky.; Claus and Rad- cliffe, with Eddie Collins, in stock at Sheboygan, Wis., and Doc Emmett and Paul, at the Empress, Milwaukee. Arthur Higgins, with Finkelstein & Ruben, at Fargo, N. D., and La Crosse, Wis.; Kittie Swanson and Jean Gray, with Burns & Paden, at the Strand Theater, Saginaw, Mich.; Miss Leight, with George Alexander’s vaudeville act; Charles Smith, with Billy Ireland, in stock at the Star Theater, Rockford, 01; Shaw and Dempster, with Jack Kane, at the Lincoln Square Theater, Indian- apolis; Ruby Gossett, with Cecil Phelps’ Derby Winners; Thelma Milliar and Ralph Holland, with Bert Smith; Whitey Holtman, with the Cohen Brothers, at the Colonial Theater, Detroit; William Ferguson, with E. B. Coleman, at the Victory Theater, Tampa, Fla., and Cal- lagher and Cox, with Bert Smith, at the Empress, Denver. Schuster Placements “Buzzin’ Around’? Co. Opens Stock Run at Lyric, Dayton DAYTON, O., March 5.—Tabloid musi- cal stock will open at the Lyric Theater here tomorrow following the close of Let’s Go, a Columbia Wheel attraction, at the house tonight. The Buzzin’ Around Company, owned by W. F. Martin, a Dayton boy who began his theatrical career by running away with a carnival company years ago, will appear in a twice-weekly change of program, with a script bill the first half of the week and a musical revue the second half. The company, which will carry 22 people, will present as its first bill Some Girl. The revue bill to be presented the last of the week will be A Visit to Mazim’s. Leon Berg, manager of the theater, amnounces that he will give $100 to the person submitting the best musical comedy, the same to be pro- duced at the Lyric during the summer with all-Dayton talent. Le Vance’s “Sunkist Sirens’ To Open on Gus Sun Time OTTUMWA, Ifa., March 5. — Cal Le Vance, whose Sunkist Sirens Company opened a return stock engagement at the Orpheum Theater here February 6, is at present busily engaged in enlarging his show to a 17-people company, to open on the Gus Sun Circuit March 13 at the Temple Theater, Alton, Il. The roster of the Cal Le Vance com- pany includes Cal Le Vance, manager and straights; Walt (Snitz) Stanford, principal comic; Henri W. Prince, second comic and specialties: Bill Carr, juve- niles and specialties; Betty Stanford, in- genue and “blues” singer: Luella Green, soubret; May Schworm, chorus producer and dancing specialties; Dave Kerrot, characters and piano specialties; Buck Schworm, musical director, and the fol- lowing choristers: May Schworm, Gladys Bonge, Joe Scott, Elsie Nuttle and Margie Dale. The Sunkist Syncopators are made up of Buck Schworm, leader, ’ sax, cl violin; Bill Carr, banjo, Dave Kerrot, piano; Cal LeVance, drums, and Howard Stafford, trumpet. arinet, and Sli R¢ . Ds Ri Benner Co., Scores - At Ben Ali, Lexington * NEWPORT, Ky., March 4.—Charles \ r Benner’s Hello, Everybody Company ( played the Hippodrome, Covington, Ky Sunday, the show’s second appearance here this season. The show played to a Gc well-filled house at each performance ne Early Monday morning the company co) left for Lexington, Ky., for a three days’ wh run at the Ben Ali Theater, a Keith Ne house, where it appeared on the bil! is with three other acts. The show went all over big with the Lexingtonians, and the house manager made Benner an offer to Mi come back later in the season. The date co also proved successful financially. ar Benner’s overhead is made up of br “Smilin’” Steve Berrian, featured black- ck face; Andy Anderson, straights: Bert pe Roberts, juvenile and specialties; J th Carl, characters; B. B. (Shorty) Yaeger, Ci specialties; Forrest Fox, carpenter; Ear! Romain, traps; Jule Kent, prima donna and specialties; Mame Roberts, ingenue and specialties; Katherine Benner, char- acters, and the following choristers B Jacquelin Allen, Betty Clark, Billie ly Lorrain, Madeline Packard, Rose Gra- e ham, Ruth Adams, Sylvia Forman and at Clara Mae Williams. 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— No 5) y) Slim Rogers Has Own Company PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 5.—Slim Rogers, well-known in tab. circles in ville, Ky., and Cincinnati, has or- ‘ ed his own company, known as the Broadway Speed Girls, which is at present playing thru the New England St The roster includes Slim Rogers, manager, producer and sole owner; Dusty Rhodes, second comic; Jeff Cronin, J -hts; ‘Thomas Corrado, dancing Rose Sharon, prima donna- enue; Claire Arnold, ingenue; Peggy Ricker, soubret; Abie Goldstein, charac- ter comedian; Albert Nicolace, musical director, and the following choristers: Buddie White, Ruth Clark, Bernice Tay- lor. Marie Abbott, Violet Taylor; Virginia Ray, Jessie Macrae and Helen Werner. Golden-Evans Have New Co. TWIN FALLS, Id., March 5.—Max Golden and Miller Evans have formed a new partnership and have organized a company known as the Eva Gold Show, which is playing the smaller towns thru Nevada. The boys report that business is first rate and that the company broke all house records at Wells, Nev., recently. The Eva-Gold Show is made up of Max Golden, manager, producer and comedian; Miller Evans, leads, straights and characters; Billie De Martin, sou- bret and general business, and three choristers. Among the bills the com- pany is presenting are The Phantom in the Pawnshop and Across the Stream, Charles. Tab. Notes BOOB BLAKE, comedian, and Bona La Barr, “blues” singer and soubret, recent- ly joined the company playing a stock engagement at the Michaels Palacé The- ater, Buffalo, N. Y. Blake replaces George Teeters, who closed recently to go into vaudeville. KIRK BENNETT, who just closed a stock engagement with Ledoni Benson's Merry Madcaps at Ottawa, Can., and Niagara Falls, N. Y.. has signed a 24 weeks’ contract with William Green’s Jolly Rubes at Buffalo, N. Y. BILLY S. FINNIGAN is presenting Elsie Mae Willson and her Gibson Girls in and around Cincinnati. The com pany carries 12 people and is scheduled to open a stock engagement in April, according to Finnigan. ETHEL MONTROSE, last with Jack Crawford’s Bon-Ton Follies and formerly with W. I. Swain’s Show, made her first visit to the home office of The Billboard Wednesday of last week. Miss Montrose will remain in Cincinnati for a few weeks to line up an*engagement. JACK MALOY is at present doing a double with Tim Shean, pianist, on the Fashion Plate Revue. Tim and Jack are using their own numbers and are at present featuring Baby Days. RELATIVES of Harry Gordon Lee, who died at the Imperial Hotel, Greenville, S. C., February 28, are asked to get into immediate communication with Jones & McAffee, undertakers, Greenville, S. C. BUDDY HASHMAN, juvenile and Straight man, who closed recently with the Toby Wilson and Company act in Chicago, is now doing straights and spe- clalties with Charley LaFord’s Broadway Musical Comedy Company in Milwaukee. Buddy's wife, Evelyn, is with Ed Jane’s Revue on the Orpheum Circuit. KENNETH W. KEIM, musical director and entertainer, well known in tab. and vaudeville circles, recently left Jay Mason's Fashion Flirts to join Brown- lee’s Hickville Follies, a jazz band com- bination, which recently completed a tour of the K.-A. Time and which is now listed for a long run thru the South. ABE AND CHOW SAKOLS, well-known ab. team, are playing vaudeville and peed dates around Philadelphia. They are also appearing with Billy Wilks’ Show, playing the Dixie, Philadelphia. THE DeWIGHTS, Verne, Clarice and Bea Booster for Milt Schuster ts count ch my weekly placements, 36 W. Randolph St., Chisage ii. The Billboard, March 12, 1927 33 Good CHORUS GIRLS. Straight M mediately. SAM ARTON, Mor., Theatre, Johnstown, Pa. WANTED QUICK FOR NIFTIES OF BROADWAY week. March 7 gi, Theatre, Itles wire im- mal lg Ww. ‘Va. : woth ‘March 14, Nemo AT LIBERTY MARCH 6th Producing BILLY VAN ALLEN Comedian—Script Only. Plenty Big Openings—Ensembles COLONIAL THEATER. r and Novelties. DETROIT. MICH. “Geo, W. Blackburn: Million Dollar Baby Co. RI Kie at it again. Jasper, 6-7; Bicknell, 8-9; ngton, 10; Bedford, 11-12; all Indiana. AT LIBERTY TEAM edy, Singing, Talking Specialties ~~ Sonera Business, ady, sma Parts, DAWNE, Braxton Hotel." Nan, Second Bass Comedy Quartette, Numbers SELDEN «& otel, Cincinnati, Ohio. Ruth, who do general business, charac- ters and soubrets, respectively, are re- cent additions to the Eric Noble Players, playing rotary stock around Cincinnati. The DeWights are proving very popular with the Queen City patrons and last week succeeded in stopping the show at two of the “toughest” houses in town. Josephine DuQuesne, Margaret Zenze and Peggy Binkley are also recent addi- tions to the Noble Players. MONTE AND BUSTER WILKS write that they are now in their second year with the Desmond New York Roof Gar- den Revue, having completed their first year with the company February 22. During the company’s recent engage- ment at the Ritz Theater, Seminole, Okla., the Ritz management made public the statement that the Desmond Com- pany broke all house records for Sunday business since the opening of the Ritz, according to Monte. ART (SLIM) BURGESS advises that there are at present four houses in Toronto, Ont., playing tabs. The Photo- drome, Toronto, has been working a house-owned tay. company for the last 18 months, doing four shows daily with a cast of six people. The roster of the company playing the Photoplay includes Felix Le Claire, comic; Jack Fowler, characters; Art Burgess, straights; Mil- dred Diemart, Mabel Harris and Adele Meek, all of whom do specialties. BILLY LEE, comedian, advises that he has signed a two-year contract for he and his wife, Virginia, with the Mutual BurleSque Wheel for next season. Billy is now in his ninth week of stock in Baltimore. THE CALIFORNIA QUARTET, consist- ing of Scotty McKay, Clyde Hodges, Sam Lupo and Rufus Armstrong, is pleasing audiences thru the Eastern States. The quartet opened a two weeks’ run at the Victoria Theater, Rochester, N. Y., Feb- ruary 28 and took so well that it has been held over for another week. TESSIE SHERMAN, soubret, at present playing in stock at the Wells Theater, Norfolk, Va., a Wilmer & Vincent house, will next season take out a show over the Hyatt Time. The company is sched- uled to open in August under the man- agement of Olof Nelson, and will carry 20 people, including a jazz band. HARRY PEPPER and Anna Stoddard, well known in tab. circles and at present playing vaudeville for the Gun Sun Agency, escaped serious injury March 1 when their automobile was struck by a trolley car in Buffalo, N. Y. Miss Stoddard’s parents, who were riding in the rear seat, were slightly bruised and were taken to a Buffalo hospital, after which they were takerj to their home. DORSEY S. POWERS, well-known leader, recently closed with the Sahara Company to take a much-needed rest at his home in Hawesville, Ky. JOLLY JACK ANDERSON and wife, Katherine, have left Hal Hoyt’s Giggles and Girls after a six weeks’ stock en- gagement at the Grand Theater, Green Bay, Wis. Anderson has been engaged by the Saxe Amusement Company, which owns the Grand Theater, to pro- duce stock in that house when the Hal Hoyt Company winds up its engagement there in about three weeks. Jolly Jack will put his own company into the Grand, and, if it proves ‘successful, will put out a number of shows on the Saxe Circuit. Milt Schuster is furnishing the people for Anderson's company. “The Hoyt Show,” states Anderson, “is doing very well under the management of Clem Schiffer, and the show is being well received by the patrons of the Grand Theater.” JACK BALL, straight man; Ethel DeLyte, ingenue, and Jack Grant, ec- centric producing comic, have been booked with the Small & Straussberg DeKalb Theater, Brooklyn, thru the Nat Mortan agency Big George, the bear act. was booked as an added attraction with the tabloid presentations at the above house. Dramatic Stock Notes (Continued from page 28) eral manager and Paul Vincent house manager. Harry McKee is directing pro- ductions. The bill for the week of Feb- ruary 27 was 12 Miles Out. DWIGHT MEADE, who has been lead- ing man this season at The Playhouse, Winnipeg, Can., has severed his connec- tion with that organization, and will open March 21 at Harrisburg, Pa., with the Morgan Wallace Company. PERCY KILBRIDE, dramatic ‘stock company comedian, is making a special appearance as guest player with Charles J. Bryan's stock company at Plainfield, N. J. Kilbride was with the original company that opened there four seasons ago. THE TRENT STOCK, at the Trent Theater, Trenton, N. J., continues to play to big business, according to re- ports from the company. She Couldn’t Say No was a strong puller week of Feb- Tuary 28, with Edith Luckett and Glynn MacFarlane in the leads. ‘TRE ST. CHARLES STOCK. S8&t. ct es Theater, New Orleans, scored one of its best successes week of February 27 with Sure Fire. Walter P. Richardson is directing productions. WILLIAM R. WHITE, manager of Al Luttringer’s Stock Company, at Salem, Mass., is the youngest stock manager in America, according to a biographer, writ- ing in The Portland (Me.) Sunday Tele- gram. He is 22 and a native of Port- land. THE WRIGHT PLAYERS, at the Ma- jestic, Fort Wayne, Ind., are playing to steadily increasing business, according to report. Frances Hall and Truman Quevil are credited with individual hits in Baby Mine, the offering for week of February 27. ROBERSON-GIFFORD PLAYERS have scored a palpable hit at the Orpheum, Duluth, Minn. Local reviewers pronounce the productions given superior to many of the first-class road shows seen in Duluth this winter, and name attractions of the $2.75 class, comparing them un- favorably with E. G. Gifford’s offerings. RUPERT LA BELLE and Irene Douglas, playing leads in the newly organized Colonial Stock Company, Colonial Thea- ter, Norfolk, Va., are credited by the critics with individual successes in Ap- plesauce, the second bill of the season, given week of February 28. THE HARDER-HALL PLAYERS are “packing ‘em in” at the Grand Opera House, Akron, O., reports from that city indicate. Charley’s Aunt was the bill for the week of February 28. THE ST. JAMES PLAYERS, Montreal, Can., are presenting triple bills of one- act plays. A specimen is the bill of February 20, when The Hard Head and The Boy Comes Home were bracketed with The 12-Pound Look. ANN MORGAN, playing the leading feminine role in Rip Van Winkle with the Ralph Bellamy Players at the Princess’ Theater, Des Moines, Ia., received a mes- sage of greetings and congratulations at the opening of the play February 20 from Anne Sutherland, who played the part in Joe Jefferson's company some years ago. Miss Sutherland is playing at the Selwyn, Chicago, in Craiq’s Wife. She also sent best wishes to Mr. Bellamy, expressing egret that she was unable to witness the revival of the famous comedy. THE ‘ROCKFORD PLAYERS entered upon the 2list week of their season in Rockford, Ill, week of February 28, with Clarence as the bill and Smilin’ Thru to follow. THE H. KOHLER PLAYERS will in- augurate a spring and summer season of stock shortly at Springfield and Decatur, lil, splitting the week between the two cities. The company will open in Spring- field, Manager Walter MeGlosson reports. Burns &% Paden Continue in Mich. Curly Burns and Howard Paden, with their Cute Little Devils Company, are continuing their tour over the Butter- field Circuit in Michigan and report that business has been phenomenal in all towns Visited other record at the The show broke an- Jeffers-Strand Thea- ter, Saginaw, the week of February 20 when it played to the greatest gross business in the entire history of the house, bettering any previous week of the present season by approximately a thousand dollars The company opened a two weeks’ engagement at the Regent Theater, Bay City, March 6, and on the 16th will celebrate its third anniversary, which will make what is believed to be another record in musical comedy shows, name- ly of working continuously for three en- tire years with the loss of oniy 10 days due to lack of bookings. The company still carries six of the original mem- bers and 45 per cent of the personne) has been with the firm two or more sea- sons. Chas. V. Turner, business manager for Burns & Paden, attended the Stage Em- ployees’ Ball at Chicago and while there purchased new scenery and wardrobe which will be delivered in time to be used when the company opens its sum- mer stock date. The company was re- cently entertained at a birthday party for Patricia Jane Steinberg, one-year- old daughter of one of the famous Danc- ing Demons. Concert and Opera Notes (Continued from page 29) sored by the San Francisco Chambet? Music Society in San Francisco. THE DANISH BASSO, Johannes Fonss, is making his New York debut as a recitalist at Town Hall April 9. MISCHA LEVITSKI will open the State Federation of Music Clubs con- vention in Houston, Tex., on March 21. A RECITAL sponsored by the Civie Club of Huntingdon, Pa., May 5, will have as soloist Reinald Werrenrath. BERYL RUBINSTEIN, pianist, will give his only New York recital this sea- son the evening of March 21, in Aeolian Hall. n OPERA Lenete by a LR ee ee 36 in. ng, all $2 ir. Full Fashioned, longer a silk, $3" 35. Flesh, Black and White. Send money order. State size and color wanted. KNOX MFG. CO., 30 E. Mt Pleasant, Philadelphia* Musical Stock Wanted For thousand-seat house to follow very successful dramatie stock run. Prefer one with crchestra of band. Wire full particulars and when available to VICTORIA THEATRE, Wilmington, N. C. TAB PRODUCERS ATTENTION! Have 50 new Tab. Books. Scores written to fit. Ten ready now. TERRITORIES PROTECTED Act quick. Material restricted. Copyrighted. ERNEST POLLOCK, [482 Broadway. New York. WANTED PEOPLE IN ALL LINES FOR STOCK. LINDSEY THEATRE, LUBBOCK, TEXAS Two Producing Comedians Must have novelty open- ings, finales, etc Singing and Dancing Soubrette, Straight Man (voice essential), S mi Comic, General Business People, Specialty P le. Ot i people write. CAN USE 12 Chorus Girls, t $; also Scenic Artist = re al L. 1 » long nt engage- ment. Lik ing ft my Pick- ert, Lola ‘La Me D. rr te Mari Rarden, Chuck Sextor Di k and Marie She nd Elmo Perrie Write, wire or p e RILL Night Club Revue, or LINDSAY THE. ATRE ert eg PRISES, Room 200 Palace Theatre Bidg., Lubbock, Texos WANTED TO JOIN ON WIRE, FOR Desmond's N.Y. Roof Garden Revue Cornet of Tr for J Or ches tra Prefer one to ible Stag Sing or S i Other Musicians writ Musical Comedy People a 1 lines, three Chorus Girls Toin on wir B jon"t go on this show We wk all s mer Quick MANAGER DESMOND'S N. Y. REVUE. Palace Theatre, Blackwell, Okle.. week March 6 te 12. OUT NEXT WEEK SPRING SPECIAL NUMBER OF THE BILLBOARD DATED MARCH 19 Have You Sent Your Advertising Copy? If Not, Wire or Send It Now! - selene fiorens = — — - | 7 _— _ | _J = —;,—f il | = =.

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34 The Billboard. March 12. 1927 Burlesque Conducted by ALFRED NELSON—Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York Paris Looking Forward’ To American Burlesque PARIS, March 4-—An item in the Paris newspapers stating that arrange- ments have practically been completed for bringing a troupe of 10 principa!s and 20 chorus girls of the Minsky Brothers’ Apollo Theater Stock Com- pany, New York, to Europe next May for a summer season in Paris, Berlin and Vienna, has aroused considerable interest here, and French theatergoers are looking forward to the event. At present there is nothing in France resembling American burlesque, and it is believed this class of entertainment would prove popular here if it could be offered at low prices to compete with the elaborate French revues. The shows, however, would have to be pre- sented partly in French. Hynicka’s Will Is Filed The will of the late Rudolph K. Hynicka, who held two Columbia Amusement Company franchises, has been filed for probate in Cincinnati. It disposes of an estate valued at several millions, estimated. The widow is be- queathed 30 per cent, Mrs. Carrie H. Fox, daughter, gets 20 per cent, and John H. Fox, Jr., grandson of the testator, 10 per cent. Title to the two Columbia franchises is bequeathed to George Dresselhouse, of New “York, Hynicka’s brother-in-law, and Dressel- house is commended to the company for renewal of the leases. He is the executor named in the will and is given two years to settle the estate. Canadian Circuit Reorganizing The Canadian Burlesque Circuit, Ltd., of Montreal, recently reported to have failed shortly after its inception, is be- ing completely reorganized and soon will be ready to resume operations, accord- ing to a letter from Morris B. Signed, secretary and treasurer of the company. Signed says Bert Fassio, who had a “franchise on the circuit and deserted his show in Niagara Falls after collect- ing money from the theater, is no longer with the organization. Fassio’s outstanding debts have been assumed by Signed, it is stated. Change in Managers NEW YORK, March 5.—Due to the illness of Ed Miller, manager of the Band Bor Revue, George Young, man- ager of Lajfin’ Thru Mutual Circuit show, left that company in charge of Wash Martin at the Star Theater Mon- day and entrained for Williamsport, Pa., to reorganize the Band Bor Revue Com- pany, now somewhat disorganized by the exit of several women due to ill- ness. When Young has mastered the situa- tion he will return to Laffin’ Thru and Martin will assume the management of the Band Bor Revue Company in- definitely. ° Changes on Circuit Irons &% Clamage NEW YORK, March 5.—Irons & Clamage, with stock companies operat- ing at the Avenue Theater, Detroit, and Haymarket Theater, Chicago, with an- other company opening this week at the Columbia Theater, Cleveland, for a sum- mer run, have found it hard to cast the Cleveland company with desirable principals and choristers, therefore by consent of the Columbia: Amusement Company they will close their Mutt and Jeff Company season week of March 7 at Detroit. and transfer most of the company among their three stock houses Br igements with Irons & Clam- age, John G. Jermon will cease to bill his Big Sensation under that title after playing week of March 7 at Cincinnati, and bill the show as Mutt and Jeff in Toronto and subsequent towns until the close of season. x A PHYLLIS BARRON, singing and dancing soubret of Harry (“‘Hello, Jake’) Field’s “Sugar Babies’? Matual Circuit company, graduated from the vanks of the choristers last season follow- ing engagements in “Step on It’’ and Jack Reid’s “High Flyers’. Progressive Promoter LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 5.—Abe Fin- berg, manager of the Gayety Theater, a Mutual Circuit house, has arranged fea- ture boxing attractions for Friday nights. Amateurs who survive the bouts will be sent to the Kentucky-In- diana meet of the A. A. U. tournament in Indianapolis April 6, 7, 8. All ex- penses, including uniforms, will be paid by the Gayety management. Changes in Casts BAND BOX REVUE Mutual Circuit show has undergone several changes in cast due to the sudden illness of Fern Proctor, soubret, at Wilkes-Barre, who is confined to a Catholic hospital in that city, and the exit of Mre Jansen in the same city. Jannette Eva is sub- stitutine until Miss Proctor’s return to the cast, and Frances La Rocque has succeeded Miss Jansen. WALTER BUDD, formerly with the Evelyn Cuningham show, succeeded George Robbins by a comeback into the company at Syracuse. Press Agent's Palaver PHILADELPHIA, March 5. — Mark Mason, keen observer and stanch ae- fender of burlesque, in answer to an inquiry of a local theatrical journalist, as to what is the matter with this popular form of amusement, offered the suggestion that it would not be amiss for the people spending their good money in advertising burlesque to give some thought to what they were doing. He pointed out that the press copy handed out is about the most inane, backboneless and hackneyed stuff im- aginable, and the pity of it all is that good money is paid out to run this s.uff in the papers. Mark Mason is accurate, therefore his statement that some of the copy re- cently handed him for his paper (The Sunday Transcript) was almost exactly, word for word, the same handed out 42 years ago, is enough to make one stop and think. He further stated that there had been no material change in bur- lesque copy in the past 10 years. In a recent press notice handed out from the Trocadero Theater, this city, by the Mutual Circuit, the words “it is said’ appeared 29 times in 43 lines. About the only certain statement made was where and when the show would appear, every other statement being qualified by “it is said”. With burlesque casting about for new ideas it seems that there is right here an opportunity to spruce up. Placements Ike Weber NEW YORK, March 5.—Weber, having the exclusive bookings of the Lyceum Theater Stock Company, Columbus, O., has placed people, viz.: Matt Kolb, pro- ducer; Billy Wild, comedian; Fred Gar- land, comedian; Dick Powell, comedian; Oscar Lloyd, straight; Lillian Rockley, prima donna; Addie Clifford, soubret; Kay Norman, soubret; Charles Shep- pard, juvenile. Weber has also placed Will Rogers with the Kongo Columbia Circuit show opening at Providence. Louis Redelsheimer NEW YORK, March 5.—Louis Redel- sheimer has placed Tom Whalen with the Record Breakers; Dixie Cunningham, with Smiles and Kisses; Francine La- Roque, with Band Bor Revue; Mr. and Mrs. Lou Leroy, with Sky Rockets; Harry Cordray, with Ginger Girls, all on the Mutual Circuit, and Boob Blane, with the Palace Theater Stock Company, Buffalo; Jack Perry, Vic Hallen, Peggy Carlsen, Bessie (Curls) Mason and Fair- clough and McAvoy, with the Gotham Theater Stock Company, Brooklyn. Current Comment---By Nelse Granted that the inspector, plain- clothes detectives, and uniformed police- men, who served warrants on house manager and members of the company at Minsky’s National Winter Garden during a performance February 24, were acting on legal orders, those responsible for the arrests are open to justifiable criticism for making them during a per- formance and ordering the paying pa- trons from the house prior to the finale of the first part. The National Winter Garden is a roof garden enclosed theater atop a larg? office building at Houston street and Second avenue. Patrons for the most part excitable Italians, Russians and Hebrews, whose only exit was by two small elevators and fire escapes, in all probability would have been injured'ha! it not been for thé cool demeanor of Jessie Rece, prima donna, who ignored the command of parading policemen to stop, and continued her ballad until the final note to fully merited encore as she exited behind the drape for tre reappearance of Ray Paine, straight man, with a humorous address to the patrons, in which he relayed the police inspector’s command to leave the house. The tact of Prima Rece and Straight Paine in all probability prevented a panic. There were apparently 20 plain- clothes and uniformed policemen, sup- plemented by three patrol wagons utilized in making the arrests, while the newspapers were gathering stories of numerous crimes being committed thru- out the city that could in all probability have been prevented by proper police patrol. It must have been known to those responsible for the arrests that there was no chance of escape of those for whom they held warrants and the ar- rests could have been accomplished without excitement or disorder whatso- ever had the police waited for the fin- ish of the performance and departure of patrons. Parading policemen making asinine arrests of actors may be a damnified diversion for the police, but it had every appesrance of being persecution of performers and patrons. When the prisoners were examined the following morning they were held under bond for a further hearing in court. | Seen and Heard By NELSE BILLY (BUMPS) MACK, of the Merry Whirl Columbia Circuit show, was a de- cided hit with his specialty at the Friars’ Benefit at the Century Theater. WALTER GREVES, former treasurer of the Columbia Theater, New York, is now in charge of the box office at Keith's Alhambra Theater, Seventh avenue and 125th _ street, now being booked as a Mutual Circuit house. KATHERINE EXTON, ingenue of the Chelsea Stock Company, New York, is somewhat peeved at being heralded in the Rochester newspapers as being in the cast of Midnight Frolics Mutual Circuit show whereas she is really at the Chelsea. EDDIE CODE, former treasurer at the Casino Theater, Brooklyn, more recently company manager of Mollie Williams’ Own Show, was tendered a box party and banquet after the performance at the Club Restaurant as a testimonial of Eddie’s popularity in Brooklyn. IKE WEBER is highly elated at the drawing qualities of Josephine-Joseph, half man and half woman that he placed as a permanent added attraction with Sporting Widows Columbia Circuit show. Grand Street Stock Playing to Profitable Patronage That the lower East Side of Manhat- tan is a fertile field for the promotion and presentation of burlesque stock com- panies is fully evidenced by the protitable patronage dr&wn to Minsky’s Naticnal Winter Garden at Houston street and Second avenue, likewise to the Grand Theater, Grand streetycorner of Chrystie. Friday matinee is conceded to be an off day for attendance, yet on Friday, February 18, we found the Grand Street Theater well filled at 60 cents in the or- chestra by an expectant audience in re- sponse to the billing of FRENCH MODELS Book by James X. Francis. numbers by Billy Koud. Musical Musical di- rection by Charles Brave. CAST—-Walter Brown, Bob Nugent, James X. Francis, Jack Gibson, Mack White, Frances Cornell, Anita Rose, Estelle (Arab) Nack and Denna Macy. CHORUS—Violet Koenig, Ruth ose, Dolly Clark, Kitty Smith, May Roberts, Helen Gillis, Kitty Phillips, Sal’'y Van, Helen Lewis, Billy Williams, He'en Gib- son, May Reid, Loevy Hill, Ada West. Dorothy Miller, Dane Madison, Doris Wallace, Jean Darling, Eva Karl, Ruth Davenport. Walter’ Brown, comique-in-chief, minus his usual funny Dutch makeup ana ec- centric mannerism, is far from being the comique that we found him to be In cir- cuit shows, for Brown has apparently dropped his former efforts to please tne patrons and assumed a self-sxtisfied air of self-assurance that his lack of makeup and comedy at the time of our review didn't warrant, and if it hadn't been for his cocomiqué, Bob Nugent, and te aggressiveness of James X. Francis, the character straight man, the comedy would have been nil. Why a comique of Brewn's former cleverness will permit himself to de- teriorate because he assumes he is 2 favorite with stock-house patrons is be- yond our understanding. 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) ) ————SO SO MUTUAL CIRCUIT LAFFIN’ THRU — With — PEACHES Sheba of Shimmy Dialog by James Morrison. Music by Roma Falk. Dances and ensembles by Teddy Russell. Entire produc- tion staged by Frank Cummings. Presented by Bert Todd at the Star Theater, Brooklyn, week of Feb- ruary 28. casST—Peaches, Al Flatico, Joe Van, Tom Hays, Jack Price, Jimmie Serra, Al- thea Conley, Mae Serpas, Mickey Stevens. There are 27 scenes listed in the first part and 14 in the second part, thereby calling for exceptional scenic equip- ment, lighting effects and costuming. For the most part, the dialog, special- ties and numbers opened in front of a series of drapes in one, then going into classy, colorful, full-stage sets admirable. Peaches, a marcel-waved blonde, with classic features, a slender, symmetrical form and an air of refinement, is billed as the Sheba of Shimmy, but Peaches, in full accord with the recent ruling of House Manager Sam Raymond, shy of the much-heralded shimmy, gives, how- ever, a graceful, swaying movement that is seductively admirable in several scenes and numbers, Al Flatico and Joe Van are the comiques, Flatico doing a clean-face, com- edy-clothed wop, and Van a goggled, somewhat eccentric wise-cracking sap, with frequent changes of comedy clothes. Tom Hays and Jack Price, two classy- clothed juvenile straight men, and Jimmie Serra, character-bit man, share honors in feeding the comiques in a fast and funny manner. Althea Conley, a boyish-bob brunet, blues-singing-and-dancing prima donna, with personality aplenty. and Mae Ser- pas, a titian-tinted singing and dancing ingenue-soubret, work in most of the scenes like thoroly seasoned burlesquers, stepping out alone and in company with others for their respective specialties, that fully merited the encores given them. Mickey Stevens, a pretty, petite, bobbed brunet singing and dancing soubret, captivated the customers with her ap- parent youth and beauty, and her every reappearance was rewarded with a warm welcome. Another season under the management of George Young, and this clever kiddie will make some of her more matured soubret competitors look to their laurels. The choristers have been carefully se- lected for their youth, beauty, pep and per- sonality, supplemented by the talent and ability to handle the picturesque num- bers staged by Teddy Russell, and sing in harmony to the special music of Roma Falk. Seldom have we reviewed a more com- petent company of clean and clever comedy makers, accompanied by so ad- mirable an ensemble of choristers. This is the first presentation of the season on the circuit, featuring the masculine prin- cipals as feminine choristers a la bur- lesque. It is also the first company on the circuit in which all the principals evidence their ability as musical instru- mentalists, for they appear in both finales as a jazz band, with Bert Peck, musical director, as the leader with vio- lin; Peaches, with the saxophone; Flatico at piano; Van and Serra, cornetists; Hays, the sousaphone; Price, the trom- bone; Prima Conley, banjo; Ingenue- Soubret Serpas, saxophone, and Fern Martin, bobbed brunet chorister, at the drums, as harmonists. Comique Flatico, in a specialty, sang @ la Italian for encores that enabled him to prove himself master of the violin. Juvenile Serra and Ingenue-Soubret Ser- pas were somewhat ridiculous in a kiddie- singing specialty, but redeemed them- selves admirably as fully matured sing- ing and dancing specialists. Juvenile Serra, doing a single, handled the man- dolin like a master. Comique Van, down in the second part of the show, did his famous impersona- tion of Bert Williams, supplemented with his own acrobatic eccentric dance. Straight Hays and Juvenile Serra evoked much applause for their double dance, and Hays alone merited his appellation of silver-toned tenor of Montana. Jack Price, as the hypnotist, put over a clever bit of cross-fire patter with Comique Flatico in box, and did equally well as a uniformed cop in a booze- bottle bit with Van, the street-cleaning bootlegger, and the cop handcuff bit with Comiques Flatico and Van; also in a studio scene, heralding the posing models. Taking it in its entirety, Laffin’ Thru fully merits its billing, for the patrons, including ourself, laughed thru the en- tire presentation. NELSE. AUSTRALIA By MARTIN C. BRENNAN 198 Pitt Street. Sydney SYDNEY, Feb. 3—Francis J. Haney'’s Dancing Revuette, the Americans now at the Tivoli, Sydney, are presenting, among other-creations, an impression of the much discussed Black Bottom dance. Also on the Svdney Tivoli bill are Moore and Shy, another American act, going over to good applause. Con Moreni’s Rerue Company opens at the Victoria, Newcastle, February 28 for a two weeks’ season. The Svdney Repertory Society will open its 1927 season with a production of Mary Stuart at the Palace Theater. Rose-Marie, phenomenally successful at Her Majesty’s Theater, is being further extended and it is predicted it will last until the end of February. It is now in its 35th week. The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Com- pany at the Theater Royal, Sydney. is presenting Iolanthe this week, to be fol- lowed by The Pirates of Penzance, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney will becin ® season at the King’s Theater, Mel- bourne, next Saturday. Rene Kelly will head a cast which will include Alexander Onslow, a recently arrived London actor, who will make his initial Australian ap- pearance. Little Tich, famous English comedian, terminated his Tivoli contract under most unusual circumstances last week. A very clever performer at all times, his Present line of work has not always met with the appreciation which it un- questionably deserves, the present gen- eration apparently accepting it as some- thing foreign to what they are in the habit of seeing. During his perform- ance some irresponsibles threw pennies On the stage. Tich ordered the curtain to be lowered, after which he came to the front and denounced the action of these persons and, moreover, gave his intention of not appearing any more Professionally in Australia. This meant that his return Sydney season wa. can- Celed. Tich Speaks of going to America The Billboard, March 12, 1927 COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 4-11-44 — With — EDDIE HUNTER — and — Lieut. Tim Brymn’s Orchestra Book by Eddie Hunter. Music by Tim Brymn. Lyrics by Chris Smith and Eddie Hunter. Dances by Leonard Harper. Staged by Joe Hurtig for Hurtig & Seamon’s all-colored com- pany production and presentation at the Columbia Theater, week of Feb- ruary 28. CAST—Eddie Hunter, Andrew Tribble, Amon Davis, Crawford Jackson, Norman Astwood, George W. Cooper, LeRoy Broomfield, Nat Cash, Billy Mitchell, Duke Victor, Aurora Greeley, Emma Jack- son, Grayce Rector, Charlie Sortez, Kathryn Jarvis. Scenic equipment, gowning and cos- tuming classy and colorful. Music, lyrics, specialties and ensemble. num- bers apropos to all all-colored company presentations along the lines of a mu- sical dancing revue, with interpolated comedy bits a la burlesque. The entire presentation is based upon a semblance of a plot in which two executive members of the Mobile Cotton Trust embezzled money intrusted to their care, thereby casting suspicion upon themselves as well as other members of their organization. An indignation meeting leads up to the arrest of several innocent members and pursuit of the the real thieves, dur- ing which there are numerous changes of scenes, in which all the principals, 8 chorus boys and 20-odd choristers take part in picturesque ensemble numbers and specialties. Eddie Hunter, with his dry, droll humorism and funny antics, and Andrew Tribble, in a comedienne characteriza- tion, with the aid of Norman Astwood and George W. Cooper, straight men, carry the burden of the comedy in their frequent scenes together. Their fast and funny cross-fire patter evoked laughter and applause in plenty from the pleased patrons. Crawford Jackson and Charlie Sortez distinguished themselves by their dyna- mic, intricate dancing. Aurora Greeley, a pretty, petite in- genue, and Le Roy Broomfield, a classy 35 juvenile, appeared to good advantage in several scenes and numbers, singing in armony and dancing in unison. Grayce Rector, a pleasingly plump singing and dancing soubret, led num- bers and a blues-singing specialty ef- fectively. Kathryn Jarvis, with her boyish-bob hair and modelesque form, strutted her way to instantaneous favor. Ethel Jones led a toddle number for merited encores. George W. Cooper and Andrew Tribble, the latter in a classy evening gown, put over a@ comedy-talking specialty for a ‘wow, that was enhanced when Cooper lifted a wig from the head of Tribble, thereby for the first time revealing Trib- ble to many in the audience as a man, whereas up to that time they had ac- cepted him as a somewhat eccentric character comedienne, with the versa- tility that enabled her to change into @ personally attractive ingenue who wore gorgeous gowns with real feminine man- nerism until the denouement as a bald- headed he-man actor of exceptional ability. The Six Dancing Spades, masculine choristers, sang in harmony, and if they have any equals in intricate unison while dancing we haven’t as yet seen them. Emma Jackson, a pretty, petite in- genue, led a number in pleasing harmony with Straight Astwood. The feminine chorus of near-white girls of the pony type have been care- fully selected for unison in size, pep and individual personality, with the ability to sing in harmony and dance in unison. The dancing of the choristers in this presentation was notable for its freedom from the contortional convulsion affected by choristers in other colored companies on the circuit. The entire presentation was remark- able for its cleanliness in lines and ac- tions. Like many similar shows, the dominant factor was the dancers, for while they sang in harmony for the most part, the singing wasn’t on par with the dancing, and the — was far below par with both the Singing and dancing, if we ex- cept the able acting of the real actor who portrayed an escaped “nut” from the psychopathic ward. Be that as it may, what it lacked in acting and singing was more than made up for by the jazzing musie of Tim Brymn’s Orchestra and the “vtamic dancing of principals and choristers. : NELSE. and one can prognosticate a big success for him. He is one of the old school and a master of his art. Warde Morgan, J. C. Williamson star who was so seriously injured in the Aberdeen railway disaster some months back, is now sufficiently recovered to walk with the aid of a stick, and is hopeful of being entirely rid of his lameness shortly. He may possibly make his stage reappearance with Marie Burke in Frasquita at the Theater Royal, Syd- ney, at Easter. Dixon and O’Brien, American black- face comedians and dancers, opened a season as an added attraction at the Wintergarden Theater, Brisbane, last Saturday. Abie’s Irish Rose will be presented at the Victoria Theater, Newcastle, by J. C. Williamson, Ltd., by arrangement with Ben and John Fuller, next month. The company will go to New Zealand at the end of March. White Cargo reaches its 306th Aus- tralasian performance at the Sydney Palace Theater tonight. Phyllis Lett. English contralto who will shortly tour Australia and New Zealand under the direction of E. J. Gravestock, will arrive for the Dominion. Maurice Besley is the pianist, Norman Bennett and Marget MacGibbon, vio- linists. March 12, Frank Neil and his comedy company commence a season at the Grand Opera House, Sydney, presenting The Nervous Wreck. R The well-known revue author, Ken Duffield, will present Healo at the Palace Theater, commencing February 12. Arthur Stigant and the Prince Sisters will be prominent in the cast. Harry Hall will produce. The small theater to be erected at Ex- hibition and Lonsdale streets, Mel- bourne, will follow in style that of the 16th Century buildings of Northern Italy. There will be seating accommoda- tions for 1.000. Charles Heliinshed, who made a study of theater construction in America, is associated in the design of the theater. Jauchau Productions have started operations here, and the fruits of their efforts will soon be available. Connected with these productions, are Cyril Sharpe, Eric Wilkinson, Jack Bruce and Louise M. Miller, all with American experience. Nellie Melba recently returned to Melbourne and will soon commence what is seriously intended as her last pro- fessional tour of Australia. SYDNEY, Feb. 8.—The first Australian production of The Ghost Train is being presented in Melbourne, and is being very well received. New acts at the Tivoli (Sydney) this week include that of Sanoyoa Valencia, a Spaniard who introduces the “Thrill of Thrills”"—which it certainly is. Open- ing with clever trapeze work in which he is supported by the middle fingers of each hand, Valencia subsequently ‘con- fines his work to some really amazing and daring swinging from a rope at- tached to a fitup on both sides of the stage. The whole act lives up to its billing and is certainly full of merit. The American contingent for Sunny, the Rufe Naylor show, arrived a few days ago and is rehearsing for that produc- ‘tion, which opens at the New Empire Theater February 28. The proceeds of the first performance will be given to local charities. Ernest Rolls is producer of the show, with Maurice Diamond (American) in charge of most of the dances. The theater, with a seating capacity of 3,000, is already booked out for the opening performance. The St. James Theater, opened by the Fullers last year, will go over to pic- tures, and will commence its new career some time next month, when The Big Parade will be featured. Len Roos, American cameraman, did his last work on the Australian produc- tion, For the Term of His Natural Life, Saturday last. The picture, he says, will surprise audiences when they see it. Just now Mr. Roos is engaged on the making of a one-reel comedy, a type of production which is unknown so far as local work is concerned. Two of the greatest personalities of the musical world will be the fifst at- tractions of J. and N. Tait concert sea- son for 1927. Paderewski will commence concerts in Melbourne early in April, followed later by Jascha Heifetz. Mr. Jones, who arrived here from America some three months ago, in order to demonstrate the De Forest Phonofilm, left for New Zealand last Saturday. Harry Santrey and his orchestra ter- minated their engagement at the Tivoli (Sydney) last week. Willy Redstone, musical director at the St. James Theater, Sydney, resigned that post last Saturday. He will direct the Rufe Naylor musical show, Sunny, at the Empire. Les Levante arrived here early in the week, after an extended tour of this State with his magical combination. He leaves next Sunday for South Australia. Elsa Brull and Arthur Hemsley (Eng- lish performers) started a season with the Cremorne Theater, Brisbane, last week. Isolde and Alexis, Continental dancing stars, will begin a season as an added attraction at the Cremorne Theater, Brisbane. Madge White, popular English musical comedy star, is playing a season in vaudeville on the Fuller Circuit. Olsen and Johnson, American comedy stars, are making their first Australian appearances at the Tivoli Theater, Mel- bourne. Nellie Stewart’s forthcoming season of Sweet Nell of Old Drury, at the Theater Royal, Melbourne, will be limited to two weeks. Franklyn Tilton, Alison Stewart and Queenie Ashton, three overseas artistes, who will play leading roles in Sunny, the opening production at the New Empire Theater, arrived in Sydney last week The popularity of Ada Reeve’s Pins and Needles at the Theater Royal, Melbourne, is still unabated. Frank Neil's production of The Hotten- tot, at the New Palace Theater, Mel- bourne, continues to be a satisfactory box-office attraction. Alma Mackie, who was included in the Ben Beno act when Beno played the Tivoli Circuit, is solo danseuse in the Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime at the St. James Theater, Sydney. | a | |_=—_ — ] | fF § __ ae | ————S——— SF | — _ \| \| ‘ / | = "

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The Billboard March 12, 1927 Motion Pictures and Presentations Conducted by ROY CHARTIER—Communications to 1560 Brotdway, New York Roxy Scale Tops All Competitors $2.20 Mezzanine. $1.10 Orches- tra Every Night—Big Pro- gram Shaped NEW YORK, March 7—The scale of admission prices for the new Roxy Theater, opening Friday night, will top that of any other picture house on Broadway, including the Paramount, and will be the same’ every day during the week. Mezzanine, $2.20; orchestra, $1.10, and balcony, 75 cents, will prevail nights, Saturday, Sunday and holiday afternoons, and mezzanine, $1.10; or- chestra, 50 cents, and balcony, 50 cents, will prevail at week day matinees. For the premiere, which will be at- tended largely by Roxy Theater stock- holders, members of the press and friends of Rothafel and his associates, there are no tickets left. The affair promises to eclipse the opening of the Paramount, for which even balcony seats were in the greatest demand. S. L. Rothafel is putting the finish- ing touches to his opening program, the musical portion of which will consume an hour or more, followed by Gloria Swanson’s first independent production, The Love of Sunya, based on The Eyes of Youth. The Roxy Symphony Orchestra will number 110 pieces and be the largest in any picture theater in the Morld. A chorus of 100 voices and soloists, in- cluding Harold Van Duzee,_ tenor; ladys Rice, soprano; Douglas Stanbury, baritone, and Julius Bledsoe, negro bari- tone, will take part on the stage. An- other feature will be an elaborate ballet of 50 people, featuring Maria Gambarelli, who was former ballet danseuse at the Capitol. For the three organs especially con- structed for the Roxy by the W. W. Kimball Company, of Chicago, Rothafel has engaged Emil Velazco, Chauncey Haines, Frank R. White, Deszo Von D’Antalffy and C. A. J. Parmentier. An added attraction will be a Vita- phone presentation of a selection from the opera Carmen, and the first hear- ing of the 22-note chimes will mark another feature of the premiere. The Roxy seats exactly 5,200 and will start its regular weekly programs on aturdays the same as all the other Broadway film palaces. Controversy Looming Over ‘Vitaphone’ Name NEW YORK, March 17.—The Lexico Film Producing Company, which put out “talking pictures” 14 years ago with En- rico Caruso and Harry Lauder, claims it has prior right to the use of the name Vitaphone and plans to produce pictures under this trade name. alleges it used Vitaphone for the Caruso and Lauder films. S. L. Warner, official of Vitaphone Productions, Inc., does not feel any cause for alarm over the mat- ter. He stated they had copyrighted the name Vitaphone in every state in the Union and in every foreign country where it is planned to play the “talk- =4 ” nims Birmingham House Drops Acts NEW YORK, March 7.—The last of several big attractions booked from here hur Spizzi for the Empire, Bir- Ala., Ray Alvino and Boys, Saturday, and the house plays t films this week, with plans to lly now and then an attraction stage. It is difficult to book the ‘om here because of the necessity other dates to break the jump. act came off the Publix Time Marimba Band, the Dawn Sis- é funeker Girls played the Birming} 1 Stand, among other attrac- tions. The Weiss Theatrical Enterprises con- tro! the Empire, a 1,000-seat house. In the future the management will book an act whenever obtainable and warranted. The company’ Publix To Rehearse Units At Famous Eastern Studio NEW YORK, March 5.—Transfer of production activities from the Long Island studio to the West Coast will be effected by Famous Players as each unit finishes its current picture, Jesse Lasky announced this week. The As- toria studio, however, will not be closed. AS space becomes available Publix will use the studio stages for the rehearsal of the presentation units produced for the Publix houses. Other space will be given over to the Paramount short fea- tures, now being planned for release in August. W. C. Fields’ next starring vehicle is the only picture in production at the Long Island studio now. Prep- arations are nearly completed for four others, which will mark the last to be made in the East.° Lasky announced all Paramount production activities can be taken care of in the Hollywood plant which was opened last fall and is said to be the biggest and best equipped studio in the world. Fox To Build Houses In All Key Centers NEW YORK, March 7.—The most mod- ern theaters, with large seating capaci- ties and stages equipped to play pre- sentations, will be built as soon as plans can be formulated by the Fox or- ganization in all key cities in the United States and Canada where Fox does not receive adequate representation for its film product. A coast-wide chain of his own to keep step with competitive dis- tributors and set up opposition to the big producer-owned circuits is looked upon by William Fox and his executives as inevitable. Recently a program for a half dozen new theaters was approved. This, however, is but a drop in the bucket, according to inside information. Even where Fox films are being booked into first-run houses, the firm is plan- ning to build to compete with Publix, Loew, or whatever circuits touch the territory. New York City will be in- cluded, it is said. A site at 50th street and Seventh avenue is understood to be under consideration. James R. Grainger has already left on an extensive trip to study conditions in various territories, look over the situa- tion in key centers and report on prog- ress in cities where Fox houses are now under way. The necessity for a Fox chain of big theaters is increased by a betterment in their product this season and much more extensive film plans for the com=- ing year. New Presentation Acts NEW YORK, March 7.—Mme. Trentini, operatic soprano; Drenna Beach, the Griffin Twins, the Blue Jay Orchestra and Markell and Faun, all new to the picture house field, have been booked as presentation attractions thru the Wil- liam Morris office. Mme. Trentini, who has been touring big time vaudeville, opens next week at the Century, Baltimore, for Loew, with other dates to follow. Drenna Beach is also booked on Loew, opening this week at the Allen, Cleveland, as is Markell and Faun. The Griffin Twins, long in the two-a-day, open the current week at the Palace, Washington, and the Blue Jay Orchestra plays the Le Roy Theater, Pawtucket, R. I. Chaplin Denied Injunction NEW YORK, March 5.—Temporary in- junction to Charlie Chaplin in his $500,- 000 suit against the Pictorial Review for publication of an autobiography serially of the comedian, written by Jim Tully, was refused this week in Federal Court. Picture Houses Booking Attractions Far Ahead NEW YORK, March 7.-—-An increase in opposition between circuits and in- dividual houses playing presentation material, with relative sharpness in de- mand for standard attractions, has led to the booking of ‘acts far in advance in order to assure dates Publix, Stanley, Loew and other chains, includ- ing several in the Middle West, such as Finkelstein & Ruben, are lining up material for late spring months. For its units the Publix organization has a schedule reaching into the summer, tho tentative. “Spot” bookings, while negotiated at the beginning of the season on a com- parative week-to-week basis, are now made months ahead, investigation re- veals. Among acts are several now tour- ing in vaudeville. Jerry Cargill, who is doing good busi- ness in the presentation field, has six of his acts booked solid into May. They are Roy Smeck, Riviera, Omaha, May 2; Trado Twins, State, St. Paul, M 15; Salt and Pepper, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, May 8; Cliff Edwards, State, Boston, June 1; Gene Austin, set until May 15, house undecided, and Jack Smith, for whom time is now pending between here and the West Coast. The William Morris office, Arthur Spizzi, Ted Braun and others also are setting attractions far in advance. Two New Revival Houses NEW YORE, March 7.—Two houses in the Metropolitan area to be devoted to revivals and so-called artistic films of foreign and American make, are planned. Michael Mindlin, former legit. producer, is working out details for such a theater in the Columbia Heights section of Brooklyn, while the Art Cinema League is building a 300-seat house on 55th street between Sixth and Seventh ave- nues here. It will be known as the 55th Street Cinema and be ready for opening before summer. Dennis Sisters To Resume NEW YORK, March 7.—The Dennis Sisters, who were forced to cancel pic- ture-house time in the Middle West owing to the illness of Ruth Dennis, now rapidly recovering from an opera- tion, will resume bookings at the Para- mount the week of March 26, with Bos- ton probably to follow. Publix wanted the act to play the Metropolitan there this week, but it could not accept. Cameo Record Co. Books Acts NEW YORK, March 7.—The Cameo Record people have entered the picture- house hooking field to secure open dates for artistes under contract to them. Willie Robyn, who has a contract with Cameo, marks their first booking. He was signed for a return date at the Allen, Cleveland, and is under consideration for an engagement at the new Roxy here. Recently Robyn was compelled to re- fuse dates from Loew to make records. Goldwyn Signs Gilda Gray NEW YORK, March 17.—Gilda Gray, now finishing her second picture for Paramount, Cabaret, has been signed to a five-year contract by Samuel Goldwyn and will make one feature a year for United Artists release. Her first vehicle will be Marie Odile, based on Edward Knoblock’s play of the same name pro- duced several years ago. Jean Granese Booked NEW YORK, March 5.—Jean Granese, for many years doing a standard act over the big time, has been booked with her brother, Charles Granese, and Tito De Fiore, for the Capitol, Detroit, a Publix house, opening week after next, at a salary said to be nearly double of that received in vaudeville. Alf T. Wil- ton negotiated the booking. Bands in Picture Houses On the Wane Due to Jumps NEW YORK, March 7.—Bands and entertaining orchestras, as presenta- tion attractions, are on the wane, due to the difficulty in obtaining jumps that do not eat up the profits Not wanted by some managers, the booking of orchestral outfits has re- duced itself to a difficult problem Loew and Stanley, which have been catering to band attractions for sev- eral months, are beginning to let up somewhat, owing to demands for what is becoming known in the pic- ture house field as “standard attrac- tions”. Publix, outside of exceptional bookings such as Whiteman and Sousa, are not interested in band or- ganizations Agents handling bands declare the margin of profit is small because a “single” that is good can jump any- where and still make money, whereas this cannot be done with a band carrying anywhere from eight to 14 men. Newark House Signs Acts NEW YORK, March 5.—Harry Crull, managing director of the Branford, Newark, which is now using Vitaphone “shorts”, has assembled a “Paul Ash” type of show in keeping with the in- auguration of this sort of policy at the Stanley-Fabian stand. For engagements beginning today, he has engaged Carter and Cornish, colored dancers, one of the best acts of its type ever working in vaudeville, as well as Mabel Haley, originally the Four Haley Sisters in the two-a-day, and the Joyce Sisters. They will work with the Cali- fornia Ramblers, which are signed for the house under a four weeks’ guaran- tee, with an option for a year. The Wilton office booked the acts; the Meyers boys, the band. The Stanley Company is trying out shows a la Paul Ash to mark a dif- ference in policy between the Branford and the Mosque, their other Newark house, using big acts on a weekly change basis. Marion Green Engaged NEW YORK, March 7.—Marion Green, operatic baritone, has been engaged for the Rialto, Washington, a Universal pic- ture house, for next week. N. W. Ste- phens, who had been searching diligent- ly for a “name” attraction, decided, after consideration of many big acts sub- mitted to him, to accept Green. The demand for “names” at Universal's Washington house has been sharpened by opposition from Loew’s Palace Beginning March 19, when the big picture, Resurrection, plays in the East for the first time at the Rialto, Wash- ington, where it will remain two weeks. a special prolog built around the Rus- sian Cathedral Quartet will occupy the stage, Stephens announced. Resurrec- tion is Edwin Carewe's super-special based on the Tolstoy novel. Tamaki Miura in Presentation NEW YORK, March 7.—Tamaki Miura, Japanese prima donna, formerly with the Chicago, San Carlo and Manhattan Opera companies, is planning to enter the presentation field in a one-act operetta entitled Namik-San. She is to begin rehearsals immediately with 4 view to opening late this month or early in April. Alf T. Wilton will arrange for bookings. THE GIERSDORF SISTERS, two-a-day artistes, return to the picture houses this week, playing an independent date at the Rivoli, Baltimore, for the Arthur Spizz! office. Among other Spizzi bookings are Brown and Bailey, dancers, at the Cap!- tol, Detroit, for Publix this week; Gilbert and Wimp, for the Capitol, Chambers- burg, Pa., this week; Cogert and Motto, Garde, New London, Conn., thig week, and Garry and Carr, male singers, "®t the Capitol, Detroit, also this week. ! | | | a | a —

