The Billboard 1927-05-21: Vol 39 Iss 21
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The Billboard. May 21 1927 tive musical comedy book. and the tn. terpolation of music, dancing and girl, in the present draggy places should make it pleasing entertainment Juliette Day is being featured in t}y- LYCEUM ~~ “sue” "| THE NEW PLAYS ON BROADWAY | of posture and the portrayal is is at once carica- ture and character " Elliott, in the title kable and wholesome ly rounded tones in read- to projection of his own personality as well as make his role and telling. Ruth gives a performance as the younger sister. Her work is gaining more more depth and she is gradually but surely coming to the fore as one of the best the younger Broadway actresses. Some day perhaps she will be given opportunity to display that obvious store of emotion and rise to truly heights Norma Lee does well with the part of the older sister during her own scenes, but drops her attention a little when not so occupied With lines and business. 20.0 iS us as ‘ aah oad lg beautiful an ahaa among an great the intelligence Lillian Ross gives the best ance as the girl. She is personable and gives genuine evidence of talent that deserves a better fate. Lyons Wickland is never more than a stiff and strained hero who acts as tho he were following a set formula unflinchingly Isabel Dawn, as the fiancee, is pot well cast. and her attractive and sweet personality is submerged in a hmpid part. Louise Carter is forced and un- convincing. and her “big” scene with Wickland the second act is absolutely lost in overacting Herbert Fortier might or might not be a judge, and the same goes for John Carmody as the colonel The balance of the cast does well altho that is the trouble with the whole production—there is never an attempt to do any more than just get by perform- snobbish in aii enough, s a billing and her work as the Irish - ss " sure-fire stuff seemed to be gathered d'amour come to light when his will, waitress bears all the earmarks of the 5 5 ble freshness leaving all his money to an unknown standard vaudeville characterization of Mr: t is st presented in May, girl, is filed. She arrives at his late the part. She has a strong sense of Le o 1922. the play still retains that illusion Mansion unannounced, starts spending comedy values and succeeds in wrin.- Pit zie hea 4 of age somehow appearing to be new. money recklessly, is snubbed by the ing many laughs from her lines, not- _— - - satiaauadaad™ gs -th Even if you have laughed at Kempy townsfolk, finally puts them all in their withstanding that some of the gag Jul t, Pierce before, or at its very same ingredients in place. marries the hero, who had been show wear. It is Romney Brent, how. Phoeb: Mild: Southwick still earler plays, you laugh all over named in a previous will, and they live ever, who, as the bootlegging monarch 7 Act Nort New , nd just as heartily. Such is the happily ever after Of course, it all gives the best performance in the piece _ x. oe % ; Rapes .« pecullar genius of the Nugents. They turns out that she is a daughter of this Carrying a purt that offers every op- ee 5 ent ge en ACT I] The are not great playwrights and they are great financier, who loved well if not portunity to overdo, Brent shows St M oO i Hour Latrr. 3 reat actors, but they have an irre- too wisely. The second act concerns it- smoothness and a certain restraint that ACT San Act I. & tT ster © sist ¢ power of showmanship self with a party she is giving for the 1s effectively pleasing. The balance of Ex ” a 4 late Geember of J C. Elliott and Ruth are back in townspeople in an effort to gain their the acting is not so finished. For in- . ae their old parts and better than ever. friendship. It is Just about the most stance, the bootlegger and his amour, ney - Norma Lee (Elliott's wife) is filling the unconvincing, poorly done piece of work as played by Edgar Nelson and Genc- ; 1 riginally played by Lotus Robb. that Broadway has witnessed in some vieve Williams, are never more than The four are by far the best in the cast time and one can hardly biame the cheap burlesque. The gentlemen of tha: and each scores an individual. personal neighbors for snubbing the “‘poor little profession, with present competition so hit J. C. brings into full play those rich girl”. A lady jazz band and a keen, are shrewd dealers and the at- excruciating facial gcrimeces, with puffed hokum vaudeville team have been in- tempt to do the part from the angle of cheeks, blinking eves, quivering and bit- jected at this point for color—suffice a weak-kneed sap adds not to the com- he is so famous. To- to say the whole affair is an insult to edy and detracts much from the situa- tions. Karl Stall and Charles E. Bird do well enough as the ambassadors from the mythical kingdom, and for the pur- pose of some laughs Carolyne McLean serves alright as a princess. Adelaide Rondelle and Stanley De Wolfe appear briefly in the last act as the prohibition officers Oscar Eagle could improve the piece by getting a faster pace, especially in the first act. The second scene, in front of the restaurant, is slow, unconvincing and could well be eliminated. No credit for the settings is made on the pro- gram, and it is just as well. They are gaudy and cheap, the aforementioned exterior doing justice as a drop for any third-rate vaudeville team. WILFRED J. RILEY ae ROYALE The role originated by Grant Mitch The setting is shoddy and in poor Beginning Monday Evening. May 9, 1927 is now in the hands of William J. Kelly. taste considering the nature of the OH, ERNEST! ‘ who seems to suffer somewhat from his theme “It would seem that a semblance 4 musical comedy founded on Oscar Wild: ; ‘ ac CRI gE a recent work in the movies. but plays to Of authenticity could at least have been famous farce, “The Importance of Being ete tacpiy te: comominy ae ooenin, SUT A SERGEN Say She ager oueen, ie Atle aid of ew peomeetinn. = Saaee Ba oat oes oe Soe ; deville style ©l2t* SBlandick &% amusing as the _— Staged by William J. Wilson Danc: A) . | meonic. stave ther, and Edd ery is Ect — —— staged by Ralph Riggs Orchestra under fae. + } - i ’ rh i7 1e part r-in- n son i tior e 0 ~ ; Ww . — "predaries Going t jae eet af- DALY'S Bowers. Settings. designed ‘by. Walter a : e looks her part, POOF Performance does not detract too KATY DID Costume Company Presented by P The a : saeuin: Bars much from the enjoyable evening. A domestic comedy with foreign relations by eee one aa eat ents be 07 —_ 4 tae : ;. cone by Betty GORDON M. LELAND. W Maxwell Goodhue Staged bs Oscar McNauchton , ™ — oF pees, Pierce. Edward Arnold is also accord- ——— ee ee ee ee Sir Percy Middowshire ....... Willam Jordan ne to the t rs } re} fe Car son Edgar Nelson — uy “tated te aaa ea oe ages a ¢ r C FROLIC poner McGuirk . Ger evieve Williams ee wai og “ Gred s seem n Beginning Tuesday Evening, May oo ~ ee ig erry img oe Hon. John Worthing. J.P... Hal Forde need be in the re ! HE LOVED THE LADIES "eens 8 ae aioe ie at er : i ) n Fairfax, “Her Daughter aire . oo G Oe "a © A con 1edy by Herbert Hall Winslow. Staged Prolix . . : ° Rh heave dt — 7? en i ape reime Rh Marjorie Gateson the play Geserves, 1 sm't much by Jack Roseleigh ar ented by the Amalia ... sk Fal alah --Ca McLean wgartha, Lane's Wife...-... Katharine Witch) GOR DON M. LELAND. _ Lepane Amusement Compa™3 Hf aa ee ag = ae Jane i ES Vivian Marlowe eneenetacerean Ema or: Sean Letton Barber _ ACT 1—First Epicnde A Corner in Childs. Cf ily (Cardew. ente enone rahereny pp og rer HUDSON And: Wickland — o'Clock tte Neht = Spring , Second Rev. Canon Chasubie, D D |. Jethro Warner 7 ee trude Fowler Episode In Front of Childs _ Jus After Pollyanna Montague, an Actress Beginning Wednesda: ng. May 11, 1927 +..4., ree Herbert Forticr Midnight. Third Episode: A Small Furnished © Ut . Barkerea Meuberts KEMPY Ph Isabel Dawn Room n the Forties A Fr sod Minutes Later Friends ‘of Alev: Bess Welcome............ Helen Tucker ACT II--A Furnished Apartment on the Lower — peggy Vernon............ ..Patricia Wynne A revival of | the all-American comedy by J C. Jack Welcome Tom Morgan West Side Three Months Later. ACT III— Arne Aubrey...... eeeeee- Bith Mae Wric! Nuger t ‘ St bv M ret Jellicoe Louise Carter First Episode A Private Parlor at the Wal- Clarice Chitworth......... ..Dimples Ried J.C. Nu debtecness to Ay Le Salle ....Lilian Ross Gorf Astoria. Two Days Later. Second Epi- svetvn gtuart........ .... Dorothea Mab‘ . He Lind ia ass c€é Wallin mes ..Thomas V. Morrison Sode: Again in the Furnished Apartment. A priends of Cecily—Wilma Roelof, Florence ge : =i creole L ’ Lou Chona Paula Few Minutes Later. Gunther, Anita Loring, Dorothy Dawn. Vir Nucent ¥ 1 C. Elliott. Rut thm Ernie ne If there ever was a production in a ae an ae Miller, Erma Cha __ Norma Les ee Cora Youncblood Corson’s Band Which every form of outlandish hokum ey 7 scene 1: Algernon Moncrieff’: Ruth Be Ruth Nuce t The Action Takes Place in the Living Room was resorted to as bait for the support Rooms, London. Seene 2: At the Garden Wa!! uM : oo) eee of the Late Hamilton Wayne's Home, Wavnes- of the unwary masses, Katy Did is it Scene 2 The Garden. Manor House, Woolto” Jane Wa Freder c > ~«6 ACT I-—Late Afternoon of a Day in Mey. 2™ fact. it is one of the best musical a a gage a Bn Eager oon Kat } Nor Lee ACT II--Afternoon and Nicht of a Day in Comedies that has been done recently ¢...,. 3. nganor House Cloisters en ¥ wes § ’ ACT III—Nine o'Clock the Following without the aid of music. lyrics and _ ' i “6 se “, — at Morning girls Not ngele ingredient that has P There were those who feared this 4 . TY hag Home in At one and the same time the title come to be accepted as unfailing has tempt to make a musical comedy out © : rey T 69 Moles iS the best and most disappointing thing been left out of this inoffensive but Oscar Wilde's Importance of Being Fr : C A Ss After about He Lored the Ladies It would none too potent concoction Earnest. As a point of hopeless gact i” —- a a oe That Evening. indicate a side-splitting farce, but the The piece gets off to a sure-fire start O”. Ernest’, a worse botch of the job : “ viewing of a performance shows it to with a restaurant setting, identified in could not have possibly been imagined 3 ps could not have be a banal affair. poorly written, weakly the program as Childs’, and it isn't lone The adaptater and composer are the SE r bill 1} the Ni *s directed and acted in the best manner before it is evident the action is to cen- ™most to blame for the utterly dreary in # roduction of his of an ordinary dramatic club. ter around a character, best described as TeSult, the producer and his directors repertory ids ‘ the Hudson. where he Herbert Hall Winslow may-have had a composite of the popular conceptions Next. the cast least of all—for there are iz eriment a $2 top the framework of an idea in his mind of a waitress in that establishment. She Some surprisingly good personal all on Broadway by reviving old successes ven he sat down to write the piece, meets a chance customer, who ta...s with formances that would win high acclaim wit! 1 star € Casts work- there are fleeting moments in the play &n unidentified foreign accent, proposes !M ® More advantageous production ing ¢ -op . The plan that would indicate this, but when he marriage to him when she discovers he As for the book, Francis DeWitt de- call C run for each re- reached the task of working it out for is down and out, gets him a job as Serves little credit. If any ts due him vival, but the entertainment value of the ve his sense of originality must dishwasher and it seems as tho they are for not meddling too much with Wilde's th f eries would have deserted him. As it stands now it to live happily ever after. They both lines, as was feared, it is on the other SI P ps n be forced by would hardly do great credit to an lose their jobs, however, and become in- hand counteracted by too little adapta- P Oo waive the limi ting aspiring amateur. Not that Winslow is volved in some bootlegging operations. tion to the meets GF muses =. of ¢€ S entirely to blame; it could have been Just as the federal authorities have The result !s a presentation of Witse’s i ever a great play from far more palatable had even ordinary closed in on them it js disclosed, to the OWN play, ineptly stopped now and a tl ipoint, but it was and care been shown in the casting, staring edification and relief of all present, that for an interlude of song and dance “ st entertainmer for the and settings. From first to final curtain the erstwhile dishwasher is none other Writing the lyrics DeWitt shares en m f t ly a comedy of the peo- the production is permeated with cheap- than the missing heir to the throne of equally in unfitness for the task hand pe theater, made for laughing pur- ness and slipshodiness a typical Graustarkian kingdom hand with Robert Hood Bowers, w poses only Frankly hokum, its situa- The HE of the title is known only by In its present form Katy Did is slow- Compoted the diddie-de-dee tunes. tions are machil turned and its lines reference, he having died 10 days before moving, windy and tiresome. Cut to the Wilde’¢ scintillating absurdities are one long since tested. Yet, Just as all this the action takes place, and his affairs bone it has the essentials of an effec- ' (Continued on page 9) ' . | ‘ me nely lustful but big-hearted Cc } % S s set in the isolated back is 1 lar f Northern New Hampshire ij its unconvincing story is much t same as 7 first. This time the pidgin-t ed Pierre 2zlmost suc- ceeds z t i n t ™ nies > rf . . * *) + for a case of S inky Now that at least 1 po be a new ome Loosely and ineptly written, the play is thrown from one cheap melodramatic Situation t nother without stopping to re e whatever small value there may be in any one of them The speeches ate wooden and f] It is all unbelievable tasteless. and would be ~ , Va5 7~ . ,<" tires e if it were not so ludicrously “i < t Partls e ise the author has 2 y nic ana c clan bothered s with her role and partly t ‘ f r ow! ntitude for such ee ras apy yrs | ° ‘ ; ‘ { te i _ . 7 seat Es : : te rs ey te” one a ans es * oR es Salis ie coca ee RY mt. cat, ee ¥ a t = : Pe a ae bine eg es cg eR St te Sinise Ct res. a rae S Py ts 5 Rete oP ge DEMME os ee Ge ae ee ge eg BO oak Eee : Diesen. oe Cee fay TS Heat : “au : . Sie iy lee es ge A
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—S & D 6 cc? Ue ve i ee i —_ ss lUwCCrOhlCU CO ClO OE ClUW CUS OT he Foremost “Trade ‘Publication of the’ Theater and the Show World. — Only News that Means Something -no Scandal to dishonor the ‘Profess ton Published weekly at Cincinrati, O 100 Pages. matter 1927. mail May 21 Fintered as second-class Vol XXXIX. No. 21. June 4. 1897, at Post Office. Cincinnati, under Act of March, 1879. Copyright 1927 by The Billboard Publishing Company. Novel Stage Lighting Effects Tried by Yale Drama Class NEW HAVEN, May 14.—Students stave lichting in the department of ma at Yale this week tried out me novel ideals in stage lightin:, which ultra-violet rays, luminous paint, projection effects and other pew mediums were used. Many experiments in trick lightinz vere demonstrated at the exhibition, hich was open to the public. A fencing match was stazed in which niv the feet, hands, masks and fol!s f the participants were visible, and s a finale a complete set was dis- laved, wherein a dense forest wis epicted by the projection of forms ( i shadows upon a cyclorama. Other ionstrations included how to ake cheap fabrics appear rich and stlv. and how, by a change in il- lumination, persons may be made to ppear as Indians, negroes or Chinese “Abie’s” B’way Run Ends in September Anne Nichols Comedy Will End New York Engagement of Over Five Years NEW YORK. May 16. — Abie’'s Irish Rose is to close the first week in Sepe- ‘ember, according to authentic report. It will be succeeded at the Republic Theater, it is uncerstood, by a new Anne Nichols production now in preparation nd on which further information is exe pected to be revealed upon her return here shortly. The comedy has shattered all lecit. records in this country. It opened May 23. 1922. at the Fulton Theater and a few weeks later moved to the Republic. which it has tenanted since. Its total run. unless present plans for the closing chance, will be & years and 14 or 15 The Paramount picturization of the piece, on which work begins shortly, be readv for release about the time he play is scheduled to bow out of As soon as Miss Nichols re- re she is to confer with Parae concerning the screening of it. Anti-Blues Obtain Darrow as Counsel WASHINGTON, Mav Ys 14. — Clarence row, noted Chicago lawver, has ace ppted the office of chief legal counsel f the Association Opposed to Blue Laws, Ine. The association, which is planning tiff campaicn against ancient Sabbath rdinances, has lined up a staff of at- rnevs in different parts of the country, nd Darrow will act in an advisory cae work fo a cone Tt is planned to utili services in the more important test ses involving Sunday shows, Sunday baseball. ete, . Other prominenY¥ men identified with he A O. BRB. L. tnelnde the following Mnorary vice-presidents: Rupert Hurches. Sincloir Lewis, Governor George W. Po Went. Fo Haldeman Julius, Rev. Lawson and Bishop William Montgomery Brown. Jeffries-Sharkey for Australia SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.— Tom O'Brien, who is managing Jeffries and Sharkey, the special attraction with the Al G Barnes Circus, has sicned a con- tract with the J. C. Williamson Circuit to take them to Australia for 21 weeks. They will sail October 22. ‘ tv. directing thetr derable extent No Tent Shows, No Life in Town; Merchants, Mayors Cry for Help Big Wails Come From Communities Passed Up by, or Closed to, Circuses, Carnivals and Dram atic Troupes Under Canvas— Free Movies Fail To Help Situation A summer without tent shows is like a beef stew without onions. It hasn't any kick. Dozens of communities that have been passed up by. or closed to, cire carnivals and dramatic troupes under canvas are beginning to wake up to this fact, and with the awakening has come a big wail for traveling at- twactions. In the last week alone The Billboard has received half a dozen pla:ntive com- munications from merchants, mayors and prominent citizens in towns where tcnt shows are not calling. Three of the writers know the reason they have been deprived of everything except movies, and their requests were chiefly tor facts to present to the local civic ewuthorities and public in an effort to bring about a chance in the situation. Another correspondent, an influential councilman. confided that he has just learned he had been “grossly misled and influenced by local picture opere etors,” and he said he would soon spring some “fireworks” that would “beat any Fourth of July celebration ever seen in his town.” William E. Day. a merchant of Carmi, Tll., where he also is chairman of the Feard of Public Works, City Council, writes that Carmi “wants a circus and wants one bad.” The town, which is “the best in the world.” has not had a Circus since Hagenbeck-Wallace about 15 years ago. Day says. He has gone to the trouble of locating a lot just outside curses, the city limits, with a railroad switch ouly 25 feet away. where no taxes must be paid and there is a surrounding Population of 200.000 within one hour’s ride by car. He says his sole interest is to bring a crowd to town once in @ while. A similar communication comes from Harry H. Pardonner, also a merchant, who has just been elected mayor of Chillicothe, Mo., “along with a good lve bunch of councilmen,” to use his own words. Mayor Pardonner says his town wants to know why it has been passed up these last few years by the big circuses and carnivals. If it is a matter of license or anything else that can be adjusted, the necessary changes will be made, he promises. The merchants of Council Grove, Kan., in an effort to bring people to town and induce them to spend money, have arranged with the Stella Theater, local movie, owned and managed by W. R. ratton, to give free Saturday matinees thruout the summer. In several other places where this scheme has been tried the merchants who financed the free mevies almost failed to break even, ac- cording to reports at hand. One busi- ress man said that “attendance at 4 usually dull movie show does not glad- den and arouse the spirits of the peo- ple nor stimulate spending, whereas the lively holiday atmosphere created by visiting tented attractions not only has the desired effect but draws 10 times bigger crowds.” Vaudeville on Decline in Germany; Too Ideal System May Be at Fault By O. M BERLIN, Mav 14.—Vaudeville certainly is on the decine in the Fatherand. and President Konorah’s pessimistic view of the situation outlined last autumn in the official I. A. L. orcan has been more than justified bv events. such as closing of houses, changes of policy. voluntary settlements with creditors, payments of salaries by T. O. Us., and in checks which were not paid when presented, and ase signments in bankruptcy. Germany, in pre-war days the most flourishing vaudeville country in Furope, now presents the sad spectacle that large towns like Dresden, Cologne, Hannover, Macdeburg, Munich. etc.. have not one single big-time vaudeville house left, while in these very cities new movie theaters are being onened constantly, and dozens are in course of erection. The enormous losses incurred, to cite one instance, by Manacer Saitmacher, of the Reichshallen Theater, Cologne, with- SEIBT in two months with big-time vaudeville, is just one case of the past season. and now the lfrge town of Leipzig seems to be the next victim. Here we have the world-famous Crystal Palace, known to every American performer who has visited Europe, which house at present is in bad financial straits on account of poor busi- ness for months, in addition to heavy tax indebtedness to the municipality. The other Leipzig house, Drei Linden which went into bankruptcy last spring, is still open at the moment, but business does not warrent regular salaries. Tt certainly is a pitv that such a wone derful vaudeville system as exercised in Germany, with only one show a day. con- tracts to run for a whole month, extra pay for matinees and traveling expenses, and agency commission only three per cent, should be unable to continue, but perhaps it is Just the fault of this very system. No “Outside” Shows in Publix Houses COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia., May 16.—One of the hard and fast regulations of the Publix theater chain is a rule that pro- hibits the renting of any of this cor- poration’s theaters for “outside” shows, the senior students of the Abraham Lincoln High School have been told in connection with their efforts to obtain the Broadway Theater, local Publix unit. for the presentation of their an- nual play May 19. As a result the production, Smilin’ Thru. coached by Lucy Jane Robinson, will be shown for two performances at the Strand Theater, which is a smaller house. License Must Be Reasonable Or Court Will Declare It Void OGDEN, Utah, May 14—In connec- tion with the request made upon him by the city commission to prepare an ordinance governing the fees to be charged amusement enterprises, par- ticularly tent theaters, City Attorney A. W. Agee told the commissioners that under the State laws the license fees must be made reasonable or the courts will declare them void. Some communities in this section have prohibitive licenses which keep out traveling attractions, and if has been pointed out that if showmen, with the aid of public support ob- tained by presenting the plain facts to the people, were to press the issue on the ground of unlawful restraint, victory for the amusement men would be a certainty. Hays Is Accused Of Banning Play Movie Czar Charged With Po- litical Censorship in Black- listing “Spread Eagle’ NEW YORK, May 14.—Jed Harris, pro- ducer of Spread Eagle at the Martin Beck Theater, has been informed that word has been passed around in the film industry to lay off his play as material for a movie, the understanding being that Will Hays has placed it on the blacklist because of the imaginative implication in the plot that the Ameri- can government may be influenced in foreign policies and even into wer by the financial interests of Wall street. Harris accuses Hays of exercising a political censorship in banning the play On any such grounds and has engaged: Nathan Burkan as his attorney to in- vestigate the case and seek lecal redress. It is stated that Harris has found him- self up against a stone wall on every side in his efforts to sell the picture rights of his play. The piece was re- cently scheduled to be broadcast over Station WEAF, but was called off at the last moment. Harris also charges the radio station in conspiracy of political censorship. Publix Is Negotiating For Schwartz Circuit NEW YORK. Mav 16.-—Report is cur- rent that Publix is negotiating for the A H. Schwartz Circuit of 19 houses, five under construction. and has made an cficr of $20.000.000 for the chain. Checkun with the office of Sam Katz, president of Publix. today revealed that there hes been some consideration of the possibility of a cal with Schwartz, tut that no actual negotiations had heen entered into nor has any such ridiculous figure as $20.000,000 been pro- rosed. Publix. it was said. is interested in the Schwartz houses and could us? them as a Greater New York link to possible advantage. For some time rumors have persisted that Loew, who is understood to hold a 25 per cent in- terest in the Schwartz chain, has been dickeringe for control. “Scarlet Letter’ in Church A strange circular. which appears to be the announcement of a movie show tc be given at a church. has been re- ceived from a correspondent in North- ern Minnesota. The folder carries this message: “The Best Day—-A Happy Hour Sun- day Evening at 7:30—Concregational- Baptist Church—The Scariet Letter.” Last Week’s Issue of The Billboard Contained 915 Classified Ads, Totaling 6,188 Lines, and 742 Display Ads, Totaling 23,066 Lines; 1,661 Ads, Occupying 29,254 Lines in All rat Pe i“ sy : . The | |. e} | = | e t : - if — — if S - re S Ss 86 ee | i eee ee 2 eee l % ness SSS.0NN, eee eee aes F i. —— — | /- Rehenncnaton onan apeneeneamememcmens: . > z A f . 3 " aoaeee - it a din re ; SSS 1 | n : n : v —- r ry n SE : t a a a | s Bk ’ scaiiiaceabhiadaneanmmadpoeil ’ é y oes nS . : 4 , : } ng ) a 4 ‘ ie ‘ Pe “
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6 The Billboard, May 21. 1927 15 More Broadway Attractions Forced To End Engagements Biggest Record of Spring Casualties in Years—Toral of 42 Shows Closed Since April 23—Light Transient Trade and Many Me diocre Plavs Among Causes NEW YORK. M: 6 —Bad business ‘inues to take its toll along Broadwav v four weeks reg e biceest recorc of spring casualties, at least seas 17 w 15 more attractions closing this week- €) l an 10 42 sings s e Anrri] 23 T € cual rver the number is astonishing and inexplicable, especially ea ek ae a S not ve set ft Bur the ctr has been excentio: e 3 ’ of tt a1 ‘s. accord- Phi hi ing to a check up on the horels. Purther- iladelphia more. the mediocrity of the great T c , + e proc Ms Ss Te- = - wes a ati irc erlaniaahicRinsie PHILADELPHIA. Mav 14.— Tonicht . iia a im after flon Marks the closing of the Mae Desmond . cpa “a Players at the William Penn. The sea- v 2 T Oo ~ Shov } ’ Z an es fay pctnph. "Om has been profitable and plans hare } on fniele near Deen formulated for the fall . = “Biba ssa My Mecryland continues at the Lyric. tv. with two or three really turn- : & on : £oing into its 16th week. with the end - at * the run not vet in sicht The Girard Avenu © Theater. which has come to be regarded as a trv-out house fn s offered ville in this ses the most successful season of Before verformance of Her Crime ? nf e Schwartz and his Yiddish Art T) er croup. at the Garden on the th. Schwartz was tendered ; angu the Hotel Walton, nd after ‘the performance he was presented with ablet in honor of his 10 years’ work with the Art Theater. inced that the Yiddish in- abandon the Garden Theater. is ann terests Wi FRANCES SHEEHAN, Francisco girl, vorable notice while playing in Los Angeles in “White Collars’ and ‘The Tavern”. She is mow leading woman of the No. I road company of “‘White Collars”, which opened May ! in Santa Barbara. Whiteman Club Closes May 24 NEW YORK. May 16—The Paul Whiteman Club. which opened recently. is scheduled to close down a week from tomorrow after having encountered dis- couraging business. with the take-in hardly justifring an attempt to pull the place thru the summer in the hones of a better break next fall. Whiteman is understood to hare drawn the conclusion that New York is a one-night town— Saturdayr—and ‘that there js little likeli- hood of any change for the better in the aspect of conditions. Coincident with the decision to close the Whiteman Club. impresario closed negotiations with Publix for a return date of six poe compagnie weeks at the Par: on Theater. starting ae 4 William Morris arranged the bookin E. A. Booth Will Manage New Knoxville Theater —— KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. Footh Booth talented San who attracted much fa- the jazz Mav 16-—-E A theaters tn East Tennessee with headccu: ll be manocer of the independent ter *o be erected in owner of seven rters at le. Tenn. wi AN NNN ae eee Peruchi announced ing Sarasota Fla. where he expected to se’ an island which he owns and : here Peruch! said that he will have charge of the smusements Billie Adams at Deauville. Chi. CHICAGO Mav 14—Billt‘e Adams, well-known entertainer around Chicago. will be the master of ceremonies at the Deauville Cafe. starting May 23 | LONDON CAB & E S ---Special to The Billboard = one — a ; em wv be Luc? on to with the 4 - 9 t = t he mM me . .,’ a e ret. Tn e: - ose c ries fa acadlicen , bie im en tg . ase ~Lenaene es e Century Theater. whic “ 28 ’ ‘ a ay nicht. The second —_ niente ; Prin Sit tes by ae ing, Coun*e arif>a moves from the Jol- sor Shubert Theater tonight. St. L T Owt w«i]) “se Tt re .June 6 to make wav a ouis Likely Oo Get for Pc he new Texas Guinan U d A a nite rtists Theater = ,. . Ss yc wf 7 14— sak ™ >: Trelawny’ Back to B'way a T. LOUIS. May 14—Another movie reuse is like : 16—T lestar overse ee a Articts inane. s The date $ nm up - a ] e¢ been obt _ ‘ Cc The dea) n for control of Loew's State ts still hanc- " ~ one fire. and meanv insche aerteanghaine es Chi. New York deny that nerotia tions have bee concluded Broadway Openings z Georee ‘ LONDON. Mav 14—Cole but fine bv weather lifte business nicelv ‘*¢hr: ¢ Har- * week The rush of business repricved f Ow > TN Forum Theater Guild withdras . . T? r todoyv, ane there are rumors mG «ts, =e lda’s ictivities hit ne : rstood that a reorcanization of ( more likely " ea 7 4 i e's TF stion on her return ‘*o se T West Fnd stage after 20 years’ re- a t enthusiastic tho Th = 7 is slichtly old-fashioned as come Tracey and Har New Pr t Cabaret . ty i F Tra -” : ), n her fir straicht 7 , * ont ne. week - af . lene each person accommodated in the place or places of assembly. In case of slopine floors the determining elevation shall be the heicht of the threshold of “the prin- cipal exit door. A theater more than 42 feet above crade shall be perm:tted only in a fire resistive buil ‘lding and its capac- ity shall not exceed 1.000 persons: 22! is the maximum number of persons in a balcony. 21 to 42 feet above cracde having four two-unit exits Waiting places shall provide three square feet for each person waitin Clauses cover- ing exit lighting signs. automatic sprink- lers. curtains. fire alarms. stace vents profection booth. exit details and many other items are practically unchancec $50.000.000 Project for Chicago Mav CHICAGO. 14—Plans for a £50.000.000 auditorium. hote! and club were announced this week. the buildins to be a 40-story structure. with the auditorium seating 75.000. The build- ine. to be desicned by Pau) Gerhardt Chicaco h will he erected east of Michican avenue and north of Ran- dolph street. Business men. headed bv Clarence H. Kavanach. an executive of the West Side Chamber 30-Strory Opera House for Chi. CHICAGO. Mav 14—Chicac new £16.000.000 opera house. to it 3 Hearst Square oe skyscraper combining al Europe's finest oper plans pre- sented to the the Chicag Civic Opera Companv. The deta‘t!s for the structure will be completed after Ernes’ Graham, the and Herbert M Johnson, general man the Chi- caco Opera, return from a tour of Europe Mrs. J. LYNCHBURG Case, theatrical - A eniendor of palaces, according to directors of architect ager for J. Case Recovering Va. May 14—Mrs J J the Tourist Ho recovering from an is said to have come about as a result of her wormed condi- tion over misleading reports circulatec the Tourist House bv persons in- terested in a rival establishment proprietor of hotel is A tent which New Haven Looks for Sunday Afternoon Show's NEW HAVEN. Mav 14—Sundav afte: noon movie shows are looked for here 1 a result of the favorable autcome of th Public hearing last Thnesday nicht befor *he aldermanic committee on ordinances The petition presented by : Wiliam Earnshaw met with approt and it is expected to go thru at the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen SL ‘a ° ‘ | Po c Press 5 Ke. a 35 ne . . oY 3 ma ee a —— - o2 BS Pee a : Meo e ; ; ate S one i ar a | | ane is | ‘eee . ae | Pal Oe, ee | a | Sie ee) hin ). | ise a Lc eae x. J eo eae ee ee i ot a es a ee | ee ae a fy 2 Sot OR a a | ne: 2. Sr. i nbs eg aa Sea e iS Be sy ed } : = 4 soy a ae 2a si | a Sa - ee yt se * } — , Sa ay ge a ‘ RS Nia am % OO Se Uae v3 OR ec eB oe Sie Sore ae ae Mi | 5 Be” Se | > —————— a ee ee a pea oP ated a Se ng j , 2 a | , E Be : ; ; . ( T nal rtain went down Satur- : dav - on LeMaire'’s Affairs. Yours ( “See ~ = ~ P a - ~ ’ ; A Pe 4 r ‘ei ua St ¢ =. > nr ’ > - » (? . Ti’? ne Ss: I>. ~h* Zin Tie Seventh Heart ) The Boomerang (special matinees). and fas chows that onened last week— | ’ e na Foty Die which onened last | Monday nicht He Loved the Ladies, , v a mb so tee a bal shaw ere ~ ox. * . ~w- and One for All. which started on!v Fri- ati - - ~we io an Ci--" i T"--+ al ol Gav nic The £c os ‘ es aiso OM c:ally wound up is enrarcement _— ahi a ee ee 8 8Of Commerce. are behind the undertaking Po a » P . Hae vere: S ee ee : Pe gk cat ek Fgh : Ly es ae fo € hn ee ; CR gD 9. a oe Sans at ied Se cree 1s ARE TO PU ae eee Me a 3 Se ee ST Bo ee ae eee re re fe cer eer erg eee oe oer. | REARS peer t= . Ue ee ha ae eee et eee she me ie ee pee i ny BORE Ree OER acct 2 CS eS ele Sort: aoe bee ae Say 7 .
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Road Show Circuit of 20 Weeks Planned by New York Operators Maxwell Platt and Clarence A. Cohen, Theater Owners, Are Behind Project—Building Two Houses in Stamford and Mt. Kisco for Circuit—Will Lease Others NEW YORK. May 16—An ambitious plan for a cirentt of theaters in the Fast. which would play road shows, principally new plavs before they come into New productions were not booked. 1s Maxwell Platt and Clarence A. Cohen, the latter a brother of York nd road show pictures whenever leit hned. with negotiations being carried on to obtain long-term leases on theaters in about 20 cities r: Pia a ¢] SNe hey pee t . : : Meas Oe eam ec =¢ “eee ST a TS as oo ee ie yd - vee eS oi io an a ie nw St DT hee 9 : = Bake sie ieee { : ee on A 5
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8 The Billboard. Mav 71. 1927 Staging Flood Benefits Has Its Little Difficulties Hazleton. Pa.. Is Latest To Oppose Sundav a T> Perfonnances Given A Yofirir Wlaicee r “© > — + - > 4 € = . cr 7 . = r asB y * - r ° y £200 wort — »* —— ae > ' - 7 . 6 er. x i var s a ™ x — R = - r > , a . i + a - " _ fe ; Pp " ry ¢ Th > - - + on a ~\- Der f : ¥ ma 7. As1ie +> £9 - mere n? Give Freely WI SAT 7. —— ¢ re +h nyt recr red *r wh its - c Arm nf New x The m7" r”A —" ¢ a ‘ »* ¢ > TY f Uf RD - ~ fiaure cho: : Pr as f 9° — al i : ~P> ¢ n B l ~ —-~£ADT a 74 _ = » tz aq ~* z nm 4 _ * ~% - N York ° - — - P - ~ » = ee ae ~ The Crna Ir a Tr > . - veer A - - > > Sain > a eres y + TJa-~-+ -ct+p'r he oreA A + 5 b € - - PR . +e Te - ~ TT? Cann the Flo was -“-~ *# - p wp Tye: se T + 4* = a + - oe t - -~ - el - of - ] eo +o- > y ~- ; ~ c ‘ ° be . > “= 7 - . owe - -—., -\ ~hr The D s was booked nto the se - > — — — hic Cana r —. fA far Ware Cc € s0OT Si4Me mer is cc a materia Tandon nrnei r of the nie - - - mr 4 v a . - Catalina Swimmer Asks $?.000 To Play Montreal tant aides sk “ae td svi me Jack Li v 16 —Nevotiations are Vaudeville nae I mmer. for the Gaiety Theater M F for next week The house is Dave Kr 714, of Rp er rege rs r y n¢ or F certain ve nor gwhoO Vv c being ex ni7ed nes ’ mrenareotinrn tne hie tour nf ite thentere dia not do wel J.. the onlv Loew date the Cana- STANLEY H. WILLIS. owner end mancorr of Willis Amusements, of Paneme City. who is returning to Bos- ter @ successful sojourn in Central a He will again deal in feature ms in the New England territory co Ou be conn d in ea sales y uth a big fireworks nceern Ward rchestra handled exclu ly y Willis us him back te ates im Aug at the cl c be Panama Kernel Club racing season Forming New Circuit For Presentations NEW YORK. Mar 21—Charles G Mavnard. who is associnted with Georce FE. Wintz. has started nec for a string of theaters ¢ far west as Chie CATH. Tm bher ce hemes on y 39. {nr - nh - c nN ne 59-minute c? nresen? ons for nex*t seasor T? nuses now eC nm negotiations in- de TO S w ft ters % et e ouses and picture s* s ec with ctacres sable of D4 ne the s xs he ce in mir Marnard is trying to geet the man- vers tozether int E circult to book ¢ rm of entertainment he purposes : » wre ad menr + a at x T iTe€ c } tion with the units The s* News F he | i ; if ’ Mad ie ‘ co t F a iff | = Soa 4 ee Ca: Po , I ese | 7 ee, eee ro mgt: > 2 ; -- - - > — Be ; me 1 r ae - oie. Ny tans , a ee Newe thea* . ; ak. 8. . dian swimmer plaved. Fe a genie pre 2 ee | Po . . | : To Salvation Army Platter ae —~ Ci Oscar } —— ee > | me Py eee Flee . ’ . . a ee ee 2 é : : ; haan Oy teat ee ; eee = : . i ene besser ) aie: : - aes os ; Se ea oe ot oo © a ; ae ae BE Ae 1 Ne ee Sietats, Rt een eee,” kar, eS ae Oe ae the aia ete eo oes eee. to AS ae) an ser a 4 ee O53; a Cig ee a cae Soa ae
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The New Plays on Broadway (Continued from page 4) absurdities of interpo- riidi ting such ditties as I’m Pole-ly-anna Ing In-di-ana are quite another. ugh to quote the titles of a few of the ther numbers—On the _ Beach, Cupid's College, Over the Garden Wall, let Pretend, Don't Scold, Little ranger, Never Trouble Trouble, etc.— nd say that the jingles and tinkles are insipid as the titles suggest, to with several other prattling bal- all about roses and buttercups and From “i-0-lets These beside the dazzling epigrams and coruscating paradox of Oscar Wilde! richt here it must be said that hichly stylized comedy and smart : riginal play is not too good either for a musical show. Or rather too good! An audience for a song snd dance show is not in the mood for uch brittle wit traps. As a consequence, and despite the fact that most of the princi; Is are surprisingly skillful at reading them, the majority of the lines tend to fall like damp fireworks. The showering d@epression of the banal score finishes them Quite aside, however. from the particularly devastating in- fluence of the Messrs. DeWit and Bower super-intelligent humor in dialog is not the sort of comedy for a musical In staging the show those in charge have neither allowed the cast to get it over as high comedy, travesty nor straight musical entertainment, but there ts little use in going into the staging. for the production is only too isily in need of two or three more weeks of preparation and shaping in rehearsal or on the road. As for in- dividual talent, even taking into con- sideration the lack of development of the show into a smooth-running and definite whole, this report can joyfully enouch be cenerally less disparaging Wholly so in the case of Dorothy Dilley. v ees ae as Cecily. Her exquisite dancing, for which she has long rmataet known, ts up to all ex- pectations, and her singing voice ts light but quite as charming. With a most celectable personality and a manner de- void of all affectation she is a nrusical omedr star incarnate. But all this was disclosed last vear when she suddenly came out of hiding in various Music Boz successfully fill the title role in Kitty's Kisses. There is, however, er and creater surprise in her rformance. The role of Cecily Cardew. wit some ward at Manor House, Woolton, calls for a real actress of most sensitive artistry. Miss Dilley’s delicate touc? n° ds the corTness ” that has usually been almost inescapable in the t iv ra her intellirent read ding catches just the spirit of Wilde. The artificiality of all the characters and the lines in Importance is no easy task for the most highly specialized of te plavers. To find principals who can also sing and dance ts a stiff order, vet it has been remarkably well legitima fMed The other three featured players in the cast are not as roundly suited to his end as Miss Diller. but they are ex- perienced in playing both the lecitimate and r cal stace. Marjorie Gateson is laturally endor wed with the proper Smart style for the Honorable Gwen- colen. She delivers her lines with un- derstanding of their values and sings of roses with@® more assurance than she must feel. The roles of Algie and Jack have been disputed these many years as to Which should wal lk away with the other. Harry McNaughton and Hal Forde keep them admirably well bal- anced to equally good performance McNauchton, dancing for the first time in his career, not counting his big-shoe tics during early days at the Winter Garden, proves to be graceful and agile rd foot. He and Forde do well with the icing and both work hard at the hope! less task of putting ‘the ill-made show across the footlights. A part that has always been outstand- ing in Importance, that of Lady Brack- ell, is pretty much cut and kept in the sone dh in for no good reason unless it be that Flavia Arcaro has not been well chosen to fill it. Her manner and style is More operatic. The faithful Lane is Played by Ralph Rigs, and an inter- polated part of Lane's wife provides for Katharine Witchie. Together this team wins a good hand with its sensational acrobatic dancing, and Riggs alone its credited with having staged the en- semble numbers danced by an attractive and fairly talented group of girls. While on the subject of dancers, Barbara New- berry contributes some _ exceedingly graceful and accomplished jazz _ steps, high kicks and acrobatic specialties and would be most personable if she did not show so plainly a consciousness of her- self and her ability. Vivian Marlowe is a delicious little maid, charmingly quaint in her role, and she also puts over @ specialty dance to appreciation. Sonia Winfield plays Miss Prism rather conventionally. Jethro Warner is badly cast as Dr. Chasuble and fails utterly. William Jordan is worked in to play the piano on stage, and various other parts are provided to ease the introduction of the necessary ladies of the chorus. The necessity for economy undoubted- ly hampered the production somewhat The settings and costumes are satisfac- tory if not particularly distinguished, altho there are several simple gowns for the principals that are really most attractive. GORDON M. LELAND. GARRICK Begin: ing Tuesday Afternoon, May 10, 1927 For Special Matinees May 10, 11 and 13 THE BOOMERANG Revival of the Comedy by Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes. Directed by Hamilton MacPadden. Presented by the Theater Guild School Matinee Companr Dr: Gerald Games... . 6 ccccuces William Boren Emile mats satan .-Tom Wilmot V: rginig Xelva sccvevescecovseepares Gaillard Budd Woodbridge........... Maynard Burgess Se SON nk oes ctecadsnedecedeuanws Fay Ball Marion Sumnet......++--seeeees Regina Brown Gertrude Uheibeeddaee xd Gaeae Diana Lunn Preston de Wit a tatalt nates Stivers aa Hugh Rennie Mrs. Woodbr: ies ee Helen Chisolm A re eee Edwin Thompson S| rere ..-Herman Lovejoy Friends at the Partr—Mary Stauber, Robert Beyers, John Dav Joan Madison, Noel Stone, Arline Secuniien, George Spelvin, Jr.; Lucia Chase, Elaine Basil, Mary Colli:s It is evident that the most serious flaw in the Theater Guild School's pro- duction of The Boomerang, the second play in its special matinee series, lies in the direction. The action drags wearily in gaping points and the very essence of hilarity that abounds in the comedy situations of the piece have barely been tapped. This Winchell Smith-Victor Mapes play is a sure-fire comedy that needs mainly to be paced fast to bring out the wealth of laughs that are inherent in it. The first act has been done ponderously slow, altho the succeeding acts show a little brighter direction. Taken as a whole the production is fortunate in having four promising young players in the key roles and their work becomes ragged only in spots where weak direction rather than any lack of talent is responsible. This is especially noticeable with William Boren in the leading role of the doctor. He gives a generally capable performance that lags only when his character as- sumes a serious nature. At these points, specifically in his scenes with Margaret Gaillard, his reading and in- terpretation of the lines gives the im- pression they are being burlesqued. Lack of precision and care in such Getails has detracted immeasurably from effectiveness of the play. Miss Gaillard is a charming lead whose poise, personality and a power to dominate the scene speak promise. Dur- ing the early moments of the play she seemed not too sure of herself, but as the action procressed and she became less self-conscious her work was ad- mirable. The part of the _ love-sick youth, as played by Maynard Burcess, was effective if a trifle spotty. A tend- ency to overdo was noticeable in his first-act scenes. Fay Ball did well with her part. The balance of the cast compriees Tom Wilmot, Regina Brown, Dians Lunn, Hugh Rennie, Helen Chisolm. Edwin Thompson and Herman Lovejoy. WILFRED J. RILEY. - most Chicago Premieres “Tenth Avenue” CHICAGO, May 14—A triangle love affair, a murder, several reformed crooks and $900 go to make up the Tenth Avenue at the Adelphi. Edna Hibbard, the only woman in the cast, undertakes to reform the lodgers of her rooming house and before the story is far under way the fact is in’ evidence that all but two of the roomers are in love with her. The Billboard, May 21. Six U. S. Chorus Girls Are Stranded in Shanghai SHANGHAI, China.—Six American chorus girls, who came here about three months ago to appear in a night club, are stranded as a result of the venture not working out as it was expected to, and they are now trying, thru a lawyer, to get a set- tlement that will enable them to re- turn to the United States. The girls, who made the trip with- out signed contracts or other as- surance against default, are Theresa Gordon, formerly of the Al Jolson shows, Sinbad and Bombo; Nita Jewell, arnie Coel, Rena Shade, Trixie Leach and Louise Francis. Shuberts Pay $16,000 For Price’s Contract NEW YORK, May 16.—Georgie Price is no longer in the Shubert fold, his five- vear contract with the producers having been bought off by them at a figure re- puted to be $16,000. Price came into New York two weeks ago as a featured member of A Night in Spain, the Shu- bert revue at the 44th Street Theater, but walked out just before curtain time on the opening night when informed his material was to be cut. It has been known for some time that the contract has been a thorn in the side of the producers, altho Price continued with the show during its months on the road, complaining all the while of adverse conditions under which he claimed to be working. No publicity has been given the split either by the Shuberts or Price, and the producers even now will not commit themselves on the settlement, altho the information on the agreement comes from authentic sources. The singer’s name, however, has been taken down from the theater front and has been withdrawn from all billing for A Night in Spain. Some of the reviewers men- tioned his absence at the opening per- formance. but others passed it up en- tirely, notwithstanding the fact he was prominently mentioned in the advance notices. It is understood Price will leave immediately for the West Coast to enter pictures. That starts the complications. The cast is splendid. Miss Hibbard, William Boyd and Louis Calhern are the outstanding players, each one shining in his par- ticular role. Gregory Ratoff and Frank McHugh are also very good in their roles, while John Butler has very little to do. Others in the cast are Roy Gor- don, Harold Wolf and J. A. Curtis. John McGowan and Llovd Griscom are the authors, and Rollo Lloyd staged the play. Yellenti provided the settings. It is quite an entertaining play of New York's West Side and the breezy quips which constitute the slang are of smart material. The human interest Miss Hibbard injects into the play makes the plot worthwhile and the acting by the entire cast is excellent. “That French Lady” CHICAGO, May 14.—Louis Mann and lara Lipman are the stars of a new play, entitled That French Lady, at the Playhouse here. The piece was produced by Mrs. Henry B. Harris and staged by Louis Mann. Samuel Shipman and Neil Twomey are the authors qf the piece. The show gives Mr. Mann plenty of op- portunity with his well-known German character and brings out all the qualities of the famous actor. Miss Lipman also stands out in the part of the French girl's mother. It is a good little story and well played, depicting the life of a German father who is much opposed to the French. The boy, who was in the war, remained in France after the armistice and married a French girl whom he brings home with her mother. The en- tire plot has to do with reconciling the German father to the French daughter- in-law. There are many high spots of good comedy as well as good acting which bring out the little dramatic moments. The cast supporting Mr. Mann and Miss Lipman includes Marie Reichardt, Belle Greene, Robert Williams, Marian Stokes, Edwin Walter and Jeanne La Motte. 1927 9 E. E. Clive To Test Plays for Chanins NEW YORK, May 16.—The Chanins have turned over the first of five play which they intend to produce nex a son on Broadway to E. E. Clive to be tried out by his repertory company at the Copley Theater, Boston. If the ex- periment proves sitisfactory it is prob- able that the other four plays will also be put in Clive's hands for testing and shaping up. The initial production will be The Solitaire Man, by Samuel Spewack and Bella Cohan, and it will open at the Copley on May 30. If the piece comes up to expectations the Chanins will ma ke it their first presenta- tion of the new season, recasting it under the direction of David Burton and bringing it into New York about August 15 at the Biltmore Theater, ac- cording to a report of present plans The selection of Clive and his com- pany was made by the Chanins. it ig understood, because of the general suc¢ cess of their repertory theater in the Hub thru what has seemingly been ex- traordinarily good showmanship. Par- ticularly noticeable has been Clive's success with The Ghost Train. It was produced by A. H. Woods in New York last fall, but lasted only about seven weeks. By the time it closes at the Copley in Boston to make way for The Solitaire Man it will have played 18 weeks, and present business indicates that it could be kept on much longer From those who have seen it, the credit is given to Clive and his fine group of players. Albert Phillips Now Heads Actors’ Order of Friendship NEW YORK. Mav 14.—Albert Phillips was elected president for the coming year at a meeting this week of the Actors’ Order of Friendship Eewin Mackay was chosen as vice-president and Major Bernard A. Reinold was re-elected as treasurer. This fraternal society of the profession, originally founded as the Shakespeare Lodce, has now reached its 75th year of existence and the annual reports show it to be as strong as ever Its membership has included or does include such names as Joseph Jeffer- son, Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, John Drew, William H. Crane, De Wolf Hopper, William A. Brady. Joseph Gris- mer, Louis Ladridze and many others of prominence in the theatrical world. Actors’ Fund Report Shows $36,134 Deficit NEW YORK, May 16. — A deficit of $36.134.07 was shown in the charitable activities of the Actors’ Fund of America for the last vear, according to the re- port of Treasurer Sam A. Scribner. read last Tuesday at the 45th annua! meeting of the orcanization at the Hudson Thea- ter. Altho the income for the vear amounted to $137.308.12. the disburse- ments set a new hich-water mark of $173. 442.19, forcing the organization to sell $60.000 worth of bonds to cover the difference. It is estimated the deficit for the current vear will reach $110.000 During the meeting much emphasis was laid on the need of continuing benefits, donations and the 10 per cent tax on passes to aid the work of the fund, it being explained that each year more people are coming to the Fund for assistance and f:. the work of the or- ranization is being restricted for lack of funds. The Actors’ Fund Home on Staten Island is filled to capacity and is unable to care for many needy and de- serving applicants because of this condi- tion. Besides Scribner, President Daniel Frohman delivered his annual address E. F. Albee, Walter Vincent and Bernard A. Reinold gave short talks, Albee also presenting the fund with a check for $5.000, the cift of the National Vaude- ville Artists, Inc. All the present officers of the orcan- ization were re-elected, Frohman bevin- ning his 25th vear as piesident. E. F. Albee, Walter Vincent. Sam A. Scribner and Bernard A. Reinold were renamed first vice-president, second vice-presi- dent. treasurer and chairman of the ex- ecutive committee. respectively. Three new trustees were elected in the persons of Crosby Gaige, Richard Hern- don and Sam Coit. Those re-elected in- cluded Marc Klaw, Frank Burbeck, Bijou Fernandez, George Pauncefort, I. M. Dittenhoeffer, George M. Cohan and William Morris. - ce . : nt See Boog GER 8 sg ee : : : kg ; oe : ‘i y ie, 3 Sis a he : es, ea cee “seve Se aa * / + ee. E as co a ee = a Vig ~ am ’ ee “th pe igh » yr ee ae ; 3 x 0 EEE : a a a mt 7 a “i - : a } , , a. ‘ Pepe ee - ae : ye : - 1 : 7 RS hs eS at | : 7 st" z fea oe ADR se pee be tS Tey abs OPE Tait a eke? Soe
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Conducted by J. WILSON Pt —Communications Vaudeville fo York 1560 Broedwey, New Loew and Pantages Representatives Plan Collection Agencies for “Self-Protection’ ‘“Forgetful’ Artistes Who Fail Numerous. and Financial ‘ x > ar to Mark—Average of 20 NEW YORK M —Recar > ° . - ‘ ~ x ‘ — ~* » P — nile ° - oe ‘ ‘ ; ast Te > > ; Te 7 ° "ec . s ne - € . Sever r ¢ re c red ¢ t f ? collection arency ‘es > PPnNn noer ° rie > © time I >| + © r > nt er a. but definite 7 abled The Lorw deville > > - + faAnciAeres ¢ dl abe « brit Te is a CeTe “ ¢ Ine re} =ho e be c e bs for a collection re 1 ° + + +hoie rrle tec ideas on the subject will be : re their confreres before the De £ f e Yall season Ac S mplain that rtistes who re not compelled by booking contracts ——§3 & e K-A out fit to subtract cen? mi e from their salaries re - lax hout pavrine commis- sions vy and in a large number of : he debt is to slide tne - - the =e e+e “forrets” be matter entirely and thereafter p pokines in the hands of ane About five years azo the Ss were plentiful The c net itir was 7 e the fie - far from rr cr sequentiv the rents . commerr and y to on ‘ ctrire = harcen yvainst artistes ’ - fraree+t Now the eles mess of ferent showmen cole for a ~ neces t me re a7 chad to . *> ie for fr r f might d ePrnt ons noint. the agents’ com- he usurious ‘ed from them he desnernte es a performer t a 20 per time pnassec > ¢ or ‘ ‘ er n ‘ ed that r cent 1 ‘ mer WAS Te ? T oa 1 circum stances ere % C rye f ‘ enllect ic encies. pert r the bie time The -one f wT cen tribute for t ey ‘ t Keith-Albee breeds orsft e lack f such an agency among the ee pendents is no Seterrent to the me evil Colorado Theater. Denver, Adopts Friday Opening DENVER, May 14.—The Colorado The- ater has adopted the Fr opening as : regular thing, following the recent suc- cessful experiment with this change from the former Saturday opening. iday To P Organization Too ters Commissions Become Wl Bring Def-ul Per Cent Reported Lost Last Year *€ bs & tO ine Mme Ir 7 eo 70r the provec 3 Victor Herbert's Niece Sizned for Vaudeville r . Mi 1§6-—E , ece he late Victor Herhbe her debut in vaude- & dramat who is oing concert work a ntract signe E. Sevmour enter the two-a-day the end of summer ] vocal material and ead br one of Sev- Her songs will be I ked b ropriate changes in co-- £ Rehearsal will b cin next week and a string of break-in es will follow in several weeks It has not been decided whether Seymour who + M Herbert under his direc- *1on for one vear. will utilize the Victor Herbert Kinship in his billing or ex- Sebastian Mezas. ececntric dancer. ale so under contract to Sermour. recently beran a tour of the K.-A. houses in & w singing. dancing and comedy act sith Belle Irwin and Aucust White in support. Mezas' act will reach the local big-time houses in several weeks. Roseb r Te q - \ > \ ~~ AAwtR aa a ee ———“ te > |] e > , Es i y es = | Di ¢)} StS HAN fy | ( ———— 5 { ° ane ~ } . F i ea x9 ‘ ' —~ < , ie : f j iy Pe: Ce fe 4 he . ees . ‘ . § - —— ee CU CU oprano. has bee heretofore, but thy last week with A producer, she will , le hefnore 7 ee en ; _ ee PL ee. €, Byers te y ; ee a a " ; ’ = iY ate a ’ H ' me Seat on YY. Sete Sea, iS aaa aren erat ts, i ae Bo Ges a 1 yates ye * a : oe Pe ON eee NS eae $a Paes Pe ENR Regen Deke Shoat oti BME Hh 0 neil Oe eye aa a ote ee 3 OBR a Fat oar A Coe Sor eee. Mog ot eee OS ene ae ae oe ;
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Summer Closing for Three Big-Time Stands Brings Consternation to High-Salaried Acts With “Dark” Sign on Keith's, Philadelphia; Maryland, Baltimore. and Riverside. New York. During Hot Weather. Lean Season Is Looked for Among Offerings Used to Headline Honors NEW YORK, May 16.—With the closing of three of the most important stands ‘the K-A. Circuit for the summer, something approaching a panic has been nto acts and representatives that hitherto have figured on appearances on the big time only The ‘houses affected are Keith's, Philadelphia, which has never gone dark ring its 25 years’ existence; the Mary- na. Baltimore, and the Riverside, New y rk. The trio are scheduled to close come time next month and with their elimination it will be well nigh tmpos- to keep the high-salaried offerings thru the hot weather. To add to the consternation of the big-time vaude- v1] « is the fact that the Albee, Brockivn, drops from its exalted position to a lesser designation. with films added. Altocether. it looks like a lean summer for *he headliners Chance of policy at the Albee and the chosing of the other three, leaves the New York sector with but one big-time house. Eccdie Darling and other booking execu- tives can but shake their head when meen 2 ~~ A x 3 rg ee ; te, —— — I ie ee ; ive. a m > a x on ae ae € | “al Ps . od os a. So Ee eee iy Lea a er peccae kare + wee a roe ooh ae!
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i ee ee | Vaude. Artistes Working Boston Territory Seek Relief From “Intolerable Conditions” Weakness of Independent Agencies and Price Cutting Among Bookers Bring Strong Protests From Performers—Big-Time Opposition Making Every Effort To Crush Competition NEW YORK, May 16.—Insistent reports oozing into the local vaudeville mart from the Boston territory with disgruntled artistes as the couriers assign no enviable place from a pure business standpoint to the New England territory booked almost exclusively from the Hub. Artistes in a position to present themselves to iocal agents and bookers blame the “intolerable conditions” in the Northeastern region indiscriminately to reasonable and absurd causes, but when boiled down to essentials the cry for relief emanates from three sources. The first is a surplus of talent, and the others are she weakness of the existing independent agencies and the price-cutting game be- ng played among the booking offices now controlling the New England vaude- ville situation. When Louis E. Walters, now booking out of the K.-A. Boston office. was run- ning his own Boston agency, his business was a suitable competitive factor to the local K.-A. office. Tho the major-circuit bookers regarded all Walters’ houses as opposition and refused unconditionally to buy acts that had played previously for Walters, the .atter had enough dates to satisfy any act for the time it was willing to work in the New England ter- ritory. When Walters moved to the Keith-Albee fold he brought with him nto gradual fulfillment the principal cause of the present state of affairs. Walters had the independent situation inder his thumb, but with his leave- taking last October there has arisen a trio of independents who seem so far to ive done little to make matters any better. In fact, the situation has be- come so definitely discouraging that most artistes can be counted upon to leave the Hub district as soon as their break-in period is over—or when they cather enouch shekels together to make their splurge here. The Ross-Frisco Amusement Agency. which books houses n Canada as well as its own New En- cland territory, and the Gorman Amuse- ment Acency, with which E. M. Jacobs s associated, find it hard plugging now .with the K-A. opposition weapon plow- ng into their well-being with relentless force. It has not been stated officially to artistes who have suffered by the state of affairs, that the Keith-Boston office will not buy acts that have worked for the Ross-Frisco, Gorman or the Broadway Amusement Acency bookers The insufficiency of dates controlled by the Gorman and _ Ross-Frisco outfits makes it practically impossible for an act to remain in the New England ter- ing for one of these offices. On the other hand, the Broadway Amusement concern has been bucking *he K.-A. office successfully, but with cetriment to the artistes involved. The former office. operated by Eddie Ur- quart, is reported to be booking from 60 *o 70 one and two-day stands, but these Gates pay on the coffee-and-cake rate. Urquart ts said to have started his huce circuit by experimenting with amateur shows The shortage of dates became so cute that established acts becan work- ng for Urquart at amateur rates, which, ‘n these instances, called for a payment of from two to three dollars a show. Urquart’s “amateur” bills were soon used As extra addeg attractions and later as Tecular attractions in houses regularly booked by major circuits. His books ctew at a rapid rate and his present line- ‘p of houses represents less than a year f growth. In order th meet the Urquart op- Position the K.-A. houses in the New Fneland district are experimenting suc- cessfuly—from the manager's viewpoint with the same “amateur shovw” idea. The transplanted idea is labeled Discovery Night in the K.-A. houses and the ar- ‘istes thus employed work for little or nothing if their act is “unknown” or has no report affixed to its name in the K.-A. office. This manner of putting on show dates ts largely responsible for the ceneral discontent on the artistes’ part, all the aforementioned factors nothwith- Standing. Those tn the know insist that what is needed most to remedy conditions in the Hub district is the organization of another independent agency im Boston Similar to Walters’ erstwhile outfit. The New York independent bookers, Fally Markus and Arthur Fisher included, carry New England houses on their books, but operators find it inconvenient Generally to do business thru New York. New Brooklyn Policies Scheduled for August NEW YORK, May 16—Loew's Metro- politan Theater, Brooklyn, and the Mel- ba, in the same boro, will undergo changes in policy about the middle of August, according to reliable informa- tion. Several months ago it was re- ported that the Metropolitan was to close in the spring for repairs prepara- tory to a reopening as a de luxe picture house, but the Loew organization has apparently decided to let matters slide until midsummer. The definite position of the contemplated changes in the Metropolitan and Melba po! cies at pres- ent is that altho the Melba will be made into a full-week vaudeville and picture house and the Metropolitan will also ex- perience a change in policy, most likely towards de luxe pictures, neither of these houses will be forced to shut down dur- ing the time the switches are being made. The Melba, altho it was acquired by Loew from Frank Keeney last winter, still retains the official name of Keeney’s Livingston. Extensive alterations were becun on the house shortly after it fell under Loew's control, but the physical rejuvenation of the house seems to be a biecer job than officials of the Loew construction department had ficured. The house was to have been completely rehabiliated the first week in spring, but scaffolding is still rigged up in the interior and lobby two months after the scheduled completion of the job. This delay is attributed solely to the diffi- culty experienced in keeping to a set schedule without canceling or delaying the daily shows. Ukulele Ike on Big Time NEW YORK, May 16—Ukulele Ike (Clif? Edwards), who has been touring Eastern picture houses, has been booked by the Keith-Albee Circuit for the Earle, Washington, for next week. Max Hart booked the act in the picture theaters. Grant Pemberton Succeeds Ed Diamond in Salt Lake SALT LAKE CITY. May 14.— Grant Pemberton, until recently in charge of the Pantages Circuit in Western Canada. has been appointed manager of the Pane tages Theater here. He succeeds Ed S. Diamond. who is resigning to enter an advertising business of his own. Unity Booking Park Lane NEW YORK, May 16.—The Park Lane, Charles O'Reilly's house on the East Side, has changed booking connections again. Unity is now supplying attrac- tions on a thrice-weekly basis. Fally Markus booked the stand up until last week. It is practically certain that if one of the New York bookers should enter the New England field and not lose courage with poor results at the start a reversal in conditions will result in a com- paratively short time. Fally Markus will make his debut in the Boston district May 28 when he be- gins booking indoor attractions into Norumbega Park, Auburndale. Last sea- son Walters booked the park and K.-£. held the date as strict opposition. The New England vaude. experts are looking forward with anticipation to the out- come of Markus’ entry into the field. Should K.-A. put up the bars against acts that have played Norumbega,. it will be the signal for Markus to fire his answering volley. they assert, bv adding houses in the Hub territory to his books and eventually establishing an Office there. The Billboard, May 21. 1927 13 State, Hartford, Hits Snag Over Booking Connections NEW YORK, May 16.—According to reports in vaudeville circles here, the State, Hartford, operated by the Harris Brothers, is not having smooth sailing. Last week, it was said, nearly every in- dependent booking agent in this city was called in an effort to change booking connections. An orfice here, which at one time was among the leaders, but since has retrogressed, has been supply- ing the acts for the New England house, but the operators are said to be dis- satisfied. The theater is the largest in Con- necticut, seating around 4,000. Another report here is that the Harris Brothers, formerly from Passaic, N. J., and in other lines of endeavor previously, built the State with the idea of turning it over to some circuit, but have been disappointed in this respect. Fleeson Makes Another Attempt; Bobby Folsom Is Latest Partner NEW YORK, May 16.—Neville Flee- £0n's recent combine with Isabelle Mohr has come to an abrupt close and the composer tries his luck with another partner in Bobby Folsom, beginning to- cay in Germantown for the K.-A. out- fit. This makes the third teammate Fleeson has used this season, Norma Terris, now in A Night in Spain, having been his first seasonal choice. Last year Fleeson made but one change in his supporting personnel. He opened with Ann Greenway but later tried his luck in the three-a-day with Mary Jaynes. Fleeson’s affiliation with Miss Terris had great prospects. The combination met with unanimous approval. but the duo split thru salary and billing dif- ferences, according to report. In the Fleeson-Folsom act the same routine used by Miss Terris is in prospect. Her- mine Shone is handling the booking ar- rangements of the current tour. Joe Howard Thru With Flashes; Plays ‘‘Master of Ceremonies” NEW YORK, May 16.—Joe E. Howard, producer of some of vaudeville’s biggest acts and himself a performer of many years’ experience, is now doing a “sin- gle” in the nature of a master of cere- monies and finds the experiment highly Satisfactory. He walked into Fally Markus’ office this week to obtain bookings around the East, stating that he had made some appearances in picture houses as master of ceremonies, including a date at the Capitol, Detroit, Publix-Kunsky presen- tation theater. Howard indicated he is thru with the big, expensive acts. Novelty Act Lands Solid NEW YORK, May 16.—George Greg- oire, whose novelty balancing act, Pari- sian Trio, claims the distinction of con- sistently stopping shows in the one spot, has landed on the Loew Time for a solid tour. The bookers of the three-a- Gay circuit are highly satisfied with the manner in which the turn is! being received and it is likely that in future Gates the act will be spotted further down the bill. This week Gregoire and his two-egirl support hold forth at the State Theater, Newark. The act is han- died by Sam Baerwitz. Sist Street Back to Two-a-Day NEW YORK, May 16.—Beginning next Sunday, Keith's 81st Street Theater will revert to two shows daily after having given three-a-day on the Sabbath only for the greater part of this season. Reed Albee no longer books the house. W. R. Hanrahan is handling the bills for it. Big-Time Transfer in Richmond NEW YORK. May 16. — Keith-Albee vaudeville has been transferred in Rich- mond, Va., from the Lyric to the Na- tional Theater. The same policy of three-a-day on a split week will con- tinue, with Frank O’Brien booking the house from the K.-A. Exchange here. Bernard-Rheingold Control Unity NEW YORK. May 16—Ben Bernard and Sid Rheingold, in sole control of the Unity Theatrical Agency, Inc., following N W. Stephens’ resignation from the corporation, will not take in a third or fourth party, as plannea. They started negotiations to bring in two ssociates but have dropped them. Vic. Hyde To Extend Amateur Frolic Idea Producer To Build Flashes Around Youthful Teams for Tour of Loew Houses NEW YORK. May 16—Several months ago Victor Hyde contracted with the Leew organization to produce amateur frolics in their local houses. This week’s production at the Palace’ Theater, Prooklyn, is the eighth and last to be put on. The various presentations so materially increased the patronage and instilled a spirit of good will among the patrons that Loew officials have decided’ to continue along these lines and have commisstened Hyde to take two girls end two boys from each frolic, build a big flash around them and route the finished product for a tour of their local houses, opening about August 1. Hyde is now negotiating with E. M. Fay, owner of eight theaters in Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, to present Similar attractions at his houses during the summer. Hyde, working thru the William Mor- ris office, has tentatively signed Miss Freddie Washington and Al Moore. fea- tured dance team of the Club Alabam, for a 10-week tour of the Williamson Circuit, opening about June 13 at Syd- ney, Australia. An option for an ad- ditional 10 weeks in Australia and sev- eral engagements in London and Paris is included in the contract. L. Zaretsky, instructor of Ivan Ban- koff and sponsor of a combination of Russian dancers, is now working with Hyde to put several new American twists into his repertoire of dances. The offer- ing, featuring Ignatius Ivanoff, will shortly open out of town preparatory to a local big-time showing. Ike Rose. sponsor of the Royal Midgets, has commissioned Hyde to pro- cuce a new act for next season. Frank Chicarello has engaged Hyde to produce a new 14-people revue at his Paddock Inn. opening May 24. The patrons of the Caton Inn, Brooklyn, will also see a new Hyde revue, beginning May 24 Clark and Bergman Open NEW YORK, May 16.—Gladys Clark and Henry Bergman, musical comedy team, begin their vaudeville engagement today at the Palace Theater, Bridgeport. The pair. who play the Capitol, Hart- ford, the last half of this week, are presenting Dutch, a skit with “Holiand Days’ Dressing”, written specially for them by Harry Breen and James Conlin. Loew's Gates, Brooklyn (Continued from page 12) appealing floor stepping. Alice, the Caughter, is deservedly featured, her wire bits representing quite the best in this line. The turn was forced out for an encore and almost stopped the ShOW. Arch Stanley. monoped, attired a la Ritz, gives a nice routine of warbling, stepping and pianolog bits. The boy is neat appearing, possesses a likable per- sonality and displays more than ordinary talent im the delivery of his vocal bits. The interpolated chatter is wisely placed and kept the patrons in good humor during what would have been the drage- ging parts of the act. Hugh McCormick and Grace Wallace, in their double ventriloquistic comedy piece, Little Red Schoolhouse, register highly from the comedy and _ voice- throwing angles. They use six dummies, Gressed to represent various nationalities in a rural school. McCormick gets over some corking bits with his “bad boy” Gummy. Miss Wallace, as the teacher, acquits herself favorably. Consistently interesting routine with no undue stress placed on mechanical tricks, which helps matters considerably. Andy and Louise Barlow, now pre- senting their gas-house skit with the billing, Puttin’ on the Swell. were well liked here. The girl is the stronger factor, altho both work hard in putting ever the hard-boiled chatter and mane nerisms. Few changes have been made in the gags. many of them being repeats for most of the folks here. Al Lentz and His Orchestra, 10-man unit, have a fairly entertaining musical and comedy routine. Several changes for the better have been made since the act was caught last season. The boys double in comedy and vocal bits and the strongest feature of the act is the burlesque by the drummer of a Hebrew delivery of a political address. Lentz’s role of a jazz salesman is not so hot ELIAS E. SUGARMAN. . : See ey S a Me eer é 4 e : ; » Ko aa ee ee < ee ss T , ‘ 5 oa : ; } j | € , ee _— — ae | =" . , ? no [ .7 ee : - - _ — | | F tS sid a Lf - . ‘ : Seer ae ; Oe at a a ars ae. 4 Sn tof ee eee
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14 The Billboard, May Down the Line With J. Wilson Roy . - te Put "7 « - c Ww 7 A ? - ~* - P ‘i es ae € r € ce € ‘ : ini v. f J Dut tere 7 some a : *pr Don't forzet tine tHat Is San bbiing ir me Some r « ¢ ches relurl - a a a - * - . . > Tr foe : Cig Ps. b. all kirtis of eltie i Henry San- - ~ er « . « . . re . 2 3 The pc orches*} c - heer me ~ ¢£ € - +o . , eo €nr war « ¢ a . 4 c am ; - ef apes ne a bse oeeb “+ £ € € t ’ , ¢ - re y He h Ze ghter 12 and € hopes to match h'm 8 featherve:s er re ™?* . & c we = . - I be A . R . ’ re ¢ Valen- B: } } cine % tr x ‘ sy the P ‘ n Hedges and Company, in an act with a . Don van, y uthful company that ofiers hits ftom late te _J. QO. Donovan. V. musical shows in operetta fash.on, has dh “sa €, alter several MONtAS Heen booked for a tour of the Orpheum aes yeh begged ent houses. The act Jumped to Chicago last spends . aueewes ‘Sudging Week and opened yesterday after having the ¢ usiasm with which they ar: received favorable reports at Keith's ed « owahatt Thev are f{1n- Blst Street here lew Cantor is the 2 K -A ite. playing the Im- Protucer of the Hedges offering f tr. Montreal. this week. but 3 ne eT a July 18 for a Hershey Bows to Church Bodies: ve of en. To Close Sunday Vaude. in Park play we n Ire- HERSHEY. Pa.. May 16—For religious ; isti0hal weeks at unce€- reasons solely, vaudeville will not be ec ‘ MOrT-S oiyven this summer in Hershey Park, on a aged owned and operated by the milk choco- eiahie aan a late king Altho the vaudeville shows ae ““ im the park in one of the most ideal pe . ee a outdoor theaters in this country were . : rements for professional DPigh!y successful last year. Hershey 1s € ‘ esigned ine oxn cos- Cutting them out because they gave of- mes settings and rout:ned the fense to the religious organizations that act without the knowledge of ther patroniz the park Fally Markus father. who was at the be ning op- booked the vaudeville shows for the c eir stage aspirat aad has yet to be assailed personally from any Standpoint. This individual. grown glay in the service of vaudev:lle-booking agencies. isn't the sprightly and go-get- ter chap he was—let’s say—a score of years ago. but the years have not cCimmed his untainted reputation and beloved position in the world of the two and three-a-day and split and ful! weeks That's J. H. Lubin. Loew's vaudeville booking chief. In a_ business where contracts ana agreements are the all-important item where few men can be taken at the:r word unless it be backed by a binding agreement, where controversy marks what is regarded as the smoothest and most pleasant engagements. “Old Man Lubin stands upright. his feet squarely placed on solid ground and his shoul- cers squared against odious reflections of any sort. It must be a good. sub- stantial and honest showman of whom artistes time and again savy. “Lubins word 1s as cood as a contract And a one Waggish sincle recently remarked and in all sertousness—"“Lubin can afite his contract on butter in midsummer and Tll work under it without losing a night’s sleep.” WHY DOESN'T SOMF. enterprisinc coffee and cake agent abandon his hole- in-the-wall in one of Broadway's cliff- dweller buildings and take up his post before the Palace Theater entrance More laid-off vaudevillians assemble on this spot than any other 100 by 6 space in the United States. If the tn- dividual we have in mind possesses the ingenuity with which we credit him he should be able to sign at least a dozen options a day. It's almost a certainty that he knows most of the artistes by name. He need not have it appear tha’ his office is on the Broadway curb nea’ 4(th street. No, it is only necessary to walk up to one of the boys. sound him out on his booking health, slip him the bright prospects of some nice dates and then get the John Hancock on the dotted line. Just like that! ee eer A 1 An ea ee ee Sena MR Ae ESS PR aR eR ee eo oe eC Sie tp een eae oF Fas ag, RR : : . > ’ ' . = ee = ' a | : ! 7 queer: = ventri guism sMmat Ss 4S Dobbs. Clark - ae . like a regal combination. What became Ke::-Albee Tin ¢ «+ r ; T7.. ‘ . 9 of the ace 16 in Huntingto Charleston the 4 ‘ 7 All Aboard for the ‘‘Jaunt How some of these word jugglers are maneuvering their phraseology! It used to be tha’? fegit. actors and actresses took their annual “fiver” in the two-a-dav But o1.¢ enterprising Broadway scribbler never batted an evelash when he stated the other dat that these same legit plavers vere “getting reacy to take their summer nt around the vaudeville pulled a “JOKE on “i ‘ » | ~ © 3 a himself in jail for hj ‘ --* b | Art) ; c merriment Al should ll lat 2 spacegrabber that i Ey MMMM sed tale is universal. Overcrowded: long waits; nothing but promises. but bookings, ah! few and far between. 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| Vaudeville Notes GLEN DALE, tenor, who clicked per- fietly during his recent State Theater. : New York. enguge- ment, opened = on the Loew Southern tour in Norfolk the first half of this week Dale, who is unaer the personal direction of Johnny Hvde of the William Morris office, had impor- tant singing roles in The Decert Song, The Nightin- gale. Louie’ the 14th and. other musicales in recent seasons. Gien Dale RAE SAMUELS. e Blue Streak of Vaudeville’, returns ‘he Eastern big-time ranks after an enee of more than a year with her pearance May 30 at the Riverside Theat er, New York. HARRY SAUBER, the hustling K.-A. producer, is casting this week for two of his large Mst of acts to be launched before the end of the season. These re Jimmy, already partly cast. and Day Dreams. WINNIE LIGHTNER, after an absence { ‘ive vears from the two-aeday, opened two-week encacement last Sunday a: the Palace Theater. Chicago. She is enciled in for the Palace. New York, week of June 6. Miss Lightner ts ler the personal direction of Edward Keller RURT EARLE. who has been associated th cirl musical organizations for the years, is negotiating for a tour. which will include Brussels and Berlin. Earle a routine with a 10-piece rehestra and expects to be gone erche rtinental cates in Paris wi'l present LEIGH'S ORC HESTRA sailed last week *? keep a string of musicehal!l engace- ments in isenmaeey, arranged for by Ber- nard Erte, the “German Paul White- WALTER BUDD. Helen Vincent. Sid Cussell and Verd: and Hammond come- of The Shorr Room, rew ecmedy and singing act. which ts plave of independent dates in the anchng for a mafjor-circult Prise the cast » effing T New York Telephone, Wissensin 0548. ~ ae ee me es ee ———— = a PO | ae | | : BP | ; iy . sty | DT git oe RE eee a fe RR ee « “es ! be fa 3 Hie ao ee a: ee Val PaO ET, ye } © - > fe pee NS . i . | ne. ay x - q AY a win\ Qf m5 od } / le ES %G fe tl he err tae ¢ : [ : ie x b : wy de = ‘ fe * / -: OU a pra 5 EE BS : — Po a eel ieieientditietietniie eed hak + a OOOEEEEOEOE—E—E—E—EE—EEeeeee en a= —_— ee A a 2 | eseeeietirisony ¥ ; , 3. % oS a iS ye ¢ BP os g 4 -—— ; \/ Po 1 = ' 1 aiaGhas . ee - ha ee * - ee | ee : a ee * _ 2 be J 2 ' ; ; , : ; - : = ~ "aS he a clang es aE = ERE ae aod i: i ee . oe eae Ss beet? = Ba re yy Sane Sa
