The Billboard 1929-07-06: Vol 41 Iss 27
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July 6, 1929 Billboard vyv¥ywyv SHOW BUSINESS The Show Business is a battlefield and those who win are those armed with KNOWLEDGE, NEW IDEAS and SUPERIOR METHODS. For more than 30 years The Billboard has been the stanch defender and ally of the army of showfolk. “Only News that Means Something. No Scandal to Dishonor the Profession,” is our slogan. Between the covers of The Billboard each week you will find the “edge” in knowledge. There is also a “now” in knowledge. Use the blank below—NOW., ww ww ww wv WwW The Billboard Publishing Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Please send me The Billboard each week for the year. I enclose $3.00 in payment for this subscription. Send to SEF PE POLO EEE OT PET CLOT EOE CT Pe TT Te ins uci heaieniewenimennprineteansenniine ' City .....-- cece cece e cece cece cece eeeeee State ..----+-+- One Year $3.00 Two Years $5.00 Mailed to a Different Address Each Week If Desired ip ee fee Ayre ph te es eee a het a = 2 heh » : hee lige * ie oe Hes yc a eae aah Gee 3353 ee ae pees — ‘oe . i i! sts + es é sey ae ' ma oe: f seat ore Gece a 2 [a ; ee sae Ree oc eae ny ery Sie t} or = ; a . 5. Sc eee ' a. ee c Rg es i. : ae ie See earn Fd . oe ' a nee tee = sO a la dae ee het, Rae me aes ae oat ie hes . eae sinteeh: Ghee cad a eee te a Yee i ae * pie ae ‘ar oe oe =F 7 eh ee. Z eo - A . aera =e: : eRe es see te Pe a oS bee pane | Ap i = are eat’ = 2 a eee > emees a ae <3 aa # ae paar. 2 es ee aes ek. ere ae : 2 BO cae. oes =. ae ka ee Ce war eee ae ao koe Be NN J Wars St : [ee A gakpete | ae ae 0 te ae r ne re re ee , gt & a See ee Ae aS eee . . :
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a Ohe Goremos~ Grade ‘Publication of the Cheater and the Show World. Only News that Means Something. No Scandal Go ‘Dis- honor the ‘Profession. 0 = =I J 5 es Published weekly at Cincinnati, O. Entered as second-class mail matter June 4, 1897, at Post Office, Cincinnati, under Act of March, 1879. 100 Pages. Vol. XLI. No, 27. July 6, 1929. Copyright 1929 by The Billboard Publishing Company Organization of Indie Film Producers Looms as Equity Possibility in East (c Harry Revier Is Second To West Coast Meetings Con- tinue—‘Insurgents’ Fail— Relief Fund Is Started Entertainers Are Ruled Guilty With Owners of Wet Roadhouses SEATTLE, July 1.—Entertainers in roadhouses and other places where the national prohibition act is violated are equally guilty with the proprietors of such places, it has been ruled here by United States Favor Uniform Shop — Others Negotiating LOS ANGELES, July 1.—Continuance of the open meetings, two being held last week with encouraging results, and NEW YORK, July 1.—Organization of the Independent Picture Producers by Equity looms as a strong probability and i} : 4 District Judge George } uin ani seen here as a likely influence of th ae a bo nig ue aa er ee » Antt ' another, the failure of a group of “in- . ; > j o | Alls, & ra g ) ite ole : istric x y ave . 79 importance in bringing in the big fel- is the first decision in Pag mete aebning } acme "ye tert Ae — surgents” to accomplish their pur- lows, members of the Hays office pect a sion in th y ing the status of entertainers in pose, and the starting of a relief fund Harry Revier, independent producer an a SSS ae ae ee meee to aid in the fight for uniform shop and director, is expected to sign a con ps ~ a mel, poereeggls yn — ania: conditions in the talkie and sound pic- a ai He already has rhe defendants had a part in keeping up the nuisance and in sup- ture field, are the principal develop- p'ving entertainment to facilitate it countenanced and encouraged it, and whoopee, which favored the nuisance. abetted it.” They knowingly and intentionally joined with others in making In short, they maintained and tract with Equity today assured Equity, according to Paul Duil- wll, executive secretary, that he will meet all its conditions in the production ( ments of the past week in the Equity film campaign on the West Coast Sam Hardy, at one of the meetings, suggested a relief chest which would fa 10-reel feature talking and musical picture to be made in the East. : __y take care of all cases up to the limit of This is the second Eastern independent funds available from benefits and con- tributions. It was pointed out that, producer to sign with Equity. Negotia- tions are on with others, and it is re- (See INDIES on page 86) with the wealth of stage talent available to Equity, making it possible to give frequent benefit performances in cities (See WEST COAST on page 86) American Shows Swam P Paris PARIS. June 29—While American American pieces are The Trial of Mary France Has 200 Tent-Theaters PARIS, July 1.—At a meeting of owners of tent and portable theaters held here recently: a mutual aid association was formed to look after the interests of this group of French outdoor show- men While Paris knows but little in regard to these portable theaters there are approximately 200 of them circulat- Ing thruout France with 6.000 artists, their own musicians, stagehands, scenery and other stage accessories. Their portance may be judged by the fact ha the past year the Authors’ Association collected from these theaters royalties amounting to 400,000 francs. Ringling Pays $40,950 For Rembrandt Picture LONDON. June 29.—John Ringling this week bought at auction for $40,950 he of the world’s most famous old sters, Rembrandt's “Descent From the Cre He bought the picture to add / his celebrated art museum at Sara- i, Fla SCREECHING SCREEN NOT DESIRED HERE NAPOLEON, O., June 29.—Movi Napoleon don't like © the ne screen” and they so in © A Young, manager of the here il months ago Young installed juilpment and booked some o! ' audible picture: But the receipts didn't grow. In fell off Numerous fans pon Young and informed him ! hey wanted the old-fashioned 1€} drama So Young has an- hounced that the talkies will be dis- cont ed " “Folks are mighty hard to please,” yas only comment. drama and dancing have for many years been popular in Paris this season marks a veritable invasion of American—and English—plays and musical productions. During the month of June alone no less an seven pieces played in English by American or English artists will have been presented in Paris The most elaborate production is that ef the light opera, A Light From Saint Aaqnes at the Theater des Champs- Flysees, followed closely by Sun-Up. at *he Theater des Mathurins. Then there is Desire Under the Elms, at the Vieux Colombier; the English Players’ produc- tion of Journey's End, at the Theater Albert Ier, Willette Kershaw in Maya, at the Studio des Champs-Elysees: Una Bave in By Candle Lioht, at the Theater Femina; Black Birds of 1929, at the Meuilin Rouge, and the Ambassadeurs Show, at the Ambassadeurs Among the French versions of Anclo- Dugan, at the Apollo; The Spider, at the Avenue: The Ghost Train, at the Theater de la Madeleine: Rose-Marie, at the Mogador; Show Boat, at the Chatelet, ind Tip Toes, at the Folies-Wagram. Broadway, Rose-Marie and No, No, Nanette, are also being played on the road. Besides these plays already under way there is an equally long list of American successes scheduled for Paris presentation next season American singers also are coming to the fore at the Opera-Comique, where such singers as yrace Moore, Hallie Stiles, Hope Hampton and William Mar- tin have sung in the past few weeks The Opera has heard Eide Norena; Ganna Walska is appearing in Castig- lione, at the Comedie des Champs- Elysees, and practically every big revue and music hall, circus and cabaret bill in Paris boasts its quota of American singers, dancers and comedians. LAST-MINUTE FLASHES NEW YORK. July 1.—Joseph I Schnitzer president of Radio Pictures, sailed Satur- day to visit RKO's foreign exchanges, to explain in detail the revolutionary methods of production, introduction of color and Radio's affiliation with RCA. Arrest and conviction of Henry 8S. Johnson, Michigan State Penitentiary Lieetric on discovery that number of theaters parts, with resultant important inferior production, Leon J. Rubinstein editor of Radio Pictures’ house organ sentenced from one to five vears in the is the first case of several under investigation by Western parts of Hint is made that thefts are with a view to substituting poorer its equipment have been stolen from a “Master Showman”, and with the company only two weeks, was let out Friday as a result of his being quoted in the press as saying that RKO was going to buy, build theaters newspapers importance of Rubinstein’s remarks and he was in no position to speak officially for the company. field what it couldu’t swallow The greatly exaggerated the Pictures was a small one up and dynamite out of the the Hearst chain, have since his job with Radio especially Overcast skies and chilly weather reduced the Sunday attendance at Coney Island to about half the usual quota of visitors. Finer Films has given up its lease on the Greenwich Village Theater, and expected to make way for a business building Bert Rutherford, Vilma Banky “This Is Heaven", the Stanley, Baltimore DENVER States will hold their MANSFEELD, 1—A oO, July general agent of Christy Bros is to make personal appearance in opening today at Loew's Midland, Kansas City, and ending July 16, at luly 1.—Independent movie theater owners of Colorado and Rocky annual convention here July recently sold * Circus, is visiting New Vork. conjunction with her first talkie Mountain 23-35, * 2,500-seat theater and hotel, costing $800,000, is an- nounced here by Charles L. Drake, representing National Hotel and Theater § Site will be decided upon this week. i j ( Ohicago. Eddie Cantor Heads N. V. A. NEW YORK, July 1.—Eddie Cantor was chosen today to succeed Fred Stone as president of the National Vaudeville Ar- tists at the annual meeting of the or- ganization in the assembly room of the local clubhouse Others selected indirectly by the 200 members present were Walter C. Kelly, first vice-president; Solly Ward, second Arthur Ashley, third vice- president; Charles H. O'Donnell, fourth vice-president; Henry Chesterfield, ex- ecutive secretary, and Pat Casey, treas- urer The names of the officers unanimously chosen were on a slate prepared by Jim Harkins and his nominating committee. The ticket was launched with flying col- ors and unusually lusty cheering greeted the mention of Chesterfield’s name. In his annual report, covering the 1928 period, Chesterfield read among other items that $1,001,483.35 had been utilized by the. organization for the welfare of members. Trade newspapermen were barred from the meeting. vice-president; TALKIES MAY INVADE COMEDIE FRANCAISE PARIS, June 29.—If a proposal made at an extraordinary meeting of its members is adopted, the Comedie Francaise, world’s oldest legitimate playhouse, may become the French home of the talking movies. The prospect of this “desecration” of the venerable institution has thrown dra- matic, literary and art circles into a state of rebellion. The proposal arose when members met to discuss the action of one of the cast in signing for American talkies. The majority felt that none should act for talkies unless the whole company did. Another meeting will be held shortly to settle the question. | Zi Billboard = i PRSRBARA OS SSE OO ee | ee ee | ee De aaa —_F | ee ——— re ee : es FT OE TB es ee ee | | ~~ —® eS ee —— ora ~~ ee ee | ee | ee EE | ee — i —E——— 1
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July 6, 1929 Billboard —————— ae - er “= = ‘ | Conducted by WILFRED J. RILEY~ Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York L ——— z Musieals Qutnumbering Dramatie Shows on Bway Dramatic List Falls Below Musicals for First Time in Two Years—Good Business for Majority of Musicals— Only Five Dramatic | Shows Strong , NEW YORK, July 1—wWith the opening ton ight of Earl Carroll's Sketch Book, tomorrow night of Ziegfeld’s Show Girl, the number of musical shows on ill exceed for the time in two years the number of current dra- matic seeieations From Tuesday night on there will be 12 musical shows running and 11 dramatic procuctions Seven dramatic shcw closings last Saturday night, with only one dramatic ad B U B GC 99 opening scheduled, puts the musicals in el J$ e ay the lead for the first time since the week ~y a ad of August 22, 1927, when there were 15 4, L | musicals current on Broadway and 14 omg to ondaon drar c productions , Saturday night saw the closing of LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 29.—Let Us Bo d Love, which was a quick flop; Be Gay, the John Golden comedy, con- Decision and The Tired Business Man, eludes its long run at the Maylan Thea- whica both played for short runs to poor ter here tonicht 1 after a stop in San business; Jonesy, which has done mod- Francisco will be sent to London, accord- erate business since April; The Love Duel, ing to Lester Bryant, coproducer of the which was fairly successful, and two play pla s in the lonz-run class, Little Acci- Edna Hibbard, Niles Welch, Effie Afton, dent and seen Elaine Baker, Stapleton Kent, Harry Of the rema ining 11 dramatic shows, Stafford, Grace Hampton, Allan Daily, including Bed Fellows, which opens to- Jennete Rogers and others will make the night, four of them are in the hit class, trip to London. George Revanant re- and will undoubtedly run well into the mains to make a picture for RKO. new season. These are Journey’s End, Street Scene, The Perfect Alibi and Let . ; : . . 66 . 99 Us Be Gay. Bird in Hand has fallen off Brady Adds Nowadays somewhat because of the hot weather, re : but the prospects are good for a summer To His Summer Schedule pros} run. The Camel Thru the Needle’s Eye —_ is doing light business, but will proba bly NEW YORK. June 29. — Wiliam A ] for ie . sf this 1 . ve th he é 2 om ty Heng anaes ng from week to week thru the itn 9 Broadway opening scheduled for . — as. —_ early in the new season. The play is The majority of the current musicals, titled Nowadays,and is the work of tsa ao foe ee the arthur F. Brash. Mdyo Methot and Moon. alt os 6 chistebter tow ths _~-, Melvyn Douglas will have the leading ag ec 2 Seat sonia ape te: % Norn roles. Tryouts are scheduled to open in é » ar arrying 1 to exceilent busi- tifa 7 é leck, L. L., ree W » ness, and will last well into the fall Great Neck, L. I., in three weeks The Little Show contin 8 to play to ° ° capacity, and Hold Everything is still well) Sims Closes in Toronto; up on the list. The re re . . ite seman ah Seaene Will Reopen Labor Day tinues to draw, and is p a to last out the summer TORONTO, Ont., r. ¥ July 1—John Clark packing them in, and chancs Sims Musical Comedy Company, at the for a summer run. The Vi ia 7 eater, closed on Saturday Follies picked up somewha i with Kat Notwithstanding the ex- but the gross receiy are id cellence of e company and produc- is expected to fold before t th tiox he management decided to with- up. Of the more recent arriv in dr during the torrid weather. The Hot Chocolates, i all-ne revue at general impression was that the company the Hudcon, is given the best chance for ¥ he be ‘ een here, but the en- aru... Keap it Clean v panned gener- gagement commenced at the wrong ally and t i¢ has been poor. This is time. Manager Joe Lightstone of the the only isical on the list likely to Consolidated Theat Ltd., announces fold within the weex. The reviewers were the reopening for Labor Day. divided on Bomboola, but it is conceded fair } Y > . ss eonine the same week last vear there G ‘and Theater, Chicago, were 25 dramat hows playing on Broad- Back on T. O. B. A. Cireuit ° CHICAGO, July 1.—The Brooklyn Drama Guild — «: y and 14 musicals Grand Thea- owned by H. B. Miller, has returned “ se to the T. O. B. A. Circuit after a separa- Is Seeking New Plays tion of a year, it is announced by Sem E Reevin, manager of the colored circuit NEW YORK, July 1. — The Catholic Drama Guild of Brooklyn is interested in John Golden May Erect = essence egy sat beam weeduend San Francisco Theater on Broadway P] ‘ l be re selected by the } SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. — John n . p of the bers of G ¢ New York producer. may build the Guild: 7 Ke € ere to bear h name, it is @’ 7 f cr la ' } the ¢ > eles of and if f i suitable wil e proc c Lest Br f e opening per- Manu } be sent to the Guild f nance of Golden's play, Let Us Be at 249 Ninth street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Gay, at the Curran Theater — “ Ne ~e | CHARLOTTE LANSING, who re- placed Evelyn Herbert in the role of Marianne in “The New Moon”, at the Imperial Theater, New York. She took over the leading role of “The Desert Song” during the latter part of its New York run, and continued in the role for 55 weeks. Her first stage role was that of Kathie in “The Student Prince”. George E. Wintz Dives To Aid Drowning Man MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., George E. Wintz, theatrical producer and owner of the Denmarsh Hotel here, took a dive into Lake St. Clair last Sunday in an effort to save a man who was unable to swim. Wintz Jumped into the water with his clothes on when he noticed that the man failed to come up_ after diving from a springboard, June 29.— Last summer Wintz’s wife, Nyra Brown, was the heroine in a rescue on the lake. The Wintz folks, together with Clem T. Schaefer, of the Wintz managerial staff, are vacationing here after a busy season that included a road presentation of Rio Rita, which closed last Saturday at the New Wilson Theater, Detroit, to reopen August 4 at the Globe, Atlantic City, and the New York production of She Got What She Wanted Laura Wilck Acquires Thunder in the Air” NEW YORK, June 29.—Laura D. Wilck has acquired for fall production a play called Thunder in the Air, an English play by Robins Millar, editor of The rlasgow Evening News. The play has already had a successful run at the Duke of York’s Theater, London. It will be tried out this summer at the Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge, Mass., and some changes may be made in the script at that time. At Stock- bridge it will be sponsored by Alexander Kirkland and Cissie Loftus and Aline MacMahon will be in the cast. Billie Burke To Star In A. E. Thomas Play NEW YORK, June 29.—Billie Burke, who was seen in New York last year in Gilbert Miller’s production, The Happy Husband, will appear in a new play on Broadway late this summer. The play is The Palace, by Dr. Karl Volmoeller and A. E. Thomas. Altho the name of the producer has not been given out, it is generally believed to be Gilbert Miller. Actors Win Arbitrations Equity Board Awards Salary Claims in Three Actions Against Producers NEW YORK, July 1—The boards of arbitration of the American Arbitration Association last week handed down three decisions favoring actors in actions brought against Broadway producers thru Actors’ Equity. Marion Waring Manley was awarded 2'4 weeks’ salary for her work in the first try-out production of Bed Fellows. J. S. Fitzsimmons, repre- senting Miss Manley, contended that she had been given a four weeks’ guarantee by Bernard Levy, one of the producer and that she had not received her salary for the week of March 30, after which the show folded, or for the remaining week and a half covered by the cuaran- tee. Henry B. Forbes represented Levy in the arbitration, and the Arbitration Association selected the third member Miss Manley was awarded the full claim when it was proved that her contract contained the guarantee clause, altho it had been omitted from the producer's copy of the contract. A second arbitration was the case of Michael Markham against Shar] Produc- tions, Inc., producers of Mystery Square. Markham was stage manager of the pro- duction and on April 27 was given two weeks’ notice, which he was not permit- ted to work out. The producers paid him two-eighths of a week’s salary on dismissal. Their defense was that Mark- ham was incompetent. The arbitration board, however, awarded Markham one and six-eighths weeks’ salary to cover the balance of the two weeks’ notice. Tullio Carminati was awarded $500, or one week's salary, against Jules Ziegler and Ralph McBain, producers Carminati contended that he had been engaged verbally to play the leading role in a _ production called Release. He agreed to wait in New York for the tryouts, and the producers gave him a three weeks’ guarantee. He contended that in waiting for the try- outs of the production, which was post- poned, he had been forced to forego a picture contract on the West Coast. Car- minati claimed $1,500, or three weeks’ salary. The arbitration board, however awarded him one week’s salary. Bide Dudley represented Ziegler and McBain, Lyle D. Andrews represented Carminati and Johnfritz Achelis was the neutra? member of the board. MAX steioned REVIVAL SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.—On Mon- day night, July 8, Kolb & Dill’s comedy success, Now and Then, will be given 2 revival at the New Capitol Theater, with Max Dill, Julia Blanc, Harry Shumer, John DeWees, Josephine Clark, Stewart Wilson. and others of the original cast in their original roles. “Wild Birds” Held Over NEW YORK, June 29.—Wild Birds, Henry B. Forbes’ production which closes a try-out engagement at the Windsor Theater, Bronx, tonight, will be shelved until late in August when it will play two weeks of additional tryouts before coming into a Broadway theater. 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Of Transfers Billboard Equity Gets Record Number From Chorus Over 135 Choristers Qualified as Principals During Past Season——Chorus Widens as Field for New Musical Talent—Majority of Transfers Permanent NEW YORK, July 1.—The past season saw a larger number of Chorus Equity members qualified as principals and tramsferred to Actors’ Equity than in any season on the records of the organization. In the period between May 1, 1928, and May 1, 1929, approximately 135 members of Chorus Equity received speaking parts and were transferred, as compared to 42 in the previous season, “The musical shows,” said Mrs. Dorothy pryant, executive secretary of Chorus Fquity, “are turning more and more to the chorus for new talent. This was not the case in the past, when the ensembles were made up of comparatively inex- perienced people. But the dancing and singing required of chorus people in the last few years has become so difficult that only talented people, who will some day be important in musical work, can qualify. “Altho the transfer, in most cases, means that the membcr has ceen given some minor role as the first step toward becoming an important player, there are afew people who have gone immediately from: the chorus to prominent work. Ruth Sennott played a leading part in Hello Yourself; Edward Nell, Jr., was in the chorus only a short time when he played the title role in The Vagabond King, and he now has an important part in The New Moon. Lucilla Mendez went from the chorus of Mercenary Mary direct to a big part. “The ensemble dances in a modern musical show requires people who have had extensive training and experience in all types of stage dancing. The average chorus girl must be abie to do tap and acrotatic dancing, as well as the standard steps. For this reason chorus people to~- day are trained performers, much better suited for principal parts than was the case in the past.” Besides those wh) transferred to Actors’ Equity, about 50 Chorus Equity members played principal parts in various produc- tions thruout the past season, playing on Chorus Equity contracts without trans- ferring. Of those who did transfer, Mrs. Bryant pointed out, some will not con- tinue on principals’ contracts in the future, and will be retransferred to Chorus Equity. The majority of them, however, have established themselves ss capable of playing individual parts. The following list contains the names of all the Cherus Equity members who were transferred during the past season to Actors’ Equity, and it gives, in most cases, the name of the productions in which they were given roles outside of the chorus: lucia Hackney, Desert Song and George Wintz production of Rio Rita; Milton Douglas, Good News; Ethel Rae, The Dagger and the Rose; Ruth Nagle, Desert Song; Babe Fenton, Greenwich Village Follies; William Sunderman, Vagabond King; William MecGurn, Hit the Deck; Melba Alter, White Lilacs; George Brand, Golden Dawn; Edward MacKay, Werba's Jamaica Stock; Gerald Goff, Lorraine Webb, Doree Leslie and Virginia Webb, Manhattan Mary; Dan De Leo, Hit the Deck; William Russell, Good News and Hit the Deck; Peggy O'Connor, Excess Bagouge and Follow Thru; Nellie Paley, Werba’s Jamaica Stock; Marion Martin, Jarnegan; Philip Snyder, My Maryland; Burt Harger and Helen Howell, Just a Minute; Bonnie Te Beau, Undressed Kid, and Arthur Barry, Luttringer Players, Waltham, Mass. Others were Lucian Taranto, The Guardsman; Milton Karinol and Myra Hubert, Desert Song; Gerald Gehlert, Red Robe Joseph Miller, Edward Watkins and ‘hn Crawford, Vagabond King; Dorothy Payne, Fast Life; Francis Gallagher, To- — Stock; Beth Meakins, The Black ,/0ok; Eileen Cullen, Cafe de Danse; ~tea dey Ruh, Connecticut Yankee; ae = Fitzgibbons, Good News; Lucy D er, New Moon; Elaine Arden, Cefe de inse; Attn Rogers, Yonkers Stock; Mar- Rove ty Martin, High Cost of Living: Willa Scott, Echoes of 1929; Harold Macks a, Cyrano de Bergerac; Helen ~~ , traight Thru the Door; Kath.een See > aoe Fingers; Margaret Marano, ~ ree; Mebel Williams, Mima; Marie iam oe Thing Called Love; Vivian The ~ East of Siam; Robert Reltner, ang oe er Swan; Frank C. Strang, Paolo rancesca; Jack Philips, Rio Rita; ON a = Mabel Hill, George White's Scandals; Robert O'Brien, Hold Everything; Dorothy Pinheiro, Blossom Time; Mildred Costello. Good News; Constance Carpenter: Muriel Greel, Australian Show Boat Company; Grace Beaumont; Julius Behrand, Amert- cana; Richart Bender; Richard Bennett. Mima; Adolph Benson, Blossom Time; Jean Berwick, Edna Bowman; Leon Bue- low, Men She Married, and Franklin Bush, Blackhaller Players. In addition to these Dorothy Dale, Clifford Dolores Daly, Vera Glover, Boom Boom; Allan Hale, Mima; Bettina Hall, The Little Show; John Hammcnd, Follow Thru; Kathryn Here- ford; Olive Lamoy, dramatic stock; Sybil Lorayne, Howard Hall Players; Sally Larsh, Her Unborn Child; Elinor Millard, Machinal; Wiil Morgan, dramatic stock; Mary Margaret Noble, dramatic stock; Doris Vinton, Grand Street Follies; Imo- gene Coca; Neil Collins, Queen Ifigh ard lead in Good News; Chuck Connors, Diamond Lil; Pegzy Cornell; Frank Cur- ran, burlesque; Roberta Curry, Syracuse stock: Elsie Elliott, Sunny Days; Robert Elton; Virginia Evans, Rio Rita; Robert Flem:ing, Lady Fingers; Hubert Hilton; Hugh M. Hite, Rosalie; James Howkins; Arthur Hoyt, Edgar Hunt, Bertha Jenice Jenkins, Kathryn P. Johnson, Virginia Karnes; Kathleen Karr, Lady Fingers; Harrison Loomis, Ten Nights in a Bar- room; George MacCready, Nixon Stock Company; Ruth Marion; Dorothy Martin, Excess Baggage; Norma Masterson, The Wishing Well; Marietta O’Brien, House- boat on the Styzr; Jessie Payne, Evelyn Sayers and Loretta Sayers, Boom Boom; J. Gordon Selwood, Blossom Time; Helen M. Shea, The Trial of Mary Dugan; Morris Siegel, Follow Thru; Flo Spink; Lyle Stackpole, Guinea Pig; Lillian Hazel Staf- ford; Charles Sutton, Three Musketeers; Clifford Whitccmb, Rosalie. there were Daly, Mary Deane; Doreen St. Louis Theater Society Starts With “Louie 14th” ST. LOUIS, June 29.—The first summer season of the Theater Society of St. Louis got off to a flourishing start June 22 at the Garden Theater with Louwie the 14th. The production has been shown every night this week, with the exception of Tuesday, when rain caused a postponement of the show. Good houses have been the rule. Leon Errol is taking care of the leading role, and the remaining principals in- clude James B. Carson, Edward Carr, Charles Benchley, Kathryn Manners, Victor Casmore, Sam Ritcherson, Virginia Smith, Eve Wendt, Rosemary Farmer, Ethelynee Bradford, Oscar Ragland, J. Parker Doane, Arthur Sherwood, Estelle Jayne, Wayne Nunn and Floyd English. The business staff of the Garden Theater is Everett Hays, general man- ager; Pet Grieg, managing director; Harry Essex, company manager; Jack Lynds, stage manager; Ned McGurn, as- sistant stage manager; Paul Jennings, press representative; Tom Barnes, master mechanician; Bernard Burger, scenic artist. Beginning Sunday night, June 30, Funny Face will be presented at the Garden for one week, wifh Leon Errol in the leading role. Vaudeville Producer To Do Legitimate Show NEW YORK, June 29. — Hunter Wil- liams, who has been associated with Ben Boyar in the staging, producing and lighting of vaudeville acts, is to enter the legitimate producing field with a play called Escapode, by Laurence Eyre Williams will direct. J. ANTHONY HUGHES, who gives a sterling performance in one of the leading roles of “Wild Birds”, which has been trying out previous to a Broadway engagement. Several years ago he was featured in several movie serials produced by Pathe, and he has played juvenile lead in stock companies for a number of seasons. Earlier this vear he was seen on Broadway in “Marry the Man”. Philip Goodman Plans Two Fall Productions NEW YORK, June 29 Having straightened out his troubles with Equity and the Dramatists’ Guild, Philip Good- man has two productions, a musical and a dramatic show, planned for next sea- son The musical will have a book by Max- well Anderson and Otto Harbach, with music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart Mary Eaton, Oscar Shaw and Bobby Clark have been signed for the principal roles. It will go into re- hearsals August 25, coming to Broadway sometime in October. The dramatic show is the long-delayed comedy by Vincent Lawrence, Among the Married. John Haliday and Katherine Wilson will have the main assignments. This is also slated to start rehearsing on August 26, coming to New York early in the new season. George Blumenthal Plans Musical Season for Havana HAVANA, June 29.—George Blumen- thal, former manager for the late Oscar Hammerstein and now general manager of the Latin-American Amusement Com- pany, announces he has signed a con- tract whereby he is taking over the Pro- Arte Auditorium for 12 weeks next sea- son for musical attractions. The season will open November 15 with the French Opera Bouffe Company. On January 14 the Havana Grand Opera Company will open. Beginning February 15, Blumenthal will present for four weeks the Manhattan Musical Comedy Company in musical comedies and re- vues from New York. It is the intention of Mr. Blumenthal after these companies have been heard in Havana to form a circuit of various cities in Cuba where they will also be presented. All performances will be given under the auspices of the Pro-Arte Musical Society, of which Mrs. Maria Teresa G. de Giberga is president. Kalesser Plans To Do Two Fall Productions NEW YORK, June 29.—Michael Kales- ser is planning to produce a play written by himself and Barbara Chambers, en- titled Bed and Board, on Broadway in September. It will go into rehearsals in the middle of August, and is slated for a short try-out tour before coming to Broadway. This is the same play which has been announced for production by several other producers during the past season falesser has also acquired another comedy, What You Are, by Brayton Eddy, which he will produce sometime after the opening of the above play. July 6, 1929 5 Morley Group To Continue Withdrawal of Two of Asso- ciates Fails To Hinder Plans for Coming Season NEW YORK, July 1.—In spite of the troubles which beset Christopher Morley’s: Hoboken, N. J., theatrical group during the past week, plans are going forward for several new productions next season. Rehearsals will be started within the next few weeks for an intimate revue to be called The Shoestring Revue, which will go into the Lyric Theater, Hoboken, late this month. prior to the reopening there of The Rlack Crook, which will play for two weeks and then go on tour in the East under the joint management of the Hoboken Theatrical Company and Jones & Green. The Lyric will then house another revival of an old-time musical show. After Dark, now in its 30th week at the Old Rialto, will continue there indef- initely. When its run eventually ends, it will be sent to the West Coast and will be followed by a revival of George Sims’ Harbor Lights or Wilkie Collins’ No Name. Later in the season there will be a production of Morley’s play, Where the Blue Begins. This production was planned for last season, but the long run of After Dark -rowded it out of the schedule. The Hoboken Theatrical Company was originally made up of Christopher Mor- ley, Cleon Throckmorton, Conrad Mil- liken and Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Within the month, however, Milliken has resigned from the organization, and Gribble last week filed suit for an ac- counting of the company’s books, claim- ing that he has not received his full share of the royalties on the past sea- son’s two productions, The Black Crook and After Dark. Morely issued a state- ment last week in which he said that Gribble had received a salary of $100 a week from the company thruout the past season for his services as director, and 20 per cent of the _ box-office receipts, after $2,790 a week had been deducted for operating expenses. When Gribble’s contract expired on June 1, he was informed that his services were no longer required. Morley said that payments to Gribble during the past season had totaled to $22,252.79. Gribble also contends Morley had agreed to renew his contract for the coming season, and that he is entitled to his snare of the profits of After Dark as long as it runs. Last week also saw the closing of sev- eral of the restaurants in the neighbor- hood of the Morley theaters by the prohibition authorities, and the general opinion on Broadway is that this will seriously affect the business of the thea- ters if the eating places remain closed. In their advertisements of the Hoboken revivals, Morley’s group always men- tioned the numerous German restaurants where beer was on draught, and it was the custom for theatergoers from New York to dine in these places before at- tending the Morley shows. that Cast for Burnside’s Atlantic City Show NEW YORK, June 29.—The leading soprano roles in Here and There, the spectacle which R. H. Burnside -is pro- ducing for the Convention Hall in At- lantic City, N. J., will be sung by Ruth Thomas, who was prima donna in Win- throp Ames’ recent series of Gilbert & Sullivan revivals, and Ethel Jane Walker lately prima donna of Ear] Carroll’s Fior- etta. Theo Pennington, Virginia Dudley and Thelma Goodwyn have also been signed for prominent roles. Murray Phillips Doing Stafford Dickens Play NEW YORK, June 29—Murray Phil- lips has acquired a play by C. Stafford Dickens called Freddy, for immediate production. It is scheduled to go into rehearsals Monday, with a Broadway opening set for the week of July 15. Dickens is the author of The Command Performance, which Was produced on Broadway last fall abe eo 4 en SMCs Be PB A | | Za — 4 = 4 <a 3 se . } ll } — ann F ae rn , ae = a ia tl — 0s LS , — — ee ; is ek Ss . 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6 July 6, 1929 Palmer Hines Co. In Jackson, Mich. JACKSON, Mich., June 29. — Palmer Hines and his Musical Comedy Players opened their summer engagement at the Majestic Theater here Sunday with a sumptuous production of Ziegfeld’s fa- mous success Sally. The Hines organiza- tion followed in the Wright Players, dra- matic stock company, who completed a three years’ run. Harold Frank, Majestic manager, has assembled a well-balanced cast, includ- ing Louise King, Franklin Hopkins, George Hurd, Charles Lyon, Dick Griffin, Jeanne Dixon, Jeanette Mozar, Art Hall, DeWald and Deering, Marion Lypps and Mary Flaherty. In the chorus are Claire Blessington, Lee Belis, Isabelle Wade, Helen Lee, Vir- ginia Pickens, Evelyn Thomas, Lottie Otto, Billie Day, Jo Ann Manners, Gladys Lotz, Gertrude Vaughn, Frances Pearl, the Mylie Sisters, the McCann Sisters and Peggy Ayers. Hubert Emmons is musical director and Henry Corneas art director. Wally Newland is master car- penter. Following Sally, Producer Hines will stage Hit the Deck and Queen High, be followed by The Five o’Clock Girl and the Lew Fields hit, Present Arms The Hines company will remain at the Majestic until Labor Day, moving then to Florida, where contracts call for the show's opening there the latter part of October. 0. D. Woodward Sued For Using “Dracula” LOS ANGELES, June 29.—According to a suit filed in the United States District Court, O. D. Woodward, theatrical pro- ducer, has been made the defendant in an action for $10,000 damages and to restrain him from further use of the lay Dracula, which enjoyed a local run under the producer's management Hollywdod Music Box Theater and which is said to be doing excellent business north of here. z The suit was brought by John L. Balderson, of London, author of the play, and Horace B. Liveright, of New York, to whom, it is said, he assigned exclusive license to produce the play Woodward, who shortly gives Music Box Theater here, is Paris Bound, which upon its conclusion here will be taken to San Diego An announcement made yesterday in- dicates the future plans of the producer are to confine the Pa Coast. The a Barr wil] have its at the up the presenting his ef rte to cific and will then be shifted to the Sitmare Theater here September 2 It is regarded in theatrical circles that the move is being contemplated by Erlanger in is an effort to keep more and Mason theaters open this ing season With Woodward ictions here the for ractions getting out this far appear faint. prod. road att possibilities Chi. Likes “After Dark”’ CHICAGO, June 29—After Dark, a revival of Dion Boucicault’s blood and thunder thriller, opened Sunday night at the Woods Theater and is giving Chi- cago playgoers the best laughs they have had in years The opening night audience fell into the spirit of the production i the three heroes and hissing each time he appea! fun at times bordered on the The play is staged in the r period and the cast is thorc Among those who gave perfe nter- pretations of their roles are Jacksor Murr Lou Hollinger, Boothe How } Ed Beach Priscilla Pace ar I le Louise Carter. The direction, by Robert h Williams, a young actor seen here t in The Trial of Mary Dugan, and Hal Espey a STOCK br ker ne irly perfect that no defects could be Y foe d in the staging. LIGHT HAWK REMEDY CO.—WANTED. A-! ‘ b Pp Be ab] + n wir Wire we + it Pa re I " F ¥ a anagt a DR. ARTHU PY r, Til y to ak ial » LECTYT FT c : Ww. AN I ED n p in of truck C f Jacket. write. WALTER DE HOMAN, General hey Reeding, Pa. . od ~~ id To an Billboard Gering Wins Judgment NEW YORK, June 29.—Judgment for $2,504.29 was entered in court yesterday against the Actors’ Theater in favor of Marion Gering, director, who was en- gaged to stage the proposed production of Liberia The Actors’ group called the play off after engaging Gering to Stage it Attorneys for Gering were Edison and Traub. Woods Changes Plans For Fall Production NEW YORK, June 29.—Claire Luce, the English actress, who has been signed for three years by A. H Woods, may not ap- pear first in the principal role in Arthur i's dramatization of tl novel The Latitude of Lore s was previously reported This was to have been cus of Woods’ first fall s, but he is havi ng corsidera arrangements for the ¢ ly that other producti will be done first. According to plans, Miss Luce may have the lea ws in Scarlet Pages, a play by Sar lay, and it is like- ns on his schedule present ding hipman and John B. Hy E] guson and Claudette Colbert are al slated to be in the cast. The Latitud Love will be produced at some later date Sterling Has Comedy For Fall Production 29.—Burnin Up a NEW YORK, June comedy by has bee acquired by It w g into rehearse tryouts in for "Phiade iphia P. F. SHEA AFTER PLAZA, » WORCESTER WORCESTER, July 1.—The P. F. Shea theater interests, owners of the Worces- ter Theater, are endeavoring to acquire the Plaza Theater from the Fox Corpora- tion, is admitted by Frank Shea It is understood that the Plaza is being con- idered as a house for road show t of New York. Fox has set $1,250,000 on the property. a price of Morganstern & Short Acquire Third Play NEW YORK, June 29.—C. W. Morgan- stern and Antrim Short have acquired a play for fall production called Tired, by J. Robert Pauline and Ted MacLean. Re- hearsals are slated to start early in Sep- tember Morganstern nd Short are working on two other productions, A Temperance Town, which is due to reach Broadway early in August, and Her Friend the King, which goes into rehear- August 18, coming to New York in October sals Wm. Harris Producing “100 Grand” in August NEW YORK. June 29. —William H Jr.. has acquired a play by Jack Gray nd William J Rapp, entitied 100 Grand, which wil into rehearsals in August ming to Broa away | early in the seaens Chester Ersk will a ; resented on Becede Ay n hich Rapp was coauthor “Wallace Thurman was saat re with BROADWAY BRIEFS of the music A Night in sai] Augus 2 + editor of The plays on first of one English y A H On has matic rights to E. Pt story, The Million Pov HERBERT BIRNS, pres Productions, Inc., prod Business Man, which night at the George C York, sailed last week an extended trip abroad CORNELIA OTIS SI last week on the Mau: f engagement at the St iter, London Late in the il give recitals at So thempt on, “Lh Z and Newport HARRY BERESFORD, at present play- ine in The Perfect Alibi, at the Charle Hopkins Theater, New York, will appear s oductions in other Charles Hopkins next season SALLY SWEET, last seen on Broadw ay in Rain or Shine, has begun an engage- ment at the Chateau New York “JAZZLIPS” RICHAR DSON who stopped the show the openi night Connie’s Hot Chocol at the Hu on New York, is now fea Madrid H AMME RSTE! ™N II ay al ; in New York last * trip er a six week n will start work » of Just the Other : “on to Hollvwwood yy 2 pictures PA Ul A ‘TRU EMAN 1tured lor h Dorothy Sands and Albert Carroll in the Grand St Follic at Be th Tr eater FRANC ES SHELLEY donna of Rain or Broadway until she was injured in omobile accident, may have the in Fifty Million Frenchmen, Goetz and Sam Harris are +} € fa 11. + now fe ¥ it} i} reet York who was prima Shine during its the New run we ding role which E. Ri: to produce in THOMAS SHEARER will play of the Scotch — in The Ta Garri t The r, Phil srant Mitchell h e leading GREGORY RATOFF, of the West Coast rights to Kibitzer, will McNut t play in Los An- playing the lead. role lor-Made adelphia role the recent purchaser open with the geles September 1, Before going to the Co l he same r le in the C kor-¢ f ; : Pa" sat ‘ .* i KATHERINE WILSON n H ip snAere? wo ¢ . . ‘ a€ ncers y 2Ul Line . RAYMOND ( ter Hale ir ‘ tant lance lal re JOHN INKWATER, author of J { in Hand Trent at the M Theater New York, has left England to make a lecture tour in Spain JOAN CARTER-WADDELI ne of the principals in Music Box Theater New Yor to pos for a ( VIOLET CARI SON r ed back from Great Neck. L. I., to Ne York ¢t begin rehearsal on ¢ ne Hammer- stein eh yu Ii ef the Other Da JERRY GOFF w? anm ’ Ma? hattan Mar } t ne — DR series of ne and wv at the W! Ows 4a of eremonies. will return soon t N York to begin re) ls in Just 4 a Da t + ‘ produc MONCKTON HOFFE wil! t} ] , ing role in his play, Many Waters, when Arch Selwyn imports it from | in t? fall FLORENCE STERLING, a Ned Way burn dancer, }t beer ned t with Jack White at the Chateau Madrid Ne w York RAYMON D> HITCHCOCK pl to be in C rack prings until September. H is recovering from a recent {illness In the fall he hopes to reopen In Your Uncl Dudley, the play fr ut} } he h id made a good start when he fell ill. > J Changes in Cast John Griggs has replaced Fliot Cabot Eva Condon has replaced Catherit Cal houn-Doucet na |} est ( rt! replaced Claude Ratt in The Camel Thru the Needle’s Eye at the Guild Thea- ter Engagements Violet Heming and A. E. Anson for Soldiers and Women (Lew Cantor) Doris Frezman, William MacFadds and Anne Carpenter for Love's Labor Won (liyman Adler). AT LIBERTY—-WALTER MARS Pianist All essentials Anything, everything Wire quick. GLADSTONE HOTEL, Kansas City, Mo. 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Billb ~ THE NEW PLAYS ON BROADWAY * ROYALE ednesday Evening, June 26, 1929 boo? t 1 t "'D r k Ma yy LD. Fra Marcus a { Da and I ‘ ct r ed t , at AY Bea St ‘ ( t t I : x | 1 t Ida ge t by Ke A r qG Hal! I .) e W . S g at ge A ! I ‘ ‘ Lig | or I g ‘ a | , Me ‘ Me 1 H 1 | } 4 ‘ ‘ , ‘> : ‘ ‘ A ' ‘ ‘ ‘ . ; we we ‘ , , A ‘ ‘ | . , P 4 wt 1 ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ( ‘ ‘ F j ' 1 7 ‘ J>«.? ' 7 7 f 1 Ond } I ‘ and ‘ * } ’ tao A ‘ . ‘ ¢ ‘ e ainly e the n / 100 M a 8) * Fletche e ¢ ' vith moet f the comedy I rahnge fro medium ood } ad ty ° cetch er! title ’ 5 tho reminiscent f one w! Wa ffered on RB dway several] seasons ‘ ha t tte ne vl me for no reason at all ts ysed “iy on Strange Interlud 8 ve y well. Their other attempts . nny are failures G e Rando! sings nicely as the ry mOae hero, and Billy Andrews, another re ’ m Harlem, ts acceptable as the mi comedy villain Hilda Perleno, Percy Winters and Cora Merano do well enough in several spe- clalties. and Brevard Burnett takes ad- ige of his opportunities as the ef comedian” rhe rest of the cast have bits and do hey can with them rhe dancing ensembles, as in prac- tically all colored shows, are spirited and well executed The costumes are not particularly striking, but the dancers are well trained in some apparently difficult dance numbers and their work as a MA le C One numbe a burlesque of Harlem, is e best in the show a the only one memorable for its singing A male r rtet comes on wand then and does stuff r a mildly approving audi- ‘ ‘ rhe se e simple it entirely the production runs t \¢ ealer rt t the worst ‘ e hit town ‘ t ; lot of enough for MORTON P. GUDEBROD. ao - = SE 1. N YN 7 rT KEEP IT CLEAN. . ‘ Mw | J > 4 7 y 4 . a Vw w we . - ‘ Pre i . ‘ WA ~ « 4 we 5 q y 5 Prank dD K N fa , “ « a+ , ‘ e @ ¢ ber, and ‘ e . sketches . sedly - r 4 1] gentie- by ¢ ¢ T sime- , ( K It ¢ rf ‘ t 1t ? ¢ nment exce t } { 1 . s ly ‘ ¢ n ly ut w ers ‘ linds every- ' ‘ ich of ; » good 4 ‘ © cist — s about . t ’ * anne + Hark . fur and ‘ ce ¢ h pep to ‘ . ¢ the stuff far from exce af uf n ¢ t e pe MM- ‘ n for medy so that the ‘ " ented ect a is ‘ ‘ { Edith Murr gets fewe! ' rtunities to sing —, than ‘ ‘ t D Stanbury, toward the end of the ‘ a number not on the pr ' ned “es over more or less in a bic wat Jimmy Duffy 1 good come- ( but n t of the n rial he uses is s and Will Morrissey t } lim Harkii Ip} the best comedy The Markert Dancers are excellent in ¢ ensemble numbers, which are simply but cleverly conceived, and Amerique i Neville do a number of pleasing spe- clalty dances Karol Kane and Sidney moderately well with a few 1 song numbers mul Hawkins do ‘ The highlights of the show are Hot- Cha-Cha and an amusing slapstick number called Hokum Most of the numbers are well costumed and the set- ting ire simplicity itself, consisting mainly of a sertes of blue cloth back- ad ops Keep It Clean is sadly lacking in con- The board 7 T “a BROADWAY RUNS Performances to June 29, inclusive Dramatic Opened Perf Bird in Hand ...........-Apr Buwees 101 Borrowed Love....... ...dune 17..... 16 Brothers OG. Becees 218 Camel Thru the Needle’s BUG, TROsccccccsves Age: Wiseae 88 DOGISIOD.... ccccccccccscese es May 27..... 40 Jade God, The.........:.. May 13..... 57 JONOBY . oc ccccsccccccccccess Apr 95 Journey’s End........... Bas. BB.cccc 1 Let Us Be Gay.......---.-Feb. 21..... 152 Little Accident...........-Oct. Poked 304 Love Duel, The...........- aS 88 Nice Women........... ----Junmne 10..... 24 Perfect Alibi, The........ a re 267 BIGGIE ss che cccecccccecees May 21..... 469 Street SBcene........2scees Jan. 10,.... 219 Tired Business Man, The... June 4..... 31 Musical Comedy ss voc a canagteavens June 26..... 4 Connie s Hot Chocolates. --June 2 «. 12 I . Wevesccscaesuene Jan B.cces 199 Grand Street Follies, The. May Rcccee 1 Everything! cocee A, Wececcaee od fk eee June 24..... 8 Little Show. TOs cc ccccces Apr. 2..... 71 New Moon, The.........+- Sm, Wises 326 Night in “Venice, , eee May 21..... 42 WMOOPEE. .. «6. ecw eee enees Dec. a tinuity. The numbers seem to have been thrown in at random, and consequently the show begins to slack off badly toward the end Evidently Morrissey is rear- nging it constantly, and if he keeps on g enough he may cvolve a good sum- revue. At present it is just a hodge- “ige of mediocre vaudev acts, but in pite of that it worth-wh MORTON P. GUDEBROD. Earl Carroll’s Newest Revue Runs True to Form shows si | of becoming revi t lives long ac \ premiere w girl amces Joyce. ette Fr Carewe, Wini- fred Starr elyn Crowell, i a Miss Dorothy Universe, is e usic Gorn ey ensem- With ™I +? Ler productions, Bway Openings and Closings WEEK OF JULY l Skeich Book, a revue with sketches by I ie Cantor, dialog by Eddie Welch. music by Jay Ge y and 13 others, and lyrics by E. Y. Harbur Featuring Will Ma! ev, William Demarest and Patsy Kelly Presented by Earl Carroll at the Ear!) Carrol) Theater Bed Fellows, a farce-comedy by Louise Carter. Presented by Bernard Levy at the Waldorf Theater Show Girl, a musical comedy with book adapted by William Anthony Mc- Guire from J. P. McEvoy's novel of the same name, with music by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ira Gershwir nd Gus Kahn. Cast headed by Ruby Keeler, Clayton, Jackson and Durante Eddie Foy. Jr. Barbara Newberry and Harriet Hoctor Presented by Florenz Ziegfeld at Theater. the Ziegfeld Closings Saturday night, June 29, in- cluded Jonesy, at the Bijou (95): Bor- rawed Love, at the Times Square (16): Little Accident, at the Ambassador (304): Skidding, at the Bayes (469); The Tired Business Man, at the George M. Cohan (31); Decision, at the 49th Street (40) The Love Duel, at the Ethel Barrymore Theater (88). Eugene Ysaye Ill BRUSSELS, June 29. Eugene Ysaye, noted violinist, is seriously ill after an operation for a disease of the kidneys. He is 70 years old. July 6, 1929 London Cavbies LONDON, June 29.—Bernard Nedell’s production of Speed Limit, a_ witty, sparkling comedy by an American writer, Wilfred Eyre, at the Everyman Monday, was a great success. It it will be transferred to Theater. Olive Blakeney was a first- rate leading woman, with Arthur Finn and Pauline Loring outstanding in th competent cast. During Eugene Goossen’s temporary appearance here pending his return to Philadelphia, his new one-act opera, Judith, with book by Arnold Bennett, was produced at Covent Garden Tuesday. Despite a ant orchestration the piece lacks melodic and dramatic attrac- tiveness. Arthur Margetson, following prolonged New York engagements, joins Hold Everything today instead of Owen Nares, who resigns an unsuitable comedy role. Also Dorothy Dickson replaces Mamie Watson. Frank Bernard and Marion Rich made their English opening Monday at the Holborn Empire, their dance act going is likely the West End fine. Lee Down, also a newcomer, got great hands from the same house. Arrivals this week included John Ringling, Elsie Ferguson and Edna Thomas. Sailings included Hermione Baddeley, Wednesday. “Show Girl’ Gets Showing in Boston BOSTON, June 29.—Show Girl, the new Ziegfeld musical, based on J. P. McEvoy’s novel, already seen on the silent screen, had its first performance on any stage here at the Colonial Thea- ter Tuesday night. The show marked Ruby Keeler’s starring debut. he pop- ular tap dancer proved herself a win- some ‘actress. The show also brought team of Frank the comedy and Clayto elicht scored as the wise-cracking perman of the story. The show nto the Ziegfeld fold Eddie vy. Other principals include Jo- seph Macauley, Harriet Hoctor, Noel Francis, Barbara Newberry Cary] Berg- man, Doris Carson, Kathryn Hereford, Mary Charles, Austin Fairman. Blaine Corner, Matthew Smith and Duke Wel- lington and his Cotton Club Orchestra. 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July 6, 1929 Billboard ‘Uauderl Cx mmunications to 15% a zeneral assistant in the por office. He ill between xplained ina patched by Bierbauer to th iated imde- pendent Hodgc es will be “to keep in close contact with you, to supply you with special publicity matter and exploitation for the different attraction booked into your house, and to ke you informed of all exn! tatic nm? , ting ] the t er de} rtments Si revi “ Zatio! job will affiliated indies proportionately the same service in the building up and se! attractions as the cenior houses get from Luescher and the divisional theater man- agers and their exploitatior stants By fostering this personal promotion poli RKO ho! to convince its af- and solicited pend them does not end with independents that the booking of a how Few booking ess wit] ndepnendent eve } - eA emselves to the ex- yf the t-buying ext nd e fore ' turn + major c Ss m t of business c y I first several months Hodgdon will work out } p! . alone, but if the bureau pans out suc- cessfully, several others will be added to th detail by Bierbauer. This depends more on the way the houses come into the office during the new season than + ime on record that AY 4 ll receive the be: of special exploitatio1 H eries of outside tieups ‘vill extend even to novelty acts. MRoller-skating tur: for example, will be given special attention by the staging of t tank acts will be tied up with local swimming tourneys, and so on down the line. skating conts wrt . Pw * “ NEV ho tin? sr +~ + the nr - P Aa f ‘ a r ¥ enter - ’ t » o ft e Pp 9 mn Bure c { T ¢ ger ‘ M n* ‘ ton 4 y D » > 4 y he -.¥ e Fo a “i+ —F ) t + r pen booki RRC tc Fo RKO :« t ¢ ounted on 28 comi! est of the out- side h ‘ So + + « ilibh _ , receive t er cre otven + RKO- me = ions ensive Drive For Po p.-Pricers RKO Expects To Retain Old Indies and Angling Ener- getically for More—Bierbauer Creates Own Exploita- tion and Publicity Bureau-—Ray Hodgdon in Charge Dows Expecting 20) Split Weeks NEW YORE, July 1 Rather than iy ¢ ependent 1 de Cc A Belle D rie ’ ’ + fh Ist ne the middle of § ember + t he 90 s ‘ eek on the ich ' a creater mber than they 1} ve booked since they went into the business seven al Altho the trade that the Dows have lost houses, part viarlv the bv Fox’s e-crabbing speaking for the combo— ¢ loss during the entire season was the Pascack, Westwood. N. J While there is a ! nod +t t the Dox will receive a Mutu il (burlesque) franchise next season, Belle interest in with both continuing to time exclusively to vaude eveh wi devote booking. Roy Travis Unit With Adagio Sextet NEW aay t+oalrei> LaF Cc Roy YORK, June 29.—Roy-T1 Travis and Hts Protege Sam Roberts i handline the t nes for the ffair Date in the Middle West will start next week. Runs 1 hour and 15 minutes and fea n tures Peggy Snyder Adelaide Crandall d Buddy Siegfried Also among t specialist re Joe Schmic Ec Marce Vivian Hen- nell, Mary Graham Minor and Jasper Flemi1 The hlight of the routine is an adagiogsextet Travis says it is an ‘all-vyouth unit”, with none of its mem- bers over 21 Winston Sueceeds Taylor In Eastern RKO Post BOSTON. June 29 Charle Winston who recently ioined the RKO organizat n Ke th } tern He succeeds city director for the B. I now division mat er for RKO kt Summer Frolics, “Summer Frolies”’ NEW YORK, June 29 seven-people f! sponsored by Jerry Cargill, started f RKO this last half at the Earle, Atlant Cc The cast ses La S e Brothers, Burley and . The Sternards and Alma Halsey Pollock and Dunn Teamed YORK Lew Pollock has teamed with Henry Dunn in a new act and opened today at Fox’s Crotona. The pair are booking direct. NEW June 29 1UDREE EVANS Dooley. 1s respons ble for many mirthinul moments in the Ruth VJ unit. the test release of th RKO ae Department, Before joit ing the t Dool ( kt cere r ; fheir ¢ a over the Or- curccuus. Wilton Dept. F orges Ahead NEW YORK, July 1 Alf T. Wilton, who :n April led Frances Rockefel- ler King s cl € l’affaires of the Club and succer RKO Private Entertainment Department. reports that he is da ne the biggest business in the history of that department Wilton. who formerly an independent 1 f rent had a special catalog printed ¢ taining some of the biggest “names in the show b f ible t 1 e RKO Club department for private entertain- mer + anA renort ; + ‘* y ae ) of these have been distributed I results have been remarkable He expects to carry on increasingly stronger dur: each succeeding month as judged from business partment surveys conducted in his de- Benjamin David Moves NEW YORK, July 1 A. Benjamin David, local producer and rtistes’ rep resentative, who has occupied Tice in the Hanover Bank Buildlr for everna years, moved last the Hammerstein Friday to Theater Room 702 in Building Stone and Stearns —, NEW YORK brother of July 1 Maxine Charle Stone, Stone, and Clay Stearn re doing a new comedy, singing ind eccentric dancing act opening soon I n ‘ nore } -iIn dates Stone uM ! m featured dancer with the fifth and wth editior of Vanities, and Stearn has lately been appearing with several Pub- lix unite The new combo. will be seen at one of the local Loew houses soon Joined Twins Due In Vancouver Soon NEW YORK plicio Gor no contract to A Lucio and Sim- Twin under Klein and Terry Turner wil ry ‘ fancouve from the P i 4 A (on e Ca t n Pacifile liner Empress of Pranes Thelr tour of Canada nd the United States will open In that city The joined- together twins head a 12-piece band. State and Met. Open Satur- day First—Others in Two Weeks NEW YORK. June 29.—Unless een untore al bey ! md the contr of the circuit intervene. Loew's Easte vaudelliim ! will » into Saturday ar Wednesday- ypenit I siCi€ I I teps tarting th the St (Manha ) i Metro n, B v1 eA ' t wav b rurl : ‘ P ! ( yr full-week ise Ju or 1 } vaudefilmer »> into the ( t-week arrancemer c J n A t 3 the cult ef Y in B k and t Br et } h Thi ed f sc} WAS par ry de ry ru irT er t t exch . vs a) a j ) , p f n Ger ar Of the Press, for five da‘ in the house aforementioned previous to making tl opening-day witch Inaugurating t) new policy, The Trial of Mary Dugan will rotate in the three-sectioned pla: Decision on opening-day switches i: Loew's out-of-town vaudefilm houses expected to be arrived at definitel early next week. It is unlikely, however that there will be a uniform switch this sector of the circuit. Opening da might be changed in order to confor: with infrequent jumps from the East but such a move is deemed illogica since there are f lifferent days in the out-of-town This condition is brought eral layoffs of irregular length sur different openin string now about bv se' bet wee! jates on the road show Besides. five of Loew's out-of-town vaudefilmers do no’ play acts on Sundays due to local Sab- bath ordinance and this fact, above al! will work toward discouraging Loew officials from putting Saturday opening nto these full-weekers A I ew’ ut f-town houses I ive the following openi: Mo! stand they h day Norfolk, Monday Atlanta day; Mem}; Monday; New Orlean Saturd Houston, Saturday: Evansvill Sunday Akrol Saturday Cantor Sur day; Granad Cleveland, Thursday, an Toronto, Montreal and Boston, Monda\ Syracuse, which 1! booked direct from here, already ! 1 Saturday opening With Loew apparently set in most of t house 1! i Saturda' ind Wedne day change-day | i many acts will br relieved f the temporary inconvenier the have experienced since Fox il RKO went into the Saturday-Wednesda‘ policy, leaving Loew outside as a jun bler of the worth for act that switch frequently from one large circuit to another Weber Moves and Decorates NEW YORK. June 29 RKO representative hi interests with Harry Weber! who recently merged the Simon agency ol Chicago. moved today into his new office on the fifth floor of the Palace Theate Bullding The new offices have been elaborately decorated and furnished. Audition Act Makes Grade NEW YORK, July 1 Palmira and Cor dellat and Company, four-people flas! will open for RKO the first half of nex! week at the Regent This act was one of 90 whieh appeared at the last bi- monthly audition held by Al Livsey at the A Ree ei eae To eRe aE = Ag ‘aa eee pare sa ra a re es pene er | re —————————————— oy : | i nner _ — — _ a | a = a ——— yo —- —————— 1} oa = | ue Ne e a: om LH a ae — | . , ee | . ’ ee ry . - > le YLT AKT > } » yf ie | Conducted b LIAS E. SUGARMAN —@ihuue Broadwiy, New York - i pe | ee ——— - — — — —OMoMHooAvNNTRTETS=SlTC oman ”™_U0_JJ ————— _ — em he ee LE TT a oni anes nies . ey OO —————— eee => , me on | ————E———— ; . a ep 79 _ ;~ 7 ae i oe) ///! 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d ai Systematic Scouting by New RKO Billboard New Bureau, Formed by Godfrey, Will Cover Entire Field for New Faces and Acts — William MeCaffrey First Appointee to Important Activity NEW YORK, July 1 rime-worn and devitalizing precedents are being broken p the rate of one a week in the RKO vaudeville booking department The ' ‘ nt move of a revolutionary nature*by George A. Godfrey. xth-floor ( ken late last week with the announcement that on or about Julv 15 ‘ devoted solely to the uncovering and signing of new material and will start functioning Thus far p y selection made for the new nt within the booking depart- T ‘ To that of William aii wee LINDER PLANS xy Orpheum books. He will ~ ’ ‘ ( be it its helm or oc upy a key FALL COM kK BACK the unprecedented § auxiliary the booking office ' ‘ incl the emova!l ‘ NEW YORK, July 1.—Whe: he fall NiceCafft fror ( Westerr book be " 7" ‘ ! v4 Mn as a promotior H ice | the J i . ( be chosen b nex v ice 7 f i lane he like y t ti t the - I tor bo- ed p ll be fi 1 by an out- os ; ee F former niajor ¢ boo} ce ue . } s€ n RKO’'s T eat oO e § cgepar nap . : very ad « , . ; } , r . n 1 t 4 a " KO office. W God- , ’ p te ‘ ‘ yf ‘ ! j he 1 Bel- ir divisions of effort, with no mon elinguished houses in addition limit being placed on the geographical ; his If joini: Carlin will book territory covered. These are: nly those hou that he brings into 1. Searching in opposition chains and the office. T! said to be the present indies for new material. 2. Signing up acts that have been missed by authorized agents to con- tracts proportionate in time to the im- pression created by the act on the cout. 3. General scouting, which will en- tail methodical coverage of all opposi- tion houses in the metropolitan district. 4. Close co-operation with the RKO Production Department, thru which the members of the mew bureau will be in possession of the department's needs and constantly on the lookout for new faces to fill them. The new bureau will derive its greatest importance from the authority vested in its n bers to sien up act that they think worthy cf such attention to longe- racts. This ‘s the kind of special In some respe work Johnny Col- lins | been doing since he rejoined RKO several months aco It is likely that Collir attention to the sicning of t ttractions will be linked up in som nner with the new bureau Everything accon ished by the talent scout ll represent activity that has hever been prosecuted before in an manner The hirher-ups in said to be greatly in favor of the ice ind it ts further that Godfrey has been instructed to push the all haste and without about making the project possible of will- ore Nort repor ad Matter thru in itant a8 powerfully With »f eir bo he bhooki! office - e t chance *) e rules being re y for submission to George A. Godf before the early P of next week It was first expected, after the formation of the new board of he new rules would be ready by the middle of June. . > +) > arbitration Says “Young China” Not Chew Hing Troupe syle way } nn NEW YORK eo 1—Yonge Kai, mane Young C velt nove act which ager of n \ writes in: ast week, o » “In your issue of this week you men- tion in your review of our act that we ? +) ’ unde t} e = ty W a distinct organization and be no I ) he Chew Hing Troupe VM ire on wh and do not vy to be cor ded with the Chew Hing a For which we extend our deep regrets. Davis and Dwan Replace Mattisons Davis and and Bee ind-Hugh Dia- Which starts Davis and headed a six-people flash were doing a two-act NEW YORK, July 1.—Edith Burr Dwan nave replaced Lee Matt ninthe Jack Knell mond flash, In Paradise this week on break-in dates Dwan formerly and recently Loew’s Road Shows . NEW YORK, July 1—The Loew road shoving off next week in Norfolk will be Ted and Teddy, Crai Campbell, Brandies, Carroll and Mann and Rain- bow Revelries. Substituting for one act is Small Talk, an Our Gang talking July 15 Fraternity road show start we +? ne Brothers, comedy includes Zelda Square and Sid Lewis. Ardath Coming to Loew NEW YORK, July 1—Fred Ardath, who recently appeared in the short-lived Chippies, will return to the Loew fold the week of July 15 at the Metropolitan Brooklyn. He do with the support of Earl and Grace Osborne. will his old act Hall APPOINT VINSTON NEW YORK, July 1.—Joseph Plunkett, theater operator for RKO, has appointed ton to succeed Henry Tay- upervisor the New ry, with headquarters in from over who was inherited ly-Ford regime, has resigned ] p are expected to Ne Fy d secto ] ¢ eral d on man- rts here tl morni Ww ppointment is op portune t per n right at t 9) t f s caret England chief to meet and confer with others in . Every resource of the RKO organiza- on 1 be brought into play in order to derive the most general benefit from P! es of conferences with his Altho policies for next been tentatively decided upon by Plunkett. Hiram S. Brown and George A. Godfrey. the layout will be submitted to t variov ivisional men and amended and improved upon in « 7 onitt ++ ; traler A a accordance ) eir tluable sugges- tions Following the week of meetings rown will ma ] final decision on policies Scheduled {9 t} week j 4 inint meeting nf G fre and Plunkett’ ait ynal me S >» vete- together will result believed. in the institution of many new improve ment in the nrocese of 9%-ordinatior between the two de ent Mark Luescher. director of motion Bureau, will also get h giving and taking ideas fr i sional men on problems peculiar to their territories. Pearl Regay Back With Lester Shean NEW YORK, July 1.—Pearl Regay, who has appearing in Broadway productions, has reunited with for- mer | Lester Shean, and opened for RKO this first half at the Lincoln, Union City, agented by Harry Romm Pro- inning mm the divi- lately been her partner Johnny Hudgins Heading Big Act NEW YORK, July one of the features of birds, opened for RKO this head of a new 10-people act 1—Johnny Hudgins, Black- the the recent week at wy! ¢C splitting between Yonkers and Proctor’s 125th Street. The act features a colored band, the Southern § by Marty Forkins RKO recently as a Bob McDonald Reeasting NEW YORK, July 1—Bob McDonald, vncopators is agented for and Hudgins played single who recently broke in a new act up- State on indie dates with five girls, has returned here to completely revise and recast the act Gilda Paradise is the first of the five new girls who has been engaged McDonald _ starts re- hearsals shortly and will open for RKO in about three weeks with the revamped act, agented by Jack Farrell, of the Lee Stewart office Fid Gordon Routed YORK NEW standard single July 1—Fid Gordon, using a female plant, has } been granted an RKO route of the loca houses for the next four weeks and may open this last half, agented by Lee Stewart. Conlin and Glass Playing N. Y. Dates NEW YORK, July and Myrtle Glass, 1—Jimmy Conlin who recently returned from the Coast and were supposed to join Earl Carroll’s new Vanities, are spearing local vaude. dates. They re- .cently played Fox’s Academy, and next week will jump into Loew’s State. ee CR sik it | _ 2) ee | | ee | 1 ‘ ee F ba a i’ ing & ae “i 4 ma | * —a Ct ss igs i # ; 1 a y . . +.— 2 Ss y | ee r pd a ee circuits. r ; ee Bo eel ee om t a (i . 9" ’ : a pe se - b : the Chew . Troupe This a a ~ po a n EEE Phi) Edm Manion, Paul Hag- erty. Pe ( s, Wally M ap. P. M yf pe ee hy ee ee | po ee a . — ee 3 po Hy ee — n ' ee p ee ae ee ee a ee , / ‘ \ rg , =" os : BAe ee ao a eee
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10 July 6, 1929 Fake Beauty Winners Clog ‘astern Field | Gyp Promoters Work Up ‘Biz for U nsuspecting Managers With Pretty Show Girls as Phony Pulehritude Champs —Litthe Worse Than the “Real Stuff” NE YORK, July 1—The Eastern room chain n t f fake phony beauty c nne aking i moters at this writing than there have five years Show r re ¢ ¢ and for Ss of more t 4 f e cet- ing the breaks in the 1 racket. The promoters, n of the down-and-out vaudeville agents and producers, send out many calls for ensemble girls. They work at this for several weeks, looking over anywhere from 500 to 1.000 plicants The pretty and shapely ones are retained, the others sent back to the “at liberty” ranks, only to be picked up again and fted by rival gyps. When a girl is de- cided upon as eligible f the dummy role in the racket, the promoter informs ver that she is Miss Czecho-Slovakia, Miss New Mexico, Miss Peru, or some such monicker, that conveys the idea of her compet e beauty value gn among at- indies and unsuspecting u ‘ators are in- formed that they can secure for a limited time the drav ng power of the beauty contcst € whose trophies were wop by the waving of «he magic wand of the gyp promoter Rates are usually com- par tive ow Some of .the poamnerees rent cut their beauties for one-night ex- hibition purposes at $50 a smack. The girls get out $10 and expenses, and the promoter, who usually has three and four of the beauties working simul- taneously, takes the rest The racket is being worked within commuting distance of Broadway, thru Pennsylvania, according to report, and most intensely in and around Boston om man- are igno- As a rule, the indies and ballr agers buying these attractions rant of the fake basis of the beauties’ coined names. In several cases, it is learned, managers saw thru the scheme, but desisted from exposing it because of the bad effect such action might have on their good will. Those who are opposed to beauty con- tests on general principles attribute the success of the fake beauty racket to the bad taste in the public’s mouth for all beauty contests, allegedly legitimate and otherwise. They explain that there has been so much fake and fixing identified with the recognized neauty tourneys that when a promoter fakes up a Miss Some- thing-or-Other he is just as likely to make choice as those who spend days and weeks in staging preliminaries and finals with big newspaper spreads and other familiar fanfare. In their personal-appearance the fake beauty winaers need be no more than show girls On vaudefilm stages and in ballrooms they are re- quired merely to make several turns in a bathing suit, this followed by prepared spiels, either by accompanying announcers or the local announcing talent F. R. King Joins Independent Field NEW YORK, July 1.—Frances Rocker- feller King, who gave up her RKO fran- chise recently, will move this week from the Palace Theater Building to Room 1111 Bond Building. She will operate independently, with Frank Jones as her associate, specializing in private enter- and clubs and also represente tes for vaude., radio and pic- a cood tours thing > ; TY) a) tainments ine arti ing artis tures. Selette Losing Sight NEW YORK, ‘July a vaudeville the — Eddie Selette, agent, last affiliated here with Metropolitan Booking Offices, is tened with blindness. He left for Boston yesterday to consult with spe- Cialist He attributes his failing eye- Sight to the aggravation of a chronic condition by overwork. In the last several weeks Selette has negotiated for a post with several agents, but nothing has yet materialized. threa 1 of vaudeville indies and ball- f beauty scourge There are more eke for themselves and their pro- been to this kind in the !ast urneys of . Yvonne Finishes Successful Tour NEW YORK, July *thly successful 1—Having closed a season of 45 weeks in ! Gus Sun houses with her unit show, Oriental Fantasies Princess Yvonne reached here last week to make arrange- ments for next season before starting on a brief vacation. Early in September the mind-reading unit sponsor will be launched for a return trip over the Sun Time She will do an entirely new routine, using instead of Hawaiian at- mosphere a girl band, comedians and specialty people with a background of modernistic nature. Doc M. Irving, Princess Yvonne’s man- ager and assistant, will be given sub- ordinate billing next sezeson and will con- tinue in his role of magician of cere- monies. On July 15, Princess Yvonne will leave here for a two-week camping and automobile trip. In her party will be Doc Irving; Bob Shaw, of the Gus Sun production department, and Mrs. Shaw and several others. Jennie Goldstein May Play Palace NEW YORK, July 1.—Jennte Goldstein, tragedienne of the Yiddish stage, will be brought to the Palace in about a month, according to report, in an Anglicized version of the condensation of her last season’s vehicle, Her Great Secret. Two weeks ago she started for RKO in improvised sketch at the Tilyou, Coney Island, and has been the recipient of favorable comment from the office on her drawing power. The fall will find her back at Gabel’s Public Theater on the East Side Should Miss Goldstein’s Palace book- ing pan out as now set, she will be the third Yiddish-stage personality to play the ace house in that many months. A month ago Irving Grossman, Yiddish juvenile, held down the deuce spot, and this week Molly Picon, the greatest co- medienne of the Yiddish stage, is a hold- over headliner. New Opening Days Of New York Indies NEW YORK, June 29.—Park Plaza. in the Bronx, largest independent house of that boro and shortly to be taken over by Fox, is now under policy of Saturday and Wednesday openings. The Grang Opera House, mid-town indie, will start with anc Wednesday openings is definitely set on its The G. O. lead because Saturday Loew course 1n hanging on Loew's most of the acts booked therein by Alex Hanlon, indie agent-booker, are those washed up with Loew Time and in need of a fill-in date or acts already seen by Loew and not given immediate time for divers reasons. New RKO Acts NEW YORK, July 1.—Shoving off for RKO this first half were Grace Smith and Four Buddies, agented by Sablosky ® Jeffries, at the Ritz, Elizabeth: Worth Wile Girls, harmony singers, at the Cen- tral, Union City; Hamtree Harrington and Shelton Brooks, represented by Rose & Manwaring, at the Greenpoint, Brook- lyn; Agnes and Muriel Miller, agented by James Plunkett, in Albany, and Florence Seeley and Company, at the Bushwick, Brooklyn, represented by Billy Jackson, of the Marty Forkins office. as 500N as own H. is the matter The Billb the. oard HAROLD YATES COOPER {WLEY, who recently brought their singing act back to the RKO Cir- cuit after a successful tour of pic- and ture houses. The pair, who have been actively engaged in disc re- cording, are now in the Middle West, and will resume on Eastern Dates the Middle of month, PANTAGES SITUATION NEW YORK, July 1.—The !ocal Pan- tages office has lost two more houses by summer closings within the past two weeks, and three other houses on the circuit have also bowed out during the same time, making a total of five for the Pan. route. As a precaution against slack business, the Toledo house has filed a tentative two weeks’ notice of closing for the summer, which notice may be revoked in the event of business picking up. The Kingsway, Brooklyn, aoe into a sound picture policy last Saturday, and the Memphis house has also been enveloped by the sound era Two houses on the Coast route, Seattle and Vancouver, have shut down during the summer slack season. Ed Milne, of the local office, next is thus left «ith Toronto and Hamilton as full weeks, Freeport on a split week and Huntington on Saturdays and Sundays. The Minneapolis house is booked thru this office on Milne’s recommendation to Alexander Pantages, who must okay the date before it can be played Despite indications that the buying ut of Pan by RKO will take place shortly, contracts are being issued for the Coast tour on a six-week schedule with no salary cuts. The entire tour, Fast and West, does not exceed 14 weeks, with further summer closings probable within the next few weeks. Ralph Grever Joins Loew’s Press Dept. NEW YORK, July 1.—Another addition te the Loew pr department to help fill the gap left by the exit of a trio early in spring is that of Ralph Grever, ess who will be added this week. Formerly with Universal and also identified with the press departments of Earl Carroll and Lew Cantor, Grever will fit into the Loew Circuit’s out-of-town staff He will be assigned shortly by E. L. Delaney, the circuit’s press chief. to handle press and exploitation details for the Penn and Aldine theaters, Pittsburgh. In this post Grever succeeds is being Mervin Lewi: transferred to another Mike Lenetska Bows Out of Age ney Trio who sector. NFW YORK, ‘July 4 Mike Lenetska, of the original Creatore & Lenetska combo. which fell heir to Arthur Spiz- Zi's relinquished Loew franchise last sea- eon, has bowed of the firm. Creatore continues with another’ as Crenatore & Martin. This office hi: been fairly tive in the indie field, but not notice ibly £0 with Loew, upon the instigation of whose franchise grant Creatore & Lenet- tka went into business. Lenetska is re- lated to the William Morris office ex- ecutive of that name. out ac- Union Policy Of Reticence Eastern Organizers Veil Character of Activity — Major White Traveling NEW YORK, July 1.—Utmost reticence in regard to their plan of organizing marked the first week of activity, which came to a close today, of the local repre- sentatives of the Actors’ Union of Amer- ica, established in Suite 317, Strand The- ater Building, under a 10-month lease Frank Callan, vice-president of the organization, is in active charge of af- fairs here, and directly under him is Bob Talbert. Both were performers and re- tired from the stage recently to devote themselves exclusively to the AUOA. Cal- lan was a light comedian and Talbert was of the team of Mahoney and Tal- bert. Callan, according to report, will remain here until the organizing ma- chine is well started, leaving then for Chicago and delegating local affairs to Talbert. Under Callan and Talbert here are a corps of deputy organizers working up union sentiment and gathering applica- tions in and around Broadway. Most of the deputies are active performers; all are working, it is said, without compen- sation. Callan and Talbert are telling per- formers that they have obtained fairly good results in the first few days. Sev- eral “names” have been enlisted in the organization, but none of these have yet given their approval to the organizers for the use of their identities in the pro- motion work The only direct statement from the lo- cal wing of the AUOA came from Talbert, who remarked briefly: “We are pledged to constructive meas- ures only. We aim to build up show business; not to tear it down.” From an authoritative source it is learned that the Chicago headquarters of the union is asserting itself from the beginning by tnsisting that none other than routine steps be taken here in any direction until] approval is given these by the board of directors. It is also learntd that the AUOA has appointed Major White, formerly of the Six White Steppers, as its traveling rep- resentative. He has already touched De- troit and Cleveland and has on his fu- ture itinerary, in order, Buffalo, Phila- delphia, Boston and New York. When reaching here before the fall he will re- main for several weeks to work with Callan and Talbert. “Yours Merrily” Is Now Tourist Advisor NEW YORK, July 1—John (Yours Merrily) Rogers, octogenarian and world traveler in behalf of show business en- terprises, has announced his retirement from active service. He was last on the road in advance of a Trial of Mary Dugan Company. Rogers has gone into the tourist information business and, as he explains, “furnishing information to prospective tourists. guaranteeing how to save expenses, avoid petty annoyances and gyps.” Roye and Maye Unite For Midwest Bookings NEW YORK, July 1.—Harry Roye and Billee Maye are reunited after a separa- tion of 14 months. During this time each headed their own act on the big time. The pair, in a routine slightly changed from the act in which they appeared at the Palace shortly before the rupture, will open this last half at the 105th Street, Cleveland. They are using a male pianist. Renos to Antipodes After Playing on Coast NEW YORK, June 29.—The Reno trothers (Joey and Frankie) are on their way to Australia to fulfill a 20-week engagement in vaude. They recently finished a string of dates with one of the Fanchon & Marco Ideas and also hed a part in the flickerized M-G-M Follies, ae PrP ae : ee my ase isa ti, cast 35 See it ie a s eee pe daerie Fos PbS - ; ie : : : ; . ite rer +o Se a : : : 24 Ea Ree Fe, ns ee ee Sh - pe > ae Ee f = ; i » ‘—a oe mene 7 sii eer Gs ] cae ME: et ‘ eS — i ; ay a oe: a VER am a . 3 Rey? ee ae | ne r Rin 4 . ER ee ee a + Fl * ae ste] Lead oe Be ig _* - Mi ee ’ She ae ae. —e hl “h tr ," a ge . id a - er NTL. 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wv come ersetwitiw tw Ti wr tl wa oo wwweemsm & tied Bil board 1l July 6, 1929 BEN Return Engagement at PALACE, N. Y., This Week (June 29) Signed with R-K-O Season 1929-1930 Wit h LEO ARTEGA and JIMMY FRENCH RKO Weighing Midnite Shows NEW YORK, July 1 RKO has under advisement the running of midnight shows next season in houses located in the larger centers Joseph Plunkett, big- time theater operator. has experimented alone similar lines with success. Mid- night showings of Broadway Babies at the Hill Street _ Angeles, and Main Street. Kansas Cit were well attended. If the midnight pla n goes thru, complete shows will be given This involves no difficulty since most acts contracted by RKO ere bound to work under the terms dictated by the house policy The matter will be gone into thoroly this week at the ceneral meeting of di- yisional managers here. The midnight idea will not be attempted under ary circumstances until well in the fall. Helen McKellar in New McCrea Sketch 1—Helen McKellar starts rehearsals today in a new four- people sketch, Noise, by Marion Stevens McCrea. The piece, which opens for RKO NEW YORK. July within two weeks at one of the local ho is under the direction of George The cast comprises Harry juvenile lead, who plays opposite Miss McKellar: John O’Brien and another girl, as yet not definitely chosen. Spon- sored by Ben Boyar of the Max Gordon office. 1seés McQu Mervis irrie Ricardo Cortez as Gordon & Weber Act NEW YORK, July 1.—Ricardo Cortez will enter the vaudeville ranks in the fall in an act sponsored by Max Gordon I association with Harry Weber A Sultable script is being selected and re- hearsels are scheduled to start early in August. opening for RKO about three Weeks later. ! know they're bod I've tried them to see Dol- ar bring Guaranteed knockouts Latest ong DAVE "BATCHELOR. Madison, Ind ae FOR SALE—TRAINED CHIMPANZEE S ab Vaudeville or Carnival Opportunity 7 quick buys Healthy, 3'3 years old Rides & Bic; Kitty Car, Skooter, walks Stilts. 3 ft high ts at table, eats, using knife and fork; Grink { glass or cup. sits on chair, shakes ands. crosses legs. points to eye, nose, ear, mouth oma can be seen in Philadelphia Ad- Gress F vol KWINE, 1107 Wallace St., Philadel- Bi W § | | Ostrich Willow Fringe, 12 in. green, black, peach. Regular $3.50. Our Price, Yard.. Postage for one Article, 14c: two Articles, 20c; three Articles, 22c Send for BIG WAAS Catalogue. WAAS & SON 123 S. 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. CY Costumes To Hire for Minstrels, Plays and Parades. Major-Fitzgibbon NEW YORK, July 1.—Jack Major and Bert Fitzgibbon, fresh from the short- ived unit, Jack Major’s Grab Bag, spon- sored by the standard bearer and Harry Krivit. are teaming it and opened for KKO yesterday in Sandusky, O. Next week they will play the Keith-Albee, Boston, where Fitzgibbon will receive sole billing, as he jis very popular in that city. Paul Dempsey is agenting for them. Eddie Allen Heading New Flash Offering NEW YORK, July 1.—Eddie Allen is heading a new 14-people flash act which opens this last half at the Hamilton. In- cluded in the cast are Myrtle Goodwin, blues singer and dancer; Nuido Sisters, acrohatic dancers; Don Gautier, tenor, and Hal Crocker’s orchestra of nine pieces Fox’s Jamaica Closes Season NEW YORK, June 29.—Fox’s Jamaica was added to the growing list of sum- mer closings last night. It will reopen after Labor Day, booked by Jack Loeb. Linder Adds Springdale NEW YORK, July 1.—Jack Linder add- ed Springdale, Conn., to his books last week. For the summer the house is us- ing Saturday and Sunday shows, but will take on a split-week policy in the fall. Wesley Barry on Loew Time NEW YORK, July 1.—Wesley Barry will open for Loew this last half at the Grand, in the Bronx, headinz a four- people sketch, Hoosier Gtrl Friend. No further dates are slated for the act as yet, but there’s a possibility of several more weeks around town. Pittsburgh Has ! No Vaude. PITTSBURGH, June 29.— With the change .of policy at the Harris and Sheridan Square houses, Pittsburgh is without any vaudeville Some of the 15 musicians put out of work by this change are resorting to taxi driving for a living. Dorothea Lemlien Featured In ‘Toy Town’ Soon To Open NEW YORK, June 29.—Dorothea Lem- lien, 15, versatile singing and dancing artiste, will be featured in Toy Town, Pranno and LaRue’s new kiddie revue. Others in the cast will be Baby Dolly DiCola, Oriental acrobatic dancer; the Rose-Sidney Trio and Baby Florence Flecke There will be 20 in the cast, costumed by Henrietta LaRue and di- rected by Pranno and Jimmy Davis. Book and lyrics for the revue are by Frank Passar and Buddie Lewis. Town will open in two weeks. Tov PROCTOR’'S Harmanus Bleecker Hall, Albany, N. Y., will close July 6 for ex- tensive improvements. Vaudeville in Country Clubs = NEW YORK, June 29—A new outlet for vaudeville acts has been discovered in New England by Irving Z. Goldsmith, who has organized a circuit of country and yacht clubs on a tour of one-night stands fcr a road show. Goldsmith books his vaudeville attractions thru Jack Linder here, and thru a five-year fran- chise with National Broadcasting Com- pany, gets concert and radio talent. Using a bus, he takes the road show from club to club, usually with a com- pany of 25 people, including an orchestra. The country and yacht clubs pay for the entertainment as a means of exploit- ing the clubs, but do not charge ad- mission to members on days when the entertoinment is provided. Goldsmith now has 17 clubs on his tour and is negotiating for a number of others. In the fall he has arranged for concert dates thruout New England for Edwin Franko Goldman's concert orchestra, now playing on the Mall in Central Park and at the New York University campus. Dates arranged are in October. OPEN NEW STUDIO CHICAGO, June 29.—Mathew Taflan and Billy Moyer will open a new dance studio and offices in the Capitol Build- ing July 1. They will continue produc- ing vaude. acts and girl unit shows. Moyer will be in charge of the dance studio, while Taflan will produce the vaude. acts. Margaret Romaine Among Graham Acts NEW YORK. July 1.—Margaret Ro- maine, former Metropolitan Opera singer, is slated to return to RKO this last half in Flushing, represented by Franklyn Graham. The Graham-sponsored sketch, Human Nature, featuring John Cumberland, re- cently in My Girl Friday, has been dis- continued indefinitely. Cumberland has accepted a role in a new play which wiil start rehearsals soon. Lubow and Dupree Split; Former Remains With Hyde NEW YORK, July Mae (Sparky) Lubow and Bobby Dupree have split as an eccentric dancing and singing team. Miss Lubow continues with the Aler Hyde Festival unit on the Interstate Time. Her new partner is Artie Rice, who formerly worked in Kidding Cinder- ella, standard act. Dupree joined Follow Thru, at Chanin’s 46th Street, last week. Alvarado and Panchita Set on Foreign Dates NEW YORK, July 1.—Don Carlos Al- varado and his sister Panchita will sail in about two weeks to fill engagements at the Kit Kat Club, London, and at the World's Exposition in Barcelona late in December. They also will make a tour of the music halls in Europe with their 12-people revue, A Spanish Festival. Durand Acts Open Rasen YORK, July 1—De Barr Trio ‘rances De Barr, Louis Dower and Frank McCormick) began for RKO this week, playing in Albany and Schenectady, sponsored by Paul Durand. Echoes From Afar, another Durand production, started for RKO this first half in New Bedford. It is an eight-people flash, featuring Sandra Ratti, French danseuse. Art Mahon’s New Partner Art Mahon, formerly of the standard act Mahon and Scott. is now teamed with Miss Florence, the act being known as Mahon and Florence Trio. It is in the sixth week at the Midnite Frolics in Chicago, and doubling at the Capitol Theater. Adagio and waltz numbers are fea- tured. Mahon and Alexis Kerenoff rovtined the act, of which Charlie Hogan is the manager. Ferguson and Del Val Featured in New Flash NEW YORK, July 1.—Personalities, seven-people act featuring Ferguson and Del Val, started for RKO this week, splitting between tral, Union City, Yonkers and the Cen- represented by the Jenie Jacobs office. Others in the cast are June and Margie, Joe Mann, Clem Lucas and Frank Edmunds Clifford and Marion Playing Eastern Dates NEW YORK, June 29—Clifford and Marion have been launched on a tour of Eastern RKO dates, opening last week at the 8lst Street, and slated the first half of next week for the new B. F. Keith’s, Boston. Wolf Starts Booking Ocean City, Wildwood NEW YORK, July 1.—Frank Wolf, Jr., Philly indie, will start this week buying acts on an alternating split Week for the new Show Boat Theater, Ocean City, and the Nixon, Wildwood, N. J. SAMPLES OF SPEECH— Lessons in Gold Medal By Mail, $2.00. DAGGETT STUDIO, 228 W. 72d St., By WINDSOR P. DAGGETT. Diction. New York. —— AVAILABLE NOW ——. GIRLS’ or MEN’S ORCHESTRAS and BANDS any size, also SINGERS and DANCERS, Fairs. Summer Resorts, Parks. etc BALLANTINE BUREAU 909-10 Lyon & Healy Bldg., CHICAGO. Pon, Wabash aan me ee GIRLS’ DANCING FLATS, $3.50 pr. Tips Attached, 1-Button Strap, light, flexible Men's, $6. 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12 July 6, 1929 Billboard ¥ ttf) VAhJJ[ tts tts QL, SSIILITVTTDSS PASSA A ITT IIF AA htt sstth “ih “hhh QD, YSUA Vth th Wig VAUDEVILLE’S SUPREME NOVELTY : CLOSED 46 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS, AT LOEW'S STATE, WEEK OF JUNE 23 N Routine and Paraphernalia Fully Protected and Can Be Used Only With Permission. Infringement N 7r © \ Will Be Prosecuted by Law. . Rep.— RKO Independent N West—William Jacobs Morris and Feil Joe Michaels S ,, TIT, 7, "7 >” Z 4 “4 , SAHttt A VA Ath VSSASTOSA T T HAVE JUST COMPLETED A HIGHTY SUCCESSFUI SEASON OF 45 CON- ACTS mig . “. ! phage we h\' ITCHING SECUTIVE WEEKS WITH MY UNI cw Ra py it lente a ~ ag pene gl HOUSE MEN Personnel changes in the Eastern houses of RKO are ll being made, with no def € indicatior of hatemen 1 I ye! Feu Sa ¢ re de rY ? f be + and 2 y the new addre JAMES MADISON, 988 Lexington Ave., New York City. ACTS, PLAYS, TABS., MINSTRELS + 4, € } $1 6 A 3 I ry. $4 T I S , $ PLAYS Toby's Ow a H 3 Acts, 1 Set, Music Arranged, Com 1posed. wright, East Liverpool. ¢ : L GAMELE, — PRINCESS Yv “PSYCHIC WONDER.” Write, wire or phone ONN GUS SUN BOOKING EXCHANGE (NEWYORK OF SPRING | a tour of return ene Carroll and West On Special Date 1.—Thru special ement Harry Carroll and Buster are and John West are back on the RKO Time t} week, bei irrent at the Or- pheur Los Angeles. If further time is I ll be confined : Yarroll, who dis- his RKO unit at the b ied | Palace here seve weel igo, has joined with Vera Marsh and Ann Greenway for the odd cate Kallesser Act Opens NI WYORE July 1—Ruthe f € i Tour-pe ( na. M in. by M ied f RKO this C ! Uni City He p! s Paul Martin, Gor Anderson u Jo Robinson Haywood. Frank Dis mn lé ced tl € ‘ ct Golfers Honor Jones NEW YORK, July 1—A. Frank Jones v presented with wrist wat on Thu Ly by the RKO Golf Club in ap- I tion of his valu id in running the recen polf t rnamen He been associated in and out of Keith's with Frances R ockerfeller King for many Roger Williams Doing Two-Act NEW YORK, July 1.—Roger Willia and Girl, t called Mimicries ope RKO this wee litting be- ‘ Pollack Has Celebration NEW YORK, J Ben Pollack (¢ ] I ‘ \ nD 4 ) . } ‘ : ‘ Té - 1€S, which took place in the swimming pool of the hotel. Howard on RKO Dates NEW YORK, July 1. — Jule Hows ard vho recent departed fror } Rattery t Bronz veh e and is now ¢ a e-people comedy ffair 7 Law Must Be Enforced, shoved off for RKO this firs half at the Ritz, Elizabeth r i by 1¢ Max Haves office The act recently pl yed several local Loew dates Supporting Howard are Jack Kellar and Helen Howard. Helen Shipman | Office Act NEW YORK, July 1.—Helen Shipman, musical come irtiste, becan for RKO enlittinge between the Ken- n re, RB ( the Stre ; sponsored by Rosalie Stewart, of the RKO P tion Departmer Accom- panied e pian Dudley Wilkin son, she s a ga gr p {fs s by Albert Von Tilzer and dialog by Nancy Bradford. *“Maytime Melodies” On Eastern Loew Dates NEW YORK, July 1 Maytime Melo- dies, 29-people unit, will play its first een e Ory d the Grand, in th Br , kes the place f the e! f W T unit may « nto the Ss + + Ju Ss Tr led n the e Ann P: Bob Lively, Gladys Yat rley Richards, Morley and Dorothy, Helen Ch Cook and Babs, Nelson. , rieton Floyd Christy Ralph and Eddie Alexis and Foulds Among Max Gordon Acts NEW YORK July 1 Alexi: and F¢ t ird bearer of a even- people filas} Dance-Mania tarted for RKO this first half t the Ritz, Eliza- be gented by the Max Gordon office Featured in the cast are Fran Marion and Micky Rutt Howard (Uke) Joyner and Jimmy Given also Gordon 1 re- sented, be n for RKO this first half at Proctor’s 58th Street Trainor Will Stage Plays for July 1 Jack NEW YORK Trainor, , ore closed w th a Gree? illd & We G W led Will Je e here J I from where ey A 8 f ney, Aus- t He will stage play there for Sir Benjamin Fuller Trainor was in Ause- t two se ons ago, when he appeared in Abie’s Irish Rose. 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SS [ AUDE. NOTES | L ' . DANCE RITS, flash headed by Billye ind I O'Brien, with the support of mand King, opened for Loew this — between Yonkers and the 9 Brooklyn “ GERT! DE MOODY, who has been aning Men, Men, Men act and a single since her separation from Mary pun tarted for RKO this first half + the Regent, New York. She is doing y = » repertoire of songs by John McL nto the plano accompaniment of Louis W sodka GEORGE BOBBE and Eddie Nelson shoved off for Loew this week, playing the National, in the Bronx, and the Palace, Brooklyn Direction of the William Morris office RA! FLL’S FROLICS, five-people flash featuring Margie Hoey, will soon be u the RKO Time at an East- ern ‘ GEORGE AND ANN SCHULER will return to the Loew Circuit this last half at the Victorla, New York FMMETT GILFOYLE and Myra Lang- ford medy pair, began for RKO the last f of last week tn North Adams, Mass Represented by the Schultz- Wee f Pit jobs in vaudefilmers are harder to get than leprosy, which means that tre mendous power now resides in the musi department chiefs of the major cireutts A scandal, growing from misuse of this power by one of the musician overseers is about to break There'll! be a big story coming unless he stddenly decides to reform As much as we love a good story we hope he sees the error of his ways before ‘tis too late. HELEN STRIPES’ Kiddie Rerue, with com! ‘ 20 Oo} , + +) rs , ‘ on N > idie date represented b Hert Green, of the Eli Dawson office CHARLES KEMPER Edith Noble a! twora . had a Movietone test made last week in one of the I Islar tudios Kemper was formerly te 1 in udeville with Vic Bayard DIXON ROTHER: aerial rtistes who recently finished a tour of Loew dates, have been launched on a string of fair and park dates MACK AND MACK, two lads who have adopted the subbilling Vulgar Boatmen for their new act, opened the last half of . last week at the Lincoln, Union City, WNT Al KAP a new vaude. personality from the West who appeared as m. c. f Fan 1 & Mare last season, is one of the featured Sanadnees of the cast of Checker Cabbies, a new 21-people revue garnered from radio, which opened last week at the Franklin, New York HARYOTT BURSTON, who appeared iast nin one of the N. T. G units on the Loew Time, is sailing July 15 on ne Berengaria to take up voice culture RUSSFLI AND An -MSTRONG will open fine nue * . - + 5 Tt REO ‘ 13 at the Keith-Albee¢ Boston. arented by Billy Jackson, of the Marty Beet _— M : office HAPTNER AND PAIL. new comedy act. opened the last half of last week at the Bus) k, Brooklyn, on a tour of REO t tey dates JACK BELL. JR Office, New York. « Cave ‘ast week ona vi ern this Vv of the Fdaward Riley nwav for a few cation at an I ner resort. He returned early eOk There really is u Judge by one in the New Fra in RKO if we development—or lack of it last several weeks. Some of the 18 cueelranc hised representatives were sup- Posed to he sing “npelitical pull to retain their sates 1s «(office heads With two fully justified exeeptions all howed out as Scheduled Can any sien of a New Era {at least in the booking office) be more tonvin: ing? BOHLMAN, who. recently - tour of the Pantarces Circuit, arted last week in White Plains on a of nine weeks in the Eastern EDYTHE ah LOR! r'ryY TRIO, standard wire act, nO recs Pad ‘ly completed a tour of the ty re playing fair and park Gy ’ ; ‘ast Fok ENCE SEELEY AND COMPANY, henner rv ths & three-people affair, "eared RKO this week, splitting be- Thee... eenpoint and the Busnwick pee. ented by Billy Jackson “” . RALPH Lt recent reervi from = : night clubs, opens shortly Mande es & Sing le. Agented by the “andel & Rose office TOM GREEN, radio and recording ar- iste, has been signed by the Eli Dawson Billboard TAYLOR’S 1929 NEW MODEL TRUNKS IN TWO COLOR COMBINATIONS—FOR MEN AND WOMEN BEAUTIFUL, DURABLE SPACIOUS, DISTINCTIVE, LIGHTWEIGHT WITH OPEN TOP, FULL SIZE XX WARDROBE TRUNK 1N ACTOR’S TRUNK nt theatrical folk who have purchased the new ed t ist a few of the promir Taylor Trunk in the Bee week L. M. GRANT, PAUL RUSSELL, HW. M. 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Vf eypen wil leave for the Coast m. ¢ Coffee Cliff e balmy ren- ¢} ly to try to ma ike a go of it in the dezvous unde e Col bia Burlesque talkie Theater, New York —— DELREO AND DOROTHY REVUE Certain wags among RKO representa- new five-people singing and dancing tives are working up sentiment toward ffair nened t fret half at the effecting the formation of an arbitration ah = ta arti beard to settle golf-score disputes. With Bushw eng = some definite target in mind for his droll MAR 1 VE L1 TONE now playing the thrust, one of the office heads declares: Butte -RKO route, = subbilled is “We must put organized golf on an rhinkir Pictures of Today”, will ethical basis.” tly be launched on Eastern dates eet - Bil Jackson, of the Marty Forkin GI OR HIE MASON is launching a new ee ee ee ee eT act introducing her son and daughter, “WAT l GAIITW who hac fuset finished Né J n KATI MITH. w hs qu finished a TTE JEOFFRIE, oper ny r of 1e Fox Circuit, will pl re- oa ee ee y her tour of the Orpheum Time irn engagement next week at the Cap ee : ne is slated tol. N York s week in Lin ‘oln She is siatec Oo ew rk SNOW AND COLUMBUS, with George + a Dg Banyo East ~ agit nesinge White their new partne r. opened for FRANK t ARRON will re rn 5 n Y ’ Loew Circuit next week, splitting be- RKO the last half of last week at the Chester in the Bronx and half at Jersey City ANTONIO MORENO, picture star, enter vaudeville for in a new act by Cl will start the first week in Sey sponsored by the Max G ordon office. the State will RKO in September de North. Rehe tember, irsals They tell us that a protest proportionate to the alleged initustices visited on New York performers by organired baggace handlers has not vet been voiced because most of those suffering thereby have been made to know that hoodlums are exceed- ingly more difficult to fight than polite folk whose worst weapons are a civil suit or court order. FEIN AND TENNYSON REVUE, with Clement’s Mexican Marimba Band, open for RKO July 13 at the Reg ent, New York This is a new act agented by Biliy Jackson DOTSON wil! return to the Loew Time next week splitting betwee the Grand n the Bronx, and the Delancey, New York GLADYS McKINLEY and Company will show for Loew the first half of next week at the Lincoln Square, New York IRVING SELIG 1 ¢ ya " come ba into the Loew fo t) last f of next weel e Cou y Openin for I \ ) ( ! the Gy Hi HICKFY AND MAFF ART will T.oew last alf at the Bedford, srook)y FRANK ABINI ind Company will return to the I ew Circuit the t } lf of next week at the Delance\ I vy York GREAT JOHNSON, contortionist, will shove off for Loew the first half of next week at the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn STEVE PAUL will return to the Loew Time the first half of next week at the Delancey, New York HARRY ANGER ard Mary Fair, back east from a tour of the Orpheum Time opened for RKO in New York the last half of last week at Proctor’s 86th Street JUDSON COLE will bri istic act to Loew the first half of next week at the Plaza, Corona ALLMAN AND COULTER will show for Toew the 1 t half of next week at 1¢ P) 1, Co GEORGE 1! VILSON and Addie will return to the Loew Time this last half at the Lincoln Square, New York EFFLE MARTIN, acrobatic dancer, has left the cast of the Jack Kaujman Revue, ng his illusion- tween Yonkers and the Oriental. Brook- lyn THE HILLBILLIES, who recently got a three-year contract from RKO, will be launched on the Orpheum Time July 7 in Winnipeg. The act is represented by Thomas Fi trick WYETH 'YNNE will return to the Loew fold thi: half at the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn he’ AL LENTZ and ff for RKO soon at one of the leucir Al Garry are to shove Eastern EQUITY MAN, new act which played several dates for RKO recently, will make t h week, the Bronx, and "ime next ¢ Willard, | BERNICE AND EMILY, the precision dancers, who were a feature of the ] week for he + Lee) teet fran lals. open ed last REO on a tour of the New York houses. FRANC Is AND W ALLY Y will start for Loew next week laying the State, White Plains, and the Wi ard, Wo xihaven. CHANDLER BOYS (Alvin Eley, Charles Davis. John Davis and Danny Varzos) e | New York now, fresh from the Interstate Time. They have played a few se dates and ill show for Loew soon CLIFF AND RE IS will start for Loew s last half at the Bronx Sam them. Boulevard, in the Baerwitz is agenting for After all. it might the truth that the harder you step on them the more respect they give you. A RKO department head has been lammed the last several months unwar- rantedly and with no conceivable restraint by a monerel trade paper. One would think that he might take it out on the sheet by a reprisal. a law suit or the like Indeed not; recently he went out of his way to give his merciless critics what he thought was the inside on a “great, big be pretty close to certain story” SAMMY PRICE has left Charles Ahearn and his Million-Dollar Band He will open for RKO soon in a song and lance act, assisted by a piano accom- panist featuring impersonations of George Primrose, Pat Rooney, George White and Frisco. HAR RY K. MORTON and Zella Rus- ell, musical comedy rtistes recently playir RKO dates. will yen for Toew ext W K t) \ a rmo if 1 the Bronx, and Yonkers ALLIE AND SHIRLEY BOYD have left by motor for Dallas, Tex., where they will visit their son, Davey. They will remain in Texas for a vacation and will July 6, 1929 13 then return to New York accompanied by the boy. TED DOLEN and Art heading a nine-people flash get started for RKO shortly the Eastern houses HAPPY HARRISON'S CIRCUS will re- turn to the Loew Time next week, split- ting between the Palace, Brooklyn, and the Commodore, New York. MILDRED ANDREE and Girls are once again playing Loew dates. They started this week, splitting between tne 46th Street, Brooklyn, and the Lincoln Square, New York JEAN BARRY REVUE, six-girl flash turing Isobel Cather, opened for RKO last week, playing the Capitol, Union City, and the Greenpoint, Brooklyn. O'ROURKE AND AYRES showed for Loew this first half at the Commodore, New York They're agented by the Yates office TOM WATERS has Bonger are which will at one of fully recovered from his long siege of neuritis and bronchitis and is now touring RKO's New England time together with his partner, Bobbie Grace. The team ex- pects to be in New York soon. RUNNING WILD FOUR, colored girls, staged a return to the Loew Time this first half by playing at the Lincoln Square, Ne York. M ARTYN LEEDS and Gabee Lester started RKO the first half of last weal at the Lincoln Gordon isr time date RYAN AND YELLMAN showed for Loew this first half at the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, playing the deuce spot. HORACE A. MOULD, of the Seven Gay Gordons, Scottish interrupted his vacation long enough last week to save a man from drowning. He and his brother, Lewis B. Mould, were en route to Houlton, Me., where they are to be featured at a Fourth of Julv « ind were camping in Riverside Park, Salem. Mass., when they saw a man floundering in the water of the swim- ming pool. Horace dived in and rescued him and then he and his brother worked on the man in an attempt to save his life. They had him almost revived when police arrived W. TILLER HARPER, of Flying Harpers, who broke his ankle while the act was playing Loew’s State in New York March 20. is recovering at his home in Washington and will be back in the act July 25. MRS. FRANK BALDWIN. of The Bald- wins, song and dance artistes. is slowly recovering from the results of an over- dose of nerve medicine. She is at the Samaritan Hospital in Troy. N. ¥ MR. AND MRS. THOMAS KERR won a $2,000 verdict in their suit agvainst a Danbury (Conn.) taxi company for in- juries and loss of salary as a result of an accident. KENNEDY AND O'BRIEN. new two- act, opened for RKO at the Davis, Pitts- burgh, week of July 1. Kay O’Brien is said to be the only acrobatic toe tap artiste now working, and Kennedy was until recently of the act Kennedy and Hollister. kth Union City. Max epresenting them for the big- acrobat S elebration, the Three MARIE GREER Mz MDONAI D. World's Famous Vi NTRILOQUIST. gi demonstration of the "al, VENTRI LOOU > P yr four men talking tside window . under floor, te. Give friends a rea] thril ria ugh c —_ plete Vaude Act in 10 le — n fully refunded. SCHOOL OF ‘VENTRILOQU ISM, 7898 Madison, Chicace. ACCORDION LESSONS - GROFF’ S NEM METHOD teaces | 4.77 you how to play | will send you eight weeks’ instructions for cand P 00 The Gold i S A 4 rse I 4 at : to Musical S$ ice, one a. x Chord C ont _ rd Cc ind three of the Greatest (New) 4 lion Pieces ever put out, also Question “CHICAGO MUSICAL SEMINARY (Accordion Dept.), 2828 Madison St., Chicago, III. “ ”% MAKE SHAPELY LEGPADS” iiiins. “Deere DETECTION, RUBBER BUSTS, ELASTIC STOCKINGS ABDOMINAL SUPPORTERS. 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14 July NEW ACTS Reviewed in New York 1929 Young China Reviewed at the Palace. Style—Contor- > P ated > eit Serring— ticn Ir three (soecia! T ™1TL- u me—E le en | “44 . | PEs re of a+ = 4 e: ad 4 tu da an de rs ‘enone ry ; : 4 so + ‘ . S om + = o~ + , 4 7 nds. The slightest member c to balance on one hand hil k ng his plate revolving on a resilient stick They received one of the loudest hands we } ‘ if rr to ’ 2 ¢ Nuse opening act. Looks like an augmentation of > 2 c rte be red ere + ox tober under the monicke: of Chev Hing Troupe The billing change is entirely unc da for unless the almond-eyed bovs had some kind of a temperament harangue and the said Chew Hing lost out. E. E. 8. Lenz and Garry Reviewed at the Tivoli, Brooklyn. Style —Miusical inging and dancing. Setting —In one Time—Fourteen minutes Contributions by this male team maine ly consist of nedy musical fully eight minutes at the opening not a word is spoken, the duo re z upon mediocre mugging to put across the of- fering. Comedy false-start cello and vio- lin playing, using breakable props, is sandwiched with fair hoke and brought a few weak laughs. They work in loose- fitting garments with a change to tux. ine ifip Runn vantage and draggy considerably Gerio-comic hoke opening, sists, helped to bring a few time could be shortened to ade action snapped up with pit as- laughs and served as satisfactory introduction. Bits of classical selections are rendered by each after many interruptions After these tedious preliminaries a semi-classi- cal cello and violin duet received a nice hand. The cellist solos Mistakes, with- out the recitative chatter, in a pleasing tenor, accompanying himself. Other fol- lows with a uke. solo and plays Stars and Stripes Forever in a masterly style Both play a uke. and banjo duet with harmony singing, and a fast buck ard wing by one finished them to a nice hand. Good family-house team Cc. G. B. Three Slate Brothers (Harry, Sid and Jack) FReriewed at the Palace. Sty ing. Setting—In one utes le—Dance Time—Nine Mile The uninitiated missed the cha lifet nee of a were they not r Poa é me tn fternoon) present at this (Monday ing of the Palace show. For this clean- cut trio of hoofing youths gave a marvel- ous and thoroly enlightening demonstra- tion of what it means to knock ‘em dead at the 47th street showroom of vaude We caucht the bovs some time n st un- officially in the agg houses but, thru no fault of their own. the, vweren't so forte Here where the backseaters h f no need of fie _ lasses, they are as glove-fit in their own way as a Frank Fay or The shorter than his freres, - ing business with a splash that denotes positive genius. They have the pedalistic Sophie ‘Tu cker rangy Slate boys, one slightly oo into the hoof eee ®e07) Billboard Return Engagement After 975 Performances ; Py Fay t & «“C6ohe “Undercurrent” Week of July 6th New Palace, Chicago Ehlert i A: business down to a fine art. In ensemble they work like the forged arms of a fool- hine. This illusion they carry well in duo numbers, these being ingeniousy routined as to give each of the trio an opportunity to work with rtners. Enough of solo pedal work i to convince that they are ex- cellent steppers by their lonesome. The routine of perfectly timed taps, winging, ankle breaking and smatterings of soft shoe is laid out to derive the maximum of speed and action from’ the hard and graceful pedalists The applause came hot and heavy during and following numbers and that mina stop was enough to prove that the Slate boys lead their di- vision by more than a few laps. If hoofing ev the rating of a science we'll have to corral these young- sters for their doctors’ sheepskins. Vaude bas them now and, by all means, should keep them—and at good dough E. E. S. his pa is offered tine show er earns 9 Roy D’Arcy * —in— DIVERSIONS By Don Hartman and Sid Solomon Sid Solomon, piano accompanist Reviewed at the Palace. Style—Sing- ing and talking. Setting—In one (spé- cial). Time—Nineteen minutes Roy D’Arcy is one of the outstanding heavies of the flickers In vaudeville, as exemplified by our impression at this viewing of his debut at the ace house, he adds to its array of sparkling—and let us add, bizarre—personalities. But one cannot estimate D’Arcy as an act without commenting (far be it from a on stupendous conceit which goes to make up not only his ma- terial (credited to Don Hartman and Sid Solomon, the latter his ivories accom- panist) but his ac and ad lib. gab as well. Hold us to blame if we got the impression, but there’s no doubt fact that while D’Arcy may plenty of talk with this peculiar act it will do little toward enlighteni: a vaudefilm public to the rarely disputed assumption that a villain in the movie digression) the 7 ions wrong out the CAUSE script can be a most pleasing individual in the flesh After all, D’Arcy’s act is staged rather informally and thereby hould signalize at least a partial release from the supercilious business that goes to make up movie or stage heavy. D'Arcy opens with a song-talk number ent his flicker backecround, with a re- ( ng line, “I've got savoir faire all I y debonnaire?” “Th t’s only a starter, t t characterizes the ensuing business He warbles in a nasalized alto, I Ki Your Hand, Madem, revealing a surpri r kill in de ery for one not cat d pipes tiste. Follow with a b d- type number and for an immature en core he did another song-talk bit, The Story of My Life. Several of the line should have been taken out after the Saturday show; someone was either nz ip- ping or ‘else. He closed with some spe- and about Here, too, Censor gab rhymed song-talk not being “such a bad chap” something slipped by Mr Whoever supplied the basic idea of this act got the slant, with D’Arcy probably as the innocent victim There is such a tained bv a wrong thing ais injurie $1 collision with bum advice D’Arcy is there 100 per cent as a per- sonality draw, but not in the act we E.S caught at the Palace E Pope and Pore Reviewed at Proctor’s Fifth Style—S nging, musical ting—In one. A rustic duo, compris playing warbler, and a fellow, versatile on various n al makeshift rube affairs, offer a fairly commendable routine. Both have likable personalities, but affect an awkward manner, which is apparently part of the hick characterizations. Instrur ition is fair; the carrying quality of their singing, tho none too strong, is passable, and little chatter is dispensed thruout Wardrobe consists of frayed overalls and corduroys Open with My Old Blue Ridge tain Home in harmony, followed whistling and novel instrument playing A solo by the tall fellow was well liked, and a guitar and musical saw duet re- ceived a good round of appause. Guitar and banjo duet precedes a fast finish number. In this last the diminutive farm boy got many laughs with his queer Arenue and dancing. Set- Time—Nine minutes ing a tall, cuitar- short inetriim Ss nT d ment Moune with a contraption consisting of washboard, klaxon, bell and cymbal This one lacks finish and punch Slight revisions and added hoke micht place it on high standard. Could fare better, but as is okay for intermediates o. G. B. The Three Blanks Reviewed at the Tivoli, Brooklyn. Style —Juggling Setting—In three (special) Time—Nine minutes Here is a pleasing act, different from the usual jugeling offering Two men and a woman to ind catch various im- plements with perfect precision They also perform difficult balancing stunts of unt sual quality The two men and woman make a pret- ty > Bd at the gpening, intricately juggling numerous wumbershoot with deft one-handed manipulations and com- plicated throv ind received a good hand for their efforts. Difficult jug- cling and accurate hoop throwing by the tric multaneou in acrobatic up- ide-down positior s staged effectively A knock-down balancn stunt, using bre ble leces, neatly put over one of the n The trio have a ! tior finale, Jucgling shi nickel- ninted howls nd platter wherein the heft ) n placed on a perch bal- wed «6©9on.6hUCone)«6olmar’s 6forehead Well liked here and iltable for novelty spot- ting in better houses C.a.B Glenn Hunter —in HIS FIRST DRESS SUIT By Russell G. Medcraft With Maidel Turner, Willa Frederic ang Jack Bernard Reviewed at the Palace sketch Setting—In Time—Eighteen minutes Broadway's perennial Juvenile, who had laurels of a sort pinned to his person when Booth Tarkington's brain conceived Seventeen, also joins the “name” army reinforcing udeville’s defense against extinction Hunter has been fit- Style—Farce three (special) Glenn ted with a sketch that brings out his delicious bad-boy talents suitably. But as a sketch this affair, written by the Medcraft of Cradle Snatchers, is about as damaged as a pair of tap shoes after a trip over Death Trail It appears that the well-meaning author was too much fired with his objective when faced with the task of creating something to +) .iie serve Hunter in the varieties. The goal beckoned to him unceasingly; it blinded him to most of the other essentials. The result: a one-man show with soulless puppets doing puny th man's bidding His First Dre ings at the great Suit is a farcical epi- sode in the life of a youngster on the eve of his first splurge into the social side of man's estate His sister is to be mar- ried and he is all hot and bothered over the wearing of his first dinner jacket (surely not a dress suit as the title and dialog indicate, but a (eg dinner iit) The groom has been sappointed on the delivery of his own a Se callit and, for a time, it appears that the disturbed adolescent will have to forego the thrill in order to supply the un. dressed croom with the ceremonial essen- tials a boy asserts himself and is ibout to walk out with his proud pos- Session on - back when the curtain is rung down by the telephonic intelligence that the ceremony is off hooeane the minister hurt something or other when he slipped on a cake of soap in his bath Thruout the action there is a heap bathers, punchy. Hunter lot of talk about baths and which makes this blowoff rather gives a comparatively pleasing but rather strained performance as the harassed youth. It’s really about time they gave him a crack at something else. Maidel Turner gives a really intel- ligent portrayal of the mother part; far better, we ass than the bare script prescribed. In puerile and sadly limited rojes, Willa Prederic and Jack Bernard do rather nicely as the fate-cursed bride ind groom The act should go, but they'll never let raw product like this get by when RKO. gets its long-promised one-act-play bureau firmly established. . E. E. 8. ime . Johnny Hudgins Assisted by Hezekiah Jenkins Reviewed at Proctor’s 86th Street. Style—Dancing. + Setting—In one. Time —Nine minutes In 1924 or thereabouts Johnny gins, colored pedal eccentric, Time as the Club Alabam Hud- was on the standard bearer of Orchestra Back now with RKO they call him an “Interna- ticnal Star" and refer to him further as late feature of Blackbirds of 1928. The latter he is. Johnny almost laid an ege here, and as part and parcel of the summation of his routine it must be ex- plained that he would have been a riot instead had he used some of his corking business earlier instead of later. Miss Jenkins, cornetist, works unosten- tatiously from the pit. As Johnny walks out with claw-hammer suit. overreddened lips and a high topper, she supplies the wah-wah business as he pantos with his smackers. Clever bit of business this, but hardly straightforward enough in ap- peal as an introduction clincher in the families. The audience looked on, stared queerly at the faked-delivery arrange- ment and laughed politely several times Whisper laughs would describe the re- Loew the action even better Johnny took the bows to a hand-tied house and then commenced his encore by shuffling, mugging and subtle panto Finally got a rise with his eccentric slides and did a corking hockey-playing bur- lesque for a nicely received finish. Gir! is kept working in the pit without a stop supplying the pecullar brass tones so iry to Hudgins’ type of work. She herself heard above the house too. This turn needs reroutining It’s the kind that woes over with a bang or not at all. Not a line of talk in the act, which Is probably a good iy neces: makes men, E. 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The Billboar July 6, 1929 15 MOTION PICTURE SUCCESSES “MERTON of the MOVIES” and “YOUNG WOODLEY” JUST CLOSED IN MUSICAL COMEDY “SPRING IS HERE” ALVIN THEATRE, NEW YORK PALACE, NEW YORK, WEEK JUNE 22 Presented by MILTON LEWIS Gus Arnheim And |} ( manut Grove Orchestra F i Stule jand : fing Fuil stage (cyc. and ws é T? , tes ¢ ( band ecial book en used as melodic background in talkie nd aS a permenent feature of t Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles Ari ’ it the most modest band lea seen here in several seasons h n preads also to his 1ll-piece ag- cregation, which he evidently directs th evebrow gestures from his ivories sit in a corner of the tasteful set- ting Making no implied pretensions by wise s or other devices, one is led to expect a potpourri of well-played and clever). t and that is just what acgregation serve 4 ire chanced the vs correspond t viewing until Sophie T he finish to help G ng with two Tucker typicals, La t¢ ae 7 i” a” wen and Some of The S De M Tucker brought back mem- Orie ! er announcement of this act when she mentioned that she saw Arn- het: 1 comer back in the days of Reise? eber's arnheim’'s do four numbers, to Islands, Do Something pleasing vocal trio), bovs Sona ans the (augmented by a Rosita and Futuristic Rhythm, with the guilt doing a warbling obbligato in the t Zara Lee, a perfect sensation of batic dancer, sandwiches this lay She pulled a deafening hand. _ The usual augmented hoke and pep is iat ‘ but Arnheim's boys manage & sell themselves well egqough on the Streneth of their quartet of numbers legitimately played with lots of “hot” ar For this booking and con- sid the circumstances, all that it should be After Paris on the trip back to the Coast, if RKO uses this circum- Stance ¢ yet in more dates, the addition of several novelty bits certainly won't hurt E. E. S. Molly Picon In Special Song Numbers by J. M Rumshinsky Reviewed at the Palace. Style—Sing- ing delineations. Setting—In two. Time —Seventeen minutes. Virtually making her debut here on the English-speaking stage, Molly Picon, wie ] a clear title to the monicker, “Darling of the East Side”, reveals at Ones he of the most piquant and un- orthodox (by no means a pun or a dig) Personalities RKO has had the good for- tune to exploit. The superclever come- dienne, who has held court for five sea- Sons at the Second Avenue Theater for adorine Yiddish theater fans. is by no Means a wow as a warbler and yet there ‘Nut a disconcerting or offensive syl- _ n her delivery. She is no great agg : iS f& stepper: vet when she es- 8 sOne-trimming effect, a few a i neuvers there is some intangible — In her rhythmatics that unfail- ‘ngly hits a responsive chord. If she mg" grabs a beauty prize it will be due the bribe her faithful sidekick, Per- sonality, slips the judges. Miss Picon jJumbles up every established standard of act judgment save one. She possesses appeal An appeal that is universal. On ul firm foundation she planted the er - rew to a beanstalk on the Se ne enue that later became Picon pa i She can do the same on the street they call Broadway. The break has ilre y been made with results that are col Vaudeville, of course, can se her as long they operate houses n the larger centers. But sooner or later the legit. will nab her. Then watch the beautiful design they will make of “Molly Picon” in lights Faithful to the Second avenue that gave her professional birth. Miss Picon uses a routine of special material culled from her work on the Yiddish stage nd written by J. M. Rumshinsky, the venerable gent who squats comfortably the pit boys down near Houston street Molly plays—and how she plays—around the prompter’s dug- ovt. In a neck-choking gown that has the distinction of being the only false note in the Picon symphony, Molly opens with a cute number, Puttin’ on the Ritz. In her own bizarre way she pokes fun here on the once-plain folk of the Ghetto, who put on airs withe out watching themselves in the mirror to see how they fit Next is an act delineation of the the German, The Dutch in itself, a four-part handling of love songs by Cossack, American and Jew episode is a clever character burlesque a variation of Black Eves marks the Russ impression; fast stepping and syncopated piping represents the American idea and for her strongest bit, the Jewish, she does a siice of panto. on a wedding that winds itself around the core of Ghetto tradi- tion. They clapped her out to three full-sized encores. these culminating in a decisive show stop. In the kiddie cos- tume of one of her recent vehicles she did a delightful number atop the grand, tickled by an unbilled boy accompanist Also scored with a Yid. take off on the vodo dodeo business and a sobby but artistic impression of a homesick immigrant boy For these numbers at she was divested of her mess of a black body choker. rE. E. S. wholly least Val Irving’s Collegians Reviewed at Foxr’s Academy. Style— Music, singing and dancing. Setting—In one and full stage (specials), Time— Twenty-five minutes. Val Irving was last season cofeatured with Mae Winn in Collegicna, a girl-band affair in which he acted as m.c. In the present offering there is an orchestra of nine men; Elsie Gilbert as the peppy featured lady: Wally and Zella, a mixed team of tap dancers; Ruth DeQuincy, petite dancer, and a team comically dubbed “Davy Lee and his sister Fort Tee”, comprising a six-foot-six man who works in kiddie clothes and a tiny girl stepper. Collegiate atmosphere, costum- ing and chatter permeate the entire offering to cood results The outfit offers a pleasing selection of pop. .umbers, sandwiched with good talent and a commendable line of chat- ter The Collegians, who have a disc- recording background. are an enviable combination. Val Irving still maintains a fault mentioned last season, that of having a tendency to overdo thru his efforts to inject a maximum amount of personality. Ruth DeQuincy and Elsie Gilbert are charming and capable ar- tistes. The two mixed teams brought many laughs and much applause with their dance routines. Well liked here. as excellent fare for the C. G. B. Recommended class houses. Archie and Gertie Falls Reviewed at Proctor’s 86th Street. Style —Aerial, acrobatic and comedy novelty. Setting—-In two. Time—Eleven minutes. Archie and Gertie Falls were caught at a disadvantage by The Billboard two seasons ago. They muffed their feature stunts, thus diminishing their appeal. At this viewing they were in perfect form, which in all fairness makes another re- view in order. Gertie gets the breaks at the opening in a flashy display of webbing as Archie, holding the rope on a darkened stage, remains completely in the background. Neatly costumed and displaying a ro- tund but altogether pleasing form, Gertie performs some daring work. using a foot- foop hold in most of her bits. She de- scends slowly in posing style as she gradually relieves the tension of a coil wound around her waist. A better ex- ample of showmanship is unthinkable for the character of work she does When lights are pulled full up Archie comes to the fore with pantomimic clowning that kept the house doing a steady howl. She climbs up to a trapeze and Archie goes from the floor to a toe-to- toe catch. More comedy knockabout en- sues, this time between the couple and they wind up in a session of double rolling that had the applause coming long before the finish. A comedy angle is introduced ingeniously by using a table as the obstacle for the rolls and mounting it several times, but giving the finish a punch by running their human caterpillar tractor under the table and skimming the legs and under- surface by a hair’s breadth. An opening act any manager should be a, fe get- Recktor and Doreen Reviewed at Keith’s Hamilton. Style— Aerial novelty. Setting—Full stage (spe- cial). Time—Eight minutes. Dumb acts, they say, find it tough sledding for bookings, but good ones, such as Recktor and Doreen, should always find it easy. This mixed team is doing a similar routine to the one Recktor did several seasons ago when he was teamed with a chap named Reck. Now it’s a series of sensational stunts, with Recktor as the highlighter getting splendid support from pretty Doreen. Besides engaging in the aerial business Doreen does a brief dance, featuring high kicks. Thruout almost the entire eight- minute running time Recktor is way up near the floods hanging perilously by one foot. In this lofty position he acts as understander, with Doreen as the burden. He injects light comedy into the routine by continually fussing with his clothes and nonchalantly smoking a cigaret. The many sensations include an iron-jaw grip on a huge flower basket, one-arm support of a long pile with a slack-rope attachment and neck support of a large floor lamp. Doreen works on all the props, while Recktor supports them. The floor-lamp stunt, serving as the finale, is the most appealing item. Got away in the opener to loud and prolonged applause. S, EL Two Blossoms Reviewed at Proctor’s 86th Street. Style —Comedy, singing and dancing. Setting —In one. Time—Twelve minutes. Corking sister team of blondes (re- lationship and color of hair guaranteed genuine) in a wow routine of sing-dance business profusely embroidered with a brand of clowning that will land them with a production as sure as flies like Sugar. They filled the deuce spot here and found it a cinch. Even in vaude- ville, with a hefty flash atmosphere built around them, there is no reason why the Blossoms cannot earn a next- to-closing rating in the better families and, not far off, the straight vaude houses. Come on as gingham gal and sailor boy and mopped up here with their cute pieces of business on Give Me a Little Kiss. One sis does next .a strong acrobatic mumber in solo, followed by Blossom number two in a routine of slow kicks that is a routine—and then some. Out together again as a pair of Sister Sues introducing comedy that brings to mind the Topsy-Eva Duncans, and not at their worst Finish is a second wow session of duo kicks, with both dressed straight again. One of the misses takes up the next-to-finish spot with a collection of wholly delectable sing-dance business, plaving the tough moll and smacking over with a wallop the “Gashouse” num- ber. How she does it is every booker's business. If this act lays off they might just as well order a box for Mister Vaudeville at Campbell's. E. E. S. Carrie and Eddy With Jay Lee and Robert Rhodes Reviewed at Keith’s Chester, Bronr Stvle—Dancing and singing. Setting— In one, three and full stage (specials). Time—-Thirteen minutes. Several seasons ago Carrie and Eddy headed a five-people flash in which their adagio dancing was sprinkled with nu- merous specialties by the support, but this new four-people offering is prac- tically all adagio dancing by the stand- ard bearers with the assistance of Jay Lee. Combined with the dances and also getting special spotting is the sing- ing of Robert Rhodes, who, we believe, appeared in the fifth edition of Vanities. The dancing is spectacular and artistical- ly staged. Costumes and scenery are tasteful The adagio numbers are done as duos trios and quartets, even enlisting the services of the singer, Rhodes, who also shows up nicely as a dancer. There are two scenes for the adagio dancing. The first is a waltz number. Swinging to Heaven, in which Jay Lee and Miss Car- rie dance to the singing accompaniment of Rhodes. The second is a desert scene in which there are duo, trio and quartet dances. Rhodes fills a spot by warbling When the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold. All are finished performers. Got a big hand as the closing act. S. H. LUMINOUS PAINTS U.-V RAY COLORS, For Brilliantly Glowing Color Effects on Cos- tumes etc A. STROB 58 West 50th Street, Dept. J., Sceneries. etc NEW YORK. ; ta a a NS ee ooh A =, eee ) hi OO CET | - Nanas aca ccaaacacaacaaacaceaaacaamcamcamammmmcmaacmace Eee _ | } ) PY. . ae 4 hoe , ; e os , gf. yi: sh g he ae 2 age, 2 * “hs ‘ oe ee
