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Published weekly at Cincinnati, O., U. S. A. Entered a. second-class matter, June, 4, 1897, at Post Office, Cincinnati, under Act of March, 1879. 92 Pages. Subscription, $5 per year. Copyright 1940 by The Billboard Publishing Company. RADIO'S BEST BALLYHOOERS World's Fair Spec Back in Annual Exploitation Awards Go Circulation as Wage War Is To NBC, WLW, WNAX, KTOK; Settled by Mayor LaGuardia Fizdale, Young & Rubicarn Win NEW YORK, April 20.-American Jubi- never figured on 28 showings. Charges lee, extravaganza put on the retired list flew back and forth when Equity sprang divisions of Exploitation Survey fiercely com- by World's Fair board chairman Harvey 28 -inch ads in the Monday newspapers. Station D. Gibson after Actors' Equity Associa- These said that Mr. Gibson had de- petitive-farm stations really on toes-NBC Western tion insisted on a $45 minimum for bal- nounced the actors' demands as "out- let dancers and choristers and the expo rageous," but Mr. Gibson denied making Division wins for the network boss stood pat on $40, went back into re- such a statement. Union presented a hearsal Tuesday, just a week after Equity chart of wages as between 1939 and 1940 By I ERRY FRANKEN stepped in and stopped production activi- and charged that its proposals "really NEW YORK, April 20.-Weighing a mountainous mass of entries in the Annual ties. Dispute was settled by Mayor represent a definite decrease from last Radio Exploitation Survey conducted by The Billboard, the Awards Committee has La Guardia after other efforts had failed. year's wages." selected a network, advertising agency, independent press agent and stations in Previous to the settlement, signatories clear channel, regional and local classifications as the ballyhoo champions of 1939. The dancers and chorus will receive second $40 for 23 performances a week and $1 to which were Mr. Gibson and Thomas In addition to the first plade awards, and third place awards were given extra for each additional performance. Murtha, head of the alliance, a group in the press agent and station divisions. Only one winner is named in each of ballet dancers and choristers started of the network and agency brackets. The winners are: It will be a seven-day week. If the expo Network-NBC Western Division. gives 28 showings a week, as originally a war of their own, demanding that Actors' Equity and Chorus Equity accede Advertising Agency-Young & Rubi - planned, the minimum of $45 demanded Inc. by Equity will be reached. The Gibson to the $40 set-up rather than put them cam, to out of work,. Independent Press Agent-Tom Fiz- Gargantua is not expected present AAA Head Beefs dale, first; David O. Alber, second; Bill that many performances weekly, however, Murtha, also head of the stagehands, Maloney, third. the weather being one good reason why it received a $150 weekly minimum for his Clear Channel Station Division-WLW, won't. Customer traffic may warrant department bosses and $100 for routine On AGVA Grant Cincinnati, first; KPO, San Francisco, extra shows, of course. grips, with union agreeing to limit the second; WCKY, Cincinnati, third. As an adjunct to the stoppage of hos- number of prop men. Regional Station Division--WNAX, tilities the expo signed a basic agreement American Guild of Variety Artists was Yankton, S. D., first; WNEW, New York, with the Theatrical Federation Alliance, accused by indirection of attempting to To ARA Group second; KTSA, San Antonio, third. which takes in the 19 amusement craft raid Equity's to Local Station Division-first place, fair, providing for jurdisdiction by offering NEW YORK, April 20.-The strength- unions involved at the take over and settle for the expo's $40 ening of the Artists Representatives' As- KTOK, Oklahoma City, Okla.; second an AFL closed shop and stipulating a ban (See WORLD'S FAIR on pace 61) sociation by the announcement of the place, WING, Dayton, , third place, on strikes and lockouts during the life American Guild of Variety Artists that KYSM, Mankato, Minn. of the contract. Inserted also is a clause licenses In addition to these awards, a Special the fair "desires" exhibitors and ARA members will receive free that Georgie Tapps Becomes from AGVA while non-members, to cover Award for the one outstanding exploita- concessioners to enter into a similar the extra cost of policing unaffiliated tion endeavor by a radio station during agreement with the alliance. Mr. George Tapps in Chi individuals, will be required to pay $50 1939 goes to KPO, San Francisco, of Both sides claimed a victory in the for an annual license, has caused ARA which A. E. Nelson is manager. In the face-saving pipe of peace, Equity because CHICAGO, April 20.-The Palmer to attempt mergers with independent opinion of the Awards Committee, its $45 demand had been based on 28 House has signed a long-term con- agents and private entertainment man- Nelson, manager of NBC's San Francisco performances nad the fair because it tract with Georgie Tapps, dancer now agers (club bookers). (See Radio's Best Ballyhooers on page 6) gets a minimum of $40 and probably at the Empire Room of the hotel, I. Robert Broder, ARA counsel, will binding him to appear in no other soon begin negotiations with the Enter- local night club or cafe. tainment Managers' Association, local or - In This Issue Contract is similar to that which ganization of private club bookers. Ne- Pages Workable Plan for the hotel held with Veloz and EMA had already been now Eddy gotiations with Broadway Beat, The 18 Yolanda, and holds with started by AGVA, and it is reported that Burlesque 26 -Op Duchin Guy Lombardo and Medrano had been reached in all but 41-48 Experimental, Co and Donna. Advertising and billing an accord Carnival longer two minor points. ARA will resume from Circus and Corral 32-34 of Tappe will no read "Georgie that Classified 52-55 Groups in Offing Tapps," but "Mr. George Tapps." point. Advertisements Tappe, who has been winning the However, Broder indicated that nego- Coin Machines 66-92 NEW YORK, April 20.-A workable tiations with the Associated Agents of Endurance Shows 27 plan for experimental and co-operative highest plaudits from critics and au- 36-37 diences in the Empire Room, literally America may be dropped, since ARA has Fairs -Expositions groups in legit may be ready and ap- "nothing in common" with this bookers' Final Curtain 29 proved by both Actors' Equity Associa- danced two acts out of the show. 3-5 Demands for encores increased the group. General News tion and the Dramatists' Guild within a Opposition to the AGVA plan of grant- General Outdoor 61-65 month was indicated this week, follow- running time of Tapps' act to be- Hartmann's Broadcast 62 tween 25 and 30 minutes at each of ing free licenses to ARA members while ing the first joint meeting of committees others must pay the $50 fee has been Legitimate 16-17 two organizations Thursday his two nightly performances. This Letter List 30-31 from the necessitated the elimination of the voiced by Barnett Gillman, head of the (18). AAA. Gillman characterized this move Lists 50-51 Winifred Lenihan, chairman of Equity's Smoothies, singing trio and Roy Magic 25 Benson, magical turn. as a violation of the anti-trust acts and 10-15 committee, submitted a program which (See AAA HEAD BEEFS on page 9) Music was outlined in last week's issue of The Night Club Reviews 19-20 Billboard. The Guild's committee is ex- Night Clubs -Vaudeville 18-26 pected to turn in counter proposals Non -Theatrical Films 28 next week on those items with which 802 Pact With B, C Stations Notes From the Crossroads 62 they do not agree. From the two sets Orchestra Notes 11 of proposals the committees expect to Out in the Open 62 salvage a practical schedule, which Parks -Pools 38-40 would have to be submitted to the Will End Sustaining Scales Pipes 59-60 respective councils for approval. NEW YORK, April 20.-Local 802, tions, including WEVD, WHOM and Possibilities 25 At the first meeting the committees American Federation of Musicians, late WQXR and similar stations, abolishes Radio 6-9 reached agreement on the general propo- this week signed contracts with Class sustaining scale immediately. Price Radio Talent 9 27 .s sition that something had to be done B and C stations ending sustaining scale used to be $40 on sustaining and Repertoire -Tent Shows immediately to relieve the present rigid on Class C stations immediately and on B $45 on commercial, Under new deal, $45 Rinks -Skaters 35 is on all until Orchestra, page 15. Acts, situation and allow co-operative ex- spots in one year. Move in this direction figure effective programs ROUTES : perimentals to operate; and also agreed was first reported by The Billboard in Labor Day, after which a $50 scale price Units and Attractions, 24 that there should be established a gov- March. takes effect. Other provisions are simi- and 64. Burlesque, 24. Dramatic and Musical, erning board, composed of representa- Class B contract has been inked with lar to those affecting Class B stations. 24. Ice Shows, 24. Carnival, 60. Circus tives from both organizations. The com- WMCA, WNEW and WHN. It is a two- Local 802 move in abolishing sustain- and Wild West, 64. Miscellaneous, 64. List of Events for Two Weeks, 60. mittees now . have to determine how year termer, effective as of April 1, and ing scale is calculated to aid musician much and what kind of supervision provides for an increase in sustaining revenue thru establishing a top scale for Sheet Music Leaders 12 that board should exercise, and how scale from $55 to $65 the first year. ail work. Record situation is also in- Show Family Album 53 much consideration should be given to Commercial scale during the first year volved, the administration of Local 802 Songs With Most Radio Plugs 12 "artistic" supervision. Other details to remains as is, $75. For the second year, feeling that the popularity of records Sponsored Events 49 be worked out cover the suggestion that there will be no sustaining scale, the has worked to the detriment of musi- Television 6 the original group receive a percentage $75 figure applying. Contract provides cians. Union (believes that, owing to Theater Talk 16 on grosses and retain a percentage of all that the stations maintain the same success of platters, stations make no Thru Sugar's Domino 4 rights, in case the play is sold. Robert number of men as they now have six effort to sell house bands for commercial Vaudeville Reviews 22-23 E. Sherwood chairmaned the Guild's days a week. shows. New system is expected to remedy Vaude-Film Grosses 25 committee. New contract signed with Class C sta - this. Wholesale Merchandise -Pipes 56-60

www.americanradiohistory.com e Billboard GENERAL NEWS April 27, 1940 :.TORS AS GAB ARTISTS for Names, But "Five Greatest" Poll Lectures Okeh Readers are invited to send in their choices for the five greatest per- formers they have ever seen. If Names Don't Want To Lecture enough ballots are received, the re- WHAT makes a showman so charming sults will be run in a future issue. ìVV in aspect; sets him apart from his Merely list, in your order of prefer- fellow men and causes him to bathe in NEW YORK, April 20.-Lecture and pressions to suit the varied audiences ence, the five greatest performers champagne today and freeze in tattered concert bureau representatives here claim she will be required to face. (not performances) you have ever clothes tomorrow only to rise again to that there is good money for some Miss Barrett's contract calls for her seen. They may be chosen from any dizzy heights of income and achievement theatrical people in this field provided exclusive services between October, 1940, branch of the show business. Ballots, is his defiance of tradition and prece- they are sufficiently known nationally and April, 1941. Peat agents are now which must include the name and dent. We have reference, of course, to and can furnish enough material for on the road filling up her dates. address of the voter, should be sent to real showmen and not the spurious an hour or two-hour program. At the The Columbia Concert Corp., a com- Poll Editor, The Billboard, 1564 Broad- brand who are engaged in the theatrical Harold R. Peat Agency, lecture bookers, bine of various independent concert way, New York City. business and use the sacred name of it was pointed out that such names as bookers, and the Columbia Lecture showman in vain. The talent industry Helen Hayes and Katharine Hepburn, Bureau, a Columbia Broadcasting System is not devoid of brains and enterprise, among other topnotchers, can earn their affiliate, handle a number of radio and but there is a dearth of showmen, which legit salaries on lecture circuits for at vaude people. Most of them have been 2,500 Pay To See is expressed in a definite lack of show- least 10 weeks each season but, while publicized nationally, such as George manship-particularly in the night club at their peak, such box-office magnets Jessel and Orson Welles, and the demand Stage Broadcast field. will rarely accept road bookings from for their services, consequently, is heavy. Not many years ago real showmen lecture offices. The consensus of opinion is that a PRATT, Kan., April 20.-An attendance plumbed the depths of ingenuity and The Peat bureau has encountered performer eager to get into the lecture record for paid entertainment was set at enterprise in the factoring of novelties difficulty in doing business with legit and concert picture must develop a the Municipal Building here last Saturday for the popular -priced stage. Many of and vaude performers, first because they following among organizations which at the broadcast of the Kansas Roundup, these showmen were mowed down by drop the lecture tour as soon as some- usually sponsor such events. Bureaus a group of radio names from Station Father Time. Others scooted off to thing good springs up in the theaters, rarely promote programs, but sell their WIBW, of Topeka, when a crowd of 2,500 other pastures where with few excep- and second because of their limited notables outright. Elissa Landi, of the to 2,700 persons jammed the hall. The tions they are far more successful today appeal. Current policy calls for binding films, and Blanche Yurke, of the legit broadcast was phoned to Topeka and air - (because radio and films pay higher contracts arrangements when sufficient- stage, have played the lecture circuit. waved over WIBW there. rewards) than they were in the old ly good lecture and concert material is Both have enjoyed financial success in The program was brought here by the vaudeville days. Very few of the old- unearthed. Latest to be inked by Peat the field. Royal Neighbors Lodge. Stunt is due to line showmen have been replaced in is Sheila Barrett who, next season, will be repeated. theaters and in the more important field drop nitery and vaude in favor of a for talent today: night clubs. One reason one-night circuit of town halls, colleges is that the opportunities have been few Horton's Tulsa Brodie for men of talent. Another is that the and women's organizations thruout the Portland Stock smell of the speakeasy era still lingers country. TULSA, Okla., April 20.-Few Tulsans and it is difficult to sell men who are Miss Barrett will be sandwiched in Set. turned out to see Edward Everett Horton not already ensconced in the industry on Peat lecture series to furnish enter- Seems Well in Springtime for Henry at Convention that there awaits ,in the cafe field tainment relief from social, political and PORTLAND, Me., April 20. - Guy Hall, despite additional drawing card of unlimited opportunities for real show- economics speakers who will invade the Palmerton Players appear to have safely New York Yankees, who attended. Prices, men. circuits. She will offer a 90 -minute launched themselves on a spring season from 56 cents to $2.80. Mrs. Robert Boice As we started to say, a real showman program and shape her character im - of stock productions at the Maine Civic Carson, who brought the show to Tulsa, is not tied to the apron strings of tra- Theater. Public reaction to the company declined to comment on the gross. dition or precedent. He blazes the trail.' has been most favorable, and the local The Yankees, who were guests of Mrs. Many of his number fall by the wayside. press has been exceedingly co-operative Carson and Horton, played an exhibition Fortunes are lost, careers are ruined as in getting it off to a good start. Palmer- game that afternoon in Tulsa with the the direct result of showmen's night- CIRO RIMAC ton himself has made a fine impression, SRO sign out before the game started. mares incapable of being harnessed to as have his players at various public reality, but when we look at the brighter (This Week's Cover Subject) affairs. side of the picture we see clearly that The Kiwanis, Lions and Rotary Clubs Phone Girls Promote Shows very little real progress is made in the joined in a first week ticket sale to talent business without the magic touch CIRO RIMAC is undoubtedly one of the out- insure good audiences for the opening PITTSBURGH, April 20. - Bell Tele- of showmen who refuse to be held in standing exponents of South and Central week, and city officials were guests of phone Co. operators in Mercer, Pa., will check by time, tide and bank statements. American rhythms the management. hereafter answer inquiries about shows In the theater field where many today. Long recognized have been developed as a leader in the field of Latin music, Rimac's Ruth Abbott is leading woman, Frank in town, other entertainment, bus sched- brilliant ideas there Lyon is doing leads and directing, and ules and similar information heretofore are limitations that even the greatest aggregation, in addition to being one of the America's showmen have most versatile bands in the torrid rhythm others in the company are Louise Kirt- confined to radio and newspapers. The geniuses among land, Ruth Amos, Nancy Duncan, Erin - new "information please" service will be been unable to bridge. These are 'physi- sphere, is also one of the most traveled-hav- daring souls have ing entertained thruout Jo Gwynne, Robert Perry, Philip Huston, extended to various small cities in West- cal limitations that the United States and Raymond Greenleaf, Frederic Lynwood ern Pennsylvania, presumably to test succeeded partly in setting aside by on virtually every speck of the European Con- radically altering theater construction. tinent. and Kermit Kegley. feasibility of making operators one - page 9) Rimac, who hails from Lima, Peru, received woman Kierans. (See SUGAR'S DOMINO on his first musical training in the monastery choir while preparing for the life of a monk. New Saroyan hein His earlier wrestling with native rhythms, how- ever, which he picked up as a boy, superseded Disappoints in Philly The Little Flower Blooms the monastic desires of his father, and he ran 20. away to Buenos Aires, worked on to Rio de PJI;ILADHLPHIA, April - William Janeiro, Cuba and subsequently to the United Saroyan's Love's Old Sweet Song pulled a States, coming here with a complete rumba poor $22,000 for its fortnight at the At New York World's Fair Forrest Theater ended tonight (20), dis- band and doing his share in pioneering with FOLLOWING a seven-day deadlock between theatrical unions and the World's Latin rhythms in this country. appointing considering that the box office had the advantage of ATS coin. First Fair, climaxed by expo board chairman Harvey D. Gibson's refusal to pay Since that time he and his 14 -piece or- more than $40 to ballet dancers and chorus .people in the fair -sponsored Amer- ganization have traveled, in addition to the week cornered $11,700, with the second week going under with only $10,300. ican Jubilee (Equity had insisted on $45); following the unsuccessful interven- United States, thru Canada and twice in tion of arbitrators, including the State Mediation Board and Tom Murtha's or- Europe, where they appeared on the famed While critics gave nod to Walter Huston held tongue in cheek ganization, the Theatrical Federation Alliance, composed of 19 unions at the Riviera and Monte Carlo. During their first in the lead, they fair, the Central Trades and Labor Council and the Brooklyn local of stage- tour in England they were featured in Charles on the play itself. produc- 6, when hands; following the announced abandonment of the patriotic pageant Cochran's "Follow the Sun" in London for a Forrest will be dark until May presented a plan so simple that Purchase comes in. A last- tion by Gibson, Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia year. In 1938, on a repeat tour on the other Louisiana one wonders why veteran union leaders could not have thought of it before side of the ocean, they played in Scandinavia, minute booking lights up the Locust on gaze. Law- washing the dirty linen of union -employer negotiations before the public The Netherlands, Hungary and Germany. the 29th for Skylark with Gertrude Mayor La Guardia's plan is a definite face-saving proposition. It meets Gib - Rimac, back in the United States after a rence. son's objections to a $45 minimum by giving the performers involved a minimum six-month engagement at the Casino Atlantico, of $40 based on 23 performances a week. The higher minimum had been based Rio de Janeiro, introduces a new style of the on 28 performances. It meets Equity's objections to the $40 notch by payment Brazilian dance, "The Samba," which he ex- "Abe" Near 7G in Denver of $1 for each performance beyond 23. However, few, if any, weeks of the expo's pects to popularize to the present heights of 24 -week duration are expected to go beyond the 23 -performance mark. Weather "The Conga." DENVER, April 20.-Abe Lincoln. in and general economy are key factors. After the show reaches 23 performances Holding an important spot in the organiza- Illinois, with Raymond Massey and the the fair need not go beyond it, since the compromise agreement allows it to fix tion is "Charley Boy"-Ciro's son. Charley original cast, did a matinee and evening the number of performances during any given week. Should Jubilee give less toots the sax, is adept at comedy work, but last Wednesday (10) with a gross of than 23 shows a week, the $40 minimum still goes. stands out with his fast, rhythmic dancing. $6,750. Jeanette MacDonald did a $6,000 Under Equity's proposed plan Gibson's exchequer would have had to pay Another feature of the band is Juanita Rod- night Monday (15). Both attractions $45 for either one performance or 28 in a given week. Shows canceled because rigo, who sings soprano, but dances a blue were under local management of Ober- of adverse weather would have benefited the actors. There is little likelihood streak out of the rumba. f elder -Slack. that any $1 bills will be paid out for extra showings. If they are, it will mean that extra shows are made necessary by customer demand. Equity's jurisdiction of the spec had apparently seen threatened by the SPECIAL STOCK American Guild of Variety Artists, altho the Guild vehemently denies jurisdic- PRINTED ROLL TICKETS tional raiding or any attempts at the same. Murtha's stagehand org also came ONE ROLL S .50 in for criticism for favoring the fair's insistence on $40 while pressing a $150 ROLL or MACHINE ICKET TEN ROLLS 3.50 and for regular grips. minimum for head prop men $100 RESERVED SEAT - PAD - STRIP FIFTY ROLLS 15.00 the money it used in paid newspaper 100,000 COUPON BOOKS-RESTAURANT Equity, incidentally, could have saved CHECKS-SALES BOOKS AND ROLLS 2,000 EACH advertising to give its side. The public has become accustomed to "justification" Double Coupons, FOR ALL ALLIED FORMS advertising by the utilities and other million -dollar companies, and its mind $20.00 Price ( 409 LAFAYETTE ST., N. Y. C. Double has become conditioned to smelling the proverbial rat in such paid -space J 82 W. WASHINGTON ST.. Chicago. 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Center Theater, "When. Doctrine of Res Radio City, May Ipsa Loquitur Applies Revues Lead London's New Get Ice Operetta to Injury Suits" See Carnival Department of Legit Fare; 7 March Shows NEW YORK, April 20. -An ice operetta will be staged at trie Center Theater, This Issue Radio City, for the summer months, if the City engineers okeh the plans. Engi- Only one non -musical-big Red Cross benefit a feature neers' verdict is expected Tuesday or Wednesday, following study of ice equip- Quizzes Flooding -"White Horse Inn" is in again -smaller houses re- ment in relation to the theater's -stage main active -business still pretty good facilities. Hugo Quist, former manager of Sonja Herne, is promoting the enter- Night Spots, Too prise and will probably be associated NEW YORK, April 20.-With quizzes LONDON, April 6.-Against seven closings, all more or less anticipated, March with others if the engineering obstacles still very strong on the radio and with provided London's major theaters with a like number of new productions plus are overcome. quiz programs making film shorts and two revivals. Revues predominated among the newcomers, four being in that Project has employment possibilities playing vaude, thereby spreading the category. Of the others there was one each of farce, straight and romantic for between 50 and 60 skaters. No talent idea further, night clubs are also using musical. The revivals were both operatic but of contrasting type, one being period, contracts have been signed yet, tho pro- quizzes more and more. the other modern and spectacular. The closings were Cinderella at the Coliseum duction discussions have been held with Comedy quizzes, with prizes to the on the 2d, after an extended run; Farjeon's Little Revue and Donald Wolfit's such skaters as Eric Waite and Red Mc- winners, are used to hypo business season of Shakespeare, both on the 9th, Carthy. Saturday afternoons at Leon and Eddie's. at the Little and Kingsway; As You Are The Versailles used quizzes for matinees at the Whitehall on the 16th, and on as far back as two years ago. the 30th, Spotted Duck at the Strand, Gallo Ops in Four Spots? Cassandra, mentalist All Clear at Queens, and Saloon Bar at at the Chez N. Y. Ticket Wyndhams. The last two went on to NEW YORK, April 20. -Fortune Gallo Harry night club, is doing a quiz con- test nightly and finding suburban theaters euch as Golders has entered negotiations for the presen- it very popular. Green, Hippodrome and Streatham. tation of outdoor operettas in Dallas, She reads off 10 questions and patrons are invited Brokers Under On March 2 Ralph Lynn made a San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Des to turn in written answers. farce Moines. Venture represents solo operetta The winners gets a bottle of champagne. triumphant return in Nap Hand, a trips for the impresario. Legitimate The- If there's a tie, the top contestants take by Vernon Sylvaine and Guy Bolton, ater Corp. plans for next year are moving the floor to answer questions until one of Local Control produced by Austin Melford at the slowly, awaiting additional them fails. Aldwych for Firth Shephard. Critics pre- financing. NEW YORK, April 20.-Regulation and dicted a prosperous career for the jolly licensing of theater ticket brokers by piece on palatable nonsense built up Fair's local licensing authorities (Commissioner around mythical British male counter - "Iceapoppin" Show Paul Moss for New York City) became (See REVUES LEAD on page 9) Called Off; Short Backing a law today when Governor Herbert Leh- A * * * * Hit man signed the Mitchell Bill, which NEW YORK, April 20. -The Iceapoppin transferred such supervision from the show scheduled for the Netherlands secretary of state to the local adminis- SCENERY FOR SALE OR RENT trations. 1000 Painted Dye Drops -All Sizes. With Show People Building at the New York World's Fair 300 Small Painted Backings. has been called off. Backing other than New law provides also for posting of 200 Sllk Traveler and Drop Curtains. bond by licensees as idemnity against 100 Silk Cycloramas. Ask any trouper what's his that of Olsen and Johnson, who were 50 Velour Curtains. favorite supposed to have initiated the project, damages caused by misstatement, fraud Traveler hotel in New York and or deceit. According to the law, 20 Tracks, Complete (New). dollars to failed to materialize. Fanchon' & Marco, the Catering to Theaters, Hotels, Carnivals, doughnuts the answer maximum premium is limited to 75 cents, Expositions, Auditoriums, Churches and will be HOTEL PICCADILLY. agency..which was to have produced the Schools. Lowest Prices. show, indicates that there will be no as provided for in the code now in op- Rental Department Conveniently located in the very further hunt for capital. eration thru efforts of the League of New York Theaters FOWLER SCENIC heart of Times Square. Over 700 With this out, F. & M. has opened ne- and Actors' Equity STUDIO, INC. Association. Maximum 48th St., NEW YORK bright, cheerful rooms gotiations with Ray Pabiani, sports pro- selling price 134 W. CITY with bath. must be printed on tickets also. shower and every modern con- moter, for a show on his outdoor rink .2»222222231222 venience, from $2.50 now under construction on the site of single. the old Philadelphia ball Plus a friendly management that park. Rink will be ready for occupancy June 15. 43 YEARS' EXPERIENCE MANUFACTURING anticipates your every need and comfort. RESERVED - FOLDED - ROLL -S T LOW WEEKLY Oberfelder-Slack's Best Year Alm1 THEATRICAL RATES r C O U' R O NJ/ B O O Home of the cele- DENVER, April 20. -Oberfelder -Slack K brated Piccadilly Of management has announced its Denver %LW 111L ILO Circus Bar. GG Artist Series for 1940-1941. Artists al- ready contracted for appearances include Richard Crooks, Fritz Kreisler, Vladimir STOCK ROLL SPECIAL PRINTED tee Horowitz, Dorothy Maynor, Helen Jepson, 10,000 - 6.95 a` 2,000 - - 50c ARCOS -SIMPLEX -$ 133 Alexander Kipnis, Don Cossack Russian e Chorus and Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. 10,000 - -$ 2.00 30,000 - - 9.85 This past year was the most success- 20,000 - - 3.50 TICKET COMPANY, INC. 50,000 - - 12.15 ful in the history of Oberfelder -Slack, 100,000 - - 15.00 100,000 - - 20.00 according to Arthur M. Oberfelder. With Double Counons 13 LAIGHT ST., NEW YORK, N. Y. 200,000 - - 34.50 The New York City Homme Pinza, Argentinita, Heifetz, Marion Double Price Cash With Order Anderson and Nelson Eddy all playing UNION LABEL BONDED TICKET PRINTERS For All Show -Folk to capacity houses, Iturbi, Jeanette Mac- - FOR N. Y. WORLD'S FAIR. 1939 & 1940 Donald, Lauritz Melchior and Abe Lincoln in Illinois are scheduled to HOTEL CLARIDGE complete the present series. Attendance BROADWAY AND 44TH STREET has averaged 3,500, and a á9,000 matinee In the Heart of Times Square and evening gross is Indicated for Phone: BR-yant 9-0346 Lincoln, MacDonald is expected to gross WESTE N about $7,000 SPECIAL RATES in her single appearance. TO THE PROFESSION UNION

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www.americanradiohistory.com 6 The Billboard RADIO -TELEVISION April 27, 1940 Conducted by JERRY FRANKEN -Communications to 1564 Broadway, New York City RADIO'S BEST BALLYHOOERS Definition Annual Exploitation Awards Go Starting off its entry in the Exploitation Survey, WBT, Charlotte, N. C., listed two definitions of "exploitation." They are: Merriam's Unabridged Webster: "To un- To NBC, WLW, WNAX, KTOK; fold, display, exhibit; to utilize, make available, get the value or usefulness of ..." Fizdale, Young & Rubicam Win New Century Dictionary: "To perform a deed of striking or notable character; a feat, an achievement; a spirited or heroic act; also, to turn to practical account; utilize for profit .. ." (Continued from page 3) result -getting exploitation. stations KPO and KGO, is unquestion- NBC's Western Division has a record ably entitled to this Special Award for of steady firing on the exploitation front his work in breaking down newspaper during 1939, using a number of stunts ing System, which won the laurel for opposition in his city. Details of this for Edgar Bergen and Charlie; getting the best network publicity department achievement are given elsewhere in this behind Amos 'n' Andy in January with in the Publicity Survey published last issue. a "Genevieve Blue" color used widely in week. Columbia's outstanding exploita- fashions, millinery, etc.; tying in with tion involved the transfer from NBC Red The Awards Committee is made up of Walter Winchell's patriotic campaign to CBS of the Amos 'n' Andy program. Alton Cook, radio editor of The New Given a strong radio -news story with York World -Telegram; radio for "All-American jewelry" and other Jo Ranson, fashion accessories; a Memphis Cotton this transfer, CBS really got behind it editor of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle; E. E. and did a corking job, not only directly Denis, Eugene Burr and Carnival tie-up involving Yvonne Duval, Sugarman, Paul NBC singer, chosen as Miss Hollywood thru its own press department, but by Jerry Franken, of The Billboard. on the CECIL CARMICHAEL, WLW, Cin- with resultant newspaper bally; soap getting its affiliates to go to town cinnati. The Exploitation Division of the Sur- box derby newspaper tie-up; exploitation move. vey is partner to the Publicity Division, of Gilbert Wright's sound apparatus for CBS also did a truly notable job in other good CBS stunt was its creation of the two serving as a trade service evalu- deaf; tie-up with International Associa- radio's methods. opening a new branch of publicity by a fashion news service, which resulted ating general ballyhoo tion of Fire Chiefs and NBC talent and starting a college newspaper service in considerable space for the network The Publicity Division allows radio a raft of other ballyhoo stunts. editors of the United States and Canada (seems hard to believe the networks and its talent. services had neglected that all these years). At No awards, after first place, are made to 'voice their opinions on the CBS Strong any rate, CBS opened more than 400 in the Network Division of the Exploita- given them, and was the first of its 1939 and radio. The Publicity Survey Closest competitor to NBC Western college papers by the end of tion Survey because of the limited kind in Division was the Columbia Broadcast - more have been added since then. An- number of networks which can compete. results were published in last week's It was the opinion of the judges that, issue of The Billboard. while Lester Gottlieb, press head for The surveys were started three years the Mutual Broadcasting System, last ago, but the first dealt only with public- year's winner in the Network Division, ity, exploitation being added in the second had done a good sound. job with the year. This year's Exploitation awards are TXPLOIT.4TION SURVEY Wheeling Steel, World's Series and other the second group made, but differ from stunts, the NBC Western Division rated those previously given insofar as the tops. stations are concerned, the change being necessitated by the enormous num- WINNERS ber of entries submitted this year by the stations. Rather than let all stations Advertising compete as one group, obviously an NETWORK DIVISION inequitable arrangement, the station en- NBC Western Division tries were grouped under the three cate- Agencies gories previously mentioned, with the ADVERTISING AGENCY DIVISION Special Award going to the station ac- Young & Rubicam, Inc. complishing the outstanding single Y. & R. Win in Walkaway achievement. INDEPENDENT PRESS AGENT DIVISION IT WAS practically no contest in the First Place-Tom Fizdale Advertising Agency Exploitation Divi- Second Place-David O. Alber sion, with the award going to Young & Third Place-Bill Maloney Rubicam for the second successive year. Network More showmanship is manifested by CLEAR CHANNEL STATION DIVISION' this advertising agency's press depart- ment, at least on the basis of the entries, Division First Place-WLW, Cincinnati, O. than any other similar organization. Second Place-K PO, San Francisco, Calif. Y. & R.'s drum beating closely follows Webs in Hot Contest Third Place-WCKY, Cincinnati, O. patterns used in motion picture exploi- THE three major networks really went tation, generally considered the best in to town trying to cop the No. 1 REGIONAL STATION DIVISION the show business. Y. & R. works all spot in their division, with the NBC First Place-WNAX, Yankton, S. D. the angles, instead of relying on network Western Division, of which Harold J. Third Place-KTSA, San Antonio, Tex. publicity services as many agencies do, (Hal) Bock is press manager, winning or network service and their own press the award. It should be pointed out Second Place-WNEW, New York, N. Y. release service, as others do. The agency that one of the principal considerations made ány number of tie-ups to bally its in selecting winners was consistency of LOCAL STATION DIVISION clients' shows and, probably most im- effort, with the nod going to consistent First Place-KTOK, Oklahoma City, Okla. portant, organized an extensive cam- campaigning thruout the year rather Second Place-WING, Dayton, O. paign to get stations to work on exploit- than one spectacular stunt, regardless of Third Place-KYSM, Mankota, Minn. ing these same shows. Typical of auch how spectacular ' that one stunt may stunts was its widespread Hobby Lobby have been. Consistency was one of the SPECIAL AWARD contest bally, which resulted in thou- outstanding points of NBC's Western sands of people visiting the hobby drum thumping activities, with the For Outstanding Exploitation Feat by a Radio Station During 1939 displays, with resultant exploitation ist closest competition coming from CBS Awarded to KPO, San Francisco, Calif. all directions. The agency has a general and Mutual, last year's network champ. campaign, also, somewhat similar to the Out on the Coast, NBC was up against use of press books in the picture the same kind of newspaper opposition industry. which confronted KPO in San Francisco, Closest competitor to Y. & R. was and as a result the Hollywood NBC PUBLICITY SURVEY (Continued on page 7) office turned to media which are not always given close attention by ex- ploiteers. It should also be pointed out People that routine promotion in the accepted sense did not count when submitted in WINNERS The people involved in winning the an entry. Thus, brochures, sales pro- Exploitation Survey awards include: motion pieces, market surveys, throw- NETWORK DIVISION Network winner, Harold J. (Hal) aways, heralds and the like, while in- Columbia Broadcasting System Bock, NBC Western Division. cluded in numerous entries submitted Clear Channel station winner, Cecil by both stations and networks, were ADVERTISING AGENCY DIVISION Carmichael, WLW, Cincinnati. not given appreciable weight when com- Regional station winner, R. pared with consistently imaginative and First Place-J. Walter Thompson Co. Robert Second Place-Young Cr Rubicam, Inc. Tincher, manager, WNAX, Yankton, S. D. Third Place-Benton Cr Bowles, Inc. Local station winner, Tom Johnson, AWARDS KTOK, Oklahoma City, Okla. INDEPENDENT PRESS AGENT DIVISION Advertising agency winner, Bill First Place-Earle Ferris Thomas, Tom Lane and Jim O'Bryon, COMMITTEE Second Place-Tom Fisdale of Young & Rubicam, New York of- Third Place-David O. Alber fice. ALTON COOK, Radio Editor, The New Others include Milt Samuels at York World -Telegram; Winners in Exploitation Survey last year were Mutual Broadcasting Sys- The Brooklyn KPO-KGO, San Francisco; Elmer JO RANSON, Radio Editor, tem, Network Division; WSM. Nashville, Tenn., Station Division; Tom Fizdale, WCKY, Daily Eagle; Dressman and Bev Dean at Independent Press Agent Division; Young & Rubicam. Advertising Agency Di- Cincinnati; Dick Bard, WNEW, New E. E. SUCARMAN, last Broadcasting PAUL DENIS, vision. Winners in Publicity Survey year were Columbia York; Ronald Woodyard, manager of EUGENE BURR, System, Network Division; J. Walter Thompson Co., Advertising Agency WING, Dayton, O.; Gene Newhall, JERRY FRANKEN, all of The Billboard. Division; Earl Ferris. Independent Press Agent Division. KYSM, Mankato, Minn.

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It's the Stuff That Counts Exploitation Survey Many of the entries submitted in the Exploitation Survey were quite impressive from a typographical and (Continued from page 6) game named after Miss Smith; getting presentation viewpoint. But impres- J. M. Mathes, which did a good job ex- various outstanding awards as an out- sive layouts didn't count; it was what ploiting its leading show, Information, standing woman in the country; heading they said. Please. However, it was still clearly commercial radio division of Greater New WLW, Cincinnati, O., wanted to Y. & R: s day. York Fund; tie-up with Monogram Pic- produce a motion picture for the tures on the basis of one of her talks on Awards Committee to view, but juvenile delinquency, subject of a Mono- the offer was rejected, with thanks. gram feature, with film company exploi- Reason: It was felt that there might Press Agents tation resulting; tie-up with New York be a psychological advantage accru- Telephone Co. featuring Miss Smith in ing to the station by virtue of a pres- Fizdale Repeats Victory their advertisements; ballyhoo of Miss entation so much more impressive than most. OF ALL the stunts submitted by in - Doubtful that the station feels hurt dependent press agents, 'tom Fizdale Next Week about the rejection, tho. It's the pulled what was probably the best winner, anyhow. wrinkle of 1939 with his organization of Next week's issue of The Billboard will a nation-wide Grouch Club, as a bally present several features in cannection with for the General Mill's radio program the Publicity and Exploitation Survey. corking same name. The Grouch Club gim- slogan, whioh punched its mes- of Among them will be a list of the radio sage across and enabled WCKY to over- mick not only got a wealth of newspaper editors of United States and Canadian come some of the handicap which fell space.. cracked newsreels and picture but newspapers and art requirements of more WILLIAM THOMAS, of the Young to it when WLW was operating with 50 - services thruout the country after the than 100 of them. & Rubicam publicity department. kilowatt power. When the station dedi- selection of Secretary of the Interior Another feature will be quotes from cated its new power and joined CBS, a Harold Ickes as the country's No. 1 many of the editors who voted in the well engineered bally was executed, in- grouch. Job on organizing the G. C. es- Publicity Survey, with especial reference equipped with mobile equipment, etc.; cluding official proclamation of "WCKY was thoro, even to headquarters to NBC's new clip sheet style of news song contest with Cincinnati Post; pro- Week," civic broadcasts and the like. tablished in a Connecticut city with a release. motion of WLW's affiliation with Red WCKY does a thoro job all year round prominent local business man as "presi- and Blue, and many others. and, while one of its best newspaper dent.- Even tho the routine was one space -getting stunts, community and which could be seen as a press stunt, Smith's theme, God Bless America, and KPO's activities in exploitation direc- tions have been outlined elsewhere, but newspaper salutes, is pretty well used it had none of the chances of backfiring others. in radio, its spread in this which many have. additional exploitation included a thoro direction, Press agent fight was quite close, campaign at the Golden Gate Interna- as well as touring a staff speaker, was Other Fizdale stunts included ship- with Alfred Coòk, who won an Honorable tional Exposition (San Francisco Fair) truly thoro. ping a bobcat to New York for the Bob Mention last year, putting up a corking and good merchandising -exploitation WSM, whioh finished fourth in this Crosby band, which features a jam battle, and George Evans doing likewise. thruout the city. division (altho there is no award), need section known as the Bobcats; having not take its hat off to any station, for, Dick Powell voted the "perfect date" WCKY Alert as was noted in the Survey last year, by Hollywood starlets, Powell being on It is one of the leaders in steady ex- the Tuesday Night Party program at Clear Channel Certainly one of the best wrinkles of ploitation. the time; getting Joan Blaine named as 1939 in station exploitation was the one of the best dressed gals of the year; adoption of L. B. Wilson's station, WCKY, Other strong competitors in the clear Father's Day tie-up for John J. Anthony; Stations of the slogan, "As powerful as any radio channel division included WOR, Newark; creation of an "edible hat" by a noted station in the United States." It was a (Continued on page 8) fashion designer for Gracie Allen, and WLW Overpowers Opposish others. In winning first place in the division FROM several standpoints selecting the this year Fizdale repeats his victory of winners in the various station brack- last year. Another repeater, in second ets was an overwhelmingly difficult task, place in press agent exploitation, is altho it must be said that two of the David O. Alber. Third goes to Bill three leaders pretty clearly established Maloney, press agent for Kate Smith. their positions. Third place was the most hotly contested spot in the Clear We ieliefre Alber gained his repeat spot by ac- Channel ranking, with WSM, Nashville, tivities in connection with Hobby Lobby, fighting fiercely. WSM won Station including newsreel shots and other the breaks; amateur chef stunts with Johnny Award in all classifications last year. Green and exploitation capitalizing on WLW, the Crosley station in Cincin- SHOWMANSHIP Green's composer reputation; Sammy nati, has a press gang that doesn't miss Kaye's refusal to play Over There in a a trick, and it would take a large amount vaude show, on grounds it was a martial of space to detail a complete roster of tune, story breaking nationally; article their exploitation endeavors. For a in Esguire for Kaye; "swing and sway" while first place juggled between WLW STARTS AT HOME rocking chairs, gliders, etc.; 10th anni- and KPO, but WLW's all -year-round versary celebration for Lanny Ross, in- consistency, and the thoroness with cluding forming the Ten Year Radio which its press department goes after Club; having Dinah Shore judge dunk- bally, marked it for the leading position. THAT'S WHY in the past six weeks, in ad- ing contest; finger printing Benay WLW activities included expert capi- Venuta; mother-in-law defense by Miss talizing on its studio at the New York dition to our complete commercial schedule, Venuta on Mother -in -Law Day; selection World's Fair last year, with excellent of Bea Wain as "Valentine Girl"; World's national press breaks; deal with Cincin- the Mutual Network presented stars like these Fair baton for Mark Warnow; burying nati Post for Post Day at Coney Island, Warnow record in Oglethorpe Univer- Cincinnati, repeated after original time in guest appearances: sity Crypt of Civilization, and others. because of the success of the first day, While it might be commented that, with station credited in the daily, etc.; * Bonnie Baker * Raymond Massey with Miss Smith to work with, Bill co-operation with newspapers on major Maloney has a big client-with no pun news breaks, hiring plane to cover flood, * Milton Berle * Carmen Miranda intended-it was felt by the Awards pictures credited to WLW, etc.; Easter Committee that he had been on his celebration in Marion, Ind., with news- * Elissa Landi * Spencer Tracy toes looking for ways and means to bally paper recognition; newspaper women in- the warbler. Stunts including getting terviews with press photo breaks galore; Miss Smith's by-line on a U. P. story Van Wert (O.) Peony Festival tie-up, describing a White House musicale from broadcast by the station with newspaper THAT'S WHY every week, regularly, thor- which reporters were barred; getting a coverage; awarding Farm Scholarships; touring Boone County Jamboree; award- oughly, we cover the foreign news front like ing musical scholarships; stunts at various shows and fairs, exhibition this: booths, touring Crosley midget car THE CHAMPS * London...John Steele * Berlin...Sigrid Sch iltz * Paris...Waverly Root * Rome...James Menifie The Radio Publicity and Exploitation Survey started in 1938, covering activities of 1937, * Stockholm...D. Day * Amsterdam... P. Van 't Veer but the first Survey dealt only with Publicity. In 1919 the Exploitation Division was added, * Belgrade...P. Maitland * Washington ...F. Lewis, Jr. covering 1938. Thus there have been three sets of awards in the Publicity Division; two * War Front ...Victor Lusinchi, Arthur Mann in the Exploitation Division. Several individuals or firms are repeat * New York ...Paul Schubert, Leonard Nason winners. They are: Columbia Broadcasting System, winner last year and this in Network Publicity. J. Walter Thompson Co., winner in all more three surveys in Advertising Agency Pub- THAT'S WHY and more in broadcast licity Division. ing the feeling's Earle Ferris, winner three times in In- dependent Press Agent Division, Publicity Di- vision. Yourg y Rubicam, twice winner in Adver- tising Agency Exploitation Division. Tom Fizdale, twice winner in Independent Press Agent Exploitation Division. MUTUAL WCI'Y, Cincinnati, O., was second last year, third this year in the Station Exploita- tion Division. Last year, stations were not broken down in clear channel, regional and HAROLD J. BOCK, press manager local classifications. of the NBC Western Division.

www.americanradiohistory.com 8 The Billboard RADIO April 27, 1940 KPO's Special STANDARD Award THE Special Award given in the STUNTS Exploitation Division of The Bill- board's Publicity and Exploitation Out of the wealth of material sent Survey goes to that station which, in in by stations competing in the Ex- the opinion of the Awards Committee, ploitation Survey, a number of efforts does the one outstanding exploitation at exploiting call letters, followed by feat during the year. many stations, became evident. They This award goes this year to Station might well be called standard radio KPO (owned and operated by NBC exploitation gimmicks. As such, ob- and operated in conjunction with viously, they could not be figured by KGO, under lease to NBC from Gen- the Awards Committee as counting eral Electric). very strongly for those stations which The award was given fbr the accom- did them. The awards are based plishment of Manager A. E. Nelson of mainly on consistency of effort and KPO not only in breaking down news- originality of ideas. paper barriers in San Francisco but in Standard wrinkles included the fol- breaking the barriers so successfully lowing: that his stations received an enormous Swap deals, time for trailers, with film amount of ballyhoo-and the good theaters and circuits. will of The San Francisco Chronicle Swap deals, time for space, with news- and The San Francisco News. papers. The Awards Committee was unani- Broadcasts and exhibition studios at mous in naming KPO on the basis of State and county fairs. this exploitation. Furthermore, the Window displays in retail stores. committee feels that Nelson has ac- Mobile unit. complished something which sets an Touring shows with station talent- example for the entire broadcasting most of such shows using hillbillies. industry and which benefits the en- Listeners' panels. tire industry. Salutes to communities and newspapers in listening areas. debate not using lines but being a double Touring staff speakers to talk about rebroadcast, each station picking up the radio, station, etc. other's comments and rebroadcasting Using billboards, window cards, etc. them to its own audience; a studio wed- Automobile driving safety campaigns. ding, with all details broadcast, Printed books showing staff talent, transcription rebroadcast later in the station personnel. day; picnic sponsored by the station, Special shows, i. e., camera shows, with attendance given at .30,000; dig- fishing shows, stamp shows and the like. ging up record made by Amos 'n' Andy Book campaigns; getting books for 15 years ago as Sam 'n' Henry upon oc- charities, et al. casion of acquiring the A 'n' A show; Addressing local trade groups, Parent - co -sponsoring Pancake Festival with Teachers' Associations and the like. local seed company, and many others. In getting second place in regional Yet WNEW managed to get itself im- stations, WNEW did so primarily thru portant space and follow-up space for its national exploitation in nationally these programs. circulated publications (Life, Pic, KTSA, San Antonio, piled thru for Readers' Digest, et al.) of programs third with expert bally in connection which are in themselves not exceptional. with its news program's, giving local These are Martin Bloch's Make Believe merchants war bulletins', moving news Ballroom and Stan Shaw's Milkman's room to city auditorium for Home Show; Matinee. Both programs feature the programing from home show; A 'n' A playing of phonograph records, certainly bally; exploiting philology program; re- a type program familiar to listeners of tail store bally for Maxwell House coffee nearly all the stations in the country. program; heavy display schedule in stores, etc.; good safety driving cam- paign; community -newspaper campaign; sponsored local Radio Show, and others. Other leaders in regional station ranks Staiido uts included KOMA, Oklahoma City; WKRC, Space limitations preclude possibil- Cincinnati, with merchandising em- ity of listing all the outstanding ex- phasis; WSPD, Toledo; KMA, Shenan- Exploitation Survey ploitation stunts worked by stations doah, Ia., which was ranked fourth im- competing for the awards. Following mediately after KTSA; WCSC, Charles- list gives some of them, but it should ton, S. C. be remembered this list is partial and (Continued from page 7) in quality those of stations in other that a stunt may have been done by groups. In some cases, the entries were more than the station or stations WLS, Chicago; WFAA, Dallas; WRVA, of regional Local Stations Richmond, Va.; WWL, New Orleans, with most unimpressive. Many the credited below. KNX, stations submitted entries which ac- Picnics-WLS, Chicago, with at- excellent special events activity; tually could not come under the heading KTOK, WING, KYSM Los Angeles, with very fine institutional rather, tendance set at 65,000; picnics also activities; WJSV, Washington, with a of exploitation, but which were, given by KOB, Albuquerque, N. M.; Lively either merchandising or sales promo- S. D.; KMA, Shen- small entry, but of high quality; WBT, tion. Incidentally, WBT, Charlotte, WNAX, Yankton, ALTHO not especially large as com- Charlotte, N. C., with a much better - included in its endoah, Ia. than -average entry, but still not quite N. C. (clear channel), Golden Gloves-WHO, Des Moines. pared to other entries received, KMOX, entry a definition of the word exploita- Salt KTOK, Oklahoma City, which is the able to overcome the winners; tion. It's published elsewhere in the Model Home exhibit-KSL, winner in Local Station Division, St. Louis, which does a top-flight job Lake City. the features as regular columns Radio Department of this issue for those to nevertheless showed that it is as wide- in planting interested. Excellent use of station talent awake as they come. The station uses by its staff members, and KDKA, Pitts- boost station-WLS, Chicago; WFAA, really bang-up job WNAX, of Yankton, S. D., the regional a slap -bang up -an -'at -'em exploitation burgh, which did a Dallas. policy gets results and is, further- on its new studio dedications. champion, is a wide-awake and alert or- microphone WOR, that ganization. This farm station Is really World's Fair - more, consistent. Typical stunts in- Newark, N. J. girls' legs with ballyhoo in there punching, and its entry proved broadcasts with cluded painting it. Some of the station's stunts included Sharing exclusive messages and having them walk thru KUSD, smaller stations in State or near city (moving billboards, the station calls Group a long-distance debate with C., and Regional Vermillion, S. D., between Yankton States-WBT, Charotte, N. (Continued on page 9) debaters and U. of S. D. team, WRVA, Richmond, Va. Yankton Station Wins College Regular newspaper columns by staff fashions and so was re- experts (sports, on)- THE largest number of entries KMOX. ceived from regional stations, but Calling prominent local citizens with the exception of the winners and a when major news stories break- few others the entries did not match WEOA, Evansville, Ind. Guest pins to studio guests-WSPD, Toledo. They Should Help, Anyway Sponsoring local fountain as town landmark-WSPD, Toledo. NEW YORK, April 20.-Jo Ranson, Sports trophies-WSPD, Toledo. radio editor of The Brooklyn Daily Mailing sheets of copper - KGIR, Eagle and one of the Awards Com- Butte, Mont. mittee in the Publicity and Exploita- Perfect lips contest at cosmetician' tion Survey, was buttonholed recently convention-WEEI, Boston. by Bill Kostka, manager of the NBC Salute to Orson Welles on Martian press department, in New York, episode anniversary-WSSC, Charles- Kostka wanted to know whether ton, S. C. Ranson liked the new NBC clip sheet. Classes in radio technique-WFLA. "Well," said Ranson, "I don't like Tampa, Fla. it. Besides, someone ran off with my It's a Gift, program contest, listing shears, so I can't clip the thing, and my paste all programs giving prizes and times some other fellow busted of broadcast, with cash to listeners pot. It looks bad." who send in total of all figures men- A few days later NBC sent Ranson Ia. a pair of scissors about three feet tioned-KRNT, Des Moines, pot about two feet Other leading stunts are mentioned long and a paste in the story starting on Page 3 of in diameter. And in the paste pot TOM JOHNSON, KTOK, Oklahoma brush. this 'issue. was a billposter's TOM FIZDALE City.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 RADIO -REVIEWS The Billboard 9 able as a satisfactory number of opera- ing evacuees, produced scenes from great tions each season prove. What causes plays of the past, each having an all- a cafe operator to flop on many occa- star cast. sions is his inability to see beyond the At Sadlers Wells, opera has been the Exploita lion Survey cobwebs spun by his own fears and fare, the season closing with the end precedents. There are cafe men who of the month. will never rise beyond a certain level In the smaller theaters there has been (Continued from page 8) enable announcement of no -school days because they stress too much in their continued activity. Richmond staged them); making monster cigaret for Old when wintry weather forced schools. to operations the importance of booking three new plays-Kim Peacock's Under Gold show and having it taken thru the close. artists with personal followings; artists One Roof; Accident, a comedy -drama, city; World's Series bally; importing * * $ who are good mixers and who control and Dr. Noel Scott's Life Goes On. At the Light Crust Dough Boys for broadcast, Next week's issue of The Billboard will large lists of wine buyers. Such an Rudolf Steiner Hall on the 11th, Mar- chartering special plane, etc., and using present additional Publicity and Exploitation operator is geared to small -capacity lowe's Doctor Faustus was revived, and a gun and bomb trick to get attention, Survey features, including radio editor quotes operation and is overwhelmed by the at the Unity Theater Sean O'Casey's gun shooting off "bombs" with replica and a list of radio editors of the United States impersonable elements of a large-scale latest, The Star Turns Red, had its silver dollars inclosed, dollars being good and Canada. project unless he thinks in terms of what premiere on the 12th. for Theater and skating rink admission the public wants. There are cafe men London's theater business thruout and other premiums. The gun and who fail to give enough attention to March has maintained a fairly high level. bomb stunt was easily one of the best SUGAR'S DOMINO such items as food and entertainment; The approach of summer, which man- of al submitted in the entire Exploita- (Continued from page 4) depending on atmosphere and liquor agers once used to dread, has proved tion Survey. But not all of these attempts have met alone to meet the nut. These are also advantageous. Several new productions success. cafe field, however, de- scheduled. WING, Dayton, presents the unusual with In the doomed to failure in a field that are old many physical limitations applicable to mands the greatest ingenuity and ver- picture of a station only six months the theater do not exist. Yet, except for satility of an operator. taking an award. But the station, which startling innovations that are occasion- The cafe field is unstable today AAA HEAD BEEFS had previously had other call letters ally introduced in atmospheric spots, because it hasn't yet attracted the type of (Continued from page 3) and which prior to its new management there has been a sad lack of showman- men who can raise it to unprecedented that it clearly indicated collusion be- was, it is claimed, in a "broken-down ship evident. There are many causes, but heights of activity. Cafe business needs tween AGVA and ARA. Gillman said state," soon had its competitor, WHIO, we doubt whether the obstacles are so considerably more showmen. Perhaps that the AAA is opposed to a merger The Dayton Daily News station, on its great as to 'defy real showmen. There those who are already demonstrating with ARA, since the AAA has little in toes to meet the new competition. One common with ARA. an ex- are all kinds of showmen even among that showmanship finds just rewards in of the outstanding results of the good ones. To make our point we the field will draw others into it. When Gillman indicated that he will ask ploitation campaign, which involved can point to two opposing types: one that happens there will be a boom in the AGVA to issue separate franchises to getting newspaper support and petitions AAA of the area, that can do wonders with unlimited talent field eclipsing anything that has members without payment signed by listeners in its service funds (something that is not quite as yet happened in our generation. $50 fee. He claims that because AAA is was getting an NBC network affiliation. easy as it seems) and a second who in a position to do its own policing, he KYSM, Mankato, Minn., taking third specializes in creating miracles with a expects AGVA to grant the same courtesy place in local station rankings, is also limited budget. REVUES LEAD to them. Gillman also claims that an In today's cafe business, considering (Continued from page 5) agreement with AGVA had been reached the tremendous amount. of capital con- parts to the Dionne quintuplets. but not signed. He will ask AGVA to "A 'n' A" Concentration tinually being put into spots, there is Noted for brilliant summer opera issue franchises to 41 AAA members. room both for the pound -wise showman seasons at Glyndebourne in Sussex, Hoyt S. Haddock, AGVA executive sec- Noticeable in analyzing entries in and the Roxy type who spends money Glyndebourne Productions, Ltd., made a retary, said that Fredrik Watson, head the Exploitation Survey was the fact wantonly. It is trite to say cafes are first excursion from the native heath of the Entertainment Managers' Asso- that the transfer of Amos 'n' Andy here to stay just as it would be trite to by presenting (by arrangement with ciation, voiced no opposition to merging from NBC to CBS probably received say that music is an entertainment Frederick Harrison Trust, Ltd.) at the with ARA. However, a special deal will more ballyhoo from the.network, CBS, staple. If cafe business is basic enter- Haymarket on March 5 a revival of Gay's have to be made, knee the EMA is an and the affiliated stations, than any tainment it seems to us that here is The Beggar Opera. Using Frederic employers' group and must necessarily other single program during 1940. a field deserves to have the atten- by wrinkle was that Austin's musical version and directed have a degree of autonomy. Broder said Standard to haul out tion of the most daring showmen John Gielgud, this received such favor- that some degree of autonomy would be an old jaloppy, paint it like the and the most ingenious engineers of able reception as augur well for the EMA A 'n' A taxicab and tour the streets to granted should join. Similar senti- entertainment. Haymarket's first wartime effort. Busi- ments were expressed by Thomas E. of the town or city. In cafes there is no physical limit to Best A 'n' A stunt, the judges ness proved so good that the customary Kelly, head of Associated Entertainment thought, was pulled by WNAX, Yank- what can be done to whet the public's Easter Monday closing rule had to be Directors, a rival group of club date ton S. D. Station dug up a record appetite for entertainment. Showmen broken and two performances given. bookers. made by the team 15 years ago, before euch as Billy Rose with his Diamond On the 7th at the Globe, H. M. Ten- For non-members getting franchises, it was even known as Amos 'n' Andy, Horseshoe among other things and nent, Ltd., presented Clemence Dane's AGVA has devised an arbitration com- and broadcast it. Monte Proser with his Beachcomber have Cousin Muriel, with Norman Marshall mittee selected from AGVA members. demonstrated that showmanship and directing. Not particularly strong, this So far, no plans have been made for the courage of one's conviction can fight study of a social housekeeper who be- agents to sit in at these hearings. Inde- a "youngster," having gone on the air trends and inertia. Other enterprising gins by embezzling from a relative and pendent agents will be charged $50 an- during the middle of 1938. Station seems showmen have performed similar miracles finishes as a common thief. nually, and $25 for an associate agent. acutely aware of its nationalistic au- in coin stacking by giving the public On the 12th came the first of the This amount is the same as the ARA dience, as exemplified by posting a full- something different and letting the month's new revues, Archie de Bear's schedule of dues. time staff member in German-speaking public know that they are. production of Moonshine by Reginald Hoyt S. Haddock, AGVA executive New Ulm to arrange daily programs There isn't a branch of the show Arkell and himself, at the Vaudeville. head, said he would prefer that all those from there. Other stunts included business that can't be called "peculiar." The music of Jack Strachey passed the asking licenses join ARA to simplify birthday celebration with Grossmutter In fact, every branch has its denizens test, but there was obvious room for procedure. However, if AAA and EMA Julia Schostag-Schmidt on her 100th firm in the belief that their field is improvement on the comedy side. This fail to join ARA, licenses will be issued birthday, with transcriptions played unique; that its problems are far more was forthcoming when the performance individually. back, etc.; special columns for local intricate than the others; that its com- policy was changed from twice to once all Should an agreement with representa- farm -territory newspapem by the sta- plexities are unparalleled. They are nightly on the 29th. tives of vaudeville presentation houses tion's farm editor; bally thru Minne- partly right. All of the component parts At the Duchess on the 15th Michael of business are unique, complex fail to be reached by May 1, Haddock apolis Star -Journal and Mankato Free- show Hillman, Ltd., presented Ronald intends ask ARA for an extension of Press- station's birthday celebration; and "peculiar"-each in its own way. Frankau's revue, Beyond Compere, to sending franked postcards to school The cafe business has its own peculiar Frankau himself starring and produc- the May 1 deadline. The agreement teachers, to be mailed back to to problems but they are not insurmount- that ARA members waive the 5 per cent station ing. Full of happy frolicking, this got booking office fee until that date was away to a most auspicious start. predicated upon the assumption that the After postponement thru illness of pact with vaude house representatives Robert Hale (replaced by veteran comic would be reached by that time. George Carney), Eddie Pola and Peter * * * Watson's revue, Come Out To Play, Radio starring Jessie Matthews and Sonnie PITTSBURGH, April 20. - Organizer Talent Tom Kelly Hale, was presented by Hales Produc- postponed this week nomi- tions, Ltd. (by arrangement with Claude nation of directors and officers for AGVA Luxemburg), at the Phoenix on the 19th. here until the membership is larger, and -Pik By JERRY LESSER Lacking nothing in brightness, this was started a drive to franchise bookers in hew 0 welcomed by critics generally as being this area. excellent wartime fare. Indications are that support for AGVA among the bookers is split. An organ- CHEST ER STRATTON is the new love Ralph Locke is an added starter On the 20th, ' for Sir Oswald Stoll, ization meeting is planned April 28 interest on Society Girl. . HERB on the CBS serial, "My Son and I." Prince Littler revived the nine -year -old for MOSS, free-lance director and producer, Andre Baruch recently won a spectacular musical show White Horse to crystallize a program for signing up has his first new show, Truth and Con - prise in a newspaper candid camera Inn at the Coliseum. Produced by F. C. holdouts. seque aces. . NORMAN SCHWARTZ, contest. . Don't throw stones at Marshall, it compared favorably with formerly with Transamerican, free lanc- Dave Bacal, organist of "News and the original presentation at the same PHILADELPHIA, April 20. - Leslie ing. BASIL LOUGHRAN, now with Rhythm." His suspenders, belt, house. Litony, national AGVA organizer, se- Transamerican.. . . HORACE BRAHAM wrist watch band and garters are The same night at the New, John lected a visiting committee of 24 mem- will portray the leading role in the new made of glass. . . . John Reed King, Fernald produced Bruce Siever's romantic bers to catalog local niteries. PHIL LORD series, By Kathleen Norris. announcer, has a new home in musical, The Silver Patrol, adapted for Group will check on salaries, number Show will be directed by JAY HANNA. Melba, overlooking Long Island the English stage by Gene Gerrard, with of shows, dressing -room facilities and OWEN JORDAN'S .work in the Sound. . We hear that Joan music by Pat Thayer. The story followed booking arrangements. benefit performance of the play, Job, Blaine is off to Chi this week to do a closely the typical musical comedy love While AGVA has made no attempts to sponsored by PROFESSOR EINSTEIN and motion picture short for her sponsor theme, but pleasing music and excel- work out an agreement with the musi- EDDIE CANTOR, has earned him a lead that Les Tremayn, star of "First lent casting should insure success. for cians' union, it is first lining up the in the movie to be filmed by PAUL, Nigh ter," is looking over colleges this piece with its colorful Mexican agents and there are indications that a GORDON. JORDAN is heard regularly for his sister . that Basil background. chapter of the Artists Representatives' on David Harum. Loughran will produce "Light The Garrick reopened on the 23d with Association will be organized here. Local of the World" . . that Edwin a non-stop affair, Van Damm's Revue. agents now have their own indie org, C. Hill has signed a renewal This turned out to be an elaboration of the Entertainment Managers' Association. that Alice Frost, of "Big Sister," the same producer's efforts at the little was written out for a few days Windmill (where Revudeville with its because of illness . . that Paul fortnightly changes seems set to run Jessel To Grab, Gee -Gees Kennedy, radio editor of The Cin- for all eternity)-plenty of nudity and NEW YORK, April 20.-George Jessel cinnati Post, honeymooned in New spectacle. Comedy could be strength- has branched into the lecturing and race- York City last week . that Victor ened. track fields. He says he has arranged is issuing home phonograph records Memorable was the matinee of March for a series of two-hour lectures on the of Arch Oboler's version of "Johnny 12th at the Palace in aid of the Lord subject, Thirty Years in the Theater. ESTABLISHED 1888 Got His Gun" starring Jimmy Cag- Mayor's Red Cross and St. John Fund. Jessel also plans to head a group pro- PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU NI. ney . that Larry Menkin, radio Attended by the King and Queen, this moting race tracks in Tampa and St. World -TelegramBuilding. irriter whose piece, "You're in Radio featured excerpts from many currently Petersburg, Fla., under the auspices of 126 Barclay St., New Yore, N. Y. If," appeared in The Billboard, is BArclay 7-5371. running London shows, closing with a the Florida West Coast Jockey Club. now a staff man with WARM, Scran- play written by Clemence Dane in which Venture will cost $500,000, all of which. ton, Pa. Leslie Howard, as a conjurer entertain- Jessel says, has been subscribed.

www.americanradiohistory.com 10 The Billboard MUSIC April 27, 1940 Conducted by DANIEL RICHMAN-Communications to 1 564 Broadway, New York City SAY IT WITH MUSIC BOXES Dorsey, Heidt Among Leaders Publishers Rebel Against Ork Upping B. -O. Take Thru Music Opening Night Price Jacking

Machine Promotional Tie -Ups NEW YORK, April 20.-In the first ac- the cover was hiked from 75 cents to tion of this type Music Publishers' Con- $1.50. An official of the union said tact Employees' union barred its mem- if the opening is not on a week-end or NEW YORK, April 20.-A survey re- A couple of his own boys are delegated bers from attending the opening night of holiday night and the cover is raised, the veals that nearly 100 per cent of the to these duties and contact operators Gray Gordon's Ork at the Hotel Edison music crowd will also stay away from bands making records have either made in each town invaded by the Heidt out- here last Tuesday (16) because of the that one. Hotel, however, said it will or are attempting to make direct tie- fit with complete campaigns. In addi- allegation that Mrs. Maria Kramer, owner follow its regular policy. ups with operators of music machines tion to the Heidt full ork records, the of the hotel, "jacked up" the minimum MPCE Resolution increase their box-office grosses on "delegates" sell the recorded products of charge from $1.50 to $2.50. This brought to passed by the song On the basis of this action the resolu- one-nighters, theater tours and .night club both Frankie Carle and Fred Lowery, to light a resolution tion barring MPCE members from "aug- The leading band featured band members. pluggers' union some months ago that and hotel engagements. cover mented openings" was brought to light, booking offices indicate that such pro- (See Say It With Music Boxes on page 78) all spots where the minimum or induced by the publishers squawking motions are given top consideration, is raised on music publisher opening about the heavy expense accounts their they increase both the popularity nights would be boycotted for that night. for action was contact men incur while making the and drawing value of the band. Office St. Moritz Hotel It was also revealed that this rounds to get their tunes played over publicity departments and independent taken against several spots, the hotels on the actual opening night. the air. promotion firms have been knocking Found Guilty of recanting First action was invoked against Rich- themselves out to invent new ideas and While Gordon opened Friday (12), ard Himber's opening at the Hotel Pierre new ways of linking the phono operator regular trade opening was postponed here, when it was announced that there and the orchestra leader closer together Underscaling Ork until the 16th. On that day an official would be a $4 minimum charge for the for their mutual benefit. of the union, who said he got wind that evening. Union officials went to work NEW YORK, April 20.-Taking its first the price was going to be increased since Operators, new in music business, wel- move against a major hotel spot in many on the management, and on the evening such ties. They have shown a publishers and song pluggers feel that of the opening, an official of the union come years, the trial board of Local 802, musi- it's obligatory for them to be at an open- willingness to co-operate with the maestri cians' union, found S. Gregory Taylor, stated, the minimum had been wiped and are interested in stunts which mean ing, contacted the hotel and was in- away. An incident also occurred at Del managing director of the St. Moritz Hotel formed that regular trade opening prices more nickels in their machines. Boys in here, guilty of underscaling Juan Courtney's opening at the Hotel Am- the field, controlling some 300,000 music of $2.50 were going to be chargéd that bassador, some months ago, but the un- Makula's Band $1,330, over a period of evening. away boxes on locations thruout the country, 13 weeks, and ordered him to pay up in ion said the minimums were wiped are particularly on the lookout for ideas a week or else the hotel would be placed Boycott Invoked here too-and the pluggers spent as that are practical, inexpensive and ap- on the unfair list of the union. Union got hold of its members by much money as usual. plicable to a variety of locations. Trial was held Friday (19), despite phone that play and told them that the Union said this policy will be enforced Taylor's failure to show up after the opening was to be boycotted, not because against all hotels which jack up the Leaders Themselves Active union called him and stated that It had of Gordon, whom the publishers and rates for the publishing gentry unless In addition to office help, name and evidence of underscaling, asking him to pluggers said they liked personally, but it happens to be a holiday or week-end unknown leaders alike are constantly at show cause why the hotel should not be because of the "obvious stick-up" to night, when, they said, they are willing work furnishing such ideas. Tommy Dor- placed on the unfair list. It was brought raise the receipts of a slow night. Atti- to pay the advertised rates. sey, who spends a nice bit of change out that two members of the trial board tude of the pluggers was that they al- annually staging informal parties for the went to the St. Moritz last Saturday ways spend more than the minimum, but operators in the various sections of the when the band was being paid off and "resent being held up." Camden Debuts as country covered by the band, creates that the checks, made out to the musi- Consequently the Edison Green Room good -will among the trade. Those cians for scale wages, were cashed on was policed that night by officials of sessions produce the latest trends in the for a difference of $23 less who stopped members (both Nanne Band Haven Dorsey the premises the union, business and suggest to just for the musicians and $31 for the leader. publishers and pluggers are in the union) CAMDEN, N. J., April 20.-Big band where he fits in the ,picture. Dorsey Scale is $63 per man and $126 for the and their parties from going in. dance promotions come to this commu- is also a willing publicity subject, visit- leader. Underscaling amounted, accord- for Frank Dawson, ing locations with operators, spending On the other hand, a representative nity the first time. ing to union officials, to $100 per week of Mrs. Kramer said that this has been manager of Plaza Hotel here, and Irvin time in their offices and giving them plus a single afternoon engagement for Wolf, manager -owner Hotel Senator all angles he has at hand. the policy for the past three years and of the $30 which they alleged was not paid for. that she "refused to be intimidated" by in neighboring Philadelphia, are pro- Des Moines, Ia., operators are now moting a series of Sunday night dances person" engage- Press Agent Involved a union with which she has no dealings. fully convinced that "In It was explained by the Kramer forces at Convention Hall, starting off April 28 ments of record favorites stimulate their Also named in the action was Robert Glen Gray. Glenn Miller, Jimmy bring Rend, press agent for St. Moritz, that the union pulled a "you -can't -do - with play on machines and, in turn, the this -to -us" proposition and that it was Dorsey, Mal Hallett, Andy Kirk, Woody larger grosses to the band. During a to whom the trial board claimed the Herman, Charlie Barnet and Al Donahue Lom- band had to pay $10 per week. It was a "personal" issue. recent one-nighter filled by Guy Edison spokesman also pointed out are set to follow. bardo at the Tromar Ballroom in that not mentioned whether or not It was Since music and dancing is sotto voce the best crowd in for publicity, but the union said it was that since the hotel had been charging city, the spot had $2.50 for trade opening nights, why in Philadelphia on the Sabbath, pro- two years and play of Lombardo disks also seeking to collect that sum from moters figure dance in the management of the hotel. should they trim down the tariff now. the draw will extend on phonos doubled on locations that The radio wires, it was explained, are beyond the State line, as well as drawing area. Hotel was notified immediately after from Jersey, names are the hearing that if the money isn't paid for the benefit of the hotel as a show- South where Welk's Successful Stunt case to advertise itself, and if the song housed only at the Atlantic City and in full by next Friday (26) it will be Wildwood resorts during summer. Lawrence Welk pioneered this convic- placed on the unfair list and will be pluggers don't like the prices they don't the tion in Milwaukee recently when he precluded from hiring union musicians. have to come. Wolf also buys name swing combos for boosted his week's take at the Riverside his Rendezvous at the Senator. Taylor could not be reached for com- Cut Down Expenses In Philadelphia, The Spot, a Theater there by several hundred dollars, ment. Reud's only comment was, "It's jitterbug to his tie-up with local op- ,Union countered that the reason the parlor in the Frankford section, is also credited ridiculous." hotel didn't hold the opening Friday planning name band dances. Promotion erators using his releases. Thru the be- efforts of Eddie Weisfeldt, house man- when the Gordon band debuted was was tested Tuesday (16) with Jack Tea- Bain, cause Friday night is self -productive of garden on tap, and additional bands will ager, and Keith Welk's representa- 802 Sets WHN Hearing a slow Union tive, a music machine to play the business, Tuesday night. be brought in as available. was in the NEW YORK, April 20.-Leo Cohen, said that $2.50 minimum is in contraven- maestro's disks installed of $1.50 mini- lobby, and his theater date was an- manager of the WHN Artists' Bureau, tion to advertised policy Maestro displayed on has been called to appear before the trial mum for week days and $2.50 for Satur- Announcer Turns nounced on a handy card days and holidays. Union contends it numerous machines In Milwaukee loca- board of Local p02, American Federation PITTSBURGH, April 20.-KDKA an- so successful that of Musicians, Thursday (25) to show is fighting this mainly on principle, and tions. Stunt proved secondly because of a desire to cut down nouncer Billy Hinds bowed as a band it is being repeated wherever possible. cause why he should not be placed on leader last week, fronting a new seven - of the the unfair list unless he shows records expenses on large publisher parties pat- Horace Heidt boasts of one ronizing opening nights. piece combination booked for the Schen- most organized systems in contacting of all bookings involved in the union's ley Hotel formal ballroom dances every and promoting the good -will of operators. case against him. Both sides are adamant on what they Cohen and the bureau are involved in will do at she Charlie Barnet opening, Saturday. Singer is Grace Mansfield, an underscaling case amounting to an slated to follow Jan Savitt next month model, who was runner-up in Jesse alleged $20,000, and Thursday's session at the Hotel Lincoln, which Mrs. Kramer Lasky's "Gateway to Hollywood" audi- Teeth for Two will be an attempt to ascertain the exact also owns. Publishers put on the burn tions here last fall. Hinds was with when Savitt opened at the Lincoln and KDKA for 10 years, starting as page -boy. PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-Success amount. of Dr. Clay Boland, molar mender and a Hit Parade contributor, has en- couraged other members of the tooth- pulling fraternity locally to turn tunesmith. Dr. William Richter has been toying around with tunes as CRA Sues Morris ör 50Gs long as he has been toying around with teeth, altho his effusions have warnings by CRA that he been limited to local popu- State Supreme Court for allegedly sub- leged repeated thus far mitting Russ Morgan's Band to pros- was being managed by them exclusively larity. made that Morris and was not to be submitted without comes a third dentist trying Charge pective employers while it was under ex- Now clusive contract to CRA. Service of a CRA's authorization. his hand at the words and music agency submitted Russ was effected office today that serv- Moe Fineman, hiding be- summons starting the action Morris admitted trade. Dr. Morgan-no CRA okeh late this week on Morris Stoller, assistant ice of the suit had been made against hind the nom de plume of Michael comptroller of the Morris agency. the agency, but William Morris Jr. de- Pronin just in case, collabed with clined to comment because he was not Fred Mann for Penthouse on the NEW YORK, April 20.-Consolidated According to a CRA spokesman, charges Radio Artists filed a damage suit for against the Morris agency are for "induc- served personally and claimed little Palisades, Top Notch Music Co. pub- by submitting knowledge of the situation. Agency has lishing. $50,000 against the William Morris ing a breach of contract" Agency last Saturday (13) in New York Morgan for band engagements after al- 20 days in which to answer the suit.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 MUSIC The Billboard 11

BEEKMAN stays till July 2 at the Brown Instrumentation- Hotel, Louisville. Tue Sax, One Brick Orchestra Notes Cocktail Combos NEW YORK, April 20.-For a period By DANIEL RICHMAN VIC ABB'S Four Californians, now of a whole year, between Gray Gor - strolling at the Stuyvesant Hotel, don's closing at the Edison Hotel last New York Newsings William Morris Agency set the booking, taking over, this engagement any- Buffalo, move across country into the year and the start of his re -engage- leaving her for Book -Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, shortly .. WITH ANN RICHARDSON way, a ace MCA stronghold . . ment last week, Cliff Grass, sax man hitherto THE FIDDLERS THREE wind up this have occasion assistant -to -Charlie Green post at a new band is being built around the with the band, didn't CRA to go over to General Amusement's week at the Plains Hotel, Cheyenne, to open his baritone sax case because THREE YOUMAN BROTHERS, which, for a bit contract department, CHRISTINE ED - headed by TOM GENTRY, will be booked Wyo., and drop down to Denver he never used it. But on a theater as Green's pri- of fiddling at the new Chgz Paree Club that carried the WARDS moves up to act by Frederick Brothers . DICK JUR- and one-night tour to handling theit . the KNIGHTS OF NOTE, across the country and back, he vate secretary, in addition GENS and LAWRENCE WELK trade band matters . HAL "dancentertainment" unit, with their took the case with him wherever he the office's publicity places May 4-10, the former going into SAUNDERS, pit fiddler in the legit the Trianon, Welk taking his champagne LADY BONNIE DAYE, stroll back into went. Hotel Paul, that city, May 1, after show, Two for the Money, debuts as a . . . Dick the St. When the band finally opened at music into the Aragon returns at the Hotel Jefferson he would leader with a 12 -piece on the Hotel St. to the latter spot for two days after- a current stint the Edison he decided that Peoria, . the outfit had 20 weeks Regis Roof May 3 . . . July 17 has been his way westward Ill. have use for the baritone and opened wards, before wending at the St. Paul before the Jefferson en- case. Was he surprised. There set aside as the definite opening date for LOUIS PANICO presented with a the at gagement . . . Joseph B. Marsolais takes HAL KEMP to follow Tommy Dorsey CRA contract . DON FRANCISCO was no sax. The case was full of is over the management of CORDY RUS- bricks. the Astor Roof EDDY BRANDT and his rumba ork follow Phil Dooley at in town enlarging his band to 12 men for the Palmer House's Empire Room May SELL and His Fullhouse of Rhythm, set- will ting the unit into the Hotel Martin, MCA . VIC SCHOEN'S Band 16 . GAC set WILL OSBORNE into remain intact for recordings and book- Utica, N. Y. . . . O'BRIEN AND EVANS the Edgewater Beach Hotel's Beach Walk opened the new Marine Room Cocktail Calloway Tops at ings pending the ANDREWS SISTERS' June 15 . . . RAY KINNEY'S Hawaiian . . . 12 weeks return east after their pic stint . . of one-nighters Lounge, Aurora, Ill. after Ork plays one its rare at CAB GAL- Schoen arranges for the trio . . . ED- the Ballroom April 27, and the at the Press Club, Erie, Pa., Pittsburgh Savoy; Trianon LOWAY'S Bon -Aires are at the Clary DIE LeBARON closes at the Rainbow following eve at the Aragon . . KENNY Club, Cumberland, Md. Room May 14, takes up a location at the LEIGHTON signed by FBMC . . . band Eldredge Weakest Baker Hotel, Dallas, for four weeks, start- goes into the Melody Mill, Chi suburban ing May 30, journeys west to San Fran- (25) . . . SA - 20. Top ballroom, Thursday JAN PITTSBURGH, April - -draw cisco (probably for a Mark Hopkins Hotel VITI' makes 7 the Sherman. band at the Savoy Ballroom here this it June at run) and winds up where he started-at * s áMEMNII 1,11 season has been Cab Calloway, who the R. R., October 9 for 10 months . . grossed $1,800 in January. Other name Midwestern Murmurs CHARLES FORS Y T H E and JOHN in all sizes. r/ orchestras here in the past few months O'ROURKE go with Bobby Byrne's Ork MEL SNYDER replaces the Korn Kob- Write for com- were Benny Carter, Gene Krupa, Duke plete price list DOC GOLDBERG replaces FELIX blers at Paul Penny's Old Vienna, References. Ellington, Jimmy Lunceford, Count Basie GROBBE with Will Bradley, with JIM- Cincinnati, May 3 . NICK NEVEL'S MCA, CRA. /100 and Roy Eldredge, who fared poorest with MY VALENTINE Will's new warbler . . new five -piece combo is currently in the William Mor- $400 a rain -storm night. Highest gate ris, RCA, Vic - 8x10-5°-' on Kelly Stables gets ROY ELDREDGE and Cincinnati area . . . besides Nick, the etc. for all time was $2,200, three years ago tor, BILLIE HOLIDAY April 25. . . . KAY outfit includes Bernyce Clemons Nevel, 50-3°-2 on Labor Day, taken by Ellington. KYSER let a couple of has men go this Martha Jean Fitchett, Ronnie Kingsbury j'ose PHOTO SERVICE Admission varies from 75 cents to week, one of whom had been with the and Russell Henderly . . . JAN SAVITT Dept. 6, 155 W. 46 St., N. Y. City $1.10 per person, depending on the at- band six years and the other three years. takes in Cedar Point, Sandusky, 0., July traction. On nights when name crews Can this by any chance presage a general 5 to 11 . . . CARMEN CAVALLARO be- don't play, local and semi -name touring shake-up within the ranks of the Ole gins a monther April 28 at the Hotel outfits are booked. Savoy capacity is Professor? Statler; Detroit . . . locating indefinite- 2,000. Next big-time name set is Erskine ; ly at the Hotel Gibson, Cincinnati, is Hawkins, for May 8. Town JACK COP'r'hY . . . Muehlebach Hotel, Only other regular ballrooms operating Bands About Kansas City, Mo., gets BILL BARDO May iSBe% Xuita here are the Islam Grotto, presenting ACK DENNY goes into the Village Barn 15 for a pair of weeks . . . CARL RA- local bands every Tuesday, Thursday and April 23 for a monther, with four VAZZA settles into St. Louis' Chase Hotel umuG lsidMusic Saturday; MacDougall's and Kidney's, by J air shots weekly . MEYER HORO- May 10 for a quartet of weeks . .. CARL VOCAL erMARC'fllAHfNDR/CKS day dancing schools and at night public WITZ, hopes to build (DEACON) MOORE stops over at Lake dance halls, and the Syria Mosque, Barn impresario, the spot for world's fair patronage . . . Breeze Pier, Buckeye Lake, 0., June operated every Saturday by the Units' Roseland Ballroom 13-20. Club with name orks and district bands PA t r;tt KARA into 78th Week May 7 for a two-weeker . Kara f ol- * * * alternating. who turned an original Spasmodic bookings of big-time bands lows ARMANDO, Southern Symphony HOTEL ASTOR, N. Y. here most of the two-week booking into a full year . have financially failed JOHNNY McGEE takes in a couple of GLEN GRAY moves his Casa Lomans Broadcasting Over Mutual Network time during the past several years, due into New Orleans' Roosevelt Hotel primarily to inadequate and amateur pro- Roseland weeks as of yesterday (19) . the follow -upper to on May 30 . the Virginia Beach, Va., motion. Beginning next Saturday outdoor SONNY KENDIS is CORP.OF John Kirby at Monte Proser's ultra -suc- front is beginning to become active . . DIR: MUSIC AM ERICA dancing at Kennywood Park will present bookings announced for the Cavalier Ho- Pittsburgh and traveling orchestras, to be cessful The Beachcomber . . . Kendis goes in May 2 for five weeks, with Kirby tel there include CLYDE LUCAS, May 25 followed soon after by West View and for three weeks, and HAPPY FELTON, smaller moving his jive experts over to the Hick- other outdoor ballrooms in West- July 8 for a fortnight . . . Terrace ern Pennsylvania. ory House the following day for an in- definite tenure . EUGENE JELESNIK Beach Club at the same resort town brought his Continentals into the Bal leads off June 22 with JACK WARDLAW Levant Gershwin Soloist Tabarin for an Indef stay this week. and the Surf Beach Club gets its PANCH ITO PHIILADELPHIA, April 20. Oscar season underway May 29 with SERT - LOWN on the stand for a pair of weeks Levant has been set as guest soloist and His Rhumba Orchestra with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Robin Chicago Chat Wardlaw, incidentally, takes on Hood Dell July 1 in an -all-Gershwin RAY NOBLE opens at the Palmer GWEN BUSH for the word -selling, and concert. With Alexander Smallens con- House Fourth of July for eight NORMAN BELL for the trumpet section Ind Year ducting the orchestra, Levant will play weeks, marking what would seem to be ROY McDOWELL locates at the both the Gershwin Piano Concerto in F another important development in the Pines, Greenville, S. C. Joe Kayser, of FBMC, set HERBIE HOLMES VERSAILLES, N. Y. and Rhapsody in Blue. Windy City band office picture . . . into the Claridge, Memphis, May 10 . . . TOMMY PURCELL, his piano, celeste and ork, Dir.: WM. MORRIS AGENCY wind up a month at Remler's Club Roy- VOX POPULI COLLEGE... ale, Savannah, Ga., May 1 . . . JACK FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR THE BILLBOARD HOLDS A STETHOSCOPE TO THE MUSICAL HEARTBEATS OF COLLEGIATE A New * ou the Musical Horizon AMERICA AND FINDS OUT WHAT MAKES THEM TICK .. . "The North Star of the Air" Do Joe and Jane College Still Crase Le Jazz Hot in All Its Glory . . . Or Is the Campus Pendulum Swinging Away Fr Suing to the Quieter, PAUL PAGE Sweeter Ithy thins? . . . And His Paradise Music Who Are the New Musical Favorites Lovely South Sea Songs in a Modern Thrill in of 1910's Prom Trotters . . . Or Manner, Offering a Distinct New Do Master Ride Pans and His Date Hawaiian Music. Still Lean Toward the Old Guard? .. . * STARR SISTERS Has Dancing Been Made Safe For WALLY FORSYTHE Democracy . . . Or Are Jitterbug- DEVANO . . . Steel Cuiter Wizard ging and Shagging Still the Twin Menaces of the Prom Floor? . . . A Sensation at . . definitely headed for the CocoanutGrove, heights..." Nick Kenny, THE BILLBOARD ANSWERS THESE QUESTIONS AND OTHERS PER- Castle Farm, N. Y. Mirror. TAINING TO THE MUSICAL TASTES OF YOUNG AMERICA IN ITS Cincinnati, THIRD ANNUAL COLLEGE MUSIC SURVEY-THE FIRST OF THIS SERIES Via ß'LA' CORP. OF STORIES WILL APPEAR IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE, DATED MAY 4. GENERAL AMUSEMENT

www.americanradiohistory.com 12 The Billboard MUSIC April 27, 1940 Music Items Not a Bad Idea Multi -Optioned Pacts To Get NEW YORK, April 20. -Joe Marsala Songs and Such is peeved. He's peeved because Tom- EARL ROBINSON, composer of Ballad my Dorsey has been grabbing off some Thoro Going -Over at AFM Meet for Americans, received a $2,000 of his best men. Tommy picked off PHILADELPHIA, April 20. -The tenure "It was bad enough that they wanted award from the Guggenheim Foundation Sid Weiss, bass, and Joe Buskin, piano, for this compo. Robinson's collaber, of band contracts that bind the boys 10 years on the bands, not counting the from Marsala's small combo current- to the big booking agencies will occupy options in small type, but they didn't John La Touche, is working with Vernon ly playing at the Fiesta Danceteria Duke and Ted Fetter on the score for the attention of the American Federation even promise to give the, band any work. here, and Joe claims that the senti- of Musicians when it convenes in Indian- On the mere basis of devoting 'their best George Abbott's forthcoming musical, mental gentleman has his eye on some Much Ado About Nothing. apolis this June. A. Rex Riccardi, sec- efforts' to procure work for the band, of his other boys, too. retary of Local 77 here, disclosed that it's not fair to make the leader first Judy Garlançl is going to revive the So Marsala sat down and wired TD song Marie Dressler popularized more he is preparing legislation to limit and sign a long-term contract. I advised the this week, "Please give me a job with regulate hooking office contracts so that boys not to sign up with the agencies, than a quarter -century ago, Heaven Help your band so that I can play with the Working Girl, in her new Mickey the musician will have "at least an even and they didn't," my band." chance." Nor is Riccardi alone in cham- Riccardi personally complained to the Rooney flicker, Strike Up the Band. agency, Cab Calloway is working on a serious pioning a change in the 10 and 20 -year which finally agreed to reduce binders a leader must sign to hook up the binder to seven years. Riccardi, jazz symphony, Symphony in Swing Publishers and People however, Time, which he hopes Stokowski will with a big band agency. Jack Rosen- held out for some sort of work introduce, "because he has the courage CHAPPELL will publish the scores of berg, prexy of Local 802 in New York, is guarantee which was never forthcoming. and vision to play music three productions being staged at also much concerned, and promises to the of 'un- fight for limited contracts knowns.' " Michael Todd's Gay New Orleans con- on the con- Ink Spots Tie Chattanooga Ambitious Ernest Ford, muscle bender cession at the New York World's Fair, vention floor. at Rusk (Tex.) State Hospital, has Shows will include seven numbers by Issue was recently made very real to Dance Record With 6,100 penned a few more tunes with Doc Buddy Bernier, Allen Roberts and Rosenberg when a member band leader came to him a Bechtel and Al Wiggins. They include Jerome Brainin. Guy Lombardo will in- with contract. Leader CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 20. - Dream No More, I Must Have Been troduce the first, I Touched Upon a Star. had put in 15 years with the agency Equaling the all-time local attendance Dreaming, Can't We Be Together and Bregman-Vocco-Conn publishing the but was in recent years neglected in record set by Ella Fitzgerald last fall, the Ask Yourself a Question. Glen Gray special, Rock Island Flag Stop, favor of newer bands. While another Four Ink Spots and a swing band led by s * * a choo-choo tune to end choo-choo office had work for him, he couldn't Little Genevieve drew capacity with 6,100 Billy Gates, one of yesteryear's favorite songs, by Charlie Hathaway. get his release from the agency. And spectators and dancers at the Memorial after 15 years, paying commissions on bands, has composed the music for his Leeds Music's Just Before Dawn on Auditorium here last Tuesday (12). many jobs that he had to procure for Two thousand five hundred white spec- newest, "Springtime Reminds Me of Coral Isle (by Artie Jones and Evelyn himself, there were enough options in You," in collaboration with Peter Ringel. Prochaska is a featured number at tators paid 55 cents to witness the con- the contract to tie him down for an- cert and dance. Dance, for . NBC announcer, Del Sharbutt adds Broadway's newest nitery, The Hurricane. colored only, other 191/2 years, explained Rosenberg. drew a 75 -cent levy. a romantic ditty to his compositions with Clarence Stout, a member of Indiana's "I'd Love To," being published by Irving Tin Pan Alley, placed As Long as I Got "No Option for the Leader" Mills' new outfit, American Academy of Texas, Sweet Mountain Mother of Mine "If the leader lived thru all those Krupa's Springfield Mark Music, . . . It's hardly news any and Sing Me a Song of the Prairie with options," said Rosenberg, "he'd have a SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 20. -The more when Tin Pan Alley makes popular M. M. Cole Publishing Co. and Big Bad crop of whiskers and would hardly be largest crowd since the ballroom space adaptations from longhair compositions, Bill From Brimstone with Chart Music fit for further work in the dance field. was cut down turned out Tuesday (12) but when the original composer does it - Co., both in the Nutmeg State. The whole trouble with hand contracts to dance to Gene Krupa and his ork at a trend is just around the corner! Ernest Cine -Mart, Hollywood publishing house, is that there is no option for the band the Butterfly Ballroom here. Ballroom Lecunona, composer of "Andalucia," is is releasing the score from Milan in May, leader." owner Mitchell Labuda reported that giving that song a popular shot in the musical comedy being produced on the Riccardi also recently detected an odor 1,313 persons paid $984 to make Krupa the arm, to be known as "The Breeze and I," West Coast, with words and music by when a major band agency, after audi- only band to reach its guarantee plus a in conjunction with Albert Stillman on Paine Fenimore, Bissell Palmer, Margaret tioning the local crop of bands, sub- profit since Labuda took over the ball- the lyrics. E. B. Marks is publishing. Medbury Sims and Gladys Shelley. mitted contracts for the chosen outfits. room. 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Position Title Publisher NATIONAL EAST WEST COAST LastWk.ThlsWk, Plugs POSITION POSITION POSITION Net Indio Laa 'I hi. l.a I.,,t This 7 1. TOO ROMANTIC IF) Paramount 35 19 \\'k. Wk. \\"k. Wk. \\'k. wk. 4 2. WOODPECKER SONG Robbins 33 28 1 1. WHEN YOU WISH 2 1. The Woodpecker 3 1. On the Isle of May 9 3. HOW HIGH THE MOON (M) Chappell 26 13 UPON A STAR Song 4 2. Wind and Rain in 1 1 4. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR Berlin 25 3 2. THE WOODPECKER 2. When You Wish Your Hair 18 SONG Upon a Star 5 5. LET THERE BE LOVE Shapiro, Bernstein 24 16 1 3. When You Wish 3 3. Wind and Rain in 6 Upon a Star 8 6. SINGING HILLS Santly, J. Cr S. 21 20 3. WIND AND RAIN' Your Hair IN YOUR HAIR 14 7. STARLIT HOUR 8 4. The Singing Hills 2 4. T h e Woodpecker (M) Robbins 20 20 2 4. IN AN OLD DUTCH 6 5. On the Isle of May Song 3 8. WIND AND RAIN IN YOUR HAIR Paramount 19 39 GARDEN 7 6. Leanin' on the Ole 5 5. In an Old Dutch 8 9. ALICE BLUE GOWN ( F ) Feist 18 18 4 ON THE ISLE OF Top Rail Garden 5. 12 10. MA, HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME Mills 17 MAY 4 7. The Starlit Hour 7 6. The Singing Hills 3 10 8. Too Romantic 6 7. The Starlit Hour 9 11. ON THE ISLE OF MAY Famous 16 9 7 6. THE SINGING 5 9. In an Old Dutch 8 8. Leanin' on the Ole 10 11. I'VE COT MY EYES HILLS ON YOU (F) Crawford 16 1 Garden Top Rail 11 11. YOU, YOU DARLIN' Harms 16 9 5 7. THE STARLIT 12 10, A Lover's Lullaby 12 9. How High the 10 12. IT'S BLUE HOUR - 11. Tuxedo Junction Moon? A WORLD (F) ABC 15 29 8 8. LEANIN' ON THE 14 12. It's a Blue World - 10. Let There Be Love - 12. SHAKE DOWN THE STARS Bregman, V. Cs C. 15 6 My Eyes 9 11. It's a Blue World OLE TOP RAIL 9 13. I've Got - 13. ANGEL IN DISGUISE (FI Witmark 13 6 12. Alice Blue Gown 9. TOO ROMANTIC on You - 11 13. APPLE BLOSSOMS - Si AND CHAPEL BELLS... Remick 13 6 - 14. Playmates 10 13. Say Si 15 10. SAY SI SI SAY 13 15. The Gaucho Sere- 15 14. Indian Summer 6 14. SI SI Marks 12 17 12 11. HOW HIGH THE nade 11 15. At the Balalaika 12 14. TUXEDO JUNCTION Lewis 12 14 MOON? 2 14. SO FAR, SO GOOD Miller 12 12 14 12. THE GAUCHO MIDWEST SOUTH l'OSI'rION POSITION 14 14. SWEET POTATO PIPER (F) Santly, J. li S. 12 10 SERENADE Lust This Last Thi; - 13. ALICE BLUE GOWN Wk. \\'k. \\'k. wk. - 14. IMAGINATION ABC 12 8 E 14. LET THERE B 1 14 14. GOOD - 1. When You Wish 1 1. When You Wish EVENIN' Miller 12 0 LOVE a Upon Star Upon a Star 12 15. WHERE WAS I? (F) Remick 11 9 9 15. IT'S A BLUE 3 2. T h e Woodpecker WORLD 3 2. In an Old Dutch - 15. IN AN OLD DUTCH GARDEN Harms 11 6 Song Garden 6 3. Wind and the Rain - 15. LAST NIGHT'S GARDENIAS Cos low 11 5 2 3. The Singing Hills Acknowledgment is made to in Your Hair 14 15. YOU LITTLE HEARTBREAKER, YOU Red Star 11 2 Music Dealers' Service, Inc., 2 4, In an Old Dutch 9 4. T h e Woodpecker 13 16. LEANIN' ON THE OLE TOP RAIL Feist 10 15 and Ashley Music Supply Co., of Garden Song New York; Lyon & Healy; 16. SKY FELL DOWN 4 On the Isle of May 4 5. On the Isle of May - Witmark 10 11 Carl Fischer, Inc.; Gamble 5. Hinged Music Co., and A. C. 7 6. Leanin' on the Ole 7 6. Wind and Rain in McClurg, of Chicago; St. Top Rail Your Hair Louis Music Supply Co., of St. Louis; Jenkins Music Co., of 8 7. The Singing Hills 6 7. The Starlit Hour Kansas City, Mo.; Grinnell 5 8. The Starlit Hour 5 8. Indian Summer Volkwein Brothers, of Detroit; 11 9. Too Romantic Inc., of Pittsburgh; 9. Say Si Si - Brothers, Songs 10 Southern Music Co., of San An- 10 10. The Gaucho Sere- - 10. Say Si Si listed are those receiving or more netzcork plugs (WJZ, WEAF, tonio; Ault Music Co., of Fort nade - 11. Alice Blue Gown WABC between 5 p.m. -1 a.m, week days and 8 a.m.-1 a.m. Sundays, for the Co., Worth, Tex.; Dawson Music 11. Let There Be Love 12 12. At the Balalaika of Phoenix, Ariz.; G. Schirmer of - week ending Friday, April 19, Independent plugs are those recorded on WOR, Louisiana, New Orleans; Cable 15 12. How High the 8 13. Leanin' on the Ole Piano Co., of Atlanta; Pacific Moon? Top Rail WNEW, WMCA and WHN. Film tunes are designated as "F,', musical production Jobbers; Sherman, Coast Music 13. Blue 13 14. How High the numbers as "M." Based on data supplied by Accurate Service. Clay & Co., of San Francisco; - Alice Gown Reporting Morse M. Preeman, Inc., of Los - 14. Tangleweed 'Round Moon? Angeles; Capitol Music Co., of My Heart - 15. The Gaucho Sere- Seattle; Skiare Music Co., of Portland, Ore. - 15. God Bless America nade

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www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 MUSIC The Billboard 13 Count Basie Slim and Slam (Reviewed at Fleisher Auditorium, (Reviewed at Irvin Wolf's Rendezvous, Philadelphia) The IVíQLUÎI1 Stand Hotel Senator, Philadelphia) individual ROYAL rhythms in a swing -steeped devastation hotel combination, the band sets well in AFTER striking out on their IT'Sgroove that the Count continues to memories of the box-office own, after a collective click, Slim when gymnastics were the vogue. Of this chamber, the acoustical qualities of come dish eut from his keyboard position. And course, impression here was garnered on which act too kindly to blaring Gaillard and Slam Stewart have it was an appreciative and enthusiastic don't together again, which is as it should be. a one-night stand, and style was prob- brass. two are jive mob that turned out at this Reese Du- ably cued to that object. Oldfield. Band beats out a neat dance rhythm The lanky sepia lads to and Pree race dance promotion to drink in from a set of. sound arrangeemnts, with jam what corned beef is to cabbage. the Basie syncos that bring on a feeling the rumbas getting a liberal play. Band's The riotous jumpin' rhythmpations all of exultation in the rabid swing fans. Paul Moorhead two Mexican members (pianist and fid- revolve around Slam giving out the Har- With seven brass, four trumpets and (Reviewed at Rainbow Ballroom, Denver) dler) give out solidly to give the latter lemese gutturals beween guitar pickings three trombones, and all solid, Basie in numbers that native swing and flavor. showmanly musical fashion keeps much THIS outfit is different from the usual and Slam's slapping of the bass viol. Lew run of territorial bands in three In addition to contributing his end Morgan, an accomplished pianist in the of the horn power in reserve to build up to the double pianistics and furnishing swing Pettiway, the numbers to a pitch where the rafters ways; of the 10 pieces only one is a reed tradition, and Hubert instrument, and an invention of one of delightful solo sessions on the ivories, dynamic at the drums, round out the reverberate. A four-way sax section Wilde gives the band a highly personable (two altos and two inspired riding ten- its members, Wendall Hall, called con- stand. sole strings, is featured. front. Joe Suarez, pianist, fills in be- ors) and the four -manned rocking and tween sessions with unusual piano work, The reuniting of the team again com- driving rhythm section complete the Moorhead fronts the band in a pleas- bines a pair of unique comedy and musi- on and Frances Pozzi draws : considerable combination. As usual, Basic's piano ant, easy manner, is featured trumpet attention with quality solo cal talents. Boys follow the Flat Foot ripplings scintillate. and takes a turn at vocals. Tony Moreno harping. In Floogie tradition with religious fervor, is of Ray Adams the band has a better -than - Portly James Rushing still sells the featured vocalist and handles most average tenor warbler. Sachs. getting the best results on Slim's orig- blues songs, with Helen Humes the swing the novelties, of which several are often inal tongue -twisters. It's all on the diva for the pop ditties. presented in succession. screwy side, and not slightly, and as Orodenker. No particular style of music is fol- close as anyone would want to get to lowed, but the fact that the instru- Griff Williams gin -mill flavoring without actually in- mentation consists of three trombones, (Reviewed at Stevens Hotel Continental haling the vapors. Orodenker. Vincent Lopez two trumpets, piano, bass, drums, a sin- Room, Chicago) (Reviewed at King's Ballroom, gle reed and the console strings gives the WILLTAMS, who last week celebrated Lincoln, Neb.) outfit a particular style of its own which the seventh anniversary of his ork, Bob .Lansbury PIANO -MAESTRO Lopez still sub- is not brassy but definitely on the mel- is due for a further build-up in popu- low side. larity when he starts waxing his tunes, (Reviewed at the Beachcomber Night scribes to a vicious brand of jungle Side men are all featured on the nov- which probably will be in the next few Club, New York) swing. He works his five brasses every elties, and there is always plenty of ac- weeks. Continental Room is an ideal is a young, tall, blond, good-good - minute, and asks for plenty of elbow spot for Williams, its class trade being 1.4 looking fellow who toots a sax and grease his drum department. tion on the stand. The console strings from His is an organ -like gadget with a double appreciative of sweet rather than swing. fronts a good, society-style six -piece own piano, formerly a big feature, is now set of strings, with an auxiliary mike Griff's friendly personality goes well with band. His band is doing the Monday only used as a novelty, and a regular placed near the piano or some other in- the crowd, and the dancers like his wide night substitutions for the Bobby Parks' man stays with the keys while Lopez un- strument and the resulting blend being assortment of refreshing arrangements. Band, which Lansbury's Ork resembles dulates a baton. of His rumba and conga sessions have be- a lot. Sonny Schuyler is the band's best sing- that an organ guitar. Harp and come quite popular. ing bet, a baritone who gets the atten- celeste effects can also be produced. Band is well balanced, and the boys do Lansbury sings frequent choruses of tion of the femmes. The two girls, Pen- Combination puts out smooth, dance- an excellent job. Joe Rigdon is very pop tunes in pleasing tenor, toots a good ny Parker and Anne Barrett, have a ten- able music, and the constant use of nov- good at the piano and frequently is ably sax and switches to maraccas for the dency to sell out on all occasions, with elties does much to help sell outfit to seconded by Griff himself. Louis Math, rumbas and congas. He is backed by the Barrett girl especially bombastic a la dancers. Trackman. who is responsible for the arrangements, accordion, string bass, violin, drums and Betty Hutton, who recently left the out- also is relief pianist. Vocal department piano. The violin man takes the mike fit. Penny's type is the whiney voice Ran Wilde is capably handled by Buddy Moreno, occasionally to add schmaltz to the popularized by Oh, Johnny Baker. Walter King Jr. and Bob Kirk, who play waltzes and sweeter numbers and the Added to the three trumpets and two (Reviewed at the Netherland Plaza guitar, drums and sax, respectively. Bal- band as a whole provides typical smooth, Hotel, Cincinnati) ance of the outfit includes L. G. Wieder- sugary hotel -style music so popular at trombones are three regular rhythm men hold, bass; ,Arthur Gettler and and four saxes. Skin thumper Buck TITH the unusual instrumentation of John resorts and society private entertain- \ Ouse, trumpets; Ernest Gibbs, trombone; ments as well. Spangler lambasts the hides constantly two pianos, drums, bass, three fid- Bruce Yantis, violin; Ronnie Conrad, vio- and to good rhythm purpose. dles, harp, three sax and trumpet, this lin and sax. The band drew a goodly portion of Band is of a style popular a year or combo is naturally solid on the rhythm Williams has built up a solid reputa- the patronage cut on the dance floor and more ago, not too much in favor with end, with the musical outpourings geared tion for danceable music and delivers had them dancing with apparent zest. most ballroom operators now, who have heavily toward the sweet side. Strictly a consistently. Green. Denis.

Reolew at Rectc 7nusic in. the Qit By M. H. ORODENKER By SOL ZATT Screen Songs same label, MITCHELL AYRES applies Pastor on the Way more pleasing and desirable voice. his fashionable dance incentives for four TONY PASTOR (Roseland Ballroom, On the whole, tho, a good and lively THE Hollywood harmonies again occupy attractive screen ballads, Your Kiss from half hour's listening. the attention of the recording bands, the aforementioned film with This Is New York City, CBS), ex -sax man s this time for the movie music for Irene, the from the late Artie Shaw Band, who has Beginning of the End, from Johnny Scrambled Rhythms a musical comedy of two decades ago Apollo, and I Need a Friend, Nick Kenny's been on his own for the past few months, brought to life again on the silver sheet. latest for Back Door to Heaven, with proves, thru his airer anyway, that he's LARRY FUNK (Biltmore Hotel, Dayton, The first dance releases from the Jos- Little Curly Hair in a High Chair, from a pretty capable leader and a pretty good O., CBS) gives forth with an unco- eph McCarthy -Harry Tierney score come Eddie Cantor's Forty Little Mothers and showman while operating under his own ordinated scramble of rhythmania that from Victor -Bluebird. And since there the most likely Hit Parade pretender. steam. Even tho Pastor inherited the leaves the listener in a complete state is such a close association between Also on Bluebird, FREDDIE MARTIN library of his past task -master, the mu- of confusion as to what he's trying to WAYNE KING and the dreamy waltz makes smooth music for Saturday's Chil- sical quality of his crew doesn't register do. The show was completely jammed music, it is only natural that Victor calls dren, from the screen show of the same with the caliber of Shaw's handling of up with one -chorus tunes that ran a wide upon the maestro to set his three- name, coupled with a popular item, I'd the same music. Since the band is still gamut of musical selection without quarter tempo to Alice Blue Gown, the Love To. RAY NOBLE on Columbia pro- in its swaddling clothes, however, no much apparent reasoning. most popular selection from the original vides a royal setting for a twosome from one expects it to. In the method of presentation there's score. The mated music is Irene, a lilt- Road to Singapore, Sweet Potato Piper Judging from the quality of Pastor's enough wrong with the program for ing fox-trot. Also from the same score, and Captain Custard. And for the com- sustainer, he knows what it's all about Funk to take inventory and do a bit the waltz king sets his style for Castle of panion Vocalion label RAY HERBECK of wondering himself. He uses very few Dreams, making the couplet complete and appears to be putting the old drive provides the romantic music for Palms of behind his band to make the grade on pops but a welter of oldies that would with Gypsy Tears, a bit of melanchola Paradise, from Typhoon, completing the be best left relegated to the silence they imported from the Continent and intro- couplet with My Fantasy, a standard 'his own without trading on his past po- clas- sition as a featured side man with the have enjoyed for so many years. It's duced in the slow fox-trot tempo. sic in dance tempo. one thing to attempt to revive an old companion Bluebird label, For the It's a Date music Decca goes Shaw crew. This was his last air assign- On the ment before departing for a stand in song, but something very different to try OZZIE NELSON offers Alive in a swingy to the original source, offering DEANNA to revive all of the oldies on one pro- gown, coupling with Angel in Disguise, a DURBIN in the songs she sings in that California, and he put on a program capable of attracting a horde of gram. rhythmic ballad from the It All Came picture, filling in with selections from listeners Furthermore, there are two True screen show. BLUE BARRON makes her 100 Men and a Girl and First Love and dancers. singers on to make the remote, male and female, but their sweet music for Irene, mating the screen up an attractive album of six The song selections were mainly in the identity must remain in anonymity be- song with a popular rhythmic ditty, sides. popular vein, with Pastor himself knock- cause Charming Little Faker. And CHARLIE nobody mentioned who they were. Singing Sides ing off a few of the vocals besides doing The one saving grace was BARNET, each succeeding disk giving some excellent sax solo work. Besides a towards the evidence of greater polish to the band, ATE SMITH returns to records, this end, when a change in tempo was ef- Ir swing original and a few novelty tunes, fected on some numbers were sets Castle of Dreams and You've Got Me 1 time under the Columbia banner, the others were evenly divided in the that at Out on a Limb, both from Irene, in a giving full -toned lyrical renditions of least played in full, and a scorcher called When You ballad and rhythm departments. Kay the Clarinet Polka was done. subdued swing setting. Wish Upon a Star with So Foster is the vocalilter and can click a From Jack Benny's Buck Benny Rides Long and I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight with The Woodpecker mean ballad. Matter of fact, the one BILL DOHERTY ORK has been booked Again, the Say It ballad and the rhyth- thing wrong with the entire program was for the season at the Lookout mic My! My! make a perfect twosome for Song. For the same label, MILDRED Mountain BAILEY goes blues for the ballad After Pastor's insistence on singing more num- Hotel, Chattanooga, Tenn., which opens dancing fare as offered by TOMMY bers than Kay, when the latter has May 10. DORSEY on Victor, GLENN MILLER on All I've Been to You, hitting a rhythmic the Bluebird, HORACE HEIDT on Brunswick high with A Bee Gezindt. And for Vocal - and FRANKIE MASTERS on Vocalion. ion GINNY SIMMS is ever sincere in her song stylizing for a disk -duo of ballads, More Pic Tunes Watching the Clock and I Walk With THE slow, dreamy style of JAN GARBER Music. ROLL TICKETS makes for an inviting double with Decca offers a new voice, PAT FRIDAY, It Happened in Kaloha from It's a Date a Bing Crosby discovery, a female voice Printed to Your Order and Your Kiss from Dance With the Devil with vibrant qualities for the slower Cheapest GOOD TICKET on the Market 100,000 on Varsity. ART KASSEL on Bluebird, songs, making her debut an auspicious for also sweet one with The Gaucho Serenade; You, You 13 10,000 -styled, doubles the Deanna ó:z6 Durbin ditty with an engaging original Darlin'; I've Got My Eyes on You and Keystone Ticket Co., Shamokin, Pa. $17.50 ;50,000 novelty. The Guy Needs a Girl. For the (See REVIEW OF RECORDS on page 28) Cash With Order-No. C. O. D. STOCK TICKETS-$1S CO per 100,000, anY aamrtment.

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N. M., 2; Venetian Auditorium, Browns - field, Tex., 4. NAPA "Indifferent" to Sudden BILL CARLSEN: Spring Lake Park, Bands on Tour Oklahoma City, April 26 -May 9. Advance Dates GUY LOMBARDO: Strand Theater, Lifting of Radio Ban on Disks New York, May 3 (2 weeks). OZZIE NELSON: Terp Ballroom, Aus- LARRY CLINTON: Univ. of Notre tin, Minn., April 24; Danceland, Cedar Dame, South Bend, Ind., May 3. By Decca, Victor and Columbia Rapids, Ia., 25; Turnpike Casino, Lin - RUSS MORGAN: Olmus Club, San An- Lincoln, Neb., 26; Froghop Ballroom, St. tonio, May 3; Texas State College for NEW YORK, April 20.-National Asso- RCA -Victor has refunded money to those Joseph, Mo., 27; Rigadon Ballroom, Sioux Women, Denton, Tex., 4; Blossom Heath ciation of Performing Artists professes stations which bought its licenses, and City, Ia., 28; Arkota Ballroom, Sioux Ballroom, Oklahoma City, 5; Texas A & complete indifference as to the about- notified stations they could perform Falls, S. D., 29; Riverside Theater, Mil- M College Station, Tex., 10-11; Tromar face being made by recording companies RCA records until further notice. Colum- waukee, May 3 (week); Cotton Carnival, Ballroom, Des Moines, 16; Turnpike Ca- with regard to radio broadcasting of bia notified stations similarly last week. Memphis, 15. sino, Lincoln, Neb., 17; Froghop Ball- records. Maurice J. Speiser, spokesman It is pointed out by radio station offi- room, St. Joseph, Mo., 18; Skylon Ball- for the NAPA, stated the companies have cials that now that the three chief re- JACK WARDLAW: Stevenson Theater, Rock room, Sioux City, Ia., 19; Arkota Ball- no rights and never exercised power or cording companies have lifted the ban Hill, S. C., April 24; Carolina Thea- room, Sioux ter, Asheboro, N. C., 25; Junior Prom, Falls, S. D., 20; Kemper Mili- authority in the matter because they on use of records on both commercials tary Academy, Boonville, Mo., knew they never had rights. and sustainings, the recording firms will Women's College, Univ. of North Caro- 22. lina, Greensboro, N. C., 27; Con- KING COLE: Hamilton College, Clin- Situation of NAPA currently is particu- have a lot of trouble reversing their Rotary policy later on, should they decide vention, Hickory, N. C., 29; Wade Hamp- ton, N. Y., May 3-4. larly significant in view of squawks of to GLEN GRAY: Golden Ballroom, performers do so. ton Hotel, Columbia, S. C., 30; Gallopade, Gate that banning their records Rocky Mount, N. C., 2; New York, May 5. from the air had cut into their employ- It is further pointed out by station May Cary High men that unrestricted use of records School, Cary, N. C., 6; Dental Conven- REGGIE CHILDS: Penn Theater, ment opportunities in other show busi- tion, Charlotte, N. Butler, Pa., May 16. ness fields. Many of these performers may be a break for certain recording C., 7; Carolina Thea- artists at the moment, but that it is bad ter, Lumberton, N. C., 8; Rotary Conven- COUNT BASIE: Apollo Theater, New Wish no regulation whatsoever-either tion, by NAPA or by the record companies. for live talent from a long-range view. Rocky Mount, N. C., 9. York, May 24 (week). According to Speiser, the ones who are FLOYD RAY: Riverside Park, Phoenix, DON BESTOR: Penn Theater, Butler, beefing are an articulate minority who Ariz., April 24-25; Top Hat, Douglas, Pa., May 24. are "indulging in a foolish whim." He Ariz., 26-27; Blue Moon, Tucson, Ariz., CARL "DEACON" MOORE: Tower The- termed it a temporary palliative for a Proni Kickback 28; La Fiesta, Lordsburg, N. M., 29; Fru- ater, Kansas City, Mo., May 24 (week). cure. Adding that "banality satiates the tas Hall, El Paso, Tex., 30; Armory, Carls- GLEN MILLER: Armory, Rochester, public," Speiser said that "incessant bad, N. M., May 1; Clovis Hotel, Clovis, N. Y., May 25. playing will put any artist on the bum." Angers Bookers Non -Recording Money -Makers BOSTON, April 20.-With the spring As illustrating the viewpoint of NAPA, prom season practically at hand, local Speiser pointed to artists who do not band bookers are again faced with the make records yet command top salaries. im- He included payoff problem which plays an Fred Waring, Meyer Davis, portant factor in the booking of bands Selling the Don Voorhees and Land Josef Hoffman. for college in Turnabout of the record companies, dates this vicinity. No matter what college it is, the kids Exploitation, Promotion and Showmanship Ideas Including Decca and RCA -Victor, came apparently are of one mind. There must shortly after The Billboard ran a story By M. H. ORODENKER regarding be a kickback before anybody books a squawks of recording artists. date. Cases have been cited where a band was booked for $450 and the A Winter Wonderland booker was forced to kickback $100 to ANOVEL dance stunt for the spring and summer season, a "Snowstorm -Blizzard FB Sets Resort Bookings the chairman of the prom committee, of Fun," has been cooked up by Reese DuPree, vet Philadelphia race dance payment sometimes being made even be- promoter. DuPree devised it for a promoted tour with a name Negro band below In Midwestern Territory fore the band is paid for. With a $300 the Mason-Dixon line. Snow being rare in that section of the country, stunt nut to start with, the bookers generally should materially help the box-office take. CHICAGO, April 20.-With the outdoor wind up only a few dollars to the good. Here's how it works. A number of canvas troughs are tied along the ceiling of season close at hand, Frederick Brothers The kickback is the first thing the the ballroom and covered with isinglass and colored crepe paper. Troughs are Music Corp. is busy with park and re- kids mention, according to the bookers. filled with artificial snow made of granulated bits of paper and cotton waste. sort bookings here. Joe Kayser, in charge Conversations run something like this: At a given signal a spotlight of greenish tint is cast on the dance floor. The of the band department, reports a brisk "I'm chairman of the prom committee band hits into Jingle Bells and a medley of the snow tunes. The troughs are demand from these spots, most of which for the junior' prom at Blank College. shaken by a string control. And while the spot revolves around the floor, the open about the middle of may. We've got $750 to spend. What bands "snow" comes drifting down upon the dancers. Among the bands already definitely set have you got for such and such a date, are Tiny Hill at Excelsior Park, Minne- and how much are you going to give me Maybe the following is a bit expensive, but it will undoubtedly pay off in the long apolis, opening May 10 for three weeks; if we book thru you." run. When opening at a smart hotel spot out of town where the song pluggers are out Ace Brigode, Walled Lake, Mich., May 14; Bigger Ork, Better Kickback of reach to provide a celebrity crowd opening night, band leaders would do well to send Lawrence Welk at the Totem Pole, personal telegrams to local civic leaders, socialites and newspaper folk, inviting them Norumbega Park, Auburndale, Mass., May The kids are smart enough to figure as guests to be on hand for the opening downbeat. 24; Larry Funk, P. & E. Park, Omaha, that there will be a bigger payoff with It will flatter the localites no end, and you can be sure of their patronage during May 29 for two weeks, and Boyd Raeburn, a better band-and name bands costing your run, not counting the impression they make on the hotel manager that first night. Avalon Ballroom, Niles, Mich., May 30 from $750 to $1,200 have been booked In the same wire you can add a dandy by reminding the folks that you'll be glad to play with payoffs reaching as high as $250. their request numbers. It's all chalked up to good -will and goes far on every score. for two weeks. Raeburn also is set to One booker recently had a band set play the Strawberry Festival at Humbolt, with the kids, only to lose out when a Tenn., starting May 10. college in a neighboring State offered Silhouette Souvenir more dough. The kids hemmed and HOTEL and nitery ops are ever on the hunt for attention -getting table cards. Resort hawed for two weeks trying to decide Those running shdrt of ideas would do well to borrow a leaf from the table Pennsylvania Opens on a band and then picked one which impression created some time ago, and it's still plenty good, by the Vogue dine and With George Dennis Band cost the booker $200. The deal was dancerle during a run with Louie Armstrong on the stand. clinched at $275, and the committee The top half of the cards placed on each table were silhouettes of Louie and SOMERTON, Pa., April 20.-Summer chairman insisted on a $50 kickback. his trumpet doing a bit of a truckin' routine. Got good laughs and were grabbed season at Somerton Springs, resort in The booker had gone to considerable up by souvenir hunters as fast as they were spotted on a table. Management Lower Bucks County Valley near here, expense to get the second band after figured It as sound investment, as patrons are likely to take the unique cards was ushered in April 12, with George the first deal petered out, and finally home and show them to friends, building interest in the spot. At the same Dennis and his ork the musical wound up with a net loss on the date. time, it built Amstrong. attraction. Thirteen -piece crew caused The kickbacks, coupled with the col- such favorable comment at a winter lege kids' laziness, which makes them Columbia Recording Corp. aims to duplicate for its artists what it is doing for dealers social event here that Manager Vernon wait until two weeks before the dance and distributors in way of exploitating records. The waxwork is setting up an artists' D. Platt signed it for the hot months. to set a band, are giving local bookers promotion division, with Wayne Varnum and Virginia Clegg handling national and local Spot is now offering dancing four gray hair, but as yet there has been no promotion work. This includes special dealer and distributor tie-ups with theaters, nights weekly, with an outdoor floor and solution advanced. hotels and night clubs while the company's bands are on tour. band shell expected to be completed in s June. New Publishing Firm Added News Stand Tie -Up -ILE Gray Gordon was dispensing his Tic Toc Rhythms at the Metronome To Syracuse Tin Pan Alley WIRoom of the Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, Artie Pine, band's personal Jurgens' $2,276 in Beloit manager, arranged with the local Victor record distributor to have Gray's record- SYRACUSE, N. Y., April 20.-New ings placed on sale at the news stand in the hotel lobby, with a large display BELOIT, Wis., April 20.-Dick Jurgens, music publishing firm, Benearl Publish- card radio benefit ball calling attention to the fact that the maestro's waxes could be purchased there. playing the policemen's ing Co., was formed here this week, main- Carrying the stunt to its hilt, cards were prepared and placed on each table at the new Armory here April 8, attracted ly for the purpose of publishing new largest in the Metronome Room. Table card included a list of Gray's latest recordings. what is believed to have been the compositions by hitherto unknown The guest could check off the platters desired and give the card to a bell -hop, who crowd ever to attend a public dance in talent. would go to the lobby news stand and fill the order, returning to the table with Beloit, with a take of over $2,276. Ad- Officers of the company include Earl the records. vance sale tickets were $1. At the door I. Freshman, president; Benjamin Kline, Another important thing. Gray had on hand at all times a bottle of white, $1.25, with 2,276 ducats turned in. vice-president; Richard Aaronson, treas- ink so that he could autograph all platters purchased in this manner. It goes urer; Nathan I. Share, secretary, and without saying that the promotion proved very successful, The hotel management Milton Davidson, general manager. David- was very co-operative, and it's a sure thing that other bands will find all other Cycle son is a songwriter under the pen name hotel managers extending the like co-operation for similar stunts. of Jay Milton. NEW YORK, April 20.-When Lou On the screwy side, but attention -getting for a line here and there, is the stunt Levy, manager of the Andrews Sisters pulled by Tommy Tucker. The maestro sent a half dozen copies of his recording, "The and head of Leeds Music, started in Konchar Jr. With CRA Man Who Comes Around," to the census bureau in Washington as suggested gifts for the the music business six years ago, he hard-working crew quizzing Mr. and Mrs. America these days. had one suit of clothes. CHICAGO, April 20.-George W. Kon- The ensuing years, however, were char Jr. became a member of the staff of much rosier and he amassed a ward- Consolidated Radio Artists here this week Oh, Johnny robe of 14 suits, tux, tails, a countless and will work with his father, who re- THE arrival of Orrin Tucker and Bonnie Baker in New York for a stand at number of shirts and fancy ties. Last cently joined the local CRA office. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel called for extraordinary ballyhoo by Columbia Recording week, however, his apartment was Corp. Sixty Oh, Johnny, Oh disks were delivered to editors, critics and columnists burglarized and all of the clothes EDDY ROGERS comes into the Spanish with a special label inviting them to a press luncheon. In addition, 11 newspaper and his jewelry, a total value of Room of the Henry Grady Hotel, Atlanta, men were guests at a sunrise breakfast aboard the United Airlines plane which $3,000, were taken. today (20). Featured with the ork are brou'ht the personages to New York at 5 a.m. Now he's back to one suit of clothes. the Knickerbocker vocal trio and Irene The plane was up for an hour, during which time the toast and coffee were Janis. served. Stunt pulled plenty of newspaper and magazine mention.