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{ | | | 14 and Fields a WwW A 7 9—In one : ae] ¢ re neTe ‘ or : 2 - r A : ( } : 3 - - : . ° ff + wo E Ps The Billboard, May 21 NEW TURNS AND RETURNS Gilbert 6 Arvil Avery Revue With Lilian Kenny. P Rodnev. J Gold. George Hargedon and lé Mart , r Mr nda matinee May ‘ -~ ate Theater, New Work S£t fae "nO ond come Crtteng— nero ana mm three f f ; 7 Trentyu-fire minutes T musical comedy-strie flas ts d by a featured couple. assisted hr c tale a cir *> e] ister med ne a ereat vocal de ery The ening is in one. with the N V. A ( en*rance pair t¢ on the irop T } nd the unat f irl - *alkir how his ece It erinent ? ‘ ve 7? 4 c » 4 if A one na shor team slide or r tac The fr ad a ented ftor tr n the form of a rube bit. and r en*er the featurec couple of e are proven to be tory. The act flash business s in the T 1t. The CTI-AVETS r rt thing 7s in a fast novelty bit. f t a pair of juve- « ‘ *erTys . > > - » ‘ - hte + ‘ +- . e r v 0 as coome mee y even offer« le P ~ It the . ati oe } y reve . t or +? ; he kr ex ‘ t e Teli mshifT a = te’ Gene + _ en hiiht + = ‘ y hnen = e year T} r associate of Vincent Lope? carrie 1 boys of whom aor r in music cal or com ec f The pred r to this act -— rent ver- sior ymise fe sing the forme opularity. T bits are re- tains f; the c > rchestral eor arrar + of bits fron S.F fore e Gallagher and ess ns on the saxophone king and doing credit to rment in retaining The st ht orchestra bits are ently played, part larly Berlin’s an Luliaby, wherein one of the etist cives a vocal obbligato of great. appe The parodizing of Fifty Mil Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong, wi Yid, British and Dutch impressions, and the “dramatization” of Schultz Is Back stand out as the most pealing features of the new Hamilton is creeping to a high place in his type of vaude. entertainment. EE S. Angcin ap- routine. ~ tine ef nts crete: ° .* their est The windup is a hoderpodre of —— , A cincin he at com rerned A nicely routined and capably pre- enter flas The ? 1 is we ndlec nd holds interest before che tlwind of singing and dancing bits gets Started E. E. S$ : ; ° Nancy Decker Reviewed Monday matinee, Mav 9, at > ‘nte Thentcr Ve Yor Style— I 3 — Setting Ty ane T:me—Ter uF 7 * - nr - > re -~ >» - I v : S simua J : ¥ . a? = €.c the ae t at 7 se s r weeks ago. is ir entir new routine and ~ ‘ pr cs prevented from cton- nine the show bv t h re bres at? the girl clicked iout., the ce of closing bit is u se. and it : ty that if she any one - + bits for o closer nstead ‘ c en she x d } ve them ‘ ng for more The girl is petite ne an ingratiating personality. In > ce > ca c , - 7 ~ he sustained passages of the slow bal- a * *e * wr ~ r pet le lad s her delivery is not perfectly ~~. . - + ’ ie ic 3% * . - ooth, t I hand p is dissipated by the s eritv and feeling packed into Her opening Hello, version went over big. as did the succeeding number. a peppy delivery of I Love My Nothin’ n one of ballad bits Decker interpolates a chorus of violin mimickry. The girl has class and cleverness of a hich degrec More attention to voice technique and she will be set on her way to take up the honors relinquished by the Rove Bakers and Bayeses E. E. S her Miss Alexander and Gautier Reriewed at Loew's Greeley Square Ti eater. New York. Style—Athiectic. Set- ting—-In three (special). Time—Nine minutes. Alexander and Gautier, man and wom- an. offer some clever bag-punching bits and neat trapeze items. While suspend- ed from the rings the girl does lifting, bending and balancing stunts while the man strikes some fine poses on the bar and generally disports himself commendably The leather bag ham- ig is cleverly done. The man has a well-trained right and left jab, and, when reviewed. copped a nice hand with the stunt of punching three bags at one time. For a close the girl does a series of revolutions on the bar while the man pounds out a tom-tom on the bag Miss Gautier’s costume of black and white is pleasant to behold. The act got across nicely when caught. J. B. S. merir Cliff Jordan and Company Reviewed Monday matinee, May 9. at i 7 7 usica fle E aoe ( Time—Twenty-cight minutes Trixie Fricanza’s present material may ? ve been “Written br Net o F oS Ss xe ado no* Aaah the b liz ’ + t took this crand c hece Of ¢ me yr to ror er ; +) *¢ ffpree Never ) ra Trixie been in more rious mood than t this performance he improves with time. yet her fun seems so spontaneous that it gives the impression of never h ng been ithored by another. With her rotundity and silver ks Trixie makes a most attractive tage appear- nee; her smile is infectious and her rage battery of merriment is alw fully chareed She appears with seve eral costumes piled on top of each other and for every characterizatior the buxom funster sheds another gown takes off a flock of feathers and furbelows and ex! ts something fetch- ng in the way of feminine attire. Her opening sor I Know My Lard, is an amusing travesty of the recent Catalina swim, in which the chewing-cgum king took a prominent part Then Trixie takes a humorous poke at face lifting as practiced among the gentle sex, and gets into another comic lilt, 7t's the Fat, in which sh her own and other folks’ avoirdu Her chatter is immense thruout er allusion tc the insignificant heroes’ wives got space over When it seemed as if the gamut of merriment she essayed the Charleston and Black Bottom to hilari- taken up by with a bang. Trixie had run ous results Her closing remark, “There's life in the old girl yet.” was vociferously indorsed by the entire house. ; - Trixie Priganza may be a veteran in the service of vaudeville, but she is still to be reckoned with amofig ae Jack Joyce Reviewed Monday matinee, May %, « the Palace Theater, New York. Style Singing, chatter and monopedic da» ing. Setting—In one. Time — Fiftec rute minules Preceded by a trailer showing Jovre prowess a5 a horseback rider. boxer swimmer, also a scene from a_ Ber-:.: Compson film, th monopedic enter fainer appears and sings what i+ e: cently intended as a sympathetic nury ber, Nothing Is Impossible, but th: ocal bit when reviewed fell fla’ needed Joyce's interpretation to je: over. Joyce is a fairly good showma but depends too much on his smile anr personality for results. His line of chat ter is weak, and most of his joke are hoary in a house like the Palacs His vocal contribution, Hap-Ha; Happiness, got few hands, whistling bit was below per It looks as if Joyce was working under diffics§ either nervous or stage fright. | en he started his monopedic dancin very next ana } right after his audience ar landed for a good bit. Stepping is } forte, and his grace and expertness in , ’ he into a more favorable mien. He a girl from the audience to with him, but evidently he had &@ plant at this performance. The pair Ganced and Joyce took the opportunity to unload a few wisecracks at the girl's expense. Joyce gave a clever interpre- tation of the Black Bottom. his graceful t and general agility being pro- of a big hand all Jack Joyce is a clever and atrons nvites cance expert dancer, but as a singer or chat- ter dispenser he fails to reach the J. W.R Earl Faber With Marcie McIntyre Reviewed Monday matinee, May % 7° Loeu State Theater, New York. ¢ - edy and singing. Setting—In one —Fifteen minutes. Faber was out in a similar acc im 1923. That time he worked wit! girl named King and she received eq billing The present act ts ‘three- quarters Faber, who ecets laugh : fairly good quantities with his wise-m He continues his . when the girl probably knows his scallions in so d The men in ¢he pit also have a role i: even essavs Faber's comicalities. At this show ‘ths State leader carried on like a re trouper. Faber wows ‘em when he cet seated in a wicker rocker and proceed to expound on the whys and wherefore of The Prisoner’s Song. He munches a banana, drinks what is purported to be hooch and climaxes with the regulatior light explosion after spitting The girl comes in on for a lion's shar of Faber’s drolleries when she appear ward the close in abbreviated dres: The pair close in snappy fashion. bot! singing Say It Aoain sorting to clowning periodically . little act for the family houses. with Faber re- A nice Ss Morton Downey Reriewed Monday matinee, May 9 the Palace Theater. New York. Style Vocalization. Setting—In one. Time— Serenteen minutes Morton Downey is a model of stact artistry: he is neat in appearance. ha an attractive personality and his voca equipment would bring favor from majority of audiences Seated non- chalantliy at the piano, the voung sincer strikes an easy attitude, sings plaintively of love and reaches his top notes grace- fully Yet there is a weakness in tonality: at times his flichts are mere yet Morton Downey gets crecit every note principally because he is a clever showman and knows stacecraft to a high degree. His selection of num- bers is pleasing: love songs predominate, but Downey makes the change in reper- torv that brings the greatest results The audience at this performance took very kindly to the young man's pro- gram. Not before he had offered an octet of song numbers was he permitted to take his departure, and then the crowd showed some reluctance. Among the best numbers offered were 1 Can Depend on You, Don't Tell Her That You Saw Me, I'm in Love Again his LOPS and a luilaby that got over very easily J. W. R. pc Saas Ss ASE Sey Span ce ce Sr ee reese Ben ane ee toe eho Y pae : eo gree ; nn ; Pee ss ~ {. = Y Y | 977 | = ee = 1927 a — ee T | Pb TS : = : : | a _— _ ¥wUI€R TEvIEwec J B Pe L ro} The short and lone combination then ee Henry Hull-Junc Walker-Geoffrey sive another of their characteristic bits Ker > the war for the unattached gir! err . tne number The halfenint hov i: i : : on next heard in a comedy singing bit and : r : _— s joined br Gilbert and Aver: A ¢hene oe pees 07TSs. who form. as announced. an azon; the # Theater, N : O° tule tion, and then the petite prima donna Comedy-crama 4 er ‘trno—Full 3: heard in an appealing version of one big-time standard. a mre , oa TT. _ eal dt ak: f Berlin's pierces The Gilbert-Aver,. cr - 7 I . m or . . ¢ reaawimle Gn.4 teu te _ foc dagio wit ee i _ _ : a — epee : “% Italian Bolus Pocant’s. 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Alma Keller and Helene Dare Reviewed Monday evening, May 9, at roew's Melba Theater, New York. Style Singing Setting—In one. Time— Fourteen minutes. Well-directed pep, unusual vocal tal- ent and personality features the work of this pair. Both girls have decidedly blond hair and are accoutred in identi- eal gowns at the opening. Miss Keller s at the ivories for the initial duo bit. lending her well-modulated voice for harmonization with the more aggressive delivery of Miss Dare, who is on her feet. The syncopatory prolog leads into a pianolog by Miss Dare. This clicked, when reviewed, and was followed by a novel bit wherein Miss Dare continues to express her vocalization in pop. style as Miss Keller enters attired a la Co- lonial. Dare argues for the hot, jazz tuff while Keller holds a convincing brief for the “melodies of lone ago”. The prim girl wins the debategand there ensues a harmonized medley of bits of more than a score of years ago, includ- ng Joe Howard's pet, 1 Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now. Keller remains for a solo and as Dare returns in costume chanre the harangue n re old versus new melodies continues. It's settled by Keller's plea, “Let's har- monize”, and then follows a parody by the pair on pop. and semi-classical bits. 4s an encore piece the girls gave a hula ula bit. both wearing over their cos- umes grass skirts and leis. Miss Keller ‘rummed the uke, while Miss Dare hook a brief. but expressive black bot- ‘om of Hawaiian origin. This team hould find it smooth sailing in the hree-n-day E. E. S. _ COMEDIANS! (‘RR THIs ss ked pry nv. ‘ c. — y Howls" is ' J 3° x Y TREND PUB. Co 259 w. 234 St. WANTED al Comedy Tabs., Vaudeville Acts, etc. A M "tand Ranertnice Comp ins wi Sa BI Ty HAWAINS “TAYERS. week More Leth. Tere Clintes. ot Want Quick ger ol s B and, = dev, Trombone Plarer, Piano dk R ay Rartitane. Tuba. " H pagel - Ness *n a. Ger eral - ness A W BURTON STODDARD. Shippensbure. Pa. EDW. A. RENO WANTS QUICK 4-No. 1 versatile Sketch Team 4 ning Singles at Ty uhies, also up in Acts. Mu s in all Tres for Rand and Orchestra Alen fast wate rping Ad- se Agent who can and will use the brush, Sea- mila intil December 5 All eummer in Bive Mountalr | Make salary right for lone. “EDWARD A. RENO EDWARD A. RENO'S FUNMAKERS, Week of May 16, McCormick, S. C.; week of May 23. Augusta, Ga. CLOG DANCING hrahapngraal A TEACHER f ’ Pn these Mm @asi ATHLETICOANCESand SIMPLE CLOGS HILLAS A KNIGHTON Price $2.00 CLOG and CHARACTER DANCES HELIN Prost Price, $2.60. THE CLOG DANCE BOOK hy HELEN FRosT Price, £2.40. Send for Ihastrated Catalogue of Books on Dancing 67 W. 44th St, AS. BARNES & CO.,’."%,, “{3,2° a Wf you see it In The Billboard, tell them se; It helps us. The Billboard, May 21, 1927 17 , aan Ah ji | —— NORTON & BELL STUDIOS of -_ | Srace DANCING AND ACROBATICS SECOND TO NONE Sensational Routines— Buck and Wing. Acrobatic, Military, Soft Shoe, Eccentric, Russian, Clog, Reels, Jigs, Black Bottom, Etc. oe ond Individual Steps and Tricks or Complete Routines Taught Reasonable CHICKERING 5539 QO PHONES) CREENPOINT 1239 140 WEST 34th STREET (Opp. Macy’ 5 NEW YORK, N.Y. gmrowettenwecr ims '* STEW You NP? MO” § J Herbert Clifton Reviewed Monday matinee, May 9, at Loew's State Theater, New York. Stile —Female impressions. Setting—In one (special). Time—Ten minutes. Clifton, the Anglicized female imper- sonator, comes to the three-a-day with headline honors, a justifiable tribute by Loew bookers since the boy stopped this show. To say that Clifton ranks ace high in his art would be exaggerating the case. Others dispensing the same sort of stuff display more grace and finesse in their delineations. Clifton gets across solely on the strength of his masculinity. This might sound para- doxical, but what got the audience en- thusiastic was not the impersonator’s wardrobe or his character mannerisms. Clifton landed simply because he knows the typical audience and to satisfy popular taste drags in his coarse asides and other dependable little tricks. is falsetto vocal delivery, dotted with basso discords, hardly gets a rise after the act is well started. The complexion of Clifton’s bag of tricks is, when boiled down to its elements, a series of masculine comicalities dressed in silks and satins. » A boy, accoutred a la bellhop and imbued with a sissified monotoned de- livery, announces the various impres- sions, which are, in order, a Turkish- towel prima donna, an Oriental warbler. a French prima donna making her “first appearance in vaudeville” and a Cas- tilian senorita. The last impression is quite good. Clifton wears a mantilla and puffs unfamillarly at a cigaret After stopping the show Clifton came out for a curtain speech sans wig and probably convinced most of the patrons —all over again—that he is an honest- to-goodness member of the stronger sex. E. S. Sidney Tomack and Ruth Love Reviewed at Loew's Melba Theater, Brooklyn. Style—Singing, dancing and talking. Settino—In two (special). Time —Twelve minutes. Miss Love, charming little brunet. was formerly in a sweetheart double with Don Tomkins. The new combina- tion shows great promise. The boy, tho comparatively weak in the singing portions, more than balances his score With great stepping on his own and in perfect harmony with his cute little partner. Miss Love scores highly in a vocal single. topped off by a brief in- terval of high kicks, all too brief at this show. The routine has little space for the usual mixed team chatter. The act is practically unadulterated song and dance, but is routined so cleverly that few are aware of the sparsity of chatter and comedy. In their duo bits the pair show up unusually well; their voices and agile stepping seem to blend as harmonious- ly as two peas in a pod. No single por- tion of the routine warrants a fervid manual demonstration, but the turn, taken as an entity. possesses much that is laudatory. When reviewed the turn was in the deuce spot and was given a creat re- ception. The new combination looks lke a great buy for the intermediate houses. E. E. S. Flaming Youth By Bennett & Carlton With Lou Beck, Peggy Bolton and Albert Burke Reviewed at Loew's Melda Theater, Brooklyn. Style—Comedy, singing and dancing. Settingo—In two (special). Time —Twelve minutes. This miniature musical comedy has a cute little hoke plot and is presented with charm and ability by Miss Bolton and her two “boy friends’. The girl's hand is sought by the pair and the open-faced wall of the former’s cottage permits a sequence of comedy bits that provoke a big bundle of laughs. One of the boys, unidentified thru the lines, is a corking juvenile comedian, while the other, tall and handsome. is con- siderably more than an ordinary straight man. This chap has a fine manner and @ great voice, this last-named gift also not lacking in the comedian. The girl speaks her lines with studied care, altho the total effect is far from artificial. She steps as lithely and skillfully as one who has undergone a strinvent training in musical comedy ensembles, but un- fortunately refrains from uttering 2 single note. This act will click anywhere. It has quality for the better houses and its wholesomeness helps it leap over for a hit among the family-trade patrons Give us one of this species ‘to 109 adagio Black-Bottom flashes Py "g George Alexander and Co. —in THE FAILURE Reviewed at Loew's Gates Theater. Brooklyn. Stule—Sketch. Setting—Full stage. Time—Eighteen minutes. Harry Holman arranged with Alexan- der for the use of the Hard-Boiled Hampton idea in this act. To say that Alexander compares with Holman in his characterization of a choleric lawyer would be hardly fair to the latter, but it must be admitted that there are flashes of action in this sketch —and peculiarly when imitation is not resorted to—that single Alexander out as worthy of commendation. He has in his support a girl of genial manner and clean-cut appearance and a white-haired man in the role of the lawyer's former college classmate, now running an elevator in the office building. When reviewed the trio seemed to be slightly ill at ease, the delivery of the lines frequently loaded with artificialities—a fault that will undoubtedly be removed in time. The vehicle is freighted down with too much hoke. From the first line until the closing blah about “suc- cess” by the lawyer, the sketch takes it- self as seriously as a college dean in his commencement address. With a brisk polish on delivery and more sincerity on the part of the two men in the melodramtic intervals the act should succeed in wowing them in the family houses. The predominance of hoke bars it from the slightest con- sideration by big-time bookers. E. E. S. Watson Sisters Reviewed at For's Savoy Theater, pueehion. Stule—Comedy and singing. Setting—In one. Time—Sirteen minutes. Fanny and Kitty Watson return to local pastures after an absence of almost four years. Their new act is a riot and one of the best cirl turns seen on the vaudeville stage in a long time. It keeps the laughs coming almost continually. The material is surefire and has been tailored as a perfect fit for the comedy antics of Fanny. who still tips the scale at a figure that isn’t small. This is one time a sturdy figure is an advantace. The opening patter relative to playing golf and the sights seen at the country club during the two-some is replete with laughs. The ensuing chatter cone cerning their recent trip abroad {s equal- ly funny. Kitty. the soprano-gifted sis- ter, warbles a number in a very satis- fying manner. Fanny also gets away with a deluge of plaudits with a voce! selection. When reviewed the girls rang in Frank Braidwood in a short after- piece. Fanny offers a red-hot Charleston with Braidwood accompanying on the uke.-banjfo. The girls walked way with the ap- plause honors when reveiwed. The act is in the major vaudeville class. J. B. S. THEATRICAL SHOES Shoes for Stage Oar Italian and Street, in Toe Dancing stock and Slippers = are made to your worn by order. Opera America’s fore- Hose and mosg Dancers. Tights, Clogs. Send for Price Sandals. ete. List today. CHICAGO THEATRICAL SHOE CO. 341 South Wabash Ave., (Dept. B) CHICAGO 159 North State St., SCENERY Dye Scenery—Velour Curtains. R. 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18 The Billboard, May Carl Freed Reviewed at the E. F. Albee Theate> Brookiyn Stule—Comedy and band novelty. Settino—In three (cycs.). Time —Serenteen minutes. Freed comedian with ner of working. has the 10-piece banc mit. mos leader's j emciel ly en ough tremens” notwithstanding Fre d b s a n harmonica. He leads the next bit v eccen‘ric stepping terpolated. A quar tet new , ec } - r sa s ‘come prises Freed. blowing tunes out of a miniature kec ne tr f brass mer In th bit Free sis twangs on a home-made rubber-band atTrangement and a pait of cacophonous spoons A blues number is offered in straight Style. It went over easily. when re- viewed The turn closes with a con- glomerat: ion of travestied classi al and pop. selec or m nd up the bovs thus imparting the Man brass tire act w It's a great is wisely prepared for the ev of a frigid reception of Freed’ of fun with the accomplished manner in which the band bits are played by: the bors EE Ss Bob Fisher Remewed et Loew's Gates Theater Broce —_ Stuvle—Rlack-tace “nong and comedy. Setting—In one. Tirie—Twelre mineatrs Fisher. workinz in eccentric black- fece *rappings, opens with a ballad in straight sty) and then sweeps into Garky monologistic stuff in which puns have the richt of way. Another pop vocal is slipped into the routine an then more of the stories and gagging. He closes with a corkinc delivery of I? All Denends on You. Certain comedians have good reason to work in blackface, but in all fairness to Fisher's ability reception at this house was very seems that he loses much by cork. He experiences some ulty in getting the hang of and in his excellent there is not one iota the delivery that The act is deuce spot possibilties Fisher runch up new and E. E. &. of lert straight singing of a the sucgestion in blackface for the time. but calculation if the cork and and there with bor is in cA rood enouch orn the familr +c mn! ‘ ne would wiz be bevond ree here terial Page Tr By © ve m and Shaw SEPARATION lham KR. Wells ne Monday erenine. Mar 9 oct Prooklyn Settine _ Time— phe Theater Style—Comee? In and Fo minute ond cIngine one three (special) urteen Tt vpe ifter five vears of blissful mar- As ther tom the husband arrives ‘too tired to take the wife out for some entertain- ment Then the fun bercins He takes off his coat and shirt and sits around in his red flannels. She bawls him ou‘ and he gets dressed again. A reminder of their courtship days compels him to disrobe acair As they argue and make- p he continues to dress and several times. When she hits him over the head with a pan, he runs from the house tc am another separation, but her vocalization of Recause I Love You sets everything right at the finale. The material is enhanced by Page's different style oi presentation. J. B. S. Split Sole DANCING CLOGS All Wond Bole... . . ; . “us Po 5 ates weds ok oe uke “ 2 : aaa 100 B 3 ‘ - . ee ey A z: Stee ey i “ Ri t act a > fe ua . date oe . Pwr to SEES stil his comic Ronchalance eo | : in direction unconsciously betrays the — . — Pies e a ne RR a CT I TT A SA TLS TASS A NRE NS tr ee 5 vacu y be a e Gicnified p ures of a most pon. orches‘ra outfits The open- ing is staged without a leader. The haz boys play a bit with real] talent and 32 walks the tall. mustached leader in ho- kus-pokus cir! He opens his fiddie case. CraWs out his moutb organ ina weighty manner and then proceeds to lead the bovs in approved “delirium nena eel ements li en nena deteneeneeeieeeaaninasninemntininaasienanee cH. | | que eee a —— a ————— 7 warm a the use — po a i EZ S| ™ a pas ’ Po NE ee eos e Der | Pe | | | Arthur Pare. 2 modified Dutch come- dian of familiar burlesque HE. and Nan Shav. « ciever feeder and capable vocalist. kept the audience in continu ous titters at this show with one of those hokum comedy turns. The vehi- cle buires with laugh-provoking situ- = ations and witty savines — The opening is a speedy line of funny Da** er » ut a “cor ir . ry c*hie } ae 4. obtained ci Tied life ME Wm lUare reacy to savy ecod-byv. Miss Shaw sings Forgire Me A reconciliation results The rise of the olio reveals a pretty parlor room suite Be singe hic mre cennrns*‘ " 4 “a . te ~ EE eae . — , oe -_ gf eee. a - as ee ! j pA ae es oe aoe ag fe ae Sue ae Lea. ioe itunes ae, pro ee ate Redes SS 1) ae Se : 7 eae : aoe aa : : ; ae Se ee ee en ee ee Se a a ee SEE ee we > 4 Se et ae ike 4 com : eb, pee er», : a
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Orchestra Leader Complains About Dance Arrangements An out-of-town orchestra leader, who requests that his name be withheld, writes as follows: ‘Atter reading the story about Marty: Bloom having composers record new tunes for him ;o the arranger can get ihe composer's conception, I want to y that Bloom has the right idea. iy of the larger publishers would do oi to take notice, for their stereotyped rancements are growing worse daily. urranger is Only human, and no himan brain can conceive ideas from 1c lead sheets turned in. Many ar- wivers lack acquaintance with the in- ‘ruments for which they write, and uld do better to let well enough ne However, there are cases that contradict. Take, for instance, two ‘s of the same style and give them to one arranger and what do you get? Two entirely different styles. Another thing, many of the arrange- ments of today are unplayable with a small combination. The publisher, in estimation, depends as much upon the small units as he does upon the larger ones for success, so why doesn't he cater a little more to the small bands? An orchestration can be made yable for a small combination just well as for a large unit without un- necessary cuing. Many times before 1 can use a number I have to rewrite the melody part or some other part to make the song playable. From time time publishers complain that they co not get the results they should from the number of orchestrations they Iis- sue That's the fault of the arranger, the musicians. So the publisher uld pay more attention to arrange- ‘nts for the small combinations.” The leader typed a few additional re- tarks, but as he put all his thunder in preceding paragraphs the other comments are not printed. Music Dealers Mect in June The 14th annual convention of the National Association of heet Music Dealers will be held at Stevens Hotel, hicago, June 6, 7 and 8, in conjunction With the convention of the Music In- custries Chamber of Commerce. The outstanding feature of the con- vention will be the establishing of a business ethics committee, which will attempt to get at the root of the evils of the sheet music trade and to bolish them. Other subjects slated for serious consideration which affect pub- lishers are: a roduction of new publica- ion 2—Preferential rates given at re- publishers. 3—Can advertising be used to better advantage in the Stimulating of general public interest in music? The committee would do well to take up the matter of grafters back of the music counters and find some way to cet rid of them. Len Pollock Gets Damages Len Pollock. popular songwriter, has ron a $25,000 damage suit in the Supreme Court. acainst Ted Doner, minent dancer. and Abe Lichtman, New Rochelle druggist. The court action was the result of iries Pollock received when the Ymobile in which he and his wife were tiding collided with a car owned by The collision occurred on the Boston Port road, New York. in June, 1924 Pollock and Doner are still friends, “s the suit was directed against the which had insured the car. LEARN TO PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IN 10 LESSONS NEW, ORIGINAL METHOD Banlo. Saxophone, Guitar, Cornet, Mandolin, Clarinet, Violin, Flute. Trembone, Drums and Traps. Instruments furnished free, Particulars mailed. ORPHEUS MUSIC SCHOOL 143 E. 23rd St., New York JAZZ Learn Te Play the Axel-Christensen Way. PIANO SAXOPHONE BANJO . Write for Free Booklet deecribt our wonder- ‘| Iostroction Books end Home Courses. Local Teachers wanted where we ere not already represented Suite 442, 20 East Jackson Bivé., CHICAGO. I ict ‘man “+ a company The Billboard. May 21. 1927 19 Ge S® Mack Bobs Up With Cracks LAND O”’ MELODY Conducted by E. M. WICKES—Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York re Bill McKenna on Minstrel Book Bill McKenna, writer of Has Anybody here Seen Kelly? and other popular hits, is compiling the minstrel material he has put together and produced during the last 20 years and will have same published in book form. McKenna probably has produced more minstrel material and rehearsed and produced more amateur and professional minstrel outfits than any other man around town, hence his past minstrel successes should make valuable vehicles for aspir- ants for stage honors and fraternal so- cieties seeking ways and means to add to the dwindling treasury. And Bill McKenna, by the way. also is coauthor of Down in the Old Netgh- borhood, published by the Chilton Music Company, a new number which Max Prival says is selling as well as anything on his counter in Brooklyn. Se > if Who’s Who Peter De Rose Takes Month Off Since Peter De Rose wrote Muddy Water with Jo Trent. Peter has become a very busy young man in other fields and is taking off a month from his ac- tivities at the Broadway Music Corpora- tion to travel around the East and broadcast with his singing partner, May Singhi Breen. They do most of their warbling and playing over WEAF. Smith and Troy Writing Show Chris Smith. popular song composer, and Henry Troy have the task of writ- ing 14 songs for a new musical comedv entitled Fast Traveling, which is sched- uied to go into rehearsal some time this month. The entire cast will be colored. Smith coauthored 4-11-44. Five years ago he and Troy collaborated on other musical numbers. in Songland Jack Glogau—Composer to his hearers Atlantic City. song outright, personality, Vaughn De Leath on Victor Miss Vaughn De Leath now is re- cording for Victor, which means she cannot go any higher in the phonograph industry. She also is doing radio work and was one of the pioneer broadcasters in the music business. In fact. Miss De Leath introduced many of the boys in the song game to the radio when she took them to station near Newark, N. J.. which then was one of the seven wonders of the day. Miss De Leath, altho only a few know it. probably is the most versatile wom- an who ever invaded the popular music field. She is an honest-to-goodness composer, a clever pianist and singer, a radio and recording artist and an actress in the bargain. ACK GLOGAU., a veteran music man, was born in New York City, 1886, J and started to earn his livelihood as an electrician. figuring that any business with which Fdison was connected should be a good one. And as time passed Jack learned how to operate a piano One sunny day as Jack was on his way to ment in the paper for a piano plaver. up in the offices of Francis. Dey the job, renounced electric Jerome, who was the star staff Jerome hired him and Some time later Glogau was playing piano in a Broadway music s to drop in. Thru Jeff he placed the number, King Sol March, with one of the Rossiter br Chicago and received the large sum of number sold 50.000 copies. Since then Glogau has written and has had pub- lished approximately oj Italy, Venetian Rose, Celebrating Day the most, $3,800 in royalty. of Shores of Italy and then had half a dozen lyric uriters try to get a suitable set of words for it. along and wrote the lyric in half an hour. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. At present Glogau is connected with Shapiro, Bernstein & Company, where he has complete charge of the printing and fills in as first lieuten- ant to Elliott Shapiro on the mechanicals and other important activities Glogau also makes all the quartet arrangements and possesses an unusual plus thousands of friends in the game. without discomfort work he saw an advertise- Jack followed the ad and wound & Hunter. He got ty for life and met Billy writer. In fact. ent him to play piano at store, vhen Jeff Brenan happened thers of $10. The 100 songs. including Shores Wake Up, America, and in Tennessee. He sold but one the first. Shores of Italy paid him He wrote the melody Then Al Piantadosi came Glogau is a member of the Gilbert Uses Book as Theme L. Wolfe Gilbert, coauthor of Waiting for the Robert E. Lee, O Katharina and other hits, has written a new ditty called She's Got It, which he modestly says is based on the book. It, by Elinor Glynn. Harry Akst furnished the tune and Leo Feist, Inc., is publishing the number. Ray Perkins Has Show Song In A Kiss Bejore re the Dawn Ray Per- Kins has a featured number in the new mystery play, The Spider. written by Lowell Brentano and produced at the Chanin Theater by Sam H. Harris and Albert Lewis. The E. B. Marks Com- pany publishes the song. fie order too smal/ MUSIC PRINTERS PRINT hesptrliiesar: = + IN RAUISIC --+--- ND FOR QUOTATIONS WE REVISE Pct lta (WHEN DESIRED) ENGRAVE MUSIC ——™ MAKE TITLE COVERS AND PRINT YOUR NUMBER. COMPLETES“ WE PUBLISH ABOOK CONTAINING VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR THE NEW PUBLISHER.THIS BOOK CONTAINS ALIST OF PUBLISHERS. PRICE $1.00 POSTPAID to receive attention- 2 AB D 1876 Elmer McDonald, the warbling wan- derer and roaming reporter, was sighted off Cincinnati as he was making for Louisville in an auto. Over his shoulder he tossed the following: “Just got word that Betty Henry, for- merly back of the Remick counter in St Louis, has changed her mind and jobs and gone over to the McCrory forces. She is playing piano for Bert Buder, the popular manager of the store. Miss Henry also worries the ivories at Station WIL. “Sidney Lauchman, when last seen, was headed west injecting pep into the campaign behind Forgire Me and Crazy Words, Crazy Tune, both published by Ager, Yellen & Bornstein. “Miss Dorcus Redding, organist at the Alamo Theater, Louisville, is featuring Sack Little’s new song, I’m Learning Now. published by J. W. Jenkins Music Company. Kansas City, Mo. It looks like a hit. “Marvin Lee has been making Indian- apolis his stamping ground and is get- ting some good breaks on Hoosier Sweet- heart. a Milton Weil publication. “The Awanda School of Music in Cin- cinnati has a novel way of attracting attention to its studio. From early morn until late at night the manager keeps a piano going continuously on the second floor. Piano players work in relays of one hour each and are boxed off¥ in a sound-proof room so that the noise will not interfere with the students in the studio, where a dozen instructors are kept busy. The school recently added a popular music coun- ter, from which is furnishes the students with music at so much per cupy. The school gets the students coming and going—if you get what I mean. My boss just wired me he is satisfied with the business I am doing, so T should fret about my average on answering the questions in the query books.” Melody Mart Notes BILLY JEROME has coined a new slogan: “You'll never miss what you give Mississippi.” A CERTAIN PUBLISHER’S horse won a race last week and some of the song- writers cashed in on the event. KATHARINE HENDERSON, the danc- ing stenographer, is a member of Clar- ence Williams’ office staff. 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710n Ballrooms Tommy Warkins Orchestra a Diets BA pclae elles Orchestra Imon at Holl 4 —~ aio so wo ha Lau > Donlin Org The Billboard. Mav 21. 1927 —-* el rr Dcgin wWance Season Conducted by WILLIAM SACHS——Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. ° > ~ , 4 y Harry Walker Books Many Acts Ray Bowley for Cape Cod : . “3 sow 13.—Harrv Walker ROVINCETOWN. Mass., May 14.—Ray .) pace for bookers of rh wley and his music will come here War P: : b and roadhouse t lent, ha from Boston again this summer to open ‘ signed Louise Squires, who recently ap- their season at the Provincetown whea- ; e Lakev 1 neared at the Hele: forcan Club to ter the last week in June for a ree 7T Th: : : ti at Rve Beac} She will do = er months’ engagement, which, because of - b . indinc at the Joe Weller Fern Club the orchestra's huge success last year, t I supported bt Alice Carroll Delores ™ t exten 1 to two showings ra &. Denon? js Aline ATeRr Gay except Sun s s tee r ¢ - eiebniadia ns cdcabhd i ; yee The eater has been redecorated c s OKiNgE 4 2 thruout nd Bowlev himself has dee _ “ee Dp p . . } c ' ren aad Mak. ele) wast) peeeeet?. aa sacl at f > we i Sian Siheameretitienie P: Signed and executed an elaborate stage itn Wiese daeans bal Dir diiager ot er ve “He . sett ing for the accompanying presenta- = wees ae Pp hit the follows of the > © ago e pont Texas Morrissey Buys a Home Nels Pearsall Captures Prize NEW anizing New Band popular night club entertainer, has PALTIMORE. May 13 Nels Pearsall, saved enough money from her earnings RK, Mey M Donlin f er at the Mt. Holly Inn, won first to purchase a home at Westerly, Staten e West ve in the contest for the best played Island, N. Y. The cute little blonde, : l numbers over WCAO. As a re- now playing at the Strand Roof, does C ted several it of his unusual performances Pear- her clever stunts while impersonating a ifer = new 1a is building up a large following mule. She has been playing night clubs radio fans and cabarets for the past 10 years. also handle all of theater Weitzel at Races “Bo Hodgkin, director and violin: Jac) YORK, May 14.—Texas Morrissey, 7) Virginia-Carolina Aces Signed For Lakeside Park, Danville DANVILLE. Va | May 14. — Charly Price and his Virginia-Carolina Ace, have been signed to supply the danc: tunes at Lakeside Park here for th; summer months, beginning May 21. The orchestra returned here recently, afte: a three-years’ absence, to play the loca! American Legion Circus, which ran fo; 18 days The personnel includes Joe Davis saxes, clarinet and director: Ernes: Smith, saxes and clarinet: Bob Hidile- burg. sax, clarinet and arranger; “Suy Hudson, trombone; Charlie Price, trum pet, melophone, “goofus” and manage: Preston Spear, trumpet and melophone Buck Weaver, banjo, guitar and uk “Jazz Shaddix, piano and accordion and Bob Modlin, sousaphone. “Jelly” Leftwich and his Blue Devi! and Kike Kiser and his Orchestra are also playing this territory and al) ar getting their share of the business Foster's Memphians Signed For Wildwood Park, El Dorado EL DORADO. Ark, May 14—Bob F: ter and his Memphians. who are fur- nishing the music at the Hotel Rua: dolph here, have just signed for a weeks’ run at Wildwood Amusemen Park in this city. bevinning May 24 he Memphians, headed by Bob Fos- ter, look for their best season since their organization three vears agc U; der the direction of Rupert Bigcadike one of the youngest leaders in the bus ness, the agrrecation will open at Wilc wood Park with 40 new arrancemen’ enturing the latest hits of the sea Morris-Elton Unit Booked wort ESTER Mass Mav 13 Thi Vagabonds, a Morris-Elton unit ’ been booked t pen Mav 30 at Be Park, Webster. Mass. for the sumr They will broadcast Ww KBE The ton, leader Del Papa. Ant twice weekly ides George A Jacob Ji C te Laurence B Eddie Demers. Thomas J. Roche, Wi]! Bullard and A. T. Cote Doc Ross Band for Rice Roof HOUSTON. Tex.. a 14—Doc Ro ( fornians will } pray on the Rice Ho" Roof this ummer. On the open Mav 28 Pegey Farrel! New Y prano, will be featured with the ba: iret Irby is back at the Rice, al's m re than a year's absence. Pearl Mack and Daughter Back Pearl Mack, well-known night entertainer, and her daughter. Deo: Mack. have just returned on the S 5S Mauretania from a six weeks’ sojourn in Europe, during which time they \ ited London, Berlin and Paris. Deon now recording for the Vitaphone club Wayne Scott Gets Summer Job NEW YORK. May 13.—Wayne Scot’ and his three-piece combination h been engaged to open for the summer’ May 21 at Belden Point Inn, New Yor This is an entertaining unit. Scott h performed at the Parody Club and %):: Chummy Club on Broadway. George Hall Plays Over WJZ NEW YORK May 13.—George Ho"! and his orchestra, now playing at the Arcadia Ballroom, has started to broad- cast his dance music over WJZ. Hal! has signed to remain at the Arcadia for another year. Becker's Band at Rio Rita RALTIMORE, May 13.—Louis Becke! has moved into the Rio Rita, one of the finest cabarets in town, with a 10-piece band The combination is under th supervision of Le Roy Brunner. Jimmie Hodges To Quit Miami NEW YORK. May 13.—Word comes up from the South that Jimmie Hodges. prominent night club operator, will quit Miami and iaove to Detroit for the summer. Beginning June 1 he will feature a new show, consisting of 36 artists and a 10-piece band, at one of the Shubert houses there. | . 4 a i | R ie a cane 7 i a | - AdACS : rre 133 — Sam 1 c ~ - . —— espe haan . ee es te ee hecaee: ee: i he Ke % : Ret ee eee es 60 o . - ; eee ee 1 ee ade . & a vr: - ‘ oie ae Lg OE Jaa 7 B. 22 Ley a Uae ae Pe . — at ae AM eT OF , : ( ; rae (ai / Aa, yp tS 5 “A : f = : . — Ee a ? a : > ‘4 i Gsm ZR ; | C4: . 2 ! . ar 3 . R ae sy a ae ee @ } : P Pal $s =i loniis ee eae a . ve q ey RS Be Gs Ee Sat eee : ee ‘S aS, roa | i ig Pa: now the featur t= * 3 EO ei. oe ' i. 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Nuke Yellman Back From Road , NEW YORK, May 14.—Duke Yellman nd his orchestra have returned from a ecessful tour of picture theaters. In | ) probability Duke will take his tooters to one of the beach resorts for the summef. Paul Ash Sets Record CHICAGO, May 14. — Paul Ash, the Rainh of Jazz", this week celebrated 3000th performance at the Oriental eater. More than 10,500,000 paid ad- ssions have come into the box office nee Paul has been in the B. & K. ises. Aaa Musical Musings THE MAROON COLLEGIANS, under e direction of Leo Kroker and Adolph uss. will furnish the music at hake- ie Park dance pavilion, Auburn, N. Y., ‘his summer. OTTO E. BOONE, who has been in the eatrical and dance orchestra game in ia for several years, is now in the } drug business in Kentland, Ind. MF (DING) SHREVE. who recently with the Steinway Four, a male ar? is now located for the summer + The Shack. a fashionable resort at Pretty Lake, ; { : ew? es ht 4 va ves re > ee | fa | — — rhe e bs, | Es 8 F : __ _———$_$____$$_$$ $$ HS AEE RL A A NS NR ARN — — ae | : TT A fe < (3 ee E Mec AD tie i : a | ee... = : en : SO SS ER NE 0 . ® 5 & : Ea : ie ee ee ; FS ae ; ; 2 . F ee ‘ S re ze ets : : : a : 2 : : 5 es: ee ‘ 2 : / ie gh ny oe c
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The Billboard C Are * wake OOF Pi xs r ~ ) Corducted by GORDON M. we he Dramatic Stage LELAND—Commuanications to ‘560 Broadway. New York Cyril Maude In “Dry Martini’ ° ° “= ASaes 24 >, _ . a - NEW YORE. Mey 14—Robert M has been carrving on Cyril Maude for several weeks nd it is -- b + at 7 in of The Play’s the Thing continuing well to next season made the encarcement nadvicen? ‘e Casting for the company ‘% hich Will sup- - xf : 5 | o,f ~ port M e will be started within a NEW YORK, May 14.—The Tales of Rigo, a Grama, with music by Maurice V. Samuels, based on the play Dri't, which ¥ done here a few seasons back def € set. and the Oppenheimer Broth ll open the production M 2 Werh Theater. Brooklyn, brinz- nto the Lyric Theater here two wert late The cast includes Mira Nirek Mildred Holland. Madeline Grey, Marguerite Borough, Hyman Adler, Jay Fassett, Georce A. Stillwell, Warren , Carl Reed, Gladys Wilson, David rd, Hugh Kidder and Maurice Fein. Breaks Records for Duffy SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.—The Patsy, now in its fifth week, has broken all ecords at the Alcazar since ook over the theater two ears aco nd Duffy the role the cast are anan, Florence Ben Taggart “Patsy” with the +s, yHotnn neton, an “ liked than in 1edens, At the President. Duffv’s other house. i roving herself a real comedienne, in Laff That “Westcotts’ Revival for Chicago NEW YORK. Mav 16—Rehears Morr C r S S ago, The cs T lich Harrv H. Frazee ¢ tc Cort T ter, Chi O r May } rd Linc = ce eg nse * —_ ee pe a ° Pe 2 ee ee wt e . e. ie '3.: ‘ She . se i | ae -§ £¢ ° at ‘ , ease SI ft ae aes bi is ‘eo ™ $ Lah | # . iy San wh oe : wee eee” Reet” = rtr ‘ ; 2 Fe Tales of Rige” Racy _ ee Ste os Leon; “at i 7 a ee mn a > f ne TICKETS a Een ecrsals are in ] f Anne » 4 Ree ’ EE TT A TS AT TT RR a a pe —————————— a f || SS A TET . = BEGINS JULY 11th ee _ Next regular Term starts October 26th ee a — a 7 eee . ee - »- - ‘ jc ee ee eg ge ke ae a if ee, eh Paeinarte, «woe [ie aa Santee Fy «Sm a Rg Ne eee OR aa eh EE a), ' ie ia
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The Billboard. May 21. 1927 Musical Comedy Conducted by GORDON M. LELAND—Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York Bolstering “Ernest” After B’way Opening NEW YORK, May 14.—A reversal of e usual process of getting a show into shape is beine introduced in the case of On. Ernest. at the Royale Theater. The piece played out of town only one weck before its premiere here last Monday After noting its reception and reading he reviews, P. T. Rossiter, its producer, +t to work in compliance with the trend of comment. He has engaged Vincent Youmans and Clifford Grey to strengthen the score nd it is also understood that many changes will be made in the book. The inal composer, Robert Hood Bowers. i the original author, *rancis Dewitt. | work along with Youmans and Grey. vers will relinquish his place as con- tor in the pit to Ira Jacobs, who will . his touch at improving the musical end of the production. Several changes are now being made in the cast, with Harry McNaughton, Flavia Arcaro and Winfield reported among those etiring. It is also understood that a 25 per cent cut will be put into effect for the principals until the show is put its feet in its revised form. The chorus are to continue at full salarv Rossiter has also taken in Von Klein 1 financtal partner and together they -e agreed with the cast on a straight- , three weeks’ guarantee as a nimum run no matter which way the k falls. An additional $1.750 has been nsted with Equity, making a total bond ‘ #9750, which will assure the cast of he three weeks’ salary. At the end of that "me it is expected that the revised show will be in good shape and drawing good imace aa@ss Sonia Barrington To Post Bond NEW YORR. Mav 14.—After delaying rehearsals of principals for his produc- tion of They All Do It and How until he could encace players agreeable to putting faith in him to the extent of signing a security with Equity. John Barrington has now decided to post a bond after all. The waiver. signed by Pecey Worth, Gladys Yates. Ben Hen- cricks, Arthur F. Burckly. Charley Svlber, John H. Dunn and Bobby Dale, already in the hands of Equity, but Barrington has notified the association t he will substitute a bond for it riv next week. Security of $2.000 was posted some time ago to cover the chorus. It is understood that Barrington cid not clearly understand the unfair- ness Of a waiver at first, but upon realization now wants to do the right waiver of “Americana” in August NEW YORK. May 14.—Americana, it Ss been learned. will be the first pro- ‘ion on the Aarons & Freedley list for xt season and it is scheduled to go ‘o rehearsal early in August. J. P. Mc Fvoy. author of the show. arrived in “own vesterday from Chicago to confer ‘h the producers as to final arrange- ments No casting has been done on the miece as vet, altho Charles Butterworth, 9 recently closed with the first edi- yn of the revue. and Herbert Mundin. ‘¢ fenture of .Charlot's Revue, are rominently mentioned for parts. Shuberts Shelter ‘Padlocks’ NEW YORK, May 14.—It looked for fveral days this week as tho Anton biha and C. W. Morganstern's Pad- 1927, featuring Texas Guinan. ld have no place to go. when Sam H. Tris and Irving Berlin canceled Veotations to put the show into their ‘sic Box Theater. Agreements, however, ‘e been signed with the Shuberts and the show will open May 30 at the Shu- ‘ert Theater, Newark, coming into New York the following week, probably at ‘he Shubert Theater. Harris and Berlin canceled the booking when it was dis- covered the producers planned to trans- form the interior of the house to resemble a night club. J. J. SHUBERT. who, as general supeervisor of Shubert musical pro- ductions, deserves more credit than he is generally given for the success of the opercttas and revues offered by his fiem. . é 2 a . * . ; es is * | = __ Fiennes BE : a | _ = i: | a OR PS LAT CREE REET HC NCR ne o ee Ss a oO <on THE SAS i ‘/STEINS r ) a | : | | at a Md Te BS, ees ee a a Th aot Ye ae
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The Billboard, May 21. 1927 American Concert Field and American Achievements in the World of Music Conducted by IZETTA MAY McHENRY—Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York Music Will Gain Immeasurably By Damrosch Radio Concerts The announcement by the Nationual sting Company of the appoint- : of Walter Damrosch as musical insel, together with the statement at the veteran conductor will direct series of symphony concerts on the air indicates a big step forward the cause of musi The concerts idcast by Mr. Damrosch this past inter met with such enthusiastic re- ponse from all sections of the country. particularly from small towns and laces in which the people have not r vears had opportunity to hear sym- nic or operatic music, that the Na- al Broadcasting Company was al- overwhelmed with letters urging at Mr. Damrosch extend both the sym- onic and the lecture recitals. It is hese requests that caused the veteran nductor to accept appointment as isical counselor, and he is enthusias- ‘1c over the almost limitless opportunity present to the young people the best ‘o be had in music. Mr. Damrosch will rect a series of 24 orchestral concerts e broadcast to every school and col- i country that chooses to nin. Previous to each concert he send to every school or college a est ic ire on the music to be pere rmed and on the explanatory come ext season, s he will make on each composi- in the program. The New York Sy h Orchestra, under the direce- Damrosch, will give these a special hall in ‘the National ng Company's new building, nceerts, which will becin late will be relaved by that ore ition to 35 stations Mr. Dame- rosch will also again present on Satur- day evenines a series of lecture recitals h as he e during the past winter. No n wrtant step in furthering he c f { music d in tending to ke countr re musical has presentation noted orchestra a world-famous <@ music by a direction of ier the Summer Music in ning Acain. this summer, Minneapoli will series of ban icerts. 1d stand at d at the concert on Sune SE ners te n or et ar ee 4 eal 20. with ? ‘ 30 mt} e Musi ns’ As t @ bod iV . anrr . i’t hoe vy the Minne ‘ he % re ¢ , Th ic ec ¢% I he ‘ he M ipal larcely of members nt Ss phony Orche Dd y er everal concerts will e iven qd organizations from i: ml city, as well as sch¢ ri ore Carter-Waddell Pupils In Dance Recital The pupils of Mrs. Carter-Waddell, of New York City. will be presented in a nee recital in the Mansfield Theater, ne evening of May 22. In the featured mbers will appear Joan Carter-Wad- he Cardell Twins, Chief Ishtrope Princess Wanevo, and assisting in program will be Mav Singhi-Breen Peter deRose Hans Lange Re-Engaged Heat Lanre has beer nh re-envared as ‘ing conductor for the Stadium vcon- rerts to be given in the Lewisohn fium, New York City, this summer. Two years ago Mr Lange made his debut in New York as conductor, when be re- lieved Nikolai Sokoloff, when the latter became ill during the course of one of the concerts. Mr. Lange directed two concerts of the Philharmonic Orchestra ‘n the past season when Mr. Toscanini was too ill to appear. Tulsa Assured of Grand Opera Grand opera on a permanent basis is now assured for Tulsa, Okla. as the Chamber of Commerce has agreed to contribute $3,000 annually toward the guarantee fund required by the Chicago Civic Opera Company. For tt ne past seve eral years Tulsa has had a season of grand opera sponsored by the Hyechka Club, which organization carried on from year to year, even tho there was always a deficit, and it is thru the effort of the club that the Chamber of Commerce has come to recognize the advantace Tulsa will enjoy thru the continuance of season of opera, even tho it be not increased beyond the usual] two days. Already meetings have been held by the committee appointed by the club and the Chamber of Com- merce toward the perfecting of plans for the 1928 season. this Phila. Music League Sponsors Willow Grove Music Festival The Philadelphia Music League, prob- ably the most prominent of the Quaker City’s musical organizations, is sponsor- ing the first Willow Grove Musical Fes- tival, which will consist of two series of five concerts each. The league, in con- nection with the manacement of Willow srove Park, opened the first series in the Music Au ditori um on May 13, and the second concert, which takes place May 24. will be given by the Junger Maenner- chor, under the direction of Charles H. Martin, and the sol lo: sts will be Frederick George, ariton he ili lam Riengale, tenor. On June 7 ‘a con will be given by the Brahms Chorus, a Philadelphia, under the direction of N. Lindsley Nor- den, with Maybelle B. Marston, contralto, as soloist. The Women's Symphony Or- che estra, under the direction of W. J. F. Leman, will give a concert on Tuesday, June 14, for which the assisting artist will be Nelson Eddy. baritone. of the ] iia Civic Opera Con — On 1e 21, the rocram ill com- s from Philx adelphia’s broad- tion, and these will be pre- t the personnel of each of the three anageonst WIT, WFI and WLIT. The last concert of the first series on Monday. July 18. will be given by the Choral Society of Philadelphia. under the direction of Henry Gordon Thunder, and the soloists will be Emily Stokes Hagar, soprano; George C. A. Detweiler, bari- ton The programs for the second series will be announced later. “Carmen” Selected for Production By Minnesota University of Minnesota has see nm as the opera for its second anu. ual outdoor operatic performance, and in » Memorial Stadium, on June 11. an production of this opera will be given wnder the direction of Earle G Killeen, conductor. The principal roles will be sung by Ina Bourskava, Queena Mario, Edward Johnson, William Gustaf- son tall of the Metropolitan Opera a pany); Elizabeth Kerr, of the Chica Civic Opera Company: Eulah Corner. a the Cin cinnati Opera Company, and the other roles will be sung by Lester Spring. William Affeld. Sidney Stolte. Julian Neville and Rudolph Goranson, all uni- The University lected Carme ni iahetnhe versity students. Many local and uni- versity organizations will participate in 1¢ Opera, and among these are the Uni- versity Choral Society. the University Singers. the Mi nneapolis Elks’ Glee Club, St Paul High-School Chorus, oe e- apolis High- Se hoo] Chorus, the Uni sity ¥* terpretative Dancers and the Uni- versity Band. The orchestral accompani- will be provided by the University Orchestra, which consists of 40 men from the Minneapolis Symphony and 30 men from the University Sym- phony. The committee in charge of the production consists of Earle G. Killeen, music; Ottilie Seybolt, staging: S. Chet- wood Burton. scenery: Ruth Raymond snd Amy Morse, costumes: Gertrude Baker, dancing; Michael Jalma. band; E. E. Johnson, lighting: Thomas E. Steward, publicity. ment Opera Two New Works To Be Issued By Society of American Music As is its annual custom, the Society for the Publication of American Music, of New York City, will publish in June the new works selected by the Music Com- mittee of the Society for 1927. From the Northland, a suite for full orchestra, by Leo Sowerby, and Luz Aeterna, sym- phonic poem, for ful! orchestra, Op. 24, by Howard Hanson, are now in the hands of the music printers, and will be issued to the subscribers of the society about June 15. The society, in its effort to further the cause of American music thru the publication of worthy compo- sitions by Americans, is deserving of the support of music lovers thruout the en- tire country. The membership dues are but @5 per year, and it is these dues which provide the sole income from which the expense of the publication of the music is paid. Full particulars as to the membership and work of the society can be had upon application to William Burnet Tuthill, secretary, 185 Madison avenue, New York. Artists and Repertoire Announced By Philadelphia Grand Opera Co. The Philadelphia Grand Opera Com- under the general management of iam C. Hammer. has so far completed ; season as to be able to ounce its artists and _ repertoire. Ive operas instead of six will be pre- sented on Thursday evenings in the Academy of Music, beginning October 20 April 12, and the operas in- clude Cavalleria Rusticana, LaGioconda, La Boheme, Madam B8Butterfiv, Tosca, Thais, Aida, Faust. Carmen, Rigoletto, Othello and Pagliacci. The artists en- gaged are Josephine Lucchese. Fanny Cole, Euphemia Giannini, Irene Williams, Vera Curtis. Martha Wittkowska, Johr I Sample, Robert Steele. Chief Caur polican, Jerome Uhl,Ivan Steschenko Marie Zara, Margaret Eberbach, Berta Levina, Austo Ottone, and guest ar- tists so far engaged are Madam Charles Cc r and Madam _ Esther’ Branson Ruhrseitz. Karl T. F. Schroeder will again be stage director and Fulgenzio Guerrieri will be the conductor. for next and closing Eckstein Announces Plans For Ravinia Opera Season Many old favorites, as well as several new singers, will be heard during the 1927 season of opera at Ravinia. ac- cording to the first announcement of Louis Eckstein. The season will open Saturday evening, June 25. and continue until Monday evening, September 5, and as is Mr. Eckstein’s long-established custom, the artists engaged represent to be found, and the list of ras includes standard works as well the best _— as revivals and novelties. Lucrezia Bori, who iad pte heard at Ravinia for the past three seasons, returns and wiil be ’ heard in several new roles, including Melisande in Pelleas et Melisande. in which she met with great favor in New York City. Elisabeth Rethberg is an- other favorite to return, and the new sopranos include Mary Lewis and Tina Paggi. and Florence Macbeth will again sing several of the principal coloratura roles. Julia Claussen will make her debut at Ravinia, as will also Gladys Swarthout Edward Johnson, Giovanni Martinelli and Mario Chamlee Sin ~ re- turn, as will also Giuseppe Danise, Ma Basiola, Leon Rothier, Virgilio "tan zzari and Vittorio Trevisan. and the conduc- tors will be Louis Hasselmans, Gennaro Papi and Wilfred Pelletier: the concert conductor, Eric Delamarter: stage di- rector, Armando Agnini, and the pre- miere danseuse, Ruth Page. The reper- toire as at present planned by Mr. Eck- stein includes La Traviata, Caralleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, Carmen, LaBo!? Tr ovat ore, Madan futterfly Romeo and Juliet, Martha Fedora, Masked Ball, La = ve, Madam Sans Gene, probably The King's Henchman, Pelleas et Melisande and others. Pittsburgh Opens Season Summer Opera This Week Pittsburgh, too, will of light opera and music summer. The Duquesne pany opened a 13 weeks’ season on May 16, in the recently remodeled Duquesne Garden, with an elaborate production of The Merry Widow. The cast. waich was engaged thru the Matt Grau offices en dey a season il medy this pe ra Come of New York. includes singers wetl known to Broadway. and the principals are Ethel Clark, formerly with the De Wolf Hopper Opera Company; Hollis Devanney, who toured in Blossom Time; Zoe Fulton, W. Clay Inman, Matt Han- ley, Anita Birk, Lain Blair. The musical director is Rupert Graves. and Alonzo director, has di- shows in Price, the production rected many of the musical New York. F. F. Barth, business mane ager of the organization, and who for- merly was associated with the Civic Mu- sic Enterprises of Milwaukee, will in the next few days announce the repertoire for the balance of the season. | Concert and Opera Notes | JASPER’S (Ind.) newly formed Mu- cipal Orchestra made its debut May 5, under the direction of F. Norbert. The new organiza of about 60 consists of high-school plavers number of professional musicians A BRILLIANT piano ensemble of 16 of Philadelphia's most distinguished pianists will combine as a special fea- ture in the progra m of the sixth annual musi¢ festival. given by the Music League of that city on June 4. THE SEVENTH annual convention of the National Association of Organists will be held in Harrisburg, Pa., beginning May 23. MME. SCHUMANN-HEINK will be heard in Pittsburgh this’ week, on May 20, this being the postponed date of her scheduled appearance of last March. ON THE EVENING of May 19 the new Scottish Rite organ at San Jose will be dedicated. and for this occasion the cele- st, Clarence Eddy. will be The program will be for the benefit of the organ fund. A TOUR which will be awaited with tion players and a the recital much interest next season is that ane nounced for Leopold Godowsky, famous p ist. who has not been heard here for the ‘pa st five years. His appearance will be under the management of the Wolf- sohn Musical Bureau of New York City. A NUMBER of orchestral gppearances have already been arranged for Lea Luboshutz, the Russian violinist. Mme. Luboshutz. who is teaching at the Curtis School of Music in Philadelphia. has been re-engaged for two performances with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in December, and with the Philadelphia Orchestra. four concerts in March, two in the Quaker City. one each in Wash- ington and Baltimore. FOR THE REVIVAL of Ruddigore, to be given in a York, openi May 23, Lawrence Anhalt has engaged Harry Gil- bert to direct the choral work NATIONAL MUSIC W EFK in Center- ville, Tenn.. was the most successful ever observed. with daily special ¢ S tak- ing place in the churches. is and theaters, in addition to a number of pro- grams by the various local clubs [Directory Of Music Teachers Landino a arene mtg MILAN H ling _ h ad Int ae rantee Studio, 53 Cerenaie “Ha 1, Ne ~ York. CHAS. E. Teacher of Singing 106 W. 95th St., Cit Riverside 4434. Dalby in Paitedetphin, i ae Beery . e. 2 — : ~ e 2 Le E ae ee a 25 _ COOP WSs : ye 7 I FA ; t.Y4 ad Pay \) £5 La Yee Sr) ie } \\ by \ /j \\ e iy yi \ = ¥/ "XG r JI W\WN9 & JAN : YS RA TN LM | | ZAwKS p Hl} OAIES i WANA I A\ S) FS : x 74 =< He SS He a - BP : : ; - Po ae epee ng B Bers Broadcast a na the ¢ | ee t+ ee ud oe a4 n Oc? ip Li ee Po & ee F pwan of the ‘« ‘ ectene I) F H ' oe. a a fi ee pe | , : eptees| : : : : oe S. Bert's ae : fae oe wae
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yo, > a . > —» ** © Diswvon's Jolly Stock Co WWa14 Ose ar Enid Ob) ! . 2 r . a . _s- ae ~ - = = Ce ow , Tom EK rom- oa “* _ ~- Ale re i 3 om ‘ oragie , 7 . ~ Karl F. Simpson Placements waxwc ac CITY “f Ff + > r emer = ¢ Ar Piceinathinede: Meeete: 20 ke ; Seer A++- c Tor Patr Te Ketchum. Lena Snvder. M. A. Fowl =i Rav Bash Players: Ben a the J. Doug. Morgan Att: - on Mrs Eddie Sherwood with tl Verba Cross Attractions; Mr. and Mr lbietz. with Schaffner and wife ith Angelo Comedians: Jack Flem- wit! a Billy c i xith the Elwin Strong Attrac- tions: Jean Noble. with the Joe Marion how: Robin Lee. with the Morris Dubinsky Plavers: Carl Allen, with the Irwin Dubinsky Show, and Jack White, with the Jack Alfred Musical Comedy Company. : io ee ; “aera ; od end moenaser. R. : , ¥ £ -o - Sot formers at ’ 1 O- Weather Hurts Business Dad _ z ~ rs a For Emma May Cook Co. *« Cerro? 7 Ff - — c Tene on : 4 I April > 4 we ° er ~ tr cate 3 rd. according nc manager of i! 3 r afe2:n in advance of - over its r erritorm - aT Io v me ror obs } , © we ec? nD cr c > *¢ *s §s - : ur of last seas thru that ma A : Verne Dains Tavlor Plavers in Ogden OGDEN. Utah. Mav 14—The second § on of dramatic stock was inaucu rated in this city Thursday by the Tay- lor Plavers. who their big tent t Washincton avenue and 19th street. T Cat avd the Canary was the open- ng play Among the new members of the com- Henri Melville, Dorothy Meeks, Lefavette Terry and Rollo Meeks. An ©. governing the fee to be reed tent theaters and amusement ‘ n Ode: is at present being crafted here Reno's Co. McCORMICK, S.C 16. —Edward A. Reno's Funmekers playing here the second time the company ) here in less than a year. The Reno Show is the only week-stand outfit to play McCormick in the last five years Following the engagement Funmakers will move to Augusta. Ga., for three weeks, after which they will make a long jump into the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Caro- lina and Tennessee. in McCormick May are is week, aS appeared here, the Savidge Co. Opens at Wayne. Neb. s Tt aa : ~ pe Ar : i Ua ~ 4 > ers € SOmn at its winter ¢ oT MS For some tix : rime ©T ge=-? Me . ror ectr: and California Stock Co. Plaving Eighth Week in Findlav. O. FINDLAY 12) Stock Company is now in its eighth week at n Theater here. and busi- ecc => i'e ——. we ~- - > ~ UD tO expectations. according to H. Ray Snedeker. ger of the compan: Next week the company x present Sherman's Dr. X and Maxwell's The Heart Cov. The Goville) The Uroreeted Child. Sooey Sen and Uncle Tom's Cabin are among the other bills beine pre ented br the companr. Mar: ? nd Billy Cunnines , ac € are re from Frank Hit) Court. H. Ray Snedeker Havry Lyons. James Brvan. Estelle Wood The companr + vin for the remainder of *hic mor*h goine under canvas earir in Ju: Are cording to Snedeker. a contract « heen simned to reopen at the Marvin Labor Henderson Players Open Under Canvas at Glencoe HUTCHINSON. Minn. Mar 13—The Henderson Players are appearing hers this week after r "> under canvas last Pek In the behy ; al Lew Henderson Kenv- 7A. o “RL E Rep. Ripples From K. C. KANSAS CITY. NMo.. May 11 —Jack and Virginia Hamilton. please get in touch with the writer of this column at the Kansas City office of The Rillhboard Important. MR. AND MRS. LOREN tived here Mav 4 fro and report much wa thereabou OSCAR V. HOWLAND visited the Caufman Players at Burlincame Kan recently. on his way to Superior. Neb, to join the Chick Bores Players How- land informs the Caufman Players are getting a nice business LINDEN HEVERLY. well-known maci- cian and feature act. is this summer with the Adams boat show on the Chesapeake Bay. out of Baltimore. Heverly reports that he likes his encace- ment very much. LUCILLE BERDELL spent a few days in the city last week on her way from her home in Los Angeles to join her husband, Arthur Wellington. character (Continued on page 29) GRIMES ar- Shreveport tor ‘ that Bee PS Ge ye : ee T. R. M. P. A. Notes | By PAUL ENGLISH | President Ws ere sae re T R.M Ff Fir >4 e*'s ¢ the E - ‘ Tig 4 hrne wie wrote 1 for externr ‘ r oTrganiza*tior W > ~e * «se : op Tert erentie and hor re 4 : RON Ate Gog > . en wre > « . > * be 4.€ cec ¥ é ing measure of s Evervbocr +& rood time and seemed to be we Sect Tith she fivrct pe >. werettr ¢ OTranized repertoire manacrers Much praise should be given our mer president. Georce Roberson SO Bob Sherman. the retiring sec: and treasurer These gentlemen from Chicaro with such an attitude c! sincerity ay i timMee fic’ rece **} . es impressed extent everyone present to such a: shat the proposed bv-lawe of *h+ ation were adopted and C the new members orranized and pilotec this organization thru a stormy vr [7 s ear ¢ *urneca oer the c™ p to others without @ murmur of Bert In fact. it was their succes? that other Gs take the whee fuide the affairs of T. R. MP A or niinued prorcress In Mr. Robinso cr ag? at aie ra + ehe preside: * ac he made - ol aban clear that se wacn” thpoee . . > orm ~@# “- en -¢ - .- wy Pr hse ’ =) a bd -_ Cecire ° see “he tent repertoire man- ers ce: * ther and nernetuate an or- fanization that £ con@ucted rich? sue 2 *endencr to hetter condi- ‘oo 6ele te the tent shoe dis r eenera) Frank Gillmore epresenting the A tare Fo - As 4° - = =xit> In fact. very much “with us and for 1 r he proved to be the b nce whe { the entire meeting and helped smoo:? ¢ the tangles Frervone pre: impressed with his wisdom. h ent Was broadminded, un selfish treatment of subjects, and many of his valuable suc Restions were adopted ¢ with I don't see how anybody could talk to Frank Gillmore five minutes and put ae re: atifving results convinced of his deep mpathy a erity and the hie? leals of 1% reanization that means so much *¢% him and to which he means so muc? Mr. Gillmore Fquityv itself T me the real bic. broad vision of Equity 1} be brings to one Frank Delmaine. man: as City Equity office. and his cha wife, Ruth. did much to keep wrest *hine THAME coing and worked verv hard during th: entire meeting for the interest of th showmin tient T think it and ce. actors in one is rather unusual tremely courteous of this creat association to so interest itself managers’ organization as to send of its chief executives to help us organ ize and function. May these two organ! vations. the Actors’ Equity Associati> and the Tent Repertoire Managers’ Pro tective Association, ever stand shouldc to shoulder, each borrowing strengt! from the other and fighting their batt!c: | -. ; P -— : te > 2) re _ 3k 2 ~*~ KY AP > -p~* ¥ f 4 - on - j - - . | / / Jian" ' Vs = ia ON | 4 pe cal ‘ i | ap? JP unk FI uk = = orc f j - = . j ~ = , a > ‘ ' = on; = / - — a 4 Co. +x Malicr > ide haf . e A e o--p 4 attrac 57.5 “x9 free arts : : : : : : a 15-piere band «hich ‘furnishes : => = ee y Sree entertainment twice c +. On the mt . executive staff are Walter Savidee aw ~anacer leRor Overstree: next ae z S sinte= : = treasurer and press agent: T. B. Clark wean. * rex of bend and MEN leader: Oscar Serley boss canvasman. MMI Georze Sherbohn, special agent > 2 ’ —a en. @. Mev 12.—The C fornis —eere ee sheaiienina aie se & —ve - > -¢ —— | me - > 4 - ‘ ; TS ie Dee A Re " =e erase ston f ing Wwomar Perce Ha! tue ~enile' Pierce Warren and F¥ffie Warren . characters Louise Carts —= Charles W. Daniels. heavies ni i — a a - . Ku ee i | > i —_—- ee . - . = 2 raat! « i Ae oe RR ie ee ee Re log watt, SN 4 fe LA. 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Are you going to be part of the crowd and just look on and applaud. or are you going to be “one of the cast” and help put the big show across with b ? Time for action, b let's & get cold; don't let e enthusiasm wane Don't be just a 14 deserve a speakin part. Be rformer a producer, a vital par { e pr Ce ti0n. Don’t be t d d G Cc one side or the o ee, t ( the fence. The create to show r - terest and since is t p up the pep. One of the be { doinz that is to teli fell nice it v¥ d be for him to j » ae ae | Se wy bring h fold Al r splendid w tha nu t ta “bench v , your prom? I } v he best v to keep " ni ive and kicking is 1 keeping € membership up and the gues ¢ 1 ( re the ) main thin for v it members d money we n do nothing. With these two ere we can |! me a power- ful fraternity. working tocether for the good of one and all So kick in fellov The dues are 8&2, only during the time you are oper n your show, payable every four wee Please write me at once, giving your opening date and number of shows you are operating. If you were open before March 7, date of T. R. M. P. A. Con- vention, your dues are Gate. Some of you are already delin- quent. Don't get behind, fellows. It takes money to run any business, let's make this T. R. M. P. A. a business Your business—my business—our busi- ness. Let's get system, co-operation, management behind it. There is plenty of fighting Just across the hill. We need reinforcements and plenty of ammuni- in force from that WANTED DRAMATIC PEOPLE FRANK ‘MOORE THEATRICAL EXCHANGE, Gladstone Hetel. 9th and Oak Sts.. Kansas City, Me, SCENERY Dear ro Dicomper JESSE COX SCENIC STUDIO. Estherville, ta. MAXWELL PLAYS TED AND VIRGINIA MAXWELL, 830 Market Street. San Franeisce, Callf. TACK AND VIRGINIA HAMILTON FOR NEW TOBY PLAYS Weite ZANE COBURN Gladstone Hotel. - Kansas City, Mo. befell hie St — Ling ae Tobs in tab. bills: Mo A State all. Must joir sicab wife, “BERT RUSSELL PLAYERS THE PLAINS, VA. Daves ndhhese I ie f w“ n j ret ; ~ 4 : MV r 7 ” = P] Ma A 7 ‘ Ra MANNETTE mre Mo Sar. | Plano and P ee | ! 1 Sr tt to WN : Play Par sae e A ~ loin fer ft rn \ ‘ ~ r iin Ml sie \ e MILOMYS, Ber Kh s for THE PELTUAN sTt : Pevle . o. . i* \ ~ r if wite \ PEL sTOWk CO } i" Six-ptlere Tt ! n part Mid-West eae S M. BEGGS, Manager, 1306 Central St.. Kansas City, Mo. _NANTED clever Pertorn era for weck- A‘ . SS TT a oe —— ee . (RAE fen eR A A a a | is wate be) ie ne a RRR SR AES eee ea i an dians ee t y for Rk. FRANK Okla... week ae bean 4 West 22d St.. Oklahoma City, Okla a ——— ee = GUEEEEEEEEEED en! ee TS > ; — ) oe : . | a aa eS os Pe a a - sii aa 2 ee en sie Fae =, ie 4 Bee cl gr i i i 2 - sot Rae See a ge > ea - = : 5S: tee ee Eee eee ee a a Reopen tere ean Sot oe oe > se oan eres one Se
