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Number of New People With Harry R. Polack Is General the Show This Year Manager of Caravan
Now in sole control of the Max Spiegel Will be starred in a new musical com While the weather was none too fa¬ Enterprises, his brother Edward having Hurrah for Harry R. Polack! His edy, to be produced by Selwyn A, Com vorable and the lot rather soft as the withdrawn from the company. ambition -nhen ^tartin? in the show pany. result of heavy rains for several days business some years ago was to have previous, the opening of the Hagen- one of the largest and best carnival heck-Wallace Circus in Cincinnati Fri¬ companies in the country, and it has day afternoon, -\prll 26, on the Cum- been realized in the World at Home minsville groiuids, was a very success¬ Shows. The season’s opening took ful one considering the conditions. The place last Saturday e' en'.ng in Hamil¬ matinee was given before a two-thirds ton, O.. and while the lot was a bit full house, while the night perform¬ muddy and the \\eather of a gloomy ance was presented with only a small sort the midway was crowded from number of seats unoccupied. The en¬ early in the evening until almost mid¬ gagement in Cincinnati was for two night. A few of the attraction.^ and days, the show appearing in Norwood rides were not ready, but those which the second day. Here the lot was none were in operation were well patron- j too good also, and for this reason, in ized. Congratulatory telegrams were ■ addition to a shortage of workingmen showered upon Mr. Polack from his (which la a common thing these days), many friends t'nruout the country. the afternoon performance was late Never before has Hamilton had a in getting started, but was given a midway of such immense pronortions. good crowd. At night the house in The use of the streets was offered Mr. Norwood was simply packed. This Theatrical Companies on’ 25- Polack, but he deemed it advisable, Ex-Ambassador Gerard Speak¬ was Cincinnati's flrst circus this sea- on account of the size of the aggrega¬ wn, and the entire receipts were spent Ticket Rate tion. to use a lot, so Dodsworth’.-* cir¬ er of the Evening f'^r Liberty Bonds. cus grounds, about five minutes’ ride As usual, a parade was given Friday from the heart of town, was selected. morning, wending its way from the Private Cars To Be Handled Laid out in the shape of a circle, with John J. Gleason Presides in ('iimmlnsvllle show lot thru the down¬ on Local Passenger Trains tho concessions lining both sides of Absence of George M, Cohan town section, the glittering pageant the entrance and running about one- eliciting much favorable comment third b'ack. followed by the attractions, from the thousands of onlookers Circuses and Carnivals on Reg¬ and with a very beautiful merry-go- About Four Hundred Members gathered along the line of march. round. a whip and a brand new Eli There are many new faces with the ular Circus Tariff wheel in the center, the midway makes in Attendance Tlagenbeck Show this year, hut the a striking appearance. An arch. performance Is up to the Hag< nbeck- New York, April 29.—The Friars "’allace standard of excellence. Al- Sumner, Miss., April 27.—The Mis¬ dined William Morris last night. Ex- tho having had only a rehearsal or sissippi Railroad Commissioners at a Ambassador James W. Gerard was the two the opening performances ran al- special sea-slon this week at Jackson speaker of the evening and moved the mo.M ns smoothly as If In midseason. handed down an order of importance four hundred members present greatly I>ut this can be accounted for by the to the amusement profession as re¬ with a stirring patriotic speech. fact that Bud Gorman is again In hl.« lating to the movement of shows by old place as equestrian director. Ed the railroads In this State. Another war address was made bv 'I Ballard and Manager Charles A. The case In question was brought up Herbert Kaufman in which he declared '•ollmar were here, there and every- by Victor Cnnares, advance agent for that “Germany does not seek a plao-' "hen, aeeing that no details were Pullen’s Comedians, which played in the sun. she seeks to be the sun." 'vcrlof.ked. L. H. Heckman, the gen¬ Friar’s T’olnt lo-st week and were billed The dinner was given in honor of IV e ial agent, and Floyd King, the press fur Sumner this week. Upon conclu¬ completion by Mr. Morris of twenty- c**tirfeentatlve, were also back with sion of the engagement at Friar’s Point five years as a manager and durln*.; file show for the opening application was made for transiv>rta- ten of which he has managed Harr'- The t>rngram Is a pretentious one of tion for thlrty-flve people and baggage I.,auder. Lauder also made a speech '’'orlt. Interspersed with some good to Sumner, a distance of thirty-four at last night’s dinner, as did Police clown numbers, and was we'l ap¬ miles. This application was refused Commissioner Richard E. Enright and plauded thruout. Following several by the Friar's Point agent on the Illi¬ Rennold Wolf. tine j X ti e Blllt>oar MAY 4, 1918 SIIMMFR ATTRACTIONS FOR ^ prospe^Bnght Xa A M A A Fields. Many distinguished theatrical For Fmisualljr Live Season on Coast CHICACOVrlIlVi»\JV/ Ijv/V/II OOP THFATFRSI IlLiXiL 1 - Ls every indication of an unusually live. - Opera House in Newport, ,R. I. coast for aii classes or ^ r\ r>*j. r>l At_ > shows and entertainments. .New then Shubert Show, Doing Our Bit, Will Play the providence u i vprn >7—papers have been signed in Newport which Palace, Following the Close of Vaudeville .Newport which carnivals and circuses have apparent¬apparem. gives an option on a large piece of ly solved their transportation pron- land. ^oTwo or more theatrical men extenslvelv. Season-Pictures at Olympic,Co- I;have™' signed the ^'^cument-s.'—\"r They • lonial and the Auditorium have 90 days in,n which to Procure the.h" I »<">«<' -Angeles is filled-- property on which it is proposed to with representatives of all depart¬ erect a theater. The plan.«»,plan.s, already in ments of the show world. Chicago, April 29.—An idea of how mer season. the rough, call for an opera house Liberty Bond sales are booming Chicago’s summer map for the legiti- The Olympic returned to pictures that will seat more than 2,000 persons, i every street here. On every street corner are mate theaters (which make an effort last Wednesday night, with D. W. The attractions will be pictures, with I. ,1 . , . ... , to remain open despite the♦ V,o encroach-onz'rQr*Vi• Griffith’sfiriffith’s bighi^ loveInve storystnrv ofnf thethp war,war. vaudeville and road attractions.oftrapflr»n« I . ’ ’ lally during the noon hour, gaily decorated ments of heat) will appear may be Hearts of the World, which is being - and festooned trucks are in evidence. gleaned from advance booking an- offered at a scale of prices ranging to (li^rman Ar+nr« ArrpgfpH nouncements. *l-50. just as ai^- dramatic produc- VrermaUGerman ACIOFSActors AITesxeaArrested . each with volunteer singers, n^uslclams _ and other artists from the theaters. As previously stated in these col- tion would be. The Colonial tonight ' umns the Shuberts will bring Doing presented My Four Years in Germany, William Dledriah, .Max Juergens and doing their "bit” for the cause. Our Bit to the Palace when that house Ambassadorassaaor J.j. W.w. Gerard’suerara s own August Meyer.«e>cr Eigen,cibcu, allow actors withnii.ii . . « — . /z- .. .. —. the German Stock Company in Cin- UOminflT iSUCCCCClS CoffenDCITV deserts vaudeville. (Continued on pair^ 71> , , * i k • r i an cinnati, were arrested by Federal au- - The Cohan Revue, a big hit in New | York, will inhabit the Grand Opera II ^ thorltles April 27. charged with vio- Canton, O.. April 27.—Ralph Horn- House indefinitely. New York Plays Close latlng enemy alien permits by leaving has replaced Frank Coffenberry as Odds and Ends, Jack Norworth’s restricted districts. manager of the Grand Theater here. revue, at the Studebaker. Xew York, April 28.—No less than It is probable they will be interned. Coffenberry left Canton to assume the William Rock and Frances WTiite four plays closed last night. "rhey ■ management of a Waterbury, Mass. in a musical show (probably Oh, Lady, were The Fountain of Youth at the Joe LeblangLeblangf Ill theater. The Grand will continue to Lady!) at the La Salle, succeeding Henry Miller Theater, Laurette Tay- _____ offer road attractions until June 1. Leave It to Jane. lor in Happiness at the Criterion, Chu New York. April 27.