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16 July 6, 1929 Billboard COAST-TO-COAST VAUDEVILLE REVIEWS : ia lig! See cmeeanecice ives i The Palace, New York Last-Half Reviews| | © a Broken Toys, male team of one-legged F clow! in the hello spot, received he y (Reviewed Saturday Afternoon, June 29) ple applause with acrobatic and hand-stand 3 = ; ’ é ' bot? Keith’s s Fordham, N. Y. abc stunt routine Their ironically billed duo Thev’re ervine for vouth and pep in vaud ville This show ha plenty of both. a frie perform difficult finger-balancing and Molly Picon deservedly has headline honors to herself this week. We and oom (Reviewed Wednesday Evening, June 26) tar hand-stand feats belying their handi- siderably more than just a few others—would like to see her here two weeks pry Three Aces, opening, provided a thrill pat caps, in an elabor ate toy-shop interior The latest effort of the RKC production department, Ruth Miz pte Her care a second in exactly 300 seconds of expert 7 isplaying conventional playthings. Revue, takes up most of the first half. Packed tight with angooed 0 indica. a roller skating. Delivering reckless stunts ula Robert Newell contributes a pleasing of careful staging, but not quite up to the le vel, at least in come dy chap saree ; at an unusually fast pace, the boys show lin ° : other unit shows turned out by the major circuit's own producers, it achieves @ up great. For solos one does } repertory of classical numbers in well- : . ae, aa ‘ . ett ensemble a6 neat whirl. sor trained baritone, assisted by an unbillead ©O'*/2 opening, with mage-nete mae ages» ig Pe ad Ys ae sleasin ceed ee ee ee Oe wu man at the crand. The highlicht. Prolog whooping it up before the foots Ru n Mix, on a irk apne Pg es a pleasing dancing. The remaining boy lends wr from Pagliacci, sung in commendable @°°Ut by —, of CEES her ~ uns — and ge BP hold down the spondid support in Gus ‘Suating. Good toe style, broucht loud applause. Forced an DOROTHY DOUGI AS, JOHNNY W RIGHT AND pagel hed he . ny ie hand. Re encore, Sweet Mystery of Life, to fair Geuce spot with a real y novel display of name Ot comedy y & ma = Fred Lightner, aided briefly by his girl f results combined in doing a burlesque on a burlesque—th ed of the comic a tty partner, Rozelle, delivered laughs in a pre | LE ee a ne oe “Snark Pluc’—had the house howling with their blanket-covered antics. A hefty big way, meriting the show-stopping re. ab! billed man. offer a diverting two-episode blonde plat et ht to the two-man horst ; . ception it the bhowoff. He is one of Ro sketch ws aie a tom antion of am ie THE RANGERS, last caught in Harry Caroll unit, provide a RPTERORIOUS the nuttiest of nut funsters Altho he’ ing lish salesman in a swanky fewelr hop int rlude in the trey spot, doing a sliehtly veiled rehash of their old mixed quartet never serious in warbling, his pipe work aid during a bold daylight holdup, and be- ePertolre TI ir original cowboy regalia fits in Nicely with the rich mounting shows he has some of Winnie's ability the ing saved by the quick wit of a touch furnished them for w rk in thi: unit. Lived easily thru an encore, which Orville Stamm and Billy De Vane dat little girl customer. Second episode of materialized as Sele old standby, On the Road aaa i il oa treyed it in a pleasing five-people affair. a | singing and dancing poorly received at | kelvin GAMBY-HAI E GIRI S gave pron Ri — Mix ncaa sh . r- = = mg A Study in Eugenics. Their support the finish. of aesthetic fa in an eight-minute interlude re nging, aoanggre] an¢ —— mae comprises Wilma Shaffer, Lillian Burke ° V: Mel Klee panicked ’em with his black- P@™tomime. The boy unit’s band aggregation beat tom ge as the girls and Mildred Belle. Stamm and Miss De ; face single of songs, chatter and hokum, @° Pretty routines in a hug tepee interior, dressed as American Indian maidens. Vane fare well in muscular exhibitions, wearing a loud checkered suit, and work- M ss Mix is in the bride whose wedding festivities are interrupted by @ acrobatics, comedy and song and dance. ine mostly on a special runy wv over the Ceadly —— fire. lan ing panto and i hting effects are put over with while the pretty-girl support lends good ( pit. He humorously soliloquizes on the the utmost fiinesse. The ballet interlude is call d Legend of the Fire. bal singing and dancing assistance. Fair Gifference between olden days and mod- JED DOOLEY, who is relied up n most of the comedy, occupies the next applause. - ern times, His trick laughs before gags SPOt with his old iy tne Audree ns. The gag-packed boys smacked his John T. Murray and Vivian Oakland, worked like a charm own a miliar act across to a reception that barely missed a show stop. Some of assisted by Ernest Young, gathered _ Marvon Vadie Dancers, in the bye-bye the inconsequential ‘material n ight be entirely eliminated with surprising results. many laughs and heavy applause pr spot, comprising a company of eight girl TOBY TOBIAS AED Bis TEAMS, Of which Chere azo 20 Banceter combine in amusing travesties. Their mystery, te dancers and a male pianist, offer a fairly their own act with the unit afterpiece The boys rind out corking pop melody, French and Mexican offerings are very ( 4M§easing routine. with thp standard- ®nd are assisted in keeping up a f: pace by Miss Mix, Dooley, the Rangers, well done. Murray is an excellent jester, bearer consistently commanding grea .ter Gamby-Hale Troupe and a fast-stepping dusky boy dubbed “Snowball Dooley’s while Miss Oakland is a pleasing foil and Ms share of the spotlight. Act carries ex- Clowning here needs considerable revamping; besides, too much stress is laid ON sweet singer Young is an all-to-be- ver tensive costuming and elaborate scenery Miss Mix’s shortcomings : oS ; desired support En and lighting. Good reception at the FRANK MITCHELL AND JAC K DURANT stopped the show twice wis out the Gypsy Lee and His Vagabonds closed Be bows CONDE G. BREWER. slightest a — at milking. The jointless and rubber-headed boys do their same well in a musical routine that's very Ge old knocka out routine, which does not Mean that it is the least bit less of @ much the Rudy Vallee style. Lee. an 9 T wow. Enou 1 laughs here for a 3:30 show. nounced as known to radio fans as “The Fox Ss Academy. N. 7 MOLLY ‘PICON on her second week here, and providing her last week’s Wandering Minstrel”, has a high tenor (Reviewed Saturday Afternoon, June 29) marvelous achievement by rising to lone topliner, gave an even more delicious that registers better thru the mega Tom Davies Trio started the show with TOutine than before. This time she confines herself almost entirely to genius- phone. He has a good eight-piece ban d od sreath-taking motorcycle riding in a laden im} ressions of Yi idis} types. She had to tear herself away. pee with him. The boys, besides ac- “ meativ-contrived drome. Hum of motors VENESSI’S lk n -delayed ace-house appearance materializes in this post-in- companying, contribute neat mneelaithes and recklessness of the male team and termission spot. Nota vastly different act from others spoNsored by Sam Shannon. A “meller drama” bit scores. Fair sup- bi girl had the audience sitting tight. Do AS supp ort, the exotic dancer has the clever Lido Boys’ Trio. Puts over several port is given by a blond song-dance girl. - expert single, duo, and trio riding, with Bumbers that bring out her marvelous grace and retains as her highlight the SIDNEY HARRIS standard bearer highlighting Good Peacoc ke nu done with variations in a new mounting. as e sendoff. : a 1 Ch = E DSOE, negro baritone, achieved a rece} ton that ‘paralleled that Grand Opera House N. 7, | Jerome Mann deuced it on all six, Of John Charles Tt some weeks ago. With a baritonic delivery that is packed 9 ‘ but applause reception was mild. He is with 14-k it tones, ‘ nacke d over three numbers, and acknow ledged the (Reviewed Thursday Evening, June 27) pr a talented youngster possessing out- show-st opp’ ing hand with Ol Mar Ri er -Hig also stopped the show, and he was The Four Balliots, three well-set-up standing self-assurance If } pipes forced into another chorus. Jus in Sandridge assisted at the grand. gymnast girls and a man, open the bill were better, there’d be no holding hin BEN BI UE, at a great diss dvantage thru poor spotting, nevertheless revived featuring four-way cannon-ball juggling, th down. Impersonations of Eddie Leonard the good humor of the mob, and made it a go in a partly new act, assisted by iron-jaw spectacular bits, and pleasing th Ted Lewis, Eddie Cantor and Pat Rooney aenaves gene se and a trio of stooges, dubbea the Personality Boys. Blue really apparatus w rk One small girl carries clicked in order of listing ved the day with corking stepping work of the comedy genre. the burden of weight-lifting, iron-jaw se Princess Agreneva Sl: viansky and her GAY NOR AND BYRON, novelty skaters, went on in the greatly swelled show work * 1] TO - and unusual tricks to good,result Royal Russian Choir pleased with choral too late to be caught. ELIAS E. SUGARMAN. Se ly known as the Balliot Troupe. singing, folk dances aad Slavic whoopee Novelty well like@ here. ac Under the skillful direction of the prin- aie and Bastedo, comedy mixed t cess, the choir sang beautifully. Ivan team, in the deuce spot, offer a line of u Steschenko delivered his solo nicely. Thi Pantages, San Francisco Park Plaza, New York time-worn turkey-show gags and hoke, th hock steppers showed nee of appropriately dressed for vaudeville. A pep talent in sol finale, (Reviewed Saturday Afternoon, June 29) (Reviewed Saturday Afternoon, June 29) typically funny burlesque comedian e which was a real pep rally hand The name of Jack Dempsey, headline Tell Tales of 1929. an elaborate singing Works in loose-hanging dress clothes and ag Don Cummings roped into a attraction this week, has resulted in anq dancing act, augmented by a six. ®@ buxom belle feeds the gags fast and tr fairly good reception. He is a good-look- packed houses, with big overflow crowds piece marimba ensemble. opens ‘with an ‘(urious. Good round of applause at ho ing youngster and a crack roper. Dif- at the evening performances. entertaining routine of melody ene the bowoff ficult tricks with short la are skill- Alma and Duval, a pair of nifty step- dance. Both the male and girl singers Pox and Roland. comedy and singing tr fully executed. Better c ‘ chatter pers, whose routine of fantastic dancing give creditable renditions of operatic ane team, contribute fairly pleasing is in order. His dancing while roping is sot the show off to a good start. and light popular tunes, while the danc- dialect characterization and en e] good. Maybe a straight dance would Ketch and Wilma. man and w ar ing couple please with their tango and man impressions of stage celebrities me aid the too-much roping effect ~— _e ene cor oe fferi —_ ; — ae ballroom numbers. 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dian, demonstrates an excellent baritone with his snatches of the classics, while the woman, made up to represent a ecrub woman, wowed ‘em with her de- jightful rendition of When Irish Eyes Are Smiling. The third member gives good support with his pleasing basso in the operatic trios. Brown and Birmingham follow with a pleasing comedy and singing routine about the gold-digger and her wise boy friend. Girl makes a peachy decorative target for the ingratiating wit of her artner. Nice hand. Tucker and Smith proved highly pop- ular with their eccentric piano and vio- jin playing. Tucker has @ very funny, somnolent sort of appearance and can truly manipulate some novel fiddling. While Smith showed his caliber with 4 toe-tickling rendition of St. Louis Blues. Received a great reception. Atkinson and Lucinda, offer an un- pretentious but enjoyable dancing act, ably assisted by an unbilled ptlanist. Rov is both agile and graceful, specializ- ing in whirlwind acrobatic stepping. Be- sides possessing a charming personality, the girl proves a corking interpretative dancer. Their novelty jazz finale brought a good hand. S. M. SANDERS. ' Van and Schenck Held Over At New Palace, Chicago CHICAGO, June 29.—Van and Schenck, headliners on the current bill at the new Palace, are being held over for a second week. At today’s opening show they sang eight songs, including some new spe- cials, and the audience still wasn’t satis- fied. Others on the bill are Al Trahan and Marie Duval, Carter De Haven with Car- ter, Jr.. and Marjorie De Haven, Lee Gail Fnsemble, Lester and Irving Trio, Frank Beaston, Ted and Al Waldman and Al Gordon's comedy canines. Detroit Vaude. Notes The Crawfords closed in vaudeville following a Detroit date last week and will put on a high trapeze and a com- bination wire act in parks and fairs this summer. Holly and Lee are closing the season at the Columbia this week and will go to Lake Nipmuc, Mass., for the summer. Jazz-O-Mania Revue, now playing De- troit, will go to Lake Arbutus, Wis., for the summer, the act remaining intact. Lane and Harper closed the season at the Oriental June 27 and will spend the summer visiting relatives here. The Geddis Trio closed their vaudeville season last week, starting at once on a route of fair bookings in the Northwest. West and Van Sicklen, musical comedy act, are in Detroit for the summer. The Calvins and Rose Marie have re- turned to Detroit, their homA town, for the summer. Stone and Hallow, who have had sev- eral strokes of bad luck, are now playing again on their way to Chicago. The Three Jays are doing a harmony trio In this territory, having cut the act from the former male quartet. Patsy De Franco, pianist, is now play- ing dates in this territory. Betty Mudge has returned from an engagement in Florida. Pat Levola and Willa Rieman closed last week at the Oriental, and, following & few independent dates, will go to their home in Virginia. Marshall and LaRue went east for auditions following an engagement in Detroit last week. ALYNNE ARDEN, female impersonator, recently featured on the Zenola Show with his act, Character Studies of the Weaker Sex, is now vacationing at Lake Chetek, Minn. Milne’s Split Sunday NEW YORK, July 1.—Eddie Milne local Pan. boss, has something that Tesembles a solution for the present dearth of vaudeville work An act pleaded with him recently for some Sunday work and Eddie was unable to give a satisfactory answer. Jokingly, he said: “I might make Huntington a split ee and book you into the night show.” The act was about to call it a go When one of the boys in the office nudged him and pointed to the smile On Eddie's face. Billboard Cleverly costumed over Radio OPEN FOR SUMMER ENGAGEMENTS ATTRACTIVE YOUNG GIRLS’ BRASS BAND Symphony and Hot Jazz Combination, including Singers and Dancers. Riot o1 Highly recommended by New York management Theatre Presentations, Banquets, Radio, etc. WIRE or WRITE BALLANTINE BUREAU, Phone. Wabash 8538. Will consider Summer Resort, Fairs, 909-10 Lyon & Healy Buildinc, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Fate of Dramatie Sketches Will Be Known Early in Fall NEW YORK, July 1—Protagonists of the dramatic and comedy sketch form in the big-time organization are making renewed efforts to sell their idea during the planning of booking policies for next season. It has come to the point where the fall will find RKO absolutely opposed to the use of sketches or enlisted whole- heartedly in a movement to bring this form of vaudeville entertainment back to its pre-war status. With the resources of radio, disc- recording and picture producing behind it, ready for application at any and all times, RKO will undergo many revolu- tionary changes in its outlook on acts within the next year. Since the sketch has always been regarded theoretically as an integral part of vaudeville, those seeking to work out formulas of fiop- proof entertainment are forced to weigh the possibilities of the sketch. RKO, ac- cording to all signs and convincing in- dications, will do everything on a big scale next season. Its amalgamatior?® with the gigantic electrical interests makes such a course a foregone conclusion. If the experts now studying the proposition conclude that the booking of sketches will faithfully carry out the idea of modern and well-balanced shows, this form is due for a boost eclipsing any ever given it before. Certain bookers are bitterly opposed to the booking of sketches, claiming that their houses are not fitted in audience reaction to receive then cordially. This condition has been known to exist for a considerable period on the Interstate Time. It applies also to scattered strings of houses in the Middle West. But gen- erally those of th: act buyers opposed to sketches have as much logical basis for their ideas as they had when they held that every real novelty show should open with astereotyped ncevelty act. It tookan outfit like Fox to teach them that flash acts can open just as well—and better— and that novelty acts that are good can hold their own capably in the middle of the bill. Rosalie Stewart, who is acting as a liaison talent handler for RKO and the various affiliated bureaus of RCA, is re- ported to be enlisted in the movement to revive the sketch. According to fre- quent formal press announcements, she has the full-hearted support of Hiram S. Brown. Miss Stewart has gathered, as a result of her many years’ activity as a high-powered producer, a knowledge and supply of the best sketches available: also an unparalleled intimacy and power of persuasion over those who write them. It will most likely be thru the influence of Miss Stewart that RKO will lay the foundation for the renewal of its sketch- buying activity. By September it should be known definitely how the major circuit stands on sketches. Now it does not know itself. Should it come to the worst, dramatic and screen stars will still regard sketches as the acceptable vehicle for their two- and-more-a-day excursions. It will be up to Miss Stewart and others to see to it that the sketches thus employed are meritorious. Successful prosecution of this detail will, in its small way, help the case for the sketch in vaudeville. Route Francois-Densmore NEW YORK, July more and Company, who played the Palace last week, have been given 30 weeks over the RKO Time, starting Au- gust 1. The act is agented by Lewis Mosley, of the Lee Stewart office, and carries four people and two dogs. RKO Gets “East Side” NEW YORK, June 30. — East Side, Harry Sauber’s new six-people story flash, opened for RKO this last half at the Lincoln, Union City. In the cast are Dan Harrington, Stella Adrian, Ray Donahue, George (Chick) Richmond, Gwen Hayden and Sally Osmon. Weber Dickering With Dempsey for RKO Dates 1.—Francois-Dens- NEW YORK, July 1—Jack Dempsey, who last week started a four-week en- gagement for Pantages in the circuit's Coast houses, may swing over to RKO dates at the completion of the Pan. contract. Harry Weber, of Weber-Simon, is now in Los Angeles and endeavoring to land Dempsey. i——— 4 OQUTMODED CENSORSHIP ship now more than ever. Ideas changed but censorship. This is as it should be. But why not tions. are living. that it is enforced? AUDEVILLE will always need interna] censorship. But it needs a new brand of censorship. have changed with dizzy Routining of shows, modes of costumes, comedy ideas, EVERYTHING has Better to have no laws at all than have some written in the books that are never enforced other circuits of appreciable influence to expect artistes to keep within the censorship bounds laid out years ago to deserve even passing consideration. something amounting to the same thing rules against the use of “hell” and “damn”, against appearing in stocking- less feet or “immodest” costumes are stil The old censorship rules, which violated at least as many times a day as there are acts on a Dill. don't blame the house managers and bookers for permitting the viola- It is significant of modernize vaudeville from every angle? not be consistent and lay down the law—a new law if you will—and see It needs censor- rapidity in the last five years. For RKO as well as the is a thought too preposterous Yet the large circuits are doing In many theaters the familiar posted are still theoretically in force, are We the age in which we Why a titi iaainiadeaaiiiiacenmnnennniinnd There can never be such a thing as iron-bound rules of censorship. Any sensible manager knows thet. Gags pulled by a Tucker, a Benny, a Jack Pearl, a Frank Fay and others of this caliber are smart, delightful things. But the self-same gags pulled clumsily by others of lesser appeal appear dirty as the view afforded by an open manhole. The Tuckers, Bennys and their ilk are the exceptions. They always will be. In a one-man show we never complain about the hair comb of the pit bass player. For the others—the great mass of so-and-so performers—censorship of a modern brand is sorehWy needed. Fortunate it is that rarely if ever has it been necessary for local blue noses to step in and stop vaudeville shows. If the internal censors don't get busy and lay down new (and we expect them to be far broader) lines, this may yet come to pass, July 6, 1929 17 Al Friend’s Wheeze NEW YORK, July 1—Al Friend. doubling as indie agent and sonc- writer, has plenty of time these days to think up honest-to-goodness origi- nal nifties; something he was too busy to do as the Hebe comedian of the erstwhile team of Friend and Downing. Al’s latest, which he vows he can back up with documentary evidence is that conditions are so bad in Chi- cago that acrobats are sleeping three high. Zinka Panna Raps Canadian Customs NEW YORK, July 1.—Zinka Panna. Hungarian performer, is all het up over that part of the Canadian customs law which compels those taking musical in- struments into the Dominion to leave a deposit for them at the border. In a letter to The Billboard, Miss Panna com- plains that now she cannot enter Cana- da, attributing her disability to the de- posit system. She adds: “The time is not far away when sing- ers, comedy speakers, dancers and jug- glers will have to pay for taking their voices, hands and feet into Canada.” Inquiry regarding Miss Panna’s plaint among local representatives of Canadian government railroads brought the ex- planation that the deposit system is, after all, just what the name implies: a deposit not a fee. A small percentace of the deposit is retained as a means of compensating the bonding companies undertaking the risk of insuring the re- turn to the borcer of the objects com- ing under the deposit ruling. At some points along the Canadian border the Dominion acts as the bonding agent and returns the entire fee. The deposit sys- tem was inaugurated as a means of preventing the smuggling of merchandise into Canada. this_usually resulting in the evasion of high customs duties. Miss Panna complains that Canadian customs men have a particular aversion ageinst her “noor little fiddle and Hun- garian Gypsy cymbalon”. Farrell Improves Act NEW YORK, July 1—Billy Farrell has spruced up his old Home Sweet Home act and is now subbilling it Back Home. Opened for Loew here this week, split- ting between the Orpheum and the Wil- lard, Woodhaven, agented by Meyer North. Farrell has new scenery for the act and Louise Arnold is a recent addi- tion. Dad Farrell and Nancy Reed are still with him. Saranac Notes By CHARLIE QUINN SARANAC LAKE, June 29.—Tom and Flo Lane stopped and paid a visit to the N. V. A. Lodge while en route from Florida to Montreal. Mrs. Adolph Menjou and sister arrived last week to spend a few weeks in the mountains. Keith Lundberg arrived this morning as a guest of the N. V. A. Lodge. Florence Bleiveiss, known as Florence Darrell, dancer, with John Murray Ander- son's Revue, is looking her old self again. Paul Edwards, RKO ocent, arrived here last week and is stopping at 19 Broad- way. John C. Louden, late of White Cargo, also is a new guest of the N. V. A. Lodge. Michael McMamee, formerly a stage- hand at the Shubert Theater, New York, is doing splendidly. Russ Kelly, the minstrel, is on exercise again. BIG TIME ACTS ritten to order Prices furn shed MAD nd EDW neces t ynab!l DEN, 113 M aels AV PHOTO REPRODUCTIONS. Price List No. 20 freee BECKER, 211 S Elsie Ave, Da in en mae nn ema Po ee ) ee , a, Po ae ee cn ae LT A ET CG, A A ) : ee t 5 ? ee L ceeteneestesenesesenicenanal 5 P _ ——— ! ae ae ’ | — _ a | ee ee ee wpm | | | hs
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Iuiv 6, 1929 ‘ll - Pictures — ‘ Presentations Conducted by ROY CHARTIER- Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York L my a EXHIBS. CAN JUNK PACENT Sales Chief Says Theaters Can Take Out Equipment at Will and Substitute—Several Recent Withdrawals in Favor of W. E.—Explains Stanley Changes NEW YORK, July 1—That Pacent equipment may be torn out of theaters by exhibitors without any recourse from the Pacent Company was admitted by an official. who was asked what was being dOMe in a number of instances where the Reproducer had been taken out in favor of Western Electric installation Iouis G. Pacent, head of the Pacent interests, could not be reached for a checkup, but John Diblasi, his sales manager, declared that when the ex- hibitor bought their apparatus he paid for it outright and could, if he pleased toss it out of the theater at leisure Tnis was the explanation given in the case of a number of theaters that had substituted Pacent for Western Electri equipment Of a number of theaters in various parts of the country that have made this substitution, some are Stanley houses The general sales chief declared that about 15 Stanley houses had installed Pacent equipment for temporary use un- til they could get the W. E. equipment that had been ordered and could not be installed immediately. Spyros Skouras, Stanley operating head, bore Diblasi out, adding that Stan- ley had signed a contract with Western Electric for 170 installations and a sub- sequent contract with Pacent for 105 theaters. When it was learned Pacent was able to make quick installati the Reproducer was put into some theaters signed for W. E. equipment that were in dire need of the apparatus to play sound prodvct Skouras denied that Pacent would be taken out of all the Stanley houses The important theaters in the chain, however, will have the W. E. equipment, it was said Among Stanley houses changing Pacent to W. E. are Central, Jersey Cit Stanley and Tivoli, Newark; Royal Bloomfield, N. J.: Hamilton, Lancaster, Pa. Apollo, Martinsburg, W. Va., and State, Erie, Pa ns from Craig, Newest Artie, Dark After Bad Start NEW YORK, June 29.—The Craig Theater, New York's latest “art” has closed before completin 1 weel run of its inaugural production, Mor oanne. the Enchantress, a French fil unanimously panned by critics and pub lic alike Its abrupt shutdown is an Official of the newly ! Franco-Film Company, lessee of the theater as an outlet for French pictures who said the house is temporarily darkened awaiting its forthcoming pro- duction Rembusch to Pettijohn: INDIANAPOLIS, June 29—Frank J. Rembusch, na é the Un- affiliated Independent Motion Picture Ex- of America, in letter sent to- al secretary of tio z hibitors 0 ter in response to both my personal nd jy letters at hand You evidently kr V ly of the reason of the res niair trad practice in our industry S cor t. In response to your always friend- ly but not helpful attitude, may I observe that we have been hurt too deeply to join you naw. TO REMAKE “JEALOUSY” NEW YORK, July 1—Paramount is to remake Jealousy, the second picture star- ring Jeanne Eagels and done some time the Astoria, it has been learned on good authority. The picture is based on the two-character play written for Broadway by Eugene Walter, and was produced by Paramount with Anthony Bushell opposite Miss Eagels. It is ago at said that Paramount executives atisfied with the work of Bushell actor) and will remake the pic- with some one else cast opposite star has its Paramount sold and is selling Jeaiou on 1329-"30 program and rather than allow it to go out in its pres- ent form feels it necessary to take loss on production cost so far and re- do the talkie SCHWARTZ CHAIN SOUGHT BY FOX? NEW YORK, July 1.—Fox is reported dickering control of the A. H Schwartz chain of 28 houses in Brooklyn for and f land Schwartz and Loew have had a work- ing agreement for several vears, with Loew Schwartz some houses in the operating chain BAN ON BALLYHOO? NEW YORK, June 29.—With Broad- Way the rendezvous of hucksters, side-walk “talkie” artists and bally- for many years, it took one of Commissioner Whalen's bluecoats to remember a musty statute against the’ hoorah boys yesterday. Patrolman Milton Paul arrested an inoffensive Paramount Theater spiel- er, one Stanley Stanford, and today in West Side Court it will be decided if barking on the street shall be confined only to canines. hooists Columbia Plans Producing Plays tering the play production field, avowed- ly for the purpose of providing material for subsequent talkie use. The stuge plays to be presented will produced in association with well- known Broadway man with scripts turned over to individual producers whose experience and I successes best suit them to handle different types of plays. ' This is the first company to follow Faramount with legit. connections, altho M-G-M from time to time backed plays on the quiet with picture versions in mind. GLADYS BROCKWELL SERIOUSLY INJURED LOS ANGELES Brockwell, film actress, was jured Thursday when a motor which she was with H. Stanley Brennan was overturned on Ventura highway. Her injuries may result in fa- tal paralysis, doctors say. Both of Bren- 1's shoulders were broken be igers past has June 29.— Gladys seriously in- car in riding the Buy Gaumont Shares LONDON, July 1—It is unders‘' ood that Ostiere Bros. London banker have purchased 1.300.000 unissued con of Gaumont British 24 shillings, 6 pence mon share Pictures at around LATE NEWS IN BRIEF COLUMBIA in Hollywood is revamping its sound stages with the latest in technical equipment CODIRECTORS are to be used on many current Radio Pictures, one for stage ac- tion, the other sound MARC phone studios CONNELLY New York HARVEY THEW. scenarist for Warners, “HOLD EVERYTHING” screen by Warners FOX is said to be ready to make an offer to Loew minority stockholders is three shares of Fox for one of Loew. and picture sequences. has been signed to make six talking comedies at the RCA Phono- has signed a new long-term contract at present a hit show in New York, has been bought for the When, completed it will be roadshowed. The offer CARL LAEMMLE has definitely decided to open a sound studio in New York. Shorts, features and novelty subjects will be produced “HELL'S ANGELS”, which has cost Howard Hughes, producer, $3,000,000 to date, will be complete, with sound and dialog, when it opens in New York next October H. H. VAN LOAN and Charles F, Webb have been signed by Universal for dialog and originals, THE STANLEY COMPANY earnings for nine weeks, ending May 2, after depreciation, Federal taxes, etc., total $392,652, HAROLD FINKELSTEIN, general manager of Finkelstein & Ruben, declared in Minne- apolis last week that no negotiations were under way for sale of the F. & R. chain to Publix, but he did not say that a satisfactory price would be refused. ye PATHE’S 30. ALL-DIALOG NEW YORK, June 29.—Pathe comes to the fore this week with the announce- ment of 30 all-dialog features for 1929. ‘30, these in addition to Pathe News, Pathe Sound News, Pathe Review, Pathe Audio Review, the Grantland Rice Sportlight, Topics of the Day and Aesop's Fables Productions include The Greenwich Village Follies (in color), Treasure Gir! (George Gershwin's play), The Big Shot (Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur). The Awful Truth and Negligee (both with Ina Claire), Paris Bound, This Thing Called Love and Her Private Affairs (Ann Harding). His First Com- mand, Crashing Thru and Officer O’Brien (William Boyd), Saratoga, Rich People and Clothes (Constance Bennett), War and Women (Ann Harding-Robt. Arm- Strong); a special production, Painted Desert (William Boyd): Big Bews (Robt. Armstrong), A Woman Afraid (direction of Spencer Bennett); Oh, Yeah (Arm- and James Gleason): Satlor’s strong Holiday (Alan Hale), The Sophomore (Eddie Quillan), The Grand Parade (play by Howard Emmett Rogers), Play Boy (Quillan), Red-Hot Rhythm (a story of Tin Pan Alley). Parachute (Robt Armstrong), The Bachelor’s Secret (Alan Hale), Lucky in Love (Morton Downey), The Racketeer (Robt. Armstrong) and Un and at ’Em (Alan Hale). There will be 52 two-reel talking comedies divided into seven groups George Le Maire will be featured in eight; six Manhattan comedies, six Checker comedies (featuring Frank T Davis), eight Variety comedies (among which Alexander Carr will appear in The End of the World), six Melody comedies (tab. musical comedies directed by Harry Delmar), six Folly comedic produced by Frank T. Davis): six Golden Rooster comedies, the first two being The Garden of Etin’ and Fairways and Foul Also six Buck and Bubbles comedies (supervision of Monte Brice) are among the short series, Big London Deal Off LONDON, July 1.—The propoeal to ab- forb British Instructional Films into a new company known as First Interna- tional Sound Pictures, Ltd., with a capi- tal of 1,600,000 pounds sterling for ac- quiring Klangfilm Tobis talking patents, has been called off. Talkies in Far East NEW YORK, June 29.—The Hogaku Za Theater in Tokyo, Japan, has been in stalled with Western Electric sound equipment The equipment arrived in 40 boxes at Yokohama and was placed in the theater under the direction of T. D. Cochrane, Paramount's Far East ern representative; R. Omita, manager of the theater; M. Koboyashi, W. E. repre- sentative, and Charlie Kinoshita, Para- mount Kobe office. This is the first sound and talking installation in the Far East. 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Billboard Small Exhibitors Planning Chain Are Offered 100 Features, 200 Shorts, by Indie Producers Rembuseh Launches New Drive on Hays Group—Company That Will Supply Pictures Is Pledged To Stay Out of Theater Field—Arbitration INDIANAPOLIS, June 29.—With peesueet. not aligned with Ame! Inc., assuring a program of 100 nd t Tkies Frank J. Rembusch, national Motion Picture Exhhibitors of America, theater owners to arms against the big combines in the Will H. Hays organiza- inn iM It is the plan of Rembusch to call meetings and form a chain of inde- nendent theaters, so that by mobilizing dates it will be possible to interest responsible West Coast producers in ving high-class product for inde- nendent exhibitors only " Rembusch is not disclosing the identity of his West Coast friends until later. He says, however, that a confidential check- up shows the parties have approximately ¢5.000,600 available at once. Their offer has been accepted by the Rembusch or- snization and novv is being presented to independent exhibitors at large The following excerpts are quoted from a recent communication to Rembusch from the Coast: The time is very opportune for an inde- nendent co-operative direct-from-producer-to- theater company to enter the field The } int of contact would be the various ot picture theater owners’ organizations the distribution with a fixed pro- cost and aé fixed selling price, on a percentage basis into the ter- tories cos ered T plan would cost the theater owners’ or practically nothing. and could into a source of revenue whereby could be accumulated to fight blue a ampaigns in Congress, State and nunicipal adverse legislation, etc A contrac t ecould be worked o1 at ifferent associations are given 30 or 60- ay credit on pictures aclivered which in urn could be passed on to the various thea- rs. thus doing away with the advance pay- ment or the C,. O. D In fact, every objec- t nable feature of the present system could be f tec In corjunction with the plan, is an lleele ttric talking device which rallies play whereby the could be laced even in the smallest theaters, whereby y In fact, noth- ld cost them very little vided, of course, that they show the ompany’s product, and the rental price in- luding disks, would te far below any of the ey ting prices very glad. if you are interested, to go further into this matter. In fact, will a special trip to your city However, I wish you would let me know r } smaller exhibitors are ’ your territory so that we may figur ut a comple*e plan to overcome same, ret putting the ‘“‘backbone” of the in- dustry on a sound, substantial business basis Pathe, Columbia and Tiffany-Stahl, which have no chain ties, are regarded is possibilities for the contemplated A vaudeville booking office to supply acts for those houses using stage at- ictions is reported to be part of the plun. A Coast-to-Coast chain would en- able the independents to get material trom the cream of the field in opposi- tion to RKO, Publix. Fox and Loew. In his announcement to the unaf- 1 independent theater owners Rem- busch makes a vehement attack on the vstem of arbitration, which, he control of distribution, provide ns whereby the big combines are ut the small exhibitors, eliminat- cCmpetition, allocating play dates, higher prices and increasing intair selling tactics Rembusch says he will cover these and r nts tn detail in a book which ts ublished under the title, Unfair ictices in the Motion Picture and Other Industries. He .also “serves on all his exhibitor leader otter that unless they answer his in- “etments end help to have arbitration tinued, he will sever all relations in, call them double dealers and ceed LO prove it. __ Arbitration, Rembusch says . is the gag protects the combines from govern- nterference, and as soon as arbitra- On topped the government will step ment hand enforce its “cease and desist” order on unfair trade practices ha sch declares he has both barrels “SSeC Tor a lot of alleged leaders who - gs er going to help stop the arbitra. ‘ i stem or get out of power, ° If arbitration is stopped, Rembusch de- ares, the chains cannot force inde- Pendent exhibitors to play the old an offer from a Los Angeles motion picture the Motion Picture Attacked Producers and Distributors of features and 200 shorts, including silents secretary of the Unaffiliated Independent is ONce again calling the independent “silent” contracts of inferior quality, especially since they have created a de- mand for “talkies”. He says the big pro- queers should have continued duality “silents” until their small customers were ready for the change It is only by compulsory arbitration, Rembusch as- serts, that *he producers raised prices from 300 to 500 per cent in the last three years on a declining market. Now, he says, they have rushed into talkies, us- ing no silents in their own theaters, but forcing the independents to finish their silent contracts. “The opposition they their talkies has taken away my cus- tomers,” Rembusch says, “yet they want higher prices now, when my business is less, than they did before. We are be- ing slaughtered in the most selfish manner imaginable.” DELF TO PRODUCE SERIES FOR POWERS NEW YORK, June 29.—Harry Delf started this week on his first production of talking comedies at the Powers Cine- phone Studio in Long Island City. Title of the first picture is Hot Tips, made and directed by Delf, with Viola Frayne in the featured feminine role It was announced as soon as the Delf series, of which there are five more to come, was finished P. A. Powers himself planned to utilize space in his studio with a group of singing-talking novelty short subjects. Powers said he planned to make comedies and musical sketches for che independent market. Production will start sometime in August. U. Not To Merge NEW YORK, June 29.—Reports coming from Atlantic City regarding the pro- posed merger of Universal and another organization are promptly and vigorously denied by R. H. Cochrane, vice-president. CASTLES IN SOUND give me with NEW YORK, June 29.—Castle Films, distributor of novelty short subjects, is planning sync},ronization of future product, July 6, 1924 19 JEAN LA MARR. formerly fea- tured in the stage production of “My Maryland”, who has just signed to appear in a series of talking-sing- ing shorts for National Sound Pic- tures. Work will start immediately at the American Sound Studios, New York. NO DAVIES STUFF EAST NEW YORK, July 1.—wWilliam Ran- dolph Hearst will use the old Cosmo- politan Studio here for production other than the Marion Davies pictures, it is understood. With the arrival east of Edgar B. Hatrick, meray representative, it is ex- pected defi news on plans for the former anes peer will be announced. Thru the new contract with M-G-M it may be that the newsreel activities of Hearst will be centered at the uptown plant. “FEATHERS” DOES BEST BUSINESS SINCE “WINGS” NEW YORK, July -~Altho most papers did not compare it favorably with Beau Geste, Paramount's silent special, Four Feathers, is doing a big business at the Criterion Its take-in is the best since Wings, it is understood, several alkies having played the house in the interim. U. A. SALES REACTION FROM TRIO PAVING WAY NEW YORK, July 1.—Sales reaction from the release of the first three United Artists’ talkies, all of which proved knock- outs, has placed the company’s salesmen in a strategic position on selling the 1929-30 product, and, according to inside dope, accounts that had formerly swung from U. A. are now coming back. New business is also being written, and sales returns are getting bigger right along, an official declared. United Artists suffered a bad slump, like others, when silents were beginning to pass out, and were stuck with a few pictures that were difficult to sell. The trio, Alibi, Coquette and Bulldog Drummond, came along as big box-office talkies, proven in Broadway runs, and the salesmen now ‘ind the U. A. product a pushover, with the same high standard of production maintained in the talkies as in the old silents. The Paramount-Art Cinema tieup with Coiumbia Broadcasting advantages now figured, is listed by U. A. now as another selling point, for the salesmen. Of the 10 U. A.’s now being sold, all have big talking points, based on the handsome start U. A. has made, its standards of production and the lineup individually of the pictures The order in which the 10 will be re- leased are Bulldog Drummond, still in a $2 run: Evangeline (sound), on which New Orleans reports are strong: Tin Pan Alley, Norma Talmadge's first. title of which is to be changed: Lummozr, Her- bert Brenon’s all-talkie from Fannie Hurst's story: Locked Door; Ronald Col- man, in Condemned, with Devil's Island locale; Taming of the Shrew (Fairbanks- Pickford), with color; Three Live Ghosts, from play; It’s a Pleasure, Fannie Brice special, and Song of Broadway, with Harry Richman, and eight special num- bers by Irving Berlin. “If these pictures won't sell easy and give the competition something to talk about, all signs are wrong,” an official averred. WARNER BROS. DENY DEAL Officials Say Offer to Con- solidate Laboratories Was Was Turned Down NEW YORK, June 29.—Reports that Warner Bros. were acquiring contro] of Consolidated Film Laboratories were vehemently denied this week by two Warner officials. While admission was made that there have been rumors recently of such a deal, it was said that Warner Bros. had some time ago considered taking over Consolidated, but had decided against it. “We were made an offer by Consoli- dated a year and a half ago,” a Warner official stated, “but since we do our own printing now and would probably drive present Consolidated customers to doing the same if it became known we acquired the company, nothing ever came of the overture the lab. made to us.” Warners do both their own and First National prints and also have their own lithographing company Possibility that. altho Warners make their own prints, they might merge with Consolidated, a company that is makim nice profits, are met with the hint that some of the lab.’s present business would probably be lost as a result of such a tieup. Paramount is one of Consolidated’s biggest customers and like Fox would probably begin making all its own prints if Warners gained control—this in the event the oft-rumored merger between Werners and Paramount remains off. Christie Says Talkies Are Costing Much More June 29. — Charles producers to NEW YORK, Christie, one of the first complete a season’s output of talking pictures, says the talkies have added tremendously to the cost of production. Story and play materiel, players who speak well and fixed charges for sound installation are contributing factors to the new condition, according to Christie TO MAKE TALKIES IN SARASOTA, FLA, SARASOTA, Fie., June 29—Roseland Fictures Corporation, of New York, will begin production of sound motion pice tures in about a month in the studio at Sun City, according to announcement made by Frank P. Gattieri, secretary to Raymond Friedgen, president of the com- pany. Friedgen was in Sarasota this week to supervise installation of the clectrical and sound equipment. Motion picture rights have been secured for [Pleasure Man, Music in May and A Night in Venice, and these are to bde the first stories produced AYWON ADDING SOUND NEW YORK, June 29.—Natham Hersh, of Aywon, is planning the synchroniza- tion of features. The work of preparing silents for sound will be done in New York Television Step Ahead NEW YORK, June 29 —Color television was demonstrated last week at the laboratories of the Bell Telephone Com- pany, when images were transmitted thru the ether from one end of a large sudi- torium to the other which housed the mechanism of the apparatus. Al Jolson’s singing of Sunny Boy was the subject used for demonstration. Experiments will continue until “tele- vision adds materially to human com- fort and happiness,” it was said. pbs © a ih? 3a - _— - —_-----————- --- CTT TT LT TE ! 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20 July 6, 1929 Para. Sales Billboard Picture To Be Shown Public Glorified “Trailer” in 6 Reels Covers 1929-30 Product— To Be Shown to Exhibiters and Thru Publix and Other Houses to Publie NEW YORE. J e 29—P nt 929- At ’ .* . ‘ 4 The ‘ ‘ } f se) the | m be fir f é 7 « P c s E. Mct f - lictty for Pa: ce of N-reé ror r ’ re f ( ar C rea I . Pa } t conventio me E a, We + The picture t already made to be J , - ora ith talking sequences f ‘ pict é C £ directors, writs - duction € f I nt ] I Jesse L. 1 Ben P 2e! Walter W: 7 it t * ¥ t } In ha the entire P ct and ‘ ‘ r il prode- f > The c rt t figuring ¢ Cc elling the ew pic to the exhibitor but to the put as well. RKO Spending Million , . > > On Stereoscopic Process ‘EW YORE June 29.—Joseph Schnitzer, pre f of Radio Pictures t made the annc en i cr mt Vv + mc ¢ 7 n S nN ANN y nt + CO! TO more in favor of the cameramen’s move now than a month ago. Manager’s Home Target For Bombing Attempts AERON, O., June 29.—Twice within three ¢ Frank C. Buben, manacer of the National and Palace theaters here. has been the bject of bomb attacks His home was one of three owned by Akron motion picture theater managers to be attacks by stink bombs last Tues- ( ! t uitcase containing eicht mite was ce Thursday found bt The fuse attached to side his the bomb had burned down to the detonating cap, which had failed to ex- plode. Shipman-Hymer Play First for New Firm NEW YORK Boys, from the pens of nd John B. Hymer,-is the first duc- tior f Asher and R Al. Bo M7 " do dial Ca ul is also ne Cast under the supervision of E. M. Asher. PUBLIX MEN IN ON LLOYD IDEAS NEW YORK, June 29.—Russell Hol- man ace ertising manager for Paramount, ! made an offer thru Put Op n, house organ of Put ¢ eac of the st 25 letter bmitted b h ( na sd ve men on press stunt on Harold next picture, Wel come Danger. H n he following: What is your idea of what this 100 per ‘ t ild be? In what fort hould it be made up? W t r ntain? H differ from s book Ww ‘oy a ts could be rked by} theater that will help sell i Lloyd in “‘Welcor Danger” to the Fox’s Chart For Salesmen NEW YORK, July 1.—Fox salesmen have been supplied with one of the most compact indexe » the 1929-"30 product that ipany ever devised It is no ds of the sales force, and eport it is highly favored and Roger Ferri, who gets out The Dynamo, Fox's bon se organ, compiled the data on the unique setup, and has it in such compact form that a salesman can tell at a glance all he wants to know about the 48 talking pictures on the Fox list this vear. The chart, covering four pages in The Dynamo, gives the name of each picture, type, cast, direction, other credits, s.les angles and box office. Under sales angles are listed various good talking points figured out on each picture, while under box office are the slants on exploitation, drawing power, etc. Columbia Changes NEW YORK, June 29.—Three changes in exchange personnel is announced by Columbia today. Sam Gallanti has been appointed exchange manager in Wash- ington, D.C. He was formerly connected with the Indianapolis office of Taffany- Stahl. Robert J. Ingraham phis to Charlotte, N. C., and J. J. Rogers, formerly salesman in Atlanta, moves up to the managership of the Memphis of- fice. WHITEMAN INSURED BY U. FOR MILLION NEW YORK, June 29.—Carl Laemmle has just issued a policy of $1,000,000 in favor Of Paul Whiteman, who now making The King of Jaz Five hundred thousand dollars is pla ed on Whiteman's life, with a like amount registered with Lloyd's, of London, against injury to the band leader. goes from Mem- Fall-Off in Shorts Blamed on Material NEW YORK, July 1 Zards, in other word t] er nM Lane, will duc ested in 1! ¢ , mine se exe ec Bi t ement m be ken with i nof salt. It is far from the trutl Jack Noble, who supervised and di- rected a number of Metro-movietones the on and no dire Y eneral of the American Sound Record Stu- dios, New York, ins the on fo the alleged fa ff in popularity of the sound and short He blamed ible for those responsil the seiection o, the material used “It is too early to foist on the public short talkies with vaudeville sketches as the theme,” said Noble: “what is needed is the weddin of the motion picture and the stage Notice if you will when the actor 5 udiences the absence of action or actress talks nowadays. are not to be blamed for their to grasp this new form of en- tertainment Our theater-goi public must be re-educated to the new plan of who produce short action, and those entertainment features must strive to ng make a successful combination of ma- rial formerly used as screen fare and t which pleased vaudeville or legiti- ate theater patrons. “Dramatic sketches are, of course, pop- ular, and rightly so. The unfolding of a mystery play via the talkies is akin to the development of a book or play Very little action is needed, for the un- raveling of the plot is done, for the most part, by dialog Audiences when the synchronization is good are satisfied to listen only, thinking nothing of the ac- tion on the part of the actors. But in the nore subject, the songo-log closes without applause, the comedy sketch doesn't make ‘em roll] into the aisles’, nd ther ical comedy effort hasn't the thrill of those who appear in the flesh. “We are constantly planning that wed- ding of the art of the stage and screen Time alone will solve our problem, but it is not without fact that it wil) be solved. Talking, action, dramatic expres- sion, movement and nehroni- zation are possible as a combination, and when that point in the audible pic- ture has been reached audiences will be entirely satisfied.” correct s' Talkies For UFA Dialog for European Re. leases—Sound at Least for America NEW YORK, June 29.—The Ufa Studio in Berlin is to be equipped with sound and tal g apparatus immediately, that that company may not suffer in its plan for world-wide tribution, accordine to a statement made by Kurt F. Hubert, manager of the Foreign Department of Ufa, of Berlin, who recently arrived in New York A large sound stage was in process of construction when Hubert left Berlin with installation of ultra modern equip. ment planned at once. Realizing sound at least is necessary that future Ufa pictures be acceptable to exhib caused his organization to rush plans itors here for the new construction, according to Hubert He said it was not Ufa’s idea to make talking pictures for outside dis- tribution ut this time, as officials of company had not decided how it would ictical to introduce the English Talkies will be made for Ger- with sound for foreign be pr language hany, however, countries When questioned regarding the Ufa- Brill distribution difficulties now existent Hubert was reticent, but said he hoped a satisfactory arrangement could be made before his departure for Europe. Charges Dent and Publix Put Him Out of Business DENISON, Tex., July local theater owner, has filed $90,000 damage suit against Dent Theaters and Publix. charging the combine refused to grant him equal rights with members of the defendant groups in obtaining fir run pictures, causing a money lo forcing him to retire from business 1—H. A. Cuff Basil Dean Assigned NEW YORK June 29.—-The Return of Sherlock Holmes will be one of Para- mount's contributions this season. Basil Dean will direct the picture at the As- toria Studios Barrett Cormack is busy with the screen adaptation, while Clive Brook will soon leave Hollywood to play the leading role. Schoedsack and Cooper Split NEW YORK, July 1—The team of Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C Cooper, who brought Chang, Grass and Four Feathers to the industry, has been split up. Cooper has quit the picture business for good to enter the airplane industry Schoedsack continues in pictures. He has left for Sumatra to make another adventure picture. WORLD-WIDE CONVENTIONS June 29. —With 26 al ready for national dis World Wide will soon start It regional sales conventions, according to Joseph Skirboll, general manager of the company. E. A. Dupont's Atlantic, now nearing completion, is one of the leaders, with Kitty, made in the United States with an all-English cast, a close second. Skir- boll is optimistic over the 1929-1930 out- ‘ NEW YORK, talking picture tribution, iook He says World Wide salesmen are slowly but surely overcoming the ob stacle of selling the exhibitor a picture with an European cast featured. Skirbo!! found whenever one of his picture played last year audience reaction most favorable. Still he had difficulties in selling his product to exhibitors J. D. Williams, now in England, ho* cabled the home office that two sou! stages with RCA equipment are now 1" operation, with work being rushed on four additional stages. Williams wil! remain for an indefinite period in Europe. * Awe + & > oe a) = -— | ——_ — = = % Sete et te Pa ater aos are Reale a | - . : sper nee ae ie Ba oe Cie | neat - i sa » aay Oe ee aie ia oo ee ee ct: ————————— — —--—— ~<a a Sa ae pe a is ae OP. Be ; ead y a ee — , ae Se ‘ "I = Ce * V rc me ——————— ee eee ae cae a. me — gine ce ooo — ae . 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rr oxy Drops omedy M. C. idea Not Favored by Rotha- fel—Loew and Fox May Use Them NEW YORK, July 1.—Lou Holtz is thru at the Roxy as a summer master of cere- monies after a two weeks’ stay. Accord- ing to reports, S. L. Rothafel disagreed Fox Officials that Holtz was the “type” of m. c. for his cathedral, altho it has been freely admitted in the trade that the vaudevillian was a big hit. On the strength of the which he got over, Loew and Publix are seriously considering the use of come- dians as masters of ceremonies in their houses rather than mere band leaders who introduce numbers. Loew and Publix are reported to have felt all along that their type of m. c.s are more dignified than comedians who work for the laughs more than anything else, but the sudden “innovation” of Roxy in booking Holtz and the way he went over, coupled with good notices all around, got poth de luxe chains to thinking. In a few instances Loew and Publix have tried comedians with good reports even tho higher-ups have not liked the idea In not keeping Holtz for the summer, Rothafel is quoted from the “inside” as feeling that he and his comedy did not fit in with the cultural atmosphere of the theater and its programs. Certain Fox officials are said to disagree with this contention, but so far as is known are doing nothing about it. Gus Edwards Given New M-G-M Contract NEW YORK, June 29—Gus Edwards has been given a new contract with M-G-M. calling for general work, in- cluding direction al ther odd jobs. Edwards this year made a few shorts, did me song numbers for Hollywood Revue and appeared himself in several acting. songwriting There are 12 Colortone Reviews (two- reele on next year’s program Ed \ has made three already and will probably direct more. DAILY TIEUPS FOR PHONOFILM NEW YORK, June 29.—Hank Linet, of Ge il Talking Pictures, is working Special newspaper supplements wherever Pp le in towns where theaters are Opening with Phonofilm equipment. The idea is to form a tieup with one of the local newspapers, which pulls a co- Operative ad campaign with local mer- chant If the paper gets six pages of advertising General goes for the seventh. Linet has got out a special press book, one of the first to be offered by equip- ment people, for the use of the exhibitor installing the equipment. He is also Using the radio for the plugging of Phonofilm and Phonodise. He went on the air himself Wednesday, telling how talkies are made over Station WGBS. TREM CARR EAST ——— YORK, June 29.—Trem Carr, ing director of Rayart Pictures, in New York yesterday for a con- with W. Ray Johnston on their 30 all-talking program. Coincident. with Carr’s arrival NEW arrived ArTence comes the uuncement that Raytone Talking Pictur Inc., has been formed to make 18 one-reel and 12 two-reel talking Comedies and novelties, with Eastern ‘roductions, ~~ made at the Metropolitan “*ucios, Fort Lee. Rayart features, with — and sound, will be produced as ormerly in Hollywood. 6s ” ° Red” Barger in Vita. Howard (Red) Barger writes from Helly wood that he is with the Four pa Boys, the quartet working in arner Bros.’ Vitaphone productions. manner in: Billboard May Settle rill Suit DOROTHE tures, who will play the comedienne role in “Rio which stars Bebe Daniels. She was discovered as a possibility when she supported Morton Downey in “Syncopation”,. LEI o} Radio P (‘- leadi ng Rita”, screen U.-Kinogram Scoops to U. NEW YORK, June 29.—Universal, in association with Kinograms, recently formed the Associated News Reel Com- pany with a view to bettering subject matter. Universal's output will in no way affect the regular distribution of Kinograms, but the Laemmle group, it is understood, will have first call on “scoops” Sam. B. Jacobson, formerly Universal's West Coast publicity chief, is editor of the new Universal News, with the first ssue scheduled July 31. It is said both Kinograms and Universal are dealing with various companies for sound syn- chronization, to be made in New York. WILLIAMS PLANNING LONDON SOUND PLANT NEW YORK, June 29.—J. D. Williams, of World Wide, is working with European film producers on a proposed sound stu- dio to be built in London He plans the erection of his studio in the Elstree district because of its accessibility to production headquarters of the various producers. Twenty complete sound stages are contemplated. Two William Boyds World Wide Would’ Adjust Out of Court To Get Franchise NEW YORK, June 29.—If the wishes of opposing attorneys in the Ufa-Brill Distribution difficulty are heeded, it is believed a final settlement of all dif- ficulties is assured, with World Wide eventually taking over the 34 per cent Fastern territory for distribution now held by contract by Brill. Ufa asked that Brill be restrained from further distribution of their product, claiming breach of contract on Brill’s part. The Appellate Court held that Brill was within ights of his Ufa contract, which distribution until 1932, with a two-vear optior clause. Ufa, it is reported, by virtue of decision, has asked some sort of settlement out of court. Attorneys for Brill, however, unwilling to deal further with Ufa, except on a cash basis. thie nis for ore oi t It is said Brill might together with World Wide, which h s distribution rights Nationally other than for the Eastern district, rrangement if an equitable financial could be made. Since the difficulty of the companies involved has aused virtually all Ufa product to re- pose on the shelf this past season, it is said both Brill and Ufa are now in the mood to clear up the causes of the trouble. By the terms of Brill’s agreement with Ufa, World Wide cannot distribute na- tionally unless Brill is given equal rights in his district, but Brill claims Ufa has refused him advertising matter, posters and prints unless a cash payment for Same is made. Brill states that he has approximately $130,000 in signed con- tracts which he cannot fulfill due to the Ufa refusal to release the pictures Therefore, he has refused Ufa’s demand for cash in advance. Attorneys for Brill stated that when the present Ufa matter against thei: client comes to trial, if ever, their posi- tion is sufficient to win, due to the de- cision of the Appellate Court, and further if they are victors. they will immediately sue Ufa for heavy damages. World Wide, Ufa and Educational were made defendants in Brill’s original suit alleging conspiracy, which is yet to be tried. W. E. Sues Silverphone TOLEDO, O., June 29.—Western Elec- tric, the American Telephone and Tele- graph Company and the Electrical Research Products, tied up on Vitaphone and Movietone licenses, have filed suit LOS ANGELES, June 29-—With the in the District Court here against arrival here of William Boyd, of the Silverphone, an independent talking legitimate stage, under contract to picture system, charging infringement of United Artists, some conflict is expected a number of patents. between he and the William Boyd of film This is the third talking picture de- fame. Both claim right to same name. vice to be sued by W. E. INDIES PANICKY NEW YORK, June 29.—Independent and talking pictures in time for the film distributors thruout the country, present selling season, he said: according to the statement of one of “Those studios with which we did the strongest in the field, are verging business in the past will not rent us upon a state of panic due to the sound space today. They are engaged in a situation. This independent today said vast sound-building program, and our he was beside himself, faced as he is men om the Coast have not as yet pur- with the utter impossibility of disposing of the silent product he has contracted for from producers on the West Coast “We are up against it hard,” said the executive, “nor do we see any Way out. It looks to me as tho we indepe I and State Righters will simply have to hang up ovr hats in the matter of selling unti] our. Coast producers have equipped their stages for sound And the sad part of it is, these producers, in almost every case, have no studio of their own. They are renters, pure simple.” Commenting on the inability of inde- pendent picture makers to furnish sound chased equipment. Unless something is done to relieve the situation at once, many independent dis*ributors will be forced out of the business entirely. “Nor do the larger producing organiza- tions look with favor on the independent at this time. We were advised from one of o1 yntacts that he was refused, no y rental space, but told his pro- ductions were no longer wanted, due to the space needed by that company for s own productions.” Meanwhile, this man stated, his cx- the ry were in G , matter of collections and that in almost every instance selling Was at a standstill. count iWtie 1 the July 6, 1929 PA | 6 VirAPHONE ACTS WEEKLY FROM NOW ON NEW YORK, June 29.—Warners dur- ing the coming picture season will re- lease six Vitaphone shorts weekly, or a total of 312 for the year. With the fact that Metro plans few short novelties this year, and because Universal is behind on schedule, with Paramount the only runner up, Warners have decided to comb Europe for novel- ties, sign big “names” and in every way concentrate on making the short subject field most productive. There are more than 600 Vitaphone shorts now ready for release. HOLLYWOOD MAKES SPANISH TALKIE HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 29-—The first Spanish talkie made will be for mally presented to Spain’s king and queen in the next few weeks at the International Exposition in Barcelona, where it will be shown in Palace of the Motion Picture Industry. The produc- tion is American made and features Maurice Chevalier, Harold Lloyd, Norma Talmadge, Gilbert Roland, Dolores Del Rio, Lupe Velez, Clara Bow, Baclanova, Bessie Love, Raquel Torres, Norma Shearer, Bebe Daniels, Reginald Denny, Buddy Rogers, Warner Baxter, June Collyer, Sue Carroll, Nick Stuart, Louise Fazenda and Farina, who appear in spe- cial talking sketches comprising produc- tion recorded in Spanish. The players address a few words of greeting to Spain’s people and express in ways best suited to talents, singing. dancing and talking, their wishes for success of the exposition. The film, made by the combined ef- forts of Paramount, United Artists, First National, Fox, RKO, Harold Lloyd, MGM and Universal, runs for an hour. It is to be exhibited daily at the exposition Latin America’s interest in talking pictures is expected to be stimulated by this production. McAvoy Wedding Talkfilmed BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 29.— Sound movies were taken of the ceree meny that made May McAvoy, film a tress, the bride of Maurice J. Cleary banker, this week. This wedding was the third June marriage of reen stars. Joan Crawford an Dou Fairbanks, Jr., were married recently in New York, shortly after Carmel Myers was married to Ralph H. Blum, New York attorney, at Hollywood. Radio Drama Finished NEW YORK, June 29.—Hunt the Tiger, the first adio drama to reach the screen, a product of RCA Phonophone, has in the all-stage cast Pedro de Cordoba. who was forced by his Equity affiliation to quit the cast of Pathe’s 1 week go Monday. On the Stair Though it is announced that the pice ture Hunt the Tiger is “now in produc- tion” at the Gramercy Studios, @ checkup reveals that the picture has been finished for more than a week, long before Equity put the quietus on Pathe’s production On the Statrs. J. Leo Meehan, long associated with FBO on the West Coast, directed the Photophone production for RCA. 4 Hoffman Shorts By Thomas-Wheeler 29. — Thoma: Productions, an organization i industrial pictures, has entered i reement with Hoffman Broth- rical Enterprises to make four productions in as many towns for re- lease over the Hoffman circuit. The first picture, a situation comedy, with a cast recruited from “home talent”, will be made at Waterbury, Conn., and later shown in the Strand Theater of that city. C. C. Thomas, producer of the pictures. was at one time associated with Harold Lloyd on the Coast. Joseph E. McGuire who will direct, was with Marion Davies for a long period. 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ECONO wr ~ ha 7 c vE YORK J — starts a Yr m of ++ r Pik » ‘T c I ix T tr tion of being a two-fisted bunch of sales- men. and other its re puta- BENJAMIN DAV a well-known book- ing agent for moti picture presenta- tio 1s, has moved to eenie quar Hammerstein Theater uilding York ters in the New HIGH RENTALS ARE EKFENDED NEW YORK, July 1.—The exhibitors are paying more for talkies than silents because they cost infinitely more to make and are doing far bige rer business for the theater than the silents ever did, a distributor official ted in comment- ing on the complaints about high rent out that his own ater busi- ; 2443 ee e did with silent more for This official pointed theaters are showing ness than the much gr y formerly and as a result are paying talkies. “In one particular instance, picked at random,” he declared. “one of our 1 exceptional busi- era when it did and now is only akes 84.000 net own theaters are t es and ren't endent exhibitor ave always kicked tell us different any other rea ons rentals on sound in oraer it it for u to produce talkies The return on tl tremend yu investment low, 1 over night, and the production of talking pictures aside from the o? nal investment costs much more thar S “We ha rn Electric for our license o employ consider able addit the dramatist songwriting and other lines, with payrolls prop ortionately higher; we burn up a lot more of electrical juice on talkies; we have to manufacture discs for talkies produced under this system and have any number of other expenses added to our budgets.” The distributor official also laid some stress on the restriction in distribution by virtue of the fact that only a per- centage of the country’s theaters are now wired, and that many pictures cannot be played in silent versions because they do not lend themselves to that treat- ment The “inside” dope that distributors were boosting rentals on talkies in an effort to get back money lost on silents that were released at the tailend of the silent regime was discounted for the reason ilready set forth Another distributor source, however, gave this s the “lowdown”, mentioning certain of that company’s pictures which took a bad licking because of the sud denne of the advent of sound and the jump that Warner Bros. had on them a the first in the field with talking product This source intimated that as soon as the compar book on picture sales howed the fiwure they should the present talkie rentals would no doubt take drop When the entire country is fully wired allowing for wider distribution, the prices thru competitive lashes, if for no other reason, would probably come down considerably, it was added By that time, also, something of a favorable return will have been realized on the huge original investments of the pro- ducing companies. Academy Making Survey of Sound In the Studios HOLLYWOOD, June 29.—The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science: making an exhaustive survey into the ound production problem at variouw tudios here Lester T. Cowan, of the Academy staff is collecting data relative to the silencing of the camera, set treatment and licht- ing. Color on film is also under scrut- iny. Studios included in the survey include M-G-M, Fox, First National, Paramount Pathe RKO, United Artists, Universal and Warner Brothers. Findings will be collected and placed in the hands of technicians with the hope of improving imperfections | Sound Installations GREAT FALLS, Mont.—Rainbow The- ater BROOKLYN.—Mermaid Theater. RED WING, Minn. — Memorial Audi- TO! EDO, O.—Princess Theater. PHILADELPHIA.—Oxford Theater. LOGAN, Utah.—Capitol Theater. OCEAN CITY, N. J.—Showboat Thea- ter PHILADELPHIA.—Edgemont SHELDON, Ia.—Iowa Theater. PARIS, I11.—Paris Theater. BEAVER FALLS. Pa.—Rialto Theater. NEWPORT, Vt.—Burns Theater PHILADELPHIA.—Clearfield Theater BALTIMORE.—New Preston Theater NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Cannon Theater. BUFFALO, N. Y.—Plaza Theater CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.—Strand The- ater HARTFORD CITY, Theater. Ind. — Orpheum Theater. GRAFTON, W. Va.—Strand Theater NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. I. — Casino Theater WALSENBERG, Colo.—Star Theater. STAUNTON, Ill.—Labor Temple. CLEVELAND.—Variety Theater COLUMBUS, O.—Majestiv Theater. JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.—Liberty The- ater ST. JOHN, N. B.—Imperial Theater CLIFTON, Tex.—Clifton Theater MOUNT VERNON, O.—Memorial The- ater. DANVILLE, Ark.—Pastime Theater. DETROIT.—Greenwood Theater. KETCHIKAN, Alaska.—Coliseum The- ater BEDFORD, O.—Bedford Theater. CLEVELAND.—Gordon Square Theater. ESTELLINE, S. D.—Hamline Theater. CAVALIER, N. D.—Capitol Theater. NAMPA, Ida.—MajJestic Theater. MOORESVILLE, Ind.—Idle Hour The- ater CINCINNATI. theaters. CREENCASTLE, Ind.—Vancastle Thea- ter. CHICAGO.—Arcadia Theater MOSCOW, Ida.—Kenworthy Theater. BREVARD, N. 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—V—"— Presentation Notes LUSTER, of the Luster Brothers’ CAI act. 1 playing with Frank Cambria’s mestl ( Dreams, for Publix, has reason he ud of his family. He journeyed from Butfalo to Cnicago last week to cee his son, Wyatt, 13, graduate from a “ahaa! in which he had been leader of — nt orchestra. Wyatt is an ac- et ! violinist, wnile his sister auea tudying piano, aad his brothers Ray and Ausley, are taking clarinet and qrun nd banjo re spectively Mrs. Lus- ter upholds the family’s artistic tradi- tion She conducts the Metropolitan 9 of Dancing in Chicago. Luster stuc and his Lon are playing their second year r Pi EAL ALY AND CLIFFORD and Bobby Gilbe have been booked by William Mor! to open with the Publix unit, Harvest Time, at Pararaount, Des Moines, week mencing July 6 HE NEW PUBLIX presentation show this weck, is at the Olympta New Haven, called Pirates of Melody. Tne cast is con 1 of smith and Hedley, Jinimie W. Dunn, Jue Fong, Farrar Trio, and a Gamby-Hale dancing ensemble. A Frank Camb roduction FRED Ww AR NG and his Pennsylvanians are p! their second week oe in Balaban & Katz houses in Chicag¢ After ple*'ng th eilr engagement in th: , Windy ¢ y play the Kunsky thea- ters in Detroit JOE PENNER joins the Honeymoon ruise unit in Newark this week LAST WEEK’S engagement at the Para- mount, Brooklyn, marked the close of the season’s tour for the Vanity Fair, Publix stage show Al MOREY, formerly master of cere- monies at the Eastman, Rochester, goes into fhe same cavacity at the Paramount, Oma? the current week. SCOTTY WESTON, w ~g is featured in the F hon and Marco stage unit, Gobs of Joy, now playing hed New York terri- tory. also arranged the dance numbers fy; the production. LINDY COONS will begin his new duties as master of ceremonies of the Purar nt, Des Moines, this week. BLOSSOMS, the Arthur Knorr stage production at the Capitol, is being held Over for a bay ery week, along with the film feat , The Trial of Mary Dugan ERNER AND FISHER have been booked by the William Morris office for their present week's engagement at Fox's, Was! ton AFTER A SUCCESSFUL season with the Publix unit, Stars, Maureen and Sonny are leaving on the S. S ‘rance July 8 for a summer engagement at the oted Kit Kat Club, London, and also r r of the continental music halls. They will return in September to open Ta new Publix unit THE MEMBERS of the Capitol Grand Orches tendered their new conductor, Yasha Bunchuk, a beefsteak dinner, Wednesd ening, June 26, at Schliefer's ; Street Restaurant Prominent of- he Capitol Theater from every cepart nt were in attendance SENATOR MURPHY has signed a 30- Week contract with Publix in Down On ihe Far new Niggemeyer unit which ae at the Olympia, New Haven, next eek | EXPLOITATION | POB KELLY, director of publicity for Publix in Dallas, last week staged a big vw ertising campaign for The Rainbor ws ' the Palace. It also was Anni- oe Week for the house A tieup _ Made with a Dallas newspaper and Acta humber of Dallas firms for a — © treasure hunt with three pots The ‘GQ at the end of the rainbow trail. ae = Yspaper carried ads of the mer- Bact + xin hg part in the treasure hunt her tn firms had to be visited in Were © “iscover the clue in each. Clues deat p es of merchandise in each store eed with the mark “Rainbow Man After finding the clue, a full de- “yee of the article had to be written cold tts: Prizes of $5, $10 and $15 in os Were given for correctness, neatness stories’ nality. More than 100 Dallas pent ‘nd wholesale houses used pay we 9 earrying the ad of The Rain- Dy enve! and Anniversary Week. These before 6. ‘Opes presented at the box office lege { 0 entitled the holder the privi- co urchase tickets @t the bargain Matinee price Billboard er Five Thousand, $3.50 Write for pricer SPECIAL PRINTED ROLL TICKETS | “THE BIG TICKET AT THE SMALL PRICE” Your own Special Ticket, any color, accurately numbered, every roll guaranteed on larger quantities, FOLDED MACHINE TICKETS COUPON TICKETS FOR PRIZE DRAWINGS, 5,000, $7.00. Send Diagram for Reserved Seat Coupon Ticket Prices. State number of sets desired, serial or dated. NATIONAL TICKET CO. SHAMOKIN, Ten Thousand, $6.00 also for prices on PA. MOVING M. P. CA LAMPS, CARBONS, TICKETS, MAZDA LAMPS AND SUPPLIES. Everything for the Theatre. JECTORS, WRITE SPOTLIGHTS, STEREOPTICONS, FILM CABINETS, MERAS, MOST COMPLETE STOCK IN THE U.S. PICTURE MACHINES, SCREENS, BOOTHS, OPERA CHAIRS, PORTABLE PRO- GENERATOR SETS, REFLECTING ARC FOR FREE CATALOG MOVIE. SUPPLY CO. 844 WABASH AVE. CHICAGO. FILM NOTES | STEPIN FETCHIT and Dorothy Brown have been added to the cast of the Fox production, Big Time. Lee Tracy leads FREDERICK GRAHAM will appear with George Jessel in The Hurdy-Gurdy Man CHARLES BYER will play the juvenile lead in The Delightful Rogue, which stars Rod La Rocque, for Radio Pictures. WILLIAM AUSTIN, Frances Raymond, Emily Melville, Katharine Wallace, John E. Nask and Michael Visaroff, all in Illu- sion, for Paramount. Lothar Mendes di- y tinge aCculag STRONGHEART, dog star of the films, died at the home of the animal's owner, Jane Murfin, Hollywood, following an operation. The dog lived 13 years. MAE CLARKE, of vaudeville, will play the leading feminine role in Big Time. CHARLES WAKEFIELD CADMAN, noted American composer. has been signed by Fox to compose the music for Conquistador, soon to go into produc- tion SYNDICATE PICTURES, producers of Tom Tyler and Bob Custer Westerns, have completed the first two productions from each star. Tyler appears in The Law of the Plains and The Man From Nevada, while Custer will be seen in The Fighting Terror and The Last Roundup. NICK DE RUIZ, baritone, will appear with Bebe Daniels in Rio Rita, for Radio Pictures FRED KOHLER many knock-about has been signed by long term contract EVELYN BRENT'S first cle for Paramount will be Darkened Rooms, by Sir Philips Gibbs. It will be with dialog, directed by Louis Gasnier GEORGE LE MAIRE and Lew Hearn will costar in q Pathe all-talking comedy called Gentlemen of the Evening. Evalyn Knapp is opposite IVAN LEBEDEFF, due to the fine per- formance he gave in Street Girl, has been er as a reward for his roles for Paramount, that company to a starring vehi- signed to a five-year contract by William Le Baron, of Radio Pictures. UNMASKED, the first of a series of eight pictures for Weiss Brothers’ Art- class Pictures, has been completed at the De Forrest Phonofilm Studios Robert Warwick is starred, with Edward Lewis directing. Also finished is the third Harry Delf comedy, called Meet the Family. Louis Baum will release the entire group. OWEN DAVIS, Broadway playwright, has been signed by Fox to a long-term contract. Davis is now creating dialog for Will Rogers’ first, They Had To See Paris NICK COGLEY, a veteran of the movies, has been cast by Paramount as a priest in the talker, Woman Trap. PARAMOUNT completed last week the movie recording of one of the Pub- lix units, Over the Top, featuring Johnny Burke RAYMOND GRIFFITH will appear in The Sleeping Porch, first of the Christie all-talking plays, to be released by Para- mount in August. ROBERT MONTGOMERY, New York stage actor, has been selected to play op- posite Joan Crawford in her first talking picture, Jungle, for M-G-M. BUSTER DEES, radio highlight, will be heard in singing-talking pictures via M-G-M. HARRY POLLARD has been selected to direct Universal’s Tonight at 12. Jim and Lucille Gleason will play the name parts of Universal’s The Shannons of Broad- way. Agnes Christine Johnston is at the adaptation. HARRY TIERNEY, Rita, tures. WALTER FUTTER’S Curiosities is now playing a 20 weeks’ booking at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, as a part of the program which features M-G-M's Hollywood Review of 1929. MARIE SAXON, Broadway stage prin- cipal, has been signed for talking pic- tures by Columbia. She is now on the coast. THE MELODY MAN, stage play, Fields, Rogers and Hast, composer of Rio is now in Hollywood for Radio Pic- oy has been pur- ‘ Open Forum Meeting in Washington WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1—The open forum for the discussion of ex- hibitor problems will be held here to- morrow morning in the Italian Garden of the Mavflower Hotel, it is announced by Abram F. Myers, president and counsel of the Allied States Association of Mo- tion Picture Exhibitors “Some exhibitor leaders not affiliated with this association have responded to the spirit of the invitation to attend the meeting and have placed the matter fair- ly before their members.” Myers says in his circular notice to exhibitors. “Others have done nothing to acquaint their members that the privilege of attending is open to them “Also a meeting has the producers as an offset ing and, we are informed, certain called exhibiter leaders have been sum- moned to that meeting It will be en- lightening for the exhibitors of the coun- try to make careful note of the leaders who spurn the opportunity to help the exnibitors in order to participate in a meeting under producer auspices to frustrate the efforts being made in be- half of the producers. been called by to this meet- sO- “Take note of the exhibitor leaders who in New York on July 1 and 2 when they shou! be in Washington “Also do not be stampeded into resolu- tions against the Brookhart Bill based on producer propaganda Wait until you ret an analysis from this association before making up your mind. In the neantime remember that the Brookhart Bill does not compel an exhibitor to buy only one film at a time, if he wishes to buy more; it does not require an hibitor to preview all pictures if he does not wish to do so; it does not require sales by distributors for non-theatrical performances. are Ov « “These are only a few of the mislead- ing statements being made about the bill Ask yourself, in all earnestness, whether possibly under this bill conditions could be worse “Send in your letters, telecrams and affidavits telling what film rentals, score charges, protections and other unfair practices are doing to you. The material already received is astounding; it is only necessary to overcome the conspiracy of silence to bring public sentiment to our side.” Iuly 6, 1929 Lo chased by Columbia, with production start at once. It is a story of tin-pan alley, and will contain many interpolated musical numbers LEE KOHLMAR, formerly with David Belasco, has been signed py Paramount for an important part in Kibitzer. THE FILM FINDS ITS TONGUE is the title of a new book published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons. There are 31 full-page illustrations, the theme deal with the story of Vitaphone. Fitzhugh Green is the author. RICHARD ROSSON will direct The Very Idea for Radio Pictures, with Frank Craven associated as stage director. THE AVIATOR has been added to the 1929-’30 product from Warners. It is an adaptation of the musical comedy Going Up. DELBERT GOODMAN, Far Eastern manager for William Fox, said yesterday that Movietone and other American talking pictures were being utilized in the Orient as a means for salesmen and school children to learn the English language. 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oa July 6, 1929 Broadway Film Reviews It’s Easy To Become a Father (DFA) At 55th St. Playhouse Erich Schoer ected t! pro- duction with n idea of coms He turned out ar nteresting. scenic th street cenes f I y nN and P vic h should interest any American - tourist The plot is as ancient as the story of R p Van Winkle A young boy, reaching his majority, is sent by Lord and Lady, father and mother, to Paris to see the world and He does, t 7) women in particular Iilian Harvey, the da ana met ughter of a Chica- f goan. (These two characters, father and daughter r apparently the Germa interpretation of the average American dad and his offspring). Lilian, a madcap found a r decides to support it herself. The tomboy, has baby in he yourg man takes her on as a secretary, thus proving “it is easy to become a father Mixups about the parenthood of the chil ‘ ping detective, a suspicious landlady nad a few other impossible persons make the life miserable until it is finally up. The respective parents of the youth and maiden come to Paris to explain it all. Not first-run fare. G. E. B. of the girl and hoy ed ’ all clear “The Jade Casket” (COSMO DISTR) At Fijth Ave. Playhouse Taken from one of the countless fables of the Arobian Nights, the picturization of Tre Jade Casket is given too cumber- some a treatment for thic entiri 1 and light form of legend, with the ensuing result to be a that t?} is French film turns out very sorry and boring picture The director and adapter, Leon Poire1 has attempted to recount the sad marital experiences: of n Arabian wise man with the doubted aid of subtitk rit ten in the form of a raconteur s1 I These are not only too verbose an c- tion clogging, but besides become dis- tracting what with heir repetitio parable and quasi-philosophical ym- ments, much in the manner f Sid Smith's cartoon utterances of Chin Lee. the Chinese sace. The fantasy concerns a wise man who becomes enamored of the favorite wife of his next-door neighbor. B« ise he has shielded a bandit, he it he latter to murder tl! favorite master But the girl changes her affectir for the more handsome thief, anc > sage plots a revenge. A jade casket contain- ing an elixir of life and a deadly on is given the coupk The ba t t : the poison, and the wise o1 wife driven out of his hou leads his former le re] irbed existence of a phil pher, now more humanly wise because of his experience with There are some attractiv tings and good photog! is not so hot. Only theaters. Ss women for grinds and littl “An Alaskan Adventure” (PATHE) Fifth Ave. Playhouse Here is e of the m entertaining and authentically beautiful travelog tures ever n I duced for Pathe by those enial and expert huntsme: na explore! Art Yc ) r nd Jack } I the film relates their am nd r ul ne thr t unexplored repior ‘ P y » Vv Vv le of ( T* T nd f 7 I C | le ¢ ty of § fte time ad “the {I the « ting Sun’ | hat int e and type of ravel filn } c ! e than ecratui- tou . tion ae , we We see the men er ea in camp c f makir turd re c for winter, Swimming bene ominou ar 4 icebergs, finding stray kie pur i following the prodigious Alaskan f trail with only bow and arrow The photography is superb, and f novel shots of the native me and and fish in characteristic act educational as well as a divertine trea: Excellent for double-feature progran Billboard RADIO- KEITH-ORPHEUM Circuit of Theatres ‘ VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE General Booking Offices: PALACE THEATRE BUILDING, R-K-O PRODUCTIONS, INC. Producers and Distributors of RADIO ICTURES Launching an Era of Electrical Entertainment 1564 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY Tel. Exch.: Bryant 9300. CORPORATION 1560-1564 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 1560 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY Cable Address: ‘‘Radiokeith”’. “Black Waters”’ (WORLD WIDE) Loew's 42d Street At “it ture is one of the talkingest- t projected on the screen ilan directed it last winter t for World Wide Action takes place on a deathship whose master, by means of letters, has brought Mary Brian, John Lodar, Hallam Cooley and Lloyd Hamilton aboard to “find out what it is all about’. Une fortunately, one never discovers the rea- son for all the conversation James Kirkwood I ee, the master of the ship, di sed as al nerant preacher, who kill Imost everyone on the ship this black night, an s finally done to death by half- t native whom he has hipped At the finisl t ; vere that I r s the s of Kirkwood Lodar t g in love with Mary) and that Mary not Kirkwoo dauchter And that j hat and it bout 1 there is to it Program only t is too long to play as a double feature G. E.B 66 . 7 99 Law of the Mounted (SYNDICATE PICTURES) At Loe v's Ne u Yor/ E im dent product L ( e Vv ted s es up fair ood. The pic- ture is fo la in st icting and direction, bi it has sufficient a ence f ‘ ‘ n to s I f theaters t book Ss sort of thin Pp % ed } f c -f ire Vv ‘ int ‘ } Yn + t10Y t ller (Weste C t e) t } } ‘ c y _ - ° , n¢ Y ( P D TT » is) McGowan directir as well pl t f Th time r Gow: ? h ca tn + role but one t } es convil ly As f esca nec m derer fal \¢ ) for { nliinde side ne he brir ef- ft ¢ f > r é The ra ; . er ’ : P of YT y ’ y ck y c ; e I rderer.f ‘ ’ the incidental Ic ‘ r with the Ne Tuy Bob Stelle, « ! cowboy togs for t! Mountie ind the c Mar . ry { M;: yy Nixon tyne) T I re f e] in he ? re + c W , { t of € é play 1 minor part Grinds can t 2e without dan- ger of flo; R. C “The Thi ” 1e tirteenth Juror (UNIVERSAL) At the Ideal T I 1 bei ! house. there Yer Nn re 7 " Ir re ‘ The Thirteenth J r Anna Q. N ed, with e+ f l rf ‘ * I e CASE he friend (Wal- € I B - tr 1 , f ¢ Q oweve cle that P ] B 6 ed, ¢ on him and apparently gets the goods en the & 4 famous attorney kisses his best friend's wife Bushman kills Quinn, in self-defense, hides his ! and Pidgeon is accused Then it that Bushman loses his first case at \ but confesse the crime. iru a sé s of circumstances in which his evidence which was removed from hi safe by a grateful crook) is dis- covered, but the jury lets him off and devarts to “sail the seven seas” run at this time in the G. E. B. It is not first game. Is a silent “Two Sisters” (RAY ART) At Loeu ’s Neu York This is the latest version of the two sisters. One had evidently listened at- tentively at her mother's knee, while the other, who couldn't swallow the gospel of the straight and narrow, strayed into a life in the underworld Even so, the picture has its entertaining moments and Viola ana handles her double role of the good and bad sister quite acceptably. Pembroke keeps things enlivened 1is fast-clipping direction. Viola Dana, as the bob-haired bandit, and her gang are being pursued by the authorities for having staged a sensa- tional broad daylight holdup (so the subtitle tells us). They take over the sweet sister’s flat, driving her out into the street. She is recognized by a police- woman who thinks she ts the bob-haired bandit. She finds shelter in the car of a promising young lawyer, Rex Lease. He hires her as his secretary and proceeds in true movie fashion to woo her. The publicized announcement of their en- agement brings things humming at a fast melodramatic pace The gang kid- naps her at the home of her fiance and es her sister, the crook. Finally e love triumphs over these sordid c tacles of the young couple and the 1 nob-haired moll is apprehended, leav- her ister forever with her lover, which only goes to prove that honesty is the best policy. Good for the inde- pendent market S. M. S. “Fashions in Love’ (PARAMOUNT) At the Paramount If there h been any doubt in the minds of exhibitors to Adolph relative Menjou's success as a talking bet, it hould be immediately dispelled in Fashions in Love. He gives the finest performance of his career. Not only is Menjou excellent as but he plays a pleasing will thrill The story the concert pianist, exceptionally well, and his French accent most exacting audience adapted from The Concert, tells of the love affair of Paul De Remy. who thrills feminine hearts by the slight touch of his fingers on key His wife, to teach him a lesson, apparently boasts voice the plano falls in love with the husband of a woman with whom De Remy its having an affair Then, of course, De Remy sees hij raistake, and wins his wife back A comedy of the highest order. with dialog, excellent action, swiftly moving settir letter perfect, this picture hits he bull’s-eye with comedy situations ore One particularly classic bit Is introduced when Mentou, with h mouth full of food, makes love thru a closed door. Victor Schertzinzer directed Support- ne ¢ t nelude Fay Compton and Miriam fSeerer Exhibitors should book this picture immediately as a favor to the box office. G. E. B. “Tut 1er”’ (REFORMATION FILMS) At Little Dull stuff, the “arties” All about Martin monk, who went dow der of picture, strictly relis may be played in Pr ties. A footnote assures picture is not pro strongly smacks of su celluloid record far from please some Disjointedness the sudden censors have picture for this count Produced in Luther traces sketch great religious hero leaves school to the time hi! undoubted The one in which Luther having four the some ending powe Lutheran of the continuity Germ to enter hest Carnegie its best chances jn Luther, German n in history as the Church, the In characte otestant communi- rious audiences that the paganda, altho it ch, and gets on the » matter that will indicate that the had a hand tn “editing” the ry. any by Cob-Film, lly the life of the from the d the monaster ) r and following are scene, perhep defies the order of King Charles V to renounce his writi: Mest of the mob scenes are fair'y well handled, and the picturing of shots at Rome lend a picturesque and impressive note to the produc fine character actor mirable restraint Straight biography to go creat in ‘Lutheran tion Luther is played by Eugene Klopfer working with ad- matter that ou communiti: but have doubtful chances elsewhere R. C “Week-End Wives” (WORLD-WIDE) At Loew’s ! This is one of the cated farces that has Wide vet It’s all tionally scrambled m stood wives and husba easily ended up as a about New York best light sophisti- come from World- the ixup of misunder- nds and could } pasteboard Pre convel- bedroom farce were it not for t scintillating work of Director Harry Lachman. He has turned out an intel- licent and clever comedy that is con parable to the Lubit and A pert little Frencl her lawyer for a band who has been a The lawyer is also h marital difficulties a they find mutual unc other. The neglected up with a philanderings the recovery of girls friends, the girls got the mc become other to be she } The their f divorce wife of boy friends to follow sch Kiss Me The Marriage Circle triumphs 1 actress appeals to from her hus- way for some tims aving his share nd the two thi: lerstanding in ¢ lawyer's wife p ; zy young man. Thru tress’ dog, the two each believing t the man she Oo Deauville, ask On the v¥ down, the two men pick up the actre real husband, wife’s lover the satisfaction of al who threatens But it fi to shoot nally works out to 1, with each p suspecting the other, but never definite! retting the woods on the proceedings are out that the lawver see each other while company resort. The titles are the photography exhit of the Parisian boulev Estelle Brody, former comedy and Monty Banks, al film comedian, the of som oan very vaudeville In fact worked anybody cleverly wife never are both in at the so and they e one else his entertaining and its charming view ards and Deauville American musica! actress, and erstwhile American rive delightful light com- edy performances and are supported by well-nich Tacks big perfect names in ct cast. Because it ist and production company, this may not be able to play the better first-run houses, but should prove extremely popular with patron of the intermediate th eaters. s. M.S “West of Santa Fe” (SYNDIC This Western entertainment value Davis IIT production, w actors and director ¢ to build a program run-to-earth theme The result is a disma foderol feature out ATE) strikes vero in Again, this Char! ith the same stock us usual, attemp! of the of cattle rustlin 1 failure. J. P. McGowan directs and plays the villain in his ner. What he does is less horse riding expected amount of All about a an army innocent cattle officer so h little ranch usual conventional exhibited man- have a lot of aim- with the thrills spills and cattle rustler impersonating al her e can defraud miss out of But Bob Custer is right there to be her handy man whether in moments of love or distress. Could only )&ss muster on a grind double feature. S. 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“No Defense” (WARNERVITAPHONE) At Park Plaza » No Defense makes no great pre- vt aa , originality of story and execu. tion rood cast, above average, repro- duction and a pleasing love interest carry the ture thru to satisfactory results. The a’ e first-run can play it and not ha € patrons go out squawking. They may not go out singing the praises of Warner for producing No Defense, but, on the other hand, it is quite certain there won't be any knocking. No Defense is a story of a rugged con- struction foreman’'s love affair with the dau of his boss, which has its main setb I in the ludicrous appearance the man’s man makes in evening dress and the blame he takes for cheap steel in a bridge that collapses, shielding her prother from disgrace. As in all good tures of this kind, the hero is little | cleared toward the end. Half or more of the picture’s length is in dialog, with Monte Blue increasing his nularitv, if anything, when he talks. May McAvoy appears opposite and is more charming than in early dialog includes Lee Moran atte Support (comedy), Kathryn Carver, William H. Tooker and William Desmond. With the exception of Tooker, the voices are at all times clear and distinct. Llovd Bacon's direction is intelligent and even Good summer fare in view of much of the mediocre stuff now available for booking. R. “Rehind That Curtain” (FOX-MOVIETONE) At the Roxy Exhibitors will storm the Fox ex- chat to get Behind That Curtain, or should if they know what's good for box- office All the salesmen in the field should have to say in getting the exhibs. to sign up is that the picture is as good as. if not better than, The Valiant and In Old Arizona Based on the novel by Esrl Derr Big- gers Behind That Curtain tells the story of a murder committed in London to thwart plans in upsetting a marriage and the trail that leads to India and fi.ally San Francisco before a Scotland Yard man, with the aid of others, tracks down the assassin. he heroine, who has married the villain instead of our hero, bolts her home on learning of his guilt, re in the desert with the ex- eventually, in Frisco, is freed taking refu plorer and of this odious marital yoke. The manner in which the story de- Velops and has been carried out is a credit to all of those who had a hand in the picture’s making. Irving Cumming's direction is at all times able, intelligent and inspired, and the topnotch cast does the rest Warner Baxter, already proven as a talkin ctor, and Lois Moran, in her first audible role, well done thruout, Play the romantic leads, with Philip Strange, as the heavy, doing his part Capit An outstanding performance is given by the suave Gilbert Emery, who has a } to do with making Behind That Curtain delightful entertainment. Supporting people, Kine, John including Claude Rogers, Montague Shaw and others, also are well cast, both from Screen and talking angles The tion moves about considerably and the desert scenes, as well as others taken outdoors, are impressively done Georce Middlet ton's dialog has a bril- liance and smartness cbout it that go a long way toward making this new Fox all-talkie one of the best the company has yet done R. “Schmeling Vs. Paolino” (TIFF ANY-STAHL) At the Shown in New fight Cameo York two days after the the first sound picture pre- is is Sented of a heavyweicht boxing match. Efforts on the part of producers to catch the action and sound out of doors did hot prove effective Even the pre- tim{y innouncement of the famous Joe Hun phries was throaty and hardly Wderstandable, Lighting is poor, only the : ne lights being used While the film is not of feature length, its running time is approximately 35 m ‘utes and can be used as a part of ; double feature program There are dhe Actual shots of the battle are fizh ‘ing, due to the action of the P ters, but the fight fan will _ a kick ut of it, nevertheless. G. E. B. Billboard ANSELL TICKET COMPANY 2844-48 W. Chicago Ave,, Chicago JUST REMOVED TO OUR NEW HOME“ In three years the present management has TRIPLE D CAPACITY AND PRODUCTION, added thousands ey customer built ¢ own new buildir “THERE MU: BE A REASON ! st everal of them— SERVICE, QU ALITY. ACCU i ACY. Silent Shorts Manchu Love (M-G-M) STYLE—Drama SETTING—Chinese motif-interiors. TIME—14 minutes. Technicolor is used thruout in this Silent, two-reel production from M-G-M, featuring Etta Lee and Sojin. While the story in minus plot, the settings, colorful costumes, beauty of Etta Lee and Sojin’s good performance make this worthy filler. Sojin, as a confidant of the Emperor, asks that upon his majesty’s death a half-witted cousin be appointed ruler of all China in place of the rightful heir- a boy—but Etta Lee, as the Empress, thru the aid of a captain of the guards who is in love with her, frustrates the plan. Sojin and the grasping cousin are beheaded For filler, okay. G. E. B. . . “Light of India” (M-G-M-TECHNICOLOR) This is a fairly interesting color short in M-G-M’'s series of episodes from his- tory. This one concerns the Sepoy Re- bellion in India in 1857, when the natives, aroused to fever pitch by the British use of the forbidden animal tallow for their cartridges, break out in a mutiny and overtake the garrison. But the almost defeated English troops regain their lost ground as the sounds of the Scottish bagpipes are heard bringing soldiers to their rescue. Betty Boyd makes a nice belle of the period. The settings are colorful and reminiscent of the country. Should prove an interesting filler for silent programs. M. S. “During the Roundup” (AYWON) Gentlemen of the jury, Aywon and John Francis fostering this ancient upon us. D. W. Griffith directed, with Lillian Gish the heroine, and Henry B. Walthall a villain de luxe. It seems the picture runs about two and one-half reels and that is two and one-half too long. Love, the payroll robbery, thrilling race to recapture and titles desicned to brings from the audience failed to enthusiasm those who the film when it was caught. We have had one 6or two hilarious re- issues of old films that served pose—that of laughs—but this is not one of them G. E. B. let us convict Natteford for an allegedly the villain chuckles elicit any witnessed from the wir. es ilning Sound Shorts “When the Cat’s Away” (P. POWERS) STYLE—Cartoon comedy. SETTING—Farmhouse. TIME—Nine minutes. Here’s a very interesting cartoon short of the Mickey the Mouse ser recorded and reproduced by the Cinephone tem. Its action concerns the picnic a swarm of mice have at a farmhouse afte their arch enemy, the cat, has gone on vacation Walt tion with sound +effects novelty A-1 cartoon filler, any house. ip ICs, sys- and their unique, with materially to execu- the Disney's ideas pen are adding the the R. C. s Harry Fox (VITAPHONE NO. 828) STYLE—Singing, comedy. = gg Specials, studio-built. TIME- ght minutes. Harry ren many years in vaudeville, offers a rollicking song and comedy turn, assisted by his sextet of homely-dressed women. He opens bers and gags, and registers photographs favorably This act is strong on laughs and meas- ures up nicely for the better-class shows. » & act with musical num- closing with the “girls”, nicely all the way. Fox satisfactorily and records his “Furnace Trouble” (FOX-MOVIETONE)D STYLE—Comedy. SETTING—Interiors. TIME—Nineteen minutes. Robert Benchley, as a suburbanite, who has his trouble on the night com- pany comes, is very funny in this two- reeler. Voices register o. k., with Bob carrying most of the humor. Wifey tnvites a couple in to play cards, on Hubby’s only night off. Tho peeved he consents to play, but then the furnace starts to act up. Hubby is in- terrupted as each hand is played. The basement sequences are funny, One particularly when Benchley, just ready to start the fire, discovers an in- teresting story in an old paper, and for- getting those upstairs, starts to read. There is a thrill at the finish when the furnace explodes E. B. “Unaecustomed as We Are” (HAL ROACH-M-G-M) STYLE—Two- comedy reel SETTING—Living room. TIME—Twenty minutes. This first Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy all-talkinga comedy sets an ex- ample that forthcoming two-reelers will be hard put to surpass in entertainment value. With a corking situation, com- tent direction, crisp and funny dislog, capped by the screaming antics of those pe two excellent comedians, this comedy effectively demonstrates the possibilities that sound effects and speech add to program shorts. The hilarious proceedings concern the intermingled domestic relati of two apartment bors. , brings home for dinner his crony Laurel, which causes the little wife to fly into a tantrum, ending in her leaving the two boys to cook their own dinner. The attractive Mrs. Kennedy, wife of the next door policeman, offers to help the indolent twins, which finally results in a wealth of rib-tickling slapstick Both Hardy and Laurel have voices that will immeasurably add to their status as comedians, while Thelma Todd, Mae Busch and Tom Kennedy give swell support Should prove a. box-office bonanza. M. S. Ico icy} house neigl “Mind Your Own Business” (FOX-MOVIETONE) STYLE—Comedy sketch SETTING—Golf course and office. TIME-—-Sixteen minutes Hugh Herbert, leaving Vitaphone for the nonce, appears man who finds golf n busit 1€SS and is sen as a mystic that his iz lected. Herber here as a business nore important than _ only brought to his ‘and demands “his death so surance of $50,000 may be col- zns up to be killed that the insurance y be paid his family, when of a sudden all the creditors start pay- ing their bills Agreement w the mystic that the person to do his murder would use Oh, Boy, as word, provid a od deal of number of situations are developed in which this exclamation is used in Her- bert’s pre Sidney Landfield plays ith the pas comedy, < a sence ner clear ‘rbert’s par Dialog lauchs are demands of Benjamin rector, did the the on ent the whole frequ enough to suit the average aud ce Stoloff, well-known Fox di- the short R. C. and 1s ien “Sympathy” (VITAPHONE NO. STYLE—Comedy sketch SETTING—Night club, TIME—Ten minutes. An interesting, 803) hospital sure-fire laugh-getter based on hubby's adventures in a night club and his windup in a hospital as part of a hoax planted by a newspaper reporter he has met at the club. When wifey rounds him up, finding him at t} hospital none the worse for wear, the finish takes on liveliness and laughs. Sketch has been given good produc- tion and moves along at a nice clip, with recording and photography satis- factory on the whole Will do nicely for the average house. 25 July 6, 1929 Norman Thomas and Quintet (VITAPHONE NO. 827) STYLE—Musical, dancing. SETTING—Studio interior. TIME—Five minutes. An entertaining, fast-moving novelty offering by an act that has played me ture houses in late seasons. Act opens with, piano solo, goes into drum number and finishes with dancing. a quartet doing some neat hoofing Well presented and routined, with recording o. K., the Thomas act gets across nicely. R. C “Gus Edwards’ Song Revue” (M.G-M-MOVIE TONE) STYLE—Mu il vue. S2TTINGS—Music room and stage sets. TIME—Eleven minutes This little musical short, nicely filmed in Technicolor, is built around the for- mer son ts of Edwards, who is seated tl ut at the piano in a group of singing males. From time to time as a request for a song of his be played, the specific number is cle verly worked out in the form of a musical sketch. Such old favor Valentine ites as Look Out for Jimmy Sunbonnet Sue, Light of the Silvery Moon and that perennial favorite, School Days, are happily brought back to life again. An ideal sound short for most houses. s. M. S. “Hurdy-Gurdy” (4. AL RO. ACH- M-G-M) STYLE—Two-reel SETTINGS—Te neme nt house front and living room TIME—Twenty Hal Roach is M-G-M lot minutes. doing wonders on the with his new series of dialog shorts and Hurdy-Gurdy is one of the most novel and entertaining he has so far produced in the new medium. The action takes peace on the fire escape of an East Side tenement house. where an Irish cop is attempting to snooze off, but the constant racket of the tenants of various ies pre- vents him from doing so. ‘The gossip of the neigh! finally concentrating on the suspected motives of an upstairs Slonde, whose continuous buying of ice has aroused their curiosity, ends in the whole bu led by the cop, entering her flat to investigate. What they dis- cover is ned seal flopping around in the bathtub. Thereisa some fun Thelm: and Edgar Ke cast. lot of whole- 2 Todd, Max Davidson nnedy head the pleasant Swell for the family houses. M.S STAGE SHOWS Roxy, New York With this week’s picture, Behind That Curtain, a Little longer than the average, the Roxy has cut the stage fare to two different presentations. The first, fol- lowing the overture, is a Spanish ex- travaganza called Divertisse Espag- Beautifully and colorfully staged, ment nol the number is pictorial as well as divert- ing. Dorothy ‘Berke and Jose Alvarez offer a egraceful adagio number and Anzelita Loyo sings a Spanish tune, while the Roxyettes the Hernendez Brothers, the and the ballet and chorus serve as back- ground. The other Roxy unit is a tastefully rroduced number built around The Wedding of e Painted Doll, with the Markert Re xy Ss outstanding in a novel doll routine P tricia Bowman and Leonide Massine feature as bride and g.com, with George Herman in a dance bit as a toy painter. R. C. Paramount. New York Paul Ash and the Paramount Stage Band, in a summery review called Let's Go, with Heller and Riley, the former a girl with a pleasing sOprano voice, over big at the show caught a 0d line of chatter and with comedy Al and ionally fine dancing different, and the loose-jointed is a hit. The Five Brachs, ture a whirlwind s brought went Riley has assists Ash Blum offer steps. Their girl agile. number that acrobats, fea- somersault routine that appl ause, and did other strong- arm stunts wv h were new. The Dave Gould Girls 12, in number, were seen to advantage in three pleasing numbers. This is a C. A. Niggemeyer unit with a pleasing setting. G. E. B. russie excenvt routine is She does a po a = Po Pe i... 2T @F a 7 a= | Pp eee — — _ ee ee ee ee ee a ae _ meee — = _ a a a Pe