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Presentation and Music Notes 'BLIX UNITS are compelled to lay week between the Capitol, Des nes. and the Palace, Dallas, in order n tke the long jump, and to lay off 1ys between the Uptown, Chicago, the Ambassador, St. Louis. By next Publix hopes to have the route need, with the addition of new no layoffs will be necessary on vad CHARLES ANGLE has been engaged syvenile lead for 59 Minutes of Broad- nicture-house unit incorporating of the musicals, Little Jessie James : wy Girl, and now playing New Jersey f tory under the direction of Charles G Maynard. Rycroft-Perrin, New Yor, rranged the engagement. ROGER WOLFE KAHN made his debut the picture houses at the Strand, New dhe this week, with his orchestra. Allan Prior, Australian tenor, is on the same bill NORA BAYES continues her tour of the picture houses, opening this week for Balaban & Katz at the Chicago Thea- ter. Chicago. BILL HAMILTON YN AND ORCHESTRA, an 1l-piece outfit, has been routed in the Loew picture and vaudeville houses by Walter and Edwin Meyers, New York. The attraction opens in New York late this month. MAUDE ELLIOTT, contralto, who re- cently finished a tour of the Publix houses in the unit, Jn a Persian Garden, is to appear as an added attraction at the Paramount soon, and is under con- sideration for another unit following this engagement. The Alf T. Wilton office is handling her picture-house bookings. SOPHIE TUCKER opened at the Cap- itol, Detroit, for Publix this week, marke ing her first engagement in the presen- tation houses. She was booked thru the William Morris office, whose other book- ings for’ this week include the Admirals, Allen, Cleveland: Siamese Twins. Earle, Philadelphia; Dan Gregory Orchestra, State, Boston; Mooney and Churchill, Century, Baltimore; Hicks Brothers and Peggy English, Aldine, Pittsburgh; Grace La Rue, Century, Baltimore; Barto and Mann, State, Boston, and Gertrude Ederle, Paramount, New York. This would indicate the Morris office is book- ing the bulk with the Loew interests. WENDELL HALL, Chicago radio ar- tiste, and the Ford Revue have been engaged by Louis K. Sidney for Loew's State, Boston, for next week. Sidney is booking big stage attractions for the house in an effort to buck Publix, whose Metropolitan plays the units. CRAIG CAMPBELL opened in the pic- ture-house field this week, playing his first date for Publix at the Missouri, St. Louis. He has been in vaudeville for years. FOX'S, PHILADELPHIA, scored $32,000 on the week when it played Marjorie Rambeau, in a dramatic playlet, with Murray and Allen also on the presenta- tion bill week before last. The latter are from vaudeville. Both acts were booked for the Fox picture-house engagement by Abe Feinberg. SYDNEY GRANT, an oldtimer in the legitimate and vaudeville fields, who headlined over the big time for 20 years, is master of ceremonies and featured artiste of the permanent presentation ‘ompany at Ascher’s new Sheridan, Chi- go. So Long Letty, Tick Tock of Oz, Chanticler and Molly-Mae are among the legit. shows he appeared in. MILTON WATSON, tenor, and one of Paul Ash’s proteges, gave his 2,500th performance at the Norshore Theater, Chicago, March 4. The statistical Mr. Watson recalls he has sung more than 1.200 ballads in Chicago movie houses. @® Guaranteed &® The Billboard, March 12, T’S A PLEASURE IN {UK | For us to “pinch-hit” for our cus- tomers. We've “done the impossi- ble’’ so many times that our cus- tomers all swear by us. MGCKES THE ARCUS TICKET CO. ) 348 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, I. REVIEWS OF PROGRAMS By ROY CHARTIER COUPON and STRIP ASK FOR SAMPLES & PRICES NEW AND REBUILT PROJECTORS Theatre Supplies and Complete Equipments. lL west Prices. Cash -r Easy Terms. Catalecue Tee i MONARCH THEATRE SUPPLY 6O. | Dept. 8, MEMPHIS, TENN. Strand Film: “An Affair of the Follies’’ (First National) The title of this latest First National release has a slender excuse as a label for the Dixie Willson story, Here Y’Are, Brother, but it is good box-office bait in these days of piscatorial movie opera- tions. Miss Willson’s story is a human interest document based on the connu- bia! vicissitudes of a clerk and a Follies dancer, with a Wall Street millionaire on the sidelines, who, admitting failure in his efforts to win the girl away even after her marriage, hands her over to the somewhat stubborn husband with a bit of advice for his own and her good. It is “an affair of the Follies” only in- sofar as the girl is a dancer in a musical show. Triteness of construction and banality of direction prevail at every turn, and there is something theatrically illogical in the treatment. Banker, clerk and struggling inventor eat in the same restaurant—one because the food is good, the others because it is cheap— and the millionaire goes into ecstacies over a third-rate adagio team which Follies shows do not feature above everything else for the grand finale in a movie-type theater with a handful of musicians for an orchestra. A producer of Al Rockett’s experience could do a lot more to elevate the movies than has been done in An Affair of the Follies. June Mathis prepared the scenario. She, also, could have done better. Withal, An Affair of the Follies will probably drag them in at the box office, with the usual “stills” outside, but the hit the picture makes, if at all, will be mild where good films are demanded. Billie Dove makes her debut as a star in this one, with Lewis Stone and Lloyd Hughes in her support. Millard Webb directed. Titles pass muster. They are occasionally wise-cracking after the Ralph Spence fashion. Joseph Plunkett’s stage presentation includes Edna Burhans, soprano, offer- ing The Red, Red Rose as a prelude to a ballet number, Gavotte, with Mlle. Klemova, M. Daks and Kiddon, supported by the Mark Strand ballet corps, a num- ber that is done in good taste, and The Four Aristocrats, a singing-musical quar- tet. This act formerly worked for Publix and since made a Vitaphone number, now current at the Colony Theater five blocks up Broadway. The Aristocrats are truly aristocrats of music and song They number Ed Lewis, steel guitar: Bert Bennett, uku- lele; Fred Weber, piano, and Tom Miller, guitar Theirs is a nicely arranged routine of pop selections. At the show reviewed the act registered a good hand and did several encores. The setting was attractive and appropriate. Hippodrome “Hills. of Kentucky” (Warner Bros.) Film: Another dog picture and one that will not evoke unusual enthusiasm in the important first-run houses of the coun- try, if it reaches those screens. Rin-Tin- Tin, the Valentino of the police canine fold, a Broadway attraction a few years ago, is its star. He will be received be- yond peradventure of doubt with a hail of cheer off the Main streets of the big cities, even though his vehicle, Hills of Kentucky, has little to offer of an origi- nal or interesting nature. The story has been molded with me- ticulous theatrical care to suit the hise trionic talents of its police dog star, who is supported in a trite love tale by Jason Robards, Dorothy Dwan and Tom Sant- schi—hero, heroine and villain: respec- tively. They act like puppets on strings manipulated by movie producers of the days of ’07, and the story runs a simi- lar course. Its background, according to the subtitles, are the hills of old Ken- tuck’, where the mountain folk live simple, drab lives in a sea of pftiable ignorance, and even a schoolhouse is looked upon askance as something to be feared. The pretty schoolmarm—a _ veritable flower in a field of weeds—starts the ball a-rolling, with Steve and Ben Harley, half brothers, vying for her hand. They love with rifles, and use these instru- ments with characteristic bad movie aim in attempting to down the Gray Ghost. (Rin-Tin-Tin), leader of a pack of mountain dogs. The dog, wary of humans, is woven into the story via the crippled little brother of the school- marm, who makes friends with the ani- mal while fishing. Having saved the dog’s life on one occasion, the canine re- taliates when the girl is in danger, de- stroying very theatrically and propitious- ly the ruthless villain. Thereafter, everyone, including the dog, was happy from all indications. 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Write for catalogue. _ Comedies, Scenics and Other Film on Request. 1927 37 Paramount “Blind Alleys’ (Paramount) Film: A few more pictures like Blind Alleys and Tom Meighan’s drawing power will take a landslide. Some more acting like Meighan does in this one, playing a role that it was evident he did not like, will bring it on quicker. The story is by Owen Davis. It attempts to show in a way that ts not new how man and wife might lose each other in a great city and through a series of coincidences be led to believe the opposite of what is actually the case. A woman, jealous of the man, and another man, in love with his wife, act out the drama of co- incidence in the usual way. Greta Nissen plays opposite Meighan as his wife, frantically searching for her lost husband, who had been run down by an automobile, suffering injuries that temporarily affected his mind. Quite by coincidence the wife is kidnapped by thugs and held captive for several days in their rendezvous Time and again the husband and wife—mind you, in a great city like New York—miss each other by seconds, one going. around the corner and out of sight just in the nick of time. Through further coincidence, however, they find each other and the jealous man and woman who had tried to separate them meet the defeat every viewer of the film knew from the very beginning they would suffer. The picture is very draggy in parts and never particularly interesting. It is also not very well directed, though its scenes are varied and include a number of familiar and authentic shots of New York. As an ordinary program film, Blind Alleys passes muster, but as a vehicle for such a leading star of the Paramount heavens as Meighan it is a rather sorry spectacle. Frank Tuttle was the director. He does not prove himself very resourceful in view of his ex- perience. 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38 The Billboard, March 12, 1927 PAUL CHICAGO— Capitol Bldg. KANSAS CITY— Actors JOHN EMERSON, President N. TURNER, Counsel Rm. 304 Hall Bldg., 9th & Walnart ETHEL BARRYMORE, Vice-President FRANK GILLMORE, Executive Sec.-Treas. NEW YORK 45 W. 47th St—Phone, Bryant 3550 e K) K Equity Association BRUCE McRAE, Second Vice-President GRANT STEWART, Rec. Sec. SAN FRANCISCO— Theo. Hale, LOS ANGELES— 6412 Hollywood Blvd. 369 Pine St. Scalp at Ticket Specs.” Bele Broadways The Supreme Court of the United States, by a decision of five to four, has held the New York ticket scalpers act unconstitutional, and there is much con- sequent rejoicing in the offices of brokers, who can obtain seats for pro- ductions which are successes. The Su- preme Court seems to have been mo- tivated by the feeling that the theater was not a necessity, and that if people didn’t want to pay exorbitant prices they could stay at home or go to the movies. But that was too true even before this decision with the slight restraint ime- posed by the act held unconstitutional, and it is not a state of mind which Equity would like to see encouraged. Nor does it, because of the peculiar conditions obtaining in New York, operate to es- tablish a real open market, where supply and demand meet to establish a com- mon price level. For native New Yorkers have to meet the competition of outside holiday makers determined to see cer- tain well-advertised shows, and, as far as money is concerned, on a par with a party of drunken sailors on shore leave for the first time in months—pro- verbially the most spendthrift of men. It seems to Equity that it is a de- cision which will not bolster the hits, for the speculators will not share their profits with the producers; will tend to disgust many occasional patrons with the iegiti- mate theater as an institution, and will benefit only those ticket brokers who manage to manipulate tickets into their own hands. If Salary Cuts, Why Not Bonuses for Hits? The system of asking the actors in a ; production to accept cuts in salary when bad times are encountered is not a strictly modern invention. Again, we are indebted to David Glassford for a quota- tion from John Hollingshead, a noted : English producer of the ’70s and ’80s, who 4 in The English Theater of March 1, 1879, : wrote of this problem as follows: “The sudden and unfortunate collapse of one ' of the great London theaters—a house sometimes called the National Theater— has raised the question (a question which could only exist in the theatrical pro- fession) as to the propriety or impro- priety of taking or refusing half salaries. Theatrical people are so hedged around with conventional and peculiar customs i that it is almost impossible to approach | other laborers. The benefit system is one of these customs, and, until this is abolished, it is difficult to believe that there is not something in the constitu- tion of a playhouse company which re- moves it from the operation of or- dinary commercial laws. Few people, however, outside the charmed circle, fail ; to see the absurdity of throwing any blame on any body of actors and the- atrical workpeople or any members of x that body who refuse to submit to a sudden reduction of 50 per cent on their ; salaries to sustain a falling theater in which they never had any interest in profits. If it were the custome of man- agers in thriving times to call their com- pany together and distribute bonuses or double salaries on the score of the gen- eral prosperity, there might then be some justification in the time of trouble for demanding services at half the proper remuneration. This not be- ing the case (there is no record of such a case), it is foolish and illogical to abuse, even by implication, any members of a company who refuse to act the moment they are told that the manager is not in a position to pay their salaries. The sentiment which is too often im- ported into theatrical transactions gen- erally leads to some injustice, and the sooner actors, authors and managers ac- cept their position as traders, and noth- ing more, the better it will be for the so-called ‘dramatic profession’.” South American “Gentlemen Prefer—” A note from a recent deputy report of the Chorus Equity Association concern- ing a request fcr girls to work in a pro- duction in South America for a manage- ment with which the Chorus Equity has dealt with before and which has proved satisfactory, states: “The producer has asked for blond girls only.” Boy, page Anita Loos! Life Member Aids Emergency Fund Caroline Newcomb, who has been a life member of the Actors’ Equity Associa- tion for many years, contributed to the emergency fund of the association the one-eighth extra salary she received for playing the special matinee February 22. Miss Newcomb declared, in making the contribution, that she wanted to show her appreciation for all Equity had done for her in the past. Taylor Seems To Like the Actors When the Pickwick company played the Belasco Theater in Washington, the manager of that house, L. Stoddard Taylor, wrote the company a note at the conclusion of its stay, which was well out of the ordinary routine of relation- ship between house manager and visit- ing players, and which deserves com- ment: “May I have the pleasure of ex- tending to the ladies and gentlemen of the Pickwick company sincere thanks for the great pleasure your efforts have af- forded our audiences,” wrote Mr. Taylor. “The presentation of Pickwick is brilliant and has afforded a measure of satisfac- tion seldom reached by any attraction. You have brought 100 per cent happi- ness to those in front, and I want you to share it. May your success never be less.” The members of Pickwick seem to be in luck all around, for the management seems to regard them with as tender an eye as Mr. Stoddard. Mr. Reilly, the pro- ducer, unable to attend the onening be- cause of the death of his father, wrote to thank them for the preparatory ef- forts which had gone into the produc- tion, and on the first jump from Wash- ington to Philadelphia furnished each member of the cast with a seat in a Pullman chair car. Returning to Mr. Taylor again, this friendliness is only the latest manifestation of his interest in and regard for the actors who come to his theater as guests in his own home. New York’s First Playhouse Accustomed as we are to the newness of our own country, it is still something of a shock to realize that the very first theater in New York, if it were still standing, would be rather less than 200 years old. New York at that time, about 1731, still clung to the tip of Manhattan Island. It is true that the city was be- ginning to push past Wall street, and that a new street, just opened up and still somewhat suburban, has been named Cortlandt, after the old Dutch family of that name; that Broadway was a fine, wide boulevard, which ran between the farms as far north as the present site of Central Park before merging into the river road to the settlements along the Hudson; but the Governor, Rip Van Dam, could scarcely speak English, and the ferry to the Brooklyn shore had only just been established. It was on a piece of property owned by the Governor, and in a building erected by him, that a room was leased for the first plays pre- sented in this city. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION. Chorus Equity Assn. Twenty-four members joined the Chorus Equity in the last week. Checks are being held in settlement of claims for Andrew Forrest and Wil- liam Perloff. Fred Wilson, a former member of Chorus Equity, has become a principal in the Lucky Company. Few members of the Chorus Equity seem to be aware of the existence of the Actors’ Fund and of the work of that organization. The Equity is for your business protection only, the Actors’ Fund is a charitable organization. It is the friend of the profession in sickness and in death. It has cared for hundreds of members of the Chorus Equity. Membership in the fund costs only $2 a year. Possibly no one who reads this will ever need the fund. Should that be the case the $2 you give will help less fortunate members of your profes- sion. Two dollars a year is very little to give to charity. Our members who are working waste much more than that in a week. The Chorus Equity is anxious that all members shall also be members of the Fund. Some of the more public spirited members of Chorus Equity have volun- teered their services in an effort to make every chorus in New York members of the Fund. Miss Bernie Goe and William Nealy are workine toggrd that end in the Bye Bye Bonnie Company, Va- lérie Petri and Charles Mantia in the Desert Song. Ethylyn Tillman and Leslie Ostrander in Honeymoon Lane, Kather- ine Janeway in Nightingale, Olga Gran- nis in Polly of Hollywood, Louise Joyce in Peggy, Sybil Stuart and Alfred Wat- kins in The Ramblers, Frank Zolt in Rio Rita, Anastasia Reilly and Geneva Mitchell in Yours Truly, Sally and Ruth Hurst and Beth Metkins in Criss Cross, and Portland Hoffa for George White's Scandals. The membership dues collected will be sent to the Actors’ Fund from this office. We are anxious that all our people should be enrolled and will be glad to hear from members in any of the com- panies not listed—either in New York or on the road—who are willing to do this work for the good of the members of their profession. We are pleased to report that the sale of tickets for the Charles McDonald benefit fund, which will be held in Washington March 4, is progressing nicely. Anyone who wishes to help may communicate with John O. Hewitt, Actors’ Equity Association, 45 West 47th street, New York. The Equity requires a bond in order to protect its members from loss of salary in the event the management is unable to pay. Members should remem- ber that in the case of a defaulting manager, they cannot expect to be paid on the date that the salary is due. A bond cannot be released on a moment’s notice. There was a time when an actor with a stranded company realized that he was out of luck, would never get his salary, and let it go at that, because he couldn't do anything else. The Equity has changed that. In changing an old abuse, it has made conditions so much easier for the new people in the busi- ness that some of them are getting to the place where they are apparently un- able to reason for themselves. If they don’t get their money on Saturday night as per schedule, the usual cry goes up, “What good is Equity?” The Equity is this much good, it gives you a fair de- gree of certainty that the money will be paid in time. Before the days of Equity you could have an absolute certainty that it never would be paid. The Equity is a labor organization— it is not a producing manager nor does it back shows for shoestring managers. It forces him to back his own show or give up the idea of producing. Recently a company that had had six month's work stranded. At least 80 per cent of the chorus claimed that they hadn't enough money to pay hotel bills. Just how they planned to live when the company closed has not yet been ex- nlained. No member of the acting pro- fession can count on 52 weeks’ continu- ous work in the year. And no person paying $12 a year to an organization has a right to expect an advance of #50 or $100 whenever he wants it. An invest- ment of $12 a year could not possibly yield that profit. DOROTHY BRYANT, Executive Secretary. ; NEW BOOKS a By WILFRED J. RILEY . Communications to 1560 Broadway, N. Y¥. THE BRIDE OF BAGDAD, by An- d Bard. The Literary Board, Bure lington, Ia. An episode in the life of Haroun al-Raschid: in blank verse. THE CLASS WAR IN HEAVEN, a crama of future judgment, by Luke. Richard G. Badger, Boston : _THE ACTOR IN DICKENS, by J. B. an Amerongen, D. Appleton & Com- “ ae Ww York. 82.50 Dickens as a Playwright and friend of stage pe e. Illustrated. _— I. ANTHONY COMSTOCK, by Hevwood is Broun and Margaret Leech. The Liter- ri ary Guild, New York. A biography of the father of the much-discussed cen- sorship agitation. . Reviews of Programs (Continued from page 37) unit that is the very essence of picture house entertainment. Cambria knows a thing or two about staging these units, and in An Alpine Romance he has cre- ated a scene alone that captures the eye straightaway. When reviewed, the audi- ence applatided it enthusiastically. In keeping with his unit, Cambria presents a set representing a Swiss hillside down which a narrow path runs. The back- ground is particularly graphic with its hills, snow-capped mountains, trees and other growth. On the opening a flock of sheep come down the path followed by a herdsman, who immediately goes into a yodel number, assisted by a voice offstage. Fred Zimmerman and Marcelle Grandville sing the number, The Moun- tain Love Call, pleasantly, though their voices are not unusual. A milkmaid’s flirtation dance by the Misses Snyder, Howard, Victoria, Mangan, Hall and Easton follows, routined nicely, and Dunbar’s Bell Ringers, who offered Echoes From the Belfry as a prelude to Aluminum Short Vamp $4;75 TIPS, 95¢ fF Shoes as See Regular $1.50 ORIGINAL STYLES rd E her: zse Mait Extra 399 MADISON AVE., New York “?exwe*" $4.75 ail Order No C. O. Ds. Formerly 225 W 42d St. FR - the presentation, next appear, playing with an assortment of bells To a Wild Rose. Another ensemble dance and an eccentric number by Gschrey and Hulley, male team, leads up to the finale, which is very effective, with the cast singing as they go off up the path and snow is falling. Ingeborg Ruvina, interpretative dancer, in a number entitled The Martyr, sug- gested by a Gothic wood carving and executed to the accompaniment of Rachmaninoff’s Prelude, played by Josef Koestner, appeared earlier in the pro- gram as the “spot” attraction. Miss Ruvina’s dance is so different from any- thing ever done before in the picture houses in these parts it is bound to evoke unusual applause. This is what happened at the show caught. The dance is peculiar, in that it is largely executed by interpretative manipulation of the arms and suggests cubistic art. 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A CO-OPERATIVE THEATER REHEARSES NEW BILL The Co-Operative Theater, 49 East 95th street, New York, which made so notable a bow to the public last month, playing among other things James Henry O’Brien’s sketch, Clean Hands, 1s rehearsing @ new program which it will offer to the public the first week in ril. — the playlets selected for pro- duction is Marching Men, by James Henry O’Brien, @ one-act drama witn a war background. Thomas Caulkins, the personable young player who made his first public appearance in Clean Hands playing with amazing facility, consider- ing his inexperience, will be seen in the role of the top sergeant. Lois Wood, wno scored @ pronounced success as the countess in The Opera Matinee at tne Co-Operative Theater, will play the nurse, and the author will direct the lay and assume the leading row, wnat of Captain Gardner. ASSOCIATION PLAYERS STOCK COMPANY BILL The Association Players Stock Com pany of the Y. M. H. A., 92d street am Lexington avenue, New York, directec. by Myron E. Sattler, opened in We’'p Got To Have Money on March 6. The cast included I. Feil, Sigmund Kay. Lester Schatzman, Henry Chuck, Ruth Zakrow, Alma Frankel, Stella Gropper. Natalie Krellman and others. The next production of the Players will be a bill of one-act plays, one of which is to be chosen for entry in the Belasco tourna- ment. MEETING HOUSE THEATER GIVES THIRD PROGRAM On Thursday and Friday evenings, March 3 and 4, the meeting House The- ater, 550 West 110th street, New York, presented its third subscription pro- gram of the season, offering At Life’s Counter and Conquered Worlds. This is said to be the New York premiere of both of these productions, the former never having been played and the latter being a prize-winning vehicle at the St. Louis Guild a few seasons ago. Life was portrayed by Rev. A. Wake- field Slaten, minister of the West Side Unitarian Church, which houses tne Meeting House Theater. He was sup- ported by Mrs. Mary Bigler, an octo- genarian member of his congregation; four-year-old Frances Wetmore; Harry M. Gest, who dramatized the story of his wife, May Pierce Guest, and many of the theater’s popular players. In Conquered Worlds, by Susan Merriweather Boogher, Fay Baker, tne director, took the only female role, the male cast including Isidor Feil as Alex- ander the Great, James F. O'Connor as Hephiston, and Ben Davidson as Diog- enes. Dancers and a pageant were features of this sketch. BUFFALO PLAYERS IN INTERESTING BILL On February 17-22 the Buffalo Play- ers, Buffalo, N. Y., offered their second production of the season, a bill of one- act plays, under the direction of Harold P. Preston. The bill comprised The Constant Lover, by St. John Hankin; Danger, by Richard Hughes, and The Wonder Hat, by Kenneth Sawyer Good- man and Ben Hecht. “Danger,” writes our correspondent, “a melodrama, played in the gallery of a Welsh coal mine after the lgnts have been extinguished, was especially Successful. Enacted in total darkness, the actors’ voices and off-stage effects create the entire atmosphere. Margaret MacDonald Lincoln and George Otto Ward gave exceptionally fine perform- ances of the young woman and her Sweetheart trapped in the mine and re- ceived a genuine ovation at each per- formance. Lawrence I. Manzel played a very difficult character role, his first important part with the Players, giv- ‘ng a splendid interpretation. “In The Wonder Hat P. T. O’Connor made a decided hit as Punchinello, re- ceiving hearty and spontaneous ap- Plause at the conclusion of his scene at every performance. “The balance of the casts of acts in- cluded Margaret Regan, Allen G. Os- borne, Mildred Elkes, Phillips Lyon, Dorothy MacNally ‘and Ivan Frank.” The Settings and costumes of The Wonder Hat received special mention by _ press, the scene being built by = frett V. Thompson and Maxwell F. “acNally from the design of Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Preston. The costumes Were designed by George Otto Ward and executed by Florence Reid-Rix and Dorothy MacNally. Mr. Preston, director of the Players, announces Dear Brutus as the March group. The cast, thus Jean Offering of the far, includes Florence Reid-Rix, The Billboard, March 12, 1997 ey) LITTLE THE ATERS By ELITA MILLER LENZ—Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York CN Bim, yr, oe fan. 3 PROF. LAWRENCE PAQUIN rector of the dramatic department at Drake University, Des Moines Ia., in the title role of The Bad Man, pro- ~duced by the Des Moines (Ia.) Com- munity Drama Asseciation. Professor Paquin, formerly a professional player, in addition to directing dramatics at the University, appears occasionally with the Des Moines Community Players. A story concerning these two Des Moines groups will be found elsewhere on this page. dt Howard, Mrs. DeLancy Rochester, Lars S. Potter and Chase Taylor. On March 1 the Buffalo Players re- Mnquished their clubhouse on Dela- ware avenue and moved offices to the new Playhouse, 545 Elmwood avenue. The clubhouse, while a very beautitul old mansion, was seldom used by mem- bers and was a source of expense which it was deemed advisable to eliminate. Henceforth all activities of the Players will be centered under one roof. BUFFALO LITTLE THEATER GUILD Before an audience of 500 the Buf- falo (N. Y.) Little Theater Guild, Inc., produced The Brat, Maude Fulton's three-act comedy-drama, at the Masonic Temple in Kenmore, Saturday evening, February 26. “It was so well received,” writes our correspondent, “that the Guild has been asked to furnish one evening's entertainment a month for the balance of the season at the Masonic Temple.” David E. Day directed. On Saturday evening. March 5, the second informal entertainment of the Guild was given in its theater on Genesee street, when The Wreck of the Hesperus and two one-act plays were given. GILBERT AND SULLIVAN BY COLLEGE GROUP Beginning the winter quarter, tne drama and music departments of the University of Montana, Missoula, pre- sented Gilbert and Sullivan’s nautical comic opera, H. M. S. Pinafore, in a three nights’ run, with proclaimed suc- cess. Principals in solos, duets and trios, with a concordant substantial chorus, were altogether gratifying to the ca- pacity audiences. The gay setting of a holiday on deck, with a quaint village in the distance, on the coast, was con- structed and painted in the campus playhouse workshop. The animated presentation met with such approval that similar productions will be ‘at- tempted in the near future. The opera was directed by Carl Glick, dramatic coach, and DeLoss Smith, dean of the University’s School of Music. A MOVEMENT OF IMPORTANCE The National Community Foundation, a Philadelphia enterprise, has made ap- plication for incorporation. This, it is said, will probably mean one of the greatest steps forward in the develop- ment of the little theater in the Un‘ted States. It is the purpose of this huge foundation to take to small communi- ties the advantages of large cities. One of the ways planned to do this is thru a National Dramatic League, the pur- pose of which is to bring metropolitan productions to small communities py aid of endowments, and then to follow up this with movements akin to little theaters, under skilled and trained leadership. . TWO GROUPS AT HUNTINGTON, IND. _ A little theater is being organized in Huntington, Ind, to be composed chiefly of semi-professionals, most of whom have, in the past, had profes- sional experience, some in motion pic- tures and others in repertoire, Tempo- rary officers have been elected as fol- lows: Charles W. Smith, managing editor of The Herald, president; Mrs. Sam Abramson, vice-president; Mary Smith, secretary, and Milton Yarger, treasurer. Another little theater recently organ- ized at Huntington is to be known as the Garrett Club and will be directed by Tim Crawford, organist of the Jef- ferson Theater, local motion picture house, and Mrs. June Crawford, his wife. Erma Mae Hearn, local dancing teacher, will have charge of the dancing pro- duced for the show. THE GARDENS PLAYERS, FOREST HILLS, L. I. The Gardens Players, Forest Hills, L. I., produced a most unusual offering at the Community House February 24, 25 and 26, when, under the direction of Walter Hartwig, they produced The Lan- cashire Lass. This is an emotional melodrama of home life in the days of Queen Victoria. The play, written by the English dramatist, Henry J. Byron, was produced for the first time in America by the Gardens Players and was given originally in London in 1868, with Henry Irving in the cast. As pro- duced and directed by Mr. Hartwig, the play had the quaint charm of perod settings and costuming, both authentic and the result of painstaking research. The scenery was designed, built and painted by Ray McCully, and the cos- tumes were by Helen Fling. The piay was a stupendous undertaking, but was produced with the same meticulous at- tention to the details that make a har- monious whole which Mr. Hartwig de- votes to the yearly National Little The- ater Tournament. There were five acts and eight scenes, with interpolated songs of the period, sung by the Gar- dens Players Glee Singers. The popular songs which Queen Victoria whistled were sung to the accompaniment of the harpiscord. The singers’ renditions of such quaint songs as Come Buy, Come Buy My Hot Corn; Old Dog Tray, Listen to the Mocking Bird and He Was Such a Nice Young Man were received with hearty acclaim. Those who appearea in the play, which was billed as “A charm- ing comedy of love and murder”, were Henrietta Starrett, Lydia Van Hagen, Thecla Fickner, Walter Claypoole, C. E. Silcox, Calvert Cole, Kenneth Fay, Mor- ton Savell, Franklin Owens, Clarence Perry, Edward Murphy, Edward Schrempf and others. LITTLE THEATER WORK AT DES MOINES, IA. Professor Lawrence Paquin, director of the Dramatic Department of Drake University, was a visitor at The Bill- board office recently and told us some- thing about little theater work at Des Moines. The Garrick Club, the dramatic organization of the college, has its own workshop at the University, where scenery and other effects are designed and made. When The Great God Brown was put on recently, masks were made in this workshop, under the direction of Professor Paquin. The critics hailed the production as a splendid presentation, which got beyond the psychological aspect to the human qualities. The college players also put on The Hairy Ape with notable success. There exists a splendid spirit of co- operation between the university and the Community Theater at Des Moines. Productions are arranged by both groups in such a manner that they dovetail. When the college group pro- duces the members of the Community Players attend the performance and when the Community Theater produces the college players attend the perform- ance, and in some instances players go from one group to the other. Professor Paquin appeared in the title role of The 39 Bad Man, which the Community The- ater put on, and will play the Crane Wilbur part in The Bride of the Lamb, which the community group is producing this month. This production will be followed by the student offering, rhe Great Catherine. Then will come The Patsy by the Community Theater, Twelfth Night by the student players and The Romantic Age by the students. Professor Paquin a§d Charles Taze- well, director of the Des Moines Com- munity Theater, have just finished a motion picture, on which they collabo- rated and which was sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, for use in their Buy-in-Des Moines drive. ‘rhe motion picture was titled .Buy Buy, Baby, and was played by members from the Community Theater and the stu- dent groups. After betag shown in the local high schools and motion picture houses the motion picture was shown by request in 10 other cities. IOWA TO HAVE A PLAY CONTEST Iowa amateurs have been invited to take part in a dramatic festival, to be presided over by the University The- ater, the Extension Division of the Uni- versity of Iowa and the Community Drama Committee of the Iowa Federa- tion of Women’s Clubs. The event will take place in the University Theater, Iowa City, April 8 and 9. “A second contest has been sponsored because of the response to the first contest held last year,” reads a bulletin from the University of Iowa. Twenty-four com- peting groups were heard by judges in the various districts in 1926, and of these local productions seven were se- lected to appear in Iowa City. The aim is to have 50 play groups in the 1927 contest. These who visit the contest will be guests of the department of speech at the University, and wil be entertained by a production of Hamlet, produced by the University Players. Little Theater Notes The Ashland branch of the American Association of University Women is sponsoring a little theater movement at Ashland for the little folk. The first performance, a dramatization of Sleep- ing Beauty, was a decided success. The Junior Dramatic Circle of the Educational and Recreational Commun- ity Association, Galveston, Tex., ap- peared at the Martin Theater, tnat city, two weeks ago and played two performances before a capacity audi- ence. This is the child dramatic or- ganization of Galveston, of which La- vina Hoecker is director, assisted by her sister. . The Community Players of Galveston, Tex., presented Settled Out of Court, by Katherine Kavanaugh, on March 5, with a cast including Beatrice Dirivan, Rei- has Carr and Albert Johnson. Lavina Hoecker directed. The West Point Players, a dramatic organization composed of officers of the United States Military Academy and their wives, presented Captain Apple- jack at the Mansfield Theater, New York, on the evening of February 28, for the benefit of the hospital for the ruptured and crippled. The United States Military Concert Band gave a concert before the performance. The Cornish School of drama, music and dance, a civic institution at Seattle, will present Henning Berger’s The Flood, beginning March 18, for six nights, at the Cornish Theater, Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Burton W. James are directing re- hearsals. The Winter's Tale and Shaw’s (Continued on page 45) sleal Comedies, E r L AY New Catalogue Free. BANNER PLAY BUREAU, Ellis Street, San Francisee, Calif. Entertainments. Minstrels. Mu- te., Ete. PLAYS FOR ALL OCCASIONS! Witmark’s Operettas, Minstrels, Afterpieces, etc. Walter H. Baker Dramatic and Hoffman- Maxwell Book Plays. Sketches, Monologues, ete. Send for catalog. MOFFMAN-MAX- WELL PLAY CO., 880 Market, San Francisco. PLAYS PLAYS We have the newest and most attractive, as wel! as the largest assortment of plays in the world. Send four cents for our new list. SAMUEL FRENCH (Incorporated 1898) Oldest play publishers \n the world. 25 West 45th Street. == NEW YORK CITY. € FOR HIRE S BENO LIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTIMATE ORGS. 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A BARGAIN SALE CREPE DE CHINE Those who gathered around last week's “bargain counter” ana availed them- selves of the sale of French kid gloves at $1, will realize the significance of this week’s “bargain”: ostume crepe de chine, in pink, sky ie, yellow, orchid, green, turquoise blue, at $1.45 per yard, 36-inch. This is a new special shipment, intended to sell regularly at $1.75 a yard. Of course, we shall be glad to send you a sample on request. A LINGERIE CHAIN CLASP A lingerie chain clasp, for supporting shoulder straps, is one of the most prac- tical comfort crea- tions we have ever tested. As the sketch shows, the chain is equipped with three spring clasps, one on each end to clasp. the shoulder straps and one in the middie to clasp the top of vest and brassiere. The clasps grip firmly, being equipped with Py teeth and strong 7 springs. The ar- “lly ticle is ornamental as well as useful and is obtainable in the following styles: White gold filled, $1; green gold filled, $1.25; sterling silver, $2. -— Those interested in owning a rhine- Stone setter which is compact and easy to handle wiil undoubtedly like one which sells for $5. With the setter ‘s given 12 dozen beautiful rhinestones and prongs. Things You Should Know About Changing Fashions One-piece frocks with jackets to match are new. One such ensemble is of red moire, the short jacket set off with a collar of baby calfskin Jackets give one an opportunity to be individual, for they may be very short, of hip length, of finger tip, al- most full length or full lencth. In the realm of sportswear there is, for instance, a skirt and jacket of violet- colored jersey, with which is worn a rose-colored blouse. The dressier two-piece suits have coats which are almost full length. These have printed silk lining, the same silk trimming the frock, which is of the same material as the coat. There is, too, what is termed “the soft suit”, very vouthful in effect. It may be of sheer silk, with skirt and jacket of Lapis blue, the jacket lined with rose silk, which silk also makes the Jumper blouse, which may have a two-tiered peplum Navy blue and gray and beice are the tailleur colors, with emphasis on nuvy blue for utility wear. Frocks simulate jacket fronts and utilize boleros. Glimpsing the Mode Spring’s millinery display inciuces the brimless turban, covered wit flowers, with which is worn in emula- tion of the Parisienne a very feminine. looking nose veil. The veil, which js soft and sheer, may terminate a bit below the bridge of the nose or near its tip. The sheer shawl-scarf, handpainted, made large enough to envelope the fig- ure, is the newest thing for evening wear at Palm Beach MHand-blocking in Oriental colors, combined with fy- turistic flower themes or very simple flower themes, constitute the embellish ment. The leading shops are showing inter- esting displays of reptile, lizard, calf, pin Morocco and other leather hand- bags in pastel colors. There is water- snake in pastel pinks, blues and greens, in rosy tans, blond, cocoa and other fashionable shades, including deep blue, Monograms of marcasite with enamel are popular for leather and silk bag elaboration, and for evening use bags of the envelope-type decoration in strass or in rhinestones are favored. Among the novel evening bags is a fan-shaped affair of silver lame, fringed with white ostrich. A mirror is sewn in the flap. Black and white is much liked for evening wear and navy blue and black and white combinations lead in tailored suits and frocks. The three sisteis who are the central characters in What Ann Brought Home, at Wallack’s Theater, New York, wear jumper frocks of silk crepe which are typical of the mode. Mayv Methot wears a compose idea, a light gray jumper being worn wh a darker gray skirt. The collar of the jumper, with flowing scarf, matches the shade of the skirt, and wide pleats inset in the sides of the skirt are of the lighter gray used in making the jumper. Lenore Sorsby, of the same cast, wears white silk crepe with belt and tie of black. Gloves for spring: Kid, suede and pigskin are the leading fabrics. Black and white combinations are liked. Washable suede slipons are featured i the new spring shades. Gray and beice kid and suede gloves are shown with hand-painted wristlet cuffs. In one in- stance a gold cuff shows Harlequin motifs. Another pair of gloves has cuffs which are daintily embroidered with buds and gold French knots, the same decorations appearing on the back of the glove. Gloves of a restrained gaunt- let type show half-strap arrangements. The bertha, long and falling over the shoulder, is one of the features of the spring and summer frock. Desiring % fresh touch for the silk frock many women are availing themselves of the separate lace berthas sold by the shops, which are simply slipped over the h¢ ad The compose idea in hats is gaining popularity Rose and lavender com- binations lead at present. Fashion designers are unanimous 'n declaring that the short skirt will pre- vail for another season. Suzanna Tal- bot, however, is introducing a longer skirt, suited to the normal waistline silhouette There are, too, the period gowns with uneven hems, which «af necessarily long But fashions in gen- eral exploit the short skirt. Pringed skirts are popular in the new musical comedy, Polly of Hollywood _at the George M. Cohan Theater, Nev York. There are skirts composed &n- tirely of fringe and others made three- quarters of fringe. Umber colorings are used in forming the tiers of fring' altho in some cases aS many as four contrasting shades appear on one SkiTt Spanish red fringe is used with go’ metal lace. rt A clever use of fringe in an after noon gown: The fringe begins at thé left shoulder continues down the sid of the bodice and then is draped acro* the front to form the skirt. The fring is evidently cut shorter on the bod ict to insure a graceful movement, but 1 falls to the knees across the skirt Drecoll has introduced many charm- ing evening gowns with fullness mass« to one side. Even a tailored suit fro! Drecoll’s establishment shows this ten dency in three tiers of accordion-pleated ruffles on one side, one tier on the hip length jacket and two on the skirt. 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Then, too, unfortunately, there are others who think ill of the stage simply because the wish is father to the thought. But the light of truth is com- ing up over the horizon. These letters I receive from clergy- men—they are of all denominations— Catholic, Methodist and Jgwish—prove to me that the leaders are showing the way, the way to truth and brotherly love, and I know of no surer wuy to bring happiness into this world of ours. Some of God’s noblest people may be found in the theatrical profession. Why should these be condemned because of the misdeeds of a few wayward ones who would bring disgrace upon them- selves and the profession by which they live? And so these ministers of the gospel, who have the vision and fairness to look beyond the screen of scandal and prejudice, stand out as leaders. I know many of them who read The Billboard in order to learn the truth about the theater and its people and they have found what they have been seeking. Others have learned to know theatrical people well thru personal contact, but the result is always the same. This rather long. reflection was prompted by a very fine letter I re- ceived from Rev. R. H. Fortesque Gaird- ner, rector of Trinity Church, Washing- ton, Pa., which made me truly happy. I feel sure that going to church must be a pleasant obligation for the flock he shepherds. Another letter which pleased me a lot ts from “Mother” Corning, widow of an old showman, now living in Elgin, Ill. She spends all of her time laboring for the happiness and welfare of show foik in general, with the interest and devotion of a mother. Altho “Mother” Corning is nearing her 72d birthday she is fully 20 years younger in appear- ance, a striking example of life's re- ward for a cheerful and kindly spirit. And a note from dear Vi Patterson: “Today I went to church, church as I like it, empty, dim, silent, warm, safe; filled with God's spirit....” The soul of a poet and a heart of gold. Mary Moore Rich, who has made a long and brave fight thru invalidism, has not yet gained sufficient strength to return to the stage, but is neverthe- less steadily approaching that goal. Mary has been doing some broadcasting from local radio stations and felt a real thrill in the response from her immense audi- ences. Ellwood, the popular ventriloquist, is having one of the most successful years in his long experience. There’s a lot of satisfaction in mail- ing the letter you long intended to write. Why not do it now? Address 316 West 72d street. New York. Smilingly, New Incorporations Delaware Prismatone Company, Wilmington, re- production of pictures, $612,000; T. L. Croteau, A. L. Miller, Alfred Jervis American Federal Moving Picture Operations, Inc., Wilmington, no ¢apital stock; A., M. E. and A. Smith. Florida St. Petersburg Coliseum Corporation, St. Petersburg. theaters and places of amusement, $300,000: C. W. Hewitt, J. W. Blower, N. A. Melvin, W. S. Bickley, A. W. Smith. Booker T. Washington Amusement Corporation, Tampa, amusement enter- prises, theaters, picture shows, $125,000: L. A. Howell, G. S. Middleton, Mrs. M. E. Potter. ‘ New Jersey Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer De La Argen- tina, Jersey City, $10,000; A. W. Britton, H. C. Hand, R. J. Gorman Jersey Voice Publishing Company, Bayonne, $50,000; M. Shlossman, S. Kauf- man and M. Basin 4 South Jersey Theater Corporation, Pit- man, $125,000: W. A. Lacy, H. F. and R. D. Wilkins New York Jaref, Pageants and Community Drama, Manhattan, 250 common; R. Frisch, C. Ginsburgh, R. F. Colin, S. Olesker, E. Gast. Lindstrom & Meyer, Jamestown, the- atrical, $50,000: A. E. Lindstrom, F. T Mever, E. J. Seymour Mever Golden, Manhattan, M. and M. Golden, D. Lefkon Apollo Casino, Manhattan, hotels and dance halls. $30,000: M. Goodman, J. Schwartz and S. S. Celbiger Lyons’ & Lyons, Manhattan. motion pictures, $6,000; A. B. and S. T. Lyons, F. J. Friedman Metropolitan Plays, Manhattan, the- atrical, $30,000; A. and M. and I. Fischer. Max Gittel, Manhattan, musical instru- ments, $10,000: R. and M. Gittel, B. Teitler Terminal Associates. Brooklyn, thea- .ters, $100,000; W. and H. and L. Brandt. Lew Cantor Amusement Business, Man- $10,000: hattan, $5,000; S. Kalfus, F. J. Friedman, B. Safief. Edmund Gerner Studios for Music, Manhattan, $8,000; J. J. Aronson, M. Shanhan. E. J. M. Company, Manhattan, $51,000; G. C. Westervelt, G. Wolfe. Windsor Terrace Amusement Company, Brooklyn, $20,000; H. Winodrad, W. W. Kapell, M. B. Barnett. Cortstate Corporation, Gloversville, theatrical, 10 shares common; P. T. Dana, J. G. Selmser. Ross Productions, Manhattan, the- atrical, $20,000; J. M. Ross, I. Paul, B. Slater. Photo Cut-Out Display Corporation, Manhattan, theatrica) scenery, $2,100; A. E. Ross, L. H. Tanz, F. M. Howitt. Labrador Film Company, Manhattan, motion pictures, $100,000; L. V. Frizzell, W. J. A. Clancy. C. H. Bleakley. Universal Automobile Racirg Associa- tion, Manhattan, racing and theatrical: $20,000; P. Miller. F. Fansher, L. Kogan. North Carolina The W. T. Stone Shows, Inc., Wil- liamston, to conduct fairs and carnivals: Harry Ramish, Nellie Stone and John H. Marks, all of Williamston Beaufort County Agricultural Fair As- sociation, Inc., -Washington. nonstock: W. F. Giles. E. D. Rowe. B. F. Weir and others, all of Washington. Ohio Theaters Service Bureau. Inc. Cleve- land, 700 shares, no par, and $5,000 pre- ferred: M. N. Silver. W. G. Carmichael, Ernst Neiman, H. E. Marble. B. H. Cohle. Territory of Hawaii Music Company. Honolulu, $1,000; E. H. Moses, J. C. Kelley, H. A. Hahn Hawaii Washington City Theaters Company, Tacoma, $20,000; Calvin Heilig, H. T. Moore, Scott Z. Henderson. West Virginia South Side Amusement Company, Parkersburg, $5,000; Shirley Montgomery, John Petty, James Deem, Okey Deem and Carl Stephens. 2 a) COSTUMERS By G. M. LELAND, N. C. A. Communications to 1560 Broadway, N. Y. THE CHICAGO COSTUMERS’ ASSO- CIATION, affiliated ‘with the National Costumers’ Association, is planning a grand ball for Apri] 23 at the Belden Strafford Hotel in the Windy City. A. DARE has been with the Ringling- Barnum Circus at it¢ winter quarters in Bridgeport, Conn., since December 15 and has nearly completed the big ward- robe of elephant cloths, howdahs and other equipment for this year’s show. BERTHA BERRES has severed her connection with Reipe’s, New York, and has established a Dlace of her own, known as the Bertha Berres Costume Company, at 165 West 47th street. Her first orders include costumes for the new floor show at ton Inn, costumes and drop for Lew Cahtor’s new Florence Hedge’s Revue and the recostuming of the principals in Bozo Snyder’s show on the Columbia Burlesque Circuit. EILEEN BUTLER, New York, has just completed the costumes for the new floor show with Clayton, Jackson and Durante at the Paro@y Club VANITY FAIR COSTUMES, INC., New York, is working ona group of special costumes to be used by Lois Moran in her new picture, Broadway Nights, be- ing directed by Rottert Kane for Cos- mopolitan. Vanity Fair is also turning out a wardrobe for the Golden Edwards, @ vaudeville act. e recostuming of A Night in Paris, now in Chicago, has just been completed. Wardrobes have also been finished: for L. Lawrence Weber’s The Crown Prince ana tne Shuberts’ production of The Heaven Tappers. SCHNEIDER-ANDERSON, New York, is turning out a large order of costumes, designed by Mabel E. Johnston, for the Persian Ball to be held next week at Palm Beach, Fla. The affair is described as a Southern editfon of the Beaux Arts Ball which is held annually in New York. THE ESMONDE ; COSTUME COM- PANY, New York, has executed several gowns for Viola Brothers Shaw of the Metro-Goldwyn Studios and a wardrobe for Lily Lenore of the John Murray Anderson-Robert Milton School. CLEMENTINE, New York, is outfitting Bobby Randall and Margaret Rooney for their forthcoming tour in vaudeville. MARGUERITE & STRAUSS, INC, New York, is doing some of the cos- tumes for Florence Hedge’s Revue, a Lew Cantor flash aq. GENE LANKES, designer of the Jack L. Lipshutz Costume Company, New York, is back on ie > job after having been confined to er home for two weeks with an infected foot. ADA POWELL & SON, New York, executed the costumes for the Publix presentation at the ,°aramount Theater last week THE EAVES COSTUME COMPANY, N. Cc. A.. New York, haé been rushed this past week in its rental department filling orders for qmany pre-Lenten masquerades. The manufacturing de- partment has been occupied with Charles. Dillingham’s production of Lucky. HENRY LITTENBERG, of Henry Lit- tenberg & Sons. the New York feather house, is recovering rapidly from the serious eye trouble that he. has been inflicted with lately. MARTIN GIESON, N. C. A., St: Paul. Minn... has recently outfitted a number of local amateur shows and has been doing a big masquerade business. MAJOR S. H. HARRELSON. N. C. A., is now president of a furniture company in Kansas City as well as head of the Harrelson Costume Company - KLEINMAN & GRIFFITH Chicago feather house. is doing a big business with the costumers in the Middle Wes' Dorothea Ante! Sunshine Shoppe 226 West 72d Street "NEW YORK CIT Telephone, Susque. 5433 f Send a ery Easter Gr 15 BEAUTIFUL EASTER CARDS ay div ¢ Ni : ; ONE DOLLAR Opera Length Silk Hosiery I S Shawls and a fine line of Vanity Fair Silk | derwear. 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‘ tarp 42 The Billboard, March 12, Mrs. Houdini Revives Report of Fatal Blow MONTREAL, Quebec.—It is reported here that Mrs. Houdini, widow of Harry Houdini, is seeking double liability in- surance on her husband’s life on the ground that he died as the result of a blow in the abdomen received while on his visit to Montreal. Mrs. Houdini is said to have affidavits from three students of McGill Univer- sity that when in Houdini’s dressing room at the Princess Theater, here, the week before he died, one student struck the magician a friendly blow in the ab- domen. Rupture of the appendix is said to have resulted. j At the time Houdini was stricken with his last illness, the report was that a newspaper man had struck Hou- dini while in the theater dressing room. That was denied. A second report was that Houdini had been struck while giving a lecture before the students at McGill University. That was denied by the university authorities. Frankson Scores in Winnipeg Len Vintus, secretary of the Interna- tional Brotherhood of Magicians, sends the following: “Frankson, the man of 100 cigarets, played the Orpheum Thea- ter at Winnipeg (Can.) recently and registered a big hit with his sleight-ot- hand act. Frankson is a Spaniard and this is his first visit to America, altho he has played the leading theaters in Europe for many years, having played the Coliseum in London and the Empire in Paris. “His act opens with a series of clever manipulations with an ordinary deck of cards, included in which is a series of back and front palming, wearing black gloves. The gloves show the cards up to advantage and this difficult feat was greatly appreciated by the audience. The card manipulations are followed by a well presented version of the Miser’s Dream, using a tin bucket into which the coins are heard to fall, and which magnifies the sound so that it is heard all over the house. This is followed by a series of productions of lighted cigarets. These were clever and brought a big hand. The finis was the Chinese linking rings. His clever manip- ulation of these, combined with his broken English, made a finish to an act which was accorded a rousing recep- tion.” Arthur Gans Preparing For Extensive Tour Arthur D. Gans has returned to Balti- more after a six-week trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad system, dur- ing which time he signed contracts and closed arrangements for the next series of safety rallies. In his spare time be- tween now and April 18, he will com- plete a new magic act for the next series of shows he will present. The tour will commence at Stapleton, N. Y., April 18, and close at Holloway, O., May 4. Kelly Entertains in Portland D. W. Kelly gave an entertainment in the Lincoln High School Auditorium, Portland, Ore., under the auspices of the Portland Electric Power Company, more than 1,500 attending. Some of the featured tricks were the flight of the rodents, vanishing lamp, disappear- ing alarm clock, milko and mysterious die and frame. He also put on the drum head and production of silks, the drum head being secured from Madame Herrmann, as well as the silks, on her recent visit to that city. Dante’s Mother Passes Away Mrs. Dante, wife bf Harry Dante, the magician, wires from Portland, Ore., March 1: “Harry is heartbroken; his mother passed away this morning.” ’ BERG’S SPECIAL OFFER The following original effects were advertised in pre 1s issues of The Billboard at their regu- lar prices: THE PECULIAR PENCIL—A new pocket trick, easy to do. Price, 75c. “SPLENDO”’’—Bere’s new ribbon illusior A w erful effect with two ribbons and a pack of ca mplete, with ribbon, cards and instruc- ti Price, $1.00. SQUEEZE’’—(For effect see last week’s Bill- board.) A ver new pocket illusion. Priee, $1.50. we MASTER DECK—With instructions to perform 15 wonderful card tricks. Priee, $1.00. SPECIAL OFFER: Send us today $3.00 and we will send t! ve four Trick We will also include our Profe 1 Magic Catalog FREE PRINCESS NOVELTY SHOP 321 South Clark Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 1927 I St MAGICandMAGICIAN Conducted by FELIX BLEI—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. a. Toronto (Can.) SID LORRAINE, magician who specializes in concert and club work. Charley Andress Traveling Uncle Charley ,Andress writes: “On March 14 I will go to Kansas City, Mo., to join a party going to the Pacific Coast to entertain en tour over the San- ta Fe Railroad, in conjunction with the Kansas Author Club, in the Santa Fe Ry. reading rooms. The round trip in- cludes Pullman and Harvey house hotel and dining car service, with layover in Los Angeles for one month before re- turning, with no work on the return trip. “I consider this quite a compliment as I did not solicit the opportunity and was Offered the chance notwith- Standing there were hundreds of appli- cations for the positions in Kansas City, where the made-up troupe starts from.” Magic Notes THE GREAT NICOLA was the feature attraction at the Palace Theater, New York, last week. JARROW is touring South Africa, billed as the originator of “The Lemon Trick”, over the African Theater, Ltd., circuit. HOWARD PHILIP BECKER recently entertained the West Palm Beach (Fla.) Kiwanis Club with the needle trick and other feats of magic. ELLWOOD, ventriloquist, writes: “I have been in and around Akron, O., Since November and keep busy in clubs, theaters and private entertainments.” BEN R. BADLEY having resigned as secretary of the St. Louis Assembly, So- ciety of American Magicians, Forrest, the radio magician, was named to take his place. HARRY E. DIXON, formerly advance representative and business manager for magicians and mindreaders, advises that he will return to his former field of activities at an early date. DEVOX, the man who escapes from anything, made a hit last week at the Tivoli, Hull, Eng. The show is pre- sented with an abundance of comedy, and is a pleasing and astounding enter- tainment. BEEHRLE, escape artiste, recently fur- nished thrills for thousands of people, performing his hazardous stunt, dan- gling by his ankles, upside down, from the top of a building at Allentown, Pa., to call attention of the general public to the coming of the circus under tne auspices of the Young Men's Society, in that city. PRINCE SINGH, “The Hindu Mystic”, has been signed for a character role in The Pearl Pirates, a play in which Mary “Nash will be starred. Singh opens with the piece March 14 out of town and will reach New York shortly thereafter. Singh had been associated for more than four years with Jean Hugard’s illusion and magic show, holding Porth summers at Luna Park, Coney Island. World’s Oldest Magician Is Discovered At Dayton Military Home by Thurston The oldest magician in the world was discovered in Dayton, O., by Howard Thurston, who appeared with his magic show at the Victoria Theater there last week. The distinction was held by Robert Brown, veteran of two wars and a score of battles, who made the National Mil- tary home his abode, but who since Thurston’s visit has passed away. For many years the aged man, who celebrated his 110tn birthday last month, had made it a rule to attend a performance of Thurston’s show when he played here during his annual tours. But the sand in Father Time’s glass that marks the span of life for this courageous old fighter is piling higher and higher and a recent illness which confined him to the hospital at the home brought only gloom to “Colonel Bob”, who realized that he would not be able to go to the magic show to which he had long looked forward. It was doubly disappointing, since magic had played an important part in his life since early childhooa. The last day of Thurston’s local en- gagement came and the old magic lover put the dreamed-of-entertainment out of his mind with a sigh. But by this time the news of “Colonel Bob’s” desire to see Thurston had reached the magi- cian, who canceled personal engage- ments and journeyed to the home, where he gave a sick man one of the happiest surprises of his life, and a bit of magical entertainment. And the light in the old man’s eye caused one of the physicians who had assembled to watch Thurston to remark that “He's given him a medicine which is impos- sible to produce in any laboratory.” In the course of his conversation with “Colonel Bob”, Thurston learned his grandfather was a Hopi Indian cnief- tain and that his youth had been spent with the tribe which had rescued his emigrant mother from burning sands. Now the Hopi Indians are noted for their magic; much of their mystic knowledge has never been known to the white man. It was with these people that Robert Brown learned to do magic and thru more than 100 years it nas been a hobby that brought him much pleasure. This, then, is the narrative of how the oldest magician in the world was entertained by the most famous magician of the present day—Howard Thurston—whose years are exactly one- half of the number lived by Robert Brown. When asked of his home life, “Colonel Bob” told of ahappy littlefamily enjoy- ing the sunshine of California, and then how it was broken up by a ghastly wolf attack in the Sacramento valley, in which he lost his loved ones and which started him to drifting like a feather in the wind. The records at the home show that Robert Brown served in the 25th Ohio Light Artillery during’ the Civil War, from August 22, 1861, to September 8, 1864. His death occurred March 3. CIGARETTE MAGIC NOW THE RAGE OUR LATEST LIGHTED CIGARETTE VANISH !S A CORKER. No sleeve er body work. Can be done in a bathing suit just as easy. Where does it go’ ABSOLUTELY UNFATHOMABLE. Price, $1.00. As a Special, we include our latest treatise entitled “TIPS’’ More than a dozen new and bewildering close- up mystical deceptions for the impromptu entertainer Kemember, this Ie the real inside dope—in addition to the apparatus iteclf in superior grade. THIS EXCEPTIONAL VALUE 1S YOURS FOR ONE DOLLAR. THAYER MAGIC MANUFACTURING CO., 334 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles, Calif. Cleveland Magicians Organize Show Troupe Clayton informs that the Cleveland (O.) Magicians’ Club now has its own club rooms, nicely furnished, with every facility for banquets, etc. The club is growing and rapidly becoming well known thruout the city. A show troupe has been organized from its members and is presenting a Magic Revue at large club and lodge halls in Cleveland. The show runs about two hours and includes magic, ventriloquism and comedy numbers. It is sold at a flat price, the proceeds al! going to the club. M. Lang is in charge of the booking. E. N. Lord, J. J. Gor- dina, J. Craven and F. W. Seymour com- prise the show committee. Craven is Stage manager and F. W. Pavlick make- up artist. Those assisting in the per- formance are: L. L. Newman, Dr. H. W. Burger, W. J. Armstrong, H. Hun- si-ger, J. J. Gardina, J. W. Fleming, J. H. Hilavin, L. N. Smith, Seymour and Clayton and Company. Seymour has a new illusion which has startled the local magicians. A woman is placed between two two by fours, on a small stool, an ordinary sword is examined and a sticker with a spectator’s name is placed on the point of the sword; the sword is then placed thru a slit in one of the posts, thru the woman, and then thru the other post. The sticker is seen and examined on the point of the sword as it pierced thru the woman, also the sword is moved up and down. A committee may stand all around the apparatus at all times. MAGIC Tricks, Beoks and Supplies Feature Acts in Mind Reading nd Spiritualism. Large stock. Best quality. Prompt ship- ments, Large MTWilustrated Pro- fessional Catalog, 20c. The Old Rellable CHICAGO MAGIC Co. SEES) bent. 0, 140 S. Dearborn 8t., - Roem 1036, Chieage, til. AUDITORIUM—HOPKINSVILLE, KY. WANTS HYPNOTIST OR SIMILAR ATTRACTION. B. L. GILBERT, 11135 8. Irving, Chieage. g) Phene, Bev. 0522. Everything in Magic. Honest Goods and Service. Crosley Radios. Catalogs and 7 fine Effects, 25c. Magic Tricks, Escapes, Supplies, 500 Books, Novelties, etc., listed in 10c Big, New 80-Page Catalog. rgest line in South. Low prices, quick service. 10e now! LYLE DOUGLAS, 1616 Commerce, Dallas, Texas. AMERICA’S macic MAGAZINE, The Eagle Magician. Back numbers, =) for $1.00. Pentz’s Elusive Dime (New Pocket Trick). 50c. Send 4c for two Catalogs and _ Trick. EAGLE MAGIC CO., 207 S. Sth St., Minneapolis. THE LATEST MAGIC ILLUSIONS LIST FREE, R. $. SCHLOSSER MAGIC CO., 358 West 424 Street, NEW YORK, W. Y. MAGICIANS We are THE HEADQUARTERS for Handcuffs, Leg Irons, Mail Bags, Strait- Jackets, Milk Cans, and, in fact, everything in the Escape Line. Send 20c for large Catalogue, which contains a complete line of Novelties, Tricks, Books and Puzzles. Die Box free with $35.00 order OAKS MAGICAL CO., Dept. 546, Oshkosh, Wis. FELSMAN’S MAGIC Magic Tricks for the Pocket, Parlor and Stage. Lars- est assortment in the world. Immense stock and im- mediate shipments. Large (wonderfully {llustrated) Professional Catalog, 25c. Book of Card Tricks, 25¢ Blackstone’s Book of Pocket Tricks, 25¢. Book of Coin Tricks, 35c, postpaid, ARTHUR P. FELSMAN 154 North Clark St, Dept. 2, CHICAGO, ILL. New “Kinks” IC by Dr. Tarbell in his great course commended by the late Houdini, by Abbott, Cardini, Holden, Leon and others as invaluable to Professionals as well as amateurs. Write for information. Tarbell System, Inc., 1928 Sthnysice ave. Chicago MIND READING “SECRETS” New book, combines under one cover the Most Suc- cessful Verbal, Silent and Crystal Ball Mind Reading Methods used by Famous Stage, Club and Parlor Per- formers of the Present Day, such as The Vaudeville Musical ‘Silent Thought’’ ‘Transference Act, Vaudeville Second-Sight Act, Vaudeville Crystal-Gaz- ing Act, Phonetic System for Silent Thought Trans- mission Acts, Feature Mind-Reading Act, On Answer- ing Questions, Method of Obtaining “Bealed’’ Mes- sages, Written at Home by the Audience; The Bltnd- folded Drive, a most Sensational Publicity Test: Publicity Stunts for Mind Reader, ‘‘Silent’’ Thought Transference and Mind-Reading Act, written for Club Entertainers; The Chess Knight Tour, Mentology, Voice Culture Instructions, including a two-hour act entitied “Gambols of the Ghosts.’’ Illustrated and Guaran- teed. Only $2.00, postpaid. THE COLLINS CO., 197 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. 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MINSTRELSY Conducted by A. HOMER CLARK Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. —"—— CHARLIE POPE, veteran minstrel, who migrated to Australia about 40 years ago, is heading the Virginia Min- strels in that country. “BOBBIE” W. L. ROBERTS an- nounces that after a layoff of a few years since he finished with the Miner & Beach Minstrels he has started back on the old line of staging an inavor circus for the Rome, N. Y., Y. M. C. A. He says he will have a cast of approxi- mately 100 amateurs, also Gledhill’s trained animals as a feature. L. MILT BOYER, Orlando, Fla., is an able booster of Florida, its resources and advantages, and as a fruitful ter- ritory for good shows. He says: “All real shows, whether dramatic, tab. or * minstrelsy, do good business in Florida.” He states that the State is not depend- ANNOUNCEMENT ! Hooker-Howe pays the Express—quick, guaranteed Mail Order Service ‘Coast to Coast’. COSTUMES Scenic and Lighting Effects—Everything for MIN- STREL and MUSICAL SHOWS. . Send 10c Stamps, New Illustrated Catalog “‘C’’. Sw sren syseve® MINSTREL MENU FREE Complete Program Minstrel and Musical Shows. FREE SERVICE DEPARTMENT helps you stege your OWN SHOW. HOOKER-HOWE COSTUME CO. 46-52. Main Street (Bex 705). Haverhill, Mass. BROADWAY eg Tg HAVERHILL *RICES FOR SALE 5 Minstrel First Part Red Satin Coats, Vests and ten (10) pairs of Black Satin Trousers. RUSSELL UNIFORM CO., 1600 Broadway, New York. IF IT’S GOOD—! HAVE IT DICK UBERT @Y..(FREE) caTAtoc strels, Magicians, Puiic’ roy . Talent, Club, Lodge and Parlor Entertainers 521 Ww. wew York. THE MINSTREL MAN IF | HAVE IT—IT’S GOOD COMPLETE MUSICAL SCORE Words and Music, for “Your Minstrel show’’, or Any Form of Entertainment. Consists of 23 “Big Song Hits’, Opening Ensemble, Solo Ballad, Solo Blues Number, Songs for Quartette (either mixed or male arrangements), Solo Waltz Song and Waltz Clog, Comedy Song for End Man, Solo or Duet Song and Soft-Shoe Dance, Solo Ballad fer Interlocutor or any- one in Circle; Comedy Song for End Man, Finale for Entire Company (Verse May Be Soloed), etc. Price, $1.00, postpaid. COLLINS CO., 197 Fulton 8t., Brooklyn, N. Y. Minstrel Costumes FOR RENTAL AND TO ORDER Minstrel Supplies, Wigs, Seenery. | } Bend Sc for Catalogue. }] , JOHN D. KELLER, Costumer SS 96 Market $i., Newark, N. J. + tell eh eel SERIES 26 MACK’S MINSTRELSY Price, $1.00 This Great Minstrel Book Contains: Mixed Men, a roof-lifting Minstrel Bur- leeque Opera, 35 corking Minstrel Bits, 8 ovelty Minstrel Programe and Minstrel Over- cures for the Opening and Closing of the linstrels, complete, including Words and Mu- ‘tc; hundreds of Jokes and Gags for Inter- ‘cutor and End Men, peppy Parodies and a Practical Minstrel Guide. Price of Series 26 Minstrelsy, ONE DOL- LAR, or for $1.50 will send Minstrelsy Series 26 and 25. e H logues, Recitations and Acts for Interlocutor WM. McNALLY 8! East 125th Street, NEW YORK. Lehto te beret ten A Whale for Big Business SPRING SPECIAL NUMBER OF THE BILLBOARD OUT NEXT WEEK Wire or Send Your Advertising Copy Now! ing upon real estate booms. However, he thinks: it necessary for artistes ana shows to be booked by some reliable agent, as booking independently is a thing of the past. J. A. COBURN says that his recent engagement in Clearwater, Fla, will go down as a pleasant memory for his entire company, Mrs. Coburn and him- self. It was while there that he re- ceived a wire from his daughter, Leota, who is in Chicago and just about eligible for her pet musical ambition, grand Opera. “Please broadcast from Clear- water tonight, Pop,” Miss Leota begged. “If not the whole show, a cornet solo at least. I'll be listening.” Cobe mused over the telegram. “Fine,” he said. “All I have to do is bust into some corporation's station, tell them I’m Joe Coburn, and clear decks for myself and canaries!"" However, he remembered his duty as a father, and as Slim Vermont knew the crew at the local station they went after it. Walter Tyson, who is in charge—and a mighty fine chap, py the way—expressed a desire to have the Coburn boys get up an impromptu program. Altho the evening was filled into the small hours, Lou Harbour, leader of the Huntington Hotel Jazz Or- chestra, a widely known cracker-jack tribe, courteously gave the minstrel ag- gregation half an hour from his own time. Members of the Coburn Company met friends among the Huntingtons and were playing with them later. ‘rhe “intrusion” apparently turned out hap- pily all around. Among the singers who contributed were Joe MacAnalon, Morris Nelson, Karl Minch, Jack Hen- derson, Walter Witzgall, Douglass Reng- ger and Charlie Donlan. Billy Hender- son and Slim Vermont attended to the darktown end, while Henry Keyes, Gor- don Hunt, Jack Henderson and Cobe slipped in some old-time songs as a cornet bass quartet. Karl Minch and Eddie Rice were at the piano. Wires received the next day from severai of the boys’ homes said that the program came thru clear and without static. Bit no word had been received from Chicago up to time of writing! Clear- water, by the way, is a dandy city and has a fine theater managed by Henry Pittman—and the show drew a big house. GENE OLIVER, Chicago, County As- sessor of Cook County, who for a num- ber of years previous to his entry into politics “trod the boards and maae tne 11:45s”, dropped his official capacity three evenings recently to act as inter- locutor of a minstrel show, presented by the Chicago Heights Loyal Order of Moose at the Lincoln-Dixie Theater in that town. The show, a full-fleaged minstrel, also included eight acts of vaudeville. “ONE OF THE BEST minstrel shows that has hit town so far,” says The Sentinel, Orlando, Fla., of the J. A. Co- burn Minstrels, playing at the Beach- am Theater, of that city. “The show was good from start to finish, with ‘Slim’ Vermont and Hank White carry- ing off the major portion of the honors. Slim, one of the old Orlando favorites, strutted his ‘stuff’ to perfection and made a presentation that was splendid. Hank White also kept a large part of the spot light. ‘High’ Brown Bobby Burns was another performer who car- ried off a good role. Probably the best part of the show was that in which Slim and ‘High Brown’ chattered and danced, but the entire performance was satisfactory.” BY-GOSH has been playing the Stan- ley houses in New Jersey with his origi- nal show, the Seldom Fed Minstrels, booked by the Sablosky-Keith agency, making week and three-day stands, ac- cording to B. G. Recently his show played the Astor Theater, Philadeipnia, the first large attraction, he says, to play this theater in several seasons. The Astor Theater is a large house und well known to opera and dramatic folks. CHARLES (BUCK) LEAHY shoots a few: Do you remember: When John- nie Ray (Hot Old ‘Time) was with Georgie, the fireman? When Musical Cates was with Price & Bonnelli Min- strels? When George Karmino was bal- let master with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus? When Lombard Bros., Henry Messier, Leahy Bros., Billy Bowman, Tom Feely, Frank Gilmore, Charles Ward, Ted Worth and Eddie Baum were with the DeRue Bros. Minstrels? When H. A. Vandercook was band leader with the J. H. LaPearl Circus? LASSES WHITE'S MINSTRELS, probably in common with a number of other shows, this season has met with much annoyance and inconvenience in The Billbdard, March 12, 1927 its booking in a portion of the territory covered by the show, according to Mr. White. In Missouri, ina number of cities where his show had played for the last Six seasons and had buuit up a large clientele, he was unable to get booking this season. These cities include St. Joseph, Sedalia, Jefferson City and Moberly, the managers claiming that Only one show a month was sufficient for their houses. At Quincy, Ill., he was also unable to get bookings. Then to “top the situation”, Indiana time was lost because the houses at Vin- cennes, Evansville and Terre Haute had booked other shows that had changed their routes and siipped in ahead of him. Many house managers fail to realize the hardship it causes a show, depending upon their town, to lose con- secutive bookings, as in his case it made it necessary for him to make a long Jump and pass up Hannibal, Mo., and Keokuk, Ia. The loss of the Indiana booking will necessitate an eariler cius- ing of his show, as these towns were used to get back to headquarters. Road- show conditions would be greatly im- proved by managers working together in harmony instead of opposing and fighting each other White justly thinks. White is already working on plans for his show next season, which he expects to be his best production. JIMMY McDONALD, ballad _ singer, formerly with Lasses White’s minstrels, was a feature at the Sipe Theater, Ko- komo, Ind., last week, going over big, according to Andrew Grainger. | HONOLULU By JEAN JACQUES LE DOUTEUR HONOLULU, Feb. 16.—The Community Players, advertised as the Theater Guild, opened Monday night at the Royal Hawaaiian Hotel. This little theater seats 299, and the initial performance was well attended. There is a $2 top. Mabel Taliaferro, especially engaged by Florence MacAffee, director and manager, gave a capable performance as Mrs. Lennox in Meet the Wife. There will be five shows each week, three evenings and two matinees. The present company includes Florence MacAffee, Mabel Taliaferro, Helen Lewis, Curtis Arnall, Edward Hobart, Frank Crane, Howard Fay, Altheda Oliver, Donald MacAffee. Tex. Cartmel is man- ager. Crane, Fay and MacAffee were here last year with Florence MacAffee. Fay has remained in the islands thru the winter. Saturday night a party was given to Carter, the magician, and his company, by Ray Garon, one-time movie player and operator, in Los Angeles, now owner of the Squeeze Inn, a small lunch room adjacent to the Hawaii Theater. Garon is associated with another Los Angeles man here forming a moving picture com- pany, which will feature Hawaiian his- torical pictures when started. Stock is being offered to the public at $10 per share. Raffles, the master cracksman, who is en route to the Orient, returned from a split week on the Island of Maui, Mon- day morning, and opened that afternoon at the New Princes Theater. The Parke Sisters, who have been on the boards there for the past month, moved over to the Hawaii. Alias the Deacon is the Wilbur Play- ers’ offering this week at the States Theater. They have but one more week here, after which they tour Hilo and the Island of Maui, then leave on a 12-month tour of the Orient. Earl Hodgins joined the Wilbur company last week. Monday, March 7, Wilbur’s Melody Players and Merry Maids will open at the States Theater, replacing the present company. The new show includes Ger- trude Burton, leads; Ruth Hamilton, second woman; Marvin Hammond, in- genue; Phylis Gordon, fourth woman; Denny Sullivan, leads; Ben Dix, co- median; Bob Reed, juvenile; Walter Smith, scenic and bits, and Fred Howard, director. The chorus will include the Ross Twins, Kenedy Sisters, Lee Hester, Silvia Vercen, Irene Gardner, Jerry Hil- ton. Eddie Mitchell will be Wilbur's personal house and general manager. Ivan Paderwiski is billed for a mid- day concert at the New Princess Theater late this month. Roy, the ossified boy, completed his engagement with the E. K. Fernandez shows at Honakaa, Hawaii. Saturday night, and returned here Monday. He is booked for the Elks’ carnival, after which he will return to the mainland. Cc. E. Bard, his brother, works the bally. 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ARLINGTON..King and John Streets..Leading Theatrical Hotel..Special Rates to the Preteeeion BERRIDGE HALL APTS. .55-57 Mutual..Near Thea..With or without Hskps, $12 to $20 Weekly CARLS- RITE HOTEL. Two Blocks From Theatres..Spee. Thea. Rates..American and Eurepean Plan WILLIAMSPORT, PA. EGGLESTON HOTEL (Fermerty LYCEUM an CHAUTAUQUA Communicatons to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. EDWARD VANCE COOK, poet, so far this season has given his new program from “The Book of Extenuations” four times in New York, appearing before the Reople’s Institue of Cooper Union, tne Sdciety for Ethical Culture, Brooklyn; the Dutch Treat Club and the Colum- bia University. He is engaged for a fifth time for the Brooklyn Jewish Forum. REGULAR LYCEUM, as well as in- door chautauquas and festivals, are be- ing booked by the Eastern Department of the Redpath Bureau, Rochester, N. Y., which is under the management of LeRoy Collins. Representatives in the field will cover New York and New Eng- land. THE EDGAR COUNTY CHAUTAU- QUA, Paris, Ill., will be held this year August 24 to 31, inclusive, following the county fair, beginning on Wednes- day after the fair closes Saturday. Judge S. I. Headley is president of the Chau- tauqua Association. KARL SCHERER, violinist; Miss Sandlers, cellist, and Miss Hubner, harpist, gave the final program recently in the series presented by the High School Lyceum Course at Litchfield, Minn., in place of the Howard Quintet, which was forced to cancel its engage- ment on account of the illness of one of its members. The lyceum course 's said to have been a distinct success this year. FORT PIERCE, Fla., has completed arrangements for a Redpath Chautau- qua March 18 to 21. Commenting on the assembly a local newspaper says: “The annual visit of this chautauqua 1s coming more and more to be looked forward to by a large number of Fort Pierce residents. Three special showings for children will be given, according to Edwin Radinsky, one of the guarantors.” DR. EDWARD AMHERST OTT, dean of the School of Chautauqua and Ly- ceum Arts, Ithaca, N. Y., and three times president of the International Lyceum and Chautauqua Association, well- known lecturer, recently filled a double engagement at Lima, O., and for an ad- dress at Ohio Northern University. This season he will give three lectures, Sour Grapes, Personality and The Spenders. CAMDEN, N. J., found a practical way to finance a_ civic cenver. The city purchased 57 acres of land, well located, at a total cost of $16,400 an acre, re- serving 15 acres for sale. Three and one-half acres were sold for $220,000, giving the city a profit of nearly $160,- 000. At this rate the profit of the 15 acres is expected not only to pay for the entire civic center but also for a convention hall. REDPATH'’S LIGHT OPERA REVUE, composed of four singers headed by Henriette Fraser, will include in the program selections from current light operas such as The Vagabond King, Sweetheart Time, Honeymoon Lane, Rose- Marie and The Student Prince. The per- sonnel will be accurately costumed while presenting the selections, giving a pleasing dramatic effect. THEATRICAL MUTUAL ASSOCIATION By DAVID L. DONALDSON ee: ne ee kee ea Special Rates to the Profession WORCESTER, MASS. BREW BAY STAVG..000 cccccevcccsess Midst of All Theatres...........sseseeee-Professional Rates € New York Lodge No. 1 William T. Butler, financial secretary, has been on the sick list for some time, having dislocated his arm in a fall. He is able to be about but with his arm in a sling. Edward W. Otto, treasurer, injured his hand about three months ago, put is able to be about and take care of things. With regret we report the passing of two of our worthy brothers and very good members, John Dwyer and John Nellis. Altoona Lodge No. 32 Has installed the following officers: D. S. Trettle, past president; Charles E. Brunner, president; Ed E. Blair, vice- president; O. M. Hamler, recording secretary; George Russell, financia) secretary; Howard Phillips, treasurer: John R. Kilday, chaplain; M. H. Lang, physician; Grauer Williams, marshal; Vincent Bender, sergeant-at-arms; wy). liam Fink, outer guard; George Russell, D. S. Trettle, Leo Zimm, trustees Owing to unsatisfactory surrow dings we are on the lookout for new rooms and expect to move from our present quarters soon. Members are trying to do all they can to make a success of this lodge and we expect to increase our mem bership in the near future and also expect to take in some of the house managers ag members. A cordial invitation is extended to al) members to make our rooms headquar- ters while in town. New Orleans Lodge Ruth Tiblier was the feature dancer of a midnight dansante cruise on the steamer Island Queen given by the The- atrical Mutual Association Monday night. The committee in charge in- cluded Max B. Blanchard, Morris Hickey, Edward J. Mather, T. Gluckmann, A. J, Skarren, Ben Maus, A. Di Marco, Con- stant Brown, E. J. Mauras, J. Dempsey, M. Dempsey, Robert Kennedy, J. Thomas, E. J. Elskamp and A, J, Hamilton. MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT NEW HOTEL CLARIDGE 4334-36 Walnut Street. Phone, Pennypacker 5900. Just East of Broad, in the Very Center of Everything. PHILADELPHIA, PA Most Reasonable Rates to the Profession. HOTEL WALNUT PHILADELPHIA. New addition, 75 rooms. Latest improvements. SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL RATES. Bell Phones: Walnut 508! te 7. ARISTO HOTEL 101 W. 44th Street, NEW YORK. Gryant 1197, Single, $9 up With Bath. $12 up. Double, $14 up, with Bath. 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a> Al fit PRESS and ADVANCE AGENTS By FELIX BLEI Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. THE THEATRICAL Press Representa- tives of America will hold their annual benefit performance Sunday night, March 13, at the Liberty Theater, New York. Thru the efforts of Francis Reid, general press representative for A. L. Erlanger, the Liberty has been made available. Si Goodfriend is the of- ficial press agent for the publicity pur- veyors. Joe Robie will ass.st Si. Bessie Simpson is turning out some good copy in the New York dailies. Hubbard Nye jis taking an active interest in the af- Wells Hawks, at the last meeting the T. P. R. A., outlined a feature for the show by recommending t each act appearing on the bill should be announced by its own press agent, instead of utilizing the official announcer, and Si Connor will do the honors for The Vagabond King. Chas. Emerson Cooke will vouch for Yes, Yes, Yevette. Bernie Sobel will be there for Flo Ziegfeld, and Dixie Hines will ex- plain the work being done by the of- ficial monthly of the press agents, The Quill. Eula McClarey, acting of- ficial secretary of the show, reports the souvenir program will be a “darb". This benefit, which is held for the emergeney and sick relief of the indigent mempers of the T. P. R. A., is a worthy under- kit Wells Hawks, for instance, will make his appearance with the producer pr never makes a_ speech, George Tyler, whose great all-star cast, Tre- lawney of the Wells, will be introduced by Walter Hampden, and Hampden in turn will be advanced by Sam Weller, financial secretary of the organization. WILL A. PAGE, theatrical publicity agent, filed an answer in the Federal Court, New York, to the $100,009 dam- age suit brought against him by George Bernard Shaw, for incorporating in his book, Behind the Curtains of Broad- way’s Beauty Trust, four letters written ! by Shaw more than 24 years ago. Page declared the letter had been written when Shaw was mainly writing for the libraries and had small faith in the success of his own works. MRS. W. R. POTTER, of Bowie, presi- dent of the Texas Woman's Press Asso- ciation, has announced the 34th annual convention of that body will be held March 22 to 24 at the Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, with a meeting of the executive board the morning of March 22. CLARKE B. FELGAR has been en- gaged as general press representative of the Lachman-Carson Shows, and will also act as Mr. Lachman’s personal rep- resentative. F. E. JACOBS is the advance repre- sentative and Irving Becker company manager of Hurtig & Seamon’s Red Kisses over the Columbia Circuit. A. J. PHILLIPS, of the Olympic Theater, Cincinnati, who knows all the tricks of the trade when people want front-row seats, had a new one sprung on him one night last week when 2 lady came up to the box office and said: “Give me a seat in front, I don't feel very good.” HOWARD STRAUB. publicity di- rector for the Temple Theater, Syracuse, N. Y., for six years, has resigned. TOWNSEND WALSH was in Phila- delphia last week ahead of Mrs. Fiske in Ghosts, and George Atkins was there at the same time in advance of Blanche Ring in the Cradle Snatchers. FRANK McCANN, formerly of the Ringling-Barnum advance staff, has been in Philadelphia three weeks as sec- ond man ahead of Callette. With the aid of Dave Lodge and 10 men he posted 20.000 sheets of paper, banners and cards and 94 frames were dis- played. WALLACE SACKET has been re-en- gaged as the general press representative of the Thearle-Duffield fireworks divi- Sion of the World Amusement Service Association of New York and Chicaco, nd will begin his duties early in April. The title selected for the attraction this year will be The Fall of Troy. RAY COFFIN was elected president of the Wampas, West Coast press repre- sentatives’ association; Bob Doman, ‘irst vice-president; Sam W. B. Cohn, econd vice-president; Joe Sherman, Secretary; Phil Gersdorf, treasurer, Joe Steele, sergeant-at-arms Members of the board of directors are Pat Dow- ling, Tom Engler, George Landy, Marc — Roy Miller and Howard Strick- ing. ED PRICE, who has piloted attrac- tions for Flo Ziegfeld, Jr., is -tocated in offices in the new Ziegfeld Theater at 54th street and Sixth avenue, New York. HUBBARD NYE has has been engaged to press agent one of the picture units of Beau Geste and will take up his dauties in the Middle West this week. STAGE EMPLOYEES & PROJECTIONISTS By ROY CHARTIER Communications to 1560 Broadway, N. Y. THE APPLICATION of Mt. Vernon op- erators, now in the jurisdiction of Weste- chester County, N. Y., Local No. 366, for a separate charter, has been refused. Harry Dignam, of the I. A. T. S. E., re- ports, on investigation of conditions, that this is not the proper time to char- ter a local in Mt. Vernon and that the matter must rest until the next cun- vention of the Alliance in 1928. FOUR THEATERS, in widely separated parts of North America, are affected by road calls just issued for various rea- sons. The Auditorium, Tampa, a new house, which opened two months ego, has been unable to reach an agreement with the local, resulting in a call effec- tive March 12. The Avenue, Vancouver, B. C., goes on the “unfair list” March 11 for refusal to recognize the local union, and the Capitol and Strand, Atlantic City, joined the list the same date. The Atlantic City houses have been devoted to straight films but are contemplating a change in policy under which they are unable to reach satisfactory terins with the stagehands. . . i HARRY SHERMAN, resigned assistant president of the I. A., will officiate with Publix Theaters Corporation in an exec- utive capacity in the theater division, attending among other tnings to cone tracts and other matters involving the- atrical labor unions. WILLIAM F. CANAVAN, president of the Alliance, has returned to New York after accompanying his family from the Fast to St. Louis, where they will make their home for a time in the hope that the climate will be more salubrious for the Canavan children. ED J. TINNEY, special representative of the I. A., was in New York last week conferring with union heads and taking in the sights for the first time in sev- eral moons. LARRY ABRAMS is traveling with the Wayne Players, touring Long Island tere ritory, as carpenter. The Wayne com- pany is playing one-nights. A LOCAL has been chartered at Chey- enne, Wyo., and will be known as No. 647. It is a mixed local and marks the second in that State. ‘Ine otner 1s at Casper. IN THE DISPUTE between the Brook- lvn and Newark locals and the Stanley Company of America over the number of men that should be employed when Vitaphone shows are given, the Brook- lyn local is demanding nine men at $85 a week each, while the Newark local, which now has seven men in the Bran- ford Theater there, is asked by the Stan- ley interests to decrease the number to ive. When the Branford opened with a regular Vitaphone road show, the house has nine men, the same as the New York houses, but cut two men from the crew when only Vitaphone snorts were plaved. Conferences between union and Stanley are expected to result in an early settlement. HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS with trav- eling attractions booked to play New York are urged by union headquarters to insert the name of the theater in which they are to work. The request is made for the reason that in New York, where there are so many legitimate the- aters. it is impossible for representatives of the local union to determine which theater will house the attraction and arrive at the number of men called for until the show actually reaches the city. Delays in taking in and hanginct of the attractions result in many in- stances. Department heads are also urged to report the time they arrive in New York and at what terminal, so that and ear loaders can be acivised. The Billboard, Match 12, 1927 45 SCENIC ARTISTS By G. M. LELAND Communications to u 560 Broadway, N. Y. JOHN WENGER, 829. is to design and execute the settings for Hit the Deck, musical comedy to be presented by Lew Fields and Vincent next month at the Belasco Theater, New York. CLEON THOCKMORTON, 829. has turned out the settings for James E. Kenny’s production of Menace, being prepared for a Broadway premiere. JOSEPH TEICHNER, 829, Brooklyn, N. Y., is executing the new settings for the revised edition of LeMaire’s Affairs, which, as reported last week, has been designed by Clark Robinson, 829. THE TRIANGLE SCENIC STUDIOS, 829, New York, has executed the settings designed by Gus Wimazal, 829, for L. Lawrence Weber’s production of Romanc- ing ‘Round, soon to open on Broadway. GEORGE MUSZAR, 829, has signed as scenic artist for the new stock season to open April 21 at the Hartman Theater, Columbus, O. KENNEL & ENTWISLE, 829, North Bergen, N. J., has just turned out the scenery for Honeymooning on High, Thou Desperate Pilot and Charm, the three productions being made by Rachel Crothers and Mary Kirkpatrick. FRED BUTLER, of Kansas City, has transferred his card from Local 829 to Local 350 of the United Scenic Artists. LUCILE SAMUELS, free-lance de- signer, took her first reading last Friday night for admission to Local 829. She works under the name of LuCile and is at present doing the lobby of the George M. Cohan Theater, New York, in cone junction with the forthcoming showing of the new film, The Rough Riders. ' RAYMOND SOVEY. 829, the well- known Broadway designer, who has been laid up with spleen trouble, is able to be out again for a few hours a day and is rapidly recovering. JO MIELZINER, 829, is designing the settings which the R. W. Bergman Studios, 829, will execute for the Actors’ Theater production of Mariners, starring Pauline Lord, soon to be offered on Broadway. ROY REQUA, 829, has designed the settings for Forgotten Perfumes, the John Murray Anderson presentation to be offered next week at thé Paramount Theater, New York. TONY CONTINER, 829, scenic artist, now with the Fulton Players at the Ful- ton Theater in Brooklyn, has turned out four excellent interiors for this week’s bill, The Third Degree. The sets, par- ticularly the one for the first act, do him considerable credit. EVAN E. SCOTT designed all the set- tings for the Civic Opera season just closed in Seattle. He also served as stage and technical director, altogether covering himself with glory, and is now entertaining a favorable contract to go to Hollywood as a result. Scott has fol- lowed the stage since he was 12 years old and has displayed a remarkable ver- satility as an actor, a director and a scenic artist. He has also gone in for sculpture and bronze work. THE UNITED SCENIC STUDIOS, #29, New York, has just completed the set- tings, designed by Watson Barratt, 829, for The Adventurer, in which Lionel At- will is shortly to be starred by the Shu- berts. Little Theaters (Continued from page 39) You Never Can Tell will be other pro- ductions of the year. A new little theater was opened in Cleveland, O., when the Gilpin Players, under the direction of Mrs. Rowena Jelliff, offered three one-act plays at $8807 Cedar avenue. The location was formerly a poolroom. The English Association of Alabama will sponsor a dramatic tournament in Birmingham during the meeting of this organization in April. Only high schools fully accredited with the col- leges of Alabama will *e rermitted to participate. March Hares, by Harry Wagstaff Grib- ble, was performed on Friday and Satur- DEPENDABLE SERVICE Paramount Quality Is the Feundation of Dazian’s 80 Years of uccess. ORIGINATORS OF NOVELTY SCENIC FABRICS, COSTUME MATERIALS, TRIMMINGS, HOSE, JEWELRY, TIGHTS Leading Producers, Studios and Performe's rely on Duzian’s fore their Costume atd Drapery Materials $2 2. ns | 142 W. NEW YORK CITY. 44th St., 177 N. State St., CHICAGO, ILL. 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| 46 The Billboard, March 12, 1927 Theater Staff Notes J. VICTOR WILSON has been appoint- ed by S. Z. Poli to manage the Bijou at New Haven, Conn. Wilson was for- merly manager of the Strand, New York, and was until recently at the helm of the Strand, Miami, Fla. ROBERT ELLIANO, formerly manager of various houses on the Poli Circuit, and the past season ticket agent with the Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus, has been appoinwa muauager of the Fine Arts Theater, Westport, Conn., to succeed L. T. Rief, who recently re- signed. MARY L. C. STERBENZ, until recent- ly at the Ritz, Flint, Mich., is now first organist at the Macomb, Mt. Clemens, Mich. GEORGE WILBURN, for the last eight years manager of the Kleist Amusement Enterprises, Pontiac, Mich., is the new general manager of Leon Krim’s Ma- comb and Lyric theaters, Mt. Clemens, Mich. Wilburn assumed charge of the two houses February 28. EARL H. BAUHMAN, formerly asso- ciated with the Paramount-Empress Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, has been made assistant manager of the Victory Theater in that city, of which carl A. Porter is manager. Ray Hendry, for- merly of the Paramount-Empress and Orpheum theaters, Salt Lake City, is now manager of the Paramount Thea- ter, Ogden, Utah. JAMES WALL has been succeeded as manager of the Lyric Theater, Fitchn- burg, Mass., by James J. Dempsey, for a number of years identified with the William Gray Circuit. JACK LEWIS will be the organist of the new Riverside Theater. Jacksonville, Fla., which is scheduled to nave its opening March 12. The Riverside will be under the management o1 £. J. Sparks, of the Sparks Amusement Com- pany.- A. H. ROSEN, well-known theatrical manager, producer and booker, has been made manager of the new State Theater, Hartford, Conn., operated by the State Amusement Company. The State plays a policy of pictures and vaudeville. Bert Williams “is leader of the State Thea- ter Orchestra. MANAGER A. B. MORRISON, of the Pantages Theater. Memphis, Tenn., last week celebrated his second anniversary as manager of the house with a huge vaudeville bill sent in from the Pacifio Coast. A. S. WATLINGTON, JR., new man- ager of the Trianon Theater, Birming- ham, Ala., has managed houses for the Saenger interests at Biloxi, Gulfport and Natchez, all in Mississippi, and for the Interstate Amusement Company at Fort Worth, Tex., and Little Rock, Ark. WILLIAM P. MURRAY, for a number of years manager of the Rialto Thea- ter, Atlanta, Ga., has been down with influenza for the past three weeks, but is now on the road to recovery at his home in that city. CHRISTEEN JORNSON, Manager Semon’s secretary at the Forsyth Thea- ter, Atlanta, Ga., and who has been a fixture in that capacity since the open- ing of the old Forsyth Players five years ago, is leaving shortly for Mont- gomery, Ala. She will be succeeded by Carolyn Martin. MELVIN T. OGDEN, who has been feature organist at the Howard Theater, Atlanta, Ga., for the past two years, severed his connection February 26 to go to the Pacific Coast. THE STAFF of the Gem Theater, Cassville, Mo., which recently changed its policy of pictures to that of pictures and vaudeville, includes Emmens Hawk, owner and manager; Prince Elmer, pub- licity and booking agent; Bland Hawk, cashier, and Maude Wilson, musical di- rector. - WILLIAM M. GLACKIN, for the last three years assistant manager of the Capitol Theater, Sacramento, Calif., has succeeded Vance Smith as manager of the California Theater in that city Smith left the California to become manager of the Godard Theater, Sacra- mento. John Gresens, who has been connected wit the Hippodrome Thea- ter, Sacramento, for the last six years in a clerical capacity, has been pro- moted to the assistant managership of the California Theater. Daniel Corcoran has succeeded Glackin as assistant man- ager of the Capitol Theater JACK KAPLAN, assistant manarer of the Majestic, Chicago, has replaced his women ushers with a new staff of men HARRY RIDINGS, veteran theatrical man, who recently took over the man agement of the Garrick Theater, Chi- cago, was recently selected by Fox Films to manage the new house, which will replace the Garrick and will be devoted exclusively to screen produc- tions. C. C. PRATT, for the last three years associated with the West Coast Thea- ters of California, recently assumed his duties as manager of the St. Helens Theater, Chehalis, Wash. LEE LEVY, for the last three months manager of the Capitol Theater, Reaa- ing, Pa., has been transferred to Har- risburg, Pa., to take charge of adver- tising and promotion of exploitation for the Wilmer & Vincent theaters in that city, which are directed by C. Floyd Hopkins. NAT L. ROYSTER, former manager ot the Brcadway Theater, Charlotte, N. C., has resigned his position as manager of the Auditorium Theater, Winston- Salem, N. C., to head the Southern Amusement Company's chain of thea- ters. HUGH J. CAMPBELL, who has been connected with various theatrical ac- tivities directed by Allen C. Morrison in Hartford, Conn., has resigned his posi- tion with Morrison to Accept the man- agement of the Rialto, Waterbury, Conn., one of the houses in the Mark Strand chain. J. B. SWAFFORD, manager of the Cameo Theater, Buffalo, N. Y., closes his second season witn that nuuse March 19, to resume his duties as gen- eral agent with the Downie Bros.’ Cir- cus. FRANK C. GOLDQUIST, until recent- ly manager of the Lincoln Theater, Sterling, Ill, has been made manager of the two Great States theaters at Streator, Ill. FRED E. JOHNSON, who assumed the management of the Colonial and Strand theaters, Cambridge, O., last May, has made extensive improvements on the two houses. Both houses are enjoying a good run, according to yvonusun. ne staff of the Colonial, Cambridge, is made up of F. E. Johnson, manager; Maude Lewis, cashier; William Sheehan, stage carpenter; Jack Masters, organist; Jo- seph Elliott, operator, and Charles Henry, superintendent. The Strand Theater staff includes F. E. Johnson, manager; Ruth Jenkins, cashier; George Hammond, assistant manager; Helen Hoyt, organist; Otto Bailey, operator, and Orville Erskine, superintendent. THE STAFF of the Gayety Theater, St. Louis, consists of L. M. Crawford, president; Roy Crawford, manager; Ed- ward Jeannett, treasurer; Ethel Dickson, assistant treasurer; Harry Jones, stage mechanic; Cleo Porter, electrician; Frank Smith, master of properties. AL DE SHETTLER, former owner of the Orion Theater, Toledo, O., is the new manager of Moe Horwitz’s Plaza Theater, Cleveland. RAY KERREDGE, of the Kerredge Theater, Hancock, Mich., is seriously ill and is at present confined in the Mayo Hospital, Rochester, Minn. tty te =—— COVINGTON, O.—The Payne Opera House, recently leased by W. F. Ruffin, will be reopened by him as a vaudeville and motion picture house about April 1. New Theater Plans and Activities BAY CITY, Tex.—Motion picture thea- ter, to seat 600, being constructed for James R. Preddy and P. R. Hamill. Roy Shoultz, Bay City, has the building con- tract. BLOOMINGTON, Ill—W. D. Alex- ander has purchased a site on which he proposes to build a motion picture theater, seating 1,500, this year. BRADY, Tex.—Motion picture theater to be built for Henry Zweig. Henry T. Phelps, San Antonio, is the architect. BURLINGTON, Vt.—Motion picture theater to be built for John J. Flynn, who has purchased a site and will prob- ably begin work this month. CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia.—Contract for the $800,000 vaudeville and picture theater, seating 2,000, to be built by Calvin Bard, was awarded February 25. Work is to begin at once and the building 1s to be completed by September 1. CLEVELAND, Tenn.—Motion picture theater to be built for the Crescent Amusement Company, seating more than 1,000, work to begin this spring. Marr & Holman, Nashville, Tenn., are the architects. Construction contract to be awarded in March. DAYTON, O.—A $100,000 theater will be erected here, according to plans an- nounced by J. Bernard Mills, of the Mills Investment Company. FLUSHING, N. Y.—I. Skolneck plans a theater and apartment house, to be built at Elmhurst, seating 1,500, at a cost of $500,000. GOSHEN, N. Y. — Ground is to be broken in March for the erection o1 the Goshen Theater, a 1,500-seat house, de- voted to first-run films and stage pres- entations , GRANTS PASS, Ore.—Motion picture theater to be built for local interests. Lee Thomas, Portland, Ore., is the areni- tect. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Alamo Thea- ter, to cost $100,000, to be built for a local company. E. E. Andrews and E. G. Rogers are promoting the project, 750 shares of stock at $100 being offered to the public. Jefferson D. Powell is the architect. LITTLE FALLS, N. J.—Motion picture theater, seating 1,200, to be built for the Stanley Fabian interests on site leased for 21 years, to be completed October 1. MACON, Ga.—Representatives of the Loew interests have secured options on two sites and it is expected that a vaudeville and picture theater will be built this year by Loew’s, Inc. MINNEAPOLIS—Work of clearing the site for the $2,000,000 theater and of- fice building to be constructed for the Minneapolis Theater Corporation was begun February 22. The contracting concern is the Lundoff-Bicknell Com- m4 Chicago. The house is to seat NEW YORK—Contract for construc- tion of the $1,400,000 theater at 244- 254 West 52d street has been awarded by L. and A. Pincus and M. L. Goldstone to the O'Day Construction Company. Herbert L. Krapp is the architect. OSHKOSH, Wis.—Theater and hotel building to be constructed at a cust of more than $1,000,000 for the Fischer interests. Time for beginning work in- definite. PERRYTON, Tex.—Construction of a motion picture theater, to seat 500, has begun, local interests financing wne project. PORTLAND, Ore. — Constructton to begin in April on theater for G. E. and H. C. Phillips, to cost $100,000. RACINE, Wis.—Announcement of the construction of a movie theater seating 1,000 is made by Racine interests. J. Mandor Matson, Racine architect, is preparing plans. ROBERTSDALE, Ala.—Contract for construction of a motion picture thea- ter to seat over 500 awarded to John Adams, Robertsdale. ROCKPORT, Tex.—Motion picture theater to be built this spring for W. H. Smith, local business man. SONOMA, Calif.—Motion picture the- ater planed by a group of local business men, to seat over 500. WEST MEDFORD, “Mass.—Haverhill business men will build a motion pic- ture theater here, seating 1.500. The house has been leased to Ike Praeger, of Allston. WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.—Contracts have been signed by the Carolina Build- ing Corporation and the Publix-Saenger interests, calling for construction of a theater and office building, 11 stories, to cost $1,000,000 and seating 3,000. Johnson & Brannan are the architects. 340 WEST 41ST STREET RENTING SCENERY Drop Curtains Presentation Settings Picture Settings Cycloramas Scrim Drops Gauze Drops, Etc. Made of Velours, Velvets, Silk Plush, — e Cloth : mone Vello, Rhinestone Velour, Brilliant Cloth and many other Fabrics SETTINGS CHANGED AS OFTEN AS YOU DESIRE LARGE VARIETY OF SETS AND DROPS, NEW AND SLIGHTLY USED, FOR SALE. PREMIER SCENERY STUDIOS (Telephone, Lackawanna 9234), NEW YORK CITY. Theater Deals ALBIA, Ia.—The A. H. Blank Enter- prises, Inc., has taken over the King and Rex theaters and consolidated them. AUBURN, N. Y.—The Strand Theater has been purchased by M. E. Shea, lessee of the Jefferson, with several stores in the block, for $250,000. BOSTON—Plymouth Theater, sold to Olin L. Fuller, has been resold by him to the trustees of the Alexander Coch- rane estate. The price paid for the theater, with other property adjoining, was $485,000. CLEVELAND, O.—Maxwell, Cagen & Cohen have taken a lease for five years on the Lakeview Theater, motion pic- ture house. CORNING, Ia.—The American Thea- ter, also known as the Opera House, has been sold to F. E. Robertson, of Lewellen, Neb., who took possession at once. Robertson is manager of the pic- ture house. DALLAS, Tex.—H. L. Youngblood, of Dallas, has purchased the lease of the Pantages Theater from R. J. Stinnett and took over the management of the house March 4. The new manager will install musical comedy and motion pic- tures in conjunction, opening with Pete Pate’s Comedians March 19. DECATUR, Ill—Wiley N. McConnell has sold his lease on the Empress Thea- ter to Elmer Jerome, who has managed the house for the last three years. The house will continue to play vaudeville and pictures until Easter Sunday, when the Gifford Players open a season of stock. ENID, Okla—The_ Griffith Amuse- ment Company and Jack Johnson have dissolved partnership. Johnson takes the Mecca Theater and the Griffith con- cern retains the Melba, Royal and Rialto, all motion picture houses. JENA, La.—La Salle Theater, motion pictures, leased by Fred Randolph, of El Dorado, Ark. PARIS, I1l—The I. O. O. F. Lodge of Paris has closed a deal to purchase A L. A. G. Shoaff Opera House for $30,000. The building will be remodeled, the lodge using the upper stories and bust- ness houses on the ground floor. ‘rnis marks the passing of the only house in Paris capable of housing road shows. Shoaff has owned and operated the house for 32 years, being the oldest the- atrical operator in Illinois, as well as the first billposter. He was the first chairman of the T[linois Billposters, formed in 1873, and still retains his membership. SILVERTON, Tex.—Hubert Simmons is now sole owner of the Folly Theater, having purchased the interest of Ray- mond Patton. SOUTH CHARLESTON, O—H._ T. Kaho, of West Jefferson, has sold his recently acquired motion picture thea- ter here to Kenneth Hill. SYRACUSE, N. Y. — The Harvard Amusement Corporation has taken a 10- year lease on the Harvard Theater, mo- tion picture house. Ben Fitzer will manage the house. TERRE HAUTE, Ind.—The Grand Opera House was on March 2 leased for a period of seven years to the Fourth Avenue Amusement Company, of Louls- ville, Ky., which will take over house April 1. Shannon Katzenbach, the present manager, will be retained. THE CURTAIN FELL at the Majestic Theater February 26 for the last time on Yakima’s (Wash.) oldest operating playhouse. Frederick Mercy, managing director of the theater company, an- nounces that he has closed a 10-year lease on another property. The name Majestic will be transferred to the new playhouse. YONKERS, N. Y—W. W. Farley, part owner of the Warburton Theater, has sold his interest in the house to John L. Hayes and Fiske O'Hara. OUT NEXT WEEK SPRING SPECIAL NUMBER OF THE BILLBOARD DATED MARCH 19 Have You Sent Your Advertising Copy? If Not, Wire or Send It Now! Begi Abd Br ae TS ES ST A TE ST NT LL aR mt A RR. 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| THE NEW PLAYS ON BROADWAY BIJOU Beginning Monday Evening, February 28, 1927 WE ALL DO A new comedy by Knud Wiberg and Marcel Strauss. Staged by Marcel Strauss. Set- ting designed by Walter Schaffner and executed by the Schaffner & Sweet Studios. Presented by George Macfarlane. Winnifred Chester.......... Virginia Williams Charles Chestef.....--+-+++. Carleton Hildreth Pauline Chester..... +seeeee+-4nne Shoemaker Geoffrey Chester..........-. Charles Richman Reverend Dr. Chester........... Orlando Daly Countess D’Albini........-00. Kathryn Givney Count Antonio D’Albini......... Herbert Clark Allan Conover.....sccsccccces H. Reeves-Smith WUHAMS. oc ccocccccccccccss Raymond O’Brien The play takes place in the living room of the Chester home, in the East Fifties, New York City. ACT I—Early Evening. ACT II—Afternoon. One Week Later. ACT III—Fifteen Minutes Later. The Present Time. George Macfarlane’s penny-ante lark for the Lotus Club in presenting We All Do is not apt to be taken any more seriously by the general public than by the dress-suited, distinguished group that left the house half empty between the acts to gather in the lobbies at the premiere for congratulatory pretties that carried little or no conviction. The piece tries awfully hard to be smart and Somerset Maugham-ish, but the result is pitiful. The story is another of those anec- dotes wherein wits are matched between the wife and the mistress of a stupid man. The duel this time is to settle whether or not the wife’s daughter and the mistress’ son shall marry. This dramatic question is considerably weak- ened by the fact that it is perfectly ob- vious that the girl and boy will marry anyway, the former being more than broadminded and the latter being the legitimate son of a deceased Count and not of the erring father in the play, as all are perfectly aware of. Attempt is made at worldly sophistication and ultra chatter by dropping the pronoun subject from sentences in the dialogue, such as “Wouldn't touch it with a poker” and “Does you credit’, or such phrasing as “Come sit next me”. The humor is banal and the whole thing lacking in subtlety. The authors, snd the cast for that matter, pound away, but without effect. Only occasionaiy are there moments that rise above sheer childishness. Anne Shoemaker achieves the most distinction, as the wile, out omy varu her own luminous personality and charm. Kathryn Givney, playing the mistress, strikes Just the right note be- tween polish and a mara oF common- hess, but is unable to lift the role out of its absurdity. The dim-witted hus- band is absolutely muffed by Charles Richmond, whose repetition of words in the manner of embarrassed stammering utterly fails to convey a real character. H. Reeves-Smith has little to do but Stand about, and of course does not fail to do that well, but Orlando Daly is less lucky in a silly role of a Revereni who loves his cocktails. The girl and boy lovers are acceptably portrayed by Virginia Williams and Carleton Hil- dreth, and Herbert Clark is refreshing in another juvenile part. Raymond O'Brien plays a butler aiong conven- tional lines. The cast has been directed by one of the authors and therefore the positions must at least be satis- factory to him if not bearing much ef- fect to the audience. A suitable setting has been provided by Walter Schaffner, but it is no more distinguished than the Play. GORDON M. LELAND _ so FULTON Beginning Monday Evening, February 28, 1927 MONEY FROM HOME A play written and staged by Frank Craven. Settings executed by the Gates & Morange Studios. Presented by A. L. Erlanger, Starring Frank Craven. Sennie es ere Shirley Warde os ‘te Bauer, Her Aunt...... Camilla Dalberg Hermann Bauer, Her Uncle...... John Ravold age COREE. <n cccccess Frederick Graham — COGN s 60.06 cscavecsecvess Adora Andrews “ James Durham............. Prank Craven Pee COU sc vinecéscnsewes ... John Diggs Bet Re POiiectcckdevcensccn Leo Donnelly , ere: rae Beacher Zebbs rm. T I—Home of Jennie Patrick, Falls - eek, Pa. ACT II—Chancellor Arms Hotel, * York. ACT ITI—Same as Act I. A deplorably thin and feeble bit of The ment is Frank Craven's latest. ; ® ttle change to Money From Home fom Coal Oil Jennie, as it was known on the road; the rewriting of the entire script, and the strengthening of the cast, with Craven himself stepping into what is far from a stellar role, may have helped the piece a little; but it re- mains only half a play and a poor one at that. The running time is less than two hours for the whole performance, with the first two acts challenging the short- est on recora. Opening with a drowsy narrative about the little mill hand who decides to go to New York and blow herself to a few weeks of luxury with the $5,000 her father has left her, Craven's delayed first entrance until the second act necessitates further ex- position to set forth his character as a shady young doctor engaged im a con- fidence game and thinking himself in luck to have fallen in love with such a rich young girl as Jennre pretenas to be on her “tout”. The first bit of hu- mor and originality comes with the doc- tor refusing to believe Jennie when she Says she is really poor, an amusing theory that one practiced in the art of deceit does not recognize the truth when he hears it. But it is not until the third act that the play really gets going and the humor reaches anywhere near the level that is expected of Frank Craven after his First Year. Even in the last chapter, however, the plot con- tinues to be obvious and decorated with stock situations. The explosion of the powder mill, a disaster that provides redemption for the doctor, who has slipped into shady ways, and gives prom- ise that he will be rewarded for his heroic first-aid work by a gift hospital for his very own, is a denouement that is too trite to be taken seriously. Lacking, too, is the reality and breath of life in this piece that distinguished The First Year. Cravens quiet manner and easy, good-natured reading is more persuasive than his role provides in ac- tual fact of writing. Together with Leo Donnelly, as another “con” man, ne keeps the play from slumping into ab- solute boredom. In both cases it ss personality casting a glow over poor material. Shirley Warde overdoes tne sharpness of tongue in her first act scenes, but improves as tne play pro- gresses. Her performance is lacking in subtlety, tho the fault may be mostly in the script and the direction. Camilla Dalberg makes a real charac- ter out of the Pennsylvania Dutch farmwoman and John Ravold gives an entertaining performance, tho he is about as Dutch as A. L. Erlanger. Two higher-society roles are acceptably played by Adora Andrews and Frederick Graham, both in need of further direc- tion to be really outstanding, as they should be, and two minor parts are well handled by John Diggs and Beacher Zebbs. The settings fill the require- ments, but little more. GORDON M. LELAND. 52D STREET ng Wednesday Evening, March 2, 1927 LOUD SPEAKER A farce by John Howard Lawson. Staged by Harry Wagstaff Gribble. “Constructivist” settings designed by Mordecai Gorelik and executed by Cleon Throckmorton. Incidental music by Eugene L. Berton and lyrics by Edward Eliscu. Dances directed by Leonard Sillman. Presented by the New Playwrights’ Theater. Harry U. Collins...........+-++. Seth Kendall TBTTGE cc cccncccccccsceccesceces Porter Hall Emma Collins............- Margaret Douglass BORED ccccccccccccccceccccessceee (Isobel Stahl Clare Collins. ...ccccccccccess Agnes Lumbard BO rrr. Leonard Sillman (By arrangement with Jones & Green) RO rrr re Romney Brent Floradora Finnigan............ Hilda Manners A Stranger With a Beard...Benjamin Osipow Derothy DUuMMe....ccccccsescccs Reba Garden BE: Fo 6 060 s0bcctesnsses Maurice Fein ee. PI co vd cocwecces Benjamin Kamsler Second Reporter.......... Bernard L. Gottlieb . ££ . eer Miriam Gumble First Photographer............ Russell Wright Second Photographer............. Boyd Clarke Harlem Committee: Hemsley Winfield, Harold Des Verney, H. Webster Elkins, Wm. Town- send, Jerome Addison and McKinley Reeves. Reporters, Dummies, Politicians Imperial Serenaders Conductor, Lieut. Jacob W. Porter Manager, M. Wachtel John Howard Lawson, high priest of experimentation advocates, having real- ized perhaps that the public is not yet ready to grasp the more subtle satires, not to mention the deeper emotions, of life as they may be set forth in terms of impressionism and expressionism, has contented himself this time with the administration of a simpler lesson. Of course, it does not do full justice to the author, for Lawson is capable of so The Billboard, March 12, 1927 much, but it is a judicious sacrifice to the cause. ; Loud Speaker attempts as strongly as its predecessors, more strongly in fact, to sweep aside the narrow-minded con- viction that tradition must necessarily be followed in the theater, but its seeming revolt is discreetly made easier by keeping it strictly to light entertain- ment. Lawson apparently would merely get his audiences used to the newer form with this piece and he has kept the meanings of his theme well within the primer class. Heretofore it has been the meaning in these plays that has been the most troublesome to the uninitiated, those who have been so bred in conventional realism that they could not fathom any- thing that was a departure. Altho the departure is so simple a thing as the slight distortion of the surface of reality to disclose in bolder theatrical relief the feeling, the mood, the life existent beneath that surface, it is nevertheless a change from what the average thea- tergoer has been accustomed to and per- haps it is as well to avoid too much depth at first. Whereas the earlier ex- pressionistic plays have plunged into the lights and shades of the soul, into keenly perceptive humor and pathos, and resulted in confusion because the medium was not thoroly enough under- stood to carry such import clearly to the audience—Lawson starts afresh with Loud Speaker. He concentrates on the elementary phases of the medium itself and applies them to simple rather than complex import. Except that it is pre- sented in this new way, the piece is just a high-spirited burlesque farce that is most ordinary and easy for anyone to understand. For that very reason it is frequently empty and dull to the higher tastes, but on the whole it is good pioneering. The constructivist setting is used most of the time in its full-stage en- tirety, instead of in the black-out sec- tional method employed in God Loves Us and Pinwheel, and is therefore less confusing. Here the maze of stairs and platforms are a more composite whole, giving the effect of an entire house without walls to obstruct the vision. Painted and finished, if sym- bolically, the scaffolding comes nearer to being satisfyingly aesthetic than the lumber and junkyard appearance of earlier settings of this type and it does support to an extent the theory that the scope of action is increased. The transfer of action up and down steps from one level to another takes con- siderable time, however, and makes the piece drag. This is partly overcome by the less conservative toboggan chutes from which the characters make sudden entrances and exits, all well and good when such an impression of speed is desired, but there is no happy medium. The experiment is the most intelligent so far made in this country and it is not without interest. Harry Wagstaff Gribble’s direction of the cast seems to have made good use of the possi- bilities so far discovered. It is only fair to keep an open mind on whether or not they will eventually prove worth while. The play itself is concerned with the farce of politics and the immediate difficulties of a gubernatorial candidate, all done in the manner of a cartoon. While the central figure is carrying on his campaign on the platform of the sacredness of the home, his own domestic affairs become more and more tangled. The story, however, is too thin for three acts and is not substantial enough to carry interest. Its treatment with buf- fonery and jazz gradually loses it ex- pressionistic power and the show be- comes revue, vaudeville, burlesque, cir- cus, lunacy—almost anything but a play. Some of it is entertaining, some of it a bore. Its simplicity is its own undoing as good theater, but it will do more to open the new field than half a dozen works like Damn the Tears. Serious things must come later. The cast fluctuates with the produc- tion from play to vaudeville. It is far from distinguished in the performance of either, talent being either inex- perienced or mediocre. Seth Kendall gets the loud speaker Babbitt effect in the role of the gubernatorial candi- date, which is probably intended, and he therefore cannot be blamed for growing tiresome thru the lack of shading. Mar- garet Douglass is unsteady as_ the politician's wife, sometimes rising to heights of caricature and sometimes fading to a nonentity. Two juvenile roles are played with vim and sparkling personalities by Agnes Lumbard and Romney Brent, generally amusing and delightfully fresh. Leonard Sillman reads and characterizes his role without signs of an understanding, but scores heavily with his dancing. Porter Hall's 47 Theater Openings BUFFALO, N. ¥.—The Granada Thea- ter, vaudeville and motion pictures, operated by the Schine interests under a lease from the Hager-Askey Building Company, opened February 22. The house seats 1,800. CHARLOTTE, N. C—With Keith vaudeville and straight motion pictures dividing the week, the Carolina Theater will be opened March 7. Warren Irvin is manager. CLEVELAND, O—The East Ninth Street Theater, Cleveland’s newest movie house, was formally opened to the pub- lic February 26 by the U. B. Theatrical Enterprises, of which Dr. B. I. Brody is head. A $30,000 organ has been in- — with Dorothy Wagner as organ- st. CLEVELAND, O.—-The Playhouse, built for the Hungarian colony, was opened recently with an entertainment given by St. Stephen's Dramatic Club. The house will be maiaged by officers of the club. MOBILE, Ala—With the vitaphone picture, Don Juan, as the initial at- traction, and addresses by Mayor Harry Hartwell, the Crown Theater was for- mally opened February 22, with J. H. King as manager. SAN FRANCISCO—The new Riviere Theater, in the Haight-Fillmore district, formally opened Februtry 27 with cere- monies by the Haight-Fillmore District Association, Adolph Petery, president, presiding. The house seats 1,500 and cost $300,000. SAN FRANCISCO—The Golden State Theater and Realty Corporation an- nounces that the Riviere, motion pic- ture house, seating 1,500 and costing $300,000, will be completed in time for opening in March. SANTA ROSA, Calif.-‘-Film Land, mo- tion picture theater, has been opened with Mrs. W. W. Felt,6Jr., as manager. Club women from Sacramento, Stock- ton and Santa Rosa wére guests of the Management at the oyening show. TUSCALOOSA, Ala—irne »taliworth Theater, recently completed, was for- mally opened with an entertainment and dance given by tae University of Alabama student body. The theater is designed for student! entertainments and general amusements. Theater Al lerations ADRIA, Mich. — Croswell motion pictures, to new Theater, overhauied and furnishings and equipment in- stalled. FRESNO, caltt —Pigps have been completed for remodelihg the old Hip- podrome at a cost of $120,000. It will be leased to Ackerman & Harris, of San Francisco. ‘ KEWANEE, I1l.—Peerless Theater to be enlarged and mode%n improvements installed. W. T. Pierce is manager. MOUNDSVILLE, W. f2.—Park Thea- ter to be remodeled at a cost of $10,- 000, enlarging capacity and instailing new equipment, work to be completed in March. NASHUA, N. H.—Colgnial Theater to be remodeled, increaxing seating ca- pacity, redecoration and _ refurnishing. The building is owned by the Masonic Building Corporation. RENTON, Wash.—Thé@ Grand Thea- ter, recently purchased by B. E. Fey & Son, to be remodeled 4nd brought up to date, a new front and other improve- ments being installed. SHREWSBURG, Pa. christ’s Thea- ter, motion picture house, to be re- modeled, enlarging capacity and con- structing new stage for general amuse- ments. ' UNION, S. C—The ;Grand Theater being remodeled. Seating capacity to be enlarged to 600. t VICKSBURG, Miss.—Plans prepared by Frank R. Heiderich, architect, Nat- chez, for remodeling the Walney Street Theater for the Saenger Amusement Company. Cost of improvements, en- larging capacity, will be $100,000. deep, throaty voice a out a role that would otherwise amount to little. A vaudeville bit is well done by Ben- jamin Osipow, and Hilda Maners fills what is demanded of her as a cheap bathing beauty. The rest of the company is quite satisfactory, but the assign- ments amount to little, many of them being entirely extraneous. Loud Speaker is at least another step. It is not particularly importanv in itself, but may be essential in what is to follow. GORDON M. LELAND. ‘ ==) td a | | | i con | | | = Lf | | \

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33D YEAR seent | BillbSard Founded by W. H. DONALDSON The largest circulation of any theatrical ‘ paper in the world. Published every week By The Billboard Publishing Company AS a | Ee 5g ¢ age Editor A | ...- Bus. Mgr. I. M. McHENRY............ Gen. Mar. es | +eeeeeee President Main Offices and Printing Works, THE BILLBOARD BUILDING, 25-27 Opera Place, Cincinnati, Ohio. Phone, Main 5306. Cable Address, ‘‘Billyboy’’, Cincinnati. BRANCH OFFICES: NEW YORK—1560 Broadway, Rooms 309-10-11. (Entrance on 46th Street.) Phone, Bryant 2434. CHICAGO—Crilly Bldz.. Monroe and Dearborn Stree's. Phone, Central 8480. PHILADELPHIA—5141 Baltimore Avenue. ST. LOUIS—2088 Railway Exchange Bldg., Locust Street, between §ixth and Seventh Phone, Garfield 1733. KANSAS CIT¥Y—i24 Chambers Bldg., Walnut Streets. 12th and Phone, Harrison 2084. SAN FRANCISCO—511 Charleston Bidg., 251 Kearny Street hone, Davenport 6&5. LOS ANGELES—5i2% Gladys Avenue. Phone. Vandike 7006. LONDON—-18 Charing Cross Road, W. C. 2. 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No. 11 Legalized Injustice The Supreme Court’s verdict uphold- ing the theater ticket 1 York State may | gougers in New ye entirely in accord with constitutional Hoyle, but it is far from a wise decision. lieve that five learned the country’s laws would the activities of a -up men whose operations done great harm to the It is hard to be rpreters of ign to protect band of hold already have theater. Yet that is the effect of the verdict. The odd part of it, however, is that ven the gouger is destined to lose out n the lon un. Ther 2 peculiar angle to the situa- and the movies, which somehow or other are mixed up in nearly every- thing t! lays, seem to have a con- h it. t y stand to profit by the theater ticket speculation zalized and scalpers out t the traffic will bear, it matter of time when a great t of the public—even the transient New York crowd—will become dis- 1 th the stickup to which they ust submit in order to see a good ww, and will turn to other 1 —in other words, th: niertainment movie houses. The Billboard, March 12, 1927 What could be for the film interests ? sweeter Just a few weeks ago the Federal Trade Commission ended its investiga- tion of the “film trust” and it is ac- cepted as a certainty that there will be no prosecution. Now comes another bit of hyplav tht mto the soft laps of the film lords, lt is all very strange, very strange ideed. Publicity Madness good publicity and bad favorable and unfavorable, and dishonest. Then there is the framed-up pub- licity that gets the goat of the victim- ized newspapers and provokes them to vindictive resentment. A case in point came up recently involving a musical comedy star and a producer believed to be above cheap exploitation devices. The star, after being away from this manager's fold for a few seasons, an- nounced her return to his ranks, and it was arranged for photographers to take pictures of the signing of con- tracts. A few days later a controversy broke out between the star and her present employer, and in the course of statements and couftterstatements the star let out the information that con- tracts calling for her return to her former employer had been signed last November. There is publicity, honest who were So the recent ceremonial signing, with photographers and reporters in proper and prearranged places, was nothing but an artful bit of staging, as The New York Times pointed out with evidently hurt feelings. The resulting damage not only af- fects the star and producer involved in the incident, but it is going to cause some genuine events of news and pub- licity value to be regarded with sus: picion—and perhaps rejected because of doubt, This case is almost equaled by the action of one member of a Broadway show recently closed under the clean- up fire. Whereas all the other players were released on their promise to not appear in the play again, the lone member held out “on principle’ and had himself arrested. Later he refused to be dismissed, but demanded the legal prosecution to which he felt entitled. In addition to the classes of publicity already mentioned, there is still another brand—known as the ridiculous. Fire Safety Personal observations by Billboard representatives in different cities, as well as reports from several readers, indicate that, in spite of the extra pre- cautions against fire accidents supposed to have been prompted by the recent Montreal disaster, little actually been done in this respect. The fire-prevention very has “general pro- gram” fostered by Will H. Hays in the interests of the movie people apparently has been nothing more than another diplomatic gesture to forestall loss of patrontage in the picture houses. A report from New Orleans, where one of the “fire-prevention” meetings was held not long ago, says that there are on street alone five houses which have exits in front only—and a of many one these theaters deaths cry of fire in any would result in from trampling under foot. It is surprising how quickly the daily newspapers will turn from decrying a terribe fire calamity to voicing the movie interests’ propaganda assuring the public that local theaters are per- fectly safe. Assurances of safety do not provide protection. What Hays should do is to work out a method to cowntpel all movies to strictly comply with fire regulations and see to it that this is done. That, and not blah-blah. newspaper ganda, is the only way to insure safety, against fire panics. Right Vs. Money Outdoor showmen, with but few ex ceptions, are not to oppose the legislation introduced against them in various States and municipali- ties. Even California, where a _ par- ticularly drastic bill is pending, only a few carnival men are actively support- ing those who have lined up against the measure, pre pa- even bothering in The West Coast movie theater inter- ests have reinforced their battery of high-salaried attorneys assigned to the task of seeing that the restrictive bill is put thru. The Coast theaters and picture peo- ple were heavy contributors to the Governor’s campaign fund, so they are in strong control. Everyone is organized and protected except the outdoor showman, who seems unwilling even to help himself. The movie people have oodles of money, but the genuine showmen have right on their side. The film interests may succeed in putting thru legislation that will restrict other amusements—but they never will be able to create laws to force the public to patronize movies forever. You can bank on that. It is one thing for the fat film octopus to overpower a weaker brother. But what Lincoin said about fooline some of the people some of the time still holds good. When in New York em {> widely dicated column, says he is unable to ex- plain why certain stars, who big succeed McIntyre, in his syn- first-rate theatrical favorites the the are on road, never in winning favor of Broadway audiences. The particul puzzling to him, “Odd” declares, b the bulk of New York audiences phenomenon is those very same out-of-town folk who flock to see these stars back in the home town. The explanation is so simple that it shouldn’t be a mystery to anyone who knows his Broadway as well as Mc- Intyre is supposed to know it. Why should visitors to New York spend their limited time going to see players who can be seen for less money in the home town opera house? Cores and Encores “We hear a lot about newly reno. vated theaters,” says The C; Wt Commercial Tribune’ “and soon ar going to hear a lot about newly vated plays.” ren )- a The question, “Are actors people?” is being answered affirmatively wt in Palm Beach this season. Stavefolk in greater numbers than ever befor are being included in many of th winter-resort functions of the “400”, Not every theater is destined even. ven tually to become a garage. Famous old Harmonia Hall, first of the neer Minneapolis music halls, where Fay Templeton is said to have appeared be fore she was 10 years old, is now doing - duty as a fur warehouse. No less than a dozen scattered in the East, West, North and South, are newspapers waging war against the smutty and indecent “art” publications. This accomplished, the stage won't have such a hard time keéping dirt from its doorstep, and that will help to bring about the end of it theater. The ways of propaganda are many and varied. A_ recent The American Magazine issue of carried quite elaborate eulogy on Adolph Zukor. It was a very different that given in the Government's investigation story from of the movie industry. Terry Ramsaye’s history of Zukor also does not agree But it is the eulogy that gets to the wide publi with the American article. A preacher in Newark, O., addressing his congregation on the subject of at- tending the theater. said that everv prospective ticket purchaser should b asked if he had paid his grocery bi house rent, insurance premium ment on the flivver, doctor bill, et etc., and that no one should be sold an admission unless he answered “Yes to all of these questions. A nice way to encourage prevarication! The poor reception accorded Twelve Viles Out in I yndon is blamed, in great measure, on the fact that the British actors in the play could not adapt their well-groomed English to the Americanese speech called for by the bootlegging melodrama. It seem that London audiences have little dif ficulty in understanding the English of British American but when artists try to speak like Americans it is a different story altogether. actors, Approximately 8,000,000 pianos are out of tune in this country as a resu!t of efforts by jazz musicians to Dang out modern melodies, according Charles Deutschmann, president of the National Association of Piano Tuners who adds that about 4,000,000 of same pianos are in no condition to be classed as musical instruments. Th most intriguing part of the announ ment is—who compiled the figu , and how—and why? == SE | FE + Bae=

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n)- The Billboard, March 12. 1927 49 New York Legit. Theaters vs. The Road By HARRY L. DIXSON , a recent issue of The Billboard is a | ther startling article, reprinted from he New York Sun, entitled “New York Theaters Flourishing Despite es”. In it Stephen Rathbun com- es the New York playhouses 25 years vith those of today. He tells us that New York's legitimate theaters are much iter in number; total seating ca- pacity, compared to population, has in- creased, and five legitimate theaters are under construction. He admits there re other tnfluences besides mere theater iilding and total capacity that affect 1e success of the present theater, but he either casually rejects them or ac- epts them without offering much spe- je evidence as a basis for his asser- ns. He ignores entirely the enormous transient population, with its phenome- nal percentage of theatergoers, which is » predominating influence in the suc- cess of New York’s theaters. With facil- and dispatch he concludes that the have not injured New York's itimate theaters, but have, in reality, Iped them. Perhaps this is true, but if any New York manager has been crying aloud for more movie theaters in his back yard, he either does not speak our language or iis voice does not carry this far. Yet so ertain is Mr. Rathbun that his conclu- sion is free from error, that he makes this his closing statement: “Thus are the movies voted ‘not guilty’ of injuring any way New York's legitimate thea- ters.” That word “flourishing” is impressive, as it indicates a condition greatly de- sired in any business. It appeals es- pecially to those of us so vitally cone- cerned in the theater outside of New York, namely, “the road”, which has fallen to a low estate. The movies being generally blamed for all of our wretched- ness, it is somewhat disconcerting to learn that despite them the New York theaters are flourishing Reasoned judgment rebels at the thought that ad- versity and prosperity should stalk, side y side, in the same business, yet bot! be the effect of the same cause. Per- haps the road is not really as wretched depicted or New York as prosperous as we are led to believe. Figures are very definite things. For hat reason they are often resorted to under the false impression that they will prove, beyond question, that a thing is true or false. Extreme care must be em- ployed in applying them to the theatrical movies tremely intricate, and is, therefore, diffi- cult of subjection to figures Figures also have a very wide applica- tion, and with their use we can seem- ingly prove almost any premise is true. If memory serves us rightly, it was Dis- raeli who tells us there are three kinds f lies—lias, damn lies and statistics. Now we have no desire or intention of ling Mr. Rathbun hard names, neither do we question his sincerity in drawing his conclusion. But we cannot alto- gether agree with his application of fig- ures to the theater, so we will use them in our own way and leave it to the reader to judge which conclusion is the more correct. E must carefully consider the seat- ing ratio, as it ‘greatly affects all theatrical prosperity. It is found by dividing the total seating capacity of * city’s theaters by its total population. For example: If a city of 50,000 popula- tion has one theater of 1,000 seats, its seating ratio is 2 per cent of the total population. A city of 50,000 population, with two theaters of 1,000 seats each, would have a total seating capacity of 2,000, its seating ratio would be 4 per cent of its total population. Other things being equal, it is self-evident that the city with a seating ratio of .02 would be more prosperous theatrically than the city with .04 as its seating ratio. As the seating ratio increases, it gradually draws nearer to the danger line where a theater is just about break- ing even as a business proposition. In lain words, the city is then becoming overseated. In 1900, the seating ratio in the majority of the small cities was very close to the danger line or even past it. As we go on up thru the cities to,the largest ones, we find that in general the eating ratio gradually decreased as the population increased, and the theater was more prosperous. The first true introduction of a motion picture to Broadway was at Koster & Bial’s Music Hall in April, 1896. This was the birth of that infant prodigy that was destined to become a great and lusty giant, with no apparent limit set on its growth. By June of that year motion pictures were being shown in New Orleans, and in August they had reached Los Angeles—the movies were on their way. Today, generally accepted estimates give 50,000 film theaters in the world; 20,000 in the United States—weekly U. S. attendance, 130,000,000; annual U. S. expenditure for admission, $550,000,000. In 1925, according to the World Almanac (1926), there were about 280 motion pic- ture theaters in New York, with a total seating capacity of 215,000. These figures give some idea of the opposition the legitimate theater now has to face, and we must give them due importance when discussing the present theatrical con- ditions. Mr. Rathbun says: “A comparison of these figures”—28 legitimate theaters (in 1901), with a total capacity of $9,149—“with the figures today, shows that the great growth of the movies has not injured legitimate theaters, and, no doubt, helped them. The present popu- lation of New York (1925 estimate) is 5.873.356. There are 73 legitimate thea- ters, with a total seating capacity of 73.417. “Thus it is seen that, while the popu- lation has not doubled in 25 years, there are two and a half times as many legiti- mate theaters as there were in the sea- son of 1901-02. And the total number of seats is a bit over twice the total of a quarter of a century ago, if one adds the seating capacity of the five theaters now being erected that will be finished this season. These theaters will swell the seating total to 80,776, in contrast to the 1901 total of 39,149. “The fact that a handful of legitimate theaters, five to be exact—dAstor, Bilt- more, Central, Cohan and Sam H. Harris —are exhibiting photoplays, is offset by the building of these theaters, not to 1rention three others erected earlier in the season—the John Golden, the Edyth Totten and the Waldorf.” HE fact that these five theaters, now playing motion pictures, are offset by five new theaters being built, would be slightly encouraging if we wer assured that a new theater would always be built just as soon as the movies cap- tured another legitimate theater. And it looks like providing for eventualities in that there are no “intimate theaters” among those being built, as the capacity ranges from 800 to 1,956. We can digest the foregoing statements more readily if we masticate them thoro- ly instead of attempting to swallow them in chunks as they are placed be- fore us: New York in 1900: Legitimate theaters, 28; total capacity. 39,149; average ca- pacity, 1,398; population, 3,437,202; pop- ulation per theater, 122,757; population .per seat, 87.79; seating ratio (total ca- pacity—total population), .01138. It may seem like going from the sub- lime to the ridiculous, but let us com- pare our home town, in 1900, with New York: Legitimate theaters, 1; total capacity, 600; average capacity, 600; population, 3,265; population per theater, 3,265; pop- ulation per seat, 5.44; seating ratio (total capacity — total population), 18376. If New York’s average seating capacity had been only 600, it would have re- quired 65 theaters to supply its total capacity of 39.149. Again, with only one theater to 3,265 population, to provide for a population of 3,437,202 would have required 1,052 theaters. Once again, mul- tiply New York's population of 3,437,202 by .18376 (Home Town's seating ratio) and it gives 631.620 as the total capacity. To supply that, New Ycrk would have required 451 theaters (average capacity 1.398), with 1,122 seats, left over for five Provincetown Playhouses of 216 seats each. On the other hand, multiply Home Town’s population of 3,265 by .01138 (New York’s seating ratio), and it gives 79) The FORUM OF Censorship in Akron, O. Akron, O., February 21, 1927. Editor The Billboard: I am inclosing some clippings which may be of interest due to the fact that there are strong symptoms of censorsh.p of local theatricals, and for good reason and cause. I have been interested in the show game, on the road, for 20 years, and this year I have witnessed more vulgar and rotten shows at the two local bur- lesque houses than I have ever seen. The controversy that is going on here will affect all shows, and would I dare to assert myself I could tell you that a certain nationality surely is burning up the show game. They will stop at noth- ing until the decent public legislates them out of business. ’ (Signed) GEORGE BUTLER. Actors Innocent Bystanders Richmond, Va., February 20, 1927. Editor The Billboard: As is usually the case, the innocent bystanders are suffering most from the stage clean-up campaign. In this case the innocent bystanders happen to be the actors and actresses who must work for a living and have no concern about the licentiousness of a play. The police, instead of getting after the authors and producers, gra at the most convenient parties—the actors— and put them thru the humiliation of arrests and court trials. Some players, also some producers, may relish these arrests on the score that they prove good advertising—inasmuch as few of the plays ever are definitely closed in spite of the big fuss made about them—but the effect of these ac- tions must necessarily reflect discredit- ably on the theater as a whole. (Signed) BERT LINLEY. Sex Plays and Delinquency Chicago, February 25, i9z’/. Editor The Billboard: I have read The Billboard from its first issue to its present status, and I do not think I have missed many is- sues. I read with interest your eat- torials and I extend to you my sincere congratulations for the one in your last copy under the caption of The Root of the Evil. If permissible would like to express my humble opinion along these lines. The delinquency existing today (not- withstanding various subsidized articles to the contrary) among the cnuaren can be attributed largely to one factor —sex plays. There are many contribut- ing causes, but they sink into minor importance. I am not puritanical and the en, croachment of old age has not causetl me to be narrow, but when I realize that this is done under the subterfuge of “giving the people what they want” I can see the man at the ticket window selling admissions to your daughter and my daughter all for the one object— “dirty dollars”. In the days of the old rag-front car- nival with its “cooch” dancers and '49 camps, tickets were never,sold to wom- en and children—and the rankest pro- ductions of those days were clean com- pared to the filth to be seen today in some of our so-called decent thea- ters. (Signed) GEORGE C. VAN ANDEN. Answers to Questions ANN RULE—Bayard Veiller’s Within the Law was first produced April 4, 1912, at the Princess Theater, Chicago, with Emily Stevens in the role of Mary Turner. Helen Ware took over the part in June, 1913, when the play was run- ning at the Eltinge Theater, New York. S. L—The Wallack and Jefferson the- atrical families are of Emglish origin. 37.15 seats as Home Town's total capacity. With a seating Bo wrens of that size Home Town’s theater could flap its wings and crow that the movies had not hurt it a bit. Now, if Eome T ‘s 600 ca- pacity theater had been ,01138 of its total population, trg¢n there should have been a population of 52.724 to support it. And so we might 'go on and on, but these figures are enough to show that New York had somewhat of an advantage over Home Town in the year 1900. N 1900 Home Tovw'n was playing about I 20 attractions per and New York was open every night But Home Town, with a theater of 37.15 ca- pacity, could doubtless have done the same and still be doing it. And if New York had had 1,059 theaters of 600 ca- pacity each, the exfinces are that many of them would have had to close, or they could have kept going by booking only 20 one-night attractions on the season. New York’s seating ratio never has been large in comparison with the road cities. This is one angle ,generally overlooked when trying to disdby er why the road is in evil ways and New York is apparently holding its own. Our figures do not tell the whole tale, butgthey do seem to in- dicate that the seging ratio is a most important thing And the reader must not get the im- pression that ir 1900 Home Town was getting only mediocre attractions, for the records show manyjpf exceptional merit. Walker Whiteside,* Otis Skinner, Tim Murphy, Frank Keenan, William Owen, Alberta Gallatin, t several! first-class road shows, sponsofied by the Frohmans and a few other Kew York producers, played Home Towa and hundreds of other small cities during this period. On November 25, 1905, our theater had its first motion pigture presented with the “great Edison tfresrapn”. In 1916 it was playing both rama and pictures, with only six legitimate attractions on the season. It has nad no legitimate at- traction during the last two seasons. Twenty-one years Have elapsed since the first motion pictur® was shown in our legitimate theater. Today New York has five legitimate theafers playing pictures. Who can tell how Many legitimate thea- ters New York will “have in 1948? We cannot acceft, in toto, the New York figures as given for 1925. We must revise both the givéa number of theaters and the total capagity. Of the 73 thea- ters, five with a t@tal capacity of 5,138 are playing picture: For the time being they have lost theif legitimate classifica- tion just as the ragd theaters have. It what is going on inside that classifies a theater. So we acjually have 68 thea- ders, total copouhyas 279. We are deal- ing with the present and not the future, so the five theateng under construction cannot enter our Gaiculations, even for the purpose of making a good showing. New York in 1925: Legitimate thea- ters (actual), 68; total capacity (actual), 68,279; average capacity, 1,004; popula- tion (estimated), 5,873,356: population per theater, 86.372:;g population per seat, 86.02; seating ratio[(total capacity—total population), .01162 E cannot congpare New York with Home Tow, for its theater was now playing pictures exclu- sively. But compe fe the New York fig- ures of 1925 with “hose of 1900, noting carefully that it isgthe total seating ca- pacity and not tndfnumber off theaters that greatly affects{theatrical prosperity Dividing a thing into many units does not necessarily inaqgease its gross value. The New York confition is abnormal in that its number of theaters has increased nearly two-and-a-Nalf times, while the average seating capacity has decreased over one-fourth. Jhhdged by the number of theaters, the ulation per theater has decreased fro 122,757 to 86,372. This looks like a remarkable gain until we note that popplation per seat has only decreased from 87.79 to 86.02, or 1.77 persons per seét. The total capacity increased 29,130, or .144, while the total population increased 2,436,154, or .708. And the seating ratio has increased only, .00024, which is no alarming advance } large increase in thE number of theaters, we cannot conclude that New theater has made phenomenal growth in 25 years. If its fotal seating cap J had increased twic# as fast its t population, as it did in many cities (Continued on page 59) So, aside from the r — tt | » ; ) j = are | 22” Ik ee re : os th en- eer ‘a) eis . he ind | the ns. ive vay a to the iny a? he | a Te hat ! 1 % ree Fn : ee - 2 — B© | * i <- : an to to the - to | by : , it are { to i ll nt “he : . . £ é ) f . 7