—Joseph Le- American Wheel burlesque holding The Shuberts hope The Squab Farm Chin Chow at the Century, and Our i blang, the cut-rate ticket man, lies i‘^e boards each Wednesday night. will endure at the Garrick. Country at the Harris. Mr. Miller will m at Mount Sinai Hospital. Over There, with Julia Dean head- replace The Fountain of Youth with Tellegen at Powers, Chicago ing the cast, will occupy the Princes.s. a revival of A Marriage of Convenience Winchell Smith in Hospital Marie Cahill will be at Powers’ with (with Billie Burke). Miss Taylor will Chicago, April 29.—Chicago’s record Just Around the Corner, Yours Truly begin rehearsals In Out There, which of one new legitimate Loop attraction Hartford, Conn., April 27.—Win¬ will occupy the Illinois, the Cort will SToes on tour for the Red Cross Fund, —no more, no less—maintained for chell Smith, author and playwright, is again show Nothing But the Truth - several weeks, was sustained tonight at the Charter Oak Ho.«pital with a when Lou Tellegen came to Powers’ Big Music restival June 2 serious eye trouble. with Blind Youth, replacing General keep booming along at Woods’. —-- Post. A pretty nice lineup, eh? Yes, in- New York, .)pril 1’9.—\ higbig music j K. & E. Sue Goodwin deed, but the ways of Chicago sum- festival will be held at the Polo mers are strange and many things Grounds Sunday, June 2, to aid in the Fails To Pass Sunday Bill New York, .\pril 27.—Nat C. Good¬ might happen before June, July and War Savings Campaign. Thou.“and8 of j win has been sued by Klaw & Erlan- voices will be heard in Mendelssohn’s Providence, R. I., April 27.—The severalsTeVaT of‘the^or me Loopj- Group of floats of the U. S. Motorized Circus, photographed In Cincinnati before their experimental trip to Toledo, O. Frank P. Spellman, the president and organizer of the show, is seen on the step, and Louis E. Cooke, general agent, on the ground. Partial List Executive Committee Named Of Coiigrt*ss of I>are-I>e\ lls To Xpitoar To Arrange for Future Entertalnnimt' at .Madison S«|uart* (iardeii of Soldiers at Various Camps New York, April 27.—^The Congress Xew York, April 29.—Raymontl B. ,,f I»are-Devlla, in an exhibition of sen- By Wrljiam Judkins Hewitt Fosdick, chairman of the War Depart¬ -ationul ••thrillers,” Is now heavily ment Committee on Training Camps, according to an announcement from billed on the boards of this city an¬ Wa.-ihington, has appointed Daniel nouncing the date for this conclave New York. April 27,—The regular theatrical season is over, Not^ will Frohman, Augustus Thomas, Frank¬ at .Madison Square Garden week May come the attractions for summer runs, op'enlng from now on until the sum¬ r,. The event will be under the per- lin H. Sargent, Malcolm C. McBride mer season has been launched to the entire satisfaction of the powers that and J. Howard Reber as'an executive .sonal direction of A. M. (Dare-Devil) be. Many of the shows now playing will keep open shop as long as they .'tchreyer, who is also general manager committee to map out future enter¬ draw paying patronage, afterwards to be supplanted by many strictly •‘sum¬ tainments for the soldiers at the vari¬ (if the Dare-Devil Amusement Com¬ mer shows,” as they are called. From plans now in the making we glean pany, sponsor for the meet. Among ous camps of the country. that there will be a large quota of plays to supply the demand for light en¬ those who will compete for prizes and tertainment during the heated term. Sailors, soldiers and their friends will world championship honors are <'s< ar come to this city by hundreds of thousands and they must be entertained. Actor's ’ Fund Wins V. Babcock, loop-the-looj>: Kerney P. .gpeedy, high diver; Cuba ('nitchtleld, Anne Cody of the vaudeville team of Frank Orth and Anne Cody made New York, April 27.—The Actors’ roper; .Ma.v O'Laughlin, high diver; one of the moat impitssioned speeches for the cause of the Liberty Loan at Fund of America gained a victory Ca|)tatn Bigney, high diver; Nervo, I'roctor’.s Twenty-third Street Theater last Tuesday night yet heard in any Wednesday when Supreme Court Jus¬ sensational headforemost plunge; of this city’s theaters. Following a recital of the horrors of the war by a tice Pendleton set aside a verdict of tJreat Calvert, high wire; Four Lii- Canadian officer she arose amid tears and in broken English cried aloud for $3,800 awarded by a Jury in favor of kens, casting marvels, and clown and the cause of democracy. She tobl of intimate facts in connection with the Norris W, Brown, who sued for $150,- .icrol>atic numbers galore. James persecution of Pelgium, of which country .-he is a native. When she quoted lirte-s in letters from her sisters it brought the vast audience to tears. Care¬ fully avoiding "theatrical hysteria” at all times, she closed her drive suc- ceB.^fully, Anne Cody must not be forgotten when recognition to stagefolk is given out in connection with the Third Liberty Loan. Momand Transferred Will Rogers, of Wrigley fame, has stirred up the "Follies.” He is back Saginaw, Mich., April 28.—Manager on the New Amsterdam Roof. C. Edgar Momand of the Bijou Thea¬ ter here has been transferred to the W. J, Morgan, one of the city’s big business men, was inquiring on the Gardner in Flint, and has been suc¬ Sammies Prefer Girly Shows big street this week as to where circus seats could be had. ceeded here by Clyde Patterson of the Bijou in Bay City. We still say a Chautauqua could run successfully all summer in Central Park. At the same time we suggest one for Brighton Beach as a summer Higginson Quits show. and abroad, strongly prefer "girly” Boston, April 28.—Major Henry L. shows. In other words, according to Let’s look again to the Flag Renewal Day. April 6 was designated by Higginson, founder and patron of the the War Department commission on many who complied with the suggestion. Decoration Day and the official Boston Symphony Orchestra, has training camp activities, the Sammies flag day. June 14. should not be overlooked. severed his connection with that or¬ like girly-glrly musical comedies above all other types of shows, even plays Some roper of note is going to shortly make his appearance at Rector’s ganization. by Ilieen. Shakespeare. Mollere and Restaurant, opposite Porus Knit Park, on Broadway. Tex McLeod is still at .Maeterlinck. Churchill’s and Rogers in the Follies. Ropers romping on the big street Drew and Illington Close .\lso. it is reported, the Sammies are still in order. literally rush to vaudeville perform¬ Quincy, Ill., April 27.—John Drew ances in droves. E. V. Richards, motion picture magnate, is visiting from New Orleans. and Margaret Illington, in The Gay Lord Quex, closed their tour here last San Diego’s New Theater The quality of the press matter and character of advertising copy com¬ night. Mr. Drew is suffering from a ing from Healy’s would indicate that Joe Drum is still beating the Corona serious eye trouble, and Miss Illing¬ at that place. ton has a severe cold. W. H. Swanson of movie fame i-s visiting from Los Angeles, as is Harry To Star Adele Rowland uniler way for the erection at Third Nolan of Denver. and Broadway of a modern sky¬ New York, April 29.—Adele Row¬ scraper. with a theater on the lower .\ hive of bees is being used in the lobby of B. F. Keith’s Palace Thea¬ land will be starred next season by floors having a total seating capacity ter to ballyhoo for the Liberty Loan, and is attracting a lot of attention with Selwyn & Company in a musical com¬ of between two and three thousand. the following wording over the honey box: "Help ’sting’ the kaiser. Watch edy for which Jerome Kern will write The Orpheum management has been the bees get the Hun. Uncle Sam will get the Hun if you buy Liberty Bonds.’ looking tow-ards this city for some time the score. for a suitable location, and may close George Jabour is in the city and at present interested in amusements a deal for the new house. to the extent of attempting to launch a big scenic spectacle. In the Trenches. Sanford’s New Position Wells Hawks Promoted Mark A. Stone is Interested in the exploitation of ITederick Thompson’s Walter Sanford, former owner of a new device for parks and expositions called the Flyaway. stock company in Vancouver, B. C.. Wells Hawks, who was enrolled in will manage the K. & E. house in Kan¬ the United States Naval Reserve force Mark Witt of Boston came in last week for a brief sojourn. sas City, the Grand. in April of last year as an assistant paymaster with the rank of junior THE GREAT CLAYTON lieutenant, has been promoted to the grade of passed assistant paymaster with the rank of senior lieutenant, cor¬ responding in rank to that of a cap¬ tain in the army. He Is now attached to the Bureau of Navigation, Wash¬ ington. Lewis & Lake at Gamp Lewis Seattle, April 27.