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ft i? ub tion. Pay your dues, bring in new mem- bers and supply that ammunition with vod hard American fighting dollars. Now if you won't come across after all this eloquence and red-fire talk, you nght to have a blowdown like I had last week. Sure enough, men, take a few min- utes off and write me a letter and don't. forget to inclose a check for your dues. So long, see you next week. Pp. S—Say, you all are supposed to say something in this column once in a while, you Know. Rep. Tattles The Billboard, May 21. 1927 29 OH, BOY! buile one I ever put ap. DON’T YOU! WANT A TENT LIKE THIS? “I want to compliment you on the job. long time, as you know, but I want to say that this tent is the finest and best It is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. We are all very proud of it, and every customer that comes in remarks what a beautiful tent it is.” (Signed) WRITE NOW! Baker-Lockwood Seventh & Wyandotte Streets, - MAKING THE BEST ONES FOR THE BEST ONES May 4th. 1927. I have been in the tent game a ROBERT C. FONTINELLE. Kansas City, Mo. C. A. DEAN, of Dean's Novelty Enter- tainers, writes from Holdenville, Okla... under date of May 9: “The wife and 1 are hitting north out of the high water and wind country. We have been doing very good business, working picture hou ses With our music, singing and cancing act. Visited O. C. Dixon. veter- an trouper, who has the circus side show ou the All-American Show and who is confined in a local hospital as the result of an accident suffered recently cn the show. Mr. Dixon would be glad to hear from his many friends on the road. He may be addressed in care of the Holdenville Hospital, Holdenville JACK RIPPEL, manager of Rippel's Comedians, sends in a complaint against + man calling himself Billy Emerson. Rippel alleges he sent Emerson $15 to Montrose, Pa. to join his show. “He failed to show up or even send a postal card stating the reason.” writes Rippel “This is the first male performer to stick me for ticket monev in my 25 years’ experience,” infoes Jack. HAL BARBER has closed an 11 weeks’ engacement with Leslie E. Kell’s Come- cians to rejoin the Gould-Dubinsky Ccmpany. with which he was for 95 consecutive weeks, prior to joining the Kell Show. WILLIAM L. OLIVER. agent with “Schnitz"” Seymour's Midnight Follies, is now with the Mid-West Film Company of Kansas City. Mo., selling film thru Kansas and Western Missouri. The Follies will reopen Labor Day at Atchi- son, Kan. BRYANT’S SHOWBOAT spent Mother's Day at Clarington, O., where a surprise cinner was tendered Mrs. Violet Bryant. The dining room was especially decorated for the occasion and Mr. Cole played Mother on the calliope, while all the AT LIBERTY MEL AND LEONA YARR. fe ung, eapab to Reve ver Ta People. All essentigls, Wire rant Cite {issour AT LIBERTY Twe Cartacman Week stand or ome-n! Wife Concersior ne kets RULY CRI NDEN, 436 Street, Owosso, ich Stok oor first-class Repertoire: ace, 26: General Husiness. W. ELIAS, Wires, Western Union Late t Creneral Delivery, Stare n, G WANTED Boss ¢ yg ae Teal General Busi- ness Man. Repertoire Peopie in all Nine Wire ARTHUR'S (¢ ‘OMEDIANS, Rosenberg, qv xk Mav 14 Trap Drummer with be! Me a! 1 full tie traps. Must read hy s and at cut ft Sin on wire ALJ BROS' STac kK co, Trurswick, Miss vurt "WANTED Por Stanton-Huntington Players, under canvas, two ko Gen Bus. Teams, with epectalties: Plano twible stage Make salary tn keeping with mes Bert and Dot Blake, Frank and Ressic Reade, WM A. STANTON, - - Woodsfleld, Ohio. WANTED BOSS CANVASMAN eK <n “4 Dramatic Show. Mut ‘ in repair NORTH BROS. Lindeberg, Kans. week May (6th. he live on lot and WANTED _ week-stand repertoire under canvas. Javenile Man. Clarinet Player, B. and O. anted to bear from Actors all lines Doubling Specialties or Orchestra. Stare Ven, ddress HANK CRABILL. Nephi. Uub, 23 tah, May a, to 22; Mount mest “JUDY'S DREAM’ “THE MASTER MIND. fe Get your orders in early, as we has but for reading unless $2.00 deposit accompanies order. ACTORS—If you are not “yp! people in all lines for ‘‘replacemcnts’’. 2 NEW Short Cast Plays Three Men, Thre e Women, or Three Men, Two Women. Dressy Ingenue Type Lead. A Mystery Melodrama. Twe Sets. 2 fow manuscripts ready. ROBERT J. SHERMAN, 648 North Dearborn Street, " for the summer, drop us @ line ared tell what you do. One Set. Price, $15.00 for Season. Not sent Chicago, Illinois We need AT LIBERTY AFTER MAY 28. DOROTHY | LEE DUMAS ba he, Model Re sort pearance and at scien: Good study. tolre Company Up im most late releases. ADRIAN “BILLY” LEE General Business. Capable Director. Equity. Permanent Stock or 1937 ADRIAN “BILLY” LEE, Dubinsky Stock Co, Covington, Okiahema, AT LIBERTY GENERAL BUSINESS AND | Phy renga TEAM. Woman plays Piano and A = vl Dances, Man Ba ritone, m, . | els, Dar 1 Cor Charace ters. Pler ! Gooll war Address SPECIAL TY. Tr \M, eare The Billhourd, 421 € hambers Bldg., Kan sas City, Mo. AT LIBERTY _ LADY NOVELTY MUSICAL ACT Strong enouch to feature week Real : nd real Musi ! ’ ird and popular. uble General Business or Bar in Or — Age, 341; —~ s 2; weich ; Hat gor car. Noch Idren agi Pe t Aidre MARION STi RICHMOND KENT AT LIBERTY After May 21. Address, care Majestic Theatre Stock Company, Des Moines, Iowa. AT LIBERTY ADVANCE AGENT Use brush. Seventeen ye rs” ( ouse, Tent or Boat Shows. tate best after 4a ! Vine = LUTHER HERNDON, 927 w 2d, Me lison, Indiana. High-powered TORY Come lion with Specialties; General Business M ne f ~ ible Ne r laying some La with Specialties. Tor W e. Address BER NARD & GRIFF ITH: S 4 OMEDI ANS, Lizella, Ge. members of the company remembered Mrs. Bryant with flowers and presents The boat is in its ninth week and the company still remains intact. THOMAS AITON, Frank Carruthers, Mr. and Mrs. Burt Stoddard and H. G Osser, of the Mason Bros.’ Uncle Tom's Cabin Company, visited the Sparks Cir- cus while playing at Connellsville, Pa., recently, and enjoyed a pleasant visit and luncheon with friends on the show. TED AND VIRGINIA MAXWELL’'S version of Uncle Tom's Cabin drew big crowds to the Casino Theater, Oakland, Calif., recently, when presented by the Eurke-Maxwell Players. The play proved such a success, according to reports, that the Maxwells plan to repeat the play at the Casino in a@ few weeks. The Maxwell version is written from the novel in three acts, with a cast within the reach of all companies. MERRITT GREEN'S new play. Three Miles From Town, was presented recent- ly by the Henderson Stock Company at Jonesville, Mich., to a full house. The leading role was handled by Bert Arnold and he was ably supported by Jupie Stevens, Frank Dean, Charles Conaway. Adrianne Taylor and Fanny Asbury. G. W. (KING) THOMAS, manager of Thomas’ Big Unit Show, lost his house truck, containing his family’s belong- ings, by a fire which broke out on the truck while playing Batavia, Ia., recent- ly. Thomas estimates the damage at $800, none of which was covered by in- surance. Rep. Ripples From K. C. (Continued from page 26) man of the Ralph Bellamy Players, at the Princess Theater, Des Moines, Ia. GLEN C. LOOMIS’ Andy Gump show opened under canvas at Odessa, Mo., April 27. MYERS AND OSWALD have gone to Cedar Rapids, Ia., to begin rehearsals with the J. Doug. Morgan Show. PAUL LEFTWICK joined the Walter Savidge Amusement Company at Wayne, ~— Private Show Car Fund Only three shows have responded so far to the offer of the*Car Owning Managers’ Association, whereby Cap- tain W. I. Swain, chairman of the Legal Department, will undertake to defeat the arbitrary ruling against privately owned wooden show Cars. provided 10 showmen will contribute $50 each to defray the expenses of the fight. Captain Swain has as- sured a victory in this case, as in other cases of the same kind he has fought, and it will mean a saving of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of dol- lars to many owners of show cars. Checks may be made out to Private Show Car Fund and mailed to COMA, care of Editor of The Billboard, Cin- cinnati. Neb., last week, where the company Opened May 9. HENRY CATO ‘and His Green River Orchestra were in the city recently, en Toute to Cedar Rapids, Ia., to join the Myers & Oswald J. Doug. Morgan Show RUTH EWERT closed with the North Bros.’ Players recently, and is in the city. “SLEEPY” CHAPMAN arrived in the city last week for a short visit. ARNOLD KLOXIN, violin leader of the Harvey Haverstock Show, was in K. C. for a few days’ visit last week. FRANK NORTH opened his North Bros.’ Show under canvas May 2 at Fair- bury. Neb. THE TED NORTH PLAYERS opened at Hiawatha, Kan., May 2. FRED P. HILLMAN, owner of Hill- man’s Ideal Stock Company, was in town recently on a business trip. ERNIE BROWN and wife joined the J. Doug. Morgan Shows at Butler, Mo., recently. MYRTLE VINTON and Harry Bow- man, after a 10 days’ visit in the city, returned last week to their home in Minneapolis, Minn. Dramatic Stock Notes (Continued from page 24) juvenile, has joined the players. Man- ager E. A. Rafter announces that the present run of stock will continue thru- out the summer months. EVITA NUDSON, leading woman of the Poli Players, Worcester, Mass., closed with that organization May 14. because of ill health. Pauline Blair, guest star, appeared with the company in the title role of Sally the following Monday, and the management announced that Mary Ann Dentler would join the company May 23, succeeding Miss Nudson. Miss Dentler played leads with the Poli or- ganization several seasons ago. She is closing an engagement in Akron, O., to rejoin the company at Worcester. CLINTON TUSTIN, manager of the National Players at the Cox Theater, Cincinnati, until a few weeks ago, when he was sent to Detroit to conduct busi- ness affairs of the O. D. Woodward unit opening in that city, has been sent back to the Queen City, where he will act as the personal representative of Woodward for the remainder of the season. ROBERT SMILEY. a member of the Palace Theater stock organization, is = aving in The Patsy with the Camden, J.. stock company, following the oad of the Palace Theater's season in Houston, Tex. PAUL YAWITZ has signed Sergeant Ray Smith, A. E. F. boxing champion and only contender of Tunney to fight a draw, for the leading role in the Cam- cen Players’ stock production of Is Zat So? which will open in Camden May 16. ALFRED CROSS, leading man, and Hamilton Mott, comedian, both of the Temple Players Stock Company, Syracuse, N. Y., closed their engagements May 14. Alexander Lockwood will replace Cross. Al. Trahern Would like to hear from all « old Trani Tn favorites, also some = bys Art Pianist. small ‘TR \HE RN “PL: AYERS, FRED LORRAINE Or anyone knowing his present address kindly communicate with FRANK P. SHAW, Hotel Rome. Omaha, Neb. SHOWBOAT AMERICA eeere AT ONCE Dramatic or Vaudeville ng a good Hine of Parts and strong Specialties. Must be soher and T@e liable ai all times, g: a "dress ers or i of Two bills to get up in per seasm. Or eoniht stands. Here is a good chance to rest up for the summer. No pets or children. Tickets if ‘ know e if double Orchestra. State all in first. sville, KY.» May 18; Curc 20; Calhoun, 325 Livermore, 22-23; So: irrollt : all Kentueky. If you write, cive mail time, as ma nt “tr slow here, REPRODUCTIONS Post Cards, Lobby Photos and Enlargement; of high quality at the right prices. Price list free, B. & B. SERVICE CO., Box 219, DAVENPORT, IA. SHOW PRIATI 3 OR 4 COLOR WO AT OnE. COLOR PRICES. a Fon ‘peice ust ane sonnel coma Seb Co. PHILAD | Offer as Exclusive Agent - ‘THE rn pai se E. Rose, the famous dr Piaye 1 by V Patton at the Ce 1T vg c ivag three week hr men, th ee wom i. f Full of « smedy ptimism t 3 7 “THE CALIPH. : tking high-class musi 1 he Biltmore Thea- tre ed Angeles ! five weeks Alcazar, *Frisco, with Ray nond H k Beautiful music end “uet's ‘co ge ee the story of an in hom } a ts, Tragic. comic conf ~ or Te men, two women One In- teri r Well written l “TEMPERED JUSTICE™ or, “MODERN TRIAL BY JURY." One « he strongest trial scenes yet writte Vr ! 3 ce :# Angeles and elsewhcre R té “THE BANDIT,’ i r-drama of Mevrico (Pancho Villa). Ru ch set ind» interior, Seven men, two wr Very sucee 1 in stock, “te NAME ONLY: 2 ety a _war story. Eicht me: sett “THE UNRIGHTEOUS. WOMAN.” For ‘men, thr oo i - f en ete 5 i Ite 3 wher ‘ ndard plays for and repertoire Also sole agents for the Maxwell plays. Seng for terms. A. MILO BENNETT Bennett's Dramatie Exchange, 36 Wesi Randolph Street, Chicage. 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Burlesque Club’s Annual ‘Jamboree’ “rw YORK. May 14—Sam A. Scrib- ~~ has tendered the use of the Colum- Theater for Sunday evening, June 5. erefore the club has announced that ‘» for its annual “jamboree” for henefit of the Burlesque Club. be Bernstein will be chairman of entertainment committee; Irving ter chairman of the arrangement ~ mittee: William Hexter, chairman of ention committee: Walter K. Hill, . of the publicity committee; » Martin and Lou Lesser, chairmen ‘ the ticket committee; Walter Meyers, ‘se.rman of the advertising committee; Irvine Becker, chairman of the program ttee: Mark Nelson and William m. stage managers, and Hughie bert, musical director. The various chairmen will be aided by members of the club in their respective ntments. as been considerable criticism the past relative to the advance pub- given to members of the club as to the various chairmen of com- ‘tees, who apparently satisfied with did little or nothing work to warrant Therefore. it’s up to appointed to show what hey can do. will do and do do, to make t e1ccess. Due ublicity wil) There bh *he'r annpointment > of actual everrone thus be given weekly } the nicht of the “jamboree”, with ibsequent descriptive review of the presentation and those responsible for Success There has also been criticism in the past as to the allotment of desirable eats Therefore no tickets have been Ic individuals. but placed on le at the box office of the Columbia the Burlesque Club. and patrons making reserva- ist accompany heir request with money for seats at the following le: Boxes. #550: entire orchestra. tte tn eater ana em bers “no ome. balcony. 8330 and #220: gallery subscription for disabled World War soldiers, #1.10 All mail orders should be addressed to sh Martin, Burlesque Club, 245 West th street, New York City. Sutherland Successful NEWARK. Mav 14—The Lyric Thea- ‘er. a Mutual Circuit house under the r rement of James Sutherland, has * an exceptionally successful season When Mark lock. an executive : f the Mutual Burlesque Associa- med the lease of this theater in the $3.000 cross weekly class ses on the circuit. Block. a pro- { sporting events and theatrical nrises, mostiv theaters.and likewise a ‘trical counselor of the Mutual Bur- ne 6Assoctation. gave Sutherland e hHlanche to renovate, redecorate refurnish the Lyric, prior to its re- ning last season. and Sutherland Tourht to the theater vears of know!l- ® and experience as a manager of imbia Circuit houses. supplemented untiring enerer that kept him on fob dav and night. with the result t Seems nhia's loss of Sutherland. as 2 manacer, was Mutual's cain. for is the Sutherland management the Tic would. in all probability, con- mn crossing $3.000 weekly. whereas th asi and’s successful management has ced it im the $5,000 weekly gross Bertrand and Ralston NFW YORK. May 14.—Bert Bertrand Gertrude Ralston. former featured ipals on the Columbia Circuit. more ntly tn vaudeville, will summer at wood-by-the-Sea, N. J.. where Bert ‘mes directing manager of Ye Old ht Club, a high-class cabaret, June producing and taking principal part ‘th Miss Ralston in a 10-people musi- cal comedy revue for a summer run. The Bertrands, Bert and Gertrude, are extensive Tealty holders in Wildwood. The Billboard, May 21. 1927 Conducted by ALFRED NELSON—Communicatiom to 1560 Broadway, New York Summer Stocks block, and by consent of the C. A. C., Placements Billy (Beef Trast) Watson PATERSON, May 14. — Billy (Beef Trust) Watson, owner and operator of the Lyceum Theater. presenting road shows, vaudeville and combination pres- entations, and owner and operator of the Orpheum Theater, for manv sea- sons a Columbia Circuit house. is now in his sixth week of burlesque stock presentations at the latter house. two weeks more than he originally intended when he began his summer season of stock. How many more weeks he will continue his stock policy is problematic, as much depends on the weather and patronage. His success with stock may influence Watson to cance! the booking of Colum- bia Circuit shows next season, unless the Columbia Amusement Company agrees to a guarantee and sharing terms agree- able to Watson, who deplored the inter- polation of dramas into the Orpheum last season. Watson's stock company has become popular with the local playgoers, who have organized many theater parties un- der the auspices of the Local Order of Elks, Knights of Pythias and other bene- ficial and fraternal organizations that have entertained the company at ban- quets served in their respective club- houses. Lew Watson. Billy's brother. and man- ager of the Orpheum, enacted the role of master of ceremonies at an EIk ban- quet in the clubhouse, when Margie Car- son, Jessie Rece and Harry Howe. of the Orpheum company, were guests of honor and entertainers in chief. Brother Lew also did his stuff at the Progress Club rooms, under the auspices of the K. of P.. when Margie Carson, Jessie Rece and Helen Kennedy. of the Orpheum company, were guests of honor and entertainers in chief. The endorsement and patronage of local playgoers evidence the popularity of “Beef Trust” and his stock company. Hartig & Seamon NEW YORK. May 14—Howard Burk- hardt, manager of Hurtig & Seamon's 125th Street Music Hall Stock Company, is highly elated at the clearance of his company in open court of the unfounded charge of giving an improper perform- ance, likewise at the profitable patronage given presentations. that will in all prob- ability continue until the scheduled close of the season in about four weeks for annual renovation of the house. Hurtig & Seamon. operators of the theater, presenting Columbia Circuit shows in the early part of the season, suffered from the competition of the Apollo Stock Company in the same canceled their booking of shows long ere the close of the regular season. at the same time giving Burkhardt full au- thority to organize a stock company and present burlesque along his own lines, whereupon he adopted a slogan. Bur- lesque as You Like It, and, with the aid of club (cut-rate) tickets, built up a patronage that has proven profitable to all interested parties. Apollo Theater NEW YORK, May 14.—The and Joe Weinstock. operating the Apollo Theater on West 125th street near Seventh avenue, in competition with Hurtig & Seamon’s Stock Company in the same block, and Mutual Circuit shows at the Alhambra Theater around the corner on Seventh avenue, foresaw the usual falling off in patronage during the summer, and cut their prices accord- ingly, with the result that they continue playing to somewhat smaller, yet profit- able, patronage. National Winter Garden NEW YORK, May 14.—Minsky Brothers, operating the National Winter Garden, with the house management of Barney Kelly, having made a cut in their other- wise high salaries for the summer sea- son, continue playing to satisfactory patronage. Colambia Amusement Company NEW YORK. May 14.—The Columbia Amusement Company summer run at the Columbia Theater of Let’s Go, with Fred Clark as producing manager and Bill Garen as house manager, is playing to really phenomenal patronage for this season of the year. Garen, with the pride of possession and consent of the C. A. C., announces an unprecedentedly profitable summer season. Irving Place Theater NEW YORK, May 14—The summer policy of the Irving Place Theater. around the corner from the Olympic, has been settled by the announcement that it will open Monday with a summer stock com- pany, including George Barkham. Mae Belle, Hap Fryer. Viola Wagner. Mina Bernard, Joe West and Eddie De Velle. Olympic Theater NEW YORK. May 14—Sammy Kraus, manager of the Olympic Theater for Brother Dave, is apparently well satisfied with the ever-increasing patronage for his presentation of summer stock. Palace Theater, Buffalo BUFFALO, May 14—The Palace Thea- ter Stock Company now includes George Hart, Bobby Wilson. Mildred Cecil. Myrtle Andrews. Tom Phillips. Billy Aldrich and Walter Brown, the latter not the Dutch comique, but another Walter. SEEN AND HEARD.---By Nelse PHIL DE ANGELIJS. sponsor of Kongo on the Columbia Circuit, is highly elated at the profitable patronage civen the presentation since its opening, that also includes its present run at the Gay- ety Theater, Pittsburch. Phil is nego- tiating for a theater in Los Angeles for a midsummer run of Kongo, likewise ne- gotiating for two additional shows for the Columbia Circuit for next season. BILLY HETER closed an eight-week engagement as manager of the Temple Theater, Syracuse, to return to New York to become chairman of the reception committee of the Burlesque Club Jam- boree at the Columbia Theater. CHARLIE COLLINS. former comique of burlesq:e stock companies in New York. is now lecturing and selling tickets for Hymie Wacner at his Eden Museum, Coney Island. JIMMIE COOPER and Betty Delmonte Cooper entrained last week en route the Pacific Coast, stopping off at Chicago Denver and Los Angeles, combining pleasure and business CHARLIE BRAVE. formerly leader of burlesque shows en tour and stock com- panies in New York. including the Cheleea, prior to its change of policy to pictures, was caught in the act by Dave Kraus, who offered Brave an engagement as musical director at the Olympic Thea- ter on 14th street. New York CHIC BRICKMONT. former featured eccentric comique of Ben Kahn's famous Union Square stock ccmpany. more re- cently featured in Southern tab. shows, returned to burlesque at the Alhambra Theater. New York. last week. in Land of Joy. a Mutual Circuit show. KARL BOWERS. Dutch comique of burlesque and vaude.. completed a four weeks’ engagement with Billy (Beef Trust) Watson's Orpheum Theater stock company at Paterson. N. J.. Saturday last, and entrained for his home in Chi- cago for a much-needed rest. TOM PHILLIPS and Hal Lane are now with the Palace Theater stock company. Buffalo. with Tom as producer of books and Hal producer of musical numbers and dancing ensembles. JIMMTE SERRA. of Laffin’ Thru. was a caller at The Billvoard’s Cincinnati offices last week. Serra does specialties with Mae Serpas and also plays several musical instruments with the Monte Carlo Jazz Band DR. SAM MORRIS. producing manacer of Step Along, Mutual Circuit show, is (Continued on page 34) Louis Redelsheimer NEW YORK. May 14—Louis Redel- sheimer has placed Elsie Burgere with the New 125th Strevt Theater stock com- pany: Mitty Devere. with Hurtig & Seamon’s 125th Street Theater Music Hall stock company: Jean Bodine and Betty Lee Dancer, with the Gayety Thea- ter stock company. Baltimore: Margie Pennettie, Nettie Knise. Jack Ormsby, Paul Ryan, Bernie Clark and 18 chorus girls, with Lew Rose’s Lyric Theater stock company, Brooklyn. Nat Mortan NEW YORK, May 14.—Nat Mortan’s placements include Joe Melino, for Hurtig & Seamon’s 125th Street Theater Music Hall stock company; Gladys Bijou, prima donna, for the National Winter Garden stock company: Piccadilly Four, as added attraction to Let’s Go, summer run at the Columbia Theater. and Jean McCoy, soubret, for the Star and Garter Theater stock company. Chicago. Jack Beck PHILADELPHIA, May 14—Jack Beck’s placements include Georgie St. George, classic dancer; Eddie (Nut) Kaplan, ec- centric comique; Helen (Pep) Davis, in- genue-soubret: Lou Devine. Dutch comique; Shorty Grugan and Gee. Aus- tralian whip crackers: Speedy Wilson and Jessie, colored steppers. as added at- tractions with Gayety Theater stock company. Billie Barnes. juvenile. with the Hill Theater stock company, Newark. Cadillac and Avenue, Detroit DETROIT, May 14—Two burlesque theaters here will remain open all sum- mer. Jim Bennett will begin a summer of stock at the Cadillac on May 21. The Avenue will continue its stock presenta- tion of Iron & Clamage shows. Bennett has signed Blossom LaVelle, leading lady: Tommy O'Neil. comedian: Jack Reynolds, straight: Billy Lee and Harry Clexx, comics, and Ella Sears, soubret and num- ber producer. Three other principals are yet to be signed. Jack Dickstein is or- dering the scenery and arranging for the wardrobe. Vaulting Into Vaude. JACK HARRINGTON and Pauline Rus- sell, formerly of Good Little Devils, Mutual Circuit show, have teamed up to do a double comedy, singing and dancing act in vaude.. under the” booking of Joe Michaels, Loew agent. KITTY WARREN and Joe Lang. fore merly of Smiles and Kisses, and Ed Douglas, formerly of Speed Girls, on the Mutual Circuit, combined to become a trio in vaude., opening on Monday at Poughkeepsie. under the booking of Rose & Curtis. “Banner Burlesquers” NEW YORK. May 14.—Jim Bennett, former featured comique of Mutual Cir- cuit shows, and a new franchise-holding producing manager on the Mutual Cir- cuit, has taken title to Bennett's Big Ranner Burlesquers. in which Bennett will head the cast that includes Blos- som La Velle. Jack Reynolds, Ella Sears, Billy Lee, Yvonne, Tommy O'Neil and others, supplemented by Jack Dickstein, cofeatured with Bennett, in the sharing of profits. “Night Life in Paris’ NEW YORK. May 14—Lou Reals, franchise-hoiding producing manager of Mutual Circuit shows, will retain Night Life in Paris. with a cast of principals that will include Charles (Tramp) Mc- Nally, Billy Pitzer, La Ville Maye, Micky Hanley, Al Baker and others. BUDDY LEWIS. formerly of Kuddling Kuties. Mutual Circuit show, will be featured with Paul Conway in a tab. out of Chicago. a BEAUTI FUL ASSORTMENT wie /] \¢ 9 } Q ha Pf eff y) ° 9 Y C- VANE e LAX 5. 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=- -* : NK Yore ny for Columbia in Chicago casted by ROY CBARTIER—Co-= x. Edine €.-com - a a? a! ‘ > 5.) ie imare sane —_ ' | ~ , ai = ' z i ee . i AL ‘ ' ; ’ Ts mectiueg howe TECUE Bt A >: -_— p 4 eS, > > » - ~¢ 5 Pobis é S exght of his » —_— > -- rc - Poe D-h -y ef oreeurine D-- De-+-2 o- Siiedia om 4 the dancine It © under Mz“rer mer IE ce comcast fa tube week ~ « - D2 aepelilacheibers« okt ia wm Tre Sheba thar hes. Which cen be counted on -A Gives Publix a Plug Lwee ae ‘ singe esas + SA LS OEP PERE ene n oy serves ¢ ive Oo ocher f are ; . ae” cas a perms cre jc e Cheno is = Rivoli. Be sure to see it. When better pictures are made we Will «ither ch them or tell vou where to find them The Fifth Avenue is devoted to art in the motion pictures Vira. Our at San Anronio SAN ANTONIO. May 14 —Vitaphc has been discontinued at William Ep- Th +er Stac mrecer- “Cat and Canarv’ Opens At Colony. N. Y., Sept. 1 way house with The Cat and the Canary adapted from the mystery play. as its first offering. Presentations wil] occup’ 1 Stage. Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld. who will t the Colonv’s managing director. is for Europe soon for ‘ tion Another U special. Unele Tor Cabir ‘ du to open August 15 : the C r This picture cost &2 990.000 to produce, according to Universal. Play Banned for Films YORE, May 16—Cecil B. De las purchased the screen rights 10 but Spread Eagle has been by the Hays organization be- is “unpatriotic”, according to Jed Harris, producer of Spread conferring with his lawyers to determine what legal action, if any, can be taken RK. May 14—The b R ay is ns eb mn | 7. ~ ~ king Offices D K n > mt os ects as ¥V¥ Greater A‘ tract: 10 Out of 12 Think “Shoulder Arms” a Steal NEW YORK. Mav 14—With a vote of 10 to 2 for the plaintiff. the jury tryine the $50,000 plagiarism suit of Leo Loeb Charlie Chaplin. Arms to be a steal. was dis- this week Loeb claims the Chaplin film was based on his story. submitted to Chaplin, called The Rookie. The comedian testified on the stand. Ted s Favor Tour Publix Unit Shows _ ona tele . Pr: -- - ‘ > - - acest ain tia ieicen” Otel e-em the cots . “ume ete . > zx -- - come ~ ~ *v-e¢ * -* . — -——J ote mA Tone Moines - . - -_* - -- ry . - m ~ we = a . 5 eee . “ es bu Gi > ror seble r-ers particularly express - 2. orate $y ere - - & > = 2 z = salary 5 ecieaaaccer iiiliinine ‘abit Bien, aRaaen ea e - » — —_ -- x . -—~«* > o7Tle- selhdedtaae ahaa noeireee aes . -—han > + These peor the ma 2 anc in mcre case - - 4 wot p aor on +* -_-—- RE M 14 —Becu Ge aS the 2 - — 7 --* - ~~ ~ — $2. knowing it would ‘nally come to a cheaper house on Broacway Stroheim Flirting With U makers of pictures in the business F. B. O. Stepping Out allering Jazz Concerto” at Roxy NEW YORE. Mev 14 —Freznk Her- ? Corcert : eve preserve at y . ‘ ‘ : > t - r T.e8 ¢ €r J i6 ~ Srrerican Mmurtic—end bus.nese for ¢ Rory A §petu %% ¢ meer recTuited * Die y Cor, and cor me @ C a » t r ¥ re GC tO interpre: iz- tricet Dp rhythms The Roxy «aiso arrmounces i: hast promotec Ecwaerc Pau Vi0..mist if the orchestra. to the post of sssoci- ste comcuctor 19th Publix Unit Stand Slated To Open June 18 NEW YORE Mer 14 —Aanher a *ouse the !9°+ .> cttn far Pau! Mv ~ 3 z prese=:* ° totum. wil supervise the stage for ths | Presentation Notes THE MLILE ANDREP RFVTE has been “soked for the Loew picture houses thru mm Morris. It opened this week at Sravte. St. Louis. ‘ ” MILLER AND MILLER. “the whisper- ‘ng harmonists”. well known in the NMidd@ie West thru broadcasting {> S-stion WITD. Chicago. hare cesered 7ad10 and vaeuderille for the picture *? nters. The team is making a tour of ‘bh Sage houses tn Wistonein tnces the ci- rection of Ed Morse. of Chicago JACEK REDMOND. trick colfer Elsie and Paulsen. skaters. and Cheries Cal- vert. comedian. here been en-care bs Publix for Boris Petrof’s Sno-r« Rees opering next week at the Paramotun:* New York. ONLY 18 ACTS are plsrine itn Lo picture houses this week EDDIE NELSON opened at the Orien- tal. Chicago. this week for a tour B & E. houses. We plars the Uptown next week. GERTRUDE EDFRILF finishes he? profitable and lengthy tour of Publis houses this week at the Howard At- lanta William Morris has booked her for the Earle. Philadelphia. for nex* week with Stanler JANE GREEN starts a 28 weeks’ tour of the West Coast Theaters on May 30 STSSTF AND BIAKF are booked [for the Palace. Fort Warne Ind. for next week and for the Buffalo. Buffalo. {for the followine week A RETURN DAT® for Van and Schenck at the Strand. New York i set for Mav 30. following their return encacement at the Mark Strand. Browk- MILIS AND SHEA. dancers. onenec this week in the Publis unit Patches They were booked by Arthur Spr? Faster and Harelton and the C Brothers were placed with the unit the William Morris office The farme: act will remain with the presentatic: ix weeks only A RETURN ENGAGEMENT in Detro at the Michican Theater next week a! the Chicago, Tivoli, Uptown. Senate at Harding theaters in Chicago for B & K following has been arranced for Murra‘ and Allen. ‘Jesters of 300 Years Ago”. > Bernice Speer, specialty Teas | erat ER OG ee Se er ei Tee e oe we oC 4 rd Livi i 235 3 . awe (mix 4 oe, Eis 8 ee nee Se : ée ~—Y~ a. = Vv Se - D « « 0” - a > . ~ L - D = a f - * Ar $f: Po nee ee re eS i \* 4 4 - 4 ae ee A | bd — rm st Coast Chain n TV QOL Vwi GaIt 44aiil : = —wer-kh a wre _— “oc = - ° * , LZ * - - | : - ~e ss ™e-- - LL - : i gbout ecu 4 - ; til 6202, e>. a a Dork £3 = - > We ‘ - - a i. : ° — - c r > » — « A ieee permis L + = : . (ad0¢ Lancing Nii > z ¢ ; : = Moy Get Publix C Freque: - . j = -? . - : -2CY Wel i1xX ontract = — = ~ : t a , ; = 7 _—_— e-se= > 16 | a - | . ee Tree 7 eA Ewebhibhienere lik Ag onening ae pian are bes: i || ‘oer | rr cy a —-¢ Vercors er 4 ‘ ‘ ; » hana fcrer Exishing for Pucbliz e r. Hemp- ai ~e ; : me oe Po . — "3 por : Trar tion —_ : ; & behind it Publix * or ere 4 be ic 1iY ae -_ . - + - s+ laee uit. b “ad Se eae EK. f cinieiinas > Higedbeawedsieiiia. “iasat Mcbe seul Leitze. . cluntaril Ehibiting a — |. 8.---+ Contract trailer vraisine Chanc Putiz'’s + e ot. & ee i: > r 16 — Or ¢@ «np ‘lashes on its screen the following eee ~ ‘ accent Our coneretulations We heve hed * **~ regi ek pias mm hecitaree tn the mace ame ce: J erTs : Oe slides. ie, aia “das - wmeroriz: ta years sé = aie — : ‘Beau Geste’’ at Pop. Scale NEW YC - . a , , Pie 2° -InM Sage: = oo -: ooa ao : 14—Psy) Swift left throw away. Siz business is ¢ ec er ear 4 —_- oo th se - : - of ‘ r : : —_ Tita- from 2 c* “tro em. 3 ° : AR ECAR 3 features ve nm ll as 930 : ; a DALLAS. T May 14—Ben Dova, . Dt t? Publix unit, Br -_ Palace 7 ; ’ } fully hurt while Dov: ved into shallov truck his head or larce St was taken to a hospital. He we cemttene te ee Ole ware Broun, es ne te ts , ' tre « : eRe eee mydeco Se RE ee Ry ce Re te ae ee fn tis r s nee ie pee Ee a = oe _ ee es en Ea pee eh dae pee cet a Nae oy | “Se ort me eae
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dancer. formerly with the Vanities, who nened last week at the Metropolitan, Boston, for Publix, for a brief tour, and sylvia Hanley, soprano, playing the Capitol, Detroit, this week on her way east, were also announced by Braun. Nliss Hanley recently finished B. & K. di: ites in Chicago. PAULINE ALPERT, Jazz _ pianist, pened at the Roxy, New York, Satur- day. She was recently signed up thru her manager, Benjamin David, under one of the best contracts ever issued by ny picture house. THE KELO BROTHERS made their debut in presentation theaters last week the Mosque, Newark. THE TIVOLI GIRLS started a forte } t's engagement at the Allen, Cleve- ind, this week. On completion they play return dates in Detroit, are d thru the William Morris office. CHAZ CHASE opens at the Michigan, Detroit, next weck for Publix-B. & KE. Four weeks in Chicago follow. pom TRENTINI and Eric Zardo open for Loew at the State, St. Louis, next week. GYPSY BYRNE has been booked for the Metropolitan, Boston, for next week. She played two weeks in Detroit, and nd Stanley houses in the East re- cenuy UFFALO, Buffalo, has booked and Herman, former vaudee- 1g week. SHEA'S BU Adie il ville trio, for the comiz H iOW ARD RUSSELL, baritone soloist nd entertainer, who recently closed a A essful season with the Royal Scotch Highlanders’ Band, St. Petersburg, Fia., nad subsequently appeared at the Tampa Theater, Tampa, Fla., for a week, will have e hi s own company on the Loar Independent Chautauqua this summer. DOWN SOUTH was the stage offering resented last week by Lou Forbes and his Palace Entertainers at the Palace Theater, Dallas, Tex. Appearing on the b:ll is Edith Griffith. This is Edith’s fourth engagement at the Palace. Madge Rush and Homer Phillips also were on the bill. Reviews of Programs By ROY CHARTIER Paramount Film: ‘‘Scnorita” (Paramount) A vein of laugh-provoking comedy and & smattering of action. tho egregiously theatrical. save Senorita, Bebe Daniels’ vehicle. from being a pitiably jejune photoplay. The storv is at fault. which is not uncommon on the screen. It is Virtually Without a vestice of ] j ~ + ilitv. and, as a result. without The arm of Thor would € strong enough to subdue the frail- ooking heroine. who is called upon to ious band of cattle thieves WANTED TO BUY Semnd-band Powers @-4, 6-B, Motioe aM a Must be Roe P.O BOX 202, . Birm aa. ani Sim. Alabama. MEN WANTED TO LEARN MOTION PICTURE OPERATING. Farn $2000 to $4,900. Quickly learned @hort hours. Me pay. Best equipped S hool ip Michigan. Projec- iontete for movie houses and road shows MOVIE OPERATORS SCHOOL 6! Sproat Street, DETROIT, MICH. TICKETS ELLIOTT. TICKET co. 12 oY st. N.Y C. eR , 127. DEARBORN ST. Pua. gnancn. ‘y3:n & MARKET STS. 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The old, wizened Sernan dez had thought his grandchild in Frisco was a boy, so she disguises her- self as the young, fighting Hernandez she is supposed to be. The hard-boiled. fearless men of the Pampas are helpless before her, as she flits thru the picture in the approved Fairbanks manner, making kindergarten children out of all. James Hall plays opposite Miss Danic William Powell is at his best as the villain. The picture is not a flop, but it's something of a joke and makes one wonder what story judges and directors are for. A special number in honor of Mother's Day, insp.red by Whistler's Mother and the Kipling poem, with Marion Green as Whistler, singing an appropriate charm, and a colorful Vienna Life, staged by Frank Cambria, are given on the stage. The scene of the unit is that of a ballroom in a Vienna palace. Here Marie MacQui arrie’s Harp Sextet: Ellen Dono- n. soprano: Florence Rudolph. dancer: Amund Siovik. basso; Harold Lan- cer. dancer, and supernumeraries, in- cluding Norma Senta. Marcie Barhan, Mathilda Schoen. Alpha Grims, Susan Jane, Holly Milbraith. Vee Ames and Betty Knox, engage in many light and numbers, outstanding of which is a ballet to the music of The slue Dea , With vocal accompani- ment. The costumes are gorgeous and the setting tasteful. include Mr. Other program numbers ond Mrs. Jesse Crawford and an Edgar Guest scenic poem. The Crawfords play a concert of new numbers, two by the same composer who is plugged here nearly every week. Roxy Films: ‘“The Love Thrill’ and “Alaskan Adventures” (Unv. and Pathc) Being a showman who does things Gifferentiy, S. L. Rothafel tries a double- feature —" The Love Thrill, farce comedy, ith Laura La Plante, Tom Moore na Bryant Washburn, affords moderate diversion. It is much ado about the efforts of a young woman to sell insurance by posing as the widow of a man. reported killed, who finally turns up face to face with the charme- ing young saleslady, and thru this novel means falls in love with her. One is not regaled with cuffawing laughter. but The Lore Thrill nevertheless is fairly amusing film fare. Millard Webb di- Tected. Titles and photography pass muster. Alaskan Adventures is said to be a exploration in the John Robertson, and Art Young The “midnis sun" 4 wild life. of " anaaien. rushing rivers. forests. mountains sparkli ng lakes, glaciers, and a remarkable pic- turization of the breakup in the Yukon, with the ice debacle crunching ahead. have been caught by the camera. The picture is around 4,000 feet and inter- esting all the way. Book it. Three different stace units are on this week's program. Outstanding is the record of three vears' far North by Captain = game hun ter first in which the orchestra plays the overture (selections from Faust) on the Stage, flanked by members of the Roxy voca al chorus, and on the finish accom- panies Mischa Levitzki, held over, dur- ing his rendition of Liszt’s Concerto in E Fiat, played with all the superlative craftsmanship of this concert pianist. He encored at the show reviewed with @ popular encore piece. The ballet is The Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda in four parts, with Maria Gambarelli featured. It is beauti- fully done, but the groupings and the routining occasionally are not orderly. Units of ballet groups in different cos- tumes lend an enchantment to the mumber as charming contrasts are brought out. A silhouette number with Charlotte Ayres and Georgie Tapps, who were here the previous week, employing the Trans- Lux film for a si jurt background. proved fanciful and diverting. The program states that a “new method of producin ng silhouette” is used in the number for the first time. Silhouettes are not new. but the background effect, how- ever. 3%. In all, the Roxy show is a good show. Capitol Film: ‘The Understanding Heart’ (M.-G.-M.) An entertaining picture is The Under- standing Heart, based on the Peter B. Eyne novel of the same name and di- rected by Jack Conway. with Joan Craw- ford, Francis X. Bushman. Jr.: Rockliffe Fellowes and Carmel Myers inthe cast. It is not an outstanding work, electric in its action and superior in the direction. but it is the sort of photoplay that will enjoy wide appeal. Miss Crawford is excellent and the male leads. sharing honors, acquit themselves creditably. Forest fires and the Forest Rangers form the background of the picture, with a narrow escape from the ravaces of the timber conflagration as it hems in the principals on a high point. the outstanding kick. There are many tense scenes and situations in the pic- ture. all worked up with suspense and thrills, and there is a creat deal of in- necuous comedy. supplied chiefly by @ hick sheriff and his moonshine crony. Titles are in moderation and are well done. A spectacular thrilling ballet. Cir- cus Dazs. cleverly staced, and marking one of the nearly surefire ever cffered at the Capitol. with Joyce Coles and John Triesault featured. was re- ceived with acclaim at the show re- viewed. There are six numbers, _the most which the ballet corps enjor the spat light in ingeniously wrought routines. They were simply exquisite in their work they executed the intri cately staged nur nbers The setting smacked of circus flavor and the tempo. music and danc- ing combined to inject something of circus tt ills Willie Robyn. lyric tenor, an old fa- vorite here. returns in a nicely staged number, Under the Moon. assisted bv some of the ballet girls. He sings bet- ter than well and was received enthusi- astically. 1927 33 Strand Film: “‘Convoy” (First National) he interest iz. Convoy f 1 tual naval scenes du e d from navy and Ley se however, pay +} + J car the e s e and stand ut somethin umbs among e@ ot} ¢ : studio and elsewhere. The picture ttempts to Capitalize on the popularity, now grow- ing moribund, for war stuff and has ned a that side of the great con- flict lich had to do wi — transporting of pe iers to the other side, throwing in a German spy to nerves ise the sus- pense. Thruout the action is grievously theatrical and the acting quite in- tolerable. Dorothy Mackaill is terrible te say the least, and Lowell Sherman, Lawrence Gray, William Collier, Jr., and Ian Keith are not much better. Sher- man and Collier are the least uncon- vincing. The subtitles are conspicuous for their banality. Effo orts toward humorous cap- tions are aggravating. Taken on the whole, the shbeneagin is several shades below averac Joseph C. Boyle directed Convoy, which is not to his credit. Joseph Plunkett's stage show Margaret Schilling, soprano, singing Tosti’s Serenade beautifully: a minia- ture ballet number and Tom Brown and his brothers, proved acceptable but far from outstanding. The ballet, with Mile. Klemova, Nikolas Daks, George Kiddon Eraste Michailoff. Michail Ar- chansky and George Volodin, s ‘ruck no particularly responsive chord at the show reviewed, but the Brown Erothers, led by Super-Showman Tom, more than made up for the deficiency of the ballet. Brown’s comedy reaped full benefits for with highly appreciative audience. The program also included a Charlie Chaplin revival. COUPON and STRIP ASA FOR SAMPLES E PRICES WELDON WILLIAMS & LICK-/0?7 5/77 ARK ROLL TICKETS PRINTED TO ORDER 10,008) ..ccccccceees eccccccceccccccceseec 5 eGUOe “ Cpenumenaote $16.00 A Rew source of suvoly fer Boll Tickets. Money soring prices. O14 house. (“Buddha Supplies for troupers for 30 years.) 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¢ TL? FMVERSON r oe ial ETHEL a C ounsel CHICAGO € Bldg NEW YORK 45 W. 47th St—Phone, Bryant 3550 KANSAS CITY— en r Bids Oh BD BARR YMOR Ve FRANK GILLMORE. SiN ) Actors Equity Association -e-Presidert BRUCE M-cRAE. le e Sec.-Treas. Thro 6412 GRANT STEWART. Rec. SAN FRANCISCO— LOS ANGELES— Second Vice-President Sec. Hale. 369 Pine St. Hollywood Blvd accept engagements with Manville’s Co- medians or Manville Players We are just in receipt of a letter from a member on the Valentine Show. stating that Mr. Valentine is operating a Man- ville Show. Part of the letter is as fol- lows: “Things are worse and worse on here. Couldn't even get enough to pay hotel bill in Jefierson " ‘Therefore. let us also warn Equit y members against the Valentine Players. And again admonish our people. that when they are in doubt recardinge the reliability of a company, to wire their nearest Equity office for in- #- at ire 7Ormation We are in receipt of a letter from George Crawley. alleging that he wired 220 to James Q@. Waymire (who claimed o be an Equity member) over two weeks if Mr. Waymire did not jain the com- ny, nor did he return the money. This office wired our membership department, ne and received the reply: “We have no record of James Q. Waymire” There- fore, it will be well for managers to bear the above in mind Needless to say anything further about the floods in the South. News thereof is tionwide F. P. Hillman. of Company. now come v158: here to Y ew ourfhit vas the middle of May ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION the Hillman Stock in Idaho. was a very wel- tor last week. Mr. Hillman was superintend the nS of his The company will go under can’ Chorus Equity Assn. new members joined the Chorus Equity in the past week We are holding checks in settlement Claims for Beulah McFarland. Eva Hackett, Ross Burly. Viola Boles. Marion Benda, Jennie Delova. Portia Grafton, Ann Hardman and Bernice Varden The Chorus Equity has never mitted its members to work on operative plan. There no possible benefit to . smali-salaried person in an arrangement of this kind No manager will ever turn over a pro- duction to the members of the cast if it making money. The co-operative plan means that each member of the com- oa a ° Twenty-three ¢ net Te per the co- 1s pany shares in the receipts on a per- centage basis. A musical comedy that able to pay 20 per cent on salaries— « ¢ , ,6 after business has been so bad that th: owner has ee ed the production—i: doing very well ‘hile it might be of me advantage to a pé@rson who was getting a salarv of £500 a week to con- tinue on such a basis. 20 per cent on salary of $40 means that you will work a week for something that will p vour expenses for about one day From the calls in the employmen? agency for early summer prodix t appears that the demand is still for unusual dancers for chorus work. Ge: ready for the new senson by registerin We have me eee wh immediate] the dancing schoo) Wrolarch ‘ I fn hip fund for holar are unable to pay in those Members holding cards pond to M: 1. 1927, now owe $6 t0 November 1. 1927 If you are mail your dues to the office. please send money orders—i* not safe to send cish thru the mail The annual meeting of the ih mem be of the Chorus Equity Association will t held at the eadat irters of the as ciation 130 West 47th Street, at 2:30 Every ‘ who can possibly pm. Frida the associat June 3 ion mem! per do should be present at that meeting At the last meeting of the executive committee Dorothy Dianne Warwick were suspended Lucky Company wv Abbott and Albert pended for leaving and Jacr for leaving th- Rober’ were SsuUs- Prince ithout notice Howard the Student Company without notice. and Robert O'Brien for working in Aloma of the South Seas over the burlesque time uring their suspension no of the association may work members und member with these Your association cannot ins t the manacers give you a ‘* wee} notice unless we also demand that o members cive the proper notice whe leaving a company A membrr w leaves a con ithout notice only breaks A contract. but he . 9 sf eniences } fellow workers in tt company Don't forget the annual meeting With the new season, please remen ber that your association asks you recister at headquarters the day that you begin rehearsals. This ruling is { ur protection DOROTHY Execu BRYANT itive Secretar 4-20 a S ia an thereby ™m. Instead of screamine “Fire a possible panic, causing Miss Butler. assisted by her roommat¢ Helen Clayton. foucht the flames until the fire department arrived. All mem- bers of the company escaped injury. Itho Miss WAS night” JAKE POTAR. famous as the Kandy Kid producing manager of Mutual Cir- Butler received a few hailed as the burns “hero of the She cult shows. has engared as principals for next season Max Coleman. Joe Hill, Gladys MeCormack. Irving Jacobs and Rillie O'Neil Musical Comedy Notes (Continued from page 23) New York. He saw Rio Rita and Pcaagye- Ann. both of which he plans to present abroad Butt said that the theatrical business in England was good and spoke enthusiastically of The Desert Song at his Drury Lane Theater where current receipts are already beating the record made by Rose-Maric. He also mentioned the great success of Russell Janncy's . > - - brinres clorv to the vrofes- 7 ae a. os > c) = | . =r ay ~ - . . 7 ” While ire he ou will Serr, — - manv Opportunities of viewing the _ - - - hoot Wer be eve it to be - _ - t T tho rerent?t - eiemneaiintn ‘ai 6 indicate that it i= at times - - I “ane we “ 1867 : c 5 al come- a / - = ee t rity Ir nv case e al Aaa o the thaster one neers —— tT. > - >. ren : hc - * eeAertc ieee axe “ 9 | Z " ~~ - ~~ oO - or + nm the oe. oe eo! r ~ ~ os eg eaasie. parnir ° ‘ of +he rood . aa de 7 - presser ° no ee a : 4 rail I ar nting = — ’ . ia > y we * ¢he Co. _ ~# the vnek - — EX tk Assor tiny honorary mem bere >| 2. 2 * hir ras c now that + are one of idan © : : = 2 t your privilege to il] on us for Stunt Sus es ast - o -- > - i" “"Aere “+ me P- — 2 ee P € wt i be rendered with “ . S ~~ a ahr ith eeee Tbe te 7 Hetnr . = > > > -* no r \s : t Equity Hoar -- - - . > © aA -~ - mn be f r The C ramzn Federatior of L bo radio Tage be € z r ny bs r r z Ty > nr rr heer r nd an Eo. - no al -hewr mo: ~ nce *. mre ore ‘ es bet Bees ¥ onre each week using talent from the mirers. Wherever he e radiated yon, chows but thev will adhere to = — tz : - 4-—+i oar ~ 7 ye aiid 7 holesc Fs 4¢ rn £ Cr io — a ed *hat oer members shall kind. and nr nent i aaewes bay costes oa — “er - = Ore -~- - — = could r e a am sé —-— « - - - ° > part of sat sine aed SseN- Tv Sie Soanish Ar: Theatre z ne The cour - rnember President Recovering of Sierr Sr 7 r. 2 Cc president. John Emerson. is now t r ? I b Rome. Italy. and he reports that his giver o> - - ve ne ~ mer > Our warmest wishe T : no* return before a com- aa: he 7 meer oforter followir - w SuOwWIn om Weather Affects Show r °c - > r nt Snir _ = table to the wa Peter Arc fT - - > bec au ai rm x soon be closed in New York. Fin Bene f ~ - P--«me wu er ? r t or . , i rig ° c * ‘ 11 avis 7 : . " ent of the sross receipts of all 2 » - te ¢ — members approve given for all chal shalt > “em City Notes ve ke to call attention to the e have over a thousand dol- - _e of eloims arainst Charles for § ries due our members, : *y members are warned mo 70 —_— — — ~ Seer - Linear M z Mut Circuit show all sru- now he Green Gz Inn Sane? — - — Salar: wr ¢ ; ‘ if > . | ric er meaolf c rall- | Alummnum é 1 TIPS, Sc : CHRIS NEWMAN. arent in advance of Rerular 51.58 OniGrwal STYLES The Gorilla. later on Kongo, Columbia Everywhere Circuit shows. war in evidence on Co- J ase meu extra 399 MADISON AVE., New York lumbia Corner all of last week tic . iad We € 0 Ds ALMA MONTAGUE of Formerly 225 W 42d St ingenuer Kitty London King EDGAR SELWYN has returned to New York and next week he will start castin for Strike Up the Rand LEW BROWN. the Ivric writer. is con- valescing at the Harbor Sanitarium, Nev York. from an operation for ap- pendicitis ARMAND KING. who recoverin® from an illness at the Methodist Episco- pal Hospital. Brooklyn. N. YY. will ap- reciate letters or calls from any of his friends CLIFTON WEBB still dancing in Sunny, now in Chicago. is planning [9 rest up from his two solid years of work by taking an extended trip abroad a: soon as the show closes FLORENCE CLARK has been chose! to assume the leading feminine rol opposite Al Jolson in Big Boy, now playing in Chicago. WERNER JANSSEN. after six month; work, has just completed his symphon': poem. New Year's Erc. and it has beer: accepted by Leopold Stokowski, conduc tor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Th: symphony is a combination of the clas- sical and jazz. Dumbbells Have New Revue TORONTO, Can.. May 14—The Dum)- bells opened May 9 at the Royal Alex andra Theater in a new production ¢!- titled That's That. running largely to Cockney characterizations and retainins familiar favorites of former years. production of The Vagabhon: ’ em ip cramer SEES Oe eae > papas Boa rics 2 gua _ a s i ee | ca soe rene ie ade 6s oe oe : : 7 - z . eae es * a 7 Moy) Sete 3 a heh — ; 2“ The Billboard. Mav 2 1927 | ~- i ae ~ rz oS WZ WES LVAD oy evi r / \ . fr Uf ay a ? ss [3 Be | ci ra Pe iS es s — V9) CZ 7 Y= a a CHE et ad a Ee * ; oe ae a SS a RR | | Pe | ee a a ee ee aOee | a po Pe es OY ” Short Vamp $4;:75 , WD Reg.$5.50 ee Z Shoes Bex Tee Hend-Mede += Kid or Seta, Hand. Aéd Te + iene met $4.75 mali Orsers. i “ - li. rag * oT — — — _— ' en co ee A ore ee ies apa | er awe y sae oe ee ON ae Me ep he BY mers seen st ai SE eee ne FG ee gen OS bee oe, Se a 2 aout Peet oy. 5 Sp anes tears | 11 at a ee | . ee |
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WOLIGHTS OF re TOURNAMENT hlic approval was cordially expressed the Belasco trophy was awarded to Welwyn Garden City Players of Enr- ' t the conclusion of the National © Theater Tournament, at the Frolic Theater, New York City. week of May 2 Garden City. the home of this We a ’ 20 miles north of London, is one Fnceland’s youngest towns, being f n 1920. C. B. Purdom. director © Welwyn Plavers. was one of its ders The little theater has been for seven vears. and during produced about 50 plays. offering being stared in an 18th barn The Welwyn Plavers ee victorious from the _ recent Little Theater Tournament. in 150 English groups participated was Mr. Sampson, by entered also in the Ameri- rnament Ernest Selley, who he title role, is a journalist and rv of the National Press Agency *h organization of England. Elsie nd Lilian Hinton, the two fem- members of the cast. are mar- {1 disclaim professicnal aspira- tence ‘ime has offering es Lee r experience The Memphis Little Theater. with The ta Wife. by Walter McClellan. which ‘ neously listed as eligible for one ‘she Samuel French awards for unpub- : week's tournament was a strong contender for the A close rival to the Memphis group he Association Players of the 92d York City. ¥Y. M. H. A.. and ng in favor of the Memphis Lit- Theater. the judces gave hcnorable 1 to the Association Players. which appear in the finals as ders for the cup. This honorable ard was responsible for the ination of a non-prizewinning ppearing in the finals. As pre- the Kriewa Players’ in Manhattan, in r Fool's Errand, bv Fulalie Spence. and Brookside Open-Air Theater. Mount N ¥.. in The Immortal Belored, the Samuel French awards for un- ed play awards which assure French on a 50 per cent niat ; le plavs, in last eet New them to announced Necro Theater wWlie *ine be The Little Theater. of Dallas. Tex.. the Belasco trophy in three recessive National Little Theater Tour- rh owns me was absent this vear. being en- red with the Texas Tournament. but ent a wire of cond wishes and the as- irance that it would compete again The Belasco trophy is in- need a perpetual part of the Tourna- nt y ero holdine it permanently Ww %* the cAveted tronhv in alien but endlv hands no one seems to be able predict what may happen next vear * the Welewn Plavers are duty compete acain. possibly in an Tournament matinnal WOVEVWENT AT ARLESTON. S.C The eitizens of Charleston. S C. exe et to have an orcanized little theater next month Charles J. Newman. a ] will direct produc- Mr Newman has been active in South Carolina for five I productions of various der the auspices of civic and ] orranizs He is at present ed in the direction of a minstrel ew. scheduled for presentation by tT Patrol. Omar Temple of the Mystic ne f Charleston. at the Academy ‘er. Charleston. May 19 and 20. The reds will be devoted to a fund for crippled. children to the State ] for treatment director State ne ~ing ts tions er ITTL_E THEATER RAINING COURSE ‘ little theater enthusiasts are erned with knowing their little ‘er than in rivaling or attempting 1 the professional theater. is proved the events which led up to the es- hment of the Laboratory School of Tittle Theater, to open in Dallas. June Iois Upshaw, of the Dallas Plavers, the story as follows: the midst of the Texas Little Thea- Tournament conference, right out in t people began to speak up for ‘le Theater training course. These ‘Ntatives of the 15 competing and some of their neighbors, red to learn stagecraft under ex- rection, and on the spot. And so ‘rector Hinsdell, of the Dallas Players, Cecided to let them have [t. Not on the “pot exactly, but he began plans that ‘ery day for the Laboratory School of the Little Theater, to open tn Dallas June 13. It is to be a five weeks’ ‘normal course’. comprising the textbook, lecture and re COTY Ty , The Billboard, May 21. 1927 35 Al-Fred Stuciio (a member of th firm By ELITA MILLER LENZ—Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York an, SARA-LOIS WOOD. the beautiful young woman who played The Nurse in “Marching Men", by James Henry O'Brien This sketch was on the pro- gram of one-act plays given by the Co-Operative Players of New York City. at the Grove Street Theater. week of May 9. Muss Wood made a decided tropression when she made her first ap pearance as the countess in “Opera Motiree’’. put on by thts group sev- eral months ago. laboratory method. in six subjects: Or- canization and Management. Plav Pro- duction and Acting. Problems in Design. Construction. Lighting. Publicity. The course costs #60 for tuition. books and materials “The faculty consists of Oliver Hins- dell: Lester Lane. technical director of the Little Theater of Dallas. and Louise Britton, executive secretary and director of publicity. Mr. Hinsdell, who has di- rected the Dallas Plavers for the past four years. is one of the pioneers in the Little Theater. For two years he was director of Le Petit Theater du Vieux Carre in New Orleans. Under his direc- tion the Dallas Plavers have won the Belasco Cup three times in the National Little Theater Tournament, held an- nuallvy in New York. Before becoming a director. Mr. Hinsdell spent eight years on the professional stage. His experience also includes a chair in the School of Speech at Northwestern University, and the direction of dramatics in the Peterborough and Estes Park summer colonies. One of his own books is a text- book in the Laboratory School “Lester Lang. who has finished his first vear with the Olive Street Playhouse, had four years of training at the Eastman Theater in Rochester, during part of which time he was assistant to the art director. Norman Edwards. Together with the mechanical skill of a professionally trained craftsman. he has the freedom and creative interest of the amateur. “Louise Britton. who is an accom- plished actress and a writer. has gained her administrative experience as execu- tive secretary of the Little Theater of Dallas, and as director of publicity. “The Latoratory School will hold its session on the Terrill School vremises, 4217 Swiss avenue. The Olive Street Playhouse is said and vacated, and the new theater will not be ready before September. “Amateur in spirit,’ states Mr. Hins- dell, ‘but professional in standard, is what the Little Theaters of Texas aim to be’ We are amply blest with the amateur spirit that thrives on work for the very love of it. but no matter how willing the hands and feet, it takes skill to provide a corner block of three-ply veneer wood with the nails set in a triangle for rigidity. In a Laboratory School of this sort. a student can learn short cuts, effects and economies which he can establish in his own group at the very next production. and which other- wise it might take years of experiment and labor to accomplish. This working knowledge of Little Theater production. from writing advance news stories to priming muslin with a thin coat of glue, will save time. labor and what is more, will make “Besides the and laboratory assignments, the student ill give three stage performances each week as part of their class work. Sometimes the leading lady may have to double and make up the program dummy. The hero will get plenty of practice between times in mix- ing paste, and the electrician of the day will learn to cast plays as delicately as he focuses a baby spot.” expense, and, better play lecture KITTREDGE PLAYERS IN THRILLER The Kittredge Players. of the Abbott FE. Kittredge Club for Girls, gave as their 13th annual spring production the Broad- way thriller, by Eleanor Robson and Harriet Ford, In the Nert Room. There were two performances on the stage of the Heckscher Theater, Thursday and Friday, May 5 and 6. This group of amateurs, which is noted for the excellence of its acting. has quite different aims from those of any other little theater group. The Kittredge Club is a long-established social founda- tion, and the players have been built up from within the parent organization as a means of raising money while giving entertainment value to the club mem- bers. The latter form an exacting audi- ence, and the Players were some years ago put under the professional direction of Arthur Fitzgerald, to insure the qual- ity of their work. The group has from time to time been augmented from Hun- ter Collece and Columbia Collece. Three members of the cast of In the Nert Room are members of the Dartmouth Collerce Club of New York, all of them having been prominent in college theatricals in their undergraduate davs 1 former members of the K:ttredce Players are now on the professional stace._ The dual role of Armand. the villain of the piece, was plaved by Arthur G Wyman, of the Dartmouth Club. with a flexibility and finish not inferior to ex- perienced professional Daniel Coons, as Inspector Grady. was up to the best tradition in acting the part of the overconfident police detective, who finds in the end that he didn't know so much as he thoucht he did The juvenile leads of James Godfrey and Lorna Web- ster, taken by Charles Starrett and Betty Pratt, were well done. Miss Pratt's part especially. Miss Ross, as the maid. used’ her voice to better advantace than did anyone else in the cast. Miss Jane Car- ruthers lent color as the Countess. The remaining parts were all competently played. Mr. Batchellor, as Valentine. as usual, blending comedy and seriousness with discretion. The part of Parks. the butler, unfortunately left vacant at the last moment by an unpreventable ab- sence, was played by Broadway's experi- enced hand at that work. Pacie Ripple As is often the case with the best of amateurs, there was occasional fumbliing of lines and some lack of perfect team play. But if all amateur work could come up to the general high standard of the Kittredge Players, there would be less scoffing when non-professional act- ing is mentioned. Severa acting CO-OPERATIVE PLAYERS’ SECOND PUBLIC BILL The Co-Operative Players of New York City. the new little theater with the astonishingly large membership of 2.700, of which Helen Ludlam is direc- tor, put on its second bill at the Grove Street Theater. May 9 to 14. Four one- act plays comprised the bill. They were Lamplight, a drama in one act by Ber- nice Breen: The Spanish Shawl, a com- edy by Laurence Carpenter Jones: Over- tones, by Alice Gerstenberg. and March- ing Men. by James Henry O'Brien. Marching Men is by the author of Clean Hands. produced by the Co-Oper- ative Players as part of their first bill and which attracted considerable at- tention. Marching Men stands out vividly in this writer’s mind as one of the most moving and most original one- act plays she has seen. a play with a beautiful spiritual quality so presented as to make it nonsectarian in appeal. The scene is laid in a pastoral section of Chatceau-Thierry. and shows the mili- tary cemetery with its myriad crosses with numbers. executed with a broad perspective and uncanny realism by the pupil of Rembharat Two boys in Khaki. without helmets or arms, rise from the gx nd and greet. each other They ure ned bv other men in khak: Together the buddies express their aver- sion to marching and extoll their cap- tain, Who had always preceded his men into battle. The captain arrives and is greeted affectionately by his men. After relating stirring experiences—one boy ceclaring he has been home on a visit— the boys conclude they are dead. They express anxiety for a heroic Red Cross nurse who had cheered their too, gppears, and there is scene between her and the who had been her lover. Final- that passing he, a touchin captain ly a bugle is heard, the bucle of the Ancel Gabriel. and the men who had vowed they would never march again fall into line and march forward at tae command of their beloved captain, fac- ing the bright dawn of the judgment day. which illuminates happy faces. The nurse watches with exultation as the men march forward. This play had the advantage of di- rection by the author, a _ professional actor of ability. who played the role of the captain, and consequently went over smoothly Sara-Lois Wood, lovely of face, figure and voice. was all that the uthor intended the heroic nurse should be Thomas Caulkins. Jr.. who scored a personal success in Clean Hands, pro- duced previously by this group. was ef- fective as a sergeant The balance of the cast was excellent. being composed of manly and varied types. namely Ray- mond K. Snavely. Robert Breen, Arthur G. Read. Charles West Hinton and H Robert Ornstein. Another fine original play was Lamp- light, by Bernice Breen. who is chair- man of the play committee of the or- ganization. It was the means of “bring- ing out” a very charming young person. Lillian Kemna, who plays with admir- able ease and grace. Violet Jones. as Mrs. Grant, an invalid confined to a wheelchair and who walks to save her daughter in a crisis, dying as a result of the ordeal: is well cast and takes a difficult fall quite professionally. Thom- as V. Caulkins and Vernon Prown plav the roles of rivals. one who Ioves the cirl, but is poor, and one who loves the cirl and is sufficiently rich to send the ri's mother to Europe for restoration to health. The death of the mother re- leases the cirl from her obligation to marry the rich unloved suitor. The Spanish Shaw! was an amusing little skit. in which States McKnett Ed- oi ae wards impersonates with realism a@ woman-harassed artist. Eleanor Poe ‘¢ Welles Benham, as a and as a romantic. respectively, did altho Miss Ben- Renno and Ali fierv Ttalian girl middle-aged woman cood character work ham overplayed a bit. Overtones, one of the standbys of the little theater. was very well presented by a capable and well-poised cast, in- cluding Katherine Hines. Wilhemina H Loftus. Eleanor Poe Renno and Dorothy Ronto. The setting. with a view of cu- bistic buildings thru a window, succeed- ine in being both beautiful and cubistic. was applauded This set was also de- sicned and cxecuted by Al-Fred Studio Sara-Lois Wood. appears on this pace. signer, engaced in creating fabric designs. whose photograph is a textile de- beautiful R ALL OCCASIONS 4 q cole vt ig ioky pe latest and best Minstrels, A Sketches, Monologues, tw nd three-act_ Plays. ¥ ctr. Send for Catalogue HOFFMAN-MAXNW FLA, s : @2n Market St, San Francisco. 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Since the material is ~ ~ ~ 3 a D ae ty be] twice water shrunk and seams and crotch are doubly rein- forced, the suit will a With sleeves, Separate whipcord or tan), $12 We know = reinforced. is & s € Nn anther m2 ker of ing habits offering such consc! Values at the price. DAINTINESS IN GEM ORNAMENTS The Littlejohns are demonstrating the newest in rhinestone ffure bands: as which tho dainty, are no less br nt in effect than the heavier nds Certainly us Gainty de- rr are more be- to the coiffure na infinitely more omfor . than —* \ the ‘ vier styles ae One of these new q . Ty desicns ~ ct taiche \ ¢ - ene . =~ \ reeset & ea routht | \ ani , fashic ble > T ey, com- without bor ng. The only elastic section is an adjustment at the lower front which assists in controlling the gcraceful hip line. The price is $5, plus 25 cents for postage Mention bust. hip and waist measure- ment in addition to your usual sive in such a garment to insure a perfect fit Novelty Jewelry Genuine reptilian leathers combined With strass make some of the newer bracelets, brooches, earrings and pend- ants. Included in the showings are liz- ard and strass cabochon bracelets and pins for the chapeau. Finely wrought jewelry made of mar- casite embellished with enamel has been imported from Paris. This display in- (Continued on opposite page) Stage Styles “CIRCUS PRINCESS” COSTUMES VARIED A most beautiful sartorial apect Calle The Circus Princess ho] “ws at Phebe ter Garden, New York, & Br ‘c.e@ which 18 almost forgotten uw ; stens to the bezuiling voice of G Robertson. the young tenor who reated such Th ere are es Of several period ate ypes worn during yn ‘of Catherine the Great. of Rus odest Empire gown and the pres- nt day robe de style DES! REE TABOR &@ stir in ostum court the play. wears a charm: immer version of the robe de sty! + peach-colored organdie, with embro::- Ted flower Sprays in the Same shade aA e collar, tiny rt border are of sh of turquoise blu roe her 7% . *h«@ sleeves and a dee pyre tulle taffeta is tied sid fron A lars naecoiorec Pee 4 pair blue 20r wears. a frock With “plso the popular wide pockets deve “tn white taffeta and embroider: Silver | In the ong ne she 4; ppears as a bride of the per - ne Her costume is ar §: ver. lace. elaborated w! thre hor oStumes are trimmed w:: marabou Another chorus co- e is of pale mauve taffeta with A bows of creen by wary - cor. ‘GLORIA FOY The Cirer 8 Princes wears a sweet little frock of blue taffe* the bodice fitted and the bouffan? sk:°: of parting over an inset of accordion- pl eated apricot-colored georgette. A wer ri ilet is of tucked apricot veorcette A a ruffle of the apricot georgette trims he skirt and 01 itlines the gilet A NIGHT IN SPAIN” RIOT OF COLOR It is refreshing to step from a New York atmosphere, which has become al- London-like in grayness, into the warm. colorful atmosphere of A Night in Spain, which is holding forth at th: 44th Street Theater. New York One number of particular warmth is a chorus ™nrer ial of beauties in Spanish shawls, in a set which includes a backdrop and sid: drapes of embroidered Spanish shaw!s pad There is a procession of Spanish national costumes, beautifully conceived as to color and authentically reproduced. dat- the very remote yesterday on day ; ing from up to the present ‘The cost: of the principals are modern. emphasizing white chiffon em- broicered in silver beads and rhin stones. including a oe te “nightie” of chiffon. with a three-quarter coat of the with laze medallions imes ™eo ™ terial set of black “NORMA. ‘TFRRIS wears a charminc neg frock of ceranium velvet. drape the “fron? in pleats. which are topp¢ an ornament of rhinestones nla heath. effect in back. The V decollet: s outlined with rhinestones T? sheath-effect cown with front drape > much in evidence in this production QUAINT COSTUMES IN “HIT THE DECK” LOUISE GROODY. the Deck, as Lou-lou. in 7! the musical version of Sho Leare, at the Relas sco Theater. New Yo City. wears some quaintly pretty froc4 As the owner of a sailor's coffee hous she wears a frock reminiscent of grand- mother’s youthful days—a quaint-lock ne blue and white checked gingham skirt. fitted bodice and puffed When affluence smiles on Lou- lou into a modern blooming ineenue. wearing a frock of vellow chiffon. following the prevailinc youthful silhouet. with rounded voke and a soft-toned floral print with cape collar. MADELINE CAMERON, the more phisticated lady of the plot. wears frocks emphasizing the long. fitted bodice and full skirt. One of her outfits is a sports costume of pink satin, with a bolero which combines a jacket effect, fasten- ing in front. above the waistline. with 2 tailored bow. With this ts worn a blouse of tucked georgette in matching color topping a skirt of the satin with stitched down pleats, stitched tichtly to below the hips and falling tn slantinc points. Miss Cameron wears also an evening gown of deep rose crepe studded generously with white gems This is fitted to below the hips, where it is girdled, the skirt being full. A white satin frock with fringed and with full leeves she ts transformed SO- ee eee Sea Hee es Sw, ie os fa, Pee er ns = Gia angie eggs (nae plead 3 a rn Nee ee = a a ee on 2 28 * wi 2 Fy at ie! sm tee 7 ate ate yn fy 7 ee on - a3. 8 ra 2 - ra > es oo - es ., 22 : e. 2¢ +) — , 109° 6 The Billboard. Mav 21. 192 | The B eauty B he Beauty Box . ‘ age -e ‘ ‘ ¢ > -_- - - > oe De : Ere erer : | _ : P ef =n + Se ge . - Z ? f. #*.- - : or ~- ‘ a ° « r . 4 > ple | tm “he - - - - ~ T se : _ ¥ + -- | ‘ Gown «he = -“omn mus- | ne cles meer -> ; fs and . 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fringed sleeves is another effective de- n worn by Miss Cameron. The chorus wears middy suits of white. trimmed with regulation blue nd red, as they step to the strains of Join the Nary. Abbreviated checked rts and cotton shirtwaists similar to ‘hose worn in Shore Leave were also worn by the chorus, as well as pastel- ned chiffon evening gowns, with frilled kirts and plenty of rhinestone trim- ming. Novelty Jewelry (Continued from opposite page) cludes monogram. brooches. bracelets, rings cuff HMnks and bag corners. The designs are exquisitely delicate, including wee floral motifs, geometric and lacy ef- Ultra modern is a set of earrings and fob, made of red lacquer and silver in an elongated design of overlapping ar- row points. A bracelet from Paris is composed of three rows of green leather, held to- ether with bars of metal and set off with a ball pendant of crystal. The smart woman has taken a great wide bracelets, going to the of wearing several on one arm. fanev tO extent Reflections of Dorothea Without imacination, The soul becomes a clod; Missing the trail of beauty, Losing the way to God. —May Riley Smith. Stories of those who are reaping hap- piness thru making others happy always interest me and I have just listened to it pleased me a lot. It ts a story of Princess WahletKa. a princess in more th name. who has entertained thou- : of vaudeville patrons thruout the country. Wahletka, as many of you may know, is a full-blooded Indu an girl who. in addition to her remarkable psychic powers, seems to hav ‘e inherited are ¢) the lovalty and the fortitude for which her ancestors were noted. Slight and frail in stature. she labors tirelessly. The N. V. A. benefit week taxed her Strength severely, but Wahletka entered into. tt with the vim of a sturdy war- rior. Then. at the same time, came the call to aid the flood-stricken people of the Mississippi Valley and with renewed energy she devoted herself to that task. Some idea of the strain involved may be imagined when in a single day this frail woman was obliged to answer per- sonally and in writing almost 1.200 ques- tions submitted in the course of her performance. Sending the son of a poor Indian family thru college and helping several distressed fellow performers over the rough places are all a part of the lift of Princess Wahletka. I had a most interesting visit the other day from William Royola and his charming wife. Mr. Royola recently re- turned from Italy where he has been Singing in grand opera. He has just finished four phonograph records for Columbia, which will be released next month, and by way of surprise, he brought his personal copies along and played them on my victrola. Mr. Roy- Ola will appear under the direction of Fortuna Gallo next season and in the meantime will fill a brief vaudeville tour. Bill Church, of vaudeville fame, noti- fied me in time to tune in on WNJ last Tuesday and listen to his Sundown Or- chestra. Yes, Bill. I enjoyed it im- mensely. Guy Weadick, who manages the big annual Calgary Exhibition and Stam- pede at Calgary. Can., has sent me my annual invitation. This is one of the big features of the Canadian Northwest and I surely would enjoy it. Some day, Mr. Weadick, I may surprise you and walk in on your big show with an in- vitation in my hand. Many thanks Lauretta Green, of San Francisco, who bas a number of song successes to her credit, has another called You Stole a Kiss. which is being played by several of the best orchestras out there. I sometimes wonder if there is any place Billyboy doesn't go. During the visit of the big fleet I had bluejackets from half a dozen different warships call on me and all of them confessed reading Reflections. It is always a pleasure to meet my readers who happen to be visiting in New York. Next to that I like to hear from them by mail. Address 316 West 72d street. New York. Smilingly, dt, Cnt BLONDES PREFER MOORISH WHITE HENNA BECAUSE No Peroxide ts Necessary It Cannot Streak It Eliminates That ‘‘Straw’’ Look. it Retains Its Strength tndefinitety. vw plete, with Brush, §1.00. ERwin F. LECHLER. Hair Beauty Specialist, +> W. tBist St) New York, NY. EXCEPTIONAL VALUE Patent. Red or Blue $5.00 KID JERRY’S SHOES 7A Canal Street, ‘4 E. 34th Street Near Braadway. Near Park Ave. NEW YORK. THE LATEST FAD FOR Stage and Street Wear JEWELS FOR NECKLACES Rhinestones, Bags, Necklaces, Novelties Rigs an! _ Restringing of Reads Our i LR. GOLDBERG NOVELTY CO. West 38th Street, NEW YORK ‘Vw You Can Have Prettier Eves Use Kurlash to give the tye lashes that natural upward curve which makestheeyeslook flarger—br ight eyes brighter, soft eyes soft- er. Kurlash curis lashes Withont use of heat or Cosmetics. A a tle Pressurean cere gues soft rubber pads, Lasts Lone i yay? je Green , Baby Blue, vender, Cherry, Old Rose, Ivory. At depart- ment and drug stores, beauty shops or direct by mail Send $1 or pay postman, Guaranteed. The Stickel Go., 142 N. Clinton Bidg., Rochester, N.Y. COSTUMERS By G. M. LELAND, N. C. A. Communications to 1560 _ Broadway, N.Y: RAYMOND F. BOWLEY will close his costume establishment in Boston again this summer and return to Provincee- town, Mass., with his collegiate dance and concert orchestra, known as Ray Bowley and his Music. which played with such success last vear at the same Cape Cod resort. Details will be found on the orchestra department page of this issue of The Billboard. Bowley and his team should get together some time with that other orchestra we hear so much about from saxophonist Willis A. Croker. of the Pletcher Costume Com- pany, Providence, R. I. BOOTH-WILLOUGHBY. New York, has completed a wardrobe for Mabel Withee, who is returning to the stage in her own vaudeville act. Another act just costumed was for Walter Fehl. MABFI, JOHNSTON. chief designer with Schneider-Anderson. New York. is recovering from the effects of a slight operation on her eye. BERTHA RERRES. New York, is out- fitting the new floor show for the Capon Inn, Brooklyn THE HFLENE PONS STUDIOS, New York. did the Russian costumes for this week's presentation at the Broadway Strand. MARGUERITE & STRAUSS. New York. are working on some special ef- fects for the vaudeville act of Meehan and Shannon. VANITY FAIR COSTUMES, INC., New York, has outfitted Alex Gerber's latest act and is now working on a show for Columbia University. CLEMENTINA & ALINE, New York, are recostuming two flash acts for Fred Martins. JULIETTE. New York. is working on the costumes for the forthcoming revue- recital of Ned Wayburn pupils at the Town Hall. The Billboard, May 21, 1927 37 SCENIC ARTISTS By G. M. LELAND Communications to 1560 Broadway, N. Y. A NEW RULING has been passed by Local 829 which stipulates that all stock companies engaging artists thru New York must culminate their transactions on the premises of the headquarters of the United Scenic Artists. That is, the actual signing of a contract must be done in the Local 829 office by the artist and by the manager or his authorized agent. The purpose is to eliminate un- fair priority, cutting of salaries and the payment of unfair commissions. CHARLES E. LESSING has been ap- pointed managing editor and George V. Fisher ehas been mude associate editor to take charge of the publication of The Scentc Artists, the union’s new monthly bulletin. Nels Astner has de- signed the cover and will contribute some cartoons for the first issue. which will be sent out this month to all mem- bers. TRANSFERRING from Local 745 to Local 829, in accordance with the recent amalgamation of the Boston body with the New York organization, are Howard Alcon, Ralph Brett, George F. Cole, Dan- iel L. Dailey. Thomas De Rushia, Max Greenberg. Ernest Hammond, Clarence A. Hanson, John A Hatch. Charles G. Holzaphel, “Fred Johnson. George F. Lord, Harry W. Price. Carl Rockstrom, Anthony Schaefer, Charles H. Stewart, John Thompson, Anthony Thieme, Thomas Irving Young, Charles Aucust Anderson. Philips Booth, Russell Bowlby. Felix Jankowski and John L. Southwick. Jr. WILLIAM ODEN WALLER, 829, is to design and execute the settings for Man- hattan Mary, the big musical which George White is preparing to present late this summer on Broadway. There are 22 scenes in all. THE R. W. BERGMAN STUDIOS, 829. are executing the settings for Talk About Girls, the summer musical going into the Waldorf Theater, New York. CLARK ROBINSON, 829, has designed and Cleon Throckmorton, 829. has exe- cuted the settings for Perke Hamberg’s revival of Patience for the Theater Masque, New York. R. N. ROBBINS. 829. is designing the settings for John Golden’s forthcoming production of The Prisoner. The Cirker & Robbins Studios, New York, will exe- cute the work. THEODORE KAHN. 829. is painting a vaudeville act for Brady & Mahoney. JOHEPH WICKES. 829. is designing and executing David Belasco’s next Broadway production, titled Hidden. L. R. FRITZINGER. 829. and his wife are reported to be on their way back east from California. motoring home over the Sante Fe trail. WALT KUHN is announced by Richard Herndon as the artist selected to de- sign the settings for his forthcoming Broadway revue, Merry-Go-Round. Kuhn has not yet been accepted by the union, but undoubtedly will soon make applica- tion. QUINTON MOORE has lately received a nice writeup in Omaha newspapers The latest one mentions his settings for Pygmalion, presented by the Community Playhouse. THEATRICAL MUTUAL . ASSOCIATION By DAVID L. DONALDSON Philadelphia Lodge No. 3 Brother Charles J. Levering’s daughter is very ill. Brothers John P. Schmid. Charles Gemenden and Charles Groutten will at- tend the convention. Grand President W. J. Meconnahey has been very busy with the Mask and Wig Production. Cleveland Lodge No. 9 This lodge held its regular meeting Tuesday, April 26. with a fairly good attendance. The lodge is planning a sOcial session in the near future. Brother Edward O. Connor of this lodge nas passed away. Brother Izzy Friedman is the delecate to the convention. He is also grand marshal of the grand lodge. Brother James Ryan says if he can line up enough props to last for a couple of weeks he will make the convention. Buffalo Lodge No. 18 The lodge held a card party and dance May 10 under the direction of Brother Th omas, assisted by Brother Harold Fahy. There was a very good attendance an qd a balance will be shown on the right side of the ledzer.. The new Fox house will open May 23 and the following mem bers of this lodge Will tran sfer their woridly hme gings to it from the Garden The Edward Tindall, carpenter: Matt ‘Baondoee fly- man; Joseph _ Privateer electrician; Frank Smith. props: Carl Keller. second hand. and Charles Schaffer, grip The Majestic Theater is being torn down and Brother Dick Thomas and crew have moved with the McGarry Players to Shea’s Court street theater. San Francisco Lodge No. 21 There will be quite a large delegation from here attending the convention, among whom are Brothers Dohring, Sauer, Blaikie. Cohn and Pfirmann. Brothers Cohn and Pfirmann have ré- served rooms on the top floor of the Hotel Morrison. Forty-eight stories is a long way from the ground. 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MINSTRELSY Conducted by A. HOMER CLARK Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. | ASSES WHITE'S minstrel bunch no were agreeably surprised when ere informed that their friend rade, Leon Daughters, had re- taken unto himself a bride—an- ement of which will be found in rriage column of The Billboard. Mrs. Daughters are spending the farm the boys on Minstrels had given Dayton. O. After such epochal event in his young life he rse expects to hear from his the White minstrels. Leon his one great recreation is but that he is not finding it as sti he did in Florida where nd Lasses tempted the elusive finny B. B.. iF ting as AMES D WHITFIELD, late with the A.C mm opry. writes inas he found ‘ climate of Delancey reet, New York. full of bronchial pneumonis of h he fell a victim. He is now con- slescing from a three weeks’ siege in a pital. Just before his illness, Whit- igned a contract with Charles n's Millionaire Jazz Band for the min : season on Lowe Time. He sends recards to Pop and all of Pop’s boys nd sugecests that he would appreciate to while away his con- His address is 545 125th etters valescing hours. E KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS lodge at W..tertown, Wis. recently staged a very f ul min strel show. giving three nees, with capacity house each under the direction of R. V. re costumes were secured from Hoo erows Costume Company. 1], Mass. EDWARD LEROY RICE, well-known writer on muinstrelsy, will put out an ect in the near future in which the personnel will consist of some of the most famous oldtimers of the variety stace. according to John B. Estelle. Sr. I’ will be called Veterans of Variety. The peonle enraged are T. F. Thomas, £2 ms Thomas and Heaney and Thom nad Watson: (It will be re- called that Mr. Thomas is the last sur- viving member of the R. M. Hoolcy Minstrels. of Brooklyn.) Ed Begley. late ANNOUNCEMENT! Howker-Howe pave the Express—quick, Sones Mail Order Service “Coast to Coast” COSTUMES sente ard Lighting Effe-ts:—Frervthing for MIS- STREL na MUSICAL SHOWS Send 100 Complete Pro- * New gTam. Minstre ed Cate and Musical Cc Shows FREF SERVICE DE- > PARTMENT MINSTREL Howe helps gs ou MENU FREE <5 own ‘SHOW Le were . wr. .omaty HOOKER-HOWE COSTUME CO. 46-52 Main Street (Bex 705), Maverhill. Mass. ROADWAY SERVICE AT HAVERHILL rRicrs A KINDS MINSTREL SUITS | hers = M a 1G : ls a. “STANLEY. costume. ‘stubios. New York City. Minstrel Costumes FOR RENTAL AND TO ORDER Minstrel Supplies, Wigs, Seenery. | Send Be for Catalogue JOHN D. KELLER, Costumer \} a 9% Market $i., Newark, N. J. PLAYS-~-DRAMAS _list of pew and Standard Plays, royalty sito ‘yalty, Comedies, Farces. Dramas, ‘ * Acts, Stage Monologues, Specialties, Minstrel First Parts. Skits and Afterpleces: steaeat Comedies and Revues, Sbort-Cast Bills. hew and old. for atock and repertoire; Boy Scout, Camp Fire Girls and other Juvenile Piaye, all in book form Com- plete line a Novelty Entertatn- ment Books for all occasions. Tt $. DENISON & COMPANY 623% Wabash Ave, Dept. 16, Ghricnge, IB. $3 les bh * W 22d Street, of the Two Johns company (John Hart and Fatty Stewart): John Gilbert. of Courtright and Gilbert, the Courtright or the team being Billy Courtright, “Flewey, Flewey", now on the Coast in moving pictures (Gilbert was also of Gilbert, Donnelly and Girard of Natural Gas Fame), and Blanch Newcomb, daughter of the late Bobby Newcomb, famous song and dance man, and author of the ballad, There's a Light in the Window. This is a notable cast, and no doubt it will please their many old- time friends in minstrelsy and variety to know that these oldtimers are essaying a comeback. EDDIE EWALD. sli sliphorn player at the Murray Theater, Richmond, Ind. flashes word that several old 11:45ers recently played the Murray in tabs. Smoky Gray and Doug Fleming were there with Hal Hoyt’s gang. Tommy Miller’s happy smile illuminated the Dirie Follies. Eddie Ewald says he was “right there to greet them with the glad hand”, as his feet were itching to be back in burnt cork opry. He “shoots” his best regards to Sweetfoot Williams, the Arkansas Wonder. TWO FORMER well-known minstrel men took part in the Carolina minstrel show, staged recently at Charlotte, N. C., under auspices of the Hornets Nest Post, American Legion, for the benefit of the drum and bugle corps. Burwell Norrell, formerly with the Neil O’Brien Min- strels, and George Dombhart, an ex- burntcorker, with the Al G. Field Min- strels, were the pair around whom the legion minstrel rotated. Judge E. McA. Currie was interlocutor. Sixty people were in the cast, including 35 young women. COMPTON, Calif., Kiwanians are mak- ing plans for a minstrel show, which will be staged June 17-18. Members of the other 12 Kiwanis clubs in the district are to be invited to attend the per- formances. E. J. Dugas is directing the minstrel show, and already has rehear- Sals under way. BUCK (CHAS.) LEAHY recalls a few: Do you remember when Harry (Doc) Richards was with Gorton’s Minstrels? When Bert Imson had a Tom show? When Steve Berrian was with J. W. Vo- cel's Minstrels? When Frank A. Rob- ertson dropped Leo Plathery’s gold cor- net in the Hudson River? When Oscar Willis and Alice Gleason were with Jer- ry Cohan, father of George M. Cohan, in the Mirror of Ireland company? REEDY LaMANCE infoes that he has been taking life easy at Jacksonville, Fla., since closing with the Coburn Minstrel Show at Louisville. Ky., several weeks ago. On May 9 LaMance intends to go to Chicago to work at the White City Amusement Park. He says that he had word that “Jew” Whitfield and “Larry” Groaper are “knocking ‘em cold” ‘n vaudeville. LaMance states he recently wrote a song title. Don’t Throw No Water on Me, for Billy Henderson. THE JOHN R. VanARNAM MINSTRELS report a very good business last season. It had been the intention of Mr. Van- Arnam to close his season May 1, but accepted an offer to play eight weeks on the Keith Circuit, so he will not close now until June 11. PRESS and ADVANCE AGENTS By FELIX BLE! Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. HARRY HAMMOND BEALL is the di- rector of publicity of the Los Angeles. Calif.. Rodeo. to be staged in the Los Angeles Coliseum May 20 to 22. M. L. MILLER will handle publicity this season for Roton Point Park, South Norwalk, Conn. PAUL HILLMAN is again represeniing Stuart Walker this season at the Grand Opera House, Cincinnati. Clarence Car- ter is the treasurer and Roswell Lowey, assistant treasurer. STEWART I. DeKRAFT. press agent and one-time advance man for Ziegfelc’s Louis the 14th. has brought suit against Florenz Ziegfeld. Jr.. to collect two weeks’ salary which. he asserts, has been due him ever since he Was dismissed from Ziegfeld's employ more than a year ago without notice ERVING E. PLUMMER is handling the publicity for Murray Phillips. who is offering a repertory season at a $2 top. The Billboard. Mav 21. étarting with Kempy, at the Hudson Theater, New York. SAM LEFLER. son of John Lefler. of the producing firm of Lefler & Bratton, and favorite nephew of George Lefler, head of the Erlanger Booking Exchange, has gone a-circusing on the Walter L. Main Show with Floyd King. Sam, an ardent member of T. P. R. and a re- porter of The New York Herald, con- tracted the circus bug from that gentle- man who wields such an influence over this particular bug. Wells Hawks. Fur- ther report has it that Hubbard Nye acted in the capacity of official mender, receiving many congratulations from Floyd King. LOUTF MILLER, quondam advance agent, returned to New York from a long season aS manager of the road show company of Beau Geste. He will spend the summer abroad and resume again this coming fall in a mangerial capacity with Old Ironsides. WILLIE WILKINS, in advance of The Vagabond King, was offered the same position in advance of The Desert Song for next season. J. H. FITZPATRICK, the past season in advance of the picture Ben Hur, and C. W. Finney, general agent of the 101 Ranch, were seen dining in one of the popular eating establishments along the Great White Way the other evening. WILLIAM J. REILLY has closed a suc- cessful 16 weeks in advance of Abie's Irish Rose. HUGH ETTINGER is the general agent of Bringing Up Father Company and Danny Stewart manacer bill car No. 1. G. K. MACRAE, who has been in ad- vance of Leo. Jan and Mischel Cherniav- sky. is at present in his home town, Toronto, Can. HAL C. WORTH. from Miami, Fla., is the new publicity manager at the Aztec Theater. San Antonio. Tex., suc- ceeding Jack Jackson, who resigned. JAMES WORD. recently assistant manager of the Empire Theater. San Antonio, Tex., has left that house and organized a billposters’ club of which he is the head. LEON BLUMENFELD, Broadway pub- licity writer, has just completed reti- tling Upton Sinclair's famous story, The Jungle, which will be revived on the screen of the 52d Street Theater, New York. sometime during the early part cf June. Due to the sudden change in plans of the New Playwrights group, whose productions were housed at this theater. the auditorium will be turned into a cinema place for this occasion. P. G. B. MORRISS is the director of publicity and promotion of the Drake Hotel, Chicago. CHARLES (KID) KOSTER. former agent in advance of Columbia Burlesque Circuit shows, more recently press repre- sentative and advertising agent at Billy “Beef Trust” Watson’s Orpheum The- ater. Paterson, N. J.. has been appointed Girector of exploitation and advertising cgent of Arcola Amusement Park, which lies between Hackensack and Paterson, N. J.. managed by Gene Balasoco. J. RAYMOND LE STRANGE. former house manager, is now publicity direc- tor for the Cosmopolitan Productions. Inc. WILLIAM GIBNEY. the one-man brig- ade. formerly in advance of Thurston and Dante. is now piloting the motion picture. The Naked Truth, heading for California This is Gibney’s fourth summer with this attraction. GEORGE ALABAMA FLORIDA, after a few davs visit to Broadway. entrained for Chicago to promote press publicity for Frank Keenan in Different Women for an indefinite run at the Woods Theater. ~~ Show Goes on as Walls Rise KANSAS CITY. Mo., May 14.