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(Routes are for current week when no dates Powell, Teddy: (Arcadia) NYC, b. are given.) Powell, Walter: (Greystone) Mansfield, O., ne. Prager, Col. Manny: (Claridge) Memphis, h. A Pullo, Ben: (Joyland) Boston, nc. Aaronson, Irving: (Sherman's) San Diego, Calif., C. Orch estra Routes Quintana, Don: (El Chico) Miami Beach. Abb, Vic (Stuyvesant) Buffalo, h. Akin Fla., nc. Jr., Bill: (Whitman) Pueblo, Colo, h. Following each listing appears a symbol. Fill in the designation cor- Quench', Frank: (Colosimo's) Chi, nc. Alfredo, Don: (Childs' Spanish Gardens) NYC, responding to the symbol when addressing organizations or individuals listed. re. R Alpert, Mickey: (Cocoanut Grove) Boston, nc. Raeburn, Boyd: (Marquette Univ.) Milwaukee Andrews, Jimmie: (Horseshow Club) North ABBREVIATIONS: a-auditorium; b-ballroom; c-cafe; cb-cabaret; 28. Attleboro, Mass.. nc. cc-country club; h-hotel; mh-music hall; nc-night club; p-amuse- Ramos, Ramon: (Ambassador) NYC, h. Apollon, Al: (Hillcrest) Toledo, h. Rasmussen, Don: (Metz) Wausau, Wis., nc. Angulardo, Ed: (Earl Carroll) Los Angeles, nc. ment park; ro-road house; re-restaurant; s-showboat t-theater. Ray, Al: (Colonial Inn) Bridgeport, Pa., nc. Armstrong, Louis: (Cotton Club) NYC, nc. Raymond, Nicki: (Coq Rouge) NYC, nc. Ayres, Mitchell: (Paramount) NYC, t. Read, Kemp: (Stonebridge) Tiverton, R. I., h. 8 Rennie, Jack: (Fox & Hounds) NYC, nc. Fio Rito, Ted: (Cleveland) Cleveland, h. Layne, Lesse: (Barney Spinellas) Staten Is- Resh, Benny: (Bowery) Detroit, c. Barnet, Charlie: (Apollo) NYC t. Fisher, Buddy: (Trocadero) Reynolds, Barron, Blue: (Palace) Cleveland, t. Evansville, Ind., land. N. Y.. re. Howard: (Palumbo's) Phila, cb. Barry Bros.: Fisher, Freddie: (Blatz Palm Garden) Mil- Le Baron, Eddie: (Rainbow Room) NYC, nc. Richards, Jimmy: (Lantz's Merry -Go -Round) (Arlington) Binghamton, N. Y., h. waukee, nc. Lemish, Bert: (Stamps) Phis, nc. Dayton, O., nc. Bartal, Jeno: (Piccadilly) NYC, h. Fiske, Dwight: (Savoy Plaza) NYC, h. Leonard, Bob: (Sports Rldgely, Dick: (Montparnasse) NYC, nc. Barton, Harry: (Club 247) Newark, N. J., nc. Circle) Hollywood, nc. Basie, Fitzgerald, Ella: (Famous Door) NYC, nc. LeRoy, Howard: (Kin Wa Low) Toledo, re. Riley, Mike: (Lookout House) Covington, Ky., Count: (Carlton) Jamaica, L. L, 25-27,t. Fllndt, Emil: (Paradise) Chi, b. Lewis, Ted: (Riverside) Milwaukee, t. nc. Basile, Joe: (Arena) Quebec, Can., 22-27. Fomeen, Basil: (Belmont Plaza) NYC, h. Livingston, Jerry: (Deshler -Wallack) Colum- Rinaldo, Nino: (885) Chi, nc. Bass, Paul: (Chateau Moderne) NYC, nc. Fontaine, Neil, "Sonny": (Jack Lynch's) bus, O., h. Ritz, Case: (Ritz) Bridgeport, Conn., b. Becker, Saxie: (Top Hat) Phila, ro. Phila, nc. Lloyd, Lewis: (Castle Cole) Norristown, Pa., c. Rizzo, Vincent: (Jack Lynch's) Phila, nc. Beecher, Gene: (Commodore Perry) Toledo, h. Foster, Chuck: (Mark Hopkins) San Fran- Lombardo, Guy: (Beverly Hills) Newport, Ky., Roberts, Red: (Athletic Club), Flint, Mich., Beelby, Malcolm: (Royal Hawaiian) Hono- cisco, h. oc. nC. lulu, h. Freedley, Bob: (Troc) NYC, nc. Long, Johnny: (College) Davidson, N. C.,26-27. Rodrigo, Nano: (La Conga) NYC, nc. Benedict, Gardner: (Netherland Plaza) CM - Freeman, Bud: (Kelly's Stables) NYC, nc. Lowe, Bert: (Lenox) Boston, h. Rogers, Eddy: (Henry Grady) Atlanta, h. clnnati, h. Friml Jr.. Rudolph: (Providence-Biltmore) Lunceford, Jimmie: (Grand Theater) Evans- Rollini, Adrian: (Piccadilly) NYC, h. Berman, Lew: (Rainbow Room) Washington, Providence, h. ville, Ind., 25-27; (Aud.) Nashville, Tenn., Roth, Eddie: (Alabam) Chi, nc. D. C., nc. Fulcher, Charles: (Bon Air) Augusta, Ga., h. 28; (Armory) Louisville 29; (Oriental Rudolph, Jack: (Jungle) Youngstown, O., nc. Bernie, Ben: (Taft) NYC, h. Palace) Rudy's: (Gypsy Camp) NYC, cb. Bestor, Don: (Rustic Cabin) Englewood Cliffs, G Jackson, Tenn.. 30. N. J., ro. Gagen, Frank: (Stotler) Cleveland, h. Lyman, Abe: (Royal Palms) Miami, Fla., nc. S Biltmore Boys: (Washington) Indianapolis, h. Gasparre, Dick: (El Morocco) NYC, nc. Lynn, Bert: (La Conga) Hollywood, nc. Sabin, Paul: (St. Paul) St. Paul, h, Blaine, Jerry: (Hollywood) NYC, re. Gaston: (Monte Carlo) NYC, cb. M Sanabria, Juanito: (Havana -Madrid) NYC, ne. Bono, Richard: (Stotler) Cleveland, h. Gerard, Gerry: (Ohio) Youngstown, O., h. McCarty, Bob: (River Road Inn) Louisville,nc. Bando, Bobby: (El Rancho) Chester, Pa., nc. Booris, Al: (Tremont -Plaza) Boston, re. Gilbert, Jerry: (Thomas Jefferson) Birming- McFarland Twins: (Blue Gardens) Armonk. Saunders, Red: (Club Delisa) Chi, nc. Bowne, Jerry: (Royal Hawaiian) San Fran- ham, h. N. Y., nc. Savitt, Jan: (Lincoln) NYC, h. cisco. nc. Glass, Billy: (Pastor's) NYC, nc. Schrader, Lou: (Benny the Bum's) Phila, ne. Neil: (Condado) McGee, Johnny: (Penn) Butler, Pa., 24; Bradley, Will: (Ray -Mor) Boston b. Golden, San Juan, P. R., h. (Mishler) Altoona 25. t. Schroeder, Gene: (The Pirates Den) NYC, nc. Bragale, Vincent: (Ambassador) NYC, h. Golly. Cecil: (Donahue's) Mountainview, N. J., McGrane, Don: (Diamond Horseshoe) NYC, nc. Scoggin, Chic: (Jefferson) St. Louis, h. Brandwynne, Nat: (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC, h. ro. McIntire, Lani: (Lexington) NYC, h. Scull, Kenney: (Wagon Wheel) Pleasantville, Brigode, Ace: (Merry Garden) Chi, b. Gordon, Al: (Frolic Club) Albany, N. Y., cb. McKinney, William: (Plantation) Detroit, nc. N. J., nc. Brown, Les: (Wardman Park) Washington, Gordon, Gray: (Edison) NYC, h. McLean, Connie: (Kit Kat) NYC, nc. Senators, Four: (Pal's Cabin) West Orange, D. C.. h. Gordon, Don: (Central) Sayville, N. Y., h. McMenamin, Freddy: (Alpine Tavern) N. J., nc. Brunesco, Jan: (Jack Dempsey's) NYC, re. Graffolfer, Frenchie: (Club 100) Des Moines, Atlantic City, nc. Sharkey, Bill: (Troc) NYC, nc. Burke, Morty: (Purple Derby) Phila, nc. nc. Mack, Buddy: (Roumanian Village) NYC, nc. Sherr, Jack: (9 o'Clock Club) NYC, nc. Burke, Sonny: (Coral Gables) Lansing, Mich., Grant, Bob: (Savoy -Plaza) NYC, h. Madriguera, Enric: (Jung) New Orleans, h. Shevlin, Pat: (Evergreen Casino) Phila, nc. 11C. Gray, Glen: (Empire Ballroom) Allentown, Mann, Milton: (Joe's Casino) Wilmington, Shilling, Bud: (Coral Gables) Lansing, Mich., Burton, Henry: (Oaks) Winona, Minn., nc. Pa., 24; (VPII Blacksburg, W. Va., 26-27; Del., nc. nc. Bush, Eddie: (Seven Seas) Hollywood, nc. (Convention Hall) Camden, N. J., 28. Manuel. Don: (Gig Galleaux) Peoria, Ill., nc. Siegel, Irving: (Bill's) Miami, nc. Busse, Henry: (Keith) Grand Rapids, Mich., Gruen, Eddie: (100 Club) Chester, Pa., nc. Manzare, Jose: (Lookout House), Covington, Siry, Larry: (Ambassador) NYC, h. 25-27; (State) Kalamazoo 28-30; (Michigan) H Smith, Otis: (Wind Mill) Natchez, Miss., .no. Ky., nc. Smith, Stuff: (Hickory House) NYC, nc. Jackson, May 1. t. Hahn, Al: (Radisson) Minneapolis, h. Mario: (Pastor's) NYC, nc. Sousa Byrne, Bobby: (Empire) Syracuse, t. Hall, Sleepy: (Biltmore) NYC, h. Mario, Don: (Music Bar) NYC, nc. III, John Philip: (Paxton) Omaha, h. Harper, Don: (Grove) Tex., Spitalny, Phil: (Stanley) Pittsburgh, t. Orange, nc. Marian!, Hugo: (El Chico) NYC, ne. Spivak, Charlie: (Barney Rapp's) Cincinnati, Harris, George: (Bradford) Boston, h. Marsala, Joe: (Fiesta) NYC, b. nc. Calloway, Cab: (Southland) Boston, c. Harris, Phil: (Wilshire Bowl) Los Angeles, re. Martell, Paul: (Arcadia) NYC, b. Camden, Eddie: (Edgewood) Albany, N. Y., nc. Hart, Little Joe: (Madura's Danceland) Martin, Lou: (Leon & Eddie's) NYC, nc. Sprott, Jack: (Gibson) Cincinnati 26-27, h. Carlsen, Bill: (Spring Lake Park) Oklahoma Whiting, Ind., b. Freddy: Beach) h. Stabile, Dick: (Syracuse) Syracuse, h. City, p. Martin, (Edgewater Chi, Stefano's Hawaiians: (Beachcomber) NYC, nc. 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Maul, Herbie: Strong, Benny: (Heidelberg) Jackson, Miss., h. Henderson. Horace: (5100 Club) Cni, nc. Kan., nc. Sullivan, Joe: (Cafe Society) Chavez: (Beachcomber) NYC, nc. Herman, Woody: (Meadowbrook) Cedar Grove, Maus, Stewart: (Capitola) Capitola, Calif., b, NYC, c. Childs, Reggie: (Muehlebach) Kansas City, N. J., nc. F.: (Blue Mirror) Newark, N. J., c. Sylvester, Bob: (Club Rex, Birmingham, Ala., Mo.. h. Maya, nc. Chiquito: (El Morocco) NYC, nc. Sylvio, Don: (Bertolotti's) NYC, nc. Clarke, Buddy: (Park Central) NYC, h. Orchestra Routes must be received at Cincinnati offices not Clinton, Larry: (Pla-Mor Ballroom) Kansas the Tan, Jimmie: (Kaufman's) Buffalo, nc. City, Mo., 25; (Univ. Mo.) Columbia 26-27; later Taylor, Sandy: (Lantz's Merry-Go -Round) (Meado Acres) Topeka, Kan., 28. than Friday to insure publication. Dayton, 0., nc. Cobina, Carlos: (Biltmore) NYC, h. Teagarden, Jack: (Auburn Univ.) Auburn, - Coburn, Jolly: (Essex House) NYC 27, h. Ala., 25-27; (Univ. Ala.) 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www.americanradiohistory.com 16 The Billboard LEGITIMATE April 27, 1940 Conducted by EUGENE BURR-Communications to 1564 Broadway, New York City w NQLIJ plays on I3roadway Theater la Reviewed by Eugene Burr By SHERLING OLIVER YORKER vincing. It is also unbearably dull. Lines and Business: ETHEL BARRYMORE in the air show, NEW The writing thruout is undistinguished Beginning Friday Evening, April 12, 1940 sense, of course. It's Lincoln Highway. JOHN made his debut and sometimes exceptionally awkward, It doesn't make 50 ago in support of MADAME take-off and totally devoid of logic. It represents a years MEDICINE SHOW as in the story Wonderland and it is re- MODJESKA, who was MISS BARRY- in another acutely unhappy interlude screwy thought process, MORE'S godmother. John now retires A "living newspaper play" by Oscar Saul and that evidently seeks to satirize a quack. peated here only because it reiterates an H. R. Hays. Directed by Jules Dassin. _ _ The power of early baffle most to his home in Salt Lake City. Settings designed by Samuel Leve, con- and the interest the attitude which continues to ARTHUR ALLEN is back in town scenes rests entirely with the facts minds. A producing star tells of meet- after structed by Nolan Bros., and painted by playing his original part in the flicker Jules Laurents Studio. Lighting by Samuel offered, rather than with their presen- ing with the local stagehands' union to tation. is the second negotiate an employment contract and version of Our Town. _ _ _ ALAN Leve. Incidental music by Hanns Eisler. That probably why interested in suc- NAPIER, who ably supports GLADYS Press agent, James Proctor. Stage manager, act falls down; it has only theories and being told, "We aren't GEORGE in Lady in Waiting, is very Marc Daniels. Assistant stage managers, arguments, not facts, to present. cesses. We want a lot of flops so our Richard Clark and Perry Bruskin. Presented Samuel Leve has provided a simple all happy about it all. For the first time members can get the overtime that in his stage career he is playing his own by Carly Wharton and Martin Gabel. and imaginative setting admirably de- goes with dress rehearsals." Quick, age, and for the first time it is he who Statistician Martin Gabel signed for his own highly effective light Watson, the needle! takes the leading lady in his arms at Hall Coburn Goodwin scheme; and Jules Dassin has directed about the time the theater seems Dora Dorothy McGuire with power and smooth flow except when Just the end of the play. It was always the Randolph ready to declare itself in for an aesti- other guy who got the girl. GLADYS Mac John he stumbles over several of the more mad somebody Jackson Philip Bourneuf awkward scenes. The per- vation somebody gets at GEORGE, by the way, deserves all the Mrs. Jackson Grace Coppin cast, tho the else and all hell pops loose. Equity was hugs and kisses she can get for that Mrs. Sullivan Isabel Bonner formances vary widely, is generally ex- mad at the world's fair, the fair was stunning performance. _ _ BROCK Joe Harry Lessin cellent, led by Martin Gabel who, as the mad at the AAA. Labor Stage is mad PEMBERTON knew what he was doing Clinic Doctor J. Richard Jones Statistician, turns in a typically able at TAC, and TAC is mad at Equity for when he waited two years to get her. Dr. Young Alfred Ryder and finely projected performance, one saying actors mustn't play in the same TONIA CABOT has sold Cuban Mrs. Young Zamah Cunningham that often holds the entire piece together backyard with TAC. In certain quarters, Heels, a comedy laid in Havana, to Fea- Dr. White Bram Nossen by its sincerity and finely quiet effect. Equity is mad at Equity. It's all unde- ture Presentations for fall production. Kennedy Richard Clark Also aiding notably are Bram Nossen, as Rose Olive Deering the AMA representative; Alfred Ryder, cipherable unless you've had a worm's - CHERYL CRAWFORD beat out Norman Lloyd eye view of some inflated egos involved. Quack who is finely sincere as a young doctor; ALBERT TARBELL for the lease on the Chorines ....Linda Lee 'and Virginia Campbell Coburn Goodwin, Zamah But it's all very healthy and stimulating Maplewood Theater. Contracts are signed Andrew Joseph M. Dixon Cunningham, and promising, and will probably turn and DR. SUNSHINE will back the ven- Johnny Ronald Reiss Philip Bourneuf, William Hansen, John to be just the spring tonic the the- Dr. Mackenzie William Hansen Randolph and many of the others. out ture. _ _ _ The Strand Theater will give Dorothy ater needed. Anything is better than the stage -doorman's job to a needy young Ben Perry Bruskin McGuire, tho she offers a nice stagnation. TOWNES Ellie Sara Floyd quality of sincerity as one of the audi- actor when HARRY leaves to John Melbourne Ford ence plants, play leads with the Garrick Players at is unstable in performance Bits Pieces: Pete Peter Frye and often distressingly amateurish and Kennebunkport, Me. _ _ _ That's a swell Pearl Gaines BLANCHE YURKA will shortly end the Sarah Norman Lloyd, as the burlesqued quack, audience exploitation idea NAT DORF - Mary Norma Green is impossibly hard of her one -woman show and Ben Ross to take. road tour MAN dropped into the laps of the League Bill Certainly much of the factual presen- go to Hollywood to make The Queen of of N. Y. Theaters. It deserves serious Eli Leigh Whipper Medical tation at the start of Medicine Show is the Mob. _ _ _ J. ARTHUR KENNEDY, consideration. _ _ GENE TIERNEY The Action Takes Place Within the Maze. powerful and interesting; but to sell of the recent International Incident, will leaves The Male Animal next week to any of it to unwary customers start banking Warner gold the end of Hollywood. in the join 20th Century -Fox in The so-called living newspaper tech- guise of entertainment is really obtain- May. His first will be City of Conquest. Her contract figure will leave you as ing money under false pretenses. contract allows him to return to nique, which was developed several years In- His breathless as her curves. ago by the Federal Theater Project, in- cluded In a lecture course or a school the stage for six months during his sec- The rumor that CHERYL CRAWFORD last Friday curriculum, toured without admission terms. _ _ _ ETHEL vaded the Broadway theater ond and third -year will head the CBS Concert Bureau set-up night when Carly Wharton and Martin charge by a crusading organization, the BARRYMORE'S performance in the same for legit touring troupes next season Oscar better sections of Medicine Show of how much Gabel presented Medicine Show, by might show was an example is still just that. So is the rumor that Saul and H. R. Hays, at the New Yorker. be highly admirable. But it is unfair- more interesting it can be to watch an ALEX KIRKLAND will not operate Clin- dishonest, almost-to ask unsuspecting a It invaded the Broadway theater, that artist in a failure than second-rate ton this summer. KIRKLAND says he is, in a strictly physical sense. In all theater customers to pay to hear the player in a success. - - - Easy Goin', is piling up bills like mad. respects it is about as far from unadorned presentation of one view of Lazy Me, which the bands are now play- other RANDOLPH PRESTON, who will boss the theater as an illustrated lecture Is a current argument, no matter how ing, was written by JIMMIE TRANTER, freshman sociology. much justice that view may contain. legit and radio actor. - - - When COR - Litchfield Hills Theater in Conn., says he hopes to sign EDDY DUCHIN technique, in It is unfair unless you first let them NEL WILDE went west to stage the The living newspaper know that they are paying to attend, fencing and play Tybalt in the OLIVIER - to star in Philip Goes Forth. _ _ It case you don't know, dramatizes current not a play, but an illustrated lecture. LEIGH Juliet he took with him a silent seems that JANE WYATT won't go to problems by giving their history, status As an illustrated Elitch Gardens after all. She goes to statistics in a series of brief lecture Medicine Show test which Paramount had made and and often is a very fine job-for about 45 minutes. turned down. Warners took a look at it Hollywood May 3 and returns late in scenes designed to present the subject signed WILDE to a termer. the summer to join HAROLD KEN- as graphically as possible. Medicine and promptly may suggest, takes up _ LYLE TALBOT and ALMA CLAY - NEDY'S Amherst Drama Festival, which Show, as the title LONGACRE opens June 24 in a $225,000 campus the- the social aspects of medicine and the care Beginning Tuesday Evening, April 16, 1940 BURG lend encouragement to young of disease. Starting hopefuls at the CHAMBERLAIN BROWN ater. _ _ _ SANDRA KARYL is in Roose- of preventable cases afternoon auditions. velt Hospital for observation. The doc- out with an intriguing idea, Messrs. MORNING STAR Friday tors don't like the looks of her ap- Saul and Hays bring their Statistician JOHN MILTON played his last per- A play by Sylvia Regan. Staged by Charles pendix. _ _ _ JOAN BLAINE, radio's in front of the audience to give a few K. Freeman. Setting designed by Howard formance April 13 when he supported Valiant Lady, has been tucked away in startling facts-such as the number of Bay, built by Vail Scenic Studio, and painted a hospital^ between recent broadcasts, preventable deaths that will take place by Centre Studios. Costumes designed by nursing an infected jaw. in the United States during the course Alexander Jones, and executed by Eaves of the evening-and then to ask for Costume Co. Lighting by Moe Hack. The Theater Guild cut a birthday cake volunteers from the audience to enter Press agent, Bernard Simon. Assistant Review Percentages I and went into long pants last Friday. the Medical Maze that causes such con- press agent, Dick Weaver. Stage manager, It was 21. _ _ _ DOROTHY ROSS says ditions. The volunteers, of course, are Ned Shugrue. Presented by George Kondolf. (Listed below are the decisions of BRENDA FORBES has turned down two plants; they are introduced into the Fanny Jeanne Greene movie offers tc remain in Two for the Becky Felderman Molly Picon dramatic critics on the eight general maze and kept there until they can find Aaron dailies concerning the Show. _ _ JULIEN BRYAN'S photo- Greenspan Joseph Buloff metropolitan graphs Poland's invasion leave some way out. Esther Cecilia Evans Broadway shows of the week. In figuring of will Hymie (as you limp and happy you're so far away. The first half of the evening concerns a boy) Kenneth LeRoy percentages, "no opinion" votes are primarily the presentation of conditions Harry Engel Martin Blaine counted one-half "yes" and one-half They're on exhibit at Camera Mart. _ _ _ Sadie Ruth Yorke The softball craze is breaking out back- -the overcrowding of clinics, the econom- Irving "no" rather than being thrown out al- ic pressure exerted upon young doctors, Tashman David Morris together. This would give a show with stage again. The games are more fun Benjamin Brownstein Harold J. Stone than a World Series. We're still hang- the 1,300 counties in the United States Myron Engel Henry Sharp eight "no opinion" votes 50 per cent hospitals and the impossibility rather than zero. At the end of each ing our head in shame over fanning in without Hymie las a young man) Ross Elliott a pinch with the bases loaded and seeing of getting timely aid for those unable Pansy Georgette Harvey month of the season the shows and their the preposterous charges of Hymie Tashman Sidney Lumet percentages will be listed, together with the original Richard II go down in de- to pay feat to Brother Rat. modern medical men, a situation which The Action Takes Place in Becky Felder - a resume of how they fared at the box confronts, I believe, about half of the man's Home, on the Lower East Side of New office, in an effort to determine how ESTA ELMAN, contralto, who will be York. the in Keep Off the Grass, gave a song re- entire population of the nation. All of much the critical reception affects this is (as lecture material) absorbing, ACT I-Scene 1: A December Afternoon, financial returns and how closely the cital recently at the studios of her interesting and powerful. In the second 1910. Scene 2: A Month Later. ACT Il- critics agree with the decision of their teacher, ELIZABETH KRIGER. _ _ _ Scene 1: Early Morning, March 25, 1911. half, however, the authors go on to Scene 2: Early April, Six Years Later. Scene readers.) DOROTHY STICKNEY won the Barter possible remedies and the Theater Award, and MRS. FRANKLIN D. examine 3: Eighteen Months Later. ACT I II Thirteen things that oppose them; they insert a Years Later, November, 1931. "Heavenly Express" -44% ROOSEVELT will present her with either meaningless and painful Alice in Won- YES: Atkinson (Times), Mantle a Virginia ham or an acre of land at derland interlude; they offer the social - If you examine the warm glow that (News), Waldorf (Post). a Town Hall shindig May 2. _ medicine plan presented by the Presi- you take with you from the Longacre NO: Coleman (Mirror), Watts (Herald - GEORGE SARTIN, the agent, has left dent's committee as a universal panacea; Theater, where George Kondolf presented Tribune), Whipple (World - Telegram) JENIE JACOBS and joined JAMES and they give the arguments of the Sylvia Regan's Morning Star Tuesday Lockridge (Sun). DEALY. plan's opponents, notably the American night, you may wonder just what is NO OPINION: Kilgallen (Journal - Hollywood wives are knitting away, like Medical Association, so weakly that the responsible for it. And you'll end by American). mad for the "causes" and trying to figure whole thing seems silly. The second half deciding that almost every aspect of the out which way rumor to believe. Even is muddled, undefinitive and uncon- production played some part-the beau- "Morning Star" -69% as you and I. _ _ _ CLIFTON WEBB is tiful, quiet, understanding, finely effec- YES: Anderson (Journal -American), said to give by far the best technical tive performance of Molly Picon, making Coleman (Mirror), Watts (Herald - performance of the three Whitesides. her Broadway debut in a full-length Chapman (News). in Chicago unpleasant for the cash customers. The English play; the almost unanimous Tribune), TMWCTD may stay till to make the audience NO: Whipple (World -Telegram). Christmas. _ _ _ Chicago, long famous actors are trying excellence of her supporting cast; the OPINION: Brown (Post), Lock - laugh and the beggars are trying to careful, sensitive, finely detailed and NO for its hospitality to visiting players, They should get ridge (Sun), Atkinson (Times). is still batting 1,000. Actors there are reduce them to tears. sharply pointed direction of Charles K. being wined and dined at parties given together. Freeman (with a rumored assist from "Medicine Show" -37% will make an- Adler during the last few days); Watts (Herald- for HELEN HAYES, KATHARINE COR- Next week the column Stella YES: Atkinson (Times), GISH, RAYMOND MAS- nual awards. One for the most enter- the excellent production supplied by NELL, LILLIAN ex- Tribune). SEY, PHILIP MERIVALE, CLIFTON taining evening in the theater and one Mr. Kondolf; and even, to a certain NO: Coleman (Mirror), Brown (Post), for the finest performance, based on tent, the play itself. (World -Telegram), Lockridge WEBB and DIANA DALTON. Whipple The Cort is one of the more com- characterization and technique. Per- Miss Regan, writing about Jewish life (Sun). are automatically out the lower East Side, tells the tale of (News), Ander- fortable playhouses, but beggars invading sonality players on NO OPINION: Mantle make it on the first pitch. a woman and her family over a period son (Journal -American). the lobby during intermission

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 LEGITIMATE The Billboard 17 of 21 years, and in the telling she man- tents herself with the obvious. All of It fizzled away to its death in a cesspool ages to include practically everything the minor parts are well done. of unseeing criticism, has written in his BROADWAY RUNS that she remembers from every play or Aided by Mr. Freeman's outstandingly new one, Heavenly Express, a fantasy with Performances to April 20, Inclusive. family history that she has ever stum- fine direction, it all becomes heartwarm- the ring of steel in it. It is tender, Dramatic Opened Perf. bled upon. Before she is thru it all ing and often highly effective. The imaginative and crammed with the sec- Fifth Column, The (Alvin) Mar. 6___ 54 seems like a detailed synopsis of the play's faults are many and glaring, but ond sight of a poet's eye-and at the Heavenly Express (National) Apr. 18___ 4 Elsie books done in teeming Miss Regan has within herself to King Richard II (limited re- dialect-a it same time it is earthy and real and turn) (St. James) ____ Apr. 1___ 24 catalog that includes death by fire and overcome them in her next attempt. human. And if it seems none of these Ladies in Retirement (Mill- death by war, engagement, marriage things are in the version Kermit er's) Mar, 26___ 31 failure, that Lady in Waiting (Beck) Mar.' 27___ 30 and bar mitzvah, infidelity, Bloomgarden presented Thursday night Life With Father (Empire) Nov. 8___ 190 success, love, hate and assorted com- NATIONAL at the National Theater, the fault is not Liliom (revival) (44th St.) Mar, 25___ 32 ments on topics that range from sweat- Male Animal, The (Cort) Jan. 9___ 119 of inter- Beginning Thursday Evening, April 18, 1940 Mr. Bein's. One of the most unfortunate Alan Who Came to Dinner. shop conditions to the causes of our playwrights, he has had a deeply The (Music Box) Oct. 10___ 216 national conflict. And yet, thru all the HEAVENLY EXPRESS Margin for Error (Plymouth) Nov. 3___ 195 inchoate and teeming mess of her felt, moving and passionately lovely play Medicine Show (New Yorker) Apr. 12___ 11 obvious surface Miss Regan has A play by Albert Bein. Directed by Robert enmeshed in the toils of a self-conscious, Morning Star (Longacre) Apr. 16___ 7 plotting, Lewis. Settings and costumes designed by My Dear Children (Belasco).lan. 31___ 88 managed to create a quality that is very shallow and ineffective production, his Separate Rooms (Mansfield) Mar. 23___ 33 Boris Aronson. Settings constructed and chief character turned into a coy and Skylark (Morocco) Oct. 11___ real and very appealing, a warmth and painted by Studio Alliance. Costumes 222 ex- posing nightmare, and his poetry buried Suspect (Playhouse) Apr. 9___ 115 sympathy and glow that come thru best ecuted by Eaves Costume Co. Incidental Tobacco Road (Forrest) Dec. 4.'33 2709 in her first and third acts-perhaps music composed and arranged by Lehman under stylized over -direction. When We Are Married because these have fewer events than the Engel. Lighting by Michael Gordon. Press The play is simple enough-and lovely (Lyceum) Dec. 25___ 136 second. They have only enough events, agents, James Proctor and Lorella Val-Mery. enough, heaven knows, when shorn of its Musical Comedy really, to furnish an ordinary play Stage manager, Alan Wolfson. Assistant silly production trappings. It merely DuB(arrhs Was a Lady apiece; second act has enough to stage managers, Will Washcoe, Randolph (46th St.) Dec. (1___ Ill the Wade and' Sam Rosenberg. Presented by tells the tale of an evening in the life - Higher and Higher (Shubert) Apr. 4___ 20 plot out an O'Neill cycle. Kermit Bloomgarden. after -death of the Overland Kid, a hobo New Helizapoppin ' (Winter Tommy Garden) Dec. 11___ 152 The quality. I think, is achieved Phil Brown who has died 19 years before, but who Pins and Needles (Windsor) Nov. `27,'37 1032 because of two things. For one, Miss Stumpy William Sands returns to earth as the advance ticket Reunion in New York (Lit- Regan has viewed her characters with Methuselah Mike Art Smith taker of the Heavenly Express. The tle) Feb. 21___ 69 A Young Tramp John Garfield Heavenly Too Many Girls (Imperial)_ Oct. 18___ 204 understanding and tenderness., with The Melancholy Bo Curt Conway Express has a headlight of dia- Two for the Show (Booth)_ Feb. 8___ 84 sympathy and emotion that only occa- "Bullhead" Anderson Harry Bratsburg mond and wheels of solid platinum, and sionally gets maudlin, and has managed Ed Peeto Harry Carey it takes the 'boes to the Hobo Paradise The Almighty Vagabond wants her to to convey that viewpoint whenever her Dan Randolph Wade -the Big Rock Candy Mountains, where mother the 'boes and to cook her famous plot gets out of her way. For another, "Shorty" Rucker Will Lee the handouts grow on bushes and the Rocky Mountain Red Philip Loeb mulligan stew up there, so the Kid in her brief and almost oblique com- Fred sun shines all the night, where the bull- punches her ticket almost by stealth. conditions and things, Norman Russell Collins ments on various Night Telegraph Operator James O'Rear dogs all have rubber teeth and the jails But meanwhile there are high doings on she reveals a clear and understanding Julio Nicholas Conte are made of tin, where there's a lake of the Winslow division of the Santa Fe, mind, a quiet intelligence and an ability Betsy Graham Aline MacMahon stew and of whisky, too, and where the for the Overland Kid and the Heavenly to think things thru that is all too Pat Borlie Burl Ives little streams of alcohol run trickling Andy Express never come to earth unheralded. rare in the theater. Many of her briefly Cameron John O'Malley down the rocks. The train takes right of way over even suggested comments might have been Steve Corrigan Jack Lambert This night he has come to punch two amplified with profit. Scotty Thompson Charles Thompson the "Chief"; Ed Peeto, an old engineer ACT I-Scene 1: A Railroad Trestle Near Ash tickets-that of Old Betsy Graham, who who has always befriended the 'bees, gets Anything like a complete synopsis of Fork, Ariz. Seven o'Clock of a Winter's runs a boarding house for railroad men a hint of what is in store for him when Morning Star would make the text of Evening. Scene 2: Betsy Graham's Boarding in Winslow; and that of her son, the a switch is thrown in front of the broken- Gone With the Wind seem like a House for Railroad Men at Winslow. Eight Melancholy Bo, who left home for the o'Clock That down freight he drives, and for a brief marginal note. Very briefly, it concerns Evening. ACT 11-Same as ACT road years before, who went to the bad while he shoots like a comet thru the Becky Felderman, her son and her three 1, Scene 2: The Action Is Continous. ACT and was branded with the Road Curse, III-Same as the Previous. The Action is Con- promised land, his wheels all tangled in daughters, living on Broome street for tinuous. and who meets his end this night when a the train -high grass of the celestrial jun- 21 years, starting in 1910. The youngest tough brakeman throws him off the train, gle; and the mean -minded division head, daughter, Esther, loves and wins the lad Albert Bein, whose Little 01' Boy flamed in the midst of a blizzard, and he dies who has ordered all 'boos thrown off, is also loved by Sadie, her mean -minded like a red star across the theatrical in the arms of the Overland Kid. With thoroly confounded. In the end, of elder sister. Sadie curses her, and that heavens six or eight seasons back, until Old Betsy, tho, the Kid is even gentler. in a course, the Great Express arrives in very day Esther is burned to death Winslow to take on Old Betsy alld the sweatshop fire. Fanny, the other Kid. daughter, elopes with a somewhat amoebic composer, and the two return it is simple enough-and it's beauti- to live with the family. Years later, fully told, with a strange mingling of during the World War, the son enlists vividly lovely imagination and vividly and gets killed in action, and Becky From Out Front earthy dialog, of the poetry of stars and urges the young man who loved Esther the poetry of steel rails, of human under- to marry Sadie. Sadie, meanwhile, has By EUGENE BURR standing and shimmeringly fantastic become booklteeper of the millinery ROBERT E. SHERWOOD, who among othermultitudinous activities is president conceptions. firm run by Aaron Greenspan, momma's of the American National Theater and Academy, announced last week that the But much of this is brutally lost in faithful boarder, but after her marriage ANTA had abandoned its role as a modern Rip Van Winkle and had actually the production. In any fantasy, but she leaves, forces her husband to forsake awakened long enough to draw up a plan for a national theater. It sounds like a particularly one of this type, the effect the teaching job he loves, and opens good plan, particularly since it aims to at a theater that would be self-supporting depends upon a quiet and understanding her own business as competition and free of governmental grants, thus automatically freeing it from the threats of approach, upon making the early events Aaron. Later still, Sadie herself is almost bureaucratic red tape and the political spoils bankrupt and her husband, on the system. Whether it was worth waiting so believable and human and real that, for all this while depends, of course, on whether or not it will work-and on when the fantasy comes, it is accepted verge of death from heart disease, finally whether or not the ANTA will work on it. tells her off. So does momma, for- easily and smoothly. The direction of bidding her the house. Momma also Briefly, the plan aims to operate thru the little theater groups scattered thru- Robert Lewis, on the other hand, hypes manages to straighten out the tangled out the nation. It would form a producing organization known as the National up everything to such a stagy pitch marital affairs of Fanny, who is going People's Theater, using the talents of leading managers, actors, authors and de- that it all seems like an experiment in to live in California with her husband, signers, and would route the resultant productions to all participating groups at stylized farce. The most human of Mr. and then, with all the children gone, intervals of three or four weeks. Admission would never be more than $1.50 and, Bein's earthy scenes are so overplayed momma finally accepts Aaron's repeated since ANTA is p, non-profit group, any money made would be used to expand that they become utterly unbelievable; proposals of marriage. activities. A prospectus outlining the details, it was said, has already been sent out so, when the fantasy comes, it seems to 1,500 little theaters. merely another self-conscious All of this may sound somewhat con- theatrical It is an excellent plan so far as it goes. Undoubtedly the prospectus mailed pose In a series of a directorial ppses. fused, but that's merely because it's so to the monumentally Inadequate;. it gives about little theater groups (but seemingly unobtainable by anyone else) clarifies And the play is helped neither by Boris the cloudy points-whether the touring companies would be entirely professional or Aronson's stylized second as much idea of all that goes on in would similarly set- Morning Star as the diary of a private recruit their minor players from among the local groups; whether the groups ting nor by the playing of the chief role. would be asked to buy the schedule on a package plan (which would be merely tak- soldier would give of the progress of a ing Jules Garfield, a bit player who won war. And it also gives no idea of the a leaf from the plan used by the Legitimate Theater Corp. of America last fulsome critical overpraise and thereupon seaSon); whether the groups would furnish lists of members who would be asked very real talent that sometimes appears to subscribe (on went to Hollywood, changed his first in Muss Regan's observation and writing. the order of the Theater Guild -American Theater Society plan); name to John and became the idol of whether the management of the National People's Theater, which would be responsi- is, of tremendously ble for the millions of film fans, returns to Broad- The play course, output, would be professional or merely another elongation of a daisy way to play the Overland Kid as a mix- aided by the various production factors chain, like the Federal Theater, and whether the management of the NPT would be enumerated in the first paragraph of centered in one ture of startled fawn, Dead -End Kid and man or one small group of men. Lambs' Club Hamlet. It is as ineffective, this report. Miss Picon's performance is All of these questions are, without really beautiful, a luminously quiet job doubt, answered in the mysterious prospectus. shallow, insincere and precious a per- The plan as outlined takes care of this corner's two primary reservations concerning formance as could possibly be given in that brings honor and the glow of great any proposed national new of endeavor. theater. The self-supporting feature prevents bureaucratic the role. talent to her field control, and the hiring of leading theatrical figures for the individual shows avoids Joseph Buloff, who is one of our finest the ridiculous possibility a The support is spotty, not much of it actors so long as he is cast in a thick that national cultural enterprise might be built upon a relief basis. Whether the ANTA's plan will really be self-supporting, tho, is another managing to rise above Mr. Lewis's direc- character role, does similarly excellent question. Unless tion. Rising gloriously above, however, work as Aaron; Cecilia Evans brings the line-up of names presented is so impressive that the little theaters practically swoon at the sight of it, there may be difficulties. There have is the performance of Harry Carey as fresh and spontaneous beauty to her been very similar plans Old Ed Peeto, as solid, right and appeal- acting as Esther; Marian Blaine does a (commercially presented, it's true) that were abandoned because of the clouds of red ink that swept up over the horizon. ing a job as we have had hereabouts this finely solid and effective job as Sadie's year. And also scoring handily is Phil husband; David Morris is an excellently ANY case, Loeb, who has moments of hilarious ebullient songwriter; the two young IN the mere fact that the ANTA has presented a plan of any sort after all buffoonery as one of the 'bees. Aline lads in the piece, Kenneth LeRoy and these years indicates that a bow can be taken by a very different organization. MacMahon has passages of heart -catching Sidney Lumet, do marvelous jobs, with A bow can be taken, I think, by that evil group that is anathema to all good Equity effect as Old Betsy, tho the direction is no hint of the brashness that once members-TAC. often too much for her; and the others disfigured young Mr. Lumet's work; The American National Theater and Academy was formed and incorporated by range from the steady effect of Art Smith Jeanne Greene ins more than adequate a small group of ardent souls led by Mr. Sherwood about five or six years ago-may- as Fannie, and Ruth Yorke is adequate- to the hysterical overplaying of James be longer-on the heels of nation-wide agitation for a national theater. The agita- O'Rear. but no more-as Sadie. It is a difficult tion that time was started by an article appearing in The Billboard. Equity was del- role, but Miss Yorke in playing it con- uged with queries and took over, and for a brief while a lot of fine talk went on. Then ANTA was formed, and that seemed to settle everything. It even settled the FEAGIN SCHOOL dust, which has grown thick on the fine talk and on the ANTA itself in the years AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ART between. 25th Year Then the TAC row started-and just a week or so later the ANTA came forth OF DRAMATIC ARTS STAGE - SCREEN - RADIO with its plan. The juxtaposition of the two events may, of course, be entirely Founded 1884 by Franklin H. Sargent Speech for Business and Social Use Day and Evening Classes coincidental, but this corner, for one, is calling TAC out to take a bow. The foremost institution for dramatic Public Performances - Modern Theatre This corner is also waiting with bated breath to see whether Equity Council and expressional training. Separate Children's Department will Summer Sessions: Julyl-Aug.10, Aug.12-31 ORDER (in capital letters, of course) its members to stay away from all meet- Catalog from Secretary, Room Rockefeller Center, 830 Fifth Ave., NewYork ings and discussions held by ANTA. After all, ANTA may licit manage to live up to 146 the council's magnificent Idealism either. CARNEGIE HALL, NEW YORK-

www.americanradiohistory.com 18 The Billboard NIGHT CLUBS -VAUDEVILLE April 27, 1940 Conducted by PAUL DNS-Communications to 1564 Broadway, New York City More N. Y. Clu1s Open; New Wait Until the Name Benny Fields and Goes Up in Lights Wm. Morris Settle Rose Shows a Break for Vets CHICAGO, April 20.-A new record in long titles was hit by Mike Levy, Famous Door Suit NEW YORK, April 20.-Oldtimers will change of name and is currently called local producer. Show is readying to predominate in the new show at the Dia- Club 47. Al (Paris) Green is heading open around Labor Day and is labeled NEW YORK, April 20.-The $25,000 mond Horseshoe. Already signed for the entertainment there. Darwin's Theory, Evolution of Music, breach of contract suit by the Famous Nights of Gladness, opening May 5, are Mon Paris, which reopened last week Band'its of the High Ci's, Brigands Door against the William Morris Agency Blanche Ring, Julian Eltinge, Eddie after a temporary shuttering, has been of the Scales. and Benny Fields has been settled out Leonard, Gilda Gray, Harlan Dixon, Pro- ordered by the American Guild of Vari- "It might require a little space to of court for approximately $5,000. fessor Lamberti and Wini Shaw. The ety Artists to pay off the talent nightly. get the whole name in the billing," The Famous Door sued after Benny new show will lampoon the Wilson Miz- It is understood the management is pay- said Levy, "but the whole name it's Fields had on several occasions failed to ner era. ing off back debts to musicians and per- going to be or else." keep an engagement there after the Wil- The current show, Turn of the Cen- formers. Ethel Barrymore Colt has been The show will feature Morris liam Morris office, Fields' agent, had tury, will be moved to Billy Rose's Bar- told by AGVA not to open there. Hooven's Band. signed him in that spot for a February bary Coast night club at the world's fair. George Jay, operator of the 78 St. Tav- 19 or March 19 opening. Fields, mean- Abe Lyman's Band will be added. The ern, has opened the Jiggs Cocktail Room while, had booked himself into the Royal new nitery will be housed in what was with sepia entertainment. Talent in- Palm, Miami, Fla., and refused to come formerly the Midway Inn, and will op- cludes Mae Johnson, Jimmy Koegan, Marathon Show north to keep the engagement at a sal- erate as a straight eatery during the day. Jackie Stuart, Trent Patterson and Tiny ary lower than his Royal Palm salary. Four performances will be given in the Kay. For Cleveland The Morris office, in the meantime, evening. Talent there will include Joe E. Pat Goode has severed connections booked Helen Morgan to sub, and after Howard, Clyde Hager, Herman Hyde and with Barkley's Cafe in Brooklyn and the termination of her engagement the Sally Burrell. Tom Patricola, Fritzi Scheff, opened the Parkway Cafe in conjunction Theater -Cafe suit was filed, altho efforts to effect a Lucille Johnson and Emma Francis. with Ed Perry. prior settlement had failed. CLEVELAND, April 20.-The New Club of the also calls Opening is May 11. Frank Libuse, in the A replica of the Beachcomber will be Regal, on the site of the City Theater The settlement suit current Horseshoe show, will transfer to opened by Monte Proser at the World's for the engagement of Fields at the Fa on West Superior avenue, opened April mous Door in June, together with Teddy the Aquacade. Fair. The new spot, the Zombie, will 11 with a floor show billed as "largest in The Cotton Club will also change its operate on a similar South Sea Island the State." Carrying out the plan of the Powell's Band. show at the end of April. Andy Kirk's idea. A rumba band and a native show long -deceased Mayfair Casino, which was Band will headline with music, with re- will be featured. Associated with Proser also a theater converted into a nitery, lief by Manchito's Rumba Band. Tip, will be Crawford Hill, representing Alas- the club got off to a good start with the Despite Publicity, Tap and Toe and Sister Rosetta Tharpe tair Macintosh and William Rhinelander following acts, Royal Scots Quartet, the are among those set. Stewart. Four Texas Darlings; Sammy Weston, Jesse! Under Record Another change is set for the American comedian; Shutta and Kent, musical Music Hall site formerly operated by the comedy; Louis and Cherie, novelty; Fred- DETROIT, April 20.-George Jessel, Krimskys. The basement will be opened Boyle Woolfolk Books ericks and Lorena, apache dancers; aided by all the publicity of his wedding, as the Sadie Thompson Room, with Yvonne de Vere, dancer; Buddy and Bet- failed to come up to the record set sev- South Sea Island atmosphere. New op- Little Jack Little Unit ty, flying wheels; Agnes Day, pianist; eral weeks ago by Lou Holtz at the Bow- erators will be the Pago -Pago Amuse- Joanne Murray, lyric soprano; Len Fries ery Cafe. ment Corp., with Robert Mernit, former CHICAGO, April 20.-Boyle Woolfolk and Joe Sterling, emcees, and Gordon Jessel's romance was spread over local p. a., at the helm. Johnny Da Silva and has booked the Little Jack Little unit Cherney and orchestra. newspapers during his week engagement. Johnny Pierce are negotiating for the for three weeks in Michigan, opening Jerry Hathaway, manager, formerly op- Jessel's draw for the Bowery a little upstairs room to house their new musi- at the Strand, Lansing, April 28. Unit in- erated the Regal Grill. The show runs under 10,000, in contrast with 12,000 set cal nieller. cludes Little Jack Little's Band; Barr and continuously from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. by Lou Holtz. The Park Central Hotel will open the Estes, comedy team; James Evans, foot This week, with Chaz Chase and Rufe Rhumba Roof May 8 with a rhumba ork juggler, and Rosemary Shawn, dancer. Davis co-starring, the spot is drawing and a staff of dance instructors. The Currently playing for -Woolfolk are Shreveport Club Closed records crowds again, with full houses hotel's Cocoanut Grove continues. Buddy Rogers, Henry Busse, Joe Sanders, SHREVEPORT, La., April 20.-The 41 Monday and Tuesday nights. Indications The Biltmore's Roof is set for a June George Hall and Dolly Dawn. Woolfolk Club on Minden Road near Bossier City were that the bill would come up around 17 opening, replacing the hotel's Bow- also has signed Pat Barrett, the Uncle has closed as the result of an order in the Holtz figure. man Room. Ezra of the WLS Barn Dance, to appear the Bossier Parish District Court against The Glen Island Casino at New Ro- in the Bob Burns Paramount picture, J. W. Hossier, operator. chelle will bow for the season in mid - Comin' Round the Mountain. Woolfolk Hossier pleaded guilty on charges of Johnson Still May. Bobby Byrne Ork set. and Barrett left Sunday for Hollywood. operating a gambling device. The Brick Club has undergone a Running Bon Air CHICAGO, April 20.-Despite reports to the contrary, Bill Johnson will himself Arena, Bijou, Do operate his Bon Air Country Club, class The 13roadway Beat A summer nitery just outside the city. He is auditioning bands and acts for the Well in N. Haven; By GEORGE SPELVIN club's opening. It was previously rumored that Mike Kyser Has Record ACERTAIN local night spot op, oiled just a bit too well, sat with a party one Fritzel and Joe Jacobson, operators of the night last week and watched a dance team. "That," he finally said, "is a Chez Paree, and the Falkenstein Brothers, NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 20.-Altho team I'd like to use in my room!" The only trouble was that he was sitting there is a difference in the admission ... operators of the Hi -Hat, were bidding for in his own room, watching a team that he himself had hired. . . . A couple of the Bon Air. Charges for vaude at the Loew-Poli Bijou weeks ago Herb Kadison, p. a. for Johnny Messner's Ork, went to Athens, O., to and the Arena, both have been having marry Mary Morton-and while there he got the manager of the local music nice turnouts. In three week-ends, start- store to rig up a big Messner display. Working on his honeymoon yet.... Fame: ing with March 30 to 31 as a comparison, During Eddy Duchin's run at the Strand Theater, a special lobby display was a 2 More Detroit when Saturday versus Sunday vaude glass case containing a plaster cast of Duchin's hands. . . . It was only a meager started, receipts at both Arena and Bijou crowd at the Polo Grounds Tuesday for the opening game of the season, but Spots for Names have been encouraging. the party thrown by WABC after the game was very, very fancy. It was at the 13,000 people DETROIT, April 20.-Blossom Heath, Kay Kyser bill brought in Fairway Yacht Club. No yachts around, but plenty of tropical fish set in tanks roadhouse, is slated to open this week. to the Arena Sunday, March 31. Previous in the walls. ... When the National Senior Weight Lifting Championship comes Grand Terrace, operated the past day's bill at Bijou had Thelma Todd, to Madison Square Garden May 25, it will feature-local fireman may be glad three years under management of Arley which did okeh. to learn-a Mr. America contest to determine the most perfectly developed and Fleming as a ballroom, will probably On April 6 Bob Howard packed them proportioned amateur 'athlete in the United States. In the weight -heaving return to night spot policy shortly. Same in at Bijou, and next day at Arena Cab championship itself, lifts to be contested include, according to the press releases, management will continue. Seating Calloway drew 4,500. the Two -Hand Military Press, the Two -Hand Clean and Jerk, and the Two -Hand capacity, 900. April 13 at Bijou had the Cabin Kids. Snatch. The new world's record holder in the Two -Hand Snatch is Steve Stanko Arena program was headlined April 14 by ... Just thought you like to know. Gene Krupa, who attracted 7,000. s s s Problem: They Scram Bijou plays four -a -day vaude with IF THE Hurricane draws as much patronage as the sign hoisters who installed After the Floor Show single film feature. Admission till 4 is the huge neon spread for the spot, then it's safe to predict that Mario's new 10 cents, 20 cents and 30 cents; after 4 club will be a click.... Speaking of the Hurricane, the native Tahitians brought NEW ORLEANS, April 20.-Operators It is 25 cents and 35 cents. Arena has in for the floor show rushed out excitedly last Friday night (12) during the freak of a score of Vieux Carre clubs are try- two -a -day vaude, with afternoon tariff snowstorm. A lot of them had never seen a snowfall before, and just stood on ing to figure out a way to keep patrons at 40 cents and 75 cents, and evening at Broadway catching snowflakes. . Jerry Lesser recently played a talker in in their places after the floor show has 55 cents, 85 cents and $1.10. Arena Isabel Manning Hewson's Market Basket on NBC. F. B. Kelley, on press for the bowed off. Patrons fly away, leaving the shows vaudeville the first half, with last Ringling show, was listening at the studio and was so impressed that he offered placek empty for the last show. half being devoted to main band attrac- Jerry a Circus job. . P. S.: Lesser is staying on the air. . . . One of the new Some managers have been adding early tion, which also plays for the vaude bill. Irving Berlin tunes, You'll Get It, from his score for Louisiana Purchase, has morning entertainment, while others Belle Baker headed the vaude Sunday had to have its lyrics changed for air consumption.... Jim O'Neill has a new hobby have used strollers; but these are some- (14) at the Arena, the show drawing to vie with his mynah (rare talking bird). He's now making his own recordings times so bad that the few patrons left despite the very bad weather. on his own machine, his favorite being a horse auction at the Winter Garden 7,000 follies, have been scared away by poor entertain- (circa 1900), when there was a stable on the site, fillies provided the ers. and the auction stand was where the present ork pit is situated. . Speaking Murphy Goes From of the mynah, Jim was twisting a radio dial the other evening and tuned in on a well-known columnist. "Cut him off !" howled the bird ... Jim's now thinking of Milk Night Club Clicks; Laughs to Tears changing the mynah's name to Pegler. º * s Boys Whoopee on Malteds April 20.-After 32 years CHICAGO, FOUR waitresses on the luncheon shift at the Hawaiian Room at the Lexington BATON ROUGE, La., April 20.-Milk in show business, Senator Murphy is Night Club, with a top price of 15 cents bookings. The Senator will be married within a month. The p. a. claims that the room's romantic refusing all maybe item to come under the heading for malted milk, has completed its first has embarked on a commercial career, atmosphere is responsible, so the ought week of existence and has been pro- of occupational diseases. . The Four Yostmen have registered their 1,025th manufacturing autographed handker- a record for nounced by students of the Louisiana a large scale. performance at Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe, and claim that it's chiefs on of Leeds Music Co., is also a make-up artist on the State University as a complete success. This isn't the first time he has a quartet.... Happy Goday, has side. His last job was on Mitchell Ayres Band at the Paramount. . The father Club announced booking of more turned his shoulder to the footlights, may be traced to elaborate attractions this week-end. Four years ago he made the of Ivan Black, p. a., has a sense of humor, part of which however. heredity. Pappy Black's name is I. M. Black, and his manufacturing company is No admission or cover charge. The same declaration when he tried to coin phonograph for week -day known as Browner -Black. . . . Press agent Joel Rose has installed his brother as club uses set the world on fire with his inven- since they look alike and talk alike, nights. The "milk for health" angles are tion of collapsible spectacles. inside man handling calls and callers-and, brother is spending half his time explaining is isn't Joel. ballyhooing patronage.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 NIGIIT CLUBS -VAUDEVILLE The Billboard 19 sippers are parked along the rail and the satirical themes. Begin the Beguine num- Night Club Reviews performers are on the shelf. ber is their best. The big noise current is Slim and LeBaron is still bouncing and swaying Slam, the Flat Foot Floogie boys, to- on the band stand, emseeing the show, gether again after a separation of more leading his slick band thru a wide variety Hurricane, on Paradise Site, than a year. With Slim Gaillord pluck- of numbers. His violinist, Morris King, ing the guitar and Slam Stewart on the steps out to lead the rumba -conga unit. bass viol, both devoted to original Brunet, pretty Elaine Miller, singer -vio- Newest Big Spot on Broadway; tongue -twisting songs steeped in Har- linist, is new vocalist with LeBaron and lemese gutturals, the team again com- displayed a pleasing voice and competent bines unique comedy and musical tal- delivery. Selling Atmosphere; Show Weak ents. In addition, Slim jumps around Edward Seay is still publicity man. on the various instruments and turns in Paul Denis. some fancy toe -tapping around the bar's Mario Tosatti's new spot, The Hurri- native tunes in high falsetto tenor. Re- walk. Boys are aided and abetted in cane, on the site of the ill-fated Paradise lief band, Fernando Canay, swings into their musical mayhem by Lew Morgan Paddock Club, Miami Beach, Restaurant, New York, should be able view on the revolving band stand, his bn piano and Hubert Pettiway, both to make a go of it even tho the floor seven -man outfit dishing out lively, swing experts. Florida show is monotonous. The big club pre- thoroly danceable rumbas, congas and Making the music continuous and al- miered, as scheduled believe it or not, waltzes. Vivacious Lolita Cordoba sings ways swingy is the University Trio, an Tom Williams' spring revue at this Wednesday (17) and drew the expected in front of the band in hotcha shake - expert musical and harmonizing white year-round spot is delighting the natives mob of Broadway "well wishers" who 'em -up style reminiscent of Diosa unit comprising Jack Sperling on bass, to the tune of capacity houses. Williams promptly agreed later on that the show Costello. Jimmy McNichol on guitar and Tony usually has the luck to fall into an act club opened accordion. that is invariably good for at least a was very bad, that the at The old bar in the lounge has been D'Amoto on dozen weeks-Rogers and Morris were the wrong time and so forth. transferred to inside-a good idea-and Wolf is the engaging host and keeps the early dawn- here all during the winter-and he has The fact is that The Hurricane has a the lounge is now labeled Tahitian Hut. things humming until scored again with emsee Al Schenk. Cus- good chance to make dough because it It has a rainstorm pictorial effect in one ing. M. H. Orodenker. tomers usually come back to see Schenk is selling atmosphere rather than costly corner, the concealed fans sending out tear into a ringside heckler. As a stifler, talent-and this should give it a com- a draft that chills the entire lounge. he's terrific. Schenk also softshoes, gags paratively low nut. The talent is com- Fred Chiaventone, whom Mario took Hotel Edison, New York and sings, coming up with two fine vocal posed of a seven -piece rumba band and from LaConga when he quit that spot laugh arrangements on Yes Sir, That's girl singer, a 13 -piece Hawaiian band last month, is manager, with Mario him- Marking his return to Mrs. Maria a full year, Grayi My Baby and Dark Eyes. and a cast of around 25 brown -skinned self doing the handshaking at the door. Kramer's hostelry after Midgie Fellows, petite and cute song- boys and girls. No names. Paul Denis. Gordon came back to the Green Room stress, Friday (12) but held the trade opening is the voice attraction. Stuff is Mario obviously had one eye on The sold excellently, stickouts being 01' Man Tuesday (16) . It turned out, however, Beachcomber across the street and an- that there was very little of a trade River and Where Has My Little Dog other on the expected World's Fair Celebrity Club, Chicago see Dept.). Gone? One of the best swing personali- opening. (For details' Music ties to step before a Miami crowds. If The Beachcomber could make This basement spot, located in the The year that Gordon spent outside Beach mike dough offering South Sea atmosphere of New York has worked wonders for here since December. and two non -name bands, then why not heart of the Boul Mich hotel section Charles and Barbara, a young jit dance location, and next door to the swanky Blackstone the band because he comes back with team, are somewhat handicapped the old Paradise, with its fine Hotel, would fit much better into the a much improved crew that sounds top by the large outside electric display and 800 Besides making music in solid small floor but don't seem to mind it. That have been the South State street neighborhood a couple flight. Constant action and routines are nicely capacity? must of blocks west. A raucous, synthetic fashion, the boys were as clean a look- reasoning and the new Hurricane blos- group graced a band stand timed. out a camaraderie is affected by the hostess, ing as ever Folie Miller offers tap soms as an inviting spot that has Blondie, and the mistress of ceremonies, and the new copper stands look swell. and acro work. surprising degree of intimacy due to dim But what's more important, everybody Two bands work, Tony Lopez for show is palm Jessie Garworth, who on occasion proves and dancing and the Paddock lights. It full of trees, illumi- herself capable of handling overenthusi- plays together as tho they really mean Four fea- nated coconuts, thatch decorations and it. The results rhythmic co-ordina- turing trumpeter and xylophonist Al blue lights suggesting moonlight. It's the astic guests. The room, which at one are Thew. Lopez Ork is popular here, having time housed the somewhat noted Sam- tion, interesting listening appeal and worked "moonlit magic of tropical Tahiti" at ovar, is solid danceability. the spot all last summer. A six - from $1.25 and supper $1.25 small, seating perhaps 120 peo- dinner at ple, and dimly lighted. Food Is a sec- Meredith Blake is the new song seller. minimum (except Sunday, $2). Cuisine is ondary consideration and drinks are Goes over like a bang with a vibrant French. Drinks are South Sea Isle, priced as one would expect of a spot personality, ability and plenty of sex mostly rum mixtures. catering almost entirely to transient appeal. Johnny Victor handled the male Three times a night (8:30, midnight trade. vocal assignment. PLAYING THE NATION'S and 2:30) Ted Adolphus sends out his Music for the shows is furnished by a Only other entertainment is the relief SMARTEST ROOMS floor show, South Sea Moods, advertised three-piece combo-piano, drums and band and Nico Covaro, the table-to -table as "a typical exhilarating, spectacular trumpet, and a fair floor show is pre- troubadour. fantasy of Tahitian, Samoan and Ha- sented. Jessie Garworth, a froggy -voiced Ed Dukoff handling the publicity for waiian songs and dances with all -native brunet, emsees and occasionally vocalizes. the hotel and Artie Pine for Gordon. cast." It is a fancy description (and Phyllis Vaughn, tall and attractive strip- Sal Zatt. probably the brainchild of p. a. Joel Rose, per, handles her tease numbers nicely. FLORETTA who was resplendent in a tux opening Mary Kaye. youthful tapster, has a pleas- night), but the show doesn't deliver ing tho ordinary routine. Standout in what tt promises. the show is Natasha, control dancer, who Rainbow Room, New York The well-rounded maidens with raven has talent that should fit her for the With band leader Eddie LeBaron in AND black hair and flowers in their hair better spots. The Figurettes, a five -girl the last lap of his three-year consecutive undulate their hips and arms in lazy, line, appear first in a hula session and engagement here, John Roy's fancy night exotic manner and sing soft tunes of later in a modern version of the can -can, club atop the RCA Building brought in good old Ha:vaii-but there's too much nicely executed. a new floor show Wednesday (17). of it and the opening night crowd waited Club has a tiny dance floor and when The new show is diverting without be- impatiently for the punch that didn't the musicians take time out an auto- ing praticularly punchy. Its strength is BOYETTE come. There were moments of special matic phonograph furnishes music for its novelty and its weakness is the lack interest when the girls swung the native dancing. Spot' attracts little mid -eve- of cumulative sock. It starts off with Magic tunes and when they stripped their ning trade, out gets a good play from the young, likable Jimmy Rae, who talks sarongs down to panties, but that was after-midnighters. Nat Green. engagingly about an imaginary brother all. The men bared handsome tho rather who is supposed to help him in acro- plumpiish torsos in several numbers, in- batic tricks. Rae does several nifty BAFFLING! cluding sword and drum routines, but Belmont Club, Miami Beach, somersaults, flips and leaps, interspersing the show as a whole was additionally them with light comments. The acro ASTOUNDING! handicapped by working too close to the Florida stuff is really above ordinary, but the floor too often, which is tough for pa- soiled appearance of his full suit after MYSTIFYING! trons seated in the back rows. Toni Lane (recently reviewed at Club taking falls, the bad lighting, along with Eddie Bush and his Society Islanders, Bali) is held over here and for good the frozen -face audience, combined to AMUSING! 13 pieces, play the show music well, giv- reason. dampen the effect of his act. ing the native rhythms that melodious, Tubby Rives has stepped into the He is followed by brunet, demure and flowing, lazy electric -guitar quality they emsee's shoes and the fit seems perfect. Sylvia Marlowe, who plays swing tunes deserve. One of the bandsmen, probably Rives is on the risque side, but is the on the double keyboard of a harpsichord ENTERTAINING! Bush, has a spot in the show singing least offensive guy in the world. Is a -which looks like a grand piano but has tall, fat fellow with more personality quills plucking the strings instead. A than voice and a satchel full of good mike picks up the tones, giving them an s gags. electric quality. Six pedals are used. She Lynn and Lazzeroni, roller-skating played In an 18th Century Drawing OPENING MAY 3 duo, work on the standard mat, but their Room, some boogie woogie stuff and a SOUTHERN work is above standard. Fast, agile and couple of other lively numbers, the un- clever, their most spectacular whirl is conventionality of the act rather than PARK PLAZA Lynn's changing her position four times SISTERS any spectacular effects making the most ST. LOUIS, MO. "Darlings of the Dance" before her feet touch the floor. Starting impression. by hanging on George's neck with two Leni Bouvier and Eugene Von Grona, feet, she places her pedals under his holdovers from the last show, are doing arms, goes into what they call a swan much more commercial dancing than (head touching floor almost) and, as he before and got by nicely enough. Miss Dir.: EDDIE ELKORT speeds, wraps her feet around his ex- Bouvier makes quick costume changes Music Corp. of America, Chicago. tended arm in the "one -arm aero- for each of their four numbers, which plane." Wow. helps the act, and both combine to pro- Nice -looking chorus is in action, and vide expert modern -style dancing to Johnny Silvers' Band rates highly. Re- lief crew ,is Eddie Paisley's Four Vo - calions, a 12 -instrument quartet. Lee Simmonds. International Ballroom Dancers Irvin Wolf's Rendezvous, LOLA & ANDR E currently Philadelphia present their CONGARUMBA SEXTETTE with CALO & COSTELLO ANITA & PACO SCHROEDER HOTEL, MILWAUKEE * * * This lounge in the Hotel Senator just Completed Suc- NEW YORK comes close to being a counterpart of cessfui Engagement THE BEACHCOMBER CITY Thanks to Curley Ross New York's Hickory House in that the Direction: Music Corporation of America-Irving Lazar, Per. Mgr. motif of the room is a musical bar. The

www.americanradiohistory.com 20 The Billboard NIGHT CLUBS -VAUDEVILLE April 27, 1940 Line chorus, the Milray Girls, do stand- ard terp. Show, with exception of Folie Miller, Shipwreck Kelly Phila Night Clubs Spending More comes via MCA. Lee Simmonds. Working Clubs ALEXANDRIA, La., April 20.-Being For Acts;'June Convention Angle Ambassador West Hotel, the holder of five flagpole sitting en- durance records, Shipwreck Kelly has PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-Pointing to Sisters, standard singers. Kaliner's Lit- The Buttery, Chicago apparently of of com- the anticipated flow of money when the tle Rathskeller this week provides the tired the lack Republican National Convention comes local nitery debut for Nick Lucas. room is a fa- petition. This intimate, attractive His new form of endeavor has him to town in June, local nitery owners are Kaliner's plans for the darkened Benny vorite rendezvous of the better class riding roof of the increasing rather than cutting talent the Bum's, which they took over, are still trade, people who enjoy good food to a bicycle on the budgets. in a nebulous state. the accompaniment of excellent music. Club Plantation here. He has been since the morning of March 26 Three new niteries have reopened. In Enjoys an excellent dinner patronage as at it central city, Harvey Lockman reopened well as heavy trade. Room is fault- and is going strong in spite of a siege late of rainy weather. his former Delmonico's as the Cotton -Marx Bros. Tee Off lessly appointed; walls of a restful Club, with a show headed by Bobby brown, comfortably upholstered booths Evans, emsee and band leader; Ida ranged around two sides and tables in time performers who come in for a rea- James, songstress; Reds and Curley, Detroit Vaude May 3 center portion. A small bar dispenses sonably priced glass of beer and talk dancers; Velde, shaker; Lucille, song- DETROIT, April 20.-Return of stage the best of drinks, and there is a tiny of the old days. In atmosphere 1t is a stress; Troy Brown, comic, and Son and shows at the Michigan Theater was held dance floor. take-off of a typical '49 Gold Rush Sonny, tapsters. up for two weeks to allow booking of Anthony Don Garra's four -piece combo music hall, informal with its continuous In North Philadelphia, Joseph the Four Marx Brothers May 3, with a -guitar, violin, accordion and bass- entertainment policy. Simone's Open Door Cafe re -lit under company of 50. Their show will try dispenses melodious music, subdued to Dwyer has discovered that a headliner guidance of Lee Shaw, local booker, with out new material planned for the next suit the small room but occasionally of vaude's heyday will not only attract Illeana in top spot; Ben Perry, emsee; Marx film. swinging out for the dancers. They are show people but also the crowd that Frances Carroll, songstress; De Mayos, According to Earl J. Hudson, president very good musicians and fit admirably remembers them back when. First in was ballroom team; Charlie Mack, dancer; of the United Detroit Theaters, stage into the room's atmosphere. Kay Parsons, followed by Will Oakland Six Mayonettes, girl line, and Ted Oliver show policy is strictly dependent upon At intervals during the evening Kay and now Ella Shields. and his 12 Men of Rhythm. availability of talent. Emphasis will be and June Nelson offer excellent enter- Miss Shields, reviving her Burlington In the southwest sector, Schoolhouse on personalities who have built up a tainment. June is an accomplished Bertie From Bow character, looks remark- Inn has opened with a show headed by name in other entertainment fields. pianist with a pleasing individual style. ably well, retains a high degree of charm Jean O'Niel, emsee; Andy Russell, singer; Kay has a well -trained voice and pleas- despite the limited working space on a Buck Calhoun, comic; Madeline and ing delivery and her repertoire ranges stand between pianos and, what is most Rita, dancers; the Joyettes, girl line, and Irving Exec thru ballads, pop tunes and novelty impressive, holds undivided attention. Jimmy Venuti's Ork. Phil numbers. She ií; singing a new number, Works in her familiar male outfit and The intimate El Chico, operated by When You Were Seventeen, words and repeats the songe that brought her Ben Rash and Herbie Franks, which went Secy. of NY AGVA music by June, which has popular ap- fame, including, in addition to Burling- be reopened soon peal. Especially good is her Oh, Johnny dark Thursday, will NEW YORK, April 20.-Phil Irving ton Bertie, Kiss, Kiss, Kiss, My Adeline as the Chateau Madrid, under new man- was named executive secretary of the song, done as Katherine Hepburn, Ethel and Au Revoir, But Not Goodbye. Miss Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore and various agement. New York local of the American Guild Shields is given a pretentious introduc- Jack Lynch also announced he would of Variety Artists at a meeting of the others would do lt. tion by Monty Wolfe, another veteran. The Buttery is an ideal spot to spend keep his Hotel Walton nitery lit all sum- AGVA executive board Thursday (18). Spot's standard entertainment policy mer. Midge Fielding, dance director, Irving simultaneously resigned as a restful and pleasant evening amid is tied around its four little white pianos, congenial surroundings. Nat Green. with Charles Barnes writing lyrics, is president of the local. According to lined up in the center of the floor. It readying a new revue for April 29, which an AGVA spokesman, his salary has not was the type of act used by Bobby (Pony will return Bob Russell as emsee; Fred been set. Dave Fox, first vice-president, Dwyer's Sawdust Trail, Boy) Heath and his Melody Monarchs, Sanborn, comic; Tamara, singer; Gary moves up to the presidency, with other five songwriters from Philadelphia who Leon and Tut Mace, dancers, holding vice-presidents moving up a notch. No toured with a piano turn (Bobby is now a New York over. election is contemplated ' to fill the bartender in the spot). Sawdust pianists Word is expected momentarily on the fifth vice-presidency. An interesting tavern on 44th street is are Syd Franks, Mildred Walker, Marlene reopening of the Hotel Adelphia roof operated by Jimmie Dwyer, a vaude- Francis and Helen Penny. Featured singer garden, which emphasizes the Hawaiian villian who did an act with Eddie Bor- is Jean Rose, a good-looking and talented motif. Film Theater -Cafe Tie -Up den. In the last five years the club blond, who has been dishing out pops Stamp's Cafe is bringing in the Keller has developed a following among old- here for the last eight months. A com- MILFORD, Conn., April 20.-The Seven parative newcomer is Tookie Hunter, Gables Inn got a publicity break when a brunet warbler with a pleasing per- along the lines of the Ritz Brothers, first -run flicker, The House of the Seven sonality. they proved they need no script by capi- Gables, played at the Loew Majestic Three singing waiters brush off the old talizing on the antics of two drunken Theater in Bridgeport. ones between table -waiting sessions and hecklers and stopping the show cold. Be- Lennie Casillo, manager of the Seven revive memories for the oldtimers. Trio cause of the heckling, part of the act Gables, and Morris Rosenthal, manager includes Jack Allman and Jimmy Buck- was cut at the show caught, but the boys of the Majestic, played up the event, ley, both former vaude performers, and performed enough to show they really resulting in capacity attendance at both Sam Simmons. work. spots. Sidney Engellberg is responsible for Songstress Dorothy Blaine sings torchy the fancy canvas murals decorating the versions of current faves but hampers walls. Spot has no cover or minimum her good voice with a tendency toward charges. Sam Honigberg. dramatizing the lyrics. Elimination of Talent Agencies DENISON'S this fault should build her into a real AFFILIATED ARTISTS AGENCY, pi- Minstrels Andrew Jackson Hotel, vocal personality. loted by Charles Travers, has opened in The Pastenes and Fanchon dance, with Buffalo, and is already booking acts ROLL 'EM /N America's unrivalled selec- Miss Fanchon later returning in a musi- tion of complete Minstrel Nashville, Tenn. into Chez Ami there. A 12 -people THE AISLES First Parts, ßllackface Plays cal comedy routine and the Fanchons colored unit, headed by Bea Moora, Opening Choruses, Minstrel Nashville always shouts about its cul- soloing in a swiftly paced number. All and Comedy Songs, jokes. was set by Travers for the Palace, SEND FOR Gags. Posters, Make-up ture, but rarely does anything about it. three have ability and utilize excellent burlesque house, for its annual Black SPECIAL Goods, Wigs, Bones, Tam- This same attitude extends into the routines, but the act has a tendency CATALOG bourines--everything to pus as and White Revue. . . . WALTER J. life and snap into your show. night club business and a result it's to stay on too long. GLUCK, Buffalo, has booked Sylvie La Send for Special Minstrel pretty slim pickings. Joe Candullo's 10 -piece band plays for Catalog. Rue and Alice St. John into the Ray -Ott The Commodore Room of this hotel, the show and for dancing. Featuring Falls, N. Y. Denison's Plays and Enter- tho, has done well with a dinner -dance Club, Niagara tainments are known every three brass, three sax and four rhythm, WARREN PEARL, office manager of where. Established oves 60 club converted into a night club Satur- Candullo has one of the better bands in General Amusement Co., New York, is years. Send for Catalog. days. The club has the usual trouble town, dispensing either the sweet or the back following a Florida vacation. . . T. S. DEN ISON & CO. in Tennessee-no bar is allowed, but a jive as desired. Four former leaders, in- TODDY, after a four months' absence 20$ N. Wabash Ave. patron may mix his own drinks or hand cluding Joe's brother, Harry, are in the Dept. 150, Chicago. Ill. from the receptionist's desk at the Wil- his whisky to a waiter to be mixed. It's combo. Joe himself handles the vocal liam Morris office, New York, is back at the way the State liquor law reads. and answers any and all requests. her post. Horace Holley and orchestra furnish M. N. Kaplan. the music, a temperate variety that goes LEONARD VAN has not been with BEARDS extremely well with local clientele. Altho Abner J. Greshler office, New York, the MAKE-UP show appears regularly, local Rainbow Grill, New York past three months, according to Greshler. WIGS no floor CHARLES FREEMAN, of Consolidated talent is booked occasionally. hall, FREE CATALOG Unlike its sister across the the Radio Artists, left Monday for Dallas to Dinner at $1 and up and the 75 -cent Rainbow Room, the informal grill is still attend the Variety Convention as well 209 N. State St., per person couvert Saturday nights gives playing talent on marathon engage- F. W. NACH. CHICAGO, ILL patrons plenty for their money. as confer with Bob O'Donnell, head of ments. Marlynn and Michael are enter- the Interstate Circuit... . HARRY DELL, A. D. Johnson. ing their third year and Barry Winton's New York, is limping because of the gout. Photographic Orchestra its second year. Outside of TONY PHILLIPS has taken the Three Kitty Brando's, Boston the change in decorations, which in- Rhythmaniacs under his personal man- cludes a somber refurbishing job, the agement and set the turn to open this BLOWUPS Attracted by Kitty Brando's reputa- only new attraction is magician Gali- week at Kaliner's Little Rathskeller, Amusement World's Finest Color Displays who is from Rainbow at lowest prices. tion as a smart booker, crowds have Gall, doubling the Philadelphia. Example: 80x40 Inches Mounted-$2.80. thronged this club since she took It over Room. MURRAY GINSBERG is now handling a few weeks ago and gave it her own Gali-Gali, working in Egyptian dress bookings for the Majestic, Paterson, N. J., STITESHS PORTRAIT CO. name. With no real names to offer, and fez, puts everything to good use and thru the Al and Belle Dow Agency, E.BYVILLE , IND. Kitty Brando's presents fast entertaining projects a showmanly performance at New York. . . . HATTIE ALTHOFF has revues. lightning pace. His best is the disap- returned to her office at CRA, New York, Helen Faye headlines the current show, pearing chicks idea, followed closely by after a hospital siege. WANT ACTS one of the most unusual revues ever seen the ring -on -stick trick. Does a neat job SAMMY CLARK, Chicago, who sup- at a Boston supper club. Miss Faye is of customer -pleasing. Keeps patrons plies talent for the 606 Club, has tied Lines, Novelties, Dance Teams, Acts of all descrip- is laughing and applauding all the way. in with Eddie Smith, New York, to sup- tions. Booking circuit, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, a violinist and her appearance here Kentucky. Write or wire JACK MIDDLETON the first time an artist of this type has Marlynn and Michael, who have be- ply acts for that spot. The 606 Club is AGENCY, 505 Bell Block, Cincinnati, Ohio, or been featured in the Hub. She plays come an institution here, double be- now using New York talent, in opposi- call PA -8879. two classical pieces excellently and then tween the floor show, in which they do tion to Colosimo's. offers her own arrangement of Melan- three numbers with excellent grace and Ar'r'iLIA i'r:L ARTISTS AGENCY, Suitable Compensation choly Baby, joined by maestro Joe Can- timing, and the Champagne Hour, which Buffalo, booked Bea Moore's all -colored For first definite Information regarding whereabouts dullo and his brother, Harry. Called back is always exciting to the customers. unit of 20 people into the Roxy Theater, of MARY PAULINE & CHARLES PENDLETON, for an encore and many bows. Winton's music is still as pleasing and Cleveland, and the Embassy Theater, doing a knife -throwing act billed as Eddie Lane, Jack Edwards and Allen danceable as ever. Rochester, N. Y., burlesque houses. Also PENDLETON & SAUNDERS" Ross alternate as emsees, in addition to Ed Seay holds down the press desk. booking the Havana Casino, Buffalo, Write or wire collect to G. WRIGHT, 818 Mao- cabees Bldg., Detroit, Michigan. offering their own novelties. Zanies Sol Zatt. three acta and a line of girls.

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Para, Newport, to "Singing Hills" on Top Reopen With Vaude NEW YORK, April 20.-Another Reviews Of Units newcomer to the blue ribbon ranks NEWPORT, R. I., April Colonial 20.- of songs on the nation's phono- heavy in some of the wrong places. Theater here has been sold to Ruth L. graphic network is The Singing Hills. A. B. Marcus "Continental Weiss, of Boston, be Other girl is Karen Kati, and she's the to torn down and This tune debuts among the most specialty moment in a seven -girl fan replaced by a store. popular recordings on the music Revue" parade. E. M. Loew Circuit, present lessee of boxes this week, with Bing Crosby's, (Reviewed Friday Afternoon, April 12, Prince Buddha, puppet, gets a nice the theater, will take over the Paramount Dick Todd's and Horace Heidt's disks at the Denham Theater, Denver) ripple of applause and laughs. Band is ,. Theater April 21, with Gerald G. Wagner outstanding. This, the second of the Marcus re- led by Bob Hill. Show works front of as manager and policy of subsequent run For further details on this and views to play Denver, is going over bet- the same drop and runs 54 minutes. films and vaude. other favored recordings, turn to ter than the first. As usual, the Marcus Picture was Those High Grey Walls Paramount, dark for past year, will be page 76 and the Record Buying Guide flair for lavish scenery and costuming (Col.) and business very good. redecorated before being opened. in this issue of The Billboard. and plenty of girls gives customers Barney Oldfleld. plenty to look at. Stroudsburg Vaude, Maybe The opener, Bolero at the Savoy, is STROUDSBURG, Pa., April 20.- followed by Art Stanley in a routine "Folies de Nuit" Phila Parks Again tap. Bob McAtee does a comedy bit in- Sherman Theater here may add a stage (Reviewed Thursday Afternoon, March show policy fer the summer, beginning troducing the production number, Old - Fashioned Garden. Roberta Jonay as a 21, at the James Theater, Newport in May. Final decision is dependent on Using Sunday Vaude News, Va.) picture booking situation. single and Rudy Mason and the two Hin- PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-Two single ton Sisters execute smooth steps in keep- Unit shows have been flirting with If house picks up vaude, Joe Feinberg day stands have been added to the agency will include it on its Comerford play- ing with the theme. Ruth Durrell does the burly's main draw-strip tease-for quite set-up. ing time here with the reopening of vocal background, displaying sweet a while now. Folies de Nuit does a little Willow Grove and Woodside amusement pipes. Sharon De Vries, in a half -man, better than flirt with the idea; it takes parks today (20). ,half -woman novelty dance, brings plenty the strip act ever. Scranton Vaude Out Both parks are using Sunday vaude, of laughs, and her repeat later in a Eva la Bastien, from whom veteran SCRANTON, Pa., April 20.-Vaude has three shows a day. Willow Grove has comedy toe number is just as good. burly peelers might learn a few things, is been discontinued temporarily at the straight vaude booked by Eddie Sher- Equaling De Vries as a laughgetter is featured. The gal is a pretty brown - Capitol (Comerford) Theater after a man, with Frank Schulth back for an- Sparky Kaye, who works with Rolland haired lass of demure appearance, but in three -day -a -week schedule featuring other season as emsee. Woodside books Romas in a silent cabaret scene. two appearances dispels the adjective name bands. musical as well as the standard acts. Leon Miller, working with a girl beyond all dot. ,es. Her first number is chorus, proves he has plenty on the toes a pagan love dance, sarong and all, when it comes to tapping. Production against a "Vanity" chorus; her second is number, Birdland, features a good con- an impression of a Viennese coquette. In tortion by Janada, reaching a peak when each case she discards fetching costumes the chorus girls swing on a trapeze at- and gives a long and satisfying near - tired in bird costumes. nude performance. Club Talent Other features include Pansy, the per- Flagg and Arnold do their strong man forming "horse," swell comic specialty; ballroom team, is rehearsing with a new stint, assisted by two chorines, Dale New York: Adams and Mitzi Haas, and their per- some interesting hand stands by Bern- partner, Allen Trent. . JOSEPHINE hardt and Ketchel and a so-so rapid- BERT FROHMAN is the only holdover SMALLWOOD, songstress formance. is smooth and brings nice au- act Hollywood. New show opens at Jack Lynch's fire costume creation act by Alphonse at the Tropical Bar, doubling in radio on Joe dience response when the girls toss the Berg. Thursday (25) . . . . SERGIO ORTA, Frasetto's Conga Time on WIP. . boys around. Harold Boyd and his jig- stout emsee and comic current at the saws Paul Regan, emsee, is on for a meri- MURRAY WOOD, midget at Harry Wein - stop the show with their fan dance torious collection of imitations, better Havana -Madrid, was hit by an auto- berg's Lexington Casino, was tendered done with newspapers. The Masquerade mobile last week and was out for five a than most seen here, and the eight -girl surprise birthday party last week. number features Ha -Cha -San's golden line, also stronger on looks days. Quoth Sergio: "You should have - than most, dance, and the finale, Parade of Nations, do three well -costumed numbers, a seen the automobile." . . . BARBARA has Florence Hin -Low doing a contor- Parisian LANE and Bobby Goday are the new Atlantic City: tion specialty. opening, "Vanity," and a Poet vocalists with Frank Nicola's 13 -piece and Peasant tap to close. JOHNNY STEELE winds up a long run The show is well produced. Business was band. . . . BELLE BAKER is slated for on the bum, house being at Benson's and goes to New York. . . . Herb Trackman. a quick repeat at the Bowery, Detroit, less than half full at show caught. EDDIE KRAVIS continues to line up sexy Upping of next week. . SANDRA KENT, singer, prices for show probably had sirens for his Paddock International, the something to is new at Rudy's Rail here. . LINDA d0 with this, tho. newest being Gloria Pivar... . MARION "Sidewalks of Paris" Warner Twyford. MARCH, singer, opened Monday (22) MACK AND BILLY ROSS, dance duo, at the Beach Club, San Juan, Porto (Reviewed at Liberty Theater, Lincoln, make their first local appearance at Neb., Thursday Afternoon, Rico, Sylvia Barry and Velayne Hague Erin's Isle Cafe, where Operator Tom March 14) replacing her at the Greenwich Village McDonough emphasizes Irish diver- This is a Joe Marcan unit, sent out "Jubilee Follies" Casino here. tissement. into this area short in talent and time, (Reviewed Thursday Afternoon, April 4, YOLA GALLI will open at the Rain- - to pick up a few dates before being ex- at the James Theater, Newport News, Va.) bow Room June 26 for four weeks. Here panded somewhat and sent east. It has Fair; a pleasant little show strong on HARRY RICHMAN is booked for the and There: two nude interludes, which may rough it comedy with city fathers in some spots. The and dancing. Versailles, starting April 25. ISOBEL DE MARCO, singing piano - the Staging is conventional, with a 10 -girl ROSITA ROYCE opens at Leon and accordionist, has been set for two weeks whole show needs fixing before playing line and eight -piece stage band. Opens Eddie's, April 26.... NANETTE ARDEN, in the Fountain Square Hotel, Cincin- to metropolitan audiences. with a Life of the Party cocktail shaker dancer held over at, the Swing Club, nati, by Ro3P Howard, of the Cleveland Best act was Wells and Powell, and chorus number, followed by Barbee and Greenwich Village. . ARNALDINE, MCA office. . BILL RUSSELL, active Tommy Wells gets in the bully of the Gray, who offer a fairly good society crayon cartoonist, closed 26 weeks at Rip- for MCA and David P. O'Malley on Mid- work as emsee in addition to his cross- dance routine in fun -poking vein and ley's Odditorium April 18. western club dates the last several fire and capers with his partner deep conclude with a mindreading stunt call- YOLA GALLI, recently returned from months, is emsee and singer with the in the show. Powell girl is in for some ing on the audience for help. Girl is the Capa Cabana, Rio de Janeiro, joined new show at the College Inn, Hotel contorting besides. Next in importance pretty, and act got a solid hand here. the Dave Apollon unit April 11. Set for Sherman, Chicago.... LINDA PRESTON, are Darro Brothers, hand balancers, who Chorus is on again with "national Rainbow Room June 23, thru Hattie who has been singing in Detroit and are good, and the Three Weir Brothers. dances" of ail nations, a highly confusing Althoff. Columbus, O., niteries the last several Their work is fair. collection of careless stepping and mis - months, is a new addition to Calvert's Gary Gray produced the chorus stuff. stepping which leads up to appearance of Chicago: Egyptian Follies, current in Midwest Most of the femmes are on the hefty Princess Chiyo, long -limbed Oriental houses under direction of Kroger Babb. side, especially the one he uses for the dancer. Girl has no little talent, and ROY DAVIS is being held another TRULY McGEE, line producer at Mlle. Ceegon bat dance. She appears in should please more serious dance lovers, four weeks at the Empire Room of the Beverly Hills Country Club, Newport, complete nude, while a partner flicks a but her audience appeal is not great in Palmer House. . . . PHIL TYRRELL has Ky., jumped to New York last week to batwing across her as a tease, but she's (See REVIEWS OF UNITS on page 25) set Avis Kent into the Club Royale, style dances for Michael Todd's new Detroit, for two weeks starting May 17. world's fair ventures. Florence Graham THE HARTZELLS, singing trio; the is in charge of Beverly's Trulyettes dur- her third week at the Ray -Ott Club, Gale Sextet and Olive Faye, soubret, Niagara Falls, N. Y. Her manager is ing her absence. . . . JOHNNY JUST OUT! booked. by Ray Lyte, to open at Colo- KAAIHUE'S Royal Hawaiians, in their Wally Gluck. . . . VAN AND ARRIVOLA simo's May 2. . DORN BROTHERS 11th week of a return engagement In head the sixth anniversary show of the McNALLY'S AND MARY, singing and impersonations, the Sidewalk Cafe of the Hotel Gibson, Dog -House, Reno. Others on the bill open at the Brown Hotel, Louisville, for Cincinnati, have been handed another are Two Kings, Eddie Cochran, Ma and BULLETIN No. 21 the Derby season after four weeks at the Pa O'Hagan, Pala Fox, Francis Desire, month. . . . ANN SABER is in the new PRICE ONE DOLLAR Roosevelt, New Orleans. show at the Chi -Am Chateau, Mountain- Anita Stewart and Lee btout. Bob Morris heads the music crew. . . . ANN NEW, BRIGHT, ORIGINAL COMEDY BOOKED INTO the 606 Club by Sam- side, N. J. For Vaudeville, Musical Comedy, Burlesque. my Clark are Lilli Dawn and Carol Chap- BILLY BRILL opens at the Dude LESTER has recovered from the effects Minstrel, Night Club Revues, Radio and pel, who opened April 15, and Maxine Ranch, Berwyn, Md., Tuesday (23), of an automobile accident. ' Dance Band, Entertainers. Contains: JOE E. LEWIS opened at Mayfair, 15 Screaming Monologues De Shen, who started Monday (22). .. . after a 15 -week engagement at Club the 8 Roaring Acts for Two Males Boston, April 16, set by William 7 Original JOAN AND CONNIE MAVIS, who also Frontenac, Detroit. . . . UNA WYTE, the Acts for Male and Female Morris office. 80 Sure-Fire Parodies opened there the 22d, claim to be some- singer, goes to Hollywood next month Great ventriloquist Act thing new in a novelty act, a combina- to play the Somerset Club and to work JOE E. KERNS, impersonator, was A Roof -Lifting Female Act tion of exotic dancing and a double awarded a week's salary by the Small Trio, Quartet and Dance Specialty for Paramount pictures. Musical Comedy, Tab and Burlesque strip. . CARRIE FINNELL has left ROSITA ORTEGA opens at El Patio, Claims Court, Boston, as a result of his 18 Corking Minstrel First-Parts the 606 to open in Street of Paris at the Mexico City, for eight weeks beginning suit against Morey Pearl, operator of McNally Minstrel Overtures Popeye's Club, who, 8 Grand Minstrel Finales World's Fair, New York, May 11. April 30. . . . BOB NELLER has left Kerns claimed, de- * - 46 Monobits for a cruise en the Nieuw Amsterdam. faulted on his contract. Blackouts, Review Scene, Desnos Band ANN MARVELLO, Stunts, Hundreds of Jokes and !fags. Philadelphia: Thelma Emerson Remember, McNALLY'S BULLETIN No. and Tillie Hyles expect to take their 21 is only one dollar; or will send you Bul- JEAN STRAFFORD, who broke up her Oriental Dancing Show Baltimore 20,000 Bamboo Stalks letins Nos. 10. 11, 12, 15, 16, 17. 20 and to 21 for with partnership in Manna and Strafford, night clubs, with John McCasslin book- To Build La Conga Club $4.50, money -back guarantee. ing. . CHARLES AND BARBARA are WM. McNALLY at the Paddock Club, Miami Beach, Fla., BILOXI, Miss., April 20.-Twenty 81 East 125th Street, New York for a four -week engagement. . thousand stalks of native Gulf Coast ISOBEL DE MARCO DOROTHY BLAIRE and Johnny De bamboo were used in constructing the Vant are playing the Providence-Bilt- interior of La Congo Club, newest nitery, "The Sweetheart of the Keys" and more Providence. HOLD AUDIENCES SPELLBOUND "Song Stylist" They fallow at the which opened Thursday (11) with South WITH Latin Quarter, Boston, May 12. Seas setting, including sarong girls as Now Raying ALPINE ROOM, FOUNTAIN NICK LUCAS opened at the Little STROBLITE SQUARE HOTEL, CINCINNATI, waiters. O. Rathskeller, Philly, April 22, Luminous colors that glow in dark. Produce Esscl. Management: MCA, CHICAGO. for two With Lou Saunders as emsee, enter- spectacular effects on Costumes, Scenery, Lobby Personal Representativo: JACK WEBER. weeks. . . . SYLVIA LA RUE, after a tainment includes Drigo and Durel, Displays, Night Club Decorations, etc. series of Montreal bookings, is now in dance team, and Bob Calvert's Ork. STROBLITE CO., Dept. BD, 35 W. 52, N. Y.

www.americanradiohistory.com 22 The Billboard NIGHT CLUBS -VAUDEVILLE April 27, 1940 full at supper show. Booked thru Sol Capitol, New York Berns, the show uses presentation style, with a stage band, led by Sammy Dibert, (Reviewed Friday Evening, April 19) Vaudeville Reviews spotted at one side and doing its job Capitol is set for very good business, bill featuring Ethel Shutta and includ- cool and collected, guidance, kill an hour capably. Line of six girls is used for having booked Eddie Cantor and George ing some beautiful production numbers. entertainingly. three numbers, including a colorful Jessel for one of its infrequent stage The picture, Johnny Apollo, a 20th Cen- Particular credit should go to Sullivan Pony Boy routine in attractive cowboy shows. What business is done can be tury -Fox production, with Tyrone Power for his novel way of using Arthur costume and sound rhythm. credited to the vaude, for Cantor's pic- and Dorothy Lamour, only fair. Treacher, the very English butler, and McMann and Adelaide open with ture, 40 Little Mothers, is weak. With Bela Lugosi, the boogey man, who have punching bag and acrobatic number. Cantor and Jessel are a very able sup- On Parade, a beautiful baton number no vaude acts of their own. Several Femme member does a contortion item, porting cast, including the Stuart Mor- with the 16 line girls in colorful array bits engaging the trio and running thru with complete torso twist, and he does gan Dancers, Gracie Barrie, Buster and Audrey Corley featured in a aaton- the show are really funny. rapid-fire bag work. Act closes with Shaver and Olive and George, and Don twirling routine, opened the show. On Betty Jaynes and Douglas McPhail, flashy finale, McMann keeping five bags Albert's Band on the stage. next were the Three Oxford Boys, tal- youthful song team, display solid voices going at once, with partner on plat- Cantor and Jessel split the emsee ented youngsters who possess a lot of in Where or When and a duet from The form overhead working two bags. job. Their appearance together has showmanship and musical ability. With Student Prince. They are the most Charlie and Rita Jenkins, in informal sentimental angles which both work as a guitar and their voices they imitated talented in the unit, even tho they lack blue and white costumes, do well - much as possible. Comedy material just about every sort of band instrument stage showmanship. synchronized tap with grace and ease. has two recurrent themes, one being with amazing fidelity. Gave impressions Marjorie Weaver and Helen Parrish, She has a xylophone number for a nov- Jessel's marriage and the other Cantor's of the music of Busse, the Royal Hawai- both seen recently in screen roles, have elty interlude. Encored. five daughters and lack of male off- ians, Waring, Heidt, Wayne King and little to offer outside of decorative per- Warner and Margie has some patter spring. Latter is made the subject of a several other top ork leaders and came sonalities. To give reason for their and haphazard tomfoolery that takes. parody, delivered by both. From stand- close to being show -stoppers. Closed to presence, Betty Jaynes is brought back She has a clowning acrobatic number, point of pure comedy, Jessel has the a sock hand with an Old Man Mose ren- to pitch in the vocal strength in some- and Warner stands on a drum, ties a edge, whereas Cantor scores best on dition. thing they call Wives of Horror Men, string on it and gets bass fiddle effects. name value and glamour accruing from The Menchiassy Brothers garnered cooed to the Oh Johnny tune. He has a well -trained dancing dog which his legit, pix and radio background. laughs with their prop camel comedy. Sullivan revives his Famous Firsts howls whenever Warner tries to sing. Both sing, badly enough, but the tunes Used several plants in the audience, the screen flashes in which silent and loud Jackson Trio, two men in tuxes and have nostalgic value-coming from Can- camel going down thru the aisles, kissing screen notables are seen in their early a girl in slacks, have an excellent acro tor's musical shows and from Jessel's a bald-headed man's pate and lifting a appearances. It is short and different. and tumbling routine. Appeared to songwriting days. They are on the stage picture hat from a woman's head. For a sock opening Peg -Leg Bates, the force the comedy side a bit too much frequently as a double, in singles and A highlight of the show was the Dance terrific one -leg dancer, gets the assign- at opening show, however. with the acts. Audience, of course, liked of the Blue Danube, lovely rhythm pro- ment and, as usual, stops the show. In Freddie Bernard, emsees with some them. duction featuring the sensational adagio a late spot, Vivian Fay, ballet toe whole -hearted clowning and some strong Buster Shaver, with midgets Olive and star, Sylvia Manon. The slight, titian - dancer, leaves a striking impression with tenor solos. H. F. Reyes. George, continues one of the best liked haired girl is tossed about by her three a snappy and brightly tailored routine. novelty turns in the business. Routines male assistants in a most amazing adagio All return in the finale to engage in are mostly dancing, Olive and George routine, beautifully done. A tremendous seemingly rehearsed "ad lib." bits with State -Lake, Chicago doing ballroom with Shaver at the piano. hit. Sullivan, winding up with the Hooray (Reviewed Friday Afternoon, April 19) Later, Shaver does a dance with Olive, Ethel Shutta remains one of the for Hollywood ditty and using masks of Just a good, average bill this week, the contrast heightening the effect. This stage's most accomplished singers and their own screen favorites. with Tommy Riggs and his mythical turn includes a bit of good acro in comediennes. Skilled as few are in Business very big last show opening Betty Lou featured, and a weak picture, Shaver's handling of Olive. Clicked well. showmanship, she radiates charm, and day. On screen, second Broadway run Blondie on a Budget, presages a light of them with a com- of Columbia's Too Many Husbands. week. Opened to only a fair crowd. Gracie Barrie, warbler, opened with her numbers, most Sam Honigberg. Do I Love You, Do I, and impressed with edy angle, received tremendous hands. Riggs with his trick voice divided ap- voice and technique. Cantor and Jessel Best of her offerings were George M. plause honors with Alice Dawn, vocalist, broke up her act somewhat, coming on Cohan's Indians and Trees, a parody a State -Lake favorite. to chatter with her after her first tune. on The Lady's in Love With You, and Strand, New York The Tryon Sisters, adagio team, opened. This left the audience not quite set for Darn Clever Fellow These Chinee, from (Reviewed Friday Evening, April 19) Of rather slight build, they offer some second and last, God's Country. Three After Three. difficult and out-of -the ordinary adagio the For his first Broadway vaude appear- routines, shoulder twirls, balancing and Miss Barrie is definitely very talented, Show closed with a pretty production ance, waltz boss Wayne King demon- been allowed to do her back -bends that earned them a nice and should have number, Dance of the Hours, with the strates he's a showman and a sock hand. act without interference. Chicago ballet and Rudy Wagner. showman at that. Ken Harvey, banjo wiz, ranks with Stuart Morgan dancers, three men Nat Green. He scored one clear show -stop himself a adagio the best of them and his tune -plunking and one girl, are sensational with a type, singing that's so simple it al- made a solid hit. His playing of Gersh- act. Turn is very pictorial and finished, most defies description, and he played a being win's Rhapsody in Blue and a medley much of the stage area covered melange of tunes-the bulk of them, of of pop blues numbers on the Vibralec- in the throws. Girl, a small blond, is Loew's State, New York course, the type with which he's identi- tron (electric banjo) was exceptionally handled with precision and grace, and (Reviewed Thursday Evening, April 18) fied-that lulled an audience into a good. wind-up is a thriller. A sock adagio warmth and intimacy that spells good Ade is a magician with turn anywhere. Ed Sullivan, the columnist who picks Duval suave up pretty good money a few weeks each word-of-mouth aid for the Strand's b. o. deft fingers and a good line of patter. Don Albert played the show well. King has a charming and pensive per- Confines most of his act to the produc- House very good. Paul Ackerman. year carting a vaude unit around, is attracting big business in the city that sonality, most manifest at his two tion of silks in amazing quantities. Car- was first to recognize his box-office po- vocals, that kills the ladies. Even tho ries two assistants, man and woman, tentialities. And his current fare (re- he may get overly saccharine at times, and works with a disarming smoothness. Chicago, Chicago he's a potent stage showman. At the His umbrella restoration bit is excep- viewed as a unit in the April 13 issue) when (Reviewed Friday Afternoon, April 19) names and semi - end of the show he receivecj more of a tionally clever. Later in the bill, has a few Hollywood hand than this reviewer has seen in introducing other acts, he offered a Business was off at the Chicago for the names who have little to offer individu- bit that garnered ally, but as a group, and under Sullivan's ages. And what does he do? He turns baffling invisible pipe first two shows despite an excellent stage and says, "And I want you to meet these big applause. men-my orchestra." Just the right Carter and Holmes, the All-American accent on the word "my." Wham! Boys, are clever nut acrobats who have Noteworthy part, too, is the fact that a bit of everything in their zany routine. King overcomes the slow pace of the Offer juggling, dancing, a burlesque waltzes and light classics he plays with wrestling match, and close with a bur- just one or two fast numbers (In the lesque hand-to-hand balancing routine Mood is one, amazingly enough, with a that gets a lot of laughs. MENCHIASSY BROS. little tomfoolery between a trumpet Alice Dawn, attractive dark-haired con- player and himself), with the acts on tralto, not only has a splendid voice but show spotted beautifully to avoid also sells her songs most effectively. "The Original Comedy Camel" the She has superb showmanship and her a lag. It's superbly staged and lighted When especially in the playing of Herb singing of Careless, Ciribiribin, currently show, Wish. Upon a Star and other num- Nacio Brown's American Bolero. A shield You bers put her over to a solid hit. back of the orchestra is well used to Tommy Riggs, beet known for his Chicago Theatre, Chicago help shading and reflection. Betty Lou impersonations, has a highly King sings in true crooner style, his entertaining act. Smart repartee be- Act Fully Protected by Copyright Laws numbers being schmaltzie faves. He tween Tommy and the mythical Betty stops proceedings cold, insisting he knows Lou won repeated applause, and the only those two tunes, but promising to MORRIS AGENCY Jeepers Creepers duet won a good hand. Direction: WILLIAM learn another for "tomorrow." The Riggs has a nice stage presence and puts King band won't blow the jitterbugs out his stuff across in finished style. of their balcony seats, but he and his Nat Green. crew will draw trade and please 'em plenty. Supporting bill has three acts, Lynn Tabor, Denver Royce and Vanya, playing a return date; Afternoon, April 19) Sisters (three) in harmony (Reviewed Friday the BOYS the Tanner show this house OXFORD singing, and Marty May. Lynn, Royce and This is the first flesh Vanya have a sure-fire ballroom bur- has had in many a moon and, since it now playing lesque that clicks anywhere, and it did is a second -run house, this week's unit this show. Tanner Sisters do standard will probably have a strong influence on future policy. So111e Childs' French THEATRE, CHICAGO swing and harmony warbling. week, CHICAGO Marty May punched his way over with Follies, which holds forth this folks chance to reminisce a Harry Greben-WEST his easy delivery on gags and some give the a EAST-Jack Davies amusing satires of singers, including a bit on the good old days of vaudeville, Pers. Mgt.: David P. O'Malley, 140 N. Dearborn, Chicago tenor, a "teethy" baritone and a colora- as the Childs' unit is built around in- tura. He gave the house entertainment. dividual acts with a good girl line and Picture is a remake, Till We Meet a stage band. Again, Jerry Franken. The opener is a French military tap, featuring a Can -Can single. Phillip and Sylvia follow in a juggling bit. While Sylvia chatters, Phillip juggles about ALICE DAWN Harper, Detroit everything in sight. Could be improved NOW-STATE-LAKE, CHICAGO (Reviewed Friday Evening, April 19) by shortening routine. A rope -skipping An all-round good show, typical of number, with Jean O'Brien singing The Return Engagement Within 3 Months the policy adopted in three Detroit Little Red Fox, is cute. The 'gals use a houses this month by particular t,huffle in this number that 203 N. Wabash, Chicago neighborhood Management: Phil Tyrrell, Wisper & Wetsman. House was nearly is nicely received. Pete Missing and

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 NIGHT CLUBS -VAUDEVILLE The Billboard 23 stooge followed with a clown tumbling stint, but audience reaction was better Brother Against Brother when they turned to straight strong- Vaudeville Notes man stuff. CHICAGO, April 20.-Playing in Alma King does a Spanish dance, with theaters on opposite sides of State ARTURO GODOY, the boxer, has been Hollywood May 6 to attend the wedding the line going thru a rumba that shows street last week were two brothers, booked into the State -Lake Theater, Chi- of his daughter, Mary, to Robert V. nice foot work. Mr. Rags, doing patch both doing a juggling act. But they cago, as a dance act week of April 26 Hollingworth, Standard Oil exec. cloth pictures, is different and pulled are friendly competitors and their by the William Morris Agency.... BELLE ANDREWS SISTERS, after a two-week a good hand. The Wells Brothers do an acts are entirely different. At the BAKER was in Chicago last week con- stand at the Chicago, Chicago, opening okeh turn on the bars. Altho their stuff Chicago, Howard Nichols was winning ferring with Al Siegel on new songs. April 25, go to Hollywood to make their wasn't sensational, it went over well applause for Liis marvelous hoop jug- STEVE GERAY, fil ishing his run with first film for Universal. Shooting starts with the house. High spot of the show gling. Across the street at the State - A Night at the Folies Bergere, heads for May 15. . PAUL HAAKON and Lime is Beauty and the Beast, the gorilla -girl Lake, Munro and Adams were doing a Hollywood, where he is set for MGM work. Trio set by Jack Davies into the Ameri- dance. Carlos and Van Horn are smooth juggling act with balls and tam- JOE ROME, Philadelphia haber- can Jubilee show at the New York in this and the tempo and mood changes bourines and likevWise garnering ap- dasher, of Rome and Gaut, has returned, World's Fair. . . . DARO AND CORDA are slick. Woolsey and Claire do a couple plause. Munro and Nichols are doing a dance single. is the new ballroom team composed of of dead -pan dances and their work sells Daro, formerly of Daro and Costa, and brothers. SALLY RAND is making an eight -week more from the expression angle than his new partner... . THE LAZANDERS, from the steps. Jean Moore shows a nice appearance at the Teatro Nacional, Mexico now at the Roxy, New York, will remain voice in the finale, which is mostly a City. . . . GEORGE MURPHY canceled at the Golden Gate International Expo- parade of girls. Berni Vici -Marshall a series of vaude dates in favor of film sition, San Francisco, with Clifford Johnny Waters and his Submarine work.... LOVEY STACEY recently closed Fischer's Folies Bergere until August Band keep the show moving at a fast four weeks for Loew in New England. 14, when they join the George Hamid Unit Is Disbanding RAY MARR'S revue will play the Revue. . . . DAVE HACKER pace. Costuming or scenery isn't too in Asbury Park injured his lavish, but the unit moves right along, SAN ANTONIO, April 20.-Complaints Walter Reade theaters and leg at the Beverly Hills Country Club, has plenty of variety and seemed to charging indecent exposure filed here Freehold, N. J. The unit includes Ray Newport, Ky., but has been dancing please the customers. against Count Berni Vici and his Stars Marr, Coley Worth, Marcia Raye, Nixon nevertheless in later dates. Pic, Nick Carter, Master Detective, and Over Broadway unit by a Baptist min- and Andrea, Gates and Young, Lew British Intelligence. ister in Corporation Court, led to ac- Caron, Deanne Demas, Mitzie Bayes and Herb Trackman. quittal of all defendants April 12. Chet Nelson's Ork. Chick Brewer is Dies After Fire The show, headlining Berni Vici and booking. review was inadvertently omitted Everett Marshall, was playing the Ma- NICK LUCAS played the Hippo- In Detroit Club This April 12. E. from the April 20 issue: jestic Theater. drome, Baltimore, week of The Dh RtOIT, April 20.-Eugene Lizotte, Appearing in the courtroom were Bankers' Convention in Kansas City, Mo., manager of the Frontenac, one of the State, New York Berni Viol and four chorus girls, Helen and the Ford Show are also on his itin- few pre -1918 night spots surviving in Loew's Kinsel, Helen Stanwyck, Maurene erary. . . . CASS DALEY has scratched Detroit, died Tuesday as the result of (Reviewed Friday Evening, April 12) Crowley and Bronya Stobbe. two sides for Decca. Has also signed for burns suffered Monday in a fire in his A good vaude bill and a weak picture, The minister, Rev. Neal Ellis, testified an appearance with the St. Louis Munici- apartment in the Frontenac Hotel, I Take This Woman. When caught house that certain members of the chorus pal Opera Co.... JACK POWELL sailed which he also operated. was doing just fair, but snow blizzard "didn't have enough on to wad a gun." Friday (19) for an engagement at the The Frontenac was one of the swank- probably dampened the attendance. Top But he was unable to identify members Casino Atlantico, Rio de Janeiro. . iest cabarets of the pre -War era and attractions are the DeMarcos and Salici of the cast who were improperly clothed. WEIRE BROTHERS are among those staged a comeback after repeal as a Puppets and Slate Brothers. Monroe and signed by Clifford Fischer for his show popular -priced downtown spot. Grant, trampoline act, was replaced by NEW YORK, April 20.-Consolidated at the San Francisco Fair. Others are Clare and Sana Sisters, Monroe having Radio Artists office said today that the Wences, Red Donahue and Pal, and The dropped dead in front of the Bond Build- Berni Vici -Marshall unit is being dis- Bryants. Wartime Revue To Sail ing after the second show Thursday (11). banded. Berra Viol will take Al Gordon HATTIE McDANIELS, sepia film star, REGINA, Sask., April 20.-The Dumb- Clare and Sana Sisters, one man -two and Floyd Christie, a line of girls and is set by MCA for the Chicago, Chicago, bells, wartime revue, will play four days women skating act, opened. Worked on other acts and tour as a new unit. for two weeks beginning April 26; Stan- at the Grand Theater here starting a small mat, doing their turns in solos, ley, Pittsburgh, May 10, and Hippodrome, April 23, under auspices of the Canadian doubles and in trios-the man on oc- Baltimore, May 17. Legion. Troupe recently completed a casion whirling both 'the femmes. Girls Sally Eilers-James WALTER CASSEL has been set for tour of Canada and is playing return themselves do some trick skating. Act in the forthcoming musical, New Faces. engagements before embarking for general is a good skating opener, possess- AL K. HALL JR., son of the come- Europe to entertain troops. ing speed and some flash. Dunn Heading Unit dian, is now in training for a pilot's Ruth Petty, warbler, a nice -looking NEW YORK, April 20.-Sally Eilers position at La Guardia Field, New York. rather petite blond, did a straight sing- and James Dunn will head another film BETH HARRIS and the Cotton Bismarck Club Reopening ing turn, delivering Are You Having Any name unit. The troupe will contain C lub Boys were among those donating BISMARCK, N. D., April 20.-Coman Fun? Stormy Weather, Did Your Mother Armida, Marion Martin, Daphne Pollard, their talents to the benefit show for Court, outstanding nitery on the high- Come From Ireland? and, as encore, Ann Gillis, Frank Mitchell, Bud Davis the New York Police last week. way between Bismarck and Mandan, is Careless. This is a good selection, having and Margie Keeler (sister of Ruby). JACK PIERCE heading the Radio reopening after being dark since January both pop and standard value. In style, Asking price is $6,500. Jamboree, will open a vaude tour at 1, when Attorney General Alvin C. Miss Petty's arrangements are good, never Consolidated Radio Artists is handling the Liverpool, Liverpool, O. In the Strutz had ordered a strict enforcement letting the melody become obscure. Voice the outfit. Opening date is May 10 at troupe are Shorty Keesee, Peggy Murray, of the State law divorcing dancing and has plenty of power and a metallic qual- the Lyric, Indianapolis. Neil Willis and Tex Williams. drinking. ity with appeal. CLYDE HAGER, now doubling at De Marcos, ace ballroom team, did an Loew's State, New York, from Billy absolutely top turn and, if anything, Rose's Diamond Horseshoe, will fly to Para, Newark, To Resume were somewhat too classy for the audi- Detroit Spot Tries NEWARK, N. J., April 20.-Paramount ence. Offered interpretations of classical Theater here will open in the fall with numbers by Levitsky and Chopin, the Sepia Floor Shows the same policy of name bands and routines at times being given a subtle Wilkes-Barre Vaude Okeh large units. It will be booked by the jazz touch. In addition a more usual DETROIT, April 20.-Novelty has been Al and Belle Dow Agency, of New York, fox trot and for encore a Begin the Be- a goal of local nitery managers for WILKES -BARRE, Pa., April 20.-With which has handled the theater's book- guine routine were included. Beguine several weeks with everything - from the recent flood now history, the three- ings for the past 15 years. execution was as snaky as the melody. continuous shows to a policy of three day vaude shows at the Irving are get- As fill in, DeMarcos have with them a different bills the same evening. ting a good play. Latest to try new policy is the Cozy Club Opens warbler, Eddie Roecker, who scored solid- This The show featuring Kelly and Norris, Janesville ly, audience asking for more. He also Corner Cafe, local black and tan. Eddie Lambert, Jesse James, Frank Mas- JANESVILLE, Wis., April 20.-V. W. accompanied the Beguine number vocally. spot started this week to put on a show ters and Joe Young and the Grey Family Skelly and A. F. Thornton have taken DeMarcos turn was beautifully presented, in two sections, each section having (11 to 13), played to a nearly capacity over the Buckhorn Lodge near here. Spot and the girl wore two beautiful gowns. entirely different acts. The policy ties house. offers Saturday night music of the Mod- One of the very classiest teams extant. in neatly with the current night club Pic was Half a Sinner. ern Club Band. Three Slate Brothers, hoke comedy policy of two-week bookings, one section turn, did gags, novelty hoofing, a bit of opening each Friday, so that there is i knockabout and assorted lunacy with always one new and one hold -over sec- excellent results. His best was a strip- tion of the show at all times. tease version, with Fay Carrol peeling and a nut adagio with Miss Carroll and 2 dummy. 1.5iss Carroll also sings. The Name Bands Set brothers score solidly. Salici's Puppets, as usual, is one of For Pittsburgh CLYDE HAGER the top novelties in the business. They presented about a half dozen scenes, all PITTSBURGH, April 20.-Name bands DOUBLING remarkable in detail and action. Four were set in a six -week schedule of men and one woman work the strings, the bookings for the Stanley by Harry puppets doing dancing, singing, piano Kalmine. BILL ROSE'S "DIAMOND HORSESHOE" playing, bicycle riding and all sorts of The bills include Phil Spitalny cur- physical and vocal routines. Toward the rent, followed by Guy Lombardo, Wayne end curtain is lifted, revealing how the King, Hattie McDaniel, Glen Gray and LOEW'S STATE, New York puppets are worked. For illustration one Jan Savitt. All but Miss McDaniel have of them is made to light a cigaret and played here previously, altho the last WEEK APRIL 25 smoke. The Salicis sing and provide dia- time Savitt's Band appeared the leader Direction: log thruout and on occasion use a record. was suddenly taken ill and unable to Act not only has novelty value, but front his outfit. NAT KALCHEIM-PAUL SMALL WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY, INC. is terrific as an outstanding manifesta- Booked solid with Billy Rose until October. tion of one of the oldest art forms. Paul Ackerman. Tower Down to Week -Ends THAT'S ALL, BROTHER NEW YORK, April 20.-Beginning May EMA Adds Members 3 the Tower Theater, Camden, N. J., will cut vaude from full week to week-ends CHICAGO, April 20.-Entertainment until the fall. The Tower is currently Managers' Association held a meeting at the only house in Camden showing the Hotel Sherman Thursday night at vaude. Eddie Sherman books. MIINRO AND ADAMS which a number of agents became mem- Juggling" bers of the organization. Committees WHEN THE Iridium Room in the St. "Modern on a now code of ethics, membership Regis Hotel, New York, closes April 30 WEEK OF APRIL 12-STATE-LAKE THEATRE, CHICAGO theater and night clubs were appointed for the summer, Dorothy Lewis, featured WEEK OF APRIL 21-BOXY THEATRE, ATLANTA to function until the annual election, dancer in the ice show, will leave for a CLUBS - THEATRES - HOTELS which takes place May 1. month's vacation in Los Angeles.