—Confirming the report published In The Billboard •‘"tne time ago the Lewis & I.,jike Mu¬ William Morris Is a showman. He employed a Scotch bagpipe and drum sical Comedy organization will open corps all this week In front of the Metropolitan Opera House to "ballyhoo” at one of the Casslday & McKee thea¬ for Harry Lauder, and we dare say much to the chagrin of the powers who ters at Camp Lewis May 5 with a com¬ direct that sacred temple of the operatic art. pany of thirty-five people. This com¬ pany has just completed a tour of the I’antages Circuit In a musical tabloid. , Home.’Saunders Is representing hearabout* the New York studios which claim their trade-mark to be "scenery of distinction.” Winter Garden Changes W. J. Moore la credited with being one of the best builders of show props" in this city. .N’ew York, April 29.—Beginning to¬ day Frank J. WlWtacb will resume Phil Mendel, former famous and favored press agent, sometimes makes his position as prew representative his appearance on upper Broadway. 't the Winter Garden. Henry Zelglor, known to all In the general theatrical and amusement Ben H. Atwell, btiHnes-s ihanager •np' <;rv*t Oayton. ih« mx^iio. hati iwn doln* It the Winter Garden, has resigned to world. Is frequently seen on Broadway. He la as dapper and debonair as ctxnimrntlnble W4»rk Ui Aiding (he Third Lt.H>riv ever and looking the picture of health. Loan He wait one itf the big features at the hen become business representative for the eflt gtren by Uie itlum men's League and Amertcaii Mastclans at the Hippodrome. New York, and .Marlon Davies F*Hm Company. (Conttnaed on psge 71) opened on the V. B. O. Time last week. NOT FOR THE BIG TIME, NOR YET THE SMALL TIME, BUT FOR THE ARTIST ALL THE TIME. Company, of Butte, at a cost of 1200,- Goudron Quits Game 000, will play the regular PantaRea MAY TEST LEGAirry OF ORDI¬ road shows on Thursdays of each I*romliicnt B«K>kln(C Agent Deserts week. This will break the Jump be¬ FiHd To Handle .%ut(Hi tween Great Falls and Butte. Trav¬ NANCE AFFEaiNG CABARETS eling attractions will play the Mar¬ Chicago, April 27.—Gaston Gou¬ lowe, and an occasional feature pic¬ dron, for many years a familiar flgure ture will be shown. in Chicago vaudeville booking circles, Some Chicago Cabaret Owners Doubt Constitu¬ has quit his connection with Will Tom Nawn Goes East Cunningham, and will go to Detroit tionality of Measure, Which Goes Into Effect to Join the sales forces of the Chal¬ mers Motor Works. Gaston and his Los Angeles, April 27.—Tom Nawn May 1st, Following Refusal of Mayor brother, Paul, were big chiefs of the has left for New York, where he will old Sullivan & Consldine regime. Paul arrange to enter vaudeville in com¬ To Veto the Ordinance is now attached to the W. V. M. A. as pany with another man and an in¬ a booker. genue in a sketch entitled Fiddlers where intoxicating liquors may be Green. The playlet is typically Irish, had. The remainder will rigidly obey and Tom says it will surpass A Touch Rogers Donates $50 cabarets goes into effect May 1—within the ordinance, serving soft drinks of Nature, the act which he presented a week—and at that time Chicago will only. Skating rinks and similar places with success on United Time. probably be the scene of mighty efforts brought within the text of the l&w Will Rogers donated $50 to the Hos¬ to evade the spirit of the law in one will come within this class also. pital Fund of The Showmen’s League (New York Branch) last week. way or another. Some cabaret owners are particu¬ Berlin in Draft The popular purveyor of persiflage When (as revealed in last week’s larly bitter because, after having paid and rough riding roper is the hit of Billboard) the Mayor refu.sed to veto the Government thousands of dollars New York, April 28.—Ir\ing Ber¬ the new Midnight Frolic atop the the ordinance (his veto having been in whisky taxes, they now find that the lin, probably America’s greatest writer New Amsterdam Theater, New York confidently anticipated by many, be¬ I “cream” of their liquor trade is to be of popular songs, has been called in Whether Flo. Ziegfeld stars him in cause it was felt that the ordinance wiped out. the draft. Berlin is 28 years old ana was passed thru the City Council’s musical comedy or not he is a star misconception of what the National Just the same—and a singularly scin¬ Government desires) all loopholes for tillating and popular one, too. doing away with the ordinance auto¬ matically became sealed. Stillwell Branching Out The precise manner in w’hich cab¬ aret owners will behave is now the THE subject of considerable dlscus.sion. The "Spokane, April 27,—The Stillwell more prominent cabaret proprietors Theater Corporation, owning and op¬ are apparently divided regarding the erating the Unique, Cla.ss A. Rex and precise manner in which they will en¬ Casino here, will branch out and have deavor to evade the spirit of the law a string of houses in nearby cities while technically obeying it. Some soon. .Manager C. E. Stillwell took doubt the constitutionality of the ordi¬ ARE NOW LOCATED AT over the Rose Theater, Colfax, Wash, nance and will flagrantly violate it, THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF this week as the first link in the out- courting arrest in the endeavor to of-town circuit. have its legality tested. Others will obey its provisioru? regarding refrain¬ New “Pan.” House ing from selling liquors in rooms where BROADWAY AND 44TH STREET cabarets are in full swing, but will supply passageways into other rooms 1,08 Angeles, April 27.—Alex Pan- Second Floor of the Putnam Building tages Is making arrangements to build a new theater at Seventh and Hill Added to Hipp. Circuit ENTRANCE 1499 BROADWAY streets. Ills present site Is unsatisfac¬ tory, for the house lacks the capacity Seattle. April 27.—Edward Kellie, he desires. head of the Kellie-Burns Booking Of¬ fices, announces that his circuit has Agents Give Banquet is trying to get into the navy. He has Keane for New Mitzi Piece added the new Rialto Theater, Brem¬ been granted a two weeks’ extension on his appeal to enter the sea arm of erton, W’ash. to the Hippodrome Cir¬ For Private Sidney Sehallnian, Who the serv’lce. cuit of vaudeville, beginning April 30. Goes to Camp Grant Robert Emmett Keane has been en¬ Manager John Rantz will utilize the gaged by Henry W. Savage as prin¬ same shows that play the Palace Hipp. Chicago, April 28.—'The Independ¬ A Four-Minute Man cipal comedian of the cast to support here on Tuesdays and Wednesdays ent Vaudeville Agents of Chicago ten¬ Mltzl in a new and as yet unnamed of each week. dered a farewell banquet to Sidney musical play from the pens of Edgar Schallman this evening at Hotel Sher¬ We could not learn his name. None Allan Woolf and Jerome Kern. man. Schallman, who ha.s been an of the ushers knew It and at the box- Warner Aids-Hospital independen,t agent for many years and office of the Hudson Theater. New who at one time was one of the most York, they only knew that he was an Back From World Tour Chicago, April 27.—Henry Warner succe.-'sful Chicagoans In the field, actor. (of the vaudeville team, Warner & leaves for Camp Grant next Tuesday, But as a Four-Minute Man he was The Great Bunkerr has Just re¬ Clifford), w’ho staged the entertaining as a result of the workings of the Na¬ a peach. On Tuesday night (April 23) turned to America after a two years’ in Camp Grant last summer for the tional Army Draft. he .secured subscriptlon.s to the extent tour aroiind the world. He appeared boys in the navy. Is co-operating with Leo Schallman, a brother, also an¬ of $85,200 out of a by no means packed In China. Japan, Manila. Java, India the directorate of the American Theat¬ ticipates an early call for army serv¬ house. and Australia, and reports a very suc¬ rical Hospital to make the forthcom¬ ice. >le did exceed his time limit, but he cessful trip. ing benefit a success. Warner, who is was so earnest, so diligent, so enthu- awaiting his call for navy service, will 8ia.“tlc that no one minded. be the only ticket seller attired in Postponed Again He pleaded, scolded, exhorted, re¬ Auctions Apparel regulation navy uniform. He wa.s at¬ proached, complimented and praised tached to the business office staff of New York, April 27.—The investi¬ by turns. When he got them warmed New York. April 29.