—The Co- lenial Theater will continue in opera- tion a creat part of the time while it is being enlarged and its seating ca- pacity increased from 660 to 1.220. This will be accomplished by building the walls of the new theater around the old one. which will not be razed until the roof is on the new house. Dr. R. H Simmons is the owner and H. H. Barret is the lessee of the Colonial. es 1927 39 Professional Gentlemen: @free literature and information all about 7 a rful* Tarbell Course in Magic” Also tell me about jal Price Offer ard Fasy Payment t g Name. £ § Address Sleight of Hand magician and teacher af some of the world’s @ AL IC Learn It Quickly at Home The great art of Sleightof Hand is now taught to you AT HOME in a won- derfully simple way. You can acquire skill of the real Professional Magi- cian quickly andeasily. Astonish your friends. Mystify your business associ- ates. Become the popular one in the crowd. You can entertain after you have studied two lessons. 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4° The Billboard, May 21, 1927 TA rr rn:s | STAGE EVIPLOYEES | LYCEUM sige erences eBiLLB ARD HOTEL DIRECTORY ai . DOMITrCWW +. - 4 ) { & PRO ECTIONISTS: CHAUTAUQUA VERTISING RATE—Or n ross two columns, consecutive in- : P POY CHAPTIE ac rae se : . HARTIER . : payable in advance: 52 times, $35; 26 times, $18.50; 18 times, $9.50; Communicatoms to 25 Opera Place, ae a Broadway, N. ¥ men. a6 Cincinnati, O. NEW YORK CITY : POAT ‘ aed aged MOTEL — .. 155 West 47t Bt — Bryert 0004 SWAR THMORE CHAT "TAUQUA ASSO- | BROOK HOTEL 207 W. 40th St $7 Weekly op: $10 Dewbie Preve, Pens 7997 CIATION, Swarthmor Pe. bas an- MESTERFIELD HOTEL 130 W. 49th St Reems. Running Weter. $13.50 Week Bryant 6040 : need a series of four wrame ¢ E FRAWCE WOTEL 42-146 West 49th § Bryant & oe peel 3 Tour pro; f = 41ST § HOTEL Sin. $8 Us. Db $ Up Wkly Shower Baths 296 W. 4itt Chickering 7479 the i927 S@asc ( : ae FULTON MOTEL 264-268 W. 48th St. (cpp WN OV. 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| Theaters Planned | ALBION. Mich-—Theater for general 1usements, seating 1,200, for W. 8S. niotterfield APPLETON, Wis— Theater to cost 000 for local investors, who will sce the house to the Saxe Amusement terprises. work to begin July 1. BANJAMINE, Tex. —Theater for Walter lurtel planned RELOIT, Wis—The United Theater Company has acquired a site for a 1,000- ea movie BIRMINGHAM. Ala.—Motion picture eater for colored people exclusively to built for David Roberts, Jr., who will e the house for 10 years to the nrvy J. Hury Theaters Company at N00 a vear: theater to cost 825.000, d furnishings and fixtures $25,000 RRIDGETON, N. J.—Work of clearing ‘e for the new Stanley Theater, to seat hoacwmn COLUMBUS ‘er to be bu S: Louis DENVER. : i three-story m¢->- 7 DETROIT. — Regent Theater, remod- eled and under the new ownership of I J. cud William A. London, reopened with Louis Christ as manager. The Londons now operate four theaters in The Billboard, May 21, New Incorporations Arkansas Best Theater, Inc.. Hot Springs, to buy, sell, lease and operate theaters, $25,000; Hamp Williams, Sam G. Smith, Porter Wilson, C. E. Longacre and John R Nance. Delaware Fifth Avenue Playhouse Group, Inc., Wilmington, $300.000; Corporation Serv- ice Company, Wilmington. Equity Theaters, Inc., of Philadelphia, #1.000,000; Corporation Guarantee and Trust Company. Wilmington Duquesne Opera Company, Dover, 1,- 000 shares common; Capit pany of Delaware, Dover Florida Amusements, Inc.. Tampa, kinds of amusements, 40 Maurice Less, Lela Less, Richard Nivens, Jr The *Cazin Theater, erect a negro theater, $20,000; Leon S. Caz7in, Dr. H. S. Hampton, Jose Rey. W. J. Miles. P. J. Albano. F. R. Fi arrot a. W. J. Paleveda, W. C. Burgert and Jo F. Fette. al Trust Come Standard deal in all shares West Tampa, to Massachoserts Bi & D. Thea ters, Inc Cambridce, — amusemen places $150.000 ferred and 2.500 shares common, no par: Winslow A. Ralph W. Per- and G. Lucille Ogden. New Jersey Combined Theatrical Enterprises, Newark. $250,000; Zucker & Goldberg, Newark. Strand Motion Ocean City. theaters, Rell, Ocean City. New York Orchestra. Manhattan, Barron, Rice & Picture Company, $100,000; Kreps & Carl Fenton 190 shares common: Rockmore. New York. Hurok Attractions. Manhattan, theatrie- cal. $10.000; J. L. Diamond, New York. Strand Realty Corporation. Massena, theatrical. 100 shares common; A. J. Hanmer, Massena B. D. S. Amusement Corporation, Manhattan. theatrical, etc., $10,000; J. L. Diamond. New York. Long Island Amusement Corporation, Brooklyn, uatare, £500.000 preferred. 5000 shares common; D. Groberg, Brooklyn. Pat Productions, Peer nhattan, theatri- cal, $30,000; L. C. Shultz, New York. Aelif Opera Company, Manhattan, theatrical, 500 shares common; Chad- bourne, Stanchfield & Levy, New York. Question Box Film Company, Bronx, vaudeville acts, 300 shares common; Jaffe & Jaffe, New York. Gusam Amusement Brooklyn, $10,000; Levy, Goldberg. World Over, Manhattan, moticn pic- ture equipment, $15.000 preferred, 600 shares common; S. Schwartzman, New York. Veritas Amusement Corporation. Man- hattan, 10000; B. Rich, New York. Rapid Film Machine Corporation of America, Manhattan, 825.000; W. R. Alte man, New York. Louis Theater, Bronx, motion pictures, #19.000: S. S. Pariser, Bronx. Bellwyn Motion Picture Corporation, Brooklyn, $100,000; F. Balletta. Manhat- tan Paul-Bett Amusemen Corporation, Brooklyn, $150,000; Steinberg & Levin, Manhattan. A. Lacarte, Manhattan, theatrical, 100 shares common; O’Brien, Malevinsky & Driscoll, Times Square, New York. Wang Theater Managers. Manhattan, Corporation. Gutman & 100 shares common; Abrahams & Strauss, New York. Gutstadts Theaters, Wolcott, realty, #35.000 preferred, 350 shares common: McGreety & Ryan. Geneva. North Carolina Belmont Royal Theater Company, Bel- mont, oper ate a moving picture busi- ness, £25 000; Sam W. Moore, Georce Hanks. J. T. Simrel. Faison Amusement Company. Faison, operate amusement businesses, $19,000; A. L. Mansfield, M. J. Aderhold, C. C. Howard. Obio The Buckeye State Film Corporation, Cleveland. $50.000: William Averof, Adolph Findling. Robert Burns, Jacob Boodman, B. F. Silverberg and Joe Laz- zero. Tennessee Community Theaters, Inc. Chatta- neoga, $25,000: Thad A. Soloman. Sam Borisky. J. Schwartz, A. H. Borisky and P. B. Whitaker. West Virginia Quinwood Theater Company. Quin- wood, 225.000: Thomas B. Jackson, V. L. Black. Herman L. Bennett, J. C. Morri- son, Jr.; George S. Couch. Theater Staff Notes ROBERT GRAY has been appointed musical director of the E. F. Albee Thea- ter, Providence, R. I.. by Foster Lardner. general manager of the K.-A. interests in Rhode Ysland. JACK O'CONNOR, house manager of the Blackstone Theater, South Bend, Ind. has assumed the general manace- ment of the house. succeeding Hal Oliver, who has returned to New York. RAY FFIKER. who for the last few months has been assistant manager of the Columbia Theater. Portland, Ore., has been made manacer of the Winter Gar- Gen Theater in Seattle, Wash. E. A. SMITH has been made manager of the Columbia Theater, Portland, Ore., succeeding R. G. Wood. ALBERT KAUFMAN, speeial repre- sentative of the Schine Chain Theaters, is now in charee of the Eckel Theater, Syracuse. N. Y.. until a permanent man- is appointed JOHN D. MOODY. manager of the Tvric, Knoxville. Tenn., will return to Memphis. Tenn, from where he was transferred to Knoxville. R. E. GALLOWAY has been appointed manacer of the Lyric Theater, Dunnel- lon, Fla., succeeding Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dovier UPTON S. BRUMMELL, for several years house manager of the Century Theater, Baltimore, and late manager of Loew's Parkway in that city. is now a salesman with a Baltimore coal company. HAL LIDMAN, formerly manager of the Savoy Theater, Bethlehem, Pa.. has succeeded Harry Berman as manager of ** s Embassy Theater, Baltimore. Ber- man has returned to Washington, D. C., to re-enter the clothing business. BENJAMIN OLETZKY, manager of the Waverly Theater, Baltimore, is recuper- ating from an operation recently per- formed upon him at the Mary land Gen- eral Hospital. KENNETH THOMPSON is acer now the manager of the King and Rex theaters, at Albia, Ia., succeeding Manager Waugh, who has been transferred to another field. H. T. PALMER. former manager of the Lyric Theater, Fairport Harbor, O., re- cently opened his new Park Theater at Painesville, O. BRUCE FOWLER. manager of the New- man Theater, Kansas City, Mo., since last June, has resigned to accept a position with the West Coast Theaters. Fowler, in his new position. is associated with Harold Franklin, former vice-presiden of the Publix Theaters. CLARESCE PARKER, former manager of the American Theater, Chicago, re- cently assumed the management of the Majestic. Springfield, I. SAM BONANSINGA has been named stage manager and technical director for the new Orpheum Theater in Spring- field. Tl] WILLIAM P. MURPHY. house manacer at Loew’s State. Norfolk, Va., for the last eicht months, has tendered his resigna- tion to accept the position of manager of Seaside Park, Virginia Beacn, Va. He assumed his new duties May 8. JEROME ZIGMOND, former chief of service at the Rialto Theater, Denver, Col., has been appointed house manacer by Walter S. League, to succeed Tom Olson, who has been transferred to New Orleans. M. LEVENTHAL. of Utica, N. Y., has taken over the management of the Lib- erty Theater in Herkimer, N. Y., suc- ceeding Manager Rae. THE STAFF of the Colonial Theater, Cleveland, is made up of Richard R. Fisher, manager; Rex Tyson, director of publicity: Samuel Godfrey, stage di- rector: Burt Eberhardt. treasurer: Edna Simmer, assistant treasurer: Ruth King, benefits; Robert Sinclair, stage manager: C. W. Goodman, master builder; Paul Rad- der, artist; Richard Mooney, master me- chanic; James Thimmes, property man; Jerry Franz, assistant property man; Joseph Underwood, electrician, and B. L. Darrow, advertising agent. 1927 41 Theater Deals COLUMBUS JUNCTION. Ia. — Lyric, motion pictures, purchased by Dick Hickman. DULUTH, Minn. — Lyceum Theater sold to Clarence by M. Perrizo Mullins, of Cass Lake, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Sale of a half interest in the company operating the Ohio Theater here, held by Charles M Olson and others, to the Circle Theater Company has been completed. The pur- chase gives the Circle company complete control of the theater. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 10.—H. E. McNevin has purchased the lease of Har- vey D. Orr on the Sipe Theater at Koko- mo, and Mr. Orr has severed his connec- tions with the business. LANSDOWNE, Pa.—Stanley Company of America has entered into contract with Herbert amr oa whereby the the- ater now in construction, seating 2,200, is to be conducted jointly by that cor- poration and Effincer. LA SALLE, I].—Park and Peru the- aters, motion picture houses, sold to E. E. Alger, of Urbana, who will manage both. MONTCLAIR, J.—H. H. Wellenbrink has sold a 50 se cent interest in the Wellmont, Montclair and Bellevue thee aters to the Stanley-Fabian Corporation. MOUNT AYR, Ia—Clarinda Theater and equipment sold by J. W. Bevington to H. A. Johnston. WARK, N. J.—Weequahic Theater, pictures, sold by Dr. Louis Reich to the P. & L. Realty Company. NEW YORK.—Stanley-Fabian Corpora- tion has purchased the interests of Hen- ry Botjer in the U. S. Theater, Hoboken. NEW YORK. — Thoene & Flaun- lacher, Inc., have sold to Rosenfeld & Brody and the B. & S. Amusement Cor- poration lease on picture theater at 1892 Third avenue fora period of 42 years at a total rental of $500,000. ORANGEBURG, S. C.—Theater in mu- nicipal building leased to Barnardo Seig- nious and H. C. Wannamaker, Jr.. who will offer road shows and motion pic- tures alternately. Lease is effective Oc- tober 1. OSMOND, Neb.—Osmond Theater, pic- tures, sold to A. R. Arthur Butterficld, who will manage the house. PHILADELPHIA. — Motion picture house at 4204 Kensington avenue sold by S. Stiefel to W. Freihofer, subject to mortgages of 250.000. SALISBURY, Mo.—Royal Theater, pic- tures, sold by R. C. Gilmore to Orville Holman, of Huntsville, who will manage the house. SAN JOSE, Calif. — Victoria Theater sold to Maurice Klein, in association with the Golden State Circuit, for $100,000. SARANAC LAKE, N. Y. — Theater owned by Leon N. Sanschragrin taken over by the Burnham Chain Theaters, Inc., and will be reopened under the name Temple Theater, motion pictures. Theater Alterations BELLINGHAM. Wash.—American Thea- ter to be remodeled; Fred B. Walton, manager. CAIRO, Calif—Opera House, owned by city, remodeled and stage equipped for general amusements. HOMESTEAD, Pa—Stahl’s Garden to be remodeled and equipped with a stage to accommodate vaudeville musical comedy and pictures, seating capacity to be increased to 1.000. LANSING, Mich—Orpheum Theater, recently damaged by fire, to be restored and new stage built. OGDENSBURG, N. Y.— Hippodrome Theater to be remodeled and seating capacity increased from 500 to 8,000; Charles Hubbard, manager. PHILADELPHIA. — Adilitions to be built to Ridgway’s Theater and Hunt's Auditorium, increasing capacity and re- newing both picture houses. PITTSFIELD. Mass.—Goldstein Bros.’ Corporation, owners of the Union Square, Palace and Colonial theaters, will oe $5.090 to improve the Colonial Thea READING, Pa. —- Contracts rer se $171,125, given for renovation and ine staljing refrigeration system in Loew’s Colonial Theater. Bids to be invited on stage settings and interior work. for which $25.000 is set aside. WATERTOWN, N Y.—Extensive ime provements, enlarging stage and in- creasing seating capactty to 1,200; D. D. Kief, architect. i © dt etl st eee = ee $= } ee LT Bs _ ee ae : Bs —_ be ; I se : ay - - - _ a a. ee 4 |= e sta Pe 5 } —— a . \ lees oe aoe = i : : : : : : \ ; . ; y oe Gt, ES : : fed re nek eS sere)
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NE of the pleasures in store for the American visitor to Japan is the first introduction to the theater. Kobuki, the popular stage of Japan, is ne of the characteristic institutions in ‘he country, and the newcomer cannot ‘{] to be interested in this Asiatic thea- ‘rical sphere of influence, about which little is known in the West, that it toht as well belong to Mars or Saturn. t the popular stege of Japan boasts a ‘ory of three centuries and has been existent with that of Europe. Indeed, he democratic theater of Japan is one of the most active in the world today, nd the rich accumulation of artistic forces within it has not yet begun to out to other countries. A glimpse within this theater should be of great interest to the American showman for the reason that the relation of a people to their theater, their different ideas and ideals, customs and conventions re- veal by way of comparison the virtues or cefects that exist elsewhere. Some of these stage conventions seem part of the action of a play. as an important feature of the ure It will take Western however, some time to become shpie horse pack animal necessa etace pict visitors, accustomed to the very human legs of the actors who bear the weight of the nimal they impersonate. ps the first impression made by *rical performance in Japan upon ¢ visitors from across the Pacific will *he marvelous combinations of colors he costumes and the fine harmony e*ween them and the stage settings. no theater in the world can c.a:m a truer color sense than that of Japan. Still another convention that astonish those who witness a performance for the first time ne acting of women’s roles by men. For 309 years men have specialized in ‘they fell The Billboard, The Theater of Japan By HAROLD CARLTON INGRAHAM the taking of feminine characters, and in most of the theaters of Japan, where the quite modern actresses are not en- gaged, the atmosphere behind the stage is like that of a man’s club, for there is no fear of a petticoat invasion. This convention may appear peculiar to Westerners, but then Shakespeare's heroines were acted in the time of the eternal dramatist by handsome boys. ODAY one of the chief differences between Kabuki and the American stage is that in one men reign supreme, while in the other women are uppermost. It was a woman, O-Kuni, who founded the popular stage in Japan, sometime in the year 1596. She was a sacred dancer before the great Shinto shrine of Izumo. Being drawn to Kyoto, the capital and the most populous city of the land at that time, she seized the opportunity to set up a platform on the dry bed of the River ‘Kamo, where she performed her half Buddhist, half Shinto dance. A handsome Samurai, Nagoya Sansaburo, having stood among the crowd to watch what must have been an unusual proceeding for a woman at that time, made her acquaintance and in love. Sansaburo soon changed her simple semi-religious enter- tainment into something more popular. She appeared in male apparel, two swords thrust thru her belt, and all Kroto flocked to see the novel entertainment. Later companies of women were formed, but gradually men joined the Tanks, and when the players became mixed their morals were anything but satisfactory, and the government stepped in and prohibited women from appear- ing upon the stage. This is the reason why, until very recent years. there are no names of actresses adorning the stace history of Japan. Deprived of women, the male performers were forced to de- velop the specialty of onnagata, or women’s roles. These impersonators of women became so fascinating that again the authorities became active and put @ ban on the onnagata. This meant the popular theater would have to go out of existence, since plays without feminine characters could hardly maintain their interest for long. The good-looking young men acting as women were obliged to forego their blandishments as much as possible, and a compromise was effected. In this way the onnagata tradi- tion was founded. N THE matter of play forms the I Kabuki differs widely from occidental g; drama. There are first the sewamono, or plays concerning the affairs of every- day life, realistic, melodramatic. There are jidaimono, or pieces in which historical characters appear, unreal, ex- accerated. In shosagoto, or musice posture plays, are found united dance, music, song, plot and delightful pictorial designs. These are the most char- acteristic Kabuki pieces. The fourth Kabuki play form is aragoto, or rough acting, established by the Ichikawa family, and these are largely actor im- provisations. The new plays now produced follow more closely the standard of Western drama, and cannot be said to belong to the old categories, but there is seldom @ program given at the leading play- houses of Tokio, Osaka and Kyoto—still the three leading theater centers of the country—that does not include one of the time honored sewamono, judaimono or shosagoto. HE Kabuki-za is without doubt the most beautiful theater in Japan; indeed it may even be classed among the chief theaters in the world, since it has a seating capacity of 4.000, while the stage is twice as broad as those of the theaters of New York, London or Paris. Here the artist creates scenes of surprising beauty. In course of erection at the time of the earthquake disaster of 1923, this theater’s concrete walls withstood the shocks, and construction continued with some delay, the style of architec.ure being like that of a temple rather than a theater, making it one of the most striking buildings of Tokio. Here the veteran Nakamura Utayemon the fifth still holds sway over the au- dience. He has cevoted his life to the portrayal of women of the aristocracy, and makes an elegant appearance. Utayemon has been most fortunate in his adopted son, Nakamura Fukusuke, whom he has most carefully trained from childhood. Fukusuke is the most accomplished onnagata among. the younger generation of actors, and as a dancer he would prove a sensation in the theater centers of the West. As- sociated with Utayemon is the popular Ichimura Uzaemon, who plays opposite leading onnagata heroines so very ably. The Tokio stage is one of the most intensely active theater spheres in the world today. There are the frequent at- tempts of the new playwrights, and col- laboration between the Kabuki specialists in new music-drama. There are also the living traditions of the fine old plays which have withstood the shocks of time, and the visitor to Japan may witness some of the classic realistic plays dealing with the life of the people, or historical draraa in which tragedy is uppermost. To previde a feast there may be offered a picturesque music-drama or a gay dance. HERE are many differences between the Japanese and Western drama, but these are concerned with externals and treatment rather than funda- mentals. For in Kabuki we find the same ultimate triumph of good over evil that characterizes our own drama. and Giscover that when it comes to human 1ature there is nothing new under the sun. May 21, 1927 43 There are separate and distinct thea- ters in Japan, and from them all the American visitor may receive much en- tertainment and instruction. First the No, or idealistic stage, which reached a state of perfection during the reign of the shogun, Yoshimitsu (1368-'98), and has been carried on ever since by genera- tions of actors without change. Before the No was brought to the attention of Yoshimitsu it had been slowly develop- ing and was the amusement of the peo- ple. With the patronage of the shogun and nobility this art was reserved for the entertainment of the highest circles. There were five schools established at this early period, and these schools are all represented in Tokio today, with the new school of the Umewaka family re- cently created as a sixth. As an expression of the people’s will Kabuki, or the male theater, and the marionettes, or Ningyo Shibai, arose during the year 1596. The marionettes were once more flourishing than they are at present. rivaling the actors of flesh and blood, but this unique art is now confined to one little theater in Osaka, the Bunraku-za. Kabuki is chiefly distinguished for its fine actors and stage craftsmanship, and is a con- tribution to the world’s theater. "ate American visitor will find Kabuki a refreshing change from our own theater conventions. Particularly the “tired business man”, who is not given to loitering along the paths of fantasy, May be interested to be con- fronted in the Japanese theater by such strange creatures as a devil woman, on vamping bent, in the guise of a modest, charming damsel, who seeks to destroy a youthful warrior, luring him to his death in some lonely mountain spot; or a ghost of a woman returning to earth to claim a living sweetheart. The Japanese stage provides a land of enchantment such as we Westerners do not possess and seldom are allowed to enter—revels un- der the cherry blossoms in spring: feudal castles in the moonlight: temples with processions of priests in gorgeous robes. After a long vovage across the Pacific and first contact with picturesque Japan, the visitors will rub their eyes and won- der if they have been transported on a magic carpet to some ethereal region when they take their first plunge into a Japanese theater. Not only will their eves be bewildered by gorgeous stage pictures, but their ears assailed by the strange sounds made by the Kabuki musicians. It may happen that the visitors are treated to a realistic representation such as a snowstorm, earthquake, battle or typhoon. But Kabuki is most distinguished when it™ deals with the weird and grotesque, and the American visitor may not be at all surprised if among the unsubstantial Stage creations of the Japanese he be- comes acquainted with the spirit of a cherry tree or the transformation of a maid into a fox or a lion. American showmen and producers would do well to study the theater of Japan. . — The FORUM OF Devotion Among Stagefolk Framingham, Mass., May 10, 1927 The Billboard: Here isa thought from “The Observant Coren” of The Boston Post, which 1s rth passing on: \ very small proportion of the people ‘he theater make a bad mess of mar- life. Because of their prominence, talk is made about it. and then world gets the notion that actors tresses, as a general rule, do not a success of matrimony. No men- made of the great number of folk who live in life-long devotion ) some such incident occurs as the death of Kitty Morton. Many “ands knew her as the wife and fr in the famous vaudeville team The Four Mortons. Sam and Kitty were married 46 years ago. They been school children together. He member of a troupe of Boston ic minstrels, longer ago than most of these lines can remember. In ie | ton qd reader the 46 years of their married life they never were separated for even one single dav. Think of that next time you hear anybody criticizing the people of the stage. H. R. ARLINGTON.” Classics in Stock New York, May 7, 1927. Editor The Billboard: Reading the article in last week's issue, entitled Putting Shakespeare Orer in Stock, recalls to me that the ideas is neither new nor untried. but proved that W. oH. Wricht and Elmer J. Walters are real showmen. Some years back, while a member of the Castle Square Stock Company in Boston. we gave six Shake- spearean productions in one season. We did Romeo and Juliet at the Academy of Music in New York City, with James Young and Priscilla Knowles; Hamlet, with the Boyle Stock in Nashville, with Frederick Paulirg. Eugene Moore and Bertha Creighton: Romeo and Juliet, at the American Stock. in Chicago, with Iaura Alberts and myself—and always to capacity business CAMERON CLEMENS. Tab. Troubles — New Kensington, Pa.. May 2, Editor The Billboard: I have read the Forum and the views some managers of tab. shows have in regard to What Is Wrong With Tabloid? One reason and fault, to my way of thinking, is that there are too many tabs. “copy catting” other performers’ ways of working. By this I mean if a per- former has a streak of originality in his system, and goes to the pains of de- veloping his ideas, he no sooner shows it to an audience than some other per- former sees it. and the first thing the originator knows he plays a house and is told that so and so did that same thing in the same house last week. Frank Newman. of the It revue, has originated a scene, called A Night in a Bath He is the only one in tabdom doing this bit. and I can truthfully say that he is the originator of it. And I can also say that any other manager using this bit and the ideas and business that go with it has no richt whatsoever to claim it as his, and in doing so he is stealing another man's ideas. All managers should originate their own material. and then everyone would have a chance. 1 say, rid tab. of these shoestring “oprys” and it will come into something big. as tabs. now are only in their infancy JACK MALOY, Newman's It Revue. 1927. NEW BOOKS By WILFRED J. RILEY Communications to 1560 Broadway, N Y. THREE SHORT PLAYS, by Clifford Grey. Fore. Condemned and At the Eleventh Hox Norman Lee Swartout, Summit, N. J. 50 cents THE ROAD TO ROME. Sherwood. The satirical rently being played by Jane Cowl at the Playhouse, Theater. New York Charles Scribner’s Sons Company, New York. $1.75. THREE ONE-ACT FARCES, The Bank Robbery and The Plumber, by Max Ehrmann. Indiana Publishing Company, Terre Haute. Ind. BIG LAKE. by Lynn Riggs. The tragedy as presented in New York this season by the American Laboratory Theater. Doubleday, Page & Company, New York. MODERN ENGLISH PLAYWRIGHTS, by John W. Cunliffe. Harper & Brothers, New York. $3. A short history of the English drama since 1825 THE GIRL FROM RECTOR'S. by George Rector. A history of the famous by Robert E. comedy cur- restaurant by the man who owned it. Doubleday, Page & Company, Drew York. $3. ee Rok a ac cbr mR tee eo * 3 ; a ae ae a ' ; ; au gi <td) 7 ~~ = ‘ 3 A ws a handing a fan or a mirror, or other prop- cage erty when needed. and performing a 5 hundred tasks in the most unobtrusive manner ge ’ es = oe | en ee a TT _ pe ea name sr ee Be : | ae BO es _ _ se gid ee eS ee : eas eee < po oe Saget fey : : oe ae bf ae Te LE on : To ee SE er
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Conn TI7-h PEvy. (Novelty Packages) 493 Bedford Bklyn. N Y 717 Wrandatte, KE. C., HEX MFG. CO. 4°8 Seneca st Ruwais, N Y KARL GUGGENHEIM, INC., 45 W. 17th st, N.Y. KARR & AUERBACH, f25 Arch st. Phila, Pa KINDEL & GRAHAM, 782-84 Mission, Son Francisco MIDWAY NOVELTY CO. 3" t Mo MORRIS ROSENBLOOM NOV. co.. Rochests 2, 2..F A. SUSSMAN, 290 Third st., Portland, Ore. CARS (R. R.) PREMIER EQUIP. CORP.. Box 223, Houston, Tez. COCOANTT BUTTER FOR SEASON. ING POPCORN SYRA. POPCORN MACH. & SUP.CO. Sstacuse NY CORN GAME SUPPLIES G. & M. SPEC. CO, 23 Wo Washing t, Chi COSTUME FABRICS DAZIAN'S, INC 142 W $4°h «: New Veek Cts MAHARAM TEXTILE CO., INC.,1°7 WL 4h N. BF, . COSTUMES (To Rent) BROOKS COSTUME RENTAL co. 2° Rea NY CHICAGO COSTUME WKS. 17! W Randolph hte HOOKER-HOWE COSTUME co. ! «s COSTUMES (Theatrical and Masquerade Wigs. Makeup) SUPERIOR Seereue SHOPPE. 9914 Superior ave, Cleveland, b AND WESTERN GOODS 1337 Mair, K. C.. Mo COWBOY HARRELSON COSTUME CO., CRISPETTE MACHINES LONG-EAKINS CO., 1976 High st, Springfield, 0. EAPPOW SLPEFS | CHAS. NEWTON, 244 © CURTAINS AND DROPS (Ter the Stage) KERPY MWAUG. INC. 513 W din CHMEIDER STUDIOS ss; OW FT wWE'8S 6 SORB. Ye W . N - = 34 wt ew Ton" Cry DARTS, DART BOARDS, DART WHEELS APEX @FG CO. 1M Ds e«. Norristown, Pa DOLLS BUY DIRECT FROM IMPORTER iwPoRT cone ae] Ay a? DOLL DRESSES EDWARDS WOV CO. Sunset st EEN HOFF. : oe om WARABOU & O8T HCO. DOLL FEATHERS IMPORTERS OF DYED OSTRICH FEA FEATHERS Pu Werutacture resses. Dell Lares ¥ *c 4h Al —, bots Lewert Price SEAPS ‘te 58 West 37th Street, Mew Vere. Cy DOLL HAIR SUPPLIES POSEN & JACOBY. l¥! Chrymic mt. New Y -t DOUTCGCHNUT MAC HINT ~ TALBOT MFG CO. 1204-23 Coestzu: ILECTRIC BULBS AND SUPPLIES MAURICE LEVY. Lyreum Bldg, Pittsdurss Ps FLECTRICAL STAGE EFFECTS 1432 st, New Yore C! FLECTRIC CANDY FLOSS MACHINES ELECTRIC CANDY FLOSS MACHINE COMPANY, 238 34 ave N Naehr lie, on, FSMOND BLANKFTS NESSAUVER.KALVEN 19-32] W. Adem FEATHERS OF ALL KINDS 0. B FISH, wit NJ -_ FFATHER FLOWERS DewITT SISTERS, E Pratrie, Battle Creek, Mich FELT RUGS AWERICANW 2UG CO., 497 F. Heuston «= N T | LAWPENCE RUG CO., 129 High « Boston. Mere FILMS, DEVELOPING AND PRINTING PEEP LESS FILM LABORATORIES Oor Pare 1! FIRFARMS FOR SPORTS ONSUMERS CO. 34 Wo S8th et New Tort Citr FIREWORKS AWEFICAN FIREWORKS CO OF mass T° 7 - roe wom Mase, an4 1549 Rros¢war N YT N BARNABA FIREWKS. CO. New Rochelle N FIDELITY FIREWORKS CO. Mh at Fe Metzger Tr GORDON FIREWORKS CO. 190 N &s- HL DSON FIREWORKS MFG CO. Ru teor ILLINOIS FIREWORKS DISPLAY CO.. INTERNATIONAL FIREWORKS co n Ree Jersey Cie. N nd 19 Part Pi. N Y LIBERTY FIREWORKS CO., Fra:s! NATL PYROTECHNIC CO. 4 Sefhury Rowton PAINS MANHW'N BCH FIREWKS 18 Pe PN Y PAN-AMERICAN PRODUCING CO. Ankrry. Is PENNA. FIFEWKS M@FS CO. New Castle Po POTTS FIREW KS DISPLAY CO., Frank!i> Park P RHOADES FIREWORKS CO. INC. Karsas SCHENECTADY FIREWORKS CO... ~-here oe x.¥ THEARLE-DUFFIELD FIREWORKS CO. VICTORY. HITT FIREWORKS DISPLAY co s kt Fl VITALE FIREWORKS Co. Bos 194. New Case } PLAG HOLDERS POR AUTOS HAFNER MFG. CO., 51523 Carroll ave ‘ FLAGS ANNIN & CO., 8&5 Sch ave. New York Cis PLAGS AND DECORATIONS—ALL KINDS—ALL PURPOSES MCALLISTER FLAG & SPEC. MFG. CO.. Phils. Pa PLOODLIGHT PROJECTORS CAHILL BROS, 519 W adh New York ls PRENCH BAND INSTRUMENT= JOS. RAPUANO, 223 EF. 105th ot. New York. NY PROZEN CUSTARD MACHINES TALBOT MFG. CO., 1211-18 Chestnut, St Louls, M R.. FRUIT SNOW SUPPLIES AUTO. FEED MACH., 1208 & Exvay Dallas, Trt FUR BANDINGS AND COLLARS AARON MICHEL, 135 Wo oosth et. New York FURNITURE THEATRES & WILLIAM BIRNS, cly RENTAL FOR PICTURES st. New York ON MOVING Se? West Sith GAMES H. C. EVANS & CO.. 1538 W. Adams, Chicago MEE Mea Magee ecg ad cies ate rg tet Ere ee 2 eae pe: LV Oa 2 ae ee es oy a . — -° . -~-« _7a- i; The Billboord. Mave 21 o3 ; ace ORT we - - | ee Be TT , | SA Ta CAPNIVAL DOLL @& MOV CO. 132A Gea ce ; C27 S sss FORD STATUARY CO. 2) Preset ® BL TAPR 4A ALEP BATH ore 6 Lies WILDLAND DOLL CO “ Pracwite. « , PACINI WOW STAY CO, 1436 W Grand Chie LMITED STATUAPY CO. 1212 N Bows © L Verl>s a 79B i69N Y ST LT RCA ee ees - ; 5 BP —_ a ner | | Pe | | - —— ee - o= SS : —~--- - = Mog aM Se a uy Ganges ane ee: ray ae eR Rn ny eS pe OR aay oe _ i eu ae ; ae ie . : < ; : RR on Eig ood IR i ie 5 a aN a YC “°c ce eke aii a
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GASOLINE BURNERS w a. CARTER, 16 E. Marshall st., Richmond, Va TALBOT MFG. CO., 1211 Chestnut, St Louis, Mo | WAXHAM LIGHT é HEAT CO., 550 W. 42d... N.Y GASOLINE LANTERNS, STOVES AND MANTLES WAXHAM LIGHT & HEAT CO. 550W 421,N.YC GIANT PALM TREES FOR DESERT SCENES, CONVENTIONS, ETC. AMELIA GRAIN, 819 Spring Garden et. Phila GOLD LEAF HASTINGS & CO., 817 Filbert Philedelphis, Pa. GRASS RUGS AND MATS ). G. NEIDINGER CO., 1309 N. 24 st Philadelphia HAIR NETS GRT. CITY TRADING CO., 122 Sth as HAMBURGER TRUNKS, PRESSES, STOVES, GRIDDLES TALBOT MFG. CO.. 1209-17 Chestnut, St HORSE AND PONY PLUMES H SCHAEMBS, 10414 89th. Richmond Hill, N. ¥ ick CREAM SANDWICH WAFERS CONSOLIDATED WAFER CO., 2422 Shields ar, Cheo INDIANS AND INDIAN COSTUMES w. HH. BARTEN, Gordon, Nebraska JEWELRY—POR ENGRAVING (And Engraved Name Pins) ° AMER. JEWELRY MFG. CO., Br 42, Coney Ie, NY LAMPS ALADDIN MFG. CO., Munrte, Indiana KARR & AUERBACH, 2% Arch st., Phila. Pa PHILLIP MFG. CO., vss E “ities st., Cleveland, O LAMPS AND SHADES PHOENIX LAMP SHADE CO., 45 E. 20th, N ¥ C LAWYERS F L. BOYD, 17 N. Le Salle st., LEATHER COSTUMES SHIPLEY SADDLERY CO., 1429 Genesee, K. C., Mo. LEATHER NOVELTIES OOZE COWHIDE SOUVENIRS BERNARD L. MICHAEL, 150 E l2%hst, N Y ¢ LOVING CUPS (For Prizes) ACE BADGE, BUT'N,MEDALCO., 393 5thav. NY LUMINOUS PAINT MATERIALS PFALTZ & BAUER 1NC., 300 Pearl, New York THE “RADIANA™ CORP., 41 Union sa, W., N.Y. LUNG TESTING MACHINES (liyvdraulic) FRED'K BACH, 65 Cooper Square, MAGICAL APPARATTS ARTHUR P. FELSMAN, 154 N Clark #., Chicago MANICURE—FILES RUCHANAN & BURNS CO., 45 Austin, Newark.N.J. MARABOU—OSTRICH TRIMMINGS BEN HOFF, 29 FE. 10th st.. New Yerk City AARON MICHEL, 15 W. 88th st, New York MANUPACTURING CHEMISTS NE VORE MFG. CO., 185 Naghten, Columbus, O MEDALS (For Dances, Skating, Ftc.) ‘ACE’ BAOGE, BUT'N,MEDALCO., 303 .thar.. NY MEDICINE FOR STREETMEN nN. ¥. © Louls, Mo Chicago. New York FALDAUF DRUG CO., 3428 North ave. Milwaukee RECKER CHEMICAL CO., 225 Main est, Cinti. O CEL-TON-SA MED. CO., 1016 Central av.. Cin'tl, O. THE CLIFTON DRUG CO., ~ rar, Iitinots CUMBERLAND CHEM. CO. 17%, Nashville, Tenn THE QUAKER HERB CO.. Cin, innat!, Ohio DR THORNBER LABORATORY, Carthage, MUSIC COMPOSED & ARRANGED C. L. LEWIS, 428 Richmond, Cincinnati, Ohto MUSICAL GLASSES A. BRAUNEISS, 9512 109th, Richmond Hill, N.Y. MUSIC PRINTING THE OTTO ZIMMERMAN & SON CC., INC., Cin., O MUSICAL MDSE. AND UKES B. HORENSTEIN & SONS, 45 W. I7thet, NY. ©. NEEDLE BOOKS AND NEEDLES FIFTH AVE. NOTION CO., 801 Sth, Pitteburgh, Ps. ORANGEADE TALBOT MFG. CO., 1211-13 Chestnut, St. Louts, Mo ORGANS & CARDBOARD MUSIC POR CAROUSELS & ST. PIANOS BA. B. ORGAN CO., 340 Water st.. N. Y. City. ORGANS AND CARDBOARD MUSIC G. MOLINARI & SON, 112 32d at., Bklyn, N. Y¥ ORGANS AND HURDY-GURDITES JOHANNES 8. GEBHARDT CO., Tacony, Phila.. Pa. ORGAN AND ORCHESTRION RE- PAIR SHOPS A CHRISTMAN. 5712 Indep. av, Kaneas City, Mo. 4. FRANK, 3711 E. Ravenswood av., Chicago. ORTENTAL SCENERY THE KOSAI STUDIO, 129 W. 49th St., New York. OSTRICH FANS AND TRIMMINGS KATE SHEA FEATHER SHOP, 110 W 34th, NYC. OSTRICHE PLUME DRESSES BEN HOFF, 29 E. 10th st., New York City. . siorapennge WHEFIS H. C. EVANS & CO., 1528 W. Adams. Chicago RUMPTF'S ORIGINAL. BALTIMORE WHEELS, Gretsinger, 201 N. Gay st., Baltimore, Md. PAINT SPRAYERS THE MACLEOD CO., 2232 Boben at, Cinrinnat! PAPER CUPS (LILY) AND DISHES PUBLIC SERVICE CUP CO., Bush Terminal, B’klyn PAPER CUP VENDING MACHINES DIXIE DRINKING CUPCO., INC., 220 W. 19.N. ¥. PARK AND CARNIVAL RIDES »SELLNER MANUFACTURING CO., Faribault, Minn PASSENGER GAS BALLOONS AND ATIRSHIPS A. LEO STEVENS, 612 W. lfith st. N Y¥ City PEANUT ROASTERS HOLCOMB | & HOKE MFG. CO., 912 Van Buren, In- KINGERY MANUFACTURING CO., Circinratt, 0. PEARL IMPORTER EAST SIDE BARGAIN STORE, 83 Orchard, N. Y. ¢ KOBE IMPORT CO., 249 42d st. Y. City PENDLETON BLANKETS BROWN & WILLIAMS, Seattle, Wash PENNANTS AND PILLOWS AMERICAN PENNANT CO., °° Hano Wer st.. Boston. HARMONY ART & NOV.CO., INC. 155 Worster, NY TRENCH MFG. CO., 25 E. ‘Huron st. . Buffalo, N. ¥ PENNY ARCADE MACHINES AND SUPPLIES ARCADE HEADQ’ TERS, _. ¥ N ¥ at, Bklyn ARCADE MACHINES, 1i-: Cleveland R lence: W Gent, 33 +h ave Cletel ARCADE MACHINES 1: S Fifth. st., Phila ARCADE eee eat 2499 Washington st.. Boston EXHIBIT S LY CO., 4222 W Lake #t., Chicago PENNY ARCADE HDQTRS., 627 W. 43d 0... N. ¥.C PENS, PENCILS & COMBINATIONS BRENNAN PEN CORP., 457 W. Bidway, N.Y. C. PERFUMES & TOILET ARTICLES CAMPION PERFUMES, 122 Fifth av.. New York C. HW. SELICK, INC., 56 Leonard #t.. New York PHOTO ENG. AND HALFTONES CENTRAL ENG. CO., 137 W. 4th, Cincinnati, O PHOTOGRAPH REPRODUCTIONS , a Nhe ce. Bor 219, Davenport, Ia CK 2 iste, Davenport, Ia RAL PHOTO. es. Ys x 237, Davenport. Tows DALBEY PHOTO CO., Richmond, Indians 6, W. Lake st., Chicago. Hl a. Ge PIGGOTT CO., 8&6 Third st., PILLOW TOPS UIR ART CO., 118 W. Mlinols, Chicago. ESTERN ART LEATHER CO., Denver, Colorado. San Francteco. PLAYS | T. 8. DENISON & CO., 623 8. Wabash av, DRAMATIC PUB. CO. 542 8 Dearborn et., POCKETBOOKS FOR MEN (7-in-1, All Leather) A. ROSENTHAL & SON, 804 Wash, POPCORN CONES (Glassine) BRITZIUS MFG. CO., Dover, Minn. POPCORN FOR POPPING PEANUTS J. B. MORTENSON & CO., 241 E. Ills. st., POPCORN MACHINES CRETORS & CO., 619 W. 22d st. Chicago NBAR & CO., 2654 W. Lake st.. Chicago LCOMB & HOKE ars. CO., 910 Van Buren et.. ndianay ii nd INGERY MANUFACTURING CO., Cinctnnat!. O s .. 1978 High st., Springfield, O NATIONAL PEERLESS SALES co., Des Moines. Ia PRATT MACHINE CO., 2 Bissell st., Joliet. 1 TALBOT MFG. CO., 1209-11 Chestnut, St. Louis, Mo POPCORN MACHINES (Used) NATIONAL PEERLESS SALES CO., Des Moines. In NORTH SIDE CO., 1306 Fifth av, Des Moines, Ia. PORCUPINES B. J. FLINT, No. Waterford, Me PORTABLE BLEACHERS DIXIE PORTABLE BLEACHER CO., Meridian, Miss. POTATO CHIP OUTFITS TALBOT MFG. CO., 1209-13 Chestnut. st. Louis, Mo PUSH CARDS PEERLESS SALES CO., 1160 E. Sith st. RESURRECTION PLANTS C. E€. LOCKE, 7 Rio st., Mesilla, New Mexico RUINESTONE SETTING MACHINES ARTHUR B. ALBERTIS CO., 440 W) 42d, New York CHICAGO COSTUME WKS., 174 W Randolph, Chicago HANDY RHINESTONER CO., 492 F. 2d Bklyn, N.Y. RUINESTONES and JEWEL PROPS. ELLIOT. GREENE &CO., INC., 21 FE. 28th, N ¥ € THE LITTLEJOHNS, 251 W. 46th st.. N. ¥. City. RODEO PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS FOG HORN CLANCY, North Ft. Worth, Texas. Chicago. Chicago Boston, Mass. AND Chicago. x z00 -oc Chicago The Billboard, May 21, ROLL AND FOLDED TICKETS (Stock and Special) ARCUS TICKET CO., 348 N. Ashland, Chicago, Ml. ROLLER SKATES CHICAGO ROLLER SKATE CO., 4458 W. Lake, Chgo. WINSLOW SKATE MFG. CO., Worcester, Mass. RUBBER GOODS MYGIENIC SUPPLY CO., “1! S Mainst.. Akron, O. STANDARD SPECIALTY CO., Rockford, Til STARDANT NOVELTY CO., Dent. G-2509, Akron, © RUBBER STAMPS (And Accessories) HISS STAMP CO., 53 FE. Gay at., Columbus, O SALESBOARDS SANDERS MFG. CO., 151 2d, N., Nashville, Tenn. SAND-BLAST EQUIPMENT THE MACLEOD CO., 2232 Bogen at., SCENERY SCHELL’S SCENIC STUDIO 581-583-585 South High Street, Coftumbus, Ohio. Cincinnet!. SCENERY AND DRAPERIES ARMBRUSTER STUDIO, 247 S. Front, Columbus. O M. TUTTLE STUDIO, Bor 1150, Springfield, Ma-s SCENERY FABRICS DAZIAN'S. INC., 142 W. 44th st., New York City MAHARAM TEXTILE CO., INC., 107 W. 48th, N.Y. MENDELSOHN'S, 105 W. 45th st, New York SCENERY TO RENT AMELIA GRAIN, 819 Spring Garden st., Phils SCENIC ARTISTS AND STUDIOS TIFFIN SCENIC STUDIOS, Box 812, Tiffin, Ohio. SERIAL PAPER PADDLES cues BAe PRINTING CO., 39 W. &th, New York. MITH PRINTING CO., 1324 Walnut st.. Cincinnati . §. TICKET CO., Industrial Bldg, Baltimore, Md ce n “SHOOTER” (CLAY wares) AMER. CLAY PIPE WKS., 239 4th are. N c 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. SHOW AND POSTER PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS E. W. ALLEN & CO.. Atlants, Georgia. SIGN PAINTERS’ BRUSHES DICK BLICK CO., Box 437-B, Galesburg, Illinots. SILVERWARE KARR & AUERBACH, 626 Arch st., SILVERWARE & CARVING SETS KOTTLE CUTLERY CO., 368 @th av., New York. SLOT MACHINES OHIO NOVELTY CO., 40 Stone Block, Warren. $s FG. CO., 1922 Freeman av., Ceci. Phils., Pa. SNOW MACHINES AUTO. FEED MACH., 1208 8S. Ervay, Dallas. Texas. TALBOT MFG. CO., 1211-17 Chestnut, St. Louis, Mo SOAP FOR MEDICINE MEN LUM rg LABORATORSES, 18 Col. Hehts.. Bklyn. 0. A. SCHMIDT CO., 236 W. North av., Chicago SPANGLES AND TRIMMINGS ARTHUR B. ALBERTIS CO., 440 W. 42d, New York. co GE STAGE HARDWARE J.R.CLANCY "ace HARDW THEATRICAL omen Nan STAGE LIGHTING APPLIANCES CHI. STAGE LIGHTING CO., 112 N. La Salle, Cheo. DUWICO STAGE Lienrine. 393 W. ty eg Ba CHAS. NEWTON, 214 W_ ith st.. City nt 1EGL_ BROS. UNIVERSAL STAGE. LIGHTING O., INC., 321 W. 50th st.. New York. STAGE PROPERTIES THEATRICAL PROP, STUDIO, 502 W. 44th, N. ¥.C. STICKERS ST. LOUIS STICKER CO., 1625 Wash, St. Louis. STOCK ROLL TICKETS WELDON, WILLIAMS & LICK, Fort Smith, Ark. STOP-WATCHES (Split-Second) STERLING STOP-WATCH CO., 15 FE. 26th st., N.Y. SWAGGER STICKS FOR LADIES FRANKFORD MFQ@. CO., 121 N. 8th, Phila. Pa. TEACHER OF VENTRILOQUISM L. T. SCOTT, 719 3st st.. New Orleans, La 1927 45 TEA SETS, ART PANELS, ETC. THE YAMATOYA CO., 327 E. 2d st., Los Angeles. TEN-CENT COMIC CAMERAS N. 0. @. SPEC. CORP., 2566 Atlantic, Bklyn, N. Y. TENTS ANCHOR SUPPLY CO., Water st.. Evansville, Ind ERNEST CHANDLER, 272 Pear! st.. New York City CRAWFORD-AUSTIN MFG. CO.. Ware, Texas DANIELS, INC., C. R., 191-193 Croshy ct., N. ¥. € DIAL TENT & AWNING — Columbus, Ohto GEN. T. HOYT CO., rfur Ie -ton, Mass HUDSON RIVER SAIL MAK: ‘6 co. 75 Warren, N. ¥ KUNKELY OF WN Y., INC... 155 Chambers, NS. ¥ MAGEE & SONS, INC., 149 Fulton = YC. 5835 Cort ST. LOUIS TENT & AWN. co., & Pine, St. L TENTS FOR RENT UNKEL Y oF Nv ae INC... 155 Ch mbers, N Vv WAGEE & & SONS, INC., 110 Fulton, NYC. 5635 Cort. THEATRICAL GROUND CLOTHS, COVERS, BAGS, DRAPERIES, ETC. CHAS. A. SALISBURY, 309 W. 41st st., New York. THEATRICAL COSTUME SUPPLIES CHICAGO COSTUME WKS., 174 W. Randolph, Chicago TICKETS (Roll Only) S. BOWER, 430-432 West 18th st., New York TICKET PRINTERS ANSELL TICKET CO., 730 N. Franklin, Chicage. ARCUS TICKET CO., 348 N. Ashland, Chicago, WI ELLIOTT Serre CO., Canal & Vestry, New York GLOBE TICKET CO., 118 N. 12th st. Philadelphia. TRIMOUNT PRESS, 115 Albany st., Boston, Mass TICKET MACHINES & MACHINE TICKETS WORLD TICKET & SUPPLY CO., 1600 B’way, N. Y. TIGHTS ARTHUR B. ALBERTIS CO., 419 W. iid, New York TOASTED SANDWICH MACHINES (Electric) HOLCOMB & HOKE MFG. CO., 912 Van Buren, In- dianapolis, Indiana. TRAILERS (FILM) SEMLER SINEMA SERVICE, 1400 B'way, N. Y. C. TRUNKS (Professional and Wardrobe) BOOKS CO. USED PROP. TRUNKS, 901 Main. K.C SECOND-HAND TRUNK CO., 50 E. 59th st., N.¥-C W. W. WINSHIP & SONS, INC., Utica, N. Y. TURNSTILES RIGHT, Prospect Bldg. Cleveland. O =e. ¥. @ DAMON-CHAPMAN CO., 234 Mill. Rochester, N. Y. PEREY MFG. CO.. INC., 101 Park av, N.Y. €. UKELELES FOR CARNIVALS A, FAVILLA MFR., 411 Berry st., Brooklyn, N. ¥. UMBRELLAS FAMOUS UMBRELLA CO., 38 F. 21st st., N, ¥. €, UNBREAKABLE COMBS OHIO COMB & NOVELTY CO., Orrville, Obfo. UNIFORMS BROOKS UNIFORM ots 1437 Broadway, N.Y. DE MOULIN BROS. & CO., Dept. 10, Grecaniiie, nL THE FECHHEIMER BROS. CO., Cincinnati, O. THE HENDERSON-AMES CO., Kalamazoo. Mich. R. W. STOCKLEY & CO., 134 S. &th st., Phila, Pa. VASES OTTO GOETZ, 122 Fifth av., New York. VENDING MACHINES THE AD. pos oe. _ ®& Wabash ave, Chicago. CAILLE BROS. 6210 2d bivd., Detroit Mich. SPECIALTY MFG. "ia. 724 N. Racine, Chicago. VIOLINS AUG. GEMUNDER & SONS, 125 W. 42d at. N. ¥. WAFFLE MACHINES (Sugar Puff) TALBOT MFG. CO., 1209-15 Chestnut, St. Louls, Mo. WAGONS WM. FRECH & CO., Maple Shade, N. J, WIGS A. M. BUCH & CO., 228 S. llth St., Philadelphia ALEX, MARKS. ¢ 662-B 8th av., New York, N. Y. AND MAKE-UP FOR THE WIGS STAGE. F. W. NACK, ROSEN & JACOBY, $6 S. State St., Chicago, #1. 195 Chrystie st., New York WIGS AND TOUPEES FOR STREET WEAR ONLY W. SOLOMON, {101 W. 4iist st.. New \ork WIRE JEWELRY & BROOCH PINS (With or Without) Eineraving) AMER. JEWELRY MFG. CO., Rox iz. Coney Is., N.Y WIRE WORKERS’ SUPPLIES JUERGENS JEWELRY CO., 235 Eddy, Providence, RL s > ° ‘ 3% SS . ee ee q ee | F _ Sl ——— ; ee tA | of be j tbs a Co ee Pa | ee ee =86f ee ee a 3 | Po : i | Se — | Se es PC peememene a #H ee Ri Po ~ | | se | e ee : Se ED or - ee es | ——| ae | | : a ¥ ee Boa —— i a , : _ seh 7 . re Op oy se ll
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Cellist, Doubling Trumpet. metures, vaudeville, hotel, dance; young. 1) JOHN BACH, 606 University Ave, ov, Wis. Cellist at Liberty, Doubling Bb eyor and Soprano Saxophone. Theatre Ing Union and experienced. Address ROX C-360, care Billboard, Cincinnati, O. may28 Cornetist, Experienced Al] nes, wants summer engagement. Concert na preferred. Been with the best. Address nox C©-241, care Billboard, Cincinnati, O. Dance ‘Trumpet—Sweet, Some not; read, fake. Plenty experience. Join at anet Address MUSICIAN, Apt. 5, 679 W. Warren Ave., Detroit, Mich. Double B Sousaphone Dance “tan--Age 23, good tone, sight read and fake: u:ion and reliable. Write or wire 1. R. HFELVEY, 302 East Wenger St., South Rend, Ind. Drummer at Liberty — Real plenty of hot c¥mbal._ Sight reader. fake, young. union, neat appearing DRUMMER, 807 est Hill St., Champaign, 1] ll rhvthm Drummer — Dance Band or theatre job. Tympani, Xvlophone. Union; ze 26. Vaudeville, pictures. DON MILLER, 2 W. 23d Place, Cleveland, O. Drummer — Machine Pedal Tvmrani, Chimes, Parsifal Bells, White nd Gold Drums, all new; full line of Traps New tuxedo Want picture, vaudeville or cal stock position Thoroughly experi- enced Age 33 — south. DRUMMER. 1 Rox 187, Glenellwn Experienced Flute and Piccolo at lhertvy after June 2. Season closing i need all lines, vaudeville preferred P. O. BOX 157, Shamokin, Pa Trtsah ¢ First-Class Clarinet at Liberty “av 16 Experienced in all lines. A. F. of > — $30 N. Fifth St. First-Class Drummer and Tym- panist. Bells, Xvlophone Experienced in idev lle and pictures. DRUMMER, 2671 Street, Bellaire, Oo. Flute. Piccolo Soloist—Theatre Closed for umm er. Plav with beautiful tone and { latio: Excellent schooling tor rn mY work. theatre or hotel orches- tra Youne. rehable and experienced Go . vanere at my expense at O'ROSKY 22% Central Ave once JOHN . Tampa, Fia. Flutist — Experienced in All. For theatre work only Good select. Don't be afraid to take a chance with me. No re if unsatisfactory. BOX C-347, Bill- board. Cincinnati, O. Hot and Sweet Tenor Sax., So- Prano ang Clariner Sight reader. Can vise new stvile young, experienced C insider location only LEROY CHURCH. 5 Harnev, Omaha, Neb Hot Brass Team—Sweet Tone, read or fake: young, union, experienced: } outfits Prefer location. Cannot join be re June tenth NEWELL LONG, 502 apie Ave. Laporte, Ind. Saxophone-Banjoist—Real A-1 men, readers, young, union, wide experience. Location or troupe. Sober. Alto, Soprano, Clarinet, Violin. Feature Singer, Tenor Ban- joist, Guitar, feature man with specialty. O:.ly first-class organization considered. Room Twenty, New Linden Hotel, Wichita, Kan. Sousaphonist, Doubling Bass Sax. Thoroughly experienced dance man. Young. Join immediately. BASS, 4306 Mor- gan Ave., No., Minneapolis, Minn. Trombone and Drums—Trom- bone read anything. Hot, ultra-modern style with rhythm, good tone. Arrange for brass team. Drummer, fine technician; plenty of clean-cut cymbals; packs lots of rhythm A background for any band. We guarantee to satisfy or no notice. Hams, save stamps Prefer same job, but will split. At liberty June 7. Wire or write MUSICIANS, S. A. E House, University, Grand Forks, N. D. Trumpet at Liberty — Union, experienced, reliable and legitimate. Young man. TRUMPETER, care Photo Studio, 422', Jefferson Street, Burlington, Ia. frumpet Player at Liberty. Union. W. F. BROOKS, 124 Warren St., Gudson, N. Y¥. Violinist for Dance Orchestra. Union, neat, young. Prefer lake engage- ment, but will consider others. At liberty after June 1. Write VIOLINIST, Box 44. Mc- Nabb, Il. Violinist — Nonunion. Large library. Can cue pictures. Good tone: age 24; good sight reader. I do not misrepresent can furnish references. State all in first wire. Must give one week's rotice. Address NELSON PROVOST, 2 Fairmont Place, Fitch- burg, Mass. Young Lady — Cello, Drums. At liberty for concert. orchestra. dance Frxeellent appearance. BOX 516, Billboard. 1560 Broadway, New York. may28 Second Trumpet, Doubling Cello. Hotel, dance, presentation. Young, union JOHN BACH, 696 University Ave., Madison, Wis may28 A-1 RHYTHM ~ DANCE DRUMMER — PAST season with Columbia Recording band. Read and fake, with plenty hot rhythm and cym- bals. Play modern style and have good outfit. Can fake some clarinet and entertain: per- sonality, neat, reliable and guarantee to please; also experienced in reviews and vaude- ville. Age 22. Have plenty of flash. Nothing but good, reliable bands need answer. BUCK KELLEY. 510 N. Madison. Benton, Tl. may28 A-1 DRUMMER—TEN YEARS’ EXPERIENCE all lines, Tympani, Bells. etc. Prefer thea- tre. Play hot cymbal, good rhythm. Just closed fifth year here. Reason, cutting or- chestra. Young. married. reliable. Will troupe: union. Wire: E. C. WITT, Rialto Theatre, El Dorado, Ark. A-1 VIOLINIST. LEADER OR SIDE. WANTS position now or later. Union: swell] library: best references. PROF. E. BARBEY, General livery, Syracuse, N. Y¥. A REAL SAXOPHONIST, DOUBLING CLARI- net, Soprano, Bass-Clarinet competent either tenor or alto. All essentials for thea- tres, hotel, dance. Join immediately. State particulars. JACK WEBER, 8702 Pritchard Place, New Oricans, La. may28 AT LIBERTY — A-1 BASSOONIST. THOR- oughly experienced in Symphony, Theatre and Band: double on Piano. Write or wire MUSICIAN, 5105 2d Blvd. Detroit, Mich mary2l Hot Trombonist — Modern Style, sweet tone, perfect reader. Young. mele Can positively handle high-class job cance preferred Wire HAS WILSON, care ‘board. New York may21 June 1—Alto or Tenor Sax., oubl: ng Soprano, Baritone, Violin. Read, pose fake. memorize. Union, age 25 - ‘ocation in Ohio WM. BOSTON, Elks’ +b, West Palm Beach, Fla La¢ dy Trombonist—Union. Ex- F need in all lines. BOX C-361, Bill- itd, Circinnati, O. a7 Organist at Liberty — First- thoroughly trained, experienced musi- . Picture Player and Feature Solotst of nal ability Union Wonderful li- Good instrument essential Wire or he .. EDW — JONES, Princess —* C ity, 7 Organist — Experienced Play- “'. Union man. Large library. Employed, Ri change Decent organ desired. J. SOSSBACH, 620 Wyoming Ave., Elizabeth. ~ = Juni Violinist Would Like Summer ’ on or picture, vaudeville thea- experience. large library. HARKY HOWENSHEL 1, 5510 Blackstone Ave., Chic 1 AT LIBERTY — LADY TRUMPETER. AD- dress BOX 512, Billboard. 1560 Broadwav. New York mavy28s AT LIBERTY—2 EXPERIENCED MUSICIANS. Violinist. Cellist. Banjoist. Joint or single engagement. Would like location for teaching. Address VIOLINIST, 2131 A. Summit St., Kan- sas City, Mo AT LIBERTY — FLUTIST. EXPERIENCED. young and reliable. Prefer bass band or theatre work. WM. J. SMYTH. 3535 Pine St. St. Louts, Mo. AT LIBERTY—A-1 DRUMMER. XYLOPHONE Solos, classical and jazz, resort or hotel, for summer Xvlophone white and gold. Best ref- ererce. VERN A. TAPIO. Apt. H 3, 2900 Hazelwood Ave, Detroit. Mich AT LIBERTY—A-1 BANJOIST AND DRUM- mer. Both young, neat. sober and re- liable Read. fake, improvise and union Sing and entertain. Both nlenty hot and have been with the best. Prefer location, but will go anywhere. Go together or separate Please don't misrepresent, as we don’t) Hams lay off. State all in first wire. Can join on wire. Ticket if far. WELSH BROTHERS, 1811 E. Washington St.. New Castile, Pa. AT LIBERTY—TRUMPET. DANCE ORCHES- tra. Read, fake, union, tuxedo. Prefer loca- tion. State all first letter Address TED MOORE, 1511 8th St.. Altoona, Pa may28 AT LIBERTY—FIRST-CLASS CELLIST. DOT - ble on Saxophone: union. Would corsider permanent job. BOX C-355, Billboard. Cincin- nati, O. june25 The Billboard, May 21. AT LIBERTY—CLARINETIST. EXPERIENCED in vaudeville and picture theatres: com- petent. Use Bb Clarinet only. Will consider any good offer. W. T. HOLT, 1323 11th St. Rockford, 1). may28 AT LIBERTY—BANJO. DOUBLE ALTO SAX and sing. Young, single, wardrobe; union. EDW. A. SIMPKINS, Dome Hotel, Ocean Park, Calif. may21 AT LIBERTY—Bb TENOR OR Eb ALTO SAX. Straight work only. Sight reader, good tone, sober and reliable. Go anywhere. At liberty June 10th. Tent show, circus or chautauqua. Soathern route __ preferred. EDISON LEE, 2318 9th, Lubbock, Tex. AT LIBERTY — ORCHESTRA LEADER, VIO- lin, on account of ciftting orchestra. Five years on prese:.t job. Large library My scores can be featured. Plenty of reference. Prefer location, but will troupe. OLIVER M. JEN- SEN, Rialto Theatre, El Dorado, Ark. AT LIBERTY—BANJOIST. THREE YEARS’ experience orchestra. Can read, fake, take hot breaks. Young. neat. tuxedo. Open for summer engagement. Address DE MILLE, 10 Bullfinch Place, Boston, Mass. AT LIBERTY—DUE TO THEATRE CLOSING orchestra. Experienced theatre or dance trombonist. Union: troupe or locate. D. J. GREIG, Rialto Theatre, El Dorado, Ark. BAND DIRECTOR — AVAILABLE FOR CON- tract with municipal, institution, factory, Legion or special school bands. Schooled di- rector. Large library. Fifteen years pro- fessional experience; positively qualified in every respect. A-1 arranger and instru- mentalist. Salary only. BOX C-362, Bill- board, Cincinnati, O. BB SOUSAPHONE—HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE in Victor Recording Dance Orchestras, Radio Whistler. Last in Monte Carlo, New York City. Gold instrument. BOX C-358, Bill- board, Cincinnati. BB SOUSAPHONE WANTS SUMMER ENGAGE- ment. Three years’ experience with some of the best bands. New BB Sousaphone, can read or fake. Young, union and prefer sum- mer lake. Will accept first best offer with good reliable dance band. Must be reliable. BOX @359, Billboard, Cincinnati. CELLIST—LADY. UNION, EXPERIENCED IN hotel, pictures and vaudeville. At liberty on two weeks’ notice. MARTHA VALBRACHT, 1016 North 5th Street, Atchison, Kan. CLARINETIST—MAGIC TONE. ONE STICK, trained, young, union. TRA SANKEY SCOTT, 1144 | Laurel Ave . Bowling Green, Ky. CLARINETIST—Eb OR Bb, EXPERIENCED for circus. concert band or picture house. 15 years with good bands and orchestras. Union. BOX 37, Patoka, Ind. may28 COMPETENT VIOLIN OR BATON LEADER and Pianist at liberty, account of theatre changing policy. Want first-class picture, vaudeville house or hotel encacement. Up-to- Gate library, over 7,000 numbers: perfect musical accompaniment for pictures. Put over modern jazz numbers as feature, double Sax Last two seasons leader in Keith-Albee two- a-day house. Ace 30. Wife an excellent Orches- tra Pianist. Union, tuxedo and American. Both reliable, competent. schooled musicians. Guar- antee to make your orchestra substantial at- traction or close us flat. Write or wire "CORNELIUS, Bedford Theatre, Bedford. Ind may28 DANCE TROMBONIST—POSITIVELY CAPA- ble and used to working with feature band. Read, improvise, fake. Union. good appear- ance, congenial, strictly reliable. Want im- mediate engagement. Wire. telling all. but don’t misrepresent, as I don't. Go anywhere. BUD ROBINSON, E139 10th Ave, N., St Petersburg. Fla may2l COMPETENT TROMBONTST — VAUDEVILLE or picture theatre or band. TROMBONIST. Box 554, Danville, Tl may21 DANCE DRU MER — RECENTLY CLOSED long contract at one of America’s finest hotels. Double Plectrum Banjo and Xylo- phones. Capable on concert work. Gold out- fit. Paramount Banjo. Young: union. Read anything. Eight years with recognized bands. Latest cymbal beats. etc. References. Write or wire JACK SCHALLER, 28 South Grant St., Waynesboro, Pa. DRUMS, PEDAL TYMPANT. XYLOPHONE — Experienced and routined in vaudeville and pictures, also in stage presentations with jazz ynit. Am A-1 Tympanist and Xylophone Soloist. Prefer theatre, but would consider @ good dance band or location. Union; age 27: absolutely reliable. F. A. STIMIM. care Virginia Theatre, Champaign, Ml. may2s DRUMMER — PICTURES. VATDEVILLE. Gance. Union. young Black gold outfit Go anywhete DRUMMER, 104 West Wash- ington St., Champaign, Ml. FLUTE-PICCOLO — EXPERIENCED. LOCATE or troupe. Will consider anything State full particulars KARL KNIZEK. 319 N. Laurel St.. Staunton, Ml. HOT TRUMPET — CAN READ. FAKE, PLAY sweet and dirt. 5 years’ experience, younc and good appearance. Anythine considered Address ARCHTE LYNCH, Cupples Ha!l, Fayette, Mo. may28 LADY TRUMPET PLAYER — EXPERIENCED vaudeville. dance, concert, ‘hotel Sight reader BOX 513, Billboard, 1560 Broadway, New York LADY DRUMMER — EXPERIENCED VAUDE- ville, dance. hotel. Sight reader. BOX 518, Billboard, 1560 Broadway, New York. 1927 47 MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND VIOLINIST FOR high-ela picture house Laree library Highest references. Will go anywhere. FELIX TUSH, 1317 East 14th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. _ Saxophone Good library, un ion, young Ex- perienced in all lines. ORCHESTRA DI- RECTOR, 1207 N. Ft. Harrison, Clearwater, Fla RED HOT ALTO SAX, DOUBLING R-FLAT straight Soprano and Clarinet. Good tone on all. Can read dance orchestrations at sight. Take ple: tv hot chorus and breaks on Sax. Can positively cut the stuff and guar- antee to satisfy or no notice. Open for high- class offers only. Orchestra must use orches- trations and be real musicians; no fakers Nonunion, but will join: age nineteen. Don't misrepresent. Prepay wires. State your high- est salary and all, and save useless cor- respondonce. Go anywhere at once. Wire all to BOB HEIDELBERG, Hobart, Okla. Gloom Chasers, Harry McKeehan, I wired you, no answer. Wire again. SCHOOLED VIOLINIST, DOUBLING VIOLA— Tone and expression. Experienced pictures and hotel. Will accept side man. Union; single; tuxedo. MUSICIAN, 1223 Texas St., Mobile, Ala may2l SOUSAPHONIST—VERSATILE, GOOD VOICE, work in specialties; also play Piano. Age twenty-three, good personality. union. Just completed Orpheum Circuit with New York band. Reliable offers only. MUSICIAN, 986 East 12th Avenue, Columbus, O. may28 THEATRE MANAGER-DRUMMER — WIFE Pianist, want to hear from parties desiring above combination. Experienced musicians in all lines, orchestra or alone. Large library, can cue pictures. Drummer has had five years’ experience as manager, has complete line Bells, Marimba, Chimes. Write BOX C-366, care Billboard, Cincinnati, O. may28 TRUMPET PLAYER FOR FAST DANCE OR- chestra or good theatre orchestra. Up to date with latest stvle plaving. First time at liberty for two vears. Plenty references from well-known orchestras and leaders. RAE ECHOLS, 630 34th St., West Palm Beach, Fla. TRU MPET—FOR SUMMER SEASON. HOTEL, resort. Read, fake. good tone. voung. re- liable’ Only first-class bands with season’s contract considered MUSICIAN, Spencer Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind __may28 TRUMPET AND CELLIST — BOTH ‘EXPERI- enced vaudeville, hotel, concert or dance. F. BELL, 1420 10th St., Altoona, Pa. VIOLINIST — EXPERIENCFPD ALE LINES. Ability guaranteed. No notice required if unsatisfactory VIOLINIST, 2669 Highland Ave., Cincinn ati, _O.- A-t CORNETIST for vaudeville and = ting ‘picture theatre on” oneert oF hestra; ont a nd Un liber 7 1y 16, 1937” Address COR INF TIST v- “care” ‘Bittboard, 1560 Broadway, New York City. A-! CLARINET bg LIBERTY—A F of M_ Fully erpericr worst ider anything reliable. Pre- fer Concert and NS jections to good industrial Band. Address GLEN D. ANDO, Orland, Ind. may3l A.-1 DRUMMERMIich- Powers ed Dance Man, latest vn youre Reed, fake, im- provi Tuxedo 2 also A-I nut man. Can fure AL) Violinist, doubling Trumpet. BOX 465, Sa lina. Kan aT LIBERTY—Lady Cellist with theatre. hotel and vaudeville experience Gond tone; solos Address D. V., 431 South St. Johns Ave, Highland Park. Til. may2l av en idy Organis st of abilit y Only best st Two weeks tice necessafy. lit soni of tan lard and pop Pe music ORG ANISTES 1116 Benton Ave., East, Albis, Ia. aT LIBERTY—V iolinist. Teacher ang Soloist., wants picture show or cruanitlie as side man. Address N. D MOLINROPT. 426 N. Limestone St., Indian- adolis, Indiana. CELLIST—Very fine. beautiful tone Now emplo ed, but want to change Fiftee a — ee a ion Married Reliable Wa positic sort. FPrefcr the West. BOX c- 100. Billboard. “Cle. cinnati, O. may28 HOT neve ores v linist. Can be fea ved on hot ses: also on sweet 80°08. ith s on f ‘the best Can sing some. @ a real fellow. Age 23. Prefer loca- ss VIOLINIST, 145 Hickory St, —_ eneanist ar L Pisniet, union. wants positeon or with tra. Handle vauceviile. x shop stern Sta nd Write, stating all first letter s. Ss., — ar nist, 148 Pleasant St., Gardner, Mass unes LADY reseret PLAYER for or hest ta or a Seales ville ming June Ist A-1, experienced, LOTT T . DELMORE: 522 15th St., North, St. ersburg. Fis. union ORGANIST at _ liberty for Western States Union, mces Twelve years’ theatre work on Morton. Kimball Complete library ouble Pian St eady, reliable BOX Cincinnafi, O. VIOLINIST—Dance one chestra Ace 26. goal tech- nique weet tgne refer summer resort or hotel Write or wire SHivts LEE. Elbow Lake, Minn VIOLINIST—* 1 Side Man or Leader, for vaudeville or pictures. | i cafes or ballroom Single; can 1 — ere. =I Calffornia, Los Angels pre gravel ’ F. of ‘ Permanent address: OTTO EK TREUTLEIN, 1972 Orchard St.. Chicago, NL julyd T LIBERTY PARKS AND FAIRS Se WORD. CASH (First Line Large Black Type) 2e WORD, CASH (First Line and Name Black Type) te WORD. CASH (Small Type) (Ne Ad Less Than 25e) Figure Tetal of Werds at One Rate Onty. — Diving Show Performers — Pour: can manage outfit JACK J. BROOKS, Wilmington, Se nn a a een — =| | ; =i‘ tC | | ——— / —— E =! : | f L , — | a = _______| se | . . ) ; —— |} = + pS = = | CY : SS ee ae a | , eg ee a, | —— | ' i] | Po | L Sa a a | _ _ a ——— : a: : =———_____ i nn | Tn . k as | = § | es | | 5
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of colors. Two sizes. Quick p s; repeats ZMBOS-ED SHOW CARD €O., 468 Eucl td Ave., Cleveland, O. -FFK NO LONGER! BECOME INDEPEND- ent bs your our meee! Become my repre- t —— Introdu sensational 3-in-1 th Protector Fvervy home positively $2000 daily easily earned: no capital er ded I furnish everything. Write for 4t surprise of aig life PRESIDENT LORI MFG. CO., C5-2, Middleboro, Mass. Ki is. ten dollars dozen: also six Cat Ra og complete with Anchor Tops, one hune dred fifty doll A Quick shipment One- third deposit. GEO. W. OLIVER, 546 North Memphis, Tenn. . vestha ll oo ae ; ae OL AS ae er = rey maps ee low . catalog a | Be a 7 fe 7 : eee \—-—_ — | a a Evening Gowns, $19: W ijrobe Trunk, $15; i Cc | Sateen Drops, $12 Stamp brings lists. S | | WALLACE, 1834 North Halsted, Chicago. Fe a — —T : — ; | i = | ~ | pe | ee i > | eanee"—"——-eeeeeed : | ae ze Fo = ee |} - j— = a — | ee = me | silicic aa ee i rs } | | — sat ee EEE aes | | & a ; | | = _ _e rs ot ———— = - —_ Sennen ———— e ee Bd ge ~e be = CO : = Se ee ae | | 4 . ae : ren nll : : ; : tap gs Ane san Tg Hey 4 args SE Pees oe Ree aaa aes ;
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THE? t ; KFT NIM RAL GT™ (4. HINT- MACHINE~ — Goon — . and NATIONAT ‘ RING ©9 es > i pee imac: Corn Popners. Many inds; Peanut Ff ; rar:t NORTH- NORTHSIDE CO : ra For Sale— New Eichteen-Note Button —A Wonderful . L. DREISCH, Rye = For Sale — Nex Bosch. Lomb ’ ~ bat SOMERVILLE : I : Dartoz - er Six. ‘Ton Tractors. §1.100 Lit _ mar2ix -_ - a - , =- = Tarzet Practice Machines. b : ATTOMATIC COTS MACHINE 3 - marolz ener ener eons eeu c Bel]. $40 25c Bell, $70.00. Ret TTOWMAT COIN MACH PPLY ( c BAR —_ NFW PFNNY PISTOL MA- r $: \F T Gt™ ©O ARCADE-~ ARNIVAL*~ ANT OPFRATORS— | — : 2 . s § P, 4 R 25 order TILLITSON ~PI EIALTY COMPANY, Aurora, maryet FOR SALE OR. TRADE—4 CATLLE PENNY bs — v * ser: = £ 3 = Be : $* . F E. WALLER Delbarton, W. Va. FOR SAlE—2 FLECTRIC ACMI _SHOCKING c LIBERTY NOVELTY COMPANY, 3557 W. 22d St., Ch- ~ - x HALF CARLOAD BATTLESHIP LINOLFIM roars 3p rf ty Price half ag a. DINGTON CO., Scranton, Pa MEN'S STREET SUITS. §&: SLIGHTLY USED. WALLACE, 1804 Nor:h He 3. Chicazo. MILLS PI PRITAN MACHINES. LIKE NEW. | | - > - c*s ec= 5p. Dewey Mf Scaggs Wiehe. e-thire . CHUBB 4 COMPANY. 1208 15th St., Detroit, Mich PRE- USED PRINTING PRESSES. TYPE. SUP- : : r 2c M. H LANDIS, REGINA ELECTRIC SLOT PIANO — SMALL n cood working $100. HAL C. : , Danvi be, TH junell MOLDY, REAL DOT BLE -BODIED callD—) HE AD s BOX C-353, ‘care Billbc ROULETTE MACHINES | ple $20.1: WEE GFE aper. LAD RENCE BABCTS. Oolitic. ind SHOOTING GALLERY—14 ROWS OW ING. por r » 4 - ,. Ne ~~ Y * BOX 6%. ¥ ‘3s Pals. T — lL ‘Wanted. — - Agents: for Hich FOR SALF—r amie PENNY BALL VENDERS I nd Biex .~ fn ans >» lar C: » Are [™ ¢- Pa. mt TOMATIC ‘VENDER week Mav C. AH A\RTZBE RG. COMPANY, Mote. Al mays | ikea FOR jon Bt orce Write ” CHARLES BELL. St. Recis Hotel. Chicaee FR ANKI Y N “BROS. WANT NOVELTY PER- | ant a A gl ee TRADERS ‘ doubling Saxophonist: inet ROOM 714. VIOLINISTS oe Saxophone or Ran and Drumme: 1482 Broad way Nr er | wt <a TANS WANTE a % CORNETS, 2 TRO es, 1 Ba Drummers, must Wire, don't write, as I need rumen to am nlete 29-piece ¢ bert and tran@portation RAY ;sT ‘NLFY. fman & Polhe Shows, Wa . DS. ghee 14th to 329th Mt SICTANS: WANTED co 1c K—CORNFT! 1 larine nr to 7 y overt ith Pia t ie , you double mal , al} RABETTA MEDICINE ©CO., Ca: e others write RAY STANLEY. Ze idman & Pollie . Wa D S.. May 16th i = TROMBONES. A-} TRAP DRUMMEr Show i to 30th lw ANTED FOR ACT — “PIANIST, COMED of doing Piano Caper 60 Broadway, N geriter capable | ROX 20, Billboard, 1 N Yy WANTED _ PIANO PL AYER FOR SMATT w, week fer canva Mert: ary: must be low. tir are hard "TRIB. ty DEVERE SHOW, P=: c acie, WANTED—CELLIST FOR PICTURE THEA tre in Mic igar i's finest re far rr position: open June Ist CARL Ww. BAKIR. 324 Hanover St., Belding, Mich WANTED—NO. 1 REFINED GIRL MUSICIAN~ for orchestra, theatre and concert Motor- i tent show Address BOX C-277, Bill- ard, Cincinnati WANTED — MUSICIANS ON ALL INSTRI- GEO. L BUCHNAU BOOKING AGENCY, Box 62, Columbia, Tenn. mav2) WANTED AT ONC E—HOT TROMBONE ments MAN and Lead Alto Sax. doubling all for an & lr e band Must read well Salary arou per week for right man State exprri- ace and ? in wire ar letter or er ar write EARL HUNT'S BAND 7 bape an 3 ee Phew dear — w \NTED FOR CONCERT AND CIRCUS BAND - on = mat t 7 - ss ~ — 2 Tr ’ Ra rummer ~<a: - Sheedy hang Pena enone ncaa. Tune 1st, Ro hester, Minn. BANDMASTER, ayers _ Speen. Ore se. Sneecr-__ | Box 246, Salina, Kan i "% Lectin : | IF DICINE PERFORMER .. VAUDEVILLE A AND WANTED— Mt SICTANS FOR A LONG <EA- 3 an eiar only Jave open- | ¢ ARL DAI ox . 3 Cr v. a eer BSiCie Bn Pd r PEDDIE oe : = c , | - ots ana se : tr Commu: | WANTED FOR LONG SEASON Uxpre CaN. 5/2 ou MICHAFL VICTOR, 50 Bradfora © . fig iB gg peda eee N. B” Agitators and ama- © i stake 8 lor * art iin Pca hea ars, save asian Only first-class mus QUILLIN FAMILY SHOW, Rosecale, W Va_ concent scart — kit paver ownsegeas a} i | WANTED—COWROY* FIFTEEN DOLLARS A | WORK— —PLENTY. ote a ane FoR TRO! pt ga a oa Mg anole ae Be : etive mating hst of 1 a: Siete ot: ates Sine a all consin inois, Indiana and igan ALLEN BROS. | ne¢ orts hotels, rosdhouses. ¢ c . _= | ‘ c usitians ontemp ating sifa | WANTED — MED PEOPLE WHO | LENS | immer work Puts you before 1.500 pro ange P:ano aver | rrietors needing musicians Now s j tork. No wires “NUTRO. co. "33 Bilt board | opportune time to commun —cigg hc tt 7" O=ce hicago ] is ral very effective samp) ter forn Sce, Chicago, Tl Me re a - ' ust i oN ae WANTED — COMEDIAN FOR MEDIC TNE hoe MES. DAN POMEROY, Frecericks- burg, Pa WANTED IMMEDIATELY—GOOD COMEDIAN —Must comedy in acts. Performers at 2 Pia: write LEE LEVANT, hee WANTED—COMEDY BAR PERFORMER, oR ~ _ at _oges amat Stat ac . 4 e toin “Gest : letter | RODGER~ 8 We nt 105th t.. 2 WANTED — VAUDEVILLE. TE. AM ,OF Two go0c phere) Must ween O; rator. Power's ng season uncer - | State lowest ticket: SNOW BROS SHOWS. La Crosse may2s | WANTED—ACRORBAT WHO IS WILLING TO Lahorty. of Ben Waaee Yeound, ta Lesioriiie. th ou t June, MERRELL | TROL PE, Box 296, Jefersonville, Ind _DAXC TING TEAM TP IN act . Dla — o. tT si all “tent 4 Prefer one with owr “+ x“ * mov HOLT'S OVERLA OVE RLAND SHOW, Surli: ‘HELP WANTED—MUSICIANS | fe WORD. CASH. WO ADV LESS THAN 75e. Be WORD. CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Tetal of Werds at Ore Rate Onty. | —— ee | Cornetists, Trombonists, Saxo- ‘ t t VERTTOSO x HOOL., Dent Musicians. JaAckK Can Place | Dance BOOKING OFFICES. OF ADAIR tTline. I Orchestras Wanting Engage. te BOX C- Billboard, C mavef Orchestra Pianist. i * DALTON THEATRE, Pulaski, Va | 463 ”% Drake Avenue, and profitable ¢o money order. Price ory WM. MANELLI, 2101 N. Hoyne Avec, Chicago, 1) | INFORMATION WANTED St WORD, CASH. WO ADV. LESS THAN 2% Te WORD. CASH ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE Figure Total of Werds at One Rate Only Information Wanted of Clif- ford Leigh leading man “Lion ar the M 1910 -Relatiy es. friends respond roo ROX 42, Ridgewood Station, Brookiv: x. F. 13 _ INSTRUCTIONS AND PLANS Se WORD, CASH. WO ADV. LESS THAN 25° prove beneficial Send poctal) 2° AA fe WORD. CASH ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE Figure Tetal ef Werds at One Rate wan. ATTENTION. CATLLE OPFRATORS! MAKF a , Fortune c& Machine out of you Cail Complete set Fortune Tefling Ree! and Cards for 50¢ TILLITSON SPECIALTY C., Aurora, 71) may2® MAKE AN INEXPENSIVE, ICELESS REFRIG- erator Plan, $100 Ww. Ss. MYER- Reading. Pa july. THEATRICAL SCENE PAINTING TAUGHT by mail Practs: low-priced correspo! ence course We sell Lithographed, Color Scenery Model: Send « for teratu PNAFPRBOLL ART ACADE MY. + On naha, Neb TAUG HT ALMOST AN’ all cost Send 2c star today for rtic 2 rs and proof. GEO. W SMITH. & North Jeffers Peoria T?} ‘ VENTRILOOI “os ne at ? ne SEND $1! VENTRILOQUISM LESSON — LINGERMAN, Ventriloguist, Johnstown, Ps may: MAGICAL APPARATUS FOR SALE (Nearty New and Cat Price) Se WORD. CASH NO 40V LESS THAN 2S Se WORD. Cash ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE Figure Tetal of Werds at One Rate Onty. Amusement? Party? Send for SEPEC Pale | ir list of laugh producers Chicago jur — OST OY ae a a oe en Ne a) 2: ea antares ieee ee oe eae oe sa Be es ete ae Ags abe iy | , o- ee eee a ry és | 51 The Billi or : — : a Se ee a = - J "Fs | HAM™ I . ] if FOR SALE—SECOND-HAND Goods SIDE ¢ z } Crispette Machine — Lone- ee ; I The Great Barrazin—50 Pistol] Ma- Push ee Shooting Gallery. Complete. ; R DONADIO. ==: onion 9 Peers SE SALES CORPORATION. ict: ie Pe << Pg ~ " inne oa Gaemann | rk City | | — r a Ce ee Tt eee » a ee i = Aira MATES PC pe | = aa ee | - eS ; - . - ~ = ss - ** ae = : Po | , ‘e hf pemrona: “ , r4 ce ; t Al) ys. — | ; ‘ . , | — S| < ¢ t \ we “work j j Ee ~~ <<. = a ——e .
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Andmar Magic Company — ample tricks, 10¢. Room 23, 40 N. Wells Chicago Jus ust Out! Joe Berg’s New Cata. 10¢ Oricizval magic circulars free ‘+t rope mvstery. $500 Good ballvhoo 1OF BRE RG. 321 So Cark &. St., Chicago. may2)! Laurice . Magical ical Shop—Tricks -f all kinds. 799 Broadway, Brooklyn, N Y¥ jun4 acts TH AT MAKE GOOD—LOWEST PRICES. Reading. Crystal Gazing, Magic, Es- Acts, Secrets, Plans, Drawings Big election Six cents brings catalog, none free r pt service. GEO. A. RICE, Auburn, N. Y may28 ARMY List, Afind pict nox. “$3 30: _MANIPO, $4.50; 2 Tru . $250 each, cash or trade. Wwe WOOLEY, Peoria, I] Hf Are Re 3 NK — “WELL BU ILT, . HOUDINI x29": sacrifice T. G. ULRICH, Ave. Lakewood, oO. t OR SE L LING PURPOSE — BOOKS, Evelet Pins. Look Backs, X-Rays and ties, Punch Whistles. Samples, 25c: list SYLVIAN'’S MAGIC SHOP, 185 Eddy, Providence, R junel8 N ‘st RECEIV ED—TWO TRUNKS OF MAGIC. a ust for stamp CHESTER MAGIC Hop, 403 North State, Chicago. A | GGLING-MAGICAL ACT, INCLUDING ALL natatus and explicit Instructions, sent 4) 500. Easily learned. Book on Jug- ol $1 00 Rare Books Complete Stanvon's ‘‘Magic’, ‘Sphinx’, “Ma- CARL MARTELL, 3815 McDonald St Louis, Mo FULL DRESS sU ITS, COM- wonderful buys. Tuxedo Suits, $8: Wardrobe Trunk, WALLACE, 14 adi rt MAGIC MAG IANS’ Men’ s Street Suits, .! Prop, $8 Stamp for lists. 834 North Halsted. Chicago SAMRFH'S NEW ILLUSION, TARGETTO, 1s creat’ Mysterious vanish, exchange and trappearance of two people Evervthing com- ete packs in a suitcase Building cost Send dime for descriptive circular rone free HERMAN WEBER. th Dearborn, Chicaco may?! r AI Nine PROFESSION AL “MINDREADERS. CRYSTAL rs Our new 44-page Tilustrated Cata- * contains the largest selection of Mental Spook Effects. Supplhes and Apparatus the world. With Horoscope sample, 20c: e free NELSON ENTERPRISES, 198 S Third, Columbus, O may28 WANT AND SELL HANDCUFFS, LEGIRONS, etc SWEET, 76 McKibben St., Brooklyn, N. ¥ MISCELLANEOUS Je WORD, CASH. WO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. Se WORD. CASH. ATTRACTIVE Fins LINE. Figure Tetal of Werds at One Rete Only. LUCKY RINGS—SPECTAL SALE, 1,000 PER- b tiful gold-filled Imitation Diamond female figure moulded on sides. ngs w th Looks $245.00: costs only $245. Money-back suaranter. SUCCESS CO., Dept. A, 166 W. . Chicago MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR SALE—WANTED TO BUY ft WORD. CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 250. f2 WORD. CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Total ef Werds at One Rate Only. Saxophone, Buescher C Mel- Silver, gold bell. with case, used one on. $30 CAPPS, 304 Empress Theatre ce. St Louis, Mo. Style 146 North Tonawanda Organ. in first-class condition, only $250 00 C.F LENARDSON, Blissfield, Mich. may2l TOR SALE—ONE | NEW C MELODY SAXQ- ne. in case, $78.00: also new Imperial $48 00 each: Keefer Trumpet, $65.00 tach “address J. T. FRENCH, 227% Erie St, edo, O may28 eed SALE — MV ‘SIC LIBRARY FOR ric. 259 numbers, full orchestra, Fischer xements. 213 numbers, small orchestra, od condition First $250.00 takes it RALPH WINES, 735 East Eighth Ave., Gary, HOLTON CORNET,, BESSON TRUMPET, A to , Seuapnene. Double B Bass, Conn Slide : . Uniforms, Drums. In fact, everything band. Will sel] at a bargain mmunicate to JAMES F. VICTOR, care V_ A. Club, 229 West 46th St., New York Cut may2l en _ BAND COATS, FLASHY, $5, $7; RED . $150, $2. Blue or Black Regulation ' Coats, $350; Caps, $1: Flashy Minstrel $5: Men's Street Suits, $8: 10 Green Coats, $30. Stamp brings lists) WAL- 1834 North Halsted, Chicago. a "press I LACE, TRI MPETS — LATE MODFLS,. ALL LOW tch, like new and at bargain. prices “lish Besson, silver with gold bell. $6000 Helton. burnished gold, $8500: Blessing "rass. late model, $35.00: Conn Vicior Model npet-Cornet, gold. $5000 all complete cases. Write for list We allow more your present instrument in trade. 1012-14-C McGee ‘SWFORD-RUTAN CO., Nansas City, Mo. SLIDE TROMBONES—KING. NEW MODEL. tuning in slides, silver with gold bell, $5500, Olds. brass, sample. hire new, $7000 York, silver with gold bell. €4590: Conn Artist, gold finish. perfect hape, $75.90 Olds, silver with gold bell. extra fine, $75.00. Buescher, late model, gold plated, shrhtly used, $85.00 Courtois, silver. fine shape. $4000: Holton. gilver with gold bell. $5900 Conn, large bore and be!!l with trill valve. Silver with gold bell. $4599. many others Best allowance for vour old instrument CRAWFORD-RUTAN CO., 1012-14-C McGee St. Kansas City, Mo SAXOPHONES—OVER ONE HUNDRED BAR- gains in slightly used and sample instru- ments to select from. Every instrument re- built with appearance and playing quality like new. Harwood Alto, silver with gold bell, $85.00; Selmer Alto, silver with gold bell, $9000: Buescher Alto. gold plated, $125.00; Harwood Melody, brass. $5500: Har- wood Melody, silver, $75.00: Elkhart Melody, nickel, $70.00: Buescher Melody. silver with gold bell, $9000: Harwood Tenor, silver, $3000: Conn Baritone, silver with gold bell, $125.00. Write for new list and estimate on your present horn in trade.: CRAWFORD- RUTAN CO., 1012-14-C McGee St, Kansas Citv. Mo UNAFON (DEAGAN) FOR SALE — 32-KEY, perfect condition; price, $15000 Wire or mail $30.00, balance Cc Oo. D express, with trial. C. W. DUCHEMIN, 527 East Wabash St., Indianapolis, Ind. WOULD YOU TRADE? WE ALLOW THE most for your old instrument. Try us: before making any purchase or trade. Write today for catalogs, estimate blanks, sample music, etc. Get acquainted with the fessional house. Glad to open accounts with all responsible musicians Order anything in popular and standard band and orchestra music from us. Prompt service and guar- anteed publishers’ prices CRAWFORD- RUTAN CO., 1012-14-C McGee St., Kansas City, Mo pro- $35.00—WEYMANN BANJO GUITAR, MAPLE wood rim and neck, with maple wood am- plifier, 12-inch head. fine condition; cost $100. Get free list of Musical Instruments. WEIL’S CURIOSITY SHOP, 20 South Second St., Philadelphia, Pa. PARTNERS WANTED FOR ACTS (WO INVESTMENT) Se WORD, CASH. WO ADV. LESS THAN 25. Je WORD. CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure | Total | of Words at One Rate Only TEAM—YOUNG, SPECIALTIES, PIANO, CAR. Fifty-fiftvy proposition HAAS, 220 South Harvard, Hemet, Calif PATENTS 62 WORD. CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. Be WORD. CASH ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Teta! of Words at One Rate Only. PATENTS—WRITE FOR GUIDE BOOK “How To Obdtain a Patent’ and Record of Inven- tion Blank, sent free. Send model or sketch of inventions for inspection and instructions free. Terms reasonable. VICTOR J. EVANS cO., Ninth and G, Washington, D. C. PERSONAL 6e WORD, CASH. WO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. Be WORD, CASH. ATTCACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure Total of Werds at One Rate Only. DON—PLEASE COME HOME SOON. VIVIAN, junell The Billboard, May 21, Lord’s Prayer on Pinhead — Microscope, pin, tripod and descriptive sherct- $20. SHAW, Victoria, Mo. june4 ALUMINUM PEG PITCH- TH WIN, lier make, khaki top, pin-hinge frame, shelving flash and slum. Complete. ready to open and good as new. $125.00 or best offer. MYRTLE SCHAEPPI, 2056 Grand Ave. Chi- cago, Ml. CHEVA- B A L Le o o N S. _ PARACHU TE, AIRPLANE Chutes, Rope Ladders, etc. THOMPSON BROS. BALLOON CO., Aurora, Tl. ‘may28 BIBLE FILMS, $50; TENT. 20x80, $65—201 E. NINTH, Caruthersville, Mo. ELECTRICAL EFFECTS. CLOUDS, WAVES, Fire, Ripples, Waterfalls, Crysta! Balls, Navy Searchlights. SPOTLIGHT NEWTON, 244 West 14th St., New York. junls ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS, FORD FRONT- End Power Attacl.ments, Generators, Mo- tors, etc. Save one-half. THOMPSON BROs., 85 _Locust_ St., Aurora, Il. may28 EVANS DEV IL’S BOWLING AL LEY, SIXTEEN feet, two motors, A. C. and D. C., 100 Evans Balls, good condition, crated, ready to ship, $100. Sixteen-foot Watch-a- -Lar Insides, com- plete ring cloth, banner, pegs, rails, plush masking, lot rings; outfit all complete, ready set into sixteen-foot top, complete, $50; one- half cash, balance C. O. D. Immediate ship- ment. H. D. WEBB, Coal City, Il. FOR SALE — CHAIR-O-PLANE WITH OR without concession. May consider partner. Also Kiddie Swing, Slot Machines. CRAGGS, 15 Atlantic Ave., Houghs Neck, Quincy, Mass. FOR SALE—TWENTY BY THIRTY. SEVEN- Ft. Sidewall, khaki, thirty: Folding Pia:o- Organ, thirty: Sawing Woman and Floating Table Illusion, twenty: Afligator Girl and Banner, $2000; Marquee, Benches, Trunks, Banners, etc. LONE STAR WONDERS, Stephenville, Tex. ‘ FOR SALE — SMALL COLUMBIA PIANO. First $65.00 takes it. L. E. HARRINGTON, Missouri Hotel, Kansas City, Mo. FOR SALE — CIRCUS BLEACHER SEATS. 100 sections, made for the Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia. 10 tier high, used one hight only; 50 sections with foot rests: 50 sections 8 high. Fair Managers, just what you want. Made bv experienced circus peo- ple. PENN BLEACHER SEAT CO., 1207 W. Thompson St., Philadelphia, Pa. may21 GOOD TENT, 10x60; SEATS, TRUCKS, Lighting Plant. M. Outfit. L L CROSBY, Big Rapids, Mich. OWING TO THE DEATH OF BERT ROYCE, will sell the Royce Swiss Bells «hand bells, imported: and 8-foot Table Chimes, Sleigh Bells, Racks, Trunks, Taylor Built Trunk, Props or Wardrobe. Black Illusion Act (com- edy), Spirit Valley, Drops, Properties and Electrical Effects. Will direct. MARION ROYCE. 1124 Aldrich Ave., North, Muinne- apolis, Minn. SEVERAL CONCESSION OUTFITS, LIGHTS, Country Store. Muslins, Stock, Banners cheap. JOHNSON, 826 North Fifth, Quincy, Il. EXCEPT PIANO. STAGE Stakes, Blues, Reserves, Marquee, Proscenium, Top. 50x100. Stored in Northern Oklahoma. First $175.00. Top not very good; side walls o. k. W. R. MANS- BARGER, Gen. Del., St. Joseph, Mo. TENT OUTFIT Lights, Poles, FRED — EVERYTHING O. K. PHONE OR 7e SALESMEN, WANTED 25e. Se WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. Figure T Tetal of Words at One Rate Onty. Salesmen — New Invention beats vacuum sweeper and all its attach- ments. No electricity required. All complete. Only $2.95: over half profit. Write O. P. MORGAN, Mer., 703 Grimes St., Fairfield, Ia may28 MAGAZINE SALES PFOPLE, CREW MANAG- ers, Girls using 2-pavs and specials, write for best proposition. State experie: nee, refer- ence. STEELE, 5 Columbus Circle, New York. SCENERY AND BANNERS 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢c. Be WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. __ Figure Tetal of Words at One Rate Only. New Sateen Drops, 18x24 Feet. $25.00. Send for , catal orcue Address SAROFF, 874 Boulevard, Springfield, Mo Will Sacrifice Oye. 2 Borders, 2 Tabs Conservatory Sone with _ scenery trunk CAPPS. 304 Empress The Bldg.. St Louis, ae. ARTISTIC. Moni RN SCE NERY. DYE DROPS. Banners at greatly reduced prices if vou order now Send dimensions for prices and catalogues. ENKEBOLL SCENIC CO., Omaha, Neb junell USED SCENERY BARGAINS — KINGSLEY _ STupIoO, _Alton, mil Was mays 2ND-HAND SHOW PROPERTY FOR SALE 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. Be WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE Figure Total of Werds at One Rate Onty | Laughing Mirrors, Large Size. Cc. J. MURPRY, Elyria, O. may28 SONGS FOR SALE Se WORD, CASH. NO HAN 25e. 7e WORD, CASH. Atraactive FiRsT LINE. Figure Tetal ef Werds at One Rate Only. Cohen & Kelly Parodies — 10 hot numbers, “‘Tonight You Belong To Me”, “High Up in the Hills’. “It All Depends on You", and seven other hits. $1.00 gets them all, $1.00. 6131 Callowhill St., Philadelphia, Pa. HOKUM SONGS — JOLLY BERT STEVENS, Billboard Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. may?21l TO VAUDEVILLE PERFORMERS — SONG, “My Mother Dear”. Words and music bound to elicit demand for encore. Send for Professional Copy. INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMPANY, 653 Old South Bldg., Boston, Mass. junell TATTOOING SUPPLIES Designs, Machines Formulas. 6e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. Se WORD, CASH. ATTRACTIVE FIRST LINE. 1927 57 TENTS, SLIGHTLY USED. 20.50, 20x40, 30x60, 40x70, 50 ee a ——_— ————emltC—C | << — J 7 ee )=6 = } ————— | tid | mr a | : | | ee of RED | s | : | a — _—_ : | _ P Pe dubs