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LAMPS AND SHADES PHOENIX LAMP SHADE CO., 45 E. 20th, N. ¥. C. LAWYERS F. L. BOYD, 17 N. La Salle st., Chicago. LEATHER COSTUMES SHIPLEY SADDLERY CO., 1639 Genesee, K. (.. Mo. LOVING CUPS (For Prizes) ‘ACE’ BADGE, BUT'N, MEDAL CO., 303 Sth av, N.Y. LUMINOUS a a MATERIALS PFALTZ & BAUER, INC., 300 Pearl, New wen. THE “RADIANA"”™ CORP. 41 Union sq., W., LUNG TESTING MACHINES (Hydraulic) FREO'K BACH, 65 Cooper Square, New York. MAGICAL APPARATUS ARTHUR P, FELSMAN, 154 N. Clark st., Chicago. MANICURE—FILES BUCHANAN & BURNS CO., 45 Austin, Newark,N.J. MA\RABOU—OSTRICH TRIMMINGS AARON MICHEL, 15 W. 38th ot., New York. MEDALS (For Dances, Skating, Etc.) ‘ACE’ BADGE, BUT'N,MEDALCO., 303 Sth av., N.Y. MEDICINE FOR STREETMEN BALDAUF DRUG CO., 3426 North ave, Milwaukee . 235 Main st., Cin't!, 0 . 1016 Central av., Cin'tl, O. N. ¥. C. 185 Naghten, Columbus, 0. HERB CO., Cincinnati, Ohio. OR. THORNBER LABORATORY, Carthage, Ill. MUSIC COMPOSED & ARRANGED C. L. LEWIS, 429 Richmond, Cincinnati, Obio. MUSICAL GLASSES A. BRAUNEISS, 9512 109th, Richmond Hill, N. ¥ MUSIC PRINTING THE OTTO ZIMMERMAN & SON CO., INC., Cin., 0. MUSICAL MDSE. AND UKES. 8. HORENSTEIN & SONS, 45 W. 17th st., N. ¥. C. NEEDLE BOOKS AND NEEDLES FIFTH AVE. NOTION CO., 801 Sth, Pittsburgh, Ps. ORANGEADE TALBOT MFG. CO., 1211-13 Chestnut, St. Louis, Mo. ORGANS & CARDBOARD MUSIC FOR CAROUSELS & ST. PIANOS 8. A. B. ORGAN CO., 340 Water st., N. Y. City. ORGANS AND CARDBOARD MUSIC G. MOLINARI & SON, 112 32d st., Bklyn, N. Y. ORGANS AND HURDY-GURDIES JOHANNES S. GEBHARDT CO., Tacony, Phila. Pa. ORGANS AND ORCHESTRIONS BAKER CALLIAPHONE CO., ORGAN lows. AND ORCHESTRION RE- PAIR SHOPS A CHRISTMAN, 5712 Indep. av., Kansas City, Mo. ORIENTAL SCENERY THE KOSAI STUDIO, 129 W. 49th St., New York. OSTRICH FANS AND TRIMMINGS HENRY FATTEN. INC.. 46 E. 8th st.. New York. Muscatine, PADDLE WHEELS H. C. EVANS & CO., 1528 W Adams, Chicago RUMPF'S ORIGINAL BALTIMORE WHEELS” “wm. Gretsinger, 204 N. Gay st., Baltimore, Md. PAINT SPRAYERS THE MACLEOD CO., 2232 Boben st., Cincinnati. PAPER CUPS (LILY) AND DISHES PUBLIC SERVICE CUP CO., Bush Terminal, B’klyn. PAPER CUP VENDING MACHINES DIXIE DRINKING CUP CO., INC., 220 W. 19, N. ¥. PARK AND CARNIVAL RIDES SELLNER MANUFACTURING CO., Faribault, Minn. PEANUT ROASTERS HOLCOMB & HOKE MFG. CO., 912 Van Buren, In- dianapolis, Ind. KINGERY MANUFACTURING CO., Cincinnati, 0. PEARL IMPORTER EAST SIDE BARGAIN STORE, 83 Orchard, N. Y. C. PENDLETON BLANKETS BROWN & WILLIAMS, Seattle, Wash. PENNANTS AND PILLOWS pmenean PENNANT CO., 66 Hanover st., Boston. Oa man ART & NOV.CO., INC., 155 Wooster, N.Y. 107 Lete rett, Boston, Mass. WMAN MFG. CO.. TRENCH” MFG. CO., 25 E. Huron st., Buffalo, N. Y, PENNY ARCADE MACHINES ARCADE HEADQ'TERS, 1800 E. N. Y. ay., Bklyn EXHIBIT SUPPLY CO., 4222 W. Lake st., Chicago, PENNY ARCADE MACHINES AND SUPPLIES PENNY ARCADE HDQTRS., 627 W. 43d st., N. ¥.€. PENS, PENCILS & COMBINATIONS BRENNAN PEN CORP., 457 W. B'dway, N. Y. C. PERFUMES & TOILET ARTICLES CAMPION PERFUMES, 122 Fifth av.. New York. C. H. SELICK, INC., 56 Leonard st., New York. PHOTO ENG. AND HALFTONES CENTRAL ENG. CO., 137 W. 4th, Cincinnati, 0 PHOTOGRAPH REPRODUCTIONS . & B. SERVICE CO., Bor 219, Davenport, Ia. J. . -. 211 S. Elsie, Davenport, Ia. ENTRAL PHOTO CO., Box 237, Davenport, Iowa. DALBEY PHOTO CO., Richmond, Indiana. 136 W. Lake st., Chicago, Il K. PIGGOTT CO., 86 Third st., San Francisco. PID PHOTO CO., }22 Fifth ave., New York City. PILLOW TOPS Ly CO., 116 W. Tlinots, Chicago. ART LEATHER co., Sener Colorado. PLAYS DENISON & CO., 623 S. Wabash av., DRAMATIC PUB. CO., POCKETBOOKS FOR MEN (7-in-1. All Leather) A. ROSENTHAL & SON, 804 Wash., Boston, Mass. POPCORN CONES (Glassine) Chicago. 542 8. Dearborn a., Chicago. BRITZIUS MFG. CO., Dover, Minn. POPCORN FOR POPPING AND PEANUTS J. B. MORTENSON & CO., 241 E. Ills. st., Chicago, POPCORN MACHINES C. CRETORS & co.. 610 W. 22d st. Chicago. DUNBAR & CO., 2654 W. Lake s Chicago HOLCOMB & HOKE ure. co., Indianapolis, In KINGERY MANUFACTURING 0e.. Cine innati, O. LONG-EAKI co.. vringfield, O. NATIONAL PEERLESS. SALES. co. Des Moines, Ia. PRATT MACHINE CO., 2 Bissell st., Joliet, IL TALBOT MFG. CO., 1209-11 Chestnut, St. Louis, Mo. POPCORN MACHINES (Used) NORTH SIDE CO., 1306 Fifth av.. Des Moines, Ia. PORCUPINES B. J. FLINT, No. Waterford, Me PORTABLE BLEACHERS DIXIE PORTABLE BLEACHER CO., Meridian, Miss. PUSH CARDS PEERLESS SALES CO., 1160 EB. 55th st., RHINESTONE SETTING MACHINES ARTHUR B. ALBERTIS CO., 410 W. 42d, New York CHICAGO COSTUME WKS.. i74 W. Randolph, Chicago HANDY RHINESTONER CO., 492 E. 2d. Bklyn, N.Y, 910 Van Buren st., Chicago. RHINESTONES and JEWEL PROPS. ELLIOT, GREENE & CO.,INC., 21 E. 28th, N ¥.C THE LITTLEJOHNS, 254 W. i6th st, N. Y. City. RODEO PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS FOG HORN CLANCY, North Ft. Worth, Texas. ROLL AND FOLDED TICKETS (Stock and Special) ARCUS TICKET CO., 348 N. Ashland, Chicago, Ml. ROLLER SKATES CHICAGO ROLLER SKATE CO., 1458 W. Lake, Chgo. WINSLOW SKATE MFG. CO., Worcester, Mass, RUBBER GOODS KATE SHEA FEATHER SHOP, 140 W. 34th, N.Y.C. STANDARD SPECIALTY CO., Rockford, TL STARDANT NOVELTY CO., Dept. G- The Billboard, March 12, 1927 RUBBER STAMPS (And Accessories) HISS STAMP CO., 53 E. Gay st., Columbus, O. SALESBOARDS SANDERS MFG. CO., 151 2d, N., Nashville, Tenn, SAND-BLAST EQUIPMENT THE MACLEOD CO., 2232 Bogen st., Cincinnati. SCENERY SCHELL’S SCENIC STUDIO 581-583-585 South High Street, Cotumbus, Ohio. SCENERY AND DRAPERIES ARMBRUSTER STUDIO, 247 S. Front, Columbus, 0. SCENERY FABRICS DAZIAN’S, INC., 142 W. 44th st.. New York City. MAHARAM TEXTILE CO., INC., 107 W. 48th, N. Y. MENDELSOHN’S, 156 West 45th st., New York A. SOLOMON, 1123 Broadway, New York SCENERY TO RENT AMELIA GRAIN, 819 Spring Garden st., Phila. SCENIC ARTISTS AND STUDIOS TIFFIN SCENIC STUDIOS, Bor 812, Tiffin, Ohio VOLLAND SCENIC STUDIOS, 3731 Cass., St. Louis. SERIAL PAPER PADDLES SCHULMAN PRINTING CO., 39 W. 8th, New York. SMITH PRINTING CO., 1324 Walnut st., Cincinnati. U. S. TICKET CO., Industrial Bidg., Baltimoré, Md. SHOOTING GALLERIES JNO. T. DICKMAN COMPANY 245 S. Main Street, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Established 1905. Send for Catalogue. SHOOTING GALLERIES (LONG RANGE) AND SUPPLIES H. C. EVANS & CO., 1528 W. Adams, Chicago. SHOOTING GALLERIES AND SUPPLIES FEDERAL CARTRIDGE CORP., Minneapolis, Minn. SHOW AND POSTER PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS ALLEN 4& CO. Atlenta, Georgia. PLANET. Chatham, Ont., Canada. “SIGN PAINTERS’ BRUSHES DICK BLICK CO., Box 437-B, Galesburg, Illinois. SILVERWARE KARR & AUERBACH, 415 Market st.. Phils, Pa. SILVERWARE & CARVING SETS KOTTLE CUTLERY CO., 368 6th av., New York. SLOT MACHINES OHIO NOVELTY CO., 40 Stone Block, Warren. 0. SICKING MFG. CO., 1922 Freeman arv., Cincinnati. Pe ence MACHINES Aes 1208 8. Ervay, Dallas, Texas. . CO., 1211-13 Chestnut, St. Louis, Mo SOAP FOR MEDICINE MEN seas LABORATORIES, 18 Col. Hehts., Bklyn. GEO. A. SCHMIDT CO., 236 W. North ay., Chicago. SPANGLES AND TRIMMINGS ARTHUR B. ALBERTIS CO., 410 W. 42d, New York. STAGE DRAPERIES SCHNEIDER STUDIOS, 127 W. 47th st.. N. ¥. C. STAGE HARDWARE Taras SA a Syracuse.N. Y¥ STAGE LIGHTING CHI. STAGE LIGHTING CO., 112 DISPLAY STAGE LIGHT co. 334 W. 44th N. ¥. C. + tee J SASS LIGHTING. 203 W. 41st st.. N.¥.C CHAS. WTON, 244 W ith st., New York City KLIEGL. ‘BROS. UNIVERSAL STAGE LIGHTING CO., INC., 321 W. 50th st.. New York. APPLIANCES 2 N. La Salle, Chgo STAGE PROPERTIES THEATRICAL PROP. STUDIO, 502 W. 4ith, N. ¥. C. STICKERS ST. LOUIS STICKER CO., 1625 Wash., St. STOCK ROLL TICKETS WELDON, WILLIAMS & LICK. Fort Smith, Ark. Louis. STOP-WATCHES (Split-Second) STERLING STOP-WATCH CO., 15 E. 26th st.. N.Y. SWAGGER STICKS FOR LADIES FRANKFORD MFG. CO., 121 N. 8th, Phila., Pa. TEACHER OF VENTRILOQUISM L. T. SCOTT, 719 Ist st.. New Orleans, La. TEA SETs, ART PANELS, ETC. THE YAMATOYA CO., 327 E. 2d st., TEN-CENT COMIC CAMERAS 2500, Akron, O. N. D. @. SPEC. CORP., 2566 Atlantic, Bklyn, N. Y. Les Angeles. 51 TEN ANCHOR SUPPLY CO., Waser st., Evansville, Ind. ERNEST CHANDLER, 252 Pearl st., New York City. CLIFTON MANUFACTURING CO., Waco, Texas. CRAWFORD. ~ ang fgg MFG. CO., "Waco, Texas. DANIELS, INC., C. R., 101-103 Crosby a. % 2G b My 4 CS AWNING co. c lt lumbus, Ohio GEO. T. HOYT C y Boston, Mass. HUDSON RIVER SAIL MAK’ 6 co. 75 Warren, N. = MAGEE & SONS, INC., 138 Nulton. N-Y.C. 5635 Cort. IN ST. LOUIS TENT & AWN. Co., i TENTS FOR RENT MAGEE & SONS, INC., 138 Fulton, N.¥.C. 5635 Cort. 2ist & Pine, St. L. ¥ THEATRICAL GROUND CLOTHS, COVERS, BAGS, DRAPERIES, TC, CHAS. A. SALISBURY, 309 W. 4lst at., New York. THEATRICAL COSTUME SUPPLIES CHICAGO COSTUME WKS., 174 W. Randolph, Chicago THEATRICAL PAPIER MACHE SPECIALTY JOHN PRAETORIUS, oes Wrest 46th st., Tel., Chickering 10146 N. Y¥. City. TICKETS (Roll Only) S. BOWER, 430-132 West 8th st., New York. TICKET PHINTERS ames. TICKET CO., 730 N. Franklin, Chicago. -, 348 N. Ashland, Chicago. Il. .- Caml & Vestry, New York. LOBE TICKET CO., 118 N. 12th st.. Philadelphia. HANCOCK BROS., 25 Jessia st., San ‘rancisco. TRIMOUNT PRESS, 115 Adbany st., oston, Mass. TICKET MACHINES & MACHINE TICKETS WORLD TICKET & SUPPLY CO., 1600 B’way, N. Y. TIGHTS ARTHUR B. ALBERTIS CO. 110 W. 42d, Now York TOASTED SANDWICH MACHINI'S (Electric) HOLCOMB & none MFG. €CO., 912 Van Buren, In- dianapolis, Indiana TRUNKS (Professional and Wardrobe) BOOKS CO. USED PROP. TRUNKS, 901 Main. K © SECOND-HAND TRUNK CO., 50 E. 59th et., N.Y.C W. W. WINSHIP & SONS, INC., Utica, N. Y. TURNSTILES H. V. BRIGHT, Prospect Blig.. Cleveland, O. DAMON- CHAPMAN CO., 234 Mill, Rochester, N. Y. PEREY MFG. CO., INC., 101 Park av., N. Y. C. UKELELES FOR CARNIVALS A, FAVILLA MFR., 411 Berry st., Brooklyn, N. Y. — > COMBS OHIO COMB & NOVELTY ‘CO., Orrville, Ohio. UNIFORMS UNIFORM CO., 1137 Broadway, N & CO., Dept. 10, Secaniae nit . ROS. CO., Cincinnati, O. Su N-AM co... Kalamazoo. Mich. EY & to. 718-B Walnut, Phila., Pa. VASES OTTO GOETZ, 122 Fifth av., New York. VENDING MACHINES THE AD-LEE CO., 825 S. Wabash ave., Chicago. CAILLE BROS. CO., 6210 2d blvd, Detrait, Mich. SPECIALTY MFG. CO., 724 N. Racine, Chicago. VENTRILOQUIAL FIGURES ALEX CAMERON, 53 W. Erte st., Chicago. VIOLINS AUG. GEMUNDER & SONS, 125 W. 42d ot. N.Y VIOLIN REPAIRING VIRZI, 503 Sth av. (42d st.), New York City WAFFLE MACHINES (Sugar Puff) TALBOT MFG. CO., 1209-15"*Chestnut, st. Louis. M WAGONS WM. FRECH & CO., Maple Shade, N. J wids 228 S. 11th St.. Philadelphi _ New Yar, N.Y M. BUCH & CO., ALEX, MARKS, 662-B sth av., WIGS 2ke F. w. “NACK, $6 8. State St., Chicago, ti! WEAR ONLY W. SOLOMON, 10! W. fist st.. New York WIRE WORKERS’ SUPPLIES JUERGENS JEWELRY CO., 235 Eddy Providence, B L WIGS AND TOUPH®S FOR STREET od — cect | eS | i ee ee : a | _ ot — fz | a —— || ee ee | ! | _ | es —————— es | | ]__ ee | es —— ee | ee | fe —— = aS — | ( ab | ee i Ss | Po C0 es ee | : ——— ee eee | [ _ ——= = dE 7 —=—| Et TF ee ————"""— | | | | Ss | | a | ee | r= ==" — 0 rr EE, ee | on a a ‘ mt

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52 The Billboard, March 12, 7 LIBERTY AND WANT SITUATION ADVERTISEMENT AT LIBERTY AGENTS AND MANAGERS Se WORD. CASH (First Line Large Black Type) 2e WORD, CASH (First Line and Name Black Type) to WORD. CASH (Small Type) (No Ad Less Tham 25c) Figure Total of Words at One Rate Only. ADVANCE AT LIBERTY — FAST STEPPING agent or manager. Young, sober, reliable Experienced in a branches of show business. Understand management, booking, publicity and pri tion “th oroughly. Indoor and out- door attractions, bands and real acts, what have you to offer? Can join immediately. Ad- dress ALLEN, care Billboard, New York City. HOUSE SHOW AGENT — AT LIBERTY FOR immediate eigagement. Good talker; close contractor Independent vaude. acts con- sidered. Address AGENT, 104 East Jefferson St. Springfield, Ml. marl2 ORGANIZED NON-UNION Manager, Electrician, years’ experience STAGE CREW— Property Man. Two together Go anywhere. State all in first letter to MANAGER, 657 Roe 4 mari9 Ave., Elmira, N AT LIBERTY—An Experienced Agent Business a Adjuster Circus any attra nerit Know 7 wae oughly an light commercial CLARK, 529 Liberty St., oe N. r irl2 A-1 Trumpet Desires First. class vaudeville, pictures connection Union, married, age 34. Anywhere. “MUSE. CIAN, 243 West Broad St., Hazleton, Pa. A-1 Alto Sax., Soprano, Hot Baritone Sax. and Clarinet. Young, read and good appearance. Modern Experienced with the best. Prefer a big r Can you offer future? -.Address BOX. C: rr 79, care Billboard, Cincinnati, O. A-1 Drummer—Troupe or Lo- cate. Experienced all lines. Complete out- fit. Young, reliable, union. Address “RU M- MER, 535 Evernia St., West Palm Beach, Fla A-1 Trumpet, Hot or Sweet, immediately 4 years’ experience Read, fake, transpose some; union, tux., reliable Wire or write immediately. BOB MILLER, Lagrange, Ind. A-1 Trumpet at Liberty—Ex. perienced vaudeville and pictures. Unio Go anywhere. C. H. LOVELL, 208 Society St., Albany, Ga. marl9 Alto Sax., Soprano Clarinet— Young, reliable trouper, personality, tone, reader. Four years’ experience stage, dance bands. Prefer third saxophone. Large com- bination. Go anywhere. ST., Akron, O. Alto Saxophonist, Baritone, Soprano, Clarinet. Young, ex! rienced, dependable, single, union; good reader, hot style, neat appearance AL HEILIG, 117 S. Market St., Mt. Joy, Pa marl9 At Liberty — A-1 Violinist, leader or side. Prefer tab., dance or hotel Young and reliable. JACK HAUCK, 327 W Innis St., Salisbury, N. C. At Liberty — Violinist. 15 91 EAST DALTON Doubling years’ experience in pictures and vaude- ville. Will take side man. Union. STEVE GOLDIE, 1131 Adams S8t., Gary, Ind. At At Liberty—Drummer; Bass, Snare or double. Four years navy co! band; five years vaudeville, pictures tabs. Union. Best references. State sala! DRUMMER, 216 North Higby Street, Jackso: Mich. At Liberty —A-1 Tenor and Longneck Banjoist. Sight reader; A. F. M Location only. Two years one band. Addr* BANJO, 368 No. Entrance Ave., Kankakee, Il. marl9g At Liberty After April Ast— A-1 Drummer, Tympani, Xylophone, Bel and «complete set of Traps. Sight reader union. Band and location preférred. You D. AVEDISIAN, P. O. Box 601, Orlando, Fla cessful tour thru the State of Indiana, doing my magic act that dor not consist of large iflusions LU BY, THE MAGIC ne Box 543, Billboard, Cr iy Bldg., Chicago AT LIBERTY MISCELLANEOUS Seo WORD CASH (First Line Large Black Type) 20 WORD, CASH (First Line and Name Black Type) lo WORD, CASH (Small Type) (No Ad Less Than 25c) Figore Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. -| At Liberty—Cook or Griddle, Experienced TIM O'CONNOR, 207 South Jefferson &t., Sturgis, Mich. At Liberty—A-1 Organiste and Orchestra Pianiste. Thorou trained and experienced in pictures an vaudeville. Reliable, neat and congenia = idre BOX C-230, care of Billboard, ©) inati. O, At ‘Liberty—Dance Trumpet. Modern style, tohe, good reader, young, We’! experienced. Join immediately, care Billboard, Cincinnati, O. ' ' t | —“C*tis—CSCSCSCSCSCSC‘SCCSCSCésas a | a — 3 a | = i | $$ a | —_ a 2s | | —po ee ee — = | — Ty | | a es ee ee | ——— |= ( elCUr | a, ee | ee es ee ee ee a — ee eee a ; | ee

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~~ | Swe jf e At Liberty—Violinist, Leader Fine library, union, good tone and nt n. Best of references; age 30; ten ‘ experience Keith vaudeville and pic- will go anywhere for reasonable offer viol INIST, 4401 1 Eoff St., Wheeling, W. . va, At Liberty—Hot Brass Team. young, union; experienced in all lines. Prefe teady location with real band. Write or ire LEO KLAMERT, Hargrave Flats, Apt M arquette, Mich. At i 1 Dance Violin- ng some blues, double Piano. Have tall, good appearance, neat and re- l Double stage Age 28; weight 160 Go anywhere. Michigan or Canada preferred Al teach Violin. Address JESS RAYNER, Q Marietta St., Detroit, Mich. At ii ihe 1 String Bass, uble Soucaphene. | Well experienced all 1 Reliable, neat and congenial. Address FRANCIS TOSCA, 237 W. 17th St., Norfolk, ’ marl2 At Liberty —Drummer. Play, ‘ylophone, Bells and Pedal Tympani. T ‘oroughly experienced vaudeville and pic- DRUMMEB, 125-B Holcomb St., Mont- gomery, Ala. marl9g At Liberty — Drummer and Entertainer. Five years’ experience, dance and vaudeville. Do comedy and ballads. WM. DIVER, 3151 Hillside Ave., Cincinnati, O. —— $e, At Liberty doe Organist of Ex- lary ability Large library. Can n i liately. Go anywhere. ORGANIST, 1116 Benton Ave., East, Albia, Ia. At i Tiberiy—Vialnise Te Leader ideman. Library; experienced. Me- IVER, Box 126, Hopkinsville, Ky. At Liberty—Violinist Leader. Wife Orchestra-Pianist Experienced rou- Organist — Experienced Pic- tures and vaudeville. Prefer pictures. Will take smaller salary for shorter hours. IL ROSEL, 324 S. Metcalf, Lima, O. marl2 The Billboard, March 12, A-1 TRUMPET—CIRCUS, CONCERT BAND, or anything that’s reliable and pays a rea- Experienced and sober. 1841 West Taylor mar26 sonable salary. ion. Address MUSICIAN, St., Rear, Chicago, Ml Un- String Bass—Experienced All lines, vaudeville, pictures. Wants steady engagement. HARRY FRECH, 318 S. Hamil- ton, Watertown, | ae s marlg Trombone — Vaudeville, Pic- tures or legitimate dance orchestra. Young, married, reliable. W. M. SAWYER, Musi- cians’ Union, 222 Noll Bidg., Ft. Wayne, Ind. mari2 Trombone—For Known Dance band or theatre. Been with the best. Rec- ords aplenty. Wire JIMMY FRESHOUR, 815 Mangum, Durham, N. C. Trumpet—Hot, Sweet, Experi- enced. MUSICIAN, Corona Hotel, Buffalo, Trumpet—Soloist. Union, Ex- a Young man, American. Theatre, concert, band, symphony; band director. Have library. Consider any reliable offer. Waseee SCHOFIELD, 807 W. 4th, Musca- tine, Ia. Violin Leader — Wife Pianist. Union. Large library. Pictures correctly and tunefully cued. Experienced and reli- able. BOX C-210, Billboard, Cincinnati ABSOLUTELY A-1 immediately Thoroughly vaudeville and picture work to locate with strictly either vaudeville, combination house Wire or write LOREN CAIN, Battle Creek, Mich TRUMPET AVAILABLE experienced in | Clean-cut style, with good tone and technique. Young, neat, | congenial, progressive and reliable. Would like first-class orchestra, or picture You are under no obligation whatso- ver if I do not prove satisfactory 46 W. Main St., Union. A REAL DRUMMER TYMPANIST, NOW wants location after Plenty of bells and xylophone BOX C-220, Bill- with concert band, April First Will exchange references. board, Cincinnati. marl2 AT LIBERTY—HOT MODERN TRUMPET, doubling Violin. Tone; read spots; play the way you want it. ant than salary. Wis. Steady work more import- Wire C. A. GOFF, La C marlg rosse, AT LIBERTY—YOUNG and Pianist. Reliable. Prefer small city Union Write particulars. MARGUERITE HARRIS, Climer St.. __ Muscatine, Ta. marl9g AT LIBERTY—HOT TRUMPET. Good reader. enced. Modern style. congenial. A-1 other musicians. Lemoresville, Tenn. in every respect. tials for modern dance band. Ticket. Furnish MUSICIAN, Box 356, Me- LADY ORGANIST EXPERI- Young, All essen- AT LIBERTY—FLUTIST, EXPERIENCED IN Aygywhere. Billboard, Cincinnati, all lines BOX C-182, Young ° Address 1927 53 AT LIBERTY—MELOPHONE Cornet. Chicago. (15 YEARS), R. A. OLSON, 10 East Grand Ave., BB SOUSAPHONIST AT LIBERTY FOR dance, theatre, hotel or vaudeville. Prefer location, but will travel. Work must be steady Sight reader, good tone and rhythm. Four ears’ experience. Union, young, single and a good worker References. Can join imme- diately. State salary. SOUSAPHONIST, Box C-214, Billboard, Cincinnati, O. CLARINETIST -— EXPERIENCED PICTURES d vaudeville: double Alto Sax. ARTHUR = 1560 Broadway, New ork, N COMPETENT UNION TROMBONE—EXPERI- enced pictures, vaudeville or hotel. Age 27. Wire or write J. W. WILLIAMS, Musicians’ Hdg., 120 W. Bay St., Jacksonville, Fla. marl9 DANCE DRUMMER AT LIBERTY MARCH 5. Read, take. Seven years’ experience. Age, 22. Union, married, reliable. Good outfit. Ad- dress DRUMMER, Box 663, Haverhill, Mass. marl9 DRUMMER -- AFTER MARCH 26TH. EX- perienced; union; location preferred. FRANK OPPIE, 305 North Main St., Win- chester, Va. marlg FRENCH HORN—AT LIBERTY APRIL 18ST. JOSEPH PEACOCK, Box 917, Tarpon Springs, Fla. mari9 HIGH-CLASS THEATRE ORGANIST. NOV- elty Solos and Classical. Best cuing, Large library. Young, union. Eight years in pic- tures. Will go anywhere. Good organ only. HAROLD ROUSE, Garland Hotel, Redondo Beach, Calif. ned musicians. Pictures, a vaudeville, hotel, summer resort ea | brary of music References; union 1} 1 other musicians. Address MU ust. | CIANS, 78 Glendale Apt., BB and String Bass—Experi- i enced ideville, pictures, road show, cir- is r aaet, etc Address BALDWIN, 506 West Michigan Ave., Lansing, Mich Cellist—A-1, Experienced All, lines. Union, reliable, married. Want good paying, steady engagement; anywhere Ad- dress BOX C-100, Billboard, Cincinnati, O. ee Tone and abi lity. Foyrteen years’ vaudeville and pic- ire experience. Best of schooling, thoroughly ned, married and reliable: union. BOX care Billboard, Cincinnati. C- 237, Dance Drummer — Singer. Read. Single, 22. Join at once. HERBERT ELLSWORTH, Sistersville, W. Va. Drummer — Vaudeville, Pic tures Tympani, Bells, Traps Union, ing, reliable, experienced. HOWARD DILL, Huntington, Ind. mar26 Harmony Eb Alto, 0, Doubling Eb Baritone Saxophone. Young. single; A. F. M.; tuxedo. Transpose, fake, read; harmony to any lead. Ticket if far. Under- nd sock bien, Detroit, LOTON WILLSON, 8712 Beau- Mich. Hot Trumpet, Hot Drummer double Hot Trombone. Best instruments. ymmpetent State all first. Go anywhere; DRUMMER, 215 West Wayne, int only, Lima, O. Lady Organist — Experienced, Prefer small town, At present employed, a change. Must give two ORGANIST, 1317 N. E. Second Florida. union; any make organ consider anything but wish to make weeks’ notice. Ave., Miami, Organist — Experienced Pic- ture Player, also Orchestral Pianist, de- re change position South preferred. \ddress ORGANIST, Apartment 52, 601 W. 168th, New York City. —. Organist-Pianist at Liberty— : Hot Piano for comedies. Full library and sence played right. 3 years last position. Want change. Clean habits, memorize, un- mited, union Work guaranteed Don't mind mileage. ORGANIST, Room 214, Mont- ilm Hotel, Detroit, Mich Organist at Liberty — First- lass. Thoroughly trained onal ability and experience or write full particulars. man of excep- Union. Wire ORGANIST, 415 Highland Park, you “S This THE SPRING of The Billboard. Thursday, so as to reach Cincinnati on Regular mail or Special Delivery let- ters will not likely reach our office in time for the big money received too late will be re- turned if requested, or the ad will be inserted in the following week's issue, if desired. The Billboard Publishing Co. 4:30 p.m., must wire copy issue. Copy A FINAL REMINDER issue of The Billboard may reach some of our readers who want to place a Classified Advertisement in SPECIAL NUMBER Last forms closing March 10, and remittance above date. but and Violinist — Fine Picture Li- brary; experienced vaudeville and pictures Wife expérienced Pianiste, union. References from former employers. Misrepresentation caused this ad. Joint or single. VIOLINIST. 910 South 4th, Moberly, Mo. DANCE TRUMPET. HOT, SWEET. Young, reliable. Tuxedo. Good tone, reader. Experienced in all lines. Write or wire JAMES M. VINCENT, 406 E. University St., Bloomington, Ml A-l A-1 FAST DANCE DRUMMER — FLASHY outfit, gold Drums, Tympanies, Song Bells Read and handle your arrangements. Play pienty of rhythm. A real hot cymbal. Union, tuxedo, age 24, reliable plus personality. Don’t misrepresent, I don’t. I cut it or close. Join at once. BILL GAILOR, 200 Porter Ave., Buffalo, N. Y¥. A-1 ORGANIST AT LIBERTY—EXPERT PIC- ture accompanist and soloist. Large li- brary. Union. Locate anywhere. Reason- able salary. Can also take care of Orcan mechanically. Write or wire BOX C-191, Bill- board, Cincinnati, O. marl9 A-1 CELLIST AT LIBERTY—AM ABSOLUTE- ly reliable and competent, and have a nice large tone. Experienced in all lines, double on Tenor Saxophone. Address S. HOUSTON, care 5th Avenue Hotel, Arkansas City, Kan. A-1 vIon INIST LEADER —EXPERIENCED IN vaudeville and pictures. With same firm five years. Large library, married, union, strictly sober and reliable. Best of refer- ences. Theatre discontinuing orchestra is reason for ad. C. E. BRANDT, Box 96, Rock Creek, Minn. Sax., enced in dance, tone. Cc. L. RADKE, Ripon, Wis. theatre. AT LIBERTY, ABOUT APRIL 15. double Soprano and Violin. E Good reader. Will join organized orchestra. ALTO xperi- Good Write apr2 HOT ALTO SAX DOUBLING SOPRANO AND Clarinet. Sight reader. Take sock chorus Can sock Young. tuxedo, sober and re- liable. State all. Wire or write BOB HEIDEL- BERG, Rayne, Louisiana. Frank Duke, write mari2 LADY VIOLINIST WISHES TO CONNECT with good orchestra or furnish an excellent trio for hotel or cafe. Good tone. Six years of constant experience. References. Write or — ae, 424 Warren Crescent, Nor- fo a MUSICAL DIRECTOR, BAND OR ORCHES- tra. Standard library. Accredited teacher of Music, Violinist and Trumpet. Teacher of all Reed, String and Brass instruments. Age, 35; married. A. J. BECK, 4403 Pennsylvania Ave., St. Louis, Mo. marlg PROFICIENT CELLIST WANTS YEAR- round position within hundred miles Chi- cago (Others write.) Reason for ad, ad- vanced study, best Chicago teacher; must get closer. Union, reliable, congenial; tux. Read, big tone, intonation. Pictures, vaudeville, solo, trio, quartet. Here two years’ and can Stay. Week's notice: best references. WNoth- ing under fifty. VIOLONCELLIST, 1008% , F, Fort Madison, Iowa. SOUSAPHONE AT LIBERTY SHORTLY — Classics to jazz. Sight reading specialty. Young. At present broadcasting WFHH. Ad- Gon + realm Hotel Detroit, Cleare water, Fla TROMBONIST—UNION, MARRIED AND RE- liable Desiring to locate permanently. Prefer vaudeville and picture houses. Can furnish best of references P. DESCHENES, 128 1-3 N. Pifth St., Quincy, Ml. TROMBONIST — EXPERIENCED AND CAP- able of playing with the best of them at liberty a few nights a week. Must be near Philadelphia. Prefer small orchestra play- ing part time, and where good brass is ap- preciated. Address ROSCOE M. BENNER, 531 Race St., Perkasie, Pa. apr2 pictures and vaudeville. AT LIBERTY—TRUMPET, EXPERIENCED IN References. R. C. BOWKER, Solar Bldg., Watertown, N. Y. marl9 work only single. cert organization. and experienced director of music ductor. school Minn. Youn, AT LIBERTY—TRUMPET, FOR CONCERT Band or orchestra. Desire affiliation with first-class con- Tour or locate. Just finished two years as Experienced con- At liberty until September 1 or longer if satisfied. HARVEY SARTORIUS, Welcome, g and Schooled tre. $2,000 library furnish Flute and Cornet. poor business; cutting AT LIBERTY—VIOLIN LEADER, FOR THEA- Go anywhere. ly leader for Crandall Theatres of Washing- ton, D. C. Cuing pictures a specialty. Reason for this ad, orchestra. GEORGE CURRAN, General Delivery, Raleigh, N. C. Former- Can vaudeville, theatres. Trunks. Chicago, Tl. picture Five AT LIBERTY—VIOLINIST. FIFTEEN YEARS music M. De LUCA, 1423 Clybourn ae, marl9g fith’s big pictures. Delivery, Utica, N. Y AT LIBERTY — EXPERIENCED PHROTOPLAY Director with large standard library. Lmerly Violin Conductor with several of Grif- HARRY IVERS, General For- in all lines, also vaudeville, shows. Address MUSICIAN, Ave., Hagerstown, | Md Al “sou SAPHONIST AT LIBERTY — JUST finished one year with the Chicago Cadet Band in vaudeville. Good tone and rhythm. Age 23; union. Wire BOB WHEATER, Apt. 5, 2447 Cass Ave., Detroit, Mich. Location considered. Jefferson Hotel, nd congenial. Dupont Street, Roxboraugh, Philadelphia, Pa. PEMBLETON, Mo. AT LIBE RTY-»TROMBONIST. UNION, NEAT LEE AT LIBERTY dress BOX 451, New York. Billboard, CLARINETIST—YOUNG; Band and Orchestra lent tone. Can double Sax sition considered. BOB ROCHESTER, W. Woodruff Ave., Columbus, O. AT LIBERTY—CLARINETIST, EXPERIENCED band or 219 Alexander road _ LADY TRUMPETER. AD- 1560 Broadway. marlg EXPERIENCED IN Good reader, and sing circus or park band, but any first-class propo- excel- Prefer -TROMBONIST—CLOSING SEASON IN COM- bination house March 12. Deliver or no no- tice. Positively competent and thoroughly ex- perienced for any engagement. Age, 28; good appearance, pep; union; married. Go any- where. Reliable only. J. M. ROBINSON, 2 Richardson Court, St. Petersburg, Pla. mar26 VIOLINIST—DOUBLE TENOR SAX. LEAD or side. Experienced in all lines of theatre work. ELBERT AKIN, 529 Pierre, Manhattan, Kan. ( marl9 VIOLINIST — HOTEL, PICTURES, VAUDE- ville, comedy, burlesque. Good tone in tune. No small distant jobs. Congenial, temperate. VIOLINIST, 121 South Sixth, Reading, Pa marlg YOUNG BBb SOUSAPHONE PLAYER CLOS- ing contract with Columbia Recording Or- chestra. Excellent reader and play good dance rhythm Can join on_ wire. HOWARD WONKMAN, Columbia City, Ind. marl9 A-i DRUMMER—Tymos., Bells Marimba. Vaude- ville, pictures, dance Union, A-l references Troupe or locate anywhere. Can furnish A-1 Violinis' doubling Trumpet. DRUMMER, Bos 465, Salina, Kan A-| TRUMPETER—Experienced and competent. De- sires steady position in orchestra or band. Young, single, union, tuxedo Address BOX C-236, care Billboard, Cincinnati, O. AT LIBERTY — First Chair Clarinet Player for vaudeville or picture, to locate in smalier city. JOHN A. SCHMIDT. Musicians’ Club, 175 W Washington St., Chicago, Il. mari. 164 AT LIBERTY—Banjo, double Alto Sax., Guitar sing Twenty-five years eld, single, uni robe Five years’ vaudeville and dance experic Go anywhere Join on wire. EDW. A. SIMI’ALNS Morris i Mal, Detroit, Mich mar2 AT LIBERTY—Con nt Routine Business Violinist, if experienced and practical in lines. — Dosires steady, year-round ix-day_ positiea «= A General Delive ry, Newark, N. J. id SS » ee | [Tl ' | a Sd | Ls {iy | es | a. |__| “Bie | or eee | ————— ane Fe _ | “pez ——H 3 prise ; ‘| | ie <2 a | Se Cy : ee 3—_. ‘ | ; eS | —| / — [| a LLhmhmmm.t—SY | » J oe ee <x | | ee — |—CLUVAIL ZI Pa | | )06ClUC SS Dw | a ee eee 7

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_ ERMA BARLOW’S CIRCUS REVUE. 54 The Billboard, March 12 | LIBERTY—Orcanist-Pianist, A-1 sight reader In or — eens Pictures and two arts Non- R union ‘ 5 and arrange acts Address R. BROWN, Bill oandl Chicago, ‘Th. marly BANOMASTER (F lipino) —C larine tist and Violinist. Permanent location. No objection to smal] town where excellent « noot band desired. Teacher of ail band instruments Formerly army bandleader, now employed in piano tuning and repairing. Want change Will consider position in theatre or music house. Have diploma in piano tuning. Prefer State of Kansas or Oklahoma. FELIX ALCANTARA, care Jenknis Music Company, Tulsa, Okla. marzb BBb SOUSAPHONE. doubling Violin, wants loca- tion. Conservatory education and 20 years’ experi- ence in band and orchestra work Address MUSI- CIAN, 11114 Parnell Ave., Chicago, Ill. marl2 CELLIST—Doubles enced professional Wants engagement. New York City. Sarophone. Thoroughly experi- player on either instrument. MUSICIAN, 283 West 115th St., marly COMPETENT Professional Bandmaster available for contract (permanent), preferably in band law State, I furnish library Graduate director; first-class exe perience as Musician and Director. Teach. A-l perv and Soprano Saxes (B flat and C). Con- der ol band on side: experienced military school. BANDMASTER. Box C-239, Billboard, Cincinnati a mar sev TRUMPETER for orchestra or vaudeville— . experienced; —_ Gold instrument. MISS LOTTA “DELMORE, 522 15th St., North, St. Peters- burg, Fla LADY VIOLINIST—Young, pateneet all musical lines. Doubles Piano TALITHA BOTSFORD, 1718 W. Church St., Elmira, N. Y¥ TRUMPETER will consider first-class theatre engage- ment. Experienced, married. Age 28. Steady TRUMPETER, 3950 Clarendon Ave., Chicago, Ill. VIOLIN—Good tone. Wish to locate with A-1 Pi- ano Leader where I can secute steady employment days as 2 diemaker or first-class machinist. BUX C-211, Billboard, Cincinnati. marl9 AT LIBERTY PARKS AND FAIRS Se WORD. CASH (First Line Large Black Type) 2e WORD, CASH (First Line and Name Black Type) fe WORD, CASH (Small Type) (No Ad Less Than 25¢) Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. Flying LeRoys—A Combina- tion flying and casting act. At liberty for indoor circus and bazaars, etc. 2006 Weisser Park, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Novelty Trapeze Artist—Now booking summer and fall dates. Beautiful nickel-plated apparatus; elaborate costumes. An act with a flash. Address HARRY L. HOWARD, 159 Providence St., Waverly, N. Y. Sander’s Troupe—6 People, 5 big acts for Indoor Shows, Parks and Fairs, Independent large Picture Theatres. SAN- DER’S TROUPE, Billboard, New York. - mar Williams & Lee Attractions— Two separate combinations, 4 people, 3 acts, or 8 people, 6 acts. Open for Fairs, Celebrations. If it’s classy and clean attrac- tions, we have it. One hundred dollars cash bond for appearance. Address 464 Holly Ave., St. Paul, Minn. marl2 A REAL NOVELTY ANIMAL ACT — TWO ponies, six dogs and monkey. Two acts. BILLY ELWELL, 120 Center St. Dayton, Oo. AT LIBERTY — AIRPLANE PARACHUTE Jumper. Will book any engagement. Expe- rienced. Satisfaction guaranteed. Write for time. DARE-DEVIL DAVIDSON, 1063 Mul- berry, Galesburg, Ill. mar26 BONETTE BROTHERS — AERONAUTS, FUR- nish complete free act program for Parks, Fairs, Celebrations. Sensational feature acts that are different. Get our prices. Address Bradford, N. H. mari2 ONE Lady, one Clown, one Dog and one Pony. “A Petite Circus Treat.” From Kansas City Times: “Headline honors among the visiting vaudevillians are divided between the Six... and Barlow's Circus, which brings fifteen minutes of excited squeals from the children in the audience. The circus had a pony and a wire-walking, foot-balancing dog who laughs while he is doing his feats, and also a man and woman with probably the two strongest sets of teeth in existence.” For Indoor Cir- cuses, Parks and Fairs we offer two acts, the one mentioned above and the Two Zeldos, the Maid and the Bell Hop, novelty head-to-head balancing, head walking, head slide held in lady's teeth, etc. For truthful illustrative de- scriptions of both acts, prices, etc., write to M. G. ZELDO, South Milford, Ind. GROTH BROS.’ CO.—FOUR ENTIRELY DIF- ferent high-class free acts. Now booking. Guarantee acts and appearance. Write for particulars. Charter Oak, Ia junlg on THE HIGH-WIRE PERFORMING Elephant. RITA AND DUNN, The Billboard, Ci neinnati, aprl6 PETE CORNALLA TROUPE, FOUR CIRCUS Acts, at Hberty, fairs, indoor shows. Ad- dress Bil iliboard, Cincinnati, O. d jun4 ' THRI E “¢ ‘TCU S ACTS—LADY AND GENT. Spe vertising furnished. Double Tra- ze, om t« srtion, Comedy Balancing HIG- NS AND COOPER, 124 East Walnut St., i azoo, Mich. mayl4 AERIAL COWDENS—s: andard 4 ates tion of rit. eze elect ewinzing j r 1 funny clo t roim Au Literature on “request Adare Billboard, Cin innati, O 2 NEW DUO, Lady and Gent—Two acts. Comedy Hand Balancing Act and Straight Roman Ring tor fairs, celebrations, etc. BERT NEW, 210 Wine Va Ave., Detroit, Mich, marly 1927 AT LIBERTY PIANO PLAYERS Se WORD. CASH (First Line Large Black Type) 2e WORD, CASH (First Line and Name Black Type) tec WORD, CASH (Small Type) (No Ad Less Than 25¢) Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. AT LIBERTY SINGERS Se vee D. CASH (First Line Large Biack Type) 2e WORD, CASH (First Line and Name Black Type) le WORD: CASH (Small Type) (No Ad Less Than 25¢) Figure Tetal of Wards at One Rate Only. At Liberty — Pianist. Single. union, experienced; pictures or vaudeville; also will take position as Leader for pit in acts on road. Address KASEMAN, care P. Tallisigs Son, 565 Seventh Ave., New York. Pianist — Tabloid or Reper- toire; hot and legitimate. Arrange, trans- pose, sing baritone, stage. Locate or travel. ROBERT VAN ARNOLD, Gen. Del., Detroit, Mich. Piano Leader-Conductor at liberty. High-class picture man and able vaudeville leader. Thoro showman, energetic worker and sober. Fine library: produce novelties and prologues. BOX C-241, Bilil- board, Cincinnati. >... AFT ee aor Piano or Country’s Best Photo Player. Wire or.write from anywhere. Ex- perienced in all lines. I absolutely guarantee my work. A-1, first-class man at liberty. Address AL SPENCER, Y. M. C. A., Detroit, 5 A-1 PIANIST DESIRES POSITION WITH good dance or hotel orchestra. Experienced in both. Will consider good stock company. I am a sight reader and play modern style piano. Wire at once, no time to lose. J. E. B. SHADDEX, Grantville, Ga. A-1 PIANIST-LEADER DESIRES CHANGE — 15 years’ experience; large library; cues Pictures perfectly. State all, salary, size orchestra, hours, etc. No grinds. BOX C-224, Billboard, Cincinnati. mari2 A-1 PIANIST AND ORGANIST AT LIBERTY— Desires to locate with picture, vaudeville, tabloid or first-class dance orchestra. arrange and compose. Don't misrepresent: I don't. Union and prefer the North or North- west. Write or wire. PIANIST OR ORGAN- IST, 1108C North Sheppard St., care R. Novey, Richmond, Va. AT LIBERTY—LADY PIANIST. PICTURES. Address BOX 452, Billboard, 1560 Broadway, New York. marlg AT LIBERTY — PIANIST. MALE: EXPERI- enced all lines. Theatre or hotel in Middle West preferred. Union. Address PIANIST, 1637 Franklin Ave., St. Louis, Mo. marl19g AT LIBERTY--MALE PIANIST FOR PICTURE theatre. Experienced. Prefer playing alone; also some organ experience. Splendid library, union and best of reference. PIANIST, Box 63, Hallville, Il. AT LIBERTY—MALE PIANIST FOR DANCE or good reliable stock company. Experi- enced in dance, good reader, union, tuxedo and reliable. Good as any average pianist. es 419 W. Lincoln Ave., Charleston, AT LIBERTY—MALE PIANIST. PICTURES only. Library and years of experience. Fine improviser. Go anywhere. Write details. W. A. RICHARDS, 47 No. Hampshire St., Man- chester, N. H. EXTRA GOOD LADY PIANISTE — TEN years’ experience with orchestras, pictures, vaudeville, dance. 26 years old. lay all classica' music at sight and am always no- ticed as hot jazz or dance pianiste. Prefer any Western States. Would like ticket. Write. I am Pipe Organist also. Am engaged with 8-piece concert orchestra now, but anxious for change. Address ENID UPTON, 1711 Wash- ington, Denver, Col. PIANIST-LEADER AND VIOLINIST (SIDE)— Young men, experienced pictures and vaudeville. Splendid up-to-date library. Cue correctly. Union, reliable and congenial. Now working, but desire change location. BOX C-229, Billboard, Cincinnati. marl12 PIANIST-LEADER — PICTURES. UNION; cue; references. Library twenty-five hun- dred numbers. State all. No wires. NEW- | ee CHURCHILL, 96 Chestnut St., Florence, ass. Also | DRAMATIC TENOR — 30, GOOD APPEAR- ance, 5 ft. 11, excellent quality of tone. JOHN R. O'MALLEY, 333 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. . marl2 AT LIBERTY—Sopreno would like to hear from a good Tenor, Contralto, or Accordion Player for eve- ning work only. MISS ANNA RAPP, 5936 Michigan Bivd., Chicago. AT LIBERTY VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS Se WORD. CASH (First Line Large Black Type) 2e WORD, CASH (First Line and Name Black Type) te WORD, CASH (Small Type) (No Ad Less Than 25¢) Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. Fancy Rifle Shooter on Stage or field. GLENN SMITH, 11 Springwood Ave., Greenville, S. C. ‘| AT LIBERTY FOR MED.—ALL-ROUND TEAM, man and lady. Six novelty acts. Six real sketches. Double afterpieces. Change strong for week. No piano. Don't ask me my price. Salary your limit. A real honest-to-goodness team. Wire or write. Join at once. No time to dicker. EDW. AND KITTY ACKER, New Milford, Conn. AT LIBERTY—LADY NOVELTY PERFORMER. Will join act or partner. Go anywhere. Age, 20; height, 5 ft., 3% in.; weight, 110 Ibs. Pre- fer aerial or contortion act. Address HELEN MACKEY, General Delivery, Rock Island, Iii. GEO. T. MISKEL, OF MISKEL AND MAY, featuring banjo, mandolin and novelties. Dutch, Irish, Eccentric singing and talking acts. Put on acts and change for two weeks. Will consider good partner. Wife’s illness cause of this ad. 3872 Easton Ave., St. Louis, Mo. AT LIBERTY for big time—Mentalist, Psychology. Read without assistant ANITA LOUIS, 2308 W Madison St., Chicago. PhoneWes t 5317 mar26 AT LIBERTY—Versatile Team, man and wife. Wire Act, Comedy Juggling, Trained Dogs, Ladder, Talk- ing Acts. Man also can make openings and an- nouncements. Hare liting car. Address KRIDELLU Box 92, Mount Olive, N. C. marl AT LIBERTY—Man and wife for tent or med. show. Change strong for a week. Man, 40; lady, 32. Both work acts and bits. REEVES AND REEVES, Hotel Albeny, 73 Montcalm, West, Detroit, AT LIBERTY—High-class Cartoon, Landscape and Rag Picture Act, featuring the penetrating screen, using three specially lighted drawing stands; change indefinitely. Do good Magic Act also. Work straight in acts (script); good appearance and wardrobe. Age 26; height 5 feet 11 inches; weight 148. Will help artist on scenery or do all myself. Only good reliable tabs., reps. or acts need answer. (I just left a show that couldn’t pay.) Tickets from those I don’t know; guarantee same with trunk check. Ad- —- DD VALLIER, cate Dayon Cummings, Udon, AT LIBERTY—Blackface and Eccentric Singing and Dancing Comedian. Work acts and do specialties. Will also sign up for summer season. State salary. Address WIGGINS FARROW, 5719 Portage Ave., Cleveland, O. mar26 AT LIBERTY—For med. show. Singing, Talking Specialties Change six nights. Will work in acts. Good sales worker. Salary, fifteen and all. = hey NCIS, 2328 North Harding St., Indian- apolis, In ce — TIME FREE ACT—‘‘Weiss, Piano-Accordion Fiend’’, introducing his famous one-man orchestra, Playing seven instruments all at one time. Singing, burlesque, accordion solos; also playing on a Car- penter’s Sew. For fairs and celebrations. WEISS, 1011 Aldrich, No., Minneapolis, Minn. marly BLACKFACE and Characters (Specialty)—Join reli- able company anywhere (ticket); or lady vaudeviliec partner. *He’s in Jailhouse Now’’, words, music, for sale. BOB MACK, 260 West 21st, New York. MAN — Reliable and sober. Needs employment Handy man at theatres; will locate or will join acts or road shows doing props., plant or on advance. Capable party. BOX 7, Billboard, Chicago. WILL JOIN ON WIRE—If you need Versatile Med. Show Comic. State salary. Don't need ticket if known. BOX C-235, Billboard, Cincinnati, QO. AT A ey ah class Piano Player, orchestra or lay specialties; double 6 speciaities. BETTY LA ROY, General Delivery, St. Louis, Mo AT LIBERTY—Fxperienced Pianist desires position in theatre, alone or with orchestra, picture work only, or hotel, within or not far from New York, ——— or New Jersey. Union man; best refer- not wire, write particulars. Address PIANIST. Bor C-14, Billboard, Cincinnati, O. AT LIBERTY—Dance Pianist and Banjoist. Union, young, neat, sober. Rhythm our specialty will go single or double; prefer double. Fit nicely in any dance band Don't _wire; write full particulars. GUS HANSMAN, 47 23 Terrace Ave , St. Louis, Mo, marly AT LIBERTY—Pianist. experienced Leader sisting canvasmer H Clive 8t., Specialties; read and fake; Mention about ticket and as- CARELTON BROWNE, 1529 St. Louls, Mo. EXPERIENCED Male Pianist desires position in atre in town of ten thousand or under. Work ae or with orchest ra. Position must be permanent Aber stely no wires; write all details. Address ANIST, Boz C -215, Billboard, Cincinnati, O. marl2 FIRST-CLASS Pianist falso Organ), Leader or Side, at ilberty after April 15th Age 28%, absolutely t able Do not wire write particulars. L MATHIEU Orchestra, Hotel Ponce de Leon, 8t Augu ne Marz PIANIST —Your ng Man, single, union, sober, com- _— = »; experi enced all Lines Tab., ance, hotel. Lacate or troupe. BOX C-212, care ‘piliboard, Cincinnati, O. COMMERCIAL | ACTS, SONGS AND PARODIES 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. 8c WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. Any Musical Comedy Script or musical opening we have. Special offer, $3.00; no C. O. D's. Send stamp for list. WEST-STEED MANUSCRIPT CO., 1318 Vine 8t., Cincinnati, O. Latest Side-Splitting Parodies —Bye, Bye, Black Bird: Hi Ho Merrio, Pal of My Cradle Days, Me Too, Mary Loo, just out, all for one dollar. Improve your act JIMMY PIDGEON, 830 Southern Ave., South Williamsport, Pa. marl9g Real Original Vaudeville Acts written. ALLEN SPENCER TENNEY, 1595 Broadway, New York. marl2 MELODRAMAS — WOODARD PLAY ©CO., East Tiledo, O. marl9 MUSIC ARRANGED — THOS. R. CONFARF, Jack Mills, Woods Theatre Bldg., Chicago. marl9 NAT GELLER, AUTHOR, 538 EAST 175TH St., Bronx, N. Y. NAT GELLER, AUTHOR, 538 EAST 175TH St., Bronx, N. Y¥. NEW MONTHLY COMEDY LIBRARY—MOD- ern Hokum, Sket~hes, Monobits, Minstre!, etc., $1.00 each. Satisfaction guaranteed. BRADLEY, 5103 Hollywood, Los Angeles. PLAYS—GOOD PLAYS, SHORT CAST, ONE set, low price. WILLIAM AND JOSEPHINE GILES, Swanton, O. THE TAB. SHOP—HOME OF THE BETTER grade material. Tab. Musical Comedy, Burlesque and Dramatic Manuscripts, etc. List free. HARRY ASHTON, 357 N. Clark, Chicago, TI. WALTER WEISS, AUTHOR, 180 THIRD AVE., New York. —— HOKUM, CROSS FIRE, ETC. GAG 3, $1.00. Satisfaction guaranteed. BRADLEY, 5103 Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif. YOU TRIED THE REST, NOW TRY THE best. Vaudeville Monologues, Comedy Sketches, etc., $1.00 each. Largest stock of old-time Negro Acts in the world, $1.00 each. Send for list. HARRY ASHTON, 357 N. Clark St., Chicago. AGENTS AND SOLICITORS WANTED 7e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. 9c WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. Agents—Gold Sign Letters for store windows. 500% profit. Free samples. METALLIC LETTER CO., 442 N. Clark, Chi- cago. tf Agents, Hustlers—$25 Daily. New Ford Necessity. Garages, filling sta- tions, auto stores, Ford users all buy. Box 25, $3.00; retails 50c each. Proposition big: be first in your locality. Sample. particulars, ae ELECTRIC NOVELTY SUPPLY, Sturgis, c Agents—Greater Profits; Year- round sales. Complete guaranteed line Dress and Work Shirts, Overalls, Coveralls, Work Pants, Plavsuits, $10-$25 daily easy. We show you complete outfit free. NIMROD SHIRT CO., Dept. 43, 4922-28 Lincoln Ave., Chicago. Agents Wanted — New Pat- ented Ever-Ready Menu Cabinet for restau- rants. Saves time; invites business. C. E. SHOOK MFG, CO., Waterloo, Ia. marl9g Auction, Bankrupt, Salvage, Rummage Sales, Enormous profits. Particu- lars free. Oldest, largest, original head. quarters. Desk 1, 1608 SOUTH HALSTED, Chicago. tf Bankrupt and Rummage Sales. Make $50.00 daily. We start you, furnish- ing everything. CLIFCROS, 609 Division, Chicago. tt Big Profits Handling Our Sec- ond-Hand Clothing. We also start you in this dusiness. Experience unnecessary. AMERICAN JOBBING HOUSE, Dept. 10, 2036 Grand Ave., Chicago. mar26 Don’t Sell for Others — Em- Ploy agents yourself. Make your own products; Toilet Articles, Household Special- ties, etc. 500° profit. We furnish every- thing and show you how. Valuable booklet free. Write at once. NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC — 1958 W. Broad, Richmond, a. Electric Belts and Insoles Pay enormous profits. Every one a prospect Samples, 50c. Ask for free offer and whole- sale price on 36 fast sellers. THE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., B-4, Burlington, Kan. : marl9 No Peddling Necessary to make $100 weekly, home or office. Free folder tells how. ELITE, 38 Elizabeth St. New York. mar26 Razor Men, Clean Up—SS Ra- zor Strop Dressing. Great demonstrator Sample, 20c; gross, $5, postpaid. Nets you 900% at 35c. SS MFG. CO., Monroe, Ia. - mar2 Something New in Blankets— Amazing low price. Sell homes, hotels. Special proposition to premium men, mail- order firms, c-ew managers. PEERLESS BLANKET MILYS, 12% Parker St., Worces- ter, Mass. This Ad and Names of Any Minnesota towns now using salesboards brings you free sample and wholesale price of a wonderful novelty. 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OS ee ni + i RE cme Turn Your Extra Minutes Into extra dollars with our fast-selling Novelties and Staples. Write for free information. GEO. B. TALBOT SALES CO., Box 72-J, Nor- wood, Mass. marlg ei $50.00 Weekly Easy — Apply- ing Gold Initials on Automobiles. No ex- perience needed. $1.45 profit every $1.50 job. Free samples. RALCO MONOGRAMS, 1043-A Washington, Boston, Mass. tt $15.00 Daily Easily Made — Great opportunity, men and women; ex- perience unnecessary. 95 cents profit on every dollar. A whirlwind seller. Write quick. particulars for two red stamps. Idlers save our stamps. JAMES A. CARTER, 3145 2d Blvd., Detroit, Mich. 300% Profit—Whirlwind Sell- ing Household, Store, Office Necess‘ty. Fast repeater. Free sample. MAGIC PRODUCTS, Room 100, 332 East 31st, Kansas City, Mo. x A BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN MAKING Sparkling Glass Name and Number Pilates, Checkerboards, Signs. free. E. PALMER, 501 Wooster, O. tt AGENTS — PITCHMEN, STREETMEN, CAN- vassers and Medicine Men. 300% profit. Gas-the-Fly; mo powders or sprays. Abso- lutely nothing like it. No muss; we are the originators. A dollar brings a complete for- mula and particulars. No samples. Address FLANNERY’S SUPPLY HOUSE, Oxford, a mar AGENTS—BIG PROFITS. GOLD SIGN LET- ters, easily applied. Samples free. INTER- STATE SIGN, 4934 Augusta St., Chicago. AGENTS—66 TO 150 PER CENT PROFIT selling Weber’s Herb Tablets, a good home remedy for the entire family. Big repeater; sales guaranteed. Write for the greatest sell- ing sensation today. WEBER’S MEDICAL TEA CO., 46 Sumner Ave., Brooklvn, N. Y. AGENTS, PITCHMEN — SOMETHING DIF- ferent. United Red, White and Blue Tube Patch and Tire Plasters. Large profits either main or side line. UNITED PATCH COM- PANY, Covington, Ky. mari9 AGENTS, DEMONSTRATORS TO SELL LA- tonia Ejector Forks, the latest kitchen utensil. Every housewife buys. Write THE LATONIA CUTLERY CO., Desk 43, Coving- ton, Ky. marl2 AGENTS—SELL $1,000 DEATH, $15 WEEKLY Automobile Accident Policy, $5 yearly. Commission. SAFETY RESERVE FUND, 1780 Broadway, New York. marlg Big book and sample| Ind. IF YOU CAN DEVOTE TWO TO FOUR hours an evening to profitable spare-time work, write us at once. We pay $2.00 to $4.00 an hour. No experience necessary. Send 2c to cover postage. ROANOKE SPECIALTY CO., Box 254, Roanoke, Va. marl9 MAKE $25.00 DAILY SELLING COLORED Raincoats and Slickers, $2.95. Waterproof Hat free. Commissions daily. Outfit free. ELLIOTT BRADLEY, 241 VanBuren, Dept. 841, Chicago. apr2 MEN WANTED TO MAKE $25.00 PER DAY Selling hosiery from a reliable house. Some of our big features: Men's Silk Hose, $12.00 per gross pairs; Men's Woven Fancy Silk, lat- est patterns, $15.00 per gross pairs. Men's Neckwear, $12.00 per gross. Write for above three gross or three sample dozens, inclose $3.25 for sample doze~s and our price list. This is an opportunity in a lifetime to buy Hosiery and Neckwear at mill prices. LEWIS HOSIERY CO., 12 N. 3d Street, Philadelphia, je marilg MIRRORS RESILVERED AT HOME—COSTS less 5 cents per square foot; you charge 75 cents. Immense profits plating Auto Parts, Reflectors, Tableware, Stoves; refinishing Metalware, etc. Outfits furnished. Details free. Write SPRINKLE, Plater, 500, — aprox NEW CAMERA — REGULAR BLACK AND white photos finished quickly inside Make money selling cameras, tak- photos or doing both. CROWN COM- PANY, Dept. 482, Norwalk, Conn. apr2 NO DULL TIMES SELLING FOOD, PEOPLE must eat. Federal distributors make the money; $3,000 yearly and up. No capital o experience needed. Guaranteed sales. Unsold goods may be returned. We furnish you with sample case, license and free samples for customers. Sure repeat orders. Exclusive territory. Ask now! FEDERAI., PURE FOOD CO., C-2307 Archer, Chicago. tf NOVELTY PAINTINGS—SELL BIG, PROFITS out —_ 349% B 19th St., Mil- ukee, Wis. PITCHMEN’S SUPPLIES, CASES, TRIPODS, Tricks. ILLINOIS MAGIC SHOP, 18 West Delaware Place, Chicago. RAZOR STROP DRESSING, GROSS, $3.50. Spiel and sample, 25c. 25% deposit on . O. Ds. SODER CO., 127% South 20th. Birmingham, Ala. mar26 SELL TAILOR-MADE SHOES—SENSATIONAL new fitting discovery eliminates foot trou- bles; makes walking a pleasure. 75 men’s and women’s styles; 60 leathers. Prices lower than stores. Big commissions. Free outfit. Free sample shoes. TAILOR-MADE SHOE SYSTEM, 932 Wrightwood, Dept. OZ3, Chicago. ar26 AGENTS — MEDICINE AND PITCH MEN wanted everywhere to handle Akaewalla’s Genuine Indian Cold Vine for head colds, headaches, neuralgia and obstructed nostrils. Just inhale, it never fails; instant relief un- conditionally guaranteed both to you and your customers. Trial dozen, $1.25; Gross, $12.00, retails $36.00; your profit $24.00—200 per cent. Its smell is what makes it sell. Mrdicine and Pitch Men, this article is un- equaled in its quality and fast sales. Send for gross or trial dozen today and get in on the big money. For everyone is subject to bad colds—they look, they smell and they buy. Akawalla’s Genuine Indian Cold Vine, it can’t be beat. We do not ship C. O. D. Send money order and be safe. WALLA VEGETABLE LABORATORY, Dept. D, 1903 Beaver Ave., North Side, Pittsburgh, Pa. marl9 AGENTS—TRAFFIC SIGNAL, JUST PATENT- ed. Over 10,000 have been sold in Massa- chusetts. Only State that is sold. Every car owner needs one. Be the first in your territory. Send for circular at once. SOMAC TRAFFIC SIGNAL CO., 133 Boston Ave., Somerville, Mass. marl2 ATTENTION, AGENTS, PITCHMEN —_AT last a genuine razor strop dressing, Dia- mond. Sharpens any make of blade. Be convinced. Sample and particulars, 25c. P. & L. PRODUCTS CO., 728 Sixth Ave., 8., Minneapolis, Minn. mar26 BE INDEPENDENT! MAKE, SELL YOUR own specialties. Immense profits. Catalog cependable formulas, special selected agents’ best sellers, free. A. LUSTRO, 832 East Persh- ing, Chicago. apr2 CALIFORNIA PERFUMED BEADS SELLING like hot cakes. Agents coining money. Big Profits. Catalog free. MISSION FA RY L 2328 W. Pico, Los Angeles, Calif. mar26 DEMONSTRATORS—IMPROVED EMBROID- ery Guide Braider. 100, $4.00; 500, $17.50. Darners, 500, $35.00. Sample, 25c. A. COL- BERT, Box 548, Ocean Park, Calif. apro EVERY WOMAN WANTS A SEWING SET. Home Sewing Sets contain 142 useful sew- ing articles. $4.00 an hour easily made with this 50c seller. LEE 43 East 23d St., New York. marl2 GASOLINE — TEN CENTS PER GALLON. ui Aeents and mail-order men, now is your me to make big money, for I have a prepa- Tation that will save you one-half on every Ballon of gasoline you use, and I will send the formula with full instruction how © mix and sell others for only $2.00 and you can make from 400 500 per cent Profit on every sale. Remember, I guarantee results or money refunded. Personal checks hot accepted. ROANOKE SPECIALTY CO., P. O. Box 254, Roanoke, Va. marl9 GET OUR FREE SAMPLE CASE — TOILET derfalte secre nd Specialties, Won- RK, St. Louis. CO., Dept. mar26 SEEK NO LONGER! BECOME INDEPEND- ent! Be your own boss. Become my rep- resentative. Introduce sensational 3-in-1 Hot Water Bottle Combination. Startling Inven- tion. Every home buys. $20.00 daily easily earned. No capital needed. I furnish every- thing. Write for great surprise. PRESIDENT, Lob] Mfg. Co., C3-1, Middleboro, Mass. SELL BETTER QUALITY ALL-WOOL MADE- to-order Suits at $31.50. Profitable new field for men who are conscientious and de- pendable. No experience necessary. Full or part time—$45 to $100 weekly and liberal bonus. Commissions paid in advance. We furnish handsome large swatch samples and complete instructions free. Write W. Z. GIBSON, INC., 161 W. Harrison St., Dept. C-417, Chicago. mar26 SELLING LIKE BLAZES! ELEVEN-PIECE Toilet Goods Assortment at $2.25, with two- piece Carving Set free to your customers. 100% profit. DAVIS PRODUCYS CO., Dept. 96, 1321 Carroll, Chicago. mar26 ‘callouses. The Billboard, March 12, 1927 55 $25.00 REWARD FOR ANY CORN GREAT Christopher Positive Corn Cure cannot re- move. Also good for warts, bunions, moles, Price, 35e. Sell Dr. King’s Oint- ment for skin troubles. Price, 35c. Sample and particulars for stamp. RELIABLE SPE- CIALTY CORPORATION, Buffalo, N. Y. - mar $11.50 PROFIT ON 50¢ OUTFIT COMPLETE— Hair Tonic in powder form. Simply add water and bottle. Everything furnished — COMPANY, 1043 Washington, Boston. ass. tt 300% PROFIT HANDLING USED CLOTHING. Run rummage sales. We trust you. CHI- CAGO CLOTHING SUPPLY, 3149 S. State, Chicago. tf 600% PROFIT — INTERESTING NOVELTY. The Magic Calendar (copyrighted). Won- derful side line. Excellent mail seller. Sample, 10c. LIBERTY, Station D, Box 4029, Cleveland, O. ANIMALS, BIRDS AND PETS 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. 8e WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Caly. Pure White Horse With Pink skin and pink eyes, 5 years old, weight 800 pounds. Will make good statue or menage horse when trained. Price, $100.00 cash. BARRETT & ZIMMERMAN, Midway Horse Market, St. Paul. BEAUTIFUL REGISTERED BULL PUPS, $15; Bulldogs. 501 ROCKWOOD, Dallas, _ un4x WANT RIDES, SHOWS WITH OWN OUT- fits, Clean Concessions for sixteen weeks under auspices, then fairs. Open April 2 oe H. L. WRIGHT, Greenwood, marl2 WANTED — PARTY WITH PORTABLE Roller-Skating Rink to run at resort. Good Opportunities offered. Westbrook, Minn. WALTER RISTVEDT, marl9 WANTED—ONE OR TWO RIDES FOR COM- ing season. Good proposition. Small tent; short jumps. Write W. R. DORMER, Room 1, 709 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. marl9g BOOK 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. 80 WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. Agents, Dealers, Streetmen— The Pruitt-Sheridan Trade Directory gives source of supply for over 250,000 articles; you need it. Price, $1.00. I. MORTIMER, 186 W. 4th St., St. Paul, Minn. BOOK OF 500 MONEY-MAKING FORMULAS, 50c, postpaid. FEARS PRESS, Alabama City, Ala. EDUCATION, FREEDOM, REVELATION. AN inspirational masterpiece. Postpaid, 25¢. OBERMAN COMPANY, Box 1268, Chicago. mari9 “ON THE OTHER SIDE OF DEATH”’—FACTS on this great question. Don’t live in doubt. Postpaid, thirty cents. O. N. HEGSTAD, Westport, Ore. DEEP-SEA WONDERS FOR PIT SHOWS, ALL Specimens stuffed and dried: Balloon Fish, $1.00; Porcupine Fish, $1.00; Cow Fish, $1.00; Flying Fish, $1.90; Bat Fish, $1.00; Trigger Fish, $1.00; $1.00; Sea 8 Horseshoe Crab, $1.00; Alligators, $1.50 up; many other specimens. Send for catalog. JOSEPH FLEISCHMAN, 1105 Franklin, Tam- pa, Fla. mar26 CANARIES, PARROTS, CAGES AND STANDS. MUSSOG’S BIRD STORE, 848 N. 12th St., Philadelphia, Pa. may7 FINE PICKOUT PONY AND HIGH-WIRE Walking Dog, $250.00 cash. H. RUCKEL, Pentwater, Mich. FLINT’S PORCUPENES, TEN DOLLARS PAIR. BERT J. FLINT, N. Waterford, Me. apr2 FLYING SQUIRRELS — RAREST, HAND- somest pets for house or park. Unequaled show-window attractions. Fun to raise them. Mated pair and booklet, $3.00. Safe delivery guaranteed. WILDWOODS FUR’ FARM, Woodville, Tex. x FOR SALE—FAMOUS BUCKING, KICKING and Chasing Mule, greatest of them all, account retiring from business. Address J. FINK, 1056 Albert St., Toledo, O. marl9 THE WORLD'S BOOK OF VAUDEVILLE Agencies, one dollar. 76 pages. THE EN- TERTAINMENT DIRECTORY, 20 S. 15th, Philadelphia. aprg BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADY. LESS THAN 25¢. 8c WORD, CASH. ATT TIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. Advertising Proposition In- cluding our own little show suitable in any location. Sea shore, amusement rark. All propositions considered. JOE NOWAK, 196 Potter Ave., Long Island, N. Y AMUSEMENT PARK — IF ‘INTERESTED IN real place write OWNER, Box 4, Hunting- ton, Ind. marl2 BEAUTIFUL STUCCO DANCE HALL, IN- cluding eleven acres land. Best reasons for —_— BOX C-240, care Billboard, Cine cinnati. FOR A REAL SPECIAL OFFER PROPOSI- tion, write to me. D. B. BUELL, 430 Andrus Blidg., Minneapolis, Minn. apr9 INCH DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENT, 100 magazines, year, $32. WOOD’S POPULAR SERVICES, Atlantic City. FOUR RING NECK DOVES, DOING EIGHT tricks, with props., $25.00; work for any- one; fine for sideshow or pitshow. F. E. POWELL, 523 Leland, Waterloo, Ia. marl9 GREATEST BACK SOMERSAULT DOG— Large, young, male, Foxterrier, work for anybody, $75; two young imported Black French Poodles, suitable for training or breeding, and others, cheap. WISEMAN, 4002 N. i3th St., Philadelphia. LIVE GILA MONSTERS, THE GREAT PIT Reptile, $5 to $7.50 each; pit of 12 dif- ferent species Snakes and Lizards, $30; Hair- less Dogs, $15 to $35; Cactus Plants. Taxi- dermy work done right. CHAS. L. EVANS, Taxidermist, Phoenix, Ariz. THANCO VANILLA! BOTTLE YOURSELF! Concentrated; add water. Free labels. Whirlwind seller; 500% profit. Crushes com- petition. Other profitable products. Write THOMAS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, In- dianapolis, Ind. apr2 THE MAGIC BILLFOLD—A WONDERFUL seller. Sample, 10c. ELSON’S, 81 Heckman St., Phillipsburg, N. J. WANT DISTRIBUTING AGENT FOR HAN- slick, powdered hand soap. Removes any- thing from hands. Everybody a customer. Sample free. SOLAR PRODUCTS CO., D-2144 8S. Troy, Chicago. tf WANTED—COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES TO market 3A Garage Door Holders. Simple Automatic Action instantly attracts Garage Owners, Builders, etc. Write for attractive proposition. KNOWLSON-STEVENSON COM- PANY, Ann Arbor, Mich. marl9g $10 DAILY SILVERING MIRRORS, PLATING and refinishing lamps, reflectors, autos, beds, chandeliers by new method. Outfits furnished. Write GUNMETAL CO., Ave. G, Decatur, Il. mar26 WANTED—LIVE, WIDE-AWAKE AGENTS TO handle a new article used at carnivals and all public gatherings. Just the thing for an aggressive person to start a profitable busi- ness. Write MERIT MFG. CO., 118 Sixth St., Pittsburgh, Pa. marl9 WE START YOU WITHOUT A DOLLAR — Soaps, Extracts, Perfumes, Toilet Goods. Experience unnecessary. CARNATION CO., Dept. 1080, St. Louis. mar2 $10.00 SLICKERS, ONLY $2.98 — BIGGEST commissions. Represent manufacturer. 10 colors. Free outfit. ROSELILE MANUFAC- TURERS, 713 Roosevelt Road, Dept. L, Chi- mar26 cago. LIVE ALLIGATORS — PIT OUTFITS, AS usual, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $25.00; healthy stock; half with order. FLORIDA ALLIGATOR FARM (Alligator Joe Campbell's Place), Jacksonville, Fla. may7 SACRIFICE WHITE PINK-SKINNED HORSE, White Setter Dog, Mats, Lights, Costumes, Props; complete posing act. INEZ SMITH, Billboard, New York. TAME RINGTAIL MONKEYS, $25; JAVA Monkeys, $20; African Green Monkeys, $15; African Grey Parrots, $50. BIDDLE’S, 22 N. Ninth St., Philadelphia. maril2 WILL TRADE EDUCATED PONY FOR BIG Top, Sidewall, Trained Dogs or small NELSON’S SHOW, Lucien, Okla. - mar ATTRACTIONS WANTED Je WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25e. Ge WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. — Road-Show Attractions That pull. Write quick. HERMAN ROSS, Man- ager Road-Show Attractions, Room 409, 729 Seventh Ave., New York City. STEREOPTICON ADVERTISING OUTFITS with slides, $23. GRONBERG’S, Manufac- turers, 1510 Jackson, Chicago. * marl2 24 WORDS, 355 RURAL WEEKLIES, $14.20. ADMEYER, 4112B Hartford, St. Louis, Mo. CARTOONS 50 WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. 7e WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. Cartoons, Banners, Signs, Drawings. L. R. GOODWIN, Gen. Del., Kansas City, Mo. BALDA’S TRICK CARTOONS, RAG PIC- tures and Perforated Sheets for vaudeville and all kinds of entertainments. Catalog free. BALDA ART SERVICE, Oshkosh, = . ap COMPLETE CHALK-TALK PROGRAMS WITH patter, $1.00. Address CRESSMAN SERV- ICE, Washington, N. J. mar26 COSTUMES, WARDROBES AND UNIFORMS So WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. 7e WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal cf Words at One Rate Only. A-1 STAGE WARDROBE—LOWEST PRICES. Specialize in Evening Gowns, Wraps, Fur Coats, Iridescent, etc. up-to-the-minute Models, Afternoon, Dancing, Street Dresses, Chorus Sets. House of class, flash, reliability, prompt service. Over 40 years at former ad- dress. C. CONLEY, 232 W. 48th St., New York City. marl2 APPAREL —USED STREET AND THEAT- rical, for ladies and gentlemen. PERRIN, 2934 Baltimore. Phone, Westport 2370. CRAYNE, 3311 Oak. Phone, Westport 5622. Kansas City, Mo. apr2 ACTS PLAYING AROUND HOUSTON, TEX., suitable for vaudeville, circus, revues, can get Friday and Saturday nights, March 25- 26th. Must be reasonable. Write or see MR. FOY, 310 Public Bank Bldg., Houston, Tex. FAT PEOPLE WANTED FOR THE BEST FAT show on the road. Write EDWARD KARN, Morris & Castle Show, Shreveport, La. apr2 FREE ACTS AND CIRCUS OR CARNIVAL wanted for July 4th Celebration at Port- land. N. D. Concessions open. Address J. E. FLADELAND, Portland, N. D. mar26' New York. ATTRACTIVE FLASHY WARDROBE—SPAN- ish Shawls, Opera Hose, Tights, Sample Corsets, Imported Wigs, Rubber Busts, Beaut- ifier. Trunk full women’s-men’s clothing, $25 Female Impersonator’s Outfit. Stamp for catalog. SEYMOUR, 246 Fifth Ave, New York. BAL TRUNKS AND ASSORTMENT OF small wardrobe trunks, very reasonable STANLEY, 306 W. 22d Street, New York City. BAND COATS, $4.00; CAPS, $1.00; TUXEDO Coats, $6.00. JANDORF, 698 West End Ave., ee es || ee —— ] : — | | _ | | — C—e—Fe <_< | oe ee ee ] io oe ee —— | |____ ee ee ae q _ ss a | —__ —__