—Yvette Gull- the hospital when the new building gation of the financial affairs of the up he worked fast. When they weni hert last night auctioned her own was erected. White Rats Actors’ Union, scheduled cold on him, as they did several times, wearing apparel for the benefit of th* to be continued Thursday before Ref¬ ho was undaunted, and started right Liberty Loan at .Maxine Elliott’s Thea¬ eree Schuldenfrei, and at which hear¬ in to warm them up again. ter for $8,500. Mildred Considine Dies ing the alleged “stolen” books were Does any one know his name? ordered to be produced, has again been postponed until next Friday. Theater Liberty Bonds Sale Beattie, April 27.—Mildred M. Con¬ Houdini Night at Elks’ Club sidine, wife of ITiomas J. Considine. former manager of the Empress Thea¬ Montana Theater Completed • New York, April 29.—The Theater ter here, died yesterday at the age of New York, April 29.—One hundred Liberty Bond sale in New York to date 52, follow’ing a surgical operation. Hus¬ Helena, Mont., April 27.—The Mar¬ and fifty thousand dollars* worth of is nearly sixteen million dollars. T*’- band, two sons, daughter and mother lowe Theater here, which has Just been Liberty Bonds were sold at Houdinl day’.s drive will reach the twenty-flv- survive. completed by the Ansonla Amusement Night at the Elks yesterday. million mark. i may 4, 1918 Ttie Billboard Vaudeville Reviews By Special Wire Majestic, Chicago Chicago Palace (S«Tl*wed lf0Bd«7 IbtliiM, April M) (Keriewed Mondny Mntlneo. April 29) \ P. JKEIT'M’S Chicago, April 29.—A bill replete with many I'UlcafO^ AprU X.—TIm Majeatic program tbla polnta of interest, both familiar and unf.v w«x-k la an unoKaall; long one, with orreral art* miliar to local patrons, was offered at tb*- running thlrlj mlnotpa or morr. and man; of •aui'e tiulay. after a four-mlnnte orator ex Ibr acta are onea that baae been aeen here plalneil the lunieratiTe neceealty of over-stib lluie ami again. M-ribing Chicago's quota of the Third Liberty So. 1 —OrpUeum Clrenlt Trarel Weekly. mmCETHBlTK Loan. .\o. •—Tbe Uoliert DeMont Trio open In an No. 1—E A LAST WEEP BEST VAUDEVILLE ACTS IN NEW YORK I OAVIDBELASCO N.V.A.NEWS Will Be Attociated With Frohman Cor (HILLIAR’S SELECTIONS) poration in Management of Em pire Theater Trixie Friganza, resplendent and happy, made a triumphant return to Broadway with a new act. assisted by Max Weiiy and Melissa Ten Eyck, New York, April 29.—Annonnrement Ir mBi|>' and for twenty-five minutes convulsed the audience wMth lauRhter. Miss today that Parid Relati'o will hHoreforth be aa- Fripanza’s burlesque classical dancipg with Weiiy is a gem of artistic Boriated with the Charlea Frolimiin Corporatlnn humor. The unqualified hit of the show. At the Palace Theater, Monday in the manasement of the Empire Theater. Thia matinee. will (Ire Kelaaco an Intereat in three New York Nate Leipzig, the international card expert, stands all alone when it theatera. aa he la now aole manace’r of tli< comes to a card act in vaudeville. In addition to his digitai dexterity he Itelaaco and part mana(er of the I.yreiiin. in is a polished conversationalist, and is possessed of a personal magnetism the manacement of the latter houae, ae will that is delightfui. He covers up his sleight-of-hand and leads the spec¬ be the rate with the Empire, he la aaMe-latiHi with Charlea Frohman, Ino. tator to imagine that he is accomplishing miracles with the pasteboards. The partial takinc orer of the Empire by Mr At Proctor’s Twenty-third Street Theater, Tuesday evening. Belaaeo ta the reault of a letter written by Al(. Bernie and Baker, syncopated funsters, in third position, scored a Hayman a few daya aco. In whieh he reealle,! genuine success. What these nifty looking boys do not get out of their the Belae<-o aaaoclation with Charlea Frohman violin and accordion offering is not worth mentioning. In any Broadway and the fact that Belaaco, at Mr. Frohman'* musical show they would be a sensational hit. Their act is of real vaude¬ requeat, had written the play with wht<-h the ville caliber, and they were rewarded with six bows at the Palace Thea¬ Empire waa opened. ter Monday matinee. The Five Nelsons, hoop-rolling and juggling experts, have kept fully BERT LEVY'S SON KILLED abreast of the times with their specialty, and gave the bill a wonderful impetus. Dressed immaculately in white, these boys work rapidly and New York. April 'JO.—iBert Lery, rarb>onii>t exhibit dexterity in their line probably unsurpassed in vaudeville. At and actor, receired a cable meaaage that the Palace Theater, Monday matinee. night annoonclng the death in a flying ai*<-li1erT Nan Halperin was the feature from an electric light and also ap¬ at a Brltlah training camp of bla ton. l.leni. plause standpoint. This artist deserves all of the success that she has Bert Lery, Jr., of the Royal Flying Cori**. attained. With beautiful clothes, good material, and an exuberance of cording to the meaaage Lieutenant Levy met bU Halperinism, the audience reveled in her artistry. She offered five num¬ death at the tame time aa bU cooain, Lieut bers, receiving encores and unrestrained applause. At the Riverside Theater, Cyril Whelan, Jr., a flying corj'* “atunt” In Monday evening. atructor, who waa operating the machine. James Watts, assisted by Rex Story, was the laughing hit of the Lieutenant Levy joined the Royal i'lytng Cor)>- program. His ludicrous make-up and funny falls are so absurd that get¬ in Canada eight montba ago and bad receleetl hl> ting laughs seems to be easy for this performer. Story works splendidly commlatlon aereral days before be fell to death W'ith Watts, and the team went over very big. At the Colonial, Tuesday Ho was In his twentieth year. Before Joining matinee. Van and Schenck are undoubtedly the most popular singing act around New York at present. They are playing two houses in the city this week, and are duplicating their past successes. These boys seem to possess all of the attributes necessary to please the two-a-day crowd. At the Riverside, Monday evening. baa been reached. William Stuart, of The Job. IN CHICAGO TREASURERS* CLUB BENEFIT la continually in demand aa a Liberty Loan (Casper’s Selections) New York, April 2T.—The Tretsurert' Club of apeaker. I>eyo and Behan went on at the Holy America will give its benefit performance ■« Name Mlasion Benefit at Terrace Garden Tbura- George Whiting and Sadie Burt, who have completely mastered the the Hudson Theater Sunday ulght. May S. Many day night and broke in a brand new act. Thoa. art of making audiences like new songs, must be listed with the greatest of the prominent artists st present in New York P. Holer, who owns Making Movie Stars, has delineators of popular songs in America. They were a bright spot on the hsve volunteered their services. Sixteen mem lodged a protest with the organization about bill, and excelled all their previous demonstrations of talent. They bers of the Treesurers’ Club have alrrad> Frank R. Abrama doing a almilar act, called “double” a song as can no other team in vaudeville. At the Palace, Monday Making Movie Picture Stars. The following matinee. answered the Government's call, and a service members entertained the student aviators at Bay- Sylvia Clark, “The Klassy Little Klown,” adheres to her eccentric flsg will be DDfnrled In tbelr honor at the ebore, L. I., laat week: West and IMwarda, De¬ billing by an indiv’idualistic style of putting numbers over that is well- benefit. light, Ethel and Hardy, and A1 Anderson. Nor-1 nigh irresistible. There is snap, bang and twang to her work. At the man L. Sper, a member stationed at Fort Slocum, Majestic, Monday. GIVE CREDIT TD STAGE WDMEN la making Loan speecbea at all local Proctor Jack La Vier is a sort of Van Hoven on the trapeze. WTiile deliver¬ theaters nightly. ing a humorous monolog relating to his work (which he belittles as much New York, April 29.—God bless the women THUMBNAIL SKETCHES NO. 2 as possible) he performs really remarkable stunts that thrill even more of the stsge. Their pstrlotism and devothu John Duusmure was bom in Edinburgh, Scot¬ than they would ordinarily, because of the careless manner in which they are wonderful. Rsy Cox has just refused sn en land, and la another reason why Edinburgh Is are “talkingly” put over. At the Palace, Monday matinee. gagement In London at tl.OOO per w.