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The Billboard. May zi. > a 7 19 ARCADI MACHINES WANTED FOR CASH— s art, Fai bn eo eS medies +thousands!, Portable Projectors, inwemtien Nev we and Sensational e a * Wonderful advertisi ratis Low Lights, Booths, Opera Chairs and evervthing CANDY FLOSS MAC ee yg PAY FOR Guaranteed perfect Send money order for list ECONOMY, 6814 Corinthian, | requi red for movies. MOVIE SUPPLY CO., 4 in fo for trial or MAHMARIAN, Box 222, Union| ! delphia junes ‘a South Wabash Ave., Chicago, Tl may2} AUTOM aT KC FISHPOND ‘C0... eee ee | WESTERNS, FF ATU RFS AND NOVELTIES, | NEW S150 MOVIE CAMERA, $37.50; 400-FOOT une¢ i none er $2 reel STFWART MAR-| Professional Movie Camera, $125: Home = Roadmen—Going Out of Busi-| HAL Rome. Ga |x vie Projector, $25; Motor-Driven Suit-Casp as ATION WANTH D FOR A PORTABLT Ch > Ei ae | — —— | Frojector, $60; Power's No. 5 Road-Show : OSCAR SIMPSON joca, Ir Ne aces seebitege 2 agg cong RET (WESTPRY a ATURES, $800 TO) Projector, $50; Rewinder, $250: New ¢; =~ eer Ege mat re nes sigue elect 00 eact for ' Rewind e€x-} Measuret, $6; 16 Millimetef Projecto: 29 MAGIC APPARATUS—ANDMAR MAGIC CO.. : — a, Wes ee ae scales ae Send deposit ‘ FINLEY'S | Printer, $25; | Developing Outfit, $30. Ray Room : Nor Wells, Chicas P gi S =: D ho oa Rode FILMS, Norfork, Ark 296 Sth Ave., New York. eae SS ee eee : Is, Weeklies. St s|30 REFS FOR FNCHANGE F — WESTERNS. NFW STANDARD STEREOPTICON OvTFITs, ogee on” thee singe ALRA r t e star T of reels. Dram: : an re | electric or gas, $21.50, with color wher! and KEE. M 6c tae F z “= al } free t Your | will i mine RAY F ROSARD, Aca emy spotlight Gronbere’s Combination Gla:« and é : cues : ty knocks now. DIXIE FIT ™M CO... Cor Pa —_ Mog saumiae ee és TM uble = ac © Box 2 Memp Ten — issolvir ste ns. vs > sirculars a UY eh BELLS L RTs | — 100% FILMS—CARTOONS, WESTERNS. RIG ‘ree’ GRONBERG STFREOPTICON WORKS, ’ em wWrece Ss r-Sm el Comedies > | J cson, n c NOVELTY COMPANY. 2557 West 22 juneli | $3.5 50 Reel — Westerns, a ie enn” esc A seas Sanaaian : . : — _ cials, Comedies. ROSHON, New Kensing- | Serial 1 brand-new t the Set (TOWERS 5. Somereee., 9. comereen. 20x60 OR 40x60 TENT—MUST BE ae. Goon | jt Pa j 2 y fg Ts ir fe count Life of Jesse : Reels wanere, & PROF. HA7ZFER- | iJ es, Passion Pla Dar Inf >, Uncle | DIAN, 601 Munford Court, Kansas City, Mo tter CHAS. McDONALD. } Tex 4A REAL PULL-'EM-IN aac gr enertyin STERS | 7 s Cat Cheyenne Frontier Days, Scouts ! - we a SER =| Last Ficht the biegest box-office f the s and others WESTI RN FRA- | svir-CASE MACHINES—DE VRY, $85: ACME. of the vear T? sar ot tir | TURE PI AY¥s. 730 S. Wabs Ave Chicago ¢85: Graphoscope, $65; Tin Booth, $50. Sent —— Iurr. Sho "ween i on State-ric’ : Bar Brideeport. Cor Cardini (Scollay &q ) Boston A ’ Philadelphia Cardo & Noll (Gates) Brooklyn. n Az r San Diego = : cen Butte, Mo (Pan) Careno, Odalia (Pal) Cleveland ‘ Barker, The (Par coronto. Ss Carey, Ellsworth & Marr (Temple) Bir: As c & Oo ic Steuben. Barlow, Andy & Louise (Natl: New Yor} ain, ale = = ett & Thomas Revue (Orph.) Sioux C:t timore (Keith) Carlson, Helen (Imperial) Montreal t € Cc S Or » 23-2 Carney & Pierce (Proctor) Schenectady, > . Barr-tt & Cuneen (Bav Ridge) Brox la 33 rs, Fred (Pan) Fverett, Wast (Pan) Carney & Jean (Proctor) Troy. N. Y. é c - *2 Ga. Barrett Ravmond (Tower; Came n “a Tacoma 22-78 Carr Bros. & Betty (State) Harrisburg, | A : Mu S so re & Wallin (Loew) f te: Pork, N J. Carr & Parr (Keith) Youngstown, O Andr T th s > c ; } lell, Jean (Or T Okla Carroll, Harry (Orph.) Portland, Ore Ar rf Cc ? rt, Bar : Royle & Della (fF Pr ly: Castleton & Mack (Hamilton) New Y¥ ~~ Bz vr Br Harry (M zp Pal) New York 23-28 Ant t > s v t Bz at Brems, Fitz & Murphy Bre (Keith) Flira- Cavanaugh & Cooper (Orph) San Franc: Apc I Ba : beth, N. J Cecil & Van (Scollay Sq) Bost n Arbu ¢ ) Em- F . PRrenck & Relladc a (Keithy Pa c NJ Chalfonte Sisters (Lyric) Fitchburg. Mas pres D D F C } t, Saul (‘Orph) Tulsa. Ck Chappelle & Carleton (Orph) Denver Archer & I re t Be r gy Up F er ¢ » Philadelphia Childs, Janet (Pan.) San Francisco 23-28 Ardine. Gretta, Cc B } } ¥ huret, Geo, Co ates New York Choos’ Danceland (Pan) San Francisco 23-2! Beach N VY F tr wavy Trio (Cenite Conerord. N Clark, Sylvia (Maryland) Baltimore 23-28 Arline & Ss :: 7 » £ Cc i S Fr en Tovs (Golden Gates San Franrisco Clark, Fva (Keith) Boston 23-28 Pan) Salt I c ~ re ric Br & Smith (Oivmpiat New Bedford, Clark, Marie & Ann (Rialto) Chicago. Armar Prof . ‘ - wT I rv 0: 4 Mass Clark, Sylvia (Davis) Pittsburgh Arnaut, Nellie. & = § B " vk Brooks & Rush (Poli) Wilkes-Barre, Pa Clark & Bergman (Pal.) Bridgeport, Conn Around the Wor Har Cc 2 a 4 Brooks & Ross (Te le) Detroit Clarke, Eva (Imperial) Montreal Arre C & Chariec Tth §& > . & acl an} Brosius & Brown Orph ¥ San Francisco Clasper, Edith, Co. (Amer.) New York. t - wicy Baird rane) As Tes 5 Brower, Walter (Pal.) Indianapo! Clayton & Lennie (Pal) New Haven, Con: Ashlev. Arthur. Co. /Grar New York Ber n & McKenna (Regent) B ' Brown & Wh ittaker (Columbia: Far Rocka- Clifford & Marion (Pal.) New York regeape E icy é Sees i way, N ; Cilfford & Gary (Bedford) Brooklyn Astel & F e (Or Okla c t Johnny, Co (Ez Ws Rrown, Hank, Co. (Rivoli) Haz tings, Neb Clifton, Herbert (Grand) New York At the Supper Club (Lincoln H c gt hme Memsh suffal Browring & Bracken (Lincoln Sq) New York Clifton, Margie, & Partner (Blvd.) New York Aussie & Czech (Keith) W = To a a Bu c Brownlee's Hickvi lle Follies Font emind Va; Clifton & Brent (Orph) Boston oe liye see egg aye . ; rd & Mar ‘ Pottsville, Pa Charleston, W. Va., 23-28 Clintons, Novelty (Olympia) Lynn, Mass Philade = _— - ee Be = ° : te a See ee RE DD ge So Re el eg CR ae gece eR TT me Me Rg Ge ‘ ;
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» eman, Harry, Co. (Hillside) Jamaica, N. Y. ( " Claudia (Belleview) Niagara Falls, Yy id & Eleanor (Pal.) Cincinnati o Family (World) Omaha 23-28. a Seven ‘Orph.) New Orleans r. Jackie, & Sisters (Earle) Atlantic J. J. ‘Pan.’ Vancouver, Can. & Reed (Poli) Scranton, Pa & Peterson (Hipp.) New York. } Sextet «+Blvd.) New York Cameo (Keith) Philadelphia. & Rhythm (State) Norfolk, Va rt, Vaughn (Shea) Torot.to. & Walsh (Paramount) Buffalo. ce & Cappo «(Music Hall) Lewiston, in & Casey (Earle) Atlantic City Welby «Newark» Newark, N. J & DeMario (Capitol) Shamokin, & Rodella (Queen) Wilmington, : Sisters «Hipp.» New York er Drug Store (Proctor) Yonkers, N. Y. 1, James, Co. (Belleview) Niagara N. ¥ Club Girls I & Co Y.. Fay Pa. Del. (Rialto) Louisville ‘8lst St.) New York. rry (Capitol) Shamokin, Pa. Verdi (Orph.) New Orleans Walker ‘Pan.) San Francisco; Anceles 23-28 ur (Lerner) Elkhart, Ind & French «Kearse) Charleston, W & Braddam (Ritz) Birmingham, Ir, Richie «Orph.) Oakland, Calif _ Billy (Pal) Indianapolis 19-21; ly) Windsor, Can., 23-25. & Hart «Maj.) San Antonio, Tex nith (Ritz) Birmingham, Ala Roy (Shea) Buffalo. m & Bennett (Pan) in.' Portland, Ore., 23-28. , Cecil (Keith) Washington. Shirley, Co. (Tower) Camden, N. J. - & Wahl (Keith) Philadelphia 23-28 Gien (State) Norfolk, Va. Trio «Pan.) Spokane; (Rialto) Louisville (Tower) Camden, N. J. Studios (Rivoli Toledo. O From Clownland ‘Ma} ' ne Girls (Keith) Phil Ip} & Eames (Keith! Pan) Kansas City Bway.) New York 1 & (Pan.) Va & ‘s: nings, neha Tacoma, Ww (Pa LAT ning! (Pan.) Seattle Pat, Co n & Craig Dallas, Tex Fmilv «Pan.) Kansas Cit; Helen & Stanley ‘Bushwick: Brooklyn evs, Two (Orph.) Denver & MeCov «Pan.) Vancouver, Can Frhel «Keith) Boston Mever, & Orch. (Keith) Washingt Sisters & McGarry ‘Englewood! Chi- raves, Bernadine, Co. (Riviern) Detroit “Mlarr & Lester Revue (Natl) New York . Chas., Co. (St. Louls) St. Louis & Ferraro (Loew) London, Ca: e, Frank, Co. (State) Newark. N J & Dot (Busj;wick! Brooklr: Claude (Keith) Youngstown, O er, Nancy (Ave. B) New York rt The (Read's Hipp) Cleveland ev Sisters (Harris) Pittsburgh fochelle (Norva) Norfolk. Va & Thiebault (Lyric) Indian- “ Rochelle (Keith) Philaceiphia 23-2 Wm., Co. (Keith) Youngstown. O Devoy, Arthur, Co. (Pal.) Lockport, N. Y & Wallman (Pan) Hamilton, Car: & Powers (Colonial: Haverhill, Mass Philadelphia; (Albee) Brook- catanos «Mas Houston, Tex. n. Jane (Pan.) San Francisco; celes 23-28 Four (Prospect) Brooklyr aga 8 Clark & Ray (Kearse) ww. Va rill, Holland & Co. (Temple) m. Ala Sicters Reith) (Pan.) Charleston, irming- Ststers (Orph.) Wichita, “an Girls (Imperial) Montrea} Jed (Pal) Milwaukee & Sales (Georgia) Atlanta, Ga ide, George & Jack (8lst St.) New : _ Grace (Keith) Paterson, N. J tson «Keith: Plainfield, N. J ee Clarence, Co. (Ben Ali) Lexington, y ne & Downing (Pan.) Everett, Wash: ' Tacoma 23-28. J ve & Claridge (Willard) ‘le & Schirmer (Orph.) Wichita. Kan. ess Rehearsal (Lyric) Richmond, Va Mabel, Co. (Emery) Providence B Wilfred (Sheridan Sq) Pittsburgh Bovs (Orph.) Denver Pets (Lyric) Indianapolis n, Danny, Co. (Pal) Worcester, Mas hbar, C. & M. (Orph.) Germantown, Pa an's Collies «Hennepin) Minneapolis ninger (Riverside) New York pree, Marty (Allegheny) Philadelphia ver & Lee (Keith) Grand Rapids, Mich « ‘ } arl & Belle (Loew) Montreal. ®, Emily. Co. (Pan.) Memphis. : et heen & North (Kearse) Charles- Woodhaven, Por elie’s t “e >~s (Maj) Little Rock, Ark Ewing (Orph.) Los Angeles. "wm (Loew) Montreal 'cler, Grace, & Girls (State) Easton, Pa nn — & Fanchon (Sheridan Sq.) Pitts- UTE ‘wards, Julia (World) Omaha. Fran, Babe, & Redheads (Temple) Detroit tine & Marjorie (Temple) Birmingham, Ala vine Serenaders (Pan.) Seattle; (Pan) Vancouver 23-28 da Dancers (Lincoln Sq.) New York ins, Fay & Elkins «Pal.) Waterbury, Conn. itt & Larue +Englewood) Chicago. 'iRey Sisters (Amer.) New York rrmine, Hall & Brice (Pan.) Kansas Citv. Frnie & Ernie (Park) Meadville, Pa. oe, Bert (Orph.) Seattle; (Orph.) Port- and 23-28 Ersi, Elsa, Co. (Lyceum) Canton, O Esmonde & Grant (Keith) Baltimore Esther Four (Pan.) Memphis Evans & Leonard (Pan.') Tacoma, Wash; (Pan.) Portland, Ore., 23-28 Evers, George (Porkchop): (Terminal) Chi- cago. Exposition Four (Rivoli) Toledo, O F Family Album (Pan.) Salt Lake City; (Orph.) Ogden 23-28. Fanting Sisters & Co. (Keith) Boston Fanton, Joe, Co. (Keith: Columbus, 0 Farnum, Franklyn (Harris) Pittsburg! Farrell, Billy, Co. (Keith) Boston 23-28 Farron, Frank (Orph.) Seattle; ;Orph.+ Port- land 23-28. Faversham, Wm. (Pal.) New York; (Albee) Brooklyn 23-28. Fay, Eva, Co. «Premier) Brooklyn Fay, Frank (Colonial) Allent Fay & Milliken (Grand) Faye, Herbert, Co. ‘Riviera! Detroit Feeley, Mildred «Proctor) Newark, N J Fein & Tennyson (Grand! New York Felovis «(Maj.) Bloomington, 11] Fenwick Girls (Willard) Woodhaven, N. Y Ferris & Ellis (Melba) Brooklyn Fielder, Ralph, Co. Ala Pa Munc ae, Ind own, (Temple» Fields & Johnson (Bedford) Brooklyn Fink & Smith (Keith) Boston Fisher, Bob (Amer.) New York Fitzgerald, Lillian (Keith) Baltimo Flan.ing Youth (Orph.) New Yor: Fleeson, Neville (Orph.) Germantown Florinis, The (Ave. B) New York Flippen, Jay C. (Pal.) New York Foley & Welton (Lyric) Fitchbure Folsom, Bobby (Poli) Wilkes-Barre, Fondell, Mabel, Co. (Pal.) Cincinnati Four of Us (Maj.) Wichita Falls, Tex Fowler, Gene (Lyric) Fitchburg, Mass Fraley & Putnam (Pan.) Los Angeles; San Diego 23-28. Frances, Ann & Wally (Maj.) Dallas, Francis, Mae (Tower) Camden, N. J. Frank, Art. Co. (Orph.) New Orleans Franklyn & Royce (Davis) Pittsburg Franklyn, Irene & penal mages Mont a}. e . Co. (Proctor) Troy, N. Y Aone aiGSS Pa. (Pan Tex Freda & Palace (Proctor) Albany, N. Y Freeman & Lynn (Pal.) Brooklyn Friend & Watkins (Brockton) Frisco (Orph.) 23-28. Fyife, Will (Albee) Brooklyn. G Gaertners, Four (Grand) Atlante. Ga Gaines Bros. (Delancey St.) New Galarini & Sister (Georgia! Atlanta, yarden of Melody (Pal.) Indianapolis Gaston & Andree (Pal) St. Paul Gaudschmidts, The (Wash. St} Boston Gautier’'s Pony Boy ‘Tower) Ch: icago Mass. nd Brocxton, Seattle; «Orph.) Portla Gautier’s Dogs (Hillside) Jamaica, N. Y Gaxton, Wm., Co. (Golden Gate) San Fran- cisco. Genaro Girls (Columbia) Far Rockaway.N Y. Gerber’s Jesters (Pan.) Long Beach, ‘Calif; (Pan.) Salt Lake City 23-28. Ghevvis, Les (Pal.) Akron, O Gibbon, Alex, Trio (Pan.) San Francisco; Pan.) Los Anceles 23-28. Geirsdorf Sisters (Pal.) New York. Gilbert & Avery Revue (Bay Ridge! Brookivn Gilbert & May (State) Easton, Pa. Gilfoyle & Lynn (Keith) Syracuse, N. Y Gilason (State) Jersey City, N. J. Glenn & Hart (Queen) Wilmington. De! Going Home (Brockton) Brockton, Mass. Gold, Sam (Cross Keys) Philadelphia. Gold, Ann (Lafayette) Buffalo Goldie, Jack. Revue (State) Cleveland Golem, Al (World) Omaha 23-28 Goode & Leighton (7th St.) ~ is Goodwin, Ruth t+Capitol) Concord, N H Gordon, Bert. Co. (Pal.) Peoria, MI. Gordon & Day (State) uffalo. Gordon, Paul (Pan.) Toronto Gordon, Loretta (Pal.) Waterbury, Conn (Pal ) Springfield. Mass., 23-28 Gordon, Vera ‘(Orph.) Los Angeles Gordon & Pierce +Pan.) San Francisco; Los Angeles 23-28. Gorgalis Trio ‘State’ Norfolk, Va. Goss & Barrows (Pal.) Brooklyn. Gould. George ‘Lyric! Indianapolis Gracella & Theodore (Albee) (Maryland) Baltimore 23-28. (Pan.) Brooklyn; Granados, Pepitos & Co. (Codman Sq.) Dor- chester, Mass Grant, Sidney (Keith) Dayton, O Green, Havel, Co. (Pan.) Spokane; (Pan.) Seattle 23-28 Green, Jane (Rialto) Louisville. Greenleaf. Ralph (Princess) a: Greenway, Ann (Orph.) Portla:d, © Grindell & Esther (World) Omaha 23-28 H Haas, Chuck (Orph.) Wichita, Kan Hack & Delmar Revue (Riverside! 23-28 Hackett & Delmar (Keith) Philadelphia Hafter & Paul (Gates) Brooklyn. Hagan, Fred C.. Co. (Amer.) New York Haley, Jack, & Mac Fadden (Orph ) Denver. Hall, Al K., Co. (Proctor) Newark. N. J. Hall, Sid. & Orch. (Gates) Brooklyn. Hall & Dexter (Emery) Providence Hall, Julian, & Band «(Emery) Providence Hall, Billy Swede, Co. «7th St) Minneapolis Hall & Rogers (Bedford) Brooklyn Hall, Bob (New Brighton) Brighton Beach, 7 Hama & Yama Hamilton, Dixie Hamilton, Bill, & enn. New York (Maryland) Baltimore (105th St.) Cleveland Orch. (Orph: New York Hampton, Farl. Co. +Pan.) Hamilton, Can Handers & Milliss (Hennepin) Minneapolis Haney Sisters & Fine (Keith) Youngstown, Hanlon Bros. +Orph.) Wichita, Kan Hanly, Jack (Poli) Bridgeport, Conn Hardeen (Orph.) San Francisco Harmon & Sands ‘(Greeley Sq.) New York Harmoniacs, Five (Keith) Baltimore Harrigan & Kent (Delancey St.) New York (New Brighton) Brighton oO a — Beach Harris & Tiolly (Scollay Sq.) Boston. The Billboard, May 21. Harrison & Dakin (Pal.) Waterbury, Conn. Harvey, Emma Earle (Orph.) Madison, Wis Harvey, Morton & Betty (Pan.) Seattle; ‘Pan.) Vancouver 23-28. Hasoutra (Orph.) Denver. Havel, Arthur & Morton (New Brighton) Brighton Beach, N. Y. Hawkins, Jim & Marion (Nixon) Philadelphia. Hayden, Harry, Co. «Orph.) Sioux City, Ia. Hayes, Ed, & Banjo Girls (Central Sq.) Cam- bridge, Mass., 19-21; (Colonial) Haverhill 23-25. Hayes, Marsh & Hayes (Pal.) Cleveland Haynes, Lehman & Kaiser (Boston) Boston. Hearn, Sam (Victoria) New York Healy & Cross (Fordham) New York. Heather, Geo. (Kingston) Kingston, N. Y = Florence, Co. (Delancey St.) New be ng Hedley, Jack, Trio (Binghamton) Bingham- om M. oe Hemstreet Singers (Proctor) Newark, N. J. pp Pat, Co. (Rajah) Reading, Pa Henry, Luley & Crooker (Orph.) Los Angeles. = ly & Wallace Herman, Al (7th St.) Minneapolis. ‘Orph.) Boston. Herman, Johnny, Co. (Loew) Montreal Hewitt & Hall (Keith) Columbus, O Hickey Bros. (State-Lake) Chicago Higgins, Peter (Bway.) New York High Seas Revue (Nixon: Philadelphia Hill, Chas., Co. (Keith) Youngstown, O Hi-Lo Five (Pal.) Rockford, M11. Hilton & Chesleigh (Orph.) Madison, Wis Hines, Harry (State) New York Hoctor & Holbrook (Keith) Washington Holland & Oden (State) Norfolk, Va Holman, Harry, Co. (State) Memphis, Tenn.; (State: New Orleans 23-28 Honey Boys, Five (Shea) Buffalo Horlick Ensemble (Hipp.) New York House, Billy, Co. (Orph.) Champaien, Houston, Jeane (Pan.) Portland. Ore. Howard & Lind ‘State’ Newark, N. J Howard Sisters (Greeley Sq.) New York Howard, Harry, Co. (Pan.) Portland, Ore Howard & Bennett (Keith) Syracuse, N. Y. m Huddleston, Mrs. (Olympia) Lynn, Mass. Hu tford, Nick (Diversey) Chicago. H r ed, Co. (Pal.) Akron. O. a » Duo (Belleview) Niagara Falls, Rav & Seal (Albee) Brooklyn inter & Percival (Scollay Sg.) Boston aan, Guy (Riverside) New York 23-28 unters, Musical (Pal.) Waterbury, Conn. rst & Vogt (Mai) Houston, Tex ams & Evans ‘Lincoln Sq.' New ivde & Burrell ‘Howard Boston Hvland’s Birds (Pan.) Everett, Wash: ‘Pan.) Tacoma 23-28. yman, Johnny (Tilyou) Coney Island, N. Y. I ; Imhoff, Roger, Co. (Keith) Boston 23-28 In the Gym (Orph.) Portland. Ore Ingenues, The (Riviera) Chicago Irving & Chaney (Princess) Nashville, Tenn J Jackie & Billie (Maj) Milwaukee Jamieson, Davey (Electric) Sprin eld. Mo #3 fil da Jamison, Batchelor & Co. ‘Melb Brooklyn. Janis, Elsie (Pal.) New York. Jarvis & Harrison ‘(Pal.) Sprincfield. Mass Jeanne oo 1d) Baltimore: (Keith) Wash- ington 23-28 Jenny & Nylin (Orph.) Los Angeles Jerome & Grey (8ist St.) New York 23-28 Tinks & Ann (Earle) Atlantic City. Johnson & Johnson (Pan.) Spokane: (Pan.) Seattle 23-28. Jones & Hull (State) Memphis. Jordan, Rody (Orph.) Oakland. Calif. Jovce’s Horses (Empress) Denver. Jorvner & Foster (Hennepin) Minneapolis. Jorson, Jean (Riviera) Chicago. Karrres, Four (Pan.) Seattle; (Pan) Van- couver 23-28 Kaufman & Kaufman (Pal.) Bridgeport. Conn, Kavanaugh, Stan (Pal.) Cleveland Keating, Chas. & Grace (State) Buffalo. Keeler Sisters (Boston) Boston. Kellogg, Nora & Sidney (Capitol) Grand Is- land, Neb. Felso Bres. (Hipp.) New York 23-28 Kelly & Brown (Queen) Wilmington. De! Kelly & Forsythe (Pan.) Long Beach, Calif: (Pan.) Salt Lake City 23-28. Kemmys,. Les (Orph.) Oakland, Calif Kemper & Bayard (Pan.) San Francisco 23-28 Kennedy, Wm., Co. (Pan.) San Francisco 23-28. Kenny & Carvet (Sheff) Toronto. Keno & Green (Nixon) adelphia. Kerr & Ensign (Pan.) Everett, Wash.; Tacoma 23-28. Ketch & Wilma (Englewood) Chicago. Kharum ‘Golden Gate) San Francisco. Kikutas Japs. (Orph.) Boston. Kippen, Janet, Co. (Pal.) Ashtabula. O Kirby & DeGage (Orph.) Des Moines, Ia. (Pan.) Kirkillos, Three (Orph.) Huntington. W. Va. Kirkland, Paul, Co. (125th St.) New York; (Maryland) Baltimore 23-28. net Sisters & Co. (Loew) Palisades Park, N. J. Kitamura Japs. (Earle) Washington Kitayamas, The (Proctor) Schenectady, N. Y. Klee, Mel (Keith) Youngstown, O. Kneeland, Jack, & Band (Golden Gate) San Francisco. Kohler & Edith (Pan.) Hamilton, Can. Kurdon Sisters (Pal.) Springfield, Mass. L (Pal) Indianapolis (Pal.) Cincinnat! Ladent, Frank, Co Lady Tsen Mei Lahr & Mercedes (Marviand) Baltimore; (Keith) Washineton 23-28 Lamberti +Pan.) Salt Lake City: (Orph.) Og- den 23-28. Lancaster & Leeming Lane & Harper (Royal) New York Lane & Byron (Empress) Denver Lang, Sandy (Hennepin) Minneapolis Lang & Haley (Maj.) Bloomington, Tl Langford & Myra (Pan.) San Diego, Calif.; (Pan.) Long Beach 23-28. Lapine, Lyle, Co. (Orph.) Springfield, Tl. Larimer & Hudson (Pal.) Rockford, Ill. (State) Norfolk. Va 1927 53 Larkin, Pete (Riviera) Chicago; (Tower) Chi- cago 23-25. Latham, Rubye, Duo (Temple) Detroit. LaMonte, Lestra & Hazel (Pal.) Dallas, Tex., LaPearl, Roy (Strand) Niagara Falls, N. Y. LaSalle & Mack (8lst Sty Nev w York 23-23 LaSalle & Hassen ¢Pan.) Memphi LaVere, Florrie (Ritz) ‘Bi irmingham, Ala LaVier, Jack (Pan.) Hamilton, Can Laurie, Joe (Pal.) Chicago Lauria, Vie (Rialto) Chicago Lazar & Dale (Capitol) Grand Island, Neb. Leach-LaQuinlan Trio (Loew) Montreal Lee, Jack (58th St.) New York. Lehr & Bell (Shea) Buffalo. Lenz, Al, & Band (Met.) Brooklyn Leon & Dawn (Orph.) Huntington, W. Va. Leonard & Culver (Grand: Philadelphia. Lepan & Bastido (Pan.) Minneapolis LeMeau & Young (Colonial) Lancaster, Pa. LeRoys, The (Proctor) Albany, N. Y Let’s Dance (Hillside) Jamaica, N. Y. Levan & Doris (Rivoli) Toledo, O. Levan & Boles (State) Easton, Pa Lewis & Ames (World) Omaha 23-238. Lewis, Sid (Orph.) Ogden, Utah; (Empress) Denver 23-28. Lindsay, Fred, Co. Linton & Ray (Bowdoin Sq.) Boston. (Lyric) Richmond, Va. Little Billy (Scollay Sq.} Boston. Littlejohns (Rivoli) Toledo, O ¥ Lloyd & Brice (Maj.) Milwaukee. Lockfords, The (Pal.) Chicago. Lockhart & Clair (Belleview) Niagara Falls, me ae Lohse & Sterling (State) Cleveland. London Palace Girls (State) New York. » Louis (Pal.) South Bend, Ind. Londons, Three (Emery) Providence. Long Tack Sam (Pal.) Worcester, Mass. Lopez, Vincent (Earle) Atlar atic ae Lopez, Dolores (World) Omaha 23-28. (Regent) Beaver Falls Pa. (Keith: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Read's Hipp.) Cleveland. (Miles) Detroit Dallas, Tex. (K.-A. Uptown) Detroit. (Ben Ali) Lexington, Ky. ff «Pan.) Memphis. Michel, Co. (Pal.) Brooklyn. Luster Bros. (Pal.) South Bend, Ind. yons, Jimmy (Grand) St. Louis. Lytell, Bert, Co. (Keith) Paterson, N. J. Tempest (Davis) Pittsburgh. i x, J. C. (Orph.) Tulsa, Okla. : Stanton (Grand) Philadelphia uiling (Capitol) Dunkirk, N. Y., Ithaca 23-25. Century Serenaders > & Cecil (Blvd.) New York. Tom (Hillside) Jamaica, N. ¥ : Will (Keith) Philadelphia; (Pal. cle rork 23-28. . 4 & Redford Mall, Paul (Or; Lord & Day Lorraine » Oscar ne. & Neal vivia | me ° pe a zt ee ‘ a>) tr ‘ we) ~~ ~ w - 2 " Lucky Sti Lunette al 3 19- (Tower) (Maj.) San Antonio, Tex. oh.) Oklahoma City. Grand) Evansville, Ind & Joe (Coliseum) New York; Brooklyn 23-28 i Mg Trio (Orph.) New York. ‘. Moscow Troupe (Pan.) Poriland, & Case ndell, Wm. (Albee) idis, ¢ Mar kin (Grand) St. Louis Te n Bros. (Wor! a) Oma! 1a 23-28. me oe ing & Jarrell (Capi tol) Cor cand. N H. nsfield, Perry, Dancers (Rialto) Chicago. sfield, Niles (Hill St.) Los Angeles. s Show (Maj.) Ft. Worth, Tex do & Wynn (Capitol) Steubenville, O. ae Marguerite & Jean (Pal.} Springfield, Mass. ie Masked Athlete (Prospect) Brooklyn Marion & Ford (Riverside) New York; (Mary- land) °. . ee Marks Baltimore 23-28. a & Ethel (State) Cleveland. Joe. Co. (Orph.) Sioux City, Ia. Marie (New Brighton) Brighton ¥. “Beach, N. Marlowe, Mary (Riverside) New York 23-28. Marrone-LaCoste Revue (Orph.) Oklahoma City. — Oscar, Trio (Music Hall) Lewiston, ete fe. sie Martin & Martin (Keith) Dayton, O., 19-31; | ‘Pal.) New York 23-28. Mason-Dixon Dancers (Lafayette) Buffalo. Master Singers (Pan.) Tacoma, Wash.; (Papn.) Me Portland, Ore., 23-28. Mathews, Bill & Sherrie (Pan.) Vancouver, Can. Maxellos, Five (Capitol) Hartford. Conn. Mayer, Lottie (Pal.) Waterbury, Conn. Mayo & Lynn (State-Lake! Chicago. . Mayo, Skeet (Grand) St. Louis. McCarthy Sisters («Orph.) New York. McClellan & Sara (Hipp.) New York. —ee & Wallace (Willard) Woodhaven, McCowan, Jack (Orph.) Huntington W. Va. 3 McCullough, Carl (Temple) Detroit McDevitt, Kelly & Quinn (Regent) Falls, Pa. McDonald & Oakes McDonalds, Dancing (Temple: McGee, Joe B. (Bifou) Battle 19-21; (Bijou) Pontiac 22-25. McGivney, Owen (Hipp.) New Brooklyn 23-28 Beaver ws (Crescent) New Orleans. Detroit Creek, Mich., E York; (Albee) McKin, Bob (World) Omaha McNally, Walter (K.-A. Uptown) Detroit. Medley & Dupree (Bwav'! New York & Meehan & Newman (Georgia! Atlanta, Ga. Melnotte Duo (Melba) Brooklyn Melnotte, Hughie & Roy (State) (Met.) Brooklyn 23-28. Melroy Sisters (Gates) Brooklyn Memories of Opera (Diversev! Chicago. New York; Merlin, Jack (Temple) Detroit Merediths, The ‘+Pal.) Chicago Meyakos. The (Keeney) ni os 7 Michel (Premier) Brooklyn. Midget Pastimes (Victoria! New York. Milo, Irma, Trio (Empre Denver. * Mitchell & Dove (Pal) Akron, O tls (Keith Keith: Millard & Marlin Millard & Marlin Philadelphia 23-28. Washington. Miller, Jean. & Bovs (Bosto n) Boston. Mills & Hunter (Earle’ iladelphia. Mitchell & Darling (Codman Sq.) Dorches- ter, Mass. Mitkus Duo (Pal.) New Haven, Conn. eed oa Ree seo ea Sa a 7s Ret eee ; Te : : ; : : : : ce nae sae ae oe eee : COE OS ae a ’ ee 3 1 ae ies Bis a ( j odes ae . ps : ee M : call Mae Ma | Affe t Ma ar. ata Ga ] : MS i : Maz — : Ore ee De Ma: ba Mar : M we Ce =. M a ; mA } ; Sins ee a , ‘ , 4 ; Fs . Or i . ee ae : ? ee ; ET te + 5 ae ; > : : ; . is : ee 2 he oe OOS a Se, A, Sr
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54 The Billboard. May 21. 1927 Modena Revur (Laferet: Ruff M f rtoro (Pal) Cinctnnatt; > Brasiau, Sophie. Ann Arbor, Mich, 18-2) 8 tena ‘ou “ ' I Rialto: I Fvanston, ll, 2 ewsaie : pe . ‘s Tableaux a la Carte (Loew) London, Can Carte. D'Ovly.' Ope . i . Tabor & Green (Pal) Milwaukee Montreal ag Fae a ees Taketas. Three (Keith) Grand Rapids. Mich. qyaussen. Julia Erie, Pa., 20 Taylor nesupe — Dallas, Tex Duncan, Anna New York 22 M ellere: ou al hicarco . -Gran . Temple Trio (Ave. B) New York ey Granville, Arthur: Ann Arbor, Mic : Thalero’s Circus (Grand) St Louis Hutcheson, Ernest. A? M Pau ia : i : l veson, E n Arbor, Mich, 18." Thetion, Lt. 1Pan.) Tacoma, Wash.; (Pan) jonnson Edw F ccs Man ( : Ars bet. ° Tr 7 hth c Portland, Ore., 23-28. : 24. aes: Ccage, S8-, 38; Evans . a, oa. Joe, Saxotet (Greeley Sq) New revitcki Mischa: Evanston. 1! 24 x : a _ York _ Lewis, Mary: Evanston, Ml, 28 : Thomson Sisters (Colonial) Haverhill, Mas Luboshutz, Lea: Ann Arbor, Mich.. 20 ~ Thrillers, The (Keith Dayton Oo Peterson, Mav Stevens Point, Wis. 22 ~ 7 Thursby, Dave (Blvd.) New York », Ponselle, Rosa: Ann Arbor, Mich, 18-2) MM Tieman's, Tad, Tunesmiths: (Pal.) South can Carlo Opera Co (Victories ~* Mos Bend, Ind., 19-21 a Can, 16-22 —— wae mi Tillie & Larue (Temple) Rochester. N.Y per Realty ~ ; ” ‘ Myer é 7 > Tilton, Corinne (Proctor) Schenectady. N.Y 18-21. a a Sete, “= + Tilyou & Rogers (Capitol: Concord. N H sie a , ™ ene s- ‘ Tip Toe Revue (Orph.) New Orleans ee an bas a . anaes dl en bah — = Tokio, Prince, Co. (Lincol:. So) New York Tokatyan, Armand: Ann Arbor. Mich a ate , r ~~ A Toone, Leon & Lona (Pal) Dar CANONS, Conn., Tibbett, Lawrence: Ann Arbor. Mi * ee r : 19-21; (Strand) Southbridge 23-25 Evanston, lll. 28. » Mich., 18-2 Pe ; Peceee Genes eae’ Games Coy Werrenrath. Reinald: Sewickley, Pa, 19 neg t J Torreano Sister n ansé ‘ Jolfsoh . nee ai & ‘ Ss a Tracey & Elwood iLoew) Mor bat n Concert Quartet: Ann Arbor, Mic v I oo eee Trahan & Wallace ‘Keith! Boston 5 = ie Pa a : Tramp, Tramp ‘Davis: Pittsburgh. MOT the = = Die nae a ve «Capitol? rtford, Conn. Siern « tz - afnas zr ¢- ‘ TIncenh rome & Gat Pal} Cincinnati ssie & Dave ees sencteeaninn C E any sails nea > “ Romaine Twins & Co. (Robins! Warren, O vato «Maj.) Chicago Atl G ION Pt TUR ee eins utiapeecad ae Rook T M Dallas. Ts : Tuck & Cirns (Grand: Atlanta, Ga Music Box € rT N.Y Roonev, Pat. Revue (Bet St) New York 23-26, Tumbling Clowns (Hill St.) Los Angeles. PRESENTATIONS Music} I : Lou > * , . = Ae ee wins, Three (Wash. St.) Boston. : Re ~ler, Al (7th St.) Minneapolis. Adler & Bradford (Allen) Cleveland. F fT Alpert, Pauline (Roxy) New York 2 a on > An Alpine Romance (Riviera) Omaha. Unusual Trio (Amer.) Chicago. Andree. Mile, Revue (State) St 5 Usher & Engle (Proctor) Albany, N. ¥. Ash, Paul (Oriental) Chicago iipiagee Vv Ayres. Charlotte (Roxy) New York Ball. Rae Eleanc » Brothe +e, oe = . Set Ay Vagres, The (Keith) Paterson, N. J. Belkin, Geuipiae’ dieeat Ge Ieee Chicaco. = “ : : Valerio, Don, Co. (Lerner) Elkhart, Ind. Birthstones (Met) Boston oat ‘ Valjean (Pan) Long Beach, Calif.; (Pan.) Blaufuss, Walter. Orc? (Sheridan I aa . » 92.9 : ter, Orch. «(Sh ): Chicazo. : _Salt_ Lake Citv 23-28 Branz, Celia (Roxy) New York : G I > i Van Cello & Mary (Pan) i 3uffano, Jules ‘Texas: San Antonio. ~eales : sca ybil A nape oo ore 2 Byrne, Gypsy (Met.) Boston a 4 eee 3 yar tn, Bobby ‘«Hipp.) ttevills Caits Brothers (Paramount) New le sc Bam aah. ae Vaudeville Ltd. (Pan) ; Caps, Kendall (Met.) Boston ~_— ; n Ts = ; o : = Vernon. Hope :Colonial: Alle:.tow~n, Pa Ederle, Gertrude (Howard) Atlanta, Ga Novelle Prr ° Windsor, Can : bbo 3 vip Co (Me ba) Da ar _ Tex Vernon. lorence, Co. (Mai.) Wichita Falls, Feypt (Ambassador) St Louis r River id ‘ew York: (Marve Tex Friedland, Anatole, Revue (Grand) Pitt-- .e] = mn I ne aes ee ee stanese weTO, Marie (Pal) Chicago burgh. - Oaklang, Will. ¢ . Brighton) Brighten “".,C'*". Nola & W ec (Earle) Atlantic ing’ @ Strign (State-Lake) Chicago Gambarelli, Maria (Roxy) New York Br: n. 4 oe e x ™" Vine, Dave ‘Orph.) New York Garry, Sid ‘Colonial: Reading, Pa OBrien S- 23-28 Waters ° Tom & Betty (New Brichton) Nelson, Eddie (Oriental) Chicago. P Seec & Austin (Maryland: Balkimore: (River- richton Beach. N. ¥. North, Jack (Allen) Cleveland. Pedula. Marcucrite (Or: New Orleans side} New York 23-28 Watkins’ Circus (Loew) Toronte. — vs. Jazz (Saenger) New Orleans; (Pal) PSs +. hee: Siar. Seed. Phil, Co. (Grand) Atlanta. Ga rateon rn Memphis 23-2 am E New , Watson & Cohan (Poli) Scranton, Pa. Rae rot a Pardo, Baa e. Co. iImper a Selbini & Albert (Met.) Brookirn Watts & Hawley (Jefferson) New York —" ee a a oe ert nage seme . ae ee Seminary Scandals (Pan) Portland. Ore. adel i ; iat or mas, Gene & f iv Sq.) New conra & Dean (108th St.) Cleveland EU ETT S, nee ee eer eee ea, Palleck. Rolph (Pal.) Memphis. Parisian Trin (State) Newark. N. J Serlaney Troupe ‘Orph.) Ogden, Utah: (Em- — Rock, Ark: (Ritz) Birmingham, Als., 23-28, Patches (Paramount) New York. ari T St: ve ‘. J. ress) Denver 23-28 ke ead aedeagal . wie Pavlicek, Pavla (Capitol) New York. Par onre Art " = 5 press Enver : —— ) Butte, Mont.; (Pan.) wiorinsville (Pal.) Rockford. Tl. Sousa, John Philip :Uptown) Chicago. Petrie Q e Cc Pal) Worces- ne 23-28. - Wilbert, Raymond (St. Louis) St. Louis Stanbury, Douglas (Roxy) New York. ter, } 19 Ss Satins (Proctor) Yonkers, N. Y Wilfred & Bowman (Colonial) Lancaster, Pa. Stone Age Pollies (Newman) Kansas City. merennatitins (¢ viele Sims, Barbier (Pan.) Spokane; (Pan.) Seattle wiyens & Wilkens (Loew) Toronto Tivoli Girls (Allen) Cleveland Philbrick & De’ c Staverhill. Bias: 23-28 Williams. Rover (Marvland) Baltimore Triesault, John (Capitol) New York whpee-agcigt veliagtade tat : oa Sinclair, Catherine (Howard) Boston Williams & Clark (Delancey St.) New York Under Brookivn Bridee (Texas) San Antonio Biers Wewnort & Piersor Or Hunt- Sinclair, Bonnie, & Sister (Loew) London. wins @ Whiting (Pan.) Salt Lake City; Van Duree. Harold (Roxy) New York. oe ; aecatitaae * ciate: ; ‘ eat : ‘Orph ) Ocden 23-28. 7 * Vardo & Kenney (Imperial) Newport News, as tpced SER . & Lamarr (Keith) Washington; qin. , ois . . ig Va Ger “ C Boston 23-28 " ~ eee Age“ —— Wem; (Pan) Venetian Glass (Pal.) Dallas, Tex z = 2 + - Ps a, ; + o07e Tint rticte igh 3 > r M evue (Ne ) Newark, N. J. Wilson & Wright (World) Omaha, Neb.; oe Artist Pe (Optows) Chicago. t : i w York re ty. Mo. 21-26 lenna Life (Olympia) New Haven, Con ; Pan.) Kansas City. Mo, 21-2 Wadsworth, Wheeler (Howard) Atlanta, Ga. J > Orieat Wilson, Tobey, Co (Read's Hipp) Cleveland. woinwright, Helen (Howard) Atlanta, Ga. : Phila Wilton Sisters (Ritz) Birmizgham. Ala Way Down South (Chicago) Chicago. S I Wilton & Weber (Colonias) Haverhill. Mass White, Frances (Capitol) Detroit C O C Wither’s Opera (Earle) Philadelphia White & Manning (Uptown) Chicago. San Fran- Winters, Janet. Co. (Amer.) New York. White, Sam (Pal) Washington. cise P I Wolfe Sisters (Robins) Warren, O Pooc é. F wW. J Wolfe, Stanley (Keith) New Brunswick, N. J. Potter 7 Wong, Prince (Jefferson! New York " Primro r N. ¥ Wood & Francis (‘Srchade! Sandusky, O DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL Prince r ~ Worden’ Bros (New Brighton) Brighton Pryor, } c F Brooklyz ; Reach. N. ¥ : : o ; Wyse. fees. Co. (fai.) San Antonio, Tex. one . Rose: (Capitol) San Francisco R ¢ cr. A net) I tivn 4 Abie’s Irish Rose: (Palace) ne a Rarick, Guv. Co. (Elec: c+ Joseph. Mo ce ~, Stan. Co. (Proctor) Newark, N. J Yates & Carson (Met) Brooklyn Abie's Irish Rose: New Brunswick, N. J, 16--! Ray & Harrison (1 v ter, M Starey & Faye (Empire) North Adams, Mass. alle ae (Garden) Buffalo. An American Tragedy: (Walnut) Philadelphia Ray. Dor Co u 1 » oO ‘ -r. Frances. Co. (Keith: Boston. 7oun a w ; Barker, The: (Garrick) Detroit 16-21. Rathbu : Bostor ce rive Chistern) Gaeee. Young, Pearl (iMusic Mall) Lewiston, Me Barker, The: (Belasco) Los Anereles 16-2 Radio } s ©) Stateroom 19 (Kearse) Charleston, W. Va z Barker, The: (Blackstone) Chicago. Ri Steadman. Al & Fannie (Earle) Philadelphia. Zelda Bros. (Grand) New York. Big Boy (Bway) Denver, Col., 16-21; (Bilt- Ran Pr nw. ¥ Step. Step, Step (Orph) Wichita, Kan. Zieglers, The (Pan.) Salt Lake City; (Orph.) | more) Los Angeles 23-28. ; Rapp +7 Ex De Stenhens & Hollister (Pal) Cincinnati. Ovden 23-28. Cat and the Canary: (Werba) Brooklyn 16-21: Raymer Jat Minn Steppe & Pierce (Lincoln Hipp ) Chicago. Zuhn & Dreis (Temple) Birmingham, Alas. (His Majesty's) Montreal 23-28 Reck & Rector iF N York c : Alon al) Lancaster, Pa. Cherry Blossoms: (Chestnut St.) Philadelphia Peck T ? Durham, Center) Chicago Cradle Snatchers: (Broad St.) Newark, N. J., me . : 7 ®. ¥ ae Pa aca J ck Ce on “tong ~d oon vot CONCERT AND OPERA cradie Snatchers: Amarillo, Tex., 18; Fl Paso (Grand) Muncie, Ind 19-20; Tucson, Ariz. 21; Santa Barbara, 18 (Keith) Dnion Hill, ®. J Althouse, Pau]: Evanston, Tl, 23 Calif, 23-24. Strand) Niagara Palls, N. ¥ Ames’, Winthrop, Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Criss Cross: (Colonial) Boston. ¢ nm? Pal: Rorkford, TI Co: (Pivmouth) Boston 16-21. False Faces: (Studebaker) Chicago. Birc : f Sut r Regent: New York Austral, Florence: Evarston, Iil., 25. Gay Paree: (Shubert Detroit) Detroit 16-21 Reve] & Doreen (M Bre s : Novelty Shea) Buffalo Boston-New York Grand Opera Co., B. H. Honor of the Family: Salt Lake City 19-21 Reyes, Herma & Juan ‘/Orp} I Angele Swifts, Three (Golden Gate) San Francisco. Nye., mgr.: Cumberland, Md., 18: Clarks- Is Zat So? (Auditorium) Oakland, Calif., 16- Rhapsodia:.s, The (Sheridan Sq.) Pittsburgh Sydell, Paul & Spottie (Diversey) Chicago. burg, W. Va., 19; Charleston 20-21. 21; (Wilkes) San 23-26. ae te oe a, RR Bee aoe Reo ee oe = Pi ee ae = 7 incl NR pee A> ead oe tor oie he5 i _ s ees | ; N a . F : State-Lake: C £0 Nayar Pr ( & t : 0 t r - ¥ Lincoln Hinr Chicago T 7 bam YY bs ’ . - rT) yw 2 . ba ‘ t th: = — << ae - <= Nibacirict metric : . ae, Cig or ee ma ee Seat Se Seger eae, eee. ORR oe dase pbs a Ear oe Z i Segee Aad: See Spee Mee sc, erg 2 ee oe Se) AE aie Me ee ae ee 7 oe yt so a 4 Pee ze : i OR ae ie UL ee eo Sg popes ae hg 2 Seda es ale
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The Billboard, May 21. 1927 55 oe. Husband: Salem, Ore., 18; Portland # > 2]. Seattle, Wash, 22-28 . 2» . «Tremont) Boston ] E 1 N 7y tia «Shubert) Boston a T CON K LI N & GARRE I Ss B R L I 2 mpton, G. E, Players obstown, Tex., 19: B fy i idem 20, Woodsboro 21; Goliad 23; Edna 183 on a rene b . + W Columbia 26; Palacios 27; Port and otr.. arlottenburg ry aca 28. . ' s : olumbia) - CAN PLACE e circuit ‘ ter! vadia an it Fairs ritish Co ; é of — (Colum San Fran LACE for ome Car 2 F - hes British Columbia, BERLIN. May 2 The following : 0 making a total of 19 Fairs, cain : nied Wt >. a & House or any ¢ r mechanical show, bl (is ee a : t of Mrs. Cheyney: (Davidson) Milwaukee Bf witty, aLso PLACE any new or novel Shows. Our first Fait Carmen, Manitoba, June 30. Anyone doing om * neo planted he Adlon: J. = 16-21 7 . hbustness with us can join at Winnipeg, Man., week of June 29. Peter Kortez can use Freaks and Curiosi- Shubert, Adolphe Zukor, Al Kaufmann, J. ten. Dearie: (Mai) Brooklyn 16-21. k L. Sachs, Arthur Bodanzky. Clifford and Spitfire: (Cort) Chicago I ee Se SANTEE ORs SUS EM ee. Aaa: a) sell ae eS OE Thee Ceres Willie Résleten. Seer OSs ‘tadeap, The: (Olympic) Chicago. J. W. CONKLIN, week of May 23, New Westminster, B. C.; we of May 30, ‘(anteen, B. C. Ge ooag coon sone m , : “ty Maryland: (Lyric) Philadelphia. cer, George Meader and Pola Negri ‘ York Civie Repertory Theater: (Broad) Wen Talbert and his American colored a Philadelphia 16-28 revue have been engaged by Manager for cht Hawk: (Park) Boston Haller for his forthcoming production. a e. The: (Selwyn) Chicege. eit o er Ows ant Okito, American conjurer, is at the | -hai Gesture: (Curran) San Francisco 16- Scala the current month. Other acts * ¢ Bath Ag ns ag nve = 2 me what = w - 2 Wil te, Turtle Raver oy are Breker’s Bears. Rivel Trio, Laczi and i oeeties® iimist 4 riker towling \ rult. ‘anee r minu i en sition to on . to rs ‘ — spufflin Sam oo oo, Geo. sscak Wiuiaien Ghee. Tisee tad ones: Recess, Pe. See 26 te as Soe *3 to 28: then Aenni, Andrew Family, Will Cummin, z 1. Barton, mer arco, N. y , Selinsgrove, Pa., first show in in eight years. Write or wire P. os REITHOFFER: ~ above route. Emanuel Steiner, Martini Szeny, Hameda 4 a a ae wines . Sali Sisters, Alex Piccad Company and : f ‘French Lady: (Playhouse) Chicago. Omikron. . Te: th Avenue: (Adelphi) Chicago. Fitz, Hughie, Clown: Canton, Miss., 18; Jack- Canadian Capital: Ottawa, Ont., Can., 16-21. Circus Gleich is the first German Z : unyv of the Wells: pg ge oe son 19; Vicksburg 20; Ruston, La., 21; Mine — City Am. Co.: Indianapolis, Ind., 16- circus to play on French territory this Yakima 19; Seattle 20-21; Portland, e., den 23; Alexandria 24; Oakdale 25. . season, opening today et Muelhausen, 7-28 ; oni Gans, Arthur, Magician: Toledo, O., 18; Lima Capital Outdoor: Jewett City, ge Alsace P ” y ‘ le Twinkle: (Erlanger) cago. 19; Chillicothe 20; Newark 23: McMechen, Checker Shows: Central City, Pa., 1 a a al i vecabond King: (Apollo) Atlantic City 16-21. W. Va, 24; Parkersburg 25; Grafton 26-27. Clark & Dyer: McRae, Ark., 16-21. _ Kurfuerstendamm, Berlin's Broadway, a Vacatond King: (Biltmore) Los Angeles 16-21. Graves-Salisbury Shows: Goshen, O., 16-21. Coe Bros.’: Hartwell, O., 16-21. is to have a real circus this week. Capt. yay What Every Woman Knows: (Royal Alexan- Howard Phantom Car; Pontiac, Mich., 18; Coleman Bros.’: Hartford, Conn., 16-21. Schneider's Circus of the 100 Lions Sa ra’ Toronto, Can, 16-21; (Riviera) New Jackson 19; Battle Creek 20; Lansing 21; Conklin & Garrett: Victoria, B. C., Can., 16- opens tomorrow at Lehniner Platz, half- : York 23-28 Grand Rapids 23: Muskegon 24. 21; New Westminster 23-28. way between Tuna Park and Uhland Whites. George, Scandals, Howard Yngram, Hutchens Anima) Show: Salem, W. Va., 16-21; Copping. Harry: Ford City, Pa., 16-21. Str. Sch ide han: ie ews a a mer Kitchener, Ont., Can. 18; (Grand) Wheeling 23-28. Crafts Greater: Yuba City, Calif., 17-22; = nelder has been playing aroun a Hamilton 19-21; (Royal Alexandra) Toronto Irving Bros.’ Side Show: Towanda, Pa., 16-21. Chico 24-29 Berlin for some time and can boast good - 23-28 Kenny, Magician: Trenton, N. J., 21; Elizae Crounse, A. F.: Towanda, Pa.. 16-21. business. ves, Yes, Yvette (Wilbur) Boston. beth 23-24: Newark 27-28 Dalziel Shows: Sarnia, Ont., Can., 16-21. UFA may shortly dispose of thee local xing Meme Hypnotic Co: (Palace) Abilene, a —, eeemn ee shee houses, the Gloria Palace. Mozartsaal : REPERTOIRE Merriam, Billy & Eva, Medicine Show: Har- Delmar Quality: (Fairyland Park) Shreveport, ®"d Koenigstadt. ot Beene: e vard, Tl, 16-21. La., 16-21 The Four Harmony Kings have con- : mp lrow's Comedians. Billy Wehle, mer.: Pro- Diamond Jubilee Shows: San Leandro, Calif., cluded a very successful engagement at . vidence, Ky., 16-21; Central City 23-28. U FE D U E ~ N 23-28. the Scala. The act will be at the Em- ~ Conn’s, Lew, Comedians: Olympia, Ky., 16-21. M NND AN J N WIT RICTO Dodson's World's Fair: Rock Island, Tll., 16- pire, Paris, June 1 ee Cook. Emma May, Stock Co.: Bloomfield, Ia. _ rs : ce 21: Clinton, Ia., 23-28. ao ie : . : aa This week, May 16 to 21. Hich Bridge, Kv; Mas. 23 gndy: Bound Brook. N. J. 16-21. uth Bayton, formerly with Florence of , Shows: Bay St. Louis, Miss. 16-22. Vicitons wilco | (en into Mesington, Ay. Fairly, Noble C.: Winfield, Kan.. 16-21. Mills, is doubling with Ben Tiber at 4 Giontvan, Frank R., Dramatic Co.: Monte Flemi: g. Mad Cody: Bowling Green, Ky., 16- the Valencia Cabaret, in addition to ap- a peher, O. 16-21 ~ Oldfield, Clark. Co, & Hawniians, H. A Wil- 21; Sexmour, Ind., 23-28. pearing at the Theater des Westens as Geoff's Plavers: Liberal. —. — ~ son, mer aho Fal's. Id. 18-19: Rexburg Gibbs, W. A foline 4 Kan + ae — revue, Did You Know . King's Comedy Players: Medina. O., 16-21. 20: St. Anthony 21-22; Dillon, Mort., 23; Gloth Greater: Frenchtown, N. J., 16-21. i — % Kine’s Comedy Players: Caledonia, Ont.,Can., putte 24-26 Gold Medal: Vinita, Okla., 16-21. Conferences have recently been held 18.2 Rene, Creat, & Co.: Roanoke, Als.. 16-21 Gi Rov. No. 1: Alvin, Tex., 16-21. between the vaudeville agents and the oo Matthews, Ben, Comedians: Enoree, 8S. C., 16- Seemk Pamnite Show. Breen Seeus, mer. Ni Great Fastern: Oneida, Tenn., 16-21; Whitley, I. A. L. officials at police headquarters sf 21. : ‘ ian ae Kr., 23-28 a a,, about commission for foreign engage- es Oprecht gag Pd ee gee a mie Wien “ iceiaten: Wie. St. 10 Greater Lm , Conemaush, Pa., 16-21; ments. The conferences resulted in the g Ps Mg 16-31: Chippewa Takes 27S. Two-Gun Nan's Weste Mates, © E uc |. «93. understanding that German agents, book- Sadler's, arler, Own Co.: Electra, Tex., nb - ete a nburc Am. Co.: Hurley, N. M., 16-21; * i 16-21. Gable, mer: Hoisington, Ken . 18-19: Kin-- Las Cruces 23-28: Socorro 30-June 4. ing acts to Austria or Hungary, shall be x Pe Lewis 21; Larned 23-25; Macksville Gujf Pins Bismarck, Mo.. 16-21. entitled to 10 per cent, out of which 26-24 Hall & Wilson's: Pagosa Springs. 1.. 16-21; i t f é TABLOIDS Vincent, Prof. & Co.: (Liberty) Kelso, Wash., Durango 23-28 ps a a a er a ee ee Ne eae a ae 18-19; (U. S. A.) Vancouver 20-22; (Grand) qarris. Walter: Mt. Vernon. Ill., 16-21. performer, ae these countries the Parlaw’s. Al. Rainbow Revue: (Lrric) Beck- Centralia 23-25. Harris. W. R.: Lithonia, Ga.. 16-21. managers are obliged to pay the same levy, W. Va.. 16-21: (Welch) Welch 23-25; Heller's, Harry, No. 1: Perth Amboy, N. J., 2mount as the act. (Cinderella Williamson 26-28 CIRCUS AND WILD WEST 16-21: Paterson 23-28. « Erna Gillis, well-known vaudeville Beckridce. Lex, Mus. Com. Co.: Bicknell, Ind., Heller's, Harry. No. 2: (65th st. & West End agent, has quit the profession because of as 18: Washington 19: (Indiana) Bedford 20-21. as ; “one a sy ete ri Rec cubes. Wi. 1638 her marriage, which ceremony annuls i — s, Johnny, Frolics: (Apollo) Janesville, pe Bice Wild West: Reading, Mich., 27; Hern. 2 2 Se “8. the license. Her offices are now occupied ; Desmond's N Y¥ Roof Garden Revue: Barnes, Al G.: Salem, Ore.. 18: Corvallis 19; Hill's Greater: Atlanta. Ga. 16-21. _ by the Comeriner Agency. 4 (Tackett) Coffeyville, Kan, 16-21. Cottace Grove 20; Marshfield 21: Portland Wm. Am. Co’ Galesburg. Nl. 16-21. Luna Park opens its gates this week : Flash Parade, Bud Brownie, mgr.: (Crump) a Loneview, Wash., 26; Tacoma 27; x Bro Va., 16-21; Wheeling Pp agen, ircus chumann. The Sault Ste. Marie 23-28. ccm tree” Rodeo & Minnedrome: Cleveland, o> - act will be at the Empire, Paris, in June 3 Sxert Hearts, Jerome Fey, mgr.: (Lyric) O11 S'S ros. oceo is acai ~ Sereuee ceootes Corbin. Ky . 16-21. ‘ ” next. | ty =, . "69 od - ele LaClare Am Shaunavon, Sask., Can., - ‘ : es Tip ag . a (Prince Edward) sin. Walter L: Ellwood City, ve a 21 _Moose Jaw 24-28. poe eae ae Scala intends to keep open during be . Ur weer iyit . armen ’ mbridce. P: 9 at se . — : ¢ et Charlottetown, F. & 2. Gan. 16-36. Ra ay anbenss Ambridge. Pa., 20; Latrobe 1-Carson Kansas City (Armourdale) pw Sag nag thor 2 for baton Manager ‘ Walker's, Marshall, Whiz-Bang Revue: (Dixie) 4. 3).- nen ani Uniontown, Pa. 18: . 16-21. ; A arx has just returned from @ : Uniontown, Pa., 16-21. we rairisent, W. Va. 19; Clarksbure 26: Game ‘ s. J. L: Dodee City, Kan., 16-21. booking trip to Paris and London. orkanl. o oa app. & 3.: Naugatuck, Conn., 16-21. Harvard, Winifred and Bruce, Ameri- BANDS AND ORCHESTRAS Ringling B and Rarnum & Bailey: Phila- pk i A tage ‘ oo 16-21: can novelty entertainers, have been en- delphia, Pa , 16-21 cone ade ; hig asa y *0se** gaged for the Scala during their Robbins Bros: Hastines, Neb. 18; North | Ballard (Seattle) 23-28. Sian oa aiee Sean t amen Gaudet's, Farle: Dover, N. H. 18. Platte 19: Kearney 20; Columbus 21; Sioux Liberty Fair & Am. Co: Newark, N. J., 23-28. g% é 1 intergarten. “Macten’s, Harry: Coleraine, N. C., 16-21; Eden- City, Ia, 2 F Lippa Am. Co.: Detroit. Mich. 16-28. A new French drama, Cowards, by H. _ton 22-28 Robinson, John: New Kensington, Pa., 18; Loos, J. George: Ponca City, Okla., 16-21. R. Lenormand. is a success at the Vecsella’s: (Zoo) Cincinnati 22-June 4. Alliance, O., 19; Sanesville 20; Wooster 21; McClellan, No. 1: Atchison, Kan. 16-21. Renaissance Theater. Ps Toledo 23 McClellan, No. 2: Odessa, Mo., 16-21. The forthcoming Salzb Festival Sclis-Floto. Elizabeth, N. J., 18: Wilkes-Barre, Miller Bros.’: Clairton, Pa., 16-21. ee se BURLESQUE Pa. 19: Scranton 20: Binghamton, N. Y¥.. Mitchell & LaMance: Atlanta. Ga., 16-21. Season will see two new productions of %1: Syracuse 23: Rochester 24, Utica 25; Murphy, A. H.: Quinwood, W. Va., 16-21. Max Reinhardt, A Midsummer Night's ‘ COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Philede! peed 26: Pittsfeld, Mass., 27; Springfield a D. D.: Davenport, Ia., 16-21; Dubuque Dream and Lore and -Intrigue of Schil- oma of the South Seas: (Casino) adcl- : 23-28. ’ phia. Sparks: Hollis, N.¥., 18: Richmond Hill 19: Morris & Castle: Joplin, Mo, 16-21. a aati Masel — Kongo: (Gavety) Pittsburgh Huntington 20; Hempstead 21; Port Chester Naill, C. W.: Bald Knob, Ark., 16-21. my spac Altea socegsorniy Page Let's Go: +Columbia’ New York. 23. National Am. Co.: Frankfort. Kan., 16-21. lin since the war iook place at the Phil- Snyder, Bozo: (Gayety) Boston. fe ante Am. ee — i? on harmonic Hall under police escort. This ‘ Northwestern: attle Creek, ch., eels lady, it wi mer as i - MUTUAL CIRCUIT CARNIVAL COMPANIES Kalamazoo 23-28. ora eo rh am by ye : _— Follies of Pleasure: (Empress) Chicago 16-21; ; ne Oklahoma Ranch: Earlsboro, Okla., 16-21. no Se aw (Cadillac) Detroit 23-28 A. B.C. Attractions: Anaheim, Calif., 19-28. pacific States: Cle Elum, Wash., 16-21; Kenne- @nd her utterances have not been for- Nappy Hours: (Star) Brooklyn 16-21. Anderson-Srader: North Platte, Neb., 16-21 wick 23-28. gotten in the Fatherland. However, Hello, Rufus, Leon Long, mer.: Paducah, B. & B. Am. Co.: Greensboro, N. C., 16-21 Pearson, C. E.: Trenton, Ml.. there was no disturbance itn aa 20-21; Princeton 23-24; = Expo.: Stone, Ky., 16- aa. ‘penton, °., . Franz Molnar’s new comedy. The Play Sugar Babies: (Cadillac) Detroit 16-21. ; Princess Olga: Benton, Ill., 16-21. in the Castle, is a sellout at the Tribune. OSCAR Vv. BABCOCK 7 Reiss, Nat: Harrisburg, We. 36-G8. . The Berlin critics no longer maintain ‘ Performing the largest Sensational Act In the Owt- § Rice & Dorman: Newton, n., 16-21. that Molnar has “written himself out”. ‘ MISCELLANEOUS deer Amusement World, a Contienmen “DEATH Rock City: Stanford, Ky., 16-21; Lebanon fi TRAP LOOP” AND “FLUME ACT”. Adéress 23-28. sian achalasia a all : Adams’, James, Floating Theater: Coleraine, 1224 E. Broadway, Monmouth, Hives. Royal American: Elgin, T., 16-2 Selah ci: 3. ia aliciaaaciinee ia ones i * C€. 16-21; Edenton 23-28. Rubin & Cherry: Danville, ML. 16-21; 2 a oe: ee see : us - °2_9 Bul F él. P Arcu . Magician: Terre Haute, und. 16-21 7 ae a a 23-28 webb. H B Vin 16-21 n ‘uckskin Bill Show, W. V. Nethken, mer.: eaty's llington, o., -el. Rumble Am. Co.: Flora, Ill., 16-21. > pare oh tag ee ‘ Cheriton, Va, 16-21; Eastville Station 23- Bernardi Expo.: Denver, Col, 16-21; Cheyenne, canay: Hackettstown, N. J. 16-21 a J. W., Coal Grove, O., *R Wyo., 23-28 Savidge. Walter. Co.: Norfolk. Neb. 16-21 Wise. Davai A: Fi Ky. 16-21 hunts Motorized Show: Fairchance, Pa, 16-21. Bernardi Greater: Baltimore, Md. = 21. Smith, Otis L.. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 16-21. Werk. & "an. teas > 16-21, Clemo's Dark, Americans: Augusta, Ga, 16-21. Blue Ribbon: St. Cloud, Minn., 16-21 Smith Greater United: Keyser, W. Va, 16-21. Qo Siow. The Der oon a 16-2 — Chifton Comedy Co. C. W. Schneider, mgr.: Bockus, Curtis L.: Woodsville, N. H., 16-21; Snapp Bros.: Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. 16-21. Wasthaen’s Wor id's Best “East ry “Louis, Ml. Hillsboro, Til, 16-21. Littleton 23-28. Southern Tier: Sayre, Pa. 16-21 a = me: nets , Daniel. BA. Magician: New Castle, Ky.. 19- Broughton, Leon: Silsbee, Tex. 16-21. Spencer, Sam: Apollo, Pa. 16-21. Zeidman & Pollie: Washington, D.C. 16-28 1, Smithfield 23: Bethlehem 24; Pranklin- Brown & Dyer: Salisbury. Md.. ‘6-21 Stone. W. T.: Brunswick, Md.. 16-21. Zeiger's, C. F.: Roslyn, Wash.. 16-21: Yakima ton 25-26. Brown & Sanders: Gravette. Ark, 16-21. Strayer Am. Co: Lincoln, Til, 16-21. Ae ‘ a ; : : ite SLE ee a ee : : ql ; rm Fema ac > PN AES Ss par Gs ors ‘ , ot yee i re . ATS oy oe ee
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co ~ y C 5S. WIikTH—C:--- mf 5 Opere Place. Crmcemmet:, O = . i i fe j — = an | os > - —s , ™ *. Downie Show Berrer Blows Dowr nt oin Walter L. Main Circu Big Business Done ~ - ~ 4 nv - —~ 7 - : a "4 = 17 * —. 7 c Of Scils-Srezi:n rou Mcpesmcle aeeae By 191 Ranch in Cincy Ratha La2st Season © ote / & - ry . > eg = a : E Cr 4 os TI? w*% 4 r . > = seats winte es : mé % an ideal spot for : : ie tolome! Joe C. Miller expressec > capi a LF «os ae — ee -.— €2tisaction With Cincimns::'s receptior a - wie ~ aa ~s = tate ° ‘4 He « highly pleas - zd - : : On Moon Dros Circus che : ress Gone Since the show opens a _ . . Marlenc. Okla. the latte pe- ; z : COTIET St S £-7 The St. Louis engageme=: ‘{o: » ~ r on °% eek toppec last year’s big rece:ncs o> = - : , 5: é = cs Frenk ce-ere] thousands dollars anc orher = t = =; ? M rec“eT Of the nds thus far plerye@d have beer ve- : . 7 eos st 2 > oS = 3 Oz Net The procraem follows the same 6 see ast season. From the time of * © ~4 . . a — — €ltry of the imopre e artnet — . - — a2 “tt entitied The Sus Go- as the e:tack on the covered wags: : z tertainment i¢ fast and tmme»nse): ¢ 2 = Tteining. Indian cances and pastime = - * ry + == -- --- - _- > é 7 «€ ‘s> - 4 eee . Ae re - - -_- - o. .- - : K & we 2 hd = ° = er-e.ie=s*: : ue © Tre Rer Rarod tecun v. . 7 - - - =p © \o~ oF . - , Cc “4 ¢ Dan Die etth his musk “Vere = -e Qetee's Z es €=> acme g7e°: os 7 Ca: rl eck e trick and fan : — Russian Cossacks ts an ez a : ent dist of horsemanship. T> . = rloemine done tr Joe Lewis. B ; : oc Lovecte ard Hootts Killinger ts of a bic c => "der The procram % @trectec * * : Grents ant ecrce L. Merers in 8 very capsdie mar —oF= a 7 F Doc) Orle. etth a goad lineur ¢‘ accractions in the kid show. also cres - - * he cooecs He has been doing ox : r ness all alone the route T South African Circuses > _ r Perceval of Macritrbure. Natal » - “-~- aa : * inten ——— : * . _ 7 DSE 7 - . T tal. Curing show week. commenc.n C - ‘ wn roximately June 25 . N C. KING Me. Berne: - s te ¢ ? » ~. . - » ee - _ . : ee eee ; _ — EL DORADO, Ark. May 14—The B = . : SAN FRANCISCO. Mar 12 —Wor me Morton Circus was forced to cance! 1:'- — ; F ; t e A Barnes tle Rock and Pine Riu® Ark. and los . , Cores TS several Cavs in the flooded area the pas ~ ; se obinson Returns st > wee. Caneslietiess ana 60 he . 7 - - > - 7 ‘ s . . . a ~ ‘ ) = : To Somers Point. N. J. ( iS conditions cost the show much fimancia . . EEE: c ss this sprinc A hurricane struck - . " ERS POINT. WN. J.. M 12—Gil ? ¥« S when the pres- several towns near here Monday - - : return t home at s ence : Point. “The W Tops on the ’ ~ : pased ae a Warren Joins Christy Show » most, Hackensmitz Rejoins Barnes Tor Fish Joins Robbins Show el Baden. I ar ' --— Bert Rutherford. general agent af th econ v \ : te the ames K. Hackensmitz, who a few Christy Rros* Circus. announces ths J ; i F \ Rot weeks ago fell 40 feet from a trapere John T Warren. the veteren circ: r . t the 4 sustainec injuries, rejoined the Al agent has joined this o.caniration 4 t *T ’ er mn of Circus Fans in that t é Barnes Circus at Oakland Calif. stary man He will be five davs ahe +t c : He recently wv visited the Robinson show in May 6. He has fully recovered and has of the show and “will bring the show rainn r of the 10] Ranch Show immati added another turn to his routine into town” at all the Big stands Digte Shea Tee are * Fai, SOS Or ie a is 5 Gee Deg inet ee ee ae, it a Brio? yd ae a4 Payee =, te gee wage “pel oe - an ea “ie = 2 rt Sal : : a -¢ "TT oon R ~Pe soe BBac >7 10997 ime Dulipoarsc. Misav¥ Pe, | | | -- ~-* —_—— ——— | ED (op! —s - a) 6 4 Wiig : ; 4 S ‘ j X A ) \ | 1rcus anc 1 - k | O ce J ‘ : f yy oo , i] s + ~ ie! + } : ; ; 1 =) : Ris —— ‘ : ‘ ae aa “! 7s : < * ‘ 2 o 4 I i SOS pel st ee eee a Me eed ge am SBE eee Nt oe ne ac a ] * seed am ea ga BS a SS in Lire SB Nt ie Bile 9 eee TRUM Hie te RT Ee ee ay = aa a, i oe a 7 : : : ; Re he eae St RR 2 SS en Se ee a ea? eek ied i x ‘
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The Billboard, May 21. 1927 | With the Circus Fans | By KARL KAE KNECHT Secy.-Treas. C. F. A, EVANSVILLE, Ind., May 12. — The ——_—_—_—_—_—— Washineton, D. C., Fans attended the H cenbeck-Wallace performance and rt the section reserved for the dip- matic corps. Every member who has tren tn about this circus comments the wonderful spec this season. GCFORGE H. BARLOW III. of Binge- on. N. ¥.. was due to make a talk { the city council on lower circus nses He and Rider, of Binghamton, ed the Sells-Floto advance car that Dan Odom ‘ ; . >- J i ' > - dace SUOERe : a a ok sei > Ps 2 TIlvEre(_ aes — Doe PS MAR ; : | , ug ee ete = : a S. rs | = _ . ag —————————— ae —_— a ° a < : 33 _______ a | <= 4 ‘a a a : + ee | eecesceqsenescqnscssssesssnqsesesess . beeeeeeeees?<2 : a : Noa aed . RO sii et i Cs | : Be ee mae ss, . ee —————— a ; 3 : - Po Pe ee ee ————._—___— ee : es a ee) y ? _— oe: ie 7 eee oy Bae . on 7 . ta : : ss - : Ree ae eas at CRIT N fe
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of same. There are no city taxe mx : 4am chairman of the Board of Pu An ¥C “red To Know Te Bur a Good Top ity Council, Will furnis} 7 ; ; 17 ‘ : Under the Marquee formation and assist any former and assist any circu Baker-Lockwood templating cuaniene here.” sons ~ =" | cevrwrH & WYANDOTTE STREETS . ° . . KANSAS CITY MO A BIRTHDAY PARTY was tec the § , MERICA'S BIG TENT #OUS! Tueresa Baron. of the John Ro ( 1s t Nev Castile Pa M © WAS Bet aside for the ocrasic cr ~ ery nice or rated } NM > ae in E Sect e Rot a F e 7 of which was an unusual! : — ow plaved Rock 1 Til NM ? e. American ae ity Toses, se: wR: : : : : “IF TAGENBECK-WALLACE CIRCTS head waiter ’ For: Art > home folks and friends with other tens : - > ; Reading. Pa. Hotel. Rock Islanc es were used in the ce Bros Cot: . “ed to Decoration Da; = scheme. In attendance were Mr c = iii iar m the memorr of the oldest IN LAST WEEER’S iSSUE it was stated Mrs. Robert Thornton, Ione C do earaeoncill alatonlaene . - . los I a O. week of Mer 2: The show will Eddy, ‘Rita Bell and Gladys and There —_ wl A LTEINES renors that the Christy Flay under auspices of the combined Baron Cc S CANPBSI: : . the . gp oe el aE ges of New Philadelphia and Dover P - - - - > b ak +5 > - na a? —_ 9 m4 les lg eggs arg se Sele Elks with the Union Hospital sharing in Robbins Bros.’ Circus Che Zelcrcr ft rs a count: aoe ° Fe sex the pros:ts --— ove: - + th: C & live-wire tO77 , een ‘ € ker 7? ° ‘ea.4e — ~ = - ZARSE ow ‘ ba « ar C : ruects when it ; v goon, D. © 3 ’ ; ren as sie wher : Morse and John ller in a Perr; Saic * [T DUS.MO@SE Wet Dit i i =—s Hkeedtheeade — . : : . ; ; , — — = a ae a —_— 4 us and the lot cz : aN nm - - P ove marre wae passed - : “ a U. Ce Bs For ~ ae. oe = 2 Seewete +e, from Lysle. : ! ex: of ¥ Bastick. city im wr ¥ : é c — + . mela +he Offre for serve : , 2 - — ° Dr ; — tier. with th a. Inet tear > enrare= a ROR Gea —e wove been friendly MRS. S V. GABLE mother of C g tier, with he show last vea! lel ate her es ecu: iis at 2 M Gable. Pert —s nlpa oe av Nn mn hit with @ concert of latest popular airs ™22- Spent a pleasart dar in Q ni itn neert of latest popular ai ™ renewine old-time acquartanc’ = tn then ww of the t I n Ing 2o° ath acg = — rare tle rtertnined »* show. The roster includes Dallas Davis Orin E ~~ bake as Reerrbe: ore Wa'- Walter Rostocki. Harry James and Del- “ -_ PP na Micha ane ; ys bert Byrd. cornets:; D. N. Dowman. G. * ig and Mrs ‘Harry Noves visited 7° Shepperd rl Hanchett and C. Finn, lecburc Til. and Fa L. Heinz vist clarinets: C? , ya tented: © S Hook was Ed Lake. C. Secuin, mbones: Grover age gg en Men go Kraft Montgomery and David “DeVore. MOTTE: sien Che: aunt of Harve Crandall James Sperry and Marion Hull, basses: eid Bishop Brothers ‘at Peoria. Ther ol! Vernon Allen, baritone; C. WN. McKay. ... 04 on she Forenauch-Sells Br electrical drummer, and Everette James. G.-). qien che writer. Exeter Sut’? cirector. broncho rider is being featured in t? THE 1°91 P4aNncy Iya orient 5 Circus « %. KE RILEY wATH VE -_ ommmnact - Wild Weet Show One of the bic % tec . I , rcus t 3 C c ¢ CAN N. O.. M 14.— iving late anf ¢he hie chow are tha T teaver Ci ans Rg i SN ee eee Maan ane tok aeed ta Merten. ae, ee, Se een aren wee SS Oe taul Geuree fade 0! riz ] ~ > S ay I £ 7 in Al up on tim * ! a} tau) : ; *% i @ heat out and thst a very bema or Southern Tennessee ip t 1€ for the afternoon perform- seven riders ta alao acoring. af are = ‘ - =e : . ance May 7 laving “Ss ; ; : ena = pleasinc performance is ziven oe =o Pm ? ire ene ¢ Charles c - Troupe of flver f t ; and retu ar + Col : os be show was on the fair F. ROBERT &S SAUL (Press Ace ) rles ] © +o break in a new act. written by crounds made the encagement one of T — DeGroote His partner ¢ t easant for t his show in many D n O.. and unable to work i It was the bice / .s men ast : art lone by a Mucivan-Bow init h ’ ai : vears. Many shor Ik. inclu : Tr)FTAY WHITE nt Fikton Wa fryoor . or rks tvicitad wes 7 i , , entertained snme ~-°r r a he ; as a ibe a o 4 bers of Downie Bros’ Cirens when SEATTLE Wash recent)? niaved there ats a ns a} 2) is With _ or avi — Dros. foes ate the trainee Gao : mho } trouperc I . “e A . ent he aevunt s Corner * People in all Tear’ met rare r : ton Wert ‘ yt ri¢ lle Y eo | t the Or 4 ; ’ ° ‘ ee Mave a 4 aif t. Va “ . " ay : ™ THE CONCESSION department Of Circys placed rders MAAVIDSON RROS Ss May 18; Jeffer I". le pe T Mz n Circus are Cc} ester Thine ae North Pelke, boss butcher: Peter B. Dorsey. 8S- none The «} wr 1 ctana in | ceharee nt Rogers three dat Tack Wee No 2 stand, Cookie: hambureer stand. piyr picture ai sple: . Curt R. Calawell: Alan Cotter. James B ker visited with Prof } r . 3 Zellmar Bros Circus Paul and Joe Cane, inside butchers making «arrancements f i radian P —- rir -o¢ . >) ~4 ow StayvToOoR? *b Tes HORNELL. N. Y.. May 14.—Billy Walsh, “!P With @ magic show WANTS half dorer A aside Seeks a one-time partner of Frank Lynch on the WILLIAM E. DAY. of Carmi. m1. *)"y, 7/7" Pheees . Mitte, oe ~ Ys ’ le stace, now advance man for writes that Carmi wants a circus. none i Circus. was greeted by many old having been there since the Hacenbeck- r frier recentiv, when he completed ar- Wallace Circus 15 years aco. He adds d Ci roncements for the circus aa parade “There are concrete highwavs i every Hu at $ Motorize ircus here June 1. direction and there is a population of eo . more than 200,000 within an bans r's ride , , ‘ Rn. C GEORGE MANCHESTER. formerly by car. I have located a lot just outsice : ZONA. who is one of the features with Grant Whitinceton on the Ringling- the city limits There is a railroad with the Moon Bros.’ Circus. Barnum Circus, and also in the Nakse switch or passing track within 25 fect pila, ho ae mete ie Ae re 23 oa. “ ie fois al So > =x “ - . in ~ 3 a ates oer; so pit Brae eR an PORES OL, “aati ae spp Eee wale 5 ae ey. ar ho re a ar aie. 2, aie ye tie So BS ae, Tiger hata eS, - : : 3 Pra ‘ Loy er 5.8 Ean A og 3 5 : - e i - Tr"... > =) = 3 + ~* Se oe Bee 58 a 440 a ~~ Voi -*seY ~- ive I ‘ rn A EE a ' rn _-- ~——- - “~~ ne orerie wim ‘ im S 1 sa . . 4 z . . - +. x -* iA ye o+ = _~« awhesesss-, ¥ ‘ a ee ~ an a a = > deo . - --* . a there for s«-* a ee . ses ae a -es tere show ore “mere there are more than 200000 peo- in tne privilege cepartmen G 4 a ‘ ee . oe tine we « ple. That section never has had re Tas wrestler, is rain being featured 2 ‘ 7 _e ' . | ss ae “5 _ — a ; ' : : _ : : cobs - = BS Ci : 2 33 CUT OU S. denn Noo ower " ——— = 7 " Cc Eee ots 4 oss £ >| him ciere *ho~ We = 24 spare oA six Perv Mire NM: ec Ctr nf +e fe ws atl aie the ame Wee team Sime ; sa ‘ i = ad fac* =F ir o - weighs approxie Bros’ Circus. Tisttad ae Per Fr MATOR DUNLA? New Castle, Pa. ‘ime im circus hieory tm Younreown @ metete 150 pounds. has dark brown eres A - : z ark t : . aa han - -- wf #%e cher - : , - +o tho ogee ‘ ne wher wel] exhibition. used on the first page pleas-* ~ The Virmfirctor _— -- -“>r- --r ~o-rer “se. + i> ae 7 z= — ee ~~ } 28 ; f ‘ seTta- FRED L. GAY. well-k: joer. is in tore - : 7 ee» Cir- = = *ho Wee - Ke ‘o> » ra Horr:ts) Cot- . zr We. ‘o- - - ae - . -~ . — = ©xmecizn: Z . er i inurs- sere Desroit. Mich., where he says he * ete‘tnee ir ded Mr ana M 2% - rom oie t-- - - => @ sas 4 -*a s Cet ‘ approx:metely four Trieer and ann Walter: F - ~naetke peewee ameter fier be or ret re SEIS SPNc’ CTPSTe «it : n ; expects > = > = ’ r ~ it — ¥ | On = ~- ~ 7 p++ pe - t= i- 477 see a 2 ge NR carn part onal ‘ e e-cers from friends will be pls" bé Tr & rl . : US.TIE née iaire- — *pAo he Gao grounc : It x be the first * Cie Circus in = ss @av. The parsde and performance came JACK LOMBARD has closed with the : im for much fovoreble comment Rose Kilian Show as general agent and : ee hee Lilens Comer “es aren? The ; 4 7) ' a se. on > : eos - A ‘ 4 aoe “oa . ’ i; See Sr ‘ { me mo a - a ee, ‘ ee nae - 5 ia - A att =a s ° Ts Cue es ves fo ae ’ on of aes : | — oa A 4 “ . a ‘ “4 | ? —_ 4 a tery Posting vy f le all 4 } a = — 7 . a mM ime FF Yee, the PR eon eens aemerermmamen a acemeea tener sat rnc re | ” ‘ &.. ee: f a ee ; a rier re Site rr. 5 : Wie 4 é : i ; WT me SG r oy ¢ ae tly re ls ae 3 * 2 ‘e%, 1 UP oes Sane a -. id . * * ; a
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The Billboard, May 21, 1927 59 The CORRAL Communicatons to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, IOMER TODD writes that the rodeo Muskogee, Okla., will be held June nd 95. 4nI°D LEONARD, who stages the rodeo Southwest City. Mo... each year, was ‘he vards at Fort Worth, recently, ¥ ittle for his rodeo which will ‘ed June 23 to 30 ra nigeesste Kan. — A rodeo, the in veral years, will be held in jutchinson July 20, 21 and 22. spon- red by the Elks’ lodge. Cliff King will e charge of the show, which will be cve@ at the Kansas State Fairgrounds ANADIAN. Tex—The Fifth Annua! f nd Cowboys’ Roundup will be this vear July 2, 5 and 6 at Anvil five miles east of Canadian. Lib- premiums will be given in all events e list and rules can be had from J. uder & Sons of Canadian, Tex. DAKOTA MAX” and his Wild West ided Strand Theater Mid- ht Frolic at Cedar Rapids. Ia., bene- { Mississippi Valley Flood Sufferers be of Indians, headed by Chi2>2f 4 Bird. and troupe of rope spinnecs, luding “Thunder Storm” * . to he I REINE SHELTON w1!! d to know that she ts recovering from a lone illness caused by blood f Her husband. Dick Shelton. hurried trip to Fort Worth from ore where he has been in constant ‘tendance at her bedside, and reported he is said by her physicians to ec out of danger itRON S. D—Huron may have a ~ July 3. 4 and 5 if plans now be- fore the American Legion are accepted Scotty” Phillips. who owns a buffalo ranch near Ft. Pierce. was in Huron re- ently conferring with a committee from the American Legion, composed of Dr R. A. Stratton. A. B. Blake and Warren relative to the staging of the COL. JACK KING. of King Bros.’ Wi!a Vest and Hippodrome. was in Cincinnati st week his way from Columb 's, ( to Cleveland. O. where he will staze Rodeo at luna Park. He is taking four car loads of stock with him. The Colonel reports that his Southern tour was hichly satisfactory and that he will play many return dates this winter in Florida The Cleveland date will be followed by Detroit, Mich. FOG HORN CLANCY has engaged the “Owine performers for his 10-week ‘deo season for the Sellars Amusement pany. which opens at Galena, I1., ne 6: Tad Lucas, Buck Lucas, Bob xeccher, Pat Clancy, Claire Belcher, Helen Clancy, Nowata Slim, Ruth Roach, ( Smith, Frank Clancy. Ted McCory, tT y Q: k, Leonard Ward, George John- Billie Hatley, Ruby Roberts, Fred Alvord, J. L. Scott. Fred M. Clancy, Jr: \RIOS CARREON. chief of cow- boys with John Robinson Circus. | Four of the biggest within a week of each other Pittsburgh. Pa.. U. follow. | | 135 Surrey Place. owboys, Take Notice! Stampedes and Rodeos, Cowboy Contests ever held on the continent, by the Alberta Stampede Co.. Ltd., of Calgary. Alberta, Canada, U. S. A.. May 27 to June 4; Buffalo. N. Y.. U. S. A.. June 11 to June 18: Toronto. Ontario, Canada. June 25 to July S. A.. July 4 to July 11. The prize list for all these shows will be the same as the ome issued for the Columbus Show. | out $30.000 in prizes and purses at each stampede and rodeo. | THE ALBERTA STAMPEDE CO., Ltd. | P. WELSH. PRESIDENT Address all communications to Toronto. Ontario. Canada. Championship will be staged as follows: Columbus. Ohio, Other dates We are paying id car t Jius, 3% ¢ hesrt : ¢ i PRIVILEGES FOR SALE—Finemens epuptdingoanaes MICH., wan OF noned 30 is CRONIN, RODEO 9639 Jos Pen es fe Hamtramck, Michigan. Fargo Bussey. Dick Shelton, Ansel Haye Bill Watts, Deaf Scott and Roy bs da ALLIANCE, Neb. — Committees in charge of the various functions for the American Legion Rodeo to be held here June 23, 24 and 25 are swinging int action and contracts have been signed for the bucking horses, the cows and the wild stcers. Work will be started in getting the grounds and buildings in shape and extra seating space will be provided to meet the demands of the growing crowds that attend the annual event. “Skeeter Bill” and Dorothy Mor- rell are coming to participate in the different events. DARLENE HARDING, who has won a wide reputation as an expert horse- woman and roper, is il] at St. Anth Hospital. Dodge City. Kan. She was hurried there from her home in Co- manche County. while suffering from acute appendicitis and peritonitis. *A surgical operation was performed imme- Giately upon her arrival and it was said that her condition was somewhat im- proved. Her father and mother have been with her here during the week. Alf. M. Harding writes that this illness will necessitate canceling several con- tracts with rodeos the first part of the season. HERE'S ONE Paddy Ryan has tried his best to keep secret. but it’s out any- way. Paddy dragged a saddle into the barn at the 101 Ranch. There was not any too much light in the barn and over in one corner apparently seated on a box reposed what seemed to Paddy to be the watchman. Paddy asked where he should hang the saddle Not re- ceiving any reply. he repeated the ques- tion. Still no reply. Then Paddy's Irish temper unfolded and he proceeded to tell the supposed watchman what he thought of anyone who thought him- self too good to answer a civil question from a cowboy. and wound up by say- ing that if this di d not bring any re- sponse some one was due for a face slapp:ng. As Paddy was unlimbering a haymaker. much to his chacrin, he discovered that the supposed watchman “as a Wooden dummy. VANCOUVER. B. C.—Reg ditions and invitations have been for- warded to the competitors in seven of the biggest stampedes to ve held on the North American continent to appear at the world-championship international stampede and rodeo at the Canada Pa- cific Exhibition in this city from Au- gust 10 to 20. Favorable been received from every location. and the final contests for the champion- ships of the world in 1927 will be Cce- ceded here. it is announced by F. D chairman of the stampede com- mittee of Exhibition Association. Coin- cident with the old names of Tumble- weed, Midnight. Basano and Gravedic- ger, which still retain their pristine glory and freedom from the blandish- ments of men, there will be a battalion of new horses, fresh off the range, many 7? *, ulations, Cone answers have (sToOss, of which will never have been saddled until they leap from the chutes in this city. In fact. many of them have not yet been named, and will probably be christened here, according to the dia- bolical tricks which they individually — trate. Information from Peter Welsh, stampede manager, who is in the East lining up the programs in its en- tirety, is that the show will “stagger humanity.” COLUMBUS. O—Right off the rances of Southern Texas and as wild as March hares, two carloads of Brahma steers will arrive in Columbus and will be used in the steer-riding contest which will be one of the features of the International Stampede and Rodeo. which will be held at the State Fairgrounds during the week of May 27 to June 4. The wild cattle were shipped from Fort Worth bv Tommy Kirnan. While these cattle ore speeding towards Columbus another k ad is coming from an entirely differ- ent part of the world. Away up west. at "Medici: 1e Hat (Alta.). a carload of black Galloway steers, also for use in the steer-riding contest, is being shipped to Columbus in charge of a contingent of Canadian cowboys. These cattle will arrive some time next week. and are in charce of Frank Sharp. of High River, bronk-riding champion of Southern Al- berta. Considerable interest is being evinced in the coming rodeo by citizens of Columbus. Thousands of illustrated folders and automobile stickers are be- ing distributed and « big influx of visi- tors- from surrounding points is ex- rected. The advance seat sale has been opened at 22 North High street and there has been a good response to date. The Stampede and Rodeo is being held under the auspices of the Columbus Gallerv of Fine Arts. and a committee of 60 ladies is working hard to make the first annual Stampede and Rodeo a distinet success. LOS ANGELES. Calif—From the van- cuard of famous cowboys and cowgirls attiving everv big arena winner in the world will be here to “ride it out” for in the first annual Los Angeles Rodeo. to be staged May 20, 21 and 22 in the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Chevenne Frontier Roundup com- mittee has voted to send a big delega- ‘ion of contestants and boosters. ac- cording to advices received here from CB. Irwin at Chevenne. Addison P Dav ceneral manager. has announced the Judges in the competition for $20.- 000 in prizes. as Verne Elliott. of Johnstown, Col.: Roy Benton. of Chula Vista, Calif.. and Jack Mabee. of Santa Ana. Elliott is probably the best known arena judge in the country. having served at Chevenne and Fort Worth for manv vears. and also at Grant Park Stadium. Chicago. and Madison Square Garden in New York. Benton is a mem- ber of one of California's pioneer fam- lies of cattlemen He is famed as a rorer in the Southwest. Mabee is a Texan who emicrated to Montana and headed the string of all-round = con- testants from 1912 to 1916 He has decd manv big shows in the United States and Canada In addition to the £20.000 in prize money. more than &3.- 000 in silver trophies. chaps, saddles firct t honors ‘Witherspoon trophy: and boots w in be made as_ special awards for the champions of the 15 events. DETROIT, Mich —S. L Cronin. presi- dent of the Cronin Amusem-nt Corpora- tion, announces that he has engaged King Bro W:! We f Ham- tramck Police «nd Firemen's Rodeo, for the week start: Decoration Day. May 30. Col. Jack W King will be the arena director and Will furnish more than 100 head of bucking and saddle horses and a herd of lonv-horned Texas steers, to- gether With hi } irome and high-jumping horses i :1s0 ane nounces that his organization will stage a week's Rodeo at Flint. Mich. the week of June 20, under the sponsorship of the Metropolitan Club The entire per- sonnel of the city officials of both Hame- tramck and Flint are givi: generously of their time to make both shows a succesS and are serving on vurlous come miittees. In Hamtramck the _ tickets have been issued and the policemen and fire fighters are selling them so rapidly that Cronin has ordered 40 lengths of seats to augment the seats carried by King Bros. Hamtramck headquarters, at 9639 Jos. Campeau ave- nue, is a Mecca for circus men who are daily dropping into Detroit. Arthur fopper, general avent of the John Rob- inson Circus, and his contracting agent, W. J. Lester. were recent visitors, as was the “demon” billposter, Cy Semon. Ane other visitor was George Atkinson, fore mer circus man, now holding a mane agerial position with the Gaiety The- ater, Detroit. LAS VEGAS. N. M.—The 13th Annual Cowboys’ Reunion. Las Vegas, will be held July 2. 3 and 4. is the president; Harry Con W. Jackson Johnson, vice- president; E. E. Huyck, secretary. and R. L. Case, treasurer of the event. The prizes are as follows: Cowboy bronk Yiding: Purse, $750; daily two days; first, $100: second, $75; third. 8:50; fourth, $25. Finals. highest average marking for three days’ riding: First, $100; second. $75: third, $50: fourth, $25. Calf roping: Purse. 1.000: also daily three days: First. $100: second. $75: third. $50; fourth, $25. Finals. best average time on three calves: First. $100: second, $75; third, $50: fourth. $25. Steer bulle dogging: Purse. $750. also Gates-Mor- row trophy: daily three days: First, $75; second, $50: third. $30; fourth, $10. Finals, best average time on three Steers: First, $100: second, $75; third, $50: fourth, $30. Wild horse race: Purse, #120; daily two days; first, $30: second, $20; third, $10. Cowboy quick-change novelty race: Purse, $30: first, $15; second, $10; third, $5. Wild cow milk- ing contest: Purse, $90: three days: first, #15: second, $10: third. $5. Bell calf roping: daily three days: purse, $45; #15 daily. Chuck wagon race: Purse, $200; daily two days: first, $60: sec- ond. $40. Parade prizes. $185: first, $100; second, $50; third. $25; fourth, 10. Steer riding. no contest, ride for pay. Pony express race: First, $100: sec- ond. $60: third. $40. Quick-change re- lay race: Purse. $200; first. $100: sec- ond. $60: third. $40. Range relay race: Purse, $175; first. $100: second. 850; third. ¢25. Pack race: Purse. $150: first, $75; second, $50: third. $25. Free-for- Pll horse race. 300 yards: Purse. $150; first, $75: second. $45: third. £30. Ladies’ free-for-all horse race ne-half mile: Purse. $100: first $50: second. $45; third $30. Free-for-all horse race. one- quarter mile: Purse. $150: first. $75; sec- ond, $45: third. $30. Free-for-all horse race, five-eighths mile Purse. 200; first, $100: second. $60: third. $40. Free- for-all horse race. three-eighths mile: Purse, $150; first. £75: second $45; third, $30. All-Panhandle Rodeo FIFTH ANNUAL, JULY 2, 4 and 5 For Prize Li write J & SONS, Car Pi . ta Rodeo — Notice myself and OVER- STUDER Seal : ‘ LAND RED, Sask |! : v, U: ih WANTED WANTED MULE RIDERS buy ceiving reference, et Long teadv work "oS . nly to bays 1 kw» Aide 1) mail, weeks May a: a J FINK, Summit Reach Park. Akr a. 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The Billboard, May 21. 1927 — Conducted AMES R. HAWORTH—Communications to 25 Oprra «lace, Fairs and Expositions oO. Cincinnati, State Fair Dates Unchanged Miss. arton ~* . Afac 34 ~~. AC ASU. aai55 avai $¢— s : S original t the Tri- Show wv in Memphis co-operate and Dairy M Mabel ference and Com- Herded ! Exposition Thaviu ang cars of auto 224844 2U sll > the World Amusement csoriation and numerous other features Miss Stire has assembled a notable array of entertain- “—"9°° ment for the 1927 exposition In addition. the club women. State extension forces and business and in- Custrial concerns are co-operating as mever before to make the exposition a big success _ There will also be live stock : isplays, and the usual horse nd swine in racing. Dutton Shows Awarded Missouri Contract Again D AYTON. mit B » Par Akr O.. according to present route. 1 first of J e. The Montgon & Fairgrounds are be- n ‘ rac and stabling horses rtesy of I. L. Holderman, f the fair Association epares for Attractions g Fair Pre GO fa Vander- ent of ‘Summer iation, eek in While here h ged for se of an Aur tori Plaver, ild a spect acular held one iTrange- ment en: Jones Shows to play ir during the week of August t Earls will handle the concessions. a. A. arnaby is business manager He will also handle the publicity, and following the W show 1 take on four s pecia even winter productions, in yan will be associated. Fearless Flvers Booked BELVIDERE. I11., May 14.—Contract has been signed by ge n W. Wilcox. secre- County Agricultural Society. for the Five arless Flvers. a Wirth & Hamid act. at the Boone Coun- ty Fair. Aucust” 30-Sentember 2. Fire- works will be furnished by Thearle-Duf- field. Macon Fair Retains Ash DECATUR, Ill. May 14—The Macon County Fair Association directors have elected H. P. Ash, former manager of the fair. to that post for the ensuing year succeeds A. A. Hill, who re- cently igned, altho he continues as secretary of the association Ash had been manager in previous years and successfully directed the fair’s manage- ment. Wales To Be Invited To Minnesota Fair MINNEAPOLIS. May 14. — The Prince of Wales will be invited to tend 1e Minnesota State Fair next f The crown prince is planni: to vis t his Al berta ranch in the fall an ir ~~ ils suggest he include 1e Tw n Cities in his itinerar Amarillo Expo. Increases Budget for Amusements AMARILLO, Tex. State Exposition at larged amusement Tri- and commands a fine of the city and the view 3 a2 Sterra Nevada Mountains has been dered and -_ 7 he ne ened . the publi nn gune 21. th te of the opening of the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in th Sevada Grand Lodge ses- Chicago Sees Lumberjack Show May 14 Exposition the the —Visitors at held at CHIC AGO. T '?%e pees May 9-14, were thrilled ack orts, such as wood log ig. Bait casting war dances were also on the "Hiam F. Girard, the 118- +7. ~ 9a a e pound log roller from Gladstone. Mich. ana and who won his title at the Washburn tournament last Aucust, interested the spectators with his acrobatic stunts on the slipperv loz. He was assisted by George Glazier. of Washburn, Wis. an Gilbert Thompson, of Cloquet, Minn. well-known birlers. Grand Stand Costs $261,340 DES MOINES. May 14.—The new Iowa aod Fotr grand stand and educational buil . for which the ceneral assembly appropriated ,£250.000 this winter. will cost $261.34 according to contracts awarded last week by the State fair board. The new grand stand will have a 12.500 capacity. Mulnix Fair President FT. MCRGAN, Col., May Mutnix has been elected president 14—L G. ; a Park, vice-president; E. L. Dennis, secre- tar and H. B. Bloedorn. treasurer, of the Morean County Fair Assoctation. The 1927 fair will be held September 7-9. The fair has not been held since 1922. Gale Damages Fairgrounds AURORA. Il. May 14—Damage esti- mated at $5.000 was caused at Exposi- tion Park, the Central States faire grounds here, by a storm of tornado pre rtions Most of the damare was sustain ed by the stables and grand stand. Slope Fair Daies Set MANDAN, N. D., May 14.—Dates for the Missouri Slope Fair have been set for September 5-7 at Mandan. Depart- ment managers have been appointed, and preparations for the event are under way. Fair Managers, Attention! The fair season is at hand. Every- where fair manacers and secretari busy on plans for the season, The Btliboard renews its invitation are to fair men to reach the trade thru its columns with information con- cerning what has been done. what {fs now under way and what is in con- templation for the season The Billboard is eager to help mak: the 1927 season a success. It offer: in its columns a medium unrivaled in the amusement field for exchange of information neg men everywhere are amen to write * Billboard Fairs and Exp: tions cae about what they ure doing and planning to do, so that th: information may be passed on to the trade. Thru such an exchange ot news, it is more than likely that many contacts will develop which will prove of advantage to everybody concerned Carl J. Johnson Elected Head of Northfield Fair NORTHFIELD. Minn., May 14.