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(Routes are for current week when no dates L are given.) LaFell, Leon (Loew) Richmond, Va., t. to Lamb, Gil, & Co. (Strand) NYC, t. A (For Orchestra Routes, Turn Music Department) Landi, Maria (Havana-Madrid) NYC, ria ABC Trio (Barrel of Fun) NYC, nc. Lane, Mary (Jimmy Kelly's) NYC, nc. Abdallah, Sam, Girls (Stadium) Chi. Lane, Mitzi (1523) Phila, nc. Aces, The Two (Morrison) um, i.. Lane, Loretta (Queeh Mary) NYC, nc. Adreon, Emily (Riverside) Milwaukee, t. Lang & Lee (Roxy) Salt Lake City 24-29, t. Alan & Anise (Cotton Club) NYC, sic. Acts -Units -Attractions La Playas Dancers (Colony Club) Chi, no. Albins, The (Nicollet) Minneapolis, h. Lassen, Sigrid (El Morocco) NYC, nc. Alee, Edna, Trio (Home Show) Beaumont, Laurie, Jack (Club 47) NYC, nc. Tex., 22-27. Laurel, Dolores (Cuban Casino) NYC, nc. Alexander, Gordon (Talk o' the Town) Peoria, Lawrence, Paula (Le Ruban Bleu) NYC, ne. Ill., nc. Routes Lawrence, Lucille ^addock) Atlantic City, nc. Alexander & Santos (Sherman) Chi, h. Following each listing appears a symbol. Fill in the designation corre. LaZellas, Aerial (Red, White & Blue) Akron, Allen, Vicki (Blackhawk) Chi, nc. nc. Allen, Wally (Panda) NYC, re. sponding to the symbol when addressing organizations or individuals listed. Lazanders, The (Roxy) NYC, t. Anderson, Dolores (Embassy) Phila, nc. Lazier, Frieda (Blue Lantern) Detroit, nc. Andre, Oscar (Algonquin) NYC, h. Leary, Gordon (Book-Cadillac) Detroit, h. Andre, Anita (Matteoni's) Stockton, Calif., nc. EXPLANATIONS OF SYMBOLS Leary, Johnny (Palumbo's) Phila, nc. Annan, Julie (Imperial) Detroit, nc. a-auditorium; b-ballroom; e-cafe; cb-cabaret; cc-country club; LeBraun & Campbell(Queens Terrace)NYC,nc. Arden's, Don, Artists Models (Lookout House) Lee & Ardo (Purple Derby) Phila, nc. Covington, Ky., nc. h-hotel; mh-music hall; ne-night club; p-amusement park; ro-road Lee, Beverly (Silver Dollar) Baltimore, c. Armengod, Ramon (Fete's Monte Carlo) house; re-restaurant; s-showboat; t-theater. Lehr, Raynor (Hofbrau) Lawrence, Mass., ne. NYC, nc. NYC-New York City; Phila-Philadelphia; Chi-Chicago. Leighton 'Sisters (Brown Derby) Boston nc. Armide (Sherman) Chi, h. LeRoy, Del (Frontenac) Detrdit, nc. Arnolds, Three (Paramount) NYC, t. Lewis, Dorothy (St. Regis) NYC, h. Austin, Billy (Club Esquire) Marlboro, Md., nc. l Lewis, Jean (Bertolotti's) NYC, no. Austin, Bertie (Thomas Jefferson) Birming- Lewis, "Hank" Henry (Matteoni's) Stockton, ham, h. Crook & Dutton (Coq Rouge) NYC, nc. Georges & Jalna (Chez Paree) Chi, nc. Calif., nc. Avery, Randolph, Trio (Tower) Kansas City, Curran, Vincent (Club 18) NYC, nc. Gerhardt & Morley (Brevoort) NYC, h. Lewis, Ralph (Lookout House) Covington, Ky., Mo.. t. Curtis & Perry (Bowery) Detroit, no. Germaine (La Marquise) NYC, nc. nc. D Gibson's, The (Lotus Gardens) Washington, Libuse, Frank (Diamond Horseshoe) NYC, nc. 8 D'Acosta, Lina (Havana -Madrid) NYC, nc. D. O.. nc. Linden, Sherry (Westminster) Boston, nc. D'Arcy Gilbert, Ethel (Gay '90s) NYC, nc. Lit, Bernie (Silver Dollar) Baltimore, c. Baker, Bonnie (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC, h. Girls: Lynhurst, N. J., 18-27. Gilnre, Paul (Club Royale) Ashland; Ky., nc. Baker, Muriel (Chateau Moderne) NYC, nc. Dahl, Edith Rogers (Chez Ami) Buffalo, nc. Lloyd, George (Celebrity) NYC, nc. Daks, Gleason, Jack (18) NYC, nc. Lloyd & Willis (Casino Balneario Atlantico) Ballero, Marc (Beverly Hills) Newport, Ky., ce. Nicholas (Music Hall) NYC, t. NYC, h. Banks, Sadie (Old Roumanian) NYC, nc. Daniels, Muriel (Westminster) Boston, h. Giovanni (New Yorker) Rio de Janeiro, no. Glover & La Mae (Neil House) Columbus, O.,h. Lolita & Hamilton (Venice) Philo, re. Barnett, Peggy (Kelly's Stables) NYC, nc. Dare, Joan (606) Chi, nc. Glover, (Seven -Eleven Club) NYC, nc. Barr & Estes (Pal) Cleveland, t. Datsko, Yascha (Celebrity) NYC, no. Ralph Long, Walter (Paramount) NYC, t. Gonzalo & Christine (Jimmy Kelly's) NYC, no. Lord, Ed (Brown Derby) NYC, no. Barrett & Loper (New Yorker) NYC, h. Davis, Roy (Palmer House) Chi, h. Gordon, Paul (Lake Merritt) Oakland,Calif.,h, Barrie, Gracie (Capitol) NYC, t. Davis, Rufe (Bowery) Detroit, ne. Lorraine, Billy (Gay 90's) NYC, nc. Dawn, Dorothy (Harry's New Graham, Inez (Old Fashioned) Boston, nc. Louise & Mitchell (Boulevard Tavern) Elm- Barry, Sylvia (Village Casino) NYC, nc. Yorker) Chi, no. Mary (Hi Hat) Chi, nc. Barsony, Lajas (Hungarla) NYC, re. Dawn, Alice (State -Lake) Chi, t. Grant, hurst, L. I., nc. Dawn, Lilli (606) Chi, nc. Gray, Billy (Colosimo's) Chi, nc. Lugosi, Bela (State) NYC, t. Bartel, Marie, & Van Ness Bros. (Cocoanut Green, Al (Club 27) NYC, nc. Grove) Boston, nc. Day, Barry (Gamecock) NYC, nc. Lulu Belle & Scotty (Lyric) Indianapolis, t. De Carlos & (Royal Greer, Jane (Spatola's) Phila, re. Lynn, Bernice (606). Chi, nc. Bates, Lulu (Diamond Horseshoe) NYC, nc. Granada Casino) Wash- Grey, Winnie (Chateau Moderne) NYQ, nc. Bates, Peg Leg (State) NYC, t. ington, D. C., nc. Lynn, Ethel (Boulevard Tavern) Elmhurst, Decker, Don (Hi -Lo Grisha & Brona (Colosimo's) Chi, nc. L. I., ob. Beauclaire, Pierre (Parisien) NYC, nc. Gardens) Bay City, Annette (Navarro) NYC, h. Beckwith, Babs (Pierre) NYC, h. Mich., nc. Guerlaine, Lynne, Don & Betty (606) Chi, no. Lyons, Alyce (Hi -Hat) Bayonne, N. J., nc. Behan, Arthur (Gay '90s) NYC, nc. DeFlores, Felipe (Rumba Casino) Miami H Bell, Nora & Jimmy (Hofbrau) Lawrence, Beach, nc. Lyons, Jeanne (Hi -Hat) Bayonne, N. J., nc. Mass., nc. De La Conde, Zedra (Havana -Madrid) NY0,nc. Haddon, Harriette (St. Regis) NYC, h. M Bell's Hawaiian Follies (Capitol) Dover, Del., De LaPlante, Peggy (Jimmy Kelly's) NYC, Hadley, Jane, Dancers (Bismarck) Chi, h. 24-25; (Everett) Middletown 26; (Criterion) nc. Hadreas, Jimmy (Palladium) London, mh. McCabe, Sara Ann (Beverly Hills) Newport, Bridgeton, N. J., 27-28; (Grand) Bristol, De Marco, Isobel (Fountain Square) Cincin- Hager, Clyde (Diamond Horseshoe) NYC, nc. Ky., cc. Pa., 29-30; (Broadway) Pitman, N. J., May nati. h. Hall, Nancy (Barney Rapp's) Cincinnati, ne. McCormic, Mary (Hi Hat) Chi, nc. 1; (Palace) Salem 2, t. De Marcos (El Morocco) NYC, nc. Hamilton, Ruth (Holland) NYC, nc. McCormick, Frank (Village Casino) NYC, ne. Bennett, Ethel (Old Roumanian) NYC, nc. De Meranvilles (Casino Russe) NYC, ne Handler, Shirley (Colosimo's) Chi, nc. McFarland, Frankie (Gallant's) NYC, nc. Bergen, Jerry (Colosimo's) Chi. ne. De Vito, Antoinette (Sawdust Trail) NYC, nc. Hanshaw, Jack (Club Royale) Detroit, nc. MacFarlane, George (Village Brewery) NYC, Bernard, Ben (Gay '90s) NYC, nc. Del Carmen, Maria (Club Gaucho) NYC, nc. Harris, Mary Lou (Old'Fash)oned) Boston, nc. nc. Bernard, 1.41, & Flo Hennie (Alabam{ Chi, nc. Del Gray . Girls (Imperial) Detroit. nc. Harrisson, Spike (Bill's Gay '90s) NYC, nc. McGee, Truly, Girls (Beverly Hills) Newport, Berry Bros. (Latin Quarter) Boston, nc. Del Sol, Dorian (El Chico) NYC, ne. Hart & Allison (Miami) Milwaukee, nc. Ky., cc. Billingtons, The (Blackhawk) Chi, nc. Dennis & Sayers (Stone's Grill) Toledo, nc. Harvey, Ken (State -Lake) Chi, t. McPhail, Douglas (State) NYC. t. Blackstone (Pal) Cleveland, t. DeShon, Maxine (606) Chi, nc. Hasburgh, Habana (Radio City) NYC, mh. Mack, Ernie (Nut) NYC, nc. Blake, Gloria (Fete's Monte Carlo) NYC, nc. bevel, Merle & Lee (Earle) Washington,D.C.,t, Haviland, Dick (Cow Shed) Cleveland, nc. MacMahon, Larry (Caravan) NYC, nc. Blanchard, Jerry (18) NYC. nc. D'Orsay, Renee (Kelly's) NYC, nc. Ravin, Bee (Blue Lantern) Detroit, nc. Madera, Nedra (Gaucho) NYC, nc. Blanche, Jean (Gibson) Cincinnati, h. Don Julian & Margery (Jefferson) St. Louis, h. Hawaiians, Three (La Cava) NYC, nc. Madison, Rudy (Bill's Gay '90s) NYC, nc. Bogue, Josie (9 o'Cloek) NYC, nc. Donnelly, Harry (Bill's Gay '90s) NYC, no. Haynes, Mitzi (Brown Derby) NYC, nc. Mangean Sisters, Four (Diamond Horseshoe) Boles, John (Loew) Richmond, Va., t. Dooley Twins (Gold Coast) NYC, nc. Haywood ,Sr Allen (Le Ruban Bleu) NYC, nc. NYC, nc. Borg, Inga (Colosimo's) Chi, nc. Drew, Charley (Taft) NYC, h. Hayworth, SeaBee, Revue (Carolina) Golds- Mann, Marion (Blackhawk) Chi, nc. Boshoer, Dora (Russian Kretchma) NYC, nc. Drysdale, Grace (Belmonji Plaza) NYC, h. boro, N. C., 23; (Broadway) Fayetteville 24; Manning & Class (Music Hall) NYC, t. Boweryettes (Bowery) Detroit, nc. Dubrow, Herb (Walton) Phila, h. (Carolina) Wilson 25; (Gem) Kannapolis 26; Manon, Sylvia (Chicago) Chi, t. Bowes, Major, Prize Winners unit (Para- Duffins, The (Sherman) Chi, h. (Carolina) Lumberton 27, t. Mansell, Margie (Imperial) Detroit, ne mount) Austin, Minn., 24-25; (Winona) Duggan & D'Rey (Belvedere) Hot Springs, Heasley Twins (St. Regis) NYC, h. Marlowe, Ann (Roxy) NYC, t. Winona, 26-27. t. Ark.. nc. Hendricks, Marcella (Astor) NYC, h. Marlowe, Sylvia (Rainbow Room) NYC, nc. Bradley, Ilona (Bowery) Detroit, nc. Dumont, Marie (Crisis) NYC, no. Henrietta (Biltmore) NYC, h. Marlynn & Michael (Rainbow Grill) NYC. ne. Bricktop (Mon Paris) NYC, hc. Marne (606) Chi, nc. Brown, Mary Jane (Greenwich Village Casino) Marv, Patsy (Biltmore) Palm Beach, Fla., h. NYC, nc. Night Club and Vaude Routes must be received at the Cincinnati Marshall, Jack (Royale) Detroit, nc. Brucettes, Six Sensational (Ohio Villa) Cleve- Martel, Arthur (Bob Berger's) Boston, re. land, nc. offices not later than Friday to insure publication. Masters, Dow & Rose Marie (Colosimo's) Chi, Bruder, Rudy (Weber's Hofbrau) Camden, ro. nc. Bryant, Betty (Coq Rouge) NYC, nc. Matvienko, Dmitri (Casino Russe) NYC, nc. Buckmaster, John (Algonquin) NYC, h. Maurine & Norva (Stork) Phila, nc. Burnell, Billie & Buster (Leon & Eddie's) Duncan Sisters (Music Box) San Francisco,ne. Herbert, Grace & Charles (Tony's) NYC, nc. Maurice (Warwock) NYC, h. NYC, nc. Durant, Diana (Club 15) Phlla, DC. Holmes, Marion (Bismarck) Chi, h. Maurice & Cordoba (Netherland Plaza) Cin- Burnett, Martha (Celebrity) NYC, nc. Duval, Ade (State -Lake) Chi, t. Holtz, Lou (Chez Paree) Chi, nc. cinnati, h. Burns, Boots (606) Chi, no. Honnert, Johnny (885) Chi, ne. Mavis, Joan & Connie (606) Chi, nc. Buss & Foster (St. George) NYO, h. Hope, Glenda (Pastor's) NYC, nc. Menciassy Bros. (Chicago) Chi, t. Eames, Wally (Gay '908) NYC, nc. Hot Shots, Four (Earl Carroll's) Hollywood, Mercer, Maryann (St. George) NYC, h. C Earl & Josephine (Lexington Casino) Phila, nc. Mercer, Mabel (Mon Paris) NYC, nc. Cadets, Four (Holland) NYC, nc. nc. Houston & Arden (Edgewater Beach) Chi, h. Merrill, Joan (Colony) Chi, nc. Calypso Singers (Vanguard) NYC, no. Early, Jacqueline (Brown Derby) Boston, nc. Houston, Elsie (Le Ruban Bleu) NYC, nc. (See ROUTES on page 64) Campillo, Puppy (La Conga) NYC, nc. Easterbrook & Farrar (Queen Mary) NYC, nc. Hoverer, Winnie, Girls (Harry's New Yorker) Cantor, Eddie (Capitol) NYC, t. Ellin, Marita (Trocadero) NYC, nc. Chi, nc. Carlyle Sisters (Embassy) Phila, no. Elliot, Jack (Hi Hat) Chi, nc. Howard, Joe E. (Diamond Horseshoe) NYC, no. DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL Carmen, Abbott & Peppy (Casa Grande Dude Elvera & Romez (Tony Pastor's) NYC, nc. Hunter, Grady(Mayflower)Jacksonville, Fla.,h. Ranch) Berwyn. Md. Emerson, Hope (Lombardy) NYC, nc. Hunter, Tookie (Sawdust Trail) NYC, nc. Enters & Borgia (Matteoni's) Stockton, Calif.. Hunter, Joyce (Royal Hawaiian) San Fran- Abe Lincoln in Illinois: (Biltmore) Los Angeles. Carmen, Rodrigue (El Chico) NYC, nc. nc. Bankhead, Tallulah: (Selwyn) Chi. Carpenter, Imogene (Weylin) NYC, h. cisco, nc. Equillo Bros. (Gibson) Cincinnati, h. Elsie Ruban Bleu) NYC, nc. Cornell, Katharine: (Royal Alexandra) Carr, Billy (606) Chi, no. Huston, (Le Toronto, Can. Helene NYC, h. Estelle & Papo (Havana -Madrid) NYC, ne. Hutton, Betty (La Martinique) NYC, nc. Carrell, (Lexington) Estelle & Leroy (Latin Quarter) Boston, ne. Cohan, George M.: (Colonial) Boston. Carter, Rochelle (Swing Club) NYC, nc. Estes, Del (Minuet) Chi, rib. Hepburn, Katharine: (Erlanger) Chi. Carter & Holmes (State -Lake) Chi, t. Evans, Fred, (Chez Paree) Chi, ne. Horton, Everett E.: (Iowa) Cedar Rapids, Ia., Cassandra (Chez Harry) NYC, no. Girls Uliand (Essex House) NYC, h. Evans, Bobby (Cotton Club) NYC, nc. Irmagard & Alan (White) NYC, h. 24; (Orpheum) Davenport 25; (Coronado) Cavan, Alice (Sherman) Chi, h. Evans, Marsha (Panda) NYC, re. Rockford, nl., 26; (Granada) South Bend, Cerf, Alyse (606 Club) Chi, ne. h. 27. Cesar & Rosita (La Conga) NYC, no. Evans, Dale (Blackstone) Chi, i Ind., & Blackwell (Tivoli) Melbourne, Lunt & Fontanne: (National) Washington,D.C. Chadwicks (Blinstrub's Village) Boston, nc. Jackson Love's Old Sweet Song: (Ford) Baltimore. Challis, Beth (1523) Phila, nc. Australia, t. Life With Father: (Blackstone) Chi, Chandler, Arline (Hollywood) NYC, nc. Fabian & Ehlen (Commodore) Detroit, nc. Jamison, Bonnie (St. Paul) St. Paul, h. Faconi, Norbert (Brevoort) NYC, h. Jarvis, Sammy (Book -Cadillac) Detroit, h. 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Va., 23: Clark & Bailey (Capitol) Ely, Nev., t. nc. Parkersburg 24; Chillicothe, O., 25; Ports- Claudet, Marguerite (Kin Wa Low) Toledo, re. Flowerton, Consuelo (Queen Mary) NYC, nc. POLLY JENKINS mouth 26; Coshocton 27. Clifford, George (Embassy) Philo, he. Fonda & St. Clair (Bolton) Harrisburg, Pa., h. And Her PLOWBOYS Tropical Pinafore: (Great Northern) Chi. Co-Eds, Four (San Diego) Detroit, nc. Pontasia (Rumba Casino) Miami Beach, nc. Apr. 25.28.27, Capitol, Binghamton, N. Y. White's, George, Scandals: (Curran) San Cohan, Mary (9 o'Clock) (NYC, nc. For bookings address personal representative, Ford & Lewis (Cappy's) N. Easton, Mass., nc. JOHN SINGER, 48 W. 48th St., N. Y. C. Francisco. Collette & Barry (Bismarck) Chi, h. Ford, Don & June (Tower) Kansas City, Mo.,t. Colomo, Aurelio (Weylin) NYC, h. Fonde, Don & Jane (Tower) Kansas City,Mo.,t. Condos Bros. (Palladium) London, mh. Forrest, June (Earle) Washington, D. C., t. BURLESQUE Connolly, Frances (La Marquise) NYC, no. Foster, Gae, Girls (Roxy) NYC, t. Joel & Annette (606) Chi, nc. Conway & Parks (Kit Kat) NYC, no. Foster, Gae, Girls, Sixteen (Earle) Washing- Johnson, Frances (Book -Cadillac) Detroit, h. (Hirst Circuit Shows) Conway Sisters (Hi Hat) Chi, ne. ton. D. C.. t. Johnson, Mae (Jiggs) NYC, nc. Cook Ralph (Harry's New Yorker) Chi, nc. Francine, Anne (Coq Rouge) NYC, nc. Jones, Marion (State) Columbus, O., re. Cook, Aileen (Brevoort) NYC, h. Jones, Owen (Leone's) NYC, re. Follies of Pleasure: (Gayety) Washington, Francine (Harry's New Yorker) Chi, nc. 21-27; (Casino) Pittsburgh 28 -May 4. Cooks (Westminster) Boston, h. Francis, Benita (Oasis) Seattle, nc. Jordan, Joanne (Harry's New Yorker) Chi, nc. D. C., & Lorraine (Harry's New Yorker) Joyce, Marian (2 o'Clock) Baltimore, c. Looks & Laffs: (Hudson) Union City, N. J., Corbett Franey, Dot ('Book -Cadillac) Detroit, h. 21-27; (Old Howard) Boston 28 -May 4. Chi, nc. Fraser, Bill (Blue Lantern) Detroit, no. Renee (Howdy) NYC, nc. Legs & Laughter: (Empire) Newark, N. J., Corday, Friar, Jimmy (Brown Derby) Boston, nc. 21-27; (Gayety) Baltimore 28 -May 4. Cordray, Dorothy (Palace) San Francisco, h. Frohman, Bert (Hollywood) NYC, nc. Karre-Lebarron Dancers (Royale) Detroit, nc. Corley, Audrey (Chicago) Chi, t. Kaye, Danny (La Martinique) NYC, nc. Mirth & Melody: (Casino) Pittsburgh 21-27; Corliss, Jack (Radio Franks) NYC, nc. Ci Kaye, Irene (Queens Terrace) NYC, nc. (Trocadero) Philadelphia 28 -May 4. Cortello's Hollywood Canine Mimics (Viking) Gale, Alan (Stork) Phila, nc. Kaye, Tiny (Jiggs) NYC, nc. Ridin' High: (Orpheum) Reading, Pa., 24; Philo, no. Gale Sextet (State -Lake) Chi, t. Keller, Greta (Algonquin) NYC, h. (Lyric) Allentown 26-27. Costella, Roberta (Bowery) Detroit, no. Gardner, Marcelle, & Willa Runyan (Minuet) Kellerman, Mimi (Chez Paree) Chi, nc. Swing Girls: (Old Howard) Boston 21-27. Costello, Diosa (La Conga) NYC, nc. Chi, nc. Kelly, Paula (New Yorker) NYC, h. Screamliners: (Gayety) Baltimore 21-27; Cotts (Barium) Detroit, h. Gardiner, Tony (Cocoanut Grove) Boston, nc. Kent, Dorothy (Music Hall) NYC, t. (Gayety) Washington 28 -May 4. Courtney, Leonora (Swing Club) NYC, nc. Garr, Eddie (Bowery) Detroit, nc. Kersten, Derle, Dancers (Hi Hat) Chi, nc. Swing & Sway: (Empire) Newark, N. J., 28 - Craig, Reginald (Earl Carroll's) Hollywood, nc. Gates, Bob & Maxine (Oasis) Detroit, nc. Kidd, Ruth (Village Casino) NYC, nc. May 4. Craig, Vernon (Ackie's Grill) Schenectady, Georges & Jo Ann (Geo. Washington) Jack- Kiersted, Jimmy (Belvedere) NYC, h. Speed & Sparkle: (Hudson) Union City, N. J., N. Y., nc. sonville, Fla., h. King, Charlie (Gay '90s) NYC, nc. 28-May 4.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 NIGHT CLUBS -VAUDEVILLE The Billboard 25 45G Gross Looms Chi and State -Lake For Cantor-Jessel; VmdQfiIm Grosses Off To Slow Start; Velez, Ayres 38G Shutta Should Draw NEW YORK.-Broadway vaudefilmers Te CHICAGO, April 20.-Both the Chicago last week came thru with some good Dorsey, Wheeler Heidt, Contests, and State -Lake got off to poor starts, grosses and a couple of poor ones, with with business considerably off at early Music Hall still doing outstanding busi- Very Good 20G; "Seventeen" shows. Only fair film fare at both ness with Rebecca. Usual vaude situa- Very houses. tion has been hypoed for this week with With Ethel Shutta featured, the Chi- the Capitol taking another fling with Buffalo Takes Up Good 25G in Pitt cago has'an excellent stage show, which flesh. Eddie Cantor and George Jessel BUFFALO.-Altho the weather last PITTSBURGH.-Horace Heidt Orches- should offset to some extent the poor opened there Thursday (18), in conjunc- week was not conducive to stepping out, tra brought the Stanley $25,000, best picture, Johnny Apollo. Should hit tion with Cantor's picture, 40 Little vaudefilm up well. gross in many months. Featuring a around $34,000. State -Lake bill is but attendances held average and more than 12Gs is Mothers. Pic is weak, but stage layout, For week of April 19, the Buffalo miniature "Pot -of-Gold" giveaway at not indi- including Stuart Morgan Dancers, Gracie opened to fine crowds, largely due to the every show, with a local phone book be- cated. Barrie and Buster Shaver and Olive and much publicized picture, Strange Cargo. ing used on stage to demonstrate the Virginia City failed to draw at the George, was expected to do very big Stage layout is pepped up with the addi- Turns air -show technique, Heidt gave Chicago week ended April 18, and business. According to indications at New away about $200 in $1 and $5 bills to coupled with a poor stage bill was re- tion of several new acts. The York- sponsible $32,000. first two days, the Capitol will do well, ers and Singing Sweethearts replaced the people whose numbers were called and for a poor Clyde Mc- but not as good as expected. About Eight Ben Yost Varsity Singers, who to those who answered the phone at the Coy's Band is very polder here and his $45,000 to $50,000 is the estimate. other end. A standing offer of $100 to admirers turned out to the tune of were a feature for several weeks. Billy $16,500. Music Hall, with Rebecca, grossed Blake, novelty trumpet soloist, is set for each person in the audience at the time $93,000 for the third week ended this week only. Peggy Stewart has left, his or her number was dialed was un- Wednesday (17). The first and second with Gertrude Lutzi remaining as fea- collected. week grosses were respectively $116,500 tured vocalist. D'Artega and the house Heavy exploitation by Joe Feldman Marcus Unit Does and $100,000. Picture may be held over orchestra round out the presentation. and Jim Totman, of Warner, on the for a fifth week. Gross is expected to be well above screen attraction, Seventeen, brought 20 8G Roxy, with Johnny Apollo on the $16,000. girls, winners of a "Go to Hollywood and Strong Gross screen and Raye and Naldi, Wences and For the week ended April 18, the Buf- Appear at the Premiere" contest, to a DENVER.-The A. B. Marcus hold -over The Lazanders, did $45,000 for the week falo scored very well with a $20,100 take, show Monday night to appear with week at the Denham, Continental Revue, ended Thursday (18). A good gross. which compared very favorably with Heidt. The house turned customers closed Tuesday (16) with a gross of Previous take was $30,000 for the third house average of $12,500. Stage had away. $8,000. A Saturday midnight all -flesh week of Primrose Path picture. Roxy's Tommy Dorsey and band and Bert The three finalists in the Seventeen show played to a near capacity house, show is holding over. Wheeler. Picture, Stardust, helped the contest presented solo numbers in front with prices scaled at 55 cents and $1.10. Paramount, with Dr. Cyclops on the draw. Wayne King Band unit set defi- of Heidt's Band. Picture was Light of Western Stars. screen and a stage bill including Lupe nitely for May 10 week here. Velez. Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Red to a good Skelton, grossed The Century opened house $38,000 for the week April 19 week with Millionaire Playboy REVIEWS OF Vaude Bill Okeh ended Tuesday (16). This °compares with UNITS and Son of the Navy, without vaude. (Continued from page 21) SPOKANE, Wash.-Abnormally warm the previous gross of $27,000 for the Take is anticipated to be about $8,000, fourth week of Tommy Dorsey on the this type of show. Besides impression- weather, with the highest temperatures according to Richard Kemper, manager. istic stuff, she is not bad in a tap in six months, may have had something stage and Road to Singapore on the Blue Barron Band and vaude is set screen, bill which totaled $169,000 for routine. to do with the Post Street's slipping $50 for April 26 week, and anticipations for Burton and Kay follow with an old under house average of $1,750 for the four weeks. Cyclops and Velez plus Ayres this stand run high, since the Century is expected to do between $28,000 and comic dance, and the chorus is back for week-end of April 12 to 14. has had a dearth of vaude lately. A con- a parade number in diaphanous purple Program included Easton and Odette, $30,000 for the second week. troversy between this house and the Strand, with Eddy Duchin on stage -again serving as background for Miss Al Adams Duo, Frank Cook, Germaine the local musicians' association over wage Chiyo's so-called daring "Zomba," a and Joe, and Spec Watkins, plus The and weak pic, It All Came True, on the stales is still pending, and no name screen, did only $24,000 for the second brief and vigorous dance-well executed, Gentleman From Arizona and East Side bands are set for May so far for that but not impressive. Kids. week ended Thursday (18). Gross the reason. first week was $32,000. The purple parade is the chorus' best a so-so New show number, probably because all it calls for opened Friday with Wayne King Orches- is parading. They are the sloppiest tra on the stage and 'Til We Meet Again steppers to show here this season, altho on the screen and seems set for very Rooney Bill Does they manage to get by on looks. good business. Joe Termini, funny -faced manipulator Loew's State, for the week ended Well in Springfield of stringed instruments, clicks in the Possibilities Wednesday (17), did $17,000 with stage closing specialty. He is not spectacular, bill including the De Marcos, Salici Pup- SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Pat Rooney, but his routine has novelty and his lines pets, Slate Brothers, Ruth Petty and with his East Side Follies, packed the are good. Was called back for an encore. CLEANED BY MEMBERS OF THE Clare and Sana Sisters. Pic was I Take house at all performances for the three Chorus winds up with a military parade. BILLBOARD STAFF This Woman. Previous layout, with days ended Saturday (13), according to A good - word, in conclusion, for the em The purpose Is to Count Basie, Stan Kavanaugh, Ross and house manager Don Barhydt. see. Young Billy Samuels got off fresh of this department Stone. and Mann, Dupree and Lee, plus Rooney was the hit of the bill. With material in most pleasing fashion. benefit producers, bookers, agents and pic, Shop Around the Corner, did $24,000. him were Murray and King, in a rough- Picture was Mexican Spitfire, and others concerned with the exploitation of New show, Too Many Husbands and the house burlesque of a tumbling act; The talent in the major indoor fields thru The house was about half full. Billboard's branch of the Ed Sullivan unit, went in Thursday (18) Skatin' Kays, who left the audience on Warner Twyford. coverage of every and seems set for exceptional business. edge after they skated blindfolded on show business. Estimate is that the layout will do be- a table four feet above the stage; Jack SHOWMEN INTERESTED IN SPLCIFIC tween $30,000 and $35,000. McBride and Co., another rough tumbling "Broadway Revelations" "POSSIBILITIES" MAY ADDRESS THEM IN act which put more strength on spoken CARE OF THE NEW YORK OFFICE OF comedy and on aligning seven -foot (Reviewed Thursday Evening, March 7, THE BILLBOARD, 1564 BROADWAY. McBride next to his four -foot -aline at the National Theater, Richmond, Va.) Look for $28,000 partner; Ken Witmer, who played 10 One of the best shows to play Eastern different instruments equally well; June Virginia this season. Its production num- For Heidt D. C. Matthers, brunet tap dancer who looks bers are better than average. The girls in are there is For FILMS WASHINGTON. and dances like a second edition of prettier than usual and - Cold, damp and Eleanor Powell and who ran in second enough talent to round out the show JANE LAUREN-ingenue now ap- dreary weather opened with this week's satisfactorily. pearing with Pauline Lord in Suspect new place to Rooney on applause, and the show bills, sending box-office hopes Sheppard Sisters, Billy It gets off to a nice start with the at the Playhouse. New York. A pretty into the cellars. However, Loew's Capi- dancers. Stern sang the accompaniment ,For the eight Revelettes, 10 pretty girls in black, do- lass, she does an excellent acting job tol is headlining for the week ending gal chorus. ing and interesting dance with solos by with very little to work with. Reads April 25 Horace Heidt and his Pot o' Picture, British Intelligence. various numbers, against a striking beautifully, and creates a fully Gold Revue, which is expected to near black and gold drop, with a 13 -piece rounded characterization from the record grosses. About $28,000 is antici- stage band placed imposingly in the mid - author's sketchy material. Nice per- pated with Heidt's Band, and Two Girls background. sonality, and should screen well. on Broadway on screen. Last week, "Shower of Stars" The Six DeCardos offer a spectacular Capitol, featuring Harry James' Band on teeterboard and barrel -hopping number, f stage and Dr. Cyclops on screen, limped the Revelettes returning with their ef- in with $17,000, mostly because of poor Fair 6G in K. C. fective march of the musketeers, in weather. KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Shower of Stars military costumes, and doing a sword For LEGIT Warner's Earle, showing 'Til We Meet Revue at Barney Joffee's Tower Theater routine. Again on screen for week ending 25th, Evelyn offers a Spanish cape dance, re- MUSICAL grossed $6,000 for week ended April 11. MARY BROWN-tap danser expects a low $16,000. For first three That's house Par. picture, Ma, He's Mak- moving her skirt to do neat twirling. JANE days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Will Morris and Bobby, hobo trick now at the Greenwich Village Casino, the ing Eyes at Me. Stage show starred York spot. Suggests Earle stage is featuring 60 voices belong- Three Mack Brothers, Coleman Clark and bike riders, are talent standouts. Got a New night, ing to Virginia Military Institute's Glee solid hand. They are followed by Evelyn Eleanor Powell in both appearance Stone and Barton. and style. A young, lithe, fresh brunet, Club (Brother Rats). On stage also are Week ended April 4 brought a good in a fan dance, with assistance from the Fred Sanborn and Yo-Yo, June Forest, chorus. She is smooth, but rushes thru she does impressions of other dance take of $6,300 on Norvell, and April also clips off some fancy De Val, Merle and Lee and the Roxyettes. Foolies Revue, starring Stevens Brothers her routine. stars, and 1Last week Seed and White, a funny little guy tap -ballet steps of her own. Defi- Too Many Husbands grossed and Big Boy, and Martin and Allen. Pic, in a fair $18,500. Mutiny in the Big House. Jimmie Lunce- and a tall girl, cut a few capers. Their nitely rates a try a revue spot. ford revue opened Friday, set for stuff is fresh, if a little strong. Show around closes with a military parade number, DRAMATIC Lewis Big $10,400 10G. somewhat of a letdown, as costumes look dowdy and the band was hitting RAYMOND MASON-juvenile saur notes at show caught. Peggy Lee is caught recently with the Nu -Art In Dayton Finale Milwaukee Hits a perfunctory mistress of ceremonies. Players, semi -pro group, in a pres.. DAYTON, 0.-Ted Lewis brought the Picture was Granny Get Your Gun, entation of The Dark Tower, in which season's stage shows at the Colonial to With Tidy $11,800 satisfactory programer. he did outstanding work. Good look- a close with a gross of $10,400, thus Warner Twyford. ing and self-possessed, he has a flair placing himself up among the other MILWAUKEE.-A show headed by Ethel for the delivery of comedy lines and two highs of the year, Martha Raye Shutta, George Givot, Sammy Cohen and shows great adaptability with make- and Ed Sullivan. Tho Ted still does Jackie Heller turned in a tidy $11,800 Admission prices were 30, 35 and 40 cents. up. Has a fine sense of character- the familiar routines and songs, the au- at the Riverside for the week ended April Pic, Convicted Woman (Col.). Average ization, and could play light comedy dience liked it and voted his show one 18. Also included on the bill were the biz at 25, 30 and 35 cents admission is or heavy roles with equal ease. of the best of the season. Three Oxford Boys and Wing and Toby. $7,000.

www.americanradiohistory.com 26 The Billboard VAUDEVILLE -BURLESQUE April 27, 1940

Fourth Dimension Bitrlesk Magic DETROIT, April 20.-Rivalry be- Burlesque Notes tween the Avenue and the National has brought a new advertising slogan (Communications to New York Office) By BILL SACHS for National burlesque - "Fourth at the Lafayette, New Orleans, with his (Communications to Cincinnati Office) Dimension Burlesk"-which is being NEW YORK: Broadway Revue, proceeded to the Bel- well exploited currently. HAZEL MILLER now in her fifth week mont, Pensacola, Fla., for a brief en- MAGICIANS AND GUESTS numbering Theme is justified by the explana- at the Republic. . . . DIANE JOHNSON gagement, and then goes with the Art 105 attended the Society of Detroit tion, "You can see more here." and Dick Midgely new Republic prin- Lewis Show. UNO. Magicians' recent annual dinner at Cot- cipals, April 19. . MAX RUDNICK, ter's Tavern, Berkeley, Detroit suburb, operator of both the Eltinge here and in honor of the recently elected officers: the Lyric, Bridgeport, crowns Ann C'orio CHICAGO: Albert F. Munroe, president; Robert Un- Hirst Unit Review with the box-office record of the Lyric WARREN IRONS, manager of the gewitter, vice-president; Arthur Whelp - for the season, saying Corio's 10 shows Grand Opera House, Canton, O., was in ley, secretary, and Arthur Smith, treas- The Hinduettes during her week drew more shekels than town Tuesday (16). He will open early urer. prexy, Dr. John Buell, (Unit 25-B) Lois DeFee's 12 shows another week... . in August with Midwest shows. Retiring will play the emseed the show presented by Charles (Reviewed at Troc Theater, Philadelphia, MIMI LYNNE, who closed at the Eltinge MIDWEST Circuit shows Lewis, Al Caroselli, William Webber, Wednesday Evening, April 17) April 18 to open at the Gayety, Boston, Embassy, Rochester, N. Y., instead of the the following day, has copyrighted the Colonial, Utica, N. Y. Katz and Lebo- William Helsel, Bill Smith, Cy Bates, While all principals register high in- Maurice McLoughlin (Navarro) and Al song, Scarlett O'Hara, she uses for her witz own both houses. . . . JUNE ST. dividually, the total impression of the and which was written for been booked into Fay's, Phil- Munroe. William Carlson, former actor, lias in the lack strip-tease CLAIR has unit falle short. Fault her by Charles Brave, the ork leader and week of 26.. . . "BOZO" and Bob Hall, vaudevillian, also ap- specialties, the show being a adelphia, April of variety music arranger. . EDDIE (INNIS) SNYDER is the added attraction at the peared. Munroe was presented with an succession of strips and comic scenes in- WILEY, comic at the Republic, enter- Casino, Toronto, April 19 week. . . wand. . . . DEL BREECE, inscribed terspersed by a capable chorus that could tained his brother, Meyer Iusky, here will open at the Globe after 12 weeks at the Club Bali, Miami, the skimpy production GRACE O'BRIEN never overcome his Montreal home.. . . . Fla., has transferred his nifties to the last week from Theater, Boston, May 3. APRIL 26 settings. TINY HUFF left April 16 for her home week at the Rialto: Red Marshall, Irving Roosevelt Hotel, Jacksonville, 'Fla. . Kane, in di- Frank Bryan and Johnny in Greenville, S. C., to undergo an ap- Benson, Jess Mack, Myrna Dean, Jo Ann JOHNNY DEVANT, after winding up at recting the scenes, must have done a pendicitis operation. the Biltmore Hotel, Providence, plays quickie on this one. Carroll, Ann Hendricks and Irma Vogele. the Ross Frisco theater dates in that Top honor in arresting audience at- ANN CORIO will have a featured role ALL AROUND: area before moving into the Latin tention goes to the strippers. Hinda in the biographical play, Love Is No FROM Quarters, Boston, for a fortnight stand, Wassau, featured, meets expectations Heaven, written by Paul Burton-Mercur, ZORITA AND COLLErra flew from opening May 12. . GEORGE W. with her sensuous control work prefac- Cleveland to Cincinnati last week, the and Helen to break in at summer theaters. While STOCK, dean of Cincinnati magicians, ing the péel. Patricia Joyce at the Howard, Boston, Ann had as guest former for a limited engagement at the who with his wife recently entered the Colby, latter a blond and both beauts, one night Bill Robinson, who tapped Cat and the Fiddle Club, and the latter go the customary evolutions that star the From Masonic Home, Springfield, O., postais thru for 16 minutes. . MARGIE KELLY for a return date at Gayety. that Stock is improving rapidly lead to inevitable disclosures. Cincy, Zorita takes her snakes to the Mrs. and left the Republic April 18 for Houston, from a severe attack of arthritis and is Mike Sacks, in nitwit flourishtngs, Tex., to be present when the stork Howard, Boston, with Collette jumping able to walk again after five weeks off Bert Carr, hebe character, share the home. Set to open at to the Globe, same city. calls. The only trouble is that visited her sister's her feet. . HOWARD ROBINSON is comic Harry's New York Bar, Chicago, April SAM WESTON, comic, turns to the for a showing date they go way back when for their callings. Diane nitery field at Princeton Grille, Philadel- tentatively slated have 27. . HONEY BEE KELLAR, at the State -Lake Theater, Chicago, Much of the material should never Logan and Willa Mae Lane replaced phia, where he is emsee. been disturbed. some time in May.. . . FRANK KINNEY Mimi Lynne, Tirza and Lovey Lane at headlines the new floor show at Verne's, Alice Kennedy makes the perfect foil Eltinge. April 19.... FREDDIE AND for Sacks, while Carr gets along with the More Rosenberg Bookings uptown Detroit nitery. . . . "PUB- VIOLET O'BRIEN, number producers, by the strip gals and featured dancer to 12 an eight months' stay NEW YORK, April 20.-Phil Rosenberg's LICITY FOR MAGICIANS," written Murray Briscoe straights closed April placements for the new Hirst show, Looks Robert E. Bernhard, magician -publicist, carry his skits. in Buffalo to return to their usual most capably, with some assist from time and Laffs, that opened April 10 on the and published by Abbott's Magic Nov- off- summer outdoor engagement, this George Tuttle. Latter does mostly Bantlyls All-American Shows. one -niters, are Mike Sachs, Alice Kennedy, elty Co., has just hit the magic marts. singing with voice that's mostly off. with Murray Briscoe, George Tuttle, In the 50 -page booklet, Bernhard, who stage Bert Carr, Chorus of nine prancers and six producer, Helen Colby, Patricia Joyce, Leonora has gained prestige as a press agent on show gals have plenty in looks LESt'B7t, MONTGOMERY, fea- the West Coast, explains in a brief and stately back to burly at the Casino, Toronto, Jackson, Otto Eason and Jeryl Dean, and hoofing. Deserve better costuming writes: tured. interesting manner the value of publicity setting. Leonora Jackson, after a lengthly stay in niteries, also gives valu- and scenic "Have established some kind of a record. For stock at the National, Detroit, and how to get it. He solo dancer for the ballet numbers, is Max Furman, Tiny able tips on writing copy for newspaper doing House here has held over, because of opening yesterday, also a looker. Show -stops when requests, several numbers, narrkely Fuller, Harry Jackson, Paddy Cliff, ads and heralds, and cites mistakes com- her acro spins and splits for the Shades many Morgan and monly made by magicians who try to the neon -gun, ladder -tone and collegiate Ginger Waldron, Patricia of Pastel number. Ann Corio and Fifi D'Orsay Alma Maiben. solve their own publicity problem Standout scene is Miss Kennedy and dummies. Troc, Phila- without knowing how to proceed. turn. packed 'em in two different weeks. We Also booked Noel Carter, Sacks doing their song and patter play to a lot of soldiers training in camp delphia, April 28; Margie Hart, Balti- Booklet carries no price tax. . . . MAX Merrick Valinote makes music from the more, tomorrow; Newark, April 28, and TERHUNE and Paul Stadelman, vent here." . HAZEL WALKER left the pit. Biz bullish. Eltinge April 12 to open the day after Gaiety, here, May 16; Reggie White and artist, crossed paths April 9 at Vin- Billy Watson's Beef Trust, with Bill around McCauley, Boston, 28; Rose La - where Max played the Spencer, is in Toronto for her third trip Jerrie cennes, Ind., Hagan and Billy "Grogan" the Midwest Circuit, on which she is also Rose, Union City, 28; Ann Colic', Wash- Pantheon Theater and Paul, the Moon. the next unit in. M. H. Orodenker. KING ington, tomorrow, and Baltimore, 28; from there to known as Claire Scott.... DIANE Terhune jumped Hamil- was birthday -partied April 16, with Hinda Wassau, Pittsburgh, tomorrow, ton, O. Stadelman has several more Eltinge, and the one -righters, 24; Amy Fong, De- he returns ,Terry Peluso, ork leader of the weeks in Indiana, after which the chief host. ... PEARL CHADWICK troit, 26, after two weeks at the Gayety, to his native Blue Grass State for some Midwest Unit Review again pressed into service from the here; Aloha, Buffalo, 28; Billy Watson return dates. . . . DOLLY RECKLESS, principal at the Eltinge with Grogan Spencer and the Murphy dance routines with magic, chorus to strip and who mixes Show No. 35 April 12 week because of illness of Vera Sisters, Philadelphia, tomorrow, is current at Evergreen Casino, Phila- Road 28; Georgia Sothern, Buffalo, Friday Wildman.... MARK LEA, comic, set to Pittsburgh, delphia. (Reviewed at the Rialto, Chicago, produce the comedy for David Rosen's tomorrow, and Gaiety with George Mur- Afternoon., Aprit 19) Streamlined Follies on Coney Island. due ray, 26; Lois DeFee, Newark, tomorrow; Altho attendance at the first show to open in a fortnight. Meyer Hamburg Valerie Parke, Gaiety, here, 26. was not up to par, because a Karloff- has the candy concession. Other local placements are Diane PRINCESS YVONNE, mentalist, paced Lugosi horror picture was featured in- * Johnson and Dick Midgeley, Republic, and piloted by Doc M. Irving, was stead of a sex flicker, this show should and Bobby Fay, Diane Logan and Willa by the end of DIANE RAYE crashed a three -column Eltinge, opening yesterday. the added attraction at the Majestic do a whale of a business space and photo in The World -Telegram Mae Lane, Y., 14-17.. . by virtue of a terrific stage Theater, Hornell, N. April the week March 30 with a story by staff writer ASHTON STEVENS, Chicago Herald - show. about her strip-tease devoted his April Top honors go to Mimi Reed, specialty William Bloeth Stag Booker Pinched American columnist, . . . HERBIE who works effectively with booking in England. MT. HOLLY, N. J., April 20.-Louis 11 output to a letter received from the dancer, AND BOBBIE FAY, comics, played hosts week by Judge Nicola from Singapore, wherein scarfs attached to short flag sticks, Gordon was fined $50 last Great terping to to Mabel Bart Erickson, former princi- Frank A. Hendrickson, charged with the latter delves on his unsuccessful which she maneuvers while here from Springfield, show from the create moving patterns in the air. She pal, on a visit staging a "strip-tease" exhibition by three attempts to salvage his Mass., over the March 30 week-end. .. . show near Bordentown, N. J. . also does some neat back -bends and girls at a bottom of Singapore Harbor. . . FROM MARIE COSTELLO, with the Billy Hagen vult to the charges, MACK BIRCH, under date of April 14, acre stunts which the patrons appre- Gordon pleaded non ciate. In addition, she sings a song and show on the Hirst wheel, doubled as as did the girls. They were soaked 325 from south of the border: "Everybody showgirl and stripper during Washing- a card from Mexico. So, why handles a comedy bit adeptly. In short, each. sendseou performer. ton week of March 25, when Patricia Mor- should be different? Hoping you are an all-round . I Comedy department is topnotch, too, gan was removed to a local hospital... the same." . PORTLAND (Ore.) the ANNeam ROSS shifted from the El - Palace, Buffalo, Doing Well recently staged a Brenna and Buckley dividing BUFFALO, April 20.-Business is re- Society of Magicians orchids with Red Buttons, Mandie Kay tinge to the Gayety, Boston, April 1... . magical jamboree at Camas, Wash. Those MIMI LYNN, after three years on the ported very good at the Palace here, ac- and Ray Parsons. A scene in a crazy Dewey Michaels and appearing on the bill and responsible had the audience weeping from Coast, is back. Ditto Joan Carroll, who cording to Owner for the success of the show were Dan hotel to Atlantic City for the same Manager Louis Isenberg. Having re- laughter, because Brenna can turn on had retired burlesque stock, the Kelly, Dennie Tomlinson, Bill Cole, being length of time. . MARGIE DELMAR verted recently to the pathos so copiously after has been gaining patronage stead- Tom Prideaux, Stan Greer, Tom Connor, deluged with abuse. It's the old sneeze - BRISCOE, former showgirl, now posing house . . . ily the last two months. Chandler Stevens, Clarence Talbot, Jim in -the -eye and bang -on -the -head pun- for commercial photography. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stoppard ishment but it's worked into the script NAT MERCY, after eight weeks in stock and Hugh Riley. . MAL B. LIPPIN- so smoothly, with excellent assistance Liberty, SF, Reopens COTT has extended his indoor season Kay, Buckley and Reed, from Parsons, asset is SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-Liberty, until late in May and has dates lined that the laughs creep up on you un- before she strips. Her primary burlesque house, reopened Friday (12) up in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Mandie Kay does good comedy neither voice nor body, but the poise awares. Marion Rogers, red- under new management. Spot has been He has constructed a new act for his in a tavern scene while working up to which she displays. closed two months. park and fair season, which gets under -drinking acro stunt. Red But- haired miss whose figure is reminiscent who a beer does a conventional Producer will be Pal Brandeaux, way in June. . YOUNGSTOWN (O.) tons had the crowd roaring after he of the Gibson gals, last year produced Treasure Island's Club, Ring No. 2, IBM, sponsored of parodies, particularly strip. Magic sang a couple success of Ziegfeld Follies. House will be under a special Magic Night show in connec- one on South of the Border. Much of the credit for the management of H. M. Petersen, who with the Hobby Exposition at the Marian Morgan, a big favorite with the show is due Fred Clarke, whose pro- tion more than com- until recently was in charge of the YMCA there the week of April 8. Par- Chicago audiences, offers a good strip duction numbers are Million Dollar Theater, Los Angeles. in the magic show were because of the personality that goes mendable. He has the audience on his ticipants act commands its co- Charles A. Leedy, club president; Frank with it. She knows how to handle her side when he MINNEAPOLIS, April 20.-The Gayety and Arthur sings well and draws a big operation by having the chorus femmes Zaccone, Everett Duncan audience, aisles with long -handled Theater closed Thursday (11) after being Bush. Carl Shoemaker, of Portland, hand upon her exit. A new girl, Cele file down the open only two weeks. It opened too late with National Conser- DeVine, proves the primary importance powder puffs and entice sundry co- Ore., associated males to powder their backs. in the season to arrange to pick up vation of Resources activities, used of anatomy, having plenty to exhibt cp"-ative shows and had to depend on it well. Marie C'rd, who Louise handled the vocals well as usual. circuit magic in connection with his conser- and exhibiting Norman. Modell. stock. vation lectures. is billed as the feature attraction, sings

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 REPERTOIRE -TENT SHOWS The Billboard 27 Conducted by BILL SACHS - Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. theater group leaders were preparing to Turner One-Nighter Billroy's Click bring pressure to oppose granting of a Novelty Under Tent I permit. The VFW venture would be the long- Finds Texas Good By E. F. HANNAN In Georgia Towns est tent-show season the city has had memory, and important THE tent showman starting out with CALHOUN, Ga., April 20.-Billroy's within with the Comedians, this season owned jointly by sponsorship of a leading veterans' or- When Weather's OK small bank roll is in a quandary as ganization was likely to draw heavily PAINT ROCK, Tex., April 20.-Jack to what type of entertainment to pre- Billy Wehle and Jimmie Heffner, the latter formerly manager of the Heffner - from existing theater patronage, accord- Turner's one -night -stand tent show has sent. Rep is a gamble, and the revue - ing to exhibitors. been encountering the worst April type show with cast large enough to Vinson Show, stopped off here Tuesday weather in Texas in years, but when make a showing carries a higher nut night (16) for the first time since 1931 weather permitted, business has been ex- than shows playing smaller places can and succeeded in pulling a capacity tent, ceptionally good. Show has not missed handle. with prices scaled at 15 and 25 cents, a performance, including Sundays, nor with the femme riding free when ac- At least two small shows that made companied by a male. Reserves go for nep nipples a pay day since it opened six weeks ago. money last season were of the novelty Much damage has been done to the top 15 cents extra. Rome, Ga., Monday style, with a dash each of hillbilly, illu- night also gave the show a- full house, IDA LA PEER, former repster, is playing by high winds, rain and hail storms in sion, magic, radio performers and small Wehle reported. niterles in the Bridgeport and New recent weeks, but it is fast being re- animal acts. One of these outfits car- Haven, Conn., sector with a music and paired by the canvasmen. ried Among the features of the Billroy a wrestler who met all corners, layout this season are Jimmie Heffner, song turn. . HARRY WHITESTONE Agent Charles Brunk is routing the while the second show featured a shape- comedian; Bobbie Anderson, tap dancer; postais that he's in his 10th week under show in good territory. Show is now ly bathing beauty contest winner. This Jim Carter, guitarist; Jimmie Heffner canvas in Georgia with his talking pic- making long jumps into the State's sheep was variety enough to please any kind Jr., singer, and Emmett Miller, yodeling ture trick, featuring his own mental and and goat country. Joe Latham is boss of audience. For a concert one of the blackface comedian. Show is doing a magic turn. He reports business ahead canvasman and Emmett Crabb chief shows presented a cut version of an old- three -act comedy, with vaude between of the corresponding period last year. mechanic. time melodrama of the crime order, fea- the acts. Miller is featured in his con- . HAVERSTOCK'S COMEDIANS, now Carlton, Tex., gave the show a good turing it as a crime show, while the cert with Lue Wanna and her Savage playing around Fort Worth, Tex., to good turnout and visits were exchanged by other show gave a concert of the illusion Dancers. Wehle still goes for 25 cents returns, will head for their usual sum- type. mer territory in Illinois within a few Bob and Jean Stier with relatives there, The on the concert, with some 400 customers it being Jean's home town. Gatesville, illusion show proved the better remaining over for the after -show here. weeks. . MADGE KINSEY PLAYERS Tex., Jack Turner's home town, was ca- card of the two, partly because the From Calhoun the Billroy troupe will crack their tent season at Fostoria, pacity in freezing weather. Cameron was crime concert was given only a meager moved to Dalton, Ga., the show's last O., Saturday night, April 27.... LOTTIE a red one and Killeen proved the banner build-up. The same crime show idea was stand in this State. Show moved into DAVIS, pianist with the Kinsey Players town of season date. worked by a small carnival, and with Tennessee at Cleveland Thursday and the last five years, will not troupe this the to carnival plugging proved one of the best Bud Nairn, veteran character man; will travel rapidly across the State to season. She will remain instead in Can- shows on the lot. enter Virginia at Bristol April 26. ton, O., where she has established a Kennedy Swain, producing comic; Jackie What the writer is trying to convey is Show, which also includes a six -piece permanent home. . GENE BRADLEY Phillips, dance specialties, and S. S. that small tent outfits can offer up a lit- Henry are among the show's features. ork and a six-girl line, carries good SR. is again in Michael Reese Hospital, tle of most everything and when properly motor equipment and makes an at- Chicago, after a year and a half and has Mr. and Mrs. Henry and their assistants presented this variety type perform- presented the concert. Evelyn Turner of tractive appearance on the lot. undergone another operation for bladder ance is sure to get good mouth-to-mouth trouble. He is reported to be progressing has been scoring nicely on banners. plugging from patrons. In several stands nicely. . . . DAVIS AND ARCHER, who Visitors on the show recently included both of the shows were going stronger Detroit Film Men have operated concessions in the Lake Harley and Billie Sadler, Mr. and Mrs. at the end of the week than at the open- George section of New York State in re- T. J. Tidwell, Doc Ellington, the Berger ing. Managers of both shows laid this cent years, contemplate launching a family, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Presson, Henry increase of business to the novelty of Squawk on Tenter small cast dramatic outfit to play that Brunk Mercedes Rey, Mr. and Mrs. their show, which patrons talked about territory for about six weeks this sum- Lemon, Mr. and Mrs. Dell during DETROIT, April 20.-Plans for an 18 - Phillips, Mr. the show's stay in town and after week season of dramatic tent shows un- mer.... M. E. (SKIP) DEAN has signed and Mrs. Munden, Mr. Gilbert, Jack it left. der sponsorship for his 21st season with the M. & M. Munden, Mr. and Mrs. the of the Veterans of Glenn Brunk, Sam Foreign Wars aroused the antagonism of Motorized Tent Show. He was off the Bright Betty Fromen, Mr. and Mrs. Detroit motion picture theater groups show the last two seasons, when he H. M. Harrell, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Harrell, Talent already engaged for the Austin this week. played picnics and fairs with his Sand - Mrs. H. M. Harrell Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Bol- tenter includes the Sherrill Sisters and Petition for the show was passed to the hill -Billies, routed by Ernie Young, of com, Bill Lyons, Mr. Waddell, Mr. and "Slim" Williams, blackface. Austin plans Chicago. Manganson, mayor's office by city council on the Mrs. Waneta Howard, Mr. to augment his show for the 1940 sea- grounds that the tent show would be and Mrs. Pope, Billy Heath, Burnett son. covered under existing Massengale, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Goff, ordinances, and Evans, just merely on one of those short rest Betty Ernestine Moore, Mr. and periods." Bob would like to read a line Mrs. Oif and Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Brown. in the column on Johnny Makar, Johnny Hughes, Joe Rock, Hal Brown, Eddie Blessing, Rajah Bergman, Mickey Bren- Gene Austin Making Ready Endurance Shows nan, Johnny Agrella, Eddie Leonard and Palooka brothers. Incidentally, Bob, DENVER, April 20.-While in Denver (Communications to BILL SACHS, Cincinnati Office) probably in the excitement, forgot to this week for an engagement at the mention the better-half's name. Embassy Club, Gene Austin announced N. M. Red One for Ross; 24 Teams in K. s that his motorized musical tent show, C. Contest Models and Melodies, will hit the road Twelve and Two Pull 'Em KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 20.-Twenty- "I HAVE BEEN SILENT for some time the second week in May, with a four couples have first ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., April remain in the walkathon but read the endurance column showing in the Fort Worth (Tex.) area. 20.- which opened in Pla-Mor Ice Rink here religiously," types Louis (Pee Wee) Ellis Hal J. Ross is panning pay -dirt with April his Derbyshow here, according 9. They are Vivian Branch and from Baton Rouge, La. "I have just to word Charlie Smalley, Edith and Benny completed two years in the service of of the master himself. Opening April Leonard, BUSSA FILM EXCHANGE 4, the contest shifted into Bernice Pike and Eddie Tomp- Paramount -Richards Theaters, Inc., this high the third kins, Eileen and Mickey Thayer, Helen city," continues Ellis. "It's been two Has a larger selection of higher quality Motion Pic- night and from then on has played to Caldwell tures in 35mm sound on film. New prints Westerns, big crowds' Ross comments that he and Louis Meredith, Jackie years of hard but interesting work, and Musical Comedies, War Pictures, Horror and Gang- has never had Fields and Mildred Moore, Mickey I've decided to stick to this end of the ster types. Action pictures of every description. such perfect co-operation Creeder and Doyle theater life. I am still head Plenty of Short Subjects. Money -back guarantee on from his contestants in years. Miller, Stanley West usher, pinch every picture. Send for new catalog today. and Margie Bright, Marvin and Jean hit as assistant manager and I'm in a FRIENDSHIP. OHIO Contest now has 12 teams and two Hobaugh, solos. They are Sammy Allen and Pat Marty Ford and Irene Kay,' daze trying to figure out where all the Gallagher, Bill Steele and Maxine Lang, George Bernstein and Leona Barton, contests have gone, as far as this city is Stanley Rock and Bobbie Davis, Lloyd concerned. Where are Peggy Thomas, FOR SALE OR LEASE Gordon Haring and Jean Long, Johnnie Hackler Crowder and Roma Terry, Johnny Reed and Peggy Jackson, Jo Jo Hitt Popeye Thomasson, Porky Jacobs, Billy Complete Tent Show Outfit, ready to put up and go. and Chad Alviso, Hughie Hendrixson and Billy Ryan and Glenn West and Willis, Charlie Baldwin, Kitty Ellis, Mr. Everything in first-class condition. Tent. 50x110; Betty Lee Doria. Hal Brown and King and Mrs. Billy Curtis and others? Do you four VS Ford Trucks, Packard Sound Car, one and Relia Finney, Mario Allesandro and Brady handle never Public Address System, Covered Wagon House Margie Van Raam, Bobby Sells and the mike. Earl Clark is who write to the column ever stop Trailer, seating capacity nine hundred, new Delco Buttons Slaven, Joe Nalty and Cloris judge. to think of those who might be thinking L ight Plant; color scheme, red and cream. Will Wears, Harry Hamby of you? Better send that postcard and consider a partner who knows the show business and and Helen Tyne, let your friends know has some capital to invest. Johnny PORKY JACOBS pencils from Long where you are. I Makar and Opal Ferdig and say, keep yourself in public's N ATHAN OBAN, 11 Fulton Street, Nashua, N. H. Jack Kelley and Bessie Young. Solos Beach, Calif., that he and partner, the eye." are Tommy Loring and Mack McCluskey. Margie Sheets, have been doing the ice Emsees are Monte Hall, Lenny Paige act in Los Angeles clubs with success. CHARLIE HUNTER WANTS to buy 85MM Ma- Margie, who Porky says is new to the chines, complete with sound equipment, good con- MAJESTIC SHOWBOAT and Duke Hall. Don King and his Rio dition and cheap for cash. Want Operator that can Grandians make the music, with Jane endurance game, has also been playing handle small outfit and do a little carpentering. Wants Plano Player doubling Stage, Team or Single. Specialty Shannon warbling. theater dates, and Porky adds that he Team, change for a week; state if you do Opening May 1st. State all In first, age, etc. Long and Mrs., black. Hill Billy Team or Trio. reference If you Pugh, his foster mother, have have a trailer. This will be a small show Intended season, one show a night. Wire been getting in a little hunting on the to make us all a living. Make salary right and T. J. REYNOLDS, Point Pleasant, W. Va. Decision Favors Pughe, Who side. forget the big Ideas. Don't wire-write. CHARLIE HUNTER, Church Hill, Md. Proves 'Not Harmful R Point' BOB SMITH inks from Kankakee, Ill., WANT PEOPLE SHREVEPORT, La., April 20.-Far from that he recently took the vows with a being "fagged out" by their walks and Kankakee lovely. Event was a public For Tent Season. Trumpet Player doubling stage, sprints, the contestants in the Bossier WANT HEAT M. C. also Musicians who are willing to work on canvas. cellophane affair, taking place at the Other useful people, write-don't wire-to City, La., Derbyshow are actually gain- Del Rio Ballroom and away FOR MY NEW THRILL ing weight, turning close SHOW. TILTON-GUTHRIE PLAYERS, M. R. Tilton, testimony introduced at the to 500 people, according to Bob. "How- Write or Wire La Harpe, Illinois trial of George W. Pughe and his unit ever, being married does not put me out revealed at Benton, La., this week. Later, of the business," continues Bob, "for my PAT WEBSTER Judge J. F. McInnis, of Bossier County wife and I are seriously considering en- GIBBONS HOTEL, DAYTON, OHIO WANT District Court, acquitted Pughe, and the tering a show in the near future. I'm For one -night-stand tent show, Drummer doubling show continues under sponsorship of the Specialties or Specialty Team doubling Drums and Lions Club of Bossier City. other instrument. No parts. Wire Pughe had been charged with operating JACK TURNER an unlawful physical endurance contest. McCamey Apr. 26; Crane 27; both Texas. ATTENTION, CONTESTANTS but he proved that the contestants were Due to unforeseen radio difficulties that have come up, the show here has been postponed. on their feet only slightly more than All correspondence is being retained. eight hours of every 24. Testifying that ROBERSON PLAYERS the contest proved to be not over- DO NOT COME exerting were Mr. and Mrs. Al Smith on here under any circumstances until difficulties have been straightened out. As soon Want real Leading Man and General Business Man as they are you all will be notified. Watch future Billboard editions. to handle stage, ' Working Man who can handle and Jack Duval and Viola Comerford, all trucks and light plants. saying they were connected with the SHEP SHAPIRO ROBERSON PLAYERS, Clinton, Illinois. show.

www.americanradiohistory.com 28 The Billboard NON -THEATRICAL FILMS April 27, 1940 Conducted by THE ROADSHOWMAN-Communications to 1564 Broadway, New York City Star and With the Wind and the Rain in 46th YEAR Your Hair. And for the rhythmic har- Church Groups Seen as Sponsors monizing, the FOUR MODERNAIRES have a lively dish in Wham and Ragtime Cowboy Joe. On Bluebird DOROTHY LAMOUR Of 16mm. Movies; School Club lends her sultry voice for two of her screen songs, Sweet Potato Piper and Palms of Paradise; SHIRLe;Y HOWARD 1E1JIL1D for Library Fund makes it straight up-and-down singing Puts on Show Founded by W. H. DONALDSON Name for a twosome of old familiars, The Japa- The NORTH PELHAM, N. Y., April 20.- bella, Ladies of Charity, Holy nese Sandman and Sleepy Head, and Largest Circulation of Any Amusement Catholic Church societies are seen here Society, St. Vincent DePaul Society, gives voice Weekly in the World and DICK TODD full for the Member Audit Bureau of Circulation as a wide field for roadshowmen booking Newman Club and Catholic Boy ballads Angel in Disguise and I'll Be 16mm. sound shows. The Mothers' Club Girl Scouts. All films shown must have Seeing You. KENNY BAKER, on Victor, Published Every Week of St. Catherine's Church has sponsored the approval of the Legion of Decency takes two perennials, Alice Blue Gown By The Billboard Publishing Co. Its first benefit movie in 25 years in the film review board. and Down by the Old Mill Stream. R. 8. LITTLEFORD SR., President. gymnasium of the new parochial school, Dick Cummins, librarian at Mogull E. W. EVANS, Secretary-Treasurer & General proceeds of the show, totaling more Bros., was in charge of the show and Race Records Manager. than $50, going toward the purchase made recommendations to the sponsor- DEEP down in Decca's race listings are A. C. HARTMANN, Editor for school library. Over ing group's committee. several items have Outdoor Depts., 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. of books the interesting that E. E. SUGARMAN, Editor 400 children and adults attended. potential sales possibilities if called to Indoor Depts., 1584 Broadway, New York, N. Y. The program, made up entirely of the attention of the hot jazz collectors Main Office and Printing Works, The Billboard short subjects, ran approximately two and swing fans. HOT LIPS PAGE, of Building, 25.27 Opera Place, Cincinnati. O. hours. Included were The Passion Play, trumpet renown, takes to the traffic - Phone, Main 5306. Cable Address, "Billybey," Thrills in Wildest Africa, Wash- stopping tempo for Gone With the Gin Cincinnati, O. Camera Trade Problems BRANCH OFFICES: NEW YORK -8th Floor ington, D. C., (Castle Films), Just a and I Ain't Got Nobody. And for another Pala,e Theater Bldg.. 1564 Broadway. Phones, Clown, Little Boy Blue and Mickey's solid jump band, WINGY CARPENTER DfEdallion 3-1618, 3-1617, 3-1618. CHICAGO - Midnight Follies, featuring Mickey for Rhythm of the Dishes and Pans and 4th Floor Woods Bldg, Randolph and Dearborn To Be Discussed Team Up. Streets. Phone, Central 8480. ST. LOUIS --390 Rooney. Since the films were for the Arcade Bldg.. 8th and Olive Streets. Phone, Chest- entertainment of children and high If the call is for the authentic blues nut 0443. PHILADELI'IIIA - B. H. Patrick. 7222 Lamport Road. Upper Darby, Pa. Phone, school students, features were omitted. singing that's real lowdown, BLUE LU Madison 6895. LONDON-Edward Graves, care of The Passion Play, a 30 -minute show, At ANFA Feast BARKER arrests the attention with "The World's fair." Cromwell House, Fulwood was requested by the sisters. Down in the Dumps and Jitterbug Blues, Place, London, W. C. 1. England. SYDNEY, NEW YORK, April 20.-Several hun- AUSTRALIA Kevin Brennan, City Tattersall's Officers of the sponsoring club were and LEE BROWN for Rolling Stone and Bldg.. 198 Pitt Street. PARIS-C. M. Chambers. well pleased with the reception. A plan dred film distributors, equipment manu- Howling Man Blues. However, for the care American Expresa Co.. 11 Rue Scribe. to show movies at least once a month facturers, laboratory men, visual educa- latter, it's the trumpet behind the voice SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PAYABLE IN AD- is being considered, and will include a tion specialists, roadshowmen and others rather than the voice itself that will sell VANCE-One Year, $5; Two Years, SS. These connected with the non -theatrical film the sides. And for the spiritual singing, races apply in the United States. U. 8. Possessions, night show using a feature length pic- Canada. Rates in other foreign countries upon re- ture. Matinee shows will include several field are expected to attend the first THE ALPHABETICAL FOUR makes mu- quest. Subset ihers when requesting change of address shorts, as they are believed to be more annual banquet of the Allied Non - sical preachments for Go Down, Jonah should give former as well as present address. for children. Theatrical Film Association to be held and The Book of the Seven Seas. DISPLAY ADVERTISING Fifty Conte per entertaining Agate Line. Whole Page, $350; Half Page$176; Other Catholic groups which are po- in the Penthouse of the Hotel Piccadilly Disk oddities are always welcome items Quarter Page, $87.50. No display advertisement tential buyers of movie entertainment Friday night (26) at 7:30. Regional for the record counter. For those who measuring less than 10 lines accepted. Last adver- are Catholic Youth, Daughters of Isa- directors from all parts of the United find interest in the West Indies Calypso tising form goes to press noon Monday. States and Canada will also be present recordings there should be appeal in the Nn telegraphed advertisement accepted unless or mil tance is telegraphed or mailed so as to retell pub- for the annual get-together. Cajun records offered by Vocalion's race lication office before noon Monday. According to Thomas J. Brandon, ex- listings. C: jun, a gutteral French used The Billboard reserves the right to edit all adver- See ecutive secretary, the dinner meeting by that folk in the Texas and Louisiana tising copy. 23,486 People will feature an exchange of views on backwoods, is the record oddity of THE ALLEY BOYS OF ABBEVILLE, singing trade problems, consideration of reports I. ru-- ,o:aw 1D 16mm. Finns Shown of executive boards and standing com- and playing in the fox-trot tempo Pour- quois Te En Pen, Tu Ma Quite Seul (The . mittees, consideration of new problems Prisoner's Song), Es Ce Que Tu Pense Vol. 52 APRIL 27, 1940 No. 17 By Philly Museum and detailed reports and discussions on Jamais a Moi (Do You Ever Think of Me) various services established by the asso- and Quel Espoire (What's the Use). PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-Intense in- ciation, among which is the achievement Vocalion sides, embellishes the melodic terest in the Philadelphia Museum of of the exclusive arrangement with a com- Dance Disks appeal with bright orchestration for two Art's 16mm. motion picture programs, pany to insure ANFA members shipping ALL smoothly paced and ideal for danc- standards, The World Is Waiting for the which began September 24 and concluded films against fraud. Prior to making ing, KAY KYSER on Columbia cou- Sunrise and What Is There To Say. JAN for the season April 7, is indicated by arrangements for this service film ship- ples a pair of novelties, Ma, She's Making SAVITT, subduing the shuffle rhythm, figures which show that a total of ments were insured only against fire Eyes at Me with Tie Me to Your Apron has a swing classic in his Decca doubling 23,486 persons attended the various and theft. Strings Again; SAMMY KAYE makes a of Turkey in the Straw and Parade of programs. Of this number, 16,376 were There will be talks, Brandon said, by polished Victor performance for a pair the Wooden Soldier. And on Bluebird ballads, Sierra Sue Please a FATS WALLER is entirely in his element adults who thronged to the documentary people from cut of the association. In of and Take Oh! Frenchy and Cheatin' on Me. series; 7,110 were youngsters interested addition to these, Bertram Willoughby, Letter, Miss Brown; Decca's GUY LOM- for in the instructional pictures relating to president, will speak. Others scheduled BARDO gives out ever sweetly for Tiny the children's classes in design, architec- to address the session include Brandon, Old Town and in waltz time, Along ture, painting, weaving, sculpture and who will report on the work of the Miami Shore; on Bluebird, the stylized SHOW TALKIES the graphic arts. board and general problems, and the rhythms of MITCHELL AYRES for Where Attendance figures mounted steadily, regional directors, Carl Kunz, Eastern Do I Go From You with I Can't Love 5 MERCHANTS FREE and twice increasing crowds at the adult Pennsylvania; Russell Roshon, Western You Any More, GRAY GORDON with a OUTDOOR MOVIES series caused the Division of Education Pennsylvania; Kent Eastin, Iowa and tic toc rhythm for No More Rain and I Was Watching a Man THE BIGGEST THING IN THE AMUSE,. seek larger quarters for the showings. Nebraska; Irwin Buchdahl, Massachu- Paint a Fence, and TO and to BLUE BARRON with a dandy double in MENT WORLD -DAY. setts; A. C. Atkinson, Canada. Reports 01$1,000.00More Clear In 18.20 Weeks. Portable Sound from will be So Long and I Fell All Over Myself; and eEquipments Weekly Programs Rented - the committee chairmen on Vocalion the sweet voice of HENRY Reasonable Rates-- Join Up With the Most 00 made by J. H. Hoffberg, membership; RUSSELL highlighting The Fable of the Progressive Organization in the Business - W. K. Hedwig, bulletin; Laurence Saltz- In the Movie Business Since 1908 - WE SPECIAL RENTAL RATES Rose and With the Wind and the Rain 4SERVE THE NATION. FEATURES, Dramas, Musicals, man, public relations, and H. T. Edwards, in Your Hair, DICK JURGENS with a Spectacles. Comedies, Shorts, special services. contagious dance double in What's the KEYSTONE ' STATE AMUSEMENT CIRCUITS Cartoons, War News, Adventure, 16mm. Sound Largest Operators of Movie Circuits in the World Religious. ALSO Sound, Silent Entertainment will include the making Matter With Me and A Little Boy and a Equipment, of a 16mm. sound motion picture in State Theatre. Bldg.. 107 So. Court Sq., Accessories. For Reel as Little Girl, and RAY HERBECK linking Tcnn. variety, economy, service It's Ice which those attending will participate. Pittsburgh, Pa. I. Memphis, the romantic Guilty with the novelty Wt1 MORE OPFIGGS Low as I The film will be available later to mem- The Bathtub Ran Over Again. 711 Steuben Bldg., Chicago, III., Now Open. MogUI! New YorktN. Y, bers of the organization. The characteristic EDEIE DUCHIN 1112 Midland Bldg., Kansas City, Mo., Out-of-town visitors to the banquet rhythms get a Latin -flavored zest in Open After May Ist. may obtain special rates at the Piccadilly, Adios, Americano, making his Columbia Brandon said. Tickets to the banquet couplet complete with Thank Your Stars. The Inimitable are $2.75 each, which includes gratuities. XAVIER CUGAT plays a pair of Conti- A MIGHTY SPECTACLE HAROLD LLOYD In nental fox-trots for a Victor double, BOOK ONCE! A Comedy Sensation Long Live Love and At a Time Like This. AT And on Bluebird OZZIE NELSON offers MOVIE CRAZY Sound Effects Used an attractive dance arrangement of 16mm. 8. O. F. Cugat's Perfidia, doubled with a humor- Contact Your Local Li- At N. Y. 16mm. Spot ous and engaging The Man Who Comes brary or Write to Around which burlesques the style bands. DARK SAND 145 WEST 45TH ST., NEW YORK, April NEW YORK CITY 20.-Miami Theater, JOHNNY McGEE, for Varsity, features PAUL ROBESON which features old-time movies, has his trumpeting with a coupling of ballads HENRY WILCOTON added sound effects to its program. to make dancing with One Cigarette for WALLACE FORD FOR SALE A pianist and sound effect man is ac- Two and A Lover's Lullaby. And packing nrev by »a-on free/one As LTER FUTTER Pred« Several 36 Millimeter Holmes Projectors, Educator companying the Adolph Menjou and a toe -tickling rhythmic punch, LARRY on. Model, complete with Amplifier and Speaker. Pur. Florence Vidor film, The Grand Duchess CLINTON couples Tiny Old Town with 8 REELS-$16.00 PER chased in November, 1933, and operated only by and the Waiter. On the same program You Oughta Hang Your Heart in Shame; WEEK. experienced men. Returned to factory each year RADIO ELECTRIC SERVICE for Inspection. $450.00 per set of two projectors, is Forbidden City, with the late Thomas on Decca TED WEEMS makes the dance 7th and Arch Sts., PHILADELPHIA, PA. complete. Meighan and Norma Talmadge. more inviting with Moonlight and Sid Lubin, who creates the sound There'll Be Some Changes Made, while CIVILIAN CORPS AMUSEMENT CO. effects and has appeared for two sum- GLEN GRAY supplies soft music to the 2304 LONG AVE., ST. PAUL. rdfrN. mers at the old-time movie theater on soft lights with Yours Is My Heart Alone, the Atlantic City boardwalk, is booked a Franz Lehar lullaby, and A Lover's Lul- 16MM SOUND PROJECTORS here for an indefinite stay. laby, which echoes his Sunrise Serenade. 16MM. ROAD SNOWMEN!35MMa CHEAPER Swingy Sides Our New 1940 Catalogue In Sound Is Ready! BARGAIN THAN RENTING Brand -New Laboratory Prints for Outright Sales GENE KRUPA on Columbia reverts to at Prices You Can Afford To Pay! his skin -busting syncopation with a Features, Shorts, Etc. REVIEW OF RECORDS rocking Boog It, following the slow MARBACH, 630 9th Ave.. New York City BRAND NEW OTTO (Continued from page 13) and melodic lines of A Lover's Lul- KNOWNLMAKE Would'st Could I But X'ss Your Hand, laby for the diskmate. The same label Complete Oh Babe. Another newcomer. CASS offers a special with COUNT BASIE on $159.00 Liberal THE FILM WEEKLY DALEY, devoted to the violent -voiced the piano supported by the BENNY Cash Price Terms AUSTRALIA voc^lizing, brings a live buoyancy to the GOODMAN SEXTET for Gone With AUDITORIUM SIZE - GUARANTEED Covering the Motion Picture and Entertainment record in Where Were You Last Night "What" Wind and Till Tom Special, both Field Generally. and It's the Last Time I'll Fall in Love. originals and both showcasing the instru- Write BOX D-24, Conducted by KEVIN BRENNAN, The Billboard, 198 City Tattersolls Building, Pitt Street. Sydney, FRANCES LANGFORD adds lilt to her mental efforts of all the soloists. JACK Cincinnati, O. Australian Office of THE BILLBOARD. silky singing of When You Wish. Upon a JENNEY, his trombone highlighting the

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BELLORE-Albert A., 54, widely known ural causes. In recent years he had musician, April 7 in General Hospital, worked at hotels. A daughter survives. Mansfield, O., after a four -month illness. THOMPSON-Sherman H., 59, former He formerly directed male choruses in The Final singer and pianist with the Al G. Field Mansfield, of Curtain Minstrels for years, was the first director the a number of at his Johnathan Glee Club and served as di- theaters, New Orleans, and prior to his his widow, Josephine. Burial in Wood - home in Nashville, Tenn., April 11 after rector of the old Aultman and Taylor recent illness was pianist in a restaurant lawn Cemetery, Houston. two weeks' illness. A native of Nashville and Ohio Brass choruses. For a number there. Survived by his widow and a LIMING-Mrs. Jennie F., 74, pianist he joined the Field show at the age of 18. of years he was director of a male quartet brother, both of New Orleans. and organist, suddenly April 6 at New At the time of his death he was a city which toured the country. Survived by EDWARDS-George, 68, assistant man- Smyrna Beach, Fla., where she was spend- employee. He was a member of the Cen- his widow and a daughter. Services and ager of California State Fair for 19 years, ing the winter. A son and two sisters tennial Baptist Church and of the Mu- burial in Mansfield. in Sacramento, Calif., April 15. survive. Services April 12 at Pemberton, nicipal Quartet, composed of city em- BISHOP-Mrs: Helen Burcher, night FETTERS-William W., 78, prominent N. J., her home. ployees. Survived by a sister, Mrs. L. B. club singer and former operator of the theater scenery artist, at his home in LIZO1r1's;-Eugene E., 45, manager of Robertson. Interment in Mt. Olivet Plantation in Denver, killed in an auto Philadelphia April 6. Fetters retired six the Frontenac Cafe, Detroit, in that city Cemetery, Nashville. accident near Glenrock, Wyo., recently. years ago, abandoning the studio which April 16 of burns sustained in a fire in Mrs. Bishop was on the stage and ap- he had set up at. the Metropolitan Opera his apartment. His widow, who owns the peared in early movies. House. Survived by his widow, Catherine cafe, survives. iÍlavaa9es BRITTON-Harry (Slim), 25, banjoist Tholey, and one daughter, Mrs. Harry W. Olson. Services in Philadelphia April MARTELLE-Oliver, 80, in show busi- and violinist, suddenly in Punxsutawney ness over half a century, at Jeannette BOYD-WORTHY-Carney W. Boyd, (Pa.) Hospital April 8 of a brain infec- 10, with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery nonpro, of Olney, Tex., and Mildred there. Peck's Nursing Home, New York, April tion. Britten was a member of Hall's 17. At the age of 25 he played in Peck's Worthy, dancer, Fort Worth, recently. Texans, radio troupe. Act was appearing, FICKFS-Willis G., 69, veteran Canton, Bad Boy on Broadway and was an ad- ELKINS-HATFIELD-O w e n Elkins, at Coolspring, Pa., when he became ill O., stage employee, April 11 at his home vance agent for many theatricals and tenor man with Chic Scoggins' Orchestra, April 6. Survived by his widow, Patsy; in that city after a long illness. He had and Jamac Hatfield, pianist, recently been entertainers, including the Four Cohans. one child and several brothers. His employed backstage at the Grand He went to Chicago to check pictures for in Mississippi. widow and two brothers are with the Opera House, Canton, more than 30 years, several 20th -Century Fox 10 years ago and more FISHER-POWELL-John Fisher, pro- show. Burial in Brisbin, Pa. years as stage carpenter, recently was employed by the Civic jectionist at the State Theater, Newark, BRYANT-Archibald Franklin, musi- but had been retired about 15 years. He also had trouped with road shows in his Opera and Studebaker theaters. Serv- Del., and Gladys Powell, nonpro, April 7 cian, April 12 in Liberal, Mo. .Survived ices April 19 at St. Matthew's Church, in Philadelphia. by younger days. He was one of the first a brother, Theodore Bryant, Lamar Chicago. A. Fro- Junction, Mo. Services in Lamar April members of Canton Local, IATSE. Sur- FROLICH-LINSCOTT-Irving vived by his widow, Agnes, and two MASTOUS-George. 43, former opera- lich, nonpro, and Barry Linscott, of the 15. with burial in Oakton Cemetery Music Box, there. daughters. Services in Canton April 13, tor of the Rendezvous night club and Glamour Girl group at the with burial in Westlawn Cemetery there. Plymouth Hotel, Racine, Wis., April 14 San Francisco, April 6 in San Rafael. CARROLL-Matthew V., 45, treasurer Calif. of the General Theater Equipment Corp., FRANCIS-Mrs. Mary, of a heart ail- at his home there after a long illness. New home in Bronxville, ment at Maryland Hotel, St. Louis, April He was a native of Schios, Greece. Sur- GREENE-BOCASH-Frederick W. of York, at his vived by his widow, three sons, his the N. Y.., April 4. Survived by his widow, 16. She had been suffering with heart Greene, floor manager at Rialto Mrs. Mary Williams Carroll; two daugh- disease for the past five years and was mother and three sisters. Roller Skating Rink, Springfield, Mass., seriously ill since January 10, being per- MEYERS-Kate, former organist in and Anita Bocash, cashier at Loew's ters and two sons. Michael's COLLOM-Andy, 94, actor, songwriter, mitted to leave a St. Louis hospital only Eastern Pennsylvania theaters operated Poli Theater, Springfield, in St. two weeks prior to her death. Born in by the late John A. Jackson, April 6 at Cathedral. that city, April 8. one-time "world's greatest banjoist" and -Ralph Hart, radio minstrelsy entrepreneur, April 14 at the Williamsville, ill., November 12, 1880, she Lebanon, Pa., after a short illness. HART-PERSKIE was married to John A. Francis, owner NEWCOMBE-Verne, 39, promoter of director of Harry Feigenbaum Agency, home of his daughter in Delanco, N. J. Sylvia Perskie, nonpro, He started his theatrical career at the of the Greater Exposition Shows, in Au- sponsored events and widely known as Philadelphia, and age gust, 1899. Besides her husband she is contest wan in carnival circles, in Vet- at Atlantic City April 14. age of 12, interrupting it at the of JESSEL-ANDREWS George Jessel, 14 to serve as drummer boy in the Union survived by a son, John Crawford. The erans' Hospital, Tucson, Ariz., April 12, - he body was laid out Stuart's after a long illness. A World War vet- radio, stage and screen actor, and Lois Army. At the end of the Civil War at Funeral showgirl, Detroit April 13. went to New York as a manager and Parlors, St. Louis, where members of eran and a member of Showmen's Andrews, in is generally credited with introducing International Showmen's Association League of America, Pacific Coast Show- KOLLMAR-KILLGALLEN - Richard the team of Weber and Fields. Collom and Missouri Show Women's Club and men's Association and many fraternal Tompkins Kollmar, Star of Too Many organizations, he was experienced in al- Girls, and Dorothy Killgallen, Broadway was closely associated with Jerry Cohan, many outdoor showfolk visited the bier. Journal -American, father of George M. Cohan. He played as The body was shipped to Ill., most every branch of show business, columnist of The Decatur, 6 of St. Vincent comedian with John Drew and started where private services were held at the having been with many indoor and out- April in the Church door amusement organizations during Ferrer. New York. Lew Dockstader as a blackface comedian. home of Enoch Martin, brother-in-law MOYER-NOLAN-Earl Moyer, orches- Among the songs he wrote which of Mrs. Francis, April 18. Public serv- his 20 years in the field. Among numer- held amuse- tra leader at Cathay Tea Gardens, Phila- brought him fame were Life Is But a ices were conducted at the Moran & Son ous positions he had were delphia, and Mary Nolan, nonpro, in Deck of Cards, Kick Me Again, The Funeral Chapel the same afternoon. In- ments and concessions director of annual Widow Get Jane. His El Paso Sun that city. and Thee Gone, terment was in Harristown, Ill., Ceme- (Tex.) Carnival; manager NORTON-KERNISH--Ray Norton, pro- wife, Mary Jane, died in 1937. His first tery. Floral pieces and wires came from of State and county fairs and producer wife was Madigan, a bareback rider. of and expo- jectionist at 56th Street Theater, Phila- Ida all over the country. Active pallbearers merchants' manufacturers' delphia, and Mae Kernish, nonpro, April He leaves three sons and five daughters. at Decatur were Charles T. Goss, Tom sitions in the West and Southwest. He CROWLEY-John, 78, part owner of was general manager of Arizona State 14, in Philadelphia. W. Allen, Noble C. Fairly, Lee Sullivan, O'NEILL - RANDALL Jimmei O'NeiU the now closed Empire and Rialto thea- Ben Roodhouse,' Powell Leonard, Harry Fair, Phoenix, in 1934; director of Poca- - ters, St. John, N. B., in that city recently. tello (Ida.) Days of Old Fort Hall four and Virginia Randall in Kansas City, Roberts and Joseph Firth. Honorary Mo., April 1. Survived by a son, Rev. W. J. Crowley, pallbearers were Mrs. Nell Allen, Mrs. years; amusements director for Allied Chipman, N. B. PEABODY-KAUPANGER Eddie Pea- Grace Goss, Mrs. Viola Fairly, Mrs. Jane Service organizations of Phoenix, and body, radio and orchestra banjoist,- cur- DAVIS-Whitey, killed in an auto ac- Pearson, Lillian Griffen, Mrs. Bird amusements director of the State de- cident at Olney, Va., April 3. He had rently featured on the WLS National Brainerd, Mrs. Joe Firth and Mrs. Harry partment of Veterans of Foreign Wars Barn Dance, and Ragna Kaupanger, been with the Ringling-Barnum and Al Roberts. of Arizona. He also was originator of G. Barnes circuses and Joe Greer's Rodeo. United Airlines stewardess, April 11 in GILMAN-Dr. Louis L., 71, president Southern California annual grand prize Chicago. DEVEREAU-Walter, 30, widely known of New Hampshire Fair baby show and $1,000,000 baby parade. former star athlete, killed in an auto Association, POST-CORBIN-Dick Post, radio an- April 13 in Frisbee Memorial Hospital, His widow, Audrey, and 21 -month -old nouncer, and Helen Corbin, secretary to accident near Glenrock, Wyo., recently. Rochester, N. H., where he had under- son, John Edward, survive. Burial in Devereau had also been engaged Howard Mayer, April 1 at the Sherman in va- gone an emergency operation. A Spanish St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Ml., Hotel, Chicago. rious night club operations in Denver War veteran, he was a graduate of April 18. vicinity. Dart- RAMSEY-HEFFLEFINGER-John Her- and mouth Medical School and practiced in O'HALLORAN - Thomas, 58, news- bert Ramsey, nonpro, and Edith Heffle- DINKEL-Wilbur Jules, 50, one-time Rochester over 40 years. paperman, who was publiicty director of Theater, president of New Orleans Local finger, cashier at the State Ches- the GRIMALDI-Mary, 74, mother of Hal the Sesquicentennial Exposition, Phila- ter, Pa., in that city April 1. AFM and former orchestra leader in Weber ,burlesque comedian at the Re- delphia in 1926, suddenly April 9 at his RAPIEFF-TAURO$-Kenneth Rapieff, vaudeville and legit houses in New public Theater, New York, April 2 in home in that city. He leaves his wife, announcer at Station WICC, Bridgeport, Orleans, April 8 at Marine Hospital, that San Francisco, of a heart ailment. Also Essa; a daughter and two sisters. Conn., and Magdaline Tauros, chorus city. Dinkel led bands at the old Hip- survived by her husband, six other sons POMPEJI-Elmo F., well known in At- girl, formerly with the Hirst Circuit, in podrome, Winter Garden and Dauphine and, five daughters. lantic City musical circles the past 20 New York April 3. HAUG-George William, 62, first man- years, in that city April 8 after a short REILLEY-EULE-Lt. Albert Sherman ager of the Fairbanks, Morse & Co. Band, illness. He spent 12 years as a member Reilley, and Sonya Eule, professionally Otto Wells April 13 at his home in Beloit, Wis. of the orchestra in the Colonial Theater, known as Sonya Lee, in Dayton, O., Haug later became manager of the Oscar Atlantic City. Survived by his widow, April 6. Otto Wells, 67, general man- Mayer Co. Band at Madison, Wis. Sur- Josephine, and a sister. SABOV-RAh1bKI-Nathan Sabov, vio- ager of Ocean View Amusement Park vived by his widow, a daughter, three sis- PO'r1'r;'R-William Lloyd, 60, former linist, and Freda Raefeki, pianist, both and at one time executive of a the- ters and two brothers. prominent circus clown juggler, pro- well known in Philadelphia musical cir- atrical empire embracing about 75 HAWKS-J. G., 65, pioneer film writer, fessionally known as Bill Hardigg, April cles, April 14 in that city. enterprises, died of a heart ailment in Los Angeles April 11. Hawks wrote 8 in Eustis, Fla., where he had been re- SAVITT-STILLWELL-Jan S a v it t, April 13 in his home, Pine View film plays for William S. Hart and many siding several months. Potter, who had orchestra leader, and Barbara Stillwell, Apartments, Ocean View, Norfolk, Va. other silent film stars. Later he was been connected with circuses over 40 Savitt's secretary, April 7 in Peekskill, He had been in amusement busi- story editor for Samuel B. Goldwyn and years, had been with the Barnum & N. Y. ness 40 years, having started as man- Louis B. Mayer. Bailey and Ringling Bros.' circuses, 17 SCHLUTH - HANWELL - Frank le ager of the Granby Theater, Norfolk, JONES-Margaret Rolands, 68, widow years with the Hagenbeck-Wallace show Schluth, night club and stage emcee, and and, with his late brother, Jake, later of John E. Janes, in Hamot Hospital, and during latter years had trouped Charlotte L. Hanwell, nonpro, in Phila- interested in ownership and manage- Erie, Pa., March 23. Survived by two with the Cole Bros.' Circus. He had delphia April 6. ment of theaters and parks in many daughters, Mrs. Joseph Moorehead and been retired the past two years. In SULLIVAN-LISTON-Joseph H. Sulli- cities thruout the South. They also Mrs. O. J. Smith, both of Erie, and a 1909 Potter originated the Hardigg Trio, van, member of the Pittsfield (Mass.) were owners of baseball franchises. son, Ernest Norton Whitney Jones, who composed of his brother, J. Arthur Pot- Symphony Orchestra, and Mary Agnes Otto Wells developed extensive Ocean is in show business. Services March 27, ter, who died last summer, and the Liston, nonpro, at Lenox, Mass., April 9. View properties and operated the with burial in Erie Cemetery. latter's son, John A. Potter. Deceased park in face of reverses and exten- KADER - Abd'el, 88, one-time Euro- was born in Norwich, Conn., where he sive storm damage at various times. pean vaudeville star and opera singer, was an apprentice in the pressroom of Coming 7l uages Wells was born in Memphis Janu- April 15 at Atlantic City Hospital after a The Norwich Bulletin and Record be- Zat ary 31, 1873. In Norfolk he was a short illness. After singing in German fore taking up juggling as his life work Lige Brien, manager of the Prince civic leader, known for much phil- opera he toured European variety houses and maintained his home there during Theater, Ambridge, Pa., and Evelyn anthropical work. He was a mem- with a rapid -painting act. In 1902 Oscar the off-season. His first wife, Lillian Wolk, nonpro of Pittsburgh, soon. ber of the Knights of Columbus and Hammerstein saw the act and brought Estella Tufts, died in 1925. In Decem- Audrey Peppe, professional figure Elks and many business organiza- Kader to this country, where he toured in ber, 1928, he married Anna Delcheff, skater, and David L Benner, nonpro, in tions. Survived by his widow, vaudeville 35 years. For past 11 years who survives him with a daughter by Sun Valley, Ida., next month. Kathryn Burke Wells, and a sister, he taught painting and art classes in his first marriage, Mrs. William H. Jack Renner, saxophonist and vocalist Mrs. Ben Dunham, Pensacola, Fla. Atlantic City. There are no survivors. Thorp, of Manchester, Conn., and a with Don Gordon's Orchestra, and Rita Funeral rites in Sacred Heart Church KIRL-Walter C., 42, affiliated with stepson, Kenneth F. Skinner, of Norfolk. Craig, nonpro, at Rahway, N. J., June 8. April 15, with interment in St. Mary's fairs for a number of years until his SARGODD-Joseph J., 72, former At- Nathan Gershon, of the operators of Cemetery, Norfolk. health began to fall three years ago, in a lantic City theater operator, found dead the Bath and Turf Club, Atlantic City, Houston hospital April 13. Survived by at his home in that city April 11 of nat- (See COMING MARRIAGES on page 31)

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30 The Billboard April 27, 1910 Gilbreath. Fred Jensen, Gil MacCollam, H. G. MAIL ON HAND AT Montonaro, Dorothy Shorty bergen, Gust McFFarland, Jack (Pancakes) Wm. Moods, Mrs. Gill, Chas. E. Jeter, Harold MacNeese, CINCINNATI OFFICE Johnnie Gill. Geo. Jewell, Chas. R. Shorty Place. Gill, Steward John, Getty MacNeill, A. W. 2E47 Opera Moon. Mrs. Pauline Gilmore, Paul Johnson, Al McAleer, Stewart Moore, Dotty Gilson, Shorty Johnson. Chester H. Parcel Post More, Miss Glawburn, Charlie Johnson, Ernest MrCarroll. Toe (Punkey) R. List Frank McCarthy, Geo. T. Barnett. Chester Larson, Lenore. Morgan, "Boats" fetter Goad, Dan Johnson, Gobbini, A. Johnson, Jack McCarthy. John T. B.. 11e 10e Morgan, Virginia Goddard, Harry (Pugilist) McCauslin, R. E. Brenman, A Marefllo, Mrs. A.. Murphy, Mrs. Bessie Shorty Mousezender. Goddard. Wm. Johnson. Mr. Jessie various offices of The Goldberg, Arthur Johnson. Prof. J. McClaakle, H. W. Carrigan, E.. 1Óc Maguire, I.. N.. 9c Princess (Mise) NOTE-Mail held at the McCord. Glen Mrs. E. Robertson, John S. Murphy, Mrs. Golding. Geo. Johnson, Parker Crowe. C. Good, John P. (Dutch) McCormack, Irish 9e 8e Warren Billboard is classified under their respective T. F. Mylie, Pearl Goodwin, James Johnson, P. 0. McCoy, Hall. Monte, 8c Warriner Miss Johnson, Sugar McCreery, J. A. Jones. Glen. 9c Bobbie, 8e Myron, Evelyn heads Cincinnati Office, New York Office, Gordon, Clyde Trusty Narete, Lupe - Gordon, John (Sue) McCulley. Oliver Neal, Frances Office, St. Louis Office. Requests to Gordon, Mgr. Johnson, Swede McCullough, Women Chicago Gordon Players Johnston, Lloyd G. a. Nelson, Hazel McDonald. C. Adams, Mrs. Kate Fisher, Mrs. Peggle Nichlos, Joan have mail forwarded must be received in Cin- Gordon, The Great Jones. Chas. H. Adams, Tona Florence, Mrs. s. Gorman, Bill Jones, Earl Francia Oakerson. Mrs. J. B. McDonald. Leon Abdefa, Nancy Dorothy O'Brien, Mrs. Ruby cinnati by Friday morning (early) and in New Goutermout, Wm. J. Jones, J. John Alexander, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Hazel O'Dare, Bonnie Graham. David Jones, Percy M. McElroy, Rocco Jones, Ray (Doc) McFarland. Glen Mary Ann (Dutchess) York, Chicago and St. Louis by Thursday morn- Granlick, Chas. Corley Allen. Mrs. Maud Ford. Mrs. Patricia O'Day, Peg Joy Jones, Shelby Frames, Cleo & will Don A. Jordan, Clyde L. McGair, Charlie Anderson. Thelma Oliver, Mrs. J. B. ing, otherwise names of those concerned Grant, McGee. Ernie Andrea. Miss Andre John Oliver. Mrs. Juanita Graves, Howard E. Joyce, Chas, Frances Ruby issue. "The Joyner, Jimmie C. McGee, Lester Andrews. Mrs. Osborn, Mrs. be repeated in the following Grays. Six" C. M. Dudley Freer, Mrs. D. W. Louise Grebbling, Otto Judd. H. W. McGinnise, Andrews. Margaret Fredrick. Maxine Clown Kathie, Peter McGowan. Robert Fredericks, Betty Owens, Mrs. James Rasher, Volney McGuire, Tommy Areni, Mrs. H. 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Mrs. Princess Cleo Allen, Geo. Bray, Harry Cohen, N. H. Pres. Dunning. Larry Magliery, Paul Marguerite Gordon. Pauline Pugh, Mary E. Cook Paul Cockelberg, Dupler, Merle Hagerman, Jess Keno, Dick Grabbe, Mrs. Allen, Hoyt G. Bray. P. Hale. D. D. Kent, Eugene Mahan, Carley Bell. Mrs. Eesie Pullen. Mrs. Ora Allen, J. J. Brayanza, Prof. Alphonse Dupree, Jimmie Aubrey R. Lillian, Ella C. Rae, Ramona Hobe Durand, Hale, Tom Kimball, Lee Major, Bell. Grass, Iola Louis Chiche" Calvin B. Cole, Harry Haley, J. King. Bill Malone, Jimmie Show Ralyea, Mrs. Allen, Roy Brewer. Ed Cole & Rogers Eagleson, Glomer S. Pst Whitie Gregory Mrs. L. B. Gifford Circus Eagleson Halke, R. S. (Waiter) Bell. Mrs. 0. A. Grove. Mrs. Charles Allez, Take Brewer, Dude Jungle Hall. Chester King, Harrison Maloneys. Musical Bellinger, Mrs. Eva Rann, Mrs. Sally Ames, Wentworth. Briggs, Bert Coleman. Robt. C. Circus Malott. G. D. Grovenburg, Mrs. Broadway, Charlie Coley, K EOM. Rocco Hall, Geo. L. 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Thelma Barber. Jack Hartley Jr.. Ceo. C. Miller. Cash Calk. Mrs. ]Tuff. D. Barfield. Dave Butler, Wood (Cherry Pie) Faust. flue Lamont, Tames Miller. Earl & Camer, Mrs. Teula Mn. Slemaa, Mrs. Inn Crowley. Hartman Sr., R. S. Lamores, Sloppy Hughes, Mrs. Helen Midge Barker, Doc Byers' Greater A. J. Faust. Jake Hartwick, Doc Billy Carrington, Mrs. Irving. Julia Sloane, Barlow, Dick Wayne Show Crowley, Dr. J. B. Faust, Mike (Comedian) Miller. E. B. Maurice Small, Margaret L. leave, Art Hartz, Walter Lancaster, Sgt Cliff Isom, Beulah Bessie Barnes, Eugene E. Byers. Jimmie Crab, Dewey Harvey, Don Miller, Frank Carroll, Mrs. Leo James, Mrs. Smilley, Barnes, Fletcher Caiburri, J. P. end], Robt. Fellingham, Everett Lime, Harold R. Miller, Gus Carter. Mrs. Ethel B. & Mrs Felton, Has, ee Lane, Helen Lois Mrs. W. L. Barnes, James Cain, Mr. Crump, Willie Lee Harry C. Hatton. James Speedyn Miller, James Velma S. Jarnette. Mrs. Billy Smith, Ellie E. Willis Cuesta, Ralph Frndrick, Bons Miller, John Kent Chandler, Dawn Smith, Wenona Fennell, Haughbaugh Lang, Robert :Farris, Marie Marie K. Barnette. Chas. Caldwell's Dahmer, E. J. Geo. Marvin :'Hobo" Miller, J. W. Dad Chrestenson, Mra. Jenkins, Dolly Smuckler, Barnett. Harry Comedians Dakota Bill's Fenner, Harry Femgere R. L. A. M. Snow, Alice Fenton, Hawkins, Ralph H. Langley, Happy Miller, R. Jenkins, Viols Spalding. Joan Barry & DeAlba Calendo. James Circus Robt Hawley, Barnum Miller, Smoke', Chester. Mrs. K. P. Alice Barry, Gee. Calloway, James Dalrymple, E. Heater, Cack Lankford, Walter Mills, E. J. Chumlel Mrs- Starkey, Luella Tent Show Daniels. J. P. Finch, Jack W. Berner, Frank LePage, Frencby VioletJohnson, Hope Stebbins, Mrs. Bartlett, Jack C. Cannons Heath, Jack Edw. LaPearl, Frank C. Mills, Kayo Johnson, Hope Berths Bartone, B. Cantrell, Dallas Darling, Gene Finch. Robt. Hellman. Jimmie Tom Clark. Jean .Toles, Miss Billie Bauer. 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Carter, Mark (Muscles) Flowers, John Henry, Lew Lavola, Don Mitchell.. G. L. W. Herd, Willie Lawrence, Larry Mitchell, Lucky Cook, Phyllis Keating, Nurse Talley, Sarah Treaty, 'Tenn. Red' Carter. W. L. Davidson. A. F. Flynn, Frank Mitchell, Mack Corvette, Midge Beaumont Frank Carver, Bill Davies, Steve (Shorty) (Drummer) Lawrence, Maxie Ruby Kellar, Louise Taylor, Mrs. Beckett, Billie Carver's Mechanical Davis. Mr. Folkner, Clyde Herlong, J. B. Leaman. R. H. Mitchell, Mike S. Corwin, Kent, Mrs. Bertha Catherine Beyer. Wm. Lebouef, Frenchy Mitchell, Sam Coultas. Marie Kimaikalanf, Lulu Beecham. Arthur Train Betty loop Ford, Richard Cox Oniettt Thornton, Estelle Beets, Taddy Case, Jack Davis, Fred Forshler, Fred Hicks. James Lee. C. H. Kimmel. Mrs. Vern Tinsley. Tdalle S. Hieband, H. B. Lenard, Wick, Mitchell , Tony Craft, Hyacinth Mrs. Geo Beggs, Geo. Casey, Jos. Davis, Gabe Forati, Richard Moio King, Toed, Thelma Beggs, J. Francia (Tangle Eye) Davis. Geo. W. Forsythe. F. M. Hiestand. Frank L. Trainer Minerez Cress, Arlene(Whitie) Trenell. Vee Higgin, Red Leonard, Harry Montgmnery, L. R. Crooks. Mrs, Anna Mabel Behee, Dave Cassidy, Jack Davis, John E. Fort Bill Moon. Doc R. E. Bernice King. Tuba, Mrs. Faith Beiano, Johnny (High Diver) Davis, Paisley Futile, Booker T. Higgins, Woodrow (Clown) Cummings, King, Mrs. Molly 'Puller. Mrs. Hinkle, Milt Leonard. Paris Moore, Dan A. Koch. Phyllis Bell, Earl Cassidy, W. L. Davis, Ray E. Foster, Gus Dannie Mildred Bell, Jones Cavanaugh, Bill Davis, Si eve Foster, Ray Bislop, Douglas Leroy, Dock Moore, CummineDebris Lamb, Frances Turner, Mary Hobbs, W. H. Leslie. Francis Moore, Ed. V. Ruth Bernice Bell, Vern M. Cesky, Arthur L. Davis, Wm. B. (Rusty) E. Dailey. Tuthill, Mrs. Belmont, Lely Chalkias, Wm. N. Dawson, Stanley Four Comets Hoffman, J. H. Levin, John Moore, Harry Dare, Virginia Lanbert, Tlrs. Bill Margie Edw. Holstead. J. Glenn Lewis, Bob Moore, A. J. Blue Mrs. Paulene Bennett, Murry Chalmers. Curley Dawson, Thomas Fox, Benny Davenport. LePage, Valentine, Patricia Benson, B. W. Chance, Jimmy DeBesux. 'Paul Fox, Chas. D. Holt, Archie Lewis, Donald Moran, John Willie Belle Laip , Alvin latte. Rita Van Wie. Mabel Benson. Kenneth Chaplin, R. E. DeKalb, Prof. E. Frajur, Win. Flash Honer, W. L. Lewis, Joe Morgan, Davidson. Mrs. LaRue. Joan Vaughn, L. Mae Hooker, Joe (Clown) Morey, A,H, Mayme Lee, Amy Bensted, John Chapman, Eugene DeLano, Ear Francis, Ray Mori, Veitch, Eleanor Berett, Earl Chapman, L. Deland, Carl H. (Impersonator) Hopkins Doceu Lewis. Minstrels, Wilbur Davies, Miss Sunny Lee. Miss Robbie Venus, Bummy E. Hom Jack Sammy Morman, Prof. Lew Mrs. B. Lee, Miss Ohang Bergman, Arne J. Chambers. Harold Delmar, Fred Frank, D. Morphs, W. G. Davis, yokel, Mrs. Geo. J. Bernas, M. Dent. C. R. Fredricks. Thomas Hot-Shot, One Lewis, Ralph Addis tee, Rosa Mrs. Rita John Round Lewis. Morris. Gilbert Kewpie Jeanette Vokel, Berni Viri, Count Chaptman. Happy Devoe, Jack Freedman. 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Rita Lovell, Miss Ray White, Nellie Difoyd, Ernest P. Geller, Tez Davis Linger Bros.' Show Morton, Vincent Demme, Mrs. Mary Lynn, Evelyn Miss Bishbp, Geo. Childress, Milton Lind, Art Mosher, Wm. Doris Whittaker, (Tent Show) Chillson, J. J. Dike. Grant Galloway James E. Hudson, Jack Dillingham, Mrs. McDDonald, Billie Chin Speedy Galan, on Rudy, Thomas Linville. Lonnie Mott, Luckey Nedra o Bistany, Leo M. Liu, Boo Dutch (Psychic Reader) MacKile, Williams. Mrs. Ali Bittick, "Gyp" Chinelly, Andrew Dinwiddle. Jimmie Garber, M. (Lefty) Huff, Geo. List, Harry Dad Moyer, Dobson, Eva McCann. Connie or Daisy Gardner, Roy J. D. Litton, John Mudd. Noland Beckman McDaniels, Grace Black, Lew (Capt.) Chisholm. Jack DiSanti, Joe. Buff, Muller, Geo. W. Dora & Williams. Mrs. Blahoski, Stanley Choatee' Comedians Dixie Attractions Garner. R. B. Hughes, Al R. Kittle, Joe Duffy. Mrs. Jack McDougall. Miss M. Garrettson, Garry Hughes, Thomas Littleton, Carl Munford. Johnnie Stewart W. Christ. Peter Dixon, Harry E. D. D. Murdock, Robt. K. Durand. Marie Williams. Ruby Blake. Kenneth Christman, C. E. Dobbs, Lester G:n irae, Michael (Fussy) Lockboy, Doc Durham Sisters McGee, Dorothy Williamson. Mrs. Gavin. Joe L Hullinger, Vernon Loftus, Speedy Murphy, James M. -Lachlan. Mrs. A. Blakely. Benton H. Cirse Troupe Dobney. Tex Murphy, J. R. Dyer, Lady (Pete) Anna Bland, Ernest Clairado Cliff Dodd, W. H. Geiser. Frank W. Logan, Paul Edmonds. Mrs. McLain, Sylva The Wilno. Mrs. George, Douglas Hurst, A. H. Logan. Thurman Murphy, Welton Mary McSanders, Mrs.e Blase, Milton K. Clancy, l?'og Horn Doman. Ted & Speedy Henry (Cannon Ball) Blue, Ben Clark & Clark Ethel George, James Hurst, Scott Edwards. Mrs. Wilson. Lois Joe Hyland Sr.. Dick Logsdon, Eddie - Murray, Frank Madison. Sallie Blue, Monte Clark, Edgar F. Donaldson, Robt George, Myers, Bob Red Elbert Wimmer, Barbara Bluestein, Morris Clark, Gee. E. F. Gerber, Joe Ingle, Fred Logsdon, Marcus Elam. Ruth Main. Betty Woodard. Catherine Gardner. Linford Liman. Mr. June Long, Bill Oval Myers, S. O. Marks. Sallie Mrs. N. C. Boat. J. P. Clark, Jack (Clint Dooley, Richey Cortez Myers & St. John Elsa, Joan Worman, Bonner, Willie & Clark) Doran, Harry Gerdt. Fred Irving, Martin Lorrow, Emmons, Dorothy star ball. Ctrs. T. P.. Worth, Collett & Sr.. Frank J. Irwin, Ray Los Aeros, Aerial Myers, W. H. Endrese, Edith Martin. Mrs. Frank Bobbie Boone. Bob Clark, Ralph Dourer, Art C. Gerry Act Nader, Robt. L. B. T. Boone. O. R. Clarke. Ernest Dornaugh, C. Gessinger, LewGis Jackson, Shelby Doe Evans, Evelyn Wright, Mrs. Booth. Glenn E. Claude Sr.. Leo Dougherty Red lenn Jaquath, Will Love Barney Evans, Mary & Bob Martin. Helen Helen J. Gety, Dan Jefferson, E. E. Lovell, Ben Nash. James M. Martinez, Mrs. Jessie Borrow, Ted Clayman, Robt. Douglas, Jack Hugh Xs'oodian. Nick Eyster, Donna Wright, Bostwick, Wm. L. Clayton, Barkley Downey. IT. L, Gibson. Sailor Jennings, L. W. Lowe, Col. Faber:. Miss Jackie Lillian Yofons, Mrs. Stella Ken Giest, Thomey Jeunlugs. Ted Luce, Harold Neal, Jimmie Faustino, Mrs. Marvin. Mrs. Yoshida. Mrs, Echo Botwin. Paul Clayton, Clyde C. Drake. Eugene Neal. William Roy C. Robt. O. Ludlow, Harry Nelson. Glen Fennell. Ann Mason. Mrs. J. J. LuRue Tiger Jack Hotshot Ferguson, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Cash Lyes, fiex Nelson, Harry Juanita Miller, Mrs. H. S. When Writing for Advertised Mail, Please Use Postcards. T.ynclu, Paul Nelson, H. F. Ferguson, Norma Miller, Nancy Lynch, Tex Nelson, Vick C. Fetts. Mrs. Jene Dave Also state how long the forwarding address is to be used. Lyons, Geo. Nesbitt Wm. T. Fhlher, Mize Pat Mitchell. June P.