-ek Id or famous. Eh, laddie? He learned to aing wblla Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry, oldtimers of real stamina, are as much der to volunteer for free servlcs In the Y. M working as a merchant'a apprentice by standing In demand today as they were years ago, when they first pleased vaude¬ C. A. hut theaters at the front. Thousands of in the doorway and singing to draw trade. After ville audiences.' Their vehicle is different from the one they usually others are giving royally of their time, money business fell off to almost nothing bis aervlcea carry, but their mannerisms, which have endeared them to all audiences, and talents. Margaret Mayo has her unit of were dispensed with. Hearing of America be still remain. At the Majestic, Monday. players ready and awaits BalUng orders. determined to look it up. He landed and went Jails Arthur on Satnrdiy rounded out a Ust out with Bartley Campbell’s A White Slave, of t«enty-Dlne Liberty Bond eugigements. hitting the aubway notes in a quartet. Then which took her—by day sod night—to nine be Europed again and studied at Milan. Return¬ merly of Skipper, Kennedy A Reeves; Frank theaters, eleven mass meetings^ four banqoet* Shelvey, of Three Sbelvey Brothers; Chas. Shel- ing he principal based for two years with The and five street and store bond booths, at which vey, of Three Shelvey Brothers; BlUy Wagner, Bostonians. His full, rich, round roar next Bhe delivered an aggregate of sixty-five short formerly Kane and Wagner; Tommy Haydn and landed him as leading man with Lulu Glaser speeches, and wss instrumental In selling over Geo. W. Lane. and Lillian Russell. He also roared thru several a million dollars' worth of Dberty Bomis. seasons in the title role of the Grand Mogul. By wsy of a little much-needed excitement Next he headed hla own company In The Barber Like hundreds of other actors and actresses, Miss Arthur left for Boston last evening. of Seville, and waa “big-typed” for two seasons Sophie Tucker la surely doing her "Mt'' In 1 where she has '•accepted a position'' or taken In Little Boy Blue. The lure of vaudeville lioostlDg the Third Liberty Loan. a job or something, to aid In the ActoiV Fund finally got him, where he now roars twice, and benefit performance at Boston this week. sometimes thrice, a day. Hla rendition of Brown October Ale has been known to cause more than one mutiny in prohibition districts. He is a tboro PARIS THEATERS DDING BIG Scotchman, with the exception that be has been CHICAGO. ILL THEATRICAL ParU, France, April 2T.—All of the theaters In known to dissipate as much as 60 cents without ^NEW YORK ^15 the quiver of a muscle or the registry of a 1S7 N. wibath Aw. COSTUMES Paris are doing aa big a business as ever, giving single wince of pain. the direct lie to the German statements that Otft I. ON SHORT NOTICE the capital la overshadowed with gloom. 'The LATEST MEMBERS IN THE SERVICE OiHTB Comique, the Comedle Franrstse, the Mark West, Camp Dlx. N. J.; Harold P. Mills, Odeon, the Vaudeville and the Tbestre Edouard Company 8, 2d Provisional Training Battalion, Ask WM. FRIEDLANDER VII are packed at all performances. Camp Upton, N. Y.; Solly Kutner, formerly with Joe Woods’ vaudeville act, care 19th Company, 152d Depot Brigade, Camp Upton, N. Y.; Jos. HELEN LDWELL INJURED B. Stone, care W’ar Savings Dept., Muskogee, New York. April 29.—Helen I.owell Is con¬ Ok.; Bert Rollnick, formerly with Dream Sur¬ fined to her home In Larchmont suffering brulwa prise Party, 12tb Company, 152d Depot Brigade, MYSTIC HANSON TRIO snd lacerations aa a reault of an automobile crash. In which she narrowly eocaped aerlona THE MAGIC MAN AND HIS MAGICAL MAIDS Injuries. This was learned Saturday. Her car U. B. O. TIME. Direction, ROSE AND CURTIS. was destroyed by a heavy truck on the way *" town from I.«rrhmoDt. McCDRMACK DRAWS $7,000 HDUSE With Don Fulano, smartest comedy lu the garden there rambled a tiesuUful rose. Full rjf mddh and nHuic, but ahjr. horse act in the world. Booked solid She «ang her Icwe swig. New York, April 29.—John McCormack aan* for summer season. Open for bur¬ When the Prince name skmg to a $7,OUO hocM> at the Hippodrome laat nlfhi lesque or vaudeville in the fall. Ard chsnseii her Inlo a i-'iUerfly_ HDUDINI NIGHT AT ELKS* CLUB CAPTAIN GEORGE AUGER New York, April '.’9.—One bnndrrd and lift? World's Only Real Giant, Actor. Author and I’roducec. ORLETTA Rose and the Butterfly thousand dollars' worth of Llbr-rty lUmds were £o route BaiTium A Bailey. aold at Iloudinl Night at the Elka yeaterday. MAY 4, 1918 e B a ELLIOTT, COM8TQCK & GE8T will play the bouse during the suinmer, afiil in Louise Pauline Hearn, well known aa Bonita, the enrly fall a flrst-i la«- nuislcul comely stock of tbe team of Bonita an*l I-ew- Hearn, ha* ge- i-ur*-il a dei-ree of divorce from I ew Ileam. STARTLING, BUT TRUE organization will Is- funned to play there. Royal Lease Century Theater for Four Veare Roy Gill, personal repre.sentatlve of the Con Even if you were wllUng to pay me five has a strs'k i-otupany miwr at the Kuipr.wi* ITica- T. Kennedy Shows, was in San Francisco for a humlred dollar* per copy instead of one, I NfW V<»rk, A|>rll JO.—KUIoft, ConiKtock Si tcr In the Cunadian city, and says buhlness Is day making arraugomonts thru .'sam Haller could not furnish yon with better comedy material than yon will find in the NEW wlio tiKik over tlw <'fntnry TlH-atiT la »cry eatlsfactory. for the purchase of the war relic .-xbibltlon of Mike Golden. G1 1 left t>>r Portland to re¬ i.iiiiinry, will "‘iitinii. in [HH-orK.xion for «n- ceive and park the show prcparat .ry to ship- ^ , iinT fotir yars. a<'<-»tr>r.iv to tlw tvrin< of a OFFER SERVICES ping to tbe Con T. Kennedy aggregation, where MADISON’S 1,1 ■«> olcnril ou Satur-lay. I 10 MAY 4, 1918 INDIANAPOLIS Back of the Name U. B. 0. KEITH NEW YORK CITY A«bley A Allman Passing Show of ALHAMBRA Stands the Best Kouney A Bent Vaudeville CALLS NEXT WEEK Pickles Hooiier A Marbury Trunk Ever Built Smith A Austin Stewart A Donohue Wright A Dietrich -Sec Who’s on the Bill With You- COIAINIAL Casting Ijimys Why experiment? Do not waste your Girl in the Moon time and money buyinc a Circus Trunk McIntosh A Maids LOUISVILLE Primrose Four MARY ANDERSON Bills for the Week Beginning May 6 that claims to be “Just as zood" as a Imhoff. Conn A Margaret Young Corlune Roland Travers A Co. TAYLOK. Stanley A Birnes Cecil Cunningbam Adams A Tbom;ie Jack A Cora William* McDonald A Rowland Four Mortons It will pay you to purchase a genuine Gould A Lewis Thos. Swift. A Co. I'fklfitiAxI DlHtnnnii Swan A Swan Maryland Singera Dahl A Gillen ROYAL MiiBon & Keeler Judson Cole Dirkinsor A Deagon Ned Norworth A Co. liiae* l>eMar TAYLOR CIRCUS TRUNK. Used by Knoar.awa Japs lliiward A Clark« Folliw DeVogue PAiaCE Kobt. DeMont Trio Jack Clifford A Co. Marshall Montgomery Constance Crawley A Professional People for over sixty years Revue BICHMOND. IND. Cressy A Dayne MINNEAPOLIS Lloyd A Welle KONTBEAL Bowers. Walters A Co. and still giving satisfaction. Ml'ltR.W Crooker ORPHEIM ElizaNdJi Murray Bernle & Baker I’KIXCESS Caits Bros. norence Tempest Harry Beresford A t\>. Haley Sisters Jean Adair A Co. Comfort A King Send for new Catalog. Delphine & Kay Eildie B<>rden Domarest A Collette Bronson A Baldwin MoDevitt. Kelly A Evelyn Xesblt & Co. Lncy Last Half: Mankichi Troupe Valnova Gypsies Edwin Arden A Co. Wells. Knibloe & Co. Clark & Adler Rensee A Baird OAKLAND. CAL. RIVERSIDE SEATTLE PHILADELPHIA (ono to fill) Pisano A Co. C. AJiylor Trunk Works Mrs. Gene Hughes A ORPHECM MOORB •7S N. HaJilad Stfwt. CHICAGO. ILL. Co. CALGARY, CAN. Morgan Dancers Naughty Princess Herman Timberg A Three ciums Yates A Reed Harry Von Foseen 210 W. 44th StrsH. NEW YORK. N. V. OKPHELM Co. Lady Duff Gordon DIITTCR Tar/.an Hudler, Stein A Potter A Hartwell Frank Shield* DU I I tri" Carter. Dellaven A Billie Reeve* A Co. Phillip. Lydia Barry Hunting A Frani'la Cl Cl R Parker Dingle A Ward Tina I.emer THEATRICAL FOOT WEAR Four Bards lICl-U Norton A Melnotte James Watts A Co. OMAHA. NEB. Drew A Wallace of every deeerlptioa. Expert workmenihlp Flanagan A Edwards _ Moore A Gerald BALTIMORE I.onia Stone aud perfect Otiua (uarantecd. Courtiey Sisters BAT. CREEK. MICH. Valayda A Co. ORPHECM \cri.l Milrhclls MARYLAND Skipper A Kastrnp BIJOU Ruth Budd Ceell Lean A Co. SPECIALISTS IN OANCINQ SHOES Hamilton A Barnes Rockwell A Wo<«I Reverse Kalamazoo The Honeymoon Kerr A Weston SPOKANE. WASH. tVe nanufaeture all kinds <>r ithoea for Uie .Married via Wireless Basil A Allen profeaalon, tneludloa Hllppert to maU'h PITTSBURG FLINT. MICH. Mark A Williams ALDITl'KILM Somewhere in France Scarploff A Varvara Gowns. Have you ever tried our wonder- ' DENVER Pint Half; ful Toe and Ballet Bltpt>ent When Chief Capanlican DAVIS PALACE Davis A Pell Sallie Fisher A Co, OKPHELM In ClUcaio. call on ua Santley A Norton N^ette ^ Swain's Pets Hateb-Kltamura Trio Bailey A Cowan J. C. Nugent A Co. URBAN A PUCHNER. BOSTON . libmarine ‘ Jonea A Jones Vanity Fair Kathleen Clifford Reeei Ml. U* S. Wabatli Ave.. Bob Matthews A Co. ^ Nellie Nichole Julie King A Co. KEITH PORTLAND. ORE. CHICAGO. ILL. TOLEDO. 