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Oe SE A SIO eal SE I ee RET a b 56 The Billboard, March 12, 1927 BEAUTIFUL ONE-PIECE SPANGLED AND Beaded Slips, size 34 to 40, $5.00 to $15.00 each. Large assortment of Evening Gowns STANLEY, 306 West 22d St., New York. x “Now — MINSTREL PARADE satin, $7; Red Caps, flashy, i complete, $5; Clown 7, $4 10 Comedy Hats, $1; Riding 8; Co wboy Hats, 10 gallon, new, wboy Leather Suit, $15; Men’s > Tuxedo Suits, $15; Beauti- wns, $10: Bell Hop Suits, $5; : Stamp brings lists. _WAL- : “Hal sted, Chicago. CLOWN FEET—LARGE BAREFEET STYLE, 8 inches long, very funny, $6.00. Extra Goos Clown Suits, white two-piece outfits, only $10.00. JINGLE HAMMOND, Adrian, Mich. apr2 COSTUMES FOR SALE — (HORUS COS- tumes, eight orange rayon silk dresses, with hats, $16: eight pink Tarleton Ballet Dresses, $12; Sateen Dresses and Pants Suits, with hats, $1.50 costume. Sateen drops, all new, no junk. GERTRUDE LEHMAN, 12 Mercer St., Cincinnati. O. LARGE STOCK OF 1360 LADIES’ MITTS, 50c a pair; $400 dozen. STANLEY, 306 West 22d Street, New York. MOHAIR WIGS, ASSORTED STYLES AND colors to match costumes, $1.50 each. Give size. Postage 15c. STANLEY, 306 W. 22d St., New York. WAR BONNETS, $10; INDIAN MADE. 30 Eagle Feathers, bead fronts, plumed, side hangers, white down tipped, high class, new, flashy; regular $25 bonnet, only $10, or three for $25 Money-back guarantee. No cata- logue. INDIANCRAFT B. B. CO., 466 Con- necticut, Buffalo, N. Y. marigx WIGS, RUBBER BUSTS, SILK OPERA HOSE, Spanish Shawls, Fine Sample. Corsets. CAMP, Dept. 10, 246 Fifth Ave., New York. FORMULAS BOOK FORM, PAMPHLETS OR SHEETS. Ge WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. Se WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. _) wees Total of Words at One Rate Only. Any Photo Printed on Neck- wear and handkerchiefs will not wash out. Inclose one dollar bill for complete formula and instructions and clean up on this latest fad in your territory. GREGG NOVELTY COMPANY, 1959 East 75th Street, Chicago, BEAUTY GOODS FORMULAS—SUCCESSFUL Complete Set, with label, ad copy, $10.00. Chemical consultation. ASSOCIATED CHEM- ISTS, Indianapolis, Ind. marl2 INSTANT BUNION KILLER, 25c; SAMPLE, 25c. MOYE, 1232BB Clay, Paducah, Ky. CLOWN BASKET HORSE — SPARK PLUG. Funny one-man _ stunt, $16.00. JINGLE #IAMMOND, Adrian, Mich. apr2 FOR SALE — POPSICLE MACHINE, $50. Write or call GEO. STALTER, 29 Orchard St., Mansfield, O. FORTUNE TELLING CHART WITH EN- velope, 10c; 25, $1.00. KRAUS, 409 Juneau, Milwaukee, Vis. POP-CORN CONES — BRITZIUS MFG. CO., Dover, Minn. may7 FOR SALE—SECOND-HAND GOODS: 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. 8e WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Total of Words gt One Rate Only. Ball Gum—Direct From Fac- tory. Lowest prices. Also Money-Making Machines. Write today. CHEWIT GUM COMPANY, 23 Dodworth Street, Brooklyn, BZ. marl2 Carnivals and Operators! Un- usual bargains in slightly used machines, mutoscopes, drops, pistols, novelties. B. MADORSKY, 1800 East New York Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. mar26 Corn Poppers—Peerless, Roy- als, all kinds, cheap. $20 up. NORTHSIDE CO., 1306 Fifth, Des Moines, Ia. marl2 Corn Poppers—Lowest Prices. Terms. Dept. M, NATIONAL SALES C”% Des Moines, Ia. apri6 Counter Money (Dial) Ma. chines, rebuilt, $35.00. AUTOMATIC COIN MACHINE SUPPLY CO., 542 W. Jackson, Chi- cago. ' marl9g Football Game (Chester-Pol- lard), in first-class condition. Cost $550.00; sacrifice $365.00. HARRY F. SEAL, 1139 9th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. For Sale—U. S. Flags, Good condition, Size 3x5. J. S. WILDER, Box 1346, Greensboro, N. C. For Sale—Pinto 6-Car Kiddie Aeroplane Ride, seating capacity for 12, with % H. P. motor. Bargain, $200.00. H. W. YENDES, 1009 Wawona Drive, Dayton, O. For Sale — Condon Fe rris Wheel, in good condition; also Parker Two- Abreast Track Merry-Go-Round. $1,200.00 cash for both rides. Address to J. W. —” Squalicum Beach, Bellingham, Wash. MILLER, “FORMULA KING”, 431 MAIN, Norfolk, Va. He supplies any Formula, Manufacturer’s Trade Secret or Process. Formula Book, $1.00. apr2 SKIN PEELING LOTION—FORMULA NON- acid, original cosmetic surgecns process. Sells for $5.00 a bottle, cost 5c to make. Complete. Genuine Formula, $10.00. Par- ticulars free. EUGENE ROY, Consulting Chemist, 7 Hillside St., Haverhill, Mass. marl9 STARTLING DEMONSTRATION FOR MEDI- cine Shows. Makes any bottle prove your proposition. $10.00. SUDANSALT, Indian- apolis, Ind. marl2 500 FORMULAS, 20c. CATALOG FREE — IDEAL BOOK SHOP, Park Ridge, Ill. mar26 FOR RENT, LEASE OR SALE 7e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. Sec WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Werds at One Rate Only. Ozark Land—Ten Acres, $100; $5 monthly. Fine fishin hunting, trap- ping territory. ART ZIMMERMAN, 1800 N For Sale — Auerbach Trunk Flasher, new, large, all combinations. 24 number Flasher, new. Two Automatic Set Up Ball Games, with balls, all for $236.00 Need money. F. H. LAUBACH, Box 433, Buckeye Lake, Ohio. Holeomb-Hoke Electric Corn Popper and Peanut Roaster, automatic, portable cabinet, new condition, $250. GRACE OSWALT, 918 State, West Lafayette, Ind. mari9 Operators’ Collection Books, 300 leaves, dozen, $5.00; sample, 58c. AUTOMATIC COIN MACHINE SUPPLY CO., 542 W. Jackson, Chicago. marl9 Portable House Tent, 12x24, floors, windows, screens, doors, complete, $125.00. EDGAR HUNT, Barron, Wis. Target Practice Machines, brand new, $12.00. AUTOMATIC COIN MA- CHINE SUPPLY CO., 542 W. Jackson, Chi- cago. marig Fifth, Kansas City, Ka may28 FOR SALE — COSTU ME SHOP. FULLY equip pe -d with costumes, merchandise trim- ming S, eads, spangles, wigs and hair goods very de ption, show cases, wall cases, ures, power machines included. tock in- ory, $15,000.00 Established 1914; same tion Catering to highest class trade ill make great sacrifice on quick turn for ash only. DE TROIT COSTUME SHOPPE, 54 University Building, 35 Grand River Ave., East, De troit, Mich. marlg FOR SALE—NEW GOODS 7c WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. 9c WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figur e Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. For Sale — Red, White and Blue c h-Tit 1-You-Win 14 ft., flashy r in I Address J. C. i ra, N rf ZOFFI, 574 Post Ring a Peg—Great Ball Game|- r conces Wi MACK, 189 Gr mad Jer N. J. World’ S Greatest Line of|- Penny Arcade and Operators M ines Latest novelties and best m mak ever invented. No successful afcade owner, show man or operator can afford to our wonderful machines. B. MADORS SKY, 1200 East New York Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y mar26 5c Bell, $40.00; 25c Bell, $70.00. Rebuilt by experts. AUTOMATIC COIN MACHINE SUPPLY CO., 542 W. Jackson, Chi- cago. mari9x 25 Slightly Used Mills Front Venders at $70.00; also new Front Venders, $85.00. COMSTOCK, 18 Greenwood Ave., Bethel, Conn. BARGAINS—THESE ARE ALL CAILLE MAKE machines. Superior Bells, 25-cent, $82.50; Victory Bells, 5 and 25-cent, $60.00; Victory Bells, 5-cent Mint, $60.00; same machine with Mint Locking Device and Future Pay, $65.00; Jennings 5-cent Side Venders, $60.00; Mills Quarter Bells, $60.00; Caille Fortune Ball Gum Machines, $40.00. Machine in excellent con- dition, finish and mechanical Examination 1] } balance C ry D. 2828 Preble ve., mari2 CRYS ‘TAL sNow SUNDAE MAC HINE—COM- I motor, extra equipmen Used one urgain. A. WIL LIAMS, “316 8. Union zton, Del ELI FERRIS WHFEL NO. 12, $2, 500.00—BAR- gain SPANNAGEL, Ocean View, Va FOR SALE—CAILLE PENNY BAL L GUM MA- hin es, used one sore, $35.00 each; Jenni Tod ay Vencers, Mills O. K. Venders. AU To- MATIC VENDER COMPANY, Mobile, Ala. mayzl9 FOR SALE, CHEAP — 2 WHIRL-O-BALL Alleys, good condition. H. D. WRIGHT, 203 California, Danville, Il. mar26 GOING OUT OF BU SINESS—ALL SOLD OUT except Parker Two-Abreast, cheap, fourteen hundred dollars cash; Bloomer Ride, one thousand cash for quick sale). MEX WAGLE, Box 316, Haigler, Neb. marl2 ILLUSTRATORS — NEW STEREOPTICON Outfits, $18.50. GRONBERG’S, Manufac- turers, 1510 Jackson, Chicago. mari2 KENYON PORTABLE RINK FOR SALE — Now in full operation, doing excellent busi- ness. Convertible for summer and winter. Operates the year round. Completely equipped. New $1,460.00 organ. Everything in fine shape. Will pay for itself on present spot. My undivided attention required else- where. Will sell for $2,800.00 cash. Write, wire. Come and see it. Address W. H. CAR- PENTER, Rainbow Gardens, Greenville, > marl MACHINES FOR SALE — TEN Ie, 5e, 0c Silver King Ball Gum at $22.00; one Jen- nings late model Front Vender, only $70.00; ten Detroiter Roulettes, only $18.00 each. All of the above in good condition. H. LEVISON, 2612 Carter Ave., Detroit, Mich. marl2 MILLS, JENNINGS — LATE “MODEL, GUAR- anteed Bells, 25c, $65.00; 5c, $55.00. Weich- ing Scales, $5000 up. Mills Style Targets, new, $12.00; Gum, Peanut Machines, new, $6.50; 5c Prize Ball Gum Machines, $6.50, holds 750 balls. Foil wrapped gum. SISE COMPANY, Watervliet, N. ¥ marl9 MINT VENDERS IN A-1 CONDITION, CHEAP for cash, Mills or Caille. Write for prices. KENTUCKY NOVELTY CO., Louisville. ONE HUNDRED JENNINGS LATE MODEL Mint Vending Machines, $50.00 each; twenty-five Caille Machines, $40.00 each; also 10c and 26c play. We will sell outright or let operator place on profit-sharing basis and split all profits with him. WERTS NOVELTY COMPANY, Muncie, Ind. marl9 ONE CARLOAD BATTLESHIP LINOLEUM and Cork Carpet. Government standard; guaranteed perfect. Prices half retail. RED- BINGTON CO., Scranton, Pa. mar26 PRE-USED PRINTING PRESSES, TYPE, SUP- plies. List for 2c stamp. M. H. LANDIS, Richland, Pa. REBUILT TRUNKS, WARDROBE, DRESS and Salesmen’s Samples at prices that wil) save you half. REDINGTON CQO., Scranton. Pa. mar26 RIGHT CORN GAME, 35 CARDS AND chart, used 5 times, $3.50; one copy 24 Ways To Make Money. 50 cents; Cowboy Hat, just blocked, $4.00; one copy How To Start Chile Parlor, 56 cents; One-String Violin, factory made, in case, bow and rosin, $7.00. PREMIER SALES AGENCY, 104 East Jeffer- son, Springfield, Ml. ROLLING WAVE—GOOD CONDITION, SPE- cial seats, bargain, $700.00. SPANNAGEL, Ocean View, Va. ROOT BEER BARREL OUTFIT, LARGE LIB- erty. HARRY WORTHINGTON, East Jef- ferson Road, Mishawaka, Ind. SLOT MACHINES—USED, NEW, REBUILT. TOTEM NOVELTY CO., Aurora, Ill. marig9 SLOT MACHINES, NEW AND USED MODELS, for sale and exchange. Now ready for immediate delivery. Mills or Jennings Bell Operators, in 5c, 10c, 25c and 50c play; Mills or Jennings O. K. Gum Venders; Deweys, in 5c and 25¢c play, also equipped with Jack Pot feature; Cailles, Square Deals and Brownies, all in 5c and 25c play: Owls, in 5c Play only. Also variety of Rebuilt Peanut Venders. Bell Operators changed over from 5¢ to 25¢c play, including improved fool-proof device, at moderate cost. Will consider in- quiries for distributing machines in certain territory under leasing arrangement. PITTS- BURGH MFG. & SALES CO., Main Office, 35 Wabash Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. marl9 VENEER BACKS FOR ALL MAKES OPERA Chairs at priees that save you money. REDINGTON COMPANY, Scranton, Pa. mari2 HELP WANTED 60 WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. 8c WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE Figure Total of Words at One Rate Only. An Experienced Portable Fer. ris Wheel man_ wanted for erecting and taking down Portable Ferris Wheel. BOX 161, The Billboard, 1560 Broadway, New Yor City. Ferris Wheel Foreman Wanted for No. 12 Eli. Start March 28 Detroit State age, experience, wages wanted. F, L FLACK, 36 E. Woodbridge St., Detroit, mix Wanted—Young Man To Do comedy in ring act. Address CYMNAST, care The Billboard, 424 Chambers Bldg, Kansas City, Mo. AMATEUR ACROBATS, CLOWNS — GET started right. See “Instructions and Plans” Section. JINGLE HAMMOND. apr2 CLOWNS, FUNSTERS—SEE “INSTRUCTIONS and Plans” Section. JINGLE HAMMOND. anr®? apr2 MEN, WRITE G., P. O. BOX 471, NEW YORK. PEOPLE FOR VAUDEVILLE SHOW—MUST be strong enough to feature on two-day stand. State all in first. Do not — oa sent. BOX 1234, care Billboard, Chicag TOPMOU NTER WANTED — HAND-TO- HAND. Amateur considered. State all; lowest salary. BOX 75, care Billboard, Chicago. WANTED —A GOOD BLACK-FACE COME- dian, sing, dance, lady blue singer. Must be A-l. Consider good team; prefer those doubling instrument. Adding to our standard act for 20-week contract. Wire Western Union, BROWNLEES HICKVILLE FOLLIES, Gadsden, Ala. WANTED — VAUDEVILLE TEAM. stand; under canvas. LEE'S Mineral, Va. WEEK show, WANTED — UTILITY MAN, CAPABLE OF playing some piano. G. TURNER, 350 Irving Ave., Port Chester, N. Y. WANTED, FOR NEW SMITH & SMITR Chair-o-Plane, Operator and Helpers Sober, reliable men only. Booked with Max Gruberg’s Show; plays Philadelphia and New York City lots, fairs. Address JOHN G. HILGENGA, General Delivery, Detroit, Mich. WANTED AT ONCE—BLACK- FACE COME- dian, Novelty Man. Year's work. Mention if you can drive Ford. DR. WM. HIGH- TOWER, Fort Towson, Okla. WANTED — GIRL DANCERS OR WILLING to learn. 28 weeks without layoffs. State all. Scotch act. FRANK G. KEAN, Billboard, Crilly Bldg., Chicago, ml. WANTED— PERFORMERS IN ALL LINES OF vaudeville. Piano player, read or fake. Long season. Week stand tent show. Have good proposition for sketch team if one plays piano. BILLIE BOUGHTON, General Deliv- ery, Montgomery, Ala. HELP WANTED—MUSICIANS 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. 8 WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figere Tetal of Werds at Gre Rete Ont —_ Wanted — Arranger f for Ten- piece dance orchestra. State qualifica- tions. Wire immediately. B. L., Apt. 17, 60 W. 107th St., New York City. Dance Drummer — Hot Licks and rhythm; Tenor Sax., doubling Soprano and Clarinet. Preference to those who can sing top tenor. Union, organized orchestra Job year round; don’t misrepresent. BOX 636, Minneapolis, Minn. mar26 Slide Trombone Wanted for Cooper Bros.’ Circus, onening March 25th a 712 Louisiana St., Little Rock rk. WHIP — PORTABLE, BARGAIN, $1,500.00. SPANNAGEL, Ocean View, Va. Wie EACH—UNITED STATES WOOL AND Mercerized Signal Flags, 52x52 inches, and Pennants different sizes. Great for decora- tions. Special prices in quantities. Everyone buying them. Orders sent anywhere. WEIL’S CURIOSITY SHOP, 20 South Second Street, Philadelphia, Pa. $5.00—FYR FYTER FIRE EXTINGUISHER with bracket for circus, camping, automo- bile, home or factory. Very useful Saves insurance Good condition; worth $12.75 Special price in quantity. Easy to ship WEIL’S CURIOSITY SHOP, 20 South Second Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 20 BAND COATS, 20 CAPS, GREEN, RED trim, all for $65.00. EDGAR HUNT, Bar- ron, Wis. FURNISHED ROOMS 3e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25e. Se WORD, CASH. ATTRACT! FIRST LINE. Figure Total of Words at One Rate Only. RICTON’S “ROOMING HOUSES, CINCINNATI, Q., for showfolk. Canal 8638 (city phone). Six-Piece Dance Band for Re- sort, hotel. State lowest salary and pre- vious engagements for reference. BOX C-25., Billboard, Cincinnati, oO. Wanted—Hot Trumpet Player. Clean, hot, modern style, read. Wire im- mediately. B. L., Apt. 17, 60 W. 107th St, New York City. Wanted—Violinist. Side Man, for theater, playing vaudeville and pictures Must read readily and have good tone. Non- union. Also nonunion stage carpenter FAUROT OPERA HOU SE, Lima, O Wanted—Picture Pianist. Ex- perienced, work alone, cue, volume, sight, references. Steady and easy work. State full particulars. ISSER SINGERMAN, Joliette, Que. mari2 Wanted — Drummer. Double Tymps, or entertain; read. Steady danc tempo necessary. Wire immediately. B. Lb. 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SICIANS WANTED FOR HULBURD * Circus. Address JAMES KOEGEL, Leader, 130 West Superior St., Chi- ah TRUMPET PLAYER — FIRST CLASS, EX- perienced pictures, vaudeville, union. No Sunday matinee. Salary, forty. ORVILLE WESTGOR, I Dixon Theatre, Dixon, Ml. WANTED—MU \SICIANS WITH OR WITHOUT sions. Cornet, Trombone, Baritone nd ‘Drums. WILLIS WALTERS, care Peerless Ex tion Shows, Pensacola, Fila. w ANTE D—L ADY PIANIST, ACCOMPANIST, nd Girl Singer, double any instrument, for troupe. Go anywhere. Write BOX C-226, Rillboard, Cincinnati, O. w \NTED — COLORED MUSICIANS FOR dance work orchestra. Banjoist must read, Pianist double, Saxophone double, Cornet double. State all. AL HUGH CLEMONS, 6763 So. Chicago Ave., Chicago. w _— D—PIANO PLAYER AND INSTRUC- r. Small orchestra, working two hours ole! tly, ten dollars week. If capable instruct- nf Davtime off for side line or other work. DIXIE THEA- TRE, Glade Springs, Va. w WANTED—DANCE MUSICIANS WHO DOU- ._ sing or entertain. Feature traveling “ ~e band, MICHAEL VELCEDEAN, General Delivery, Dayton, O. INFORMATION WANTED Se WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. 7e WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal ef Werds at One Rate Only. NATH AN PULASKI, PROFESSIONALLY known as L. C. Rudy, accordion player. Fee paid for his present address. Important to him. Write BOX C-232, Billboard, Cincin- nati, O. WANTED TO KNOW—WHEREABOUTS OF Phi'ip O'Niel, piano-accordion player. Right leg off at knee. Many important matters z. Fee for his address. BOX C-232, Bil lboard, Cincinnati, O. INSTRUCTIONS AND PLANS 6c WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. Se WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Total of Words is at One Rate Only. — ——— AMATEUR ACROBATS, | CLOWNS — COM- plete instruction on Ground Acrobatics, Tu 1, Bending, Balancing, Clowning, Etc. Instruction from a performer. Fully illus- trated. $2.00. JINGLE HAMMOND, Adrian, Mich. apr2 —_, AND SECOND- HAND MAGIC BOUGHT > also swap magic What ao oan BROADWAY MAG®C CO., Suite 311, Strand Theatre Bldg., Broadway, New York City. PRODUCTION BOXES—NEW. BIG LOAD removed and box passed for examination; self-contained; three dollars. Sucker Dice Box, four dollars. FINN, Hoosick Falls, N. Y. PROFESSIONAL ™ MIND READERS, CRYSTAL Gazers—Send 20c for 44-page Illustrated Catalogue (and Horoscope sample), contain- ing largest selection of mind-reading ap- paratus and supplies in the world. New sup- plements. NELSON ENTERPRISES, 198 S. Third, Columbus, O. SEVERAL REAL MONEY GETTING CONCES- sion Games, all complete and like new; real bargains. ALI HASSAN, Marietta, O. MISCELLANEOUS 7o WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. Se WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only, The Billboard, March 12, 1927 57 NEW GOLD SELMER ALTO SAXOPHONE, $175.00; Display Buescher, gold alto, Deluxe case, $140.00; Display Conn alto, gold, Deluxe case, $140.00; gold Olds Trombone, $115.00; Shopworn Olds Trombones, gold trimmed; $85.00; silver Conn and Buescher Alto Saxo- phones, $75.00; Holton Trumpet, gold trimmed, $55.00; Buescher Trumpet, gold trimmed, $50.00; King Trumpet, $50.00; New French Besson Trumpet, gold trimmed, $100.00; Conn Sousaphone, silver, gold bell, latest model $200.00. WALTERSDORF MUSIC’ SHOP, Creston, Ia. marl9 OLDS TROMBONE, SIXTY-FIVE DOLLARS; Gibson Guitar, Fifty-Five sDollars. Instru- ments practically new. BOX THIRTY- THREE, East Alton, Il. SOUSAPHONE, KING BB, SILVER, GOLD bell, $200.00; Olds Trombone, brass, $50.00. JIMMIE CHRISTIAN, care Ambassadors, Palais Royal, Buffalo, N. Y¥ UNA-FONS (DEAGAN) sizes; closing out. Wire quick; pay your wires. C. W. DUCHEMIN, 527 E. Wabash St., Indianapolis, Ind. FOR SALE—ALL STAGE MONEY—10 BILLS, 10c; 100, 35; " _—o $2.50. KRAUS, 409 Juneau, Milwau- ee, 8. VIOLINS, HANDMADE, WITH WONDERFUL tone. Get details. MR. LEHTO, 935 14th, San Pedro, Calif. mar26 USE SAVO — MAGIC SAVER: PREVENTS runs in silk hosiery. Price, 25c. ELLSTAY CO., 409 East 160th, Bronx, New York. x ZINC CUTS — 2x3, $1.15; 3x4, $2.25, CASH with order. PERRY COZATT, Danville, Tl. marl9 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR SALE—WANTED TO BUY. 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LE THAN 25¢, 8e WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE F T LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. Crank Organs — Factory Re- built. Bargains. Suitable for Kiddie Rides, Traveling Shows, Bally or Advertising pur- poses. Advise about size wanted and par- ticulars. J. S. GEBHARDT ORGAN CO., Tacony, Philadelphia, Pa. apr2 For Sale—One Cornet, C. C. Conn, silver plated, gold-plated bell — new, with case. Cost $95.00; will sell fo $50.00. Will send for inspection. HL c LYTLE, Fredericksburg, O. z Tenor Banjo—Excellent Con- dition. Dirt cheap. WESLEY ZAHL, Nekoosa, Wis. CLOWNING FOR CLOWNS NO. 3—BRAND- new budget, dandy clown material. Walk- arounds, stops. New Clown props. Fully il- lustrated. $1.00. JINGLE HAMMOND, Adrian, Mich, apr2 THEATRICAL SCENE PAINTING TAUGHT by mail. Practical low-priced correspond- ence courses. We sell Lithographed Colored Scenery Models. Send stamps for literature. ENKEBOLL ART ACADEMY, Omaha, Neb. oo TAUGHT ALMOST “ANY one at hon Smali cost. Send 2c stamp today for pertieulars and proof. GEO. W. SMITH, Room §S-168, 125 North Jefferson, Peoria, Tl. x MAGICAL APPARATUS FOR SALE. (Nearly New and Cut Price) 6c WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. Se WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Onty. Laurice Magical Shop—Tricks of all kinds. 799 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y. marl2 12 Magic Tricks All Kind. Send 1 dime for our 1927 Professional Tlustrated cat e. Just off the press. BLACKSHER meets CO., 1630 E. 18th St., Kansas City, ACTS’ THAT: MAKE | GOOD—L OWEST PRICES. Mind Reading, Crystal Gazing, Magic, Es- cape Acts, Secrets, Plans, Drawings. Big tion. Six cents brings catalog, none free, Prompt service. GEO. A. RICE, Auburn, N. Y. mar26 BARG 1IN- LIST NO. 4 FOR STAMP—CATA- log, list and special offer, 10c. Books and c s for selling, lowest prices, samples, 10c; none free. CHESTER MAGIC SHOP, 403 orth State, Chicago. ‘ FOR SALE—LIVING HEAD ILLUSION ON chair. The first 25 dollars received takes Floating, Disappearing Lady LUlusion, iyer made, beautiful tables, used but 3 , First 75 dollars takes it. Address min AY COMEDY PLAYERS, Mt. Holly, i+ MAG Ic TANS’ FU LL DRESS SUITS, $t2; TUX- edo Suits, $15; Beautiful Evening Gowns, High Silk Hats, $3.50; English Walking Suits, $12. See my ad under costumes. WAL- HACE, 1834 N. Halsted, Chicago. MASTER CHA'N ESCAPE, $5.00 Woman, $40.00; or will trade. LUX, 377 Park, Niles, O. SAWING VERNON MECHANIC—CAN BUILD, IMPROVE, IN- vent any possible illusion. EDISON, 418 8th Ave. Seattle. Combination Production Box, Spirit Table and Side Stand, $35.00; Woman Sawing Apparatus that can be used, trunk, $35.00; Mind-Reading Acts. Send Wanted — Cathedral Chimes. Cheap for cash. Name make, condition. DRUMMER, Aldine Theatre, Wilmington, Del. BAND AND ORCHESTRA INSTRUMENTS— Deal with the professienal house. Factory distributors of Buescher, Ludwig, Bettoney, Vega, Deagan, Kruspe and many other best makes. Big stock on hand. Easy terms if wanted and positively most liberal allow- ance for your old instrument in trade. Send for catalogs, also late bulletin of popular music for band and orchestra. Large assort- ment of slightly used standard makes, a few of them listed here: Buescher Curved So- prano Saxophone, gold all over, extra fine, $100.00; Harwood Alto, silver, $75.00; King Alto, gold, like new, $105.00; Buescher Alto, silver, $95.00: Buescher Tenor, gold, $150.00; Harwood Baritone, brass, $80.00. Above Saxophones all late models, with good cases. King Slide Cornet, brass, good case, $23.00; Buescher Trumpet, gold, like new, $95.00; Conn Trumpet, silver, $45.00; Holton Trom- bone, silver, extra fine, $50.00; Conn Trom- bone, symphony model with trill valve, silver, $50.00; Buescher Eb Sousaphone, brass, used for sample, $175.00; Buescher Upright BS3b Bass, silver, $95.00; pair genuine Cabart Boehm Clarinets, with case, $120.00; Leedy Four-Octave Xylophone, $60.00; fine Vega Tenor Banjo, $40.00 (with case): brand-new Gold Bacon Tenor Banjo, with case, regular price $190.00, only $125.00; many others. Write for our last list and free musical magazine, the ‘Musical Booster’. Factory prices guaranteed and special agents’ propo- sition to teachers and band leaders. CRAW- FORD-RUTAN COMPANY, 1012-14 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo. mar19 $11.06—BASS DRUM, 382 INCHES, FINE CON- dition. Great bargain; ship anywhere. Al- so 1,000 other musical instruments. Send for free list. WEIL’S CURIOSITY SHOP, 20 South 2d St., Philadelphia, Pa. PARTNERS WANTED FOR ACTS (NO INVESTMENT) 5c WCRD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. 7e WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Total of Words at One Rate Only. Wanted—Lady Partner With no incumbrances for a novelty ring and trapeze act. No high work. Age 29 to 35 years, weight about 110 to 115 Ibs., height about 5 ft., 3 in. Please advise if you can do a little ring work and balancing and swinging ladder. Do not misrepresent. Ad- dress CHARLES LINDAIR, 1304 S. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne, Ind. Wanted—Partner, Top Tenor, for established male quartette working in Chicago year round. Man we want must be able to sing a good B flat, also play some kind of @ string instrument. You must have quartette experience, be reliable, congenial. State your age, experience, height, weight and any other information that would be useful. Address BOSTONIAN FOUR, 5135 Wellington Ave., Chicago, Ill. LADY PARTNER—DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE. Communicate with EDWARD MILLER, 9 Clay Street, Atlanta, Ga. marlg PATENTS @e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THA 8¢ WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST Line: Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. PATENTS—WRITE FOR OUR FREE GUIDE Books and “Record of Invention Blank” before disclosing inventions. Send model or sketch of invention for inspection and in- structions, free. Terms reasonable. VICTOR J. EVANS & CO., Ninth and G, Washington, D. C. marl9 PERSONAL 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. Be WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. ARLINE BROWN, AS HAVE NOT HEARD from you for some time, kindly write or wire. Important. GEO. COLLINS, 1226 N. Union Ave., Grand Rapids, © Mich. INFORMATION WANTED OF MR. AND MRS. Curtis, trapeze performers some years ago. Wife’s maiden name Anna Houington; born in Toronto. MRS. MARY SMITH, Billboard, Chicago. WE WRITE BOOKING LETTERS THAT GET the dates. STAR PUBLICITY SHOP, 4002 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo. C MELODY SAXOPHONE, BRASS, NEW, bargain, $60.00. D,. F. HENLEY, Acct. Dept., F. E. C. Railway, St. Augustine, Fla. marl2 FOR SALE—BARRY COLLAPSIBLE DRUM Outfit with Traps. 14 articles; fine con- dition. B. SCHAEFFER, 110 Thompson S&t., Springfield, Mass. FOR SALE—ADLER OBOE AND CASE, -$50; Conn Boehm Metal Db Piccolo, $35; new Albert Clarinets, A or B, 15-4-4, $16; Adler Boehm Wood Plute, $55; new Kohlert Boehm Alto Clarinet, $68; Couturier New Silver Eb Cornet and case, $50: one dozen best French Clarinet Reeds, 75c. W. C. BREHM, 332 So. Broadway, Los Angeles, Calif. marlg FOR SALE — CONN TRUMPET, BRASS, IN case, $32.50; brand new. York high pitch Alto Sax, in case, $27.50.STUART GAEDE, West Salem, Tl. GUARANTEED REBUILT COMPLETE “AIR Calliopes, $150.00 and up. Stamp brings details. SAM V. DAY, Marshalltown, ae mar LITTLE THEATRICAL PLAYER PIANO, only 44 inches high, splendid tone, plays all rolls. Anyone can operate; fine for road shows or small theatres. Fifty per cent dis- count to profession. MIESSNER PIANO SALESMEN WANTED 7c WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. Ge WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Total of Words at One Rate Only. Salesmen — New Invention beats vacuum sweeper and all its attach- ments. No electricity required. All complete. Only $2.95; over half profit. Write MORGAN, Megr., 703 Grimes St., Fairfield, > mar2 SCENERY AND BANNERS 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. 80 WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Total of Words at One Rate Only. —_—_--_——_——__ —- ——_ Paper Banners — 60c 3x10, muslin, $1.40, 3x10 hand-painted banners to order, four colors, 15-word limit. One day service. C. O. D. Give us a trial. MIDWEST ADVERTISING CO., 1717 Wyandotte St. Kansas City, Mo. mar26 A BEAU TIFU L SATEEN DROP. 18x?! FEET, any color, $25.00; Leg Drops, $20.00; Sateen Drops, gold trimming, $35.00; Cyes . artistic Stage Settings of all kinds. Send for Cata- COMPANY, Milwaukee, Wis. marlg dime with inquiry. ARTISTIC MODERN SCENERY, DYE DROPS, Banners at greatly reduced prices if you order now. Send dimensions for prices and catalogues. ENKEBOLL SCENIC CO., Omaha, Neb. marlg CLOTH BANNERS — $1.40, 3x10 FEET, 3 colors, any copy up to 10 words; one-day service; sent anywhere; also Bargain Paper Banners. ASSOCIATED ADVERTISERS, 111 W. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo. marlg USED SCENERY BARGAINS — KINGSLEY STUDIO, Alton, Ml. marlg 2ND-HAND SHOW PROPERTY FOR SALE 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. 8c WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Total of Words at One Rate Only. Cinemaview Movie Show—For parks, store shows; no theatre required. New, novel, big paying; small investment. Also Games, Wheels, large assortment, like new, lowest prices; any combination wanted. E. E. BEHR, 4015 Pabst Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. marig For Sale — Lighting Plants, also Wagons and Parts. HOLZBOG, Jef- fersonville, Ind. apr23 For Sale — Theatrical Trunk. Contents: Burlesque scripts, special open- ings and music. Write or wire MRS. A. JOHNSTON, 3625 Delmar Blvd., St Louis, Mo. Mangels Portable Chair-o- Plane, almost new Booked in park. KELLS, 1723 Amsterdam Ave., New York. marl2 Trunks — 500 Used Sample, strongest makes, all sizes, best fiber Trunks, no trays. Good, serviceable condition. $10.00 to $15.00 each. Ask for size or write for list. 30 large Extension Trolley Wardrobe Trunks, $25.00 to $35.00. BOOKS TRUNK COMPANY, 901 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo. apr2 ELECTRICAL EFFECTS, CLOUDS, WAVES, Crystal Balls, Fire, Ripples, Waterfalls, Navy Searchlights. SPOTLIGHT NEWTON, 244 West 14th St., New York. apr2 FORD TON TRUCK; CAPYBABA, SOUTH American, cost one hundred fifty: Wild Hog, three Monkeys, Horned Rattle Snake, Pig (5 legs), other freaks, all alive. Will sell for four hundred. A. J. MONGEON, Bill- board, Kansas City, Mo. FOR SALE — CIRCUS BLEACHER SEATS, used at Sesqui and boat races. Enough to seat fifty thousand people. 5 to 10 tier high, as good as new. Can be used out or indoors, cement or polished floors Some with foot rests. PENN BLEACHER SEAT CO., 1207 West Thompson St., Philadelphia, Pa. mari2 FOR SALE—1 K. W. 32-VOLT LIGHT PLANT, rubber-set batteries, good shape. MH. A, BRUCE, Evansville, Wis. FOR SALE—500 HAMB&RGER GRIDDLES; large, never used, No. 8 gauge steel, 22x43 inches. Bargain, $12.50 each, cash. FRANK L. SMITH, 400 S. Main St., Picher, Okla. FOR SALE—2? K. W. 116-VOLT GENERATOR, in good shape, $50.00. H. A. BRUCE, Evans- ville, Wis. FOUR LENGTHS, FOUR HIGH, CIRCUS Seats, complete, good condition, twenty-five dollars. FINN, Hoosick Falls, N. Y¥ LARGE CARBIDE LIGHTS WITH REFLEC- tors, $15.00. BRISON. 446 Linden, Reading, Pa. marlg MEN’S STREET SUITS, $8; TOP COATS, $8; New Clown Suits, $4: Riding Boots, $8; Minstrel Suits, complete, $5. Stamp brings lists. See ad under costumes. WALLACE, 1834 N. Halsted, Chicago. MINSTREL sHOw — COMPLETE, 28x?2, price, one fifty. WAYNE HALE, Lenox, Ia. NEW STANDARD 'STEREOPTICON ov TFITS, $18.50. GRONBERG’S, Manufacturers, 1510 Jackso1 1, , Chi icago. we ____marl2 OVER- THE-FALLS OR WILL TRADE ADE FOR Dodgem. BOX C-205, Billboard, Cincinnati, Ohio. marl9 PIG SLIDE, BUILT ON REO TRUCK, OR will sell separate. Write to B. MATSON, 1250 Randolph, Detroit, Mich. x SMALL OVERL AND SHOW — WAGONS, trucks, complete with dogs and ponies. Would consider closed car in trade. BILLY ELWELL, 120 Center St., Dayton, O UNA-FONS (DEAG AN) FOR SALE—ALL sizes; closing out. Wire quick; pay your wires. C. W. DUCHEMIN, 527 E. Wabash St., Indianapolis, Ind. 730x100 FT. TENT, EIGHT FT. WALL: IL- lusion Chair, 8x8 Pick-Out Pony, Snake and Bear Banners; 24-Inch Kolling Globe. HENRY RAADE, 297 Eagle, St. Paul, Minn. SONGS FOR SALE Seo WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 2a@ 7o WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LIN Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. ‘Beautiful Star of the Ocean”. Piano solo. Sheet music, 30 cents. C. DILLON, Box 999, Clarksburg, New Song— logue. SAROFF STUDIOS, 874 Boulevard, Springfi W. 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58 HOKUM SONGS—FREE LIST. JOLLY BERT STEVENS, Billboard, Cincinnati, O. marl9g “SHANGHAI HONEYMOON”, 25c — EXCEP- tional quartet song. BETTER MUSIC COM- PANY (selling agent for best songs), 5014 Easton, St. Louis, Mo. SONG OF THE OLD-TIME DANCE—VERY catchy; good swing. In sheet music or orchestrations. BILLY PATIENEES, 174 Maple St., Springfield; Mass. TATTOOING SUPPLIES Designs, Machines Formutas. 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. So WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. BROWN’S TATTOOING MACHINES, $5.00; Colors, 50c; Outfits, $10.00; Designs, Sten- cils, lowest prices. List free. EDWIN E. BROWN, 1870 Michigan, Detroit. marl2 ELECTRICAL COMBINATION MACHINES, patented, cheapest. WAGNER, 11 Chatham Sq., New York City. marl9g FOR SALE-—-ELECTRIC ENGRAVING OUT- fit, for any metal, $9.00; Transformer, $4.00: Tattooing Outfit, two Machines, Switchboard, Rheostat, Inks, etc., $15.00. perfect condition. DOC, 4 Bank, New Lon- don, Conn. TATTOOING SUPPLIES DIRECT FROM Manufacturer. Prompt service. 1927 list. “WATERS”, 965 Putnam, Detroit. mar26 TATTOO TRUNK, TAYLOR MAKE; 25 Sheets of Designs, neatly framed; also 6 Machines, $25.00. Write PROF. TED HAMIL- TON, 407 First St., Peoria, Il. TATTOO MACHINES, $2.00, $5.00, $8.00, finest made; Design Sheets, Stencils, Inks, Transformers, etc.; Tattoo Remover, $5.00, guaranteed. MILLER, 431 Main, Norfolk, 4 ap TENTS FOR SALE age yt HAND) 60 WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. 8 WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. The Billboard, March 12, Partner Wanted To Take Half 1927 WANTED PARTNER (CAPITAL INVESTED) . NO ADV. LESS N 25e. ATTRACTIVE riRsT Line: Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. interest exclusive all Game Privileges in Rhode Island park. Good opportunity. A. HOWARD, 1 Bay Street, No. Tiverton, R. I. Wanted—Partner, Account of disagreement. Will give half interest in motorized tent show. Complete and ready for road. FRANK VERMILYE, Box 62, Greybull, Wyoming. LADY PARTNER WANTED TO ASSIST IN, magic and hypnotic act. Must have some money to invest. PROF. J. A. BEAUREGARD, Lock Box 28, Onaway, Mich. PARTNER WANTED—SEVERAL CLEAN CON- cessions, all stocked, booked, ready to go. $400 required. Don't answer unless you mean business. H. L. WRIGHT, Greenwood, S. C. marl2 RECOGNIZED MUSICAL COMEDY COM- pany, in stock past 25 weeks, wants part- ner with small tent outfit to play established territory. Have played this same territory for past five years in houses and made — Want tent this summer. Show work- ing right now and you can look it over. I furnish show and will buy one truck. You furnish tent and one truck. BOX C-228, Billboard, Cincinnati. WANTED a ~ tf LEASE OR 50 WORD, CASH. RE NT LESS T 7e WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE PinsT LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. Shooting Cabinet — Informa- tion on trick shooting. MacLEAN, 97 Park- view Ave., Bangor, Me. Wanted—Two Trained Cocka- toos with props. State all in first letter. LOUIS SELZER, Wacogdoches, Tex. Sidewall Bargains—10,000 Ft. New Sidewall, 6.40-ounce drill, hand roped, 8 feet high, $32.90 hundred feet; 9 feet high, $36.75 hundred feet; 10 feet high, $40.50 hundred feet. Deposit with order. KERR 0., 1954 Grand Ave., Chicago. marl2 Tents, Slightly Used, 20x30, 20x40, 30x60, 35x65, 40x70, 50x80, 60x90, 100x150. Write for prices. KERR CO., 1954 Grand Ave., Chicago. marl2 BARGAIN—PLANTATION TENT, 22x55, $90; Concession Tent, 14x16, $35. C. O. D., half deposit. Fine condition. FRANK EMERSON, Charleston, W. Va. $8.50—NEW HEAVY KHAKI WATERPROOF Government Canvas Covers, 9x15 feet, hemmed with rope, worth $25.00; also other size Covers and Tents. Write for our free new list of Tents and Tarpaulins. We ship merchandise anywhere. WEIL’S CURIOSITY SHOP, 20 South Second St., Philadelphia, -” THEATRICAL PRINTING 6¢ WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. 80 WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE Sunset LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. Wanted—Shark, or Big Fish, stuffed. over 10 feet. E. W. LONGLEY, Velasco, Tex. ARCADE MACHINES OF EVERY DESCRIP- tion wanted for cash. CHARLES BARON. 125 East Fourth St., New York City. mari2 LOCATION WANTED FOR PENNY ARCADE. CHAS. BARON, 125 East Fourth St., New York City. mari2 WANTED—LATE MODEL BUESCHER E-FLAT ‘ ag gm with case. JOE PETRIK, Hast- ngs, Neb. WANTED TO BUY—ROTISSERIE OR BARBE- cue Machine. Send price, description and photo if possible. Write to UNITED CON- CESSIONS CO., INC,, 411 Jefferson St., New Orleans, La. marl9 WANTED TO LEASE OR RENT ON PER- centage basis, Dance Pavilion. Must be in Central States. C. R. STROUP, 414 E. 14th St., Indianapolis, Ind. WANTED TO BUY — RED BAND COATS, Caps, Minstrel Wardrobe, Curtains, Chorus Wardrobe. What have you? WALLACE, 1834 N. Halsted, Chicago. Curtiss, Continental, O. New Price List. mari2 100 20-Lb. Hammermill Bond Letterheads, 81x11, and 100 6% Envelopes to match, $1.00, postpaid. Printed to your order. COYLE & KIMBALL, Newport, N. ee mar CLASSY TWO-COLOR LETTERHEADS OR Envelopes, $2.95 500; $4.95 1,000. BEARD PRINTING CO., 1360 E. 62d, Chicago. marl2 NAME CARDS—BEST QUALITY. 100 FOR 80c: 500 for $3.00. Delivered free. Satis- faction or money back. CARD PRINTING Co., Leon, Kan. marl9g 500 THREE-LINE GUMMED LABELS, THREE dimes. WEST MOORE, Martinsville, =, apr 200 LETTERHEADS AND 100 ENVELOPES. $1.00 postpaid. OBERMAN COMPANY, Box 1268, Chicago. marl2 250*LETTERHEADS, 250 WHITE ENVELOPES printed and mailed, $3.00. Samples print- ing free. SUNCO, Mohawk, nm. TF. marl2 1, 1,000 3x8 FLASH BILLS FOR ANY PURPOSE, $1.25: 5,000 4x9 toniters, $6.00: 200 11x14 tack cards, $2.85. Cash. KING PRINTERS, Warren, Il. 5.000 20-LB. BOND LETTERHEADS, $13.75; prices on smaller quantities in proportion. BADGER PRINTING CO., Appleton, Wis. - mar TYPEWRITERS FOR SALE So WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. 7e WORD. CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. TYPEWRITERS — DON'T BUY TILL YOU get our list. All guaranteed machines. REDINGTONS, Soranton, Pa. mari2 | MOVING PICTURE FILMS FOR SALE—2D-HAND 7e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. Se WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. Bargains in Westerns, Com- edies, Sensationals and Weeklies. Send for list. MAHMARIAN, Box 222, Union City, N. J. mari9 ‘‘Battle of Gettysburg’, 5 reels, paper, $75.00. Westerns, Comedies. 28 MM Films, complete subjects. STRAND PICTURES COMPANY, 729 Seventh Avenue, New York City. Dirt Cheap — Westerns, Spe- cials, Comedies. BOX 575, New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Successful Roadmen Only Buy Films with a wallop. Super Special Fea- tures, Westerns, Comedies, Cartoons, Dramas, Serial, Scenics, Travelogs, War, Educational Best movie stars, $3.00 per reel up. Big List Free. DIXIE FILM CO., Box 2042, Memphis. Tenn. mar26 ‘“‘The Passion Play’’, Life of Christ, in 5 reels; new prints. Make money during Lent. HEMENWAY FILM CO., 37 Church St., Boston, Mass. maril2 Wonderful Selection n of Scenic films. For sale’ at bargain prices. Write quick. HERMAN ROSS, 729 Seventh Ave., New York City. BANKRUPT STOCK —STAMP FOR LISTS.' NEW 100 FOOT $150 SPRING MOTOR MOVIF Prices dirt cheap. BOX 5836, Westport Station, Kansas City, Mo. marlg COMEDIES, FEATURES, WESTERNS, ETC. Send for our bargain price list of Films. MOVIE SUPPLY CO., 844 So. Wabash, Chi- cago. mar26 Camera, $95; 16% foot Spring Motor Camera, $37.50; 80 foot Small Hand Movie Camera, $60; Eastman Negative Film, 2% cents foot; Home Movie Projector, $15: Re- winder, $2.50; Printer, $25; Developing Out- fit, $20; Air Brush, $5. RAY, 296 5th Ave., New York. COMPLETE PASSION PLAY — COMPLETE story of Passion in five reels, printed on brand-new stock. Price, $165.00 Cc #F. HUMPHREYS, P. O. Box 2722, Boston, Mass. DRAMA, $2; 5-REEL DRAMA, $10; 5-REEL Westerns, $15; 2-reel Jungle Films, $10; News, $3; War Reel, $5; Travel Reel, $5; Comedy, $5. Cement 35 cents, postpaid. RAY, 296 5th Ave., New York. FINEST ASSORTMENT OF COMEDIES THAT will make your audiences forget about their troubles. Scenics, Cartoons, Prologues fur- nished for big special road-show presenta- tions. Success stamps our perfect condition films. Only those who will appreciate good films should apply for a list. WESTERN FEATURE FILMS, 730 S. Wabash, Chicago. POWER’S FIVE, MAZDA EQUIPPED, $50; Asbestos Booth, $75; Spot Light with colors. $45; De Vry, $125; Movie Camera with Tri- pods, $100; 600 Veneer Iron Frame Chairs, = 50; 800 highest grade Folding Chairs, $1.60. NDEPENDENT SUPPLY CO., 49 Church St., Boston, Mass. POWER’S SIX, COMPLETE, PORTABLE, seventy-five dollars; Power’s 6-A, complete, motor drive, two hundred fifty. Both mazda and perfect condition. Examination allowed. = Rodeo Film. VANCE YATES, Coahoma, ex THEATRE SUPPLY SALE—GREATEST OF all. Anything you want. Send for litera. ture. WESTERN MOTION PICTURE COM- PANY, Danville, Ill. apr9 FIVE 6-REEL FEATURES, $12; WITH AD- vertising free. First-class condition. CAPITOL FILM CORP., i1 Winchester St., Boston, Mass. TWO SUIT-CASE PROJECTORS, TWO Stereopticons, 20 Reels Film, perfect run- ning order. FRED WOLCOTT, 234 Washing- ton Square, Syracuse, N. Y. FOR SALE—FILMS. LEWIS KIGGINS, dependence, Ia. NEAL HART IN “FIGHTING STRAIN”, 5 reels, and ‘Lawless Men”, 5 reels. Perfect condition, $25.00 each. MAHMARIAN, Box 222, Union City, N. J. “OPEN YOUR EYES”, SEVEN REELS, $90.00. BLAND’S ATTRACTIONS, 3021 Leland, Chi- cago. PRODUCE IN- SHOW COPIES, SLIGHTLY — Mix, Hoxie, Fairbanks, Hart, Chaplin, Turpin. Lists available. ECON OMY, 814 Corinthian, Philadelphia. mar26 “SILVER SPURS”, 5-REEL WESTERN, FEA- turing Lester Cuneo. It is a succession of thrills that makes the blood run cold and hot, the flesh creep and the pulse beat fast. It’s a 20th Century Limited speed. Slides, photos, ones, threes, sixes furnished free. Bargain price, $65.00. First $5.00 deposit gets it; examination allowed. OAK THEATRE. 2000 N. Western, Chicago. WANTED TO BUY M. P. ACCESSORIES—FILMS Se WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THA 7e WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST Une: Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. We Offer Highest Cash Prices for Second-Hand Machines, Opera Chairs, Compensarcs, Portable Projectors, Etc. Write me first. MONARCH THEATRE SUPPLY CO., Memphis, Tenn. mar26 SUITCASE PROJECTOR, 35 M/M; 16 M/M Camera, Graflex Post-Card-Size Camera, Tripods and Films all kinds. Tell all KLEINPETERS, Taft, California. WE PAY BIGGEST PRICES FOR USED MOV- ing Picture Machines, Opera Chairs, etc. What have you for sale? MOVIE SUPPLY CO., 844 South Wabash Ave., Chicago, “THE WAY OF A TRANSGRESSOR", 5-REEL Chinatown underworld coming to thrill you, in conjunction with our 500-ft. prologue presentation. Flashy lobby display of Chinese lanterns. First time offered at popular at- mission prices. Biggest cleanup in the coun- try. Price for complete outfit, including ad- vertising and special lobby display. $90.00. an THEATRE, 4619 S. Ashland, Chi- cago, TWO REELERS CHEAP — MOVIE CAMERA, $40; 16” Fans, $10. List for stamp. C. L. W., 20 East 28th, Jacksonville, Fla. mari2 TWO-REEL COMEDIES, $9.00; 5-REEL WEST- erns, $42.00; 5-Reel Super-Specials, $52.00 E. ABRAMSON, 1532 S. Albany, Chicago. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN, FIVE REELS: THREE singles, Educational, Scenic, Comedy, Penn license, fine shape, sixty dollars. $10 deposit: examination. J. B. SWAFFORD, Palace Thea- tre, Buffalo, N ' USE 500 REELS FOR $10. INFORMATION 25c. LITTLE EXCHANGE, Barber, Ark. WOW! THE ONE AND ONLY “CUSTER'S Last Fight’. Success stamps this marvelous Wild West triumph. When -your mortgage is coming due and yon don’t know what to do “Custer’s Last Fight’ acts as the guardian angel. WESTERN FEATURE FILMS, 730 S. Wabash, Chicago, Il. 2ND-HAND M. P. ACCESSOR- IES FOR SALE 7e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. Se WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Werds at One Rate Only. Power’s 6, $50; No. 5, $40. A. B. KEMPTON, 60 Ardrews St., Boston, Mass. Your Greatest Opportunity — Buy now! Prices rapidly advancing. Power's, Simplex, Motiograph. Guaranteed Rebuilt Projectors. Cash or easy terms. Theatres and Road Shows’ completely equipped. We sell Everything for the Movies. Big catalog free. MONARCH THEATRE SUP- PLY CO., Memphis, Tenn. mar26 BARGAINS IN PICTURES AND REBUILT Machines. 601 MUNFORD COURT, Kansas City, Mo. mari2 FOR SALE—ACME PICTURE MACHINE, 10 reels Film, $75.00. H. A. BRUCE, Evans- ville, Wis. MOVING PICTURE MACHINES, Portable Projectors, Stereopticons, Spot Lights, Booths, Opera Chairs and everything required for movies. MOVIE SUPPLY CO., 844 South Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. mar26 MOVING PICTURE MACHINES. SCREENS, Opera Chairs, Fireproof Booths, Film Cabi- nets and complete Moving Picture Outfits Write for catalog. MOVIE SUPPLY CO., 844 South Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. mar26 SCREENS, NEW STANDARD STEREOPTICON OUTFITS, $18.50. GRORMBERG’S. Manufacturers, 1510 Jackson, Chicago. marl2 Grand Street Stock (Continued from page 34) has few equals and no peers in burlesque, and as James X. produced this particular presentation we were not disappointed, for he gave us a revival of his former masterpiece, The Devil in Tux. Attire Tempting Earthly Mortals into a series of sins that for the mcst part involved wine, woman and song, in which he was ably aided by Mack White, a singing, dancing, whistling, oratorical specialist, who worked well in scenes and dis- tinguished himself admirably as an ec- centric Dutch hick in a singing and talk- ing specialty with Anita Rose, a person- ally attractive bobbed brunet, who made several changes cf gorgeous gowns in her impersonation of a Parisian prima donna in her specialty, leading numbers and in scenes. Jack Gibson, the iron, gray-haired Adonis of burlesque straight men, was in seenes frequently doing straight aid characters and equally proficient in both. Estelle (Arab) Nack, the dainty, diminutive and acrobatic dancing scubr:', in several changes of near-nude costumes, captivated the customers with her every appearance, leading numbers with per- sonality plus pep aplenty with a quick change to girlish simplicity in scenes. Frances Cornell, a pleasingly plump, bobbed brunet prima donna, put her num- bers over effectively, and in scenes was the thoroly seascned actress of excep- tional ability, with the versatility to humor her lines a la comedienne. Jean Bodine, a bobbed brunet, who af- fects the pallid-facial makeup of the Parisian vamp, led several numbers for well-merited encores. Denna Macy, a slender, shapely, bobbed brown-haired beauty, is to be commend- ed for her pep in leading numbers and work in scenes. The big feature of the entire pres- entation was the chorus, 20 jn number by a correct checkup, and every one of them a prize winner in youth, bevuty and talent, with their ability fuly de- velcped by Billy Koud in a series of picturesque ensemble numbers that could have held the stage and runway i- definitely. All propaganda to the contrary, the Grand Street Stock will continue’ in- definitely and if the Friday matinee at- tendance is any criterion, the close of the Grand Street Theater Stock Company will not take place unless the premoters, pro- ducers, principals and choristers are dis- abled by overwork, for according to Juvenile White’s announcement during intermission they are adding to their cast by the engagement of Harry Hep- burn, Mildred Cecil and Syd Burke. NELSE. ee ~_ as 7 - —_ a | a. 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| The Vaudeville Field In LONDON By “WESTCENT” 18 Charing Cross Road, W. C. 2 LONDON, Feb. 19.—It would be idle to deny that the royal performance, as such, has been a wet squib. Harry Mar- low, the organizer, is not to blame, but the effect of the selection has certainly antagonized hundreds of vaudeville acts when after six years have believed that at last they should have had a chance of appearing. Marlow is a good fellow, put the fact that the fiat went forth that the show should be an all- British one killed it. The honor of ap- pearing at these shows has always been signified by the artiste advertising in the trade papers of this “honor”. This has now become a byword and the acts themselves adopt the attitude that so frequent have become the appearances— once a year—that they derive no bene- fit, and thus do not care. The quittance of Arthur Croxon, of the managership of the Coliseum, the blue-ribbon job of the vaudeville world, came as a surprise to vaudeville. There is a chance that the London County Council may help the V. A. P. in the campaign to enforce the bogus managers act. The Public Control Committee, which refuses to permit crook agents to act, have no power to refuse the same to act as “Theatrical Employers”. The Public Control Com- mittee is asking the council to get par- liamentary powers to prosecute. The finance committee agreed to be respon- sible for more than $10,000 each year for two years to get the legal costs over. Yesterday the V. A. F. celebrated the 2ist anniversary of its foundation. Dur- ing this period from all sources it has received more than $498,000, of which more than $345,500 had been received by means of the 12-cent red subscrip- tion stamp. Ed Lowry is making a hit at the Al- hambra. Despite the segregation of all acts of a non-British character for the royal show Lowry would have been an asset to it. American artistes—vaudeville and le- gitimate—are worried over the insistent demand made by tax gatherers as to their income tax. As already stressed the Ministry of Labor gives the other department the news and there you are. The fact that there is no law to prevent an alien leaving this country with a de- fault of income tax is very useful to some, tho we must admit many Ameri- cans have been to The Billboard office with the desire to comply with all our laws, and we believe they have done so. Wolfe S. Lyon, who is known to hun- dreds of vaudeville acts by virtue of his position as a member of the Grand Lodge of England (A. F. M.), died on the 14th, aged 82. Wolfe was a promi- nent member of Chelsea Lodge and also of Proscenitum Lodge, both “daylight” lodges, confined exclusively to the pro- fessional section. Gymnastic acts are a hard proposi- tion as regards Britishers, and we find the old-established act of the Four Julians broken up and making a new Set of teams. Billy Julian is heading his own show, as the Four Castles, and John Julian, the Jay Four. The Musi- cal Jovers, who also do a bar act, are en- Toute to Australia, but they have de- veloped the comedy side of the act as against their bar stuff, altho a big sen- sation is the standing jump from stage, connecting with a foot-to-foot grip from the man hanging from the trapeze. LONDON, Feb. 23.—The fifth annual dinner of the Vaudeville Golfing Society held at the Hotel Cecil, with Will Fyffe in the chair, Sunday was the best yet. About 200 diners mci:uded some of the most representative vaudeville ar- tistes in the business. The failure of the Theatrical Em- Ployers’ Registration Act and the atti- tude of the Government towards it has gotten much recent publicity thru the — A Whale for Big Business SPRING SPECIAL NUMBER OF THE BILLBOARD OUT NEXT WEEK Wire or Send Your Advertising Copy Now! strongly worded report made by the Public Control Committee of the L. C. C. They are asking ror vital amena- ments to an act which is inoperative. Altho there may not be a great chance of getting further with it, there seems every possibility that a small bill will be introduced into Parliament for the purpose of limiting agents’ commission to the amount of one week's salary. The paying of 20 per cent dividend for Stoll’s Alhambra speaks for the success of this house. It was a bad egg when Stoll decided to play three-a-day vaudeville with matinees averaging not 100 people. Now it is the most repre- sentative vaudeville house in this coun- try, with the Victoria Palace next. There is some talk that Julian Rose may be seen in a revue called Bizzy Izzy. Im any case Rose has sufficient work to keep him busy for 12 months. Glad to record the continued success of Ed Lowry on this side. Vaudeville is international and a real vaudeville pro- gram is composed of all kinds of acts. It’s unfortunate that Arthur Astor was so far away on your side, as he would -_— have been asked for the Royal ow. Maidie Scott has remarried. Maidie is @ specialist as regards the various stages of femininity from simpering babyhood to the widow or divorcee, and in Eve’s Progress she has made her reputation. Like many others, she’s go- ing on the radio. It seems that while revues are declin- ing and the probability that there will not be enough of sufficient standard to play the big time, this season will see a great number of vaudeville artistes heading their own combinations. This means the managers will not be adverse to playing vaudeville, but will refuse to carry the responsibility for salaries which will have to be shared by the star and the house. To show you how the split week has got ’em, even the Two Bobs are doing this class of work and their salary is more than $1,000 weekly. New York Legit. Theater Vs. the Road (Continued from page 49) the road, then New York would have just cause for boasting, or, more likely, for bewailing its fate. In 1900 the theater was in a very pros- perous condition; even small cities had first-class playhouses which they were trying valiantly to support In the larger places the theater was thriving. But the theater was already becoming an object for a general promotion. Get- ting the dollars out of it soon became wildly paramount to all else. Road at- tractions became too numerous, new de- ceptions were practiced and there was a general letting down in quality. The whole country became a network of the- atrical circuits that demanded a tribute for bookings, but gave little in return. The small city theater felt all this im- mediately, and patronage became sus- picious and uncertain. Then the reck- less building of competing theaters in the larger cities began. The result was that when the first “store” movies appeared they offered deadly opposition to the weakened, small city theaters. The larger places viewed them with suspicion, but felt their in- fluence in a lesser degree. As the movies prospered and expanded operations, the small city theaters capitulated, and later those of the larger places did likewise. New York has not suffered from the ills of the road. It was practically free from the excessive and abusive competi- tion. In 1900 it had only 28 legitimate theaters, or one theater for 122,757 in- habitants. Its legitimate theaters have increased less than two and a half times in 25 years. Imagine the result if the 28 theaters had become 56 in a year's time. And it got only the original pro- ductions. Some of them were bad, but @ run would be forced to give publicity and prestige, so the losses could be more than retrieved by foisting them on the unsuspecting road. And, to add injury to insult, the attractions would be sent out with a second, or third, or even a fourth-rate company and production. If, at this time, all of these conditions and others of the road and New York had been reversed, the result can be imagined. OR many and various reasons New York has been the stronghold of the theater, but that it is still entirely free from the movie invasion is a grave question. Somehow we cannot put two and two together without getting the impression it is being felt. Poor business is being experienced—cut-rate agencies <= The Billboard, March 12, 1927 59 are operating—five legitimate theaters, with 5,138 total capacity, are now play- ing pictures—compared with 1900, the average capacity is 394 less per theater— these may be little straws, yet they seem a indicate which way the wind is blow- ng. Note well this explanation for New York’s present condition: “hat the average theater of 25 years ago was larger than at the present time was due to the popularity of the second balcony, which has long ago waned. In those days the ‘gallery gods’ were still in existence, but like the matinee idol they have passed away. The management of one of the older playhouses offered last sea- son cut rates to working girls’ clubs and other organizations in an effort to popu- larize the second balcony. A. L. Erlanger is the only manager at the present time who believes still in the drawing power of the second balcony. He will have one in his new theater. “The fact that this has been thus far @ poor theatrical season cannot be blamed on any alleged encroachment of the movies. With the waning of the star system the interest of theatergoers has switched from the acting to the play. Nowadays no star is popular enough to make a success of an indifferent drama. In fact, elevation to stardom is often nothing more than a gracious gesture on the part of some manager. It was the Moscow Art Theater players who taught our theatergoers that the highest aim of the actor should be to submerge himself, not so much in his part as in the play itself. The drama has ascended to a higher position than the actor, who is, or Ought to be, its servant. And the reason that this drama year has not proved prosperous to a number of man- agers is due to the small number of good plays in comparison with the large number of theaters. “The ‘menace of the movies’ as re- gards the legitimate theaters is a buga- boo that has no foundation in fact. It is possible, however, that the movies are stealing some of the second-balcony patrons. Anybody would prefer a good seat in a photoplay house to an uncom- fortable skyscraper seat in a legitimate theater. But it is more likely that Joseph Leblang (alias Gray’s Drug Store), with his cut-rate theater-ticket business, has spoiled the second-balcony trade.” In the old days evefy theater had a gallery of some kind that was well patronized. The admission was low, usually 25 cents or less, about one-eighth of the main-floor price. The “gallery gods” were men and boys who found in the gallery congenial sur- roundings. In fact, they would have felt out of place elsewhere in the theater. There was a camaraderie and freedom up there that was appealing, and they could see the very best in drama for a small price. The men were not men of affairs and many of the bors had earned the price of their admission. Few men and boys of the gallery type are to be found in today’s lineup, waiting to see a superfilm. The neighborhood picture house, or one in some out-of- the-way place, is where they will be found. There they can see good pic- tures, and that is what they want rather than the frills and surroundings which cost more money. HEN the “store” movies appeared they offered the “gallery god” en- tertainment with a strong appeal and they supplied him with his familiar surroundings at a price below that of the gallery. The gradual desertion of the gallery was noted, and “commercial- ism” proceeded to protect itself against opposition, as it always has done in the theater, by boosting the gallery admis- sion. It is true that other prices in the theater were raised from $2 to $2.50 or $3, but the gallery went up to $1. By what process of reasoning this was done nobody knows. In proportion, the main- floor price should have been boosted to $8, but this has been possible in few places outside of New York, and even there it has found objections. At this writing a New York attraction is playing a neighboring city at these prices: Evenings, $1.10, $1.65, $2.20 and $2.75; Wednesday matinee, $1.10, $1.65 and $2.20; Saturday matinee, $1.10, $1.65, $2.20 and $2.75. How is that for dis- crimination against the gallery? We have often wondered what a Wool- worth or a Henry Ford would do about theater prices. Efficiency in manage- ment has taught such men that every square foot of unoccupied floor space must be charged up as a loss in the rental. A vacant gallery would probably be filled by them if they had to offer most any old price. Most anyone can make money when the demand is good and prices high, but only a financial genius can grasp the idea that reduced prices and increased volume often bring a greater profit. The manager who tried to bring his gallery back with workinggirls as patrons did not “know his onions”, as the say- ing goes. He was trying to make “gal- lery goddesses”, and there never was “any sich animal” and probably never will be. The appeal must be made to the true gallery type and in the methods of the old days. There must be prices that actually compete with the opposi- tion, no added frills or dignity—not even calling the gallery the “second balcony”, and both courtesy and a de- sire to please must be offered prospective patrons. In any event, the gallery dis- appeared slowly, and it will come back the same way. Lower prices might also bring back the “matinee girls” and with them the “matinee idol”. Many movie actors are idolized these days, so why not give the flesh-and-blood actors an even break with the boys of the celluloid? The Moscow Art Theater players have not taught the theatergoers a new idea, for “the play’s the thing” has long been recognized. Hamlet voiced that in his instructions to the players. The man- agers of stock, repertoire and the tent shows have always accepted it, and with it they are bringing back “the road’” wherever they are permitted to operate. We are in ignorance as to whether the Moscow Art Theater players is a com- mercialized project or not, but they have simply shown us the error of our ways rather than given us a new principle in the theater. The true actor’s aim has always been to put the play over, but too often he has not been a free agent in his desire to do this. And the star type and “have you ever worked on Broadway” systems used in selecting casts have not always been the best means of securing actors who can, or will, or who even know how, submerge themselves in the play. Making a star out of anybody or nobody just to supply a system is not a good policy. In the very nature of things, stars cannot be made over night by a “gracious gesture” or any other kind of gesture, even if it was testified in court a few years ago that a star could be made for $30,000. OSEPH LEBLANG must be quite a philanthropist to keep on buying tickets at theater prices and selling them at cut rates. But the honest facts in the case seem to be that the thea- ter, with its inherent dislike to ever lower prices, has found a way out of its dilemma by passing the buck to Leblang. If there is any fault to be found with this system of ticket selling, it lies with the theater rather than its agent. Le- blang arrived too late to hurt the gal- lery patronage to any extent—it had al- ready departed for other amusement and better treatment—so let’s not lay the blame on his doorstep for the loss, but give him credit for keeping certain shows alive. Anyway, what has become of the patrons of those seats that Leblang is supposed to be filling with “gallery gods?” Viewed in the proper perspective, it is very evident that the present situation in New York is similar to that of the road when the movies were beginning to show their real strength. The New York theater, under its present system, is not as healthy as it should be, and it is thus less able to withstand attack. The movies are already making an inroad by pre-empting five legitimate theaters, and these five theaters have gone over to the movies for no other reason than that there is more profit to be made with them than there is with the legitimate drama. And the doors will remain locked to the legitimate drama unless the situation can be reversed. The theater of the road is closed to legitimate drama for the same reason. There is an unquestioned demand for the drama, but it cannot return until the movies fail to make a profit as great as can be obtained thru presenting it Big business, the professional field of investment, has the theater in hand. It plays few favorites in pursuing its desire for profit, so neither art nor sentiment need expect that they will receive any great consideration. Commercialism in the theater is not overparticular where its flag flies, so long as it can be unfurled over something considered worth while That is where the real danger to the legitimate theater lies. = a tne Se —_ ee = | _ _ |

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: : , } : Brems, VAUDEVILLE A Aaron & Kelley (World) Omaha. Abbey Sisters, Three (Bushwick) Brooklyn. Abbott, Al (Delancey St.) New York. -ices, Four, & a Queen (Orph.) Kansas City. Aces, Three (Pal.) Bridgeport, Conn. Achilles & Newman (Emery) Providence. Adams & Rush (Hancock) Austin, Tex. Adams, Bobby (Shea) Toronto. Adrienne (Pan.) Everett, Wash.; Tacoma 14-19. Adrift (Grand) Evansville, Ind. Ahern, Will & Gladys (Temple) Detroit. Ails, Roscoe, & Band (State) Memphis. All Wrong (Riviera) Chicago. Al’s Here (Kearse) Charleston, W. Va. Albright, Bob (Pan.) Los Angeles; (Pan.) San Diego 14-19. Alexander, Geo. B., Co. (Keith) Lowell, Mass Ajexander & Kent (Pan.) Butte, Mont.; (Pan.) Spokane 14-19. Alexander & Elmore (Regent) Detroit. Alexander Sisters (Pan.) Vancouver, Can. Allen & Canfield (Keith) Syracuse, N. Y.; (Keith) Boston 14-19. Althoff, Hattie, Co. Ala. Amac (Pan.) Minneapolis. Amateur Nite in London (Norva) Norfolk, Va. Amoros & Janet (Kearse) Charleston, W. Va. 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Beck, Ed & Morton (Grand) Philadelphia. Beck & Regan (Harris) Washington, Pa. Beehee & Rubyatte (125th St.) New York 10- 12; (58th St.) New York 14-16. Beeson, Herberta (Princess) Nashville, Tenn. Bell Boys, Four (Bway.) New York. Bell & Eva (Manos) Greensburg, Pa. Bennett, Joe, & Band (Pal.) Indianapolis. Bennett, Phil (Keith) Wilmington. Del. Benson, Ben (Strand) Malden, Mass Bentel & Gould (Maj.) Dallas, Tex. Benway, Happy, & Flournoy (Vaudeville) De- fiance, O. 10-12; (Harmony) Detrdéit, Mich., 14-16. Berk & Saun (Georgia) Atlanta, Ga Berkes, Johnny (Maj.) Houston, Tex Berry, Harry, & Miss (Orph.) Quincy, Il, 10-12; (Empress) Decatur 13-16. zazian & White (Orph.) Wichita, Kan. rd & Keller (Orph.) Brooklyn i & Henry (State) Memphis, Tenn. i, Count (Franklin) New York Valerie. Co. (Royal) New York Plint (Golden Gate) San Francisco. Bey. Hamid (Temple) Birmingham, Ala. Lee (Ave. B) New York. dge (Grand) Macon, Ga. Four (Montauk) Passaic, N. J. (Electric) St. Joseph, Mo. (Grand) Muncie, Ind. (Loew) London, Can. ph.) Tulsa, Okla. Braille, Pallo & Orch. lica Braminos, The (Orph.) Des Moines, Ia Breen, Harry (Tilyou) Coney Island, N. ¥ Fitz, & Murphys (Riverside New York. . ert & Belladonna (Grand) Clarksburg, ° a. Briants, The (Hancock) Austin, Tex 60 The Billboard, March 12, 1927 Route Department Managers ayd. artists sre respectfully requested to contribute their dates to this department. Routes must reach The ¥¥illboard not later than Friday o. each week to insure publication Th e Billboarti forwards all mail to professionals free of charge while on the road, to have their mail addressed in care of T! Members of the profession are invited, Billboard, and it will be forwarded promptly. (Maj) denctes Majestic; (Orph) Orpheum; (Pal) Palace; (Pen) Panteges. When no date is given the week of March 7-12 is to be supplied. Brice, Eliz., & Band (Maj.) Little Rock, Ark. Brilliant, Saul, Co. (Capitol) Windsor, Can. Bristol & Bell (Bijou Savannah, Ga. 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Long Beach 14-19. Chisholm, Robert (Orph.) Los Angeles. Chrissie & Daly (Kedzie) Chicago Clark, Marie & Ann (State) Norfolk, Va. Claude & Marion (Royal) New York Cleveland & Dowry (Orph.) Huntington, W. Va. Clifford, Jack Rube (Hill St.) Los Angeles. Clifford, Edith (Keith) Washington Clifford & “Purtell (Kerr) Hastings, Neb Clifton, Ann (Keith) Boston. Clovelly Girls, Four (Canitol) Windsor, Can Coakley & Van (Bellevue) Niagara Falls, N Codee, Ann (Jefferson) New York Cole, Judson (Orph.) Oakland. Calif. Cole & Ward (Pal.) Cincinnati Coleman, Bert (Garrick) Norristown, Pa. 1an, Claudia (Victoria) Wheeling, W. Va. Harry, Co. (58th St.) New York. Coley & Jaxon (Rialto) Lo6uisville Jollean Family (Pan.) Tacoma, rtiand, Ore., 14-19. 7on (Pan.) San Diego, Calif.; (Pan.) seach 14-19. a Wash.; Seven (Pal.) Waterbury, Conn. , The (Hennepin) Minneapolis. llins & Peterson (Earle) Philadelpnia. slonial Sextet (Pal.) Springfield, Mass. Color Poem Orph.) Kansas City Conley, Harry, J., Co. (Boston) Boston. Cook & Vernon (Emery) Providence. Corbett & Barry (Pan.) Kansas City. Cornell, Leona & Zippy (Keith) Orlando, Fla. Corner Drug Store (Wash.) Quincy, Il Coscia & Verdi (Maj.) Dubuque, Ia Coughlin, Jas., Co. (Bushwick) Brooklyn Coulter & Rose (Schade) Sandusky, O Country Club Girls (Maj.) Houston, Tex Covans, Four (Newark) Newark, N. J Coyne & French (Maj.) Dallas, Tex Craig, Jr., Richie (Keith) Cincinnati. Crewe, Mildred, & Girls (Regent) Detroit Cronin & Hart (Pal.) Rockford, Il. Croonaders, The (Bedford) Brooklyn. Cummings, Roy (Orph.) Los Angeles. Cunningham & Bennett (Pan.) Hamilton, Can. Curtiss, Julia (Pan.) Long Beach, Calif.; (Pan.) Salt Lake City 14-19. Daddy (Kedzie) Chicago. Daley & Nace (Maj.) Little Rock, Ark. Dalton & Craig (Pal.) Bridgeport, Conn. Dancers From Clownland (Keith) Orlando, Fila. Dante (Pan.) San Francisco 14-19 Dare, Annette (Keith) Portland, Me Dare & Yates (Pal.) Jacksonville, Fla Dare & Wahl (Riviera) Chicago. Dare, Helen & Stanley (Smoot) burg, W. Va. Darcy, Joe (Hennepin) Minneapolis. . Darling, Gladys (Pal.) Ashtabula, O. Darling, Donna, Co (Keith) Charlotte, N. C. Darrell, Emily (Pan.) San Francisco 14-19. Dashington’s Dogs (Pan.) Kansas City. Davd@ys, Two (Orph.) Winnipeg, Can.; (Orph.) Vancouver 14-19. Davis, Ethel, Co. ‘Keith) Cincinnati Davis & Nelson (Loew) Montreal. Davis & McCoy (Grand) St. Louis. D’Ormond, Geo. (Shea) Toronto DeLeon & Davis (Keith) Asheville, N. C. DeGraves, Bernadine (Electric) Sprinefield, Parkers- Mo. DeLisle, Billy (Pal.) Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 10-12; (State) Easton 14-16. — Frank (Princess) Nashville, Tenn., 10- DeSarto, Pablo (8lst St.) New York 14-19 DeVoe, Frank (Tivoli) Richmond, Ind., 12-13 Dean, Ray & Dot (Greenpoint) Brooklyn. oe Paul, Co. (Scollay Sq. Olympia) Bos- on. Deere Girls (St. Louis) St. Louis. Deering, Rose Marie, & Noel (Pal.) Rock- ford, Il. Deiro (Georgia) Atlanta, Ga. Delano, Dell (State-Lake) Chicago. Delf, Harry (Loew) Montreal. Demar & Lester Revue (Keith) town, O. Demarest & Doll (Maj.) Elmira, N. Y. Deno & Rochelle (Pal.) New York; (Albee) Providence 14-19. Derrickson & Brown Francisco. Deslys Sisters (Maj.) Cedar Rapids, Ia. Dewes, Paul (Earle) Philadelphia. Diamond & Brennan (Keith) Toledo, O. Diaz Monkeys (Willard) Woodhaven, N. Y —_ Dippy, & Bennett (Keith) Portland, Youngs- (Golden Gate) San e. Dobson, Frank (8ist St.) New York 14-19. Dodge Twins (Riverside) New York; (Albee) Brooklyn 14-19. Dolan & Gale (Grand) Atlanta, Ga. Dolly Dumplin (Pal.) Ft. Wayne, Ind. Doner, Kitty, Co. (Temple) Detroit. Donovan & Lee (State) Buffalo. Donovan Girls (Keith) Lowell, Mass. Dooley, Jed (Orph.) Portland, Ore Dooley & Sales (Maj.) Wichita Falls, Tex. Dotson (Albee) Brooklyn 14-19 — Wright, Co. jRead’s Hipp.) Cleve- and. Downing & Downing (Miles) Detroit Drew, Mabel, Co. (Melba) Dallas, Tex Driscoll & Perry (State) New Brunswick, N. J. Ducalion (Orph.) Oklahoma City. Dufor Boys (Orph.) Winnipeg, Can.; (Orph.) Vancouver 14-19. Dunbar, Chas. & Madelyn (York) York. Pa. Duncan’s Collies (Orph.) Winnipeg, Can.: (Orph.) Vancouver 14-19. Dunninger (Orph.) Los Angeles. Dyer, Hubert (Rialto) Chicago. E Eagan, Babe, Co. (Poll) Bridgeport, Conn. Earle, Emily, Co. (Pan.) Seattle; (Pan.) Van- couver 14-19. East & Dumke (Keith) Cincinnati Eaton, Ewing (125th St.) New York Eddy, Marion (State) Newark, N. J ‘ Edler, Grace, & Girls (Orph.) New Orleans. Edmonds & Fanchon (Hipp.’ Baltimore. Edwards, Gus (Hennepin) Minneapolis. Edwards & Dean (Keith) Orlando. Fla Elaine & Marjorie (Bedford) Brooklyn. Elaine Serenaders (Pan.) Toronto. — Elsie & Paulsen (Keith' Washington Ely, Helen, Co. (Natl.) New York Envy (Orph.) Seattle; (Orph.) Portland 14-19, ord’s Novelty (Englewood) Chicago otti & Herman (Maj.) Dubuque, Ia : Elsi, & Orch. (Earle) Philadelphia. Ervel & Del ‘Fairmont). Fairmom®, W. Va. Esmond & Grant (Sheridan Se) Pittsburgh Evans, Ernest, Co. (Pan.) Memphis. Evans & Leonard (Regent) Detroit Eyer & Chellman (Amer.) Chicago F Faber & McIntyre (Greeley Sq.) New York. Fables of 1927 (Pal.) Bridgeport, Conn. Falls, A. & G. (Parthenon) Hammond I H Family Album (Pan.) Seattle; (Pan) j ) ° i , 93 : 1 ’ f i . | e ; . 6 : 7 Bond & Leon (Harris) Pittsburgh. Bo: ir Troupe Pan Memphis Booth & Nina (Pal Indianapolis ' Boreo (Orph Kansas City ; Bor & Boyer (Gran® Atlanta. Ga Bordoni, Irene (Orph.) San Francisco Bowers, Fred, Co Mile Detroit Boyle & Della (Bijou) Savannah. Ga : Boyd & Wallin (Perrv) Erie, Pa Bracks, Five (Pal.) New Haven, Conr Bradna, Ella, Co. (Sheridan Sq.) Pittsburgh Bradnas, Four (Read’s Hipn.) Cleveland Bragdon & Morr y (Keit y - , a _ Pe N.Y. ) ae ~— «

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E nee, Co, (Pal.) Brooklyn. Hecedus, Marget (Maj.) San Antonio, Tex. Henning, Pat (Rivera) Brooklyn. I i H & He & Cross ry, Art, Co. (Montauk) Passaic, N. J. & Wallace (Capitol) Davenport, Ia. & Bolt Trio (Capitol) Yakima, Wash.; ‘(Vaude.) Butte, Mont., 18-21. Herberts, The (Melba) Brooklyn. jerrmar Adelaide, Co. (Hill St.) t & Hall (Orph. Sioux City, Ia Ernest (Mai.) Ft. Worth, Tex. Bros. (Orph.) -San Francisco -Massaud Ensemble (Hipp.) Baltimore. Will, & Girls (Orph.) Des Moines, Ia. , Peter, Co. (Lyceum) Canton, O. x Chesleigh (Capitol) Davenport, Ia. tor & Holbrook (Keith) Boston. rook, Granados, Co. (Princess) Nashville, Holmes, Harry (Keith) Philadelphia. Holiner & Nichols (Keith) Indianapolis. Holly alto) Joliet, Ill., 10-12. Holly (Rialto) Joliet, Ml Iman, Harry, Co. (State) New York. len, Folks (Poli) Bridgeport, Conn. E * Kong Troupe (Albee) Brooklyn 14-19. 1 r & Gat Los byt oye ore je o Be oe rhe Boeke +) ~hett (Fox) Aurora, Il. Hope & Bryne (Barle) Washington. House, Billy, Co. (Orph.) St. Louis. Houston, Gene, Co. (Rivoli) Toledo, O. Howard Girls (Victory) Holyoke, Mass., 10- 12; (Pal.) Pittsfield 14-16. Howard, Harry, Co. (Rivoli) Toledo, O. Howard & Ross (Pan.) San Francisco; (Pan.) Los Angeles 14-19. Howard & Lind (State) New York. Howard's Ponies (Pal.) Milwaukee. Howard's, Joe, Revue (Fordham) New York. Hoy, Etai Look, Co. (Montauk) Passaic, N. J. Hufford, Nick (Maj.) Chicago. Hughes, Ray & Pam (Orph.) Ogden, Utah. Hughes, Bert, Co. (Pan.) Hamilton, Can. Hus . Fred (Grand) Macon, Ga H t, Ray, & Seals (Hipp.) Buffalo. Hunter & Percival (Albee) Providence. nte Musical (Keith) Grand Rapids. Hurio (Harris) Pittsburgh. ms & Evans (Keith) Portland, Me. Hy & Burrell (Pal.) Springfield, Mass. 1 Imhoff, Roger, Co. (Coliseum) New York. Inge ies (Orph.) New Orleans. ing & Chaney (Vivian) Daytona, Fla. Ivy, Mile., Co. (Englewood) Chicago. a J ackie & Billie (Oxford) Plainfield. N. J. kson, Bobby, Co. (Grand) St. Louis. & Taylor (Pal.) Brooklyn Wally, & Sinclaire (Grand) St\ Louis. f (Hipp) Baltimore. Boston 14-19 ) Columbus, O (Lyric) Mobile, Ala. (Pal.) Cincinnati. Bobby, Co. (Albee) Providence. : oe, Comedy Four (Rialto) Phoenix, Ariz., 10-12 ~heseee © Grey (Keith) Boston; (Keith) Port- nd, Me., 14-15. & Baby Grands (Keith) Indianapolis. Manikins (Maj.) Chicago Jane, Co. (Orph.) Champaign, Tl. Great (Lyric) Mobile, Ala. & Rea (Pal.) Milwaukee . Cliff, Co. (Ave. B) New York. Iwo (Fuller) Kalamazoo, Mich., 10- Capitol) Jackson 14-16; (Jefferson) cegon 17-19 Bros. & Gloom (Hipp.) Pottsville, Pa. Jack, Horses (Pan.) Everett, Wash.; Tacoma 14-19. . Jean (Orph.) Portland, Ore ee (Pal.) Brooklyn nd (Princess) Nashville, Tenn., Wait Trio (Poli) Scranton, Pa K Four (Strand) Niagara Falls. N. ¥ Harry, Co. (Colonial) Lancaster, Pa. len, Dorothy (Maj.) San Antonio, Tex veff & Co. (Orph.) Oklahoma City Four (Pan.) Toronto. Bros. (Ben Ali) Lexington, Ky in & Kaufman (Bway.) Philadelphia. iugh, Stan (Keith) Portland, Me Hamlin & Kay (Natl) New York. *& Rose (Orph.) Boston ting, Chas. & Grace (State) ne & Williams (Strand) ue Julia (Keith) ’, Lew, Co. (Greenpoint) Brooklyn ss Jackson & Co. (Met.) Brooklyn. “lso Bros.’ Review (Pal.) Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '0-12; (State) Easton 14-16. 10-12. Memphis. Malden, Mass. Toledo, O Kelso & Demonde (Lyceum) Canton, O. Kemper, Jimmy, & Band (Proctor) Mt. Ver- non, N. Y. Kemper & Bayard (Lyric) Indianapolis. = Kendal, Leo, Co. (Keith) Grand Rapids, Mich., 10-12; (Pal.) Detroit 13-19. Kennedy, Wm., Co. (Lyric) Indianapolis. Kennedy, Frances (Orph.) Sioux City, Ia. Keno & Green (Orph.) Huntington, W. Va. Kerr & Ensign (Miles) Detroit. Kessler & Morgan (Faurot) Lima, O. Kessler’s, Sam, Song & Dance Revue (Pal.) Worcester, Mass. Ketch & Wilma (Orph.) San Francisco. Kiku & Yoshi (Joie) Ft. Smith, Ark. Kikutas Japs (Empire) San Antonio, Tex. Rimberly & Page (Rialto) Chicago. Kincaid & Lanker (Amer.) Chicago. Kindler, DeWolfe, Co. (Hancock) Austin, Tex. King, Manny, Co. (105th St.) Cleveland. King, Chas. (Met.) Brooklyn. Kirby & DuVal (Blvd.) New York. Kirkillos, Three (Opera House) a. YF, Kirkland, Paul, Co. (Keith) Cincinnati. Kitamuras (Keith) Philadelphia. Kitaro Japs. (Keith) Indianapolis. Kitayama Japs. (Temple) Detroit. Kitchen Kabaret (LaSalle Garden) Detroit. Kitchie, Si & Nellie: Elizabeth, N. J., 10-12; (Greenpoint) Brooklyn 14-16 Knox & Stetson (7th St.) Minneapolis. — Paul, & Sister (Grand) Clarksburg, . Va. Kody & Wilson (Keith) Youngstown, O. Kraemer, Berdie (Orph.) New York. Krafts & Lamont (Keith) Texarkana, Ark. Kramer & Boyle (Pal.) New Haven, Conn. Kramer & Fields (Pal.) New Haven, Conn. Kuma Troupe (Gayety) Utica, N. Y. L (Pal.) New York. LaMonte, Lestra, & Hazel (Shea's Buffalo) Buffalo; (Michigan) Detroit 13-19. LaPine, Lyle, Co. (Riviera) Chicago. LaSalle, Hassen & Moran (Pan.) Portland, (Nixon) Philadelphia. Ore. (Regent) Paterson, N. J LaVere, Florrie LaVier, Jack ‘ LaZella & Helene (Maj.) Stratford, Ont., Can., 10-12. Lady Tsen Mei Jamestown, LaCrosse, Jean (Keith) Jackson, Miss. Lahr, Bert, & Mercedes (Keith) Youngs- town, O. Lamberti (Pan.) Seattle; (Pan.) Vancouver Langford & Myra (Pan.) Butte, Mont.; (Pan.} Spokane 14-19. Lauria, Vic (State) Norfolk, Va. LeClair, John (Boston) Boston Lee, Jane & Katharine (State) Cleveland. 14-19. Lambert, Eddie (Keith) Toledo, O Lamont Four (Keith) Charlotte, N. C. Lamys, Five (Grand) St. Loufs Lancaster & Leeming (Earle) Washington. Lane & Byron (Pan.) Everett, Wash.; (Pan.) Tacoma 14-19. Lang & Haley (State-Lake) Chicago. Larimer & Hudson (Empress) Fremont. Neb. Larkin, Pete (Orph.) San Francisco; (Orph.) Los Angeles 13-19. Larry’s, Bob, Entertainers (Pal.) Hartford, Conn. Latham, Rubye, Duo (Pal.) Cincinnati; (Rialto) Louisville 13-16; (Keith) Dayton, O., 17-19. Laveen & Cross (Keith) Indianapolis. Lavine & Dale (Temple) Rochester, N. Y. —— McGinty & Chan (Strand) Malden, ass. LeGrohs, The (Bellevue) Niagara Falls, N. Y. — Putnam & Burroughs (Faurot) Lima, fo. Lea & Jones (Capitol) Hartford, Conn. Leary, Nolan & Co. (Greeley Sq.) New York. Ledent, Frank, Co. (Novelty) Topeka, Kan. Ledova (Keith) Columbus, O. Lee, Myra (Maj.) Cedar Rapids, Ia. Lemeaux & Young (Laroy) Portsmouth, O. Lenhart, Josephine (Fairmont) Fairmont, W. Va. Lentz, Al, & Orch. (Miller) Milwaukee. Lester & Stewart (Grand) Clarksburg, WwW. Va ; & Irving (Pan.) Salt Lake City; (Orph.) Ogden 14-19. Lester, Noel & Co. (Amer.) New York. Levan & Bolles (Keith) Union Hill, N. J. Lewis, Fred (Fairmont) Fairmont, W. Va. Lewis & Ames (Pan.) Tacoma, Wash.; (Pan.) Portland, Ore., 14-19. Lewis & Norton (Grand) Montgomery, Ala. Lewis, Sid (Pan.) Vancouver, Can. Lindsay's Revue (Rialto) Chicago. Linton Follies (Rivera) Brooklyn. Little Billy (Grand) Philadelphia Little Maids, Three (Bijou) Savannah, Ga. Livingston, Mildred, Co. (Delancey St.) New York. Lioyd & Bgyce (Indiana) Terre Haute, Ind. Lloyd & Lane (Capitol) St O., 10- 12: (Harris) Pittsbureh 14-19 Lockett & Paige (Perry) Erie, Pa. Lockfords & Tisen Orch. (Orph.) ihenville, Portland, Ore. Loftus, Celia (Pan.) Salt Lake City; (Orph.) Ogden 14-19 Lohse & Sterling (Temple) Birmingham, Ala. Lomas Troupe (Orph.) Tulsa, Okla Londons, Three (Melba) Dallas, Tex London, Paris & New York (Keith kana, Ark London, Louis (State-Lake) Chicago Long Tack Sam & Co. (Keith) Union Hill, N. J Texar- Lopez Orch. (Read's Hipp.) Cleveland Lopez, Vincent. & Orch. (State) New York Lorna, Paula & Carr (Hinp.) Baltimore Lorraine & Neil (Keith) Syracuse, N. Y. Lorraine Seranaders (Poli) Pittsfield, Mass. Lorraine, Oscar (Pal.) New York Lubin, Lowrie & Mandie (State) Cleveland Lucas, Jimmy (Pal.) New Orleans. Lucky Stiff (Pan.) San Francisco 14-19. Lum & White (Manos) Greensburg, Pa. Luster Bros. (105th St.) Cleveland. Lydell & Mason (World) Omaha 14-19. Lynn, Carr (Hillside) Jamaica, N. Y Lytell, Bert, Co. (Proctor) Albany, Lytell & Fant New York. mB F (8ist St.) M McCarthy & Moore (Pal.) Waterbury, Conn. The Billboard, March 12, 1927 61 Louise, Co. (Pal.) Springfield, Mass McCormack & Wallace (Bijou) Savannah, Ga. McCoy & Walton (Orph.) New York. McCullough, Carl (Riverside) New York. McDevitt, Kelly & Quinn (Loew) Montreal McDonalds, Dancing (Robins) Warren, O McDonald & Oakes (Greeley Sq.) New York. McDonald Trio (Pan.) Los Angeles; (Pan.) San Diego 14-19. McGivney, Owen (St. Louis) St. Louis. McGood, Bobby, Co. (Pan.) Long Beach, Calif.; (Pan.) Salt Lake City 14-19 McKay, George (Tower) Camden, N. J. McKay, Jock (Pan.) Hamilton, Can. McKellar, Helen, Co. (Riverside) New York; (Keith) Boston 14-19 McLellan & Sarah (Hancock) McRae & Clegg (Vivian) McRea & Mott (Pal.) McWilliams, Jim (Albee) Providence 14-19. Mack & Tempest (Pan.) Salt Lake City; (Orph.) Ogden 14-19. Mack, George (Electric) Springfield, Mo. Mack & Earl (Read's Hipp.) Cleveland Mack, Neil, Co. (Indiana) Terre Haute, Ind. Mack & Stanton (Amer.) New York. Mahon & Cholet (Pal.) South Bend, Ind. Mahoney, Will (Flatbush) Brooklyn. Maine, Billy, Co. (Lincoln) Chicago. Malia, Bart, Co. (Hillside) Jamaica, N. Y. Malinda & Dade (Albee) Providence. Mall, Pall (Proctor) Albany, N. Y. Mandel, Wm. & Joe (St. Louis) St. Louis. Mangean Troupe (Rivoli) Toledo, O. Mann, Jerome (Ritz) Birmingham, Ala. Manning & Hall (Pan.) Vancouver, Can. Manning & Glass (Gates) Brooklyn. Margaret & Morrell (Pal.) New Orleans. Marguerite & Jean (Pal.) Worcester, Mass. Marguerite & Gill (Keith) Boston 14-19. Marion & Ford (Pal.) Cleveland. Marks, Joe (Maj.) Houston, Tex. Marks & Ethel (Temple) Birmingham, Ala. Marks Bros. (Pal.) Ashtabula, O. Markwith Bros. & Eddy (Manos) Greensburg, a Pa. Marston & Manley (Ave. B) New York. Marvel & Faye (Loew) Londen, Can. Maryland Collegians (Bay Ridge) Brooklyn. Marylin Revue eo Chicago. Mansfield, Perry, Dancers (State) Norfolk, Va. Austin, Tex. Davtona, Fla Indianapolis (Keith) Boston; Mason-Keeler Co. (Maj.) Ft. Worth, Tex. Mason & Dixon Dancers (Ben Ali) Lexing- ton, Ky Mast Sisters (Orph.) Paducah, Ky., 10-12; (Rialto) Louisville 13-16. Masters & Grayce (Maj.) Matthews & Ayres (Melba) Maughn, Dora (Hennepin) Maximo (Loew) Toronto. May & Kilduff (Capitol) Windsor, Can. Mayo & Lynn (Golden Gate) San Francisco. Mays, Burt & Finn (Orph.) Brooklyn. Medina Four (Pan.) Salt Lake City; (Orph.) Ogden 14-19. Medley & Dupree (Keith) Boston. Meehan’s Dogs (Maj.) Houston, Tex. Meehan & Newman (Maj.) Wichita Falls, Tex. Mehlinger, Artie (Pal.) Ashtabula, O. Melroy Sisters (Willard) Woodhaven, N. Y. Melvins, Three (Keith) Jackson, Miss. Memories of the Opera (Orph.) Winnipeg, Can.; (Orph.) Vancouver 14-19. Merediths, The (Orph.) San Francisco. Merriam, Billy & Eva: Spring Valley, Mi; Henry 14-19. Midgely, Sager, Co. (State) New Brunswick, N. J Millards, Dancing (Pan.) Spokane, Wash.; (Pan.) Seattle 14-19. Miller, Geraldine (Pan.) Memphis. Miller Sisters’ Revue (State) Newark, N. J. Millard & Marlin (Keith) Toledo, O. Miller, Jean, & Boys (Grand) Macon, Ga. Mills & Hunter (105th St.) Cleveland. Misses & Kisses (Pal.) New Haven, Conn. Mitchell & Dove (Hipp.) Buffalo. Mitchell, Grant, Co. (Albee) Brooklyn. Mitkus Duo (Garrick) Norristown, . Pa. Mitzi & Dancers (Electric) St. Joseph, Mo. Modena Revue (Riverside) New York 14-19. Molina, Amalia, Co. (Orph.) Boston. Monarchs of Melody (Roanoke) Roanoke, Va. Mongadors, Five (Keith) Boston; (Albee) Providence 14-19. Monroe Bros. (Tivoli) Richmond, Ind., 12-13. Monroe & Grant (Rialto) Joliet, TM Montana (Pal.) Lockport, N. Y. Monte & Lyons (Pan.) Tacoma, Wash.; (Pan.) Portland, Ore., 14-19. Montgomery, Marshall, Co. (Loew) Toronto. Montmartre Revue (Harris) Pittsburgh. Montrose, Belle (Pal.) South Bend, Ind. Moody, Gertrude, Co. (Temple) Birmingham, Ala. Moore, Al. Co. (State) Buffalo. Moore, Florence, Co. (Albee) Brooklyn Moore, E. J. (Faurot) Lima, O Moran & Barrow (Capitol) Shamokin, Pa. Morgan & Sheldon (Columbia) Far Rockaway, x Y¥. Morehouse, Syd (Poli Morley & Anger Morning Glories Milwaukee. Brooklyn. Minneapolis. Bridgeport. Conn (Earle) Philadelphia (Grand) Clarksburg, W. Va Morris & Flynn (Garrick) Norristown, Pa Morris & Shaw (Keith) Binghamton, N. Y. Morris & Campbell (Grand) Atlanta, Ga Morton & Jewell Co. (Hipp.) Pottsville, Pa Morton, Geo Rialto) Chicago Morton, Fred (Amer.) New York Mortons, Four (Poli) Scranton, Pa Moss & Frye (Flatbush) Brooklyn. Much Ado About Nothing (Orph.) Oakland, Calif Mullane, Frank, Co. (Bellevue) Niagara Falls, ey Mullen & Francis (Pan.) San Diego, Calif.; (Pan.) Long Beach 14-19 Mulroy, McNeece & Ridge (Maj.) Little Rock, rk. Murdock, Teck, Co. (Pal) Brooklyn Murdock & Meyo (Maryland) Baltimore. Murphy. Senator (5th Ave.) New York Murphy, Danny, Co. (Maj.) Chicago Murphy, Johnny (Orp? Champaign, Tl Murray, Ken (Bway.) New York Murray. Mae & Helen (Maj) Bioomington Iil., 10-12: (Pal.) Peoria 13-16 Murray Girls (Ritz) Birmingham, Ala Murray & Dougherty (Laroy) Portsmouth, O. Musicland (Plaza) Waterloo, la. Mystic Garage (Pan.) Portland, Ore. ’ Rath Bros N Nathal (Lincoln Sq.) New York. Nathano Bros. (Riviera) Detroit. Nazarro, Cliff (Pan.) Long Beach, Calif.; (Pan.) Salt Lake City 14-19. Nazimova (Shea) Toronto. Nelidoff Quartet (Blvd.) New York. Nelson, Bob & Olive (Rialto) Glens Falls, N. Y., 10-12. Nelsons, Juggling (Tower) Camden, N. J. Nelson & Parish (Joie) Ft. Smith, Ark. Nelson’s Katland (Pal.) Jacksonville, Fla. Nevins & Gordon (Washington Sq. Olympia) Boston. Newhoff & Phelps (Bway.) New York. Newmans, The (Orph.) Oklahoma Citv. Newell & Most (State) Jersey City, N. J. Nicola (Albee) Brooklyn. Night in China (Keith) Binghamton, N. Y. Night in a Night Club (Orph.) Denver. Nixon & Sons (Grand) Montgomery, Ala. Norma & Violin (Pan.) Kansas City. Norris’ Monkeys (Pan.} Toronto Norton, Jack (Riviera) Chicago. Norton, Ruby (Coliseum) New York. Norwood & Hall (Ritz) Birmingham, Ala. Novelle Bros. (Pal.)} Rockford, Ml. Number, Please (Rivera) Brooklyn. Nyari, Princess, Co. (Keith) Syracuse, N. Y. oO O’Brien Sextet (Pan.) Butte, Mont.; (Po>.) Spokane 14-19. ad ~~ McKee, Revue (Lincoln Sq.) lew ork. O’Connor Sisters (Orph.) Germantown, Pa. O’Dunn & Day (Pal.) Cincinnati. O’Hara, Rose (loew) Montreal O'Neil, Bobby, Co. (Pal.) Waterbury, Conn. O'Neill & Mack (Ave. B) New York. O'Neill & Plunkett (Washington Sq. Olympia) Boston. Oakland, Will, & Orch. (Albee) Brooklyn. Odiva & Seals (Orph.) Lincoln, Neb. Oliver & Olsen (Lincoln Sq.) New York Oliver, Nerit, Co. (LaSalle Garden) Detroit. Oliver & Crangle (Allegheny) Philadelphia. Olms, John, Co. (Shea) Toronto. On Broadway (Lyric) Mobile, Ala. Ora (Keith) Cincinnati Ordway, Laurie (Harris) Oriental Revue (Maj.) Ortons, Four (Pal.) Chicago 13-19 Oxford Four (Hipp.) Oxford Trio (Orph.) Pittsburgh. Johnstown, Pa. Milwaukee; (State-L.'.c) Pottsville, Pa. Ogden, Utah. P Padula, (Riverside) 14-19. Page & Class (Temple) Detroit. Pair of Jacks (Maj.) Milwaukee. Palermo’s Canines (State) Buffalo. Pantages Circus (World) Omaha. Parisian Art (Loew) Montreal. Parker, Babb & Co. (Maj.) Ft. Worth, Ter. Pasquali Bros. (Pal.) Cleveland. Patty, R. A., Co. (Temple) Rochester, N. Y. Paula & Paquita (Pan.) San Prancisco 14-19. Pearse, Lady Oden (Pai.) Peoria, Ml. Pearson, Newport & Pearson (Maj.) Ft. Worth, Tex. Pearson, B. & J. (Keith) Texarkana, Ark. (Pal.) Hartford, Conn. Margaret New York Peel & Covan Permane & Shelley (Rivoli) Toledo, O. Personalities (Fairmont) Pairmont, W. Va. Petleys, The (Pan.) Seattle; (Pan.) Van- couver 14-19. Philson & Duncan (Pal.) Akron, O. Pickfords, The (Maj.) Wichita Falls, Tex. Pike, Raymond (Proctor) Albany, N. J Pileer & Douglas (Maj.) Wichita Falls, Tex. Pilliard & Hilliard Revue (Rialto) Louisville. Pirates’ Treasurers (Pan.) Kansas City Pisano, General (State-Lake) Chicago. Pisano & Landaurer (Grand) New Yor Pissaris Revue (Grand) Philadelphia. Pomeroy, Brewster, Co. (Lyric) Indiansro' Pumpadour Ballet (105th St.) Cleveland Post, Vera (Keith) Winston-Salem, N. C Potter & Brown (Pan.) Hamilton, Can. Powell & Phillips (Premier) Brooklyn. Powell & Rhinehart (Roanoke) Powell Sextet (Boston) Boston Powers Duo (Loew) Montreal Powers & Wallace (Keith) Washington 1/-!>. Premier Revue (Lyceum) Canton, O. Prince, Arthur (Pan.) Spokane; (Pan.) Seat- tle 14-19. Prucella, Will & Irene (Keith) Jersey City, N. J Roanok’ Pryor, Martha, Co. (Delancey St.) New York. Purcell, June, Co. (Fox) Aurora, Tl. Purl, Billy, Co. (Orph.) Huntington, W. Va. Q Quinn, Binder & Roy (Empress) Fremont, Neb. R Racine & Ray (Orph.) New Orleans. Radio Fancies (Pal} Worcester, Mass. Radiology (Maj.) Springfield, Tl. Raffin’s Monks (Orph.) Sioux City, Ia. Raines & Avey (Roanoke) Roanoke. Va. Ramsay's Canari (Rialto). Louisville. 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oe 62 The Billboard, March 12 Revue Fantastic (Loew) Montreal; (Orph.) Boston 13-19. Chicago lan & Herma (Pal.) rt Temple) Rochester, N. Y. ne (Pal) Akron, O Rial. Fred & Daisy (Pal.) Hartford, Conn. Rialto, Marie (Tower) Camden, N. J. Rice, Gitz (Albee) Brooklyn Rice & Werner (Orph Ogden, Utah. Ric : Newton (Bway.) Philadelphia. Rich nt Victoria) New York. Ric! Keith) Indianapolis : (Bedford) Brooklyn als (Proctor) Newark, N. J. Richardson, Frank (Keith) Grand Rapids. Ridge Comedy Four (Lyric) Hoboken, N. J. Riggs, Dixon, Trio (State) New York. Rios, The (Pan.) Leos Angeles; (Pan.) San Diego 14-1 ; Robbins, A. (Maryland) Baltimore; (River- side) New York 14-19 Roberts & Velie (Keith) Cincinnati s, Theo., Co. (Hipp.) Buffalo; side) Rew York 14-19 Robettas & Deegan (Pan.) Long Beach, Calif.; (Pan.) Salt Leake City 14-19. Robey & Gould (Davis) Pittsburgh. Robinson, Bill (Pal.) Akron, O Robinson's Elephants (Shrine Circus) ton, O. Rockwell, Dr. (Orph.) San Francisco. Rodeo Revue (York) York, Pa Rodero & Malley (Poli) Scranton, Pa. Rogers, Roy, Co. (Keith) Wilmington, Del. Rogers & Donnelly (Miller) Milwaukee. Romaine, Homer (World) Omaha 14-19. Romaine & Castle (Pan.) Minneapolis. Rome & Gaut (Nixon) Philadelphia. Roode & Francis (Maj.) Cedar Rapids, Ia. Rooneys & Bent Revue (Keith) Washington. Rooneys, The (Pal.) New York; (Keith) Bos- ton 14-19. Rose & Hayes ‘Amer.) New York Rose, Harry (Premier) Brooklyn Rose & Thorn (Oxford) Plainfield, N. J. Roses, Five (Premier) Brooklyn. Rosie, Big (Golden Gate) San Francisco. Rosini, Carl, Co. (Pal.) Jacksonville, Fla. Rosita (Orph.) Denver. Ross, Francis & Duross (Rialto) Louisville. Ross & Mayne (Pal.) Worcester, Mass. Ross, Phil & Eddie (Keith) Dayton, O. Rosso (Bushwick) Brooklyn. Roth, Lillian (Pal.) Lockport, N. Y Royal Court Entertainers (Ave. B) New York. Royal Art Players (Allegheny) Philadelphia. (River- Can- Rozellas, Two (Rialto) Chicago: (Roosevelt) Detroit 14-16; (Cinderella) Detroit 17-19. Rubin, Benny (Georgia) Atlanta, Ga. Rubinoff (Greeley Sq.) New York. Ruby Trio (Pal.) New Haven, Conn. Rudell & Donegan (Gates) Brooklyn. Qunaway Four (Maj.) Dallas, Tex. Ruiz & Gellman Revue (Victoria) New York. Ruloff, Alex, Co. (Poli) Scranton, Pa. tussell & Hayes (Electric) St. Joseph, Mo. Russell & Armstrong (Crescent) New Orleans. Ryan, Dorothy & Rosetta (Earle) Washington. Ryan, Jimmy, Co. (Pal.) Bridgeport, Conn. Ryan & O'Neil (Hipp.) Pottsville, Pa. Ryan, Jack, Co. (Albee) Providence 14-19. Ryeu, Thos. J., Co. (Maj.) Cedar Rapids, Ia. Sabhott, Marie, Co. (Hillside) Jamaica, N. Y. failors, Three (125th St.) New York. St. Claire, N. & W. (Orph.) New Orleans. St. Onge, Joe, Trio (Lyceum) Canton, O. St. Orr, Chelm (Electric) Kansas City, Kan. Sampsel & Lenhart (Riviera) Detroit. Sampson & Douglas (Orph.) Germantown, Pa. Samuels, Rae (Maryland) Baltimore. Sankus & Silvers (Maj.) Chicago. Saranoff Revue (Willard) Woodhaven, N. Y. Sargent & Lewis (Fordham) New York. Sargent, Bernie Al (Liberty) Kellogg, Id., 10; (Liberty) Coeur d'Alene 12; (Hipp.) Spokane, Wash., 13-16. Scanion, Denno Bros. & Scanlon (Keith) Philadelphia; (Keith) Washington 14-19. Schreck, Geo., Co. (State) Cleveland, O. Scott Bros. & Vernon (Earle) Washington. Seebacks, The (Keith) Youngstown, O. Seed & Austin (Keith) Washington. Seed, Phil, Co. (Kedzie) Chicago. Seeley, Blossom, Co. (Keith) Philadelphia. Seminary Scandals (Rivoli) Toledo, O. Semon, Primrose, Co. (Pal.) Cincinnati. Senators, Three (Harris) Pittsburgh. Senna & Dean (Joie) Ft. Smith, Ark. Senna & Weber (Keith) Union Hill, N. J. Serlaney Troupe (Pan.) Vancouver, Can. Seymour & Howard (Colonial) Allentown, Pa. Seymour & Cunard (Orph.) Des Moines, Ia. Shadowgraph (Davis) Pittsburgh. Shannon, Ray, Co. (Regent) New York. Shapiro & O'Malley (Oxford) Plainfield, N. J. Sharp, Billy, Co. (Laroy) Portsmouth, O. Sharples, Wally, Co. (Temple) Detroit. Shaw & Lee (Hipp.) Buffalo. She, Him & I (Pal.) Waterbury, Conn. Shean, Phillips & Anger (Pan.) San Fran- cisco; (Pan.) Los Anfigeles 14-19. Shepard & Kauffman (Imperial) Montreal. Shields, Ella (Pan.) Hamilton, Can. Shields, Frank (Maryland) Baltimore. Shireen (Lafayette) Buffalo. st ibert, Eddie, Co. (Rialto) Joliet, Tl. ibert, Great, & Co. (Orph.) Germantown, Pa. Siamese Twins (Earle) Washington. Sid ey, Frank J., Co. (Grand) Montgomery, Silk, Frank X. (Princess) Nashville, Tenn. Silvertown Cord Orch. (Keith) Boston. Sings er Sisters (Hill St.) Los Angeles. Sn : Mays (Grand) le, —_ & Strong (Proctor Yo (Washington Sq Oly an Be am Snoozer, Jr. (Pal.) Waterbury, Conn. Solar, Willie (Keith) Indianapolis. s eth Nothing (Orph.) Denver. 4 intess, Revue (Orph.) New York. sougsters, Three (Melba) Brooklyn. Sparling & Rose (Pal.) Brooklyn Speak E-Z Revue (Melba) Brooklyn Svencer & Williams (Pal.) Indianapolis S afford. Frank, Co. (Hamilton) New York tes’ Take a Chance Show (Maj.) Bloom- ungton, Ill anelli & Douglas (Natl.) Louisville. Stanley & ~~ (Pan.) Minneapolis. Stanieys, Th c) Indianspolis. 1927 Stanley & Birns (Tilyou) Coney Island, N. Y¥. Stanley, Stan, Co. (Proctor) Mt. Vernon, x. F Stanley, Jos. B.. Co. (Capitol) Davenport, Ia. tanton, Val & Ernie (Orph.) Oakland, Calif. Stedman, A. & F. (Vivian) Daytona, Fla ] Portsmouth, O. leghenr) Philadelphia. th) Philadelphia. “(La fayette) Buffalo. with Emily Schuck (Regent) 10-12; (State) Lima, O., 15: (Hipp.) Youngstown 17-19. tewart, Margaret (St. Louis) St. Louis. Stewart & Olive (Orph.) Denver. Stewart & Lash (Tower) Camden, N. J. Stine, Maxine, Co. (Keith) Asheville, N. C. Stoddard, Marie (Liberty) Lincoln, Neb. Stoutenburg, L. (Vivian) Daytona, Filia. Strouse, Jack, Co. (Keith) Asheville, N. C. Stylish Steppers, Seven (Bway.) Philadelphia. Sully & Thomas (Temple) Rochester, N. Y. (Riverside) New York 14-19. Sun Fong Lin Troupe (Maj.) Houston, Tex. Suter, Ann (Temple) Detroit. Swifts, Three (Rialto) Louisville T Taketas, The (Golden Gate) San Francisco. Talent & Merit (Pal.) St. Paul. Taylor & Markley (Nixon) Philadelphia. Telaak & Dean (Orph.) Wichita, Kan. Temple Four (Loew) Toronto. Ten Eycke, Melissa (Pan.) Tacoma, Wash.; (Pan.) Portland, Ore., 14-19. —— You (Pan.) Spokane: (Pan.) Seattle 14-1 Thetion, Lieut., & Co. (Amer.) New York Thompson, James Fat, Co. (Pal.) Peoria, Ill. Thornton & Squires (Orph.) Boston. Thurston, Harry (Riverside) New York Tieman’s, Tad, Tunesmiths (Golden Gate) San Francisco; (Orph.) Los Angeles 13-19. Tillis & LaRue (Empire) Lawrence, Mass. Tilton, Corinne (Albee) Brooklyn. Timberg, Herman (Orph.) Denver. Togo (Maj.) Ft. Worth, Tex. Toga & Geneva (Grand) New York. Tokio, Prince (Keith) Toledo, O Toney & Norman (Emery) Providence. Toone, Leon, & Leona (Lyric) Fitchburg, Mass., 10-12. Torcat’s Roosters (Manos) Greensburg, Pa. Torino (Orph.) New York. Tower & Darrell (Opera House) Jamestown, N. = ar a Tramp, Tramp (Ritz) Birmingham, Travers, Roland (Miller) Milwaukee Oo Stepping Some, Springfield, O., Trini (Pal.) Akron, O. Trovato (Orph.) Galesburg, Ml. Tucker, Al, & Band (Pal.) Cincinnati. Tumbling Clowns (Harris) Pittsburgh. Tunney, Gene (Pan.) San Francisco; (Pan.) Los Angeles 14-19. Tyler & St. Clair (Electric) St. Joseph, Mo. U Ulis & White (Amer.) New York. Vv Vagrants, Three (Riverside) New York. Valdo, Mears & Valdo (Empire) Lawrence, Vale & Gray (Grand) New York. Valentinos, Four (Goliseum) New York. Valty’s Horses (Riverside) New York. Van & Belle (LaSalle Garden) Detroit. Van Cello & Mary (Newark) Newark, N. J. Van Hoven, Frank (Pan.) Toronto. Van Lane (Orph.) Oakland, Calif. Van & Vernon (Pan.) Los Angeles; San Diego 14-19. Variety Six (Cross Keys) Philadelphia. Vayde Dancers (Pan.) Portland, Ore. Venetian Masqueraders (Pan.) San Diego, Calif.; (Pan.) Long Beach 14-19. es Nick & Gladys (Empire) San Antonio, ex. Verne, Adele (Shea) Toronto. Vernon (Keith) Hackensack, N. Vernon, Flo (Jefferson) New York. Vernon, Hope (Orph.) Huntington, W. Va. ero, (Pan.) Marie (Imperial) Montreal; (Albee) Brooklyn 14-19. Versatile Three (Natl.) New York. Victoria, Vesta (Pan.) Long Beach, Calif.; (Pan.) Salt Lake City 14-19. Vincent, Larry (Empress) Fremont, Neb. Visions (Capitol) Shamokin, Pa. Voyer, Guy, Co. (Orph.) Sioux City, Ia. Ww Wager, The (St. Louis) St. Louis. = Princess (heridan Sa.) Pitts- urgh. Waiman, Harry, & Debutantes (Riviera) Chi- cago. Waites, Australian (Orph.) Seattle; (Orph.) Portland 14-1 Walker, Buddy (Rialto) Louisville. Wallace & May (Colonial) Lancaster, Pa. Walsh & Ellis (Lyric) Mobile, Ala. Walton & Brant (Keith) Lowell, Mass. Wally, Richard (Sheridan Sq.) Pittsburgh. Warwick, Robert (Orph.) Vancouver, Can.; (Orph.) Seattle 14-19. Waters, Tom & Betty (Keith) Boston. Watkins’ Circus (Crescent) New Orleans. Watson, Jos. K. (Pal.) Cincinnati. Wayburn’s, Ned, Variety Show (Pal.) Mil- waukee: (State-Lake) Chicago 13-19. Wayburn’s, Ned, Buds of 1927 (81st St.) New York. We Three Girls (Orph.) Kansas City. Weadick & LaDue (O. H.) Johnstown, Pa., 10- 12; (O. H.) Warren, Q., 14-19. Weaver Bros. (Riviera) Chicago. Webb’s Entertainers (Keith) Toledo, O Weber & Callahan (Colonial) Allentown, Pa. Weeping Willow (Indiana) Terre Haute, Ind. Weiss Trio (Victoria) New York. Welch, Mealy & Montrose (Maj.) Johnstown, Pa Welder Sisters’ Revue (Keith) Lowell, Mass. West, Willie & McGinty (58th 8t.) New York. West, Jack, Co. (Amer.) New York. West, Ellis & Donahue (Englewood) Chicago. Weston & Luckie (Maj.) San Antonio, Tex. Weston & Hutchins (Davis) Pittsburgh. Wheeler & Wheeler (Pal.) New Orleans. Wier & Potter (Keith) Winston-Salem, . 6 Wheeler Trio (Orph.) Los Angeles. Whirl of Broadway (Pan.) Minneapolis. Whirl of Splendor (Grand) New York. Whirl of Syncopation (Keith) Portland, Me. White & Tierney (Hancock) Austin, Tex. White, Marty (Victoria) New York. Whitfield & Ireland (Lafayette) Buffalo. White Way Galeties Some Passaic, N. J White Bros. (Pal.) Peoria, vmiverside) New York 9. Wigginsville (Novelty) Topeka, Kan Seattle: Wilbert, Raymond (Orph.) (Orph.) Portland 14-19 Wilbur, Frank, Co. (Davis) Pittsburgh. Wilkens & Wilkens (Crescent) New Orleans. Williams, Roger (Keith) Texarkana, Ark. Williams, Elsie, Co. (Mai.) Milwaukee. Williams, Herb, Co. (Orph.) Boston. Willis, McPharland Revue (Emery) Provi- dence. Wills & Holmes (State-Lake) Chicago. Wilson, Chas., Co. (Boston) Boston. Wilson, Jack, Co. (Orph.) New York. Wilson, Geo. P., Co. (Bay Ridge) —— Wilson, Toby. Co. (Orph.) Gclesburg, Wilson, Al H. (Grand) Atlanta, Ga. Wilton Sisters (Kedzie) Chicago. Winchester & Ross (Empire) Lawrence, Mass. Wingfield & Jean (Capitol) Braddock, Pa., 10-12. Winifred & Mills (Met.) Brooklyn Wirth, May, Co. (Capitol) Hartford, Conn. Withers, Chas., Co. (5th Ave.) New York. Wonder, Tommy. & Sister (Grand) St. Louts. Wong, Prince (Keith) Lowell, Mass Wong, Nee (Pan.) San Diego, Calif.; (Pan.) Long Beach 14-19. Wood, Britt (Pan.) Seattle; 14-19. Wright & age ——— Neb. Wright, Louise (Novelty) Wyatt’s Lads & a (Pan.) Los “Angeles: (Pan.) San Diego 14-19. Y re ies Baty wee Work, Yorke en ew Yoshi, Little (Pan.) San Diego, Calif.; (Pan.) Long Beach 14-19. Zelda Bros. (State) Newark, N. Zieglers, The (Pan.) Seattle, wash; (Pan.) Vancouver 14-18 MOTION PICTURE PRESENTATIONS Adler, Weil & Herman (State) Boston. Admirals, The (Allen) Cleveland. Alpine Romance, An (Olympia) New Haven, Conn. Ash. Paul (Oriental) Chicago. Barto & Mann (State) Boston. Bayes, Nora (Chicago) Chicago. Beach, Drenna (Allen) Cleveland. Bennington, Charles (Met.) Boston. Blue Jay Orch. (LeRoy) Pawtucket, R. L Book of Dreams (Pal.) Dallas. Brown & Bailey (Capitol) Detroit. Brockbank. Harrison (Met) Boston. California Ramblers (Branford) Newark, N. J. Campbell, Craig (Missouri) St. Louis. Carter & Cornish —> Newark, N. J. Chinese Jade (Tivoli) cago. Cogert & Motto (Garde) New London, Conn. Coles, Joyce (Capitol) New York. Cori, Leonora (Uptown) Chicago. Daks, Nikolas (Strand) New York. De Luca, Adelaide (Uptown) Chicago. Dufranne, Georges (Uptown) Chicago. Eaton Collegians (Century) Baltimore. Ederle, Gertrude (Paramount) New York. English, Peggy (Aldine) Pittsburgh. Fireman’s Trio (State) St. Louis. Garden of Dreams (Saenger) New Orleans. Garry & Carr (Capitol) Detroit. Giersdorf Sisters (Rivoli} Baltimore. Gilbert & Wimp (Capitol) Chambersburg, Pa. Gregory, Dan, & Band (State) Boston. Griffin Twins (Palace) Washington. Gyrne, Gypsy (Loew) Canton, O. Haley, Mabel (Branford) Newark. Harcourt, Daisy (Capitol) Calgary, Alta., (Pan.) Vancouver Can. Herbert, Victor, Melodies (Capitol). Des Moines, Ia. Hicks Bros. (Aldine) Pittsburgh. Hollis, Maebelle (Uptown) Chicago. Jerry (Loew) Canton, O Joyce Sisters (Branford) Newark. —, Roger Wolfe, Orch. (Strand) New or Kiddon, Geo. (Strand) New York. Klemova, Mile. (Strand) New York. Kreuger, Bennie (Uptown) Chicago. LaRue, Grace (Century) Baltimore. Landry, Cy (Uptown) Chicago. Landry, Art (Loew) Canton, O. Landsman, Benjamin (Uptown) Chicggo. Lentz, Al, Band (State) St. Louis. Markell & Faun (Allen) Cleveland. Mason-Dixon Orch. (Aldine) Pittsburgh. Melidoff Quartet (Roger Sherman) New Haven, Conn. Mercedes (Fay) Providence, R. I. Mooney & Churchill (Century) Baltimore. Moonlight (Howard) Atlanta. Mulcahy, Gus (Century) Baltimore. Neal Sisters (Garde) New London, Conn. On Old Broadway (Met.) Houston. Opera vs. Jazz (Tivoli) Chicago. Paper Revue (Buffalo) Buffalo. Parisetti, Mildred (Regent) Harrisburg, Pa. Pashas, Six (Tivoli) Chicago; (Uptown) Chi- cago 14-19. Pearl of Damascus (Newman) Kansas City. Pirate Love (Pal.) Memphis. Pompadour’s Fan (Ambassador) St. Louis. Prior, Allan (Strand) New York Puppets (Ambassador) St. Louis March 11). Quinlan, John (Met.) Boston. Riggin, Aileen (Paramount) New York. Roaming Gypsies (Texas) San Antonic. Robyn, Willie (Allen) Cleveland. Sea Chanties (Met.) Boston. Senter, Boyd (Uptown) Chicago Siamese Twins (Earle) Philadelphia. Sidney, Jack (Colonial) Reading, Pa. Starr, Bee (Pal) Memphis, Tenn.; (Howard) Atlanta. Ga.. 14-19. (opens Stone Age Follies (Paramount) New York. Triesault, John (Capitol) New York. Tucker, Sophie (Capitol) Detroit. Under Brooklyn Bridge (Chicago) Chicago. Venetian Glass (Michigan) Detroit. Vernell, Olive (Texas! San Antonio Wainwright, Helen (Paramount) New York. Wells & Brady (Palace) Washington. CONCERT AND OPERA Althouse, Paul: Johnstown, Pa., 10. ee, Florence: San Francisco 11; Chicago Bauer, Harold: Dayton, O., 17. Brailowsky, Alexander: Seattle, Portland, Ore., 15. Cheatham, Kitty: Pittsburgh 12. Cherniavsky Trio: Omaha, Neb., 9. Chicago Opera Co.: San Antonio, Tex., S$: Dallas 10-12: Tulsa, Okla., 14-15: Joplin’ Mo., 16; Wichita, Kan., 17; St. Louis, Mo., 18; Detroit, Mich., 19-21. Claussen, Julia: St. Paul 10. Crooks, Richard: Oxford, O., 18. Curtis Quartet: Boston 13. Denishawn Dancers: New York 18. Draper, Ruth: Bellingham, Wash., 9: San Prancisco, Calif, 13; Oakland 14: San Francisco 15; Sacramento 16; San Francisco 17; Oakland 18. Echols, Weyland: Detroit 14. Elshuco Trio: Seattle, Wash., 15. Galli-Curci, Mme.: Jacksonville, Fla., 9; Tam- pa 14; St. Petersburg 18. Gershwin, George: Cincinnati 11-12. Giannini, Dusolina: New York 11. eee. Walter: Detroit 10-11; Cincinnati 18-18. Gorin, Katharin: Boston 12. Grainger, Percy: Chicago 9. Wash., 11; — — Seattle, Wash., 16: Portland, €., 18. Jeritza, Maria: Chicago 13; Columbus, O., 15; Pittsburgh 18. Kindler, Hans: Springfield, O. 10. Kochanski, Paul: New Orleans 10. Kreisler, Fritz: Detroit 9: Trenton, N. J., 16. Kurenko, Maria: New York 13. Lewis, Mary: Worcester, Mass., 9. London String Quartet: New York 9-12; Baltimore 18 McQuhae, Allen: Boston 14. Martinelli: Buffalo 11. Melius, Luella: Detroit 14. Middleton, Arthur: Johnstown, Pa., 10. Mordkin, Mikhail, & Ballet: Atlanta, Ga., ae Be York Civic Opera Co.: Jacksonville, ve. New york Philharmonic Orch.: Baltim6re 9; Harrisburg, Pa., 10; Pittsburgh 11-12. Ney, Elly: New York 11; Bridgeport, Conn., 16; Bloomsburg, Pa., 18. Novaes, Guiomar: Chicago 13. Pattison, Lee: Omaha, Neb., 10. Ponselle, Carmela: Gainesville, Fla., 9; Jack- sonville 13. Ponselle, Rosa: San Francisco 16. Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Portland, Ore., 9. Raymond, George P.: Brooklyn 9. Rogers, Will, & by Singers: San Pran- cisco, Calif., Sacramento 15. Salvi. Alberto: Atisntte City 12. Schipa, Tito: Spokane, Wash., 11; Seattle 14. Sopkin, Stefan: New York 16. Swift, Irma: Atlantic City 12. Talley, Marion: Worcester, Mass., 16. Thomas, John Charles: New York 20. Valentine, May, Opera Co.: Charlotte, N. C., Witherspoon, Herbert: Providence, R. I, 9; Worcester, Mass., 10; Kansas City, Mo., 15. Zimbalist, Efrem: Jacksonville, Fila., 9. DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL Abie’s Irish Rose: Saskatoon, Sask, Can., 10-12; Moose Jaw 14-16; Medicine Hat, Alta., 17-19. — "Irish Rose: (Shubert) Newark, N. J., Abie’s Irish Rose: Midland, Ont., Can., 10: St. Catherines 11; Brantford 14: Chatham 15; Stratford 16; Kitchener 17; Guelph 18. Abie’s Irish Rose: (Pitt) Pittsburgh 7-12: (Garrick) Detroit 14-19. a Irish Rose: (Tulane) New Orleans 7- Adventurer, The: (Belasco) Washington 7-12. a Love Grand: (Apollo) Atlantic City Americana: (Wilbur) Boston 7-12 Big Boy: (Shubert) Cincinnati 6-12; (Brown) Louisville 14-19. (Davidson) Milwaukee 7-12: Blossom Time: Chicago 14-19. Blossom Time: (Hanna) Cleveland 13-19 = Time: Americus, Ga., 9; Atlanta 10- carrot, Earl, Vanities: Salt Lake City, Utah, Charlot Revue of 1927: (Park) Boston 7-12. Charm: (Hollis) Boston 7-12. Closed Doors: (Werba) Brooklyn 7-12. Crown Prince: (Adelphi) Philadelphia 7-12. Cocoanuts, The: (Nixon) Pittsburgh 14-19. Comedienne, The: (Grand) Cincinnati 7-12. Cradle Snatchers: (Opera House) Providence 7-12; (Parsons) Hartford, Conn., 14-16; (Shubert) New Haven 17-19. Donovan Affair: (New Detroit) Detroit 7-12. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Columbus, O., 9; Louisville, Ky., 10-12. Get Me in the Movies: New Haven, Conn., 9; Hartford 10; Springfield, Mass., 14. Give and Take (Pierre Pelletier’ 8), Chas. W. Arganbright, mgr.: Laoochee, Fla, 10; Cler- mont 11; Ocoee 12; St. Cloud 14; Pierson 15; Crescent City 16; Bunnell 17 Give and Take (Co. B, Pierre Pelletier’s), Chas. E. Douglas, mgr.: Dunedin, Fla., 9: Largo 10; Groveland 11; Tavares 12. Great Temptations: (Poli) Washington 7-12; (Auditorium) Baltimore 14-19. Green Hat: Comments, Mass., 7-12; Provi- denc, R. I., 14-19. Green Hat: Raton, N. M., 10; Trinidad, Col., 11; Amarillo, Tex., 12; Sweetwater 14; Abilene 15; Wichita Falls 16; Muskogee, Okla., 17; Bartlesville 18. Greenwich Village Follies: (Chestnut St.) Philadelphia 7-19. as on High: (National) Washing- m 7-12. of the Family: Columbus, O., AT. , an a i za | Is Zat jazz $ Py Jiges- (Or; (Em ee er son Rial | Kalic! 0., Katja iy Lady ee De Last | 9-12 | | Laude Lan : ne Legen ; | 19. 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ser arnt e Damned: (Nixon) Pittsburgh 7-12. a ae? (Belasco) Los Angeles 17-12. jazz Singer: (Broad) Philadelphia ‘/-12. jiggs-Maggie-Dinty Co. (E. J. Carpenter's): ““orpn.) Moose Jaw, Sask., Can., 10-12; (Empire) Saskatoon 14-16; Regina 17-19. Judge's. Husband: Clarksdale, Miss., 9; Jack- son 10; Memphis, Tenn., 11-12; (Shubert Rialto) St. Louis 13-19. Kalich, Bertha: St. Louis, Mo., 9; Toledo, 12 ., 11-12. eae (Shubert Detroit) Detroit 7-12. Lady Alone: (Plymouth) Boston 7-12. Last of Mrs. Cheyney: (American) St. Louis 7-12; (Shubert) Kansas City 14-19. tauder, Sir Harry: Louisville, Ky., 9; St. Louls, Mo., 10 togend of Leonora: (Belasco) Washington 14- eaire’s Affairs: (Shubert) Newark, N. J., 7-12; (National) Washington 14-19. Little Spitfire: (Teller’s Shubert) 9-12. toose Ankles: (Shubert Riviera) New York 9-12. tueky: (Garrick) Philadelphia 1-19. Mantell, Robt. B., & Genevieve Hamper Co.: Houston, Tex., 9-11; Galveston 12; Orange 14; Lake Charles, La., 15; La Fayette 16; Alexandria 17-18; New Iberla 19. Music Box Revue, Clem T. Schaefer, mer.: Natchez, Miss., 9; McComb 10; Baton Rouge, La., 11; Alexandria 12; Monroe 13; El Do- rado, Ark, 14; Shreveport, La. 15-16; Texarkana, Ark., 17; INatchitoches, La., 18. My Maryland: (Lyric) Philadelphia 7-12. Night Hawk: (Princess) Toronto 17-12. On Approval: (Tremont) Boston 7-12. Pickwick: (Walnut St.) Philadelphia 7-12. Poor Nut: Chillicothe, O., 9; (Hartman) Co- lumbus 10-12; (New Detroit) 14-19. High: (Shubert) Boston 7-12. Queen High: (Mason) Los Angeles 7-12. Rain? (Bway.) Denver 17-12. Romancing Around: Albany, N. Y., 10. Rose-Marie: (Alvin) Pittsburgh 7-12. Rose-Marie: Erie, Pa., 10-12. Sensations of 1927, Chas. George, mer.: Waynesboro, Pa., 9; Hanover 10; York 11- 12; Houtzdale 14; Johnstown 15; Union- town 16; Morgantown, W. Va., 17. 6hufflin’ Sam From Alabam (Western), Doc Gardner, megr.: Augusta, Ga., 7-11: Colum- bis, &. C., 12; Winston-Salem, N. C., 14-19. 6hufflin’ Sam From Alabam (Eastern), Geo. L. Barton, megr.: Gary, Ind., 10-13; La Fayette 14-16; Anderson 17-20. 6lout, Ruth & L. Verne, Players: Pottstown. Pa., 9; Reading 10; E. Greenville 11; Emaus 12; Nazareth 14; Washington, N. J.. 15; oa, Pa., 16; Catasauqua 17; Mifflin- le 18. Brooklyn | Student Prince: Columbia, Mo., 10; Keokuk, Ia., 11; Ottumwa 12. Student Prince: Flint, Mich., 9: Port Huron 10; Jackson 11; Ft. Wayne, Ind., 12: (Hart- man) Columbus, O., 14-16; (English) Indianapolis, Ind., 17-19. Student Prince: (Auditorium) Baltimore 7-12. Sunny: (Colonial) Boston 17-12. That's That: (Grand) Calgary, Alta., Can., 10-12; (Empire) Edmonton 14-19. Vagabond King: (Shubert) Kansas City 6-12; (Bway.) Denver 13-19. be Every Woman Knows: (Cass) Detroit White's, George, Scandals (6th Edition), Joe Coyle, mgr.: Clarksburg, W. Va., 9; Parkers- burg 10; Cambridge, O., 11; Athens 12. White's, George, Scandals: (7th Edition), Howard Ingram, megr.: Tamaqua, Pa., 9: go a neon 11-12; Lebanon 14; or ; Martinsburg, W. Va., 16; Wilming- ton, Del., 17-19. " Yo San: (Maj.) Brooklyn 7-12. be Woodley: (Lyceum) Rochester, N. Y., BURLESQUE COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Around the World: (Empire) Brooklyn 7-12; (Empire) Providence 14-19. Aloma of the South Seas: (Casino) Boston 7- 12; (Columbia) New York 14-19. Big Sensation: (Olympic) Cincinnati 7-12. Broadway Brevities: (Hyperion) New Haven, Conn., 7-12; (Casino) Philadelphia 14-19. Cooper, Jimmie: (Gayety) Rochester, N. Y., 7-12; (Temple) Syracuse, N. Y., 14-16; (Colonial) Utica 17-19. Daley’s, Lena, Show: (Gayety) Pittsburgh 7- 12; (Empire) Toledo, O., 14-19. 4-11-44: (Casino) Brooklyn 7-12; (Orph.) Paterson, N. J., 14-19. Give and Take: (Columbia) New York 7-12; (Casino) Brooklyn 14-19. Gorilla, The: (Gayety) Washington 1-12; (Gayety) Pittsburgh 14-19. Jiggs, Maggie and Dinty: (Miner’s Bronx) New York 7-12; (Empire) Brooklyn 14-19. Kongo: (Gayety) Boston 7-12; (Plaza) Wor- cester, Mass., 14-19. Kosher Kitty Kelly: (State) Newburg 17-9; layoff 10-12; (Rialto) Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 14-16; (Capitol) Albany 17-19. Let’s Go: (Star & Garter) Chicago 7-12; (Gayety) Detroit 14-19. Merry Whirl: (Empire) Newark, N. J., 7-12; _ (Miner's Bronx) New York 14-19. Mutt & Jeff's Honeymoon: (G&yety) Detroit 7-12; (Gayety) Toronto 14-19. New York to Paris: (Rialto) Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 7-9; (Capitol) Albany 10-12; (Gayety) Boston 14-19. Powder Puff Frolic: (Orph.) Paterson, N. J., 1-12; (Empire) Newark, N. J., 14-19. Rarin’ To Go: (Casino) Philadelphia 7-12; (Palace) Baltimore 14-19. Red Kisses: (Gayety) St. Louis 7-12; (Star & Garter) Chicago 14-19. Snyder, Bozo: (Palace) Baltimore 7-12; (Gayety) Washington 14-19. Sporting Widows: (Empire) Toledo, O., 7-12; (Olympic) Cincinnati 14-19. Talk of the Town: (Temple) Syracuse, N. Y., 7-9; (Colonial) Utica 10-12; (State) New- burg, N. Y., 14-16; layoff 17-19. White Cargo: (Gayety) Buffalo 7-12; (Gayety) Rochester, N. Y., 14-19. Watson, Sliding Billy: (Gayety) Toronto 17-12; (Gayety) Buffalo 14-19. Wine, Woman and Song: Stamford, Conn., 9: (Park) Bridgeport 10-12; (Hyperion) New Haven, Conn., 14-19. . Watermelons 7-11: (Plaza) Worcester, Mass., 7-12; New London, Conn., 14; Meriden 15: Stamford 16; (Park) Bridgeport 17-19. Williams, Mollie: (Empire) Providence 717-12; (Casino) Boston 14-19. MUTUAL CIRCUIT Bathing Beauties: Open week 7-12; (Garden) Buffalo 14-19. Bright Eyes: (Mutual) (Gayety) Omaha 14-19. Band Box Revue: (Olympic) New York 7-12; (Star) Brooklyn 14-19. Cunningham & Gang: (State) Sorinefield, Mass., 7-12; (Alhambra) New York 14-19 Dimpled Darlings: ‘(Gayety) Omaha _ 7-12; (Garrick) Des Moines, Ia., 14-19 Frivolities of 1927: (Gayety) Milwaukee 7-12; (Empress) Chicago 14-19. Finnell, Carrie: (Empress) (Gayety) Louisville 14-19. Follies of Pleasure: (Academy) P'‘ttsburgh 7-12; (Miles Royal) Akron, O., 14-19 French Models: Route No. 1, 7-12; (Olympic) New York 14-19. Good Little Devils: O., 7-12; Kansas City 7-12; Cincinnati 7-12: (Miles Royal) (Empire) Cleveland 14-19. Akron, The Legitimate Stage InLONDON By “COCKAIGNE” Shoreham. Sevenoaks, Kent LONDON, Feb. 22. — Lee Ephraim heads a syndicate formed under the title | of Lee Ephraim Company, Ltd., in which | the American manager 1s associated With R. H. Gillespie and Jack Buchanan. This new firm’s first big venture will _ be The Desert Song at Drury Lane with Edith Day starring. Peggy Ann is also held for eventual production. In this, as in the first, there will be another American leading lady, Dorothy Dickson. It is also probable that Maisie Gay will Teturn to the West End in this piece. Another star from the States will ap- Pear in the third bill offered by the Ephraim concern, for George Jessel will repeat his New York performance here When The Jazz Singer is presented. I hear that Ernest Truex proposes to Settle for some time, if not for good, in London. Another actor from Ameri- ca who finds London attractive is Hertley Power, whose work in Broadway has caught on. I previously noted that Allen Kearns, now here, is likely to set- tle. Kearns ts a British subject, for he is Canadian born. Sybil Thorndike is producing a new Play by Lady Bell, called Angela, for a Special matinee in aia of the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies. The Queen is a patron of the hospital, and has promised to attend the matinee at the Princes’ March 14. The Co-Optimists have left his Ma- jesty’s Theater, where Walter Hackett’s Play with Cyril Maude leading is the next offering. A long provincial tour is booked for David Burnaby ana ais mirthful colleagu Charles Macdona's revival of Man and Superman, with Esme Percy as the man and Gwen Frangcon-Davies as the aspir- ing mother of supermen, has gone so well at the Kingsway that the brief pro- jected run has been indefinitely length- ened. Clifford Mollison, a fine straight actor, shows his versatility once more by win- ning enthusiastic praise for his spirited performance in Lehar’s operetta, The Blue Mazurka. With an Australian leading lady, Glayds Moncrieff, singing admirably and acting convincingly, and with a sound cast, the new Daly show should be good for a run if the book is brightened judiciously. All the same, Viennese musical comedy of this type has its work cut out to compete with the U. S. brand. Elizabeth Pechy, who was replaced by Miss Moncrieff from the Blue Mazurka lead, is rehearsing in a sketch with songs by Monckton Hoffe, for vaude- ville appearance here. Jerome K. Jerome, author of Phe Passing of the Third Floor Back, has been presented with tne freedom of Walsall, his native town. Joseph Leopold Sacks appeared be- fore the Official Receiver in London, February 17, with estimated liabilities of $11,675 and assets nil. It was sug- gested that debtor might submit pro- posals for a composition of 10 shillings in the pound. Sacks failed previously in 1921 and after discharge was man- aging director of a limited company which presented The Three Graces, said to have lost over $60,000 besides per- sonal loss to Sacks. He also lost $4,500 on Bamboula. The Blue Kitten, in which also he was in , was not a financial success. The Billboard, March 12, 1927 Ginger Girls: (Trocadero) Philadelphia 7-12; (Gayety) Baltimore 14-19. Hello, Paree: (Maj.) Paterson, N. J., (Gayety) Scranton, Pa., 14-19. Hollywood Scandals: (Hudson) Union City, N. J., 7-12; (Maj.) Paterson, N. J., 14-19. Happy Hours: (Mutual) Indianapolis 7-12; (Garrick) St. Louis 14-19. Chicago 7-12: Jazztime Revue: (Empress) (Cadillac) Detroit 14-19. (Garrick) St. Louis 7-12; Kansas City 14-19. 7-12; Kuddling Kuties: (Mutual) Kandy Kids: (Gayety) Scranton, Pa., 7-12: (Gayety) Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 14-19. Land of Joy: (Cadillac) Detroit 7-12; open week 14-19. LaMont, Jack: (Gayety) Louisville 7-12; (Mutual) Indianapolis 14-19. Laffin’ Thru: (Casino) Chester, Pa., 7-12; (Trocadero) Philadelphia 14-19. Moonlight Maids: (Lyric) Newark, N. J. 7- 12; (Hudson) Union City, N. J., 14-19. Midnight Frolics: (Gayety) Montreal 7-12: (Howard) Boston 14-19. Night Life in Paris: (Garden) Buffalo 7-12: (Corinthian) Rochester, N. Y., 14-19. Naughty Nifties: Route No. 2, 7-12; (Academy) Pittsburgh 14-19. Parisian Flappers: (Savoy) Syracuse, N. Y., 7-12; (Gayety) Montreal 14-19. Reid's, Jack, Record Breakers: (Star) Brook- lyn 7-12; (Casino) Chester, Pa., 14-19. Round the Town: (Empire) Cleveland 7-12; (Empress) Cincinnati 14-19. Sugar Babies: (Mutual) Washington 7-12; Route No. 2, 14-19. Sky Rockets: (Gayety) Baltimore 7-12; (Mutual) Washington 14-19. Smiles & Kisses: (Gayety) Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 7-12; Route No. 1, 14-19. Step Lively Girls: (Gayety) Brooklyn 7-12; (Lyric) Newark, N. J.. 14-19. Speed Girls: (Alhambra) New York 17-12; (Gayety) Brooklyn 14-19. Step Along: (Corinthian) Rochester, N. Y., 7-12; (Savoy) Syracuse, N. Y., 14-19. Stone & Pillard: (Garrick) Des Moines, Ia., 7-12; (Gayety) Minneapolis 14-19. Tempters: (Gayety) Minneapolis 7-12; (Gaye- ty) Milwaukee 14-19. Vamps of 1927: (Howard) Boston 7-12; (State) Springfield, Mass., 14-19. ROUTE NO. 1—Allentown, Pa., Monday; Shamokin, Tuesday; Williamsport, Wednes- day; York, Thursday; Reading, Friday and Saturday. ROUTE NO. 2—Altoona, Pa.; Cumberland, Md.; Uniontown, Pa.; Beaver Falls. BANDS AND ORCHESTRAS Rossi’s, Joe, Band: Adel, Ga., 7-12. Woeckener’s, Eddie, Band: Buffalo, N. Y., 12-19. MINSTRELS By-Gosh: (Astor) Philadelphia 7-12; (Higt.- land) Audubon, N. J., 14-19. Coburn’s, J. A.: Quincy, Fla., 9: Bainbriice. Ga, 10; Panama City, Fla., 12; Marianna 14: De Puniak Springs 15: Pensacola 16; Montgomery, Ala., 17; Selma 18; Greens- boro 19. Field, Al G.: Athens, O., 9; Logan 10: Wells- ton 11; Ironton 12. Rusco & Hockwald’s Famous Georgia . Campbell, mgr.: Sackvile, N. B., Can., 10; Amherst, N. S., 11; Truro 12: Glasgow 14 White’s, George, W. T. Spaeth, gen. mer.: Muskogee, Okla., 9; Tulsa 10; Coffeyville, Kan., 11: Independence 12; Joplin, Mo., 13; Springfield 14; season closes. 63 TABLOIDS Barlow's, Al, Rainbow Review: (People’s) Tartentum, Pa., 7-12; (Grand) Morgantown, W. Va., 14-19. Beckridge, Lew, Mus. Raleigh, N. C., 7-12. Burns & Paden’s Cute Little Devils, Chas. V Turner, mgr.: (Palace) Flint, Mich., 6-19 Burton's, Johnny, Frolics: (Lyric) Becklev, W. Va., 7-12; (Welch) Welch 14-16; (Cin- derella) Williamson 17-19. Clark Sisters Revue: (Strand) Graftuu, W. Va., 7-12; (Midelburg) Logan 14-19 Desmond's N. Y. Roof Garden Revue: (Palace) Blackwell, Okla., 7-12. Flash Parade, Bud Brownie, mgr.: (Imperial) New Kensington, Pa., 7-12. Hello, Everybody, Chas. W. Benner, (Alvin) Mansfield, O., 7-12. - Honeymoon Limited, Henry H. Prather, mgr.: (Murray) Richmond, Ind., 6-12. Hutchinson Ziz-Zaz Revue: (Regent) son, Mich., 6-12. - Hutchison Ziz-Zaz Revue: Com. Co.: (Grand) mgr.: Jack- (Regent) Jackson, Mich., 6-12; (O. H.) Sandusky, O., 13; (Alvin) Mansfield 14-19. Leicht’s. Billy, Teddy Bear Girls: (Shapiro) — Pa., 7-12; (People’s) Tarentum Moore's, Hap, Merry Maids: (Maj.) Norfolk, Va., 7-12. Oh, Boy, Jack W. Burke, mer.: (Trenton) Lynchburg, Va., 7-12 Pepper Box Revue, Allen Forth, (Bway.) Columbus, O., 6-12. Some Show, Alex. Saunders, mgr.: (American) Chattanooga, Tenn., 7-12. Sweet Hearts, Sam Mylie, megr.: Mattoon, Ill., 7-12. There She Goes, Billy Wehle, mgr.: (Omar) Spartanburg, S. C., 7-12. Walker’s, Marshall, Whiz-Bang Revue: zane) Martins Ferry, O., 10-12; Uniontown, Pa., 14-26. Williams’, Lew. Chic-Chic Revue: Quincy, Mass., 7-12. REPERTOIRE Chase-Lister Co.: Newton, Ia., 6-12. Chicago Stock Co., Chas. H. Rosskam, megr.: (United) Westerly, R. 1, 7-12. Goff’s Players, B. M. Goff, mgr.: Liberal, Kan., 7-12; Elkhart 14-19. Hillman’s Ideal Stock Co., F. P. Hillman & Harry Sohns, megrs.: Downey, Ia., 12: Rupert 13; Burley 14; Jerome 15; Twin Falls 17; Rexbufg 18: Blackfoot 19. Robbins, Clint & Bessie, Co.: Rapid City, S. D., 7-12; Deadwood 14-19. Thomas Dramatic Co.: Pleasanton, Tex., 7-12. Winninger, John D., Co.: Ottawa, Ill, 7-12; Galena 14-19. MISCELLANEOUS Arizona Duo, T. H. Farris, mgr.: Otter Creek, Fla., = Williston 10; Inverness 11; Lees- Magician: Mt. Carmel, Mystero, mer.: (Mattoon) (El- (Dixie) (Quincy) burg Argus, Becker, 7-12. Campbell, Loring, Magician: Norwalk. Wis., 9; Arcadia 10; Nelson 11;. Frederic 12. Clifton Comedy Co., C. W. Schneider, mer.: (No. 1), Flat Rock, Ill., 14-19; (No. 2), Rose Hill, M., 14-19. Daniel, B. A., Magician: Staunton, Va., 7-12. — Prince, Midgets: Wichita Falls, Tex, 10-12. Tii., 7-12. Magician: Mitchell, S. D., (Continued on page 94) BERLIN By O. M. SEIBT 183 Ubland Srr., Charlottenburg BERLIN, Feb. 21. — Circus Sarrasani comes to Berlin for a limited stay March 3 at the Motor Hall. This is the same building selected by Col. Joe Miller for an eventual Berlin engagement of the 101 Ranch. Vaudeville agents have come to @ new arrangement with managers on their last general meeting concerning the commission. Contrary to the stipu- lation of the tariff contract, the com- mission shall now be paid direct by the artist to the agent, instead of being deducted by the manager. The Rigoletto Brothers and the Swan- son Sisters are playing a return date at the Scala, after a tour in Australia and South Africa. While here the Rigo- lettos have discovered a second Breit- bart, a young chap who can do extraor- dinary feats of strength, such as break- ing chain links, twisting heavy bars of iron, holding up motorcars, cracking coins with his teeth, etc. Youngster Abrahams, as the athlete is called here, will be taken by the Rigolettos to America in the summer. Miss Miacahua, Brazilian wonder on the wire, has been engaged by the Cir- cus Schumann to play Copenhagen, commencing Easter. Power's New York Dancing Elephants, now the feature attraction at the Scala, narrowly escaped the undesired publici- ty of getting filmed during their per- formance. A local film company actu- ally screened them without ever con- sulting Mr. Race-Power, owner of the act, who already in the States refused tempting offers by American film com- panies. With the aid of the I. A. L. and the writer the local movie firm had to burn the portion of the film publicly at the Scala and to guarantee in writing that no use would be made of any copy possibly existing. Eric Simon, junior partner of Wolff & Sachs, Berlin, concert managers, sails this week to arrange with the Metro- politan Opera Company in regard to a guest play of a part of this ensemble in Berlin this spring under Artur Bo- danzky. There is every reason to be- lieve that should the Metropolitan singers be brought to Berlin there will be sufficient financial backing in Ber- lin and New York to assure cumpuiete success of the undertaking. The forth- coming visit of Otto H. Kahn to Berlin im March is regarded here as having something to do with the proposat. An American drama, The Last Warn- ing, by Thomas F. Fallon, is a success at the Kommandanten Str. Theater. Franz Lehar’s latest operetta, The Zarewitch, looks like being a second Merry Widow at the Deutsche Kuenstler Theater and has already been acquired for New York. In Kilian, or The Yellow Rose, State Play House, Paul Kornfield has written a@ comedy that is pronounced his best. A film congress will be held at Berlin in some six months’ time. There is lit- tle probability of concerted action against American films being under- taken by the European film trade. Ger- many’s financial interests are now § bound up with America that sne wi!!! continue in friendly relations. German film manufacturers insist that Ameri- can producers have seen the failure of some of their pictures in European cap!- tals and have learned such a lesson from it that a boycott, even if !t wero possible, is now unnecessary. Py) Le oS _ ae | ae | = “