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Newman. James Robbins, W. F. Terry, Buddy Workman, Paul Yagla, E. L. Kurtzbein, Fred Simmons, James Carter. Mrs. Jewett. Mrs. McKee, Chas. B. Newfield. H. Roberts, Charlie Chas. Bozo Yamanaka Troupe La Bounty, N. Paul Leo "Chick" Marjorie Lee Helen J. McLachlan, A. Newham Gordon Behnke Texas Max Wortham, Ed. Yoder, A. B. Lesley, Robert H. Simpson, Bob Cook, Phyllis Joyce, Mrs. Vivian McManus, Thomas Nicholas. Leo Roberts, Roy (Monkey & Goat Wright, H. C. Young, Joe F. Lownds Harry Sima, Lee Davidson, Mrs. Marvin, Mrs. Trona J. Nichols. P. D. Roberts. W. M. Show) Wright, Hank Joung, Johnnie A. Lyn,n itobert Smith, Arthur C. G. E. Oliver, Mrs. Medley, Thomas Dale Robinson. Bill H. Thomas, Geo. Wright, Herbert Young, Ray R. Lyons, Bayne Smith. Gentleman Devine, Ann Gretchen Miller, C. M. Nichols, Rudy Red Robinson. John H. Thomas, Harold Bucky Youngblood, Zeke Mangean, Spencer Torchy Eddington, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. Moen, Mike Nimmo, Dave Robinson. Lee Andrew Wyatt, Bob Zarate, Lupe Manning, Otis Soreault Jr., Sylvain Cecil Hazel Musser, Louis Nolan & Kenny Roby, Wm. Thomas, James A. Wyble, Glenn Zerm. Lawrence Marshall. Russell Sprinkle. Clarence Gerry, Mrs. F. J. Smotts, Madame O'Brien, Jack Toby Noland, Jack Rock, Larry Thomas, Tommy Wyoming Duo Zybroski, Mike Mathis, Youles J. Granger, Mrs. Rose O'Day, Mike Nord. John Toby Rockwell, Sid Thompson, Earl McKay, Alexander Taylor, Don Martha Stanley, Dorothy Peters, Ed Norris, John G. Rogers, Gene Thompson, James S. MAIL ON HAND AT oruist) Hutcherson. Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Mary Pierce, Frank R. Northrup. Donald Rogers, Jelly Roll Thompson, Mike Miller, R. H. Teakes, G rge Jack Rao, Ned H. Norton Bros.' Rogers, Ray Thompson, Miller NEW YORK OFFICE Millard, C. W. Thompson, James Raye, S. L. Circus Rogers. Shorty Thompson, Marion Mitchell, Wm. S. Thuhrer, George Roma, Prof. Norwood. Jessie Roland, Oliver A. Thompson, Wm. E. 1684 Broadway, Morales, Pedro Tucker, W. J. Bill Men Roof C7arrllmAle Red Root, Leo M. Thornton, Buddy Mount, Barry Tuthill, Edward Adams, Wayne Hamilton, Arch Forward. John Rose, Tex Thornton, Mickey Women Nock, Stuart M. Valentine, Roy G. Archer, Johnny Hanasaki, Frank hennasomas Nultimier, Herr Rosen. H. Thrasher, Dewitt Ogar, John Van Horn, Bud Baldwin, Billie Harris, Howard Never, Millard F. O'Brian, George F. Rosenberg, Mickey Tierman, James E. Allen, Margie Hunter, Beulah Ralston, Joseph Wallace, R. E. Bales, Pete Harvey, R. M. Smith, Casey O'Brien. Eddie Rosenberg, Morris 'rijan, Leonard M. Ariel. Countess (Showboat) Regan, Mr. & Walters, Clarence Barton, Jay Hatmaker, Chas. E. Smith, Gentleman O'Brien, Myron Rosenfeld, John Tilghman, Earl Black, Mrs. R. B. Hyde, Mrs. Wm. E. Mrs. G. W. Wentz, George Henderson. Cortis Torchy Spike (Players) Bynum, Kay Lucassen, Rose Lee O'Connell, Tilton -Guthrie R. Rogers Hollywood Wilsies, Doc Buckles, Roy Henderson, J. Smotts, Roy O'Connell, Thos. F. Ross, Sack Players Cole, F. McBride, Mrs. Jack Midgets (10 -in -1) Calkins. Fred Garter Spain, Lee O'Day. Mike Ross, Tommy Tolbert, Milt Crouch, Gertrude Miller, Mrs. Vera Romano, Tony Winarski, Ralph Clark, Prof, Frank Henderson, Warren Stanley, Lazie Rothrock, Ralph Eugene Ctnylí, Nalti Moran, Mrs. E. H. O'Dell. Art Tolliver, Day, Gloria Natalie, Ann Roundtree, Bob Wright, Jerry Clifton, Ramon Howe, Rex Stanley, Paul O'Malley. James Rowe. W. Y. Tooker, Norman Devereaux, O'Day Sham, Nick Wuesterfield, Coast to Coast Mac Ingram, W. T. Stevens, John J. O'Malley, Pat Rowlands. Dave Torelli, Ed Ann Shannon Herman Cole. E. (Shorty) Williams. Mark O'Neill, Peter Roy, Jessey Towndend, C. G. Dorthea, Lady Raff Emma MAIL ON HAND AT Daniels. Ose Jacobs, Jack Stevent, R. W. Rucker, DuClause, Madeline Robbins, Margie Lawrence E. H. Toyama Troupe Earle, Beatrice Roebuck, Jean Darlington. C. W. (Bozo) (Tommy) Okun Leonard Rummage, Eddie Trout, Charles L. Earle, Bernice Robinson, ST. LOUIS OFFICE Davis, L. L. Jenkins, J. W. Thompson, Able Oliver. Frank F. O. Troutman, Clarence Ethel Deal, Harold Kemper, Geo. W. Tobbin, Bob L. Runyon. Max Edwards, Mrs. Rutledge Mrs. T. 390 Arcade Bldg. Oliver, O. Chas. Trueheart, Fallon. Evelyn Searles, Donoflfo. Frank King, Jack Tubbs, Eddie Oilier, Doc Dongong Russell Fearless )Flora Duffy, Roy T. Klima, Harry Tyree, Tom Russell, Forrest, Evelyn Stewart, Mrs. G. F. Onofrey, Johnny Charlie Tucker, E. H. Gosney, Clara Florette Parcel Post Easter, Henry Lilts. Walker. Paul W. Orwig, C. W. Russell. Fred & Punter. Geo. E. Eddington, Cecil L. Lee, Jimmie Parker Williams. Claude Goss, 011ie Sege. Mrs. J. M. W., 5c Lovell, Osborn, Larry Ann Vicar & Jones Harmon Margie Thomas, Ina Rohn, T. Freed, H. T. Jack Williams, Joseph Russell.Russell.Rutledge silo. C. Harry P. Osborn, Preston Julius Ulmer, Jack Havel, Lillian Three Olympic Girls Genions, Kenneth MaaII Wright. Jim Underwood, Warren Hedberg, La Rosa Weber, Chatita Women Gorman, George C. Wright Warren Osborne. James L. Rutter Ha Wright, Jeanette Gould, S., Shows McCoy. Red Zfeta, L. O'Steen, James L. Ryan gros., Three Underwood, H. C. Barnhart, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Betty Caire. Walter McCune, Jack Overmeyer, Texas Sadler, Idus Shorty Urich, Dewey Clifford Berry, Ruth Opal Haag. Roy McDonald. Jack Cliff Santini, the Great Quick, Joseph Men Owens, Gle Chester Arthur Uthman. Dr. Aabid Scerba . Frank Nasib Anderson, J. Kurt La Vern, Vern Scharff. Leon Uthwhich, Even Anderson, Rudolph La Verne, Robert J. Owens. Lester Le Roy, Owens. Marvin Schellen George Utley, Dan Banks, Sam J. Jack Schempel, Emil (Cowboy) Berra, Mike (Le Roy, the Page, Harr? Mickey Ot1 yela Page. Robert Schiller. Bernie Vail. Frank Blair, Wizard) ZS Otto . Schilling, Lyle Van Ame. Pete Brewer, George Lewis, Jack Paige, Dutch Van Brent. Walter Brinkley, Jeffers Laftig, Charles A daughter, Patricia Eileen, to Mr. and Palmer. Joe V. Fred Martin, Jack LOS ANGELES, April 20.-Freakish Palmer, Lew Schimmelpfenning, Vandiver. Bob Cadieux, C. Mrs. J. S. McLaughlin in Lincoln Hos- Richard games Van, Tattoo Cameron, Ray Masek, Joseph sent big crowds to local is a Palmeteer. Vardells, The Cameron, R. H. McNeil, A. W. summer weather pital, New York, recently. Father Paoli. Eddie Schneider Texans. Campbell, Arizona Miller, Eugene former repertoire and stock actor and in Pappas. Chas. Doc Varga, D. J. B. beaches over the week-end. Concessions, the Great R Varney, George Jack Mantle, Johnny later years appeared in Broadway pro- Para Velare, Buddie Carl, George Moran, Bob closed for the winter, reopened and did Parham, Schweinbold,Schran H. J. Murphy ductions. Mother writes poetry under her Andrew. Scott, Boyce Vevens, Harry Cherkoski, Frank Eugene J. Park, Vickers, Natt R. Myers, Fred good business. Al M. (Moxie) Miller, who maiden name of Mary Haughey. Magician Scott, B. M. Claire, Hans Nagama Joe Scott. E. Milton Vincent, J. V. operated many concessions at Ocean Park. Scott, Riley Vivian, Jack Cooper, Tea Nelson, Harry Fresl A son to Mr. and Mrs. Phil Lazar at Parker, Curley Corbett. Edward Nelson, M. Park, Calif., returned from San Fran- Lew Scruggs, Forrest M. Voiee, Harold (Sword) St. Agnes Hospital, Philadelphia, April Parker, Seaman, Waddell Peggy Craig, Frederick Swallower) cisco. George Simmonds is working as (Allen & Parker) Bert Crane, Alex Nunguesser, Lee 1. Father is a member of the staff Parker, Sherwin Belden & LaVelle Wade. Ernest a free-lance concessioner. Chief (Bobby) Ulie Wade, Ralph L. Davis, Carl O'Connor, Ralph was operating Frank Palumbo's, Philadelphia Parkerscn, Wade & Smith ihrer, Charles Parish, Frank Whitehorse, Indian stunt man, the Payoff Troupe Sells, CJacwk Dobish, Joe Perry, Jack night club. ictor Seymour the Show subject of a new film anent his act. PP Oland Dorris, Joseph T. Rains, Arnold L. aaseB,`Sani Magician Wagoner, Heider. Mickey building A son, Rudy, to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver N"liby Red Shaltz, Eddie Waite, Kenneth Duby, Ralph Charley Delps has finished Pastern, Walene, Al Duke, H. J. Reynolds, Earl rigging for his act. World's Fair Solley at Lying -In Hospital, Philadelphia, Patrick, Ted Shanks, Dr. Dewitt Flyer, Tony Pop" new T. R. Share. Jack Walker. C. L. 1. is member of the staff Patrick, Walker, Garnet Edwards Frank Rice, Billy Shows and Coe Bros.' Circus Combined April Father a Petrinos, Nick Sharp, George Elzenbeck, Ryan, Jack Sheldon, Wm. A. Walker. Karl J. Phillip opened at Belvidere Gardens, California, operating Jack Lynch's, Philadelphia ho- Patton, Billie Wall, Adger Flaherty, James Ryon, Walter Patton, F. G. Shepherd. C. H. A. Fox, Jack A. Sherwin, Albert on Tuesday to good business. Golden tel roof garden night club. Sherman, Chester Wall. J. A. Patty. Jack Wan, Jay Gallagher, E. J. Singleton, Ira State Shows' opening has been deferred A. D. Sherman, G. Blender'. A daughter, Patricia, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul, Wallace, Bert Gibbons. W. A. Stevens, George for a time. Jerry Leslie, former lender'. Albert Sherman. Pa & Ma Glinea, Morris Stevens, George short James Skinner Jr., April 4 in Philadel- Frank Shields, Wilmot Wallace, Gus Chicago showman, is located in a new Paxton. Wallace, W. M. Goetz, Lemie Whatt Mechano phia. Father is an executive of the Philco Pearl & Griffin Shipley, Claud Goldstein, Al Strahl, Eddie business here. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Hola- WmL e Jae ward Wallace, Vail Nat Tan, Radio and Television Corp., Philadelphia. Shore Denny Walls, Tommy Grant, Alex han, for many years concessioners with Pence, Walter, Kenneth F. Graybeal, Walter Taralin, Jack Pendleton. C. T. Shriver, Salem E. Walters, Great American Taylor, Billy Shorty Eastern carnivals, are retired and living A nine -pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Penny, A B. Shroeder, Mr. Herbert Taylor, Tiny Bill Shulman. Billy Walters, James Shows in Hollywood. Ross R. Davis is operating Steerman. Father is a member of Warner Petrie, Senor Waltrip, A. E. Hanlon, A. W"Pat" Johnnie Peshong, Wm. J. Sicker, Edward A. Vain, Freda-Fred rides and concessions at Lincoln City Bros.' Tri-State Theaters executive staff. Siegrist, Billy Ward in...Tack C. F Peterson, King Ward, Hart Jr., Don Wall, Adger or and Griffith City parks. Louis Goebel, Kong Siegrist, Chas. Staunton Haver, Jack Alxe A seven -pound daughter, Miriam Coral, Simmons, Del D. Warner, Harry S. of Goebel's Lion Farms, is presenting Pettit. N. C. Warner, Sanford Heiden, Frank Ward, Hank to Mr. and Mrs. Ran Wilde at American Simms, Bud Hinkle, Milt Webb, E. S. week-end shows to good crowds. Mabel Phelps. Cecil Simon, Harry Albert Hospital, Oakland, Calif., April 6. Father Phillips, Al Warrington. Claude Hoffman, Hans Wells, Al Stark's lion and tiger groups are being Singer, Herman Hornbrook, Earl C. Wilson, Johnny is the orchestra Ieader. Phillips,P Don Biros, Bill Watson, Frank featured. George Emerson presents the Phillips, Goody Watson, Jack Hughes, Dick & AI Woodards, J. C. Slagle, Lewis Hye, Cy Woodburry, Bob elephants and Cheerful Gard- Phillips. Robert Slagle 8 D Watts, Tex Peavine Whitbeck A 7% -pound son, John Ernest, to Million Bros. Weaver, J. T. Jones, John Earl Wright, Earl ner has the Hagenbeck-Wallace elephants. and Ernest Slavin Burrows Hos- James Slay. Howard Kaye, Bert Young, Raymond A. Vivian at Piccolo, Smith Frank Weaver, Johnnie Kaye, Phillip Joe Metcalfe is breaking an elephant for pital, Chicago, April 4. Parents are Pickard, W. J. Snuffy Webb, Joe B. Pierce. Doc Smith, Gentleman Weber. John George Coe Shows. motordrome' riders, formerly with the Pierce, George Webster, James MAIL ON HAND AT Slim Torch), William T. Spaeth, now making the Art Lewis and Hennies Bros.' shows. Smith, Jack & Clark beaches and other points in Southern Piercer, Howard Dolly Weever, Edwin A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Drexel Pietila. Walter Smith, Jack L. Weiss. Whitey CHICAGO OFFICE California, plans visit to Colinga, Calif. Pollock, Harvey Smith, Capt. Weitz, Lou 404 Woods Bldg., Kirkendall are touring Lamb in Jackson, Mich., April 10. Father Weller. E. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pollock. Sam Bud Jerome S. 52 West Randolph is the band leader. Poole, Jimmy & Smith, Walter, Wells. C. W. et. in the North and Ben Dobbert returned Jean Bandleader Wells. Wm. from a rceent trip. Moe Levine is get- West, Stanley A daughter, Daphne, to Mr. and Mrs. Pope, Billy Smith, Will Women ting ready to join Monte Young Shows Fairbanks Jr., Los Angeles Snyder, Howard-& Western, J. W. Douglas in Poplin, Charles Western, S. S. Ali, Sonia Tiadji Lopez, Laura in Provo, Utah. Marshall Griffin's stock April 8. Father is the film actor and Porter. Lewis June Weston, Sammy Allan, Louise K. Lore, Laurel Joe Joby Ssvder. W. E. is being worked by Vera North. Doc mother is the former Mary Lee Potter, Soda. Coredo Wharton, Slick Barry, Grace Lummus, Louise the Potts, Harvey H. Fred Benevento, Carol Marvell, Mrs. Cunningham has his small animal circus Bill Sonitz, Carl Whetten, D. Epling. Powell. South, Earl Whipple, L. H. Brandon. Joan Macchino, Madeline unit booked for fairs and events. Mr. Powell. C. T. White, Edw., Brockleaby, Sally Palmares A 41/2 -pound son, Charles David, to Preacho, Dale Borger, Steve Burke. Ethel Melvill, Mrs. Sarah and Mrs. Warren Henderson and children S. S. Sprat. Melvin & Cowpuncher Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Reynolds in Okla- Prince, Celia Gee. Sailor Clark, Ora Nelson, Vivian left for the East after visiting in Red- Proctor, Russell White, Crane. Mrs. Earl Norack, Olga lands and Los Angeles, Calif. Candy homa City March 27. Father, known as Pronll. Eddie Staats Bros.' Circus White Med. Show. Augustus Olsen, Shirley organist at Pruitt, Robert S. Stahlin, E. M. Ed. Owens, Mrs. Rita Moore came 1n for a brief stay. Mr. and Mickey, is staff pianist and Prunier, Lewis Stanley, Charlie White, Wally Crawford. Margaret Powers. Babe Mrs. Joe Dupere, former troupers, arrived Station KOMA, Oklahoma City, and Purcell, Pat Stanley, Clipper Whitman, Wm. M. Patricia mother is known is show business as Purdue. Geo. E. Stanley, G. M. Whitmore, Robert Dakoff. Mrs. Joann Ramsey, Estelle from Louisville and plan a trip to Hawaii. Purvis. C. Stanley, Jackie Whitney. 011ie Dare.- Yvette Randall. Louise Jack and Irene McAfee are making spots Joyce Barker, emsee and dancer. Rachat, Ray Stanley. Lew Whittaker, Bill Davis. Rose (Randall Sisters Teachers' Association aus- An eight -pound son, Daniel Shakes- Radcliff, Art Starr, Heddy Joe Whittington, E. V. Devereaux, Billie Trio) under Parent Rae. John C. Stengerg, Ivan- Widener. Francis Diana. Phoebe pices. Harry Merkle joined World's Fair peare, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Comer Jr., Ratlnud, Geo. Lucile Wilfred -Mae Trio Gill, Jean Redmond, Shirley and Coe Bros.' Circus Combined. in Springdale, O., near Cincinnati, April Rainson, Sawel Stephens Ulysses Willander, John Hayward. Aurora L. Reeves. Mrs. Harry Randall, Harry Sterchi, E. B. Williams, Bubba Herrin, Peggy Rider, Mrs. Pauline 3. Father is a well-known rodeo and Rankin, Mickey Stevens, Joseph Willmas, Harry lledberg, Mrs. Roderick, Lady Wild West arena director. Rankine Jr.. Tom Stevens, Toney Williams. Joseph Phillis Olga Bay, Buster Stewart, Orville F. Allen Huff. Mrs. Sigfried, La Rosa A 7% -pound son to Mr. and Mrs. Al Ray. Gordon Still. Loney Williams, Harry Edward J. Swishy, Mrs. H. C. MARRIAGES Katz April 5 at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Phila- Raymond. Ed Stoker, Tex Leonard Lawson, Berdfe Taylor, Audrey COMING representative Rea, James W. Stone, Carl G. Williams & Lee Clara Vor,e'l, Mrs. R. (Continued frofn page 29) delphia. Father is field Reagan. Michael Stone, Geo. B. Williams Lewis, Jean Zorn, Zada and Ruth Kaye, chorus girl at Jack for Jay Emanual Publications, motion Reardon,, Tom Stone, John H. Willa). the Great picture trade magazines. Reaver, Vernon Stone, Robert Wilson, Bud Men Lynch's, Philadelphia hotel roof garden, Reaves, J. D. Storey. Bill Wilson, Chas. in Atlantic City in July. An 81/2 -pound daughter, Jean, to Mr. Redding, Ray H. Alabama Chuck Allen, Capt. Frank Fraynse. Arthur J. and Mrs. Bruce Harrison in Roseville Redin. Dad Storm, Frank L. Wilson, Chew - Ames, Alfred Gabby, Frank Frank Green, projectionist at the Reed. Frank S. Streets. Dr. F. tobacco Pete Austin, Bill Gal)uicci, Nick Park Theater, Wilmington, Del., and Mich., April 7. Father is manager of the Reed. Jimmy Booger Struble, O. F. Wilson, Cliff Berke. Jack S. Gates, A. L. Roseville Theater there. Reeths, Fred Stuart, Sam Wilson, G. L. Bresnahan, T. J. Gist Joe Eleanor Amerose, nonpro, in Philadel- Regan. Pat Stuehurg, Ernie Wilson, Guy Bullock, R. T. Golding, Jack & phia next month. A seven -pound son to Mr. and Mrs Bid Reitzel, Jay S. Stump, W. R. Wilson, J. Hull Burnett. Jack' Polly Goodwin April 8 In Philadelphia. Father Rendolek, John Styer. Bob \l'in st anley. lr hart Carlinville Mattress Gomez. Don Luis Hal Tunis, announcer at Station Reply. Jaok Styles, T. R. Winstead Mighty Co., The Green, Abel WIBG, Glenside, Pa., and Sylvia Lip- is drummer with Earl Moyer's Orchestra. Renniek Mel Sugden Ward E. Minstrels Charles & Edwards Harpers Circus A son to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Byrnes, Reno. Edw. A. Suggs, Mackie Winston, Jack Cheswick, E. T. Hayes. Allen sohutz, nonpro, in Philadelphia next Reno -Margie Sullivan, Frank Winters. Geo. Coleman. G. ' A. Hayes, Bill month. April 6 in Philadelphia. Mother is a (Budd) (Curly) Reuter. Lawrence Sullivan, Henry A. (Feets ) of daughter of Robert Lynch, head of the Reynolds, Dan Sullivan, Scottie Winters. Herman J. Crane, H. C. lleguer. Arthur W. Betty Molish, dancer and member Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer film exchange In Reynolds, Harold Summer, Willard F. Winters, Jimmie Crank, Bill Meth, Luteh the La Scala Opera Ballet, and Theodore Rice. A. C. Sundstrom, John E. Wirt, Bobbie Daly, Joe Holmes, Larry E. nonpro, in Philadelphia soon Philadelphia. Rice Hiram Sutton. Charles Wise, David A. Deanna & Del Hopbns, Bob Seiver, Richards Geo. Sutton. James Keith Wise. Dr. Ed. F. Campo Hurley. Charles Wilf Collier, assistant engineer_ at Richter. Charles Snzo, Doc Jack E. Withers, Howard Delaney, John D. (Huger) Riddle, Clemson Swanson. Caul M. Denniker, Paul Ibberson, Bert Station CKCK, Regina, Sask., and Anabel Riebel. Toby Tabor. Jimmie Witherspoon, Foy Delaney, B. A. Johns, Harvey S. Harper, Regina, soon. Divoices Ries Dutch Talbert, Homer R. Witt, Larry Dohom, Teddy L. Jones, Russell Riley Mita Taylor Buck Woods, Daniel Emerson, Bobby Judge William Robinson, son of Harold C. Mrs. Carol Cook Linton, Darien, Conn., Ring, Louis Tecklow Family wood, George Farley, Joe Kaye. Bert Robinson, chief barker of Detroit Variety former Broadway showgirl and dancer, Ripley, Jack To,o, is. Theodore Morris Paula, Raymond Karmi, Prince his father, who from Hartman Linton, former liitctdsun, Geo., Tepolt, Rubin Woods, Johnnie Fitzgerald, Mr. Kelly, Eddie Club, and assistant to John Show 'n .lore. max (Human Fly) (Punch Needle Kerein, Harvey heads Filin Truck Service, and Betty bandleader and now night club operator Roark Charlie Terrell, Billy. Woods, John B. Agent) King, Eddie Ann Lang, nonpro, June 8 at Gesu at Dearfield Beach, Fla., in Bridgeport, Roberson, Go.. Cowboys Woolrich, Carl Foshett, George Kruger, Raymond 12. Mgr. Thames, Gene Word, Mickey Musselhead Knutson. E. Church, Detroit. Conn., April

www.americanradiohistory.com 32 The Billboard CIRCUSES April 27, 1940 Conducted by CHARLES WIRTH-Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O R -B'S GARDEN BIZ AMAZES o Gross of More Than $700,000 "When Doctrine of Res 150 at First Ipsa Loquitur Applies Round -Up of Anticipated for 26 -Day Run, to Injury Suits" Youngstown Club See Carnival Department of YOUNGSTOWN, O., April 20.-More than NEW YORK, April 20.-With the past closes with Tuesday, April 30, perform- This Issue 150 men and women representing prac- week-end (13-14) pocketed as probably ance), expected to go into heavy figures business the biggest two-day take in the history on the basis of its being the Jewish tically every branch of show of modern American circuses -and this Passover period, with members of that gathered at Hotel Ohio here Sunday, could mean all time-Ringling-Barnum faith absenting themselves from their Barker in Philly for April 14, for the first annual spring continued this week to lure near -ca- occupations for Monday or Tuesday or Republican Convention round-up of the Youngstown Showmen's pacity crowds. Afternoon and evening both and the youngsters holidaying all PHILADELPHIA, April 20. -As an Club. Arrangements were made by a of Saturday the 13th brought a gross week. It is confidently anticipated that added attraction to the Republican committee of district showmen headed unofficially estimated at $53,000 to the (See R -B'S Garden Biz Amazes, page 40) national convention here in June the by Jack McNulty. box offices, with about 3,000 turned Women's Republican Club of Pennsyl- Program got under way at 2 p.m., away at the first show and hundreds vania will sponsor a three-ring circus, when more than 100 handicapped jamming the aisles at premium prices. Hamid -Morton rodeo and thrill show. Mrs. Edna R. children of the city were brought to the Evening show taxed the Garden to the Carroll, in disclosing the sponsorship, hotel by firemen in trucks. A special limit. Sunday afternoon's performance said that Barker Bros.' show has been party for the kiddies, who were guests had an even larger turnaway and topped Outdoor Show To booked for June 15-30, to appear at the of the Youngstown group, was held in Saturday's standees, but with half rate 11th and Erie circus grounds. Two the ballroom. C. A. Klein's Rhythm Re- for kids, plus passes, take was cor- Be Three -Ringer benefit performances will be held for vue of 1940 was presented, and candy, respondingly lower. BUFFALO, April 20.-Plans for the local orphans and underprivileged pop corn and novelty balloons were dis - Even close insiders cannot place their first Hamid -Morton outdoor circus children. (See 150 at Club Round -Up on page 37) finger on the exact reason for this land- season under Shrine auspices are well office business, especially in view of the under way, and the outlook for a suc= fact that Easter week was muffed due to cessful summer is very bright, accord- its extreme earliness on the calendar and ing to Bob Morton. Morton stopped here also because the Garden had other April 18, en route to Canada, to confer Greater Olympia, With Top -Flight commitments, including championship with Henry P. Bronkie, president of the hockey, on its schedules. Are conditions New York State Council of Shrine sharply improved? Is New York's great Temples and spokesman for the Shriners Acts, Swings Into Action at the support indicative of the attitude of the who will sponsor the outdoor circus. At rest of the country? Is the fact of a present, Morton explained, 12 cities are Presidential year reversing the theory of definitely booked, and altho the stands to Near -Capacity Biz minimum spending? Is the European war will be weekly for the greater part of the Chi Stadium causing a loosening of the purse strings season, some towns will have to accept CHICAGO, April 20.-A near -capacity single over the center ring. Latter gets of Mr. and Mrs. America? Is the circus, three-day engagements, as this is the crowd welcomed back the Chicago Sta- an announcement and spotlight for his as an industry, due for a big comeback only way to fill most of the requests for dium's annual spring circus here last closing rope drop, hanging by his neck. as are amusements in general? Could the show. night in the 18,000 -seat arena. Billed Power's Elephants return to Chicago it be that the show's interesting color, After the Hamid -Morton unit plays for the second successive year as the again with their well-groomed routines and produced and, as always, prove their reputation costumes and streamlining are account- Quebec and Montreal indoor dates, it Greater Olympia Circus . ing for the b. o. rush? Finally, have the will go to Trenton, N. J., to prepare for for the Stadium by the Barnes -Car- as being one of the best -drilled bull Big Show blurb messengers, by their re- the opening of the outdoor season June ruthers' office, show is one of the largest routines in the business. The baseball markable record in the New York and 10 at the New Jersey State Fair grounds. to appear in this city and possesses a game had the kids in the aisles. The on aerial bars fill metropolitan public prints, taking in New Equipment Bought wealth of top-flight acts obtained from Harold Volse Troupe every conceivable category of publicity all parts of the nation. It is without the next spot with routine comedy and and exploitation, not excluding the per- Much new equipment has been pur- doubt one of the most pretentious cir- straight stuff, followed by one of the formance of the outdoor billing depart- chased, including 15 Chevrolet trucks, a cus programs to be presented in these first boxing kangaroos to appear in Chi- ment and the radio program bureau, 130 -foot round top with three 50 -foot parts and the three-hour running time cago in several years. It's Lindsay middle pieces to seat about 4,200 persons, Fabre's act, with "Aussie," the kicker, proved that they are entitled to as much and a menagerie top, an 80 with three 50 - is crammed full of the top names of the credit as any single item concerned sawdust and fair grand -stand world. handing a knockout blow after a routine foot middles. Construction is being too long. Good with operations? These are some of the completed on new cage wagons for Clyde Under the direction of B -C's Sam J. that possibly is a little questions that students of the "situa- Levy, production was remarkably smooth entertainment, tho, and is deserving of Beatty's wild animal unit. single. tion" are trying to answer, and by so do- An important item in the Hamid - for an opening performance and after the center -ring ing pool the experience gained locally Morton plans is the substitution of it gets a few more shows under its belt, The Faludys, Cristianis (acro division and adapt it for the rest of the big three ringe for the originally planned should run off without a hitch. Show of family) and members of the Loyal- nation-wide tour. one -ringer. Morton said this was due to will run until May 8, with matinees Repenski family come on next with a Whether the show is as good as or bet- so many requests for a three-ring circus. daily. According to reports, advance display of teeterboard acrobatics, featur- ter than it has ever been is a question Most of the talent used for the indoor ticket sale is exceptionally heavy. ing a four -high finale. Next display, an that will probably never be successfully circuses will be retained, according to Frank (Bring 'Em Back Alive) Buck, innovation in statue numbers, has mem- answered, but the fact remains that Morton, and 21 displays with about 30 takes time off from his World's Fair bers of the Marvellets, Abdallahs and audiences are receiving it with acclaim. acts will be given. duties to fill the name spot of the show, Dowling Sisters, fem acro acts, doing Advance sale continues to soar, with The outdoor circus will have a large riding a large bull in the opening spec. routine posing numbers with the aid of next week, the last full week (show side show. Buck's presence is billed heavily around unusual lighting displays, and blackouts town as an "extra added attraction." Be- between numbers instead of the usual sides his personal appearance he has lined drop curtains. Troupes are under direc- up a free wild animal display group in tion of Ernest Brengk. the outer hallways similar to his line-up Mazy and Brach, who do just about Sell -Outs and Turnaways Breaking at the big Jungle Camp in the World's everything in a balancing way while Fair amusement area. Animal show re- riding unicycles of all sizes, make one placed the freak show on the outside, (See Greater Olympia on opposite page) at St. Louis Police Show Lee Sloan's headless girl illusion being Records the only added pay attraction within ST. LOUIS, April 20.-The St. Louis camel, Edna Dee's dogs and ponies and the building. Siegrist Club Police Circus will no doubt break all George Harvey's Circus (dogs and Program is patterned after the Euro- previous attendance records when the ponies).. No. 11, clowns, with many singles 12, Walter pean -style circus, with many Round -Up April 28 annual show ends next Tuesday night. novel walkarounds. No. working in the one ring, and a 15 - It opened April 10, and since last Sun- Gulce, aerial comedy bar. No. 13, Curtis/ CANTON, 0., April 20.-Annual spring and Davi - minute intermission divides the first day all seats for the night performances Taximeter Mule "Beeswax" and second halves of the performance. round -up of the Charles Slegrist Show- have been sold, with hundreds turned son's Jokers. No. 14, Adele Nelson's men's Club will be held Sunday, April "Jumbo", and Edith Christy's Arena is composed of usual hippodrome away. No reserved seats are available elephants, track, one ring and two stages. 28 at the Belden Hotel here, Sterling for the remaining performances. elephants. No. 15, the Great Peters, (Duke) Drukenbrod, president, has an- This year's show runs for 14 consec- billed as the "only man in the world The Performance nounced. It will be a stag affair and utive afternoons and nights at the who daily hangs himself by the neck - Show gets off to a colorful start with will start at 3 p.m. There will be circus Arena, which has a much larger seating and lives." No. 16, St. Louis Police the opening spec, beautifully wardrobed movies and other entertainment until 6, capacity than the Coliseum, where the Quartet. No. 17, Slide for Life. No. 18, by the Lanquay Costume Co., and com- when dinner will be served. Members circus was held last year. Souvenir Capt. John Keller, Miss Dorothy and prising the usual hullabaloo that makes and guests will be entertained in the program consists of 390 pages. Dick Arthur on high school horses. No. up the typical big-time circus grand evening with a vaude show. The circus is being directed and pro- 19, Rudy Rudynoff and trained horse. entry. Buck makes his only appearance The party will be in the form of a duced by the Fanchon & Marco offices No. 20, Six Antalaks and Pope Family, a ponderous ele- 21, parade and of the evening, astride farewell to many trouper members, who for the second successive year. tumblers. No. clowns' phant, and is greeted by cheers from the will leave shortly to join outdoor attrac- the Royal Doberman Pinschers. No. 22, in audience. It's Thirty -One Displays Les aerialists. No. 23, Edna Curtis, younger element the tions. Kimris, Buck's first appearance in Chicago with A delegation of members from the There are 31 displays: Nos. 1 and 2, Carlos Carreon, George Christy, Rudy No. No. 24, a circus, the Ringling-Barnum and newly formed Showmen's Club of Grand Overture and Grand Parade. Rudynoff with trained equines. shows not making as well as 3, Al Ackermann Trio, the Harlequins, Otto Griebling's Magic Car and the Barnes -Sells -Floto Youngstown will attend, mem- Christy's Football pony; Three Jokers clowns in more walkarounds. No. 25, this town two years ago when the bers and guests from Wooster, Dover, and Rice -Davison Trio, tumblers. No. 4, the Wallendas and the Grotofents, high "bring -'em -back" man held the featured New Philadelphia, Alliance, Massillon, Dolly Jacobs with her riding lion and wire. No. 26, Al Ackermann's Seven Tip spots. Akron and other near -by cities. lion which leaps thru a ring of fire. No. Tops and the Demnatis, pyramids and Opening display is reminiscent of 5, Bert Dearo, Three Equillas, Two tumbling. No. 27, Hanneford Family, the Ringling-Barnum of other years with Conklin Gets Shrine Contract Skalats and La Petite Corinne, aerial- Zavattas and Walters Troupe, equestrians. the always -amusing ground acrobats, ists. No. 6, Helen Ford an,d Master No. 28, clowns. No. 29, the Behees, Four table falls, etc., of Harry Rittley, the TORONTO, April 20.-J. W. (Patty) George, equestrians. No. 7, Terrell M. Comets and the Valentino, flying acts. Nelson Brothers, Randow Trio, Victoria Conklin signed a contract this week Jacobs' big wild animal act. No. 8, No. 30, Betty and Benny Fox in their and Lorenz and Smiley and Smiley. with the Shrine Club at Brantford to clowns. No. 9, Five Queens and an Ace, "Dance of Death," dancing on a platter Aerial gymnastics follow quickly with furnish a circus. Merrick Nutting, aerial feats by five women and one man. only 18 inches in diameter high in the the Milo Linwood Company on high traps general agent of the Conklin Shows, will No. 10, Morrison's Circus, Pansy the air. No. 31, Grand Finale March. over the stages, and Gregoresko in a handle the publicity and advance work.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 CIRCUSES The Billboard 33 with the Naitto girls in the center ring factor accounting for the small attend- and Gasga and Bert Sloan holding down ance was publicity trouble. Officials MILL Circus Saints the stages. Cretonas work high over claim that of 8,000 sheets of billing AND Stage No. 1 with their wire -walking contracted for Only 750 were actually routines. Little 10 -year -old Enrico posted. itcus la,zs Gretona scores completely with his in- Sinners' Club dividual work By THE RINGMASTER besides entering into CFA By FRED P. PITZER some of the group stunts. Despite his pas President Secretar (National Secretary) age, the little "feller" is a swell show- P WILLIAM H. JUDD W. M. BUCKINGHAM man. ilu,ddy /¡0.111 till(/' ne,n 25 Murray St., P. O. Box 4, New Britain, Conn. Gales Ferry. Conn. NEW YORK, April 20.-Following are The Otaris are back with their criss- Send One Photograph and This (Conducted by WALTER HOHENADEL. Editor the officers of the rapidly growing Hugh cross flying number, as good as ever, and "The White Tops," care Hohenadel Printing B. Sproul Tent in Staunton, Va.! Au- just before the blow-off Jorgen M. Advertisement With Company, Rochelle, IR.) gustus N. Dull, president; Charles B. Christenson's 10 -horse Liberty number $2.25 for either RCCHELLE, H. Ralston, vice-president; Frank S. Driver, holds down the center ring. Christen - Ill., April 20.-William 100'Mirror'finished Post Judd. president of the CFA, is giving the secretary; Dr. Guy R. Fisher, treasurer; son's steeds seem to improve in ability Cards,or 12 circus wide publicity by showing his Major Stuart S. Pitcher, Dr. S. H. Garst, each season, and the act is without ques- 8x10 inch 'Mirror' finished Photos movies at the gatherings of many or- C. K. Brown, C. P. Bowman and George tion one of the very best of its kind A. And GET OUR PREFERRED CUS- ganizations, and at each one he gives a Cottrell, directors. This organization working today. The Zacchtni brothers, TOMERS' CARD entitling you to a talk on the circus. He always gets in a is planning some big things for the Hugo and Mario, close the show with Special Discount on all your Photo summer. Meetings will be held at the their always spectacular double-cannon Reproductions of any size. plug for the CFA. SATISFACTION Due to lack of information only a few camps of some of the members and at shot. GUARANTEED. least one will be held under canvas Original Photo returned unharmed. of the Fans attending the opening of the Clown Alley Big Show were mentioned last week. A with circus trimmings. National Presi- dent Harold G. Hoffman will attend one Clown contingent, altho not afforded compete list of those enjoying the show 012G1Jo PM» ART. 01 heow I)AV10N. O. of these meetings. Ralston is planning much opportunity for production pieces, were Mr. and Mrs. Judd; former presi- works hard in walkarounds, etc. Line- dent, Melvin D. Hildreth; L. P. Raymond, a summer edition (maybe a carnival number) of Three Sheet Daubs. up includes Earl Shipley, in charge; Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Caney, Mr. and Kenneth Waite Trio, Joe Coyle, Randow NEW USED Mrs. Joseph E. Minchin, Mrs. Joseph Trio, Nelson and Nelson, Everett Hart, Alexander, Joseph M. Caney Jr., Eugene Lillian Leitzel Tent: Press Agent Jim Lerfold Trio, Happy Kellems, Van Wells, Cushman, Frank O'Connor, Mrs. Coe Bill, Schonblom, Ed Hanley and several "Whitey" Harris, "Bumpsy" Anthony, TENTS Robert Bill, Carlos S. Holcomb, Jacob B. others of this tent visited the luncheon Mickey McDonald, Frank Little, "Smiley" Jones, James R. Van Cleef, Schuyler Van of the Dexter Fellows' Tent when John FOR SALE OR RENT was was Daley, Leroy Thompson, Chester Sher- WRITE FOR FREE CATALOG. Cleef, Lillian N. Markland, Mrs. Dorothy Ringling North initiated. Jim man, Albert Powell, Happy Starr, Abe VANDERHERCHEN, INC. McCreery and Bill Montague. After the overheard talking with North regarding Rademaker, Johnson, 28411 Emerald St., Philadelphia, Pa. show the group gathered at Mueller's a fall guy for the tent when the Big Slivers Horace Show visits Pa., 13. Laird, Red Carter, Jack Klippel, Joe Grill near the Garden on 50th street and Bradford, June Vani, Billy Cummins and Milt Wood were joined by Bluch Landoll and Felix Alfred Court, animal trainer, was men- ward. Adler from the show. tioned. The Bradford crowd is plan- ning a big day. Members of all tents Assisting Levy are Eddie Allen, eques- Dr. H. H. Conley, of Park Ridge, Ill., trian director; Sid Lewis, announcer, as- TIGHTS will attend the opening of the Gaines- will be invited and many of the hap- sisted by Jack Kline, Jack Burnett and OPERA HOSE-LEOTARDS-LEO PADS ville Community Circus at Gainesville, penings, including the initiation of the fall guy, will be Herbie Pickard, publicity, and Izzy Cer- M.A.OSBORNE, B? BergenN. Tex. Will stop at Hot Springs for a few set on the circus lot. vone, band leader. Because of musician Established 1856 days and from Gainesville will go to The Mighty Watson Show will also play a in day. union rulings, local band is used, fronted New Orleans and do a little fishing. part this by Cervone. All concessions operated by Burt L. Wilson is off on his 15,000 -mile the Stadium. Lee Sloan's Headless Girl spring trip to the Southwest. He makes illusion is the only added pay attrac- this trip twice a year and is always on GREATER OLYMPIA (Continued from opposite page) tion. T. A. Loveland is in charge of the lookout for a circus. Frank Buck's entourage of wild animals. ualitg_ cents Col. C. G. and Mrs. Sturtevant, San of the more solid hits of the evening, CIRCVS,CARNIYAL Antonio, recently entertained in honor and close to heavy applause. The act is ttiti2 of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Walter and a natural, wherever it plays. The Walk - Indianapolis Biz Off b CONCESSIONS Frank's mother, of Houston; Mr. and mir girls, billed as Ambrosi Sisters, pre- sent their colorful teeth swings with the INDIANAPOLIS, April 20.- The In- Mrs. Frank H. Hartless, of Chicago, and dianapolis Coliseum took a financial ERNEST (WANDLER 1,:::;°='; Mr. and Mrs. I. Schoenberg. About a miniature airplanes, etc., on equipment shellacking on an eight -day engagement week later Mr. and Mrs. Hartless and that gets more gaudy and elaborate each of the Greater Olympia Circus, but at George Freeman, Circus Fans of Peoria, season. A good flash number. Seal the same time found out that there is Ill., were out to the Sturtevants and number follows with fish -consuming contingents of Roland Tiebor, Albert a market here for such entertainments. spent an evening. As a result a more successful date will AERIAL ORIONS National Secretary Walter M. Bucking- Spiller and Yu Lio San, a young mem- ber of the Naitto Troupe. probably be played next year, local offi- America's Fastest Double Trapeze Act. ham saw the Big Show while in New cials believe. "Tops In Entertainment." York for a check-up by his doctor. Tosca Canestrelli handles a single well The circus, by HAMID -MORTON SHRINE CIRCUS, with her comparatively new work produced jointly the Quebec City, Canada. Improving in health, Jacob A. on the Indianapolis Coliseum Corp. and Barnes Wagner, a past president of the CFA, bounding rope, a la the late Bombayo. She makes a swell appearance and works Carruthers, Inc., played in the new State will leave Tucson, Ariz., May 1 and ar- fairgrounds structure April 8 to 14. rive at his home in Des Moines, Ia., hard and has the entire house with her Coliseum officials say they expected the May 3. by the time she completes her double somersault finish. Act is slightly rough attendance to be just about what it in spots but should be ironed out in a was -28,516, not including the gratis short time. of the show closes attendees. Proof that a better showing First half can be expected next year is deductible haw 400 Attend Canton with the spectacular Aerial Ballet of Jack Schaller. Three men and three from the fact that the show built gradu- Reunion girls do just about everything in high - ally during its engagement here and by PR/HT/HG Showmen's act routines, using traps, ladders, swing- closing night the audience outnumbered TENT SHOW .HEADQUARTERS; DATES, POST- CANTON, 0., April 20.-More than 400 ing poles, break -away etc., and the empty seats. ERS CARDS, HERALDS, BANNERS. swings, The circus itself not only deserved all LOW PRICES-PROMPT SHIPMENTS persons attended the second annual a finish built around two high dives Write for Price List and Route Book banquet and reunion of the Canton into a net below. the praise it received from patrons, but Showmen's Club Country also needed full houses. As it was, how- CENTRAL SHOW PRINTING CO, at the Swiss Pallenberg's Bears MASON CITY, IOWA Club here April 11. ever, the show represented one of the Many of the showmen present enter- Emil and Katie Pallenberg return to best circus attractions ever to play this tained.. Pete Mardo, who was amusing Chicago with two trained -bear numbers town. DAILEY BROS.' circus audiences at the turn of the that, until this year, have just about Several accidents marred the engage- SOCIETY century with his pantomime clowning, become an institution on the Ringling- ment. At the opening night perform- CIRCUS ance Chuck Verrell, Wants 60 or 70 Ft. Top with Middles, Musicians, clicked; Art Hill, the "fashion -plate Barnum show. Their acts are better high aerialist, who Elephant, Animals, Performers. Johnny Stevens, cyclist carried on for the 1906 team than ever. Alf Loyal's Dogs, another finished his act by diving to the net, Hobe Cole, Dough Boy, Otis Hackman, Frenchy ring sustained bruises when a post support- Moore, Jimmie Burton, wire. of Hill -Cherry -Hill, which entertained Ringling oldie, handle the center in GEN. DEL., FLORENCE, ALA. theater fans; George Marlow, chairman the same display, presenting their ing the net was jarred loose by the im- of the reunion, gave a sample of con- always flawless canine capers. Next, Mr. pact, causing him to hit the concrete tortion with his "Study in Frogology." Levy springs a surprise by offering what floor. The next afternoon (Sunday) the Others on the program were Marian is probably the largest assembly of girl same thing happened, so he cut out the LEWIS BROS.' CIRCUS ground acrobats to be seen around here. stunt for several performances. Myers and Eileen Zember, in a duet; Peejay Wants Bass Horn Player, also other good Musicians.. Mrs. Charles Flory, vocalist; Wilbur and Three large troupes of girls, composed Ringens. who does a death -dive Also Working Men, Colored or White. Show ready Zetta Vardel, adagio and acrobatic of the Marvellets, Abdallahs, Dowling on a bicycle, had his bicycle follow him to open. Musicians, wire; Working Men, come on. dancing; Margaret Denison, accordion Sisters and five extras take over the into the tank and bruise his shoulder WINTER QUARTERS, JACKSON, MICH. solo; Marian Myers, Turkish tap. whole arena for a short and sweet dis- severely, and on another occasion in- Reminiscing topped the program: play of muscle stuff. jured his lungs in the dive into the Edward R. Sterling, Canton attorney, The Loyal Repenski equestrian troupe, tank. It was thought he would con- gave Edythe Siegrist a copy of the song, composed of six girls and two men, come tract pneumonia, but after missing sev- on next with the usual display of hard eral performances he Was back with his TIGHTS When Everybody Smiles, which he wrote stunt. in 1918 and dedicated to her. The song work. Like the Cristianis at the Garden OPERA HOSE this year, new twist is added when a The weather was very unfavorable, was used en her vaudeville acts during with a -blizzard the winter and in a circus act during male rider jumps to a horse's back while near April 12. Another KOHAN MFG. CO., Bºro lyn, N.'Y. the summer. Principal speakers were holding an apparently standard racing Marlow, Mardo, Sam Stricklin, Robert sulky over his head. Schreiber; the Flying Siegrists, including Peejay Ringens on his leaping bike Edythe, Billy and Rosalie Siegrist, Paul offers the first big thriller of the eve- FOR Griffey and Edna Mattem, and Frank ning with a jump that looks higher and SALE Adams. longer than usual. It's always a sure- fire gasp -getter. Then came the Walk - mirs, perch -pole and balancing turn of CIRCUS ANIMALS AND EQUIPMENT Mills Show Into Arkansas two girls and a man, working for the first time in Chicago since they fell Performing Elephants (6) of Downie Brothers' Circus. Other Ring Acts offered TALLULAH, La., April 20.-Mills Bros.' here last summer while with the Ring - for immediate sale include 6 Trained Ponies, 14 Trained Horses, 1 Trained Circus, which opened its season here to- ling show; the Saxons, with some clever Mule, 2 Camels, 20 Heavy Circus Trucks and all other Equipment of Downie day, will go into Arkansas. Ernie Syl- balancing work on a small cylinder while Brothers' Circus incident to operation of three-ring circus. All items to be vester has done a nice job of painting perched on top a 15 -foot pedestal, and the show. Helen Haag has the pit show. on the other stage the Canestrellis work disposed of at private sale in bulk or in parcels, from and after present date Jesse G. Bauknecht, Circus Fan, and wife on balancing ladders. The Saxon duo to May 1, at which time remaining balance will be offered at public auction. recently visited the show's quarters at drew solid support from the audience. O. S. SIMPSON, Receiver, Chronicle Bldg., Houston, Texs. Tallulah. Three tight -wire turns come on next,

www.americanradiohistory.com 34 The Billboard CIRCUSES April 27, 1910 R -B Boston Run Under the Marquee Extended 3 Days The Corral By CIRCUS SOLLY By ROWDY WADDY BOSTON, April 20.-For the first time AT A REORGANIZATION meeting of LOUIS ROTH still feels the effects of Tent, CSSCA, at Hotel Astor, New York, since 1930, the Ringling-Barnum circus an attack of the flu. May 8. the Carmangay, Alta., Stampede board will remain longer than one week in this it was decided to elect younger mem- city. It will open at Boston Garden May bers to the executive in place of the LEON LONG, magiican, visited Haag KINKO, clown, en route from the 2 and close May 11. The original plans Bros.' Circus at Cordova, Ala., April 8. Omaha Shrine Circus to the Hamid - oldtimers who have handled the event called for the show to play one week, are: Morton Circus at Quebec City, Que., May possible for the past eight years. Officers visiting 641, but when it was found A. Hubka, president; Ivan Ohler, R. M. HARVEY, general agent of Rus- spent a few days in Chicago to obtain the Garden four days earlier, John friends and getting some "inside dope" once. The Albert Neilson, Bert Hilliard, vice- sell Bros.' Circus, was recently in Mem- the contract was closed at Davey Jr., secretary - phis, Tenn. on the Chicago Cubs' pennant prospects. city is liberally covered with paper ad- presidents; James * vertising the new and longer dates. treasurer. An advisory committee of will play C. S. PRIMROSE, agent for Lewis show was here for 10 days, older members was also appointed. KENNETH WAITE Troupe In 1929 the Proceeds of ninth annual stampede the Shrine Circus at Winnipeg, Man., Bros.' Circus, booked Portland, Ind., for which was repeated in 1930. Since then the next month. May 6. The Poling lot will be used. the bookings have been for one week. will be used for improvements on com- * Primrose renewed acquaintances with Prior to 1929 R -B was here for several munity hall. HARRY ANDERSON, of the Enquirer Robert McDaniel, old-time agent, and years under canvas on the old Sullivan other local circus men. Square grounds, since developed by the CONTINUANCE of the annual Colorado Show Print, Cincinnati, while in Mich- (Colo.) Rodeo, fathered by the igan, saw Paul M. Lewis at Jackson and city as a playground and which Mayor Springs Ray Marsh Brydon at Pontiac. RAY LENHART pens that he will Tobin refuses now to permit to be used late Spencer Penrose, Colorado Springs handle publicity ahead of Lewis Bros.' by traveling circuses. multimillionaire, was assured for 1940 Circus. He recently concluded a nine last week when directors of the Cham- WILLIAM WOODS pens that Mrs. months' season booking and doing pub- ber of Commerce voted to underwrite George Burton will keep the Burton BRIDGEPORT,. Conn., April 20.- a possible expense of $5,000. The El licity for the Rose City Players on the Ringling-Barnum is tentatively set to Bros.' Circus on the road regardless West Coast. Pomar Investment Co., representative of of the death of her husband April 7. play its old home town June 29, a little Penrose estate, agreed to budget $27,851. later than usual. Practically every year A. G. Crissey, Chamber of Commerce COLE BROS.' Circus will not play In- date is either on a Monday or Saturday, LOU WALTON, who was at the St. dianapolis, as originally intended. This is president, was authorized to appoint a Louis Police Circus, will again be with so that the showfolks can enjoy a two- Penrose due to the recent Barnes -Carruthers day holiday, renewing acquaintances. committee to work with the Cole Bros.' Circus, doing come -in as last Olympia Circus at the Stadium on the interests to devise ways of making the season. fairgrounds and Ringling-Barnum ar- rodeo a community enterprise and name * * appearance. of the event will be changed from Will Association of Gloucester ranging for an early FArtihRS' * Lewis Will Bow at Rogers to Colorado Springs Rodeo. Name (N. J.) High School will again present of stadium built by Penrose also will be a circus, for which Tahasika's Pets, IN A recent issue it was mentioned that Mickey DuVal had signed with the changed to Spencer Penrose Stadium. animal show, is already set. April 27-28 s Four Jacks. Harry DuVal, father of Jackson Mickey, states that this was in error, JACKSON, Mich., April 20.-Mechanics, DESPITE a heavy snowfall the first TINY WILLIAMS, formerly with Rus- painters, electricians, carpenters and Annual sell Bros.' Circus, who has been in a that she is working with the Queens three days, Cleveland's Third and an Ace, under management of workingmen are putting the finishing American Legion Post Rodeo did a good hospital, has recovered and is back at touches on Lewis Bros.' Circus, which her home in Cleveland. Charles Voss. Act opened at the St. business. Some of the cowhands were Louis Police Circus. opens here April 27-28. The big top will caught short of blankets and a few be put up on the circus farm and two were delayed in arriving, but show got YMCA of Lancaster, Pa., for the 21st ORRIN DAVENPORT, living in Chi- performances will be given each day. The off to a good start with 6,340 at the year is sponsoring a circus for its an- cago, received many telegrams and cards first road date will be Ann Arbor, Mich., dress rehearsal the first afternoon. Out- nual show at the Y Auditorium. Runs on his birthday anniversary, April 17. May 1. side corrals, quartering over 200 head four days. Among those who called in person were Bert Wallace has been whipping the of stock, had to be put under canvas. Ernie and Nelda Perez, Everett Hart, horse stock into shape for new numbers, About 7.500 'fans turned out opening E. G. WILSON and wife are promoting Frank McOlosky and wife, Eileen Larey, and Capt. Lee English has been train- night and after two numbers by Chief a circus in Adrian, Mich., at the National Earl Shipley, Kinko, Micky McDonald ing elephants and other animals. Col - Oneida's All-American Indian band, and Guard Armory, auspices of the Junior and Orrin Davenport Jr. and wife. lender and his bears are here, and other a drill by eight members of Cleveland's Chamber of Commerce. performers are arriving daily. Police Department's Troop A, show got scheme of show is red, blue, IN PERU Pick-ups, in last week's Color the under way. Among specialty acts were PAT AND BILLY KLING, whose act lemon and orange. The center, quarter Results for first night known as the Monarchs of issue, It was stated that Thomas F. in and Felix Cooper. the was formerly Whiteside, who has been wintering at and side poles are aluminum events: Calf Roping-Buddy May, Homer the Air, are now known as the Thunder- light blue; seats, blue and red, and re- Pettigrew, Jack Skipworth. Steer have registered Kokomo, Ind., was in Peru on crutches orange. Lee Hinckley, band birds, which title they and that his troupe might be with Cole serves, Wrestling-Mike Fisher, Doc Blackstone, with the secretary of state, Phoenix, Ariz. leader, did the lettering and pictorials Lennie Allen. Bronk Riding-Wayne Bros.' Circus. Whiteside sends a correc- on the trucks. A new top has been in the tion on this, saving: "I am not on for side show. Loucks, Ken Hargis, Gerald Roberts. HOW A CIRCUS OPERATED Crutches and never have been. I use a bought the Steer Riding Mitch Owens, Kid 1830s is given to this modern world Andy -Gibson. a pub- cane now and then and am not planning Fletcher, by Walter D. Edmunds in book on going with the Cole show. I will play Wallace Bros. Opens With lished by Little, Brown & Co., entitled fairs as usual. Have been doing this for SECOND ANNUAL Profesbional and Chad Hanna. * the past 12 years." Some New Equipment Inter -Collegiate Rodeo, directed by Cal Godshell at his Bar G Guest Ranch, RIORDAN, candy butcher, did Bros.' CHICK EDDIE BRENNAN, of the Musical YORK, S. C., April 20.-Wallace near Victorville, Calif., April 13-14, The announcing of the big show and Circus, of which O. C. Cox is lessor, drew a reported 11,500. Andy Juaregui, concert at the Omaha Shrine Circus. Brennans, writes that the death of Al here Thursday. It Sieber, of the old Sieber & Son and opened the season arena director, supplied the stock. Abe Bob Lee and his Arctic Girls was the was the latest opening date York has Lefton, announcer, presented a number after -show attraction. Sieber & Barry shows, recalls fond mem- here ories. He says: "Many well-known seen since shows started wintering of screen notables, including Alice Faye, members of the profession practically about 11 years ago. Jerry Colona, Bob Cooper, Irvin S. Cobb, DOROTHY HILBERT, aerialist, who Much of the equipment with Barnett Leo Carrillo, Clark Gable, Priscilla Lane fell while with the Webb Circus in 1936, (See UNDER THE MARQUEE on page 37) Bros.' Circus last year has been utilized and mother and Edgar Bergen. Montana is still in the General Hospital, Salt in the Wallace show operations and Troupe provided the trick riding and Lake City. Letters from friends and ac- -M 40,000 there is considerable new equipment. roping and Homer Holcomb and his two quaintances will be appreciated. H Draws Featured in the big show is Lee Powell, comedy mules clowned. billed as the Original Lone Ranger of Contestants included Burrell Mulkey, BOB EUGENE Troupe returned home At Altoona, Pa. the films. Baron Richard Nowak, midget, Fritz Truan, Asbury Schell, Hugh at North Adams, Mass., after spending is a concert feature. Fla. Will open ALTOONA, Pa., April 20.-The first Strickland, Carl Dossey, Nick Knight, the winter in Vero Beach, The performance ran smoothly and Ben Fancher, Harry May 18 at Idlewild Park, Ligonier, Pa., annual circus of Jaffa Shrine, at Jaffa George Sheeley, -Morton won praise. First move out of here on Logue, Jackie Cooper, Alvin Goedon, for a tour -week engagement. Mosque, April 1-6, with Hamid the road was to Statesville, N. C. * Circus as the attraction, was very suc- Zack McWiggins, Turk Greenough, Bill Heacock, Lando, THE KLINES (Elmer and Elvira) are cessful, the show playing to about First in Ohio McMacken, Steve Swede playing the Food Show at the Shrine 40,000. ZANESVILLE, 0., April 20.-First cir- Neil Wagner, Cecil Henley, Doff Aber, Theater, Fort Wayne, Ind., this week. Comegys M. Brown, chairman of the cus to play Ohio this season will be Wal- Johnnie Vance, Chet Dawson, Mickey $line's black and tan dog, Tippy, which Shrine committee, states that the Show, lace Bros., April 30, earliest date for a Roberts, Tom Wood, lnrud Brown, Victor he had for eight years, died April 15. featuring Clyde Beatty, under direction circus to play here on record. Britt, Tommy Young, Bud Cook, Peter of Bob Morton, met with unanimous Travis, Joe Ybarra, Grecian and Eddie NORMAN BEL GEDDES, creator of approval, also that excellent advance Juaregui, Oran Fore, Fox O'Callahan, the Futurama, will be the Fall Guy at and exploitation work was done under Cole Brigade Starts Len Perkins, Dan Poor, Sam Fancher, the luncheon of the Dexter Fellows supervision of Henry Cogert and Howard Hugh Clingman, Bill Richardson, Harold Y. Bary. They made radio tie-ups, called ROCHES1.21R, Ind., April 20. - Cole Mueller, Andy Juaregui, Gordon Davis, special meetings of the different units Bros.' billing brigade, moving in four Clay Carr, Joe Edwards, Dave Campbell. and organized the Circus Daddies' Club, new trucks in charge of Pat Murphy, has Jim Laycock, Charley Bennett, Jerry 0)

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to be staged by Eddie Castine's Skating Club. Rink will furnish electric organ f and recorded music. Weekly program SKATING RINK TENT will include beginners' night, Monday; classes, waltz No. 9.501-51'8"x132' hip roof push pole IínIs2 and SIatcrs dance -step Wednesday; Tent, made In five pieces with overlaps and ELLIS classes, Friday; lucky spot night, featur- made for seven center poles, top roped every By CLAUDE R. (Cincinnati Office) ing an of skating, Saturday, three widths, material In top 10-oz. army, extra hour Inside trimmings silver. 7' Walls Of 8 -oz. PRELIMINARY report showed 203 en- Sefferino, Cincinnati, speed skating. and out-of-town night, Sunday. green. Condition fair to good a * a tries in United States Amateur Roller K. Kearney, Cleveland, headed the Price for Top Only $475.00 sanctioned by carnival ofe JOSEPH H. BARNES will again manage Price for Top With Wall 675.00 Skating Championships, program committee. Results Complete 830.00 Roller Skating Rink Operators' Associa- competitions and details on the annual Rainbow Rollerdrome in Woodside Other Good Buys in Smaller Sizes. tion of the United States and staged RSROA convention will appear in next Amusement Park, Philadelphia, which Write Wire- Phone in Public Auditorium, Cleveland,. on week's issue. opened on April 20. Roller rink in Wil- - April 17-20. Referees, starters, timers, low Grove Amusement Park reopened at judges and clerks were drafted from WILLIAM BARTON and J. C. Boyd- the same time. BAKER -LOCKWOOD various skating associations, including ston report they will open Tri-State * * * 808 Hardesty, KANSAS CITY, MO. National Amateur Skating Union, Roller Rink in Evansville. Ind. Rink is WILLIAM W. WINTON, head chef at AMERICA'S BIG TENT HOUSE RSROA, Illinois Skating Association, housed in a 60 by 120 -foot portable Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, recently di- Eastern Representative, A. E. CAMPFIELD, Amateur Skating Union, Ohio Skating steel building and will be equipped with rected a roller-skating revue in Maple 152 W. 42d St., New York City, N. V. Association, Northeastern Ohio Amateur Chicago skates. Leaf Gardens, Toronto. He directed Athletic Union, National Amateur routines for the Majorettes and chorus Athletic Union and Missouri Skating WILDWOOD Park Roller Rink, Marsh- of 24 in what was said to be pretentious HIGH QUALITY Association. Organizing committeemen field, Wis., will open its 1940 season on production. Sponsor was Toronto Roller for championships were Fred J. May 5, reported W. H. McCumsey, mak- Skating Club. He has been engaged Bergin, Dayton, O., skate dancing; Cap ing the fifth year the spot has been to direct the 1940 club carnival and has ROLLER SKATING SHOES been asked to take the Majorettes on operated by Mr. and Mrs. McCumsey All Goodyear welt construction with real and son, Glenn, known professionally as a tour of rinks in Canada, Michigan and sole leather. New York. When younger Winton was the Hoosier Twirler. During' the past One-piece tapered edged tongue (elimi- The First winter they operated Lakeview Rink, a speed and fancy skater and also served nates blisters). Best Skat Warsaw, Ind., and expect to close it as an instructor. Heel built specially for skate attaching late in April. * a (no center nails). * WEDNESDAY night waltz and two- Built-in stitched Gilcord stubber soles. BECAUSE of many requests and ac- step contests at Warner Park Roller Rink, NO COSTLY TOE ALTERATIONS NEEDED. tivities planned. by Figure Bight Club, Chattanooga, boosted attendance and de- NO NAILS TO MAR RINK FLOOR. Mr. and Mrs. Wallie Kiefer, proprietors veloped some expert fancy skaters, said ALSO SPECIAL SHOES MADE TO ORDER. of Skateland Roller Rink, Saginaw, Mich., Manager Jack Britton. Weekly winners Manufactured by plan to continue operation thruout compete in finals each month and a summer and install a ventilation sys- cup is awarded the best couple. By CILASH SHOE CO. tem. Management has invited mothers eliminating cup winners, contests can be FITCHBURG, MASS. of club members to visit on May 12, continued indefinitely, encouraging less Mother's Day. proficient skaters to greater efforts. Mr. * * and Mrs. Britton reported big season MRS. ANNA REEK, assistant manager and private party bookings especially RICHARDSON BALLBEARING SKATE CO. of Genessee Roller Rink, Buffalo, re- good. FOR SALE a a Established 1884. ported a big increase in attendance and : 3312-3318 Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, lit. skill of skaters. Purchase of an electric MEMBERSHIP in Healdsburg (Calif.) organ has aroused interest. Party on River Garden Rollerdrome Club is now SKATING RINK The Best Skate Today April 10 to celebrate installation of 140, reported Manager Armand J. Schaub organ and to welcome A. Mitchell, or- Sr. Skating party and weiner roast on Complete equipment, building modern in every detail. Now in operation on ganist, was attended by a large crowd. April 7 drew a good crowd, and on April main Organ music will be featured on Wednes- 14 members visited Diamond Roller highway. No junk. There is no misrepre- SKATING days, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Rink, Oakland, Calif., where members sentation. Dealing only to responsible On remaining nights records and an am- of Royal Rollers Club of Santa Rosa parties who are able to finance. Address: plifying system will supply music. In (Calif.) Rink were also guests. Club BOX D-70, care The Billboard, Cincinnati, O. RINK TENTS addition to four established clubs, rink plans SHOW AND CONCESSION, to visit San Rafael (Calif.) Rink NEW & USED TENTS. has become headquarters for two others. and Casino Rink, Vallejo, Calif., soon. Finals in graceful skating and waltzing * * * CAMPBELL TENT & AWNING CO. contests will take place in May, with Monroe at Third, Springfield, 1h. cups going to winners and party to cel- FOREST Park Roller Rink, Hanover, SALE OR LEASE ebrate the finale. Monday afternoon Pa., which has drawn good crowds dur- ing the past winter, closed recently for ROLLER RINK and GARAGE. Well located. Half classes have been started. Rink will be alterations and reopened its value. Also SBLL Rink Outfit, Skates, Organ, closed during July and August for reno- on April 20 Floor Sander, Amplifier, all necessary equipment, OMAHA HOCKEY FIBRE with a party and prizes for all, reported $1,100.00; cost $4,200.00. Rare opportunity, In vations. Canton, O. T. S. CULP, 8th St., S. W. RINK SKATE WHEELS a a Park Manager A. Karst. Rink has begun FITS EVERY MAKE OF RINK SKATES MELVILLE VAN DYKE'S Delaware its summer schedule, operating six nights Only $1 Per Set (8) Roller Rink, Buffalo, is doing well this weekly and Sunday afternoons for reg- Excellent Summer Location MAPLE WHEELS I BALL BEARINGS figures ular patrons, with Mondays slated for 750 Rer Set I $1.25 Per 1,000 year, business being far ahead of For Portable Roller Skating 1939. private parties. Rink in Amuse- for the same period in Parties are a s ment Park doing fine business. Will work OMAHA FIBRE PRODUCTS CO. numerous, bookings extending into the on per cent. RALSTON, NEB. middle of May. As a result of big Sun- H. G. (BRASSY) EHRHARDT has sold day night crowds and the feeling that his portable rink and equipment in LAKEWOOD PARK contests interfere with many skaters, the Leavenworth, Kan., and plans to con- Bonner- Springs, Kansas policy of conducting them has been struct a 60 by 150 -foot portable floor dropped. Instruction at special sessions and roof in Kansas City, Mo., for summer 18th Century costume, comedy, dance is available on Sunday mornings and skating, reported Ben Hodges. Rink is steps, mixed ensemble skating, military WANT Tuesday nights for club members. Skill to be equipped with Chicago skates and ensemble of 16 girls and acrobatic free- Used Chicago Roller Skates. Send full particu- of skaters has increased considerably electric organ. Ehrhardt's rink operated style skating. Gold, silver and bronze lars as to age, condition and diameter of wheels in Leavenworth during winters pf 1939 medals were awarded rink and New to 588 CHRISTIE STREET, Toronto, Canada. and the sport is here to stay, said Van Dyke. and '40. His club recently visited El England champions during the perform- Torreon Roller Rink, Kansas City, Mo. ance. ROLLER skating is on the upgrade in a Rome, Ga., where Ernie Waite and Ben AMATEUR carnival and farewell party I A Mize are operating Rotary Park Rink. on April 9.for New England skate -dance Current Comment Contests, games and Wednesday ladies' champions who were to take part in By Cyril Beastall Fulton Bag CI Cotton Mills boosted attendance, and national Manr,rochurems J. r.cr 1970 nights have competition in Cleveland was CHESTERFIELD, England.-Had quite ATLANTA ST. LOUIS DALLAS NEW YORK rink has done good business practically the most successful yet staged at Fred a lot of correspondence lately from roller MINNEAPOLIS NEW ORLEANS KANSAS CITY, KAN. all season despite some bad weather. H. Freeman's Winter Garden Roller Rink, a a folk over there and I was especially in- Boston. Largest adult crowd in history terested in what Perry B. Rawson had to V. E. DOLLAHAN'S Elmwood Roller - of the rink witnessed the affair, taken say regarding development in the Middle drome, Urbana, Ill., has been featuring part in by 42 amateurs, who presented West of roller hockey. Ed Mooar in his DUST BOWLS ARE DOOMED! Wednesday night parties and floor shows the most pretentious roller-skating pro- article in the March 9 issue emphasized To meet young America's growing demand for healthy and has had a successful season to date, gram yet staged in Boston. Perform- what I had heard. recreation, Roller Skating offers an Ideal participant reported Manager Joe Carmical, who ance was made up of 14 exhibitions, in- sport when dust Is eliminated. No. 321 DUSTLESS praised Fred A. Martin's article Rinking cluding all -girl ensemble, rhythmic free- If any of the people over there who FLOOR DRESSING cleanses the air, provides a are concerned snug grip with less cone wear and lower main- on the Rise in the April 13 issue of The style skating, advanced dance steps now directly with hockey pro- tenance cost. $4.00 per gal., $3.75 per gal. in Billboard. Rink has operated contin- being done on ice, solo ballet skating, motion would communicate with this 6 gal. containers. 4 gal. approved compressed air writer I would be most happy to reply Sprayer, $7.25. Terms: F. O. B. Everett, 25% uously for 18 months. Roster includes minuet taken part in by men and with order, balance C. O. D. Mrs. V. E. Dallahan, cashier, and women dressed in evening clothes and (See RINKS AND SKATERS on page 40) Maurice Lanning, floor man. Chief Joe CAGAN BROTHERS +IF 444 Second St.. EVERETY. MASS. Red Fox, his wife and daughter, Moree, were recent attractions at the rink. geliCAGO" TRAMILL SELF-LOCKING SECTIONAL FLOORS Waltz and two-step contests have been have consumed over one million feet of maple. completed. Elmwood Flyers, roller hockey They are used in some of the finest buildings In the team, have lost but two games in three Quick Detachable Clamps. On U. S., as well as under tents. Enclose 10 cents for years and were entered in a State tour- Information on floors and special rink tents. was to begin at the or Off in a Jiffy. You Need TRAMILL PORTABLE SKATING RINK CO., nament which slated Kansas City, Mo. rink on April 21. 3900 East 15th Street, * These INDOOR season at Idora Park Roller PROFESSIONAL SKATES HAVE GOOD LOCATION Rink. Youngstown. O., ended on April 15 and Operator John Peruzzi is ready- For Portable or Permanent Roller Skating Rink, Write for Catalog of Complete also 2 -day stand for Small Circus. ing the new summer rink at the park for an early opening. Daily sessions will Line-Loud Speaker System- MORRIS SIEGEL be the policy. CLINTON, NEW JERSEY. a a No.b83 "Hold Fast" Powder-Repair CASINO Rollerway at Nutting's Lake, m sa,:.si qent asea" i, Billerica, Mass., will open its 1940 Parts-Prompt Service. SKATER WANTED season on May 11, reported Manager Albert J. Riley. Rink will operate 4427 W. LAKE ST., Want Pivot Man, 5 ft. 10. Good amateur con- nightly, with Tuesdays and Thursdays sidered. Room, board, reasonable salary, parties CHICAGO ROLLER SKATE CO CHICAGO, ILL. summer vacation. Opportunity. reserved for private parties- Three BOX D-69, Billboard, Cincinnati, O. have already been booked, including one

www.americanradiohistory.com 36 The Billboard FAIRS -EXPOSITIONS April 27, 194(1 Conducted by CLAUDE R. ELLIS-Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O. Granting of Ail Coast Dailies Ottawa Breaks Record Of Over Half Century Like Rose Stuff; OTTAWA, Ont., April 20.-"The Is To Save Many vote was unanimous by which direc- tors on April 10 decided to hold no 1940 Central Canada Exhibition in Annuals in Mich. Ice Show Rumor Lansdowne Park," said Secretary- HILLSDALE, Mich., April 20.-Action SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-Billy Rose Manager H. H. McElroy. "The direc- for State aid by the Legislature will have is mopping up on Golden Gate Interna- tore felt their action would permit a healthy effect upon the 1940 Michigan tional Exposition space with girl -picture full use of grounds and buildings by fairs, said Secretary -Treasurer H. B. layouts and stories in the daily press. militia authorities, without any sug- Kelley, Michigan Association of Fairs, "Dinty" Doyle is directing the campaign, gestion that the interests of the ex- and secretary of Hillsdale County Fair which so far has carried into every hibition required consideration. This here, upon his return from Lansing, the sheet in the Bay area. Nicky Blair ogled would have been the 53d consecutive capital. 800 girls for the Aquacade at a tryout in annual exhibition in Ottawa and, The Little Legislature in Lansing on Civic Auditorium on Monday. Then a while naturally there will be regret April 11," he reported, "voted the same follow-up and more pictures when 50 at the break in the long record, the amount of money for the fairs of the selected were required to swim a mile in directors, without any dissenting State as was appropriated last year. the Fairmont Hotel pool. They will com- voice, agreed to show they were 100 This will amount to 50 per cent of the pete in a final tryout against girls se- per cent behind the Empire's war premiums to be offered, which will be lected from other Coast cities. effort. Contracts for midway and about $170,000. Vic Connors, Western rep of the Ameri- grand -stand shows had been made "This action has eliminated the neces- can Guild of Variety Artists, declared the with provision for cancellation." sity of closing probably half the fairs Aquacade will not be allowed to go into Michigan, which would have been JAMES L. CLAYTON, who died in in N April rehearsal until a working agreement is the case 1f these funds had been denied." Leaksville, C., on 7 of a heart attack, was prominently identified reached with AGVA, both here and in MCA Signs Superior, Wis., with fairs in North Carolina and Vir- New York. Connors will try to arrange ginia /or many years. He was presi- a conference with Rose, who is expected Springfield, Mo., Annuals here soon. Williams New dent of Rockingham County Fair CHICAGO, April 20.-Hogan Hancock, Association, Leaksville, for the past Music Cdtp. of America and Rose's head of MCA's fair booking department, 23 years and held the same post with manager, Lincoln G. Dickey, are figuring reported that Tri.State Fair, Superior, Head in Macon Henry County Fair Association, Mar- on separate sites for night clubs, Dickey Wis., has signed a contract for an MCA tinsville, Va., for seven years. fie was conferring with the expo management 20.-Roy G. grand -stand show for the 1940 fair. MACON, Ga., April also a member of North Carolina about the Island Club. MCA is estimat- Cavalcade of Stars will be presented. Williams, baseball club owner and busi- Association of Agricultural Fairs. ing for the Continental Cafe. ness man, was elected president of Booking includes a name band, six acts here Animal Show Started and line of girls. Georgia State Fair and Exposition from at a reorganization meeting of stockhold- Rub is about $3,000 a week for musi- Hancock also wired Springfield, succeeds Ed G. Jacobs, and stagehands and Mo., that he has signed a contract to ers on Tuesday. He MAFA Program Prepared cians, performers of who died several weeks ago after head- expo wanting 12 per cent of the income present the Cavalcade Stars at Ozark ing the association many years. For Northampton Meeting from meals served and 15 per cent from Empire District Fair, first time a name E. Ross Jordan, secretary-manager liquor. Rose's tentative plan is for 6, 9 band and picture stars have played the nearly 20 years, was returned to that NORTHAMPTON, Mass., April 20.- and 10:30 p.m. shows, interspersing the fair there, he said. post. Herbert Block, manager of the Program has been completed for annual Aquacade, one being used to promote Dempsey, who has been vice-presi- spring meeting of Massachusetts Agri- the other. Hotel cultural Fairs Association in Hotel dent and in recent weeks acting presi- Contractors have started work on a 65 - dent, will continue as vice-president. Northampton here on April 24. Morning session will be presided over by President foot front for Terrell Jacob's animal '40 Golden Gate A new office, assistant secretary, was show, which will occupy 45,000 square created, and Ed G. Jacobs Jr., son of the W. V. Bodurtha, Blandford, and will be devoted to committee reports and ap- feet on site of Tex Cameron's Happy late president, was chosen. Paul M. Valley Ranch. Expo Gleanings Conaway, publicity director for the last pointments. William Casey, Massa- 10 years, was elevated to membership chusetts commissioner of agriculture, Expo directors are reported to have By WALTER K. SIBLEY on the board of directors. and Raymond J. Kenney, Massachusetts given an option for an ice show with a S. commissioner of conservation, will be 50 and 75 -cent gate. If negotiations are SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-In the In- Other new directors include Lee ternational building, where the Aqua - Trimble, manager of Macon Chamber of luncheon speakers. successful, World of a Million Years Speakers and subjects at the afternoon Ago will go into the spot held down last cade is to be built, the great pool is fast Commerce; Dr. W. G. Lee, Compton shape. will be the largest in- Usina, bankers; D. F. Bruce, county session will be W. F. Sullivan, The Latest year by Greenwich Village and later by taking It and on the Fair Page in the New England Sally Rand's Gay Paree. door pool on the Pacific Coast. Elmer agent, Mayor Charles L. Bowden, of who arrived P. T. Anderson Jr., one of the owners Homestead; Secretary A. W. Lombard, Clifford Fischer's Folies Bergere, which. Smith, the Penny Arcade, of The Macon Telegraph and The Macon Massachusetts department of agricul- couldn't be sent to Europe because of from Cleveland, started to rebuild the Evening News. ture, Why You Should Comply With the war, must remain in the United. concession. His associate, Herman Zapf, President Williams has been a stock- Prize Money Allotment Regulations; States under bond. Show goes into re- will return from Miami. "Red" Kearns, holder many years, serving as a director Julius Kroeck, Massachusetts department hearsal on April 27. About 200 tons of chief of the ticket photographer ¡division, before he was elected treasurer in 1935. of agriculture, Egg Classifications; Frank scenery for the spec came in this week has a battery bf four cameras taking He will continue as treasurer in addition H. Kingman, Brockton; Milton Danziger, on the liner Monterey from Australia. photos of purchasers of season ticitets at to the presidency. An expansion pro- Springfield; Ernest H. Sparrell, Marsh- the Bush Street ticket sales Offices. gram enlisting active co-operation of field, and Robert P. Trask, Topsfleld. Later the machines will be transferred Chamber of Commercé, Retail Mer- N. Y. World's Fair Sued to Treasure Island, where the photo- chants' Association, city, county and By Guide Service Claimant graphing will be done. Hans Shapira, State governmental bodies and educa- Concession Signers Are American representative of the M. E. En- tional groups was announced for the CHICAGO, April 20.-Jack R. Brown, gineering Co., of London, operator of the 1940 fair. Announced by GGIE Heads investigator for Illinois Vigilance Asso- Giant Crane, has let contracts for the cement foundations of the gigantic ob- SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-List of ciation, has been notified that his $250,- 000 suit against the New York World's servation device. H. C. Bottorff, secre- Building Program Is Begun concessions signed for Golden Gate In- tary and assistant treasurer of the GGIE, ternational Exposition as of April 1 was Fair has been accepted for filing by the Bill Set New York Supreme Court. who had a heart attack, is recovering At Iowa Plant; '40 as follows: Alhambra Water Co., E. D. rapidly in a hospital. Lou Stutz made a Sellers, manager; auto parking, Bay Auto In his suit Brown alleges that a plan flying trip his road show playing INDEPENDENCE, Ia., April 20.-Alter- Parks; Auto Scooter, Nate Miller; barber he originated in 1938 called the "New from ations to grand stand on Buchanan in Seattle to close a deal for '40 partici- shop, Jack LaVine; card and coin display, York World's Fair 1939 Guide and Escort World County Fair grounds here, so as to allow Henry Barrett; cigar stands, Morton & Service" was used by the fair corporation pation. He had Dancers of the full view of track and platform, and Still; frozen custard (2), J. B. Lane; and that "huge sums of money" were on the Gayway last year. construction of a reserved section, is the Glass Blowers, T. A. Wolfe; Hollywood derived from it. Plan consisted, in part, beginning of a five-year program for Show, F. Herrick -Herrick; Hindustan of hiring guides from the 48 States to Jimmy Colligan, one of Bily Rose's remodeling grounds. Other changes to (See GGIE Gleanings on opposite page) direct and escort tourists around grounds. right-hand men, will be executive direc- be made include remodeling of horse tor of the Aquacade. Lincoln G. Dickey, barns and exhibit hall and erection of still in San Francisco, will divide his new fencing. time between here and New York. Phil Daily change of program is to be fea, Prather, formerly assistant to Bill Mona- tured at the 1940 three-day fair. There Kind han when Bill had charge of exhibits are to be auto, pacing, trotting and "Silent of Service" and concessions, is now assistant to Emil running races and Art B. Thomas Shows Bondeson, chief of music and pay shows. have been booked for the midway. By JOHN T. BROWN "Nig" Dobbert has bobbed up after a Grand -stand show will run four nights State Director of Agriculture, in Ohio Fair News winter of hibernation. Henry Barrett and feature 27 acts. and Leo Singer are seen together so EACH year the county and independ- thruout Ohio many men are busily en- much that it is thought something is BRANDON, Man.-Winter Fair build- ent fairs of Ohio grow bigger and gaged in formulating plans for their brewing. Fred Salih, who has his draw- ings here will be taken over by the better. Today, more than ever before, the annual exhibitions, men who are ex- ings in the works department for moving dominion government for use in the air citizens of our State recognize and ap- pending time and effort with no thought and rebuilding the Elysium Theater, says training program, meaning an influx preciate the value of a properly con- of personal gain and who are thinking $15,000 will be spent in remodeling. John into the city of 1,200 to 1,500 men. Re- ducted fair. It is a tribute to the efforts only of those fundamentals which go Alexander Pollitt, who may be manager ports are that arena seating will be taken of those officials who are responsible for into the making of a successful fair. equipment and The service which they are of the Pantheon de la Guerre, had quite out to make room for our fairs that more than 2,000,000 in- rendering some experience with this attraction at A that sleeping accommodations will be ar- dividuals paid admission to Ohio fairs gratis to their respective communities of Progress. Arthur Edwards will ranged in barns on the fairgrounds. in 1939. is the silent kind of service that has Century Lighting system will be revamped. Al- The State department of agriculture made America the finest nation in all be manager of the Singer Midget Vil- terations will cost about $90,000. is proud of the support and co-operation the world. The noble efforts on the part lage. New front now in construction it has received from the county and in- of the fair boards of Ohio will find is surely a most novel facade and excep- dependent fair officials. This close rela- ample reward and satisfaction if others tionally attractive. George Haley, who Res tionship of such a friendly nature has do their duty in lending encourage- will open his Dona-Voo Restaurant on "When Doctrine of not only helped many county fairs but ment to their efforts to place all our May 1, gave a testimonial Iuncheon to I psa Loquitur Applies it has reflected in a continued success agricultural fairs on a broader level, not Eddie Brown, the writer, Joe Brandon of Ohio State Fair. We are glad when overlooking a higher moral standard. and a number of others recently. Major to Injury Suits" the fair men of Ohio bring their prob- They deserve whole -hearted support. Heraty, who has had charge of the Island lems to our department because we In 1940 Ohio fairs again will con- police and guards for the last two years, See Carnival Department of know they come in a co-operative spirit tribute to the progress of a great nation. has been called to the colors, being a as friends. I know that they will do the job better reserve army officer. Major Art Mc- This Issue In a few more months the 1940 fair than has ever been done before. How Chrystal was also called some time ago season will be in full swing. Today can we be of greater help this year? but got a stay. Major Keatinge, of for-

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 FAIRS -EXPOSITIONS The Billboard 37 eign participation, is exempt because of dent; Theodore B. Wells, secretary; W. T. postmaster, recalls how he three -sheeted disability. Borden, treasurer. 150 AT CLUB ROUND -UP towns all over the continent for Ring- Julian Harvey has dug up a show that (Continued from page 32) ling's, altho guns sometimes figured in should prove sensational. He has se- FREDERICKTON, N. B.-Frederickton tributed to all in attendance. Hal Peter- the competition. Tom is the brother of cured a number of wild horses that are Exhibition, Ltd., has purchased ground sen, manager of the hotel, was in charge the late George Goodhart, who witl} the of a family that have been cooped up for adjoining the fair plant and is negotiat- of this part of the program. late Tom Daly and Al Ringling was ad- centuries in an inaccessible section of ing with the government for financial At 4 p.m. showmen gathered in the vance man for the Big Show. Daly and Grand Canyon. A world of publicity has aid in replacing buildings destroyed by ballroom, where an informal program of George Goodhart secured posting jobs been circulated in relation to these fire last fall. With additional ground talks by visiting showmen launched the for many Lancaster folks, Tom recounts, steeds. Two of the mares have colts that main entrance will be relocated. There afternoon session. Sterling (Duke) Druk- including Blackie Diller, Johnnie Royer, are not much larger than a medium-sized is possibility of reconstruction being enbrod, president of the Charles Siegrist Shy Mehaffey, Nick Nary, Jake Metzger dog. These almost prehistoric equines done this summer and the fall fair Showmen's Club, acted as toastmaster and Johnny St. Clair. At one time, be- have feet like sheep and climb sheer can- operating. - and introduced prominent visiting show- sides George and Tom, there were four yon walls like mountain goats. Harvey men, who responded briefly. At the ses- other Goodharts connect pd with the cir- is having designed a miniature canyon JANESVILLE, Wis.-City council on sion were Walter L. Main; J. R. Edwards, us, including. Tom's son, Harry; nephews, for their display, the customers to look April 18 unanimously approved a pro- of the J. R. Edwards' Shows; Harry Joseph and Frank, and brother, Harry. over the top and into the canyon as they posal to advance $4,100 to 4-H Fair Deitrick, agent for R. H. Wade Shows; would if they were viewing the horses in board, to be used in a $9,000 WPA light- Dick Johns, manager of Lake Park, ing Coshocton; John E. Creamer, C. A. Klein; ROBERT D. GOOD, of Allentown, Pa., their natural habitat. Clif Wilson is to project. former have as part of his Monster Show a L. C. (Ted) Miller, general agent of circus man, who wrote the article, number of electric eels, piscatorial dyna- Bantly's All-American Shows; Tom History of Famous Parade Wagons, for mos generating enough electriicty give Gregory, of Akron, advertising manager The Billboard's Spring Special Number, to of the Oak Rubber Co., and John writes: "Allentownians are still talking a person making contact with them a taKCJ-aKCI Slows Eliott. severe shock. Jungleland, wild animal about the wonderful demonstration of show, featuring Terrell Jacobs, will be B. WARD BEAM has been contracted Klein Repeats Revue high school and dressage riding given under to provide program Friday night, April 5, by Capt. William management of Harry Michaelson, the on Thrill Day Following the banquet at 8 o'clock, Heyer wife, formerly assisted by Harry Baker. A deal has been at the 1940 Crawford County Fair, Gay Klein repeated his revue, augmented by and featured with made Mills, Wis. the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey with the Goebels Wild Animal several acts including Joe and Doll, Circus. The event was sponsored Farm, Hollywood, for a number of cages * novelty dance team; Marion North, song by the ALL-STAR Society Three Oaks Riding Club of this city and and some rare animals. A monkey moun- Minstrels, new unit stylist; Lillian Struck, aerialist, and the those present voted tain to house 500 monkeys is in construc- show going into production for United Eight Debutantes, girl line, in three it the highest type Booking Office under and finest exhibition of advanced horse- tion. About 50,000 square feet will be management of numbers; Marion Wallick and Co., West- manship ever presented used. Max Schwartz' Danceland is being Coreen Lueders, is one of three units ern sports, and Carl Waldman, ma- in Allentown. to be produced by the office and has gician, also gave The program included an interesting constructed on site of the '39 Candid who a show for the talk by Arduno, Camera concession. He is spending been booked for seven fairs in Michigan, kiddies earlier in the day. Ted Deppish, Heyer; beautiful Lip- plenty Indiana and Ohio, Manager Henry H. photographer of the Siegrist pizan horse, presented under side saddle on this concession and is very group, by Mrs. Heyer; on the sanguine of success. Andy Hynes has Lueders said. screened movies of the Parker & Watts Heyer invincible and Cole Bros. parades, also of Yo Yo, and Arduno presented in a Lib- started rebuilding a novel front for his the erty number by Monkey Speedway. Tom Wolfe's Glass- ORANGE County Fair, Middletown, Ringling-Barnum show, Power's ele- Heyer." blowers of the World ,has been rebuilt N. Y., observing its 100th anniversary phants, Proske's tigers, Peter's ponies and is the most striking front on the this year, has booked Jim Eskew's JE and other outdoor show activities. Gayway at present. Ranch Rodeo thru George A. Hamid, The hotel lobby was ablaze with circus Inc., reported Fair Secretary Alan C. posters and side-show banners. Mez- Madden. There will again be Hankinson zanine was given over to a midway, with A committee of the Concessioners' As- auto racing. ticket box, marquee and a side-show sociation met with representatives of the annex, in which Marion Wallick offered DRA various unions whose workers will man EDDIE VIERA'S Four Sensational a sword box novelty, with Drukenbrod and Her Seven Snakes expo attractions. It looks as tho an State, aerialists, will be night grand- essaying the role of talker and Harry amicable agreement will be reached stand act at five-day Titus County Fair Deitrick on the ticket box. A social hour Concessionaires and Bookers: shortly. Restaurant operators have con- and Dairy Show, Mount Pleasant, Tex., followed the evening session. More than HERE'S THE PERFECT ferred with the unions and are in a fair reported President Sam Williams. Asso- 50 members of the Siegrist group from WORLD'S FAIR ATTRACTION way to be straightened out. The $25,000 ciation recently voted to stage three - Canton attended. -EXOTIC AND DIFFERENT entrance archway to the Gayway is fast night rodeo under direction of Hub Von Black, concessioner of Canton, -SAFE FOR PATRONS- nearing completion. New lighting sys- Whiteman during the fair and construct provided pop corn for the kiddies and EASY TO EXPLOIT- tem, completed and tried out, transforms arena and facilities to seat 3,000. Prize Gregory balloons for the youngsters. AVAILABLE. the Gayway into a most beautiful money amounting to 8800 has been Ralph Peters, of Canton, brought over a Metropolitan Opera House posted. Studios amusement street. Road repairing is ticket box and banners and C. A. Klein Studios 49-A & B, 1425 going along apace, buildings are being circus posters. Deppish and Jack Klein Broadway, New York City. repainted, the many statues have been HARNESS racing at the 1940 Moose Jaw clowned for the kiddies. Phone PEnnsylvanla 6.2834. copperized, lagoons have been cleaned, (Sask.) Exhibition will be on two days Jimmy Harrison and his 12 -piece many new flagstaffs have been installed, instead of the usual three, with Jimmie swing band furnished the musical ac- bushes have been pruned, flowers planted Lynch and his Death Dodgers on the companiment for the revue, both after- and, generally, the grounds are in fine last two days. noon and evening, and ballyed in front physical condition. Al Trankle, well- of the ticket box during the evening WANT CARNIVAL known exposition sound engineer, is an show, after parading thru the hotel lobby With Five or Six Rides and Side Shows for Fair "up -before -breakfast guy," as evidenced in circus -band style. Peggy Klein was in September. fail' Elections drum major. by the fact that he is copping most of BROOKHAVEN, HOWELL COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION the sound work on the Island. Charlie Miss.-A. F. Parkinson During the evening session solicitation WEST PLAINS, MISSOURI Duffield, of Thearle-Duffield, flew into was elected president of Lincoln County of membership in the new Youngstown L. A. from Chicago, picked up Frank and Fair Association; Martin Holmes, vice- club brought excellent response. president; G. D. Williams, secretary - EDNA ACKER, America's Foremost Indian they both planed to San Francisco, ar- Expert and Her Original riving for a conference with Major Keat- manager. inge, UNDER THE MARQUEE CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS of special events, regarding han- HORTON, dling of fireworks fair. Kan. Tri -County Fair (Continued from page 34) GREATEST FREE ATTRACTION TODAY. at the Barnett elected Dr. - Hyman has received contracts for the F. M. Baldwin, president; began their careers with these shows, Wire or Write for Open Dates to Managers, J. J. Lindsay, concession chairman; Joe SYPHER Cr LEVY, blanket wheel concession on the Gayway. R. among them Fred Stone and Louie This makes the fourth and last wheel Kennedy, entertainment chairman; Plamondon, deceased. The Evans Building, Washington, D. C. F. J. Henney, secretary.. Stone Broth- that will be sold on the Gayway. Don ers, Fred and Ed, did their little brother Nicholson has given up the idea of trans- act and song and dance in the concert. forming WAUSAUKEE, Wis.-Carl Fred the old Scotch Village into a Schroeder Stone, in his book, tells of the hey - WANT 2 GIRL AERIALISTS Bowery show. He feared that there was elected president of Marinette rubes these shows had, some of them For two High Acts. Must do Loop, Perch, would be too many gay '90s shows. Marie County Fair Association, succeeding pitch battles, which lasted several days." Slide and Traps. State all by letter. Long Mason, wardrobe mistress of the Fischer State Senator Ernest G. Sauld, who will season. Address: Folies Bergere, arrived in charge of 12 serve as vice-president Phil Downing, TOM GOODHART, of Lancaster, Pa., GUS SUN BOOKING AGENCY beautiful girls who will be nucleus of treasurer; Charles B. Drewy, secretary; who jumped from billposter to county SPRINGFIELD, OHIO the Treasure Island production. The Amos Grundahl, assistant. party came from New York. Frank (Tex) Kissenger's great full-rigged ship, the GGIE GLEANINGS Pacific Queen, arrived from Long Beach. "America's Premier Exposition" This monstrous sailing ve-ssPl is the last (Continued from opposite page) of its kind and is filled to the gunwales Temple, J. L. Mathur; Hum-a -Tune, SPRINGFIELD, with relics and mementos of many of the Morris Goldstein; lavender and rose beans, MASSACHUSETTS noted pirates identified with early his- Jack Rushin; mental acts, (2), Ben tory of California. The old sea bus Lexel; Merry -Go -Round, George K. Whit- SEPTEMBER 15-21, 1940 made an impressive sight, scudding un- ney; Midget City, Leo Sanger; photo der Golden Gate Bridge with all sails strips, R. L. Cunningham; Penny Arcade, set. She berthed at Fisherman's Wharf, Herman R. Zapf; Puppy Show, E. S. where the public will be admitted for a Bender, EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION nominal fee. Gift Shop, Herman Rudick; shooting galleries (2), F. M. McFalls; souvenir turtles, S. Gordon; Stratoship, Nate Several desirable locations open for Lunch and Refreshments and Dining Halls. Miller; True Blue Cafeteria, Lars Svends- Only high-class operators need apply. fair Grounds gaard; vending machines, Treasure Island Vending Machine Co.; wheel Write MILTON DANZIGER, Supt. of Concessions, Box 1448, Springfield, Mass, SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Live - stock chairs -dressing rooms -storage, G. A. judges for the 1940 Eastern States Ex- Wahlgreen; ice delivery, A. M. Stoker; position here will bring into the ring a Diving Bell, Ed S. Martine; Doughnut group of recognized authorities to place Tower, Elmer Bose, Doughtnut Corp. of what promises to be an outstanding America; Javanese Restaurant, Joe Van show. Equally divided among farmer - Bussel. breeders and college experts, the latter Jerusalem, International Gift Shop, successful as breeders in their own T. A. Wolfe; Playlanid, E. Molineux, THE GREAT HAGERSTOWN FAIR right, the list comprises four authorities Children's Village; Octopus and Rollo - HAGERSTOWN, MD. who have served in Springfield previously plane, Daniel C. Cross; handwriting and four who will place entries this year analysis, Dr. E. F. Bell; Tower of Jewels, SEPTEMBER 24 TO 28, 1940 for the first time. A. F. Sanford, president; Exposition NOW BOOKING * Catering Service, George D. Smith; Coca GRAND FORKS, N. D.-Ralph Lynch Cola, J. B. Berlin; Miniature Railway, Legitimate Concessions and Shows was elected president and general man- J. M. Anderson; novelties, Charles Davis; M. H. BEARD C. W. WOLFE ager of the new Greater Grand Forks Pantheon de la Guerre, George D. Smith; Con. Mgr. State Fair; Oscar Lunseth, vice-presi- Russian Restaurant, E. Bernadsky, Secy.

www.americanradiohistory.com 38 ,The Billboard PARKS -RESORTS -POOLS April 27, 1940 Conducted by CLAUDE R. ELLIS - Communications to 25 Opera Place. Cincinnati. O. Summit Still Lloyds Official Spends Heavily Says U. S. Fund For Modernizing Can't Be Upset AKRON, April 20.-Ambitious im- CHICAGO, April 20.-In taking excep- provement program has been launched tion to a statement in The Billboard of by Summit Beach, Inc., operator of April 6 by Secretary A. R. Hodge, National Summit Beach Park here, which when Association of Amusement Parks, Pools completed will modernize the midway and Beaches, Charles A. Lenz, Chicago entirely, said Manager Frank Raful. insurance man, declares that authori- Many innovations are incorporated in tative advices are that funds of Lloyds plans and a large force is rushing work of London deposited in this country can to complete it in time for the scheduled not be upset by the British govern- opening on May 25. ment thru war conditions. Two new rides will be added and about Secretary Hodge in his article regarding $10,000 is to be spent in neonizing de- the NAAPPB liability insurance plan, said, vices and concession buildings. Park will in part: ". . . Funds deposited in this offer 14 rides, swimming pool with fa- country by British carriers as evidence of cilities for 2,500, roller rink, boating, new their ability to pay American claims are OTTO WELLS, general manager FRANK RAFUL, manager of Sum- picnic pavilion with accommodations for of Ocean Park, Norfolk, Va., subject to recall or confiscation at the 2,000 and picnic groves. In case of rain View discretion of the British government." In mit Beach Park, Akron, O., an- be for 25,000. New whose death on April 13 ended a nounced an ambitious improvement shelter can provided career of 40 years in amusement an article in the issue of April 20 Secretary building is being constructed to house Hodge said, in part: "Everyone, of course, program for the spot operated for the department of Chief Auditor Harry business. Starting as a Norfolk thea- has the greatest respect for certain the past four years by Summit ter manager, he had aided in build- Beach, Inc., a group business and Fish, who has served in that capacity ing foreign carriers, but everyone knows that of more than 15 years. vast interests in theaters and when governments resort to confiscatory professional men who have done Indications point to 1940 being 3 record parks in the South. He later oper- methods under stress of war the high much to rejuvenate the park. Mid- breaker, said Manager Ra"il. ?icnic ated Ocean View against numerous principles of the finest business insti- way is to be fully modernized. Ex- bookings to date are 60 per cent greater reverses and had been making ex- tutions are often disregarded." penditure of about $10,000 in new than figures for the same period of 1939. tensive plans for the 1940 season. Mr. Lenz said: "Mr. Hodge hinted that lighting and enlargement of the staff Larry Troy, who joined the staff several Details in Final Curtain in this issue. the funds of certain insurance com- are calculated to boost biz. months ago, has completed details for a panies controlled by certain British in- week of school outings to follow soon terests were subject to confiscation. after opening date and a number of These funds were supposedly deposited other picnics are expected to be set soon. New Features Added in trust in the City Bank Farmers Trust Intensive publicity campaign involving Co. of New York. Naturally, readers of Brokers Report outdoor, radio and newspaper advertising '40 the Hodge article could come only to one is to be carried out under direction of At Pa. Spot for conclusion and that is that he was re- Ben H. Voorheis, former outdoor show HANOVER, Pa., April 20.-Numerous ferring to the funds placed in trust in Big Risk Rally to representative. improvements have been made in Forest New York for the benefit of the policy- Lew Platt will again manage the ball- Park here and some others are expected holders insured thru Lloyds of London. room, which accommodates 5,000, and to be completed in time for opening on "On April 1 I had insured thru Lloyds name band policy has been established. April 27, said Manager A. Karst. More of London 1,083 members of the out- NAAPPB Plan Outstanding free acts, a number of which than 35,000 tickets have been distributed door show world. Naturally, I have re- PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-"Accord- have already been booked, will also be to school children in surrounding coun- ceived dozens of letters inquiring as to ing to statements by John Logan Camp- featured. Ballroom was scheduled to bow ties, entitling them to free rides, prizes the stability of Lloyds. I am quoting an bell, of J. L. Campbell & Co., Baltimore, on April 22 with Jimmy Joy's Orchestra and a show, and a number of special article from The National Underwriter and other brokers handling public and operate on a three -night -a -week - events have already been booked. (See FUND OF LLOYDS on page 40) liability insurance sponsored by the schedule until opening date. Ballroom entrance has been moved National Association of Amusement to one side. What was formerly the Parks, Pools and Beaches, operators all front section of the hall has been parti- Woodside and Willow Grove over the country, including concession - Lake tioned off and utilized for installation of -Season ers, are coming under the plan to enjoy Geauga Staff an eight -car Pretzel ride on a long In Philly Open Pre the benefits and savings which have track. Front of ride has been stream- PHILADELPHIA, April 20. - Woodside been discussed in detail in recent issues Expects Better Biz lined with neon lighting and station and Willow Grove Amusement Parks re- of The Billboard," said N. S. Alexander, of GEAUGA LAKE, 0., April 20.-Open- interior is lighted with new effects. New opened today, Woodside operating daily Woodside Park here, chairman of the ing day for Geauga Lake Park here, in bottoms have been placed in Whip cars and evenings over week-ends and eve- public liability insurance committee, metropolitan Cleveland, is set for April and concrete piers have been placed ning only Monday thru Friday until consisting of Leonard B. Schloss, vice- 28, with the resort operating on Satur- under bull wheels. Tumble Bug and Decoration Day, when it goes on regular chairman; Richard F. Lusse and H. P. days and Sundays during May and be- Clipper have been sold, but a new ride is summer schedule, while Willow Grove Schmeck. to replace the latter. Mr. Campbell said that thru the cam- ginning with a daily schedule on Decora- are to opens for week-ends only until May 25, tion Day. W. J. (Bill) Kuhlman again is Roads be tarred and stoned. after which it goes on summer schedule. paign conducted by Secretary A. R. the general manager, assisted by Joseph New picnic tables have been built and Regular weekly attractions in Woodside Hodge from the executive offices. 201 Wilt, park superintendent; Harvey others repaired. More than 50 machines include three free Sunday concerts in North Wells Building, Chicago, the en - have been added to the penny arcade (See BROKERS REPORT on page 40) Schryer, secretary -treasurer; Clarence and restaurant is being redecorated. Sylvan Hall; Jack Steck's Kiddie's Hour Horn, auditor, and other veterans of the Concessions have been renovated. Pig Sunday afternoon in Sylvan Hall, to be park staff. slide ball game is to be installed. Roller broadcast by WDAS; fireworks every Fri- AC'ers Plan Radio Station Geauga has been given a thoro recon- skating rink, which operated all winter, day; roller skating in Rainbow Roller - ditioning since first of the year, a tradi- closed for a week recently for alterations drome, and Novice Night, a new feature, ATLANTIC CITY, April 20.-Local tional policy of the management to give and reopens on April 20. every Thursday by Jack Steck in Syl- showmen have started a corporation to fresh appeal to the resort for the Cleve- van Hall, starting on May 2. build a radio station here in addition land -Akron -Canton -Youngstown district. Willow Grove, starting its 45th season, to the new WBAB station started two Billy Cullitan and his orchestra have Kids Will Visit A. C. Piers has contracted Pat Patterson and his months ago by The Atlantic City Press - been set for the park ballroom for May Chez*Vous Orchestra for Saturday night Union. Proposed station, already ap- ATLANTIC CITY, April 20.-Plans are dancing in pavilion overlooking 4-5, and May 11-12 week-ends. Around complete for Children's Week, when some the proved by the Federal Communications Decoration Day a series of name bands Fountain of Rainbows. Week-ends also Commission, will be operated by a group 2,000 kids will be entertained here on include three free Sunday stage shows. will be featured, with this policy con- June 28 -July 5. Program includes visits that includes Richard Endicott, manager tinuing thru the season. Frank Schulth back again to emsee, with of Steel Pier, who is vice-president of to Steel Pier, Hamid's Million -Dollar Pier Eddie again booking Industrial picnics are coming along and Heinz Piers, a swim carnival and Sherman acts. the radio company. P. Mortimer Lewis, nicely with bookings pointing to a better exhibition at Hygeia pool and an amateur theater operator, is president, and other season than in 1939. Last year was a show at Station WBAB. local hotel and amusement operators success in every respect in Geauga, of- Rocket's Big Gross comprise the company. ficials said. Newspaper publicity and ad- GEORGETOWN, Mass. - Charles W. REVERE BEACH, Mass., April 20.- vertising is being handled by George E. Phelan's Hickory Tree Wild Animal Farm Rocket ride opened the past week-end N. Y. Winter for the fourth consecutive year. here has been improved and is to reopen here to top money, according to W. J. Charters Granted in soon. Several hundred acres have been (Bill) O'Brien, operator. O'Brien also ALBANY, N. Y., April 20.-Jamaica converted into picnic and park grounds. announced additions to his museum, Arena, Inc., Queens County, has been 300 Entries in Idea Contest Phelan owns a radio station in Salem, including Floyd (Gang Busters) Woolsey, chartered by the secretary df state here. Mass., and plans to broadcast special Nils Nelson, rubber -skin man; Count Stockholders are given as Samuel Weiss SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 20.-River- events from the park. Gus Tramer is in Voris, man who hangs on a scaffold, and Leonard Lazarus, Jamaica, N. Y., side Park's idea cdntest drew more than charge of training cats. and Schlossberg's mental act. and Harry Cohen, Brooklyn. Other char- 300 entries, said Edward J. Carroll. owner ters were issued to Fair Gardens, Inc., and managing director. Contest was for New York, concessions and amusement suggestions for park features, slogans or enterprises. Promoters are given as Harry a name for the 12 -acre farm. Judges ere W. Chesley Jr., E. L. Morris, Chicago, and Adrian L. Potter, Chamber of Commerce New Ride Try -Out Set by Hunt's Walter H. Hereth, New York. Winter convention bureau secretary; Alderman Wonderland, Inc., Queens amuse- W. Lee Costigan and Harry Storin, of County, Sprinfield newspapers. Cash prizes will ments. Promoters and shareholders are be In Wildwood; Preps for Influx given as Sidney S. Coggan, Oscar B. awarded on opening night, May 29. Sachs and George S. Allen, New York. Delay in laying a new floor in the skat- WILDWOOD, N. J., April 20.-Leon show business, indoor and outdoor, for ing rink changed date of its opening to Cassidy, ride manufacturer, Bridgeton, William C. Hunt. May 1. N. J., has completed arrangements with W. Courtright Smith, head of outing Goldings at Galveston Beach William C. Hunt, head of Hunt's Amuse- and convention division, bureau of pub- ment Enterprises here, to install a new licity, disclosed that last summer rail- GALVESTON, Tex., April 20.-Mr. and "When. Doctrine of Res ride, as yet unnamed. altho one of two roads brought 57 recorded outings with Mrs. Charles Golding have taken a lease names, the Holland Swing or the Flying 25,000 here and bus companies 36 out- until their fair season on space at Gal- Ipsa Loquitur Applies Dutchman, will be used. The thrill ride ings with a total of 15,000. veston Beach for their two frozen cus- will be tested on Wildwood Boardwalk Anticipating a large increase in tard trailers and reported good business to Injury Suits" this summer, Cassidy not making any number of visitors, many new entertain- over the Splash Day week -and. Dinty other installations until 1941. ment features are being planned for their Moore has a Scooter and Olen and Buddy See Carnival Department of Altho Hunt's new Casino Theater entertainment. National Marbles Tour- Thornton have game concessions at the made its bow on Thursday, formal dedi- nament has been set for week of June beach, where there is more than a mile This Issue cation has been deferred until mid -May, 24 and plans for the 30th annual Baby of amusement zone, including dance pa- when ceremonies will mark 35 years in Parade are nearly completed. vilions, skating rink and night clubs.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 PARKS -RESORTS -POOLS The Billboard 39 else, he just could not hold out and lost "The View." He had been retained as Owzetiean. ReCteaf lOnCal general manager and was struggling to refinance it until the last. Larger plans were under way for 1940 Equipment association and the defense appropriations being spent at the shipyards and naval base By R. S. UZZELL assured a fine income for this season. No finer tribute has ever been paid to Otto Wells, who passed on April 13 in a living park manager than the one in Norfolk, Va., was another of the old- The Norfolk Ledger -Dispatch of Decem- timers to join the ever-increasing num- ber 17, 1937, covering the long career of ber of the best in our industry who this sterling character. He had built have gone on ahead. He had influenza himself so strongly into the good will of during the winter and really got into his home city as to become an institu- the harness too soon to stand our severe tion. A reputation that no money changes in this hectic spring. The writer could buy. Sticking as he did thru all was the last of our fraternity to visit adversity built his reputation that and talk with the genial Otto at Ocean bound friendships with bands of steel. View and at his office in Norfolk on His community just could not and March 20. He then seemed able to make would not let him down. To write a the grade and felt encouraged about it. biographical sketch of such a man is First we met in 1906 while the James- only a pleasure. Here was a. modest and town Exposition was building. With his retiring member of our national organi- brother he had started Ocean View zation whose worth to us has not yet THE PROVEN only in 1901. For almost 40 years Wells been fully appreciated. He had been SUCCESS had been continuously identified with taken into the best circles of his city "The View," as he called it. The broth- and was Spoken of by all in the highest FOR BOARDWALKS ers once had many theaters, three terms. He served with distinction on amusement parks, a hotel and extensive committees for the betterment of Nor- realty holdings. How the Wells Empire folk and gave freely of his time and AMUSEMENT melted away is one of those pathetic formerly of his money'. stories of changing times and unforeseen calamities. Syndicated pictures and Known as Square Shooter PARKS AND vaudeville houses, with changing tastes No one sympathized more with the New men who were and technique made independent thea- England park b`. CARNIVALS ters unprofitable. The Wells Theater in wrecked by the misplaced tropical storm h Norfolk was the last to be taken over of September, 1938, than this heroic by a chain. character who several times had been caught in the teeth of a tropical gale. Fought Thru Adversity He had grown callous to disaster. The The hotel suffered big damage in each death of his brother, Jake, was his great- of the severe storms which all but est shock. This left him alone to handle wrecked it. The auto and trailer took the declining Wells Empire. Jake it was away enough patronage to keep it on who did the promoting while Otto did the wrong side of the ledger. And then the consolidating and was the adminis- his first love, Ocean View, was twice trator. Jake first gained fame as a devastated by storms. With the depres- catcher on a league baseball team, a sion and attendant losses added to all large picture of which hangs in Otto's office. A broken bat started their amusement career. Jake went into a store to purchase a new bat and learned Here's that a near -by theater was for rent. He took the lease and changed the whole 1940's course of their lives. LIBERAL Otto was born in Memphis, where he lived as a child and a part of his young TERMS TO Best manhood. He went to Florida for a few years from where he went to Norfolk, Buy! where he spent the rest of his life. He RESPONSIBLE had served on some of our committees LUSSE BROS., INC., AUTOSKOOTER RIDE and could always be relied upon to do CONCESSIONAIRES WAKE UP Lazy Locations by adding 1940 useful work. Fred W. Pearce was a con- GLAMOUR and PEP UP your receipts with the POPULAR and PROFITABLE AUTO- cessioner at Ocean View for many years SKOOTER RIDE. and once owned all of the major rides. ORDER NOW to assure Early Spring Delivery. He always pronounced Otto Wells a LUSSE BROS., INC. square shooter. Otto was married late in 2808 N. Fairhill St., Philadelphia, Pa. life to an estimable woman who gave LUSSE BROS., LTD., Sardinia House, him 52 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.2, Eng. comfort and much happiness. Write for Catalogue and Price Without Obligation. SCIENTIFIC MACHINE CORP. Osbutti Path, 7t. . 21 STEUBEN STREET BROOKLYN, N. Y. 1940 PENNY ARCADE By GEORGE ZUCKERMAN MODERNIZE-MUTOSCOPE WILL Move to organize co-op plan for pub - SHOW YOU HOW licity and promotion of shore resort was sounded out at a meeting of NEW EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES citytons fathers of interested municipalities IVILL RENT SPACE OR PLACE ON P. C. RECONDITIONED EQUIPMENT here on April 17. Towns represented in- cluded Atlantic Highlands, Long Branch, 30 SKEE BALL ALLEYS WITH MODERNIZED CABINETS Belmar, Bradley Beach, Avon, Deal, Sea LOTS OF SIX OR MORE -36 FEET LONG AND 4 FEET WIDE Everything You Need From One Bright and Asbury Park. Idea involves RELIABLE Source. Write for Our pooling of promotional publicity funds in a general campaign, as well as special HARRY E. PRINCE New Catalog. Anything to Trade? 294 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Tel., LIBerty 0466 Send Us Your List. drive aimed at prospective New York World's Fair influx. Little progress de INTERNATIONAL MUTOSCOPE REEL CO., Inc. veloped, altho steering committee of the hopes to iron out factional dif- 44-05 (Eleventh St., L. I. City, New York group "Penny Arcade Headquarters Since 1895" ferences in anticipation of heavy busi- ness expected in this section with estab- GAMES-WHEELS-BINGO lishment of pari-mutuel race track le- A COMPLETE LINE OF FLASHERS, WHEELS, PAPER PADDLES, SKILL GAMES, HORSE Snow Ball galized by Legislature. RACE GAMES, CLUB ROOM EQUIPMENT, BINGO CARDS AND BINGO CAGES. Beachfront spots catering to dine -and - 1-tUNDREDS OF OTHER CONCESSION GAMES. ICE SHAVERS drink trade are going in for heavy im- WRITE FOR CATALOG. provement budgets in anticipation of 142 WEST 24TH ST., All Sizes, Both Hand and Electric. upswing in business. General optimistic WM. ROTT MFG. NEW YORK CITY tone is predicated not only on expected CLAWSON MACHINE CO. safari of racing fans but increased tour- thorofare, went off smoothly, with little Box 22, FLACTOWN, N. J. ist business due to lack of European and cruise travel. reaction from motorists. Plan calls for FOR' SALE Truce has been effected in the salt 5 -cent -per -hour charge. water taffy war on the boardwalk here, TUMBLE BUG WORLD'S LEADING HEADQUARTERS for two seasons BRIDGEPORT, Conn.-Director Perry which the past has had Operated at New York World's Fair, 1999. some 20 dispensers of the confection try- Rodman, Pleasure Beach Park, announced PENNY ARCADES of Don Felix publicity Excellent Condition - Price $2,500 COMPLETE MODERN SPORTLANDS ing to outdo one another in seeing how appointment as AND cheaply it would be sold. Standard price director, promotion man and ballroom PARK & BEACH SUPPLY CO., Inc. 205 East 42d Street, New York City. MIKE MUNVES CORP. 5743E %17YORK., of the product has been half -dollar a manager, an all -year-round job. As the pound here for the past 35 years. Local park is municipally operated and all i war brought it down to less than a quar- city positions are under civil service, it ter. Peace treaty was invoked by city is a provisional appointment. ATLANTIC BEACH AMUSEMENT PARK officials after loud squawks by boardwalk FOB SALE Can use few more Rides not conflicting. Choice location Kiddie Rides, Fun House, Pony Track. ops that price decline affected their rent - TULSA, Okla.-Fred K. Moulton, for- 2 LUCKY KICK CONCESSIONS-Photos, Skeeroll, Balloon Darts, paying ability. It is estimated that at merly press agent, for the Hagenbeck- Cat Rack, Scales, Wheels. Anything interesting to least of the are sold 101 DONKEY GAMES park patrons. Act quick. Your opportunity to get 500,000 pound taffy Wallace Circus and Ranch Wild West Including Back Drop, Etc. In on ground floor with new live -wire management. on boardwalk each season. Show, will handle publicity and special Cost $1,000.00. We play Shows, Bands, Fireworks, Circus Acts. Partial installation of parking meters events for Crystal City Park and English Write or Wire Excursions by boat and rail direct to park. along the beachfront, with devices in Village outdoor dance floor, said Manager F. HAILPARN . FRED H. PONTY, 507 Fifth Ave., New York. 25 PARADE PLACE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Murray Hill 2.0020 operation along about 25 per cent of the Johnny Mullins.

www.americanradiohistory.com 40 1'he Billboard PARKS -RESORTS -POOLS April 27, 1940 and should, thru their silent efforts, cabled a reply that the trust fund could convert landlubbers into becoming water not be upset by the British government The Peel Whirl nymphs and sea dogs. Every pool and even if it desired to do so. By NAT A. TOR beach operator can cash in on this pro- "'The British government is not in- motion by making early tie-ups and pub- sisting on Lloyds' withdrawing the trust (All Communications to Nat A. Tor, licizing the event thru newspapers and fund nor has there been any suggestion Care New York Office, The Billboard) direct mail. As an old prospector once to that effect, according to Mr. Pulbrook. Believing that pool owners are vitally said, "The lode is there; she's just got The trust was created, he said, after a interested in plans for the forthcoming to be dug up." consultation with the government de- National Swim -for -Health Week, I in- partments concerned and the Bank of AND vited the secretary of the association England. The trust, he pointed out, is a conducting the campaign to take over legally drawn document, merely vesting and tell us about this year's celebration. CßK y gS[ota the funds in the American trustee, ac- -NAT. cording to the laws of New York, and FRIEDMAN there is no possibility of the British gov- By MARTIN STERN By ALFRED ernment, even if it wished, being able to PENNY The fifth annual National Swim -for - Crowds are beginning to jam the re- upset the arrangement. Health Week campaign is to be conducted sorts on week-ends. There aren't enough ' 'Eminent counsel were consulted in on June 24-29. The purpose o the cam- spending spots now open to make note England and City Bank Farmers Trust paign is to increase the number of per- of, so the 75,000 who came to Rockaway Co. employed eminent counsel. All were sons participating in the sport and and the 30,000 at Long Beach last week- satisfied that the trust was completely recreation of swimming, thus increasing end mostly busied themselves in absorb- outside the jurisdiction of the British ARCADES patronage at swimming pools and government. Mr. Pulbrook cites a state- BRAND NEW LINE ing fresh salt air. Times on OF beaches. The campaign, which was origi- June 22 has been set as Long Beach ment in the London Financial nally sponsored by bathing suit manu- Day, which will be in accompaniment August 30, 1939: "This arrangement LEGAL AMUSEMENT facturers, is now receiving whole -hearted with a pageant and other ceremonies. which has the approval of the treasury, co-operation from thousands of pools regularizes the position of Lloyds under- MACHINES Rumor has it that Lido Beach Club, now the Write for Full Particulars thruout the country. In New York last being reorganized, has lost some $2,- writers under American law, and has re- (FINEST SEEECTION OF POST CARDS EVER PRC /MD NOW READY) year seven pools, in co-operation with which is effect of safeguarding the premiums 000,000 during its existence, ceived for their primary purpose of the The New York Daily Mirror, enrolled more than any local resort has ever been EXHIBIT SUPPLY CO. 4222 W. LAKE ST. CHICAGO 62,000 for free swimming lessons and jolted payment of claims." half -rate admissions on Mondays. for. Mr. Duncan states that this cable Official Jones Beach opening is set for should be sufficient, to set at rest all change views on a subject of vital in- Such a program can be successfully middle of May, the real trade doesn't rumors and to terminate the "very un- terest to both parties and maybe pick promoted in every community in co-oper- come until a month later. At Jones fair whispering campaign whioh has been up a few new ideas. Who knows? While ation with a newspaper and tie-ups with Beach the disappointment in what the going on.'" I have had hundreds of really inter- retail stores. Department stores, specialty World's Fair would bring last year has esting letters from American roller en- shops, haberdasheries, drug stores, furni- brought about a "de -emphasis" In plans thusiasts in recent years, I have yet to ture stores and even hardware outlets to care for the fair "rush." BROKERS REPORT hear from anyone associated with hockey, selling bathing suits, play clothes, beach (Continued from page 38) the branch of rollers in which I have shoes, hats, caps, suntan lotions, sun has been made aware of been most interested for not less than glasses, waterproof cosmetics, ear stop- tire industry 16 years. the new plan, and many operators, who, Guess it's about time one of you pers, beach chairs and umbrellas, picnic With the lees of necessity, have become self -insurers, baskets, thermos bottles and dishes will resuming coverage because of American roller hockey enthusiasts gladly co-operate thru window displays, OTTAWA, Ont.-Now on exhibition in are again dragged out a pen and got down to work. Quebec Zoological Garden, near Quebec the large savings made by those policy- counter cards and paid newspaper adver- under the plan in the Anyone who cares to write and asks for tisements. City, is a specimen of the ivory gull, one holders who came a reply may be assured of a speedy and of the most beautiful and rarest of gulls. last four years which, according to fig- satisfactory response. I have a few pic- Results Cet Attention Ivory gulls are inhabitants of the Far ures recently released, have aggregated tures of teams and copies of rules in First step after the tie-ups between North and because they are so exclusively over $148,000, with no reference to the force in Europe which might be useful newspaper and stores are completed is Arctic, white men seldom see them. dividends for 1938-'39, which will be souvenirs. to secure indorsement of your program paid participants in the near future. baby aoudad is first Chairman Alexander recently prophesied from the health commissioner, police COLUMBUS, 0.-A be commissioner, American Red Cross of- spring arrival in Municipal Zoo. The that the association's plan would R -B'S GARDEN BIZ AMAZES ficials, school authorities and directors of parents were acquired last July by Co- adopted universally in the near future (Continued from page 32) Society. Recent an- and, according to Mr. Campbell and the big brother and big sister movements. lumbus Zoological 26 days and 51 perform- imal acquisitions were a pair of seven - other brokers, his prophecy will become the full run of In addition, contact boys' and girls' Mr. Alex- ances (no afternoon show on opening clubs, Boy and Girl Scouts, Campfire month -old pumas shipped from Utah. a realization sooner than even ander expects, as 1940 promises to show day, April 5) will bring a take past $700,- Girls, etc for the purpose of conduct- volume 000, which would mean more than ing an intensive Learn -To -Swim cam- CALGARY, Alta.-Latest addition to great increase in gross premium polar written. $14,000 per performance or about $29,000 paign and for the staging of swimming Calgary Zoo is Carmichael Jr., baby per day. Some conservatives even place meets for boys and girls in novice, bear from Churchill, Man., gift of Hud- Turning Point Reached was the gross near the $780,000 fringe. Veter- junior and senior divisions. Prizes for son Bay Co. t1 bay moufflon sheep liability rates have been con- One state the closest 6 brought last "Public ans of the Big that these competitive meets can be secured born on April to a pair sistently increasing each year since 1928. rivals were the early '20s and the period from newspaper or stores or from some summer from Sardinia. As these rates are based on the national 1927-'28. prominent local citizens. writing this move to have experience of all companies Hook -Up Wherever possible meets should be CLEVELAND.-In the class, it is then to be assumed that these Evans on NBC operation of Brookside Zoo here taken increases are due to the fact that Merle Evans, bandmaster, will be fea- conducted under auspices of the Ama- over from city by Cleveland Museum rate teur Athletic Union. Results of a meet the the interested companies have been en- tured on the Fitch Band Wagon half- of Natural History, Harold T. Clark, undesirable risks, or hour program tomorrow evening, going of this kind receive more attention from museum president, told the mayor's ad- tertaining either newspapers than if it were a hit-and- their claim and engineering services over the NBC -Red network. Studio to be visory committee on the zoo that he was developed to a point to used is 8-H, world's largest, accommodat- miss swimming event, staged with no hopeful the museum board of trustees have not been particular purpose in mind. All Learn - cope with this type of business, which is ing about 1,200 underprivileged kids would decide shortly to enter a partner- to handle, said Mr. chosen by welfare orgs from the Greater To -Swim classes should be conducted by ship agreement with the city whereby admittedly difficult graduates of the American Red Cross Life Campbell. New York Relief Fund's list. Other acts the zoo would be operated by the mu- our belief that, announced for the broadcast are clowns Saving Service Schools, who are efficient seum with funds to be donated by city "It has always been and thoro in their courses. These instruc- should a company specialize in this class, Felix Adler, Johnny Tripp, Milt Taylor and individuals. Park Director Hugo E. time be selective in the and Paul Jung and his midget Pinocchio tors can, within a very short time, teach Varga reiterated that the only way the at the same anyone, young or old, the scientific meth- risks assumed, and employ specialists in characters. There will be a calliope and city ever would have a goód zoo would service departments, the class the kids will be given peanuts and pop od of breathing and proper strokes to be be thru the plan under consideration. its used in swimming. would eventually and definitely show an corn. Beverly Kelley, chief of R-B'a He added that the city should be able improvement in the way of reduced rates. radio division, will assist program emsee Swim - for - Health Week campaign to give the zoo at least $45,000, which on the institu- Our belief in this connection was put Henry M. Neely. opened with a barrage of publicity last it now spends annually into practice in 1935 when the Associated For the first time in television his. month with selection of Ann Corcoran tion. Indemnity Corp. inaugurated the special tory NBC will televise the show April 25 as the 1940 Swim -for -Health Week Girl. public liability insurance plan for the for entire performance from about 8:30 Her photograph has appeared in more GREENWICH, Conn.-Bruce Museum has received members of NAAPPB. As a result of p.m. to the finish, about 11:30. It will than 1,000 daily and weekly newspapers here, thru William Finch, this specialization under the plan, the be the longest continuous showing in and has been seen by more than 50,000,- a shipment of large -sized Florida snakes Associated has developed a very much tele annals. Arranged thru William 000 in all the States. This will be con- for its zoo. improved accident experience. Morris office and interesting to note in tinued in form of fashion photo releases, "These manual rates each year are this connection that William Morris Jr. sports articles, learn -to -swim articles, DENVER.-Clyde Hill, superintendent of promulgated according to the basis of and John Ringling North have been health and beauty stories, etc. Newsreels City Park Zoo, said Montrose, Colo., prob- experience of all carriers handling the intimate friends for many years. One are to be taken of 1940 beach styles ably will get the pair of lion cubs here, good cub bears class. Therefore, the Associated's camera will be employed. and released late in May. Fashion and Trader and Kit. As soon as the experience over the past four years Arthur R. Hopper, director of outdoor health talks will be given by noted wom- born this winter get strong enough they and should be reflected in the way of reduced advertising, left for the next building en swimmers cver the radio. Other pro- will be taken from their mother rates. This procedure has proved cor- spot, Boston, where billing has begun. grams will be arranged as the campaign placed on monkey island. Much interest time in years the in the waterfowl rect, as for the first New wrinkle in aerial ballet not re- progresses. is being displayed 1940 manual rates have been lowered vealed at premiere is a Gay '908 take- collection. a Operators Can Profit s for important operations. There are off entry, padded shoulders, pink tights few rate increases, but the same pertains and all, ferns shedding the costumes and Some 300,000 official four-color Swim - ALEXANDRIA, La. Municipal Zoo to where the gross receipts de- for -Health Week posters are being - devices appearing in sparkling briefs when ready here was given its third lion, a five- veloped in the average park have not, to ascend. printed. They will be displayed in some year -old female, by Capt. John M. in the past, produced a premium in 30,000 retail stores along main streets Elly Ardelty, featured center ring Sheesley, owner -manager of Mighty excess of the minimum premium at the trapeze artist, is gaining wide plaudits of communities. Pool and beach oper- Sheesley Midway, which played here re- rate charged. On the other hand, in ators, desirous of securing a quantity of with her balancing tricks which she sells cently. such operations as the Roller Coaster to the hilt. Juggler Truzzi's new stunt these posters, can communicate with and games stands, where receipts are -for -Health Week headquarters, 122 has him deftly handling white glass Swim large, the rates have been materially globes. Altho he is an outstanding East 42d street, New York City. A stamp FUND OF LLOYDS reduced. I am inclined to feel that we for use On correspondence is also (Continued from page 38) showman with an unusual repertoire, his have at last reached the turning point turn is still much too long and needs available. of April 11, so that many fears that the and that should we continue to enjoy considerable cutting. Still solo in cen- A number of national advertisers will great number of showmen who carry the co-operation of the operators in distribute, free of charge, four-color lob- insurance in Lloyds will be eliminated: the industry thru the national associa- ter ring. displays. In addition from Attorney Mel Fu, foot -slide artist, who doubles by and locker -room "'In response to advices tion supervision, it will not be unreason- with the Akimotos, hurt his hip while 21 other manufacturers of nationally O. D. Duncan, of Duncan & Mount, New able to look for a continued reduction out advertised brands are co-operating in York, that a "whispering campaign" is in rates from year to year." doing the stunt and is temporarily in some in country to the of both acts. promotion of vacation windows being conducted this wonder of 7,500 chain drug -store outlets. These effect that the British government is Melvin Burkhart, anatomical stores are at the most important street insisting that London Lloyds recall the RINKS AND SKATERS the side show, joined Fred Smythe's ag- intersections in each community and $40,000,000 trust fund- in the hands of (Continued from page 35) gregation after a winter's work with Rip- displays will be seen by millions daily. the City Bank Farmers Trust Co. of New with a suggestion or two which might be ley's, Oddltorium and other New York They will stimulate interest in swimming York, E. R. Pulbrook, chairman of Lloyds, helpful. At the very least, we could ex - spots.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 CARNIVALS The Billboard 41 Conducted by CLAUDE R. ELLIS. ROBERT DOEPKER, Associate. Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O Crystal Showfolk Uphold Tradition Lewis Lairnches, Rail Show CAMDEN, S. C., April 20.-One of the showmen's traditions was carried out here on April 18 when members of Crystal Exposition Shows and Owner - Manager W. J. Bunts held memorial B. & G. Shove 6,000 Witness services at the grave of Chubby Lamont, formerly of . Elkhart, Ind. Better known as Osso, the Bear Boy, Off in Atlanta Norfolk Debut Chubby was laid to rest in a local cemetery on April 1, 1939, by Bunts and show's personnel. Show Chaplain Chief New lights, lend Deerfoot conducted the services and a Registers best Monday night equipment floral wreath was placed on the grave biz in years-lights impress modernistic note- port- by Bunts. -cold delays opening able hospital attracts ATLANTA, April 20. - Encountering NORFOLK, Va., April 20.-Modernistic MSA's Annual what was said to have been the coldest thruout and carrying; 15 new streamlined wave to hit this section since 1911, Beck- and, neon -lighted fronts, Art Lewis mann & Gerety Shows, Amusement Corp. Shows drew 5,131 paid admissions at Spring Frolic of America unit, were forced to cancel the opening of a two-week inaugural the scheduled April 12 opening until the stand at 13th street and Monticello next day, when a matinee drew fair. A avenue here on April 11, under D.O.K.K. Attracts 500 good crowd turned out Saturday night. auspices. Total attendance was esti- Organization is exhibiting at Candler mated at 6,000, with cold but clear DETROIT, April 20.-Over 500 mem- Airport showgrounds under American weather prevailing. Newness and novelty bers and guests attended Michigan (See B & G IN ATLANTA on page 49) (See LEWIS RAIL SHOW on page 63) Showmen's Association's annual Spring GLENN F. IRETON, whose appoint- Party in Palm Beach Cafe, local night ment as press representative for Endy spot, on April 15. Net profits to the asso- West Bros. in Poor Bros.' Shows was announced recently Jones Expo ' Repeats ciation were about $150, President Leo by David B. Endy, president, is start- Lippa said. ing his third consecutive year with Lippa was the only speaker, and promi- Sikeston Get -Away the organization. Previously he did. At Fair in Louisville nent guests introduced from the floor SIKESTON, Mo., April 20.-Cold weath- public relations work for some 10 were Probate Judge Patrick H. O'Brien, er all week resulted in short CINCINNATI, April 20.-Johnny J. attendance years in New York City after being Jones Exposition was awarded the mid- Circuit Court Commissioners George B. and business for West Bros.' Shows open- graduated from Colgate University. Murphy and William Cody; Gerald ing stand here, which closed last Satur- way contract for the 1940 Kentucky O'Brien, assistant prosecutor, and Lee day. Thursday was lost to rain, which State Fair, Louisville, on April 18, said Cousins, Detroit Night Life. submerged the lot, and, to make condi- L. Clifton Kelley, general agent of the Palm Beach's regular floor show, tions more deplorable, a windstorm hit shows, in a wire to The Billboard. augmented by acts booked especially at midnight and damaged several tops. Marks Starts 1940 This will be the fourth consecutive for the event, presented the entertain- Saturday, with temperatures close to year for the Jones Exposition at the ment. Don Pablo's Band provided the normal, a fair matinee crowd turned out, Louisville fair. Letting of the contract music. and evening play was fair. Bert Melville Tour With Click had been held in abeyance until recent Club's Moonlight Boatride Committee and troupe took over Hi -Hat Revue, and reorganization of the board. announced the annual moonlight lake (See West BROS.' OPENER on page 43) Richmond Preview Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, will ride will be held on July 25. be played by .the Jones contingent for RICHMOND, Va., April 20.-John H. the fifth consecutive year, the contract Lawrence Closes Greenville Marks Shows got off to an auspicious having been let by the fair board at its Six Shoivs Defeated Stand to Poor Weather, Biz start at the annual preview on April 15 January meeting. in C. C. A. Baseball Park in the Church GREENVILLE, S. C., April 20.-Freez- Hill District here, despite unfavorable By Cold Weather in ing weather and poor business marked weather. A heavy downpour which lasted Lawrence Greater Shows' inaugural all day and intermittent showers at Rain Hurts Patrick Bremen, Ga., stand, which came to a close here last night kept attendance down, but those Start Saturday under American Legion Post who did turn out were good spenders. Inaugural in Wash. BREMEN, Ga., April 20.-Battling rain auspices. Local committee co-operated, Freshly painted thruout and featuring and cold weather for six days, J. Harry but weather kept gate down. Those who new green -hued tents, modernistic fronts, SPOKANE, Wash., April 20.-With rain Six Shows' opener, which ended here come however, curtailing attendance on the first three did out, spent well. Shows neon and indirect lighting and several days, last Sunday, fell far below expectations. (See BAD FOR LAWRENCE on page 63) (See MARKS IN CLICK on page 60) Patrick's Greater Shows opened the Because of a high wind on the first season on the East Sprague street lot at night no attempt was made to open. Low city limits here on April 6. Rain con- temperatures on Tuesday night held at- tinued almost without a break on Sun- tendance to a minimum, with shows and day and Monday, with only a slight concessions doing fair, while rides were Verne Newcombe --- A Showman surcease on Tuesday. Wednesday, how- (See COLD FOR SIX SHOWS on page 61) ever, gave good weather and business. By ROY E. LUDINGTON (See RAIN HITS PATRICK on page 61) Elite Expo Betters In U. S. Veterans' Hospital in Tucson, will were still with him, but strength Ariz., on April 12 passed from this life was gone. West Off a young man who had made all outdoor And the grim reaper claimed this on Right '39 Opener by 18% showdom that knew him marvel at his courage, pluck and his determination to (See VERNE NEWCOMBE on page 49) Side in Iola, Kan. INDEPENDENCE, Kan., April 20.- uphold the tradition, "The show must Af ter a week of disagreeable weather, go on." To him his life, his family, his IOLA, Kan., April 20.-With ideal Elite Exposition Shows got a break and business constituted the show that he weather and good committee co-opera- opened here last Saturday to good at- knew as his own. His grit, willpower tion, W. E. West Shows inaugurated tendance and business, which was said to and bulldog determination made up the the season here last Saturday with one be 18 per cent above last year's first day. ability he possessed to make the show of the best openings in their history. Owner Charles Rotolo's new free gate and go on. The Iola Register was liberal with space free act policy met with the patrons' and a tie-up with local newsboys gave approval. Stricken in youth on the battlefields He received many compli- of France by gas, he excellent results, reports Edgar L. Meeks. ments from friends and business men later developed Advance billing brigade, under direc- (See infected luny causing major operations. ELITE OPENER IS UP on page 43) Then an accIdent on his show resulted tion of James White, covered a 50 -mile in the loss of a leg and lengthy hos- radius. A free gate prevailed. Staff in- pitalization. While still incapacitated his cludes W. E. West, owner -manager; Mrs. Big Crowd Attends first-born son was bitten by a scorpion W. E. West, secretary-treasurer; James and died. Another baby died, and his White, general agent; Tommie Marks, Crystal Expo. wife was hospitalized. Suffering a relapse, legal adjuster; Edgar L. Meeks, press Bow another operation was ordered for him, agent; Bill Clark, electrician, and Hal CAMDEN, S. C., April 20.-With a free and high -rating government physicians Curtis, chief mechanic. gate and ideal weather Crystal Exposi- grimly shook their heads and remarked, tion Shows drew an estimated 4,000 to "no hope." But not so with this show- their opening here on April 15. Spending man with nerves of steel. "I'll beat it," Initial Ga. Dates was good. Somewhat enlarged over for - he whispered softly to his friends. And (See CRYSTAL EXPO BOW on page 43) beat it he did, only to succumb a few years later to old sears left by the ravages Okeh for Barfields of war. New Rides and Canvas Are DALTON, Ga., April 20.-Barfield's Cos- Arising from a sick bed, aided by his mopolitan Shows ended a week's stand Delivered for Joues Expo wife, he promoted outdoor events from a here last Saturday to fair results, after wheelchair; directed pageants while being playing WASHINGTON, April 20.-During the carried on and off the scenes; hobbled to good crowds and business at Raleigh, N. C., on crutches staging fireworks displays. opening stand in Griffin, Ga., on April engagement of Johnny 1-6. was J. Jones Exposition, April 8-13, J. Lee Later, learning to walk with artificial Griffin date especially satis- Cuddy left to bring on two late model limb and cane, he staged many events factory in the face of inclement weather, Rollo -Planes and a dual -seat Octopus, for civic and fraternal organizations and which prevailed thruout. Midway was shipping the rides formerly used to an- fairs thruout the country. Life seemed attractive in fresh paint and new neon other show. to take on a new aspect. Another baby (See OKEH FOR BARFIELDS on page 49) blessed the home life. Success again was Chet Dunn, well-known ride operator, within his grasp and new promotional filled in with his two rides for the en- events were in Blue Ribbon Buys Boomerang gagement New canvas arrived for the making when like a Bertha McDaniel's thunderbolt and in the midst of his JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., April 20.- Rocky Road and activities a gentle tap was felt on the Manager L. E. (Eddie) Roth of Blue Rib- penny arcade. Delivery of new tops for shoulder and the hospital beckoned. bon Shows announced this week that the Merry -Go -Round and two sit-down Again he tried to whisper in the vernac- his organization has purchased a new shows will arrive here, with canvas for ular, "I'll beat it," but this time it Boomerang ride, which Is scheduled to other attractions to follow. was hardly audible. His grit and iron VERNE NEWCOMBE arrive in time for shows' opening here.