0. Ah. Rlpon Vardon A Perry Girl From Milwaukee Belgium Trio ORPHECM Lucille A Cockle The Belnumts Bert Fltzglbbon KEITH Sextette De Luxe Ruth St. Denis Reed A Wright Girls Taylor Trio Mrs. Thos. Wliiffen Marguerite Farrell IJora Hoffman Comer Store (Same bill at Tacoma, Lillian Shaw Walter Weems Kawanas Andy Rice Six Klrksmlth Sisters Three vagrants Oakes A Delour Toney A Norman Wash., last half) BROOKLYN Hobart Bosworth A BCSHWICK Co. Fern 4 Davis Fr:ink Dobson Jaimes Lucas A Co. TORONTO Maria Lo Bradle.v A Ardlne SHEA Frank Fay Rath Bros. Laat Half: Pour Rutterenpa Trixie Frigauza Santos A Hayes Bertie Fowler mil. Tlvolt GIrla A Bert I.evy Mollle King (four to all) • Hill Jack Wilson A Co. Moran A Mark ALTON, nx. DiaUTH. WKlf. Nan Halperin WASHINGTON, D. C. HIPPt'DRtlME NEW OR-AND ORPHECM KEITH Ray Samuel* Bertie Fliwler Fonr Novelty Plerrotts Frank Crnmtt —Date Books— ElIls-NowHn Troupe Bayard A Inman •lohn McGowan A Co. Fink’s Mules Lait Half: Conservatory of Mii*le Bonfire of Old Empires Juliette DIka Page. Hack A Mack Cnits Bnis. Stein A Snell Llghtners A Alexander Burdella Patterson Beanty Fonatain Trixi* Friganza Jnno Salmo .Xveling A Lloyd ASHLAND. WIS. Last Half: Submarine F-T D D Xylo. Maids BUFFALO Rice A Werner THE BILLBOARD KIND ROYAL Cbrintopher A Walton SHEA Bivsie MrCoy A Co. A. A Last Half: Garden Belles Joyce. West A Moran YOUNGSTOWN. 0. Kelly *A Rowe (two to flU) For Pity’s Sake T T George Hall Mark A Vincent HIPPODROME e: e: lone to Bill Z. ST. LOmS. ILL. Jennie Middleton ERBER-S Van A Schenck MEMORY SOMETIMES FAILS BELLEVILLE. ILL. Cummings A Mitchell Beauty Oeo. A May I^eFevre Duffy A Inglls B WASHINGTON Rice A Francla CINCINNATI LeMaire A Gallagher B PanI Banwena KEITH Jot it down in a Billboard Roach A McCurdy The Flier Cranberrtea Periera Sextette O O Burdella Patterson Last Half: Valeska Suratt A Co. o DATE BOOK and keep it in O Uit Half: fierkln’s Dogs Reie Harry A Etta Conley Maggie LeClalr a B. A H, Gordon i WESTERN K K your “Inside Pocket.” nice A Francis Chas. Howard A ('■ CLEVELAND U. B. 0. s s Robbie Gordooe Fera. Rlcbellra A Fe-n KEITH BLOOMINGTON. ILL. Belle Baker DANVILLE, ILL. rVAOTFILLE IHD MAJESTIC lAmbert A Ball PAI-ACE j Dates from October 1, 1917, to Januarj' 1, 1919 NEW ORAM' Bums A Frabito Hill. Tivoli GIrU A IMMal A Grovlni .Mice El* A Co. •Terry A Gretcben Hill Klaaa Three Ai>ollos O’Meara Bis.thby a Everdeen Wanner A Palnirr Bobt. T. Haines A Co. Tom Eilwards A Co. I SEAL GRAIN LEATHER COVER, Gold Letters, 25c Each Here A There Tango Shoes Fonr Harmony Kings Robbie Gordone Hoyt'a Mlnstrela Wooda' Fashion Shop Four Hartfords Last Half: ••GET A DATE BOOK” (one to (III) Laat Half: Bert Baker A Co. Christy A Bennett Laat Half: Max Bloom A C«. Bertie Fowler Fagg A White COLUMBUS. 0. (one to fllli Walter D. .Nealand rOXT WTLUAM. i THE BILLBOARD PUBLISHING CO. OHT.. CAM. KEITH FT. WAYNE. IND. A Co. Prosper A Maret PALACH I 25-27 Opera Place, CINCINNATI, OHIO Williams A Wolfua OBimElM' (two to fill) Vardle Sisters DAYTON. 0. Tobse A Sterling Harry A Ixvulse La- CAMP rUNSTON, Abbott A Mills KEITH mont May A KHdaff KAN. Mangeao Trnu|>e Kylvia Clarke Frozlnl FFNSTDN Curse on Sisters Hal A Pranels Last HaUi I.achman Bisters ftayard A Inoian Harry Cooper Cal Dean A Girls Frank Gardner A Co. DE8 MOINES. lA. Ben Beyer A Co. VANCOUVER. CAN Fiwter A Footer Coanrrvatory of Mu«l.' Athos A Read Doc O’Neal Peggy Brooks Veree & Vercl ORPHECM OKPHKl M Chss J Hariia A Co. StelB A Snell Seven Little Darlings Travilla Bros. A Seal Zertho’s Novelty Edwin Steven* A Co SACRAMENTO. CAL. .Sheehan A Regay Bobby Hensbaw Four Novelty I’lerri.tls Motor Boating Last Half: (to flill KALAMAZOO. MICH. Morton A Glasa OKPHELM Wilton lji< kaye a Co. niEMOMT. MEB DETROIT. MICH. Van Horn A Ammer Laat Half: -Mfred I-atell A Co. (.*5 61 Three Daring .Sisters Mark A lane MAJESTIC Three l.ordoon WAIJ. TEMPLE I Uit Half: Both A Itolierta DnuediB Duo Great Lester Mrr«l*ln lul**on Nlatem Demonstrating What You Do The Lagneds Harry Green k Co. Bancroft 4 Broeke KoNtI i llolicrt PEORIA. ILL. Tay 4 Kobinson SPECIALLY I)P;sSI(;NF:1> PltlNTINf* HAS MADE THOUSANDS OF DOL¬ Wright 4 Walkrr Reynold* 4 Donegan IOWA OITT. lA. OIMMIRI'M LARS FOR OTHERS. LET US HELP MAKE SOME FOR YOU. Ballry Koernrr 4 Co. HOUSTON. TEX. KN(iIJCBT Viola liowlo A Co. no Adlrr 4 Co. Send un your pictures and full description of your act ami we will send you M.UESTIC rh*- Wheeler A Potter Delton, Marrena 4 Keno 4 Wagner Stoll** A NUnning Wllliaui* A WolfiiB *‘a rough layout” and quote prices on a circular letterheatf and buaines.s card. Del ton No .Alun'a I.jand I«wia 4 White j«n*' hon** DISTINCTIVE PRINTINO FOR STAGE, PLATFORM AND ARENA. SAN JOSE. CAL. U»t Half: (one to (III) Paul Decker 4 Co. IIII.U <»rth Laat HaU: THE WENTWORTH & RICE CO., 727 South Dearborn Street, Chicago. HI PI*.' Fanchon 4 .Marco Ki\<'k a Arnnia The Skatellea (5 7) Montgomery 4 Perry Jin A. Dunn Van A Vernon Artola Bros. llerman 4 Shirley llii' h Hr*». Iloyt'a Mlnotrela WANTED Three Millard* Kimberly 4 .\rnold JOLIET. ILL. Lillian AA'atiKin Holmes 4 HoIli*ton KANSAS CITY Klutlng'a Kntertalnera QUICK MIND READING ACT KaMn 4 Eugene OHI’IIKI-M GLOBE Wllw«n 4 Wil*on BOCKFORD. ILL. For week or longer. MARIE, WRITE OR WIRE. Also sii^le Comedy Novelty Thlesen's Pet* Last Half; Bert Shepherd lu lu K'lwarda P.AI..ACK Act that can change. Send photos and lowest salary and description of act. Black 4 O'Donnell lioi.iy A l'aTl< n .AdonI* A Dog WELSH & WALBOURN, Bijou Theatre, Jackson, Mich. (8-11) Wilton Sisters Au*tin A Ualloy Walker A Itlarkliurn (Same bill as Sarra- Bernard 4 Myer* Man's I.ani1 iKHi't Lie to Maiua niento 5-7) Mile. Berri Model* (.•n* t(> ftll) .Arthur Deagon Van A Vero*'n Florence Kandell 4 Co. Allen, Carroll A (8-11) SEATTLE Last Half: I.Ittle Mlaa rp To Date The Edward* KENOSHA. W18. Saiu Idet)ert 4 Cu. Pearce 4 Burke Pierlot (Same bill aa .San Jose PAL-kCE HIPP. Last Half; Cha*. WIIhod Maraton 4 Manley VlUillMAV Six ITovlnles Hodge 4 Lowell 5-7. (5-8) Tick Took tJlrl AHahl Jail* Laat HaU: flying Weaver* iDHpiratioD Girl* Last Half: PORTLAND. ORE Carlotta Lnat Half: Vanll Sl*ter» B. Kelly Forrest Ths Itltuho* BT. Loms (9-11) HIPP. Kinaldo Duo ( ItLCMItl A Takrto Bro*. Ahliott 4 Mllla Cummin 4 Seaham l>«nk A r.raile (Same hill aa Fort (5-8) Brown 4 Jarkson Kihlle iladger King 4 Harrey .May 4 KIMufT LITTLE ROCK. ARK iH-mnai Collint 8) Frank Colby 4 Co. Four Sea*oii« l.auiey A Pearaoti KIdrtdge, Barlow A .Mangean Troupe I>r*<*aD. IH*II A Jor Weir, Temple 4 Dacey Knigbt’s Kon*ter* MAJESTIC Mthofr Slater* KldrtUge TORT COLLINS. COl. Knuntaln of lA'rr Otto Kiierner 4 Co. Craig 4 Meeker Barlowe 4 Deerir May A Jtllly Earle Teniieanee Ten EMPRESS n.n» to fill) Thr*e Moriarlty Glr'g (9-11) Betty Bond Eire Eiinatera Cha*. Young (8) LINCOLN, NEB. Murphy 4 I.achmar (.Same bill a* Taeoma Earle Cavanaugh 4 I'uller iloll SPRINGFIELD, ILL. John 4 Nellie Olm* ACKERMAN Steve Steven Trio 6-8) Co. I.YHir Six Inlnatl. Tuurlata M.AJ Ferric larry Haggerty Olson 4 Johnson SK-aarfs Japan**a» Idttle Mi** Foxy 4 (9-11) SPOKANE Miniature Itevue Tile Henning* Variety Dancer* ITln.-* Co. & HARRIS- (Same bill aa SeaC'le (to till) B<-r(]ul*t Bro*. Co. HIPP. Last Half: Scott 4 Dougla* S-8| I In fill) EMPUESS Sully Family (5 7) Cliff Bailey Duo W.V. M.A. Seymour's Happy PUEBLO. COL. Laat Half: Kartell! King 4 Harvey mu 4 Burtina Watt* 4 Hawley SI In-r A North Pertniaon A Suo New York, April 27.