—Car! J Johnson has been re-elected president and Georce B. Larkin secretary of the Rice County Agricultural Society The annual fair will be held September 22- 24. one week earlier than usual! The fairgrounds have been enlarged and im- proved Nacle’s Blue Ribbon Combina- n has been booked for free acts. Ths Cloyd. the Rosard Cowdens, Nagcie's Won- es the Harrisons. the ard Thetr Funny Mule, and the Race for ‘Life Tri-County Fair Dates Set NEW BERLIN N. Y.. May 14—Dates acts include Comedy Trio. the Aerial der Workine Three Rubes Petite Aimer. for fairs of the Tri-County Patr Society have been set as follows: Afton. Aucust 16-19; Norwich At- esse? 992.997 >) ae 4 “25 ber 1; Oneonta Lt ve Walton Sept eme Aucust 29-Sep* ember 5-9: Coopers- town. September 12-16; Morris. Septem- ber 19-22 James J. Flanagan. of Norwich. has ‘ : re-elected Horton f tha president, and Harry G Afton. chosen secretary of A meeting of the assco- is to be held in Sidney on reenctation ciation June 1. Nagle Attractions Booked EAU CLAIRE. Wis. May 14—WNagie's Blue Ribbon Combination of free ac’s for fairs at Anamosa Maquoketa, Ia.; Britt. Ia: Augusta. Wis: Owatonna. Minn: Albert Lea Minn. and Hartselle, Ala. The com- bination has also been booked for 4 Fourth of July celebration at Rock Rap- ids, Ia. has been booked Ia.; Spooner Fair Sept. 7-9 SPOONER. Wis. May 14—At the an- nual meeting of the Washburn County Fair Assoctation, held here, it was de- cided to hold the annual fair September 7-9. S. H. Williams was elected pres'- dent of the fair association, J. W. Bris- bin and A. C. Johnson vice-president: W. C. Crocker secretary, and C. L. App!*- man treasurer. Seek Aid for Fair MARYSVILLE, O., May 14.—A com- mittee of citizens from Richwood, Union County, with Carl Allgower, president of the Tri-County Fair Association, have requested the county commissioners to furnish financial ald for the fair, which will be held August 17-19. Sheldon and LaZelle Booked CHICAGO, May 14—Katherine Shel- don and Constance LaZelle, of the Argyle Sisters, booked by the World Amuse- ment Service Association, are back at work Miss Sheldon and Miss LaZelle are doing a high-class trapeze act. ae a tba ri ‘2 : , ot a e es Fate) ee eee Ren ae ee en Se aE Sin gia, area a ae et 7 ae ae 4 a i] } | 60 ee eS a / EQVED WE) PTD rep We ¢ ma r a ‘ & ¢ ) "74 = ~ <4 Y ’ 5 v/ aR, ” Bgl Ven! n) | Re ie {Ar 7 L privy) — on U5) Nr SS ee —TAOSQ AIF arene AS —4r wt Pe miccinne? A t Teer} < } R. M PE eee Taylor, announced that it was found too te to c) lates 14—The Hi Amarillo )suees budget 7 Guus DE Kught crand-stand show will HM in- cependent from the afternoon perform- ance. Carlton H. Amacker, general man- permanent home aver, has closed contracts with Fred H The exposition is Rrecem any Western, with an Indian races. Wild West show a1 SS rovide 0 peo- Reno's —_— occa er s contract having S. Anderson of t and operate such a place — September 12 The site of the villa is on hich be Marv 14—James Dutton. ‘ . een Sees, 2 eee been awarded the contract for the free attractions at the Missouri State Fair this rear. The entire combination c* ’ acts encaced by Dutton for this season will appear for the seven days of the fair. This is a return engagement for the program and said by fair officials in Sedalia to be the first time the same sion I. O. O. F free attractions have been encaged for Fourteen acts will comprise the Dutton program this year. The Duttons are at s}inmen? ’ nre ratio for th a of equipment in preparation for the Coliseum he — = = me ie by th : nd — = Po a _—— y the lumber] | chopping and MMM Indian procram. ¥W : ’ —— ea yi ipe ot ee <2 a we sid ae CHICA ee lip. pres Fair As ee Chicago the purc a i round wee po vroduction The Winnipeg Fair will be P| week later this season. 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South Texas Fair Board Moves To Enforce Dates ANTONIO, May xas Fair Circuit eting have 14.—Members of at @ 6pe- adopted a resolution member of the fair cir- SAN e South Te wing any which refused to accept the date it at the general meeting last nuAary While the resolution did not mention pecific fair, it was generally under- that it was aimed at the Texas te Exposition, scheduled to be held ; Austin this fall. Present at the meeting were E. S. Sut- { San Marco; M. Ferman, Jr., Fla- - Will Kuehler and Hilmar Boehne. ew Braunfels; W. E. Donovan, Ross and R. Remschel, Gonzales; F 1. Quinn, W. E. McKinney and T. T *t.rsden, Beeville; Georce J. Kempen, c retary of the circuit, Max Starcke and ‘vA. Dickinson, Seguin; Bobbie Burns nd Silas Parsons, Seguin; W. S. Robson R. B. Williams, G. W. Wil- and W. D. Moore, Nixon; J. J. sreathouse, Floresville. Secretary Kem- sen held the proxy of Lockhart. whil F M. Quinn held the proxy of Victoria. Bobbie Burns presided at the meeting in the absence of the president and vice-president. Walworth Fair Leads Wis., May 14—Among the ty fairs in Wisconsin in the Ww alworth County leads all er counties in number of visitors, gate receipts. grand-stand receipts entry fees from racers, receipts from privileges the Wol- “rth Fair is second only to Chi ppewa } cording to a bulletin issued re- oe vy by the State Departrgent of Agri- re and sent to Ora P. Taylor. Wal- v orth County Fair secretary. The fair this vear will be held here on September 5 6. 7. 8 and 9. Duplin Co. Fair in June WALLACF. N. C.. May 14.—Backers of the third annual Duplin County Agri- cwltural } Fair and Strawberry Festival. to be held here June 14-18, are ‘lanninge the most successful fair the . has ever heid. according to ‘herland. secretary. The fair the Wallace Exchance imber crop of berries, truck Boothe Lacrange igen unt of Srertiene tra ratio: red by ~ © Club A ft { smal! fruits, with crop prices at a high level a gone far to imsure the ceess of the event, Sutherland said ition Valley Fair Plans Semi-Centennial DURAND, Wis. May 14—The 50th nniversary of the Chippewa Valley Dis- Fair and Stock Sale will be cele- ted here at the annual fair set for 27-30. C. A. Ingram. man- licts the largest fair in the ase sociat ion's history. Schoppenhorst Heads Fair ODESSA, Mo 7 May 14 —William Schop- penhorst drt elected president. and Ro A i ‘retary, of the Lafa- vette Cou nty "Fatt. to be held August 16. er, se B. C. Fair Plans Advancing TER Can., May 14— tal Fair. to be held are well advanced, NEW WESTMINS Plans for the Provin« ere September 5-10 nd the prospect ts for a successful event, according to D. E. MacKenzie, fair manager. Premiums total about £20 000. Carbon Fair Dates Set PRICE Utah, May y 14 -Dates for the Carbon County Fair. the first held in recent years, have been set for Septem- t Fmery County, the Uintah Basin and other near-by counties will we invited to participate in the expost- C. L. Gilpin Is Manager WINCHESTER, Va., May 14.—C. L. Gil- hin will be manager of the Winchester Fair, which has been operated for nearly by the Shenandoah Valley Agri- ‘ural Society. Gilpin is president of he Rockville, Md., Fair Association. The Winchester fair will be held August 30- Seotember 3. 27-29 DR W. A. MATTHEWS, starting judee, f Flandreau, 8. D, has a very wide’ ac- Glontance among open-air performers. T always try to co-operate with them nd make every effort not to permit Mything that would chill an act,” he The Billboard. wr Vrites The Billboard, May 21, 1927 61 FAIRS—BOOKING DIRECT—PARKS 1 Ain't Got a Bit of Sense —That's the Reason | Advertise AL NUTTLE, MUSICAL CLOWN ONE MAN Different Clown USING 12 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS pny 9 Acts Cash Bond Furnished. Address care The Billbeard, Cincinnati, O. BAND BLUE GRASS FAIR, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY Wants a first-class Carnival for week August 22-27, inclusive. Must be high-class, clean and responsible company. Wire at once for engagement. C. §. DARNABY. Secretary, Wolf-Wile Building. Lexington. Ky. Phone 671. ~ SUMMER SPECIAL | NUMBER OF | | | The Billboard WILL BE | | prehensively Fair, Celebration, Circus. of the year. This is our annual Mid-Summer Number, which will com- cover the entire Outdoor Show Field, Park, Carnival. Acts and Attractions desiring Park and Fair Bookings, Supply and Accessory Houses catering to the wants of Con- cessionaires and Outdoor Showmen in all lines will find the BIG SUMMER SPECIAL their best bet for this season Greatly Increased Circulation Now Is the Time To Send Your Advertising Copy To Insure Preferred Position THE BILLBOARD CINCINNATI PHILADELPHIA 1560 Broadway, New York City CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO PUBLISHING CO. KANSAS CITY LOS ANGELES wR — 5 OUT IN THE OPEN By W. D. VAN VOLKENBERG—Commurications to 1560 Brosdway, New York a vmmeabinentivonmnns Specializing as Promoter Max Goodman will hen ceforth cialize as a promoter of indoor an d out- door events. Max is known for his age eressiveness as a showman and business man. His operating company ts known as The Mayklep. Makes Pack Connection Joseph F. Daley. who was to join the Greater Sheesley Shows, has nullified his announced intention, and will manage George Hamid’s fun house in Dreamland Park, Newark Changes Opening Date Rov R. Quinn. manager of Patchocue Recreation Park, Patchogue, N. Y.. has booked George Young for May 29 and 30, inclusive. The advertised opening date, May 30, has been changed one day earlier. spe- Returns From South America Mart McCormack, well-known show- man, who had Zaza and Company for a tour thru South America this winter, em- bracing six months, has returned to New York, and states his trip was a financial success, with the possibility of returning ext season. Prospects Look Bright Wirth & Hamid. this city. state the prospects never looked so bright in the history of their organization as at present. Last week 25 fair contracts were received. This is considered an excep- tional figure at this time of the year. Wirth & Hamid cast the acts for the Boy Scouts’ Circus that played Dexter Park, Brooklyn, May 2-7, under the di- rection of Fred Murray, with the follow- ing acts: Riding Lloyds, Si Kitchie, Honey Troupe, Carlo’s dog and pony circus, Gangler’s bear and goats, Poodles and Dotty, John R. Agee’s brewery horses and bull. Five Thrillers, Solomon Seals and Foolish. Wise and Reckless. Benny L. Burse had charge of the tickets. Mistrot & Thiel promoted the event. Business was not overwhelming, but gave excellent satisfaction. Joins Cook & Cole Circus Con Colleano, Sr., who has reared a family of 12 successful acrobats, wire walkers and acrialists, has assumed a new role. He has connected with the Cook & Cole Circus in the capacity of privilege-car manager. He joined at Omaha. Joins Sparks Circus Jack Tareila, doing single-wire act on the Keith Time, joins the Sparks Circus at Stasviehure. Pa A Busy Crcus Owner Floyd King. of King Bros., owners of the Walter L. Main and Gentry Bros.’ circuses, is making his headquarters in New York for the next month. His shows will probably play this territory later in the season New Girl Performer Don Darragh, of Weir's Elephants, is wearing the smile that won’t come off. A bouncing baby daughter, weighing more than seven pounds, has resu!ted in an avalanche of congratulations. He left for Denver to visit his wife, who is in the Presbyterian Hospital. Weir's Elephants ere booked solid for some time to come, including 10 weeks of fairs. Nfty Advance Car Robert L. Morgan, manager of Advere- tising Car No. 1, of the Hagenbeck-Wale lace Circus, should feel proud of the exe cellent exterior appearance of this car. J. A. Gephart is the secretary. Park Going To Give Dinner Tom Marrion. popular manager of Roseland Park, Waterbury, Conn., is give ing a dinner at the Mattatuck Country Club, May 16, for the newspaper men, and The Billboard acknowledges the kind invitation sent. TICKETS (Hapa WELDON WILLIAMS & LICK: (0275/78 ARK. WANT Carnival Company October 3. 4, 5 and Texas. For our Free Fair. 6. McKinney. DOG RACING Can furnish modern oqsigmnest able. Entirely new and ditt« a shown. Orders must he pla livery this season Address West Randolph St.. Chicago. WANTED CONCESSIONS, FREE srreneene AND CAP- NIVAL COMPA AMERICAN LEGION July 4th Celebration, REODWOOD FALLS, MINN. WANTED TWO RIDES For the P ey County Agr! Society Fair, to be held at New Harmony. Ind., August hy 10, 11, “22, 1927. EDGAR DON ALDSON, Secret WANTED FOR a> oo THREE OR FOUR RIDES, WS AND CONCESSIONS, yet 23, 24. 25, 26. CEDAR VALLEY FAIR CEDAR FALLS. IOWA. WANTED RIDES fool-proof and gorte fro ~ ——- ever » insure dee BOX ‘400, ‘Billboard, 32 Merry-Go-Round. Merry Mix-Up, Ferris Wheel, at 1c ‘flance Coun 7 Par, Hi ksvill O.. September 13 1s, 16 se Fe RIRDS ‘ALL. Se retary, Hick ville _ Oi CLAY CO. FAIR AUGUST 25, 26 AND 27, 1927. Oven wer el on e rsation s, Rides, Shows and anv clean Ate tr Rig L. nd. MRS ROBERTA B, With Sect ter, Ky WE DESIRE n C000, CLEAN CARNIVAL For about the = middl of September. 3. M. CAVINESS. Secretary, -- Paris, Ry SHENANDOAH FAIR ASSN., Shenandoah, Ia., July 18 to 21. Concessions, Rides, Shows. B. N. HACKETT, Supt. of Concessions. Texas. “- > | ' ee ee | _ | : | a ns DATED oo... SUNE 11 ne : ee es et 7 6 86 ——_ F SS es, nn, 4. SCC ———___] ao En : — po _ Pe, WANTED : i :
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The Billboard Mav zt 1927 du rks, Piers and Beaches f by Aire R. HAWORTH—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. Columbia Park Opens Season Auspiciously NORTH BERGEN. N. J..M Co- lumbia Amuseme Park c ad A 2 under the ownership ! t of Otto Aescht h T? t beer freshly painte re t ed thr out and presents an ractive anc Several r s and the other popular features retained. The park covers la grounc area. its main entrance facing on the Hu County Boulevard Columbia Amusement P extent. isa 7 craws he ase and Noah’s ark are Ja ack Driscoll The Carolinians are holding ballroom an is booking the free acts 7~ the are furnishing excel lent Ggance m ‘ They broadcast every Tuesday and Fridavt Victor's Band is over Station n®ered thic sea- Crar Freak of the front he conression stands 1 in well se lected locations thru- are attractivelr taken The pool will be im operation Mav 28 anc one of the largest outdoor ; in Northern Jersey The park ttractive picnic grounc es’ y nd The staf for 1927 es Otto Aesch- bach. pr reneral manager Fred J. Aeschbach. vice-president and secretary: Thomes S. Shorten, treasurer; F. W. Schacht. bookkeener: A. J. Pichel- to, auditor, and John Mitchell. publicity agent Elitch Gardens. Denver Opens With New Features DENVER. Mav 14. — Eli Gardens opened today with a number of improve- ments +r + - Th rey ane rtistic in the countryv—nine Pne v t bas Q ‘ 4 Pre tea The v Ar + 2 > > inst e i -tellineg Mae chine = -f r ter with 1 72-f ? last year, is in fine f re the mere ous c Tr ¢ f f T Troc artlowr . S ish stvle. ° € ent t and ext¢ nto the Tommy V¥ ? } Bs fur- nishing the 1 The openr v in ever f Mar f J}. M. Mulvi I - ant manarer, Arnold Gurt de- lighted with the prospects, v - se ther ¢ cr of he succ season R. C. Carlisle To Manage Park NEW YORE, May may 14 —R. C f widely known showy n ha os itN- pointed manarer of Nola Beach Amuse- ment Park Altoona, P Summit Beach Opens ON, O., May 14 —Summit Beach *, Akron’s million-dollar playground, ff lly opened to the public Thursday sith all amusement features in full eration. R. A. Casterline, veteran park manager, will act as general manager of the resort the season of 1927. It is an- : SOeneoes this season are in the history of the C plaved us attra changed every Fifty-seven hestra tio, Outdoor Penney Mules is action. two weeks decorated dan aga n be operated this 2son of season, Connecticut Beach Resorts Are Showing Activity BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 14—Wal- nut Beach. - * or tne Ras Milford, Conn., and the adjoining beach resorts the open- Acts will be Bands will be units “The bic dance and Frank —¢ been ine Milo C. Gancing. 1ce pavilion, will rest are be- ginning to show their usual activity, and a matter of a few weeks when it 1S Only it will be ew things to greet the visitor this > se rear | See ing 1g at full blast. There are Frank Graham will not be at the old spot, for there are new stands going up there, but aorn larged pected / there, j¢c spr to hi be ice baer ‘em. cer ark @C.2 acer @tl beach. he will Jack lavin, osa, the lamp man. Walnut Beach Park is rapidly assum- ing atm tkoski, mmodate th summer. and his boss, } = etoint SL udev r Bathing cted by John Ho osphere, and Pavilion, be found further the will also be at the park, th con- has been en- Tush ex- Boni will also be urphy, will prac- of letting Boni tell The usual opening, cond the auspices of Herman Mendroscho- ucted une wicz, will take place on May 28, 29 1 E. Clark, manager of the Mil ford Supply House, is now going in for re carnivals. Mmoct aires the f the Walnut Beach to supply them with “Me for Mil C merchandise, and he is now aonb ing out the Devon Fire Department and 1 Improvement Association to sell ais’ them also. Uzzell Is Optimistic presi Following Business Trip NEW YORK, Already he has signed up nt of the R. s —— has Ww reeks’ business tri West dustrially > le ote aale basis owners ar] Neric - Gass sinanciauy, and nai fin ee 24ncs He hes met May returne d rally visited a num territory he traversed 14—R. S. - Uzzell Cory rat thru the East conditions, on a con preenag—l Uzzell, ion, from a four and in- sound @ number of park and executives, and has per- ber of parks in the He reports mod- erate purchasing, however, on the part of the parks, which feel optimistic over the prospects of the 1927 season. Uz- zell seg nly an unusually hot summer. In fact. May, this year. has been quite a few degrees warmer than the preceding vear, and vegetation is much more ad- nced. Mr. Uzzell further stat to The Bill- har h the flooded area thru St I an Memp!} would not affect the parks in those cities to any precepe tible extent The Spanish Fort, New Orieans, will not operate this season, as @ seawall] is in the course of construc- tic which will prevent the waters of e lake from overflowing the grounds. The new park in Detroit, that Miller, He & Rose are constructing. will have T fs res It is located on the River Rorue. The new Ozark Park. St Louis, expects to open the fore part of ne, with five rides and the only salt ‘er bathing pool in that city. Council Crest Opens PORTLAND, Ore., Miv 14 Couns C * Park opened Ma‘ 8. Monte Aus te er of ceTretaonis Ri ; 4 directec the me? t¢ orc’ . er agement of $§ HW } ey. AL Pe - i ‘ . n : : . ’ ‘ i ; me | Z PE 62 mE i , AA Gea OED | PRS 7a Gee we’, ) oes Sy he Py SY Cin | PA al q’ oO ‘ Ww = a "s Y x J ©, wx 3 i | ae \ 9%, > a pa aes (we \ tn a CorMictca | eae » £6)" carn ia ‘>“- fre e ‘ - Fe are available this seasc pavilion has been re Smith and his Orc® nome : stalled for the summs Hill and other near-by points in Jersey. . The rides have been unchanged since : last season and include Virginia reel, dodgem. paradise, miniature railway. greyhound, merry mixup. herday, merfTy- go-round. ferris wheel, the mill chute big Gipper and whiz The looney no Mi ellen retnires ia po ee a ee BY WMCA ee Three new shows are P| son, including Rose & au” the Animal Show. Gancler’s Circus and W. blanket man H Pleus a2 a r is F orid: Allicator Farm. as Po The latter offering is arranced to repre- sent a funcle setting. with real palms in and moss Several huncred alligators M are exhibited, 80 snakes, various birds Cc and monkevs. making a pleasing com- —_ = tioy Mrs Sonhie | has charce P| ' es i st vie — ee — ee is the controlling factor among the con- cessionaires and has in operation 22 stores. William and Roger Crova oper- ate three stands. Capt. John Smith is much in evidence with his up-to-date bird store L. Munch has 11 Erie dig- rers, in charce of Mrs. York. H. Fox & Son have a 50 by 50 skee ball alley. Chris Hinkelday has the shooting gale _o * iam aul Ed (Lemonede) Hart’s business has in- ee creased to such ean extent that he has 7 7 ee | a qe i 7 - _—_————— } | P Pe a | ee > . é gS ; . —_-. «~ ile ate Ye San a wine MES, 2 ty PONE es Se Diet ore. Re, h se Magee Rai a a ay : ad | : - : ms es oe ae. pee i ! 7 | ite te | ol ee: Re PE ea a ne oe
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YOUR PARK! Has a om Friend In e No. 16 Big Eli Wheel North, South, East and We these Park Model RIG ELI Wheels pare laying up pretit for «heir owners. They - the sure route to bicger divicends. ‘ The ~ ie BIG ELI 4 ~~ = Wheel is complete in ~! ——~ giving sat staction t ; ie hen ee STE trates: a _— lar demand to me fe again. If you are interested k M jel BIG ELI Wheel, we want to ’ 1 We are at your service. Eu BRIDGE COMPANY Builders of Dependable Products, aon Case Avenue, JACKSONVILLE. ILL tor Parke and Ail Amusement Places. Automatic Score end Colin Collector. tiling sport! Everybody plays—men. ev men, children. Your receipts clear profit. You can take im $15 to $50 per day with 2 to 13 Whirl-O-Ball Games in any ordinary roem or tent. Each 3% 220 ft Moderate investment required. Wisse for catalog. w%} BRIANT GPECIALTY O60., 50 Bebbe-Merrili Bidg.. indianapelis. NEW AUTOMATIC LOOP-THE-LOOP GAME BARGAIN! FOR SALE GAVIOLI ORGAN Rebsilt by Wurlitzer Gwd a0 men St: 'e 145 BR nd Orgs Relle = Daples ker frame. 10 ft bie 2 ff wite ard 4 ft. 19 § jeep. Three f j acrifice r ° $2809 SPILLMAN ENGINEERING CORP'N NORTH TONAWANDA. NY $kee- Ball Since 1914 the Leading Bowling Game at All Beaches and Amose- ment Parks Throout the World. Its popalarity is always increasing— ask any Skee-Ball operator. FREE CATALOG Skee-Ball Company Coney Island, New York 100 FOOT- BALL GAMES one ter- ritory in one year showed net profit over bad UD Write for territory proposition today. Canadian Agents: 0. H. CLAVIR CO., LTD., Toronto, Ont. CHESTER-POLLARD AM. CO., Inc. West 4th Street, NEW YORK, WN. Y. Location Open for Ferris Wheel Must be something up to dite GRAND VIEW PARK SINGAC, WN. J. John E. Mark Heads Mich. Park Company MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., May 14. — John E. Mark, of Detroit, was elected president of Jefferson Beach Amusement Company, which is building a $450,000 amusement park on the shores of Lake St. Clair, near the Nine Mile road, at a recent meeting. Roy J. Williams, De- troit, is vice-president; Edward N. Vailey, Detroit, secretary, and Ray Staf- ford, Detroit, treasurer. Tlie board of directors is composed of Phil Sher and Eugene T. Daniels, of Detroit, and D. N Davis, president of the village of St Clair Shores, in which community the park is located. Complete amusement devices, ing a dance hall, roller coaster, bathing beach and other features, are expected to be ready for the opening June 1, Mr. Mark says. includ- Laurence Harbor Beach Opens With Spring Frolic PERTH AMBOY, N. J. May 14.—Lau- reuce Harbor Beach opened the season today, offering a spring frolic and dance in the Casino ballroom, present- ing Bob Larry's Entertainers, a vauce- ville dance band combination. The o:- ficial opening for the beach and all at- tractions will be Saturday, May 28. The rides and various concessions are re- ceiving their finishing touches, to be ready to open ahead of time should the weather come off warm. New faces are in evidence among this season's concessionaires. New rides and new games will be in the lineup for the opening. This will be the third year for Laurence Harbor Beach. which is located five miles from Perth Amboy. N J.. and is the first beach on the Jersey shore. The entrance to the beach is from the main shore highway and opens into a large plaza, capable of parking 1.000 cars. Directly in front of the plaza is the beach esplanade where all the attractions are located. They are the Casino Dance Pavilion, the Arcade concession building, refreshmen‘ and lunch hall, shooting gallery. bath- ing houses. merry-go-round, tango swings. chairoplane, with other games and concessions located along the board- walk, which fronts the esplanade Many Dodgems at Euclid The Dodgem Corporation of Law- rence, Mass.. reports among orders re- cently shipped were 30 dodgem junior cars to D. S. Humphrey. Euclid Beach Cleveland. Humphrey will have the larcest dodgem ride in the world. con- sisting of 60 dodgem junior cars operat- ing in one building. Sixty cars have been exported to Canada, 20 cars to Australia, as well as carload shipments to Olentangy Park. Columbus, O.: Whalem Park. Fitchburg. Mass. Ozark Park, St. Louis, Mo.; Seccaium Park, Buecvrus, O.; Pleasure Park. Evansville, Ind., and Chester Park. Cincinnati. Cc. E. Fuller Is Granted Burlington Concession BURLINGTON. Vt., Mav 14.—The first amusement device concession ever granted bv the city of Burlington to be installed in Ethan Allen Park has merry-go-round. The device is to be been turned over to C. E. Fuller for a installed this summer. Amusement men see in the concession grant the _ be- ginning of a new policy which may convert Ethan Allen Park into a first- class amusement center. Island Park Ready May 22 AUBURN, N. Y.. May 11.—Island Park, one of the largest and most popular rgsorts tn the Finger Lakes Regicn. will be officially opened on Sunday, May 2 Fitch Bills is manager. TICKET. COUPON and STRIP ASA FOR SAMPLES & PRICES WELDON WILLIAMS & LICK: (0/7. 54/79 ARK 63 The Billboard, May 21, 1927 Blt PROFITS ON GOLF The crowded = con/i- be n of the publie golf that the urses proves average man and im want to play Cush in ™m it thie game and 4 Be : TF sie =A, ; ee a — | = y ‘ A TT AI EA Re SRN em RRS ‘3 i ES ~ we TTT ze P| a Ge ‘ Rete a a a niet es . ’ oe . 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64 The Billboard, May Cedar Point Announces Opening for June 12 SCART) oT” - 5 ed ‘ Cec dar Pc Zz ¢ rie " ¢ ‘ t ‘ rr 7 "The c _ e + f Rrer} cr VEE -l.¢ P2 k ° Woodcliffe Park Opens POUGHEDEPSIF N 7 _ i Phe : : ‘ - ony - rc ° if TOT ce he ae - , he ouner mn? I4e Weer } War ins ed the Cr ~ ati ; I Derence’c rectaran? c me c c a he so has sev- ers ~ = ke n ‘ cr conces- sic 5S. s r £ Stalling the - — - Ket far sitors have heer - . > op +r its arcess , ¢ r+? of Po ’ . + hiche wars f ss € The - a ue ~ ~ par} f hted cer Fre Por - re ne efor nr make 4 attrac oe €nr oe noartr c TN e electrie cal f e s } n is Dar* peslne't+ Ae - ~ A ~ ~ ot of + ’ 3 Cat T rT E ? stalled thruout 7 rrounc Nec ons are sn i aie a + now under ' for the mn of a = >= coer lienemine nan! Mammoth s nming pool Lakeside. Denver, Opens DENVER. Co! Mov! v 14—T oh) sPne son of I e. Denver's “White Cit is under More than $50.000 has been ex during the last few weeks in pre for the season. The new El Patio t m has been er ected. with elaborate lichting effects and decorations in Spe e Chief Gonzales and his 16 Barrelonians will furnish the music dur the season. Nearly 25.000 square feet of cement walks have been nstalled ruo the park. and an ex- tensive par r park arranged and a new 700-foot athletic field esta blished. Petrof. the l-known New York bs master Mme. Naomi Petrof wi in charce of t! neing school skating t other tions r n full n . Arder Mevers Lake Opening Changed CANTN, O.. May 12—Due to unavoid- able delavs and owince to the immense volume of work to be done vet, Mevers Lake Park opening has been moved up to Saturdav. May 2! ccording to officers of the Georze Sinclair Company oper tor of the resort Dat na nich shifts will be necessary to complete some of the bic 1 nd f fea- tures at € par fi a cer- ain 1) ything ! re.diness for the oe? e M e +t n 8250- nor br the Sin i + the ne resort on zxhich a ee ha ease is he by Georze Sinclair his accner rs The mn e e y rram will not be complete ] e end of 1928 , Rhynsburger Manages Dance DES MOINES, May 14.—Fred Rhyns- burger has been appointed manager ol the Riverview Park ballroom i the forthcoming season. whic! s to open this week. Rhvnsburcer will : be in charge of picnic bc rs T Volf & Abel Paramount Orchestra of 1 es will open the ballroom and has en- re for two week +n be sure Orc! estra, whi eng: garcem ent the ceeded by P! ibrick's will have a mc Wirth & Hamid Will ak Norumbega’s Outdoor Acts 1th’ aS BOSTON. May 14—Norumbera Park's outdoor ac this summer e booked thr: 1 Wirth & Hamid. in connection with Fallvy Markus, who will book the theater pa ingements ePine by Will "a ‘Wh ite, manager of the resort at 7+} y r ar re to an a ne Oo! ari The Flash of the Midway FUN -ON-THE-FARM Ht: RES the show where the customers involuntarily do the Charleston, black bortom and sundry other « es in ftull view of the spectators on the outside. through the medium of a shadow graph Wh a balh And vert this is only one of the seven 7 and uring ballvs thar help make Fun-on-the-Farm a sensation and flash wherever showr dt gers attention as no other sbow on the | in d You'l! Make Big Money ~ ith Fun- on-the-Farm Analyze it from ar ¢ und you'll find It’s e transported—will fold up on one truck: it's ccononr 1 in oper —on requires mMuple of men itis 2 Ar Ss u sh 7 n ‘4 «= i ‘ ELMER |. BROWN, - - - - 226 W.. 47th » St., New York eas LACKAWANNA 3629. TURNSTILES | AND TICKET BOXES Riverview Park, Chicago, Has Brilliant Opening — CHICAGO, May 14.—Riverview Pa:. opening May 11 was notable for its },) liance and large attendance. Many 1 and attractive features contributed the park's drawing power on Oper: Gay, and a big season is predicted George A. Schmidt, general Mahage: Among the new park features js 1). recently built electric fountain, con tuting a cheng beautiful displi, The park entrance has been complet« rebuilt it enlarged. The ballroom is under mMmanagem::.! of James Tinney and the bandstand managed by Ed Ewald. The Palace of Wonders has Naom:. t: armiess and legless girl; the Burnine . She, Charlotte, the girl with four arn end no legs; Cleo, the Doll Lady: the Sea Nymph, Garden of Mystery, Fig) of Tycie, Torcher Box and the fam Two-Heeded Girl. Some of the people working for Kunston are Lolo Jeffers. Florence Widman, Ida Clark. An: Johnson. Bernice Staples, Mr. Jeffersor,, Mr, Kempbell, Mr. Kandll, Fred Burke. Harry Smith and Arthur Leeds opener. Mr. Hill, who has many concessions j: the park, reports that business was br:-;: et the opening. Booth 8, is operated by Rk. Bampus and Mrs. Byrnes; Boot), : Teddy Bears and Canyon Kids, Mr. Ry sell; Booth 15, dolls, George Nelson ani Joe Ravnick; Booth 18, J. DeLorenz Mrs. Ryerson and Minnie Santry; Boot 19, fountain pens and pencils, J. Flyn: as Booth 22, blankets and ukes, Bill Kan: KR. Stromson. O. F. Schmidt; Boo‘h 34 weight guessing and candy, Al Melze and Mrs. McLoughlin; Booth @5, gro- erles, Ed Mulvaney and A. Kindso: Booth 38. chinaware, A ‘e ido al C ’ For Hat? ory loke Park ig” A May 15. Adire- Wf DOMVITILE Carrotiten, AMUSEMENT PARK FOR SALE OR LEASE staff remains as it was ! Schmidt is preside: Charles R_ Ho'- Thirty acres, with ond Mend. Mtables, fine Te ik — ancing Trav ttle “i oth bul *, city . DAMON-CHAPMAN Co., 234 Mill st. Rochester, N. ¥. , Pay Sb x f > m _ ee eS ead es, >) / \ fs x Dy > 2 a oA ; . 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New Company Purchases Reid's Park, Lansing BAY CITY, Mich., May 14—Organiza- of a new corporation, in which own- f Wenona Beach are interested, to + ke over Reid's Park, near Lansing, has completed Improvements are un- in the park, new rides are being led and the property is being gen- modernized and put into shape ‘he season. The park has been re- ned Lakeside Park. Ames Park Signs Carlos i ALAMAZOO, May 14—H. P. Smith & managers of Ames Resort, West ; See about half way between Kalamazoo and Vicksburg, have remod- cled & ‘portion of the dance hall at that resort and plan their opening dance the sicht of May 29. Jack Carlos and his srabian Knights have been secured to rnish the tunes for the steppers. A vew surface has been laid on the road l Ke ae POSTS been ” glenet. The owners are thee forward to a big season. Hill & Ianuzzi Lease Hall NEW YORK, May 14.—Sunset Park nas leased its Mammoth outdoor dance 1! to Hill & TIanuzzi, bor x Gardens, this city, n announcement made today by Man- acer Georce Orth. The lessees, who con- juet a number of dance emporiums in -he East, plan to play various band» ‘hruout the season, including vaude- The entire structure will be epainted and redecorated at an ex- penditure of €15.000 and will be ready br May 28, the opening Mate of the park. operators of the according to lie acts Willow Grove, Philadelphia, Opens With Many New Rides PHILADELPHIA, May 14. Meyer Davis’ Willow Grove Park, with 11 new rides, Many new concessions and other attractions. opens its 32d season today. The first Willow Grove Music Festi- val of two series. of five concerts each begins on Tuesday. May 24. June 29 s the cate of the MacDowell Festival. under the auspices of the National eration of Music Clubs. The Banjo- Ukulele contest on July 7 will be one of the bri ght spots of the season. Sunset Park. Tulsa. Installs New Devices TULSA. Okla., May 14.—Sunset Park, which oper ned thi is week, has many new museme evices, and R. C. Elder, owner, is looking forward to a prospere- ous and busy season. Among improve- ments are construction of a new swime- pool to supplement the present pool, a new funhouse, built by J. A. F leld Dinty Moore's Bar”, a novel fun- house idea; an African Dip and Honey- moon Trail. Vollert &% Lange Select Two New Distributors Vollert & Lange, who are putting the new colf-plaving device on the market, have appointed as thetr distributors The Play Faun ment Company. a subsidiary he Philadelphia Toboeran Company. Philecdelphia. and 8. E. Lysle, of Pitts- burch Winners in the contest for a ? for the new device will be an- ed tn an early issue of The Bille haar Beach Circus Under Way BOS STON. May 14.—The Indoor citreus : ere Beach ts getting under way. "Kk opens May 21. ef Gueeeesess: Here’s an Opportunity to Make Big Money Special Lecations Reserved in WILDWOOD, N, J. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. ASBURY PARK, N. J. MONTREAL, CAN. For the Following Preven Successful Games: The Balloon Racer, Cony Race or Kentucky Derby Write for particulars. Chester Pollard Amus. Co., Inc. 188 W. 4th street, NEW YORK CITY. The Billboard, May 21, 1927 65 their actual cost. Address Box D494, care Bank Sale of GASOLINE MOTOR LAUNCHES At About 25% of Original Cost Responsible Trust Company offers an unusual op- portunity to purchase all or any part of Eighteen Gaso- line Motor Launches at approximately one-quarter of These boats are practically brand new— 32 feet long, 7'<-inch beam. draft 24 inches, Westinghouse 25-H. P. motor; built by Truscott Pierce Engine Co. Original cost $4.950 per boat. individually or we will make a very low price to anyone buying three or more at a time. Will sell these boats The Billboard, Cincinnati, O. Is on the way. do something. 152 West 42nd St, A HOT SUMMER The Clams and Fish assure us in unmistakable signs. There is AEROPLANE SWING or a KIDDIE PARK Communicate with us now. R. S. UZZELL CORPORATION Cheer up and yet time to get an New York City ee, ae eee gta ever { t ¢ reliable Don't ted by t ob i ic. Most ss. bes:, han nd t running mts granted Others pen 2 Latest, May All rights reserved Int ers beware I on the origi nat or of the ¢ : wn automati lectric in world with tar eeds Beware gtae mn w who the crig: National som as exclusive at the Seeq i) Exe Positio Phila. Pa All- Electrie $150- $200; Hand, ; Hand and Eleetrie, $200. Catalog free NATIONAL CANDY FLOSS MACHINE CO. $2 from 1 Wb sugar. e ? 163 can 35th Street. New York City, N. Y. Thompson’s Park Opens May 20 ROCKAWAY BEACH, N. Y.. May 14.— Manager Harry E.-Tudor is laboring in- defatigably to have Thompson's Park ready for the opening date, May 20. Everything has been placed in spick-and- span condition. including the installa- tion of the Victor Orthophonic Victrola. Hanlan’s Point Opens TORONTO. May 14—There were 2,840 visitors to Hanlan's Point on the opening day, and the travelers were delighted with the new ferry service. Concession- aires and amusement purveyors are ireely predicting the best summer sea- son in years. Lakeside Opens Early AUBURN. N. Y.. May $4,«:Ramesiee Park, Owasco Lake. will be officially opened on Wednesday. May 25. it was announced today by Manaver Charles A Parker. This is earlier than usual, the official opening generally being on Decoration Day. Morrison at Silver Lake DES MOINES, May 14.—Harrv Mor- rison. of Avrshire. Ia., will take over control of Silver Lake Park this season A boseball team has been organized with a professional battery. Coney Island Opens With Eclat CONEY ISLAND. N. Y., May 14—The 3 season is now on at this popular seaside resort. The opening ceremonies took place today with the customary eclat and enthusiasm that marks the annual pageant and formal! opening of the Coney Island season. Everything is in readi- ness for the Memorial Day holidays, when the Islandites are expectant of their first big play of the year. H. W. HANNA, well known in real estate circles, has acquired the richts in this country to Jack and Jill, the English ride success that carried more than a mil- lion enthused patrons during the British Empire exhibition in 1924. The Traver En- gineering Corporation, Beaver Falls. Pa., is going to manufacture the ride for Mr. Hanna, and it is also installing the ride here, located opposite the Pros- pect Hotel, on Surf avenue, that will be in operation early in June. This new ride will consist of a single slide, with many new features. The passengers, on entering the loading platform, sit on mats, whereupon they are taken to the top of the slide, and then automatically dumped into the mouth of the slide. Incidentally, this is where the frolic be- gins. In descending the slide the pas- sengers attain a speed estimated at 65 m™ ‘les per hour. At the bottom of the a slow belt catches the passengers and checks their speed. so that they ilicht on their feet. At the Wembley exhibition the King and Queen of En- gland and the Prince of Wales enjoyed the ride. Negotiations are now under way to install Jack and Jill at Rye Beach and other resorts. R. W. May is in charge of the construction work for the Traver Engineering Corporation. BARON PAUCCI and William Hart have been identified with Namy Salih's Dreamland Circus Side Show for 14 vears, and are still de luxe drawing cards. DAVEY'S SHOOTING GALLERY, Still- well avenue, is in its second season and going strong. Dave Dominick is in charge, THE MYSTIC VAUGHN'S are playing their second season at Hubert’s Museum. FLIZABETH CROSS is back at Luna Park as cashier. IKE WAGNER'S Dixieland Revue. on the Bowery, is a snappy aggregation that has an excellent bally, with the drawing power of a three-ring circus. SAM GUMPERTZ'S $100,000 Eden Musee stands as a beacon light over the pyramid cf Surf avenue attractions that (Continued on page 84) slide, New Park at Dewey, Okla. DEWEY, Okla. May 14—A new pleas- ure and amusement park is being con- structed near here by George Saddles, of Dewey. An art ‘fies al lake has been constructed and a dance pavilion is also being built. The new resort will be knowr as Saddles Park. BASEBALL THE LATEST IN A THROWING BALL GAME. Most Popular Game in the U. S. All wow! Steel What a Portable , Thriller !! Shipping The Weight. Game of 300 Lbs. the Nation, Four balls for 19, Throw into the glove of this life-sized Catcher and make the smaller fig- ure run to first bise. Throw another and send him to second. and so on to “thome’’, Four throws into the glove bring in a home run and a prize. Price, $350.00 Size: Catcher, 6 ft, 6 in; Runner, Diamond across, 7 ft Chester-Pollard Amusement Co. 188 West 4th St., NEW YORK, WN. ¥. McMILLEN ELECTRIC FOUNTAIN (PORTABLE) An unexcelled Free Attraction for Parks, Teaches 2 ft. ind Fairs. Living Models in Statuary Posing. A guaranteed attraction. Also have large Fountain for sale. Write FRANK McMILLEN 212 Spruce Street, SCRANTON, PA. LONG BEACH WASHINGTON Queen of Northwest Summer Resorts. CONCESSIONS AND RIDES OPEN. Summer Season opens June 15, till Sept. 15. THE WORLD'S SPEEDWAY, the Longest Beach in America, MILTON W. SEAMAN, Secretary. THE BIG 3 ven Money Makers Bs Legitimate Games 1 BALLOON RACER CONY (RABBIT) RACE KENTUCKY DERBY Order now Get ready for the big season. CHESTER-POLLARD AMUSEMENT CO., Inc., 188 W. 4th Street, NEW YORK CITY PHOTO GALLERY FOR RENT GEAUGA LAKE PARK Write Wo oT) KUHLMAN, 416 Leader Building, Cleveland, Ohi WANT RIDES NOT CONFLICTING 80-20; CONC ESSIONS, Ss! up fer son. Spat loexton, oon Rea Front LAURENCE HARBOR BEACH : OVENS VAY 2s G. H. MILES, 263 Madison Ave., Perth Amboy, W. §. ~CONCESSIONAIRES walk along I ke “* nt t “The Sead of Ohie,”" BUCKEYE LAKE PARK BUCKEYE LAKE, 0. WANTED RIDES 1 Ride. po "ea ssi . r an A : 15 miles from Kansas City Address W. B HORWI 'Z, 409 Glhoyd Bldg h Cis, 3 ‘ i! vk ne Der c arousel, } is Wi ! oO ‘ " Percent Park nv rote Rides. Addr H. Mh ‘ r RHOFF melo I a a CONCESSIONS — Rent, J som 1927 Amuse- ut Game Qa sher, € indy, Wheel, Hlankets, Ir * ‘sik erware om Stands are built. Ocean front. D. TRIMPER, ean City, Maryland. Lae Se aan sa adn ey oo eT a tae an ees Mss % game —_—_—_————_—_ -—_—__ -—_——_-----—-——_——_—_-- +o eee 4 ; Be ee a : ee fy : a ‘ <3 6 4,3 rT 3 jt ’ ce? 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The Billboard. Mav 21, 1927 Carnivals Conducted by FELIX BLEI—Communications to 25 Opera Place. Cincinnati, O. Rubin % Cherry Shows eianeee Organization The Ru : Cherry Shows. when see et Mic town (O.) T v. M ; were enj one of the est 1 It’s business e leaving r quarters, Montgomery. Ala nt early ng Weather conditio: exce nd the midway d wit 7e crowd, f reser kK and span in their ss of glittering paint and varnish. richly embossed with gold and silver leaf. the hand some s . fronts reflected the brilliancy of % - sands of lichts, whi x tents i hundreds in attendeanc pon the various shows. Middletovn was a return date for the shox } ed at hit 1 spring, and re out € masse, hi g parked adjacent to t ince of thé showerounds, which were close in town Quality is the dominating kevnote to the Rubin & Cherry brand of tented amusements, and class and distinction enhance the midway showing. “The Aristocrat” lived up “to its designation and the crowds seemed to enjoy everv minute that the fun was in frogzress. Rubin Gruberg has a splendid organi- zation. The Roval Midgets’ Circus, lilliputians who really do things — are versatile singers. dancers, acroba aerial ¢rm- nas‘s. and atiny magician. two mint: 6 boxers, and a midget orchestra, i principal feature offeri: “Princes Bernice, Black Bottom dancer, is the b little star. The program is presented 1 a magnificent cold and white ris theater. Max Kimerer is the cenial m ager and Mrs. Fmil! Ritter chaperones the group of litt le people Colonel . Eskew is arena director of the Frontier “Rodeo. with 30 cowboys. a herd of buffalo, long-horned Texas steers the ancient Deadwood stace coach, 32 head of canoe horses, comedy mules and other Wild West features Edward Mahoney is the tal n this attraction W. F. (Doc) Palm is managing two attractions. Creation and Pione a wax exhibit de luxe with 5 of famous person ) Wax figures acec Carl J. lLauther has two Circus Side Shov's on the n idw v. The No. 1 is fez- turing Elsie St irk. and Captain Dz: Riley and his @atne lions; while Priscilla. the monkey girl. is the heac- liner of the European ¥V onders. It, the musical comedy. one of the best seen in many a dar. has in the ca Peggy Jordon Reed eee Keichtlev Alice Calvert. Babe Dillon. Brownie De and Marjorie Bentley. Pearl Mahoney is mistress of ceremonies and Hz rry Calvert is manager and talker. The Laughiland, the Jazzer and Bug House 2 trio of fun shows, en- joving prosperity under Clif Wilson management. and Ira J. Wa*kins is man- aging the Autodrome. which features Carrie Ritz and a _ quartet of dare- ore viders and ar iriver rs. Harry Gilman has did mys- tery shows on the Yonderland is a pretentious Dante's Inferno has a novel bal oo, four firures in ghost robes and death masks, luring the crowd Marie Cochlan is manacinc the Pepper- Box Revue (Arcaas) i e absence of her husband, who is in Morris, Mll., rest- ing up. Snookums, Jr., educated chimpanzee, snugly ensconed in a losed bungalow wagon of the r i is another new rac t on favor with the midway crowds Miss Billee Rogers is the manager of thi ttraction Georce Keichtiey i uperi ‘ f the mac} rpet, hey dev, ¢ erpillar and Gangler, and is in charge of the two 1 ton caterpillar tractor Josie N ta i Iperintendent of carousel, the Ferris wheel and the v ) EA Bald: Potter the efficient trainmaster, with Aurust (Dutch) Christ @s assistant. Tom Salmon is lot super- intenden*t Last, but not least, J. C ‘MacCaffery general manzvger, the right man in the right place. FELIX BLEI. Picture the Morris & Castle national officers and executes of the Americar Legion. in the big parade stoaed “‘Gorernors’ Day”, at Texarkana. Texas and Arkansas. April 19. In the cor with We. Morris are National Com- mander Howard P Savage: Dr. Kos- minsky, Texerkana: Keller Hoffman commonder Legion Post of Tevrarkara. the State adjutant of Arkansas. of MILTON M MORRIS of Shows shown with of ' alsa Returns From Far East George Bistany, former carnival owner, and at present connected with Henry B: rtels, animal dealer, has returned to New York from an extended tour of the Far East and states that a large ship- ment of wild snimals is now on its way to this country. Southern Fairs Booked For Great Eastern Shows C. Oscar Putt advises that the Great Fastern Shows have contracted to play the f Cookeville, Crossville, Dun- ] Jasper, Pulaski, Trenton Tenn: Red Bay, Carbon irs at lap. Whitwell. nad Lewisburg. > 11, Fort Payne. Brewton. Prattville and Ciara, Ala., starting early in September. J. A. Sulliv an Signed A. H. Heenan advis ses that he has en- gazed J. A. Sullivan as general agent for the Checker Exposition Shows. Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 13.—Sam C. Haller was operated on last week for what doctors diagnosed as a cancer on the lip. He was confined to his bed for over a week, but is at present about again, altho unable to eat any substan- tial food. Things are quiet in outdoor show field. The Abner K. Kline Shows, which have been playing in and around Los Angeles for the past mo —_ have moved up to Santa Paula for th! week. The A. B. C. Shows, Aner their engagement at the Whittier Avacado this city in the s last week, moved to Escondido this x c HM iker Exposition Company is laying off this week The Pacific Coast Showmen's Associa- tion held an enthusiastic ecg on Tuesday in it new clubroor The committeee handling the dr o funds { club furnishing set thane that provre & being made, and that he time the next meeting day rolls : he clubrooms will bé entirely f ad out wi new furniture thruout. } x B. Joerling. owing to his many es, resigned as secretary-treas- urer, and will in all probability be suce- ceeded by Harry G. Chipman, who in ad- dition to the above duties will be busi- "eT & ess mann nd custodian at the new clubrooms, being on duty regularly every da , thruout the year Harry Sanger Signs for Life The announcement of the marriage. May 10, of Harry H. Sanger. general agent for Clarence A. Wortham’'s World's Best Shows, and Mrs. Ione Weaver. of Ada. Okla., May come as a surprise to many in the show world. Mr. Sanger and Mrs. Weaver were married by the Rev. J. T. Bacon, pastor of the Calvary Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Mo. Mr. Sanger and Mrs. Weaver, accompanied by W. Ed Smith. of Springfield. and Mrs. Harry Dixon, of Clarence A. Wortham’s Shows, went to the parsonage Tuesday afternoon. There the ceremony was performed. The couple returned to the show grounds and announced their marriage. Tuesday night they were hosts to many friends at a wedding party at the Hotel Springfield. Both are well known in the show world. Sanger has been in it since a boy For several years he was associated with the Clarence A. Wortham enterprises. He became assistant to George Robinson when the latter became part owner of Clarence A. Wortham’s World's Best Shows. At Robinson's death. four vears ago, he became general agent for the company Mrs. Sancer is now in her 14th season of show life. She long has been known as a successful producer of musical comedy revues with open-air shows. In her career she has been with Sells-Floto Circus, A. B. Miller's Shows. C. W Parker Shows, Rice Brothers, the Roval American, Tom W. Allen and other shows. Mr. and Mrs. Sanger will spend the summer on the road, making their home the coming winter either in Chicaco or in Oklahoma, in which latter place Mrs. Sancer’s mother resides. Kansas City KANSAS CITY. Mo., May 14— Two dances this month are scheduled bv the Heart of America Showman’'s Club for visiting showfolk. The first will be May 18, in compliment to the Lachman- Carson Shows. which will be in Kansas City. Kan., the week of Mav 16, and the second will be May 25, for the Morris & Castle Shows, due to show here the week of May 23. Harry Altshuler, proprietor of the cigar stand of the Coates House, is summer custodian of the Heart of America Show- man's Club, and forwards promptly all mail and handles all matters for the boys while they are on the road. He ts assisted by his daughter. Gertrude. Charles McMahon, of the McMahon Greater Shows, was in the city last week buying some supplies and equipment for the shows. Andy Carson, of the Lachman-Carson Shows, was a two-day visitor in Kansas City last week on business Harry Cavilla. clown, one-man band. was stranded recently in Mississippi, on account of floods and high waters, and the Heart of America Showman's Club. thru the efforts of Harrv Altshuler, raised $20 among the few members st! in the city and relieved his distress some- what with this gift Blackie Spade, concessioner, of the Noble C. Fairly Shows, in Kansas City last week buying supplies Ruby Dodson’s Birthday Party DAVENPORT, Ia., May 10.—A birthday surprise honored little Ruby Dodson. four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Dodson, on the Dodson World's Fair Shows, today. Four years ago, this date, she was born on the Dodson private car at Fairmont, W. Va., with snow falling thickly. Prof. A. U. Esliack’s was concert band rendered a special pro- gram. A birthday banquet was served in the lLittle-Tannehill dining tent. Every four-year-old child in Davenport was invited, and Miss Ruby chaperoned them. Gifts were plentiful. A touching telegram came from Grandfather Dod- son, on the Dodson farm, near Colum- bus, Ind Larry Boyd Joins Wallace Bros.’ Larry Linderman Shows, Shows Boyd, formerly of the Boyd is back in the fi again, and has formed a _ partnersh with Jimmie Sullivan, in connection w:' operating the Wallace Bros” Show which are playing Buffalo this week. T): show is routed thru Western New Yo: and wil! then play a number of sta: in Canada, including some fairs Boyd, since retiring from the carn: field last fall, has been connected w:' Wirth & Hamid, New York. Fred Murray and B. L. Botsford. wh were connected with the Wirth & Ham offices, have also joined the Wallac Bros.’ Greater Shows. Murray will ac’ in the capacity of general agent, whil Botsford will be a ride operator Sig Sautell Joins Lapp Sig Sautell has joined M. J. Lap; Greater Shows with a Mississippi Flo Exhibition at Derby. Conn., coming di- rect from St. Petersburg, Fla Page & Wilson Shows Damaged by ll Wind At Benham. Ky.. May &. a hi wind struck the midway of the Page & Wi ils Shows, doing about #3.000 damage J Steblar. owner of the merry-go-ro:: and ferris wheel, was the heaviest The ferris wheel was moved abou? f feet off its base and the top and : wall of the swing was completely dr stroved. The fronts of the Hawa: show, Tarzan and 10-in-1 were bad!: torn, and one concession of Merle Dovy's was destroyed. New canvas was ordered, and Harm Harris and a crew of men. are rapidly replacing the damaged fronts La Tour With Bernardi Shows George La Tour. recent! Vv general ace of Sandy's Shows, has _ joined Bernardi Greater Shows at Baltimore ; special agent. laser | Showmen’s League Notes Secretary Rankine again requests th the members all send in their st address. He also calls attention to th list of names published in last week Billboard for whom he is holding ima umme: The Hock Amusement Company opene May 6 at Hammond, Ind. Business h been good when they got a break in t!) weather. Everyone on the show is 4 member of the league. Robert Hughey returned to Chica: last week after playing Florida and othe: Southern States this past winter. T! Hughey Bros. had two rides and sever: concessions out, but say business not particularly good They open up 0 the Chicago lots next week and will plas this territory all summer. Among the visitors to the clubroo: this past week were Fletcher Smith, Le Tippa, Eddie Brown, Mel C. Dodson a Chas. Bell. Bert W. Earles left for the East week. last John S. Molssant, the erstwhile chef and assistant to Chas. Hall, chairms! of the house committec, says it is + little early to talk about lunches ! the fall meetings, but nevertheless |}: is open for suggestions from the mem bers as to what they desire. J. SS pu' on some fine spreads last vear and wo! the praise of both officers and mem bers. A suggestion of an emblem of h! cf{fice is in order. George W. Christy says he has been 1) every thing except an earthquake th! season. Floods, washouts, wrecks, wind- storms, etc. Enough is plenty. See es Ea Be Be : : | 66 ee ~ ; Ss = ra wy ge Vea G, vr : Ba a Up : . LyX \ 5 e, ye 3 EN Ae\ 3 of Nr \ a pa r~\e | : i \, > | SP, | i Ay) : = 4; = : ow SC“: : | | i 7 FI — Be a i; “s - Wael . woe oS Mi ‘ iF} Pe | © ae fF wtb — S & 4 a <« “a <e | we * & 7f : SS xi ji Ct ze -_ , & : ‘ ee % Ore a ate | - reer tittle tanta ee PO a ees pe ‘ ‘ NC ae a je? | a a a es (
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West Coast Factory: MILWAUKEE. WIS. onsin De Luxe Doll & Dress Co. 642 Third Street ———— PA. M. Kahn & Company 1 1-713 Arch Screet ATLANTA. GA. Wisconsin De Luxe Doll & Dress Ca 324 Marietta Street W ‘ The Billboard. May 21. Write Today for New Beautifully Illustrated Price List DISTRIBUTORS— SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Kindel & Grabam 782-784 Mission Street KANSAS CITY, MO. Wisconsin De Luxe Doll & Dress Co. 1926 Grand Avenue PITTSBURGH. PA. Wisconsin De Luxe Doll & Dress Co. 2302 Penn Avenue TERRE HAUTE. IND. Levin Brothers MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Gellman Brothers 118 North Fourth Street DALLAS. TEXAS Southern Doll Mfg. Co. Main and Washington Sts. CHICAGO. iLL. N. Shure Company Madison and Franklin Sts 1927 67 IRELAND’S CHOCOLATES DIGNIFIED ATTRACTIVE BOXES AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES Quality Chocolates Always and Immediate Shipments From Fresh Stock ORDER FROM EITHER OF OUR TWO FACTORIES OR FROM ANY OF THE DISTRIBUTORS LISTED BELOW IRELAND CANDY COMPANY Central Factory: 501-9 No. Main St., ST. LOUIS, MO. S525 W. Washington Ave., LOS ANGELES, CALIF. TIPPECANOE CITY. OHIO Tipp Novelty Company LOS ANGELES. CALIF. Western Novelty Company 718-720 S. Los Angeles Street SAN DIEGO. CALIF. D. Ballinger Co., Inc. 944 “K" Street We With the Carnival Fans By G. F. PHILLIPS Secy.- Treas. C F.A.O.A. DECATUR, Il, May 14—Add to your membership list the following: F. E Loxley. Providence, R. I.; Karr & Auer- h. Philadelphia; Ben O. Roodhouse. { the Eli Bridge Company, Jackson- iNe, I! Memberships are commencing to come n Kindly keep them coming this way Remember our dues are $3 per year, and fat any time a member of this associa- n. during this period for which his ard is paid up, becomes dissatisfied or eleves he ts not getting $3 worth of kick ut of this assoctation, we are ready at all ‘imes to refund his 83. Lion Claws Trainer WILMINGTON, “Del. May 11.—Hugo hmidt an animal trainer, ts recovering injuries received late Saturday en he was clawed by a lion as was about to start his act on the est World's Wonder Shows appearing hmidt appeared in a steel arena ‘ Iihustrated hiteratare free. Mig. . S-2, St. Lovis BUNTS AMUSEMENT CO. WANTE _ -Shows with own outfits, »d opening f Five-in-On ea mo atform Show ‘AN PLACE fow Concession Stores tt - wi throw © stock No heels o c rift WANT Second Man for A . Wheel and Foreman for Merty-Go-Roung and Fairchance, Pa., May 16-21. Address W. J. BL NTS = So jee ee ee = - pr a i ee a el then eeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalaaaz, ~ 7 a Le ‘s A DISS :. : . — o : POZse Ss : @ lll 9 OP” NC ma (Cg ) » + >. a Rie : funt-Oeaen ee : No. <8 ee . ae Pit TTT Tit Le e MADE WITH a 86 * et <=. ee : mene, 3. ee ni 7 oo . ce : Soe ~_ ee 2 7 Ps —— «iF — —- mrt | — e\ | ee ae ~ { sell. Makes as jp es | |= ei . appeal. | ~ : PTT TITLE Lheedeataa 6% rs “ ee ts ee : —s — ; 7 ~ _ 7; th Pe ale oy tT ily pees ea <4 “5 Ate se a : 7 7 Tee ae : 0 eo ie Se
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68 Greater Sheesley Shows ALTOONA. Pa—The Altoona engare- me e s of Foreicn WV week in York P. e t »¢ e season so f: n M.S sley’s entire li r S concessions the , ~y 7 units of his o- oh? +>. 2 ae PS ais 2 na t k 2 Business was — ‘ x - 77 = hic . here e f three days tr A > c TP. moter Harry E Wilson, with a 1 members of the Fashion Plate Minstrels have broadcast several radio programs this week fir. and Mrs. Harry Coffin, of the Bernar: fr ter Shows spent Fri day with Mfr Cc y mother and “Daddy”, Mr AoW, Choariec PB Foltz (Blue). Frank Zor } assumed management of the c de show. returni ing from New York with a number of new features anc freaks Rorers Parenne Corse is aentin presenting ‘ o- + 7 ~ Helen % ANehorne n- tior - + -- > emdainabial anal d rer. tence . c ~~ pier “Fr Mac Ne nNovinee ¢. - ToHct es Helen V Osborne wer rr Cr Berber: I - * ~ - - — ror ~ tr r — a -e : ? id and He Tl. ¢ ~ > Gr Tr ~ 7 See + 2 ++% eS +ic - _ f T tis! procres . MATHT D> TTTe >- > . Cc 1 Ourd apito utdoor Shows NoPvICE oc — oe a - ~e * - fee c Capacit ‘ . Renee” idiliede ind Sati . * nro > r 2n . — Mi v Iinclee lanc - > + 30 sm bed I , LD with her n The r Isser. gene er > 7 > ne ™ F & C ener 2g E Ber: Crim 7 r ove ~ Tr 7 a 7 onte * lack Me > I i £ 4 Tr Je I I mit, c ope +he Show) Brown &© Dver Shows _ a - ——— last of i I Wor re r - hye —— ay r rs “F- Tt . z ‘ on Rr, c c TR. o«+~ - a Vv 4 T the . _ *s + > ‘ ~ e - 4 re > 7 » «> ‘ - ‘ . > rr * - er tare : 7 £ SAKENPD “¢ ‘ gu. fs INFORI for « Show) The Billboard, May 21. 1927 SPIEGEL’S LOWEST PRICES AND BEST SERVICE SLUM 1008 Pieces for $8.45 $1 \ ne Ringe Cigare’t H y Car Reads. Crickets, Whistles, « Gilbert Clock, 12'.% 534, Mahogany Finish tn 2 Dozen Lots. Each.. 90 Single Clock, $2.00 Gilbert Clock, {5'> B54. 12 to Case Each.. . Single Clock, $3.25. Containing 5 Papers of Needles eal i Patch ef Darning Needles. a 25% a balance C. O. D SPIEGEL COMMERCIAL CORP., 153 deposit, ire CAME | sc oenwviacnsceses Each, $0.0; Dozen, $ 8.16 Bungalow Clock ..........0. .Each, 2.44; Dozen, 27.00 White House Clock Each, 1.65: Dozen, 19.20 tit eae Each, 1§.25: Dozer, 65.80 Dies Clete .....- cesses : Each, 1.2 Sezen, 13.20 Palace Clock, 20x11... -. Each, $5.00; Set of 3, 14.25 Sample Clock, 50¢ Extra. No. 2821—Fing Holders. Lithographed Japanese Cigarette Cases. Dozen $1.00; Gross, $10.80 a ga amare = — er Finish Cigarette Cases. Dozen .75; Gross, 7.50 eed Sitk Mas. Gross, $24.00: oa Lune ch Kit, with Vacuum Bottle. Each oe 85 No. 282 bacieins ee” ene. as ons 2 Sleeping Mama Dolls, 28-in. Each....$2.00 and 2.50 Sitk Flees. Gross, $31 as by 275 Larce Be aded Bags, Silver Frame. Each.......... 50 Phage Han s 0; Dozen, 2. 26-Piere Rooer Solver Set. Each........... . 3.00 No. i Columbia, Lithographed Army and Navy Field Glasses. Eath......... . on eee SS. are oe -Piere Pearl Dresser Set. Eath............... 4.00 aby a. Easy Adjustment To Fill Over night Case, 10 Fittings. Each.............. 260 woe te. ee 3 ee Russet Hat Box. Earth ....... — , 281 oe . co oso = 66 Trays, Colored Centers. Dazen..50¢: Gross, N (2—U. S_ Pisin Nickel Shield, ARMY & NAVY NEEDLE BOOK OZEW ne, $225 | rari s Wri ith x, Silk Flags. Gross, $27.50: ens iNedawmne apewee ee Hi i to Fancy Box, Die Each All bl C. 0. D New York City mples, Fla “half cash, te for Canal iene ay “ Evans’ Race Track The Real Flash and a Sure Money Getter Send for Complete Description and Price Send for CATALOG ous LATEST 66-PAGE of NEW and MONEY- MAKING Ideas. 1528 West Adams Street, CHICAGO | NITROGEN CLEAR ] | List | Our Watts. ‘InCase.| Price. | Price 50 120 $0.40 | $0.21 75 6 | 45 | .25 ; -0 -60 24 80 | 44 24 1.2 -70 12 2. 06 1.40 Orders received before 12:90 34 117-119 W. Austin Avenue, - TERMS. EXPRESS C.0.D. 25 PER CENT CASH WITH ORDER STANDARD ELECTRIC LAMP co. MILL TYPES List Price. $0 CLEAR AND IN- SIDE FROST. Guaranteed Tungstens 10to50w.. $0.15 OW ..... -16 o'clock shipped same day. - Chicago, III. The Gold Medal Shows I SVILLE. O} Okla —The Bristow last week y and rides had rood week tionalls and the ISC oved a very prof!tabl ™ aint The : ~ opened here re) to a latce show-hungry crowd and + attractions were liberal] patronized Veut here so far has been cold. Mrs Jerr and James David Newsum, wife son of the writer. joined him at B last week, coming on from Poplar r, Mo. It was very fortu- nate em that they cid. as the home of Mrs Newsum’s mother. in Poplar Bluff, was destroyed by the tornado yes- terday, an Joe Sells, her mother, Was se€Tio red Elmer Pay the mail m board agent on this show oung fell Wednesdar often he finds the folks wai post office for him on Billboar JAMES K. NEWST! (Press Representative). Roval American Shows SPRINGFIELD, 11 week Rov: the aa ” ad 4 hempered the erection of the show tha it wat Cerided to pnostpone the ope , until Tuesday evening Decriite +} } nm +r nie +} hove ve e ne c d ne air the nOwWws one t f € e)en ¢ wil ¢ ve exyrelie wer} nroenect T osing days at I e would r . POT ryree ¢ t . he ° - “Cy Tine = roe nic t wher € crov De treaming ¢ - r nie n + ~ F ¢ — y nied wind the 7, _ - har oF” ec , i S nt - or rer 7 ~~ f - tenme + — mA ome Sterr r le — the afternoon when the last wagou was sent up e runs and the troupers soucht their berths. too tired even to patronize the pie car M jaces are noted about the grounds J. L. Tesca has joined with € j irm™ irrors ‘ + ee ‘ oc } lay itself is 32 feet E 10 feet wide. and i built in 10 sections, which fit so close’: that it appears as one piece. Another recent arrival to the show is Mrs Car r movher of Rex. the armless wonder Tex Forester has taken over the Hawaiian show and Mrs. Fern Quin- the “Alice” attraction. and 15 s been added to the show to shows arriving. in St. Louis W. ¥. MacCOLLIN (Press Avent). Clarence A. Wortham’s Shows Often the horseshoe has been vaunted as an emblem of good luck. If that is the new true, there must be a great big horse- shoe some where around Clarence A. Wortham’'s World's Best Shows Good ck has been with them since of the and thus far it has been the best of rood luck While shows - +. oe) s | . to } € b e the elements lu the start cPason. were unfortunate and na- other ture’s calamitou tations to maine tair heir very existence. Clarence A. Worthar Shows have stepped just ahe or just behind, misfortune T? c ed their week in Pittse- t Kar 1? favorable cr *jo7 = rauge of the weatt run true 0 form He ut “fair Ure er A +. the Pr! fc rolori- ca) ter me fron the Lrichte e + ¢ F + The rur to & ‘ Me v " speedy one T 1 ds and were near! on t 9 thelr er re when a delure broke This quickly dis- n ired. however, as the lot w on a hilltop and perfect drainage was nat- ural Consequently e shov opened on time Monday and to rood busines Springfield 1} lway bern called a ad show town and it held up its repu- t or During the st of Clarence A ¥v r\~e ms °c owe Fie ree tinct torn — , c ther M een - hit none car - ‘ ‘ eling Conev I eam: "Tt 7? r ad re talkine about P re] 7; ack Th orn - thi h } eer nly drawn a winner RFVERI Y “WHITE (Director of Publicity). (Patent applied for) Get the originals. Beware imitations—we are preparing prosecute infringements. balane (. O. D HIGHLAND NOVELTY CO. 5 West 29th Street NEW YORK CITY Pern , . posi 8473 _SILO-DROME Good salary. No jum ase Barney Poe CYCLONE BAKER Care M. Kraut. 2/29 Coney Island Avenve, Brocklyn WN. Y. MICHIGAN _ GREATER SHOWS (AN PLAC h ses t ™ ! ‘ : ‘ y ‘ cA’ \ ’ i I ~ \ I stot w“ ht ~ Shows Have on 1 \ Teel M ' : u t t ¥ é } ‘ ‘ write t BOX 1] | BD M This weem cat ‘ H s WANTED Good used Loud Organ for Merry-Go- Round A bargain wanted for cash G. W. HINMAN, Solsville. N. Y. JUST PWETURNED FROM CALIFORNIA HARRY S. NOYES AT LIBERTY ‘ tal Agent, Traffic Manager Circus oF Address 706 North Lleaing Ave hy avee, Jillnms TWIN CITY AMUSEMENT CO. WANTS Help “ ' . kinds, Ride ' ' * ‘ athlet Show. Hawalian Dar Fi “ALB—Sil4 © Orcan Wave, Conrecsior t “ Me FRANK SPECKMAN, Bot 715, t Mii With or without Banners All ready to ship ‘~'* 1927 Free List ready. NELSON SUPPLY HOUS!. 614 East Fourth St, South Boston, Mass. ee eee as ke 2S ae ee ie ee a ‘: 2 7 ‘ . * ee ae | , * ee feed oe 7 . - eae EBAY = _ *'» ang : n - - - : © ee —_ ; : yy] | a \ \ \\ , Lee ‘ sll a P - ry ‘ - . ARAVA | bey Fi sr ee Vv \W if Se ; A : af 1 AAA " a Wr; 4 . , ; 7 { | \ ‘ . = Gs + ~~ 4 —_ , \\ ~ 4/ - ma Dati. ame ad J ~ a. | | YS OO ve = “= aes. ee 4 . 2 as 5 i ar d f f Ra m™m in —— pat Pes showrrc “Fr = rs only tec dd to the al pee ® me ae * 4 cro patro? ng the carnival. and re- ° . a ee’ — -= latioz } “e been ple cone between the # show manarement and promoters of the tabernacle meetings. The Altoona Tribune commenting favorably upon this situae tion z Capt. Sheeslev's staff for his entire or- ganization is as fol John M. Shees- ley nm z eer Cc ne EF st eesley BE= P| sistant n rer: Robert A. Josselyn. gene- eral rep: ‘ative: Charles H. Pounds secretary and treasurer: Mrs Edns & K ¢ EVANS & C0 Sheesiev, auditor Charles C. Foltz . * e special arent: Arthur Gardner. train- — Ee master: Alex. Sirovey, chief electrician: [ese EEE Ward (Dad) Dunbar, mail and Billboard agent; Jimmie Austin, custodian ee AR HARRY Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pounds ar- ay a Ps LOYD rived from Los Anceles in time for the P| we opening in York, Charles having returned | asain ¥ " GOGGLES to his old post after an absence of two $0 16 - - c . a se ei Li “ cia OO-- le * “ >| TN oe RY = / yr 3-Inch 7 i iS Lens 15 ' td] 200 = | Gross 500 | j ; \ q . / Dozen PO ee nnn nnn Sees : a i Be men‘ Oo be he bamnne reel i n so far All 1 hows BE an excep- concessions e business MEE ces nig t wile, Gaur Diane, fea Watiedes aaa ie to hear from wu ard others. State salary. Ad- cress 3 b = Po baat pee warvor ste eke accom peso -- | . ae : May 10. — This nerican Shows are piaying a week's engagement nder the —— SS auspices of the Sangamon Booster The train arriving in Sprincfield Sunday eve- ning Special Agent Clay had r e ar- Po rangements for the transfer to the C & A. tracks. which brought the show within one block of the t. which 1 ] located at llth and Black avenue The train was unloaded Mondav morn- _ gE _ a ees Nr whe new Ree Ne oan ete ee pit 3) cine Sea at bao + oe. A . * . Bp take ee eae a ae ey” eC ARS RBI Ee og Re Te a Neen. ae aoe hs : : : - . Se iat = ee OS AORN ee ge eal DA? ES ae oe ae ate sR
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Levitt-Brown-Huggins Shows BELLINGHAM, Wash.—Levitt-Brown- Shows opened its eighth season t Seattle April 23 and played to poor business for seven days, owing to bad weather conditions. Rain, hail and snow were at hand almost every day of the i! wement. Yhis week this show combined with the Pacific States Shows, also operated by Levitt, Brown & Huggins, is playing the Tulip Festival at Bellingham. With lineup of 14 riding devices and 20 shows the prospects are bright for a winning week. Well-known troupers with the af- ‘iiiated outfits include: Mr. and Mrs. led Metz, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Vaught, Mrs. Ryan, “Moose” Norbeck. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Moyer, Mr. and Mrs. Will H. se “Mr. Horney, “Whitey” Fremont. Alvin DeWitt, Mr. and Mrs. Orlanda Allen, “Dad” Allen, Armless (Billy) Pilerim and, of course, Mr. and Mrs wes D. Levitt, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brown, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. (Spike) Hug- gins. A R. Wilber, well-known legitimate actor and manager, and in later years manacer of a number of Eastern parks. is secretary-treasurer of the No. 1 show, while Perry Latham, late of the Foley & Burk Shows, acts in a similar Ca- .city with Pacific States Show. Harry Low. Ed M. Smithson and Floyd E. Bentley are the trail blazers for Levitt-Brown-Hugeins Shows. ss Rielly, Pierre Oulette and Ed Russell bandle the advance of the No. 2 show. Among the concessionaires are “Tex” and Tommy Cordell, George Stiles, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rane, “Red” Tonquette, “Blacky” Neblett, “Teddie” Levitt, “Jock- ev’ Moore. Sam _ Adelstone. Georce French, the Stanley family and others. la Young is manager of the cook - houses for Mrs. Levitt. Jimmy Klin superintendent, W. G. Spenatne pa is assistant secretary. Paul Barton and William Silk are the trainmasters. The Pacific States Shows will play Eastern Washington and the Levitt- xn-Hucecins Shows will stick to their ole route in Western Washington. The two shows will unite for the coming fair season. FLOYD E. BENTLEY (Publicity Manager). John Francis Shows cima i Tex—This week at Plainview the shows are sponsored by the Elks nd from the opening Monday ght the show went over big. nis the annual field meet for all schools all contests were “he showgrounds all rushed soon as the last Streeter has an the entrance. in the county and as adaala Tace was run. Billy €lab arch adorning General Agent V. J. Yearout paid the shows a visit at Pampa and reports everything ahead in tip-top shape. Merle veg is getting his new ride in from the East and has three wagons under load same. Roland several concessions the making for construction to Smith has added nd a wagon is also in Crawford Francis will add some trore concessions at Amarillo. John Teal has joined with his mummy show, A ~w shipment of baby alligators ar- week to be placed in the s alligator show. Maple Williams with several concessions, including snow { ‘ de I ed this s gtab and the cookhouse, has d all electrical equipment. 'L D. Hall. manacer of the minstrel show, has strengthened the show. mak- inc a personnel of 26 in all. Captain Farnsworth has taken charge of the monkey motordrome Frank Hall has charee of the No. 1 pit show, having 12 live acts Manager Francis is buying more animals for the one-ring circus wh.ch is now in the building. H. W. SMITH (for the Show) Sam Spencer Exposition Shows NEW KENSINGTON. Pa—Sam Spencer Exposition Shows played here under the uspices of the East Kensington Fire Department and was greeted with fine weather. Business was satisfactory in pite of the labor conditions in this of the country. The show consists of 5 rides and 6 hows. with 22 concessions. Sam FE. Spencer, owner and manager, Mrs. Sam Spencer; Bert Rosenbereer, ‘eneral agent; Paul Bish, secretary: ‘ames Hamilton, electrician; P. Spencer. int and train superintendent. Joe Rea charge of the 5-in-1, assisted by Rea and Leonard Hansen. The thletic show is manarced by Nick mshak. wrestler, with “Pepper” Wil- ‘ms, of Boston. and Georce Shamshak king on all comers in the boxing ring. Red Mayne has charge of the Geek rhow, assisted Mrs. Mayne. Ada, The Billboard. May 21. most remarkable Kerosene “- Hot Lunch Stands Tor Neerrte rte? Come Ce # ae = Boils 50 gallons in less than hour. Produces so simple anyone can install and operate. Double wear out. Starts in a jiffy. Will list a life'ime. catalog of complete line of Outdoor and C FOR OUTDOORS OR INDOORS No Other Compares With This 2 Oil Burner Ordinary Keresens or Coat O8 r bu.Jt for all gener In try Fairs, ete. Ideal for Tenens Dair ies and Butchers. twice the amount of heat of city ens generator as Every burner fully guarentced. Wr k Stote Burners. SOME MANUFACTURING CO. Dept. 217, 38 B. Kinzie Street, Chicage le for Carnivals, at half the cost ration. Nothing to te for descriptive sures continuous ope FOR Three-Abreast cash. Allan Herschel! condition. cheap for New York Ciry. Carrousell and a JACK GOLDBERG. Room 617, Gayety Theatre Bldg.. SALE 20-K. W. Light Plant in good SPANISH WRITE FOR PRICES ZEBBIE FISHER CO., 60 East Lake St., SHAWLS CHICAGO, ILL. large baboon, is in the hands of Mickie Yates. Professor Croker has a good show in his trained mule and pony show, with Mrs. Croker at the ticke: box. The Georgia minstrels under the management of Cha nce Oakley is the hit of the midway. The company in- cludes Therom r+ Sli William New- man Wm. McCall, Lester Dishman, Sidney Partlow, Florence Taylor, Anna Mae Stump and Stella Dishman. Ride help includes: Swings, A. fcCandless, manager: ferris wheel, John Fry. manager; H. H. McMillen; merry- go-round. W. Snyder. manager; Georce Joiner and Jimmy Moore; chairoplane, “Mouldy” Borroks, manager. Concessions: Sam Trush & Company, with Jack Bresnick. I. Wiener, Moe Rosenthal, Sam Wiener as agents. Mar- tcla has two. Mme. Laura is the palm ist, with Melbourne Broadway as per- sonal manager. J. Scribner has two ball games. Al Reed has the cigaret shooting gallery. Joe Kazel has the cookhouse, assisted by N. E. Nicholas, Frank Sayegh and Robert Taylor. John Kasher and Jack West are to be seen in the juice joint. The show travels in four 60-foot wacons. P. SPENCER (for the Show). Miiler Bros.’ Exposition Shows McKEESPORT, Pa.—Miller Bros.’ Ex- position Shows concluded their week's emgagement in Cumberland (Md.) in a blaze of elory. on Saturday iat there were 9.200 admissions thru the main gate (a 10-cent cate) and during the entire week business was excellent. The Cumberland Erening Times, in its issue of Saturday. May 7, said: “Notwith- standing the fact that the midway of Miller Bros.’ Shows has been packed every been a evening single with amusement seekers this week, there has not arrest for drunkenness or disorderly conduct. Miller Brothers will always be welcomed back to Cumberland should thev decide to again play our city.” The train pulled out of Cumberland at 9 am. Sunday, arriving in McKees- port carly in the evening. Work of unloading was commenced at daylicht Monday and McKeesport gave the show a very big Monday opening. Tuesday evening was even bigger than Monday and indications point to an excellent week's business. The shows catch three bic pay days here during the current week. General Acent C. W. Cracraft was back for a conference with General Manacer Morris Miller on Saturday in Cumberland and departec early Sunday morning for “parts unknown”. Mfrs. Ed Rahn, wife of Special Agent and Pro- moter Rahn. arrived in McKeesport for a week's visit. Rahn has a “Miss — Keesport” Beauty Contest on here, with an automobile as a prize, and it seutes as tho it will be a big winner. “Bill” Bartlett, the popular conces- sionaire. who has a string of five con- cessions with the show. is entertaining his father this week. Mrs. (Doc) Hamil- ton also joined here “Hank” Shepard. lot supgintendent and builder. is commencin the con- struction of two wagons here which he hopes to have completed in record time and everyone in the outdoor show busi- ness knows how Hank can “step on it”. “Whitey” Lowney is the new manager of the athletic stadium and his con-« vineing work on the “bally” is resulting in exceptionally good business for that attraction. GERALD FITZGERALD (Director of Exploitation). Dodson’s World’s Fair Shows DAVENPORT, Ia., May 10—Dodson’'s World's Fair Shows opened here last night, with the air crisp and threatening Tain. The engagement is sponsored by he American Legion. Attendance and business are gratifying. The broadcast- ing station reached here in time to be up and going last night. The people thronged about it, all eager to talk to loved ones near and far. The newspa- pers, under brisk, snappy headlines, had interviews with General Manager C. G Dodson, giving him great credit for be- ing the first carnival owner to introduce and present broadcasting, and made it plain that Davenport was the first city to inaugurate the broadcasting station 2s @ midway feature. Reports from abroad reveal that those “shut in” in homes and hospitals, in jails and insti- tufions, schoolrooms and secret orders enjoyed the music, jazz, whir and ac- tivities of the show lot. “Rube” Lamonte announced the attractions. W. E. Hiler. expert radio operator and announcer, of Chicago, is in charge of the station. The Dodson broadcasting station seems sure of being the supreme drawing power as to crowds, excelling all the other fea- tures of the midway. “Dakota Max” and his rodeo Wild West continues in the top money lead. The team of buffaloes on his outfit, broke to harness, to race in sulky, pull a carriage and haul a wagon, is receiving enthusiastic attention. “Kid” Hermann has the athletic show at top speed. Anna Fisher is in the Mike Zenny Arabian Nights lineup. and Mrs. Zenny arrived from New York City today. Phil Little departed today after inspecting the Little-Tannehill dining tent and their minor lunch stands. John Conway has a swell flash of ice cream Elmer Rhodes looked over the heydey. being Bert Earl's traveling repre- sentative, inspecting the Earl rides on the different shows. Rain interfered with business at Cedar Rapids after the sunshiny opening there, but at that the week's total exceeded ex- pectations. Saturday night was clear until the taking-down time, when rain and storm showed. Wagons were mired to the axles. Arrival here was not until sunset Sunday. The newsboys of both daily papers were cuests tonight. Children from the Davenport Orphans’ Home, St. Vincent's Orphanage and Soldiers and Sailors’ Or- phans’' Home were entertained. Visitors at this stand were C. F. Beck. magician: Harry Wright's son, W. Pat Rooney and wife, Cherry Sisters, J. Doug. Morgan party. Robt. Whittlesey, Arthur Meeks, Ray E. Wolfe, Richard B. Swift. Julius Junge. W. I. Brown. L. F. MeMullen, and Margia B. MacGugin. ter of Colonel Dan. and their mother. DOC WADDELL (Press Agent). stands. and $ise 1927 All metal and glass, TALBOT Mfg. Dert.K-1 $* fire-proof, easy to clean. ‘Beautiful ‘f grey and blue hard- | baked enamel. POPPER Genuine Taico and electric drive. Electric, pressure gasoline or gas heat. Capacity 150 five eent bags per hour. LUNCHES Electric, gasor pres- sure gasoline heated grid. One hour ecapacity—100 Toasty Sandwiches, 200 hot- dogs,or 250 Hambur- wane or FREE ger Sandwiches, ete. easily made. TRATED PRICE LITERATURE |) Scgtyat, wil ear Lous GOOD GIVE-AWAYS $10.00 PER BARREL Pacini Novelty Statuary Co. 190 pieces to a bar- rel, with an assort- ment of Snuggle Pups, Pussies and Puppies (as illus- trated) Neatly painted colors. Ask for assortment.” Send for our free ———n, illustrating other velties, such as Sheba Dolls, Cal- ifornia Dolls, West- ern Dollis, Swoetheart Dolls, Glorias, Vie- lets, Service. Expert Packing. One-third with Or- der, bal. C. O. D. 1424 West Grand kettle popper. Hand . Ave., Chicago, TL Velocipedes, DOLL CARRIAGES Scooters, Pedal Cars. Baby Walkers. Write for folder and price list. O. W. SIEBERT Co. GARDNER. MASS. } rf e200 esslol Ta WORLD cinnati, FREAKS AND NOVELTY ACTS AT ALL TIMES. HUBERT’S MUSEUM 228 W. 42d Street, WANTED NEW YORK OITY. NEW , eveery (TEM For Side Shows manufacturers of t ¢ , Ohio. A CO. Special prices. Also - on tic "eresdges sing Dial for t@e ir own music easy. Sai ueert ers, 811 Laurel St, Cla- WANTED Merry-Go-Round For s “all ante y WILLIAMS GROv E, PA., June to Ser 1 Fin ris sh wit th la week in August with the ger ienic. Sl rt gToss around $5.000 mmunirate c A. MARKLEY, Wwi- ms Grove, Pa HUGHEY — ERS li ev dison WANT ercer B C. Sheppe St., Chicago MAN t o take “aes” of Turn-Over Crazy € isis e able to get Td. come 1 ddress 4634 Ad- Phon P. ilisade 2 123 SAM E. SPENCER WANTED EXPOSITION SHOWS, ger for Merry-Go-Round, one who can get up for Monday night Chasers, boozers, save stamps. Have i few choice Wheels open, ar ¢ Grina. Stores. your own wires. Apollo. Pa ek Ma iy 16; Blaits- ville, Pa., week 23. SAM re ‘SPENCER SHOWS. P. 3.—Want Ta lker for Horse Show. High-class Carnival 17 to 20 inclusive = igust ish good ——— and Rides WANTED for W. O W. Log-Rolling. Must guarantee to fur- DEFTS DOROUGH, Pr sident As tion Bonham exvas We hare something for every one in the show to sell Send for Catalogue of Novelti - Magic CHARLES LEE, 145 East 23d St, New y KAUS UNITED SHOWS WANTS Shows ns that ir No ex- amie ~~ i, week of y } 294: To eer City, 23-28 Wire or write J. F ‘K AUs. JR.. Mar WANTED TO BUY Wax Skeleton, 3 ft. long. H. HOEFLE, Bussells Point, O Conderman Ferris Wheel, no_ junk, $600 cash A-l condition MRS. J. ST. AUBIN, 624 S. Smith Ate., St Paul. Minn FREAK CALF--Sireng mt h — Head like eo Rull Doc, back like a Age, three months. Verv attractive. 7, AY CONGER, Sibley, (ote De Se See : le a : : - 7 oa oe eee _ ane ae oe 1 a - . : ' ~ fs ; : no p ~ fe = ae ep : : = + " ss Po = ‘ ee 69 ; Mm 3 UN | ff The el ex 4 worse Se a | F : z | SMELL | ameter i : , ; a ae 46 FRODuCES teanwie seat | fT! | oot = Sines BLUE FLAME | | a ae 57 } : re TY} ©o @ | - | S ‘ ~~ a a id | SS TE EA SS TT AE TES UU | PROFITS : eT i} $15 to $50.00 Daily 4 __ Le ee | eee 5 Ls , a t P ' ea ete etc. Alse : = ; onay : ee es ‘ = = ee 3 Se pp ste Ss Se esesesngpeseerene : =" a) for the | Ba ee Ls a eam 5 . &€ : : — EE | fF : linois. : _ = { : . - - tet ~ i Oe hay es . "7 wee? oa 4 “ aes Be: oe & ms