www.americanradiohistory.com 42 The Billboard CARNIVALS April 27, 1940 Independence, Kan. Jackie Wilcox, of the Ladies' Auxiliary, resigned from Bud THE MIDWAY CHAMPION Anderson Circus to accept a position with Vic Allen's new booking office. Banquet and ball committee is still 1v (úülhr^IÌÌÌ-.T searching for a location for the annual

, lr Club Activities ¡u 711ri--.f event, which will be held Rs usual on New Year's Eve. Mel Vaught's State Fair ÿ Shows had their rides at 25th and In- uIIIIIIIIIIIIÌÌ I°i ! .ItIII l-- 1 diana streets. li eowwl;.etz's .2..ea yue Pacific Coast Ladies' Auxiliary THE 7CAR PORTABLE Club held its last meeting last Fri- day, with President Mrs. C. W. Parker o awcetica §'low net's Ülsstz presiding. It was voted to start the summer T1LT-a- wHcßL 6231ií South Grand Ave., at Wilshire membership drive after the Sherman Hotel meetings close for the year. Hattie Howk, The popular favorite of America's Midway Los Angeles Loretta Ryan and Jess ,Nathan comprise Public-Consistent Top Money Winner for Chicago, III. LOS ANGELES, April 20-A fair-sized the committee. Secretary read a letter owners - Modern streamlined - superior CHICAGO, April 20.-President Frank crowd attended Monday's meeting, which from Florence Studyvin's husband stat- construction - economical operation - P. Duffield presided at Thursday night's was presided over by Dr. Ralph Smith, ing she was Ill in a Chicago hospital. Priced right-terms reasonable. Wire, meeting. With him at the table were with Vice -President Joe Glacy and Secre- Mae Wilson and Georgia Brown also are phone or write about earliest delivery dates. Treasurer Fred H. Kressmann, Secretary taries Weber and Johnson also on hand. ill. Mrs. Parker in a brief talk said she Joe Streibich and Past Presidents Sam J. Communications were read from Doc hoped members would have a successful Levy, C. R. Fisher and J. C. McCaffery. Zeiger, Joe Metier, J. Miller, Frank Ward summer and return in the fall with good Sellner Mfg. Co., Inc. House committee is still on the job and and Pete Siebrand. Eddie Tate sent a reports. FARIBAULT, MINN. gradually putting finishing touches to magazine .account of the passing of Treasurer's final report showed a good new quarters. Relief committee advised Doc Harris from Manila. Members were increase over last year. Members were that Brother Russell Donnelly was shocked to learn of Vern Newcombe's sud- grieved to learn of the death of Mary brought in from Raleigh, N. C., for at- den death in Tucson, Ariz. Nick Wagner, Francis in St. Louis. She will be greatly tention by Dr. Max Thorek. Vice -Presi- of the house committee, presented an in- missed by members. SHOW dent Harry W. Hennies advised that ventory report on club's assets. AND Brother W. R. McCurdy suffered a stroke Pat Armstrong, sick committee and will be sent to a hospital. Brothers chair- CONCESSION man, called on the members who are ill: Trevellick, James Murphy and C. V. Abe Goldman, John M. Miller, Pat Shan - Ìlissou ,i s'Itow r, Blum are still in the hospital, while no ley, Dad Parker and Charlie Guberman. Fulton Bag CS Cotton Mills late reports came from Brother Jack Manura,tU.rrra ni -v Ed Walsh reported .the light meter was Si Iá70 Lydick. Brothers Al Carsky and Henry ATLANTA ST. LOUIS DALLAS NEW YORK checked and found okeh. Visiting list etz's MINNEAPOLIS NEW ORLEANS KANSAS CITY. KAN. Cohen are showing improvement and included Harry Holmes, George Woti CIuG Tom Rankine is still at home. Brother Santer and Gaines Hon. Vice-President Glacy, MARYLAND HOTEL Val Coogan will be placed in a hospital in the chair during Dr. Smith's absence, soon. Movie reel committee has one announced. appointment of Brothers ST. LOUIS, April 20.-French Deane more snap to shoot before arranging its George W. T. Boyd, Mel Smith, Ed Walsh, was hostess at April 4 social meeting, PAINTS --ENAMELS work Lu a one -reel film, which will be H. A. Ludwig and Harry LeMack to the and other members of the entertain- used at benefit shows during the summer funeral BRILLIAALUMINUMREADY- and fall. committee. Clyde Gooding and ment committee assisted. Night was MIXED $1.90 PER GAL. Moe Levine left for Douglas Greater and given over to bridge and rummy games, We Pay Freight Charges House committee has arranged for a Monte Young Shows, respectively. with table prizes going to Millicent Na- PAINT EXCHANGE OF CHICAGO new bulletin board for the rooms and a Harry Mason, who has been playing varro and Ethel Hesse. Award, donated 2000 Milwaukee Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. memorial for deceased brothers. Past school dates in California, attended the by Ethel Hesse, went to Grace Goss, and President Sam J. Levy, on behalf of Chi- meeting. Seen and heard recently around attendance prize, donated by Grace Goss, cago Stadium, invited members to be the club: Moxie Miller, Richard Eyeber, was awarded Ethel Hesse. Members of the guests at the Greater Olympia Circus on Milt Runkle, Frank Downie, Pat Arm- International Association of Showmen Monday. Moneys subscribed in the Cliff strong, O. N. Crafts, Al Onken, Ben Dob- were invited to partake of the lunch and Jewell reward case have been ordered bert, Bert Fisher, Henry Myers, Louie refreshments. FOLLIES' returned to the donors. This was to be Baciglupi, Harry Phillips, Jack Beach, held until President Jane Pearson presided, with last winter, but it was decided Chuck Gammon, Leo Haggerty, Howard Secretary Grace Goss and Treasurer Ger- at that time to hold same until this Growe, William Fiske, Ray Rossard, trude Lang also on hand for the regular spring before making the return. Pickles Pickard, Abe Rabin, Doc Barnett, meeting. Past Presidents present were Jimmy Dunn, Lawrence C05TUME5 Thru counsel Morris A. Haft, club ar- Buck, Harry Nell Allen and Kathleen Riebe. Inter- ranged rooms to be used Hargrave, Karl Hovey, Hugo Bennett, national Association of Showmen held W.4T S T. N.Y.. for two extra John T. Backman and Steve Henry. during convention week in December. Bert Chipman, Norman open house, and lunch and refreshments PHONE CIRCLETN S986CI Maxie and Betty Herman and Eddie Peel, Harry were plentiful. Because of the inclem- Gamble from Florida and Rawlings, Zack Hargis, Ben Beno, Harry ent weather, members enjoyed club's arrived then Fink, S. L. Cronin, Johnnie Bush, Hort GREATEST VARIETY OF FLASH WARDROBE went to Canada. Jack Halligan left for Campbell, hospitality after attending the local Po- the North and Nat Hirsch left to join Clarence Alton, George Coe, lice Circus. Night's award was won by COMPLETE CHANGES FOR 52 WEEKS IN STOCK Hennies leaving Billy Byrne, Capt. Billy Ament, Dick Prize was Bros: Shows. Others for Hunter, Martin E. Arthur, Ray Johnson, Aunt Mary Francis. table ANY SIZE SETS. UP TO 24 EACH. Canadian territory were M. Ohren, Ozy runner, donated by Blake. As * * O. H. Hildebrand, Bill Lowney, Irving Viola this Breger, Al Kaufman and Harry Seber. Larrimore, was written we received the sad tidings Jack is in charge side Robert Mitchell, Harry Le Hawthorne of Mack, Murray J. Morley, Joe Horwitz, that our beloved Aunt Mary had lost show with Greater Olympia Circus. Mark her long battle with illness and passed Kirkendall, Louie Bissinger, Spot away. Well known loved Members were sorry to learn of the Kelley, Frank Bennett, Ross Davis, Clyde and dearly TENTS -BANNERS deaths of Brother Verne Newcombe and Gooding and Harry Levine. from Coast to Coast, she will be sorely SKATING RINK TENT OUTFIT, Complete. Mrs. wife Of Brother John missed by the members. TENT Complete. John Francis, DRAMATIC OUTFIT, A. condolence were Ladies' Auxiliary DRIVER-BERNIE MENDELSON Francis. Messages of CHARLES sent. Brother Ralph E. Ammon was the First Vice -President Babe Miller pre- O. HENRY TENT & AWNING CO. guest of Brothers' Jack Duffield and Bob sided at club's regular meeting last Mon- 4811 North Clark Street, Chicago, Ill. Lohmar at the rooms this week. R. E. day night. Seated with her were Chap- PRYOR'S ALL STATE SHOW Haney, in town on business, visited, as lain Minnie Fisher and Secretary Vivian For outstanding route, four weeks In Ohio. then did John A. Sloan. Charles Lawrence Gorman. Door prize was awarded Edith the Annual Celebration at Ellwood City, Pa. was a guest of Past President C. R. Bullock, with bank night award going Want Chair Plane. Want experienced Ride Men. Strictly sober Fisher. Sam Kaplan also called. to Babe Herman. Pillow cases, donated and reliable. Ferris Wheel Man who can drive NowMOTORIZENow by Mora Bagby, were won by Topsy truck, $20.00 per week. Wire, don't write. Ladies' Auxiliary Good- WRITE FOR SHOWMEN'S FINANCE PLAN ing. Mrs. Minnie Fisher thanked mem- Will book worth -while Shows with or without Club held a social night on April 18 bers for the birthday own outfit. CHAS. T. GOSS anniversary party Want ten -cent Grind Stores, Mouse Joint, Cane With ' * STANDARD CHEVROLET CO. in the Sherman Hotel here, with Phoebe and the many gifts tendered her. Rack, Penny Pitches. No Ball Games. EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. Carsky as hostess. A large crowd was Meeting was cut short to permit mem- Peebles, prizes were Opening April 27th, Ohio. on hand and beautiful bers to enjoy a musical program by Address: JACOB PRYOR, Mgr., West Union, O. awarded. President Ida Chase letters from Esther Luthey. Allerita Foster and Sisseton, S. D., that she is enjoying her Esther Luthey will be hostesses at the PINE TREE STATE SHOWS trip to Los Angeles. Members were deeply next meeting. Opening in Lewiston, Maine, May 11. grieved over the death of Second Vice - GREAT BRIGHT WAY SHOWS Lot Center of City. President Mrs. John Francis, who had Can place LEGITIMATE STOCK CONCES- Opening McDonald, Pa., April 27. Two Saturdays. SIONS, SCALES, BALL GAMES, PICTURE been an active club member for many Want one more Ride not conflicting, also Grind GALLERY, MOTOR DROME, PENNY years. Mrs. Al Miller is still on our ¡1 a Concessions. No grift. Write or wire ARCADE. Manager Athletic Arena. X to sick list, as 's Mrs. M. Doolan. ot sue' cia or LOU Concessions booking now. Address: JOHN GECOMA HECK, A. S. PERHAM, Mgr., Next bi -weekly meeting will be held McDonald, Pa. 32 Sewall St., Portland, Maine on April 25. Be sure to attend. gown etz's Club RAY D. JONES F. S. REED, BUS. MGR. Reid Hotel READING'S SHOWS COTTON STATE SHOWS Want Grind Shows. Have Tops and Fronts. Want Playing the Coal Fields of Kentucky, Where There's Money. KANSAS CITY, April 20.-Regular 10c Stock Concessions-Custard, Rat Joint, Duck Can Place at Once-RIDES: Wheel and Tilt -a -Whirl. Tom Britt, wire. weekly meetings have been discontinued Pond, American Palmistry, Cane Rack. CONCESSIONS: Pitch Till Win, Cane Rack, Glass Store, Bumper, Cigarette Gallery, String Game, Opening Saturday, April 27, at Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. Jingle Board, Penny Arcade. Will sell X on Custard. Dean Harriman, wire at once. until fall and only a few members re- W. J. WILLIAMS, MGR. SHOWS: Can place complete Girl Show, Wax Show, Working World, 10-in -1. Girls for Posing Show. main here. Frank Fellows, Springfield Jimmy Cory wants Wrestlers. Edward R. Cole wants Agents for Skillos and Fish Pond. Cookie, Wagon and Trailer Co., visited over the come on. Wingle the Painter, come on. Write or wire as per route below. Pineville, Ky., this week; Manchester, Ky., next week, week-end. Brother and Mrs. Pete Cal- Cumberland Valley Shows followed by Corbin, Ky. lender, last season ride operators on Show opens at South Pittsburg, Tenn., April 27th. Fairly & Little Shows, after wintering Want organized Minstrel Show with Band that can in San Antonio, are here on business. cut It. Band salary out of office. Playing Jig Show and Mrs. Sammy Asher came territory. Have new complete outfit. Address all Brother mall and wires to in from Shreveport, La., preparatory to ELLIS WINTON, Mgr., South Pittsburg, Tenn. WANT FOR HAMMOND, LA., STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL joining Hennies Bros.' Shows in Joplin STARTING TUESDAY, APRIL 23, TO SUNDAY 28TH. Mo. John Quinn and Bob Harris, con- Stock Concessions of all kinds wanted. Riders for MoT.ordrome. 50-50: loads on. new semi -trailer. Can cessioners, arrived in time to join Mel H. TALKERS place Operators for Loop -the -Loop, Chairplane and Merry -Go -Round, $15.00 week. Vaught's State Fair Shows. Want Talkers capable of taking full charge of front. Ricca Hughes and sister, Rexine Dare, Can use Girls for Posing Show and Illusions. Must R. MILLER are in the city and plan to play local join at once. Wire RALPH Mrs. Hammond this week; Pontchatoula, La.. week Anril 29. niteries. Mr. and Bud Lime visited L. B. BARNEY LAMB en route to Elite Exposition Shows at Mansfield, Ohio, April 22-27

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 CARNIVALS The Billboard 43 "THE RIDE WITH THE TOP MONEY RECORD" galltiticc Expo. SILVER STREAK ntßiit sitaW As modern as TOMORROW- a eentutti TOPS in colorful streamlining By STARR DE BELLE -speed --capacity and profits, fully portable-loads on two Ella -Jay, Ala. wagon for the ceremony, the bosses trucks, always the brightest Week ended April 20, 1940. noticed that the stick's shoes were bad spot on any midway. The Dear Mixer: and had to cover them up with potted plants. Here were the willing bride and soundest investment an op- With trumpets blaring, drums beating no erator can make. JUST ASK and calliopes tooting, Ballyhoo Rroe.' groom and an applauding crowd, but its justice to perform the ceremony, when THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE. Circulating Exposition inaugurated talker who 1940 season here. Altho a bit too cool up jumped a side-show the sun opened up his black -covered Billboard Portable Stages - Ridee-O - Auto Speedway - Carouselles - Light Towers - Aerial Joy Rlde - for perfect carnival weather, the HI -De -Ho Fun Houses - Dodgem and Skooter Bleep. shone brightly, bringing ouy thousands route book and quickly "united Midway was laid couple in matrimony." making the Tonawanda, N. Y. of pleasure seekers. marriage for midways on the up and up. SPILLMAN ENGINEERING CORP., North out in .a beautiful horseshoe that brought Largest Builder of Amusement Devices effects to While all were congratulating the couple World's our innovations in lighting our slum -spindle operator loudly de- great advantage. manded the return of the ring because Due to General Agent Lem Trucklow he was short of stock, thus taking the still being fost in the fog or on a foreign joy out of the event. CONCESSION booking trip, the bosses last week de- That was the first half of the week, cided to send out Pete's youngest son, as operated by the half and halls. The TENTS Fanny Ballyhoo, professionally known as second half would be another story. Give Violet -Ray, and who does half-and-half MAJOR PRIVILEGE. Measurements in the annex, to book a date and he has successfully carried out his duties as as Indicated general agent pro tem. For the benefit Pauli to Dick's Paramount fi BUY of Lem's many friends and admirers, 4 from Factory our office stated that Trucklow's posi- HARTFORD, Conn., April 20. - Dick tion here is still secure. The bosses Pauli has been signed by Dick Gilsdorf, SAVE Money believe that as soon as he runs out of Dick's Paramount Shows, as lot superin- } folding money and comes out from tendent and electrician for 1940. Pauli POWERS aggressive general also will operate his concessions and under the ether our FILL INNS ZE & CO., INC. will wire for return mileage. Penny Arcade. Last season he was with agent in same capacity 1 3 4 5 Pan-American Shows 1 26th and Reed Sts., With the train loaded and on a siding and was electrician with Krause Greater awaiting word from our agent last Fri- Shows seven years. He also was with `I Phila., Pa. day, a wire arrived reading, "Ella-Jay Curtis L. Bockus Shows four years. l sewed up tighter than a drum. Have fat contract on my breech. Auspices Half and Half Convention here next week. Gooding Rides Debut Set Air mail tack cards." This news gave us l which is one BARBERTON, O., April 20.-A. W. .... 211111121 two days booking ahead, Gooding Ride Unit will open the season r. = day better than any previous bookings. ti i11lillildUlt ; here on May 4, Mrs. A. W. Gooding, who lì r li Monday opening, altho not a knock - Our Lan- ° over financially, proved to be a great wintered with her husband at their I íil preparedness day. Immediately after caster, O., home, said here last week. Rides AIIIIIIII11(4IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ÌIII1iII`IDI closing time hundreds of visiting half are stored on the Lancaster Fairgrounds and halfs met in the minstrel show top and workmen are reconditioning them preparatory to opening. As in former This new design Is equally suitable for stationary or portable purpose. With the present type of to swap big and little shoes. Those our modern construction the Inherent value remains for years, and its thrill remains forever. who wore a man's shoe on the right years, the saine downtown lot location foot swapped his big left shoe to one will be used. W. F. MANGELS CO., Coney Island, New York who wore a man's on the left for a right - foot lady's Shoe, thus cutting down the shoe buying 50 per cent. CRYSTAL EXPO BOW from page 41) On Tuesday at noon the convention Continued parade of some 2,000 -odd half and halfs finer years, shows are spick and span UNITED STATES TENT paraded down Main street, carrying ban- from front to back and present an at- ners advertising the carnivals or circuses tractive appearance. Plenty of new can- S. T. JESSOP, Pres. AND 1 W N INC CO. GEO. JOHNSON, V. P. equipment they represented. After the first section vas, show fronts and lighting TENTSSPECIFY US HAND the prevails. A new neon sign, with 18 -inch had passed the reviewing stand, RE ED TIOPSAKER second section, made up of their personal lettering, graces front of main entrance BANNERS marquee., Billy Bunt has a new and MADE RIGHT, PRICED RIGHT managers, carrying their meal tickets' Haymarket 0444) CHICAGO, ILL. capes, paraded by. Grand follow-up large cookhouse on the midway. 701 NORTH SANGAMON STREET (Phone: was the house -trailer section that Benjamin and Johnny Bunts' corn boasted of more than 1,500 of these game proved popular and the 28 conces- transient homes, each gayly decorated sions are well flashed. SUPPLIES with a half and half's annex banners Attractions include 10 rides and nine SNOW CONE -POPCORN Before you start out this year get our price Ilst on Ice Ball Flavors, Snow Machines, Cups, Spoons, and blowups. The day's business proved shows; Captain McVay's Monkey Circus Popcorn Machines, Seasoning, Popcorn, Bags and Cartons. We have everything you need for your half good and half bad, the rides hitting heads the list of feature shows and Chief Snow Cone and Popcorn Stand. and the shows missing. Deerfoot is in charge of the. Circus Side Start out right this year. Start out with GOLD MEDAL products and get higher quality for Tess money. On Wednesday our committee had Show. Darktown Colored Revue is of- prepared a big crowd -bringer by reviving fice -owned and operated. Aloa and Alice, GOLD MEDAL PRODUCTS CO. the old public wedding as an attraction. alligator -skin boy and girl, head the list 133 E. PEARL ST., CINCINNATI, OHIO The midway was packed with half half of grind attractions. Free acts are Art and halts and half local patrons. At Carver, McVay and Billy Segrist. H. Kil- 9 p.m. the prospective bride and groom patrick, billposter, did a good job here. failed to appear. The local J. P. who Warren J. Bunts is owner -manager, and was to officiate left to find them and he Mrs. W. J. Bunts, secretary -treasurer. failed to return. Rather than lose the Shows are transported by trucks and day, one of our sticks offered himself baggage cars. WADE SHOWS WANT up in matrimony, providing the office W. G. One of our posing could find a bride. furnish transportation if required. girls, tired of a lonesome life in the ELITE OPENER IS UP Large Side Show to join on wire. Will berth car, agreed to stand up for the Continued from page 41) Good proposition. C. C. (Specks) Groscurth wants Hawaiian and Oriental ordeal and the day was saved. The bosses quickly rushed the groom - on shows' appearance, as well as many Dancers. Salary $20 sure. to -be to a house trailer, where one of the letters and telegrams wishing him a halfs pressed his suit and made it shine successful season. Wire W. C. WADE SHOWS, Richmond, Ind., this week. with brightness, while the would-be These rides and attractions operated bride was hustled to the girl show top at opening: Ferris Wheel, Merry -Go - and bedecked with an evening gown and Round, Mix -Up, Tilt -a -Whirl, Loop -o - picture hat. Rushing them to the flat Plane, U -Drive -It Autos, Kiddie Auto and Swings; Side Show, Freak Animal Show, Penny Arcade, Athletic Show, FRANK ZAMBRENO NOW BOOKING FOR WANT FOR THE HONEST BILL SHOWS 18 Teams doing three or more Acts, Aerial and Ground. Posing Show, Snake Show and con- Jig Band Leader and Band for Side Show, also Punch. cessions. George Child's Midway Cafe White Band Leader and Band for Big Show. Man proved popular and did good business. RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT ODDITORIUMS to handle Elephants and a Boss Canvasman. Rus- Mechanic Joe Brasier, write; also Cooks. Other Visitors included Slim Johnson, At 1600 Broadway, New York City, San Francisco Exposition and the useful people, write. TELL WHAT YOU WILL DO. sell Hall and Hymie Schreiber. Make salaries reasonable, you know this show never New York World's Fair 1940. closes. Address all communications to PLAINVIEW. TEXAS, and allow feW days for answer. Want 50 Acts of Human Oddities, Novelty Acts and Freaks. Send Photographs and WEST BROS.' OPENER Complete Details and State Salary in First Letter to Continued from page 41) Trixie Clark came in from Kansas City, FRANK ZAMBRENO, 1600 Broadway, New York City WANT office staff. Attractions for 10 -in -1, Feature Attraction. Man Mo., to join the to make openings and handle. Want single Pit Among those entertained on the lot by Attraction; MOSE SMITH, contact at once. Want Owner J. W. Laughlin and Assistant organized Hawaiian or Girl Show. Must open May 6. Bruce Barham were Mr. and DIXIE BELLE SHOWS, B. H. Nye., Mgr., Manager Mt. Vernon, Indiana Mrs. G. Barham and daughter, Shirley Barham; Lee Sullivan; Mr. and Mrs. Sam BLUE RIBBON SHOWS, Inc. Mrs. Som Lieberwitz, Solomon. Mr. and Will sell or lease to reliable party Merry-Go -Round and No. S Ell Wheel. Sol's Liberty Shows; Frank Fellows, Will place Banner Man with transportation that can and will put up paper. Man with sound truck IMPERIAL SHOWS Springfield Wagon and Trailer Co.; R. preferred. George Cain, write. & Co.: Mr. and Mrs. Will place Minstrel Show with Band, salary and per cent. Have complete outfit. Snowball WANT FOR HILL BILLY SHOW Palmer, B. N. Sales Johnson, Stack, Ted Rising, write. Complete Talent or Troupe. Charles T. Goss, Standard Chevrolet Co.: Want Foreman for Boomerang and other Ride Help that can drive truck with semitraller. Address:. AL ALBION, care IMPERIAL SHOWS, Ned Torti, Wisconsin De Luxe Corp., and Capt. Clark wants Trick Riders for new Drome. Moberly, Mo., this week; Kirksville, Mo., week Jeffersonville, Ind., this week. April 28. Harold McAdamis.

www.americanradiohistory.com 44 The Billboard CARNIVALS April 27, 1940 his home in Mount Vernon, Ill., after CONSISTENT undergoing an operation in a local hos- pital. He'd like to read letters from MONEY MAKERS Mid tuay Confab friends. WHEN a special agent of limited experi- By THE MIXER ence is permitted to dominate a show, it is Loop -o -Plane (Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O.) time to change management-or else?- Whitey Gooks. ALL mud and misery isn't war. DEFINITION. Brass: A midway medium of e exchange. Considered by many as much less * MELVIN'S UNITED SHOWS' notes by Octopus A VALIANT passes-Verne Newcombe. than medium. Elmer Brown: "Writer left Red Oak, Ia., * on a booking and was surprised at the WALTER AND LOLA LEVINA, mental- LISTED in personnel of ZSmdars amount of work accomplished in quarters Rollo -Plane ists, have joined John T. Hutchens' Side Greater Shows are Donald Daubersmith, there. All rides, shows and trucks have Show on John R. Ward Shows. front gate; LeVerne Zimdars, tickets; been repainted, and Jack Hoxie, Western s Mrs. Harry Brown, Mrs. Jack Davis and movie star, Is to be one of the features. Leading All HENRY THOMPSON has his impale- Mills Troupe, high -wire act. * ment act with Don Newby's Side Shows JOHN M. SHIT HbLEY, general manager ROLLO -PLANE Sales for 1940 on Smith's Greater Atlantic Shows. PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT on World of Mighty Sheesley Midway, was subject of will di- WRITE FOR DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE. Mirth Shows continue under of some favorable publicity in The Alex- PROF. L. LEVITCH mentalist, after rection of Jim McHugh, while Eddie andria (La.) Daily Town Talk in the radio EYERLY AIRCRAFT CO. SALEM, ORE. playing Port Arthur, Tex., with Mighty Tarjan remains as representative issue dated April 10, anent growth of his ABNER K. KLINE, Sales Mgr. Sheesley Midway, left to join Cliff Lyles' and photographer. organization and its early history. Two - Park Amusement Co. column story was accompanied by photos. Eastern Representative: * RICHARD F. LUSSE, Chalfont, GENERAL AGENT of Bantly's All- a It Bucks County, Pa. KEEPING midway insurance paid up is the American Shows, L. C. (Ted) Miller, was THE showman who is forever remarking, European Suppliers: best kind of business sense. among carnival folk who attended a re- "The bigger they are, the harder they fall," LUSSE BROS., Ltd., Blackpool, * cent reunion of Youngstown (O.) Show- England. was never big enough to take a hard fall. JIMMIE JAGGER and wife, Rose, left men's Club in Hotel Ohio there. -Cousin Peleg. New York recently to join Wallace Bros.' * Shows of Canada, where they will have LIVES there a manager with soul so dead "ARRIVED HERE with my troupe in the tattoo studio. who never to himself has said, "I wish that okeh shape long PENNY s after making the jump g. a. hadn't resigned"? from Houston," scribbles Gene Padgett PITCH LARRY (GIGGS) BOWE again will be from Louisville, Ky. "While awaiting superintendent of tickets and mail man "JUST RETURNED from a visit with opening with Blue Ribbon Shows we GAMES Bobby Kork and some other troupers," Size 48x48". on World of Mirth Shows in 1940, re- booked our unit into Blue Grass Country Price 520.00. ports Jim McHugh. reports Princess Nadja from New York. Club, Lexington, Ky." Size 48048", s * "Had a good time reminiscing and getting With 1 Jack Pot, $30.00. NEWCOMERS on World of Mirth costumes ready for the coming tour." Size 48x48", with E. J. MILLER letters from Norfolk, 5 Jack Pots. $40.00. Shows for 1940 include Bob Edwards and Va., asking that anyone knowing where- PARK SPECIAL brother, Fred, who will handle the Pos- RAY AND TERRY O'NEIL, high act, abouts of Capt. Bert Thompson, human WHEELS ing Show. report from St. Louis that they plan to 30" In Diameter. Beautifully Painted. We return to the road soon, after being out pin cushion and tattooist, who disap- carry In stock 12.15.20-24- and 30 number peared from his home about two months Wheels. Price 512.00 of the business several years because of an injury sustained by their brother, ago, have him communicate with either BINGO GAMES Patrick Jr. Miller or Missing Persons Bureau, Police 75 -Player Complete $5.00 Department, Norfolk, Va. * * 100 -Player Complete 7.25 WIFE OF JERRY FISH, cookhouse op- KINDLY announce to my many friends SEND FOR CATALOGUE. erator on L. J. Heth Shows, Mrs. Mabel that, Full of New Games, Blankets, Dolls, Lamps, Fish, is able to be up and around at her after working the midwinter citrus dates, I Aluminum Ware, Canes, etc. have changed my name to Grapefruit LiI.- SLACK MFG. CO. Muggin' Machine Maxie. 124-128 W. Lake St., Chicago, Ill.

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D., 25% Deposit. heavy sales of motor Our name or ads do not appear in any merchandise. equipment and active showmen in outdoor show substantial advance orders. business, 87 -year -old Frank LaBarr SIMMONS & CO. posed for this photo in West's 19 West Jackson Blvd., CHICAGO World's Wonder Shows' Montgomery, Instant delivery. Send for Wholesale Price. THE average midway bank roll gathers little Ala., quarters prior to leaving for moss in its travels.-Oscar, the Ham. the opening in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on April 6. Frank also was subject of CONCESSION MRS. MARY BELLE OLIVER advised an interesting story in a recent is- f_-.-im Paducah, Ky., that she is located `t//(L sue of The Montgomery Advertiser The Chairplane can be had in two heights with P STAN DS thore permanently and will not troupe anent his lengthy connection with 18 ft. and 22 ft. towers, making the entire this season. heights 26 ft. and 30 ft. The 18 -ft. tower ride r7'. MANY SIZES the business. Piece, written by Rob- has shorter sweeps, consequently can be operated Quickly erected ert Hugger, staff writer and The Bill- on smaller space and under most trees and over- or taken down. FORMERLY with John T. Hutchens' board correspondent, was accom- head wires. Newly arched exit and entrance You are the first to T. signs and improved ticket booth have been added Best set up and to get Museum, Lou Louette returned to J. panied by a number of pictorial cuts at no extra cost. Please write for prices and For away. Our exclusive Tidwell Shows for remainder of the of the shows. dearription. principle of con- season. SMITH & SMITH, Springville, Erle Co., N. Y. 25 struction means s 11111111111111 speed. Canvas per- Years manently attached H. L. (SHEENY) BUSH and wife, Dolly home in Battle Creek, Mich., but will to frame pa s excep roof, which Is a hood. A Dixon, midget singer, left Cincinnati on beautlfu Stand-It fia by Orange and Black Stripe not go on the road this season. She'd Your Attention, Please stops the crowds. Circular and canvas samples free. April 16 for Toledo to join Great Lakes like to read letters from friends. THE MONROE CO., 35 Bridge St., COLFAX, IA. Exposition Shows. CONCESSION ("ANCHOR" TENTS) SHOW * * s "Anchordry" Green or Khaki Army Duck CARRYING the same attractions over the BE CAREFUL about discarding lighted BUDDHA -FUTURE PHOTOS-HOROSCOPES same territory and playing the same towns THE cigaret butts and matches in the shavings. 1940 ASTRO DAILY, HOURLY FORECASTS. year after year usually add up to-subtraction. They have started many a serious midway fire. A Buddha Papers, Horoscopes in 14 styles, Display OF Charts, Apparatus for Mindreaders. Mental Magic, - FORMERLY with Curl and Broadway R E Spirit Effects, Mitt ('amps. Graphology, Palmistry, I Books, Crystals. 164 -Page Illustrated Catalogue, 30e. RECENT VISITORS to L. E. Roth's shows, Bortz Amusement Co. and other V Blue Ribbon Shows' Louisville quarters L. E. (Roba) and Gladys Col- S NELSON ENTERPRISES carnivals, T E COLUMBUS, O. included John and Ann Gallagan and lins, appearing at, Brooks' Honky Tonk 198 S. Third St., Dave Tennyson, reports Jack Galluppo. Cafe, East St. Louis, Ill., report they may O R You can make EASY MONEY s not return to the road this season. C Y by Fortune Telling or Character A1,1 Reading with our NEW tat PLAYING Mississippi live -stock R We Off- er Attractive Prices show circuit with Buckeye State Shows, "Visited Ripley's Odditorlum last week A FAST, DEPENDABLE SERVICE L Mr. and Mrs. Gus Litts left for Mt. and was much impressed with Myrna O BUDDHA PAPERS Vernon, Ind., to open with Riley's Dixie Karsey's snake act," letters Arthur Stork T Everyone Knows Clear cut script. Simple opera- S T tion. Free developer coupons. Belle Shows on April 27. from Jamada, L. I., N. Y. "She's the wile CATALOGUE. of Harry Kersey, side-show manager, and "ANCHOR" TENTS ARE RIGHT BE L LEME A D, BOWER WILLIAM WALLACE cards from Co- gives a swell demonstration." WE WILL CONSIDER IT A PRIVILEGE S. NEW JERSEY lumbus, Miss., that he is located there TO FIGURE FOR YOU. MAY WE? temporarily while negotiating with WELL KNOWN among carnival and Tell the Advertiser in The Billboard several shows for placement of his circus folks, Orla Lashbrook, Mount Ver- ANCHOR SUPPLY CO., INC. Where You Got His Address. cookhouse. non Tent and Awning Co is confined to EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 CARNIVALS The Billboard 45 CONCESSIONER of note of Akron, capes and magic; Shrunken Squaw from the ruling was unfair to carnival, ride Larry Larrimore, who wintered in Texas, South America, Deep Sea Exhibit and and concession men. plans to return to the Rubber City soon Allene. Jolly Jean, fat boy, is in the ready equipment for a which annex. ' to his tour PUBLICITY in newspapers, tie-ups with will include his usual celebrations and a a radio stations and entertainment of newsboys EVANS' street fairs. and Eastern Ohio and TEACHER (to bright son of carnival owner) on the lot will s ometimes help to call the He what are the duties of front -gate Western Pennsylvania dates. has -"Johnny, to the fact that the show operated several concessions in Chippewa ticket sellers?" Johnny-"Their duties are to public's attention is in town.-Tape Line Larry. Lake Park, near Medina, O., several years. be courteous to the public and not swallow HIGH all the walkaways." OPERATOR of Lake Park, Coshocton, a * * AMONG VISITORS to Hilderbrand's O., Dick Johns has booked his Penny FUNLAND SHOWS' NOTES, by Ted C. United Shows No. 1 Unit's midway in STRIKER Arcade with J. R. Edwards Shows, which Taylor: Shows' Cedartown, Ga., stand Monterey Park, Calif., were Maxine De- are slated to open in Wooster, O., on May gave good results despite rain and cold Mouchelle, Martha Levine, Babe Miller, HEAD AND 18. Johns reports he's added several new weather. Date was sponsored by the Ross Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Downie, SHOULDERS machines to his line-up and a No. 2 Lions' Club and Mr. and Mrs. George Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Downie, Frank Bab- arcade is being framed under canvas to Lunne, with rat game, Joined. New Sil- cock, Mr. and Mrs. H. Jacoby, Edward ABOVE ANY Mrs. play spots originally , booked for No. 1 ver Derby also debuted here. Agent Lahey, Harry Wooding, Mr. and OTHER IN Unit. Harry Kahoe is doing some good advance Frances Hustrei, Mr. and Mrs. August s work. Heth, Miller and Heth conces- Hustrei, Robert Snow, S. L. Cronin, QUALITY AND sions clicked. Mrs. Bentley's new Mid- Camilla Hobday; Dad, Willie and Al- GO AS modern as you like, streamline the Dale MONEY- midway from stem to stern, but don't neglect way Cafe is popular. phonse Hustrei, Hort Campbell, a Petross, Phil Henry, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. MAKING! the backbone of the entire show-the bag- Marie gage wagons and trucks. Perhaps they are "CLOSED at Belle Murphy's night club Growe, Juanita Growe and fairly crying for paint and repairs. here, where I've been presenting my Lena Klinck. PERFECTLY LEGAL e a a Ginster comedy act for the past 27 a r EVERYWHERE! GEORGE W. LARNING, after recover- weeks," pens Billie Wingert from Cleve- be careful land. "Will open with J, L. Landes Shows "GENERAL AGENTS should ing from injuries sustained in a fall in in tilting the price on Kentucky's two - A lively big Waynesboro, Ga., has returned to the in Junction City, Kan., on Aprii 27. money- three and four -day pumpkin shows," maker! Indispensable for Sensational Royals, free act, with J. J. Karlene will work in the annex of Betty - writes a correspondent, advising carnival Page Shows. Other two attractions also John's Side Show. My former side-show managers who plan to play fairs in the Parks, Fairs, Picnics, Car- have been booked for the season, he re- boss, Sid Crance, and wife, Peggy, visited no still dates, and thus be nival s, Homecomings me here while en route to their home State, but ports. Sensational Comets signed with exempt from State licenses. "Many fairs . . . wherever people Black Diamond Exposition Shows, while in Little Rock, Ark. Sid is now working are only open officially as fairs for three gather out of doors! Sensational Meteors will present free on a government job." or four days, but the carnival company act with West Coast Amusement Co. * a making such fairs usually is in operation Evans' Striker has more * AFTER successfully operating an onion during the entire week and particularly flash-gets the crowds! TAB PERFORMERS formerly heard peeler in a catsup factory during the winter, Strong and substantially on Saturday. In many instances, the last made of very best mate- over Station KRLD, Dallas, Red Dulin day of the fair is Friday and the carnival rials, brilliantly finished, and Mack McKee, have the Hillbilly manager usually needs the extra days, built to stand exposure Show on J. George Loos' Greater United especially if he has run wild and paid and hard use. Easily Shows. Roster includes Bonnie Nunvar, thru the nose for the date. Carnivals not transported. Included are Billy Vance, Louis Cook and Tex holding a State license will be permitted standard with steel chaser Wheelock. Reel and Mack handle the to operate only during the official days track, base and striking comedy. Group is known as the Novel- of the bona fide fairs. Managers con- beam, 10" bronze gong, and two girls are be added, nickel -plated tool steel teers more to templating popping over the border to chaser, brases and 2 reports Frank J. Lee. catch a fair or two will be held down mauls. r as stated above." MANAGER of Raw Deal Shows (to his s a fourth executive assistant)-"Go ahead and 2 Sizes: a the general agents send the plantation band uptown. I don't "WHAT nice thing for 28 Foot. care whether they have uniforms or not, just nowadays, when most of the shows have their a. 36 Foot. so they can make some noise." own light plants!" writes an old-time g. a "I guess they have perfected them now so AFTER TAKING DELIVERY on a new that shows can get all the juice they re- and quire." trailer in De Land, Fla., Glenn Ireton * a EVANS' family left on April 11 for Endy Bros.' Shows' opening in Chester, Pa. He re- PERSONNEL of Max Gruberg's new ALUMINUM ports having been active in behalf of the World's Famous Shows, according to organization most of the winter. The Richard Von Derner, includes Mr. and Iretons wintered in Eustis, Fla. Glenn Mrs. William McNeeley and daughter, MILK reports he plans to install a photography Cornelia; Thexton Terry, Theran Gaines, unit in the shows' press department, over Mr. and Mrs. John, Manfred Anderson, BOTTLES which he has presided the last two Montague E. Byrd, Mr. and Mrs. Romeo Best on the Mar- r seasons. Crawn; Eugene Lockwood and daughter, ket! Far superior to Colleen; Noman Dick and son, Donald; wood bottles. Sound FOR THE FOURTH consecutive season Paul Miller, Barney Williams, Frederick Ilke falling glass ,. Aliene has the Freak Auditorium on Manser, John Aidukonis, John Gnat, when knocked over, f: creating Its own !i Groves Greater Shows. Line-up includes Clyde Rogers, Achibald Collins, Ira Ho - belly. Indestructible, ` Manchu, Indian novelties; Smoko, smoke berg, J. Louis, Willie Tolliver, Elmer natural-looking. artist; Dorothy and Lillian, joined -to- Rames, Alvah Martin, James Jones, Dud- Complete 1940 CATALOG FREE! gether girls; Haba, glass torture boy: ley Grant, Charles Gunderman, Mr. and Buddha, magic; Professor Washburn, es Mrs. Herman Johnson, Jacob Childs, Mr. and Mrs. John Huff, William King and H. C. EVA N S & CO. L. Alter. All report an enjoyable stay 1520-1530 W. ADAMS ST., CHICAGO in Philadelphia quarters, where Mr. and Protection Mrs. McNeeley prepared cookhouse food. "If I HAD $1,000.000 I would soon During their stay all visited William be considered the world's greatest car- Emmerts' lunch room, across from quarters, daily. nival philanthropist. I would organize NANCY MILLER, well-known girl a the All-American Midway Carnival show producer, who recently was Employees' Protective Association. To signed by Amusement Corp. of THE season being on, we will now have FLYING SCOOTERS keep out any skullduggery, I would America to produce a big musical blow -ins, blow -outs, blow -downs and blow - offs. Most of them can be a blow to some- appoint myself president, vice-presi- revue for Beckmann & Gerety Shows TOPPED THE MIDWAY dent, treasurer, secretary and supreme one or other, but the worst pests will be the in 1940. Engagement will mark her lobbies.-Colonel Canadian National Exhibition 1939 counselor. Each member would pay 50 third consecutive year on that mid- blow-hards that infest hotel cents a week. At the end of the season way. Photo by Dadsweli. Patch. each member would have not less than $15 in the treasury. "WHILE RETURNING HERE from "Then benefits would begin. On .J Michigan, I visited Al Wagner in Toledo closing each re - I will return to the Gate Banner Shows as night member would feature dancer in the Hawaiian Educational quarters of his Great Lakes Exposition $5 is, receive to get home on; that Review.-Lizzie Schmidt. Shows," letters Doc Waddell from Ohio providing I, the treasurer, still had it. Masonic Home, Springfield, O. "Quarters Benefit No. 2: Should a member get crew totaled about 20, all of whom were sick during the winter he would be NOTES FROM White City Shows and working on trucks, show fronts and entitled to medical information. By Henry Bros.' Circus Combined by J. E. canvas. Office wagon is attractive and telegram, collect, I would personally Henry: Stand in Cottonwood, Ariz., was plenty roomy. Harry Winters is office recommend a hospital. I would also shows' third of the season and business man, with E. B. McLaughlin in charge of ENTIRELY NEW PORTABLE write a letter arranging for medical thus far has been good. Opening in quarters and directing painting. Barney Streamlined - - - - Light -weight treatment, providing the member had Phoenix, Ariz., gave good results, as did Able is supervising woodworkers and Loads on one truck sufficient funds with me to take care the five-day date in Prescott. Organiza- builders. Charley Marbaugh is electrician Price and Terms You Can Easily Meet. of the letter and telegram. Benefit tion is carrying 6 rides., 6 shows and 12 and will operate the sound truck. C. H. No. 3: Any member stranded would concessions and all equipment has been Droege was billing the town for shows' Choice Park and Carnival Locations Available be given use of our free travel bureau overhauled and repainted. Rides include opening on April 19. Al C. Beck is as- Write for Details. service. He would be required to send the Merry -Go -Round, Mix -Up, Ferris sistant manager and Ernie Mack special in an affidavit, sworn to before a Wheel, Loop -o -Plane, Tilt -a -Whirl and agent. While Al directs the shows, Mrs. BISCH-ROCCO AMUSEMENT CO. notary,.that he was out of funds. On pony ride. Wagner will operate concessions in In- 5441 Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, III. receipt of same I would immediately dian Lake Park, Russells Point, O., and mail filling -station maps covering the OWNER of shows bearingrhis name, Archie Wagner will direct concessions in territory he was in, if he had inclosed J. R. Edwards, at the recent reunion of Casino Park, Fort Worth, Tex. Shows a stamp for the reply. Should the the Showmen's Club of Youngstown, O., will carry Rita and Dunn and the Great MAKE $50.00 A DAY ON CANDY FLOSS all guests Ricardo, free attractions." Our New Super Wizard member be hitch -hiking, a pair of urged members, and those in- with a heavy double glue -on soles would bq mailed upon terested in outdoor show business to sup- head and larger spindle. 25 port measures which he said would ease THOSE SHOW-OFF ride boys who jump on This machine was used receipt of cents." at the New York and "But what about your $1,000,000?" the burdens of show operators. Principal and off a ride while whirling at full speed, California Fairs. Spins asked a lobby listener. "Oh, that?" issues include a six-month truck license who climb the spokes of a Ferris Wheel while Candy Floss FASTER for small Ohio show operators and con- in operation and who stand up in ride seats and FINER. Other remarked Dime Jam Johnson. "I'd models. Free literature. cessioners. He also criticized Ohio of- and wave at town gals while the ride is keep it on hand to protect myself ELECTRIC CANDY' from becoming a victim of my own ficials responsible for the ruling which traveling full tilt put foolish ideas in the FLOSS MACHINE CO. racket." bans any other fairs being held during heads of youthful patrons. They think it's a 202 Twelfth Ave., So., the Ohio State Fair, Columbus. He said game of follow the leader...... ,...... `xis2...o.... Nashville, Tenn.

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Arthur Scott arrived from Mobile, Ala. Dee Lang's Nathan Toplin, cookhouse and frozen (Motorized) Full -Date Carnival Show Letters custard, returned to New York to pre- Jonesboro, Ark. Weekended April 13. pare his World's Fair concessions. Charlie Auspices, American Legion Post. Busi- As Reported by News Representatives for the Shows Drill is recovering from an operation. ness, below normal. Weather, cold and Manager Scott received word his grand- rain. father, who was 96 last February, died April 3. FLOYD SAMMONS. Plenty of rain and cold weather pre- relations department and Mr. and Mrs. Florence Smally and Amy Carrol. Mrs. vailed here, considerbaly knifing attend- Lew Marcus joined here. C. W. Naill and James Burns and Mrs. James Kane ance and the week was almost a total many members of his shows, wintering visited W. C. Kaus Shows. J. E. Kaus Hilderbrand's No. 1 blank. Saturday, however, a fair crowd here, visited. J. J. Happy Stewart had added a short-range gallery, with Ken- of good spenders turned out. Despite the town well billed. Joy and Jume neth Adkins as agent. Warren and Monterey Park, Calif. Week ended April the weather, much building has been Ward, daughters of manager and Mrs. Ruth Murphy joined with diggers. Sam 14. Location, E. Garvey at Rural street. done and midway has added harmonious Ward, who vacationed with the shows Sissine was called home to Amsterdam, Auspices, American Legion Post. Busi- colors under direction of shows' scenic over Easter, returned to school in Mem- N. Y.. by the death of his mother. Mrs. ness, fair. Weather, hot. Ten -cent gate. phis. CHRIS M. SMITH. Al Kadel had to have four artists. New light effects are drawing stitches A sweltering heat wave prevailed here attention. John R. Wade, secretary Gib- taken in her hand when bitten by a dog. during shows' stand and, altho attend- son County Fair, Trenton, Tenn., and Greater United LES rat KERN. ance was good, business was only fair. party were among visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Richardson's cookhouse JOHN PABARCUS. McAlester, Okla. Week ended April 6. laid off for the week and was repainted. Location, Buckeye State Mr. Rock Island Railway lot. Aus- (Motorized) and Mrs. Peter Richards' concessions John R. Ward pices, American Legion Post. Business; did fair, as did Florence Appell and fair. Weather, fair. Hattiesburg, Miss. Week ended April Ralph Balcom. Owner O. H. Hilderbrand, Train arrived at midnight Sunday and 13. Location, Petal Live Stock Yards. Lucille King and George and Ruby Mor- Monroe, La. Week ended April 7. Lo- gan cation, new showgrounds. Auspices, VFW shows, rides and concessions were open South Mississippi Live Stock Show. Busi- commuted daily to Los Angeles. Post. Business, fair. Weather, variable. Monday night except those making ness, fair. Weather, variable. Free gate. Clyde McCahn built a new concession. The 212 -mile move here was Houston Fat Stock Show, including Ted Hollywood Skyrockets, Capt. Bill Foix's negotiated Lewis, Glen Lewis, Fourth and last of a circuit of live - Lions and Hilderbrand's in better time than expected and every- Cummings, Charlie show shows was nothing to write home Elephants A. McLaughlin, Fred clicked. Charles Marshall, - thingbut a few minor attractions opened Fitzpatrick, Richard about. Location was some distance from who fell from on schedule. A new lot on Louisville White, William Davidson and Charles the aerial tower the final night in San oe is downtown and weather was variable, Pedro, Calif., avenue, just inside city line, proved a Wendt. Mrs. , Hurtt the Lady With which greatly retarded attendance. A and was close to death, is satisfactory location. Cold the Radio Mind in Tracey Bros.' Circus showing signs of improvement. He's in weather Side Mrs. George Loos is heavy rain Thursday killed that day's General Hospital, Los dominated, with only two pleasant days. Show. J. still business. Event was officially opened Angeles. Reggie Saturday was lost to at the Loos' new home in Laredo. She'll Marion sprained his ankle and was rain. Sunday saved George Tuesday by Governor Paul Johnson, who forced to remain the week. Mr. Keene and committee co- remain until Jr. leaves school. headed a inactive. Al Keenan Akbar, Stella Mae and Maria are in the mile -long parade to the grounds, replaced Marshall, with Alphonse and operated. News carriers and orphanage afterwards delivering a short talk. Wil- Willie children were entertained by the public palmistry stand, with Clifford Tally in liam Brown Hustrei replacing Marion. Florence booth. Ed C. closed here to join the F. H. Appell purchased ticket Johnson has Johnnie Bee Shows and Mrs. Peggy Lamon a new car and Joe Scovia helping in floss and candy apple took Vercy and Duke Goad reported a good over his Bartlett diggers. Owner -Manager week stand. Vess McLemore now has these Joe Galler received compliments with their photo gallery. Secretary concessions: Corn game, Mrs. Doris Mc- from lo- John H. Hobday spent the week visiting 3000 B1XGO Lemore, manager; Richard Hall, caller; cal friends anent the two -page pictorial Mrs. Hobday in Altadena. Heav,nrelght cards, black on white. Wood mark- spread in Life magazine, while local pa- Mrs. Mae ers printed two sides. No duplicate cards. Put Fred Sparks and Bill Gray, clerks. Ham pers prominently mentioned publication Stewart gave up her winter apartment up in tie following size sets and prices: and bacon, F. J. Taylor, manager; Al and returned to the show and is residing 85 cards, $3.50; 50 cards, 34.00; 75 cards, 84.501 of the article. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gas- in 100 cards, $5.50; 150 cards, $8.25; 11111; Kirby, assistant. Clothespin, W. H. Bonta, her housecar. The second edition of 200 cards, kin joined from Hughey & Gentsch The 250 cards, $13.75; 300 cards, $18.50. Remaining manager; G. Averill, E. Edwards and B. Shows Midway Chirps was sold out in 15 cards, 85.00 per 100. Jett, agents. Bottles, Jimmy O'Dea, to operate concessions and Henri minutes. Joe Bass and Al Ne. 140 -Extra Heavy Green Beth Sides. Per Willington opened his new Evolution Bozarth spent 100, $8.50. manager; C. V. Hagler, assistant. Penny the week visiting friends in Los Angeles. Show. Mrs. Josephine Galler underwent Mrs. Peggy Nelson pitch, Mrs. W. H. Bonta. dental treatments at a local is seriously ill, while W. L. DuVas is on the Tilt -a -Whirl hospital Marjory Sodderberg is in General Hos- and Gus Litts was on the sick list. Scenic pital. All clutch, with R. A. Sears as second hand. Artist W. N. rejoined here were grieved to learn of the 3000 KENO E. J. Allison is handling the Mix -Up. Clay and Clif- death of Joe DeMouchelle. Marie Klinck Made in 30 seta or 100 carde each. Played in 2 Frank Musser operates Ferris Wheel for ford Davis. local trouper, was a frequent added her Octopus to the ride line-up. rows acrosa the cards -not up and down. Light- visitor. Reported e an executive of the Hazel weight card. Per set of 100 cards, tally card, calling C. N. Hill, with J. H. Crosby in ticket shows. Fisher and Verna Seeborg enter- Markers, $3.50. - box. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Murray have tained many visitors. Personnel exchanged 411 Bingo and Lotto sets are complete with wood the slum spindle. Fred G. Cowles, pub- visits with members of the World's Fair markers, tally and direction sheet. AM cards size 5x7. lisher The McAlester News -Capital, was Zilndars Shows and Coe Bros.' Circus at San Ga- LIGHT WEIGHT BINGO CARDS. liberal with space. J. D. Martin, for- briel and C. H. Alton's Silver Black on white, postal card thickness. Can be re- (Motorized) State Shows tained or discarded. 3,000, size 5x7, per 100, merly with the Ringling circus, handled at Ninth and Gage streets. General Agent $1.25 In lots of 1,000, 81 per 100. Calling billing here. Committee, including Tom Little Rock, Ark. Week ended April 13. Lucille King was a nightly visitor. m extra, 50c. Location, Almo Plaza Busi- WALTON Automatic Bingo Shaker. Real Glass ...... 812.50 Abbott, police chief; Gus Gigas, com- Showgrounds. DE PELLATON. 9,000 Jack Pot Slips (strips of 7 numbers), mander, and Frank Jedlicker and John ness, fair. Weather, cold and rain. Ten - per 1,000 1.25 Garris, co-operated. FRANK J. LEE. cent gate. Lightweight Leotards. 8x18. Per 100 .50 8,000 Small Thin "Brownie" Binge Shasta, All was ready for opening Monday Wallace Bros. 7 colors, pads of 25, Size 4x5, per 1,000.. 1.25 noon, and first two nights' business was (Motorized) 8,000 Featherweight Bingo sheets, 5 '/ x8. J. F. Sparks light. Last four were good, however. Loose, $1.25 per M. Stapled In pads of Madisonville, 25. Per M (Motorized) Mills, free act, continued popular. Bettie Ky. Week ended April 1.50 13. Postage extra on these sheets. Lawrenceburg, Tenn. April 6-13. Aus- Muse advised from Ashdown, Ark.. she Location, South Madisonville. Aus- Bingo Card Markers, In strips. 25,000 for 1.25 is getting along well in school. Many pices, Junior Chamber of Commerce. Dice boards and pads, wardrobe checks, coupon pices, VFW Post. Business, bad. Weather, Business, books, subscription books, misc. items. Cat. and bad. showfolk were on the midway nightly. fair. Weather, rain, snow and sample cards free. You pay any O. O. D. fees. No Goodman Wonder Shows are about ready cold. Personal checks accepted. Instant delivery. Friends shows made during the winter to take road and many members visited, here accounted for abut the only busi- Rain which prevailed while shows were as did showfolk from Gold Medal Shows. setting J. M. SIMMONS 8c CO. ness done and only the hardier friends Russell Bros.' Circus was here one day. up ceased at night and a fair 19 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago dared brave the record -breaking cold Kiddie matinee Saturday clicked. Many crowd turned out and spent freely. wave, which was so severe it prevented State officials visited. Thursday and Friday were lost to snow opening on Thursday and Friday nights. and cold. Committee co-operated and Arkadelphia, Ark. Week ended April 6. Saturday proved a good day. Bob Martin, Date was further complicated by the Location, Golden Show grounds. Busi- hospitalization of Owner -Manager J. F. who had the Athletic Show, joined Bar- TILLEY SHOWS WANT ness, fair. Weather, good first four days. ker Shows, and Bickford Sparks for observation of the leg he in- Pay gate. Whitie replaced Shows -Snake, Mechanical, Illusion or any jured when he overturned his car a few him. Frank Sparks added a grab stand, days earlier near Birmingham. He was First move was made in good time and with Roy Hawkins in charge. Matt worth -while attraction, either with or many were on hand out to see show set Borup is in charge of the diggers. Curly without own outfits. Concessions Can' released Saturday in time to supervise - the jump to Pulaski, Tenn. Both local up on Sunday. All was ready Monday Smith is building a new house trailer, place Country Store, Scales, Bowling Alley, papers were liberal with space. Mickey noon and business the first four days aizd Everett Smith, who broke his arm Bumper or any ten -cent Grind Merchandise Mansion's Living Oddities and Funhouse, was good. Last two were lost to rain. last fall, had to have it rebroken and Concession. Also place ball games. Want ballyed by Charley Warren, topped Two -headed baby show joined here and reset. Ray Valley joined Scott Bros.' flashy Arcade. Address: Champaign, Ill., shows, with Ferris Wheels and Tilt -a - Jack Davis, business manager, was on the Shows. Jew Schwartz returned from this week; East Peoria, Ill., week April 29th. Whirl best among rides. Mrs. J. F. sick list. Russell Bros.' Circus' billing Little Rock, Ark., with his concession, Sparks' corn game led concessions. Gus crew was here one day billing for their and Mrs. E. B. Smith is visiting relatives P. Glenos' cookhouse continues popular local showing. Dutch Waldron bought in Missouri. Pearl Phillips joined Cole- OPENING MAY 4.11, LONDON, OHIO and in addition to Manager Glenos, staff Sailor Harris' truck and booked several man Bros.' Shows, and Frank Owens and has Luther Oxford, assistant manager; concessions. Shorty Brown is framing Tom Nicewonder, Silver Fleet Shows, vis- another concession. Robert McGowan ited. EUGENE C. COOK. S. CURL SHOWS Lewis Oxford, grille, and Capt. Red Ran- came in from Hollywood, Calif. Visitors W. kin and W. S. McDade. Visitors included were Matt Dawson, Mrs. Linda Springer Good opening for Kiddie Ride, Tilt -a -Whirl or Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wright. Former op- and Louis Smidth. Much sawdust was Loopo-Piane with own transportation, Legit Wheels erates a night club in Alexandria, Tenn. Yellowstone and Concessions that work for stock, American used to get lot in condition. (Motorized) Palmist, Fun House, Grind Shows, Side Show People, RAY ALLEN. PEARL HARRIS. Girls for Girl Show. No experience necessary. Com- Albuquerque, N. M. Week ended April mittees In Ohlo and Indiana, we have a few open dates. 13. Auspices, VFW Post. Business, poor. Kaus Expo Scott Bros.' Weather, good. (Baggage cars and trucks) (Motorized) Good crowds again turned out for this W. S. CURL SHOWS Emporia, Va. Week ended April 13. stand nightly, but little money was BOX 27, LONDON, O. Auspices, American Legion Post. Business, Cadiz, Ky. April 8-14. Weather, vari- spent. able. Ten-cent gate. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Langford left SECOND-HAND SHOW PROPERTY FOR SALE. poor. Weather, bad. here for the East. W. S. Neal, owner, $1.85 -Richardson Rink Skates, all sizes. This was a week of terrible weather, Shows came here from Princeton, Ky., purchased a new cash register for Mrs. $50.00 -Nine Wax Specimens of Unborn Show. $25.00-Allan Herschell Organ, needs some repairs. which was reflected in business. Rain and openede good weather and crowds. Neal's new cookhouse. Mrs. Bill Starr $7.50 -New Heavy Waterproof Tarpaulin, 10x15; prevented Monday's opening and Thurs- While en route Whitie Elam took the (See Carnival Show Letters on opp. page) others. $5.00 Ea. -Side Show Banners, big selection. day was the only good day. Friday wrong route and landed in Eddyville, Ky., WANTED -We buy all kinds of Rink Skates and Show Property. night started with rain and sleet and with the office and Aleen Allen. He WEIL'S CURIOSITY SHOP, ended with a snowfall. Saturday was found his way back here, however. Mon- 20 S. Second St.. Philadelphia, Pa. clear. but cold. James E. Strates Shows day was cold, shows were unable to CARNIVAL OWNERS passed thru to their opening spot. open. Tuesday night a small crowd was Among those who stopped were: Mr. and on hand. Manager Scott left to purchase I HAVE 10 SENSATIONAL HIGH ACTS Cook House Help Wanted Mrs. Sol Salsburg, Mr. and Mrs. Putnam, a truck and new tires. When Wallace Available for the Corning Season. Priced Right. Mr. Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Al Bros.' here on Must Be Sober and Reliable. and Phillips, and Shows passed thru Sun- All Departments. Campbell, Gifford Ralyea and Princess day en route to Madisonville a number Margareite. Other visitors were Mr. and of the personnel visited. Pearl White SIDNEY BELMONT MAX GLYNN Mrs. Dick Mack, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Phillips, an oldtimer, was among visi- Fullerton Bldg., ST. LOUIS, MO. Care Ideal Exposition Shows, Raleigh, N. C. Traylor, Dick Johnson, Wodrow Cobnio, tors, as were Jack Oliver and Mack Hoge.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 CARNIVALS The Billboard 47 Winter -Quarters News and Gossip Here It Is... As Reported by Representatives for the Shows

rebuilt. Kidder has also supervised J. T. Page placing of 10 -foot extensions on the six light towers. JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., April 20. Paint superintendent - Leon TRADE NAME REG. U. 5. PAT. OFF. Last-minute hustle and bustle is evi- Reeves and- crew have repainted dent around quarters, as opening is in all fronts, rides, towers and wagons. Trainmaster Wally Cobb and crew have NEW the offing. All equipment was loaded the train in good condition. Eddie -the Kozy Coach with and now is on location. A cub lion was Edwards, chief electrician, has a complete the seamless Turret Top that purchased recently from one of the frat neon unit under his direction. Tommy houses connected with the University of Riggin has been feeding 150 in his all America is talking about! Tennessee and will be worked in the quarters cookhouse. He recently pur- drome by Sammy Lowrey, manager. Jack chased a restaurant in Miami, Fla., There's room galore to relax Smith, who will operate the Side Show, which he will operate during the winter. in its big comfortable interior has built a number of illusions. Bud Harry Hauck has the mechanized units Valier arrived and will again present his in first-class shape. Stock, under care -plus many ingenious features that make "keeping house on wheels" so easy Sahara Rose attraction. Lawrence Hoff- of Jim Stevenson, wintered well. Two man will operate the Reptile Show, and lion cubs were born during the winter. in a Kozy. You'll marvel at its towing ease. Every bit of Kozy construction is band has added more men, bringing the Marge and Ed Tuthill are rehearsing rugged from stem to stern-you know you're safe as well as comfortable in total to 10. Richard Sloss will again their revue. Occupying the office wagon handle the drums. Rastus Jones, Min- is Ralph W. Smith, treasurer. Quarters this year -after -year favorite of travel -wise Americans. strel Show stage manager -producer, has work has been under the direction of, his talent lined up. New marquee and Frank Bergen. JIM McHUGH. Member Trailer Coach Manufacturers' Association other canvas has arrived. Ben Mottle's cookhouse is proving popular. Billie 1802 Reed Ave. Clark left on a business tour, and J. J. Bantly's -manager, Kalamazoo, Michigan Page, owner is optimistic over REYNOLDSVILLE, Pa., April 20.- KOZY COACH CO 1940. He recently purchased a home Heavy rains the past few days slowed here. R. E. SAVAGE. work, but everything worked out well erick; Kiddie Steam Train, Charles Hill; and will be ready for opening. Among Sensational Borainni, free act; Sunny recent arrivals were Mr. and Mrs. Buck Boy Campbell, free act; Nufnber 2 Auto Frisk Greater Denby, Mr. Johnson, Bud Brewer, Mr. Speedway, Joe Hollender; Funhouse, Joe MWNEAPOLIS, April 20.-Shows are and Mrs. Fred O'Brien, Mary Brown, Mr. Parson; Loop -o -Plane, Curley Bromberg; about ready for opening in Winona, Andes, Frank Pette, the Bingo Boys, Jim- Ridee-O, Ben Cheek; Whip, Harry Fox; Minn. on April 27. New Octopus is my Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cauthy, Merry -Go -Round, Shorty Preston, John en route from the factory and Carl Mr. and Mrs. Charles Owen, the Carlson Boyd, Stacey Knott, Joe Amos arid Bill Agman will be foreman. Marvin Loshe Sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Al Wallace. Red Truax. Dad Ward is The Billboard and will have the Tilt -a -Whirl and Raymond Rogers' Hollywood Midget top and front mail agent, while the writer is press Ulik the Merry -Go -Round. Writer will be has been set up. Rolloplane is due soon, agent. HARRY FITZGERALD. electrician and lot man in addition to as are new planes for kiddie ride. New handling the sound truck. Manager light wagon and transformers arrived George R. Hoeschen is in a local hospital and a new paint schéme is being used Penn Premier recovering from an appendectomy. Only on rides. Dick Keller is putting finish- YOUR VAGABOND 11 men are employed at quarters, since ing touches on new fronts. Show moves STROUDSBURG, Pa., April 20.-Work little work remains. A small crew, under from here on April 24 to Weirton, W. Va., in quarters is almost finished. Shows the writer, worked all winter. Thomas for a nine -day stand. Harlem Revue will open at Monroe -Pike County Sports- GOES ANYWHERE! Wenthworth has a new Girl Show. Al Joins in Weirton, as does Expose Show. men's Association here and new ticket boxes have been built for every ride. gterner's three men are building a con- Frank Pette Joined to assume his press is the ideal cession and a new transformer was de- representative and special agent duties. Ridee-O was removed to new quarters A 1940 Vagabond Coach livered. Concession and show people The writer will handle advance promo- in order to make room for rebuilding mobile dwelling. For traveling from are arriving daily. James Josinger will be tions and assist the general manager. the Mickey Mouse Circus. All trucks city to city on "show business," or for night watchman again. Chester Fisher Mrs. Herman Bantly was ill this week. have been re -lettered and painted silver vacations into quiet wilds, it's a com- will be the mechanic. Mrs. Harry Copping (Aunt Sue) is going and red. On Tuesday night moving pic- fortable, dry, warm headquarters. J. NEAL LANIGAN. out of her way to get rooms for folks. tures were shown by J. T. McClellan, Luxuriously comfortable beds, modern General Manager Bantly still putting who arrived with Mrs. McClellan on Sunday. Set-up so far includes George cooking equipment, lighting-even cir- in plenty of hours getting shows ready culating heat (optional at extra cost) for opening. HARRY E. WILSON. White, who will manage the Kiddie Auto World of Mirth ride; Clifford Trantham, foreman if desired. RICHMOND, Va., April 20.-Shows' Rides -O; Virgil Cobb, foreman Chair - opening has been set for April 26 at Southland Amusements plane; Lewis Walton, foreman Ferris There's a SIZE for EVERY need! Yellow Jacket Speedway, Philadelphia. Wheels; 'Joe Robinson, foreman Merry - Emphasis on improving shows' individual IRVINE, Ky., April 20.- Work is Go -Round; Harold Heller, foreman Roll- There's a VAGABOND for every coach requirement. progressing Devoting our entire manufacturing facilities to the units was stressed during the winter by rapidly in local quarters. oplane, and Edward Brady, scenic artist, production of proven coach designs and arrangements General Manager Max Linderman, Under The writer recently made a fast trip to Mrs. Violet Walton is here and will have In five standard popular models, enables us to pass direction of Charley Kidder, 16 ride Nashville, Tenn., in shows' interest. charge of Streets of Cairo. Others here manufacturing savings on to YOU. ticket boxes and 14 show boxes were Writer also visited a few shows on his include General Agent George Milliken Why not enjoy the pleasure of a Vagabond THIS trip up the country and all seemed in wife. HAROLD HELLER. Summer? built. All are identical, with those used and Write us at once for beautiful new 1940 catalog, by the rides having chrome cages and good spirits. New faces appear daily at lithographed In colors, also national list of dealers.. round circular tops. Each bears shows' quarters. HARRY T. WILLIAMS. SHOW LETTERS insignia. Outstanding is Maybelle CARNIVAL You EXPECT More in Kidder's Superba Show front. Fronts (Continued from opposite page) A also have been built for the Unborn, Tom's Amusement booked the under and over concession, VAGABOND and you GET it! while Brownie Miller has a photo Midget and Hawaiian shows. Posing, BAINBRIDGE, Mrs. Colored and Girl show fronts have been Ga., Aprii 20.-Owner gallery here. Brownie Miller added two Tom Rich has quarters crew hard at it concessions. Brady placed a con- VAGABOND COACH MFG. CO. readying shows for opening. New show, Jack cession. Children from St. Anthony Or- 8442 Grand River Ave., NEW HUDSON, MICH, folk are arriving daily. The writer is in phanage were shows' guests on Tuesday. charge of decorations. Fred Chambers is Show trucks and cars paraded thru the handling repairs on the Ferris Wheel. downtown. district with a police escort Ray Smith is in charge of electrical and candy floss was given the kiddies by equipment and kiddie rides and Harry Tony Spring. Ice cream was furnished Flosso is directing paint work on the by Mrs. W. S. Neal. Hosts were Mrs. Merry -Go -Round. Gus Brooks is ready- Brownie Miller, Mrs. Bill Starr, Mrs. W. S. WINDOW CARDS ing his new show. Owner Rich re- Neal, Mrs. Art Clews, Mrs. William Suth- turned to quarters and reported that erland, Mrs. Eddie Moore Sr., Mrs. Dinty Window Cards for ail occasions shows' route is about completed. Man- at lowest prices possible. 50 for Moore, Mrs. Eddie Moore, Mrs. Slim Sim- $3.00. 100 for $4.00. Flashy, agement recently added a miniature ride mons, Mrs. Mickey Wilson and Mrs. Dick attractive. Bumper Strips, under direction of D. B. Brazel. Mr. and Langford. 51/2 x28 Inches. 250 for $3.75. Mrs. Jack Codena will be In charge of WILLIAM M. SUTHERLAND. concessions. Mrs. Rich is on a tour of BOWER SHOW PRINT 5:4V, FOWLER,IND. the West and shows plan to open about May 2. DR. L. E. BROWN. Cotton States Monticello, Ky. Week ended April 13. CARNIVAL Prell's World's Fair Location, soft -ball lot. Business, poor. WINDOW CARDS Weather,rain and snow. MODERN DESIGNS - NEW LINE NEWARK, N. J., April 20.-Shows' Shows lost two nights to rain and Write for Free Samples opening has been set for Elizabeth, N. J., snow, while the remaining nights were FRED ROBISON, Printer on May 2, under Bay Way Post auspices. too cold to do any business. Patrons came CURWENSVILLE, PA. General Manager Samuel Prell has the to the lot early each day, but high organization in good shape. On the staff winds and weather hampered spending. at present are Leo Bistany, general rep- Shows and concessions did fair, while resentative and traffic manager; Ben rides wound up with poor results. Kittle WYSE GREATER SHOWS ART LEWIS, owner -general man- Prell, assistant manager; E. C. Reiter, Sisters, free act, proved popular. Frank Aledo, Ill., opening here May 1st. Can place Fish ager of shows bearing his name, and master mechanic; special agent, Charles photo Pond, Devil's Bowling Alley, Scales, Cork Gallery, Allen's gallery reported fair results String Game, Pitch Till You Win, Floss or any floral horseshoe of roses and carna- Powell; mechanic. Joe Hottender; Theo and June Inman joined with shooting Concession working for 10c. Any worth -while Show. tions presented to him at the organ- Rice and crew, billposters; Bill gallery and two concessions. Visitors in- Can use Ride Help. ization's opening in Norfolk, Va., on Price, manager Motordrome; Palace of cluded Bill Askins, Elk Valley Shows, and April 11 by ;members of the shows. Miracles. T. A. Woodworth; Circus Side Bob Zell and Curly Burk. F. Stanley Opening, which was given plenty of Show, Simian Cycle Whirl and Laugh - Reed was away on a booking tour and CARNIVAL RIDES, BOOTHS space in The Norfolk -Virginian Pilot land, C. Jack Shafer; American Manager Ray D. Jones is still busy paint- For Rent. Supply Ferris Wheels, Merry -Go -Round, and The Ledger Dispatch, attracted Beauties. Charles Tashgy; Ohairoplane, K. Ride, Wheels; Covered Booths, In- Caribbean ing and remodeling. Jimmy Davidson and cluding Bingo, Ball Games, Elec. Equipment. Flood- about 6,000 in addition to local of- Monsters, Joe Connelly; Crystal Maze, Edward Cole received new concession lights, Towers. Legion Posts, Fire Companies, ficials, merchants and socialites. Chester Ring; Posing des Artos, Char'es tops from Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills. Churches, write. Owners: Want to buy or lease Photo furnished by Dick additional Ell No. S. Collins. Tashky; Darkest Dixie, William Brod - SHELTON JOHNSON. SCHAGRIN RIDE CO., Middletown, Del.

www.americanradiohistory.com 48 The Billboard CARNIVALS April 27, 1910 When Doctrine of Res Ipsa LcqUÍtur Applies to Injury Suits 1 y LEO T. PARKER, Attorney at lain AFEW days ago a reader requested de- loquitur is applicable the legal effect is prietor when it is shown only that an Not Inherently Dangerous tailed information on the question: that the proprietor of the place of amuse- injury has been sustained. The only On the other hand, if the testimony When and under what circumstances is ment was negligent, and that his negli- conditions under which such an owner falls to prove, or the jury refuses to be- the doctrine res ipsa loquitur applicable gence directly resulted in the injury. is liable to those whom he invites upon lieve that the device was inherently dan- in suits filed by persons injured in Obviously, evidence of mere owner- his premises are: When dangerous and gerous, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur places of amusement? We shall review ship of lands or buildings does not ren- unsafe instrumentalities or conditions is not applicable. higher court cases decided the past few der the owner liable for injuries that are exist and are known to him and not months involving various phases of the sustained by those who enter thereon. known to such invited persons, and they Of course, when a patron rides on an law on this subject, in order that all In other words, he is not an insurer of are injured by such instrumentalities or amusement device he naturally assumes readers shall acquire desirable legal such persons even tho he invites them conditions. See Fort Worth, 130 S. W. a certain element or degree of the knowledge. to enter his premises. Furthermore, the (2d) 438. risk. For instance, if a device is First, it is important to know that in doctrine of res ipsa loquitur does not Also, other higher courts have con- not designed to operate smoothly, cases where the doctrine of res ipsa apply to such an owner or other pro- sistently held that for the doctrine of but, on the contrary, it is designed res ipsa loquitur to be applicable the tes- to operate by sudden and violent jerking lb timony must prove that the transaction and jostling, thus calculated to produce .... or location in which the accident oc- the thrills which passengers seek and .r.. pay curred was in the exclusive management for, such passengers cannot recover As^ You Want 'Em damages for of the proprietor against whom the suit the injury unless the testi- ROLL AND When You Want 'Em was filed. Moreover, the injured person mony proves that the injury resulted must prove that the result was so far out from a defective condition or other care- of the usual course that there is no fair lessness on the part of the proprietor FOLDED DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE inference that the injury could have or his employees. If any doubt exists been produced by another cause than the jury must consider the testimony Shipment Within 24 negligence of the proprietor. In other and render its verdict accordingly. words, if there is any other cause appar- For illustration, in Durbin v. Hum- TICKETS Hours-If Requested If ent to which the injury may with equal phrey Co., 14 N. E. (2d) 5, two girl riders l' fairness be attributed, the inference of in the Bug claimed that as the car cir- I ,negligence cannot be drawn and the cled about the track a second time the INCHES ---NO C. O. D. d CASH WITH ORDER PRICES ---1x2 I doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is not ap- speed of operation increased, and, in 10,000....$6.95 30,000....$ 9.85 100,000....$20.00 Duplicate Coupons II plicable. (See INJURY SUITS on page 55) 20,000.... 8.40 50,000.... 12.75 200,000.... 34.90 Double These Prices li For illustration, in the late case of For change of wording and 163.00 II Above prices for any wording desired. each coloradd Il Clark v. Pennsylvania Light Co., 6 Atl. color only, add 50e. No order for lees than 10.000tickets of a kind or color. For change of ft (2d) 892, the question was presented the higher court whether the doctrine of SEARCHLIGHTS STOCK TIROLLCKETS WELDON,WILLIAMS & LICK res ipsa loquitur is applicable when the 1 ROLL 50e d testimony fails to prove conclusively ...Q 40c FORT SMITH,ARK. ROLLS N and ex- Insure a Better Season L0 ROLLS...se.. 35e Bond Guarantees Quality and Accuracy that the injury resulted directly $50,000.00 clusively from a thing or defect over v which the proprietor had control. In Lot muddy-weather gloomy- holding the doctrine not applicable, the opposition tough? Turn on the court said: searchlights and watch the Popcorn Operators, Notice! "Where there is an instrumentality roll in. Two sizes, We carry a complete stock of Popcorn and Supplies at each of the following warehouses: over which plaintiff (injured person) crowd both be- New Orleans, La.; Shreveport, La.; Atlanta, Ga.; Memphis, Tenn.; Houston, had complete dominion intervening portable. Write for photos tween the alleged cause and the injury, details. Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Dallas, Texas. plaintiff must show by evidence that and A PENNY POST CARD ADDRESSED TO US WILL BRING there was no defect in his appliance SURPRISING GOOD NEWS. MAIL IT NOW: before the doctrine will be held to op- OTTO K. OLESEN ILLUMINATING CO., LTD. erate. . Where there is the possibil- Hollywood, California ity that an appliance within plaintiff's ATKINS POPCORN CO. control brought about the injury and P. O. BOX 5013 DALLAS, TEXAS plaintiff does not narrow the only pos- sible source of the harm down to an in- strumentality within the exclusive con- SKERBECK'S trol of the defendant (proprietor), the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur does not ap- WANT TO HEAR FROM CAPABLE SHOWMEN ply." GREAT NORTHERN SHOWS Inherently Dangerous Enterprise Playing the Copper and Iron Range In Michigan. With new ideas for attractions of merit. Also want to hear from experienced Various higher courts have held that Good Wisconsin Fairs. Talkers and Ride Foremen. State all first letter. Address the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is ap- Want Concessions, Shows. No drift. Will book plicable when injuries are effected by Flat Ride with own transportation. Will buy inherently dangerous amusement de- Kiddie Rides. What have you? vices. Address: DORCHESTER, WIS. BECKMANN & GERETY SHOWS For example, in Reinzi v. Tilyou, 252 rid- East St. Louis, III., April 25 to May 4. N. Y. 97, a person was injured while ing on a wooden horse in a mechanical steeplechase operated in an amusement park in Coney Island. The accident oc- curred when a stirrup broke. The court ELK VALLEY SHOWS held that such danger was inherent in Can Place Rides, Chairpiane and Kiddie Ride. in WALLACE BROS.' SHOW a sport which placed the participants Shows, except Girl and Minstrel with own a state of unstable equilibrium; that outfit. All Stock and Grind Stores come should be taken Want Manager for Athletic Show; Billy Wolf, Pop Erbie, come on. Geek proper precaution on, will book you, $10.00. Show open. against it. This court applied the rule of res ipsa loquitur because of the con- LAFAYETTE, TENN., 22-27. Sound Truck wanted. ditions surrounding the accident, and Concessions-Ball Games, Slum Joint, Cigarette Gallery, Hoop -La, Picture said that notice of the danger was Machine, Frozen Custard, Fish Pond, Lead Gallery, Percentage open. enough to charge the proprietor with MINER MODERN MIDWAY SHOWS Ed This Show changed opening dates from May 4th to Can place the following people: Harry Zimmerman, Logan, Johnnie, notice of the defect. the 11th, Copley, Pa. Can place the following Con- C. Q. Troop. Also, see Lusk v. Peck, 116 N. Y. S. cessl'ns: Custard, Corn Game, Devil's Alley, Hoop - La, Mug Joint, Mouse Game, Color Game, Knife Hopkinsville, Ky., this week; Princeton, Ky., April 29 to May 3. 1051. In this case the injury occurred Rack Cane Rack, String Genie, Dart Game, Snow when "bleachers" collapsed in which a Ice, Candy Spindle, Jewelry Spindle. Can use Shows was sitting while watching an of all kinds. Mr. Norman Palmer, please write. Will patron give exclusive on two Wheels. Address R. H. MINER, exhibition. The evidence disclosed that 181 Chamber St., Phillipsburg. N. J. the collapse was due to a gradual rot- ting of the timbers supporting the INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ODDITIES "bleachers" which might readily have ROLO FUNHOUSE been discovered on inspection. Thus Want Capable, Efficient Manager for this Unit, Want to place at once for a long season under canvas with the DEE LANG FAMOUS SHOWS was is in condition. Write or wire Novelty and Working Acts of all kinds. A real Freak to feature, nothing too good for this, the most the element of constructive notice which excellent beautiful MUSEUM EVER FRAMED UNDER CANVAS. Especially want youthful, good-looking established from the nature of the de- ART LEWIS, Gen. Mgr., Girls, with or without wardrobe. Have a complete Glass Blower's frame-up, everything complete, cost fect. Therefore, the doctrine of res ipsa ART LEWIS SHOWS. Norfolk, Va., until April 27; over $300 to frame, will, either place a Blower or sell outfit for $100. Will buy Broom Illusion or loquitur was held applicable Which Wilmington, Del., April 29 to May 4. Girl on Knife Illusion. Need one more A-1 Ticket Seller -Grinder. Scotch McLeoda, reply. Want to know the whereabouts of Ralph Sprague. All reply to 814 S. Main St., Elkhart, Ind., this week; meant that the proprietor was liable if GOLDEN RULE AMUSEMENT CO. then Kankakee, III., 122 E. Court St., week April 29th; then care bee Lang Shows, Rock Island, Ill., he failed to prove that the patron knew Opens May 18 Want Cookhouse, Bingo, Ball Games, Pitch Till U week of May 8th. Beat of table board, real sleeper accommodations and pay in cash every night. Just that the dangerous condition existed We are the first to open and the last to close of ALL MUSEUMS. Win, Cigarette Gallery, Hoop -La, Glass Store, Ameri- finishing our 35th week Indoors. and that the patron's negligence was the can Palmistry, Photo Gallery, Penny Pitch, Duck Pond, Cane Rack, Rat Game, Pan Game, Custard, proximate cause of the injury. Candy Apples Long Range Lead Gallery, Shows with And, again, see Redmond v. National own outfit. 25% to office. Can give ex. on Ferris Horse Show, 78 Misc. 383. This case Wheel. Pop Corn sold. Free gate. Address: CAN PLACE involved an injury to a spectator caused 20 SOUTH MAIN, BROOKVILLE, PA. Pony Track, 1(iddie Rides open. Grind Shows by a horse winch became unmanageable First-class General Agent. during a horse show. The court held wanted. Want Ride Help, also Acts for Ten -in -One. that one conducting such a show is PEARSON SHOWS bound to guard against all risks which OPEN APRIL 27, PANA, ILL. might reasonably be anticipated. The WANT AND CONCESSIONS BILLY GIROUD SHOWS negligence was failure to guard against SHOWS Sayreville, N. J., All This Week. Answer: Pana, Ill., until May 4; Carlinville, the danger of an unmanageable horse. May 8.11.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 CARNIVALS The Billboard 49 and emsee; Concertina Eddie, Mary Waring and National Quartet. Admis- THRILLS sion was 15 cents. and CHILLS! A spectacular night and day ex- Sponsored Events B. & G. IN' ATLANTA hibition, breath- less, spine -tingling Veteran, Lodge and Other Organization Festivities (Continued from page 41) and thrill -packed. Legion Post auspices and is slated to Send for pictorial circular. AVAIL- close tomorrow. ABLE FOR April 15 saw shows play to one of FAIRS, PARKS Conducted by CLAUDE R. ELLIS their biggest Monday night crowds in and CELEBRA- (Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O.) several seasons and rides and shows did TIONS. capacity for three hours. Business dur- Mardi Gras Site Will Chambliss Named Manager ing the week has been fair, with weather Ind. still too cold for Southern patrons. Or- NOW BOOKING OP/ERI Have City Council Hearing Of N. C. Strawberry Fete ganization, including the new Diesel light plant, eight units, came in here 1940 DATES MAN INDIANAPOLIS, April 20.-East 10th WALLACE, N. C., April 20.-Norman Y. from Lakewood, Ga., quarters. Rufus Write for !Bus- d trated Circular.f Street Mardi Gras site again is center Chambliss, prominent fair official of Jarman, feature writer of The Atlanta World's Highest of a fight before city council. Efforts Greensboro and Rocky Mount, N. C., has Journal, devoted much space to organi- Permanent address, Aerial Act of Albert Neuerburg, owner of the prop- agreed to manage annual six -day Straw- zation's immense floodlights and ap- care of THE BILLBOARD, Cincinnati, Ohio erty, to obtain passage by council of an berry Festival here, following a confer- pearance. ordinance zoning for business the 20 - ence with a committee of the local Lions' General Manager J. C. McCaffery, of acre plot immediately south of Linwood Club, sponsor of the event. He said ACA, visited Sunday, and Carl J. Sedl- avenue on the south side of East 10th he would direct activities of six North mayr and Elmer C. Velare, of Royal street will be opposed by residents of the Carolina fairs from Wallace during the American Shows, came on from Augusta, neighborhood, they told council mem- time he was handling festival details. Ga., to see trie new light plant. Fred KNOX STREET FAIR bers, unless some changes are made in Festival was recently taken over by Moon, new city editor The Atlanta Jour- the proposed ordinance. the Lions' Club as a community project. nal, with Mrs. Moon and family visited AUGUST 28-29-30-31 Hearing on the measure was scheduled Headquarters are to be opened soon. twice during the week. Doc Hartwick, for last Monday night, but a death in Tentative plans have been made to fea- of the Monster Show, was a guest of KNOX, IND. Nenerburg's family caused postponement ture a name band, floor show and Station WGST on a special broadcast, until May 6. Edward J. Fillenwarth, an concessions. while the Hawaiian Village gave a spe- attorney for the protesting group, pre- cial show at American Legion Hospital. WANT several Sensational Free Acts, sented a proposed amendment, providing Some 300 orphans from Georgia Baptist Concessions. Book now. No flats. for dedication of at least one north - Features Set for Iowa Event Home, with Police Chief Jones, Hapeville, south street thru the property. in Address INDEPENDENCE, Ia., April 20.- charge, were to be guests of Messrs. Some of those in the protesting group Beckmann and Gerety today. EVERETT G. WHITE, Chairman said they were opposed to the ordinance Buchanan County Fair Association plans Walter A. White, assistant manager, Knox, Indiana because they had heard rumors of plans to sponsor an Independence celebra- handled wagons as they arrived. Two to establish an amusement center there tion here, proceeds of which will be used fair grounds remodel- new rides and three shows have been similar to the one at 62d street and Key- to finance a added to the midway and new fronts stone avenue. ing and building program, said Secretary B. O, Gates. There are to be harness, prevail at Gay Paree, Hawaiian Night running and Roman chariot races, band and Expose shows. CARNIVAL WANTED concerts and sports. Other attractions WANT will be performance of high school VERNE NEWCOMBE horses, Thearle-Duffield fireworks, eight - (Continued from page 41) 10TH ANNUAL V. F. W. act grand-stand show furnished by showman who had fought so hard when CARNIVAL Williams & Lee office and Sunset most men would have given up, refusing SUMMER FESTIVAL Amusement Co. on the midway. to be an object of pity or to accept dis- Acts, Concessions, Shows, Rides, ability as a handicap. And "the show is WEEK OF AUGUST 12 OR 19 etc., for still going on" for this showman but in Attendance Big at Ill. Show a higher realm where certainly he was PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WIS. met by the Chief Scorer and classified CELEBRATION MOUNT VERNON, Ill., April 20.-At- there among the friends and associates W. H. Helsaple, Q. M. tendance was big each night of the suc- of Abou ben Adhem, a leader of the JULY 2-3-4 cessful Home Show under auspices of names Who loved his fellow men. Verne the National Guard unit in the new Newcombe was born a showman and died Most highly advertised event in armory here on April 10-13, reported E. a showman. He was first to thrust his WANT R. Gray, of American Decorator. He fur- Western Iowa. Whiskers Club, hand in his pocket for a worthy cause 4TH OF JULY WEEK nished display booths, decorations and and last to give up when the clouds were Dances, Free Car, Daily Street the free act, Jean and Arline, contortion- dark, always looking for a streak of sun- Parade, Fireworks, Advance Adver- ists. Other acts appearing on the big shine to glisten thru. His gentle mem- . , RIDES . were Cobb and Daley, black -face comd- ory will long live among those who knew 15% or Flat Price. tising Booster Trip. Benefit Com- Garrett singers and him best, and spirit dians, and Sisters, his should set a Some Concessions Without Gambling. munity Fire Truck. ARLO BEHN, dancers. Irvin Harlow was superintend- shining example to us who sometimes Chanute Field. feel despair. Rantoul and Chairman, Battle Creek, Iowa. ent and Robert Kobacker was general Write manager. HARRY W. ROSE OKEH FOR BARFIELDS RANTOUL, ILL. (Continued from page 41) Sacco Gets Gladiola Fete lighting. New fronts were built for the CHICAGO, April 20. - Tommy Sacco Funhouse and Minstrel Show. WANT has been awarded the contract for rides, Visitors at opening included Mr. and Mrs. Dick Harris, Bill Moore, Ellis Win- WANT Carnival for week of September 16 shows, concessions and grand -stand show for the Gladiola Festival, Momence, Ill. ton, Bob Helium and Mr. and Mrs. Ray For Indoor Bazaar and Demonstration Show, May and Hoyt Shuemaker. Rain and cold pre- 2 to 7, 1940, Free Acts, Games of all kinds, Pitch - to 21 inclusive. We are sponsoring This event, which was first staged last men and Demonstrators, Mitt Camp. Plenty money year, is to become an annual. vailed the first part of the week here, In this region. REV. NICHOLAS MARTYAK, week of entertainment. Write but weather on Saturday resulted in Chairman, 553 Arthur St., Hazleton. Pa. good business. At the request of Ameri- C. E. ARNOLD, Secy., Aberdeen can Legion Post sponsors, shows decided Civic Assn., Aberdeen, S. D. to remain over for another week and WANT CARNIVAL date is to wind-up today. Flying Colum- And Other Attractions for MIDWAY features are planned for bians furnish the free act and shows Annual Celebration joint two-day celebration of Rushville carry six rides, five shows and 20 con- JULY 3-4, CHEYENNE WELLS, COLORADO, (Ill.) High School Band's ninth anni- cessions. Wire or Write THOS. H. McKOWN. WANT versary and 23d anniversary of Plain Dealers' Casualty Co. A CARNIVAL SHOW For Week May 27, June 3, or August 5. HORACE HEIDT and his band have WOMEN'S REPUBLICAN CLUB OF PENNSYLVANIA CLYMER, PA., IND. CO. been added to attractions booked for Eenefit of Clymer Concert Band and Girls' Drum five-day Health and Beauty Show in and Bugle Brigadiers. Mechanics Building, Boston, under aus- RODEO CIRCUS THRILL SHOW DR. E. S. CAPIZZI - - pices of Massachusetts Pharmaceutical All Attractions Booked Exclusively by the and New England Confectioners' Associa- tions. Beauty contest is getting much GUS SUN BOOKING AGENCY, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO WILL ENTERTAIN advance publicity. Dept. Foders, Prices, Etc., From All Interested In Furnish- BILL BLOMBERG, Arena Director-Rodeo ing Free Entertainment for the AMERICAN LEGION WALTHALL COUNTY ANNUAL four -day New Waterford (O.) FREE FAIR, SEPT. 24-28. Volunteer Firemen's Street Fair will fea- 16 DAYS-MNIGHTE JUNE 15 TO JUNE 30-16 DAYS Address all correspondence to W. M. BOWMAN, ture midway, free acts and parade. Ch'. Program Committee, Box 33, Tylertown, Miss. Want Rides, Rollo -Plane, Side Show, Legitimate Concessions. Limited on space, so act JOHN R. WARD SHOWS were awarded quick! Ex on Novelties and Scales. Advance sale tremendous. Big publicity campaign. the contract for shows,'rides and conces- Tie-up with Republican Convention. Grounds, 11th and Erie, Philadelphia-Ringling lot. WANT sions for Eighth Annual Home -Coming JULY 2-3-4 and Fourth of July Celebration in Bonne Write WOMEN'S REPUBLICAN CLUB Terre, Mo., Harry L. Small, general PENNSYLVANIA CONCESSIONS, RIDES, SHOWS and ACTS agent of the show, having signed the LEGION orOF401 Denckla Bldg. AMERICAN contract. MONON, INDIANA * Wire CARL LIPMAN PHILADELPHIA, PA. STAGE and radio acts and beauty contest are to be features of one -day KIWANIS STREET FAIR Elks' Mardi 'Gras in the Coliseum on TORONTO, OHIO, JULY 8 TO 13 WANT INDEPENDENT RIDES AND SHOWS. Ohio State Fair grounds, Columbus. Dr. Bingo, Photos, Novelties and High Striker sold All E. J. Simms is chairman. other legitimate Concessions open. Good spot for MASONIC 01 HOME WEEK lira Banner Man. Seventh annual celebration with- 2,400 Neenah out a flop. To reserve space write or wire CONCES- MORE than attended HALEDON, N. J., APRIL 29 -MAY 4 SION CHAIRMAN, Box 33, Toronto, Ohio, U. S. A. Twin (Wis.) Kiwanis Club's fifth annual Want Concessions, Shows and Rides not conflicting with Merry -Go -Round, Ferris Wheel, City Home Show on April 11-13 in 'Cook Chairoplane, Swings, which are booked. ADVERTISE IN THE BILLBOARD- Armory, exceeding last year's record by For Sale-Space in Exhibit Tent. Free acts and awards daily. Tom Fallon, answer. All address: YOU'LL BE SATISFIED WITH more than 200. Acts included Uncle MASON IC BLDG., 406 ROE ST., HALEDON, N. J. Phone: Armory 4-3779. RESULTS. Ezra Perkins; Snippy Doodle, comedian

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ALABAMA St. Louis -Order of Elks. Aug. 25-31. James Anniston -State Elks' Assn. May 12-14. C. E. Kelley, 800 N. 12th st., Birmingham, Ala. M. Tardy. Springfield-G. A. R. of Mo. May 20-24. John Birmingham-American Legion. July 28-30. L. Pierson, 427 Victoria 1}1dg., St. Louis. D. Trotter Jones, Box 1069, Montgomery, MONTANA Ala. CONVENTIONS Billings -Un. Spanish War Veterans. June Gadsden-Junior Order. May 14. E. R. Cal- 22-26. Thomas Kehoe, Broadway Hotel. houn, Box 850, Birmingham. Butte-A. F. & A. M. Aug. 21-22. L. T. Hau- Montgomery -Rainbow Div. Veterans. July GEORGIA Richmond-Order of Red Men. Aug. 13-14. berg, Box 896, Helena, Mont. 12-14. Albert Hoyt, 3792 W. 152d st., Cleve- Augusta -Order of Otld Fellows. May 21-23. Edw. H. Musterman, 2233 Rowan st., Louis- Glasgow -American Legion. July 10-13. land. O. D. L. Nichols, 768 Cascade ave., S. W., At- ville. Havre -State Elks' Assn, July 25-27.. Art Montgomery -Order of Odd Fellows. Aug. 13. lanta. LOUISIANA Trenerny, Billings, Mont. H. C. Pollard, Box 626, Huntsville, Ala. F'i.zgerald-Un. Spanish War Veterans. May Lafayette -Veterans of Foreign Wars. June Livingston -State Firemen's Assn. July 16- Montgomery -Odd Fellows' Encampment. Aug. 26-28. W. K. Carswell, Box 43, Blythe, Ga. 19-22. W. J. Starr, 214 St, Marys ave., La- 18. Janes F. Roth, 4014 2d ave., S., Bill- 12. H. G. Nixon, East, Lake. Ala. 19. fayette. ings. Mont. Lindale-Order of Red Men. June C. C. Whitefish ARIZONA Gillett, 160 Central ave., S. W., Atlanta. Shreveport -State Hort. Assn. May -. George -State Assn. of Moose. July 25-27. Bisbee -American Legion. Aug. 22-24. E. P. Macon & S. M. Grand Council. April 24. Dupuy, 1838 Cambronne st., New Orleans. James D. Gough, 722 Broadway, Helena. -R. Whitefish -Order 19-20. McDowell. 409 Ariz. State Bldg., Phoenix. W. J. Penn Jr., 801 Mulberry st., Macon. MAINE of Odd Fellows. June Douglas-Knights of Columbus. May 20-22. Macon -Knights of Pythias. May 15. , Lee F. W. H. Johnson, 15 W. Fremont st., Butta. Prescott Houlton-American Legion. June 21-23. Phillip -Un. Spanish War Veterans. May Terrell, 316 Atlanta Natl., Bldg., Atlanta. H. Woodworth, Box 190. NEBRASKA W. H. Napier, 626 Copper Basin road. Macon -Junior Order. Aug. 13. Virgil E. Portland -Masonic Grand Bodies. May 7-9. Lincoln -Knights of Pythias. May 14-15. ARKANSAS Echols, Box 1177. Atlanta, Ga. C. E. Leach. George Ewaldt, 1212 P st. Fayetteville-Veterans of Foreign Wars. June Valdosta-Knights Templar. May 8-9. W. J. MARYLAND McCook -State Elks' Assn. June 9-11. H. P. 2-4. Penn Jr., Macon. Annapolis -Order of Elks. Aug. 4-7. Calvert Zieg, Box 38, Grand Island. Ft. Smith-Knights of Pythias. May 21-22. IDAHO K. Hartle, Hagerstown. Md. Norfolk -American Legion. Aug. 18-20. R. S. C. Cassell, 114 Carlton Terrace, Hot Buhl -Southern Idaho Moose Assn. Aug. 1-3. C. Patterson, State Capitol, Lincoln. Springs. Baltimore-Natl. Fraternal Congress of Amer. Dora Wilkerson, Box 330, Caldwell. Aug. 27-30. Foster F. Farrell, 35 E. Wacker Omaha -G. A. R. of Neb. May 21-23. Lena Pine Bluff-American Legion. July 15-17. Wm. Coeur d'Alene -American Legion. Aug. 25-28. Bowen, State House, Lincoln. P. Ellis, Box drive, Chicago, Ill. 952. Lester F. Albert. Boise. Cumberland -American Legion. Aug. 21-24. Scottsbluff -Veterans of Foreign Wars. June CALIFORNIA Grangeville-Veterans of Foreign Wars, Vincent P. Ingram. Box 293. 13-15. Berkeley-Grand Army Republic. April 30 - June 23-26. C. D. Cyr, Orangeville. Valentine-State Stock Growers' Assn. June May 5. Mrs. L. Gardiner, 1923 Lovelace, Pocatello -Knights Templar. May 16-17. D. MASSACHUSETTS 13-15. C. L. Stoddart. Los Angeles. F. Banks, Box 2367, Boise. Boston -Yankee Div Veterans' Assn. June 5-8. H. Guy Watts, 200 Huntington ave., NEW HAMPSHIRE Del Monte -Lithographers' Natl. Assn. June Weiser -Knights of Pythias. June 14. Forest Claremont of America. week 4-7. W. F. Maxwell, 295 Madison ave., New Boston. -Foresters First E. Farley, Box 720, Kellogg, Idaho. Boston -Institute of Radio Engineeès. in June. Joseph M. Bisonnette, 83 Fre- York. N. Y. ILLINOIS June mont st, Fresno -Dis. Amer. Veterans of World War. Bloomington-Un. Spanish War Veterans. 27-29. H. P. Westman, 330 W. 42d st., New June 1-5. York, N. Y. Concord -F. & A. Masons. May 15. J. M. Irwin J. Landis, 1816 S. Figuero June 19-22. .Charles N. Neal, 309% E. Mon- Dresser, 44 S. Main st., Concord. st., Los Angeles. roe st., Springfield. Boston -Jewish War Veterans. Aug. 26-30. Abe Cohen, 276 5th ave., New York, N. Y. Concord -American Legion. July 12-14. Jos- Fresno -Order of Odd Fellows. May 14-18. Chicago-Natl. Conf.. Soc. of American Ma- eph M. Luder. Frank D. Macbeth, 26 7th st., San Fran- gicians. June 14-16. Leslie P. Guest, 76 North Adams -Order of Eagles. June 23-25. Michael L. Foley, 59 E. Housatonic st., Conway-Order of Odd Fellows. May 1. cisco. Romaine ave., Jersey City, N. J. Ernest C. Dudley, 20 Pleasant st. Long Beach -G. A. R. of Calif. May 12-18. Chicago-Natl. Assn. of Music Merchants. Pittsfield. Springfield -Foresters of Amer. May 18-19. Dixville Notch -N. E. Assn. of Fire Chiefs. Mrs. Lillian M. Gardiner, 1923 Lovelace ave., July 30 -Aug. 1. W. A. Mennie, 45 W. 45th June 25-27. John W. O'Hearp, 99 Main st., Los Angeles. st., New York, N. Y. W. J. Mitchell, 248 Boylston st., Boston, Worcester -Mass. Dist., I. O. O. F., anches - Watertown, Mass. Long Beach -Sons of Union Veterans of Civil Chicago -Order of Eagles. Aug. 15-19. J. S. Dover -Veterans of Foreign Wars. June 14-16. War. May 12-17. D. B. Bowley, 2550 Pine Parry, 1737 McGee st., Kansas City, Mo. ter Unity. May 11. Edward Thompson, st., San Francisco. Chicago -Outdoor Adv. Assn. of America. 238 Essex st., Beverly, Mass. NEW JERSEY Long Beach -Order of Red Men. Aug. 19-22. Third week in Aug. H. E. Fisk. MICHIGAN Atlantic City -Order of Red Men. May 1-3. Albert Mialocq, 240 Golden Gate ave., San Danville -American Legion. Aug. 24-27. Wil- Alpena -Order of Eagles. June 20-23. M. W. Harold D. Toy, Box 162, Newton, N. J. Francisco. liam C. Mundt, Box 910, Bloomington. Ryan, Box 114, Alpena. Atlantic City -Sons of Union Vets., Civil War. Los Angeles -Veterans of Foreign Wars. Aug. Joliet --G. A. R. of Ill. June 4-6. Clara F. Alpena -State Fire Chiefs' Assn. July 9-11. June 21-22. John L. Reeger, 872 Revere 25-30. H. S. Roberts, Biltmore Hotel, Los Hoover, 85 E. Randolph st., Chicago. George F. Dansbury, Grosse Pointe, Mich. ave., Trenton. Angeles. La Salle -Catholic Order of Foresters. June Ann Arbor -G. A. R. of Mich. June 19-21. Atlantic City -G. A. R. of N. J. June 20-22. Marysville -Knights of Pythias. May 20-24. 10-12. Leo J. Georgen, 30 N. La Salle st., A. C. Estabrook, 4861 Buchanan ave., Grand Mrs. Eleanor J. Shopp, 58 Tinton ave., H. A. Thayer, 1182 Market st., San Fran- Chicago. Rapids. Eatontown, N. J. cisco. Peoria -Thirty-third Division War Veterans' Bay City-American Legion. Aug. 18-20. Carl Atlantic City -Order of Eagles. June 28-29. Pasadena -State Moose Assn. July 24-27. Assn. Last week in June. William Engel, H. Goetz, 602 Barium Tower, Detroit. F. J. Leuper, 197 Arlington ave., Jersey Joseph C. Flint, 213 E. Acacia ave., Glen- 127 N. Dearborn st.. Chicago. Detroit-Natl. Encampment, Un. Spanish War City, N. J. dale, Calif. Aug. 24-25. Veterans. Aug. 18-22. Atlantic City -Foresters of America. May 25- Springfield -State Gladiolus Soc. 26. Sacramento -Order of Red Men. July 28-31. F. M. Clark. 722 S. Foley st., Champaign. Detroit -Naval & Military Order of Spanish- W. L. Jobes, Terminal Bldg., Hoboken, Rud. Mueller, 109 19th ave., San Francisco. Waukegan -Veterans of Foreign Wars. June American War. Aug. 19-22. Capt. Laurence N. J. Sacramento -Foresters of Amer. May 16-18. 21-23. Paul King, 215 W. Madison st. H. Parker, Brimfield. Mass. Camden -American Legion. Aug. 22-24. Her- Charles E. Hill, 3209 W st., Sacramento. INDIANA Detroit -Junior Order. June 14-15. W. S. bert E. Harper, 350 Newton ave. San Diego -American Legion. Aug. 12-14. Anderson-State Elks' Assn. June -. C. L. Enderich, 14157 Fairmount Drive, Detroit. Camden -Veterans of Foreign Wars. June James K. Fisk, Veterans Bldg., San Fran- Shideler, 2420 Wabash ave., Terre Haute. Jackson -State Elks' Assn. June 13-16. 27-30. Beni. P. Thomas, Box 522, Trenton. cisco. Evansville -Order of Eagles. June 11-13. A. J. Joseph Leonard; Saginaw, Mich. Lakewood -State Exempt Firemen's Assn. San Francisco-Natl. Assn, of Broadcasters. Hager, 221 N. W. 5th st., Evansville. Lansing -328th F. A., Veterans' Assn., AEF. June 28-29. Ellsworth Post, Box A, Whar- Aug. 5-7. Edwin M. Spence, 1626 K st., Evansville --G. A. R. of Ind. June 16-20. Mrs. June 15-16. Leonard J. Lynch, 1747 Madison ton, N. J. N. W., Washington, D. C. Irene Compton, 310 State House, Indianap- st., S. E., Grand Rapids. Morristown-Odd Fellows' Encampment. May San Francisco -Jewish War Veterans. July olis. Lansing -State Moose Assn. July 26-28. John 6-7. Frank R. Jummel, Box 196, Trenton - 27-29. Joseph Levy, 461 Market st. Ft. Wayne -P. M., Order of Odd Fellows. H. Deibel, 220 N. Hamilton st., Saginaw. Paterson -Knights of Columbus of N. J. May San Jose-Fourth Dist. Lions' International. June 16-18. E. M. Tomes, Elwood. Ind. Lapeer -Odd Fellows' Encampment. May 16- 10-11. J. F. X. Landrigan, 91 W. 10th st., June 19-22. John H. Correll, 903 Bartlett Gary -American Legion. Aug. 17-20. T. G. 17. Edward Hoyt, 44 Eldred st., Battle Bayonne. Bldg., Los Angeles. Mackenzie. Creek. Wildwood-Un. Spanish War Veterans. June San Jose -Thirteenth Dist., American Legion. Indianapolis-Junior Order. Aug. 22-23. Itha Menominee -Upper Peninsula Spanish War 20-22. William V. Wyckoff, 837 Carteret July 21. Chas. Silvia, 460 N. First st. McFarland, Box 603. Portland. Veterans' Assn. & 34th Mich. Reunion. ave., Trenton. Santa Barbara -Knights of Columbus. May Indianapolis -Amer. Fed. of Musicians. June July 2-4. Jos. P. Shepard, 114 W. Arch st., NEW MEXICO 19-21. Leo L. Kieny, 2608 Buena Vista ave., 10-15. Fred W. Birnbach, 39 Division st., Marquette. Albuquerque -Royal Arch Masons. May 6. A. Alameda, Calif. Newark, N J Muskegon -State Fire Fighters. Aug. 14-16. A. Keen, Box 535, Albuquerque. San Francisco-Order of Foresters. May -. La Fayette -Veterans of Foreign Wars. June Ralph K. Gillis. 2103 Elk st., Port Huron. Hobbs -State Firemen's Assn. May 13-15. Mrs. M. F. Smith, 448 Guerrero st. 26-29. Hugh R. Barnes, Soldiers' Home, Port Huron -Mich. Dist. of Kiwanis Inter- Theo. A. Rosenwald, Box 732, Albuquerque. Ventura -Canadian Legion, Calif. Command La Fayette. national. Sept. 5-7. Forney W. Clement, 602 NEW YORK B. E. Service League. July 1-4. J. D. Cain, La Fayette -Un. Spanish War Veterans. June First Natl. Bldg.. Ann Arbor. $rockport-Western N. Y. Vol. Firemen's 1612 E. Main st. 23-26. Wilson C. Oren, Soldiers and Sailors' MINNESOTA Assn. July 23-24. Wm. T. Hall, 80 Keehl COLORADO Monument, Indianapolis. Alexandria -Order of Odd Fellows. June 10-14. st., Rochester. Canon City -American Legion. Aug. 11-13. Terre Haute -Knights of Pythias. May 22-23. Buffalo -Knights of Columbus. May 24-25. Crookston-Internat'l War Veterans' Alliance. F. 9 College Colorado Springs -Veterans of Foreign Wars. Carl R. Mitchell, 1006 K. P. Bldg., Indianap- Aug. 31 -Sept. 2. Dr. A. R. Hulbert, Thief John Conlon, -16 -118th st June 20-22. C. B. Robinson, 1431 W. olis. River Falls. Point, N. Y. Cucharras st.. Colorado Springs. IOWA Minneapolis -Catholic Order of Foresters. Dunkirk -State Firemen's Assn. Aug. 20-23. Springs Amer. Vets of World Arnolds Park -American Legion. Aug. 26-28. 11-12. Fred A. Davis, 140 Broadway, Ft. Edward, Colorado -Dis. June Hugh Young, 1209 Foshay N. Y. War. May 24-25. George W. Wright, 420 . Howard Turnley. Tower, Minneapolis. Burlington -A. F. Sr A. Masons. June 11-13. Gowanda-Cattaraugus Co. Vol. Firemen's S. Cedar st., Colorado Springs. Minneapolis -G. A. R. and Allied Orders. Assn. Lee, Denver -Knights of Pythias. Aug. 27-28. C. C. Hunt, Box 271, Cedar Rapids, Ia. June 9-14. M. S. Pierce, 231 State Capitol. July 18-19. W. Clyde Catta- William C. Skinner, 411 Bank Block. Burlington-Veterans of Foreign Wars. June St. Paul. raugus, N. Y. Ft. Collins -Order of Red Men. Aug. 12-13. 20-23. Carl Hoschek, R. F. D., Burlington. Minneapolis-Kiwanis International. June 16- Haverstraw-Hudson Valley Vol. Firemen's R. F. Iyarks 629 Elati st., Denver. Cedar Rapids -United Spanish War Veterans. 20. Fred C. W. Parker, 520 N. Michigan Assn. June 27-29. Chief Chris W. Noll, Meeker -State Stock Growers and Feeders' June 16-19. J. F. Sorensen, Cedar Rapids. ave., Chicago. Poughkeepsie. Assn. June 20-22. B. F. Davis, 1641 Stout Davenport -Knights of Columbus. May 19-21. Pine City -American Legion. June 15-16. C. New York-Natl. Confectioners' Assn. June st., Denver. Ray Conley, Box 186, Des Moines. L. Perkins. 3-6. Max F. Burger, 224 S. Michigan ave., Sterling-Knights of Columbus. May 19-20. Des Moines -Supreme Lodge, Loyal Order of Rochester -American Peony Soc. June 22-23. Chicago. 135 W. 8th st., Leadville. Moose. June 30 -July 4. Malcolm R. Giles, F. Ill. New. York -American Assn. of Nurserymen. Wm. J. Carter, W. Christman, Northbrook, July 22-26. P. White, 636 Walsenburg-State Elks' Assn. Aug. -. Pat Mooseheart, Ill. St. Paul -American Legion. June 1. Roy F. Richard Southern Hurley. Box 485. Ft. Collins. Des Moines -State Assn. of Fire Fighters. Morgan. 1409 Courthouse. Bldg., Washington, D. C. First week in June. William Hottel, 411 Willmar Dist., American Legion. New York-F. & A. Masons. May 7-9. Chas. CONNECTICUT -Seventh H. Johnson, 71 W. 23d st. of Odd Fellows. May 14- E. Walnut st. June 8-10. Dr. A. F. Branton. Bridgeport -Order Hampton-Spanish War Veterans' Reunion. Willmar -Veterans of Foreign Wars. June 27- New York -Odd Fellows' Encampemnt, May 15. Wm. J. Barton, 153 Livingston Place. Aug. 11. G. W. Tremain. Ft. Dodge. 28-29. Alex C. Schafer, Box 35, Troy, N. Y. of Red Men. May 10-11. 29. A. A. Dittrich, 1944 Cedar Lake Blvd., Hartford -Order Hampton-State Bandmasters' Assn. June 2- Minneapolis. Niagara Falls -Disabled Amer. Veterans of Wm. Saunders, 79 Woodside ave., Water- 4. Alonzo Leach, 805% Locust st., Des World War. June 13-15. Louis L Bonis, bury, Conn. Moines. MISSISSIPPI Box 498, Niagara Falls. New Britain -Jewish War Veterans. May -. KANSAS Gulfport -Order of Odd Fellows. June 18-20. Ogdensburg-Veterans of Foreign Wars. July Jack Rutman, 86 E. Main st., Waterbury. Beloit -Knights of Columbus. May 18-20. Fred W. S. P. Doty, Box 728, Grenada, Miss. 3-6. Wallingford -State Moose Assn. June 13-15. C. Laudick. Spearville, Kan. MISSOURI Poughkeepsie -State Fire Chiefs' Assn. May Hurbert Johnson, 22 Franklin st. Emporia -Knights Templar. May 14-15. Orval Boonville -Order of Odd Fellows. May 28-29. 20-22. Chief Chris W. Noll, Poughkeepsie. DELAWARE E. Moon. Ben Weidle, 3765 Lindell Blvd. Rochester -State Elks' Assn. First week in Wilmington -Eastern Assn. of Fire Chiefs. Hutchinson-Soc. of 353d Infantry. Aug. 31 - Excelsior Springs-State Elks' Assn. May or June. William T. Phillips, 19 W. 27th st., May 23-25. Chas E. Clark, Box 217, Sept. 2. John C. Hughes. 829 East B st. June. Ernest W. Baker, Becker. Mo. New York City. Wayne, Pa. Junction City -Veterans of Foreign Wars. Excelsior Springs -Soc. of American Florists. Rochester -Monroe Co. Vol. Firemen's Assn. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA June 9-11. Claude M. Weeks, Box 9273. Ft. June 25-26. Robt. H. Roland, Stevens Hotel, June -. J. H. Surridge, Box 52, Industry, Washington -Army & Navy Legion of Valor Riley. Kan. Chicago. N. Y. of U. S. Aug. 28-31. Lt. Ben Prager, 314 Junction City -State Elks' Assn. May 19-20. Neosho-Un. Spanish War Veterans. June Saranac Lake -United Spanish War Veterans. Courthouse, Pittsburgh, Pa. W. H. Lamoreux, Great Bend, Kan. H. O. Hendricks, 6228 Easton st., St. July 7-10. John J. FitzPatrick, Box 9, Washington -Veterans of Foreign Wars. June KENTUCKY Louis. Capitol, Albany, N. Y. Homer C. Kelso, 1700 L st., N. W. Ashland -American Legion. July 22-24. T. St. Louis-Knights Templar. May 19-20. Ray Saranac Lake -Order of Odd Fellows. Aug. Washington -Ladies' Oriental Shrine of N. A. H. Hayden, 4th & Kentucky sts., Louisville. V. Denslow, Box 529. Trenton, Mo. 20-22. Clayton W. Boyce, 31 Union Square, Chas. J. Hartung, 2264 Louis -American Poultry Assn. July 18- New York City. May 21-23. Mrs. Henderson -Junior Order. Aug. 27-28. Omer St. Legion. Aug. 29-31. Mayville Place, Toledo, O. C. Stubbs, First Natl. Bank Bldg., Cov- 22. Mrs. M. L. Atkins, 3030 Brady st., Schenectady -American Washington-Natl. Soc.. Sons of Amer. Revo- ington. Davenport. Ia. Maurice Stember, Hall of Records, New lution. May 20-23. Frank B. Steele, 1227 Louisville-Grand Army of Republic. Last St. Louis -Internati. Baby Chick Assn. July York City. 16th st, week April. M. H. Davidson. 655 South 22-25. Reese V. Hicks, 3718 Broadway, Kan- Sea Breeze -Monroe Co. Vol. Firemen's Assn. FLORIDA 35th sas City, June 22-23. James H. Surridge, Box 52, In- st. dustry. N. Y. Gainesville -State Florists' Assn. May 28-30. Wellsville-State Moose Assn. June 6-8. Chas. C. Leslie Whipp, Box 105, Jacksonville. ( A. Pross, 237 E. Genesee st., Syracuse, N. Y. St. Petersburg -American Legion. April 25- 27. Joe S. Clark. Box 549, St. Petersburg. In the Convention List appear only the dates of those meetings which we feel arc NORTH CAROLINA Tampa-Order of Red Men. May 21-22. D. of int t to the amusement industry. In this category we place, besides the strictly Charlotte -York Rite Grand Bodies of N. C. T. Farabee, 1445 Cleveland ave., Ft. Myers. and the groups: May 9-11. W. R. Smith, Box 1282, Raleigh. amusement allied organisations, following Fayetteville -Knights of Pythias. June 11-12. American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled Veterans and other Veteran I.. W. Farmer, Clayton, N. C. organizations, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Elks, Knights Tempters, junior Order Rocky Mount-Junior Order. Aug. 20-21. E. Fair List United American Mechanics, Eagles, Shriners, Red Men, Sons of American Revolution, V. Harris. Box 802. Tarboro, N. C. Woodmen of the World, Masons, Moose, Knights of Columbus, Horticulture Societies, Wilmington -Order of Red Men. June 10-12. The Fair List appeared in the issue Poultry Breeders, Boards of W. Ben Goodwin, Box 226, Elizabeth City, Farm and Home organizations, Live -Stock Associations, N. C. dated April 13: A copy of that number of Husbandry, State Granges, Firemen and Outdoor will be mailed upon receipt of 15 cents. Agriculture, Florist groups, Patrons NORTH DAKOTA The next list of fairs will be published in Advertising Associations. Devils Lake -American Legion. June 2-4. the issue dated May 25. Fargo -A. F. & A. Masons. 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Grafton--State Firemen's Assn. June 5-6. H. Madison -Order of Odd Fellows. June 17-21. Milwaukee-National Sojourners. May 23-25. Pineville-Ky. Mountain Laurel Festival. May R. Handtmann, 1521 7th ave., S., Fargo. L. L. Trotter, Box 57, Huron, S. D. Major George F. Unmacht, 135 Glenbrook 23-25. Mrs. Frank H. Pope. Grand Forks -Odd Fellows' Encampment. Redfield -Knights of Columbus. May -. John road, Bethesda, Md. LOUISIANA June 3-6. E. C. Koeneke, Box 460, Lisbon, Dangel, Tulare, S. D. Milwaukee -Holstein -Friesian Assn. of Amer. New Orleans-Natl. Home Show. May 13-19. N. D. Watertown-A. F. A. Masons. June 11-12. W. June 4-5. H. W. Norton Jr., S. Main D. Marsiglia, 714 Union st. Jamestown -Veterans of Foreign Wars. May D. Swain, Sioux Falls, S. D. st., Brattleboro, Vt. MASSACHUSETTS 30 -June 1. C. E. Dresser, Jamestown. Watertown -American Legion. July 29-31. Racine -Un. Spanish War Veterans. June 18- Boston -N. E. Drug & Health Show. April Minot -Knights Templar. May 20-21. W. L. Wright Tarbell, Watertown, S. D. 19. 30 -May 4. William S. Orkin, 241 Stuart st. Stockwell, Box 1269, Fargo. Yankton-State Elks' Assn. June 2-3. Carl H. Sturgeon Bay -State Fire Chiefs' Assn. July Pittsfield -Food Show, May 6-11. F. Dubin - OHIO Nelles, Madison, S. D. 15-17. Aug. V. Simon, 623 E. Miner ave., sky, 206 State st., Hartford. Akron -State Elks. April 26-28. C. L. Lais, TENNESSEE Ladysmith. MICHIGAN Norwalk, Memphis-AAON', Mystic of N. A. WYOMING Benton Harbor -St. Joseph & Benton O. Shrine Casper-State Moose Assn. July 19-21. J. H.' Harbor Akron-Un. Spanish War Veterans. June 16- June 11-13. J. H. Price, Box 2028, Rich- Wyo. BlossomPound. Festival. May 5-12. James It. 19. Otto Bieck, 1109 Wyandotte Bldg., Co- mond, Va. Mantle, 913 Cedar ave., Kemmerer, lumbus. Nashville -Un. Spanish War Veterans. June Newcastle -Un. Spanish War Veterans. June Holland -Tulip Time Festival. May 18-25. 8. Akron 9-11. M. B. Whetstone, 347 22d ave., N., L. J. Nelson, Box 736, Rawlins, Wyo. 11. HOutman. -Disabled American Veterans of World Rocksprings-American Legion. Aug. 15-17. War. July -. Albert L. Daniels, 111 Wyan- Nashville. MISSISSIPPI dotte Bldg., Columbus. O. Nashville -Junior Order. May 14-15. Clarence Norton Lee. Como -Northwest Miss. Fair & Horse Show, Bryan -Northwestern Floyd, Sweetwater, Tenn. Sheridan -R. A. Masons & Knights Templar. April 30 -May 3. S. R. Morrison. Ohio Vol. Firemen's June 10-11. Ralph C. Howarth, Sheridan. Assn. June 19. J. W. Gardner, Ashland, O. TEXAS West Point -Northwest Miss. Livestock Show. Cedar Point -Sandusky Worland-A. F. & A. M. Aug. 26-27. J. M. 'April 30 -May 3. -State Elks' Assn. Aug. Beaumont -Order of Eagles. May 21-22. Wil- Lowndes, Masonic Temple, Casper, Wyo. 25-30. Harry D. Hale, Elks' Club, Newark, 13-15. F. J. Kinane, Box 975, Austin, Tex. MISSOURI Cincinnati -Amer. Guild Banjoists, Mando- Corpus Christi -Knights of Columbus. May CANADA Joplin -Fiesta. April 20-27. Earl Brown, 112 linists & Guitarists. June 30 -July 3. Joseph 13-15. F. Tex. Brockville, Ont. -Knights of Columbus. May W. 4th st. J. Kinance, Box 975, Austin, 24-25. F. Pizzitola, 81 Suffolk st., Holyoke, Mass. Dallas -Knights of Pythias. May 20-22. Theo J. W. C. Tierney, Box 368, Arnprior, Kansas City -Sportsmen's Horse Show & Expo. Cincinnati -American Mining Congress Cony. Yarbrough, Box 314, Weatherford, Tex. Ont. May 6-12. Frank H. Bervatius, 600 Fidelity & Expo. April 29 -May 3. Julian D. Conover, Dallas State Florists' Assn. July 8-11. Wise Fredericton, N. B. -Knights of Pythias. Aug. Bldg. 309 Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. Adkiasori, Box 576, Greenville, Tex. 19-22. S. A. Smith, 35 Queen st., Amherst, St. Joseph -Apple Blossom Festival. May 2-4. Cincinnati -State Rainbow Div., Veterans' Galveston -Veterans of Foreign Wars. June N. S. D. H. Timmerman, 209 N. Fifth st. Assn. May 10-11. Jack Henry, 131 N. Main 17-19. Al L. Giusti, 3814 Avenue R, Galves- Glace Bay, N. S. -Order of Odd Fellows. Aug. st., Marysville. ton. 13-15. E. H. Munro. Box 264. Windsor. NEW YORK Cincinnati -Knights of Pythias. Aug. 12-16. Glace Bay, N. S. -A. F. & A. Masons. June Buffalo -Food & Beverage Equipment Bhow. Galveston -Order of Red Men. Aug, 24-26. April 22-25. Fred J. Seamen, 33 E. Perry Harry M. Love, 1054 Midland Bank Bldg., C. R. Lemke, 415 Austin ave., Waco. 11-13. James C. Jones, Box 522, Halifax, N.B. 0810 st Minneapolis, Minn. Laredo -American Legion. Aug. 18-20. Fred Moose Jaw, Sask.-Order of Odd Fellows. Columbus Order. June 12-13. F. D. Gray, 2 Black Block, Youngstown -Home & Builders' Show. April -Junior Aug. 27-28. W. A. E. Young, Drawer Q, Capitol Sta., Austin. 23-29. Leo F. Heller. Clark, Box 110, Urbana. O. UTAH Regina, Bask. e Columbus -State Fire Fighters' Assn. June Logan -State Firemen's Assn. Aug. -. John Moose Jaw, Sask.-R. A. Masons. May -. NORTH CAROLINA 3-5. Jos. A. Kirby, Box 103. Dayton. O. J. Oreedon, Box 25, Bingham Canyon. Francis B. Reilly, 312 Westman Chambers, Charlotte -Home Expo. May 1-4. F. B. Columbus -G. A. R. and Aff, Organizations. Ogden -American Legion. Aug. 15-17. L. Regina, Sask. Crawford, Charlotte Observer. June 16-20. Miss Lida S. Lucas, Memorial Wesley Robbins. Revelstoke, B. C. -Order of Odd Fellows. Wallace -Strawberry Festival. May 27.81. Hall, Columbus, June 12. E. L. Webber, 144 W. Hastings Norman Y. Chambliss. .VERMONT Columbus-Order of Red Men. June 7-8. Fred st., Vancouver. OKLAHOMA C. Neuhaus, 3368 Toledo, O. Bellows Falls-American Legion. July 25-28. Saskatoon, Sask.-Canadian Order of Fores- Monroe st., Philias A. Frignon, Bellows Falls. Guymon -Pioneer Day & Panhandle stampede. Findlay -Odd Fellows' Encampment. July 10- ters. June 18-20. Alf. P. vanSomeren, May 1-2. Merril Kennedy. 11. V.. H. Russell, Lebanon, O. Burlington -Knights of Columbus. May -. Brantford, Ont. Robert G. Mulvey, Bennington, Vt. Que. Tulsa -International Petroleum Expo. May Lakeside -Internati. Lyceum Assn. Aug. 26- Sherbrooke, -Order of Odd Fellows. May 18-26. Wm. B. Way, 220 E. Third et. 31. C. McCartney, Auditorium Hotel, Chi- Burlington -Odd Fellows' Encampment. May 17-18. George H. Lang, Box 972, Montreal. cago. 15. Gerry F. Walker, Bellows Fails, Vt. Toronto, Ont.-Natl. Costumers' Assn. July OREGON Mansfield -37th Div., AEF Veterans' Assn. Poultney-Knights of Pythias. June 5-6. 8-10. Lester C. Essig, 14 W. Lake st., Chi- Cutler City -Rhododendron Festival. May Aug. 31 -Sept. 2. Kenneth Little, 1101 Wy- Frank Robinson, Barre, Vt. cago, Ilia 11-19. andotte Bldg., Columbus. VIRGINIAA Winnipeg, Man. -Order of Odd Fellows. June Milton -Pea Festival. May 23-25. Frederick Marion -Knights of Columbus. Third week in Bristol -State Firemen's Assn. Aug. 13-1e. 6-7. Robert Duff, 293 Kennedy at. Stevens. May. James Levey, Box 12, Milan, O. R. B. Barker, Box 893, Newport News. SOUTH AMERICA PENNSYLVANIA Toledo -American Legion. Aug. 26-27. J. J. Norfolk -American Legion. Aug. 25-28. Jonas Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-Rotary International. Confluence-Old Home Week, May 27 -June 1. Saslaysky, 145 N. High st.. Columbus. Twohy, Box 387. June 9-14. Chesley R. Perry, 35 E. Wacker, M. A. Beam, Windber. Youngstown -Order of Odd Fellows. June 18- Petersburg-Order of Eagles. June 20-21. Chicago, Ill. Ellwood City -Firemen's Jubilee, May 27 -June 20. Charles T. Cross, Springfield, O. Ernest C. Beasley, 12 S. Oraler road. 1. Paul G. Thornhill. OKLAHOMA Petersburg -Order of Red 'Men. May 15-16. Philadelphia-Devon Horse Show & Co. Fair. O. L. Powell, Hampton, Va. May 27-31. Morris Cheston, Land Title Clinton -State Firemen's Assn. May 20-22. Bldg. Charles Slemp, 1701 N. E. 63d st., Oklahoma Richmond-MOVP of Enchanted Realm. June 18-20. Otto F. Hildebrandt, 105 W. Madi- Frontier Contests Philadelphia-Relay Carnival at Franklin City. Field. April 26-27. H. Jamison. Minco-G. A. R. of Okla. May 8-9. Marvin son st., Chicago. Richmond -United Spehnish War Veterans. Somerset -Turnpike Celebration. May 18.25. Woodworth, Minco. M. A. Beam, Windber. Oklahoma City of Pythias. 14- July 3-4. Jeremiah Green, 922 Green st., -Knights May Portsmouth, Va. These Dates Are for a Five-Week Period SOUTH CAROLINA 15. T. H. McCay, Pythian Bldg., Tulsa. Charleston Festival. OREGON Roanoke-Order of Odd ,Fellows. May 28-29. -Azalea April 22-26. T. W. Davis Jr., Natl. Theater Bldg., Rich- ARKANSAS Jennings Cauthen, 92 East Bay. Bend -Knights of Columbus. Latter part of Ft. Smith -Rodeo. May 30 -June 1. R. K. TENNESSEE Dooley, Box mond. Va. May. John F. 138, Albany, Ore. WASHINGTON Rodgers. Bells -May Festival. May 23-25. C. R. Mohr Corvallis -Veterans of Foreign Wars. July CALIFORNIA Jr. 7-10. W. E. McGuffin, 1130 S. W. 3d ave., Aberdeen -Sons of Union Veterans, Civil War, June C. H. Thorp, 338 S. Chelan st., Cambria -Cambria Rodeo. May 26. Ray W. Collierville -Cheese Carnival, Livestock Ss Portland. - Shamel. Dairy Show. 2-4. Watson Eugene Assn. 25-28. Wenatchee, Wash. May Kelsey -Northwest Moose July Aberdeen -American Legion. Aug. 15-17. H. Hanford -Hanford Pioneer Days. May 10. C. Humboldt -W. Tenn. Strawberry Festival. J. F. Pearce, 2215 York et., Vancouver, W. Robinson. May Allen B. A. Rundell, Box 1140. 8-10. B. Moore. C.. Can. Ellensburg --State Elks' Assn.. June 20-22. M. Sonora -Mother Lode Rodeo. May 12. Al Memphis -Cotton Makers' Jubilee. May 14-18. Corvallis -Odd Fellows' Encampment. May 21. Cerfodio. R. O. Venson. William A. Morand, 1019 8. W. 10th ave., H. Boyle, 5th & Main sta. Visalia Everett -Order of Red Men. Aug. 12-13. John -Visalia Rodeo. May 28-30. M. J. TEXAS Portland. st. Lally. Newport -United Spanish War Veterans. July M. Hansen. 2514 State KANSAS Brenham -Maifest. May 9-10. Dan Hoffinan. 21-24. Bldg., Everett -Knights Templar and Royal Arch Gainesville -Circus Round -Up. April 24-26. Richard Deich, 1104 Guardian 13-17. Wesley C. Stone, 401 Dodge City-Boothill Rodeo, ausp. Fair Assn. Portland. Masons. May May 17-19. Frank Dunkley. Chamber of Commerce. Pendleton-State Elks' Assn. June 13-15. Hyde Bldg., Spokane. NEVADA Houston -Food Show & Home Expo. April Olympia -Knights of Columbus. Latter part 24-28. W. B. Addison. Bruce Ellis. Box 185, Walla Walla, Las Vegas -Elks' Rodéo. May 17-19. Oliver Portland -A. F. & A. Masons. June 12-14. of May. Al G. Schott, Goerman. Plainview -Panhandle Plains Dairy Show. Wash. May 7-11. Pete H. Smith. D. R. Cheney, Masonic Temple. 11-14. PENNSLLVANIA Roseburg Fire Fighters' Assn. 24- Olympia-P. of H., State Grange. June San Antonio -Fiesta de San Jacinto. April -State June 3104 Western ave., Seattle. Philadelphia-Rodeo at Arena. Week of May 26. T. D. Schrunk, 1606 N. Terry st., Port- Harry Cheek, 6. Pete Tyrell. 22-27. Jack Raybould, 207 Insurance Bldg. land. Port Angeles -State Assn. Fire Chiefs. July UTAH A. Grace, 716 Mohawk Bldg., TEXAS Salem -P. of H., State Grange. June 10-15. 17-20. W. Dublin-Rodeo. April 26-28. Warren Hughes. Richmond -Black & White Days. May 16-17. Bertha Beck, 1135 S. E. Spokane. Milton Webb. J. Salmon st., Port- Angeles Firemen's Assn. July 17- Gladewater-Roundup. May 14-17. land. Port -State Matador -Roundup & Rodeo. May 17-18. VIRGINIA 20. Hugh M. Leslie, Auburn, Wash. Bristol -Dogwood Festival. May 9-10. R. O. PENNSYLVANIA Spokane -Grand Commandery, K. T., R. A. M. Henry K. Ford. Boswell. Erie -Knights Templar. May 26-29. John W. & R. 8. Masons. May 13-17. W. C. Stone WASHINGTON Laird, Masonic Temple, Philadelphia. 401 Hyde Bldg. Eatonviile-Community Days. May 3. Erie -Knights of Pythias. Aug. 19-23. Harvey Spokane -Dis. Amer. Veterans of World War. Port Townsend-Rhododendron Festival. May F. Trumbore, 1328 Chestnut st., Philadelphia. June 13-15. A. A. Waseca, 505 City Hall Coming Events 24-25. Hazleton -G. A. It, of Pa. June 23-26. Al- Bldg. Spokane -Junior Live -Stock Show. May 8-10. fred W. Gabrio, 533 Peace st., Hazleton. Spokane-Int'l Assn. of Fire Chiefs. Aug. 5- Walla Walla-Waitsburg Days. May 18-19. Lock Haven -Central Dist. Vol. Firemen's 8. James J. Mulcahey, 16 Franklin ave., WISCONSIN Assn. Adg. 12-15. John D. Zimmerman, Yonkers, N. Y. These dates are for a five -week period. Manitowoc -Indoor Circus. May 2-4. Wm. A. 510 E. Main C. Tacoma -Pacific Coast Assn. of Fire Chiefs. Brazier, Vocational School, Milwaukee. McKeesport -Dis. Amer. Veterans of World July 31 -Aug. 3. Jay W. Stevens, 1014 Mer- CALIFORNIA CANADA War. May 22-26. CUrtis Haube, 432 Market chants Exch. Bldg., San Francisco, Calif. Fresno -West Coast Relays. May 11. M. P. Amherst, N. S. -Cumberland Motor ShoW. st., Harrisburg. Walla Walla-Veterans of Foreign Ware. June Lohse, Chamber of Commerce. May 1-4. Frank J. Elliott. Nazareth -Four -County Firemen's Assn. June 19-22. Gene Loney, R. F. D. 3, Walla Walla. Isleton-Isleton Asparagus Festival. May 18- Winnipeg, Man. -Shrine Circus. May 18-25. 28-29. J. A. Everitt, 512 Lindbergh ave., Yakima -Order of Odd Fellows. June 24-27. 19. A. E. Peters. Wml Shenton. Stroudsburg, Pa, L. J. Jones, 602 Fawcett ave., Tacoma. Lodi -Legion Picnic. May 4-5. Dr. E. M. Fol- Philadelphia- Soc. of Third Div. July 11-13. Yakima-United Spanish War Veterans. July endorf. George F. Dobbs, 9 Colby st., Belmont, 11-13. W. L. Schneider, Yakima. Los Banos -May Day Celebration. May 3-5. Mass. WEST VIRGINIA J. A. Enos. Dog Shows Philadelphia-Natl. Soc. Army of the Philip- Bluefield -80th Div. Veterans' Assn. Aug. 8- Oakland -Mills College Horse Show. May 10- pines. Aug. 11-14. Joseph S. Wood, Box 11. Mark R. Byrne, 413 Plaza Bldg., Pitts- 11. Cornelia Cress. 412, Boston. burgh, Pa. Oakland -Garden Show. May 1-5. A. M. Pittsburgh -Dancing Masters of America. Charleston -State Elks' Assn, May 30 -June 1. Crugar. Week of Aug. 4. Walter U. Soby, 553 Farm- L. C. Purdy, 32 15th st., Wheeling. Oakland -Travel, Vacation, Playland Expo. These Dates Are for a Five -Week Period ington ave.. Hartford. Conn. Aug. 28-29. Charleston-Knights of Pythias. May 4-10. Geo. C. Davis, 337 17th st. CALIFORNIA Reading -American Legion. Aug, 15-17. J. J. Gibson Van Meter, Box 750, Elkins, W. Pasadena -Southern Calif. Flower Show. April R. Conner, Box 1136. Beverly Hills -April 27-28. Mrs. Jack Oakie, Va. 25-28. Jane E. Craighead. ave., Van Nuys, Calif. Uniontown -Order of Eagles. June 16-18. A. Charleston-Grand Commandery K. T. May Sacramento -Horse Show. May 10-11. Dr. 7243 Haskell J. Dougherty, 431 Third ave., Pittsburgh. Fairmont, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 15-16. H. F. Smith, Box 336, M. A. Hopkins. Washington -April 25-26. Foley, Inc., 2009 Washington -State Elks', Assn. Aug. 26-29. W. Va. San Francisco-Natl. Hobby Show. May 8-12. W. S. Gould, Elks' Club. Scranton. June Ranstead st., Philadelphia, Pa. Clarksburg -Un. Spanish War Veterans. S. R. Geddes, 681 Market st. INDIANA Williamsport -Order of Odd Fellows. June 9-11. Fred A. McFarlin, 1500 W. Pike st., CONNECTICUT 11-13. C. Paul Wagner, 1110 High st., Wil- Ft. Wayne -May 5. A. Wilson Bow, 2806 12th Clarksburg. New Haven -K. C. Circus-in Arena. 29 -May 4. st., Detroit, Mich. liamsport. Charleston -Order of Red Men. May 17. Alfred A. Duby. York -Veterans of Foreign Wars. June 20- F. D. 1, Owens Sta., Gary -May 4. E. W. Leach, 2642' University Bldg., Harris- George W. Guinn, R. FLORIDA ave., St. Paul, Minn. 22. C. A. Gnau, 306 Dauphin Box 453. Festival. April 23-27. George burg, Pa. W. Va. June 10-13. Ruskin -Tomato Terre Haute -May 19. E. W. Leach, 2642 Fairmont -G. A. R. of Buchanan, Box 45. University ave., St. Paul, Minn. RHODE ISLAND Miss Wynnye G. Williamson, 520 Green et., & May 4. Webster -Tomato Festival Carnival. KANSAS Pawtucket -Order of Odd Fellows. May Parkersburg. 2-4. Civic Club & American Legion. 1-2. Mrs. Emma Loest, 86 Weybosset st., Providence. Order. Aug. 29-30. R. 2'. Leavenworth-May Albert E. Pike. Huntington -Junior GEORGIA 3501 Genesee st.. Kansas City, Mo. SOUTH CAROLINA Lambert, Box 81. Show. May 3-5. J. D. 21-23. W. Atlanta-Horse KENTUCKY Charleston -American Legion. July WISCONSIN Henry. 18. Mrs. Evelyn G. Morris, D. Schwartz Jr., Box 922, Charleston. Appleton -Knights of Pythias. Aug. 20-21. Louisville -May ave., ILLINOIS 2203 Edgehill rd. Darlington -State Firemen's Assn. June -. Victor E. Moser, 152 W. Wisconsin Chieszo-Natl. Premium Expo. April 20 -May 3. MARYLAND Paul E. Milburn, Box 274, Union, S. C. Milwaukee. Fifth ave., New York. N. Y. June H. W. Dunk, 500 Pikesville-April 28. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ran - Greenville -Jr. Order United American Me- Chippewa Falls -Order of Odd Fellows. Rock Island-Amer. Legion Celebration. May stead st., Philadelphia, Pa. chanics. April 23-24. C. H. Holsonback, 4-6. A. M. Arveson,' 745 N. 10th st., Mil- 6-11. Mont Chambers. 965. MISSOURI Spartanburg. Box waukee. 9. Mrs. Emma Loest, 3501 Spartanburg -Order of Odd Fellows' Encamp- Green Bay -Disabled Amer. Veterans of World INDIANA Joplin -May Ft. Wayne -Food Show. April 23-27. Genesee st.. Kansas City. ment. May 7. Dr. S. F. Killingsworth, Co- War. Aug. 24 -Sept. 1. Vivian D. Corbly, Kansas City -May 11-12. Mrs. Emma Loest, lumbia, S. C. 2840 Melrose ave.. Cincinnati, O. Indianapolis-Auto Races. May 30. T. E. 8. 444 N. Capitol ave. 3501 Genesee at. Spartanburg-Order of Odd Fellows. May Green Bay -State Elks' Assn. Aug. 22-24. Lou Myers, 4-5. Mrs. Emma Loest, B. IOWA Springfield -May R. McCauley, Columbia. Decker, Two Rivers, Wis. 3501 Genesee st.. Kansas City. SOUTH DAKOTA Janesville -State Moose Assn. July 19-21. Marshalltown -Tall Corn Expo. May 19-25. M. L. Stone. NEW JERSEY Huron -Royal Arch Masons. April 29-30. W. Henry J. Reden Jr., Box 223, Chippewa Far Hills -May 24. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ran - Falls. Falls, Wis. KENTUCKY D. Swain, Sioux Henderson -Merchants & Mfrs.' Indoor Fair. stead st., Phila., Pa. Huron -Knights of Pythias. May 14-15. R. E. Kenosha-American Legion. Aug. 10-13. G. (See DOG SHOWS on pace 55) Owens, Box 283, Sioux Falls, S. D. H. 8tordock, 225 E. Michigan st., Milwaukee. 'May 18-25. P. A. Bird.