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26 Tully 6, 1929 Billboard ne a a ree DS seen — — —_— cannneneneieeneneeEenneTe : ——— eS Orchestra and Melody Conducted by WILLIAM SACHS—Communications to Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. L nem =s HUSK O°HARE ON NEW JOB DETROIT. June 29.—Husk O’Hare and his own band tonight opened a four- week Beach on engagement at Venice Lake St. Claire. just outside of Detroit O’Hare has just completed a 13-week commercial broadc contract at Station WBBM. The 11 boys play 36 in- struments and each boy sings and en- tertains. O'Hare carries 20 different cos- tume changes for each of his boys. Ray Scanion ‘s handling the exploitation. acting Santly Bros. Inc.., Moving Along Briskly NEW YORK. July 1—Altho the new Santly Bros., Inc., music publishing firm lncated n the Earl Carroll Theater Building, has been in existence only three months, it has in that short time narked up three distinct hits for itself. They are I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling, by Harry Link. Billy Rose and Thomas Waller; To Be in Love, Especially With You, by Roy Turk and Fred Ahlert, and Miss You by the Tobias Brothers (Harry, Charles and Henry). Just An- other Kiss, by Fred Coots and Bennie Davis, shows promise of becoming natural. The firm is featuring a novelty instru- mental number, Finesse, by Bernard Mal- tin and Ray Doll, said to be a distinc departure from the usual type of similar mumber. JI Got a “Code” in My “Doze”’ and I’m Referrin’ Just to Her’n Me, two other releases, are making good progress Business has been very brisk and the Santlys are much enccuraged by their success CALBI SIGNS WITH HUNTER BENNETT Lou Calbi has placed himself under the exclusive management of Hunter Bennett, of Efrus & Bennett, New York, for a period of 10 years. Calbi has been featured for the last two seasons by Messrs. Shubert in And So To Bed and has just completed a transcontinental tour, during which time he broadcast from the principal radio stations thru- out the country. He is a Brunswick recording artist and on a number of occasions has been the guest star of Roxy’s Gang. Efrus & Bennett are arranging a world tour for Calbi and his Gondoliers Or- chestra. SOL KENDIS ENDS ATLANTIC CITY RUN ATLANTIC CITY, July 1.—Sol Kendis and his who have been doubling at the Million-Dollar Pier and the Club Evelyn, have finished their en- orchestra gagement Kendis has several offers to take his band on tour, also to place his band at several hotels and ball- roonis, but h made no definite decision. The “hokum” end of the band is made u and guitar p of Benny Heller, banjo r and Al Kendis, drummer. Atlantic City Casino Opens New Floor Show ATLANTIC CITY, June 29—The At- lantic City Casino has just inaugurated a new floor-show program, made up of i, dancer; the Douglas Sisters, Estelle MacMeal, ind dancing lle rer; Ray Kossar nger La I and Casanova, dancer Frank Winegar and his Penn Boys are still furnishing the dance music. Shapiro-Bérnstein Get Universal Songs NEW YORK, June 29.—Shapiro-Bern- stein, Inc., publishers, has ac- cepted for publication the three theme songs of the new feature picture, College Love, which will be released early in July by Univ Pictures. The ditties are It’s How We Love Our College, Melody, all by Lee Zahler Louis Bernstein, chief executive of the firm, has returned from the Pacific Coast, where he conferred with various musi Crazy and picture concerns regarding publication of theme songs. He is said to have closed a contract with Universal Pic- tures to handle the publication of all that firm’s late-release theme numbers Christian Band for Shorts NEW YORK, June 29.—After hearing a number of bands in New York, W. Rav Johnston, of Rayart, has decided to use the Tommy Christian group in a series of six short singing-talking pictures as well as to feature them in a six-reel production. in Tulsa Fulcher TULSA Okla.., June 29.—Charles Fulcher and his Columbia Recording Or- chestra opened Monday at the new Tulsa Hotel for long run. The booking was arranged by the M. C. A. Clyde Gardner Combo On Two-Month Cruise Clyde Gardner and his orchestra have signed to furnish the musical entertain- ment on the S. S. California of the Dollar Line, which sailed from New York Saturday for a cruise to the Pacific Coast, thru the Panama Canal. The cruise will cover a two-month period. Joe Knecht Goes Abroad NEW YORK, June 29.—Joe Knecht, who acquired a great deal of prestige as leader of the Silvertown Goodrich Or- chestra, has gone to Europe for two months. Thru broadcasting over the NBC network Knecht and his orchestra are well known to radio fans all over the country. 1CE BRIGODE at Idora Park, Youngstown, O. engagement in Cleveland, and are prime favorites thruout Northern Chio. {ND HIS VIRGINIANS, playing for the summer season Ace and his boys recently concluded a lon { 1 } boy tl luded long Harold Austin Band Begins Summer Run ARNOLDS PARK, Ia. June 29— Harold Austin and his New Yorkers, after closing a run at the Winter Gardens, La Crosse, Wis., have gone on location here for the balance of the summer season. There are now 11 men in the Austin lineup, Milton Yaner and Gene Michael son being recent additions Following the local engagement Austin and his crowd are slated to move into Roseland Gardens, Omaha, for an indefinite run Al Naden is manager of the latter place. Billie Lawrence Girls At Bellaire, Montreal NEW YORK, June 29—Billic Law- rence’s Six Rhythm Girls opened last week for an extended engagement at the Bellaire Rest, Montreal, Canada They were booked for the engagement by Harry Walker. Joe Rea Tooters In Atlantic City ATLANTIC CITY, June 29 Joe Rea and hi California Nighthawk have been engaged to play for the summer season ; the Hotel Ambassador here The Nighthawks are heard nightly over WPG. NEW MUSIC COMBINE A new musical firm, known as the Chicago Music Corporation, has been established in the Windy City, with of- fices on the 10th floor of the Woods Theater Building. In conjunction with its production department, the new firm will maintain its own dance studio The officers are Frank Alberts, presi- dent; Frank Sherman, vice-president: Louis Salemmi, vice-president Daniel Johnson, treasurer; Peter J. Alferes, sec- retary; Tom Guarini, assistant secretary; Harry Le Grand, publishing director Angeio Mussachio, assistant publishing director. Billy Stevens Set For Long Club Run MEADVILLE, Pa. June 29. — Billy Stevens and his Imperial Rhythm Kings, who have just wound up a six-month stay at the Green Grill Cafe will shortly augment to 12 men to begin a year’s contract at one of the leading night clubs in Fairport, N. Y., just out- side of Rochester. The band is at pfres- ent on a brief vacation In the lineup are Jack Harold here piano, voice and arranger; Bert Milton, drums and entertainer Bob Sparth, banjo, guitar and voice: Joe (Dutch) Imrich, trumpet voice and entertainer Dan Sparks, trombone; Frank McKman, sax., clarinet and oboe; Ed Horn, sax., clarinet, English horn and bass sax., and Billy Stevens, sax., arranger and director. Weems Succeeds Joy in Dallas DALLAS, July 1.—Ted Weems and his Recording Orchestra are scheduled to open Saturday at the Peacock Terrace of the Baker Hotel for an indefinite engage. ment. Weems, who comes here from Atlantic City, succeeds Jimmy Joy, who will move into the Muehlbach Hotel, Kansas City, Mo., for the balance of the summer season The Weems combination will play daily at Peacock Terrace for luncheon and din- ner and for daucing each evening except Sunday, when special dinner concerts will be arranged. The orchestra will be featured nightly over WFAA during its stay. Jules Alberti Unit At Grosse Ile, Mich. DETROIT, June 29.—Jules Alberti and his orchestra, who recently concluded a long stay at Luigi’s here, are now in their second week at the exclusive Chateau Voyageurs County Club, Grosse lle, where the outfit is contracted to remain until September 14. On Sep- tember 15 Alberti and his boys wil! return to Luigi’s on a 10 months’ con- tract. Casy and Troy Head Revue in Miami MIAMI, Fla., June 29.—Casy and Troy, comedy buck and tap dancing team, top the new revue at the Ambassador Club staged and directed by Emmett Merril! Others on the bill are Jack Campbell, Irish tenor; Emmett Merrill, eccentric dancer and comedian; Dorothy La Cross dancer; Dorothy Burke, tap dancer: Peggy Black, jazz dancer, and “Socks” Salkeld, novelty trombonist Jimmie Lord’s Ambassador Rhythm Kings con- tinue to win the favor of the Ambassador patrons. Walter Shaeffer Gets Miami University Post ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 1.—Walter Shaeffer, assistant director of the Arthur Pryor Band at Coral Gables, Fla., for the last two years, and director of the Shrine and Elks’ bands at Lyons, N. Y.. has been appointed instructor in music at the University of Miam!, Miami, Fla. EARL BAILEY BAND IS BOOKED. SOLID NEW YORK, June 29.—Earl Bailey and his Montana Collegiates have been booked solid for the next year thru Lucille Pierce, associate agent of Harry Walker, Inc The outfit opened last week at the Club Lido, Asbury Park N. J., for a summer engagement, and on October 1 will go to the Grand Ball- room of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Phila delphia. The Harry Walker office ha recently been designated as exclusive booker of talent and musie of the Club Lido, as well as Max Newman's Villa Francaise, Nutley, N. J. EUGENE PLATZMAN, New York mus!- eal arranger, is very busy these days readying numerous manuscripts for print He has in preparation several new orig! nal piano novelties which will be released ehortly by Al Piantadosi. 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Howard Thomas At Sanders Inn PITTSBURGH, June 29. Howard Thomas and his Gennett Recording Or- chestra l1l-piece unit which recently closed a four weeks’ run at the Arcadia Rallroom, Buffalo, opened at Sanders Inn here Monday for a week’s engage- ment. The Thomas combination clicked successfully on the opening night and as , result Thomas has been tendered a contract for an uniimited stay. Larrv Kennith has placed a floor show at the Sanders, including Howard Thomas, m. c.; the Quinn Sisters, Lela Moore, Gladys Cook and Alverne and Gene. The show will be augmented into a revue beginning next week. In the Thomas personnel are Sanford Gold, piano, voice and arranger; Andy Buzvelli, banjo, guitar and voice; Irv Miller, drums: George M. Dunn, bass: Dave Weimer, trumpet, melophone and entertainer; Ray Ragone, trumpet and voice: Jerry King, trombone; Charles Cowley, saxes. and clarinet; Len Benedict saxes slarinet and arranger; Charles Himmelfarb, saxes. and clarinet, and Howard Thomas, director and enter- tainér Writers Leave for Hollywood NEW YORK, June 29.—Walter Donald- son, composer, and Edgar Leslie, lyricist, are scheduled to leave today for Holly- wood, where they will write the songs for two Fox talkies, remaining at Holly- wood about eight weeks to complete the task Walter Douglas, a member of Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble, Inc., Broadway music publishers, will accom- pany the writers. Melody Mart Notes ARTIE MELLINGER, general manager of Piantadosi Bros., New York music ublishers, sang one of the firm's latest lumbers, Bashful Baby, over WMCA last during a visit to the Greenwich nis club JOHNNY WHITE has been appointed Manager of the band and orchestra de- partment of Leo Feist, Inc. White has been with the firm for many years and has to his credit Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Mr. Radio Man and others SOL KENDIS, orchestra leader. has written a new fox-trot tune entitled Where Are You? The ditty has taken well in the Philadelphia section, and the Kendis band is slated to record it shortly for one of the well-known com- panies ALBERT VON TASKA'S newest num- bers, Lillian and Let It Go, have been getting considerable play over the air recently. They will be released in the near future SHORT SKIRTS, a new ditty by Wayne Tiss, is being featured by the Philbrick Orchestra in Des Moines, Ia. EDWARD F. HURLEY, formerly asso- Clated with the film industry, has been appointed general manager of Bibo-Lang, Inc. music publishers. He will write motion picture and theme-song material. STEPHEN D. SATZEWICH, composer and publisher of Love Me as I Love You and Sweetest Girl, announces that he has just finished special symphonic arrangements in fox-trot rhythm on the two numbers, MEM’RIES, written by Harold Sanford, musical director of several NBC pro- grams is finding its way into the Standard repertoire of sentimental mu- Sic. Several of the leading New York Orchestras are using the song. NICK LUCAS is featuing the Crocker- Wilkinson number, I’m Sorry. ROSE LAZURAS, pianist, for the last eight years associated with Sherman & Clay, musie publishers, is recuperating at her home in Los Angeles following an operation, a HAVE YOUR SONGS REARRANGED My Latest and Biggest Sensation “LET ME BE YOUR NEW ICE MAN” “Thats Why I’m Great” breaking all records Send for JOE KIMBALL, Box 59, Rome New York ! rearranged the songs listed above. sample Billb The board JAMES PAUL WHITEMAN Booking Exclusively Through His Own Office 1560 Broadway, New York City F. 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ED TONAR, last season with Ed Woeckener on the Hagenbeck & Wallace Circus and McDonald's Highlanders, has closed with Clint Julian’s Orchestra and has retired re the music game. Ed recently was married to the youngest daughter of W. J. Bryden, secretary and general manager of the Victory Life In- surance Company, with which firm Tonar is now associated. He states that he recently enjoyed a pleasant visit with Bob McPherson and John Fingerhut, band leader on the Johnny J. Jones Shows, in Davenport, Ia. Ballroom Notes | FORT WAYNE, Ind. June 29.—Jan Garber and his Columbia Recording Or- chestra are playing a limited engage- ment at the Waco dancing pavilion at Lake Wawasee, near here ROCKVILLE, Conn... July 1.—Rau'’s Pavilion at Crystal Lake, which has been closed for some time, wil! reopen this season. It has been remodeled and the dance floor enlarged. BATAVIA, N. Y., July 1.—Harry A. Meier and Walter H. 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28 July 6, 1929 Billboard + ————— j _ a chestra The Henrys are traveling in n R n Cc neton wl ich is i- H. M, W alters Sells motorized house car. cidentally,. the second largest city in f ° 66 99 , . ‘ ce ile . tra ‘ aid Zeis, general agent, has re- State f Ker ck s ] ed aire Interest un Tom Co. Wa H ; :. across the Ohio River fror neir ceived a new line of paper and he l ea Oe Sat m te SE ny hae Nee senayge ve sr , . route the show for the balance of ¢) and is but a five-minute ride from th: COLU “iS JS, O., June 29. — Harry M. , ,er thru Southern Colorado } rt of town ? ae j ky Vp vf __ V4 sha a oo 4 umme thru sournern soraqao, ne I I { LDi \/ SHANKLANI - ely Walters If owner and manager of Mexico and Tex Mrs. Zeis and dauc! What with the boat’s advertising run ) 3 - - ] ici atl a eel , —s - cane aw ge — tices ton ages i canta diate : / ‘ ( ] f Sha /-. marr Aegean : e Tom’s Cabin C »ympany, ter June are traveling with Zeis. but on ung 1 * f ne i1t1 G f C p ] eels - a ° wit) h dauar c in ¢ ; “it "me s “ 5 ° the fact that The Cincinnati Times Star land Ste Company, touring Ils. oe r . . ae = city. Ea old September 1 June will join the company ne hpewent gpa ter a aiicadinees was @ med nois and Missouri under canvas. 1is interest in the show to Eddie and to do specialties. last week carried a gthy stor. re June Kraner, well known in the tent- F : ; of the Menke boats, the I vood and show industry. The Kraners took over The show uses a Circus uniphone * Ve} Pn ‘onciderahble i erect in the . >™m 447 95 . nrave ners Golden Rod, considerable 11 ; é their end last Monday. bally medium and it has proved su boat has been kindled in the Cincin ' inging the folks out to th 1s been kind incin- > - ful in bringing t lks out t nati district, and : a result a } e Bartone Begins C i] W _ e In the Lewis personnel are — k 4 icipated. ening 1 ol. W. I, Swain in K. C. pene sincine. dancine gn @antey tight, The It GUL drew co- Canvas Season — pacity business, and Manager Menke KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 29.—Col. W. piano and circus specialties cialties; Lewis, magical act; ‘hn plans to change ae oes . 1 meg B - The B eS I. Swain was in the city last week for Lewis, character impersonations; n Sunday nit ch the other MMe me = The ] r one Ix omedy Company, the purpose of securing harvest hands Lewis, ventriloquist, and June, dd: at h vw id etonr ‘ Tr nd Vrs 2 Sartone Ww rs an ocean ith e ir boat, the Hollywood, opped off in Mr. and M B Bartc owne! id for his farm in Dwight, Kan. He reports specialties. Dayton, Ky., a mile up the river from managers, opened its tent season recently the wheat crop excellent and business "inet an als nlaved to vood busi- at Ty n City. Ind under I ae a ee “a 9. / het) ar isidi ; Sere. Ceokten Bod me henhed up the top made Oy tee Tinned Bintee Tear vith his show the same way. arters FLUHRER-CAY BUY 1eSS. h old id is head ip tl p made ae United states sent & two-day stay here, Col Swain left for i while tt lywood is returnin Ayvnine Comnanv. all new reserve- “a a : “Ries y on — : . ~ Ohio, while the Hol : 4 ts . : . ns Awning ¢ es ste inay Dacca atts sid the South. He is optimistic of the sea- ROTARY PLAYERS from a successful trip up that v The section and new piano and new scenery n’s prospects - close proximity of the two boa ts Sunday Busin ! been good so far and all 5 ‘ permitted the Menke broth and are looking forward to a ple nt season L i B k . . . . George B. Fluhrer, well known in Charles, on the Hollywood, and nd The company is presenti1 short-cast ° ° aker in Cincinnati and tab. circles and formerly in \ Harry, on the Golden Rod njoy 2 dramatic and farce comedy bills with an : a ville, and Harry Gay, who in the good old-fashioned family reunion. olio of vaudeville specialties. L. ©. Beker. who 2 “ ie aie has operated stock shows in +hyo Another brother, Frank, is president of In the Ba ne lit » +} season ar€ veare hac » oer - “ as Bh seen have purchased from Adam Frie the American Paper & Wooden Ware wr. and Mrs. B. Bartone: Eddie Phillip ines thes 5 — a an i 5 ore ’ Richard J. Curran the Rotary Play Company, Cincinnati, and a sister, Mrs. plack-face comic: Rosa Phill piano: Cincinnati 4 fea, oPped olf in who have been playing circle sto uella Summers, resides in Newport, Ky ‘ax] Sty sei mtd anemei ations SS peti vet. ag ven usinNess the vicinity of Auburn, N. Y., for the Lu : N C : na busit f Aut N. Y., for tt 4 il SS ill, ra j C ec i { mission ror “iIncinnati 2oker wernt . ; also across the river from the QueeN potnryn Kirk. soubret: Ge , Mik on f - sown . . anes Baker vy nt 10 weeks to fair business. City. neeeiines Si CE CPs mente oie cuca. ao ine ae trom where he will The new owners are reorganizing I : i Kirk, prod ang motor to Georgia, where his show is new ° G d piano: Roy Moore, boss canvasman. with nlavine The Bak Pix iain company and will change the name Kramer Biz x00 two tants, and Mrs. Roy Moore -~" po gre rnin, Mla cot = the troupe to the Broadway P! rve seat : i : i , ae % - New scenery and an attractive line (44 ] M 29 S - tne 4 a , Dusiness sO far this season has paper also will be added. Accordi! In X 1010 l e hs fate ne _— - . orted on two been fair The show — not closed in ae -R &. . : — ar att wi trucks and five se car at George B. Fluhrer, the company will p! KS and five house Cars. two vears. Ba ie adv . si a string of fair dates until the mid of September, when it will move into The L. W. Kramer Show, now playing thru Missouri, has had its share of stock location for the winter mol! ht ’ he Broadway Players will appear a Kansas City Ripples added attraction at the Fourth of J o “tough” weather, but been few and the company no ding along to satisfactory business thru the celebration at Moravia, N. Y., where t! “Show Me” State, according to a com- * will show on an especially construct unication received from Dorothy a aa stage in front of the grand stand. —~ a member of the Kramer cast - - ar adirevincied, ans Sa 2 the ward when the weather “behaves” the tent Following is the roster of the Bro Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hogan and two ,..._, nag : 1 i 5 : ath oem = a ae ne say Tom Loftus way Players: George B. Fluhrer, direct children. from Schofield Barracks, Hono- = ‘gor ~ ire Wil he Es . ‘ 1-Up accompanied Delmains leads and manager: Harry Gay, man lulu. are visitors on the show Mrs D ante ste gal é s N MRS. LULU LEA visited her son. Bob, and comedian: Eleanor Lewis, lead Hogan is the only sister of Mrs. L. W “phen “g ear “O. with the Ed rar Jones Players, last week Woman; Mary Eleanor Welbon, inger (Pete) Kramer and the two have not = no ROT HY WALLACE has feined a at Brookfield, Mo Jack Carrington, characters and comed) seen each other in four years dramatic onmnany in Infiens a 7 ots, MR. AND MRS. BEN S. BENSON (Mona Swan Hughes, character woman, a! . ones cae ee Lee) left here the first of the week for Eddie Hubbard, general business. i EASTMAN HE ADS ‘FAST: os a= next month to do Des Moines, where Benson will be in 7 7 amt Staten > 7 " + { in an later on will 0 Ww , Mer PLANS TO PLAY IN KY. ‘p2kan cial business site JIMMY AND GEORGE ALLEN wer: HE —_ WORI ry has return ed here THE WHITE TRIO, Bob, Bebe and Henry (Toby) Eastman, formerly well Pe" this week on their way to their i , A sephh sr Siggy stock company in Nelly, has just closed a six weeks’ en- known in Midwestern repertoire circle ne in aouilsiana Mo., for a short visit. ~": © gagement with the Majestic Players at cat ihn einem font foTt hax teen erami« “COs Ce0eed t Saturday night with HARRY J. PAMPLIN, of the Pamplin the Majestic Theater, Evansville, Ind ae ‘ee tiie Stem Wank # ‘ now the Herbert Walters Comediar Show, spent a day here on business the On Sunday of last week the Whit ane a sien x “a D ED AND NONA NUTT left the first of first of the week. together with Leon Russell, Corne! ur er date of June 21 E tomas tates he the week for Topeka, where they expect MR, AND MRS. L. C. ZELLENO enter- Russell and Freddie Race, journeyed — , recicd having } rteq +} rane P tm to . " a . . 7 " plans to play again thru his old territory = - ae, Having Cosertec the ranks of ined J. Sky Clark, of Los*Angeles, this OVer to Troy, Ind., to visit the Bryan in Kentucky performers to enter another line of busi- week Showboat. “They have a good show and k mals SEURRT YZ en; : °° anit He states that thines on the West ’° " _— BEVERLY SOUTHERLAND left here ®re doing a wonderful business,” writ — ae MIRIAM DeHAVEN spent Sunday here last week for Tulsa, Okla Bob White. “For two nights that ! Ha ct re none to Y Tor a renertoire = > one “that ~ pe “i ite ” ie oh of ©u, Toute from Texas, where she had a MR AND MRS. HARRY GoLprr know of the boat played to a turnaway, wamfevitin acta be Baga! “eeepc tages ‘ girts’ ore ra to her home in St. Jo- (Pearl Wilson), of the Allen Bros.” Stock 2nd that’s saying something for this tent ren how would be a ld mi =e ese Ms ol nize another orches- Company, were Sunday visitor: here season, as business around this neck o! anywhere in Los Angeles County,” East- PPANIZ TRTAINE ¢ravclis , RI NE NIC 7HOI AS is a recent arriva’ the woods is way off for house show man says, “but to get a } must sentative for A F “ae Peat z pre- in Ka cit She was with a stock Bebe White remained on the boat fo! have a cement stage, stationarv cha . ei a. H, A., returned ek cor! ny in Ox lahoma City three-day visit, returning to Evansvillt us, from a tour of Kan visiting shows in MR. AND MRS. FRED FO 1 let restrooms, a conduit light system and @ that section. He reports tl te sisi ba ‘ whew RBES left later in the week with Mrs. Viol ‘ ” ser Mts sie the country as last week for Texas to join the Holland Bryant, w & Nelly Garn good pull. “hungry” for the spoken drama and Comedians. , Henley ae ee eee i ers ene ae ik ie aes a ee MPa ETS) yea ee Em = TR re obs Oe a ; i . eee ri ee r | Bie E- . * eee oes Zo gs Pe 15 at age aati ie al a cow 4 aa ay ee . — al § —_—_— | see ay > — - —_ rie By mets ee es joes ' ame i Peg ah | a ii | lee if| 7 eee i | es if al i oa | en et plea ie We *. ¥ ‘og i | i an . Se : Rte Pam a et ye: Be 1 ae a . cae a a “ ae . Sia ie boa ; pe ‘ a a Sa / Pe. oe aes ' arse ; fee ae ee : eae ae 4 ee A ee we. : 2 a= See eae oe : +3 We ee fe Bagless ae <— s eer: am = i pene Ae i ee es te je ra 4 Ges. oo oe he gt Se ieere: a on Ess , GaiK. Mes Pa ae i 2 ep es tee lee OO ae Se oe : a. Ss ae es pee pew ret. a es ed ; : oe - - 7 ™ om ey
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BOB AND BLANCHE COOK and Jackie McIndoo, of Cook's Winter Garden Vanities, were recent visitors on the Bartone Ideal Comedy Company en tour to their summer camp in Canada. THE CORWIN FAMILY and Carlton Guy. of the Guy Players, were visitors recently on the Bartone Comedy Com- pany at Albany, Ind. STUZMAN, of Fullerton, Pa., JAMES F publisher, printer and amusement man, is nning to form an organization to present vaudeville under tent If the plans materialize each member of the show will be interested in the project nancially, even down to the ticket seller He plans to transport the outfit on fleet of trucks. BERT R. FERRIS. who is directing the 12-people cast of the Tilton & Guthrie writes that business with the com- > has been consistently big and that iow is clicking along smoothly hru Iowa at present The Tilton & Guthrie troupe is this season using a high-powered repertoire. BOB McLAUGHLIN and wife (Ermani Sti art) , accompanied by Dave Lingston ie Martin, motored from Cleve- Be rea, O., to visit the Downie Show recently. McLaughlin met a pain- ful accident June 15 His body is en- c {in a steel jacket, which he will be forced to wear for several more weeks. DOUG MORGAN, agent ahead of the Phel; Players, advises that the show was refused a license recently at Charles- ton, Nl. Instead of passing up the town, however Morgan rented the Coles or Rep Ex 23; 5 ft AT LIBERTY "ig! Bula ll in 1% ik Sing] I G w oe and exp anenses Join on DELMAR nkton, S BURNS—General Business, PEGGY a a Ingenuts, or as cast, LENNOX INGRAM, 16 years old)—Banjo, Bits Single and Double Specialties. All essential Join on w State salary first wire JIM BURN ‘ ! Okla Have car Can go anywi WILI INVEST DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR wit dart framing a small Rep a" Have route 1 houses in New England fill con 1 show BAND, 3117 Fairm ont Ave., City We A-t SOUSAPHONE. Dance or Rep. Show. Am A-1 1 Canvasman, good Electrician and Car} ter Ju t closed two seasons with Paul English Fy GEO B. ADAMS, 102 N. Col umbiaSt., { Wanted Piano Player ble Band: hot Trombone. Wire lowest. LESLIE E. KELL Monroe City, Mo., week July 1; Lancaster, Week July INGRAM SHOWS WANT QUICK Comedian with Specialties Address FRANCIS INGRAM, W AN’ rED Teams and Singles Mo., Also Musicians. Brooklyn, Ia. that can change strong for week Prefer- A who pla Piano or other instruments » Plaver who can do a few Spectalt A or do Straight Feature Novel or Acts that chanwe All must have bility by work in acts and some hort dramatic wh ne eason to right people So tell all and under tent’ it o eure here. All-week otands : ten RBY’'S NOVELT SENSATION SHOW, Allerton, Ill. nitmnied Cheapest GOOD TICKET on the CASH WITH ORDER—NoC. O. D. 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County Fairgrounds, just outside of the city ame) week, it ling Sun- iv é ved big pitsine 5 all ] Plavers earl n the ¢ iderably due to ¢ ainy we er but are enjoying good business, Morgan re- ports. “poco” NOONAN, whose magic act is one of the highlights of the Ricton Show, infoes that the latter attraction till rolling errily ) to good t ness in its old Ket ky territory Included in the Ricton roster are Tiny Ricton, singing and dal : Ernest Ricton, singit nd tal Binghan and Rosit singing and piano-accordion ecialtic Mrs. Ricton, treasurer and eharacters: Gus and Reta Rapier, com- edy specialties; Irish Eddie Watson, comedian: Ricton, juggling specialties, and “Doc” Noonan and wife, magical specialtie The Ricton Show is working * a 60 by 120 top and the outfit is IN LISTING the roster of the Heffner- son Company ly the name of the veteran advance rent, Billy Bane, was inadvertently omitted. He has been with the company for many years. recen and son, Frederick desk Wednesday from Brodhead she will be en- work for the LOLA E stopped off of last week en Ky., to Detroit ged in n PAINTER at the rep. route where sinal yn-theatrical next severa] months. c. W. (DAD) COMPTON, advance rent of the Baby Alma Revue Company under canvas, moved out of the city limits at Newton, IIl., last week when he found that the licemses had been in- creased to more than he cared to pay. Compton discovered a lot five blocks from the courthouse and just outside the corporation line The tract is an ideal spot for canvas shows, Dad writes, and is owned by Dr. J. W. Hutton, of Newton, who has placed the lot in tip- top shape, including light connections. The plot is situated on Route 33, a lead- ing concrete road. FRIENDS of Mrs. Henrietta Adams, mother of Una Adams Howard, leading woman with the Hazel M. Cass Player to hear of her death last week at her home in New Orleans Mrs. Adams was well Known and loved by many troupers who stopped off for a visit with her daughter and husband, will be 1iocked Una and Buck Howard She did no make e trip from Hampton, Ia., New Orle: ims for the funeral, due to the rreat distance. She was forced, however elinquish her parts Tuesday night of ist week to Hazel M. Cass, compan: manager, due to the fact that her lin in the play referr ed fre qn iently ’ f to mother Miss Cass jumped into the role at a few minutes’ notice and acquitted herself well. IN LAST WEER’S TSSUE, under Kansas City Ripples, it was stated that Terry's Uncle Tom’s Cabin Company would play day and date with the John Robinson Circus at Trenton, Mo., June 28. This was a mistake The Terry company yed Trenton June 21 and did a big business. THE iLISH PLAYERS did a PAUL ENC he: Ithy 1 ess on the Arcade lot at J son Tenn., last week This Ww re eng ent,for the English é t ( iy having played on City earlier in the season. The concert feature on the English show this season include the Warner Sisters. Happy Gowland, Eva Thomas and La Rene and Cole. One of the outstanding features of the attraction is Jack e ¥ rei’ of ~ Stafford'’s concert band daily and orchestra, which gives a morning parade in each town. << qn Fires and Robberies UTICA, Building and fire, N. Y was destr believed The State Theater oyed by an explosion to be of incendiary origin, June 26, the property loss being estimated ‘at between $450,000 and $700,000. The building was owned by he Goldstein PE ELI Origin dama Realty Company. Wash.— Fire of unknown ed the Gould Theater here ni to the extent of $3,500. Loss is covered by rance. HOUSTON, Tex.—Exposion of a dyna- mite bomb wrecked the rear part of the Bluebonnet Theater, Harr June 25. 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July 6, 1929 Billboard Edith Ambler Finds Way Out APFLETON, Wis., July 1—The experi- ment of Edith Ambler, who put the Edith Ambler Players under canvas here, has proved to be a success beyond an- ticipation. Presentation of first-class dramatic stock in a tent seating 1,800 was decided upon by Miss Ambler when she learned that no theater was available for the summer. She purchased the equipment neces- sary for her purposes, had a stage con- structed to meet all the requirements of a good dramatic performance, stalled a corking good orchestra of nine pieces and opened with effective adver- tising. The play-going public responded and business from the start was factory. Miss Ambler believes she has solved the problem which some stock managers consider baffling The Edith Ambler Stock Company is presenting New York successes, with a strong cast headed by Edith Ambler and A. Ross Robertson. Miss Ambler handles the principal comedy parts and directs. There are 14 people in the acting com- pany, 9 in the orchestra and a working crew of 8. The Ambler experiment here is being closely watched by many stock managers in the Middle West. WITH DUFFY PLAYERS HOLLYWOOD, July 1—The Baby Cy- clone is being presented at the Dufwin in Oakland with a cast headed by Harri- son Ford, Isabel Withers and Cameron Prud’homme, all of whom appeared in the production at El Capitan in Hoily- wood. Walker Whiteside opened his engage- ment as cuest star with the Henry Duffy Players at the President in Los Angeles yesterday in The Hindu Franc Hale, Charles Penman, Frank Henderson and Carl Vose, who were in the San Fran- cisco production of the play, are in the Los Angeles presentation, newcomers to the cast being Gladys Earlcott, Walter Law, Edward McWade and Frederick Wal- lace. In the cast of The Big Pond, in which Robert McWade appears as guest star with the Henry Duffy Players at the Hol- lywood Playhouse, starting yesterday, are Lucile Nikolas, Donald Randolph, James Bush, Leah Winslow, Jane Morgan and John Mackenzie. The Dufwin, Portland, which closed June 22 for the summer with the final performance of Thank-U, will reopen around Labor Day. Taylor Holmes is the star in The Sap at the President, San Francisco, which started with the matinee June 23. In the cast are Allen Conner, Bernice Elliott, Emily Lowry, Helen Kleeb, Ben Taggart and Thomas Mack. In The Masquerader Guy Bates Post plays the dual roles of Chilcote and Loder. a difficult feat that has been praised as a fine example of acting. The entire point of the play was missed by a theater patron, who wrote to the star: “T have always admired you as one of the finest actors in this country. But I nust say that The Masquerader was a isappointment. Why, you were playing parts. That is the cheapest trick IT ever heard of.” in- satis- Wo Geraldine Palmer in Honolulu SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.—Geraldine Palmer, San Francisco actress, is now a member of the Wilbur Players of Hono- lulu. The young leading lady will re- main with the Hawaiian organization for several months, where she will play @ variety of dramatic parts. Later she plans to go to the Antipodes for a tour, Seeneennnenneneemaem — = 7 CHARLES J. LAMMERS, produc- ing at the Virginia Theater, Cham- is one of the most widely in the stock field. last two seasons has been divided between engagements with the Pierre Watkin, E. G. Gif- ford. Harry Minturn and Fred Beecher operations. paign, Iil., hr own di His ti rectors mein the Jane Wheatley Quits Stock for Guild DAYTON, O., June 29.—Jane Wheatley, character woman, of the Wright Players, who are filling a summer stock engage- ment here at the Victory, leaves tomor- row for New York where she joins the New York Theater Guild production of The Camel Thru the Needle’s Eye. Miss Wheatley will remain with the Guild next season, being a member of the tour- ing company. The company has been playing to excellent business and expects to remain until the last of August. Miss Wheatley will be replaced here by Kath- ryn Cord. Gilbert Gives Freeport Permanent Stock House FREEPORT, Ul., July 1. — The Ger- mania Theater is to become the perma- nent home of dramatic stock. C. L. Gilbert announces that the house will open October 6, offering the Cairns Stock Company for a season of 13 weeks. Im- mediately following will come the Neale Helvey Company, which will occupy the house for the remainder of the season. The latter stock is a strong favorite here. The Germania is undergoing extensive alterations and improvements. Cincinnati Repertory Given Ready Support An encouraging start has been made with the campaign to raise $250,000 for the establishment of the Stuart Walker Company in Cincinnati as a permanent institution. Incorporation papers will soon be filed. The invitation to the pub- lic to subscribe to the stock has met with a generous response, the campaign- ers report. Subscriptions have been re- ceived from many citizens prominent in art circles and in the advancement of the spoken drama. Robert L. Black, chairman of the com- mittee in charge of the project, is abroad at this time and Walter A. Draper is acting chairman. Mrs. J. C. Hobart is secretary. When the new company is formed Stuart Walker wil] be the man- aging director of the repertory theater. = ik ——— oe = os — — = — ————_ ————— ee mncceh Conducted by ROBERT GOLDEN—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. ‘r os rt Theater Society Opening Is Hit ST. LOUIS, June 29.—The Theater So- ciety of St. Louis opened the Garden Theater under circumstances most aus- picious for a successful summer season this week, excellent business prevailing. With Leon Erro)] as the first of a group of Stars that will head the casts during the season, Louis the 14th was presented as the initial offering. To quote a local reviewer, the new organization which has leased the theater, well as the company, “registered a smashing hit”. At the opening performance the theater was packed to the doors. Under the plan adopted the company is to do a series of musical comedies dur- ing the summer, then go into drama at the old Gayety Theater downtown in the fall. The cast supporting Errol] includes James B. Carson, Edward Garr. Charles Benchley, Kay Manners. Ned McGurn Victor Casmore, Critcherson, Vir- ginia Smith, Eve Wendt, Rosemary Far- mer, Ethelynne Bradford, Oscar Ragland, J. Parker Doane, Arthur Sherwood, Es- telle Jayne, Wayne Nunn and Floyd Eng- lish Lillian Desmonde Ends Youngstown Season as Sam 9 ; - = YOUNGSTOWN, O., June 30.—With to- night’s performance at the Hippodrome the Lillian Desmonde Players are closing a memorable season of 27 weeks, the company having opened Christmas week The members of the organization are in- dividually popular in Youngstown and as a result, the au revoir was most flat- tering. The company will reopen early in September, according to an announce- ment made by Director Oswell Leonard Jackson. Jackson is sailing for Europe next month, but will return in time for the opening of next season. J. Dallas Ham- mond, manager of the company, and Miss Desmonde (Mrs. Hammond) will leave for an extended motor trip next week, going thru the New England States and spending some time at the seashore Claude Allen Lewis, scenic artist. is visiting at his home in Elwood, Ind Jack Egan, juvenile, is going on an ex- tended vacation at his home in Holyoke, Mass. Olive Lamoy will spend the sum mer at her home, Hartford, Conn. On his European tour Director Jackson will visit Italy, France and England before returning. Emmett Vogan, leading man of the company, and his family are mo- toring to the Coast Violet LeClare, character woman: Richard Morgan, sec- ond man, and Charles Kilby. assistant director, have not completed their plans as yet. This has been one of the most suc- cessful stock seasons that Youngstown has ever had. The company and pro- ductions have been equal to that of any of the larger city stock companies and Manager Hammond is of the belief that if one gives the public the right plays and players there is still business for the first-class stock company. Spicer, Millionaire, May Go Stock Producing Captain C. C. Spicer, Millionaire lessee of the Denham Thea- ter, may end his working agreement with the Oberfelder-Ketcham Productions, Inc., and operate the theater himself next sea- son. Oberfelder and Ketcham were here to confer with Spicer last week for the use of the theater and were unable to reach an agreement. If further necotia- tions fail Spicer will finance a stock company to open at the Denham next fall. DENVER, July 1 Some Are Like That Taylor Holmes, guest star with the Henry Duffy Players at the President. San Francisco, in The Sap, tells of an actor he wanted for a part in a pic- ture in which he was starring. At that time the actor was appearing in Al Jolson’s company. Holmes went to ask the comedian about him. “Oh, he’s a fine fellow,” said Jolson, “You'll like him. You'll like him very much. The only thing about him is that if you are playing in Denver he'll probably turn up in Salt Lake City.” Bond Players Bring Stock to East Islip ISLIP, L. I., N. Y¥., June 29.—A stock company of high standard, assembled by A. T. Bond, son of Frederick Bond, for a season of 10 weeks, reopened the Show Shop, East Islip, Tuesday, with This Thing Called Love as the initial offering and was given a most encourag- ing sendoff. The company is called the Bond Players. The players will be di- rected by Bond, founder of the Brooklyn Art Theater, who will personally super- vise each of the stock productions. The Show Shop has also engaged San- dor Voros, the young Hungarian play- wright, identified with the Experimental Theater, who will act in an advisory ca- pacity. The theater has been renovated and the stage rebuilt on enlarged lines. No performances will be given by the Bond Players on Sundays and Mondays The cast includes Gerald Kent, Martha Morton, Alice Young, Peggy Ripley, Reba Garden, Richard Fehr, Warren Colston nd Douglas Garden. The scenic artist is Lloyd Hallock, Jr. Copley Players, Boston, To Reopen in August BOSTON, June 29.—E. E. Clive, now in England garnering American rights to London hits, has set August 31, two weeks later than last year, for the re- opening of the Copley Theater. Closing their season June 22 the Copley Players disbanded for the summer. E. E. Un- derhill, business manager, remains on duty supervising final detairs of closing the theater for two months. Later he will go to Cape Cod for a vacation. Tom Crowell, treasurer, will reopen his sum- mer home at Newport and later will spend a few weeks at West Harwich. David Clyde has sailed for England. His wife, Gaby Fay, will remain in New York Hannam Clark, also goes to England for his vacation. Ted Emery will go to New York and Gerald Rogers goes to Win- throp. Me., for a fishing trip. Herbert Belmore, stage director, and Mrs. Bertha Belmore will take an automobile trip to the Pacific Coast before returning to Boston, late in August. Ernest Glendin- ning will go on a yachting cruise. DUFFY-WINTER PLAN STAGE RETURN HOLLYWOOD, July 1—Mr. and Mr: Henry Duffy (Dale Winter) are plannins a brief return to the stage next month when they appear for a limited engage ment of four weeks at El Capitan in Hollywood in Frank Craven's comedy, The First Year. This will be the first time they have appeared together since they played In Love With Love in San Fran cisco and Oakland last autumn. 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Billboard July 6, 1929 31 ‘ ; *.: Comprising the Sooners’ lineup a >K Troupe of Coast Crities ~ey a France, director, piano and arranger; Working for Henry Duffy John Railey, reeds and voice; Albert Wil- E “ e liams, reeds; “Red” Goins, reeds and voice; Eliston Diem PORTLAND, Ore., July 1.—Twenty-five , trumpet and melo- dail 7 oi Ie" ale Vv y Y F - pacific Coust dramatic erities have eon- ADVERTISING RATE—One line across two columns, consecutive in- Se ccites Stuer dlitanen dee et ented to act as judges in the play con- sertions, payable in i ; g » Dass; é en“carted by Henry Duffy. Duffy is 8 tim 4 advance: 52 times, $35; 26 times, $18.50; 13 times, $9.50; Tomlin, banjo. guitar and voice; Chick wr s1,000 for the best play submit- aynes, drums and voice. “eh the contest, this sum to apply as ACROPOLIS MOTEL 310 w. NEW YORK CITY $14 TOLEDO, O., June 29.—Bill Dallavo’s nti a eae ‘ matinee ef Lo BL EK Ree Meets ccceces 58th St........Single, with Private Bath. $12.50; Double. $! ‘ t} t st = wance royalty, if the play is worthy of ALVIN APT. HOTEL. 223 W. 52d St. (Cor. B'way)..Sin.. $10 Up: DbI., Priv. Bath, $16 Week Up Cali of the North Orchestra la: a ght n. Such other plays as appear euaen. HOTEL. 207 W. 40th St..$1.50 Daily up; $7 Weekly up; $10 Double. Phone, Penn. 7997 Opened the dance pavilion at Willow 3 gts hg a ESTERFIELD HOTEL....130 W. 49th St.... Rooms, Running Water, $14 Week... Bryant 8900 Beach, Toledo’s newest amusement park ing will be produced by ulfy on GRAND HOTEL xe ‘From $2 Up........ ..Broadway and 3ist St............Longacre 4100 DES MOINES. I: June Phil she Coast and may be later offered in HOTEL FULTON. 264 W. 46th St.. opp. N. V. A. Club Rms..$1.50 Dly.: $8 Up Wkly..Lacka. 6990 tn a : : io oo iow York. 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I ioe cid ddadhanndad Leading Theatrical Hotel Pavilion here last week and drew a star, has been signed as guest star with HOTEL RALEIGH.......... Near All Theaters eee Professional MBGNS. oc ccccces 354 Franklin St. capacity crowd. In the personnel are wn Players. Her first appear- CANTON, O. Ben Benjamin, trumpet and manager; vill be in The Five o’Clock Girl HOTEL FLORY........Near All Theatres........ Professional Rates........ Single, with Bath, $1.50 P. D. Hester, drums, entertainer, voice uth Gates, who has just recovered oii atin CHICAGO, ILL. and assistant manager; Bob Fisher, pi- ae ena r » i OTE ....2843 Madison St......Special Rates to Profession......Phone. Van Buren 1035 } di tor: Cecil from an operation for appendicitis, is HOTEL MARTIN p . u ano, arranger and rector; eci fror .+ +. Attract : aaa ’ 3 i back in the cast of Lazybones this week. HOTEL RICE .755 c tasene ti.” ake tee $10 ay onsen ‘on eee py Ellington, sax, entertainer and _ voice; Tom Douglass, who has been in Louis- PLAnTeae bern.” 29 ow ee 17 Floors, Fireproof In the Loop Harrison 3200 C. T. Strickland, sax and voice; Henry ay} n ¢ racati y st fs 2 ©. Clark St.... Phone, [anduiph 4800 Glover Wells. Mar rrie # . ville on a vacation, was guest star re ST. REGIS HOTEL. .516 N. Clark St..Rates: Singie, $7.00 Up; Double, $10.00 Up. Superior 1322 G. Parrish. basses; Holley: Hauck. rently at Greenwich, Conn, in The CINCINNATI, ©. trumpet, and Judge Grubbs, banjo inch i : f svi rtai Pinch Hitter. Douglas is a Louisville HOTEL BRAXTON...8th and Vine Sty... Leading Theatriea! Hotel.. Speele! Rates te the Profession ae Cee. bov HOTEL BROWNE........ 6th & Elm....... ....Single, $7 and Up; Double, $10.50 and Up LAKE OKOBOJI, Ia. June 29.— aeeake Nore ao Centrally Located 250 Rooms Special Professional Rates Stanley and his Aristocrats opened the REGAL HOTEL.... i 5 . ‘ oT ze Opposite Palace Theatre... .6th St. at Vine....$8 Up Single, $10.50 Up Double Terrace Park Casino here last night and . CLEVELAND oO. , , i Dramatic Stock Notes OHIO HOTEL.......... Close to All Theatres... 1627 Prospect Ave.......... Theatrical Rates will remain here until September 2. The outfit recently concluded a tour thru NEW DALL DALLAS, TEX. . Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. In the DP Drei ccccsngetices ee ee I Sllencccceccs scceds Rates, $6 per Week, Sin. Sa Panera e i ™ _ i } f Aristocrats’ lineup are Ross Morrison, BLANCHARD BARTLETT, daughter o DAYTON, Oo. oo ; a r Paul voice, reeds and assistant director; Pau Rev. Murray Bartlett, president of Ho- WOTEL, GARNATVAR.....ccccccccsesee (ease GU a icbd 4s Keneceavecas 229 S$. Ludlow St. Donnelly. reeds: Victor Hoagland, reeds: a a eee eae Nore — DETROIT. MICH. Evan Maple voice and trumpet; Edward appeared last season in The Royal Fam- FAIRBAIRN woTet. John R at Columbia....Downtown....Seecial Rates te Theatrical People K per es ‘t: Walt Anderson. trom- ly, was signed by Howard Rumsey, man- HOTEL OXFORD 592 Woodward Avenue......... Downtown........... Theatrical Rates upKa, trumpet; a ler ’ cer of the Lyceum Players. playing sum- PAUL REVERE.........400 "neous pe! Sey OE evccnsst $8.80 Single, $10 Double bone and voice; Nick Bestor, banjo, = dye ars ge "| seen” ke ter EVANSVILLE, IND. guitar and voice; Ken Wall, tuba and ol econ sae ene leading mes in IMPERIAL HOTEL... .8th and Main....Single, $8; Double, $12; with Private Shewer, Double, $15 string bass; Roy Ellis, piano and ar- erage * 5 prod tio of Lecee pp on FT. WAYNE, IND. ranger, and Stanley, violin, sax, arranger this week's production —_— wits MOTEL nanealt.... oath Yeestrical Home.........Nearest Theaters. ... tee. $1.28 Up and director -. +. Con y Loca ates: Sin., Daily, $1.00 Up; Weekly EK Obl. $10 Up " DONALD BRIAN, ecuest star in the HARRISBURG, PA. VINCENNES, . Ind., June 29. —— Don Cukor-Kondolf production of Burlesque WILSON HOTEL AND GARAGE..143-5 S. 3d St..Rms., $1.00 up.. Spee. Weekly Rates..Bell 3-638 Malone and his Varsity Serenaders, of at the Temple Theater, Rochester, N. Y., HOUSTON. TEX Lincoln, Neb., have opened for the sum- last x, was re other week . . Y mer season at the Pier Ballroom, Lake last week, was held over for another wee WOODS HOTEL...... 412 Travis...... Rates: $1.00 and $1.50 per Day, $5.00 and $6.00 per Week vate T) z ht oplay the lead in Jf I Was Rich. Cath- INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Lawrence Beach, — nere are eight erine Willard plays opposite. PLAZA HOTEL....... Centrally Loeated....... Professional Rates....... Frank ©. Kokemiller, Prop, men in the aggregation. KANSAS CITY, MO. DETROIT, Jtily 1.—Peter J. Shea is , GEORGE ner om a of the — uApetowe. wort ase Rooms with Bath......Kitehenette Suites by, Wek... 1004 Centra; making a good Say he > ae prsen Empire Theater layers, oronto, has | GLADSTONE WOTEL.................... Weekly Rates, $5.50, $6 and $7, Single: te $10 Double s manager of the Lakeside Par ance cone to New York Ci ity. Deidre Doyle, HOTEL MISSOURI...12th and Central...Kansas City’s Newest Downtewn Hetel...Theatrieal Rates avalon. On June 19 an outdoor sport character woman, has gone to her home KNOXVILLE, TENN. fashion show was staged in the large in Encland CUMBERLAND HOTEL... .Cer. Gay and Cumberiand.... European Plan.... Rates, $1 te $2 per Day dance pavilion, and on June 26 the Fe LANSING, MICH. feature was A Night on Old Broadway, ROBERTA BEATTY went back to her HOTEL STRAND...Perfermers’ Heacquarters...Cloan and New...Central... Rates, $1.25 and $1.50 which brought out one of the largest old home town, Rochester, N. Y., last LOS ANGELES, CALIF. crowds on record. Pat Dollohans has week, as a member of the cast of // / NORTHERN. ...28 & Will Ste....With Bath, “9 ‘2 ObI., $12; Without Gath, Sin., $7; Obi., $8 revamped his orchestra for this season Was Rich, played by the Cukor-Kondolf LOUISVILLE, KY. FOX LAKE. Wis., July 1—The opening Stock mpany at > reater CONGRESS evel. Sixth Street, Opoosite City Hall Rates Te Sult...... Phone, Main 9261 & UAE, Wits we o Stock Company at the Te mple Theat t HO OTE EL PLAZA....Modern....Fireproof....150 Rooms....Catering to and Owned by Professionals dance at the Fox Lake Island resort wa: Percy Helton, Eugene Weber and Erik MEMPHIS. TENN held June 27, with Happy’s Wisconsin Barnouw, Princeton star, making his de- PONTOTOC HOTEL..Rooms, Hot and Cold Water, $7 per Week: Rooms, Private Bath, $9 per Week. Entertainers furnishing the music. but. also have been signed for this com- , | Dancing will be featured at the resort pany PHILADELPHIA, PA. ancing pany HOTEL NEW STRATHMORE. 1208 Walnut St..Home of Professionals. .$10.50..Pennypacker 1330 every Thursday evening and Sunday HOTEL PENR With Bath, $9 Single, $12 Double Tenth and Pine Sts. " I MARY ROBERT BARTON. 18. niece o1 HOTEL READING ...12th_and Market Sts.... Theatrical Hotel. ...$8.00 Week Single, $12.00 Double afternoon and evening Marv Roberts Rinehart slaywricht and HOTEL WINDSOR..1225 Filbert St.. The Home of the Performer. .$8.00 week Single: $12.00 Double , : novelist. made her 7 onde re > ie st PITTSBURGH, PA. 101ST STREET, 14 WEST, NEW YORK. t . George Sharp Players at the Pitt Thea- novet pe Fe woes 135 Sth ee ees: oat ar te "oy on, Se. wierly furnished rooms. with housekeeping. pr vi- ter, Pittsburgh. ff ~ | Ring Mca HOTEL K EARY...13 eee coms wi ath...Sin., $2; be ...Close to eatres Wieel fw elect | rooms with how mecping peivt- maid i thee »in e wpaater. Chicago, following ene NEW HOTEL TULSA.....650 Rooms.....Dining Room.....Cafeteria.....Special Theatrical Rates $6.00 UP summer hes po ct “edie ote UTICA, N. Y. In Heart of Theatrical District. Sarr faeeaam “ase toed Be. yy iy HOTEL MONTCLAIR..100 Rms..$2 Ob!., with Bath; $1.50 DbI., Run. Wat..Lafayette and Wash. Sts. 401 W. 42nd Street, New York =a : , : Longacre 1862 n Only) H. BURG, Mer ‘onals in a sketch, The Dream Dress. hee ¢ , ney opened at the Englewood Theater, Chicago, last w The Big Pond being the vehicle for his i I ae » ae OEE. first weelt. Serseat Taylor will take a BALLROOM NOTES THE CORNELL PHYLLIS LOUGHTON, assistant secre- well-earned vacation during Fields’ en- (Continued from page 27) re of the Detroit Civic Theater Foun- gagement. ment of the Horseshoe Lake dance 114 W. 47th St., New York ‘tion. was director of the play staged pavilion here. The dansant has been Tecently by the Junior Girls of the Uni- ARTHUR D. KEMP, of Boston, former- ) wi, Socmtbed Exceptional 1 and 2-room Apartments, newly versity of Michigan, at Ann Arbor. ly of Keith Memorial Theater, has been BUFFALO. —_—" ; furnished. Elevator.. Full maid and phone engaged as assistant manager of the windrhrage N. Y., July 1.— Hogan service. Reasonable. NORMAN FIELDS, who has been ap- Whalom Park Theater, Fitchburg, Mass.., Hancock's Orchestra is playing at Crystal Telephone, Bryant 2647. ~ pac > s week ring ’ paring at the Fulton Playhouse, Oak- wyoere the Arthur Ashley Players began — me a pe week. agg = id. Calif.. and is a favorite with Sacra- their summer season June 24. ainder ¢ le summer traveling or- Mento theatergoers, is back again at the . chestras will play at the beach regularly —HOTEL WINDSOR Plaza Theater in the latter city. He is DETROIT THEATER GUILD is moving in addition to the beach orchestra con ' De ring there in a special engagement, this week from the old church build- ducted by Angie Maggio iieiinciniecea: iin ing, where it has been housed, to 91 E. AKRON, O.. July 1. “Emerson Gill and | 1225 Filbert St., Philadelphia Kirby avenue. Plans for the fall will be his wy ose homage . - ape Harn nny Phone: Locust 5820. Opposite City Hall. developed in the new quarters, and prob- Seasons has been at Bamboo Gerdeme, Scenery ably one production will be ready by the Cleveland, will play a two weeks’ engage- PROFESSIONAL HEADQUARTERS end of summer. ment at Summit Beach Park dance ] —_ Rates to Meet Every Purse TIPIPTIND® | °s crcner, or runs, 0, nas joinea "YESICIE TNR ON. sane 20—Te | Pattee Baie s* Bente » y =. GIL R, . O., has ME NE PARK, Okla., June 29.—The ‘ Si . “4 ° a dramatic stock company in South- Oklahoma Sooners, a nine-piece organi- $8.00 PER WEEK SINGLE, $12.00 DOUBLE S cenic Studios ampton, L. I. He will have juvenile zation under the direction of Jack WILLIAM HYMAN, Prop. TIFFIN. OHIO roles and will act as assistant stage maN- France, are in their seventh week of a ae ae oe ager. summer’s engagement at the Casino here. amen ie: al ey rp ee ne no (po Sa i i le ae adie 4 tt + RS > Sie “kee 7 b ’ | _ 4 : . * i: Fy <a —= LS NS Ls — -_ ————— — $a mee | 4 le’ | ' : : ‘ ; F : 1 A ea . : : e 7 7 . 7 eee ee 6 | eM Me Peg
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July 6, 1929 Billboard Lulu Belle Co. In Return Run ST. JOHN, N. B., June 29.—The S/i boat Lulu Belle Company, musical tab has opened at the Queen Square Theate: here for an indefinite engagement. Thr troupe played here for two weeks several months ago. Featured with the die Wheaton, comedian company are Fred- the Southern Syncopators, eight-piece jazz band; the Earl Franklin Dancers and Jimmy and Kenny. colored dance team The Sno boat Lulu Belle Company has been play- ing Northern New England and Eastern Canada since early in the spring. Earl & Marion Meyer Sign With * ‘Speed Girls” Earl and Marion Meyer, straight man and soubret, who in the past have ap- peared with various miniature musical comedies in the North and South, and who formerly had their own rotary tab company in and around Cjpcinnati, hs signed to appear the coming season wit the Speed Girls Company on the 1 — Fred (Falls) Binder is featured omedian with the latter attraction ~~ worked during the last winte with Izzy Meyer's Follies in the Cincin nati territory, which, incidentally, is their home town. TORONTO TAB. NEWS TORONTO, Ont., July 1. — Summer weather is not interfering to a extent with the policies of the several tab. houses still open. At the Globe Theater, Manager Fred Piton is bringing in new people at intervals to sustain great tne interest of patrons. New faces include Jack Mahoney, comic; Claude Mattis second comic; Roy Beverley, straights; Jessie Mahoney, soubret; Ethel light, ingenue, and Jean Cun eangeamn, second soubret. The chorines are May Lee, Ger- tie Gwynne, Louie Lee, Flo Beverley, Fthel Sherry and Dot Mullen. Chris Hilliary, comic, closed at the Globe last Saturday and has gone to the Music Box in Buffalo Harry Leff, Hebrew comic, and Gladys Lockwood, late of Be Happy on the Mu- tual Circuit, finished a successful four weeks’ run at the Globe recently. Eddie Dyer, comic, who is now touring Michi- gan, is due shortly at the Globe. The Photodrome, tab. house which operated with a small stage and a fi people cast for many years, has changed its policy and reverted to pictures on account of shrinking busin It is understood that the place will be wired for the talkies soon. Sam Ulster is man- ager. Hotel Comedy Four In “Cock-Eyed World” Things are breaking nicely along the West Coast for the Hotel Comedy Four, composed of Scotty McKay tenor; Charles Muldoon, second tenor: Charle Thomas, baritone, and Gordon MclIvor, bass, all formerly well known in tabdom After finishine a Movictone short for the Fox pee, the boys were called in for work on a talkie feature, The Cc ck- Eyed World, featuring Edmond Lowe and Victor McLaglin. The quartet has just finished work in the latter film and is expecting to begin work on another big sound feature within a few days The Hotel Comedy Four is at present Playing for West Coast Theaters. ’ | ais 4 ‘ 3 } | HARRY ROLLINS, featured co median with Halton Powell’s “World of Pleasure” Company, now playing an indefinite engagement at the Grand Theater. Marion. O Rollins has appeared with a number of the larger musical comedy tabs., and for a time played big-time vaudevill: ' Lewis Mack Players Do Manager’s Play RICHMOND, Ind., ack Players, July 1—The Lewis as their farewell bill at th xr avi Murray Theater last week, did Patricia, om the pen of Frank J. Holland, Mur- ra who also appeared in the manager, male singing role. Despite the warm weather, the play attracted good business Holland, also manages Murrette and Lawrence theaters here. Next week Arthur Hauk’s vue Opens at the Sunshine Re- the Murray for a two weeks’ llowed by Harold L. Brow and his Night C’ub Company, who will come in for an indefinite engagement. run, f¢ HERB CLARK COMPANY AT NOVELTY, WICHITA WICHITA, Clark’s new Kan., musical June 29. — comeay Herb company is 1 J 1L —— — ——- = — ——— ———— = ‘i Conducted by WILLIAM SACHS—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. ——— r = =] A | ete ° ee a Springfield, O., to begin rehearsals wit} Business Is Good a For Clifford Shew CHATTANOOGA, June 29. — George Clifford's Pep and Ginger Revue is now in its fifth week at the American The- ater here, and business is holding up o. k. for this time of the year. Clifford is carrying six principals and 10 chorines ind not a change has been made in the lineup all season Charley (Joy) down the first Ross Gramlich is holding comedy end, with Newton working opposite him. Billy Joe Moore is doing characters: George Clif- ford, straights; Marion Mason, prima donna, and Clara Dawn, soubret. Sam Borinsky is house manager The Pep and Ginger Revue has lost only six days since opening in Florida September 4, last. Kahle’s Yankee Girls At Orpheum, - Canton, 0. CANTON, O., June 29.—Harry Kahle’s Yankee Girls Company, which has just concluded a four weeks’ stay at the State Theater, Akron, O., will open at the Orpheum here tomorrow night for an unlimited engagement. The Yankee Girls Ccmpany, which for the last several win- ter seasons has played rotary stock in and around Cincinnati, has been en- larged to 12 people for the local run. Tab. Notes MARVEL SCHACKLETON, comedienne, and Cecil O'Dowd, chorus director, with Joe Marion’s Musical Players, were visi- tors in Omaha recently. Joe’s company is playing the out-State World Realty houses GUS SUN and party, consisting of Bob Sun, Art Longbrake and Bob Shaw, have just returned to Springfield, O., from a fishing trip in the wilds of Kentucky. Equipped with a complete tenting outfit for outdoor life, the party left Spring- field June 17. Bob Vanbibber, post- master at Pineville, extended an invita- tion to the party to fish in the Cumber- land River near Pineville, with Art Miracle, assistant to the postmaster, as guide. Gus Sun, an ardent sportsman, handled the cooking end of the trip, and, according to the rest of the party, the meals were one of the big features of the in its third week of an indefinit 7APe} ' hate aa as dhe hag bene nive engage- trip. Sun is planning a big African nent at the Nor ity theater here, pr€- same hunt, to start next winter. senting all-comedy dramas and farce comedies The company changes bills , ten. entiin mapany anges biUS WALTER SNYDER, juvenile, formerly bx oe: with Max Golden's Buzzin’ Around Com- In the Clark roster are Herb Clark, pany and now with Uncle Sam's stand- producer and leads; Jack Menzie, com- jng army in Hawaii, recently played the edy; Cody Thomas, general business; Mae part of the assistant prosecuting attorney Martin, heavies and comedienne, and Lee in The Trial of Mary Dugan with the Menzie, leads and chorus producer. The Wilbur Players during the company’s re- line is m@de up of Betty Thomas, Clara cent appearance in Honolulu. Sutton, Opal Bellville, Grace McClure and Laurs rey nd Laura Grey MRS. DAVE EDELL left Cincinnati last Billy Jackson is musical director, and week for a brief visit to her home in Ferris Oxford, stage manager. Hammond, Ind., before returning to w VANTED—2EU SIC AL © OMEDY PE OPL E. Musicians, Chorus Girls, Biller thographer ’ A » Me chanics, Drivers, Boss Canvas- in, Electrician for Kohler Light Ae Pri lege Cc ar Soe k. Banne Solicitor who can produce top ney, for sane GREEN’ s COLLEG IATE NIG MT CLUB REVUE, 50 people, all white. Over $50,900 invested in r the largest and finest motorized musical one-night- stand tent and theatre at- A . Twe aT Rehear al c n about August 1. Wonderful opportunity for few z f h abil W Producing Feature t Comediar ) who can prod ice collegi t t ha tage ta monie and make ‘em laugh, with clean humor Young I ler for red-hot Pars B estra: must transpose Eighteen ma! nd female Band Musiciar ll instruments; mu tra or do First- part Specialty. Ba anjo Player Piano Player and Violi1 hat double Band Drummer with full traps who doe: ylophone Specialty. Fif- en Gi for Chon Experien tial you're young, full of pep L. looking and willing tr Extr wh Specialties or double Band or Orchestra Red-hot Act ‘ Comic Soubret who leads numbers, work in bits et Good er Cc ») can feed Song and Dance Straight Man and Slap-Stick Cc K | good Teams: Skating, Musical or Novelty Ac state f ble } t or dri é hift car Send photo, state age, experien if any, all ou ¢ iw jo and west possible weekly salary first letter Make salary reasonable, as I fur nish excellent berth wond rful meals, all chorus and parade wardrobe Everybody parades! Plenty extra money for Chorus Gir and Perform ers who work on Song Books, mission basis. Address JANE GREEN, care Majestic Show Print, 2916 Candy, Drinks, Novelties, etc Com- West Pico, Los Angeles, Calif, the Marshall Walker Whiz Bang Revue on July 7. Dave is hitting the high spots around Cincinnati and almost every af ternoon can be found at Latonia watching the bangtails beat it down the stretch He reports being a few bucks in the hole, but promises to make that up on the Marshall Walker show, where the ghost never fails to walk regularly. JOHNNY BURTON AND DAVE ROSE, until recently with Ross Lewis’ Radio Dolls, have teamed up and the two are now playing vaudeville in and around Cleveland. Those who have seen the ac‘ have termed it a corker. JEAN BARNES, chorister, well known in tabs., writes that she is enjoying a pleasant summer season with Calvert Revue on the Royal Show. “We have a show make nine out of 10 tabs Jean pens. “Our jazz band is a and our chorus really knows what ill about. What's more, the entire outfit is dressed up like a million dollars, wit black and blue velvet drops and a Sstnz 14x20 feet. Really, it is so pretty t! were it not for the tent, we would belicve we were in a theater.” the Elsie Ame! that wou look corker THE OSBORNE SISTERS, Sallie, Rao and Rose, are at present vacationing at their home in Steele, Ala., and are enjoy- ing it immensely. Peggy Osborne at pres- ent is working with Boots Walton's in Savannah, Ga. The four sisters are all set to return to the Mutual Wheel next season and are planning to initiate Miriam, the fifth member of the family into the business. Roy and Marie Cowan with Jack Crawford's Company in Gads- den, Ala., were visitors at the Osborne domicile recently. RAYNOR LEHR, owner and manager of the musical comedy company bearing his name, and Carl (Buddy) Wood, his straight man, are dashing around these days with their chests expanded to the utmost and with congratulations pou: ing in on them from all sides. A! there’s a darn good reason, too Th (See TAB. NOTES on page 67) BE A BOOSTER FOR MILT SCHUSTER WANTED—Burlesque Soubrettes Immedia 36 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, |!!. My Reputation as a Performer Stands Behind M) Books. BERNARD'S BIT AND BLACKOUT BOOK, 5° °° COMEDY DIGESTS Noes. 1 and 2 $1.00 Each All Threé@ Books, $4.50. Remember it’s real material. HARRY BERNARD 7421 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, Calif At Liberty, Comedian With Scripts Specialties. Join JACK WYLIE, Market 5St., Louisvill Revue 218 East — FOR RENT--OPERA HOUSE Second floor capacity B00 to 900 Has two ! ture Booth very reasonable Addre GENERAL LRATH or E. R, BIS Bucyrus. O WANTED rrio Brown Co Rer EDW V OL Chorus Girls for Summer Piano Leader who double ig HENRY WHITE, Hen or' Phone 136 Hamer sing lead in ersville ~ CHORUS GIRLS immediately, for road. Salary, $25.00. W SAM NEVIN Care Billboard, CINCINNATI, 0 WANTED — GOOD, USED CHORUS COSTUMES In Sets of 8. Also Cyos., etc. No junk tate all A. J. 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~ Tt iL ir ‘pe soe ———————— 1] uUurlesqu Conducted by ALFRED NELSON—Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York ir =| eT 7 SUMMER STOCKS AKRON—Grand Theater closed June 22 for summer renovation, to reopen in August. Jack Wald entrained for Cleve~ land en route Atlantic City. Billy Bands, Harry Levine, Bee Bell, Bobby Decker, Jimmy Marshall and Iris Steele en- trained for other towns. SYRACUSE—Temple Theater, the Nate Robbins-Ed E. Daley Cofhpany closed June 24, thereby releasing Harry Morri Sam Lewis, Joan Lee, Ray King, Virginia Burns, Ruth Gibbs, Eleanor Johnson and Jack Spillman. KANSAS CITY, June 29.—The summer stock season is in full swing at the 12th Street Theater, with a capable cast of burlesquers, headed by Tommy Hayes, do- ing straights and producing, assisted by Dave Bert and Ralph Duby, with Jack Beard, juvenile; Leona Griffith (Cheri), featured prim.; Val De Ver, special at- traction, with her Samoan girls in a native dance specialty. A line of 16 pretty choristers comprise the chorus. Business good, Manager Scovill reporting a decided increase over business of last summer’s opening Lulu Beeson on Auto Tour PROVIDENCE, June 29.—-Lulu Beeson, wife of Sam Rice, manager of the Em- pire Theater, accompanied by her two pleted an auto tour from her home here to San Francisco, where she will at the home of her brother, Thomas Beeson, and then return east via Lincoln highway. On the tour west Mrs. Rice pursued the Southern route, visiting her native city, Dallas, Tex., with the hopes of seeing her father’s former partner, Joe Fox, of Beeson and Fox, and was grieved to learn that Joe had passed on more than a year ago. wicit vidi OPERATOR MANAGER SOO: TIGEG cc kx ca tenecs Open BOO TC vccccsces Open Joe Hurtig.......ecce. Open ~-JOOG Hurtig.....scccces Open . Dick Zeisler..... weeees Open Joe Catalano.......... Chris Nauman Joe Catalano.......... Sammy Cohen Joe Catalano...... Gus Flaig -Benny Harris ..John G. Jermon....... Open .S. W. Manheim........ Irving Becker S. W. Manheim...... - Open Charles Fox......-.. Open «Charles FOx.....- .. Open Warren B. Irons......., John Goldsmith Fred Block........ .» Murray Rosen -Callahan & Bernstein. Fred Sears Rube Bernstein.. . -Griff Williams Max Fields........+-+. Billy Klein Jack Reid... wccceceees Jack Reid Low Talbot... .cecseces Lou Talbot Hon. Nickels.........-- Bill Trueheart Sam Raymond....... - Open Harold Raymond...... Sam Kline Frank Damsel........-- Frank Damsel Harry Fields....... -++- Open Gus BahM...ccceccccece Gus Kahn Henry Dixon.........- Henry Dixon -- Ed Daley.......-- -+++-Open -Ed Daley. .....6-+ee+85 Arthur Driegs Fd Sullivan.......«.++- Charles Donoghue A) Simger.......-+. .-. Al Singer -Michel & Bently......-Julius Michel Harry Strouse.......--- Harry Strouse ceececess Sam Kraus Jake Potar.... . Jake Potar oe Mh, BW. WOM... cc ccccees Sol Meyers -Ed Ryan.......-. ..-» Ed Ryan .- Sliding Watson........Open -Harry Steppe........-. Open Charles Burns...... .. Charles Lauk wel: MOOT... ccc nvesede Lou Reals Kitty Madison......... Joe Howard . Harry Morrissey........Harry Morrissey Ben Levine...... Lou Sidman Phil Porry....++se+05ssPhil Perry Kane Bros. Company Closes in Louisville LOUISVILLE, June 29.—-The Kane Bros.’ Burlesque Company concluded its season’s engagement at the Walnut last Sunday. Jack Kane, manager, ane nounced that the theater will be closed until early in August when an entirely new cast will be @pgaged. Sound equip- ment has been installed, be said, and talking pictures as well as burlesque will be offered when the theater opens again, Arthur Harrison, director of the com- pany, left for the Arademy Theater in Chicago, where he will act as director. Bert and Mary Wrennick returned to fill an engegement in Indianapoiis, while “Buddy” Kane resumed his vacation. Chuck Callahan Back NEW YORK, June 29.--Chuck Callae han, former featured comic of Columbia Circuit Companies, since then in vaude- ville as Callahan and Bliss, makes a comeback to burlesque next season in Girls in Blue, Circuit company. Detroit Delineations Palace Theater—Kay Barclay, soubret closed June 16. Geo. Schiller closes July 7 for a six weeks’ tour of Europe. Anne Savoy, soubret, an‘ Harry Savoy, juvenile, formerly at the Gaycty, opened recently. National Theater—Cleve Lamont, nov- elty ballad-singing specialist, a recent ar- rival from the West Coast, opened June 24. James Yeoman, producer, and Frank Buckridge entrained for Milwaukee to look over productions and acquire new scenery for the National. Texas and West closed July 1 for a pleasure tour of Penn- sylvania and Colorado, to visit their re- Charles Fagin, comic, after a vacation. Theater—Russell Trent wife will leave for a vacation in weeks. Mickey Markwood has summer cottage across the river ir Salle, Canada. LaSalle has a burlesque colony. Avenue Theater—Maxie Gealer closed June 22. Johnny Kane and Billy La- Verne June 29. All nave been re-engaged for next season for the Clamage & Roth- stein houses. CASTING COMPANIES Jack Reid has added to his cast of Record Breakers Joe Singe1, Mary lark, Betty Carlton, Bab Carlton, Ada DeLisle and Estelle Valentine Charlie Burns’ Tempters—Ruby Fore- man, Art Mayer, Tommy Miller, Charles Schultz, Harry Howe, Jimmy Heyman, Flo Troutman, Midgie Brandon, Flo Hey- man, and Charles Lauk, manager. Callahan & Bernstein Girls in Blue— Ann Corio, Clyde Bates, Chuck Calla- han, Lew Petel, Jean Gaskel, Buddy Nicolas, Vic Guesele, Charles Franks, Bobby Faye, and Fred Sears, manager. Lou Real’s Night Life in Paris—Al Pharr, Art Harris, Johnny Goodman, Al (See BURLESQUE on page 42) NOTICE! Mutual BURLESQUE Theatres Open your season with ADVERTISING TIRE COVERS. Write for Price List d RUNEY -ant CINTI reopens July 8 Gayety ands PRINT All Performers MEET gnd EAT at St. Regis Restaurant 47th Street, Next to Stage Door— Columbia, Theatre, N. Y¥. C. Real Food. Prices Reasonable. SPECIAL CLUB LUNCHEON, 50c, &-Course Dinner, $1.00, iii hi ee ee : ee t Co pee |i iii » ee ee ee me j 1 i a es Abs . s ; eee | ee sd _ ;
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Iuly 6, 1929 “Opera Under the Stars” To Be Featured at Hollywood Hollywood Bowl will try con opera this season, and preparations are well under way for this first experiment of “Opera Under the Stars”, in the famous Bowl. C. E. Toberman, vice- president of the Hollywood B wl ciation, together with Raymond Brite, general manager, nas announced that tho the operas will be given in concertized form, they will occupy the entire pro- gram in the Friday evening series. The innovation will be inaugurated on July 26, with a performance of Carmen, with Alice Gentle, Paul Althouse and Alex- ander Kissel’,»urgh in the principal roles. On the following Friday, August 2, Die Walkuere will be given, with Elsa Alsen, Paul Althouse and Tudor Williams in the leading roles. Tannhauser is scheduled for August 16, with a cast including Alice Gentle, Alexander Kisselburgh, Otto Ploetz and the Fokine Ballet Russe, headed by Michel Fokine and Mme. Vera Fokina. The operas will be given with- out the usual stage settings, and the orchestral accompaniment will be by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra under the di- rection of Eugene Goossens. California artists will be a feature of the supporting chorus. certized Summer Concerts at Redlands The free concerts in the Bowl] at Red- lands, Calif., are again being given twice a@ week this year, and a series of inter- esting programs Aave been arranged by the Community Music Association, under the leadership of Mrs. George E. Mullen. The season opened June 21, with a presentation of The Pied Piper, and on July 5 Ruth St. Denis, noted artist, will make her appearance. On the evening of July 12, Mme. Elly Ney, well-known pianist, and Nell Gotthold, dramatic so- prano of Hollywood, will be on the same program The following week, Barre Hill, baritone of the Chicago Civic Opera Compary, and Catherine Wade-Smith, violinist, will be the artists. For the last program in July, Elsa Alsen, Wagnerian soprano, will be heard, and during the month of August the artists appearing include the Norma Gould Dancers, Paul Althouse, Marguerite LeGrand, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Rudolph Reuter, and there will be two other concerts, for which as yet no announcement can be mede. Opera at Starlight Capt. Whitwell has announced the fourth season of free outdoor opera at Starlight Stadium, New York City, will open on Thursday evening, July 4, with a performance of Aida. The repertoire for these performances, which take place on Thursday evening of each week, in- cludes Rigoletto, Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, Carnen, Traviata, Faust, Barber of Seville, also Samsou and Delilah. Billboard American Concert Gield By IZETTA MAY McHENRY—Communications to 1560 Br'dway, New York Le “Aida” Delightfully Given By Cin’ti Zoo Company In their presentation of Aida Sunday night, June 23, memers of the Cincin- nati Zoo opera company seem to have outdone themselves. A cast of wonderful taient and ability sang the roles of this delizntful Verdi composition, and better opera, according to critics and lovers of music, has not been rendered in a long time at the Zoo opera house Gorgeous costumes, new stage mount- ings and properties had their parts in the rendition of the opera, while the dancing under the direction of Paul Bachelor was delightful. Five curtain talls followed the closing of the second act, and was sufficiently enthusiastic to bring Conductor Isaac Van Grove to join the group of singing artists. Role of Rhadame2s was in the hands of Forrest Lamont, and he was master of the part thruout. Myrna Sharlow had the name part and was fully up to the expectations of those who knew of the difficulties it carried. Robert Ringling, one of the great favorites of Cincinnati audiences, had the role of Amonasro. His interpreta- tion of the character was perfect, and, while it invites exaggeration, he gave it the restraint necessary to add to its impressiveness. With Miss Sharlow in the Nile scene, the work of both was ex- ceedigly pleasing. Others who deserve the greatest com- mendation were Marta Wittkowski, as Amneris; Italo Picchi as Ramfis, Herbert Gould as the King, Giuseppe Cavadori as the messenger, and Lydia Dozier as a priestess. Three-Week Season in Chicago For American Opera Society The 1929 season of the American Opera Company in Chicago will consist of three weeks, beginning October 9, at a theater to be announced later. Arrangements were completed at a recent meeting whereby chapters of the American Opera Society will be organized thruout Chi- cago and its suburbs and thru these to sell subscriptions for the 21 perform- ances of opera in English by this all- American company. An effort is also to be made whereby Chicago is to be made the permanent home of the organization. t Memorial for Stephen C. Foster The Tuesday Musical Club of Pitts- burgh has just issued an interesting booklet concerning Stephen C. Foster and the Memorial Building which Pitts- burgh proposes to erect in honor of the composer whose songs have become in- ternationally known and loved. Accord- ing to the booklet, this Memorial Build- ing is to be a Temple of Music in which there will be an auditorium with a seat- ing capacity of 1,000 and a stage capable of accommodating large choruses, and also smaller rooms suitable for rehearsal rooms or studios. There shall be a room set apart exclusively for the preservation of Foster mementos. The present plans estimate the cost of the Memorial Build- ing at $500,000 and it is proposed to raise this sum by public subscriptions, with every cent subscribed used for this purpose, as, according to the booklet, the necessary expenses involved in rais- ing the fund have already been under- written. The building is to be located on ground donated by the University of Pittsburgh, which has agreed to main- tain the building in perpetuity. It is expected that the unusual facilities of this building will greatly aid musical organizations of Pittsburgh and of the university in presenting a greater nume- ber of concerts and better programs. Artists To Be Heard in Seattle At Starlight Concert Series The list of soloists to appear during July at the Starlight mid-summer con- certs at the Washington Stadium, in Seattle, includes artists eminent in the world of music. On July 10 Ruth St. Denis will be the featured soloist, under the direction of Francesco Longo, and for the concerts on July 14 and 17, for which Meredith Willson will be the di- rector, tre soldists are Paul Althouse and Alice Gentle. Alexander Kisselburgh is listed as the assisting artist for the con- cert on Sunday, July 21, when Francesco Longo will again conduct. A feature of the series is the program to be heard on July 28, which will be in the nature of a Saengerfest, with singers numbering not less than 500, singing under the direc- tion of Michel Piastro. Among the fea- ture; announced for the August concerts are a series of programs under the direce- tion of Henry Hadley, and another pro- gram directed by Meredith Willson. Conductors for St. Louis William E. Walter, manager of the St Louis Symphony Orchestra, has an- nounced the conductors for the 1929-'30 season in St. Louis. Enrique Arbos, Spanish conductor, will open the season and continue in charge of the orchestra until the first of the year. Among the artists to appear under his direction are Alfred Cortot and Rudolph Ganz. Eu- gene Goossens will be in charge of the concerts during the latter part of the season and is planning to give as the last program of the year an entire Faust program. The only other conductor wil! be George Szell, of Berlin, and his en- gagement with the St. Louis organization marks his debut in this country. Concert and Opera Notes THE ANNUAL presentation of Haydn's The Creation will be given by the Salt Lake Oratorio Society on July 18, under the direction of Thomas Giles, head of the department of music of the Uni- versity of Utah. CANTOR JOSEF ROSENBLATT, well- known concert tenor, sailed recently for an eight weeks’ tour of South America He will be heard in his first concert at Puenos Aires on July 9. FOLLOWING her New York recital on October 1, Esther Dale, American so- prano, will tour the Atlantic States and Eastern Canada. THE Fisk Jubilee Singers will give a concert in Hollywood Bowl August 10 This marks the first appearance of the noted group at the Bowl. FERNANDA DORIA, American mezzo- soprano, has been engaged by Alexander Smallens, director of the Philadelphia Civic Opera Company, for three appear- ances with that organization next season AT THE CHAUTAUQUA (N. Y.) Insti- tution, choral and oratorio singing will constitute an important part of the mu- sical program this summer. The Chau- tauqua Choir is made up of hundreds of students selected from the 3,000 attend- ing the summer school. THE NOTED ENGLISH cellist, Felix Salmond, summering at Blue Hill, Me., has announced a recital at Cornell Uni- versity on August 2. His Canadian debut will be made in November, and during the ccming season he will give two New York recitals. ADVANCE NOTICES report three per- formances of opera for next spring, in Memphis, Tenn, by the Chicago Civic Opera Company. A MAMMOTH singing carnival will be held September 1, at New Haven, Conn., wher it is expected that more than 2,500 persons from all parts of New England will participate. JOSEPHINE M. EVANS brings her Dixie Singers to WOR at 6:30 o'clock, Eastern daylight time, Friday evening July 5, for a half-hour’s program of melodies from the Southland. The or- ganization is made up of Marguerite Hawkins, soprano; Josephine M. Evans, contralto and director; Henry Moller, tenor; Richard E. Parks, basso, and Anita Fontaine, accompanist. LEE MORSE, blues singer, is to be featured in the Majestic Theater of the Air over the Columbia Broadcasting Sys- tem Sunday night, July 7. Miss Morse has headlined in vaudeville for the last twe years, and prior to that was fea- tured in Raymond Hitchcock’s Hitchy- Koo, and also in Artists and Mode's. Her broadcast July 7 will be over a Coast- to-Coast network. SHAKESPEARE’S Shrew was evening Taming of the presented thru WOR Sunday under the personal direction of Ben S. Mears. John O. Hewitt and asso- e players, including Beatrice Miller, duise Riplay. William Balfour, Berman thchild, John A. Regan, Noel Owenby, John Ferguson and Jack Mears, support- ed Mrs. Mears. THOMAS A. CALDER, Scotch bass, and Mabel Corlew, soprano, were heard in a joint recital] over WOR Sunday after- noon. FLORENCE WIGHTMAN, harpist, who is the only feminine member of the Roxy Symphony Orchestra, New York, occupied the featured position before the “mike” — — when the group concert over the afternoon. broadcast its weekly NBC System Sunday ARTURO TOSCANINI, whose concerts will be heard next fall thru WOR, is now vacationing at Lake Maggiore, near Milan, Italy, after a successful tour thru Germany. RELLA WINN, lyric soprano and prima donna of many successful musical pro- ductions,.was featured with Major Ed- ward Bowes’ Capitol Family over the NBC chain Sunday night. Among the musicals she has appeared in are Kid Boots, Ziegfeld’s Follies, Rose Marie and Rio Rita. ALFREDO GANDOLFI, Opera baritone, was featured soloist in the Coast-to-Coast Atwater Kent Con- cert broadcast over the NBC System Sun- day night. He was assisted by a concert orchestra under the direction of Josef Pasternack Edna Sheppard accom- panied at the piano. Metropolitan ‘Radio Entertainers ei ms LOUISE MacPHERSON AND CLAIRE ROSS, two-piano recitalists, were fea- tured on the “At the Baldwin” hour over the NBC System Sunday night REINE VALERIE, who has been fea- tured at Les Ambassadeurs, Paris, for the last two seasons, was starred with Roxy and his Gang in their weekly broadcast over the NBC System Monday night. ELAINE WILLIAMS, numerologist, was slated to give a brief talk on her work over the NBC System Tuesday afternoon of this week. FORTUNIO BONANOVA, baritone, will give a recital over the NBC System at 6:10 o'clock, Eastern daylight time, Fri- day evening, July 5. COFFEE who CLIFF, New York character, an income-earning idea in his Madhouse night club under the Colum- bia Theater, New York, broadcasts Wednesday and Saturday afternoons be- tween 4 and 5 o'clock over WABC, fea- has turing Anthony Cirina, violinist in his orchestra. Cliff plans to enlarge his quarters and put in a wooden dance floor as soon as the hot weather is past and will engege an eight-piece orchestra for the fall. SMITH BALLEW and his orchestra will broadcast a program of dance music from Whyte’s Restaurant, New York, Fri- day evening, July 5, at 5 o'clock, Eastern daylight time. THE FIRST REGULAR SERIES of w-ekly broadcasts by Jesse Crawford, or- ganist, will be launched over a Coast-to- Coast network of the National Broadcast- ing Company Saturday night, July 6, at 11 o'clock, Eastern daylight time. CHARLES W. HAMP. who is a regular feature over WABC, will be heard over that station only for two weeks more, after which time he will tour in vaude- ville and fill radio engagements thru- out the Middle West. THE FINE ARTS OPERA COMPANY, under the direction of Francis P. Loubet, inaugurated a series of concerts and operas over Station WGBS, New York. Sunday night. This will be a regular Sunday night feature over the station. for the balance of the summer. THE DeCICCO Saxophone Octet, un- der the leadership of Salvatore DeCicco, which has been a feature over WGBS for the last several years, gave its last con- cert over that station Sunday night. 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Former Professionals For Spokane Group ation of the second Little The- ment to become effective in in the fall was completed by a ‘up of 25 prominent Spokane women et week. Announcement was made six ‘o by Bruce B. Boothe, veteran chowman, concerning the sponsoring the 41 Theater Players. A company of 25 former professionals will make 1e foundation of the Bruce acting Or ater plans of the group call for the presentation of eight plays during the year. A tryout for active membership in the organization will be held shortly. Five patrons and patronesses each will be named by each of the 25 board mem- pers for subscription pledges for the season of plays. or Viss McKittrick Manager Brattle Hall Mary McKittrick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McKittrick of St. Louis, has been appointed general manager of the Playgoers’ Theater, Brattle Hall, Cam- pridee, Mass. A_ series of well-known plays will be presented and at least two nev comedies will be given tryout pro- ductions. The company hails from New York, with the exception of Katharine Warren, the leading woman who has de- lighted Boston audiences for two years in leading parts for the Repertory Thea- ter. The first production will be Adriane, by A. A Milne, the play in which Miss Warren made her Boston debut. Little Theater, Mobile, Ala. The last play of the season by the lit- tle theater drew a large audience, which seemed to thoroly enjoy the three-act comedy Expressing Willie. Edmond de Cello directed the play and the actors reflected his careful training. The parts were well distributed, the characters unusually well portrayed, the music excellent, the costumes beautiful and the stage settings artistic. The cast was as follows: Minnie Whit- comb, Atmee McCormick, King, Mrs. Smith, Virginia Lee Marion, Frences Syl- vester, Mary Donna Crawford, Dolly Cadwalader, Ollie Rhodes Badoux, George Cadwalader, William Wallace Reed, Willie h, A. J. Tully, Jr: Taliaferro, F. Weslie Crenshaw, Simpson, Charles Do- lan, Reynolds, Elliott Rickarby, Jr.; Jean, Zelle Daly. Smit Little Theater, Dallas, Names Second Director Word from Europe, where Oliver Hins- dell, director of the Dallas Little Theater, is Spending the summer, makes known that Flr Fulmer, of Iowa State Uni- versity, will be assistant director of the Dallas Little Theater next season, the first incumbent of such an office. Mr. Fulmer was recommended to Mr. Hinsdell by Dr. Edward Charles Mabie, professor of speech and director of dra- matic activities at Iowa State. Mr. Pul- mer has had wide experience in play di- recting under Dr. Mabie’s tutelage. He iS at present in California and will re- pert to the Dallas Little Theater in Sep- tember. He is a member of the teachers and scientists in Nebraska and Iowa educational circles. _ Mr Fulmer’s appointment completes the backstage organization of the little theater. Lester Lang, who was technical ng In the Olive street playhouse 27, will return to take charge of the present playhouse’s backstage. Ger- aldine Swinsky will return to her duties a8 art director. Mrs. Arch Alle will con- tinue in charge of properties, and Mrs. Queenie McClung will have direction of he costuming. Nell McElroy has been reappointed assistant treasurer. Re-elec- won of Louise Britton as executive sec- retary was made some time ago. The pald staff of the little theater consists ~ Mr. Hinsdell, Mr. Fulmer, Mr. Lang, fiss Britton and Miss McElroy. Hinsdell Chairman Of Play Contest wen Hinsdell, director of the Dallas eT q heater, will again act as chairman eas for the full-length plays sub- mitted in the Drama League, Long- Billboard | Sr a= = . Little Gh By Edith Natalie Stark (Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York) eaters - ' — & mans-Green playwriting contests for nessed by nearly 2,300 patrons. Sir 1929. For the last two years three national contests in playwriting have been con- ducted by the Drama League of America and the play department of Longmans, Green & Co., publishers, for the purpose of discovering new authors. Subject to the terms of the awards, the winning full-length play will be produced by the New York Theater Guild; the Biblical play by the Pilgrim Players of Evanston, Tll.; the one-act play by the American Academy of Art, New York., In addition the play in each of the contests will be published by Longmans, Green. Full particulars and rules regarding these contests are obtainable from the Dallas Little Theater. Little Theater, Pittsburgh Dr. Earl John Cox, president of the Lit- tle Theater of Pittsburgh, is entirely satisfied with the steady growth of this new movement, altho a trifle disap- pointed in the lack of response from the so-called little theater leaders of Pitts- burgh. Dr. Cox said: “The success of the Little Theater of Pittsburgh depends wholly upon the support we receive from the people of Pittsburgh, and if we have to go out and ‘stump’ in behalf of the movement to get it, we will!” Some of the plans as outlined by the leaders of the Little Theater of Pitts- burgh are as follows: 1—The leasing of the Gayety Theater or any other building or barn which may be used as a theater. 2—The division of the production de- partment into drama, musical comedy and radio play production units, the lat- ter unit commencing work immediately. 8—-An attempt to merge or affiliate such organizations as the Civic Chil- dren's Theater of Pittsburgh, the Pitts- burgh Musical Comedy Club or the A. % & We 4—A popular subscription rate lower than any ever offered in Pittsburgh and lower than any subscription rate asked by any little theater anywhere. A. Griffin Ashcroft, Dawson avenue, Bellevue, is secretary of the Little Thea- ter of Pittsburgh, to whom interested Pittsburghers should address their in- quiries. Once more the kiddies from the Civic Children’s Theater of Pittsburgh will ap- pear with George Sharp’s stock company at the Pitt. The play will be Mrs. Wiggs of the Catbage Patch. The Civic Children’s Theater of Pitts- burgh will becin rehearsing next week The Kiddies’ Kabaret, adapted and ar- ranged by Lewis H Abel, executive di- rector. This production will be ready by the latter part of the summer Community House, Omaha, Neb. For the first time since its beginning in the spring of 1925, the Community Plavhouse has just closed its season without a deficit, according to the report made by Clare Mackin, treasurer of the board of trustees. The year also shows the highest attendance in Playhouse history, 11,043 admissions to the seven plays of the season’s regular repertory having been recorded. Of this number 6.847 were by season ticket subscribers and 4,196 by the public in general. The number of season tickets sold last au- tumn was 1,118. In addition nearly 2.200 persons at- tended the three productions by the playhouse children’s theater and the one production of the Playhouse “workshop” or laboratory theater. The seven plays given between Oc- tober and May were Aren’t We All, They Knew What They Wanted, in which Ber- nard Szold, director, appeared in the leading role; a revival of the early Ameri- can comedy, Fashion or New York in 1845; Dear Brutus, The Torchbearers, Arms and the Man and Grumpy. Fashion or New York in 1845 was the most largely attended play, being wit- Dear Brutus held second place in point of attendance, and The Torchbearers, a comedy poking fun at the very thing the Playhouse is attempt- ting, third. Plays presented by the children’s thea- ter were The Rackety Packety House, Acsop’s Fables and Raggedy Ann and Andy. The Playhouse “workshop” pro- duced two one-act plays by local writers, The Lemp, by Mrs. H. G. Masters, and Cache, by W. H. Buckingham Over 90 different persons appeared in the casts of the seven regular repertory plays and 110 children were seen in the three children’s theater productions. Over 125 others assisted in the backstage work of presenting the plays, in art work, ushering and other ways. All work by players and others was voluntary, Bernard Szold, the profession- al director, being the only person con- nected with the Playhouse receiving fi- nancial compensation. Casts for all plays were chosen at competitive readings open to anyone in the city. More elaborate plans for next season are now being made by the Playhouse trustees. These call for a regular reper- tory of seven recent New York successes, the presentation of two or more well- known guest artists in Playhouse pro- ductions, an increased number of plays by the children’s theater, greater de- velopment of workshop productions by local authors and professfonal readings of late plays which as yet have not been released for general presentation. Mr. Szold again has been engaged as director and Frances Fintell as his assistant and director of the children’s theater. Officers of the Community Playhouse recently elected for the coming year are Mrs. A. P. Guiou, president; Henry Rosenthal, vice-president; Clare Mackin, treasurer; Erna Reed, secretary. A new theatrical project opened on July 1 at West Falmouth, Old Silver Beach, Mass. This is being sponsored by the University Players’ Guild, Inc. This organization is comprised of college men and women who are active during the winter months either in college dramatics or on the pro- fessional stage. All members of the com- pany are college graduates or students. The directors of the Guild are Charles C. Leatherbee, who was president of the Harvard Drematic Club during the past year, and Bretaigne Windust, president of the Princeton Theater Intime. These two men have been associated with theatrical work for a number of years. During the summer of 1928 the University Players’ Guild flourished in a smaller way, play- ing Monday and Tuesday evenings for eight weeks at the Elizabeth Theater, Falmouth. This arrangement proved un- satisfactory, however, because the theater could not accommodate, in two nights, the number of people who wanted to see the plays. Therefore this year the Guild is building its own theater. In constructing a summer theater it was necessary first to overcome the problem of heat, which is so vitally important in summer theaters. The problem was solved in two ways. In the first place the location of the theater is such that breezes blow around it even on the hot- test days. Right on the shore of Buz- zards Bay, back only far enough to be out of reach of the tides, the building is ideally situated for coolness. The con- struction of the theater is such that it is possible to open the sides to a height of three feet at the bottom. With a ventilating fan system in the roof to draw up the warm used air, this con- struction will permit the ingress of every breeze. In connection with the theater is a pavilion supper room, where refresh- ments will be served after the final cur- tain each night. Here, too, one may dance to the strains of Bernard Hani- ghen’s Harvard Rhythm Kings. Members of the company for the coming summer are Kingsley Perry, Thomas Smith, Charles Leatherbee, Kent Smith, John Morris, Bartlett Quigley and Bernard Hanighen, all from Harvard: Bretaigne Windust, Roy Mygatt and Joshua Logan, from Princeton; Frank Phillips, from Cornell; Henry Fonda, University of Minnesota, and Henry Carleson, M. I. T.; James Barrie's 35 July 6, 1929 Retty Fenner, Elizabeth Johnson, Pamela Barnum, Dorothy Schueller, Vassar; Lillie Brayton, Sue Birnee. Radcliffe; Peggy Sulavan, Sullins: Eleanor Swann, Leland; Julie Dorr, Wellesley: Elizabeth Dyer and Helen Burgess, Bryn Mawr. Little Theater Has National Scholarship The American Laboratory Theater, one of the foremost experimental art thea- ters in the United States, has offered the Dallas Little Theater one of five student scholarships in the Theater Arts Insti- tute, of which Richard Boleslavsky is the director. The course, which will be- gin in October, consists of eight months’ training in stage work, technique of act- ing, voice production, ballet, body rhythm, diction and Dalcroze euryth- mics, under such instructors as Bole- slavsky, Maria Ouspenskaya, Margarete Dessoff and others. The award of the scholarship offered the Dallas Little Theater will be made by a committee headed by Mrs. W. P. Bentley, first vice- president and chairman of the executive committee of the Dallas group. Aill in- quiries regarding this scholarship will be referred to Mrs. Bentley at the Dallas Little Theater. William Dean To University Dr. L. T. Baker, dean of the University of South Carolina, announces that Wil- liam Dean, director of the Town Theater, will devote his full time to teaching in the university, beginning this summer at the scummer school session. This means that Mr. Dean will sever his con- nection with the Town Theater to give his entire attention to class work. In September he will resume his regular classes at the university. Next winter Mr. Dean will continue his Yegular courses and will offer a study of the community theater, its organization, act- ing, makeup and criticism. Dramatic Students To Use Theater Tulane University students, who have selected dramatics as a summer school cours®, are to be given opportunity to study authentic stage mechanics, seét- tings, lighting and properties. Zillah Mendes Meyer. instructor in the summer course, is a charter member of Le Petit Theater du Vieux Carre, and the class has been given permission to use the theater as a training ground and labora- tory. Champ Glee Club Booked by RKO NEW YORK, June 29.—Thru_ the agency of Johnny Collins, RKO has ob- tained for an indefinite number of sum- mer dates an aggregation of 16 members of the Wesleyan College Glee Club. This engagement starting this week on a split week between the Fordham and Coliseum, is the first in vaudeville of th male songsters who have held the inter national collegiate championship for the last two years. They were secured thru negotiating with J. K. Adams, of the International Play Bureau. Besides choral singing the college group has a wide repertoire of comedy bits. In order to avoid complications with the Wesleyan College authorities they will not be billed with their alma mater trade mark. In vaude. they will be known as the Sixteen University Collegians. PLAYS and, Protoss BANNER PLAY BUREAU, INC., 111 Ellis Street, San Francisco, Calif. PLAYS PLAYS We have the newest and most attractive, as well as the largest assortment of Plays in the world. Send four cents for our new list. SAMUEL FRENCH (Incorporated 1898) Oldest play publishers in the world. 25 West 45th Street. NEW YORK CITY. 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July 6, 1929 L. A. Society In Gala Show The Los Angeles Society of Magicians, of which Frank Fewins is president. pre- sented a carnival of magic on the beau- tiful grounds of the home of Mr. and Mre. Forrest @Q. Stanton, Flintridge Calif.. Saturday, June 15. The affair was given under the auspices of the Com- munity Church of La Canada Valley. in the midst of flower beds and rustic s1 roundings an elab wate and fully equipped stage was puil all the neces- sary equipment being borrowed from a Los Angel es theater. Practically all of Flintridge attended and many folks from Pasadena, Glendale and other near-by towns were present. A lawn party was indulged in during the afternoon and the entire evening was devoted to mari The following program rounded out a perfect day: Frank Allen and Company, Magical Mizrup, featuring things the “sun and moon” effect, the “epps from hat” and the “collapsible chair”; Baby Gloria Carpenter, mascot and youthful star the L. A. S. M., acrobatic dancing: Alex T. William original experiments in sleight-of- — featuring the “L. and W. cut and re- stored rope”, the “sliding dice box” a the Frakson pail; Frank Fewins, in a feu droll deceptions, including work with thimbles, cigarets and cards: Sid Marion, assisted by his young “son”, Tommy, ventriloquism, and Valli and his Magic Crystal Valli was featured and, as usual. gave an interesting and highly entertaining performance Ernest G. Metcalf acted as master of ceremonies. in A among othe: nd Oakland Magic Circle Holds Monthly Meeting OAKLAND, Calif.. June 29.—The Oak- land Magic Circle, Lewis A. Miller, presi- dent, held its monthly entertainment at the Jenny Lind Hall here recently. The attendance was small, due to the incle- ment weather. A good program of magic was offered the attending brethren and the balance of the evening was taken up with danc- ing and refreshments. Among those who participated in the show were Dariel Fitzkee. rope effects, card locations and paper tearing; Alfred Lamb, mental card effects and linking rings; R. S. Bailey, card tricks; Shubert, vanishing water from paper cone and a new cut and re- stored rope effect, and Fred Faltersack, comedy magic. De Kolta Originator Of Bird and Cage Effect In the issue of June 22 it was stated that Servais Le Roy was the originator of the Vanishing Bird and Cage illusion. Le Roy, in a communication to the magic desk, asks that we correct that statement He states that the inventor and original performer of the Vanishing Bird and Cage effect was the late Buatier de Kolta, well-known magician of the old school and a very fine artist. Wallace Entertains At Duke University DURHAM, N. C., June 29.—More than 1,000 persons at the Duke University summer school were entertained at Memorial Hall last week by Wallace the magician. Interspersing his stunts with witticisms, Wallace provided a heap of good entertainment for his audience. It was his fourth consecutive appearance On the summer school program and he succeeded in drawing the largest crowd ever to attend an opening performance at Memorial Hall. Give BE A MAGICIAN ©: uick Escape Handcuff, $6.25 Die Box me . “with $25 order. QAKS MAGICAL ©O., shows, money Large Catalogue, 20c Dept. 546, Oshkosh, Wis. Billboard = t — | Magic and Magicians Communicatio! to 25 Opera Pla e, fi ciunnatul, created a sensation in Chicago with his cigarette and billiard ball work. BOB LOTZ, who has Dante Opens , Paris Run _—_- — PARIS, June 29. — Dante, prominent American magician, who for the last seven months has been playing to big success thru Europe after a profitable run in Central America, heads the new program at the Empire music hall and will remain there indefinitely. In a talk with a Paris representative of The Chicago Daily News recently Dante stated that Soviet Russia is keen on magical entertainment and that his company played there for three months to big business. Despite the extremely high cost of living everybody seems able to attend the theater, he said. Dante also is of the impression that Europeans are a far “easier” dudience than Americans. “There is something more childlike and less matter-of-fact about the Europeans,” says Dante, “which delights in the illusions and sleight-of-hand of a magician. However, the tastes of the average audience change so rapidly that magicians and conjurers must change their style of presentation to keep pace with them.” a . . Cin’ti Mystics Meet The Queen City Mystics, Assembly No. 11, S. A. M., held their regular monthly meeting at the home of President Joe Schreck in Cincinnati last Friday night. Those in attendance were Joe Schreck, Clifford Knille, Lester Lake, Stewart Judah, Louis Erhardt and Erwin Brickler. Following the regular business meeting Stewart Judah demonstrated his new Queen trick, which proved a _ corker. More stunts, eats and refreshments fol- lowed. Chi. Magis Elect CHICAGO, June 29.—The Chicago As- sembly No. 3, S. A. M., at its recent meeting elected the foliowing officers for the ensuing year: W. C. (Dorny) Dornfield, president; W. R. Walsh, first vice-president; Bob Lotz, second vice-president: W. Shoe- maker, treasurer; Peter Graef, secretary and John J. Platt, assistant secretary. = I Joe Dunninger Hurls a Defi NEW YORK, Jiine 29.—Joe Dunninger, magi and enenty of spiritualism, almost succeeded in breaking up a meeting of the 33d annual,.convention of the New York Assembly of Spiritualists here Fri- dav night of last week when he entered the hall where nearly 500 persons were gathered and challenged John Slater, well-known spiritualist, to answer one of two questions which Dunninger held in a sealed envelope, offering Slater a prize of $21.000 if he was successful Dunninger arose during an exhibition by Slater and challenged the latter to the test. The crowd in the hall soon was in an uproar and Dunninger was greeted with an avalanche of boos and hisses. Dunninger was asked to leAve, and when he refused to leave of his own free will was jostled and urged to the doorway, where he exited still shouting his chal- lenge. McWilliams Clicks With Novel Effects GRINNELL, Ia., Jun June 26 29. —McWilliams, the magician, and company played the Colonial Theater here. last Friday and Saturday and succeeded ia drawing well- filled houses at all performances. Mc- Williams presented a string of novel ef- fects, his Cleopatra’s Dream and Abedila’s Travels proving exceptionally pleasing. Both effects smack of orig- inality and had the audiences completely mystified. Magic Notes JACK MERLIN is playing the Pantages West Coast houses. BOB LOTZ is reported to be creating quite a sensation in Chicago with his cigaret and billiard ball work. LEON LONG, who played thru Wash- ington and Oregon last winter on inde- pendent dates, is now in California for the summer. THE COLORADO CONJURERS’ CLUB — the regular monthly meeting last reek at the home of Brother Wise, in ame. LINGA SINGH, assisted by Miss Lakhsmi, is at present working a string of European dates out of the Paul Spadoni office, Berlin. PAUL FLEMING, magician, and com- pany are enjoying a pleasant run thru Kansas, Wyoming, Idaho and Washing- ton. LESTER LAKE, of the Cincinnati As- sembly, S. A. M., opened Monday at For- est Park, Dayton, O., with his new illu- sion, Buried in Flames. Lake was fea- tured there for six weeks last summer. ABU SOHOTA, blindfold pistol shot, is one of the features with the Isler Greater Shows. He is reported to be taking well with his mental tele- pathy act. rifle and A. F. BULL and H. Sousa, of the Oak- land (Calif.) Magic Circle, presented an hour’s magical program recently at St. Helena, Calif. Their efforts included paper tearing, turban trick, card stunts, Price only $1.00 THAYER MAGICAL MFG. CO. THE LATEST SURE-FIRE APPLAUSE WINNING HIT! THE nea. MAGIC SHEARS ersenmer shows a 30-inch strip of 1 ordinary tissue paper, has it marked on both sides, tears o four “piece and trims ¢t ils even wit MAGI C SHEARS Placing pieces thus torn nto spectator’s hand, one end t slowly pulled away—when, Lo! and Behold! THE PAPER IS VHOLE AGAIN Absolute the last w t nystery methods Done with crowd all around No exchange, fakes or gimmics Nothing to conceal or dispose of. Complete, ready to go. $334 So. San Petro St, Los Angeles, Cali number tests, slate writing and repro- duction of live pigeons. ANDMAR, Chicago magician, is rest. ing for the next two weeks in Salt Lake City after playing thru Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. Andmar is still assisted by E. D. Goodwin. a HAPRY LEAT, English conjurer ang many ufacturer of magical apparatus, has just returned to his workshop after a fort- night's vacation. He reports business d for this time of the year. ARMAND LANDRY, the “French Court Magician”, is now on a two weeks’ honey. moon trip thru Canada. Landry writes that he recently met Punjab at the Im. perial Theater, St. John, Que. LONG TACK SAM and his company scored a solid hit with the patrons of the E. F. Albee Theater, Cinciinati, last week. There are 12 people in Sam's act, which runs approximately 30 minutes SAM J. COLLINS, “friend of magic”, of Hillsboro, O., was a visitor at the magic desk last week. He made the trip ex- pressly to “catch” the Long Tack Sam Company, which played the Albee Thea- ter. PRINCESS YVONNE, mind reader, and her manager, Doc Irving, are on a we!l- earned vacation trip, after a long and highly successful tour over the Sun Time They will resume their tour in another week, and in the fall will put out magic show over the Sun Circuit, in ad- dition to their present company. OMAR E. TRAYLOR, of Pueblo, Colo., is meeting with marked success on the J. George Loos Shows. Traylor has had little experience with magic, but per- forms creditably nevertheless. He was formerly assistant to Prof. M. M. Whel- don, of Pueblo, whose act is billed as the Me:ry Wheldons. BIRCH was a visitor at the magic desk last week to bid farewell to his good friend Felix Bley, who is now on an extended honeymoon trip. Birch has several irons in the fire and expects to make an important announcement in the very near future. He is at present at his home in McConnelsville, O., where he is readying his new show, which he promises will be bigger and better than ever before. GUNN, the Magic Man, of San Pedro, Calif., is playing the summer resorts in the San Bernardino Mountains of Cali- fornia. He gives from 40 minutes to an hour of magic, genefally using an outdoor band stand as his stage. The Tarbell rope trick and the Brema paper- tearing stunt are taking exceptionally well, he reports. Gunn is assisted in the act by Ernestine Booker. who has been with him for the last two years. HUGH JOHNSTON stopped off in Den- vcr recently to play several theater dates, en route from Detroit to Los Angeles, where he and his wife will make their home in the future. W.G. Conrad, secretary of the Colo.ado Conjurers’ Club, witnessed the Johnston performance, and in a message to the magic desk speaks highly of Johnston's ability. The out- standing effects included the multiplying billiard balls (one to eight), an original arrangement of the egg bag, card in egg, Hindoo wands, linking rings and card manipulations. MAGIC . Books and Supplics mm.) ‘acts in Mind Reading Meand Spiritualism. Large stock. fan Best quality. Prompt ship- Lf m ents. Large Tilustrated Pro- ad coe E OLD RELIABLE ' CHICAGO MAGIC CO Dept. D, 14@ 8. Dearborn St. Room 1636, Chicago, Tl. AGIC GOODS. 1,000 Different Items. New 20-page List, 2c, All catalogs with 7 Optical Delusions, 25c. L. GILBERT, 11135 So. Irving, Chicago. Phone, Bev. 66c2. THE LATEST MAGIC ILLUSIONS LIST FREE. R. S. 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[Tas SY wew vs wf Vw Se eS ew al le i SS ee eMinstrelsy By BOB EMMET Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnatt. - DAN FITCH has gone to Jacksonville, Fla. for a visit at his old home and will remain for a few weeks with his parents. Recently Dan has been pro- ducing vaudeville acts for Pat Casey and has built several acts for talking shorts. In an interview printed in Jacksonville he expresses his faith in the talkies and asserts “sound pictures are here to stay”. Late in the summer he will return to New York to resume producing activities. SUCCESS of the minstrel show given for the benefit of the Parent-Teachers’ Association in Mill Road Auditorium, Northfield, N. J., recently has induced the promoter, the Women's Auxiliary League, to repeat the performance at an early date. The first part engages the talent of 20 clever vocalists, dancers and comedians, who are backed by a large chorus. Mrs. Abbie Rauch 13 director, assisted by Mrs. Frank Sheck. CAPTAIN JAMES E. RICARDO, veteran showman, writes from Milan, N. H.: “This concerns a colored man who has struck out for himself and made good. His name is Bill Brown and he is the owner and manager of the Brown & Lynn Celored Minstrels. Brown is an old side-show circus mypsician and min- strel, some 20 years in the business. He is a heavyweight, but still young, and I am glad to see him make good. The personnel of his show consists of him- self and his wife, Caroline, a brownskin cirl, who can sing to beat the band, and playing about 12 musical instruments, while Bill plays eight; Jim and Lillian Carson, a couple of plant. show perform- ers, who used to be with the old Billy Clark Broadway Shows, just after the war, and other clever entertainers. Brown and Lynn are featured in a min- strel act that never fails to get over strong. The show is playing halls this season. The outfit moves on a truck and trailer and a Cole 8-sedan, all 1929 models Bill has a neat eight-room house and 12 acres of land, with an ani- mal and ring barn, in New York State. which proves that he is making money.” WALTER CLEMONS POST, American Legion, of Chatsworth, Ill., assisted by business and professional men and women, put on a minstrel show at the Grand Opera House June 6 and 7 and played to capacity business both nights. A parade was made each day with about FOR SALE Minstrel Costumes, Parade Out- fits, Scenery, used but ¢ condition; Wardrobe Trunks, Bass Drums, Kettle Drums. We are making way for our new Minstrel Settings for Season 1930. Write for List. HOOKER- HOWE COSTUME COMPANY, _ tren Haverhill, Mass [STOP! 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Denton, known in vaudeville as Habb and Den- ton, stepping out in black and tan. They had just finished their vaudeville season and were taking a short vacation at Habb’s home. The entire production was under the direction of L. J. Haber- korn, of Chatsworth House of Music. He also acted as interlocutor and director of the orchestra. Mrs. Edward B. Herr was accompanist; R. T. Haberkorn, stage manager; C. L. Ortman, electrician, and M. L. Klehm, decorations. Lester Haber- korn will be remembered as one of the most popular vocalists on the principal minstrel troupes touring the country in the last 15 years. FOR THE-BENEFIT of the Masonic’ Lodge, a minstrel show was staged at Citronelle, Ala.. June 21 An audience that packed the house to the doors ap- plauded the efforts of the performers, all local amateur talent. BUCK LEAHY jogs your memory with these: Do you remember when Cleon Coffin was with Price and Bonelli’s New York Minstrels? When Charles Riley played Waverley, N. Y., with Hi Henry’s troupe? When Leahy Brothers did a ring act on the Barlow & Wilson Min- strels? When Hi Henry’s Minstrels played Salem, N. Y., season of 1921? When Micky Guy played in the band on the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus? When Lew Price first put on cork and Barth did a black-face act? HERBERT SCHNEIDER reports from Junction City, O., that the recent min- strel show given at the Ohio Penitentiary turned out very suecessful. Talent was supplied by 45 inmates. no outsiders par- ticipating. There were two performances, one for 350 inmates and the other for the public. Among theatrical firms who donated material for the show were Dazian’s, draperies; Maharam Textile Company, curtains; T. S. Denison, min- strel material; Rosen & Jacoby, wigs, and others. OWEN A. BRADY, oldtimer of the cork opry, formerly of the John W. Vogel Minstrels, now a resident of the Elks’ National Home. Bedford, Va., would like to exchange letters with any of the boys with whom he trouped in his long and varied career as a minstrel man and vaudeville comedian and musician. EDDIE LEONARD has taken with him into Melody Man, the Universal produc- tion in which he is starred, two of the old songs with which he was identified on the minstrel stage. The warbles are Ida and Roly-Boly Eyes. It was in that last one that Eddie unconsciously intro- duced into popular music the syncopated syllabication style that first won him in- dividuality as a singer. Forty years ago he was doing that same line of stuff at Putnam’s Theater Comique. Richmond, Va., and nobody accepted it as “unique, unusual and individual”. ° GEORGE WILSON, at Binghamton, N. Y., talking: “The best minstrel com- pany ever organized was the Barlow, Wil- son, Primrose & West combination. It had everything a good minstrel troupe could have and more than any of its rivals could hope to have. I’m the last of the procession. There’s only one other left of the oldtimers, Willie P. Sweat- ham, and I’m older than Bill. who is living at the Lambs Club in New York. Milt Barlow has been dead for years. George Primrose and Billy West have gone, so have Al Field, George Thatcher, Lew Benedict, Hughey Dougherty, Frank McNish, Barney Fagan, Jimmy Wall, all of the merry crew that used to be wel- come visitors in every city in the land.” Mr. Wilson recalled Dan Quinlan, prince of interlocutors, still appearing before the footlights in vaudeville and musical comedy. “Dan was my property man,” he mused. “One night down in Louis- ville where I was to open the season for McCauley’s Theater my middleman got drunk on me and I put Dan in and he was with me for years afterwards in the same capacity.” JACK RICHARDS and Billy Church, formerly with Al G. Field’s Min- strels, played at the Oriental, Detroit, last week, prior to starting an engage- ment for broadcasting for the balance of the summer at Station WLW, Cincinnati. ‘lodge rooms. ©heatrical eWutual cAssn. By DAVID L. DONALDSON Grand Secretary-Treasurer CONVENTION NOT2S—Arrangements are complete and the committee from Buffalo Lodge reports it is all set to entertain delegates andg friends during their stay in the city. Brotker William Schofield, of San Frarcisco Lodge, left that city June 11 and expects to make several stops along the route on the way to the convention Brother Ike Marks and wife expect to reach Buffalo on July 4, and will spend a few days in that city before going to the convention. Brother Charles F. Eichhorn and wife ani Brother Henry E. Schmidt, of Long Island Lodge, expect to take a side trip to Niazara Falls before going to the con- vention. New York Lodge and Bronx Lodge dele - gates are going to motor by the way of Buffalo to the convention. Philadelphia Lodge is sending quite a delegation, among members being Grand President W. J. Meconnahey, Joseph M Kelly, Charles Gemenden; John Schmid, grand chaplain, and wife; Misses Cecilia Meconnahey and Lillian Carroll. Headed by Brother Harry C. Lee, finan- cial secretary, Chicago Lodge will send a large number to the convention. Brother Ed Green may go by the way of Buffalo so that he can go to Fort Erie and watch the horses run. Toronto Lodge is out for the next con- vention from all appearances. San Francisco Lodge No. 21—At the meeting June 11, 15 new applications were received, and the new members will be initiated July 9 at a midnight meet- ing, to be followed by a banquet and entertainment. This lodge has lost two of its oldest members Brother Dan Meader, one of the oldest property men, passed awe after a lengthy illness at the age of 72. He was buried in Oakland. He is survived by his widow. Brother Roy Stephenson, stage man- ager for a great many years at the Pan- tazes Theater, but for the last few years at the Wigwam Theater, and also with the Fanchon and Marco Review, as stage carpenter, passed away suddenly at Fresno June 8, and was buried at Los Angeles. Brother Samuel D. Simmons passed away suddenly while on a fishing trip May 30. He was connected with the Geary Theater for the last 18 years as assistant carpenter and boss carpenter. He was well liked by all members of No. 21, also local No. 16, I. A. T. S. E. At one time he was president of the local. Alother member of Local No. 16, Brother Archie Swindells, passed away a few weeks ago after being injured at the Imperial Theater. Brother Harry Ettling is improving very much and everybody will be pleased to see him get around again. Brother Harry Ondorff, late stage man- ager of the Orpheum Theater, is in the hospital in a serious condition. The program of entertainment planned by the convention committee of London Lodge during convention week, starting Sunday, July 7, also reception by Buffalo Lodge in Buffalo, N. Y., follows: July 5—Reception of delegates and visitors at lodge room, Sycamore and Hickory streets, Buffalo. July 6—Lunch and refreshments at Leave Buffalo on Michigan Central Railroad, New York Central Depot, at 5:40 p.m., arriving at London, Ont., at 9:08 p.m. July 7—Picnic for delegates, visitors, members and families of London Lodge. Busses leave Hotel London at 10 a.m. for picnic grounds. July 8—Grand Lodge session 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. During session, theater party and sightseeing trips for ladies and visitors. Evening at Port Stanley, dinner and dancing. July 9—Grand Lodge session. noon and evening at Springbank. July 10—Grand Lodge session. Sight- seeing trip for ladies. Evening special party for men at Labbatt’s brewery. Theater party for Jadies. 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It is scientifically designed to achieve a tanned skin without the slight- est discomfort When the sun strikes you, the sunburn cream actually absorbs that portion of the ultra-violet ray which is Known to be responsible for the blis- tering and burning. A bottle of sun- burn cream will ordinarily last the sea- son. $2. Virginia Lee Cold Cream Soap This soap was especially prepared to meet the requirements of the profession for removing makeup. It will remove the shades of black, brown, etc.. with cold water. It contains the highest per- centage of pure cleansing cream of any soap on the market, we are told, and is a delicate blend of the purest in- gredients into a finely milled process toilet requisite. 25 cents. Powder and Lipsticks Nine interesting shades of powder are prepared by a noted cosmetician—created with an unerring color sense—delicate in tone, fine in texture and unusually ad- herent—white, cream, natural, rachel, blush, mauresque, ocher, French, ocher and gypsy tan. $1, $1.50, $3 and $5.50. In their lipsticks, these people have repro- Guced the natural color of a beautiful mouth—they are indelible, go on smoothly and evenly, and preserve the softness of your lips. In red geranium, red raspberry, $1; red ruby and red car- dinal, $1.25, An Interesting Beauty Booklet Is issued by a famous I quote from its pages: truth a subtle art. It sive, never so obvious to challenge attention, but a delicate accenting of one’s good points and a clever minimiz- ing of the bad features. It is important to make up in a good light. Remember that different shades are required for day and evening lights. The color of your clothes also affects your makeup, so examine yourself after you have fin- ished dressing. To excel at makeup re- quires constant practice.” This house has prepared a leaflet in which the sub- tleties of makeup are explained. beauty house. “Makeup is in should be illu- as The board _—_;, SJ When Ordering articles mentioned in this in the Beauty Box may be ordered thru The Billboard Shop- All column and ping Service. Remittances should be form of money orders or cer- checks Please do not send I nal checks or stamps. ae correspondence to The ae Snon, ing Service, 1560 aoe By EDITH NATALIE ST? ARK a (Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York) - s 1L 5 l in the Sh New in the Shops It is usually a problem in summer- wrinkling, and many of them launder time to know just what sort of coat to beautifully. buy. You want one ; that is summery, yet Summer handbags of raffia witha with enough durability variety of designs are very light to carry to withstand winds or unexpected rainstorms A smart Fifth avenue shop showing some charming summer coats in basket and diamond weaves in white, suntan and pas- tel colors, sizes 12 to 20 is and priced at $13.50 We've sketched one for you. Some have little shoulder capes. In the evening, if you're going to a func- tion of special note, you will wear a coat of transparent velvet or chiffon. The window of a noted store showed two wraps—one of chif- fon and one of tulle— for roof dining. Both were fashioned in the longer-in-back silhou- ette with wide-flared tiers. These were rath- er expensive, but the transparent velvet coats as low as $18.50. can be had for The three Cs stand high in summer fashions and are worth consideration— color, cotton, crepes. Color abounds in everything, particularly in prints—gay and merry—in beach clothes and ac- cessories, in evening things. As for sum- mer frocks one sees a great deal of cot- ton—ensembles, sleeveless frocks and the simple little frocks with merely a bow here and there for trimming. Silk crepes stand high in favor as a summer fabric. They are being made now with that quality of perfection that assures against and lend a touch of gayety to one’s en- semble. They come in a natural color with the cesigns in a variety of colors Other bags of embroidered crepe are also very smart and dainty them at $2.95 and $4.95. Very new and very different are linen beach pajamas—the trousers and jackets One shop prices of contrasting cr harmonizing colors. They are delightfully cool, colorful and very flattering worn in those leisure hours on the sands at your favorite play- ground. They come in a range of prices, depending on the quality of fabric and designs Perhaps that chemise you like so well has faded—or a summer frock might look better in a different hue. We have re- ceived a booklet from a chemical com- pany explaining the use of their fadeless dyes, which we are sure must be very helpful. The booklet* is divided into these sections: The Wisdom of Dyeing, The Delights of Tinting, The Wonders of No-Kolor Bleach, Secrets of Clothes Care, Artistic Dyeing. An attractive picture frame in mod- ernistic design is made by the Thrift Trinket and Novelty Co., Fifth avenue, New York, and sells for $1.95. It lends an interesting touch to your desk and its clever design enhances the attractive- ness Of a photograph placed in it. Hosiery presents many and women are becoming more and more “choosy” as to the stockings they wear. Lisle mesh is very good worn with sports clothes. Paris clocked chiffon hosiery is very smart, for $1.35 pair, and the double-pointed heel seems to be growing in favor—$1.95 pair. new versions selling Paris Openings Show Fashion Trends for Autumn The recent press opening of Mary Sandalari’s models is unique in Paris fashion history. Twenty-seven models of shoes were shown in the garden court in front of the modernistic building that houses the firm of Sandalari, of which this young American girl is directress and designer. These models were presented by a flock of mannequins wearing gown cre- ations by Elspeth Champcommunal with modish and suitable hats and accessories. With tailored costumes the mannequins sported the latest Sandalari morning and afernoon shoes with matching bag and belt. With evening frocks they dis- played shoes and bags of most exquisite embroideries, in some cases partly made of century-old bits of Persian and Chi- nese silks combined with gold and silver kid and strass-embroidery Tea-gowns and pajama lounging suits made back- grounds for fascinating mules. For formal afternoon wear there is a shoe of royal blue crepe de chine with side and toe trimming and ankle strap of blue suede. A tailored model in shiny black kid has a draped, over-ankle strap of soft black suede with black and nickel buckle on one side. The new Rodier materials, just viewed, are pleasantly informative as to what we may expect in the coming August openings of autumn and winter fashions They are, of course, already in the hands of the Paris dress designers. Judging from orders, Granya will be largely pre- sented in outer garments. Granva is a light, but warm, all-wool fabric with irregular weave that suggests a pebbled surface. Tho it is mostly in one tone, there is sometimes an introduction of a lighter thread. Burraspor is a slightly informal, loose ly woven English tweed, which includes yarns of dashing colors. A more sportive coat fabric is Flammycolor in a diagonal weave, sometimes with white flecks on the surface and a neutral colored ground mixed with such brilliant colors as cop- per and apricot, A more formal coating, indicated town use, is Nejelic, which little silk. Kasha Moufflic is a plain wool with a furry surface. For autumn” tailored suits there is Drapellabure in a coarse weave that suggests linen in mixed tones of beige and gray Wool plaids have been largely ordered for cape and coat linings and decorations A motor coat by Anart is of the last for includes a named material with a collar of sable- dyed squirrel. Pockets are put on in a zigzag manner, the same stitched pat terns being applied on the raglan sleeves The back has long stitched straps with top points interjoining, in a nice craft touch. Patou has made up one of the ad- vanced woo] fabrics in a tailored costume for Mme. Corinne Griffith Morosco. This is of a royal blue wool, slightly flecked with white. The plaited skirt shows the return to the straight line: the short coat, broad over the shoulders, buttons low and close. The white shirt blouse has small plaits in the sides of the front, a pointed decolletage edged with blue and a cut-under fall of blue with an art ornament. The wool color chart of the coming season shows the following: There are three shades of beige, gray, rose and | Footlight Fashions Variety of Gowns In “Nice Women” Some simple yet very charming gowns are worn in the thoroly delightful play of the young generation, Nice Women, by William A. Grew, at the Longacre Thea- ter, New York, with Sylvia Sidney and Hope Drown as the two sisters who fo after happiness in contrasting ways. In the first att, Miss Sidney wears a good- looking three-piece knitted suit in green with striped sweater. Miss Drown wears a silk crepe frock with leaf print pat- tern. Miss Sidney’s Skating Costume In the second act, which takes place in winter as the time element of the play, Miss Sidney wears a delightful skating costume. Three-piece, of bur- gundy kasha with tuck-in blouse of gray satin and box-pleated skirt, it is en- hanced with a black and white striped beret. Miss Drown wears a sleeveless dinner frock of brown crepe, made with wide bertha collar and the flared longer- in-back skirt. Miss Linthicum, as Mrs. Girard, wears a printed chiffon frock with tiered skirt. Miss Teasdale wears a very stunning ensemble comprising a peach satin two-piece frock and wool coat in beige with peach and brown- colored squares. 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ostumers By M RTON P. GUDEBROD Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York. —_ REINE, INC., New York, designed executed the chorus costumes for Will Morrissey’s revue, Keen It Clean, which opened last week at the Selwyn Theater. MME. BERTHE, New York, recently made over 100 costumes for a Mutual Burlesque production. She also executed several new gowns for Molly Picon, who was appearing at the Palace Theater last week. The extensive alterations which are being made on her establishment are now practically completed. The walls and ceiling of the reception room are done in silver paint, relieved by futuristic designs in red and blue. A number of paintings and colored costume plates by Vasilchi- kov, her designer; are hung on the walls. The furniture is of the modern type, up- holstered in silver and black to blend with the decorations. 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Spreads nd is quickly removed, leaving the skin . fres sh and cool. Costs only 50c in half- — tins and $1.00 in pound tins. Through our dealer or direct—postage FREE | -eoee ooo? ; os = ; sl pare 4 easily Clean Billboard WS = I=. Makeup DOES Wear the Skin. (ompensates by Usingn WHN RETURN AS tains 50 plates by Doris Rosenthal, show- ing typical costumes of all nations. CHARLES LE MAIRE, New York, will design the costumes for a series of wax figures of famous actresses for the Chi- cago Museum of Art. COSTUMES worn by the Sidell Sisters, whose dance numbers were recently a feature of Ziegfeld’s Show Boat, are de- signed and executed by their mother, Mrs. Angela Sidell. CHARLES CHRISDIE & CO., New York, recently supplied complete sets of cos- tumes to the following stock companies: Lyceum Theater, Rochester, N. Y., for He Who Gets Slapped; Empire Theater, Syracuse, N. Y., for Cortez; Albee Players, Providence, R. I., for White Cargo; Shir- ley Gray Players. Wheeling, W. Va., for Rain; National Players. Washington, D. C., for Rain; Orpheum Players, Montreal, Que., for The Garden of Eden; McLaugh- lin Players, Cleveland, O., for The Dove Shelton-Amos Players, Winston Salem, N. C., for Seventh Heaven. SCHNEIDER-ANDERSON, New York, have finished a large order of costumes for Ziegfeld’s latest production, Show Girl, which opened in Boston last week. They are also executing individual orders for costumes to be worn at a Spanish fete, which will take place in Los Ange- les late this month. As usual, they are busy turning out costumes for the musi- cal comedy talkies being filmed in As- toria, L. I., by Famous Players and Para- mount. MORRIS ORANGE, New York, made the costumes for Padlocks of 1929, which is playing in Philadelphia. He also made costumes for the revue at a new night club in Atlantic City, N. J. ALEXANDER STROBL, New York, ex- ecuted the luminous effects on the cos- tumes of the new Paramount presenta- tion, Let’s Go, which played at the Para- mount Theater, New York, last week. He also furnished the luminous effects for Earl Carroll’s new revue, Sketch Book. Stage Employees and ° Projectionists By MORTON P. GUDEBROD Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York. ROAD CALLS—Regent, Orpheum, In- diana and Metz theaters, Anderson, Ind.; Rombert Theater, Marshall, Tex.; Regent, Majestic, Rialto and Strand theaters, Muskegon, Mich. JOE CAMPBELL, International repre- sentative, recently settled a controversy for San Antonio, Tex., Local No. 407, se- curing a two-year contract for the mem- bers at a 85 increase. He has assign- ments to go to Fort Worth, Tex., for Local No. 340 and Marshall, Tex., for Lo- cal No. 587. EDWARD TINNEY, International rep- resentative, has been assigned to Newark O., Local No. 71. He recently reached a tentative agreement between Local No. 315, Steubenville, O., and the manage- ment of the local movie theater. WILLIAM J. HARRER, vice-president of the I. A. T S. E., has been assigned to Ithaca, N. Y., Local No. 377, to nego- tiate mew contracts. He recently ad- justed a controversy between Local No. 113, Erie, Pa.. and the management of the Park Theater. WILLIAM P. RAOUL, International representative, found, after investigation, that conditions at Cleveland, Tenn., were nfavorable for the installation of a new local. PRESIDENT WILLIAM F. CANAVAN, General Secretary Richard J. Green, Harry Dignam and William Lang, adjust- ment and claims manager, represented the general office at the annual conven- tion of the Fourth District, held in Harrisburg, Pa., June 23. About 50 dele- gates, representing local unions in the States of West Virginia, Virginia, Penn- sylvania, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia, were at the con- vention. SETTLEMENT has been made of the controversy between the Publix Theater, Fort Worth, Tex., and Local No. 126. ELLWOOD CITY, Pa.,in the jurisdiction of Beaver Falls, Pa., Local No. 287, will be unionized within the next week. Ed Tinney, International representative, has been assigned to No. 287 to assist in the negotiations. . 7 Auditoriums Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati. DECATUR, Ala.—The Junior Chamber of Commerce is laying plans for a mu- nicipal stadium and city park system, ac- cording to an announcement here last week. Much acreage is already owned by the city and has been designated for park purposes. The chamber plans to erect a stadium on one of these sites and to complete a park system within the next few years. ATLANTIC CITY.—Here and There, a colossal spectacle with a cast of more than 1,000, is to open at the Auditorium July 20, it has been announced by R. H. Burnside, theatrical producer. The engagement is to last until September 7. under sponsorship of the Atlantic City Amusement Association. Burnside was for eight years managerial director of the New York Hippodrome. John Philip Sousa and Raymond Hubbell have been engaged to write the music for the at- traction, according to the producer. LAKESIDE, O.—With the new $125,000 auditorium of the Lakeside Association completed in time for the many gather- ings expected this summer, the edifice was scheduled for dedication June 29. The new structure replaces an old audi- torium with open sides and tented walls that for the last half century served as the gathering place for conventions and other meetings. Some conception of the scale of the new auditorium is had in the fact that it is 140 by 220 feet, with the ceiling of the auditorium proper being 50 feet high and side walls af 20 feet. Nine large Oregon fir pillars sup- port the roof without center supports, thus affording an unbroken view from any part of the hall. Nine 18-inch trusses arch the ceiling, narrowing to 12 inches at the walls. The stage is 33 feet deep and 66 feet wide with attrac- tive curtains and settings. There are also music, dressing and property rooms. ST. LOUIS—An _ appropriation of $265,000, to purchase what is considered the key plot of land for the Municipal Auditorium, is asked for in a bill in- troduced in the board of aldermen. So far, the city has purchased 14 of 23 par- cels of land in the auditorium site for $751,525. It is thought the remaining plots could be purchased for approxi- mately $55.000. Under the bond an expenditure of $5,000,000 ts author- ized for the auditorium. It is considered unlikely that the bonds for the project will be sold before 1930. issue, July 6, 1929 39 Scenic Artists By MORTON P. GUDEBROD Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York. es AT A MEETING held recently in Philae delphia, Brother Joseph Bray was elected deputy of the United Scenic Artists in that city and surrounding territory. The meeting was attended by the following members, who nominated and elected Bruy to represent them: W. E. Sparks, William Fetters, Abraham Jarin, Nathan Jarin, Harry Zafron, John Williams, Grover Fisher, A. Dahl, William Tholey, Rodney Clark and Dallas Packard. Gus Volz, business representative of the United Scenic Artists, presided. Bray will co-operate with the Combined Amuse- ment Crafts, the I. A., etc., with a view to protecting the scenic artists in his territory. Co-operation has already been promised by all the _ different trade unions, and conditions in Philadelphia look better than they have at any time in the past. Bray had already done considerable good work previous to his election as deputy. He is to be scenic director at the Victor-Pathe studios in Camden, N. J., succeeding Joe Clemons, who died recently. BROTHER W. E. SPARKS is at prese ent scenic artist at the Garrick Theater, Philadelphia, and the sets that have been used there are credited to him on the program. BROTHER A. JARIN and Brother Dahl are in charge of the scenic work in presentations at the Massbaum Theater, Philadelphia. LOEW'S CIRCUIT has purchased from Walter Reade the Metropolis Theater, located at 142d street and 3d avenue, Bronx, N. Y. The entire house is to be remodeled and will be used for a scenic studio to build settings, drops, sound equipment, etc. This was the first thea- ter built in the Bronx and was used for dramatic attractions and other pure poses until it became obsolete. For the last three years it has been vacant. JOSEPH MAHARAM, of the Maharam Textile Company, New York, has lext for an extended trip across the country, The Pacific Coast business, he says, has increased tremendously and he will are range to have his Los Angeles representa- tive carry a full line of stock. REGINALD MARSH, New York, has heen commissioned to do four designs for settings to be used in Murray An- derson’s Almanac, which is due to reach Broadway late this month. P. DODD ACKERMAN will design and execute for A. H. Woods’ production, Hoctis Pocus, due in New York in the early fall. BROTHER FRANK MUCHMORE has been engaged as art director for the 44th Street Studio, New York. THE FAMOUS PLAYERS STUDIO, New York, is now employing 31 members of the United Scenic Artists on the scenic staff. THE RCA STUDIOS, New York, hav just finished a production on which 10 members of the Scenic Artists were eme ployed. FEATURED FABRICS “Playing a Part in the Nation’s Art.”’ for COSTUMES and DRAPERY (Send for Free Samples) D. AZIAN’S, Inc. NEW YORK, - - - 142 W. 44th St. LOS ANGELES, - - 728 S. Hill St. CHICAGO, - : - 203 N. Wabash Ave. THEATRICAL FABRICS FULL LINE OF THEATRICAL FABRICS AT BARGAIN PRICES. A. SOLOMON 1123 Broadway, NEW YORE. po | , a 7 = = = ee rs ’ Ah *& a nse ea Me Ss iTS Ee eee ———, — a - _ es root _ F " __—iaR)) _— aoe toe ee —— a Pe ee Cr _ ee