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——_—_—_—————— Superior Park Model weer The Wheel par excel- gains in the following re- built Rides One Special Model 2-Row Carry - Us- al One Special Mod- Two 4-Track Monkey Speedways. THE C. W. PARKER AMUSEMENT co. LEAVENWORTH, KANS. POP CORN SAVE MONEY AND BUY FROM The O. C. POP CORN HOUSE ORANGE CITY. 1A. CAPITAL AMUSEMENT CO. WANTS C meessions All Wheels comm. Good terri Want to hear from Snake Girl or Geek. Sneck 1 ish write JACK ALLEN Bill Maloon war's 6 4 ‘Bucket Agent. Walter Hicks write WANT to geod Gis tls for Musical Revue. Write as_ per route: Wab she, Minn, week May 16; Osseo, Wis, week May 23; Independence, Wis., week May 30 wh LUNCH ROOM LUNCH-MASTER. Use indoors or evt. All year, ett weather money-maker. : BIG -FLASH — Dove . Bea j enamel finish. f CAPACITY—sales cp eorewde. CONVERIENCE— Bie ere, wea Gas, pressure gasoline of electric’ SERVALL SYSTEM—«s perfected system that gets greet, steady returns with little effort or expense. PRICE -Surprising!y low. FULL INFORMATION—sent free. Write for it. TALBOT MFG. CO. Dept. L-1, St. Louis, Mo. A YEAR-ROUND GIFT An Armadillo Risket makes 8 most unique ¢ift From the horned shell of the cu- tiously beautiful little Mexican animal from from which Ar- madillo Baskets are made The handle is formed by bending the tall to meet the ‘h, where ft fs securely fastened. The illus- rin shows an attractive gilk-trimmed Work fusket Our booklet relating the story of ““The Rasket Beautiful’ will be sent free upon request. THE APELT ARMADILLO CO., Comfert, Tex. DFALFRS—Send for interesting proposition. A Real Flash! Stuffed Bird in silk che- nille cage. Flashy. bright assorted colors. Something new. $12.50 PER DOZEN Cash with order. ART-CRAFT SPECIALTY STUDIO 1845 534 $t., Brooklyn, N. Y. PRINCE ERIC ZULON en route to Boise. Id. May 8. writes that he had a wonderful winter in Portland, Ore. He has signed with Doe Ford for the Mys- teria Company, which has been playing thru) Washington and Oregon. The prince says the show has been playing Capacity houses and is bigger and bet- ter this year than ever. James Griffith Bugney has also signed with Mysteria. NOTES from the Pave & Wilson Shows: Harry Devore and wife, who have the cookhouse. have been on the sick list. Manager Pace has returned from a visit with his family at Johnson City, Tenn. Izzy Cetlin has added two con- cessions to his Iineup. The new calliope truck is attracting much attention. The Hawaiian show, under the direction of Leroy Addison, is scoring. JOE HEGGRETY, formerly of Joe and Helen Hedge. writes: “I am confined in the Cumberland County Jail, Bridgeton, N. J., charged with a crime of which I am innocent. I am without funds with which to employ counsel. I need 8100 to get a well-known Jersey lawyer, who assures me a square deal. Everything and anything, no matter how small, will ro Geeply appreciated. My trial is Mav CONCESSIONAIRES on the North- western Shows are Dumas & Silvers. 5, operated by Mr. and Mrs. Dumas. John Silvers, Henry Silvers and John Manley: Mr. and Mrs. Poland, 2: Mr. & Mrs. Dean, 2; Englekine, 2, Walter Borth as- sisting: C. J. Grady, 1: Peter Quinn, 2, assisted by James Howard: Mr. and Mrs. Slewinski, 2; Smith & Dykeman, 2: Veit & Thirman, 2: M. L. Weddington. 4. L. W. Morgan, Reta Myers and Jerolene Dalrymple assisting, and Mr. and Mrs. Bullock, 2. JOHN PANAGES and Ernest Targes are the joint owners of the cookhouse on the Royal American Shows, which is housed in a 30x40 top, with counters arranged on three sides accommodating about 50 diners and. in addition, there are tables for the ladies. In the rear is additional equipment with an army kitchen, where the meals are prepared under the direction of Chef Tony Zallos. A varied menu is served at moderate prices. DURING THE ENGAGEMENT of the Rubin & Cherry Shows at Middletown vetrigermers xfanager William A. Hill of the Capitol Players, dramatic stock company. ex- tended a cordial invitation to members of the carnival to attend any perform- ances at his playhouse and was a fre- quent visitor himself, together with members of his company, a courteous act that was much appreciated, and there was much fraternizing among the members of both organizations. HARTFORD, Conn.—A bill which pro- hibits the use of any animal, reptile or bird as a prize for the operation of any gume or device and the display of any wild animal to attract trade, alms or donations on any street, highway. pub- lic park or fair has been signed by the gcvernor. It does not apply to the display of animals in zoological gardens or by any educational institution or In cenmnection with any theatrical enter- prise or circus. BOBBY HOUSSELS grites: “The third week of the season of the C. F. Zeigler United Shows at Hood River, Ore.. wound up good, while Camas, Wash., last week was the best still spot that the outfit has ever had. Mrs. Tom Ally and baby John Zeigler have been on the sick lst, but are now up and about. Ted Pope and Blacky Rodgers are busy building their show up. Mrs. C. Wrights- man ts adding two concessions, a rabbit racer and nail store.” BERT EARL, the “heyday king”, who has 10 heyday rides with different car- nivals and parks, visited the heyday and the people he has with the Dodson World's Fair Shows at Cedar Rapids. A cable came from Hamburg, Germany, that his wife arrived there the day he was C. G. Dodson’s guest. She is to tour Europe on the lookout for features. Farl left Cedar Rapids for New York. His latest heyday is being put in the Venice (Calif.) Park. MRS. RUBIN GRUBERG joined the Rubin & Cherry Shows at Hamilton, O.. and remained during the Middletown week. Mrs. Gruberg made the trip from Montgomery, Ala. in her Cadillac, accompanied by Mrs. R. D. Mc- Kinney, society editor of rhe Mont- gomery Advertiser, who will be her guest during her stay with the shows. Wel- The Billboard, May 21. 1927 71 MUIR'S sax PILLOWS Round and Square THE BIGGEST FLASH FOR THE MONEY. NEW FOR 1927. Doll Head Round Pillows Oblong Rainproof Pillows Park and Carnival Concessioners flash ‘our WI Neate Grind Stores and Corn Games with this lite and fast-moving merchandise Quality, Right Prices, Prompt Service. MUIR ART CO., 116-122 W. Illinois St., Chicago, Illinois MEXICAN & CHINESE HATS ae “BIG and Ladies ST. LOUIS MEXICAN” for Men and Ladies $6.75 Paul ei Whiteman emai Tropical aga Helmets $12.00 HOWARD HAT CO. Dozen 55 W. 39th St., New York PHONE: PENN 8480 23 INCHES HIGH 27 INCHES LONG g MAYFLOWER The Biggest Flash of Them All 27 INCHES LONG. 29 INCHES HIGH. Name Plates. Each Boat includes Wooden S SANTA MARIA Size 27 inches long, 29 inches high Each $6.50 Single Sample, $7.00 Each Il cast h order 25°% wopesit por Daggeben Orders. All Ships come catefully c amine ———JOBBERS WRITE—--— 9 CANVAS SAILS. LARGE SIZE All Wood. Full Rigged. 9 Canvas Saiis. Brass DO NOT CONFUSE tna ogg WITH 21 IN. SHIPS. acked in individual MERCHANDISE CORP., 19%: 'SI2 S'"e6 CANDY FLOSS MACHINES t different models of new Machines. All kinds of used Machines. ce poe es joa Power. Al) Electric and Combination Machines. Good used a at less than half what new ones cost. Mfrs. of Automatic Fishponds, Merchandise Wheels, Cork Guns, Etc. L AUTOMATIC FISH POND CO. * Office —266 Langdon St., TOLEDO, OHIO Heller’s Acme Shows No. N. J.—Two Big Weeks. May 23 to June 4. Playing Island Market. Paterson, th A a fen equine le ack. ines ab Carteret, N. J.. this week. kinds. Help tor Rides. BEN WEISS’ CONCESSIONS want Capable Agents for following Concessions: Tracks. Skillos and Grind Stores. Address as per route. All others address HARRY HELLER. Gen Mgt. WANT RIDE HELP FOR NO. 2 SHOW. o5th St. and West End Ave., New York City. Address HARRY SILLS. Mgr.. 1 & a Gis a. “a ? 2 ee = | ; , ee $s . whic Le NRT : |... 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72 The Billboard, May 21, 1927 OLD HOME WEEK ON THE STREETS OF EAST NEWARK BENEFIT OF THE Elbert Ettlin Post 36, American Legion 2 SATURDAYS, BEGINNING JUNE 18th, ENDING JUNE 25th n. Sugar. Lamps. Dolls. Leather Goods. Groceries, Frair. Warches Blankets Candy. Aluminum Ware Banner Shawls and Birds. _ TE 2 7 exclusively Ball Games. Hoop La. String Games. Plein Gallery. Cigarette Gallery. Fish Pond, High Striker and Devil B a bh-Till-You 7. Ice Cream and Grae Join: Privilege. Spot the Spot and Dart Gallery and Novelties A million people to draw from witbin 2 minu ride—evervbody working Showing in the center of the industrial city of the United Srares Something doimg every minute. ANTED—Two res! Promor exs for Contests and Banners Also like to bear from a Sensational Free Act. Address all mail to LOUIS PALMER. Chairman, and AMERICAN LEGION, ELBERT ETTLIN POST, No. 36. 159 Central Avenue, East Newark. N. J. Telephone, Humboldt 2434. mornings. corm on the private car “Mont- downs in two weeks. losing two tops 3 ate ee "af WwTCH ESCITEMENT on Pec busir = = cr ton’: 4 Bez--= as anc cr fair. An added attrac- tior : oon ascension and para- ch : rv Saturday afternoon, anc g large crowds. von Roce: car and firing the bag with £E y making the obese Nina and Vontello. with their trap and ring act on the midway, nightly help to hold the croxds to a late hour. The show n out eight weeks, missing one nicht on account of rain.” 2. (OLD KENTUCE) Muncie Inc Dayton, have been the winter in. but I shoots from O.. may not lucrative city to found myself as well mact cfr there whe ¢ came as many o! the bovs on loc on. Many of the bors wintered on. None of them forr er We riers, mstances, financial in a garage or d wee or otherwi € *h sleer any dieti As for myself I gained 39 pounds and mv abode was the Antler Hote! All nt the oone wit ter! ° 7) Dayton made at least expenses. I am writing to set straicht what one of your correspondents said about Dayton recentiy.” STATION tine last Saturday. a bills y across IN woman 4e5- zTOr TNION aropned 2 square of “as half wa apped her on She her om irse the room when a centiemar ’ hem nN! them. but a glance in her at two bills, a five and had press Show Not hc orm onnr her it +o her heaAr'+ micsced were rnissine been picked up by Clark Felger representative Lachman-Carson which was in Wichita last week he money until Felrer and the woman turned to look at each other did they know that thev were friends. Naturally, a good laugh over the coincidence, for it is several years since Felger has been in Wichita. CLARENCE MATHEWS wvrites: facing five weeks and three days of Train. floods, hail and cold weather. plenty of blowdowns, the past two weeks of sunshine and good business has given everyone on the Noble C. Fairly Shows “After the carnival fever and a good working svirit. The first 338 davs out of winter quarters the show only had four days of clear weather. put up and take down and move in rain. During the storm period the show encountered four blow- OUR CATALOGUE NOW READY FOR MAILING Every item a Winner FAIR & CARNIVAL SUPPLY CO., Inc. STH AVE.. NEW YORK CITY 126 The New Monkey Autodrome ‘See It"! IT 18 FINER MORE PORTARLE ANI aoe eew. anaes, MONTE Y MOGILES Ase SIMPLEE rouble-proof mM: “proof 4°T A LIFETIM nen —— Engine The new AT. c ered ? New 2a Bey Can New meuhey Avtocrome:: It's so the THE FASTEST MONEY-GETTING SHOW IN ALL THE WORLD NOW SOLD ON 4 PERCENTAGE OF THE GROSS. They GET it. That W. E. SOLDNER, Amusement Device Const. Co, SALINA, KANSAS § ary The Sensation of This Season |. CANDY CHESTS ality , ‘ 10x mes Cheets are orvered with Holland art Tez Leather in heautiful asscr s, all hardware burnished in brass, fF apd key with ee > oct Words can not desrribe ach she ¢ t t kes when set up om 8 con- ion. Send for a sample and see for yourself. Semple, Prepaid, $2.00. Ne Catalogues. The Movieland Co. ry Zo Pl Wis Canty, HOP > Been SL, Los Angeles, Cal. H Each Chest Has 2 T MILLER BROS.’ SHOWS Canada Bound—Playing Old Boys’ Reunions and Fairs WANT Hit Show Gord M ! for Site Show. CAN ACt real Penny Ar WANT Fe ~ e.ar . a Gee he weed eorre 4 U te : ee ers ra POOR cong L — “a Sherbahn will eeain be in advance er —___—— Tie ’ THERE vi oo | -..: Vo the micwer of the Rubin & Cherry Operate = 3 Shows on “he cpering Gar at Middle. § mel toen. O.. =x*+r Gomes. 2 lioness xith the a ri : . . “ 7 ~ wo 2 ee Tec ime ce SV ebbes A-enrc ecrapec Treined ; Avim:l Arena raped ise LS See en uncer = Pe . > ¢ > = ja" - > | “s5 ne, ~ ee ‘ . - a . : . = Po . oy ad : Tes . e ® es, a ~ RAS ee ; Z s ‘ = 2 ~ >A age Ey ee om - A M ony a <S Poe ae : 4 e/a = 4 , a F - tl | a = BY ee aaa é || — : F - a. Sit i a eee ht an Pee A RRR NST 0 Seat A) ce Rings ne | etre | eae on eae ; agg Sesia a aad DR vos . aes ; ae se eS RCE Scare So eg ts Se RI ae NS RE MRR Oe oe I oe meme ay we Ss eu a RLS Seats ‘ ieee oes
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yo _BIG PAY-Fvery Day Mendenhall Made $225 i in One Day a PEERLESS POPPER “ ’ k in $9,217.15 in two pais ina ik town. Stoddard hand fled f PEERL PSS at a fair and took in $3,772.80. you a“? odo * wees WITH Peencess. A sure seller at re valuable formulas FREE i ly i H eat - e Many are banking BIG MONEY. with V1 t RLTSS Portable or cabinet styles, Electric, Gas or Gasoline WRITE TODAY. _ «National Sales €o.. CARNIVAL GOODS—NOVELTIES Ne. Price per Gross. BIS aE ABIES SWAGGER STICKS cies cccccccccccsccsiccccccee a .$13.50 ee ante SE OUICNG 4... vccnccsscodscedceeeeccs cvece ° $1.50 a —BOYS' SWAGGER + Hey Crook SE aesacebaneNcwiuueds 12.66 B240—OPAQUE 60 AIR BALLOONS...................cce.eeeeee, seq ee B24I—-TRANSPARENT 70 GAS BALLOONS SAME RNs Chokawadidod - 3.00 BII0—OPAQUE 70 GAS, ASSORTED STRIPES EEE Tr ere cocoe 9.75 B255—MOTTLED 70 GAS BALLOO 4.06 B3I16—TRANSPARENT 70 GAS, ANIMAL. STRIPES. aah teeta hr railed 4.90 B3I2—TRANSP. 70 GAS BALLOONS, Asst. Fancy Stripes, Oak reped 4.25 B237—BALLOON STICKS, Gocd Quality............ eA : Ce > \ Pky SSS Ss — 4 eal AY :; ay CS oA 2 Spotlight. Each .78 : > I Light Ash ‘ - - Vv : a a X £ : N 4 ' ue | é : ee t os H * : "ahs we my eS 7 ; . hy iL oa: Us nee 192 M ~ oe SSS SEY, ae, yal Ee * en ical Appl Pat i + = *, ret = ey y “ j bs : £3 ee = —_—_ — j i ee Bt | ~ —_—— Se 3 es z 2 a * * ; ————————— | = . 33 a = ee % : ” : ‘ : “4 . 2 - ) a a) ‘ —. Liste ta Ee a —«Oo et Eee = = ee + t! a @ & r : — ‘ “ s s | , @-ineh ....$4.25 ie ee a _ en ( teas “ t ; ee ux « cg | s nn ye
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The Billboar 1 May Show's WICH fq ; ¢ 4 ** - tc k r was C - ride, h Ts + ey oe wove ‘ marr ine ’ + Ii Friday - ture ¢ . ‘ erounr F on art r = n - . v poirs nf 7 Tt icaie . 4 e ; 9:9 ‘ 4 i, done. Or s c ville to WV climbed of real winds*orn wared The entre and for av e it looked pretty t al] aboarc Witt 797 we 4 etna ant a a --¢ - ’ ~ + ~+ wn? seek rain Gurinc f € Coffer: tur ’ and mudc : rt t dr mati- nee Saturce v a beer worked up anc red by 7 C \- rille Journa Arriving iz 2 ‘ Inte Sundar nicht +. - - - - sessile *47 the shoz i] the followinz mort Heavy sanc nd wv torms prevailed uring the first by 2 t the temperature had dropped some 20 to 30 Gegrees, makinc * I t most une- pleasant for outdoor ar ements, but the usual opening niztht cr — > hand, but was forced tc steps homeward at an early } Tonight. T ; wit real cold weather pr tho windless at suncovn. the ray v pack nd jamimed. and with the weatherman pre- Gictinge v. ~~ re “er ‘ - - . > i *ho balance of the week, the outlook most Promisinz The Beautiful New Style Bottle L Oripahs Concentrated ~ at Rm Pertome at 39. Regular $1.00 Seller " > rif hy Btottle Perfume has a glase « ner coveted with tamoet nent very dainty rad flange bor, & rT ¢ > ‘ ove deen + hrings vee here 5 want them L'Oripatns Concentrated Warricsus Perfume posses sn extremely eweet and flora] chor ] PERFUMES MUST PLEASE THE EYE. Perfume ) tt bas a habit of beving perfume > ‘ . « ¢ ? Fd ° She pictures f'e appear " - @.8 - tele z —— e reficst good t her j ‘Conte You Only $13 50 per aren. Takes In over £54 9 Your Net Profit per « Gross is $42 “ _— c rerular Tor s T ! r Werke witt ne ——S L a Fat E POWDER f . $15.00 per Gross ae | Also Cold or Vanishing Cream. Talcum Powder, Dental Cream. $1.00 per Doz Rover. $1.35 Deren: ‘s-07. Vial Perfume, tabeled, $2.15 Gross: Large Size Wraspes Sarhet, $2.15 Gross. ‘ . enday “ for complete instructions telling how to put sale Positively one- third eash regu ired with all orders - a he ef Thr, postpaid FREE — cive vou for enrs ms your customers 1 bo'tle extra strong concentrated Prrfume with FREE— ‘ ble DE VILBISS DEMONSTRATOR SPRAYER that fite into hoertle, Soe Esch. SPE CIAL eng sm NOTICE —T tt give prees pene Manis lite : NATIONAL SOAP & PERFUME 00. s12W. Huron St. Coupon Dept. 24 ‘Piel The Big Little henigeaie PETER PAN PL ays a, size ne bees emal) size f u money v it be ret nile ‘ sive 4x%° ty Inches. Faery to carry as a camera. You can put Peers tp c har— most in your porke 7r:1 30 the DeKreko Bros.” Shows Felta Bush. tickets; Joe Revette and 7 * pe ‘s i f 4, was i bie 7 7 | 74 ee . C2 £261 CLE Morris U Castl: Zi | a i ’ i ' ae | “ae : Pe . . . - ner 7 ao x sae * eG eae SS 8 4 ee = “ee pe Pe i . ae a 2 - — CS) ‘ f__s—-___| ZE FS J eee Br a Ete ree eae ee eieniliainehs ios ite. * ac 4 = ese ay 3 2 @emeerred Campbell also entertained Mr. and : = ee freee frs. J. Wellincton Roe. John R. Castle : ie ae, g: t LA eee eee y ge 2 i a Mies and the writer with a most enjoyable - ao eS ae ee eS @inner Mother's Dor. just before the if Sr aah SS = show arr nt ifterward showing Sano 7 ant § | - the party their new country home a ~ Tae te ows anc : vir ++ rletine : SSS SSS 2 , 7 >4 q i F 1 a ee pce ~Every thing for iv aS a _ ee + 13”= COOK HOUSES Hh Che ae Ai | eae i 2 >—-3-—$_$_5_S_$_$_3-$_$_$_$_$_$3_3__$+-_3-_$-—_$-3-_5-_-3—_3-_-3—_-5 Sanita Big IOLIBO anne ] item: 2 a sentative) : ~~ = : seeneineaiiieiiaia ——— «| BE Press = : Trunk re *63°9 vw, . a i ; mn, i) 3 gallon..... &.50 a f 6 galion......36.50 ee || 20 gallon ...........98.50 } | iii) Bie rome. es LL |} Gasoline Lantern, . .. $6.00 a ht F, Hollow wire. 6 cents foot. .o Strong Bey Stoves — lf ressure Gasoline; ee 2 Borner...$1°.35. 8 Burner $26.50. 4 Burner....894.6. Griddies, Heavy Seotior Piate Stee) \ tnoh thick. 24x15 $5.00; 30x 18.........99.50; 96 x16 £10.00 Concession Men everywhere depend on Teteo Quality and TRIANGLE PRINTING CO. Dervien. Order trom this ed. Bend one-fourth deposit. o> ee PHILADELPHIA PA. E W rite iNnetrated catalog on anything you want © ea pe . #42 | meen eee nn a eee i. - St. Marys, Kansas > BYE Sok Se UA pelleted OS: ae aah ae le fia A a eee : : : : +
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Ok! 2 Citv Elks ” co nsor Festive Event O® nT t Ss Producing Company. P Ort will stage the show Pa the Merrie Garden Or Citr, Okla., June 9-11 for the B: P. O. Elks No. 417, according to a n n to The Billboard from 2. © Billy Foy will personally superyi the show The concessions ve new fronts depicting stores in he M@nt i Paris, and the program of Iso have a Parisian ati re 1all also will be decc with French backgrounds Seve tts will comprise the vaude- ville and revue pr 1. Special fea- tures will also be added. Tulsa. Okls will follow Oklahoma City for the American Legion of that place Canadian Jubilee Celebrations PORT COLPORNE— An extensive pro- gram for the Canadian Shieond Jubilee Celebration to be held here July 1 and 2 are being n OSHAWA— se city is rangeme r the celebrat Cana s € A huge prob: e of the fez ALIF! N. S—All civi nal organi? ons of this asked to send representati' eral meeting to celebration of Canada’s jubilee. consider plar Confederate Reunion DECATUR. Tex., May 12—A _ rodeo, carnival attractions, pavilion programs ana other features will be provided for the entertainment of the crowds in attendance at the Wise County Confed- erate Veterans and Old Settlers’ Reunion held irust 10-12 in Joe Wheeler r here Park nea WANTED VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS JULY 2D. 3D and 4TH Rides and Shows and Con- cessions at MADISON. WISCONSIN. Address E. R. COMSTOCK. 128 Strate St., Concessior. Chairman. The Billboard. May 21. RIDES WANTED Also Shows and Concessions BIG AMERICAN LEGION EXPOSITION HAMILTON, 0., JUNE 20 TO 25 Held or Better County Fair Grounds Endorsed br ferchant:. Manet ieee 4 ’ }re ed I I s I z Be Ret i. L. fF BROWN, 31 . = Har 0 WANTED CARNIVAL AND CONCESSIONS. RIDES. ETC... Big Fourth of July Celebration BIG ELKS’ DAY AND NIGHT All Lodges cf Northwest Pennsylvania 2t Expo. Grounds JULY 20, 1927 WANTLD—I Ass ni Merry-Go-Round ‘ ' G Riank Vhee], Bucket GLORGL aed de Ss } Club, Ere, Pa 1927 SPECIAL Trade Shows, Celebrations, Benefits, Conducted by A. HOMER CLARK—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, EVENTS A Ce oO. The Society Circus At Winnipeg June 11-18 The _ Western Canada Amusement Compa Winnipeg. Man.. will stage the Society Circus on Main street June 11- oc 18, according to H. J. Franks, business ‘The organization hes a pons circus with 80 people, and also a re\ th 60 people. An athletic show will - staged each night. >» , —— Minnesota Fox Chase MANTORVILLE, Minn. May 12.—A fox chase, sponsored by the Izaak Walton eacue chapter, will be staged here June 5 and 6. Several hundred sports- men from all parts of the State will participate. It is expected that the number of hounds participating will be ell over 100. Thousands of people are expected to be in attendance Norwood Spring Festival NORWOOD, O., May 14—Final ar- Trangements have been completed by members of the Norwood Retail Mer- chants’ Association their Spring Festival, which will take place on the Henderson grounds, Main avenue, June 6-11. Numerous concessions and amuse- ment devices are being booked. for Massillon Police Circus Staged by Frank McIntyre MASSILLCN, O., May 13.—Sponsored by the Massillon Police Department, a circus will be staged here under canvas May 30 to June 4. Frank Mcintyre. well-known showman, whose home is here, is in charge of promotion. It will be the first stand of the season for the McIntyre Circus, which for many years has played auspices in the Middle West. Winnipeg Household Show WINNIPEG, Man., Can., May 14.—Ar- rangements have been completed for the city’s first annual household show, which will be staged May 16-21 at the Winnipeg Roller Rink. American Legion Celebration LILLY, Pa., May 13.—The Francis L. McCool Post, American Legion, will stage a celebration here May 30 to June 4. The United Amusement Company will supply the amusements. Merchants’ Jubilee MECHANICSBURG. Pa., May 14—The fourth annual Farmers and Merchants’ Jubilee Day Celebration will be held here June 2. The festivities will be held on Main street. Portland Rose Festival PORTLAND, Ore., May 12—Details of the floral and merrykhanea parades, fea- tures of the Portland Rose Festival, to be helc June 18-18, are being received and Classified. American Legion Expo. HAMILTON, O., May 14—The Ameri- can Legion Exposition will be held on the Butler County Fairgrounds here June 20-25. The exposition is endorsed by city officials and business men. En- tertainment features will include free attractions. a licensed A. K. C. dog show, bathing beauty revue and various contests. National Balloon Race AERON., O.. May 11.—The date of the 1927 National Balloon Race has been changed from May 29 to May 30 in order to make the event a Memorial Day observance. Army, navy corps planes will participate in activities preceding the start of the balloon race. Women’s World's Fair lishments of women in hundred industrial and professional fields will be shown in the third annual Women’s World's Fair to be held in the Coliseum, Chicago, May 19-27. The accom Plans New Arena BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 12—Plans are being drawn for a huge sports and convention arena to be built on Elm street, Hartford. Conn., which will cost approximately $150,000. Fred N. Tilton is the builder. River Carnival and Fete DES MOINES, Ia., May 11—A river carnival and show-boat fete will be staged here May_ 27, to become an an- nual event as the premier “hich jinks’” of the city. The Fine Arts Association is sponsoring the fete in collaboration with other organizations. Industrial Exposition EBENSBURG, Pa.,. May 13 —The Cam- bria County Industrial Exposition will be held at the fairgrounds July 4-9. In addition to industrial exhibits the en- tertainment features will include theate rica] attractions, band concerts, fire- works and other features. World's Poultry Congress OTTAWA, Ont., Can., May 14—Two thousand poultrymen from the United States will attend the World's Poultry Congress here July 27 to August 4, according to Dr. Malorey O. Jull. Pioneer Reunion CRAIGMONT, Id., May 14.—The fourth annual reunion of Lewis County Pioe- neers will be held here June 17. Municipal Day SYRACUSE. N. Y.. May 12—Municipal Day will be observed June 13, according to announcement. WINNIPEG 7 Days SOCIETY ron ‘ " . for Tract } Mitt On The Main Street JUNE 11th TO 18th CIRCUS 7 DAYS AND NIGHTS CANADA 7 Nights lage | cy Wild, AFA, iH l. } (ream " H “e ‘FRANKS. Bau 343 WANTED FOR BIG CELEBRATION Wire or 7 Men WANTED 1N TOWN PARK AT BLOOMFIELD. WANTED IND, JULY 4,5. 6 Rid 1» ' rom bor Co ‘ ’ vy i Carnival t Merord-presking crow ls veryvbody por FRANK C. DEAN, Sery.. ‘omnes, indiana. Industrial Exposition NEWARK, N. J., May 13—The firs: annual industrial exposition will be held at the Exposition Hall here June 4-12 Radio broadcasting and other entertain. ment will be provided. Bridge Opening Celebration MINNEAPOLIS, May 14.—A three-day celebration some time in July of thy opening of the Ford Bridge has beer decided upon by the Ford Bridge Com mittee. The Minneapolis and St. Pay)! city councils will be asked to appoin: committees to work out plans for the event. Mooseheart Picnic MOOSEHEART, IIl., May 14.—The an- nual picnic of the Illinois Agricultur:! Association will be held here August 1} It is expected that more than 20.009 people will be in attendance. Homecoming Celebration TWINSBURG, O., May 14.—Extensi:: plans are under way for a homecoming celebration to be held here August 12 and 13. Bridge Opening and Homecoming MASONTOWN, Pa., May 12.—Plans are being made for an old home week cele- bration here during the week ending July 4. It will culminate in the formal dedication of the new inter-county bridge. LOOK! Nevada's Transcontinental Highways Exposition OPENING * IDLEWILD PARK name. NEV. UNE 25 TO JULY 3 64 Acres ef Exhibiting Grounds, 5 “Exhibit Pal. aces. al Company Need first-class Carn!s from July 17 to 39, two vate. r can book independent Ri and Shows oa few wo veel Concessions oper ts and Drinks sola This is the bie We $1.00) Exposition Hurry, if 5s book Wr te or wire ANTHONY TREMP, sition Manager, Reno, Nevada. a fs Organized Carnival WANTED Week of July 4th Clean Shows and Conres« ons Address all com- tmnunications to GEORGE TD. LOOS, Secretary Hat- rison Fire Deparument, Harrison, Qhio. Free Rtrest Attractions, Minstrel and Musica! s! Merry- — Bound, Ferris Wheel, Cel- ebr r july 3-6 husive Write now ‘CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OSHEY DEVINE, Chairman, Great Falls, WANTED Mort Concessions Rides. Shows of al! kinds. for the two big Derby Days to be held at La Crosse, Wis, on July 3 and 4, 1927. Seven Running R h after wn. Rig Free Acts, Grand Display a Fireworks earh nig New car given away each afternoon in front of mph theater We expect over 59.000 people This is ¢ by Jack Tracy, Derby Day promoter. venefit of the Fair Aseociation For spares mtract write S §. HUNT, Secretary of Fair \ La Crosse, Wis _.WANTED - WANTED Firct * Carnival for werk of June 6 oF 13. Mus t to date. Under auspic f Fogies’ Lodge Bis rn hip. Conditions cood Addres sJ.8 H CLARK, s eaty, Portland, tndians WANTED Rides, Concessions and Free Acts. August 24 to 37, American Legion Street Fair, Greentown, Ind. A. B 149NG, Secretary. WANTED |; “esmnivel, Midwage or Circus Re- gin performing July 1, at Buy (rlehration at Morse Sask , barked bv BD ard =f Trad Write or wire J. DPD. 8S. BARRETT, Sec Som CONCESSIONS and SHOWS WANTE D For Celebration on Falr Grounds, West Union, Ta loly 4. BL M. STAFFORD, Sertetary COSTUMES SB aren 1 om h ror , ™*-- FROONS iii hk meee ee Aes eae kes z ae ae a a a eh Sb et aa ee ee eee : + ' ; | - 76 PC‘ SR Cds | i = — \ia ee ee a ee aad a x. ’ ee ee Be oy oe - - LL TT A TA EI : _—_ eh | PO 4 PO # ee - SC ee Pe ee ee ec 0 * : ; , — —— stint 7 | ee 7 od pe a ee PCC ni Show ‘ ‘ ' (j 4 ‘ , ‘ bf , from ff Der rey Company 1 want No excl || js a re pleased. Under auapicer Busine a write ” _—7 hie = ! hae oh See ian © Oo ae ~ Baas ota Bass = a ies tae, er tee (25 oe eo. oe ; ae aes : a saa ec ee Oe Ge eee ne, PA ag ae RE gtk age eee Saree wae SER aed gc ee Rae os — ; : ees 23 : a ae Be it cae ety gee I eee Ch BE: i: See ae i, ae ee CS Bator ened yeaa ee te,
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Fourth of July Celebrations EDGERTON, Wis.—The Ralph Amund- son Post of the American Legion is lanning to stage a Fourth of July cele- “ ation here with a varied program TOLEDO, Ore—The Chambers of Commerce of Toledo and Newport are co-operating in staging a Fourth of July celebration at Newport this year. A special appeal will be made to the motorists of Willamette Valley and ad- jacent territory to attend the event LAKE CITY, Fla.—The civic organiza- tions of this city have combined to plan a Fourth of July celebration, the pro- cram of which will include boat races, speed contests and other entertainment EVERETT, Wash.—Committees are at work upon plans for the Fourth of July celebration. An extensive program is being arranged. GREELEY. Colo—A two-day Fourth of July celebration will be held here, uccording to present plans. BENTON, Ill—The various American ILecion posts of Franklin County will stage another county-wide Fourth of July celebration here if present plans Celebrate 4th of July Get our catalog of fire- works and 1001 novelties for any sort of celebration, now. It's free for the ask- ing. We ship same day orders received. Brazel Novelty Mfg. Co. 1700 Eila St., Cincinnati, O. The Billboard. May 21. RINK MEN WHO HAVE ONCE HAD A “CHICAGG” EQUIPMENT Will Have no other. “THERE IS A REASON” CHICAGO ROLLER SKATE CO. 4458 W. Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. Two Brass Bands. Will book one Six big Free Acts. good ones to follow. Workers for our Water Circus. Address 289 ELMHURST Look At This One! ODD FELLOWS SPRING FESTIVAL Pontiac, Michigan, Week May 23rd or Can place a few more legitimate Concessions. W. G. WADE SHOWS All factorics working to capacity. Orber two more Shows that do not conflict. WANTED—High Diver and Water DETROIT, MICH. Carnival Wanted FOR 3d AND 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION, SEYMOUR, ane Grert’s Wild West ani Society Cireus booked hig days and twc “big nights Concessions ed GEO. F, FIEDLER. Seey., Seymour, Wis. KID TOURNAMENT CONCESSIONS WANTED SHENANDOAH. 1A. JUNE 21 AND 22. Whole show ty hoye and girls. Pony Races, Dog = LB I Boy & ai 20.00 "0 people @%- ted. No chance games. Write “Daily Ser WANTED: for 4th July Celebratio ? Carnival or Side Shows Write full r ’ » COLEMAN CITY BAND, Colsmen. Ls gi Horne T sheave goed clean Concessions a prore a success, mechan- als — If 2 u v at a Tea Bus siness, oT RAMILL. ‘PORTABLE “RINK gourney. 18th and College, Kansas City, Mo. ont. - : Ny : Ene tar a ‘ = | | | ei Se ; ‘ : 5 ele ch, 36 ; 2a S54 Site os a at : —_ 2 ame = itp ae ee ae : . 4 td Sg Oe eo SS ey, Le ~ ; aoe ae wet Se Sa ; cna No. 578 4 tn : She 7 ; * “we 14a) : EL OT CL TE SN AL, ATE NER A A TN SRE ABI EA SS 2; _ 00 OOO % itt earning i rc i ae Po 4 Po Fe Fe Ean >s ae | : Vos ; — ee : a a ere eens e L | ee a | ae : mr ee ee = : . | ; : — Renee aD ee i . - WATERLOO, IND. 4 Ne a EE, © wing and Fourth of July a Culebratio ~ dune 29 to July 4, inclusive, Me . . ) —— . a a ae Nhe ee | A LS | eee -_ ena 2 \ ae ial % i %» oe ' aise eget % Ye Se 2s eS ie ae és a Was €. We Se gS. Sees 3s ee ee ft i y F. eS : ae: ae 5 w Fk | ae 2. fe aia? Ri = aR Beceereneee sean 2 7. as ca “gan a | i ’ ‘ A ; re tes gare 1h ae i ' = Sat ‘ af t; 5 ‘| ee ia ews = mE Boor ae ; a St, —— z | __. - . oe Ss | | ; a B Stes SS: ae rs PRs : E Pi -* = \semmme "2 lame ae aed a me . oe — +s. or - 3 a4 —— amieiiaeiiithidtinia , ¥ acacia RE ek ae wo ees e Se = ‘ =r ae P By A@). = Pe enna — — _ | 2 ge a bn a ; ' ; a ’ Pe a an oe Ae sy see
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ey cn FF, ) Will Find Profitable | PIPES for PITCHMEN Sellers Here Conducted by GASOLINE BILL BAKER . — Communicetiom: to 25 Opere Place, Cincinnati, O. 2 Fe i nn) guy — I HARLIE WORDLOW: Important moze power to the boys, and pith re- =p * hee ers +onr hee Paes es 9 c : e ns, 2 it good until] Apri] 29 when a jamb man : - a *r ate te ’ f € > = - r pore * ‘ i of2 f busy. He complains that the jamber ee as A 22 Tumbled his push by passing bills and Tiers. Prices : SRASEIIN CSTPEFT of che [EO Tesult was of benefit to neither - = > > ‘~S. > 4 4 _ 4 ’ ‘ ade ae Medicine C If this work is allowed here a go ~ ™mpaeaz 7 * . . . 32 coco ag tig: se . 1own will be spoiled for clean workers CW¥APL_ Ts 7 _ oe will lecture and ones and x rays. Sewald. he ma gician ; . ners on the thew S08 Gite Mike Welch, i:]ims. and B Ellis, eradicator. They're all = ask:: McClintock, Nellie . 5 ock, Ne what has become of U. S. (Dad) Part who left Louisville some time ago has not since been heard from. Heavier Profits—Lighter Sales MASTERLITE CIGAR LIGHTER Gueres for life &e POINTERS FROM DETROIT. by Hi : r Hichtower, dated pril 30: Windsor Sard : rs ot es wet May 15 and the nationally NATIONAL CONVENTION, NWN. P. errr): 5 of known Electric Park opens up. Cadil- A-—Time, Monday, Tuesday, hd rir new car. the La Salle. tekes Detroit October 24. 25 and 26. Place. Gibson br storm Devonshire races to start Hctel, Cincinnati. General commi*tee ; £00n Detroit subscribes #1.000.000 to in charrce of arrangements, officers of Sample, 5% O) advertise herself. The Ticers look good Cincinnati Lodge No. 3, of which Wil- \ this year liam D. Salmon is president: Thomas P. Burns. secretarv: W. George Stewart RADIO GAS LIGHTER DI MONTE GOLDIE PIPES from Al- treasurer. and Harry Moran. C. Spauld- Light: Gas Without Flame or Friction. bany, N. ¥., that he is out on the road ing and G. S. Norris, business agents & Lights War’ al Dirertl, ‘ain with his brother and pettine a Address all communications bearing up- enor i ot Gan. , t 1 oom frir play. Young Goldie is a strong on the convention to Thomas P. Burns. — a Rage seater clean worker and a comer. He is 22. secretary. P. O. Box 122, Station V, Cin- has been working with pitchmen cinnati!, O Tete 2 ; rT és s # nce he wae 12 Oldtimers sat he is —— one of the best of] workers since Clark “WALKING ALL OVER the State of B.MASTERLITE MFG co. 110.284 St. ‘New York Stanley’s day. The boys use a unafon MIlinois is what I have been doing.” Jack and snares for a bally. Holly pipes from Rockford. “Worked a few towns in Iowa, but didn't find that BALLOONS . : = Your name and at RED DAVIS SHOOTS from Bridgeport, State so good. The southern part of name of Petr. Conn. April 21: “Am projecting this Tilinois is fine. Bought a new closed car , one to those Western sheeturiters. in- in Danville, Til. I am going to take the ‘ a ° zt cluding Slats Nelson. Hayden Brothers. months of July and Aucust off and visit printe R. T. Gates and the whole crew. Saw my wife’s people in Shelbyville. Tenn W. H. Bover sporting a new straight 8 and my own people in St. Petersburg coi. § locomobile sedan. He was leaving for Fla, then I will work up the West Coast $2 New York City for a few days. Wishing Would lke to hear from I. C. Lehman / in yy Hravy Gas Ba! / s - €. Gross . FRESH 0. 70 Heavy Gas Cir- seer Moo tees" TT Pitthmen and Demonstrators —Buy From Headquarters FUL ma ode eee coLors Batinnn $2.25 Gross a — a oe oFDeRs nae cane tee ea _ — — i a fi = . =) —— Stine Groes > abEVER SELF-FILLING FOUNTAIN PENS. DAY = ~. ow ents’ Size...... rose TWIST-FILLING FOUNTAIN PENS i vase neeete co. Bick Lever vo ennne reese. 18:00 Gene | Bed, Ladies’ or Gents’ Size..........917-50 Grove 1 Eact "a pet * nr nN Y - nol JUMBO PENS 252.2" $30.00 Gross | JUMBO PENCILS £52." $18.00 Gross ALL PENS GUARANTEED BEST QUALITY. CARTONS SUPPLIED FREE HENRY SCHWARTZ ||| ALSO IN CANADA: +7 waunesee 22025 Farcit, canade Everything fo +) re ard Ther strator, HAS AROTHER — er ie bree ree ie > a - be con inced Department Store Dem- enstrators Wanted PISARA MFG. CO. 1:54 Broad Street. Newark, NJ We can supply rou with the best selling Herb Package - the morket tors ’ ° a Real meticins) qu4l- ities, barked by a hank fraft gusrantee, at the lowest price consistent with highest quality Tonics, Lint- ments, Nerte Toni Ta s Ssites, Corn Cures and SERVICE THE ‘BEST. ASK OUR CUSTOMERS. BECKER CHEMICAL CO. 235 Main St. (Established 1890), CINCINNATI, 0. PAPERMEN siding publication the home-t uildir « field CAN PLACH mare mote men, pri pally ir e Factern and Central States Wr te or wire ‘TROT LATION MANAGER, Room 1403, HE Pa Ihearborn St., Chicago, Wi ws Big money, ecliingCariton ; custom qualityShirta, Pajamas and Underwear, Free sample bine fits pocket. Higgest commiasions.bx' bonuses and Profit sharing. Write touay. CARLTON MILLS, INC. 114 Fifth Ave., Now York, M.Y. Dept. 61 EASY MONEY APPLYING GOLD INITIALS and MON OGRAMS ON AUTOMOBILES. It's the easiest thing today ANYONE CAN bo 1v. You simply transfer them fr paper Tokes flee minutes to make $) and enate only Se Write quick for FRI! SAMPLES toes washington St. Beet. 18. BOSTOR: MAS ~f gee tae} Ra Gees gee oe pee i Ve eae Ss BSR Se yc ee _ Bo oe | | 7 e The B a a | a FT 197° J . . aw 4 on - | AC yrs . x | O Vg a Gh A ae BRAND fee BAUAILO ONS oe iM Money Makers | 7 ween bd IAL DAY |) a gy*/ | ao 4 rz ‘ he YELLOW 1 . oo . » LABEL At j al ae € po A : 4 ~{ {} e Laid [ ¥ UAK BAND (0, an BALOUN: — ’ oo CN am: PS Ly ae Py NY : Tt eta 1 _@ .@ &3_= rest i , f ©) ——E : a a re ————— — ae es ee—“‘COR zl BFLL Pay ‘ pe =z = dies. om | = — = Bite is ed = — , lhe . o ee $100 aWeck g@ Selling Shirts Z SSS\ 15 ANN ST. ihe ceo | Spee ‘ett ie eo coy J & es Es 34 a ’ ; eee tee ‘ it? Be ta t : es f i ie ll tea Fe ; a5 aa ‘RS ? a ——— sk ee | —_ i - ie . fea: Poem: RAM CN. OR i ee ey My RR eR OV apa SPY. GE eR cae i a rn Rae — . - ae J
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The Billboard, May 21. 1927 79 (Beste : Each holder nicely packed im fancy bor. Complete Set, with 5 Flags; Fancy Fronts ............ (Complete Set. with 5 Flags: Plain Fronts My old knock-down style Flag Holder. same as I made last year. wecrre tre rire. a. iat area e éeuee sec See Bites. With Sample with 5 Flags. Fancy or Plain Fronts, by mail. 50c. We have a complete line of Flags suitable for automobiles. 4x6 in. with order, 25% deposit balance C. O. D. -a JAMES KELLEY “the specityxinc 487 Broad CANADIAN OFFICE: 48 PAPE AVENUE, TORONTO, CANADA Come in fancy or plain fronts. $30.00 Gross flags complete. $2.50 Doz, $24.00 Gross. Regulation size Flags of all Nations. way, New York City THE JIFFY AUTOMOBILE FLAG HOLDER SHOW YOUR COLORS. This is the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Our Flag. Decoration Day. the first Big Flag Day. June 14 is Flag Day. Holds 5 Flags and made in one piece. ready to pot on in a jiffy. ————— emcee ERA Em te em EER (Odd Oates NASSAU LINE Festuing JUMBO MEDIUM LADIES’ SELF-FILLERS, Im Red, Green. Mottied. BI Fi ° Filled Pen Point. Positively the Best and Flashiest Selling meu merken a KEYSTONE LINE Jumbe Red, Green, Mettied and Black. oo Jumbe Ladies, $30.00 gross; Medium Sizes, $25.00 gress. $3.00 for samples. CHAS. J. MacNALLY, 110 Nassau Street, New York City SILVER PLATE With Powder $] ).00 THREE WINNERS FOR DEMONSTRATORS SL PERFUME RUG CLEANER STANDARD PEN CO., Gross. Two Odors: Orange Blossom or Narcissus. Gross. Purse e ry Cost $5.00 Gress. Sells ate Selle fer for $18 60 Gross at 2 Vials for 25¢ $72 ao oe 50 Lacquer T », cost $3.75 Gross. Sells on tae apiece for $18 60 Gross at 2 Vials for 2%. ie Samples of all three semt on rereipt of 50. — ee leceach 25% deposit. balance C. 0. D. — J} CAMPION, 122 Fifth Avenue, Between 17th & I8th Streets, NEW YORK. OVERSIZE, RED. GR UNBREAKABLE JUMBO P ENS GROSS. $30.00 cress. $33.00 Fitted with Ne. 8 Solid Geld Peint, $7.00 Deren. 430 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. OVERSIZE PENCILS, Red or Greer, $30.00 a Gross. Two Boxes of Samples Containing 18 Articies For SENT FOR $1.00 of Compound, Rellef Treatment, ts, ¢ tart? Remely, W ner Pills, nier Sap, Cocoanst OU rr } oly Quality Merchandise at repeats. Flashlest packages on the @at- Write for information on our Popular “LAST NIGHT DOWBES” NUTRO MEDICINE CO. 16 S. Peoria Street, Chicago, #11. SGUTPARERRRERBSKeooS ar. ba A | x+4 7. +] 2 = = me _¢ 4 = sy A . o ~ IMPORTANT TO TRAVELING MERCHANTS $ MENANDWOMEN = ¢t ? WE HAVE BEEN SELLING MERCHANDISE TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY SWEEJOHN IMPORTING CO., (15-17-1919 East Third St.. CINCINNATI. 0. lave Bed Sets, Lace Te Bed Sets, Wa a Sets Lace Table Cov- evs, OTR OWN DESIGNS Also Prayer Rugs, Tapestries, etc., In most exquisite patterns. Re- pr tuced from the Oriental and Persian Designs LOWEST PRICES IN AMERICA 100°, Profit Selling “Our Spring Catalog” Is Ready Send now for a copy. We have one thousand and one items to of- fer you, and all at the right price. Our funny TIPPY TIM BAL- LOON PACKAGE is a top money eciter. $6.50 per Gross. Our Rubber Balloons and Miller Rubber inflated Toys of all kinds are ge‘ting the coin Gross te $12 Balloons from $i Grows, snd Miller Snekes, etc.. 90e Dezen, $10.50 Gress. Brand new, two-color, striped “Oek"’’ 70 Gas Balloon is 3 WHIZ at only $3.75 per Gress. Our Jap Flying Birds are the best we could purrvhase. and cost only $4.00 Gress, with long deco- tated sticks. If you handle Toy Whips. we have a beauty 33-inch willowly reed, highly var- nished, celluloid wrapped handle. lovg lash whip, at $8.50 Gross. Hate you ever worked our 25¢ Feilding Paper Triek, sometimes called “‘Mide the Cein Triek''? A big seller. Costs you $4.00 per 100. We have Fireworks, Decorations, Advertising Novelties and Celebration Goods of every sort listed im our catalog. so your files will be incom- plete without a copy. Brazel Hovelty Mig.Co., 1700 Elle $t., Cin'ti, 0. i€ You Are A MAN worthy of the name and not afraid to work, I'll bet you $50 that you can't work for us 30 days and carn less than $200. Think I'm bluffing? Then answer this ad and show me up. Openings for Managers. The “‘Won- der Box" sells on sight. and W. E. King. I've never met George Speery, but would like to hear from him.” NED HOUSE. who recently returned north, pipes from Chicago under date of May 4: “Florida must have been gcod this last winter for the papermen if one can judge by the way some of their wives are dressed. Among the prominent papermen’s wives seen at the races in Tampa one afternoon were Mrs. M. J. Scott, Mrs. C. S. Marcy, Mrs. R. F. Lane and Mrs. Ray Graham. Mrs. Scott is generally regarded as one of the best dressed and most tastefully dressed. If I could get a wife as keen as any of these lucky papermen I would not stay single long.” Girls, there's your cue. MADAME ANIVO, owner of the Babet- ta Medicine Company, reports that the company closed a good season at Byen- dale, Pa. April 23, and she is now at home, Cambridge Springs, Pa., readying for a platform season. The roster will include D. C. Tomlinson, black-face ccmic, his third season, and Nellie Wes- ton, cornetist, who will also be featured singing with the band. A new dining tent, new equipment and new nickel ap- paratus for Babetta’s aerial combination trapeze act are among the improve- ments. The show will play only large towns this season, opening May 22. Babetta Miller is manager and lecturer and Master Stanley will do a specialty. HERMAN DE LONG PIPES from Ar- kansas City: “Business satisfactory. Weather on the contrary. Rain, rain and some more rain. I regret very much the passing of that honored pitchman. Sam Ward. I followed him in many towns. His record was that of the gen- tleman and clean worker. He made it easy for me more times than one. Wish there were more Sam Wards in the racket. The missus and I extend our heartfelt sympathy to his sister. Lecta, as do all that knew him as we knew him. Expect to drift into cool Colorado as the weather warms up. Hel- lo, Doc Allen. Shoot a pipe from wher- ever you are. Meet us in Denver July 4. “HAVE WORKED EVERYTHING that is workable in drugstores in North and South Carolina and Virginia since last fall.” H. J. Taylor, who is in the North State with Mrs. Taylor and Joe Chafe, of Duluth, pipes from Statesville, “and this territory seems worked out. There are almost as many store workers as there are drugstores here. In nearly every town they ask me: ‘Do you know So-and- So? He’s from here and does the same line you are doing.” So I am going to leave this territory alone for a while. What's happened to Louis Moore? Would like to hear from him.” H. J. is north- bound and expects to hit his home town, Minneapolis, about June 1. PITCHING FALSE TEETH is a new cne on her. Marie Willsey infoes from Burbank Calif., but she found that very WHITE STONES WY, ~ Wy Degzez 6107 — Ladies BIl0 — Ladies’ Pierced Ring, untipped Cluster, untipped cene 1-Kt. Center. Prices me. Per Gross, per Gross, $9.00. $12. 00. B8144—New = design, %-Kt. fine Brilliant Price per Gr., $11.00. liant Price per Gross, $11.00. We require a deposit of at least 25% on all C. O. D. orders. Absolutely no goods shipped C. O. D. without this deposit. All orders for less than & gfoss will be billed at dozen prices We also carry a complete line of Switch Rings, ins, etc. Write for our Illustrated Cata- logue cf Flash Jew lry, Watches, Silverware and Optical Goods. Mailed free to you on application. ALTER & COMPANY 165 West Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. A BRAND NEW RING A Solid Sterling Silver State Seal Ring of every State in the Union enameled in beawe tifulcolors. A very handsome Ring. A MORTGAGE RAISING SELLER you is. Retails from $1.00 to $2.00 each. Cost you $6.00 a dozen stopaid. Order a doz. today and start mak b y lo ES ARLINGTON BARNES, 24 Cat St., Providence, Re. Represent An Old Established Manutacturer tag RS In Business Since 1875. Y SS ee An inquiry will bring you » full details of a propost- tion that will make you big money weck after week. H. Michler, W nsin (15- ; year-old boy), has aver- — aged $67.00 to $83.00 a Week for weeks. You can do better and do i year after year. MAKE 400° PROFIT. Be local representative for lightest and whitest Shampoo made, and complete line of Soap and Tollet Specialities, With orders we furnish sam- ples free. Write quick for particulars. GEO. A. SCHMIDT & COMPANY, 238 West North Avenue, Dept. L, Chicago, Ili. thing in Los Angeles recently. She writes: “I have not pitched much around California because I am working the Abner K. Kline Show. lecturing for mr brother's illusion show. But I like pitching much better. I met several of the L. A. boys last week. including Moody, with razor paste. At Santa Ana I found one man. Harrington, with tie- forms. He is from Providence. R. I. Dr. Belmont. an old-time pitchman. is managing the 10-in-1 show for my brother. Zangar is in L. A. with a store show and mind-reading act. Remember tele FELT RUGS Direct from Manufacturer Write for Prices LAETUS MILLS, Bex 1356-F, 500°. Genuine Gold Leat Letters Guaranteed to never tarnish Anyone can but them en store and office windows. Enor- mous demand, large profits. Paul Clark 70. B. L. Beel made eaves Smallest 4s Write today for free TOM WALKER DEPT. « PITTSBURGH, PA. SALESMEN Make $100 Weekly foros {=o 1 ENTS divine This 11 Piece Toilet Goods As- _ | FREES ae, Oe at $2.25 with Carving set FREB to each customer. No Fancy ‘Talk. Experience unuccessury. Walter Harris SOLD 800 IN 6 WEEKS— PROFIT OVER $600.00 You make big money right from the start. Whatmore could you ask while in- Btroducing line of 2! Products—all repeat- ets. 100% profit. 30 years on the market. Send for illus- sortment is ‘selling like blazes” be ai angen $920 in two mont semple and libersl offer to general agente. the Lerter Go., 439M. Clerk, Chicago me to all the New York boys.” trated circulars, inside prices my « ; ST sc VFRS x unique sales plans. AC ODAY. wee ell COX HOLDYFAST SCREW DRIVERS Only eelf M. DAVIS » Dest, 9735 Chicage a Selle to auto owners, mechan- DR. GEORGE M. REED PIPES from ; a holding, sel’-releasing Rend for sample P] | ( H ME ef the fastest sell- ics, ete Send 50c for sample and proposition Ps o x workin ing novelty for a S. J. COX, Dept. A, Franklin, pa, Hamilton. ox: Ha e been g — pitch. Coste Ic. here a week, but will go back to Co- SELL WATER SoLUBLE yb CHAS LER, 145 “East 234 Street, as Set. ie eee lumbus. Not so good here. Worked to MEDICINE MEN INDIAN HERB COMPOUND eeoration ay! n a ‘ourth . * = + moun vee ¢ lon cone FLAGS — i ice now direct trom im. death. T have Prof. E. B. Bowers, hand- POWDER. One pound make $1 per Pound. Sampe, porters. $4.50 Gross up. 37 West 33d St.. New Y¥ The last “‘werg” 5 HAMBURG IMPORT CO., eae & eons my cuff king. with me.” A later pipe Qo Lapel tre , : Gen shows Doc Reed left Apri! 12 for the CWAS FINLEY MED. 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FLAG SETS tx: AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR In Cartons Containing 5 Silkoline American Flags on black ' The Billboard, May 21. down fiddle. We have a four-piece or- chestra. No boisterous or profane lan- guage on the lot. Would like to hear from Doc Haas, Luke Todd, Raymond Fields, Shorty Morton, John G. Cooper and others of the old gang.” PLENTY OF KALE in the fish and 1927 81 FLAG HOLDERS AND FLAGS No. E-123—-Black Enameled Holder, Shield Shape, Heavy Grade, Each with 5 Size 4x6-In. e : Flags, as Follows: : oyster district this spring, E. R. Rosser : : enameled Staffs, Gilt Spear Tops and Holders. reports from Portamouth, Va. “I have se "Flew” Ser ten "E00; Gren Soe ae ype Rpm m3 No. tt i Silk Flag Bow. Grose -...... 1.00 a good. ‘acoma, Wash., good, but I wou e. 2-In. Si tag Bew. Gross...... 41.75 ¢ 4 ° advise the boys on sheet to call on the 25% dep required with all C. O. D. orders. s King Leather Goods Mfg. Co., BB 7, Indiana, Pa. Better Business League and square ‘PW caTaLoGt: Xow READY. ITS FREE themselves before starting to work. ED AHN : Otherwise they may find it plenty hot 222 W. Madi St. CHICA a There Is No Needle Like, Nor No Needie Made :nere. Many of the West Coast sheet- = ie ICAGO, ILL. — That Will Do the Work Like the writers working the auto license bureaus 5 —— at Frisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles ————— seemed to be getting theirs. Made ~ ‘a arisian if Pe f Camarillo, Tex., on the way back from CALIFORN : = the Coast. Good spot; plenty money. —— oe STANDARD Send ne $1.60 for sample. complete with This town (Wichita Falls) is touch. : (i . \r making Hand F uproidery, also Hand-Made Rues Going into Iowa for a two weeks’ vaca- h Pr simpi end bos FREE of our new Ru in.” . Santee enn Sama Bg Rly Fe ~~ ana tion, then back to the grind again. o—~S= Agente. Provo es fe ae | a Pe A 2 ss VRS ; ee oh \ - es a RR TCR RE EE TR q | re : . a ats . 1, Aas Se ep age 2 | re f | | —~ pe | . r es : ee ee ee oa —— | a - i rhe A . Ee rt afin: Sporting Goods Bargains mee — 7 A 3 4 4% 34 fre : : \ Minot ( 2 et a . ad ee ai Li ee x een a S........m * _..6hCOCOU al EME : eee ie: ————————————— Giant by = Big Pay? is | ig Pay. __
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WESTERN RUBBER WORKS 2382-84 Potomac Ave. CHICAGO. ILL. “HI SAY, OLD CHAP!” MONOCLES $1.00 Doz. SHELL SUN GOGGLES $1. 00 Doz. IRVING STERN, Inc.,630 Broadway. New York SNAKES Voney-Matker Today Send 25c for Sample Manufactured by ART CRAFT NOV. CO. 321 Warren Street, Roxbury, Mass. FELIX _ THE CAT Squawking Rubber “A Miller Produrct.”’ Gross, si 2. atin GOLDFARB NOVELTY Co. 3 160 PARK ROW, NEW YORK 3inl FILTER Prevents Dish Bresking SEED soney bar & MFG c 7 Franktlio Street NEW vYoRK ciTy Pr ree Sample Line goes in pocket Biggest commissions. Ertre bo ous and Profit Sharing. Write CARLTON MILLS, Inc. , 164 Sth Ay.. x. Y Mz Rhodes beauty parlor; Shorty Younc. grab joint. and Pop Smith, ad- : mar So far Pop has given us erful spots. Leave it to him them right. ing and man: the Smith —~ A '> ~ ule bee furnish. Widow Ro! llin s al talks remind and while Mike Whailen’s Charles Stahl's talks 42 and Syl Lavelle’s ly teem with comedy. Dusty ‘em short and sweet and to the point. Stewart's home the truth. as do ades. Yiddel Gameiser, 1d Tommy Burns. With a above to look forward week. why wouldn't one enjoy n for Pitchmen? It is like "oing up to the general delivery window 4 office of the town you hap- and getting a handful of r friends. BLIND ENTERTAINER Jack 1, pipes from Pittsburgh: “It interest my friends to know that till on the job and just closed a >eks’ stay i In fact. my 1 the Cincinnati nt to say that it was easy for me to ret around in Cincinnati and found an of courtesy in the peo- peat igh rverg] record play was district. I also amount un aa peeks ri I met. It is a real honest-to-good- aor metropolitan city and I will look forward with pleasure to the time when I return at some future time. visited The Billboard several times. The peo-e ple at the mail department showed me every possible courtest. which is al- s appreciated br me and something for which The Billboard is noted. I! made a week stand in Dayton. playing four lodges and then a one-night stand n Columbus. and am now located in Pittsburgh. Pa. for six or eight weeks Best wishes to all think it is going to be a good season. JIMMIE MAZER came to the Pipes cGesk recently. “I got in yesterday,” his story began. “and opened up with sox in a doorway. I thought the town was open. Cop came along as I Ww: opening and says: Bete an sell here.’ I opened. anyway, and was pinched. In court they fined me. $10. Here's a pipe Cincinnati ‘is Posen While Jimmie Mazer was reciting his exper‘ence three streetmen with the same goods Jimmie was were working in doorways store within two blocks of stood. Secretary Tommy ti Lodge, N. P. S. P. A.. unable to learn the end in a where Burns, of Cincinna says he has been circumstances in Mazer’s case. He can only discover that Mazer was haled to court and paid his fine and that Mazer neglected to notify any officer of the local lodee of his arrest. Jimmie left town without clearing up the situation. He could have had the services of a lawver employed by the lodce Other men selling sox continued to do busi- ness unmolested by the police. SATANIC MEDICINE COMPANY, of Wichita, Kan., opened the season at El- ado, Kan.. under the management of Dick Pribble. and despite a week Lin had a fair business, J. B. Wood rms He s “This is a lot show a dandy iayout. consisting of a table stave, 14x16. with interior drop sau backing for C. D.. and a roll with Old Man Satan in life size The roster of ny show is as fol- Dr. Dick Pribble, manager and urer; J. B. Woods, producing come- wood on it lows lect dian: Bud Reeves, blackface and ukulele. Red Franklin, guitar and blues singer: Zip Titus, straights and electrician; Floyd Titus, advance and _ eccentric; Little Berdine Baker, dancing soubret. The show is lighted by electricity and greatly benefited by a large spotlight. Dr. Dick has gathered a good personnel with him and looks forward to a suc- cessful season thru some of his old time. We all would appreciate hearing thru Pipes from old friends. Soapy Williams ana Tom Dalton, haven't seen a pipe from you for a long time.’ AFTER DRIVING OVER the mountains frcm Birmingham, Ala. by way of Knoxville. Tenn., to Washington. thence tc Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, Johnny Hicks (the advertiser) pro- ceeded to Providence, R. I., from which city he pipes: “Arrived here and im- mediately told the town about it by way of the cowbell route. Found conditicns as well as they were last year. Quite a number of workers have come in the last two weeks. Among the oldtimers are O'Hearn and Pace. of flukum fame, @ neat team of workers They work like a clock and the tip likes their clean presentations and heart-to-heart talks. They are a credit tu the business This town will stand more like them. altho the streets here have been closed tor years. There will be a lot of them here for some time, but, of course, door- ways. Would like to hear from my old friend Bedonie. How was the Coast, George? May make it next fall. Now that the spring is here in full bloom ccme on all you old sleepyheads and get that next winter b. r. And don't knock. Boost—even when they do go wrong—and you'll win. Watch me go.” TALES OF THE ROAD.—Here's one of the human interest stripe by A. B. (Zip) Hibler: My best business in New York is along the docks with the longshore- men and teamsters. In consequence, I've become pretty well acquainted with that class in the last two years, espe- cially with a few of the derelicts to whom I've slipped a dime occasionally. The other day I was talking the merits of my medicine to a few fellows when a seedy individual butted in and said “It's good stuff, boys.” Another fellow said: “How do you Enow, bum?” They all laughed, when Bum said it had cured his wife. I was on the point of telling them that Bum was my friend and only shilling on the joint when somebody yelled: “Hey! Man over- board.” They were all running around in circles looking for a plank or rope when Bum pulled off his coat and went overboard to the rescue. After rescuer and rescued were putled to the dock and the excitement was over I said to the bunch: “Boys, awhile ago some one referred to my friend here as ‘bum’. Don't you think we owe him an apol- ogy?” Well, they nearly shook the bum dry. doing the sympathetic thing with him. Which goes to show that all the heroes are not wearing Carnegie medals and that there are some good fellows even in the gutter. “TF YOU CAN'T PAY, DON’T STAY,” is the motto of Landlord Dowling, of the Antler Hotel, Dayton, O., a cor- respondent writes from that city. He says: “I stopped at the Antler. Dowling called me in his office when I was checking out and told me that he had been following the Pipes for Pitchmen column and said that he learned that there were some square shooters in Pitchdom. Dowling has catered to noth- ing but troupers for years. He has treated everybody right and has been burned so often he has come to the con- clusion that he ts going to do a little burning on his own hook. Quoting Mr. Dowling: ‘If any more deadbeats come here and trim me TI am going to put them in jail. TI have treated the boys right and have taken care of them when they were broke. but when leave this hotel calling me a monkey I will they elve _ ee tle het t ¥ ; i zh vr! % ni oe ry 4 Ts n No Be iD Alce vy Selects 24-Inch. High | Select ™W.Ineh High Grade Medium 69-tneh Uniform Velvet Boxes for shove. $4.2° Seen see mee PEARLS t $18.00 a Gross Spectal pr tr titles Grade $4.59 Doren a Daren SPANGLER MFG. CO , 160 North Wells Street, CHICAGO, ILL. lapan Our prices ar lowest etane it $19.50 a Gross. $3.50 a Doren. Sample. Prepaid, 40r $4.50 a Daren Sample, Prepaid, S0r. Sample, Prepaid. er Semple. “ir NOVELTY MEN STREET MEN AND HUSTLERS OUR FUNNY CIRCUS MAN 1S PROTECTED By U. S. Pater No. 1612643 By age Patent. By England a No. 254628 All infringements -¢ pneed Daten’ 9 will be pre ted Re on iy and «af i chase the original ¢ rect from us Manufactured orle * MULHOLLAND COAST-TO-COAST TOY BALLOON CO. 619 Culberston Street. COLUMBUS. 0 You can buy the small size No 1 Circus M at $5.00 Gross. Big size No. 2 Circus Man $7.50 Gross. 799 M, Broadway, - FLAG HOLDERS GET BUSY FOR DECORATION DAY. FLAG HOLDERS. Lithegraphed Stars and Stripes on Shiel¢, with 5 Fiags, Compircts Nicely Packeg One to Box. DOZEN, $3.00; GROSS, $33.00 Sample 50c. Prempt Delivery. 25% deposit, balance C. O. D. 4. C. MARGOLIS, 159 Canal $t., New York City Over 100%. Profit on All These > Lighters Pocket Lighter go @xute! and gid plate troshes Deen $) 00 wr ee a4 fae SG ° RAPID MFG. COMPANY N.Y. City SPECIAL SAMPLE OFFER: Six on an Attractive Foumtein Pens aud Pencils at eory blow prices Display Card $7.00, Prepaid T. KOBAYASHI! CO., Dept. B, 208 N. Wabash Ave. Chicage, mM. We aleo have many other Reduced Prices —Best Quality OUR PRICES ARE LOWEST 8 .B 32—All Shel! Skull Bow Speetactes, al] mumbrre Per Dozen, $2.5 ; Gross, $27.58 WRITE FOR Seeeran. OFFER SPECTACLE KIT AND CATALOG NEW ERA OPTICAL co. your PEASE DIE WORKS, Dept. DB, Winchester, M. of North Wabash. wicaao GERMAN GERMAN KEY CHECKS YOU can be your own bow with our Key Check Gu" Good ter $3 & Gay stampine names of et key chects fobs, ete ample check, with name and sditress. af Cia kee 5 ae Pen See i ae ee Kae: it : §? Th: Billboard. May 21]. 1927 1 KS ALWAYS AK SNS A wi \ IN THE | (ii —\\ _ LEAD A : \ » Fy ‘ Highest Quality, fer own ee ) { > - Lowest Prices reater Shows for a number of years, | Op says this is the racket.” ONE DOZ. ax orptimer Sends in this estimate | FREE “{ have read and enjoyed A. B. (Zip) eo m7 Hibler’s poems and iook for one every fy nN ) With ererr Grors, and Sena 8 week. New England Jack Murray's talks > for ® Sat f our & diffe: 5: r ate entertaining. Hizhtower’s pipes are in, Catalog of the kind that butters one’s bread and ow | ee AG Ae e oT —— i 3 Wty ee _ @ Snape 7 2, -; ii SA LY : IS — a, \ fy oe Gross, _ By / $i2.90: Dezer. $1.25 } Z e 4 >. Blade Steg Pocket y Knives. Gross, $21.00; Dor. ee $2.90 sey 7 for ot of _ ter Price, $650 Gross. SnAEaAsianaieeemnnsnanpeneens ee sieges eet —- = —— LOOKS Hh ; || ACTS | | i - ; - 4 | The New ‘a | te ks | re | of f ey ‘ 7 *" Kind hn j ) | Ns tho ” Pony re, ] e*« wi =. a ) ‘J Lae | Oe eed ~~ 4 v uF 4° { ; MES Sd ment i" || , ! I, Ly) yA) il 1 %\ ~ /s\ | \ 7a) oN a | fyi Bi ccs! ea eee es i) Seen |“ \\| ; " povoveeoocoocoococoocoeoors ! | eee (ce -) $18.00 RE 7 _—— —= . — a PC SE *,% | ‘eo! Double your Mon _,. ag : 4 Be ee —_ = ae iF — (> ‘git 7 f QUI 1 ] sw boghmu'r a purr. fisted T mequalied for the mone a” } et inttated 10y ~ ell bundrede Sriencd fee gia or ' ‘ \ presume i tiat ee —~- DL Semite 2K. | EVERYROPY KNOWS THE FINNY “FELIX” eae 5 Deen $200 3 . STUNTS Batt & Cems 98D ‘7 Ranner ol: gvat . : distribution ex- a. Mich Neotel . clusively contr r jobber of yh and Gold \\ \\ phi Pars Prue \ . . Lest on Re \\\ ore . a Mt -O-LITE \ \ HE HOUSE * Pocket Lighter \ ERVICE,” ff perreraal ernest nn ' LK ee chan Selle cn one demowesrancn \ A wrentiikc marve! Nictel, hogh TTT vi hs oo re at a | 5- | — j ames a a | SELLING ee ——— = * a By our plan the “Bureka” Filter , > eanew, ¥ }/ ells iteelf. Beginners make as hig 5 J = $0! a 4 Expertise B sale and THE ‘Ey on make thousands anr ee : a Ses wae 2 BEST ve p | it to- jay. =‘'T Cif — oe Ke _ —————— | _— ee Nn ongs® 100 AWE au NEW EURC?EAN COMBINATION PEN AND PENCIL—JUST OUT eS WEEK: f- fast at Acllar berauee 1 bas 4 nee Write fer low quantity prices el ? . + sa Se art . stor Quality | SawPces as : piewweat nen — . : Ri eaten, ' ————! Geo 0. NY # ' = ereragertit cb atta - @ éey profit—se cer : == a EET > ee en ea ee eee ee ae ie Ree SN Pb denen he feo te ee ea a Faigle sae aa aS ae 2, eo ee Sena Rees laa eee Se get ee aA
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pul em in © cage and let ‘em look thru the bars and see what monkeys really feel like in captivity.” A fellow eame down from Cleveland and put Dowling on for a week's room rent in such a way that Dowling just got sore enoush to have him brought back from Cle veland. He drew a $50 fine and 30 oavs. He paid Dowling and Dowling ho , the 30 days suspended. Dowling has contributed $25 toward Doc Wine's heepital bill and has helped the boys in numerous ways.” TALES OF THE ROAD—His first ex- perence with a jamb pitchman, as told py the original Doc Kincheloe and retold by the only Mike Whalen: Kincheloe nad been a vaude. performer and was making good at it when he met the jamb man in a town in Illinois. They were stopping at the same hotel. The ‘amb La tchman induced Doc to join out with him as entertainer, offering him a fat sali lary. Doc, knowing as much about 9 pitch and a jamb as @ hog does about the Fourth of July, fell for it and opened that night as pitchman’s enter- tainer. His boss executed a high and fancy jamb on the push, and while the chumps were trying to figure out what had happened to them the jamber velled: “Folks, the weather is warm and the water is gassy. I’m going to ad- journ to yon bar for two minutes for a drink and, in the meantime, the pro- fessor will entertain you with a song. Doc took his cue and began to warble. expecting the boss back in two minutes Doc Sang everything in his rep., from Little Annie Rooney to The Man That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo before he realized that the boss had retired permanently from that hot spot. The push was divided in sentiment as to whether they would hang the jamber's songbird or just shoot him when he made a sudden duck and getaway. When Doc arrived in the next town several minutes later he swore by his great-crandfather's ghost that he would never tie up again with a jamb man And he never has. CHAMPAGNE VALUES AT BEER BOTTLE PRICES M 806—Ladles White Rectangular Shaped Ribbon Wrist Watch. Good quality, six-jewel more- Ment. Complete in Mieplay Ros, M 301—Pepular Shaped White La- dies Wrist Watch. Jewrlnd more- ment. Complete in Display box, $3.60 i Deven Lats $2.15 M 304—Same with & jewels, com- pete 4 eye 3 pn Dozen — no Di tay Boa. In Dozen $2.30 M 310—Fancy Shaped Strap Watches, rectangular cut corner, engraved, square fitted with 6- ©) Moverrent Radium dial and hand hr i aasentian dial and $3. 15 (Send for our Latest Bergein Catalor 20°. deposit, hone: Cc. 0. FEDERAL MERCHANDISE co. 38 E. 21st Street, New York City FLAG HOLDERS Most beautiful, strongest f-llag Holder en market. Colored decorate? fronte Geld Bell Front, $3.00 per Dez.. $30.00 per Gross. SPECIAL Red, White. Blue Front, $2.50 per Dez.: $27.50 ger Gress. 250% deposit. balance c. 0. D. Mandel Products Co. 7t Hamilten Street, WEWARK. WN. J. Two days required to fill orders. Sample, S0e: : Gress $17.00. 25% deposit = Nevelty Suet Ms cae Jamestew ee, MAKE $20.00 F508 Sins fet" ne T set for comple and tn- noe toh & KEYTAG co, 1343 L, NL W., Wash. WANTED—BARITONE PLAYER # he Honest Rill Shows Wire ¢ 8S. BROOKS, ». 18; Springfield, 19; Two Buttes, 20; all MUSICIANS WANTED tong Cornet Players and others. Must join on Thirty weeks” work Agitators tay out. Pav “s and I pay mine Prot. V. WN. D'Amato, 'y's Shows, Morristown, New Jersey WANTED Paid attractions e +r t 4. a 7: ae with music, J 3- No Pree Acts. Tor, or ~ ky 4 Winking, Atte: 67 Hall Street, ARE TAKING THE COUNTRY BY STORM ! Eagle FLASHING PLUGS make every Might a Flashing, tien Getter for merchant Guten” Gan on ae or merchants in all lines of elertricty. Simple to install. Screw Winker into socket shen screw light in the Winker. ONE YEAR GUAR- ! ANTER ol for lamps of 19 to 1600 watt« Send 50 ee for full a sample. Complete details FREE STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT! EAGLE ELECTRIC MFG. CO Lowest in price. Saves 50% FLASH Brooklyn, N. Y. y 4 | iy operate it. fairs, ete. THE ROLMONICA MUSIC ROLMONICA—PLAYER—HARMONICA The first and only mouth organ to be Played with a music roll Plays old and late numbers. Retails for 89¢ with one roll. one dollar for sample with 2 rolls and wholesale prices. Ansone can Wonlerful item for Additional rolls retail 5c¢ earch. Send Interchangeable rolls co., 1910 Frederick Ave., Baltimore, Md. Buck's Empire Shows This week finds’ Buck's Shows in Hillsdale, N. J., fourth week out. The show opened in Garfield, N. J., April 16 for a two weeks’ engagement under the auspices of Fire Company No. 1, and considering conditions of the loe cation had two good weeks. Guitenburg., the second stand, was bi, for rides and concessions. Empire this being the This week the show is doing poor business. The show has the following rides: Merry-go-round, Curvin Smith, operator; Eli wheel, William Clarke. operator; swings. Kid Brown, manager: Rudie Prose has the hoppe flier. Concession- aires: Frank Grimes, 5; Tom Campione. 3: Piker, 4: Romeo. 2; Scarano, 1; Ger- main, 1; Wachier, 1; Harry Dell, 1; Vane Thiet, 1, and Sid Varney, the cookhouse. The show has four more spots in Jer- sey, then will invade New York State. VanVLIET (for the Show). U. S. Producing Co. Shows WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 13.—The U. S. Producing Shows have completed their route for the 1927 season, and the Oliver Exposition will open its season at Brunswick, Md. under the auspices of the Volunteer Fire Company, after which it will play the Firemen's Home Ce'ebration at Winchester, Va., opening June 6. Contracts signed this week for the Oliver Exposition Shows to have the exclusive rights of all shows. rides, con- cessions and amusements at the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars State Encampment at Purcellville. Va.. June 27, 28 and 29. Four new rides have arrived and all new equipment for the shows is ready for the open date. Contracts received this week for the fcllowing fairs: Greater Piedmont Fair, Charlottesville. Va.: Clarke County Fair, Rerryville. Va.: Culpeper Fair, Culpeper, Va.: Hanover County Fair. Ashland, Va.; Rappahannock County Fair. Washinc- ton. Va.. and Chesterfield County Fair, Chesterfield, Va. ROBERT NEAL (Press Representative). New York _ Office Callers WILL L. WHITE, m manager of Norum- bega Park. Auburndale, Mass.; Jeff Murphy, concessionaire; Guy Fintch, With Traver’s Chautauqua; Frank Cos- tello, with Sandy's Shows; Arthur L. Hill, outdoor booking representative, New York; Don Darragh, of Weir's ele- phants; Hubbard Nye. with the road production of “Beau Geste"; Wm. Glick, general manager of the Bernardi Great- er Shows; Ernest Anderson, outdoor showman; Mart McCormack, manager of Zaza & Company: R. C. Carlisle. manager of Nola Beach Amusement Park, Altoona, Pa.; Charles Boyd, join- ing the Johnny J. Jones Exposition as magician: Al Herzog. of Travers Chau- tavqua; E. G. Holland, formerly with the 191 Ranch Wild West: Benny L. Burse, with Murray Kraut’s Rockaway Beach side show: B. L. Botsford, with Wallace Bros.’ Greater Shows. Alliger Resigns From W. A. S. NEW YORK. May 14.—A. D. Allicer has resigned from the New York office of the World Amusement Service As- sociation, where he was connected with the Thearle-Duffield fireworks division. He has returned to Pain’s Fireworks, where he was connected for 25 years. Centanni Shows at Garfield, N. J. NUTLEY. N. J.. May 14.—Centanni's Greater Shows, under the management of Mike Centanni. rounded out a suc- cessful week's engagement here. Week of 16 to 21 the show will play Garfield N J. O. B. Schulte, Notice! Clarence R. Scott. of St. Louis. Mo., wires The Billboard that your father is Gangerously ill in a hospital at Rock Falls, Il.. and that you are wanted at home. Readers who know of Schulte’s where- abouts are asked to bring this to his attention. He is an agent or billposter and was formerly with a carnival com- pany. New TAPESTRY SHIPMENT ar UNBEATABLE PRICES We want vou to kn w LEWIS nd the une heatuble values he est — 'y Tapestries at Yower tl e ' SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY ASSOn TMENT, worth $12.50, for $10.00. This has a retail value of at esl $25.00 Pay the ge charges 19% deposit, money order on!y halance C. O. D To sate post remit money order in full LEWIS IMPORTING CO. Dept J, 141 Fifth Ave, NEW YORK CITY. MINIATURE WATCH CHARM PISTOL The Greatest Selling Sensational Imported . Novelty ever put on the market. Shoots blends cartridges with a & ud report. Size, l’s in s. a3 illustrated, showing position for loading. Nickel fini-h. Each in box. complete, With ramral an! package of 25 « artvidees Price, $8.00 per dozen With Pearl Handle—price complete with cartriizes, $14.00 per dozen Ex- tra cartridges, $2.35 per dozen packages. Sample, Main Handle, $1.99, Pearl Handle, $1.50 Terms, 25° deposit, balance ©. OF D, SHELL NOVELTY COMPANY. Dept. No. 318, 300 W. Adams St., Chicago, til. i» OW! THOSE iss. SNAKES THE HIT OF THE YEAR Wiggly, squirmy, wobbly, life-like Snakes. Made of light weight. unbreakable composition, round eginents, strongly hinged together: brightly painted and spotted, with wicked looking head Lenath, 24 inebes Packed each in a box THEY SELL FAST WHEREVER SHOWN poz. $1.05 cioss $12.00 Sample, Postage Paid, 25¢ Each. 25% deposit required with all © O P. orders ASK FOR OUR NEW CATALOG. IT's FREF. ED. HAHN, 222 W. Madison St., Chicago, Ill. DESK Special Sizes of Gold-Plated and SETS Gold-Filled Points for Desk Sets WHY DON'T YOU | GOLD-PLATED INSERT GOOD and PEN POINTS iN YOUR FOUNTAIN GOLD-FILLED PENS? REGAL REGAL PENS — BEST MADE 8 Sizes, to fit Comes wees on all Fountain Pens. : equest. COST NO MORE yt THE TURNER A HARRISON PEN MFG. CO.. NCORPORATED Established 1876 Philadelphia, Pa. 13-Piece Breakfast Set..........$1.10 11-Piece Berry Set ......- incest Poe ee OA. oe aoweeens 85 7-Piece Game Set ......-- = .90 Circular showing this other Items for vour Corn Game. Direct Sales & Service Co. 24 W. Washington St., Chicago Send for Our and many BEAUTIFUL SHOW-CAR ith he rating, furniture, kitchen pendent lighting and - heating Ample space in center vr show pur > GEORGE C. MARSH 550-17 N. La Salle St., CHICAGO MICHIGAN pening Dundee, Mi h Muay bind ee ? Wiankets, Corn ¢. : Ne ‘ eet in touch with us, we hiss how 1345 Michigan Avenue, Detroit. er Dundee, Mich. — ch a r al a UNITED SHOWS ns sic A} 1 W hee Grift and lincup, save stamps trp! an Shows Minstrel given preference, that will n will sell X on Cook House and Juice. Falr Sectetaties and Committecs og POWERS & FOLK, Mors. 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, $30.06. Mores back if you are not satisfied. ew METHOD MFG. CO. Bex 8 BRADFORD, PA. AGENTS AND SIGN MEN New Making $60.00 te $100.00 and Up Per Week Selling Our eee co ,StGN | Serves lows, board i s and ito $ sig! 3 We also make ‘er script signs and business emblems ‘singly * & the thou s m siness. No al of ex! verienc eae Hired Big demand in ertery city Samples a al Litera- 4 Free CONSOLIDATED SIGN LETTER CO.. 71-0 W. Van Buren. Chiergo. I. 7) Match Your Coat and Vest With New Trousers. FREE SAMPLE DONT DISCARD keto R OLD SUIT Wear the cost ani vs her year by getting new trousers to match Tailored to your mm Te Wit ‘1.000 patterns to select f v n almost am pattern oo Sen? vest or simple of eloth todar ’ mit FREE bes Match AMERICAN MATCH PANTS Ce.. Dept. KO. 6 W. Randolph St., Chicago, tt The Billboard, May 21. 1927 83 S sean WINK ERS... NJ FLASH | | | SP) a WINKERS = ee : —" FLASH =— ii | \ ‘ a ——— * ——— : el ——— eS ee With Big Profits : __—, i——o Pe UP For You “ S (=A a 7 a : Nay = _ 4 KIOUS! E< | Aid | eS r Cs ee Oo “5 aa NS LAL a Fe a ie ss ‘emeooot it waa \W/ a | ip ) ad ae (i ea : a i\a&@O@@ ai | ——_——_ ——<$——<— et a es AY ei
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Coney island Opens With Eclat . : - — — HIT! Oo | engine Miller’s Mid Sh MISS AMERICA : et Raggio napping Ringer. WANT _— ~—eiggl navi = word paste Pit Show People. Have complite ourfit Want Boxers and z r oR r : > q ‘ A et] - 9 1... — ] , — peer nts dees teacoe rs cainanielon: inager r Athieti S} uu } pl te yurfit alse Snake C + eae eatin 7 Le | . P Dp} Yi" -? } TOM Ie ‘ r Parker eh ng salarv or , To - ~e mf € - ~~, Cc _— . ( ( ] aise roups of firs The Snyder. percentage. Corr me oper in place a few more legitimate EACH is Mikimneeedidieh diamine’ ketaa Deine oncessions. Winnfield. La., week May 16: Cotton Valley, | ce | Brooklyn's big Celebration a eae > ¢ T > i r ¢ hree Incubstore in operatior MAY TO DECC ION DAY. INCLUSIVE E tT ” - or the Island ang or nm Atlantic . cea salable - = cap aa a a ae FOURTH AVENUE AT 24TH REET. BROOKLYN. N. ¥ expie HAPPY NELSON hich ecriker. is op- 9 4)! legitimate Grind Srores open. You work every Sunday here. Choice spots to follow. cresting ereeect: "se «+ or street and American Woodturning Co. | 25052 eonerce c eonanon FRANK J. MURPHY SHOWS RGE W POLLINS of waz-shoz 5 North Water Street fame is amelinc for e location c PHILADELPHIA PA sslane on the ——— op fae ae cea Sarcecece | WANTED WANTED OUR NEW | oe Be ge Strayer Amusement Company — PINK CATALOGUE | 22 ee et re She 1 tPeo eccurer . . “alia u > reladle party ~Onces ee: cls age es antes Mieesioe nest “an place leprrimarte Concessions of nd. ono - ve except Corn ame Ww Just OF the Press Means Much to . , ert s = Socrcwas Concession Agents and Ba Game Barkers Adder rhrs week " “ All —— Concessionaires es : CTRAY ' , GEOPGE H POOTHET + dive-tine the J R. STRAYER. Lincoln. Ulhmoss Lune Park end feels right cnlcanty = OF this ETeRt SInUSts ~e ee oZwAD: T.t we SUT Ts ic oe she F a 880% me ry-fo-fround on the - Pre B--e. © -e. shat is now beinz Surf evenve and Sixth stree:. and in this | building he ; Address CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT se 2a. a KELNER KELLIE GRADY SHOWS WANT so... | 9 Leads With New Low Prices S70 ie Sinise tenes Sew eae — ‘ ‘ “git f— oes Hee ortrarts fer ¢ é ists, Earth. $2.35. . tH d Tops. with besutiful Silk Faire and | } f s Swett fT "c. Tew Morfrecshorn Tenn. Fair: Ss? : sie $10.80 F r T Fatt; Winchester, Ten. Fair, Mr} e. Ter Fair. Can T BB 5-22— "Mer. Boy's. “CANES. with Amber Cronk Celenrat in> = Tent *? : : ‘! Petr tr; Red Rey Ala. @ the J carn et Qer- i Far tle aD treets: 3 t o> fates all atte Gates r KIDDY CANES with Meettet Te We hold et all Conre ms at cur felts All ad@res KELLIE GRADY ‘shows. e 0. Be 1464 ~ aed ecmtthem Alshats — “ial, per Dozen, We O6—OVERSIZE WEAVY Gas Bal- 7. LOOWS so tm my) Ao Pax «fil Greater Sheesley Shows Want Per I $24 Of LOONS. Rer: ae em rere sti ease LU ative ‘eacinenericis. 2 FOR BROADWAY REVUE — cee o Grode a = “an. Wo 100—Res st_ Qua e LASH WHIPS, 8.50 Piano Plaver who can read. fake and transpose. Two medium-sized Chores Girls eB jaenteer lessee Bell. Waterm re Pong on " @nr-ee who can put over 2 song: “blues” singers preferred. TALKERS FOR MUSICAL TAB - mare. ae P ¥ Al SHOW AND FOR AUTODROME Address JOHN M. SHEESLEY. Megr.. Conemangh Pa.. May 16-21: Youngstown. O.. May 23-28 * box in Gr ly $12.00; Ame ee Se agi HARRY KELNER & SON, BB 5-24—Large size 7D Balloons, seconds. Per 35 BOWERY NEW YORK CITY Bee eee | Lee KEYSTONE PARK ™ 5 Fg cr THE BRIGHT SPOT OF BRADFORD COUNTY, OPENS MOKDAY May 30. x = Located Beteren Waverly, %. Y¥.. and Sayre, Pa and on the Nigweny Brteren Buffate and New York. M. GERBER WANT TO BOOK Rides ether than Whip end M Go- Round VILL ROOK OR BUY Penny Arcede Fun House. Read this and walt for the ert Undersetiing Streetmen's Supply ice rman WS FRED t. THOMAS, Manager. Keycteme Park, Sayre, Pa 505 Market St. PHILADEL pa re Pa * ; Tt or ‘ Ae frurteen, weeks of tt Dave Morris, come on Concession Ag « that ? wor rT 8 het come on «rbhers aire La WAN lehratioms and Pairs in the Seuth 8 seme complete show outfits will turn over to reliable chow ms n This al Wire, fast-stepping s»™ _ > oe 7 — re All address Comer: im il ki cher @ pul out stock. Want MAHONEY WANT » BUY OUTLAW SHON Con : Men Will book Ferri ‘ her figures, condition, where can be JOHN GREAR, Keyser, W. Va., This Week Cm |} 7? in £ onmcays vs COOK F fT oe oe lowest rath prtr Write or wir care . i P . frameur for Haweiiar Show ~ - ” oe “ oe RT ens 4 nies Par. Rene McClellan Shows. No. t Will pley in the heart of Ridgway, Pa. nett Strand Theatre. beginning the 284 until Decoratian Des - “ Hialy Name Soctety 5 ae ban«ting rire show fn years Orb all day. includine enefit St. le J coration at ones to follow, Wilrot, Ta and Writs Giass Blower Ad lar wo big dave. s Day and De n Dav Te ber real t : y " har . Nat r t Orin r > oY Game We catty no Whe rower, Fire ter, oF , Pit 1 Re or SELL. to large Show or Park Swin ra. WV . few more peat Grind Steves. Qood opening for Corn - tr = Si dte-S , WANT ? four ( cone =a - 7 Tracks, Skillos, etc Will give the best proposition to any good ow with own frameup Adiitess = = 5 Soren contigo a stri — ents gered at Greenville, & é Attractive price to ¢ ~ nen a Sie she Peor ut ing, danee and play string instruments. 2 . Pa. unt Atchison. Kansas, this week buyer. F.C. CLARK, Route 2, Momence, Ill. aes era SC; Sig: een SURE Biba IRM “AGL yd ro A RR Ss eee Cede a Ae CaN or Re a BES eee ee Se Sa O° ee ee eres Bea oe a eee ee ere hn L's Vee CSAip gs Bites Hapa 2 an ee let. SSRs Ee ) an ART ere MAS i im 5.” OUR emcee SR gen are acr ah crag a a 2 pe ete 2s Se gy pe a, Be att Re {get ‘: a " —— -— ah! c ~ . rt. lNhnsed sx 77 19° 4 The Billboard. May 21. 192 . = ) . = . ~ " a a 7 | | rrr pes se > } TY Mare? bs nes 70icr = weer «vady & 2 - r . co anf We Cemeror +irbke- roe i r ¥ 4 7er Rany TeCTTATOR eee ee —————__—_———_————eeee os . . a ee re ° 1 ’ : i 7” é & . r a SN ween a | | ! 4 - | One ae } be epi Sal 5 5 ee ave TES e:,8 » . " y Wnts _Eteetriy Far / ¥/ * j : r all @ ri . bas va | Oe ——— a <li LL . Ne OO a Be f | . 1 1 » ; Te - " ot, ’ Bape ic Sa 7 Rigg SF pO IS RE ees stirs eel 4 = - o SR, ee Yi TM Rss wa ee ald Vict RM Fe ee 27 i a ial Seep tees os : z ) ge epee) ee ime Sage? eB eNO ga ek Tae ee ne) mee me CRM yt Re I ey ct a pg Bia Pk tape : f : ae : OR a te Re ed es eee se ey rs ea . oe a Ent egy =) ye eM PTC eR EE ON, earn me ine 8s CRRA am Toe eee Disko beta Sipe ees = sR a RR ge on eee ee me a at He Bis aint eae
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The Billboard, May 21 1927 85 411, Marianne, eeeeere eeeeoooeoooeee' peeeeeeoooooos OD Ad LA dd ddd dete ett oOOOO064O445646064400646606640040444544554SbES44444bbb4h44 dds AAA Sbbb‘}}}}}}bSb4b00600000004004545b4 $bbSbSboboSbSooooSbobbb>obobbbbb44454444 bbbahaI —— .- Cad : ! MAY 28 TO JUNE 5, INC Don’t Miss This One! ¢ Here It Is! 5, Sy on’t Miss This One! , 3 33 7 s3 $3 3 oo 3 ° ° es z Day and Night—— T wo Saturdays—T wo Sundays—Decoration Day - ~ = ° . = UNITED VETERANS’ STATE CONVENTION. BAYONNE. N. J. - = Ausprres combined veteran organizations of city-—American Legion. Spanish War Veterans. Veterans Foreign Wars. G. A. R.. Jewssh Vererams. Wars of the Republic aj bod - a Powtiwely an the beart of the city, with 100000 population Half million people within radius of ten-cent bus or trolley fare Entire town decorated. 50.000 = visitors during werk Properly advertised and promoted. 3 +4 ~ 3 7 ¢ poy a s rn Space Iymited = =You must act at on Youll be sorry sf you mass this ome. Want to bear from sensational FREE ATTS. You had better wire now to a) = ee es z “BILL BLOCH or BILL HERMANE . . ° ° 95 First St., Bayonne, N. J. 3 : $222 Pee eeeoeeooes hh bbbbbOOOObbOOOO66666666666666664 poo >oo > peeeeseeooeos eo > > wer living cars. Gene and Mary Enos have s are Griebling and Lan- I f yp Mg Fi ager of the advertising brigade, with q - Jorful and characteristic cir- = eapiee ¢ ‘ ft en here sas stamps azhree cars and a roster of 14 men. De- niet Altoeether there are 74 mre inn a ee ek ee ee Dirk Sh oe SS 1 ‘ba | Spite the prevalence of daily rains during ‘ to transport the circus : ‘ P BOLT. Mer.. Greensberc. NW. C.. week 16-21. the past two weeks and some opposition, . pet f a 15-car railroad show so oa P ; — ¢ Tireinta for July Sth. Guess it the show is making money. ce ‘wo-ton trucks are used. which . = ae Se WANTS | : gg lI T | uy ectstcien 4 : ; - Lane t ’ : ; oa 3 0 i Writ. r wite ® GARDNER, "2326 0 Buy or Lease ' a “w : Linccin Park West) Apartment C-3 Chicago tilinors Ss 1: ~ i en thy S- Whip and Skee Ball Alley rer \ ‘ xen Gia Harb WANT ge gees oes cee |] RIVERVIEW PARK Wi . He : w w Peomle for noer > lud re . Feu ~ M sa ANTED 10 ‘BUY—80 FT. TENT Nike Chinon Sa ae, Fae Soe oe See ee AKRON, OHIO | a Mersin. 2 RES B A wURRAY P: inceton w Va ANIMAL CIRCUS j a — ‘CHRISTY BROS.’ > WILD é WO agent W _—- Band ISLAND PARK cs rar t o c spo llow. tr for Mi .w «WIT make For Hamtramck Rodeo week Mav_ Orb. Eline and other spots to to , on t , mer tor us poe Raving HERBERT S MADDY. ©6939 Jos. Campau Ave.. Hamtramck. Michigan SHOOTING GALLERY Creda 2 Wa Talkers ar _— 7 here eS Nrite oF © _— : Bh gg Bhawrnes, e diately ist ‘wb PARK. Auborn. N wt ue « wea ity i ° be bay Seday park 7 iS ' kh. Fairfield: all Towa Pit Show r@) Ss, an ace ee 1 \ y k WANTED TRAMPOLINE Fat Girl Magnian. Working Act Ventriloquist. Punch High-Class _—— or any Acts WANTED Camival for bic Bs s - ah of | July , = a . saiiable tor one ot the best Pat Shows. Write. Open May 28. Address Cetrs ion. ark i » Pi 8 Chub and ¢ ns. £000) condition Cheap for r ty cash State : : un sea r st Wer cod dimensions. ANNER H KNIGHT, P.O. W. H. SMITH. 1207 West Thompson Sc.. - - Philadelphia, Pa. B, E THOMPSON, Scout Master, Sutton, W. Va. s le ; : : : cae ea 1g ee eid : - ae > sts ab hec Gene es ee : - ot Syn 9 esa I a : . ee eer are fee Aes Pe Boe ae ’ : : : : soa a hoe Bas PA eee 7 4 Seo eae Er see ~ : i pS Oo x tate ae s rm By : aa Me ae a oe J at parted ne ae . {eee " hie lets es ; oy : : : : s : tae ce Cire ce OEE eto eT ae a a a tree A, : pS cae oe oe a We Ge ta Tg aye ee