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REES & MILLER, 116 7th St., Bingos, Challenger Ideal Card Venders, Penny LATE FREE GAMES - PUNCH, $54.50; FAN- New York. each, S. W., Canton, O. x Diggers; lowest price. "AJAX," 441 Elizabeth tasy, Variety, Big Six, Bangs, $39.50 EIGHT FLASH BAND COATS, $16.00; RED Roxy, Big Show, Big Town, Fantasy, J. P., 12x22, TOURING -EXPERIENCE UN - Ave., Newark, N. J. ap27 Caps, new, $1.50; Velvet Curtain, EARN WHILE $69.50 each; Commodore, Oh Boy, Folly, Super Hulas, Orchestra Coats, necessary. Sell originals, 9x11 Blue Signs, A COMPLETE STOCK OF REBUILT 5e SELEC- $25.00; Cellophane Six, $59.50 each; Scoop, Nippy, Bowling Alley, Jackets. WALLACE, 2416 N. Halsted, Chicago. Scriptural Mottoes, Changeables. Write now. tive Candy Bar Machines; all kinds. Real Mr. Chips, Thriller, $37.50 ap27x $49.50 each; Sport, KOEHLER'S, 335 Goetz, St. Louis, Mo. bargains! ADAIR COMPANY, 733 South Euclid each; White Sails, Lucky, Vogue, Pick 'Em, BIG Ave., Oak Park, Ill. 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C. x Mi4s Q.T., 5c and 10c play, $55.00. each. ROBBINS CO., Washington, Chicago. INC., P. O. Box Pistol Machines, $15.00 F. O. B. Miami, Fla. BILL FRET, N. Y. my4 COST le, 1 141 B DeKalb Ave., Brooklyn, SELL MERCHANTS' WALL SIGNS - 4141. ap27 sell 10c. Send 15c for samples. RICHARDS, TOTALIZERS, PENNY MAJORS, $10.00; BUBBLES, $10.00; CONTACT, FOR SALE -SECOND-HAND Ind. A-1 SACRIFICE - SIX i 127-B East New York St., Indianapolis, new. Some on $10.00; Tops, $8.00; Airways, $6.50; Beam ap27x Counter Games. Practically location. BEN FISCH, 809 Utica Ave., 'Brook- Lite, $6.50; Silver Flash, $6.50; Reserve, $5.00; GOODS Times, $32.50; AT WHOLESALE 500,000 lyn, N. Y. Dickens 2-2262. Fairgrounds, $10.00; Track WHERE TO BUY $32.50; '38 Domino, large odds drum, J Articles. Free Directory and other valuable MILLS HI-BOY, Dominoes, BALLY GOLDEN CUP, $95.00; $60.0('. Will trade for Victrolas or Penny ALL TYPES POPCORN MACHINES, GAS- information. MAYWOOD B. PUBLISHERS, Klondike, Bally Stables, 2, - Bally Fairgrounds, PADGETT, Box 285, Rt. No. Burch, Star, Long - New York. mv4 Cigarette Cames. oline Concession Models, 1107 Broadway, Mills 1-2-3, Keeney Derby Champ, Bally Fifth Augusta, Ga. Kettles, Furnaces, Burners, Award Eakins, Copper 127 WAYS TO MAKE MONEY IN HOME OR Inning at $15.00 each; Columbia Gold Geared Kettles. NORTHSIDE MFG. CO., In- Office. Business of your own. Full par- Bells, $25.00; Mills 5c Blue Fronts, $25.00. MAKE OFFER - 89 TWO MACHINE STANDS. dianola, Iowa. lelx ticulars free. ELITE, 214 Grand St., New CEO. F. SHAW, Asheboro. N. C. Hundreds of good used Vending Machines aYork.27x C. J. FENDRICK, 2671 Eudora St., Denver, Colo. CLOSEOUT AT SACRIFICE -75 CHAIRS, BARGAIN THREE EVANS TEN STRIKES, BINGO - x 100 Stools, 2 Sections.of Horseshoe Counter, and two Jump- 1939 Models, $100.00 each; 1 58 feet to section; 2 Electric Flashers; P. -A. ers. $45.00 each. Perfect condition. P. 0. CASH REGISTER FOR SALE OR for Mer- AND PETS NATIONAL System; 1,500 Bingo Cards. Showcase CANIMALS, BIRDS BOX 331, Waco, Tex. Trade-Is same as new, used six months. Best price accepted. BOX NY -3, or trade chandise. $10.00 EACH, FREE PLAYS: Has detail strip on side. Price, $90.00, Billboard, 1564 Broadway, New York. BARGAINS, 312s or 412s. Best used Multi Races, Bountys, Naturals. Plain: Ritz, for 616A or two A BIG LOT RINGTAIL AND SPIDER MON - per 100. Satisfaction guaran- Reserves, Power Plays, Palm Springs, O

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COMPLETE CUSTARD OUTFIT- INCLUDING Custard Machine, Trailer and Buick Sedan. Good condition. Any reasonable offer accepted. NOTICE EDGAR JOHNSON, Waldron, Ind. News and display advertisements of in- in DELUXE SHERMANITE STEEL COVERED terest to roadshowmen will be found Show Family Album The, Billboard's new film department. Look Wagon - Has Toilet, Mahogany, Electric Brakes, new Paint, Protaine Cooking, Duo -therm for "Non -Theatrical Films" in the index Heater, perfect, only $240 down, balance like on page 3. rent. SELLHORN, Sarasota, Fla. x FROZEN CUSTARD MACHINE ELECTRIC ATTENTION, OPERATORS - MERCHANTS' - Free Eze-Way. Bought new in 1938. Good con- Movies. Biggest thing outdoor amuse- ment world today. Talkie program, dition. $750 cash. ICEBERG, 629 S. Burdick, equip- ments rented. NO. 711 STEUBEN BLDG., Chi- Kalamazoo, Mich. cago, Ill. x NEW SKATING RINK EQUIPMENT FOR SALE BARGAINS IN USED PROJECTION MACHINES, -Doing good business. Other business rea- Opera Chairs, Screens, Spotlights, Stere- son for selling. In industrial city on National opticons, etc. Projectors repaired. Catalogue Highway in northwestern Pennsylvania. Ad- S free. MOVIE SUPPLY CO., LTD., 1318 S. dress BOX C-456, care Billboard, Cincinnati, O. Wabash, Chicago. ap27 NEW 12 -QUART GEARED HAND POPPING CIRCUIT OPERATORS WE CAN FURNISH 14 - Kettles - Gauge, aluminum, highly a few more accounts from our 35 millimeter polished. Strongest made, rigid throughout. complete service. Write MUTUAL SUPPLIES, Guaranteed, absolutely leakproof. Order yours Virginia, Ill. my4 now, $9.75 each. $1.50 deposit with C. O. D. (Carnival Special) Gas Popper Trunk type com- CLEAN, NEW 16MM. SOUND FILMS-WEEK- plete, $49.75, F. O. B. Chicago. Others $24.75 ly Roadshow Service our specialty. Large up. Dept. No. 3, ANCHOR MACHINE COM- library, attractive rates. SWANK, 5861 Plym- PANY, 1351 W. Madison St., Chicago, Ill. ap27 outh, St. Louis, Mo. ap27 RECONDITIONED HENRY EASY FREEZE COLOSSAL SPRING CLEARANCE SALE - Frozen Custard Machine with all accessories. 16mm. Sound Films, Features, Shorts, $4.50 Cheap. FROZEN CUSTARD MACHINERY CO., Reel Up. Road Show Programs Rented Day or 869 Thomas St., Memphis, Tenn. x Week. Sound Projector Bargains, Supplies, Ac- SKEE BALL ALLEYS - 10. BEST PROVEN, cessories. List Free. SOUTHERN VISUAL long time park game, $95.00 each. H. L. EQUIPMENT, Box 2404, Memphis, Tenn. WHITESELL, 2608 E. 14th St., Tulsa, Okla. ap27x my4 FIRST-CLASS PROGRAMS RENTED - $15.00 week; $7.50 two days. Action Westerns and Ghost features. Silent and Sound Pro- FOR SALE-SECOND-HAND jectors reasonable. Silent Films wanted. THE LATE GEORGE DENMAN, noted elephant trainer for more than SIMPSON, 1275 S. Broadway, Dayton, O. i SHOW PROPERTY 25 years, is the central figure in this picture, snapped season of 1910 at FOR SALE - TWO SIMPLEX PROJECTORS, Paris, Tex., on the Rirgling-owned Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros.' United complete booth equipment, dual channel operadia amplifier. L. H. ROBBINS, Anderson, Shows managed by Al Ringling. Behind Denman and at the right are two ATTRACTIVE BALL -THROWING GAMES - Ind. BoTtles, Cats, Dolls, Kids, Tenpins. Complete assistants, Richard Smith and William Hayes, respectively. At the left portable outfits and supplies. LA MANCE, 782 FOR SALE - PROJECTORS. POWERS 6B, (rear) is a show boss and in the foreground is a camel man. Their names Silent, $175.00. Marion, S. E., Atlanta, Ca. never used, and 2-7A Holmes are not remembered. The show was a 40 -car organization and it is A. A. PHILLIPS, 1554 W. Magnolia, San An- CIRCUS BLEACHER SEATS, ALL SIZES, NEW believed 1910 was the only year it made a trip to the West Coast. Denman tonio, Tex. and used, out or indoors, with or without joined the Barnum b Bailey Circus in 1888, making a four-year tour of HOLMES 35MM. MOVIE OUTFIT-COMPLETE, foot rests. PENN BLEACHER SEAT CO., 1207 Europe with the show. He became elephant superintendent later, retaining lots of extras. Wire or write H. M. PEDRICK, West Thompson, Philadelphia, Pa. my4 1823 E. Main, Danville, Ill. the position until 1933, when he retired after becoming ill during a FOR SALE -16 -SEAT CHAIRPLANE AND engagement in Madison Square Garden, New York. He SOUND ON FILM-REGULAR THEATRE SIZE. some Laughing Mirrors; also Tent, 30x30, Ringling-Barnum Bargain for cash sale. 1934 to 1938 issues. khaki. HARRY WEYDT, River Falls, Wis. died in 1937. Free List. BOX 422, Cincinnati, O. . CLEARANCE OF SURPLUS STOCK- FOR SALE - TWENTY-FOUR SEAT CHAIR SPRING Plane complete; Kiddie Merry -Go -Round; Inspection Table, $7.50; Rewinds, $7.50; The Billboard invites its readers to submit photos taken from 15 to 150 Shipping Cases, assorted sizes for 1,000 -ft. Aero Plane, Ferris Wheel. CALVIN GRUNER, be CLEAR and that Pinckneyville, Ill. my18x 20 years ago. It is specially requested that pictures reels, 35c each; 9x9 Sound Screen in Trunk, they be accompanied with complete descriptive data. Group photos are $37.50; 35MM. Sound Feature bargains from FOR SALE - 1939 ROLO FUNHOUSE, IN EX- preferred, but pictures of individuals who are STILL LIVING will be $15.00 up; Single Reels, $5.00. WALDO, Box celìent condition. Can be booked on show. welcomed. They will be returned if so desired. Address Show Family 524, Cincinnati. x Also Tangley Calliope mounted on Chevrolet Album Editor, The Billboard, P5-27 Opera place, Cincinnati, O. TWO PERFECT PRINTS WITH SHIRLEY 1937 11/2 -ton truck. Beautiful job. Address Temple, Bette Davis, Pat O'Brien, 8 Reelers; ART LEWIS, Gen. Mgr., Art Lewis Shows, Nor- "Skybound," 6 Reel Airplane. GLENN NEW- folk, Va., until April 27; Wilmington, Del., April TON, Center, Tex. 29 to May 4. my4 FOR CANADA - ATTRACTIONS FOR SIDE WESTERNS, ACTION - 35MM. COMPARE FOR SALE - AMERICAN FLYER, RUN SAME. Show, Mental Act; also Annex Feature. our prices, condition. CROSS, 4206 Lee High- Also have Kentucky Derby, using Airplanes Route includes twenty-five fairs. HOWARD LOCATIONS WANTED J way, Arlington, Va. my4x instead Horses. Cost sixteen hundred dol- of SPECTOR, Wallace Bros.' Shows, Wallaceburg, WILL SELL 300 OPERA CHAIRS AND COM- lars. In good condition. L. KATZENMOYER, Ont., Canada. plete booth equipment for balance due on 816 Hampden Blvd., Reading Pa. WANT TO LEASE-BUILDING OR PAVILION GIRLS - CAPABLE DANCING GIRLS FOR suitable for Roller Skating. Good equipment. unpaid notes. MOVIE SUPPLY CO., 1318 HERSCHELL THREE ABREAST MERRY-GO- Egyptian, Hawaiian, Oriental and Tap Dancers. Give percentage or cash rent. BOX 745, Hem- South Wabash. Chicago. my4 Round-Jumping. Leroy Engine, Wurlitzer Season's work, good salary. Write OSCAR ingford, Neb. my4 WILL BUY 35MM UNCLE TOM'S CABIN Organ. Good condition. Bargain. AL SCHAEFER, CORBIN, Kokomo, Ind. Film, silent, good condition, priced low. No Hancock Brooklyn, N. Y. 624 St., GUESS YOUR WEIGHT MAN - CAN EARN junk. THOS. FINN, Hoosick Falls, N. Y. than $50 weekly at Asbury Park AEROPLANE RIDE (FACTORY BUILT), better MAGICAL APPARATUS KIDDIE season. Send qualifications Fence, Box, Tools complete. New Boardwalk during Ticket and recent photo. KENDALL LEE, Asbury paint and overhaul, $225.00. J. MEDER, PARTNERS WANTED Park, N. J. CATALOGUE MENTAL - 4320 Hodgson, Cleveland, O. OF MINDREADING - MECHANIC FOR CONSOLES AND FREE PLAY ism, Spirit Effects, Magic, Horoscopes, Fore- ) KIDDIE AUTO RIDE - TEN CARS, PLAT - Games-Good salary to experienced man. casts, Buddha, Future Photos, Crystals, Lucky PARTNER WITH TENT AND MOVING PIC- forms, Motor, etc. Ready to run, $200.00. Name references. Address BOX 92, Steuben- Pieces, Palmistry, Graphology Charts and Books. ture Equipment playing small towns. R. D. Wholesale. Largest stock. 164 -page illus- $75.00 cash down payment, balance C. O. D. ville, O. BURKE, 49 E. 12th St., New York City, N. Y. A. E. BURNELL, Pullman, Wash. trated catalogue, 30c. NELSON ENTERPRISES, MED PERFORMERS-ALL LINES. PREFERENCE Nelson Bldg., Columbus, O. my18 those piano. State lowest. Open- MANGEL'S SHOOTING GALLERY -4 SKEE doubling LARGE PROFESSIONAL MAGIC CATALOGUE, Ball Alleys; 9 Dodg 'Em Cars with floor steel. ing May 20. ALVIN KIRBY, 2000 E. 52d St., 25c. HOLDEN, 220 W. 42d St., New PHOTO SUPPLIES AND Indianapolis, Ind. MAX E. PARSONAGE, 311 Rosedale Ave., St. Louis, York City. N. Y. myl l Mo. ALL LINES. MUSICAL, DEVELOPING MED PERFORMERS - LATEST 216 -PAGE ILLUSTRATED PROFES- PORTABLE SKATING FLOOR -40x110, USED Blackface, Producing Team, Versatile Emsee. sional Magic Catalogue-Tricks, Books, Sup- Pay your own. W. E. BAKER, care J. W. Baker, one season, A-1 $850.00 cash only. plies, Ventriloquial Figures, etc., 25c. KANT - condition, Davenport, la. ABSOLUTELY BEST DIRECT POSITIVE BUY! Never wet or hurt. Simple construction, easy ER'S, 1309 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. my4 New Portable Double Unit, takes both C-458, Billboard, Cincinnati, O. ACTS DANCERS, MU- set up. BOX NOVELTY - SINGERS, 30 NEW PUNCH FIGURES (WOOD); ALSO 11/2x2" and 21/4x31/4" pictures. New, eco- sicians. Versatile people for Med Show. nomical, cool fluorescent lighting system. Send TRAILER -7x15 FEET, EQUIPPED WITH RE- Coon and Irish Vent. Stamp, please. F. State all in first letter. JERRY FRANTZ, Slat- BROWN, 8th, Missouri, Lawrence, Kan. for direct positive catalog. MARKS & FULLER, volving 1/3 horsepower A.C. Shooting Gallery, ington, Pa. INC., Dept. BC 440, Rochester, N. Y. ap27x 30 -Foot Range, Sides and Counter, $200.00 complete. Eight Cylinder Meteor Coach with SENSATIONAL FREE ACT FOR JUNE AND ALL 4 FOR 10e OPERATORS-CUT PRICE ON Hitch, $150.00. Holcomb and Hoke Six -Foot July booking with WRIGHT AMUSEMENT ( MISCELLANEOUS all Machines and Supplies. Full Length Cabinet Automatic Electric Popcorn Machine CO., Missouri Valley, Ia. Prefer Aerial Act. Cameras. WABASH PHOTO SUPPLY, Terre with Motor, $50.00; $25.00 Kicking Mule, Give price and details first letter. Haute, Ind. my4 $5.00 Two Nine -Foot Rola -Score Alleys, $25.00 TRICK BICYCLE RIDER WANTED AT ONCE GOVERNORS TO CONTROL AUTO ENGINES AT LAST!-ALL YOUR SNAPSHOTS IN NATU- each. Will not ship. Come and see for yourself. for several months. Good pay. Write ROC, used to generate light, run mechanical con- ral Colors. Roll developed, 8 natural color Am selling 20% of actual cost. J. W. BURKET, Council Bluffs, la., today, giving full details. x cessions, etc., $5.00 up. CANDEE, 127 prints, only 25c. 'Reprints, 3c. Amazingly Roaring Spring, Pa. Phone 64M. x Llewellyn St., Los Angeles. myl 1 x WANT FOR BIC SIDE SHOW REAL FRONT beautiful. NATURAL COLOR PHOTO, Janes- - ville, Wis. x WALKING CHARLIE BALL GAME FOR SALE- Talker, Ticket Seller, Tattooer and Girl fbr NEW LAUGHING MIRRORS, LARGE AND Park, good condition. Write or call MILLER'S Butler Illusions. Experience unnecessary. small; for parks, carnivals, fairs, giggle DEVELOP AND PRINT YOUR OWN FILM ALBERT SINGLET, Box 187, Washington, N. J. Y. ODDITIES, Norwich, N. shows, vite clubs, arcades, etc. C. J. MUR- Rolls at Home-Beginners' Outfit and in- 100 PAIR CHICAGO FIBRE SKATES-A-1 CON- NO GLOM. WIRE PHY, Elyria, Ohio. myll structions only $2.00 postpaid. JOHNSON, P. O. $2.00 WANT GOOD GEEK - dition. Need money, will sacrifice at Lakes Show, 2647 Chelten- Box 1562, Baltimore, Md. x stamps. STERLING, Great 1,500 -WATT FLOODLIGHTS WITH BULB, pair. Cash only, others save your ham Road, Toledo, O. BOX C-459, Billboard, Cincinnati, O. $8.50; regular $39.50. Low stand 20 -inch DIREX DIRECT POSITIVE PAPER-NO FAD- WANT FIRST-CLASk MEDICINE SHOW PER- Air Circulating Fans, $15.00; high stand, $19.00. ing, best gradation, highest speed. THE formers-Good Piano Player. Must read. MILLER SURPLUS, 2553 Madison, Chicago. POSITYPE CORP. OF AMERICA, 244 Fifth Sobriety essential. Everybody works acts. ap27x Ave., New York, N. Y. ap27 CHELP WANTED Salary sure. Open May 11. Write full par- FOR SALE P. D. Q. CAMERA, MODEL B. ticulars. DE GRACE, Hoosier Herb Co., Prince- - Makes photos in one minute, ton, Ind. & FILMS Like new. ACROBAT WANTED FOR STANDARD COMEDY M. P. ACCESSORIES $55.00. ISETTS COIN MACH. CO., Kenosha, do two act playing the East. One who can WANT HAMMOND'ORGANIST FOR UNIT - J Wis. good routines. GREFFLY, 346 Valley Stream Booked solid six months' theatrical tour. Blvd., Valley Stream, N. Y. A REAL BARGAIN! - SEND FOR "SPRING PHOTO MEN-WHY WASTE TIME AND PAY Don't misrepresent. Wire CALVERT, Gus Sun Roadshowmen's Special" on the rental of privilege on an out-of-date single machine AGENT FOR LATIN AMERICAN ACT (MAN Office, Springfield, O. 16MM. Sound and Silent Films. Write today. Truck Stage for when you can get over twice the money with and Wife) with Sound and INSTITUTIONAL CINEMA SERVICE, INC., 1560 Outfit, which makes any occasion. MARCE LORING, General De- WANTED-LIFT LOMBARDO FIRST TRUMPET my4 the New Crescent Double Broadway, New York. and the three for a livery, East Prairie, Mo. and First Sax. Singe, no habits, gripers or both the four for.a dime band jumpers. Singers preferred. No ideas ASTONISHING BARGAINS - 16MM. SOUND quarter size photos? Make close ups, full forms EXPERIENCED DANCE VIOLINIST DOUBLING needed, band well o ganized. Middle West do- Projectors dirt cheap; only nine left. Terms. and groups. Discard your old Outfit, get in the Rhythm Guitar-State qualifications, age, ing best we can with other aspirations. Don't Factory reconditioned. Films rented, sold, $5.00 money with the New Crescent Outfit. $159.00 salary, HOWARD KRAEMER ORCHESTRA, answer unless you can live up to this. Write reel. NO. 521 STATE THEATRE, Pittsburgh, complete with best lens money can buy. Write Elkhart Lake; Wis. BOX C-455, Billboard, Cincinnati, O. Pa. x HASSAN, Box 971, Parkersburg, W. Va. my11x

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PHOTRAIT CAMERA WITH LIGHTING UNIT- THIRTEEN -PIECE ORCHESTRA available for location or road-Cut or augment, Just finished AT LIBERTY I1/2x2, with F:2.6 Lens. Practically new. TENTS-SECOND-HANDNow nine successful months in North Carolina. Radio A bargain at $90.00. Here's another excellent and stage experience; commercial or swing. Union, buy. Carnival Studio Outfit. Sleeve operation, % all modern equipment. State all first letter, including MUSICIANS temperature control, 13/gx13/4 Camera F:2.6 salary. Soliciting reliable propositions. JIMMIE 150 FT. KERR, HAND -ROPED, Lens. Complete, only $87.50. Act at once. SIDEWALL - McGOWAN, care Imperial Club Orchestra, 3742 J 9 ft. high. Used 3 months, $22.50 takes all. Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. my4 PHOTRAIT CO., 533 E. 140th St., Cleveland, O. S. BENSON, Loda, Ill. x STRING BASS - THOR- oughly experienced, exceptionally good in- ROLLS DEVELOPED TWO PRINTS EACH SIDEWALL BARGAINS 15,000 FEET ( AT LIBERTY - - strument. Excellent appearance, studying, un- and two Free Enlargement Coupons, 25c. slightly used; seven feet high, $16.00 per Reprints, 2c each; 100 or more, lc. SUMMERS' able to continue. BLAINE TRICKEL, 3512 100 feet; eight ft., $18.00; nine ft., $20.00; CIRCUS AND CARNIVAL Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. ap27 STUDIO, Unionville, Mo. myl lx good as new, light tan. MAIN AWNING - ) 4 -FOR -DIME MACHINE AND CABINET-ALL TENT CO., 230 Main, Cincihnati, 0. equipment, including Enlarger. DOUGLAS ANNEX ATTRACTIONS DRUMMER, TENOR SAX ASHWORTH, 1221 5th Ave., N., ST. Peters- SLIGHTLY USED, GOOD AS NEW. LESS THAN - -Two experienced men, 6 years' radio, show, burg, Fla. half price. No rags, no mildew. State size, One of the best, wardrobe, flash, banner and large and small band experience. Tenor Sax send stamp. Postais ignored. SMITH TENTS, blow ups. A-1, have transportation, do own tone, REPRODUCTIONS, 12 FOR $1.00. doubles Alto and Clarinet, excellent read 8x10 PHOTO Auburn, N. Y. jelx talk. Reliable managers answer only. EDDIE Arrange, sing have ARTISTS PHOTO SERVICE, Box 1155, and go. and car. Drummer, Write DARRELL, General Delivery, Petersburg, Va. good outfit, cut shows, sing, read anything, jam, Cincinnati, O. ap27 solid, good showmanship. Join immediately to- CTHEATRICAL PRINTING gether or separately. Prefer Dixie but will ac- J AT LIBERTY - TICKET SELLER FOR CIRCUS cept reasonable offer. Union. EDDIE EDELL, CSALESMEN WANTED or Carnival. GLEN HINTON, Box 122, Edge - De Kalb, Ill. wood, Ill. "SHOWY" WINDOW CARDS 100 14x22" J - A-1 ALTO TENOR CLARINET FULL, BRIL- PLAN FOR White Non -Bending, $2.50; 2 -Colors, $2.95; - AMAZING SALES BOOSTER THE DALTONS-BLINDFOLD ROPE SPINNING, tone. Recently closed Chez Ami, Fast seller. Bumperettes, all sizes, 50 5x20", $1.50; 100, liant Buf- filling stations, all retail dealers. featuring 16 -year -old Slim, the only person falo. Studied with the best. Read anything, -MAKERS, $2.00. Quick service. SOLLIDAYS, Knox, Ind. Big profits. Sample free. PROFIT presenting rope spinning this way. Rifle and transpose, take-off, fake. Double good bass for 160 N. La Salle, Dept. D-8, Chicago. ap27x Pistol Sharpshooting, Bull Whip Manipulating. cocktail combination, but have no instrument. WINDOW CARDS -14x22, ONE COLOR, 100, Two people, flashy wardrobes. Circuses, fairs, EVERY BUSINESS MUST BUY PRINTING, AD- D., plus Excellence appearance, make good front man. $2.50. 50% deposit, balance C. 0. etc. Mail address: Centerdale, R. I. vertising Specialties, Book Matches, etc. Take shipping charges. THE BELL PRESS, Winton Thoroughly dependable, union. WALTER ALLE - GOOD, 144 St., N. Y. orders for the pioneer line-725 necessity items Pennsylvania. x YOUNG MAN WOULD LIKE JOB ON CAR - W. 80th New York, at 50% price saving. Free deals. 40% advanced nival or Circus; not any experience, but will- SUsquehanna 7-7869. commission, bonus. Experience unnecessary. 50 SHEETS AND 50 ENVELOPES PRINTED, ing to learn. DONALD COOK, 60 New Park, Outfit free. DAVID LIONEL PRESS, 312 S. $1.00; 1,000 Noteheads, Billheads, State- AT LIBERTY - DANCE DRUMMER. READ Lynn, Mass. Hamilton, Dept. XB, Chicago. x ments, $3.75; 1,000 Cards, Envelopes, Tickets, and fake. Have car; can join at once. Write $2.95. FELTON, 19 Fremont, San Francisco. COLLEGE GRADUATE-Desires work with car- or wire FRANK SCHALK, General Delivery, Ips- nival, manual or clerical. Practical experience. wich, S. D. ap27 CSCENERY AND BANNERS 100 LETTERHEADS AND 100 ENVELOPES, promotional and commissary knowledge. Join any- $1.00; 250 of each, $2.00. RELIABLE PRINT where immediately. KENNETH ARVEDON, AT LIBERTY MAY 9 - STRING BASS. ALL SHOP, 901 East Jefferson, Louisville, Ky. Y. M. C. A., Philadelphia, Pa, ap27 essentials, preference dance work. Twenty, union, 3 experience. A-1 BEST ARTISTIC SHOW BANNERS - FOR MAN, 28, would like job with Carnival-Can handle years' Have Dodge car. Circus -Carnivals. Strongest made. Flashy. two -abreast Merry -Go -Round and 10 -Car Kiddie Photo. BOX C-460, Billboard, Cincinnati. Lowest prices. MANUEL'S STUDIOS, 3544 Auto Ride. State pay. WICKESSER, Prospect TO BUY St., Holyoke, Mass. BANDMASTER, INSTRUCTOR-PROFESSIONAL North Halsted, Chicago. CWANTED experience. Want location in town, RIDICULOUS TRIO-Three Regular Clowns, best city. BEST CARNIVAL SIDE-SHOW BANNERS AND J of Four Arts. Go anywhere. Address Wishes to hear from live C. of C. or other or- props. Pictoral Panels-Positively no disappoint- LIBRARY DANCE ARRANGEMENTS - MUST care The Billboard, Chicago, Ill. m91S ganizations. LEONARD DOTO, Iron Mountain, ments. NIEMAN STUDIOS, INC., 1236 S. be styled, commercial. LARRY MORELLI, Mich. ap27 Halsted St., Chicago, Ill. ap27 1503 Penna. Ave., New Castle, Pa. AT LIBERTY GIRL GUITARIST - YOUNG, ATTRACTIVE, PICTORIAL SHOW BANNERS BEST IN - SKATING RINK 40x80 OR ambitious, sober. Wishes to make connec- world for the money. Special 8x10, $16.75. PORTABLE - larger, with or without tent. Give complete tions with large orchestra, or small combina- SNAP WYATT STUDIOS, 1215 Garcia, Tampa, COLORED PEOPLE tion. Experienced. Free to travel. Write my25x details and lowest cash price first letter. ED. Fla. RING, Hemingford, Neb. my4 J J. OLIVER, 5 Woodside Terrace, New Haven, SCENERY, CYCLORAMAS, DRAW CURTAINS, Conn. HEAD COLORED ORCHESTRA AVAILABLE - Night Dye Drops, Operating Equipment-New and WANT FLYING EAGLE AND INDIAN club, roadhouse, ballroom, resort, tavern. Eight HAMMOND ORGANIST - OWN ORGAN. used at lowest prices. SCHELL SCENIC Pennies from 1856 to 1878. LOTUS SUL- people. Full information on request. State your Want to locate hotel, lounge, roller rink. STUDIO, Columbus, O. LIVAN, Salem, Ind. terms. ORCHESTRA LEADER, 1424 Paseo, Swing and dinner music, requests. MILLER, Kansas City, Mo. ap27 555 Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich. ap27 HAMMOND ORGANIST-HAVE OWN ORGAN. AT LIBERTY Available immediately. Hotels, cocktail lounges, clubs or orchestra work. Union, ex- DRAMATIC ARTISTS perienced. BOB COLLINS, 6517 22d Ave., C Kenosha, Wis. Liberty Advertisements SAXOPHONE, CLARINET AGE 21, At JOHN GARFIELD TYPE - Closed "Volpone," TENOR - Figure TOTAL Number of Words in Copy at Beaux Arts, Theatre. Special theatre training, dic- union, single, sober. Read or fake. Desires tion and projection good. Play comely or strong steady engagement with good name band. Will emotional leads; also Latin heavies and character. travel. VINCENT UCCELLINI, 1561 E. 98th 5c a word-FIRST LINE IN THIS STYLE TYPE Italian and French dialects. Read French and Ger- St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Skidmore 4-1767. ap27 2e a Word-FIRST LINE IN THIS STYLE TYPE. man. Play violin,violin popular or classic. Useful back- etc. MAURICE 1e a LINE in this style type. stage (or front). publicity, TENOR AND CLARINET-TRANSPOSE, RIDE Word-FIRST STOLLER, 3511 Pomeroy Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 25c Cash With Copy ap27 and arrange. Experienced, sober, reliable. Minimum Prefer full band, but will take anything. Go anywhere. HANK MARTIN, 875 Washington AT LIBERTY St., Boston, Mass. AT LIBERTY-WELL ORGANIZED TEN -PIECE TENOR SAX, DOUBLING CLARINET, AVAIL - Union Band, looking for steady summer en- MAGICIANS able immediately. Read, jam, plenty experi- NOTICE gagement. Novelties, complete library of spe- ence. Write MUSICIAN, 328 W. Washington, cial arrangements (five arrangers). Complete C Jackson, Mich. Due to the expense of postage necessary orchestra equipment. Lots of personality, all of mail addressed to FEATURE MENTAL ACT-Also Magic. Business for the forwarding young, outstanding musicians. Highest refer- builder for night club, theater, hotel. Palm or TRUMPET - READ, FAKE, CO. YOUNG. GO "blind" ads, or those using a box number ences. Available beginning of June. Write crystal readings. Salary for act, percentage on anywhere. Play shows. JOE CREEN, 1738 in care of The Billboard instead of their BOX C-457, The Billboard, Cincinnati, O. readings. PRINCE TOSE, The Billboard, Cincin- Washington St., Toledo, O. name and address, an additional charge of nati, O. TRUMPET AND PIANO-EXPERIENCED LARGE 25c is necessary to cover this service. FOUR -PIECE ENSEMBLE 2 MEN, 2 GIRLS, - band. Trumpet has good tone, Therefore when figuring the cost of Piano, or small using 2 Violins, Vibraharp, Accordion, Piano, read, publishing your advertisement kindly add Cello. Union. Concert and popular. Want AT LIBERTY range, modern take-off, read. 25c for the forwarding of replies. location. Address KESHNER'S ENSEMBLE, 315 fake, go and arrange. Both young, sober, re- W. Main, Olney, Ill. my4 liable, union. Can supply library for four -piece MISCELLANEOUS band. EDDIE LLOYD, General Delivery, Roches- 6 -PIECE ORCHESTRA FOR CLUB, HOTEL, RE - 3 ter, Minn. ' AT LIBERTY sort. Large library special arrangements, I YOUNG LADY HARPIST-AVAILABLE NOW. ARTIST AT LIBERTY NON-UNION. vocals, etc. All essentials. Write BOX C-451, SCENIC - Good appearance. Plays all types of music. on Also do lettering. Write ACROBATS Billboard, Cincinnati. ap27 Can join wire. GEORGIA F. PETERS, 818 N. Finch St., Spring- or wire JACK PLATZER, 105 N. Pearl St., field, Ill. my4 ALL GIRL ORCHESTRA - 3 to 6 -Piece Novelty Natchez, Miss. Swing Band. Some double vocals, novelties. Large 3d ALTO CLARINET, 2d CORNET EXPERI- TUMBLER-First class. Do fast Flipflaps. Wants wardrobe. Sway and swing with SWING- CAPT. MACK SMALL FRY CIRCUS - with good acrobatic act or troupe. library, THE - enced both chairs. No take-off. Single, age connection ETTES. Write, wire General Delivery, Mimic- raising auspices; Don't misrepresent, I don't. DON ANGELO. 1102 Presented for fraternal fund 32, union. JIM CURRIE, Murray, la. my4 DeKalb Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. my4 apolia, Minn. also for fairs, parks, theatres and nite clubs. Altosaxophone, Clari- AVAILABLE-Very fine Five -Piece Unit. All es- Just closed tremendous successful Philadelphia ACOORDIONIST doubling Loca- sensationally net, Cello, Bass. Wide experience symphony, sentials, transportation, cut or augment. date. Our performance program radio, dance. Young, reliable. Address MUSICIAN, AT LIBERTY -.. tion only. Go anywhere; reliable. ORCHESTRA. presents "Mike," a huge fascinating trained care Bader, Apt. 5B, 639 W. 207th St., New York. 173 North Kingston St., Caledonia, Minn. ap27 Gander Act; "David," Belgian Mastiff Educated ap27 act of ex C AGENTS AND MANAGERS AVAILABLE - "Music With a Style," sweet or Mental Dog; "Baby Bears," snappy DRUMMER-Many years' experience practically all swing. Finest equipment, training and experience. citement; "Jockd," Trained Organ Grinder Mon- lines; reliable; anything but prefer small swing Real producing unit for hotel or resort. Personnel, key Act; "Bo and Jo," fast -stepping real Dog band. AL KLEINSMITH, 1113 N. Sixth St., i thirteen young men: Four Reeds, four Brass, tour Pick -Out Pony turn. Leavenworth. Kan. my4 Act; "Dixie," beautiful Rhythm and Director. Feature novelties and carry features miniature circus cage wagons. RINK MANAGER FOUR complete library of specials and all other essentials. Show GIRL MUSICIAN-Doubles on Violin, Piano, Sax. - These contain live; unusual menagerie animals. Union, attractive, college graduate. Age 22. years' experience with, both portable and Transportation, new seven ton semi -trailer sleeper steps. bus. Go anywhere. BOX 755, Kansas City, Mo. Furnish P. -A. system with musical program for Experience cocktail unit, dance band. Travel or stationary rinks. Know latest dance speakers. Flashy locate. Available soon. BOX C-426, Billboard. WM. PAGE, my4 entire production; two large ap27 Will consider all offers. Write new red and white canvas setting. Motorized Cincinnati, O. 07 Vine St., Kissimmee, Fla. ap27 ENTERTAINING SIX -PIECE COMBO-Suitable for nite club, restaurant or hotel. Present en- travel anywhere for right money. Personnel, GIRL TENOR, SAX Clarinet, Violin - Experi- enced, read, take-off, good tone, union. Avail- OR CIRCUS AGENT Booker -Con- gagement ends June 1. Play sweet or can push for equipment finest that's available. "Capt. CARNIVAL - Unique style and novelties that really go able immediately. Don't misrepresent.. SHEILA tractor, expert Publicity Director. Close Con- Hen-Cats. Mack" and his boy actor, "Junior Mack," ex- SENARD, 101 Cherry St., Punxsutawney, Pa. 20 years leading circuses, railroad or motor- over. Completely equipped, including cuts. Non- your inquiries concerning tractor; will join if worthwhile. A-1 references. tend an invitation for ized. State salary. Join ou wire. ROBERT SAUL, union but this grandest Kiddie Show on earth. Booking GUITARIST-Available at once. Union. ' Prefer 149 N. Winter. St., Adrian, Mich. ap27 For more details and pictures write CHARLES Mc- dance orchestra or strolling combination. Single, LEAN, Greenville, Mich. now, open time for live -wire executives. Our sober, neat, young. Free to travel. Read, fake. has definitely caught on. Write FAST Large or Small Versatile Colored Orchestra unique show rhythm, till -ins, solos, etc. Cut anything required of AT LIBERTY available. Write EDDIE ROB- CAPT. MACK, R. D. 1, Paterson, N. J. an orchestra guitarist. Consider any reliable offer. and Entertainers hams, panics. Write or wire JOHN RECTOR, ERTS, care The Amsterdam Musical Association, 21, desires reliable position in the No YOUNG MAN, Hickory, N. C. . ap27 ORCHESTRAS 107 W. 130th St., New York City. my4 promoting field. Experience in boxing promoting BANDS AND bookkeeper, office man. Wants to learn pro- HAMMOND ORGANIST, Novochordist-Plenty on HARRY STRIDER and His Hollywood Glamour Good To Boys-Drawing card, 7 to 11 pieces. Entertain, moting. No finances. Best of references. Write the swing side. Lotta smooth, lotsa classic. .TUIIN I)fcGILL, Kinsman, O. dance to or listen to. 'ORGANIST, 37 Seymour, HOTELS, CLUBS, RE - experienced. young, reasonable. Prefer location. ATTENTION. BOOKERS, 233 Second St.,. Manhattan Beach, Calif. Tonawanda, N. Y. ju15 sorts First-class Five -Piece Dance Band - Bass, PIANIST, TEACHER, Conductor Conservatory men. INSTRUMENTAL TRIO String Guitar, - Unique, different. Sounds like six or seven - ( AT LIBERTY graduate with years of experience. Want to lo- doubling many instru- Clarinet doubling Sax and Violin. Dance, novel- Exclusive arrangements, and vocals. Young, uniformed, union. BOX cate as Teacher or Director. Prefer West. PIANIST, singing trio, novelties, commercial ties Box 47, We,t Palm Beach. Fla. ments, 1 11 , care Billboard, 1 504 Broadway. New York. variety music. Band has worked together steady M. P. OPERATORS ') RHYTHM PIANO-Read, arrange. Can open.im- large INSTRUMENTAL QUARTETTE-Plays sweet and over six years. Union, modern equipment, and vocal arrangements, doubles. mediately. Any reasonable offer considered. Wife location nine months but pre- swing, novelty 'ings, -appearance, range F below to C in staff. library. Present Uniforms, union, neat appearance. BOX 152. care MANAGER, SIGN MAN REAL fer change for summer location. Photos and Broadway, New York. OPERATOR, - ltl'SICIAN, Stephens Hotel, Joplin, Mo. Billboard, 1564 15 experience, all equipments. on request. P.S.: If desired can fur hustler. years' SOLID STRING BASS-Double sweet Trombone. particulars 5 -PIECE BAND AT LIBERTY-Union. Novelties Go If you want outstanding girl vocalist who is our own business. Expert on sound. anywhere. .ing. Read, jam. Union. No panics. Cut or no nish and entertainment of the best. Strictly OPERATOR, 2517 S. Hobson, discovery. Write ORCHESTRA, 1920 S. 9th St., Write or wire ORCHES- a real man, write notice. Available immediately. JOHNNIE SIMP- A real drawing attraction. Pa, Hotel, Peoria, Ill. my4 Terre Haute, Ind. ap27 TRA LEADER, 310 Quaw St., Wausau, Wie. Philadelphia, SON, Kickapoo

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1910 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS The Billboard 55 SOUSAPHONE --- Young, sober. Experienced in PIANIST - ACCORDION DOUBLE. UNION, Steeplechase Amusement Co., 250 N. Y. other places of amusement desire t0 all types of baud work. Two yearn experience experienced, reliable, capable. Prefer smaller 479, with the 107th Coast Artillery Band. Have large wherein recovery was denied by the avoid liability they must employ persons bore BBb Martin Sousaphone- that can hold down unit. BOX C-461, care Biltboard, Cincinnati, higher court for injury claimed to have willing and competent to carefully In- bass section of any band, from 8 to 38. Looking Ohio. resulted from a voluntary ride on a spect the premises, otherwise injured pa- for summer concert work or good class circus band. PIANIST-EXPERIENCED State all in first letter. ALL LINES. UNION, sporting instrumentality designed to trons are entitled to recover damages. H. T. CLIFFORD, Box young, read. MUSICIAN, 1 IS, Hudson, N. H. 342 Center Ave., produce thrills, which was called The For illustration, in Lawson v. Clawson, Greensburg, Pa. STRING BASS-Single, 22, union. Go any place. Flopper. This court said: 9 Atl. (2d) 755, it was shown that con- Tonal abstainer. Four years' experience, references. PIANIST - ST. LOUISIAN. ALL ESSENTIALS. "The very name, above the gate, 'The structed "bleacher" seats collapsed, caus- head and fake. Double guitar and tire tool. DEANE Married, 24, clean living. Formerly with BILLINGS, 812A Broadway, Hannibal, Mo. Flopper,' was warning to the timid. If ing serious injuries to spectators. The Blue Steele. Prefer styled band. Join at once. the name was not enough, there was proprietor actually proved that recently TEACHER-Hawaiian, Spanish Guitar, Violin. BOB ANDERSON, Earl Apts., Winner, S. D. Saxophone. Married, sobersober, reliable. Twelve warning more distinct in the experience the seats had been inspected but he years' school 2931 Byv4- PIANO MAN YOUNG, EXPERIENCED, ALL Pittsburghce(10) - of others. . . . The tumbling bodies and failed to prove that same were carefully essentials. Join immediately. MUSICIAN, the screams and laughter supplied the inspected by competent inspectors. TENOR OR ALTO SAXOPHONE Want steady 829 N. 15th St., Manitowoc, Wis. - merriment and fun. . . . One who takes Therefore, the higher court held the in- location with reliable band. Fifteen years' experi- PIANO AND ence. Union, age 32, good reader. GENE LIMA, CALLIOPE - REP, UNIT OR part in such a sport accepts the dangers jured patrons entitled to a recovery of Girl Show. Experienced 76 Wallis Ave., Jersey City. N. 3. my11 all lines. DON so far as are obvi- PHILLIPS, 406 Caroline Ave., Spencer, N. C. that inhere in it they damages, and said: TROMBONE - Experienced in all lines. Read, ous and necessary, just as a fencer ac- "There is no evidence that such in- fake and take-off. PIANO Young, neat appearance, re- OR ACCORDION - WIDELY EXPERI- cepts the risk of a thrust of his antag- spection as was made by him included liable. Travel or location. Join immediately. enced all lines, small unit or large, join MUSICIAN, Box at onist a a ball game the risers, were 288, Fayette, Ala. once. All essentials. BOB NOLAN, General or spectator at an inspection of the which TROMBONIST Wants Job Now of Later-All es- Delivery, Cincinnati, O. chance of contact with the ball. , . 2 by 10 inches, with their forward ends sentials; read, fake, take-off, range, tone, modern. The plaintiff (injured person) was not resting upon the floor and of sufficient Also fine vocalist. Will cut any job; absolutely no PIANIST - Colored. Read, fake, transpose. Fair ham, plenty experience with name bands. Distance on alto sax and clarinet. Wants location where seeking a retreat for meditation. Visi- length to accommodate 15 rows of seats, no object if job good. Panics, lay off. Sober, TROM- day work is available, playing at night as sideline. tors were tumbling about the belt to the the opposite ends of risers being about BONIST, General Delivery, Dallas, Tex. ap27 Arrange some. JOHN FERGUSON, 124 W. Green St., Olean, N. Y. my4 merriment of onlookers when he made 10 feet in height." TROMBONIST-Well experienced all lines. Troupe his choice to join them. He took the or locate. Write Immediately. LYLE R. COX. PIANIST- Double Calliope, some Accordion. Operator Realizes Danger General Delivery, Salisbury, N. C. Would like to join small tent show, med girl chance of like fate, with whatever dam- show. Experience in putting up and taking down. age to his body might ensue for such a The higher courts have consistently TRUMPET - Read, ride, fake. Union. Do ar- State all. HARRY McKENNES, General Delivery. held that an operator of a place of ranging. Cut the stuff. No panics. E. R. Fredericksburg, Va. fall." POWNELL, 404 E. Lincoln St., Findlay, O. On the other hand, if for any reason amusement is liable in damages for in- PIANO PLAYER --Small show, club or tavern. juries sustained by patrons if the evi- Read, fake, transpose. Thoroughly experienced. the injury is caused by negligence of the AT LIBERTY Any proposition considered. Write, stating all. No proprietor or his employees, the injured dence indicates that the dangerous con- wires. HAROLD DRAGER, Marshall, Wis. ap27 person is entitled to recover damages. dition was known to the operator and For example, in O'Brien v. Freeman, unknown to the person who sustained PARKS AND FAIRS the injury. This is so because, under AT LIBERTY 1 N. E. (2d) 582, it was shown that a patron was injured in a roller-skating these circumstances, the proprietor is AERIAL COWDENS DE- VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS rink to which she had been admitted negligent In failing to remedy a known - by a which she purchased. As dangerous condition, and the injured scriptive Ad below. my18 ticket J she was skating a guard or attendant, person cannot ordinarily avoid an injury BALLOON ASCENSIONS FEMALE IMPERSONATOR AT LIBERTY - skating backwards in the same direction if the dangerous condition is unknown With Sensational Breath -Taking Parachute- Have fairly high tenor voice; do popular and to him. in which she was going, overtook and Jumping with modern equipment for Fairs, risque songs. Have nice wardrobe. RAYMOND For example, in Tompkins v. Gottlieb, LA MARR, 205 N. State St., Syracuse, N. Y. passed another skater and bumped into Parks Celebrations. Always reliable. CLAUDE the girl causing her to fall. 2 S. E. (2d) 757, it was disclosed that the L. SHAFER, 1041 So. Dennison St., Indianap- ABOUT CAPT. MACK SMALL FRY CIRCUS- operator of a swimming pool placed a olis, Ind. is important to know that the high- my4 Investigate now, play a winner. All in- It large metal drum similar to drums used quiries cheerfully answered. Full, complete de- er court held the proprietor liable be- for the storing of gasoline in the pool. BALLOON ASCENSIONS tails on request. Work Free Act or upon ad- cause the injury resulted from negligence - missions. The drum was partly submerged in the For all occasions. JACKSONVILLE BALLOON Show carries no Elephants. Write guard. also held of the This court that was permitted CO., Jacksonville, Ill. ap27 CAPT. MACK, R. D. No. 1, Paterson, N. J. the proprietor not be relieved water and, unanchored, would to float from one part of the pool to an- AMATEUR FEMALE-Has swell song. Smash hit from liability altho the ticket purchased BALLOON ASCENSIONS at Loew's Uptown Theater, Want spot in town. by the injured patron had printed there- other with no definite location. Old -time thrill in a modern manner. Observ-- Money no object. EDITH SARGENT, 216 W. bather was seriously injured when on the as follows: A ing all Civil Aeronautics Authority Rules. 100th St., New York. my4 notification, on coming "In purchasing this ticket you agreed she dived into the pool and THOMPSON BROTHERS BALLOON AND AT LIBERTY - Female Impersonator. Wants im- to the surface struck her left knee -cap PARACHUTE COMPANY, Aurora, Ill. Estab- mediate work. Age 26. Complete wardrobe. to use same at your own risk. The man- Blues songs, deep voice. Pictures available. Write against a sharp and dangerous metal lished 1903. PEPE," General Delivery, Boston, agement will not be responsible for any Masa. accident or liability whatever while on edge on the drum which was unknown ABOUT CAPT. MACK SMALL FRY CIRCUS- the bather and could not be seen The their premises. In purchasing this ticket to only show of its kind in America, featur- because the same was submerged in the ing Trained Animal Attractions; also attractive you agree to use same at your own risk." Miniature Wagons. water. However, this highly dangerous Circus Open for a few DOG SHOWS the more dates 1940. CAPT. MACK CIRCUS, (Continued from page 51) Inspections Avoid Liability condition of the drum was known to R. No. 1, Paterson, N. J. Under all circumstances the rule of operator of the pool, who failed to rem- Madison-May 25. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ran - or re- BALLOON ASCENSIONS FURNISHED FOR ALL stead st., Phila., Pa. res ipsa loquitur requires that the evi- edy this dangerous condition, to occasions with one or more Parachute Drops. Montclair-May 24. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ran - dence show at least probability that the move the drum with its razor -like edge HENDERSON BALLOON CO., Haskins, O. my4 stead st., Phila., Pa. accident could not have occurred had and of the danger of coming into the South Orange-May 11. Foley, Inc., 2009 close proximity thereof. FOUR HIGH CLASS ACTS - WORLD'S BEST Ranstead st., the proprietor operated the business Wire Act, real Comedy, Tramp Phila., Pa. of Juggling Act, Trenton-May 5. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ranstead legally and without negligence. More- The bather sued the operator the Novelty Trapeze Act, Hand -Balancing and Acro- st., Phila, Pa. over, where the proprietor or his em- pool for damages. The lower court re- bat Act. BINK'S CIRCUS ATTRACTIONS, Westfield-May 24. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ran - ployees have exclusive control over the fused to hold the bather entitled to a Route 1, Cudahy, Wis. my18 stead st., Phila., Pa. thing which caused the injury, evidence recovery but the higher court reversed SI, FANNY AND TRICK MULE, ABNER- NEW MEXICO would and said: Santa Fe-April 27-28. which shows that the accident this verdict, Comedy Novelty Act, Rube Clown grand- R. S. Weed, LaFonda, not ordinarily have occurred without "The gist of the action is negligence in stand; also several short Comedy Acts. Avail- Santa Fe. NEW YORK neglect of -some duty owed to the patron the maintaining of the metal drum in able for fairs. SI OTIS, care Renfro Valley Cedarhurst, Barn Dance, Mt. Vernon, Ky. my18 L. L-May 19. Foley, Inc., 2009 is sufficient to justify the inference of the swimming pool with a razor -like Ranstead st., Phila., Pa. negligence but if the proprietor proves edge thereon, and the petition set forth THREE FREE ACTS AT LIBERTY, SLACK WIRE Garden City, L. I.-May 18. Foley, Inc., 2009 of Act, Comedy Juggling and Balancing Act, Ranstead at,; Phila., Pa. that his negligence was not the direct or the acts of negligence complained Comedy Doe Acts. Price of acts reasonable. Port Chester-May 31. Otis A. Sibley. proximate cause of the injury, then he with legal sufficiency." Rye-May 31. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ranstead st., Write for literature. CHESTER HUBER, Wa- will not be held liable. Patrons Cause Injury basha. Minn. my4 Phila., Pa. For instance, in Nabson v. Mordall White Plains-May 26. Mrs. M. C. McGlone, of ap- Realty Corp., 15 N. Y. S. (2d) 38, the Another important point law THE CARMENES-TWO COMPLETE AND 1422 Pelham Parkway, S., New York, N. Y. plicable to swimming pools and other distinct acts. Three people hand and ladder NORTH CAROLINA court records show that a patron of a balancing equilibrists. Three Greensboro-May 18. Edgar A. Moss, 808 place of amusement was seriously ini amusement injuries is that proprietors people comedy use care to acrobatic act. Price and literature on request. Summit ave. jured by a large splinter in a defective are expected by the law to Address BOX 21, Williamston, Mich. ap27 OHIO seat. sued for damages and alleged prevent careless patrons from effecting Columbus-May 11-12. A. Wilson Bow, 2806 He patrons. Various (higher AERIAL COWDENS-Three Standard Acts. Fast 12th st., Detroit, Mich. that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur injuries to other Double Trapeze Comedy courts have laid down the rule of law Revolving Ladder and Youngstown-April 27-28. A. Wilson Bow, . was applicable. However, since the pro- Illuminated Swinging Ladder. Literature and price 2806 12th st., Detroit, Mich. prietor proved that two competent in- that a proprietor is liable in damages on request. Address The Billboard, Cincinnati, O. OKLAHOMA by acts of another my1 S spectors had inspected the premises the to a patron injured Tulsa-May '1. J. W. Collins, Box 2378. by AMERICA'S OUTSTANDING Clown at previous day and had failed to discover patron if the testimony shows that Liberty PENNSYLVANIA care May 5th to June 15th. Produce single, double, Elkins Park-May 12. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ran - the splinter, the higher court reversed exercise of ordinary the patron trio or large bunch numbers.. Furnish comedy for could have discovered that such acts entire show. Best stead st., Phila. the lower court, which held the propri- of everything, none better. Clubs. Overbrook-May 30. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ran - were being done or were about to be parks, fairs, circus, carnival, units, picnics. Been stead st., Phila. etor liable, and said: with all the very best. Full line of photos and flashy "The defendant (proprietor) in this done or could have protected the pa- literature. ROY BARRETT,, Billboard, 1564 Philadelphia-May 4. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ran - the conducting of Broadway, New York. ap27 stead st., Phila. case offered evidence to show that after trons by controlling 21-22. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ran - the third persons, or giving a warning DOUBLE DOG ACT-Featuring rope walking and Pittsburgh-May the close of each day's performance, two 50 ft. high dive. Playing New England States stead st., Phila. watchmen go thru the premises raising adequate to enable them to avoid the only. Literature on request. H. BATSON, care Whltemarsh-May 26. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ran - harm. The Billboard, Cincinnati, O. my4 stead st., Phila. up and inspecting each seat, and report- TEXAS ing any visible defects. On like occa- For Instance, in Boardman v. Ottinger, E. R. GRAY'S ATTRACTIONS-Twelve Vaude- 826 S. ville and Circus Acts. Six ladies, four gents. Dallas-May 12. Mrs. Earl E. Watson, sions six cleaners sweep the floors and 88 Pac. (2d) 967, It was disclosed that 'triple Bar Act, Oak Cliff Blvd. young men Rolling Globes, Contortionist. Roman VIRGINIA go over each seat with dust cloths. Any in a swimming pool four Ladders, Skating Act Comedy Acrobats, Swinging were a game catch with a rub- Ladders, Slack Wire, Dog Act, Posing Act, Comedy Alexandria-April 27. Foley, Inc., 2009 Ran - defects thus discovered are reported to a playing of Riding Art (we use a mule), Singing and Dancing. stead st., Philadelphia, Pa. carpenter employed to make repairs. The ber ball 15 inches in diameter and weigh- ('an he booked as a unit or separately. Address himself also makes periodical ing a pound and a half, which was a Ross and Keck Ave., Evansville, Ind. my18 carpenter inspections. He stated that any defec- part of the equipment provided by the THRILL ACTS - Unit offering sensational and un- INJURY SUITS tive condition called to his attention was operator of the pool. The game had been usual acts, featuring the Flying Trapese, America's most beautiful motorized thrill performance., Copy- (Continued from page 48) promptly repaired. There was no con- in progress for about 10 minutes and righted. Open for fairs, celebrations or contract. H one of the steepest declines, of this proof." the players were in the shallow part of you ran offer definite contract write or wire ALL descending tradiction AMERICAN DAREDEVILS, care of Jack Evans, the force of the tilting and resulting jolt Also, see Selter v. Cordes, 146 App. Div. the pool when the ball was thrown by 445 Mt, Vernon Rd., Newark, O. became more violent than ever before, 300, in which a patron was injured when one of the players and, accidentally TWO FEATURE PLATFORM ACTS Wire causing one of the girls to be thrown for- he slipped and a splinter on the floor struck a bather in the face, knocking her Walker and Jugglers. Each act nine fifteen seat, as a result of The court refused to head against a rough concrete wall and minutes. Write for prices and literature. THE ward and out of her ran into his foot. GRIFFITH TRIO, 316 Main, Keokuk, Ia. jy27 which she sustained certain personal in- apply the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, effecting serious injuries. juries. and held that because there was no It is important to know that the high- AT LIBERTY The injured girl sued the proprietor proof of the existence of the splinter for er court held the proprietor liable In for damages. This court said: any period of time before the accident, damages, and' quoted: "The question whether the speed, so that proper care might have afforded "It was the duty of said defendants PIANO PLAYERS method and manner of operation and the proprietor an opportunity to remove (proprietor) in the operation of said pool the character and force of the jolts were it, or to show that it was of such prob- to use all reasonable care to prevent MALE PIANIST AND ACCORDIONIST WANTS consistent with the exercise of due care able origin that proper inspection could the invitee patrons from carelessly play- situation with any size band. White; age under the circumstances, and their have discovered it, no negeligence was ing in said pool, and the said defendants 25; weight, 180 pounds. Well qualified mu- causative relation to appellee's injury, shown. could have, by the exercise of reasonable sically. Three years with nine -piece band. care, prevented said boys from playing One year on radio program. Write to are questions of fact for the jury." Therefore, it is quite apparent that if FREEMAN,. Xenia, Ill. ap27 Also, see the case of Murphy v. proprietors of carnivals, circuses and in the highly dangerous manner."

www.americanradiohistory.com 56 Tite Billboard April 27, 1940,

Conducted by SAM ABBOTT-Communications to 1564 Broadway, New York Vacation Items in Limelight As Fairs Expect Big Crowds

Fare reduction to increase travel and demand for bags and kits-stay-at-homes are prospects for picnic items and sports equipment-prize users get busy

CHICAGO, April 20.-With tourist travel to Europe cut off and the New York World's Fair and San Francisco expo anticipating enormous crowds, ' con- cessioners, salesboard and bingo operators, direct sellers and prize users in general are planning to cash in on this type of trade by featuring accessories which MERCHANDISE BINGO CONTINUES TO CLICK. Here is a picture of a Americans will need in their travels. Railroad and bus fares have been reduced permanent merchandise set-up at a game operated seven times a week in Moose and many Americans will take to the road this summer. Publicity for the world's Hall, Astoria, L. I., N. Y., by Jerry Gottlieb. Since sessions are held so regularly, fair has been angled to attract more of the middle income group. With more the display is allowed to remain, Gottlieb says. The announcer at the extreme people already planning to attend the right is Robert Perrilli. fairs and the stay-at-homes planning picnics or fishing and camping trips, wholesale houses report that orders for vacation items are moving to those who early start which will want to get an A Column for OPERATORS & Many Prize Items Are Exhibited permit several turnovers. DISTRIBUTORS of SALES - According to J. C. Margolis, of J. C. BOARDS, SALESCARDS and Margolis Co., shipments have already TRADE been made of quantities of scout knives, STIMULATORS. At Annual Toy Fair in New York water jugs, thermos bottles, tourist sets, traveling bags, field glasses and cameras. Those in metropolitan areas who plan NEW YORK, April 20.-Optimism was Arthur Popper, represented by D. Heller, to visit seashore or mountain resorts the keynote of the American Toy Fair, was among other firms showing adult will be lured by lines of electric fans, which closed here today after a 20 -day games. traveling irons, traveling clocks and By BEN SMITH session at Hotel McAlpin and 200 Fifth Sports equipment, such as footballs, kitchen sets. These were very popular avenue, where 100,000 playthings were dart games and quoits, was shown more oper- A member of The Billboard staff re- space this year ever before. Noble Sports last year, and alert workers and following from a Southern displayed over seven acres of floor than ators feel sure they will repeat. ceived the by 435 firms, members of the Toy Man- Equipment Co., represented by H. E. sheriff friend: A., The first Noble and Jack and Michael Schiff, had Luggage To Go Big ufacturers of the U. S. Inc. "I have been some time getting to week was given over to wholesalers. on display a full line of dart boards, Portable radios-the pick -up -and -go your letter, but I don't quite understand Many items on display were considered clown bean bag game, spinner game and battery sets-are claiming much atten- what you mean by salesboards unless adaptable to the prize field. quoits. A professional archery line was tion, end the boys are ordering them it is what we call punchboards. If it is According to H. D. Clarke, assistant featured. in quantities, Joseph Holtz, of Jacob you are speaking of, I do punchboards manager of displays, buyers are again Christmas Decorations Shown Holtz Co., reports. These sets have been not look upon them with much favor this year demanding American -made improved until they suit the vacation at this time due to the closing orders toys. He also revealed that this was Christmas decorations, a new industry field exactly. Luggage is showing indi- I have put out on all the other rackets." approxi- rapidly growing in this country, were an easy situation to meet, for war cations of being a topnotcher on the "All the other rackets." In these few mately 95 per cent of toys shown were displayed by several firms. With the prize lists. The entire line, from zipper words we have the answer to why opera- made in this country. He also estimated in Europe threatening a $4,000,000 an- bags to fitted bags, will be in demand, it nual business in America, factories have tors are hit at times when a general that toy sales this year would exceed Lines was said, with many stands featuring crusade is on. Public officials, either $230,000,000 been set up to offset import cuts. the four-nighter, a suitcase that will because they are not fully acquainted shown were as ornate as the imported hold nearly as much as a steamer trunk. with make-up of the salesboard business, Dolls, Stuffed Toys Shown ones and seemed to have better color- Holtz also reports that a knife set or because they are selfishly interested Dolls and stuffed toys Were featured ing than foreign products Many of the containing a knife with a five -inch blade in furthering their own political for- at the display, with many firms bringing decorations are unbreakable and prices and a knife with blades for outdoor use tunes, will often include salesboard op- new items on the market. Gay Novelty are exceptionally low. as well as gadgets for opening cans and erators when the heat is on. Now we and Stuffed Toy Co., headed by Philip Firms showing balloons included Oak doing other chores around camp is very do not question that this sheriff is Budda, had an attractive line of panda Rubber Co., Barr Rubber Co. and Ander- popular. These sets are proving profit- sincere in his belief that salesboards, bears and featured a newly designed son Rubber Co. Toss-ups and inflated able for bingo operators, he said. or punchboards as he calls them-which, scotty dog which it believes will be in toys depicting favorite comic characters Casting outfits are reported especially big demand on midways and with shore were exhibited. Barr featured Bonnie by the way, is not the correct term when Bossie and Porky popular this year, and bingo and sales - referring to merchandise boards-is a resort concessioners this summer. Joy among its toss-ups, board operators are stocking them. Gell- racket instrument. Yet we feel reason- Doll Co., represented by E. M. Forster, while Oak had Pinocchio, the gypsy man Bros. is featuring a special outfit ably certain that were he to take the featured Dixie Belle dolls. These range balloon and the new Pudgy Pig. J. F. which contains a three-piece rod with in size from 7 to 24 inches, and are Anderson, of the Anderson company, time to study operations of the boys said cork grips, spool of silk line, level winding in his town who handle nothing else priced to make them available for both his firm was again showing the reel, red -head plug, metal wabbler, fish merchandise, he would find that bingo and salesboard awards. New rub- silver airship balloon with paper cabin knife, scaler, wire leader and stringer. but berized washable animals were also on and fins that made such a hit last year. like any other legitimate merchandise From all indications, he said, The set is sturdy and compact and comes business there is absolutely nothing of display. Lucky Toy Co. displayed a line the item packed in green enameled metal tackle the racket about them. Experienced of chenille balloon pants bears, and had will be a big seller again this year. Barr box. afford several of its 36 -inch drum majors with was represented by William J. Canary, operators know that they cannot Fred Sichel and Arthur D. Benedict, and on Market to their business, that as soon as teddy bear heads on exhibit. Among Candid Camera taint other firms showing doll and stuffed Oak by Walter J. Leatherow. The candid portable radio will be seen they try to pull anything off color they're thru. toy lines were Benny Brachet, Ltd.; on many beaches and at "mountain re- Goldberger Doll Corp., M. Hardy, Different sorts. Early .orders received by D. A. An operation must have repeat loca- Toys; Madame Louise Doll Co., Inc.; Pechter Co. indicate it wilt be one of tions to be successful and the only American Toy and Novelty Co., Artistic the biggest items of the season. Radio way to get locations to repeat is to keep Toy Co., Atlas Toy Mfg. Corp.; Keeneye comes in non -breakable plastic case location workers and customers satisfied. Products, Inc.; Natural Doll Co., Inc., 81/4 by 41,4 inches. Set is genuine 1.4 - Operators understand this and therefore and Toyland Novelty Co., Inc. INGO volt superheterodyne and has everything make every effort to keep everyone built in. It is easy to tune with full happy, deliver premiums promptly when Sees Big Season V! r standard bat- offer vision tuning dial. Uses cards are completed and merchan- William Rott, of William Rott Co., said ©ñ co teries, has dynamic speaker and phone dise which will tempt John Public to that he is looking forward to the biggest By mOó connections. Weight is five pounds. come back for more. season in years on games. He pointed JOHN m The Clarion, a three-way portable Of course, a cheap chisler will crop out that back in 1923 and 1924 man Q0-ree with earphone, which operates on AC - up sometimes who will attempt to switch jongg was popular, and this and other CARY DC or batteries, is a sure-fire money- merchandise or skip altogether without tile games are again claiming attention. maker for salesboard and bingo oper- delivering awards. You will find his The same thing, he said, applies to ST. JOHN, N. B., is a great place for ators, Gold Seal Novelty Co. reports. Set type in almost any business and he is backgammon, which was in demand bingo, and churches and organizations has ample volume supplied by the five - definitely in the minority in the sales - around 1933. With interest revived in of thi,s Canadian town realize its fund- tube superheterodwne circuit Aerial and board business. He doesn't last very these two games there is every reason to raising power. A report comes from the ground are built-in, and the aeroplane long and the law always catches up with believe that other games will also set Catholic Youth Orgànization of the luggage case makes it easy to transport. him. new sales marks this year. Rott's firm Cathedral parish which states, "Were it Westerhaus Amusement Co. reports Since before the turn of the century also had on display suitcase roulette not for the weekly bingo party the CYO that the flsh-o-board is already show- salesboards have provided gainful em- wheels, which are increasing in popu- would be hopelessly in debt. The re- ing indications of bringing salesboard ployment to thousands of men and larity. Metro Mfg. Co., makers of ever- ceipts from activities other than bingo boys folding money. This set includes women who might not have been able lasting bingo ball, had tile and back- cover only about 20 per cent of ex- two No. 35 reels, two No. 199 steel rods, a to provide for themselves or their fami- gammon sets on exhibit, too. Sidney penses. The game each Friday night No. 550 fly rod, a No. 372 fly box, two lies in any other way. And salesboards Finkelstein, representing Metro, reported allows continuance of social and recrea- No. 282 Oreno pork rinds, two No. 2019 have been one of the finest advertising that the new red everlasting bingo ball tional activities provided by the organ - (See VACATION ITEMS on. page 60) (See DEALS on page 60) was being well received on the market. (See BINGO BUSINESS on page 60)

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Write fo The Billboard, Buyers' Service Two Scotty Dogs, Elephant and Donkey or Men of War mounted on bases of General Electric Department, 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, Alnico Magnet Metal. They will draw together of companies in this when placed face to face or spin around when O., for addresses placed tail to tail. Also will perform many department supplying the items which other tricks. interest you. TWO SCOTTY DOGS

Per GrDozeossn Sets $10.000.5 Fire Protector No. B I N30 Sets 1 Agents, house -to -house workers and ELEPHANT and DONKEY others are reaping good profits from Fire Eye, a device that immediately Per GroDozessn setsets $101.50 warne in any part of No. B1 N41 S of unusual heat Per .00 the house or factory, Gi:ford Laboratory L. G. MEYERS MEN OF WAR Co. reports. A simple device, Fire Eye Two Soldiers Fighting. Act Same as Dogs. works quickly and is not used up or spoiled in service. All that is necessary & ANDY INSKO NO. B 1 Per for installation is to hang this small N46 DozenGre" Setsts $110.00 device on a nail or wire. When the who most of you know as successful operators in the demon- heat rises unduly, a bell rings to give stration and promotional field, are now distributing what they WATER FLOWER = r- the alarm. No other accessories are re- believe to be the best and surest little money getter ever put =s; WORKERS quired, and this is said to be the first on the market. rte_: time that such an instrument has been HERE'S A BIG VALUE put on the market at such a low price. AN EXACT REPRODUCTION OF A LICENSE PLATE 10 Water Flowers, 23/4 Uses batteries or transfprmer to which door bells are connected. Full Instruc- Inches high, In envelope. tions are issued with eact item, the firm IN MINIATURE ON KEY CHAIN Each has metal weight at- 25c tached to hold flower down. reports. To Retail At BN10148 Sgs. $4.00 Mechanical Stork This item has been sold during the last 6 months by most Envelopes leading department stores at $1.00. Stores took orders and The machanical stork is a fast seller customers had to wait a week to 10 days for delivery. NOW and is making money for pitchmen and MEYERS Cr INSKO have made it possible for you to deliver to N. SH U RE CO. streetmen, Cohen Bros. report. Item con- customer in one minute (exact color and detail) at 25c. sists of stork carrying baby in basket 200 W. Adams St., CHICAGO which hangs from its beak. When wound up, stork wabbles around as the basket in either red or blue dangles. Item has eye -appeal and good profits are offered OVER 200% PROFIT to those who order early, the firm re- ports. This sale can be booked in the very best stores. Deal is new. Only 3 GENUINE FUR (HUBBIES weeks old. Now is the time. Sales have been booked in Walgreen, Kress 1940 STYLES $8.00 and Kresge's. EASY TO BOOK. EASY TO OPERATE. BIG PROFIT. Genuine China Lamb Suction Flag Holder looks like Real Fox ... Cet into this lucrative business now. Plenty of open territory. Send your In all shades: Red, license or social security number today with 25e in coin for sample, full Blue, Silver, Lynx and Displaying small American flags on particulars and price list. 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N. SALES 5°° B. & ATMOWSAND Genuine It has 280 page.. Lambskin FUR RUG, $1 F chock-full of unusual Complete Stocks on Hand in Our 3 Convenient Large Stores SRIIIplE100 2x3 ft. white, black, brown, values. It contains gray. 25% Dep., Bal. C.O.D. selling plans; order HOUSTON, TEX. DALLAS, TEX. KANSAS CITY, MO. stimulators; tested 707 Preston 2125 Commerce 310 West 9th H.M.J. FUR CO., 150 W. 28 St., N. t'. C. R fast selling articles to dealers. stores and dire -t to the con- comer. A new revised E issue is just off the BULOVA GRUEN ELGIN WALTHAM press. (lost about 25r. - - BINGO FREE while stock POSITIVELY Wrist & Pocket Watches Excellent Bingo location on Boardwalk, lasts. Send for your FOR LADIES AND GENTS famous New Jersey Summer Resort, store E copy Today. LOWEST Reconditioned. Guaranteed crowd 15,000 Like New. 1941 Styles now 30x50 feet, summer people, available. Write for Free good 5c play. sPONe 00.0 PRICES 4-40 Superior, Le Center, Minn. NORMAN ROSEN Catalogue. Seyfried, Manasquan, N.J. AMERICA'S LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF 801 SANSOM ST., Wholesale Jeweler PHILADELPHIA, PA.

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PINOCCHIO A department for Pitchmen, Demonstrators, Novelty Sales - mesa, Medicine Showmen, Agents, Streetmen and Othen. HEAD With Long Nose by BILL BAKER Sell this to cash In on the popularity of Walt Disney's new (Cincinnati Office) picture. In stock at New Engraving Pins with leading jobbers. '40 year guards-styles that are JOHNNY MORTON... here," he declares. "After a few more clicking . . timely sellers like just back from Florida, was spotted in days with peelers, I'll take a turn with football, basketball, roller-skating for about a month, when and bowling pins . also all the St. Paul the ether day, `f:oking healthy rad and gummy best selling locket styles, featuring and prosperous. the weather here should permit outside cÌtieOAK RUBBER CO 6 big selling "Mother -of -Pearl" o a work. I'm anxious for summer, as I'm ex- RAVENNA,OH10. Lockets . Best Selling White - delivery of a trailer the first stone Bing Styles . Cameo INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION and pecting Rings . . . Billfolds . . . Com- of July. Haven't seen much activity deliberate falsehoods are any profession's dead- NOW pacts . Photo Jewelry. Write among the boys up this way since the NEW LINE for Catalog 24 Today. liest enemies. 1940 JEWELRY READY e Sportsmen's Show in Minneapolis. It Signet Pins, shouldn't be long until we see Jim Os- Rings, Bracelets, STANLEY NALDRETT . suitable for en- HARRY PAOLA & CO. borne's pipe about the bluebirds. I'd like gravers; Mother. after finishing his fourth week in - Ave., Chicago,Ill. to see pipes from Whitey Alm, Giles of Pearl Lockets, 5 No. Wabash Memphis, jumped to Montgomery, Ala., Smith, Curly Fredrick- Cameo and White- He pens: "I cut Puryear, Clarence stone Rings. Send April 21, for a week. son, George Hess Jr., Doc Morgan, Doc $2.00 for complete samples. up some jackpots with Buster and Murray, Carl Swanson, Eddie Kiel, Al Free Catalog. Marion Robertson, Wendell and Dona JACK ROSEMAN CO. Decker and Barney Oldfield. It seems 307 Fifth Ave., New York City. Heddon, Johnny Shanahan and Doc that the only regular piper since Doc Plumsteadt in St. Louis." George Reed quit working is Stanley LOWEST PRICES Naldrett." . 100 Social Security Plates... 53.50 PAT PATTERSON a a s 100 Col. Social Security Plates 6.26 is in W. T. Grant's store, Memphis, with for 100 Colored License Plates cake decorators. JUICER WORKER JENNY sex: "Reason with Chains 3.50 s . most people's success is attributed to the fact Complete Stamping Outfit Letters, that they are self -winders." Figures and Gauge, $4.00. Send for DOC H. CAPELL * s Complete List Free. Cases, Die Set pipes from McAlester, Okla.: "I worked and Stamping Machine. Don't de- lay. Send 25% for C. O. D. Durant, Okla., with med last week. ROSTERS . FRANK BONOMO, 65 Central Several med folks were in town. All and brief news notes from med shows are Ave., Dept. BB -27, Brooklyn, N. Y. met at Jack Goodman's house, and the always welcome. big dough was really cut up. Tom Wilson and wife, Red Barns and wife, HOW'S BUSINESS... ELGIN & WALTHAM New Suction Flag Holder Doc Moon, Soapy Williams, Pat Harris you fellows who are working the auction Jack Capell sold a thousand pounds REBUILT WATCHES Instantly attached to any smooth surface. and pitch? Tell Bill about it. $ Complete with three 4"x5'/z" American of soap on the turn, and I did a system s 7 Jewel, 16 Size, In 8. 1Ìeç Flags with Gold Spears. Sensational seller and squared the tip with eight barrels H. Engraved Cases, at for automobiles, parking lots, World's Fair of salt shakers, then blew before the WHAT'S DOIN' Send for Pyle. List. Money Back If Not Satlafled. and Election. Sells for 25c to 50c each. Harry Worthy and Morris Kahntroff? CRESCENT CITY WATCH MAT ERI Sample. 15c; Dozen. $1.50. income tax man could hear us." 118 N. Broadway, Louis, « Haven't had a line from you fellows in Pipe in. GORDON MANUFACTURING CO. HOW'S ABOUT more pipes from the old- some time. Dept. FD9, 110 E. 23rd St., New York City timers, telling about the good old days? SELL SIGNS ANYBODY ORDER... Gas Sta- flowers for to Stores, Taverns, ROCKWELL . . their laurel and artificial tions, newest 25c Sparkling T. D. (SENATOR) The frien`ás Signs. Cost 5c (in pens from Seattle under date of April Mother's Day? Consensus seems to be of my friends GEM SOCIAL SECURITY be done on 100 lots). Big assortment. S 1 c I A LikECUAITI 15: "Carl Leander is laid up in the King that plenty of business will Novel illustrations. Also Re- PLATES County Hospital, Seattle, with a cancer that day with those items. MY efriends ligious Mottoes. Send $5.00 -- lyiyiQi $3.00 per 100 NOW and turn 4t into on his left leg, which is to be removed $25.00 with a day's good CASES above tile knee April 17. Anyone know- JOE I. MORRIS . . selling of the hundred signs we will send you $1.00 per 100 ing Carl is requested to write to him, tells from Kansas City, Mo., that he postpaid anywhere in the II. S. A. Stamping outfit consisting of a complete set of New as he GEM, B-33, 4327 Harrison St., Chicago, III. dies, including alphabet and numbers and gauge- as he will be there for some time. Saw spent the winter in Orleans, $4.00. We have a good proposition for agents. Joe Baker here yesterday. He seems to has done for the past six years. He pen- Send for illustrated catalog and details. be doing okeh. I am leaving for Spokane cils: "This winter was a tough one and RELIABLE SALES CO. for a week or so, then to San Francisco to make it tougher my Gila monster bit 1133 Broadway, Dept. BG, NEW YORK CITY for the fair. I worked the National a Negro's finger half off. I'm still out pHOTO.O Housing Show here with pens, as did on bail and will settle it next winter MOUNTS Carl Leander and A. R. Hill." when I get back there. Right now I'm di jamming at sales." FROM THE FACTORY Stronger Eyes PENCIL WHITEY . . . Mountings from VA x2 up to the largest Learn all the secrets. BOB WOLF . Our $1..00 book tells you how to strengthen and typewrites from Danville, Va., that he sizes. Sparkling new designs, surprisingly improve your eyesight In a short time. Sell It is doing well with his trained dogs Harry Rutherford, Bob Arturan, Alan for 50e and give away three "Mystery Tricks" (Harry White's Hollywood Dogs). Weston are knee deep in jackpots in moderate prices and rush service. Write with each book. Agents' price, Including tricks: to 25 books, 20e each; 50 books, 15e each. Sample Indianapolis, according Wolf. Ruth- we for illustrated circular... Miniature book and tricks, 36c. MARCUS erford is cleaning up with naptha crys- ROBERT (RED) samples 25 cents, postpaid. P. 0. BOX 84, CINCINNATI, OHIO is now manager of the outdoor event tals; Artman, Marvel polish; Weston, sales department of Eye Shade Corp. of liquid thread. "How about a pipe from THE GROSS PHOTO SUPPLY CO. Coupon Workers Sheetwrlters Pitchman America, Cleveland. He says: "The con- Walter Meuse, Al Kleihauer, Helen Tay- 1501.17 W. BANCROFT ST., TOLEDO. OHIO Get the Pen That Makes You Money nection I have just made is something lor, Russ Weith, Pret Evans, Harry Bern- a bit different and is going over like a stein, Art Suffens, Paul Trexler, Albert WALTHAM house on fire. It is known as Peepers." Roberts and Lou Peters," queries Wolf. ROLLED GOLD PLATED WIRE (Gold Filled) 111 with what you have done ROBERT BELL . . . New All Pearl Package Just Completed. SATISFACTION L PER The Package That Gets will never make you conspicuous for what you letters from Southern Indiana that he $26.00 GROSS Real Money 40, is to ° Write for Price List on All Type Waltham Pena. will do. Get out and get at 'em, boys and making towns in that territory fair î, STARR PEN CO., girls. results with novelties. Says he saw Ellis 227 Eddy St., PROVIDENCE, R. I. 300 W. Adams St., Dept. B, Chicago, Ill. * e Jones several days ago in Evansville. C WC CANNUS .. . with gold wire jewelry, was sighted in St. CLAUDE GILLIAM SUBSCRIPTION MEN before blew into Ann Arbor, Mich.,, the other Paul recently leaving for a Green Make Money With Leading Poultry Paper. Every store in Des Moines. day from San Antonio. The latter city farmer a prospect. Attractive $1.00 deal. Experi- RETAILS FOR $1.00. * is tough, he says, but Ann Arbor seems enced men wanted East of Mississippi River and North of Tennessee and Carolinas. Write for detalla. Each box bolds 20 Cellophaned TWO ACE JAM MEN .. . even worse, what with ugly, cold weather. se Packe of Factory Fresh and Marvin He expects to make the fair at New York CHAS. WEBSTER Gum! Snappy Display Bezel Harry Corry R. South, Room 1201, Sandstone Bldg., Mount Morris, III. help you to get quick 110 ta visited the pipes desk last week for a this year. 200% profits. Be our distrib- lengthy confab, while stopping in Cin- Ster--get ser ed! Send 50o for sample box (pre- Louis to PUSH-A-MATIC paidI. GREAT FIELD FOR AGENTS. Write cinnati en route from St. Plungers Combos Sets AMERICAN CHEWING PRODUCTS CORP., Reynoldsville, Pa., where they will join 4th and Ft. Pleasant_Avs., Newark, N. J. Bantly's All-American Shows with their Pitchdom Five Years Ago auction pitch. Harry, sporting a new Big Price Reductions, Send for List. Packard car, spent the winter in Houston, William Payton just came out of Con- JOHN F. SULLIVAN UNDERWOOD where he managed a local jewelry store. cord, N. H., territory. where he found 458 Broadway (Fast Service Sully) N. Y. City things rather tough. He ran into Circus BENNY GROSS . Red McMullen and Pine Tree Mc- 4*;3221- and Harry Lavin, jam men, are reported Donough, both of whom were working MEDICINE MEN PENS PENCILS COMBOS layout with to have signed their pitch out of Burlin'-ton, Vt. . The Rand - BUY DIRECT FROM MFRS. Ruback's Western States Shows for Write today for new catalogue of Tonics, Oil. Salve, Jack Bush Show, owned by W. A. Quacken- Soap, Tablets, Herbs, etc. Low prices-rapid service. the summer. and Lew Randall, closed a poor PLUNGEFS-SPECIAL $14.00 Gross o bush GENERAL PRODUCTS LABORATORIES hall season in Keeneville, Pa. Randall Manufacturing Pharmacists GRODIN PEN CO., 693 Broadway. New York City improve your fellow workers' 187 E. Spring St., Columbus, Ohio ATTEMPTS to joined Gorman Bros.' Circus band. . discrepancies is splendid work, but why not Cola C. M. Freed was pitching around ORIGINAL 4 for 10e spend more time and trouble developing your Oklahoma City and readying his Vita - PHOTOGRAPHERS CASH IN own virtues? On Our Photo Jewelry Novelties. a * SLIP -NOT -TIES New $2.50 RINGS- BRACELETS- CHARMS E. . RAD WORKERS SPRING Styles, TIE CLASPS, Etc. DONALD CRABB .. Doz. Postpaid. Fast Sellers, Complete Line- Lowest Prices. is in Rochester, Minn., working his peeler Pitchmen Demonstrators Repeaters. Send for Sample SEND 25c FOR SAMPLES OF 2 BEST layout until his rad package is ready. C'ero up this sea^on. Do -PI Paste for spots and Dozen and be convinced. SELLERS-CATALOG FREE in of stains. Today's best demonstrating Item. 250 for Free Catalog, Says he's doing quite well spite sample can, full particulars. MEDALLION NOVELTY CO., Inc. Original. GRUDGE MFG. CO. 208 Bowery, New York City. the way he has worked that town for the B. & D. PROD. 00.) past two years. "I'm practically a native 45-47 Old Broadway, tsew York, N. Y. Patented. 13 N. 13th St., Phila., Pa.

www.americanradiohistory.com Gil The Billboard WHOLESALE MERCHANDISE -PIPES April 27, 1940 CONN.-New Haven. K. C. Circus in Arena. even sizes, are offered by Nashua Slipper 29 -May 4. Co. FLA.-Webster. Tomato Festival & Carnival, DEMONSTRATING ENGRAVERS 2-4. Since many tourists will take to the GA. -Atlanta. Horse Show, 3-5. road in automobiles, the auto utility Be sure to watch for the announcement our new catalogue in a later issue of of The ILL. -Chicago. Natl. Premium Expo, 29 - case is an item that concessioners and Billboard. We will have many NEW items in Signet Jewelry. All our merchandise has a May 3. other prize users are finding in demand. NON -COMPARABLE stand-up FINISH which guarantees perfect satisfaction. Why not IND.-Indianapolis. Auto Races, 30. The by Ft. Wayne. Dog Show, 5. item, made Bridgeport Leather buy the BEST; it costs no more. Make us a one -Stop SERVICE station for the best in Gary. Dog Show. 4. Specialty Co, fits over the visor of a car Signet Jewelry and Electric Engraving Equipment. A trial of our merchandise will KAN. -Leavenworth. Dog Show, 1-2. and is installed by snapping two spring make you a steady customer. MABS.-Boston. N. E. Drug & Health Show, clamps into place. When it is not in 30 -May 4. use everything is completely inclosed M188. -Como. Northwest Miss. Fair & Horse Always something new at Show, 30 -May 3. and out of sight, not interfering with West Point. Northwest Miss. Live-Stock the sun visor. To open, turn down visor Show. 30 -May 3. and unfasten catch. Set is equipped EDW. H. MORSE & COMPANY, Attleboro, Mass. MO. -St. Joseph. Apple Blossom Festival, with large mirror, comb, nail file, com- 2-4. partments for cigerets, lighter, matches, "We Lead Others Follow" Springfield. Dog Show, 4-5. - N. Dog Show, 5. full length pocket for sun glasses, road J. -Trenton. N. C. -Charlotte. Home Expo, 1-4. maps, auto license, compact and shop- OKLA.-Guymon. Pioneer Day & Panhandle ping memos. Stampede, l-2. PA. -Philadelphia. Dog Show, 4. TENN.-Collierville. Cheese Carnival, Live- DEALS Stock & Dairy Show. 2-4. -- Sensational! Fascinating! WASH.-Eatonville. Community Days, 3. (Continued from page 56) WIS.-Manitowoc. Indoor Circus, 2-4. mediums and one of the finest sales CAN. -Amherst, N. S. Cumberland Motor aids which premium manufacturers The new popular Silent Flame Lighter Show, 1-4. have had at their disposal. Operates in an entirely new principle. Base is attractively HAPPY LANDING. finished in dark wood grain and copper. Lighter shaft con- BINGO BUSINESS cealed in base. When withdrawn and touched to any part of (Continued from page 56) nude statuette . . . the shaft tip ignites. ization for the young people of the POPULAR ITEMS No. 2621 - EACH 95c. EACH (LOTS OF 12), 90c. parish. Because of bingo, a large gym- (Continued from page 58) nasium is available for several spots, three sizes of different shapes, cuts rib- 1940 CATALOG 1940 including swimming in the pool, which bons and slices of any thickness with READY SOON is 30 by 40 feet. plain or scalloped sides and is particu- "In addition to a gymnasium on the larly useful for making soups, salads, - WRITE FOR YOUR COPY TODAY second floor, there is a sizable au- garnishes of all kinds and chips for ditorium for meetings and bingo parties. skillet and deep fat frying. Item is made Overflow from the games is handled of heavy cast aluminum with cutters of PREMIUM in the adjoining gymnasium. Only mer- stainless steel. Fair workers are eying CONTINENTAL MART chandise prizes are awarded, and win- this number for future use, it is re- 822 N. THIRD ST., MILWAUKEE, WIS. ners are allowed to take their choice ported. of prizes on the stand. Weekly notice is made from the pulpit each Sunday and also posted in the weekly bulletin MARK'S IN CLICK at the main church entrance. Before Continued from page 41) ENGRAVERS JEWELRY WORKERS! bingo games were started, there was a new rides, shows present one of the best BEAUTIFUL big yearly deficit." looking midways in their history, reports HAND MADEWOODEN NAMES Walter D. Nealand. INITIALS DOGS HORSES HEARTS SHIELDS LEAVES AND OTHER WOOD IT IS NOT NECESSARY to review the Opening marked the beginning of JEWELRY ITEMS SUITABLE FOR ENGRAVING. fund-raising qualities of bingo, for that shows' 15th annual tour. Because of SEND $2.00 FOR SAMPLE ASSORTMENT. NO CATALOG. has been done several times in this limited space, several shows and rides CHAS. DEMEE, Mfr., 2518 N. 30th St., Milwaukee, Wis. column and the above shows better than were left in quarters, but will be added we could express it how some churches to the next stand. John H. Marks, own- rely upon the proceeds from the game. er -manager, received numerous compli- Tone Co. for its opening at Anadarko, The games at St. John are becoming ments on the shows from friends, includ- OUR SLOGAN they support. ing State, city and county officials. YEARS Okla. Included in the show were G. F. famed for the work FOR OVER 24 Griffin and Boney, movie dog. . Art Shows exhibit at Petersburg Pike, South WE ARE "NEVER UNDERSOLD" Cincinnati for Richmond, and West Broad . . . has given us a tremendous following Cox opened in Lewistown, Pa., with a REPORTS ON BINGO in street and . . . NOW . . . We challenge every Buyer new layout. His brother, Count, was March show that 207 parties were held Belt Line showgrounds here before start- . To make us prove It. 229,601 people attended. Figures, ing on the road. Among those on hand See competitor's catalogs . Send us the working with him.... Ji D. Driskell was and orders with their prices and in every Instance in Muncie, Ind., and had lunch at Mac's as given by the sponsors and included for opening were General Agent C. W. We guarantee you Better Values. Lunch, owned and operated by Mac, of in the report given by Police Chief Cracraft, John Robinson IV, Al Huband, Our line consists of Razor Blades, Toiletries, Side -Line Merchandise, Notions, Novelties, wire -basket note. . Among pitchmen Eugene T. Weatherly to City Manager Buster Gordon and family, Charles Lenz, Gifts, Saleeboards and Deals. at the Flower Show in Minneapolis the C. O. Sherrill, showed gross receipts of UNIVERSAL WHOLESALERS Customers last week of March were Gene Golin, $176,284.57. Average cost was 58.4 cents Note . Through special arrangement all orders for Ray Martz, peelers; Mike Lewis and wife, per person. "Last year bingo playing Holy Week UNIVERSAL WHOLESALERS pens; Charley Martin, scopes; Perlon and for the month embracing shipped by us. wife, gummy; Sammy Lepper, glass cut- showed a one-fourth decrease, but this New Items at Prices Deposit of 25% With All C. O. D. Orders. ters; Harry Shettnick, paper. . . . Doc was not the case for March thLs year," Send ALL ORDERS to NEW YORK Only That will "Knock Your Eye Out." W. R. Kerr worked Greer, S. C., and met Weatherly added. Doc Jack Miles, who had been platform- Get Our FREE New 1940 Flyer Just ILLS SALES CO.INC. ing in Greer . AGO we received a let- Out and Start Making Real Money. Out Only Mailing Rdd.es, ur .uuK for a week to good biz... A FEW DAYS New York. N. Y. Doc Franklin, of the Franklin Med Show, ter from a sheriff in the South who re- Write Now to 901 BROADWAY, made a WORLD'S LOWEST PRICED WHOLESALERS had been working lots around Spartan- ported that he had recently burg, S. C., for two weeks. . Sam clean sweep thru the county, shutting BOX 425, The Billboard, Woods Bldg., Chubich temporarily deserted pitchdom down bingos. This letter came in an- Chicago, Ill. to take over the management of the swer to our letter regarding this action. MOTHER'S DAY Chrysler Public Ballroom, Detroit. . The sheriff told us that the games he Red and White Doc J. H. Ward's show just finished play- closed were for cash and not merchan- ing Pelham, Ala., to good biz. Roy Wyant dise. Bingo, as conducted by worth- CARNATIONS and Pat Hamby joined. . . . Doc W. F. while organizations for charities, was -BEAUTIFUL MINIATURES - Blair, 77, veteran med pitchman of Sher- molested. Those in chargé were in- Clean Up With not Articial Carnations for man, Tex., died at his home there April formed that as long as the church Mother's Day. 11.... Pencil Whitey and C. C. Sawyer. wanted to hold these games, using mer- who had been working coils, rad and chandise prizes, it was perfectly all BEST QUALITY tricks thru the South, stopped CARNATIONS: at the right. Pipes desk in Cincinnati.... That's all. This case is typical of action against $2.00 PER 100 bingo. It has been stirred up by cash Prepared Green Fern to games. Our experience is that where be used with Carnations, by an organization 25c per Bunch. games are conducted (4 Bunches of Fern Events for 2 Weeks f for charity and with merchandise sufficient for each 100 awards, the games have the indorse- Carnations.) and 25% Deposit With ment and approval of civic leaders Orders, Balance C.O.D. April 22-27 authorities. ARK. -Norman. Barbecue As Fiesta, 22-27. CALIF. -Beverly Hills. Dog Show, 27-28. No. 2240 -Made of vitroplast (un almost un- FRANK GALLO Pasadena. Southern Calif. Flower Show, VACATION ITEMS breakable glass composition) in gorgeous colors. 25-28. (Continued from page 56) The fruit basket is % inch high, to top of handle "Importer and Manufacturer," D. C. -Washington. Dog Show, 25-28. i 34 inch. The candlesticks are 2 inches high, 1429 LOCUST ST., ST. LOUIS, MO. FLA.-Ruskin. Tomato Festival, 23-27. dollar Orenos, a No. 1762 stream Oreno, and match basket in colors. Price $4.00 per doz. IND.-Ft. Wayne. Food Show, 23-27. two No. 880 flys, a No. 1170 fly rod reel, sets. Come in twelve different colors, one more KAN. -Eureka. Spring Trade Show, 25-27. No. 1991 beautiful than the other, and when displayed have two No. 2360 fish stringers, two a gorgeous effect. MD.-Pikesville. Dog Show, 28. fish -o-bite, four fish knives and two MO. --Joplin. Fiesta, 20-27. 16 We have other miniatures in vitroplast, Illus. IMPORTED RUGS flashlights. Fish -o -board is inches on BEAUTIFUL N. M. -Albuquerque. Dog Show, 24-25. high, with items trated price list mailed application. Full Size, 72 by 48 Inches. Santa Fe. Dog Show, 27-28. wide and 32 inches N. Y. -Buffalo. Food & Beverage Equipment attractively arranged to at- Hand woven by native workman In a beautiful mentioned blue, red, etc. Exclusive Show, 22-25. tract attention of anyone who intends variety of colors, green, Home & Builders' Show, 23- Leo Kaul Importing Agency territory and full particulars on request. Send $2.49 0. -Youngstown. to fish this summer. with return privilege. 29. 115-119 K South Market St., Chicago. for a prepaid sample Youngstown. Dog Show, 27-28. Comfort Paramount E. CONDON PA. -Philadelphia. Relay Carnival at Frank- lin Field. 26-27. Moc-about is the name of a moccasin - Box 176, UPPER DARBY, PA. B. C. -Charleston. Azalea Festival, 22-26. styled shoe that many sportsmen will TEX. -Beaumont. Natl. Home Show, 22-27. be wearing in the woods this summer. T/ONS. -Up, 24-26. /91O$ENSII Gainesville. Circus Round Prize users are finding this an ideal FREE NEW CATALOGUE e ELGIN Er WALTHAM-Second-Hand Houston. Food Show & Home Expo., 24-28. one brings them increased New Fast Watches as Low as San Antonio. Fiesta de San Jacinto, 22-27. item and that Sellers-Incl. New Mother $1.85 of soft leather of Pearl Lockets, New Cameo & White - Cold VA. -Alexandria. Dog Show, 27. business. Shoes are made DIAMOND RINGS -Solid Dog Show, 23-24. uppers with hard leather soles and stone Rings, Engravers' Mountings as Low as Richmond. Jewelry, Crosses, Novel- rubber heels. Available in luggage -tan, ties, etc. Send for April 29 -May 4 $2 Send for Descriptive Circular brown, white, brown -and -white or navy, samples. MAJESTIC CALIF. -Lodi. Legion Picnic, 4-5. lacings in the Norwegian BEAD NOV. CO., Day Celebration, 3-5. and without 307 5th Av., N. Y. C. H. SPARBER & CO. Los Banos. May style in luggage tan only. Sizes 6 to 12, 106 North 7th St., St. Louis, Mo. Oakland. Garden Show, I-5.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 GENERAL OUTDOOR The Billboard 61 Mrs. Mabel Kidder and Willie Lewis. ager; Ral Atkins, tickets; Thelma Emer- World's Fair -est Beauty Revue, man- son, Tillie Wiles, Ann Marvello, Laura aged by Clyde Davis, did well, as did House, Trixie LaMarr and Boots Satler, ATTENTION, PREMIUM USERS Duke Jeanette's International Congress performers. Miss America, Tom Saun- of Oddities, with Duke handling the ders, manager; Ashley Dorsett, tickets; HAMILTON-ILLINOIS-BULOVA-WALTHAM-ELGIN front. Another feature is the Monkey Mae Anderson, Ruth Tinsley, Madeline Circus, with Capt. Leon Blondon in Gould, Edith Armstrong and Hasel We Carry the Largest Stock Ladies' and charge. Bob Edwards manages the In- Boone, performers. House of Mystery, Gents' Reconditioned, Guaranteed Watches. .75 Deering, Willkes, Postal Brings Free Illustrated Catalog. ternational Casino, with Col. H. M. Pete manager; John As Low Thompson as director - lecturer. Bud tickets. Darkness and Dawn, Al Pearson, Get Our Low Prices. Turner is in charge of the Wall of Death manager; Harold Adams, tickets; Dan Dix, Roy Parson, Nell Daniels and Sailor Orders flied Motordrome, while Doc Anderson directs QUAKER CITY JEWELRY CO. same day as Club Chocolate revue, with Evelyn Red- Prue, performers. N. W. Cor. 8th & Walnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. received. ding Anderson as producer. Jungleland Concessions, cookhouse, W. Canfield, is handled by China Red Delorey. manager; Tresse Canfield, cashier; Art Rides at opening were Merry -Go - Williams, griddle; John Pearl, Bill Saw - Round, Roy Hildebrant, foreman; Ferris telle and Clide Waitt, waiters. Ball Wheels, Leonard (Skeeter) Garrett, aore- games, Mrs. Garlock and Mrs. House, man; Rolloplane, Bert Britt, manager; photo gallery; Mr. and Mrs. Sander and Mrs. Stella Britt, cashier. Octopus, Dick son, Frank. Slum Spindle, Doc Lush and IDEAL EXPOSITION SHOWS, INC. Smith, manager; Ridee-O, Fred (Tex) Bill Allen. Leatherman, f or e m a n; Caterpillar, Rolldown, Bill McLaughlan, Charles America's Best Amusements Blackie Edwards, foreman; Whip, Roy Riley and Smithie. Pan store, Richard Harding, foreman; Auto Speedway, La Coste, Mrs. Steve Nail, Curley Nick - Can place organized Minstrel Show or Colored Revue. Have beautiful Ernest Davis, foreman; Baby Autos, R. C. son and Polack Steve. McQueen, manager; Elephant Ride, Capt. Ham and bacon, Mach Garlock. Slum outfits for these shows. Also Life Show and Illusion Show. skilo, E. K. Garlock. Blower, E. H. Sny- George Thompson. Will book or buy Octopus or Rollplane. Midway Cafe is well framed and oper- der. Pop corn, Mrs. Al Sawyer. Palmistry, Mrs. Store. Penny pitch, Robert Lam - ated by Mike Roman,' with Mrs. Roman Want to hear from Dope Show People, also Mechanical Man. Youthful as cashier. Bingo is operated by H. W. rock. Cigaret gallery, Eric Weston. Jones, with Ralph Flannagan in com- Hoop -la, Mrs. Wally Mahn. Charles Sie - Girls for Revue. Salaries paid out of office. mand. Late arrivals for opening were grist and the Coodinos provide the free Roy B. Jones, who stopped off en route acts. Can place Concessions of every description, including Wheels, Grind Stores, to Atlanta, and Leo M. Bistany, general General Agent H. P. Henderson is on Ball Games, Palmistry, Penny Pitch, Guess -Your -Weight, Hoopla, agent Prell's World's Fair Shows. Bert a booking tour of New England. Among Fish Pond, Glass Stores, etc. Miller did the designing and construc- visitors were I. J. Clark, Billy Winters, of new fronts, while Bob Simms and Mr. and Mrs. Snell, I. G. Crosley, Mell Showing Baltimore week April 22, Belair Road and White Avenue. tion Adams, Hootch Gibbons, Ann Simpton, Fred Jul handled the painting and deco- Write or wire WM. CLICK, Mgr. ration job. Dutch Glynn, Earl Gadson, Nick Donald- John Robinson's IV Military Elephants son, Jim Nelson, Gab Williams, pot present the free circus, under Capt. Singleton, Clyde Adamson, Pat Drew, George Thompson, assisted by Charles Eddie Santshell and Lloyd Nolson. Hansen and Fred Riley. Concessioners here included Happy and Mickey Haw- CLYDE'S UNITED SHOWS kins, Paul and Dave Lane, H. W. Jones RAIN HITS PATRICK OPENING PORTAGE, PA., SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, TO MAY 4TH. and James (Turk) Laird. Continued from page 41) Visitors Wanted-Candy Apple, Pitch-TiTf-You-Win, Roll -Down, Penny Arcade, Ball Games, Penny Pitch, Shows staff has John H. Marks, presi- complimented Owner W. R. Pat- Balloon Pitch, Grind Concessions of all kinds that work for 10 cents. Want Plantation Crime, Illusion, dent -general manager; C. W. Cracraft, rick on the shows' appearance. Snake Show or any money -getting show with or without outfits. Wanted-Kiddie Ride, Loopy-Plane. general representative; James M. Raftery, New Diesel light plant is working per- *Will consider one Flat Ride. Address all communications to business manager; J. James Lloyd, con- fectly and show fronts feature plenty of GEORGE C. SMITH, Manager, Portage, Pa. tracting agent; Nick B. Stepp, secretary - paint and new lighting effects, designed treasurer; Thomas J. Nelson, auditor; by Nappy Olsen. Rides are in good shape. Walter D. Nealand, publicity director; Staff includes W. R. Patrick, owner - George T. Chestnut, advertising agent, manager; Mrs. W. R. Patrick, secretary- and William Markwell, assistant; Bert treasurer; S. H. Barrett, general agent; BARFIELD'S SHOWS WANT Miller, builder; Robert Simms and Fred C. I. Patterson, banners and advertis- ing agent; (Mex) Jule, artists; Bert Britt, chief electrician, John Snobar, elec- First-class Cookhouse to join at once. Good office support. Good opening for Ball Games and Grind trician; Jack Hughes, assistant; Willard Want Colored and Thomas J. Heath, assistant; T. A. Meredith, Stock Concessions, Side Show, Monkey Circus and Mechanical Show. Lead Cornet, and The Bill- sound truck; Wallie Steele, as- Trombone, Saxophone, Baritone and Chorus Girls for Colored Minstrel. Salary allowance for Musicians. (Red) Shulz, mail man sisted by Red board sales agent; James Zabriskie, Butler and J. T. (Freezo) Address: Maryville, Tenn., this week; Greeneville, Tenn., next week. mechanic and superintendent of motor Graham, special promotions; W. N. (Nappy) Olsen, scenic artist; James Al- transportation; Al Palmer, trainmaster; len, Mike Roman, commissary. night watchman. Show will be transported on baggage Rides cars and trucks. Ferris Wheel, Jack Adams, foreman; Martin LaVelle, clutch. Merry -Go- SCOTT BROS.' SHOWS WANT Round, Don Meredith, foreman; Glenn For choice Kentucky still dates and bona fide fairs starting August. Kentucky, Tennessee, COLD FOR SIX SHOWS Smith and Elwood Lauritzen. Loop -o - Kiddie Rides, Live Pony Continued from page 41) Plane, Mickey McVary, foreman. Captive Alabama and Georgia fairs want Drome, Grind Shows, Ride, Stock blanked out. Continued cold on Wednes- Airplanes, Lewis McNabb, foreman. Chair- Concessions. Address BLACKIE OGELBY. Want Tuba and Sax for Colored Minstrel. Also day and Thursday resulted in poor plane, Hank Mutchall, foreman; M. B. want Ride Help. Greenville, Ky., this week; Providence, Ky., follows. spending ' and midway was forced to Dodge, tickets. Octopus, Frank Hens, remain dark on Friday. Saturday was manager; Ralph Rudisill, clutch. Pony little better, but concessions managed Express, Wilfred Peterson foreman. to do some business. Shows: Olympe, Mrs. Beth Arnot, man- WANT-CUNNINGHAM'S EXPO SHOW-WANT Staff includes J. Harry Six, owner; ager; Grace Claven, poses. Athletic, Leo Curtis L. Bockus, general manager; Mrs. Karlinko, manager and wrestler. Circus Opening at New Matamores, Ohio, Saturday, April 27, with an excellent spring route to follow. WANT SHOWS-Shows with own outfit or will furnish complete outfit for capable showmen. Edith Six, secretary - treasurer; H. P. Side Show, Lawrence LaLonde, manager - CONCESSIONS-Cookhouse, $25 per week, privilege in tickets; also can use any legitimate Henderson, general agent; Bill Eaton, openings; Paul Custer, fire eater; Concessions not conflicting. Crash Miller, Hiram Beall, William !Remelt and all people con. press; B. Storey, business manager; Frank Emerico, magician; Ruby McCabe, sword tracted, please answer this call. WILL BUY Miniature Railway or Kiddie Auto Ride. FAIR box; Lorraine, SECRETARIES AND COMMITTEEMEN, WRITE. Moran, lot superintendent; Ray McGuire, electric chair; Vera La- JOHN F. CUNNINGHAM, Mgr., New Matamoras, Ohio. light department; Al Andrews, billposter, Londe, mentalist; Kenneth Jones, tat- and R. C. Hasler, mail man and The Bill- tooed man; Dale McCabe, tickets. Annex board agent. features a dope show and a headless Rides: Merry -Go -Round, Earl Scott, illusion. Dancers of the World, Jack foreman; Will P. Roberts, second; Al Anot, manager -openings; Bess Bessara, Rankins, helper, and Sid Simmons, tick- Billy Savage, Peggy Gates, dancers; Frank EXPOSITION SHOWS ets. Ferris Wheel, Seymore Naveau, fore- Gates, Joe McMullen, tickets. Darkest GREATER man; Ray Haslet, second; Mrs. Haslet, Africa, E. L. Kemper, manager; Mrs. E. L. Want Manager with Riders to take over Motordrome. (Have Drome and two Motor- tickets. Chairplane, Wally Mahn, fore- Kemper, Zulu giantess; Ernestine Doe, cycles.) Want Side Show Attractions, Ride Help for all Rides and Chevrolet Truck man; Bill Mahn, second, and Mrs. Mahn, armless wonder; Robert Slater, glass Mechanic. All address: tickets. Kiddie Ride, H. L. Sawyer, fore- walker and fire dancer; Jack Garrity, GREATER EXPOSITION SHOWS, Care Maryland Hotel, St. Louis. Missouri. man; Al Springer, helper, and Mrs. tickets. Naughty Nudies, Patterson and Sawyer, tickets. Olsen, managers; Ruby Glass and Pearly Thiers, posers. Shows and Howard Turner, Jimmie Merrill, as- Hollywood Revue, Leo Pat Julien, man - Concessions sistants; radio wheel, Jack Milligan; bal- SMITH'S GREATER Cat rack, Jerry Foster, owner; Eddie loon dart, Mrs. Gladys Grant; ham and ATLANTIC SHOWS HOT Comic lg. lapel Buttons doz. 60c Kenski, operator. Fishpond and clothes- bacon, Sol Grant; slow freight, Bobbie Confucius say buttons 100 for 1.10 pins, Eddie Lane; Betty O'Kelly, operator. Jones; Don (Lefty) Glendon, truck WANT Foolem Shooting Cig't. Box ..doz 90c Concessions of all kinds-Bingo, Rat Game, Pan Magic Coin in Matchbox Trick " 80c W. B. Clark has stock spindle, with master. Game, Diggers, Mitt Camp, no Gyp., Photo Hot. Folders with Glove .... 45c George Phillips in charge; rolldown, Mr. Free acts are Capt. Eric Van DerWall's Gallery, High Striker; party for Kelly Ball, joint Running Spooky Spider 90c Mrs. blower, Wilbur Trio and a troupe complete; in fact, any 10e Concessions. shows NEW Squirt Bloody Thumb 40c and Jack Conners; African Lions, Zerado of all kind not conflicting. Ride Help for Wheel, Squirting Gert Celluloid baby 750 Higginson; Fred Baker and John O'Kelly, of comedy and diving dogs. Show has a M. G. R., Swings, Pony Ride, Jitterbug Ride Anarchist Soap red or black 40c workers; cigaret shooting gallery, Mrs. 10 -cent gate and is transported on 10 and Kiddie Swings. Don Newby wants Side Good Sellers per doz. Money Getters Doz 10 Show Help and Attractions, also Talkers and Spinners 4 kinds ...40 Fun Card Sets ....50 W. B. Clark. Penny pitch, Mrs. John semis owned by management and Grinders. This week American Legion Celebra- Sand Cards 6 " ...80 Wisecrack ..35 Snobar. Frank Evans' diggers and milk other trucks owned by concessioners and tion, China Grove, N. O.; then the big one, Shimmie 10 " ..25 Feet Action card ...25 bottle game, Bob Evans; Mrs. W. E. Hig- show and ride owners. Legion Post No. 24 Celebration and Jubilee, Lg. Shimmies 4 ".. .40 Comic Mirrors ..35 Union St., Danville, Va., positively in city Fun Diplomas ....20 Garlic Chocoaaeo ...60 ginson and Mason Black, operators. limits; followed by Chatham, Va.; Altavista, Hot Pepper Gum.. .35 Snake Chocolates ..50 Shooting gallery, Roy Peterson, owner; Va., and Lynchburg, Va. These are all bona fida Hot Chiclets .20 Sticks Joke .30 Dick Baumgartner, operator. Shooting WORLD'S FAIR dates. We are not the biggest, but are doing Salt Centre Gum.. .20 Silk Warmers Jr. 1.20 page 3) very nicely. All address as per route. Skunk Perfume ...75 Flannel " " .90 gallery, Roy Peterson, owner; Dick (Continued from K. F. SMITH, Mgr. Squirt Cig't Liter.. .75 Hot Seat Joke ....40 Baumgartner, operator. Pop corn, Mrs. minimum, but Hoyt Haddock, guild Surprise Matchbox ..20 Jumpout Cigarettes .60 A. M. owner; Mrs. Hill, oper- executive secretary, repudiated this. Tantalizing Spoon. .90 Running Rat .. .1.60 Derrick, WANT R Electric Hand Shaker-When they shake hands they ator. Cookhouse, Cy Smith, owner; J. L. Other shows at the fair, privately spdn- get shocked. Comp. with batteries. Price $2.50 Ea. Compton, superintendent of transporta- sored, such as Billy Rose's Aquacade, Shooting Matches, Cigar or Cig't Plugs, Itch Powder, Streets of Paris and East- HAAG BROS.FO'CIRCUS Sneeze Powder, All 25c Doz 2.75 gr. All the Best tion; Helen Hughes, head waitress; R. T. Michael Todd's Sellers In Stock, send 25c for Cat. Refunded with (Red) Kelly and Harry Livemore, griddle ern Presidents' Conference Railroads on Candy Butchers. Musicians to strengthen Minstrel first order. Or send 2.00 for 30 best sellers and range. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Grant's Parade, will probably sign agreements Band. Want Nut or Board Player. Frenchy Moore and Cat. 1 /3 Deposit on C. O. D.'s. and Hobb Cole, wire. Canton, Thursday; Brevard, MAGNOTRIX NOV. OORP., 136 Park Row, N. Y. concessions: Rolldown, Tony Lombardo, similar to the one holding for Jubilee. Friday; Henderson, Saturday; all North Carolina.