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July 6, 1929 PARIS By THEODORE WOLFRAM Hotel Stevens, 6 Rue Alfred-Stevens The Billboard on sale at BRENTANO’'S, , . GRAND HOTEL, ae *- and METRO, Place Pigalle. PARIS, June 19.—Lew Leslie’s Black Birds of 1929, at the Moulin Rouge, is the outstanding revue hit of the year. With practically no scenic or spectacular ef- fects, this colored troupe puts across songs, dances, comedy and pathos in a manner that scores a knockout with the cosmopolitan audiences of the Mont- martre music hall. Aida Ward, Adelaide Hall, Tim Moore, Blue MacAlister, Eddie Rector, Earl Tucker, the Berry Brothers, Clayton Peg Bates, Bessie Dudley, Manta Moreland, S. H. Dudley, George Ww. Cooper, the Plantation Orchestra, and a snappy singing and dancing chorus, all put their stuff across so peppily that it 1s difficult to pick any favorites. Wendell Phillips Dodge arrived in Paris last week to complete arrangements for the American presentation of Lucille La Verne, in Sun-Up, at the Theater des Mathurins. In the cast will be Edward H. Loeffler, Lewis Shores, Owen Meech, Carl Young, Burton Stancliff, James Lee, Robert Craven and Grace Treon. After the close of the run of Sun-Up, Miss La Verne will appear as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, with Virginia Pem- berton as Portia, and several members of the Ben Greet organization. The famous Cirque de Paris, the largest enclosed circus arena in Paris, will go into the hands of the wreckers early in January to make way for the opening of a new street. Gaston Rousseau, the man- ager, is seeking 2 location on which to construct a new circus building. Leo Kronau, president of the German theatrical association, Varieties, will come to Paris shortly to arrange with a group of French capitalists for the construction of an amusement palace along the lines of the Haus Vaterland and Potsdamer- platz, which he built in Berlin. Grace Moore will make her Paris debut in Louise, at the Opera-Comique, on June 26. William Martin, the American tenor, will sing the role of Julien, and Gustave Charpentier. the composer, will conduct the orchestra. Among the week-end arrivals were Fanny Ward, Frieda Hempel, Rosamond Pinchot, James Sullivan and wife (An- nette Kellerman), Richard Bonelli, Flor- ence Parr Gere, Suzanne Caubet and Max Altglass. Borah Minevitch and his 15 Vagabonds, who have been featured at the Empire Music Hall, have been engaged by the Isola Brothers to appear in Hit the Deck, at the, Theater Mogador, next fall. Eugene O’Neill’s Desire Under the Elms will be presented shortly with an all- American cast, at the Theater du Vieux Colombier. Anita de Caro will play the leading role. Dante, illusionist, heads the new pro- gram at the Empire Music Hall. Brick, Koronin and Salem, ihe acrobats, are also on the bill. Josephine Baker has been engaged by Dufrene and Varna to appear at the Palace next March. Harry Wills, the gecentric dancer, and Lordy, the banjoist, are features of the current bill at the Bobino Music Hall. T. J. Quincy has left for Sweden, where he will present Miss Quincy in her dive and Gladys Quincy in a dancing and un- der-water act. Remo and Florence Bufano, puppet show directors, have arrived in Paris in search of material for a book on marionet theaters. Betty Rowland, the colored American Gancer; the Epp Sisters, Tina and Ghirardy, and Sedano and Gloria Page, aire the attractions at the Chateau de Medrid Terenice Ackerman, recently star of the New York production of Animal Crackers, is spending a vacation in Paris. Mistinguett will be the star of the new revue of the Palace. Earl Lestlie will mashare honors with the star as well as assist in the production of the revue. Gipsy Rhouma-Je, the American dancer, will soon appear at the Empire Music Hall. Lee Shubert and Milton Shubert have arrived in Paris from London. Helen Flint, of Gentlemen of the Press, is in Paris. Fiorcnce Kolinsky, former “Gertrude Hoffmann Girl”, opens at the Ambassa- deurs tomorrow nigh: Irving Berlin and wife left for Berlin. Gaston Rousseau, of the Cirque de Billboard Paris, is presenting the German tent cir- cus, Circus Gleich, in Paris, for a series of exhibitions. Jackie Collier and sister are presenting their wire act at *he Gaumont Palace. Joe Blendy, the juggling comedian, is at the Olympia-Gaumont in Lyons. Harry Pilcher, the American dancer, will play a leading part in the French film production of Jean Durand, In Dis- tress, edited by the Editions Franco Film. Yvette Guilbert is playing the leading part in Lack of Memory, the first sound picture being produced by the Societe Tobis at the French studios in Epinay. The Colisee, at Marseilles, has been ac- quired by Pathe-Cinema, and will be completely rebuilt Sefore reopening ar the Pathe Palace. Ihe new house, which will have a seating capacity of 2,000, will present sound pictures and vaudeville. Abel Gance, the producer of Napoleon, is working on a new sound picture, The End of the World, which will make use of the triple screen arrangement used in portions of Napoleon, LONDON By COCKAIGNE Care Friars, Halstead, Sevenoaks The Billboard on sale at GORINGES, 17 Green S8t., Leicester Square, and DAW’S, American News Agents, 4 Lei- cester St., Leicester Square. Legitimate Stage LONDON, June 18.—The new produc- tions of this week include last night's offering at the Court of Eugene O'Neill's All God’s Chillun Got Wings, in which Frank Wilson, the original Porgy, gave a sensitive performance. On Wednesday John Galsworthy’s Exiled is due at Wyndham’s and will be taken to America later on. Thursday sees Olga Lindo open at the Garrick with the American piece by Crane Wilbur, The Stranger Within, and on Friday a “comedy thriller” by Frank Vosper called Murder on the Sec- ond Floor will be presented at the Lyric. Ernest Truex, the American actor, who so quickly established himself as a fa- vorite comedian with London audiences, is to return to America in the autumn in Many Waters. He will be the leading member of an otherwise all-English cast, which Charles B. Cochran is taking to New York in September. Ivy Tresmand will be leading lady in Fellow Thru opposite Jack Buchanan, who is at the moment giving a look over this piece in New York. He will do the show at the Dominion, which is sched- vled to open in August. Lee Shubert has bought the American rights of The Matriarch, in which Mrs. Patrick Campbell is giving such an en- grossing portrayal of the title role. Shu- bert’s plan to present Rope in New York has now developed into an arrangement to take over the original London cast when the run of the piece here comes to an end. 77 Park Lane, Walter Hackett’s highly successful play in which Marion Lorne has been starring, is to be taken off on July 6. After a holiday Marion Lorne will return to the London stage in a new play which Hackett/has written specially for her. Olive Blakeney, who came over here in Broadway, is to star at the Everyman Theater in a new comedy by Wilfred Eyre called Speed Limit, opening.on Monday next. Suburbia Comes to Paradise was pre- sented at the Everyman last Tuesday Marie Ney gave a brilliant performance in this little American comedy which otherwise hardly justified the labor of production. Margaret Halstead, the American sing- er, gave a recital of international songs at the Aeolian Hall last week with suc- cess and will follow it by others. Laurence Langner, organizing director, and Philip Moeller, producing director of the New York Theater Guild, were speak- ers at a luncheon given to Lynn Fon- tanne, Alfred Lunt and the Caprice Company by Charles B. Cochran last week. Press reports of the speeches have stirred theater lovers here to a desire to emulate this successful American or- ganization, and a movement is already on foot to start an English Guild on similar lines. Altho the Prime Minister has denied that it is the intention of the govern- ment to repeal the Lord’s Day Observ- ance Act and legalize Sunday opening of theaters and vaude. houses, the Lon- don County Council’s decision to allow London music halls to open on Sundays with talkie bills is regarded as an im- portant opening. Norman McKinnel is returning after his long absence to the London stage on June 25 in Water, a new piece by Molly Marshall-Hole. Naline March and H, O. Nicholson will be in the company. Walter Payne, as head of the man- agerial organization which is trying to get the veto on theater opening removed, points out the idiocy of having 250 Lon- don cinemas playing to capacity every Sunday and keeping 50 theaters closed. A definite move is to be made shortly. This may mean the introduction of a bill in Parliament to enable the Lord Chamberlain to permit Sunday shows in the theaters under his control. Alter- natively the managers may bring a test prosecution of a cinema manager who opens. Anyhow, the legit. men are de- termined to fight it out and most vaude managers are with them. Vaudeville Field The Alhambra is giving a big boost this week ‘to its greatest innovation yet, the introduction of talkies into its new program which is advertised as variety acts on stage, Movietone and Vitaphone. The American element bulks big, the Stage offering including Ann Suter, Sam Barton and Lena Brown, and the talkies featuring a Clark and McCullough com- edy and an operatic selection by Mar- tinelli of the Metropolitan Opera. The current bill at the Palladium is also strongly transatlantic, Layton and Johnstone toplining, and Allen and Breen, Teddy Brown, Van Horn and Inez and Naughton and Gold being big items. A new variety team called Those Four Chaps included Bobbie Comber and Charles Collins. Stuart Ross and Joe Sargent, who are two of the former combination known as the Three New Yorkers, are doing well as a variety duo. Last night they were a vaudeville radio feature, another American turn being Burns and Allen. Cornelia Otis Skinner was so well re- ceived in her recital at the St. James last week that she is giving another one today and has arranged to make a return visit to London next season. At a charity matinee yesterday which was attended by royalty Jean Barry and Dave Fitzgibbon, the Adams Sisters and Helen Ford made a first-rate impression. After two years’ absence in American hig-time variety, Ella Shields cot a great hand at the Coliseum yesterday. Renee Kelly is retained for a third week with her comedy sketch, and the Bodenwieser Ensemble has had such success that its original engagement for one month has been extended. Wake Up and Dream, the Cochran re- vue of 1929, goes to New York at the end of the year after a preliminary run at Baltimore. This show has its 100th performance on Friday next and there has not been a single empty seat at the London Pavilion during its run so far. The Lampinos, American comedy illu- sionists, have booked continuous dates this side until the end of August, when they go on to Berlin and Paris variety. Sampsel and Leonhard, the American comedy duo, sailed last week for African Theaters, Ltd. Russell and Vivian, the Dixie pair, left England at the week-end for Paris, where they have an engagement at the Kit Kat Club, opening there yesterday. They are due back in this country on July 15 for the Palace, Blackpool. Eddie Hunter, Sleepy Harris, Norman Astwood, Mabel Chandler and Rosa Walker, who are part of the fine colored team T. Elder Hearn has been running in revues, are appearing in a new show, Good Gracious, which got a good recep- tion at Sheffield last week. The Kit Cat has engaged Lester Allen and Nellie Breen, who are also at the Alhambra, as their special draw for the fashionable racing crowd of Ascot Week. This pair has been making the pace at the Ambassadeurs, Paris, where Bobbe Arnst has also been appearing, the latter being also in the current Kit Cat show, where the Chicago Blew Blowers remain. Short and Long, the American comedy dancers, are performing at London’s new- est palatial restaurant, Grosvenor House. Roseray and Capella are back in Eng- land with Sergeol in partnership and are a sensation at the Cafe de Paris this week. Frances Mae Maddux remains over from last week. Jerry Hoey is appearing at the Picca- dilly, where the Tosh Twins still fea- ture. Warner Brothers’ Pictures, Ltd., won their appeal against the injunction which the judge in a lower court granted to step towards general Sunday BERLIN By O. M. SEIBT 183 Uhland Str., Charlottenburg The Billboard on sale at the Adlon Hotel and at Glende’s Newsstand, 151 Friedrich Str., one block from Winter- garten. BERLIN, June 17—The_ threatened closing cf all places of amusement in Berlin July 1 on account of high en- tertainment tax, reported conspicuously by an American trade paper (not The Billboard ), fizzled out without the slight- est result, as was to be expected. As far as vaudeville and cabarets are concerned, salaries would have had to be paid just the same, as all contracts made in Ger- many are tariff contracts, and call for payment under all circumstances, a unique condition very cleverly organized by the L. A. L. years ago. It was not so much the vaudeville branch that kicked against the high tax, because vaudeville includes the tax in the admission any- way, butthe cabarets, which mostly charge no entrance fee and no cover charge as in the States, and the movie houses. As the Berlin dailies point out, the move was made clumsily at the wrong time of the year. and had no earthly chance of a success. The Wintergarten and Luna Park have declared publicly from the be- gianing that they wou'd not close July 1! Both places belong to the Managers’ As- sociation, which made the protest arcainst the tax. Myron and Pearl, now scoring at*the Wintergarten, are booked for the Chinese Theater, Stockholm, for July to appear in the Rolf Revue. Leon Rogee, another American act cur- rently at the Wintergarten and going over very strong, goes to the Barberina in Dresden next math. Rogee is here for the first time, and has been booked for quite a number of German houses The Original Three Fratellinis, well- known French clowns, are at the Apollo Dusseldorf, with the Central Dresden to follow for July. Marque and Marquette are headlining at the Casino, Brides-les-Bains. The Virginians, American band, is at the Ambassadeurs, the Berlin Tichauer cabaret, adjoining the Barberina. Sam Wooding lost his case against the Tricnter Cabaret in Hamburg, which had been pending for nearly two years. The German circuses on the road re- port extremely poor business. Sarrasani especially is badly hit. Incidentally, there are close to 50 circuses of German origin touring the continent, which number in- cludes the arenas and smaller tent shows. Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night's Dream is being staged by the Actors’ As- sociation as an open-air show at the People’s Park Jungfernheide, just outside Bertin. Gerhardt Hauptmann's Florian Geyer succeeds The Weavers at the State Play House, whose intendant Professor Leopold Jessner has been signed up again for five years as general stage director. The Civic Opera Charlottenburg is costing the municipality of Berlin dearly. A deficit of nearly $400,000 for the last year stands out as the largest in recent years, and will doubtless result in a more cautious policy E. A. Dupont, well-known moving pic- ture producer, at present working under British International in England, has been signed by the Greenbaum Film Company of Berlin to make a talkie. Fritzi Massary, Germany's queen of musical comedy, is suing the publisher of Meyer's Encyclopedia for wrongly giving her age at 55, while Fritzi claims she is only 47, Barbette opened his first German date a few days ago at the Plaza. The Comic Opera is to be closed down until Erwin Piscator takes the house over August 30 with a revolutionary drama. As usual at this James Klein stage, no salaries were paid by the current lessee. Luna Park has Cliff Aeros’ new act as a free attraction—a wild animal act per- formed in a steel globe. song, The Spaniard That Blighted My Life. The three lord justices decided that Mrcrson, in parting with the per- forming rights to the music publishers, Francis, Day & Hunter, who granted Warner Brothers the license, had not re- served the mechanical production rights. 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| AUSTRALIA | By MARTIN C, BRENNAN 198 Pitt Street, Sydney SYDNEY, May 30.—The talkies have made big inroads into the legitimate shows and variety; so much so that sev- eral recognized theaters in every State have been, or are about to be, wired. Canned music has put innumerable musicians into the discard, while theat- rical employees are to be found on every corner, most of them out of a shop thru talkies. Despite the pessimism of the moment, ther? is quite a note of optimism struck in the consistent and healthful business being done by a few of the more im- posing productions, such as The Desert Song, This Year of Grace—considerably altered for he Sydney premiere last week —Rio Rita and others. The State Theater and Shopping Block —the latest of Union Theaters’ enter- prig2s—is to open on June 7. Tomorrow the reyuvenated Haymarket reopens and voes over to the ta!xies, with Paramount's Tne Canary Muraer Cas?. Strange to say, The State will not open with the spoken screon arama, but will, for the time being at least, maintain a policy of silents, in addition to stage presentation—mostly orchestral. Seen, {n -elation to this plan, Stuart F. Doyle, managing director of U. T., mentioned that film programs would be controlled by values; that is, if, for any particular week, a good talkie was available, in it would go—and vice versa Theodor Cohn, who represents himself as an ambassador of German films, ar- rived this week from Melbourne, after spending some three weeks Southern capital. He mentions a con- sicnment of foreign pictures due soon. Yesterday he met Mr. Ladendorf, Ufa rep- resentative here, whose wares are distrib- uted thru Cinema Art Films. Gloom was cas* over theatrical Sydney this week, due to the shooting of Rene Linton, Australian beauty actress and understudy to some of the principal musical comedy stars. Deceased, most attractive and of charming personality, was shot dead by a disappointed lover, who subsequently committed suicide. Miss Linton was only 23 years of age. Maisie Gay, English character come- dienne, is the outstanding success in C. B. Cochrane’s This Year of Grace, now being presented at the Theater Royal. The production, which is in the nature of a glorified “bits and pieces” show, was a big disappointment in Mel- bourne, but judicious additions and dele- tions in the material, and the inclusion of some new people, including Gus Blhiett, popular Australian comedian, has resulted in the production assuming an improved appearance. Shuron De Vries, eccentric comedienne, and Pat and Terry Kendall, English dancers, are included in the bright spots of the show. The Ken- dalls are children of Marie of that ilk; the latter is identical with one of Eng- land's veteran low comedy artists and was most successful in Australia some two years ago. Brailowsky, Russian pianist, is com- pleting a brief season here at the Town Hall. Quite a sensation was caused one evening last week, when the governor- feneral (Lord Stonehaven) and party decided to retire from the building be- fore the artist had finished his enter- tainment. Brailowsky, coming on for an encore, saw the vice-regal party getting away, so immediately stood at the Piano, whilst he played God Save the King, to which the governor-general stood at attention, after which he and his party left. The pianist continued With his encore numbers for some min- utes afterwards. Certain of the papers indirectly hinted at a breach of etiquette on the part of Lord Stonehaven, but nothing of the kind. His Lordship saw the programed items thru, but could not Wait for the encore numbers, so discreetly withdrew. Charles Sylber and Marie Paris, Ameri- cen, who were in the Rio Rita (Fullers) Show, have been secured by the Marlow & Rolls firm to appear in Whoopee, for which production some four or five per- formers from the States will arrive on June 6. Le Groh's Piano Hounds, clever canines which go thru an act with their American trainer, are a feature at the Tivoli. Also On the same bill are Clifford and Grey, Nile Marsh (American), Murray Parker (American), June and Cuddles, Royal's Eleven Wonders, Perrill and Bonzo, Mag- gle Foster and Lou Vernon. Jim Gerald, one of the most popular Of Australian is still in sea- in the Billboard son at the Fuller Theater, where he is pulling capacity business despite the talkies opposition. The Baby Cyclone, which is being pre- sented at Fuller's St. James Theater, is being interpreted by a mostly American cast which includes Leona Hogarth, Leonard Doyle and Wyrley Birch. Frank Neil is egain at ‘the Grand Cpera House, this time with Ladies’ Night in a@ Turkish Bath. This Australian comeédian-producer serves up his plays with plenty of spice and mustard. Moreover he pulls wonderful business, so there you are. Despite packed houses, Neil is to give The Unkissed Bride a try- out next Saturday week. Looks as if R. 8S. Baker will have a chance to establish his intimate theater —the Savoy (formerly Adyar Hall). With a policy of good American comedies, and special prices, he is now doing nicely, altho there is a long way to go. Most remarkable is the fact that, altho the higher prices are really steep, the seats are usually at a premium, whilst the cheaper reservations are not nearly so well patronized. The Jazz Singer, Al Jolson’s singing film, has broken all performance records for any theater, in both Sydney and Mel- bourne. In these capitals the attraction looks set for quite a long time. Nat Madison, son of Maurice Mos- covitch, will present Dracula for the first time in Australia, commencing next Saturday. Pigs, at the Criterion, is now in its last nights and will be followed by Applesauce. Americans Ruth Nugent and Alan Bunce head the cast of characters, both giving excellent performances. The last weeks of Clowns in Clover tre announced for the Empire and is to be followed by Whoopee. Interference, Paramount all-talkie, is »ulling wonderful business in three States. Its present run at the Prince Edward here has resulted in record figures being secured by that palatial theater. Al Fisher, who came here from America for the Empire Theater, at which house he prepared all the wallets for Clowns in Clover, is now on nis re- turn to the States—the appointment having finished abruptly. He is suc- ceeded by American Maurice Diamond, who formerly held the position of ballet master at the Empire when it was under the direction of Rufe Naylor. If Dia- mond's mother should see this reference —and she probably will—her letter to your representative has been delivered to her son Ion Maxwell and Elouis Darnley, well- known legitimate people, are set down to reopen the Majestic, Newtown, with a series of popular plays to be presented weekly. Gus Neville, who has recovered from a recent accident, will be in the cast. He is one of the best known Shakespearean ac*ors in this country. Overseas acts at present playing Union Theaters Circuit, include the Six Maxel- los (acrobats and risley performers), Mack and Stanton, the Randalls and Mantell’s Manikins. The Three Free- hands (equilibrists) will open Saturday week. Keeley and Aldous, Australian per- formers who have been in Great Britain and South Africa for nearly five years, returned to Sydney this week. Both performers were born in this State. They note remarkable progress in the sky line and genera! contour of the city—a city which has mad? wonderful progress dur- ing the past decade and is more Ameri- can than ever, so far as hustle and habits go. Said that Les Klicks will be over this way again shortly. Some years ago they presented an electrical novelty in pan- tomime and vaudeville. Allan Prior, Australian tenor who re- cently returned here from New York, is playing a few farewell engagements at some of the more pretentious theaters. With his American wife he leaves on his return to the States on the 15th of next month. Prior’s people live here. The Americans now en route for Whoopee are Genevieve MacCormack, Beulah Berson, Jane Sells and Forrest Yardell. They will go into rehearsal im- mediately on arrival. Alex Marks, manager for Elsia Baker, the Human Enigma, is due here next week from San Francisco. Madame Baker is here under engagement to American Fred Claire, whose organiza- tion is now playing Queensland dates. Muriel Stafr, American legitimate actress, is still playing Tivoli vaudeville dates, in which she is supported by Harvey Adams and three others. George Highland, Williamson producer, is due back here this week from America via England. He states that Sir George Tallis, of Williamson-Tait, has secured the Australasian rights of Show Boat, The New Moon, Follow Thru, Hold Everything and Mr. Cinders. In addi- tion the rights of The Journey’s End have been secured. Mr. Highland met, during his visit to London and New York, many Australians who were doing well in both centers. Ike Delavale and an all-Australian tabloid show reopened the Luxor Thea- ter, Perth, last weex when their premiere was, despite big opposition of new houses and talkies, marked by a capacity au- dience. The show clicked. Duncan MacDougall, whose aim for Many years has been the establishment of an intimate theater, has, for a num- ber of years, been conducting the Play- house in Rowe street, which has long been condemned by the authorities. Tak- ing no notice of repeated suggestions that he vacate the premises, the little Scotchman took no notice—until this week, when legal proceedings were taken against him. He has now secured a tentative arrangement to appear in the Theater of Youth, Young street. Mac- dougall presented Chicago, Spread Eagle and other plays once a week for some months at a time. He buys the books (or-borrows them), casts the plays and away she goes. George Welch, who first came to this country years ago with the act of Rosa Crouch and George Welch, has fallen on tough times, due to a paralytic stroke which took away the use of one arm and hand. Oldtimers on Broadway will recol- lect this act. Welch, hale and hearty apart from his partial infirmity, is anxious to get any old thing, but times are not any too good just now. There have been inquiries here regard- ing George St. Leon, circus clown, who was supposed to have met his death, by accident, in America some years ago. The inquiries are now being sent out, due to the story of a returned Australian who states that he recently saw St. Leon in and around Hollywood studios and that he was working under an assumed mame. Any information will be ap- preciated by your representative in Sydney. San Antonio Vernon Geyer, organist of the new Greater Majestic heater, is broadcasting his organ solos regularly over Radio Sta- tion KTAP, on the fourth floor of the Majestic Building. Don Miguel Galvan is master of ceremonies and entertainer, while Eddie Sauer is directing leader of the Majestic Syncopators. Victor (Vic) Insirilo is now the new stage bandmaster at the Texas Theater. Lester J. B. Ketner is en route to Hollywood on vacation. Boston Charlie Van, property man at the Shu- bert Theater for the last 20 years, was given a testimonial banquet at the Elks Hotel by stage and vaudeville artists as- sembled from near and far, including Joe Cook, Paul McCullough of Clark and McCullough; Fred Dempsey, national vice-president of the Theatrical Stage Employees, and others. Samuel Dody, who helped arrange the affair, presented a white gold wrist watch and purse of gold to Van on behalf of the guests. The committee in charge of this testimonial included George Johnson, director of public celebrations in Boston; George E. Curran, former member of the governor's council; Attorney Samuel Dody, Edward Wollenberg, William Goldston, Victor Morris, Joseph Brennan, Charles Winston and Samuel Shepherd. Serge Kousevitzky, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has re- turned to Europe following the Harvard University commencement at which he received the honorary degree of doctor of laws. Minneapolis Fay Tyler, director of publicity at the State Theater, has been made director of publicity at the Minnesota, succeed- ing Everett Seibel. Don Alexander, formerly with the Lyric Theater, steps into Tyler’s place at the State. Henri Vebrugghen, director of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, has been given the honorary degree of doc- = of music by the Chicago Musical Col- ege. July 6, 1929 41 Cleveland Martha Blood and Lillian Bowman, local girls, will sing all summer on the Allerton Roof. Chauncey Lee's Band is playing for Mae Wills at her Terrace Gardens. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Sharp have taken over the management of the Southern and Garden theaters, .espectively. Frederick Mz:Connell, Playhouse di- rector, and his wife, Katherine Wick Kelly, will spend their vacation in Massa- chusetts and New Hanupshire. Arnold Gates, assistant manager of the State, is back from his vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Noel *‘ueslie, of The Play- house, will spend the summer at Cape Cod. Rolf Engelhardt and Paul Foley, also of the Playhouse, will go on a Chautavrqua Circuit for the summer, ap- pearing in The Servant in the House. Dor. Taylor has succeeded Bennie Dar- row as assistant manager of Keith's 105th Street. Bennie is now exploitation man- ager for the Palace, Hippodrome and 105th Street. Fred Dempsey, local tenor, appeared at the State last week. John Hale, former manager of the Hanna, is on vacation in the Pocono Mountains Sidney Hamer, cellist with the Cleve- land Symphony, has signed up with the Philadelphia Symphony. Jascha and Harold Veissi, violinists with Cleveland Symphony, have a two- month contract for radio work in Seattie. teorge Gilliam, former manager of Cameo, becomes manazer of the Stillman. Clarence Creamer, formerly violinist at the Palace, is now playing at the Morosco Theater in Hollywood. Max Eisenstat, technical director at Playhouse, will spend his vacation at the Muskeka Lakes, Ontario. Charles Katz, former manager of the Stillman, has gone to Pittsburgh. Don Crockett, of technical staff at Playhouse, has left to do the same work in the movies in Hollywood. Al Katz, who plays at the Far East, is on vacation at Indian Lake, Il. Bernie Bernstien, manager of the 60 Club, is assistant manager for Phil Selz- nick, of the Marigold Gardens, for the summer. Myrtle Allan, local girl, arrived here from Boston to play at the Ohio in The Dove. Iver Johns, local artist, is the new poster painter at the Palace. Leoua Gaynor, Clevelander, playing on the Keith Circuit, is home for summer vacation. Des Moines Stage band shows will not be resumed at the Paramount until July 5. Jack Roth, manager of the Paramount, has been in Chicago arranging for a double feature bill for opener. Lindy Coons, born and raised in Des Moines, has been named master of cere- monies for the Paramount. Herbie Koch, feature organist, will re- turn to the Paramount, Omaha, from the Denver at Denver, and Carrol Wal- Jace Opens as organist at the Paramount here. Everett R. Cummings, district manager for Publix, is now on the West Coast, following the death of his father, E. R. Cummings. Willard Moore has been appoint musical supervisor of al] houses in t Publix district of which Arthur May@ is divisional director, operating under die rection of Boris Morris Pittsburgh Earl H. Bailey is the new manager of the Stanley Theater James Balmer, of the Enright Theater, is back on the job after a trip to Holly- wood Edward Clydesdale, known in show cif- cles as E. B. Canfield, has returned to the Universal Studios in California. His wife will remain here with his parents. Rochester Fay’s Theater, first all-talking film house in Rochester, will close next week for the summer, leaving only five first- run houses operating in the downtown district. The Eastman and Rochester have gone on summer schedules. No neighborhood houses are closing for the warm months Downtown houses are going strong. Fr oy a ree te Fe, - ee ee on a Ewibie Hi a ; po 4 : po Se — = — } ] ee ee
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July 6, 1929 Milwaukee formerly with the y mn in Memphis, has been nam veer of the Milwaukee Fox Film Ex- ize red S. Mever, managing director of Milwaukee Theater C Inc a resident of the Mily kee The Owners’ Association, is in a local hospita! rerovering from an operatior The Northwest Amusement Enterprise ave been incorporated he for the pur- of oper D en te ners cf the articles of incorpore W. Hy C. Hendricks and B. V f € ment Company, Sault St. Marie, Mich was a recent Milwaukee visitor. Fox-Midwesco have moved their gen eral offices from the Carpenter Bullcing to a newly three-story building on Sixth street near State. Cincinnati remodeled The estate of Michae! E. Gavin, former advertising agent for the Iz Theater, will be paid $6,/o . the result of a settlement ade and prove n Judge William H. Lueder : ca) e court week. The & v h wi b ; ? ~~ "FT dismissed as a result of e settleme filed by Gavin's widow aga Michael McDonnell, a close f end of Ga- ° vin. following an auto accident in 1928 4m which Gevin was killed 1] of the local amusement resorts are of th planning elaborate fireworks displays for the Fourth a Pierre V. R. Key, widely-known music critic tified Charles G. Miller, San Francisco 2, who has returned from the East. has arranged for production here of Street Scene. Journey's End and A Bird in the Hand have been booked by him. With the opening of the New Fox Theater, which in future will have the Fanchon & Marco stage presentations, the Warfield will show feature pictures, each for two weeks, but no stage attrac- tions, and will open its shows on Thurs- days so as not to conflict with the Fox Friday openings. Max Dolin, well-known violinist, is to appear at the Warfield. He vill not lead the orchestra, but will appear as a violin soloist. The Orpheum Theater which closed last week, is the scene of reconstruction. It will probably reopen around Christmas as Erlanger’s Columbia. The house will be reduced in size, but the details have not yet been worked out William Wagnon, owner of the Embas- sy and Marion Davies theaters, left for the East a few days ago. Before his de- parture he appointed his younger broth- er, Lawrence B. Wagnon, as general man- ager for both houses. Frank L. Pratt, at the Marion Davies, and Jack Roberts, at the Embassy, are being retained as house managers. Homer Currar St. Louis Harry Rose, pinch-hitting as m. c. for Eddie Lowry at the Ambassador Theater, is making the same hit as at the Mis- souri. Lowry is jn the East un a month’s vacation Frank Master will work as master of ceremonies at the Missouri Theater for the next three weeks in the place of Rose Mary McKittrick, well known in the- atrica here, departed several weeks ago for Cambridge, Mass., where she has taken over the management of the Playgoers Theater, which will present a series of well-known plays. Dallas lewis Spence, president of the Little Theater, accompanied by his wife, sailed last week for Europe. Oneta Regan has been signed by Para- mount to appear in talking pictures H. A. Cole, of the Federated Theaters, Inc., has returned from a business trip to Chicago. Dick Perny, manager of the Bert Levy office, is spending his vacation in Denver. Ethel Frick is handling the booking de- partment during his absence. Louise Dent, president of Dent Thea- 1 circle Billboard ve pturned { ‘ New York George Baker, manager of the Melba Theater, was called to the bedside of his mother in Kansas City Ruth Laird’s ballet, playing at the Majestic for severa] weeks, will soon leave for New York to study 1 ballet will J ite return the Majestic permanent); J. C. Tommy) Thomas, manager of Fair Park amusement area, was in San Antonio last week on business Seattle Thompson, until recently treas- 2 Metropolitan Theater been engaged as treasurer and assistant manager of the Pantages, under the house’s new policy of offering road at- tractions. Uptown Theater Company has been in- corporated by Al Rosenberg, Max Hard- man and H. Palmer Modern Amusement Corporation, capi- alize@ for $40,000, has been incorporated Ada Glover, Agnes Young and Wesley to operate gardens, parks and Buffalo Anne Dorothy Baughman sings soprano on the air thru WMAE. Civde Griffith is promoting several Gance marathons, one at Dansville the week of July 1; one at Hornell the week of July 15, and one at Tonawanda the week of July 29. Griffith also promoted the “Trail of 49” and the entertainment for it last week. John Carr, manager of Shea's Century, has new uniforms and ties for the ushers when that theater reopens the latter part of July. Henry B. Murtagh, organist at Shea’s Buffalo, will bring his wife and two chil- dren here July 1 from Flushing, L. I1., to remain for the summer. Albany Christopher H. Buckley, owner and manager of the Leland and Proctor’s Harmanus Hall, has “adopted” an orphan, with a contribution in te current Near- East Relief appeal for $10,000. William Black, widely known among the older theatrical maMagers, is con- fined in the Albany County Hospital, suf- fering with a broken leg. “Bill” .was connected with the Thompson Luna Park attractions when first established; in ad- vance of Primrose & West and other minstrel organizations, and at one time manager of one of the Albany theaters. Portland, Ore. Al Uhles has been appointed director of the orchestra at the Portland Theater, succeeding Harry Linden, who left for California. Jack Tillman, for the last two years Portland representative for Columbia Pictures, has been promoted to general manager of the Western Division for the company with future headquarters in Los Angeles. He will be succeeded as Port- land branch manager by his brother, Clarence Tillman. Jimmy Beale, formerly with Tiffany Stahl, has become associated with the Portland branch of Greater Features. Akron Kent urer of the has T Langer, John Brunell is back home after a very succ23sful season with the Road to Ruin picture. Frank Rutman is promoting an I. O. O. F. State convention that is to be held here July 10 and 11. Omaha Jack Waidley, trumpet, is succeeding Rob Organ, formerly trumpeter at the Paramount Theater. Organ has gone to Denver %O arrange music for a concert band. Montreal J. R. Rudolph is now advertising direc- tor of the Princess, Gayety and Orpheum theaters. Houston W. W. Jackson has been appointed manager of the Queen Theater Ceci] Collins, from the Publix Theater, Denver, is now manazer of the Metro- politan Lionel H. Keene, Southern representa- tive of Loew's, Inc., is coming here to confer with Manager W. V. Taylor, of Loew's State Francis Farney has replaced Connie Maffie as feature organist at the Metro- politan. New Orleans John Hammond, former organist at the Saenger Theater, has been appointed manager and organist of the Magic City Theater at Bogalusa. Adelaide Cohen, of the Menorah Play- ers, will head the committee from that workshop series, the first program of which will be presented in July Rene Lamar, local contortionist, left for New York Walter Sinclair, director of the Little Theater, bas returned from Mexico. BURLESQUE———— (Continued from page 33) Baker, Jack King, Lee Smity, Archer and Norma Fair. Dick Zeisler has engaged Charles (Tramp) McNally and La Villa Maye to ee in Puss Puss di Sullivan's Dainty Dolls — Al Golden, Happy Hyatt, Bert Carr, Abe Sher, Jimmy Marsh, Ruth Bradley, Vilma Jozsy and others, and Charles Donahue. has Babe manager. Joe Catalano's Flapper Follies —Lola Pierce, Jack (Tramp) Montague, Billie LaMont, Edna Sears, Earl Root, Peggy White, George Stella, Ed Quigley, and Gus Flaig, manager Joe Catalano’s Moulin Rouge—Benny (Wop) Moore, Nanette Dailey, Ned Fine, Tom Fairclough, Jess Mack, Cecil Reed, Madeline McAvoy, Jean Lee, Anna Smith and Sammy Cohen, manager. Joe Catalano’s Get Hot—Joe Forte, Al Hillier, Alienme Rogers, Alice DuVal, Gladys McCormack, Mae Maiben, Billy Soslow, Billy Moring, and Chris Nauman, manager. Max Fields’ Kuddlin Kuties — Anna Fink, Melva Lenzi, Fred Barron, Al (not the producer) Golden, Sammy Smith, Sugar Schaad, Jeanne Williams, Al Sny- der, and Andrew Brooks, manager. Hurtig & Seamon have engaged Bebe Almond to be featured in one of the shows, also Loretta Love. Harry M. Strouse's Talk of the Town— Frank Harcourt, comic, and Ethel Alber- tini, Italian prima donna, featured; James Hall, C. B. Rayworth, Johnny Cook, Stan Stanley, Adeline Parks, Frances Leeber and others. Harry M. Strouse, manager. Sammy Kraus’ Moonlight Maids—Billy Hagan and Anna Toebe, featured: Gene Markey, Jack Reynolds, Teddy Witzgall, Betty DeWitt, Sallie Van and Josie More. Sammy Kraus, manager. Michel & Bently’s Step Lively Girls— Elsie Bergere, featured; Harry Bentley, George Levy, Jack LeDuc, Cecile Shelton, Johnny Baker, Muriel Curtis, Jackie Teeters, and Ed Larry, the Al Jolson of burlesque. Julius Michels, manager. Murry Rosen's Bohemians—Sam Micals, featured comic; Lew Denny, Dorothy Armstrong, Frankie (Red) Moore and others. Murry Rosen, manager. Jake Potar’s Nite Club Girls—Bobbie Wilson, featured comic; Jessie McDonald, featured fem.; Rae Allen, June Paulson, Ralph Smith and others. Jake Potar, manager. Al Singer’s Merry Whirl—Jack LaMont, Art Gardner, Johnny Gilmore, Marie Breen, Billy McCarthy, McCabe and Rae- field and others. Al Singer, manager. Harry (Hello Jake) Fields’ Sugar Babies—Harry (Hello Jake) Fields, fea tured; Mabel Spencer, Patricia Kelly, Dottie Reed, Jean Gardner, Harry C. Van, Frank Scannell, Jimmie Hill and an added attraction in Jack McClain, a Scotch piano-accordion-playing special- ist. Manager not as yet announced Morrissey’s Parisian Flappers — Flossie DeVere, featured: Bobble Nissen, Harry Morris, Charlie Smith, Dick Richards Flood and McNaw and others. Harry Morrissey, manager. , ’ . Changes in Casts SOUTH RBEND—Blackstone Theater: Jimmie Walters and Viola Spaeth closed June 22 BUFFALO—Palace Theater: Olga Mae did not close June 15 as previously re- ported, but continues in cast indefinitely. NEW YORK-—Irving Place Theater: Leon DeVoe, Tillie Ward, Ruby Foreman, Tom Briskey and ‘3ertrude closed Saturday. Alice DuVal, Pegry O'Neil, Flo Troutman, Harry Bently and Harry Howe opened Monday. Elsie Bergere closes a nine-week engagement Saturday for a brief vacation with home- folks in Detroit. CHICAGO—Academy Theater: Carmen opened June 24. MILWAUKEE — Gay-ty Theater: Sam Mitchell opened June 23. UTICA—Colonial] Theater: Lena Daley and Frank O’Rourke closed June 22 Ollie Nelson and Tess Sherman opened June 24. Placements Milt Schuster Agency, Chicago, has made placements, viz.: Chicago—Academy Theater: Bud Pur- sell, Evan Lamonte, Mid Dawn, Ruby Rossien! Chicago—Star Martie Galimore. Cleveland — Columbia Theater: Moore, Dot Bond, Bob Ray, Pickert, Jimmie Doss and wife. and Garter Theater: Hap Tommie Soloway in Need Of Notary Public NEW YORK, June 29.—Mine Host Solo- way, of the St. Regis Restaurant on 47th street, 47 steps east of Seventh avenue, adjacent to the stage entrance of the Columbia Theater, is preparing to file an application for an appointment as notary public, due to the ever-increasing demands of producers and players who meet to eat at the St. Regis for a notary to register their signatures to contracts. The St. Regis. is not only famous for its eats, but equally fumous for its meets of theatrical folks who visit there to see and be seen. For the accommodation of his cuests Mine Host Soloway has regulation con- tract blanks at the cashier’s desk, and there is hardly a day passes that there is not a demand for several blanks that are filled out while an SOS goes up for a notary, hence Soloway’s application. Seen and Heard—sg NELSE FRANK MALLAHAN denies that he has been engaged for Sliding Billy Watson's circuit show, due to his re-engagement for next sezson by Ed. J. Ryan. Mallahan is now recreating at Revere Beach, Mass. MILDRED (BLUES) COZIERRE closed a special engagement with Vic Travers at the National Theater, Detroit, June 9, and entrained tor Buckeye Lake, O., to rec- reate with her hubby, Perry, until the reopening of the regular season. JOHNNY SHEPPARD, former light- weight pugilist, later the squealer of Jack Linader’s production of The Squealer, and more recently charge d'affaires at Coffee Cliff's, has been appointed a_ special deputy sheriff. BOB EGENE, formerly of Ben Levine's Dainty Dolls circuit company, is con- fined in the Columbus Hospital, West 163d street, New York City, recuperating from in operation for acute appendicitis. Bob will welcome visits and letters from friends. JIMMIE FRANKS, former agent in ad- vance of Columbia Circuit companies, at present advertising agent for Dreamland Park, Newark, N, J., suprised the spec- tators Sunday when he jumped into the swimming pool and rescued a sinking swimmer, the same as he did years ago while a lifesaver at. the Smith & Wain- wright Baths, Rockaway Beach. EARL ROOT, straight man, is now vaudevilling with Harry Cooper's Miles of Smiles until Joe Catalano issues his re- hearsal call. SID KRAMER, the globe-trotting candy concession manager of burlesque houses, postcards from Buenos Aires that he 15 having a wonderful time. 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| Theaters Planned ABERDEEN, Wash.—cCecil C. Gwin, manager of the Grays Harbor Fox Chain theaters, announces plans are in prepara- tion for a theater to cost $250,000 ALHAMBRA, Calif. The Biarritz Building. to be constructed at Hampton court, will house a theater seating 800, a ballroom, art galleries and sunken gar- dens. Plans call for a structure costing $1,000,000. Millar & Hayes, of Pasadena, are the architects. BARDWELL, Ky.—Motion picture the- ater to be erected here by local business interests. It will be christened the New Red Moon. CONCORDIA, Kau.—The Delmar Harris Theater Company is constructing a the- ater for motion pictures here, to be opened this summer. CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex.—Bids received by R. & R. Theater Enterprises on the- ater and commercial building. Construc- tion will cost about $250,000. GALION, O.—A. J. Paul, who operates the Royal, motion picture house, an- nounces that the theater will be torn down and on its site a modern theater seating 800 will be constructed. The the- ater will be ready for opening early this fall GREEN BAY, Wis. — Contracts have been signed between the Green Bay Building Corporation and Fox-Midwesco for the erection of a 2,100-seat house here. The theater will be modern thru- out, equipped with sound and is expected to be completed by February 1, 1930. Fox has taken a 25-year lease on the theater LONDON, O.—Theater to be built on the site of the old S. J. Hubbard man- sion. The house will seat 800. John G. Gregory, owner of two theaters at Spring- field, is the owner. LUFKIN, Tex Theater is being erected for Joe Destephano. MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Contract let to A.C. Stamford by Pirmont Theaters, Inc., for construction of a theater and com- mercial building to cost $200,000. MONTREAL.—Property has been pur- chased for the erection of a theater on St. Catherine street, East, at an esti- mated cost of $175,000. The house is to seat about 1,200. W. D. and W. A. Lazanis wil be the owners. UMATILLA, Fla.—D. Evans, local capi- talist, plans to build a motion picture theater for colored people exclusively WIXOM, Mich.—New Community Hall, two stories, in course of construction. It will be uséd for general amusements. Theater Deals BOYERTOWN, Ia—cC. F. Cattell, who operates the Idle Hour Theater at West Chester, has taken over the Lyric The- ater from J. H. Schneider. BRADFORD, I1l.-—Toulon Post of the American Legion has taken a lease on the Empire Theater, movie house, and will continue the motion picture policy. CHICAGO—Freddie Gifford and Elmer Benesch have taken over the Ashland and Madlin theaters, movie houses, from Harry Tague and Max Berling, operating as the Ashland Photoplay Company. COEUR D'ALENE, Id.—Ray A. Grom- bacher, president of the Spokane The- aters, Inc., has acquired the Dream The- ater, motion picture house, taking pos- session July 1. The Liberty, Audian, Granada and Egyptian theaters, Spokane, are operated by Grombacher. COLUMBUS, O.—J. N. Weiss, who has been managing the Victor Theater for the last two years, has obtained a five- year lease on the property from the ante Amusement Company of Cincin- ati CONCORDIA, Kan. — The Concordia Amusement Company, operating a movie house here, has been purchased by the Midland Cireuit of Theaters, Kansas City, and the name of the house has been changed to the Sunflower. CORAOPOLIS, Pa.—The Lyric and Cora- Spolis theaters, movie houses, have been ‘aken over by FP. E. McGillick from An- thony P. Jim. DEFIANCE, O.—The Strand Theater, Pictures, has been purchased from the Defiance-Rivoli Company by the Millers. DELPHI, Ind—The Are Theater has been taken on lease by George Kendall from J. M. Gardner. FCKERMAN, Mich.—The Eckerman Theater has been sold by William For- Sythe to Nicholson & Schilling. ELK RIVER, Ida—The Rex Theater hae been sold by Jack Rowe and Rudolph Billboard Berry to H. L. Wright, of Troy, Ida. The price paid was $5,000. EVANSTON, Ill. — Evanston Theater Building to be extensively remodeled and equipped for business purposes. Addi- tional stories will be added to the build- ing, GERMANTOWN, Pa.—Motion picture theater at Germantown avenue and Sharpnack street taken over by L. Lowen- stein from E. Pogach. GRUNDY CENTER, Ia.—E. G. Slater, who for the last three years has been operating the Empress Theater, has dis- posed of the property to L. L. Wills, Lon Levy and D. C. Kennedy, representing M-G-M, which has closed the house for installation of sound equipment and will reopen it within three weeks. The name of the theater will be changed. Remod- eling at a cost of about $3,000 is also planned, HALIFAX, N. S.—Famous Players have taken over the Casino Theater, operated by R. J. Macadam for 16 vears solely as a picture house. This theater is in the north end of Halifax. In the city proper the Famous Players bought the Majestic Theater and will demolish it to place a _ theater and office building on the site. HAVELOCK, Ia—The Lyric Theater, motion picture house, has been acquired by W. M. Troxell, of Omaha, Neb. HAZEL GREEN, Wis—The Opera House has been purchased by W. R. Champion from Mills & Mills. JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.—Fred L. Perry- man, who recently sold his Johnson City theater, the Liberty, to the local Publix organization, has purchased the Ritz Theater at Elizabethton, a few miles from here. Perryman already owns the Grand Theater at Elizatbethton and with the addition of the Ritz he becomes dominant in that town. Sound equip- ment is to be installed. The Strand is equipped with a stage and occasionally plays tab. shows. JUNCTION CITY. Ore. — The Rialto Theater, movie house, has been leased from: M. Kessell by M. Doty LONDON, Eng. — In assocation with Charles B. Cochran, Arch Selwyn has taken over three theaters in London for showing talkies. The house are the Pal- ace, Pavilion and Castle. Selwyn is now in California looking over product suit- able for long runs. The Selwyn-Cochran regime goes into effect in the fall. MINERVA, O. — Dreamland Theater, movie house, has been sold by H. B. Betz to L. C. Swank. MISSION, Tex.—The Mission Theater has been leased to Hamp Edwards. Sound pictures will be offered. MORAN, Tex. — The Moran Theater, motion pictures, has been acquired by Johnny Wise, who will manage the house. PITTSBURGH. — John Alderdice has conveyed to Louis Merwitzer the apart- ment and theater building at West Lib- erty and Illinofs avenues. Consideration, $100,000. POWHATAN, O.—The Shadys:de The- ater has been purchased by James Cir- costa, owner of the American, who will change the name to the Regent and in- stall talking pictures. READING, Mich.—The Savoy Theater, movie house, has been purchased by Ivan R. Howell from Mrs. Howard Ashton. SAN BENITO, Tex. — Paco Betancourt has entered into a deal with Ed Brady whereby he will operate two houses with Brady here. SCRANTON, Pa.—The Pine Brook The- ater has been purchased by Fred Winters from the Comerford Circuit. STEPHENSEN, Mich.—The Tivoli, mo- tion picture house, has been taken over by A. F. Maas from R. G. Tetro. TORONTO, Ont—The [Iola Theater changed hands again when D. E. Bennett sold out to A. Levine for $70,000. The new purchaser will continue the old policy. TRIPP, S. D—The Opera House has been leased by C. M. Knolls from J. W. Stevens. VESTABURG, Pa.—Lease of the Ameri- can Theater, movie house, has been transferred by the Vesta Coal Company to Peter Profili. The former lessee was C. F. Lofsted. VICI, Okla —The Luella Theater, mo- tion picture house, has been taken over by L. E. Matthews. WELLINGTON, Tex.—The Rialto and Gem theaters. movie houses, have been acquired by the Griffith Amusement Comnany, which owns the Ritz, also a picture house. Cecil J. Callahan will manage the houses. WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — The Strand has been taken into the chain of the- aters operated by the Red Seal Film Company of Boston. The house, which has been dark for several months, will be wired and reopened. ZELIENOPLE, Pa.—The Strand Thea- ter, movie house, has been purchased by Paul Besnecker from H. E. and Ralph Cumberland. Theater Openings EVERETT, Wash. — The Box Balboa Theater was opened here. making an- other link in the Fox Pacific Theater chain. The house is managed by Al Rosenberg and Al Kinkelstein GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Remodeled Orpheum Theater, which will be known as the New Kent, opens September 5. GREAT FALLS. Mont. — The Liberty Theater has been renovated and redeco- rated by the Fox West Coast Theaters, which controls the property, and on June 20, under the name of the Fox Liberty, reopened as a sound theater. This gives Great Falls a modern and completely furnished and equipped the- ater. JACKSON, Mich.—The Michigan The- ater, seating 2,000, will open Christmas Day P KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Fuller The- ater, Kalamazoo, on which $50,000 is be- ing spent to remodel and equip, includ- ing Vitaphone machines, opens August 29. LAKE GEORGE, N. Y.—The new Lake George Theater opened June 15. This new motion picture house replaces the theater destroyed by fire last August and was built by Mrs. N. A Carpenter. It seats 450. , LEON, Ia—New Strand Theater, mo- tion pictures, has opened for business. LIBERTY, N. C —New Liberty Theater, built by J. W. Curtis, is scheduled to open the first week in July. The house will be operated as a movie theater by G. M. Haley, who operates the Playhouse at Randleman, N. C. MUSKEGON, Mich. — State Theater, now under construction, representing an investment of $500,000, will open January 15, 1930. SAN FRANCISCO.—The new Fox The- ater was formally opened June 28, a large number of film stars being among the guests. Mayor James Rolph, Jr., made an address, dedicating the palatial amusement house to the State of Cali- fornia. The Fox, said to be the finest theater west of New York. was cone structed at a cost of $5,000,000. REOPENINGS BERNE, Ind. — The Berne Theater, movie house, closed for several months, is being reopened by H. J. Strickler, of Sheldon, Tll., as a movie house. CINCINNATI.—Doris Stecker, manager of the Forest Theater, has reopened the Forest Airdome, adjoining the theater, presenting duplicate programs that give patrons the choice of viewing the show indoors or out durine the warm period. DUNSMUIR, Calif—The Strand Thea- ter, after being closed for a month, has been reopened under the management of R. O. Waschan. HAMPTON BEACH, N. H.—The Casino and Olympia Theaters have been re- opened by James Flynn. IDAHO FALLS, Ida.—The Rex Theater has been reopened by Al Hagar with sound pictures. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Roanoke Theater, motton pictures, has been re- opened by L. J. Lenhart. KENBURMA, Me.—The Strand Theater has been reopened for the summer sea- son. OLD ORCHARD, Me.—The Casino The- ater has been reopened for the summer season. Theater Alterations DAVENPORT, Ia.—Improvements and alterations will be given to the Garden Theater at a cost of $10,000. DES MOINES, Ia.—The Strand Theater has undergone extensive alterations and redecorating. G. M. Watson is manager. DES MOINES, Ia. — Publix Theaters Corporation has authorized improve- ments on the Garden Theater. FREEPORT, I1l.—The Germania Thea- ter is being improved with a new front and lobby at a cost of $3,000 GC. in Gilbert is manager. KINGSVILLE, Tex.—King’s Inn The- ater, recently acquired by the Hall In- dustries, Inc., of Beeville, will be remod- eled and converted into one of the hand- somest picture houses in the Lower Guif 43 July 6, 1929 Theater Staff Notes L. E. DAVIDSON, manager of the Capi- tol Theater, Des Moines, Ia., has been named city manager of the Publix houses in Sioux City, Ia. R. K. FPulton, as- sistant manager of the Capitol, Des Moines, has been given the house man- agement of the Princess, Sioux City HARRY TRAVIS is the newly assigned manager of the Capitol Theater, New- ton, Ia. PAUL C. SCHROEDER has replaced R. D. Hinchman as manager of the Spencer Theater, Rock Island, Il. ABE GOLDBERG has been made as- sistant manager of the Paramount Thea- ter, Waterloo, Ia. LAWRENCE B. WAGNON has been ap- pointed general manager of the Marion Davies and Embassy theaters, San Fran- cisco, according to William B. Wagnon, lessee of the two houses. J. D. MAYO, former manager of the Ritz Theater, Dallas,,is the new manager of the Liberty at New Orleans. FRED O. SLENKER, until recently manager of the Fort, Rock Island, Ill, Blank-Publix house, has been appointed general manager of the Publix houses in Michigan City, Ind. H. D. Groves, Cedar Rapids, Ia., will succeed him at the Fort. W. H. MURRAY is the new stage door- man at the Majestic Theater, Fort Worth. LYLE SCHIELL has been appointed manager of the New Redwood Theater, Bogalusa, La. W. L. Crull, Jr., who has been manager of the Redwood since its opening May 21, has been transferred to Kosciusko, Miss., where he will assume the management of the theater recently acquired by the Pine Tree Amusement Company. JOHN F. LOVERIDGE recently as- sumed the management of the Majestic Theater, Fort Worth. FRANK K. ELDRIDGE has replaced J. C. Lund as manager of the Star Theater, Concord, N. H. R. J. DUESERN, for the last year man- ager of the Fox Boulevard Theater, Los Angeles, has been appointed manager of Loew’s State, in that city, by Harold B. Franklin, president of Fox West Coast Theaters. RUSSELL A. WEIR is the new assistant manager of the Kirby Theater, Houston. Weir, who is only i8, began workirg at the Queen Theater, Houston, as usher, later moving to the Metropolitan, in that city, where he served as usher and doorman. HAROLD B. FRANKLIN, president of Fox West Coast Theaters, announces the promotion of J. E. Mansfield, ex-divi- sional manager for the Fox West Coast interests, to the position of assistant to the president of Fox West Coast Theaters. Floyd Maxwell. formerly managing direce tor of the Fox Broadway Theater, Port- land, Ore., has been promoted to the position of city manager for the Fox West Coast houses in Portland. TOM LANCASTER, veteran’ theater manager, for the last several seasons at the Queen Theater, Wilmington, Del., has assumed the management of the Keswick Theater, Glenside, Philadelphia GLENN PAXTON has succeeded Franz Polka as manager of the Fargo Theater at De Kalb, Ill. CHARLIE WEIDNER, for 11 years asso- ciated with the Libson theatrical in- terests, Cincinnati, is now manager of the Majestic Theater, Columbus, O., which reopened last Saturday after being closed for 10 days due to a change ing ownership. Weidner, who has just signed as manager of Loew’s Broad, lumbus, succeeds John E. (Johnny) Jones, who has been associated with the Majestic for the last seven years HARRY MITCHELL, for a number of years manager of the Temple Theater, Rochester, N. Y., and more recently man- ager of the Richmond Hill Theater in that city, has been named manager of Keith’s, Flushing, L. I. Mitchell has been a showman for more than 40 years HARRY HERMAN has resigned as manager of the Strand Theater, Fort Dodge. Ta., to accept a similar position at the Paramount Theater, Cedar Rapids, Ia. Rudolph Elman succeeds Herman at the Strand. GEORGE JACKSON, formerly manager of three theaters in Waterloo, Ia., has assumed the management of the Strand Theater, Fort Madison, Ia. Coast area, J. S. Simmons, local manager, states. Vitaphone and Movietone will be installed and seating capacity enlarged LIBERTY, Tex.—The American Thea- ter is being improved, and a balcony for colored patrons will be installed. y _— Se a ' = [ie o£ + 2 ‘ SS ea | : _ — a LS t ” Ges 2 49%. 2 OS
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"Fa July 6, 1929 Billboard & 5] FRANK GILLMORE cActors Equity <Association 45 West 47th Street, New York PAUL DULLZELL NO ONE TOO BIG FOR DISCIPLINE In the July issue of The Theater Maga- Zine, Sidney Skolsky, in his page, “Heard On Broadway”, had this to say about the Actors’ Equ‘ty Association and its dis- Ciplinary practices: “A funny boulevard, Broadway. the case of Jeanne Eazels Take Ss, who was barred { for 18 months because she wasn't everything a good girl shou'd be. Fortunately for Jeanne, that infant industry, the motion picture, be- gan to squeak and talk. And Jeanne went off to make pictures for Paramount A certain lady who sat in on the Eagels Case, and said that such misbehavior should be punished, recently went out and did the very thing Jeanne did. But Was she barred by Equity for 18 months? Of course not! ‘Too big a name,” said those in charge. ‘It would hurt the stage.’ It was mighty lucky for this prominent actress that she wasn’t barred from the legitimate drama for 18 months, for the private screen tests that she had taken of herself were terrible.” One does not have to be as omniscient of things theatrical as Skolsky (he signs his articles “L’Homme Qui Sait”) in or- der tc guess at the identity of this “Certain Lady”. But to Skolsky and to those who may have read that slander on Equity’s reputation in the theater, Equity replies that there is no one in the thea- ter too big for Equity to discipline. But the association acts only when it has the formal complaint or charges from the management. In this particular in- stance, no complaint or charges have been filed with Equity to date—and Equity is not going to act on hearsay. Equity resents bitterly the insinuation that any member is too big to be com- pelied to obey its rules. It has never in the 16 years of its existence failed to take action when charges were properly pre- sented. If Skolsxy, or anyone else, knows of a case in which charges were filed upon which Equity failed to act, let him bring it forward. In the meantime, it would be only the Part of courtesy for The Theater Maga- zine to retract that statement as publicly and as conspicuously as it was made LESSON OF THE INDEPENDENTS At the time this letter is written three independent producers of sound and talk- img pictures (that is, they are not mem- bers of any producers’ or producers’ and Gistributors’ organization), have accepted the Equity contract and Equity Shop, and either are producing or are about to produce pictures in accordance with Equity’s terms. They are Powers Cine- phone Corporation in New York, and Mascot Angeles. No longer can the motion picture pro- ducers say truthfully that the terms of the Fquity Contract and of Equity Shop are so unfair that producers have unanimously declined to try to work under them. Here are three producers actually doing it, and in a short while there will be more. Equity congratulates these three @ucing firms upon their wisdom and foresight in accepting voluntarily and gracefully the terms which all such pro- Gicers must accept eventually. MOTION PICTURE SUSPENSIONS Altho the motion picture producing anagers have thing like 200 Equity members have signed producer-drawn contracts since June 5, a careful check to dote indicates that cnly three are absolutely known to have done so. They are Charles Quarter- maine, Albert Gran and Ilka Chase. Those three members have beer pended by President Frank Gillmore, which action will be made official by the council. The only defense made by Quarter- maine is understood to be that he had been waiting for this offer for two years Pictures and Al Rogell in Los pro- some- SI'Se and a half. And it is a fact also that he would never have received it to this day had the offer not been made to and re- fused by another Equity member, but a loyal one, previously. MR. LEARY’S ANECDOTE The present statements and tactics of motion picture producers sound familiar, not only to Equity, but to all the news- paper men who covered the battles be- tween Equity and the Legitimate Pro- ducing Managers Association. John J. Leary, Jr., who for many years has cov- ered labor matters for The New York Morning’ World, writing in his column, “Labor’s Plans and Problems”, on June 23, said: “The drive of Equity for control of the talkies is. following the usual course of such things, with the main question at the moment: ‘Which one of the big pro- ducing units will quit first?’ “From the West Coast comes the un- official word that one of the biggest has iformally asked for terms that would give his organization a shade the best of it over the others. “Which recalls the days of the more defunct Producing Managers’ Association. “*You must,’ declaimed a salaried of- ficial to a hard-boiled reporter, question- ing the bona fide of a situation, ‘have faith in the managers.’ “*T have,’ smiled the hard-boiled one, ‘Just as much as you had when you in- sisted on your salary for the full term of your contract placed in escrow.’” WEATHER TOUGH ON TENT SHOWS The Kansas City office of the associa- tion reports that the tent repertoire companies wiich operate from that base have been getting a bad break from the weather. In the report, which covered the week from June 17 to 23, these para- graphs appear: “J. S. Angel has given up battling the elements and has posted notice of closing. The company opened in snow, and it has rained practically ever since.” “The M. L. Mitchell Players suffered complete loss of their tent during a tornado last Tuesday (June 11) at Stick- ney, S. D.” “Robert McOwen Company lost the opening night at West Point, Neb., owing to a terrific storm.” “Don Hopkins Show lost last Tuesday night at Paw Paw. Ill. The rain and windstorm was so severe that the lot was flooded. The entire blues and reserved section were under water.” “The Obrecht-Sullivan top was com- pletely destroyed last Saturday by a Leavy windstorm in Wisconsin. Only the stage and ropes remeined.” The report also states that a tent com- pany is rushing orders night and day to enable the managers to resume showing. Equity members are standing loyally by their managers to Yelp them in this emergency. Chorus Equity Assn. DOROTHY BRYANT, Executive Gecretary We are holding checks in settlement of claims for Adele Butler, Harriett Brit- ton, Helen Doring, Margaret Freeman, Gertrude Houser, Elizabeth Huyler, Dore othy Mellor and Hazel St. Amant. Thelma Lawrence is a recent transfer to the Actors’ Equity. Susanne Conroy is playing a part in The Little Accident. One member who has just received two weeks’ salary from a bond held by Equity due to the closing, during re- hearsals, of the Right Off the Boat Company reported that in the last three years Chorus Equity had collected $270 for him in claims. At the rate of $12 a year this amounts to almost 23 years’ dues—going to prove that membership in the Chorus Equity is not a bad investment. Of course this only refers to claims placed and collected. This member—in company with all other members of Chorus Equity—has benefited by his membership in every engagement he has had in the shorter rehearsal period, the prohationary period, payment for sleepers and extra performances, etc. Our members are again reminded that the jurisdiction of Equity does not ex- W orld’s Leading Drama Groups May Appear at Chicago Fair CHICAGO, July 1.—Most of the great dramatic organizations of the world will be brought to Chicago for performances during the 1933 Centennial Celebration if the fair’s trustees act favorably upon the suggestion just made to President Rufus C. Dawes by T. W. Stevens, di- rector of the Goodman Theater, Chicago, and director of pageantry of the Art In- stitute, and Cloyd Head, business man- ager of the Goodman Theater. Under the plan proposed by Stevens and Head, in a conference with Dr. Allen D. Albert, assistant to Mr. Dawes, the World’s Fair would import such organi- zations as the Moscow Art Theater Com- pany, the Max Reinhardt Company, the Comedie Francaise of Paris and the The- ater Guild of New York. The companies, with their directors, would be brought to Chicago for en- gagements of approximately six weeks each, with emphasis placed upon the fact that productions must be as nearly as possible the identical productions in scenery, text and casts which have brought them fame in their several cities. The international theater idea is one of several embodied in a general scheme proposed for a comprehensive program of dramatics and music for the Centennial. According to the plan, the manage- ment of the dramatics program would be placed in the hands of a committee which would include the heads of the great European theaters and of the emi- nent American theaters. Those suggested as members of the committee include: Constantin Stanis- lowsky, Max Reinhardt, Theresa Helburn, executive director of the Theater Guild of New York: Winthrop Ames, E. H Sothern, C. H. Worcester, chairman of the Chicago Art Institute theater com- mittee: Luigi Pirandello, G. Martinez Sierra, Gordon Craig, Norman-Bel Geddes, Kenneth Macgowan, Robert E. Jones, Ernest Stern, T. W. Stevens, Cloyd Head, Charles Collins, and a representative of the Comedie Francaise. A program of spectacular and histori- cal productions for the water theater is provided for in the proposal of Mr Stevens and Mr. Head. In part, this would be provided by national groups in Chicago, for exmaple, a Norwogian pag- eant of the Viking period. In addition, it was proposed to have the Goodman civic repertoire included in the program. It was also suggested that the annual production of the Play- ers’ Club of New York might be staged here for a period ranging for two to four weeks in connection with the inter- national theater idea. President Executive Sec’y-Treas. ETHEL BARRYMORE Capitol Building, Chicago GRANT STEWART | Vice-President | 304 Hall Bldg., oth & Walnut, Kansas City Recording Secretary ai ee i} Theo. Hale, 369 Pine St., San Francisco PAUL N. TURNER LU ota slits: 6412 Hollyu ood Blud., Los Angeles | Cumet if : se )u ——— tend to vaudeville and cabaret engage- ments. While it is true that our employment agency gets a great deal of work for our members in vaudeville and cabaret, this is done purely as a service to our mem- bers and to save them a commission The association cannot accept re- sponsibility for such engagements. If our members feel that they cannot ac- cept such engagements without the backing of Equity our only alternative is to discontinue this service. We feel that this would work a greater hardship than is justified by the number of per- sons obtaining work thru this depart- ment out of our jurisdiction who have not been paid. As it is members getting this type of work from the Chorus Equity have a greater protection than if they went to an agent for the same work d paid a commission since we do not accept calls from persons who have previously failed to pay members salary owing them On July 27 all mail that has been held at this office prior to July 1, 1928 will be returned to the post office. A portion of the mail held here will be listed alphabetically each week. If we have passed your name before you see the list, write to the office and ask to have your mail forwarded. We are holding mail for Mae Irvine, Bob Irving, J. Wallace Jackson, Carolyn James, Ann Ju Rika, Estelle Jensen Mary Jennings, Rita Jason, Geneva Jen- sen, Florence Johnson, Dudley Jordan Cyril Joyce, L. King, Jack Kiernan, Karol Kane, Ruth Claire King, Henrietta Kay, Blanche Krebs, K. Koehler, Fred Kruger, Ruth Kent, Thomas Kelly, Lucille Lynch Frances Lyle, Joyce Lloyd, Fern Le Roy, Gladys Lake, Robey Lyle, Betty Linn Grace Lynch, Marie Lalloz, Betty Lock- wood. Mary Lovett, Mignon Lavelle, Ains- ley Lambert, Flo Lamorere, Gertrude Lindle, Rena Landell, Bobby Lee. G Law, Gladys Law, William S. Lester, June Lauderdale, Jileen Lee, Harry Lake, Barbara Lee, Viola Lagergren. Are you working in the Chorus Equity classes—dramatic and dancing? Six weeks’ hard work now may mean a better engagement next season. If you cannot afford to pay you can apply for the scholarship fund. Don’t forget the offer of Anna Fitziu to give vocal lessons free of charge to promising members of Equity who are sent her by the association. Members who are interested should apply to the executive secretary. Report at the Chorus Equity office be- fore accepting engagements in sound 0! talking pictures. 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No. 27 ILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST has shown some curious incon- istency, to say the least, in his very active antagonism to the efforts of the Actors’ Equity Association in estab- lishing fair and uniform working con- ditions in the talking picture field. In the last few months the Hearst papers have been bellyaching their loudest because a newsprint and electric power company obtained control or part interest in various newspapers around the country. Cries of “power trust”, “throttled press”, “dictated propaganda” and similar expletives were emblazoned across the Hearst sheets. Other newspapers, too, voiced disap- proval of “power trust control” of news mediums, but none more loudly than the yellow journals of the Hearst fleet. Now, if it is wrong for the power in- terests to enter the newspaper game be- cause of the likelihood that they may use the press to force their issues by educating the public to their way of thinking, is it not equally unjust for a publisher to use his newspapers for the exploitation of motion pictures in which he is financially interested? Hearst, besides being a newspaper and magazine owner, is a producer of motion pictures. For years he has used his big chain of publications to advance his motion Picture interests, by reason of his newspaper control, it has been possitfe for him to boost and foist upon the public a good many films, as well as some stars, who did not merit such recognition—and who never would have received it from impartial hands. Is there any difference between the So-called “power trust” affiliations in the Newspaper field in order to further their Billboard interests, and the use of his news- papers by Hearst for the purpose of reaping profit from his motion picture connections ? Hearst was all for Equity, and for the actors, in the fight with the legiti- mate stage producers, but now that the same Equity and same actors are trying to get the same kind of justice from the motion picture makers, Hearst is all against them—because Hearst is a pic- ture man himself on the side. The Hearst papers boast of having the biggest collection of comic strips. But the champion of all comedy lines in the Hearst sheets is not on the pages containing these intentionally funny caricatures. It usually is right on the front page, often in scarehead type, and it bellows about “freedom of the press!” HESE DAYS THERE is one ques- T tion on the lips of everyone connected in any way with vaude- ville. It is: “I wonder what kind of a season we are going to have?” Most of the performers and agents asking them- selves or others this question are prob- ably acting thru force of habit. It is a habit that should have been discarded long ago. By now, all who give vaude- ville serious thought should know that one of the peculiarities of this branch of the show business is that the human element residing therein controls its fate to a greater extent than external forces. Vaudeville is, and probably always will be, what the circuit heads make it. With all the clearly written signs of a good impending season (assuming that such there be) vaudeville can be ex- tinguished entirely should the policy factors of the leading outfits so decree. Vaudeville is too well established to die such an inglorious death, but the fact stares us in the face, nevertheless, that the operators of combination houses look upon vaudeville these days as a means te an end and not as an end in itself. If chain officials feel that vaude- ville will benefit their business after working out the theoretical problem in their own peculiar manner, vaudeville will remain and its denizens will prosper thereby. Let the policy masters shake their heads and vaudeville will be left out in the cold. The artistes, producers and act en- trepreneurs might apply themselves profitably to the formulation of new and better ideas, but the basic support of all their hopes is the will of the policy makers. With them and their cold, practical decisions rests the future. HE WILL H. HAYS OFFICE has T succeeded in tearing to pieces the recent statement by Roger W. Bab- son, noted statistician, to the effect that the movies are a basic cause of the crime way of today. A formidable array of statistics has been compiled by Carl E. Milliken, secre- tary of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc., to show that Babson was all wet. The data lined up by Milliken is too voluminous for reproduction here, but it is enough to say that, as statistics vs. statistics, Milliken has the best of it by far. More easy to comprehend than the charts and figures brought together by Milliken, however, is the paper delivered last week in San Francisco by Jason S. Joy, Hollywood representative of Will H. Hays, before the convention of the International Association of Police- women. A study of 620 feature pictures pro-~- duced in America during 1928, shows that 33.7 per cent contained no villain and no crime. In 17.5 per cent the vil- lain was killed; in 33.8 per cent the villain was captured and left securely fast in the confines of a prison; in 4.4 per cent the villain reformed, and in the remaining cases physical punish- ment was administered by the hero. Of the 38 underworld pictures produced Mast year, the crook or villain was killed in 14 instances, was apprehended and arrested in 19 cases and in five cases was reformed. Such is the iron-clad moral of the movies, that not once does the guilty escape punishment. Dr. Joseph kL. Holmes, noted psychologist of Columbia University, has been making an intensive two years’ study of motion pictures and their effect upon human behavior, and the gist of his report is that motion pictures “provide a necessary outlet for romantic imagination rather than jeopardizing emotional! stability.” After discussing the question with hundreds of jurists, teachers, police officials and sociai workers, Dr. Holmes recor structed a so-called crime film in a highly exaggerated form for use in psychological tests. He showed the picture to hundreds of school children to whom he put many questions. Not one child who saw the film expressed or implied the least sympathy f wrongdoers or misdeeds. The startling discovery was mad that even immediately after seeing th film, most of the children remembere nothing about it. Only one fact wa unanimously reported. according to Dr. Holmes, and that was that “he was put in prison” or “he ended up in jail’. Tt is this certain Nemesis, occurring as it does on the screen in such vivid continuity with the act of wrongdoing, that makes movies a crime deterrent: Among the contributing causes to the national disregard for law must be in- cluded the steady increase in the total number of laws. Between 1906 and 192@, he said, the staggering total o* 923.663 laws were passed in this coun trv. These were added to the laws al- ready in existence. He called atten- tion also to the increase in wealth in the United States from $88,000,000,000 in 1900 to $325,000,000,000 25 vears later The sudden possession of wealth is a terrific strain on character whether in the case of an individual or a nation. Another reason whv the motion pic- ture is a deterrent of crime is that it provides a necessary emotional outlet for the people whether they © are huddled together in the noisy, nerve- wracking cities, or whether they live quietly and away from human contact in the farms and villages. Wherever we are, we must have an outlet, an escape valve. Life presses too closely upon us. We can’t stan@ the strain. There must be relief—re~ lief thru relaxation and recreation. Thy motion picture provides a_ refug where men and women may vicarious enjov necessary emotional experienceg. While doubtless there is much tru in the foregoing contentions, the fa remains nevertheless that authorize censors, well-meaning reformers ant just plain cranks continue to find plenty to object to in film offerings. It is a fine thing for pictures to preach the doctrine of “you can’t get away with it” as regards crime, but, so long as they portray crime and immoral doings in a manner that makes them glamorous and attractive, the objections will keep com- ing—regardless of whether or not these films exert the insidious influences that are charged against them. The Rillboard frequently has pointed out that the most effective way to shut up the unfriendly element is by not pros viding it with the fuel to keep its harm- ful propaganda fires burning. July 6, 1929 45 New Incorporations DELAWARE Film-Tone Corporstion, Wilmington, patents, 50,000 shares common; Corpora- tion Trust Company of America. International Movie Sound Corpora- tion, Wilmington, sound producing ma- chines, 400,000 shares common; Franklin L. Mettler, Wilmington. Colorcraft Corporation, Belleville, N. J., motion pictures, 200,000 shares common; Registrar & Transfer Company. David B. Stock Amusement Come pany. Dover, $25,000; Arley B. Magee, Inc., Dover. Davis Producing Company, Wilming- ton, theatrical productions, 2,000 shares common; American Guarantee & Trust Company. INDIANA The Southern Theaters Corporation, Evansville, to buy, sell, erect, equip, rent, lease, operate, control and manage theaters and places of amusement; $15,000 preferred, and 450 shares, no par; Maurice Davis, Evansville. MICHIGAN The Symphony Corporation, Detroit, to manufacture talking motion picture and voice synchronizing and sound-producing devices at popular prices; Royal A. Baker, E. F. Bahls and Fred W. Haines. NEW JERSEY S. & H. Amusement Company, Newark, 500 shares common; Abraham Hochberg, Newark. Kiddle Amusement Company, Bayonne, $100,000; Irving Meyers, Bayonne. Bucril Corporation, Trenton, theatrical proprietors, 100 shares common; Alex- ander Trapp, Trenton NEW YORK Latin-America Amusement Com X Manhattan, 200 shares common; T. PF. Franklin, 80 Maiden Lane. Playchoice, Manhattan, plays, pageants, $20,000; O'Brien, Boardman, Fox, Mem- hard & Early, 39 Broadway. Gabel’s Public Theater, Manhattan, #2000; Steinberg & Levin, 11 West 42d street. Wickersham Pictures Corporation, Manhattan, $20,000; Schlesinger & Schlesinger, 17 East 42d street. Luckey Roberts, Manhattan, theatric- als, 100 shares common; F. E. Rivers, 36 West 44th street. Chain Booking Corporation, Manhate tan, operate theaters, 200 shares come mon; J. W. Searles, 220 West 42d street, Grandeur Motion Picture Equipment, Manhattan, 100,000 shares common; S. Rogers, 55th street and 10th avenue. New Jersey Theaters Corporation, Mane hattan, 125 shares common; Monfried & Warner, 1440 Broadway. Orchestra Corporation of America, Manhattan. organize bands, $10,000; H. Berman, 475 Fifth avenue. Tony Shayne, Manhattan, theatrical enterprises, $20,000; Breslow & Salzman, 545 Fifth avenue. Nick Copeland, Manhattan, theaters, $5,000; J. Kendler, 1540 Broadway. Judean Drama Guild, Manhattan, 2,000 shares common; C. Braunhut, 233 Broad. way. Great Arts Pictures, Manhattan, mov- ing pictures, $50,000; F. M. Sheffield, Woolworth Building. 1492 Madison Avenue Amusement Company, Manhattan, theaters, $10,000; _. E. I. Goodman, 280 Broadway. Arkay Sound Corporation, Quee moving pictures, $20,000; H. Brodsky, Lafayette street, Manhattan. Elmwood of Penn Yan, Penn Yan, mov- ing pictures, 200 shares common; G. &. Sheppar, Penn Yan. Pritchard-Brockwel! Corporation. Man- hattan, operate theaters, $1,000; Hardin, re" Ener & Freschl, 74 Trinity Place. Mutval Rochester, Manhattan, operate theaters, 200 shares common; J. I. Good- stein, 24 East 40th street. Utica Exhibitors, Utica, theaters, $50,- 000; PY D. McIntosh, Little Falls. OHIO Avalgn Amusement Company, Dayton, $2,500; Mildred Fichbaum The rdon Square Theater Company, Cleveland, 100 shares, no par; Roscoe M, Ewing, E. L. Heasley and William F. Hecker PENNSYLVANIA ster Fair Association, Lancaster, ote agricultural exhibitions, $5,- Lan to pro 000. WASHINGTON The Consolidated Sound Pictures Core poration, Seattle. to operate studios for the making of synchronized and talkie motien pictures, $50,000; Edward Fergu- son, Sharles E. Rayol and J. R. Banta. { - ees ee : oes ae ees: Of ov eee : f : : - : a bye } . a a SN EE gst Ein, a Biers mo 19 re . a ee —— a al &§ ' ' : "t sick . a 35)
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We do not place charges for ads in the Classified columns upon our book No bills rendered CASH MUST ACCOMPANY THE COPY. No At Liberty ad accepted for less than 25 cents No Commercial ad ac- cepted for less than $1.00. Count every word and combined initials. also numbers in copy, and figure cost at one rate only Advertisements sent by telegraph will not be inserted unless money is wired with copy. Mail addressed to initials care General Delivery will not be delivered. We reserve the right to reject any advertisement and revise copy. subject to change in rate without notice “Till forbid’’ orders are without time limit and FORMS CLOSE IN CINCINNATI THURSDAY, 4:30 P.M., FOR THE FOLLOWING WEER’S ISSUE. THE BILLBOARD PUB. CO., 25-27 Opera Place, Box 872, Cincinnati, Ohio. AE gt MAGINLEYS AT LIBERTY—Double Ro- mat Ring Lotta and Ed Lotta: Whirling Ladder Perc i, Iron-Jaw Finish. Ed. Clown Num- bers. Oldtimers. Have house car. 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YOUNG MAN with theatrical experience in the dramatic field. wishes to do a monologue or sketch for vaudeville, or another chap with expe- rience Will assist in a talking comedy skit. Would like to hear from an; having an ex- cellent act of this type that will go over big and who will stage act and be able to secure bookings over reliable circuits Address and state all and full particulars in first XYLO- Experienced Last six years Consider anything JACK JONES, 502 S jy6 tin EXPERIENCED PLAYED also produce pres- enced, schooled musician. Union. Arranee, memorize Hotel, theater, road: reliable = B. LEONARD, 604 Van Buren, Amarillo, ex VIOLIN INIST AT LIBERTY. HAVE GoopDp RA. dio and stage record. Young, single Wi fo anywhere. Address VIOLINIST, 4429 Bar Ave., East Chicago, Ind jy6 A-1 TROMBONIST wishes connection with tndus trial or municipal band. Young, married, re}i able TROMBONIST, P. O. 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4-1 ROUTINE Orchestra Violin Leader or Side aa liberty Desires theatre, hotel, cabaret ; rchestra Consider other employment : inist, Bandmaster or Orchestra Leader Go anywhere. Institutions, schools please answer. Am Vitaphone victim or hosPperienced in all lines, BOX NY-86, Wevoard, New York City. {1 TROMBONIST, doubling Baritone, at liberty hout Jur 25 Nonunion Read and fake as seived Excellent tone qualities on both Trom- Sane and Baritone. Consider either trooping or loc: Must be A-1 organization. Do not mis- recent. State all in first letter. Band and or- : ‘leaders write immediately. Address TROM- BONI! r 1918 Cana] St., New Orleans, La jy6 ALTO SAX., doubling Baritone, Soprano and Clar- “inet. Young, sober, reliable, experienced. Read som e fake plenty Tuxedo. Can itoin immedi- Desire something for summer season. WM LLOYD. Col umbia_ Ave Cane May. N. J jy6 AT AT LIBE RTY “yt LY 15—Banjoist with Voice, Tenor Guitar. Reader. Experienced presentations. En- tertain some. Write FLOYD LAYMAN, 2532 3d Ave., H tington, W. Va. AT AT LIBERTY —Cornet, double Violin, Old trouper. Do Parts with Tom Show. W. G. LESTER, care General Dell very, Defiance, O. jy13 BRASS TEAM—At liberty for Dance or Theatre. Trumpet and Trombone. Together six years. Modern dance or theatre. Both twelve years’ ex- ' Will be open July 6, account theatre = ¢ Union. Ages, 28. Troupe or locate. Ad- dress stating all in first. BRASS TEAM, 425 Lo- st. Evansville, Ind. pot BLY “BASS AND TUBA at liberty—Experienced ile, pictures, road shows. Union. Allow un r forwardi ng. EDW. H. GRUZARD, Gen- eral Delivery, Toledo, O. All mai) sent to Pontiac lost ¥l art RE CORSE TIST—Recently closed with Dan- is Cotton Pickers’ Orchestra. Able to or hot hokum. Write GOODWIN, pla zitimate 3921 Prairie Ave., € Chicago, Til. FRENCH HORN, doubling Violin—Wish to hear { municipal or good industrial band and or- iress MUSICIAN, 4823 McDougall ~, y { BANJOIST AT LIBERTY—Reader, dou- Banio and Tenor Guitar Sings single, neat. Prefer lo- 421 W. Seventh St., TENOR s Plectrum Year's experience; nywhere. BANJOIST, TENOR BANJOIST—Age, 22. Single, sober, reli- ab neat appearance Read orchestrations. Play lo, but not on just anything Have re- tarted to learn the Cornet and have been Second Trumpet parts on waltzes and ber n't too difficult. Can fur- i references. Address BANJOIST, 1015 W. Evansville, Ind that r s] are ¢ wa St Band or orches- Can use music TROMBONIST Union. married Open for either or both n side if location. J. E. COLSEN, Fayetteville, N.C jy27 AT LIBERTY PARKS AND FAIRS Se WORD, CASH (First Line Large Black Type) 2% WORD, CASH (First Line and Name Black Type) je WORD, CASH (Small Type) (No Ad Less Than 25c) Figure Total of Words at One Rate Only. — AERONAUTS, BALLOON AS. sions, Parachute Drops: lady or gent. Bal Races PRESS 1911. JOHNSON BALLOON CO., Clayton, N jy13 BALLOON acmaONE FUR- ni for parks, fairs and celebrations. Not less than three and up to five parachute Terms dro by one man each ascension reasonable Satisfaction guaranteed. Have some open time. DARE-DEVIL REYNOLDS, Jerseyville, BALLOON ASCENSIONS, PARA- a ite Leaps. Have some open time. mmittees write, wire PROP. CHAS, SWARTZ, Humboldt, Tenn. Always reliable. jy20 THE ORIGINAL RUBE PERKINS— Two real feature free acts; lady and gentle- man. Holton, Kan. au3l AERIAL AND COMEDY GROUND ACTS — Lady and gent. Satisfaction guaranteed Pairs, celebrations. BERT NEW, 2691 East Jefferson . Detroit, Mich jy13 BALLOON ASCENSIONS, PARACHUTE Anywhere, any place, any time FRENCH _BROS. “ _— Creek. Micl au3 The = aren tos ade Gent le man). Thre e first-class, different and complete platform circus " acts. THE PARENTOS, Box 15, Tidioute, Pa jy13 MILLER’S SOCIETY CIRCUS—THREE REAL acts for parks and fairs Trained Ponies, Performing Dogs and Tight Wire. Some open ume in August and September. Priced right. Smit _Cent er, Kan jy27 PARK | ane FAIR MANAGERS, TAKE NOTICE Chambers and Trice, with their World’s Greatest High-Diving Horses. We have the ‘argest group of High-Diving Horses and Dogs in the world. We can give any size perform- ance’ We also have a rider that rides our horses from 40-ft. tower. He rides them bare. back, with his hands straight in the air. Ww ARD H. CHAMBERS, Business Manager, Srackenridge Ave., Brackenridge, Pa — NOT BOOK THE BEST? RAY BROS.’ CIRCUS unite ten acts, all standard. Now booking Southern dates for late fall celebra- psy is. Can compete with the best; both SD. and price. Communication, Huron. = ee iE a a Ft i —=+
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48 July 6, 1929 THE SELLING SENSATION OF TO- | MONEE, TAME, RHESUS, JAVA; day—Handy Sewing Kit with 8 Spools of Thread, Needles, Thimble, Needle Threader, etc. A 50c premium given free with every | sale. Sells for a quarter with 150% profit. Sample 25c. ATLAS-LEE, 128 East 23d St., New York jy6 WOMEN SCRAMBLE TO GET Tablecloths that save laundry bills. Whirl- wind seller Free outfit. MOHLER, Box 453-DG, Chicago jy 13x WRITE LINGERMAN, VENTRILO- ii Medicine Company, 1425 Pennsylvania Avenue, Baltimore, Md YOU ARE WANTED TO eo Mirrors at home. Immense profits platir autoparts. tableware, etc. Write SPRINKLE. Plater, 500, Marion, Ind $6.00 DAILY EASY SELLING NEW Tablecloth. Washes like oilcloth. No laundering Free outfit JONES, 802 N. Clark, Chicago. x $10 DAILY SILVERING MIRRORS, plating and refinishing lamps, refiectors, autos, beds, chandeliers by new method. Outfits furnished Write GUNMETAL CO., Ave. G. Decatur, MT] iv13 $50 WEEKLY — MEN WANTED TO demonstrate and take 10 orders daily direct from motorists. Amazing Magnetic Trouble Light. Sticks anywhere. More orders, bigger pay. Write for demonstrator and particulars. MAGNO, Beacon Bidg., Dept. 36A, Boston, Mass. x $50 WEEKLY EASY APPLYING Gold Initials on automobiles No ex- perience needed. $1.45 profit every $1.50 job Free samples. O MONOGRAMS, 1043A Washington, Boston, Mass tf 1,000 PACKAGES OF i5c BLUING all for $5.00. Samples 25c. E. PEERY, 118 Emerson, Portland, Ore 1929 ‘‘DRUGLESS ROAD TO PER- fect Health’, 250-page illustrated book Lecturers and Pitchmen earn big money Internal Bath Supplement. Lowest prices Retail $2.00. Samples, 25c, postpaid. STEIN PUBLISHING CO., 521 South State Street, Chicago $75 WEEKLY UP PLACING ASPIRIN, Notartar. Lighter Flints. Silk-Tone and other Self-Selling Counter Display Cards with merchants, soda fountains. cigar stores, etc. Over 100% profit. Steady repeats. STERLING COMPANY, D. Baltimore, Md ivy13x ANIMALS, BIRDS AND PETS 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. ALLIGATORS — PITS, $10, $15, $25, $50. Perfect fat feeders, instant ship- ment, light boxing, lowest express. Half cash, balance _ ORIDA ALLIGATOR FARM (Joe Campbell's Place), South Jackson- ville, Fla jy27 ANIMALS, PARROTS, CANARIES, Reptiles, Snookum Bears, Monkeys, etc., all imported. Stamp for price list. LAREDO acc BIRD & ANIMAL CO., Laredo, ex BABY PARROTS, BLACK TONGUE, black feet, very strong. Make good talkers. $12.00 each Wire order LAREDO ZOO. BIRD & ANIMAL CO., Laredo, Tex Billboard COSTUMES, WARDROBES A. B. T. TARGETS, A-1 CONDITION, ting tails, $20.00 each, including Collar $15.00 each; New Midget Dice ang and Chain attached. Tame Young Parrots, AND UNIFORMS Roulettes, $16.00 each; Mills Puritans, like $6.00 each: Parrot Cages, $3.30 each; beauti- new, $17.50 each; Jennings Today Front ful Love Birds, $4.50 pair; Canaries, $1.00 1¢@ CENTS A ee ge yd 10 WORDS. Venders, like new, $50.00 each; 5c Bells each; Dwarf, Tame, Trick-Learning Parrots, CASH WITH COP —— ee -- _— — = weeks, $60.00 $4.00 each; oun ass Cages each; Rebul 5c Side enders, $40.00 ea Stands, $2 25 « —“ "Deposit ‘with ny ARTISTIC GOWNS, PARISIAN MOD- Collapsible Steel Stands, $4.00 each; Collec: sures immediate shipment. No delay. els, Wraps, Rhinestone Leotards, Opera; tion Books, $2.50 dozen; sample free; Ming VAHLE’S, 319 Madison St Chicago iv20x Hose, Evelashes, French Wigs, Rubber Busts, ! $9.00 per case, Ball Gum, $9.00 per case, - Impersonators’ Outfits; also four Fancy Silk | 25% deposit with order TILLITSON spr. OUTSTANDING MIDGET PONY, RE-| Dress« Hat, Slippers, $12.50. SEYMOUR, | CIALTY COMPANY, Aurora, Iii ly6 markably handsome, 200 pounds. Broken | 235 Fifth Avenue, New York ATTENTION, “A. B. T. OPERATORS! ally. pod hw ye Fy BY, — ——- BAND COATS, REGULATION BLUE, My new electric equipment for the A BT $100 00 gets him, crated FP O. B. here. Che ap black, $3.50; Caps, $1; Policeman Coats, $4 increases play 100% Send us one of your for $500.00. JOHN S. PAINE, Franklin, Mass. | Caps. $1; Red Wigs, $2.25; Tuxedo Suits, $10; machines and $10.00 and cash in on a real Men’s Suits, $10; Tent, $15; Minstrel Suits, | new trick HEINEMAN CO., 4707 Hamilton PET SKUNKS, , GUARANTEED ODOR-| complete, $5; Parade Coats, $3; Clown Suits, | Ave., Detroit, Mich. jyl3 B less, trai ined, 700 to $15.00. MAUERS $3 gy eee lists. WALLACE, 1834 North ATTENTION! SAVE MONEY ROS. Broad Ry Neb Halsted, Chicago. “i ee artnet tat as lalate = — High-Grade Ball Gum, $13.00 case 10,000 SNAKES FIXED SAFE TO HANDLE,| BAND COATS, $4.00; CAPS, $1.00; | balls. 5c Mints, $8.50 case of 1,000 or $16 00 $15.00 and $25.00 per den. PUTNAM’S| Tuxedo Coats, $600.. JANDORF, 698 West | two cases. 5c ‘‘No-Value” Checks, $8.00 per ANIMAL HOUSE, Buffalo, N. Y. jy27| End Ave., New York thousand, or 2,000, $15.00. Send for latest - — catalog New ana Used Machines. ROBBINS SCHOOL FOR DOGS—I CAN TRAIN | BARGAINS — 20 COSTUMES FOBR/| comMPANY, 26 Dodworth St., Brooklyn, N.Y. your pet to your satisfaction. KNEEDLER, Dustin, Okla SEA CURIOSITIES FOR PIT, SIDE Shows and Museums MRS. LEE Send for catalog JOSEPH FLEISCHMAN, 1105 Franklin, Tampa Fla jy27 SNAKES, DENS, $15.00; ALLIGA- tors, 2-footers, $5.00 pair; 6 feet, $10.00: Arma- dillos, $4.00; Gila Monsters, $5.00; Loggerhead Turtles, 75 pounds, $25.00; Prairie Dogs, $5.00 pair; Marmosette Monkeys, pets, pair, $40.00 Rhesus Monkeys, $20.00; Black Spider Mon- keys, $40.00; Male Sphinx Baboon, 26 inches, a pet, fine coat, $200.00; Coyote Pups, $10 00; Snookum Bears, $15.00; Baby Parrots, Redheads, $5.00; Double Yellowheads, $1000 Wire orders Lists free. OTTO MARTIN LOCKE, New Braunfels, Tex SNAKES, SNAKES — TEXAS RAT- tlesnakes, fat, unfixed, at 35c pound. Harmless Snakes, dens assorted kinds and sizes, from $15.00 to $35.00 den. Send stamp for price list. LAREDO ZOO, BIRD & ANIMAL CO., Laredo, Tex. SPITZ DOG, SNOW WHITE, YEAR old, $15.00; White Toy Fox Terrier, 6 months, 8 pounds, $1500; Flying Squirrels, $3.00 pair; Young Weasels, $4.00 pair; Albino Doves, $5.00 pair; White Mice, White Rats, 25 cents each; Large Guinea Pigs, $1.50 pair; Peruvian Guinea Pigs, $4.00 pair. DETROIT BIRD STORE, Detroit, Mich SQUIRRELS — ORANGE, SILVER and Black Squirrels, healthy, bushy tails and real pets. Price $4800 a dozen. Wire your orders. LAREDO ZOOLOGICAL BIRD & ANIMAL CO., Laredo, Tex BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. BIG MAIL GALORE — HUNDREDS of spare and full time money-making offers, i* S1US samples, etc. A gold mine of money-making information. Month, 10c; 3 months, 25c. MARCY SERVICE, 1520 Olive, Scranton, Pa. iy6 DIVING DOLL—SEE AD UNDER Agents wanted. jy13 INCH DISPLAY 50 MONTHLIES, thrice, $8. MEYER AGENCY, 4112-B Hart- BEARCAT, STRANGE ANIMAL, | ers a = Da eee gee or; “ae ee ee i: ag Ee hee a ee oe WA ltd - » r " CN ee CONCESSIONS— oy oe | | ea ee et seg - 1 r sin — ao oe ee re ged Sal f cs ea koe ? eee) a oe eo, Pi ee ee ae St ee ee ee pine ae ram he! ‘eye Ree we ot Re Sue ae ee ee a See ae: Ss Meets ce ee te - a ates - ' ak a ae > 7 tigte aae rae . tes. . 2 aa pee, Soo} ae ee : ee a : . \ : Poee Pipi oe Sy a
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in good condition. All 90,000 and 90,000, Only $37.50, d and newly nickeled. ylishe pa two keys. Mills 5¢ Jack Pot, with side venders, $60.00 each. Slot Machine Locks with two keys, 90c each. Privilege of inspec- tion. One-third deposit with order. ROYAL MINT CO., 1023 Ave. J, Box E-8, Brooklyn, N. Y PoP CORN POPPERS—ALL KINDS. Fasy terms. NATIONAL SALES AND MFG. CO., 699 Keoway, Des Moines, Ia jy6 SELLING OUT—FIRST COME FIRST served. 1 Mills Bell, nickel play, used 10 days, same as brand new, $40.00; 1 Caille Ben- Hur. 25c play, guaranteed brand new, $55.00; 3 Mills Sc Side Venders, first-class condition, $25.00 each; 1 Mills Check Boy, $12.00; 1 Eagle » Color Machine, $15.00; 1 Perfection, $6.00. 1 Puritan, $8.00; 3 Jennings Se Side Venders, perfect, $25.00 each; 2 Jennings 25c Side Venders, perfect, $32.00 each; 2 Mills Magnetic Pianos, one brand new, $300.00; one used 18 months, same as brand new, $225.00; 45 brand-hew Penny Baseball Flip Targets, $3.50 each; 25 used at $2.50 each. 1 small lot Salesboar One- third with order, balance C. O. Satisfaction guaranteed. ALBERT w. SCHU TT, 57 Bay Street, Charleston, S. C. SLOT MACHINES ON SALE FOR immediate delivery. Mills or Jennings Operators Bells, in 5c, 10c, 25¢ and 50c fisy: oO. K. Gum Venders; Deweys, in 5¢ and 25c play, also with Jack Pot feature; Cailles, Square Deals, in Se and 25¢ play; Owls, in 5c play; Ball Gum and Target Practice Machines. Conditional leasing arrangements. PITTSBURGH MFG. @& SALES CO., main office, Rooms 51, 82 and 53 Shannon Bidg., 926 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa aul? ° MILLS BAG PUNCHERS, $50.00 each; 1 Peterson Shock, $20.00; 2 Lifters, $20.00 each; 2 Shootoscopes, $15.00 each Third deposit. POWERS BROS., Mid-City Park, Albany, N. Y¥ 5 BASKET BALL MACHINES, $12.00 each; 5 Caille Baby Gum Vendors, $22.50 each or $100.00 for the lot; 10 A. B. T. Target at half factory pares. Skills, $13.50 each or $125.00 for the lot. Send 25% deposit. ROBBINS COMPANY, 26 Dodworth St., Brooklyn, N. Y jy13 5 MILLS FRONT VENDERS, RUN fine, $42.50 each, or all for $20000. Send deposit. Shipment same day. A. L. KRAPP, Jasper, Ala. iy6 10 HORSE POWER 1928 MODEL NO. 30 Caille Bros.’ Outboard Motor, run less than 100 miles. Cost $165; will sell for $60. Absolutely brand new: original packing cases Send deposit sufficient to 2 transportation charges Will ship C. O ; examination epee w. Cc. FAIRBANKS: Sioux Falls, $85.00 — LONG-EAKIN CRISPETTE Machine, slightly used. Other Machines, Wheels, Mummies, cheap Write for list. WEIL’S CURIOSITY SHOP, 20 South Second 6t., Philadelphia, Pa. HELP WANTED 10 CENTS A ee ertn boos. 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COP LADY CONCESSION AGENT FOR Grind Store in park. J. C. RANCHES, Brighton Hotel, Bethlehem, Pa. MAN TO RUN PITCH-TILL-YOU- Win. Must know his business. Write only F. TRIPKIN, Coleman Bros.’ Shows, Belling- am, Mass 8. B. WILLIAMS SHOWS—WANTED: Legitimate Concessions of all kinds In- dependent Shows, come on. Experienced Man to work Mug Joint. Two Lady Ball Game Workers Foreman for Miniature Train. Wellington, Tex., then the biggest 4th of July gaweration, Hollis, Okla. 8S. B. WILLIAMS, anager WANTED—VAUDEVILLE SINGERS, two, male and female. Must be first-class, Keith-Albee Circuit preferred, to feature my high-class Songs Liberal compensation. Write for free copies Smee. H. AINSWORTH, Author, Publisher, Niles, WAN’ TED SINGLE NOVELTY PER- former Change for 2 weeks. WHITE OWL MEDICINE CO., Goshen, Ind. WANTED — THEATRE WORKER who understands exploitation Salary ex- pected. BOX C-730, Billboard, Cincinnati WANTED—PERFORMERS FOR MED. Shi Change for week. Name lowest. DE DEVORE MED. SHOW, Dauphin, Pa WANTED—GIRLS FOR IRON JAW, hot over 118 pounds. ALEXANDER TROUPE, 5142 Broadway, Chicago, Ill WANTED — GOOD AMATEUR FOR Medicine Show WHITE OWL MEDICINE » Goshen, Ind. Billboard MILLS 5c SIDE VENDERS, MOSTLY | IMMEDIATELY — COLORED DANCE Band. Must be hot and good. Season’s work in small summer park. Clean livers only. State lowest. F. B. DERBY, Lake Ariel, Pa. BAND AND ORCHESTRA INSTRU- ments, new and used. We sell, exchange, repair all makes. Send for bargain list of Used Instruments. PULS MUSIC CO., 220 E Douglas, Wichita, Kan. jy13 IMMEDIATELY — MODERN DANCE Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophones doubling, Drummer. Prefer singers, arrangers. Read. hot, union. Wire CLINT MEREDITH, Gas- tonia, N. C SAXOPHONE AND CLARINET Players to use a Bailey Amplitone. Velvet tone, easier blowing, faster tongue and smoother vibrato. Price 50c; money-back guarantee. BAILEY, 368 Seventh Ave., San Francisco, Calif jy13 WANTED—COLORED B. B. PLAYER. Young, congenial, union, who doubles or sings preferred. Wm. Moore, Jr., take notice. Write TOMMIE FOX, 439 Seventh 8t., Milwaukee, Wis. WANTED QUICK — HOT PIANO Player, also’ Cornet, Traps and Violin. Make salary low for long, Sure season under canvas. The Vans, write. WILLARD THE WIZARD, San Angelo, Tex. WANTED—COLORED BRASS TEAM, Sax Team. Fast readers, hot. Lady erter- tainer. Good strong voice. Other musicians write dance orchestra. CHAS. RANDOLPH, care Welcome Park, Ada, O. WANTED — TRUMPET PLAYER. Must be good reader, tone, young, neat. State lowest salary. Experience. Write JACK SCHILL, Martinsburg, W. Va GIRL TROMBONE FOR EXCELLENT position. Steady work Girls’ orchestra Must have good tone and technique. Must be good. Apply PARAMOUNT ARTISTS, 28 West North 8t., Indianapolis jyi3 WANTED FOR U. 8S. ARMY BAND— Clarinet, Baritone and Bass Drummer. JOHN GRABLE, Band, Tenth Coast Artillery, Fort Adams, Newport, R. I jy6 WANTED — MODERN DRUMMER, Sousaphone, Trumpet. Singers preferred Location job. Wire FLOYD McMAINS, Bloomfield, Ia. 3 VIOLINISTS WANTED — FOR year-round teaching. Position open in three weeks) Must be capable of teaching first-year banjo students. Send photo and full particulars in first letter. F. MUELLER, 2 Denneson St., Hartford, Conn. jy13 INSTRUCTIONS AND PLANS 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. GREAT STRENGTH EASILY OB tained—Complete instructions. $1.00. Re- sults guaranteed. Proof free. PROF. DRYER, Box 1850, Chicago, Ill THE COWELL INSTITUTE TEACHES and furnishes Formulas for marbleizing con- crete products, stone enameling and mold making. Membership inexpensive. Address THE COWELL INSTITUTE, Grayling, Mich jy6x MAGICAL APPARATUS FOR SALE. early New and Cut Price 10 cents‘ A WORD—MINIMUM 1° WORDs. | CASH WITH COPY ACTS THAT MAKE GOOD—MAGIC, Escape, Crystal Gazing, Secrets, Drawings. List, 6c. GEO. A. RICE, Auburn, N. Y. jy27 MAGIC CATALOG, 20c — LYNN’S, 105-A Beach, Jersey City, N. J. au3 MINDREADERS, CRYSTAL GAZERS —Our new 92-page TDlustrated Catalogue of Mental Magic, Mindreading Apparatus, Books, Horoscopes, Crystals and Spook Effects is the largest in the world. Catalogue and Sample Horoscope, 30c. NELSON ENTERPRISES, 198 S. Third, Columbus, O. VENTRILOQUIST, PUNCH FIGURES —Catalog free. FRANK MARSHALL, 5518 S. Loomis, Chicago. jy13 MISCELLANEOUS 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMU J 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COP DIVING DOLL — SEE AD UNDER Agents Wanted jy13 MEXICAN JUMPING BEANS—THE rarest curiosity in the world, for delivery in July. Price $2.00 hundred. Special prices in big quantities. Let us book your orders. HILARIO CAVAZOS & BRO., Laredo, Tex SHOWMEN — NEW SPIEL BOOK. Ballyhoos, Stunts, New Carnival Attractions, Novelties, etc Price 50c WM. DUKE, Publisher, HELP WANTED—MUSICIANS 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. - _ CASH WITH COPY, - CORNET PLAYER FOR 7TH COAST —e llery Band. HARRY G. LUDLAM, Sandleader, Fort Hancock, N. J MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR SALE—WANTED TO 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 19 ‘WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. GIRL SAXOPHONE FOR EXCEL. lent position Steady work Girls’ orches- i Must have good tone and _ technique. aaust be good. Apply PARAMOUNT ARTISTS, 28 <8 West North St., Indianapolis jy13 Gin MUSICIANS WHO DOUBLE or do specialty for established vaudeville orc estra. Must be reliable. BOX CHI-64, ilboare Chicago, Il 1y20 HARMONICA PLAYERS FOR BAND revue. Write LOU ASHENDORF, 1500 Vyse » Bronx, New York, N, ¥, ACCORDIONS, 2, NEW, IMPORTED, DEAL WITH THE PROFESSIONAL House. Everything in Band and Orchestra Instruments, Music, Repair Service. We allow more for your old instrument in trade Send for catalogs, big bargain list, music bul- letins and ‘magazine, ‘Musical Booster’. CHARLES CRAWFORD COMPANY, 1012-14 C McGee, Kansas City, Mo jy13 FOR SALE — LEEDY MONARCH Marimba Xylophone, four and one-half octave, white and gold finish. In two trunks. Outfit like new. Been used few months in home only. $600 instrument, $400.00. Selling once | eae STANLEY SURBER, Frances- ville, Ind. WE HAVE A SUPPLY OF BOTH new and used Band Organs built for skat- ing rinks on which we can make attractive prices and terms. W. C. FAIRBANKS, Sioux Falls, S. D. PARTNERS WANTED FOR ACTS (NO INVESTMENT) 10 CENTS A WORD ENERO 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COP AT LIBERTY JULY | PHS DANG. ing Danny White. Will team with young lady with car. Experience unnecessary. Op- portunity to make circuit. Write or wire. DANCING DANNY WHITE, 412 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. WANTED PARTNER — UNENCUM. bered Character Woman. Description. ROY POLSON, Blissfield, Mich. PATENTS ‘ 10 CENTS A eae ee. 10 WORDS. SH WITH COP INVENTIONS COMMERCIALIZED — Patented or unpatented. Write ADAM FISHER MFG. CO., 553 Enright, St. Louis, Mo. jy27x July 6, 1929 49 BEAUTIFUL DYEDROPS, BANNERS, Scenery. Finest work, lowest prices. Save money Send dimensions for cut rates ENKEBOLL SCENIC CO., Omaha, Neb jy6 CLOTH BANNERS, $1.25; 3x10. ANY wording; four flashy colors. Paper Ban- ners only 50c. Day service. S@nt anywhere. SALMON BROS., Independence and Prospect, Kansas City, Mo. jy27 PICTORIAL BANNERS AND SIGNS to order. FREEBURN, Artist, Hicksville, O. 2ND-HAND SHOW PROPERTY FOR SALE 10 CENTS A Se = bry — SH WITH CO BALLOONS, INFLATORS, PARA- chutes, Accessories. THOMPSON’ BROS. BALLOON CO., Aurora, Ill. jy6 BANNERS — PALMIST, WILDMAN. Tarpulin, Tents, Umbrellas. Cheap. FRANKLIN, 907 Filbert St., Philadelphia. jy13 BALLROOM LIGHTING EFFECTS— Motor-Driven Color Wheels, Crystal Show- ers, Spotlights, Elecvrical Stage Effects, Flood- lights for Swimming Pools Cc. L NEWTON CO., 244 W. 14th St., New York. jy27 BALLOONS, PARACHUTES, GOOD condition; ready to work. JOHNSON BAL- LOON co., Clayton, N jy6 CALLIOPE, 43 WHISTLES, PRAC- tically new, $385.00 + a 1-K. W. Light Plant, $150.00 F B Los Angeles. MORRIS & ROWE SHOW, 4707 West 17th St. St. FOR SALE — CIRCUS BLEACHER Seats, always a few hundred sections on hand. Five to ten tiers high. New and used. Can be used out or indoors. Made by experienced circus people. We also rent Seats for all purposes. Write PENN BLEACHER SEAT CO., 1207 West Thompson St.. Philadelphia, Pa iyé LAUGHING MIRROR SHOWS FOR fairs, carnivals, etc. Cc. J. MURPHY, Elyria, O jy27 PERSONALS 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. BERNARD—LETTER FROM N. GOD keep you for me. NAZEHIBA. jy6 BERNARD—SAME LOVE AND BEST wishes for your birthday. Be good. Had letter from Canada. Communicate af possible. Am. well J. B.—ALL MONEY LOST PHONE booth way to Georgia. Believed you must be ill until fiendish excuse arrived. Answered Billboard fwe times. Won't release for sale without ticket. Friends supplied food, shelter, fifteen months. 525. RADIO EQUIPMENT 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. GEM POCKET RADIO—PRICE FOUR dollars. Have music, songs, sports with you. PETERS SALES AGENCY, 701 E. 43d St., Chicago. SALESMEN WANTED 1@ CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. AUTO SEAT COVER LINE PAYS $100 weekly. Sell direct to automobile owners. Low priced; excellent quality. Idab- orate 4x7 samples free. MARVELO, 2301 Wabansia, Chicago jy6x GALLOPING IVORIES—NEW GAME that’s thrilling all America. Absolutely legal. Every cigar counter waiting for you. $125-$200 weekly Hurry K. & S., 4307 Ravenswood, Chicago. jy27x MAGIC GLOVES REMOVES GREASE, Paint, Ink Stains from dirty hands. Sam- ple, 60 cents postpaid. CONY SPECIALTIES, 34 N. State, Chicago. x PAINT IT YOURSELF — AZTEC Auto Enamel flows free of brush marks Big money for agents. Outfit free. AZTEC ENAMEL CO., Fort Worth, Tex. PICTURED SIGN CARDS — 400% profit Samples, 10c. BRENNEMAN, J-3, Lima, O jy20 SALESMEN TO WORK FAIRS—FAST seller. Newest invention. Spark Plug Testing Screwdriver. Write for particulars. Sample, prepaid, $1. ANGOLA SPECIALTY CO., Angola, N. Y. jy6x SALESBOARD SALESMEN, $10,000 yearly. New line, all fast sellers. Lowest prices. Full commission on repeat business. Catalog free Hurry! PURITAN NOVELTY CO., 1409 Jackson, Chicago jy27x SELL PRINTING AT BARGAIN prices Big commissions. COLORPRESS, 2448 National, Detroit. jy13 35% COMMISSION, LIBERAL RE- peats New Sales Producing Service in- creases business 20% to 50 Every retailer live prospect SALES BUILDERS, 507 W. Madison, Chicago jul3x one piano, other chrome atic, 120 basses. Pro- fessional instruments Sacrifice. OTTO, 2522 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. BAND COATS, REGULATION, $3.50; Caps, $1; Tuxedo Suits, $10; Tent, $15; Men's Street Suits, $10. Stamp brings lists WALLACE, 1834 North Halsted, Chicago BAND ORGAN, UNAFON, STREET Piano, rebuilt, good as new, for sale; sacri- fice. C. W. DUCHEMIN, 527 East Wabash, Indianapolis, Ind. SCENERY AND BANNERS 1@ CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. ARTISTIC STAGE SETTINGS — SA- teen Drops, 18x24 ft., $25.00. Send for cata- logue. &. FF STUDIOS, Springfield, LIGHT PLANT—110 VOLTS. FORD car owners, investigate. THOMPSON BROS.. Route 1, Aurora, TL jy6é MACHE GOODS, SIDE SHOW ILLU- sions, Curiosities. W. J. COOK, 118 W. Main St., Richmond, Ind. jy20 OCEAN WAVE, COMPLETE, $1,600.00. 804 JAMAICA AVE., Brooklyn, N. Y. jy6 PORTABLE WHIP FOR SALE— $25.00, in good condition, ready to run. Inquire at No. 72 25th St., Wheeling, W.Va. PORTABLE RINK, FINE OUTFIT, good floor, new top, new organ and skates & snap at $1,600.00. G. F. RINARD, Tipton, a. UMBRELLA TENT, 9xll, DOUBLE Bed and Springs, used six weeks, $19.00. B. F. DETERS, care Patterson Springs, Camargo, Ill. USED ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS, all sizes, rented and sold. INDEPENDENT MACHINERY COMPANY, 300 S. W. Bivd., Kansas City, Mo. jy6 24-SEAT GLIDER SWING, THREE- Abreast Allan Herschell Carouse“'e. Can be seen in operation. OTTO CRISS, 450 W. Thurston, Elmira, N. Y. SONGS FOR SALE 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. MUSICAL REVIEW — TALKIE Screen Writers. Real chance. Four real Songs suitable for any kind review. WEN- DLING, 6037 Harper Ave., Chicago, Il FYOU- DON'T - HAVE TO-BE:A MAGICIAN TO TURN THOSE IN-THE-WAY-THINGS INTO MONEY USE A : a sy ee | rr eee ee —— a Ae es ee ee es eee es Se ee es ee a ee SE a TEM? | __ dy ____ A : ) a = ——— ae ee dy | IF | a ee a ee i. azz a — : Ty 8 (2 : —————— ee ee | | | es | Pe | a | ——a ss eee CE io ae 7 = | ee se a 9 i —F a7) |Sae | eee _ aa ee | | =z — es |S | COS , |