—The Hippodrome last (Formerly New Regent) night iiosted a notice to close In two weeks. JOS. T WFJSMAN. Prop. Baritone to double Bull Fid. Other useful people write or wire; state salary. t4th and Chestnut Sts., St. Louis, Mo. Address E. C. WARD, care Princess Stock Co,, Higginsville, Mo. BURLESQUE NOTES CAFE AND CABARET BEST BET ON THE CIRCUIT WANTED QUICK—Repertoire People Several rlKirns girls with the .8am H-'we General Buhlne-u- Man at:-l Wi.inan I’iiiio I’layer. double stage. Prefer iieople with s|ie, lallle». Fhiiw, while playing at the Gayety, Omshn. Member N. T A . Burlesuue Club and S. L. of A JNO. 0. RAE, Tlgtsa.I. Kafi»a«, Ni-h., bad a narrow escape frmu ib-ath In a fire at the Savoy Hotel. They were reseue.l WANTED FOR FRENCH’S SENSATION SHOW BOAT hy firemen, but lust all <>f their jiersenal Plano nayer. duuMe Calllui-e. Tn-p Iinmmer. V-ederille T-sms who ran do parts. State ail and lowest ward r> die. All kinds <4 real Burlesque People at all times. CX>- in flrsL Join on wire. Address MANAGER FRENCH'S SENSATION, ears BlllboarS, Cincinnati. Ohio. LO.MAL TITFIATRL, Toledo. Ohio. Fannie Albright, of the wetl-known (earn of Mann and Albright, and her slater, Rmlly, closed their engagement at the Bijou Theater. Wash¬ WANTS I.eadinR Man. prefer one who ran dlrort. Olliers answer. Heavy Man. funeral Buslnesi Man doing ington, I). C., to go to their borne In Mllwauki-e Bperlaltles. Above single engagementa only. Violin Leader. Plano, Comet. TVomlKsio, A-I Trap Ilriimmer, to attend the wedding of their brother, "Kid” A1 Kells, etc. Join lai wire. CHAS. E. COLTON, 1017 Prsipeet St.. Indlaatpellt. Indlaaa. WORLD’S FAMOUS ENTERTAINERS. bright. Want Lady to work Act. Birds, Cats. Also want to WANJXED FOR THE DOROTHY REEVES COIVfRANY Charlie Flnelierg. manager of Splegel’a Inir- hear from good Man and Young Man AasistaiiL Will Dramatic People all Ilnet, Ktage Director. People with sperlalUea, I.eadlng Man. Sls'rr Tram. .Male QuartetP-, leaiine bouae, the Grand, at Hartford, 0>dd.. consider learner. All must be reliable. I work tbe double stage: Musicians tor Band, doubling orchestra or stage, vzperlenced Boss Caiivasman who understands haa been appointed a member of the Connecticut t>est riass of engagements only with all. Headquarters, electricity. Show 0[iena May 19; rebearsali one wrek earlier Addreaa 2321 N. Fairblll 8L, PhUadelpbla. I’ennsylvanU. OOROTHT REEVES CO.. Ceetregelto HtUI. KasaM City, Mlssedrl. I Theater Managera' Aaaoclation. may 4, 1918 Ttie Billboard 13 Grace Ilowanl in the chorus. .Rpeclaltles In- elude Anderson and .Mack, dancers; I'ri-d Stevi eon, com'dy Juggling; Dot Delsdn. singing and whistling; Davenisirt Sisters, ois-ratlc offerings, TABLOIDS TABLOIDS! YES and the D'wn Home Harmony Four. Tom Willard and Billy I'ale have laum-hed SEVEITy FIVE lEM aiD TWELVE PEOPIE COMPMIES the Beauty Bantam American Girls Company, Tlip All (llrl Jazi Ke?ue—The ronipanjr la playing script bills, with new wardrobe and iii.w In Itp fifth week on the S 'STAGE ILLUSIONS AND ESCAPES.’’ ISs. UST PUBLISHED (M Drawlagt). "St 00 HANDCUFF ACT" A Blut Prislt at 41 Picks. Mattsrt. etc.. $2; "STAGE MIND- P READING ACT" baak. tl: "33 ROPE TIES « 4 CHAIN ESCAPES." M Orawlait. 31. % All akova bookt raataJa avar 10,000 •artlt P each. Turtaa Trirk Itaaul**). 31: Naw- i dia Nasdia Trick. SOe. Baaki ta tall Coral- L valt (Baautlaa), TrlHii ata. P MAGIC EXtHANGE. ^ 1947 Broadway. New Vaft. _ “MAGICIANS" Wa ora tha HEADQI'AR LTII ■ Tni.s for Ilandruffa. Let Jwr m Irona. Mall Bags. Slrall Jorketa. Milk Cana. anl. In (werythlni In the Eocapa Unr I.arta. new Illiwtra'ad Catalogue, whl-di ■ lio cofitalna a rompleta line of NoaelUw. Tri-ka I'liulm and tlliisinns. Juat i4T tha praaa PTIF-F. Two of the Sensational Magical Hits Sunday THE OAKS MAGICAL CO.. Deft. 331. Ovhkath. Wli Evening, April 21, at the MAGIC GOODS WITH NEW IDEAS "A ViHi-a fnan the fireal Ih- yond." "The Mv'tery of Dr 0 .” NEW YORK HIPPODROME and many othen. Grrsi entt log, •p«-til llota. copy Magi' tl ItiiMeiln. 25 c-nla. THAYER Booked Solid for the Summer Season MFG. CO.. 334 8. Son Padra. Lai Angalai. Callfarnla. With the Bistany Shows. MAGICAL APPARATUS T*rf/rwltnial And lUrgAln List. !•<* THE G. F. BOYD CO. Mr. Klein l.« a proin’ncnt hinknr o' the S-io- 7 Part Ava.. INDIANAPOLIS. IND. kane and Eotitem Tru«t Co. of Spokane. Wash For many yeora he ha', Ix-en a very enthuHla-.tle amateur moKician. and at his home ha« a wfwi,l»r- ful eollectlon of magical apiiaratua. photo., of celeh- ritie*. etc. As busy as lii. profevilonal ciutle. Magical Apparatus, Handcutta, Mail keep him. Mr. Klein find, time to give ilelght-of- Bags, Milk Cans, Straight Jacket., iiand entertainment... l-ut alw-eys for charity, with -'tw J ' Amuaamant Goods. Largs Catalog the result that be li one of the moit sought after Mailad to You FMCE. :k>cial entertainers in Washington. the HEANEY MAGIC CO. Oitt If {.Nritt. Wt may ♦, 1»1* Hill pabllHh thi* rcplj, with bent wlubmi, 1 b«( ST. PAUL Kelly A Fern to ri'ni«ll> tfully your«. UIPP. Walter Howe A Co. Alien's Mlnstrela TETITE tSLAOTS. Bed Fox Trot Dancing TyrelU With Erllx llvrnnaDn Co. Aator Four SYLVIO The GIbaona SIOUX FALLS, S. O. C. lUlpy. author of tho hook, Tho I>ra- Marker A Montitomery ORPHEUM niatlr Art of Marl*-, and onr of Wlaronaln’a (one to (111) Foy Toy A Co. lir.t known amatour luaylrlan*. la aiiffriinc from Laxt Half: Kelly A Fern Wllllame A Daley 1 AT LIBERTY Tetsuwarl Japs nrrrona breakdown. (one to fill) * Vernon, the eminent rentriiii|utat, piayni the Presents a Novelty Act for Clrcus and Carnivals, consisting of Cartooning, s^ra Last Half: Palaee Theater. Ilartfool. Conn., the (Imt hplf Ventriloquism, MaglC and Illusions. Offers invited. Address Gardner A HereKevere The Telaaks Hives A Hoberts of li.tU»t week. 8YLVI0, care of Perry & Gorman, 1547 Broadway, N. Y. C. ^ McDermott A WallaI’e Jack Gordon I* In the r. .S. Senrlee, and SIOUX CITY, lA. The Gallons Four Juvenile Kings often haa npportunttlea to entertain the boya B M ■■ G.VYETY The Galb'ne WAKPETON. N. D. with hie ■ 111 ilHIl DlU D L b If L W Tho I'elaaks The the Blatany MS ■ MS ■■ HH SS SH OPERA HOU.SE llowanl .Sieters (10 11) waa one the outotandine featnim of ■■ ^^Is m0 If ■■ I S IIIB ■■ V H •McDermott A Wallace Hayworth Troupe the Hippodrome heneflt. Ill« act l» beautifully Wolfe A Wilton Fashion DeVogue .t:ired and hla apiwratna, tahlea. etc., firat- Hk I B Last Half: Red Fox Trot DeBourg Sisters rlaa* In erery detail. Ilia lateet eaeket myatery Bk ■ M ST (one to fill) la eery aenaatlonal and rana4-d much comment, ■ * H ■BHBvMbHS M B and will undoubtedly. b« the meana of maklne _ ...... Wa ahow a My winner thla waaon. Camille Have newa and A-1 apparatus and Wardrobe.wardrobe. Offers Invited n .nil nr.«.n». th. wenwth nf Sov.r. for this season.*><'a*oo. Address AL AND BEN REEVES, care of Perry A Gorman, LAST HALF BILLS .Mra. Iteman preaeuta the growth of fl^era 1547 Broadway, New York City,City. very artlaticallly and ahe haa a rery rharmlnr Mav 2-4. peraouallty. Boroanl la the proud poaaeaaor of CCT IN THE FIS8T LINE TRENCHES AND BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO "GO OVER THE TOP" WITH a ant'.daol'.d (old("Id medal, preaented t"to him by Kln( THE LATEST CARO EFFECT. LOEW BROOKLYN t'harleeIharlea I at the National Exj.altlonEx|e'eltlnn of Kou-Kou JfT'y BIJOU maata In 10t*>. NEW YORK CITY IJo.vd A McArdle maata In 1W»>. , , • . A card freely aolrcted from a pa<-k. all hacks << whi.'h are abuwn to be BLCE, cbancm to a RUJ back. An Hall A O'Brien Here la an Idea for a new maylcalmaKteal effeet:elfect; , knockout the pa<'k la now abown to be all Ked bachA All of the cards are abown. boUi front and back. A.MERICAN Betta A Cbidlow I’crformer borrows a hat. abuw. it empty, then frada Blcycla Cvdt. poet free. $I.2S. Nixon A Sands Oh. You Devil producca (10.000 irorth of Liberty Bonds and BAILEY A TRIPP CO.. StO Maw. A*e., Cambrldta. Maaaehuiatta. Harlshima Bros. (one to fill) Buzzell A Parker prm-eeda to aell them to members of the andl- DB KALB (SCt. Delight. Ethel A .VitTlce to all ma(lclana, amateur or profea. Hardy •tonal: If yon with to succeed Bl'Y IIBERXT T-ane A Harper BOM»F. WANTED-STOCK ENGAGEMENT irlF Dcna Cooper A Co. Barnes A Smythe The Zanciga entertained the aallora. Red Cross FOR WELL ORGANIZED MUSICAL COMEDY CO. Ivesve b Golden Bird name, and soldiers at Ellis Island Wednesday Sixteen acting people. Plenty special scener\’ and regular wardrobe for Bu’niLrt FULTON evening. Martini A Fabrinl .Manila, Philippine I-landa, all bills. At present in Stock, Sevier Theatre, Greenville, S, C. Can Morgan a Grey Harrington A Mills IVbruary SS, 1918. Josephine Davla Paraons A Irwin open Mondav, May 13. Nothing but salarj’ proposition considered. '(^e'’*\o‘^fln)“,''’'(one to fill) . Willie Solar M.T Dear Magic Friend—I read 1a The BiU- Kalma A Co. NArd where you wanted to bear from a few ma Bori.EVARD HAL RATHBURN and TOM W. WILLARD, coJn.' e PALACE (.clans In China and the Far East. Will say Cornelia ™A .Adele Lennore Simpson Caatellno A Zardl that 1 bare been In the Orient for ten years Nokassa Hotel, - • - - Greenville, S. C. * * Poi.4.Potd. -AllbrightAUbritfht A& Anderaon A Rean and know the eustoms of tbo natives and the Palmer Four Foaea kind of magic which takes in this part of the Offleer 444 (two to fill) Parker A Gray world. I was In Chicago last year on a visit WARWICK and traveled 23.000 miles with nothing in view Wanted for Tempest Stock Co., Under Canvas DEL.ANCEY ST, Oiben A Dixie hnt magic. I met many magicians and bad a Repertoire people In all lines with specialties, feature vaudeville acts, boss can- Greenley A AVlIllama R. Miller Kent A Co. Thornton A Thornton flne time. But now for the news: vaa man, canvas men, light man. Show runs summer and winter. Long en- Six Royal Huaaara Swain's Cato A Rata (one to fill) Hvrace Goldin Just left Manila for Hong kong gagement for right people. J. L. TEMPEST, 127 S. Jardin SU Shenandoah, Pa. Dudley Douglas FALL RIVER. MASS. n bis wav to South America. He ahowed la B,>bby Carroll A Co. Jou-a A Sylvester BLTOC Manila to a $000 bouar the Brst night and gSOO Von Cello A Co. •Irthnr TurelU GREELEY SQUARE Lee A Cranaton .r^dihMd thp inliifortun^ to lo^ bi« tl^er while WIUTEDnanicu FORrun nuiROTE.FOX'S l.fua o ruruLHnPOPDUR rLHiLnoPUVEIIS George Barbler A Co. Dancing Cronins here—It died after his first week at the Grami Character Man, Juvenile Man and Baritone Player. Wire Whitowright, Texas, Tabor A Greene Frank Ward Bnme A Jose •open—his ►pern—hla feature ilia«.onllln«.