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NEW CATALOG VOR READY OVER +0 ITEMS MANY NEW ONES - - — "7 SLUM AND SIVE-AWAY ITEMS M.L. KAHN & CO. T11-713 Arch Se. Philadeiphia. Pa Rayon Silk BIG ns Faivs 4-Coi unty Fi Firemen § Association Celebration Worree anc WNerthamptcn Coutties will Participate) gr alien 13 to 18, Inclusive LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA Busiest Town in Lehigh Valley Held in the Center of the City Seventy-five Fire Companies Will Attend. Concessions Will Positiv~ly Be Erected Around the Park and on the Streets Facing the Park er ont LPSIOWS HAVE BEEN APPANGED FOR OW ALL RAILECADS AND BLS LINES DUPING THE FIREMEN S CELEBRATION FRIDAY, JUNE 17—CONVENTION. SATURDAY, JUNE 18 PARADE, COMPETITIVE DRILLS AND DEMONSTRATIONS. ADVEFTISED LIKE A CIPFCUS FOR TWENTY MILES AROUND—BAND CONCERTS City OF oe ON WILL POSITIVELY BE DECORATED WANTED--RIDING DEVIGES, SHOWS AND GONCESSICNS ALL MEREHANSICS oe OPEN vite, wite or pt Sepresemtat we for Comm ‘tee 1547 Breacery. PHONE: Lackawanna 1675-(876. SPECIAL EXC STEAM. TROLLEY THOWAS BRADY, INC., NEW YORK CITY WY Playing Real Spots in Real Territory WANTED For Nelson Bros. Shows PAUL LOWE, Manager J.W. LAUGHLIN SHOWS Want Concessions GENTRY BROS. CIRCUS _ WANTS Side fusical Acts. Lorenz ‘ Mar 7 n Hawanan S Dancer Tarte ed Man. Can place Novelty Acts for Big Show Pro- grat Addre per Bi Wboard Roure High-class Carnival with good Clran Shows. under auspices of _P. Oo Eh 1184, Alva. Ok;! C. T JOHNSON barman Commitee PROMOTER WANTED Mer * ~ P ¢ . 7 A me z » » = LEGION CONVENTION. COMMITTEE. Knoxville, Tennessee. WANTED For Lin~wln Colored Park and Reach, Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel. E. R * OEYTON Manager, Newport Bex 93!. News, Va. Wanted for 4th of i ene ; > place one more Ride. forty per cent straight: eitber Caterpillar, Hey-Dey. Tilr-o- ; bir] or Dodgem ); Bartender Ball Game, $25.00 cash. No C "0 D» A sates .. CARR. care ef Shows. For 3 days Frolic at Blac whens bh Tow er 3 Hightend Avenue Somerville, Mas, Show playing North Attleboro, «s, week of May 26th Rock Island, HL. May 2s, 24. 30, 192% All & ow Tent Shows and Concresiows What hate 3 Write or wire TN Park Me rarer. K.F.KETCHUM’S 20TH CENTURY SHOWS WANT—tor Wheeling, W. Va., week May 234, om streets (Renwond Section), firet show here fn six yeart Show f all kinds, including Ha jan, Musical Comedy, Ten-tn-One, Motordrome, Pit Shows and any Show of merit Cat poems e Uaress wel, as am placing one on my show 'n park ae soon a8 book ancther ‘ Car , e « slons and Merry-Go-Round for good seven-day park In New Vork State. Want Whee r ‘ nd Concessions of all kinds. Have 14 Faire and 5 Celohretions now booked Adilress "a +. KETCHUM Salem, W. Va... this week; Wheeling, W Va. week May 234. On Account of Disappointment Al) Rides open Serrn-Day Park. Good proposit wm. S. FINK, Weicome Park, ADA. Onto. When Writing to Advertisers Mention The Billboard. WANTED FOR SILVAN-DREW BOTORzED — CUS-— Musicians Cornet Clarinet Trom Haritone Enlarging banc to twenty ao” c Ponce warts Walters ard Canks Dan M ("pa Sewert can vee SideShow Musical Acts at Hawalilan Dancers SILVAN-DREW MOTORIZED CIRCUS. As Per Route. ee ee eee Pa TS ee ss fe eR ee oR ea Ss aay PP cot F : fee a 5 fe ee gee By. ao ae . a a . e ' E€ The Billboard. Mav 2 1927 / , ———— | a re, eee OE Pa a : errs = 3 Sareek | ee is Sa oat “a @ -> Fea Enon Ta i Poe Da | Be ee : ome RESET SS GES5—S jive * ° " - ef . 2 Ng > “7 * S ee. Deltas ' ON a ‘ti r . ee “y ._F . : - > ———— Foe | : aac SC ee pando | ee ‘YA —_—_ ee axxo ms SELLE LE I AT TT | NS _——— LADIES’ SCARFS| === ———— $$ ——__-_—- a ne raEnnna aE Enea wor wee, eS dé ZT EON fF o9 “> nt i . e ‘> \ 3 . ie 3, \a: o- | * c : a “7 : \> V7.8 535 OB Acts, ©. fe ag C met) 7 st, zs ° Od" 247 > yeas CY i \ Fes / Ww : Hg” WT fa ‘ - . : ‘ sj > Each . . t - NO. $15 MEN'S STRAP WATCH re * --~ s~ ¢ he eee = $5" one) — . > —— ‘ _ # | o- S e yf - -\ hi ~ emp be \ > 4 Ss ad Serre eres ~ “2007/8 —— on ; «3 —~ v j Neen eee ee ee ww - ee eaeeeemeentineemeins Platinum @rtcsh fe covers va, ~ t~"neay or cust shar OF ehke €ne ‘-teme! erlindére “ote er _ ' sne or 18-ligme Beavt’ul'e en. ° rit aeieniens skean eabee ar —_— Pe . : faa | ae Po | rE ; ee ——————— fe aah pnt to 4 ™ i ——— | | | Track, B 6. Comm Game, Uhira Stove Fist . Po jg Peed, Mring Game. Her-le. Cants Fiws, or i . zk 5 ' j ans Cearressionse that mt Cict s we j ‘ — ° a m i hare r «x a3 . Fe ‘ se ee ene EEE ———— ee — ee A TT Se SNC OIE = RR SN eto em RE SSN ERE A TE SR EE EN NR Ts = meee ye ; —— | Pe y , ~~ | ee | a a Pe pT A A A TE LO A TT EG —_ = — ee - = ' = _ : a> j —~ , id < 4 4 é a er ee ee eee A soaps’ ee ee eee a) ee a at Ae Re eg
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The Billboard, May 21 1927 87 Game Circular at once. FOUR HANDY SHIPPING POINTS MILWAUKEE, WIS. 642-4-6 Third Street PITTSBURGH. PA. 2302-4 Penn Avenue CORN GAME OPERATORS! NOTICE! Our latest price list with more than fifty Corn Game Items is now ready. business and are now carrying a large variety of ONE-DOLLAR Items. for split prizes, and some higher priced merchandise for the benefit of those who work with coupons. sateen We are opening a special department for your We have also included an assortment of smaller items WISCONSIN DE LUXE DOLL & DRESS COMPANY KANSAS CITY, MO. 1926 Grand Avenue Send for our Corn ALWAYS YOUR CLOSEST SUPPLY HOUSE ATLANTA, GA. 324 Marietta Street DECORATION DAY SPECIALS De Luxe Red, White and Bive Shield Flag Helder. holds 5 Flags, complete Set in a Box. $1. 00 oven onan Cetton ‘Fiags, Black Stats. . $3.50 4x6-ineh Silk Flags. Gress 4.00 Black Enomel Shield Flag Holder. Gross .. Complete Set of Five Gross Cotton Flags a4 $27 00 One Gross De Luxe Holders, complete . Gross... Sxi2-Inch Verona Flags, White — Git Spears. Grous 4.50 12xt8-Inch Verona Flags, “as above. Gress... 8.00 Sx7-Inch Silk Flags, Black Staffs. Gross...... 5.00 6x9-Inch Silk Flags, Slack Staffs. Gross.... Write for Numbers Not Listed KRINKLE KLOWN A bangout wherever displayed. Four : colors. Measures 50 inches lone 4 when opened Head - eanabonr® —— paper in three-color print. String $ @ttached to head = / Packed in — Ene# $5. 50 velopes. Gross ...... —_ Withewt Envelopes, 3 Oca te Bex. Gross. $4. 50 No. 70 Gas. Special An- imal Pictures. Gress . oS 70 aw ba Spe- va’ celal. Gress .......- $3.50 Ne. 70 san: ew Striper, 6 Designs te Bex. Gr Ne. 70 Oak, Transparent New Stripe or Animal Guaranteed New Stock, 3-in-t, Large Size Flying Birds. _— Decorated Sticks. THREE SPECIAL VALUES Metal Fleg Heiders, 3 Colors, Shield De- sign, with S Cetton Fiags. Deren...... $2. 00 Xn Vizers, X-~3 Peak, Taped Rim. ne ‘New Illustrated RK By. 23% Deposit With . GOLDFARB NOVELTY c co. 160 PARK ROW, NEW YORK Ship Models “SANTA MARIA.” 20 in High. Price, $6.00. thers o1 HUDSON'S “HALF MOON", SPANISH GALLEON “VESTA”, 22 in. Long, 6.00. PILGRIMS’ “MAYFLOWER". eae a —arr “LE eg Fach 30 28 in. High $10.00. RADIO AND ELECTRIC MODELS Pg @ Models ar N completely finished with stant de of wong with canvas satle Buy direct fror the hutiders ‘come send for catalogue. Spe- tial rates om quantity lets. All Models shipped *tpress prepaid Terms: For Single Models, sent Cll price with order TREADWAY & DE Witz Antique Ship Med 44N. Ithan 8t., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mint Venders AND Slot Machines all kinds. 1022 Freeman Avenue, CINCINNATI, ©. heatadetemnmeemtaehemaieeni 10.50] | gerade materials used. PURITAN ORANGEADE C0., Our Powders strictly conform with all the PURE samples, 25c each flavor. All flavors, $1.00. peotpald (yur powders ate the richest that money and expe Circus Style in the Following Types Orangeade, Lemon, Grape, Cherry, Strawberry, Raspberry 60 GAL. or 1,200 GLASS SIZE, $1.90 PER LB., 6 LBS. FOR oman Uni fi wm quality maintained by an expert staff of chemist 30-Gal. Size, $1.10. 420 N. WESTERN AVE., Phone Seeley 8586 FOOD LAWS. Only the best Cash with order, rience can produce, CHICAGO REAL VALUE BOYS Quality Merchandise BUY DIRECT FROM OUR FACTORY AND SAVE MONEY A Fresh Importation Direct From the Chinese Factories CHINESE PARASOLS Ne. | BRIDGE. Illustrated Ne. 3 BRIDGE. Miustrated Silk Georgette $4.15 Shade, with | 2nd Hand-Paint-] cneag e. Silk] 8 Flower in Cen- | ed Shade. Com-] Fringe and Im- ter. Complete, plete, ported Glass Beads. Complete, $5.50 $6.50 Hand - Painted Fringe and Im- Dorted Beads. Complete, $8.75 left. den Stippled Jat right. A Beautiful, ar- Post and we ral Base. With | tistic Wrought Iron Bridge, Silk Georgette with Hand-Painted Shade. Complete... $2.50 Shade. Comptete.. $3.60 Ne. 2. JUN- Ne. 4 JUN- Ne. 5 BRIDGE. No. 6 JUN- 1OR Wooden | yoR. A Beauti- | Beautiful Artis-] 10R. Beautiful pre | Pos .. ful Artistic] tic a ae Artistic Wrought | eta ase anc : % Stand, th | Iron Stand, with Wrought Tron] tang - Painted hade, Silk Glass Deposit of 25° © required on all orders, balance C. 0. D. was 7 THE IMPERIAL LAMP CO. 3213-19 W. Harrison Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS A MARVELOUS Price per Complete Set ............ eccccccs Ne. 8690-|—One-Gallen Capacity. Complete Msc tiscderbecdckateeenetipetennce postage and insurance Free for the asking. our new No. 333-335 W. Madison Street, No. 8690—Beautifully Finished Weed Keg. %-gallon ca nett stand, with 6 glasses, an ornamental nickel foucet’ and 6 b ~ i bef Fa 25% cash with all C. O. D. orders. For Sample include $1.00 extra for 29 “Red Book That Brings Profits to You'’., 164 Illustrated pages. chock full of specially priced merchandise for the Concession, Salesboard and Premium Trade, etc. KURZON-SAIKIN CO. PREMIUM 3.45 ee Write or wire. Chicago, III. SLOT MACHINES 1530-1532 Parrish St., ety le Tyspcs. Write or wire. BANNER SPECIALTY COMPANY. Philadelphia, Pa. Removed From 608 Arch Street VERY BEST PROFITS OBTAINED THRU THE MINT VENDERS AND OPERATORS’ BELL MACHINES. 1M, 2he Styles. Magnifying glass prevents use of slugs. Also have large vari- BANNER THE FRESHMAN For Su; atd Ra Diameter, open, 36 Inches. No. 1060—Per DG dadccccvccaad $14.50 No. §062—Per Iozen .......06... 12.50 ‘ - e Lots of 10 Dozen. Special “aa ie? PUGS, cnccancesadaces al} 1.75 FANCY. SEA GRASS onan and SHOPPING AGS, 3 to a Set. Set. $1.50 to $3.00 25% ya deposit rea naa with all Cc. O. D. cer Tre MIN-SEN TRADING COMPANY 37 Seuth Wabash Ave., Chicago, 11. WHY NOT THE BEST FOR YOUR TRADE The Original Air-Top Cap. All Air- Top Caps are made with genuine Duro oes. = justable buckle. 25e, 50c. 75¢ Retallers. Six The nicest all-round summer Sport Cap. jack numbers. ATTRACTIVE DEAL TO TOBBERS. CHICAGO SPORTING GOODS CO.. 1556-8 N. Robey Street. CHICAGO. MARABOU PILLOWS Any Shape of Shade, with Face in Center, 16x16 Inches. $3.00 Each ‘ $35.00 Dozen. JUST OUT. BEST RUY IN 2” 25% Deposit. Balance C. O. MAX SCHENFELD 146 Ridge Street. NEW YORK. ATLAS JEWELRY CO. 230 Third Avenue - - ut of cur price list: Dice and Desk Clocks. $1.10. Plain Breeches, 75¢ Gress: Stone Set, $1.00 21-Piece Manicure Set, $9.00 Dezen; 8-Piece Mani- A deposit requited with all Relew sou will find a few items taken o $1.00 Gross. Rings. 85¢ Gress. Collar Button Sets. $1.75 Gress. 5Se Gress: Stene Set, H. SILVERMAN, Manager eure Set. $3.50 Dezven. We are adding to our line Floor Lamps and Dolls. orders. Pittsburgh, Pa. Plain Scarf Pins, Gross. Engraved Band "99 (gto The sumer. toh them cs; ft MAKE A BARREL of Money With Our Coon in Barrel Kook coon into barrel, hit target and bring him back up. Automatic: no Tropes Size of regular barrel; flat front. indic- stru-tible, easy to han- die. Barrel of fun. Sure Money getter Attract and holds crowd Small investment; big profits Price only $25.00. send half «cesh Money hack if not satisfactory Write fer our new Catalog ef Bali Games. DeMoulin Bros. & Co. Greenville. tlinois. a EASTERN SERVICE & SUPPLY STATION MILLS MACHINES Keystone Winner Machines If in need of Machines get our 1927 Catalog Keystone Novelty & Mfg. Co me and Huntingdon Sts. Philadelphis, Ps. NOVELTY CATALOG FREE Quality Mer baad ut lowes: price Alwass son ‘thi & new of Importet i Domestic Speecial- ties ie exers lescription Write for your copy TODAY. COLONIAL NOVELTY CO. 346 Exchange St., Geneva, N.Y. MARYLILY CANDY ‘COMPANY, Ciacinnat:, Concession Men Write us for low prices on Candy tn bases _ Ohies. r i 3 N By OS eee a | 5 es |llUe aE = iti ee | a : Seba ag ee : iF ac = |, PuriTAN ‘ "Slee Soe a OR ) | boy Sa ag = Pemen cnensest 0 pa | mea Chcage a z | ——_ re eee ee a’ = SSS * a. | en een ee ie | - :. 5 = Fs ye: ’ 3 ni at a a prt FON AL z -* n aa San i | MA a Nebel la 3 I —— ee : ' xv J j reegaceee a Bain“: = \a t _ = 43 a ey Phone Van Buren 0964-0965 a : OSs ec ee ee iy fF f.. y are es _ Ge no ie ha s_ in Ae ~ ee GAR 3 é. oe _ SS es ak Pope: 4 Cake | ee : “_ aeru b. i= =the 4 » “\ | ee WS | ee eee iS : ; an Pe | eT So os iy xe ! ; ‘ \ | +7 ©) | c Dee i "] ! a NN wat | Z WY : ~ Sar — e PES VJ D oY — - Sr ANTS “4 2 ae -* a LS ipiaae ioane oea aa . ; Bele a Ng fone € l ¥ a ee oe . | Mey a eee Gs ee —— aah “ ~' + ai aes SICKING MANUF uy $ = ; ' 3 B: a ————————————— a RR ne it . LL ae s PNY re LG Re] 3 - Sn! “ i » pacer tee Ne Reo : ~ : \ : . . : ee ym tn 5 Sn ge igi a 7 eae oS 2 oa
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88 The Billboard, May 21 1927 WE ARE NEVER UNDERSOLD ARMY AND NAVY NEEDLE BOOKS PRICE REDUCED Single Gross Lots, 2. 50) FLASH NEEDLE PACK AGES Brings in $100) 1,008 Packages, 7.— Package Lots per 1.000, $6.50.) SELF.THREADING NEEDLES in. Sachin 2.10 4-IN-| NEEDLE BOOKS Bigges: F lash A Knockout They go like het cakes tor 25¢ You can sell them ~ easily at 50c Gross . ° PICCADILLY STYLE A Gross.. 3.05 PICCADILLY STYLE AA Gross.......... 5.25 PICCADILLY STYLE AAA Gross 6.10 —E STYLE BLADES (Arrow Biades to Package, 20 Display Carton. Per 100 GULLETT Brand Packages t GENUINE CILLETTE RAZOR, with MILLS SALES CO. 13 East 16th St.. New York, N.Y. Genuine Giliette Blade. Per 100.. a — — _——— Steel. 12 eo 1.92 Vani iTY SILT ‘sarery PINS, 12 on Card Gioss Ca ’ : KEY RInes Nicketed Spring Stee (5 Gress te Box Gress 48 HAIR WETS. Cap Shape Double ee Mech All Colors Gross . LARGE BEACH PLAY BALL, with Genuine Rubber Bladder Very Attractive Colors. Dozen. assorted 5.90 SPORT SUN VIZORS. Gross... yore SHOE LACE CABINET a 100 Pairs. Banded, Mercerized Colors and Sizes. Per Cabinet 1.40 SHOE LACES All Colors, fer Low Shoes, Bonded. 27 in. Gress 52 SHOE LACES All Colors, for High Shees, Banded. 49 in Gross .65 Evers wer up of Laces carried at prives thai can be beat Samples, 25c. Deposit on Quantity Orders. Catalog Free. BALLOON CANES, BIRDS, ETC. sively. New Stripes 6 Designs te Box. Por Gross. $4.00 Nc 70 Oak, Transparent New Stripe or Animal Gas, Guaranteed Per $4.50 Selected Reed 0.30 6—Round Per Gross 3-in-t, Long Large Size Decorated Per Gross 3.50 Latest Swagger Canes, Besuti- tul Mandies and Silk Tassels. Per DL cn suse ahennseeaurnankwed Girls’ Canes. Per “@Grem...... Boys’ Canes. Per Gross...... 11 Ciowns, Elephants. ete Per Gross ’ NOVELTIES, © Distribute Oek Balloons ang Milter Teys Exelu- Miller tnfiated Teys, Snakes, Alligators, Hot ayn ; 0.50 Miller Souswking Toys, Soquawking ’ Pigs, Chickens, Roosters, Devils, Cat's Meow, etc. New Balteon Sensstion—Tippy Tim Poly. Will Infiete to 22 in te Envelope. Best Seller Out per Gross. .... Nicke!-Picted ‘Flag Sets, Per Gross, Complete Sets A Full and Complete Line of “Firewnrk: Our new 200 page Catalog describing it Send for it ne up with us this season ard money Orécrs ‘shi og same day received 54 all orders, balance C 5 Flags and Holder M. K BRODY, 13S. Halsted St, Chicago 21.00 | It is free | 24 WEEKS GUARANTEED Dliver’s Exposition Shows OPEN BRUNSWICK, MD., SATURDAY, MAY 28th 12 Good Auspices Engagements 14 DEPENDABLE FAIRS Commencimg August 23. Hot Springs, Vz. QUALITY NOVELTY SHOWS 14 Worth-While Fairs—Open Charles Town, W. Va., Aug. 9. WANTED—Concessions, dependable Shows Quality Novelty Shows. EDWARD OLIVER, President UNITED STATES PRODUCING CO., Inc., SUITE 630 TO 632 EARLE THEATRE BLDG., WASHINGTON, D. C. and Cookbouse for the Exposition and We own all rides and equipment. '] MAZDA FLOWER ELECTRIC N UZ BASKET No 7-E-9 Mazda Electric Basket is made genuine Reed beautifully finished of Contains nine large American Feauty Roses (made of cloth), each with a genuine Mazda bulb inalde. Sold mplete with bulbs and sia feet of cord all ready to light When ordering samples please iaclud- n 25c extra for postage WANTED FOR POLICE CIRCUS AND EXPOSITION May 28 To June 4, Inclusive AUSPICES POTTSVILLE POLICE DEPT. of POTTSVILLE, PA. Concessions of all kinds. All kinds of Rides. Circus Acts. also Clown who can produce. Can use Young Ladies for Concessions. Shows with good looking outfits. Must have wardrobe for clown band. Would like to bear from good Carnival ot Small Circus. Remember, this is the first im Portsville. A real red one and a real show lot im center of city. 50.000 tickets out mow. so get in quick while getting is good Everybody write or wire. as time is short. to CLARENCE EISENHUTH, Sec. Police Circus and Exposition, Headquarters Room 7. Grand Bidg.. Center St., Portsville, Pa. P. S —Will furnish outfits to shows of merit. Would like to bear from a Ten-Piece Band with Uniforms. | C.R. LEGGETTE SHOWS WANT Minstrel, Saxophone, All must be single; no women. Car accommodations. Concessions open, Ice Cream, Snow Cones. Turthe Race Track, Clothes Pins. Pop-'Em-In. Fish Pond. Palmist or Phrenologist. Big Cats, Roll Dows. Merchandise Wheels open. Will sell exclusive on Ice Cream and Palmist. Address C. R. LEGGETTE. Mgr.. Cardin, Okla.. week May 16; Baxter Springs, Kan.. week May 23. Colored Muesicians for Comedians. Trombone. Clarinet: two fast-stepping PRELL’S BERKLEY SHOWS May 16-21—Roselle Combined Fire Depts., Roselle, N. J. May 21-28—St. Joseph’s Church, Newark, N. J. (on the streets) We play only selerted spots and auspices property promoted. We have solid season book in Jersey and Long Island, with Circutt Faire to follow. ing WE WANT WHEELS—Lemp:, Pillows, Hams, Silver still open, and any others that do not conflirt. GRIND STORES—Bal!) Games, Hoopla, Fish Pond, Bowling Alley, Knife or Cane Rack, Huckley Buck, etc. HELP ON ALL RIDES—Foreman for Merry-Go-Round and Ferris Wheel Good pay every week. Right treatment for sober, industrious men. Also want Ride Help on all Rides FREE ACT—Can place one more sensational Free Art. Must be good. Mermaida. write. Telephone Mitchel! 4670. Address SAM PRELL, 36 Green Street, Newark, N. ). ' SENSATIONAL! Gets Sas in 6 dave with bes "$57 wi weather ead bam location,” save J. Hi. Biden. Tot id over con ind dave. LER. - prom first few WANTED WANTED WANTED A. S. Yetter’s Attractions HOLD EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT FOR EAGLES’ STATE Seventies. CUMBERLAND, MD., ON STREETS, JUNE 13 TO 18 To Let—Exclusive decoration privlege. Want Merry-Go-Round and balance season. Will consider a few more high-class shows with own outfits. Can place few more re REAL con- cessions, also few Agents, and good Serond Man on Eli at once. Con use real Contest Man of known reputation, also Advertising Man. Address A. 8. YETTER, Director, Monessen, P P. 8.—After June Ist, Windsor Hotel, Cumberland. M° for this date and DAHLIAS — umbo size Fast sellers now before ecoration Day $25.00, Per 1,000 $2.75 Per 100 Popular Assorted Colors The big J Write for new Catalog. BUY DIRECT AND SAVE MONEY. We sell a complete line of Elec- tric Baske's We also have in stock for immediate delivery Floral Deccrations of every description. Novelty ats. Japanese Lanterns, Silk Flags. Noise Mak- ers, Favors. Confett!, Parasols. Float Decorations Artificial Palm Trees, ett. 25% deposit required on all C. O PT orders. Samples all cash. OSCAR LEISTNER, Inc. importers and Manufacturers for 27 Years, 323 W. RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO, ILL. The Great Mississippi Flood America’s Greatest Calamity WALK-THRU EXHIBITION FOR CARNIVALS. STOREROOMS AND PARKS. GREATEST MONEY GETTER OF THE SEASON. The Raging Waters; Flooded Districts; Dyns- miting Levees; Refugees; Flood Babies; Whole Towns Submerged; Rescue Work bf the Red Cross, et, @ marvelous attraction. 24 viewing bozes with views Half dozen wonderful enlargements for fiash Striking 6x10-ft canvas banner, in bright colors: lecture, etc. Only $125.00, com- plete, as above. Views, enlargements and banner for those who already have our bozes, $50.00 Views and enlargements, $2500. Absolutely the greatest money getter that has hit Americs More than $100 day records | made. May be framed on only 10-f. front, to 30 deep (ke of two may operate it Wire or or mai) $25.90 ani outfit will be expressed at omce, remainder ™ live with full directions for framing and perating Remember the Johnstown Flood? Well, thie is bigger yet Good anywhere tm America it Order today. . CHAS. T. BUELL & CO, Newark, Ohio the money 35 South Dearborn WONDER SPORT VISORS 75 STYLES Samples on memo. to rated concerns. Wonder Novelty Co. Street CHICAGO Largest Manufacturers of Sport Visors. TELA THE ADVERTISER tH THE BILLBOARD WHERE YOU GOT HIS ADDREM. Program Solicitors proposition for Program Solicitors 1 a ey write or come in teupediately. EDDIE BROWN Reem 533, 30 North La Salle $t.. GHIGAGO, TLL. Have know. « = ee, |= ; » ; , ———_ ae Ww | oT > (iil A \! ASS Ay \ IN | SPA 5-Gross Lots Special AEN a ee N | SPA 5-Gross Lo \Nf ) (Ra, \W/ B fenee AX fe d ) dg XD) Wy ~ fa) GDP Ha — sS- 5 > j scxune CF Ol | LE || De. is SEED $4.00 "f GILLETTE ‘. Mg we RAZOR, im Box, ee — os. ee i ee] es Brym - | ae — : ae Oooo P| A, 3 > a k |. a = ee i a tan. Tae -_—" - it ee ned ee ee ee —— | $$ —————— ran — _ 2d > a | ee _ —_ I he | — ——— No 70 Oak, 1 = — - = ors “ees | é G ij = se one \—R/ | t- ~ ) — sed, \ | ' — = 6, ev . Prints, = Hye Gress P | Neo = —————————_ | | ee rT | P| | 1927 wine =r ! ee Sw Sa best quali i fff K, fi the . Nes and w . 3 eh i ASR . im fee J et s i samzies 9 —_O ——e | i ee, . ————— eee ee ~<a TAIL «Fra revel ved. ma, - Vall Wa DoNiovelts of cooking bet afl “ad n6 Seensene= oo Eg MODIS || crows. fe _||| ee | a sure . \ = § | PO MIEN | oO a Sonn ee fron cookers. Now dip — 9D Gough method more pope: = AS ever tarot DOS, Bt. Leute, We. << SSS ir * ee L i i " ee ae Se Pee ee ote ; o,
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The Billboard, May 21 1927 89 © $135 WHY PAY MORE? *1575 «se FLASHY RAYON SILK TAFFETA PILLOWS AT FACTORY PRICES Four beautiful styles—-Oblong. Round, Oval and Crescent. trimmed with Antique Gold Braid and Hand- Made FRENCH Flowers in contrasting shades. Packed one dozen assorted styles and colors to a carton. $15.75 Per Dozen, in Dozen Lots. Spot Delivery. 25% cash with order, balance C. O. D. Send $1.50 for sample. Refund guarantee if not satisfactory. “Pe a LoTs | , * . pea a : e a : % 4 aan oe | ve} 7 | 2 = ya ~ ; 4 ¢ i Xs oy Bo. me = Penny i ‘ . a st-la" = a Bk ’ ‘ +k ae : aa | Machines. ~ — RS a ————— i a ; aa NOVELTY C0. fee | | . oo. | «~NEW YORK : Sr rr ee eR ve Lee your to advertivers by mentioning Po . “i J
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90 The ¢ DEATHS 2 #/; 3 « a« Brcer © : c . - Brice : = .= ~>t> We & 2A B. FE K rece il i : ia ms “ue - . Y 2 sew Cc 4 a> town E Family Show @S COO: COLLINS—C Z r of she b - ‘M6 ™m e > ¥ 4 T D4 exX- M } sum- Re r Sche sville, = M.. 63. cousin of n t cie¢ at Denver May 7 He v nected with a Bos- ton mus compa: 0 vear He was president of music house at Denver ee : 72. for many year elgac n riers rencry bu s n Enriend. died recently at the Jes ane : TT" ie cr of the fire 7 Cor r . 2 01 = Ghene =a : RICHARD HARVEY “ dve w acts FLWYN HARVEY HOCKING— William # ne ae . having piavec ; rr ‘ f ie. fr4> mum her c wear - I tha? ? Br ie u © No matter where death may occur - Call-TRAFALGAR 8. yy - *FRANK-E-CAMPBELL | “ee Feneral Church inc (umm Cena | Broadway at 6b th Street. N.Y Billboard, May 21 1927 ROFESSION , 1 * ££. ~ J at his home in as : tact SSON — Marvcerette o] Theater orchestra. art- for 15 years. died May 5 orce Sidner. part owner of the Grand and Repertory Theaters Piymouth. England, died recently in -* - i alee nal strels. died rece: , MUNCH—Joseph W . -ciA ~ "bt anAr the of Riverside Roller Rink a the 3 cola Gardens Rink, Milwaukee. died re- cently at Burbank. Calif. a few days after he had opened a in that PACKARD—Mrs Assunta Callugi, 30, an opera singer. cied sud- ~Bever)+ 8 died at the Hospital. Ithaca. N. Y.. May 7 brief ness She was taker l aking a leading part in the per- RENAD Charles 7 wel] knowrT in theatrire: nrofession Fne A {nor ‘ died recent); it that STANLEY—Colonel Kinc. 73. known as Dead § from his prowess as an fighter. scout ar associate of T Bill. died May 12 after a brief ne at the Fifth Avenue Hospita New York He ts survived by his widow t T cervices held May 15 in Camp- ell FP Church. Broadway and 66th rr STEIDL—Robert, 61, well-known Ger- comedian, died recently at Ham- Mr Steid] ts said to have been German comedian who ap- eared twice Fngiand, both times at he Alhambra London Carl. mother of Nina Laffin’' Thru Company. died April 4 in Denmark. Besides her Gaurhter, Nina, she is survived by three other daughters and two sons VAPOR—George, 52, stagehand of the hesanere hans) Mrs aa Tttrup. of the Gayety Theater, Omaha, was killed May 11 when an automobile in which he was riding overturned after striking loose ravel on the highway near Calhoun, Neb. breaking his neck WALLACE—Edward,. former Emma May Cook S'ock ieg May 5 at his home in was stepfather of Paul Za! ove stock company WERT—William. 58. drummer and musician of Wilkes-Barre P his sister's home in that c:ty Mav 5 of pneumonia after a few weeks YHITTLE—"Teddy", 7! cialet. oo- median, died recently in Englanc MARRIAGES ABERMAN-SAMET—S Aberm an ter known - “Chicago Red”, anc High Point, N Cc. were treasurer Corn pan * the bet e- Bessir Samet. of mar ried May 1. DAUGHTERS-CUSACK—Leon Dauch- ters, of the Lasses White Minstrel show and Martha Cusack. of Hattiesburg. Miss., were married recently at Cincin- nati DECKER - RICHARDSON — Joseph Decker. theatrical man and at present manager of the Bluebird motion picture theater, Denver, and Ruth Richardson. { that city. were married recently at Golden. Co! ENGLEHART-THOMPSON—William R Englehart and Aline E. Thompson, both well known in tabloid and repertoire were married May 2 at Denver, Col FISHER-WITHERS — Fred C. Fisher, owner of the Fisher Theater, Seneca Falls, N. Y.. and Harriet L. Withers. also of that village. his secretary {for several years, were married May 6 at Sayre. Pa FOLTZ-STEEL—Don Foltz, manager of Mode! City on the J. George Loos Shows, end Katherine Steel, were married re- ntly at Ardmore, Okla. HUMPHREY - SULLIVAN — Perry and Jessie Marie Dora Sul- Mr. and Mrs. J. L Itimore. Md.. were married c Humphrev . sins ighter of Mz 3 at St. Augustine. Fla. The bride's parents are interested tn a number of LOeSS s and a ride on the boardwalk d pier at Jax Beach. Fla “KIN G-DREET—Claude Ewart ing, forme:iy on the legitimate stage and at resent racter actor in films. and Eve! vh Fe ‘Dreet, legitimate actress. New York, were married recently at Santa Ana. Calif. KIRSCHBAUM-KAY — Di baum. press representative c bot’s White Car go crama ) lumbia Circuit. and Arla Kav of the company. were married br Judge J. Cahalan in his courthouse. Boston. Mass KUHN-CHAPMAN—Mrs. Helen Harri- n Chs actress and former resi- Cincinnati, and Emi! Fritz fuhn. a Wall street banker, were mar- ried in New York LYONS-BROOKS—Whitey Lrons and une Brooks, both with the L. J. Heth Shows. were married recently at Clarks- ville. Tenn a membcrr recently chambers in the recentiv 7 MDIVANI-NEGRI ani — Pola Negr: and were married May > Sera Prince Serge aaait 14 in the — Village. Fra: the ceremon: the party la's chateau for a garden couple will sali nited States Mav 21. the Princess to resu her screen work and the Prince to enrare in the oi] business MORENO-WOOLEY — Antonio Moreno and Josephine Wooley were married Mav 13 at Chicagc Mr. Moren Rose and Miss Woolev is a me Oo was formerly Moreno nonprofessiona! NICHO!I S-MERED°TH Aith of Far! Corer © Vanttres ing (Red) Nichols Don Veorhees’ Vanities Orchestra. were mir- ent! Paul Whiteman was best Bobbie Mere- and Ior- cornetist of riec re man REDRICK-CAMPPE11—Charles Red- rick. bandmaster with the Al G. Barnes Circus, and Edith Campbell. nonprofes- sional, were married Mav 6 at Berkeley. Calif ROBSON - MOORE — Stuart Robson, stage manacer of Ziegfeld productions, and Kathleen Moore. actress with the Ziegfeld companies, were married Mav 8 in New York SANGER-WEAVER—Herry H. Saneer. general agent Clarence A. Wortham's World's Best Shows. and Mrs Ione Weaver. of Ada. Okla., were married May 10 at Springfield. Mo. The wed- ding took place at the parsonare of the Calvary Presbyterian Church. Rev. J. T Bacon officiating. The bridal couple were attended by Ed Smith, Springfield. and Mrs. Harry Dixon, of the Worth--, shows SMTTH-MURRAY— ‘Betty Murra: English actress with the Ina Claire c pany. and Leigh Hackiey Smith ngeles. were married Ma > A Francisc + TAGG-MOORE—VJane Moore of id Moore now appeari in Lea t Liberty Theater, New y G S’a "4 Uriter ere . recently in the Little Chur AY the Corner Church ¢ the Tr eee . - ™ ? . = . *! . n). New York The couple will make eir Some ‘* Tarc more .- — SUNBURY-WEIBFL —Shinie Sur} for the past t five seasons a clown with the elis-Floto and the Al G Barre ircuses. and Miss Weibel were marr'e recen?!\ t Santa Ana Cali! Mr. s - WITHU RBU RN — Ira Ear! Tra ile actor and Dorothy, Mae W! therb urn, Of Svracuse, were mar- ried May 2 at the home of the bric: parents in that cits TRIPLETTE-SMITH — “Cowbor” J Triplette, with the J. Georce Loos Sh and Nel! Smith were married recent): Ardmore. Okla i WIEMANN-MOSKOWITZ — William Wiemann and Tina Moskowitz, c.ates in the Edward B. Marks Company. New York. were marr: a 19» After a brief honeymoon in A:- laz.tic ity the couple will reside Brooklyn WILLIAMS-BENDER— Bas.) Wiihams and Mrs. Mary Eender. of the Michtr Huag Shows, were married Mav 9 a: Roanoke, Va : ZELLNER-BIESEL—Helen Lovett sel, daughter of the late Albert ett, noted war correspondent of The Washington Post Julian Zellner. Eastern for Mary Pickford and banks of the bride's mother in New Yor} Dorothy Comer attended thr br Henry Haves Zellner br f a groom, was the best man. The ceremony was officiated over by the Rev. Thomsé> E. Potterton. COMING MARRIAGES Holly- Bie- H. Lov- Lillian Hackett. stace actress wood, Calif.. has announced her encace- ment to Richard J. S. Cowper of New York. The marriage will take place New York in the near future is mace Announcement of the encace- ment of John 2 of the actor. Cyrri! ana Rosamond Murray. daughter of Dr T _ Boston Mass is made of the engacr- Montgomery S:lls ‘ Morris Murray E Sis oe Wi nson-Sa ulen to Ernest Joseph Howe. Denver The wedding is planned for ear) BIRTHS Born Denver, ay Irene Darragh Weir's elephants formerly Svlvia The Digaet an Born to Colone! an Snyder Dayton. Kv... May bor. Colonel Georce Sosseres Born to Doris Kenvon. s reen Milton Sills, Georee E 9. a T-pound star. anc film York. Ma lm actor, Nev 8. a son Born to Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Bert Cansas City. Mo., a 10-npound bov Ma‘ 10, named Rar Mr > r of he Kans qe (Cites ‘ consin De Luxe D . ss Born to Mr. a: ? ton. Mav 3. at York, a 9-pound electrician of the } f ’ Born to Mr. ard Mrs k Mil’s. M ” boy. name ° ’ is head of the r+ 4 . ‘ TIOLDEN— Frederick Appleton. a mem- , ber of che team of acrobats. Leroy and n ' Arple*tor ‘~- “perce ad va circuses n:va ns Siar 11 , MEE Newington. Conn. of ————— s Cloud, Minn Survirin are his widow and several childre:. Thr © # a P wir ERIM—Amna. wife of Billie Krim., Oncess:Omaire for the last 12 vears with oe eo 7 tT>~-+ ~ - = . = > — - ele ws"? - 7” “ * r ~b*+) err: > Se EE ae Stantiy Ellled in an automobile accident | WBMES. -T- os Backs oes IU se= an + wetter . ohrtbe War ania ian “ ae ae ee .- wWiiile visiting at Johnstown, Pa. May 2 WRAY SNe =. in — ~~ c.f . Sern F sor ec MM + => his home Show tent, which was conducted by ; - ~~ J«-« —i* ime owe hee ®, 2 = tm thet -r. His 3 Nirs Gene e Prof. Hudspeth. with Fingerhut’s band -A ——- “a” -—- 4c - ~ * tal? Dred? me som Rober Dracv. Jr: four rendering appropriate musi Burial . Ac ~ kl ° ~ w7- - sf ~« brrcher , fiege ccter ¢ took place at Johnstown Mar 6 FARMER—Ar:! 56. for manr years LINDSAY—Samuel. 47. long idenc:f.ed , > ; D-- ~- -~-A - -* - “a= ec ~ - - af. a comnec’s«é *% M =. & Bowers and w:th the Stage as a Singer. ciec Mz 19 other biz r fied Mar 11 in a@ im @ Sanitarium at New York He had : mince -° i = - 7 - co "7. ¢ = eft the s*are some vears aco %0 77 in? was shipp¢ 20 E seville, Ind.. where a the real estate business He i:ved ir 7 Ame Reo- "p= Foams . . . . csophists was founcde ciec May ic Bt leaving behind him a wife an hid > “rr » es ~ mec we- —- ° = . ner nome avaf ~ mizgn.and 4G Altho Marion wes known to bu: feos in p was Mrs. David H , oa aD ‘ ° Sse = ve of the present olctimers, he vas -* Crores = ‘ vw > pioneer be = ntie 4 ** ~~ ~- " - -- . i Fing : is a pioneer in €X- active in the song game 25 years ago as °° “or, ine ° a wers 7 = - = ; iDit.n permatura. pe wers IN » sincer anc a wre? Be hed a rovu- : veudevilte and the lecitimate theater. a “> . —— teen! Anns : a mn at Southin&- purine his career as a writer he proba- ton O na went or e stage as a girl age PATTON “peste sat ws. * _— camara a : = bly had 50 songs publishec. but he never After er of most & vears, ir - id sae Meee oe Denies ° = _ * — ‘ . was able to land a rea! h: He was 1 wh or > ‘triumphs in everv - x arear ‘7+ Ac ¢ +h fase ass . xs eee hs : . .~ professional manarcer for most of 1e = Spt ‘ eee A Sne¢ © net i850 sane gteme nf hic Ast an rror tp his men Oo: Ga - ale a 4s eee ~* + “ anc eee > Y ~“—-S- r , . _a- ; - ils ree Wis . lMrnist spss . fh. _/“ abaae “~ entering the Tahated business he was a PPPer?.>4 ’ Sn ea ae = — a a ried to her , s see os : os% a aie oe — Se iS married tO nT ».3.3,. erinend wiwlecnue ramedian eanrA a owe 4 ee ps = rere high-priced burlesque median anc &a x Cc eg mae, ae we Pincres r 881 no, 2 , ’ ‘ - areain Ce celal SB 21+ ‘ see tage we wonderful ballad singer in the bargain es , Gy rie te ters S Nirs ingree > -_ , 5 With a Years ago he was featured at Huber's Col 4 re sia atta | Aen, whe ars 2 Was é V NI in e Museum as the Marvelous Boy Sonrano fall. mausoleum sh: t for her only " sesenn wad £7. at one time a : oe “i : , MASON—A' fred. 57. a ne tim — > rise + ING ‘ » 9 ~ - en — member of the Moore & Burgess Min- fF FRALINGET y ———— . 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Al G. Barnes’ Circus Plays To Good Business in Oakland sAN FRANCISCO. May 12.—The Al G Ba Circus, Which played Oakland ‘op three Guys lasi week picked them in all performances. Jefir.es ana Shar- key. with the addition of some local talent, pulled some good crowds at the neoert In Vaclejo. Sharkey’s home the sailor was given a big recep- re P| town, ton Among the visitors to the show during its stay around the bay were H H. Sweetser, formerly with the Con T Kennedy Shows and now night city edvor of The Oakland Times; Al. F. Wheeler. Jr. son of Al. F. Wheeler, on The Oakland Times; Jas. V. Chiloupek, nd member of the Circus Fans; C. general manager of the S$ F. Napa & Calistoga Railway; Frank Buck animal importer: the entire staff of the Southern Pacific Railroad; Ed Kerry, chief of police of Emeryville. a -ood friend of the circus: C. A. Bos- north. director of special events for Nep- tune Beach: Sam Corenson; Jack Don- neliv. who is putting on the Carquinez Biidce Celebration, and A. P. Fleming. who stages the big Pacific Coast horse shows in Portland, Oakland and Stock- “on Ua Oak! E Brown, Tents Blown Down In Chicago Territory CHICAGO. May 14. — Shows playing s territory suffered severely from the heavy wind and rainstorm last Monday. Christy Bros. had the big top and sev- eral smaller tents blown down at Mel- rose Park. but fortunately Mr. Christy had call the matinee off on account of the weather. so no one was hurt. Bodner Bros., playing the lot at Robey and 47th street. had some concessions blown down. and Eddie Hock had the same trouble at Hammond. The crand stand at the new doc-racing track in Cicero was blown back about 100 feet and considerable damage done A number of theater signs were blown down and much plate glass broken. Bert Smith Co. Closes At Blackstone. South Bend SOUTH BEND. Ind. May 13.—The Bert Smith Plavers. a 35-people organi- zation headed by Rov Barklow and man- aced by Leslie (Babe) Smith. have dis- banded afte ra three weeks’ run at the Blackstone Theater here. A number of the performers went to Detroit to join the Bert Smith Players. work'ne a stock encacement there. while others joined musical shows in the Middle West “Skeets” Mayo, long identified with the Lasses White Minstrels. who did a specialty with the South Bend company, has joined forces with a straight man, and the two will play vaudeville en- racements this summer The Blackstone, under the new man- of John (Jack) O’Connor. has cone into a straight motion picture pol- lev the summer months. M. M. Rediich. former manager of the Palais Rovale Ballroom, South Bend. is ceneral manacer of the Blackstone ivement for Dunlop's Co. in Toronto _ TORONTO Ont. May 14. -—- Harry “urop and his Keep Smiling Girls, who Opened an indefinite engagement at the Madison Thester here May 2. are moving C and, from all indica- their stay at the Madison will be a he one ¢ roster includes Harrv Dunlop. manager and principal comic: Jimmy Taylor. second comic and charac- ihe + oti Der aiong smoothly *ions ' Arthur Lynn. straights: Miss Mc- her Yn fnerson, prima donna: Dollv Dervis. sou- bret: Jean McNaughton. ingenne Mav Lee. Mabel Harris. Helen Riordan, Trene Buting and Mildred Demart. Ray's Revue Enjoving Good Business in Toronto TORONTO, Can., May 16..—Ray's Rerue . Folhes ts plaving a successful engage- ment at the Globe Theater, where it ts nm tt ne on two script bills every week © Dic business. The cast includes Rus- sell Lavery. Irish comic: Cliff (Bozo) Roberts. tramp comedian: Clarence Jes- nN? = Producing straights. and Ressic essel. soubret and chorus producer Babe Palm. ially Seale. Phv'lis Miller Georgie MacMahon, Jean Smith and Bessie Young comprise the chorus. In- dications promise an all-summer run for this company at the Globe. Rye Beach Opening May 21 RYE BEACH. N. Y. May 14.—The Westchester County Park Commission Wil operate for this season the Ryc Beach Pleasure Park, with existing fa- cilities, pending the consiruction o! the finest amusement park in the world. In the meantime there are plenty of amuse- ments at the old park, including ample bathing facilities and adequate parking space for automobiles. The rides include the roller coaster, caterpillar. flier, pony track, dodgem. carousel, aeroplane and cld mill There will be a number of conces-ions and games of skill. Gordon E. Ferguson is manager of Rye Beach Pleasure Park for the Westchester Coun- ty Park Commission; Paul Moore is the resident manager; James Owen. director of publicity. Westchester County is the ty in the State that has undertake: to operate amusement parks. Approxi- mately $3.500000 has been spent for srore-front property and adjoining real «state. On May 2 the commission voted to invest $1,000 000 for the construction of the new amusement park. which has been designed by Frank W. Darling, president of the L. A. Thompson Sceni Railway Co.. who will personally super- vise the transformation of the old Para- cise Park into a model modern amusement park that will stand as a monument of the vzooad work the We-t- chester County Park Commission !s un- aertaking for the amusement-loving people of that community. One of the outstanding features of the new park will be a midway 130 feet wide and long pool and lagoon along the center. The rides will be arranged in uniform formation like that carried out at various expositions. Another feature of the proposed development will be the cr.veway from the Boston Post road into Rye Peach Plaza. Automobiles will be kept away from the beach and bath- houses. It is expected to have the new park completed by the opening of the 1928 season, and work will be carried on assiduously. ana shea The Billboard, May 21 Louis Torti Visits K. C. KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 14.—Louis Torti, president of the Wisconsin De Luxe Doll and Dress Company, Mil- waukee. returned to his home in that city tonight after two days’ visit to the branch here, of which G. J. Berni 1s local manager. C. M. Allen Wounded; Dying FLEMING. Ky., May 15—C. M. Allen, 40. manager of one of the attractions on Wise Carnival Shows. is in a dying cendition in a hospital here today as the result of a bullet wound in the lead received during a shooting affray yesterday at McRoberts, Ky.. a mountain town near here. Mrs. Allen. a witness to the shooting, scid two men tried to force an entrance to the show. and after some argument with her husband left the grounds They returned a haif hour later, Mrs. Alien said. and her husband. expecting trouble. obtained his pistol. As he advanced with his gun in hand one of the men fired. The bullet passed thru Allen's head and he crumpled to the ground. The same bullet struck an unidentified bystander in the arm. The two men escaped. Ballard’s Son Gives Show In Behalf of Flood Sufferers INDIANAPOLIS, May im his father’s footsteps ward Ballard. Jr. 14 years oid, gave a circus at French Lick Springs, Ind recently, which netted him $242 for the Mississippi flood sufferers’ relief fund. He sent that sum to The Indianapolis Star for deposit with the request that it go toward relieving suffering children. With his ponies. dogs and chums, young Ballard presented the show in winter quarters of the John Robinson Circus. His fellow actors were children from 7 t> 14 years old. The gate receipts were €22. Father Ballard made good his agreement to add 10 times this to the total. 14.—Following Charles Ed- 1927 91 Ringling-Barnum Notes BROOKLYN, May 14.—Brooklynites Saw the Big Show this week after an absence of several vears The show was widely proclaimed «us usual for its par excellence The size of the lot, which was somewhat of a aisadvantage, was ruefully overcome During the week a series of singular perplexities self-asserted th es that made some of the nonsuperstitious sit up and take notice, starting with the fire of the ring tent on May 8, that endangered the wardrobe of the various performers. On emsely Friday, Mav 13, May Wirth. while at- tempting to do the “jump-up”™ on her rosin-back steed. had the musfortune to fall and break two bones in her left fcot, that will incapacitate her for sev- eral weeks Lillian Leitvel is suffering from a badly sprained left urm that is painful. especially with her rollups on the web. Despite these discomforting events, the Big Show went merrily on ond played to excellent business, with some changes in the program. including the omission of Christiansen’s quad- rupedal animal act of 77 different *pecies. Eugene Sambers. who afd the shoulder-blade slide. from the trusses in Madison Square Garden. on a_ slender wire that sustained his welght by a clam held secure only by his back n.uscles, is no longer on the program A! Bruce is a new clown in fun alley. Fat Valdo and wife. Laura. are using their boomerangs to good advantage in the center ring The seven Uyenos Japs. made their initial appearance in Brooklyn Asice from these changes, except for the doubling of some of the ether acts. the program the same as Curing the Garden engagement. with the running time now slightly more than two hours RICHARD RINGLING and family are spending a short time at White Sulphur Springs. W. Va. and will later rejoin the show. WELLS HAWKS is in Washington promoting the advance publicity. 1s Additional Tabloid News Tol Teeter Opens Two New Houses OKLAHOMA CITY. May 12.—Toj Teeter has acquired the Crawford Theater at Wichita. Kan.. and the Lyric Theater, Dallas. Tex.. and the houses are slated to open this week. with an elaborate program outlined for each house. No pictures will be shown at the Craw- ford, Wichita. nstead the house will open with a 10-piece jazz band and vaudeville, to be followed by an illusion and magic act. and then the regular 20- people musical comedy-show, making a two-hour entertainment At the Hippodrome. Dallas. Teeter is presenting a jazz band in addition to tabloids and pictures. It is rumored that Teeter will put the company into the Lyric, Dallas. to put on script bills in conjunction with a feature picture. The policy at the Hippodrome will be changed to pictures and vaudeville. featuring a large symphonic jazz band It is reported that Teeter will open three more houses this fall, giving the shows on his circuit shorter Jumps. The shows will change houses every six weeks. “Jolly Jesters’ To Return To World Theater. Sioux City DANVILLE, T11.. May 14.—Al. J. Leigh's Jolly Jesters. who are playing a return stock engagement at the Central Thea- ter here. expect to remain at that house until the week of June. when they will reopen at the World Theater. Sioux City. Ia.. for an indefinite stay Business at is of the hich also } last the Central order, according to Leigh. The company is equipped with all new scenery and wardrobe. and is presenting all script bills. In the roster are Al. J. Leigh. owner and manager; Clarence Leich. juvenile: Willard Dyer. general business: Mickey O'Toole. comic Florence Markert, soubret; Essie Calvert. ingenue. and May Lavern, the Ellen Sisters. Fern Hudson choristers and Teddie Barson. GUY JOHNSON last week happily In- formed the writer that his wife. Elsie Jonnson, who has been confined in a hospital at Asheville. N.C. for the last year, is coming along fine and that she will be discharged shortly if her im- provement continues. ~ Tab. Notes ZOE LEWIS. who works under the name of “Zenobia", dancer. with Cole- man’s Honey Bunch Company, has signed up with a musical tabloid company in Louisville. Ky DAGMAR TILDEN. of Jacksonville, Fla. has been signed by E. B. Coleman to handle the ballet and toe work on the Honey Bunch Company. LOVYSF NEWELI toe dancer. has signed for an indefinite engagement with the Rialto Players. enjoying a long run in Tampa. Fla. BABE DALTON. soubret. late of Allen Forth's Company. is now doing soubrets and specialties with the A. A. Lane Hot- tentot Company. a 14-people organiza- tion. playing the Gus Sun-Spiegelberg Time. LOUIS F. ROTH writes from Shanghai, China: “The Wilbur Plavers have sure taken Shanghai bv storm. playing to packed houses nightly. even tho the war is on.” TOMMY BURNS’ Bright Lights Rerue becan a stock engagement at the Italian lub. Tampa, May 15. JAMES W. H. GRIFFITH. years ago with the Virginia Minstrels. recently joined Morris’ Parisian Rerue. playing Independent Time thru the State of Washington IN LISTING the roster of A. A. Lane's Hottentot Company. on this page re- cently, the name of Chubby Taro was civen Tt should have been Chubby Walton ONE OF THE REASONS it is hard to cet cood girls for tab. shows is explained by a feminine correspondent who writes from Boston. but gives no street address. She and another girl, the communica- tion states. joincsd the company from distant points. The show made a sud- den and unusually long jump. laid off a week, plaved one week and then closed without notice. Return fares were re- used and the girls were left practically stranced. FLO COOK and her daughter. Vernah Joie. and Ruth Cortell, with Guy John- son's Dirte Follics Company. were visi- tors at the tab. desk Friday afternoon of last week. BESSIE HALE recently joined Seeman Plavers at Topeka. Kan BILLY OWEN KENT. last season with The Purple Prince Company on the K.-A. Time, is now with Kongo, playing the Gaiety, Pittsburgh. for an indefinite the summer run. Besides playing a promi- nent part Kent is also stage manager with the company. IT IS REPORTED that the Bert Smith Company is moving from the Broadway Strand, Detroit, to the La Salle Gardens the same city. KENNETH CHRISTY ana Tim Ryan, well-known iab. comics. will enter vaudeville shortly in different acts pro- duced by Harry Rogers. THE LOIE BRIDGE COMPANY will close at the Globe Theater. Kansas City. Mo., June 10 after a successful run of 88 weeks. The company will be succeeded by the Vitaphone. FRED CARMELO. well known in Kan- sas City tab. circles, has opened a musi- cal show at the Marple Theater, Wichita, Kan. JESS BUTTONS. character comeaian, until recently with Schnitz Seymour's Midnight Follies, now has his own show, known as the You'll Be Surprised Com- pany. which last week opened at Picher, Okla. Shows Carrying Autos Are Hurting Tabs. in in (Continued from page 30) of a show that had driven all night from Michigan to Richmond, Ind. and altho the show had good reputation. they gave a poor show. which created a bad impression upon the theater man- ager, as well as the audience “The show owner buys an automobile, deposits a small payment and promises to pay a certain amount each week that. he cannot afford to pay.” writes Neer. “The result is that he is thinking more about paving for his automobile than putting on a show. In many cases where they should put a few dollars into equipment they cannot do it. The best shows we have on the circuit and those cetting the best reports are not cCarry- ine automobiles.” Neer the people on the show who borrow money from the show also speaks ot owner to make the first payment on @ car, paving it off as they go along. “A show owner can do very little with a person on the show who ts overdrawn.” says Neer He winds up his letter with the state- ment that the shows that are going along the best are those that have made it a rule not to carry an automobile during the season These shows have made money for themselves. as well as for the house managers. states Neer. There is a pro and con to the question of tab. companies carrying automobiles and Mr. Neer’s statements will, no doubt. raise much comment on both sides. : a ee 2h 2 OS ee ro a A a a toe ie y ad : Cg Be, to @ ot ee ae ™ —_ ‘ fs ee 4 See a ee | = a a | ; Pr ee ne ee ee a scsi pes ceca ced ecm taped ahs spat aaa ingen : ; wee - ‘ te _ es “ pe © ee pas ae , : | ae —$— ‘ a 7. . * as a oii asi coe A > 7 : oe a es <a dacs Os Uy AE ee LS ne ea eo
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Mr Eliz **Cunninghar Branham, Mrs Kittie Mllv *Cunningham, Mrs Brennan, Mrs Jack Bre : Currant. Mrs. Bertha Brewer, Laura Mae ‘Cushing, Mrs (K) Pring « Pllura Frances *°Broadwell, Mr Cushman, Isabelie B. Parvin, Betts P*R rook ’ Tath ‘Mr lee Broussard, ne ion *Daley, Muriel Brow Mics Javkig *I™ Giad Brown, Arline Tha Mr Pat Brown, Mrs WW, Darkes, Mrs R. B. Brown, Mrs D. Derling, Mrs. Hazel Brown, Mrs. Braee (K)Darring, Cloe » 9 9 May 21. 1927 "Deva \ . Simpson Winfred e Sims, Mre. Mildred . : (S)Sklar, Violet °**Davis. Dolores % Tale ’ . Skinner, Loulse D Mrs G Slagie, Hazel KiDevic J Sma Nar ** " 1 Mr Mar) Tot ate Tyetie Mr: t “7 Mrs Anna - Davis, Mrs Godfres, Lola Bell (KjJennings, Mrs MrCrars. ~- E.D. Olenik, Mrs. John hn. Bits G ° Rillte ug Mr OF teer Jane bal . vitile ®*Jork. 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Deeling & Kromas Shows: St. Marys, Pa., 16-21 Demorest Stock Co.: Draper, N. C., 1621 Darr-Gray Stock Co.: Salem, Mo., 16-21 Dietz, Lord. Show: Lublin, Wis., 20 Bismarck, Mo., 16-28. Co.: Covington, Okla. 16-21 ock Co Sweet Springs, Mo., Shows: Roaring Springs, Pa., 16- 23-28 . Players: Camden, Ark. 16-21 7: Coal City, ni 16-21 2 mond ‘Proctor Tee, ae 16-21 : j Favorite Stock Co.: Annapolis. T1l., 16-2 Foster Brus.’ Circus Teesckow, Pa. 18: Weather!yv 19: Vhite Haven 20: Freeland 21; Nescopeck 23; Shicks hinny 24; Duryea 25 emer John, Shows: Amarillo, Tex., 16-21. Franklyn’s Show: North Wales, Pa., 16-21. Fu mer Stock Co.: Ridgeway, Tll., 16-21. Geer. Billy, Shows: Holt, Tuscaloosa, Ala., PB 21. van, Norma, Dramatic Co.: Oe21 oN ‘nn's Show: Swansboro, N. C old Nugget Shows ag toe 23-2R Quincy, O., . 16-21. Glade Spring, Va., 16-21; a Ford Co: Holton. Mich., 16-21 ould Players: Weidma:, Mich. 16-21 oe i1f Coast Shows ‘Correction:: ‘Irontor, Mo., 16-21; Patosi 23-28. Hames Shows: Oilton, Okla., 16-21. iamilton Ollie, Comedians: Sweetwater, 16-21 W. R, Shows (Correction): Conyers, 16-21; Lithonia 23-28 gs, Jane, Co: Galt, Ont.. Can., 16-21. er Plavers: Villisca, Ia.. 16-2 er Players: Adel, Ia., 16-21 } Shov Athens, Tenr 16-21 rson Player Litchfield. Minn., 16-2 t Stork Co.: Nampa. Id... 16-21 § Harve Comedia Waxahachie 7 . 15-21 ¥ Exno. Show Madisonville, Ky... 16-21 } t Full Show Campo, Col]., 18: Spring- ) oF Rutte on I Monroe, Players Cordell, Okla H r ar Shov Point Pieasant, W. Va H & * Cr Hastir Mich., 16-21 Hunt C 3 Brewster, N Y., 18: Pawline 1 Dover Plains 20 “Millbrook 21; Amenia Ivey Entertainers: Willow Springs, Mo.. 16-21. Johnson Show: Lomira, Wis., 16-21. Miller's, Ralph R., Shows No. 1: Port Arthur, Tex., 16-21: Beaumont 23-28 Miller's Midway Shows: Winnfield, La., Cotton Valley 23-28. Miller's, Ralph R., Shows No. 2: Port Natches, Tex., 16-21: Orange 23-28 Mimic World Shows: Rogers, Ark., 16-2! Morris, Dr.. New Life Remedy Co: South Amboy, N. J., 16-21. Musical Clarks: Kansas, O, 16-21 Musical Milomys: Middleburg, Vs., Nevins-Tanner Show: Hedrick, Ia., 16-21. Norman Players: Wainut Cove. N. C., 16-21. North Bros.’ Co.: Lindsborg,. Kan., 16-21 Norton's Comedians: Seminole, Okla., 16-21. Oh, Bor. Jack W. Burke, mgr.: (Bluebird) Orangeburg, S. C., 19-21 Pace & Wilson Shows: Middlesboro, Ky., 16-21. Paul Bros.: (Capitol) Shamokin, Pa., 19-21; ‘Keith: Boston, Mass., 23-28. Peck's Bad Boy: Tidioute, Pa., 16-21. Perkins Greater Shows: North Attleboro, Mass., 16-21. Phelps Plavers: 16-21. 16-21; 16-21. Lawrenceville, Tl, Poole & Sch: eck Shows: Houston, Tex., 16-21. Princess Stock Co: Clinton, Mo., 16-21. Princess Showbost: Neville, O. 18 Ramsay Players: Tucumcari, N. M., 16-21. Reithoffer Shows: Berwick, Pa., 16-21; Sun- bury 23-28 Reno's, Ed A., Funmakers: McCormick, 8. C., 16-21 Roberson Players: Pontiac, Tl. 16-21 Russell, Bert, Players: The Plains, Va. 16-21. Sandy's Shows (Correction): Morristown, N. J., 16-21 Sells-Sterling Circus: Cambridge, Wis., 19. Shankland Stock Co: Carbondale, Il), 16-21. Sharpsteen Show Hillsdale, Mich., 16-21. Showboat America Spottsville, Kv... 18: Curdsville 19 Livermore 22-23 Siebrand Bros’ + Casseriton Silvan-Drew Motorized Circus: White Sulphur Springs. W. Va., 18; Lewisburg 19. Ronce- verte 20; Union 21; Renick 23; Hillsboro 24; Marlinton 25 Silver's Indian Pun Show: Toulon, Tl), 16-21. Smith-Willis Stock Co: Greenville, Ill., 16-21. Snodgrass Shows: Heavener, Okl@., 16-21. Sparks’ Circus: Stamford, Corn., 24: Pough- . 25; Middletown 26; Kingston Ashbyburg 29: Calhoun 21; 8. Carrollton 24 Shows: Hankinson, N. D., 27-9R 16- eSutheriand, . Mo eTierney, Frank J Vincent, -_ **Wensland, Ciné» Wilson, Littl+ toe arles " on a. ss = : j si LaMonte bs Via- Ken shew Welle B. Thomson, Invcey F Vidal, Monsieur J Welsch, Peter i 3 Sennen Earl A. Viera, Geo. W Weer, Ge Wills, Rett. M Zera'n Are (hk) Thornton, Olan Virrta, Al Welsh, Henry Wiss, Hurley eeZier, Willian Justus-Romain Co.: Ute. Ia. 16-21. Starton-Huntington Players: Woodsfield, ©. Kells Comedians: Arkadelnhia, Ark., 16-2 16-21 Kelly Stock Co: Merrill, Mich., 16-21 Swain Show Crystal Sorings. Miss.. 16-2! Kevstone Shovs Dumfries, Va. 16-21 Sylvester's Tent Theater: Wrightsvill®, Ga Kilian, Rose. Show Westmoreland. Texn., 18. 16-21 ; King's, Jack, Comedians: Hartsville, S. C., — s Uncle Tom's Cabin Co.: Deriawar 16-21 ° Kinsey Komedy Ko.: Wooster, O., 16-21 pee Comedians oR Fis » 16-21 Lachman-Carson Shows (Correction): St. Jo- Tolbert Show Elk: i. ©. 16s). wt va . onnee > Trahern Plavers: Sayville. N. ¥., 16-21 seph, Mo., 16-21; Counc!] Bluffs, Ia., 23-28. Tribley-Devere Show: Pinnacle. N. C.. 16-2! Leonard Show: Gentry, Ark., 16-21. Tolbert Mult Show: ” Pavetteville " orem Lesser’s Comedians: Middlebrook, Va., 16-21. 16-21 _ sical ree Lewis Stock Co.: Morrill, Neb. 16-21. 7 a . tem nee : ar ins : itt renton, McLouts Variety Show: Plymouth, Neb., 16-21. ba 3 —— Minstrels: (Keith) T McMahon Shows: Havelock, Neb. 23-28 Verba-Cross Players: Olathe, Kan., 16-2! Mack-Murray Players: Tyrone. Pa., 16-23. Vernon, C. A., Shows: Sweetwater, Tex, 16-21 Mason Bros.’ U. T. C. Co.: Shippensburg, Pa., wate WG: Pontiac, Mich, 23-28 18-18. Wanega Comedy Co.: Papineau, Ill, 16-21. Meinel's Comedians: Union Point, Ga., 16-21. water Lily Showboat: Allenport. Pa. 13 Michigan United Shows: Dundee, Mich., 23-28. water Queen Showboat: Dunbar. W Va. 19. Michigan Greater Shows: (Connors & Harper wesselman Comedians: Siloam Springs, Ark. sts.) Detroit, Mich., 16-21. 16-21. Miller Bros.’ Shows (Correction): McKees- Western Shows: Raceland. Ky., 16-21. port, Pa., 16-21: Canton, O., 23-28. x West's World's Wonder Shows: New Bruns- Miller, Glenn, Shows: Northfork, W. Va., wick, N. J., 16-21. 16-21 Wiedeman:.'s Big Show: Milan, Tenn., 16-21. Marfield, Ky., 23-28. Williams, S B.. Shows: Crescent, Oxkla., 16-21 Guthrie 23-28 Yetter, A/S. Attractions: Sonock, Pa., 16-2! Mt. Braddock 23-28. Zellmar Bros.’ Circus: Wadena 23 Eagle Bend, Minn., 2!. New York Mills 24. — 300 TARGETS (orand new) $10.00 ea ALL ALUMINUM BIG IMPROVE- MENT LARGE CASH BOX SPECIAL PRICES alps a Sel ho Lore itemnn eat © $55.00 Lor 028 Site | a a 90 to $70. 00 MOF Hoes at tin coo"ts. “ewes”, $70.00 WANTED 2 BIG SIX JACK PO 7 QUARTER DEWEY JACK POT. 1CAGO SLOT MACHINE EXCHANGE 1! East Austin Avenue, CHICAGO, ILL LIVE TURTLES FOR TURTLE RACE GAMES. S@e Each. In Dozen Lots. Cash with in HARRY CALLABAN, 559 & Oth St, Columpus, O Sd RIP a os ee re ee 7 Stee : rs 2 a ae fees Se Ne ; aA ‘a a es a a « ae oe han : r a - : eee eat oe ° ms 7 : z = = 7 | . 5 pe iene: ; vy [ i : ‘ — — - es 16-21 le _ ‘ i = if a. SOC. Cc 5 L ca eo © Wo. B277—6)2-Ligne Rect. 0c ) — | CH | ee ee EE ) ' ee ' 27: Oneonta 28 a Spedden & Paige Show: Janesville, Minn, 16-21. > tae sae e — oes : besa tee ee pete 8 oe FR AS BP ER me a eT . : pacted Sem 4 eames | Mets oe H et ee eee : Mgt eet : oe aaa Bar OE MT, a yt = at ae ce, OK gegen eae
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The Billboard, May 21. 1927 95 BUY A PENNY ARCAD BRanENMII Abeve Photograph Shows The Pertable 50-Machines Penny Arcade ‘‘Carnival Eavipment’ Consisting of 1 12-Slet Horoscope, with 6,000 cards: 15 Photoscopes, with 2422 display signs; 2 Radio Love Mossages, 5.00 ecards; 4 Little Gypsy Fortune Tellers (1 SMachines &Y of ea bh kind): 2 Lu ky Horseshoe (1 of ear Wkind): 2 Electric Shoking Ma chines; r Combin ation Lifter and Grip, 1 Swinging Punching Bag Machine: 1 Braying Jackass Lifting Machine; 1 12-Slot Fortune by colors of eves, with 12.000 cards: 1 Crystal Gazer (without pedestal), With Enough Free 7000 cards: @ Oracle ‘Yes’ and ‘Nu"’ Machines (1 of each kind), 2° Fertune Ball Gum Machines (1 for boys, 1 for girls); 2 Hindu Fore = to Pay Back tine Telhts. CL of each kind); 1 Play Ball Amusement Machine; 10 Model E. Card Venders, with 20,000 cards. Minimum space 16 feet 0.00. , wide by 40 feet deep; mazimum spae, 20 feet wide by 50 feet deep WE CAN FURNISH AN ARCADE TO FIT ANY SPACE OR ANY POCKETBOOK-—WRITE FOR CIRCULARS. 47 MACHINES—$1.500 40 MACHINES—$!,500.00. 60 MACHINES—$2.500.00 65 MACHINES—$4,000 v0 With Enough Steck Te Pay Gack $310.00. With Enough Stock To ag Bock $650.00 With Enough Stock To Pay Back $592.50. With Enough Stock To Pay Back $1,500.00. Floor Space 10225 Feet Floor Space 152.5 }loor Space 20280 Fe Fioor Space 25x EFFICIENT, DEPENDABLE EXHIBIT MACHINES ARE SOLD DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURER AND GUARANTEED TO BE RIGHT BUY NOW IF YOU WANT SPRING DELIVERY. — EXHIBIT SUPPLY COMPANY, ‘iic¥cs*** *’ NATIONAL DIRIGIBLE || / “Big Business” | |LOWEST PRICES i for you with this item. The Guaranteed Men's Nickel Watch W latest in salesboards. $=.00 EEA $ 5.00 ; 63 >: ROSS PER GRO Price $3.50 each C 33% deposit with order, belance C. 0. D. F. O. B. CHICAGO EACH Manufactured by . © © am NATIONAL TOY AEROPLANE CO. “ - 4 62) Breadway, NEW YORK CITY. Gardner & Company *\ 69c each : in Smatter Quantities, With Asserted Fobs Per Dozen $9.50 2309 Archer Ave. Chicago, III. And Again We Have An Unusual Offering 4500 of Them Left THE PRIZE PACKAGE THAT TOPS THEM ALL and ‘Silver Finsh Dial” Imoorted Lever € 46 oi WHILE THEY LAST Ea 2.15 at Amare S Sarrtation a ous petra Rg a Pes See eee. ewsien BR ee . (Pri F h ee = —_ "Wisc wn Da bo 44 a oon now 4 = Sogo ate oe — oy — ox, -in. $3 50 ce vervwhere « = Ce Pe eee elicicus so eating candy. ollow Ground ee ade ozen.. ERMAN oc io es anes | sony naw. wi con sw aucer ocr 2.40 s : te every Carton of 100. Send ry ve $4.50 for Sample Carton ef i00. = : ym Per 100 Packages, $ 4.50 Fab} Per 500 Packages, 22.50 : E Per 1000 Packages, 45.00 : fe denus order, bal- 7 ff Delicious Jr vet (ob GC were ATALOGUE. Chocolate Confection DELIGHT CANDY Co. No, S375B—SERVING TRAY. Hand-Painted OS University Place. H. ¥. City. Glass Centers, fue inches. Beautiful Natural olors, ickele rame and Handles, EN Dad etdeeedensecasdecksssdnccace $7.00 “THE GREATEST PENNY MACHINE OF THE AGE” HAS TAKFN IN AS HIGH AS $19000 & WEEK. PAYS FOR ITSELF IN A FEW DAYS. MAKES THE OLD-TIME TARGET TAKE A BACK SEAT. SATISFIES THE OPERATOR, DEALER AND THE PLAYER. DESCRIPTION—I: plays just like the great American pastime. You bat the penny like a ball. If bat:ed into a player's hands, you'Te out. When you make a hit you get your penny back. Prizes can be paid for One Run, Two Runs, Home Run. Cash bor holds $40.00 in pennies and is divided into com- partments to check up —% Pinbosrd is finished in bright colors. Alum- SHEIK'S WATCH--A_ darling thin O. F. watch—assorted fancy dials— so shapes—Cashion—Octagon—Pil- low Highly polished. Manheim gold finish—good |-jewel nickel movement. A watch of classic lines that at once arrests th inum cabinet. with Ysa N 27LI—F t i * tye and makes the sale and gets the “THE BIG ATTRACTION 1S THE PENNY-BACK FEATURE. whieh es I—-Flashy Imitation Leather Ladies’ A | ay is clnoas aad Guan the ines. — Bags, Assorted Colors and Snappy $9 50 Send for big descriptive circular and operstor’s price. Seaatn eaten as nn 50 WATCHES f 1 5. GENUINE EASTMAN HAWKEYE CAMERAS. or 0. 00 EXHIBIT SUPPLY COMPANY 7 a Genera, Roll Film, 2'4x3'4-in. P | i RR Goins nsdsade dered ears 0.85 ee Each, 2.15 4222 W. Lake Street, e - Chicago Ne. 28 Gex Camera. Each................ . 1.35 Ne. 24 Bex Camera. Each ............... 1.95 RO Vest Pocket Foiding Camera. Each ‘acauer- ae HDE-SPENCER CO. rs Ne. 4 Folding Gamera. Gaeh............ 49 WHOLESALE HOUSE P eerless Miniature P ush Car ds Ne 3A Folding Camera. Each 733 ? . R GOODS No. 3A Felding Cam ' : 223-25 W. Madison St., Chicago, IIL ppt SMALLEST PUSH CARDS MADE. Teese Seales Ur neats tom. ech 10.58 ADVERTISED ee 100 Lets 100 Lets with 66x80 Inches. Quantity Price. Each $ 2.15 SIZE ’ Blank Seal and Name SEND FOR OUR GOLDEN FLEECE INDIAN DESIGN wo og ee $2.46 ; $3.48 neuen canes = — — Bound on All Edges. i vee! 2 ° nehes. vantity Price, Each one aoa NDER GLOVE MONKEY 23-Nele Push Card... 3.33 ‘3 CATALOG. INDIAN DESIGN BLANKET. Spreial. 54x A clever little Monkey that is 30-Mole Push Card....| 3.69 . j IT’S FREE! 76 Inches. Bound on Two Edges Quantity Making big sales everywhere A 40-Mole Push Card... .! 4.35 5.35 @ _ manufacture Price, Each . 5 . #75 bushel of fum for young and old 50-Hole Push Card 5.08 6.08 Push, Sales, Poker 3-Piece Towel Set. in Box Dozen Boxes 9.90 Suyone can operate. Fits the 60-Hele Push Card ...! 5.43 6.4 and Baseball Sea! 25% cash @ith all © O WY orders For Sem : hand lke @ glove Send ‘Ar to 70-Hole Push Card....| 5.7 6.79 Cards to your order. ple include 200 evra ‘age and insurance. - Gas for sample, prepaid, together 75-Hole Push Card....! 6.56 7.36 Write for Price List. FREE, our news Cutslog “That Means with full particulars. AN orders 60-Nete Push Card “| o38 Ly 4 Prompt Delivery. Profits t9 You", toll lty oriced mer han- shipped same day ap received 100-Hele Push Card 6 56 | 7.56 dise for the ¢ ‘ Suleshboard and Premium WoOND Trade. et Wri or wite 35 ‘South Seka oa a. ys 1160 EAST 55th PEERLESS t——— = 6 ' Chienge } _--|| JOSEPH HAGN COMPANY 223-225 W. Madison St., Dept. 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a 06 The Billboard, May 21, 1927 375 Vest Broadway Kiddie Pal Dolly They walk, talk and go to sleep. With real eyelashes. tongue and teeth in month. CONSOLIDATED ALUMINUM Guaranteed 28 in. High ) is Silk CORN GAME SUPPLIES CONCESSIONAIRES We have a complete stock for immediate shipment at lowest prices UNGER LAMPS AND DOLLS IRELAND’S CANDIES GOLDEN FLEECE BLANKETS THOUSANDS OF NOVELTIES Dresses No. 2 — As illus- trated, with French mohair curl wigs. $31.00 Per Dozen No. 3—Same as above with J | real buman hair. long curls. J) FAIRS, CARNIVALS, CIRCUSES, WHEELMEN 70 Gas. Oak, Assorted Stripes. Gr. $4.00 70 Gas, Oak. Transparent Stri MER eral nte is athe hie eos = $4.50 70 Gas. Oak, Circus Prints. Gr.. $3.50 70 Gas. Oak, Tri-Picture Panel. Gr. $4.00 70 Gas. Oak, Opaque Balloon. Gr. $2.75 70 Gas, Oak, Transparent Balloon. Pee aN $3.75 70 Gas. Oak. Gold and Silver ae eee eee $400 Balloon Sticks. 26 In., White. Gr. 40c Miller Inflated Toys. Gross... .$10.00 Roly Poly Cop, Weighted Feet. Gr. $6.50 No. 30—~Whips. Cell. Handles. Gr. $6 50 No. 1—Whips. Finished Cell. $34.00 ee er aaa $8.25 No. 9—Whips. Finished Cell. Per Dozen | Handles. Gross ........... $8.50 | No. 72—Whips, Finished Donble- —— " m Cell. Handle. Gross........ $1300 No. 1—Same as above wit lace trimmed har and Six-Strap Cell. Visor. Gross. ..$12.00 { Atomizer. Colored Glass, 8-Inch. mobair wig. Six-Color Flying Birds. Gross.. $3.75 | ee ee Ser eee $6.00 Ladies’ Swagger Sticks. Gross. . .$12.50 | Donville Hats, Assorted Colors. $28 00 Bovs’ Swagger Sticks. Gross... .$11.00 ee ere Tee ee $2.75 ° ; Penen....... 23-Pc. Luster Tea Set. China. Ea. $3.75 Best Photo Rings. ze ‘ $1.25 R - Per Dozen Best Scarf Photo Pins. Dozen... $1.60 +g Pencil Sets in 60 Samples all three for $10 PO eee ates part 2g, 91-25 | One-Gallon Thermal Jugs. Each. . $1.00 _ _ Oe en eR aS $22.00 | Asb Trays. Metal Stand. Each... 0c Terms—25% deposit. bal- Army and Navy Needlebooks. Gr. $7.00 | Bridge Lamps. Silk Shade. Each.. $3.25 ance C. O. D. Delivery Hat Bands, Comics. Per C..... $1.90 | Boudoir Lamps, Teakwood Base. same day order received. Long Cane Pencil. Crook Handle. GE & ccntp sb -oie's sea Sk wk $1.50 NEE : a . 5 “Is Past? °O>— a an Bene - » Ar gov Ces POR SS A: 2s Sie St . a¢ ti — e- & ser ae Son 3 4 sus ‘ ~> Sate be 2 eee -" ez aos a pert ; ee a | i Se ™ aS | a Bae a % ~ § ee } .) Spree de of ; f= . eS eign Ya 4 po ceaenemeninet cere S : aA - j we. & be tst “i a ha 4 : C ? pe ona 2 ey ve Pees 4 oS 7 4 nese ted owls the Mind commas who’ Yue ere 13 5= ‘wed o women —- — ie k | ( te Sia os tee POM gee OS Bee Ee A Ty > Ve ee sc LE Re iat Sse Agee RET yc ee ag oh ag < ; ;
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The Billboard, May 21 1927 97 Style “L”” Automatic Piano MAJORITY RULES ~ --- there are more Seeburg Automatic Pianos and Orchestrions sold than any other make. There are two reasons: 1. QUALITY 2. PROFITS J. P. SEEBURG PIANO CO.. Dept. A, Chicago. III. Gentlemen—Without obligation or cost to me kindly forward further particulars regarding your plan. One of many models I own (or manage) the iimieo~€ = 4 ~~ ea ‘Ae ; } NON -CLOGGING e7 eS COIN TOP . Eliminates all trouble from | clogs. SKILL DEVICE Reels mav_ be stopped at will Cisarette Holder in Fancy Lined Box. Per Dozen... > Piece Sct 1 Pipe and Cigar Holder in Fancy Box. Doz. Sets * wth order, balance ¢. O. PD. + 1 few cf the many horcrire tn Genuine Briar Pipes, Cigar and $9.90 $6.90 ovr new 168. cond for a copy and see why We HECHT, COHEN & CO. 201-203-205 Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL. SPECIALLY DESIGNED COIN DETECTOR CHECK Makes the use of specially de- Spe the ces A ossible. your protfrt. _— S50 10 Ea: 19 $425.90. Every Day Is Payday With This | Midget Roulette Pair That Is Scooping the Country ALL MAKES MACHINES RENTED SEND FOR OUR CATALOG. Get Our Price List on Used Machines Get started with these and have an automiti TILLITSON SPECIALTY CO., Dept. F, AURORA, ILLINOIS 517.00 Each. 1 or 100, OPERATORS This machine gets the herter locations. Write for literature and prices. OPERATORS Grasp the op- portunity to be | first In your territory with this machine. SOLD ON 10 DAYS’ TRIAL WITH MONEY-BACK PRIVILEGE CONSULT YOUR BANKER AS TO OUR RESPONSIBILITY THE CAILLE BROTHERS CO. 6224 SECOND BOULEVARD DETROIT, MICHIGAN, U. S. A. oe LT ee a ; 4 fo} oS thts fh . TPE Wits. et | aN he . : aioe “4 BT hal 4 Beem tl "¢ 4 8 Ng | ee) : ee Oe ete wn EN meer SS ed | y Le L . ; ae ke by ee ae oo Yee ie eo oe: ; ap DH aan te ; | Ah rane ar ce - Se | ne OM Ma Or) ARTS ae Ag om a ia eae Sie = Sek A o 4 OT ete ae i - TE eee Ok: esl a YTINE.. _ICARDS jhe FIELD LINE __.-.___. __-_I CARD } ime = we fo.4 * p ae > ay ae as, 4 : ow Fo, i. °- 2 —- be RIG . a THE LUCKY Guy pa re - 2, « a % Se ese * , s £5 = ty i “se ‘¢ “i= 98 + Cis 28 > 2e004e Secreta ci iSstine sae m Ps .% pea ¥ - ee | REET Ue, nes. ag ’ 7 ee ~ +ey> p ‘> ee). ; 2 OVER 100 |: pates | '= Mr. Buyer~ P| i ux ee. | sotto EES} fer free Teolor russ i — NE ae rey ee aM _andreduced pricelist J, a Pea Ss _ THE FIELD PAPER PRODUCTS CO. PEORIA ,ILL. *|f ea : | 3 GET ON OUR MAILING LIST AND SAVE MONEY —— Sf i Seaeatnnes = — {oS Se : 3 ae 9 i * | H d-- gy FS i ia ), ee I a de 0 4 ; > nig | De ~. es nM Dar " L PR! i 3 | ot REN | | ie er ¢ : ee LS 8 cas » & . Sie 4 ; a Prantl} ‘ Fabd - _ }AE st: [lon Be - a) eS « Beet >> © Brae e> pes % . =F ' = i ais io = rs pers : vere ee t -. a emninenint Mn Vale Target Skil . . a ——__—— ieee et ie. Pt ts stat } ~ ‘ (a Stee ~ ¥ x . ’ oy a ee | ee Screens 22" | sine le deals (Carer -*. = aii bi) : i Sad | ry 4 . ia . mals 3 ee | eet | ee sf A) es S| | . A ) kK. oy aie ; > iy q ay re : { d | ; | , ea, P _ : jefe ye Lee . ot . 3 H -
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98 $34.00 Per Dozen The Billboard, May 21 1927 POSITIVELY BEST THE AND CONCESSION GOODS VALUES IN DOLLS BIG DOLL WITH LONG $31.00 BIG DOLL WITH MOHAIR WIG Beautiful Dresses. Fine Colors. Full 28 Inches. No. 58. Code Name, JOSIE. Per Dozen CURLS JUST AS SHOWN segnins 28 IN. HIGH NO. 50 Code DORIS BRIDGE LAMPS FLOOR LAMPS RAYON PILLOWS BIG OVERNIGHT CASES HENDRYX BRASS CAGES HENDRYX nl oan GENUINE ROGE 26-PIE NO. 2 EASTMAN CAMER GLASS LINED TRAYS. SILK QUILTS SPANISH SHAWLS SPANISH HATS, PER 52-PAGE CATALOG FREE HERE ARE SOME SPECIAL VALUES SILK SHADES..... SILK SHADES FLASHY... PER DOZEN TOWEL SETS. 3 PIECE. PER DOZEN ae 25 Per Cent Deposit With All Orders FAIR TRADING CO. Inc., 307 Sixth Ave., New York STANDS... Ce SET. AS. neyyvok 75 -00 NODDED. DECORATION DAY SPECIALS! } CONCESSION SUPPLIES NOVELTIES, Etc. FLAGS and FLAG HOLDERS 556! Eagle Shield Fise Holders. Per Dez.. .$1.35 559 4x6 Sith & Liste Flags for Holders Per Gross 4.75 560 xf ‘ton Flac for Holders Per Gr. 3.75 353 Br Fiag on Jap Crook Canes Per 10F ays 52 Rxi? Flees en spear head ks. Per Gr. 4.75 5553 12318 Flags on sprar head sticks Per Gross 8.00 NOVELTY UKULELE Per Gross, $21.00 H2 70 oom New Striped Gas © $3.85 Ba Per Gr 28n1 7 Cm T ransparest Gas Ba ns Per Gr $3.59 2 70 Cm. 2-Cclor Patr “+ Gas Bolioon Gr $3 2827 72 0m. Animal Print Ges Ba! Per Gr $3.35 824 7 ° Gas Balloons 4 Cc Gr.. $2.5 2k m Air Balicons Per ¢ ; $2 00 2h 18 Cm. Air Balloons Per Gross 4.95 2807 Largs Striped ar b he Balloons Gr $3.25 7900 Rattar 86 Per Gress 35 405! 4-Color Fivine "si rds with stick Gr 3.75 429; Rubber Matches er » Pigs 2.25 4274 Rubber Ege Per Grr 7.59 4289 Rubber Gum Per Gross Pkg 475 BLANKETS AND SHAWLS COMPARE OUR PRICES Each Bearon Indian Blankets $2.40 Beacon Indian or Kis- ret Show! 3 den Fleece tndian Bisrkets Bound 2.8 Grider F leere tIndisa Shawl 2.60 Gciden Fieece Plaid Blankets 1.35 Esmond Peir-in-One Biarkets 2.20 Pawner Indian Blan- kets, Bound 2.15 “Tomahewk” Tadian Blankets e-. 1.80 Atvrre f es are for case lets ont SPECIALLY PRICED ITEMS FOR CORN GAMES 457 Monarch Moter Thermo Jugs... ......--- $ 95 513 3-Pe. Stag Handle Carving Sets......- 1.30 325 Electrie Upright Teasters.......ccccsece -85 SUR Giectris: Geet PORN... .. cccvcancoscces .70 | Large Nickel Serving Trays .........--. Be 552 Small Wickel Serving Trays ae 9 WHommered Silver Plated Bread oe ace -65 2! Silver Plated Fruit Bowls . -95 “SWAGGER CANES, WHIPS, Etc. 2706 36-in. Swanoers. Per 100. .$9.50 3707 Boys’ Swagorers. Amberine Crook HMandiecs. Per 100 .. . 8.50 728 Girls’ Swaggers. Per 100.. 8.00 79 aaa ateamee Canes. Per Dez nies .. 400 37°25 Petrictic ‘Walking Sticks. Per 100 : tn hie 3020 36-in. Whips. Per Gress.. 8.75 3602 27-inch Varnished wane Per Gross 3.50 36" 4 27-inch Braided ‘whips. Per eS ress f 300 3 36-in. Japanese Oiled Paper Parasols Per . 7.00 3006 28-in Jap. Oil Paper, Pare- ote, Par Bat.........- . 4.00 36-In. Jap. Cretonne “Cloth Parasols. SE sen ak een eibiiee Aaenaa while 7.50 oth Perascls. Per Dozen., 2.00 3905 Flerel Cleth Parasols, Per Dozen...... 2.00 2136 WNevelty Wood Snakes. Per Dazen...... 2.00 2124 WNovelty Metal Violins. Per Dazen.... 1.90 ’ AT FACTORY IRELAND'S CANDY “7 Facto Red, Green or Mahogany Jumbo Fountain Pens Reduced To Reduced To 00 - $30.00 at 1927 CATA LOG FREE! “Sec eene” 0 = Ser Os CARNIVAL and PARADE DECORATIONS Floral Sheeting, per square yard. .95c Wheel Covers, per set of 4 .$5.75 Festooning, 30 ft. tr ll r dozen roll 3.75 Chrysanthemums, Per gre 4.75 Dbrouanthnmema, long stem foliage Per gross 5.50 Flowers and Decorations of il} r » Parndes, Home Coming Carnivals, et Our FREE Pow Floral Poretee gives you clet I” me f ale LINE UP WITH US Now The Botanical Decorating Company, inc. Manvfacturerd and Importers of ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS AND DECORATIONS. 312 to 327 West Van Buren Street, ~ 7 > Sad = CHICAGO. (There Especially for ladies and children. Per Doz... ee Wire your orders NOW. bow many and the price. Order from THOS. J. | 1508 Wide brims. folly trimmed with assorted colored balls around edge. down the front crease and around the band. Has Spanish style chin-strap > Bee 00 with nickel-plated ornaments. Per Doz... Same as above. Dyed red. purple or green. $9 00 Has evelets down front crease. Per Doz.... ° Smaller brim. high crown ball-trimmed hat: trimmed with red balls around oorer edge and plain red bat band. Has four red eyelets and sweat parch. A real value that can't be bear. Small brim Spanish hats in loud. colored ball trimming. YOUR MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFIED. One price to all; Most convenient packing is 6 dozen hats to carton. Washington Ave., 7th floor, Per Doz. $4.50 is no difference in the men’s or women's hats in the above numbers) flashy colors, with riot of color and flash. A Jast state Immediate delivery. this ad. as no catalog issued. no discounts. HUGHES _ ST. LOUIS, MO. ——————————— | You May Need This Catalog Now Ready 1927 Edition Write for a Copy of the “HUSTLER” Today, Sure | Upon receipt of your request containing information about your line of busincss we will torely free of charge a copy of our new 400-page catalog. We Have Everything Others Have and Then Some! LEVIN BROTHERS Established in the Year 1286 Wholesale ---TERRE HAUTE, IND. ---Wholesale mail you abso- REX NOVELTY CO., 3208 Southport Ave. Chicago. O. K. VERDER OPERATOR'S BELL Se, 10¢, 25¢ and 500 Play. Write us ff in want e. Bie hines or Salesbosrds Send f ‘ y one cannot of complete teady-to-run A. S. DOUGLIS & COMPANY nn, JOBBERS and OPERATORS d to be without our beautiful new THREE-COLOR, handsomely pean eee CATALOG another minute.” Ours is the largest BEST and CHEAPEST {Assortments inthe U.S.A > We bene ‘DROP- SHIPME NTS for tien, ton. ‘Ours vervice @ PROMPT and COURTEOUS ‘11 South Clinton St., Chicago, Ml. . | | | | = es a se way ‘ae — a THE a ala 7a = BIG capes - ‘i Te BEAR J tex f, a = , Se... TR osm 4 [= | id | citsiliacidaliniakeaewes | ee _———_ Ee = BALLOONS, FLYING BIRDS eee a — re | {£| }igretustie, F| [2 saeatoe = F i } feo siete 83373 _———————————— et | Sieve | | | f 2 —ang ae GELLMAN BROS.1#%:4°s: MINNEAPOLIS MINN. [ies Sal — 2a igi ee fe eae 'y basen a “& oF. ee ate : eat = 7x : “a E es) r. , oS ) — ant = ae Me * oe al Meese le ee Site SS = =— ee b bu -— . . } ;
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ew Shure Winner 1927 Catalog Is Ready! ~~ Beoharing the Greatest Display of Merchandise Ever Shown in One Book Suitable for Concessionaires, Parks, Novelty Men, Carnivals, Fairs, Celebrations, Etc. If You Haven't Received a Copy Send for One Today When Writing State Line of Business You Are Engaged in, as We Do Not Sell Consumers . Our Line of Chinaware Is Now Complete, Including Tea Sets, Chinaware Dinner Sets and the Newest Meveliien, — SUGAR AND CREAM SET = Ne. B7C189—Iimperted China Sugar and Cream Set. Fancy shape, floral border, goid striped Per B76 edges, handles and knobs.. Each Set in Carton. Per Set, 50c 87C443—Japanese China Cup and Saucer. All- over highly eelored Scenic 2a Set of 6 s Cups and 6 Saucers, in Bundles. Imported SCENIC peconenre | TEA SETS. Three Assorted Patterns tan Mohn Rare Mae Boudoir Lamp , BTCA Each ‘Set in Carton. 24 Pe i ae in Gave itete in Case. 4 B2C58 — Imported All-Glass r se s ; j 1 ey 1.75 fei" 1.50 75 ere” 2.50 Photo | kaxvodistss Sate aust Colored Glass, Artisticaily Dee- Big ON FOUNTAIN PENS and JUMBO PENCILS Fg Sy - Use with {5-Watt Lame. aise Regulation Length Cord and Piue. Each in Bex. Knives Per Dozen 13.50 SPECIAL WHILE STOCK LASTS Art with Standard Size Socket for 7 All Fountain Pens listag here are American made, are Self-Fillers, fitted with Reductions Non-Tarnishable Sail. Pointed Pens, stamped 14-Kt., Geld Plated. wontteum am wena 12 Photo Knives with Single Blade, ; Se ee ine a ae Sanne ae Sabie Sees, Mier cronsne bo Sars eee. 245 | ME anes” ont Dewees ett TM ag ee ae Sipura’ pet Grom ae Ngee Genet. 3.13 | Gana Per rene Segoe par" Daten wi 3.5 Complete 2, In Lots of 12 or More, 2.25 WHILE THEY LAST B5'S48—Jumbe Red Pencil B51SS3—Jumbe Green Pence! . Per Gross, 26.00: per Deozem.............. 2.10 Per Gross, 24.00: per Dezen .. 210 rae BS) S56—Ladies’ Re@ Penc:! B5'SS7—Ladies’ Green Pencils. Per Gress, 246.00; per Dezen........... 2.10 Per Gress, 24.00; per Dezen............ . 2.10 JUST ARRIVED—FRESH STOCK—OFFERED AT NEW LOW PRICES BiS'25—Jap Bambee. Crescent Self-Filter Fountain Pen. Full Size. Fitted with Stylographie Giass Point. Per Gross, 24.00; per Dozen .. 210 B64S129—Red Fountain Pen, Made ef Un- breakable Material. with Glass Peint. Otherwise Same as 8648125. Per Gress, 24.00; per Dozen This Special Value Will Help You Make Big Money AUTO SET. Consisting of 5 Cotten Flags 4x6, Mounted on Black Weed Staff. Gilt Spear and Black Enameied Fiagheider. ge hears Sets 22.50 AUTO SET. Consisting of 5 Silk Fiags. 426. Ne. BIiWi00—Men’s er Beys’ Wrist Watch. Nickel-Plated Case. Cushion Shape, Stem Wind and Stem Set, Lever Escapement Mevement, with Full Radium Numerals and Hands. Fine Quality Leather, Sewed-On Straps, with Nickel Buckie. Sample Watch - 7 7 - Each 2.25 in Dozen Lots- > - 7 Each 2.15 Quantities of 50 or More - Each 2.00 B2W65—Omince Watch, the Biggest Value and the Flashiest Watch Ever Put on tho Market. 16 Size, Thin Model. Open Fare. Gold-Plated Bassine Case, Jeinted Back, Meunted on Black Weed Staff. Gilt Spear and Black Antique Bow. Stem Set with Lever Escapement Movement Enameled F iagholder. and Feacy Gold , aK 27.00 St h 1.30 sopeting New | NY SHURE CO. mz x? CHICAGO en oaPERS MOSELEY’S VENDING MACHINE: COMPANY Entire Fourth Floor, Central National Bank Building RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Author ted Jobbing Distributor of 100 different kinds of Vending Machines. All standard makes, such as Mills, Jennings, Watling, Catlle, Blue Bird, A. B. T- Keystone Novelty Company, Mills Sales Company, Exhibit Supply Company, North- western Corporation, Notils Manufacturing Company, Gatter Novelty Company. Standard Johnson Portable Coin Counting Machines, Advance Machine Company. Universal Sales Machine Company, Meilink Steel Safe Company, for protection of Slot Machine Operators; Triple Auto Ditch Light, for safety driving at night: Presto Coin Counters, for both pennies and nic kels; Monarch Sales Company, and Chewit Brand Ball Gum Direct From Factery. HOW MUCH BALL GUM DO YOU USE? Get Our Quotations and Save Money wets CHEWIT GUM CO.., 23 Dedworth $t., Brooklyn, N.Y. ~sitngs a ‘ t our F Catalox rib- he GO INTO BUSINESS Brrr. c Comes making machines and full particulars tow to. stat ee Lackawanna Photo Knives For -resale or salesboard schemes We will h id sample dozen of assorted pat- Bills F the Excitement Pellet Machine. Catalogue covering these will be from press May See anaes Gann in assorted colors, for s Front Vender. 1. Write for this catalogue at once, and get prices on the entite standard line of Ti a 5 t buy, or in Coin Operated Machines. as T can save you lots of money on any machine you desite tity use? Binds.” Write 4 quantity you wish to buy. 1 also sell Brass Checks. I buy and sell used machines of all ‘ Sine, Marie Man eee ts Soe ect sting fase aoe wie Tus"tees | LACKAWANNA CUTLERY CO, Lid, Ofice and Factory: NICHOLSON, PA- this also, as I cam save you money on any quantity you wish to buy. bee | nt ae es POF wis bE ree The Billboard, May 21, 1927 e SHURE MANNER SHURE oe eR | ax: ae / a )) A ‘ia ' | ne ae OR | Ch ‘i: Se -§ Ps “Wes ht a aes ea — Pe 9 A) REY OO RE ARE WYO ; AS ty ee VW | as wi r a we) | WIL ~ x — CUP and = — ae A : SUA “~ & | ~ SAUCER 3 : gat nae ag =k AQT VY ~ Ewa) —————————_————_—. Pie _ 7 a Oo Ss SE | _ : ia ; | S ptly i igseabtatemscmumamaete et eee . — 2 1. sii [ea «. C™~ ————”: =~. - | a CEP B sms BAL? . 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