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July 6, 1929 TATTOOING SUPPLIES DESIGNS, MACHINES, FORMULAS. 18 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY NEW DISPLAY SHEETS, 50c; 7 Remover Formulas, $1. Machines, 2 for $5 WATERS, C-965 Putnam, Detroit au3l Billboard 150 LETTERHEADS, 8%x1l, AND 150 Envelopes Printed, $1.25. Other Print- ing priced right. DOC ANGEL, Ex-Trouper, Box 1002, Leavittsburg, O 500 BUSINESS CARDS, 98c. EXPERT work guaranteed Other Printing reason- able. Samples free. Hurry! HANZER, 1039 S. Cleveland, Philadelphia. TENTS FOR SALE (SECOND-HAND) 10 CENTS A WORD-—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. FOR SALE—TWO GOOD 30x60 TENTS for sale for third their cost. World's largest breeding kennel KENNEL GARDENS, INC., St. Clairsville, O. iv6 SIDEWALL — NEW STOCK READY, 640-ounce drill, hand roped, 8 feet high, $36.00: hundred feet long, 9 feet high, $40.60 10 feet high, $44.00 Send deposit. KEBR CO., 1954 Grand Ave., Chicago jy20 TENTS — BARGAINS. 40 SLIGHTLY Used Tents, 15x15, 20x20, 15x30, 20x30, 40x80, 50x100. HUDSON RIVER SAILMAKING CO., 75 Warren St., New York City $6.50 TARPAULIN, NEW, TEN ounce government canvas, size 8x10 feet. Have other sizes. Also Tents, all sizes, and Garden Parasols cheap. Send for free list WEIL’S CURIOSITY SHOP, 20 South Second St., Philadelphia, Pa 250 TENTS, SLIGHTLY USED, ALL sizes. Bargains to unload. Send for list. KERR COMPANY, 1954 Grand Ave., ee y THEATERS FOR SALE 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. THEATRE AND BUILDING—SACRI- fice for cash or exchange. Big opportunity for showman. WADLEY, 426 South Spring, Los Angeles, Calif. jy6 THEATRICAL PRINTING 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. CLASSY TWO-COLOR LETTER- heads or Envelopes, $2.95 5009: $4.95 1,000 BEARD PRINTERY, 1360 E. 62d St., er iy! FLASHY 11x14 TACK CARDS, 200. $2.7 100, $1.85; express collect. Free cuts; fast service. BUSINESS PRESS, Jessup, Pa jy13x PRINTING — SPECIAL SUMMER prices Envelopes, $3.00 per 1,000. 3x8 Tonighters, $4.50 for 5,000. ING CO., Warren, Il SPECIAL BLOCKS FOR WINDOW Cards designed and engraved, two colors, LEADER PRINT- x WANTED PARTNER (CAPITAL INVESTMENT) 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. MAN WHO HAS OPEN TERRITORY for five and twenty-five cent Mint Vending Machines Attractive proposition. RAY DUNLAP, Franklin, Ind jy13 WANTED TO BUY, LEASE OR RENT 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS, CASH WITH COPY. ELECTRIC CANDY FLOSS MA- chine: no belt driven: first-class condition. E. E. GROW, 401 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville, Fla GLASS TANK WANTED—ABOUT 12 feet long, six feet deep, six feet wide. ALLIGATOR JACK COPPINGER, care Bill- board, Cincinnati. MERRY-GO-ROUND, TWO OR THREE abreast Must be cheap for cash, in first- class condition, within two hundred and ‘ifty miles of Fort Wayne. ROBERT SAILOR, 206, W. Superior St., Fort Wayne, Ind WANT TO BUY — FIVE HUNDRED Folding Chairs. Must be in good repair and cheap for cash Central States only Also 140, feet ten-foot Side Wall in good condition. FRANK WINNINGER, Schofield, Wis WANTED — CONCESSION TENTS and all kind Carnival Property; Rink Skates, any make. Buy anything of value If need money write or wire us. WEIL’S CURIOSITY SHOP, 20 South Second St., Philadelphia, Pa. ATTENTION! ROAD SHOW MEN— We are forced to liquidate our business within the next few weeks. We have about fifteen Super Features left that must be closed out: “Drug Traffic’; ‘Daring Youth : “Daughters of Pleasure” (Clara Bow); “East Side, West Side” fifty dollars “Woman Untamed” (Doraldino); “County Fair’ (Wes- ley Barry); rivolous Wives’ (Valentino); twenty-five dollars “Red Kimono”; “‘Napo- leon and Josephine’: one hundred dollars. Also several Good Serials, full of action. All in splendid condition, shipped subject to examination FEATURE FILM DISTRIBUT- ING CO., 42 Melrose St., Boston, Mass BANKRUPT STOCK — TWO THOU sand reels Features, Short Subjects, Serials Synchronized Talking Picture Outfits for the- aters: also portable road-show models with Films and Records. Will sell complete equip- ment or films and records separately. Stamp for lists. BOX 255, Hickman Mills, Mo. jy13 COMEDIES, ACTION, WESTERN and Sensational Subjects at lowest prices. Perfect condition film List COLONIAL FILM & SUPPLY CO., 630 Ninth Ave., New York. iv6 FEATURES, WESTERNS, COMEDIES, as new. Advertising plenty; lists ECONOMY, 814 Corinthian, eT y27 FEATURE FILMS, GOOD CONDI- tion, $1.00 per reel. Free list. A. SOLLER, Narrowsburg, N. Y. JUST PURCHASED 3,000 REELS, IN- cluding Westerns, Comedies, War and Sen- sational. Everything going $5.00 per reel No lists; just tell me what you need. Andy Gumps, 5, 700 feet per subject, condition new, $4.00 per reel. Also 1 print Ten t in Bar Room, $125.00. E. ABRAMSON, 3821 Wilcox, Chicago NEWS REELS, $3.00; SIX-REEL “Esther”, Biblical, $35.00; Cement, 35 cents RAY, 266 W. 46th St.. New York ROADMEN! SEND FOR LATEST bargain list of Films for sale. FILM ART RELEASING CO., 622-30 Ninth Avenue, New York City jy13 MOVING PICTURE | FILMS—NEW PRINTS 1@ CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. MOVIES MADE TO ORDER—DEVEL- oping, printing, titles. Negative film. LORENZ FILMS, Madison, Ind. FILMS FOR SALE—2D-HAND THE HOUSE WITHOUT CHILDREN, 6 reels, proven money maker, something different, $65.00; paper free. Also many other unusual bargains WESTERN FEATURE FILMS. 1018 So. Wabash, Chicago WONDERFUL SELECTION OF FIVE- reel Westerns and Stunt Pictures; also two-reel Comedies. Low prices. Good condi- tion Free list. FILM ART RELEASING CO., 630 Ninth Ave., New York City. jy20 PROJECTOR REPAIRING 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDs. CASH WITH COPY. MOVING PICTURE MACHINES overhauled and repaired. Work guaranteed Rates reasonable. MOVIE SUPPLY CO., 84; Wabash Ave., Chicago. jy20 2ND HAND M. P. ACCESSO- RIES FOR SALE 10 CENTS A aS 10 WORDS. ASH WITH COPY BIG BARGAIN IN USED 0: OPERA Chairs — 600 Upholstered, 800 Veneer MOVIE SUPPLY CO., 844 Wabash Ave., Chi- cago iy20 EXHIBITORS — GOMPLETE NEW Stereopticons with Color Wheel, $21 50- $25.00; Dissolving Stereopticons, $60.00. Illus- trations free GRONBERG, Manufacturers 1510 Jackson, "Chicago Tl FOR SALE—MOVIE SHOW OUTFIT, 220 Opera Chairs, Electric Piano, 6A Power's Machine, Screen, Booth, Lobby Frames All in good condition. H. B. COFFMAN, Hopkins- ville, Ky. GREATEST VALUES ALWAYS IN Projectors, Portables, Opera Chairs, Gen- erators, Mazda Equipment and all ‘‘Movie” supplies. Save money and buy from MON- ARCH THEATRE SUPPLY CO., 395 S. Second St., Memphis, Tenn. jy27 LOW PRICES — TALKING EQUIP- ment, Films, Projectors. STEWART MARSHALL, Rome, Ga. jy6 2 POWER’S MACHINES, FACTORY overhauled, complete with lenses and motors, only $250.00 for both; 2 Bairds, com- plete, $200.00; atl kinds Suit-Case Machines. cheap. Everything guaranteed. Several job lot Chairs, A-l condition, bargain prices WESTERN FEATURE FILMS, 1018 S. Wabash, Chicago 35-M. SPRING MOTOR CAMERA, $25.00; Road Show Projector, $50.00; 35-M. Negative Film, 2% cents foot. RAY, 266 W 46th St New York WANTED TO BUY M. P. ACCESSORIES—FILMS 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. RELI. PORTABLE PROJECTORS, gious Fifms. RAY, 266 W. 46th St., New York. ‘TEN NIGHTS’’, ‘‘JESSE JAMES’”’, other specials. KITTEL, Arrow Rock, Mo. M. P. ACCESSORIES FOR SALE—NEW 1@ CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. CASH WITH COPY. TURN IT INTO CASH — WE PAY top prices for Used Projectors, Opera Chairs, Theatre Eoulpment. What have you? MON- ARCH THEATRE SUPPLY CO., 395 S. Second St.. Memphis, Tenn. jy27 WANTED—SUITCASE PROJECTORS in good condition. COLONIAL FILM & $12.50. Samples, 8c NEW-ART PROCESS, 10 CENTS A WORD—MINIMUM 10 WORDS. oi DIRE SUPPLY CO., 630 Ninth Ave., New York jy6 = RIOR PRINTING = CASH WITH COPY. ROAD-SHOW EXHIBITORS USING WE PAY HIGHEST PRICES FUR P —250 « a Holmes Portable Projectors are always safe Used Moving Picture Machines, Opera heads, Envelopes, Cards or Statements,| BUY, SELL, TRADE FILMS—NOPH- |} ang catistied How ine os Write for full | Chairs, etc. What have you for sale? MOVIE $1.25. COLLINS, 1241 E. Broadway, Louis- SKER, 2161-B Locust, Long Beach, Calif details. MONARCH TH: ‘TRE SUPPLY CoO.,| SUPPLY CO., 844 South Wabash Ave., Chi- , Ky. jy27 | 395 S. Second St., Mem; enn jy27 | cago, Tl. jy20 VAUDEVILLE “| i Clifton, Ann (Pan.) Long Beach, Calif —S- ~ Jr ——— ] Clownettes (victoriay New York ‘4-6. A Cody Quintet (Orph.) Memphis; (Orph.) Lin- Aalbu Sisters & Bob Carter (Orph.) Des coln, Neb., 8-13. Moines, Ia. Collegiate Nights (Pan.) San Francisco 28- Aces, Four, & a Queen (Pal.) Cleveland July 4 Adams, Jack, & Baby Symphony Evansville, Ind., 4-6; (Capitol) Can., 8-10; (Capitol) London 11-13 Adler & Bradford (St. Louis) St. Louis. Adrienne, Miss (Willard) Woodhaven, N. (Victory) Windsor, Ahearn, Chas.. Ahearn, Wi Albright, N. Y Alexandr ia Allard, Jimmy. (Blvd.) New (Pal.) York 4-6. Cleveland Co. iLoew) Yonkers, (Orph.) Tulsa, Okla (Orph.' Vancouver, Can. Co ll & Gladys Okla. Bob, & Olsen Co. Allen, Eddie, Co. (Keith) Flushing, N. Y. Allisons, Nine (Ramona Park) Grand Rapids, Mich All Wrong (Strand) Far Rockaway, N. Y. ri .) Portland, Ore. n.) Fresno, Calif vue) Niagara Falls, N. Y.; r 6-9. lson (Yonge St.) Toronto 1-6, & Graves (Earle) Atlantic City. Anderson Anderson, Bob, & Pony (Oriental) Brooklyn 4-6 Andr Mildred, & Girls (Lincoln Sq.) New 4-6 I The (State) New Orleans 1-6 Trio (Fair) Minot, N. D., 1-6; (Fair Palisades Park) Palisades, N. J., s le (Pal.) Akron, O.; (105th St §-9 Rhythm Boys (Lincol Decatur I e, Revue Fox) St. Loui Sharpe (Pan Spokane I ida, Co. (State) Newark, N. J Bird Circus (I ) Portland, Ore : B Bailey & Barnum (Chest« New York Bake I ( ? York 4-6 Barne G ty Pay T nth Barr Tw I Cit Barrios, Jean (State) M i 1-f Bartor J C A Barry, W é ( N y f Baxter & Br I 4-6 Beema & G e iF I 0. ( Bellett. Mar I ] { Belling, Cle: I I , Bea Calif Belmonts, Three (Zoo) Park) ¢ nnati Bence, Wm. (Pan.) Spokane, Wash “Route “Department ee sy © ie When no date is given the week of June 29-July 5 is to be supplied. (in split-week houses, the acts below play July 3-5). Bennett & Richards (Pan.) Kansas City 6-12 Bergen, Edgar, Co, (105th St.) Cleveland Berle, Milton (Loew) Montreal 1-6 3ernice & Emily (Fordham) New York Beth-Margo, Helen, Co. (Royal) New York Bison City Your (Capitol) Atlanta 1-6 ick’s Bears (Idora Park) Youngstown, O 5; (Oakford Park) Jeannette, Pa., 9-11; lympia Park) McKeesport 12-14 c Kat Four (Stuart) Lincoln, Neb., 1-6 tone (Young’s Pier) Atlantic City Mary (Pan.) Salt Lake City. isoe, Jules (Pal.) New York mberg’s Dogs (Pal.) Chicago Ben, Co. (Pal.) New York Ridge Ramblers (State) New Orleans 1-6 Slickers (Pan.) Kansas City 6-12 Streak Revue (Rialto) Joliet, Ill, 4-6. & Nelson (Pal.) Brooklyn 4-6 Bohlman, Edith (Pal.) Brooklyn 4-6 Bolabano Five (Regent) New York Borde, Al, Unit (Grand) St. Loui Bor Eddie, Co. (Orph.) Oakland, Calif., 28-July 4. Boyd & Wallin (Palisades Park) Palisade N. J., 1-6 Brady & Wells (Hennepin) Minneapoli Bree LaBard & Barry (Loew) Akron, O., 1-6 Briant The (Orph.) Winnipeg, Car Brinkley Sister (Keith- Albee) 30ston t ken To (Kenmore Brooklyn & Birmingham (Bedford) Brooklyn 4-6 i n & LaHart (Hipp.) Boscomb. Eng., 8-13; Hipp Southampton 15-20; (Hipp.) Brigh- Brown Derby Orch. (81st St.) New York Browne, Betty & Jerry (Hill St.) Los Angeles Brower, Walter (105th St.) Cleveland. Brownlee’s Hickville Follies (White City Park Worcester, Mass., 1-6; (McCullough Park) Lima, O., 11-20 Brund & Davis Orch. (Proctor) Albany, N. Y Buck & Bubbles (Main St.) Kansas City. Burns, Harry, Co. (Georgia) Atlanta c Cadet Saxtet (Bellevue) Niagara Falls, N. Y Calbert & Hurd (State) Newark. N. J., 1-6 Campbells, Casting (Palisades Park) Palisade: N. J., 1-6 Campus Colleagues (Hipp.) Buffalo; (Hipp.) Toronto 6-12 Carder Boys (Maj.) Little Rock, Ark Carlone, Bobby (Fox's Pal.) Springfield, Ma Carmen, Billy & Grace (Plaza) Corona N. Y¥ 4-6. Carney & Jean (Loew's 46th St = roo cly 4-6 Carney, Don (Regent) Paters: J one & Irene (Auditorium) Bellows Falls, Vt Carroll, Harry (Orph.) Los Angele: Casa, Lehn & London Palace Girls (Orph.) Boston 1-6 Champ, Billy, Co. (Ritz) Birmingham 8-13 Chaplin, Lita Grey (St. Loui St. Loui Ch arlotte & Thompson (Pan.) Hamilton, Can Chase & LaTour (Orph.) Los Angek Chase, Chaz. (Orph.) Winnipeg. Car Chee Hing Troupe (58th St.) New York Chevalier Bro (Young Pier) Atlantic City Christensens, Aerial (Celebration) Plainview Minn., 4: (Picnic) Chicagc Ill ) Christy, Joe, Co! (Orph.) Memphis Clark, Marie & Ann (Keith-Albee) Boston. Clarke. Sylvia ‘(Hill St.) Los Angel Cliff & R (Blvd.) New York 4-6 Clifford & Marion (New Keith) Boston, Clifton & Brent (Regent) New York. Collins & Peterson (Gates Ave.) Brooklyn 4-6 Collins, Bert, Co, (Gates Ave.) Brooklyn 4-6 Columbia Comedy Four (Empire) North Adams, Mass, Convey Twins & Johnny Tex., 1-6 Cooley & Peters (Pan.) San Diego, Calif Cortellis White Top Revue (Earle) Atlantic City Coscia & Verdi (Loew) Akron, O., 1-6. Courtney Sisters (Hipp.) Toronto Cropley & Violet (Orph.) Memphis. Crouch, Clay (Rivoli) Toledo, O. Crystal Trio (Ritz) Elizabeth, N. J. Cuckoo (Orph.) Tulsa, Okla Cummings, Roy (58th St.) New York. (Pal.) St. Paul. Oo (State) Houston, Cyclone Steppers Dalton & Craig (Pan.) Salt Lake City. Dance Bits (Loew's 46th St.) Brooklyn 4-6 Dare & Yates (Natl) New York 4-6 Davids & Glass (Capitol) Atlanta 1-6 Day Josephine (Pan.) San Francisco July 4 DeBee & Hudson (Orph.) Madison, Wis., 3-5 DeKos Bros. (Forest Park) Utica, N. Y., 1-6 Dear Little Rebel (Loew) Akron, O., 1-6 ee, Sa Revue (Lincoln) Union City. Delier, Joe (Maj.) San Antonio, Tex Demarest & Deland (Natl.) New York 4-6 Denizon, Helen, & Everett Lielan (State-Lake) Chicago. DePace (Keith) Syracuse, N. Y. DeRex, Clifton, & Gang (Capitol) Conn. Derrickson & Brown (Orph.) Des Moines, Ia DeViertel Bros. (Celebration) Hartford, W1: Hartford, 3-5 Devil's Circus (Lyric) Indianapolis, Devoe, Frank (Pal.) Cleveland Diamond & Wallman (Pan.) Fresno, Calif Diehl Sisters & McDonald (Orph.) Oakland, Calif., 28-July 4 Atlantic City. Dixon & Morrell (Earle) DUTTON ATTRACTIONS NOW BOOKING 1929. Home Address, Sarasota, Fla. ea a. 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Billboard July 6, 1929 51 ; Donahue, Red (Pal.) Akron, O.; (Hipp.) Buf- Hughes, Ray & Pam (St. Louis) St. Louis N U falo 6-12 Hunter & Percival (Young's Pier) Atlantic Nathal (Orph.) Oakland. Calif., 28-July 4 Uessems, Four (Earle) Philadelphia 1-6. D Billy, Co, (Maj.) Little Rock, Ark. City. Nelson, Bob (Pal,) Rochester, N. Y.; (Pal.) Usher, Harry & Frances (Regent) New York; n _ Exposure (Fairmount) New York 4-6, Hunter, Georgie (Plaza) Corona, N. Y., 4-6. leveland 6-12 (81st St.) New York 6-9. Di _ The (Premier) Brooklyn 4-6. Hurst & Vogt (Orph.) Madison, Wis. Nelson, Great, Troupe (Orph.) New Orleans. U. S, Indian Band, Chief Shunatona, dir.: t a * ee Harriet & Bill (Loew) Akron, O.. Nevada, Lloyd, Co. (St. Louis) St. Louis. (Orph.) Los went whee ie. Emily (Georgia) Atlanta. . Niblo & Spencer (Pan.) Toronto ; t Side Lincoln) Union City. NJ: ov Hyde, Alex, & Gang ame Oklahoma City. Night in Greenwich Village (Pan.) Tacoma, Valente, Marie (Hipp.) Toronto; (Hipp.) Bufe- El Scandals (Earle) Philadelphia ash. alo 6- Flo (Pan.) San Diego, Calif. Irving, Lester, Tri Niles & Mansfield (Pan.) Portland, Ore, Van & a (Pal.) Chicago. + Duo (Lincoln Sq.) New York 4-6. ad ; © (Pal.) Chicago. Norman, Karyl (Orph.) Winnipeg, Can. Van Horn, Bobby (Oriental) Brooklyn 4-6. I Grace, Co. (Blvd.) New York 4-6. Jack J Nurey, Doris (Pal.) New Haven, Conn, Vanishing Maid (State) Memphis 1-6. k & Marjorie (Riverside) Milwaukee. ~- son, Thos. P. wen.) _amitten, Can. oO Vermillion, Irene, Co. (Capitol) Trenton, , Grace & Marie (Strand) Lansing, Jarrow (Royal) New Yo O'Connor Family (Premier) Brooklyn 4-6. N. J. Mich., 4-6 Jeannie (Georgia) Atlanta. Odette, Chas. & Mack (Pan.) Kansas City.: Vero, Marie (Pal.) Rochester, N. Y. riiott, Johnny, Co. (Fairmount) New York yt a Ryan (State) New York 1-6. O'Hara, Rose (Delancey St.) New York 4-6. Victorgraph (Scollay Sq.) Boston. 16 ests, Three (Capitol) Flint, Mich., 4-6, Oliver, Victor, Co. (Orph.) Boston 1-6. Vine, Dave (Earle) Atlantic City. , ted Forest (Pan.) Los Angeles. =. Mae & Dottie (Chester) New York. Olsen & Johnson Co. (Pal.) Rockford, Ill. Visser Trio (Pan.) Spokane, Wash. Equity Man (aeciee oe . ‘a — & Foster (Willard) (Woodhaven, N. Y., O'Neill & Manners (State) Houston, co 1-6. Ww ryans & Perez (Grand) New Yo ~ 0. On Wah Troupe (Natl.) New York 4-6. 3 P Evers, Prank & Greta (Lyric) indianapolis; Jungleland (Pan,) Salt Lake City. Opera vs. Jazz (Oriental) Brooklyn 4-6. wee. Se 2 2 (Pal.) Akron, O.; (105th en, oe K ee ee ee ee em Waldorf Astoria Orch. (Albee) Brooklyn 6-12. . — Harry, Co. (Loew's 46th St.) Brook- 054 ys ' p 6°, . Walsh & Clark (Bellevue) Niagara Falls, N. ¥. Faber, Earl, Co, (Premier) Brooklyn 4-6. ‘ Walters, Walter, Co. (Rialto) Joliet, Ill., 4-6. Fagan, Ray, Band (Met.) Brooklyn 1-6. mim Stan (Orph.) Seattle, Wash. Page & Class (Granada) Cleveland 4-6. Walton, Bert, Co. (Met.) Brooklyn 1-6. vaxir, The (Hipp.) Buffalo; (Hipp. Toronto Kay, Hamlin & Kay (Loew) Akron, O., 1-6. Paul Bros. (Blvd.) New York 4-6. Ward, Will J. (Fairmount) New York 4-6 6-12 Kaye, Lionel (Bedford) Brooklyn 4-6. Penny, Reed & Gold (Pan.) Kansas City. Ward & Patrice (Commodore) New York 4-6 Falls. Reading & Boyce (Main St.) Kansas Keep Movin’ (Pan.) Edmonton, Can Pepito (Strand) Lansing, Mich., 4-6. Warren, Ruth, Co. (Orph.) New Orleans ‘ cits Keller Sisters & Lynch (Coliseum) New York. Pepper Shakers, Four (86th St.) New York. Watch This Rhythm (Pal.) Rochester, N. ¥ rantasma Idea, Fanchon & Marco’s (Fox) Kelly & Jackcon (Orph.) Des Moines, Ia. Perez & Marguerite (Keith) Syracuse, N. Y.; watson & Cohen (Hipp.) Buffalo: ‘(Hipp.) Detroit Kelso Bros,’ Unit (Fabian) Hoboken, N, J. (105th St.) Cleveland 6-9 Toronto 6-12. : ; Farnell & Florence (81st St.) New York. Kemper & Noble (Ritz) Elizabeth, N. J. Pirate Queen (Victory) Evansville, Ind.. 4-6. weaver Bros. (Albee) Cincinnati: (Keith) rarrell, Billy, Co, (Willard) Woodhaven, N. Y., Keno & Greene (Orph.) Vancouver, Can. Plimmer. Jr.. Walter (Proctor) Yonkers, N. Y. ~youngstown 6-12 ; 4-6 Kerr & Weston Revue (State) New Orleans Poor Old Jim (Bay Ridge) Brooklyn 4-6. Weber, Bernard, Co. (Capitol) Atlanta 1-6 pearless Flyers, Five (Pair) Minot, N. D.; 1-6, Pressler & Klass (Victory) Evansville, Ind., wedding Gown '(Orph.)} Madison, Wis. ‘Pair) Fargo 8-13 Kessler, Lew, Co. (Pal.) Brooklyn 4-6. 4-6. é West. Ray. & Band (Pan.) Portland, Ore. Fielder, Harriet & Hamilton (Riverside) Mil- Ketch & Wilma (Pan.) Fresno, Calif. Prince, Arthur (Capitol) Atlanta 1-6. Whirl of Splendor (Bay Ridge) Brooklyn 4-6. waukee Keyo, Taki & Yoki (Proctor) Albany, N. ¥._ Pringle & James (Pan.) Los Angeles. White & Manning (Albee) Cincinnati. Fields & Georgia (State) ae od Osteoms £6. Kikuta Japs. (Emboyd) Ft. Wayne, Ind., 4-6. nm White, Dave, Co. (Maj.) Dallas, Tex. Fi Jack, Follies (Riverside) waukee. Kinkaid Kilties (Englewood) Chicago. Rainbow Revelries (State) New York 1-6. White’s, Al B., Revue (Keith) Youngstown Fitzgerald Lillian (Yonge St.) Toronto 1-6. Kitchen Pirates (Orph.) Los Angeles. Rangers, The (Tilyou) Brooklyn. O.: (Keith) Syracuse 6-9. a Flash, Serge, Co. (State) Newark, N, J., 1-6. Kress, Rose, Trio (Plaza) Corona, N. ¥., 4-6. Ray & Harrison (Albee) Brooklyn. Whitehead, Joe (Rivoli) Toledo, O. re ns Ly Ey L peeks ot Denes ee a 1-6. Whitehead, Ralph (State) Pontiac, Mich., 4-6, "lee ¢ if Lameys, Four (Orph.) Memphis. eck & Rector (Orpn.) s ~6. Wilkens & Wilkens (State) New York 1-6. Foster, Claiborne ee Syeneaee, ¥ - ay Four diacniiten) New York. Reilly Kids (Golden Gate) San Francisco 28- williams, Herbert (Orph.) Los Angeles. Fowler, Gus, Co, (Prankin) — a Lander Bros, & Leary (Met.) Brooklyn 1-6, July 4. ; é Williams & Delaney (Georgia) Atlanta. Francis & Day (Pan.) Hamilton, Can. Lane & Lee (Pan.) Tacoma, Wash Renard & West (Pan.) Hamilton, Can. Willie, West & McGinty (Scollay Sq.) Boston, Francis & Wally (Keith) Syracuse, N. ¥, Lane, Lester, Co “(Orph ) New York 4-6 Reno, Alan (Victoria) New York 4-6. Wilson, Jack, Co. (State) New York 1-6. Fraternity Square (State) New York 1-6. : 5 ~ dell F Reynolds, Abe (Victoria) New York 4-6, Wils Keppel & Bett Orph.) V LaFleur & Portia (Orph.) New York. . on, pp y (Orph.) Vancouver, Freda & Palace (Franklin) New York. LaMarr & Boice (Blvd) New York 4-6 Rich & Cherie (Pal.) South Bend, Ind. Can. Preed Carl, 8 re, Cee Sagem. LaPree, Lee (Pan.) Spokane, Wash. 7 7“. Larry, & Friends (Pal.) South Bend, wilson, Toby. Co. (Earle) Philadelphia 1-6. ridkin & - x. LaRocca, Roxy (Pan.) Fresno, Calif. nd. : Wilson, George P. & Addie (Lincoln Sq.) New Fries Waiter, nN oe Hy 2 LaVeaux. Joe (Delancey St.) New York 4-6. Ritz Bros.’ Unit (Maj.) Houston, Tex. York 4-6. — Harmonists (Emp * LaVier, Jack (State) Memphis 1-6. be > = cae om.) —~ 4s aanes. Laypo & Lee (Rivoli) Toledo, O. nifre Mills rand) New York 4-6. ie & Ce see. ll gg 4-6. Leah (Rivoli) Toledo, O. Fulton, | Chas. M.: Watonga, Okla., 1-6; — Marlo (Celebration) Tucumcari, N.M., = va upeyinLe’s CLEVEREST FAMILY ACT. WIZIARDE DUO Cherokee 8-13. LeRays, The (Hipp.) Buffalo; (Hipp.) Toronto Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York, AND BOYS ~urmar z vans ’ . eS 4 . 75s . , : 5 ° ‘ pemen, & Seo, Suey Coe. 5 To +6 “12. R. ¥, D. No. 3. JULY 4TH LEGION CELEBRATION. Wamego, Kan. yuan ' : LeVan & Bernie (Loew) Yonkers. N. Y.. 4-6. tome of Robbins Bros.’ Oldti 1-Ring Ci G Lee, Earl, Co. (Loew) Yonkers, N. Y., 4-6. — me Weus. Wong, George, Troupe (Loew) Yonkers, N. ¥., Gail, Lee, Ensemble (Pal.) Chicago. Lee, Davey (Hennepin) Minneapolis. DWIGHT 8S. ROBBINS, Manager. 4-6. Gale. Carson Revue (Willard) Woodhaven, Leeds & Lester (Bushwick) Brooklyn. Woodland Revue (Commodore) New York 4-6. N. Y., 4-6 oe Tar Lentz & Garry (Royal) New Zork. ee SS eee ae, Y Gascoignes oyal (Pan.) Ss vy es, Loos Bros. (Maj.) Ft. Worth, gers imvmie (Orpnh.) ew rieans. Ghezzis, The (Proctor) Troy, N. Lewis, Ted, & Band (Orph.) dation. Calif., Rodrigo & Lila (Keith-Albee) Boston. be 4 Paul, Dancers (Capitol) Hartford, Gifford & Gresham (Commodore) "ee York 28-July 4. Rogers & Wynn (Ramona Park) Grand Rap- Yorke & King (Pal) Akron, O.; (Hipp.) 4-6 Lewis, Flo (Ritz) Birmingham. ids, Mich. . Buffalo 6-12 ar DP. Gigilo of Paris (Pan.) Spokane, Wash. Lewis, Gene. Co. (Maj.) San Antonio, Tex. Roletta Boys (Loew's 46th St.) Brooklyn 4-6. a z Girard, Harry, Co. (Fox) Detroit. Libby’s Flashlights (Earle) Atlantic City. Rollin’ On, Fanchon & Marco’s (Fox) Phila- Zastro & White R Glason, Billy (Pal.) St. Paul Lights & Shadows (Pal.) Bridgeport, Conn. delphia. astro e Revue (Hamilton) New pat. Glenn & Jenkins (Orph.) Los Angeles, : i Buffalo; (H to Rolling Stones, Three (Madison) Brooklyn. Zelda Bros. (Carolina) Charlotte, N. C., ; i Little, Jack (Hipp.) Buffalo; (Hipp.) Toronto : See See ecw) bs ay oe roi: . ” " ‘ a on & Ray, Co. (Plaza) Corona, oode, Loga . (Met. y . omas Troupe ( .) Toronto. + Sey BU. Gordon & King (Hamilton) New York. Tack ‘Seen Pal. Columbus, O.; (Pal.) Romas Troupe (Greenpoint) Brooklyn. M. P. PRESENTATIONS Long ( ) us, > ( Gordon & Squires (Golden Gate) San Fran- Cleveland 6-12. ~—_ x. Rw ong St.) Cleveland; (Pal.) cisco 28-July 4 Lorenzos, Four Aerial (Forest Park) Genoa, ochester Adler, Law I Gould, Rita Burgess (Franklin) New York. O., 1-6, Ryan & Noblette (Main St.) Kansas City. Alvarez, Jose (Roxy) ‘New York. — Lg ge ag —_ somes. Geese ya bg ag s 7 Paul (Paramount) New York. ranese uis & erie (Keith-Albee) Boston. : tkins, Tommy, Sextet (Ambassador Greenway, Ann (Orph.) Los Angeles. Love in the Ranks (State) Houston, Tex., 1-6. St, Orr, Chelm, Co. (Fairmount) New York Louis. dies — ths & Young (Delancey St.) New York Lowe & Sargent Revue (Pan.) Kansas City. st. O Met 1 ? Bachs, Five (Paramount) New York. ; aaah ‘te 1 1-6 St. Onge, Joe & Ida (Met.) Brooklyn 1-6. . Will (Pal h Bend, Ind Lucas & Lillian (Loew) Montreal 1-6. Sampson, Bulldog (Pan.) Fresno, Calif. Baker, Sally (Saenger) New Orleans. Gus s Will (Pal.) South Bend, Ind. Lucas, Jimmy, Co. (Tilyou) Brooklyn. Sanders, Scott (Bushwick) Brooklyn. Barclay, Don (Mastbaum) Philadelphia. 4 ws Mazie (Palisades Park) Palisades, Savoy & Mann (Pal.) Rochester, N. Y.; ele see oa er yg Baltimore. ‘ * atchelor Four (Tivoli) Chicago. ne Se — (Amer, Legion) Crystal Lydell & Higgins (Orph.) Boston 1-6. oceans yon (Pal.) Rochester, Beauty Shop Blues ‘Saenger) New Orleans, Hack & Mack Trio (Pan.) San Francisco 28- Lytell & Fant (Riverside) Milwaukee, N.Y. * Berke, Dorothy (Roxy) New York. July 4, M Sching, Dack, Co. (Maj.) San Antonio, Tex. eter png 7 Girls (Stanley) Jersey City. Heckevt LP Bg Mack, Chas. Co. (Keith -Albee) Boston. Schuler, George & Ann (Victoria) New York Sie tit io. aie & Hoffman (Yonge . . Madeleine (Pan.) Portlan re. ~0. a Hall & Symonds (Victoria) New York 4-6. Mall, Pall (Orph.) New York 4-6. Scott Bros. & Vernon (Orph.) New York 4-6. —, ae Se. Hallen, Billy (Hipp.) Toronto. Manning & Klass (Gates Ave.) Brooklyn 4-6. Sedley, Roy, & Mob (Fox) Philadelphia, Bleck & Gully (ifichiean) Detroit. Halligan, Wm., Co, (New Keith) Boston, Marcus, Jack (Pan.) Minneapolis, Seed & Austin (Earle) Philadelphia 1-6. Blossoms (Capitol) ‘ee Yerk . Hamilton Sisters & Fordyce (Albee) Cincinm- Marlin, Jack (Pan.) Long Beach, Calif. Seymour, Putman & Bey (Pan.) Kansas City a re : " nati Martin, Eddie (Greenpoint) Brooklyn. 6-12. — r.. K ‘or a Sue ¥ ner age Bert (Coliseum) en York. u Marsh, Vera (Orph.) Los Angeles. er em Howard, Revue (Natl.) New York Bolger. ‘an atiaalen) daccen Cue ‘ Harris & Radelife (Coliseum) New York. ar an, nee Shannon's Frolies (Orph.) Oakland, Calif, Bowman, Patricia (Roxy) New York. att é a) a aeacty & Maney (Riven) Sees. O. 28- “Jul 4. . “""* Boydell, Jean (Tivoli) Chicago. a & Herman (Jefferson) New — Mason, Lee, Co. (State) New ne a 1-6. ghapire’ & O'Malley (Young’s Pier) Atlantic Bragge. Charles (Met.) Houston. ~ ania eee aes tan’ ion ja. or & Gwynne (Carolina) Charlotte, N. C., City Bright Lights (Uptown) Chicago ayden arry an. Ss ples. t , » is lew Vv Hayes, Jack & Ruth (Orph.) Tulsa, Okla, Masterpieces (Yonge St.) Toronto 1-6. Sharples, Wally, Co. (Oriental) Brooklyn 4-6, ad ow Mh — fA ge Hayes & Cody (Earle) Philadelphia 1-6. MeCann Sisters, Three (Gates Ave.) Brooklyn Shaw, Carroll Revue (Orph.) New Orleans. heck Carne (Geteum) Chdecan . s hiladelpbia. & 1-6: (Crescent Park) Providence, R. I. Smoke Screen B ee. Can. ore ee, ene ia a ee Helena, Russo & Peterson (Premier) Brook- 8-13. : ours, SY. | 1% “sist Bt ) New York. Carrol & Gorman (Uptown) Chicago. i aw 4-6, Mercedes, L., Co. (Fox’s Pal.) Springfield. ee. ys ane ~y be .) New Yo Castle of Dreams (Paramount) ‘1ufedo. € enderson, Dick (Albee) Cincinnati. Mass. Sei st . ; — hilton & Thomas (Michigan) Detroit. Hendricks & Baldwin (Englewood) Chicago, Merrill Bros. = Sister (Celebration) Rock Stang, Osca —, (Pan } amines, cn. | ene Gabaneh (Penn) Pi ttsburgh. ; Herbert's, Joe, Broadway Rebels (Capitol) » Rapids, Ia. on — c wrth ; Bir oth tee Claire, Ted (Met.) Boston & Davenport, Ia. Miller, Betty" & Bobbie (Maj.) San Antonio, Pen oon” Cheliieemens iain York ie Clemons & Marcey (Uptown) Chicago. : Herman, Johnny (Bay Ridge) Brooklyn 4-6. Tex. eee ns e (Hill St > Los Angeles. Cohen, Sammy (Indiana) Indianapolis. Hickey & Mossart (Bedford) Brooklyn 4-6. Mitchell & Durant (Pal.) New York. Starr, D¢ (sesh wena Bt) Toronto 1-6 Cooling Off (Pal.) Dallas. Higgins, Peter (Orph.) Vancouver, Can. Mitkus Duo (Ritz) Birmingham. Stic kney s — ( sis ean Bs a 46 Crane. Cliff (Oriental) Chicago Higgins, Helen, Co, (Ritz) Elizabeth, N. J. Mitzi, Little (Orph.) Vancouver, Can Strobel & Beertons ¢ adh 4 oo" ; Crawford, Margaret (State) Cleveland. High Hat Revue (Young’s Pier) Atlantic City. Modern Cinderella (Ritz) Birmingham. Study — -- ‘ y oll y ea.) Boston. Crawley, Wilton (Oriental) Chicago Hill & Margie (Loew) Yonkers, N, Y., 4-6. Monica & Ann Skelly (Maj.) Ft. Worth, Tex. Stutz & ing lam (Scola q a Cunningham & Clements (Texas) San Antonio. Hill, Eddie, & Turkish Nights (Pal.) New Montgomery, Marshall, Co. (Loew) Montreal Suite 16 en.) San Prancisco 28-J AS Dale, Johnny (Mastbaum) Philadelphia Haven, Conn 1-6. ee oe yeas cats Dallon, Ethel (Paramount) Omah Hines, Harry, & Budding Stars (State) Nor- Monologist (State) Houston, Tex.. bay BN. Veg S90, Davis, Charles (Indiana) Inc ianapolis. folk, Va., 1-6. Monroe & Grant (Tilyou) Brookly b Demons. Three (Michigan) Detroit Holden & King (Pan.) San Francisco 28- Moran, Warner & Margie (Earle) Philadel- Tango Shoes (Pan.) Kansas City. Dietch & Patten (Uptown) Chicago : July 4, phia 1-6. Ted & Teddy (Bay Ridge) Brooklyn 4-6. Doro, Grace Paramount) New York. Holla: d & O'Den (Pan.) Salt Lake City. Moran & Wiser (Georgia) Atlanta. Tell Tales (Pan.) Minneapolis. Downing, Harry (Michigan) Detroit Hollywood Revue (Proctor) Newark, N. J. Morgan & Stone (Natl.) New York 4-6. Thalero’s Circus (105th St.) Cleveland. Dunn. Jimmie W (Olympia) New Haven. Hom. Folks (Albee) Cincinnati; (Keith) Morley & Anger (Orph.) New York 4-6 Thomas, Norman, Five (Regent) Paterson, fuine’ Grace & Mary (Saenger) New Orleans. Youngstown 6-12. Morley. Alice (Loew's 46th St.) Brooklyn 4-6. N. J Ellard, Jimmy (Pal.) Dallas Homeward Bound (Delancey St.) New York Morton & Stout (Orph.) New Orleans Thomas & Haye (Pan.) Los Angeles Ellen. Eddie (Paramount) Toledo 4-6 Morton, James C., Co. ‘Orph.) Boston 1-6. Thompson, U. S. (Premier) Brooklyn 4-6 Al (Mic! ) Detroit Honey Vic, Troupe (Pal.) Columbus, O.; Mountain, Earl, Co. (Gates Ave.) Brooklyn 4-6 Thrillers, The (Orph.) Seattle, Wash Sybil Sa t Paramount) Tolcdo. (Albee) Cincinnati 6-12 Mowatt & Hardy (Pal) Brooklyn 4-6 Timblin, Chas, Slim, Co. (Lyric) Indianapolis Trio (Ol New Haven Hone, Troupe (Capitol) Flint, Mich., 4-6 Munsey & White (Englewood) Chicago Tins Town Revue (Bedford) Brooklyn 4-6. Fave rt (Pal Dalla Honey Boys, Five (Maj.) San Antonio, Tex Murphy & Wilton (Granada) Cleveland 4-6 Toney & Norman (Fairmount) New York 4-6. pejertag, Luella (Stanley) Jersey City. How & Gatchett (Pal) Columbus, O.; Murphy, Bob (Pal.) Columbus, O Topical Topics (Pan.) Long Beach, Calif. Fink & Ayers (Penn) Pittsburgh (Pal) Cleveland 6-12 Murphy, Senator (Ritz) Elizabeth, N. J Toys (Maj.) Ft. Worth, Tex Fisher. Mark (Paradise) Chicago. Howard, Jules, Co (State) Newark, N. J.. 1-6. Murray & Irwin (Oriental) Brooklyn 4-6 Trahane, Al. Co (Pal.) Chicago. Fong, Jue (Olympia) New Haven. Howa a, Harry (Fox) St Louis Murray Girls (Proctor) Schenectady. N. Y. Tressie & Dade (Keith) Syracuse, N. » A Forbes. Lou (Met.) Houston. - Ward Girls (State) Houston, Tex.. 1-6. Murray, Ken, Unit vciosen St) chevel 4 Tucker, —— _ os —_— enees A Fore (Oriental) Chicago. oward, Jos. E., Co, (Main St.) Kansas City. Murray, Helen & Mae (105th St.) Cleveland. Turner Bros. (Hennepin) nneapo | Hudson Wonders (Maj.) Little Rock, Ark. ¥ Music Art Revue (State) Jersey City, N. J. Turtle, Wm. C.: Mankato, Minn, (See ROUTES on page 92)) ne A ee eee
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52 Billboard — cage | | (Circus and Side Show Conducted by CHAS. WIRTH—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. ey ——J Jones To Reopen At Sedalia, Mo. KANSAS CITY, June 29.—C. W. Finney, general agent, left here yesterday for Chicago to negotiate railroad contracts for the Buck Jones Wild West and Roundup Days Before leaving Kansas City after 19 davs’ stay he str ted he now has the show reorganized and it will open July 1 at Sedalia, Mo Pinne) joined the show at Glenwood Springs Col., June 17 He engaged Bill Penny to go to an Indian reservation and secure 30 Indians He has made man changes in vance While here he purchased two trucks for advance work. the No 1 to be managed by Howard Hendricks and the No. 2 by Charles McCurren. Jack Lynch is the special agent and Ora Parks came on from New York to handle the press work the ad- staff Smith General Agent Of the Hunt Circus E. G. Smith is now with the Hunt Circus as general agent, replacing Clar- ence Auskings, who closed some time ago. He reports the show is doing a nice busi- ness and getting some front-page after- notices. Motorized Show For N. H. Ferris LOCKPORT, N. Y., June 22.—Norton H. Ferris is preparing to take out a motorized show next month and play the towns on the Erie Canal route. It will be a one-ring outfit. Kohler for Parks and Fairs Larry Kohler, clown, formerly with the Hagenbeck-Wallace, JOhn Robinson and Robbins Bros.’ circuses, will play park and fair dates this season. He appeared at the Cincinnati Zoo from May 26 to June 15 and recently played several dates at Coney Island in the same city. He is booked to play the Food Show at the Zoo in August Victoria Coyle Falls Victoria Coyle, rider with the Joe Hodgini act on the Robbins Bros.’ Circus, fell at the evening performance in Dick- inson, Mont., and twisted her right knee and will be out of the program for sev- eral weeks. Nick Gallucci is taking her place. Christy, Sells-Floto Booked for Same Day CHATHAM, Ont., Jun? 29.—On July 22 two circuses will be in the city if the managements carry out their intentions. Some time ago the city clerk issued a license to the Christy Bros.’ Shows to ap- pear on that date, and only recently a permit also was given to the Sells-Floto Circus for the same day. Faust Leaves Hospital Billy Faust, of the Aerial Fausts, who was injured while doing a trapeze act at the Grotto Circus in Covington, Ky., night of May 15 and who has been con- fined to the Booth Memorial Hospital, that city. has left the institution and will spend two or three weeks on a farm at Walton, Ky., following which he will rejoin the L. & Z. Circus. He says he is getting along — —— —_________ __ ___J} AL F. WHEELER, manager of the Silvan-Drew Motorized Circus, now playing in the State of New York. Kansas City Notes ne KANSAS CITY, June 29.—J. Sky Clark and John R. Fowler, of the Buck Jones Wild West and Roundup Days Show, visited the Heart of America Showman’'s Club, The Billboard office and others while in the city this week. Dr. Walter Wilson, chaplain of the Heart of America Showman’s Club, while in the hospital last week having his tonsils removed, was recipient of a floral token from the club. He returned to his desk Monday. Lee Hinkley and the band boys closed with the Camel Bros.’ Circus at Denny- brog, Neb., and motored thru Kansas City en route to St Louis to join the Mack Hale Circus. Howard Hendricks, who closed with the Pete Cramer Show in Texas recently, was an arrival in Kansas City and has taken over the management of the No. 1 advance car on the Buck Jones Show. Mrs. Happy Loter and two children drove here from Abilene, Tex., Monday and will be here two weeks visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Loter will join her here early in July and they will play independent dates. They closed their medicine show in Abilene June 22. McAdoo Returns to Show Johnny McAdoo has returned to the band of the Sells-Floto Circus after a serious illness with which he was con- fined to the St. John’s Hospital in Lowell, Mass. New Lot at Keene, N. H. KEENE, N. H., June 29.—The Sells- Floto Circus broke in a new lot here June 22. It is known as Fletcher’s Field. The show did big business E. W. Adams Leaves The Sparks Circus ATLANTA, Ga., June 29.—E. W. Adams, ticket seller, left the Sparks Circus at Potsdam, N. Y., June 15. He expects to join the 101 Ranch Show at an early date. Adams is at home here, taking a vacation. BESSIE FULLER, last year with the Robbins Bros.’ Circus and now operating concessions at Willough Beach Park, Cleveland, visited friends of Robbins on the 101 Ranch at Lorain, O., last week. Clyde Beatty Accorded Reception in Home Town Clyde Beatty, featured animal trainer with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, was accorded one of the greatest receptions ever given a circus man when the show played his home town, Chillicothe, O. The city was bedecked in flags and ban- ners welcoming him home. Several pages in the local newspapers contained the greetings of Chillicothe merchants to their famous son. Clyde was presented with everything from the keys of the city to wearing apparel. In an impres- sive ceremony Beatty was made Chilli- ccthe’s ambassador by the Chamber of Commerce. Besides being entertained at informal receptions, his day was filled with talks at clubs and organizations. Charles Hite, formerly superintendent of concessions, but now living in Ironton, O., and “Butch” Cohen, of Ashland, Ky., visited the show at Charleston, W. Va. Governor W. G. Conley and staff were guests of the circus there. Lee Clark, of the M. L. Clark Show, was a caller in Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. James Dwyer and chil- dren renewed acquaintances with H.-W. friends in Huntington, W. Va. It rained a continual downpour all day here, but a good crowd was on hand for both per- formances. What is believed to be a record was the run from Huntington to Parkersburg, 123 miles accomplished in less than five hours. It is a treacherous move, and in the experience of Pete Staunton, who has been making the town for the last 35 years, it is the first time he has ever seen a circus train in on time. J. H. McCoy visited in Parkers- burg. “Cheerful” and Mary Gardner intro- duced a new number in Chillicothe. Mrs. Gardner places her head in an elephant's mouth and is carried down the hippo- Grome track without any other support. Robinson Bros.’ Circus The Robinson Bros.’ Circus, Tom At- kinson, general manager, is moving on 20 trucks. The big tcp is a 70-foot round top, with three 30-foot middles and a 20-foot middle. The performance is pre- sented in two rings and a steel arena. The Wild West concert is in charge of Tuck Beesley. Ethel Atkinson and her horse, Dixie Dan, is scoring. Another feature is the five-lion act. Joe Kildore is producing clown. Silvan-Drew Notes Pennsylvania and New York States opened up nicely for the Silvan-Drew Circus with fair matinees and good night houses at nearly all stands. Many visitors have been on hand, among theimn Walter L. Main, who was entertained by Al F. Wheeler at Andover, O. At Randolph, N. Y., the show was only 50 miles from the Downie Bros.’ Shows at Bredford, Pa., and visiting between the shows was the order of the day. Among the many from the Downie Show who visited were Manager James Heron, Mrs. Heron, Jack Sampson and wife, Joe Gil- ligan and several others. Garry Vanderbilt, formerly of the Sparks Shows, was on hand at Ellicott- ville, N. Y., and at Franklinville, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Madden, who at one time trouped with the Wheeler Shows, re- newed acquaintances The Brothers Damm joined at Randolph, N. Y., to strength@n the big show program, also Soldier Jol.nson, doing comedy traps and woiking in clown alley While the Silvan-Drew and Downie Bros.’ shows will be within visiting distance for the next two weeks, by mutual arrangement between Al PF. Wheeler and Andrew Downie, there will be no conflicting dates. , eee | oem f Many People Close With Gentry Circus Sky J. Harris writes that the follow- ing have closed with the Gentry Bros,’ Circus: Side-Show Manager James Shropshire and wife, at White Plains, N. Y.; also J. D. Cook and Yellow Burnett, of the ticket department. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Poplin, of the Wild West de. partment, left for Oneida, N. Y., to join the State troopers. Ralph W. Woodward and James M. Cole left at White Plains, N. Y., for their homes and Harris went to Chicago. Al Ben Deb has joined Doc Oyler’s side show on the 101 Ranch Show. Equestrian Director Fred Nelson left for his home and John Griffin 1s now blow- ing the whistle. Monster Gorilla Arrives NEW YORK, June 29.—The much-dis- cussed monster gorilla, “Oscar”, esti- mated to weigh in excess of 400 pounds and with a reach of 14 feet, arrived here last week. There is no gainsaying the fact that Frank Wirth was conservative in his statement that this animal was the largest in captivity, and has ar- ranged for a showing to local scientists. Moe Aarons, who brought the animal to this country in slow stages, covering a period of 12 months, will show the monster animal at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, under the direction of Wirth & Hamid. The gorilla was ac- corded a good publicity break by the metropolitan dailies and sound pictures were made of the animal. De Marlo and La Marletta Return From Foreign Tour NEW YORK, June 29.—Returning from an eight months’ European engagement, De Marlo and La Marletta arrived here today, and after a week's vacation, to be spent at their farm at Fleischmann, N. Y., will open July 7 at Salisbury, Mass., Beach, to be followed by other resort, park and fair bookings, arranged thru Wirth & Hamid. They are scheduled to open at the Scala, Berlin, next January; then go to Hamburg for the month of February. George Wirth in States NEW YORK, June 29.—George Wirth and wife, owners of Wirth Bros.’ Circus, Australia, and other amusement enter- prises, have arrived here for a two months’ visit and are stopping with Frank Wirth and enjoying the Wirth home at Forest Hills, Long Island. George Wirth will visit as many of the American circuses as possible and at the same time expects to negotiate with some new artistes for their appearance in Australia. Shropshire in New York NEW YORK, June 29.—James Shrop- Shire, who has been with Gentry Bros.’ Circus for seven years as manager of the side show, recently left and is in the metropolis, accompanied by his wife, Mme. Elizabeth. JEAN GOLDSBERRY, 68 South Mary- land avenue, Youngstown, O., who broke both knees on the Christy Bros.’ Circus last season, is not trouping this year, but is enjoying visits on circuses play- ing around that section with her daugh- ter, Flora Lee. Her friends of the Downie Bros.’ Circus had a nice time at her home after the night performance. Miss Goldsberry called on friends on the Ringling-Barnum and Hagenbeck-Wal- lace circuses, and visited Mills and Mills at Niles, O. She is booked for fairs this fall and will troupe again next year. ‘ qi Be “ety N Re gt Pa Re, ae RG ra a a ee lage ents Na Sac a a re re ! ae 3 = ; ; es ry - ae. gee a = July 6, 1929 Sa oa y % ede eee a eye —EE Sata | 3. | wh “ye aes ! 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| With the Circus Fans By KARL KAE KNECHT ———~ Secy.-Treas. C. F. A. EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 29.—The Car- toon Stories, published at Clifton, N. J., is going to carry a story about the Cir- cus Fans’ Association. THE GENTRY BROS.’ CIRCUS broke in the new a Duffy circus lot No. 2 at Fort Plain, N. Y., June 19. A terrific electric storm at 7 in the evening tend- ed to cut down the attendance some. THE SYMPATHY of all Circus Fan members is extended to Harry D. Baugh, of Petersburg, Va., in the death of his prother, E. V. Baugh, who for many years had been manager of the dining car service of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- rod. Harry Baugh is the chairman of the Virginia John Sparks Top. AMONG OUR NEW members is Gard- ner Cowles, Jr., managing editor of The Daily Ledger and Tribune-Capitol, Des Moines, Ia. JACK DAVIS, C. F. A. of Bay City, Mich., with his wife and son, recently visited the John Robinson Circus. The 101 Ranch billing car was in that city June 25 and Davis, together with Max Fletcher and Mr. McMannon, secured some nice new hits. Ringling-Barnum Circus The week ending at Detroit was brim- ful of events and could be called old- timers’ week. At Dayton we had Pat and John Burke from Washington C. H.. Doc Nolan and Buck Saunders, together with Mr. Lindsay. Ward Clement also showed up at Dayton, having previously visited at Cincinnati. Charley Hummel entertained many people at Dayton and Cincinnati. Columbus, O., however, was the banner day of the week, and “Star Kid”, other- wise William Chambers, was on hand when the horse tents pulled on and stayed until the pole wagon rolled off. Other people noticed there were Mrs. Lewis Sells and daughter, Doc Freeman, Danny Odom, Roy MacDonald, George Westerman and party, including Harry Stansberry and sister, from Pomeroy, O.; Elephant Fat, otherwise known as Charles Meulheuser; Dr. Harry Chapman, Wil- liam Tell Boyer, Eddie Richter, Hafey, Doc Freeman, Daniel Davis, Walter Cher- ry. John Robinson, Doc Ogden, Lewis Jenkins, Clyde Rinaldo, W. W. Durbin, Burns O'Sullivan, Francis Webster, Tom O'Bryan, P. J. Haffey, Mrs. Jack Shumate, Mrs. William Chambers, Peggy Hummel, Peroxide Jeffers and his several brothers, Johnny Coe and Mrs. Clarence Dawson. At Toledo, the Clarks had a nice visit at their home and Jimmy Spriggs and wife were on the lot all day. Was glad to notice Mrs. Hattie McCree and the marvelous comeback she is making. At Detroit the first person we ran into was D Whitie Tait, then Sam Beckett, Wal- ter Wilcox, Mutt Thompson, Dic Doran, Stuffy Davis, Billy Exton, Ike Potts and Punk Ewing. Noticed George Meighan and Roland Butler on the lot, as well as Harry Overton. The members of the high-school riding fraternity of the dressing room gave Miss Hutchinson a rousing party riding festival one day d-tring the week on ac- count of Miss Hutchinson leaving for school. Charles Hutchinson was the re- cipient of many beautiful remembrances on the occasion of his birthday anniver- sary during the week Just passed. At Co- lumbus Lew Jenkins took a number of friends to his home after the night show and gave them wholesome enter- tainment and refreshment. Clyde Rinaldo entertained Lester Ber- ger and Carl Steinbrook at his Colum- bus, O., home, after the night show. Mr. and Mrs. Rinaldo and their father and mother proved to be wonderful hosts to the gang during the Columbus engage- ment. Llewellyn Good, formerly of Roy De Haven’s department, was a visitor at Detroit. STANLEY F. DAWSON. Robbins Bros.’ Circus The Robbins Bros.’ Circus gave one Performance, matinee, at Baker, Mont., to a crowded house. At Miles City there Was a fair matinee and capacity night attendance. Joe Anselburg, Bill Jones, Jay Smith and Tommy Aherns, assisted by Capt. John Kittleson, Superintendent Sinnott and Jack Burlson, entertained the staff and members of the men’s dressing room with a lunch and vaude- Ville entertainment after the night show. The circus ball team played its first Billboard All the Show World Knows “WALTER”. WALTER F. DRIVER, Pres. Driver Brothers, Inc. 500-506 So. Green St., Chicago, Illinois PHONES—PRIVATE EXCHANGE TO ALL DEPARTMENTS—Monroe 0400. SHOW TENTS No disappointments when you do business with DRIVER BROTHERS, Inc. Made in Chicago—But Raised All Over the World. Monroe 6183. PICTORIAL BANNERS July 6, 1929 50 Years’ Reputation Back of Every Tent GOSS Giva CANVAS Carnival Tents Send for Catalog and Second-Hand List J.C. GOSS CO. DETROIT, MICH. 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J., DEPOT. WRITE FOR COM- PLETE PRICE LIST TO CHAPMANS ZOOLOGICAL ANIMAL CORP. NEW YORK CITY. game at Baker against the semipro. team and defeated it by the score of 4 to 3. Arnold and Sala Bedonie pitched for the troupers. Joe Riggers is manager, and McBride, coach of the team. A fair matinee and big night house saw the show in Glendive, and at Dickinson, a turnaway at the matinee and capacity at night. Bismarck, N. D., was the ban- ner day of the week, capacity at both performances. Harry Tullis, Pete Farrer, George Brighton, Bob Williams and Roy Smith entertained friends from the Shir- ley Amusement Company at dinner in the cookhouse. James Morse, Les G. Minger and Charles Meyers had as their guests in Bismarck, Al West and members of his musical comedy company. Both James- town and Fargo, N. D., furnished big matinee crowds, but only fair night houses, the latter fact being due to threatening storms both nights. The aerial ballet of 25 members was host to other women on the show at a picnic in Log Cabin Park after the matinee in Dickinson, Mont. In the 100-yard dash, Lillian Burlsom and Mazie Floto were tied for first place, while George Jones was second. In the high-Jumping con. test Marion Garland won first and Mary Rickman second place. In the baseball throwing contest Minnie Atzen was first and Elsie Ward second. Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Hays visited at Fargo, N. D. Carl Thompson, special agent with the Great Northern Railway, recently spent several days on the show. Nate Leon, former clown, is doing nicely as banner solicitor ahead. V. J. Yearout, of the John Francis Shows, was the guest of Fred Buchanan in Miles City. Milt Robbins’ Annex and Peggy Poole’s Pit Show have been doing big business in Montana and North Dakota. Charles Martin joined in Sioux Falls, S. D., doing special agents’ work ahead. Capt. Homer H. Parks, cowboy giant in the side show, received word that his home located in the suburbs of Nash- ville, Tenn., recently burned to the ground and everything lost. Friends and circus fans who care to help the Captain and family can do so by getting in touch with Mrs. Homer Parks, 4201 Park avenue, Nashville, or writing Capt. Parks as per route of the Robbins Bros.’ Circus. F. ROBERT SAUL. BERT LEO and partner, Lew Kish, visited clown alley on the Hagenbeck- Wallace Circus at Warren, O., and had dinner in the cookhouse with Bert Car- roll, steward. It is the third time they visited the show this season. They also were guésts of clown alley on the Ring- ling-Barnum Circus at Youngstown. Leo and Kish are building props at Youngstown and expect to leave soon to join a motorized show. CALLIOPES NATIONAL’S ARE THE BEST Our Calliopes are tuned m 4.40 International Pitch, to ™ be played with the Band. 101 Ranch. 7 Barnes. Robbins Bros., ¥ many others. 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July 6, 1929 | Under the Marquee EVERETT BLANSHAW and family vis- ited the Hunt Circus when it played in and around Kingston, N. Y. ED E. WOOD closed on the advance of the Sparks Circus at St. John, Ont. He was squaring banners. THE JOHN ROBINSON CIRCUS was given a good afternotice in The Maco-nb (iul.) Daily Journal. GOOD CLEAR-CUT PHOTOS can be sent to the circus editor and will be published, gratis, in the order in which they are received. CARL HIBBARD, for years pit man at the Orpheum Theater, Quincy, Il., has signed with Jack Bell to play solo trump- et on the 101 Ranch Show. THE SPARKS CIRCUS has made ar- rangements with the Bangor (Me.) Fair Association for the use of Bass Park July 8. BILL PENNY left Denver June 22 for the Black Hills of South Dakota, scout- ing for a number of Sioux Indians for the Buck Jones Wild West Show. E. G. WETTERER, ticket seller, who Was with the Buck Jones Wild West, has returned to his home in Cincinnati and last week gave The Billboard a call. MRS. SALLY SANDERSON, former trouper, entertained Celia Fortuna, of the Sells-Floto Circus, when the show was in Fitchburg, Mass. GEORGE H. WEYMANN writes that he is the producing clown on the Barnett Bros.’ Circus and not Paul Apperley as had been published. MRS. MILTON HERRIOTT and baby daughter, Jean, of St. Peter, Minn., re- cently visited her husband, Milton L. Herriott, equestrian director of the Schell Bros.’ Circus. MRS. A. McNULTY, of Punch and Judy fame, has returned to Chicago after a profitable winter in New Orleans. She has booked a number of picture theaters in Chicago and later will play fairs. REX M. INGHAM, former trouper, now engaged in the animal business, and Prank O'Connell were in Alexandria, Va., to see the Silas Green. Show. They were guests of Owner Charles Collier. TOWNSEND WALSH. globe-trotting press agent, when last heard from under date of June 9, was in Jerusalem, home- ward bound after a visit to the Holy Land. WILLIAM AND EUNICE DeMOTT, who have 2 school of dancing and acrobatics, recently presented their pupils of one year’s training in a dance recital at Lithuanian Hall, Baltimore, which went over nicely. . ELDON C. JONES, Nevada. Mo.. @ musician since his early years and former member of circus bands, has been again selected musical director for the Nevada schools. He was at one time a member of Innes’ Band and has trouped from Philippines to Newfoundland. Billb¢ E. E. COLEMAN’S CIRCUS is in Michigan, where business is good, reports Manager Coleman. A male Nubian lion Was added several days ago. The ele- phant, Virginia, is with the outfit. A Street parade is given. CHARLES L. FRITTS was injured in an nuto wreck June 15 while driving a truck for the Sells-Floto Circus advance de- partment. He needs funds for medical attention and asks friends to aid him. His address is 275 Border street, East Boston, Mass. MR. AND MRS S. E. LYSLE and chil- dren of Pittsburgh are motoring to Cali- fornia and the Pacific Northwest. En route they expect to visit the John Rokinson Circus at Wichita, Kan., and the Christy and Barnes shows in Western Canada. When they arrive at San Fran- cisco they will sail far Honolulu, where they expect to spend two weeks and then return home. VIC ROBBINS has two new members in his Sells-Floto Circus band, replacing two men who resigned. Billy Turner and John ‘Culp, marimba and baritone play- ers. Tom Mix played tuba during the concert, while Robbins beamed all over during the performance in Framingham. Dr. Sloan, impresario of the side show, was confined for a few days with a slight illness. CHARLES THOMAS and James Red- dington visited the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in McKeesport, Pa. Jim Murphy, formerly of the H.-W. show, visited at Mansfield, O. The four-year-old son of Nick Albanese journeyed alone by bus from Columbus to Zanesville. O., to see his father. James H. Snyder, John Kaiser, John P. Highland, Oliver O. Overly and Walter Brandle, all of Chillicothe, O., and Ben Voorheis, general press representa- tive of H.-W., visited at Jackson, O. WILLIAM BARTLETT REYNOLDS, foard once a press agent with Sells-Floto, paid the show a visit in Concord and was en- tertained by Judge Palmer. The S.-F. baseball team continues to step out and take a licking not any worse than 5 to 1. The blame seems to rest on “Slats” Beeson, who is suspected by the team's players as a first-class jinx. Mrs. Tom Mix was a recent visitor. Tominisa, seven-year-old daughter, accompanied her mother. TWO BABY ELEPHANTS stampeded juring the afternoon performance o7 the Sclls-Fioto Circus at Fitchburg, Mass. The stampede took place during the grand entry just after the elephant line got into the big top from the menagerie top. At that time a cloudburst occurred accompanied by thunder and lightning. The two elephants became alarmed and breke out of line and dashed into a re- served-seat section, where they knocked over several rows of seats, where no one was sitting. The elephant men rushed forward and started the roundup of the elephants by having the older ones en- circle the scampering youngsters. Al G. Barnes Circus At Fernie, B. C., business fair in the afternoon, due to an impending storm just as the doors opened, but the night business was good. Blairmore, high winds, matinee poor, but fair at night Lethbridge resulted in capacity at both performances. There is a great deal of prosperity around that section, due to an oil boom. Calgary, with weather threatening all day and wind blowing a near gale, gave capacity at the matinee, with a near turnaway at night. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Weadick were the guests of the Tantlinger family between shows, and at night, Weadick, riding one of the Tantliz.ger horses, was announced to the audience from the grand stand by Mr. Dickson, the big show announcer. Camrose was only fair, and at Ed- monton big business at both perform- (Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York) L___F— MAXWELL KASSOW, former secretary te Tom Gorman at the New York Hippo- drome, and now connected with Billie McGinnis’ Side Show at Revere Beach, Mass., where he is making the first open- ings, directing the front and lecturing in the special added attraction, writes that he is always busy. “Business is fair, but its a tough struggle to get money,” he says. The inside lineup is Harry H. Hall, magic and lecturer; Prin- cess Marajah, mentalist; Mme. Gabrielle; Florese, juvenile Samson; Jolly Bonita, fat midget; Freddie, armless wonder: Helen and her sword box, and Jesse Kay. Tickets: Roy Chester and Harry Bohne, who are making the second openings. Edna Blanche, mystery girl, is used on the bally in her head illusion and is assisted by Gladys. Billy Wilkes is assist- ant manager. THE LIBERTY FAIR and Amusement Company's Show is holding auditions for talkers. This is something new, says Joseph L. Bosco, manager of the show. Last week Irish Tim, concessionaire, wowed the showfolks when they assem- bled in Ray Miller’s Side Show after the midway was closed. Irish Tim then pro- ceeded to qualify as a full-fledged talker and held the spectators spellbound. Even Bob Parker’s bulldog wailed in approval. Tim's spicy Irish wit scored, and he made the grade safely. WILLARD (DOC) FOSTER §s states vaudevillians are not the only ones af- fected by the talkies or musicians by canned music—a seemingly new menace threatens the front talkers and ballys on outdoor shows—it is the loudspeaker. Doc was engaged to orate on the front of Rockaway Beach side show and held the rostrum like a seasoned showman until the impresario decided to dispense ‘vith Doc’s services and the bally in favor of the loudspeaker. “Next, they'll be installing automatic ticket sellers,” Doc predicted. TRENTON INTERSTATE FAIR officials expect to give the doubting Thomases some innovations this season. One of the first progressive steps of the manage- ment was to cut the admission price in half. Autos will be admitted free, with Out in the Open | ee plenty of parking space in a convenient location. Then there will be the night fair and the John Robinson Circus to enthrall the grand-stand patrons, with the W. T. Stone Shows on the midway. John R. Heppe, Luna Park candy con- cessionaire, will direct all amusements except the circus. AL MCcKEE is fast developing into a motordrome czar—he is operating the Rockaway Beach drome in addition to a similar project at Cedar Point Park, Sandusky, O., which is featuring Speedy Merrill and Alice Brady, aces of the wall of death, with Jimmy Madden making the announcements. BEN BENO, dare-devil outdoor act, has talked Fred and Hazel Gardner, of Gard- ners Champion Bulldogs, recognized vaudeville act, into playing the parks and fairs. After many discussions the Gardners succumbed to Ben's stories of the outdoor show business. WILLIAM E. DELOREY has the Shees- ley showfolks keyed up over the Orient, especially his experiences at Singapore, where no gambling is allowed on outdoor shows. Flat joint operators are tabooed. The dart wheel is permissible, however, and is popular, but the natives are ex- perts in throwing the darts, and each gang has its champ throwers AL J. DERNBERGER does not want any of the Jersey spots for the Brown & Dyer Shows. William Glick decided likewise for the Bernardi Shows. Reason territory is overplayed FRANK WIRTH was accorded a sur- prise on his return from Europe when Joe Basile and his Madison Square Gar- den Band met him at the pier and made the air resonant with melody. SPIDER HARRIS, acrobat and contor- tionist, after 28 years in the show busi- ness, is now a full-fledged machinist. CHARLES RUCKLEY and his electric shirt front advertising specialty is a Times Square classic. Recently a rookie cop tried to spoil Buckley’s plans, but what he told the judge would have made a preacher blush. JACK WEBB is a member of the Dia- mond-D Rodeo Riders, who are at Pough- keepsie, N. Y. ances. Vegreville, where the show spent Sunday, provec to be only fair, as diq North Battleford. Prince Albert, fair matinee, but good at night. Saskatoon provec another winner, altho the wing was blowing so hard that it taxed al) the energy on the part of the canvas crew to keep the spread in the air. 4 capacity crowd at the afternoon show, with a packed house at night. York. town, fair matinee, big at night. Regina proved to be the show's second best stand in Canada; packed houses after- noon and night. In Saskatoon, where the Conklin « Garrett Shows were showing, many visits were exchanged between friends. A [few of the people from the C. & G. Shows were Paddy Conklin, Mrs. Conklin. Frank Conklin, Rip Winkle, E. Mannie and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. Mr. Johnson is secretary of the Saskatoon Fair. Max Wenger is the official photographer on the mdway. Max wears a smile that seems to say that business is good. The animal acts presented by Capt Johnny Meyers, Bobby Todd, Anna Velde and Alma Taylor are the hits of the show, especially the 19-tiger act that Johnny Meyers works. The menagerie. under the direction of Joe Bennett, was recently auginented by the birth of six tigers and two jet black hyenas. To W.B Rose, chief of immigration, is due much credit for bringing the show across the line. HARRY C. PAYNE Sells-Floto Cireus Newspapers carried the story of the robbery of $100,000 from the private car of Tom Mix and in most every instance the tale was featured on the front page Mix recovered every cent of the loot, with the porter of his private car now awaiting grand jury action at Ports- mouth, N. H. Concord N. H., turned out with two packed performances, with the Governor of the State and his aids at tending in a body and later going back to pay visits to Mix and Poodles Hanne- ford. Manchester, N. H., was no exception to the rule. The show hit here just as the Boston and New England papers were ablaze with the robbery story Keene on Saturday finished up a record week, with the show moving on to Fitch- burg for Sunday and Monday. Standing room only was the greeting of the Fitch- burgers. Framingham, a small town, packed the big top in the evening and there was a fairly good house in the afternoon A terrific rainstorm came along at 10.30 and the show was taken down in sheets of water. Gloom rested over clown alley here on hearing the news of the death of Ward Wright, member of the Art Borella troupe. He was stricken a week ago, but not thought seriously. He passed away in a Boston hospital LON B. RAMSDELL 101 Ranch Show Notes Charles S. Seitz, of Tiffin, O., who has remained “western” in an eastern setting since he punched ‘ows and rode bucking horses for a living in the North Platte section of the West before a railroad was built in Deadwood, was a guest of the 101 Ranch Show here. Hé remembers the night back in 1878, when Col. Cody brought his Prairie Waif Company to Tiffin, and played in the National Hal), which still stands on Washington street The road show, Mr. Seitz said, gave “Buf- falo Bill” Cody the idea of getting into the outdoor show business, for shortly afterward the first Wild West show was started on the road by the famous buffalo hunter and scout. Malcom Fleming, of Fryburg, Pa.. an enthusiastic show guest a few stands back. Accompanied by Mrs. Fleming and Odette Foster, of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, he spent the day reviving old friendships among his trouper friends and making new ones. Miss Foster |s recuperating from injuries she received when she fell recently from a swinging ladder. Her arm was broken. Bob Roebuck, who works his high- school liberty horse in the stage-coach holdup act, broke his ankle when he slipped while quitting a steer in the steer-riding event. 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Billboard ©he (Corral Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. —_— THE EIGHTH ANNUAL ROUNDUP at gun City, Kan., will be held August 22- 94, instead of August 15-17, as previously mentioned. M. F. McLain is manager. “PECATONICA”, the rodeo pony, will be presented to one of The Daily Repub- lic, Pecatonica, Il, carrier boys July 5. The pony was presented to the paper by “Candy” Hammer, roper and director of the Rodeo and Indian Congress to be held there four days, starting July 4. JOHN L. DODGE, one of the oldest riding cowboys, wh? has been in New York on business, depaited last week for his ranch at Wilson, Wyo., where he will round up several cars of horses to be shipped east. He is entertaining offers to stage several rodeos at fairs this sum- mer. MONTANA MACK has recently pur- chased 10 acres on the Whitehorse pike, six miles from Atlantic City, and is now erecting suitable buildings to house his stock. Announcement is made the show will open earlier in the spring than usual and make the new location perma- nent winter quarters in preference to the ranch in Custer County, Montana. IN AN ACCIDENT in which Joe Bone- shirt, Sioux Indian, was killed at Ben- ton, Ill., Charles (Heavy) Hensen piled over Joe and his horse and suffered a broken back, according to attending physicians. Jimmy Carvan also suffered a compound fracture of the left leg at Mt. Vernon, Tl. All were members of the King Bros.’ Rodeo. J. H. MAHAN, president of the Alturas (Calif.) Roundup Association, has an- nounced that some of the best riders of the West have signified their intentions to compete in the association’s show, July 4,5 and 6. Over $4,000 in cash prizes will be given this year to competing riders besides other liberal prizes donated by business men of Alturas. THE RODEO ASSOCIATION of America is increasing its membership almost weekly. The latest to join is the Briggs Bros.’ Rodeo which will be held at Pro- tection, Kan., August 14, 15 and 16. The association announces that Earl Thode still leads the cowboys with the largest humber of points and with Leonard Word as a close second. The results of the many shows scheduled for early next month are expected to make many changes in the standings, officials declare. DOUGLAS WIXOM, farmer and road contractor of Janesville, Wis., and owner of the Circle W Ranch Wild West, Rodeo anit Hippodrome, has amnounced ap- Pointments to his staff for the season. A.B. (Pete) Carr, a former show owner, Will be manager. George Kirch and Pat Griffin will be in charge of stock. Ed Abel, Waukesha, Wis., will care for the J1CK HENDRICKS, former rodeo Contestant and rider of the range, who forsook the Texas range for the bright lights and movie lots of Hol- lywood, Calif, JOHN K. MATHESON, Genera! Manager, WRITE FOR PRIZE LIST STRAWBERRY RED WALL, Stampede Manager. VANCOUVER, B. C. Canada Pacific Exhibition and Stampede, .. WA SSOUYENDS S05 STAMPEDE DATES, AUGUST 12 TO 17 WALTER LEEK, President, seats and canvas, with Jack Nelson in charge of lights and equipment. Wixom also advises that O. J. Johnson is ex- pected to join with his liberty and car- jumping horses and his Roman hurdle team. Wixom has a full stock of horses, steers and buffalo and will show in Wisconsin only. He states that 12 of the largest cities have already been con- tracted, and that the opening date will be announced soon. W. E. (CANDY) HAMMER, of Fort Worth, Tex., and Roy A. Strauss, of Rockford, Ill., are staging a rodeo, July 4, 5, 6 and 7, at the Winnebago County Fairgrounds, at Pecatonica, Ill., about 14 miles fron Rockford. Quite a number of cowboys and cowgirls have already gathered in the city for the show, and with considerable advertising and pub- licity already covering a radius of 50 miles, big crowds are expected. Fog JIorn Clancy, of Fort Worth, is assisting with the publicity and direction of the show. GUS HORNBROOK was in New York last week, en route from Boston to Latchie, O., winter quarters of Horn- brook’s Rodeo, where he is assembling his show for fair dates. Hornbrook has completed arrangements to present his rodeo at Revere Beach for the summer. Fair dates include the Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis; then Falmouth, Ky.; Charleston, Ill.; Roanoke, Va.; Hickory, N. C.; Guntersville and Opelika, Ala., with a number of park dates to be filled in advance of the foregoing route. He mede the trip East by auto. DICK SHELTON, Ft. Worth, Tex., cow- boy, after coming within one-fifth of a second of tying the world’s record for wild steer bulldogging in the Pan- handle Stampede, Alliance, Neb., June 20, received a broken leg when he was hurled from his horse in a roping con- test. Gene Ross, of Sayre, Okla., won the bronk-busting contest, and Everett Bowman, of Ft. Thomas, Ariz., took the prize in calf roping. During the pro- gram the judges’ stand collapsed and five judges fell 12 feet into the refresh- ment stand below. No one was seriously hurt. THE REDWOOD RODEO, at Fortuna, Calif., which is to be held August 16, 17 and 18, is the newest member of the Rodeo Association of Amer- ica, an organization of the leading rodeos in the United States and Canada, which was recently organized to protect and develop these great outdoor events along systematic lines. Thru the associa- tion there can be a definite way of determining the best all-round cowboy and the best in each particular event, such as a champion bull rider, bronk rider, steer roper, etc. One hundred points are given for first place, 75 for second, 50 for third and 25 for fourth place in each event at each rodeo which is a member of the association. The cowboy, who obtains the most points at the end of the association year, will be the international champion and will re- ceive a trophy. All of the other cham- pions will receive trophies as champions of their particular event. The rodeos which are members of the association and their dates: Moosejaw, Sask., July 1-3; Great Falls, Mont., July 1-4; Livingston, Mont., July 2-4; Belle Fourche, S. D., July 3-5; Cody, Wyo., July 3-5; Miles City, Mont., July 3-5; Alturas, Calif., July 4-6; Liver- more, Calif., July 4-7; Ukiah, Calif., July 4-7; Calgary, Alta., July 8-13; Wolf Point, Mont., July 11-13; Salinas, Calif., July 17-21; Cheyenne, Wyo., July 23-27; Monte Viste, Colo., July 31-August 1-2; Deadwood, S. D., August 8-10; Protection, Kan., August 14-16; Fortuna, Calif, August 16-18; Sidney, ta., August 20-23; Winnemucca, Nev., August 31-Sep- tember 1-2; Sumas, Wash., August 31- September 1-2; Ellensburg, Wash., Sep- tember 5-7, and Tulare, Calif., Sep- tember 17-21. King Bros.’ Rodeo, Park, Dayton, OFFICIALS of writing from Forest where the attraction 1s playing a nine- day engagement under Zoological Society auspices, announce that they will stage a rodeo at the fairgrounds, Louisville, Ky., week of August 19, for the Ameri- can Legion. Contracts were signed a few ‘lays ago by Col. Billy Pender, of the Hippodrome Theater, representing the Legion, and Herbert S. Maddy, for King Bros. King Bros. also announce that their big attraction will be exhibited in front of the grand stand, day and night, at the Atlanta (Ga.) Fair. At Dayton, one night during the engagement was called Shrine Night. Distinguished guests were John %. Robinson, Potentate of Cincinnati Shrine, and H. L. Cary, gen-ral passenger agent of the Southern Railwey, with headquarters at Cincin- nati. These men were accorded signal honors. They were met at the city boundary line as they motored in by Dayton Shriners and by a guard of rodeo Indians. The visitors were inducted into the Sioux tribe by Chiefs Eagle Hawk end White Horse and then escorted to Forest Park. While the rodeo was ex- hibiting at Benton, Ill., Joseph Bone Shirt, 2 Sioux Indian, was almost in- stantly killed when his horse fell during one of the races. His body was sent back to the agency by Col. Jack King after fuueral services had been taken care of. THE VISALIA (Calif.) Rodeo Com- mittee has announced the results of the rodeo which was produced there June 15 and 16 by E. Pardee and Oscar War- ren: First day's resuits: Bronk Riding— Frarcis Applebee, first, and Clay Carr, Johnny Slater and Leonard Ward split second and third. Bulldogging—Lloyd Saunders, first, with 12 seconds; Leonard Ward, second, in 26 seconds, and Earl Thode, third, with 30 seconds. Calf Rop- ings—Loyd Saunders, first, in 172-5 sec- onds; E. Pardee, second, in 244-5 sec- onds, and Earl Thode, third, with 28 seconds. Team Tying—E. Pardee and Fay Adams, first, 24 seconds; H. S. Jernegan and J. Bowman, second, 26 sec- onds, and Loyd Saunders and E. Pardee, third, 28 seconds. Bull Riding—Johnny Schneider, first; Smokey Snyder, sec- ond, and C. R. Steer, third. Second day’s results: Bronk Riding— Johnny Schneider, first; Earl Thode, sec- ond, and Len Smith, third. Bulldogging —Loyd Saunders, first, 17 seconds; Earl Thode, second, 19 seconds, and Joe Ed- wirds, third, 43 seconds. Calf Roping— E. Pardee, first, 18 seconds; Fay Adams, second, 194-5 seconds, and Loyd Saunders, third, 20 seconds. Team Ty- ing—E. Pardee and Loyd Saunders, first, 22 seconds; Oscar Warren and Del Rey, second, 23 seconds, and Clay Carr and J. Valenzuela, third, 24 seconds. Bull Rid- ing—Johnny Schneider, first; Smokey Snyder, second, and Speck Craig, third. Finals: Bronk Riding—Earl Thode, first; Kenneth Cooper, second, and Clay Carr, third. Bulldogzing—Loyd Saunders, first; Earl Thode, second, and Leonard Ward, third. Calf Roping — Loyd Saunders, first; E. Pardee, second, and Earl Thode, third. Team Tying—Loyd Saunders and E. Pardee, first; Clay Carr and J. Valenzuela, second, and E. Pardee and Fay Adams, third. Bull Riding— Johnny Schneider, first; Smokey Snyder, second, and Coony Steer, third. Bare- back Riding—Johnny Schneider, first; Kenneth Cooper, second, and Smokey Snyder, third. As an added attraction Bonnie Gray jumped her high-school horse, King Tut, over an automobile and Loyd Saunders gave some examples of trick riding. Jesse Kell and Ed Wright, clowns, provided merriment between events. E. Pardee was arena director for the show and the Moose Lodge, sponsor of the event, was so well pleased that the members plan to mae the event an annual one under the same direction. THE SEVENTH ANNUAL Anvil Park Lake Rodeo at Canadian, Tex., held June July 6, 1929 55 13, 14 and 15, turned out to be the most successful rodeo ever held there. There was a large attendance. Seventy-one entries were made by riders hailing from eight different States, and the time and performances were so close that the judges had a hard time to determine some of the winners. Leonard Stroud and his company of cowgirls and cow- boys secured the contract job for trick riding and roping and fancy horse jump- ing and high-school work. Stroud also acted as arena director and furnished the management with 10 head of tup- notch bucking horses for use in the finals. Gene Krieg, champion cowgirl bronk rider at Cheyenne in 1925, took a tumble off Firefly on Friday afternoon, but outside this, she and Ruth Blair rode to a finish on each day of the rodeo. Twenty riders entered for the bronk riding and the 50 head of bucking horses owned by the rodeo management were supplemented by 10 head of Leon- ard Stroud’s best buckers, thus giving each contestant three different horses apiece. Stroud ran off the first day's show in just three hours and a half, which is a bit of a record for quick and snappy work. Jack Brown was pitched off Last Duke, a new bronk used for the first time, on the second day and received a nasty scalp wound. Floyd Ross missed his steer in the bulldogging and was Knocked to the ground, break- ing his arm and skinning his face rather badiy. Dan Utley broke his arm on the last day, but contested in two other events before he found it out. He thought it was only a severe wrench. For next year the management will have to enlarge the seating accommodation, build extra corrals and put in more stabling. This rodeo is now an estab- lished institution, owning its own ground, grand stands, race track and a fine bunch of selected buckers and a herd of Brahma steers. The Paramount Newsreel filmed the entire show for its newsreel service and got some shots of cowboy action, especially of Tin Horn Hank Keenan, the clown, who was a riot with “Steamboat”, his trained outlaw bronk, and his trick mule. The events were as follows: June 13: Calf Roping— First, Herbert Myers, 191-5 seconds; second, Buddy Ellison, 20 seconds; third, Everett Bowman, 211-5 seconds, and fourth, Homer Ward, 231-5 seconds. B'ldogging—First, Gene Ross, 8 3-5 sec- onds; second, Shorty Ricker, 94-5 sec- onds; third, Rube Roberts, 103-5 sec- onds, and fourth, Perch Porter, 104-5 seconds. Bronk Riding—First, Dan Ut- ley; second, Lynn Huskey; third, Gene Ross, and fourth, John Jordon. Steer Riding—First, Jonas De Arman; second, Doc Guynes; third, Johnnie Williams, and fourth, Leonard Murray. June 14: Calf Roping—First, M. Wheeller, 161-5 seconds; second, 'ke Rude, 172-5 sec- onds; third, Richard Merchant, 173-5 seconds, and fourth, Herbert Myers, 19 seconds. Bulldogging—First and second split, Jim Massey, 101-5 seconds; Gene Ross, 101-5 seconds; third, Roy Quick, 102-5. seconds, and fourth, Shorty Ricker 14 seconds. Bronk Riding—First, Lynn Huskey; second and third split, Ed Curtis, Shorty Ricker; fourth, split be- tween Earl West, Gene Ross, Johnnie Williams and Dan Utley. Steer Riding— First and second split, Johnnie Williams, Jonas De Arman; third and fourth split, Doc Guynes and Pete Forester. June 15: Calf Roping—First, John Bowman, 16 seconds; second, Everett Bowman, 172-5 seconds; third, Ike Rude, 181-5 seconds, and fourth, Mont Churchill, 191-5 sec- onds. Average, three calves—First, Ike Rude, 60-6; second, Herbert Myers, 62-5; third, Everett Bowman, 65-4, and fourth, Richard Merchant, 71-8. Bulldogging: Day’s Results—First, Rube Roberts, 8 4-5 seconds; second, Shorty Ricker, 9 3-5 sec- onds; third, Roy Quick, 94-5 seconds, and fourth, Tex Slocum, 121-5 seconds Average, Bulldogging, Best Total Time— First, Gene Ross, 32 4-5 seconds; second, Shorty Ricker, 32-7; third, Perch Porter, 47-10, and fourth, Roy Quick, 52-9. Bronk Riding: Day Money—First, Lynn Huskey; second, third and fourth split, Ed Curtis, Earl West and Dan Utley. Highest Total, Finals, Bronk Riding— First, Lynn Huskey; second, Dan Utley; third, John Jordon, and fourth, Earl West. Steer Riding—First and second split, Jimmie Olson and Dan Utley; third, Red Yale, and fourth, Sam Stuart. DOC. CLAPP’S SECOND ANNUAL RODEO CONTEST Eight miles north of Washington, Kan., August 1 and 2. WANT Rides. Shows and Concessions. Write DR. J. B. CLAPP. Washington, Kan. ACROBAT WANTED One that can tumble and do understanding. BOB AVALON. week July 1, Lansing. Mich.; week July 8, Jamestown, N. 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56 July 6, 1929 Billboard ——— -— Conducted by F. ZARTMAN—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. — CHairs and Expositions —T Utah Fair Men Discuss Plans Nearly All Counties in State Represented at Meeting Held June 24 SALT LAKE CITY, June 29.—Repre- sentatives of nearly all counties in the Association of Utah Fairs met June 24, with Ernest R. Holmes, manager of the State Fair Association. District representatives made reports on the county fairs held during the last year, methods of handling premiums and the success of the attractions. Exhibitors, concessionaires and others interested in the programs of the fairs discussed programs for exhibits this fall. Those in attendance included J. B. Jewkes, manager of the Carbon County Fair; R. R. Kirkpatrick, president of Carbon Fair Board; O. P. Madsen, county agent and president of the Central Utah Fair Circuit: Judge T. H. Burton, presi- dent of Juab County Fair; J. R. Whit- beck, manager of Sanpete County Fair; J. L. Lowry, president of Sanpete County Fair Association: J. F. Mendephall, vice president of the Utah County Fair Asso- ciation; B. K. Farnsworth, member of the Morgan County Fair Board; A. N. Fish- burn, Boxelder County Fair Board; James Welton, president Boxelder County Fair Association; C. J. Dewey, secretary-treas-. urer Boxelder County Fair Association; C. R. Richards, Morgan County agent; A. R. Turner, president of Morgan County Fair Association; William Chadwick, Morgan County Fair manager; Professor K. C. Ikeler, Utah State Agricultural College; W. L. Holst, manager of Brigham City peach day; Ezra Hunsaker, member of State Fair Board and of the Boxelder County Association; J. Wesley Horsley, Davis County agent, and Dr. Hugh Hurst, county agent and manager of the Tooele County Fair Association. The visitors were guests of the State Fair Association at a dinner at Saltair Monday evening. Dancing was enjoyed later. The party was in charge of State Fair Board Manager Holmes and Martha Gibbs, secretary. Clark B. Moon Named Secretary at Blackfoot BLACKFOOT, Ida., June 29.—Clark B. Moon, who for several years has been connected with the Idaho District Fair here as auditor, is the new secretary for the association. Dates for the fair are September 30 to October 3, inclusive. J. C. Bolles Named Naples Fair Secretary NAPLES, N. Y., June 29. — John C. Bolles, former sheriff of Ontario County, who won the distinction of clearing the Naples Fair of all debt after one year as director, last week was named secretary of the Naples Union Fair Society, in com- plete charge of the annual exhibition. Fair dates are September 5, 6 and 7. George McArthur New Official at Independence INDEPENDENCE, Ia., June 29.—At a meeting of the directors of the Buchanan County Fair Association George Mc- Arthur was named secretary to succeed E. C. Lohrer. McArthur is a well-known farmer and live-stock raiser. Dates for the fair are September 10 to 13, inclusive. CLARENCE E. ROWLAND (lejt) is assistant director of the Ohio De- partmente of Agriculture, the Ohio State Fair being included in the de- partment; right, C. E, Ashbrook, recently named manager Ohio State Junior Fair. Business Men Plan Fair for Whitehall WHITEHALL, Mont., June 29.—Prep- arations are being made for the annual Jefferson County Fair, to be held at Whitehall. At a meeting of Whitehall business men and others interested a fair board consisting of James A. Jergenson, R. E. Tait and F. C. Fessenden was chosen to head the organization, which will have charge of affairs. H. H. Huber was elected executive secretary, and Kirby Brumfield, agricultural secretary. Dates will be fixed soon. A. J. McKay and Ike E O. Pace, rep- resenting the board, appeared before the county commissioners at their regular meeting last week and secured an ap- propriation. WEWOKA CITIZEN DONATES FAIR SITE WEWOKA, Okla., June 29.—Seminole County is to have real up-to-date fair- grounds. Thru W. M. Haulsee, owner of Lake Wewoka Park, a site for the fair- grounds has been donated, and the bill has passed the State Legislature and has been signed by the Governor, to authorize the construction of the buildings. Under this arrangement it will not be necessary to use wny of the park funds for this purpose. The donation of the grounds for the site was a generous offer on the park of Haulsee. Adequate fair- grounds accessible, and acceptable to all sections of the county will be provided. The location of the grounds at Lake Wewoka has been approved by people in the other sections of the county. Dates for the fair this year are September 11 to 14, inclusive. C. S. Sullivan is secre- tary. Van Wert Fairgrounds For Recreation Center VAN WERT, O., June 29.— Homer Bowen, of Van Wert, has been employed by the Van Wert County Fair board to stage a fireworks display during two nights of the annual fair, September 4 ‘and 5. The board approved a contract be- tween the Van Wert County Agricultural Society and the Van Wert Park Associa tion, in which the grounds can be used by the park association for recreation. The contract is for five years. BIG ATTRACTIONS FOR WHEELING FAIR WHEELING, W. Va., June 29.—The West Virginia State Fair, to open August 31, to run thruout Labor Day week, and closing on the night of September 7, will offer the most ambitious program of at- tractions ever assembled in the West Virginia metropolis. A fine card of har- ness races will supplement the program of running races, providing a double pro- gram of horse racing for lovers of the sport. Special attractions will include the sensational new act, Wilno, imported from Europe by Wirth & Hamid, and several allestar acts, as well as Cervone’s Band, a Schooley Revue, and a spectacu- lar exhibition of fireworks. Auto polo will also be a feature, after being absent from the fair program for several years. One of the outstanding attractions will be the sanctioned A. A. A. automobile racing, which will be staged under the direction of Ralph Hankinson on Septem- ber 7. Wheeling has not had any auto- mobile racing for a number of years, and it is felt that this attraction will go over big. The advertising appropriation has been increased 25 per cent, and the publicity campaign will cover a wider territory than ever before. The secretary, Mrs. Bert H. Swartz, is confident that the forthcoming exhibi- tion will be the largest and best ever held in West Virginia. Nice List of Attractions For Lancaster, Pa., Fair LANCASTER, Pa., June 29.—John F. Weaver, president of the reorganized Lancaster Fair, is leaving no stones un- turned for the presentation of the best in attractions for August 20 to 24. The fair will be held both night and day. Improved transportation facilities to the grounds will be a welcome relief to the patrons. The racing program, it is be- lieved, will be superior to former years and a purse of $8,000 will be offered as , the grand prize. Grand-stand attractions include May Wirth, Phil and the family; Wilno with his cannon act; the Davilla Troupe of Hungarian acrobats, which will make its initial bow to American audiences at this fair, and others. Joe Basile’s band will furnish the concert music and play for the acts. Wirth & Hamid are pro- viding the acts. The W. T. Stone Shows will be on the midway. Loca] auto dealers are spon- soring a stock car race. President Weaver is enthused over prospects. Gillette Co. Fair Names Joe Harrod Chairman GILLETTE, Wyo., June 29.—The an- nual Campbell County Fair will be held September 5, 6 and 7, according to an- nouncement of fair officials. W. P. Parks, chairman of the board of county commissioners, has also an- nounced that a grand stand, with a seat- ing capacity of 2,000, will be constructed in time for the festival. Joe Harrod was elected chairman of the fair board, and Bob Bramblette, treasurer. Committees have been named to take charge of all activities. Harold Cox Secretary For Knoxville, Ia., Fair KNOXVILLE, Ia., June 29.—~ Harold Cox has been named secretary of the Knox County Fair, succeeding Dr. C. J. Scott, resigned. Another free fair will be held August 12-17, “a way>o rms os = Georgia Fairs Seek State Aid MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., June 29—The mericultural fairs of Georgia will endeavor to secure legislation giving them assist- ance from the State for the encourage. ment of agricultural matters at the forthcoming session of the Legislature. The movement to secure State aid was started several years ago, but legislation was never enacted, and a concerted effort is being made by fair officials that will put Georgia on a par with other States C. B. McCullar, of Milledgeville, presi. dent of the Association of Georgia Fairs, some time ago appointed a committee to prepare a bill for introduction at the next session of the Legislature, and this committe has submitted a measure In a letter sent out to all fairs tn the State by E. Ross Jordan, of Macon, sec- retary of the Association of Georgia Fairs and manager of the Georgia State Exposition, attention was called to the fact that out of the 48 States of the Union only a few fail to give support to their agricultural fairs, and Georgia is one of that few. McCOMB FAIR SET FOR FIVE-DAY RUN McCOMB, Miss., June 29.—The McComb Chamber of Commerce indorsed the move to hold the Mississippi Interstate Fair here for five days, beginning Oc- tober 29. The fair is under auspices of the local American Legion post and directed by the National Organization Service Bu- reau, with J. E. Clayton, of New Orleans, formerly with the South Louisiana State Fair at Donaldsonville, as manager The territory embraced includes South- west Mississippi and some of the Flortda parishes in Louisiana. The fair will fea- ture the agricultural and live-stock prod- ucts of this section. Hayden’s Fair Booked For Three-Day Run HAYDEN, Colo. June -29.—Coke T Roberds, Charles Temple, L. E. Fitzgerald. C. Smith and R. Scheer comprise the board of directors of the Routt County Fair Association, which is making plans for the annual fair at Hayden, September 12 to 14, inclusive. Heads of the various departments were selected at a recent meeting of the board and plaus are going forward steadily. L. E. Fitzgerald will head the sports department, and is busy on the program of events. Ferry Carpenter will be in charge 0: the boys and girls’ club department. A number of additions will be :nade to the premium list. FAIR SECRETARIES TO EXPLOIT HOXIE Secretaries of fairs that have booked the Dodson World's Fair Shows are re- ported ordering five-ree] pictures of Jack Hoxie, the Wild West film #tar, who '5 the big feature of the Dodson organ!za- tion this season, and will use these films for exploiting Hoxie in their drawing territories. Wetumka Dates Set WETUMKA, Okla, June 29.—Plans for the Wetumka District Fair, which will be held here September 8, have been com- pleted by fair officials. -_——s mao © a eee et - os Ore ates - ee ee de ie ie ; - = ’ ora) ae ; =— ew * oy rs eh on ae a : eo a ld fe Lo | ee il | bo os | “3 | ‘oe "54 ae eae ei - aan’ el * a F = | - Hee | \ oe F ee m s a ~ ’ % : ee - oe ig | ate. ’ wegen - eas Pa ~ P ie F ~ ' ee Bs soe i s y ete “a . Ae : ce SS. aan bg ie ¢ ey Sige eae é . aS be See oo eS | 3 ; Se 13 oe of ia ein: ——— eg a ete eee by bins i ee naar i? ee Po Se aS er Boe. 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New Features For Laurel Fair LAUREL, Miss., June 29.—With an un- usually attractive amusement program peing developed and brisk interest being manifested in regard to the exhibits con- tests, prospects are considered exception- ally pleasing for the 1929 South Miss. Fair, to be held here September 30 to October 5, inclusive, according to Secre- tary-Manager E. P. Ford. With conditions generally favorable in this territory, fair officials are anticipat- ine a record-breaking attendance, with plenty of patronage for the concession stands and other attractions. Already the demand for concessions space is reported brisk and every available foot of space shculd be taken. Most of the conces- sionaires here in the past, it is expected, will be among applicants for space this year, a number of them already having applied. Prospects for crops in this part of State at this time look better than they have in the last three years, so with the general agriculture display, 4-H. Club boys and girls, Smith Hughes schools, the women’s work, cattle and swine, our exhibits will be far ahead of past history. That visitors to the fair will find plenty of new things, both in exhibits and amusements, is shown by the num- ber of exhibits and entertainment fea- tures that have been listed. Premium lists are being mailed to several] thousand persons. A number of increases have been made in premium allowances The amusement program includes the Royal American Shows on the midway. The Gus Sun Booking Exchange wil! fur- nish the acts in front of the grand stand -something new. The annual Mer- chants’ Day is set for Oct. 2. Tuesday, Children’s Day, 4-H. Club Day and Smith Hughes Day on the race track. Children to the number of 35,000 are expected. Ionia Free Fair Dates August 12-17 IONIA, Mich., June 29.—On August 12 the Ionia Free Fair will open for its 15th annual show. The construction crew is busy preparing the grounds and build- ings for what now looks like the biggest year since its beginning as a free fair. New seats, with backs, will be placed in the reserved-seat section, and the fence around the race track will have a new coat of paint, as will several of the buildings. The new $30,000 community building in the grove will be completed for the opening. Many of the departments have already received large numbers of entries, which means the exhibits will be of the usual high standard. The early closing entries of the horse- race department shows a large number of eitries, which include a number of the best Michigan stables. Being again a member of the Wolverine Circuit, horse Tacng should be very fast. Entertainment features will include high-class vaudeville acts, others be- ing the fireworks spectacle “Fort Mc- Henry", Ernie Young's Revue, auto rac- ing, horse-pulling contests, and every day Will have a special feature. The State Department of Conservation and the Department of Agricultyre are Panning interesting exhibits. Their dis- Plays will be shown in the new com- Mvnity building. The flower department and the bee and honey department will also be shown in that building. , The Johnny Jones Exposition will be the midway attraction, and all available Space will be filled with shows and rides for the amusement of the crowds. Con- cession space has been moving fast, and, While there are many good locations stil) available, all space will be well filled When the fair opens. R. R. Kirkpatrick Heads Price, Utah, Fair Board PRICE, Utah, June 29—R. R. Kirk- Patrick, of Consumers, has been named chairman of the Carbon County Fatr Board for the 1929 fair. Kirkpatrick suc- ceeds Leo Kenney, resigned. Other officers &ppointed were Mrs. George R. West, Price, vice-chairman; Charles Larsen, Price, treasurer: Ashley Bartlett, Price, Secretary, and J. B. Jewkes, Price, man- “ger. The fair dates have been set for September 18, 14 and 16. Billboard Production | FAIRS—BOOKING DIRECT—EXPOSITIONS | ONE MAN | Ain’t Got a Bit of Sense—That’s the Reason | Advertise AL NUTTLE, MUSICAL CLOWN Gemevent USING 15 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS pay > e B Clown Acts Bond Furnished. Address care The Billboard, Cincinnati, 0. BAND SIXTEENTH sUC Concession Men write. FAIRFAX COUNTY FAIR ASSN. DATES: SEPT. 11th TO 14th, INCLUSIVE (Fourteen miles from Pockingten and Alexandria) CESSFUL YEAR. BERT D. GRAHAM, Secretary, Fairfax, Va. BEAUTY CONTEST FOR WADENA FAIR WADENA, Minn., June 29.—The repu- tation of this community as the home of beautiful young women is to be upheld during the Wadena County Fair, August 29 to 31, inclusive, when 10 girls, repre- senting as many towns in the fair terri- tory, wil! compete for honors. Each of the 10 communities is making every effort to interest civic and fraternal organizations in sponsoring candidates. The fair management is offering $50 in gold as the grand beauty contest prize. There will also be valuable merchandise prizes for other contestants, which will be announced at a later date. In addi- tion all the expenses of the contestants will be taken care of by the fair manage- ment while they are at the fair. All fair attractions will be free to the contestants. Cache County Fair Dates Sept. 17-19 LOGAN, Utah, June 29.—Improvements are rapidly going forward at the fair- grounds in preparation for the largest Cache County Pair ever staged here. Events will be held this year, September 17, 18 and 19, and will feature horse races, rodeo stunts, agricultural, poultry and industrial exhibitions, as well as numerous other attractions. Accomodations for an additional 800 persons are being made at the grand stand on the race course. Concessions Booked For Fair at Troup, Tex. TROUP, Tex., June 29.—Fifteen shows, eight riding devices and many new and novel Concessions already have bcen booked for the Troup Fair September 4, 5 and 6, according to Max Jarvis, sec- retary. Other attractions will be en- gaged later, he states. Jarvis promises that the list of prizes for exhibits will be larger this year as an inducement to increase the quan- tity and quality of exhibits. Free Acts For Waverly, Ia. WAVERLY, Ia., June 29.—Among free acts which have been booked for the Bremer County Fair here August 27 to 30, inclusive, are the Esther Four, gym- nasts and acrobats, and Roscoe Arm- strong and Company with a trick auto- mobile. There are to be seven free acts, it has been announced. Rubin & Cherry Shows ; For Belvidere Fair BELVIDERE, Ill., June 29.—A greater- than-ever Boone County Fair is on the program for this fall, according to Rob- ert Hawkey, president and general man- ager. Some innovations in entertain- ment features will be introduced which will offer a pleasing diversion from any- thing that has been offered in the past. The exhibits and displays will also be larger, and the number of concessions will be increased. The Rubin & Cherry Shows will be here for the fair, dates for which are August 27-30, inclusive. Officials of the association assisting Hawkey are Philip Sanford, vice-presi- dent, and George A. Ralston, secretary- treasurer. Work of improving and renovating the fairgrounds will start earlier than usual. Extensive improvements will be made. Savannah Fair May Be Held This Fall SAVANNAH, Ga., June 29.—There is still a possibility that Savannah may have a fair this fall. If so it will be officially known as the State Pair, be- cause it will be held under a contract with the State Agricultural Society, by which Savannah has been given the right to the State fair for a period of years. The Savannah Fair, Inc., has a lot of bonds out on which the interest has not been paid for some time. The bond- holders will be asked to allow the asso- tion to hold another fair this fall with- out being disturbed by foreclosures. Gen. Jeter W. Meldrim, president of the Geor- gia Agricultural Society, has been inquir- ing of the fair people what they propose to do to carry out their contract with his organization. Sandusky Fair Suspended for Year SANDUSKY, O., June 29.—For the first time in 75 years Erie County will have no fair this year. The board recently decided to discontinue for this season at any rate. Action, it is understood, was brought about thru several causes, among them the indifference of Sandusky merchants, and the discontinuance of the county farm agent and home-demonstration agent by the county commissioners. The announcement of the suspension of the fair was made by George J. Lehrer, secretary of the society. Among the Free Acts RITA AND DUNN, with their wire act, will close their two-week engagement at Fairviand Park, Kansas City, June 29. They have proven themselves favorites with Fairyland crowds. The act will be in Grant City, Mo. week of July 1; Butler, Ind., week July 8; Angola, Ind., week of July 15, and Napoleon, Ind., week of July 22. HARRY DAVENPORT and his Leaping Lena have been at Nolan Point Park, Lake Hopatcong, N. J., doing advertising within a radius of 100 miles. Davenport reports weather conditions good and also says Park Manager F. A. Morgan is doing a nice business. CELESTE GREGG, of the Fearless Flying Greggs, automobile free act, was almost killed last Saturday afternoon at Krug Park, when his sister's (Betty) car collided with his. He was thrown 30 feet and landed squarely on his head, and for a time was unconscious. The Greggs con- tinued the act at the evening perform- ance. LAVINE AND MAY, acrobatic and wire- walking troupe, were billed to furnish the free-act entertainment during the celebration at Farmer City, Ill., July 4, 5 and 6. THE WINDISCH FAMILY, aerial ar- tistes, will open their season at Cam- bridge, Ill., July 4, going from there to Lincoln, Neb., for the week of July 7, after which they will have a string of fairs in Michigan and Ohio with Jack Champion's fair attractions. BLACK’S BEARS, playing parks and fairs this season, are doing an original slide-for-life stunt and are proving strong attractions. Their engagement at Idora Park, Youngstown, O., proved a successful one. July 6, 1929 57 Departments Added To Midwinter Fair HARLINGEN, Tex., June 29.—Early in- terest in the Valley Midwinter Fair gives promise of the greatest exhibition in the history of the valley, according to John T. Ploore, manager, who announced sev- eral new departments. One is the apiary department, which was added after a survey of the bee busi- ness in the valley. Another a rabbit de- partment following formation of an or- ganization of rabbit growers at Alamo recently. Floore announced that other departments may be added between now and the time of the fair. The community exhibits this year will be of much more interest than any time in the past, due to a larger premium list and more exhibitors. Practically every community in the valley has already signed up for a space. The catalog of the fair will be off the press soon, which is months sooner that it has ever been available in the past. Manager Floore has announced that most of the attractions for the fair have been booked and that in this department elone the amusement features offered are much greater than ever in the past. Marine Band To Play At Springfield Expo. SPRINGFIELD, oMass., June 29.—Acting upo= special authorization of the Presi- dent, the United States Marine Band will visit the Eastern Siates Exposition for the official opening of the 13th annual fall exhibition, on Sunday, September 15. The band will give two concerts in the exposition coliseum. The entire band of 65 musicians, under the direction of Cap- tain Taylor Branson, leader, will make the journey from Washington to Spring- field, end it will be the only appearance this fall in the East of the famous mu- sical organization. Grand Stand Unroofed By Storm To Be Repaired KENTLAND, Ind., June 29.—During a severe windstorm night of June 11 the roof of the grand stand on the Newton County Fairgrounds was completely torn off, a section of it being blown into the river, 400 yards distant. The loss is covered by insurance and the roof will be replaced in time for the fair this fall. Huntingdon Fair HUNTINGDON, Pa., June 29.—-The annual Huntingdon County Fair will be held here September 17, 18, 19 and 20. Harry B. Stewart is manager. Stewart was one of the original promoters of the county fair and was at the head of its management for several years, during which period it was conducted in a very successful way. The assistant general superintendent is C. S. Whittaker, and the entertain- ment chairman is J. M. Harper. Stevens Point Fairgrounds To Become Playgrounds STEVENS POINT, Wis., June 29.—No fair will be held at Stevens Point this year, the fair association having decided to permanently discontinue its annual fair. The fairgrounds have been turned back to the city and have been converted into a park and playground by action of the city council. No Fair for Colby COLBY, Wis., June 29.—At the annual meeting of the Colby Fair Association it was decided not to hold a fair this year Eighty notices of the meeting were mailed to donors, subscribers and sup- porters of the fair. A NUMBER of the best celebrations and fairs in Wisconsin have been con- tracted by the Strehlow Booking Agency, of Milwaukee, for acts and fireworks, according to August Strehlow. Among celebrations are those at Appleton, Al- goma, Ashland, Shawano, Janesville, Oconto Falls, Sheboygan and Waupaca, while contracts are held for the following fairs: Plymouth, Cedarburg, Elkhorn, Ashland, Athens, Crandon, Sturgeon Bay and Westfield. i ; 4 Oe Boer . q S| SCC | SS SS sss SS ] j Pe — : ae Bae: a a : ae