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64 The Billboard, March 12, 1927 62 Lenssen >] k 5 Q 16) C/ SAND Circus and Side Show Conducted by CHAS. WIRTH—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. Foreign Acts Booked By Robbins Bros.’ Show GRANGER. Ia., March 3.—The Robbins Bros.’ Circus has booked the famous Raul Saurez family of‘riders of Mexico. This will be their first appearance in the States. The Saurez family has long been considered the premier circus family of Mexico. The Ligazeed troupe of Arabs will make their first appearance in America with a circus with the Robbins Bros.’ Circus this year.+ This act was brought over by Charles Sasse. The Tre- sarro Brothers. perch act, also an im- portation from Argentine, will make their first appearance under the big tops in this country this year with the Rob- bins Circus. The Matsumotka troupe of Japs, with the Robbins show the last two seasons, will again be with the show. All of the acts mentioned trouped to- gether for two years in Central America, Mexico and South America. The new hip. den for the show is about completed. The cage is 20 feet long. The Riding Crandalls, John Corriea and family, the Wests, Jameson troupe of acrobats and the Beede family have been engaged. All of the parade wagons, with the ex- ception of the hip. den, are out of the shop. The wardrobe is being made under the supervision of Bert Rickman. The show opens at Perry, Ia., April 23. At Downie Bros.’ Quarters HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., March 2.— The lion act from Downie Bros.’ Circus was taken to Jersey City February 22, for a@ special event in the Armory for the Lions’ Club. A local couple was married in the arena, surrounded by the lions. David Schaefer, formerly a wild animal trainer, and now the publicity manager for the Haring & Blumenthal theaters in Jersey City, officiated as best man. After the wedding, Capt. Bob Johnson, who works the lion act, put on the full act before a crowd estimated at 2,000. Fred Pitkin, last season owner of the Sig Sautelle Show, is now in Ithaca, N. Y., preparing for a busy season. Chas. Cameron and his Musical Kilties have been contracted by Downie Bros. Peck Amsden, legal adjuster, who has been wintering in Florida, will soon leave and spend the rest of the winter in Baltimore. Geo. E. Caron, manager of advance trucks, will soon be in Havre de Grace. getting his printing and trucks ready for the opening. Late contracts have been received from the John Walters Trio, who do several different acts. They will motor from Texas, where they have had their own truck show out for several years. The Conners Trio have been wintering in Missouri, and have all new wardrobe and house truck all set for their trip East to join Downie Bros. Carl H. Clark, dog and pony trainer, who joined a few weeks ago, is getting his acts in first-class shape. G. E. Wil- son has his living truck finished. Blackie Dutton has arrived in quarters from Georgia and will handle the props. He is making props. for the animal acts: The body for the electric-light plants is about finished in the shop, being built by R. A. Young and Jack Welch. Harry Allen, who has charge of the in- ide tickets, was a visitor at Jersey City when the Downie Bros.’ lion act was there. Among visitors at quarters last week were Mrs. Harry Levine and Mfrs. Rosella. who were on their way down the Eastern Shore to see their husbands, who are playing with a vaudeville show. Pilly Wallett, rider, is with the Riding ooneys, playing indoor circuses. Chas. Hinton, better known as “Yellow”, is a frequent visitor to quarters. Harty Karsey To Manage Silvan-Drew Side Show KLYN, March 3.—Harry Karsey the side show on the Silvan- D OO Motorized Circus. Mrs. Karsey ) will do mind reading, and ughter, will handle snakes .arseyS were with the Heritage ir iast season Harvey’s Circus in Cleveland CLEVELAND. O., March 2.—R. M. Har- vey’s London Hippodrome Circus, under Grotto auspices, opened to a good house Monday. This is the third indoor circus to play in Cleveland’s $5,000,000 audi- torium. Erma Ward, with her aerial somer- saults, was the high spot of the show. She made her entry in a bright sports- colored roadster. Six thousand orphans were guests of the management, 1,500 visiting the hall on four consecutive days. With the show as it is appearing in Cleveland are Woeckener’s Band, Flying Wards, Marinella’s balancing acts, Gen- try Bros.’ elephants; Chester Duo, on the wire; Alvera Brothers, Liaseed’s Arabs, Walter L. Main’s elephants, Hodgini troupe of riders, the Yacopie troupe of tumblers, Dorothy Johnson and her ele- phant, “Teach”; Hollis Duo and the Kel- leys, on the wire, and Modoc, the Black Bottom dancing elephant. Several horse and pony drills are also exhibited. The circus will appear for a week at Buffalo, starting March 12, under Grotto auspices, and may stay out for two or three additional weeks, according to Mr. Harvey. Jess Adkins is manager; Omer Kenyon, in charge of the advance; George Meyers, equestrian director; Eddie Woeckener, musical director, and E. S. Patterson. contracting agent. Duttons Enjoy Outing At Sarasota, Florida BRADENTON, Fla., March 3. — Thru the courtesy of John Ringling the Dut- tons spent an enjoyable day on the John Ringling estates at Sarasota, March 1. The troupe was entertained on Lido Beach, which is being developed by Mr. Ringling. Twenty people left Bradenton in two busses furnished by Mr. Ringling thru his representative, Herbert Evans, Mr. Ringling extending every privilege to the guests. In the part? were Mr. and Mrs. Dut- ton, Ida Delno, Theol Woody, Vivian DeVere, Vera Bruce, Marion Wallick, Joe Howard, Harry (Pewee) Smith, Victor Moran, Billie Osborne, Leo Loranger, Dan Mitchell, Byron Smith, Verdi Woody and W. McK. Bausman, of the Dutton troupe; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Strieder, of Chicago (brother of P. T. Strieder, of Tampa); Mr. and Mrs. Bob- bie Brollier, of Bobbie Brollier’s Band; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Currin, aunt and uncle of Mrs. Dutton, and Mrs. Jennie Jordan, her grandmother. The ladies of the party, headed by Mrs. Dutton, served a beach lunch at noon and again in the evening. Mr. Ringling, who was out of the city, ree turned late in the afternoon and ar- rangements were made for a return par- ty Saturday afternoon, at which time Mr. Ringling” will entertain the children of Sarasota County, and Mr. Dutton will offer his comedy bare-back riding act a This picture was snapped by Eddie the Sparks Circus played there last year. —d Jackson on the lot at Hamilton, O., when From left to right are Butch Fredericks, special representative Sparks’ Circus; second person (name not given); J. Milton Traber, veteran showman of Hamilton; T. W. Ballenger, general agent Sparks’ Show; Arthur Hopper, general agent John Robinson Circus, and R. M. Harvey, manager of the London Hippodrome-Circus. L. A. B. P. & B., Local No. 73 SYRACUSE, N. Y., March 3.—At the last meeting of Local No. 73, the follow- ing officers were elected: Fred Wildrick, president; George Frazer, vice-president; William E. Francisco, treasurer; Charles F. Locke, business agent; Stewart B. Steves, secretary. Brothers present in- cluded James Gurnes, Fred Waldo, August Waldo, Walter Race. The absent brothers were Leonard Heck and Eugene McKeon. Brothers on the road are Clif- ford Fagel, Louis J. Chapman and Jack Fay. Bro. George Strauser is in Buffalo at present. Vanderburg Show To Open At Hot Springs March 23 HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 3—The Vanderburg Bros.’ Shows will open here March 23 and play four days under auspices of the Rotary Club. The en- gagement will be for the benefit of the high-school band The painting and decorating of the trucks by Doc Hogan .has been finished and the steck is working nicely. A fea- ture of the kid show will be an educated pig. Harold S. Brown has again signed as general agent, making his sixth season with Frank E. Hall. The No. 2 advance car will be in charge of Joe Enger and will leave quarters March 14. Those who were with the show last season and have signed up are The Hayes, Mysterious Johnson, Aerial Jackson; E. M. Clyde, producing clown; Harold Trewyn, Jimmie Powers, James Riggs, F. H. Smith, Chick Parke and Curly Jackson. Charles Beetow and wife will arrive here soon from their home at Elkhorn, Wis., mak- ing the trip overland in their new house- car. Mr. Beetow will manage the side show. The outfit is planning to put in a long season. Albert Sigsbee To Pilot Stark Bros.’ Animal Show MILWAUKEE, March 3.—Albert Sigs- bee has signed as general agent of tho Stark Bros.’ Trained Wild Animal Circus for the coming season. The show will open at Chippewa Falls, Wis., some time in April. It will be a ...ree-ring motorized circus, and have a spec. as the opening number. Busy at Barnes’ Quarters LOS ANGELES, March 3.—With som 200 on the payroll, the cookhouse fiour- ishing and everything on the hum, prep- arations are under way for an spring start in March for the Bar show. Al. G. Barnes is on the job watch- ing every detail, together with Charli Cook, manager, and Frank Rooney superintendent, seeing that painting, up- holstering, repairing and building of new paraphernalia, etc., of all depart- ments is done correctly. Out on the lot back of the Zoo can be found Austin King, training horses The wardrobe cde- partment is likewise a busy spot. 30 women working on new coverings for the elephants, camels and other ani- mals. Incidentally, Mr. Barnes will have this year the largest collection of wild animals in his history. He has also in preparation a big spectacle. The advance crew is about ready to take the road vith brand new paper. 101 Ranch Show Notes MARLAND, Okla., March 3.—Zack Mil- ler has returned from a cattle-buying trip, purchasing 25,000 head. Joe Miller has set out 300 acres of/ black walnut trees. Sam Sergis (Cossack) has re- turned with the furniture for the new clubhouse. Lew Scherring is his partner The new baggage wagons for the 10! Ranch Show have left the paint shop The bow and arrow factory that Zack Miller started for the concession depart- ment has a crew of ten Indians under Chief Machacha. Chief Sheet Lightning has charge of the moccasin and bead department. General Agent C. W. Finney has re- turned from the East. Zack Miller has left to lease enough land to pasture the excess cattle that the ranch cannot handle. The ranch barbecue stand has opened and is in charge of Joe Wilson The management will have a big buffalo barbecue for the convention of the geologists this year. Frank A. Gavin is getting the concession department lined up. He will have 39 men with him. Ringlings Again Entertain Children of Sarasota, Fla. SARASOTA, Fla., March 2.—Mr. and Mrs. John Ringling were host and hostess Saturday afternoon, for the second time, to more than 2,000 school children, whom they entertained as their guests at Lido Beach, Sarasota, the beach and pavilion being on a part of the John Ringling de- velopment here. ~ Both Mr. and Mrs. Ringling assisted in dispensing popcorn, crackerjack, candy and other confections to the children. Mrs. Ringling also pre- sided at a table loaded with sandwiches and cookies, served to members of the Boy Scout organizations, who acted as volunteer life guards for the event. The picnic on the beach-attracted a crowd, including more than 5,000 adults. Music was furnished by the Czecho-Slovakian National Band. Samuel W. Gumpertz, of Coney Island fame, also assisted in dis- tributing the confections. It is Mr. Ringling’s plan to eventually have aD amusement park at this beach Aldridge to South Africa With Circus and Rodeo Talent NEW YORK, March 3. — Charles Al- dridge, well known in circus and rodeo circles, will sail March 16 for Johannes- burg, South Africa, with 36 performers, consisting of Indians, cowboys and cow- girls, with a number of bucking horses and Brahma steers. Twenty of these peo- ple will be for the Circus Pagel, one vf the largest touring South Africa, that opens in Johannesburg for an eight weeks’ engagement under canvas the lat- ter part of April. Aldridge and his contingent expect to arrive there about April 17. Aldridge is taking with him 16 In- dians, cowboys and cowgirls, for the Circus Krone in Germany. This en- gagement was booked thru Paul Sp2- doni, the Berlin agent, who recently v'5- ited this country, and calls for a ‘2 months’ contract. ; — QAP) Pa ) y ) f 3 ef We? 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~ sangeet The Billboard, March 12, With the Circus Fans By KARL KAE KNECAT ———= Secy.-Treas. C. P. A, EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 2.—Member nk Jones, of New York, who is in vana, Cuba, cabled for some applica- yn blanks. Must be putting up a ent” down there. “Tents” all around 1e world. LAST SATURDAY 175 employees of ‘he Studebaker automobile plant at outh Bend went on a special train to Peru, Ind., to spend the day at the oological city of the American Circus Corporation at the Hagenbeck-Wallace ind Sells-Floto winter quarters. The ! zine section of The St. Louis Globe-Democrat of February 27 carried a iouble-page story with colored half- tone illustrations of that great place at Peru JACK GIBSON, one of our Detroit members, was host on several occasions to many of the circus folk during their wo weeks with the Shrine Circus at Detroit. GEORGE BARLOW III, of 51 Front street, Binghamton, N. Y., has circus photos which he would like to trade with other members for some of their Royal D. Cartwright, of 19 Ransom eet, Hornell, N. Y., and Frank Little- field, of 115 Washington street, Glouces- ter, Mass., are other members who offer like opportunities. sets STATE CHAIRMAN Fred Ebeling, of Green Bay, Wis., is planning to head a caravan of members from his section of the country going to our second an- nual gathering at West Baden, Ind., April 20-23. SUCCESS MAGAZINE for March has an Earl Chapin May yarn, The Hot Dog King, in whiéh Ed Baker, of the Sparks Circus hot-dog outfit, is the principal. In McClure’s for March there are The Woman Who Shared, by Margaret Land May, and Mean Necker, by Stella Burke May. STATE CHAIRMAN W. W. Dunkle, of South Bend, Ind., has issued a special bulletin to all the members of the “Ben Wallace Tent” calling attention to our annual meeting at West Baden. Animal Trainers Are Busy At Peru Circus Quarters PERU, Ind., March 3.—The Sells-Floto and Hagenbeck-Wallace circuses, which are in quarters here, are visited by many people, especially on Sundays. The big animal dens, etc., attract much atten- tion. Animal trainers here are Clyde Beatty, Bob McPherson, Capt. Bernardi, Charles Barry, Bob Norton, John Helliot August Christenson, Emil Schroder, Joe Miller, Gordon Orton, W. E. Wells, Cheer- ful and Babe Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Metcalf and Iona Carl. Forty camels arrived from New York last week, and there are now 65 of these animals at quarters. The giraffes num- ber six, and other new arrivals are a Saddle-back tapir, six elephants and a number of smaller wild animals and birds. Capt. W. H. Curtis has'a new wagon device and has the wagons in perfect condition. The H.-W. spectacle will be one of the most gorgeous ever presented under canvas. Forty ballet eirls will be used in one number, and the lighting effects and costuming will be among the best. Wardrobe is being made in New York, also in Peru, where Mrs. Pearl Steward is doing the design- ing. Clyde Beatty will have 10 more animals in his big act, and Bob McPherson will have a big tiger act. John Helliot has returned from the Detroit Shrine Circus and is busy with his lions. Capt. Ber- nardi will have a _ sensational mixed sTroup, and August Christenson and Emil Schroder are breaking in new stock. Fred Ledgett, equestrian director of the Floto show, and his wife have also returned from the Detroit circus. Eddie Woeck- ener will again lead the Hagenbeck- Wallace Circus band. Cheerful Gardner and Joe Metcalf have 60 elephants in training. The paint shop, under the direction of Curly Steward, is turning out the cages vd dens in good time. Mitz Carl, in ‘arge of the cookhouse in quarters, is dding tables as the circus colony in- reases. Walter F. Driver, Pres. Wallace D. 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. 66 The Billboard, March 12, 1927 EASY TO APPLY pept.s, ROBESON PRESERVO CO., (Qe dium. ‘MORE PROFIT ---- LESS EXPENSE! Your canvas must be waterproof and new looking to draw the big gate. Good looking tents are a valuable advertising me- Preservo not only doubles the life of new canvas but keeps it soft and flexible and preserves it against mildew and decay even when folded wet. Preservo keeps your tents bone dry in the heaviest rains. You can show, rain or shine, when canvas is Preservo treated. PORT HURON, MICHIGAN pare = Waterproofs “and Preserves Canvas | Under the Marquee | MARIE AND DUSTY ROADES will again troupe this season. HORACE LAIRD and his Merry Jest- ers joined R. M. Harvey’s Circus at Des Moines, Ia. CY GREEN, rube cop, is playing the Auto Show and Silver Jubilee in Me- chanics Building, Boston, this week. BILL LORETTE, clown policeman, will be with the Sells-Floto Gircus dur- ing the Chicago Coliseum engagement. “REX”, the famous horse star of the Hal Roach Studio, has been sold to the Universal pictures. MILT TAYLOR is clowning on the front of the Al G. Barnes Zoo on Wash- ington boulevard, Los Angeles. P. B. R.—Would suggest you write to the Showmen's League of America, 177 N. Clark street, Chicago, Ill. MR. AND MBS. S. E. LYSLE and chil- dren of Pittsburgh, Pa., are vacationing for a month at Palm Beach, Fla. PROF. PLANCK says he will go out this year with new and novel costumes, three new musical instruments and other paraphernalia. BEN DABERT is shaping up his two- car railroad show and will go out this season with a show called the Benmar Shows. TOM AND LELA PLANK, joeys, will be with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus after a season’s layoff from the white tops. ALICE BRAHM is working her French poodle dog acts in vaudeville, and Mike Brahm is breaking horses for Fred Thompson for pictures. FRANK A. GAVIN will be superin- tendent of concessions with the 101 Ranch Show.fhis season. For 21 years he was with Jerry Mugivan. ALEXANDER, of the Alexanaer Troupe, announces the act is booked with the Sparks Circus and will not play fairs. “KINKO” SUNBURY, clowg, last sea- son with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, is in Los Angeles playing vaudeville. He will again be with the H.-W. snow, as will his wife. CHARLES (SHORTY) FLEMM, joey, will appear with the Sells-Floto Circus in Chicago, following which he will play White City Park in that city for six weeks. CURLY PHILLIPS, clown, and his trained bull, dog and tiger, are on the West Coast, working pictures with Tom Plank. He will return to the Hagen- beck show this season. DANNY McAVOY, Tom Plank, Curly Phillips, Martinho Lowande, Jr., and Jack McAfee recently finished working in a circus picture with Lon Chaney at the Metro-Goldwyn Studios. AL G. BARNES, circus owner, called at the State capital, Sacramento, Calif, February 28 and visited with friends. He looked in on the workings of both the Senate and the Assembly and shook hands with many of the lawmakers. 1ne RAINTITE About ready to do your waterproofing? Raintice bargain. Buy it by the barrel or by the drum. We Write NOW. wax already mixed is a solicit your orders— 7th and Wyandotte Streets, Buleerdedkweed BUILDING THE BIG ONES FOR THE BIG ONES Kansas City, Missouri Barnes show will play Sacramento this season. J. MILTON TRABER, of Hamilton, O., was in Cincinnati last week and visited the Shrine Circus at Music Hall. While in the city he paid a call at The Bill- board offices. CARL (RED) GOEHMAN, billposter, who has been with the King Bros., Sparks and Ringling-Barnum circuses, has started a billposting plant with his father in Rochester, N. Y. J. F. SLATER, with the Ella Bradna act, which played the Shrine Circus, Cincinnati, last week, says that tneir recent engagement at the vaudeville theater in Fairmont, W. Va., was a very pleasant one. WORD COMES from the Winters Family that the Sparks, Walter L. Main and Hagenbeck-Wallace circuses and the Johnny J. Jones Expo. will in all prooa- bility play Junction Park, New Brighton, Pa., this season. ED SILBON and wife, en route from the West Coast, stopped off in Kansas City and spent a day with Tote Siegrist, who recently underwent a successful operation. The Silbons appeared at the Shrine Circus in Cincinnati last week THE DeKOS recently visited with Mr and Mrs. Joe Coyle, Orrin Davenport, Jr.; Billy Hughes and Monte and Es- mond and Grant. Gene DeKos cele- brated his birthday anniversary in Parkersburg, W. Va. His wife, Irene, gave him a diamond Buddha ring. MRS. J. M. TAULBEE, who has been spending some time with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Howard King, at Camp Knox, Ky., left last Tuesday to visit her son, James, Jr., who is attending the Army and Navy Academy at San Diego, Calif. EUGENE AND ALTA MARCUM have been playing indoor circuses and vaude- ville this winter. They will return to their home at Salem, Il., March 12 for a few weeks’ rest and then join the O’Neill Bros.’ Circus, making their third season with that outfit. WHEN BEVERLY BAYNE played Ve- troit last week she visited Constance Lazelle, trapeze performer, at the High- land Park General Hospital. Miss La- zelle is suffering from injuries re~eived in a fall from a trapeze at the Shrine Circus several weeks ago. KIDD COTTMAN, calliope player with the Lee Bros.’ Circus last season, has an orchestra playing at the Hidalgo Theater, Houston, Tex, where it will re- main until the last of March, at which time Cottman will join the Christy Bros.’ Circus side show. ROY BARRETT says that he has se- cured his release from Charles Sparks and will not be with the Sparks Circus He is now with the Bob Morton Circus and will remain with that organization. For eight years he was with the Ring- ling-Barnum Circus and this winter with the Mighty Haag Show. H. J. MacDONALD of Brookshire, Mass., pens that he saw the following shows last season: Gentry Bros.’; Wal- ter L. Main, five times; Christy Bros.’, the same number; Ringling-Barnum, three times; 101 Ranch Show and vonn Robinson Circus. In going and coming he traveled about 2,130 miles. WILLIAM X. RENO and Johnnie E. King, who had the concessions and ban- ners on the Walsh Bros.’ Show, wrice that they are working north thru Louisi- ana in the modern way of farming a new sheet and doing well. Reno will be on a wagon show this season, han- dling banners GEORGE BELFORD, well-known acro- bat, who has the Six American Belfords act, and which was one of the features of the Shrine Circus, Cincinnati, last week, is at home in Kendallville, Ind., recovering from influenza. He was dangerously ill. His friends will be glad to learn that he will soon be out and around again. GEORGE H. FOWLER, who was em- ployed by the American Railway Ex- press Co. in Albany, N. Y., this winter, recently had a runaway with his team. He was injured and taken to a hbdspital. He sustained a broken shoulder and in- juries to his leg and head. He ex- pects to again be with the Big Show this season. THE SIDE SHOW ATTRACTIONS at John G. Robinson's Shrine Circus in Cincinnati last week included Chester's Palace of Wanders, Prof. Lovell, man- ager; magic, Mme. Chester; Punch and Judy, Charles Camm; feast of fire, E. C Andrews; bird act, Mrs. Camm; shooting thru a woman; floating lady; NHMving head illusion; Hindoo sword cabinet: Reed's colored band and minstrels, 10 in number; Robinson's elephan‘s. Ja™es McSorley handled the front and Whit y Carroll was in the ticket pox. ALBERT GASTON, 75. clown and vaudeville performer, entered the Percy Williams Home Februcry 27. This home is maintained under the terms of the will of the late Percy G. Williams as a home for retired actors and actresses of the dramatic and vaudeville profes- sion who are entire:y without funds. Mr. Gaston, in the early days of his career, appeared as an acrobat, trapeze performer and clown in the variety the- aters during the winter months, and with circuses in the summer. ——— ABE GOLDSTEIN, who has played a number of Florida fairs, will rest in De Land, Fla., until the second week in March and then start northward in his car. He reports that the De Land Fair was one of the best since it was or- ganized, there being approximately 90,- 000 people in attendance the five days and nights. The Duttons, Black's bears, Cliff Curran, on the high perch, and Goldstein were the free attractions. R Cc. Busnell furnished the music and his band made a big hit. THE KLINKHART MIDGET TROUPE, under the direction of Austin C. King, which has been appearing in the prolog of Harold Lloyd's The atd Brother at the Million-Dollar Theater, Los Ange- les, has terminated a five weeks’ engage- ment and members are rehearsing a new bareback riding act for the Al G Barnes Circus. Among the recent ar- rivals on the West Coast are D. D. (Doc) Hall and wife, Gertrude, the Scottish Giantess, who will be a feature with the Barnes side show. On her arrival in Los Angeles she was immediately en- gaged by the Hal Roach Studios for a series of pictures. and has been working on the sets of the Columbia Film Com- pany at Palms, Calif. Attractions en- gaged by Mr. King for the Barnes kid show are Prof. Fay. magician and lec- turer; Jolly Josephine, fat girl: Tex Madsen and Gertie Hall, giant and giantess; Mr. and Mgrs. Price, tattooed artists and sword box workers; Mrs Chick Townsend. snakes; Giovann Bros., piano accordionists; Prof. Everley and his eight-piece Black-Bottom har- monists and Alabama minstrels; Paul Desmuke, armless wonder (now with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, doubling for Lon Chaney in Alonzo, the Armless), and Elsia Baker. “two bodies in one”, who will be a special added attraction for the third consecutive season. King will make first oneningr, Chick Townsend. second openings and on the No. 1 tick- et box: D. D. Hall, No. 2 ticket oex: Chas. (Monte) Lovelace, No. 3 box and inside tickets. AUSTRALIAN CIRCUS NOTES SYDNEY, Jan. 25-—W. (Doc) Holton has been appointed § secretary of the Showmen’'s Guild in South Australia Joe Asher is doing good work for the Showmen's Guild tn Adelaide, while President Jimmy Sharmen is looking after things in Victoria. Arthur Greenhalgh, presenting a bic snake show with Prof. Keeping, Khown as “Hindoo”, is at Glenelg, South Ats- tralia. Captain Greenhalgh is in com mand. Arthur will shortly undertake «f extensive motor tour, leaving Ad*isid* by car, and expects to open in Newcas' ¢ rebruary 15. Traveling thru Victoria and New South Wales, he will collect as many snakes as possible. Dick Cavill, who has been ill for some two months, is making gradual pro re® and hopes to be back in harness agald shortly. Peter McKivatt (Mac.), who has Jus! returned from New Zealand, presented his games, etc. there for some we but owing to bad weather, business was far from profitable. Dave Meekin, prominent in both the vaudeville and carnival fields of Aus- tralia, sustained a big loss last by the death of his horned horse. + nme nt | ll aoe SIND | ——— a 1( ol ey | TEES Som) W|I RIM fp al ES a es : ae “lide y =<! Poe \ ie oaks veks Ky PRESERVO TREATEDS ———— eee a ee 7 a a — * 4 ; | |

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pe 6h6U)l Cc (Ll CU O.|h6U CS. UE ee 4 Ae JOHNNIE MURDOCK took a car of bucking stock from Fog Horn Clancy's neh to Mobile, Ala., for the rodeo hed curing the Mardi Gras. EVEN RODEO LIFE seemed too siow for Fred M. Clancy, Jr., so he joined the uU. S. Navy and is stationed at sen Pedro, Calif. FOG HORN CLANCY has been in Cleveland, O., and Eastern cities lately in the interest of rodeo events for the coming season. TIN-HORN HANK KEENAN, rodeo clown, is wintering in Chicago and says he is feeling fit for the coming rodeo season. HANK DURNELL was a recent arrival in Fort Worth, and will in all proba- bility be seen in the fancy rope jJug- gling of the Fat Stock Show Rodeo. GUY WEADICK, Gerald FitzGeralri, Globe Hotel, Syracuse, N. Y., is anxioug to cet in touch with you on important business. SMOKY ROBERTS writes he has the contract for the rodeo at White City, Henry, Neb., July 3, 4 and 5. Plans are for a bigger show this year with larger purses. OVERLAND RED, former cowboy clown on the 101 Ranch Wild West show, writes from Butte, Mont.: “I am playing vaudeville dates in Montana with my mule, doing a comedy trick roping act.” MABEL STRICKLAND. seriously in- jured several months ago in the rodeo performance at New York, has sent in her entry as a contestant for the rodeo at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, Fort Worth, Tex. BUCK HUTCHINSON, cowboy with the 101 Ranch Wild West Show, wno has been in St. Joseph Hospital, San Francisco, with a broken leg since Sep- tember 12, would like to hear from some of his friends. HARRY ROWELL and Frank Pereria, of Hayward,.Calif., recently visited the Nevada ranges and returned with head of wild horses which are being quartered on Rowell’'s ranch until the rodeo which will be held in June. RED SUBLETT, rodeo clown, will be at the Fort Worth, Tex., rodeo, March 5 to 12. He will have with him again Spark Plug, the trick mule he has trained for several years. Sublett also is training a white German police dog which he expects to have with him in the arena. COARSEGOLD (Madera County) Calif—Plans for the second annual rodeo of the Madera County branch of California Cattlemen's Association to be held May 8, are rapidly assuming form. The rodeo committee includes O. B. Price, Harvey Russell, Clay Daulton, rook Mordecai and Jess Bigelow. TUCSON, Ariz—The winners of the Tucson Rodeo are: Bronk Riding—First, Bob Askins; second, Key Dunn; third, Breezy Cox. Steer Roping—First, Lee Robinson; second, Ike Rude; third, Bob Crosby. Bulldogging—First. Bee Robin- son; second, Bob Dirsches; third, Bob Crosby. AN ATTRACTIVE SOUVENIR PRO- GRAM will be offered to Rodeo Show ‘trons this year at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. It will lude contestants for each perform- H. D. JOHNSTON, well-known rodeo announcer. The Billboard, March 12, The CORRAL Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, a ance, interesting facts about the origin and progress of the rodeo and a cowboy dictionary. One article deals with “Fort Worth—Where the West Begins”. A list of Exposition officials also is given. CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia.—Dakota Max is leaving his winter quarters at Savan- nah, Ga., by auto, accompanied by Tex- as Harry, bronk rider, and Lester Abe Bass, cowboy, and is expected here al- most any day to get his show ready for the coming season on Dodson’s World's Fair Shows. Lester made a few spots with the Johnny J. Jones Exposition in Florida. RED BLUFF, Calif.—Stockholders of the Red Bluff Roundup Association have elected as membefs of the board: D. J. Metzger, George E. Strong, Paul E. Morse, James Benson and Alex Clough. After the stockholders’ mect- ing, the new board selected Metzger 1s president; Strong, vice-president, and Ralph E. Kidder, secretary-treasurer. Tentative dates set for the show are April 23 and 24. JACK HUGHES writes: “Our show in the federal penitentiary, Atlanta, Ga., went over big. Our warden, John W. Snook, who by the way is a native of Idaho and, of course, was a bronk peeler in his youth, is a firm believer in relaxation for men who are svucial Ppenitents and living under a mental strain, and he realizes the value of locale interest shows of this nature, and thru his full interest and co-operation tne production went over big. Charlie Mor- ton, of the Spiegelberg-Gus Sun Office; R. C. Eggleston, of the New Keith- Georgia, and mst all the film exchange managers from down town were out as the guests of the Warden and they pronounced it a huge success.” GREAT FALLS, Mont.—The Great Falls Rodeo this year will be in the same class with the biggest celebra- tions of its kind, according to announce- ment. And added feature is in the form of a bucking contest for ladies, something new for the Great Falls Rodeo. It was decided to add this to the events at a meeting of the rodeo committee, of which L. W. Wendt is chairman. Mike Reed, manager of the last rodeo, has been secured by the com- mittee to act in the same capacity this year. Additional seating capacity of the Montana Power Park will provide room for about 1,000 more spectators. The rodeo committee is composed of Chair- man Wendt, Will Steege, George Dabler, Frank B. Brown and 1 Osey Devine. LAREDO, Tex —The rodeo committee of the Washington Birthday anniversary celebration, headed by W. W. Sterling as chairman, announced the winners of the two-day rodeo on Monday and Tuesday as follows: In steer roping first prize was won by Juan Salinas of Laredo, with average time on two steers of 58.4; J. D. Perkins of San Antonio, sec- ond prize, time 66.3; George Sadler of San Antonio, third money in time of 672. In bronk riding Dick Shelton of Tilden won first prize, Jack Laidley of San Antonio second and Cipriano Corpu of Encinal third prize. Exhibition rid- ing awards were made to Tex Hewitt, a woman bronk rider of San Antonio, and Dick Shelton of Tilden, who bull- dogged a steer from an automobile on the two days. MOBILE, Ala. — Bucking bronchoes that really bucked, cowboys that rode ‘em and cowgirls who vied with mascu- line daredevils for laurels in clinging to the deck of th® bucking steed marked the opening performance of Mobile’s rodeo. With the last of the parade that marked the introduction of the rodeo to the public a stream of Mobilians took its way to the rodeo grounds. They wanted to see real Wild West stuff, and they did There were many of the stars of the rodeo firmament foregath- ered there and they rode the plunging bronchoes. bulldogged the steers and did all sorts of hair-raising stunts to, the vast edification of the crowd. The night performance was equally well at- tended and there was the usual dele- gation of wide-eyed children in evi- dence. These weren't the only ones to have a wonderful time; the grownups enjoyed it just as much. The afternoou performance was marred by injuries to Slim Gamble, one of the rodeo stars, who was taken to City Hospital after he was stepped on by a horse. He had been thrown to the ground. He was re- ported doing very well last night. MOBILE, Ala—His neck believed broken, Enoch (Slim) Gibson, rodeo rider, is in the city hospital with a fighting chance to live despite injured vertebrae in his neck, authorities said last night. Gibson, whose home is at Cheyenne, Wyo., was injured while rid- ing in the rodeo March 1. Riding the bucking steer, Crazy Snake, the most obstreperous animal in tne nera at- tached to the rodeo was saved for the feature stunt of the afternoon, and was the last on the program. The crowd was about to take its departure when Crazy Snake, with Gibson, the snow Star, Clinging to the plunging animal, shot across the arena. Half way, tne Steer bucked and sent Gibson flying. He landed on his neck and shoulders unconscious. Bystanders went to his assistance; he was unconscious and gave every indication that life was extmct, but hasty examination revealed his heart was beating. An ambulance was Summoned and he was sent to city nos- pital. An x-ray will be taken this morn- ing. Gibson's wife was telegrapned at Fort Worth, where she was to have met him, and is now en route to Mobile. ALREADY CONTESTANTS are making plans for their summer routes and many are arranging to take in the rodeos held at Livingston, Mont., July 2, 3 and 4; Bellefourche, S. D., July 4, 5 and 6, and then go direct by party movement to the Stampede at Calgary; from there by special movement to Cheyenne Frontier Days, July 26 to 30; then to Colorado Springs, Col., and other contests in that section following. It is expected a party from Prescott, Ariz., and Las Vegas, N. M., will also leave for Calgary imme- diately after the contests staged in those two cities the Fourth of July. Manager Guy Weadick of the Calgary Stampede writes that the show there this year will eclipse all previous efforts and that many new features will be in- troduced. Invitations to all the contest committees all over the United States are being extended to visit the Calgary contest, as well as the Prince of Wales’ ranch, close to Calgary. FORT WORTH, Tex.—Louis Jones, of Christoval, Tex., well-known star of the rodeo, who was seriously injured when an automobile crashed into a tree and burst into flames, and three persons lost their lives, 40 miles east of El Paso, will recover according to word received here. The accident caused the death of Lee Robinson, 34, also a cham- pion rodeo performer, his wife and two- year-old child. A telegram received by Bryan Roach, arena director of the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show Rodeo, stated Jones did not sus- tain any broken bones in the crash. He will be able to leave the El Paso hos- pital within a week or 10 days. The three bodies of the Robinson fam- ily will be sent from El Paso to Denton for burial, Roach was informed. In Tucson, Robinsen won two champions. Jones also won heavy prize money. Both were exceptionally good calf ropers and had entertained Fort Worth audi- ences at the rodeo many times in tne last few years. Robinson was known as among the best bulldoggers. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson were married about three years ago. The Southwestern Exposi- tion Rodeo will send a floral offering to the city where the funeral services are held. CODY. Wyo.—While President Cool- idge, February 26, was being presented with a Wild West cowboy bandanna and a Buffalo Bill six-gallon hat full of in- vitations asking him to do his next va- cationing in Wyoming, Cody was cele- brating the anniversary of the pioneer Indian fighter’s birth. A Buffalo Bill museum is being built here with buffalo nickels and $10 bills from all over the world. The museum is a replica of Col. W. F. Cody's old T. E. ranchhouse. This summer Cody will hold two of its great celebrations, which will include the joint dedication of the museum and the official opening of the Cody gateway 1927 67 to Yellowstone Park in June. This will be followed by the stampede, its annual rodeo, on July 4, which is boosted as “bigger, better and wilder than ever”. President Coolidge was asked to dedi- cate the museum. CHICAGO—Chief Roy Oshkosh has come from the reservation at Menom- onie, Wis., to the first 1927 powwow of the grand council fire of American Indians. The chief was natty in trousers that carried a knife edge and with smart-styled spats fitted snugly over slickly shined shoes. “How can I express to you,” Chief Oshkosh asked, “the great change that has taken place in our people? Ah, I have it! My daugh- ter, Mrs. Rhoda House, is the president of the Indian Women Voters’ League of the Menomonie reservation.” The change to modern life, the chief con- fessed, has lifted the burden from the shoulders of the squaw and placed it on the brave, but he is not sorry. Times have changed since his grandfather, the first Chief Osh Kosh, ruled the reserva- tion. tt i — Booked for Merchants Expo. PLANO, Ill., March 3.—The Seils-Ster- ling Circus will be the feature attraction of the Merchants’ and Industrial Expo- sition and Circus, to be staged by the South and Westside Advancement Asso- ciation, of Sheboygan, Wis., week of May 30. There will be plenty of concessions and rides on the lot, as well as two free acts. Al Sommers is the promoter. ») Free Catalog Complete Cowboy Outfits Cowboy Shirts STOCKMAN-FARMER SUPPLY CO., 1631 Lawrence St., Denver, Colo. WANTED SIDE SHOW PEOPLE Address FRED Bros.’ Circus, For the coming season. BUCHANAN, Robbins Granger, lowa. Clowning For Clowns Number 3 Buund-New Budget of Clown Stunts, Walk-Arounds, Stops, Clown Acts. Building Props. Ilustrated. Com- plete, $1.00. JINGLE HAMMOND, Adrian, Mich. Zellmar Bros. Circus (MOTORIZED) CAN PLACE good Team doing two or: more acts. Pre- fer those with house cars Open April 29. GEO. E ENGESSER, St. Peter, Minn FOR SALE CHEAP A 10- Car Circus a bargain. SCONSOL IDATED CIK- Bldg., OMaaha, Neb Can ‘be seen at om aha *x “b CUS CO., 430 Grain Ex FOSTER BRwUsS. q Motorized Circus Ww ANTI I1—Rill Two more fast-stepping, ber n ters wh n drive r Stop at hotels yliow izing and Tic f meals where hote's not tanged for State salary and all first le BRIGHT JONES, 314 McKnight St., WANTED FOR GENTRY BROS.’ CIRCUS Balleon Men. Candy Butchers, Outside Stand Man Also good Cushion Man. We open in April i close late in December Address FRED LETNER ok, N. 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SS Pe ined 68 The Billboard, March 12, 1927 SO _- sa L d a" GQ Ys »2 i y 7 nr Fairs and Expositions Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. pe) vy Smaller B. C. Fairs May Book Attractions _VANCOUVER, B. C., March 4.—The British Columbia Fairs’ Association con- vention last week re-elected W. H. Mears manager of Victoria Fair, as president W. J. Bonavia, secretary Department of Agriculture. was re-elected secretary- treasurer. Other officers are: First vice- president, H. M. Streight, New West- minster: second vice-president, Josep! T. Brown, Surrey: third vice-president W. H. Menzies, Chilliwack; directors Kenneth McIver, Langley: H. P. Stoker North Vancouver, and William Waldron Cowichan, Vancouver Island. The secretary’s report stated judges had awarded efficiency marks as follows New Westminster, 93 per cent; Van- couver, 84 per cent, and Victoria, 83.5 per cent Forty delegates from various points in British Columbia were present, the chief discussion being centered around actrac- tions and various means of inducing people to patronize the British Columbia fairs in this connection. George B. Smith, The Billboard representative, was invited to address the delegates upon the advisability of obtaining different attrac- tions, such as carnivals, free acts and fireworks displays. Many of the dele- gates had never before had the idea of small one, two and three-day fairs hav- ing such attractions. Mr. Smith out- lined a co-operative scheme to them, and further suggested that next year the delegates come prepared to fix their dates in a circuit instead of conflicting as now, pointing out that the Government which provides judges would also benefit, and much expense would be saved; also that their attendance and revenue would be increased by the provision’ of such at- tractions as could make the circuit in an economical manner. New Westminster was again selected as the meeting place for the convention ‘in 1928. § New Westminster Royal Agricultural and Industrial Society at its annual meeting re-elected Havey M. Streight, president; James A. Blair, first vice-presi- dent: D. S. Curtis, second vice-president; S. H. Shannon, third vice-president; Nels Nelson, treasurer, and D. E. McKenzie, manager. Also officers of finance and management committee. James A. Blair is again director of attractions; Ed. Mc- Kenzie, manager-secretary. Levitt, Brown & Huggins No. 2 Show and Victory Hitt fireworks scenic drama are the principal attractions booked at present Vancouver Exhibition board discussed Saturday. February 26, proposals by A. D. Patterson, member of the British Columbia Parliament, for amalgamation with New Westminster Fair, and it was decided the time is not ripe, and, further, Vancouver could not move the present exhibition grounds. All directors present turned down suggestions. This kills ru- mors which had been freely circulated and which were born of Vancouver’s tre- mendous financial success the last two years. R. P. Mclennan, president, said an amalgamation may come some day, but not for 25 years at least. At present it is not a business proposition. Bradenton Fair Successful. BRADENTON, Fla., March 4. — The Manatee County Fair was the most suc- cessful in all ways ever held in the county, the Duttons furnishing the ‘ree attractions and the Johnny Jones Exposition Shows were on the midwav Judge charge of the agricultural ceclared that the vegetables and dged here were among seen in the State this year. y. the last day, William F. the Philadelphia Na- Baseball Club, and his uests of the fair and were 1 Mr. and Mrs. Dutton Bobby Brollier’s Band he music during the fair. ntract with the local Cham- Commerce has three weeks to run SENAIOR A P been named secretary of the Kansas Free Fair of Topeka, succeeding the late BURDICK has Phil Eastman Senator Burdick is a well-known stockman, and also pub- lisher of “The News” at Nortonville. He is a member of the upper house of Kansas_ Legislature. $30,000 Building Planned For County Fair at Provo PROVO, Utah, March 4—A _ perma- nent exhibition is to be erected on the new fairgrounds at a cost of about $30,- 000. It will be 60 by 200 feet in extent. Plans for a larger and better Utah County Fair than any previously held are being worked out by the new county fair board. The new board has named as presi- dent, L. L. Bunnell, of Lake View; John F. Mendenhall, vice-president and treasurer, and E. S. Hinckley, secretary. A committee of three, consisting of the president. vice-president and secretary, will appoint a manager in the near future. Hold Monthly Meetings CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia., March 4.—The Eastern Iowa Fair Managers’ Associa- tion, with a membership of 20, is holding monthly meetings to discuss problems of fair management, bringing about greater uniformity in premium lists, better classi- fications of exhibits and to extend mu- tual aid in solution of problems of fair management. E. W. Wiliams, Manches- ter, is president, while FE. A. Phillips, Maquoketa; R. E. Bucknell. secretary of the Cedar Rapids Fair, and M. E. Bacon, Davenport, are among the leaders ot discussions. Group Meetings Announced JACKSON, Miss., March 4.—Group meetings for Mississippi County Fair secretaries have been announced for the following dates: Granada, March 8, Sam Cain, chairman; Jackson, March 9, Mabel Stire, chairman; Meridian, March 10, A. H. George, chairman. The purpose of the meetings is to make it easy for county fair secretaries to fix dates for their fairs to conflict as little as possible, and to meet carnival and amusement representatives. Free Gates for Night Shows MONTPELIER, Ind., March 6.—H. L. Kelley, secretary of the Montpelier Speed Association and the Decatur Sneed As- sociation, announces dates for the meet- ing here as July 18 to 23, and at Decatur week of August 22. Free gates are an- nounced for the night shows at both places. H. L. Kelley is president and secretary of the former association, and T. C. Peterson is president, W. B. Engle, treas- urer, and H. L. Kelley, secretary, for the Decatur association. Waycross To Have Fair Sponsored by C. of C. WAYCROSS, Ga., March 4.—Waycross and Ware County Chamber of Commerce officials have announced a fair for this city, November 8 to 12. following a con- ference with T. P. Littlejohn, of Valdosta, who has submitted a proposition that the Chamber of Commerce be not re- quired to put up any guarantee what- ever, but that all profits be divided 50-50 between Mr. Littlejohn and the Chamber. The former is conducting fairs at Al- bany, Moultrie, Bai abridge, Gainesville, Lagrange and Newnan, in Georgia; at Perry, in Florida, and at Troy, Tusca- loosa, Selma and Tuskegee, in Alabama. Mr. Littlejohn carries complete fair equipment, consisting of tents required, the poultry coops and other exhibit re- quiréments, ticket booths, fencing, etc. No rental is charged for this and no salary for Mr. Littlejohn Mr. Littlejohn has an agreement with the Johnny J. Jones Shows, whereby he will bring to Waycross the samé shows he will have at the Florida State Fair in Jacksonville the following week. Work will begin immediately on the catalog and premium book so that copies may be placed in the hands of the farmers as early as posible. W. D. O’Quinn is president of the Chamber of Commerce, and he has named J. D. Seals and R. D. Bowman to assist him on the concessions committee. Miami Exposition MIAMI, Fla., March 4.-«Official name for the proposed exposition of the American tropics here in 1928 has \J yet been adopted, but a canvass of sentiment by a committee from the Chamber of Commerce has found it favored in practically every instance. Names of permanent officers and de- tails of the plan are to be made public soon it is understood. It is expected to open the exposition in January next year. Name New President NEW ORLEANS, March 4.—Leonce Le- Blanc, of Plaincourtville, has been elected president of the South Louisiana Fair Association, sucgeeding George Long, of this city. Other officers are: L. A. Borne, Bowie, and W. A. Mackie, St. Francisville, vice-presidents; E. C. Hanson, Donaldsonville, treasurer; R. S. Vickers, Donaldsonville, secretary-man- ager. First Free Fair KNOXVILLE, Ia., March 4—August 15 to 20 are dates set for the Marion County Free Fair. This will be its first year with a free gate, making it the only one of its kind in Iowa. Racing, free acts and fireworks will be featured and a good carnival organization is to be sought for the midway attractions. N. W. Cornwell is superintendent of con- cessions. May Revive Fair JASPER, Ala., March 4.—According to Steve Cranford, former manager, the Walker County Fair may be revived this year. It was discont ued in 1922. County fairs in Jasper were started in 1910 and held each year until 1920. Discontinuance was caused by lack of a fairgrounds, and two years later the fair association was alsoedisbanded. Dates Avoid Conflict KAHOKA, Mo., March 4.—Dates for the Clark County Fair have been set for August 23-26, avoiding conflict with the arthage (Tll.) Fair. Officers are: C. L. Young, president; Fred Krueger, vice- president; C. T. Duer, secretary, and T. J. Daggs, treasurer. Madison County Fair LONDON, O., March 4.—The Madison County Fair will be held this year August 23 to 26, according to announce- ment by fair officials. Quilting Contest Feature For Ky. State Fair LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 4.—A quilt contest is to be one of the events for the 1927 Kentucky State Fair Designs which must be used in sub- mitting finished quilts for competi- tion are being published in a local newspaper They are events in Colonial history and are of unusual beauty and interest. A recent entrant in the contest is Mrs. Mary Johnson, 3532 Greenwood avenue, Louisville, who is 80 years of age. Kansas Legislature Gives Fairs Financial Help TOPEKA, Kan., March 4.—Policy of subsidies for county fairs in Kansas has been authorized by the Legislature in the passage of a measure prepared by the Association of Fair Managers The bill applies only to counties of 62,009 population or less. The big coun- ties had asked to be omitted. The bill authorizes county boards to levy special taxes, from which they are to pay a large part of the premiums on agricul- tural, live-stock, manufacturing and domestic art exhibits. The counties are limited to $2,000 total expenditure The bill provides that only county fairs may be the recipients of the subsidy, except where there are already two fairs existence. It prohibits any gambling devices, im- moral or indecent shows or. the use of amtoxicants on any fairgrounds where the subsidy may be allowed. N. D. Fairs Oppose All Gambling Features GRAND FORKS, N. D., March 4— Managers of the Grain Belt Fair Circuit at their meeting at Devils Lake passed resolutions which will, in a mild way revolutionize fairs in that district Among the matters of importance was action taken to clean up the conces- Sion business. From now on officials have decided all concessions with gratt or gambling features will be prohibited Wheels, swinging balls, tipups, roll downs, cover the spots, fortune tellers ribbon girls, paper solicitors, talkers etc., will be eliminated. Carnival con- cessions come under the ban _ also Games of /skill and merchandising up- rights will be allowed to operate. Book- ing agencies were represented by the following: Rube Liebman, Dewaldo, Le: Norman_and Al Lawson. An especial- ly good lin® of entertainment has bee! booked for the circuit. Many free acts were booked also. in Bonette Bros. Sign Contracts BOSTON, March 4—The Gorman Amusement Company, Boston, has been requested by Bonette Brothers, of Br ford, N. H., to represent them in United States and Canada for the [a season of 1927, the company sig: contracts with the Bonettes to be ©x- clusive manager and agent for fair parks and field-day celebrations The act has added a slide for life to its balloon ascension. 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1 v= ercy Martin Secures Pennsboro Contract This will make the seventh consecu- ive year Percy Martin, New Orleans, has been awarded the contract to fur- nish all amusements for the Pennsboro (W. Va.) Fair, dates for which are Au- sust 30-31, Sefftember 1-2. Pennsboro is one of the leading coun- ty fairs, attendance on the big day reaching as high as 25,000. Martin has arranged with the fair as- sociation at Pennsboro to promote a Fourth of July celebration. The amuse- ment program will include bands, free ts, old fiddlers’ contest, hoz-calling contest, races, and there will be carni<¢ val features on the midway with a big fire works show at night. Dates for Lockport Fair LOCKPORT, N. Y., March 4.—Fred Wolfe, of Albion, has been named presi- of the Lockport Fair, with Glenn Clark, of Barre, succeeding to the office f vice-president. W. H. Robson, of Al- n, will be the race secretary. Charles W. Howard, secretary of the board, reports space is already being ken and inquiries are coming in every day. Plans are under way for many new itures and attractions are being booked. Dates will be August 31 to Sep- tember 3, the board believing these the est the fair has ever had. Will Erect Buildings THOMSON, Ga., March 4.—The Tri- County Fair, embracing the counties of McDuffie, Columbia and Lincoln, has elected the following officers: President, Sterling Gibson, Jr.; first vice-president, H. L. Turner, Jr.; second vice-president, 1. E. Wilson: third vice-president, W. C. McCommons; secretary and treasurer, J. D. Baston The officers expect to get busy at once ith the different committees, and the most important at this time is the build- ing committee. There was not sufficient race for exhibits last year. This year is planned to erect additional build- ings to take care of all exhibits. Sign Fireworks Spectacle DAVENPORT, Ia., March 4.—Secretary Pat Bacon, of the Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition, has announced the Signing of the first of the extra at- tions for the 1927 program in The Fail of Troy fireworks spectacle pro- duced by the Thearle Duffield F're- works Co., to show six nights of exposi- tion week, the feature of the night shows. This year the fair begins Sunday, Au- gust 14. Th e fireworks spectacle will be . own first on Monday evening and on eac} h succes eedin g night of the exposi- tion, end ng Saturday. More than 500 people will take part in the great dramas which will be unfolded during the prog- ress of the production. Retain Auto Thrillers BISMARCK, N. D., March 4.—North Dakota fairs will retain automobile I as feature attractions as result action taken by the North Dakota Legislature. The Stevens bill, des‘gned to prohibit allsuch races,was passed by the Senate, but was killed in the House, The action means that the bicg-st of each of the four larger fairs, Grand Forks, Minot, Fargo and Mandan, will lose none of their thrills. Tyler Fair Reorganizes TYLER, Tex., March 4.—C. A. Cox has been elected head of the East Texas Fair Association, with J. L. McBride re- elected secretary. The latter has been identified with the fair continuously Since its organization. Mrs. J. L. Mc- Bride will be assistant secretary. Department Heads Named GALT, Calif.. March 4.—A. J. Marcoe » been named general chairman for the Galt Community Fair to be held August 26 and 27, Clyde Wolf being assistant chairman. Mrs. R. E. Marsh heads the concessions committee; Mrs. A. J. Mar- coe, the space-selling committee, and F. W. Goff is head of the publicity de- partment. na W. E. Priestley, sec secretary y of the Fire- works Co., of Seattle, has just returned from China, where he went in the in- ae of the importing branch of his rm. The Billboard, March 12, FAIRS—BOOKING DIRECT—PARKS]| ONE MAN I Ain't Got a Bit of Sense —That’s the Reascn I Advertise se VAL NUTTLE, MUSICAL CLOWN Clown USING 12 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS conan Acts Cash Bond Furnished. Address care The Billboard, Cincinnati, 0. BAND Quits Executive Position HILLSBORO, TIll., March 4—James Hilt. who for the last year has been president of the Montgomery County Fair, has notified directors other ac- tivities wil not permit him to assume responsibilities of the office this year. John Good is mentioned as his successor. The board includes Arthur Grassel, But- ler; John Good and Clyde Overseen, Cof- feen; William Acree, James Cress, Frank Hickman, Emery Kilpatrick, Amos Ede wards, Ross Jett, H. R. Hill and Sumner Wilson, But'er; Charles Lwas, Donnell- son; Frank Ramsey, Charles E. Bliss, Jr., and Elo Tobias. M. E. Roberts has been retained as secretary. he direc- torate has expressed its disapproval of the proposed pari-mutuel betting legali- zation submitted to the Legislature. Huron County Dates NORWALK, O., March 4—The Huron county fair board will hold the 1927 fair same week as the State fair, Aue gust 30, 31 and September 1 and 2. York Fair Dates YORK, Pa., March 4.—Dates for the York Fair this year are October 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Convenient Dates Set For Iowa State Fair DES MOINES, Ia., March 6.—Dates for the 1927 State Fair have been set for August 24 to September 2, immediately following the Missouri State Fair, and preceding those of Minnesota and Nebraska, making it possible for ex- hibitors to ship from one to the other without loss of show dates. An increase of more than $2,000 in dairy cattle premiums has been made by the board. New amusements are to be placed on the midway, details having been left in the hands of the executive committee. Prizes for Young Folks’ Parade ELLINGTON, Conn., March 4. — To arouse interest of young people in the fair, September 28, Charles A. Thomp- son, treasurer of the Union County So- ciety, has donated $10 to be awarded in prizes for parade entries in the boys and girls’ department. No Attractions Secured CLARENDON, Ark., March 4—The Monroe County Fair will be held the week of October 4. No amusement fea- tures have been contracted as yet, but are being sought, according to W. M. Graham, secretary-manager. Florida Fairs and the Business “Slump” BAUSMAN Bg W. McK. Florida fairs during the winter of 1927 should be long remembered py investors, real estate dealers, farmers and all who reside in Florida or who may expect to live there, for they have been examples of the real State. After the hurricane of September, which ruined many early crops and devastated much of the lower peninsula, everyone predicted “no crops”. Then the so- called slump in real estate added an- other worry. As a matter of fact the “slump” was nothing more than in- flated values seeking a level just as a bowl of water will after being rocked back and forth. For two years farmers in Florida hesitated to plant heavy crops in the wild hope that some fanatical real estate operator would drop in on them and offer an outrageous price for their farms to serve as new subdivisions in the wild scramble for land. Their con- tention was well founded, for they had witnessed the wrecking of more than one orange grove and vegetable farm to make way for the steam shovel and roller. What was the use of going to all the bother of planting crops only to have them destroyed when every day someone was selling out at an enor- mous profit? Some of the more for- tunate owners succeeded in disposing of and securing at least one payment on their property, which amounted in most cases to more than the price of the crop lost. Then came the “slump” when payments could not be kept up and they fell back on old Mother Na- ture. This year’s fairs have shown the re- sults, for never have better exhibits been displayed and never has more interest been taken in agricultural and stock departments. Things grow in Florida and some people are just finding it out. They had always imagined that land in Florida was only made to speculate with. Fair managers were dubious of the outcome of their exhibitions this year and curtailed every expense possi- ble, but as the opening days approached they found themselves flooded with en- tries in all lines. Still they were hesitant about expanding much for the crv, no money, was heard on all sides. However, this cry was easily traced to the disappointed real estate broker or the. farmer who was still awaiting the operator who was to make him rich without work. Finally attractions were secured in an effort to lure the few pennies that were supposed to be still at large in Florida to the fairs. The more experienced managers secured the best available and when the doors opened they were astonished, for invariably all attendance records were broken. Newspaper space was used to good advantage and soon people learned that a day at the fair would possibly show a way out of the land scramble. If things would grow, why not plant some and get the results shown at the fair exhibits? Then there is the other angle of the so-called slump which like all such things is only a state of mind. One man tells a friend that business is terrible and the friend tells others it is awful and they in turn report that business is absolutely wrecked and . presto business is bad, and they all hold what they have for the proverbial rainy day. On the other hand, Mr. Far Seeing Fair Manager sensing the return to the soil and cone sequent interest in the exhibition of products thereof puts on a bold front and radiates prosperity from every angle of his fair. A big well-lighted midway full of attractive shows and rides attracts many, and a big well- lighted and balanced program of free attractions advances to the thinking man anargument against the hard-time story, for all these things mean an out- lay of money. Again, one man tells another and so on until they have all come and been convinced. There is no doubt that the crowds 2t most of the fairs this year in Florida were smaller to their unexpected pro- portions by just such skeptics who could not believe such things could be going on. They came, found good entertainment and good exhibits and remained to enjoy themselves, and un- doubtedly left convinced that times were better than they had ever im- agined. It is very true that some earlier fairs in the State suffered this year and were victims of the state of mind called “slump”, but the question still remains, whose fault was it? The recent South Florida Fair at Tampa exceeded all records in every department. So did the Volusia County Fair in De Land, the Mid-Winter Sub-Tropical Fair at Orlando, the Manatee County Fair at Bradenton, and several others since the first of the year, and chiefly because the managers expressed “prosperity” in every department of their exhibitions. Surely Florida has learned a_ lesson this year and it is a lesson that might well be studied in many sister States Good shows, good free attractions and lots of light will do more to attract the attention of people and radiate a (Continued on page 72) 1927 69 British Columbia To Have 58 Exhibitions This Season NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C., March 4. —The following dates for fairs which are members of the British Columbia Fairs Association were adopted at the convention last week: Circuit No. 1—Victoria, August 22-27; Fulford Harbor, September 2; Sayward, September 5; Ladysmith, September 7-8; Ganges, September 15; Lasqueti Island, September 10; Saanichton, September 13-14; Courtenay, September & and 7; Coombs, September 12; Alberni, Septem- ber 14, and Cobbie Hill, September 9. Circuit No. 2—Vancouver, August 10- 20; South Vancouver, August 26 and 27; North Vancouver, September 2-3; Whon- nock, August 30; Chilliwack, August 30, September 2; Fernridge, August 31; Agassiz, August 31; Haney, August 31, September 1; New Westminster, Septem- ber 5 to 10; Mission, September 13-15; Milner, September 21; Matsqui, Septem- ber 15-16; Aldergrove, September 14; Sur- rey, September 13-14; Burquitiam, Au- gust 30-31, and South Burnaby, Septem- ber 14 and 15. Circuit No. 3—Birch Island, September 3; Peachland, September 8; Armstrong, September 13-15; Lumby, September 22; Salmon Arm, September 20-21; Kelowna, September 21, 22, and Kamloops, Sep- tember 14 and 16 Circuit No. 4—Fernie, September 12- 14; Fruitvale, September 10; Trail. Sep- tember 14-16; Cranbrook, September 15- 17; Slocan City, September 21 and 22, and Nelson, September 21 and 23. Circuit No. 5—Smithers, August 24- 26; Prince Rupert, September 6-9; Ter- race, September 14-15; Quesnel, Septem- ber 20-21, and McBride, date to be set later. Flying Circus Engaged CANBY, Minn., March 4.—The Black- stone Flying Circus has been engaged as one of the attractions for the Yellow Medicine County Fair, to be held Sep- tember 19 to 21. Other attractions are being lined up, Secretary F. E. Millard has announced. Officers recently elected include Mr. Millard, F. R. Eaton, presi- dent; Tom Tilghman and G. B. Ander- son, vice-presidents, and Chris Schaning, treasurer. Hamilton County Fair August 10 to 13 are dates for the Hamilton County Fair, at Carthage, Cin- cinnati, this year. Night shows will be given on each date. Officers for 1927 are Myers Y. Cooper, president; John Mueller, vice president; D. L. Sampson, secretary; M. A. Hartke, assistant secre- tary, and E. M. Armstrong, treasurer. Offices are in Room 510, Court House, Cincinnati, O. FRANCIS AND RIGGS will have three acts for fairs during 1927, they write from Los Angeles, one of which will be something out of the ordinary. They will leave the West Coast for the East in March. Since being in Southern California they have met a number of friends, including the Three Rosards and Williams and Williams. TICKETS WELDON WILLIAMS & LICK-/0e7 5/78, ARK: WANTED BY SHENANDOAH FAIR ASSOCIATION SHENANDOAH, IA. Fair Dater—July 18, 19, 20 and 21. Good, clean Concessions of all kinds Will contract for Rides an Book early for best locations. nd : F N. HACKETT Supt Atlanta Union Fair ATLANTA, ILLINOIS DAY AND NIGHT FAIR. re De 17, 18, 19, 1927. Write to L. J. GILI Secretary. WANT TO SELL Our. Ride ant os Privilege for our Fair on Sep- Address AUGLAIZE COUNTY AGRKI- ( C I Tt RAL SOCIETY, Wapakoneta, Ohio of Concessions. Your Last Chance SPRING SPECIAL NUMBER OF THE BILLBOARD OUT NEXT WEEK 2 r . af Wire or Send Your Copy Now! ' . } } % ; ut » te p PO LL ‘ PY 3 | | | } j y } ad J ‘ | &§ — — = Hy ‘ Po eC i ; | ee | i i | | i &g | | | Po ty Ip . a Pe | in wd ee . pe ill PC lal “ a ; ul- nd PO re he ee ee ee ee in os n- Fe | : of —_—____ F \i re i ee | wit sed AY ‘ vas es- als aft ed roll ers ers on- Iso up- ok- the es Let ial- { ee! ae ! cts ~ * . ~ | COUPON and STRIP | j ASK FOR SAMPLES & PRICES s {___~__; | nan —_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_ : “3 a ioe PF | iir | ‘ life itor ee ~ —_ - One a ne ison EE A A ; 1.27 vue ; ;

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Ce Om og. The Billboard, March 12. 1927 Parks, Piers and Beaches Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. Golden City Park ‘laken Over by Rosenthal Bros. NEW YORE, March 4.—Jack and Ir- ving Rosenthal, of the Rosenthal Bros.’ Amusement Company, have leased for 21 years Golden City Park, at Canarsie, at an acgregate rental of $2,000,000. The lease was made with the Losei Realty Corporation, to which the property was Sold several months ago by the National City Bank. While Canarsie is one of the oldest amusement resorts in Brook- lyn, the present transaction is regarded as important because of the extensive improvements to be made at Golden City Park, involving um expenditure of Nearly $500,000. The park covers an area of over eight acres; has a frontage of 750 feet on the main channel of Jamaica Bay, and ex- tends back to the terminus of the Ca- narsie branch of the B. M. T. lines. On the bay side it adjoins the new city pier now nearing completion. When improvements contemplated are completed this park will compare fa- vorably in size and importance with some of the bigger amusement places at Coney Island. Designs for the archi- tectural plans are being made by Guil- lermo Gonzalez, who designed the civic center promenade at Lakeland, Fla. There will be two new entrances to the park and a separate entrance with the municipal ferry will be made that w'll operate between the Rockaways and the city pier at Canarsie. A swimming pool, 200 by 200 feet, is being construct- ed, with concrete bathhouses. The pool will be supplied by continuous flow of salt water. Two midways are being laid out and a steel coaster will be installed. Thompson's Park Prepares tor Season ROCKAWAY BEACH, N. Y., March 4. —Harry E. Tudor, general manager of Thompson's Million-Dollar Park, is pre- paring for the season and from all indi- cations this resort will enjoy a record year. A number of attractions will be added to the array that has made this park popular. The $20,000,000 superb motor roadway across Jamaica Bay has done wonders for Rockaway Beach, which can now boast of having a fine seashore with numerous forms of enter- tainment to draw the pleasure seexers. Large sight-seeing bus lines operated by the Greeley Corporation and Brooklyn companies, direct from Times Square to the main entrance of Thompson's Park, their Rockaway terminal, has been con- ducive of good results, and additional service, which is planned by these bus lines, will make it possible to bring people from points in New Jersey 18 well. Rockaway Beach has good faci'i- ties by rail. Extensive parking places for motorists are being arranged. At Russells Point RUSSELLS POINT, O., March 4.—Im- provements for 1927 are under way at Sandy Beach Park, a large swimming pool and penny arcade building being under construction. French Wilgus, who has been at Fort Worth, Tex., where he is superintending the construction of a park, will be here soon to prepare for the opening of the local resort Easter. E. C. Furnace has gone to Fort Worth to take the management of the new park. Park Loses in Suit eas TRENTON, N. J., March 6.—Mrs. Bar- bara Demarest, of Paterson, ana ner husband, Frank B. Demarest, recovered $25,000 in verdicts in the Passaic court egainst the Palisades Realty Amuse- ment, actions from lower courts having been sustained The suits were for damages for $18.000 ror Mrs. Demarest and $7,000 for her husband for injuries Sustained while in a riding device. Extensive Park Plans WHITEFISH BAY, Wis., Maren 4.— e village has taken steps toward making a public park that will eventu- ally turn most of the village’s lake and water frontage into parks, drives and bathing beaches. A program was planned te condemn lake-shore areas for park purposes and streets. Many Ride Orders In PHILADELPHIA, March 4.—Returning from an extended trop Richard Lusse reports he found park owners and mana- gers far more optimistic than earlier in the year. Orders have been received from every part of the country for skooter cars, especially the new type au- to-skooters. The lLusse shops have worked full time all winter accumulat- ing a stock for early deliveries on or- ders already received. Shipments will begin about March 15. In this way there will be ample opportunity to take care of the new orders. The Lusse firm also enjoys a large volume of business for amusement and allied machinery other than the skoot- ers. McDonald To Open . Rock Springs in May EAST LIVERPOOL, O., March 4.—C. C. McDonald, lessee and manager of Rock Springs Park, Chester, W. Va., across the river from this city, will re- open the park the latter part of May. The 2,500-foot coaster being constructed is nearing completion. Other attrace tions will be a funhouse, merry-go- round and Custer cars. The boating lake in the upper end of the park is being improved and the bathing pool renovated. McDonald has a 25-year lease. The dance pavilion has been open for several weeks. Pastors Oppose Park Opening on Easter FORT WORTH, Tex., March 4-—A resolution opposing the opening of the park to be operated by the Lake Worth Amusement Company, on Easter Sun- day, was adopted by the General Pas- tors’ Association at its meeting a few days ago. It also voted to forward & letter to the sheriff and the constable of Precinct No. 1, calling attention to the fact the opening will be a misdeed under the law. The matter does not come within the jurisdiction of the city council. French L. Wilgus, park manager, however, states that formal opening on Easter Sunday is not contemplated, but that it will probably be around the last of May. In a letter to the Pastors’ Association Mr. Wilgus says in part: “We feel that we are bringing to your city the proper kind of entertain- ment and recreation for the residents of Fort Worth and vicinity. I would be very glad at any time to meet with the Pastors’ Association and try to de- fine the operation of our amusements.” Circus To Show in Park BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 4.—The Bob Morton Circus has booked a seven- day engagement at Capital Park nero under the auspices of the local post of American Legion, starting March 19 a] The ballroom and Mountain, Mich., cate operated at Spread Eagle is one of the attractiwwe spots of the cesort, which 1 under the man- Park, seven miles from Iron agement of Guy Hallock, of Duluii, Minn. Expect Erie Beach Park To Experience Boom BUFFALO, N. Y., March 6. — Erie Beach Park, “Buffalo’s Two-Million-Dol- lar Playground”, has been acquired by interests headed by J. Homan Pardee, who has secured C. D. Bond, with much park experience, of the Phila- delphia Toboggan Company, as general manager. Under his direction vast im- provements are being made and many new attractions are being arranged. which will, no doubt, make the 1927 season at Erie Beach the biggest in its history. $100,000 Swimming Pool For Monticello Park MONTICELLO, N. Y., March 4. — A swimming pool 180 by 80 feet is to be constructed by owners of the Monticel- lo Amusement Park, the cost to be around $100,000. It will be completed by July 1. At the deepest section it will be nine feet, sloping back to a sandy beach for whicn vuvean sana will be provided. Construction will be of reinforced concrete. Water will be sup- plied by springs and the Monticello system. Water events which will bring promi- ment swimmers are planned for tne coming season. Paul R. Silberman, of Newark, N. J., is president, and states the park will be opened Memorial Day. He expects a prosperous season with weather breaks. Land for Parkway System MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 4.—The county board highway committee has approved the addition of six sections of land to the county parkway system. Work Being Rushed At East Lake Park BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 4.—Scores of employees are busy at East Lake Park installing more than 10 new pieces of fun equipment purchased by the mane agement for the 1927 season. The big dipper, giant swing, baby Swing, old mill, scooter cars, merry-go- round, kitty cars, skatrng rink, muini- ature railway system, penny arcade, dodgem, crazy house, snooting gallery and other fun machines that were used last year are all under the care of painters and carpenters. Other workers are installing two new shooting galleries, a skee-ball alley, cat- erpillar, new fun house, electric foun- tain, ferris wheel, pony track, giant auto parking grounds and renovating the picnic service bench and tables. These new devices are only part of the equipment that will be installed. The park is being operated by Bir- mingham Amusement, Inc. Haney in St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 4—R. E. Haney, of the Haney-Deem Mfg. Co., Kansas City, visited parks and park peo- ple here yesterday. Mr. Haney left Kane sas City late in January for a trip to Pacific Coast cities. Improvements To Be Made LA CROSSE, Wis., March 4.—Plans are being made for the improvement of Riverside and Myrick Park as well for greater parking space at the bathing beach. More concrete walks and elec- tric lights will be added at Riverside. Park for Henry, Il. HENRY, Ill., March 4—Henry people are back of Pavilion Park, soon to be in operation and accessible to _ several towns in this section. There are seven acres in the park and many improve- ments are to be made. A grove to the north of the dancing pavilion will be used by picnickers. Refreshments and other concessions will be located in and near the pavilion and the latter will be equipped with rest rooms and other conveniences. Opening 1s set for early spring. New Charleston Park Announces 1927 Plans CHARLESTON, W. Va., March 4— Splash Beach Park, in the heart of Charleston, will inaugurate its second season Saturday, May 28, with a mam- moth water circus presented nine auys under the auspices of the Charleston Police Department. Tickets for all riacs and attractions will be handled by the city and State police for 60 days prior to the opening. This season the management will give special attention to booking picnics and special events, and many have already been secured. Sunday will, of course, be the big day and Sunday night danc- ing and night bathing will be featured. A new open-air dance floor of concrete, 100 feet square, has been completed, and a concrete pool 100x200 to be built under a special government permit, in the Great Kanawha River, has already been started. A toboggan slide has been installed and the park is now contract- ing rides and concessions for tne sea- son. Charleston is located in the heart of the West Virginia coat fields, and Splash Beach Park is the only amuse- ment resort within a radius of 5U mues of the city. It was constructed last vear to take the place of Luna Park destroyed by fire several years ago, and in spite of terrible weather cond'tions enjoyed a successful season in 1926. It is owned by the Splash Beacn Park Corporation with J. Shirley Ross as president and general manager. Swimming Pool Feature Of Park at Lodi, N. J. LODI, N. J., March 4. — Lodi’s new amusement park under the management of L. F. Tucci will be opened to the pub- lic May 1. Work its not yet complete, but Mr. Lucci declares everything will be in readiness by opening date. A definite program will be announced soon. An inclosed carousel, aero. glide. swings and a large dancing pavilion are among features. More than 1,000 elec- tric lights have already been installed Numerous concessions are being con- tracted. A 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool, graduating from a depth of eight fect. will be one of the chief attractions. It will have a concrete bottom and gives way to a sand bank. Wagner Bros.’ Activities CONEY ISLAND, March 3.—Harry and Hyman Wagner, brothers of Sam Wog- ner, who has the World Circus Side Show on Surf avenue, will branch out this season on their own responsibilit’. Accordingly, they will have two shows and one ride in operation on the Bowery and Surf avenue when the season ope’s. Sam Wagner’s World Circus Side Show will present a de luxe appear- ance in its new front, that is now com- pleted. The interior is being changed and redecorated and new amusement features will be provided. Benjamin Goes to Detroit ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 4.—Sam Be- jamin, who resigned recently as man- ager of Fairyland Park, of Kanss City. passed thru here yesterday on his wi’ to Detroit, where it is understood }he will be connected with a park. 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"wT weweewrwiS*y * _ © “es om te 5. tt — “ss ww Ste awh crnwemctethtar drews took in $935.65 in one month. New Automatic “Coop-the-Loop” om for all amusement places, soft drink parlors, shooting galleries, etc. Runs = itself—auto- matic nickel collector and scoring device. Thrilling sport! Everybody plays—men, wom- en and children! Your receipts clear profit. Each Whirl-O-Ball Game is 3%x20 ft., and has an — capacity of $5 an hour. You can put 2 to 12 Games in any ordinary room or tent. Take in $15 to $50 per diy. Moderate investment require Write now for catalog. BRIANT SPECIALTY CO. 55 Bebbs-Merrill Bidg., Indianapolis, tnd. No. 2—Our newest model. Place your or- @er now for early delivery. Write for Catalogue. PINTO BROS. new YORK: The Billboard, March 12, ‘1927 71 World’s Greatest Rides CYCLONE COASTER—Fastest, safest. s.fucture. Aluminum trains. Safety devices. all - receipts and «rawing power E BUG—A circular Coaster. Wonderful thriller. To n 0 $10,000 to $20,000 per season. Earns more each year. The athe a eee ssa SEAPLANE DE LUXE—Most heautiful Circle Swing. 4 standard park ride. ; Olentangy, Euclid Beach, Savin Rock- —369 running all over the JAZZ RAILWAY—Novelty Coaste Very funny Steel this nae a form, also with elect rie third rail and m P—RBest portable ride. Steel gene. 8 ~ fence gillied. Goes on one wagon. Weighs 5 tons. now . tarp amen Gagine. Baetly Also the CATERPILLAR, ELECTRIC FOUNTAINS. MIssouRi MULE. Spe rder Only the Merry Mix-Up and Missouri Mule are port . wank seutbesinteas TRAVER ENGINEERING CO., Beaver Falls, Pa., U.S. A. Deep spiral dips on curves. Track banked 69 degrees. Steel All sizes, 1,700 to 4.000 feet long. This ride beats them 34 running Sold to Kennywood, truo ture and trains. We can furnish Any shape space. 1.090-foot track DODGEM JUNIOR A PROVEN SUCCESS—NOT AN EXPERIMENT Durability, low operating cost and upkeep have been thoroughly established. DOUBLE CAPACITY DODGEM CORPORATION, 706 Bay State Bidg., Lawrence, Mass. Patchogue Recreation Park, Patchogue, Long Island. Skee- Ball Since 1914. the Leading Bowling Game at All Beaches and Amuse- ment Parks Thruout the World. Its popularity is always increasing— ask any Skee-Ball operator. FREE CATALOG Skee-Ball Company Coney Island, New York THEATRE TG LET ON THE MONTAUK HIGHWAY, 2,500-FT BOARDWALK FOR SEASON OPEN FOR ALL LEGITIMATE CONCESSI We build the stands. Flat rentals, $35.00 All Rides on Ons ee Also Opening for ROY R. QUINN, Manager, 3 Mills Bide. Putehogua, Long Island. “TUMBLE BUG” NEWBARK THE SCENIC SUBWAY]|| ew wwe Full descriptions on request MINIATURE RAILWAYS—GASOLINE OR ELECTRIC. THE DAYTON FUN HOUSE & RIDING DEVICE MFG.CO., DAYTON, OHIO Manufacturers of All Amusement Park Devices. 18 States Open Soon these will be gone. It’s the FOOT- BALL GAME that is the big sensa- tion. Write for territory Proposition today. CHESTER-POLLARD AM. CO., Inc. New Address: 186 W. 4th St, New York, N. Y. 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CONCESSIONS WANTED Pleasure Beach Park, Bridgeport, Conn, One of New En gland ’s foremost Amusement Parks has es and other Concessions to plete their 1927 program. Address HARRY C. BAKER. _ AHF lara M088 Grand Central Terminal ‘Buitdine. New York City, or LAWRENCE K. CHRISMAN, Resident Manager, Pleasure Beach Bridgeport, Cenn. FOR YOUR PARK--1927 CUSTER CARS OVER 100 RIDES BUILT TO SUIT LOCATION: CUSTER SPECIALTY co. 119-121 Franklin St., DAYTON, OHIO Owing to Owner’s IIl-Health Will Sell BEAUTIFUL HIGHLAND PARK, Quincy, Illinois The only public amusement park in Quincy, 40,000 population and "00 ooo to draw from. On Mississippi River, surrounded by a network of hard roads. Park about 600 feet square; $12.000 wrought iron fence. Two paved streets. One two-story Stone Building, 90x190 feet, cost $7 sare Big Ballroom and all mod- etn conveniences. Park also has big concrete Owimming Pool, Band Sta Amusement Pavilions. Total cost over $100,000. Will sell at great sacrifice. G. 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72 The Billboard, March 12. 1927 Increase Your Earnings with a 1927 Spillman Carousselle \ “As the Carousselle, so is the entire midway.” With a bright, snappy new Carousselle on your lot this year, carousselle earnings—and the earn- ings of the entire midway—will multiply. Spill- man’s 1927 Carousselles are as attractive as 40 years of building experience can make them. More dash. more tone. more artistry in finish, combined with their newly patented improvements, make them an achievement in amusement devices. Many choice locations are open to owners of Spill- man devices. Select one, and put on it one of these superlative machines, and your 1927 profits are assured. Larger production enables us to offer unusual values and easy terms. Write, wire or phone now for a pre-season delivery. SPILLMAN ENGINEERING CORPORATION " Over-the-Jumps _ Caterpillar Fun-on-the-Farm | ; -. Carousselles ae ee 3 MANUFACTURERS Netaaniemmtemnie7 ga = North Tonawanda, New York McKibbin 1927 Manager manager, Conneaut Lake Park, Con- neaut Lake, Pa., will, the management believes, experience its best year. It is 114 miles from Pittsburgh and 50 miles south of Erie. boating, bathing. fishing, dancing, ten- nis, golf and others. Master, treasurer, and J. P. Ehrhart, secretary. The hotel has accommoaa- tions for 1,000, while the Temple of Music seats 5,000. Bollinger, manager of the Oakes Amuse- ment Park, has announced his plans for the season about completed. The park will be officially opened May 15. Point will open June 12, according to § birds. A real act of merit for announcement made by its manage- § park. ment. Nineteen conventions have been booked. Florida Fairs and the Business prosperous atmosphere at a fair than anything obtainable. ing well entertained are in a more receptive mood for the educational fea- tures of a fair, for even the most at- tractive agricultural exhibits beco:ne monotonous when merely placed on dis- play to be casually looked upon by the passerby. If the patron of the fair has enough to occupy. his time pleasantly for an entire day he will spend the day at the fair. For Conneaut Lake Park With E. Don McKibbin as business TICKETS GREER WELDON WILLIAMS & LICK: /orrsm/r# Ark GET READY PARK MANAGERS You need a good attraction for your Park this summer, something that is an attraction and entertains the public and a feature. HERE IT JS. LAMONT’S GOCKATOOS AND MACAWS The most remarkable and Clever Bird Act Attractions inc:rude H. L. Holcomb is president; W. A. Mc- Opener Set for May 15 PORTLAND, Ore., March 4.—Robert Cedar Point Opening before the public. You could search seecacalie the world over, but you would never CEDAR POINT, March 4. — Cedar find its equal. Twenty beautiful trained our Address, until April 1, J. LAMONT. 367 No. Orange Ave., Orlando, Fla.; then 17 W. Austin Ave., Chicago, Ill. “Slump” (Continued fro mpage 69) CARROUSELL MOTOR DRIVEN AND CONCESSIONS Sea Side, Rockaway Beach Will lease for term of - People after pe- Reasonable to rte- tixtte p JOHN H. FERRIL, NEPONSIT, L ! WANTED Neponsit Ave., ‘89% 195 Canal Street, NEW ~ DANCE ORCHESTRA OF RECEIPTS SEASON 1927 is PROFIT 99 Must have Entertainers. Send photo and personne! Selling Fresh Fruit Orange Drinks With a aos ean. | wee see Display Device. Write for Circular. YORK, N. Y. ERNIE MESLE, Manager, 641 South Sth Street. WANT Skating Instructors, 5 or 6-piece Orchestra for THOMPSON PARK, ROCKAWAY BEACH «opp tle min NEW YORK FOUR (only) NEW CONC - SSION BOOTHS available for legitimate Games of Skill, or suitable Novel- ties. Sizes, res pe ctively, 30-ft., 25-ft. and 16-ft. fromtage by 15 ft. in depth. Each Concession exclusive and in firs t-class location Will consider good, quick-showing Novelty for building 30x30 ft. Owner of Shooting Gallery and Skee-Ball Alley having quired extensive city business will rent either or both, fully equipped and in first-class condi re for operation Have excellent location (45 feet square) for good, atiractive : ass ndition. novelty Riding Device ‘te w fuller information apply HARRY E. TUDOR, Manager Thompson Park, Rockaway Beach, N. Y. Telephone, Belle Harbor 3419. circus. Have some good Concession Space open. Win play Free Acts this season. Address A. J. OWENS, cles Manager, Route 3, Box 82E, Muskogee, Okla. AMUSEMENT PARK WANTS — -Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Merchandise Whee! Concessions all open New Park. Bathing Beach GUY HALLOcC K, Duluth, Minnesota. HYDE PARK OPENS MAY 1 Under New Management. if you see it in sy yeas tefl them se; it us. ~ FOR SALE Wild Animals, Caronselle. Seaplanes, etc., at Joyland Park, Sacramento, California. On account of sale of property will be dismantled immediately. If interested wire or All Things Considered “THE WHIP” Every park should Remains the attraction and money getter. Ir always has been. have a “Whip’’. W.F. Mangels Co., Coney Island, N. Y. ies ALDEN ANDERSON, Sacramento. A Complete Wanted uxscoess, Chinatown Outfit Or anything suitable for a Walk-Aropnd Show. Will pay cash. H. WAGNER, 3045 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, New York. \ WANTED NEW AND UP-TO-DATE RIDES AT = CRYSTAL SPRINGS LAKE PARK Lock Box 63, Clayton, St. Louis County, Mo. WHAT HAVE YOU? WOODLAWN PARK, TRENTON, N. J. OPENS SATURDAY, MAY 77,1927 Have openi 2 few Skill Games. Roller Bink 75119 lll lease to party with first-class equipment of Skat and Organ, on percentage basis Bullding for rent especially adapted for Penny Arcade. Now arranging program of open air Free Acts for acason. Let us hear what you have to offer Dance Hail Attractions, Cabaret Singers, Novelty Orchestras and Feature Attractions of every des _— ion Also Acts that are specially suitable for kiddie’s program We 4 like to hear from first-class Promoters interested in community events. 1 communications to GEORGE D. BISHOP ARCADE BUILDING, 15 EAST STATE STREET, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL BEACH PARK LOCATED BETWEEN LAKE ERIE AND MAIN STATE —— TWO MILLION PEOPLE TO DRAW FROM. CONCESSIONS WANTED— Fun House, Whip, Ferris Wheel, te Arcade TO RENT—Two large Bath Houses, fully equipped WE HAVE—Roller Coaster, Caterpillar, Dodgem, Seaplane, Custer Coaster oy Railroad, Ponies Seven-day week Park. If you have anything good, WRITE WIRE or PHON GEO. H. BLANCHAT, Manager, vention, Ohio. WANTED FOR 18 PARKS CONCESSIONS — RIDES ELMER 1. BROWN, Greenwich Bank Bldg., 226 W. 47th St., New York City. Long Distance, Lackawanna 3629 WILL LEASE FOR CASH ONE ACRE CONCRETE SWIMMING POOL em DS in W wants and only large ene in ¢ ty. Loc ited in gC -¥ y A nusement Pa k between Conne Pa., d Uniontown, Ba. the st coal and coke center * the world he State Highway, B It imore hj “Ot , 1 Pe ar Rai lways and main line of West Penn. Electr “te 200,000 within a radius of 12 For particulars write m ils B. e. MILLER, Box 487, Connellsville, Pa. LODI AMUSEMENT PARK i ntrally locate n 9,000 population to draw from and only 12 miles from Ne k City Wa? TED Rides and Con ions ruction Partner wanted LODI PARK AMUSEMENT CO. INC, LOUIS F. TUCCI, Manager. LODI, N. J. Telephone: Patsaic 8258 A 1,000,000-gallon Swimming Pool now “unde r con ) Ae ee / _ : sr : _— | ae j d —— a |