www.americanradiohistory.com 62 The Billboard GENERAI, OUTDOOR April 27, 1940 that the ordinance in question was not formed the impression that the ACA was applicable to the entertainment provided more or less a closed corporation op- From the by the plaintiff. erated by and for the large Eastern shows Notes etstetheiwerjbk, Anyone interested in details of the de- and therefore did not regard it as an cision, the precise legal treatment, prece- institution of national scope. If my im- Crossroads dents cited and such, may apply either pression is incorrect I am willing to be to The New York Law Journal, which instructed. During the seven years that By NAT GREEN ea carried the editorial in its March 29 issue, you mention this association has been in of IN THE search for new and better shows or the chief clerk of the St. Louis Court existence, neither this show nor any for carnival midways several carnival of Appeals. the other shows in this part of the men have considered the idea of putting /*Me\ * * country that I know anything about have on dramatic tab shows, be presented to ever been given an opportunity to join, perhaps three times a day. So far none Traube Dribbles .After trying for about we have, I have not known of it. Leonard six months to get a divorce from war - or if has had the courage to try it. Such exploited, might get a torn Europe, Bob Matthews and his lion open to all carnival shows, properly attraction, King Tuff y, at long last got "Is membership fair play, and if bills were judiciously and booked passage men? If so, will you please advise us how selected and players of fair talent were "What Is a Circus? their final decree and where to apply for membership? Law out of Belgium. They will have arrived used the shows would lend tone to the A RECENT issue The New York reaches the two readers. During the seven years of the life of the midway. But chances are if they didn't IN devoted more than two stand- by the time this association it has doubtless accomplished Journal . Maybe it's a free ad, but we can't show a profit after a couple of months' ard -size columns to a chief editorial on get over the fact that Diesel power units much for the benefit of all of us, and operation they would be ditched for the subject, What Is a Circus? It was are saving carnival ops plenty of green- I am wondering if there are not many something less artistic but with more prompted by the case of the old Miller backs. We understand that Royal Amer- of us out of the organization who would commercial possibilities. Nevertheless, Bros.' 101 Ranch Wild West Show versus ican Shows, for instance, used to con- be glad to know of and acknowledge someone is going to try it sooner or later. the city of St. Louis, decided on February about $40,000 worth of current per these accomplishments, if the officials 1940, Louis Court of Appeals, sume 8, by the St. season, but at present rate of 1 cent per of the association are not too modest Dr. Max Thore chief surgeon of which had to determine whether or not kilowatt via Diesel that show is not to summarize them. American Hospital, is as well known as a the performance presented by the Ranch only saving a healthy portion of that "In the officers and members of the photographer as he is for his skill as a at the St. Louis Arena in 1930 constituted Board of Directors of ACA there is an surgeon. The Detroit News of April 14 under the provisions of a local 40Gs but can use any lot regardless of a circus availability of electric supply lines. . . . outstanding array of show brains and devoted two full pages of its roto pic- ordinance for the payment of license fees. and resourcefulness, and it seems section to Dr. Thorek's photo- 10 We like Fred Woltman's Back Stage series ability torial The litigation had been pending for in The New York World -Telegram, espe- to me that no more wise and impressive graphic work, giving him a story and years. cially the piece on how the NY Garden leadership could be marshaled in our reproductions of five of his best known The municipality, defendant, contend- transforms itself for a particular event. business. I wonder if they would wel- studies, including his famous De Pro- ed that the show should be classified as And while we are in an un- come us from out here. Some of the f undts. a circus and demanded a license fee of u sually benign mood, let's not forget truly great men of the carnival world $150 per day. The Ranch, plaintiff, Milt (Eastern States expo) Danziger's are doing business on the Pacific Coast. Warren B. Irons, former circus man- brought suit to prevent the city from Barnum story in The Springfield (Mass.) "Perhaps Foley & Burk, Orville Crafts, ager, burlesque theater operator and now enforcing the provisions of the ordinance, Republican in which he says that "It is Archie Clark, George Coe, Mike Krekos manager of a theater in Canton, O., was claiming that "Miller Bros.' 101 Ranch not generally known" that the man who and Orville Hilderbrand are already in a Chicago visitor last week, here in search Show" was a "reproduction of ranch life laid the foundation of American show- the ranks of the association, but if they of a dramatic show top. Irons plans to heretofore existing and popularly known manship "was the first to vision the are I am not aware of it. These men put out a tent show this summer. . thruout the Western States and that said possibilities of a dog show as an attrac- are showmen of prominence and first - We'd have liked to have seen Larry Hall exhibition was then being daily visited tion." . Art Lewis Shows put out rank ability. Some of their achieve- wading around in the mud and snow by thousands of people who had paid a souvenir journal to commemorate its ments are paramount today in the car- down at Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the plaintiff an admission to see the same." bow as a railroad organization at its nival world, and I feel sure that if they opening of Sol's Liberty Shows. But Larry Upon the plaintiff's bond of $2,000 an premiere in Norfolk, Va., where it is win- are members of the ACA the associa- can take it . Eddie Johnson was order granting a temporary injunction ter quartered. A picture of one of the tion is overlooking a mighty good bet in the last of the Amusement Corp. boys to was made, and the order remained in acts (Four Stars) is printed upside down, not having the benefit of their wisdom leave for the front and he's now on the effect until the court granted a perma- but it looks much better than if printed in its directing group. All of which sums firing line down yonder. . Peejay nent injunction, from which the appeal correctly. up to this: There are show* out here Ringens' little mishap at Indianapolis to the St. Louis Court of Appeals was which either should be in the ACA or reminds us of last year's rehearsal of the made. have an organization of their own. Stadium Circus. When the rehearsal had seat reached Peejay's spot and he was told In affirming the action of the trial Perhaps, being so far away from the to mount the pedestal for his bike ride court in granting the permanent injunc- of ACA activities, we might arrange a 1-iartmarm's any down the chute and dive into the tank tion, the Court of Appeals proceeded to Pacific Coast or Far West group. At he refused. "I don't need any rehearsal," define the meaning of the word circus, rate, we will be glad to have the benefit he told the director. "I either do the to wit: of any information available and will be I don't; and only miss once." I3roadcast in forefront of any effort that stunt or I'll "The lawmakers who enacted the ordi- found the . Ned Torti in from Louisville after nance involved herein did not define the THE letter from W. R. Patrick, owner - may be undertaken out this way. a long, fast drive looked as if he could word `circus,' so we must take the word manager of the Patrick Shows, and use about 10 hours' sleep. . . . That in its ordinarily accepted meaning. When S. H. Barrett, his general agent, on the "Reverting to the text of our first was a swell picture of Tex Cooper that we speak of a circus or menagerie, or question of organizing the carnival in- letter to you, am glad to inform you that adorned the cover of a recent issue of both combined, we ordinarily have in dustry and our comment thereon, pub- the day the Spring Special Number The Los Angeles Times magazine. In his mind performances given by traveling lished in the issue 6f April 13, have reached us, we received a letter from Mr. familiar regalia Tex is shown leaning companies on vacant lots, within tents, or brought responses from Mr. Barrett and H. H. Avery, one of the partners and the against a lamp post at the Gower -Sunset some other kind of temporary inclosure, Max Cohen, secretary -treasurer and general agent of American United Shows, corner of Columbia Square in Hollywood wherein trained lions, tigers, elephants, who told us that he had made six trips reading a letter. If Tex follows his usual fre- general counsel of the American Car- horses, dogs and other animals, and nivals Association, Inc. While Mr. Bar- to the State Capitol at Olympia, accom- routine he'll be heading thru these parts quently seals, are made to perform under panied by his attorney, and that they soon on his way to Atlantic City to act or of a ringmaster or rett had heard of and read about the ac- the whip command of the ACA, he admits that he is had at least started to persuate the as emsee at the famous Horseshoe Bar. trainer. tivities licensing powers that we were all entitled Al Martin left last week, without ignorant of its aims and purposes, and as In "American boys and girls, as well as believes that the same is also true of to the 'fixed -load' license privilege the bag, to join the Bud Anderson Circus. grown-ups, think of a circus and me- other showmen on the Pacific Coast. He former years. This effort made by Mr. nagerie in terms of the never -to -be - says that if he and other showmen there Avery, coinciding with our own and that Ashton Stevens, dean of columnists, forgotten steam calliope playing the pop- have ever been given an opportunity to of one or two others, seems to be bear- devoted his entire column in The Herald - ular tunes of the day; also the beautiful ing fruit and shows what benefits re- American one day last week to an inter- join the ACA, he does not know of it. is made. ladies in spangles and tights, doing their Of course, the opportunity has been sult when well -directed effort esting letter from Nicola, the magician graceful but' hazardous bareback riding; All of us will effect major savings thru who lost his entire show when the British and there since the ACA was formed several ben- the 'marvelous' trapeze performers years ago, but it is possible that no the work of Mr. Avery and similar ship on which he was leaving Singapore other aerial artists and artistes doing efits could be even more easily obtained struck a British mine in the harbor and at the topmost point direct solicitation for membership was their `stunts' up made. Following is Mr. Barrett's letter if handled by a wisely directed group. sank. Nicola writes that he is lucky to of the main tent; the highly trained (written from Spokane, Wash., April 15), "There is still much to be done. We be alive, as inspection of the sunken ship men and women acrobats, known to the wish to identify ourselves with any well - disclosed an unexploded mine alongside average small boy as 'tumblers'; and in full: organized and well -directed activity Nicola's cabin. For three months Nicola not least, the clowns, those "Answering for both Mr. Patrick and last, but `Hart- pointing to benefits for us all. We will has been trying to get permission to at- time-honored 'knights of the sawdust myself your remarks in your own gladly accept guidance and instruction. tempt to salvage some of his properties ring,' to make the grown-ups as well as mann's Broadcast' in the Spring Special "With our thanks for your consider- in order to get measurements that would children laugh. Number, I wish first of all to thank you enable him to rebuild some of his illu- the a hear- ation." "A circus without clowns is no circus for giving our ideas considerate sions without months of experimenting. to the traditions of ing, and then I want to plead guilty to came this letter, But the British authorities have refused "at all, according a considerable degree And from Mr. Cohen American life in large cities. Then there the charge of very dated April 18 at Rochester, N. Y., where him, telling him it can't be done. "I am of ignorance in regard to the American going to hang on for another month is the inevitable 'side show' with 'freaks' you the office of the ACA is located in the of humanity from all parts of the earth, Carnivals Association, Inc., which Central Trust Building: before giving up," he says. animals of mention. True it is that I have seen an as well as freaks and strange of The "It was both pleasant and interesting the jungle." article in almost every issue to read your `Broadcast' on page 128 of Harry Manisch, of Mutual Amusement court concluded, in a lengthy and Billboard bearing Mr. Max Cohen's by- The of articles the Spring Special Issue. Co is starting his new season with a interesting opinion for which space is line. I have read many these "It is evident from a careful reading Silver Streak ride which will open this unfortunately not available here, that with interest, but somehow or other I Barrett's letter suburban spot on Chicago's never did apply them to our own case. of Messrs. Patrick and week in a the Ranch could not be interpreted as a that they have not been following the northwest side. . From World's Fair regardless of its having been ad- "In this I have been remiss without we Combined, circus, somehow activities of our association. That Shows and Coe Bros.' Circus vertised as such in whole or in part, and question, but have or had are on the right track is evidenced by West Coast outfit, comes a half -sheet the fact that this association is endeav- herald picturing the show's circus attrac- oring to do substantially all of the tions, which feature Olga Celeste and her things which Messrs. Patrick and Bar- leopards. . . Great European Olympia DICK'S PARAMOUNT SHOWS, Inc. rett suggest as worth while of accom- Circus, which opened at the Chi Stadium WANT WANT plishment. on April 19, has been heavily billed. The WANT sure salaries. Illusion or Monkey Show, liberal terms. "So that these gentlemen may have elevated lines platforms, surface -line cars SHOWS: Outstanding Sideshow Acts, 24 boards are being used. CONCESSIONS: Legitimate Grind Stores, Photos, Frozen Custard. more information on the subject, I am and many -sheet . off RIDE HELP: Experienced FOREMAN for Ridee-O and the NEW Rocket. Top salary. inclosing herewith a copy of our certif- Burt Wilson, Circus Fan, for CONCESSION MANAGER: Squeek Knudson, get in touch with me. icate of incorporation and by-laws, and the Southwest on an extended trip and April 20th to 27th, Webster, Mass. April 29th to May 4th, Naugatuck, Conn. would ask that you be good enough to his first stop was the Police Circus, St. Write or Wire DICK GILSDORF, Manager. forward it to them, since I do not have Louis. their address. If these gentlemen desire any further information, I shall be more than happy to furnish the same." 208-10 The certificate of incorporation and TAFT HOTEL South Eighth St. SHOWS, Inc. by-laws, giving the information re- W. C. KAUS quested by Mr. Barrett, has been for- PA. NOW PLAYING BALTIMORE & CATHERINE STS., BALTIMORE, MD. PHILADELPHIA, same; Arcade, Scales, Hoop -La, Pitch -III -U -Win, Ball Games, warded to Messrs. Patrick and Barrett, Connection to All Sections of the Olti. Want PHOTOS, good opening for Rides: Subway Bowling Alley, Cigarette Gallery or ish Pond. Candy Floss, American Palmistry. Whip, with a copy of Mr. Cohen's Slum or Jungleland. Any new or novel together DAILY AND WEEKLY RATES. new Tilt -a -Whirl or Octopus. Capable People to handle Snake Show letter. We feel that we have now done reasonable. For Minstrel: Drummer, Alto Sax, Trombone and Trumpet Player with own Special Low Summer Rates to Professlonalsh. Show will book Ail communications: hoping that some good by Mall or Phone. Instruments. AlAll indsoofSIDESe ACTS, Write our duty, and are Inquire W. C. KAUS, oNwire T ,FREAKSmore& Cc. Ste.,Gordon.BaimCapne will come from this.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 GENERAL OUTDOOR The Billboard 63 with neon and a modernistic ticket box. Ferris Wheel has been repainted and decorated. DANCERS On the Flushing Front New lights and paint were added to the Chairplane. Whip, a new ride de- AND POSING GIRLS By LEONARD TRAUBE livered last year, has been overhauled. General Manager Sam Lawrence pur- For Girl Show. Also Ticket Seller. NEW YORK, April 20.-All but about the expo appeal more to ruralists. . . . chased a new Ridee-O and Kiddie Aero- 8 or 10 per cent of available midway Pete Fick, champ diver, reports a con- plane. A new sound truck, equipped Wire space is sold, according to George. P. tract with the Sanfran Aquacade. with RCA units, also was added. Visi- F. W. MILLER Smith Jr., and Frank D. Shean, chiefs s * tors included Dave Endy, owner -man- of the Great White Way. Developments Two track and field days promise ager; George Krestos, Endy's Exposition Gooding Shows, Fairmont, W. Va., during the next couple days are supposed much as gate possibilities. They will Shows; Mr. Hurlong, secretary Greenville April 25 to May 4. to make it a: clean sweep of 100 per be staged by the Trade Union Athletic Fair; Bill Holt and members of his Ha- cent. Association, representing 55 unions with waiian Revue; Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Back from a week's tour of the South, 400,000 members in the AFL, CIO and Tinsley, and Bob Mayard and Bqb Walsh, Southwest and Middle West, Publicity indie orgs. A marathon race starting Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers. Director Leo Casey found the press and and ending at Flushing will be held GREAT LAKES populace in a good frame of mind for June 30 with Joe Bolz one of the entries. Shows the Forty Fair. With the propaganda On the same day events with 200 union Line-up includes Midget Ape Show, boss back on the scene, expo staged a clubs participating will be held. On Mrs. E. Swinger. Hillbilly Revue, W. J. EXPOSITION SHOWS banquet for department heads and July 7 athletes will compete in volley Ballew, tickets; Jack Ballew, manager - Can place legitimate Concessions or all kinds. others on Wednesday and optimism producer; Hazel Carter, dancer; Jerry Will sell exclusive on Rat and Pan Game to ball, basket ball, soccer and softball. responsible party. Harry Smiley can place Grind àbzed in liberal portions. Harry P. Location, Field of Special Events. Rutherford, singer; Otis Mote, dancer - Store Agents who are capable, also Lady Ball Harrison, chairman of advance ticket 4 singer, and Joe Durham, comic. Casino Game Agents. Long season; fairs start in July. sale, reported a 47 per cent increase, Beautiful, Billy Woodall, manager -pro- Cliff Younger can place Tattoo Artist side show. Jack R. Brown, investigator for the Keep all. Address: AL WAGNER, Mgr., Front using last year's corresponding period Illinois Vigilance Association, has filed ducer; Jimmie Watts and E. E. McLane, and Main Streets, Toledo, this week; Newark, as a basis. Bigbee, Ida Ohio, next week. a $250,000 suit in New York Supreme tickets; Reni Feathers, Alene Harvey D. Gibson, board chairman Court against the fair corporation. He Grifflin, Virginia Logsdon, Ola Hill and and active generalissimo, likes bars alleges that a plan he originated in 1938 Gladys Lyons, performers. Monster, Al- more than he ever has. During the called the "New York World's Fair 1939 fred P. Compton, tickets; Robert Wag- proceedings he went up against the Guide and Escort Service" was used by ner, manager. Midget Lady and Family, CENTRAI. AMUSEMENT CO. mill in the New Yorker's Manhattan Marie the expo and that "huge sums of money" Frances Marguerite, Ondra, Rose Will book or buy Ferris Wheel or any Ride not Room and picked up a conversation were derived from it. Scheme con- and Lee Wyatt. Expose, Bob Demerest, conflicting with Merry -Go -Round, Loop, Chairplane,' with one of the habitues. After an sisted, of guides manager; Jimmy Braswell, talker; W. D. Kiddie Autos. Want Shows with own outfit. Can exchange of in part, hiring from place Lead Gallery, Bumper, Pitch-Til-Win, Cane credentials the stranger each State to direct and escort tourists Braswell, tickets; Margaret Manning and Rack, Bail Games, Dart, Cigarette Gallery, Candy gave Mr. Gibson a check for $30 for around the grounds. Brown was con- Darlyne Roberts, models. Jumping Jive Apples, Cotton Candy, Hoop -La, Bingo or any Con- tickets. Mr. Gibson is said to be so cessions that work for stock and not over 10c. Extra nected with the Chi Fair, 'tis said. Revue, Jimmy Wade, talker; band, Char- good proposition for Grab or small Cookhouse. Want much impressed that he will dispatch ley Henderson, David Gann, David Hicks, Man with sound car that can sell Banners without WF men to bars all over the city. James Edmonds, Ernest Montague; Virgil heat. Want to buy Snow Cone Machine. Have for s s Sale-Beautiful Rat Game and Pitch-Til-Win, extra LEWIS RAIL SHOW James, Elizabeth Henderson, Lou Wilma flashy, new tops. Will book same on show; reason- On April 25 (next Thursday) there Continued from page 41) Pork, chorus; Sonny George, comic; Loyd able privilege, Want Agents for Grind Stores. All begin is featured on everything excepting Thomas, Thomas, Thomas Address: SHERMAN BUSTED, Mgr., Cowpens, will an ambitious sale of tickets George Julia S. C., this week. P.S.: This Show is in no way in the city's schools. On that day the rides and show train, which is composed and Johnny Lyons, stage manager -pro- connected with the Cr,scent Amusement Co. drums will beat at eight high schools, of 20 steel cars. ducer. Aquacade, Bill Gall and Monroe the next day at 10 temples of learning, Five light towers, each carrying 20 Good. on May 1 at five in the Bronx and five k.w., together with neon tri -colored Rides: Chairplane, Jack Knucles and in Brooklyn, on May 3 at 10 high schools fronts, added brilliance to the midway. Jack Shannon. Whip, Robert Young, METRO SHOWS WANT and on the 6th at 10 in Queens and 3 Many local officials, merchants and foreman; Andy Campbell, Robert Alex- Legitimate Concessions of all kinds. Good opening in Richmond. The elementary, junior socialites were on hand to congratulate ander. Ridee-O, Otis Towery, foreman; for Photo Gallery, Pop Corn and Corn Game. Shows and schools Owner Art Lewis on his debut into the with their own outfits, come on. Want A -No. 1 high vocational high will Olo Moore and George Hicks. Merry -Go - Eli Operator, Annual Bar -B -Q Celebration, Norman, be tackled May 7-9 in all the boros railroad carnival field. A prominent Round, Louis Gueth, foreman; George Arkansas, week of April 22nd. which compose Greater New York. Kids' place on the grounds was given the (Cowboy) Wheeler, Augusta Hughes. 10 -admission book, worth $2.50, will sell advertising wagon of the Norfolk Commerce, Ferris Wheel, C. L. Moore, foreman; Eu- for a buck, and a junior season ticket Chamber of which will tour gene Chapman. Kiddie Planes, C. W. go with the shows, known here as "Norfolk's WANTED will for $3.50. Brown. Good-sized Carnival with Girl Show for week of Additional executed contracts for the Own Show." A huge floral horseshoe June 10th -15th or June 17th -22nd, 1940. Draw midway are was presented Lewis by members of the Concessions from large territory. a Girl Scouts' Chalet, Charles JOHN J. GRULA, Secy., F. Gurney's Scenic Boat Ride, Gilbert organization at opening. Norfolk Vir- Johnny Applebaum is superintendent Woodside Memorial Park, Noon's archery range, Observation Crane ginia -Pilot and The Ledger -Dispatch of concessions. Rat game, H. L. (Ken - 124 So. Ridge St., Freetand, Pa. Co.'s Sky Ride apd United Kindergarten were liberal with space. tuck) Archer, manager; Slim Wilson, Mothers' Association's kiddie project. Among shows are Wall of Death agent. Ball game, Tony Lento, manager. Formally signed only recently but al- Drome, with Dorothy Stone; Follies Pop corn, Maxie Passink; ball game, Doris WANT ready announced in these columns were Bergere and Vanities, Circus Side Show, Martin; tub, Jack Lyons; ham and ba- Experienced Help for Corn Game, Second Man Mike Todd's Gay New Orleans Village Art Lewis' Cotton Club; Treasure Isle, con, Jack Burke; cookhouse, Dan Eden - for Rollo -Plane. and the Sun Valley village of Winter featuring the Great Dantini; Wild field, owner; Lillian Edenfield, boss; Wonderland, Inc., direction of Almon Animal Show, Rollo Funhouse, Going George K. Wenner, front griddle; Frank HARRY BEACH R. Shaffer. With the Wind, Honeymoon Ship, Goss, Charley Young and Dan Moran, F. E. Gooding Shows, Fairmont, W. Va. Mickey Mouse Circus, Paris Show, Trip waiters; Amos Smith, and Charley Eng- TODD TIDBITS: The matchless to Mars and Fun in Forest. Hailene lish, porter. Palmistry, Princess An- F Smith & Smith Chair -o -Plane. 2 yrs. old. Barkoot had his Oriental Cafe at the thony; penny pitch, Betty Archer, agent; O (Bill of sale can prove.) Excellent con - Miguel got himself a load of publicity R dition, like new. Beautiful extra lighting in The World Telegram, with feature entrance to the midway, with Mrs. bottle game, Louis Wolff; pan game, George Hamilton as cashier, and George and system. $950 Cash. writer Douglas Gilbert calling him the Johnny Applebaum, manager, Jim- S Also 11/2 -ton late 1936 Chevrolet Truck. expo's biggest pitchman. Albertina Hamilton, headwaiter. Al (Whitey) mie Capes, agent; penny pitch, Frank A Perfect mechanically, dual wheels, handles Rasch ballet has been signed for Gay Herzon operates a smaller restaurant at Wozniak; ball game, Winnie Wozniak L ride easily. $150 Cash. New Orleans. Ditto Mark Plant, the the upper end of the midway. and La Verne Louis. razzle dazzle, E BOX 155, care Billboard, 1564 B'way, N. Y. singer. Rides include three Ferris Wheels, Frenchy Conture, Buddy Anthony; cus- Silver Streak, Octopus, Whip, Twister, tard, Jules and Mrs. 011ie M. Griffel and Skooter, Merry -Go -Round, Ridee-O, Willie Carrington; bingo, Marion Mc- CARNIVAL BOOTHS, RIDES New Bandshell, an Irving Scott crea- Chairplane, Kiddie autos and planes, with acoustics by Wethy, owner; Bill Meier, manager; Ar- Will rent complete unit, consisting of Ferris Wheel, tion Clifford Swap, Pony apd twin Rolloplanes. After Thurs- thru Prebish, agent; Harold Smith, Chair -o -Plane, Kiddy Ride; 12 Booths (new canvas), will cost 50 Gs. Shell's seating area day's cold wave, Friday was lost to mike: Madeline Smith and Frank Herley, 9x14, including Bingo, Ball Game, Refreshment will accommodate 3,500. . . . Borden's Stand, Wheels, Electric Equipment, Decorations. snow. Saturday, with freezing weather, agents. Will set up, take down and haul. Carnival Wheels Dairy World Restaurant opened this shows expected another blank, but were and Games of every description. SHAW & YEAGER, week.. Combined amusement Captain Jack presents the free acts. 1524 Chestnut St., Philadolphi a,P.i Ph.: Lcc-1124. .. Interests pleasantly surprised when about 3,000 Louis of the Times Square belt, led by the came out. Gueth is lot superintendent; Bob Broadway Association, beat the drums Young, transportation master; Sy Per- Howard Ingram, master builder, and kins, billposter. are Sain on the square at noon yesterday with Owner Lewis were given much credit Executives JIMMIE CHANOS SHOWS many celebs on hand from every phase for shows' appearance. Organization's Lawrence, general manager; Shirley Law- of Broadway showbiz, including the rence, secretary -treasurer; George S. portable hospital, in charge of Dr. J. K. Marr, general agent; Frank Braun, spe- W1% T circus. . Florida Pavilion restaurant Bozeman and Betty Davis, attracted will specialize in Spanish dishes, com- much attention. cial agent, and Mrs. C. W. Brown, front Cook House and Legitimate concessions. gate tickets. Address: WINCHESTER, plete with Spanish ork. . . . Coca-Cola Staff includes Art Lewis, owner -gen- IND. is doubling its space at a cost of more eral manager; Charles Lewis and Eddie than 100 grand. . New antra -fair Delmont, assistant managers; F. Percy transportation system is being developed. Morency, secretary - treasurer; Bert Greyhound will have 100 busses and 30 Spence, assistant secretary; E. B. Braden, tractor trains in operation over seven legal adjuster; Howard Ingram, super- CONVENTION SHOWS 10 -cent routes with 38 stations. Shuttle intendent; Roy Hewitt, Dunkirk, N. V. Opening Sat., May 11 -Sat.. May 18, Inclusive. Depew, N. Y. chief electrician; May 11.18 Auspices AMERICAN LEGION POST 62, June 24 -July 1 service from parking fields to expo Ray Perry, assistant; Jimmie Fisher, Legion Celebration CHAUTAUQUA CO. ASSEMBLY. Firemen's Celebration gates will be a nickel. . Illinois be- trainmaster; Dr. J. K. Bozeman, phy- With an unparalleled route to follow. Saturday, came the 10th State to join the State Falconer, N. Fireworks. Monday, Auto given away. Tuesday, Bath, N. Y. sician; Sylvester A. (Bill) Kerr, general Y. Fraternal Day. Wednesday, Parade Day. July 3.6 Zone. . . . Edison's City of Light spec May 20-26 representative; Morris G. Stokes, special Firemen's Celebration Thursday, MAJOR PARADE DAY -COUNTY Steuben County Gala is expanding. . Art Breese is busy representative; Mrs. Alyne Morency, mail ASSEMBLY AND TROPHY DAY. Friday, Celebration as proverbial bee on fireworks for Auto given away. SATURDAY, FAREWELL and The Billboard sales agent, and Dick May 27 -June 1 FIREWORKS DISPLAY. CAN PLACE EX- Belmont, N. Y. Thearle-Duffield Co. . Franklin J. Collins, press agent. Tonawanda, N. Y. CLUSIVE FOR SEASON: ARCADE, CUS- July 8-13 Rees has been named resident manager, Firemen's 4 -County TARD, LONG RANGE GALLERY, RAT Allegany County Invitation Assembly GAME and other non -conflicting Concession. Firemen's Convention Guy (''undaker Jr. nonresident manager, FREE ACTS NIGHTLY. WILL furnish panel Edwa.d Comollo operating pilot and BAD FOR LAWRENCE Wellsville, N. Y. front and tops for Crime, Embryo or any non. Gowanda, N. Y. Howard Hutaff promotion chief of the Continued from page 41) June 2.8 conflicting money -making Show. Want Fun July 15-20 Arena and Al came here from quarters in Chester, S. L. O. O. Moose State House. Want Octopus and Rollo -Plane for Cattaraugus County Goodrich exhibit. Hupfer Convention No. 1 Unit. Want Rides for No. 2 Unit, open- Firemen's Convention returns as chief announcer, with P. C. C., where fronts were repainted and new ing V.F.W. Convention, Hamburg, N. Y., week of lighting effects and three new shows, June 10th. Sue Rogers wants Four -Piece Band. Fredonia, N. Y. Handerson director advertising. Allegany, N. Y. Gerald Barker wants Grind Store Agents and July 22-27 Jimmie Lynch and his Death Dodgers the Casino Beautiful, Jumping Jive Re- June 10.15 Tilt -a -Whirl Foreman. Show wants Ride Help. Old Home Week are due in soon to tune up for the vue and Expose, were added. Firemen's Celebration Tommy Butier-I compiled with your request, please acknowledge. Sam Burgdorf, wire me. North Tonawanda, N. Y. tire -testing opera. . . . Sun Valley will Ten -in -One has been enlarged and Franklinville, N. Y. Want experienced Canvas Man. Special Event July 29 -August 3 probably sandwich a vaude bill between Monster Show front has been painted June 17-22 Promoter. All communications to CLAY Sons of Legion Russo N. ice shows. . Fair's human symbol is and redecorated. Among new shows to be Firemen's Celebration MANTLEY, 228 Bldg., Fredonia. Y. Celebration Elmer the Great, who is Leslie Ostrander added are the Water Aquacade, Darkest 9 WEEKS OF FAIRS TO FOLLOW in real life. He is supposed to be the Africa and the Illusion Show. Merry - average American, idea being to make Go -Round was overhauled and equipped THIRTY SOLID WEEKS OF SELECTED BOOKINGS

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fair workers and artists is that the Ploskl, Joseph (Brown Derby) NYC, nc. Willie, Tiny (Hi -Hat) Bayonne, N. J., nc. Todd-AGVA Pact AGVA, an affiliate, take in only per- Pope, Glen (St. Moritz) NYC, h. Wilson, Claire (Hi -Hat) Bayonne, N. J., ne. formers and those employees who may Preston, Lois (Silver Dollar) Baltimore, no. Wilson, Ray (Miller's) Conneaut, O., re. engage in other activities as part of Winfield as Ford (Buffalo) Buffalo, t. At 0 Minimum; Rabiner, Charlie (Cafe Society) NYC nc. Wise, Don (Frontenac) Detroit, nc. their work but who are essentially en- Ramirez, Carlos (Music Hall) NYC, t. WLW Barn Dance (Lyric) Indianapolis, t. tertainers. AAAA position was stated to- Ramona (Hollywood) NYC, no. Wolf, Frank (Sterling) Greeley, Colo., 25-28; 4A's Nix "Manual" day by President Frank Gillmore, and Randall Sisters (Belmont Plaza) NYC, h. (Capitol) Grand Island, Neb., 27; (Colum- Rascha as Mirka (Le Ruban Bleu) NYC, ne. bus) Columbus 28-30; (Rivoli) Hastings, really reiterates his previous statements May 1-2, t. NEW YORK, April 20. -Mike Todd, on the subject. He Raye & NaldI (Roxy) NYC, t. declared that the Raymon, Martini as Lee (Hollywood) NYC, nc. Wood, Barry (Paramount) NYC, t. multiple attractionist at World's Fair, guild should a "fair" NYC, pacted this week American Guild maintain jurisdic- Raymonds, Bill (Hi -Hat) Bayonne, N. J., nc. Woodall, Harold (Weylin) h. with tion, meaning concentration exclusively Renna, James (Club Savoy) Bayonne, N. J.,ne. Woods, Toni (Chateau Moderne) NYC, C. of Variety Artists on his Opry House on performer coverage. Reynold's, Helen, Skaters (Shrine Circus) Woodsons, Four(Jefferson) St. Louis, h. show, giving $40 minimum for dancers Gillmore's statement is significant in Wright, Carol (Kit Kat) NYC, no. and chorus based on 21 performances a Rhythm22-27.Ramblers (Orpheum) Portland, Ore.,t. Wynn, Thelma (Hi -Hat) Bayonne, N. J., ne. that the guild has announced extension Rhythm week. Principals will receive $60. Addi- of its spread Rockets (Loew) Richmond, Va., t. Y performers will to include manual workers Ricardo, Don (Village Barn) NYC, ne. Yo Yo (Earle) Washington, D. C., t. tional be pro rata, or as well as employees who are considered Richard, Ed (Tower) Kansas City, Mo., t. 1/21st of $40. First three days' rehearsal Richey, (Bowery) artists in the main. He said he would Jean Detroit, nc. Zero, Jack (Brown Derby) NYC, 130. are free, but $15 a week thereafter, up- do everything in his power to clarify the Richman, Harry (Versailles) NYC, nc. ping to $20 when rehearsed at expo Rickson, George (Chateau Moderne) NYC, nc. plant. jurisdiction. Riggs, Tommy (State -Lake) Chi, t. MISCELLANEOUS Rios, Rosita (La Conga) NYC, no. Same set-up holds for Todd's Gay New NEW YORK, April 20.-A battle is Rivera, Andree ¡Navarro) NYC, h. AIme & Roland: (Commodore Club) Detroit Orleans Village, but there's another brewing Roberts, Dave & June (Beacon) Winnipeg, 22-27. class, "freaks" between Equity and Railroads Arthur, Mag(ican: Oakland, Ala,, 24-25; Gra- (side-show attractions, on Parade spec at the World's Fair. L. Can., 20-28; (Brainard) Brainard, Minn., velly Springs 26-27. ctc.), which get $50. His third show, G. Coleman, director of the exhibit -show 28, t. Birch, Magiccan: Kerrville, Tex., 23; Comfort Dancing Campus, work about Roberts, Roberta (606) Chi, nc. 24; 25; 26; will out sponsored by Eastern roads, indicated Rock as Dean (Hollywood) Gowanda, N. Y., t. San Saba Gatesville Stephenville identical to the opry agreement. Village abandonment Rodriguez (Montparnasse) NYC, nc. 29; Eastland 30; Breckenridge May 1; Gra- contract is based on maximum capacity unless a reasonable wage ham 2: Bowie 3. scale were offered by the union. Chances Rogers, Ray (Colosimo's) Chi, nc. Kirbyville, Tex., 26-27. Of 3,000 and a 99 -cent top, thus wage Rollickers Trio (Sagamore) Rochester, N. Y.,h. Blossoms of Dixie: are that both factions will get together Ronald & Roberta (Royal Hawaiian) Ban By -Gosh Co.: (State) Meyersdale, Pa., 25- scale will be tilted if capacity and prices on scales and' conditions similar May 4. are altered upward. to Francisco, nc. Coudens, Fun: Cherie American Jubilee, expo -financed patri- Roner, Fred (Top Hat) Union City, N. J., no. California Carnival of - Jurisdiction of Todd's other show, Rosalean & Seville (Ambassador) NYC, mont, Mass., 25. otic production which calls for a $40 h. Campbell Bros. & Stensvad Circus (painting): Streets of Paris, belongs to Actors' Equity minimum for 23 Rosales, Marco (Essex House) NYC, h. Association shows a week and $1 Rose, Jean (Sawdust Trail) NYC, no. Chicago, Ill., 24; Decatur 27; Evansville, and arrangement will prob- for each additional Iid., May 1; C)ncinant), 0., 4. ably match AGVA's. performance. Ross, Joe (Old Fashioned) Boston, nc. Rose, Gypsy (Hi -Hat) Bayonne, N. Carlton & Juliette: (Arlington Hotel) Bing- J., no. hamton, N. Y., 22 -May 2. NEW YORK, April 20.-Agreement Roth, Lillian (Hollywood) NYC, nc. Coward, Linden, Magician: Woodville, Ga., 22- NEW YORK, April 20. -Attitude of between American Guild Roth -Verdun Jitterbugs (Hi Hat) Chi, ne. Associated Actors of Variety Russell, Mabelle (Brown Derby) NYC, no. 27. and Artistes of Amer- Artists and Ringling-Barnum circus is Day's, C. C., Wild West Cavalcade (mythical ica, parent of performer unions, on scheduled to be worked out for signa- S show via mail): New York, N. Y., 23-29; jurisdictional rights to circus-carnival- tures by St. Clair, Silvia (Le Ruban Bleu) NYC, no. Pittsburgh, Pa., May 1; Cincinnati, 0., 4. the middle of next week, accord- St. Clair, June (Hi Hat) Chi, nc. DeCleo, Magician: Marysville, 0., 22-27. ing to an attache of the Guild offices Saki, Marion (Panda) NYC, re. Francois, Hypnotist: (Atoka) Atoka, Okla., in a statement made today. Salazar, Carlos (El Chico) NYC, no. 22-23; (Thompson) Healdton 24-25; (Main) Salinger (Fifth Ave.) NYC, h. Stonewall 26-27. 110111WOOD Sanborn, Pansy (Earle) Washington, D. C., t. Ginnivan Players: Ashley, Ind., 22-27. Sargent, Jean (Latimer) Phila, nc. Hunter, LeRoi: (Baldwlns Club) Hagerstown, ROUTES Sava, Marusla (Casino Russe) NYC, no. Md.. 22-27. (Continued from page 24) Scott, Margaret (Casino Russe) NYC, no. Jaxon, Ventriloquist: (Club Ambassador) She- CHOCOLATES Mirandi, Carmen (Colony) Chi, ac. Seymour, Dan (Hi Hat) Chi, ne. boygan. Wis.. 22-27. Moana (Lexington) NYC, h. Sharron, Olive (606) Chi, nc. Kressells, Four: (Alrico Shows) Columbus, Ga., Double Layer Asst. MoanaSchenectady,Hawaiians (Ack1e's Grill) Shaver, Buster, with Olive as George (Capitol) 22 -May 4. Chocolates, Individ- N. Y., nc. NYC, t. Lewis H. Kay, & Hollywood Varieties: Fair- ually Cupped. Asst. Moffett, Adelaide (Armanda's) NYC, nc. Shaw, Patsy (Black Cat) NYC, nc. field, III., 24-25; Herrin 26-27. Movie Star Boxes. Monolitaa (Casa Marta) NYC, nc. Sheridan, Nora (Gay '90s) NYC, no. Long, Leon, Magician: North Birmingham. Cello. Wrapped. Mona (Havana -Madrid) NYC, nc. Sherman, Muriel (Cocoanut Grove) Boston,nc. Ala., 24-27; Powderly 28-30; Pratt City May Morris, Beth (Silver Dollar) Baltimore, c. Shields, Peggy (Stamp's) Philo, no. 1-4. Doz. $1.20 Morrow, Scott (Biltmore) NYC, h. Shields, Ella (Sawdust Trail) NYC, nc. McClung, C. C., Show: Lowell, Kan., 23; Elk Per Carton Morton, Peggy (Petite) Pittsburgh, nc. Shore, Willie (Hi Hat) Chi, no. Springs, Mo., 24; Davidson, Ark., 25; Oak of 4 Doz. 54,80 Murray, Steve (Parkway) NYC, nc. Shutta, Ethel (Chicago) Chi, t. Hill, Okla. 26; White Rock Tex., 27; Rodessa, Murray, King as (Mayfair) Boston, nc. Sidell, Bob, Trio (Beverly Hills) Newport, La., 28; Mooringsport 29. 20% Deposit with Music Hall Girls (Stamp's) Ky., cc. Order. Send for Phila, nc. McNally's Variety Show: Harbeson, Del., 22-27. FREE Illustrated Myers, Timmie (Cogan's) Erie, Pa., nc. Sidneys, Four (Roxy) NYC, t. Marquis, Magician: Havana, Cuba, 26-May 10. Catalog. N Si, Fanny, It Mule Abner (State) Spartan- Miller, Al H., Show: Hamilton, Ga., 22-27. Negrette, burg, N. C., 24; (State) Charlotte 25; Mills Troupe: Springfield, Mo., 22-27; Clinton 50 East 11th St., George (La Conga) NYC, nc. (Colonial) DELIGHT SWEETS, Inc. New York City Nelson, June & Kay (Ambassador West) (Rialto) Danville, Va., 26-27; 29-May 4. Chi; h. Canton, N. C., 28-29; . (Liberty) North Nelson, Ozzie, & Orch.: (Terp Ballroom) Aus- Newell & Steger (Warwick) NYC, h. Wilkesboro 30; (Paramount) Hickory, May tin, Minn., 24; )Danceland) Cedar Rapids, Niles & Joan (Stork) Phila, nc. 1; (Marion) Marion 2. t. Ia., 25; (Turnpike Casino) Lincoln, Neb., 28; Ninon (Westminster) Boston, h. Skelton, Red (Paramount) NYC, t. (Froghop Ballroom) St. Joseph, Mo., 27; Nirska (Music Hall) NYC. t. Slepoushk(n, Stephan (Casino Russe) NYC, nc. (Rigadon Ballroom) Sioux City, Ia., 28; POPCORN Niva, Vera (Stage Door) Phila, nc. Spear, Harry (Latin Quarter) Boston, ne. (Arkota Ballroom) Sioux Falls, S. D., 29. Nordstrom, Dagmar (Chez Harry) NYC, no. Spencer & Foreman (Cocoanut Grove) Boston, Ray, Floyd, & Orch.: (Riverside Park) SOUTH AMERICAN, JAPANESE, BABY Norman, Karyl ne. Phoenix, Ariz., 24-25; (Top Hat) Douglas (Frontenac) Detroit, nc. Stacey, Levey (Gayety) Washington. D. C., t. KINDS Normandie Buoys (Broadmoor) Colorado 26-27; (Blue Moon) Tucson 28; (La Fiesta) GOLDEN, Etc.,ALSO ALL PAPER BAGS, Springs, Colo., h. Stanley, Irene (Le Po)ssonier) NYC, re. Lordsburg, N. M., 29; (Frutas Hall) El Paso, Norton, Ruby (Caravan) NYC, nc. Stewart, Sally (Sawdust Trail) NYC, no. Tex.. 30. CONES, PEANUTS, CARTONS, SEASONING, Novak, Wilma (Stamps) Phila. nc. Stockwell, Harry (Village Barn) NYC, ne. Ricton's Dogs: Lafayette, Ala., 22-27; Alexan- Novelties, Four (Venice) Phila, re. Stuart-Morgan Dancers (Capitol) NYC, t. der City 29 -May 18. POPPING OIL, POPCORN MACHINES, Etc. Nunn, Claire (St. Francis) Sullivan, Ed (State) NYC, t. Southern Sisters: (Schroeder Hotel) Milwau- San Francisco, h. Sutherland, Ann (Hi Hat) Chi, no. A Penny Postal Card to us will bring you our O kee 22-27. T Taber's, Bob, Monkeys: Granneville, Ida., 23; 18 -page Descriptive Booklet Price List O'Connell, Helen (Pennsylvania) NYC, h. O'Hara, Grace (Stork) Phila, nc. Tanner, Dorothy (Queen Mary) NYC, ß0. Rosalia, Wash., 25. of Popcorn Supplies. Tapps, Georgia (Palmer House) Chi, h. Virgil, Magician: Somerset, Ky., 23; Stanford Old New York Quartette (Hunter's) NYC, re. 25; 26; Paris 29; Oppenheim, Harold (Chez Harry) NYC, ne. Teeman, Eleanor (Mayfair) Boston, nc. 24; Irvine Win- Tharpe, Rosetta (Cotton) NYC, nc. chester 30; Carlisle May 1; Augusta 2; Mays- PRUNTY SEED & GRAIN CO. Ortega, Helen (El Chico) NYC, nc. Ortega, Rosita (Music Hall) NYC, t. Therrien, Henri (Geo. Washington) Jackson- vill e Osborne, Phil (Gay '90s) NYC. nc. ville, Fla., h. Wardlaw, Jack, 8e Orch.: (Stevenson Theater) 620 N. Second St., ST. LOUIS, MO. Thornton, Larry (Casa Mariana) Boston, nc. Rock Hill. 8. C.. 24; (Carolina Theater) Overman, Wally (Liberty) Walla Walla, N. C., 25; N. C.) Greens- "Over Sixty Years Distributing Popcorn" Wash., 24-27, t; Pendleton, Ore., 29 -May 1. Thury, Dona (Hungaria) NYC, nc. Asheboro. (Univ. Oxford Boys (Chicago) Chi, t. Tisdale Trio (Coq Rouge) NYC, nc. boro, N. C., 27; (Rotary Convention) Hick- Torres, Magola as Louis (Embassy) Phila, nc. ory 29; (Wade Hampton Hotel) Columbia, P Travis, Jimmie (Casa Grande Dude Ranch) 8. C.. 30. INSURANCE Palmer, Gladys (Bartel's) Chi, re, Berwyn, Md. Wright's Dogs: Rockville, Conn., 22-27. Palmer, Margie (Howdy) NYC, nc. Treacher, Arthur (State) NYC, t. Panette (Kelly's) NYC, no. Truce, Mildred (Hi -Hat) Bayonne, N. J., no. CIRCUS AND WILD WEST Charles A. Lenz Parker, Lew (Loew) Richmond, Va., t. Tryon Sisters (State -Lake) Chi, t. Parker, Al (Flamingo Park) Miami Beach, t NYC, no. Anderson, Bud E.: Valley Falls, Kan., 24. "Showman's Insurance Man" Tucker, Sunny (Kelly's Stables) 4; Marion 4. Parks', Frances, Debutantes (Gayety) Cincin- V Cole Bros.: Rochester, Ind., A738 Insurance Exchange, CHICAGO nati, t. Lewis Bros.: Jackson, Mich., 27-28; Ann Arbor Parks, Eddie (Brown Derby) NYC, nc. Valda, Countess (Silver Dollar) Baltimore, o. May 1. Parrish, Helen (State) NYC, t. Valdez, Vida (Havana -Madrid) NYC, na Mills Bros.: Montrose, Ark., 23; Grady 24 Peppers, Three (Stork) Phila, nc. Vance, Jerri (2 o'Clock) Baltimore, c. Star City 25; Humphrey 26; DeValls Bluff Phillips, Jimmie (Small's) NYC, nc. Varone, Joe, as Three Sparklettes (Andy's Inn) 27; McCrory 28; Cherry Valley 29. "MOTORIZENOW Pickens, Jane (Plaza) NYC, h. Syracuse, nc. Polack Bros.: (Shrine) Eugene, Ore., 25-28; WRITE FOR¡ 8,eHOWMENrS FINANCE PLAN Pickett, Rollie & Vernon (Edgewater Beach) Vaughn, Nancy (Barney Gallant's) NYC, no. Trail. B. C., Can., May 1-7. CHAS T. GOSS Chi, h. Vaughn, Grace (Belmont Plaza) NYC, h. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: (Madi- ,With C 8 CHEVROLET CO. Pike, Raymond (Cappy's) N. Easton, Mass., Velez, Lupe (Paramount) NYC, t. son Sq. Garden) New York 5-30; (Boston EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. nc. Vera, Joe (Congress) Chi, h. Garden) Boston May 2-11. Pimienta & Belan (Casa Marta), NYC. nc. Vernon, Evelyn as Jimmy (La Martinique) Wallace Bros.: Williamson, W. Va., 24. NYC, nc. Verrill, Virginia (Chez Paree) Chi, ne. Vincent, Romo (Walton) Phila. ne. CARNIVAL Vine, Billy (Wonder Bar) NYC, no. (Routes are for current week when ne datb W are given. In some instances possibly Wade, Bill & Betty (Book-Cadillac) Detroit, h. mailing points are listed.) Waldron, Jack (Brown Derby) NYC, tie. Walker, Mildred (Sawdust Trail) NYC, no. All-American Expo.: Sedalia, Mo.; Chillicothe Wallace, Babe (Southland) Boston, nc. 29-May 4. Walz, Oscar (Fifth Ave.) NYC, h. American Expo.: Bellaire. O., 25 -May 4. PLASTER Wenger, Wally, Girls (Lido) NYC, nc. American United: Ellensburg, Wash. Ware, Dick (Saks Show Bar) Detroit, a Anderson-Srader: Wichita, Kan. FOR BEST-CHEAPEST Warner, Jack & Jill (Harry's New Yorker) Atlas: Nortonville, Ky. Chi, nc. B. as H.: Prosperity, S. C. FLASHIEST-BEST PACKED Watson, Eunice (Steve's) NYC, nc. B. & V.: Garfield, N. J. DE LUXE 1902 NORTH 3RD STREET Wayne, Myrl (Club Royale) Ashland, Ky., nc. Bach, O. J.: Norwich, N. Y., 25 -May 4. WISCONSIN - Weaver, Marjorie (State) NYC, t. Bantly's All-American: Weirton, W. Va., 25 - MILWAUKEE, WIS. Weber Sisters (Colosimo's) Chi, nc. May 4. Welch, Muriel (La Marquise) NYC, nc. Barfield's Cosmopolitan: Maryville, Tenn.; Wences, Senor (Roxy) NYC, t. Greeneville 29 -May 4. Wencil, Ray (Faust) Peoria, Ill., ne. Barker: Benton, Ill. DIESEL DIESEL Wessel Bros. (Westminster) Boston ,h. Barlow's: E. St. Louis, Ill. West, Everett (Chez Paree) Chi, nc. Baysinger, Al: Washington, Mo.; Warrensburg SHOW OWNERS White, Danny (Delmonico's) Phyla, re. 29-May 4. FOR G. M. DIESEL PLANTS AND NOT White, Belva (Bowery) Detroit, nc. Beckmann as Gerety: East St. Louis, Ill., 25 - YOU ARE PAYING 4. GETTING THEM!!! CALL, WIRE, WRITE. GM White, Lawrence (Ambassador) NYC, h. May GENERAI MOTORS White, Eddie (Little Rathskeller) Phila, no. Bee, F. H.: Glasgow, Ky. GENERAI MOTORS Whitman, Bea (Hi -Hat) Bayonne, N. J., ne. Black Diamond Expo.: Republic, Pa. J. W. (DIESEL) CLEMENTS Wicke. Gus ¡Gay '90sí NYC, nc. Blue Ribbon: Jeffersonville, Ind. DIESEL Southern Power Division of DIESEL Wilkins, Dorothy (New Yorker) NYC, no. Blue Ridge: Houston, Miss. CO. POWER Williams, Clara (Small's) NYC,. nc. Bremer Tri-State: Kiowa, Kan., 29 -May 4. POWER LEWIS SUPPLY Willie, West 8t McGinty (Palladium) London, Broadway Shows of America: Covington, Ky., 477 S. Main St., MEMPHIS, TENN. mh. 25 -May 4.

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Buck, O. C.: Poughkeepsie, N. Y. - Buckeye State: Greenville, Miss.; Collierville, Tenn., 29 -May 4. Bullock Am. Co.: Troy, N. C.; Rockingham Take in up to $75.00 a Day 29 -May 4. by Printing "Wise Crack" Btirdlck's All -Texas: Bryan, Tex. Headlines. Big Profit! Like wild- Burke, fire at Conventions, Fairs, Hotels, Frank: Clifton, Ariz. QUEEN CITY AMUSEMENTS and Concessions. We sell complete Outfits, In- Byers Bros.: Festus, Mo. cluding Type, Machine and Newspapers Reason- Canosa, M. F., Coney Island: Colon, Panama, ably. Write or wire April 1 -May 1. OPENING DATE APRIL 25 TO MAY 5, MANCHESTER, N. H. AMERICAN WOOD TYPE MFG. 00., Central State: Ellinwood, Kan.; Hoisington eoa S. Dearborn St., 270 Lafayette St., 29 -May 4. Following With Annual Church Bazaars, Celebrations, Conventions and Fairs Chicago N. Y. City Cetlin & Wilson: Petersburg, Va. Chanos, Jimmy: Winchester, Ind. Free attractions furnished by AI Martin. Wanted-Shows with own outfit for Manchester Clarks' Greater: Whitwell, Tenn. date only. You cannot miss for eleven days' doings under strong church auspices. No Coleman Bros.: Middletown, Conn. one - Colley, J.: Girl Shows or Concessions. For Sale -One Two -Abreast Allan Herschell and Three J. (Fair) Okemah, Okla. Abreast Spillman Engineering Merry -Go -Round, both in perfect condition. Wanted Conklin: Hamilton. Can., 25 -May 4. - Ont.. A -1 Eli and Ride Paul. Dave and Fred FUNLAND SHOWS Cotton State: Pineville, Ky.; Manchester 29 - Wheel Foreman Help. Write to Supt. Nick White May 4. Kimbell, wire. JOHN KILONIS, Gen. Mgr., P. 0. Box 143, Manchester, N. H. Crafts, O. N.: San Fernando, Calif. WANT Crowley United: Winslow, Ariz. Big Snake, Fat, Freak and Wax Shows. Octopus Crystal Expo.: Albemarle, N. C.; Kannapolis Rollo -Plane. 29 -May 4. and Ex. Custard, Arcade, Knife Cumberland Valley: Soutn Pittsburg, Tenn.. LAST CALL LAST CALL Rack, Hoop -La and Big Six. Capable, sober 27 -May 4. Second Agent with car that will post paper and Dick's Paramount: Webster, Mass.; Nauga- nays references. All replies: Rome, Ga., this tuck, Conn., 29 -May 4. SHOWS OF AMERICA week; Dalton, Ga., Lions' Club, next Dixie Belle: Mt. Vernon, Ind., 27 -May 4. BROADWAY week; Dixie Home: Centertown, Ky. SHOW OPENS THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH, AT COVINGTON, KY. then Rossville, Ga. Dodson's World's Fair: Nashville, Tenn. Will furnish complete Ten -in -One, Girl Revue and Athletic Shows. Will book one or two Grind Shows and - Dudley, D. S.: Wichita Falls, Tex., 22 -May 1; with own outfit at 25%. Also Motor Drome 25%. Want Rides: Octopus, Loop -o -Plane Rollo Vernon 3-6. Plane at 30%. This percentage also applies to all our Fairs and Celebrations. Have good route and Elite: long season booked. Concessions: Want Bingo, Custard, Diggers, Lead Gallery and Palmistry. Have a Coffeyville, Kan. few choice Wheels open. Merchandise Concessions and Ball Games of all kinds, privilege $10.00 and Elk Valley: Lafayette, Tenn. $15.00. Come on, will place you. Want Foreman for Ferris Wheel, also Boss Canvas Man. Want at WANT Endy Bros.: Chester, Pa. once -Spectacular Free Act. Address: COL. J. F. DEHNERT, Covington, Ky. Endy Bros.' New Expo.: Wilmington, Del. 3 High -Class Telephone Salesmen Evangeline: Abbeville, La. Fidler United: (Taylor & Aaston) St. Louis, for Radio Safety Campaign in co- Mo. operation with Police Department Franks Greater: Douglasvllle, Ga. Frisk Greater: Winona, Minn., 27 -May 4. WANT FOR SUMMER SEASON and Auto Club. Funland: Rome, Ga.; Dalton 29 -May 4. Opening in Leaksville, N. C., April 29th; then Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, sensational Fuzze11's United: Flat River Mo. grift. Gibbs, W. A.: Parsons. Kan. Free Act. Also sound car. Can use two more Flat Rides and Concessions. No Dare -Devil Oliver Giroud, Billy: Sayreville, N. J. and Mrs. Townsend, write at once. This week McColl, S. C. JACK N. VIERING Gold Medal: Paragould, Ark., Howe Hotel Akron, Ohio Golden Arrow: Ironton, Mo. Gooding Greater: Fairmont, W. Va., 25 -May 4. BARNEY TASSELL UNIT SHOWS Goodman Wonder: Little Rock, Ark., 26 - May 4. Great Bright Way: McDonald, Pa., 27 -May 4 Great Lakes Expo.: Toledo, O. Great Sutton: Blytheville, Ask. Greater Expo.: (Gravois & Chippewa) St. B. MILLER SHOWS Louis, Mo. ERIC HYDE SHOWS Greater United: Ada. Okla. OPENING SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, TO SATURDAY, MAY 4TH, CHASE CITY, VA. Gruberg World Famous: (10th Bigelow WANT & sis.) WANT SHOWS -10 -in -1 Show. Have complete outfit for same with 140 -ft. banner line. Can Philadelphia, Pa. place Animal or Monkey Show or any Show of merit with or without outfit. Can place one more Merry -Go -Round Foreman for 3 Abreast, Second Happy Attrs.: Newark, O. 27 -May 4. Ride; Octopus or Rollo -Plane preferred. CONCESSIONS -Want Photos, Palmistry. Can place all Mae for new Tilt that can drive semi. Shows: Harris: Kokomo, Ind., 27-May 4. Concessions except Cookhouse, Grab, Popcorn, Penny Pitches, Diggers, which are sold exclusive. Can Want organized Minstrel. Furnish complete Heller's Acme: Lawrenceville, Va. place large Corn Game. Want Foreman for Loop -the -Loop, alsp Ride Help and Men to handle canvas outfit. Shows: Can use good Girl Revue, Posing Hennies Bros.: Joplin, Mo.; and fronts. Address: ERIC B. HYDE, Clarksville, Va., until April 25th; then Chase City, Va. Show, Fun House, Big Snake, Monkey Circus. Ft. Smith, Ark., Bryant Woods, wire. Furnish complete outfit 29 -May 4. for any show. Concessions all kinds. Write Beth, L. J.: (1st & Spring) Nashville, Tenn.; or wire Culpeper, Va., this week; Hyattsville, Bowling Green, Ky., 29 -May 4, Md., follows. Hilderbrand's United, No. 1: Pasadena, Calif., 22-28. Horton United: Monmouth, Ill., 27 -May 4. KING REID SHOWS Hughey & Gentsch: McComb. Miss. Hyde. Eric B.: Clarksville, Va.; Chase City CAN PLACE Opening May 20 for Wonderful NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 29 -May 4. Route Finest New York and Ideal E:;po.: Baltimore, Md. Man to manage and operate Motordrome. Imperial: Moberly, Mo.; Kirksville 29 -May 4. New England Territory WANT 20 TALKERS Jones, Johnny J., Expo.: Washington, D. C. Can place Penny Arcade, Diggers and Joyland: (Fair) Clovis, Calif.; (Fair) Dixon Frozen Custard. Must Be Experienced. State All in First Letter. 29 -May 4. WANT Kaus Expo.: Coatesville, Pa. CONCESSIONS NATE EAGLE Kelm, W. C.: Baltimore, Md.. UNITED SHOWS Grind Stores of all kinds. Also Diggers, Suite 309, R. K. O. Bldg., NEW YORK CITY Kaw Valley Attrs.: Rich Hill Mo. (ROWLEY Keystone Modern: Marion. Va. Winslow, Ariz., this week; then per route. Custard, Palmistry. Have sold Bingo, Ball Kline's Greater: Cullman, Ala.; Decatur 29 - Games, Popcorn, Photos. May 4. PARKER'S UNITED SHOWS Landes: Junction City, Kan.. 27 -May 4. COOKHOUSE Lang's, Dee, Famous: Taylorville, Ill. Wonderful griddle territory. Show carries Wanted one Kiddie Ride, Shows with own out- Large, H. P.: Jackson, Mo.; Zeigler, Ill., 29 - 80 people. All hearty eaters. fits 20^/e. Can place Girl Show. Will book May 4. WANT Concessions of all kinds. Can place Truck Mechanic, Latlip: Charleston, W. Va. For best route of celebrations. Greenville, Miss., also Foreman for Wheel and Merry-Go -Round. Lawrence Greater: Spartanburg, S. C.; Lex- this week, Shrine sponsorship, followed by Collier- GIRL SHOW MANAGER Talco, Texas, this week. ington, N. C.. 29-May 4. ville Cheese Festival, Collierville, Tenn.; West to bring in small organized unit. We have Lewis, Art: Norfolk, Va.; Wilmington, Del., Tennessee Strawberry Festival, Humboldt, Tenn.; the world's finest new outfit complete. 29 -May 4. Beal Street Cotton Carnival, Memphis, Tenn.; other SHOWS McKee, John: Madison, Kan. dates to follow. Want to Join on wire-Rollo -Plane, McLaughlin, P. S.: Lyndhurst, N. J. Octopus Rides. Will book one more Grind Show, MONKEY SHOW MANAGER Real opportunity for good Pit Show with or without Magic Empire: Olathe, Kan. with or without outfit. Want Talkers for Chimp Man to take complete charge new outfit. canvas. Want Long Range Gallery, Hoop -La, Pitch- Show and Girl Show. Can use one more Hula Til-You-Win, Mac's Caravan: Winona, Mo.; Greenville 29 - Dancer. Concessioners with legitimate Concessions, Shive Rack and others. Have good May 4. outfit, carrying Free Acts. No gate. Playing Marks: (Petersburg can place you. Albert Engesser and Wally Blair, KING REID SHOWS Northern Iowa and Minnesota. Pike location) South Rich- answer this ad. Dorset, Vermont WRIGHT AMUSEMENT CO., mond, Va. Missouri Valley, Iowa Merit: Fall River, Mass. Mighty Monarch: Rogersville, Tenn, JOE GALLER, Miller, Ralph R., Am.: Hammond, La., 23-28; Mgr. THE J. LACY SMITH BUCKEYE STATE SHOWS Pontchatoula 29 -May 4. PENN STATE SHOWS Miner Midway: Copley, Pa., 27-May 4. ATTRACTIONS Miller Bros.: Culpeper, Va.; Hyattsville, Md., OPENING MAY 11TH, LACROSSE, VA. 29 4. OPENING SOUTH'S LARGEST WANT WANT Want experienced Ferris Wheel and Plane Men. -May State all in first. Opening for few legitimate Con- Motor City: Van Dyke, Mich., 21-28; Battle and NEWEST COLORED Grind Concessions and Shows for route of proven cessions. Attractive proposition small Cookhouse. Creek May 3-12. AMUSEMENT PARK MAY 15 Pennsylvania Industrial payroll region. What have Agents for Hoop -La, High Striker. Address: Naill, C. W.: Magnolia, Ark. WANT MERRY-GO-ROUND, KIDDIE RIDES you? My terms are reasonable. I play only Firemen Rockwood, Tennessee, Route 1. and RINK. Rental or Percentage. and Legion Celebrations, starting June 17, with Ohio Valley Am. Co.: Powhatan Point, O. SKATING free gate, parades and free acts. Opening May 2 Oliver Am. Co.: (6400 Michigan) St. Louis, Mo. PALACE AMUSEMENT PARK in center of steel mill town. Those that wrote be- GOLDEN GATE SHOWS Ozark Am.: Van Buren, Ark. fore, write again. Mall was lost. Want Foreman Page, J. J., Expo.: Johnson City, Tenn.; Bris- SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA for Tilt -a -Whirl and Loop -o -Plane. Sloppy Henry Want Cook House, Bingo, Ball Games, Cig. Gallery, tol, Va., 29 -May 4. and Snow Johnson, have outfit for you. Tom Moore, Lead Gallery, Pitch -Till -You -Win, Hoop -La, Fish Parada: Chetopa, Kan. write. Address: Pond. All Stock and Grind Joints, come on. Will Tassell, Barney: McColl, S. C. book you. Will book Grind Show with your own Parker's United: Talco, Tex_ STEWART WACHTER, Owner and Manager, Patrick's Greater: Coeur d'Alene, Ida. Texas Expo.: Longview, Tex.; Kilgore 29 - Danville, Pa. outfit. Want Flat Rides and Baby Rides. Gen. 4. Agent-that can get banners. Diggers open. Ride Help. Pearson: Pana, Ill 27 -May 4. May F. A. OWENS, Mgr., Golden Gate Shows, Pryor's All -State: Peebles, 0.., 27 -May 4. Texas Kidd: Fairfield, Tex. Russellville, Ky. Reading's: Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., 27 -May 4. Tidwell's, Tommy, Midway: Carlsbad, N. M.; Reynolds & Wells: Emporia, Kan. Hobbs 29 -May 4. LOOP -O -PLANE FOR SALE Rogers Greater: Madisonville, Ky. Tilley: Champaign, Ill.; E. Peoria 29-May 4. Rogers & Powell: Russellville, Ark. United Am. Co.: Coalport, Pa., 23 -May 4. $200.00 UNITED AMERICAN SHOWS Royal Midway: Iva, S. C. United American: Granite City, Ill. Wade, W. G.: Richmond, Ind. Single -car 4 -passenger Loopo-Plane using dead WANT A-1 Magician for Lecturer. (Must pitch.) Royal American: (Grand & LaClede) St. Louis, Mo., 25 12. Wallace Bros.: Hopkinsv)lle, Ky.; Princeton men. Ride complete with electric motor recently Small Girls for Illusions. Mental Act strong enough -May overhauled. All In good . 29 -May 4. running condition. to feature. Talker for Front. Write, wire or Join. Rubin & Cherry: San Antonio, Tex. Price $200.00 cash. Stored in Southern Ken- Scott Bros.: Greenville, Ky. Ward, John R.: West Helena, Ark. JACK HAMILTON, Care UNITED AMERICAN West Bros.: Boonville. Mo. tucky. One regular truck hauls It. This is a SHOWS, Granite City, III., this week. Sheesley Midway: Owensboro, Ky.; Louisville 'real bargain. Address: 29 -May 11. West Coast Am. Co.: Sacramento, Calif., 23- Siebrand Bros.: Roseville, Calif. 25; (Fair) Lincoln 27-29; (Fair) Lodi May Sims Greater: Welland, Ont., Can., 27 -May 4. 3-5. F. H. BEE SHOWS, Inc. West, W. E., Motorized: El Dorado Springs, SUNSET AMUSEMENT CO. Six, J. Harry: Etowah, Tenn. Glasgow, Ky., this Smith Bros.: Pittsburg, Okla. Mo. week. Can ;place Cigarette Gallery, Fish Pond, String Smith's Greater Atlantic: China Grove, N. C. West's World's Wonder: Nashville, Tenn. Game. Bowling Alley, Scales, Custard. Side Show Snapp Greater: Joplin, Mo. White City: Durango. Colo. open. Also small Top and Front. Excelsior Springs, 8o1's Liberty: Harrisburg, M. Williams, Ben: South Plainfield, N. J., 29 - SENSATIONAL WAR ATTRACTION Mo., this week; Richmond next. Southern Attrs.: Clyde. Ga. May 4. Southern States: Ruskin, Fla. Wolfe Am. Co.: Abbeville, S. O. Southland Am. Co.: Irvine, Ky., 27 -May 4. World of Mirth: (Erle & G sts.) North Phila- AUTHENTIC DEATH -RAY Sparks, J. F.: Pulaski, Tenn. delphia, Pa., 26 -May 4. LEE UNITED SHOWS Speroni, P. J.: Rock Falls, Ill. World of Fun: Inman, S. C. Instantly kills rats or birds in flight 50 feet distant. Melts iron Instantly. Radio controlled battleships, Opening Owosso, Mich., May 4-11, under Z. C. B. J. State Fair: Kansas City, Mo., 21-28; Leaven- World of Pleasure: Springfield, O. 29 4. Wyse other sensational thrilling scientific wonders def. auspicos. Want Shows with own outfits. Can place worth, Kan., -May Greater: Aledo, Ill., May 1-4, Initely associated with war. Will license complete a few more Stock Concessions; reasonable privilege. Strates, James E.: Baltimore, Md. Zacchinl Bros.: Harrisonburg, Va.; Hunting- shows to managers financially responsible. Private The show with a route of real spots, street fairs Stritch, Ed: Del Rio. Tex. ton, Pa., 29 -May 4. demonstrations made confirming Death -Ray per- and Celebrations. CHARLES H. LEE, 411 Adams Sunset Am. Co.: Excelsior Springs, Mo.; Rich- Zeiger, C. F.. United: Lai Cruces, N. M. formance to Interested parties. St., Bay City, Mich, mond 29 -May 4. Zlmdars: Springfield, Mo.; Clinton 29 -May 4. BELMONT INSTITUTE, TOLEDO, OHIO, U. S. A.

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See the Americas Now is a slogan to Amurícas -- boost many lines of business this year The slogan "See America First" is appropriately being to meet that responsibility. Because of its unusual financial changed to "See the Americas Now." There is no intention position the United States must spend money in ways that of adding to the woes of Europe by publicizing this slogan. will quickly help other countries, and travel is one of the Americans will continue to hold a deep interest in the cause quickest ways by which Americans can start the flow of of democracy wherever it may be in difficulties, but at the cash in wide circles. same time the cause is served best by promoting friendly business relations wherever possible. In the past it has been largely true that only the rich traveled abroad. But that is changing now and the average The entire Western Hemisphere probably is the closest American is beginning to think of seeing the Americas as to friendly relations ever in the history of the continent. soon as possible. The tourist always spends freely wherever The war in Europe is helping to show even to the most he goes. selfish people that it may be a paying proposition to be neighborly. It is better to promote those enterprises that Immense business developments are also in progress create business than to drift into disturbing relationships. in keeping with the trends of the day. Highways are part of the vast program involving millions of dollars. The vast Accordingly, the United States is busy in promoting stretch of highway planned to reach from Alaska to Buenos all those moves that mean friendship and business. The Aires is said to be about half complete, and this highway government is an active member of the Pan-American is not even half the story. All modern highways mean more Union and really a pioneer promoter of the idea. At no cars, more roadside stations and many other accessories to time in our past history has so definite a spirit of promoting travel. The businesses that profit from travel are almost better business and political relations with neighboring beyond the imagination. nations been manifested by our government. It is equally true that perhaps never before in history It is entirely possible that travel may mean the has so large a number of our neighbors shown so active an difference between prosperity and hard times in all the interest in closer relations in business and government. Americas. Travel can supply the necessary stimulus to keep business in general on a profitable plane in all the American While the spirit of democracy as expressed thru the countries. various governments thus shows itself, business enterprise and initiative are also at work. This is being called an American Travel Year. Not only nations but cities and States are busy promoting travel. Travel is a preliminary to all friendly relations and it is voted also the foundation of continued business relations. In order Forty-seven States in the United States have special cities to do business successfully people must get acquainted. funds to bring tourist trade into their bounds. Many the Business relations should mean more than dollars and cents; are doing similar promotion. What is being done by a whole, all it should also yield the returns of acquaintance and States is and can be done by nations as and friendship. spending helps to promote many lines of business. That American business is intent on promoting travel While major industries, such as railways, construction, over the entire continent can be seen by glancing at the hotels and food industries, may profit most from travel, travel pages of the big newspapers. It seems that every the coin -operated machine industry also is a party to modern possible agency is busy turning out publicity to encourage business. The traveler may never have given it any special travel. Places that formerly were scarcely or never thought, but when he begins to check the idea it is surprising mentioned now get ample promotion. at how many places he may obtain service or amusement from some coin -operated machine. Even if there is a lot of ballyhoo in all the promotion, it is still true that back of the travel promotion is a lot of First-class hotels now welcome various types of business activity. Business transactions are increasing coin -operated machines as a complement to their business among all the countries on the continent. This fact is one of catering to the public. Some of the most modern railway of the most encouraging things in modern times. While stations now have many types of coin -operated machines travel and many other lines of activity with Europe may as a convenience to the public. The public has become so be cut off, the Americas are steadily increasing the amount accustomed to many of these machines that it is hardly and value of their business transactions. conscious of how large a service such machines are This is as it should be. While the United States may rendering to the traveling public. hold a dominant position in many ways, yet there is no While coin -operated machines have already attained reason why fear should prevail anywhere in the western a large sphere in catering to the public in its travels, it is world. Time is now proving that business relations can be probable that the real place of coin -operated machines in promoted and that there is much more profit in such activity the travel world is just being realized. With all the than there would be in building up walls of fear or isolation. promotion that is being given to travel in 1940, it is a safe The United States has its great responsibilities and prediction that coin -operated machines will contribute to much of the present travel promotion will help Americans and also share in the great success of the travel movement.

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country. Entertainment was introduced Simon Sales Party at a fast. pace. 110 Volts AC Anywhere! It is believed that this was one of the WITH KATOLIGHT PLANTS AND ROTARY CONVERTERS Attracts Big Crowd largest coin machine openings ever held Furnish standard 110 AC, 80 Cycles, for operating coin-operated muslo in this city. Acting as greeters were Al machines, motion picture, AC radios, electric organs, pin -ball games, etc. NEW YORK, April 20. Opening in Simon and Jack Semel, of Savoy Vending Complete 350 Watt, 110 AO Light Plant -List $ 89,60 - with a huge Complete 550 Watt, 110 AC Light Plant -List 130.00 typical Dave Simon manner, Co., Inc., Brooklyn; Murray Simon, of 350 Watt Kato Rotary Konverter-List 81.50 buffet table of delicacies of every type, West New York, N. J.; Murray Sandow, a large bar and gay and gorgeous show- of Queens Sales Co., Woodside, L. I., and KATOLIGHTO, Mankato, Minnesota, U S. A. rooms fully decorated, Simon Sales, Inc., Irene McGinty, of Simon Sales offices. 437 West 42d street, made its official bow All the latest games were on display. to the local coin machine trade today. ' The Keeney Anti -Aircraft Machine Gun RECONDITIONED -Manufacturers from Chicago flew in to was a feature. meet with their many customers. Among WEEKLY SPECIALS GUARANTEED them were George Moloney, of Bally Mfg. Among those present were: Irving Blumenfeld, L. Gibbs, FREE PLAY Jumper $42.50 LEGAL EQUIPMENT Co.; Sol Silverstein, Chicago Coin Ma- George Goldman, 1.2-3s $89.50 Rebounc With New Chicken Sams with chine Mfg. Co.; Mr. and Mrs. Jack George Morano, George Braun, Murray Rosies 69.50 Mechanism 39.50 Base $125.00 Saposnick, Esther Lovits, Sam Seid, Al Super Slx 59.50 Champlol ...... 37.50 Metal Typers 125.00 Keeney, J. H. Keeney & Co.; Jimmy Commodore 84.50 Thriller 37.50 Evans' Ten Strike, Johnson, Western Products, Inc. Berkowitz, Milton Rosenblum, Jack Kay, Mr. Chips 47.50 Sports 42.50 1939 Model 125.00 Mrs. Sam Harry Pearl, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sroka, Al Blackout 29.50 Topper 37.50 Cigarrolas 79.50 From St. Paul, Mr. and 4.5.6 37.50 Golden Cates 29.50 Pace All Star Comets, Taran, of Mayflower Novelty Co., came Llpskay, Irving Geltzer, Daniel Green, Bangs 35.00 Spottems 20.00 5, 10 & 25c play, in by plane. Eddie Ross trained in from Max Weiss, Ben Klate, Mr. Gladstone, Cowboy...... 29.50 refinished 24.50 Jake Narnem, Mr. Koolsky, Sam Gelband, One -Third Deposit Subject tz Inspection. Or Ten for 200.00 Baltimore, and the General Vending Co., txr-ire for Price List In Pin Ball and Counter Games. also of Baltimore, was represented `by Howard Cohen, Mr. Pollack, Seymour Irving Blumenfeld and George Goldman. Cohen, Eugene Marquit, Charles Licht - new man, Milton Gordon, John Helfter, Crowds of operators flocked into the AUTOMATIC SALES CO. NASHVILLE416-AE,,A ENND . offices all day. Flowers and wires ar- Johnny Christaphano, Al Mack, Teddy rived from almost every spot in the Blatt, J. Nankoff, George M. Glassgold, B. Glasgold, A. Domcnitch, M. Stoleman, Murry Weiner, Milton Weiner, Max Mrs. J. Simon, M. Goldstein, Al Denver, BARGAINS FROM DAVE MARION Bloomenstein, Stanley Marko, John Charles Pollack, S. Berman, George Di Marko, Ed Zasadjwiska, Al Selekoff, Joe Bendette, William E. Vaell, Alexander IMP -Jobbers, Write Schoenberg, Bob Reisler, Frank Marsici, Berma, Michael Wolper, Sophie Bell, Ed- Model F $12.50 Challengers ...$16.00 Murry Lax, Jerry Karpman, Lou Rosen- ward Glickman, Irving Blecker, Max PEEK-A-BOO! Zeta 10.00 5 Bingo 7.50 berg, Mr. Waldman, Harry Beierer, Del Rubenstein, Leonard Reiner, Harry Eureka, f.p. ... 47.50 Arrowhead, f.p 27.50 Game Hunter.. 7.50 Chicken Sam 127.50 Sharvett, Florence Lowenthal, Ada Good- Lazar, M. Miller, Nat Lesser, Eugene Now you see it, now you don't. 10.00 Turf Champ, f.p. 19.50 Triple Grip man, Lilyan Shandler, Minna Shandler, Berkowitz, Harry Straier, William Levy, See what? Those fast disappearing Ascot Derby, f.p. 12.50 Ak-Sar-Ben, f.p. 14.50 Goset Levine, Ben Haskel, Ma- B. Yovits, Bob Keiler, Free Play Table -310.00 Up. Write. Jacob J. Hartnet, Esther "quick money machine" profits! Ah, 113 'Deposit Required Bargains Every Week. lone, H. W. Gowney, Bill Kapler, Jack Harry Hymes, J. Brown, Eddie Corristen, - a remedy . It's Berger, H. Schultz, Charles Rubenstein, Mrs. Jack Semel, Louis Rosenberg, Al but there's Write for Complete Bargain List. PHOT,OMATIC, the machine that MARION COMPANY, Wichita, Kansas. L. Steiner, Dave Barran, Dave Stern, Ben Baker, Irving Imerman, Frank Scott, Ehrenberg, Tony Gasparro, Charlie E. Lester Klein, Tom Hill, Manco, Max Sil- makes money all the time, every- Aaronson, Arthur Kassar. Louis Police, verstein, S. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 68 The Billboard AMUSEMENT MACHINES April 27, 1940 Summer Travel Boosts All Types of Machines ONE fact is certain about the summer of 1940-the 'momentum of publicity and It should be understood that the travel movement is ä promotional matter be greater ever before in the history of and that agencies, publications, organizations and firms of all kinds are spending boosting for travel will no doubt than boost travel. State, city and the national the nation. A second fact which is also true to the fullest extent-any and all thousands upon thousands of dollars to movements and trends that boost travel will also boost all types of coin -operated governments are also boosting the idea as never before. Practically every State in machines. Time has proved that people on the gó are in a mood receptive to the the Union has a special fundfor boosting the State's tourist trade. services and amusements which are offered by the various types of coin -operated We have collected several reports from various sections of the country which machines. suggest what operators are already doing to get ready and also what might be done of these are published in before in history, in order to cash in on the travel movement. Some reports If it is true that travel is being boosted this year as never this issue to suggest the variety of opportunities and also to suggest how almost then the coin machine trade will share in the greatest indirect boost it has ever had by which to cater to tourists. use and patronage of coin machines every city and State has some special advantage in its history. For wherever travel increases, the It is plain that far more cities, sections and States will share in the tourist trade will also increase. than ever before and also that the travel movement will last longer thru the year. It has been evident for the past few years that the coin machine trade feels Winter travel is now being promoted almost as strongly as summer travel. The travel less of a summer slack than was formerly held to be true. But this summer the idea is also including the entire Western Hemisphere. trade should get in the mood and ready for action to share In a trend that is sure We will continue to publish reports and ideas during the summer as they to have lasting benefits for the industry. come to us. The season is soon here and everybody should join in the parade.

tourists. To enumerate only a few of the possibilities operators mentioned, there Mexico --A Coin How American Cities Provide Big are first of all the various types of hot dog, soft drink, ice cream and other re- freshment stands. They are located any- Machine Frontier Opportunities for Coin Machines where that crowds gather and travelers By HAROLD HUMPHREY, Mexico City stop, especially around beaches, amuse- Travel to Mexico and all of Cen- Note: Every city and section has its for an appreciable increase in travel busi- ment parks, suburban ballrooms, cabin are ness, which in turn is expected to boom tral and South America is increasing special advantages. These reports camps, picnic grounds and all along busy and so are the uses of coin -operated examples of modern trends. the coin machine play. Already hundreds highways. of thousands of colorfully illustrated machines. Mr. Humphrey formerly A big item also are the coin machine operated phonographs in Chicago Birmingham travel folders, publicizing the attributes get of the Niagara Frontier, have been cir- arcades in the various parks which and now resides in Mexico City. This BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 20.-South- a big patronage and are getting more report on Mexico may be taken as become "travel con- cularized within a 500 -mile radius of ern States have this city. and more popular. Other locations which indicating the trend in all countries scious." Until three or four years ago will surely get a prolific play from trav- to the south of us. about the only State to Begins Florida was Where Business elers are all kinds of summer hotels, Since World War II officially got under spend money promoting tourist traffic, Where does the coin machine industry cabins, gasoline stations, railroad depots, typical States like Alabama way there have been countless words. but now come in for its share? Starting as far country clubs, suburban taverns, niteries poured out by many writers on the sub- and Mississippi are each spending around out as 25 miles on the highways leading and restaurants, set up to attract a year advertising their attrac- and ject of its confining effect on pleas- $50,000 north, south and east into Buffalo, as the enjoyment -thirsty vacationers ure travel for the peoples inhabit- tions to travelers. These States par- well as from the west via the Great week -enders. ticularly endeavor to induce travelers ing the Western Hemisphere, but very Lakes, there's going to be a steady rain of In the Buffalo area the most impor- few of these authors have either bothered to stop a few days on their way back nickels into the coin slides for operators tant coin machine centers should be and forth to Florida. The promotion is or felt it necessary to go into a break- in the Buffalo area. at and near the shores of Lake Erie on of what is going to result definitely worthy, Gov. Frank Dixon of the American as well as Canadian sides. down just reports. Travel last year was A major item in Buffalo's bid for out- along the travel lanes other than the Alabama of-town patronage is the convention hall, Numerous amusement parks, beaches and bent on traveling this up at least 25 per cent in the State. ballrooms attract the crowds there, to fact that persons are naturally of gigantic proportions, now nearing its summer will not cross the Atlantic or Coin machine operators completion. Always known as an im- mention only Crystal Beach Park, On- benefiting by the development of the a thriving enterprise; Pacific oceans. In other words, what are normally portant convention city, having usually tario, Canada, citizens in the United States going to do; tourist business. People who enjoyed a full schedule of convention Grandview Dance Pavilion on the Ameri- go to Europe are coming south. This has shore and the scores of smaller that is, those in the habit of going to spots for op- bookings because of its fine hotel and can lake Europe? Maybe many feel that if Europe opened up a number of new ballroom facilities, as well as the natural beaches with their clubhouse facilities, erators. Tourists camps, for instance, with stud the shoreline. Grand is temporarily closed to them they will have become interest provided by the near -by Niagara which fairly do little economizing, taking just L'aort eating places in connection, Falls, Buffalo has made ambitious plans Island, located between Buffalo and the a good stands. "natural" for coin ma- trips around their own State. But then, for still greater convention activities in Falls, is another what about those people who were in Room for Music the near future. The erection of this chines with its Grand Island Park, Edge- Beach and Hotel and the giant new the process of planning their first trans- The advertising manager of one marvelous new edifice with a large seat- water oceanic trip, and those who have never recent- ing capacity and up-to-the-minute facili- municipal beach and main building on large phonograph manufacturer This beautiful considered foreign travel? ly pointed out why phonographs are so ties will make Buffalo the first choice adjoining Beaver Island. The dance halls of numerous large organizations that large administration building with its A clue to the answer of these ques- popular in the South. perfect set-up one which casts a much more and taverns have snore room as a rule may have passed it up as a consideration modernistic interior is the tions, and of the North on former occasions. for modern amusement games and draws optimistic light for the coin machine in- than in the larger cities before, has been found and East, and there are fewer restrictions. The resulting effect -on coin machine scores of thousands each week-end, all dustry than ever In other words, there is dancing, drink- business would obviously be commen- of whom are potential nickel -spenders. by this writer thru the questioning of in the surate with the rich returns enjoyed Niagara Falls, which had in past years tourists already pouring into Mexico. ing and music from phonographs admitted same place. This is not allowed in some by other types of business enterprises in lost some of its glamour, is now enter- Many of those interviewed of the larger cities. this area during convention time. To ing a new era of stylishness and will quite freely that up until this year they mention only a partial list, certainly certainly attract a goodly share of tour- had never considered leaving the U. S. With tourist traffic becoming a major and for pleasure or otherwise, but that all paying spots are not amusement devices, automatic phono- ists both on American Canadian industry, the best graphs, and also vending machines in shores. Beaches and parks on Lake of this talk about travel increasing in in secluded night spots or neighborhood is close, are account of the taverns, tourists taverns, cocktail lounges, cigar stores, Ontario, which fairly the Latin Americas on hang-outs, but in the hotel lobbies, gas stations, railroad as numerous as those on Lake Erie war had set them to thinking that it camps and roadhouses along the main is Now, no are bent on pleas- depots, airports, clubs and restaurants, and no less popular. There might be a very good idea. highways. The tourists would be direct recipients of every spare suburban Glen Park and glen Casino, doubt this reaction springs in a sort of ure, hence they spend their money more Ballroom near old natives. nickel in the visitors' pockets. and Dellwood Lodge reverse English way from that hu- freely than the One glance at a sectional map, taking Williamsville, N. Y., and a little man trait of always wanting what we For this reason resorts like Biloxi, New in that territory from the Central States further Lake Chautauqua with its edu- can't have. If you haven't the time or Orleans, Mobile and Florida cities have to the Atlantic seaboard, gives the an- cational attractions at Chautauqua money to visit Europe you do not think become very active coin machine cen- swer to the question: "What effects, if grounds, its lure for dancers at Bemus of coming to Mexico, for example, be- ters. In fact, the whole South is im- any, does the New York World's Fair Point Casino and Pier Ballroom, featuring cause it would seem an anti -climax. But proving relatively faster than other sec- have on business in the Niagara Fron- name bands all summer, and the parks, if the people with the money are forced tions of the country. It is true that there tier?" If there ever was a perfect stop- Celeron, Midway and others. Great Lakes to come to Mexico, it is certainly good is more room for improvement, but the over spot for west-to -east travelers it's boats, the showboats for short lake rides, enough for you. rate of improvement is even greater than Buffalo for those en route to and from as well as the big vessels for overnight merchandisers in the coin machine It is just this type of thinking, added most the World's Fair. So convinced are local and even longer trips, are all equipped to a lot of word-of-mouth advertising by field anticipated. operators that Buffalo is going to get with elaborate coin machine layouts, those returning home, which will boost a big chunk of coin machine business which get a big play from the "sea- travel this summer far above the normal Buffalo again this year, as a direct result of the going" travelers. This is but a rough tourist influx to Latin American coun- fair, that they are making even more line-up of summer spots which draw tries, including the expected increase BUFFALO, April 20.-For Buffalo par- elaborate plans for this summer's activi- city slickers on week-ends and urge cross- detoured from the European channel. ticularly, travel business during the 1940 ties. In other words, 1939 World's Fair couutry travelers to stop awhile. Mexico naturally stands to benefit as one summer season should show a substantial travel did leave its footprints here, in a pre- The New Password of the most popular travel meccas, be- increase over former years. This heavier -than -anticipated trail, and there- cause of its proximity and definite for- is based upon the establishment, who guessed wrong in Naturally, a certain boom has always diction fore operators by all of coin eign flavor. And to the coin machine during 1939, of a city publicity commit- 1939 will be there to make their "take" been experienced types of machines during the past summers, but trade this trend belongs on a must list tee, formed solely for the purpose in the second act of the near -by of new fields to conquer. in a promotional job to draw the industry will thrive especially well engaging extravaganza. ensuing season, when "See outsiders into the' Buffalo area for both during this Unlimited Field vacation and convention activities. New Summer Locations America First" is going to be practically of this Undoubtedly there will be a wealth of a password of all Americans. The assets to be totaled up for coin Never before in the history machines in this country are unlimited,' city has there been such a thoroly or- new summer locations this year, aside The most important part in the sum- is em- from the old, already established subur- mer's coin machine drama will be enacted especially from the tourist angle. Chief ganized committee whose head among them is the present rate of ex- ployed on a full-time salaried basis and ban spots. It is easy to see why these by the various kinds of amusement city new outlets for all types of coin -operated games, the payout, free play, novelty change that the American dollar has on whose expenses are defrayed by a market. At this budget of generous proportions. devices would definitely be necessitated type pinball tables, the guns, etc. Accord- the Mexican money by an increase in general nation-wide ing to the prominent operators of Buf- writing nearly six pesos (the Mexican There is every reason to believe that for one the campaign of this committee, riding travel. There is actually no limit to falo and also the district distributors, dollar) are purchasable Ameri- on the slogan, "Buffalo, the City of Good where the machines may be placed to ac- amusement games of all kinds will take can dollar. To the U. S. tourist travel- Neighbors," will be directly responsible commodate travelers and also week-end (See AMERICAN CITIES on. page 70) ing in Mexico this condition is nothing

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 AMUSEMENT MACHINES The Billboard 69 short of a bonanza with the result that definitely a boon to coin machine pat his sense of values is so disturbed tem- ronage. porarily that he is much freer with his money than ordinarily and has some- Filling Stations thing of the feeling that he is taking an These combination filling stations, unfair advantage in an extremely good overnight camps and eateries are also BAKER bargain for himself every time he spends marvelous experimental grounds for new a peso. This condition certainly spells types of coin machines and, to theorize NOVELTY f0. a little bit, the operator and manufac- profits to the Mexican operator, who is 2626 W. Washington after all llivng on the peso standard. turer might well use these locations as guide posts or hints for helping him to BOY! THERE'S DOUGH Blvd., Chicago, Illinois. Secondly, the location field in this judge the new requirements for coin - country is as rich as a virgin forest. operated stuff in different countries. The ripest area for coin -operated ma- For example, a coin machine of any type IN "DOUGHBOY"! chines is best shown by taking a map which the of Mexico and with pencil drawing an is the one thing in Mexico at inverted cross traveler does not have to whisk out an starting at Laredo, Tex., English -Spanish dictionary in order to 44UqU and tracing it south thru Mexico City converse fluently. All he needs are the to the coast city of Acapulco; then, Mexican coins he has already ob- from Guadalajara across thru Mexico which OVER 1,000 SOLD Fast tained at the border. Why then, just as City again to Vera Cruz on the an example, wouldn't a machine dis- Coast. This "cross" marks the best and of THE PAST 3 WEEKS! most traveled highways in Mexico and pensing cards with a list pertinent touches Spanish phrases for foreigners be some- or comes close to the chief cities thing that would catch a lot of coins? on all a+. tourist itineraries in the country. Or perhaps any one of a dozen different Types of locations along these routes souvenir machines. Endorsed by Leading for coin -operated equipment are almost Operators or manufacturers shouldn't too numerous to classify. Gasoline fill- get the idea that because Americans or Operators and ing stations are among the ace locations people train other countries are visiting for all kinds of coin machines. In Mexico Mexico they will not want to do some Distributors! they are much More than just a place of the things they do at home, such as to have your car serviced. Usually there playing automatic phonographs or get- is a sort of general store and quite often ting candy out of a dispenser. This a tourist camp in connection, and tour- writer has seen too many Americanos go ists stopping at these highway spots al- into Mexican cafes and feel hurt because ways find it expedient to spend from a they couldn't get ham -and -eggs for half-hour to an hour just checking their breakfast, to be a follower of that no- road maps and refreshing themselves tion. In Mexico City, for instance, It is generally. Mexico is a place where even an established saying that if you want the tourist finds himself taking his time, to find an American there whose address A console money-maker on 4 and this is a native psychology which Is you have lost all you have to do is eat legs! Embodies the famous "One - lunch at Sanborns, the leading English Two -Three" Combination - plus restaurant. sensational new High Score fea- Getting back again to our highway ture -6 ways to win! Flash, "cross" and the locations thereupon, it Action and Play Appeal! A FREE Is a good idea to examine the hotels as red-hot winner now . and a about the next best bet for coin ma- GAME year from now! Satisfaction guar. (Con- chines. On the paved Pan-American vertible) We Will Buy Back Your Highway of 614 miles from Laredo to an teed! Mexico City, tourists motoring thru Order at once! Direct or from your Jobber: Imp Within 6 Months usually only make one overnight stop and that at Sabinas Hidalgo or Monter- At 50% of Your Price rey, so this stretch is not nearly so rich in hotel locations as the southern part of Mexico east and west of Mexico City Imp and south. It Is this part of Mexico ouGH y" which at present offers the most to the coin machine trade. Hotels in this area Also-"Baker Built" Novelty Tables-Baker's Pacers-Sky Pilot 1c are plentiful in all of the larger cities, of which there are many, and the lobby Sc of a Mexican hotel, in the evening espe- lanes mentioned here in Mexico as you tive estimate released this month put AND cially, always looks as if it were the first will find in any country. But there is the number of Americans in Mexico City day of a convention. Machines in these an added feature in Mexico which can alone during the month of January at Ì0c spots and the inevitable bar adjoining definitely be figured upon to lift the 13,000. That this figure will be tripled are naturals. coin box, and during the months of June, July and PLAY level of the coins in the that is the native Mexican himself. It is August is a prophecy that Lloyds of Daytime Sight -Seeing London would no doubt give very short $11,5° of done a common sight here when an automatic All sight-seeing to speak is phonograph or some other type vending odds on. And these people will be tour- Each in the daytime, of course, and the typ- ing over all roads open to them. Not ical tourist's gregarious instinct always machine is installed in a fresh location Cartons to see such a crowd of Mexicans around only is this one of the brightest present of 6 draws him into the hotel lobby at night. prospects for the coin machine industry, more or it that the machine itself Is completely All Mexican towns close down concealed from sight. This is not only but one which holds ever greater things $67.50 less early in the evenings, so the result in the near future, not only as a money- are headquarters for true in the so-called "hinterlands," but is that the hotels something you will find also in the large maker for the industry but as a great the diversion -seeking tourists. In coast boost and linking of all Cruz, cities, including Mexico City. In other experimental towns like Acapoulco and Vera a location the Americas for trade. GERBER & GLASS which are more resorts than cities, this words, a machine installed in is even true. Hence to tap the influxed tourist market will 9114 Diversey Blvd., CHICAGO characteristic more play the hotel is another must when consid- invariably net almost if not more ering locations catering to the travel from the natives as from the tourists. business. As the reader can soon see from this, Tourists' Increase locations available and those desired do These potentialities, coupled with the Ten Pins OPERATORS' not vary greatly from the list in the big news that Mexico is and will get U. S., and especially is this true when it more than its share of the traveling IS A SURE-FIRE WIN- comes to serving tourist travel. The hordes, makes this country the high scene for the number of shops, large stores, taverns, I spot in the international FOR STEADY etc., are just as numerous on the travel entire coin machine trade. A conserva - NER AGAINST SLUG LOSSES AND CONTINUOUS PROFITS. NO DELAY -INSTALLED I:NSILY,OUICKLY, 51611T ON LOCATION O. ANY TABLE WITH .i BT-5OO COIN CHUTE IMPROVED MODEL +14.50 This Sensational DISTRIBUTORS WRITE MINNESOTA ASSEMBLING CO. Bowling Game Is 100% 1919 2N-?AVE.SO.-ANOKA, MINN. Legal and a Business Builder for

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www.americanradiohistory.com 70 The Billboard AMUSEMENT MACHINES April 27, I940 AMERICAN CITIES Philadelphia (Continued from page 68) PHILADELPHIA, April 20 -It's a dou- METAL TYPER SAME PLATE MACHINE the biggest upward swing of any coin - ble vacation season that breaks Pox the operated device on the market. Inasmuch local amusement machine fraternity this good For 20 years of continuous profits. as games have their best and biggest summer, and the theme song for the drawing power when moved around at more enterprising operators and dis- intervals so as to provide variety for the tributors will be that happy days are Not a "get rich -quick" novelty, but a time patrons of all locations, the natural set- really here again. Ordinarily the hot up is the moving of these games from months mean a lull for the amusement tested sound merchandising machine. city to suburban locations with the business here, but with the Republican . beginning of summer. In this manner National Convention being held here in new games may be purchased for the June, there is no question but that the Metal Typer will repay its purchase price city spots, while the slightly older games pinball and music machine will be 5 months, earns large profits forever. still draw good money in the country sought-out diversions while national is- in to 6 locations where they're new. sues are being formulated. In addition to this and other con- Good Music Benefits vention business being brought to town, Vends attractive Aluminum Medal, stamped Phonographs are also a big item which there's a double take for the operators by custómer with 32 letters maximum. is gaining practically daily in importance and distributors taking advantage of to the general social and recreational the thousand and one roadside locations life of our people. They like games, are to the neighboring seashore and moun- of And Bus in for added takes with the increase tain resorts. it's all a radius that Ideal for Amusement parks. Arcades. travel. With phonographs, however, the takes in less than 100 miles in either and flail Terminals, Hotels, 101, Stores. initial cost and servicing expense are direction. a bigger problem games. Thus, than with Bus Travel High really profitable phono locations aren't To the Southern New Jersey ocean re- Blue Hammerloid as abundant as pin table spots and op- sorts on the pikes Solid Walnut Cabinet, erators have to be sure of top earnings auto and bus travel Trim, a beautiful attraction. exceeds train travel by far. And with and Chromium before they buy expensive new equip- the roads dotted with eating, gas and ment for a "ompartively short season. rest stations, some form of amusement Merchandising and vending machines for the motorist is continually sought by Supplied with 5 ' or 10¡ Coin chute. can also reach their peaks in popularity the location owners. At any one of during warm -weather months and, altho these spots an excellent location for pin- also be had with NEON Sign. they are ordinarily not as big an item as ball, vending or music, and all three phonos and games with localities in the types of machine for that matter, can trade, they will share the limelight dur- be built up. The choicer locations are SAU YOUR MONIY AWAY, MARI SURI 01 PRISPII .ARD 101Uß1 ing the travel season. Cigaret machines, the rest spots used by the bus lines and Coca-Cola, soft drink, nut, candy and WIN MITAI IYPIO. II IAS1S 1006151. the tourist cabin camps. other venders are welcome friends of the The same holds thru for the Lancaster weary thirsty tourists for a refreshing lit- pike that takes the auto traveler to Cen- tle pause along their way. tral Pennsylvania and the Old York road Write for illustrated circular in full colors. Local tradesmen pretty well agree in that leads to the Delaware Water Gap CROIICNIN 1001 CO., 130 N. Union St.. Chicago their optimism for the coming travel and the Pocono Mountains. There is no months, but as in any other important limit to the number of locations that development there are some "cons" along can be developed -and profitably-in with the enthusiastic "pros." either direction. Distributors readily agree to the wide The wiser operator knows that comes scope of possibilities opened up by more the hotter weather and this city be- travel and increased traffic. They all comes a deserted village, locations paying biggest sales during April, PAYOUT TABLES Sugar King in expect the well during the winter simmering down Grandstand .$74.50 Mills Flasher $19.50 May and June, when operators get set to a trinkle when the summer sets in. Cold Medal. 74.50 Across the for the season. Such generally important By catching the traveler en route to a Thistledown. 65.00 Board .. 19.50 Many Coin Models conditions as business stability and em- resort at these roadside spots it doesn't Hawthorne.. 60.00 Feed Bag .. 17.50 ployment status, as well as weather, etc., allow a slack season to set in for any Winning Tkt. 49.50 Fairgrounds. 12.50 CHICAGO, April 20.-"Popularity of will naturally determine the amount of the machines. The only trouble, say Sport Page.. 44.50 Klondike ... 12.50 the Groetchen Sugar King Console is of nickels ultimately spent, distributors operators concentrating on these sum- StepperUpper 59.50 Ak Sar Ben.. 12.50 greatly enhanced by its interchange- say. On the whole, however, the season mer. locations, is to be able to service Keeney Fleetwood... 12.50 ability from nickels, dimes or quar- Pot Shot .. 32.50 Preakness .. 10.00 to ahead looks very bright 'indeed for the the spots with enough various types of Derby Time. 24.50 Derby King. 29.50 ters, according to reports received at the distribution of more machines than ever. machines, the demand being so great. factory," report Groetchen Co. officials. CONSOLES "Operators can take advantage of vary- Operators Hopeful Galloping Domino, J.P. $129.50 Atlantic City 1939 G. Domino 109.50 ing spending conditions at their locations Operators are very hopeful of a record King Pin 59.50 by operating their Sugar King Consoles summer. The amusement games, it was ATLANTIC CITY, April 20.-Over a Jennings Mult. Racer 49.50 at the coin denominations best suited said by practically every operator and period of a few summers the amuse- Buckley Riviera 34.50 to the income level of each particular especially the leading ones, should come ment and music machine has become as Track Time (Red Cab.) 27.50 spot. Change from one coin to another in for a new all high, and the possibili- important an amusement feature here Paddock Club 24.50 can be made right on location, as only ties of placing them in entirely new loca- and the neighboring South Jersey resorts Chuckalette .. 22.50 involved. as With Boardwalk Mills Rio 22.50 two parts are tions are very fine. With a greater the ocean itself. Derby Day (Slant Top) 17.50 "De luxe walnut cabinet of latest type, number of well -visited stops, which will auctions coming into ill repute for some Liberty Bell 15.00 Sugar King is receiving warm praise boast games, a big flow of nickels is an- reason or the other, stores selling mer- from operators because of its dignified ticipated. Needless to mention, operators chandise as amusement machine prizes MISCELLANEOUS appearance. Foot -pedal operation is said will be wary and will pick their loca- have mushroomed here and elsewhere. Ten Strike (1939 Model) $119.50 so avoid And that source has only been tapped. Bally Alley (Used a Few Weeks) 109.50 to be a most intriguing attraction to tion carefully as to the annexa- Tom Mix Gun 39.50 players because its foot pedal releases tion of any "White Elephants" along The swanky Boardwalk hotels have also 1940 Western Baseball, F.S. 149.50 a lot of playing energy, transmuting it their routes. The majority of busy tour- proved fertile spots, a "bagatelle" being Skee Jump (New) 99.50 into flashing lights speeding over the ist emporiums will, however, be "natural" the motif of practically every cocktail NOVELTY GAMES (Free Play) magic mirror surface." for coin machine receipts. bar and lounge. Since vacationers here, Fantasy Jack- Golden Gate $39.50 coming from all parts of the country, are pot (New) $59.50 Spottem ... 29.50 anxious to get in as much as possible in Jumper . 54.50 Lucky Strike 49.50 Western Sun the shortest time, all resort men are Rebound ... 39.50 Bow (New) 15.00 ever on the lookout for some sort of de- vice that will keep a patron under his PHONOGRAPHS roof for a few minutes longer. And to Wurl. 24 .$119.50 Seeburg Sym- that demand the automatic music ma- Mills Studio. 39.50 phenols ..$30.00 chine has been nothing short of manna Wurlitzer 61 52.50 Mills Rockola No.1 30.00 Do -Re -Mi.. 27.50 from heaven. The extent of the business is such that many Philadelphia operators have Mayflower Novelty Co.,Inc. found it profitable to open branches 1507 University Ave., ST. PAUL, MINN. here, the summer take alone meeting the year-round overhead with better than pennies for the profit. $1,000 CASH TAKES ALL All Resort Cities OR While practically every conceivable BUY THESE AMAZING BARGAINS type of location has been developed here, PIECE BY PIECE South Jersey still represents fertile fields 6 1939 Ten Strikes $135.00 Each at the dozen or so neighboring resorts. (Note: These machines have been Each year vacation business has been used comparative little and kept on the increase at Sea Isle City, Ocean clean while in use. The alleys City, Wildwood, Cape May, Avalon, have been waxed weekly so show Anglesia and the many others. Those little signs of wear.) resorts are continually providing new 1 Exhibit Zip (Free Play) $30.00 attractions and spending more money to 1 Exhibit Contact (Free Play) 27.50 attract the tourists, and it is here that 1 Exhibit Chief (Free Play) 18.50 the amusement machine operator can get 1 Chi Coin Miami (Free Play) 22.50 42.50 in on the ground floor, as many are al- 1 Exhibit Avalon (Free Play) ready doing. 1 1940 Golden Gate (Free Play) 47.50 1 Hi -Ball (Novelty) 25.00 For instance, it was only a few sum- 27.50 1 Shoot -a -Lite . mers ago that an amusement machine 32.50 1 Chevron (Free Play) was nothing short of a novelty at Wild - 2 Turf Champs (Ticket Mod.). Each 12.50 wood until Engle and Spector, of the All machines are in excellent condition. Automatic Amusement Machine Co. in You can't miss on them. WRITE, WIRE 1/3 Cash, Balance C. O. D. Philadelphia stepped in. They flooded the OR PHONE. resort with every type of machine and order they found that their MIDWEST AMUSEMENT CO. JACK RAVREBY, OF THE OWL MINT MACHINE CO., and Art Cooley in short (right), Mills Novelty Co. Eastern manager, pictured at the Mayfair Club, missionary work in that direction paid 530 HODGE STREET, NEWPORT, KY. Boston. Ravreby is a distributor of Mills phonographs. excellent profits.