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58 July 6, 1929 Many illinois Fairs Set For August and September MONEE, Ill., June 29.—Will County will enjoy six fair days in September when the annual Peotone and Monee fairs offer their annua] attractions for residents of the rural districts. The county fairs thruout the State this year will be held almost simul- taneously in an attempt to dodge bad weather and avoid late dates. As a result of the attempts on the part of officials to shorten the fair season so as to in- crease attendance, each week in August and in September will find many fairs in progress. Harry Conrad, secretary of the Monee Fair, has announced this exposition will be held September 18, 19 and 20. The Peotone Fair, of which Fred H. Carstens is secretary, will be heid September 11, 12 and 13. The State fair is to be held at Spring- field August 17 to 24. The Kankakee Fair is set for August 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16. The Aurora Fair is to be held August 9 to 16. Free Acts Booked For N. Missouri Fair HAMILTON, Mo., June 29.—C. S. An- derson, secretary of the North Missouri Fair Association, has announced that the program for the fair to be held August 26 to 31 is almost in readiness, and in addition to daily harness and running races, the following free acts have been booked: The Miller Dog and Pony Circus; the Four Vivians, athletic act; Donahue and La Salle, acrobats; Taylor and Moore, eymnasts: the last three booked thru Barnes-Carruthers. The Jolly Jones En- tertainment Bureau, of Kansas City, is furnishing the Band-Box Revue and orchestra for the night show in front of the grand stand. The Great Sutton Shows will be the carnival attraction. Rockville Dates Set; Plans Now Under Way ROCKVILLE, Mo., June 29.—Prepara- tions for the annual Montgomery County Fair here, August 20 to 24, inclusive, are well under way, Officials have announced. Clarence L. Gilpin, president, has named the committees, the leading fea- tures of the program have been decided upen and a number of other details have been worked out. The real work, how- ever, remains to be done. Several weeks of it will start in earnest, following the coming meeting of the board of directors. In the hope of increasing attendance, the directors have decided to reduce the price of admission from 75 cents to 50 cents, and to adm't all children under eight years of age free. Heretofore chil- dren between the ages of 8 and 12 have been charged half rates. It also has been decided to combine the pony and horse shows and stage a big show on the first and second days of the fair. A dog show will again be a promi- nent feature, but will be held this time on Friday instead of Saturday. As was the case last year for the first time, the horse racing will be confined to running events. Among impcrtant committees are those on attractions and privileges, the first being made up of W. J. Thomas, Clarence L. Gilpin, Harvey J. Harris and Otho C. Trundle. On privileges are Clarence L. Gilpin, Otho C. Trundle and Anna Gilpin. Negro Fair Organized CAMDEN, Ark., June 29.—The OQua- chita County Negro Fair Association has been organized here. Officers are R. L. Mollet, president; Anderson William, first vice-president; John Johnson, second vice-president; ZeDr. R. M. Dunning, secretary, and T. L. Horton, treasurer. TWELVE PARKS are being booked With free attractions by the Gus Sun fair booking offices and the statement is made that more than 150 fairs have been contracted. Included are the Ili- nois State, Indiana State and Ohio State fairs. The Sun Brothers’ Circus is booked for Mt. Vernon, Ill., Fair: Nor- folk, Va., Fair; Johnson City, Tenn., Fair, and the Meridian, Miss., Fair. The Billboard 1929 Fair Catalogs The 36th annual Spokane Interstate Fair and Live-Stock Show is to be held at Spokane September 2 to 7, inclusive, and details concerning prizes and other matter is carried in a catalog of 100 pages. T. S. Lane is secretary of the organization. Sixty pages tell of the Jones County Fair, to be held at Murdo. S. D., the catalog having covers of dark orange Everything of interest to the outdoor showman and others is carried in the book. The fair will be held September 5, 6 and 7. F. J. Carpenter is secretary. The Lunenburg County Fair is to be held at Victoria, Va., October 1 to 5, inclusive, under the direction of the J. C. Roberts Fair & Exposition Company. R. S. Weaver, Jr., is secretary. The catalog has covers of blue with dark orange pages. Conneaut Lake Fair First Week in Oct. CONNEAUT LAX, June 29.—Plans are shaping into form for the Crawford Count), Fair and Cattle Show, to be held at Conneaut Lake the first week in Oc- tober. This fair is the outcome of the cattle show, which was neld in various sections of the county, under the management of the Crawford County Co-Operative Dairy & Sales Association. Last year it was décided to make a fair of it, and agricultural interests and vocational schools were included in pro- moting the project. This proved such a success that a bigger and better week is looked forward to this year. Conneaut Lake Park Company is giving the use of the old fairgrounds for the cattle, poultry and machinery exhibits, while the Temple of Music houses the handiwork department, as well as the products of farm, garden and school ex- hibits. Committees are now at work on the premium list, which will cover the ground thoroly, despite the fact that the fair is operated without admission, mid- way or entrance fee. Develop Music Program For Three-Year Period PUEBLO, Colo., June 29.—A three-year program of music development for Colo- rado will be inaugurated by the Colorado State Fair Association in Pueblo Septem- ber 16 to 21. Contests for bands and musicians will be held, with generous prizes for winners in all divisions. To the band winning first place twice in the three-year period a grand prize wi" be awarded. To the band taking second place two times out of three a cup will be given. Medals will be awarded to the winners in the voice, piano and violin contests. In the chorus contests cups will be awarded to the winners of first and sec- ond places. Dates Announced For Fuur Jersey Shows The American Jersey Cattle Club has announced four regional Jersey shows to be sponsored by that club during 1929. The four shows will be the Pacific In- ternational Live-Stock Exposition, Port- land, Ore., October 26 to November 6; the Dairy Cattle Congress, Waterloo, Ia., Sep- tember 30 to October 6; the Kentucky State Fair, Louisville, Ky., September 8 to 15, and the Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, Mass., September 15 to 21. Many regional show winners will com- pete at the National Dairy Show in St. Louis, October 12 to 19, thus making it a court of last resort. At Portland, 11 Pacific Coast and West. ern States will be represented—Idaho, Washington, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Ari- zona and New Mexico. North Dakota, Soith Dakota, Nebraska, Ka sas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan will be represented at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo, Ia. Entries will come from Kentucky, Ten- nessee, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkan- sas, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, at the Ken- tucky State Fair. Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Mary- land, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine will send entries to the Eastern States Exposition. Plans Progressing For Palatine Fair PALATINE, [f1!., June 29.—The Cook County Fair and great annual home- coming and fall festival will be held as usual] this year, according to plans of the Fair Association. August 28 to Septem- ber 2 will be the dates. Labor Day, as usual, will be the closing day. August 28 will be Entry Day. when all exhibits will be placed. August 29 will be Chil- dren's Day, when all youngsters will be admitted free, and there is every prob- ability that Friday also may be made a second Children’s Day, and free for the youngsters. Plans for the fair are not yet per- fected, for owing to bad weather last year and two bad vears out of the last three, the Fair Association has run many thou- sands of dollars in debt, and there were possibilities that the fair might be dis- continued this year, but with the hearty co-operation of thc Dean family, of Pala- tine, who own the fairgrounds, and the urging of countless hundreds of people to whom the Cook County Fair has grown to mean a great deal, the Fair Association has decided to make another attempt to beat the weather man, and plans for this year will now move rapidly forward The night fair will again be made a feature, with high-class free acts, fire- works, etc., to entertain the evening crowds. The program for afternoons has not been definitely determined, but from the popularity of the auto races. which have been Held at the fair in recent vears. it is probable that the Fair Association will provide two days of auto racing, on Sunday and Monday, September 1 and 2. T. C. Hart is secretary. Fairs in Asia Old Institutions Fairs have Been employed in Asiatic countries from immemorial times to bring trader and customer together. The great distances to be covered by the mer- chant, with his slow caravans, the sparsity of populations apart from the cities, and their diversity in language, religion, social and trade customs, made the fair a neces- sity of commerce, especially among bar- baric peoples. In all countries fairs have their pic- turesque features, but few are more primitive or bring together a meeting of stranger racial mixtures that the annual fair held in Barga, a special territory of Northwestern Manchuria, combining ele- ments of both Manchuria and Mongolia. It straddles the zone of the Chinese East- ern Railway, a Russian-Chinese institu- tion, and runs north to the borders of Siberia. Consequently, it is literally the meeting place of East and West, but Mongols are the most numerous For the list hundred years the fair has been held in the neighborhood of an ancient temple, known as Gandjur-Sume, about 100 miles from the City of Hailer, and for that reason is known as the Gandjur Fair. Altho the fair lasts only five or six days, many Chinese firms re- main much longer to embrace the op- portunity for driving bargains around the temple, to which Mongols come from all regions to pray. Thousands of head of cattle, horses, camels and sheep are annually driven to the fair, while the contents of thousands of Mongolian carts are disposed of at this place cf barter. Last year Chinese mili- tary officers were large purchasers of liorses for their armies. Altho there have been few changes in this colorful fair, last year presented a great innovation when the automobile made its first appearance there. Many of the nomads had never seen such a vehicle before, and their frightened horses and oxen drawing heavy two- wheeled carts rushed aside, throwing out cargoes and drivers. Bedlam prevailed until the animals could be quieted and order restored. First impressions of the “gas wagon” were aecidedly unfavorable. 75,000 Free Tickets For Davenport Fair DAVENPORT, Ia., June 29.—No less than 77,500 free tickets of admission to this year’s Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition on Children’s Day, Monday, August 12, have been distributed to the school children of five counties in Iowa and four counties in Illinois. But the fair association in its liberal policies and desire to be of benefit to the community which it serves is doing more for the children than merely permitting them fee entrance to the fairgrounds on Children's Day. For 5 cents each, these children will be admitted to a reserved seat in the grand stand at either the afternoon or evening performance on Children's Day. Also for 5 cents they may enjoy any ride or visit any of the numerous carnival shows. All these at- tractions will be 5 cents each for the children on Chi'dren’s Day. Monday will also be Derby Day at the fair, and the children will see some fine running races, in addition to the ex- cellent grand stand program. BOOTH SIGN HOLDERS Fits the rail or par- tition, One pair holds two for partition. signs, a sign side of Made of steel each heavy spring lacquered green, Length over all, 9% inches. No tacks or nails required. L. 0. VAN VALKENBURG 60, Holyoke, Mass. TRI-COUNTY FAIR Lafollette, Tennessee WANTS good, clean Shows of any kind, Particu- larly Plantation Show and Wild West. Have had Fair for 12 vears continuously. The last six years without a Carnival. A splendid show town. No Concessions allowed except for outright sale, Have already booked Rides. Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel and Chairplane Could use other Rides Lafollette, Tenn., September 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1929. PAT W. KERR. Secy FOR SALE AMUSEMENT PRIVILEGES NOVELTIES. POPCORN, ICE CREAM, ETC. ALEXANDRIA FAIR ALEXANDRIA, KY., SEPT, 5, 6 AND 7, 1929. H. CARMAN, Secretary, 134 Strathmore Avenue, t. Thomas, Ky. FREE FAIR Herkimer, N. Y. Free Acts and Concessions wanted. Eat and Drink Stands, Privileges, all kinds; Games of skill, Ds and Night, September 2 to 6 No admissio! charged at gate For space write at once I ARIHUR FAGAN. Treas.. Herkimer, N. Y D. HOLLER & SO Playing Aurora, Ind., until July 31, Featuring HARRY “CASSY " CASELTINE THE HUMAN BRIDGE, allowing Touring Car W!'" passengers to pass over his ay OF No fake Ca actually comes in contact with y. Have som’ Will book act separately. Permanr! Aurora, Ind open dates address 207 Importing St., SHERMAN COUNTY FREE FAIR August 20, 21, 22, 23, 1929. 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Fair Season Starts in N. D. Devils Lake Expo., First of “Big Four” Shows, Proves Successful es ; FORKS, N. D., July 1.—With ae “Big Four” fairs and smaller fairs in progress, North Dakota's fair season got away with a bang the last ok June. ag ig Fe Region Exp9sition at Devils Lake, of which J. A. Kramer is secretary, js the first of the big fairs to be staged this season. It operated for an entire = Bottineau, the Bottineau County Pair was staged June 25 to 28, under the direction of S. H. Wilson, secretary; at Cooperstown, the Griggs County Fair, June 26 to 29, under the direction of Frank Collins; at Finley, the Steele County Faiz, under the direction of B. J. Long, June 19 to 21, and at Minne- waukan, the Benson County Fair was staged under the direction oe 8. PF. Montague, June 27 to 29. Advance demands for space in which to place exhibits for the Lake Region Fair were more numerous than ever be- fore, and when the exposition opened June 24 to run an entire week, practical'y ail the space, both in building and on the main avenues, was taken. One of the largest ‘irst-day crowds in several years was on the grounds, and Kramer declares the attendance was more than 100 per cent larger than the open- ing day last year. Weather was favor- able. and auto races in front of the crand stand were the drawing cards. It has been found’ by officials of the fair that the auto races have drawn greater crowds fér the first deys than any other event ever staged in this part of the country. Aside from the races, the audience was given an unusually good snow on the stace across the race track from the grand stand. The Tripoli Trio, with their singing act; the Flying Fishers, aerialists; the Audrieff Trio, another musical act; the Decardos, comedians; the Rose Ellis Rose Five, barrel jumpers; the Robinsons, tumblers, and Vic Allen, master of cere- monies, made up what was declared the best free-act performance ever staged in the State. Each evening of the exposition, Ernie Young's Revue, Winter Garden Follies of 1929, was presented, and greatly appre- claited by eudiences which packed the stand and bleachers. fusic for the fair was furnished by the Governor’s Boys’ Band, the Starkweather Band, Edmore Band and Lakota Band. Morris & Castle Shows’ midway drew large crowds. The train made a 500-mile run from Sioux Falls, S. D., the Sunday before the fair, and arrived in Devils Lake at 6 a.m. Monday. Before the after- noon crowd left the grand stand, all the shows were up and ready for business. The carnival is much larger this year than last and the individual shows are much improved. A public wedding was staged in front of the grand stand. Chariot races, an automobile show on the grounds, stock parade, fireworks, dancing, and a long list of special days and events, with many outsiders featured, went to help make the fair a success. At Bottineau, which is not a great dis- tance from Devils Lake, it appeared that the Lake Region Fair had no effect on the attendance at the Bottineau Exposi- tion, which was stazed for four days. Music was furnished by the Bottineau Military Band, and Harry Gordien acted aS master of ceremonies. The free-act Progiam consisted of “Sandy” Cranston, Scottish entertainer; the St. Juliens, in four acrobatic acts; Tucker's Indoor Ani- mal Circus; racing ostriches; Tommy Wood, rube, and a number of specialties, Which were introduced each day. One of the big events of interest to the people of the district was the stock parade. The racing program was also declared ex- cellent. The Macy-Barnhart Shows were on the midway. Griggs County's annual fair was held at Cooperstown for three days, and this, ‘oo, was during the same week as the Lake Region show, but not interfered With, altho within less than 100 miles of the big fair. The Baird & Porter Great West Shows furnished attractions for the midway, ond there was a good grand-stand show. Billboard There Is Big Money In A-ROLLER RINK properly managed and equipped with the BEST RINK SKATES. ASK US Write us for Booklet No. 6 on Successful Rink Management. Recent improvements in our Skates make them stronger and better than ever. CHICAGO ROLLER SKATE CO. 4427 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO, ILL. Live stock and poultry were featured in the exhibits, while a great deal of at- tention was given to educational ex- hibits. It was necessary to erect stands to care for some of the exhibits, as build- ings on the grounds were of too small capacity. Considerable building was done at Minnewaukan before the opening day of the Benson County Fair, but all was in readiness when the exposition opened and operated for three days. The grounds were leveled off and a new steel fence was constructed, two new ticket offices were erected, the grand stand was in- creased in size, and 2xhibit buildings were built. Practically all the concession space was rented, and the exhibit room, in spite of the increase in size, was well filled. The Great Midwest Shows were on the midway, and the Flying Fords were among outstanding free acts, and were supported by the Six Tip-Tops, the Vol- taires and the Alekers. The Gould Family of entertainers and Nagle’s Dogs were other numbers. A drawing feature was the plan under which each community near by staged some kind of entertainment or pro- gram, and the attendance was increased as a result of this event. Five other sections of the State will be treated to expositions the first week in July. The second of the “Big Four” fairs will be held at Minot all week, and there jill be the Jamestown, Rugby, Stanley and Rolla fairs. First Minnesota Fair Successful Event FERTILE, Minn., June 29.—The Polk Ccunty Fair, one of the early expositions in Minnesota, was held June 26, 27 and 28, at Fertile, with an excellent program of entertainment and wonderful exhibits for the visitors to witness. The midway attractions were put on by the Macy-Barnhart Carnival Company, and the grand-stand free acts included Sankus. Good races were staged, and each evening there was a display of hre- works, directed by the Thearle-Duffield Company. Music was furnished by the Fertile Community Band. Needville Fair Dates Are Set for October NEEDVILLE, Tex., June 29.—The Needville Chamber of Commerce at its meeting June 25 discussed plans for the annual fair, October 10 to 13, inclusive, the last day being Sunday, when this German community will as usual end the event with an overflow attendance. Practically all last year's officials were re-elected. M. Reich will guide the af- fairs as secretary. position he has held since the fair had its start. Preparations are being made to ac- commodate an attendance double that of last year and an extensive list of premiums is promised the exhibitors. The fair will be adverti§fed with mod- ern outdoor fair publicity within a radius of 100 miles. Every merchant in the city will show his loyalty to the association by distributing souvenirs and advertising novelties during the progress of the cele- bration. Thomas V. White has supplied the fair and merchants items for the general ad- vertising. A carnival has not yet been contracted to supply midway features. THE THREE-POOL plant at Ocean City, N. J., is nearing completion. Cost- ing $150,000 and located along the boardwalk adjoining the Hotel Flanders, the pools provide one of the finest swimming plants in the East. A large pool is connected with a deep diving pool and a wading pool for children. Filtered and heated salt water will be provided for all three pools. Strong Attractions For Canadian Fairs E. F. Carruthers, managing director of the Barnes-Carruthers Fair Booking As- sociation, left Chicago for Canada this week with the most extraordinary array of directly imported European attrac- tions ever assembled for the “A” Circuit of Canadian Exhibitions. It included the famous Stey Family, Hamburg, “group” high-wire walkers; Six Galenos, Rome, teeter-board marvels; Christopher and Columbus, London, comedy gym- nasts; Duncan's Collies, Glasgow, and Will Morris, London, the cycling comique. John Duncan, one of the best known and oldest trainer of dogs in Europe, joined his son, Victor, in New York last week, where the latter finished a num- ber of weeks in the leading theaters. All of the other featured arrived in America within the last few days. Carruthers de- clares it was the nearest thing to an “all-European” show that he has ever presented to Canadian outdoor audiences. Other features that will appear on the circuit from the Barnes-Carruthers office are Abe Goldstein, clown policeman, “The Kiddies’ Pal”; Post’s California Poppies, a troupe of 12 girls, who climax their acrobatic dancing numbers in con- tortive poses on a huge silver spider web 25 feet high, and the Winter Garden Revue, with a company of 40. New County Fair May Be Established in N. D. GRAND FORKS, N. D., June 29.—Bur- leigh County, one of the few counties in this State which does not support a fair, is in line for one in the near future. For several years a racing program has been staged at Bismarck annually by Mrs. C. E. Bryan, and this event has been purely an entertainment affair. It is now planned, however, to interest the county Officials in the event and obtain an ap- propriation so that exhibits may be added, making the event a fair instead of a race meet. The races this year were successful; with $2,900 being paid in prizes. Louisville Fair LOUISVILLE, O., June 29.—The third annual fair and exposition will be held here August 21 to 24. It will be the first fair of the year in Stark County and will again be managed by George Marlow, of the Marlow Amusement Company, Can- ton. Rinks ~ Skaters Communications to 25 Opera el AMERICAN and foreign stars will complete for prizes totaling approximate- ly $3,000 in a monster race meet to be held in the Chicago Stadium August 3. Most of the noted speed skaters of this country and many foreign stars are ex- pected to enter the tournament. THE SIX-DAY roller skating team race, held in the Garden recently, made a hit with the public, and will, undoubtedly, be repeated again this winter, as the summer dates do not mean much to the Garden in the way of business. Roland Cioni, well known in skating circles, pro- moted, and he was assisted by Cliff Howard, who has been active in roller events in Los Angeles. BILLY BORDEISER'S big Hippodrome Rink, Nashville, Tenn., will be closed during June, July and August because of hot weather. The fall season will July 6, 1929 59 Start the early part of September. Thru- out the last season at the Hippodrome every night was a banner night, accord- ing to Bordeiser. The S. R. O. sign was generally found on display. Friday night, June 21, at Cumberland Park, Tennessee State Fairgrounds, was the initial opening of Bordeiser’s new skat- ing rink, and it was a banner one, there having been present between 150 and 175 skating enthusiasts. The Cumberland Park Rink is 100 by 150 feet. The rink opening night was attractive in appear- ance, being extensively decorated. A $3,500 automatic organ turns out she music for skating enthusiasts. A large corps of attendants are on hand to serve patrons. The rink is open week days and Sundays. EXCITING FINISHES marked the ama- teur speed-skating races held Saturday evening on the Carsonia Park Rink, Read- ing, Pa. Outsprinting a large field, Jo- Seph Caccese won the one-mile, class B race in the exceptionally fast time of 3 minutes flat, which was one and one- half minutes better than the time an- nounced for Paul Rick’s mile in annex- ing the class A event. In the half-mile novice race, Joseph Butzer, after a blan- ket finish, won from Paul J. Endy by inches. Summary: Half-Mile Novice Race, for skaters who have never won a prize—Won by Joseph Butzer: second, Paul J. Endy; third, Joseph Freese. Time, 1 minute 42 seconds. Edward Heckman, Daniel Lewis, Charles Oswald and Walter Beck also started. One-Mile, Class B Race—Won by Joseph Caccese; second, Harvey Kline; third, Burris Lat- shaw. Time. 3 minutes. David Schmehl, Allen Neff, Carl Steffey and Warren Late shaw aiso started. One-Mile, Class A Race—Won by Paul Rick; second, Jack Adams; third, Michael Petriccone. Time, 3 minutes 114 seconds. The officials in charge of the racing included Referee, Frank L. Sterner, Rahway, N. J., Eastern representative National Roller Skating Racing League; starter, Jesse Carey; judges, Thomas Whiteman, Norristown; George Gery and J. Frank Brennan, of Reading; timers, Warren Rohrbach and Thomas Anderson. Manager Jesse Carey has announced that races will be fea- tured each Saturday at his rink. “HAPPY LOU” PHILLIPS, 31, en- durance skater, left his home city, Nor- wich, N. Y., last week to skate to Los Angeles. He plans to skate an average of 50 miles each day and expects to com- plete the trip in three months. 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July 6, 1929 Billboard j JF — C onducted c “Parks, ‘Piers and “Beaches ZARTMAN, —Communications t 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. w— = i Euclid Beach an Unusual But Successful Play Center “Recreational Amusements, with nothing to Depress or Demoralize”, slogan and the guide line thru which the Humphreys, really one of For 27 years the Humphreys have guided the Gad Beach Park, and Canada. success of Eucli the United States Gestinies of the usual amusement park lines in all that time, but which has been nonethe- le vccessful when viewed from any gle No shows, no free acts, no vaudeville and no bands are used Everything within the 160 acres is owned and oper- ated by the company, included being 27 rides and devices, all of the highest standard, and everyone of them popular with the Cleveland public. There are no concessions, no wheels and no games. There are 14 refresh- ment stands and everyone of them is featured, just as are the rides and de- vices Euclid Beach does not use newspaper advertising and very little if any of any other sort of advertising. But it does get publicity and plenty of it, despite the fact that no publicity or public re- lations director is employed. As a matter of fact it is a great big community recreation center and re- minds one more of a county fair in many respects than it does an amusement park The guiding hand for many years has been D. S. Humphrey, president of the company, and who last December was honored by his associates in the National Association of Amusement Parks with the office of president of that great or- ganization, Euclid Beach Park is a household word in Cuyahoga County and is just as fa- miliar in that connection as is the Public Square or Euclid avenue. There are other parks in the county and some ex- cellent ones too, but somehow Euclid Beach has a grip on those who are seek- ing outdoor entertainment and thousands upon thousands are within its confines every day of the season. It is believed that it was the first “temperance park” ever to operate in any large city in the country. When taken over by the Humphrey interests beer had been sold just as in any beer garden. The Humphreys changed the order of things, posted certain rules re- garding beer and liquor and have been more effective in enforcement than most communities have been since the days of prohibition started. There are 160 acres under the control of the company and the resort has a beach front of 2,500 feet. Parking space is provided for from 15,000 to 20,000 automobiles, perhaps more, if the eye is depended upon to judge. There are 350 people on the payroll during the summer season and there is no lack of courtesy and attention on the part of any attache with whom the public comes into contact. This is, of course, one great big factor in the suc- cess of the park. The Humphrey family insists on courtesy and attention for every person, young or old, who visits their park. Opening of the regular season this year was on May 25 and the closing will not occur until about October. Euclid Beach, however, does not cease to make money for its owners or to afférd pleas- ure for its friends during the winter for there are winter sports to be had, among them ice skating. There is no better equipped and no better patronized ice rink in the country than that at the park during the winter months. With a free gate the crowds are as a matter of course immense. For instance, (See EUCLID BEACH on page 64) this Cleveland park—one which is the of Cleveland, have made a the most unusual pleasure parks in has never been operated along Marshalltown Park To Be Developed MARSHALLTOWN, Ia., June 29. — A stock company is being organized to take up interests of the C. A. Buchwald estate in the Forest Park Amusement Company, and at least $25,000 worth of stock with possibly $40,000 will be sold by November 1. The new company will finance devel- opment of the recreation center. Judge B. O> Tankersley is acting as trustee for the organization, subscriptions being taken on basis of distribution of at least $25,000 stock. Inventory of park equipment totals $63,743, including the 14-acre tract, artificial lake for swim- ming and boating, theater building, skat- ing rink, dance pavilion, train and bridges and other amusement equipment. Park for Westport, Conn. WESTPORT, Conn., June 29. — The Longshore Beach and Country Club Amusement Company of Westport, Conn., was incorporated this week to maintain and operate a pleasure resort in West- port. The incorporators are William M. Stevens, of Montclair, N. J.; Michael A. Castaldi, of Flushing, L. I. and Ray- mond J. Gorman, of Brooklyn. Woodcliff Park Swim Meet POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 29.—The following 1928 Olympic stars participated in the champion swimming meet in Woodcliff Pleasure Park’s modern pool to- day: Agnes Geraghty, Eleanor Holm, Lisa Lindstrom, Adelaide Lambert, Leah Riley and Kathryn Brown. Officials of the A. A. U. presided. New Park in New York NEW YORK, June 29.—A new amuse- ment park was opened on the West Side of New York on June 26, It is known as Speedway Park and is located at Dyckman street and the Speedway. Owners of the project are Lew Brown, Ben De Bebos and W. Carsey. The latter will manage the park. He has been con- nected with the amusement business for 15 years. It is intended to make it a community park, and a dance hall, along with rides and concessions, will be included. New Ride Installed In Muskogee Park MUSKOGEE, Okla., June 29. — Altho frequent rains have somewhat interfered with Hyde Park’s season it is running smoothly at this time. The resort was officially opened May 12. This is its 25th season. Ida A. Stephens, manager, has installed a miniature railroad and train known as the Sunshine Special as the third riding device in the park. A number of excellent features have been engaged for the special celebration dated for July 3 to 6. HARRY C. BAKER, best known figures in the park the in- dustry. He is head of Harry C. Baker, Inc., park engineers, of New York, and his handiwork is known in many pleasure centers of this country. one of ADDITIONS MADE AT JACKSON PARK JACKSON, Mich., June 29.—Business at Lakeview Park, Vandercook Lake, has been good since the opening on May 18 in spite of quite a bit of rainy weather. Many improvements have been made in various sections of the park. A new Tumble Bug has been installed and has already thrilled many thousands of pa- trons. A Safe-T-Rail Toboggan Slide has added much sport to the bathing beach Hot weather has brought immense crowds to the beach. Danceland continues to attract large crowds. Hansons’ Purple Derbys, jazz syncopators of Southern Michigan, have been engaged for another season, this making their fourth successful year at this resort. E. E. Bethel, general manager, is look- ing forward to this season as being the banner year. Ed C. Bethel continues as manager of concessions. New California Park MILL VALLEY, Calif., June 29.—A rec- reation and amusement park near the automobile entrance to Muir Woods is being planned by Josef Landgraff of San Francisco Cuba Lake Park To Be Improved CUBA, N. Y., June 29.—Approximately $30,000 will be spent by the State of New York in improvements to Cuba Lake Park, according to a recommendation of the State Council of Parks. Most of the fund is expected to go to improve the bathing beach. The remainder wily be spent on recreation devices, JOHN CROUT NOW JANTZEN MANAGER PORTLAND, Ore., June Crout is the new general manager of Jantzen Beach, having taken over the duties June 1. A. Pagni, who operates the Skooter at Jantzen Beach, has also put in one of these popular rides at Seaside, Ore. 29 —John omen Policy Change For Ferndale PETERSBURG, Va., June 29.—Chanice of amusement policy is to be effected by the management of Ferndale Park when its grand opening occurs July 22. The park is located on the electric railway on the National highway about two miles east of this city. With all the latest riding devices and concessions the management will oper- ate independent shows and is now negy tiating with several carnival companies for engagements for the season When all improvements are completed the park will be one of the most attrac- tive in this section. It consists of 30 acres of land on the river and the fresh water bathing is unsurpassed. The park has drawing power from about 500,000 people within a radius of about 20 miles. Richmond is but 20 miles away by automobile and Hopewe!! about 15 miles. Ferndale is the only amusement park of any extent east of Norfolk. R. Willard Eanes is superintendent of concessions. GREENVILLE PARK CHANGES OWNERS GREENVILLE, S.C., June 29.—An- nouncement is made that the Carolina Amusement Enterprises has leased Lake- side Park, amusement resort, several miles from this city, for 20 vears. The new owners plan to spend around $50,- 000 in developing the park, erecting a new dance hall and bathing beach. R. M. Edwards Makes Change CANTON, O., June 29.—R. M. Edwards, for several seasons in charge of the ex- ploitation at Meyers Lake Park here, but who in recent months has been engaged in local promotions, has announced the inauguration of a park-promotion service. Contracts for Park neerts Awarded MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 29.—Award of band contracts, purchase of a “spinning top” for the municipal swimming poo! and rejection of a proposal to purchase down-town property for park purposes constituted the work of the park com- mission at its last meeting. Prof. E. K. White and his 12-piece or- chestra was given the contract for fur- nishing concert music at all local white parks during the summer Season. Cob- certs will start July 7 at Overton Park The Letter Carriers’ Band was given the contract for the concert entertain- ment in negro parks. The commissioners purchased a “spin- ning top” for the fairgrounds swimming pool and another for the Washington Park negro pool. Doc Hanna Has Birthday PORTLAND, Ore., June 29.—Doc Han- na, operating the Illusion at Jantzen Beach, has just celebrated his 65th birthday, and he relates that he has been almost continuously in the show busi- ness since he was 8 years of age. GUS ROSACO is doing well with his ames at Playland, Rye, Y., he advises mong games of skill recently added by him are the new Whtppet, the They're Of Horse Race and the Jungle Race. 1 aad fee Me er : Bageaee ey ‘1 60 a | a Eee a SA i ee ~ ~ Ps | _ a . | i Bea ij mde Tine ie “3 | eee ae } f - io | rae 3 ee a Nee : Resi: ST eis { a _ a ee as ——— a ‘ | ne | a ee = “< aS al Pe: i= Pe =¥ 4 { ere _. “ —s . ome é | + - e se i" ¥ Foy — 4 thee isi = pe Ay " a fa Ss eas Eb Se . ce, a, f hee oe fogs . ees . : 4,35 ee a : ee . — Be ca e a . rs SSS ei Re ar Pe oy ok : : es — ae = Re x a soil # ee bee ——_—__——- “a A ee se « ine : a “a (_ - - Bir a ~ q | “a ve = “4 om as # ! a — Ane _——— eS Ve a a : ~ “2 - E. - | - < om ‘* i ‘ u = B . Toe: . 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goes. Yor a Pinay ee frees July 6, 1929 New Features For Grand View SINGAC, N. J., June 29.—Despite 15 days of inclement weather at opening of the season Grand View Park has enjoyed fair-sized crowds during June. The park than ever and the 35 some brand-new features, is more attractive acres contain including swimming pool and bicycle oval, now under course of construction. Boxing has been added to the weekly program of events. Frank S. Costello, former partner of Harry Curtiss, concessionaire of Olympic Park, Irvington, N. J., has been installed as manager. The de luxe cafe is now run on the night-club plan, with free dancing for the patrons. Eight loud speakers scattered thruout the park pro- vide the instrumental and vocal music. There are 18 rides, some of which are owned and operated by the office. Many former concessionaires are back and the rank and file is augmented by new faccs. The dance hall has been converted into a roller-skating rink. Negotiations are pending for installing additional rides next season. Fifteen bus lines convey passengers to and from the park. Seventy-five men are rushing work on the completion of the pool, being in- stalled by the Pearce Company, and which will be ready at an early date. Dimension of the pool is 200 by 225 feet and it will have the latest features. Four thousand bathhouses are under construction, a total investment of $150,000 being represented. A quarter-of-a-mile oval track is under construction in the athletic field to be devoted primarily to bicycle races. Na- tional championship contests will be promoted under the National Cycle As- sociation, with Joseph G. Kospy, former six-day rider, in charge. Contests will prevail every Sunday afternoon thruout the season. Gate admission is to be 50 cents. The baseball diamond and ath- letic field are located in the center of the oval. The dance hall, now the roller-skating rink, is gaining favor. The first pro- fessional race of the season was held on the night of June 27. Joe West and Jimmy Valentine provided thrills and interest galore. Every Wednesday night will be given over to the women. Hockey games are underlined for Saturday nights between New York and New Jersey clubs. Monday is novelty night, and Friday block night. Gold and silver medals and loving cups will be donated the winners. Boxing has become a popular pastime in Jersey parks and Grand View is giving the fans 40 rounds each week in the arena with its 7,000 seating capacity. This open-air stadium is also showing first-run pictures during the interim. Arthur L. Hill is booking the attrac- tions. Thruout the season new attrac- tions are added from time to time to inject additional interest. K. T. Kuma is holding forth in the Japanese theater with his native illusions and magic with a supporting company of four people. The interior of the theater is decorated with Japanese effects. Fraternal organizations of this dis- trict are playing host for the entertain- ment of charity and other organizations thruout the season in this park and helping materially to put a smile on the faces of the youngsters who assemble. Mrs. M. Petty is the nurse and matron in charge of the first-aid house and ministers to the wants of the mothers and youngsters. Kiddie playland has rides of every conceivable character and bathing pool, shower baths and Punch and Judy and a 300-pound pet bear. Joseph Deveany, concessionaire, has taken over the auto parking space. A. E. Wagner. old-time showman, is making a hit with the skee ball. E. J. Hughes is supplying hot dogs and root beer. Frank Costello has six stands. R. Land- bart has some nifty candy and novelty tands. Mrs. G. and C. M. McLaughlin mave the sugars, teas and coffees. Chief Phil Leath is doll king. Ignit Goldstein is much in evidence with his gift stand. August Ditters, professional acrobat, has the sweater stand. Tony Vicchriaricello is featuring his King Tut specialty. A. Viscount and the Royal Amusement Company have a fine chain of stands. Ben Benson has the groceries and two ball games. G. Nakash and B. Haddad, soft drinks. H.C. Donath and Sons. ice cream and frozen custard. George Yoshida, pillows and sheets. George Yoshida, blankets and electrica] appli- Billboard Natt Sage ies a ee Se NEW! LINDY -LOOP RIDE 0¥8 One Park reports weekly receipts so far THIS SEASON exceed $1,200.00 and one day's business exceeded $800.00—proof of popularity and capacity. There is still time to install a complete LINDY-LOOP or to convert your old Caterpillar. SPILLMAN ENGINEERING CORPORATION, NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. ances. Chris Hinkeldey, shooting gallery. James Murro, musical instrument store. T. Furey, photo studio. Frank A. Dwyer, Rialto roll ball and penny game. H. F. Winter, birds and pet stock. H. Oda, electric roll bal] and string games. Phil Heyman, fruit and aluminum cups. C. Monaanero, ball game. Harry Ponty, delicatessen store. D. Mousmoulis, cigars, candies and Billboard sales agent. Joseph E. Jecknert, ball game. A. F. Stanley, palmistry. S. Triglio, clam stand. Rocco and Bartcluce, aluminum stand. A. Nelson, high striker. Lewis and Rogers are directing the boxing bouts, with Patty and Ryan, match- makers. John Sella and John Bernice, penny game. L. Weissamm, bunny stand. John Panapolis, ham and roasters. Bryan F. McMahon is president of Grand View Park: Walter R. Hudson, treasurer, and Frank Costello, manager. Henry A. Heindrich broadcasts weekly and keeps the park constantly in the limelight. Fred Vantine is bookkeeper Mrs. J. J. McCarthy is in charge of cashiers. Carlin’s Park BALTIMORE, Ma.., Md., June 29—John T. McCaslin, side-show manager at Carlin’s Park, who discovered Johnny Eck and a number of other freaks, has unearthed two new attractions. He is keeping one under cover until adoption papers can be secured. McCaslin states that he is not taking any chances with this one, and intends to adopt it, and guarantees that, if it lives, there never was an attraction to equal it. It is a perfect living two-headed baby, pretty and perfect. The other freak is Crick, the human slate, a bright young man, with flesh so peculiar that the least mark made on him raises at least half an inch as if embossed. MacCaslin gave a demonstra- tion cf this remarkable freak of nature to Joe Redding, manager of J. J. Jones’ Exposition Shows, at East Liverpool, O., several weeks ago, and arrangements have been made to exhibit him at the Western Canadian Expositions. Baby Doll Waite has added the Skele- ton Dude to her Fat Show at Carlin’s. All new banners and swell frameup. Victcr Lee and wife are doing nicely with their Wax and Mummy Show. John T. McCaslin, manager of side shows, would like to hear from Frank Cooney. The Fight Arena, seating over 6,000, is now in perfect shape. Thousands of Baltimore children will be entertained June 22 as guests of The Baltimore News and American. J. J. Jones’ Ferris Wheel is doing a sur- prising business. The Alligator Queen, Peter’s Freak Ani- mal Show, and Capt. Gullier, are enjoying good business. William Smith, side-show manager, paid a visit and was surprised at the business. Bill had his 10-in-1 in the park all last season Zimmy will probably be seen at Car- lin’s for six weeks beginning June 25. Oscar Babcock has closed a three-week engagement as free attraction Ship- wrecked Kelly opened a three-week en- gagement. Live monkeys and a cage full of beautiful cockatoos and many new animals have been added to the entrance of the fun house coliseum Fred Robin continues to pack them in the Modernistic ballroom. J. J. Jones’ Ferris Wheel is doing a surprising busi- ness. Old Orchard Pier Opens OLD ORCHARD, Me., June 29.—The famous Ocean Pier at Old Orchard Beach, Me., marking the spot from which some fortunate as well as some ill-fated trans.- atlantic planes have begun their at- tempts, will open the ballroom for the season June 29. Mal Hallett, band lead- er, is booked for each week. In the ball- hoom, situated at the end of the 1,000- foot Ocean Pier, patrons may truly “Dance O’er the Waves”. Along the boardwalk to the shore nu- merous booths, housing demonstrations and shops, are located. The Skooter, Merry-Go-Round, Coal Mine, Noah's Ark and other popular amusement devices mark the entrance to the structure. John W. Duffy is general manager. J. A. Dalziel Employed As Operator of Wheel R. M. Neel advises from Fort Lauder- dale, Fla., that he has employed J. A. Dalziel, of Sarnia, Ont., to manage the No. 16 Big Eli Wheel at Crystal Beach, Ont., for the remainder of the season Dalziel is an experienced manager and Neel is expecting a successful season. Milton Ellis is the operator of the wheel, this being his fourth season at Crystal Beach in that capacity. Zoo Notes KANSAS CITY, Mo.—J. R. Cunning- ham, secretary of the local Zoological Society, divulged last week that eicht life memberships have been sold at $100 each and that about 40 annual mem- berships at $5 each are being received weekly in the Society’s drive for 5,000 annual members. The funds received will be used for the purpose of purchas- ing new animals and extending the zoo Cunningham pointed out that at present 47 varieties of animals, birds and reptiles are now housed in one building and should have 12 structures to be properly cared for. Bryce R. Smith, president of the Society, is the sole benefactor in the current drive. He has given $500 to the Society Fund, Cunningham stated BARNEY CONLEY and Howard Halsell, employees of the Keenan-Hamphill-Mc Quilkin Company. at airyland, Fair Park, Little Rock, Ark., are model em- ployees, according to John H. Keenan. manager In a recent Conley, Merry-Go-Round operator, and Halsell, ring feeder, take great pride in their appearance and manners and that they have made many friends for the firm thru their courteous treatment of youngsters and other patrons of the ride. The concern operates five rides in the Little Rock park. letter he says Business Excellent At Sioux City Park SIOUX CITY, Ia., June 29.—Despite inclement and unseasonable weather the amusements, riding devices and conces. sions at Riverview Park have been en. joying excellent business since the sea. son opened several weeks ago, Manager H. A, Jones reports, and with more favorable weather conditions capacity crowds are anticipated as a daily rule Fireworks displays and balloon ascen- sions have been utilized as business getters and have proven effective, Jones states. Walter Woods and his orchestra are drawing capacity crowds to the dancing pavilion each Wednesday and Friday evening. Bargain dances are featured for Friday evening each week, and the management is planning boxing contests for Monday evenings, with Man. ager Kelley, Des Moines fight promoter, arranging the cards. Harry Smith, manager of the Dinty Moore Bar, reports business is excellent, but that he is having trouble with the corned beef and cabbage supply. E. S. Garrett is managing the new Tilt-o-Whirl for Manager Jones, and Harry Hamilton, located here for the Duffield Fireworks Company, is assisting Cc. C. Murphy, owner and manager of the Eli Wheel, Chair-o-Plane and Baby Seaplane, spent a five-day vacation at his home at Clear Lake, Ia., last week after completing improvements on the Seaplane and opening it for the season. Mrs. Ferne Coates, who guards the cash and sells the tickets for the Eli Wheel, has resigned her position because of ill health. THE TRIUMPHANT TRIO International Derby New Race Horse all the Sheriils of the track. Ter- ritory now being Play Golf Original and Best Golf Game. Still good _ territory left. Pioneer of Sport Machines. Some available territory JUNIOR GOLF GAME Fascinating Penny Sport Machine. outright. Write at once for further information. CHESTER-POLLARD AMUSEMENT CO.., Inc. 188 West Fourth St., New York City Now sold ** They get themoney” SELLNER RIDES “i wat ¢Pecfs>. aD = ¥) i Oe wetes Bt | % i = TILT-A-WHIRL SELLNER MFG. CO., INC., Faribault, Minn. 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Billboard July 6, 1929 The New Sensation! BAKED ICE CREAM PIES THEY SELL & THEY SATISFY & THEY REPEAT & THEY PAY BIG PROFITS THE NEWEST THING IN AMERICA FOR THE CONCESSIONAIRE A sensation at Coney Island—Police necessary to keep crowds in line in Connecticut—At Boston they made them all STOP—LOOK—LISTEN—AND BUY 775 in 2% Bakers) (Three Bakers) (Four Bakers). 1.300 First —BSix Bakers), Sales Every Day. A. C. Current. . - a dishlet, at oun toast and serve BONAFIDE SALES Hours at New Haven (Three Over 700 First Afternoon at New Britain 2,500 First Afternoon UP TOWN, New York Afternoon, Brooklyn (Three Bakers). 1, . Second Afternoon in Brooklyn (Three kers). 2,000 Third Afternoon in Brooklyn (Three Bakers). 3,500 at Savin Rock, Conn. 3,000 Sunday at Coney Island (Small Stand and Showing Increasing To prepare, place a 24 scoop of Ice Cream smooth down and cover with C. Toasting Meringue, AVERY & CALDWELL, ringue, (Six Bakers). SIX CENTS EACH SAL place on SMALL OUTFIT 2 Bakers, 5,000 Dishlets, 6 Cans Me- 1 Electric Hand Whipper. Complete Cost of Outfit, $214.00 F. 0. B. New York At 10c each, this will return $509.00, pee ie for entire outfit and leave a profit FUTURE PROFITS vad BE OVER CAPACITY OF THIS OUTFIT IS A MINIMUM OF 300 PER HOUR. WE CAN FURNISH A onsen OUTFIT WITH =. peas AND 2,500 DISH- MINIMUM CAPACITY OF EACH BAKER 150 PER HOUR LARGE OUTFIT 6 Bakers, 10,000 Dishlets, Meringue, 1 Electric Complete Cost of Outfit, $500.00 F. O. B. New York besides SIX CENTS EACH SALE MINIMUM OF 900 PER HOUR. TS, COMPLETE, FOR $118. 25% pes... required on all orders, ieee Cc. O. D. Dept. B., PHONE: WISCONSIN 5621 12 Cans Hand Whipper. At 10c each, this will return $1,000.00, pay for entire outfit and leave a profit FUTURE PROFITS WILL BE OVER CAPACITY OF THIS OUTFIT IS A 239 West 42d St., NEW YORK CITY Midland Beach New Attractions dl MIDLAND, BEACH N. Y., June 29.— Calamity howlers who think New York's beaches have gone to the bowwows should visit Midland Beach and note the improvements being made, including the erection of a modern steel and brick bathhouse, 195 feet by 94, equipped with cement floors and steel lockers and re- placing the structure recently destroyed by fire. The latest sanitary features will be embodied. The bathhouses will all be located on one floor. There will be a modern promenade, 195 feet long by 35 wide on the top of the building, with stores for various concessions under- neath. The new bathhouses will be 40 per cent ready for occupancy July 1 and will represent an outlay of $150,000. The corner stone will be laid by Boro President John A. Lynch. Two additional rides have been in- stalled, the Whirlwind, by James S. Graham, owner of Midland. This is the latest Traver product, and will carry two trains, one of six cars and another of five, which are run by the third rail system. The Whirlwind is 1,400 feet long and occupies 185 feet by 85 of space. One of the mechanical features of the ride is that each car has its own motor of 74 horse power and the cars are coupled together by a union joint. The big punch of the Whirlwind is its network of spiral curves and dips. Seventy tons of steel were used in its construction, and the cost was $23,500. Oliver A. Neale, en- gineer, supervised the construction, and 4l McKee was on ‘the job The Tumble Bug is the other new ride. It has a capacity of 52 passengers. It is understood that Col. Graham is thinking of installing a giant gravity coaster next season. A Motordrome has been added to Mid- land's attractions, with Young Speedy Palmer and Australian Billy La Ford as riders. Al McKee is manager, with Prank Lynch on the ticket box. Harry G. Traver was a visitor recently on his way to Beaver Falls, Pa Manager Dan W. Leonard’s magic hand of modern beach management is evident in the improvements. One of the top days of the current sea- son was recorded on June 16, when 35.000 reople visited the park. The present bathhouses, with a capacity of 1,000, could not begin to accommodate the crowds. The fleet of passenger steamers went into regular service June 22. All concession space along the beach front is occupied and there is a waiting lst for the new bathhouse storerooms. Many excursions have been booked, leonard stated, and two Orthophonic — are now in operation for music rs. Saltair Features SALT LAKE CITY, June 29.—Sunday concerts at Saltair have been augmented by vaudeville attractions and airplane Parachute jumping acts. Jimmy Terry was the feature June 23, Siding down a rope from the dome of the pavilion to the main floor. CHOCOLATE DIPS Ice Cream Coated With Delicious YOUR INVESTMENT $3.00. We furnish you FREE 750 Dises and 750 Sticks with each gallon of Chocolate Dip. Hardens instantly and covers ice cream completely. Clean Up at Fairs, Parks, Carnivals, Resorts. DON’T WAIT—WRITE TODAY FOR PARTICULARS. Milk Chocolate. A Big Money Maker. YOUR PROFIT $25.75. 415 Beethoven Place, - CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS CO. Chicago, III. New Name----New Conditions Solving Rainbow Park Problem Not only a new name, but new con- ditions greet the pleasure seeker at Ches- ter Park, now Rainbow, Cincinnati, these days. C. Delaney Martin, general man- ager, and Bill Harmon, executive as- sistant, while not having changed the layout of the park to any great extent certainly have changed conditions and there is more life within its confines than has been evident for several sea- sons. Martin is authority for the statement that the.business thus far this season is far ahead of last year this time. Many rainy Sundays and cool nights since the official opening, May 4, have done more than anything else to keep business down. The public has responded to the publicity the park has been getting and patrons seem to go away satisfied. There are almost daily bookings of pic- nics from now until closing time, which will be in September, probably around the 15th or later. Jack Carder is the promoter and he has been unusually successful in landing picnics that mean money for Rainbow. No new rides have been added, Man- ager Martin being convinced that the devices now in Rainbow all have merit and he plans nothing new in this con- nection this season. All rides have been overhauled, however, and everything on the park has been repainted and loca- tions in some instances have been changed. A popular place this season for dining and dancing is the Japanese Garden and Far! Arnold and his Troubahours are sup- plying the music. Its location is the former clubhouse. The former dance pavilion has been converted inty one of the finest skating floors in Southern Ohio and both the dance place and the new rink are doing satisfactory business. Rainbow's big attraction this season, as last, is the bathing pool. This is its second year and it is one of the most complete in the Cincinnati area. Dimen- sions are 150 by 280 and the water is completely changed two times in every 24 hours. All suits are cleaned in the park’s own laundry and new bathhouses have been added. There are 3,500 steel lockers and 1,200 private lockers. There are 18 employees for the pool. Pool structures all glisten with new white paint. Rainbow carries a payroll of about 140, many of whom have had park experience and many of whom also have been con- nected with the resort in former years. The grounds and all structures are kept wonderfully clean, nine employees having been assigned to this work and they are busy at all hours. Flowers are plentiful and more than 1,000 trees and shrubs have been planted so that the decorative effect is attractive. A fine new Neon sign graces the entrance. An innovation is the pay-as-you-enter system put into effect this season. Three gates are worked under this system and a 10-cent gate is maintained. Parking space for many cars has been added. A cooling or ice plant is one of the new features this year. All employees are uniformed, the park’s color scheme of green and white being followed. Concessionaires are also uniformed. Merchandise is wel! ar- ranged and most of the concessions and stores have exceedingly fine displays of merchandise, all of the latest in the outdoor industry. There are more than 25 stands, games and concessions. Personnel of the park is as follows: J. E. McClain, president: C. DeLaney Martin, executive vice-president and gen- eral manager: W. H. Harmon, executive assistant: W. O. Mashburn, vice-prest- dent: W. A. Daniel, secretary: W. E. Tbold, treasurer; Ned Hastings, publicity director. Tom Loring, a former old faithful. is back again in charge of rides. while Miss W. C. Windhon and Alberta Reeder have charge of the office and the telephones. Sarah Godfrey is stenographer, Lorene Bowen is bookkeeper and Dottie Heming is efficient secretary in Harmon's Office. Mikel Neofis is steward for the Japa- nese Garden and has an efficient staff. William DeGreet is head relief oper- ator on all devices, and John Hautz, for 17 years connected with the park, is in charge of the grounds. Captain George Dupp is chief of police and Albert Witte is maintenance chief. In charge of electrical maintenance is J. W. Donaldson, while Jack Huber is in charge of stock, by no means as easy job. Lon Horton is head cashier, while Charlie Zufel is his assistant. Fred Bruns is the gardener and he certainly has things in excellent condition. The checking department is in charge of Lucille Riley. Employed at the gate are Alma Cable, Ida Kemper and Ruth Roberts, and the way they handle the turnstiles marks them as efficient in every way. At the swimming pool are Captain Jack Allen, in charge of the life guards; his assistants being Bill Meyer and Jim- mie Garrett. Pool cashiers are Flora Scott and Eva Davenport, while Harry Goodfriend has charge of the laundry. Connected with the rides and conces- sions are: Tilt-a-Whirl, Bert Snyder, operator, and Della Riley, cashier; Miniature Rail- way, George Palmer, operator, and Edith Greenwall, cashier; Kiddieland, Frank Share, operator, and Marie Huber, cashier; Cyclone Ride, Charles Kinney, operator, and Louise McClannahan, cashier. Custer Cars, George Kersey, operator, and Elizabeth DeGroot, cashier; Merry- Go-Round, Arthur Robert, operator, and Marjorie Holt, cashier. This ride is owned by Herman Blumentfelt. Mysterious House. Robert J. Jones, owner, and Cora Saunders, cashier; Old Mill, Lee and Jim Boggs, operators, and Sarah Bell, cashier; Dodgem, Dewey Bryan, operator, and Alice Eaton, cashier. Hilarity Hall, Larry Lewis, operator, and Ida Figg, cashier; Thunderbolt, Charles Swing, operator, and Marie Bur- ger, cashier; Fun on the Farm, Joseph Ito, owner, and Clara Hodge, cashier. Ito also operates the poko roll game. Charles Bickel, familiar to all Rain- bow patrons, again has the weight-guess- ing concession. Frank Hess has the whirl-a-ball game. Bill Sefferino is owner of the fine rink, and Cap Sefferino, known to the majority of Cincinnati skaters, is in charge, with Elsie Arns, cashier. At the Japanese Gardens Margaret Thompson and Ella Crawley are the cashiers, the latter being in the dining department. Opal Magato is cashier in the cafeteria. Robert Cloves is in charge of automobile parking and has a com- petent force working with him. Relief cashiers are Ruth Cox, Bee Fox, Alpha Pocetti and Clara Bailey. Dr. J. C. Ehiteleather has charge of the first-aid station and Dr. F. J. Boyd, well-known Cincinnati physician, is dis- trict physician. Rainbow is using free acts again this season, but not to as great extent as in former years. There is an air of optimism about the park this season that augurs well for its success. Co-operation is of the sort that park managers like and Manager Martin and Bill Harmon, the assistant, both are filled with the sort of ambition that will put the park over. ee — a ee ee : <n” ¥ 2 po ite \Wibie WI Oper a "i or SS Po a Sie 7s See ie, © Danek Kis PRS f é ae ——— ba ees && SO aS i= Fey * as? i ae oe SS bis i: K ef : = . Sta i ee Rae ess ORs gs ee ; _ ° Sae a 3% iF Y es 28 he, iy te Sys “Ss : Yoo. neo: pe | _) eae ; % a " —— \ PCE ; oe a i TT ee , Be 2 ‘ 4 ae ss < es ; : <a : | : - 2 ’ ere [See ees Sr
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July 6, 1929 Billb¢ oard neem FOR SALE for an IDEAL SPOT FOR AMUSEMENT PAR te, —— K OR LEASE An ideal waterfront plot with an area of approximately fifty city lots facing Long Island Sound, or better known as Westchester Bay, Bronx, New York City, Amusement This plot adjoins a city park and faces a half million dollar recreation center, consisting of Swimming Pools, Golf Links and Tennis Courts, and is within easy reach for the entire population of Manhattan and Bronx, New York City. CARDO BROS. & CO.,, Park. For further information write - 3281 East Tremont Avenue, New York City. Big Week Ahead For Willow Grove PHILADELPHIA, June 29.—The Fourth of July is to be one of the gala days of the summer at Willow Grove Park. Al- tho the park entertained 3,000,000 per- sons last year the attendance figures this year for the same period in 1928 are far ahead, and the Fourth is expected to bring the largest crowds the park has had for several years. The Allentown band, under the baton of A. L. Meyers, always a Willow Grove Park favorite, will give a special patri- otic program in the music pavilion in the afternoon and evening. There also will be a special fireworks display in the evening, and afternoon exercises in the auditorium at which numerous civic and patriotic organizations will take part. The Pennsylvania & Reading lines have announced specia}] holiday excursions in- to Philadelphia for the day and the P. R. T. has arranged for special transpor- tation services in expectation of record attendance. The free thrill] feature act for the en- tire week of the Fourth will be “Smiles” O’Timmins, high diver, who climaxes his astounding feats by a 100-foot plunge thru a flaming chute. Altho Willow Grove Park. has one of the largest parking spaces of any amuse- ment park in the country, it has been taxed to its capacity of 10,000 cars sev- eral times this season, and the manage- ment is arranging for additional parking space so that autoists will have no trou- ble or delay in placing cars. Wildwood Whisperings WILDWOOD, N. J., June 29.—Herman Snyder has opened up in full bloom with two devil’s alleys and a_ restaurant. Samuel Adelman and Samuel Snyder are managing the alleys. Roy Seagraves and his boys are ex- pected for a return summer engagement at Hunt’s Plaza (Wildwood’s popular ballroom pier). The Seaside Ramblers are playing on Wednesdays and Saturday nights until Seagraves comes in. J. A. Somers has opened a new Alaska ice cream place on the Boardwalk. “Reds” Snyder will be Bill Somers’ right-hand man at the Coney rabbit race. Al Zeruld’s ball games have increased to four stores on the Boardwalk. Moses and his band will replace the late Patrick Conway band at the new convention hall. Two other bands will also be employed. Prof. Seward, astrologer, has opened a mew parlor here. Madame Stell is back again this year after a successful winter in Philadelphia. Howduzi, young magician, is spending the summer here. SIDE SHOWS AND PIT ATTRACTIONS New Buildings now available at Carlin’s Million- Dollar Park, seven-day Park Excursions, Picnics, Outings. das Address JOHN T. Mc- CASLIN, 125 E. Baltimore St.. Baltimore, Md. Can keep a Pageant, Contest and Popularity Promoter busy RODEO World’s Greatest Sport FOURTH ANNUAL JULY 19 - 20- 21 DOBY SPRINGS, BUFFALO, OKLA. and night WANTED—Rides. Shows and Concessions. Every- thing works No gate charge to park Lady Bronce Riding Purse, $320. No entrance fees RIDES— CONCESSIONS— SKATING RINK For year around Most popular Gulf Bathing Beach and Amusement Park, adjacent Tampa and St. Petersburg. First-class roads. 300,000 to draw from. Percentage basis or may buy outright. A. B. ARCHIBALD, St. Petersburg, Fla. Kiddies’ Day at South Bend SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 29.—Kiddies’ Day at Playland June 20 was one of the greatest events of the summer seas>u thus far, not less than 20,000 youngsters and others having visited the park as guests of The News-Times. All attractions on the park were well patronized and the management was pleased with results. On the program of entertainers was Mme. Banard’s Animal Circus, included being dogs, ponies, monkeys and bears. Wilno’s Cannon on Broadway NEW YORK, June 29.—Wilno and his cannon, imported by Wirth & Hamid, attracted attention at 1560 Broadway when the 75-foot trailer containing the 40-foot siege gun of the howitzer type made its appearance. Wirth & Hamid report they have been overwhelmed with requests from park and fair managers for the services of Wilno, who, it is understood, will open in Paragon Park, Boston, and then go to Playland, Rye Beach, for an engagemen:. River Park, Winnipeg, Grows in Popularity J. A. Darnaby, of Chicago, now mak- ing a tour of inspection of large audi- toriums thruout the Middle West and Canada in the interest of a new project he hopes soon to announce, writes from Winnipeg: “When you chance upon a showman whose share of bad breaks leaves him a victim of discouraging convictions, it is indeed gratifying to know that he has surmounted all barriers and won suc- cess. Uniess my judgment be faulty, Charley Vanderlip, of this city, can soon boast the finest park property in Western Canada if not in all Canada. “Since May 1 River Park has been transformed into a garden spot. Always a place of beauty, the park became the gathering place of those whose inclina- tions towards rowdyism gave the park a very questionable standing. When Vanderlip was compelled to move his exposition buildings and selected River Park and secured the lease on those magnificent grounds, he made the most important move of his career. “Since last fall more than $100,000 has been spent in new rides, concession build- ings, wide boardwalks, lighting, music and equipment. Fort Rouge, withhold- ing her support for the last several years, is now turning out by thousands. All Winnipeg seems to be applauding Vanderlip’s policy. “Well fenced, excellently policed, in- telligently directed, a policy of clean, orderly conduct and family appeal, suc- cess became instantaneous. Where hun- dreds congregated, thousands now pass thru the stiles, afternoon and night. A hardwood floor is being installed in the convention hall building which when completed will be one of the finest dance pavilions in Western Canada, being 108 by 300 feer. Vanderlip seems slowly and surely building for himself a monument to courage, faith and showmanship.” EUCLID BEACH (Continued from page 60) on Decoration Day, altho no effort is made to keep a count of visitors, it is a safe estimate that not less than 100,000 persons were on the grounds. Patronage al] season has been heavier than during the same period last year, and even the weather has been better, altho there have been some chilly and disagreeable periods since opening day. All this vast space is kept unusually clean. One wonders how it is possible to keep it clean, yet the Humphieys have their own system and it is well- nigh perfect. For instance, they wanted a machine by which the grounds could be swept of waste material. They just simply built their own sweeper in their own garage along lines of their own and they get the desired results. The garage is a fire- proof structure which houses the auto- mobiles and trucks required. A complete machine shop is operated in connection with the garage. Concrete walks are plentiful and broad enough for entire families to use with- out crowding other visitors. Dust and dirt is kept down by sprinkling where there are gravel spaces and roadways. From the Public Square to the en- trance of the park it is slightly more than nine miles by street car. Seventy- five per cent of the visitors, however, come from east of the Public Square, it is believed The street car company operates trains—two cars—about every minute, perhaps more on special occa- sions. A very unusual feature of Euclid Beach is the de luxe touring camp. There are cottages and outdoor sleeping places, all safely screened, and just as comfortable as one could wish for, and with every convenience at hand. At night the entire park is so brilliant with lights from buildings, rides, de- vices and special spots that it is prac- tically the same as day. Automobiles and walking visitors bring by far the greater number of patrons within the gates. There is s0 much shade and other comfortable fea- tures that mothers find it an ideal place to bring the youngsters on the hot days. Of course, they have money to spend and they are free in their spending for they get something of value for their money and no chances are taken. There are sO many picnics and outings booked and in prospect that figures can hardly tell the story. Among the fea- ture outings this year, as in past years, will be that of the B. F. Goodrich Rub- ber Company, of Akron. Last year there were 25,000 persons in the party. August 12 next, it is believed, the crowd will run about 5,000 more. When it comes to the dance pavilion and the roller rink there is little use to attempt descriptive terms. They are both immense and perfect in their appoint- ments and equipment. The dance pa- vilion has an area of 25,000 square feet, while the rink is 375 feet long-by 100 feet wide. Both pavilion and rink are ace attractions and are crowded almost continuously from opening until closing hours. But one new ride was installed this season—the Bug, but it is making itself popular and afternoon and night riding crowds are not of the dribbling kinds, but from half to full capacity. Popular rides are the Merry-Go-Round, the American Derby Racer, Airplane Swings, high rides, Dodgem, altho as a matter of act, there is little comparison in this regard, every one of the rides seeming to have its quota of patrons, and repeats are numerous on all. When a patron buys a soft drink he gets it cold. Not luke warm or warm, but cold, for the Humphrey Company has installed a system thru which pa- trons at all refreshment stands are giv- en this protection. All bottled and other soft drinks when brought to the park are placed immediately in cold storage, the park having its own ice plant. When transferred to the stands the bottles or liquids are immediately placed in chests or containers provided with the Frigidaire system. Thus, no matter how large the crowds of patrons on any day, cold drinks only are served. It is believed that Fuclid Beach is the first to install this plan. Every stand has its own Frigidaire cooling system and the motor which controls it is behind a glass cover, but tn full view of patrons. The management has also worked out its own system of a combination ticket used on special occasions and one which has been satisfactory from the start. At no time is cash money exchanged at any stand or ride or device on the grounds. It is necessary for patrons to provide themselves with tickets which can be secured in any quantity at booths conveniently located. These are ex- changeable at a nickel for anything de- sired, be it a ride, drink or something to eat. One exception is at the tobacco stand. This, of course, operates for haste at all times besides being a protec- tion for customer, management and em- ployee. The system has worked out ex- cellently and occasions no objection whatever from patrons. Kiddie rides are among the interesting features. There are five of these, each in competent hands and all provided with the element of safety. They are under roof, one of the large structures hear the center of the amusement zone being for the purpose. Early spring storms somewhat damaged the bathing facilities of the lake beach, but this does not seem to have detracted much in the way of patronage. Rented suits are, of course, put thru the regular cleaning and drying course thru th park’s own excellent laundry. j The cafeteria is another feature in which the management takes pride, this with al) eating stands of as high order as the best in the city. There is plenty of shade, grass and flowers—in fact, everything which makes for the pleasure and satisfaction of the thousands who visit this unusual park daily. They know they are spending their money for legitimate amusement and that they run no chance of being gyped. Clevelanders for the most part are fa- miliar with the humble start of the Humphreys and take great pride in the advancement of those who have pro- vided this quite unusual and yet suc- cessful amusement center. Many paces of interesting details could be written of the center, for there is interest con- nected with every acre of the 160 which the park offers for the pleasure of its visitors. Personne] of the company includes D S. Humphrey, president; H. J. Humphrey. vice-president and general manager: FE D. Humphrey, treasurer; Mrs. H. J. Hum- phrey, assistant secretary; Mabel E. Ke!- lely, secretary, with H. Louise Humphrey and Dudley Humphrey Scott on the board of directors. One of the most active members of the family in the operation of the center is Harris Shannon, who is in charge of direction of details and the office. No matter is of too small character to be shunted by him and he is familiar with what is going on at all times. He ts also in charge of the booking of outings and might be called the “promoter” if it was necessary for Euclid Beach to have & promoter or director of publicity. And courtesy at Euclid Beach starts right in the office over which Shannon presides. FOR SALE LAKE SHORE AMUSEMENT PARK Located between Buffalo and Erie, on_one o! the best sand beaches on Lake Erie. Property comprises about three acres, with 300 feet of lake frontage. Improvements consist of Danc Hall, Bath House, Band Stand, Picnic Tables Slides, Swings, ete Present owner makes about $5,000 per year on the property He desires to enter another business and wil] s¢!! this Park for $13,500. 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Riverside Park To Have Swim Pool BOUND BROOK, N. J., June 29.—Among improvements contemplated for River- smusement Park, located midway ~<a » Bound Brook and New Bruns- wick, is installation of a swimming pool, 100 by 200 feet in dimension. Work on the project will probably be started this cegson, but it will not be open to the nyblic until next year, Between $10,000 snd $15,000 will be expended on the un- ¢e, Manager Al Murphy has sated. A corporation has been organ- wed to carry out the venture. Riverside will hold its first three-cent and children’s day July 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 pm. Special features are under- lined for July 4. This is the second season for the park. \ new ornamental arch graces the front. Free gate policy is in effect: The park unusual natural resources, embracing 1 acres of land that abuts the Raritan River, where boating and canoeing are -vailable, with a large historic dam and spectacular waterfall adding to the beau- ty of the setting. The park has a good drawing population and the field prac- tically to itself. The following rides are operating on sharing terms: Merry-go-round, by Charles Schmidt, who also has the Skooter and Whip; the Farr Amusement Company, the Flyer; Airplane Swings by Gus Schmidt, the crew consisting of Ed- die Meyers, in charge of the Skooter; Bill Fix, the Whip, and Charles H. Musgrove, for seven years with the D. D. Murphy Shows, the Flyer and doing the billpost- ing and advertising. The rides are re- ported as doing well. Among the concessionaires are John Mayday, shooting gallery and cigarets; Bill Stine, root beer; Mrs. Disinger, hot dogs and restaurant; William Collimore, bottle came; Harry Enew, Japanese poker dertakin game and candy wheel; Prof. Franks, phrenology: Fields and Davis, refresh- ments and cigars; James Bayes, soft drinks; Charles Hibbetts, pitch-till-you- win The park plays bands but no free acts. A pit and freak show has been booked. James Edmonds is in charge of the parking space, which is free to the park patrons. On big days from 1,200 to 1,500 cars are cared for. In the dance hall Freddy O'Brien's Chicago Ramblers are pleasing lovers of Terpsichore with a band of five. Danc- ng is held on Wednesday and Saturday. Bill Coogan is manager. The following executive staff includes Charles E. Drake. president; William Miller, vice-president; August Meyers, secretary; Bernard Meyers, treasurer; Al Murphy, manager. ALLENTOWN NOTES ALLENTOWN, Pa., June 29.—Dorney Park's advertising slogan is “Naturally it's the place to go,” and it rings true. judging by the crowds. Last Sunday the boys’ band. newsboys of Reading, gave two concerts and it proved to be the ban- her day of the season. Everybody seems ‘0 be doing good business with the ex- ception of some of the game stands. Central Park, as usual, is drawing good Sunday crowds, most of them hailing from the city proper and Bethlehem. The favorite ride, the Derby Racer, is Still one of the most popular rides in the park. The Cyclone, the big ride, is .also Packing them. The Mystic Castle is a hew amusement. Luna Park Flashes CONEY ISLAND, N. Y., June 29.—Bob Kirshman, of shooting gallery fame, ‘eated Fred C, Landers, auditor of the park, to an unexpected surprise recent- ly by taking him to Plainfield, N. J., where they visited the Greater Sheesley Shows. Capt. Sheesley and his son re- Clprocated by visiting Luna. Pit, one of John Robinson's trained ‘lephants, has been working in sound Pictures, which have been shooting in the park in connection with hot weather Subjects. One of Trainer Dan Noonan’s ‘avorite stunts is to permit the big bull ‘o fill its trunk with water, then empty the contents on the bathers. Jack Joyce, Jr., is working his horses tween shows in the cirous ring in the 61-Year-Old Balloonist Makes Parachute Drop SIOUX CITY, Ia., June 29.—Altho he had been inactive as a balloontst for 20 years, W. H. Winterringer, 61, this week made a parachute jump before a crowd of about 4,500 persone. It was his sixth effort to make a Jump, the previous ones having been halted by a combination of storms. fires and other incidents. Following the drop The Rose Car- nival in fireworks was presented by the Thearle-Duffield Company. The American Beauty rose was presented in vivid lines of fire because of the great interest aroused in the city’s rose show now under way. Harry Jones, manager of Riverview, is offering every Monday night an :8- round boxing card, the feature prov- ing a strong draw. menagerie. He is also teaching Francis Haines to do stunts on the rosin backs. John Smith, superintendent of the menagerie, in trying to pacify Napoleon, truculent baboon, was painfully bitten. Napoleon is one of Amusement Director Herbert Evans’ pet attractions. P. A. MacGregor is rolling up a vic- torious score as director of publicity. W. O. Sparklin, architect of the park, has completed the new animal barn for the stock used in the circus. Con Colleano, Sr., host of the park, attired in his royal regalia, makes a Striking picture that is akin to Prince Charming. Billboard Big Crowds at Rockaway ROCKAWAY BEACH, N. Y., June 29.— The largest crowds of the season were on hand Sunday, June 16. The Rock- away Beach Wave states the hot weather the beach has been enjoying is causing business places to forget there ever was such a thing as a slump. Crowds are becoming larger, houses are renting and business is booming two weeks ahead of the usual beginning of the actual season. Frank Thomas Awarded Priority on Patent CANTON, O., June 29.—According to word received at the office of Frease & Bond, patent attorneys, Frank Thomas, amusement concession operator formerly of this city, but now of Indianapolis, has been awarded priority in his applica- tion for a patent for the design for the concession known as Bluebeard’s Palace, which is being operated not only at My- ers Lake Park, but in other parks all over the country. THE LINCOLN AVENUE district of Pittsburgh, Pa., wants a swimming pool, ind residents have opened a battle for the construction of a municipal pool at the Paulson playgrounds. The Lincoln District Board of Trade has addressed a letter to City Clerk Robert Clark point- ing out that while the city conducts some 40 pools, their district has none, and the children are badly in need of 2 place to swim and bathe. The board petitions the city to build a pool im- mediately. Coney Island Chatter CONEY ISLAND, N. Y., June 29.—Big crowds on the week-ends, but poor spenders, is the wail of the showmen. Business thruout the week is nothing to get excited over. With the closing of the schools and the tourist season be- ginning to function, Coney’s daily at- tendance should begin to increase. Sun- day, June 23, was a record breaker and the crowds put plenty of money into circulation. The hot weather was a boom for the bathhouses. which have been getting an excellent break. California Frank's Wild West, with Jack Joyce as an extra feature, closed suddenly last week in the Stadium after running three days. It is understood that the owner of the Stadium had some trouble over the license question, which caused the show to fold up. California Frank is reported to be considering an- other location here. Joyce has said fare- well to the island and is organizing a Wild West for Playland, Rockaway Beach. Morris "Pearlman has succeeded Rus- sell Frazelle as lecturer of Dreamland Show. The latter has joined Bruce's Greater Shows. Billy Inman blames the unsatisfactory business of the shows to too many offer- ings which lack originality. Arizona Jack, former partner of Capt. Harry La Belle, has withdrawn from the Eskimo Village and the South African exhibit, and is reported to be consider- ing overtures from Rubin Gruberg for the Toronto engagement. S. B. Weisberger, owner of the Capitol Show, says there are not too many shows on the island, but too few good spenders. Two shows have dropped out in comparison to the same number that were in operation last year, and Weis- berger adds that visitors have cramped pocketbooks, due to general conditions. Namy Salih, of tlre Dreamland Show, maintains that the blow-off, or extra fare show, is detrimental, and is poison- ing the minds of the amusementgoers. He points out that five shows are using that feature this year. Another evil in- fluence of the business is faking freaks. One showman on the Bowery is said to be making his own freaks and sewing the seeds of disaster at the same time, Salih states, if he wants to remain in business for the future. The Mysti@ River ride, formerly the Old Mill, makes a pleasing flash since its rejuvenation. The new front, with its realistic waterfall and ornamental flower beds, attracts many patrons. The staff includes Louis De Coursey, second- fare man: John Garrigan, ticket box No. 1: John Taylor, ticket box No. 2; Pete Morrissey, main gate custodian The Bluebeard Castle, now the Sul- tan’s Harem, is going over like a house on fire. Located on Stillwell avenue, in the old Bobs Coaster building, con- sidered the toughest spot on the island, an interesting story hinges. Bill Wil- liams is the chief character in the story. He visualized the offering, sensed its weak spot, put in an Oriental front with comely bally girls, and the Sultan’s Ha- rem has clicked with big results. On the front are such capable talkers as Ed H. Bell and Herbert Graves. Hubert Muller, of Savin Rock, paid Coney’s Rialto a visit last week. Harry La Pine is handling the front of Adler’s Hawaiian Revue. Gorilla Joe, who was forced to leave the Dreamland Show on account of ill- ness, has gone to Allentown, Pa., to re- cuperate. The Sea Gate Steamboat Company has established new service between Man- hattan, the Bronx, Staten Island and Jersey. W. F. Mangels, ride builder and or- ganizer of the American Museum of Recreation, is anxious to receive gifts of pictures, data, models and other items for exhibition purposes in the museum. He feels that Coney Islanders have much useful material which they wish to pre- serve. On exhibition here such items would be carefully catalogued and pre- served. Chamber of Commerce is planning the resort's weekly fireworks display, which will be resumed shortly. The fireworks have attracted thousands to the island on Tuesday nights and are considered a fine advertisement. They are paid for by contributions from the business and amusement interests, and have been a feature for the last five years. Herman Ginsburg is traveling fast nowadays from the Broadway Limited in Luna Park to Harry’s Tango on Surf avenue. Prof. Goldstein is pitching whistles around the island with good results. Mart McCormack states: “Coney’s showmen will eventually adopt the expo- sition fronts. The old rag fronts are playing out. Then give them some worth-while inside attractions. That's the future of Coney.” George Boothby, former publicity di- rector of Luna Park, renewed acquain- tance in the resort recently and was giv- en a warm reception. Rubin Gruberg. on his recent visit. crashed all the shows but one. This particular one caused the carnival king to meet his Waterloo. The doortender did not speak English and when the carnival owner tried to explain who he was and then discovered his predicament, he paid his way. The show owner had the laugh on Rubin. f ) July 6, 1929 65 150 CONCESSIONAIRES FOR BAYONNE PARK BAYONNE, N. J., June 29.—It is esti- mated there are 150 concessionaires at Bayonne Pleasure Park this season, Addi- tional space was converted into stands last year to meet the demands for new ones. The park is the only one in Bayonne. William Hermenau and Abraham Ro- gow Operate Bayonne Pleasure Park and have a 10-year lease on the property, with five more years to go. Ben Kruger is manager. There is nothing new in the park this season except Harry Coff- man’s war exhibit, which closed recently on the Sheesley Shows, and is playing indoors here as a free offering, with 45 display trays of war relics. It is man- aged by J. H. Phipp, with Charles Dulin, lecturer. Stands, which are said to rent at from $2,000 to $3,000 annually, are attractively flashed with popular merchandise. The radio parlor, conducted by John McClay and Eddie McMahon, is a worthy ex- ample of a modern concessionaire’s cas- tle, with high-grade merchandise and de luxe furnishings. The parlor has a ca- pacity for 133 players and there is on display $10,000 worth of merchandise. McClay and McMahon operate a similar stand in Atlantic City at Young's Pler. Their concession agents are Ray and Ev Clark, Gus Kole, Stanley Mack and Leonard Dorn. Other concessionaires include Cushion and Daly, 2 stands; Mike Snyder, 8: Bill Hermenau is one of the largest operators and has something like 40 stands; William Kominsky, 9; M. Tennebaum, 5; Jim MclIvery is making them take notice with his penny game; ; Skip, the boy wonder, is getting a good play with the arrow game, and Nat Le- vine has a gold mine in the English pool game. Boxing is offered Friday night in the open-air arena and draws good-sized crowds. Rides include Gravity Coaster. operated by Kruge Bros.; Merry-Go-Round, T. Murphy; Chairoplane, H. Glatz; Garden of Eden and Custer cars, Stankee & Fass; Whip and Caterpillar, T. Johnson; Airplane Swings, F. Eli; Dodgem, Stankee & Fass. Sam Farber’s Kiddie Playland includes six miniature rides of Eli and Mangels make. There is a five-cent gate, or six strip tickets are sold for 25 cents. The rides are Merry-Go-Round, Scenic Rail- way, Airplane Swings. Brownie Coaster. boat ride and Ferris Wheel. William A. Macgillierway is manager. Business is reported as satisfactory. Swimming Pool Notes THREE SWIMMING POOLS and 17 wading pools were opened for the season in Kansas City, Mo., last week. One of the pools is for colored people. The Kansas City equipment has all been ren# ovated under the direction of Lester L. Aulgur, director of maintenance for the parks department. DEDICATION of the new swimming pool and bathhouse in Dormont, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pa., is scheduled for July 4 as a part of the community celebration. The new plant is modern in every ré- spect. Lifeguards are to be appointed before the dedication date. THE ROCK ISLAND, IIl., park board has ordered that plans for the new Lincoln Park pool be completed at once and construction begun as soon as pos- sible. The plans will be prepared by the firm of Horn & Sandberg, local archi- tects, and the pool will be the largest and finest in the entire park system. A gift of $10,000 by the late Frederick O. Denkmann made the construction pos- PENNY ARCADES Everything for the Penny Ar- cade. Costs nothing to investi- gate our Low Prices. Do it teday! ” “Penny Arcade Headquarters International Mutoscope Ree! Ca., Inc., 625 W. 43d Street, NEW YORK, N. ¥ ie ae Re 2 cL Oa | , aii ' pe 7 ‘ 4 =< Fi = Se —— Pp q Se ae en ee J ; : 4 1 | sible. | _ oly OO EAG Pa
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July 6, 1929 Plan Fair at Three Rivers June 29 THREE RIVERS, Mich cal merchants are co-operating wit the Louis K. Hice Post, American Legion, in preparing for the Legionnaires’ thir annu industrial fair, which is sched- uled for August 12 to 17, inclusive The exposition will be held on city parking grounds less than a block from the principal business section. Business firms will have booths under the big top for the display of manufactured goods and merchandise, and a number of shows and concessions, bookings for which are now being conducted by W. B. Speese, secretary of the fair, will be pre- sented J. C. Weer has been contracted to fur- nish four rides for the midway, and @ mumber of other carnival attractions will be used. Free acts are being engaged and a band will be provided The fair is being advertised extensively over a large radius and an automobile is to be given away as a part of the ex- ploitation campaign. With a number of summer resorts located on the lakes near the city crowds of resorters are expected to again attend the fair as they did in former years An especial appeal is being made to them in the advertising campaign and the city is preparing to handle some of the greatest crowds in its history during the continuance of the fair. Circus and Mardi Gras for Akron AKRON, O., June 29—The Protected Home Circle will stage a Society Circus and Mardi Gras, under the personal di- rection of J. C. Dow, week of July 22, location to be on North Main street, one of the choice locations of the city. The ticket sale has already been opened, and to date has been beyond expectations An automobile is to be given away. In connection with the circus there will be a Jocal industrial exposition, and quite a lot of the space has already been contracted for. The business outlook is very good in Akron, as factories are work- ing night and day, seven days a week. Quite a number of concessionaires have already contracted space. J. W. (Joe) Ziegler and H. H. Whiteside are in charge of the advertising. J. C. Dow is circus director. Watermelon Day For Yankton, S. D. YANKTON, S. D., June 29.—This city will hold a big celebration, to be known as “Watermelon Day”, on August 8. Last year Watermelon Day brought about 15,000 people to the city, and the com- mittee plans to make this a much larger event than last yeer. Citizens will pur- chase and give away three or four cér- loads of Texas watermelons, and will pro- vide high-class free acts on the street in different sections of the city, and will conclude the celebration with a street dance and an elaborate display of fire- works at night. Many bands will be on hand to furnish music. Legion Sets Dates for Carnival Celebration WESTERN SPRINGS, Ill., June 29. — The Harry Maxted Post, American Le- gion, has chosen August 19 to 24, inclu- sive, as dates for its carnival. Initial plans for the show were prepared at a dinner given to the committee members by Commander I. W. Hurley last week. It was pointed out that the dates will mnot conflict with those of the Fall Festi- fwel, which the LaGrange Post, American egion, will present. The festival dates are September 2 to 7, inclusive. The two posts are working in perfect harmony on all community plans. Danville Flower Festival DANVILLE, Ind., June 29.—The Agri- cultural Committee for the Fall Festival, to be held August 22-24, has made plans for a county vegetable, flower and grain show. Charles Miles is chairman. Billboard = —_ Special Events TRADE SHOWS, CELEBRATIONS, BENEFITS, ETC. (Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O.) - —!y 15th Food Show For Cincinnati Zoo The 15th annual Pure Food and Health Exposition, to be staged at the Cincinnati Zoo August 27 to September 8, is already an assured success, according to a report made by A. E. Scheffer, man- aging director, to Dr. William J. Graf, chairman of the exposition committee. Scheffer reported that practically all of the exhibit space has been reserved and that Zoo officials are trying to work out a plan whereby additional space may be made available to take care of the large number of applicants now on the wait- ing list Attorney Charles Sawyer, chairman of the program committee, is arranging 2a number of educational features, in which he has obtained the co-operation of local health organizations. At the same time Scheffer reported Charles G. Miller, busi- ness manager of the Zoo, has personally taken charge of arranging the special entertainment program which always adds to the attractiveness of these ex- positions. The principal feature of this program will be an elaborate style show, with living models parading the creations for fall and winter wear as a forecast of what the merchants of Cincinnati are to offer. An orchestra and soloists will be provided to add to the entertainment value of this show. Wisconsin Lake To Be Scene of Boat Races MADISON, Wis., June 29. — Crowds from all sections of the State are ex- pected here July 17, when the outboard motor races are to be held on Lake Mendota. The races will be held in con- junction with the University of Wiscon- sin Water Carnival and the date of Mil- waukee Day of the Gyro International convention, which is to be held here. In addition to the motorboat races, swimming contests, diving exhibitions, water games and a contest between ex- perts in log rolling are included in the program. Toledo Suburb Plans Carnival TOLEDO, O., June 29.—Free band con- certs, a balloon ascension, parachute drop and a high-diving dog act are some of the features that will be presented at the community carnival at Wernert’s Corners July 17, 18 and 19. W.H. Baker heads the committee on arrangements. Finger Lakes Pageant Plans Taking Shape GENEVA, N. Y., June 29.—Peter Nel- son, assistant State historian, and repre- sentatives of the firms that will stage the big Finger Lakes pageant here in September in commemoration of the expedition of Gen. John Sullivan, con- ferred with Chairman Charles Fairfax and members of the local committee this week. The pageant-producing concern soon will have men at work in Geneva, Geneseo and Elmira. Representatives of the company, with Chairman Fairfax and others, inspected the White Springs pageant location and plans were drafted for grand stands Actual work in obtaining the 2,000 participants, including a complete Na- tional Guard battalion, will begin shortly. Springfield To Have Convention, Expo. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 29.— This city will be host to several thousand poultry enthusiasts when the American Poultry Industrial Exposition js held in the Springfield Auditorium in conjunc- tion with the annual convention of the American Poultry Association. Both events are scheduled for August 5 to 10, inclusive. The association numbers more than 15,000 members, and 5,000 delegates and several thousand poultry enthusiasts will attend the exposition and convention. The combined event promises to be one of the biggest gatherings in New England this summer. Celebration Is Planned DECATUR, Ala., June 29.—State Sena- tor Travis Williams will speak, a parade of 100 artistic floats will compete for prizes, 30 rounds of boxing will be staged, a baby contest and a beauty con- test will be held and a fireworks display will be presented in the American Legion’s Fourth of July Celebration here. The committee is arranging to eare for record-breaking crowds. Water Carnival Dates CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., June 28. — Plans are announced by the Chippewa Falls Chamber of Commerce for a Water Carnival, to be held on Lake Wissota during the week beginning July 21. with for bookings. 116 West 39th St., Ask Us To Tell You How Others Are Booking Engagements For Banquets, Fairs, Expositions, Conventions, Ete. “WORLD CONVENTION DATES” gives accurate information about when and where 15,000 Conventions quets, Fairs, Expositions and Trade Shows take place every year —and tells you the name and address of the man to get in touch There’s good money in playing these affair Send for Leaflet BX-7 and find out about it. HENDRICKSON PUBLISHING CO., Inc. ADVANCE Ban- NEW YORK “nei ) ce eel 8,000 Daily Attendance- Concessions and Write 0. L. 24rd Annual Old Settlers’ Reunion HOUSTON, MO., AUGUST 15, 16, 17, 1929 Amusements GENTRY, Secy., Houston, Mo. siggest Thing in Ozarks. Wanted. J. On Rental Basis. Wholesale or Retail! FLAGS, PENNANTS, Etc. CONVENTIONS We go anywhere in the United States GEORGE P. JOHNSON FLAG AND DECORATING COMPANY DETROIT, MICH., 23525 to 25323 Gratiot Ave. HOME COMINGS, CELEBRATIONS. Phones, Melrose 5390, Melrose 1530. Dayton Veterans Stage Events DAYTON, O., June 29—July 4. 5. 6 and 7 are dates for the celebration to be presented here by the 322d Field Artil. lery Association, Inc. Features of the event are a sham battle display of C- works and carnival The celebration is to be held in the park owned by the organization and known as Argonne Forest. It is believed the celebration will be one of the most pretentious ever held in this community More than 30,000 tickets have been sold and it is believed the attendance will aggregate around 40,000 persons The park has an area of 80 acres and is located on the Germantown pike W. C. Hinkey is manager of concessions and shows for the event. Rubin & Cherry Shows For Bradford Event BRADFORD, Pa., June 29. — Opening July 1, the sixth annual county conven- tivn of the American Legion here is scheduled to run thru eight days. It is under the auspices of Bradford Post, with Harry P. Kurtz as general chairman Among attractions for the event are the Rubin & Cherry Shows supplying the midway, location for which is on the Johnston-Matthews circus grounds and which is scheduled for opening each day of the convention at 7 p.m. McKean County midsummer cere- monial of Zem Zem Temple of Shriners is to be held July 6 and members are to be guests of the Rubin & Cherry Shows during the evening. In connection with the convention also the Bradford Airport is to be dedi- cated July 6 to 8, a number of air races being scheduled. , NEw DESIGNS POSTERS CARDS BANNERS LITHOGRAPHS for = JULY CELEBRATIONS Prompt Service on All Orders The Donaldson Litho Co... . NEWPORT, KY. (Opposite Cincinnati, 0.) oe “HEADQUARTERS” - ; Ae . PLE Vee NOVELTIES, FIREWORKS & DECORATIONS Send for 4 Our Catalog tells the complete story copy today BRAZEL NOVELTY MFG. CO. 1700 Apple Street, CINCINNATI, 0. WANTED—Acrobatic or other good act, for Fire- men’s Carnival, August 15, 16, 17, afternoon and evening performances. Send full particulars re- garding act and salary to HOWARD ADAMS, Por- terville, N. ¥. co @ of oOo rma —_— oe of ew ew ese oO DS eee eo Se Sar ee. Mee es ee ee = : a OED ee yf : | i % 66 FS > : ‘i es | me aa sen ar = es a. — oe : 28 a Ss in Pe: mg a “ : ek: oe te — ag : pe th i te! “] ms : du ’ : | “a | = ™ : ™ Pe * pred a \ Bat oe —C:isSCSCSCiésC ) ie Pe oN ? — a ra oe — ee 4 aa ee e ea “a a : | : _——__ - een ' a ’ ~ . 2s , \® >: . LM . ' ie — Set eevet, ee Le eet = | J 7 \ ‘ iN 0 Pra) yg ‘? ‘ : / * SY a as NWA 7 . 7 ad x eit 7 7 F ~ ete od . ¢ | | : | | : je Pp , : ; ne a eae ‘ i | eT ae ——_ : 3 a eat! » Meee pee: — ares PO Be aes - ee — Rieke aa = Ne aS ee Pest Sn c= EN ae ; eS nae “< . | !
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\orld’s Largest Picnic Date Set ROCKFORD, Ill, June 29. — Burritt Grange has selected Wednesday, August 98, as the date for its 19th annual picnic. As usual the festival, known as “the world’s biggest farm picnic”, will be held in the Andrews Grove on Trask Bridge d - diversified program with the usual midway is to be arranged. Trask Bridge Picnic has become an in- stitution in Northern Illinois. The at- tendance the last few years has aver- aged more than 25,000. Last year was the first time that the program was in- tercepted by rain, some of the afternoon numbers being carried over until the next day. Dozens of new features are to be intro- duced, it is announced. Fall of Bastile Celebration In New Orleans July 14 NEW ORLEANS, June 29.—The French celebration of the Fall of the Bastile will be celebrated at City Park July 14. A varied program of entertainment will be offered at the festival, Dr. Roussel an- nounced, but there will be no bathing revue this year. Dancing, games, conces- sion amusements and fireworks will comprise the chief part of the program. Mardi Gras To Be Held In Berlin, Wis., This Fall BERLIN, Wis., June 29.—This city will resume its Mardi Gras celebration next October, it has been decided by the Chamber of Commerce. The event has not been held for some years. A costume parade, fireworks, free street shows, music by several bands and various con- cessions and entertainments will form the chief attractions of the celebration. Carnival for Dover, N. J. DOVER, N. J., June 29.—For the first time in several years this city may have 8 fair and carnival under the auspices of city firemen, tentative dates being the last week in July. The city council, which until recently refused permits to carnivals, has given Sanction to the fire department, and E. S. Fries, member of the fire company and known to persons in amusement circles as “Freezy”, is in charge. Elks’ Cireus, Haverstraw HAVERSTRAW, N. Y., June 29.—Jo- seph A. Rowan, who is putting on the Elks’ Circus and Frolic July 20 to 27, announces the following acts have been engaged for the circus, with more to fil, viz.: Brown Bros.’ Band, Erma Barlow's Circus Revue, Taylor and Moore, Gordon Bros.’ Boxing Kangaroo and Raymond and Marcus. Conditions are reported good in Haverstraw and Rowan expects the event to be a red one. Omaha To Have Stock Show—Diamond Jubilee OMAHA, Neb., June 29.—A campaign to raise $100,000, half to finance the Ak-Sar- Ben Stock Show and the other half for the Diamond Jubilee celebration, will be- gin as soon as organization is completed, it has been announced by J. E. Davidson, feneral chairman of the finance commit- ee. The jubilee will be held the same week as the stock show. John N. Shannahan, general chairman of the jubilee committee, will decide Upon the exact dates of that celebration. The stock show dates are November 1-8, and the jubilee will be three days during that time WANT INDEPENDENT SHOWS, RIDES AND CONCESSIONS Five consecutive Pairs, starting August 14, Address : RALPH HAWKINS 13 McCabe Avenue, BALTIMORE, MD. SHEFFIELD, ILLINOIS pacenth Annual Home Coming, Thursday and tiday, August 22 and 23, 1929 WANTED August 1, 2, 3 —_ Shows and Rides for Firemen's Fifth Annual Festival, July 31, Write MAX CG. FREEMAN, Dun- Billboard July 6, 1929 67 Free Act. Nelsonville, Ohio, Home-Coming Week Sept. On the Streets. Concessions wanted. No Grift. (Corn Games, Blankets, Shawls, Rides already booked). Event sponsored by Retail Merchants’ Association. Address J. D. ADAMSON, Chairman, Nelsonville, Ohio. Oth to 14th Want Sensational If you do not want to make a deposit you need H WANTED AT CHILLICOTHE, O. UNDER THE AUSPICES CENTRAL LABOR UNION, FOR SIXTH ANNUAL LABOR WEEK AND HOME COMING, RIDES, SHOWS, CONCESSIONS AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. not BEST SPOT IN OHIO Write or wire L. MESSEL, 193 Plum Street, Chillicothe, O. WANTED FOR STATE FIREMEN’S CONVENTION July 31 and August 1 Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel and all kinds of Rides. Romney Fire Company Romney, West Virginia American Legion HOME COMING ST. BERNICE, Ind., JULY 16 T0 20 WANTED—One high-class Minstrel Show, or any other good Show. Do not want Athletic or Girl Show. CAN PLACE a limited number of clean Concessions also. but do not want any Two-Way or Buy-Back Concessions. Have Rumble’s three Rides booked, including the Big Caterpillar. Pay your own wires and we will pay ours. OSBORN POST No. 108, St. Bernice, Ind.; or E. R. LONG, St. Bernice, Ind. Floss, legitimate Wheels. What have you? Write or wire WANTED. THE GIRLS BAND. WANTED NAPOLEON, OHIO, JULY 24, 25, 26 AND 27 SUMMER FESTIVAL AND JUBILEE ON THE MAIN STREETS, NEAR THE COURT HOUSE. WANT Shows, Knife Rack, Cane Rack, High Striker, Pitch-Till-You-Win We draw from a radius of Novelties, Scales, Candy 50 miles. Advertised heavy. CARL BABCOCK or D. C. BROWN. Outdoor Food Show For Dayton Park DAYTON, O., June 29.—Dayton’s first outdoor Pure Food and Health Exposi- tion, to be held at Forest Park August 1 to 11, inclusive, will be known officially as the “Silver City” and will be decorated with that color predominating. A. E. Scheffer, who has managed the Cincinnati Zoo Food Show for many years, is managing director of the exposi- tion, which is being’ sponsored by the Dayton Retail Grocers’ Association and has the official backing of city welfare and health authorities. Ground will be broken for the 107 booths to be erected for the show on July 5, Mayor A. C. McDonald giving a short speech on the occasion. Motor Derby, Flying Circus For Event at Gallipolis GALLIPOLIS, O., June 29.—Col. J. M. Kaufman has booked a bunch of thrills for local amusement seekers at the fair- grounds July Fourth, with the Flying Circus and Motor Derby. featuring a number of spectacular performances with airplane, automobile and motorcycles, and as an additional feature three heats of horse trotting races. Auto polo has been featured here he- fore and drew a large crowd which gow all the thrills it looked for. A return of this feature will be welcomed by many who saw the last. The other stunts and exhibitions will add greatly to the zest and action of this Flying Circus. Legion Session for San Diego SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.—The State convention of the American Legion will be held in San Diego August 17-23, ac- cording to plans announced by head- quarters of the organization in San Francisco today. Richland Homecoming RICHLAND, Ia., June 29.—Richland committees are at ‘vork preparing for the Richland Homecoming, August 22 to 24. TAB. NOTES——— (Continued from page 32) proud benedicts recently became the pepa of a bouncing baby boy and girl, respectively. Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Lehr and Mr. and Mrs. Wood. THE MEMBERS of the J. Y. Lewis Company, playing a stock engagement at the Superba Theater, Grand Rapids, Mich., tendered a surprise birthday party to Baby Pauline Mahar, four-year-old daughter of Paul and Irene Mahar, June 25. Among those present were Mr, and Mrs. J. Y. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Hipp, Mr. and Mrs. Buck Sworm, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Alderson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Caudle, Addie Roth, Mrs. Lou Sullivan, Eddie Birely, Baby Helen Hipp, Master Arthur Hipp, Morene De Wayne and Paul and Irene Mahar. The Lewis company will again return to the fairs this season, CLARA DAWN, soubret with Clifford's company at the American, Chattanooga, was forced to leave the show suddenly last week, due to the serious illness of her sister in Louisville, Ky. She will rejoin the show when her sister recovers. BILLIE WEST, formerly with the Fred Hurley Company, is in a serious condition at the General Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She would appreciate a line from all her old friends in care of her mother, Mrs. V. A. Allen, 1025 Cherry street, Kansas City. George JACK ROSE stopped off in Kansas City last week en route from Oklahoma City to St. Louis. He was with the Sterling & Rose Show, which closed in Oklahoma City June 15. HAZEL, FRANCES AND ADA LEON- ARD arrived in Kansas City the first of last week from St. Joseph, Mo., where they had been playing with the Highley Show. Kansas City is their home and they will remain there a few weeks be- fore joining another company. DESMOND’S New York Roof Garden Revue last week jumped from Akron, O., to Asheville, N. C., a distance of 1,100 miles, to open on the Spiegelberg Time. JACK AND HAZEL LE VOIS, since closing their stock engagement at Billy Minsky’s Apollo Theater, New York, have migrated from 47th street and Broadway to Main street, Menasha, Wis., where fresh air, fish and other good things of life abound. Jack. is now manager of the Brin Theater in Menasha, and wants his friends to know that he and the wife are getting along in great shape. GEORGE B. HILL, Hebe comic, for- merly in burlesque and for the last 40 weeks with Lew Beckridge’s Musical Com- edy Company on the Sun Time, closed with the latter attraction Sunday night, June 28, at Monessen, Pa. George, the wife and young daughter left immediate- ly for Deadwood, S. D., by motor, mak- ing the trip of 1,100 miles without mis- hap. They will remain in the Black Hills the greater part of the summer, fishing, swimming and resting up for the coming season, when they expect to go back to the burlesque field. DeWALD AND DEERING, male dance team, formerly with the Hal Hoyt and Bert Smith shows and until recently with Halton Powell’s World of Pleasure, are now with the Palmer Hines Company at the Majestic Theater, Jackson, Mich. JOHNNY (BOZO) MATTISE is spend- ing a vacation with his parents in New Orleans. EAGLES CARNIVAL CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO, July 22 to 27 Benefit Building Fund, BALL PARK—Center of City—BALL PARK. EHRING’S 4 RIDES BOOKED. WANT Shows and legitimate Concessions. Wheels, $35.00; Grind Stores. Ball Games, $20.00. If you have ever played the Pumpkin Show you know what this will be. Cook House. Blankets and Corn Game sold. All address C. F. GHEEN, Circle- ville. O. LABOR DAY CELEBRATION Witt, Iil., September 2, 1929 WANTED RIDES AND FREE ACTS Write Labor Day Secretary WANTED FAIRFIELD, IOWA Free Acts. Shows and Concessions Fall Frolic Celebration 2 DAYS. 2 NIGHTS, SEPT, 2 AND 3. R. G. WALKER, Chairman. AMERICAN LEGION CELEBRATION DUNKIRK, IND., SEPTEMBER 2% 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, On Main Street. Concessions or small Carnival. Address WILLIAM WANTED—Rides. Glass Factories running full. REED. Chairman. 42nd Annual Reunion JULY 31, AUG. 1-2-3 4 DAYS AND NIGHTS, 4 WANTED—Independent Shows, Rides and Con- cessions. DR. B. C. WRIGHT, Sec’y, Humansvyille, Mo. DOVER FIRE DEPT. VIGILANT ENGINE COMPANY No, 2 WANT LEGITIMATE CARNIVAL CO. For July 22-27. High and dry grounds, on State Road. Address E. S. FRIES, Dover, N. J. WANTED Concessions and Rides For the «41st Annual Farmers’ Picnic, to be held August 8 at Blandinsville. Ill. All address R. L. CUTLER, Secretary of the Concessions Committee. WINDSOR, ILL. Annual Home-Coming Picnic THURSDAY, AUGUST 29. WANT Rides. Shows amd Concessions. ALSO WANT three Free Acts. O. E. Ruth, balloonist, write. Address WIRT LOVINS. Secretary. Legitimate Concessions, WANTED Ind.. Fall Festival and Home Coming, three big days and nights, August 22, 23, 24 NEWTON WILES. Sec'y-Treas. = Cicero, W ANTED CLOWN for Ballyhoo and Mid- sus way. Firemen’s Carnival, August 15, 16, 17. Address HOWARD ADAMS, Porterville, N. Y., stating salary, etc. P| Po mac oe ae weg Ps ee | Po ae | — = Po ater CO i” = a a ee —— ———— a oo __ a ~——. T~Ct~<—~sS YJ
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68 July 6, 1929 Billboard 1 } aL —Jj — fo wt Conducted by R. F. McLENDON—Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, 0. | — = = New Carnival Begins Tour TEAGUE, Tex., June 29. — The Neil Hampton Shows opened their first an- nual tour with an engagement here last week. The shows comprise two shows one ride and 10 concessions and travel on their own trucks. They wik play only the smaller towns in Texas and Arkansas this year The feature attraction is the Silo- drome, with Hampton and two riders on the straight wall at the same time. Hamt claims the title of world’s champion trick motorcyclist. The Ath- letic Show is rge of Eddie Lucas with two boxers and a wrestler Mrs Neil Hampton will join at Oakwood, Tex.., the week of July 1, presenting her illu- sions and mysterious pets under new tops The ston in cha Merry-Go-Round is managed by Lester Williamson, who is sted by a crew of three. All concessions are owned by the management and are in charge of H. Sullivan, widely known Texas show- man, who is acting as manager for the Neil Hampton Shows Arrangements have been made to present a daily bal- loon ascension as a free act, beginning July 4. Two calliopes and a large organ provide music for the attractions, and acc assi the show has its own lighting plant. Circus colors, red and orange, are used on everything connected with the shows. A number of picnics and small cele- brations have been booked and the cut- fit is confident of a good season for its first annual tour. H. Rowe is press representative. GRUNHART ORCHESTRA ENGAGED FOR SUMMER Steve Grunhart, well-known musician, formerly with the Johnny J. Jones and Rubir & Cherry Shows, announces his engagement as orchestra leader at the Kenmore Inn, Niagara Falls, N. Y., for the summer season. During the engag ment of the Sheesley Shows at Niagara Falls, Ont., last week, ma ay of Grun- hart’s friends called at the Inn for 3 visit. Wortham Shows Get Perfect Freak Sheep OCMEYENNE, Wyo., June 29—John T Wortham, owner of the Wortham Shows, purchased a six-legged sheep here last week, when the shows were playing a lot on the outskirts of the city. The animal was bought from Robert Coulehan, of Cheyenne, who found the freak in the western part ofthe State about four years ago and brought it to this city The animal is said to be in perfect heait} In ilkking the sheep uses all of its leg: s being different from most sim- ilar freaks. ‘Most of them have the legs in po ns such that they cannot be used to aid in locomotion of the ahimal. The is now a major exhibit in the Freak w on the Wortham midway A. W. ere Organizing Show LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 29.-—A new earnival is being organized for the Pa cific Coast. A. W. Rockwell, veteran showman, is the organizer He stated during a recent brief visit here he was collecting rides and other show attrac- tdons and equipment for his first stand. 'G ih net A ope: ee GEAN J. BERNI, chairman of the Hospital and Burial Fund of _ the Heart of America Showman’s Club. Hugh W. Hill Shows To Take Road Again Organization is being completed and paraphernalia assembled for the opening of the 1929 season of the Hugh W. Hill Shows at Birmingham. The staff en- gaged includes G. F. Ross, assistant man- ager; H. E. Marks, general agent; Walter P Green, secretary and treasurer and press representative. Five or six still weeks will be played around Birmingham and Jefferson County before the opening of the fair seeson, which includes many of those played by the two Hill shows Jast season. Only one unit will be operated during 1929. A collection of the Hill rides, under the management of W. E. Welliver, has teen booked Decatur and Gadsden, Ala., the latter being a celebration of the opening of the new Gocdyear Rubber plant. at To Make Record Jumps The Royal American Shows expect to accomplish the seemingly impossible when the outfit jumps into Canada for its fair dates. Fourteen fairs are to be played in seven weeks, making some of the jumps the fastest that any carnival organization has undertaken. Captain Wilson, trainmaster on the show, is arranging equipment for load- ing and unloading with clock-like pre- cision, and the shows will be carried on all-steel flats, steel box and stock cars and Pullmans to assure certain and safety in the quick runs that wi be necessary. High-Class Carnivals Allowed in Shenango Valley Officials of the several 1 the Shenango Valley sy'vania have righ*tfuily be mighty poor jud to deprive 100,000 amusement the right to visit carnivals because in the last two years several small show: have visited the valley and left a bad reputation. municipalities section of Penn- decided it would on their part lovers of rment Under the new arrangement the of- ficials will issue permits each year to a few high-class organizations, after due inspection. The first permit to be issued under the agreement is for the Rubin & Cherry Shows, at Sharon, week of July 15. Postmaster Franklin Clary, of Sharps- ville, who is always for the clean show, is delighted the officials have taken this step in order that some of the better- class shows will have opportunity to re- move the very bad impression left by those causing complaints. Happy’s Shows Open At Sulphur, Okla. SULPHUR, Okla., June 29. — Happy’s Shows, of which Frank McKeown is man- ager, played in the streets here last week under auspices of the Chamber of Com- merce. Good business was recorded thru- out the week. Four rides, three shows, 15 concessions, two free acts and a 15-piece band com- prise the lineup which played here. Mc- Keown provides the ace attraction of the shows. He drives an automobile blind- folded and without hands. John Rigles is agenting the attractions. a This Is the Stuff! the past season, has various sections of the country. ment of the business in general, ing could be a greater boon to Then, too, the With a hundred or more their backs, considerable attention, they will be show's appearance, of carnivals is sometimes further and see that these timey. The expense is nil, which, the as parture all agree clean, uniformed workmen. HE policy of furnishing workmen uniforms, which has been adopted by a Number of the larger carnivals during been receiv ‘This is a decided and it is to be hoped this will be fol- lowed in a general way by all shows, The impression gained by logal people On the arrival of the show is pronounced when all the employees alight in clean, natty uniforms, even tho they be overalls. unionalls or whatnot, and this impression is bound to react favorably on the midway before the engag2ment is over. opening boost by cleanliness of personnel. element of advertising men bearing the going to and fro over any after all, reminders to many who otherwise billboard, woefully weak uniforms and could be and ‘athers who come in contact and are on_ view Too little attention has been paid by ofrnival managers to the per- sonal appearance of their employees, it is a very fine system. Let’s have more carnivals with including caps or hats, i| ing favorable comment in step for the advance- much Noth- carnivals than to gain this pre- is well worth considering. insignia of the show across city, they are bound to attract | is the purpose of advertising, and may not know of the ind Newspaper advertising Managers should go a ‘ittle are kept properly cleaned at all well extended to ticket sellers Ww f the general public. window and those adopting this new de- Fund Drive Given Support KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 29.—Progress is being made in the drive which is be- ing conducted here for funds for the hospital and burial fund of the Heart of America Showman's Club of Kansas City, A number of shows playing middle and Southwestern territories have designated special days, when the receipts of the shows will be donated to the drive The drive is being directed by Gean J. Berni, manager of the Wisconsin De Luxe Doll & Dress Company. The object of the fund is to provide for hospitaliza- tion and burial of showmen who are un- able to provide for themselves, and the humanitarian aspect of the campaign is rerulting in an unusual appeal Enlarge Side Show SHIPPENSBURG, Pa., June 29 —The Side Show on the Reithoffer Shows was enlarged while the show was playing a Incal lot this week. Eva DeVon arrived with her trained poodles. She features “Snowball”, her trained cat. The Mu- sical Shears, featuring Archie Shear, solo- ist, and Ruth Jennetta, dancer, is the other act to join. The acts brought seven new people to the Reithoffer family. Hames Show Mechanic Injured in Accident PONCA CITY, Okla., June 29. — Bill Fisher, lot superintendent and chief me- chanic of the Bill H. Hames Shows, play- ing here this week, was seriously injured Monday while setting up the shows Fisher was using a sledge hammer when the handle broke and fractured his right leg, just above the ankle. He was taken to a hospital, where the leg was set and put in a cast. He refused to desert the shows, however, and is attend- ing to his duties with the use of a cane. Metropolitan Shows Get Pa. Fair Dates ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa., June 29.—Con- tract to furnish the midway for the United Farmers’ Fair, to be held here early in the fall, has been awarded to the Metropolitan Shows. The engace- ment will be the show's third with this fair. Sander Leaves Model Shows 29.— the IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich., June Paul Sander, press representative of Rubin & Cherry Model Shows, has re- signed and left the shows. He was piven an ovation by the show people when he left Saturday. The reason for his resis- nation was not announced. Dodson May Have A Winter Circus C. G. Dodson, according to an au- thoritative report, may, frame up a circus and Wild West show, after his fair dates. with the idea of playing a long winter season in Texas, along the Mexican bor- der and in the Rio Grande Valley. 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Billboard July 6, 1929 69 IT’S A KN ale r ad ey Getter H. Cc. EVANS & co. " Peles $75.00 1528 W. Adams St., Chicago, Il. EVANS’ LITTLE MESSENGER THE GRIND STORE SUPREME NOVEL AND EXCITING OUR 160 “Games! (JUST OFF THE PRESS) Has 400 illustrations of the greatest line of Merchandise ever offered the public. Send for your copy today. PAGE CATALOG New Ideas—New Designs—New IT’S FREE. Rice To Launch Show for Fairs Cecil C. Rice, owner and manager of Rice Bros.’ Shows, advises he will launch a No. 2 show the first of August, equip- ment for which is now being purchased and | assembled, A dea! consummated at Birmingham, Ala.. this week between Rice and Orton & Baldauf, owners of Yarborough Park, and also managers of East Lake Park at Birmingham, transfers to the Rice in- terests six riding devices, five shows, and “Buttons”, a high-diving pony free act. The newly acquired paraphernalia places under the control of the Rice Show 13 riding devices, 17 shows, 2 calliopes, 2 bands and 2 free acts, from which the new show will be equipped. Two car- loads of the equipment have been shipped to the present Rice Show at Vincennes, Ind Cc. D interests Baldauf, representing the park is well known in amusement circles, having been connected with the lebama State Fair Association for 15 years as assistant secretary and manager. Two Shows Victimized For Advance of Funds A supposed showman giving the name of Louis Rock and representing himself as having two attractions recently vic- timized two carnivals, the John Francis Shows and the Isler Greater Shows. He wrote to both shows from Glen Rock, Wyo., at the same time, about three weeks ago, telling each one the same story, to-wit, that he had a South Sea Island Show and a Tarzan Show, and that he had spent about $500 to jump from Texas to join a little outfit that was playing towns too small for him to get any money, so he asked for an advance of $100. He gave as references the town marshal and American Legjon cor nder. Francis wired him $100, and Isler also telegraphed $85. Both sums were ac- knov ged by the man Rock, with the information that he was on his way to join. That was the last heard of him by either Francis or Isler. Francis is preparing to take action thru the federal authorities to have the culprit apprehended and punished. Theater Manager Assists Carnival NILES, Mich. June 29.—An unusual courtesy was given the Michigan Greater Shows here, and, as a result, Kenneth Boothman, manager of the Ready The- ater for the Butterfield Enterprises, is _ warmly praised by the carnival i) When Groseurth, advertising man for the carnival company, entered Niles and Sought poster boards for the show's paper. he found that all the boards of the local billposting plant were contracted by & circus and were not available. Booth- man overheard his inquiries and inter- Tupted with an offer for the use of his _ ter’s boards. The offer was promptly ccepted The theater manager also ran a slide on his sereen advertising the carnival and invited the showfolk to make his theater their headquarters during their Stay ton in Niles. When local newspapers piimented him for his generosity to a competitor, Boothman remarked: “I am Mighty glad to be of assistance to a brotier showman.” 221- No. 150—8 Lights _ No. 151—9 Lights. Now! at a Real Price! THE FAMOUS “RADIANT RAY” ELECTRIC-LIGHTED AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE BASKET .For Concession Men Reed Basket contains large size Cloth Roses, with colored Electric Bulb inside. Sockets, Bulbs, Plug and 6 feet of Cord each Fully equipped with Height, 24 Inches. $2.50 each $2.75 each (Sample, Postpaid, 25¢ Additional.) We have just contracted for one million Bulbs, an YOU get fs benefit . YRITE FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR. On C. O. D. orders we require 25% deposit. Ghotn mn 223 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, Ill. A saving of from $ Rebuilt Organ. Purchase Plan on Rebuilt Organs. “MONEY WAS SAVED” By a number of Owners of Rides and Skating Rinks on their purchases of their Wurlitzer Band Organs advertised in the previous issues of this publication. 200 to $400 is made on the Purchase of a Wurlitzer We have now available for early shipment Styles 147, 153 and 157—all guaranteed and representing a big saving, Write or wire for our new Club RUDOLPH WURLITZER MFG. CO. North Tonawanda, N. Y. Kansas City KANSAS CITY, June 29.—The Barnett & Schutz Shows, scheduled for the lot ot 16th and Armstrong avenue, Kansas City, Kan., were obliged to give up the location on account of a property owners’ injunction, and moved to Argentine (an- other section of Kansas City, Kan.), for the week. They will leave tomorrow for Salina, their 4th of July spot Eddie Schutz, general agent; R. E. Barnett, general manager, ani Guy Wood, second man of the shows, were all visitors at the local office of The Billboard during the week. To Scotty Sullivan, the shows’ artist, is given a lot of commendation for the manner in which he has redeco- rated the Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, arch entrance and fronts for three shows and all the banners. John Castle, of the Morris & Castle Shows, was a visitor of the week. Castle’s relatives live here and he is frequently in Kansas City. R. E. Halke, general agent of the C. R. Leggette Shows, in the city this week, has been scouting in this territory in the interest of his shows. Billy West, formerly of the Morris & Castle Shows, is seriously ill in the Gen- eral Hospital and will appreciate hearing from friends. Her mother, Mrs. V. A. Allen, resides at 1025 Cherry street. Frank Capp recently visited the Morris & Castle Shows and the Johnny J. Jones Shows in Iowa. Elizabeth Van Over joined the Sonja Company Sunday in Tulsa. She is a clev- er song and dance artiste. The attrac- tion, managed by Jack Hamilton, is in Joplin, Mo., this week. Members of the Byers Bros.’ Shows playing Armourdale \Kansas City, Kan.), this week, have been frequent visitors to The Billboard office and Heart of America Showman's Club. Pauline Krieger, who left here with the Royal American Shows, advises from Rochester, Minn., ehe was obliged to leave the shows on account of a slight stroke of paralysis on the right side of her face. She is in Rochester undergoing treatment. As soon as she is able she expects to join the Dodson Shows for the remainder of the summer. On Lots “Round Philly PHILADELPHIA, June 29.—Max Gru- berg is playing a lone hand in Philadel- phia proper this week, his third on the lot at 58th and Market. The Wallace Attractions, which played a return en- gagement at the 73d and Woodland lot last week, moved on to West Chester Saturday. In suburban and near-by tcwns outfits report good business. Tom Holland, of the Brown & Dyer Shows, and one of Atlanta’s best little advertisers, has swung into action on the openings for his 10-in-1. A new set of teeth enabled the comeback. William Glick, manager of the Greater Bernardi Shows, has created two new fronts for his shows that rank with the finest in the business. They are done in oil with keen artistry. They are in front of the Plantation and Girl shows. Bartell, who is one of the most clever of the human ostrich workers, has taken over the management of his special fea- ture show on the Tip Top outfit. He has several good drawing cards besides his own act which pulls a heavy gross. Carnival Man Becomes Manager of New Fair “Charles A. Abbott, for the past two seasons general agent of Miller Bros.’ Shows, has recently been made general manager of the Greater Greenville Pair, Greenville, S. C. The fair will be held week Of November 12 on the Perry ave- nue showgrounds, midway between Greenville and West Greenville. Nego- tiations are under way with several of the larger carnivals to play the date. Pacific Coast Showmen’s Notes LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Harry G. Seber intends to build a tent outfit for the season of 1930 seating around 3,000 peo- ple. The all-girl show will carry about 30 people with its own band and orches- tra. The outfit will be motorized, travel- ing on two trucks and trailers, with a special electric light outfit. They will have one of the finest tent theaters in America. One agent and two other men will be in advance to handle bookings and publicity. Around 100 lobby frames will be used to each town for advance advertising. It is reported that the show will play Canadian territory exclusively. Harry X. Clark has taken over the management of the Lincoln Amusement Park. He is to reorganize the park, add- ing many new concessions. He will also put in a new dance hall. The writer has not seen Lee Barnes, but has heard that Lee has promoted something very big. All the boys wish him good luck. Our old friend, Max Glass, dropped up to the clubroom. Max looks very good during this hot weather and reports that the heat has helped his water business immensely. Henry L. Massie is going over to Gil- man Springs for a few weeks. Regular meeting will take piace next Monday night. Snake King Victim Of Alleged Plot MEXICO CITY, June 29.—The Mexican wife of an American citizen is in jail here charged with plotting and attempt- ing the murder by poisoning of W. A. (Snake) King, of Brownsville, Tex., well- known dealer in reptiles and wild ani- mals. The alleged attempt came to light with the arrest of Mrs. Soledad Morales de Learn, whose husband was a professional competitor and rival of King, upon the accusation of Senora Juana Fernandez, who, King alleged to police, was com- nissioned by the woman to poison him. Senora Fernandez has been held as a material witness. King was on a trip to Mexico to deliver two hippopotami to the Chapultepec Zoo, NOT DOGS Goohed in OIL A new sensation—all the rage. Juicy Hot Dogs cooked in corn oil, Mazola or Wesson oil. No more old time soggy steamed hot dog. The new flavor will make a mint of money for you. Cash in on this hot item now. Capacity 30 to 40 hot dogs ready to serve in 2 minutes. Size 12x19in. Weight 40 Ibs. Operates from lamp socket and has 3-heat switch. Price $10.50 complete—lacquer finish. Finished in highly polished nickel $13.50 complete. Rush order today. TALBOT MFG. CO., Dept.G. ST. LOUIS, MO. Concessions Wanted Legitimate Concessions of all kinds .for early Coun- ty Fairs. all in Minnesota: Ada. July 4-6; Warren, 8-10; Hallock, 11-13; Roseau, 25-27 Come on or address all correspondence to MACY BARNHART, as per route. $300-° COOK HOUSE $300-% FOR SALE New Top, 12x24. Filashiest and best on road. Booked on Deunert Big City Shows. Address JACK CULLUM, Plaza Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind, ee Cae , Y ee | : . 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70 / CANADA \ Mr. Concessionaire 1928 Catalogue Ready for You Everything you require, WATCHES, CLOCKS, SILVERWARE, NOVEL- TIES. GAMES, WHEELS, etc., al- ways in stock. BERK BROTHERS, Ltd. TT Wellington $t., W., Toronto, Canada “ Largest Concession Supply House in Canade™ Write for U. S. A. Prices on these F items to Berk Bros. Import Corp., 543 Broadway, New York City. SLUM AND FLASH Pitch-Till-U-Win, Fishpond, Devil’s July 6, 1929 Hoopla, Alley. Skillo, Darts, Corno, Ball Games, etc. Our 80-page Catalog gives wide variety and saves you money. Our immediate service will save you grief. We co-operate with you. Let’s Get Together Real Soon HEX MFG. CO. 468-470 Seneca Street, Buffalo, N. Y. sesgy—— Gold Souvenir RINGS Just the thing for Salesboards and Con- cessions. Halves mounted in rings, as illustrated. Samples, 50c. Per Dozen, $5.50. Half- Gross Lots at $5.25 per Dozen. Full-Gross Lots at $5.00 per Doz. Loose Souvenir Coins, Halves. Per Dozen, $1.10; per 100, $8.50. NOT THE CHEAPEST, BUT THE BEST. SEND FOR NEW CATALOG Of Carnival and Concession Goods—just off the press. New Goods. New Prices. KINDEL & GRAHAM The House of Novelties, 782-784 Mission Street, SAN FRANC SOUVENIRS THAT SELL Price per Dor. A io * 5 Size of Axe... .$2.00 Rack. Isco 1505—5-In. C’b and ase 2 2783—12-In Tomah’k 2.00 2792—10-In. Paddle. 2.50 Any quantity at dozen price or 1 Gross (dozen each of 12 numbers) for 2.58. Town name rned on free on each article. Write for our Free Catalog Pennants and Novelties. BRADFORD & CO. MIDWAY NOVELTY CO. Offers Their Own Brand of Candy at the Fol- lowing Prices: Inc., St. Joseph, Mich SPRINGTIME, 96 in Case ............ 10c Each ee, 2) Oi CED ..ccoenscscnesssee 10¢ Each TAKESIDE, 48 im Cate ......cccccces 18c Each CURES. TE te Case... . . a FOR Oy BRE epee i 2 Se | . _—____ per ite aatt pas he : - hei BIC te [ eee = mi ee : y ae 4 ’ e* ra a TN Ps Ee | ie — ——s rid = a Pe ee ] | —_ ~~ ae — , pe y CU ee er a a é —— --— -- ea j a : * _ OR : Ma f = 4 ®y* " 5 PS : = i A 6 Py Cp 93 ; a 7 ~ Bee : Sg ( ws > : a ) = = = pee “§ , se a : ‘ ie t a SAF EX Fe - aa een & i ars 7 ‘ % & 4 - y 7 Fa ane ie | * " i a al ce a ate. 1 % ‘, a f | A A ¥ \ \} \ A Bed Be ee See eh, EO HFAW re a ee - a we i NA Nas ae . em, Dn ee eee i - eee ; ' = ) , = Preis, if i See. af K wy a ; ? } St] veo or, Cart 31 ts f a pg ie git ed ae E95) BE VOW Sac, =| Sel ee é c x Be s eee & ‘ bag e : a Sal a . ag T : K i | : ) | ) | , 3 2 . : F Be a . ‘a “ 1 ag CUES | ide ig eosin! : ae —————_—————S— ee = oot ea! 2 oD ee wr ae ail _ ne 4 ul =) TT SPEARMINT GUM Jui ae 5 G U Lal Pull size 5c packs—also other ang ae = ™ - ; at paren Piashy Boxes All Y ~ uy 2796—~10-In acmastinatic” ihe Shlahed, * ‘ _| ¢ a treetmen. Concession and i See ™ v =: soe -In a e. 2.28 . . ee Sk | ees Oe i a 2556—Letter Holder. 2.00 — . ye 2500—8-In. Canoces.. 2.60 \ “ EEE =. 2517—8-In. Tomah’k 2.60 48. i , os, > & Baie SOAR A ARRON act a Bae \ ; pg . “a f [ — a : a Bes — a :, od ie 5 pe pe N = — oe Be be In cor (rman oat ee RE ee San ey — se —_—_—_—_—_—_—_———_——— LLL II IIE. i Be: I hy a sel] — ell - 3 Be ee ~ . -# a he oe Se atta —————— ~ = Bak, .- ov ve yt Po bs hi 7 k Po — his. e re x MI “ ' , Hage a F eS a en on, = City pra REET, ee he Gian Fey he : 5 ee : si le ae tis - ie ay 7