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- ' a” © + A!) em | RINKS and SKATERS Conducted by A. HOMER CLARK Communicatons to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. THE McCLELLANDS, Mary and James, fancy ro.ler skaters, recently en- tertained the patrons of the Armory Roller “Rink, Athens, O., filling a three- day engagement for Haro.d H. Keetle, manager. The McClel:ands report they found Keetle to be a reat fellow ana a first-class business rink man. After the performance on the last n.ght the Mc- Clellands were tendered a party, at- tended by prominent persons. The Mc- Clellands are booked for a few dates 1n Northern Ohio. HAPPY RAPP, proprietor of Happy Amusement Park Roller Rink, Gretna, La., recently turned his establishment over to David Crockett Fire Company, of Gretna, for a masquerade ball. ‘rnis volunteer fire department is among the oldest in the country, having been or- ganized in 1841. A REVIVAL of the McGill University Fancy Skating Club, Montreal, Can., which passed out of existence three yea-s ago from lack of support, was dis- cussed among students and instructors of the institution recently. The de- partment of physical education offered the use of its rink at designated hours and steps were taken to reorganize. The faculty sponsors of the club are Dr. A. S. Eve, director of the department ol! phys.cs, and Ethel M. Cartright, physical director for women. VICTOR J. (BUDDY) BROWN, man- ager of the Tokio Garden Roller Skating Rink, Dreamland Park, Newark, N. J.. has announced that he will stage a world’s amateur meet at the rink Aprii + to 9, inclusive. Among the early en- tries @re Frankie Klopp and George Beager, both of Reading. Pa. Klopp has made a record as a speed skater and is regarded by many as about the fastest in the amateur class. Mr. Brown says from present indications the event will be one of the most exciting ever held in the amateur ranks. Entry applica- tions can be made by letter to Dream- land Park. BROWN AND LaHART. professional roller skaters on the vaudeville circuits, are completing a successful tour of the supplementary time on the Gus Sun Time with the association to follow. This team has succeeded in presenting something new in its routine of tricks and fancy skating, winning for them fa- vorable comments wherever they have exhibited. Both Mr. Brown and Miss LaHart are ingenious and possess pleas- ng personality and initiative, which, combined with good showmanship and an attractive wardrobe, adds much pres- tige to the act. CLARENCE EVANS, of Evans & Evans, conducting a roller rink at Batesville, Ind., was a caller at the home office of The Billboard recently. Mr. Evans Stated he had featured successfully roller polo with a large basket ball. Players do not use polo sticks in strig- ing the ball, but their hands. Rules provide that it be a foul if the ball is touched by both hands and if a player touches an opponent player with one or both hands. He says the players get lots of fun out of the game. THE DRILL CORPS of the Order of DeMolay, Indianapolis, recently gave @ roller-skating party at Riverside Park Roller Rink in that city. The proceeds will go to the Burton Bradley memorial fund being raised by the organization to erect a marker on the bank of Fall Creek, where Bradley lost his life in an attempt to save Hadley Hull from drowning. JOHN F. DAVIDSON, figure skater and exhibitionist, has charge of the tree skating classes for beginners con- ducted at the Polar Wave Ice Palace Rink, Houston, Tex., on Mondays for adults and on Saturdays for children. THE OAKS ROLLER RINK, Portland, Ore., held their grand opening recently. This rink is now conceded to be one of the largest and prettiest on the Coast. Special band music was engaged. DO YOU KNOW? When you operate a portable rink, it is a cash busi- ness? ou get your money every day: no charge ccounts. Get you one Write for Catalog _. TRAMILL PORTABLE RINK COMPANY, sth and College, . .» « Kansas Clty, Mo “CHICAGQ* RINK SKATES The Billboard, March 12, 1927 73 Every wearing part standard and interchangeable, made of the best material obtainable. Repairs for all makes of skates. CHICAGO ROLLER SKATE CO. 4458 W. Lake St., Chicago, Ill. OUT IN THE OPEN By W. D. VAN VOLKENBERG—Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York eeeeeeeeEEEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeG—ueeee Working on Southern Paper Robert F. McLendon, last season sec- retary with the Boyd & Linderman Shows, is now identifed with The Fitz- gerald (Ga.) Leader. Active at 70 M. B. (Duke) Golden enjoys the dis- tinction of being the oldest-youngest general agent in carnivaldom. For 30 years he has been an impor- tant factor in this branch of the outdoor show business. AS a pathfinder he knows the map of the United States by heart. He en- joys a large ac- quaintance and his friends are legion. He is a remarkable man physically, and at the age of 70, is the general rep- resentative of Frank West's World's Wonder Shows, and one of the owners of the Golden-Bell Shows, of Staunton, Va. He has piloted both of these shows successfully. Takes Priority Since the announced retirement of George Dobyns, who has been a con- Spicuous figure at the New York State meeting, regularly for 14 years, from the carnival field, George Travers, of the Travers Chautauqua Corporation, will replace him. Travers is well known by fair officials in the Empire State. For nine years he has played the Booneville (N. Y¥.) Fair. Ray Fletcher’s Activities When the M. J. Lapp Shows take the road this season, Ray Fletcher’s Clown Circus will be a de luxe show, as Ray informs from Bridgeport (Conn.) he has signed up Herman Krampfl, German clown, with his fun contingent. Observations En Route A. F. Gilbert, general advertising contractor of the Gentry Bros. and Walter L. Main circuses, while in Park- ersburg, W. Va., recently, encountered Fred Bailey Hutchinson, who is unat- tached at present. He also met Nathan Barger, manager of the Garrick Theater, who was formerly side-show manager of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. In Chicago he met Jess Adkins and R. M. Harvey. While in Columbus, O., he ran across Gene Milton, manager of the Rose-Marie Company, who was formerly a side-show manager with the 101 Ranch Wild West. Burns O'Sullivan enter- tained Gilbert royally at the new Keith Theater, which he is managing. Kiddie Playground Rides Pinto Brothers, Coney Island ride manufacturers, are specializing this sea- son, and will continue to do likewise for some time to come, in the production of an assortment of miniature riding devices, suitable for parks, carnivals and playgrounds. The Waffle King Charles G. Zinser, Jr.. who has been operating concessions for the last year and a half at Miami and the Hialieh race track, St. Augustine, Jacksonville and other points in Florida, is in New York preparatory to putting in conces- sions at the six-day bicyc'e races and other events. Zinser is Known as the “waffle king”. Acrives From Porto Rico Peter L. Drew and wife arrived in New York, March 1, from Porto Rico, it and make yours the p lar rink RICHARDSON BALL BEARING SKATE CO CHICAGO ESTABLISHED 1884. 3312-18 Ravenswood Avenue, __FOR SALE used ane season, ippe ! in br equips with 15 r Fr is J $1.00 per Pair Address LUNA PARR. ‘ sland, Oalo. 1 ee i ——_—_ 1a SOS remem 2 Ps ie gears me 1368 bd ae . af a | ens No. 578 4 oA 7 SA, SS Eee | FF) : EE | / ee a } : | | 7 1 | ae | a | | a OE et | eYTANKS Tl g hifi Juice ah + Susses, | Seat2se | | | i pd once SY vO! Ff | Pe * name ,

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: : , 3 A The Billboard, March 12. 1927 Carnivals Conducted by FELIX BLEI—Communications to 25 Opera Piace, Cincinnati, O Enthusiastic Meeting Of Miss. Valley Club ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 2. — The monthly meeting of the Mississippi Val- ley Showman’s Club was held last night at the American Annex Hotel, with President D. D. Murphy in the chair. Reading of the minutes of the last meeting was followed by the treasurer's report, showing $169 on hand. Both re- ports were accepted. Jimmy Simpson moved a buffet sup- fiper and dance be given April 21 at the American Annex Hotel, to begin at 11 p.m. or when the showfolk in St. Louis could leave the lots, as there will be several shows here at that time. Presi- dent Murphy named Jimmy Simpson and Harold Barlow a committee on ar- rangements, and Duke Pohl, chairman of tickets, all ihree to ascertain the cwest of this entertainment and report on this at the next meeting. It was then suggested that a band frdm one of the shows be engaged for the music and Simpson offered the Murphy band of as many pieces as seemed best at an almost gratituous sum. Treasurer Sutherland mentioned the matter of payment of the 1927 dues and after he had concluded President Murphy for himself and for L. M. Prophy who was not present, Jimmy Simpson, James Sutherland, Morris (Boots) Feldman, T. L. Milburn and E. ©. Beahan paid $5 each for one year dues, followed by the two new members. Louis J. Berger and George Bischoff, ac- cepted at this meeting. Treasurer Sutherland asked authority from the club for the printing of membership cards for 1927, which was duly approved. Art Dailey moved that Louis Berger be appointed on the entertainment com- mittee, as he had volunteered to fur- gm all acts for the April 20 party ee of charge. This was done. President Murphy moved that a mem- ber on every show be named to secure members for the club from that snow, which received favorable action, and President Murphy appointed Harold Barlow, on the Barlow Shows; Col. Dan MacGugin, on the Mighty Argyle Ex- position Shows, and Jimmy Simpson, on the D. D. Murphy Shows. Col. Morgan made an address on lodges and their purposes, and was loudly applauded. Prior to this, how- ever, Mr. Barlow suggested the name of John R. Castle as agent for mem- bers for the club on the Morris & Cas- tle Shows and that a prize be awarded the one securing the most members during the year. The next meeting will be Friday, March 11. Max Gruberg and F. F. Mann Launch Gruberg 6 Mann Shows PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 5.—Max Gruberg and F. F. Mann have formed copartnership for the coming season and will launch their show under the name of Gruberg & Mann Shows. Frank Mann is well known in the carnival business, having been with it a good many years in almost every capacity from concessionaire to show manager and owner. In 1919 he served as assistant to Walter K. Sibley and in 1920 organ- ized the Mann & West Bright Light Shows. Later dropped from the limelight and stayed out of the business for five years, returning to the Keystone Exposi- tion Shows. The past season he acted as business manager for E. G. Via, cf the Via Amusement Company. Max Gruberg is a brother of Rubin Gruberg and for the past two seasons has been partner to Sam Mechanic as half owner of the Keystone Exposition Shows. Harold Bushea Press Agent Of the John Francis Shows Harold | Bushea has been engaged a3 the press representative of the John , Francis Shows. Bushea has had a hard lege For more than a year he was Semon the sick li st and his friends will be PF piceased to know that he has gained in Strength and is on the job this sea- son. C. GUY DODSON, owner and man- ager of Dodson’s World’s Fair Shows, now in winter quarters arranging for the opening of his 1927 season. Me. Dodson was practically brought up in the show business, as his father was one of the old-time wagon showmen. He is one of the youngest of the show owners. Calif. Showmen Take Action To Block Proposed Legislation SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 4.—Sam C. Haller, veteran showman and friend of showmen, arrived here several days ago to represent the outdoor show in- terests of Southern California in con- nection with the discriminatory legis- lation now pending in the State legis- lature. General Agent Chapman, of the Foley & Burk Shows, also is here. The -presence of these men on the ground, together with the co-operation 2f Arthur P. Craner, who is assistant secre- tary at the desk in the Senate, as well as a showman, and who has been tireless in behalf of the outdoor amusement in- terests, assures, it is confidently believed, that the unfair measure will be de- feated. President Hock Names Committees for 1927 CHICAGO, March 7. — President Ed- ward A. Hock has appointed committees to serve the Showmen’s League of Amer- ica for 1927 as follows: Finance—W. O. Brown, chairman; L. L. Hall, Max Good- man, E. P. Neumann, Henry T. Belden. Ways and Means—Ed F. Carruthers, chairman; Rubin Gruberg, Cliff Trim- ble, H. G. Melvile, Fred L. Clarke, Bert Bowers, Jerry Mugivan. Press—Walter D. Hildreth, chairman; John A. Pollitt, Beverly White, William J. Hilliar, Tom Rankine. Amusement—Sam J. Levy, chairman; Wm. J. Collins, Al Sweet, E. Liebman, Frank Duffield. House—Chas. H. Hall, chairman; John S. Moisant, F. Charneski, A. Goldberger, B. Delgarian. Athletic—L. Leonard, chairman; B. Ben- jamin, Wm. Kaplan, A. L. Rossman, L. Keller, H. E. Thurston. Funeral—Col. F. J. Owens, chairman; John L. Weber, D. S. Meehan, Louis Hoeckner, Mike Smith, Al Latto, W. A. Duffy. Member- ship—R. P. Brumleve, chairman; A. F. Beard, G. E. Kohn, C. G. Driver, Johnny J. Jones, W. Dave Cohn, Piain Dave Morris, Wm. C. Fleming, D. D. Murphy, H. J. Pollte, Joe Rogers, C. G. Dodson, H. Neitlich. Cemetery—Milt M. Morris, chairman; Dan Odom, Felice Bernardi, Andrew Downie, Zack Terrill, Fred Beck- mann, J. M. Sheesley. Relief—H. Cod- dington, chairman; D. S. Meehan, W. J. Coultry, A. Perry, E. Courtemanche, H. J. A. Ernst. League Week—Fred M. Barnes, chairman. Banquet and Ball— C. R. Fisher, chairman. Laredo Celebration Success For J. George Loos Shows Louis Heminway writes: “The Lare- do, Tex., engagement closed Sunday night and the celebration was a de- cided success and starts the J. George Loos Shows off with a real red one. The show train left Laredo Monday after- noon and after a slow and tiresome run reached Ft. Worth at seven o'clock Wednesday morning. The show is all set up and ready for the opening of the Fat Stock Show on Saturday. The city is filled with show folks and conces- sionaires. Visitors are coming in on every train.” The Fair and the Carnival By MARTIN MECHANIC When at the close of fair the balance is on the right side of the ledger for the association, the season is looked upon as a success, but no one inquires about the carnival organization that aided in making it successful. No one inquires whether or not it was a financial success for the carnival man, warranting the wear and tear on his equipment and taking into considera- tion that the carnival man’s equipment is idle for at least four months each year, not even paying interest on his investment. Whether or not the fair is a financial success it receives a city, State appropriation. any thought of carnival organization. With the ever-increasing the mercenary demands secretaries, and the tion among carnival it is remarkable that overhead, sO many heartaches a carnival man receives fair, he always order to outdo his comtemporarics. The ideal condition would probably be for fairs to deal with carnivals on a strictly percentace basis. and for secre- taries to deal with carnival men strictly upon their merits. Some fairs are mini- ature Monte Carlos, with no regard whatever for the patrons. The is simply the fact that county or Yet there is never appropriations for the of many fair very keen competi- folks themselves, ~urvive. And it seems that no matter ho~ many at a comes back for more in reason concessionaires every means possible—fair or foul—must be used in an endeavor to come out whole. There is little sense in a carnival man mortgaging his show in order to pay a huge price for a fair and gambling against the weather on the big day to lift the mortgage. This is poor busi- ness, if not something worse. At present, all carnival organizations, large and small, seem envious of each other and there is little united effort in any direction. There seems to be a feel- ing against any concerted action. Yet the solution lies in concerted ac- tion and the appointment of a leader. Organized baseball had to come to this in the appointment of Judge Landis, while the moving picture people realized their mistake and appointed Will Hays. One head with authority, together with a railroad committee to protect the interests of the carnival, a good-will committee to visit various managements during the season offering advice, and a general staff to take care of the welfare of the carnival people are needed. Funds for this organization could be raised by taking from the rross receipts or profits of the members. of course many of the details would hav ve to be worked out. With the seeming increasing opposi- tion to carnivals, it seems that carnival men should forget the differences among themselves and band together for their must pay such exorbitant prices that own protection. Thomas A. Edison Honors the Carnival Last Thursday at Fort Myers, Fla., Thomas A. Edison celebrated his 41st wedding anniversary by taking Mrs. Edison to see the Johnny J. Jones Exposition Shows at the fair. They took keen delight in all they saw and heard, and after Mr. Jones had been introduced to them they paid him many compliments on the high-class character of his various attractions. They visited the trained animal cir- cus, Climbed to the top of the “blues” in the water show, watched the monkeys in the speedway, were great- ly interested in Leo, the man ape, and the freaks in the side show. They spent 20 minutes with Johnny J. Jones Royal European midgets and invited them to come to their home the following day. On Saturday Mr. Jones took the midgets to the beautiful Edison es- tate, where they were splendidly en- tertained, being invited to partake of the Edison wedding anniversary cake. Many pictures were taken, and the occasion will long be remembered by the midgets and Mr. Jones himself. Greater Sheesley Shows To Start Season March 19 Herbert A. Kline was in Cincinnati last week, coming from the South, where he attended the meeting of the Georgia Fair Secretaries and also visited the win- ter quarters of the Greater Sheesley Shows at Valdosta, Ga., where he found everything ready for opening March 19, at Valdosta. Among the fairs to be played are Staunton, Covington and Lexington, Va.; Macon, Savannah, Dawson, Coving- ton, Sandersville and Statesboro, Ga. Robert A. Josselyn has been engaged by Capt. John M. Sheesley as one of the advance agents of the Greater Sheesley Shows. Kline said Josselyn has already started on the job, feeling fine after the Hot Springs baths. Zeidman % Pollie To Have Two Press Representatives Henry J. Pollie, general manager of Zeidman & Pollie Shows, has announced the appointment of Earl Marsden, for- merly with The Savannah (Ga.) News, as one of the press representatives for the coming season and Hugh F. Pickens, formerly dramatic critic of the Colum- bus Ohio State Journal, as the other. The show this season will have a press representative with each special agent, each agent making a town and remain- ing during the show engagement, then jumping to the next town assigned to his special agent. Webb’s Circus Side Show Is Damaged by Fire NEW ORLEANS, La., March 1.—Can- vas, rolling stock and cages, property of Webb’s circus side show, playing lots in this city with the World at Hore Shows, was damaged by fire to the ex- tent of $5,000 Saturday. Larkin H. Harden, manager of the show, was the hero of the fire, altho all hands worked hard in rescuing the animals and sev- eral of the men suffered burns about the hands when they attempted to ro!! the cages away from the fire. Lachman-Carson Shows Have 12 Fairs Booked Among the fairs already contracted by the Lachman-Carson No. 1 Show and which start June 20 are Wahpeton, Jamestown, Fessenden and Langdon, N. D.; Hastings, Burwell and Broken Bow, Neb.; Enid, Okla.; Amarillo, Childers, Memphis and Wichita Falls, Tex. ee Lo i ante an anette ly en at pen ERP) A BY... > us /i \ by ae De E ma LX | ke) faa ' 5 OJ} | 2) iy AG) oe | r LASS i SS TTL ) ii: 2-~=< EE eee } H] ; ee Pigs Z ae B 4 ) ee | RRS eee iy | | - | eee ee ‘ i ee y a aan : pO | | a | ee 1 == } = __ : ee . ee = _ ' . ; . | aneneem a : ’ i | : “4 | " ‘

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Showmen’s League Notes ror more than three hours members of the Showmen’s League of America pattied over the adoption of the new constitution and by-laws, the outstanding feature being the section that changes the date of the annual election from the third week in February to the first week in December. This proposed change passed with little or no opposition. The cause is the fact that at the fall meet- ing of fair secretaries and managers there is a full quota of the out-of-town mem- bers of the league in Chicago. This gives them a chance to vote for officers for the ensuing year. President Edward A. Hock presided, First Vice-Presiddent Sam Levy and former President F. M. Barnes being seated at the officers’ table, with Samuel Anschell, treasurer, and Tom Rankine, secretary, on the ends. President Hock lost no time calling the meeting to order an hour ahead of the usual meeting time. Then the decks were cleared for action. Vice-President Levy and Attorney Martin Callahan spelled each other down in reading the text of the proposed con- stitution and by-laws. During the time there were oratory, mourning, humor, satire, sarcasm, irony and ultimate satis- faction. An hour later than usual the meeting adjourned. : oe ee storage space, por- : . - ee _ t ty : . | . F re i : . 4 . TTT a : . — —— | e : d : t | ll | | ee Pd i ee ; j Se i i d j | ue da : n, EERE — { N. . Vv, :, Y f :

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sya 2 or 10 The John Francis Shows HOUSTON, Tex March 4.—Hello, fol} It is nearly a year since the writer sat behind the steering wheel of a type- writer and i am not quite sure as to hift gears” as yet. For the past month I have been the guest of Mr. and M John Francis and the combination of their hos; lity, Texas sunshine and r, a cee Ygpcn around mp “Logan nter quarters is : 4° bring zing me oe ck to normal; s0 much so that with no s€rious setback I will be able to take the road with the show wv it leaves Houston. General Agent Yearout arrived from a trip over the ‘prospective route for this season on unday and after a cone ference wifh | “Mas lager Francis the opene ing date has been set for March 19 in Houston under the auspices of the American Legion Eight years ago I was present opening week of the John Francis Shows at Leavenworth, Kan. When it left for Kansas City, Mo., all the equipment was loaded on three 30-foot interurban flat cars. During the Kansas City en- gagement Francis showed that he was in earnest by buying a few second-hand wagons, and as the season progressed and a few dollars crept into the treasury more equipment was purchased. That has been Francis’ policy. He was not always able to buy the best until three years ago, when he established perma- nent headquarters in Houston. Since that time it has been a policy of re- placement, discarding the worn and adding new wagons and cars until to- day every wagon is equipped with rub- ber tires, ball-bearing wheels, mostly box, and as they are lined up along the track at Camp Logan they present an imposing appearance with fresh red paint and the big lettering “John Francis Shows” in white on the sides. When the show is loaded there will not be a foot of waste space, so carefully has Francis figured the length and ca- pacity of each wagon and the flat cars, of which he has 12, all 60 feet long. Clean shows has always been the Francis policy, which accounts for the fact that it can always repeat. In Houston Francis has firmly entrenched himself with business men and Officials. The fact that he has spent three winters here and has announced his intention of purchasing land and building a permanent quarters give the show a background of substantiability which is an enviable asset. We have plenty of visitors every day, most of whom are residents of Houston who are interested in the activities at the work shops of “the Houston show”. HAROLD BUSHEA (for the Show). Southern Tier Shows Winter quarters has put on an air of activity and the sound of the hammer is heard as the work of building bodies for the new trucks goes ahead at a satis- factory rate. A new office is being built on a truck and another truck has been purchased for the cookhouse. While Southern Tier Shows is a motorized show a Monday night opening has never been missed due to transportation dif- ficulties. The fleet is large enough to warrant the full-time services of a first- class mechanic and several assistants. The fleet is composed of 17 heavy-duty trucks besides several of the lighter type for advertising, the calliaphone and the transportation of the lighter freight. The side show will be a great improve- ment over last year’s, both in appear- ance and talent. The show will have a new top. 98 by 28. Roy Ellwood will be in charge and Mrs. Ellwood will work on the inside. Andre Reverdy has been engaged as one of the features and will be assisted by Mme. Rosita. Prof. Silka with his Punch and Judy show and ventriloquistic talent; Margarette Mor- ran, 42 inches in height, and Clendon will also nen ray: on the inside. The ttracti will be the Wallace act. Besides these poo will be small animal ‘4 etic show will be under the t of Jack Albright again, by A Hermann and Ruby monkeycrome has been pur- he arcade will be enlarged tion of more machine The l open in Eln ra April 28 with seven si} about 39 The 1] concessions t: Hee "Neill, cook- ce Strates orn Wolfe 1e; Mrs. Al- I G; pitch-till- Wolfe, ames: Mee rette gallery; Whistler, string ) ilo waffies; Clark, pop- POMEROY H. HARTMAN (for the Show) The. Billboard, March 12, 1927 AT P CORNER VENDERS YOU HAVE WANTED oe Kinc' Peany- wae otme oon hepee ——— $35.00 A — Slightly Used, Look and Work Like 30.00 ° ‘ins roved K wa td Cards with Esch One.) MILLS ORSILVER KING Se Factory Rebuilt Side 60 00 Venders, Fine Condition, Excellent Appearance . MILLS Oval Glass 5c oe Venders, Factery Re- De GG TN ca cecivcerceseeveses 40.00 (3 at $35 00 Each.) HIGHEST QUALITY MINTS, per 1,000...... 11.00 W ire r mail $1 0 deposit on each Machine. 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Sl ab acnociasananates > 9.00 SHRYOCK-TODD NOTION co., $25.00 B2i7—Glass Cutter Knives - 15.00 B9i0—Colored Shell Chains 7.50 B389—Tocth Pick Knives. 3.50 Bi44—Tin Foot Balls... 3.25 B357—Miniature Straw H 3.00 8400—White Stone Pins.. - 4.00 B710—Horseshoe Needie Book.... 6.00 We carry Watches, Clocks, Silverware Jewelry, S! mn Jewelry, Giveaway G Canes, Whips, Knives, Mechanical Toys Beads, Ball os, Rubber Balls, Novel ties and Not ns Gur catalog is fre Send for your copy today We require @ Geposit on all rf 0. D.” orders. 824 North Eighth Street, ST. LOUIS, MO: SOUTHERN TIER SHOWS (The Largest Motorized Shew in the World.) OPENING IN ELMIRA, UNDER MASONIC AUSPICES, APRIL 28, AT GROTTO PARK. - Stagg gt arn All open ex -ept Cook " ise me Juice, C re Game, Corks, Cigarette Shooting sllery, Fish P -Till- You-W in Sir ame. VANTI -D—Anything that will not conflict with No gri a, FI RNISH RANSPORTAT TION. we wn t ir i ; and six 8! ws ne carry t confi jcting Show ws or Concessions SHOW S—Will book a ce re Shows thet do nu confi seful Carnival People write. Would ‘like to hear from a good Png ‘Daower. Address Bex 494, Elmira, Ni ¥ Zeidman % Pollie Shows SAVANNAH, Ga., March 2™ —Resplend- ant in its 1927 decorations and gar- nished in bright red, lettered in yellow and shaded in yellow, the first of the 84 wagons that have been rebuilt dur- ing the winter months in winter quar- ters are now lined on both sides of the driveway into the Georgia State fair- grounds and are in readiness to receive their assignments of equipment and properties. Deviating from the orange-color scheme of the last four years, the show train, wagons and rolling stock will this season no doubt be an innovation, for with four artists and expert decorators putting the finishing touches to the tronis and equipment Zeidman & Pol- lie Shows will be known as the “Red Special”, and when the season is under way it is the aim of the management to go over the equipment and touch it up, refreshening it prior to the fair season, which will start in July. R. W. Stephens has signed to operate the cafeteria. Carlton (Mike) Reed has closed contracts for the appearance of his new autodrome and will feature in addition to himself and his riders a lady exhibition rider, and will use 10 “Scout” model motorcycles and three specially built automobiles. Ben Hasson Hadjka has signed to present his Indian mysteries in conjunction with the fea- ture attraction, “Oriental Fantasies”, and will feature such illusions as “‘burn- ing a lady alive’, the Cobra’s revenge, phantom maid, flying angels. Ray Stanley and wife have arrived and Capt. Stanley is making preparations for the rehearsal of his Sesquicentennial Concert Band, which will be one of the features of the show—a 25-piece band and augmented instrumentation. Lew Walker is repairing and putting his equipment in shape and the work is progressing very rapidly under the di- rection of Bert Miner, Walker’s man- ager. John Morton, formerly of Snapp Bros.” Shows, has arrived and is acting as tool supply oer in addition to as- sisting in putting the whip in shape. General Agent Probert R. K'ine has been back to confer with Manager Pollie and has left to look over some details pertaining to the route of the show Everybody is jubilant over the news that the show will plhy a circuit of fairs in Canada this year. A fitting cele- bration was held when the wire was re- ceived and from the humble greaser boy to the highest executive all were smiles. EARL MARSDEN (Press Representative) Corey Greater Shows JOHNSTOWN, Pa, 3 March 2. — R. H. Miner has repainted his four rides while in Florida and writes he will ship direct to Pittsburgh, Pa., the opening stand of the show, the latter part of March. He is also considering the purchase of one of the new rides built recently by a Western firm. His calliope, mounted on a truck, has been newly decorated. Stewart Wachter, concessionaire, who has been wintering in Tampa, will ar- rive in winter quarters this week. Lee Evans, of Akron, O., has booked his Venetian swings. Kid Vanick, who will manage the athletic show, is keeping in Shene this winter with plenty of matches in Pennsylvania. H. G. Patter- Son has a crew of men building a front and interior for the 10-in-l1. Mike Liv- ingston has signed up with his string of concessions. William Morris, general agent, has lined up a nice route. Thomas Hayden has built a house truck. Capt. H. B. Good has signed to exhibit the Andrews bear act in the side show. James Ward, Joe Gerber and Edward Aldrich will have concessions on the show this season. Jno. B. Duffy and Ed Stevenson, in addition to their shows and concessions, will handle the program and banners. Recent visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lukens, Sam _ Collier, Eddie Shultz, Mike McCortney and Leroy Kaufman. “ E. S. COREY (for the Show). Ketchum’s 20th Century Shows Six weeks from the opening date finds everything in tip-top shape in winter quarters of the shows at Weston, W. Va, with E. Johnson in charge of activities. The paraphernalia of the winter show, which was stored in Georgia, reached Weston this week and work of repairing and remodeling this was started. Several contracts have been signed which include F. #. Grojean’s ferris wheel, Edwards concession, O’Shannon’s cookhouse, Philip Sadow, with two con- cessions. Eddie Newcomb has again signed up to act as general agent, which will make his third season on the show. Loule Gold wil be back again with his concessions and Ernest James writes from Alabama he will be in time for the opening to take up his duties as electrician. Manager Ketchum has purchased a chalroplane from Harry Copping which he will place with his rides at his Sodus Point, N. Y., resort. FRED FIEDLER (for the Show). ,mammoth Lachman-Carson Shows With the opening day for the Lach man-Carson No. 1 show set for April | at El Reno, Okla., work at winter quar- ters there is being speeded and unde: the eye of Andy Carson. Little doub: is felt that all will be in readiness. The Show this season will carry 15 paid at- tractions, of which the following have ‘ready been contracted; Diving girl ahd jazz review, BiNy Young's New Or- leans Strutters’ Band and Orchestr» Beautiful Hawaii, Bunny Ward's (th: mile-a-minute girl) autodrome, Doc Ward's congress of wonders, Spal o's monkeydrome, E. Z. Wilson's funhouses, the Devil's Daughter, Alice in Wonde:- land, Barney the frog boy, Bud Manzel's war exhibit and Everton's dog, pony and monkey circus. The rides will consist of the butterfly, the heydey (owned and operated by Col. Jas. Pat- terson), the caterpillar (owned and op- erated by Sam Spello), merry m'‘xup (owned and operated by W. R. Rob- sones), whip, ferris wheel, two kiddy rides and the Parker carry-us-all. E. Z. Wilson is building two funhouses which he claims will be a revelation Bunny Ward, the Australian mile-a- minute girl, has returned from her na- tive country bringing with her a boxinz kangaroo, which will be used as one of the features with Doc Ward’s congress of wonders. Mike and Mother Boden- schatz will operates the cookhouse and soft drink privilege. They are oldtime: on the Lachman attractions. Myrtle Gray, the diving sprite, will again be much in evidence around the water circus. She will have charge of the in- side production. Mrs. Irene Lachman has been spend- ing most of her time at El Reno assist- ing Mrs. Andy Carson in looking after the new addition to the Carson family Andy says he now has deuces wild. Manager Dave Lachman returned to Kansas City last week after a short visit at headquarters. He gives every evi- dence of placing the Heart of America Showman's Club, of which he was re- cently elected president, right in th: running. Herman Q. Smith, general agent, has his hands full looking after both attractions, but from information received seems to be meeting the issue. CLARKE B. FELGAR ‘General Press Representative) W. G. Wade Shows DETROIT, Mich., March 2.—Work in winter quarters of the W. G. Wade Shows is going on in full blast and all will be in readiness for the opening The merry mixup will be all in alumi- num and there will be no top, but plenty of lights, a revolving ball of lights for the center with 12 light Stringers, also a stringer of lights for the cutside rim, making an umbrella effect. The ferris wheel is being over- hauled and the electrical effect will be different than in previous years. The merry-go-round will also be repaired and painted, but the middle of May will see a new one on the show. Thomas Berry, superintendent 2 lights, is in harness and busy with the electrical work. All show fronts will be overhauled and painted and all para- phernalia will be spick and span for the opening May 7-on the Fort and Green showgrounds. W. W. Potts was a visitor last week. Frank Wrightman, the shooting gallery wizard, was a visitor also. Lester Davis and Young Irvin came on to inspect the work. Bill Howe, foreman of the mixup, altho handicapped by being crippled, is quite a mechanic. LEW MARCUSE (for the Show). Schwable-Wallick Shows ADA, Okla., March 2.—Work around winter quarters has been slack, as Man agers Schwable and Wallick have had out the minstrel show playing in Ar- kansas, Texas and Louisiana, and from all reports doing nice business. ~ Repairing and repainting will star’ this week for the opening here the last of March. Construction will be unde! the supervision.of Bert West, who wi have charge of several shows. Ernest Oliver will have charge of the ride and Frank Moss will be in charge of tlic paint crew. New banners and tops for several the shows have been ordered and w! be completed by opening. The-minstr:! show will be featured again this season consisting of 20 performers and 4! eight-piece band. The show will mo' in 4 cars, carrying 10 shows, 3 rid and 30 concessions. J. A. STEVENSON (for the Show). ! / Po nD eS —_— | | | = By ar 2 “SS. a } See TS | ee | OQ6i) = iF —————— ae) 4 Se ee ) | CCN | ' a ee ta COMPO = rs lt 7 \ = ESI : tH cccccccce Saree pocseccdss Que SS Pe | a Pe ] po | a | | — | a | ; | ee Pe — - ’ 7 _ | ’ ; i > in | a & —_ FS a r

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— LE - + whee Sa teem eres Noble C. Fairly Shows SMITH, Ark., March 2. With weather here work is progressing ictorily at winter quarters and the opening date only a few weeks a everyone is happy and in good ts. Practically everything has bcen contracted for the coming season and ager Fairly says when the show ns it will be by far the best he has ver had. The lineup will consist of 12 —four rides and 30 concessions. Herman Hunn has purchased a new keydrome which will be one of the we attractions on the m dway. C. has purchased nearly all new ; this year, also a calliope. Ralph ym (Hiki the fish man) will be the attractions, while George will feature his Black Bottom vers, and his 10-piece jazz band. ( it Zaina will be here again with his }-one. Among the concessionaires will be Harry Broughton, R. B. Hancock, Bill Robin- } ester and Babe Hutchison, who ve had the eats on the show for the le four years, are now here. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Baumann will be in the con- n business this season. For two ears J. B. has had the glider, but he sola his ride to Mr. Fairly this spring. Plenty of new arrivals are seen, daily round quarters, also in the loQby of the Hotel Main, headquarters for the showfolks. Noble C. and Mrs. Fairly ved in Ft. Smith February 15 after vending the winter in the North, most- in Kansas City. Due to ill health they rought their son Paul A. back with he attending the Penbroke sghool for boys. Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell were visitors for three days en route to Mor- Okla., where the Campbell Shows are wintering. Carl V. Noel, general agent, spent a few hours in Ft. Smith nd hit it right on out, going to parts unknown to the writer. Charley Hutchi- on has full charge of the winter quar- ters and has his crew of men working seven till seven. Mrs. C. C. 1s doing all the scenery painting on the swing and is putting forth work that one can well be proud of. Show opens March 17 in Ft. Smith. (The Office Girl). Shows MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 2.—There eems to be no doubt but what the coming season will be highly productive for the outdoor showmen. However the igns point very plainly to the fact that this season will find the showmen fac- ing @ more critical clientele in both aus- pices and customers than ever before. With this thought in their minds the Snapp Bros. are preparing for the road. Work at winter quarters at West Allis, Wis is progressing as fast as con- sistent and when the time comes for the opening the show will be in the best of condition to cater to amusement ris from Snapp Bros.’ wants. Ivan Snapp or his brother, William Snapp, is at quarters every day. While the organization has capable people in the rebuilding department, the work ; to move much better when one or both of the Snapp brothers are in charge. The entire show is being brightened up, new fronts for the shows, new cane vas thruout, new banners. In fact, the pidway will be a fascinating exhibit. Rides are all being placed in a perfect hanical condition and repainted and decorated. Some new riding equipment will be added. The rolling stock, both and wagons, will be overhauled and ted. The train will be a beautiful when it starts on its summer jour- As usual the show will move on “9 cars. The season will open the latter part of April. Cc. F. CALKINS (for the Show). Royal American Shows MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Work is progress- he at quarters and things are taking on brand-new appearance. Carpenters nd painters are working overtime in order to have everything ready for the Opening, only a short time off. Tessrs. SedImayr and Velare have pur- ed a tilt-a-whirl, also a new monkey ‘utodrome. The midway will have a t attraction, a Gaviola, and it will mounted on a 16-foot wagon. It will muds, music at all times for the owds., Several showfolks have arrived at u arters and are anxiously awaiting de- elopments Vincent Books and his rew have been building constantly and ill put out several wagons. Artist Deaees has started to get his paints and The Billboard, March 12, * Link Buctons, Scarf Pins, Brooches, Bar Pins, Dr JEWELRY CLOSE-OUT — SPECIAL BARGAINS 100,000 PIECES SAMPLE JEWELRY, LESS THAN MANUFACTURER'S COST and Gold Plate Quality. As Pin Sets, Ear sorted. Rings, fF Golden Fleece Indian praahet. 60x80 in., sateen bound edge. Each...........-.ccc0. In Lots of 30 Blankets, Each $235. No. in Rad io Silve tiful girl can the Ring in assorted set, with photo y Pocket Doze eeene No. 30538— Genuine Leather, Black Alligator 7-in-t Combination Billbook. Good Quali Per Doz., $1.75; per — $19 .00 3-Piece Towel Set, in Box. Dozen Boxes..$ 12 Catalogue. TERMS: 25% Bis4—A Photo View Ring, =e Montana Diamond. 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Gardner has his popcorn stand in Nate’s Emporium and cannot pop corn fast enough. Blackie Pannell, who met with an accident last fall, is now up and about. Also George Elser, who has been confined to his bed with the flu. General Agent Harry Smith has been on the road since the closing of the show last fall and reports from him indicate the fairs will start early in August. boc F. A. COX (for the Show). The Billy Gear Shows Vredenburg, Ala., March 1.—The Billy Gear Shows have made a record for a carnival company in securing a contract to play this city. This is known as a closed town—no shows except dramatic and musical comedy companies being permitted It is a saw-mill town of 3,000 population, owned and controlled by the Vredenburg Saw Mill Co. The managers of the company attended the show the last night of the week at Beatrice and decided to let the shows go into the town. Monday night the shows had the lafgest grossage of the season. The management of the mill is so enthused with the conduct of the company that it has offered Gears two more of its towns to show in. Then goes into Mississippi to another saw-mill town, which this company has referred him to, and if the other placcs are anything like this one we expect to “get well” financially, especially after the severe winter. In Mississippi Gear has his spring opening. Here three other riding de- vices join, also five shows and a num- ber of concessions. This will give us 10 shows, 4 riding devices and 30 con- cessions. JACK DE LONDI (for the Show). Rubin &% Cherry Shows MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 3— Everything is in readiness for the open- ing of the 1927 season, the 12th annual tour of the Rubin & Cherry Shows. E. A. (Baldy) Potter, trainmaster, and Tom Solmon, lot superintendent, and Eddie Marconi and his staff and other at- taches have done their preliminary work nobly, and the show trains, spick and span, will pull out of the fairgrounds March 12 for Opelika, Ala., where the Opening will take piace March 14 with 24 shows and 12 rides on the midway, the greatest ensemble of attractions in the history of the shows. Walter A. White, accompanied by Mrs. White, has arrived ready for the sca- son’s campaign. Oscar L. Richardson starts his second year as advertising agent in advance. Carl J. Lauther was a recent visitor at quarters, as was L. J. Heth, owner and manager of the Heth Shows. Charles Youngman had a narrow es- cape from death recently. While driv- ing his automobile over a grade crossing late at night, he was run down by a switch engine, which struck his car, al- most completely demolishing it. The Royal Midgets are back from New Or- leans, where they have been playing in vaudeville theaters. Max Kimerer will again be manager of this attraction, which will be housed in a new canvass theater with seats, special lighting ef- rects and a midget orchestra, the head- line feature of the Rubin & Cherry Shows’ midway. Frank S. Reed, secretary-auditor, has returned from Savannah, Ga., accom- panied by his bride, the former Peggy Pierce Jordon, to whom he was marred March 1. A reception was tendered the couple on their arrival. WALTER D. NEALAND (Publicity Director). Copper State Shows PHOENIX, Ariz... March 2. — Harry Oberman, owner and general manager, has just returned from a trip thru Ari- zona, New Mexico and Colorado, and was iccessful in obtaining contracts for fairs and celebrations. Work is rapidly progressing in winter quarters under the direction of Curly Adams. The rides have been completely overhauled and repainted and _ fronts have been built for the palace of illu- sions and Hawaii. Joe Holland will assist Curly Adams with his three shows. Joe Ferguson, who will manage the athletic show, its expected in the near future, as his equipment shipped some time ago is on hand. Uncle John has booked three concessions including his midway cafe. The opening will take place here early in March .with two rides, five shows and 25 concessions. R. TINEY (for the Show). 1927 77 Nat Reiss Shows i) WASHINGTON, Ga., March 3.—With { but four weeks left in which to com- plete reconditioning of the Nat Reiss j Shows for the 29th annual tour, which } Starts April 2 at Augusta, Ga., work at } winter quarters entered into the final | stages this week. Capt. Fred Delvey has greatly increased his crew, and with the } arrival almost daily of show, ride and concession people, the shows have be- come one of Washington's principal sources of revenue. Local stores are being used by the purchasing depart- ment whenever possible, and the hotels, ; rooming -houses and restaurants are well i Satisfied with the business thrown their j way. Mr. and Mrs. Jack LaRose, of Winter Haven, Fla., arrived this week and La- b Rose has made great progress in the building of his 1927 creation, “Mystifi- cation”. Jack Bringger also reported to take charge of the Scout Younger “End of the Road” canvas and to be general ; assistant in the operation of that at- traction. Kit Carlos. in charge of the art work, is completing his last front and during his spare moments is put- ting in shape “Main Street’, the me- chanical show belonging to General Manager Murphy. Harvey Wilson is | completing the new fun show he is ' building for Mr. Melville, and which will | combine many of the features of the old | crazy house and katzenjammer castle } type. L. H. Ranft is expected this week to start rehearsing his circus acts. The latest contract let. was to George Lucas for the caterpillar. Jolly Dixie is ready for the opening and has issued the call to the other fat folks who will be asso- ciated with her in the Congress of Fat People. CARLETON COLLINS (for the Show). C. A. Wortham Shows TULSA, Okla., March 2.—Nov we know just what they mean when they say that the show is “in winter quoer- ters”, for we have five inches of snow | here, but it is not interfering with work, as everything is under co er. H. W. Murphy has been engarped to manage the cookhouse and wll arrive some time this week from Valdost:, Ga., accompanied by his wife and son. S. H. : (Harry) Dixon will have charge of the ' front of Beckmann & Gerety’s P:t Show. Harry and his wife are wintering in i Ada, Okla. Denny Pugh with a force f of helpers has started work overh wiiing and painting the concessions, and Elmer Day has just put the finishing touches ‘ on the corn game. The Tulsa State Fair was added to the Beckmann & Gerety list this weelr, and with the removal of the Petroleum Ex- ; position to the fairgrounds it promises to be one of the big spots of this sec- tion. “Red” Hickman, well-known ccnces- sionaire, who the winter months with one of tie oil tank lines in Tulsa, has been keeping “open house” all winter for the show- folks. Mr. and Mrs. Hickman will be with the “World’s Best” the coming sea- son. Paul Hunter, the “Texas Bob Cat”, writes from San Antonio that he will visit our winter quarters about March 12. On receipt of the information the entertainment committee of the “All Night Club” started arrangements for a reception. EDGAR T. NEVILLE (for the Shorv). s—NEW PONY TRACK~g 15 Hand-Painted pam with Jockey, 36: Fold-up } price, comprete. sreciat, $60 BEANO or CORN GAME 25-Ployer Outfit, Complete, $6.00. 70-Player Outfit, Complete. $10.00. ALUMINUM CENTER WHEELS 25 inches tn diameter. Numbered on bot sides. Any combination. Speetel, 25% deposit, balance C. O. D. our new Catalogue No. 126—full Games, Dolls, Blankets, Bathrobes, umware. Novelties. ete. SLACK MFG. CO. 128 W. Lake Street, Chicago, II. ERSSSCRERRUERRRSEREe aes POP CORN SAVE MONEY AND BUY FROM The O. C. POP CORN HOUSE ORANGE CITY, 1A. holds a position during | $20.00. Bend fo of new Alumip ' ee = . : — ae soi —— JAS : . 4 ~~ ’ . WRG SY, 4 \t m— >) . ee r+ { = s : , a | ee _ ast w ww ie “ a rill } E he >st ca u an po & x | of - + | 7411 CC‘ lS a rel qutetentinetiteneneemeeente —— n f an Se “vba P| . f a aa &

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ff EEE — 3 = 78 A YEAR- ROUND GIFT An Armadillo Basket makes a@ most unique gift From the horned shell of the cu- riously beautiful little Mexican animal, from from which Ar- madillo Baskets are made The handle is formed by bending the tail to meet the nouth, where it is securely fastened. The illus- ration shows an attractive silk-trimmed Work asket. Our booklet relating the story of ‘The Basket Beautiful’ will be sent free upon request. THE APELT ARMADILLO CO., Comfort, Tex. DEALERS—Send for interesting proposition. SOUVENIRS THAT SELL Price per Doz. A Fast-Selling Line of ses ~t0-t0:; Axe.....$2.00 25¢ Items. 2753-—Pipe Rack..... 2.09 2706—18-In Paddie.. 2.00 2541—Wooden Shoes. 2556—Letter Holder... 2500--8-In. Canoe.... 2517—8-In. Tomahawk 2.00 1505—5-in C’b & Case 2.00 2602—18-In. Paddle.. = 2187—Purse 2793—12-In. Tomah’k. 300 2792—10-in. Paddle. 2.00 Any quantity at dozen price, oF one gross (dozen each of 12 numbers) for $22.50. Town name burned on free on each article. Write for our Free Cat- alogue Penuauts and Novel! ies. BRADFORD & CO.,Inc., St. Joseph, Mich. California Gold Souvenir Rings Just the thing for Salesboards and Con- cessions. Halves mounted in rings, as illustrated. Full-Gress Lots at $5.00 per Doz. Loose Souvenir Coins, 3 Halves. Per Dozen, $1.10; per 100, 1. 50. Nor a CHEAPEST, BUT THE BEST. END FOR NEW CATALOG of cout and Concession Goods—just off the press. New goods, New Prices. KINDEL & GRAHAM The House of Nevelties, 782-784 Mission Street, SAN FRANCISCO. 25 Styles of Dolls aud Cats for Racks. 6 Cat Racks, Milk Bot- ties, Concession Tops. 30-page Catalog ready. TAYLOR'S GAME SHOP Columbia City, Ind. BUDDHA OUTFITS AND COSTUMES. Papers in many languages. HOROSCOPES at reduced prices, —— unusual, ROLL T ETS. See our id on ay 7 Send 4c stamps for full info. S. BOWER, Bower Building 430-2 W. {8th St.. New York. SPEARMINT @GUM. Full size 5c packs—also other flavors. Flashy boxes. All Streetmen, Concession and Pre- mium Men use our dandy brands. Double your mo: ey. Deposit required. Order today. HELMET GUM SHOPS, Cin- cinnati, Ohle. FUTURE PHOTOS NEW HOROSCOPES Magic Wand and Buddha Papers. Send 4c for samples. 169 Wlilsen Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. The Concession Supply House A.N. RICE MFG. CO. 924-26 West 8th St., KANSAS CITY, EXPERIENCED GENERAL AGENT AT LIBERTY. 25 Opera Pl The Billboard, March 12, T FOR SALE — i wOx D-65, care Billboard val Outfit consisting of two Rides, nt n ati Hi ‘ sf r ", " equip! Ope te 8. Care The Billboard, St. Lovis, Mo n for piope FOR SALE KINDS FOR Address ®ICKING MFG. CO., manne, Ohio. SLOT MACHINES OF ALL SALE CHEAP. 1931 Freeman Ave., 1927 MIDWAY Communications to 25 Opera Place, v6) CON FAB Cincinnati, O. ae WILLIAM McLEAN is the general agent of the Bertha May Shows. WILLIAM F. O'BRIEN informs that the Bernardi Shows have been awarded contract for the Plattsburg (N. Y.) Fair. MAXIE SANDERS, concessionaire with the Fairyland Shows last season, is wintering in North Little Rock, Ark. CETLIN & WILSON advise that they will operate 15 concessions on the Page & Wilson Shows. ED JESSOP, Henry Fredericks and Frank Marshall can be seen daily in the Beckel Hotel, Dayton, O., “cutting it up.” A. W. BROWNLEE is the general agent of the Capital Amusement Company, of St. Paul, Minn., and T. L. Ryan is the general manager. RUBY BINKS, of the Milton Johnson Balloon Company, writes he is having a good time at the New Orleans Mardi Gras. EUGENE J. HALM, who had two con- cessions at the Cincinnati Shrine Circus at Music Hall last week, reports satis- factory business. E. P. FLINT, manager of Flint’s con- cert and jazz band, has contracted with the Checkers Exposition Shows to fur- nish music for the coming season. REX, THE HALF MAN, side-show en- tertainer, will this season he with the Royal American Shows. He was for- merly on the Morris & Castle Shows with Johnny Bejano side show. C. W. CRACRAFT, general agent of the World at Home Shows, has returned to Cincinnati from a trip to New Or- leans, where he visited the shows. He reports having several promising dates booked for his organization. C. B. DAWLEY writes: “We are going to open winter quarters last of March. Will carry 3 rides, 4 shows ana 15 con- cessions, and will travel on our own trucks. We have our light plant and intend to open May 7.” STAR DeBELLE, who is managing the Johnny J. Jones trained animal and cir- cus, says the greatest insult that can be paid to a talker on the front o1 a show is for the powers that be to put @ one-armed ticket taker on his show. FRED GOODMAN writes from Semi- nole, Okla.: “I will open with the J. George Loos Shows at Fort Worth, Tex. Quite a number of others from here will open at the Fat Stock Show. Among them who will motor thru are Mr. and Mrs. R. Pomerey, John Clifton, Jack Fields and D. Reed. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rhodes will join Maple William, of the John Francis Shows, at Houston, Tex, in time for the opening March 15.” Mb i THE E. K. FERNANDEZ SHOWS in Hilo, left to right: The Great Laurie, sword manager of Roy, the ossified boy; Barney Nelson, managing and lecturing for Laurie and On platform, Old Buckskin; on ground, E. K. Fernandez, owner and manager; In ticket box, (Whitey) Clare, concessionaire. Hawati, week of January 29. From swallower; John C. Bord, brother and armless wonder; Floyd Holmes, Jimmy Thomas, concessionaire. Fred for eight years general Nelson; L. Polani, foreman for Fernandez, and Jean Jocques Le Douteur, Hawaiian tcepresentative of The Billboard. MRS. BUNNY WARD, who has the motordrome on the Lachman-Carson Ex- position, has returned from a_ three months’ visit to Australia. FRANK L. HIESTAND informs he has signed with the Snapp Bros.’ Shows to furnish an athletic show and “Dancers of all Nations’, a girl show, for the coming season. THE W. T. STON NE SHOWS was incor- porated in North Carolina to conduct fairs and carnivals. Harry Ramish, Nellie Stone and John H. Marks, all of Williamston, are incorporators. DENVER KID CURLEY writes from Bievins, Ark., that he will again be with the W. A. Gibbs Attractions, opening in April. He will have his wife, also Dixie Kid and Guy Cross, on the show. SAILOR JOE, tattoo artiste, informs that he will be with Carl J. Lauther’s palace of wonders the coming season, with one of the largest portable studios on the road. JOE V. PALMER, now connected with the Garden of Allah, near Cincinnati, will have the athletic show with the James P. Sullivan Shows, opening in Buffalo, N. Y., early in April. DOC CARPENTIER is among the lat- est additions to the oratorical forces of Nugent’s circus side show, now booked with the Crounse United Shows. Doc has been retained to handle the front and will be assisted by four ticket sellers and grinders. C4 EARL B. PURTLE, who had a penny arcade for the last four years on the George L. Dobyns Shows, advises he will be with the Nat Reiss Shows this scu- son. He also informs he has purchased a lion to use in the aruvarome. THE BAND of the Sheesley Shows’ Fashion Plate Minstrels made many friends in Valdosta, Ga., when it fur- nished music during the Chamber of Commerce drive for a large fund for the women’s college. MR. AND MRS. J. T. HUTCHENS ad- vise that their daughter, Mrs. Jack Evans, wife of Dare-Devil Evans of mo- tordrome fame, is convalescing in Bay- side Hospital, Tampa, Fla., where sue has been seriously ill for the past two weeks. FT. MYERS, Fla.—The boys of the Johnny J. Jones Exposition took up a collection for flowers which were sent to Arcadia to the General Hospitai ror one of their troupers, “Poppem” Bill Wilkes, who was killed in an auto acci- dent February 21. Bill was one of the most popular men on the lot and the boys are saddened over the accident. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—cC. C. Paeker, Jr., county prosecuting attorney, stated that, together with the aid of all county offi- cials and the co-operation of city offi- cials, efforts would be made in the fu- ture to make it virtually impossible for carnivals and tent shows to exhibit in Leon County and in the city of Talla- hassee. The 1927 Model ELI POWER UNIT has it! D. D. MURPHY says: “The ELI POWLK UNIT has all the other engines BACKED OFF the map!’’ Service is a habit with us. formation. EL! BRIDGE COMPANY Builders of Dependable Products, N. West Street, JACKSONVILLE, ILL. Write for in- 40-Ft. Three-Abreast, 11 Tons, 40-Ft. Twe-Abreast, 10 Tons. 35-F ¢. “Ideal” Three-Abreast, 8 Tons, 32-Ft. ‘Little er Two-Abreast, PARK MACHINES TO ORDER, Catalogue and Prices on request. ALLAN HERSCHELL CO., Inc. North Tonawanda, Mclaughlin, 33 Crisman St., Forty Fort, Pa. RAVER “MIX UP” FOR SALE All steel, fine shape; bargain at $1,750. Also com- plete Skillo Joint, Top, Flash and everything, all tn one trunk, $50. 12x12 Living Top, waterproof, $15 Address F. C. CLARK, 1824 Canal St., New Or- leans, until March 28th; then Miller Bros.’ Shows, Greenville, 8. C. W. A. GIBBS ATTRACTIONS WANT For opening April 2 Shows of all kinds excep’ Athletic. Wi6ill book 75-25 with your own outfit. W'!! sell exclusive on Corn Game, Candy Floss, Ice Cree" Peanuts, Lead Gallery, Cigarette Gallery, America® Palmist, High Striker. Grab and Juice sold; 4!! others open, but no exclusive. CAN PLACE Track Man, two Bucket Workers, other Agents. Write Open auspices Firemen, Afton, Okla., April 2. We ewn eur ewe Rides. W. A. GIBBS, Neosho, Mo. ent mere ot ete Power! Power! 0 : . 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THE PARKER Q MODEL CARRY-US-ALL (3 Sizes) BABY Q—32-ft. — 34-ft. Cresting; 20 Horses, 3 Ponies, 1 Chari practicable machine built. 2-ROW Q—38-ft. Platform, 42-ft. Cresting; 24 Raci ne Style Horses, 1 Chariot, 3 Ponies, 1 Sette 3- ROW Q—Same size as 2-Row, but has 36 Horses, 1 Chariot, 4 Ponies, 1 Settee All have brass-covered rods, khaki top and wall, paper-played organ, gasoline engine or electri motor drive, slides im place of spiders, and quick deta ch: ible ‘devices. Unequaled for truck trans- portation, one-day stands and city streets THE C. W. PARKER AMUSEMENT CO. LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS Smallest, lightest 2 Borner \Sy ~Everything for “gw EZ, | Lie a Sas us ~ x ‘ Wd £3 Cy parr vo wes 7 fi . f a — #'s , Rl ; z ee | TS LLL LLL TC TT I A AE LS TNR LT TT | LT } 1 ; us : | ) Sa cnnames: > 5 - (©). Yee @) ¥ Oro a 1 y La~ area <3 LC— 390° EAA enn ee | SF ~ _ ee | q ee Fy imi | rd ‘| [RL JF gaiion. ~b0 Z —T | fl 5 ga jon $6.50 ‘ =I .00 ncession Men everywhere depend on Taleo Quality and Service. Order from this ad. Send one-fourth deposit. Write for illustrated catalog on anything you want. oe : pe a | i: || | , a | Po a . TT { : . Pd ee | EE ] ; ee eee : om ee ee . eee Senay = _—_—_— al — : susan apeaneeenstnneninsnsiid eaeeenneesinetierenennetibeentemeemenmnemmenemnmmnnts ‘ | ee afl KL : t 7 {

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80 The Billboard, March 12, 1927 THE JOHN FRANCIS SHOWS — Opens the Season of 1927 in the HEART OF HOUSTON SATURDAY, MARCH 19TH, TO SUNDAY, MARCH 27TH—Two Saturdays and Two Sundays AUSPICES MAX HUTRAY POST, AMERICAN LEGION WANTED—CONCESSIONS, no exclusives, except Cook House, Juice and Corn Game; Caterpillar Foreman and Ride Help. t 4 | | Address JOHN FRANCIS SHOWS, - ° - - : P. O. Box 1084, Houston, Texas | = year by some of our wise friends. Per- attraction. Business Manager Wilson sonally Schwab is a good fellow, but his hand was forced to sign the ordinance. Will the carnival men ever learn?” JAMES H. BREWER, the showmen's friend at Springfield, Ill., writes: “You may know that Springfield, Ill., is a closed town, but on April 5 we are go- ing to have our city election, and as there is no one in the field against Emil Smith he will be our next mayor. Our last four years have been for reform and this is going into the discard. All carni- val and circus agents will find more of a welcome in Springfield than they have in the last four years.” SPEAKING OF organization and legis- lation, it is reported from reliable sources that some of the restrictive measures being attempted against travel- ing shows actually are supported by cer- tain permanently located outdoor in- terests. The planting of a cheap rag outfit near a park or beach is enough provocation in most instances. This and the several other poor business poli- cies which make trouble for outdoor shows could be eliminated very quickly by organization. J. V. MORASCA advises that he has contracted The Nick Conestia athletic show, Bill and Rose Johnson with their big snake, H. G. Patterson's 5-in-1 and McKenzie’s funhouse. O’Connell Broth- ers will be back again with their merry- go-round, Broadway with 5 conces- sions and chairplane, Eddie Grady with blankets, C. B. Corlett, two concessions; Thomas Healey, fishpond, shooting gal- lery and candy; G. B. Tatman will have charge of the light plant and Hen Hart- man will handle the train. ‘There will also be a calliope mounted on a truck. THE ORLANDO SENTINEL said: “The Joneses came into their own yesterday. Little did Johnny J. Jones imagine when he announced the invitation to all his namesakes to be his guests yes- terday afternoon to his midway shows that there were so many Joneses in this part of Florida. Joneses came from as far as North Dakota—they came from Montana, and one showed his creden- tials as being from Vancouver, B. C. It was a great afternoon for the Joneses, and they proudly wore their tags as they went from show to show.” D. ALTMAN writes: “The Meech Grain Company of Middletown, Conn., has leveled off a large tract of land that will be big enough for any show to set up on. The location is central, about two minutes from the main street and, to make it easier for railroad shows to come here a side track has been laid that runs into the lot. Heretofore shows have had a three-mile haul to the lot from the railroad yards. Coleman Bros.’ Shows were the first show to exhibit on this location.” THE TEXAS KIDD SHOWS, which have been ? Texas during the winter, report having had a nice season, get- ting real breaks with the weather. The show has been enlarged to play the t i larger cities. TT} The lineup monkey motordrome ated by T consists of illusion show oper- A. Power, circus side show conducted by Lou Gaul, athletic show under the management of Kid Tuffy, Texas Kidd Frontier Days rodeo, the fea- ture attraction; Barnet the Second, edu- cated chimpanzee; Ferris wheel, merry- z0-round and a light plant. This is a < Nistht it and there are 25 con- WOMAK writes: , ¢ te “Altho the of the Checker Exposition x weeksS away, e Prof. Flint has contracted Ss concert nd and Dare- will be the free verything is Coupon Workers --Demonstrators MAKE $50.00 PER DAY SELLING GENUINE eS) MAJAR PERFUMES You contract Drug or Department Stores. They will conduct your sale on a basis of 25% or less. We supply you with new sure-fire local newspaper advertising copy, containing coupon offer of a full size $1 boitle MAJAR PERFUME _ for 39c FLASH, QUALITY, PRICE—MAKE BIG PROFIT. Please understand that we give you the same co-operation that has sold 100,000 of a single item within eight months, and now ready to add to our list of prosperous agents with a better deal than ever. GET BUSY—START NOW—WHY DELAY? One ounce MAJAR CONCENTRE NARCISSE PERFUME. as pictured, gold label, fancy non-leak stopper, in beautiful satin-finished pox, $1 value. Sells for 39c. COST YOU BUT $10.00 PER 100 One ounce MAJAR CONCENTRE NARCISSE PERFUME, in high-grade (squat-shape) bottle, beautiful gold and satin finished box, $1.25 value.. Sells for 49¢c. COST YOU BUT $15.06 PER 100 odors, Chypre One-half ounce LELOUP PERFUMB, in two and Narcisse, high-grade Perfume. Sells for 394. COST YOU BUT $10.00 PER 100 Printed coupons for any of the above deals, $1 PER THOU. SAND. Samples of all above mentioned for $1, if desired. All No goods shipped with- orders go forward sam day as received. out at least 25% deposit. The J. L. BARNES COMPANY 19 S. WELLS ST. (Majar Laboratories), CHICAGO, ILL. 7 DAD'S PUZZLER It Positively Can Be Done. Requires 58 Moves of the Blocks. Diagram shows proper arrangement of the 9 blocks in the box. The puzzle is to move the large Few ever solve it without using the square block from the upper left- printed solution. Copyright 1926 hand corner A, to lower left-hand corner C, without lifting any block Patent applied for. Although new and unadvertised, 65.- from bottom df the box, nor are you allowed to turn any piece. 000 were sold during January and al- most 5,000 a day in February. Those One of the best Advertising Nov- elties ever conceived. getting in on this now will reap a harvest. - Used for resale and also as an ad- vertising novelty. As a window or Street item it will sell very fast. Don’t delay. Write today and be the first to introduce this great money moker. Although new and unadvertised, we jumped from 65,000 in January to 135,000 in February, and now over 8,000 Puzzles a day the first five days in March. We have roum for a few more Salesnien. PRICE DOZEN, $1.50, PREPAID P. P. Sample, Prepaid, 25c. Special Prices in Quantities. FLAGS AND BURGEES American and Foreign Nation Flags, Cotton, Silk or Wool; any size. Flags to advertise your show. Specially made; any colors, any lettering. Anything you }) want—we'll make it or get it. i Baker-Lockwood Seventh and Wyandotte Streets, Kansas City, Mo. AMERICA’S BIG TENT HOUSE | (SSS SS SSS SS SS SS ee ee ee : - _ RECEIVER Public Auction “sate Equipment, to be sold by order of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio, on the Fair Grounds at Attica, Ohio, on Friday morning, March 11, 1927, at 10 o’clock A.M., Eastern Standard Time. Terms of Sale--Cash and subject For information regarding Receiver, 83 South High Street. BENJAMIN F.LEVINSON, Attorney FRANK H. DAVIS WANTS the court. MORRIS’ BEIM, to confirmation of same address communication to A GOOD, STRONG FEATURE FOR SIDE SHOW Doc Weatherford, with cigarette act, write. MIND- READING ACT. Must read mitts. A GOOD BLUIE BLUIE DOING A FIRE ACT. Other working Acts write. Show opens April 1. All Acts state lowest salary F. H. DAVIS, care Brundage Shows, Fair Grounds, Little Reck, Arkansas. and Secretary Culler are in Chai'otte, N. C., and are due to report for duty April 1. F. E. Mason has contracted his ferris wheel and C. A. Hartzberg his chairplane. Among the concessionaire: recently booked are L. Weddington, cook- house and juice; Pat Frank, Hartley Mc- Durnip and Bill Boggs. The show wil! open April 21.” A. F. CROUNSE ‘United Shows is rounding into shape for the season. Many old faces, as well as some new ones, are here. Among others is Ned Bevan, who signed to conduct «the wrestling show, making his sixth season Slim Nugent takes over the circus side show. Carroll Miller is building a pit show. Wakeman Gardner will conduct the midway restaurant. Al Campbell has signed up for all the ball games. J J. Kelley has two cork gun concessions Harvey Bachman has the long-range shooting gallery, and Burdett Crounse is building several concessions. The Har- rison Family and William Tripp, elec- triclan and wife, will be with the show ARTHUR F. (DOC) COLLINS, for sev- eral years a water circus manager, who directed the aquatic show with the Rubin & Cherry Shows in 1925, is now the manager of the Miami Beach Fron- ton, where the “Jai Lai”, or Spanish ball game, is holding forth to tremendous crowds. Collins assumed the manage- ment of the Fronton a year ago and has put the new game over to a whale of a hit, as evidenced by the crowds which attend nightly. The average attendance at the games is 10,000 and in addition to the game, Collins stages special events. Captain P. J. Hoover, high diver, formerly under Mr. Collins’ manage- ment, who was injured last summer while filling an engagement, is one of Mr. Collins’ aids at the Fronton. MRS. HARRY McKAY, of Chicago, ani Mrs, George Harmen, of 354 Washington avenue, Miami Beach, Fla., gave a luncheon and bunco party at the hom: of Mrs. Harmen, February 24, to wom- en of the show world sojourning her: The fqlowing were present: Mrs. Arthur Collins' and her sister, Mrs. Sol Gins- berg, of New York; Mrs. Con T. Ken- nedy Downs, Mrs. Ike Faust, Mrs. Eddi: Brown, Mrs. Joe Harris, Mrs. Biscov Mrs. Lou DuFour, Mrs. Clif Wilson, Mrs Geo, Keightley, Mrs. Harry McKay and Mrs. Geo. Harmen. The sisters had nice time and just at the cloge of th: festivities George Harmen and ‘Bill Pad- ger returned from a successful fishing trip and presented each one with 4 king mackerel. DOC WADDELL grites: “Just heard of the passing at Indianapolis of Bert Weadon, brother of Percy Weadon known wherever showfolk are. The end came suddenly—ill only thrce days. I put Bert Weadon in the show business when I was general representative for the late Frank C. Bostock. In those days wherever Jack Bonavita and his thrill- ing ‘27 lion act’ were, there would be the splendid Bert Weadon. He accom- panied the Bostock animal show [to Europe and around the world. After the déath of Bostock and Bonavita he retired from the show life activitic During the latter part of his life he was a trusted tyler of Masonic lodges at Indianapolis. He was laid away with Masonic honors. I loved Bert Weadon and so did all who knew him.” ALTHO LATEST REPORTS from (@a!!- fornia indicate that showmen of ‘tha! State finally have gone to the front t? protect their interests against ininpica! legislation sponsored by prejudicial pp2'- ties for purely selfish motives, there{ are adverse activities in other parts of }the country—with nobody on the ground to combat them. About two woeks °°’ { Bik } TEES eS I it : | ee | eC | ae) ih L ‘ i ; 3 ; , 2 i. | i Le ~ : | ; We sy! 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WANTED—For 38 Weeks’ Weeks in the City of New Orleans, Cars Must Pass All A. R. A. Selma, Ala.; WORLD AT HOME Extraordinary and Distinctive Features. Tour, Season 1927. tion of Sterling Outdoor Amusements Has Been Exhibiting Continuously Week in and Week Out Since May 10. La. SHOWS WANTED—WILD WEST or similar spectacle. PLATFORM SHOW, CRYSTAL MAZE and MONKEY SPEEDWAY. Car. Refreshments and Cook House; prefer one with own wagon. Inspections and All Property must be in first-class I. J. POLACK, General Manager WORLD AT HOME SHOWS, New Orleans, La., until Satucuay. Week March 28, Talladega, Ala. The Billboard, March 12. 1927 81 An International Amusement Institution Playing Big Attendance Fairs, Properly Promoted and Spirited Celebrations 1926. ILLUSION SHOW. CONCESSIONS WANTED—For Wonderful Spring WANT TO BUY EQUIPMENT | Stock Car, 5 Flats conditic in keeping with World ar March 12; Week March SHOW Always Quality First. Will on March 12 Close 7 Highly Successful “FUN ON THE FARM”. Home Shows’ 14, Tuscaloosa, Ala.;: and Big City Bookings. This Combina- WAX SHOW. Territory. For Sale—Exclusive, Dining and 15 Wagons. Write Fall Particulars. High Standard. Address Week March 21, the Senate committee on State and country fairs in Minnesota held a meet- ing on the question of setting up drastic rules in regard to attractions and con- cessions at the fairs. Nobody appeared in opposition to the plan suggested for handling the situation. This gross over- sight would not have occurred if the outdoor show folk were organized. There is to be another meeting before the question is definitely decided. Those whose interests are at stake had better act quick. ATLANTA, Ga—Things are looking like spring in Atlanta, as nearly all troupers have left the Central Hotel to join different shows. W. D. McLean, general agent of the Bertha May Shows, left for winter quarters at Millen, Ga., to assist Bob Wayner, owner of the show, in getting things ready for an early opening. M. L. and Alabam Mor- ris have gone to Washington, Ga., to join the Nat Reiss Shows. T. R. and Merea Edwards, who operate the Central Hotel, are joining the Bertha may Shows, T. R. as business manager. George Webster is also joining the same show. Curly Norman and wife will leave for Greenville, S. C., to join Mile ler Bros.” Shows as soon as Curly 18 able to travel, as he is in the Grady Hospital at present recovering from an attack of rheumatism. Among recent visitors were Morris Miller, Billy Har- rington, J. J. Page, Bobby Kline and Sam Chandler. JOHN METZ advises that the follow- ing people have signed contracts to ap- pear at Revere Beach and Museum un- der his managtment: Jolly Ada, fat girl; Queen Pearl, midget; Fielding, human fish act; May Albertia, bag puncuner; Langars, mindreaders; Val Varta, tor- ture act; Helen Constance, sawing wome an in half and cabinet mystery; Bill Brown, tattoo man; Harry Holland, magician; Mr. and Mrs. Murdock’s ofr- chestra. They will appear in con- junction with Serpentina, the serpent girl, who will be featured. Garry How- ard will have his Chinese opium denas an added attraction. Mr. and Mrs. Doc Carpentier will be on the front with their head and sword illusion, Doc making openings with J. S. Liberty and Chas. Marriott. The building will be altered thruout and the work is now going on under the supervision of Hughie Normile. The opening date will be April 30. ONE WRECKED PUDDLE & broken spring in another JUMPER, and & CARNIVAL COMPANIES, NOTICE The Biggest and Best Hit on the Show EXHIBIT PENNY ARCADES Scores of Carnival Companies installed our Arcades on their shows last season and earned big ditidends on their investment. Exhibit Arcades are a Class A Concession without a payroll. Our new, fool-proof penny machines require no labor and very little care—just set them up and collect. We stand behind every machine with our guarantee of workmanship and material. “A TIP-TOP KIDDIE ATTRACTION THAT CAN'T BE BEAT.” We can supply you with a first-class Arcade of Exhibit Machines costing from $1,000.00 to $5,000.00, that should pay you 100% on your investment every thirty days. WARNING—BEWARE OF BUYING SECOND- os: eal ARE EXPENSIVE AT ANY Our long Arcade experience is at your service. Our terms are fair and square. Profitable Exhibit Arcades with other Carnival Companies. EXHIBIT SUPPLY CO., 4222 W. Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. Let us tell you about Smaii Pum Tees for Hollow Wire .20 COOK HOUSE MEN IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT We are headquarters for Gasoline Stoves, Jumbo Barn- ers, Steam Tables, Tanks, Pumps, Hollow Wire, Gasoline Lanterns, Litthe Wonder System Lamps, Mantles, Torches, Urn Burners Waffle Irons, Coffee Urns, Griddles, Juice Jars, Juice (Like Cut). Pres- Powders, Circus Lemonade Glasses. Also Special Equipment sure Only. to order, Terms: One-fourth cash. balance C. O. D. 4-tnch ....$4.25 8-Gation fans «--+.- $5.50 Write for complete catalog. inch .... 5.50 Waxham Light & Heat €0., ove. 1s. sso w. «zest. m. ¥.. Harry P.Fisher Shows Open April 25, near Pittsburgh, Pa. Showmen—will furnish you complete outfits. + lla fe Hi book at good terms. Wanted—Foreman ea Ferris Wheel and Chair Plane. Will sell X on Cook House, Grab and Juice, Corn Game, Palmistry and Turtle Game. All other legitimate Concessions open. Address HARRY P. FISHER, York Hotel, North Side, Pittsburgh, Pa. CETLIN & WILSON Game Agents. a other Agents contracted with us acknowledge this adv. Show = — Tein. , ow on March 26. P. S.—Have for sale two Federal 15-number Red Star Fiash- = d one week. $75 takes both. Two Wasi Tub Evans Buckets, with specia - made crates, used two Sa, each. Three Baltimore Wheels, 10, 12 and 24-number, Star Brand, new, $15 each. One fully pear Bottle Game, 10-ft. Anchor canvas, used two months, $50. One Bonner Br. Cat Game, 10-ft yy Anchor canvas. Used one month. Price, $75. Both games with brand-new frames and stringers. yA ay CETLIN & WILSON, P. 0. Box 438, Johnson City, Tenn. Long season to right parties. Will furnish opening for Ten or Five-ir Also useful people in all de- Wheel and Mix-Up. Will book or buy same. i penn for organized Minstrel, Athletic. Illusions, Snake pg One. Platform, Walk-Thru Shows. CE sober, reliable General Ag t ot stments. Concessions all kinds open Will sell exclusive on Corn Geme, Paimist, also two choice M: pa — lise Wheels. Ac xy old people come on jdress all mail and wires Birmingham, Als. P. S.—WILL BOOK OR BUY Calliope. All nervous doctor resulted in the simul- taneous toothache of Henry and Jack Fatt, heavyweight twins of the Jonnny J. Jones Exposition, one early during the Ft. Myers date of the shows. The trouble was checked when Henry lost one painful molar at the hands of Dr. Bugg and Jack experienced a mi- raculous recovery of peace following the harrowing dental experiences of his brother. Like a flash from a peaceful Sky, toothache struck the twin Patts at the same time. They chartered a neare- by auto for a double-time trip to the dentist; the car balked at such treat- ment, broke down and turned over, and the fat Fatt brothers hied a who landed them at the office of Dr. Bugg with a fractured rear spring. Henry was tied in the chair and the dentist did his duty, but when the outlaw molar was being extracted the pain im Jack’s breadchopper lost its hurt. JACK ROSE writes: “The members of the Monarch Exposition Shows wish to express their sincere feelings on the death of Mrs. Sophie C. Edson, owner of the shows, who passed away Friday, February 15, in Dr. Lyle’s Hospital at Rock Hill, S.C. The remains were taken to New York for burial, accompanied by her son, Ralph Edson, and Mike Ziecler, co-partner of Mrs. Edson. Funeral serv- ices were held in New York at the home of Mrs. Edson, and at the same time and hour the members of the show held funeral services at the Presbyterian Church in Rock Hill. The Monarch Ex- position Shows closed after their owner passed away and did not reopen until Tuesday of the following week, the man- agement being in the hands of Jack Rose, who has been connected with the organization for 19 years. It is a hard proposition to go about our work daily without the presence of Mrs. Edson and it will be a long time before we can for- get our beloved friend.” GUERRINI COMPANY P. Petromilli, Proprietor, HIGH-GRADE pepoqsreas. Gold Medal P.-P. 277- a © by ——~ p29 Francises. s eas WANT-GREAT EASTERN SHOWS-WANT THE SNAPPER A new ri ding device merit, for Pe. or Carnival Write for pS cription and Morris Mfg. Company Leavenworth, Kansas. Kid Williams. year wire me. Richmond April 9, under strong auspices. W. T. . TONE. Mgr., W. T. STONE SHOWS Want To Book An Organized Minstrel Show; will furnish complete new outfit for same oc want to hear from Plantation Performers and Colored Musicians. Smittley and all Performers with Florida Amusement Company last Also want to hear from Troupe Hiauran; Danny Liankiana, All Concessions open except Cook House, Grab, Juice Richmond, please acknowledge this call by mail at once. W. T. STONE SHOWS, 10 West Main St., Richmond, Va. ney Krause Salary paid by office. wire. and Corn Game. Show opens how. All people that are to open with me at or Platform S Opening for Concessions. CULLEN LAST Team for Hawaiian Show. No tickets. J. R. STRAYER. cessions of all kinds except Cookhouse and Corn Game. Greater Shows OPEN AUGUSTA, GA., Want one more Show not conflicting. Opening for Single Pit Can book Midget or Fat People Show. Plantation Performers, write W. J. care Krause Greater Shows, Augusta, Ga. | write BEN KRAUSE, Mgr., Krause Greater Shows. MARCH 17 All others CALL = — 5 SS1o he following Concessions sol Cook H ise, Palmistry, Ci t w ANTS SILOM AND Conc E i N3 T ¥~- ~ s Ne eees om har Monee, Pet — - Ten-in-On: M key Mot wd ne, Walk-Thru, Mechanical City, _ By my jon ro own x. -. v ANT > TTO zam “untry Store, Car Rack, Fish Pond, Candy Pick-Out, Pull the is op-La, aids - AUSPICES GRO on wy All Mer nate oy Wheels open. Floor Lamp, Blanket, Shawls, Silverware, Groceries, Umtx — Le Can place — yd Accs alo Flam, Bacon, Straw H ts No Tracks, Skille or Ey _~ +—~ cat fe ate, one Siivi ae it _ ace legitimate Con- WILL ROOK Kiddie Ride. WANT Ride Help int to hear from Ed ite B ! CONCE nutes cn P . Pee ee Mend Oe Slide FY e Act Have several good Fairs booked Shows will open o~. a. Leal S ; SALE—8,30 Minstrel Banner Door Entrance, with the wording “‘Charlest n Sye opat tors." a 393 North Main St.. Memphis, Tenn. 200.00. First $40.00 tok t One 8x10 khaki Concession Top. French Wheel, 20 numb . ‘ M t piet i $40.00. &x10 Rall Hood, $12, good shape — pre * tor = et a 3 Se. es ion Committees, write, a Cone 8 ite. All letters ansv $300.00. Fair Secretaries, Celebration L Sener uc, “a CT Bg he THE LAST “WORD” IN YOUR LETTER TO ADVERTISERS, “BILLBOARD”, mn the other side | This is a gilly show HOFFNER AMUSEMENT COMPANY STRAYER AMUSEMENT CO.......... norms ** OPENING MARCH 12, Want two or three more Shows that don’t conflict “. is is a if | ee | { j | ee | e, Ly ; is a ~ eee | . ee | , ’ iS } : a : | ie ' le ee ) it eee { : _—s ; re i — ; ‘ re ‘ : — | ; h w Wire, per Ft. .05 ¥: CC oO aR h ; - ee iS — = »f | h “ I in , es Tr, ‘ >= ——— Pr of ; id a 7 n rr 3 —___—— ~ a | 5- EEE OO ——————7”E — . -~4 lf d 7 | : | | - LE T4 d j | rt _ F | I | SS : | ; ee ' \- e | — | h n 4 i- F it | “e | PF CCCis 1e il LO — f 7 t 7 . :

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$ , MAKERS IN THIS LIST Flashy Scented Sachet Packets. Gross. .$1.80, $2 i Envelopes, Peer- less, Small. Gross.... 1.35 Small Perfume Vials, Gold Labels. Gross...... 2.0) Perfume Bottles, 2-Dram, na Labels. Gross.... 2.75 Flat Shoe Laces, Pairs. Gr, 27-In., $2.50; 40-In., 2.75 Novelty Toothpick Knives, 5 Piece. Gross...... 2. Celluloid Toothpicks, 4 Preongs. Gross.......-... 2.75 Beauty Pins, 2 on Card. Gress ...........0+5 3.25 Soft Collar Pins, on Card. Gross eee rr 44 “Close Back’’ Collar Buttons. Gross...........- . Nail Files. $1.75, $2.25, bes RMS: Deposit required on C. O. D. ‘orders. Cur- rency or stamps for —- Prices F. O. B. New York. Ask 7 HARLES UFERT, 100 West 2ist street, New York. Saas 7 $7.95 GROSS Heavy nickel plated. Holds and sttops all makes of w - $12.75 { Gros’ Stroppers with } Gross Leather Strops, Sample Outfit, 35c. 25% deposit on ae Cc. O. Ds. RADIO STROPPER CO * ” Chicago, i. 748 WN. La Salle St G8 Heavier Profits — Lighter Sales! ye MASTERLITE” CIGAR. ‘LIGHTER Guaranteed for life. Sells on a flash demonstration to smokers and dealers at hig profits Each sale juilds an everlasting re- peat business. $3.00 brings sample dozen in handsome display bor with sure-fire seliing plans. Sample, 50c. RADIO GAS LIGHTER Sells to Every User of Gas. Lights Mantles, Hold Directly — Stoves, Jets a .~ Bag @aotecrion |” a Heaters ights Instantly “wort . A big 25c¢ seller, paying 300‘ profit. Send today for wholesale prices with self-selling plans. B. MASTERLITE MFG. CO., 110 E. 230d St., New York. worthy of the name and not afraid to work, I'll bet you $50 that you can’t work for us 30 days and earn less than $200. Think I’m bluffing? Then answer this ad and a me TOM WALKER DEPT. 313 « PITTSBURGH, PA. BALLOONS Your name and ad name of Fair, Carnival or Park you ere going to work printed on a No. 70 Balloon, as- per Shipped same day. No. 90 Heavy Gas Bal- loon. Pictures on both sides. $4.00 Gross. FRESH Ne. 70 Heavy Gas Bal- TOCK, loon. Patriotic. $3.60 Gr. BEAUTI- No. 60 Heavy 2-Color FUL Balloon, $2.25 Gross. COLORS. Squawkers, $3.00 Gross. ALL Extra Heavy Seleeted DERS Sticks, 30¢ Gress. No - SHIPPED sonal checks accepted. 25% AME with order, balance C. OQ. DAY. D. YALE RUBBER CO., 15 East {7th Street, New York, WN. Y. ULCANIZES the— HEATLESS, CEMENTLESS WAY! Sell “‘Seal-R-Tite’’ All-Rubber Repair (the new Chemical Method of Vulcanizing) for Tubes, Casings and All Rubber Goods, No cement, heat or gasoline used. Instant and permanent repairs in less than two minutes. Any size from a pinhead to a 17-in. blowout. Write today for sample Rand territory, SEAL-R-TITE PATCH CO., Dept. 105, 1705 S. State, Chicago. MAILED FREE Our new Catalog, full of JEWELRY, SALESBOARD, PREMIUM and OPTICAL BARGAINS. ALBERT MARTIN & CO. holesale Jewelers and — 123 West the sn Street, HICAGO, ILL. POLMET POLISHING CLOTH A tarnish from all metals without the * se of Hq uid, paste or powder. Our —_ say 7» ag is ike “ho “hot alec - Retails 25c imple lee «(127 Ed , 7 co.. ane "St. The Billboard, March 12, 1927 WILL FIND MONEY 7) PIPES for PITCHMEN Conducted by GASOLINE BILL BAKER Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. SIDNEY RIED, oil man, communicate with Ned Brown care of Berk Bros., 543 Broadway, New York City. Last heard from in Pittsburg. ARCHIE SMITH sends best regards to Jetty Myers and would like to hear from him. Archie says Pick-Me-Out puzzles going big around New York City. HARRY WHIPPLE, subscribtionist, also wintérs in Arkansas. Hard to keep track of this fellow. He wanders in and out of North Little Rock. "TWAS EVER THUS. Many of the boys regard the appearance of the big Spring Special of Billyboy as a high sig- nal to hit the road. BOB UNDERWOOD and the missus, Mabel, and Bob O’Hara and wife, Irene, are riding out of North Little Rock, trying to increase the circulation of a farm periodical. MRS. JAMES KELLEY wants to thank Ned House for the box of oranges and grapefruit he sent up from Florida. Drop a line, Ned, and let us know where you are. DAVE DAVIS, of collar button fame, has opened up a hotel in Detroit, the New Hotel Griswold. Dave would be glad to see any of the oldtimers. He has been operating in real estate for some time and has done well. KID OWNES and Brother Halley are working the Food Show in Brooklyn, N Y., and report business very good. Ownes is working rug. needles and Halley pens. H. L. BELLE is the new circulation manager of The Teras Commercial News. He has many funny stories to tell you. When you meet him in his office have him tell you the one about the pay- master and the tramp. DOC CAL HICKS, of medicine fame, with his wife, Edna, and his enter- tainer, Harry Fink, is making North - circulation managers Tl carecaemcaaamemmamsc amare aca esa a i Little Rock his headquarters, riding out al pitching when the weather per- m SO IT FLOPPED on the tryout at Washington, D. C., and Atlantic City, meaning The Wild Man of Bornev, in which the pitchman is dramatized. Too bad. No, not that tone and inflection. Say it sympathetically. WILLIAM C. TURTLE, magician, pipes from La Salle, Ill.: “We hada great yguo- fest of med. men here last week. The Billy and Eva Merriam Show was play- ing in a hall in town and Doc Harry F. Parker lives here. Doc E. Johnston was here reorganizing his show and 1 was son mee Me a vaudeville house. Plenty of argument DUSTY RHODES PIPES from Jack- sonville, Fla., February 23: “Back home again with my four brothers and moth- er. Before leaving the State I will visit my father’s grave at Lake City, Fla., where the entire family has a Private burying ground. This year I have covered the entire State of Florida and found plenty of undesirable paper- men in this State, having all kinds of credentials. Circulation managers thru- out the country are responsible for towns being closed, putting to work an undesirable class. Business has not been so good in this State this year, so far at least. Practically the celery neighborhood and strawberry section of the State is in very good shape. If all and publishers this coming year and this year put good men to work in the field, good re- liable papermen, we will have no trouble getting over the road and working in towns where business ought to be good. I think this year that the entire South will be in good shape for the paper boys and I hope they will get all they can.” GEORGE L. SPERRY SHOOTS from Wichita, Kan.: “Just read in Pipes where my old friend, James E. Miller, of fountain pen and garter fame, was a visitor in Juarez, Mex., and arrived PROMPT SHIPMENTS GUARANTEED Fountain Pens Including Boxes From $12.00 Gross Up. Write for Our Special Price List You Will Save Money. POCKET KNIFE SHARPENER. Guaranteed workers. Sample, 100 Miniature Manicure Set NEW REDUCED PRICE. fra: ern itelth ath pont BEST QUALITY, $2.50 Gross 25% deposit, balance C. O. D. BERK BROS., As Usual We Are Headquarters for Latest Novelties. 543 we % with order, balance C. O. D. New York City or SHH Ep OO ris ‘ a " 4 a’ 4 = Sy 1h) Ef Le i] EF iF f47¥ || ER he abel es) No. 13966. Every Medicine Man 185-195 E. Naghten TELEGRAPH YOUR ORDER WANTS-—YES, NEEDS OUR 1927 CATALOG IT’S YOURS FOR THE ASKING THE DEVORE MFG. CO., Mfg. Chemists “Our Customers Are Our Best Advertisement’’ for a Gross King’s Bill Folds. Largest factory in the VU. S., making Sheetwriters and Mer- chants Bill Folds. We make 600 kinds. Merchants, Sheet- writers, Pitchmen and Sales- men, write. King Razor & Leather Goods Mfg. Co. BB Street, Indiana, Pa. St., Columbus, Ohio. ANOTHER SS ae B6324—A brand new Ladies’ Ring, best we have ever had. Made of solid sterling silver, fancy hand engraved and finely pierced, set with a beautiful fiery flashing brilliant, of just the right size, a little smaller than a karat. Set by hand just like a diamond, and trimmed with two arti- ficial Sapphires on the sides, beautifully finished, - will not tarnish. Can be had in all ladies’ sizes. Special Price ger Dezen......cccccccccees xT Sample, Prepald “8 eee eee eee eee eee eee Write for our ivustrateg | Syne of FLASH JEWELRY, WATCHES, SILVERWARE and OP- TICAL GOODS! Mailed free to you on applica- tion. Our prices are absolutely guaranteed lower than you can buy is for from any other house in the world. ALTER & CO. 165 W. Madison St. CHICAGO, ILL. TIPPY TIM BALLOON PACKAGE Doz., 60c, Gro., $6.50 Folding Tricks, Hide the a Doz, 50c; Per 100, $4.00. Miller Bay Snakes, Frogs, Alligators, Pigs, Inflated Toys ef All Kinds. Dz. .90 St. Patrick's Favors © Shamrocks. Gross..$1.00 s A 4 Le irish Flags, eee ee ee eeee eiitentiaaiiaaal . 75 _ eee 23 40 Dozen i caccansecs 45 weet Crepe Snes Doz Irish “OLD € Rin” loo ozen.... Irish Noise Makers. Dozen Champagne Fan Bot- tles. Dozen Cigarette Holder Pipes. Dozen.... 35 Green | see ee DezeW ncccccree 75 15 Order from this list, or get our free catalog of 100] favors. Brazel Novelty Mfg.Co. 1700 Ella St., Cin'ti, 0. “INSIDE INFORMATION” “Where To Buy Most Anything” Invaluable to Pitchmen, Streetmen, Concession Mans- gers, Fair and Carnival Workers, Canvassers, Novelty and Toy Shops, Beauty Parlors, Demonstrators, Mail Order Houses, Local Merchants, etc. The Mail Dealers and Agents’ Directory lists over 1,000 firms and over 5,000 different articles, original source of supply. Chemicals, Food Products, Medicines, Soaps, ‘‘etc.’’, put up under your label at lowest prices. Imprint Catalogs Where and How To Advertise, Writers of Sales Letters, ete. *Directory’’, a Tw oe $1.00, Postpaid. Just sey HE COLLINS CO., BROOKLYN, N. Y. » GAS IGNITING PISTOL =o: - 197 FULTON sti REET, Lights every kind of gas. Each house- wife a prospect. Something new that is safe and sane. All nickel-plated. Sam- ples. 25¢; one dozen, in boxes and case, $1.50, or $15.00 a gross. NEW METHOD MFG. CO., Box B-t1, Bradford, Pa. PAPERMEN A_ NEW WRINKLE FOR “SQUARE SHOOTERS”. All Southern States and all States west of the Mis- sissippt River. F. AL. PEARCE (Your Old Pal Al.) 301 Shukert a FH 1115 Grand Avenue, ANSAS CITY, MO. Veterans’ Service Magazine 180 Mott Street, New York. Salesmen wanted. Service Booklets. Hummers. xu Respects. Rapid sellers. B money makers, Sam ples, 100. Get your cartier” a a 8 Wad [You ee : | array see | 7 LD) -\¥ i _ Ce : ME > Flick Sl Ga le é pi i —. | | fp ss ; i ioeinimenmmnemnneeattnn: 7 i : 7 : . vs d . bd V A) a ae . ee | Vs al ee a : — — te ER) 1g You Are A Coy) Rhy | MAN [LRN | oly, \ | © Oo" Us alli | e Gre 1 nn | Ry it | —————————————__ - = ES - " at prea =e \ eS ; Ri E.:,, CC | ee a . 7 a ; 2 AL a | " roe x — | | : S pe ee Pp k ‘