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 AMUSEMENT MACHINES The Billboard 71 Coining Events EASTERN 'N 00 DOWN Convention of American Newspaper Publishers' Association, Waldorf- FLASHES Astoria Hotel, New York, April 23-25. Balance Tenth Annual National Premium Exposition, Chicago, at the Palmer House, Monthly NEW YORK, April 20.-Morris Hankin, April 29 to May 3. of Atlanta, flew into town last week-end. $1 He spent some time at the Mutoscope National Restaurant Week, May 6 to 12. factory and reported he was impressed R with the production line-up on the Hotel Stevens, Chicago, firm's anti-aircraft machine gun, Sky Second American Retail Federation Forum at the May 15-17, for discussions on problems affecting locations. Fighter.. . . Nat Cohn, of Modern Vend- ing, pushed off for Miami, Fla., upon * the return of Harry Rosen, who will Eighth Annual Convention of the Retail Tobacco Dealers of America, New oversee activities at the Modern offices York, May 16 to 18. 15% until May 5, when Nat will return with r INCHES Irving Sommer. Nat stated before leav- National Governors' Conference, St. Paul, June 2 to 5. ing that the three musketeers will have s * a big surprise for the trade soon after Thirteenth Annual Convention of the National Tobacco Tax Conference, their May 5 reunion. . Morris Kahn, Providence, tentatively set. for September. live -wire Brooklyn op, is set to take the r marriage plunge in June. . . . Vincent Twenty-fourth Annual Convention of the Associated Retail Confectioners, Sweeney, manager of Reliance Amuse- New York, at the Pennsylvania Hotel, June 2 to 5. ment, reports he's spotted over 75 new locations in the past 30 days. "There are plenty of good spots left in New selves; the short -short speech of LeRoy York," he says. . . Al Bodkin is having Stein; George Poncer and Bert Lane Atlas Entertains his new Man Friday serve his apprentice- drawing the lucky numbers; the Jack ship in the Brooklyn Amusement Co.'s Berger table, where sat George Ponser, repair department to learn the mechani- Iry Morris, Bill Gersh, Dave Stern, Ber- Ops at Rockford cal ins and outs of coin games. nard Sugarman and their wives; Mr. ROCKFORD, Ill., April 20. - Eddie Milt Soffer was seen visiting diatribe and Mrs. Everett Masterson enjoying Ginsburg, Bob Van Weiss and Irving on Coinrow last week. . Joe Forsyth themselves at Dave Engel's table; the Ovitz, of the Atlas Novelty Co., Chicago, maintains the cardinal rule for success big birthday cake given Frankie Russo, entertained a large group of operators in the operating biz is to keep the route vice-president of the association; Harry here over the week-end. The operators stocked with the latest machines. Wichansky, who acted as kibitzer for were from Northern Illinois and have s * * the Wichansky family, which turned out coin -operated machines in many parts OFF TO CHI . en masse; Max Russof having a swell of the State. The Atlas Novelty Co. is a 4f time, ditto Mr. and Mrs. Harry Radler. INCHES George Ponser flew to Chicago this large distributor of coin machines. HIGH week to visit with the manufacturers r the he represents. Before pushing off he The entertaining was done at MEN AND MACHINES . stated that his firm is busier than ever Faust Hotel here. While the occasion supplying the demand for Mills Empress Jack Fitzgibbons was well pleased with was a festive one, there were also on dis- and Throne of Music. "These phonos the reception ope gave Bally Beauty. play the latest model Seeburg phono- are getting more popular every day," he "With Triumph still going great, we be- graphs, games of various makes and lieve that Bally Beauty will now give every other products distributed by the Atlas said, "not only with operators here in profits New York but in New Jersey and up -State operator the chance to double his firm. Guests of the company reported on every location," he says. . . . Bill a wonderful time. regions, too. Managers of our Newark, Reel Albany and Syracuse offices are con- Rabkin, of Internatidnal Mutoscope stantly demanding speedier delivery." Co., Inc., has been elected vice-president * of the Concessioners' Association of the New York World's Fair. . Mike FAST FLASHES . . Munves reports that there will be a Sammy Ka"e, the swing and sway boom in new arcades in Coney Island orchestra leader, and the Smoothies, this year. "If the rush we're enjoying New Reports of popular vocal trio, entertained music is any indication," Mike says, "this is ope at the Modern Vending offices last be biggest year of Friday. Ope present reported they en- going to the arcade Movie Machines them all." . From the International reports joyed discussing records made by these comes news that, CHICAGO, April 20.-Latest artists with them in person. Also present Mutoscope factory the from the West Coast now indicate there due to greater production facilities and get- were Joe Janoaska, Phil Kaplan, Phil new machinery, price on Photoframes are probably three movie machines Schulman, Elmer Deutch, Al Rothstein, reduced to a ting on the market actively. One recently Sam Berger, T. J. Truex and many more. for Photomatics has been announced to the trade is called Phono- new low.. . . "When it comes to produc- and Lillian Schoenberger, head of Modern's ing machines with sales appeal, give vision, which is said to be selective record department, received many com- honors to Chicago Coin Machine offers 10 sound -on -film pieces. Applica- the has also been 25 pliments on her knowledge of the record Mfg. Co. They certainly deserve them." tion for music licenses . Al movie /NCHL3 business. Simon, of Savoy This is way Al Simon, of Savoy made by a manufacturer of a third Vending Co., Brooklyn, reports the firm the machine, also in Los Angeles. swamped Vending Co., expressed his opinion of is with orders for the new the new Chicago Coin free game, Jolly. A new wrinkle was given to the movie Chicago Coin game, Jolly. . . . Hymie "Chicago Coin sure knows how to build machine business April 19, when The Budin is all keyed up over Stoner's machines that operators like. And why Chicago Tribune on its front page pub- new game, Brite Spot, He says it's like one big lished its usual political cartoon showing W/DE going to be one of the big hits of the do they them? There's doors answer-bigger earnings." Jimmie Roosevelt seated on a throne year.... Murray Sandow opened the of money bags. One of these bags of NEW GUESSING SCALE of Queens Sales Co. in Elmhurst with gold was marked "Slot Machine Rake - the announcement that he has all the A SENSATION . . Off." This is The Tribune's way of re- Operates Automatically latest games in stock, as well as a large Sam Sachs, of Acme Sales Co., Brook- recent entry into Does Not Require Electricity number of reconditioned buys. "And," lyn, reports: "Our music stimulator is ferring to Roosevelt's No Springs --Il glance Weight he says, "we also have facilities for the a sensation. Ever since announcing it the movie machine field. boys to get some real relaxation while we've been besieged with orders. Many The Tribune recently agitated the 30 -DAY MONEY -BACK I here." . . . Earle C. Backe, of National ope are ordering this stimulator because phonograph trcubles in Chicago and in Novelty Co.. gets more pleased every it will keep junk off the tops of their a lengthy editorial suggested a "slot GUARANTEE day w'th the way his export business is machines." machine tinge" to even the phonographs. growing. . Tho Joe Ash, of Active Amusement, Philly, is still in the hospital WATLING MFG. CO. recuperating from his recent operation, his office staff is being kept busy follow- 4640-4660 W. Fulton St. ing out orders given from his hospital ILL. cot. CHICAGO, * * * Est. 1889-Tel.: COLumbus 2770 ur'aiATE . Cable Address "WATLINGITE," Chicago Bill Alberg, of Brooklyn Amusement, is telling up -State cps about Evans' prod- ucts. Meanwhile Charley Aronson reports his firm has over 130 Ten Strikes on location. "These games." he says, "are RECONDITIONED doing better for us than any other SLOT MACHINES equipment we are operating." * 10 -Cent Mills Extraordinary $20.00 * 50 -Cent Mills Blue Front 75.00 HARD-PRESSED . 5 -Cent Mills War Eagle 20.00 10 -Cent Mills War Eagle 20.00 "We've been receiving larger shipments 5 -Cent Mills Gold Award 20.00 on Blondie from the Genco factory than 5 -Cent Pace All Star Comet 30.00 on any other game we've ever handled," 10 -Cent Pace All Star Comet 30.00 5 -Cent Pace Kitty 40.00 reports Bert Lane. of Seaboard Sales, 10 -Cent Pace Kitty 40.00 "but still we can't seem to fill the 5 -Cent Jennings Chief 35.00 demand. There has been a 100 per cent 10 -Cent Jennings Chief 35.00 repeat on this game." 25 -Cent Jennings Chief 35.00 * * * One -Third Deposit. Write for Our Complete List. b"1'1LL TALKING . The New Jersey boys are still talking Coin about the Amusement Board of Trade Automatic affair at the Top Hat, Union City, a few Machine Corporation Sundays ago. Highlights being discussed 338 Chestnut St., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. are: Harry Pearl's masterful job as emcee: Dave Stern's memorable performance; Jack Kay attired in one of those Fifth avenue tailored tuxes; orchid corsage JACK RAVINE, OF UNITED MACHINE CO., MINNEAPOLIS, presented ADVERTISE IN THE BILLBOARD when he signed the Irving Orenstein's wife wore; crowds tangible proof that he believe,: "Wurlitzer'.s the Winner" BE SATISFIED of ops who stopped to talk with Mr. and order for 1940 Wurlitzer models. Ravine placed the order with Acme Novelty -YOU'LL Mrs. Joe Fishman and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Co., Wurlitzer distributor in Minneapolis. Above, Ravine signs while Acme's WITH RESULTS. 'Corristen, who had a table all to them - sales manager, O. R. Truppman, looks on.

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\\a\\\q1uaa nml IF YOU WANT THE BEST THE NEW ,. IN BULK VENDING-BUY ESQUIRE FwnitAi9 pF Ï THE LAST 9NGTS `FI< WORD IN notdioeatat¿ PtMNDS .n VENDING PERFECTION More than ever Northwestern leads the bulk vending field. Truly a great High quality machines for yxFO vendor -- It Is every purse and purpose. NV rS universal-vends Built for years of dependable, all types of bulk carefree service. Write today merchandise and for complete details! vends them ac- Vending Machines a Necessity in curately -- n o THE NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION additional parts 205 E. Armstrong St., MORRIS, ILLINOIS necessary. Catering to Traveling Public Standard Finish ESQUIRE By H. F. REVES, Detroit YOU (single unit) 2 WAY PROFITS Sample $6.85. Mr. Reyes, who has been a student of the vending machine trade for Columbus Model Porcelain Finish many years, discusses how the travel and tourist trade calls for wider use "39" Bi -Mor Mer- 50e extra. of vending machines to give full service to the public. chandiser Vendors will make you larger For further details and QUANTITY PRICES The coming of the tourist season this gasoline station patron will want and profits per dollar in- contact your nearest distributor or write year is expected to produce a huge can be induced to buy. Flashlight vested. direct. field of revenue to vending machine batteries, for instance, are a logical item Liberal trade in operators, due to greater interest in to be sold this way. Travelers as a offer on your old VICTOR VENDING CORP. travel. Not only the traveler, but the rule will not buy things which cannot machines. steady resorter as well, offers a ready be consumed unless it may be a 4203 Fullerton Avenue, Chicago Order a Bi -Mor. If market for the vending machine operator souvenir. In, this latter field there is not satisfied return who will adapt his operations to the a great deal of virgin territory for the within 10 days pre- needs of his territory. enterprising operator. The average gas paid and your money America is becoming more travel - station has not gone into the souvenir will be refunded. minded every day. How much tourist business. Selecting the most popular spending amounts 'to is indicated by souvenir items in the territory, the LOW PRICE ONLY SILVER KING figures just compiled on the State of operator could adapt them to one of the $5.59 Michigan. Visitors to Detroit number existing types of vending machines and $20.85 Each in lots of 10 about 500,000 annually and spend about build up a nice trade. The items need $75 each-a total of $37,500,000. Taking not be the most expensive-the popular - Send for Catalog of PROFITS GALORE WITH the State as a whole, its permanent priced souvenirs usually sell best. Other Columbus population of 5,000,000 is augmented Selective venders are best adapted for Models. during the year by 7,000,000 tourists. this type of location. 1 /3 Dep., Bal. C.O.D. Cutting this average spending down to IMP- Eating places are the next best lo- 3 S. 22nd St., Radio $40 each, a conservative figure, this cations. Vending machines find their RAKE Philadelphia, Pa. Type Gum means $280,000,000 annually. uses here again, tho candy, gum and Vender. This means big money for tourist and nut venders are among the better types. A Natural for Every resort areas. Two typical resort towns Cigaret venders, as in gas stations, are Operator. show the tremendous increase in popula- among the most profitable of all types. Flotthwegout Cigarette tion that means manifold expansion of Food venders must be selected to tie or Cherry local businesses during the resort season. ins closely with the policy of the place Reels only Model 40 - $4.95 5'/s x5'/t x Mackinac Island has a year-round pop- itself. IN 100 LOTS 6. IMP ulation of 400-in summer it averages Tourist camps, hotels and roadside has finest 12,000. SAMPLE $5.45 Coln Bayview has a permanent pop- stands of various types offer further Chute. ulation of 350-and its summer visitors opportunity for the operator. However, average 4,000 for the season. RECONDITIONED BARGAINS! Will never machines should be selected with con- 1c Pnut. Machines, 1 %s- clog. Price Here lies the opportunity for the sideration of what the travelers can be ib. capacity $1.85 Only judicious placement of vending ma- 1c Pnut. Machines, 4-Ib. capacity 2.95 induced to buy in the spot. For instance, 1c Pnut. Machines, 8-Ib. capacity 3.45 $12.50 chines. The type of place that will be tourist camps, auto courts, cabin groups 1c-5c Pnut. Machines, 5 -lb. capacity 3.95 patronized by travelers and visitors is and so on should be good places for le Ball Gum, 250 capacity 1.95 obviously the best location. The primary 1c Ball Gum, 400 capacity 2.85 Carton of Slx, $67.50, F.O.B. Factory. drug items, razor blades, etc. 1c Hershey Bar Vender 2.95 1 /3 Cash With Order. needs of travelers, most of whom travel Railroad and bus depots are topnotch- 5c Hershey Bar Vender 3.95 by car, are for gasoline and food, with 1c Four -Column Vender 4.95 lodging a secondary need. People eat ers for tourist trade. Train and bus 10Two-Columh Vender 3.95 travelers are more apt to appreciate the Cash With Order, F. O. B. Newark, N. J. at least three times a day but they will quick service given by a vending ma- WRITE FOR COMPLETE LIST!! search for lodging for a night only chine. These classes of locations, how- ASCO, 383 Hawthorne Ave., Newark, N, J. EASTERN FACTORY DISTRIBUTOR once. Gasoline stations and restaurants ever, are fairly thoroly covered and offer i are the best general classes of locations little opportunity to expansion of present for machines to attract the motorist. machines, except for different types of Machines must be placed in locations venders and games from those now on MAKE MONEY NIGHT AND DAY where traffic stops in sufficient volume location. WITHOUT SELLING EXTRA PROFITS to make the machine profitable. The Step into big money with "Silver average party will stop for five minutes Resort areas offer another field for King." Beautifully designed. Place operator is seeking in taverns, stores, filling stations, GET YOUR SHARE WITH AMERICA'S or so in a gasoline station, giving enough the who to expand waiting rooms,.etc. Vends candy, gum time for playing the various vending his operations, altho it's largely a sea- or peanuts. All you do is collect sonal business. For reason, ma- profits. Start small- full or spare LOWEST PRICE PRECISION BUILT machines and one -play amusement this time, and grow. Beet locations prefer games of various types. However, it does chines must be selected with a view "Silver King." Get FREE facts today. VENDORS toward the extent of the season. They AUTOMATIC GAMES, not allow much play for the usual 2425K Fullerton, Chicago, III. Thousands of operators have accepted Tom novelty table, inasmuch as the members must either be kept on location the Thumb as a NECESSITY - Its compactness of the party will be busy with the needs year around, at low returns for the opens up new profit possibilities-They replace off-season months, or stored or moved bulky machines on bars, counters, eto.-Fill in of the car and themselves during part Your route with 1'Vs or 3 -pound machines-Sold of the 'time. The average service station, in dull times to better locations. Jack Keiner Has on money -back guarantee. badly crowded for space, offers little The resort's general store serves as NOW room for the typical game machine and an ideal location. It is usually the gossip Experience could not afford to encourage visitors center of the community, and space is Unusual is the time to usually on a fairly generous scale. start a route of to remain with their cars in the valuable CHICAGO, April 20.-Jack Kelner, of these money driveway space just to play a few games. Game and music machines also find a the Rowe Mfg. Corp., makers of cigaret makers. INVES- Vending and service machines fit into good location here to help bolster the machines, returned from a long trip TIGATE this such locations excellently. The needs of vending machine set-up. recently with a most interesting tale of wonderful op- Keiner trekked portunity A T travelers along the nighway are many, an unusual happening. ONCE. and they do not like to stop too often. to one town, called Chichicastenango, lo- All types of candy machines, ball gum, Time for Vender cated in the Mayan Mountains, and while Not a toy ... but a compact Dle cast nut venders, even sandwich machines there took in some of the entertainment machine. Just the and the newer types of beverage venders -Up, Says offered. right size for are logical machines for such locations. Clean Pan Kelner relates that he was in such a booth a, bars, tables. Write Travelers like to have a snack at these CHICAGO, April 20.-"Let's take a spot one night and was much interested Dept. 68 for low stops and the properly serviced route of lesson from the busy housewife," says in the band which was playing. The quantity p r Ices Vanak Marimba and bulletin on machines can maintain a fresher stock the Pan Confection Co., Chicago. "At this band was the Quiche finest line of vend- of goods than the location owner could time of the year she's hustling and Band led by Vanak. Kelner relates that ors for every pur- do otherwise. bustling around the house, cleaning out he attempted to speak to the orchestra pose. Some choice who listened to him and without territories s t I I I Personal service machines find an im- the corners that haven't been gone over leader, open for Jobbers portant field in the gas station and for the past several months. saying a word went back to the band and and salesmen. could be developed even more. Railroad "How can we apply that to our busi- jabbered away in Spanish to members stations have long been one of the best ness? Like this-let's start by getting of the band. FIELDING MANUFACTURING CO. types of locations for the coin -controlled your machines out of the basement or Kelner did not understand what was toilet door lock, but these are rarely, 1f storeroom and reconditioning them so going on, but waited to see what it was CLINTON STREET JACKSON, MICH. ever, seen in gas stations. It's a service that they can go to work. Then let's work all about. Finally the orchestra leader to attract customers and couldn't very a rotating process and, one by one, bring came back with a copy of The Billboard well be commercialized. them into the shop and thoroly clean and pointed to a picture of Jack Kehler Other specialty service machines, in- them-not only on the outside-but the therein. He had recognized Kelner from cluding venders of seat covers, towels, inside, too. Clean the old merchandise the picture. "From then on we had a MUST SELL! soap, hot air driers, pocket combs and out and refill them with fresh colorful, swell time," declares Kelner. Manufacturer must sell brand new 5c Package various sanitary needs find their uses tasty Pan candies. It'll pep up your "The business end of the trip was just Nut Vendors and large stock of attractive 5c Peanut Cartons. No reasonable offer will be here. sales. as interesting, declared Kelner. 'I re- refused. This is an unusual opportunity. The essential business requirement in "Clean machines with fresh and tasty ceived many favorable comments on the You must act fast. Write for details. such operation is that the machines Pan candies will pick up many extra excellent conditions of our rebuilt cigaret P.O. BOX 285 B, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. and the products they sell must be pennies, and those pennies mean dollars venders-considered remarkable by oper- selected with a view toward what the in the long run." ators in view of price."

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® FOR BULK VENDING MACHINES CIGARE! VENDORS Something New . . . Something Different PERFECTLY RECONDITIONED 9 -col. Super Streamline 12 -col. U -Need -A -Pak ...$40.00 DuGrenier $55.00 8 -col. U -Need -A -Pak Late.. 30.00 VIRGINIA PEANUTS 7 -col. Streamline DuGrenier. 40.00 6 -col. U -Need -A -Pak Late.. 25.00 RAINBOW 6 -col. DuGrenier "H" Model 15.00 8 -col. Rowe Imperial 55.00 (Sugar Coated) 9 -col. National 9-30 50.00 6 -col. Rowe Aristocrat 15.00 6 -col. National 6-30 25.00 6 -col. Master 10.00 * 10 -col. Dualway Stewart 6 -col. Mills V-12 25.00 Write for Price List McGuire 35.00 7 -col. Corretta 20.00 Terms: 1/4 cash, balance C. O. D., F. O. B. Chicago. PAN CDNFECTIUNS-CNICRGD JACK KEENER 345 W. ERIE ST. /9(o.1. SUrme, 1E00 540 Lake Shore Drive Chicago, III. Phone: Superior 6738 345 W. ERIE ST. CHICAGO. ILLINOIC

operator who has actually done the job will readily tell you. "Now the new Jennings stand has been Cigaret Ops so designed that the operator can order the stand unweighted and then weight Summer Traveling OPERATORS it himself by simply adding loose sand. The operation can be done quickly and Providing More For Resorts easily and furnishes as solid a foundation A REAL BUY as the cement. Discuss new business ideas "The convenience and economy of this Vender Locations feature is obvious and we are certain FOR QUICK SALE for venders during the it will be welcomed by all operators of By W. R. GREINER bulk vending equipment." coming season Spring-the very word makes you think PERFUME BARS of a reawakening of nature, new life and 50 April 20.-Summer resort activity, dusting cobwebs out of your NEW YORK, CMAof New England mind and your business, turning your Stewart -McGuire 100% Slug Proof business this year is expected to be the Original Cost 549.50 largest in the history of Cigaret Mer- back on the bleak, dreary siege of winter chandisers' Associations, Matthew Forbes, Dissolves; Mass., and getting out into the great outdoors of New York CMA, reported, with renewed vigor and energy. WILL SACRIFICE, $12.50 PER UNIT manager the We don't mean to be getting poetic. Since some members of Forbes' organiza- if Re -Fill Mdse. Half Price tion will set up machines at seashore R. I. Set-Up Anew but you are a very unusual person BOSTON, April 20.-Highlight you don't see a distinct change about WRITE FOR FULL PARTICULARS and mountain resorts, the group has of the you at this time of year. The bulk vend- discussed this type of operation at recent 10th meeting of the Interstate Cigaret ing operator can be mighty thankful for meetings. Merchandisers' Association held in Hotel this rejuvenation, glad that Americans AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT CO. Mountain resorts, it was pointed out, Statler here Saturday (13) was the dis- turn to new diversions and don't stay in 919-21 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. are separate communities and operation solution of the CMA of New England and the same rut month in and month out. 5 E. Mt. Royal Ave., Baltimore, Md. and servicing is worked on a sort of the formation of specific State organiza- Now is the time to make a thoro survey circuit system. When possible, service tions by Rhode Island and Massachusetts. of the territory your route covers, with men who live within the area served Delegates attending the meeting were an eye to the future months. Let's really are employed. This cuts down on mile- also present at the first annual banquet get down to facts and figures. List the age and enables quicker service on emer- of the CMA of New England Sunday (14). places that will be frequented by your gency calls. ' When the delegates were informed that customers-is there a race track, baseball Hankin Commends Seashore resort areas are not separated Rhode Island and Massachusetts had diamond, zoo, park, swimming pool, as the mountain ones and the strip may broken from the New England group a dance pavilion, golf course, drive-in, rid- DuGrenier Champ run for miles. To accommodate the ing stables that should be covered by vote was taken to receive these individual NEW YORK, April 20.-Morris Nankin, location owners here, auxiliary machines organizations as members of the Inter- your machines? How about service sta- are supplied where the demand, justifies tions, they are always good spots for well-known Atlanta coinman, has been it. Extra stocks are sometimes left state. This organization now emliödies summer patronage. If you just use these in New York the past several days visit- with the location owner and the ma- New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, few locations as a starter you'll have ing with officials of the DuGrenier Sales chines are kept filled at all hours. This Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode excellent prospects for a profitable sum- Corp., manufacturer of the Champion is necessary, for in some spots the Island. mer. cigaret merchandiser. "Champion is no date was set for the next champion by a big margin," he declares. cigaret machines do business in spurts. While Start Out at Once Some operators maintain night service meeting, Atlantic City and the outing "Take it from me-and I'm operating shifts to take care of their machines were mentioned. If a joint outing is Eyery part of the country has its own plenty of cigaret machines-the Cham- in the best spots. arranged it is probable the organization unique pastimes-get all the information pion is the outstanding cigaret machine. will hold its mid -summer session at this you can as to where your prospective It's got everything. We received our One of the headaches in operating customers will spend their leisure time, machines at seashore resorts that the time, it was said. getting per- first sample and within three days we mduntain resort operators do not have Attending were R. K. Hawthorne, Aaron then don't lose any time in wired for more. Storekeepers who saw it from mission to install your machines. Be on location in Atlanta phoned us, asking to contend with is corrosion. While Gosch, Matthew Forbes, Sam Yolen one step ahead of them this year. these problems have been reduced to a New York; John Sharenow, Sam Malkin, that the same machine be installed in Let's have a look at your present loca- their place of business. minimum by the engineering staffs, Jacob Breidt, Harry Malkin, I. Gordon, tions. A good many of them will go there is still necessity of more frequent James Cherry, C. W. Stangs, P. K. Davis, right on bringing in big profits all thru "That's why I'm here now. I want as checking to see if the machines are Sol Kesselman, New Jersey; Anthony the summer, but there are some that many Champion cigaret machines as I working correctly. Salt air is still re- Masone, Morris Zimmerman, Anthony could be improved by moving the ma- can get and I want them quick. My sponsible for minor adjustments that 2Tastri, Connecticut; Walter W. King, chines to summer locations. Make a list route manager tells me that mechanically have to be made frequently on machines. Pennsylvania; Sam Goldstein, Louis Ris - of these spots and you will have some- it is one of the finest machines he has This problem, coupled with that of keep- man, Al Sharenow, Walter Guild, Mr. thing you can really work from. ever seen. ing stock available in strategic points, Gerson, Massachusetts, and Messrs. By a little figuring with paper and "As far as I'm concerned, and I, believe keep the operators busy during the hot Hanna and Hussey, Rhode Island. pencil you can arrange the machines so that I speak for many cigaret machine months. they will give you the best results during operators, Champion is the champion Several New Jersey operators serve the the coming months. You can readily cigaret machine." resort sections of this State and increase Lehman Signs Bill for determine the most logical spots for your DuGrenier executives were pleased with their forces during the summer. The present machines and what new equip- compliments paid their new Cham- the problems of Cigaret Tax Continuance the staff is keyed to meet 20.-Governor ment you will require. pion cigaret merchandiser and stated seashore cigaret machine activity and ALBANY, N. Y., April The general move is out of doors, you that all of their troubles have been to the service men, in many instances, use Herbert H. Lehman has signed a bill can count on that, so be on your toes get greater delivery to the trade. their own initative in reaching solutions. whioh continues for another year a tax and cinch those locations early so you During special week-ends, some opera- on cigarets, and authorizes the Tax will be ready to serve the first customers tors set up emergency supply houses in Commissioner to appoint any cigaret who make their appearance on the scene. different sections of their territory to dealer as agent to buy or affix stamps, -THE NORTHWESTERNER. Court Upholds give better service and to cut down on and to prescribe schedule of commis- the cost of rendering it. sions, not exceeding 5 per cent, for each Penn Cigaret Tax agent. The bill provides that seized New York City Ci t? cigarets, vending machines or receptacle? HARRISBURG, Pa., April 20.-Pennsyl- shall be forfeited to the State upon New Stand for Tax Ends on July 1 vania's 2 -cents -a -package tax on cigarets, failure to affix stamps and that the levied to help finance relief, has been seized cigarets be sold only to an agent, ALBANY, N. Y., April' 20.-Aitho New upheld as constitutional in the county In -a -Bag Vender permitting owner, however, to redeem York State's cigaret tax of 2 cents a court at Dauphin. cigarets or machine by payment of tax New CHICAGO; April 20.-0. D. Jennings & package will continue unaffected, Judge Karl E. Richards dismissed the Co. are featuring a new -type pedestal with penalty of 50 per cent and costs. York City smokers will no longer have The Governor made no comment with suit brought by Stephano Brothers, stand, to be used with their In -a -Bag to pay the municipal tax of a cent a a his approval of this legislation. It be- 30. The Legis- Philadelphia manufacturers of brand bulk vender. In -a -Bag is the vender package after June State made to retail at 10 cents a pack. which is best known for its sanitary comes Chapter 489 of the Laws of 1940. lature, just before the adjournment of feature, the vending of nuts and bulk It was introduced by Senator William its present session, specifically revoked Company attorneys contended the flat confections in sanitary glassine bags. Bewley, Rep. of Erie County. the right of the city council to levy tax fell unequally upon manufacturers 'rThe new stand," explained Jerry Haley, the impost after that date. and venders of cigarets which differ in quality and value. They said the com- official of O. D. Jennings ?Sr Co., "simpli- Sales Up 12% The city's cigaret tax has been in Candy 12 cents fies the question of weighting the stand. WASHINGTON, April 20.-Sales of con- effect since May, 1938, and has yielded pany had to increase its price to With the old -type stand the operator fectionery and competitive chocolate nearly $9,000,000 a year to the city treas- as a result of the tax. had the choice of having the stand products during February increased 123 ury, tho this slumped when sales dropped Judge Richards took the position it weighted with cement at the factory per cent as compared with those of after the State added a 2 -cent tax last was the value of the right or privilege and then paying the shipping charges on February of last year, according to the July. Repercussions of the impending of manufacturers that was taxed, and this dead weight, or he could order the reports received from 230 identical firms tax scale revision in New York City not tangible property. He ruled also stand unweighted and then put in the and released by Director William L. were felt already this week when the that the State may impose a tax at a cement himself. However, the latter is Austoin, of the Bureau of the Census chain stores put into effect a price flat rate without regard to the extent of not a very easy or pleasant task, as any of the Department of Commerce. reduction on two -pack purchases. business.

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Hillbilly and Foreign Rec- Men New Hotel Opened Sees Phonos ord Hits of the Month Liquor In Mexico City by Phonograph Operator (Note: Here are the most popular Gain in Mexico hillbilly and foreign recordings of the past month. Similar lists will be Take Stand MEXICO CITY, April 20.-Jorge Al- published in. this section once every ducin ,owner of the Alducin Radio Co. MEXICO CITY, April 20.-Automatic month.) here and distributor for Mills automatic phonograph operators in Mexico are look- Convention makes plans phonographs, added another milestone ing toward expansion now into the HILLBILLY RECORDINGS: Cow- to his career this week with the opening and it is smaller towns in this country, boy Swing, Hank Penny; Sunset Trail into ASCAP fees of the Diana Hotel, of which he is presi- this new outlet which has already tilted to look dent. this country's import figure on phono- to Texas, Bill Boyd and his Ram- blers; Let's Have Another One, Cliff and find remedy Jorge, known to many of the coin ma- graphs from the United States. chine industry in the U. S., makes no The Mexican operator's chief problem Bruner. claim to modesty when he states that in small towns heretofore has been the INTERNATIONAL RECORDINGS: the new Diana is the finest residential electric current supplied. Usually the CHICAGO, April 20.-The second an- hotel in Mexico City. smaller cities, especially those quite Woodpecker, The Iceman, Goodbye, nual convention of the National Council distant from Mexico City, turn their cur- Johnny Puszta. of State Liquor Dealers' Assaciations was Alducin is also operating 60 of the rent off after midnight, and there are Hotel here 16- new Mills phonographs in and around held at the Sherman April Mexico also some places where the power is not FOREIGN RECORDINGS: German, 18. The exhibits covered the convention City and says he is expanding consistently strong enough to supply an Gruen ist die Heide, Dorfschmiede; and mezzanine floors of the hotel. A daily. automatic phonograph. Hungarian, Az a szep, Az a szep, significant part of the exhibits was two However, at the present time many of Huzd cigany; Polish, Dziadinu, Moja displays of automatic phonographs. these towns are now keeping the "juice" Balalaika, Briggen Mills and Wurlitzer machines were shown trouble mila; Swedish, on until 4 a.m. and those having Maria, Kalas-Hambo; Scandinavian, by distributors representing these firms. Pfanstiehl Naines getting sufficient power are in the Tavern owners and proprietors were process of remedying the difficulty. The Kalrinet Polka, Bolge Valsen; Italian, II violento, Reginella campagnola; much in evidence and the business ses- Eastern Distrib result is that operators are rushing mad- sions were devoted to their problems. ly now to get into the small towns be- Jewish, Yidel Mit Fidel, Zol Zein NEW YORK, April 20.-Nat Cohn, Davelis; The actions of ASCAP (American Society fore they are spoken for. Places of from Freilach; Greek, Elli-Sirto, of Composers, Authors and Publishers) in president of Modern Vending, has just 10,000 to 25,000 population in Mexico Bohemian, Az Zavolan. relation to music used in taverns was announced the appointment of his firm are ordinarily not good for more than Tavern so for operator one of the important topics. 20 to 30 locations, the owners in a few States have been prose- working out of Mexico City it is not for the a paying proposition unless he can con- cuted by the music organization tract for all the phonographs in the Vaughan Speakers use of copyrighted music without paying town. the license fee. Tavern owners have re- With new territory such as this being Finishes ported to their organization that they In Several have been "pushed around" by ASCAP. opened up steadily, operators are becom- CHICAGO, April 20.-The Vaughan Co., ing more enthusiastic about coin phono- maker of extension speakers for use with The liquor group passed a strong reso- graph possibilities in Mexico than ever automatic phonographs, is now offering lution during the convention and ap- before. several finishes on its 6 and 10 -inch pointed a committee to study the "arbi- speakers. One finish is a beautiful two- trary and unreasonable fees" asked by color cabinet in cream and red, designed ASCAP, and to formulate plans to remedy Miraben Taking to harmonize with the finest locations. "such inequities." Another is a natural walnut finish, which will blend harmoniously with sur- It was also reported that the National Larger Quarters roundings. Council had laid tentative plans before Congress asking for a repeal or amend- CHICAGO, April 20.-More space has "Not only are these speakers good look- been the crying need of his firm for the ment of that section of the copyright laws ing," said a Vaughan spokesman, but allows ASCAP to "charge inequit- past several months, confides Ben Lutske, they are the finest available. Perfect re- which head of the Miraben Co., Chicago, manu- able fees and collect exorbitant dam- production of tone, so desirable in any Weekly News, April 15, facturer of phonograph modernization location, can be had when Vaughan ex- ages." (Tavern parts. He reports that the firm is now tension speakers are used. These speaker 1940.) in the process of moving to new and units are of the permanent magnet type larger quarters at 2037-41 Carroll ave- and are entirely capable of handling the nue, Chicago. output of the latest phonographs." due a trip to Rio de Janeiro with his band, "We have been pressed for space NAT whose Modern Vend- the rapid growth of our business. De- says he intends to feature North Ameri- COHN, to can music with Spanish lyrics. ing Co., New York, has just been mand for the Miraben Glamour Light -up appointed distributor for new changeover parts has exceeded produc- N. A. Music Popular "Just as the people of the United States the tion, necessitating this change. At our like rumba, tango and other Spanish Pfanstiehl phono needle. new address we will have over 7,500 In S. A. and Vice Versa music, the South Americans prefer music as a distributor for the new 4,000 -play square feet of space-enough for a while of the North American type," says Molina. Pfanstiehl Needle. Final arrangements to supply the demand. We have, how- CHICAGO, April 20.-Carlos Molina, "But, of course, we will have to use for the distributorship were worked out ever, made provisions for future ex- orchestra leader, who plans soon to make Spanish lyrics." by Cohn and W. F. (Bill) Hemminger, pansion. This enormous new layout sales manager of Pfanstiehl Chemical will be devoted to the manufac- Co., manufacturer of the needle. Hem- ture of our easily installed phonograph minger made a special trip to the East modernization parts. We will also to consummate the deal. have enlarged departments for the mod- In commenting on the new appoint- ernization of phonographs for operators ment, Cohn said: "Probably one of the desiring us to do the work of assembling most important factors directly respon- the modernized phonographs. sible for the rapid growth of Modern "Miraben modernization parts are Vending has. been our consistency in easily installed with no cutting of the being the first to introduce new products cabinets necessary. While we do the and new developments to operators in work when desired, any operator can do our territory. This is our way of proving this work himself if he so desires. Add to the operator that we are continually glamour to your phonographs-and, of operations course, money -earning potentialities with striving to help him make his Miraben Light -up parts." more profitable. "The shaft of this needle has pur- posely been made flat on one side to prevent turning. Think wha't the elimi- foKaon nation of this normal service require- LONDON, April 1.-An ingenious ment will mean in a saving of time. In method of stimulating play has been hit addition the point of the needle is made on by a sportland operator in a provin- cial town where the giving of prizes on round and of the exclusive Pfanstiehl marble games is prohibited. Every time Metal. Because of the round point the a player passes a certain score he receives needle has a truer tone quality and a voucher. Twelve of them entitle him to nominate someone in the armed causes less wear to the record.. Exhaus- forces to whom the operator will send WURLITZER'S DISTRICT MANAGERS report high enthusiasm for the tive tests have proved that it is prac- 100 cigarets. 1940 models to the boss in North Tonowanda, N. Y. Above, Mike Hammergren tically impossible to break off the point (seated second from right), general sales manager, and Ernie Petering (seated, of the needle. This in itself will elimi- First wartime gathering of the Slot left), hear the good news front W. R. Deaton (second from left), district man- Club drew a decent number of manu - ager for North Carolina and parts of Virginia, and M. H. Rosenberg, district nate a large percentage of the average (See LONDON on opposite page) manager for Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Western Missouri. operator's service calls."

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 19.10 AMUSEMENT MACHINES (MUSIC) The Billboard 75 We Manufacture 772(ssiss(IIit OVER NATCHEZ, Miss., April 20.-Business and Guarantee Our is much improved in the State, oper- ators report. Good pay rolls and build- Products ing of a new $4,000,000 Mississippi River 100 % Modern bridge, now half finished, is adding many Illumination dollars to the bank rolls of operators. Shamp Rogers, op, has left here to return to Gloster, Miss., where he will FOR 616.716.412-P12 WITH SIDE resume operation of machines in Amite and near -by counties. LOUVRES AND SILHOUETTES AS ILLUSTRATED Whatley Craig, owner of Pilgrimage Inn, is back in the coin machine busi- ness after taking a flyer in a wholesale business. Says it is good to be back in $ a66 field again. 13 Sam McCabe, of Sermac Co., is back COMPLETE on job after a vacation on Mississippi Gulf Coast and to New Orleans. with the Amazing New P12 and 412 Sam Serio, of Sermac Co., is enjoying . a week's made with 3 ? fishing outing to Jackson Point on the Mississippi River with his brother, Col. Plastic Chief of Police Joseph P. Serio of only. Natchez. PFANSTIEHL Bill EIdt, operator, and brother, John, have been on several successful fishing WURLITZER 500 $195.00 ROCKOLA MONARCH, Remod 129.50 expeditions recently. Bill says they are WURLITZER 616, Illuminated 69.50 biting well. Some "big ones" got away Coin Machine NEER, 412 ...... $32.50 P-30 .....$22.50 but they brought back some nice ones to Do -Re -Mi. 32.50 ROCKOLA show friends. P-12 ..... 27.50 Regular.. 22.50 Jake Hudson is now operating Silver Not just another needle look at these Reconditioned Photomatics $545.00 Cottage on U. S. Highway 61. Place is ... Evans Ten Strikes, 1939 Models, owned by Jake's brother-in-law, Bill Eidt, true and proven features you can have for Late Serials 124.50 who also owns the Windmill night club less cost per thousand plays. and other spots. GERBER & GLASS NEEDLE MUST NEVER BE TURNED 914 Diversey Blvd., CHICAGO One side of staff is purposely made flat for easy per- Des %72öirses manent insertion. Reduces time and cost of servicing. PFANSTIEHL DES MOINES, April 20.-Sam Taran, of *POINT WILL NOT BREAK the Mayflower Novelty Co., St. Paul, CHEMICAL Eliminates a large percentage calls. MODERNIZE FOR PROFITS! stopped off in Des Moines long enough to describe conditions as very good in COMPANY Tnru your counter Iowa, with new operators coming in al- 14POINT IS ROUND AND MADE OF PFANSTIEHL METAL METAL DIVISION Itock-Olas and Wur- Assures truer tone quality and less record wear. \ most every day. 1 i tier O 1 s and 7l s into flashy consoles with Investigate this sensational needle today. Try it on Waukegan, HELIABLE Cabinet Taran is enthused with the favorable a few of your machines. You'll be amazed with its operating superiority. See Illinois Wands. All wood con- reaction in the State and pointed out your distributor or write the State is improving for legal ma- .iruction in light and MINIM& dark walnut finish chines. "Phonograph business is on the with chrome trim. upgrade, pinoall machines are working It Luxe models with fine and target outfits are getting a nice beautifully 111u m play," Taran said. He has developed a i- slug ejector and plans to put it on the r ated louvers. market soon. Write for OVER 785 SOLD IN 2 WEEKS Information on Phonograph Chick Devore, of the Iowa Amusement ACME MUSIC STIMULATOR Conversions Co., is sold on the new Short Stop base- ball game. "Best to hit the market in a long time," Cnick claims.

Don Buckroyd, of the S. 6c B. Amuse- Reliable D e L u z e ment Co., reports business up after a Auxiliary Speakers MUSIC will increase your slight slump the last few months. Buck- profits! Handsome royd said March was 10 per cent better walnut finish with flashy illuminated than February and so far April is still The greatest play stlmu'ator in all history! Boosts col- lections to on any location! louvers. Fits any better. . 20' 50% Brilliantly beautiful, type phonograph. blinker light -up flashing "PLAY YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC" on and off actually PULLS the public to spend Paul Nelson, of the Nelson Music Co., money In your phonos! Place on top of your machine; on the bar; on the wall near speaker-In fact-anywhere likes Blondie. Claims it is one of the ln the ocation-It GETS THE NICKELS FOR YOU! RELIABLE SPECIALTY CO. best machines now on the market. Nelson RUSH YOUR ORDER QUICK!! Headquarters for All Phonograph Supplies also reports business on the upgrade, SEEBURG REX PARTS $22.95 Complete 2920 Prospect Court, CLEVELAND, OHIO with a nice pick-up in convention (Includes Brand New Frame Door Around business. Grille as Shown). WRITE for parts Price Lists on Wurlitzer 412, 818 and 24. We remodel your old phonos-BRING THEM IN! FOR SALE-Brand-New Remodeled Phonos Never on EXTENSION SPEAKERS Location! Beautiful two-color cabinet, cream and red or LONDON Natural Walnut Finish, designed to harmon- (Continued from opposite page) ize with your finest location. Perfect repro- duction of tone. facturers, dealers and operators from PRICE $6.95 all parts, under chairmanship of club's father, J. G. Brenner. ACME SALES CO. with 6 in. Speaker NewAddiess 1775 CONEY ISLAND AVE., 9.95 with 11 in. UNIT Serenade, first of Britain's own war- ACME REMODELED SEEBURG REX B'KLYN., N.Y. Speaker unit s; perm. magnet type time marble games, combining phono- N.Y. CITY SHOWROOM and DEPOT, 625 TENTH AVE. capable of han- graph action with bumper play, now dling output of comes out with a new cabinet not un- latest Phono- graphs. like those used for payout tables. Result Double your earn- is greater steadiness and luxurious ings with these finish, exterior being veneered. Speaker Speakers. Order a is located behind motal grill on front sample and be Here Are AVON'S Weekly Specials! Size 14x13x7 convinced. below cash door. Manufacturers have Ten Day Money Back Trial. decided to place a limited number on Additional Literature Gladly Furnished. a reversal of GUARANTEED 3924 N. Clark St. market, this original de- RECONDITIONED PHONOGRAPHS VAUGHAN CO. CHICAGO cision to keep all for own operating chain. Seeburg Regal, 20 Records, Marbleglo $169.50 Wurlitzer 616, Fully Ilium., Including Dome and Marbleglo 119.50 Wurlitzer 412, Light -Up Grille and Marbleglo 62.50

KY. SPRINGLESS SCALE CO Full Line of Used and New Novelty and Free Play Games, Pay Tables, Consoles and Counter Cames. 516 S. 2ND ST., LOUISVILLE, KY. 1/3 Deposit- Balance C. O. D. Write in for Price List. KENTUCKY'S Distributor of WURLITZER PHONOGRAPHS WE AND COIN -OPERATED AMUSEMENT MACHINES OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS. BUY-TRADE-SELL A large display of New and Reconditioned Novelty and Free -Play Machines on hand at all times. AVON NOVELTY SALES CO., Iran 2923 PROSPECT AVE., CLEVELAND, OHIO When Writing to Advertisers Mention Tile Billboard.

www.americanradiohistory.com 76 The Billboard AMUSEMENT MACHINES (MUSIC) April 27, 1940 Here come the HITS... eIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl111lInn2 Record Buying Guide I/BE ¡M ANII REAP! An Analysis of Current Songs and Recordings From the Standpoint of Their Value to Phonograph Operators = COLUMBIA 50c GOING STRONG BENNY GOODMAN Recordings listed below are currently the biggest money-makers in automatic E 35404 Gone With "What" Wind phonographs. Selections are the consensus of reports gathered each week by representa- _ Till Tom Special tives of The Billboard from at least four leading phonograph operators in each of the 30 most important phonograph operating centers in the country. Recordings listed without = A New Smash Hit by an explanation are those that have appeared under this heading for one week or more = ORRIN TUCKER and BONNIE BAKER = and have thus become such established successes that they require no further explanation. _ 35452 Not Yet Where E The Singing Hills. The rate of speed with which this traveled since it first = Do I Go From You E started to move ahead only a few weeks ago presaged a jump into this VOCALION 35c = exclusive section without too much effort. This week it makes it, and in FRANKIE MASTERS = such a way that operators cannot afford to be without it. Two vocal disks 5443 Woodpecker Song have the edge on all the others-Bing Crosby's and Dick Todd's keeping = Lover's Lullaby E step nicely-and Horace Heidt supplies the dance rhythms that the cus- seem Fletcher Henderson tomers to be going for. _ Conduclr week) Glenn Miller. _ HORACE HENDERSON and his ORCHESTRA = In the Mood (21st (6th week) Glenn Miller, Erskine Hawkins, Jan 5433 Oh Boy, I'm In The Groove = Tuxedo Junction. Savitt. _ Kitty On Toast Trade Mark = When You Wish Upon a Star. (3d week) Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo, Hor- = = ace Heidt. = On the Isle of May. (3d week) Connie Boswell, Dick Jurgens, Kay Kyser, Woody Herman, Blue Barron. E Say Si Si. (3d week) Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller. _ = COMING UP = Recordings listed below are those which operators report are not yet top-notch = money-makers but which are growing in popularity on automatic phonographs. Selections = = are the consensus of reports gathered each week by representatives of The Billboard from = Eat least four leading phonograph operators in each of the 30 most important phonograph E operating centers in the country. - Leanin' on the Ole Top Rail. Tho this shot up the ladder at a pace almost = * * * * * = equal to that of Singing Hills, it's not quite keeping pace with that one P. = now. It didn't do a great deal to warrant any cheering this week, altho = it didn't slip any. It's a good item for the machines without doubt, but = = its performance this week makes one wonder for the first time if = JUST OFF THE PRESS E making the "Going Strong" category will be as easy for It as it seemed to = = be a week ago. Bob Crosby, Ozzie Nelson and Wayne King have dance = = versions popular in the boxes, with Barry Wood doing the vocal honors = A HIT for the machines. -AND = With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair. Climbing very nicely is this = = ballad, which had its beginnings several years ago as a more or less semi- = = classic composition. In its Tin Pan Alley reincarnation it's a good radio E performance and sheet -music selling number, and it's repeating its suc- _ E cess along those lines by making good in the phonos. Bob Crosby is way = = out front on the fox-trot rhythms in the music boxes, with Bob Chseter = trailing him, while Dick Todd captures the vocal attention of the nickel = A LOVER'S = droppers. Henry Russell's vocal disk is being fairly well received. _ = I've Cot My Eyes on You. Only fair is the verdict (according to reports) _ on this Cole Porter ballad this week. This seems to be another example = Frankie Carle, com- of the sort of phono item that reaches a certain peak some distance from poser of Sunrise Sere- the actual heights of hitdom and then can go no further. Bob Crosby, = nade and featured pi- Tommy Dorsey and Frankie Masters supply the dance arrangements = anist with Horace _ - most popular in the machines. _ LULLABY Heidt's Orchestra. = The Starlit Hour. The slow progress being made by this particularly lovely ballad song is surprising in the light of the fact that it is out of the same mold as last season's big hit, Deep Purple, and is by the same writers. Frankie Carle's Smash Sony for 1940 But despite its ancestry, it doesn't mean a very great deal to operators, = not at the moment, anyway. The past week saw little improvement in its standing in the boxes, and it's currently an item that is not excatly a * * * _ "must." Glenn Miller and Ella Fitzgerald are the record stars on this one. up-and-coming = It's a Blue World. Beginning to fade a bit from the = prominence it has enjoyed for some weeks, this picture song seems to be The Billboard's Comprehensive Guide To Song = heading in a downward direction now. It's still more or less popular in the = machines, but the reports are less unanimous in its favor than before. with another vocal = Tony Martin's disk has been particularly well liked, r. Popularity ranks it = record, Barry Wood's, also in favor. Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Horace Heidt have had the say on the dance versions. pretty steady is the climb of this Western = 1 1 th in the Nation = Tumbling Tumbleweeds. Slow but = ballad toward universal popularity. It has some distance to go before = it makes it, but enough ops are finding it profitable in the Bing Crosby = 10th in the South version, with a couple of mentions for Glen Gray's record. 20 -year -old favorite Alice Blue Gown. Not surprising is the fact that this 12th in the East (15th Last Week) is starting to make a comeback. Featured in the new picture version of = the original musical comedy Irene, it's been getting radio plugs, and 12th in the Midwest since it has always been well liked, the public is going for it again. Frankie Masters and Ozzie Nelson are meeting with fair enough success in the Recorded By = phonos. in "Coming Up" for four weeks = Songs listed below are those which have appeared on enough reports to warrant their inclusion GLEN GRAY SAMMY KAYE = or more, and which still are being mentioned most probably will never climb into the "Going Strong" for Decca for Victor = in the Cuide, even the they bracket. GENE KRUPA Week) Means next to nothing now. Bing Crosby. JOHNNY McGEE E Sweet Potato Piper. :6th for Columbia week) Likewise, Crosby. for Varsity Too Romantic. (5th BERT STEVENS POSSIBILITIES CHICK BULLOCK E below have not as yet shown any strength in automatic phono- JOHNNY JOHNSON Recordings listed record graphs arc the most likely prospects for music machine success among new for Vocalion Nocturne = but sheet music sales, reports for = releases. These suggestions are based upon radio performances, as to the relative importance of certain songs in their catalogs as FRANKIE MASTERS = from music publishers CHARLIE BARNET well as on the judgment of The Billboard's music department. for Bluebird for Vocalion proportions whereby it Cecilia. Probably one more week will see this assume to be included among the "Coming Up" tunes. Dick Jurgens' will have soon. = HORACE HEIDT = disk is doing a good job already. You'll probably be needing this ops are starting to become ON COLUMBIA = Playmates. Kay Kyser has a record here that interested in. Like the above -mentioned number, another week may find = as an established phono item. .- (to be released soon) E= this beginning its career A ballad with an attractive title, this has pos- = Polka Dots and Moonbeams. some- sibilities as a music machine number. Watch this one carefully; * * * * * = thing may happen here. Cantor's new film, 40 Little = = Curly Hair in a High Chair. From Eddie Baby ballad, which certain people who should know Mothers, comes this keep = CO., INC. think may turn into another Sonny Boy. It would be well for ops to JEWEL MUSIC PUBLISHING = an eye on this, because it has plenty of potentialities. bright for this one, another film tuné, this time = New York City = Say It. Prospects are pretty 1674 Broadway from Jack Benny's new picture, Buck Benny Rides Again. A sweet ballad, it may do well along the phonograph network. = (Double -meaning records are purposely omitted from this column) _ áÍ11111IIIIIIIII111111111I1I111111111111111111111111111111111111II1111111111111111111111111111111111111I1

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Detroit THE The VICTOR -BLUEBIRD Call Board DNlttOIT, April 20.-Holly Mfg. Co. is increasing production on its new grip scale to keep up to the pace being set by orders from operators and distribu- Iletee4t 141t4 Magnetize your machines with the music that nabs the nickels! tors, Stuart A. Howard, sales manager, B-10879 *Let's Have Another One reports. SMARTLY VKTOR POPULAR RELEASE NO. 368 Alegre Conga STYLED BY 26575 Ten Mlle Hop Tony Pastor and his Orchestra Eddie Clemons, of Modern Music Co., *The Lady Said "Yes" store on Woodward Harry James Van Alexander Larry Clinton and his Orchestra B;10880 Remember has opened a new Blue Skies avenue, taking over the location formerly Jack Teagarden Jan Garber 26576 "Where Do 1 Go From YouT B. Marshall Co. *I Can't Love You Any More Benny Goodman and his Orchestra occupied by the J. Hai Kemp and his Orchestra B10681 With Me Gloves In Me 'and and Phil Harris Lang Thompson 26577 Ko-Ko Me 'at on One Side Ben Robinson, of the Robinson Sales Conga Brava My Lord, the Carriage Awaits Co., was in Chicago on a business trip Johnny Messner Rex Irving Duke Ellington & his Famous Orch. Cyril Smith, Recitation, with Orch. last week, following opening of his new 26578 `Georgia on My Mind Will Osborne Johnny McGee In Still of the Night B-10882 *Dinah store. the (What Did I Do To Be So) Black Quintet of the Hot Club of France and Blue Lou Breese John Parking meters have brought a profit Ryan Muggsy Spanier & his Ragtime Band BLUEBIRD POPULAR RELEASE NO. 274 of $2,528 to Highland Park, Detroit Stuff Smith B-10883 She Shall Have Muslo suburb, in five months of trial installa- B-1087" Cecilia *Let Me Dream 1,486 service calls was Polka Dots and Moonbeams Red Nichols and his Five Pennies tion. A total of Diek Todd, Baritone, with Orchestra made. B-10884 *Hear My Song, Violetta We're net saying a B-10673 Speak Easy Z / thing about Frankly *Starlight and Music *Easy To Love his New firm operating nut venders has Trumbauer's "Laziest Gal ln Town" 8223 Freddy Martin and his Orchestra Glenn Miller and Orchestra adopted the unusual name of Adler Pnut Vending. Headquarters are at 3280 *Vocal Refrain *Vocal Refrain Cortland avenue. Partners in the new venture are Max S. Adler and Carl Adler. ON RECORDS , ORDER THESE RECORDS FROM YOUR RCA Tom Agmey, Highland Park operator is buying some of the new Twin Adapter VICTOR RECORD DISTRIBUTOR TODAY ! wall boxes. VARSITY RECORDS DOUBLE YOUR TAKE! Louis Markovich and Harry Green are Mated sty Pty ems. forming the H & L Vending Co., with headquarters on Broad street. 1780 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N. Y. A SOCK HIT! Frank Noble and Anthony Zaurotny are buying new phonographs for their Down My Rain Barr'I" for, routes. If it's "Look they ask a If it's "Slide Down My Cellar Door" they want, New suburban operating firm of Ty4Ke wax Patterson Vending Co. has been an- don't be fooled. What they really want is nounced by William J. Patterson, of ,kew IA TEST WITS Dearborn, Mich. Ben J. Marshall, of the B. J. Marshall Co., flew back into town Wednesday fol- PLAYMATES lowing an extended businss trip. »01111611AN The new novelty tune sensation written by the saine Charles C. Huff has formed the Puri- AND H/S ORCHESTRA man who gave you Three Little Fishes tan Sales to operate a route of venders, Kfeac/ +at t1P -i with headquarters on Crawford avenue. RECORDED BY: He was formerly a partner with his Blues on Parade brother-in-law, A. N. Gaspard, of the De- KAY KYSER DICK ROBERTSON MITCHELL AYRES troit Automatic Sales, under the old firm name of Gaspard & Huff. on the on Columbia on Decca on Bluebird Isle of May, Mechanical Candy Sales Corp. has HAL KEMP RAY HERBECK JOHNNY McGEE bought a large quantity of new venders * from Coan-Sletteland Co. Say Si Si on Victor on Vocation on Varsity Louis S. Greenberg has started in the operating field with a route of gum ball ON .DECCA RECORDS JOIN THE PROFIT PARADE with and candy venders. He is making head- quarters at 565 Belmont avenue. THE SINGING HILLS Miami Beach, Fla. Joseph Brilliant was Joe Reich, head of the Reich Coin in New York last week, joining his other The Billboard's Record Buying Guide (April 20) : partner, Louis Berman, on a business Says Machine Exchange, is flying to Dallas, trip. " _ . . It is no overstatement to say that it is far and away the April 18 for the national convention of hottest tune among the newer crop of numbers . . . Bing Crosby the Variety Clubs of America. is leading the phono list." David Goldberg, of Peerless AutoniatiS Max Lipin, of the Brilliant Music Co., Sales Co., has a novel idea in "treasure ANOTHER NATIONWIDE FAVORITE has returned from his honeymoon to chest" boxes. SWEET POTATO PIPER as recorded by BING CROSBY

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500SPLIT INTO UNITS OF 50 MACHINES. LOCATIONS IN WILL PENN., NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK (BROOKLYN Cr MANHATTAN) PRICE VERY LOW-EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY ONCE A YEAR THE DENVER DISTRIBUTING CO., in collaboration with the Denver Theater, Denver, displays its new phonographs in. the beautiful BABE KAUFMAN lobby of the theater. Theater passes are given to all operators in the surround- - looked and listened to the 1940 NEW YORK, N. Y. ing territory. Over 200,000 people stopped, 250 WEST 54TH ST. (CIRCLE 6-1642) Rock -Ola phonograph while it was on display recently. The phonograph played continuously while on display, according to Gibson Bradshaw, president of the Denver Distributing Co., without a single service call or the changing of a needle.

www.americanradiohistory.com 78 The Billboard AMUSEMENT MACHINES (MUSIC) April 27, 1940 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII111111111111111x EVERYTHING NIIRABEÑ LIGHT -UPS YOU WANT Talent and ¡UflQ5 IN AN AUTOMATIC PHONO NEEDLE ADD TO YOUR SAMPLE 35c. See Your On Music Machines _= Distributor, or OL PHONOGRAPHS! A COLUMN FOR PHONOGRAPH OPERATORS =_ Write IIIlllllllltllllll llllllll II IIII IIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllk Musical Publicity this, his home town, reports indicate. arg, THE Another favorite is Tony Martin's "It's a ELDEEN CO., MUSIC machines will get their share Blue World," which is not only doing big of in the forthcoming 2000 176 W. Wisconsin publicity on its own but also is helping the plays PLAYS Milwaukee, Wis. Broadway musical, Keep Off the Grass, of the singer's recording of "Careless." headlined by Jimmy Durante. One of the Al Dubin -Jimmy McHugh songs, A Latin DENVER Tune, a Manhattan Moon and You con- Operators write that they find Mitchell MASTERCRAFT PADDED COVERS tains the following passage: "And like Ayres' "How High the Moon" in demand For Automatic Coin Phonographs Argentines, we'll rumba a number Fred Lowery's whistling of the as well as For Every Make and that they play on those nickel machines." "Leanin' on the Old Top Rail." Size Machine No. 4 Adjustable Pad- DALLAS Accommodates all makes Good "Polka" Continues Coming up fast here, operators inform, i1=., $10.25 each are reporting WO more operators con- is Ella Fitzgerald's interpretation of No. 80 AdJustable Car- Beer rying Harness -Accom- -IL tinned good returns from Barrel "Swing Song Swing." makes Polka. B. T. Warwick, of Western Spe- modates all cialty Co., Kansas City, Mo., reports that MILWAUKEE azes...á $6.25 each 6' Carrying he keeps feeding his locations with new Bobby Byrne, whose band is less than Strap.. 1.75 each Glahe Musette Polka records and with a year old, is catching on here, operators Wise In...vestment at small Jimmie Jones, Does cost because only one no letdown in evidence. write, with his recording of "Easy size pad or harness the popular cowgirl operator from It." Tune is coming up fast in several needed. Sturdily made Stephenville, Tex., pens that she has been leading neighborhoods, it is pointed out. and waterproofed. Write for prices on other putting this sensational disk back in pads to your speciflca. her machines and getting a good play. CHICAGO Lions. Incidentally, Miss Jones informs that Xavier Cugat, say Windy City operators, BEARSE MANUFACTURING CO. work on a two-story office and warehouse is becoming more popular in this area Inc. 1921. has been recently completed. every week. Since playing the Colony 8816-3826 Cortland St., CHICAGO, ILL. Club here, he boosted his following in middle -bracket From Mexico both the upper-class and A Letter locations. His latest hit in the city is SAY IT WITH MUSIC BOXES AN ENCOURAGING letter on the music Mama." (Continued from page 10) NO CUTTING, EASY TO INSTALL "I Want My Light-Up machine business in Mexico arrived Other Promotions Materials as above for Wurlitzer / of Dis- ALBUQUERQUE No. 24 M-2 this week from the office the Al Donahue has on his pay roll Henry 24. Job T 1 50 De Mexico, S. A. This letter Also Light -Up Materials for Wurlitzer 616 and tribuidoras Operators in this New Mexico city are Okum, special record promotion man Rockola Phonographs. Write for Prices. reveals that the recording industry in reporting good results from "Memories who makes the operators aware of his Mexico started to soar to popularity some of You," recorded by the Ink Spots, and employer's existence. He travels ahead five years ago due to the improvement from "Meet Doctor Foo," played by of Donahue's itinerary with record of general business conditions and the Erskine Hawkins and his band. promotion material used in both the k 829 MILWAUKEE growing popularity of automatic phono- music machine locations and in the ball- 11A CHICAGO, ILL. graphs. rooms or theaters booked for the leader. B Heard on Radio Most TELEPHONE "As is to be expected," the letter Songs During Duke Ellington's recent Holy further states, "the biggest demand is WpTH this issue another weekly feature Week run at the Denver (Colo.) Theater, 2883 for Mexican music recorded by leading n' is added to the Talent and Tunes House Manager Bernie Haynes made a NYl'y' Mexican radio artists and groups. Among column. From now on the last paragraph tie-up with Gibson Bradshaw, Denver's COMPA1AI i the artists who are enjoying considerable of the column will list the 10 songs which Rock -Ola distributor, to feature Elling- popularity are, Pedro Vargas, Tito Guizar, were broadcast most often over the air ton records on 300 locations. Stickers Emilio Tuero, Hermanas Aguila, Lupita during the past week. This list is based on each machine advertised the leader's Buy Direct From Manu- Palomera and Pepe y Juanita, American on information received from Accurate theater date and in the theater lobby dance music, by leading American orches- Reporting Service, which supplies leading Duke's records played continuously on facturer Light -Ups For tras, plays a rather important role in publications, advertising agencies and a late phono model. Gross for the week. 616 GRILLE.$ 6.85 record sales in our territory. The majority other firms with such data. Only cur- usually rated one of the worst in show of the numbers listed in Lucky Strike rently popular songs are tabulated. Songs business, was $14,000, a meaty figure. CORNERS 6.85 .. Hit Parade achieve popularity in this listed are those broadcast over all the And when he played the Show Boat in COMPLETE.. 13.25 market, except in those instances where networks and leading New York inde- Seattle, Ellington devoted early after- the appeal of the record is based primarily pendent stations for the week ended April noon hours to appearances in various on the words of the song. Since these 19. A complete breakdown of all songs 412 record -selling departments to autograph GRILLE.$ 7.25 are in English, naturally, they cannot be receiving 10 or more "plugs" during the his disks. Publicity resulted in greater LONG appreciated by the majority of the record past week is carried in the Music Depart- activity of Ellington records on phonos buyers in this market. Larry Clinton, ment every week. in Seattle and swell promotion for the CORNERS.. 7.25 Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and Benny 1. Too Romantic club. COMPLETE.. 13.90 Goodman are some of the orchestra leaders Hill's Free List whose records are especially in demand 2. Woodpecker Song here." 3. How High the Moon Tiny Hill is his own best salesman. He 24 MODEL 4. When You Wish Upon a Star is generous with free records, and when The above -mentioned Mexican favorites 5. Let There Be Love he senses that he has a hit on his GRILLE.... $7.25 have cropped up in reports from oper- 6. Singing Hills hands he makes sure that every op on ators with locations in Latin quarters.. 7. Starlit Hour his list either receives a sample or is They, too, claim that they are favored 616 DOME..$8.95 8. Wind and Rain in Your Hair aware of the release. Jimmy Joy, who by the Mexican and Spanish patrons, the 9. Alice Blue Gown All Parts Easily Installed. Comes With recently landed a trial United States artists having both musical and vocal 10. Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me Record Co. contract, gifted some 300 Complete Instructions. Thousands in Use. appeal. JACOBS NOVELTY CO. This and That STEVENS POINT, WIS. DINAH SHORE and Dick Todd teamed -1-i up for You Can't Brush Me Off and SPRING SALE OF LATE USED PHONOGRAPHS Outside of That I Love You, two of the more prominent songs used in Irving IN PERFECT CONDITION - ON MACHINES Berlin's coming musical, Louisiana Pur- Seeburg Selectophones $15.00 Seeburg 20 -Record Model K $ 79.50 RECQNDITIONED BY chase....:Connie Haines, formerly with Seeburg Model A, B, C 22.50 Seeburg Rex 99.50 FACTORY TRAINED the Harry James Orchestra, is Tommy Mills Studio 49.50 Seeburg Royal 109.50 SERVICE 'MEN. Dorsey's new vocalist. . The Andrews Mills Swing King 15.00 Seeburg Gem . 139.50 Sisters are dickering with two movie Mills Dance Master 10.00 Seeburg Regal 149.50 producing companies for a contract. Mills Zephyr 25.00 Seeburg Casino 139.50 Wurlitzer 500 .... $189.50 Rockola 16 -Record 39.50 Seeburg Plaza 149.50 Wurlitzer 24 ..... 119.50 Bobby Hackett, featured cornet player Rockola 20 -Record Imperial 69.50 Seeburg Mayfair 169.50 Wurlitzer 616 69.50 with Horace Heidt, has left to produce a Wurl. P-12 in Ilium. Universal Cab 65.00 Seeburg Mayfair Deluxe 179.50 Wurlitzer 61 .... 109.50 small combination of his own. Wurl. 412 in Ilium. Universal Cab 75.00 Walnut Vbgue 189.50 Wurlitzer 51 59.50 Wurl. 616 in Ilium. Universal Cab 89.50 Marbleglo Vogue 199.50 Wurlitzer 412, 312 Cr 400 34.50 Wurlitzer 412 35.00 Walnut Classic 199.50 Rockola 12 Record 24.50 Territorial Leaders Wurlitzer 616 59.50 Marbleglo Classic 219.50 Rotkola Imperial, 20 Record 69.50 FROM many reports from operators It Wurlitzer 24 119.50 Seeburg Chicken Sam Rayolites with Chicken Sam Ray Gun with Bases 99.50 is clearly indicated that certain rec- Wurlitzer 312 and 412 35.00 Bases 125.00 Seeburg Selectophone in Ilium. Cab. 39.50 Seeburg Duck Rayolites 25.00 Terms: 1/3 Deposit With Order, ords go particularly well in specific sec- Balance C. O. D. tions of the country, tho not popular WIRE, WRITE OR PHONE YOUR ORDERS nationally. Following is a list of cities and a brief description of records which One -Third Cash Deposit With Order, Balance Sight Draft. Cv. operators report are local favorites in CONTROL YOUR MUSIC BUSINESS WITH SEEBURG REMOTE CONTROL 9nivrótAtlº. ióiciGuting addition to the nation-wide hits. NEBP: & IOWA WURLITZER DISTRIBUTORS SOBS FARNo, STREET OMAHA. NEBRASKA DETROIT Operators in the Harlem belt inform SOUTHERN AUTOMATIC MUSIC COMPANY that the recording of "Don't Leave Me WANT USED RECORDS Now," by a group known as Cats and the SEEBURG DISTRIBUTORS Arry Amount -We Pay Freight. Fiddle, is a strong local favorite. 425 Broad St. 312 W. Seventh 620 Massachusetts 542 S. 2nd HIGHEST PRICES. KANSAS CITY Nashville, Tenn. Cincinnati, O. Indianapolis, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Washington Vending Co. "Contact" is the first of Harlan Leon- 517 WASH. ST., LYNN, MASS. ard's batch of recordings catching on in

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 AMUSEMENT MACHINES The Billboard 79 FREE PLAY jfonareh SPECIALS: I MULTIPLE COIN PAY T RES FULFILLING ALL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS! BALLY GRANDSTAND $ 9250 PACEMAKER $107.50 BALLY C. O. D. $59.50 ¡ Scoop $54.50 THISTLEDOWNS 79.50 DERBY KING (Jackpot) 69.50 Roller Derby 54.50 Vogue 49.50 Top Notcher 54.50 Supreme 32.50 HAWTHORNE 74.50 DERBY TIME 44.50 White Sails 54.50 Spottem 29.50 SPORT PAGE 64.50 ZIPPER 22.50 DAVAL Conquest ., $39.50 Snooks ... $26.50 Liberty $22.50 Contact 31.50 Ohubble 26,50 GRAND NATIONAL 119.50 DEAD HEAT (2 Jackpots) 79.50 Midway 22.50 Skyrocket 24.50 GOTTLIEB & de Kick 22.50 GENCO Bowling Alley ... .$67.50 Gem 19.50 Punch $64.50 Lite -o -Card 67.50 CHICAGO COIN Follies of 1940 84.50 Big Show 67.50 'Guaranteed Reconditioned Phonographs! Boxy .....$87.50 Mr. Chips 62.50 Lot -o -Fun 47.50 NIPPY 84.50 Keen -o -Ball 47.50 16 Records 569.50 64.50 Circus .... 32.50 Twinkle Seeburg Model A, 12 Records $29.50 Wurlitzer 718, Commodore Rink 27.50 32.50 Seeburg Model B, 12 Records 32.50 Wurlitzer 24, 24 Records 119.50 Lucky 49.50 Bang 39.50 Batting Champ 31.50 34.60 Ocean Park 47.50 KEENEY Seeburg Model D, 12 Records Wurlitzer 800, 20 Records 179.50 O`Bey 84.50 Bubbles 27.50 Super Six $87.50 Seeburg K20, 20 Records 89.50 Wurlitzer Counter Model 61, EXHIBIT STONER Big Six 57.50 Seeburg Rex, 20 Records 99.50 12 Records 94.50 Fantasy Thriller Seeburg Royale, 20 Records 109.50 Mills Zephyr 34.50 Jumper $57.50 ....$54.50 49.50 Records 159.50 Airliner 44.50 Clipper ..... 29.50 Up & Up 29.50 Seeburg Regal, 20 Mills Do Re MI 34.50 Rebound 44.50 Davy Jones 29.50 Hit Number 17.50 Seeburg Casino, 1939, 20 Rec 149.50 Rotkola Regular 29.50 Seeburg Plaza, 1939, 20 Rec. 189.50 Y MEDAL OOR PLES-CONSOLE Seeburg Classic Marbleglo, Floor MODELL-ONE L BALL DMULTMULTIPLE LPAYOUT MWITH JACKPOT $127.50 Sample, 20 Records 229.50 Illuminated Grills Installed, Write for New Price Bulletin Listing Complete Selection of Free Play Games, Consoles, Legal Wurlitzer P30, 12 Recorda 24.50 $8.50 Ea. Equipment, Phonos, Counter Games. Wurlitzer P12, 12 Records .. , , 32.50 Title Strips in Stock - 40e per Wurlitzer 312, 12 Records 39.50 100 Strips. Wurlitzer 412, 12 Records 39.50 Wurlitzer 618, 16 Records 74.50 All Phonographs Thoroughly Checked MONARCH COIN MACHINE CO. 18 Records for Mechanical Perfection -Cabinets Wurlitzer 618A 79.50 Polished and Refinished to Original 1731 BELMONT AVE , Cable "MOCOIN" CHICAGO, ILL. Wurlitzer 618, Illuminated Sides Luster. and Front 89.50 SPECIAL::: outfit thru a novel piano ash tray which Size THE BILLBOARD GIVES YOU THE ONLY found its way either into the home or WURLITZER COUNTER MODEL 51, 28x1 ONLÿMarbleglo $56.50 the office of the operators. ROCK -OLA IMPERIAL, 20 -Record Phonograph,BBFinI sh. ONLY 52.50 Orrin Tucker, who still credits a major c Combination. portion of his success to his and Bonnie JENNINGS CIGAROLA MODEL XV, 5cOaNL 89,50 Baker's recorded version of Oh, Johnny, EXHIBIT ROTARY MERCHANDISERS, Perfect. Only 49.50 Oh, used this record prior to his recent Waldorf-Astoria (New York) opening by MILLS VEST POCKET BELL, Late Serials. Only 29.50 using the center for a luncheon invita- esinifyr tion message to the press. His manager, Terms: 1/a Deposit, Balance C. O. D. Ted Nicholas, reveals that he is con- CABLE ADDRESS: ATNOVCO stantly in correspondence with opera- tors, supplying promotion material as ATLAS NOVELTY CO. 2200 N. Western Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. (General Offices) well as autographed photos of Orrin and 1901 Fifth Ave., PITTSBURGH RECORD BUYING GUIDE Bonnie. Associate Office: Atlas Automatic Muslo Co., 2982 E. Jefferson St., Detroit, Mich. Agencies Phono -Conscious 31. tgl. Promotions thru operators on a whole- ,READ THE BILLBOARD, EVERY WEEK sale scale are conducted by such leading bookers as Music Corp. of America, Con- Midwestern operators with his initial solidated Radio Artists, General Amuse- efforts and received a number of en- ment Corp., Vv illiam Morris Agency and 1940 r, couraging letters. His manager, Howard Frederick Brothers Music Corp. Christensen, states it was an effective Unusual angles in which bands are Or O.005 Q3N çK-otgs De Luxe promotion idea. built thru record publicity include the uR Novelty gifts were employed by Ella case of Vernon C. Sperry, ballroom op- R ßo 40 Fitzgerald and Vincent Lopez to boost erator in Topeka, Kan., who also op- their records. Thru the efforts of Al_ erates 168 music machines. He develops 0 No`1 ß`( ON TEN PINS Wilde, of Moe Gale's office (which man- a following for bands thru their records ages Fitzgerald), arrangements were made on his machines, and then books them to distribute beer coasters to operators for one-nighters in the ballroom. He to be used in all of their phono -equipped values the band's music machine pub- A real money -making taverns. The recorded tune in that case licity because a customer has to spend a was I Want the Waiter With the Water, nickel each time he wants to hear his game still going like wild fire after 6 months on 0 Lopez brought to attention his entire favorite name. 0 locations -a sound investment! 0 11arb1e NORTHERN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY Tournaments Again I 128 E. 14th Street Oakland, California i CHICAGO, April 20.-.Marbles are again gaining headlines in the newspapers in connection with the annual marbles tournaments for youth- ful mibs shooters. Each year newspapers in practically all cities sponsor these tournaments. Under supervision of playground officials, the youthful QUALITY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF Bally Triumphs, new 1938 Tracktimes $85.00 Grandstand $10.00 aspirants show their skill and winners receive prizes. Chicago Coin's Jolly, new 1938 Kentucky Clubs 47.50 Track Reels 5.00 Exhibit Short Stop 1838 Liberty Bells, like Reel Races ...... 5.00 The Milwaukee Journal devoted much space to the contest in its issue Exhibit Bowling Game, F.P. new, cream cabinet 45.00 Davai Gum Vendors ... 5.00 of March 31, explaining the rules and regulations laid down for the tourna- Derby Times Turf Flash 5.00 Bally Alleys, new and used Pamco Rosemont 24.00 Sportland 5.00 ment. The Chicago Daily Times is also taking an active part. Bally Alleys, 5 weeks old Dark Horse 22.50 Clearing House 5.00 Chicken Sam, used Across -the -Boards 29.00 Booster 5.00 As explained by the newspapers, the winners of local tournaments may Bang -a -Deer Big Race 22.50 Ball Gum 5.00 take part in further contests, advancing to the finals to be held at Wild - Write for prices and quantity of Fairgrounds 22.50 Superior Cigarette Reel 5.00 games you are Interested in, as Ritz, Ilke new 15.00 imps, new 12.50 wood N. J. The trip to Wildwood will include a two-day trip to the New price on two or more means a COUNTER GAMES Imps, case of six 67.50 York World's Fair. saving to you. Reel Spots $ 5.00 1/3 Deposit With Order -Balance C. O. D. MODERN AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE, INC., 2818 CARNEGIE AVE., CLEVELAND. OHIO LOCATION READYAll Games ThoroughlyFOR Reconditioned and Cleaned FREE PLAY GAMES Exhibit Reboun d $30.00 MISCELLANEOUS Bally Fifth Inning $20.00 Genco Bang 27.50 Dough Boy (Paul Ben- Chicago Coin Commodore 52.50 Genco Town Coln Miami 15.00 Big 57.50 nett's-Convertible to Chicago Genco Mr. Chip s 47.50 Chicago Coln Sports 37.50 Cig. Play) $10.00 Keeney's Cowbo Y 25.00 A. B. T. TARGETS Chicago Coln Topper 30.00 Lancer Write Exhibit Avalon 25.00 Exhibit Challenger Target 15.50 Exhibit Flag Ship 49.50 NOVELTY GAMES Model F 11.50 Peachy $10.00 Pioneer Guesser Scales, Exhibit Golden Gates 27.50 Majors 12.50 Exhibit Jumper 35.00 '39 Mod., Like New. 40.00' Terms: 1 /3 Deposit, Balance C. O. D. 4828 DELMAR BLVD., J. S. MORRIS & SONS ST. LOUIS, MO.

Write Today for FREE CATALOG of over 100 different New and Used Vending Machines, Counter Skill Games and Phonos. . . . Immediate Delivery! . . . TOTALIZER, $19.50 e IMP, $12.50 D. ROBBINS & CO. 1141-B DE KALB AVENUE, 1c -15c-200 2 'n-1 N. Y. Models Vendor Totalleer IMP BROOKLYN, ADVERTISE IN THE BILLBOARD YOU'LL BE "REALLY A TRIUMPH," su?is Meyer Marcus, of Markepp Co., Inc., Cleve- - land, as he Zooks over the buy-back novelty game during a recent visit to the WITH Bally Mfg. Co. factory, SATISFIED RESULTS

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Triumph Inspires FULLY GU Play Philosophy i CHICAGO, April 20. -Discussing the Triumph buy-back novelty or free -play 10 10 game, George Jenkins, sales manager of Bally Mfg. Co., recently launched farther into the realms of philosophy than is DAYS' DAYS' common among coin machine men. "Operators," Jenkins said, "who observed players' reaction to our old Variety game FREE FREE are not surprised at the spectacular suc- cess of Triumph. They recall the cry of the player who built up a fat futurity TRIAL TRIAL score on Variety -but missed one or two numbers needed to qualify. 'I'd give two bits,' the player invariably groaned, 'for just one more ball!'" JFFFY-19.75 EX -RAY -34.50 HEADS or TAILS, 19.15 "No player ever doubted that, given just one more ball,' he could turn the futurity score into actual free games. ATLAS NOVELTY COMPANY Human nature, when checked or de- feated, always finds comfort in the faith GENERAL OFFICES: 2200 N. WESTERN AVE.. CHICAGO, ILL. that one more chance must surely change defeat into victory. Now Triumph 1901 FIFTH AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA- 2982CE. EFFERSONAST..,,SDETROIT,, M CH. satisfies the player's desire for one more chance. No longer is the futurity score a tantalizing challenge against which the * * player is helpless after shooting his five IF IT'S COIN OPERATED WE HAVE IT NEW OR USED SLOTS CONSOLES FREE PLAY GAMES balls. Now, instead of shouting to the 2 5c Watling Rolatops $80.00 3 Bally Teasers $15.00 Chevrons $25.00 heedless air his offer of two bits for just 51c Pace Comets ... 25.00 3 Mills Rios 28.00 Pyramids ... 20.00 one more ball, he deposits another coin 2 5c Mills Q.T.'s 25.00 1 Galloping Dominoes . 35.00 Rebounds ..... 35.00 21c Mills Q.T.'s 25.00 1 1939 Galloping Dom. 110.00 Box Score 20.00 and buys -back a nickel's worth of one 1 10e Mills Q.T. 35.00 5 Tanforans ... 22.50 Free Races 15.00 more chance. 3 10c Jennings Chiefs 25.00 3 Jennings Pick -Ems 45.00 Stablemates ... 15.00 "Many of us may be inclined to ex- 1 25c Mills B.F. 85.00 2 Jennings Paddock Club 45.00 Dandy, F.B. 45.00 2 5cMIllsCherryBells,late 50.00 1 5c Pace Saratoga,F.S. 110.00 ARCADE EQUIPMENT claim, 'If only fate or fortune or the CONSOLES 1 5c Pace Saratoga Skill 85.00 Western Baseball,F.P. $110.00 Ten Strikes, 1838 lousy breaks of life would vend one 4 Blk. Cab. Paces Races $49.50 AUTOMATIC PAYOUTS Grandstands ... $85.00 Models 135.00 more chance for a nickel!' Which ex- 2 Bwn. Cab. Paces Races 89.50 Bally Alley 2 Lincoln Fields Pacemakers 98.50 105.00 plains why Triumph is now smashing all 35.00 Derby Champ 25.00 Chicken Sams 115.00 1 Club House 30.00 ...... Across the Board 30.00 Bang -a -Deer 85.00 previous novelty collection records. 5 Derby Days 22.50 30.00 Tom Mix 55.00 Triumph permits the player to buy for 3 Dark Horses 22.50 1-2-3 (Reversed) 2 Longchamps 30.00 Half Deposit -Balance C. O. D. Distributors for Keeney's a nickel what small boys wish they could 4 Rosemonts ... 17.50 Anti -Aircraft Gun, Evans' "Skee-Ballette." buy from spanking dads, what many a CLEVELAND COIN MACHINE EXCHANGE, 2021-5 PROSPECT AVE., CLEVELAND, OHIO grown-up boy would gladly buy from a peeved wife, a griped customer or a burned -up boss -one more chance!" z//"/BADGER'S RECONDITIONED PHONOGRAPHS AND LEGAL MACHINE BARGAINS All Guaranteed Ready to Operate. Due to Marketing Fluctuations, Please Write for Our Metal Typers in Latest Low -Price Quotations. Rook-Ola 1938 De Luxes Write Bally Alleys, Late Models Write Rock -Ola 1939 Standards Write Seeburg Ray -o -Light Chicken Sams .$114.60 Seeburg 1938 Regels ...... Write Evans Ten Strikes Write Foreign Locàtions Seeburg 1937 Rex, Illuminated Grille.. 594.50 Penny Phonographs Write \ Rock -Ola 1938 Monarchs Write Bally Eagle Eyes ...... Write CHICAGO, April 20.-Fame of Groetch- Wurlltzer Model 816, Illuminated Grille.$79.50 Rock -Ola Ten Pins Write" en's Metal Typer has far beyond Write for Our New Catalog Showing More Than 500 Reconditioned Machine Bargains. spread Send for Free Copy Today. the boundaries of the U. S. A., as evi- denced thru recent export shipments of Typers to Havana, Cuba; Lima, Peru; BADGER NOVELTY COMPANY Mexico City; Manila, Philippine Islands; 25446 N. 30TH STREET, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Hongkong, and to Sura Baya, Dutch East Indies, according to the Groetchen Tool Co. ERCULES HURRICANE OF VALUES In equipping their Metal Typers with When you buy from US you are Spanish and Portuguese lettering FREE PLAY SPECIALS playing SAFE. For practically the Groetchen officials claim they have Twinkle ...521.50 Nippy ....$37.50 same money you would pay for Conquest .. 22.50 Lucky .... 37.50 average used games you can buy greatly widened the market for these Variety ... 24.50 Big Six ... 97.50 GUARANTEED GAMES from us Typera, as there is a great demand for Jumper ... 24.50 Mr. Chips . 39.50 that are thoroly and expertly recon- Thriller 31.50 4-5-6 .. . 44.50 ditioned. We do not buy used games these metal disk printers thruout the 1/3 With All Orders -Bal. Shipped O.O.D. for resale. Spanish-speaking countries. Groetchen had accomplished wide dis- ERCULES MACHINE EXCH., INC., 1175 BROAD ST., NEWARK, N. J. 3 tribution of the Typera in Europe, but at a present it is difficult to obtain shipping Sugar King is space in steamers bound for Europe, they Magnificent Console sport. 12 "EVANS" 1939 TEN STRIKES, LIKE NEW In Manila, P. I., Metal Typers have Repacked in Original Cases started an entire new fad, and Groetchen CASH Richly styled in genuine walnut, of from MAKE A REASONABLE OFFER has received dozens inquiries will for late 5 -ball "Free Plays." it is definitely a "De Luxe" distributors who want to handle imports Or trade game, reserved for your finest and sales of Typers and medals as well. THE R. F. VOGT DISTRIBUTORS Hotel Bldg., Salt Lake City, Utah locations. Cullen zí Over 200 operators own Sugar New Genco Game Kings already, praise it for "top earnings". Called Cadillac 1001 0F CHICAGO, April 20. -Fresh from the t9ntra#THEA MILLION PLAYERS! Dependable performance as- success of its recent game, Blondie, sured by famous Columbia bell Genco, Inc., has met with a new ovation, mechanism. Flashing Lights it is reported, in bringing out a new C u m Vender. game, Cadillac. "Test locations report stop in familiar 1.2-3 rhythm, BeautifulRadio large earnings from Cadillac and we have Cabinet, Ciga- show bell or cigarette combina- immediately swung into full speed pro- the demand," says rette Reels, tions. duction to meet Roto - Matic Meyer Gensburg, Genco official. Coin Chute. Plays Nickels, Dimes or Quar- "Cadillac has a number of fresh, inter- TAKE I T ! ', fers, pays all awards and Jack- esting new features that immediately FROM US, field," Gens - place it at the top of the IT'S a pots automatically.t Cash or burg related. "There are three amazing- HONEY. Check ly appealing ways to win. One way is Max Cr Harry, by lighting bumper lights from i to 12, "The Gold Foot pedal operation intrigues after which a free game is awarded every Dust Twins." Each . $12.50 players, overcomes usual re- time any bumper on the field is hit. - What's more, lights can be made in not 6 for $67.50. 0 stricti only one but two interesting ways - either by hitting bumpers individually Price? Much less than you or by going thru corresponding roll-over Birmingham Vending Co. would expect. lanes which will light bumpers in groups 2117 Third Ave., N., BIRMINGHAM, ALA. of four. "Another way to win is by making the blue special bumpers are lit. The third w Groetchen Tool Co. DAVE SIMON, well-known New required number of lights in the arrow way to win is by high score." 130 N. Union Street, Chicago York coinman, looks over Oomph, lane on the backboard. One arrow light Bert Lane, Genco factory representa- counter machine made by Western is made whenever the ball goes thru any tive in the FA -stern territory, reports that Products, Inc., while visiting the roll-over lane or either of the three bot- his firm, Seaboard Sales, Nev York, re- Western showrooms on a buying trip tom lanes when lit. One free game is ceived a large number of opening ordere to Chicago. then made every time any of the four on padillac.

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ATTENTION MUTOSCOPE'S ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN COIN OPERATORS! 18% "SKY FIGHTER" WIRE- OF OUR SALES or WRITE POINT TO YOU! HAS TODAY PHONE: HARrison 7799 Send For Price List

NAME N HEADLINES EQUIPMENT C0. 1132 SO. WABASH AVE. CHICAGO, ILL. I P.A. BIGGEST SHOW HIT Jolly Finds ummiumminollImMINORI Favor in South IMP - NEW ORLEANS, April 20.-"Chicago Radio Coin Machine Mfg. Co.'s new release, Type Gum Jolly, won immediate favor among South- Vender. ern coinmen and has risen higher in A Natural for Every popularity ever since its release," states Operator. Julius Pace, of the Dilcte Coin Ma- Cigarette chine Co. or Cherry "Coinmen hi New Reeds only and around Orleans. S 2x5V/,x who were among the first to view Jolly 8. IMP in this section, placed orders imme- has Finest Coln diately for multiple quantities of this Chute. great free game. After operating Jolly. Will never operators are convinced that they should clog. Pirko place at least one of these machines only. on each of their locations. * PLAYER APPEAL $1230 "Noteworthy about Jolly, and about all Chicago Coin games for that mat- Carton of Six, $87.50, F.O.B. Factory. ter, is the fact that so many oper- '/a Cash With Order. ators order sight unseen. There is a INTERNATIONAL good reason for this confidence in these H. G. PAYNE CO. products. Chicago Coin has always en- MUTOSCOPE REEL CO., INC. 312 Broadway, NASHVILLE, TENN. deavored to produce better machines- ELEVENTH STREET Using better quality of materials, finer 44.01 workmanship and simpler but more de- LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK pendable construction-and at the same time sell them at no increase in price. BALLY ALLEY, $79.50 "These factors have been important in building a list of more PACES RACES, Brown Cabinet, $69,50 satisfied op- serials over 5000, restriped, erators. Operators appreciate these added revarnished Ilke new values of Chicago Coin machines and ex hibit their appreciation in the orders /////////////////////////////////l//////////////////l///////////!//!!1/I///( RECONDITIONED GAMES they place for them. They always feel FREE PLAY that they are getting more for their Tapa, Rink, Pot Shot, Gem $15.00 WE ARE DISTRIBUTORS NOVELTY money in Chicago Coin machines." OF Chief, Rink, Pyramid, Butbles, Miami, Batting Champ, Midway, SL Moritz, Bally Royal $10.00 The Successful 1 /2 Deposit With Order Operator Noonan Is WANT MERCHANTMAN DIGGERS Auto Theft Victim ewe eves Bowling Game MI. Royal Novelty, Inc. BRONX, N. Y., April 20. James "It has proved itself a Noonan, - 300 E. St., BALTIMORE, MD. head of the Noonan Amusement Baltimore Co., was the victim of a double automo- lee :OW* winner in thousands of lo- bile theft here April 13 when four boys file ÿ40 cations . . . a steady con- drove both automobiles away from in lo front of Noonan's home. Of sistent earner. A general alarm was sent out, result- ing in the spotting by a policeman of ORDER TODAY FORCED TO SELL! one of the cars. The officer gave chase 1 Black Paces Races $22.50 with the result that one of the boys 1 Kentucky Club, Ticket Model 54.50 1935 Track Time, Ticket 79.50 was apprehended, but only after he had THE HUB ENTERPRISES 1 Paddock Club 24.50 smashed the car up by running into a 3 Exhibit Races 19.50 tree. The boy was uninjured, however, 406-408 West Franklin Street Baltimore, Maryland 1 Sport Page, Ticket 59.50 1 Liberty Bell and questioning led to the rounding up !//////////////////I//I/l////////I/I///J///l///l///////////////////////////////////!///J///. 1 Multiple Races 32.50 of three other boys and recovery of the 1 /3 With Order, Balance C. O. D. second car. Three of the boys were 15 Box 154, The Billboard, years old and the fourth was only 14 1564 Broadway, New York City years old. All are being held for the SOc 50e Juvenile Court. LOW SCORE WINS NEW sis Ir J.1CK P17í - .- StO $20 $ als MR. OPERATOR s15 S20

st it $7.500000 CAN YOU STAND A PROFIT OF s $200.00 TO $300.00 PER WEEK? ,1l JACK POTSEAL ,01 Get in on the Hottest Deal That Has Ever Been Tried Before! Territories are being taken up FAST. Operators wiring for this deal. Don't hesitate! Cover your Igcations before you are too late. BOOK FORM CARDS- CARD TAKES IN $24.00 AVERAGE PAY -OUT $10.00 AVERAGE PROFIT $14.00 CARDS PER DOZEN $12.00 SAMPLE $ 1.50 EXPRESS PREPAID SEND DEPOSIT WITH ORDER Write or Wire For Literature Go Getter Jar Company P. O. BOX 691 TYLER, TEXAS NATIONAL NOVELTY CO. OFFICIAL EARLE BACKE, at extreme right, Advertise talks to an operator i the firm's showrooms in Merrick, L. 1. in The Billboard-You'll Be Satisfied With Results.

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* MORE ACTION! * GREATER ACCURACY! * HIGHER SCORES!,

BEATS 'EM ALL . . .

BEYOND COMPARE! Refined! - Improved! - Speeded up with unbe- lievable fast action and 130 N. UNION ST. CHICAGO , ILL. high scoring -absolutely straight-shooting shock- proof manikin. More skill, strikes and spares galore! to every way, *****RATING Evans' new 1940 TEN STRIKE positively out- TORR2047A -SO. 68 classes every game that P H I L A., PA. ever tried to rival it! Patented features proven Fully coy. Write for Illustrated Circular and Terms. eed by by many months' actual L. S. Pat. NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR 2.181 .984 location use . Evans' ani TEN STRIKE is a profit c-116.550 producer that no ani other game [:escs BARGAINS can equal! wading. FREE PLAY LEGAL EQUIPMENT 25 Stewart -McGuire Pea- Super Six $80.00 Bally Alley $ 95.00 nut is & 5c Comb. ..53.00 Big Six 45.00 Evans Ten Strike, 1939 PHONOS Follies 55.00 Model 110.00 Seeburg Model A .....$33.50 Dandy 25.00 Seeburg Chicken Sam ..110.00 Seeburg Model H .. 39.50 1-I. C. EVANS & CO. 1520-1530 W. ADAMS ST. CHIZAGO Eureka 40.00 Groetchen Typer 125.00 Wurlitzer Model 412 .. 39.50 Variety 35.00 Exhibit Vitalizer ...... 59.50 Wurlitzer Model 816 .. 75.00 Mr. Chips 45.00 Clgarollas XV 89.50 Wurlitzer Model 24 ...110.00 1/3 Deposit, Balance C. O. D. Wurlltzer Model 600 ..175.00 SOUTHERN DISTRIBUTING CO., 628 MADISON (Phone 5-3809), MEMPHIS, TENN. * ' West Strong for LATE MODEL GAMES BARGAINS FREE PLAY Spottem ....$17.50 Gottlieb Games Big Town ...$62.50 Thriller ..... 28.00 Big Six .... 37.00 Variety . 27.50 April 20. -"Operators and Chubbie . 17.50 White Sails.. 37.00 CHICAGO, Commodore ,. 55.00 NOVELTY distributors on the West Coast are not Contact .... 16.00 Mr. Chips ..$37.50 only meeting with great success with Fantasy .... 35.00 Vogue 22.50 Flash 20.00 Champion ... 20.00 the latest Gottlibe releases, but they'll Headliner 25.00 Variety .... 18.50 go far out of their way to tell how Lot -o -Fun 27.50 Supreme .... 12.50 said Nate Gottlieb, who Mr. Chips 43.00 Chevrán .... 10.00 pleased they are,' Nippy 40.00 Swing 8.00 is in charge at D. Gottlieb & Co. during O'Boy 55.00 Bally Reserve. 8.00 the absence of Dave Gottlieb, president. Super Charger 42.50 Bambino Baseb. 7.00 pri- $7.00 Ea.: Slugger Baseball, Zephyr, Rose Bowl. "Dave took a trip to California, $6.00 Ea.: Chico Baseb., Batter Up Baseb., marily for a little rest, not for business," Home Run Baseb., Airway, Cargo, Palm Springs, continued Nate. "But the Western dis- Review, Regatta, Turf King, Zip (Genco). tributors found out he was there and 1 /9 Cash Deposit. Under $15.00 Full Cash. took advantage of the opportunity to look For Export Cable: "Coinmachin," N. Y. him up and explain the gratifying results MUNVES, INC. SSÑeWÿó.kSÑth `" they are having with our machines. MARC "Dave reports their high enthusiasm, especially over Skee-Ball-Ette and Sum- mer Time, which are making a great hit in their territory. In particular, they like the long-lived high -earning power of FOR YOU OPERATORS! This is one of our 36 new "up to the minute"' Skee-Ball-Ette combined with 100 per Deluxe Symbol boards just released. Write for latest circulars and cent legality, and the smart, timely ap- with Western's peal and unusual come-on of Summer special offer for operators only. Time. It's a pleasure to hear their words of praise and thanks for having provided them with these outstanding SUPERIOR PRODUCTS winners." BASEBALL 14 NO. PEORIA ST. CHICAGO, ILL. Order Today! Travel Exposition Multi -Races .....$16.50 Rebound ...... WESTERN PRODUCTS,Inc. SENSATIONAL I> contact 17.50 Box Score 17.50 Nippy ...... 32.5037.50 Enthuses Public 925 W. North Ave. Dble. Feature ... 19.50 Big Six 45.00 Chicago, Ill. Majors 22.50 Big Town 65.00 CHICAGO, April 20. -The International FREE PLAY Headliner ... 29.50 Cold Cup 85.00 Travel Exposition opened here April 17 1 /3 With Order, Balance D. WRITE FOR and the management reported good at- CLOSEOUT ... , C. O. tendance. An admission fee of 25 cents is charged. The exposition is chiefly Calvert Novelty Co.,108 N. Howard St., Baltimore,Md. sponsored by The Chicago Daily News, WANTED and other newspapers do not boost the EXPERIENCED GAMES show very much. Everything to interest the public in SALESMAN travel is on display. Stewardesses from Large Manufacturer Will Pay Liberal THE BEST BUYS' FREE PLAYS the airlines are there to represent avia- Commission. This is big opportunity are also well repre- for right man. If you have no actual rn FOR YOUR MONEY!C. 0. D. $52.50 1 tion and resort areas sented. All forms of transportation are experience in selling games, don't limp PRICE in big answer. represented. Travel literature BOX 491, WRITE FOR COMPLETE. LIST. PHONE: GLENMORE 2-5450. quantities is distributed to visitors. Ex- be Care Billboard, Cincinnati, Ohio N. hibitors all agree that 1940 will a ACH I N E S AND SUPPLIES 1010 Broadway, BROOKLYN, Y. travel year.

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R 111 APRIL 18,x194\J p ST PAUL I f MINN. ISTHE EXHIBIT'S ONE OUTSTANDIN SHORT G TABLE ON STOP'.LOCATION TO -DAY TARAN SAM - MAYFLOWER NOVELTY C O. LYIIFI s T B y - APRIL 17, °M SHORT NEW 11 NI ®1 TSpO' PROOF CITY ROOF AND H AND PROFITABLELE> TOC SAY OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTORS BILL FOOL- PR ALLIED OPERATE.

f4 WNOLESALI LING WAIT DIRECT lt, WHY RE FROM APRIL I91940, 'SHORT MEMPHIS, , 1940 HIS, liffinfEff STOP S TENN. HAVE HAD HE BIGGEST WINNER SHELBY WE AMUSEMENT C. B. NT HARWO FREE PLAY CONVERTIBLE CODCO.- EXHIBIT SUPPLY COMPANY 4222 W. LAKE ST. CHICAGO and Brite -Spot is certainly all of that. Stoner's Game It has the high score principle with plenty of fascinating and interesting ways to win. It has the graduating odds feature, Brite -Spot for Ops new type bumpers that add new life and AURORA, Ill., April 20.-"It's a Brite - action to the game, a special award 'when Spot in every operator's life," said C. R. lit' roll-over, which holds the interest Adelbei g, sales manager of the Stoner right up to the last second of play; in- Corp., in commenting on the company's triguing new sound effects that add new and SPARES latest hit, Brite -Spot. "From the flood thrills and excitement, and many other STRIKES of repeat orders we are receiving it looks features that make Brite -Spot one of the New snappy - action Symbol Ticket like Brite -Spot is proving a haymaker for most interesting games ever designed. hundreds of operators. "We think the game is everything its Bowling Board. 145 Winners -136 name implies-the Brite -Spot of every 'A game so new and so different was Consolation Awards. Colorful! Flashy! bound to make a big hit with the player- location." Gets attentionanywhere.

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Takes in - - $80.00 I GROSS 'T141 ttt0S Exhibit Venders $4013 C CHICAGO, April 20.-"It's the only Average Payout 39.87 PROFIT r 1 tli t practical way to show our appreciation Nc of the co-operation and loyalty of our PRICE EACH I Write for Catalog of C ly FOR Exhibit Card Vender customers," says Pere Smith. $7.28 other Profit - Makers 1° 14 "Our new 1940 series of cards have Rock -Olds brought us the greatest avalanche of 1413 W. Jackson Blvd. orders experienced in all our years in Chicago, III. SUCCESSFUL BOWLING business. All of our 31 different series, comprising approximately 2,000 different GAME cards, are printed in pur own factory and increased volume makes possible lower Want the Latest and Rest? Want To Sore Money? costs. These savings are our contribution FOR PRICE LIST TODAY! Ten. Pins towards a great season and we are passing WRITE OUR this saving on to our customers. "We also will continue our sign offer- MurraySt.,Newark,N. J. WE CAN SAFELY bright, new flashy signs he'p sell cards. Newark CoinoDistributors,107 PHONES: BIGELOW 2-8828 JACK BERGER, Mgr. PREDICT THAT They are free for the asking." ALL Perc Smith also emphasizes: "For 40 TEN PINS WILL years Exhibit has spent thousands of dollars every year for new ideas and the BE EARNING best in cards to ever increase the earn- machines. We ex- GOOD CONSISTENT ings of Exhibit card ail 4 4 £1-1111-1TI +'L*1111«13114Tliki pect to be doing it for 40 years more." Photomaton (4 for FREE PLAY SPECIALS Original PROFITS LONG AFTER GAMES 7e c , Photoo o Machineac ine with Bally's Scoop $47.50 Seeburg's Chicken accessories & parts, $200.00 MOST OTHER GAMES Thrdler 32.50 Sam $99.50 Incorporate New Firm Punch 57.50 Evans 1939 Ten Spacious and convenient HAVE BEEN SHELVED. Strike 145.00 headquarters for Queens ALBANY, N. Y., April 2A.-A newly Many Others! Write fer Scientific Bowling operators! Call Today! formed $50.000 vending machine enter- Complete List Today!! Alley 100.00 was a of incorpora- i prise granted charter 73-06 WOODSIDE': AVE., _ELMHURST;° L. I., NEW YORK CITY Co. tion today by the secretary of state. Its Denver Distributing corporate name is the Eastern Coin Ma- (2 BLOCKS NORTH OF QUEENS BLVD. AT 73rd ST.) chine Corp. of Manhattan. The pro- 1856 Arapahoe Street moters and shareholders are Max H, Denver, Colorado Zabronsky, Leo Zivin and Rhea Abisch, ADVERTISE IN THE BILLBOARD -- YOU'LL BE New York. Three shares of stock have been subscribed -for. SATISFIED WITH RESULTS

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THANK YOU

TAKE this opportunity to thank each and everyone for their kind wishes and deeds to help make the opening of my new venture in New York a pleasant success. Thank you one and all. Thank You, Jack! Dave Simon "I wish to express my thanks for en- trusting me with your distribution in my territory. I hope to make it a pleasant and successful venture. SIMON SALES, INC. Thank you again." Signed - . .Dave 431 WEST 41ND STREET, NEW YORK All Phones: PEnnsylvania 6-9495 SIMON SALES, INC. Opposite Lincoln Tunnel Entrance 431 WEST 41ND STREET, NEW YORK UNDER MANAGEMENT OF DAVE SIMON UNDER MANAGEMENT OF DAVE SIMON

ing as well as operating penny arcades baseball game," says Chrest, "is that it Wolf Has Full and sportlands. Wolf predicts that 1940 is new and different. For this reason it will be a banner year for arcades and can replace any previous game on loca- sportlands. tion without any fear of unfavorable NATIONAL'S Arcade Display comparison due to similarity. Also, it is ATLANTIC CITY, April 20.-Meyer simple to understand, making it un- VALUES Wolf, Atlantic City distributor, reports Exhibit Short Stop necessary for the operator to spend valu- Sup- able time explaining the game to loca- that he now has all of the Exhibit tion owners and SPECIAL BARGAIN! ply Co. 1940 machines for penny arcades Going Strong players. Furthermore, and sportlands on display for the con- it is a great amusement game that 50 Wurlitzer 616 -A's, with ac- makes an immediate hit with the public. Grilles .... $65.00 Ea. venience of his customers. "I am really CHICAGO, April 20. -"Short Stop," proud of the new machines," he declares. cording to John Chrest, sales manager It is a true novelty game and gives are attractively bright and for Exhibit Supply Co., "is going stronger trouble -free mechanical service. Most "The cabinets important of FREE PLAY NOVELTY GAMES eye-catching. Each machine offers real than ever -gaining momentum every all, Short Stop earns big laughs and thrills to all players and is day. Repeat orders on repeat orders -so profits -increasing the take in almost Mills 1.2-3, Fairs .....$29.50 every instance." An. Char. $75.00 Arrowheads. 29.50 definitely a profit maker for the owner. to speak -pour into the office daily, and Big Show . 62.50 production facilities are taxed to the ut- of Avalons ... 29.00 "Experienced oldtimers who have seen Follies Spottems .. 29.00 are as most to make reasonably prompt ship- 1940 .. 62.50 28.50 and ordered these machines just Keeney Super- Majors .... enthusiastic as I am," concluded Wolf, ments." chargers .. 62.50 5th Innings 28.50 49.50 Rinks .... 27.00 who has had years of experience in sell - "The reasons for the success of this Big Sixes.. Contacts .. 27.50 Mr. Chips . 49.50 Pyramids 25.00 Lot -o -Funs. 42.50 .. S FollowUps. 39.00 Chubbies .. 25.00 Gun Clubs . 18.00 Rebounds . 37.00 Itlere ei,t COUNTE R GAMES vur ST eet: Sparks, 5c Bingos .....$8.50 Play ....$18.50 Spin-a-Paks . 8.50 Counter Kings Bally Babys. 7.50 the (New) .. 15.00 Bell Slides . 6.50 Fruit Kings 12.00 Reel Races . 4.50 for Gottlieb Triple Reel "21s" . 4.50 Grips .... 8.50 Roto -Mati cs .. 3.50

S LOTS ROCK-OLA'S Melon Bells $44.50 Mills Blue Fronts, 5-10-25c, S.J., Serials over 400,000 38.00 NEW 1940 Jennings Chiefs, 50e 32.50 Jennings Chiefs, 25c 30.00

1 -BALL AUTOMATICS Thistledowns $85.00 Ten Pins MISCELLANEOUS ROCKOLITE FINISH Chicken Sam, Late Serial $125.00 Daval Bumper Bowling 45.00 Evans Ten Strike, '39 Mod. Write for HIGH SCORE UNIT,. Bally Alley Special Prices! 100% LEGAL PHONOGRAPHS Rock -Ola Imperial 20 with Grilles.$ 69.00 STEADY EARNINGS Wurlitzer 616s 69.00 Seeburg Royals, 20 Rec. 104.50 Rock-Olo 1939 Standards, New ORDER NOW (Cash Deal) 225.00 Rock -Ola 1939 Counter Models, Like New (Cash Deal) 139.00 Rock -Ola 1939 DeLuxe 189.00 IRock-Ola 1939 Standards 179.00 IRock-Ola 1939 Counter Models 125.00 SAUVE MUSIC CO. 1 /3 Deposit, Bal. C.O.D., F.O.B. Chicago 3002 Grand River Avenue NATIONAL COIN MACHINE EXCHANGE "ROCK-OLA'S BOWLING GAME, TEN PINS, always draws a crowd on Detroit, Michigan 1411.13 Diversey Blvd., CHICAGO, ILL. location," reports Cliff Risberg, Rock -Ola games manager. "Furthermore, it's clean, wholesome fun for everyone, and a steady, consistent earner for operators."

www.americanradiohistory.com April 27, 1940 AMUSEMENT MACHINES The Billboard 85 Steady Business CLOSEOUTS The machines listed below are slightly used Best, Says Churvis and offered subject to prior sale. 1 /3 certi- fied deposit with order, balance C. O. D. Prices are effective April 27th, 1940. CHICAGO, April 20. -"Next in impor- 5 -BALL NOVELTY FREE PLAY tance to getting new business is holding 8 Flagships $59.50 it," says Mac Churvis, of Grand National 1 Super Six 65.00 Sales Co., Chicago distributor. "We do not 1 Vogue 89.50 Drue -Spot on excessive 1 Nippy ...... 39.50 figure making an profit on 2 Gold Cup, Table Model 97.50 any business an operator may give us. . 1 Mills 1-2-3, Fruit Reel 69.50 Our earnings are figured on of i Mills 1.2.3, Animal Reel 89.50 the basis 1 Variety 42.50 years of satisfactory relationship to fol- 1 Bally Pick 'Em 42.50 low. The fact that our books show a 1 Jumper 45.00 1 Headliner 35.00 continued month -after -month business 1 Commodore 57.50 from those who have once tried Grand 1 Eureka 32.50 National's service is sufficient proof of 1 Bally Victory 72.50 CONSOLE AND AUTOMATIC PAY the soundness of our principles of doing 1 Bally Royal Flush, F.S. $110.00 business. 1 Bally Alley 82.50 1 Evans Ten Strike, 1939 Model 140.00 "Confidence is the keynote of our con- 5 Bally Grand Nationals 110.00 tinued success in our dealings with op- 1 Thistledown 62.50 1 Klondike 17.50 erators. In using the word success," con- 2 Kentucky Skill Time 50.00 tinued Churvis, "I have used that word 1 Rays Track 19.50 to indicate the progress we have made 1 Lucky Star 77.50 3 1938 Dominos, Perfect Condition 62.50 in keeping customers on our books as 2 Jenn. Liberty Bells, Perf. Cond. 15.00 the result of our excellent service." 1 Pacific Dominole 15.00 COUNTER GAMES 2 Penny Smoke $ 5.00 2 Reel 21 4.00 1 Columbia Bell, Rear Payout, F.S 49.50 A -A Gun Is Big 1 Mills Q.T., 1c 22.50 1 Columbia Bell, Fruit Reel, S.U. 27.50 PHONOGRAPHS 4 Wu.rlitzer 412 $ 37.50 Player Attraction 3 Wurlitzer P12 37.50 3 Rock -Ola Imperial 20 84.50 MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 20. -Accord- 1 Mills 1939 Model 217.50 ing to reports from the Automatic 2 Rock -Ola Standard 1939 225.00 2 Rock -Ola Counter 1939 139.00 Amusement Co., one of the most popular 1 Rock -Ola Rhythm Master 37.50 coin machines on the market today is 1 Rock -Ola Rhythm King 37.50 Keeney's Anti -Aircraft Machine Gun. 1 Rock -Ola Regular 29.50 1 Rock -Ola Night Club 34.50 "Operators in our territory, which in- 5 -BALL REGULAR NOVELTY cludes Mississippi and Western Tennessee, 1 Battling Champ ...... $12.50 SPECIAL BRAND-NEW CLOSEOUTS are 100 per cent sold on Keeney's Anti- 72 Buckley Wall Boxes, Slugproof $15.00 Aircraft Machine Gun," Automatic of- 5 Buckley 412 Adapter 25.00 5 Buckley P12 Adapter 25.00 ficials say. "It's just the kind of a ma- 1 Buckley 24 Adapter ... 20.00 chine players have been waiting for. Like It' 8 Steel Cabinets for P12 or 412 17.50 "It's full of flash, action and drama, Noe'l1 the Write us for your price on any brand new to win. ïeat machine that has been released by the re- and is so appealing that players actually of v:a,,s red). spective manufacturer as our price Is right. wait in line for their chance at the Plenty ,.ariable it Write and ask us to put you on our mail- realistic machine gun. Operators also High Score e -s by ing list. six skill nU1Tz tell us of the mechanical perfection of Lite the lar3s, Os MOSELEY VENDING MACHINE EX., INC. this great machine. It has proved its through skill 00 BROAD ST., RICHMOND, VA. value over going ,each nit Day Phone 8-4511 Night Phone 5-5328. and over again. Service on L St the machine has been at a minimum. contacting Pnd aired by This factor is nimm most important to oper- lites skill be increase ators because it greatly cuts down oper- arrow). Odds ation cost and boosts spinning -ec bump- WE WON'T BE UNDERSOLD profit." each one Foint'with 1COC, green FREE PLAYS 1 -BALL AUTOMATICS score Caoquests .....$39.60 Fairgrounds $24.50 er. 'fence a Special Br. Chips .. 35.00 Preakness . . . 19.60 'o 3310, There's Veite Sails ... 35.00 Golden Wheels 19.50 National Coin 200 wher lit. Spe- Tw nkles ...... 30.00 Broncos 19.50 sal over, Crnevrons 26.00 Classics 12.50 Award beepers, and Tycoons 10.00 type ARCADE GAMES Finds Biz Good cial new Chicken Sams $115.00 Genco Bankrolls $27.50 CHICAGO, April 20. -National Coin elects. lo- Ra^ -o -Lites .... 37.50 Roll -a -Scores 19.50 sound Spot Dr. every Tom Mix Guns. 27.50 Target Skills, ABT 7.50 Machine Exchange of Chicago reports a 3rite 1/3 Deposit-sia.ance C. O. D. that its special bargain offer was so lis well received and so quickly sanpped cation. MycoHIGHAutomatic Sales Co. up by operators that a large volume of 746 O . , COLUMBUS. O. stock was cleared. Harry Heiman, sales manager of the ALL MACHINES READY TO OPERATE games division, who is in charge during 'L: Q.T. Side Vender, looks almost Ilke new, $29.60; the absence of Joe Schwartz in Florida, 2 Vest Pockets, $26.50 each; 5c Mills Lion Head, was gratified with the response from the double J., $15.00; Model F Target Skill, $10.50; late Model F, $17.75. One-third deposit required. trade. "Our bargain offer proved a grand B. E. FITZPATRICK success," he said. "We had some won-. 1001 W. '13th St., HUTCHINSON, KAN. derful close-outs, many leading games being offered at very special prices, and smart operators were `not slow to avail themselves of this opportunity to make substantial savings. "We have a few of these bargains left and will continue the sale until they are sold out. Meanwhile our stock of new and reconditioned games is being built up for the spring trade. Schwartz is due back from Florida next week in time for BRITE another rush that we anticipate then." SPOT

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CHICAGO COIN MACHINE MFG. CO., . 1725 DIVERSEY BLVD. CHICAGO several months and we've received re- High on ports from coinmen everywhere who also Sales have chatted with the boys who 'make' America's national game and they all say WONDER 3 SAR Western Baseball that the Western Deluxe Baseball ma- CHICAGO, April 20.-"You'd think we chine comes closest to the real thing JACKPOT F-5280 were giving them away," is the way Don of any game they have seen. Anderson, sales manager for Western "In our Baseball machine they get it 1025 hole-Takes in $51.25 Products, Inc., described the demand for and they play it more and more. It seems Pays out $27.76-Average Profit $23.49 Western Deluxe Baseball. "Sales of this that the longer a Western Deluxe Base- great machine have been growing stead- ball machine is on a loaction the higher PRICE $1.88 EACH ily since its introductory date. its earnings go. This is not just a claim, "The past few months has seen a very but a statement of fact that has been heavy spurt in sales, due, of course, to repeated to us time and time again by OTHER FAST SELLERS the added interest in baseball as the operators thruout the country." 1640 hole F-5240-3 Bar Jackpot at.$2.40 major and minor leagues went into 1200 hole F -5275 -Horses at.. 2.85 official action for 1940. We've talked many baseball players during the past Pop. 5330 Race 1460 800 hole F -5270 -Pocket Dice at 1.76 to 720 hole F -5255 -Pocket Jack at 1.41 600 hole F -5305 -Royal at 1.59 "See Al First" Big Show ...$64.50 Punch $52.50 CHAS. A. BREWER tr SONS Super Six .. 59.50 O'Boe' 57.50 Largest Board and Card House in the World Follies 54.50 Bubbles .... 17.50 Big Six .... 42.50 Contact .... 15.00 6320 Harvard Ave., CHICAGO, U. S. A. Nippy -..... 39.50 Headliner ... 25.00 Variety ..... 29.50 Fifth Inning. 17.50 Jumper .. 37.50 You've Tried the Res , Now Try the Best! Novelty Games such as Regatta, Nags, Fiesta, St. Moritz, Odd Ball, Sidekick, Chico Baseball, $8.00 each. All In clean working condition. 1 /3 Deposit, Balance C. O. D. FUN MORE PROFITS ARCO SALES CO. AL RODSTEIN 1334 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, Pa. For MUSIC MERCHANTS With a Microphone Attachment on your GUY NOEL locations, people will sing and entertain over your phonograph. More profit for SAYS- Can be used you. Simple installation. I'll be glad to send you away from phonograph. Comes complete with (New Broadcast Type) Microphone. complete data on our New, Big Money -Making $33.00 1940 Coupon Games. Sole Manufacturer 75' cable. Specify make and model Includes M crophone, Phono Remote Control and Offering 100% UNION order. )Distributors-Some territory still open.) WILBUR BYE is now servicing with MADE GAMES tag Down-Balance C. O. D.-F. O. B. Chicago. Arkansas and Oklahoma as Wur- 251-351CHICAGO, litzer district manager, according to by Mike Hammer- Manufacturers of the Largest Variety Line CHICAGO SOUND SYSTEMS CO. ILLAve., an announcement of Sales Cards, far Games, Whirling Derby gren, Wurlitzer's general sales man- Cames. Baseball Daily and Weekly Series, ager. The new territory is an addi- Tip and lack Pot Games. tion to Bye's field, inasmuch as he UNION LABEL PRINTED ON ALL GOODS IN YOUR LEITER TO previously had only the St. Louis THE LAST "WORT)" territory. Bye's new headquarters GAY GAMES, INC. ADVERTISERS, "BILLBOAR.D" are in Tulsa, Okla. MUNCIE, INDIANA

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order to take care of all those profitable Anti -Aircraft Machine Gun is truly one IT'S NEW! ITS SIENSATIONAL! Still Busy as Can spring and summer locations." where skill is necessary and can be de- veloped. This request by the Department Al of Militia is additional proof that every HEADSITAILS Be, Says Stern one of our claims for this sensational CHICAGO, April 20.-"Things are no Keeney Gun Trains machine is true." WE FIRST REALLY DIFFERENT different around the Monarch Coin Ma- COUNTER GAME IN 50 YEARS! chine Co. this week," declared Al Stern. Anti -Aircraft Crew Player actually "Things are just the same as they were CHICAGO, April 20.-An interesting matches HEADS or last week-we're busy as busy can be TAILS of biz own story was brought to light this past BERT coin! Center reel filling orders for the spring and summer week by Bill Ryan, sales manager of shows Gddsl Coin ap- locations which operators are pouring in J. H. Keeney & Co. "We rceeive many pears in frort window just as player inserts on us. Yes, it's just the same as the requests," he declared, "but a most un- it! PROVEN A TRE- previous week-we're going around in cir- usual one came this past week, I believe LANE MENDOUS MONEY- cles keeping up with the demands of is one AfAKER OW LOCA- it of the most complimentary TION! RUtH YOUR operators. ever received by any manufacturer of ORDER QUICK! "Of course, every game may be differ- skill machines. The Department of Says: 15 ï Deposit, ent, but I've seen so many go by thru Militia at St. Johns, N. B., Canada, has Balance the shipping room that they're all fused contacted the J. H. Keeney Co. with 19 O. O. D. into one continuous stream. Every game regard to the purchase of Keeney Anti - is alike in that they're perfectly recon- Aircraft Machine Guns. Officials seemed ditioned mechanically and in fine appear- to feel that our Anti -Aircraft Machine I Could Hardly ance. No difference here at all-for they Gun would prove invaluable in training all reach that high standard of quality aviators and anti-aircraft defense men. workmanship which is a Monarch They are of the opinion that, altho our Believe the Test standard. machine is strictly an amusement ma- "And we expect things to be no dif- chine, the principle involved is one of TOKEN PAYOUT ferent for a long time to come. Business the finest for Collections Myself Bali Gum Dispenser, the attainment of genuine interchangeable to is good and the operators are buying skill in aiming, firing and hitting tar- non payout if desirel. plenty of games and other equipment in gets. We ourselves have said that our Perfect for any ter- ... on Gcnco's NEW ritory. lc or 5n. Cigarette or Beer WORLD BEATER . Strips. Extra large .. ball gimp display. A WINNER. WE ENDORSE ROCK-OLA'S NEW Balance G O. D. 1940 DE LUXE PROFIT GAME CADILLAC HOTTER THAN "BLONDIE" Penny eiganate game TEN PINS and that's saying PLENTY! as only Sicking recom- mends! Modern de- sign. Small in size. New mechanism. Ex- 100% LEGAL RUSH tra large gun display. Instantly convertible NEW HIGH SCORE YOUR ORDER QUICK! to 1, 6. 1') or 25c play. 'k Deposit. FASTER ACTION 157 Balance COLORFUL NEW FINISH SEABOARD SALES,!NC. 19 C. 0. D. B. D. LAZAR COMPANY 619 Tenth Ave., New York SICKING, INC. Phone, Wisconsin 7-5688 1635 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1401 CENTRAL PARKWAY, CINCINNATI, 0,

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All -Ways Perfectly Re- Trippe Commends conditioned! All -Ways. <%Lveoaae gelbcbic Carefully Inspected! 3a4 All - Ways Guaranteed Chicago Coin Jolly Regardless of Price! ST. LOUIS, April 20.-Carl Trippe, head All -Ways These Are of Ideal Novelty Co., Louis, the Machines Y o u the St. re- Want! Order Quick!! ports that his firm is meeting with un- usual success in the sale of Jolly, latest JOE CALCUTT release of the Chicago Coin Machine Mfg. Co. NOVELTY GAMES "Chicago Coin Machine Mfg. Co. has Buckaroo ..$22.50 Swing $10.00 Bang .. 17.50 Rose Bowl 10.00 built an excellent reputation among coin Chubbie ... 17.50 Dux 10.00 machine men for building machines that Contact .., 17.50 Trophy 10.00 are consistently mechanically Majors .. 17.50 Dbl.Treasure 10.00 better and Supreme .. 17.50 trio . 10.00 consistently bigger money-makers," said Chevron ... 17.50 Silver Flash 7.50 Trippe. Dbl. Feature 17.50 Dbl. Action 7.50 Bub,le ... 12.50 PedalPusher 5.00 "During the past few years this fact has been proved over and over again. Hit SLOT MACHINES machine after hit machine has been in- Mills Sc Smoker Bells $47.50 troduced to the trade by Chicago Coin. Mills 50 Vest Pocket Bells, Single 37.50 Now operators are meeting with even Three for 100.00 greater success Mills So Blue Front Mystery Bells 59.50 with Jolly, Chicago Coin's Mills Sc Melon Bells .... 89.50 newest contribution to more profitable Mills 5o Cherry Bells 69.50 coin machine operation. Watling Sc Rot-a -Tops 27.50 Watling Sc Big Jackpot Mystery "According to operators in this terri- Front Venders 27.50 tory, Jolly, with all its new and appeal- Pace 10c Deluxe Comet Mys. Bells 45.00 ing features, is fast becoming the title- Pace 25c DeLuxe Comet Mys. Bells 47.50 holder for big earnings. Reports that have reached from FREE PLAY GAMES us other sections of Scoop ....$49.50 Spottem ...$29.50 the country seem to indicate that this is Vogue .... 47.50 Chevron .. 29.50 the case elsewhere as well. This much Variety . 47.50 Follow -Up . 29.50 we do know. Chicago Coin's Jolly has Keen -a -Ball. 47.50 Arrow -Head 29.50 Buckaroo .. 47.50 Db). Feature 24.50 fast become one of the most popular Golden Gate 42.50 Liberty ... 19.50 machines we have ever distributed." Headliner . 39.50 Gem 12.50 Davy Jones. 37.50 Trio . 12.50 Fifth Inning 29.50 Fair 12.50 CONSOLES Bally Royal Flush $189.50 Baker Introduces Bally Ray's Track 35.00 Bally Teaser 27.50 Evans 1939 Bang Tails 189.50 Keeney Pastime 199.50 Doughboy Consolet Keeney Super Track Time 199.50 Keeney Triple Entry 165.00 CHICAGO, April 20. -Baker Novelty Junl,r Paces Reels, 1940 Model 99.50 Co. reports that it is one of the busiest factories in the business with the intro- 1 -BALL AUTOMATICS duction of its latest game, the Doughboy Grd. Natl. $134.50 Klondike ..$29.50 consolette, This is a five -ball Thistledowns 79.50 Fleetwood.. 27.50 convertible 1-2-3 . 89.50 Stables . 27.50 free -play game that has created a de- Sport Page. 84.50 Preakness .. 22.50 mand that is beyond equal, company Derby Chps. 34.50 Gold. Wheel 12.50 spokesmen Fairgrounds 29.50 TurfChamps 12.50 declare. HI-Boy ... 29.50 Jumbo .... 10.00 "The game is revolutionary, modern in design and the six ways of scoring create Order. the necessary player appeal," they con- TERMS: We ShiptIBa anDcep C. O. Dh tinue. "Distributors and operators have pronounced Doughboy one of the best THE VENDING MACHINE CO., tables offered to the trade thus far and 20S-15 Franklin St., Fayetteville, from all appearances it looks as if Dough- N. C. boy is going to be here for some time to come." L. Baker, president of the firm, With PHONOGRAPHS states: the unique features of See It at Your Dïsyri,tl rc' MILLS Doughboy there is no reason why the CONSOLES game should not remain on location Distributor BELLS indefinitely. It really has player appeal TABLES and the game is designed to stand a lot of abuse. We are proud to say that KEYSTONE NOVELTY & MN. CO. Doughboy is an example of what we 28th & Huntingdon Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. mean when we say that If It -is Baker - Built it is built right."

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