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Make the BIG “MON EY EVE RYWHERE Concession and Showmen know that National Peerless Pop- per and Roasters Get the Big Money Everywhere, Best for 12 years. Electric, Gas and Gasoline Models. 15 big Models, including the BUNGALOW, King of hem all, They Write for it today. sii PAYMENTS NATIONAL SALES & MFG. CO. 605 Keo Way, - Moines, lowa ALITTLE ANIMAL known as the ARMADILLO Is the source of the loveliest most practical and durable novelties on the market. The shell is used to fashion Baskets of all kinds, Lamp Shades. Smoking Sets, Wall Pockets and Card Receivers These Novelties attract wide-spread attention and lend a note of picturesque- ness to your home. Catalog and prices on re- quest. APELT ARMADILLO FARM, Comfort, Texas moor.”c” EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS FAMOUS PHILADELPHIA GLASS TANKS aiaces LASSES = peor we hyt yA 1007 025108 | SY Dh sree Our Glassware is the finest quality—tempered and crystal clear. 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With lent Rides, clean Shows, for Richland County ston Ansfeld, O., September 24-27, 1929. Popu- a Richland County 70,090. Baker Grotto to ney Night Show (three nights). Spectacular ngeant ‘Agriculture Is Life Itself." Cast of 500. ' Grotto has agreed to put on ticket selling COUN en. Send your terms at once. RICHLAND 0 Wi AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, Mansfeld, —_*" W. Shafer, Asst. Secy. MOTOR - DROME - RIDERS “ and Women Riders for Silodrome. Long Good ¢ « Oy Park. i nnd, caer. BOB NORRIS, Mid ) Billboard newstes C. J. remarked to his mother: “I don’t want my picture in the paper, IT want to be like other kids.” Trump that, movie stars. EDDIE D. KREIDER has joined the United American Amusement Company Shows as advance agent. He also has two concessions with the shows. Eddie spent a = at his home before joining the ou JACK TURNER, known professionally in the ring as Frankie Lewis, is in charge ef the Athletic Show on the Brown & Dyer Shows. He signed up in time to take over the work at the Conshohocken, Pa., date. JIM HODGES, with Cetlin & Wilson, was ill during nearly the whole week of the Marcus Hook, N. J., date. Mrs. Hodges filled in and bossed things on the Side Show until he came back on the job Saturday. D. HOLLER and his son are still play- ing at Aurora, Ind. with their conces- sions. They continue to feature Harry (Cassy) Casitine, the human bridge. They were visited last week by Shorty Sutton, who is now playing vaudeville. MRS. FRED HENSE is ill at her home, 299 1-2 East Second street, Muscatine, Ia., and would like to hear from her husband, Chick Hense, tattooed man with some carnival, or anyone knowing bis whereabouts. WONDER WHAT CHARLIE ROSS is do- ing for a “yes” man nowadays, since he is not around the genial Bob Sweeney. For years Charles would say, “You aska Boba Sweeney, he will told you,” as proof of his assertions. CHARLES H. SUTTON, for years a con- cessionaire on many carnivals, has turned promoter. He is directing his first out- door event this week at Kennet Square, Pa., for the American Legion, which is sponsoring a fair and industrial exposi- tion. A. B. PENNY is one of the greatest stickers in the concession game. During the last 10 years he has only been with two shows—J. F. Murphy and the Bruce Greater. His chief agent, Dick Herman, shares the same distinction. W. A. ADKINS visited the Brundage Shows at Aurora last week, and spent some time with Manager Denny Howard and Press Representative Carpenter. He says the show looks mighty fine on the lot. THE MELVILLE-REISS Shows played their first Canadian engagement last week at Quebec. Many fair officials of the Provinces gave the M.-R. the once over. This week the show returned to the States, playing the Nashua (N. H.) cele- bration. DOC FOSTER and wife recently came out of Chicago and joined the Butler Bros.’ Shows with their Giant Octopus Show. This is the Doc's third time un- der the B. B. S. banner, and few organ- izations can boast of a more xeatly framed show. BENNIE SMITH, “the boy from Kin- ston, N. C.", wants to know why all the newcomers handling the fronts of Ath- letic Shows always want to battle. “How do they get that way?” asks Bennie, who is at present handling the Filipine midgets with Miller Bros. JAMES H. HICKEY, ride mechanic for several years with various carnivals, ad- vises that he is off the road this year and is located in Wilkinsburg, Pa., where he is working as a mechanic in a garage. He asks that friends of the midway write to him at 122 Beatty street, Wilkinsburg. JOHNNIE CISSELL, who trouped with the Rubin & Cherry Shows for 14 years and was known to carnival folk as John- nie the Tractor Driver, was injured in an automobile accident and is in need of assistance. He has appealed to friends for financial aid. He is at 4450 Laclede avenue, St. Louis, Mo. SNAKE KING, of Brownsville, who owned the huge gorilla that lost his life in a recent fire at Lake Worth, a Fort Worth amusement park, also lost $500 cash in the fire. The animal was on ex- hibition in a tent near the building where the fire started. The fire had gained such a headway that neither the animal nor the money could be saved Doc Groves, who managed the attrac- July 6, 1929 71 Muir’s Pillows Round, Square, Oblong No other Carnival Merchandise shows the value and ' flash for the money like our beautiful Pillows. OUR LATEST HIT f The cut shows our new Baby Pillow with raised Blanket and Hair. This also comes with Colored Picka- ninny as well as white. Send for Samples of other New Hits, Doll Pillow, Box Rayon Pillow, Satinex Pillow. MUIR ART CO. 116-122 W. Illinois St., Chicago, Ili. chs The Star Profit Model wit POPCORN MACHIN 5 A full cabinet model, motor driven, all electric, large ONY | capacity $6.00 per hour. Kettle method-Pops the Corn Right in the Sek and Seasoning. 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July 6, 1929 ‘esigned and left the before the fire. me time, a few days show only GEORGE STARCH, ex-trouper and mu- sicien, now playing at the Brook Theater, Bound Brook, N. J., writes that Central Jersey is getting its share of carnivals this season. Among the big ones to play in this territory were West's, Bruce, Ber- nardi, Melville-Reiss, Sheesiey ald any number of smaller ones MRS. THEA GONZALES, who has been il] with a severe cold, returned to the Pacific States-Kline Shows when the outfit was playing Baker, Ore. She is on , the staff of the 10-in-1. Mrs. Earl Hanna went to Oregon City last week and re turned to the shows accompanied by her small daughter. MRS. HAROLD M. GORDON. whose husband is on the Johnny J. Jones Shows, is in the Allegheny General Hos- pital, Pittsburgh, Pa., in a very serious condition, her brother, Clyde Riegan, writes. She was taken to the hospital June 17, and several blood transfusions have been given in an attempt to save her life. Her home is in Pittsburgh. ee DURING the engagement at Marshall. town, Ia., Manager George F. Dorman, of the Rice-Dorman Shows,” noticed an ad in a local cigar store which read: “If we fail to thank you, you nray have your purchase free,” This so impressed Dor- nan that he is seriously contemplating having similar signs placed on all ticket boxes. EARL BURKE'S Hawaiian Show on the J. T. McClellan Shows continues to pack them in. He writes that capacity busi- ness was enjoyed at Vandalia, Ill., last week. Fred West, radio star, plays a wicked silver steel, Burke declares, and dainty Marie West closes with her hula- hula fan dance. Lucy Colley is still on the program and Monroe Merchant joined at Columbia, Mo., when the shows were playing that city JACK LOVELY writes: “It has been a long time since,.I sent any news, but meeting up on this trip with some of the real old bunch, thought I had better ‘sk.oot’ I with Boucher’s Consoli- dated Shows, in charge of the side show, an am using a window sleeper as downtown attraction. At Red Lodge, Mont., I met Mahendra, who is off the road and con- ducting a studio there. Also met Jack Benjamin, of the old Jack Benjamin Stock Company, who is now sheriff of this county, and getting along fine.” ALBERT. BARON, former circus per- former and trainer, and for the last few years at Central Park, Allentown, Pa., with his pony ring, renewed acquain- tances at the Greater Sheesley Shows at Bethlehem. Baron is not at Central Park this season, due to the fact that he has again whipped together a good trained pony show. Baron remained over at his farm all winter, with the exception of playing a few vaudeville dates. In this time he has worked out new and original acts and anticipates playing parks and fairs beginning in July. DR. J. W. HARTIGAN, JR., writes from Point Marion, Pa., that he has been “carnivaling” for the last two weeks. He saw the Johnny J. Jones Shows in Pitts- burgh at the beginning of of the midways and then visited the Rubin & Cherry aggregation at Fairmont, W. Va. His next stop was with the Bunts shows, playing Osage, W. Va., a town eight miles from Morgantown, where the Ketchum 20th Century Shows were playing a lot his tour in the Salraton suburb. He then drove into Uniontown, Pa., and visited the Rubin & Cherry midway again Dr. Hartigan states that the “no concessions” policy is making a big hit in tne territory he visited CAPT. CHARLES SKIVER and wife and Prof. Roy Johnson have joined the But- Jer Bros. Shows with an 85-foot high live and ball game. Gerald Burke and Zelda are recent arrivals on the shows and they are presenting their Hawaiian and musical revue show. John Fisher and Capt. Jack of Rock Island and his wife and son are late arrivals with their Athletic Show. Madame Rumble and her troupe of educated canines are pre- senting a very pleasing and snappy act as free attractions. Clarence Runyan's Mixup was a busy scene a few days since. The showfolk accuse Clarence of getting most of the paint on himself. GLEN RADCLIFFE, commander of the Relle Plaine, Ia., post of the American Legion, writes that he and Mrs. Radcliffe Billb’ SOFT DRINKS 3 New « Richer «- Stronger + Better Powder Rich, Sweet Oi) Of ORANGE, or Oil Of LEMON Flavors Price Only $ 1.60 2-ib. Package $2.85; Six Pounds for $8.50 postpaid. A pound makes almost a barrel-just add cold water and sugar. You make 80c clear profit on each dollar you take in. Trial package, to make 30 large glasses, pound cans and 25c packages only. 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Quoting from his letter: “The absence of grift on the lot was an agree- able surprise to the people of Marshall- town, which has been closed to carnivals for some time. Reports from the Ameri- can Legion there indicate that they are more than pleased with the Rice-Dorman Shows and I understand that the Legion there has been given to understand that as long as it brings carnival companies of the high caliber of Rice-Dorman, there will be no more opposition from city officials.” BOB SICKELS, with the F. H. Bee Shows, writes from West Point, Ky., ap- pealine for aid for Bill Story, known to showfolk as “Big Alabam”. Story is held in the Tazewell, Va, jail under a charge of murder. “My acquaintance with Bill both in private life and as a showman leads me to believe that he is being held a prisoner for a deed of which some other person is guilty. He deserves help from the show world because he has always lent a helping hand to others that have been in trouble whether he knew the needy or not,” Sickles declares in letter. He requests that all con- tributions be sent to Story, care P. O. Box 133, Tazewell, Va. nis bt. “CANNON BALL” BELL, who is popu- lar on the Pacific States-Kline Shows, is well known for his fishing activities. Bell would rather fish than eat. During the Pendleton engagemeny he decided to go fishing. He instructed his wife to get ready, so they went down town and pur- chased new outfits and fishing tackle. The next morning they rose at 4 o’clock and drove 40 miles to the fishing stream. Cannon Ball put on his new hip boots and waded out into the river to judge its depth. Satisfied with the location he called to his wife: “Hand me the fish pole, I can see the fish jumping from here.” Mrs. Bell stared at him for a moment and then made a dash for the car and hurriedly searched it. All ex- cited, he shouted for her to hurry, but Mre. Bell burst into a fit of laughter and sat rocking on a boulder. Cannon Ball ran out of the river and gasped indignantly: “What’s the matter with you—have you gone crazy?” Between peals of laughter she retorted: “No, but you have—you forgot your fishing pole.” CAPT. JAMES E. RICARDO, who trouped with the Ringling-Barnum Cir- for three years, has been visiting carnivals playing in and near his home city, Milan, N. H. He writes that he isited Fred Kimball's Old Man of the Mountain Enterprises when they were playing Gorham June 10 to 15 and that Kimball has a neat outfit, nicely painted and spick and span. He is carrying three rides, Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel and Chairplane; three sl Athletic, Snake and Monkeydrome, and about 10 conces- sions. Ricardo says that, altho Kimball tolerates no grift, he would have had a good week, except that rain ruined three cus OwWws nights of the week. As it was he made the nut, the captain states. Last week the captain visited the Bockus Shows, playing Cascade Park near Berlin, N. H. He declares it a nice outfit, but says it did not seem to be getting much dough, altho everything is working full time and the populace is prosperous. The outfit carries Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Chairplane, Caterpillar, Circus Side Show, Animal Show, Athletic Show and 15 concessions. FOR A WHILE early this season it looked as tho the trouble-making element in tarnivaldom had got wise to itself and turned over a new leaf. But, as the weeks go by, there comes an increasing number of official reports, ..ewspaper clippings and private advices, telling of rank of- fenses that are bringing about & new avalanche of feeling against outdoor shows. Scare-head Newspaper stories about “carnival arrests”, edi- torials declaring “the carnival must go,” ~ reports of good towns “closed forever,” etc., furnish just a few examples of what is going on. It is apparent that more and more fair secretaries, local of- ficials, auspices and others are favoring the straight and clean shows. In most cases, where carnivals get into trouble, the papers do not give the show’s name. Thus the reflection is cast on all car- nivals, the good as well as the bad. In- quiries frequently are received from fair people and others for the name of the outfit that got into a jam at such-and- such a place, and these men, as well as the many carnival owners who are trying to run their shows decently, have a right to know who the gross offenders are. In view of this and for the ultimate good of the carnival business as a whole, The Billboard has been urged to give the names of the offending shows. Investi- gations will be made, reports verified, and the names published in all cases where the circumstances warrant. Happyland Shows After three bad weeks in a row, it took the opening night at Dearborn, Mich., under the auspices of the K. of C., to bring back smiles on the faces of many of our people. Forty-one concessions, five shows and four rides are on the lot and make an attractive appearance, and compliments have been numerous from the townspeople and officials regarding this, also the legitimate manner in which the concessions are operated A new Tilt-A-Whir] has arrived and is being operated here for the first time Recent arrivals with concessions are J. 8. Bullock, four; J. King, one; J. Robison, one; T. Morway, one; H. E. Bulmer and wife, one; Mr. Anthony, one. Tom Jones has joined with a well-framed money- getting Snake Show. Lillian Hall opened her Hawalian Villace to capacity busi- bess Fveryone is looking forward to a good week at Cadillac, Mich., where 30,- 000 people are expected July 4 J. F. 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Melville-Reiss Shows QUEBEC, P. Q., June 29.—The Bur- lincton, Vt. engagement last week was , total blank. With the energetic spon- ; n of the American Legion Post, ex- ellent billing and fairly liberal newspa- the conditions in that city are t the present time that there is vailable money for amusement of nature. The weather was fine dur- ine the entire week. The show got a slow move _ into Quebec from Burlington, and the big day Monday). Ste. Jean Baptiste Day, was cally lost. The shows and rides, ver, got under way at 4 p.m. There been an almost continual downpour f since the show's arrival here The show was exceptionally well billed, the advance arrangements very apably handled by Col. I. L. Peyser. The ( bureau of M. Georges Morriset, retarv-manager of the National Week Celebration, gave the shows much ad- val publicity All three daily news- ‘ have been generous in their col- ymns with the organization. La Soleil, The Chronicle-Telegraph and L’'Evenment all carried excellent stories on the en- gagement. . The new and rigid regulations of both the customs and immigration depart- ments were handled in a friendly manner vy Messrs. Cummings, Shanahan, Mercen, et and L’Heuere Both J. F. Mur phi eneral manager, and Nate Miller hi en in advance and had everything ready for the premiere Canadian appear- nee. There is a big list of free acts ap- pearing in front of the grand stand dally. ' The shows, appearing in their best bib ucker, naturally presented a fine ppearance on the exposition grounds. The plan of the Wayout of the midway, ind rides was both new and novel 1] the organization looked its best. Miller and Murphy goes the credit innovation. With bright pros- from the weather forecaster all of the show look forward to a Saturday, Sunday and Monday {Dominion Day) business. Carl Lauther’s le show is doing a big business, and the flowery accents of “Irish Jack” Lynch, a linguist of note, is largely re- sponsible for the capacity business at this attraction. Nate Miller's Palais de Barbecue made its initial appearance and the entire outfit is a thing of heauty. Neat, spick and span and spot- less is this new emporium of edibles. Nate has installed the capable “Whitey” Fulmer as “charge des affaires” of the establishment, and “Whitey” has as as- Eddie Baldwin and John Mc- an expert on barbecue, from W. Va. ce Melville is visiting her aunt nd uncle, Mr. ahd Mrs. Harry G. Mel- Paula Bard, RKO _ vaudeville 1 niece of Melville, was a Monday. This writer regrets to pects member! here istants Gaug) Elkins Rer? ville arti am visitor report that Mrs. George LaRose, suffer- ing a relapse, remained in a Burlington, Vt.. h ital when the show left. Mrs. LaRose will return to her home for a few weeks before rejoining the show. Re- ports from Mrs. J. D. Wright, Jr., who is handling the advance arrangements in Nashua, N. H., are very cheering. Nashua will be the July Fourth week engage- ment. Harry Silver's Palace of Illusions ts doing a nice business here. Amusement patrons like Gean Nadreau's attraction. The Get Happy Show its faring well, as is Earl Purtle’s Wall of Death. The Cap- tain Vera Deep Sea Wonder Exhibit, the Alexander Flea Circus, Kirshman, the wonder man, and the Bryan Woods Monkey Circus are all doing their share of business when the weather permits. Nate Miller reports that he has under consideration organizing the Black Horse Hussars at the close of the season. HARRY FITZGERALD. C. A. Wortham’s Shows econ, to two cities at one time, Clarence A. Wortham’s Shows are enjoy- In in excellent run of business in Glovers and After a good run in its Wisconsin towns the shows crossed into Michigan to play Menominee. This gave them ; 1 parting shot at the Badger State, ‘8 Marinette is Just across the bridge Sunday afternoon one of the biggest Crowes ever in the railroad yards saw ‘he shows unload. This seemed to whet ‘ppetites of the twin communities for mo The shows opened to. good busi- Ness Monday, but a shower cut the — short at 9:30 o'clock. During e week there were other showers, but, fortunately, they were out of show hours. On sand foundation, the lot drained Billbo ‘A COMPLETE OUTFIT ard AFRICAN nag - 54° 542 DIDE TO FRAME WORK I's" PIDE —o fe tS Spa exc) fens BQ BACK STOP A ¥ \ . ‘ —_—_—_—— NET Wek Rn iv \ SAN A. FRONT WR NOY \ LEATHER NET Y ERERL ARAN \ ae F TARGET peed eet .. \ a wy \ Oa \] STRONG 7 \ SAN \TAQUUSTING BOL eaniall NN \ Se \ . ae seehes UL INSTRUCTIONS, E PRINTS AND Ful BLU PROFIT HINTS STRONG BOX-HINGET hoiplilatainiacsaieieaiaii ela PAINTED-LARGE ENOUGH, TO STORE COMPLETE OUTFIT, EXCEPT STEEL TANK ALL READY TO SET UP AND DO BUSINESS. SMALL EXPENSE TO OPERATE ~ PER HOUR AND MORE BRINGS IN $40.00 The | baseballs at a target. If the target is hit, drops feet first into a tank of water. game is to duck the rider (generally a colored man) by throwing the seat releases in the center and the rider See Photo Showing 4 Dips in Real Action on One complete outfit as per above for $125.00, F. O. B. Chicago. we will ship to you at any express or freight office in the United States, balance C Page /11, Billboard Summer Special, June 15 Or upon yy gy $55.00, COOLEY MANUFACTURING CO., 530 NORTH WESTERN AVE., oor CHICAGO, ILL. quickly, and the shows suffered little loss from the vagaries of the season. This is the third visit to this section. Estab- lished reputation stood them well in hand. Many remembered them favorably from former years. Jack Shafer, of water-show fame, was a visitor Wednesday. He dropped in un- exvectedly and spent several hours on the lot. “Con” Cunningham, chef with the shows last season, left them at Tulsa. This year he did not intend to troupe, but the bug got the best of him. He reported at Menasha, Wis BEVERLY WHITE. J. Harry Six Attractions EDGERTON, O.—The run from Belle- vue to Edgerton, 150 miles, was made in record time. This week finds the show in Mrs. Six’s home town. Many visitors were there to see Mr. and Mrs. Six. The show is now traveling on 25 trucks and 12 trailers. Shade's Flea Circus and Underworld Show is now with us. Capt. Earl McDonald scored a big hit with the people of Edgerton in his sensat ional 90-foot high dive into five feet of water. The Great Valencia also went over big in his aerial cloud swing. Polar, the man up the pole, made the Natives stand spellbound with amazement with his daring stunts performed on the top of his 65-foot pole. The opening night it rained, but the midway was perfect. The rest of the week business was fine, everyone over the top. Many visitors were here to see the show. Arthur Engle, with his Kiddie Aeroplane Ride, made a great hit with the children. J. B. Mooney went to Au- burn on business. George DeMoss, manager of the Merry- Go-Round, spent a few days with his wife and family at Battle Creek, Mich. E. L. Miller, owner and manager of the midway cafe, spent several days at home down on the farm in Michigan Mrs. Frank Myers has again returned to the show after spending a week at their home in Lima, O. C. N. Pearse and wife are enjoying their new house car, also Madame Hackensmith has received her new car, and they now take life easy. Robert Williams is completing his War Show and will have this attraction ready to open Fourth of July week. Friday, children’s day, which is fea- tured with the J. Harry Six Attractions, again went over big in Edgerton. ROBERT WILLIAMS. Dodson’s World’s Fair Shows EAU CLAIRE, Wis.—This engagement started off promising and should the weatherman treat us kindly, anticipate a remunerative week for shows, rides and concessions. The gate attendance is in- creasing each night. The Rochester en- gagement last week was On the right side of the ledger. The popularity of Jack Hoxie, Western film star. has been fully attested by the liberal patronage given his Wild West and circus. About 1,000 feet of Hoxie’s new picture, Under Canvas, has been com- pleted under the supervision of Director George Ladura. Public buildings, streets, stores and private estates in every town visited are pressed into service when needed for shots. Walter and Margie Kemp, well-known motordrome managers and riders, have one of the flashiest and best equipped dremes ever seen On any midway. The two big Nubian lions purchased by Kemp last winter have been skillfully trained to present one of the most thrilling ex- hibitions ever conceived within a drome. They are in the money every week and nothing on the midway tops them except the Jack Hoxie show. Joe (C. O. D.) Benson arrived last week from his home in Chicago and opened his auction joint to a very good business. The Mrs. will join Joe next.week. Miles (Aby) Stark was left in the Mayo Byos. Clinic at Rochester, Minn., last week to undergo treatment for a face infection. Several members of the show took ad- vantage of the opportunity last week for examination and treatment at the clinic. A. U. Eslick and wife and Eddie Mains and wife left last week to join the L. J. Heth Shows. Professor Eslick will direct the band. A new 10-ton tractor is to be delivered this week for use on the lot. Both old 10-ton Holts were exchanged in the deal. W. J. KEHOE. July 6, 1929 73 H. B. Poole Shows The week at Sherman under the aus- pices of Charles R. Simmon’s Post, American Legion, was a winner in every way, everything on the midway enjoy- ing nice business thruout the week. The Flectra engagement opened Monday night to the largest Monday night’s business of the season and looks like the big one so far. Long before the usual time to open the midway was thronged with people who patronized the shows and rides in great shape. Electra folks show signs of being carnival hungry by their eagerness to partake of this form of amusement. This condition is brought on by an ordinance which the city has had in effect for the past two years, eliminating all forms of tented attrac- tions. The new 100 x 50-foot top for the Min- strel Show has arrived and along with it a brand-new line of elaborate wardrobe for the attraction. Manager Shoat has the show dolled up in great shape, and results are being noticed in the office in a substantial manner. Maple Williams is building two new flashy drink concessions for the Cham- ber of Commerce Celebration next week at Vernon. Mrs. Loegia and daughter, Edna Jean, have arrived and will frame an elaborate mitt camp. Mullens’ Musical Maids are planning a flashy frameup for their new attraction, which has just joined. General Agent Louis Eiseman was a visitor on the midway for the Flectra opening and reports the signing of three more early fairs. R. W. (TOMMIE) STEVENS. Dixie Amusement Co. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—The show is lining up very nicely and has all the ear- marks of a red one. Surrounding our- selves with an organization that should be a credit to anyone, we have L. L. Tribble in charge of advertising, who is making a wonderful success; Bill Smith, superintendent of construction (both from Ringling Show); Dewey Jergerson, property man with the Floto Show for four years, in charge of concessions. 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July 6, 1929 J. R. Edwards Shows WILLARD, O.—The J. E. Edwards Shows are playing a red one in Willard this week. The staff for the shows com- prises J. R. Edwards, manager; Fritz Edwards, secretary, and Mrs. J. R. Ed- wards, owner of the Merry-Go-Round and Ferris Wheel. Howard Gheden is in charge of the Merry-Go-Round and Charles Johnson dispenses tickets. On the Ferris Wheel Carl Harner is first man, and Fritz Edwards deals out the ducats. Walter White owns the Midway Cafe and has one griddle man and two counter men working. They are put- ting out nice meals. Mack McCloungen has two ball games, and Earl Thomson has three concessions. He has also pur- chased a new truck. Earl Kreader has two nice concessions, and Clarence Keith @ flash corn game. The show carries 30 concessions, 3 rides and 4 shows. The Athletic Show is owned and operated by Lee McDaniel, who has a flash frameup—30-foot bally with new banners and a 30 by 50 top. He has two fighters and a_ wrestler. Featuring Bull Smith, Hungarian mid- dleweight wrestler, and Battling Fulton and Battling Siki, he is topping the mid- way every night. He carries the equip- ment on his own truck. Bill Schloer is superintendent of con- cessions and is handling them efficiently. Mack McCluan is electrician and has rigged up some splendid flash fronts. Lee McDaniels is general announcer and press representative. The Ape Man and Baby Show joined this week. It is owned by Holliday, who also has one concession. Mrs. White has a@ ball game and James Braddick has the popcorn concession. Sweeney has joined with four concessions, and Pat Davis has taken off his keg concession. Ford and Glenn have joined the show and are giving their free act daily. Bill Turner and C. A. Cagle each has a con- cession. The shows look forward to five red ones in line with the American Legion Celebration at Sugar Creek the week of July 4, slated as our big spot. LEE McDANITELS. Pacific States-Kline Shows BAKER, Ore.—The Pacific States-Kline Shows ran into two weeks of stormy weather, demoralizing business for the entire show. At La Grande it rained constantly and Saturday night was a total loss. The show was playing on the streets, otherwise difficulties would have been encountered in removing the show Saturday night. Princess Tiny and Professor Mont- gomery left the Leavitt, Brown & Hug- gins Shows in Portland and joined in La Grande. They have taken charge of the new 10-in-1 and thus far have done nicely. Another storm was encountered at the opening in Baker. The following morn- ing the mountains were covered with show and the nights were freezing. Large crowds attended but left early, giving very little business. Victor D. Leavitt and Tex Cordell drove up from Klamath Falls, where the Leavitt, Brown & Huggins Shows are located. Jack Rane also arrived to look over some of his concessions Sam Brown made a flying trip to Seattle and Portland on business. Mrs. Abner K. Kline entertained at bridge this week. Mrs. “Cannon Ball” Bell and Mrs. Harry Mason also entertained at their respec- tive hotels. Mrs. Kline gave two dinners this week to the officials of the company and city. Red Simpson purchased a sedan in Pendleton The Peterson Brothers joined the show in La Grande. Harry Cady, manager of the Merry-Go- Round, has been ill. Dolly Gray also joined in La Grande Mr. and Mrs Andy Henderson and baby arrived. Andy is superintendent of the draying depart- ment. Mrs. Michael Herman has taken charge of the bowling alley, while Sam Adelstein has taken over the blanket 10use on the resignation of George tyles. Princess Kalua, of the Kaiulani Ha- Wwaiians, arrived with her troupe of South Sea Serenaders from the Al G. Barnes Shows and will open in Boise next week. Many new shows and concessions will join the show in Boise, anticipating Fourth of July week at Twin Falls, Ida. Baker is our last stand in Oregon for this season. 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The show is a Texas organization and not often in this territory. There are six shows and five rides, but two or three more shows will be added next week, when they play Ottawa, Kan.., for the Fourth of July celebration all week. Mr. Delaney is framing an Illu- sion Show, which will be ready for the Ottawa date. The feature show is the Minstrel ag- gregation. It is a fast-stepping enter- tainment. Buck Abel is manager and Pat Delaney is handling the front and talking. Millie Byers and Wayne Hood have the tickets. Performers number 12 and include Mr. and Mrs. Buck Abel, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Pewee Taylor; Buddy Williams, bandmaster; Cora Williams, in charge of the stage, and Ard Van Swipston. There is a six-piece band. Athletic Show: Denver Curly, man- ager, carrying five wrestlers and boxers: Mrs. Curly on the tickets. Fish Child: Indian Joe Reyes, man- ager; G. Robichaund, tickets and talker Hawaiian Village is Pat Delaney’s show and he is also manager and talker, with Julian Veronee on tickets; Princess Mari- anna, featured dancer; Peggy E. Lee and Doris White, dancers. Wonderland Show: C. C. Stewart, man- ager; Frank Smith, talker and tickets: features “Sunbeam”, the armless wonder, known as boy champion foot manipu- lator. Fat Girl: P. H. Cole, manager: Claude Williams, talker and tickets: features Baby Emma. Rides are Ferris Wheel, C. E. Woods, owner and manager; Candy Shriner and four assistants. Merry-Go-Round, artis- tically painted by Stella Luther, has D. J Griffiths, foreman; Bennie Dow, second man, and Mrs. D. J. Griffiths, tickets. Mixup, Jeff Thompson, foreman; Roscoe Biggs, second man. Miniature Railway is operated by J. M. Byers, who also has the high striker. It is managed by Byers, Sr. Baby Whirl] is in charge of Paul Manfield. The cookhouse is Stella Luther’s, and she is assisted by Ruth Luther, Bruce Luther, Walter Linicicum and Carl Black. The grab joint is owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Arney Mrs. Earl Ingersoll, Mrs. John Hollers, Mrs. Henry Ribb, Mrs. Dick Langfovd, Mrs. Wayne Hood, Mary Johnston and Babe Williams each have one bal] game Blackie Thompson has the long-range shooting gallery; Madame Stanley, palmistry; J. A. Klotz and son, Jack Stannard, B. Jones, Billy Clark, E. V. Johnston, Bill Luther, Dick Langford and Odell McCandless, one concession each. Corn game and housey, T. H. Brown, manager; operated by Mrs. T. H. Brown, H. A. Starr and Fred Cole. Mrs. Jeff Thompson has the snow cones and A. R. Wright the candy floss The Byers Shows have a mounted cal- liaphone and this and the band are for street advertising, using Brown's scheme of give-away tickets to youngsters. In the office are C. W. Byers, manager; J. W. Byers, assistant; T. H. Brown, gen- eral agent; R. E. Lee, 24-hour man; Pat Delaney, publicity; P. H. Cole, legal ad- juster, R. B. Young, lot superintendent and electrician; John Hollers, train- master. The Byers Bros. have contracted Rob- ert B. Garrison's Pit Show, formerly in Fairmount Park, Kansas City, and one of its attractions is billed as the “world’s largest mule—weight 2,140 pounds.” The shows are understood to have 11 fairs contracted in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas, and General Agent Brown expects soon to have more The show may remain out until the middle of November. Win- ter quarters are Texarkana, Tex Among the Kansas City visitors noted were C. Levin, of the Midwest Novelty Company; Frank Capp. and Mr. Dillon, of the Southern Doll and Candy Com- pany. IRENE SHELLEY. Rice Bros.’ Shows BEDFORD, Ind.—This week is tallying up to par up to the present writing, as shows and rides are doing well, but the natives are a little lax on the con- cessions, however, this season. It seems as tho they want something different Latest arrivals on the show are George Gilbert, with educated dog and horse, alro freak show; Funk Bros., of Hender- son, with Kentucky Derby: Mr. and Mrs. Torrence and Webb, with concession each; also Restler replaced Jack Bruce with novelties. Incidentally Bruce sold all his equipment to Owner Rice, includ- ing Laughland and his concessions Mrs. Minnie McDaniels left to join the Wise Shows: also Jack Kennedy left for another port. Smoky Patterson also among the missing. Newboys from The Bedford Times and The Daily Mail were entertained by Owner Rice Cc. D. Baldauf, who has been con- nected with the Alabama State Fair for the last 15 years, was a business visitor. Owner Rice purchased new living ouar- ters for James Reed and Arthur Frazier. which now brings the total of living tops to 12. Washington last week turned out to be a banner spot and this with a pay gate. Contracts under one of the biggest organizations signed for a later date Vincennes, Ind., is the Fourth of July spot. This year the Legion will present automobile races, a pageant with many prizes, giving away three automobiles ind several other prizes the last day; fireworks (day and night) and a repro- duction of the Capture of Ft. Sackville Contracts were let this week for the erection of a monster grand stand. The legion here receives 100 per co-operation from the business interests of the city and to that end have been making good- wi!l tours in a radius of 100 miles with their fife and drum corps. R. E. SAVAGE. in the city were Butler Bros.’ Shows SANDWICH, IUl.—Butler Bros.’ Shows are now in their 15th week, and while we have passed thru some of the most miserable weather the show has ever ex- perienced we have never missed a Mon. day night since opening in Memphis, Tenn., March 14. There have been several attractions added since the opening and the now has 4 rides, 7 shows, 2 free tions and 32 concessions. as follows: Merry-Go-Round, Deacon Schaumerman, foreman, assisted py Charlie Bray and John Robinson; Ferr}: Wheel, Chas. (Chuck) Schafer, foreman, show attrac- The lineup is assisted by Duke Adams; Mixup, Clar- ence Runyan, owner and manager, as- sisted by Miller, and Mrs. Runyan, tickets; Whip, Max Fisher, manager, sisted by Frank White, Willie Jones Johnny Hines, and Wyatt Stevens. tickets; Athletic Show, John Fisher and Capt. Jack of Rock Island; giant octopus, Doc Foster, owner and manager, with a very neat and attractive outfit, assisted by the very able wife in the ticket box Hawaiian and Musical Revue, under the management of Gerald Burke, featuring Zelda; Mazie and her reptiles, John Bush assisted by Mrs. Bush; Wonderland Mu- seum, Kentucky Slim, assisted by Eddie Reiss, Viola Simpson, Mabel Smith and Flo Jones; free acts: high dive, Prof Chas. Skiver, assisted by Young Johnson using an 80-foot ladder into a net; Mrs Skiver announcing Madame Rumble and her troupe of trained dogs give the people a very peppy 10-minute act on a platform in the center of the midway The act has a classy wardrobe The concessions are: Harry Dicker- son, cookhouse and grab Clarence Runyan, ball game; Veren Adams, agent Chas. Schafer, ball gamé, with Mrs. Lil- Iian Shaffer and Mrs. Donna Truby, agents; Deacon Schumerman, ball game: as Mrs. Ruth Schumerman, agent. Ken- tucky Slim, ball game; Harry Hayes, silverware and doll wheel; Wm. Byron, watch-la. Bert Carnahan, set joint: Blacky Steinfeldt, agent. Roy Truby, buckets; Allen Person, Johnny Cain, Bud Truby, agents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buckles, long-range shooting gallery and devil’s bowling alley; Chas. King, cane rack; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Crawford, palmistry and high striker; Mr. and Mrs Jack Everett, corn game; Mr. and Mrs Baines, Hollywood photo gallery; Frank Fisher, cigaret gallery; Geo. Massonette bowling alley: Wingy and Mrs. Smeins pitch-till-win: Whitey O'Shea. blanket swinger: Mrs. Chas. Skiver, ball game: Dad Kernahan, popcorn; Mr. and Mrs Louis Butler's ice-cream sandwich stand heading the midway. The show has contracts for practically the balance of the season, which will take the outfit into Michigan, Indiana Kentucky. Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas. Mississippi and Louisiana. The roster remains practically the same as at the opening: K. V. Senton owner; L. H. Butler, manager; M18. Irene Butler, secretary and treasurer: J. How- ard, general agent; Ross Crawford, lot superintendent; Chas. King, trainmaster: William (Slim) Rose, electrician, as- sisted by Frankie Welsh. EMMA ROSS Scott’s Greater Shows FORT BROWNING, Mont.—Business is holding up well for the George T. Scott Greater Shows, playing a down-town lot here this week. At Libby, Mont., where the shows played under American Legion auspices, all previous records were broken, Business was more than capacity al! week, with all shows, rides and conces sions breaking records and with Burr Brown's Carolina Babies Minstrels top ping the list. Whitefish, Mont., the fo! lowing week, also registered capacity business and new records are expected to be established again next week, when the shows will play the rodeo celebration at Concord, Mont Everyone on the midway is in good humor because of the excellent business that has been recorded during the past few weeks. BURR BROWNING. WANTED FIRST-CLASS FOREMAN Por Three-Abreast Herschell-Spillman Machine. FRANK J. MURPHY SHOWS 25 Dyckman St., NEW YORK CITY. FOR SALE—PENNY ARCADE ¥ Ss. E } let ruleset wb Ra tho Bale fonte, Pa., week July 1, UJ =. r i ae i: " . 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Rubin-Cherry Model Shows Escanaba, with bad weather most of the week, proved to be one of the ban- ner spots of the season. It rained all day Saturday, but the kiddies came out in the rain, and the show had one of the best matinees of the season. The show played opposite the Upper Penin- eylar State Fairgrounds. The fair secre- tary visited during the week and was much impressed with the shows. Several inquiries were made for Mr. Gruberg by friends. They were disap- pointed that he was not here to visit with them, but he was in New York seeing his daughter off to Europe. Everybody seems to be very well im- pressed with the Williams Midgets. The midgets are glad to be back on the lot again after a long season of vaudeville dates, and Henry and Teddy are busy with their auto every night and morn- ing running the taxi. Tom Salmon's wife returned to the show after a three weeks’ absence. Mrs. Salmon buried her mother last week. The show opened big at Iron Mountain. People turned out the first night to one of the biggest crowds of the season. Judging from the way they started, if the weather holds up Iron Mountain will be one of the biggest still dates of the season. Mr. Clay is a daily visitor on the midway. He is ahead of the Wortham Show, which plays Iron Mountain next week. Everybody is looking forward to the big doings next week at Calumet. The agent reports that the copper coun- try is in the best shape it has been in years. ANDY PATTERSON. The Capital Amusement Co. DODGE CENTER, Minn.—The show enjoved fine weather and good business in Wells, and at Lakefield opening night found a full midway. On Wednesday night a heavy storm broke at 7 o'clock. but by 8 it subsided and the shows, rides and concessions all enjoyed good busi- ness. Everybody satisfied with the week's business. Betty Petetch now has Harry Burns on the front of her Hawaiian Show and has enlarged the show to six people. Eddie Petetch is getting good attendance at his Athletic Show and has added another boxer and a wrestler. The Alice the Wonder Girl Show has created much comment and has received much news- paper publicity. Excitement prevailed for a short time last Friday when it was found that a large boa constrictor had escaped from Oscar Smith’s snake show, but it was found by Smith and returned to its box. Chuck Pogose has added another con- cession. Among new arrivals with con- cessions are L. C. Reyner, Myrtle Reyner and Art. Winters. Alice Ryan has had a deluge of mail in regard to fairs, but the show now is booked solid for the season. T. L. Ryan, manager, has been busy both around the show and away on bpsiness trips. Next week the show plays ite first fair at Cannon Falls, Minn. FRENCHY VEON. 0. J. Beaty Shows CRANE, Mo.—Poor weather conditions made our second week in Springfield, Mo., adoubtful quantity until Saturday, when the weather seemed to get with us and we handled one of the largest crowds we have entertained this season, and the shows and rides did capacity business during the entire evening. Concessions received a nice play, but the people seemed to be more for the rides and shows G. F. White purchased Cliff Wilson's bingo game last week, revamped same and has one of the best flashed conces- ‘ions on the midway. Roy Weston is as- sisting White. Billy Potomo joined last week with his sind show and grab joint and came in for his share of Saturday's business. The Hilo Hawaiians, with John Lusher, Steel player; Roy Hardy, guitar; Cal Mur- fay, ukulele: May Lusher and Margaret Murray, dancers, ran away with the mid- way for gross receipts on the shows for ‘Ast Week and enjoyed fine business every hight open. The boys have a wonderful “ash, all of them using the new German Silver instruments, and attract a great feal of attention, Manager Beaty is contemplating the Purchase of another ride and is leaving he latter part of the week for a trip West to look same over with the idea of “curing one for the midway by July 4. HAL C. BAILEY. Billboard customers. JACKPOT MEN MILLS MACHINE, With Rock-Ola Jack Pot. Jack Pot Attachments for MILLS and JENNINGS FINEST ATTACHMENT MADE. TURES FOUND IN NO OTHER JACK POT. IT IS EASY TO INSTALL—Anti-Clogging, Foolproof and cannot be cheated For a small investment you can make your machine into the latest style Jackpot. three to five times more money. It Order one today and watch your receipts. 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Several people have joined with shows and concessions since the Commerce (Okla.) stand, among them Louie Selzer with his Five-in-One, Floyd Isabell with a new Long-Range Shooting Gallery, and Jack Mydock with one concession. Mrs. Frank Du Shane just returned from a short visit with her parents in Oklahoma, The show so far this season has had as good business as the majority of shows this size. Several members have recently purch ised autos, among they being Casey Bowman, Swede Ledbetter, E. C. Naylor and Frank Du Shane. The new Miniature Train, owned by Mr. Colley, was delivered at Picher, Okla., and immediately started to keep pace with the other four rides in gross busi- ness. General Agent J. Sam Leonard was with the show a few days and was very op- timistic over the splendid list of fairs contracted to date. Helen Leonard and daughter recently joined. The lineup of attractions is as follows: Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Mixup, Kiddie Ride and Train, Athletic Show, Hawaiian Show, Five-in-One, Circus Side Show, Jungleland Show, and Mazoma Show and Midget, and 24 concessions. The spot for the week is the annual reunion of the American Legion at Vil- lisca, Ia., the show to be located around the Court House Square. Everyone jis looking forward to our July 4 celebration at Melcher, Ia. It was surprising to many that we were ready for opening last Monday night, as the cars were not spotted for unloading until 3 p.m., but everything was in readi- ness for opening at 7 o'clock, with the exception of the Merry-Gc-Round, which opened about an hour later Joe Smith, cookhouse owner, has added a ball game to the concession row. Madam Faye recently joined the Circus Side Show. Gene Mercer also joined to works for Louie Selzer in the Five-in-One. Gene Berni, of the Kansas City office of Wisconsin De Luxe Doll Company, was a visitor in St. Joseph. The show moves in two cars and will play Iowa until September, then South. E. C. NAYLOR. Loos Shows FORT MORGAN, Col.—Everything is moving along smoothly with the Loos Shows. Last week with the exception of rain one day the weather was ideal. The shows and rides did excellently and the concessions a land office business. Mrs. J. C. Wilson has returned from a visit with homefolks in Fort Worth Louls Friburg,and Al Baysinger have each added a new concession. J. C. Wil- son will have a new one next week. Blackie Chamber, C. Rounds, Newt Nel- con and Bill Dawson are the agents who are handling Ed Marshall's nail joints. The show has plenty of new constumes and scenery. Mr. Loos intends to make it the finest of its kind on the road. Doc Ward is handling the front, and Mrs. Gus Pappas has the ticket box. Baby Alice has bought a new living car. Frenchy Burk and Eco bought cars last week. Professor Nelson, the wizard of the woods, is a new act that has been added to Hale & Cain's Side Show. W. Rounds and his crew established a record last week in taking down and putting up the Merry-Go-Round, one hour and 15 minutes down and up in one hour and 45 minutes. We were late in arriv- ing and did not reach town until 2:15. The train crew and show stepped into it, end we opened sharp at 7 o'clock. Last week Mr. and Mrs. Thad W. Rodecker, Mrs. William Young, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marshall, J. R. Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brundage, Baby Alice, Major Claudie, Mr. and Mrs. Don Foltz and many others made the trip to Lookout Mountain to visit the grave of Buffalo Bill (William Cody). LOUIS HEMINWAY. Reithoffer Shows SHIPPENSBURG, Pa.—The Reithoffer Shows arrived here from Carlisle, Pa., and are playing under the auspices of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the American Legion. Carlisle will be marked down as the first real spot of the season. Monday the grounds were filled with show- hungry folks and everybody and every- thing did big business. It was the first carnival that the folks had seen for eight years and credit for opening the town goes to P. E. Reithoffer, general agent. Friday night, after a long hot spell, a terrible storm struck the show. First a big wind hit and blew down “Cap” Irwin’s Dog and Pony Show top, and then it rained in torrents, but no other damage Was done. Saturday was hot and fine. The mid- Way was jammed and the biggest night’s business so far this season was registered. Levern Reithoffer and Miss Billie Wil- liams have arrived from school and will be with their parents on the show for the summer. The Reithoffers entertained the or- phans from the Brethren Home and they were served with ice cream and hot dogs to their heart’s content. Julius Reithoffer had a narrow escape from blood poisoning when he ran a needle from a gas generator into his arm. He was treated at the Medical School at Carlisle and is getting along fine. The writer has joined the lot colony and the show’s personnel has donated handsomely to the housekeeping ar- rangements. He is indebted to the fol- lowing for their gifts: Tent, Al Sattere- lee: bed, Chas. Ague; stove. Julius Reit- hoffer; bed pad, Lotta Whitaker; pillows and comfort, John Porter; teapot, Dick Whitaker; frying pan and dishes, Mrs. J. Reithoffer; bread board and paring knife, J. W. Goodrow and wife. Bill Kaus was a visitor at Carlisle. The next stand is New Cumberland. across the river from Harrisburg, for a big Fourth of July celebration. The shows carry 81 people. DOC SPENCER. July 6, 1929 75 The MeClellan Shows COLUMBIA, Mo.—Altho we showed a new location outside the city limits at Jefferson City and had a five-mile haul to lot, we opened on time Monday night to a much larger crowd than was ex- pected. Business continued good thru the week, especially for the rides and shows. For a wonder we had a Satur- day night without rain, the second of the season. We continued the engagement thru Sunday to a good business, but on ac- count of long haul missed train connec- tions Monday for Columbia and _ lost Tuesday night, not opening here until Wednesday. All are getting a real week’s work. This is written at 3 p.m. Saturday and the midway is jammed with people. All are doing a good business. Tony Karsten has added three concessions to his string, making six fn all, and he has also bought a new truck today. Max Herman had a knockover week at Jefferson City with his cookhouse. Jack Taylor is still pack- ing them in at his 10-in-1 with his feature act, “Buried Alive”. Blackie Hos- kins added a new show to his lineup. We now have 10 shows, 4 rides and 35 concessions. Our three new rides have been ordered and will be shipped the week following July 4. Vandalia, Mo., next week. N. R. SPEER. Rock City Shows GLOUSTER, O.—This week finds the Rock City Shows appearing in Glouster instead of Newark, the change in dates being made owing to the location being some distance outside the city limits at Newark. Manager Turner will not ex- hibit his shows in any city or town where the location is not convenient for people who do not own autos to reach. The Rock City Shows at the present time have the same lineup of shows and con- cessions that opened in early March. The frameup of the different concessions on this show appears to be above the average, all canvas and tops being new, neat and clean, which goes a long way in the eyes of the public. The silver wheel run by Sam Hawkins and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Locke with their flashy corn game are outstanding when it comes to flash and stock. Red Sims and Eddie Dionne are two more boys who believe in putting out the stock, and their shawl, blanket and doll concession re- ceives its share of the business night after night. Marvin L. Kaeser is now operating three shows, the Hawaiian Village: Blue Moon Revue, featuring Rene Kaeser, assisted by Emma Grossi, Doris Van Siskle, Betty Sangster, Ruth Bond, Sally Steadman and Bessie Mad- dox, and the Palace of Tllusions. J. B. CULLEN. Miller Bros.’ Shows ROCK FALLS, M1l—Due to a small lot, upon which the show could not set up all of the attractions at Lincoln, Il, it remained over in Springfield for three days, and then moved to Pekin, Tll., under the auspices of the D. O. K. K. Booster Club Band, and opened Saturday night to the best opening night’s busi- ness of the season. Last week at Pekin was the first red one since the opening of the Miller Bros.’ Shows at New Orleans, February 6. All of the shows anc rides got big money, playing to a capacity business all the week, and Saturday was the banner day of the whole season The Saturday night at Pekia looked bad. About 7:30 p.m. the big rain- drops started to fall, but it was all over in a few minutes, the crowds were larger than ever, and when the show had to close at midnight there were still plenty of people on the grounds. The show moved from Pekin to Rock Falls, making the 100-mile run in record time, and everything was unloaded and on location before the darkness settled down. Clay M. Green, who has been general agent of the show several times in the past few years, has finished some pro- motions, which he was staging in the Middle West, and has joined the show again in the capacity of general agent. Mrs. Miller left last week for Germane- town, O., where her son, Maurice, has been attending the Miami Military In- stitute, and will return with Maurice to spend his summer vacation on the show. BOB HALLOCK. . TE ee NS Se eae ee , ae eee * . ° F * — sees. Cpr. si ee ! “~ " i s ) Be i) i Ving - Bd ee Oi ', a ‘ ¢ ¥ geil 4 ph 4) M lal j fe es ; te . | rl — ee a «Re PE cr ’ - a _
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76 792\ Bruce Greater Shows DLETOWN, N. ¥—The c belief = > a * br n¢£ s went the ways of the wind ek at Garfield, N. J., where the z c ¢€ yr Br . pi ved nm € Go e firs epartment Howeve t cid enjoy two very good days F r Saturda The lot nor the for tl wast the sixth f car s for tuis city, entirely : city playgrounds under the Hebre Charitable Association, the en- €r etarted nicely and has the ear- mark f the banner week of the Re2B0N nis the usual bad weather come ag Thoug the midway is small end badly jammed with three dif- ferent entrances and lanes of conces- sions, it is within two blocks of the heart of the city, and the show is the first to exhibit here this seasor Next week the w will play the American Legion cele- bration at Easton, promotion and prep- aration of which has been in progress for the past several months Mike G s has retired from the cook- ouse. whic now operated by Jimmy Peter ad James Tomata. With an en- tirely new crew, the restaurant is already f r favorable comment from fc nd publi Mr. and Mrs Rothman have been in Baltimore for the last fortnieht celebrating the wed {f Mrs. Rothman’s sister Mr and Mr J Wilson, new to carnivals, but well known among showmen, have two very cleverly framed concessions and are very much with it. A. L. Anderson hat received 25 new machines for his elaborate Penny Arcade, which is under nagement of Charles Weir. Robert the me Glenn is manager and lecturer of the Axson & Ande n Wax Exhibit. General Age Harry Ramish reports all contracts fiz ed for the season Mr. and Mrs James Bruce and Junior were frequent visitors to New York during the Garfield engagement Russell F. Judy, of the Fheesliey Ehows, brought along his min- strel band and serenaded the show at New Brunswick William Judkins Hewitt was over for a also Russell Frizzell, lecturer at Crane acquaintances on the midway and announced their retirement from the concession business only at fair time. L. L of the advance, is han- Gling the advertising details and special five-cent children’s matinees weekly. This feature proving very renumera- tive and will be continued until the fair season, which will open at Kutztown, Pa., wek of August 13 and continue to No- vember 17. renewed Lee is Rice-Dorman Shows AUSTIN, Minn., This week at Austin opened in a very promising manner for the Rice-Dorman Shows. The organiza- tion appeared here last season and left a splendid reputation behind it, and as a result the showground was thronged with amusement seekers on the opening night and business was good. Last week at Marshalltown, Ia., was the first week of good weather the show has had all season, and as a result the best business of the year was experienced Much redecorating and painting are being done this week in preparation for the celebrations and fairs which start next week at Albert Lea. Harry Brough- ton is adding two more eoncessions, as is also Tex Chambers. Willie Levine re- ports satisfactory business whenever the elements will him to be open. Rodney Kraill has added several new and startling musical devices to his bally and is predicting that they will assist in increasing his usually satisfac- Reckless Vernon has been iiles during the last few weeks, as otordrome is doing a splendid busi- tory business. aii sn his M« n Director of Public Relations Harry Broughton is meeting with great success in his dealings with local officials, news- papers and business houses and invari- ably creates a splendid contact with the local residents and the members of the Rice-Dorman Shows Special Agents H. E. Irish and Henry Garcia are optimistic regarding the quality and quantity of the corn crop in Iowa Manager Dorman has entirely recov- ered from his recent illmess. Recent visitors included Harry Noyes, of the Gold Medal Shows, and General Repre- sentative Charles F. Watmuff. FRED HENRY. VICE POWDER r $10.50- Postage Prepaid n selling these Powders for the past ten years to satis- $1.90 Lb., 6 Lbs. to rial Samples of above, 25c Each. We ha‘ fied customers. Try them and get satisfaction PURITAN CHEMICAL WORKS, T+ The Billb oard IMITATION ORANGEADE, LEMON GRAPE CHERRY RASPBERRY. STRAWBERRY. 157 NORTH JEFFERSON ST., CHICAGO, ILL WHEN IN CANADA—- PRIZE PACKAGE USERS Choice Quality PRIZES: Watches, Pipes, Silk Stockings PRICE $25.00 Per C Freight PAID any Bluebird Novelty Co., fhe CANADA’S FAMOUS NOVELTY PACKAGE 15¢ Terms: 25% Deposit, Balance C. O. D. Amherst, N.S., Canada Assorted KISSES. and Lingerie, Jewelry, Toys, Novelties, etc. ASE of 300 Packages. where in CANADA. Lowellville, Ohio, on Streets, July *Want—Berris Wheel, Cook House, High ind Grift Legitimate Concessions. COOPER RIALTO SHOWS slay 1 to 6 —Steubenville, Ohio, 8 to 13 Striker, Ball Games, Pop Corn, Ice Cream All away. address as per route. L. J. Heth Shows MIDDLETOWN, O.—Owing to the short distance between Middletown and Hamil- ton, the latter having never before been played by the L. J. Heth Shows, predic- tions were that business would be none too good, but a genuine surprise was ex- perienced for the entire week and in- creasing crowds have passed thru the gates nightly. Due to the short move into Middletown the train was unloaded and all wagons spotted at 3 pm. Sunday. This is the seventh consecutive year the Heth Shows have played this city and the same friendly overtures have been accorded them by the American Legion, under whose auspices this date is played. ‘‘Noi- gel Nacirema” is the name of the annual event which this post sponsors and is heavily advertised over a wide radius. Manager Heth, accompanied by Tom Allen and Harry Clutter, motored to Bloomington, Ind., Tuesday on business. Quite a number of the folks have blossomed out in new togs recently. Wal- ter H. DeVoyne, secretary, has been seen wearing at least four new outfits. Les- ourdville Lake, situated halfway between Hamilton and Middletown, proved a boon to the sons and daughters of Nep- tune, swimming parties occurring nearly every afternoon. As usual the show played host to the newsies Monday night. HUBERT B. SHIVE. Steblar Bros.’ Shows COALTON, O. — The Steblar Bros.’ Shows are here this week under the auspices of the American Legion, playing an old-fashioned Homecoming and Street Fair, and the crowds have jammed the streets each night s0 far, and all shows, rides and concessions have enjoyed the best business since the show came into this State. This will be the last week in Ohio, as the show moves to Keystone, W. Va., next and after playing a Fourth of July celebration there will stay in that county until the fairs start. The Steblar Brothers have affiliated themselves with capable show people and no doubt this show will be reckoned with as one of the larger gilly shows in the near future. General Manager Billy Boswell has been active lately and as a result this show now has 3 rides, 6 shows and about 25 concessions. Garrett Scott is one of the leading concessionaires on the show and is having a nice week. Dad Boswell has added two other concessions to his string and now has four in operation. M. L. Mathews operates the Hawalian Show with three dancers and two musi- cians. The Minstrel Show which. the writer is organizing here will be in full operation next week in Keystone with brass band and 10 performers on the stage. Street parades will be given daily in each town The Rock City Shows are only a short distance from here this week and many of them paid us a visit, including Bill Mr. Reese and wife joined here, coming over from the Rock City Shows. They have two well-flashed concessions. Tommy Allen has one of the best flashed refreshment stands the writer has ever seen and always enjoys nice business. The policy on this show is alertness, and the ride boys are about the fastest crews I have ever seen. It only requires four or five hours after getting in town to have the rides in operation. One other ride will be added, as well as sev- eral other shows, in time for our first fair, which will be the latter part of August. The executive staff is as follows: Steblar Brothers, owners; Billy Boswell, nanager: J. G. Steblar, secretary and treasurer; R. L. Davis, general agent and director of publicity; M. L. Mathews, superintendent of lot and transportation, and Earl Swicegood, electrician. The show moves by trucks and two baggage cars. R. L. DAVIS. Moore. D. D. Murphy Shows KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Lansing last week was a “red one” in every department of the Murphy Shows. This city is in ex- cellent condition industrially, fine co- operation was received from auspices and press, and with ideal weather a big week was registered. As one of the executive staff remarked: “If shows i ( 4 ' ek ee fe . oe - ace ( as t i pes. r re ( = pe: eee Gi oy ug > t 2 ¢ ae ( fa pee oT, cS h : a eur oe: R io a cae es n fe 0 i ‘ i 4 . Bae oe g As eS a 7 : 8) re 8 ee SS ee ee Pe: ‘ ea ae ; ee th + Pie f. - . . . oi be, . eed ware a : - : . Bae 1 3 Ea tsi " Tees at i : tee é, a 7 ‘ oN ra = eo 7 7 >
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Billboard July 6, 1929 77 BYERS BROS.’ SHOWS, CHAS, P. EILER, A. W. GOODING, CRAFT’'S GREATER SHOWS, GRAY'S ALL-CANADIAN SHOWS, Air (alliopes - The Peer of Them All—The Standard for 15 Years WE HAVE JUST SHIPPED TO: INTERNATIONAL ROAD SHOWS, ROBINSON'S FEATURE SHOWS, SUNSHINE EXPOSITION SHOWS, WESTERN AMUSEMENT CO. CAPT. D. L. LATLIP FAMILY SHOWS, The alliaphone GUARANTEE We will repair or replace free any part proving defective in one year. After first year we will replace any part at actual cost during five years. No profit whatsoever will be added. TANGLEY CO. MUSCATINE, IOWA Hugh W. Hill Shows BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Active prepara- tions are now being made preparatory to the inauguration of the fair season for the Hugh W. Hill Shows. Five or six weeks will be played in Birmingham and Jefferson County in order that the show will be in first-class shape and running at that time. smoothly The show during the past season eS- tablished an enviable reputation Only one show will be operated this season The organization will carry 8 rides and 12 shows. Among the riding devices are included the Tilt-a-Whirl, Merry-Go- Round, No. 16 Ferris Wheel, No. 5 Ferris Chairoplane, Miniature Railway and Kiddie Airplanes, each plane having an electric motor and propeller. All of the equipment formerly used on the No. 2 show will be utilized on the combined show this season. The canvas and tops, which were all new last year, will have different shows in them. " H. E. Marx, formerly with the Kellie Grady Shows and the L. J. Heth Shows, a newcomer this season. Marx was ranted a leave of absence for a few to assist the L. J. Heth Shows ring the illness of Mr. Bowen, general Mr. Heth's request for Mr. Marx’s was gladly granted in this rgency, as Heth has always shown a y kindly interest in this organization G. F. Ross, assistant manager to Hugh Hill, is still with and for the organ- He is one of our most valuable men, being able to fill in in almost any capacity, no matter what it may be. For the last several weeks, in addition to amusement park interests in Birming- ham, the show has been operating a unit of rides under the name of Hill's Fun Wheel, weeks gent ervices Ww igatinn ization Rides and under the management of W. E. Welliver. This unit, composed of a Ferris Wheel, Chairoplane and _ Tilt-a- Whirl and carrying no shows or conces- sions playing an American Legion in Decatur, Ala., the Fourth is celebration of July. After Decatur the fun rides will play Gadsden, Ala., during the celebra- tion marking the opening of the new Goodyear Rubber Company's plant there. WALTER R. GREEN. Lachman-Carson Shows SEMINOLE, Okla.—Shawnee last week gave the shows both ideal weather and wonderful business, opening up big Mon- day night; in fact, the biggest opening hight of the season, and continuing the entire week, and with The Shawnee News devoting much favorable space and a live committee Saturday night unded up a very profitable and pleas- ant engagement. Located this week in the heart of the city in one of Oklahoma’s bustling oil with the town’s streets a seething m f busy people, gives every evidence of a banner business Monday night was lost due to a heavy rainstorm in the farly morning which put the grounds in bad condition and it was decided to de the opening. Nevertheless, hun- Gr of people milled around seemingly ‘Nery for amusement, but at this Writing the sun+is shining brightly, the fround is drying rapidly and it would *ppear that nothing but the weather Man could spoifa record business. Billy Streetor was a visitor last week on his way to join the Francis Shows. Mrs. Andy Carson and children rejoined the shows last week, little Jack having recovered from his recent illness. All of the wagons and fronts were BI ‘ polish on last Friday only to be “On covered with mud. Sunday the St makes its biggest move of the sea- 80n, ¢ vering some 250 miles from here Alva, Okla. B. FELGAR. For our Celebrations and Fairs. showmen and concessionaires to be the bigges FAIR, week of July 22-27, to follow. Nothing to anyone interested Wonderful opportunity Novelty Privilege still open all mail and wires to W. T. STONE SHOWS | Want To Book Shows, Rides and Concessions We play 17 Fairs and Celebrations after Clearfield,’ Pa., beginning at HAMMONTON, N. J., week of July 15-20. An Italian Celebration known to all Those who wrote me, write again folk, Va., I can take care of you at Harrington. W. T. STONE, Business Manager W. T. Stone Shows, Clearfield, Pa. t date in New Jersey. HARRINGTON, DEL., sold exclusive. Will furnish complete route for Monkey Motordrome or Monkey Circus. Mrs. Lillian Wilde, Nor- Wrote you, but letter came back. Address S. W. Brundage Shows AURORA, Ill.—Having just returned to the Brundage Carnival to assume duties as press agent, the writer finds the show vastly improved and enlarged over last year. Several railroad cars have been added, and yet the manage- mefit announces that more rides and shows are due to be on by the time the first fair is played. A Miniature Railroad will come on within the next two weeks. The carnival is exhibiting at Aurora for the first time, and despite rumors that conditions tn the city this spring have been unfavorable the largest Mon- day night crowd of the season visited the midway Patronage to all attrac- tions was heavy and the financial re- ceipts well above the average. After ascertaining the character of the shows and the physical cleanliness of the midway in general, The Beacon- News opened up, resulting in plenty of space for the show. PAUL SANDER. Brown & Dyer Shows HAZLETON, Pa. — Conshohocken last week proved to be the lowest rung of the season. When a fairly decent crowd did assemble on the midway on Wednesday the rain drove them away. The slow flow of business crept out of its lethargy on Saturday night and took a decided jump. But this was not enough to counteract the poor showing the five Gays previous. Difficulties in loading and the poor railroad crossing retarded the train on its trek here. It arrived Monday morn- ing and as a consequence nearly half of the attractions failed to open at night. Such a condition has been experienced in at least four towns, to the detriment of receipts. The second day Mf. Weather Man meted out his share of torrent. Today, Wednesday, as this is beirg writ- ten a multitude is making a beaten path to shows, concessions and rides, tho the latter are not proving as fruitful as the others. According to the general pulse, the patronage should be even better as the week nears its end. The two newspapers, The Standard Sentinel and The Plain Speaker, have been more than liberal with their col- umns. The owners, J. R. Dershuck and Henry Walser, have co-operated in every way possible with the press department and, of course, Fire Hose Company No. 1, the auspices. Both editors, Kraft and Bockman, visited the shows and com- posed splendid reviews, About 200 new- sies were guests the opening night. The Hawatian Show has been aug- mented by the addition of Bert Blake and wife, Beth. They were engaged at the Trocadero Theater, Philadelphia, thruout the winter. Mrs. Blake is an ingenue-prima donna and danseuse. Blake is a comic artist and has proved his merits in this type of performance. The Hawaiian Show is, therefore, a sort of mixture of American and Hawaiian. The personnel, now complete, is as fol- lows: Jack Kaulahao, manager and steel guitar artist; Margaret Lei Kaulahao, dancer and banjoist; Frederick Bates, straight guitar; Allen Wolfley, ukulele and novelty instrumentalist; Bert Blake, talker; Adele Blake, tickets. The personnel and lineup of the shows are a bit changed since the opening. Executive staff is intact. Three indi- vidual shows added since are. Snake, Blue-Eyes, operated by Doc Miller, and Athletic Show, managed by Jack Turner. Andre Reverdy added to Holland’s side show and a trained flea circus joined this week. The bingo game joined in Salis- bury, with Ted Barnes, operator. Two palmistry booths are on midway. Art Cortney started with a ball game and now owns two. Carrell’s Monkey Circus and Richard- son's Dixieland Minstrels are topping the midway every week. Banner business in all territory save Conshohocken. The side show is doing well. The flea circus is expected to prove a winner for the 10- in-one, and the Athletic Show faring well. Numerous visits have been exchanged between the Brown & Dyer Shows, and the Bernardi Greater, which is playing about two miles from here in Norris- town. Banquets, fishing and hunting ZAIDENS MECHANICAL DOLLS 11 Different Numbers with Life-Like Movements. Overland Products Corp., 413-419 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. BODY MOVEMENTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS —THEY KEEP TIME WITH YOUR RA- DIO—OPERATED BY MECHANICAL CLOCK MOVEMENT, Complete Line on Display. KINDEL & GRAHAM, 782 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif. FAIR TRADING CO., 40 W. 2ist St., New York City. SINGER BROS., Cit y. 536 Broadway, New York CATALOG AND PRICES SENT ON REQUEST. trips are enjoyed along the way with swimming and baseball here and there. Newspapers are co-operating all along with tieups and “newsies” and charity organizations’ invitees got front page in several towns. LEONARD TRAUBE. Sol’s Liberty Shows BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The new Lindy Loop bought by Mrs. Sam Solomon and Earl Kalfsbeek arrived Saturday and was set up and ready for business on Monday night. This ride is drawing large numbers of people to the lot, as it was extensively advertised as soon as it was shipped, and while it naturally is topping the midway, it is far from hurt- ing the others. This practically completes our assem- bly of riding’ devices and makes five brand-new rides on the midway, and with the six shows and a splendid lineup of concessions, headed by those of H. D. Brooks and Dan Leslie, and two pala- tially framed ball games of Slim Berry, together with Capt. Charles E. Cole's new long-range shooting gallery and Durf’s Cafeteria, impress the customers as they approach the lot. Tony Fadella, together with Art Ritter, has opened a new store on the midway, and if appearances mean anything it is doing a thriving business. It is a flashily framed slum spindle. E. J. Duncan, the official photographer, is managing to supply all comers with all of the button photos that they can use. William Solomon wears a smile that won't come off, and Mrs. Sam Solo- mon just simply beams and is sure that they like her corn game in this territory. Now that the weather has settled we are getting at least as much as, if not more than, the usual run of business. There prevails nothing but optimism on the lot, not a downcast face to be seen either among the concessionaires or showfolks. LEO NOYES. WANTED EXPERIENCED MONKEY SPEEDWAY MAN One who is capable of makin 1ings, inside ind out. Also able to keep cars repaired. Must be sober. reliable No women wanted No Carnival, We play Celebrations and Fairs. Write J. E. GOODING Puritas Springs Park, CLEVELAND, 0. CHARLIE HAINKLEY FRANK McKENNA BILL VALE Have good proposition for you. Write or wire quick. Address BOX D692, care Billboard, Cincinnati, O. Eddie’s Rides Want A few more Concessions and Grind Shows, for NAYLOR, MO., BIG PICNIC AND CEL- EBRATION, July 11-13. Reyno, Ark., July 18-20 SUNSET PARK ATTRACTIONS WANT Organized Minstrel on percentage. Must have Band Other Shows and Concessions that don’t conflict No agrift Wire C. E. GIBSON-C. C HOWEY. Beech Grove, Ind., week of July 4. RADIO BARGAINS. 100,000 BARGAINS in Sets. Kits, Tubes, Batteries, Loud Speakers and everything you need, Cata free. } ae CLUB, 1662 McLendon Ave., Ai a. ‘ ; ; 3 a : mnt i. AG oe i oe Bose j pe Pe P lini h | . ] lee es eit pes 4 Se >” i yn, a f 4 | eee ~<A . = | : & | __ Co a Be a STE TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT ——————————eeeeEeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee ee ee ? ne ee ’ + “ — ‘ives’? — FIRE i (ited i AI SELLER —_ ty ~~ ra ee Po Pe ee ee Po a a ee eee Ot ee “ BS 7 7 a TT a f : «
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July 6, 1929 Billboard Will book any new Show of merit. furnish four new Mapleshade Wagons for same. Side Show—Mind Reader and Freak and Acts of all kinds. Frank Clayton, wire or come one. Good proposition. Dave Kekai wants two good Dancing Girls Wanted—Penny Arcade. for Hawaiian Revue. Want Concessions of all kinds except Cookhouse and Corn Game. Southern Fairs. Address all mail and wires to J. H. BRUCE, Mer., Easton, Pa., week July 1; Bethlehem, Pa., week July 8. Chris Weigel. Prof. Shaperio wants Talkers and Grinders and two Girls for Illusion Show. Bruce Greater Shows Want Rides—Will book Caterpillar, Hey-Dey or Lindy-Loop and wire or write. Now is your chance to play a string of fifteen of the best Frank Murdock wants for Jehnny J. Jones Exposition William J. Hilliar’s Midway Mutter- ings: Davenport finished splendidly. Pleasant week from all standpoints. Mayor Metcalf and other city officials nightly visitors. All loud in praise of show. Ike Koester had big time. Made openings on several of the shows and visited with friends. Dr. R. J. Palmer, of chiropractic fame, and party visited midway. Had hot dogs in Madigan’s. Entertained midgets at beautiful home. Bill Holt and his Hawaiians are scoring heavily each week over the radio They went on the air from famous WOC (Palmer) Station at Davenport, with midgets Capt. John Winters and Major Arthur contributing. Bart Snedeker an- nounced and did great act with midget Baron Paucci. New radio installed in Madigan’s dining tent attracts hundreds all days long. Then into publicity wagon stepped John R. Castle. Left note for writer which is masterpiece of philos- ophy. Castle confabbed with J. J. J. M. E. (Pat) Bacon, secretary Mississippi Valley Fair, with party fair officials, took in midway sights accompanied by Jones. Hyla F. Maynes, always “for it”, now “with it”. He and Mrs. Maynes on mid- way every day. Louis Isler, of Isler Greater Shows, visited awhile. Show off Davenport lot early Sunday. Everything loaded by 7:30 am. Wonderful run to Moorhead. Sammy Smith handled train in first-class shape. Second section ar- rived 1 p.m. Monday. Practically every- thing opened on schedule Monday night. Showing here auspices American Legion and Moorhead Band. Repeating success scored last year. The Moorhead Daily News carried editorial last Saturday heralding coming of show. The Fargo Forum gave spread on Tuesday. L. &. Hogan, general agent Wortham Shows, called to say “hello”. Pat Beggs and wife (Madame Vada) created sensation at Moorhead Rotary Tuesday luncheon. Elsie Calvert and party, from Royal American Shows, visitors. Kept busy mingling with many friends. Then along came Mrs. J. C. McCaffery, wife of manager of R. & C. Model Shows. Has sister living in Moorhead. Ollie and Agnes Trout joined Bert Earles for Cana- dian trip. Mrs. Blakesley and daughter just arrived. With new canvas and new fronts, with new paintings and wealth of silver and gold leaf and with every attraction having genuine novelties and entertaining features “behind the fronts”, the show is the best that J. J. J. ever took into Canada. Crowds Tuesday night stood and gasped at the daring double-deck front conceived by Bill Holt for the Hawaiian Show. The new Inferno banner is a masterpiece, as also are the paintings for the Gigantic Trio and the Watta Family, fat folks respected member of train crew, “Doc” Watson (colored), died en route to Moorhead. Been with show for many years. Buried Wednesday morning with impressive funeral services. Show trains will leave Moorhead Friday morning. All aboard for Brandon, Man. Big ppening Dominion Day (Monday) at 9 a.m. Bernardi Greater Shows MT. CARMEL, Pa.—Business was bad here for the Bernardi Greater Shows Thousands of people were on the lot nightly, but with the mines working only two and three days a week money was scarce. The new front for the Plantation Show has been completed, and the Hawaiian Show front is also getting a new coat of paint under direction of Prof. Miller, artist, of Washington. Billy Harrington is managing the Minstrel and H. C. Moore the Hawaiian. T. W. (Slim) Kelly $14.50. Gruen Six. RADIO SETS & CONCESSIONAIRES Brings the crowds to your booth ed PRICE $4.50 uP Order sample today. 25% deposit with order. BARTY RADIO CO., Mfrs. 66 Jamaica Avenue, Long Island City, N. Y. Big Eye Value. Get the ge on the other fellow. (Est. 1920) W. G. WADE SHOWS CAN PLACE A few more Stock Wheels and Legitimate Grind Stores for Port Huron, Mich., week of July 8 and balance of season. Reasonable rates. Strictly no GRIFT. Address W. G. WADE SHOWS, this week, Rudamacher and South St., Detroit. Permanent address, 289 Elmhurst, Detroit, Mich. some open time in your States. and Legal Adjuster. and Second Man to join August 12 to FAIR SECRETARIES AND CELEBRATION COMMITTEES IN KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA. RICE BROS. SHOWS No. 2 Carrying five Riding Devices, ten Shows and forty Concessions, with Calliope and Band If interested, wire us for dates Will sell X on Cook House and Corn Game and all others to join August 19 RICE BROS.’ SHOWS, as per route, Vincennes, Ind.,. week July 1 to 6. Now have WANT fast-stepping Second Man All Concessions open. Adjuster Address all mail and wires COME ONE! write LONG ISLAND COUNTRY FAIR, July 10 to 13 WANTED—Merchandise Wheels, also Rides and legitimate Concessions of all kinds. Machine, Palmistry, Grab and Juice, etc. BIGGEST DOINGS FOR LONG ISLAND'S 400. Call or MANNY KLINE, 1545 Broadway, Room 507, New York City COME ALL! WANT Custer ATTENTION FAIR SECRETARIES AND CELEBRATION COMMITTEES OR HOME-COMINGS AT LIBERTY with three modern Riding Devices, namely Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel and Mix- Up, ao a clean Concessions, for Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana States. Have some open time ca JOE GALLER, Galler’s Amusement Co., Atlanta, Ga. and Blankets. BARRY COUNTY DAY AND NIGHT FAIR HASTINGS, MICH., September 3 to 6, 1929 WANTED—Free Attractions of all kinds. For Sale—The Exclusive on Novelties JOHN J. DAWSON, Secretary. Cleveland Exposition Shows The Cleveland Exposition Shows ex- hibited the week of June 17 on a lot in the heart of Rocky River under the auspices of the Police and Firemen's Pund. Joe LeVine and Moxie Cross are the promoters, with Eddie Kline managing business matters. Hymie Saxe was treasurer, but left a fortnight ago. Tony LaZetta had a five-piece jazz band work- ing as a free attraction. F. C. (Red) Watson is general announcer. Shows include Charlie Marotta's Athletic Stadium, Charley Fox, Kar! Sarpolis, Joe (Bull) Komar and other wrestlers. Flo Rockwood's Radio Girls; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, banjo and guitar players; Al Anthony, accordion; George Smalley, drums; Red Watson, talker; Gertrude Rockwood, tickets Marie Sears, South Sea dancer; Violet Smalley, Charleston dancer; Mille. Bernita, sou- bret; Mile. Niletta, shimmy queen, and Princess Flozari, Oriental dancer. Flo's Hawaiian Village, with Flory and Flory, steel and uke players, and the Three Aloha Girls, dancers—Fay Lavon, Isis Gold and Mary Reade. Joe LaVine's Three-in-One Pit Show and Kline's Snake Pit. B. Tennis’ Chairoplane; John Poluto, operator. L. Joseph's Merry-Go-Round. Eddie Kline’s Ferris Wheel; John W. Davis, foreman; Paul Blaha, operator; Willie Massie, assistant operator. The corn game was conducted by the firemen with Lawrence Knutson, Frank and Art Blanchard, Dave and Bruce Burbank and Willard Clark. The ice- cream stand was handled by W. B. Cooper, H. Gripper and H. K. Cooper. Eddie Kline, juice joint; Mrs. Moxie Cross, cigarets; Margaret Singer, palm- istry; Annie Terriss, palmistry; J. H. Packard, cat rack; Joe LeVine’s blanket wheel, Mrs. W. A. Dean, agent; A. G. Murphy and C. D. Roe, candy wheel; Eddie Stokes, Spanish shawls; George Teeters, whoopee hats; Jean McHale, buckets; Howard E. Hall, spill the milk; Doc Brown, Harry Irish and Irish Gahn, doll and blanket wheels (three wheels); Edward Laub and Mrs. G. Teeters (Tiny Nelson), candied apples. Ham wheels, Sam Miller, Mrs. Sam Miller and Pete Marcus, agent (four wheels). Pop-corn wagon, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith. Pillow wheel, Charles C. Walz and Mrs. M. Blanchard. Rolldown, Cannonball Whitey. Also Sam Miller’s country store and several other games of skill. The shows are playing in Wickliffe, O., this week. FLO ROCKWOOD. is framing a War Show for the fair season. He already has the side-show and reptile attractions. Abe Sterling, concessionaire, has a string of stores on the midway and con- templating others for the fairs. Art Raymer recently joined with an auction store, as did several others with one or more concessions. The entire show was saddened by the news of the death of Mrs. William Glick’s father, who was buried at Du Bois, Pa., this week. A beautiful floral offering Was sent by members of the show. J. A. PEARL. Royal American Shows CARMAN, Man.—The first three days of the week in Grand Forks, even with rain, gave the show a nice business and can be counted as a red one. As the show is now playing two fairs each week it is requiring some lively stepping, but things have been systematized to the point where it looks as if no time will be lost. Moving into Carman Thursday, the first fair of the season began Friday. The last wagon rolled on the lot at 8 am.., and by noon everything was in opera- tion. Children's day and a free gate for children and old people filled the fair- grounds for the first time on opening day. Business was excellent and con- tinued to increase today. Monday is Dominion Day, and as the event has been celebrated here for several years one of the biggest days in the history of the show is expected. The July 4th date is at Estevan, Sask., near the border, and has been advertised both in the States and Provinces. Two big celebrations will therefore be played the same week. The concessions are en- joying the first rea] play of the season. General Agent L. Clifton Kelley has practically finished bookings for the season and is enjoying a week’s stay on the show. Estevan will be followed by fairs at Portage la Prairie. Dauphin, Prince Albert, Melfort and Yorktown, all Canada; then back to the States. One more Canadian date is booked, the Fort William Fair, which will be played later. ROBSON BARNETT. K. K. K. Jubilee Week At NORWALK, OHIO JULY 29-AUGUST 3, 1929. WANTED--Shows at 30% and a few legitimate Concessions Ashley Fair and Quaker City Home Coming to follow Will appreciate in- formation regarding the whereabouts of Billy Ramond. the Banner Man. Address all mai! to aR EDWARDS ATTRACTIONS, Sugar Creek lo Ride Help Wanted Man for Chairoplane. Man for Merry-Go-Round Second Man for Eli Wheel. W. G Greaver, wire me. Address JAMES E. FISHER, Taylor Attrac- tions, this week, South Whitley, Ind., on streets BALL GAMES ARE OPEN Monarch Exposition Shows, Inc. Sussex, N. J., week ve, MIKE ousee w July 1 to 6, inclus! go — re ce. eae Saye ee . | we: : . Pete ie . 4 ~ - % a a Sp 4 a ah ee 2 a a Pe: i sh 2 Pe i : Sh a i Ss = — , es “a ae ae, * “4 sae iy wed le > ot ee e dq wes Ke a nv ee ; s i : i ‘4 is a ae TO. (tee Ray ‘ he : : —— i ; Ee od a | f = Pe . | . 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Billboard July 6, 1929 79 Overlook The Fact That Ireland Gives Sudden Service We Know Your Wants and How Essential is That You Are Not Disappointed Your orders for Candy, regardless of Quantity, filled from fresh stock and shipped immediately. We have large and small Boxes, all very attractive, different from those which have been previously used by the Concessionaire. repeat business In addition, the Candy in these Boxes is of a Quality that will assure you Combining the above with the low prices we offer, warrants you in favoring us with your patronage. WRITE FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST, WHICH GIVES FULL INFORMATION CONCERNING IRELAND’S FANCY BOX CHOCOLATES, FROM EITHER OF OUR FACTORIES. OR COMPLETE STOCK OF IRELAND'S CANDY ON HAND, ASSURING YOU i" THERE IS AN ANY OF THE IMMEDIATE SERVICE. IRELAND DISTRIBUTOR NEAR YOU!” FOLLOWING LIVE-WIRE IRELAND DISTRIBUTORS, WHO CARRY A MILWAUKEE, WIS. WISCONSIN DE LUXE DOLL & DRESS 642 Third St. KANSAS CITY, MO. 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SUSSMAN 288 Third St. IRELAND CANDY COMPANY, "*" Office and Factory: Main and Vine Streets, ST. LOUIS, MO. West Coast Factory: 525 W. Washington Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif. | Showmen’s League Notes CHICAGO, June 29.—Lou Leonard and Jack Gilbert have left to join Bert Earles’ crew on the Canadian fairs. Harry McKay left on a business trip to Appleton, Wis. While there he made a side trip to visit the C. A. Wortham Shows at Menasha. John M. Miller, of Los Angeles, was a recent visitor at the club rooms. He and Mrs. Miller are on a trip east. John says he stopped in Great Bend, Kan., for a visit with Charlie Andress, and that the latter is looking fine and healthy. Charlie McCurren has left for the West to join C. W. Finney on the advance for the Buck Jones Show. We are in receipt of the current issue of The Loud Speaker, official organ of the Royal American Shows. It is neat, and the time spent reading the items therein is well invested. William Leopold, of Los Angeles, is a Chicago visitor, and says he may locate here. He has closed his concession with the Los Angeles monkey farm. H. J. Sayvillla was a recent visitor, and = he would soon start his work on the airs Ed Mathias was a recent visitor on the Bruncage Shows in Aurora, and the Bar- low Big City Shows at Hammond. Ed had some of the boys of the Brundage - Show up for a visit to the club rooms. He never forgets to bring the visitor to show him what we have in our rooms. Lou Leonard has ordered application blanks sent to Brandon, Man., so we will look for results soon. Visitors to Chicago from the S. W. Brundage Shows were Denny Howard, Happy Williams, Barney Harkens, Clyde Gill. Recent visitors to the rooms were L. S. Hogan, Harry McKay, Pete Rogers, Gecrge Rich. Ed Mathias, Sam Menchin, Red Cohn, James Murphy, H. J. Sayvillia, Al Latto, W. O. Brown, Bert Earles, Zéb- bie Fisher, C. W. McCurren, M. Herman, Bob Hughey, Harry Mamsch. Morris & Castle Shows DEVILS LAKE, N. D.—Well, the fair Season is on for the Morris & Castle Shows, opening June 24 at Devils Lake, N.D. for the Lake Region Fair, the first of four North Dakota fair dates. The opening yesterday didn't turn out a very big crowd and tonight has a better attendance, but is not up to expecta- tions, due to cold weather for this time Of the year, Sioux Falls, S. D., last week turned out ae for the M. & C Shows, ending the ek with a “Garrison finish”, attend- a and business, and at that two a S were practically lost, due to rain the — On Saturday night most of — ‘OWS ran until 1 o'clock, due to the Owd that Mngered late on the® lot. One night toward the end of the week a V. Moore, of Sioux City, and John > nels, of the John Francis Shows, Otored over to visit. Ting t § the week the elephant and WHEELER COUNTY FAIR BARTLETT, NEB., AUGUST 20, 21, 22 AND 23. BIG RODEO $5,000 in Prizes. CONCESSIONS WANTED. MORE THAN “ANT A HuNDrep FOr American AIR PLANES PARTICIPATE AT THIS MEET DAILY | "?"*:’ ACT QUICK, USE a set of Rides. ROBERT Hotel McKinley, WANT Derby and Aviation Show CANTON, OHIO, July 4-5-6-7 Stock Wheels and legitimate Concessions. WILL BOOK big Cook House for this date. namely Merry-Go-Round, Chairoplane and Ferris Wheel. P. S—Madam A. Z. Adee wants Male or Female NO TIME TO WASTE WANT Legion Air LAST YEAR DAILY ATTENDANCE APPROXIMATELY SIXTY THOUSAND ——— THIS YEAR CAN ALSO Address all mail eeatale) oO BIGGER AND BETTER BENNY WEISS All Wheels open. CAN PLACE Herschell Merry-Go-Round. Bergenfield, N over write Phone, Mornings, WANTED CONCESSIONS OF ALL KINDS BY Heller's Acme Shows Is No Longer Connected With This Show Shows with own outfits. . this week; Passaic, N. American Veterans, in center of town, Schooi and Lydia Streets James Duke wants Concession Agents, Grind Store and Wheel Workers. HARRY HELLER, 84 FAIR ST., PATERSON, N. J. WANT Man to take charge of Allan J.. to follow, for Disabled Boys, come and look this location Whitey Hegelman, Lambert 1276-M. chimpanzee act was sent over to Lee Shell's town, Worthington, Minn., by truck to perform for a Farmers’ Day Picnic. The act went over big, as usual. At the close of the Sioux Falls engage- ment county and city officials enter- tained the executive staff of the show with a party staged at the close of the midway and extended a pressing invita- tion to the show owners to return next year to Sioux Falls, adding they liked the brand of amusement that Morris & Castle offer and this show would always be welcome in that city. Mrs. Ethel Edwards joined the show last week to work with Mrs. Tom Ran- kine for the balance of the season. Mrs. Abe Wolffe and son, Tommy, ar- rived at Fort Dodge, Ia., to remain the remainder of the season with her hus- band, who has the Monkey Speedway. Leon LaMar has strengthened his I X L Ranch Wild West and Rodeo for the fair season, having now eight full-blooded Indians and more contest hands, in ad- dition to a brand-new front, the paint- ing being finished by the show's artist. A brand-new cookhouse or cafeteria top has arrived for Syd Tannehill, also the Merry-Go-Round is sporting a new top. John R. Castle is now in the South overseeing the completion of the new funhouse, to be called the Merry Mill, which is expected to be shipped on in time for next week's stand, Minot, N. D., for the Northwest Fair. He will also take a trip to Hot Springs, Ark., before returning to the show. JOE S. SCHOLIBO Mad Cody Fleming Shows MARION, Ind. — The last few weeks have had their ups and downs for the Mad Cody Fleming Shows Madison finished very good, located downtown on the streets. Seymour was more than good, while Columbus was below expectations. Everything that the Legion could do was done to put the week over, but there seemed a shortage of.money. Doc Dodson, father of Guy Dodson, of the World Fair Shows, was a daily visi- tor. Newcastle, generally a fair spot, was not so good, as the week found the L. J. Heth Shows as competitors, so neither show did any great amount of business. Richmond proved the best spot of the season, while here at Marion it looks like another pink one. Lou Thatcher and L. F. Marvin are puting over a strong popularity contest and the town has been billed like a circus, with the Minstrel Show playing over the radio be- tween 6:30 and 7 each night. Gene Gordon entertained the Rotary Club Tuesday night. E. G. Blessinger has taken the advance, with Bob Col- pecker, Lou Thatcher and L. F. Marvin special agents and contest ‘ promoters. Concessions doing well, with Tiger Mack and Pop Wheeler's corn game topping ull concessions. Larose & Parker have the neatest cookhouse ever on the Fleming midway. A Kiddie Ride joined this week. Gus Janson joined with a rabbit wheel and Keating with cedar chests. Show now consists of 4 rides, 11 shows and 24 concessions. Albion, Mich., for the Fourth. NELLIE NELSON. DODSON SHOWFOLK HONOR DEAD FRIEND EAU CLAIRE, Wis., June 29.—Dodson’'s World's Fair Show folks gathered at dawn last Thursday in the Jack Hoxie Circus and Wild West to honor the memory of James Durkin, of The Chicago Tribune, friend of showmen and annual visitor to the Dodson Shows. Fully 300 of the personnel attended the services. The band played a number of old-time sacred hymns, and Chief Clear Sky, Iroquois Indian, and Lylah Reed led a number of vocal selections. “Doc” Waddell, chaplain of the show, conducted the memory tribute. “HERE WE ARE” in Detroit at 332 E. Congress St. at Cadillac Square OPENING SPECIALS Swagger Sticks. Gross ......... eeccccece Oak Circus Balloons. Gross... ecccee BIS Ball Game Chocolate. Gross...... seceeees 840 Unger Plume Dolls. 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Chemists, 309-19 S. 4th St., cers COLUMBUS, 0 EX-SERVICE MEN- -QUICK MONEY Selling oldest, best es i rans’ Magazine Largest sales Joke oo oks ‘Sane other quick sellers Strongest backing Send for samples Patriotic Calendars go fast. VETERANS’ SERVICE MAGAZINE, 180 Mott St., New York. oard = a —— MARIE JEHRUE is pitching herbs at Coney Island and keeping up her record for handing out a gatherem spiel that means a plentiful possaus. JOHNNY AMOS and Dutch Lobert, after reading that Billy Bonely was on Surf avenue, lost no time in visiting him. BROWN and Max Shapiro were in Dallas, Tex., last week en route to South Texas. Both report good busi- ness with razor blades. HARRY JACK DOWD, send your address to the Widow Rollins. The widow is pay- ing off. You are Zenda, instead of Ajax, on her list because you neglected to give an address DOC NOONAN, the Great Ricton’s magish, shoots from the Kentucky hills: “All sold out, Doc. We are still packing ‘em in. Hello, Maloney! How is every little thing on De Vore’s pipe corner? Ed Fink, how about the care of the Gila monster? Doc Reed, you tell ‘em. Regards to all from the Noonan of Wa-Ne-Ta med. fame.” COLUMBUS, O., NOTES: Four live ones working doorways on High street are going strong with pens, razors, beads, razor paste and peelers. John Pfister doing a banner biz with shampoo and animal soap. The town seems now to be open in East Main street, as several of the boys are making high pitches. All getting big money. DOC BARRINGTON BENNETT, who was recently married in Chicago, is spending a happy honeymoon between pitches in South Bend, Ind., he reports. The. Doc would like to see a pipe from Jim Sullivan, of New York, and Doc Chesterfield, of corn-dope fame. The missus likes the racket, Doc tells it. They are leaving this week to play open lots in Detroit. THE ATWELLS, George and the missus, advise in a pipe from Des Moines, Ia., dated June 23 that the whitestone, workers are numerous in that section. lenty of the boys in this neck of the woods,” they write, “especially the white- stone men. Moseley and wife are getting good money with the sparklers in Des Moines. Let’s hear from you, Jimmy Miller. Are you working the brightrocks yet?” “A FEW SUBGETTERS have been gathered here for the past week,” T. R. Barfield, on the sheet, infoes from Knoxville, Tenn., under date of June 20. “Among them are Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Crow, Roy Bowers and others well known — ee | “Pipes for “Pitchmen. Conducted by GASOLINE BILL BAKER (Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, 0.) in the field. As a result of a difficulty between M. Booker and a bellboy re- cently Booker was stabbed by the bellboy and is now under treatment at the Adkin Hotel. Arrests were made at the instance of the proprietor.” HAPPY JACK NOLAN shoots from Halifax, N. S., under date of June 19: “For fear that some of my friends may think I have passed out, kindly an- nounce in Pipes that I have been over in Nova Scotia since October 1 ‘konimicks’ for Dr. P. L. Hermann. While the weather did not affect our business to any extent, the flu and scarlet fever did. Saw very little snow or zero weather during the winter, but the spring was cool. Warm weather is just setting in.” AL LEON postcards: “The Gessley Bros.’ Show is still packing the lots in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Doc has a fine outfit this year. The roster in- cludes Doc and Mrs. Gessley, managers and lecturers; Art Elson, b. f. and spe- cialties; Clare Elson, musical director; Harry Elmore, female impersonator, parts and s. and d. specialties; Al Leon, straights, second comedy, ventriloquist cartooning and specialties; Charles, Artie and Joe Elson, the boys always busy; Willie Krantz, cook and juice Joint.” Cc. B. YOUNG shoots from Bangor, Me., June 23: “Just blew in from Hartford, Conn., where I found biz fair. Among some of the boys I met were Mickey Fay, formerly of leaf fame, who is now a cook at the Britain Poiish Club. Mickey wants the boys going thru New Britain to stop off and see him. Walter Welch has Mickey's old job at the Trumbull. Tommy Ziff says he likes Hartford, but the holes in the doughnuts are getting bigger every day. Best regards to Jack Pat Flynn and Jew Murphy, the sheik of Norwich.” FRANK AND JESSIE WALKFR arrived in Marietta, O., after being in an aute crash on a Virginia highway, where they met a native doing a Virginia reel with his car which ended in damage to the Walker chariot. Mrs. Walker reports that the exuberant driver cheerfully ac- knowledged his error and paid all dam- ages. The accident tied them up two weeks. “We have been working in and around Charleston, W. Va.,” she pipes. “Business fairly good. Ran into the Rock City Shows several times on the route. Sure is a nifty little outfit and not so small either. We will be in Marietta for a while. Find things pretty good here. It’s a swell little town.” BILL EHR and Bill Bailey, who have been working farm journals, are now taking up the tradies and writing ‘em The Original 7-in-1 Combination Opera WHOOPEE DOLL € & 2° ng 0 ° t Lape Glass The ( Pull the > t A BIG Fun- Original co ae WINNER } teal fun. ny ; French = iano. " Gross ~ampenety The Latest Novelty. Frame, ea ce noe ’ pttmate Best red bell rings at one [Ouaranteed Qual- Dos,. i5¢. pay time Guaranteed 7: mechanically perfect. $9.00 ross V $20. 00 Gross $16.50 Gross Sample Doz., . Sample Doz., $2.25. § Sample Dozen, $2.00 $1.00. Before. After. Write for Canadian Prices on These Items to a BROS., LTD., 77 Wellington St., W., Toronto, Can. 25% Deposit, Balance C. ~~ = NOVEL TY SPECIALISTS.’ BERK BROS. IMPORT 543 Broadway, N. Y.C. MR. 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Reel made $920 in two months. Write today for free sample and liberal offer to general agents. METALLIC LETTER CO., 439 N. Clark St.. CHICAGO, ILL. Big Profits! Own your own busi- ness, stamping Key Checks, obs, Name Plates, Sample, with name and address, 25 cents. HART MFG. CO. 307 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, - New York. MAKE $100.00 WEEKLY Selling Am- ber Unbreakable Combs. Nicest Stock; Loweat Amber a for Colder CL up fast in Montana territory at present. From Glasgow, that State, Ehr pipes: “Bailey and myself have been working North Dakota all spring, but we are now up here in Montana and getting good money. We have a sneak spot for the Fourth of July. It’s 60 miles inland and the only paperman to work it for some years was Jack Foss. He was on the make there last time three years ago. Wish Foss, Welshman, Kidder, Smith and the rest of the gang lots of good luck this summer. We will be in this State until the snow flies.” J. W. (SUNSHINE) FAIRCHILDS, of Newark, N. J., has been busy acknowl- edging congratulations, the news having got out recently that he is the daddy of a boy now three months old. “Yeah,” says Sunshine, “when I was leaving home for the road the kid was sitting on the bed making a pitch on cuff buttons and garters.” Fairchilds has always been a squareshooter, the oldtimers testify, and one of the cleanest workers in the garters and buttons line. He owns four houses in Newark and always has a comfortable bank account. He says he got it all in the pitch game. He gets his moniker from the smile that never leaves his face. According to Doc Chapman, his particular sidekick, Sun- shine has opened more closed towns than any other man on the road. HARRY CHAPMAN, D. S. C., at the age of 82, is probably making bigger money than in any previous spring and summer season in his long and varied career. While hard-time stories have come pretty thick from the boys in almost every sec- tion of the country during the last six months, the old Doc has been sitting pretty and building up his clientele with just as much energy as he put into the game 25 years ago. “I'll be 83 next Christmas morning,” he says, “and I am hale and hearty. I am doing good busi- ness in both of my offices, Columbus and Cleveland, O. Dr. Cox, of Peterson, N. J., will have charge of my Columbus of- fice soon. He is due here in Columbus July 5. T will hit the road for the bal- ance of the summer, holding free foot clinics and directing business to my Co- lumbus and Cleveland offices.” PITCHMEN ARRIVING in Syracuse, N. Y., last week found the local authori- ties less genial and the cops more in- quisitive than usual. The operations of several knights of the tripes and keister, who had worked in doorways, was the reason given. 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July 6, 1929 he Billb oard LOOK! THE BIGGEST HIT OF THE YEAR! -- Red, White and Blue Colors -- Gummed at Each End -- CAN BE STUCK UP ANYWHERE Automobile Windshield Sticker DONT mens WE ARE NOT i ty SHOOT BOOTLEGGERS =e 1433 Barlumn Tower Wire for This Latest Novelty—NOW. $5.00 Per Hundred, $40.00 Per Thousand C, O. D. MICHIGAN NOVELTY COMPANY, “Latest Novelties First” JOBBERS WANTED EVERYWHERE Detroit, Mich. “Farmer, from Holland, was here with herbs and oil, and his side kick, Buffalo, who works razor paste. By the way, they informed me that Muske- gon Heights and Muskegon are closed, but the factories are all o. k. I would like to hear from my old friends, Walter Darnell, with solder; Shorty Brecht, with hones; Ralph Redman and Edward Houtz, transformers; Jim Osborne, with tire patch, and others of the many troupers I have traveled with working towns, fairs and streets. My home ad- dress is 126 Dwight avenue, Grand Rap- ids, Mich. I am jumping into Indiana next week.” he says. MED. SHOWMEN won a victory over the prejudice of local squawkers at De- catur, Ill., without making a fight. The following from The Decatur Herald tells the story: “Patent medicine men from Peoria asked the city council for a per- mit to open a medicine show on the former Pines community tract in the 2200 block, East William street. A mo- tion made by Commissioner Alex Van Praag that the permit be refused was lost for want of a second. Finally the councilmen decided they had neo Jjuris- diction, as no admission fee would be charged for admission to the medicine show. The proprietor of the show said the owner of the East William street tract would not grant a lease on it with- out council’s approval and for that rea- son another lot would have to be select- ed for the show.” “I'VE BEEN A SQUARESHOOTER al- ways and I find it pays,” Leroy H. Greiner pipes from Terre Haute June 20. “There may be a lot better mag. men than yours truly, but I think I hold the record for covering more territory than any of the sheet-writing boys. Also I get the price without a takeoff. My friends out in California report business as fair with them. I want to send my best regards to the Pier gang at Long Beach, especially to that intellectual giant, Dr. Frank Meier, and his manager, Kendig. I hope Blackie and Michie don’t see this. I'll be glad to get back to the Pacific Coast. Seems like all I’ve seen since I left was bad weather. I intend making a trip thru Idaho and Qhio and will run up to New York for a few days. then work back to the Golden State. Best regards to Secretary T. H. Johanns, of Los Angeles Lodge, N. P. S. P. A., and all members of the same.” THE REMA MEDICINE SHOW is now in its sixth week without losing a night, according to a communication from the show at Ashtabula, O. The report says further: “Altho the opening night was chilly the natives turned out big. The seven-act show is going strong. We have become favorites here. Rema is in iBhis prime, the picture of health, and he is getting great applause nightly. Biz is fair, not big, but reasonably satis- factory. The company is practically the Same as for the last four years, with the exception of Roy Robinson, novelty man. The eld faces are Harry, Edna and Frank Rose, musical sketch trio; Eugene Paul. piano and una-fon, and Ray and Marion Adams, blackface, singles and double in drums. Our minstrel first part opens the show. The hoke quartet is featured. We are catching plenty of fish. Harry Rose is the champion fisherman. Most of the performers are camping in Walnut Beach Park, three miles out of town on the keke. Visitors always wekoome.” New Lower Prices—Pens and Pencils New Design and Labels Eight Colors—Red, Yellow, Grey, Green, Blue, Cherry, Black, Orange Catalog and Price List on request Boxes, Guarantees Delivery same day order received. Sample Line, $5.00. WE ARE MANUFACTURERS. Located on New York to Florida Highway SERVICE, QUALITY AND PRICE ALWAYS. we will show you how pens are made Can use Stop in to see us, and a few good Representatives on a commission basis. ” SOUTHERN PEN CO., Petersburg, Va., U. 5S. A. Spring 203-205-207 Market Street, - - Goods Catalogue Now Ready ~ “con” EVERYTHING IN THE LINE “BIGGER AND BETTER” THAN EVER. 1. ROBBINS & SON PITTSBURGH’S BIG SPECIALTY HOUSE, Pittsburgh, Pa. PENMEN ARGO NOVELTY Co., 3 PARK ROW, _g Demonstrators Introducing Our New Combina- tion Pen-Pencil No. 50 Jumbo Size. Assorted Colors. All we ask you is to mail $1.00 for samples and your order will follow inspection of same Also full line of Fountain Pens and Pencils NEW YORK CITY —— ZIP HIBLER, east bound, met up with the town marshal of West Julesburg, Colo., the other day, and at the next post- office where he stopped to fill his foun- tain pen the poet-pitchman laid down his keister load of corndupe long enough to pen this one: “The marshal said: ‘Who's this galoot and what is he about? The license on his car, by gum, does not explain his route. Why don’t these fakers settle down and cut this tramping out? They must be full of Gypsy blood that makes ’em move about.’ A parrot in the faker’s car chirped: ‘Hiram, you get out. Your uniform and club and star are just a funny shout. The spinach on your darned old chin reminds me of a goat. Go back and watch the calaboose, a prisoner’s breaking out.” The marshal swore. The folks all roared. The parrot laughed at him. The faker slammed the open door and pushed the starter in. And, as the auto sped away, the parrot yelled again: “Whoops! fare ye well, old whiskers, with your club and piece of tin.’” TOM KENNEDY, broadcasting from Dayton, June 19: “Recently ran across our old friend, Pat R. Goonan, whom I hadn't seen in two years. And what a change! Pat is sporting a swell car and carrying a colored boy, who picks a mean banjo and acts as Pat's chauffeur. While I was listening to Pat's lecture some- one in the crowd wanted to know which was the most injurious to the human system, bay rum or canned heat. Pat said he didn’t know. He hadn't drank any bay rum. So far I have found con- ditions not so good thru the Central States as they were a year ago. The natives may have the money, but they are not spending it so freely. In Indian- apolis I sprang glasscutting shivs and was told some guy had worked them ahead of me and given them a small sharpener gratis with each knife—and all for a quarter. I started to work Charleston dancers and they told me a couple of guys had worked them, giving two pairs for the price I was asking for one. How these guys get on or make anything is more than I can under- stand. selves.” I hope they'll get next to them- THE STORK may be a controlling in- fluence that will chase the jinx off the trail of Doc Burton, of H. of H. Remedy fame. At any rate the Doc has hopes From Toledo, O., he pipes: “The jinx sure has been traveling with me some, altho occasionally quitting. Last De- cember I was forced to close my show on account of my wife being stricken with pernicious anaemia. Did no more work during the winter. Then in March my daughter Mary was operated on for appendicitis. On Decoration Day she was married to a fine young fellow from Ottawa, O. ‘Now,’ said I, ‘I'll go to work.' I was out a few weeks when on a Satur- day night just after the sale I received a wire. My daughter Lucille, known as Joe, was rushed to Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, Mich., where on Sunday she underwent a Caesarian operation, mak- ifig me the grandpa of a fine seven- pound girl. (And I wanted a boy.) ‘Now.’ said I once more, ‘I’!] go back to work.’ So here I am, my dog and I, on the tossing waves of the sea of life.” FRANKLIN CLARY, postmaster of Sharpsville, Pa., known as the friend of showmen and. pitchmen making that town, offers some interesting suggestions in the following pipe and the newspaper clipping appended to it. Read ‘em and wecp. Clary writes: “Why are the pitch- men finding it hard these prosperous days to find good working spots? I here- with enclose clipping from Greenville (Pa.) Record-Argus, which gives one of the many reasons. Take it from your old Uncle Dudley, .t sure is a burning Shame the way the so-called pitchmen and bold, bad med. men have ruined this great Shenan-o Valley.” And here’s the reprint: “Complaints and charges of fakery were made by citis «ns concerning the medicine show now holding forth at Davis field to the borough council last night, with council ordering Burgess to direct the show to ‘siiently fold its tents and steal away,’ if such action can be taken under borough laws. Burgess The Package Beautiful . » oe LOVE FACE POW. ee eA DER, in assorte fg £: *%—————————————————— —_ be NN nn ne EEE a — — —= i] 21 y 1: emer e —= a : i— a ; oF ————————— — — ox. r’/ ia . ‘ 4 + Ba ees eee Stu aw 24 VIAL PERFUME, in ce = : a ee Hg Pd a a / if ‘ ' | ee aS LL ————— W! : — E 7 As a : po ee Po a a “a [ if “f ee f ; a es aie . : =) " a0 » - ee a ad] 2 S\ ing ES TE eS a ~ ! 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Wood Handle, Shortest Latch, Finest Needle Made, $10.00 per Gross, or $60.00 per 1,000 Illustrated directions furnished with Needles. Our Needles are not used funkers, but highly polished new Needles. Deposit on all orders. 18 Samples, $100 Prompt service. RUN MENDER WORKS, Waukesha, Wis. George Porter, Manager. Rubber Handle $16.50 per 1,000. If you see it in The Billboard, tell them so; It helps us. Billboard Wasser stated that the show officials had misr2presented their actions to him, both as to length of stay and the selling tactics. The burgess stated that he had refused all street salesmen permission to set up in the borough, but had allowed the show, with the understanding that it was of a differeat oaature.” SATANIC MED. CO. NOTES by Jimmy Woods: Closed a two-week successful en- gagement at Newton, Kan. Seems we have been getting some very lucky breaks as regards the weather lately. Old Man Jupiter Pluvius has withheld his sprin- kling pot until after we got thru with the tip. Tore down this morning in a rain- storm and moved to our next stand in same. This has happened to us op the past four stands. Mrs. Vollie Wilson was called home all of last week on account of the sickness of her mother. Mrs. Dollie Conn happened to be laying off in Wichita and came out for the week, helping us to put the opeta over in good shape. We are glad to report that Mrs. Wilson is back on the show and her mother much improved. Guess Dr. R. A. (Pete) Thomas is scheduled to buy his wife the new fur coat, as she is getting to be quite proficient on the saxophone, and, according to the contract, still has three months to go. Needless to say, we are all boosting for Mrs. Katie. Ar- rangements are being conducted for this company to play Wichita, practically tn the heart of the city. Jimmy Woods is busy as the proverbial bee, getting the bunch up in some new short-cast script bills which he has compiled. Harvest in this neck of the woods now in full swing and crops good. Uncle Pete Ells- worth is still getting his with the pens and scopes. Keeps him busy superin- tendirg his popcorn privilege and telling the folks about the virtue of his wares during the day. Regards to all and best wishes for lots of coin this season to keep the coyote from the door when the snow flies. TONEKA MED. COMPANY is going strong at Li di, Wis., with a snappy show that bas been drawing crowds since the opening. Dr. F. H. Head is the owner of this show and Violet Lindsay Head the secretary and treasurer. The staff and roster include A. L. 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July 6, 1929 highly pleased with siness done this season M Head is doi i- genues in the show and assi ‘ists her “hh and in his office practice baste er Harold Head, nearly eight years old, is a real trouper, having been born and reared on the road. He is the mascot of the opry and his natural talent is being rapidly developed by association with the clever bunch of performers on Dad’s show. The Toneka Company main- tains two headquarters addresses in Wis- consin, one at Fond du Lac, the other at Madison, where visiting troupers are always sure of a glad welcome. In a report from the show, V. L. Head says: “We had a pleasant visit last week with the Flying Mill from the Wortham Show; the Hocum Family of aerial artistes, from Baraboo, and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Holloway, also of Baraboo.” ers, W. B. (DOC.) JACKSON, of the Jack- s0n Comedy Company, med. show, was in Kansas City last week, laying off the show for a few days, after finishing a stand at Lees Summit, Mo., week of June 10 Doctor Jackson called at the local office of The Billboard and ger mem“ that he would reopen hi fter he fin- ished a scouting trip for dates. 5 show a WIDOW ROLLINS’ DIARY: Landed right side up in Danville, Va., June 26 feeling great for a woman of 50. Now, boys and girls, watch my speed as I travel up into the mountains of the Old Dominion, then into Bluefield, W. Va., where many of the bunch are working. I'm wishing everybody thumping good luck. If Zip Hibler was here he would be singing something like this: “The mountaineers have hairy ears and dress in leather breeches They're big and stout as all-get-out and hate what Vol- stead teaches.” My next stop will be Chatham, Va., the place where a medi- cine man and a pitchman reported in Pipes a few weeks ago that they made a bloomer. I dread to make the place on that account, but it has to be my next stop. Everybody wish me luck.” KING ALLISON PIPES from Newberne, W. Va., June 24: Opened in West Virginia May 13 and business has been big and the weather great. Have just added a new Delco plant to the outfit and every- body can see to make his change now. Roster of the show: King Allison, lecturer and manager; Mrs. Ada M. Allison, nov- elties; Gus Lorain, comedian; Odell White and Estelle Sretch, artistes; Burt Fisher, traps, etc.; Ensell Hedges and Laurell Hayden, canvasmen. We eat and sleep on lot just like home, and every- body is happy. Dr. Deifenbach and Sunny Jim Pugh, what is the trouble that you don't write me? Would like a line once in awhile Mrs. Allison was called home Write orders fast f or thie one ent Quality line Auto Seat Covers Ane ng Vu! 2s ales. Cas ally. We deliver. Write fort Free Le therette Sample Outfit. Quality Satan Siss. Dearhere St. Dept. 728, Chicago COUPON WORKERS OUR NEW 4-PC. FLASH DEAL _ 36c oy sonnel pre 1 order at UNIVERSAL LABORATORIES, . PERFUME. TISSUE CREAM, CLEANSING CREAM, FACE POWDER, DALLAS TEXAS BINGO CORN GAMES x7, bound in f Will not f t corners. Red PLAYER $ 5.00 0-PLAYVER 10.00 J. L. BARNES CO. 2212 No. Tripp Ave., CHICAGO. Billboard Jast week on account of her mother, Mrs. Ross Zimmerman, going under an oper- ation for gallstones at the hospital at Kendallville, Ind. We are all hoping for her speedy recovery and the Mrs. back on the show again, as she is missed by all the folks. Regards to all friends.” PAL-A-TONE MED. COMPANY, of which Dr, Waddell is manager, opened in Highland Park, Louisville, Ky., June 24 to a big crowd and good sales, a report from the show relates. Dr. Waddell is at present in charge of the campaign of S. A. Anderson, candidate for County Juige, and is stationed at Republican headquarters for the district. He will later be district manager in the coming mayoralty campaign. Doc says he has plenty of time to get things in shape for clean workers and squareshooters, who can find him at 410 Fifth street, one block from the main stem. Real troupers will find a welcome and a helping hand. Young Charlie Hudson has charge of the show and is Doc's secretary in the office The show carries eight performers A novel duo on the show is billed as “P. Nuts and Sodacrackers”, versatile come- dians. Bob Jones and wife, musical team; John Milton and wife, singing and danc- ing team; Charlie Hudson, Jr., magic, straights and blackface in the first part, also contribute to the whoopee. The policy of clean working is strictly ad- hered to in the Waddell outfit. Charlie Hudson would like to hear from Fred Miller, Harry Thurston and O. B. Bose. HARRY TURNER PIPES from Hunt- ington, W. Va.: “Well, all the boys here have been doing fine. I just completed a big sale in Parkersburg, W. Va., of whitestones, one of the best sales I have conducted this season. Of course, I had my well-known whitestone worker with me, P. C. Cruett, who, all the boys know, is one of the best whitestone workers in the business. I met Dr. Jim Davidson and Captain Latlip, of the Latlip & Drake Bros.” Show, who reported business as good as could be expected. Both seemed to be in the best of humor. That means that busines is o. k. with them. I will be in Pennsboro, W. Va., for the Fourth of July with a whitestone sale, also an eating stand, which is being pro- moted by the well-known promoter, Percy Martin. From all indications it will be one of the biggest celebrations I have ever made. Jimmy Gentry is still in town and has a large promotion at this time. He is always on the hustle and reports that business is all right with him. Mac Taylor, the paperman, and his partner, Cotton Tedrow, just came home for the week-end, as they are homeguards. Huntington is the home of quite a few of the boys. More next week.” “CITY COUNCIL has no authority to prohibit a medicine show from setting up on private property in Decatur,” an article in The Decatur Review of recent issue begins. Doc Arthur Pyle, manager of the Light Hawk Remedy Company, who sends in the clipping, says: “I had a hard time opening this town, but I would not take no for an answer. Busi- ness is only fair in this Pas of the woods. My best regards to of the boys, hundreds of whom kybw me for the last 20 years.” The newspaper article telling of the successful fight made by the med. show manager relates in con- nection with the council's finding as to the law applying to his case: “The dis- covery of that fact Monday morning ter- minated a discussion lasting almost a half hour, during which carnivals, drug stores, circuses and war veterans came up for consideration. It all started when the manager of a five-act free vaudeviile and medicine show asked the council for a permit to set up in a vacant lot on the east side of town. The commission of public health raised strong objections to any such appearance, and even filled out a motion refusing the permit. The commissioner of public property admit- ted that he did not favor a medicine minstrel show, but was all for anyone bearing a Spanish-American war dis- charge dated in 1924. The finance com- missioner had little to say on the matter, but appeared to favor a refusal. After listening patiently for some time to a discussion which brought in the sales methods of drug stores and relative age of different city commissioners, Mayor O. W. Smith announced the council had no jurisdiction and that august body adjourned.” Cincinnati Zoo in Its 54th Year The Cincinnati Zoological Garden, fa- mous both as an amusement park and for its collection of animals, is 54 years old this year, having been opened to the public September 18, 1875. It was founded by Andrew Erkenbrecher and before becoming the Zoological Society was the Society of Acclamation. According to Howard M. Wilson, an of- ficial of the Chamber of Commerce, Cin- cinnati, it was at a meeting of the lat- ter society in 1873 that the question of the Zoological Garden was first dis- cussed formally. At that time arrange- ments were made for the organization of a stock company and within a few weeks after a large amount of stock had been taken and the board of directors was elected Mr. Wilson relates the history of the zoo in a 24-page booklet report of Ameri- can zoos and concerning the one at Cincinnati says in part: It was first thought that Burnet Woods would be the proper place for the zoo and city authorities were asked to grant this park for such a purpose, but withdut success The present site was purchased after- ward. The original tract of land em- braced 67 acres. It cost a great deal of money to grade it, enhance its natural beauty and erect the necessary buildings. The receipts did not equal the ex- penses, which involved not alone the preparation of the grounds, erection of buildings and purchase of birds and ani- mals at the start, but also the main- tenance and constant enlargement of the collection and improvement of grounds and buildings. So a large debt began to accumulate. This was liqui- dated by selling off part of the land noi used, for a subdivision With renewed hope, the garden was greatly improved The animal and bird displays were added to from time to time, until the col- lection, in point of variety, was equal to any in the world. Then a general financial distress fell on the country, hard times and bad days to the garden, and in 1897 it was found that the debts had accumulated beyond any possibility of their being paid. After careful tion it was decided to place the company in a re- ceiver’s hands, January 22, 1899. That year the Cincinnati Zoological Co., largely thru the efforts of the late L. B. Harrison, was organized. > W. Kesley Schoepf, president of the Cincinnati Traction Co., perfected plans by which that company secured control of the zoo The purchase, however, was not com- pleted until early in 1902. when a new board of directors was elected and an extensive program for improving the garden adopted. This included an addi-* tion of a large number of animals to the collection, the construction of the new Herbivora building, which stands near the front of the garden. While the garden continued to grow the cost of its operation increased enor- mously and it became apparent that the traction company ought not to con- tinue the operation of the Zoo Garden. The work of preserving the zoo started when council passed an ordinance au- thorizing the mayor to appoint a com- mittee of five citizens. ° A ladies’ auxiliary committee was or- ganized also. The committee received a proposition from Mrs. Charles P. Taft and Mrs. Mary E. Emery in October, 1916, who agreed that each one of them would pay $125,000 toward the purchase of the zoo, provided a like amount should be raifed by the\public. The original value placed on the z00 by the traction com- pany was $375,000, but that company agreed to reduce the selling price by $125,000 if this deal was consummated. The plan was perfected and the oner- ation of the garden was assumed by Mrs Taft and Mrs. Emery October 1, 1916. The new plan was put into effect by the or- ganization of the Cincinnati Zoological Park Association May 1, 1917. Charles P. Taft was elected president of the association; Charles J. Livingood, representing Mrs, Emery, vice-president; EH. Rembold, treasurer, and Charles G. Miller, secretary and business man- ager, while S01 H. Stephan was retained as general manager. During the first, two years of this agreement a deficit was paid, but since that time with the exception of one year the zoo has been self-sustaining. While the original agreement to meet deficits expired December 31, 1921, it has been renewed from year to year since that time. The death of Mrs. Emery terminated the agreement December 31, 1928. Philanthropic citizens have guaranteed to meet any deficit during 1929. Sol A. Stephan has been with the zoo since it was founded and still admin- isters its complicated affairs with a mas- ter's hand. Stephan is an authority in his line and is sought-after from al] over the world for advice and counsel. Under the business management of Charles Miller the zoo has been self- supporting in the past few years. In the Kiddieland section of the Zoo there are seven rides, all of which get good plays. Combination tickets sell for 25 cents and the combination is good for all Kiddie rides. The rides are: Airplane Swing, Whip, Boat Ride, Electric Seesaw, Ferris Wheel, Merry-Go-Round and Coaster. Other park amusements located near Kiddieland are a Fun House, Merry-Go- Round and a pony track. Patronage is always good in this section of the big park. Refreshment stands and other conces- sions are conveniently located thruout grounds. Despite the many hills in the gardens and the many winding streets it is kept clean from front gate to back, a force being constantly employed for this pur- se. One feature that attracts large crowds is the ice-making machine for the rink. It is in plain view of visitors and its workings are thus made clear. Parking space is plentiful, yet there are times when it is practically all taken. Cars are guarded by a large staff of men. Despite the large area of the gardens, signs promiscuously displayed point di- rections and it is not a difficult task for visitors to find their way about. Trees within the grounds are all marked that visitors may know the speci- mens represented. Seating facilities thruout the park are plentiful, as are other rest requirements. Many of the employees have been connected with the park for long terms. Manager Miller states that while busi- ness for April and May has lagged slight- ly, because of rains and cool weather, June will equal and likely surpass former attendance records. CONTRACT for the construction of the new municipal swimming pool in City Farm Park, Steubenville, O., was awarded last week to the Floto Bros. Construction Company, a local firm with wide experi- ence in pool construction. The new pool, which will adjoin the city’s best residen- tial district, will cost $12,716 and will be completed and ready for use within four weeks, the contractors have prom- ised. Work was begun three days after the award of contract. The pool will have depths varying from two to nine feet and will have all modern equipment. The city filtration plant is located in the park and filtered city water will be used in the pool. The Floto bid was not the lowest, birt because of their experi- ence in construction of pools, was con- sidered the best by the city recreation board, under whose direction the pool will be built and operated. The new pool will be the first municipal pool in the 50,000 population city. WONDER SET IS SURE A BiG REPEATER 7 HIGH-GRADE TOILET PREPARATIONS Wholesale Prices: 13. One Set for Sample (Prepaid), $1.00. AMERICAN TOILET PREPARATIONS CO., Inc. Dept. W., 71-77 Park Place, New York, N. Y- RUN MENDERS $1.75 a Gross, $10.59 a 1,000, Each new and sult- able for Chiffon. with handles and clear directions With Walnut Handle $3.00 a Gross, $18.00 a 1,000 Large Demonstrator free with order. Three dozen and | Prep . $1.00. Guaranteed as edvertiped r mon- ORKS, 0. Hox inéi. 