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BIG REDUCTION IN TRIO or ACE ned, Green & Purple Colors. We also have the famous BAMBOO COMPASS PENS, $3.50 per Dozen. 4-IN-| COMBINATION PEN AND PENCIL Cite Of wink ee” in Attractive Assorted Colors, $3.75 per Dozen. Dozen. We also have many other styles, T. KOBAYASHI & Co., SFiS en's and Ladies’ Size. PENS. $3.00 per doz’ DAMASCINE PENCILS, $3.00 per @ required on C. O. D. orders. Dept. B, 208 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Iilinois. Samples, Assorted, $1.00. NEW BEDFORD, MASS. PITTLE SUPPLY CO. THE FASTEST SELLER IN THE WORLD '_| ABIG NOVELTY IF NOT SATISFIED WE GUARANTEE TO REFUND MONEY Pamphlet Free === The Parisian Art Needle Co. > mer = Send 50c for Rug Needle. with a Solid Gold or Gold-Plated Pen Point. sell It’s all im the Pen Point. Full line of Oversize Pencils to match. Green, Mahogany and Black. Fancy Steel Bores if you want to make up your own Pen Sets. Try a dozen in Solid Gold or Gold Plate. Get my new Price List. JAMES KELLEY, The Specialty King, 487 Broadway, New York City. sample of New Rug Needle or $1.00 for Parisian Art Needle, complete with 8 points, and the New 914 RUSH STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. OVER SIZE JUMBO RED UNBREAKABLE, Fitted with a No, 8 SPECIAL SOLID GOLD PEN POINT...... $7.00 Dezen, PER $57.00 {5s Buy Your Fountain Pens Di- rect From the Manufacturer. . Full line of Oversize Jum! one m@ ens. Come in Red, Green, Mahogany and Black. Fitted All colors, Red My Pens NOVELTY MEN STREET MEN AND HUSTLERS OUR FUNNY CIRCUS] MAN | IS PROTECTED | | } By U. S._ Patent, No. 1612643. By Canada No. 261701. By England Patent, Ne. 254628. There are several in- fringements of this Funny Circus Man on the market. Be satis- fied and safe Pur- chase the ortginal di- rect from us. Manufactured only by § | MULHOLLAND COAST-TO-COAST TOY BALLOON CO. 619 Culberston Street, COLUMBUS, 0. You can buy the small size No. 1 Cireus Man at ba . Gross. Big size No. 2 Circus Man, at i ross. MMMM PPPMMPAHIALE, ¥%

Wonder Soap Beautiful Gold and Silver Wrapper of Radio Metal. Light Weight— Pure White—Neutral—$4.50 Gross, F. O. B. Chicago. Savoy Drug & Chemical Co. 16 S. Peoria St., Chicago, IIl. Wahcaaaaaaiadddddsdsddasss Midddddddddliddiidddsddddldddbddldllddllidtéda / POCKET LIGHTERS 4 SimPLe 4, SAFE PRACTICAL nic ennnnnnhan New, attractive numbers, quick sellers Big profits. Repeater State sales representatives wanted. Sells all class trades, gifts, premium, advertising and retailers. Lodge emblems, gold, silver and nickel. Sample, 25c. NU-MODE CO. Manufacturers and Distributors. 556 W. Roosevelt Road, CHICAGO. Reduced Prices —Best Quality OUR PRICES ARE LOWEST or (-'N ss B . B.B.32—All Shell Skull Bow Spectacles, all numbers. Per Dozen, $2.5*; Gross, $27.50 = WRITE FOR SPECIAL OFFER SPECTACLE KIT AND CATALOG. NEW ERA OPTICAL C 21 North Wabash, CHICAGO. MAGAZINE MEN Genuine Alligator Grained Leather Wallets, as iiluse trated Bi Per 100, $15.50 No catalog. $1.00 for four Sam- ples. 25% deposit on all C. O. D. or- . ders. NAT'L WALLET MFRS., 2276 65th St., B’klyn, N.Y. MEDICINE MEN SNiian'ucns compouns POWDER. One pound makes two gallons of strong lasttive- Blood Tonic. Price, $1 per "ound. Sample, Py Labels free. Low prices on vil, Soap, ete. AS. FINLEY MED. CO., 4151 Olive, St. Levis, Mo. TPT Te J * me: ONE DOZEN e FREE Cigar Lighters Free With Each Gross ’ AUTOMATIC oo a ———- ce LIGHTERS $12 A GROSS: RETAILS FOR $36. Mention this paper. Everybody a prospect. Good repeater. Sell indiviauals, dealers, sub-agenuts. Particulars free . B. BERNHARDT, 127 West 30th St., New York City. = Photo Pencils, $1.25 doz. Axe Ex-Good Rings, $2.00 dz. Photo Pigs, Photo Rings. .$!.35 Doz., $12.00 Gr. Photo Scarf Pins, Photo Cig’ette Cases. 2.00 Doz. Photo Horse Shoe Tie Pins. Sells Big. 2.50 Dez. Miss Fatima Trick Cards, 25c Doz.; $6 Gross. Set of Phote Samples, $1.50 per Set. THE A. P. CO., 159 North State St., Chicago. **I MADE $21.00 IN FIVE HOURS” Writes Peter Werner, tl. Sell Madison ‘‘Retter-Made’’ Shirts for Large Mcnufocturer direct to wearer. No capital or experience needed. Spare or full time. Cash bonuses. WRITE FOR FREE SAMPLES MADISON MILLS MFRS., 562 Broadway, New Yerk. The Billboard, March 12, 1927 83 back in the U. S. safely, which reminds me when he and I were over there a year ago. Also glad to hear that he has been prosverous and purchased a new car. I aiso bought myself a new car in Buffalo this fall after coming out of Canada, and headed straight south to Miami, Fla; thenacrossto San Ane tonio, Tex., and north into Kansas, runs ning into real winter weather. to work east into the States for the summer. ness has only been fair. ton, overproduction. hear from Earl Crumley. broken his right arm, piped in for some time. New England The pen busi- Would ike to as he hasn't I expect It’s like cot- ON TOP OF THE WORLD WITH Must have Also W. E. King. How about old Doc Nye? He has been silent too long. I get The Billboard every week and Pipes is the first thing I look for. If I don't see letters from my friends on the road I feel disappointed. So come on, boys; thaw out. Spring is here.” R. N. DICKEY, former pitchman and circus man, now selling real estte for Richard Ringling, with headquarters at 17 East 42d street, New York, was a pleasant caller at the Pipes desk last week. Dickey was in Florida at the height of the boom and talks interest- ingly of his experiences, buying and Selling. He is rated high as an earth merchant. It is told of Dickey that on one occasion Ringling wanted to dis- pose of a tract of his Florida lana una instructed Dickey to go to it. Dickey prepared an ad. His description of the Matural beauty of the place and its .Many advantages was so alluring, per- suasive and ccn-incing that, after read- ing it, Ringling changed his mind about putting it on the market and de- cided to keep it for himself. Dickey was making inquiry in Cincinnati for his old friend, Stafford, newspaper man, who was with Signs of the Times some years ago when Dickey last heard from him; also he is anxious to locate the widow of Frank Dillingham. Dilling- ham, Many years ago, manufactured an“ sold a plant juice on East Fourth street, Cincinnati, and was one of the most widely known med. men of his day. LEN HULL BROADCASTS: “Here I've been in the land of sunshine, shows, sheetwriters and evangelists since last November, meaning Florida. Since last November I have covered the State pretty thoroly with the exception of the East Coast. I find conditions are not nearly so bad as some would have you believe. I have been pitching and work- ing paper, but found the pitches diffi- cult on account of the merchant’s license required for each town. in & lot of spots it is not practical to do business as a pitchman, so I am back on paper again and going nicely. The last six weeks I was on fairs. Finished in Tampa, which was all right, but nothing big. All the boys in Florida seemed to be there. Harry Quiner, em- broidery needle impresario, has been down here all winter and doing weil. I can say from observation that all of the real pitchmen and papermen ure getting theirs. Shows and rides also get some money, but most concessions are starving. It looks like concessions are a thing of the past down here. There is not enough money in circula- tion. Harry Melton, well-known paper- man and concessionaire, is seriously ill in the Gordon Keller Memorial Hospital, Tampa, having undergone two serious operations. He is practically without funds and those who know him should write to him at the hospital. Any as- sistance given him will be appreciated.” TWICE REPORTED DEAD in the :ast year or two, Patsy Mahaney survives and enjoys his various obituaries. Un- doubtedly, concessionaires will ‘be sur- IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE LATEST BOOTLEGGERS’ MAPS are now getting the money. Sample Dozen by Mail, $1.00. Price, $5.00 per 100. 9.00 Gross 4-PIECE SETS (Plain Handle). Gross......-- $20.00 4-PIECE SETS (White Handle). Gross....... 23.00 KELLEY, The Specialty King. 487 Bway, N. Y. City. DEAN BETTER BALLOONS Amusement men will find a most profitable item in selling these high- quality Durable Balloons, made un- der our exclusive patented features by the largest rubber factory in the West. All colors and in several different shapes. Also a complete selection of Water Balls, Raincoats and Bathing Bags. Send for our money-saving price list. ; Dean Rubber J Mfg. Co. (6th & Charlotte St., No. Kansas City, Mo. COUPON WORKERS Boys, take the big lead on this new selling riot. This has never been worked on the coupon idea before, — . = o* Leo Lippa, of The Lippa Amusement Co., sold 428 hand paintings at 79¢ each. Total sales, $338.12. Net protit to Leo, $218.28 in one day. sume, You contract with Drug, Department or Art Stores , on a 20 or 25° basis. They will put on your sales of the Famous GREENWICH VILLAGE Genuine ij Hand-Painted OIL PAINTINGS. You can do the j fa THESE BEAUTI- ’ FUL PICTURES are painted by master artists who f are at present teaching Greenwich Village students. We furnish advertising copy and cuts, also coupons Printed on two sides, at $1.00 per 1,000. Paintings of large assortments, size 10x20. Regular price, $2.50. Special Sales Price, 79c or 89c, oF a8 much as $1.00 Each. Prices: In 25 Lots, 35¢; 50 Lots, 32c; 100 Lots, 30¢; 200 Lots or more, 28¢ Each. { Sample 35¢: 3 Same. ples, $1.00. Include {Se extra for Sample, Parcel Post. One-third cash on all orders, belance C. O. D. Act quick! Also wonderful item for house-to-house canvassing, premium or. salesboard use. GREENWICH VILLAGE ART STUDIO 7359 Cottage Grove Avenue, Studio 2!8D, CHICAGO. Day for You Many making more while FREE’ | establishing a permanent busi- ness for themselves. Intro- duce our big line giving a Carving Set FREE to each customer orderingour 11 piece Toilet Goods Assortment. All for $2.25. No fancy talk. . Experience unnecessary. % Walter Harris Sold 800 in 6 Weeks PROFIT OVER $600 You make big money right from _ the start. What more could you ask while introducing a line of Soaps, Toilet Articles, Food Specialties, Polishes, Remedies, ete., at Attractive Prices? 250 Products —all repeaters, 100% profit. 30 yearson the market, Send for illnstrated circulars, inside prices and unique sales plans. Act TODAY, E. M. DAVIS COMPANY, Dept. 9723 » CHICAGO, ILL. j MAGIC CAS LIGHTE: { WINNER FOR AGENTS © Sells to every user of artificial gas. A demonstration means @ sale. Hold di- rectly over gas flow. Samples, 25c, or a in Display Case, $1.00; Gross, 10.00. NEW METHOD MFG. CO. Box B-Ii, BRADFORD, PA. Your Last Chance SPRING SPECIAL NUMBER OF THE BILLBOARD OUT NEXT WEEK Wire or Send Your Copy Now! SIGNS and SHOW CARD PAINTING MADE EASY To produce really good sicns, ecards and lettering work you have to do is trace ar the Letter Pattern a the fill in tracing Si an styles for all practical uses. Write for free samples, B2120 Meva Ave., Chicags, Ul. all und i i : | ah ee a er i —— (SS a — ° (CR % ys | —S—— — — — i eae . ~ @ ‘a iy See, | ee me y Fn POST wins VOICE — | | ——— a i834 SM } Hee an | Hh arm ee OE SE a , —_ - hic = Sa ee | | || — = Se = Bi "A JO Ae | i es ae LOOK AT WHAT LEO LIPPA DID : | Li om

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The Billboard, March 12 HAN — No. B899 — MEN'S _—— WATCH. 18 : ill sharp e, rd Fitted $ 20 -jewel . eylinder move- Ment. Price in Dozen Lots... Special Priee Quoted on Lots of 100 or More. We Carry a Full Line of High-Grade Watches Send for Our Latest Bargain Catalogue : Rock-Bottom Top-Notch Quality at * Prices No. Bil?—This LADIES’ BRACELET WATCH, white z0ld nish, engraved case tted a cylinder > 20 . fully —, teed. complete, ay F active 7 ber, fitted with R jewel movement, dozen lots, for.. Special Price Queted on ts of 100 or More. Same as — 30 but with guaran- . teed 6-jewel move- ment. Price in Dozen Lots Each GREAT EASTERN WATCH CO., 88 Prince snr New York, N. Y. Reducea Prices JUMBO PENS AND PENCILS, ®*,, $36. 00 Green $42.00 BUY FROM THE MANUFACTURERS AND GET THE BEST Red Jumbo, with Band...... .$42.00 Gross Green Jumbe, with Ban us coche ok > aaa 48.00 Gross Red Jumbo, 14-. Solid Gold Point... 86.00 Gross Green Jumbo, 14-K. Solid Gold Point.. 93.00 Gross Jumbe Pencils, Red and Green.. ... 42.00 Gross Paper Plush-Lined Set Boxes. $12.00 Gross; 0. D. 2 Lady's Size, Red Lady’s Size, Green Lady's Size Red Pencils . Lady’s Size Green See 48.00 Gross Mahogany Pens and Pencils same price as Green. Morroca Set Boxes, $28.00 per Gross. Al! or, 20% deposit required before shipping. Complete set of Samples and Boxes for $5.0 SOUTHERN PEN COMPANY, lineal ts sent C’ Virginia. ELECTRIC BELTS Pitchmen’s Special, $24.00 Gross; High-Grade Belts, up to $55.00 Dozen. Get net price list on 36 big money makers. Sample Demonstrator, $1.00. THE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., Inc. 1891. Burlington, Kansas That’s what you make by transferring decalcomania monog~ams Onautos. Every motorist wants his car mon- Ogramed. A painter charges $5.00 andcan’tdo as good work as you can de for $1.50. Noskill is required; noexperience, Spare or all time. Circulars, full instructions, ete., free. Write for Free samp!es—or send $2.50 for outfit b return AMERICAN MONOGRAM CO. Dept. 68 East Orange, N.J. AGENTS Here’s something red hes you'll want to handle Paintograph Scarfs, Dollies and Pillows. New proce w designs, new uses Ready sellers everywhere Send for free details concerning these beautiful goods today and receive @ pleasant sur- BRADFORD’S ARTISTS ST. JOSEPH, MICH. 500°, AGENTS PROFIT enuine Gold Leaf Letters ad Guaranteed to never tarnish. Anyone can ¥ & them on store and office windows. Enor- 1 mous demand, large profits. Pavl Clark gay Smallest day $28.70. RB. L. Reel made $920 in two months Write today for free sample and liberal offer to general agente. Metallic Letter Co., 439 N. Clark, Chicago to 250 Round, and ther announcen GOLDFAR The Oak Balloons, Miller Toys, Whips, Canes, Flying Birds, Balls, Dolls, Badge Board Novelties. Write for complete list, also Specials in Bal- loons from $1.00 to $9.00 Gross. nts in next issue. NOVELTY COMPANY 160 Park Row, REMARKABLE VALUES IN ALL LINES Complete Stocks ready for immediate delivery. Exclusive Distributors of Sizes from 40 55 to 225 Airship. Watch fure- House of Service, New York GOLD-PL REGAL PENS QUICK SHIPMENTS. Without Cost. THE TURNER & IN 1211-1213-121 (Est. 1876), ATED PEN POINTS FOR FOUNTAIN PENS Afe made in 8 sizes to fit all holders. Better Pen Points Increased HARRISON PEN MFG. CO., CORPORATED, Any Quantity GOLD-PLATED and ‘\ GOLD FILLED PEN POINTS In All Sizes. YOU WILL GET JNO JUNK FROM 5 Spring Garden Cron, Philadelphia, Pa, U. A. Jobbers’ Prices, | Flashy & Attractive FELT RUGS per Dozen. 28156 Size | WRITE AT ONCE. Bestyet Novelty Felt Rug Co, in Dozen Lots only, $13.50 Clinton Office, Box 3, Dept. A, Newark, N. J. “SMALLEST BIBLE ON EARTH” ostage Contains ag pare Ne N Te st: men each in em ‘all printe d envelo THe COLLINS co. Gross, $10.00. Brooklyn, N.Y Dozen, $1.00; 197 Fulton 8t., prised to know that Patsy, the Original Patsy, contrary to recent rumors, is weil and happy and is sojourning at: Ameri- ca’s spa, Hot Springs, Ark. Patsy is well xnown to the oldtimers of the fair, chautauqua, circus and carnival world. In the days, 30 years back, when Gas- kill and Munday took their outfit on the road, Patsy was one of the leading concessionaires. Later Patsy became a power in the candy business, owning a chain of candy kitchens and stands 1o- cated in Indiana and Ohio. Patsy was known far and wide for the witticisms connected with his name. In the old days one of Patsy’s pet sayings was “Patsy sez his milkman has a cow.” Witty remarks usually adorned the walis of his establishments. At the present time Patsy is in the candy business in Manitou, Col., at the fcot of Pikes Peak. Since the tourist season Patsy and the missus have been making the falrs. Patsy is being sued in the courts of Colorado by a firm that copyrighted the name of “Patsy”. Mahaney says that if necessary he will fight to the Supreme Court to retain his trade-mark, as 1t is his given name and he has used it as a trade name 30 years before this firm had it copyrighted. —— TIME AND PLACE for the big conven- tion, the first Annual National Gangup of the N. P. S. P. A., is announced by Nicholas Klein, general counsel for the organization and chairman of the Com- mittee on National Convention, as May 15, 9 a.m., Hotel Statler, Detroit, Mich. The committee has obtained special rates, both hotel and transportation, for all pitchmen attending the conven- tion, whether they are at present mem- bers of the N. P. S. P. A. or not. PITCHMEN EVERYWHERE are vital- ly interested in a big national con- ference which will be held in Detroit, Mich., this spring, with the sanction of the Supreme Lodge of the N. P. S..P. A. Arrangements for the important gath- ering of pitchmen and representatives of the supply houses with which they deal are now going forward. Details are being worked out by a committee of the N. P. S. P. A., with Nicholas Klein, lawyer of national note, who is general attorney for the organization. Headquarters for the convention or conference will be in one of the larger hotels of Detroit. Sessions will continue thru three days, the program for each day being carefully prepared, so that every hour will be productive of somee thing for the betterment of Pitchdom. Supply houses will be afforded oppor- tunity to display their goods during the convention. The Mayor of Detroit, men of prominence in the industrial world, senators and members of Con- gress are on the tentative speaking list. It is expected to cover in the three days’ deliberations every problem with which the pitchmen of the country have to contend. May 15 is the tentative date for the opening of this gathering, the most important in the history of Pitch- dom in the United States. The results of the convention will affect every man traveling thru the country selling goods and classed as a pitchman. This vast army embraces itinerant salesmen of every description, papermen, concessions aires, window demonstrators, auctioneers and many varieties of strectmen and medicine men. It is the purpose of the convention to bring into one compact body an organizatiou whose influence will be felt in every State in the un'‘on and whose membership credentials will command respect, deference and fair play for the holder in every State, city, town and hamlet. The project grew largely out of correspondence between the Supreme Lodge and the Cincinnati and Los Angeles lodges. News of the forthcoming big gathering has already stimulated the membership of Cincin- nati lodge substantially. Secretary Burns informs that the charter list of the Cincinnati lodge is still open and new members are being taken in on the basis of charter members. It is only necessary to forward application for membership, with $5, which covers all dues and fees for the year 1927, to Thomas Burns, financial secretary, P. O. Box 122, Station V, Cincinnati, O., to secure the advantages now offered. Big Profits! Own your own busi- ness, stamping Key Checks, Fobs, Name Plates. Sample, with name and address, 25 cents HART MFG. CO 307 Degraw Street, Breokiyn, - New York, 4 LATEST INVENTION Makes SPORS Pens Write Better Than Any Others on the hiarket. A Trial Order will convince you. Money back if not pleased. LARGE JUMBO Fountain Pens with Compass Sample, 37e Dozen, $4.25 Writes like a $7 Pen. COLORED SPORS PENS Gross, $47.00 Red, Green, Comes in Purple, Black, Red or Yellow, Green som Molot or olors. all Mahogany. $1 Free Silk Ribbon for 4 With Each Sample Ladies’ Style Pen. Pens, a; Dozen, $3.00 sorted Gross, $30.00 REGULAR SIZE PENS With Compass Only Red, Green or Purple Colors. Dozen - - $3.75 Gross - - $39.00 A Two-Year Guarantee Given With Each Pen. F. SPORS & CO. 227 Superior St. Lesueur Center, Minn. CALIFORN To all Gem- Le overs answering this ad we will send the month ABSOLUTELY FREE, all charges prepaid, a one mia ROSE Dla. vertise our marvelous NEW GEM the CALIFORNIA Witte DIAMOND, not a genuine diamond but positivel matching 00 first water - diamond in carat perfect cut and polished TT MOND of exquisite beauty. We do th 7 SIDE BY SIDE the finest $500.00 eut-brilliancy, and dazzling rainbow in price, brilliancy aranteed f. w fire as itp for FREE GEM an oF life: Malt poste California Diamond Co, Dept. 24 | Monterey,Cal. WINNER FOR AGENTS = SCIENTIFIC MARVEL LIGHTER. What makes it light? A demonstration means a sale. Send 50c¢ for sample, or $3.00 for dozen in display case. Gross, $30.00. Money back if you are not satisfied NEW hie fats co. Box B-' ADFORD, PA. I will til | | 1] HAT How ake more mo ney than ye “ ever ‘mado before in| your Efe. ira C, lark made $5,000.00 in os. Logan Hirn made 000.00 in & mos. Geo. ilines cold oveP"${00.00 worth on the str« a ir oe ater- ville, Me., in 5 day Geo. Greenhalgh, with one lady canvasser. s. eold over te 0.00 Terth in one week, ot t bus Write today for pBlan. Adivess eo, R. 4. SARNES: Coma" ehcVORY, "34 IMPORTANT TO TRAVELING MERCHANTS, AGENTS, SALESPEOPLE LADIES and GENTLEMEN WE HAVE BEEN SELLING TO TRAVELERS AND THE TRAVELING PUBLIC FOR A QUAR- TER OF A CENTURY We have Laces reproduced from hand-made, Bed Sets, Table Sets and Runners, also reproduced from hand-made. Rugs and Tapestries. Coples of Ori- ental and Persian designs. Cannot be distinguished from original designs. Write us for further infor- mation. 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Houston (Tex.) Pickups By FLETCHER SMITH City officials have placed a ban on all freak advertising stunts. Since the first of the year Sailor Kelly sat for four days on top of the flagstaff of the Auditorium Hotel, and later appeared at a moving picture house. Miss Nash put on a 100- hour endurance auto drive thru the city streets, winding up in front of The Post- Dispatch Building, where she was greeted py a crowd estimated at 10,000, and traffic was blocked for half an hour. Two daredevils have scaled the walls of the Auditorium Hotel, and the latest to at- tempt to gain publicity was Bee Starr, late of the Sells-Floto Show, who was recently a headliner at the Metropolitan Theater, and who was advertised to hang by her knees from the roof of The chronicle Building at noon on Tuesday. City officials refused to allow her to per- form, but she got plenty of publicity just the same. Officials have also passed an ordinance forbidding the driving thru the streets of any truck or car bearing advertisements of any kind or the use of bands or calliopes in trucks for ad- vertising purposes. “Punch” Allen, formerly a well-known side-show manager, last with the Sparks Show, has arrived in Houston, and will be with the John Francis Show, with which he has five concessions. Jack Fenton, advertising banner so- licitor of the Christy Show, after a win- ter spent in New York, has arrived in Houston. Joe McCullom, last season treasurer of the Lee Show, and who has been in Houston most of the winter, has gone to Chicago. George W. Christy celebrated his own and his namesake’s birthday February 22 by setting out in front of his new resi- dence adjoining the quarters a number of orange and date trees. Mrs. Bowman Robinson, with her sons, Bowman, Jr., and Guy, have arrived in Houston, after spending the winter in Los Angeles, and will be with the Christy Show. Joe Gilbert, an animal man with the Christy Show, had his arm badly lacerated last week by one of the lions. Several stitches were taken in the wound. Ed. Walsh, “Gentry” with the Broadway Rastus Show, and well known in the circus business, was a recent visitor at the Christy quarters. P. H. McGrath, trainmaster of the Christy Show, has arrived in quarters. E. H. Statts, car manager of the Christy Show, with his wife, has arrived in Houston. Recent visitors to Houston were Charles P. Farrington and wife, Marion Russell, who are returning from a trip to San Francisco, and stopped off here to visit the Christy Show. Charles was formerly a well-known general agent, and for several years was agent of the Sig Sautelle Show. He is now a wealthy real-estate promoter on Long Island. While in the city he was entertained by Bert Rutherford, general agent of the Christy Show. Brown &% Sanders Shows PINE BLUFF, Ark.. March 7.—This Writing finds the Brown & Sanders Shows still in Pine Bluff, Ark., playing their second week on a different lot, which has proved a fair spot for this time of the year. This show as a whole ~a its head above water for the The show is undergoing a complete Overhauling for the spring season. It Will carry 3 rides, § shows, a 6-piece band, 1 free act and 25 concessions, leaving this stand with a number of hew tops. Joe Karr has signed up as general agent. Bill Stroud is painting up his rides. Frank Gordan is the lot man SLIM FREAMAN (for the Show). Michigan Greater Shows _ Work at winter quarters will begin at Charlotte, Mich., this week. Everything will be put in good shape for the open- ‘ng at Detroit April 16. This company . ‘ns 3 rides, carries 8 shows and about -9 concessions and will play Detroit lots until July. This will be the 15th con- secutive season for the show. Last year _© company changed its title from oscoe'’s Imperial Shows and had a very f00d season. The show has been awarded contracts for the following Michigan fairs: Bay City, Hart, Marne, Charlotte, Fowler- ville and Cass City. Several concessionaires have arranged & The Billboard, March 12 1927 —, Tae APciod Pet om! Jumbo Fountain Pens and Jumbo Pencils JUMBO PENS, all Color SOR e eee eeee With Bands. Per NATIONAL PEN & PENCIL CO., MFRS. dium-tipped points. Per etwas preci pir oe $63.00 JUMBO PENCILS, Colors. Per 100... 68.00 25% deposit, balance C. 0. D. 104-6 E. 16th Street, NEW YORK, N. Y. all $25.00 to* for the coming season, among them James Adams, John Puls, Floyd Stewart, Alabama, Elmer Shellas, Harry Apple- gate, Martha Haas, Earl Haskin, Harry Smith, Brooks, Bill Kohler, Charles Whittington, Mrs. O. A. Baker and Geo. Moyer. John Smith, manager merry-go- round, second season; Frank Greenier, manager Eli wheel, second season; Frank Fulton, manager merry mixup; Guy White, general superintendent; Harry Applegate, electrician; Barney Bowen, assistant general agent; Russell Lough- rey; Stanford A. Baker, secretary; O. A. Baker and R. T. Wade, sole owners. O. A. BAKER (for the Show). John G. Robinson Denies Charges of Ballet Dancer John G. Robinson, in Federal Court, Cincinnati, March 4, made general denial of any negligence on his part to a suit filed recently by Thelma Langtwait, b:!- let dancer, of New York. The plaintiff seeks $50,000 damages for injuries re- ceived at the Hippodrome, New York, while rehearsing in the Robinson ele- phant act. It is charged by Miss Langtwait that one of the animals threw her to the ground and that she had been informed that all of the pachyderms in the act had been trained for the part and were docile. All of this is denied by Mr. Robinson, who further charges that any injury which may have resulted was caused by her own negligence in failing to obey in- structions and sit squarely on the head of the elephant and hold tightly to the harness. It is asked that the suit be dismissed. George E. Wintz Takes Over “Ziegfeld Follies” for Road Tour (Continued from page 5) tion to modern, intensive and elaborate advertising campaigns, and in some in- stances he has had three, and even four, men ahead of his attractions. It is understood that Wintz also has obtained a controlling interest in two current Broadway productions, one a musical comedy and the other a dra- matic hit, one of which he will later send on tour, while the other will be presented in London. In addition to this Wintz is now making plans to extend his activities into other branches of the amusement field, including the film theater presentation end. The unusual success of Wintz as a producing manager is paralleled by that of his wife, Nyra Brown, who was re- cruited into a stage role in an emergency and, without training or experience, has developed in a few years to a singing comedienne whose talents and charm have brought her a large following thruout the country. Plays Under Way (Continued from page 10) City, the week of March 14 in Cincin- nati, and March 21 goes in to Chicago for a run before coming to New York. The Legend of Leonora (William A. Brady) will have its premiere March 14 at the Shubert-Belasco Theater, Wash- ington. No New York date has been set. Savages Under the Skin (Carl Reed) is set to open during the week of March 21 at the Greenwich Village Theater, New York. A Night in Spain (Shuberts) is playing this week in Brooklyn, and is slated March 28 for the Winter Garden, New York. Get Me in the Movies (Laura D. Wilck) opened last Monday in New Haven, and is booked for the last half of the week in Hartford. During the week of March 14 it will play Springfield, Mamaroneck and Stamford, and is set March 21 for New York. The Crown Prince (L. Lawrence Weber) opened a run in Philadelphia last Mon- day, and is scheduled the week of April 4 for New York. Restless Women (Max E. Hayes) will have its premiere March 10 in Worces- ter, and will play the week of March 14 at Werba’s Theater, Brooklyn. Broadway is scheduled to see it March 21. Romancing ‘Round (L. Lawrence Weber) is booked for Albany, Springfield and Hartford during the next two weeks, and will open March 21 in New York. The Adventurer (Shuberts) opened last Monday in Washington, and will be seen during the week of March 21 on Broad- way. Lucky (Charles B. Dillingham) opened last Monday in Philadelphia, and after two Weeks there will come to New York March 21 at the New Amsterdam Theater. LeMaire’s Affairs will open Chanin’s _ Majestic Theater, New York, March Hit the Deck (Lew Fields and Vincent Youmans) is booked April 18 for the Belasco Theater, New York. American Academy Seniors Offer Emery’s ‘‘Tarnish”’ (Continued from page 10) fected, who is clearly at home in parts requiring no little dramatic ability. Anita Fugazy, in the minor role of an Irish houseworker, was a distinct revela- tion, and this actress seems equally at home in just about everything she is given to do. In the plays that have been presented in the Academy series to date she has run the range from near infant to old lady—and done them all convincingly. Nathalie Cass did her minor bit deftly also. Altho William 8B. Farrell did well enough in the part of the irresponsible father, he failed to grasp the swagger and braggadocio essential to the part, and, as a result, lost much of the ef- fectiveness and humor intended. It was especially noticeable on his part after the fine performance he gave in the curtain raiser Likewise Anne Freshman, as a less subtle and lower species of gold digger, was not par- ticulary well cast and has been seen to much better advantage on previous occasions. However, she by no means fell down in the part and did excep- tionally well with her dramatic scene in the last act. The Valiant is the best curtain raiscr the Academy has presented this year and it was uniformly well played. Sam- uel Levine continued his series of fine performances as the warden, and Wil- liam B. Farrell was unusually fine as the condemned criminal (the piece ig supposed to have had its inspiration in the Gerald Chapman case). Frank Alma Peters, in the only female part, was sympathetic and lovely, and John Francis Dolan convincing, both in ap- pearance and acting, as the prison chap- lain. Harry Bliven and B. H. MacMahon had little to do as prison attendants. The eighth and final performance in the series of Friday matinees will be given at the Lyceum Theater next week when The Glory of the Sun, by Jevan Brandon-Thomas, preceded by Dancing Dolls, a one-act play by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, will be presented. WILFRED J. RILEY. Lubin Stars Offensive (Continued from ‘page 15) Satiricon Revue and the Clayton, Jack- son and Durante Trio from the Parody Club. The Puck family’s invasion of the Loew Circuit begins with Harry Puck’s first engagement the last half of this week at the Melba Theater, Brooklyn. He will give a sample of his singing and stepping talent as brought out in his recent vehicles, Merry Merry and My Girl. Eva Puck and Sam White, Jately on the road with The Girl Friend, have not yet been assigned a break-in date, but are penciled in on Lubin’s books for a full week, beginning April 4, at the Metropolitan Theater, Brooklyn. Lou Clayton, Eddie Jackson and Jimmy Durante, widely known Parody Club entertainers, will play the first date of their vaudeville doubling arrangement March 14 at the State Theater. The trjo will work without embellishment in an act spotted early in the bill, and will close the show with additional con- tributions, accompanied by the 19-piece Parody Club Orchestra. The Maker- Redford act, which has been playing on the big time in High Lights, by Paul Gerard Smith, will also make its debut Our new lineof Guaranteed Hosiery for men, women and children is the best, biggest, most beautiful! and complete line offered, Written guarantee with each pair to wear four months or replaced free. Our full line of silk hos- jery is the finest you ever saw. Repeat orders in- crease month after month making you a steady f Silk Hose FREE! We give you extra fine sill hose for your own use. Write today for amazing offer. I want men and women to act as my Local A t take care of exclusive territory. 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Largest Manufacturers of Sport Visors. y for Loew March 14 at the State Theater. Nathal, whose novelty routine resem- bles slightly that of Mankin, “The Frog Man”, is slated for an opening the last half of this week at the Lincoln Square Theater. Jean Acker, in the comedy sketch Smoke, by Guy Moyson, has not yet been given an opening engagement. She will be supported by Roger Quinn. Countess Sonya, supported by five men and one girl, opens for Loew today at the Victoria Theater, and the London Palace Girls also open today at the Ave- nue B Theater. Margaret Young, who made a particularly fine impression when she showed February 21 at the State Theater, Buffalo, has had her salary set and plays the first date of a regular tour March 14 at the Palace Theater, Brooklyn. Other acts booked on the Loew Time last week are Royal Court Entertainers, featuring Bruno Mailer and the Romano Sisters; Harry Ross and Ruth Hayes, opening today at the Avenue B Theater; Longtin, Kinney and Company, opening March 14 at the Victoria Theater; Nellie Jap and her Jay Birds, opening today at the Bedford Theater, Brooklyn, and Frank and Ted Deel, who open at one of the local stands next week. 18 a 85 f a . - i — ee Se, Agents:§75 | | a | | — — a | iv | | _ \ i | HH ylALAM := pe | ee ae ly — rei | Bea ee | ; : as | | ee | 7 i if | 2 , an

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i‘ : ; Mardi Gras Season Ends In a Blaze of Glory NEW ORLEANS, March 2.—Following the magnificent night pageant by the Mystic rewe of Comus, which had been preceded by spectacular parades of the Mystic Krewes of Rex and the Druids and by a number of smaller carnival clubs and groups of gaily cos- tumed merrymakers, the carnival sea- son ended here Tuesday night with the balls given in honor of Rex, Comus and the Druids. A threat of rain, accom- panied by chilly winds, did not lessen he enthusiasm of the celebration of ew Orleans’ Centennial Carnival. A heavy rain Monday night made neces- sary the calling off of the parade of Proteus after it had traveled about two miles of a scheduled seven-mile route, but this did not deter the maskers from altering their plans for Tuesday. Mildred Brown, whose grandfather was a charter member of the first Rex organization in 1871, was chosen queen of the carnival, mounting her royal throne with fitting ceremony. She was the consort of Eli T. Watson, business man, who was chosen as the Rex of 1927. In festive Mobile, according to ad- vices, Mardi Gras festivities proceeded satisfactorily with the coronation and hilarious reign of King Felix ITI, which was marked by jubilant festivity from his loyal subjects. The day at Mobile Was given over to numerous events and much revelry in honor of the monarch, which came to a climax Tuesday night in the royal ball at the municipal wharf building. Biloxi gave welcome to the monarch of fun and pleasure with the co-opera- tion of other cities along the Mississippi Coast, and Pensacola, Fla., turned over the keys of the city to King Priscus, whose brief reign was marked with festivity and revelry. Freeport Circus a Success Alvin Dahm, chairman of the enter- tainment committee of the Odd Feilows’ Temple Arsociation, Freeport, Ill., writes The Billboard that the indoor fair and circus given in that c:ty recently by his organization was successful. Among the attractions on the program were Higgins and Cooper, aerialists and contortion- ists, and the Wil'ards, novelty perform- ers. These features packed the house every night and were the talk of the town, according to Mr. Dahm. Balloon Racers Incorporate AKRON, O., March 4.—Promoters of the national balloon race here May 29 have org nized by incorporating the National Balloon Race Association. The incorporators are C. W. Sieberling, W. O. Neil, William F. Pfeiffer, John Gammeter, J. C. Robertson, D. C. Ry- bolt, N. C. Sparks, M. M. Mell, Choriles Herberich, Charles H. Dunn, L. E. Judd, J. S. Knight, Alex Sicherman, W. C. Young, H. W. Maxson, W. F. Jones, “Walter Akers, P. H. Stevens and P. W. Litchfield. Pat’s Society Circus A communication to The Billboard from W. S. Northington, manager, Petersburg, Pa., states that Pat’s So- ciety Circus of high-school ponies, dogs and mule played a successful engage- ment at the American Legion Indoor Circus and Auto Show, New Bern, N.C, recently. Black Beauty, performing horse, featured, with Teddy, performing dog, second. Other acts on the pro- gram included the Reckless Recklaws, Williams and Bernece; Frankie, boy acrobat; Carlo, and Frank Mansfield and Company. The circus was staged unaer the management of R. B. Darkes. ‘Youngstown Food Show YOUNGSTOWN, O., March annual food show, under auspices of the Youngstown Grocers’ Association, will be held March 14 to 19 at the Rayen- Wood Auditorium. Vaudeville will be featured daily. Evansville’s Auto Show EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 5.—All ar- rangements have been completed for the 16th annual automobile show, which gg held in the Coliseum March 8 te) Tulip Festival BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 4.—The Tulip Festival Association is making plans for its annual carnival early in May. . 4.—The 86 The Billboard, March 12 1927 €: a) Rhode Island Auditorium SPECIAL EVENTS Trade Shows, Celeb rations, Benefits, Etc. Conducted by A. HOMER CLARK—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. ee Fieste de la Rosas At San Jose, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.—Plans for the celebration of the second annual Fieste de la Rosas at San Jose are well under way with every indication it will be a much larger celebration than last year, which was a success. It wil be held April 30 to May 7. The opening day festivities will mark the 150th anni- versary of the founding of that city, originally known as the Pueblo San Jose de Guadalupe. Auditorium Dedication MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 5.—The new Municipal Auditorium here will be opened and dedicated with a week of music, mardi gras festivities, athletic meets and exhibits of products of the city, under auspices of the Manu- facturers’ Association of Minneapolis late in May or early June. International Balloon Race ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 4.—Louisville and Cincinnati are being considered for the International lloon Race this year, according to Carl H. Wolfley, vice- president of the National Aeronautic Association. Legion To Stage Circus BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 3.—Ar- rangements are under way by the American Legion for the staging of the American Legion Circus March 19. O’Brien Bros.’ ALLENTOWN, Pa., March 2.—O’Brien Brothers’ Great European Circus closed a week’s engagement here February 26 under Catholic auspices. The show was strong, with DeMarlo and LaMarletta featured. The DeHohman family of five people, Floyd Conover Four, Ren‘e and Carcass, Jack Moore Trio, Olivctte and Otto Griebling, clown, were among te performers. The Sanso Gold Medal Prize-Winning Sesquicentennial Ba>d was an attraction. Harry Fitzgerald avd Bill O’Brien collaborated in direct.ng the press. The show plays two mor3 spots, closing in Philadelphia. Several return engagements will be played next year. The O’Brien boys plan to show 15 consecutive weeks, beginning early in November. HARRY FITZGERALD (for the Show). Circus Omaha’s Pageant of Progress OMAHA, Neb., March 5.—Plans are being completed for the Omaha Pageant of Progress, March 16 to 26, in celebra- tion of the opening of the new Riviera Theater, regarded as one of the most artistic in the country. The pageant will be similar to the Ak-Sar-Ben Fall Festival and will be marked by generai festivities. Lumbermen at Fr. Worth FORT WORTH, Tex., March 3.—Lun- bermen from every part of the South- west will meet here in convention April 12 to 14. LAST CALL | WANTED LAST CALL | FOR MERCHANTS’ EXPOSITION and CIRCUS CONCESSIONS DEMONSTRATORS MERCHANT EXHIBITS NOVELTY BOOTH April 4-5-6-7-8- DAY AND NIGHT AUSPICES 212th Coast Artillery NATIONAL GUARD TO BE HELD AT ARMORY 62nd St. and Columbus Ave. NEW YORK CITY Advance Sale of 25,000 Tickets Merchants Distributing 75,000 Free Tickets A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SPACE LEFT WRITE—WIRE—CALL 212th Coast A rtillery Armory Columbus Avenue and 62nd Street ROBERT BADER, Chairman «x? New York City ’ FOR WHIZ Week March 21 thousand tickets out. Ave., Decatur, Illinois. 'BOB MORLOCK WANTS to 26. Decatur, Ill., Circus Acts, Concessions of all kinds. Ten Auspices First Spiritualist Church. BANG CIRCUS Address 134 East Jobnson i For March 21-22-23 Bloomington, Ill. Wild and Domestic Ani- mal Acts, Bareback Riding Acts, Tumblers, Acrobats, Wire Walkers, Clowns, Men- age Acts, Q U WANT SURE FIRE BANNER MAN Dog and Pony Acts). WANT all kind Acts. Salary must be low, as it is sure. Ad- dress CIRCUS HEADQUAR.- TERS, 4192 No. Main 8t., Plans Active Season PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 5.—Fol- lowing the annual stockholders’ meeting of the Rhode Island Auditorium, Inc., plans for the summer and fall seasons were announced by Charles F. Winter, manager. With the close of the hockey and skating season, a varied program will be offered during the months from May to October. Among the events planned are a home building and house furnishing exposi- tion and the Rhode Island Industria] Exposition in May, the Sportsman’s and Motor Boat Show in April, the Horse Show in September and the Radio Show in October. Cleveland’s Progress Fair CLEVELAND, O., March 5.—Cleve- land's greatness in commerce, industry, education and civic progress will be shown in the industrial fair at Public Hall, August 6 to 28, by the Chamber of Commerce and local industries Pageantry’ and entertainment will be the background for the mammoth dis- play. Moose Circus in Lorain LORAIN, O., March 5.—The Loyal Or- der of Moose Indoor Circus will be Staged in the Coliseum building March 25 to 31. The program will inc!ude 10 circus acts, style show, automobile show, perfect baby contest, mercantile exhibits and concessions. Ben R. Jones will have charge of the circus and con- cessions. Boston Flower Show BOSTON, Mass., March 4.—The an- nual flower show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society will be held March 30 to April 3 in Horticultural Hall, it is announced by E. I. Farrington. Complete Lines of Paper for All SPECIAL EVENTS INDOOR CIRCUSES MINSTRELS BAZAARS AUTO SHOWS STYLE SHOWS CORN SHOWS DAIRY SHOWS ETC. Twenty-Four-Hour Service on Type Posters, Dates, Cards, Maslin Banners, Fibre Signs and Dodgers. THE DONALDSON LITHO NEWPORT, KENTUCKY Bloomington, tl, ~ Wanted ‘At Once, For Elks’ Convention Samples of Advertising Novelties and Publicity Stunts advertising Elks’ Pennsylvania State Conven- tion, at Easton, Pa., week of August 22, 1927. Send samples, prices and descriptions of Elks’ Novelties. Souvenirs, Pencils, Blotters, Lithographs, Signs, of what have you, at once, to JOS. D. BALENTINE, Secretary of Publicity Committee, 209 Sout: Third St.. Easton, Pa ~ WANTED AT ONCE PROMOTER To nandle program contest and detail work indoor circus. Wire MILTON HOLLAND PRODLC- ING CO., Odd Fellows’ Circus, Warren, Penn CARNIVAL WANTED About 20-car Show, for the largest two-day Fourth July Celebration in the State, conducted at TF: Grounds by American Legion. Seventh annual ce'e- bration. 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Grotto Sponsors Show TOLEDO, O., March 5.—Preliminary to the State convention of grottos here in October, the O-Ton-Ta-La Grotto will pring to this city the de luxe extrava- gana, Parcora in Lilac Time, which re- cently fin shed an extended run in the Metropolian Opera Hous@ at Philadel- ae every grotto in Ohio and many near-by States will send uniformed units, bands, patrols, mounted color bearers, drum corps and glee clubs to the convention, which will last two days. The local committee expects 50,- 000 visitors in the city. Legion To Build Auditorium YAZOO CITY, Miss., March 5.—The American Legion of this city has pur- Hel chased a lot 100x180 feet and will erect elp. an auditorium capable of seating 3,500 red one. people and which can be used for automobile shows and exhibitions. A stage with accessories will be installed. Women To Give Circus BLOOMINGTON, Ill., March 5.—Thé Women's Relief Corps of this city will stage an indoor circus March 21 to 23, with daily matinees. The program will include 20 acts of high-class. circus PEERLESS SHOWS WANT —FOR— OPP, ALABAMA, ON STREETS Week Commencing March 14th * Legitimate Concessions of all kinds, Grind Shows and Ride We played Moose Celebration at Tallahassee for a The Mardi Gras at Pensacola broke all records and Spring Opening Celebration Opp will be another big one. We own and operate six shows and four rides—Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Chairoplane and Whip. Concession People, if you want to play some real spots wire quick. We have 12 Fairs. week; Opp, Ala., week March 14. Wire. The Billboard, March 12, 1927 87 Merchants’ Exposition SOUTH HILL, Va. March 4—4 merchants’ exposition, auto show and indoor circus will be held here Marci 14. Circus and vaudeville acts will be given each night. The program i1- cludes Gregory’s bicycle act, Leverette’s balancing act, Frederick’s trapeze act and Fritzy Clayton, tight wire. The circus is under the direction of Fred Guthrie and L. B. Gregory. Birth of a Railroad BALTIMORE, Md., March 1—Em- ployees of the Baltimore & Ohio last night celebrated the 100th anniversary of the railroad by presenting a pageant, titled The Birth of a Railroad, written by Margaret Talbott, at the Lyric The- ater to a large audience. ns ROCK ISLAND, Ill., March 4.—Rock Island’s annual Spring Opening Cele- bration, sponsored by the reta‘l depart- ment of the Chamber of Commerce, March 10 to 12, will be a gala event, according to plans now being made. Pensacola, Fla., this Horse Show a Feature MIAMI, Fla., March 5.—A Horse Show, March 10 to 12, will be a three-day fea- quality. Games or raffles will be “ta- . ture of the Dade County Fair held here Builders’ Show and Expo. CANTON, O., March 4—A_ Builders’ Show and Household Exposition will be held in the Land o’ Dance Building week of March 12. Entertainment in the form of vaudeville and band music will be featured. Hobby and Pet Show lowing Rides: Whip, Caterpillar or Tilt-a-Whirl. WISE SHOWS OPEN Douglas, Ga., Sat., March 19th Auspices Kiwanis Club CAN PLACE Grind Shows. WANT Hawaiian Musicians. Wi-e C. M. ALLEN. CAN PLACE the fol- Minstrel Performers must report here to GEO. GREGG March 3 to 12. The show is being sponsored by the Bit and Spur Club of Dade County. Michigan American Legion JACKSON, Mich., March 5.—Prelimi- nary plans are being made for the en- tertainment of the State convention of the American Legion, which will meet here August 14 to 16. y not later than March 15. Cook House, Juice and Corn Game are sold. All other Concessions open. Good _SIOT X FALLS, 8. D., March 4.—The opening for Ball Games and American Palmistry WANT Workmen on canvas and rides. Red O’Brien To Show for Boy Scouts fifth annual Hobby and MHandicrafv wants Concession Agents. Would like to hear from all his old boys. This show will play sixteen Fairs, Show, he'd under auspices of the boys’ department of the Sioux Falls Y. M. C. A. will be held in connection with the starting July 11. Our Fourth of July spot can't be beat. and Hickory, N. C., from here, and other good dates to follow. Get wise. All address DAVID A. WISE, Manager, Box 102, Douglas, Ga. Mistrot & Thiele Circus Royal has been booked by the Arlington Boy Scouts, to be held at Dexter Park, Our route is through Carolinas. Gaffney, S. C., annual Pet Show March 18 to 19. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 2 to 7. This will be the first stand of this circus or- Buffalo Shriners Give Circus BUFFALO, N. Y., March 4 —The Zuleika Grotto will give an indoor cir- cus at the Broadway Auditorium seven days, commencing March 12, the pro- gram to be presented by the London Hippodrome Circus. Cc. W. Naill’s Big Spring Opening at Tallulah, La, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE LA DELTA FAIR ASSN., MARCH 26-APRIL 2, INCLUSIVE. TWO SATURDAYS. FIRST SHOW TO OPERATE IN THE CITY IN FOUR YEARS. POSITIVELY THE FIRST. WANTED—Shows, Rides and Concessions. WANT real live Manager for Athletic Show. Have new khaki Top, 30x50, for same. Ed Kanthe, Curiey Speras, Johnnie Hatfield, Joe Kirk and George Pappas, write or wire at once. Will give real proposition to real Minstrel Show Manager for same. M. T. Everton wants to hear from Pit Show Attractions. All Concessions open except Cook LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! ganization for its 1927 season. Ten Attractions Featured POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., March 5.— Ten big circus attractions will feature the Mammoth Indoor Circus, to be staged at Columbus Hall March 21 to 26, given under auspices of the Order Have complete new outfit +4 y : Corn Game. WANT Grind Stores and Wheels of all description. Must use f Owls. Planning County Stock Show pony st Staene contracts with this show report rot later than March 23. Show opens March 36. - ——— 3 at hear from Concession Agents and all the boys. Ike Chapman write at once. Address ° SPANISH FORE, Uteh, March 8s— 1°" "™™™om™ C. W. NAILL SHOWS, Tallulah, Luisiana. Hunt Club Circus Committees are at work on plans for P. S—Skeet Arnold, your letter was returned to me. Wire or come on. the annual live-stock show here March PORTLAND, Ore., March 5.—The 23 to 26. Portland Hunt Club, with the assistance Summerville Horse Show SUMMERVILLE, 8. C., March 4.—The Summerville Horse Show, at first set for March 26, has been advanced one week graft. Remember, this show never closes. to March 19. Macelenny, Fla. Metropolitan Shows Now Booking For Coming Season . > Wheel and Chairoplane. Geo. W. Johnson, write or wire. Shows with own outfit, or wilt. fornish phd to ‘responsible showmen. WANT legitimate Concessions of all kinds. Positively no Re Will ship north about aon teal or_wire this week of the Portland Social Turn Verein, the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club and other Oregon organizations, will stage its “circus” in the International Live- Stock Building April 22 to 23, under the direction of Ralph Staehil and Paul NASSER, Manager. H. Huedepohl. [ WANTED FOR LACHMAN & CARSON ATTRACTION OPENING AT EL RENO, OKLA., SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Merry-Go-Round, Hawaiian Show, Diving Girls, Fun House and Monkey Motordrome. ALL CONCESSIONS OPEN EXCEPT COOK HOUSE AND SOFT DRINKS. Write or wire LACHMAN &% CARSON SHOWS, P. O. Box 742, Nos. 1 and 2 SHOWS Hunt and Freund Shows WANT Concessions of all kinds. No exclusive. Ball Games, $20; Grind Joints, $25; Tracks and Skillos, $30. Exceptionally good opening for American Palmist. We have two Rides, namely, Big Eli Wheel and Smith & Smith Chairplane. Would like to hear from Two-Abreast Merry-Go-Round. SHOWS—WANT organized Minstrel Show with Band, also Ten or Five-in-One and Athletic Show. Preferably shows with own outfits. The above show opens at Gunter’s Park, on Madison Ave., Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, March 10, auspices Spanish War Veterans and Donnybrook Fair. for ten days: then the spring opening at West Blockton, Ala., March 21 Route as follows: Collinsville, Ala., week March ° Valley Head. Ala., week April 4; then Alton Park, Chattanooga, Tenn., auspices Fire Department. Write or wire FRED C. HUNT, Southern Hotel, Montgomery, Ala., untij March 19; then as per route. Pay your wires; I pay mine. El Reno, Oklahoma. LEVITT-BROWN-HUGGINS SHOWS WANT Legitimate Concessions. Want to book or buy Ferris Wheel. Have for sale, one African Lioness about ten years old, broke for untamable act. Good worker. Have for sale, three first-class Stateroom and Berth Cars. Will pass all inspections. LEVITT-BROWN-HUGGINS SHOWS, Senator Apartments, Seattle, Washington. AL. NATION’S EXPOSITION SHOWS OPENING AT MESA, ARIZONA, MARCH 10. WANT Shows, Concessions and Ride He!p (HAVE THREE RIDES) . ; i , , ne ‘yonk Callahan, Fingers Lang No X except Cook House and Housie, which are open. Want to hear from F k Ca % and other boys who have been with me. Address AL. NATION, Mesa, Arizona. WANTED 4 f d Man. Glass Blowers. Magician, Mindreader, Sword Swallower, Bagpiper. | Kem Half Man and Half Woman. Tom McLeod, answer. Opener and Grinders who work. People who worked for me before, write. Open Seattle, Wash., middle of April. TED METZ’S WORLD'S MUSEUM, Los Angeles, Calif. f an of - ee if if —— Po 7 ‘on ; : ee : Ling il : nc., ons ter, h key | —. ‘am ' ie rr SS ——__———————“e —— | | ee ee | “ po : re is ee | —=_—s_ | ee . ————// ee ee — i Ee) _ a a an | ee a ATA ET A SEE S, Se , ; —— dT CS _—— ! | : :

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“ane tne ie seat 86 Mardi Gras Season Ends In a Blaze of Glory NEW ORLEANS, March 2.—Following the hi, ngs night pageant by the Mystic rewe of Comus, which had been preceded by spectacular parades of the Mystic Krewes of Rex and the Druids and by a number of smaller tumed merrymakers, the carnival sea- son ended here Tuesday night with the balls given in honor of Rex, Comus and the Druids. A threat of rain, accom- panied by chilly winds, did not lessen he enthusiasm of the celebration of ew Orleans’ Centennial Carnival. A heavy rain Monday night made neces- sary the calling off of the parade of Proteus after it had traveled about two miles of a scheduled seven-mile route, but this did not deter the maskers from altering their plans for Tuesday. Mildred Brown, whose grandfather was a charter member of the first Rex organization in 1871, was chosen queen of the carnival, mounting her royal throne with fitting ceremony. She was the consort of Eli T. Watson, business man, who was chosen as the Rex of 1927. In festive Mobile, according to ad- vices, Mardi Gras festivities proceeded satisfactorily with the coronation and hilarious reign of King Felix III, which was marked by jubilant festivity from his loyal subjects. The day at Mobile Was given over to numerous events and much revelry in honor of the monarch, which came to a climax Tuesday night in the royal ball at the municipal wharf building. Biloxi gave welcome to the monarch of fun and pleasure with the co-opera- tion of other cities along the Mississippi Coast, and Pensacola, Fla., turned over the keys of the city to King Priscus, whose brief reign was marked with festivity and revelry. Freeport Circus a Success Alvin Dahm, chairman of the enter- tainment committee of the Odd Fellows’ Temple Association, Freeport, Ill., writes The Billboard that the indoor fair and circus given in that city recently by his organization was successful. Among the attractions on the program were Higgins and Cooper, aerialists and contortion- ists, and the Wil'ards, novelty perform- ers. These features packed the house every night and were the talk of the town, according to Mr. Dahm. Balloon Racers Incorporate AKRON, O., March 4.—Promoters of the national balloon race here May 29 have org nized by incorporating the National Balloon Race Association. The incorporators are C. W. Sieberling, W. O. Neil, William F. Pfeiffer, John Gammeter, J. C. Robertson, D. C. Ry- bolt, N. C. Sparks, M. M. Mell, Ch>ries Herberich, Charles H. Dunn, L. E. Judd, J. S. Knight, Alex Sicherman, W. C. Young, H. W. Maxson, W. F. Jones, ‘Walter Akers, P. H. Stevens and P. W. Litchfield. Pat’s Society Circus A communication to The Billboard from W. S. Northington, manager, Petersburg, Pa., states that Pat’s So- ciety Circus of high-school ponies, dogs and mule played a successful engage- ment at the American Legion Indoor Circus and Auto Show, New Bern, N.C, recently. Black Beauty, performing horse, featured, with Teddy, performing dog, second. Other acts on the pro- gram included the Reckless Recklaws, Williams and Bernece; Frankie, boy acrobat; Carlo, and Frank Mansfield and Company. The circus was staged unaer the management of R. B. Darkes. Youngstown Food Show YOUNGSTOWN, O., March 4.—The annual food show, under auspices of the Youngstown Grocers’ Association, will be held March 14 to 19 at the Rayen- Wood Auditorium. Vaudeville will be featured daily. Evansville’s Auto Show EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 5.—All ar- rangements have been completed for the 16th annual automobile show, which will be held in the Coliseum March 8 to 12. Tulip Festival BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 4.—The Tulip Festival Association is making aig for its annual carnival early in May. The Billboard, March 12 1927 ry) Rhode Island Auditorium SPECIAL EVENTS Trade Shows, Celebrations, Benefits, Etc. carnival clubs and groups of gaily cos- Conducted by A. HOMER CLARK—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. SC ee Fieste de la Rosas At San Jose, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.—Plans for the celebration of the second annual Fieste de la Rosas at San Jose are well under way with every indication it will be a much larger celebration than last year, which was a success. It wil be held April 30 to May 7. The opening Gay festivities will mark the 150th anni- versary of the founding of that city, originally known as the Pueblo San Jose de Guadalupe. Auditorium Dedication MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 5.—The new Municipal Auditorium here will be opened and dedicated with a week of music, mardi gras festivities, athletic meets and exhibits of products of the city, under auspices of the Manu- facturers’ Association of Minneapolis late in May or early June. International Balloon Race ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 4.—Louisville and Cincinnati are being considered for the International alloon Race this year, according to Carl H. Wolfley, vice- president of the National Aeronautic Association. Legion To Stage Circus BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 3.—Ar- rangements are under way by the American Legion for the staging of the American Legion Circus March 19. O'Brien Bros.’ ALLENTOWN, Pa., March 2.—O’Brien Brothers’ Great European Circus closed a week’s engagement here February 26 under Catholic auspices. The show was strong, with DeMarlo and LaMarletta featured. The DeHohman family of five people, Floyd Conover Four, Ren‘’e and Carcass, Jack Moore Trio, Olivctte and Otto Griebling, clown, were among ture performers. The Sanso Gold Medal Prize-Winning Sesquicentennial Ba>d was an attraction. Harry Fitzgerald azd Bill O’Brien collaborated in directing the press. The show plays two mor3 spots, closing in Philadelphia. Several return engagements will be played next year. The O’Brien boys plan to show 15 consecutive weeks, beginning early in November. HARRY FITZGERALD (for the Show). Circus Omaha's Pageant of Progress OMAHA, Neb., March 5.—Plans are being completed for the Omaha Pageant of Progress, March 16 to 26, in celebra- tion of the opening of the new Riviera Theater, regarded as one of the most artistic in the country. The pageant will be similar to the Ak-Sar-Sen Fall Festival and will be marked by general festivities. Lumbermen at Ft. Worth FORT WORTH, Tex., March 3.—Lumn- bermen from every part of the South- west will meet here in convention April 12 to 14. LAST CALL | WANTED FOR MERCHANTS’ EXPOSITION and CIRCUS LAST CALL } CONCESSIONS DEMONSTRATORS | MERCHANT EXHIBITS NOVELTY BOOTH 212th Coast Artillery NATIONAL GUARD April 4-5-6-7-8-9 °Nicht AUSPICES TO BE HELD AT ARMORY 62nd St. and Columbus Ave. NEW YORK CITY Advance Sale of 25,000 Tickets Merchants Distributing 75,000 Free Tickets A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SPACE LEFT WRITE—WIRE—CALL 212th Coast Artillery Armory Columbus Avenue and 62nd Street ROBERT BADER, Chairman, ~ - =? New York City $$ FOR WHIZ Week March 21 to 26. Decatur. IIL, thousand tickets out. Ave., Decatur, Hlinois. (BOB MORLOCK WANTS Circus Auspices First Spiritualist Church. BANG CIRCUS Acts, Concessions of all kinds. Ten Address 134 East Johnson —_———- a ED For March 21-22-23 Wild 1d Domestic Ani- mal Acts, Bareback Riding Arts, Tumblers, Acrobats, Wire Walkers, Clowns, Men- age Acts. Q U W AN T WANT SURE FIRE BANNER MAN Dog and Pony Acts) WANT all kind Acts. Salary must be low, as it is sure. Ad- dress CIRCUS HEADQUAR- TERS, 419% No. Main St., Bloomington, tl, Plans Active Season PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 5. lowing the annual stockholders’ ing of the Rhode Island Auditorium, Inc plans for the summer and fall seasons were announced by Charles F. Winter manager. With the close of the hockey = pene pert & varied program w offered during the mont} a * to October. . a ong the events planned are a ho building and house furnishing cupesh. tion and the Rhode Island Industrial Exposition in May, the Sportsman's and oo Boat Show in April, the Horse ow in September and the Radio in October, rs —Fol- meet Cleveland’s Progress Fair CLEVELAND, O., March 5.—Cleve- land's greatness in commerce, industry, education and civic progress will be shown in the industrial fair at Public Hall, August 6 to 28, by the Chamber of Commerce and local industries. Pageantry’ and entertainment will be ee background for the mammoth dis- play. Moose Circus in Lorain LORAIN, O., March 5.—The Loyal Or- der of Moose Indoor Circus will be Staged in the Coliseum building March 25 to 31. The program will inc!ude 10 circus acts, style show, automobile show, perfect baby contest, mercantile exhibits and concessions. Ben R. Jones will have charge of the circus and con- cessions. Boston Flower Show BOSTON, Mass., March 4—The an- nual flower show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society will be held March 30 to April 3 in Horticultural Hall, it is announced by E. I. Farrington. Complete Lines of Paper for All SPECIAL EVENTS INDOOR CIRCUSES MINSTRELS BAZAARS AUTO SHOWS STYLE SHOWS CORN SHOWS DAIRY SHOWS ETC. Twenty-Four-Honr Service on Type Posters, Dates, Cards, Maslin Banners, Fibre Signs and Dodgers. THE DONALDSON LITHO NEWPORT, KENTUCKY “Wanted At Once, For Elks’ Convention Samples of Advertising Novelties and Publicity Stunts advertising Elks’ Pennsylvania State Conver tion, at Easton, Pa., week of August 22, 1927. 5 nd samples, prices and descriptions of Elks’ Novelties. Souvenirs, Pencils, Blotters, Lithographs, Signs. of what have you, at once, to JOS. D. BALENTINE, Secretary of Publicity Committee, 209 Sou‘; Third “WANTED AT ONCE PROMOTER To nandle program contest and detail work © indoor circus. Wire MILTON HOLLAND PRODLC- ING CO., Odd Fellows’ Circus, Warren, Penn CARNIVAL WANTED About 20-car Show, for the largest two-day Fourth July Celebration in the State, conducted at Fi Grounds by American Legion. Seventh annual cele- bration. WALTER ZIMMERMAN, Commander, Be'\'' Dam, Wisconsir 2. 2 a ee - | to tl bring g' Mi} ee cent! 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Grotto Sponsors Show TOLEDO, O., March 6.—Preliminary cently f'n shed an extended run in the Metropoli'an Opera Hous@ at Philadel- Me. Nearly every grotto in Ohio and many near-by States will send uniformed units, bands, patrols, mounted color bearers, drum corps and glee clubs to the convention, which will last two days. The local committee expects 50,- 000 visitors in the city. Legion To Build Auditorium YAZOO CITY, Miss., March 5—The American Legion of this city has pur- chased a lot 100x180 feet and will erect an auditorium capable of seating 3,500 people and which can be used for automobile shows and exhibitions. A stage with accessories will be installed. Women To Give Circus BLOOMINGTON, Ill., March 5.—Thé Women's Relief Corps of this city will stage an indoor circus March 21 to 23, with daily matinees. The program will include 20 acts of high-class. circus quality. Games or raffles will be “ta- - boo”. Builders’ Show and Expo. CANTON, O., March 4.—A_ Builders’ Show and Household Exposition will be held in the Land o’ Dance Building week of March 12. Entertainment in the form of vaudeville and band musio will be featured. Hobby and Pet Show SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 4—The fifth annual Hobby and MHandicrafv Show, he'd under auspices of the boys’ department of the Sioux Falls Y. M. C. A., will be held in connection with the annual Pet Show March 18 to 19. Buffalo Shriners Give Circus BUFFALO, N. Y., March 4—The Zuleika Grotto will give an indoor cir- cus at the Broadway Auditorium seven days, commencing March 12, the pro- gram to be presented by the London Hippodrome Circus. Planning County Stock Show SPANISH FORK, Utah, March 5— Cormmittees are at work on plans for — live-stock show here March to 26. Summerville Horse Show UMMERVILLE, 8. C., March 4.—The Summerville Horse Show, at first set for March 26, has been advanced one week to March 19. The Billboard, March 12, 1927 87 PEERLESS SHOWS WANT —FOR— OPP, ALABAMA, ON STREETS Week Commencing March 14th * Legitimate Concessions of all kinds, Grind Shows and Ride Help. We played Moose Celebration at Tallahassee for a red one. The Mardi Gras at Pensacola broke all records and Opp will be another big one. We own and operate six shows and four rides—Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Chairoplane and Whip. Concession People, if you want to play some real spots wire quick. We have 12 Fairs. Pensacola, Fla., this week; Opp, Ala., week March 14. Wire. WISE SHOWS OPEN Douglas, Ga., Sat., March 19th Auspices Kiwanis Club CAN PLACE Grind Shows. WANT Hawaiian Musicians. Wi-e C. M. ALLEN. CAN PLACE the fol- lowing Rides: Whip, Caterpillar or Tilt-a-Whirl. Minstrel Performers must report here to GEO. GREGG not later than March 15. Cook House, Juice and Corn Game are sold. All other Concessions open. Good opening for Ball Games and American Palmistry WANT Workmen on canvas and rides. Red O’Brien wants Concession Agents. Would like to hear from all his old boys. This show will play sixteen Fairs, starting July 11. Our Fourth of July spot can’t be beat. Qur route is through Carolinas. Gaffney, S. C., and Hickory, N. C., from bere, and other good dates to follow. Get wise. All address DAVID A. WISE, Manager, Box 102, Douglas, Ga. Cc. W. Naill’s Big Spring LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! Opening at Tallulah, La, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE LA DELTA FAIR ASSN., MARCH 26-APRIL 2, INCLUSIVE. TWO SATURDAYS. FIRST SHOW TO OPERATE IN THE CITY IN FOUR YEARS. POSITIVELY THE FIRST. WANTED—Shows, Rides and Concessions. WANT real live Manager for Athletic Show. Have new khaki Top, 30x50, for same. Ed Kanthe, Curley Speras, Johnnie Hatfield, Joe Kirk and George Pappas, write or wire at once. Will give real proposition to real Minstrel Show Manager. Have complete new outfit for same. M. T. Everton wants to hear from Pit Show Attractions. All Concessions open except Cook House. Will sell exclusive on Corn Game. WANT Grind Stores and Wheels of all description. Must use some stock. All holding contracts — —- show pwr ey — = — 23. Show opens — = , vant ar from Concession Agents and all the boys. e Chapman write at once. ess c. M. Pate wants to he Malt S2sF T= P. S.—Skeet Arnold, your letter was returned to me. Wire or come on. Metropolitan Shows Now Booking For Coming Season vA 4 is Wheel and Chairoplane. Geo. W. Johnson, write or wire. Shows with own outfit, or wilt. fornish phen to "responsible showmen. WANT legitimate Concessions of all kinds. Positively no graft. Remember, this show never closes. Will ship north about April 1. Write or wire this week Macclenny, Fla. A. M. NASSER, Manager. Merchants’ Exposition SOUTH HILL, Va. March 4—A4 merchants’ exposition, auto show and indoor circus will be held here Marci 14. Circus and vaudeville acts will be given each night. The program i1- cludes Gregory’s bicycle act, Leverette’s balancing act, Frederick’s trapeze act and Fritzy Clayton, tight wire. The circus is under the direction of Fred Guthrie and L. B. Gregory. Birth of a Railroad BALTIMORE, Md., March 1.—Em- ployees of the Baltimore & Ohio last night celebrated the 100th anniversary of the railroad by presenting a pageant, titled The Birth of a Railroad, written by Margaret Talbott, at the Lyric Tne- ater to a large audience. Spring Opening Celebration ROCK ISLAND, Ill., March 4—Rock Island’s annual Spring Opening Cele- bration, sponsored by the reta‘l depart- ment of the Chamber of Commerce, March 10 to 12, will be a gala event, according to plans now being made. Horse Show a Feature MIAMI, Fla., March 5.—A Horse Show, March 10 to 12, will be a three-day fea- ture of the Dade County Fair held here March 3 to 12. The show is being sponsored by the Bit and Spur Club of Dade County. Michigan American Legion JACKSON, Mich., March 5.—Prelimi- nary plans are being made for the en- tertainment of the State convention of the American Legion, which will meet here August 14 to 16. To Show for Boy Scouts Mistrot & Thiele Circus Royal has been booked by the Arlington Boy Scouts, to be held at Dexter Park, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 2 to 7. This will be the first stand of this circus or- ganization for its 1927 season. Ten Attractions Featured POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., March 5.-— Ten big circus attractions will feature the Mammoth Indoor Circus, to be staged at Columbus Hall March 21 to 26, given under auspices of the Order of Owls. Hunt Club Circus PORTLAND, Ore., March 5.—The Portland Hunt Club, with the assistance of the Portland Social Turn Verein, the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club and other Oregon organizations, will stage its “circus” in the International Live- Stock Building April 22 to 23, under the direction of Ralph Staehil and Paul H. Huedepohl. a — and Monkey Motordrome. wire LACHMAN & El Reno, Oklahoma. WANTED FOR LACHMAN & CARSON ATTRACTION OPENING AT EL RENO, OKLA., SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Merry-Go-Round, Hawaiian Show, Diving Girls, Fun House EXCEPT COOK HOUSE AND SOFT DRINKS. Write or CARSON SHOWS, P. O. Box 742, Nos. 1 and 2 SHOWS Concessions of all kinds. No exclusive. Exceptionally good opening for American Palmist. & Smith Chairplane. Minstrel Show with Band, ahs Ten or Five-in-One and Athletic Show. Preferably shows with own outfits. The above show opens at Grater’s Park, on Madison Ave., Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, March 10, auspices Spanish War Veterans and Donnybrook Fair, for ten days; then the ae La gy A a - » 3 t Al \ h 21 Rioute as follows: Collinsville, Ala., week March ; Valley ea Ala., wee ALL CONCESSIONS OPEN eoeth 4'tean Alen Poste 2 — ent. Write or wire FRED C. HUNT. Hunt and Freund Shows WANT Ball Games, $20; Grind Joints, $25; Tracks and Skillos, $30. We have two Rides, namely, Big Eli Wheel and Smith Wouk. like to hear from Two-Abreast Merry-Go-Round April 4; then Alton Park, Chattanooga, Tenn., auspices Fire Department. v Southern Hotel, Montgomery, Ala.. until March 19; then as per route. Pay your wires; I pay mine. SHOWS—WANT organized Legitimate Concessions. for untamable act. LEVITT-BROWN-HUGGINS SHOWS WANT Want to book or buy Ferris Wheel. Have for sale, one African Lioness about ten years old, broke a Good worker. Stateroom and Berth Cars. Will pass all inspections. LEVITT-BROWN-HUGGINS SHOWS, Senator Apartments, Seattle, Washington. and other boys who have been with me. Address AL. NATION’S EXPOSITION SHOWS OPENING AT MESA, ARIZONA, MARCH 10. WANT Shows, Concessions and Ride He!p (HAVE THREE RIDES) No X except Cook House and Housie, which are open. Want to hear from Frank Callahan, Fingers Lang AL. NATION, Mesa, Arizona. Have for sale, three first-class Tattooed Man. Glass Blowers. Congo, Half Man and Half Woman. who work. WANTED Magician, Tom McLeod, answer. People who worked for me before, write. ; TED METZ’S WORLD'S MUSEUM, Los Angeles, Calif. Sword Swallower, Bagpiper. Opener and Grinders Open Seattle, Wash., middle Mindreader, | of April. i ee i (SSS Po WP iSOn i -Fol- to the State convention of grottos here | ting in October, the O-Ton-Ta-La Grotto will : Inc,, pring to this city the de luxe extrava- Sons ! Parcora in Lilac Time, which re- nter, 7 ckey Tam phic. | ‘rom ; ome | a PC trial / and : orse ve- try, ee be : < blic ber ‘ies. be ee ; 7 ee | or- ee EEE | be rrr rete cere ne NRE ch = | ide tle Pe ile 1es : va et ee th . ) ee — a et : —_ ee . : ee | ee | ee Be | el : : . pe | er ———————— eee NN R : ‘ r ; : f 4 ‘ f — 7 a ~ s

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: ; ‘ : : RAR Oe a eee | | = Mardi Gras Season Ends In a Blaze of Glory NEW ORLEANS, March 2.—Following the magnificent night pageant by the Mystic rewe of Comus, which had been preceded by spectacular parades of the Mystic Krewes of Rex and the Druids and by a number of smaller carnival clubs and groups of gaily cos- tumed merrymakers, the carnival sea- son ended here Tuesday night with the balls given in honor of Rex, Comus and the Druids. A threat of rain, accom- panied by chilly winds, did not lessen he enthusiasin of the celebration of ew Orleans’ Centennial Carnival. A heavy rain Monday night made neces- sary the calling off of the parade of Proteus after it had traveled about two miles of a scheduled seven-mile route, but this did not deter the maskers from altering their plans for Tuesday. Mildred Brown, whose grandfather was a charter member of the first Rex organization in 1871, was chosen queen of the carnival, mounting her royal throne with fitting ceremon,. She was the consort of Eli T. Watson, business man, who was chosen as the Rex of 1927. In festive Mobile, according to ad- vices, Mardi Gras festivities proceeded satisfactorily with the coronation and hilarious reign of King Felix III, which was marked by jubilant festivity from his loyal subjects. The day at Mobile was given over to numerous events and much revelry in honor of the monarch, which came to a climax Tuesday night in the royal ball at the municipal wharf building. Biloxi gave welcome to the monarch of fun and pleasure with the co-opera- tion of other cities along the Mississippi Coast, and Pensacola, Fla., turned over the keys of the city to King Priscus, whose brief reign was marked with festivity and revelry. Freeport Circus a Success Alvin Dahm, chairman of the enter- tainment committee of the Odd Fellows’ Temple Association, Freeport, Ill., writes The Billboard that the indoor fair and circus given in that city recently by his organization was successful. Among the attractions on the program were Higgins and Cooper, aerialists and contortion- ists, and the Wil'ards, novelty perform- ers. These features packed the house every night and were the talk of the town, according to Mr. Dahm. Balloon Racers Incorporate AKRON, O., March 4.—Promoters of the national balloon race here May 29 have org nized by incorporating the National Balloon Race Association. The incorporators are C. W. Sieberling, W. O. Neil, William F. Pfeiffer, John Gammeter, J. C. Robertson, D. C. Ry- bolt, N. C. Sparks, M. M. Mell, Chories Herberich, Charles H. Dunn, L. E. Judd, J. S. Knight, Alex Sicherman, W. C. Young, H. W. Maxson, W. F. Jones, “Walter Akers, P. H. Stevens and P. W. Litchfield. Pat’s Society Circus A communication to The Billboard from W. S. Northington, manager, Petersburg, Pa., states that Pat’s So- ciety Circus of high-school ponies, dogs and mule played a successful engage- ment at the American Legion Indoor Circus and Auto Show, New Bern, N.C, recently. Black Beauty, performing horse, featured, with Teddy, performing dog, second. Other acts on the pro- gram included the Reckless Recklaws, Williams and Bernece; Frankie, boy _ acrobat; Carlo, and Frank Mansfield and Company. The circus was staged unaer the management of R. B. Darkes. Youngstown Food Show YOUNGSTOWN, O., March 4.—The annual food show, under auspices of the Youngstown Grocers’ Association, will be held March 14 to 19 at the Rayen- Wood Auditorium. Vaudeville will be featured daily. Evansville’s Auto Show EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 5.—All ar- rangements have been completed for the 16th annual automobile show, which will be held in the Coliseum March 8 to 12. Tulip Festival BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 4.—The Tulip Festival Association is making plan. for its annual carnival early in May 86 The Billboard, March 12 1927 Oy SPECIAL EVENTS Trade Shows, Celebrations, Benefits, Etc. Conducted by A. HOMER CLARK—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O at eR A a ie ic Fieste de la Rosas At San Jose, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.—Plans for the celebration of the second annual Fieste de la Rosas at San Jose are well under way with every indication it will be a much larger celebration than last year, which was a success. It will be held April 30 to May 7. The opening day festivities will mark the 150th anni- versary of the founding of that city, originally known as the Pueblo San Jose de Guadalupe. Auditorium Dedication MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 5.—The new Municipal Auditorium here will be opened and dedicated with a week of music, mardi gras festivities, athletic meets and exhibits of products of the city, under auspices of the Manu- facturers’ Association of Minneapolis late in May or early June. International Balloon Race ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 4.—Louisville and Cincinnati are being considered for the International lloon Race this year, according to Carl’H. Wolfley, vice- president of the National Aeronautic Association. Legion To Stage Circus BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 3.—Ar- rangements are under way by the American Legion for the staging of the American Legion Circus March 19. O’Brien Bros.’ ALLENTOWN, Pa., March 2.—O'Brien Brothers’ Great European Circus closed a week’s engagement here February 26 under Catholic auspices. The show was strong, with DeMarlo and LaMarletta featured. The DeHohman family of five people, Floyd Conover Four, Ren’e anda Carcass, Jack Moore Trio, Olivctte and Otto Griebling, clown, were among te performers. The Sanso Gold Medal Prize-Winning Sesquicentennial Ba:d was an attraction. Harry Fitzgerald avd Bill O’Brien collaborated in direct.ng the press. The show plays two mor; spots, closing in Philadelphia. Several return engagements will be played next year. The O’Brien boys plan to show 15 consecutive weeks, beginning early in November. HARRY FITZGERALD (for the Show). Circus Omaha’s Pageant of Progress OMAHA, Neb., March 5.—Plans are being completed for the Omaha Pageant of Progress, March 16 to 26, in celebra- tion of the opening of the new Riviera Theater, regarded as one of the most artistic in the country. The pageant will be similar to the Ak-Sar-Ben Fall Festival and will be marked by generai festivities. Lumbermen at Fr. Worth FORT WORTH, Tex., March 3.—Lun- bermen from every part of the South- west will meet here in convention April 12 to 14. LAST CALL | WANTED FOR MERCHANTS’ EXPOSITION and CIRCUS | LAST CALL | CONCESSIONS DEMONSTRATORS | NOVELTY BOOTH MERCHANT EXHIBITS 212th Coast Artillery NATIONAL GUARD April 4-5-6-7-8-9 "sait™ AUSPICES TO BE HELD AT ARMORY 62nd St. and Columbus Ave. NEW YORK CITY Advance Sale of 25,000 Tickets Merchants Distributing 75,000 Free Tickets A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SPACE LEFT WRITE—WIRE—CALL 212th Coast Artillery Armory Columbus Avenue and 62nd Street ROBERT BADER, Chairman, - - «=? New York City ED Rhode Island Auditorium Plans Active Season PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 5.—Fol- lowing the annual stockholders’ meeting of the Rhode Island Auditorium, Inc. plans for the summer and fall seasons were announced by Charles F. Winter manager. With the close of the hockey = oe ) per a varied program e offere uring the mon May to October. " — Among the events planned are a home building and house furnishing exposi- tion and the Rhode Island Industrial Exposition in May, the Sportsman's and Motor Boat Show in April, the Horse Show in September and the Radio Show in October. Cleveland’s Progress Fair CLEVELAND, O., March 5.—Cleve- land's greatness in commerce, industry education and civic progress will be shown in the industrial fair at Public Hall, August 6 to 28, by the Chamber of Commerce and local industries Pageantry’ and entertainment wil] be = background for the mammoth dis- play. Moose Circus LORAIN, O., March 5.—The Loyal Or- der of Moose Indoor Circus will be Staged in the Coliseum building March 25 to 31. The program will inc!uce 10 circus acts, style show, automobile show, perfect baby contest, mercantile exhibits and concessions. Ben R. Jones will have charge of the circus and con- cessions. in Lorain Boston Flower Show BOSTON, Mass., March 4.—The an- nual flower show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society will be held March 30 to April 3 in Horticultural Hall, it is announced by E. I. Farrington. Complete Lines of Paper for All SPECIAL EVENTS INDOOR CIRCUSES MINSTRELS BAZAARS AUTO SHOWS STYLE SHOWS CORN SHOWS DAIRY SHOWS ETC. Twenty-Four-Hour Service on Type Posters, Dates, Cards, Muslin Banners, Fibre Signs and Dodgers. THE DONALDSON LITHO NEWPORT, KENTUCKY FOR WHIZ Week March 21 thousand tickets out. Ave., Decatur, Illinois. to 26. Decatur. ill, Circus Acts, Concessions of all kinds. Ten Auspices First Spiritualist Church. BANG CIRCUS Address 134 East Jobnson S———— For March 21-22-23 Bloomington, Wl Wild and Domestic Ani- mal Acts Bareback Riding Arts, Tumblers, Acrobats, Wire Walkers, Clowns, Men- age Acts. Q U WANT SURE FIRE BANNER MAN Dog and Pony Acts) WANT all kind Acts. Salary must be low, as it is sure. Ad- dress CIRCUS HEADQUAR- TERS, 419'2 No. Main 8t., Bloomington, I, "Wanted At Once, For Elks’ Convention Samples of Advertising Novelties and Publicity Stunts advertising Elks’ Pennsylvania State Conver tion, at Easton, Pa., week of August 22, 1927. Send samples, prices and descriptions of Elks’ Novelties, Souvenirs, Pencils, Blotters, Lithographs, Signs, of what have you, at once, to JOS. D. BALENTINE, Secretary of Publicity Committee, 209 Sout: Third St.. Easton, Pa “WANTED AT ONCE PROMOTER To nandle program contest and detail work © indoor circus. Wire MILTON HOLLAND PRODLC- ING CO., Odd Fellows’ Circus, Warren, Penn CARNIVAL WANTED About 20-car Show, for the largest two-day Fourth July Celebration in. the State, conducted at Fe Grounds by American Legion. Seventh annual ce'e- bration, WALTER ZIMMERMAN, Commander, Br'\'' Dam, Wisconsin f ‘ | f -—— -— >. wt sh. un ee oe as -~ am aoe, a a oe ~~ tt FA a He a | ee il es ee ist | ee | aaa SS | ee ' Cn figpmenecnen enemas. -eurreecratremsnaeae saturn : ee [B08 MORLOCK WANTS —_ a Po es | N ee BROOKS iis

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-FA the State convention of grottos here in Oc to ber, the O-Ton-Ta-La Grotto will ine to this city the de luxe extrava- «© nia, Pandora in Lilac Time, which re- cently fin shed an extended run in the ropoli.an Opera Hous@ at Philadel- " Nearly every grotto in Ohio and many near-by States will send uniformed units, bands, patrols, mounted color bearers, drum corps and glee clubs to the convention, which will last two deys. The local committee expects 50,- 000 visitors in the city. Legion To Build Auditorium YAZOO CITY, Miss., March 5—The American Legion of this city has pur- chased a lot 100x180 feet and will erect an auditorium capable of seating 3,500 people and which can be used for automobile shows and exhibitions. A stage with accessories will be installed. Women To Give Circus BLOOMINGTON, Ill., March 5—Thé Women's Relief Corps of this city will stage an indoor circus March 21 to 23, with daily matinees. The program will nelude 20 acts of high-class circus quality. Games or raffles will be “ta- Builders’ Show and Expo. CANTON, O., March 4—A_ Builders’ Show and Household Exposition will be held in the Land o’ Dance Building week of March 12. Entertainment in the form of vaudeville and band music will be featured. Hobby and Pet Show SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 4—The fifth annual Hobby and MHandicrafv Show, he'd under auspices of the boys’ cepartment of the Sioux Falls Y. M. C. A., will be held in connection with the annual Pet Show March 18 to 19. Buffalo Shriners Give Circus BUFFALO, N. Y., March 4—The Zuleika Grotto will give an indoor cir- cus at the Broadway Auditorium seven days, commencing March 12, the pro- gram to be presented by the London Hippodrome Circus. Planning County Stock Show SPANISH FORK, Utah, March 5— Committees are at work on plans for the annual live-stock show here March 23 to 26. Summerville Horse Show SUMMERVILLE, 8. C., March 4.—The Summerville Horse Show, at first set for March 26, has been advanced one week to March 19, The Billboard, March 12, PEERLESS SHOWS WANT —FOR— OPP, ALABAMA, ON STREETS Week Commencing March 14th ° Legitimate Concessions of all kinds, Grind Shows and Ride Help. We played Moose Celebration at Tallahassee for a red one. The Mardi Gras at Pensacola broke all records and Opp will be another big one. We own and operate six shows and four rides—Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Chairoplane and Whip. Concession People, if you want to play some real spots wire quick. We have 12 Fairs. Pensacola, Fla., this week; Opp, Ala., week March 14. Wire. WISE SHOWS OPEN Douglas, Ga., Sat., March 19th Auspices Kiwanis Club CAN PLACE Grind Shows. WANT Hawaiian Musicians. Wi-e C. M. ALLEN. CAN PLACE the fol- lowing Rides: Whip, Caterpillar or Tilt-a- Whirl. Minstrel Performers must report here to GEO. GREGG not later than March 15. Cook House, Juice and Corn Game are sold. All other Concessions open. Good opening for Ball Games and American Palmistry WANT Workmen on canvas and rides. Red O’Brien wants Concession Agents. Would like to hear from all his old boys. This show will play sixteen Fairs, starting July 11. Our Fourth of July spot can't be beat. Our route is through Carolinas. Gaffney, S. C., and Hickory, N. C., from here, and other good dates to follow. Get wise. All address DAVID A. WISE, Manager, Box 102, Douglas, Ga. LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! Spcning’ar Tantian, Lae UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE LA DELTA FAIR ASSN., MARCH 26-APRIL 2. INCLUSIVE. Two TURDAYS. FIRST SHOW TO OPERATE IN THE CITY IN FOUR Y POSITIVELY. THE FIRST WANTED—Shows, Rides and Concessions. WANT real live Manager for Athletic Show. Have new khaki Top, 30x50, for same. Ed Kanthe, Curley Speras, Johnnie Hatfield, Joe Kirk and George Pappas, write or wire at once. Will give real proposition to rea] Minstrel Show Manager. Have complete new outfit for same. M. T. Everton wants to hear from Pit Show Attractions. All Concessions open except Cook House. Will sell exclusive on Corn Game. WANT Grind Stores and Wheels of all description. Must use some stock. All holding contracts with this show report not F er than March 23. Show opens March : &. M. Pate wants to hear from Concession Agents and all the boys. Ike Chapman write at once. yy ht Cc. W. NAILL SHOWS, Tallulah, Luisiana. P. S—Skeet Arnold, your letter was returned to me. Wire or come on. Metropolitan Shows Now Booking For Coming Season WAN 11 Ferris Wheel and Chairoplane. Geo. W. Johnson, write or wire. vil, ah | outfits to responsible showmen. WANT legit! mate Concessions of all kinds. graft. Remember, this show never closes. Will ship north about April 1. Macclenny, Fla. A. Shows with own outfit, or Positively no Write or wire this week M. NASSER, Manager. 1927 87 Merchants’ Exposition SOUTH HILL, Va. March 4—4 merchants’ exposition, auto show and indoor circus will be held here March 14. Circus and vaudeville acts will be given each night. The program i1- cludes Gregory's bicycle act, Leverette’s balancing act, Frederick’s trapeze at and Fritzy Clayton, tight wire. The circus is under the direction of Fred Guthrie and L. B. Gregory. Birth of a Railroad BALTIMORE, Md., March 1.—Em- ployees of the Baltimore & Ohio last night celebrated the 100th anniversary of the railroad by presenting a pageant, titled The Birth of a Railroad, written by Margaret Talbott, at the Lyric Tne- ater to a large audience. Spring Opening Celebration ROCK ISLAND, Ill., March 4.—Rock Island’s annual Spring Opening Cele- bration, sponsored by the reta‘l depart- ment of the Chamber of Commerce, March 10 to 12, will be a gala event, according to plans now being made. Horse Show a Feature MIAMI, Fia., March 5.—A Horse Show, March 10 to 12, will be a three-day fea- ture of the Dade County Fair held here March 3 to 12. The show is being sponsored by the Bit and Spur Club of Dade County. Michigan American Legion JACKSON, Mich., March 5.—Prelimi- nary plans are being made for the en- tertainment of the State convention of the American Legion, which will meet here August 14 to 16. To Show for Boy Scouts Mistrot & Thiele Circus Royal has been booked by the Arlington Boy Scouts, to be held at Dexter Park, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 2 to 7. This will be the first stand of this circus or- ganization for its 1927 season. Ten Attractions Featured POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., March 5.-— Ten big circus attractions will feature the Mammoth Indoor Circus, to be staged at Columbus Hall March 21 to 26, given under auspices of the Order of Owls. Hunt Club Circus PORTLAND, Ore., March 5.—The Portland Hunt Club, with the assistance of the Portland Social Turn Verein, the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club and other Oregon organizations, will stage its “circus” in the International Live- Stock Building April 22 to 23, under the direction of Ralph Staehil and Paul H. Huedepohl. and Monkey Motordrome. El Reno, Oklahoma. WANTED FOR LACHMAN & CARSON ATTRACTION OPENING AT EL RENO, OKLA., SATURDAY, APRIL 16 & Smith Chairplane, Would like to hear from ‘Fwo-Abreast_ Merry-Go-Round Merry-Go-Round, Hawaiian Show, Diving Girls, Fun House ALL CONCESSIONS OPEN EXCEPT COOK HOUSE AND SOFT DRINKS. Write or wire LACHMAN & CARSON SHOWS, P. O. Box 742, Nos. 1 and 2 SHOWS Concessions of all kinds. No exclusive. auspices Spanish War Veterans Blockton, Ala., March 21 Rout Hunt and Freund Shows WANT Ball Games, $20; Grind Joints, $25 We have two Rides Minstrel Show with Band, also Ten or Five-in-One and Athletic Show The above show opens at Gunter’s Park, on Madison Ave., and Donnybrook Fair, for ten days; then the e as follows: Collinsville, Ala., weck March 28; Valley Head, Ala., week April 4; then Alton Park, Chattanooga, Tenn., auspices Fire Department. Southern Hotel, Montgomery, Ala., until March 19; then as per route. 5; Tracks and Skillos, $30. namely, Bie Eli Wheel and Smith SHOWS—WANT organized Preferably shows with own outfits. on Thursday, March 10, spring opening at West Montgomery, Ala., Write or wire FRED C. HUNT, Pay your wires; I pay mine. Legitimate Concessions. for untamable act. Stateroom and Berth Cars. LEVITT-BROWN-HUGGINS SHOWS WANT Want to book or buy Ferris Wheel. Have for sale, one African Lioness about ten years old, broke Good worker. Will pass all inspections. LEVITT-BROWN-HUGGINS SHOWS, Senator Apartments, Seattle, Washington. and other boys who have been with me. Address AL. NATION’S EXPOSITION SHOWS OPENING AT MESA, ARIZONA, MARCH 10. WANT Shows, Concessions and Ride He!p (HAVE THREE RIDES) No X except Cook House and Housie, which are open. Want to hear from Frank Callahan, Fingers Lang AL. NATION, Mesa, Arizona. Have for sale, three first-class Tattooed Man. Glass Blowers. Congo, Half Man and Half Woman. who work. of April. WANTED Magician, Tom People who worked for me_ before, TED *METZ’ S WORLD’S MUSEUM, Los Angeles, Calif. Mindreader, McLeod, write. Sword Swallower, Bagpiper. answer. Opener and Grinders Open Seattle, Wash., middle CC CCN +$§ UMM ae cpr. ee 3 ee ————— a ee eS oS KS I S| —— | fi} — ee —e| | | =|

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7* seh ee - are ae 88 The Billboard, March 12 1927 GRUBERG & MANN SHOWS Show opens April 11 at Ardmore, Pa., under auspices American Legion Post No. 136. This town is without a doubt one of the best spots in this territory; it is adjacent to Philadelphia and has had two shows in eight years; ask the boys that played it last year; an absolute cleanup for everybody. From there to New York City, where we operate seven days a week, and each one a banner. CAN PLACE legitimate Concessions of all kinds, except Cook House, Juice, Candy Floss, Bottles Pitch Till You Win, Fruit and Blanket Wheels. * No time to waste. season right. Get in touch with us immediately if you want to start the Address all mail to GRUBERG & MANN SHOWS 1510 So. 6th Street, - - - Philadelphia, Pa. WANT Electrician. Teddy Bayer, all mail sent you has been returned; forward your address if still interested. Bob, write. LAST CALL! Glenn Miller Attraction Opening March 26th—Two Saturdays. Union, S.C., B.P.0.E. Opening for Fun House, Model City, Platform Shows. Have opening for few Choice Wheels: all other Concessions open except Juice and Cook House. Teddy Well, waiting for you to return contract. All Show and Concession People in or near Dayton, Ohio. call om FRANK MARSHALL. Haynes Hotel, Dayton, Ohio, until Friday, March 11; after that all mail and wires to GLENN MILLER ATTRACTION, Union, S. C. CAN PLACE FOR SEASON First-class Minstrel Show to reliable Musical Comedy Revue: manager. Will furnish top and front. CONCESSIONS—Have un- must be real entertainment. Write or wire HENRY J. POLLIE, Box 1602, Savannah, Ga. excelled route. RICE BROTHERS SHOWS WANT To join at once, Cook House and Grab Joint... WANT Man to take complete charge of Athletic Show. Must be Athletic Show People and not ham and egg wrestlers. WANT Big Snake Show, with or without outfit. WANT Cras - ‘Hot “4 or Fun Show that can gilly. WANT one real Hawaiian Dancer for season. George Wiley wa n fas t-stepping Agents. The following wire at once: Frank Gallow, Jack Jackson, Red Beach and all others whe have worked for me before, cgne on. NOTICE—Johnny Hatfield, did you re- ceive my wires? Address all mail and wires to CiL C. RICE, Owner, Benton, Arkansas. Matthew J. Riley Shows Want Ten-in-One, Athletic and any Novel Attractions. Positively no Tracks or Skillos. any New Shows of merit, of all kinds. Merry-Go-Round, Want Concessions Can place Cook House. Want Rides and Help in all departments. MATTHEW J. RILEY P. O. Box 164 ELIZABETH, N. J. Wanted---John Robinson Circus Side Show Ticket Sellers. Must make strong Second Openings. turer. Also suitable Side Show Acts to feature. House Horel. Kansas City, Mo. Hawaiian Dancers, Inside Lec- Address DUKE MILLS, Coates WANTED RIDES that don’t eonflict. Chicago lots and streets. { Have contracts for five best street Italian Fiestas ag CAN US E Walk-Thru Show. WANT reliable Foreman who can handle No. 16 Eli: Wheel and ker TI -Abreast Carry-Us-All on moves, and operate Wheel. Can furnis . living wagon, Married n preferred. Top salary. 01 yen in April. Bennie Samuels, Promoter. Ag FRANK E. LAYMAN, Bi eer Office, Chitago. SMITH GREATER UNITED SHOWS Want For Their Opening April 21st, Oakland, Md., 10 Big Nights Ws ANT Chairoplane, Merry Mix-Up, or any Ride that does not conflict. Manager with organized com- y for complete Piantathc n Show. Also Manager for Ten-in-One who can do something. All Concessions " epting Blankets, Dolls, Floor Lamps, Shawls and Cook House. Pit and Walk-Through Shows pe K. F. SMITH, Oakland, Maryland. Advertise in The Billboard—You’ll Be Satisfied With Results. New Home Built Gratis For the Roberts, Showfolk CARBONDALE, Pa., March 5.—Twenty- five carpenters last Sunday appeared on the spot where once stood the humble cottage of Mr. and Mrs. William Harry Roberts, former white-top troupers, who were made homeless when fire recently destroyed all their possessions, and erected a new home for them. This act of kindness on the part of the carpenters was made possible by the permission of the local union. Roy Robinson was ac- tive in gaining the consent of the union in rebuilding, free of charge, the new home. It was erected in a day, and prac- tically every civic agency in this city re- sponded with assistance in the way of materials, furniture and household necessities. A fire insurance policy was presented to the couple, which will fortify them against a recurrence of the previous trouble. The generous response of the people of Carbondale and the benefit perform- ance held in the Irving Theater, when the actors playing at that house two weeks ago gave a benefit for the relief of the former show people, has been the cause of widespread comment thruout the valley. The Roberts have trouped with the Ringling and Forepaugh-Sells circuses. Mrs. Roberts is one of the famous Suther- land Sisters of long-hair fame. Jones’ Midgets To Sail ORLANDO, Fla., March 7.—Johnny J. Jones left here today for New York ac- companied by Prince Dennis, Princess Marguerite, Duchess Leonie, Baron Raymond, Baroness Simone and Lady Little. The little people sail March 12 on the LaFrance for a visit to their homes near Biarritz, returning to Mr. Jones’ care ‘in June. Their many friends gave them a sendoff and wished them a safe journey. Cooper Escapes Injuries In Furnace Explosion IDAHO SPRINGS, Col., March 5.— Courtney Ryley Cooper, well-known writer of circus and other stories for magazines, and formerly press agent with the Sells-Floto Circus, was blown from the furnace room of his mountain home here Wednesday night, but es- caped uninjured. He was thrown avout eight feet. Mrs. Cooper found her hus- band in a daze, wandering in the base- ment. Lond Hippodrome Circus Turns "Em Away in Cleveland CLEVELAND, O., March 6—R. M. Harvey’s London Hippodrome Circus played to 55,000 in its week here. Friday night and Saturday matinee were packed, about 1,500 being turned away. Six thousand orphans saw the show in the first three days in Cleveland. The circus shows in Buffalo under Grotto auspicies next weck. APRIL FOOL RUBBER NOVELTIES!!! BB3 /7—Imitation Rubber Cigars, with Bands. Looks like the real thing. Per 100. $6.50 BB3 /8—Para Rubber Cigarettes. Packed five Rubber Cigarettes in an imitation cigarette Box. Per Dozen Boxes.. $1.25 BB3/9—Sponge Rubber Assorted oe Five assorted chocolates in decorated display box. Per Dozen Boxes.. $1. 20 BB3/10—Sponge Rubber Selected Nuts, Packed five in display box. — Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Pe- cans, Peanuts and Choc- olate Nut. Per Doz. Boxes $1.20 BE3/\I—Para Gum. The Clev- erest fooler ever seen. Put up in packs of four sticks each. Per Gross Packages.... — Hot Dogs. So Matural they make you hungry. Per Gross $9. 50 on Rubber “Doughnuts. enough to eat. ee. Prren $9.50 a dp a panned ge. ural they fool anyone. Doz. to a box. Per Gross.... $8.00 Me ogy Red Rubber Hot ater Bag, 2'2 in. by 1%. Per Gress....... $12.00 Sas (16—-Setber Dag- oe =a $9.00 3/17—Rubber Hatchets. Per Gross... $13.50 BB3/{8——The Matchless Match. Twenty dum- my matches in a package. The biggest $3 00 April Fool item. Per 100 Packages.... e In Dozen Quantities add 19%. Samples, add 25%. On these special goods, half money in Order goods early, and don't get disap- M. GERBER, Tnderselling Streetmen's Supply House 505 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. | TARGET SKILL Shoots 5 Steel Balls. . le for 5 Shots. Every Day Is Payday With This Pair That Is Scooping the Country As Legal as U. S. Currency. Get Started With These and Have an Automatic Income ALL MAKES MACHINES RENTED Send for Catalogue. Get our Price List on Used Machines. TILLITSON SPECIALTY C0. Dept. E Aurora, Illinois $50.00 Each; 10, $425.00. AUTOMATIC Gum Target. $7.00 Each: 100, $17.50 Each. a ARROW $ BLADES .25 PER —— 99 FOR “ GILLETTE” RAZORS 10 Blades to a Park. age. 20 Packages to Dis- play Box. Special discount cf 10% in quantities of 12 boxes or more. We —_ a — line ot Premium Goods and up-to-date eltle for Concessionaires, Street men and Beloobourd Op- erators. 25° with order, balance C. O. D. J.C. MARGOLIS 159 Canal Street, NEW YORK CITY. AND SALES CARDs. _————— lity Boards and Cards. a yh B YOUR AD shipment. That's why they HERE Write for price list J. W. HOODWIN CO., 2947 West Van Buren Street Chicao~ Make you more money and cost choose from. Best in quality lowest in price. SHOPE MFG. CO. Dept. B-2911 E. Grand Ave., DES MOINES, IA. JOIN The Riding Lloyds Address Wilkes Lloyd, 340 West 24th Street, New York. Rider capable of rly ge a — Act. West Baden, Indiana. Have bought all of the Concessions formerly operate’ CAN PLACE Agents for Tracks, Wheels, Spot Store. Bowling Alley, Buckets and other Grind Stores. Want to hear from Roma Scott, 8, Shefileld, Eddie Wels! and all of the boys I talked to in Florida. Opening here March 12. No tickets. Address GEORGE “RED”? WEBSTER all use HOODWIN BOARDS. you less, Four models to LADY BAREBACK RIDER TO Lady Principal Rider. Also Gentleman by John Thrasher and booked on the Strayer Shows. 393 North Main St., MEMPHIS, TENN. The tast ‘ora’ tn, Jour, letter to advertisers, a a) ~A nar ——s -A on = - | ee | = | i . =e ; . P i , Pee t ; Wr ro | el /) no : 4 by a j } res ° cer : ; Al ; tits i bie in + " “ae Sa met act ia ia PS rai ee bl 1. ‘ , a 7 - i ecgiatates ' ti | 0, St eT th rf “ a hae mi of a __ ne wl ve . mz ke ne eee - ii tr wees in. I et RN AA EC ir na RR A A th w hi re : - 4 a Po e | ‘ | a a t | HOODWIN SALES BOARDS : { ‘ e NN B ' 7 Me He h : te ’ ae le k { ee ee | | | | ee | ’ ee —— —_ — SSS ll A CC LLL LLL LD . t t l i , “ f __—«i | ee ’ ee , 4 ‘ } AS ee ,