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The parade, participated in by civic and military organizations, to- day, was the culmination of a gala week. The Monarch Exposition Shows, under the direction of Mike Ziegler, general manager, provided the midway attrac- tions. Martin Tent Company provided the tops. William Dauphin, managing director, and Martin Kissel, secretary and treasurer, worked indefatigably to make the event an outstanding success. Fred Kissel was noted for his activities. The souvenir program, containing 128 pages and 74 photographic reproductions, was greatly admired, and The Unionist-Ga- cette issued an attractive supplement in honor of the event. The midway was located on City Park, where the Monarch Exposition Shows, with their augmented aggregation, had a successful week's engagement, including two Saturdays. Concessionaires included Paul Prell, five stands; Sam Taffett, four; Pete Benway, four; Pete Richards, three; Elmer Richards, six; Mat Mays, three; Mrs. Check Bartlett, one; Jack Rose, five; J. K. Vincent, five; phrenologists, the Johnsons and Thompsons. L. D. Brown's California cafeteria, with special menus prepared by Mrs. Brown, had many cus- tomers. Other concessionaires included William Dennehy, one stand; Bill Daly, one; Frank Miller’s frozen custard, man- aged by Jerome Gottlieb; Jim Stairs, one; Frank Locks, one. Sylvester’s Coney Island Shows and combined side show with personnel of 10 entertainers, directed by Jimmy Daven- port, was the feature attraction. Monarch Exposition rides were the Chairoplane, Ferris Wheel and Merry-Go- Round. A new top adorns the latter, re- placing the one that was destroyed by fire at Mamaroneck, N. Y. M. H. Cole had the exclusive on guess- “your-weight. Jack Burke had a string of nifty stores. James Mangino, of New Brunswick, N. J., suffered the loss of his cookhouse, which was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning, entailing a loss of $300. On the night of June 26 the veterans staged a professional boxing bout that grossed $3,800 and netted them approxi- mately $2,250. The automobile contest waxed warm with many contestants. Mike Ziegler entertained 180 veterans W. S. MALARKEY, Binghamton, N. ¥, fom @ number of Jersey hospitals on the closing day. New Attractions At Rockaway Beach ROCKAWAY BEACH, N. Y., June 29.— Things are beginning to hum at Rock- away’s Playland. Not only are the week- end crowds large, but the daily business is beginning to assume favorable pro- portions. Sol Levy, who operates the ring and nail game, states his business is ahead of last year. Jack Joyce, who closed with California Frank at Coney Island Stadium, opened ‘here on Sunday, June 23, without an- nouncement or band, and did nice busi- ness. He will remain here indefinitely with his trained steeds. The Wild West program will be included with Joyce’s regular offering. Denny Callahan's museum did not click sufficiently to justify continuing the show and a new offering will be in- troduced in this location The initial professional fight of the season was held in the arena on the night of June 27. Jess McMahon is the promoter and Johnny Keyes the match- maker. Playland’s 60 by 160-foot pool is get- ting a good play. Frank Prevest is clowning in the park. Chicago Office Callers ROY ALEXANDER, of the Alexander Troupe of acrobats. “DOC” BAKER, recently of the Morris Miller Shows. JACK HAVER, vaudeville single. W. McK. BAUSMAN, of the Dutton Attractions. JOE COYLE, joey, home from the West Coast. GEORGE RICH, agent. July 6, 1929 85 BIG F-L-A-S-H! <A <i f Pim | fe 4 "% y ra ‘Q ff , he = hee = 7 . : ys ‘ fas res TS a = ms \ E 4 } aM fs bad, GOOD LUCK ELEPHANT No. 86B29—GOOD LUCK ELEPHANT. Un- breakable metal. Size, 6'2x9 Inches. Finished in Red, Bronze or Ivory Colers. A big Bally- Hgo Number. Looks Like Keal Money. 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86 July 6, 1929 WEST COAST (Continued from page 3) thruout the country, there hardly any limit to the amount of money that can be brought into Equity’s coffers Among the first to contribute to the relief fund was Walter Huston, who handed over $500. Contract Players’ Meeting Some excitement was caused Tuesday night when a group of contract players met at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel in an effort to obtain 30 or more signatures to @ petition disapproving the action and methods of Equity in the talkie fight. The meeting was called by a committee composed of Conrad Nagel, Basil Rath- bone, Ralph Forbes, Rod La Rocque and Lois Wilson. Nagel, as chairman, said the gathering was not one of protest Equity or its principles, but that many players felt the situation was not handled to their liking. The petition asked that Frank Gillmore call a closed meeting of only paid-up members in California to con- sider the situation and vote on whether or not to support the present policies of the New York council and the president and also to elect an advisory committee to work with Gillmore during the emer- gency Among the names on the petition, which for the most part was signed after the meeting and included names of play- ers who, in Equity’s recent vote of its membership. had authorized the associa- tion to proceed in its talkie fight, were the following: Conrad Nagel, Ralph Forbes, Lois Wil- son, Noah Beery, Hallam Cooley, Claude Alister, George K. Arthur, Bessie Love, Helen Ferguson, Francis X. Bushman, Basil Rathbone, Hedda Hopper, Patsy Ruth Miller, Florence Eldridge, Ramon Novarro, Lloyd Hughes, H. Conklin, Eileen Percy, Marie Dressler, Frank Losse, Jr.: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; Stanley Smith, John Cromwell, Jane Keckley, Leila Hyams, Donald Crisp, Clive Brook, Ronald Colman, Jack Demp- sey, Estelle Taylor, Eleanor Boardman, Philip Strange, Willard Mack and Anders Randolph Blacklist Mentioned Francis X. Bushman, once a box-office magnet, but now having great difficulty obtaining work, raised the question as to whether there would be room for both Equity and the Academy of Motion Pic- ture Arts and Sciences and which would function to the best advantage for the actor. He also asked the chair about the blacklist which exists in pictures and what the Academy had done or could do about abolishing it Equity Was mentioned as the only solution, and the discussion was looked upon as establishing the fact that a blacklist exists in pictures, altho the impression is created that it does not. Bushman signed the petition in the hope that it might bring about some settlement in the affairs of the actor which would be fair to both sides. Louise Dresser explained her state- ments against Equity by saying it had been a long hard battle for her to make the grade in pictures and now that things were bright and rosy she desired to stick with the producers. Other speakers included Clarke Silver- nail. Jetta Goudal, Willard Mack and Ralph Forbes, who said he had refused three jobs to remain with Equity. The undercurrent of sentiment at the meeting indicated that many of those present felt the gathering was not exactly on the level. against ce . . . Secessionists’’ Scored Following the demonstration by the group of contract players, Frank Gill- WANTED NINETY OR HUNDRED FOOT ROUND TOP Two or three Middles. Must be in first-class shape. Wire or write P. M. LEWIS, Kerns Hotel, Lansing, Michigan. T T WANTED Colored Minstrels and Performers. Also Musicians. Clark and Clark, join here. Wire or write R. L. DAVIS Care Steblar Bros.’ Shows, Keystone, W. Va., this Billboard LANSING, MICH. JULY 4-5-6 ON THE STREETS, IN HEART OF THE CITY Bands, Fireworks, Parades, Contests, Air Circus, Pageants, Rides, Shows al] booked. Want Grind Stores of all kinds; baits. no Wheels. No exclusives, except Blanket, Corn Game. Can place Buckets, Picture Frames. Boys, here’s really a red one. HARRY MILLS, Secy., 119 East Michigan, Lansing, Mich. AMERICAN LEGION WANT CARNIVAL COMPANY Week of September L6th C. W. SCHAFER, Central City, Nebraska. AND COUNTY FAIR more, presiding at the fourth Equity open meeting held Wednesdey night at the Women's Club on Hollywood boule- vard, called those who took action in calling the Beverly-Wilshire gathering “secessionists”. He agreed that the film players were entitled to representation, but refuted the statements by Conrad Nagel and declared that Equity’s move was known to Nagel and his associates and that the council had sent out a ques- tionnaire to find Ssut the opinion of the film actors here as to whether or not they wanted Equity shop in pictures. Gillmore further said he was at Nagel’s home about two months ago and out- lined his plans to him and some of his friends. He stressed the point that all Equity members had up to June 5 to vote upon any action they might wish to offset the drastic move by the actors’ body, but that no objections were raised until now. Gillmore stated that there are at present six committees com- posed of actors, both stage and screen, who know what is going on at all times, and that his counselors are aiding him. The Equity meeting was attended by more than 1,500, who jammed the audi- torium and overflowed into the street. The gathering represented the backbone of tne acting profession. Gillmore’s only information about the contract players’ petition was obtained indirectly, since the document had not been submitted to him. Upon checking up the names of the 33 signers, Gillmore found that three were not members of the organiza- tion, nor had ever been; one had an honorable withdrawal card, three others were two years in arrears in dues, two were 18 months in arrears, three were 12 months in arrears, one was a junior member, Jack Demosey, and Gi'lmore said that junior members have no vote in the organization. Nine others, includ- ing two of those who called the seces- sionists’ meeting, Owe six months’ dues. Three other signers, according to Gill- more, said they had signed the petition as a joke and would kick back on their names at a later time. Gillmore said that, as he figured things according to the by-laws of the organiza- tion, there were only eight paid-up mem- bers in good standing who had signed the petition and that, with the other three, which would bring the number to 11 members eligible to voice in Equity, he failed to see that he could consider such a petition had it been presented or should it be offered later. This in- formation completely placed the in- surgent meeting as having accomplished nothing. Players Misquoted Gillmore said he had received com- munications from various players whose statements were reported in the news- papers, and these players declared they had been misquoted. Lewis Stone told Gillmore that he had been incorrectly quoted in the statement that Equity would fail in the present fight. Joseph Schildkraut also claimed an erroneous statement was used in connection with iuis name. Sam Hardy urged ihe actors to conduct the fight in a dignified manner and, above all, not to quarrel among them- selves. James Kirkwood declared the film heads did not want Gillmore as the Equity leader in the fight because no- body covld question his honesty or any of his past actions in Equity. Jetta Goudal said that, while she has not worked for two years, except in bits, she would contribute $500 to the relief fund. She also suggested that contract players who were wcrking should give a percentage of their salaries while em- ployed. Leo Carrillo denounced the action of the actors who are opposing Equity and urged against being a turncoat or “on the fence” George Arliss firmly stated that mem- bers with grievances or differences of opinion as to what is being done should express themselves within their own ranks. Arliss said the producers know the present fight is a just one and eventually they will respect those who fought and won a just cause. George Fawcett described the present action as necessary. He recalled that some players did not consider this the right time to make the move, but, he said, to be successful in any fight one must strike at the right time, and with Equity that time had arrived. Clarke Silvernail, James Gleason end J. W. Bussell also addressed the gather- ing. Trouble for Scabs At the Equity mee*ting held last Mon- day evening in the Women's Club, Gill- more made quite an impression on the big gathering when he declared that members who were taking jobs contrary to the association’s edict, as well as actors who will not join Equity now, might find it difficult to get into Equity later. A wire was read from Earle Larimore, now in Germany, saying he would leave on the next boat for America if he were required here. William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, sent a long tele- gram, winding up in part: “Your cause is our cause and your struggle is our struggle. The American Federation of Labor is with you.” The Central Labor Council of New York sent on record as adopting the same resolution as that of the Los Angeles council, but they made it stronger in that they voted financial as well as moral support Gillmore said word had come to him that a prominent producer was quoted as saying the actors had the producers across a barrel and were paddling cood and hard. Another producer is said to have stated that 80 per cent of the jobs offered to actors have been turned down. Still another is reported as saying he couldn't see why the thing wasn’t settled without wasting time. Lillian Albertson, who has Had much difficulty with Equity, gave out a news- paper statement several days ago at- tacking the association. Gillmore re- viewed the Equity-Albertson case from the beginning and said that her own counsel practically stood by Equity and its way of handling the case. With regard to the impression that some 3,600 stage actors suddenly have been thrown upon Hollywood, Gillmore stated that only 111 had come from New York from January 1 to May 31 on con- tracts. e Emma Dunn spoke on the fight being, not against the producer, the manager, the man, but a fight against injustice. She told the story of a star in vaude- ville who was visiting the manager in his office. While they were conversing the manager sent for the leader of the orchestra and, after giving him a cigar, tuld him that there would be an extra show, but the boys would get paid for it. The stage carpenter was sent for and the same thing was said, that he should tell his boys about the extra show and that they would be paid for it. As the carpenter started to the door the manager called to him and said: ee OM and tell those blank-blank actors that they work tonight.” Other speakers at this meeting in- cluded Robert Edeson, who said the Academy was a good thing for every- body but the actor; Louis Wolheim, who incidentally brought a message from Lenore Ulric that she did not make the statement as published tn the papers: Charles Milter, local Equity representy- tive, who exploded a bombshell by say. ing that Equity was sold out in 1927 but is not for sale in 1929, and Pat Cooney, lawyer Henry B. Walthall wired that he could not be present, owing to work, but wa with Equity heart and soul. Wolheim did not mince words in eo. ing after the contract players who have adopted “the old navy speech” of “I ai all right, to hell with you.” He saiq that, efter the battle is over, the pro- ducers will despise the actors who deserted their fellow players in a crisis Local newspapers seem to be adopt- ing a slight change with regard to re- porting the situation. The Record an- nounced early in the week that it would present both sides, and other papers appear to be disposed to give some space to the Equity side of the matter. Theaters Prepare for Fight Loca] film theater managers are taking a different view of the pledge of sup- port to Equity issued by William Green president of the American Federation of Labor, than that of several of the Los Angeles daily papers, which looked upon the statement issued by the labor leader as somewhat of a bluff. That theater managers and owners do not consider it a bluff is evidenced by the fact that recently there have been appearing in the classified columns of those same papers advertisements fo) motion picture operators with experience in handling talkies. The ads say that union wages will be paid and that, while the work is on an open-shop basis, the operators must hold city licenses. This is construed as a move by theater men to safeguard their interests in the event of a walkout in sympathy with Equity That the position of Equity, thru its labor union affiliations, is much stronger than the producers care to admit is evident. This is due to the fact that the most important producers in the film industry also are exhibitors or have thedter affiliations, and for this reason a strike of the operators and other labor unionists in the theater is anticipated. INDIES———— (Continued from page 3) garded as a strong likelihood here that the independents will be organized in favor of the Equity contract. With the Hays members standing pat, the inde- pendents can steal a march by signing up and thus making available to them all the cream of the legitimate talent This doubtless would ultimately bring about serious thinking on the part of the big fellows who are shut out from sign- ing Equity members until they accept its contract. Stage stars already proven hits in the talking pictures who refuse to go fur- ther with the various big companies could and probably would accept con- tracts from the independents that adopt Ecuity Shop. Aside from the indie producer situa- tion and the optimistic viewpoint taken so far as this group 18 concerned, al! is rather quiet on the Eastern front of the battle. During the past week Equity has looked over the contracts of its members ir the casts of two Paramount talking pictures, Applause and The Gay Lady, the only features in production in the East, and reports it has found al! contracts in order. Helen Morgan starring in Applause, signed her contract in May, and Gertrude Lawrence, who stars in the other picture, was signed in April. Fquity has sent out a call for volun- teers here for the purpose of assignment to the various studios in New York that are “shooting”. It is understood abou’ 10 such volunteers are wanted to keep in touch with the studios Except for the confusion that arose over the production of Pathe’s On tie Stairs, virtually nothing resembling 4 fight has occurred here. Producer inter- ests, Equity members, studio people and others, even exhibitors, are wondering when the real fighting will start here, if at all NEW YORK, June 29.—A number of artists, Equity members, were offered parts in Paramount talkies this week being made at the Astoria studio, and on advice of Equity, which they consulted before signing contracts, turned down the jobs. 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Cyclone Damages Billboard CAN PLACE Dehnert Carnival Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Chair Plane INDIANAPOLIS, July 1—A_ terrific windstorm here last night struck the Quick Action. Dehnert Exposition Shows, demolishing many tents and frames, and causing damage to everything on the midway. The side-show tent was torn to shreds. The management announced after in- spection today the damage would run between $2,500 and $3,000. The show was playing an engagement under the Booster Club at West Indian- apolis. New York Office Callers DE MARLO AND LA MARIETTA, just returned from Europe. JAMES SHROPSHIRE, former side- show manager Gentry Bros.’ Circus, and wife, Mme. Elizabeth. JACK BLOOM, concessionaire, Pali- sades Park. LADY BARBARA, of Lady Barbara's Pets, Luna Park. E. J. FARLEY, talker, just closed with R. & C. Mode] Shows. GUS HORNBROOK, Rodeo BOB WINSLOW, talker. JOHN L. DODGE, rodeo promoter JOHN (HAPPY) SPITZER, outdoor performer. JOHN J. STOCK, former ride manu- facturer. HENRY L. OBER, of Howard's Flying Circus. MRS. DAVID KEKATI, of Bruce Greater Shows GEORGE JOHNSON, outdoor showman. SMITH HASSEN, last season with West's Shows. of Hornbrook’s Evans To Put on Circus CONEY ISLAND, N. Y., June 29.— Barron G. Collier, owner of Luna Park, has donated the services of Herbert Ev- ans, amusement director of the park, who will stage a two-ring circus for the New York Railroad Club at Travers Island, Pelham, July 11, for a matinee perform- ance. A large tent has been leased from Eddie Coronati. There will be 15 acts offered, including the Ringling horses, that are used in the park. SIOUX CITY FIXES NEW SHOW LICENSES SIOUX CITY, Ia., July 1—A schedule of license fees for circuses, carnivals, Wild West, etc., passed Friday by coun- cil, fixes the charges as follows: Cir- cuses, first day, $300; each additional day $150. Menageries, first day $50; each additional day &25. Wild West, first day $150; each additional $75. Dog and pony, $75 for the first day and $37.50 each day thereafter. Carnivals under the new ordinance shall pay $150 Mg first day and $75 per day there- r. WR. and MRS. H. B. WEBB and BERT WOODS, of Shows. MR. and MRS. the H. B. Webb Balance of Season. and Shows contracted. Rides from reliable party. No junk. Also Cook House and Grab Joints. All Concessions Have fourteen weeks Celebrations and Fairs in New England. Will pay one-half transportation. P. S—Will Buy Interest in EDWARD LANE Care New England Doll Co., 107 Washington St., Boston, Mass. and Name in gold letters on cov- er, 15c extra for each line. A Date Book Arranged Especially for Your Needs The most convenient memoran- dum book for Managers, Agents of the show world. Actual size 2%x5% vest pocket. Contains complete calendars for the years 1928, 1929 and 1930, maps, space for recording re- ceipts money, census of the largest cities of the U. S. and much other valuable information. Dated from June 1, 1929, PLENTY OF SPACE FOR BOOKINGS, ROUTES, SPECIAL NOTATIONS OR DAILY MEMORANDA, For sale at all offices of The Billboard. Mailed to any part of the world for 25c each. The Billboard Pub. Co., Performers in all branches inches—Just fits the of and disbursements to August 1, 1930. Cincinnati, 0. Larger Zoo for Buftalo Is Demanded by Newspaper “There are only two buildings in the Buffalo Zoo,” says The Buffalo News, “one a combination house and administration building, and the other an elephant house. The area covered by the zoo is only 17.6 acres, probably the smallest plot used for zoo purposes in the United States, and certainly the smallest plot used for zoo purposes in any city the size of Buffalo.” Continuing, Francis J. Murphy, staff writer for The News, says:“A survey made several years ago showed that 22 cities with populations of less than 200,000 had better, larger and more com- plete zoological gardens than the city of Buffalo. It also showed that 122 cities were building new zoos. “The progress made in other cities like Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis has left the various city admin- istrations of Buffalo unmoved. Cincin- nati with a population less than Buffalo has about 1,500 animals and birds in a zoological garden which is perhaps richer in scenic beauty than any other in the country. In Cincinnati, however, the garden is controlled and operated on a no-profit basis by a zoological society not controlled by the city. “In Detroit, Chicago and Cleveland, however, the zoological parks are city projects, altho their control is left en- tirely to groups removed from politics. “While all these cities have considered their zoological gardens as distinct civic assets, the history of the Buffalo Zoo shows that it has drifted along on the political tides a hopeless derelict almost from the inception of the project. “Six buildings were planned for the Buffalo Zoo in 1912. Only one of these buildings is constructed. That is the elephant house. The rest of the build- ings were never built, and no money ‘s available now for the completion of the program. “Many of the successful zoological projects in other cities have emanated from zoological groups. Detroit did not have to pay a cent for the 100 acres with which the Detroit Zoo program was be- gun. The zoological society gave the land to the city. “While the zoological society of De- troit, is now more or less defunct because a zoological commission has taken over the direction of the city’s new zoo, a great deal of the credit for initiating the work must go to the zoological society. “As has been pointed out before in this article, the zoological society of Cincinnati operates the zoo in that city without city aid. Money has been guar- anteed for years by certain philanthropic persons in the city to meet operating deficits. “In Chicago also the building of a zoo which bids fair to become one of the greatest show places in the country is in the hands of a zoological society, made up of some of the most prominent and influential citizens of the city. “If Buffalo had had a zoological society it might have wakened to its duty providing the people of the city with an adequate zoo long ago. Dr. Francis A. Crandall, curator at the Buffalo Zoo, who has been urging improvements for years, and who at the same time has been seeking-to form a zoological society, declared that he has met with difficulty because prominent men refuse to give their time to the work. “Dr. Crandall is also authority for the statement that the zoo has less animals now than it had during the first five years of its operation. He refused to tell the number of animals at the park of, July 6, 1929 87 zoo, saying that he felt that it would be a disgrace to the city to publish the number. “In contrast to the conditions in Buf- alo, consider the enterprise of the city of Detroit. Its new zoo is only one- tenth complete and yet it has spent more than $1,000,000 on it. Many of the new buildings are constructed, and the vast- ness of the project is already apparent to the visitor. “How do the people feel about these projects? Twice the taxpayers of Detroit have voted a tax of one-tenth of a mill for five-year periods. The second Sun- day that the uncompleted zoo was opened last August, nearly 200,000 peo- ple flocked to the park. “While Detroit has a tract of 120 acres for its zoo, Chicago hasan area of ‘196 acres, Of which 133 are being developed under the present program. The Chi- cago Zoological Park will be completed, it is expected, in 1932. It will not be stocked until just before the opening, but its collection will run into several thousands. “There are few if any phases of zoo- logical work in which the Buffalo Zoo compares with those of other large cities. Its land area is surprisingly small, its collection incomplete and comparatively uninteresting, and its general appear- ance anything but inviting. “The question that arises is: Will Buf- falo continue to lag behind other cities, many much smaller, in a matter in which all live and progressive communities are now working earnestly? “The answer to this question will be found perhaps in the opinion of Dr. W. M. Mann, head of the National Zoo- logical Park, at Washington, D. C. Dr. Mann has said, in effect, that he has never seen a zoological park run by a city administration which was a success. “Shifting administrations often causes a serious setback in development work, and very often the zoo is under an of- ficial who comes into the office ignorant of zoological work and leaves it just as he is beginning to get a grasp of the subject. “It is the opinion of Mr. Crandall, the curator of the Buffalo Zoo, that the founding of a zoological society in Buf- falo would not only bring donations of money for an expansion program, but would also provide a permanent, un- political directing body, which could do something to make the Buffalo Zoo a credit to the community. “The educational as well as the recrea- tional value of a zoological park has been recognized thoroly by progressive cities in this country for a number of years. “For this reason many zoos have spe- cia attractions for children and all large cities with zoos of any size are attempt- ing to make their collections as com- plete and varied as possible. “There is also a tendency now to make zoological parks attractive places, where children and adults as well can loiter for hours, and ¢an observe the various collections under conditions as near to the natural habjtats of the animals a6 possible.” MIAMI EXPOSITION SHOWS WANT Ferris Wheel Operator, People for Ten-in- One, Minstrel People, Concession Agents, Mo- tordrome Rider with own motorcycle, Shows and Rides that don’t conflict. We have some wonderful spots to play. Have not had a bloomer this spring. We never close. This week, Salem, O Wanted Union Billposters Buck Jones Wild West Shows Springfield, Ill., July 4; Bloomington, July 5. Ad- dress HOWARD HENDRICKS WANTED, SHOWS AND CONCESSIONS Join at once. Stock Wheels $30; Grind Stores, Ball Games. $25. Address JOSEPH J. KIRKWOOD SHOWS New London, Conn., this week; S. Norwalk, next. Come on. Will place you. WANTED—STRONG SOLO CORNET To join at once. Wire THEO. ERRANTE, J. L. Cronin Shows, Salem, Ohio. ] : . | e | | Ce a Sete ee Toeyy ES hidesiehsl ONCINNET Gg | ee | _ = ee Pe y ee a ae ee | — oi ae res a | ae " te) a] a my, Py r A ee = = } _ * t a | ae - 2. . e S| aT = = } ul . ee — S&S ni 4 ne — — Be ae ee , wok
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July 6, 1929 ¢ New ‘ ‘ eve - P ~ ‘ T ‘eaet Tt S 1eY T Gd, lead- ir f ti I Players, nc n Ic T C hter vw t > New O: the f E Ss M I e out- > tr Bar? es ci E E . Co © h C y - . vei BE 4 é f the moe - ‘ medians an n I , died rece! r Londo: Belphor was a featwre end man for many years with the M & B Minstrels when Por erat t St. James Hall, Lon } s al ember of the Ss { els nd the Mohawk Mine BERNARD—C es H., father of ¢ late I t diseas in N 7 e 2 I widow an six I services were e on Fort W BI % I i 7 of if be f r T Mc f ( t ( BONESHIRT—Josr Sioux Indiar killed by a fall from his in an ex- hibition race during King Br Rodeo per formances at } 68 e- nentis Dion G. Boncicault Dion G. Bor far Ov T ic) ctr p Dior Bouck t Buckinghams e, E first pearance o S a the Booth Theater, ? k, in 1879 In 1880 he appeared don. Mr Boucicault w borr y York. He We tec abr ] youne Bouc ult was bette n Lon- don and Melbourns native America He produced may plays in Australia between 1886 and 1896 At the e of 27 he was a partner in the manage- ment of the Bijou Theater Mel- bourne, where he produced plays by A. W. Pinero, Henry Arthur Jones and other popular playwrichts < dev Later he returned to the staze, pli ing in London In 1901 he n ried Trene Vanburz! 5. H e fre quent professional appearances in the United States as an ac but s preference was always for A r where his most notable succe were chieved. POWER Stenhen V., 58 ied at his home in San Franc June 23 As a musician he played at the old National Theater before the eat San Francisco fire and v a member <¢ Valentine Hooper’s Band, which played at the Or- pheum He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gussie Bowe! a daughter. Ruth Bond: a brother, Ewing Bowers, and two sisters, M Fr. J. Cater and M F. V. Johnson. The funeral was held June 25 ver of the M ’ Union, Loc Yo. f and interme Was in Cypre I Cemetery BRIN-—B imin, 55, nonprofs died June 22 his home in Brookly1 aiter an illness of two years He was the father of Abe Brin, an executive in the special promotion bureau of RKO Pur June 23 in Washington Ceme- terv I a4 Island Besides Abe, Brin leave hree other children, Harold, Amel and Etta (Seidman). He was a widower CARLISLE in New Yerk of an illness 5 aout t on by a heart ttack from the heat June 25. Carlisle was well knownin the outdoor and vaudeville world, where he was promi- nt ; istralian se man, trick He traveled in b Is the Best and Costs no More CAMPBELL =e , “Call- -TRAFALGAR 8200 | - FRANK-E-CAMPBELL | “Ohe Funeral Church’ Inc. {wow sectarian Broadway at 66th Street, N.Y. n} Billb’ oard DEATHS in @PROTESSION cus and had in his time appeared wit ther circuses and Wild West shows. me was also in Burnside’s mammoth Wild West show at the Hippodrome some years back. L ppeared wi é ster-in-law, Louise Ciay, in whip and lariat act. He s survived by his widow d son. Body s sent to home at Catskill, N. Y. He me r ¢ the .-Brooklyn lodge oi eM l { e N. V. A. Club. COSTELLO K 21, Oriental in or s na m ician nown as Piiz SS llleena Kalula died at the Peterbcro, N. H., hospital June 25. Her death was caused by injuries sustained in an au le accident. Miss Costel- lo was the daughter f Mrs. Frederick i. Newton, Fitchbur who survives The funeral services was St. Ber- nard Church June 27 Buri was in St. Berhard Cemetery. Miss Costello made } e in New York, but the st four weeks before her death she had been visiting her mother. She had travel with various circuses and had ppeat on the vaudeville stage. EDELBROCK— Joseph Anthony, 80, of Fort V th, Tex., pioneer harucss and <a — father of Fr: Edel- ock, wh for irs has ope cae. the Edelbrock Saddle Sh op, cowboy outti tti store Fort Worth, died at the Ede!b k me June 20. The deceased v ] vn to all the old-time cow- he ! cattlemen of the Lone Star State ER ICK SON—Elmer, 30, died suddenly of he ilure June 15 in Los Angeles He eturned to Los Angeles after heing with the Buck Jones Show all sea- vas conversing with Larry Dk Rerr on the street when he suffered the k He was well known in the « r show world and for a long time had trouped with the Al G. Barnes Show F ral arrangements were in the hands of the Elks Lodge, of Centralia, Wash., of which he was a member Erickson was professionally known as “Mil- wakes kee”. FASOLD—Charle Peter, 23, dance or- chertra musician, died at his home in Bridgeport, Conn., recently. HOPE-——Oscar E., of Houston, Tex. as- sistant afena director of the Democratic National Convention Rodeo at Houston st year, and captain of the Houston police force, was shot and instantly kille@ Curing a raid. Hope was well known contests, having been a bronk rider and calf per “Hh s widow survives KELLOGG—Gary, 26, actor of Chicago, who was associat ted with Hamilton Mac Fadden in the arming of Gods of the Lightning last year, died June 20. He ¥ gradi of Harvard University and had been associated with the theater feral years. LANE—Earl J., tab. actor, died at his home in Eldorado, Kan., May 31. He is by his widow, Mrs. Maxine playing at the Ben Ali Thea- xing ton, Ky., in stock. ENDER—George, 70, former vaude- artiste and burlesque performer, died in Baltimore June 27 of heart at- tack. Je was a member of the team of avender and Leonard, who were with the Weber & Fields Show many years ago. After he retired from the stage he was employed doorman at the Gayety Theater, for the last few years had been retirement. His widow survives. LINCECUM—Marie, 63. actress, who had been under the care of the Actors’ Fund of Amcrica the last three years, died June 26 in New York She had been a performer in vaudeville and stock companies for several years Requiem tmnass was held under the auspices of the Catholic Actors’ Guild and Actors’ Fund of America at St. Malachy’s Church Jury 28 and interment was made in the Catholic Actors’ Guild plot in Calv Cemetery, Brooklyn A daughter, Bi Moore, va' artiste, and a son, Lou ivea ®, now LAV ville as but in iTV tty deville Lincecum, actor, survive. MASUR Y—Mena Cleary, 62, of Ashland, N. H., once a noted soprano with the Boston Ideals and Bostonian Opera Company, died June 27 in Brookline, Mass SCOTT—Paul, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Sc Dallas, Tex., died suddenly recently and was buried in Reatland Memorial Park. Paul W. Scott is oper- ator of the Haskel Theater, a Dallas neighborhood house. SHETRONE—G. A., concessionaire on the Ralph R. Miller Shows, died at June 24 from heart The body was sent Baton Rouge, La., disease and dropsy. to Terre Haute, Ind., where the funeral took place from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Ruth Riley, June 27. The Ralph R. Miller Shows sent a beautiful floral tribute and the casket was covered with floral offerings from friends De- ceased had been handling concessions On various carnivals for the last 15 years. He is survived by his widow. IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR MOTHER Who passed away July 4, 1927, JOLLY BERT STEVENS STOECKEY—Charles, father of Mrs. Maple Williams and Mrs. Ella Mink, wel] known on the John Francis Shows, but now on the Harry Poole Shows, died June 23. Burial was at Turtle Lake, Wis. YRACUSE Joseph, 33, musician, died in Buffalo June 25, the result of wounds received when he was held up by two unidentified gunmen. Deceased was popular performer, playing chiefly in ibs and resorts in and around Buffalo. He was a banjoist of consider- able talent. He is survived by his widow and two small children. WARDEN—Fred W., 70, well-known owner and producer in Engla Southampton June 5 at a nurs- theater cied in ing home He had been in ill health long time. Some weeks preceding his cemise he went on a Meditgrranean cruise in an effort to regain his health He was returning from the sea voyage when he beci ame ill] and was removed to the nursing home He first gained fame in the theatrical world as proprietor of the Belfast Opera House and -later as a prolific producer of pantomimes. The funeral was held in Sou VATSON—Doc, colored, for several vears employed on the Johnny J. Jones Shows, died on the train near Moorhead, Minn., last week. The body was taken to Moorhead, where arrancements for the funeral were made Acute hemorrhage Was the cause of death. WEIR—Frank, the last five thampton. featured high diver years on the Wonder died at his mother’s a of heart trouble Ju ved by two children, his for Tip ip He mother Top Shows Philadelphi survi home ne 9 is and two brothers He was for a time with PeeJay Ringens before joining out with the Tip Top Shows WILCOX — Mrs. Nellie, died at her home in Ringhamton, N. Y., June 21 She was the last in the line of descend- ants of George Hull, famous half a cen- tury ago as the originator of the Cardiff Giant, exhibited by circuses and muse- ums for some years WILLIAMS—Vivian Duval, 71, died at Shelbyville, Ill., June 25. At one time he was an advance man for the Sells Bros.’ Circus. Interment at Mechanics- burg, O WRIGHT—Ward N., (Friday), 45, clown died June 25 in the City Hospital, Bos- ton, of pneumonia. He was a member of the Art Borella Trio of clowns the last six years, and had traveled. with the Sells-Floto, Hagenbeck-Wallace, Walter L. Main and Gentry Bros,’ circuses. He also was with Ward and Vokes at one time, and the Zeb Zarrow troupe of bicyclists in vaudeville. He was a mem- ber ofePasadena (Calif.) Lodge of Elks. Funeral services were in Lynn, Mass., his home, and interment was in Pine Grove Cemetery. WULKINSON—Alec, 41, author and manager in the English theaters, died recently in the Germaftt Hospital, Dal- ston, Eng He was a brother of Fred Grattan, of Webb and Grattan, and until recently was manager of Archie Pitt's Orders Is Orders Company. The burial was in Highgate Cemetery. YOUNG—Arthur D., 21, trap drummer, died at his horhe in Syracuse, N. Y., June 24 after an illness of more than a year. He had played with several orchestras in Ne Ww York State and at one time man- aged his own orchestra Funeral serve ices were held at his home June 26, Rabbi Jesse Bienenfeld. officiating. and burial was In Adath Yeshurun Cemetery. He is survived by his parents, MARRIAGES BERNARD-ARON — Tristan Bernard, celebrated French playwright, and Ma- dame Sam Aron were married in Paris. France, June 12. BLAYDON-BASKETT—Gentry Le Roy Baskett, stage and screen actress, |ast week was married to Richard A. Blaydoy production manager for Pathe. The ceremony was performed by the Rey James H. Lash, at the Hollywood Con- gregational Church. Mrs. Helen Zak was matron of honor and George Dromgold was best man. An informal reception was held following the ceremony at the home of the bride, after which the couple departed on a motor honeymoon thru California and Mexico. BRANNON-CLEARY—Homer Brannon, for six years connected with the Brown & Dyer Shows, and Goldie Cleary, of Memphis, Tenn., were married in Hazle- ton, Pa.. June 27. The bride was met on her arrival from Memphis by a dele gation from carnival, the showfolks escorting her to the hotel, where an in- formal reception was held CLEARY-McAVOY-—-May McAvoy, film star, became the bride of Maurice J. Cleary, of Los Ange a banker, June 26 The ceremony place in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills, Calif., the Rev. Michael J. Mullins offi- ciating 4 DONLEY-McCALL—Gladys EF. McCa!! dancer with Bubbling Over, and latterly with Charles Emerson Cook’s Savoy Mu- sical Comedy Company, was married April 20 to Hamilton Donley, stock bro- ker, at her parents’ home, 125 Bedford road, Toronto, Ont Beth Wevyms, lat: of the same company, was bridesmaid, and the groom's brother, Harry, was other wit s. They went to Bermuda for their honeymoon DORNAN-McFADDEN—Gertrude C. N McFadden, motion picture actress, and Harry J. Dornan, World War hero, were mnarried in New York June 27 DRYER-MORGAN Martin Dryer, the , les, took an nes manager of the Regent Theater, down- town Publix house, Rochester, N. Y.., and Margaret Morgan, of Rochester, were married recently at Savre, Pa FURSTENBERG-LIPKA—Jeannette D Lipka, New York school teacher, was married on June 30 to Joseph Fursten- berg, orchestra leader. of Newark. N. J Furstenberg is well known on the Jersey coast due to his popularity at Canary Cottace, where “Joe and his Canaries” have been a feature for the last two years. my couple celebrated their mar- riage th a dinner in Hotel Gotham hliouiiees a three-week motor tour thru New England. Mr. and Mrs. Furstenberg will spend the summer at a near-by resort HARRINGTON-LAKE — Thomas Har rington and Gladys Lake. of the House boat on the Styr Company, were married at Milford, Conn., June 23. Members of the company and many other theatric friends attended the ceremony HASTINGS-LIMEBECK — Robert W Hastings and Mrs. Genevieve Limebeck both known in show business, were mar ried June 22 in Chicago. The bride was a featured dancer on the Mutual Bur- lesque Wheel last season. MAHN-DOUGHFERTY—BIIIf R. Mahn well known in radio circles, was married to Florence V. Doucherty, of Jackson Heichts, L. I... June 18 Mahn is assist- ant to advertising manager of the American Company. in charge of rrams on Thursd Allen's Radio Home- the Sueer Refining weekly featuring Tea Ba makers’ Cltth PER 7 Y-STI core Perry Stepin Feehi! of New Orleans wood, Calif pre Vs Vv “VENSON Lincoln Theo kn professionally as and Dorothy Stevenson married in Holly Tune 27 Stepin Fechi'! whose name was adapted from the r: horse, “Step and Fetch It", is now em- ployed in talki: pietures. WHITING-FAIRBANKS — Mrs Beth Sully Fairbanks, first wife of Douglas’ Fairbanks, and Jack Whiting, musica! comedy actor, now appearing tn Hold Everything, were married at the Hote! Algonquin, New York, June 27. WHORF -SMITH — Richard Rake! Whorf, actor-art director at the Copley rheater, Boston, has announced his m#r- riage on May 19 in New York to Margaret Smith, of Winthrop, Mass, The couple sailed June 29 for Europe. COMING MARRIAGES Herman Schenck, manager of the Lo Angeles branch office of Shapiro, Ber) stein & Company, and Miss Caroly! 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stein New York office. She will leave for the Coast early in August, the wed- ding to be in Hollywood. B ira Luddy, who was the Daisy in Lombardi, Ltd., with Leo Carrillo on his tarring tour of the Duffy thea- te? 1 the Pacific Coast, has announced razgement to Harvey Stephens mance began when Miss Luddy W e ingenue with the Henry Duffy Plavers in Portland and Stephens was the ding man. Both Miss Luddy and Margaret Landis will accompany Carrillo on his coming tour of Australia in Lom- bard Frieda Mierse, show girl in Whoopee, has announced her engagement to Wil- iam Droege, of Queens Village, L. I. The wedding will take place probably in September. Last season she appeared in Rosalie. She will continue on the stage r her marriage. BIRTHS Rorn to Mr. and Mrs. Carl (Buddy) Wood, at Chicago, May 26, a 7%-pound eirl. Jewell. Wood is the leading man of the Raynor Lehr Company. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Raynor Lehr, at Faston, Pa., May 31, a 7%4-pound boy. They have named him Ravnor Alfred. lehr is the owner of the show that bears his name Born, May 12, at H tal, Kensington to Mr nd Mrs, Charles E. Gatward, a Mr. Gatward is manager of trade nd customs for Paramount, Sydney rn, May 14, at the War Memorial Hospital, Waverley, Sydney, Australia, to Famenoth Private Sydney, Australia, Mr. and Mrs. David Leake, a son. Mr. Lake is acting general manager of M.-G.-M., Ltd A seven-pound baby boy, Arthur, J: was born to Mr. and Mrs Arthur Horowitz June” 21 Father is a well- known New York vaudeville booking agent. DIVORCES Petition for a divorce has been filed at Lisbon, O., by Katharine Brush, writ- er, against Stewart Brush. Neglect of duty is alleged by the petitioner, who ks an award of alimony and malace- nance for herself and their only child, T? nas Divorce has been granted by Jude Hoffman, of the Domestic Relations Cincinnati, to Bella Stout Aber- Court nat} soubret, playing in stock at the Columbia Theater, Cleveland, from Ralph McRee Abernathy. The petitioner, tnru her counsel, Charles Davies, alleged cruelty and neglect as grounds for her suit The defendant is an animal trainer Trixie Cook, formerly of Cook an‘ Cook, adagio team, last season with }F'.r- ty Strause’s Frivolities, was awarded a decree of divorce from Frank Zeck, naval officer, in the East Cambridge, Mass, court, last week. -Trixie will be seen on the Wheel again next season as a sol- bret Don’ts for Air Talent — NEW YORK, June 29.—RKO artistes doing their bit toward selling the cir- cult and themselves to the public via the radio mike are finding that etherized entertainment is considerably more of an exacting art than work in the vari- etie At least from the standpoint of Prohibitions. Before they go on the air for the RKO hour, artistes chosen for nstitutional broadcast are being ed a set of six rules telling exactly they may not do. These rules ap- ply not only to etherized RKO folk, but a to all artistes appearing before NBC nikes The six rules of verbotens follow: I1—No songs, material, stories, gags or Speeches can be broadcast without being Passed on by an authorized representa- he NBC 2—After an act has been rehearsed ~ timed, no extra material may be erted 3 Messages or greetings to personal friends or relatives are prohibited under / ruling of the Federal Radio Commis- Sloan +-No material that can be construed ‘San unauthorized advertising plug will be permitted. ‘Avoid all references that may be offensive on moral, religious or racial krounds 6--Positively no visitors allowed in the Studio during broadcasting. ACTION VIEW of the new 76-foot dip in Omaha's amusement center, Krug Park. park, is trying out the new Dip. Herb Fierman’s Orchestra, now in its fourth year at Danceland in this Perched in the last seat is Louis Bowers, assistant manager of the park. The cars attain a speed estimated at 90 miles per hour in this ride. Groceries Soon May Be Sold By Means of Vending Machines Coin-vending machines for retailing groceries are being given consideration, according to a statement made public by E. A. Kiefer, specialties division of the Department of Commerce, on June 9 Automatic stores are now being in- stalled and proving successful, the state- ment said, as a result of recent mechan- ical improvement and new labor-saving features, which have made automatic re- tailing more profitable and popular. Only in comparatively recent years, the statement recalled, has the coin-operated machine industry progressed from small machines vending gum and chocolate to automatic merchandising machines sell- ing all types of commodities and service. Due to a growing interest on the part of the buying public of the world in mechanical salesmen of goods, services and entertainment, American manufac- turers are devoting more of their atten- tion to exploiting. and are finding profit- able markets abroad For the Arst quarter of 1929 the United Kingdom was the principal foreign market, taking exports valued at $96,194: Canada was the second world market, re- ceiving exports valued at $25,652, and Latin America was the third largest market area, with shipments valued at $20,716. The first vending machines were intro- duced into the United States in 1888, from England, to be used by an American gum manufacturer in the distribution of his products. Domestic manufacture of these macnines began shortly afterwards, but it has been only in comparatively re- cent years that the industry has pro- gressed from small machines vending gum and chocolate to automatic merchan- dising machines selling all types of com- modities and services. Automatic retailing is becoming more profitable and popular as a result of re- cent mechanical improvements and new labor-saving features, and now is proving successful in the larger cities and expan- sion into the field of grocery retailing is = —— f — A CARNIVAL VICTORY operate at a profit. nival E may be wrong, but Pendleton’s move to allow carnivals to play once more within the city limits is seemingly a wise one. Pendleton-has seen the days when a carnival company couldn’t afford to show within the city limits if it had to. They were actually shut out merely by raising the license fees so high that a carnival could not But carnival men are an aggressive sort and found it just as easy and a bit cheaper to set their shows up outside of the city limits. this arrangement they could continue to draw crowds from the city, but they were not subject to the policing by city officers, the policing which protects both the carnival company and the patrons. | tho, that the grounds be policed and it was the city’s job to do it, be- cause it was people of Pendleton who were patronizing the carnival. Thus it followed that the city had not only lost the revenue from carnival license fees, but had also heaped an extra expense upon its shoulders, made necessary by the added policing needed during the car- At The Dalles and at Corvallis the city fathers have recently passed ordinances forbidding carnivals to enter the city, but tho we may be wrong, it is fairly safe to say that they will later follow the course of Pen- dleton.—East Oregonian, Pendleton, Ore. Under It was necessary, July 6, 1929 89 contemplated. As a distributive instru- ment, the coin-operated machine has ar- rived, and bids fair to become of still greater importance in catering to the everyday needs of the people. There has been manifested in recent years a growing interest on the part of the buying public of the world in me- chanical salesmen of goods, services and entertainment, and, in turn, American automatic-machine manufacturers are devoting more of their attention to ex- port markets, and are finding here and there profitable outlets overseas for their products. The introduction of automatic coin- operated machines in foreign countries, Outside of Europe, where they are familiar objects, is somewhat of an ad- venture. Markets apparently barren of prospects have absorbed a considerable number of machines, as in the case of Siam ard Venezuela. Other markets, where conditions appeared more favor- able, have proved less responsive to initial efforts. Salability of pends large'y on their vending machines de- utility, novelty or adaptability. Utility is of prime ime- portance in the sale of coin-operated machines in the home market, where saving time and wages is a governing factor. Novelty would be the predominant factor in the Far East and in sections of Latin America, where cheap labor abounds Adaptability is essential in all foreign markets, since coin-operated machines sold abroad must be designed to operate with foreign coins and to withstand climatic conditions which rust or clog the machinery and spoil the merchane dise. Lessons in Building Up Big State Fairs The history of the success in building the Texas State Fair at Dallas to a point where it is one of the greatest exposi- tions in the country contains many les- sons from which Oklahoma may profit in the further development of its own State fair in Oklahoma City, says The Daily Oklahomion. One of the principal points emphasized by the success of the Dallas Fair is that any big State exposition must have and does have an “angel” or several “angels” to guide and guarantee the financial end. As great as has been the success of the Texas Exposition, it has not heen built to its present high rank among fairs without “angels” in the form of millionaires who have come to the reS- cue time after time. It has not been necessary in Dallas to pass the hat or make any sort of public appeal for funds to make up any deficit caused by 2 rainy season at fair time, or as the result of fixing the budget at a larger figure than the revenue turned out to justify. Very few, if any, of the great State fairs in the country stand on their own bottom. The fairs in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota, for example, get a liberal amount of financial aid every year either from the State, the county or the city. The Texas Fair gets no help from either of these sources; in fact, it has grown so much, and attracts so much money thru the main and side gates, that it nearly always shows a good profit f The Oklahoma State Fair gets no fie ‘ nancial aid from the State, the city or the county. In all but three of the last 15 years the Oklahoma fair has made @ clear profit above cost of operation. On the three occasions when there was a deficit, due wholly to rainy weather and not to bad management, the public has responded quickly and liberally to send the fair officials into the next year happy. However, the profit .made by the Oklahoma State Fair, even in its most fruitful years, is small; too small to permit the construction of modern, per- manent buildings and equipment needed. It is plain to see, out of the experience at Dallas, Madison, Des Moines and other cities, that some sort of “angel” must come to the 2id of the Oklahoma exposition. The “angel” of the Oklahoma fair could be in either one of three forms: First, an appropriation of $50,000 q year from the State to pay premiums; second, a one-mill tax in city and county to be turned into the general treasury of the fair; third, a city or county bond issue of $1,000,000 to erect sufficient buildings [9 the fairgrounds to last for all time. : The Billboard ee ome Dae eos wee 2 ' ep ‘“ ae is oe x ee ' awe | io me) {dy i a f “7 ya = ey ' | i Ast hohe 5 $e Ta Oe oa | al =. Mey ‘ pas Ni pie, > : be) ‘ te ‘ 2 s By . w 4 i wee 4 er - ee of Pee CY ni “* be e, hi fi { i ed wa, Ni Pad ge i j ad ae hu } Nt, %; i aj hs "B : es ae & j $4 +| \ AGA a | XY Vie | APA EA. 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J peg 2 Gray, BeeHo H H * *Kawekin, Pete “Billy” McGuire, Mack Mitchell & “Brandt, Fred pese. WE Davis. Bert eee ane an Gray. Ole P. a ,oy eee, Pete Lee, Albert 3. (K)McIntoch, Geo. Mitchell, Denny Br 7 ' ris. vy, ° ° ay ee, D. ‘ -Intyre. C 4 tchell, Geo . (K)Chapman, Otis (K)Davis, Ches (K)Felton, King am. fe & Holden. A. J. **Keagen, Johny Lee, Edw. (Jazz) Mcksy, "Font >) Mitchel Jimmie - Chapman & Ring Davis, Estus age — Kitty (R)Holland. Jack keasey, Hunter Lee’ Harry A’ McKay, Scotty Mitcheltree, ¢. G. (S)Brannon, C. C. Chase, Raymond L. Davis, cures, Fore Gum, Gen y seHollis, we Keating, Gene Lee, Pete Secures , = y Modell, Harry Brannon, Jas. C. Chidester, Wm *Davis, Georg - —— Se (K) Keating, Leffell, Great “Kee. John “Turpin” Brassfield, Jimmie Childress, James Davis, J. L. oor a. s bead _ = L. Retmes, ae R. Jimmie Legere. Curly ly E *Money, Whity rae —_ ne Cane, » — = y *Fields, Max G. **Greene, J. R. a Carl B omede thie and ~~ McKinney, Harry Monroe. Charley ‘S)Bray, Bulldog : i mi i P *Greenhaw, Bruce 3 , ere. eig arence McKinnie, Cleo Montana, Cowboy Guy Choate Dramatic Davis, Richard H. Field, R. A . Hood, O. A. Keene. Bill *Leland, George = sew Mentscuery. (K)Bray, Johnny ; Co. Davis, Stanley ae. w pa ggg Geo. Hoover. 2 Keightley, Geo. M. pemay E. J. oe a gg ea ontg i. c. | nse _— (eyCholette Paul Caviscn, Jimmie. Findlay, Tom = ‘Grey, Larry Horne, Joseph j Panag ee 8 **Lendennie, Fow! McLaughlin, Bill ees os reese Sam son, . i . Homer - , wier cLaughlin, ester Ragen! church ue. | erSignioe” ° Selnney"E'w, — Searigin Roget m. Reel: ge NO Baty eon, ing TOUT MeL none, ait renner - . - 9 fith, Jack ~~ ° n, L. L. cLaughlin, Bill *Monty, Jay a, we (K)Clack ix. — Deabier Chief Fisher, Allen xarimth, James Seems ted H Kaley He pro a —_ peer Montgomerys, Is reon. Scott ’ , sher, se. . ap ott ffitts, Jos. M. s eonard, Jac James Musica » Leo Claman, Monty Richard Fisher, Herbert K. Gri Housner, Sam Kelley. J. J. 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Ee tion % Co (eye: ie Levisey, Wilbur (K)McMullon, Roy **Moore. Moe Briggs. Jimmie ayton, Geo. E. ros S. ’ *Hager, O. K em ~ 7 . Levitch, Pro. L. McNally, Arthur P. **Moore. Wesley J. ight, Clarence (K)Clayton, **DeLane, Dale Flanigan, W. R. on aoek” See *Howey, Clyde Kelly, R. C. Levy. Louis aim, Al *Moore. Will Rube a ee ee Haine Benes’ Tenowiang’'wr el Wilbur ERRewiaanay — MRepare. AL SMoore Wil Hi wen, Eh we ear es, —— : **Haines, Jeff . ; Gump eMcNuity, H. C. taisy wm. Neil Clemans, R. C *De Long. Buddy Te Ce Haleame. 7s & (S)Rest, Ben (K)Kemp. = *Lewis, Abe *MeNulty H. C. Morales, Tanches atts coke. Gernte §=pewits, ©. B. (g)Ford EL Hale, Mack Hubbard, o E. omenierkety. 1 Frank Lewis, Charles McOscar, M. C Moran, Clifford E. L. ***Clements, Bernie Deal, Harry . OR Haliole Sam - | enjockety Lewis, Earl L. McSwain Max . / 4 saeddicon ‘Mack eMorris. Will Brown ++ ool one. Gre a epipentes Haish ooFrank, Ches. R ‘Handle. 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July 6, 1929 Billb be oard *Pitzer, Bids *Ried, Billy *Sandus, Harry Sloan, Frank Stevens, Thos. K. ***Thompson, Jas. Waller creme Willard, Bill & Pc e, Lester (K)Riegel, Robt. D. Saracine, J Slocomb, H. W Stevenson, Ralph Walle tt, w. Thelma Polk, Ollie *Riley, Jack Sargent, Art T. Sloniker, Chas. F. Stewart, J. W. (K)Thorndyke, 5S. swalters.” Williard, Robt. Dp, Pollie, John (K)Rile John L_ Satterfield, Lewis Small, Frark Stewart, Jack . Walters, James (K) Williams, E Edw. Ril P Smiletta Bros. Stewart, Joe F. (K)Thornton, C. A. *Walters, James **Poole, Bill **Ring. Lou Sauld, Clarence **Smiley, Harry **Stewart, Ray M. ***Tilden, Roy “Waiters, PB. Williams, Doc > Chas. S. *Ringland, John Sauline, Josef (S)Smith, Alvis (K)Stien, Mike (K)Tildon, Roy *Walters, Wm. H. Williams, E. R. Jake *Rio, Ramon K)Savage, Fred Smith, Ashley Stiles, Billy **Tillotson, C (K)Walton, Lou Williams, Ear) Al itter, Earl H (K)Sawaya, Geo, ni Blue Jay *Stillman, Francis Raymond **Ward, Arthur *Williams, Edwin T, rs, Alfred Rixford, John A *Sawyer, Eddie Bobbie — Stillman, Howard ‘**Tipton, Ray Lee (K)Ward, Buck Williams, Frank pD. Roach, Pat Sawyer, Fre ***Smith, Bull .)Stinson, Doc (K)Todd, Ottis Ward, Edward Williams, Fred X, Pow *Roache. Robert P. Schalestock, Mike 5 omith. c. Jay (S)Stockton, J. B. **Tollentino, R. Ward, E. P. Williams, H R. *Pow Robbi: on *Scheffler, Jack Chas. L Stoffel, Walter Torbett, Wm. H. (K)Ward John R. (K)Williams. Jack K)E “Ri bbins ‘Slim **Schermerhorn, Sn h, Fats Stoltz, Lloyd F Tovar, Jose Ward, Ralph Williams, Jack Pri um ¥, n 3 '. Smith. Joe & Billy Stone, George Townsend, A. E Ward. W. D. Williams, Jas L. ong ustin Geo. **R a *Schoedshack Smith, Jackie (K)Stone, Harry Townsend, Chick Waring, Joe Williams, Kid ork n, P. E **Robs xta's Societ) Scholes, Terry Smith, J. Lacy Stone, J. M (K)Warren, Billy Williams, Roger *Preston, W. E Circus Schmitt, W. M. Smith, Kirk **Stone, Jimmie Z. Townsend, J. T (S)Warren, Harry Williamson, G : : Pr Bena Roberts Carnival Schutz, Ed Smith, L. A. Stone. Oscar **Townsend, T Warren, Jazz (K) Williamson, 1a . Price, Fr i ©. **Schultz, Jack Smith, Marvin D. Story, Tom **Trainor, John W Warren, 8S. B. ie d re (K)Price, O. W. Roberts, Chas. Red Schulz, Wm. Smith, Mysterious sptoughten, Ray eeTrash. Dave (K) Washington, Willie, Gustay R. E j Price, Walter X. Roberts, C - (S)Schwartz, Joe Smith, O. Stout : (K)Trask, David K Tom Willis, Clarence I as. G. Pr Walter A Roberts. E. (K)Smith, R. B. Strah!e, Eddie (K)Trevellion, Wason, M. J Willis, Ernest “ j 3. Cc (S)Pritchett, Ed **Roberts, Senate Schwartz, Paul Smith, R. H. Str zella, Bert R Frea Wasson, J. W. ***Willis, Macon W t Mever Pr H. C Sclar, Mark Smith. Rev (K)Street. Willie *Triplett, C. 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H BE. *Sloan, Bert Stevens, Miller Thornburg, Al Wallace, Ralph Irvin Zordo, Frank McKay, (Century) Baltimor: Songs I Love (Fox's Academy) New York 7-9. Radio Sam: (Lincoln) New Orleans 1-6 ROUTES———_ Mc ~ Fg ris (Uptown) Chicago Southern Belles (Met.) Houston. Raisin’ Cain: (Grand) Chicago 1-6. (Continued jrom page 51) Mack, Henry (Paramount) Toledo Spoor & Parsons (Paramount) Toledo. re Your Feet (Douglas) Macon, Ga., 1-6. Girls (Paramount) Omaha Mack, Ted (Denver) Denver Spor, Paul (Paramount) Toledo. itman Sisters: (Washington) St. Louis 1-6. ast 3 (Paral —_ Toledo. Marietta (Mastbaum) Philadelphia. Stadler & Rose (State) Cleveland. ficle (ataie) Glaviead Markell & Faun (Minnesota) Minneapolis. Stanley, Jack (Mastbaum) Philadelphia. MI Girls (Pe: Pitt veland Marsh, Chas. (Paramount) Omaha. Stone & Vernon (Indiana) Indianapolis. SCELLANEOUS Girls (Saenger) New Orleans Massine, Leonard (Roxy) Ne w York Surprise Party {Brantord) Rowark. > theaeet ial) Masineton. Masters, Frank (Tivoli) Chicago Synajko, ) Cleveland. ‘Peis Wasi — , Mathews’, Eddie, Dancers (Met.) Houston. Teal, Ray (Saenger) New Orleans. Adome, 1a neh Fiactins ‘Soaeier Port Royal, sit M ta) Minneapolis. Merrymakers, Four (Michigan) Detroit. Theme of Love (Mastbaum) Philadelphia Cooksen’s, Carl, Presentation Unit: (Grange : : Meyers, Billy (Stanley) Jersey City Tiffany Singers (Paramount) Brooklyn Hall) Harmon M 3-4 : - Asahe St Louis. Mills, Ray (Stanley) Jersey City Vallee, Rudy, & Orch (Paramount) Brooklyn Craig. Chas n H og Magicians: Golden P Uptown) Chicas Mitchell, Al (Olympia) New Haven Van, Vera (Penn) Pittsburgh. Valley, N. D.. 4: D Cc t 5: Arneward : teiret Morris, Babe (Stanley) Jersey City. Vaughn, Martha (Capitol) New York, Senler re Ping » Mon ’ C Olymoia) Ne ‘Haven. Morrison, Alex (Oriental) Chicago. be ae ee ee Daniel, B. A. Magician: Jamestown, Ky., 1-6. y (State) Cleveland Newell, Nell (Branford) Newark. Wallace Sisters (Pal.) Dallas Delmar, Mysterious, & Co.: (Marlboro) Marl- (Saenger) New Orleans Norris, Ethel (Century) Baltimore. hte _ p. ieGnatinamn’ Philadelphia boro, Mass., 1-6 > (Loe _ Valencia) Jamaica. O'Day, Neil (Ambassador) St. Louis, Walzer & Dyer (Penn) Pittsburgh ; Dixieland Unit Revue: Britton, 8. D., 3-5; George (Pal.) Dalla Ormande Sisters (Met.) Houston White, Lillian (Mastbaum) Philadelphia Ipswich 6-7; Roscoe 8: Bowdle 9; Java 10; ¢-—Sorel Girls (iT li) Chicago Ossman & Schepp (Tivoli) Chicago. White. Marie (Tivoli) Chicago Hosmer 11; Pollock 12 1 Girls (Branford) Newark Over the Top (Paramount) Brooklyn. Zelaya (Branford) Newark Fleming, Paul, Magician, & Co.: Bellingham, Sorel Gir Cent Balti ~~ Owin, Rita (Century) Baltimore . ‘ ya i Minot, N. D., 8; Mayville 9; Gust S Jersey City Parisian Life (Michigan) Detroit. emidji inn, 10; Duluth 11. ave. G Ir Indianapolis. Paul & Ferral (Met.) Boston DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL Happy’s Shows, Frank McKeown, mer.: Sul- b U shicago Pearls of Bagdad (Qhio) Columbus. phur, Okla., 1-6; Maud 8-13. G (M ton es Perkins, Johnny (Texas) San Antonio. Ken-Mo-Re Unit: McCook, Neb., 7; Fairbury G Pp t) New York. Persian Ballet (Ohio) Columbus After Dark: (Woods) Chicago. 8; York 12-13: Norfolk 14, i Tex n Antonio Pickard & Pal (Pal.) Dallas Boom Boom: (Wilbur) Boston Lewis Family Show: Ridgway, Colo., 8; Tel- r Cc New York Pirates of Melody (Olympia) New Haven. Broadway Nights (Apollo) Atlantic City 1-6 luride 9; Rico 10; Dolores 11; Durango 12; ork Pring, Elaine (Minnesota) Minneapolis Connecticut Yankee: (Garrick) Chicago Ouray 13-14 e & W s Jersey City. Publix Singing Ensemble (Ohio) Columbus. Coquette: (Belasco) Los Angeles 1-6 Liniger Bros,’ Show: Winton, N. C., 1-6 ? 1) Indianapolis, Radio Romance (Met.) Boston Diamond Lil: (Hanna) Cleveland 1-6 Long, Leon, Magician: Fresno, Calif., 1-6: I Baltimore Rah Rah Rah (Pal.) Washington Dracula: (Blackstone) Chicago Bakersfield 8-10; Santa Barbara 11-13 New Yori Rainbow Trail (Tivoli) Chicago Hundred Years Old: (Harris) Chicago Marine & Firestone Co.,, Magicians: Trinity, N York Ramey, Eugene (Stanley) Jersey City Jealousy: (Mason) Los Angeles 1-6 Tex., 1-6 I St. Louis Rasch, Albertina, Girls (Met.) Houston. Let Us Be Gay: (Curran) San Francisco 1-6. Murdock Bros.’ Shows, E. E. Murdock, megr.: ~ rsey City. Rasch, Albertina, Girls (Oriental) Chicago Nut Farm: (Cort) Chicago Liverpool, Pa., 1-6, Sta vy Orleans Rawlinson, Herbert (Pal.) Washington Pleasure Bound: (Grand O. H.) Chicago Pamahasika's Peerless Co.: Homer City, Pa.. é I Ago Redick, Walter & Betty (Penn) Pittsburgh. Sunup, Herbert Sprague, mer New Lexing- 3; Central City 4; Rockwood 5; Jennerstown a (O Mi Remos, Paul, Midgets (Capitol) New York. ton, . 3; Cambridge 4; New Concord 5: 6; Friendsville, Md., 8; Dunbar, Pa., 9; Vie (Te nA 0 Riley, Keller (Paramount) New York, Uhrichsville 6; Gannonsburg. Pa., 8; Meyers- Youngwood 10. Cha : Cie id Ross, Ben (Branford) Newark. dale 9; Bedford 10; Export 11. Pamahasika’s De Luxe Co.: Anna, O., 3: Billy | Cc! 20. Ross, Joey (Paramount) New York. Yellow Jacket (Geary) San Francisco 1-6. Galena 4; Milford Center 5; Ridgeway 6; Ted (Ce 3 ore, Ross & Edwards (Met.) Boston Creston 8; Kenmore 9; Wintersville 10. , Al (Orie: Cc ) Rowan, John (Paramount) Brooklyn, Pamahasika’s Premier Co.: (Young's Pier) and G1 A or) St. Louis. Rowe, Alan (Met.) Boston. a 0 B A CIRCUIT Atlantic City 1-6. Phil (I Buffalo St. John, Gladys (Pal.) Dallas e s aad e Silver's Fun Show: Case 1-6. Laura (Mt E Say It With Music (State) Cleveland. Spaun Family Show, Rs" Spaun, meér.: M O Columbus Say It With Flowers (Indiana) Indianapolis. Abraham From Birmingham: (Lincoln) Louis- Logan, W. Va., 1-6. Go ; P - N York Scharff, Lester (Century) Baltimore, ville 1-6. & Coty > Dalla Schooler, Dave (Capitol) New York. Birth of Blues: (81 Theater) Atlanta 1-6 ‘ ¥ Hele & | Pal.) Washington, Sea Shore Follies (Buffalo) Buffalo. Brownskin Models: (Lincoln) Winston-Salem, E. J. WA SON . Trio (Branford) Newark Senter, Boyd (Minnesota) Minneapolis. N. C., 1-6. {Little Irish Eddy)) with Ricton the P. Ed (Ambassador) St. Louis Sheldon, Gene (Minnesota) Minneapolis, Drake & Walker: (Globe) Cleveland 1-6. aa, See spend Ghew Under oe ot the Loyo, ‘Angelita (Roxy) New York Sherdah!, Eugene (Stanley) Jersey City, Happy Go Lucky: (Pal.) Memphis 1-6. ~ 2 .wek. Memping Ground, By. Lucky Boys, Six (Texas) San Antonio, Laster Bros. ount) Toledo. Sherry, Louise (Texas) San Antonio. Smith & Hedley ( ) New Haven. 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; t } . Tweet Bros.’ Musicians: Tazewell, Va., 3; Bluefield 4; Princeton, W. Va., 5; Matoka 6. Williams, F. R., Magician: Crystal Springs, M 3-4; = iain 5-6; Brookhaven 8-9; Magnolia 10-1 Ww Robt. G. ’ Zoma Side Show: Waupaca, Wi 1-6. CIRCUS AND WILD WEST Barnes, Al G.: Dillon, Mont., 3; Pocatello, Ida. 4; Twin Falls 5; Jerome 6; Mountain H e 7: Boise 8; Weiser 9; Enterprise, Ore., 10. La Grande 11; The Dalles 12; Bend 13. Christy Bros.: Williams, Ont., Can., 5. Rogers: Bentley, Alta., Can., 3; Rimbey 4 Castor 5; Coronation 6; Monitor 8; Luseland, Sask., 9 Dakota Max Rodeo: Duquoin, Til., 4- Downie Bros Wolcott, os Haag, Mighty: Decatur, Mich., 3; Dowagiac 4 Niles 5; Buchanan 6; Chesterton, Ind., 8. Hagenbeck-Wallace: Frankfort, Ind., 3; Rens- elaer 4: Crawfordsville 5; Watseka, Ill., 6; Forest Park 7; Evanston 8; Waukegan 9; Ke a, Wis, 10; Janesville 11; ater- t 12; Milwaukee 13 Hunt's: Wi ndham, N . j Buck, Wild West: ‘Marshall, Mo., 3; M ‘ Carlinville, Ul, 5; Granite City t Sherburne, N. Y., Br Rodeo: Danville, Til. * 6 ' 101 Ranch Wild West: Hunt- t Ind. 8: Napoleon, O., 4; Adrian, M Pontiac 6 » Bros, and Barnum & Bailey: New Haven, Conn., 3; Bridgeport 4; Hartford 5; a 1 Binghamton 12 Hornell 13 si! \-Drew Phelps, N. ¥.. 3: Sodus 4: Fat: Hat en 5; Phoenix 6; Cazenovia 8; Water- ville 9 . Lewiston, Me., 3: Augusta 4; Water- Madison 6; Bangor 8 Vanderburg Bros.: Theresa, Wis.. 3, Beaver Dam 4: Sun Prairie 5; Sauk City 6; North Freedom 8; Reedsburg 9 CARNIVAL COMPANIES Ss Ajax United: Madison Heights, Va., 1-6 hama Am. Co.: Stearns, Ky., 1-6; Lancas- n-Srader: Brush, Colo., 1-6. Westminster, Md., 1-6. oO J Lyons, N. ¥ 1-6, 8 Port Killdeer, N. D., 2-5 arker Am. Co.: Union City, Tenn., 1-6 Barkoot Bros.: Toledo, O., 1-6. Bar Big City: Huntington, Ind., 1-6; Marion. O., 8-13 Barnett & Schutz: Salina, Kan., 1-6 Barnhart, Macy: Ada, Minn., 4-6; 8-10: Hallock 11-13 3eaty: Branson, Mo., 1-6: Sedalia, 8-13 i F. H.: Carrollton, Fy., 1-5 Bernardi Greater: Williamsport, "Pa, 1-6, Bernardi Expo.: Red Oak, Ia., 1-6. Warren Bistany’s: Corinth, N. Y., 1-6 Blue Ribbon: Webster City, Ia., 1-6. Brodbeck Bros.: Cedarvale, Kan., 1-6. Brown & Dyer: Berwick, Pa. 1-6. Bruce Greater: Easton, Pa., 1-6; Bethlehtm 8-13 Factory Rebuilt Carrousel hree-Abreast Herschell-Spillman Crrou- tel Thi s machine factory rebuilt and guaranteed. Write for description and price ALLAN HERSCHELL Co., Inc. NORTH TONAWANDA, WV. Y. —_ ROYAL EXPO. SHOWS CAN PLACE Merry-Go-Round immediately. Also hows that don’t conflict Foreman, Ride Help, Boxers, Wrestlers, Electrician, Ball Game Workers, Con n Agents, come on. CAN PLACE General Agent and Legal Adjuster immediately. Cofces- ms all kinds open, including Cook House, Corn Address all mail and wires La Game Palmist No. B301—Sample, $2.25 Lots of 12, $2.15 12 8 Open Face, White Metal Engraved Border. Jewel Movement, Thin Model Watch. Special Price Send for our latest Bargain Catalog. We have everything you need, and best service al- wa) Terms: 20% with order, balance C. O. D. Sample, 15¢ extra for postage ELIAS SHAHEN CO. 337 W. Madison Street, Chicago Billboard MILWAUKEE, WIS., 642 Third St. PITTSBURGH, PA., 2517 Penn Ave. NEW GRIND STORE NUMBERS Assorted Plaster Novelties and Animals, 10c each; 100 in barrel, $10.00 per barrel. Large Assortment Animals and Ornaments, 25c each; 36 in barrel, $9.00 per barrel. WISCONSIN DE LUXE DOLL & DRESS CO. KANSAS CITY, MO., 1930 Grand Ave. ATLANTA, GA., 324 Marietta St. JUMPING BEANS Per Hundred, $1.00, Jumping Bean Game, Cards, five free each hundred Beans. Sample Card with Beans, 35¢ in stamps 25% with order, balance C. O. D. Our Catalog is ready Send for a copy. It . } many new and fast-selling items. THE MIDWEST NOVELTY COMPANY Just arrived from Mexico. Postpaid, wit 1508 Main Street, KANSAS CITY, MO. NONE TOO BIG. CIRCUS GROUNDS, merce, Auto Dealers and Board of Trade away Most prospe rous secéion in the country Sheets of Paper Billed for thirty miles wire or write WANTED--CIRCUS ACTS ALSO SENSATIONAL FREE ACTS, UNIFORMED BAND, PONY TRACK. WANT RIDES AND SHOWS OF MERIT. NONE BUT THE BIGGEST AND BEST NEED APPLY. ELKS and LEGION CIRCUS EXPOSITION and AUTO SHOW HUNTINGTON, Long Island, Under the strongest combined auspices ever assembled—Elks, American Legion, Chamber of Com- A GIGANTIC SPOT Advertising in 20 newspapers. Acts, Rides, Shows, Band Pony Track can arrange five other weeks to follow. WILL BUY Reserves and Blues, 10 high. All JULY 20 to 27 N. Y. Two Cars and Motorboat given 25,000 population; 200,000 to draw from. 4,000 CHAIRMAN ELXS & LEGION CIRCUS. THE BIGGEST SPOT IN THE EAST preferably. Candy Games of all kinds, Novelties and SHOWS Address Jos. Elks Circus and Frolic Haverstraw Lodge B. P. O. Elks 877, Haverstraw, N. Y., July 20 to 27 WANTED—A few more Feature Acts for Big Show. Equestrian Director that can Announce. CONCESSIONS—Stock Wheels of all kinds, Hoop-La, String Game, Pans, Nails, Apples, Candy Floss, Guess-Your-Weight Scales, Penny Arcade, Ball Athletic Show, Wild West and Grind Shows. \. ROWAN, Manager, care Elks’ Club, Haverstraw, New York. Elephant and Horse Acts Prize Candy. No Grift. WANTED, PIT SHOW PEOPLE To join at once, Mind-Reading Act, Feature Freak and Second Opener. Write or wire DICK BEST, Manager Side Show, ROYAL AMERICAN SHOWS Estevan, Sask., or Portage i Prairie, Man., Can. Long, pleasant season of Fairs, Canada, Minnesota, lowa, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. WANTED Ten-!1-One Operator, Whip Foreman, Handy Man with carpenter tools, Fat Girl who can entertain Hawaiian Entertainers, Single Pit Attractions. Tip-Ups or Tracks or Money Joints. Address CAN USE any legitimate Concessions. No Roll-Downs, BARLOW’S BIG CITY SHOWS Huntington, Ind., this week; Marion, O., week July 8. Brundage, S. W.: Kewanee, Ill, 1-6. Bullard Bros.: Greenwood, Ark., 4-6. Bunts Am. Co.: Pennsboro, W. Va., 16. Burdick’s: Bridgeport, Tex., 1-6. Butler Bros.: Farmington, IL, 1-6; Staunton, Ind., 8-13. Byers Bros.: Ottawa, Kan., 1-6. Capital Am. Co.: Cannon Falls, Minn., 1-6. Cetlin & Wilson: Keyport, N. J., 1-6 Clark's, Billie, Broadway: Gloucester, N. J.. 1-6. Coe Bros.: Jenkins, Ky., 1-6. Coleman Bros.: Woonsocket, R. L., London, Conn,, 8-13 Colley, J. J Melcher, Ia., 1-6. Cooper Rialto: Lowellville, O., ville 8-13 : ; Copping, Harry: Riverside (Buffalo), N. Y.. 6 1-6; New 1-6; Steuben- 1-6. Corey Greater: Coplay, Pa., 1-6; Nesquehoning Cote Expo.: (Van Dyke & Grinnell sts.) De- troit, Mich., 1-6. Cotton States: Rector, Ark., 1-6. —_ Greater: Livermore, Calif., 1-6. unse United: Plattsburg, N. Y., 1-6. DeKreko : Farmer City, Il., 1-6. Dixieland: Bogalusa, La., 1-6; Hattiesburg, Miss., 8-13 Dodson's Shows & Jack Hoxie’s Circus-Wild West: Duluth, Minn., 1-6; Eveleth 8-13 Farle’s Wonderland: Rugby, N. D., 2-5;eCando 9-12. Edwards, J. R.: Sugar. Creek, O., 1-6 Ehring, Otto F., Co. No. 1: Harrison, O., 1-6 Ehring, Otto P., Co. No. 2: Wabash, Ind. Enter “prise: Monmouth, Ill, 1-6. Fairly, Noble C.: Oskaloosa, Ia., tan 8-13. Fairyland: Las Vegas, Nev., 1-6. : Flanders Am. Co.: Sidney, Mont., 2-5 Fleming, Mad Cody: Albion, Mich., 1-6 Foley & Burk: Eureka, Calif., 1-6. Francis, John: Jamestown, N. D., 1-6; Fes- senden 8-13. Galler’s Am. Co.: Atlanta, Ga., 1-13 Gibbs, W o Ralston, Okla., 1-6; Kan., 8-13 Gold Medal: “Marshalltown, Ia., 1-6 Gorman Bros.: Del Rio, Tex., 1-6 Gray, Roy, No. 1: Brady, Tex., 1-6, Gray, Roy, No, 2: Belton, Tex., 1-6. jreat Lake: E. Rochester, N. Y., 1-6. Greenburg Am. Co.: Burley, Ida., 1-6. Gruberg’s. Max: Oaklyn, N. J., 1-6, Hames, No, 1: Woodward, Okla, 1-6. Hames, No. 2: Cooper, Tex., 1-6; Whitewright Howen, Al ©.: Morris, Il, 2-6; Evanston 9-20. Happyland: Cadillac, Mich., 1-6. 1-6; Chari- Caney, Henke’s Attractions No. 1: Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., 1-6 Henke’s Attractions No. 2: Two Rivers, Wis, 1-6; Cudahy 8-13. Heinz Bros.: Toluca, Iil., 1-6, Heller's Acme: Bergenfield, N. J., 1-6; Pas- Saic 8-13 He L. J.: Lancaster, O., 1-6. Howard Bros.: Newcomerstown, O., 1-6 Hoy. Mighty: Steelevilie, Ill., 1-6. Hugo's Model: Almena, Kan., 1-6, Isler Greater: Muscatine, Ia., 1-6; Freeport, Ill, 8-13. Jones, Johnny J.: Brandon, Man., Can., 1-6. Kaus United: Bellefonte, Pa., 1-6. Ketchum’s 20th Century: Richwood, W. Va., Ford City, Pa., 1-6; Arnold Krause Greater: Asheville, N. C., 1-6. Krekos Am. Co.: Klamath Falls, Ore., 2-5. 1-6. 1-6. Keystone Attr.: 8-13 L.-B. Am. Co.: Illmo, Mo., Lachman-Carson: Alva, Okla., 1-6. Landes, J. L.: Clay Center, Kan., 1-6. Laughlin: Chrisman, Ill, 1-6; Tuscola 8-13. Lee Am. Co.: La Fayette, Ga., 1-6; Chatta- nooga, Tenn., 8-13. Leggette, C. R.: Watonga, Okla., 1-6; (Fair) Cherokee 8-13 Levitt-Brown-Huggins: Hoquiam, Wash., 1-6. Lippa Am. Co.: Three Rivers, Mich., 1-6; Coldwater 8-13. Lottridge, Harry: Peterboro, Ont., Can., 1-6. McClellan: Virginia, Tll., 1-6, McGregor, Donald: Dublin, Tex., 1-6; Valley Mills 8-13. McMahon: Onawa, Ia., 1-6. Martin & Noe: Greenville, Til., 1-6. Melville-Reiss: Nashua, N., H.. 1-6. Metropolitan: Ephrata, Pa., 1-6. Michigan Greater: Michigan City, Ind., 1-6. Middleton, Karl: Danville, N. Y., 1-6. Midwest: (Fair) Stanley, N. D., 4-6. Miller Bros.: La Crosse, Wis., 1-6. Miller, Ralph R.: Jonesboro, Ark., 8-13. Mimic World: Afton, Okla., 1-6 Miss. Valley: Little Rock, Ark., 1-6. Monarch Expo.: Sussex, N. Y., 1-6. Monarch: Dodge City, Kan., 1-6. Morris & Castle: (Fair) Minot, N. D, 1-6. Motor City: (Lincoln Park) Detroit, Mich., 1-6; Flat Rock 8-13. Murphy, D. D.: Pontiac, Mich., 1-6; Battle Rock Rapids, Ia., 1-6. Nelson Bros.: Oakley, Kan., 1-6. Naill, C. -W.: Royse City, Tex., 1-6. Northern States: Perry, Ia., 1-6. Northern, Great: Lansing, Mich., 1-6 = Ludington, Mich., 1-6; Lansing 3. 1-6; Wynne July 6, 1929 93 “VEST POCKET” BASKET BALL Awarded SILVER CUP by popular vote of operators at Detroit Convention of COIN MACHINE OPERATORS ASSN. OF AMERICA, February, 1929 vane THOT $CGRET ae | $17.60 BASKET BALL \ Order. score of B Size, 744x9x 14 in. Weight, 13 pounds. Entire mechanism A Legitimate Coin-Con- trolled Game of Skill. Sole Distributors and Sales Agents, EMPIRE NOVELTY CO. Dept. BB, 501 East Jefferson Street, SYRACUSE N. ¥ Member of the Coin-Machine Opera- tors Assn. of Am rica . Make Money Selling Money-Makers. $18 Daily Profits And more can_ be made easily selling the National Stamp Vender shown here Big profits for you and a money-maker for the store that buys one. The best stamp vender made and the price is the lowest Big Line of Special Machines. Every one an easy seller. We are world’s largest manufacturers of Vending Machines for Stamp, Gum, Matches. Our machines in daily use throughout the entire world. No invest- ment required Commissions paid daily. No samples to carry. Write at oMce for complete information and FREE catalog. NORTHWESTERN CORP., Box 14, Morris, Tl. SPECIALLY PRICED B A. 104—STRAP WATCH. White Metal Chromium Finish Case, Round and Fancy Shapes. Fancy Engraved Bezel, Fitted with a Jeweled Cyl- inder Movement, Radium Dial and Hands. G Quality Strap. In Lots of 100, Each. § 2.00 EACH, $2.25. Samples, 25¢ Extra A deposit must accompnay all order FREE FOR THE ASKING—Our ‘‘Red Book That Brings Profits to You’’, for Concession, Salesboard and Premium Trade. URZON COMPANY 335 West Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. RUBY } pe A 25c A © ae . B r d fee nd Oe different. ; ee) Don't be > ss. _ misled. 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July 6, 1929 Billboard 719 IN. HIGH OVER ALL UNBREAKABLE SHEBA DOLL $3.75 Per Dozen Biggest Flash of the season for Ball Games, Grind Stores and Pan Joints. We carry in stock a complete line of Eckhart Chicago Dolls. Factory Prices F. O. B. New York. Complete line of Concession Supplies. Write us your needs. SAVOY FAIR AND CARNIVAL CO. 115 E. 24th St. NEW YORK CITY ELECTRIC Set, 4 Pieces for Pure Aluminum 2-0t. Pot, Electric Equipment. anteed 1 year. and Tray—full size. PREMIUM WHAT? Wholesale House CHICAGO $4.83 PERCOLATOR Coffee Creamer—Sugar WHAT A STUNNING PROPOSITION! ROHDE-SPENCER CO. 223-225 West Madison Here Is a Commercial Somersault Never Before Turned Guar- Agent for Bunte, Park & Tilford and Galmore Candies. CANDY HAND-ROLLED CREAMS IN FANCY BOXES, CELLOPHANE COVERED Lb. 20c—1 Lb. 30c 25% with eréer, balance C. O. D. A.ROSE 14 Lb. 10e—14 9 E. HARRISON STREET CHICAGO, ILL. : Buy It From C. F. ECKHART’S PLASTER § Is BEST Your Nearest Jobber e KDDTTITLILILLTITI Li iiiiii lit ELLE Trey As per Route: Michigan City, Ind., Wanted Following Concessions Wheels, Velocipedes and Wagons, Ham and Bacon, Mamma Dolls GRIND STORES OPEN night Bags, Fruit, Box Candy Weight Scales, Hoop-La, String Geme, Penny Arkansas Kid, Ball Games, also Penny Show, also Talkers and Grinders on Shows experienced Help cn Tilt-a-Whirl auspices. Celebration Committees and Fair us. We carry five Rides Board, Watch-La, Huckley-Buck Arcade CAN USE Ride Ferris Wheel and Chairoplane Secretaries, twelve Shows, Merchandise Concessions, Band and Calliope. Address MICHIGAN GREATER SHOWS this week, Auspices War Veterans; next week, umet Til. then Rockford, Hl., ” ™ ame Stuffed Toys, Floor Lamps, Over- Knife Rack, Cane Rack, Guess-Your- Good opening for Attractions of all kinds for Circus Side Help, Merry-Go-Round Foreman, also We have some dates open, good look us over or get in touch with WANT come, to follow. ied Last Year. Take Notice—Biggest Fourth July Celebration IN THE HISTORY Advertised for 250 Miles Around. os poe LEGION'S’ SECOND. ANNUAL AIR DERBY, COMMENCING JULY 4, 5, 6, 7, CANTON, Good opportunity for Novelties. CAN USE five big Cook Houses. All kinds of Concessions open Act quick, as space is going fast. Dont ROBERT GLOTH, McKinley Hotel, Canton, 0. Oliver Am. Co.: Carrollton, Mo. 1-6 Pacific States-Kline: Twin Falls, Ida., 1-6 Page, J. J Bristol, Va 1-6 Pearson, C. E Newman, Ill 1-6 Poole, H. B Vernon, Tex., 1-6 Reithoffer’' New C Rice Bro Vincennes, Ind 1-6 Rice-Dorman: Albe Lea, Mini 1-6 Rock City Marietta, O 1-4 Rogers Am. Co.: Greenville, Miss., 1-6; Mound Bayou 8-13 Royal Expo.: Lacygne, Kan., 1-6 Royal American: (Fair) Mstevan, Sask., Can., 3-6 Rubin & Cherry: Bradford, Pa., 1-6 Rubin & Cherry Model: Calumet, Mich., 1-6 Sandy's: Middletow Mm. Esp 3S Savidge: Gordon, Neb., 1-6 Scott, C. D Brighton, Tenn 1-6 scott, George T Concord, Mont 1-6 Sheesley Greater: Hamilton, Ont,, Can, 1-6 Siebrand Bros Bismarck, N. D., 1-6; Wolf Point, Mont., 8-15 Six, J. Harry Sylvania, O., 1-6 Smith, Otis L.. Oswego, N. Y., 1-6 Snapp Bro: Flat River, Mo, 3-4 Snodgrass, T. L Pittsburg Kan 1-6; Waldron, Ark., 8-13 Sol’s Liberty: Benton Harbor, Mich, 1-6 Southern Tier: Johnstown, N. Y., 1-6 Spencer, Sam E.: Kittanning, Pa., 1-6 Steblar Bros.: Keystone, W. Va., 1-6 Steffen’s Superior: E) Cerrito, Calif., 1-6 Stewarts Am. Co.: Copperhill, Tenn., 1-6 Stone, W. T Clearfield, Pa., 1-6 Stoneman: Beaver Dam, Wis.. 3-5 Strayer Am, Co.: Anderson, Ind., 1-6 Sunset Park Attr Beech Grove, Ind., 1-6. Sunshine Expo.: Dayton, Tenn, 1-6 Sunniland Amusements: Corydon, Ind., 1-6 Sutton: Se Neb 1-6 Taylor's Attractions: South Whitley, Ind., 1-6. 1-6. Tennessee Am. Co.: Martin, Tena Texas Kidd: Falfuria Tex 1-6 Tidwell, T, J.: Liberal, Kan., 2} Traver: Berlin, N. H., 1-6 United Am. Co.: Progress, Pa., 1-6 Vernon Bros.: Garden City. Kan., 1-6. Wade, W. G.: Detroit, Mich., 1-6. Wade, R. L.: Jerseyville, Tll., 1-6. Wade, R. H.: Nelsonville, O., 1-6. Wallace Attr.: Glenside, Pa., 1-6; Ardmore 8-13. Webb, H. B.: Joliet, Il., Western Am. Co Buena Sate. Va., 1-6. West's: Kingston, N. Y., Wise, David A.: Taylorville, “Il, 1-6 Wolf: Sigourney, Ia., 1-6 Davenport 8-13. Work, R. H., Am. Co.: Midland, Pa, 1-6 Wortham, John T.: Greeley. Colo., 1-6; Casper, Wyo., 8-13. Wortham’s World's Best Iron Mountain, Mich., 1-6 Wright's United: Draper, Va., 1-6 Zarra’s: Butler, N. J.. 1-6; Hamburg 8-13 Zeiger, C. F.: Grangeville, Ida., 1-6. Additional Routes (Received too late for classification) Frankston, Tex., 1-6. Wautoma, Wis., 1-6. West Liberty, Ia., 1-6. Hiram, Mo., 1-6. Ohio Pyle, Pa., 1-6. Malvern, Ia., Ackley’s Comedians Adams Stock Co Bash, Ray, Co Big 4 Comedy Co Bishop's Tent Show: Bowser, J. G., Dramatic Co 1-6. Brown, H. O., Show: Ellsworth, Wis., 1-6 Brownie’s Comedians: Mt. Olivet, Ky., 1-6 Bybee Players: Syracuse, Kan 1-6 Cairns Bros.’ Stock Co Grand Meadow Minn., 1-6 Callahan Dramatic Co.: Dwight, Ill, 4-6 Cameron-Kilgore Co.: Brownsville, Ky., 1-6 Cass, Hazel M., Players: Clear “Wake, Ia, 1-6 Cass Comedians: Belmond, Ia., 1-6 Conn’s, Lew, Tent Show: Riverside, Tex., 1-6 Cotton Blossom Showboat: Keithsburg, Ill, 3 Crago Stock Co Arkansaw, Wis., 1-6 Creatore’s Band: (Auditorium) Atlantic City 1-13. Dundalk, Can., 1-6. Monterey, Va, 4-6 (Ma}.) Cresser Concert Co.: Dandy Dixie Shows Desmond's N. Y. Roof Garden Revue: Asheville, N. C., 1-6 Dixieland Shows: Rich Hill, Mo., 1-6 Fairbanks Comedy Co.: Shelbina, Mo., 1-6 Gifford Shows: Clarksville, Ia., 1-6 Ginnivan Dramatic Co.: Blissfield, Mich., 1-6 Ginnivan, Norma, Dramatic Co.: Bronson, Mich., 1-6 Gormand-Ford Co.: Griffith Show: Seven Gwendolyn-Ray Players Hall's, Bob, Comedians Henderson, Lew, Players: Herman, Minn Henderson Stock Co.: Harrison, Mich, 1-6 Hillman Ideal Stock Co Salida Howison Bros.’ Shows: Mt. Pleasant, Hugo Player Ravenna, Neb., 1-6 Ivey Entertainers: Ionia, Mo., 1-6 Kane, Elmer J., Show: Natoma, Kan., 1-6 Lanshaw Players: St. Marys, Kan., 1-6 Levant Show: Kingsley, Mich., a: Lockboy’s Comedians: Pelzer, 8 1-6 Loranger Stock Co.: Thief River Fails, Minn., 1-6 Marsh's Free Acts: Mary-Frank Players: Miller, Al H., Show Misner Stock Co Nash Players: White Cloud, Mich, 1-6 North, Ted, Players: Neligh. Neb. 1-6 Orpheum Players: Litchfield, Ky., 1-6 Pioneer Comedy Co.: Glenmont, O., 1-6 Pomeroy Show: Fisherville, Pa., 1-6 Princess Iola Show: Delphos, O., 1-6 Princess Olga Shows: Sullivan, Ill, 1-6 Princess Stock Co.: Eldorado Springs, Mo, 1-6 Pritchard Players: Vicksburg, Mich, 1-6 Ramsay Players: Charter Oak, Ia. 1-6 Rhoads Players: Stoneboro, Pa., 1-6 Ricton Show: Stamping Ground, Ky., 1-6 Rotnour Co.: Mellen, Wis, 1-6 Schaffner Show: New Sharon, Ia 1-6 Schneider's Clifton Show: Colchester, Ill, 1-6 Sharpsteen Co.: Dexter, Mich, 1-6 Sight’s Comedians: Keithsburg, Ill, 1-6 Smith-Willis Stock Co Petersburg, Ill 1-6 Strong. Elwin, Players: Winner, 8 D., 1-6 Sweet Players: Humboldt, Ia., 4-6 Sylvester's Tent Theater: Millstead. Ga. 1-6. Empire, Mich., 1-6 Mile Ford, Va.. 1-6 Moscow, Tenn., 1 Brownsville, Pa., 1 1 Taylorville, Ill, 1-6 Amroita, Okla., 1-6 Shady Dale, Ga., 1-6 Atlantic, Ia. 1-6 Terrell, Billy, Players: Lebanon, Va., 1-6 Van Arnam’s Minstrels: Sacandaga, N. Y., 3-4: Cobleskill 5; Schoharie 6; Margaret- ville 8; Downsville 9; Stamford 10; Oneonta 11; Cooperstown 12; Delhi 13 Walker’s Hav-a-Laf Show: = we , Kan,, 1-6. Western Players: Newark, O. td oe RS pARKS Stony rear TRADE so’ — * mur asy e Have EVERYTHING forthe omen TRADE, CORN GAME _ MERCHANDISE, CANDY and BALL GAME ITEMS. get our “1999 Free CATALOGUE -KARR® AUERBACH 626 AncH- PAILADELPHIA, ' ' ! J ' { ' ' ' \ ' | ! ¢ SPECIAL PRICES ON THE NEW IMPROVED JACK POT Jack Pot Machines from $55.00 up. Jack Pot Attachment $12.50 Let us know your requirements We will ex- change Jack Pot Machines for your old type ma- chines. What have vo Will pay spot cash for 2 Side Venders Front Venders and Bells Give Seria) numbers, me- chanica] con- dition and make in first letter. 827 East Third Street, Tulsa, Okla. ih MONK Their weird cries most mournful sound: $35 to $75, according to size. Ow! Monkeys $20 each. Big stock Ringtails and Spiders, all sizes; Swimming Mon- kevs for Monkey Islands) MONKEY FARM, Culver City, Calif. BLUE BIRD TARGET PENNY BALL GUM VENDERS—150 FOR SALE The best penny-getting Slot Machine ever ‘in vented. Can be used with or without Gun All in excellent condition $7.00 Each, or $5.00 Each in Lots of 6 to the Crate. A REAL BUY-—LES® THAN THIRD ORIGINAL COST. GENERAL M\A- CHINE CO., 2804 Minnesota Ave., St, Louis, Mo. NOTICE, HIGH DIVERS FOR SALE—Complete equipment for Act, most! all new—85 feet of Ladders, 1.000 feet Guy W 14-ft Sectional Steel Tank. Canvas Tank Lim! two Tank Ladders. one Springboard Ladder ‘’ Jacks and Springboard, 56 2-inch Pulley Block one 14-inch Spotlight, two Diving Pedestals Ww sacrifice account death Wire or write offer lot i gas J. WEIR. 2548 W. Sterner 5! Philadelphia . WANTED MUSICIANS Rittenhous’ Who drive trucks, also Performers come on ROSE KILIAN SHOWS Rowlesburg, W. Va., Jmy 4. FOR SALE Two Black and White Ponies. Do a good ac cluding Cannon Act. All props, trappings. ¢' First $25000. Hurdle Mule, a real one, $! } Ring Curb and Mat, 27-{t., good as new BARTON. Exton. Pa MAY MARDI GRAS AND HOME COMING Annual Mardi Gras and Home-Coming Celebre tion, Bellefontaine, O.. October 30 to November ° inclusive, Concessionaires write H. C, JOHNSTON General Chairman, 112 E Auburn Ave., Belle- fontaine, O FOR SALE, REASONABLE Turnstile with brass railing, practically new Bal! Park or Fairs. attention Further information write WALSH. Box 1403, Greensboro, N. C. CHIMPANZEE Large male, very tame, active. BIDDLE’S, 28 North 9th St. Philadelphia, Fs — on | 1 . int © | 2: ee 4 4oacee sd icone toe esaansant aUWe@ i-e-sneounm Oe imate = & ~~ = oor se: S-— FS « — Ge ae =~ -, ar + ee ee ; ; s a4 5 ee ve a ra) - i « > > 1, i ms See Caer a ! ee : OP Sie ae oe 7. a a eet tee & oe ie. ec ha i, Fe ‘ i 4 7 fae } “e sii. sn Sa Bh eee. 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FH. BEE SHOWS WANT n ern Fairs, two more Rides, a long list, yg + or without outfits. LP Large wants Man and Wife for Tattoo and Sword ORUY Bear over 400 pounds, and big healthy Lion. Address Carrollton, Ky., this week; Maysville, Ky., next week. Wallace Attractions WANT FOR RE, PA., next week, under auspices Amerie yen Location on Lancaster Hignway, next to Cadallic Garage. Concessions, Grind Stores. All Wheels open. Come on. This town closed three years. We are now booking Shows, Rides and Concessions for the great BELVIDERE, N. J., PIC- NIC, August 13 and 14. Held in the City Park. Bver’ Have two main corners for sale. ALSO WANT Ride Help. All this week, Glenside, DAVID B. Everything open What have you? answer. Wallace Attractions. Pp.) JOHN E WALLACE, Manager; ENDY, General Agent. NOTICE, PARKS, FAIRS AND CELEBRATIONS a high-class Society Circus, Trained Ele- shan, dees Horse, Ponies, Dogs, Monkeys, 3 fots of big high-class Circus Acts. Nothing t salary guaranteed. Will = ae any amount of acts atid want SOCIETY CIRCUS, 330 Bruen St., Dayton, 0. OHIO COMMUNITY SHOWS WANT legitimate Concessions of all kinds. Cook House open. CAN USE all Wheels working stock. Grind Stores come on. Twelve straight weeks of Street Celebrations. Write, wire or come on. Bainbridge, O., July 1 to 6; Gratis, 0., July 8-13. LAUGHLIN SHOWS WANT Merry-Go-Round Foreman, Parker Swing. Conces- sions of all kinds, come on. Fairs start first week in August. Chrisman, Ill, this week. AL C. BECK Past twelve years Executive Circus, Carnival and Theatre, will entertain proposition for services from reliable company, either front or back. All mail and wires to 915 Selwyn Road, Cleveldnd, oO. CATERPILLAR To book with reliable show that has good string of Fairs thru Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. A show that has four good wagons preferred, but can filly if proposition is right. This ride is always running, gorgeously lit and the last word in flash on any midway WANT good, reliable and all around Caterpillar Foreman who knows his busi- ness om A to 2 B. L. BECKWITH, General De- varren, WANT FOR THE HOME- COMING AND REUNION August 20, 21, 22, 23, at New Haven, Ill. Shows, Rides, Free Acts, Concessions. Address ANDREW BOSAW, Secretary, New Haven, Il. WANTED Good. clean Concessions of all kinds, for Commun- ity Pair, in good, live community. Have signed up all Rides of the F. E. Gooding Amusement Co. Week July 29-August 3.. A. KASSEL, Chairman, South Zanesville, O J. J. COLLEY’S SHOWS WANT Poreman for Eli Wheel. Kelly, wire. Foreman for Parker Swing. State salary wanted. WANT Working Men in all departments. CAN USE a few more good Stock Stores. J. J. COLLEY, Melcher, Towa ~ CARNIVAL COMPANY WANTED Auspices P. O. S. of A. Lodge, Philadelphia, week July 15. Address A. V. MAUS, 4948 Brown Street, Philadelphia, Pa. livers FOR SALE— £2.™0n¢_ Bros.” Motorized rb te ™~ Circus, best Elephant in —s Plenty of trained Stock, Will sell cheap “i0W in Missouri doing good business. If you are interested. don't ask for information. Come and See. C. R. LAMONT, Salem, ML. WANT MUSICIANS Of all kinds, Lamont Bros.’ Motorized Circus. rite or wire quick. Show in Missouri. ROUTE: Millersville, July 1; Oak Ridge, 2; Longtown 3. LAMONT BROS., Salem, Il. WHEEL FOREMAN WANTED Por new Eli No. 5. LARRY C, GARRETT, Man- ‘ser Hugo's Model Shows, Almena, Kan., this week. ~ TRAVELING SHOWS AND STREET MEN— de te for prices. We are prepared to fill all or- LEY ont. East India Remedies. GREEN VAL- MED, CO., Millerstown, Pa. WANTED Penny Pitch Boards. Lowest cash price. WALTER REIDY, Lake Brady, O, Billboard Phantom Fountain For Rubin-Cherry TORONTO, Ont., June 29.—Rubin Gruberg, accompanied by J. J. McCaf- fery and W. J. (Bill) O’Brien, of the O’Brien Bros.’ Booking Offices, had a conference last week with the officials of the Canadian National Exhibition in regard to putting on a girl and water spectacle for the C. N. E. this year. It is understood the deal has been con- summated and that Gruberg will expend approximately $10,000 for a front and outdoor stadium, and in conection with the O’Brien Bros. will stage a colossal 6pectacie called the International Beauty Ballet at the Court of Father Neptune with a company of 50, including special musical score. The O’Brien Father Neptune Phantom Fountain will be the outstanding attrac- tion, altho the girl spec. will vie with it for honors. It is understood that the spec. will work on a special hippodrome stage built in front of the fountain, and runway thru the heart of the stadium. There will be no top except a European canopy effect over the seat sections, which will be built sidewise in amphi- theater _ style. The O’Brien’ Bros.’ technical director, Col. Joe E. Nugent, will confer with the master of con- struction for the Rubin & Cherry Shows, Joe J. Connelly, this week at the ex- hibition grounds. W. J. (Bill) O’Brien states the foun- tain will go into Canada on special mani- fest, July 18, in charge of Col. Nugent and staff. It will be necessary to can- cel several grand-stand fair contracts in order to carry out these arrangements, O'Brien explained, and he will start to cast the stage show and ballet about three weeks ahead of the opening. Roy Gray Shows After a very successful spring season in the vegetable and sulphur mining section of Texas, the Roy Gray Shows are now in the second week of what is known as the sheep and goat section of the State. which has proven to be a disappointment from a business stand- point. However, everybody has been en- joying fishing and swimming in the Llano and San Saba rivers. Jimmie Gray, general agent, has a nice line of celebrations and fairs book7d that will keep the show out until Decem- ber 1. Several curiosities have been added to Capt. Ben Sines’ 20-in-1, making this attraction up to standard. Capt. Sines is making his own openings and is turn- ing in satisfactory business. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Lash left recently with their Penny Arcade to join the Roy Gray Show No. 2. Jesse Wrigley gets his paper up, and the shows are well billed in each town. Jesse is also mail man and Billboard agent. Much credit is given Bud Costello for the way he is handling the show on and off the lot, and in laying out the lot so that the shows and rides make the best appearance possible. Among visitors last week were Happy Ward, of San Marcos (one of the old- timers); Chief LeMont, of the Border State Shows; Ed Stritch, manager of the Roy Gray Shows No. 2, and his secretary, Billy LeFort. LOUIS BRIGHT. Rubin & Cherry Shows MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa.—This return engagement shows fair returns during the early part of the week. Location is a mile from town and auspices is the Kiwanis Club, and members have done everything possible to make the engage- ment a success. Monday opening was hampered by heavy downpour of rain that lasted until 6 p.m. Many from sur- rounding towns were present and en- jeyed the attractions. Mayor Sam Stevens, a nightly visitor on the mid- way, was much impressed with the magnitude of the shows. Shirley Francis and her Style Revue and Water Circus gave the initial per- formance Monday night and scored a big hit. It drew practically everybody on the midway at the first showing. The bathing beauties, attired in beautiful costumes, with Spanish shawl drapes and gorgeous silver wigs, attracted many on the “bally”, while inside the style re- vue, in beach costumes, won frequent applause. The aquatic sports in the portable tank were capably staged and July 6, 1929 95 This Is The TIME To CLEAN UP WITH LEISTNER’S Famous Electric Absolutely the biggest flash of all times. The quality of LEISTNER’S Electric Baskets cre- ates the flash that draws attention immedi- ately and holds the big play. Nothing like it in existence. CONCESSIONAIRES’ SPECIAL. No, 7-M-9—Fill i A FLASH OF - a Nine (9) Large Size Amer- 10s ican Beauty Roses, Each Equipped with a Genuine COLORED ELECTRIC Mazda Colored Electric LIGHTS IS Bulb OBTAINED In Doz. Lots, Each Sample $3.75 from a dozen 9- Light BASKETS A Wonder Item for Get- ting Top Money. Appeals to Every One. When Ordering Sam- pies. Please Include 25c Extra for Postage. SERRRSRRERRRRRSRRRR eee! WE ALSO CARRY THE CHEAPER BASKETS With the Japanese Bulbs, 8 Lights .. | ce ordering sample, please send 25c extra. $2.75 Bulbs included. Baskets stand 23 inches high. When FLORAL DECORATIONS, PALMS, FLOWERS, LEAVES, ETC., For Parks, Ballrooms, Etc. Roller Rinks, 25% Deposit Required on All C. O. Resorts. Cafes, Theatres, Large Fresh Stock Always Ready for wy ae . Orders, OSCAR LEISTNER, Inc." tas ron 2evtans 323 WEST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. BARKOOT BROS. SHOWS, Inc. ——_WANT——_ Freak Animal Show, Monkey Speedway, Fun House, Crystal Maze, or any other show that does not conflict with what we already have and can gilly. ne Show. CAN PLACE Tilt-a-Whirl or Whip. ouse. Hotel, Akron, O., week July 8. WANT Performers and Musicians to strengthen Min- Concessions all open except Ice Cream and Write or wire K. G. BARKOOT, General Manager, Lotus Hotel, Toledo, O., week July 1; Homer Cook REDMEN’S POW-WOW AND CELEBRATION Ten Big Days in the Heart of the City, Sedalia, Mo. WE WANT Independent Shows, Bally and Gents legitimate Concessions of all kinds. is one. Attractions and Contests all arranged to make every day a red one. ties and Ice Cream still open. Don’t miss No X. Novel- Pageants, Free Hal Bailey, wire, write. Biggest Celebration of the Year. BEATY SHOWS, Branson, Mo., next week; Sedalia following week. WANT SHOWS All Concessions open. Want Foreman for all my Rides. Electrician wire at once, Three Rivers, Mich., this week, and Coldwater, Mich., to follow, with a nice lineup of Celebrations and Fairs. Wire or write LIPPA AMUSEMENT Co. every performer was applauded. Miss Francis and her manager, G. A. (Dolly) Lyons, have put over a big show that is a revelation in water circuses. Count Olaf, the “Viking Giant”, opened in Mount Pleasant and is another outstanding attraction that is in the money-getting class. The “Count”, who in private life is Cliff Thompson, of Stevens Point, Wis., stands eight feet, four inches high. A brand-new outfit is being built for the “Human Sky- scraper”, which will be ready for the Bradford week. Maxie Herman, of “Revelation”, has left temporarily and drove his car to Moorhead, Minn., to join Bert Earle’s staff of concessionaires for the tour of the Western Canadian fairs, after which he will rejoin the “Aristocrat”. Jean Brown is now “Alice, the Won- der Girl’, replacing her sister, Blanche, who married recently in Kansas City. The attraction is doing a splendid business. Mrs. Marie Smuckler recently put over a@ wonderful promotion in Fairmont, W. Va., and is now resting preparatory to other doings in the near future. Sylivia Pinfold has returned from a visit to her aunt and is again back in the Pinfold palmistry booth. Things are humming in the building and painting departments of the shows and considerable work is being turned out by E. A. (Baldy) Potter and his crew of assistants. The majority of the wagons have received two coats of paint and varnish, and starting here the show fronts are being done over in color- ful hues. As usual there will be an entirely new spread of canvas for all attractions and the rides will be painted and renovated. “The Magic Carpet” is being rebuilt by the Spillman Engineer- ing Company and the new “Waltzer” will be delivered about July 15. Bradford, Pa., during the coming week promises to be one of the best stands of the spring tour, with an airport dedication, Shrine ceremonial, firemen's convention and _ tri-county American Legion auspices. WALTER D. NEALAND. SUPER -VALUES REAL LACE SCARF No. 10—A sensation for good looks and flash value. Real openwork design, 6-in self-fringe. Size 74x16 in. Every popular color is available. 7S5c Each—$8.55 Dozen LACE HANDKERCHIEFS 10 in. sq. Dainty Lace Hankies, assorted colors in picture cover box. Box, 25c; 5 to Box, 50c; Dozen to Box, 85c; Gross, $9.00. EMBROIDERED HANKIES Special values. Fine embroidery in as- sorted designs ani colors. Three to Pic- ture Box. Per Box, 25c. 10% deposit, balance C. O. D LEWIS IMPORTING Co., Dept. 19, 141 5th Ave., NEW YORK WANTED Expert Scales Guesser With Scales preferred, for best location on Coney Island. Do not write, come on. HARRY’S TANGO GAME, 1220 Surf Ave., Coney Island, New York. BIG FIREMEN’S CELEBRATION WHOLE COUNTY BOOSTING, WEEK JULY 8. Legitimate Concessions, come on. Want two clean Shows, two live Ball Game Agents and two Grind Store Agents. Committees get in touch with me if you want a good clean show. This week, Madi- son Heights, Va., Wire or write JACK M. BLUM, Mgor., Ajax United Shows. FOR SALE A complete Motorized Circus, Trained Elephant, Trained Ponies and Horses, Bear, Dogs and Monkeys, Electric Light Plant. Everything com- plete. 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H -Painted on Vel- Es 1.25 OVERNIGHT CAS ES. with 10 Cel- CEDAR CHESTS, : “sines, Dozen, 2.25, 4.50, 9.— — ‘SE Ts, Imported — Value. . TABLE LIGHTERS. Automatic. Entirely New. Qu Limited A Great Value. W D Doz . . 6. POCKET WATCHES, G t Case, New So Waist WATCHES. s and Ladies, Also : 4 All Swiss Movements a ntee ~"Senbentabe, Your Cc r Fact 2. ST AND AND NOVELTY CLOCKS. 1 25 -90 Ea SHADOW ELEC — IC TABLE LAMPS ANTIMONY c IGARE TTE BOXES. 4. 20 BIRD € AGES, Real he Each ; 1.70 — BAGS. Cic ‘Out i “és ! ee sO INDIAN FEATHER a DA ART IMPOR 1! D nIGH- QU AL ITY CIGA- 1 25 RETTE CASE. .OS D —— . GILLETTE vA Ea FL. ASH LIGHT. ae e ‘TYPE RA- anMY & NAVY NEEDLE BOOKS. CIGARETTE Re oy and Pocket Lighter 1) Gard 1.50 MIL L Li K RUE nee n Toy s. “Assor ted. s. Ou “$2. —&2. 75 LADIES’ RUBBER. ni APRONS, Sr = ITARY BRU SH SETS. Doz. Sets 2.55 ILET SET ieces—Comb, Brush. Mirror ’ con seosel Pooes 4.60 TNGER DOLLS, IRELAND'S CANDIES. Eastern Distributor. Stock New York at Factory Prices. immediate Deliveries. Order from this ad, as these prices speci al. Mills Sales Co. 901 Broadway, New York SALES BOARD GAMES oF ALL KINOS OTE PUNCH DN POCKET CHAS. A. BREWER & SONS. CHICAGO s envi 10 Vols KX an AS GET OUR PRICES ORE MNMRRe De WUNBERE | | BUY DIRECT FROM “MANUFACTURER SAVE THE OIFFERENCE Chewing Gum Co. pany ACK us ~ INE WO aa _ LLE, TENN. (7 —i, Advertise in The eee — “eae be satisfied with A NEW WINNER Doz., 75c, Gr., $39.00 New Tinsel Skirt, $3.00 Per 100 FUR MONKEYS Assorted larce Monks, Clowns and Coons. Dor., $1.30; Gross, $15.50 New High Hat SUNNY SAM BALLOON The New Oak Hit. This Brand-New Number will absolutely become the Biggest Selling Balloon Since the SLIM JIM. Inflates to 7x27 In., in beautiful rainbow $5.00 Per Gross Special Workers. Each. .$0.30 NEW 10-Pe. lates. ah Per 100, $12.00 colors. 36- Per Box Manhattan Choco- | 4-In. Dolly Canes, Complete. Per 100, $8.U. ‘-In. Hala Dolls, Complete. ery Dolls, Com- plete. Per 100, $9.00 In Swagger Canes, Gross, $8.50 Per Doz. Boxes. . $0.80 MILLER RUBBER TOYS PLAIN TOYS $9.00 Gross SQUAWKING JOYS $10.50 Gross No. 70 loons. Rainbo TOY BALLOONS ||| we PLAIDS! Double-breasted slit pockets LADIES TRENCH TWEED RAINCOATS $27.00 DOZ. SAMPLE COAT, $2.50. 25% deposit with orders. TWEEDS! All Guaranteed Waterproof, with the new ring-buckled belt and sleeves New Light Spring Shades: GREEN, BROWN. LIGHT BLUE. TANS Sizes: 14 to 20. 36 to 44. BLUE LABEL RAINCOAT Co. 34 E. 12th $t., WEW YORK Transparent ome «7 GEES. c vce Slim Jims. Goue, $3.50 Monkey Doz., Betew Slim Jim Workers. $1.80; Gross.... $21.00 SED. eocbaseducoveseses $0.20 PLASTER |». 30 Compound Tarret Design CORN GAME DOLLS No. payne Picture, Gross. = 75 ITEMS No. 90 Floral Design. Gr. .$3.75 Dice Clocks. Each....$1.05 No. 30 Ruby Doll, 70 to No. 70 Trans. Floral Sue. 7-Pc. Taisho Tea Set. Barrel. Each.........$0.25 De ssnancasataouneul 4.00 Mae ccscoeencoosess -60 No. 11 Sheba Doll, 50 to No. 70 Trans. Stars and cr. 8-Pc. Water Set, with Barrel. Each 27 eles. Gress .......... 4.00 Silver Tray. Each... -75 No. 29 Rose Doll, 50 to Bar- | No. 9 Compound Animad Novelty Bird Cages. Ea. .70 rel. Each ............ 45 Prints. Gross ......... $2. . 1132 S. Halsted St. Write for Our Catalogue. ° M. K. BRO DY oe CHICAGO, ILL, BIG SALE OF JACK POTS — JENNINGS J WATLING Write for our special offer on Jack Pots JACK POT MILLS for the month of JUNE. TILLITSON SPECIALTY 60. 32 So. La Salle Street, Aurora, Illinois. CAILLE Mint Venders AND Jack Pot Machines New and Used All Kinds and Makes. Write for Catalog and Prices. SICKING MANUFACTURING CO. 1922 Freeman Avenue, CINCINNATI, 0. JACK POT Flashy ““otare Pk aSiy ~ ore FES, PARAMOUNT SUNSET CHOCOLATES | CHOCOLATES 12-Oz Glazine Flashy Box of Wrapped, two Chocolates, layer Choco- 55c late Per Doren, in $2.25 Orders of 6- Per Doz., in 3- Doz, Lots or Dor Lots or More Over. Packed 6 Doz Packed 3 Doz and 12 Doz. to to Carton Carton, Sample Dozen, Sample Doren, $2.40, 65c. 20% deposit on a.l orders, balance c.0.D Send for Mlustrated Catalog No. 25. DELIGHT CANDY CO., 67 E. Ninth St., New York City Tag, We Defy Competition !! We have 2.000 of these Mashy Men's Watches which we are offering to the Billboard trade. Ata Knockout Price 1014-Ligne, 6-Jewel, Cylinder, ti fully Engraved Case and Our Polefran Move- ment, with Radium or Raised Gold Letter Die! Complete with Display Box and $10.00 Price IN DOZEN LOTS EACH $2. 25 Sample, 35 Extra FRANK POLLAK, 214 CHRYSTIE ST. Cable Address, with a Beau- Send for Catalogue NEW YORK “Polwatch, N. Y.” — PACKAGE SOF eee ISLER GREATER SHOWS WANT PLATFORM SHOWS, WHITE MUSICAL COMEDY WITH OWN OUTFIT. Wax Show, Flea Circus, Freak Animal Show. ALSO LEGITIMATE CONCES. SIONS. Minstrel Show Performers, also Band Men. Muscatine, lowa, week July l to 6: Freeport, Ill.. week July 8 to 13: Bettendorf, lowa, week July 15 to 20 Rock Falls, IL, week July 22 to 27. THIS IS A TWENTY-CAR RAILROAD SHOW. ADDRESS LOUIS ISLER, OWNER, AS PER ROUTE, 41 West 17th Street COMING BACK STRONG MEXICAN BEACH HATS Only $6.00 Doren in Lesser Quantities, deposit with order. HOV@ARD HAT Co. NEW YORK 1531, Phone, Watkins : : 96 a a : ’ v a = 7 a Fe Sras goe 3 We PEELE: BE Cee ee ee 4 a8 | - nee Fe OE , . 3 A . = ‘ we s x Aw? od en - @ . - . i : = = 3 3 se = ‘ rr : | ieee ee . rr e ir OR b es || | = oe ‘ PCC Ge E WA .“ oO \® . | % Ic 1 | ye L Pe iH a M4 wh tf re: er : i ( iy . \ .. 4g 4 Py a Cargest || Go ee Sas os BS = ae i : Aa ¥ po Board sci a — “3 A and = SSssesesss Card " as Ssessseces 3) ST STs “Kg sescesecee ouse Y=) ay We & = a SSssssssss inthe tae Mh aa a ceessesece >. be , fad | soseesseee World i. oo A PS || ee oe ; 7 ] “i Mek a ow - ¥ iy ’ a | i\=. 4 pt ~~ \M Cal. || ea a XC wht es IN —<_——— a? Va HP VAY = ——————amncamncrcmmncscnmmmmemmnnnd fo 44) ‘| a) ae \ a Sunsel f foe me a een 4 er = U4 i o.* be vrP=7, —L__LLL____L_LLac|f a te AM Sc 4 1 | | $5.25 oe ‘4 | | Dozen Gross Lots 2 ae ) oa Be ager a | | |
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Billboard on CANES 742—5-In. Cel- OAK Th N t AND sono THE NEWEST MOST POPULAR NOVELTIES GAS |AT LOWEST PRICES Are Listed in Our and 1 9 ? CATALOG AIR Free For The Asking BAL- LOON SOMETHING ogio—70 CM. Rainbow NEW! “Gas Balloons. Gross $3.75 4 ; gg — reer Going Over Big !) .°4!"p, aa oji—Happy Hep Bale No. 403 — Novelty|Cloth Para- _ Floral —. on Cissus ‘ieee sinha Bird fir made, of a sols. Cloth Para- or Gas Balloons. Gr. 2.85 oa Pm é omnes. _ ao a os32—Slim Jim Balloons. Combinations, with alo" 00. on. Gnneh 411_ slim Jim’ Workers. EB ott Competten : 2a1l—* P restin Per Dozen ...eceeeeess 2. ored c lass yo DOLLY a ength, 24 inches... A ™ CANES ae Sora Gass eke CAN oneessions. a744 c %—Ladies’ Per Dozen $6. 75 Cen or C ‘ DICE. Celluloid with be 94 ye Assorted Color Min 0 Magnet BOUDOIR Visca Dresses g : Tineet wend and ladian Plaid LAMPS jaist ; t up to Attach tolBlankets Blankets} s22—poudoir Jap. Crook Canes. Lamp with Metal Complete With $2 30 Base. Doz. .$10.80 a, 310—Giass Boo- Per 100 + $10.00) “ doir Lamps. Dozen at o 30 to Case se Beacon Indian Shawls Each... .$5.00 = Beacon Plaid Shawls. Each... 3.00 Beacon Casco Blankets. Each.. 3.50 j Beason Casco Shawls. Each.... 4.25 18—8-Pe. Green Glass Cove Lets. 5665—7 - 8 Le Tea Set. og eng eM OS PANISH SHAW Tea Pot with Bamboo Handle wl No, 372 373. Nor 871. |and 6 Cups to match. 60 Sets * $2.75 $3.75 $5. 5O/ $7.00} to » Case. Per Set in 5A Each Each. Each. Each. [Case Lots ‘ c 97 July 6, 1929 SELF-LOADING JACK POT Our 40th Anniversary THE WATLING MFG. CO.’S JACK POT Can be operated for checks or cash. Fitted with side mint vender, also no payout at- tachment when checks are played, or skill device (on request only at cost). Send for literature on our full line. Watling Mfg. Co. 700 W. Washington Bivd. Chicago, IIl., U.S. A. Long Distance Phone, Haymarket 0270. No. 40 for Nickel Play, $80.00 No. 50 for Quarter Play, $90.00 Save Money By Buying Direct From Manufacturer AMERICAN MINT CORP., 114 East 13th St., New York, N. Y. _ SALESBOARD J JOBBERS AND OPERATORS os ae he he beautiful new CATALOGS | showing the lar VENDING MACHINES Watches, | and a paces: You cannot afford to be another BEST and LOWEST PRICED line ime ae. Push-Cards and Pellet Boards. Full wee KELNER’S NEW LOW PRICES SWAGGER CANES Ladies’ Swagger Sticks, with new style mottled colored carved handles. wit lk tassels. Packed one gros nf carton. SPECIAL. Gr. $8. 00 | ovs’ Canes u h Amber Crook Hand] All Colors. Gr. 8. 00 No 90 Extra Heavy Barr Brand Gas Balloons, with Floral Stripes. cv nate wee dina de eae . Genuine Lash Whips. Gross.. A Original Green Ear 5 00 ay Desmond Spot ‘00 or Tail Comes Out ° | sy Miller Ring Tail Cats.... 9.00 Miller French Doll, with Fancy Trimmed Tinsel Dresses. Complete. Gross .......... ” Hi-Hat Fur Monkey, Doz., $2.00: Gross aaeenaedl 21 .00 Hula Dress Visca Doll, with Red and Green Jap, Canes, is oo Special Best Quality Yacht ‘Caps Doz 2.00 Ladies’ Deauville Beach Hats, 1 90 Assorted Bright Colors. Doz. . Snappy Sue Skirt Dolls. Gross... 6.50 Rainbow Colored Beach Balls with | Bladders. Doren, $2.00 Gross oe ° One-third deposit. balance C. O D nd for Special Price List | HARRY KELNER & ON 36 Bowery, NEW YORK CITY. “Known for Our Low Prices.’ Our New Catalog No. 36 now ready. Send tor copy ay Chocolates and Cherries and “Hole Board. No. BB 043!5. Sample "$6.45 Asst. Fancy Photo Handle Knives, on 1000-Hole New Style $5. 25 I2; baat No. B 330 - - - © with order, balance C. O. D. sane COHEN & CO. 201-203-205 Madison St., Chicago, It. SUPPLIES INSTANT SHIPMENTS — _ GRIND. STORES, WHEELS. PARKS, - ; CORN GAMES. ETc. . «BIG CATALOG FREE | The Tipp Novelty Co. ; _ TIPPECANOE CITY, OHIO. Novelty Items. We make naan ceperee se: Direct to Your and COU OUS SERVICE. : : : ; A. S. DOUGLIS 4 CO. - aN6 so. WELLS Rs: ee 3 peees +> been pee. Tre 7, Trv?TT pees fw wanna peewee .' +4 peeeeee ees u CONCESSIONAIRES Do Not Fail To Send for Our New Reduced Price Catalag Ladies’ or Men's Wrist Watches. Each....$ 2.00 Elgin-Waltham Rebuilt Pocket Watches.... 6.25 Rubber Belts. Doz..$0.95 Leather. Doz... 1.75 Perfume, Cellaphone Wrapped. Dozen..... 1.00 3-Pe. Perfume Sets, Cell. Wrapped. Doz.. 3.00 Rogers 26-Pce, Silver Sets... ........sccsee. 2.35 Bill Folds, Gilt Corners ($3.50 Label). Doz, 2.75 Jumbo Fountain Pens, with Bands. Gross... 27.00 London Ciearette Pocket Lighters. Doz... 3.50 Lighter and Cigarette Case Set. Doz...... ae Opera Glasses, Pear! Finish, Doren...... 1 008 PIEC t FOR SLUM | tie P . Cc ollat Pins. $6.95 Br a. s, Cigarette Holders, Rings. Samples, ¢ ®he | 5°) with order, , balance Cc. 0. BD. WRITE For CATALOG. | EXTRA VALUE PISTOL TARGET PRACTICE MACHINE | Skill, Fun and a Good Chew. } le BALL GUM VENDER. | FREE 1300 Balls Five Star Asst Color Gum Free With Each Machine. AMERICAN First empty- ng more EAGLE BLADES 115c oe ae 2 for Ma- chine PRICE ~~ $12.50 OF TEN " es mn. oO. B. O€ BL D ew York. —= ERICAN EAGLE B - A ES Cash or Money Order for 50% must sccom- These Blades are double edged, fit any Gillette pany each order. No shipments made without Razors. Packed 10 Blades to a Package, 20 Pack- deposit ages to a Display Cartom. Price in 5-Carton Lots COIN SERVICE CORPORATION or More, $2.30 a Carton. Less than 5-Carton 51 Cliff Street, NEW YORK CITY. Lots, $2.50 per Carton, MARATHON BLADES, 5 and 10 in Package, per 1,000 Blades. $27.50; per 100, $2.95. Army-Navy Needles. Gr., $2.50; 5-Gr. Lots 2.25 ee NOD TEC beeen SPIEGEL COMMERCIAL CORP., 225 Canal St., New York Leather Key Cases. Dozen 50c; Gross 4.50 ia SLOT MACHINE OPERATORS We have a new 5c machine that will make you more money than your Mi nt Venders. Legiti- mate everywhere. Be st in your territory. | Advertise in The Billboard—You'll Be Satisfied With Results. Write for circular. EXHIBIT SUPPLY CO., 4222 West Lake St., Chicago. a —z f CRAM eT | us a a | Co Lene, A. : ERE BE SE LO A NNR NE ERI BL NATE OO | | Salata’ DM 1 | Pall eit zarcor 2 S| as. ae 6: e° ee : | +, a &>\ RY | ee Ee = Ge / Aa SP Ay " ote ZA ‘ey ; ra -<_ ee Oy | : ee e —— | 2 ELUMAN BROS .119'04°s: MINNEAPOLIS MINN. If ia MELE 295 | . ee pee ery eal NOVELTY SUPPLIES | IGN .. Mago Rd NA} ee a co Sey ee a ; ene. cant cs y e | _ ESOF 10h Rew | | | Re Suctsm ee oe | < eA pO? on | : ol aaa | ps fee | yee ¥ | | CORN GAME | | @eecee | a meee eee | i Naaman 9 ge At | [2 ers ae | DPR SSE cesses si pase tcessesstee: ee _ renee _ —— ee pene | —_—X_lElEE- j woe ta - ee k % ote te, “~~ Ee tes cn i EL » a A a & ss . Si sn | no _———— ——_,_ _]
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July 6, 1929 Billboard | DEPENDABLE MACHINES Lowest Prices—Real Values QUICK SERVICE We Buy, Sell and Exchange all makes of worth-while coin-operated machines Terms: Cash with order or one-third deposit with order. Balance C. O. D. SEND FOR OUR LATEST PRICE LIST THE VENDING MACHINE CO., 209 Franklin Street, Fayetteville, N. C. ANOTHER KNOCKOUT! Fairco Junior & a Lamps 417—£ E. BRIDGE LAMPS, Georgette Silk $ Shosen, ith Dental Prince AD metal, Highly poled stankaré with .75 or = a. ragn. Bell Breek anc P ec Base Leneonpuesevanesenseteobsese EACH No. @$—Ooce meme JUNE FLOOR LAMPS, Rayon Silk Shades, Assorted Shaper ené¢ Colors. with Beaded Fringe All metal Hi ghly $ .00 olisheé standaré witt ‘ myx Ball Break and Pierced Bs eee eee oor anc eae Sane Packed Six to a Crate. Sold in lots of six only. red on All Orders, Balance C. O. D. i FAIR TRADING oe. Sac. Fi = I: | ‘WHOOPEE’ | |: The Doll of the Year i $11.50 Dozen 24 in. high. Felt Sport Coat with Whoopee Felt Hats to match. Assorted colors. EVERY WHOLESALE BUYER SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF OUR NEW Immediate shipments. Dolls are packed 2 dozen to a carton. Remit 25% deposit with order, balance C. O. D. WORLD TOY CoO. 401 Lafayette Street, New York City COMPLETE | Catalog| 800 PAGES ; Every page of this new catalog contains big varieties of merchandise, including many leader PUS I values in the lines which are of interest to you Regardless of the kind of business in which you are engaged, a copy of the * “Hustler” catalog wt ll keep you informed on what is the best to handle. On the 800 pages of this mammoth catalog are thousands of Gesiz rable items, priced to put you in a position to meet all competition - ee for the CARNIVAL MAN, FAIR WORKER, DEMON- FORTUNE BOARDS |. Hailed tr Copy : STRATOR, PITCHMAN, MED. SHOW, PEDDLER, SPECIALTY ew, tmeveved Gnien eccececse —=- Dn ababioeinaaw: ° "= this Ss lee. Gans CHES & Manufactured exclusively eseceeo 3 = dealers only; state your line when writing. —_ 7. + - o S6eoeeeo - > N BR oh Ebel cine ceeece | Our 48-page Catalog of 5a, ~~ 49-2>-4e * - Jewelry nd Sloth Sales- eseceo | boards and Slot achines . ete tee | sent on requ eseece = Our quality ‘ prices | will interest you. eseece =3 Je =| MIDWEST NOVELTY ssseee: MFG. CO... jeeecee Seer wns wet sre ot foeeeee |= Send for Circular of Oak Balloons, Miller Toys, Canes, Whips, Parasols, Etc. New Price—A Chance to Get Big Money | No. 3945—New Miller Rubber French Doll. Immediate Delivery. Gross, $9.50 WA — Terre Haute, Ind. “—— JACK POTS NEW BELLS AUTOMATIC VENDERS PAY-OUT PURITANS DOMINO | WRITE FOR LATEST CATALOG | Keystone Novelty & Mfg. Co. EASTERN SERVICE & SUPPLY STATION, 26th and Huntingdon Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. WII Td lddededd ied tod [ Miller French Doll, with Crepe Paper Skirt, CARNIVAL CONCESSIONAIRES!|| wviciéae'sivs | Ton w'stsso plete, Gr. $13.50 Made of Genuine California Redwood. Each Set Three-Color-in-One commen’ | ' Flashy Giveaway Package |) co'Gg ares co. c22: $9.00 Gross | ma ctatsimioe,r tas m “e with every Happy Hop Balloon. Gross.... Packed with Chocolate Milk Center ope order Visca No. 90 Chevron Stripe Balloons. Gross. ~- 0. 705— , Silk Wigs, . mels. Guaranteed to stand up in all kind of No 705—Hulu Doll, Colored . No. 70 Oak Rainbow Balloons. Gross.... 4.00 weather. Packed 250 to a Carton. Bue Seesses, tn 5 Coles, GMb BIE BD | ta 6 Gok Choveens.. Gress.........-:- 3.75 _Jap. Canes. Complete. Gross ° . hum aa Laan... 3.75 $12.50 Per 1000 Packages No. 704—33-In.. 8-Rib. Extra Large 60-In. Genuine Lash Whips. Gress...... 8.50 SE—100 Pack sts 4 - _ Flower Design Cloth + $3 00 Ladies Swagger Canes. Groes...........- 00 FREE— we Bye -~ hag order co ~~ ay pl eens. Big — ’ 26% DEPOSIT with ORDER 25% deposit required “with all orders, Brody Novelty Candy Package Co., Inc. 676 Broadway, New York OPERATORS’ BARGAINS 500 Machines offered for quick sale—Sc and 25c Bells and Venders Mills or Jennings, 5c Play, $40.00; 25c Play, $50.00; with Jack Pot Attachment, $65.00 and $75.00. Trade in your old machine on the im- proved Rebuilt Jack Pot. JACK POTS Bull’s-Eye, very latest, with improved Jack Pot Attachment, 6c, $80 60; 25c, $85.00. Every machine guaranteed to be mechanically perfect Fifteen years of satisfied service to operators. MONEY BACK IN —— DAYS IF NOT SATISFIED. Terms: One-third cash, balance C O aaa i a REX NOVELTY CO, 3208 Southport Ave., Chicago || fmm: (a “dante & Company - 2309 Archer Avenue :: Chicago. lilinois HARLICH'S 1929 eatatoe NOW READY! WRITE FOR YOUR COPY TODAY. More than 100 Brand-New Trade Boards —Cut-Out Merchandise Boards, Candy Boards, Cigarette Boards, Cigar Boards, Lighter Boards, Push Cards, Baby Midgets. Regular Midgets, and the NEW BLUE LINE, the World's Smallest Boards. Most complete line on the market. HARLICH MFG. CO., 1407-1417 W. Jackson Blvd, CHICAGO, ILL. GOLDFARB NOVELTY CO. “The House of Service" 160 Park Row, New York ESTAR. JACK POT BELLS THE MACHINE THAT HAS MADE AN OLD GAME NEW. GREATEST OF GREAT HITS ALSO ALL OTHER TYPE MACHINES. Write for Catalog and Prices. SLOAN NOVELTY & MFG. CO., 1250 N. 10th St, Dept. B, Philade!phia, Pa yeh SA Dies rr S — : . : Bai.” ‘ ! 0 . x \ e* pi : b/s sj Ready . ie mY ry +7 woe time Be 2G y By > t P : ; Sy. eg S—>> —EEE ee - 7 Bt Lect, | lay : ff =i = | _ shel Teale Sag . a 77. af alee ~~ J, / | A + ane. nad! deat WT vy / A u LT | GZEOP Bi pity [0 A Be 4 is SLAG : KONE 50 inf ERS, C : ‘ . Ay - a o Z = : Le 4 | | sy Y 3 - ~é : yal * he i CNS ee ay - [Mite de! Oo mieey a . 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