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- News Letter or Writeup nis article is to deal with the writeup show letter. It seems to me that a world of difference between and the there is the two. A writeup is usually just what t two words indicate. And many times w? a show is written up, the job is t jy done. But a show letter, doesn't In a show letter we that sound better? " real news— night expect some news— not just plain press-agent dope. of eourse, we must have press agents, but it them deal with the press, the public and not try to influence the showman. We read in the writeups things we know are not true. Every spring we read that “such and such” show is to be enlarged and will be transported on a certain number of cars, trucks or wagons. Always the number is increased. When in fact if these enlargements were to be actually earried out, the highways and railroads would, by this’ time, be blockaded with show traffic. Then again the common fault of padding there is “ she roster to include names of performers or executives whom that particular show does not have contracted. If there is any advantage to the showman by this prac- tice it can enly be temporary. No doubt, there are times when certain showfolks are misled, but the standing of the show- man who permits these exaggerations is thereby lowered. And the better class of professional talent will be guided else- for employment. I enjoy reading the show letters, but I stand emphatically for the truth. When a showman writes or permits to be writ- ten statements of his future plans, or where when he makes wild gfatements which would by any successful business man be kept secret, I do not believe it. You do net believe it. Then who does? We all know that news of this kind will travel its own way and come to us thru the proper channels. I have many stories in mind which would prove my statements, but the two here related are the masterpieces. I remember on one occasion when my show was in Nebraska there appeared a write- up of a certain show. The man told of all the animals he had and told of his equipment, ete. The writeup was $0 convincing that I made a trip to the town to see this wonderful little show. Upon arrival I learned that the man was’ out working on the section and did not own even so much as a single tent stake. But he certainly was a showman—on paper. This calls to mind another incident somewhat similar. There appeared a writeup from Dallas, Tex., and this show- man also had an ad in for people to join him, but when it came time for the show to materialize it was proven that the show ‘owner’ was only a janitor in a law office. Those lawyers sure over- looked a bet in that janitor. There are many things a showman could say in his letters that would do no injury to himself and yet be of bene- fit to others. For instance, if his show had passed thru a certain part of the country where business was bad, he could say so, If he had experienced shakedowns in certain communities, he could say so. Towns having a prohibitive license could be reported and possibly Some action would be taken.’ And, of course, news items concerning the people on his show will always be relished by their relatives and friends. It is not ex- pected that a writer will go to extremes in his letters, but he can, at least, write the truth or else keep still. The Billboard has often called atten- tion to the exaggerated writeups and it 's to be commended for such action. But the condition will never be remedied until the showman himself takes the matter in hand. Now I know, and it is generally known, that the Honest Bill Shows is the largest motorized circus in the country d bears the distinction of being the first to motorize. But if I were to print he actual facts concerning my show it would be so greatly eclipsed by others that I would not stand a chance. Even he section hand and the janitor would ave it all over me. Therefore I hesitate ‘o allow even a modest letter to be pub- ished, And I sincerely believe that ‘here are others who believe the same as I do. The real news is left uncovered. All we get is the ballyheo. HONEST BILL NEWTON. ) WeNi cD TO BUY—Eli Ferris Wheel. id cond tion, fer Eli No. 5, Must be in Price must be right for cash. Pre- rel WANT small Tents, Ball Hoods and er ‘cession Tops. WANT TO BUY small, portable \iddie Ride. WILL BUY Monkeys WANTED— Sas for Pit Show. People for Plant. Show wanted. . 2. Brown, — D. 8. RANEY, care Billboard ublishing Co, Crilly Bldg., Chicago, IL MIDGET | HORSE ‘ate shipment, SR. P.O. Box # = jute, AR oe Black allion u Imme- $125.00. Beauty. FRAN 186, Cinel ‘oh K WITTE, SLOT MACHINES MINT VENDERS AND OPERATORS’ BELL MACHINES. 5c, 10c, 25¢ Styles. Magnifying glass prevents use of slugs. ety le Types. BANNER SPECIALTY COMPANY, Removed From 608 Arch Street to 1530-1532 Parrish St., The Billboard, March 12 1927 VERY BEST PROFITS OBTAINED THRU THE BANNER Also have large vari- Write or wire. . Philadelphia, Pa. Page and Wilson Ten-in-One with or without ontfir. First show in nine years. WANT , Liberal percentage. Can place few more legitimate Concessions, no exclusive except Cook House and Juice. which is sold. Show opens March 26—two Saturdays on Main Street—Auspices Moose. Mr. Aranout, answer. Exposition Shows Also one more Pit Show. 8 Address NOTICE! La. WANTED—Stock Concessions of all kinds and 30%. WILL BUY new Tent and full Equipment TRADE—Large size Glider, Baton Rouge, La. Will erect for inspection. Tenn. Penny Arcade Machines and first-class New and used Single and Double Cat Racks. 70-ft. Baggage Car. N. B.—This show will make one jump north in due time. All address RALPH R. MILLER, as per route. Canada! Canada! Canada! RUBBER CANDY AND NUTS 312——-Newest Novelty, and Big Seljer for April Fool's Day. Five Piece f Assorted Sponge Rubber a Assorted Nuts, Packed ins Decorated $1 15 Display Box. PenaDoz. Pkgs. . 1¢-g0 Display Box. These Are Still Selling Very Big. Special Price per 100.....-...... 314—Rubber Matches, Very Real. 315—Rubber Chewing Gum, Five Pieces to Package. Looks Just Like the Reed Article. Per Gross 25% Deposit with Order. M. L. KAHN & CO. 711-713 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 313—Rubber Cigars, LACLARE OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT CO. - Now hooking Shows and Concessions for Season 1927. J. J. PAGE. Box 405, Johnson City, Tennessee. WANTED TO BUY OR BOOK Chairoplane. WANTED For Wild West Show: Trick aod Fancy Ropers, 1 ehack J Saddle Riders with own outfits, Sharp- shooters, Whip Snapper w any other Acts suitable for Wild West WANT Freaks for Ten-in-One. $ nd of Small Animals Ride Help. BIG SPRING OPENING OF ot a ane ede ie . Show Ww ANT Long Range All kinds of Ball Games, Blanket RALPH R MILLER SHOWS Buckets Any other legitimate . s. Firs ek free to all Con- pening May 12, Pontier, At BOGALUSA, LA., POSTPONED UNTIL WEPKS OF APRIL 11 AND 1% allowing ample time for and Grab ; open. Will pay new Whip to arrive there from factory. Week of March 7, De Ridder, La.; week of March 14, Leesville, s and Shows joining me from No exclusives or buy- backs. CAN PLACE Shows 25% gl oO April I Have for organized Plant. Show. HAVE FOR SALE OR F Wheel, 6 Shows. Tangley 36-seat, equipped with 15-h. p. Continental Red Seal Motor. Stored in 4 with a long string of 10-h. p. Cushman Engine, like new, stored at Memphis, t Mi 1- West and Western Will trade for equivalent in anything. Cash for way Se Se See a = ilk wt Sask. - Bank r 4 } ' to R. JACKSON, Gull Lake, Sask., — High-class Shows of all kinds. Agent. Wanted for The Barkoot Bros. Shows Can place 3 good Rides. Also legitimate Concessions of all kinds. BARKOOT BROS.’ SHOWS, Columbus, Ga., Winter Quarters. Can place a live-wire No exclusives. Copper State Shows Want Concessions of All Kinds No exclusive. Cook House and Palmistry sold. Curly Dancers for Beautiful Hawaii. and Grind Stores. Season opens Superior, HARRY OBERMAN, Ariz., Wanted Quick COWBOYS Nine m onth s’ te one year’s engagement across the ei ate lowest salary and what you do. Wire at once. Re it sails Ma h 16 CHAS. ALDRIDGE ZB West Zist Street, NEW YORK CITY. Adams wants Attractions to strengthen Pit Show and ARTHUR BROOKS WANTS CAPABLE AGENTS for well-stocked Wheels March 21. Box 1323, Phoenix, Ariz., unti} March 18; then Superior. Route to interested parties. Wire or write Emanuel Burchardt. Attention NEW YORK, March 4—Anyone know- ing the present whereabouts of Emanuel Burchardt, concessionaire, who was last heard of from Orangeburg, S. C., please inform him to get in touch with his family at once, at 2879 West 20th street, Coney Island, N. Y. His brother, Her- man (Buck) Burchardt, concessionaire, died February 25, and his family are anxious to have him apprised of facts. Agee Booked for Winter Fairs NEW YORK, March 3.—John R. Agee, who was appearing in the musical com- edy, Polly of Hollywood, at the Cohan Theater, has been booked by the Wirth & Hamid offices to play the Royal Cana- FOR SALE Caterpillar Ride In first-class shape Have 62-ft. Flatcar; will pass inspectior Also four Maple Shade Half Box Wagons All these are in first-class condition them if you get in touch with STOCK, car Belmont Hotel, and will sacrifice me at once. D. B Brockton, Mass dian Winter Fairs, opening at Regina, week March 21; Calgary, week March 28; Edmonton, week April 4. Agee is train- ing his stock at Bridgeport, Conn., and will®open his outdoor season at Luna Park, Coney Island, May 15. erences es a ces nae em In doing business with me while in New York, will be at Astor Hotel March 10, 11, 12; Peters- burg, Va., March 13; then Orlando, Fla. JOHNNY J. JONES JOHN AGEE AND HIS BROADWAY BULL holding up traffic in Times Square on his way to the George M. Cohan Theater, his debut as a legitimate was with Ringling Brothers musical comedy, “Polly of Hollywood’’, equestrian and animal trainer lately had his own show ks and fairs. wool ~ Fae A lly Pie Ey. ay B for nine years and Sees § ko . ad at ee. . . ee eee ~ rs oles Geet a ee a | = Dee TT ; . 2 fe : “ney : Fil oe ; : “ : xe - - * i. “? . : . : . : ; 4 . ae ’ | : Fe ca a wa a . Re sana = " ee : ” ey ¢ bs t r ay. . ‘ — ¥ oe es # ss oh ee me % if ) i . he. r i. R .. ‘ } eee = ae ae h\ . Cael a Pog se ; . ¥ —_—-:—SO+ | es hd SCR eee Ce BS $ Bey. aie’ Beh ot x Ee. x . eee oo ON a iy, eet wate 4 os 8S x ‘4 ‘ Se ee oe > r & ei . ; Se ES 9 ee * fa

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PAD ee “ ee —_— SE —_--- 90 The Billboard, March 12, 1927 ASHMALL—William Edwin, 67, editor and publisher of The Organists’ Journal, and a composer and organist, died at his home at Arlington, N. J., March 2, of heart trouble. He was organist at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Newark. He is survived by two sons and two daughters. BAISDEN—Edward James, 51, vaude- ville actor, died February 27 in New York. Funeral arrangements were un- dertaken by the N. V. A., altho Baisden was not a member of the organization. Services were held March 2, with Epis- copal rites, in the Campbell Funeral Church. Interment followed in the N. V. A. plot of Kensico Cemetery. At one time Baisden did an act with Bud Gray, according to N. V. A. officials. BENNETT—George W., 68, teacher of music and a bandmaster, died February 26 at his home in Auburn, Calif., of chronic nephritis. The remains were taken to San Francisco and cremated at Cypress Lawn Cemetery. BROWN—Abbie Farwell, author and poetess, died March 5 at her home in Boston. BROWN—Robert, 110, ‘said to be the oldest magician in the world, died March 3 at the National Military Home, Day- ton, O. The body was shipped to a grandson at Farwell, Mich., for burial. BULLOCK, JR.—Theodore Augustus, 32, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bullock, of the Bullock Family, well known to car- nival and stage, died February 26 at his home in Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Bullock began his stage career at the age of six. He is survived by his widow, Mildred Bullock, his parents and three brothers. Funeral was held March 2, with inter- ment in Forest Hill Cemetery. BURKHART—Charles, 175, father of Mrs. Frank H. Thompson, of the Frank H. Thompson picture show, died sud- denly February 12 at his home in Mid- dletown, Pa. CASTLE—James F., veteran vaudeville actor, died February 18, at Hawthorne, Mass. He was a member of the team of Gilmore and Castle until four years ago, when he retired and settled in Lynn, Mass. He is survived by his widow, Marie Madeline Terryn Castle; his father and a brother, all of Lynn. Burial was at Lynn. CLEMENTS—Evlyn Audrey, daughter of George Clements, N. S. W. sales man- ager of First National Films, died re- cently at Sydney, Australia. IN LOVING MEMORY OF LYDIA DONALSON Who passed away March 13, 1926, at her home in Roanoke, Va. JAMES F. DONALSON. COFFEE—John W., 67, once billed thruout the country as a “living skele- ton”, died March 1 at the Miami County Home, Piqua, O. Interment was in the county section of Riverside Cemetery. IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DARLING BABY Who went away two years ago March 9. Baby, darling, there a sleeping In your quiet little place, We know we see the angels Looking in your sweet face. When the dark is falling, When the shadows creep, Then there comes a longing: if we could only rock you to sleep. Sadly missed by mother, father and brother, MR. AND MRS. NOBLE C. FAIRLY AND PAUL. DALTON—Fred, 46, actor and writer, died March 3 in New York, after a month’s illness of pneumonia. Mr. Dal- ton had been engaged for the Ziegfeld show, Rio Rita, but became ill the night before the premiere. He leaves a widow, known on the stage as Josephine West. The Actors’ Fund took charge of the funeral. THE HOME FUNE . Conducted Inexpensivety » _Call-TRAFALGAR 8200 _ FRANK-E-CAMPBELL “Dhe Funeral Charch Inc {non secraman} Broadway at 66 th Street, NY. DEBROW—Mrs. Arta, wife of Ollie Debrow, comedian at the Crescent Thea- ter, New Orleans, La., herself a profes- sional, died March 2 at the Charity Hospital of that city. FREED—Billie, 29, died March 2 at the West End Hospital, Chicago, from acute appendicitis. She was the wife of Joe Freed, of vaudeville. GEAR—Luella, died March 3 at her home in Bayside, Long Island, N. Y. Mrs. Gear is survived by her husband, James, and her daughter, Luella Chandler, who starred in Queen High. Funeral was held March 5 from Campbell’s Funeral Church, Broadway, New York. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. GORDON—Harry, 45, part owner of the Gordon Theater, Midddletown, O., died suddenly February 19, of apoplexy. \ = IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR PRECIOUS AUGH R. GHTER ANDO SISTE VIVIAN ANDERSON GUNN Who passed away March 10, 1924. We miss you as others miss the sunshine and flowers. Loving and kind in all of your ways, Upright and just to the end of your days Sincere and true in your heart and mind, A beautiful memory you left behind. Greatly missed by your Father, - Mother and aby. MR. AND MRS. DAN ANDERSON AND FAMILY. HALLMER—Mrs. William, wife of Wil- liam Hallmer, famous medicine man, handling the Neutral Line thru Iowa, was buried from the Star funeral par- lors, Chicago, February 28. HARTIN—Peggy, a vaudeville actress, died February 21 in a hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y. She is survived by her sister, Michy Gordon, also an actress. Inter- ment was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. HARTMANN—Mrs. Rosa, 74, mother of A. C. Hartmann, former editor of The Billboard, and widow of John A. Hart- mann, former owner of Hartmann’s Grove, a picnic ground near Plainville, O., died February 28 at her home in Cincinnati. Mrs. Hartmann is survived by four daughters and four sons, all of Cincin- nati. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, St. Bernard, O., March 3. HIBBARD—Joseph H., 66, an orchestra conductor, died February 28 at his home in Lowell, Mass. He served in the Massachusetts Legislature as State Sena- tor from 1903 to 1911 and as a member of the House of Representatives in #900 and 1905. HILL—Marshall, formerly vice-presi- dent of the Showmen’s Guild in England, died recently. HOROWITZ—Florence, 22, known pro- fessionally under the surname of Hamil- ton, died March 2 in Newark, N. J., of injuries received from a fall. Miss Horowitz was soubret with the Fancy Baby Revue and with Sparkling Eyes. Funeral services and interment were held at her home in Massachusetts Miss Horowitz, who was divorced, leaves a son, three years old. INGHAM—Robert, English showman, died recently at Hyde, England. INSHAW—Thomas H., 36, well known in the show world, died February 28 at Atlantic City, N. J. For years his father, Albert Inshaw. had riding devices in England and also at Coney Island. JEFFRIES — Alfred, 74, musician, printer, employed by The Chicago Daily News for 31 years, died recently in that city. Twenty-six years ago his brother John died in Detroit, leaving his widow and six daughters and two sons. After- DEATHS in h@ROFESSION ward Jeffries married his brother’s widow, and, because of his love of music, or- ganized a family orchestra. JEFFREYS—Mrs. Sydney, 62, well known in showland in England, died re- cently. Her husband had been general manager for Patrick Collin, amusement caterer. JORDON—Dr. Jules, 77, composer, at one time concert tenor and conductor, died March 5 at Providence, R. I. Among his best-known works were Rip Van Winkle, and the songs, Bravest and Best and The Night Has a Thousand Eyes. KELLAWAY—Rebecca, 56, mother of Arthur, Cecil, Dolly, Alex, Jack and Harold, some of whom are well known on the English and Australian stage, died recently in Sydney, Australia. LEE—Harris G., member of a the- atrical company, was found dead in a hotel at Greenville, S. C., March 1. Death was due to an internal hemorrhage. LESLIE—Mrs. A. A., mother of Kay Laurell, motion picture actress and musical comedy star, who died in Lon- don several weeks ago, died at her home in North East Pa., February 27. LESTER—Leo, 63, at one time a well- known English clown, died February 14 in England. His family name was John Galsworthy. MACHETT—Sidney, 23, a member of Eva LeGallienne’s Civic Repertory The- ater Company, died suddenly February 28 in New York. Machett played in The Master Builder and other LeGallienne productions in New York. MAHARA—Jack, last survivor of the well-known Mahara brothers, whose show, the Mahara Bros.’ Minstrels, for 30 years toured the West, died March 2 at Charles City, Ia., after an illness of about a week. Mr. Mahara was advance agent for the show. Burial was made March 4. MAY—H. Gomer, 62, actor, is dead in England. MORRIS—James, 54, music teacher and organist at the Masonic Temple, White Plains, N. Y., died March 4 at his home in that city. MURPHY—James F., 32, stacehand with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, was burned to death March 6 while sleeping at his home on Euclid avenue, when fire badly damaged the building. MURRELL—Charles W., 49, well known thruout Western New York as an orches- tra leader, died March 4 in Thompson Memorial Hospital, Canandaigua, N. Y. He leaves his widow, two daughters and a son. NARDER—Nathan H., owner of the Nat Narder Shows, and well known in the carnival world, died March 3 at his home in Philadelphia. He is survived by his widow and a brother, Irvin Narder. NEWMAN—John Koch, 63, actor, died of pneumonia Merch 2 at the Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, where he was an Actors’ Fund patient. Mr. Newman’s re- cent engagement was with Lowell Sher- man in Woman Disputed, and prior to that he was in George Beban’s act and picture, Greatest Love of All, Friendly Enemies, Southern company, etc. In- terment was in the Actors’ Fund, Ken- sico plot. PERRY—Mrs. Frank, English actress, known as Sissie Brand, died February 9 at Kensal Green, England. POLLEY—George, 29, magician, died GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN HERMAN “BUCK” BURCHARDT Passed Away February 25, 1927 ’ HIS FRIENDS BEN and HARRY WEISS recently at Memorial Hospital, Rich- mond, Va. He had also made a reputa- tion as a “human fly” by climbing high buildings. ROBINA—Fanny, 65, former English actress, died February 13 at Nottingham, England. SCOTT—Edwin Burke, husband of Kate Condon Scott, known on the light opera stage 20 years ago as Kate Condon, died suddenly in New Orleans, Septem- ber 4, 1926, under the name of William B. Victor, wealthy real estate man, it was revealed by Mrs Scott, Chicago, February 27. Mrs. Scott had just re- turned from New Orleans, where she had identified the body. Mr. Scott had disappeared from New York in 1903, where he was business manager for Charles B. Dillingham. Under the name of William B. Victor he had lived in New Orleans for several years and had made a fortune of $185,000 in real estate speculation. Mrs. Scctt had: been search- ing for him for 24 years. STIRLING—Major H. F., 80, veteran showman in England, died recently in that country * STOYLE—Carrie Lee, 75, widely known Shakespearean actress many years ago, died February 26 at the Edwin Forrest Home, Philadelphia. She had played the British and American stage for 70 years, making her debut at the age of five with her father, Henry Lee, of South- ampton, England. Burial took place March 1. STURGELL— » 26, cornet player, died March 2 at Asheville, N.C. The last three winter seasons Mr. Sturgell was cornet soloist with Merle Evans’ Band at Sarasota, Fla., and has been with the Ringling-Barnum shows’ band the last eight years. Burial was in Waverly, O. ULRICH—Fred, 54, former vaudeville actor and one-time violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, died suddenly in that city February 28. He suffered a nervous breakdown eight months ago. IN MEMORY OF OUR PAL HOWARD D. WALSH Who Left Us March 21, 1926. Not Forgotten. t MOTHER HOWARD. WESTLEY—Mrs., widow of Harry West- ley, long connected with Chipperfield’s Menagerie in England, died recently. WILLARD—Mrs. Lucinda J., 95, mother of C. D. Willard, of Willard’s Temple of Music Acts, died suddenly March 1 at Culver City, Calif. Besides C. D. Willard, who is also part owner of The Shaw- Willard Mexican Theaters Syndicate in California, she is survived by another son, Judge Frank A. Willard, Venice, Calif., and a daughter, Alma Sylvester, Hot Springs, Ark., owner of the Fields Stock Company. WILLIAMS—Ona, owner of the Ona Williams Stock Company, and a member of the family known in the repertoire field, died at Starke, Fla., February 25. Miss Williams had been in failing health for several years, but with indomitable courage had “carried on”. She is sur- vived by three brothers, Tom Williams, Louisville, Ky.; John J. Williams, Atlanta, Ga.; Al Williams, New York, and five sisters, Mrs. Ina Lehr, Columbus, O.; Mrs. Fannie Mason, Louisville, Ky.; Katie Williams, New York: Mrs. Elmer I.azone and Mrs. May Blossom Allen, and a son, Robert Demorest, Jr., of Starke. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery at Jackson- ville, February 27. WILLIAMS—Sim, 60, franchise-holding producing manager of burlesque shows for the last 40 years, died at his home at Ridgefield, N. J., March 4, of compli- cations. Williams was a_ native of Houston, Tex. He started his theatrical career as a dancer in a minstrel show, later operating Circus Days under the partnership nam’ of Williams & Adams, the latter being the late Joe Adams. Williams and Adams then came into burlesque in Charles Franklyn’s Moo7- light Maids on’ the Columbia Circuit. Williams later operated shows on the Progressive and American circuits, and more recently on the Columbia. He is survived by a daughter by a first mar- riage, his widow by second marriage, and two brothers. He was an active member of various theatrical and fraternal or- ganizations. Funeral services were held March 6 at the Riverside Memorial Chapel, 182 West 76th street, New York. 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t+ co OoOrto- @ or wee @ Cre i Me 4 scenery painter for the Chicago Civic Opera Company, Chicago, was killed when he fell from a second-floor landing at the home of Samuel Rice, 541 Welling- ton avenue, Chicago, March 2. MARRIAGES ANDERSON-LEA—Mabel Lea, dancer, and Daniel T. Anderson, vaudeville actor, were married March 1 at Media, Pa. The bride and bridegroom are on two differ- ent circuits, Miss Lea was playing at Chester and Anderson at a West Phila- delphia Theater, when they decided to meet at Media to be married. ARMER-JIRIK—AI Armer and Sylvia Jirik. known in musical and theatrical circles, were married recently in Chi- cago. BEDARD-SHIRRES—Pierre A. Bedard, production manager for Gloria Swanson Productions, Inc., and Mrs. Katherine P. Shirres, film actress, were married March 7, the ceremony being performed in the Park Chambers apartment of Gloria Swanson, New York, by Mayor James J. Walker. HOLLAND-BROOM—Otto Holland and Ila Mae Broom, both of the Paul Reno Company, were married March 2 on the stage of the Broadway Theater, Colum- bia, S. C. CROSS-BURNS—Guy Cross, boxer, and Billie Burns, with Mike Ziney's show, were married February 19 at Denver. DEAKIN-STOCKWELL—George De-ckin and Zena Stockwell, both well known in English showland, were married recently at Nottingham, England. DENTON-KENNEDY — Lawrence A. (Bob) Denton, of Colorado Srrings, Col., and Alethea Lois Kennedy were married February 26 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sickels, Oklahoma Citv. Okla., Rev. “’_ H. B. Urch officiating. The bride was ettended by her sisters, Clarice and Mxbel Kennedy, while W. A. Sickels was best man. Mrs. Denton is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kennedy, well known in the show world as rifleshots and knife throwers. Mr. and Mrs. Denton are re- tiring from the show business and will be at home at 1031 North Walker street, Oklahoma City. LYNCH-GRAY—Iris Gray, motion pic- ture actress, and Frank Lynch, actor, were married in St. Malachy’s Roman Catholic Church, New York, March 4. McCARTHY-FORBES — Pat McCarthy, juvenile with Ed J. Ryan's ’Round the Town, playing the Mutual Wheel, and Miss Jackie Forbes, soubret of the same company, were married February 25 at Pittsburgh, Pa., Teddy Urderwood and Miss Bobbie Sears were witnesses. McKAY-REASER—Arthur B. McKay, music arranger, of New York. and Evelyn H. Reaser, of Greystone, N. Y., were married February 17 at Miss Reaser’s home. McKay and his bride will live in Greystone, and he will be employed in New York. MERRILL-DRYMAN—Emmett Merrill and Frances de-Foix Dryman were mar- ried March 4 on the stage of the Rialto Theater at Tampa, Fla. Mr. Merrill formerly appeared in Monte Cristo, Jr, and the Passing Show. OSBORNE-BLODGETT—Merton L. Os- borne, manager of the Winter Garden Theater, Fredonia, N. Y., and Martha J. Blodgett, of Fredonia, were married in that city February 26. SCHAUM - ROBISON — Harold M. Schaum, saxophonist with George B. Rearick and His Colonial Club Orchestra, and Jaunita Robinson, of Globe. Ariz., were married in that city February 22. Mrs. Schaum is in charge of productions Staged at the Martin Theater, Globe. SHELTON-AMOS—Ruth Amos, leading lady of the Vaughn Glaser Players, in Toronto for several years, was merrie4 last year in Durham. N. C., to Hassel Shelton, juvenile of the company. For business reasons the marriage was Lot *“nnounced during their joint engage- ment in Canada. SPARKS - GILMAN — Eunice Gilman Sends word from Stuart, Fla., that she ‘nd S. W. Sparks, real estate operator, were married the latter part of January. Miss Gilman is a concert singer and Sister of Mabel Gilman, now in Paris. WALSH-DILLARD — Frank (Buddy) Walsh, of Los Angeles, of the vaudeville team, Kranz and Walsh, and Marguerite Dillard, of San Antonio, Tex., were mar- ried recently at Bridgeport, Conn. The bride is with Harry J. Carroll's Revue, in vaudeville. Mrs. Walsh is planning to retire from the stage. WARE-COSTELLO—Edward Lee Ware and Marie O. Costello were married at the City Hall, Kansas City, Mo., February 25, by Rev. Mason. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ware are with the Jimmie West Com- pany, playing an indefinite engagement at the New 12th Street Theater, Kansas City. WHEATLEY-CARRICK—Arthur Wheat- ley, son of Mrs. Wheatley, of novelty show fame in England, and Elizabeth Ellen Carrick were married recently in Glasgow, Scotland. COMING MARRIAGES Maurine Marseilles, one of the Paul Ash Oriental Theater stars, and Louis McDermott, stage producer for Ash, are to be married St. Patrick’s Day at St. James Episcopal! Church, Chicago. Paul Ash will be best man, and Elma Kelly, bridesmaid. Helene Samuels, premiere danseuse in the ballet of the Chicago Civic Upera Company, denies her reported engage- ment to Henry G. Weber, grand opera conductor. In a telegram from Birming- ham, Ala., she says: “Have just learned that Chicago papers carry a story of alleged engagement. This is not true. Statement given out as a practical Joke by Clark Shaw.” The engagement of Georgia R. John- son, nonprofessional, to George H. Par- ro.t, general agent of the Bruce Great -r Shows, has been announced.- The wed- ding will take place in the early pat of June. Announcement was made in Miami, Fla., March 4, ‘of the betrothal of “Stubby” Kruger, formerly Olympic swimmer, and Evan Burrows Fontaine, dancer. The marriage is expected to take place late in the year. BIRTHS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Rip- pel, Iron City, Ga., February 23, a boy. Mr. Rippel is a novelty performer and has trouped for 28 years. Born to Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Roberts, Ivouston, Tex., February 13, a girl. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack O'Neal, Cordova, Ala., February 12, a 10-pound boy. Mr. and Mrs. O'Neal have made Cordova their winter quarters. They expect to be back on the road this sum- mer with their show. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joel H. Knight, Fort Eustis, Va., February 23, a 10- pound girl, Gledys Constance. Mr. Knight will not be on the road this year. Born to Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Whiteside, Atlanta, Ga., February 27, a nine-pound girl, Marion Trine. Mrs. Whiteside, as LaFace LaMarr, the girl of the silver whirl, aerial act, will present her act at fairs this season as usual with the Upton-Whiteside Troupe. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hughes, Manatee, Fla., March 3, a nine-pound boy. DIVORCES Elizabeth D. Hudson, former motion picture actress, March 3 filed a counter suit in Supreme Court, New York, in a divorce suit brought by her husband, Percy K. Hudson, broker. Hudson's suit followed an action by Mrs. Hudson for a separation. Adela Rogers St. John, well-known fiction and screen writer, filed suit in the Superior Court, Los Angeles, Febru- ary 26, for divorce from Ivan St. John, Hollywood magazine editor. Mrs. Yolander Barbuscio Brown, sis- ter-in-law of Rosa Ponselle, the opera star, has filed suit for a divorce fron her husband, Thomas Clarke Brown, an auditor, in New York. Mrs. Margaret P. Johnstone filed su't for divorce in the Supreme Court, New York, January 13 against her husband, Robert S. Johnstone, attorney, 1t wes learned recently Mr. Johnstone ~ counsel for interests endeavoring to re- strain the New York police from closing Sez. tas The Billboard, March 12 1927 California Bill Killed LOS ANGELES, March 5.—Senate Bill 526, the drastic measure which would have been a death blow to carnivals and some other traveling shows, was killed in Sacramento yesterday. Defeat of the measure is due to the action of certain California showmen getting together and opposing the bill. A substitute meas- ure, less drastic in its effect, is to be in- troduced by the moving picture interests in the next few days. G. H. Hatch, Notice! T. Edward Hatch, of Boston, Mass., wires The Billboard, under date of March 7: “Your father died Sunday afternoon; funeral Wednesday at 2:30. Rep. Tattles (Continued from page 30) at present visiting Mrs. Yeager’s parents at 2616 Third avenue, South, Minne- apolis, Minn., where they would like to hear from old friends of the Honest Bill Show. JOE BARNUM, the “72-year-old kid”, has been called to the Columbia The- ater, Ashland, Ky., to stage the old re- liable Uncle Tom’s Cabin for Manager Kramer. “I was there three years ago to put on Tom,” writes Barnum, “and now they’re daring me to come back. Imagine them wanting Uncle Tom’s Cabin in Kentucky.” Barnum is reported to have played the part of Marks, the lawyer, more than 8,000 times. SPECK AND LUCILLE CORWIN, of the Four Corwins, are closing a success- ful season in Lubbock, Tex., and will leave there April 1 for their home in Carthage, Ill. George and Ruby Cor- win, who have been studying music in Chicago all winter, will join Speck and Lucille in Carthage and, after a brief layoff, will again take to the road as the Four Corwins. REP. RIPPLES FROM K. C. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 3.—Kather- ine Armstrong has taken Flo Thomp- son’s place with the Thompson Players at the Majestic Theater, Des Moines, for a few weeks. JEAN KIRKLAND recently joined the William Gaxton vaudeville act, which is playing the Orpheum Circuit. LENORE CONNELY, after closing with the Smith-Willis Stock Company in Ili- nois, visited her daughter, Grace, with the Loie Bridges Company in this city. She left last week to join the Leslie. Kell Company for the summer. ARTHUR CALLAHAN, of the Callahan Comedians, is in the city. JACK AND LOUISE BOYER, after a visit with relatives in Kansas, motored thru here recently on their way to Dur- ham, N. C., to join the Shelton Ames Players, now in their second season of stock in that city. LARRY CONOVER and wife, Edith Nestell, are in the city for a few days, after playing vaudeville this winter. MRS. LEW (BABE) ECKELS has joined her husband here, after a winter in stock with the Orpheum Players in Hammond, Ind. S. G. DAVISON, manager of the Hazel Cass companies, was in the city recently to sign people for his three shows and buy another tent outfit. VELMA GERARD has closed with the Ted North Players and is spending a short vacation in the city. STARK AND MERMA ROBINSON ar- rived in the city recently from Chicago to arrange for summer work. Their son, Jack, has just recovered from a serious illness, pneumonia. WILLIARD AND ROSE PRICE have closed with a musical stock at Spring- field, Mo., and are back in the city. AL AND HAZEL CLARK, who recently closed an 81 weeks’ run with Morris Dubinsky, are in the city for a short time while Mr. Clark is looking after bills. BILLY BURKS AND HELEN DURRE are in the city for a short time. Burke has been out with his own show and Miss Durre just .closed on the Orpheum Time. RICHARD PATTERSON closed with Dubinsky and is home for a few weeks. He informs that Red Milan Miller and Robby Berenmeier, trumpet player and cummer, respectively, are still on the show JIMMIE TUBBS AND BILLIE DALE joined Indian George's Medicine Show at Byron, Okla., recently. : ALLYN informs that he is 91 long Run Play Records Number of performances up to and in- cluding Saturday, March 5 IN NEW YORK Dramatic PLAY. OPENING NO. OF DATE. PERFS. A Lady in Love.......... 17 Abie’s Irish Rose = "seu American Grand Guignol. Jan. 12 ieees 61 American Tragedy, An... Oct. 31..... 173 : SS em: Wecass 56 ep oe, OO Oe ep. 16..... 204 Sep. Brothers Karamazov, The. Jan. 3 Caponsacchi eae Dec. 30..... 17 Constant Nymph, The....Dec. 9.....- 101 Constant Wife, The....... Nov. 29..... 115 Cradle Song, The......... Jan. 24..... 22 CE cin eddunicetha taede Feb. 22..... 15 Devil in the Cheese, The... Dec. 27..... 81 Dybbuk, The (Neigh’hood).Dec. 16..... 44 eee FOR. Ficcce 33 8 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Sep. 28..... 185 Serres cece Becance 143 ET i. a oe 8 Honor Be Damned........ Jan. 26..... @ In Abraham’s Bosom..... Dec. 29 in John Gabriel Borkman....Nov. 9..... 12 La Locanderia............ Wov. 22... 2 )) eee e Set a Thief .............. = = = Os deecdnasedacdavceesass Ae ~ yea Silver Cord, The.......... = = be = GAMMGP . caccccccecccccccece Feb. 7..... 33 WMO, Bee scccceccccsess Nov. 1l..... 145 Three Sisters............. Oct. 26..... 30 TOMMY... ..-eeeeeeeseecees a eae Trelawney of the Wells. .... = ee 40 Twelfth Night............. Dec. 20..... 23 Two Girls Wanted........ 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Jan. 3 72 eakecscdacesadend Nov. 8 136 Peggy AnmM......... scavenee Diideca Oe Pirates of Penzance, The. ..Dec 6 a Polly of Hollywood...... , -— ees Ce xécewceddads Sep. 8&.....207 pO eee Sep. 20.....195 BROW Fetes bccccvccoescsceee Feb. 2..... 39 Rose-Marie (2d Engage.)...Jan. 24..... 49 Twinkle, Twinkle........ a 131 4 Vanities, Earl Carroll....Jan. 4..... 71 TD Fede casccuteccs SOM. DBasacs 47 IN CHICAGO Dramatic Comedienne, The......... ae ee 27 Cradle Snatchers......... Dec. 27..... 81 Grate’s Wite.........- TOM. Giccce 37 SS errr Jan. 3..... 4 Last of Mrs. Chenev.....Dec. 27..... 80 Ned McCobb’s Daughter..Feb. 20..... 19 One Man’s Woman....... Ge ‘Baeices 191 Shanghai Gesture......... - = oe $1 Twelve Miles Out......... Jan. 16..... 60 We Americans............ Feb. 20..... 19 Musical Comedy A Night in Paris......... te 19 Gis PRORSS. . cccccccccccesce Feb. 28..... q Vagabond King..........- Gem. 3 Gu.ccce 209 Yes, Yes, Yvette.......... 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Rice, Robt rr yan, Bobby *Silbon, Chas sdgett “4 H Neil Rice, Cecil (hk) Ryden, Wayne J. es tply. Elmer D a * paul K Jimmie Rice & Quick — Ryner, Roy ePagano, Anthony Pressey, C. **Rice, Claude H. et Thomas Page, W. F. Prevost, Emile **Rice, Dan Sailor, Joseph Paget G. H. Price, ‘W. J Rich & Banta He a es “98 or, W. L Palmer, Joseph Price, Walter X. -Bichards. Prof. BR. 28 ~ Bon *Richards ete Salis many. Jay Humphrey rs ¢ *Prichard, Tex Richardson, C. E Frank Pripadcheff, Alex Sallom, C. 1. Silver” Emmaneel iamert. 3. i. Richardson, Ted Salone, Frank 8¢Si] tt Fr nk eePacli, Andrew **Proescher, Jr., (L) Richardson, Roy Samaroff & Sonia eahvertabee »? rehic Parcell, Don M. Doc Rickman, Ray Sampson, Guy M. Silverlake, Parker, James D. Parker & Claire Howard Dave Parmley, Edmond *Provan, Jas. B. *Provest, Emile Pruner, Edw. *Puckett, Sam (K)Pullen, Ralph Parks, Rickson, O **Richmond, (K)Riggan, Dave omg Tom Silverman, Irving Simmons, Dell D. s ms, Charles on, R. S : Sampson, Little Paul Sampson, W. A. w Sampson, Roy (Sik Shirt) Sanberg, Eric Nick s raffelc Parsons. Jack Pummer, Bill *Riley, R. J. Sanders, 8. S. ‘ a —~ “4 Patch, Roscoe Purcell, Donald Riley, Speck *Sanders, Jas. E. cla tr eran Pate, T Purl, Billy B. **Riley, Thomas O. Sanford, Otis A. Sinnett (Magician) Paterfield, Elmer **Purman, An Rinehart, Jack **Saporter, M A. e > pa Patterson, A. L. *Putuam, Herbert *Ringer, Frank **Sapp, Tumbling ~ Strler. ; (Lester) Pyle, G. A Chas. H. car, Dr. Kali Sisk, Harry Patterson, Jimmie Quarterman, Jack Ripley, Robert : , Earl *Six Tumbling opatterson. Leo aedeten, Ai Ritchie, Bert Savage, James A 0 _ Demons Patrick. B. H Rab: iel, Rajah Ritz Bros., Three (K Savage. Jack Skeene, Lierd G. (K)Paul, Wm. A Radin, "James (L) Robert, Jack ®*Sayvilla " Bro $. John *®*Pearl, Robt. **Radtke, Arthur (Slats) Sayvillia, Tom rs n, L. R. Pearsm, Wil) R. **Raffles, Stanley Roberts, Bob (L) Schafer, Frank seSmal ley, Eddie *Pearson, Jack Ragiand, Jobn Roberts, Kid (K) Schaffner, N. E, $Sma Peasiey, Robert *Raia, Anthony Roberts, Harold M. Schamberger, ©. VY. *Smi ite, A. Peekeeka, Dan (K)Rains, Barl (Kk) Roberts, Waco Scharko . Earl 8. mit h, Courtney (L)Peltua, Dick **Rakets, Dancing Roberts, Albert S:hauffele. Clift A. (KYSmith. Casey ee*Peltun, Dick Ralston, Frankie Roberts, Clint , aw, ie0 Kn : Smith, Luther Penman, Jim & — Ralston, W. J. toherts, Fred H. Echepp, Chas. W. Smith, ©. Wesley Page (Dor) Roberston, Al K. Scherr, Mortis ith Awol Ste eerdieen, Alomzo Ramalia, V. Robins. Klint Schey, J. B (K) Smith, Rea ; Red eRamsey, Art er @*Robinson, Charles Schiffer, Clem J K)Sr Penny, George Randall, Otto Robinson, Leto *ee*eSchmidt, S. A vee. Jack Raney, D. 8S. *Kobinsm, Car Schmuck, @arl An Percy, Arthur Rardin, M. E. (Trombonist) Schwartz, Joe : (L) Smith, Jack Percy, Charlie ®*Ratner, Tom B. Robinson, Bennie (Blackie) Sr n th field, _Geo. Perkins, Sigh ®*Rauch, Billy Robinson. T. (Red) Scubers, Buck Sneddon. Sam Perkins, Levi ®eRay, Allan ®**Robinson, Scott & DeMarr (K) Snelson, Jas. G Perl, A. (K)Ray, Ralph Eugene Scott, Homer **Snelling. George **Perry, LaVerne Rayhn, Pat (K) Robinson, J. 8. (K)Scott, J. W. Snider, Spot Perry, LaVerne Raymend, Ed Rock, Joe Scott, Louls Enidow, Carl D. (K)Perry, G. C. Raymond, Jack ®*Rockwell, Roy C. *Scoit, Jack Snow, Charley T. Peterson, Loyd HB. Rays (K) Rodgers, Clyde Scott. Shorty Snyder, H. Petrello, Joe *Read, Seadny Roe, A. Scott, A Solom, Sam Peyser, J. L Reale, Frank Rogers, Henry **Scott, Petti & en, HC Pharr, -- *Rebello, Robt Rogers, Oscar Frances ®Sonn, Alfred *e*Phe!, -— & Red Fox, Chief **Rogers, Jack B. Searls, Bernard ***Soule, Ralph Phelps, Verne Redbird, Joe *Rogers, Jr., A. T. **Searcy, H. A. Sculy, Tom Spangler, L. J. Sweett, Lewis E. Valenznela, John soe Bide (K) Winkler, Otto Speaker, Fred *Swicegood, Carl Vanacker, T. **Weher, Mo ; Swihart, W. W. Vance, F. G. Manan “oun *eWinn, Norrts *Swinehart Paul *Vandoms, Jack Weinberg, Joe Winn, Wilbur Sykes, Skinnie VanEttar, Dan Weilrick, Wilbur *Winniman, Harry Symith, Sid Van Luven, G. B. (K)Welch, Geane **Winslow, W. | **Taketa, Joe ***Van Nice. Leo (K) Wells, Guy G. (KoWw inters, Jew C. W. Talbot, B. D. Varney, Sid (L)Wells, John ©. Winters, Sid ***Stalman, Ss L Tanenie, J. A. Velsey, Graham Welss, George . Winters, . | J ***Standing, Robt. Tararre, Bors & P. *Vergoti, John *Welch, Harry see Winter, Wm Stanley, Harvey Tarbes, Max M. (K) Vernick, Joseph **Wensland, CJ *Wintner, Rudy *Stanley, L. D. Tard, Leo, Trio Verrett, Irvin ©*eWensland, c. J. Wirth, Paul **stanton, James Tarrol, Whytie Via, E. G. Weoner, E. W. **°Wise, Ralph Stanley, Hugh E. Tatum, Earl B. (S)Vier, Thos. A ***Wernse, F. W. Wishert. Allen (K)Stanley, Doe *Taylor, Arthur (K)Vincent, Al G. **West, W. L Wolf, Irwin Pete Taylor, R. Harold *Vincent, Mr. West, Fred Wolfe, Raymond Stanley, Laze Taylor, Ed Vincent, J. J West, Edw. (Blink) Wolfe, Abe L. Stanley, Willie ee*Taylor, Glen Vincent, William **°West, George Woll, John (K)Staniey, Honest ¢*'yayjor, John L. *Vine, Joseph T. West, Virnan were E. M Jack Tayler, W Vishnu **Weston, Bert a A. Stanely, L. A. Tay or, Howard Vinson, George *Westphal, August Wore Fong Troupe Stanton & Dolores Taylor, Earney Virnan, Page **Weyer, R. E. wen Joe Stark, Oscar (L) Taylor, T Vivians, Four Wheeler, H. B a so gg Stark, Herman G. ‘Taylor, C. B (K(Van Ackers, T. Pette Woodall, ae **Starr, C. E Temple, Ray & Dese Vollborn, G. ceewheeler, Elmer qyiiic wk, Bil! (K)Starr, Bill Tenney, Harry Vosles,. Whitey Wheeler, Tony Woo 'forks. B **Stearns, Mr. & Tennyson, Dave L. Wade & Howard Whee ler, Nargus eee Woodin ry Mrs. Clay eeTerrell, Billfe (K) Wheelock, Ray Woodley, . - Stedlcon, D 3 Terrell, Harry Wadsworth. Wm. Whipple, Blaine woe y. “a *Steele, R. P. Terrell, William Wagner, Frank Whisner, Wm. P. Woods, Robt. B 2 Steffin, Walter Terry, James **Wagner, Robert (K) White, Philip Woods, og ee Stein, A. W. Teska, Joe Wagoner, George White, Jock a i 7 Stein, Albert Thomas, Henry I. (K)Wah, Art M White, Danny « Woods, Oklahoma (Blackic) Thomas, Alfred_C. *Waiholua, David White, Jack **Woods, F — **Steinman, Eddie Thomas, Carl V. ** Walnwright, White. Edw. RB Sante (Slim) Thomas, Lee W. G, “White, Albert T Woody, ea Stensill, D. W. **Thomas, Howard Waldin, Mack aunt fo Stepath, Edgar G Thomas, T. H. Walker, J. FP. Se USTNECS Woo te (K)Stephens, Harry (K)Thomas, Pete Walker, Fred G. oe ey. Charles fe & oe - ej euehens, B. A. (K)Thomas, Wm. J. Walker’ _—_ 6 hyte, Carl Wooter, Linn Steppen, Ex alker, James C. Widner, Charles ow **Sterling, Roy (L) Thomas, be, > 5 * Walker Fred Wiifred, Lucas i = ay A eprevens, Carl (S)Tompkins, Robert yl! Howard (K) Wilhelm, Worth, Eddie (K)Stevens, Tommy (S)Thompson, Geo. Wall, Lawrence Pat Maurice Wray, S. Stevens, Carl Cyclone Wallace, Robt. M. (K)Witkins, J. E. Wright, W. L. Stevens, Charles Thompson, Cyclone (S) Wallace, F. K Willard, Bob Wright & Vivion Stevens, J. B. *Thompson, Fred Wallace, 1 Willard, Harry Wright, Earl *Stevenson, Ed Thompson, Bryant Wallace, **Williams, C. J. Wright, Roy Stevenson, Jesse Thompson, Lem Wallace & Welr Wiliams Singers Wright. G. W. Stewart, Al Thompson, Edw. Walls, H. M. Williams, R. eeWright, Roy Stewart, Ernest Mutt Walmsley, Frank Williams, Al F. Wright, Babe *Stewart, Gene Thomson, John Alex pag sh & Taye e*Williams. C. K. (K)Wright, Harold tickler, W. W. Thorner, Walters, Red Williams, Carl R Wright, Wm ***Stockton, J. B. Thorpe, Harvey Watters. Ebbie eeWilliams, Al seWright, Elmer Stohimann, Billy F. *Those Kids a Bill Williams, Cornfield e*Wright, Earl (K)Stolle, Frank A. Thurburn, Al Wanens Lou Billy “*Wright, Harold Stone, James F. Tidwell, J. A. anonak, 1... Williams, J. G woe ae Stone, Frex ***Tilman, Ha Williams, George unders, Wm. lg a Tobin, Danny ~ eeeWard. Harry ***Williams, E. BE. °&*Wynn, Morris Laura (S8)Toli, E. wae m Williams, Lloyd Wysong, Leslie Story, Ala. Bil! ®°°Tolly, C. Gian ta arin eWilliams, F. J. Yacope Troupe St ° are, as. Williams, V. G Pane (L) Strand, Robt. *Tomer, D Ware, Billy Y ms, — * Yaney. Tom Strayer Am. Co Tontutt!, Jos. Warner, Geo. G wae om. Yantie, C. C Street, Eid & Alice Tousey, Philip Warren, Leonard eZ *Yantis, Luther Strickland, Hugh Stringer, H. D. Strode, W. A Strode Am. Co. ***Travis, Don (K)Travis. Jimmie Treer, Walter Tremaine, G Warren, Robt. R. Washington Waters, Tom Water Lily Boat Williams, Harry James Yeictchu, Chas. (K) Williams, Billy You YL T. Williams, C, (8) Young, Hareld Norah Strong, Wenlell S. etricker, Louis Watkins, L SS (K) Young, Billy Strongburg. Harry *Trimble. Geo. F a Williams, F. EF. Toy ®*S:rout, dD Tr “oy ae Watkins, Jr, James eWilliems, Chad You Charles Stuart, Don & nests Watson, Edw. *eWilliams, V. A. “a uart, ***Troupe, R. A. , ag +4 Young, Wilile Carrie eetroy, Larry Watson, P. W. **Williard, R. D. (Slim) Stuckhart, W. D ®eTrusdale, Lyman Watts, Tex Wills, Charles Young, rl eeeSullivan, Earl ©*Tucker, E. EL Waverly, Jack Willis, T. Ralph Young, Jack *Sullivan, Danny Tucker, Earney Wayland, Bennie Willson, Tex Young. Roy Midget ©*Tucker, Chas. W. Way and, Fred Wilson, W. Leslie ®®Younkin, Chester Summers. A (S)Tupton, Ernie ee Billy Wilson, Jack & Zahn, Frank s 3 Turner, Billy M. hi Flave J. Myrtle Zaino, Count Jos Supo A Turner, Original eaver, Or (K) Wilson, Paul Zaller, Paul Surbel, Jack Andy Gump (K) Weaver, Ernest Wilson, Wade Zams, Zat ®*Surrey, RB. D. Tutten, Bozo (K) Webb, C. W. (K) Wilsons, Aerial Zarlineton Family Sutton, Martiz Tuxedo Show (K)Webb, Claude (K) Wilson, Ira *e*Zeck, J *Sutton, Fred Tweedy, Harry Webb, Wilie **Wilson, Harold L. **7Zeigier, Fred **Sutten, Larry (K)Two Big, J. H. “Webb, C. W. Wilton, G. Zelie, Frank Swank, Jerrold A. Ulmer, Jack (S) Weber, Billy (K)Wimbish, Zenoz, L Swanson, R. S. Un'erwood, Walter ‘*Weber, John H. Jimmie Zinida, Zan Sweeney, John *Il’pton, W. D. Wehster, Jr., G. HL Winfield, Edgar X. Ziedman, Wm. Sweet, Al C. **Valentine, Geo. Wecker, Boots Winkle, Rip Zoro, Prof. MISCELLANEOUS (Continued from page 63) Freitas & Davison’s Hawaiians: Harlingen, Tex., 9-10: McAllen 11-12; San Brnito 13- 14: Mission 15; LaFeria 16; Brownsville 17-18. Glover, C. Roswell, Magician: Watertown, Wis., 7-19. Green, Magician: Salt Lake City, Utah, 7-12. Hinton’s, George, Melody Maids: woka, Okla., 11-12: (Jackson) 13-14; (Murray) Ponca City 15-16; Stillwater 17-19. Lucy, Thos. Elmore: Bangs, Tex., 9: man 10; San Angelo 11: Winters 12. Merriam, Billy & Eva, Medicine Show: Spring Valley, Ql.. 7-12: Henrv 14-1 Mysterious Smith Co., Albert P. Smith, mgr.: Concord, N. H., 7-12. Mysterious Wheldon Comedy Co.: Neb., 8-10; Chadron 11-13 Newmann, the Great, J. R. Keller, mgr: Un- (Key) We- Powhuska (Camera) Cole- Crawford, ham, N. D., 9-11: Mohall 12-14; Lansford 15-17; Antler 18-20. Oldfield, Clark, Co., & Hawaiians, H. A. Wil- son, mgr.: Big Springs, Tex., 9-10; Snyder 11-12; Lamesa 13-14; O’Donnell 15; Sea- graves 16; Lubbock 17-19. Rah Mona, Magician: Fitzgerald, Ga., 9-10; Tifton 11-12. Reilly. Mel, & Co., Pictures & Vaudeville: Basco, Ill., 7-12. Reno, Great, & Co.: 7-19 Thurston, Magician: Ind., 7-12: New Orleans Indianapolis, st. Li . Mo., 14-19 Turtie, Wm. C., Magician: Cherry. Ml., 7-12. Two-Gun Nan’s Western Wonders, F. P. : Fierro, N. M.. 10; 5: El Paso 16-17 Ysleta, Tex., cian: Provo, Utah, 10: (Star) (Avalon) Grand Junction, Col., 4-15; (Col orado) ueblo 16-19. 3 n, O Vrucia “& Rhea: i, 6-12 Zelia, Mystery Girl, G. E. Alzeda, mgr.: For- rest City, Ark., 10-12: Wynne 14- -15; Parkin 16; Earle 17-19. CIRCUS AND WILD WEST Hace, Mighty: Ariton, Ala., ton 11; Eufaula 12; Lumpkin, Ga. 14; Cusetta 15; Box Springs 16 Hervey’s, R. M., London Hippodrome Circus: uffalo, N. Y., 12-19 King Bros.’ Rodeo: High Springs, Pla., 7-12. Moon Bros.’: Ada, Okla., 11; Allen 12; Calv fits ig a 15; ‘Sasakwa 16; Konawa 18 au Morton’ S, Bob: Jacksonville, Fla., 7-12. 9: Clio 10; Clay- NEISS’S GREATER VICTORY SHOWS WILL BOOK Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Chairplane. Comedy, — ar Mechanical, Corn he -~ om. Palmistry, ——_ —— open. w ns April 30 WANT real C ‘Calliaphone ‘Whaner Grind Shows, or any Shows that can get the monrcy. utest Man. WILL BOOK Side Show, Athletic, Plant., Musical All Concessions open. All Wheels Have my show all booked under the best USE Foreman for my Whip. Also Tangley Juice open. CAN Write Room 3036, Plenkinton Arcade Building, Milwaukee, Wis. IKE NEISS, Mer. ANDERSON-SRADER Shows CAN PLACE Pit Show, Hawalian Show, Attraction for a Platform Show, Athletic Show. CAN PLACE few Concessions: Cook House and Juice, Pitch-Till- Win, Devil's Bowling Alley WANT Second Man who can hustle Banners. Show opens April 23. Ad- dress Red Cloud, Neb. OSCAR V. BABCOCK Performing the largest Sensational Act In the Out- door Amusement World, a Combination “DEATH TRAP LOOP” AND “FLUME ACT’. Address 1224 E. Broadway, Monmouth, Illinois. OPENING GRANITR C CITY. T1.L BARLOW'S BIG CITY SHOWS WANT good Cirrus Side Show and uscefu People in all lines nis} ae ), exelus j Jvints, $25 and $35; ime, $ lusive; Tracks, $60. Need Help on Rid, s, to report heel 1 Address HAROLD BAKL OW, Manager, Box 16, Gran- ite City, IL CALIFORNIA SHOWS. INC. Now booking Shows — Concessions. WANTED—AI! ye of Bi fe He ly Address SAM ANDERSON, 254 “ Boston, Mass GED. T. SCOTT GREATER SHOW Now bi ene Rides, Shows and Concessions. Box 507, Helper, Utat —_——— HELLER’S ACME SHOWS now BOOKING SEASON | 1927 Shows, ne Captain Fisher be pcs 4 Far St, Paterson, N J Phone, Lambert 1276- queen McCLELLAN SHOWS ; 1 an 2, WANT Shows, Concessions, Helr Coates House, Kanses City, Mo ae Ride | MeMAHON SHOWS want Attractions for Pit Show or Jungleland Show Will turnish complete outfit for either show WANT Platform or Walk-Through Shows. Jake Kumalae, write All Concessions open except Cookhouse, Juice and Shive Rack. Address T. W. McMAHON, Marysville, Kan. MIGHTY ARGYLE EXPOSITION SHOWS Onen April 14, St. Louis, Mo. WANT Showmen for Athlet Snake, Ten-in-One, Hawaiian, Minstrel. Palmistry, exclusive, $50; Corn Game, $50; Wheels $10 Grind, $25 and $35 Cook House open. Wii turn over Two-Abreast Parker Merry-Go-Round, bli Wheel No. 5, Smith & Smith Mix-Up and Butterfly to capable foremen on percentage Address DAN MacGUGIN, Bus'ness Manager, American Annex Ho- tel, St. Louis, Mo. MOON GREATER CARNIVAL SHOWS pe on summer season 1927, Shows and Conces- s VILL BOOK “4 pris Wheel or take Man as I ner aa has is ¢l or Chairoplane. Have our “own Light Plant ‘wp me he from you. MK. JOSEPH MOON, Manager, Melcroft, Pa. PENNA. SHOWS CAN PLACE LEGITIM a CONCESSIONS Long season. All Rides Booked Cook House and American Palmistry open. H. WOLFE, Manager, Vine Hotel, Scranton, Pa JOHN E. WALLACE ATTRACTIONS NOW BOOKING FOR SEASON 1927. WANT—Concessions of all kinds, Merchandise Wheels and Grind Stores. WANT TO BOOK Shows, with or without outfits. Address JOHN E. WALLACHB, Kernan Hotel, Baltimore, Md. H. B. WEBB Now booking Shows and Concessions for season 1927. Address New Ha:mony, Indiana. HILL’S GREATER SHOWS Now booking for season 1927, Rides, Shows and Con- cessions. Opens in April, Atlanta, Ga. Write here. $7 W. 139th St., New York City. “HAD CODY FLEMING SHOWS Booking Shows, Rides and Concessgons. 2131 Fifth Avenue, BESSEMER, ALA. TELL THE ADVERTISER IN THE BILLBOARD WHERE YOU GOT HIS ADDRESS. CARNIVAL COMPANIES Alabama Am. Co.: Haig, Ala., 7-12. Beaty'’s Motorized: Marked Tree, Ark., 12-21. Bernardi Expo.: Tucson, Ariz., 7-12; Nogales Tex., 7-12; Big Bortz Midway: Sandy 14-19. Brown & Sanders: Pine Bluff, Ark., 7-12. Central States: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., 7-12. Coe Bros.': Albany, Ga., 7-12. Cole’s, C. O.: Goose Creek, Tox., 7-12; Bay- town 14-19. Delmar Quality: Wiergate, Tex., 7-12. Galler's Expo.: Adel, Ga., 7-12. Gear, Billy: Pine Apple, Ala., 7-12. Gloth Greater: Micanopy, Fla., 7-12. Greenburg Am. Co.: Glendale, Ariz., 7-12; Wickenburg 14-19. Harris Combined: El Paso, Tex., 14-19. Harris & Williams Expo.: Leeds, Ala., 7-12. Harris, W. B.: Vidalia, Ga., 7-12. Heth, L. J.: Birmingham, Ala., 12-19. Kline, Abner K.: San Diego, Calif., 7-12. Loos, J. George: Ft. Worth, Tex., 7-12. Mau’s Greater: Linden, Ala., 7-12. Metropolitan: Macclenny, Fla., 7-12. Millican United: Maplesville, Ala., Miller's, Ralph R.: De Ridder, La., Leesville 14-19. Peerless: Pensacola, Fla., 7-12. Poole & Schneck: Corpus — Rice Bros.’: Benton, Ark., 7-12 Rock City: Centerville, Ala., 7-12. Ala., Longview, 7-12. 7-12; Tex., 7-19 Rubin & Cherry: Opelika, 14-19; At- lanta, Ga., 21-26. Snodgrass, T. L.: Atlanta, Tex., 7-12; Ken- sett, Ark., 14-19. Strayer Am. Co.: Memphis, Tenn., 12-19. Wade, R. L.: Patterson, Ark., 7-12. Williams, S B.: Waco, Tex., 7-12 World at Home: New Orleans, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 14-19. La., 17-12; Additional Routes (Received too late for classification) Aulger Bros.’ Stock Co.: Luverne, Minn., 7-12 Arthur's Comedians: Mission, Tex., 7-12 Rabetta Show: Dagus Mines, Pa., 7- 12 Blackburn's Million-Dollar Baby Co.: Bick- nell, Ind., 9; Washington 10; Bedford 11-1. Boyes, Chick, Co.: Exeter, Neb., 7-12 Bruce, Wallace, Players: Coffeyville, Brunk’s Comedians: Okemah, Okla., 7-12 Caufman, Constance, Players: Holton, Kar, 1-12. ae Stock Co., Chas. H. Rosskam, mgr.: (Union Hill) Gloucester, Mass., 14-19. Kan., —-_ 2 ft Et | | ; f +f r 4 ‘i Patt “te 10% } impo’ ) Full Lh 3 etanc t ” doz ' = ' ve CAS re " — ! | ef | |. ee es : ee | x re ee t : iit , ee arte — | | PS 2 | _ ——— —— = | | | ' ms a Bj rE OO ;

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The Billboard, March 12, 1927 95 7 Quatity---Service CONCESSION SUPPLIES — veaiie--price BLANKETS---SHAWLS ATLANT A, GA., and KANSAS CITY, MO., DOLLS---LAMPS---TRAYS SALESBOARD ITEMS BRANCHES ARE AT YOUR SERVICE WITH OUR FULL LINE CANDY---ALUMINUMWARE MILWAUKEE, WIS. PITTSBURGH, PA. KANSAS CITY, MO. ATLANTA, GA. 642-4-6 Third Street 2302-4 Penn Avenue 1926 Grand Avenue 324 Marietta Street ¢ Cody, Wayne & Ethel: (Greenpoint) Brook- WORTH OF HIGH GRADE JEWELRY snip ») Mod Conley. Tr: (Colonial) Lebanon, Pa., 10-12. $6.00 Guaranteed Sample Assortment $ 00 2 sain ee \ Cook's Show: Rebecca, Ga, 7-12.” ’] PIECES OF HIGH-GRADE JEWELRY, SCARF PINS, CUFF LINKS, BROOCHES, —§ PAID eee ot hs a epomedians: ‘Mer Rouge, La., ae ETC. THE BIGGEST AND BEST DOLLAR'S WORTH YOU EVER BOUGHT 10% oa r~ Ra Dennison’s Show: Shattuck, Okla., 7-12. This special offer made just to add your name and address to our Satay Mailing - Ful rigged. , viees. Dubinsky Stock Co.: Manhattan, Kan., 7-12. List. Don’t wait. Send for this wonder package NOW AND SAVE $5.00 Bin uel amare with Dubinsky tock’ Con “Antiere; Oki eis” | HL E YOUNG CO., Wuanssate 37 S. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL acts or pySate MO. Oe Warher_ 0° Old Washington 1 ah » = Kimbolton 12; Hebron 14. 1927—SPECIAL VALUES. Write For Our Catalogue ee cntes, Sales = = Bros.’ Stock Co.: Uvalde City, Tex., ' onions " , an CASE CO., 1820 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Me. Holland's, Harve, Comedians: Hearne, Tex., Hopkins, Monroe, Players: Ardmore, Okla., 7-12. ba! ees (= . _ Johnson Show: Watertown, Wis., 7-12. i A RED-HOT SELLER King Komo: San Angelo, Tex., 14-15; Best ' Oe, Solano Red Pencil. $3.00] No. B262—Jumbo Green Pencil 17-19. EE” rms, SPT «Dozen... ..-. 6. Ur CED déucaacacncaanas $3.25 wares ON BOARD IN CIGAR BOX Kingsley Komedy Ko.: Clark, Mo., 7-12. No. B263—Genuine Black Leather Billbooks, Smooth Finish. $19.20 Kirk's Komedy Ko.: Wren, O., 7-12. Pa Batam, SETGS CWP GBs cccccccccccccccccccccccceseccese Lesser’s Comedians: Stuarts Draft, Va., 7-12. TERMS: 20% with order, balance C. O. D. 5c extra for postage. We ' a ship orders sume day as received Lee’s Comedians: Douglas, Ga., 7-12. McLain’s Variety Show: Hickman, Neb., 7-12. ELIAS SHAHEN Cco.., Wholesale J a Stock Co.: De Funiak Springs, Fla., 337 W. Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL. Mason's Comedians: Alamo, Ga., 7-12. Mayer, Lottie: (Keith) Harrisburg, Pa. Morgan, Doug., Show: Goose Creek, Tex., 7-12. New York Players: Lucedale, Miss., 7- 12. A MARVELOUS PREMIUM No. 8690—Beautifully Finished Wood Keg, *4-gallon ne on a fancy Nifties of Broadway: (Grand) Morgantown, aoe, — 2 re ornamental nickel faucet and 6 bands. W. Va., 7-12; (Nemo) Johnstown, Pa., 14-19. [eee 8 =—«-—- Tice Per Complete set... -.. so wecenececercrercccsscceccscess . Night in Spain: (Shubert) New Haven, Conn., amt, — cnevacstbodeuscscsuenieaksees 3.45 7-12. 25% cash with all C. O. D. orders. For Sample include $1.00 extra for Norman, Jack, Players: Brunswick, Ga., 7-12; postage and ii surance. | Statesboro 14-19. "ree for the asking, our new No, 29 “Red Book ‘That Brings _—_ - Obrecht Stock Co.: Wilmot, S. D., 7-12. You’, * 4 illustr ited pages, chock full of specially priced merchandise for Peck's Bad Boy: (Alvin) Mansfield. O., 7-12. the Concession, Salesboard and Premium Trade, ete. Write or wire. Petrie Quintet: (Greenpoint) Brooklyn 10-12. Reno’s Fun Makers: Edison, Ga., 7-12. Sadler, Harley, Co.: Albany, Tex., 7-12. Sanders Troupe: (Colonial) Lebanon, Pa., 10-12. The “Hot-Lot” Knife Deal—12 Knives Sedgwick Players: Hammond, La., 7-12. large 4-blade Scout Knife for LAST PRE- Smith-Willis Stock Co.: Benton, Il, 7-12. Mit "M, 1 2-blate Art Photo Knife, 2 1-blade “7 Sylvester's Comedians: Warwick, Ga., 7-12. KURZON-SAIKIN CO. 333-335 W. Madison Street, Chicago, Ill. EASTERN SERVICE Knives, pith | irides ent flashy handles, and : Taylor Players: Idaho Falls, Id., 7-12. & SUPPLY STATION nives, bla assorte art metal an colore ’ sdians: ughr . ¥ handles, assembled ot) a fancy printed board, en- Tosy's Comedians: Loughman, Fia., 7-12. pe - Tolbert, Milt, Show: Tifton, Ga., 7-12. = LA noun Cen bee SESe Eee Tom's Comedians: Whigham, Ga., 7-12. , MARVEL AS A PROFIT MAKER ‘Wiedeaann's Iie on ees SS 7-12; Panama City 14-19. MILLS MACHINES Keystone Winner Machines 2583—On 600- Wri Players é Mich., 7-12. : e Each y ® caries ars Senay 2.75 Young “ “Adams “Co: Glatks Harbor N. S., If in need of Machines get our 1927 Catalog 10 Deals for........ 26.50 Can., 7-12. al Beds op hoon dere Keystone Novelty & Mfg. Co. ac ee 3. 10 Deals for........ 29.00 rigerances co. |ICATCHER WANTED ' ieee W. Madison St., Chicago, III. FOR Wanted Performers PACE TARGETS] |/LYING RETURN ACT And Chorus Girls Ralph Duvall, Whitey Glovit, wire. Jacksonville, Fla, March 7 to 12; 26th and Huntingdon Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. ve irmi ° la., ¢ . d Electrician for Musical Comedy. Attractive, well-formed or egg pag is can pang Akg ° ay Piano-Accordion Player for a Re ery ore : : elika, a. f all kind cept Cookhouse and Juice. Season opens Marc at Op Flying Franklins Show eal "wil feave Montgomery Saturday morning, March 12. Atlanta, Ga. week Care Bob Morton Circus. of March 21. Wire RUBIN AND CHERRY SHOWS Wanted, Partner === To enlarge show I have show complete, Horses, i Dogs, Ponies, Monkeys, Birds, Goats. Everything ae works. Tent Seats, Lights, 5 Trucks and Calliope. “e “ Open for any proposition. Or I will sell or lease. If in the market for real FLASHY one-pound or half-pound _— Bos Swen Ww h om Magicts . Addr ae oie “TOM ATKINSON - packages of Chocolates, WRITE INTRODUCTORY PRICES—F. 0. B. CHICAGO P i N N EL LA CO | nc . O. B. a e 1toS. . . $13.00} 6to10. . . $12.00) @ * 8% 2% haere Boonen ¥ : ew or mute cane WANTED |—=== = BALLOON RACER MIDGETS} |Last Call--NOBLE C. FAIRLY SHOWS--Last Cail VmMcm2 u-rn <22m0 nro FOR SALE canoe "Say Sure Aso want Freaks for OPEN FT. SMITH, ARK. i at ur o wan Te In Canada. duty paid, good conditi Long season Sala be. No ‘ion to write 9 DAYS——THURSDAY, MARCH 17—9 DAYS “ on and priced / AS. — The NAT REISS SHO WS All people engaged report no later than March 15. Want Attractions for Pit Show. 8! Gerrish st. J RAFUSE BOX 351, Winter Quarters, WASHINGTON, GA. Hawaiian Show still open. Address all mail Hotel Main, Fr. Smith, Arkansas. HALIFAX, N. S., CANADA. ey ee a ie DE SS , ; (4 | h | i ’ . ae ye : : ; = ie Nk - ae. ae ee ee | he = po Tt ca ct il nt em | | | | | DUOIOOOOGOOs : : A a # 8 ARAAAG 4 ¥ vac te te 4 oe. —LO I 7 | } . | a : ; \ ia 1 \ aa | Sees <a Z Fla., a aaa i ee i rer ‘ ‘- “ } : St - ; RL2EF ES q i Fe — | if | Boe. - Gah “ ; he . a » | | | ee de | a f ; . v i

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96 The Billboard, March 12 PRICES SZ ASHED AGAIN Genuine Army and Navy Needle Books 5 papers of Needles and a Frias d Patch of 11 Ne edles, in 25c En- velopes, Gross... $2.50 4-FOLD NEEDLE BOOKS. They go like hot cakes for 25¢. You can sell them easily at 50c. (Reduced from — $12) Mow per Grees..«...0-sc00200 ° FLASH NEEDLE PACKAGES. (Bring in $100). (Note New Reduced Price). ] —— 1,000 Packages .....c.0.-cccevvccece SELF-THREADING NEEDLES. (Note 2. 10 New Reduced Price). 100 Packages. NOTE THESE NEW LOW PRICES: Pice lilly Style A. 3. 05 5.25 6.10 Pir ecadilly Style BB 7.25 YARN DARNING (NEEDLES, 10 to the Package, 100 Packages.......... ” eee CREWEL EMBROIDERY. NEEDLES, 1 65 Packages ....-ccccecsccsccveces . MACHINE NEEDLES. | = NOW HAVE ucantantitt SHIPMENTS. ARGE STOCK WE ARE NEVER UNDERSOLD. Samples, 25c. Deposit on Quantity Orders, Catalog Free. MILLS NEEDLE CO. 13 East 16th St, New York,N. Y. ——— COUPON WORKERS GET THE MONEY Make — Every Week! This is no experiment. We have tested the idea and it works "Yo i sell Drug an irtment Stores. T n y 1 23 sis. We tell you. how to do it and furnish advertising copy (for your local paper) which contains coupon, offer- ing Beautiful New Style Bot- tle L'Oripahs Concentrated Narcissus Perfume at 39c. Regular $1.00 Seller. This beautiful, flashy Bot- tle Perfume has a glass stop- per covered with tamperproof seal cap (does not leak). Put up in a very dainty red flange box, which adds the touch of s da.ntiness that brings your sales where you want them. L'Oripahs Concentrated Narcissus Perfume possesses an exire _— A cues and floral character and is un- usuall ly 1 ist PERFUMES ag poy THE EYE Perfume sales cannot thr 0 ents alone has a habit of buying a - fascinating container She her boudoir table—an int reflect good taste to her frie: each time she sees it Costs You Only $13.50 per Gross. Takes in over $56.00. Your Net Profit per Gross is $42.50. Positively one-third cash required with all orders. Get started today while the idea is mew. We fur- nish complete instructions telling how to put sale over. Write now. Four full size assorted Samples will be sent for T5e, postpaid. FREE—We give you for spraying your customers, 1 bottle extra strong concentrated Perfume with each gross oyler ites ling ornament that will ls and delight her eye Guaranteed, PP yi at le De Vilbiss Demonstrator’s Sprayer, that ttle, 50¢ Each fen gasind NoTice—b th old and new customers Bive : so that we may send you r new C: talog wh h is now ready eo mailing, containing or er "950 new m king ite NATIONAL nr « "PERFUME CO., Coupon Dent. 6. . Huron &... Chicano. MILLS Sc & 25c MACHINES With or without venders, used a short time, as good as new, st bargain prices. Also Jennings Display Front Venders, Serial 29,000; some Milis Front Venders. NTS—nearly as carload, at cost. WINNER MINT CO. $978 Cottage Grove ona, CHICAGO, WL NEW! NEWI SUN PICTURES A Film, Holder, 2 Picture Papers. Assorted interesting Subjects. $3.25 Per 100 Sets Send _ for sat ve granted. Free N Catalog OPTICAN BROTHERS 302 W. 9th St., KANSAS CITY, MO. territory 1927 New York Office Callers HANNEFORD, just re- to be featured “POODLES” turned from California, in The Circus Princess. ANDREW DOWNIE, of Downie Bros.’ Wild Animal. Circus. JERRY O'RILEY, concessionaire. C. W. HENCHEY, of The Circus Man's Magazine, program publishers. IRVING J. POLACK, owner and man- ager of the World at Home Shows. PETER L. DREW and wife, returned from Forto Rico, with their rides. ARTHUR W. EDDY, publicity repre- sentative of Sunset Park-on-the-Hudson. OTTO GRIEBLING and wife, with Knight Bros.’ Indoor Circus. MRS. JOHN HALL AND MRS. MARION LOCHERTY, circus fans. VIRGIL G. CASTETTER, conces- sionaire, returned from Porto Rico. ROBERT I. WILDER, publicity repre- sentative of The Barker. THE SHUBERTS, of the Rfngling- Barnum Circus, playing the Hippodrome. PAUL GRAY, publicity representative of the Grand Theater. HARRY AND HYMAN WAGNER, show- men, of Coney Island. HERBERT J. BOWEN, agent for Gus Hill’s Bringing Up Father. HERBERT M. MADDUX, of the Coney Island Atlantic Club. ELMER I. BROWN, park representative. HATTIE DELMAN, soloist with Joe Basile’s Band. O. A. RAY, promoter. EDWARD W. VOLLERT, statistical de- partment, Liberty Magazine. E. G. HOLLAND, 24-hour circus man. BEN WEISS, concessionaire, with Harry Heller’s Acme Shows. FLOYD S. WOOSLEY, with the Ring- ling-Barnum Circus. GEORGE LA TOUR, general agent of the Sandy Shows. VICTOR LEE, returning from four months’ tour of Porto Rico. Hubelt’s Museum Notes NEW YORK, March 5.—There has been no perceptible falling off in business at Hubert’s Museum with the beginning of the Lenten season. Martha Morris, otherwise known as “Martha, the Armless Wonder,” made her re-appearance on February 28. Silvie Chester, half man, half woman, has had her engagement extended two weeks. Frank Bowen, lecturer, who has been ill, expects to take up his duties this week. C. MacLean Savage has been replacing him. Captain Sidney Hinman, Coney Island life saver and curio collector, is presenting an attraction that takes well with the patrons. Frank Lentini, three- legged man, is underlined to open a four weeks’ engagement beginning March 14. Lady Olga, American bearded lady, will continue at Hubert’s until she opens her season with the Ringling-Barnum Circus. Clicko, the South African bushman, will do likewise. Henry Bulson, spider boy, will reopen on March 28 for a limited engagement. Lady Grace, mentalist, has proven @ popular attraction. Amok, the Bontoc head-hunter, was the subject of an interesting write-up in The New York Sunday Times of February 27. Harry Hall, miracle man, is still puzzling the patrons with his needle trick. Prof. Heckler’s flea circus shows no let up as a drawing card. The Oriental dancing show enjoys the major portion of the attendance at Hubert's. Morton Interested in Circus BALTIMORE, March Morton, stage star, has completed ar- rangements whereby he acquired ma- jority ownersh p in the Marcus-Thomas One-Ring Circus. It will be known as the Harry K. Morton Circus. 4—Harry K. Frank Brown Assaulted LOUISVILLE, March 4. — The police are seeking two negroes whom Frank Brown, said to be an agent for the Ring- ling-Barnum Circus, accused of assauit- ing him and robbing him of $52 and a watch at one o'clock this morning. SALESBOARD JOBBERS ond OPERATORS You cannot afford to be without our beautiful new THRE line of complete ready-to-run Jhandsomely d Assortments in the U.S.A. E-COLORy, mens 60 ne of compass ready scrum Sale Ours is the largest BEST and CHEAPEST make DROP-SHIPMENTS SB in, 0 ; DOUGLIS & COMPANY service is PROMPT and COURTEOUS © - 11 South Clinton S$t., Chicago, tl. Your Final Opportunity! LAST CALL For Your Advertisement in the SPRING SPECIAL NUMBER OF The Billboar ISSUED MARCH 15 DATED MARCH 19 Just one more week and this big outdoor special will be on the news stands. It is the biggest and best bet for early spring announcements. booking of attractions, buying and selling of show supplies and concession merchandise. The Spring Special with its valuable lists, etc., as well as many special features, Greatly Increased Circulation WILL effectively carry your message to the entire show world. You Still Have Time to send your advertising copy, but quick action is neces- sary, as Last Advertising Form Closes in Cincinnati March 14 Wire or Send Your Copy Now! THE BILLBOARD PUBLISHING CO. 1560 Broadway, New York City Publication Office: 25-27 Opera Place, Cincinnati, Ohio CHICAGO — ST. 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St. Patrick’s Day NOVELTIES Prompt Shipments From Big Stocks SHAMROCKS. Plain Silk Shamrocks, One Gross in Box. Gross Plain Sitk Shamrocks, with Rose, + te Frames. One Gross in Box. Gross.. ST. PATRICK'S PAPER HATS. Assorted Designs. One Gross in Box. Doz., 40c, Gro., $4.50 ST. PATRICK'S DAY SNAKES. 1.75 Wood Snakes, Length 15 inches. Gross....$ 850 Wood Snakes, Length, 32 inches. Dozen.... 2.00 Rubber Snakes (Freneh). CS ee 3.50 Rubber Snakes (American). Gross........ 10.50 ST. PATRICK'S DAY HORNS. Green Horns. Cucumber Shape. Doz., 75c, Gro., $8.50 Deposit required on all C. O. D. shipments. NEW CATALOG READY MAY 1 Our new Catalog will be ready May 1 If you want a copy send us your name and permanent ad- dress now It will be full of worth-while bar- gains in Novelties and other merchandise of in- terest to all dealers. LEVIN BROTHERS Established In the Year 1886 TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA ST. PATRICK’S DAY UvEE Sees No. 15 — Plain Wired, Si tk Shamrocks. Per Hats. No. [00—Assorted St. Patrick's Crepe Paper Hata Doz., 40¢; Gross No. 103——Green, Noise-Makers. No. (04—Green, beapegeks gareen sens cges sou Doz., 40¢; Gross. 4,00 Wooden Cham- Dozen, 49c; Bottle Noise-Makers. P GIOGS. sons ccetcs No. 107—Strong, Green Round Bal- loons, with Print of Harp and Cluster. Dozen. 40c; Gross..... No. 60 Centimeter Round Balloons. Per Gross .. J No. 70 Centimeter Transp. Gas Balloons. Gross 3.25 paney TIM-Just Out p and see him land on his feet. OF UNM FULL OF TRICKS Best Rubber Balloom Novelty Out. Packed one to an envelope, with full directions to assemble. Will inflate 20 inches high. PER DOZEN, 60¢; PER GROSS, $6.73. Samples of all above, T5e, postage prepaid. Our “00-page Catalog FRED on request. M.K.BRODY, ['3? South Halsted St., 4.00 TONS LATEST RAGE Rayon Silk By - Scarfs 'h contrasting hand- alnte eolorful de- ens Double width. Wonderful "flash for Ca*nivals Bazaars, Fairs and Merchants Size, 70 inches * &, 18 inches wide eked in individ- el bores Price, $12 Per Doz. Canpte Order, $1.25. 25% required with order, bal. C. O. D BLU-BELL . MFG. CO., eS 29 E. 10th St., NEW YORK’ JUST ARRIVED NEW IMPORTATION OF Genuine French Briar 1 4-Piece PIPE SET, HK. SHAPIRO, - 8! Bowery, New York. 't you see it in The Bill “ Billboard, tell them se; tt The Billboard. March 12 IT GETS THE MONEY! Latest” Fortune Ball Gum Vender Be ALOK 7 a3 atc er Acum AMreM} MAZCHAO™ AMoOwZ*M N/ ; (3 ) y S / if SS iG ¢\ A, G ba G \I— Any) vist "4 - i ) lj 2 DES A® | a ee on . 2»: We \ 2 | cp ap | GON see | ae i Efe fe | —~ Be ee || i eae Gi y. p= ae ": Sa e i Ce SC—sz gre i lost I ee Gl TS | ge tt ot oe Bea : » fy ¥ . - 5 Ses eS me. 4, cr fb mS a ae . ar Sew) Ie seam ALI a iS | No. 7-6-9 =2/ —- Pe IR eS BIE TESS eR ee al | SS fh _ Ame on (8)! i | Eachin oes? Sy sampce | % TE Te “yt Re . => ~ Ee so] eee WING! et RE ‘| Doz. Lots “22S 22g $4.00 § ee pennies | (17, }) ey) ce : sg too > -|\\ = )) bb / “ae = Ree E Wa or er, / | SNS ae "te V. es _—— ' pre }O.——|) RS Bag | QI diac | SC) | es SUM Vous re Aanenened (9) = e | ff ae | a x? ae oe Pa AT, Neth enem > St ~A1 : a —— ED : cocks, with ™ —al = —————_——= i a2 {it , — Ge) Numbers @ ( 7 TT ] 1¢ ty ‘I ays 2 el 25 ane 8 cay Pay 73 (STATE. OF BUSINESS) } A’, a oy ee La es )—— ta SS a ee ? 50 100 a | SINGER BROS = cS 0 ieee ss ; susuues Aa ERR A aS. tig LLL{L,«])\ eee Vi ae i \another New ()nel..,- . 3 aes 2% : fe 94/\ || |SanotherNew One-ty_E ie 4 \ 4 | —" wit )| | SESS] JAZZ | OI | . Py iF nt OL be i ARN - 1 a | a ef ne os of rr ae ai“ za Wy a tas SHOW > | — = hie RC ea) = 1000 ‘ea $12.00 || ) | | AV: = | SAMPLE cd | Al $1.25 2. —— he Se ee ; SS a | : , ee — ——— ———— —--~y) - | ee <a a —— — eee —————_ —— LS S HYGRADE ai Ce ee | co: tccnccecn ctv, al if

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98 The Billboard, March 12, 1927 FELIX CATS Now $10.00 Per Dozen REMARKABLE VALUE Men’s Sport Watch No. 603—Code Name, HURDLE. Fine platinum finisb case, guaranteed 6-jewel movement, radium dial. $3.75 Each SALESBOARD Games of all kinds e eocce eocce e000e eccce WRITE FOR 1927 MONEY RAISING SALESCARD DEALS TAL CA OG MENTION YOUR BUSINESS eeeeceoeoos Sample $4.00 Plus Postage IT’S A WINNER rt z) SALESCARDS WITH BOOKLETS ; iy; 70-80-1100 NUMBERS t : AVERAGE PROFIT $10.00 Sample Sets 10 Cents Each—All 3 for 25¢c | FAIR TRADING GO., Inc., 307 6th Ave., New York AT BREWER BOARDS FACTORY PRICES WRITE FOR LIST H. F. MOSELEY, (oistriputor) 310 Central National Bank Bidg., RICHMOND, VA. Milis and Jennings Mint Venders and Operator Bell Machines Prices listed below are NET to Operators F. O. B. Factory. Nothing extra. , Mills. Jennings. er} GIR iin nection ccavacecbenukepusas neue $105.90 $115.00 0. IE SC Ok oe ig ie's.o an bin awsocesenlbae bee eo 90.00 90.00 > "i. Dime Wie Mite WORE... ........ ...oscncseucaeesaben 105.00 115.00 5 a er Oe SO WOE... o5socssvcenpccneeesenr*eeebenh 115.00 120.00 Awe EM Soocee EEE, sevksche siiwe oss tees ndedeeaneeeeealnnieel 85.00 85.00 : terme Bell, 10¢ nd Se Or ere eee ee eee 5 ata er. re ee Ce. cc cveadcwkh + newsatasdteseseey*ebhunnee tS 5 en Rat Verte: ne cass ace aene uae de cebhentense oe 00 140. 00 Mills latest models are equipped with the stop-roll device without extra cos Venders, fiat glass over reels, magnifying peephole. Distributors for Jennings Saenrie Mints, Richmond, Va., $12.50; Lot of 5.000 to 10,000, $9.50, F. O. B. Richmond, Va.. or F $9.00 per Thousand. New standard size 5c Brass Checks, $11.00 per Thousand; 5.900 at $9. so. B. R mond, Va. 25c Brass Checks, $14.00 per Thousand. Used machines, from $40. 00 to $75.00. Piston Machines, A. B. T. make. Shoots 5 steel balls. One Machine, $50.00; Lot of 10, $42.00. Dice Machines, Target Shock- ing Machines, Ball Gum and Peanut Machines. Standard Chewit Ball Gum. one Case, $18. 00; five Cases at $16.50, F. O. B. Factory. I buy old Machines. Write for descriptive circular. order, balance C. O. D. OPERATOR REPORT BOOKS, 25¢ Each. _PILLOWS © Dioser Desens 75 New Designs—Free Circular Silk-Liké Centers—Big Flash FOR CARNIVALS, BAZAARS, MERCHANTS. Popular Mottees, Patriotic Designs, Ledge Emblems, Sconie Designe for Resorts. Deposit one-third with | Larg e Size 24 cole SS SEOL USING FRING SEND FOR SALESBOARD CIRCULAR. LEATHER PILLOWS, 25 Designs. A $10.00 Fiash for $2.25 Each. WESTERN ART LEATHER CoO. P. O. Box 484, Tabor Opera Bidg., DENVER, COLO. For fue Action Wire Meney with re Ship Same Day Order Received. 25% Deposit, Balance C. O. me ae The Best are made by oo a 7 Gardner &. Company 2309 Archer Avenue :: Chicago. Illinois wr TARGET PRACTICE ‘LITTLE PERFECTION O. K. VENDER fo and Ge Play. Sc, 10¢ and 25¢ Play. . 5e, (0c, 25¢ and 50e Play. Write us if in want of Machines PEX NOVELTY Co., 3208 Southport Ave. Chicago. or Salesboards Send for Catalog sxmeemSALESBOARD OPERATORS==="" : “HAVE A HEART” FI + KEART BOX mernnoenggainceeted ne: EASTER AND MOTHER'S DAY. ry All Bores in both assortme He ped. Purple and White Colo eked FULL of ral fancy assorted sweets chiag NEW, DIFFERS, NT and real HIGH-CLASS ili go like wild- B fire from now until Bast er. we PURPLE HEART ASSORTMENT NO. 29. PURPLE HEART ASSONTMENT NO. 28. Mi =12—60e Purple Hearts PRICE 12—60¢ Purple Hearts PRICE Mi = 8—$1.00 Purpie Hearts 12—$1.00 Purple Hearts | 4—$2.00 Purple Hearts $12.25 12—$2.00 Purple Hearts $22.50 r 1—$4.00 Purple Heart complete 4—$4.00 Purple Hearts complete a 800-Hole 5¢ Salesboard Free 1200-Hole, 4-Seetion 5e ag Free. @ 25% deposit required on C. O. D. orders. Send for Catalog N | WEILLER CANDY COMPAKY ma Local and Long Distance inal 3 1209 Clybourn Ave. Fenes Drontnan 2808 Chicago, Illinois m Why Are We Growing So Fast? Because of the Values We Give GREEN OR MAROON COLOR PENCILS, Jumbo size, with clip, extra lead and eraser. 25% $22.50 with order, balance C. O. D. Catalog No. 30 now Per Gross ready for those who want to save money. $2.00 PER DOZEN HECHT, COHEN & CO., 201-203-205 W. Madison St.,Chicago, Illinois ANNOUNCEMENT! Due to a very unfortunate fire, destroying part of our factory, it was necessary for us to suspend all operations for a short time. We have just completely renovated our entire factory and added additional floor space. We are again in a position to give you immediate service and prompt shipments as we have previously done. We deeply regret causing our customers any inconveniences that occurred through this suspension of business and we are now looking forward to resuming our pleasant business relations with our many friends. Don’t fail to see our announcement in next week's issue before placing your spring orders. DELIGHT CANDY CO., 64 University Place, New York City TWO LEADERS IN SALESBOARD ASSORTMENTS No. 5418—Ciga- No. 5358—Spark.- rette Case and ling Photo Handie Cigarette Helder Knife and Trade Assortment, with Assortment, mount- a 500-Hole Sales- ed on a 2,000-Hole board at Se per Salesboard at 5c -. inion in per sale, Takes in 25 $100.00. Pays out in trade, $31.00. . ACOPY OF OUR 4 GENERAL| sssne~___ss.co/FREE eat, GATALOG| ass. $6.1 Salesboard Operators, Concession Men, Agents THE BETTER CALIFORNIA GOLD PIECES Complete Salesboard Deals. Fastest sellers. Guaranteed ~ check your Mail 75c, applying to cost of samples, e list and illustrations 49 Fourth Street, AN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. Here is something new boards in ten days J. G. GREEN CO., Profits Plus More Trade 7 We can prove this if you own a cafe, ice cream parlor or similar public place. Entertain your patrons at their expense! J.P. SEEBURG P PIANO CO., Dept. 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ha ttt ttt Lh ALLL LLL a al ll dl Dt tS oS tl a Ss Ss i APs wee Pt Sree oe AAA Ae — SLL ALAA AOL EAT ATT Sort ———— ~ 77. Pe Ree ~~ Th? Billboard, March 12, 19 tt Sapa PPL PDP PP DODO ----- READ THIS IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! L*| Seat Tt Tet tit € Lx} OUR PRESIDENTS HISTORICAL NEEDLE BOOK COPYRIGHT 1926. N.SHURE CO. CHICAGO TRADE MARK PEG = 4lOUR PRESIDENTS | 3-in-1 NEEDLE BOOK New—Original—Exclusive Not since 1909, when we first brought out “Our American Army and Navy” Needle Book, has there been any decided change in these goods. We thought that there was a demand right now for a needle book that not only contained the different kinds of needles, but one that should have a greater value to the housewife. Therefore, after much thought and study, we created this “3-in-1" book. It’s not only a container of needles, but an album of portraits and a condensed history of the lives of our Presidents, from Washington down to Coolidge. The value of this needle book puts it ina class far above any being sold today, for there was never as high a quality of all gold-eye needles used in a needle book, and, while it is easily a 1.00 value, we are pricing it to you. so that you can offer it at an introductory Pie CUROWOLOGICAL WISTORY OF OUR PRESIDENTS ee) sarbeieal ' TT " Ae WTTTITITT Le THM : ose8 : tts 7 Det tn) TEtGTOeReoareewarer: CiL. TEMPERED a el | ESS 6B ees ee ee el price of 50 cents. ; Featuring 3 folds, size open about 1144,x5% inches, which makes it suitable for framing. You might spend 3 hours looking through the encyclopedia for the data and months searching for all the portraits of the Presidents which we give you in condensed form. LLL LALLA IIS SEND IN YOUR ORDERS REDUCED SIZE OF INSIDE VIEW, SHOWING CONTENTS {CAPITOL Now you can make some real money on needle : le ‘a | ~ books. 9 We look for this item to be the biggest seller we have ever offered. 3 An exclusive product of N. SHURE CoO., and we 3 take pride in presenting it to you. 3 4 No. B22D53. Per Gross 11.50 3 a 3 >, WE REDUCE PRICES ON FOUNTAIN PENS AND JUMBO PENCILS Lock TRICK All Fountain Pens listed here are American made, are Self-Fillers, fitted with Clinch Keyless 4s)? Non-Tarnishable Bali-Pointed Pens, stamped 14-Kt., Gold Plated. Ne. BISCIS! — Here MATCH ES , is a good number for , you. Each pheck has a The Latest and ; ‘ seeret combination on ~eba a ticket attached to it. Best Novelty % Each in envelope, one 2 Bets! dozen in box. 2.50 64 03S'05—Regulation Size Red Fountain Pens B64S106—Regulation Size. Green Fountain PER GROSS. . 17.50 > Ps A 21.00; per Dozen............. 1.85 Pen. Per Gross, 27.00; per Dozen ‘ PER DOZEN... 1.50 Pn 2 Pen nreadies’ Size Reg Fountain Pens. BE4SII'—Ladies’ Size, Green Fountain Pens. . ackages a Gross, 21.00; per Dozen. 1.85 Per Gross, 27.00: per Dozen......-....- 2.35 BIN50—The Rest Per —Red Jumbo Fountain Pens, Plain. B64S10i—Green Jumbo Fountain Pens Per Novelty — produce 2 ¥ we ~B ge DEBOR. 2. .ccrcccces . Gross, 33.00; per Dozen........ceeeerss . tht et n't z $5 10S umbe waattie Pens, with B64S102—Green Jumbo Fountain Pens, with F} : a ne told from. the Band. Per Gross, 36.00; per Dozen....... 3.15 Band. Per Gross. 39.00; per Dozen...... 3.40 Lightning C — thing Se nd . ‘our o Ts 1 am = Minter cash in on this P24 new big seller 4) ae * : 8 No. BI5C232—The Lightning Mincer. For mine- BALLOONS B B5IS48 ing or cutting vegetables) Has 10 sharp circular B85N3 ar Cm. Air Balloons, Asst. 2 00 At —Jumbo Red Pencil. B51S53—Jumbo Green Pencil. hardened steel blades running through grooved Colors. Per Gross..... . B or, Gress, 30.00; per Dozen........60+- 269 Per Gress, 30.00; per Dozen............ 2.65 nickel plated metal guard, metal handle and frame. B85N20—Squawker Assortment, Assorted 3 00 Per Cy Red Pencil. B5!S57—Ladies’ Green Pencils. Size over all, 6% inches. Each in carton with Colors. Per Gross . iross, 30.00; per Dezen.........+.. 2.69 Per Gress, 30.00; per Dozen......... eee 2.65 printed instructions. PER DOZEN, 1.65 B85NI3—70 Cm. Trancgarest Gas Bal- 3.25 cones loons, Asst. Colors. Gross. ‘4 ] —70 Cm. Transparent Gas The World’s Largest Novelty House Striscd” Galiwnn, Asotee 3 78 Colors. Per Gross.. N. SHURE CO. FRANKEN STs: CHICAGO era os re: Seooemem Fai ake Big Money During the Next Few Months With PELLET BOARD No. 600-A A Most Attractive Board in Four Colors. RED. BLUE, SILVER and GOLD TAKES IN $30.00; PAYS IN TRADE dager 50. A Wonderfully Easy Seller and Qui Re- Deater, selling at $2.50 Each, $27.00 a Dez. 20 CALLS A DAY—20 SALES A DAY. Simply Shew It and Collect. Prices to Salesboard Agents and Jobbers: Sample $1.50. Trial doz.$12.00. $90.00 per 100 Transportation charges prepaid. Terms—Cash with order or one-third deposit on C. 0. D. orders. Originated and Manufactured by ARTHUR WOOD & CO., ; 219 Market St., St. Louis, Mo. g Re Lesh, Teolo or et and reduced price list» THE FIELD PAPER PRODUCTS CO. PEORIA ILL, ET ON OUR MAILING LIST _AND S AVE MONE , i i ee 2) 7 if ion ; | . a0 r | : 4 f*~, / L SAN? WN ee | || : Ae SO | ‘ | | ~ ap) || 9 (G8) ae TONY dee Viton | —= ae iy | i} L..riet cr — a iy pon * x A ¥ \ 7 A | if | ew? ae i | AY (fed) ea Se. WaneZS, ( HS Be ‘@ 4. 0) a) ie || || (EL) | 4 .* At , ME bd = ral S % S (a. 7 j t; | —s>=- ==) 2). 1 | |= = A coo ||| aed Eee ee . = ! \ LL ee — a a = . | A ik | — 7 ' | TA TT a ee Om SR EO ee Pere ee AL She FIELD LINE of BOARDS»“PUSH CARDS 1 | | SS ELECT RTSE MEETS TIEY Sh SS a Bk, >t eer MOS ay ee sa mie see = ists sezezzseseesisiiie —eE By pine LUCKY GUY. Me OS ec ae ce PVs ea = | & meen men | | os = "OVER 100 senate $3 2) o. } { =. -o ' 4 t ‘ : = i | | 4 S. = | tL :

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