<>n being "The Tiger until May 11. Allen Wlnchert. Billie Single Gregg, Dick ElliotL wire. Other -Auatin-Stewart Trio God." useful repertoire people and musicians write. Miss Hamlet HOBOKEN. N. J. .Allman A Sykes LYKIO George E. Stillwell, the fam<>na handkerchief lYear, Baggett A LaVeaux John A Mae Burke nitDlpnlator, la now In Manila with a beautlul Frear Saxton A Farrell l-elanda AFFILIATED act playing the picture ihowa, etc. He la a CALLS NEXT WEEK Davis A Stafford JeO Reed LINCOLN SQUARE clever performer, and will soon return to the (Continued fivm page 11) Lipton'a Monkeya BOOKING CO. BUknell (one to fill) I*. 8. A. after many ycara In the Orient, Ana- I Maraion A Manley Dianna Bonntr I OGDEN, UTAH Ed A Irene Lowry ABERDEEN. S. D. NEWARK. N. rrtlia, India and Africa. Inaptratton Girls Harry Coleman A Kay Roacoe Mlnatrela Brown A Barrows It. Kelly Forreat Ford A vloodrtvh i Lee Hop A Co, Rl.ALTO M.UESTIC T.vn .\rx la now in India—he la a bndber to Great Howard Cummin a Seabam GaatoD Palmer ( James Fat Thompaoa Laat Half: Conroy A O'Donnell Thomas A Henderson NiciJt. Last Half: Harvey Trio 0'Louglii.n A Wil¬ Midnight Rollickera Four Renee Girls ▼ANCOtrVER. B. C. Joe Taylor I>e Vllllera la in India. Ilia hoy. who wai Peggy Bn men A Bros. H«*pe A'ernon liams N.ATIONAL Joe A Vera White Nolorloij* Delphlne Co. Goldie A -Ayrea Tetiuwari Japa Toreadore Troupe hU main awtatant In bia ll',iial<>n«. waa attacked Four Swora MoonVa Fllrtatlcrn Co. Toy Toy A Co. Loot Nase (twe to flU) DENVER, COL. with fmaII|>ox la the land of the Hindoo and Jack I>re^ner M.arre A Ro«e (.one to fill) Marino A Maley NE'W HOCHELir, died ra three daya. Dc Vllllera, who la an .\merl- 1 Thalem'e Clrcua .Al Noila Wlnaton Scats Jackaon A Wahl N. Y. aNCINNATI Murray Bennett la. aad the boat performer 1 evi r aaw oa the .Aerial Patta Girl at Cigar Counter LOEW gulgiey A lYtzgeraM Canfield A I'oben EMPRESS Les -Arlatocrafa Burke Bros. A •rage at hla age. which la between <5.% and 70 — ^ Homer A Diibard -Marker A Sehwenck ORPHEUM Kendall VICTORIA. B. C. veam, deserves the aymi>atby of all magirlana. PANTAGcS Franeia A Nurd Utt A Bryan Goldie A Mark Minnie Harrison Cereaea. the FYench card manipniator, la now PIRPIIIX Crew ell-Fanton v'o. Milton A Rich O'Nell! Siwters Jessie Hayward A Co. Bright A Davla * KANSAS CITY Latnont'a Cookatou* Piaano A Bingham here In Manila vVdng good bnalneaa. V/IRlgUI I PROVIDENCE. R. I. Musical Nona, a Bill.v King A Co. (one to fill) Vh-linakl A Co. EMERY R. K. Johnson, while not well known la theater in this Miller. Pa kird A Htiten A lurar DETROIT Big City Four Three Steppers America, will be wrltblo the next two years, aa ** Pan- Howard Eileen Fleury lone to fill) Lamont A Wright Counteaa A'erona MILES be^ha. gorgeou. aettlnga and flrat-claa, lEua- ^'‘i„„re4P0i.is TACOMA, wash. VICTORIA Al H. White A Co. Lawrence J,dinaton Karlton A KlKford Heir for Night Fre.l A Albert Wm. Dick • Oliver A Dwyer Kuma Four StIllweU, De Vllllera and others aay that my ^ (^'j”n Chamlier A DeKoae Frank Mayne A Co. Billy Glaaon Slaters Montrose A .Allen (one to fill! •how baa never been equate,! In the Orient. Ilowatvl A White Muaical Hunters Orren A Drew Maxwell Quintette SPRINGFIELD. I mlgbr aay that I met Howard Thiiraton on I'atrloola Grace Gibson Four Mcyikoa HODKINS- Larimer-Hudaon AViswl. Melville A tha stage of the National Theater In Chicago Jonea A Sylveater MASS LaFran.-e A Kennedy Thwipo PhilUpg BROADWAY laal year, ineaae publish, where Mr. Tbnraton getting Dvitya ____ PANTAGES Grey A Old Ros,- PORTLAND. ORE. FARGO. N. D. Cbaa Gibbs c»8 see same, the fuHowiag: WTNNIPEO. CAN. BOSTON Our Boys SInger'w MIdgeta DALLAS. TEX. GRAND "Mr. Tonratnn—I delirered your meaaage to .Arabian Night Co. ORPHEUM Hoey A Lee Earl.v A Ijilgbt JEFFKRSGN Gardner A Revere (three to fill) Mkvor Brown. Manila, P. L. with n gard to ^‘./rker Grew I’altea Co. Parise Duo MU'-a Parker Johnny singer A D,>l!s Nels,»n> D<\gs the 1275 worth of fn.g lega. I don't kn-.w the li-nln jk^HimteT IjiFolIette Trio Tal IJng Sing May A Eddie Corse Fox A Ingraham llalirn A lliinter lYank -Alorrell ^ Nat Naxarro A Co. for It got bla goat, altlm be h>ok it I Creighton. Belmont A J.ack Kennedy A Co. Faehien DeA'ogue Dixie Harriw A Co. tone hi fill) .Adams A Guhl la good bnnxtr whea I told him that waa the Creighton SAN FRANCISCO Lottie Mayer A Co. Laat Half: Mortex SWters U. B. 0. Oral thing you aprung «ni roe when yon found EDMONTON. CAN. B'.-dillng Sheila Co. Kahn A Gates (one to fill) HARTFORD. CONN. "ot I waa fri»m Manila.” Reel Guya Nation s I'erll HOUSTON. TEX. Aator Fonr ST. JAMES Flaher A Gilmore PALACE I f*'t The BllllMianl regiilarl.v thru onr agent. Marry GIrapI A Co. PRINCH AA'iis-Ie'a Girl Darto .A- Silver Hall a Co. Chaa. .AllholT IVgiion A Clifton n,-Ms A Hill Mr. I.amotte. and eaj*>,v your mngic and ma¬ tew AA'Uaon Teii.V A 'leoTge Minetta Deo Tilyou A Ward I Sullivan A Maaon VYoreni JANESVILLE. 'WIS. Walker A 111 Shrapnel Dodgers xi Una Immenaely. Frank I eDellt A Co. OAKLAND. CAL Ho A Ollle AA'alters .APOl 1.0 Ilarrla A Manion Marie Rnaaell Sincerely yviura In magic, Fyeno Japs Cortex Trio A'amamoto Japs i Dairy Maida George Brown A Co. ' ' U. TK. JOHNSON. J*“**^' 1 lager A Gtvxtwln Tom Kelley The Gabberts Be,-nian A Anderavio Glli'ry, llaynca A Pride Shop Many thanka. Friend Johmann—write me newa Henry A M-'-re Miller A A'ance Montgomc-y Ls'tt Half: ahenrver you ran. l^Minar-ti^Minar-l A Brown CCo. Mare Dorr OKLAHOMA CITY EVERY CIRCUS, CARNIVAL • Roacner Cballis A Challi.s Fall <-f Rhe nis LIBERTY The -Arrens A I 16 The Blllboara MAY 4, rats CONVENTIONAL SONGS NEW YORK SONG CHATTER SONG LOGIC By JOHN HEIMZMAN A THING OF THE PAST The Smoker and meeting held laat Tuesday night by the Music Publlahera’ Protective Aa- BUM STEERS aociatlon waa a big aucersa, and the attendance To Be Successful in Winning I once wrote wondrous numbers and could follow hit with hit, my luck streak was no con- was more thantban gratifying to the ('ommittec('ommlttec in stant that there seemed no end to It. No matter what I chanced to write the public took it charge. Several imp INSPIRED PATRIOTS THE SONG OF THE DAY Live Wire SOMs INSPIRED PATRIOTS CANDIDLY! THAT “CHALLENGES" EVERY Thla it a Rial Sent, aotwith- FOR STAGE AND HOME (E<1ltor‘a Not*—B*»'auae aonga pabllahrd ar# vtandint It was aubllvhsd Mitvid* only a amall part of tboao written thla rolumn RED BLOODED AMERICAN. of th* “GANG.’’ Get it!! Samantbie and Obediah’s Visit to New York la inoorporatrd in th* andoaror to looate OR- knowD talant. and, im-Mrntally, to abuw what'a A HOT POTAlY>-OtfdlRta t*IU ot hit tdvtnturta In t fTMt rltr anil Hi* ttrottloa quotv 'hlnf* h« wK'DR with mlarulded efforts). »a m tb« Attnr Hour*. Pine Rub* Aonc 2S«. NO. %—K SAllOB-S StONO WHAT DO YOU SAY, BOYS! Dinny O'Dowd Goes Abroad r. M. rmlp*, a realty ifient of New Orleaat. By C. HAROLD LOWDEN. aonda na a aony poem frotn the pen of bin TaudevUIa ArtlM by the hundreda write ua it 1* the greatest of them all. AAYlte fer I’pdrsidonal Cripica and rMnnj KU D*T*r no t train b*fnr*. H* dcarrib** Son, Robert Emmett ('mire, a chief yeomaa In Orchwtratlon hit riprrlMir**. and hit troublea «h*n hr (ot to th* Ilf ritj alth hit tbural An BROKEN HOME TIES Old Olory now la waring high FORXNIGHXLY DA.MCE:S rmr mavr pream or his BoYiioon home. O’er rrance’t fields of red; igw B. OUT IIORGAN. Chairman. FORTNIOHTLT DANCES. Sd and 1th Friday. Dancing 8:30-10:30. TICKETS. SEVENTT FIVE CENTS. A Fin* rath*tl(' SonA Takrt Errrrwber* I5e. Colombia’s sona are .-omlng fast With steady, martial traod. Lewis C. Kins. Richmond, Ind.! The day of reck’nlny’a on the way Send looi cents for posUfe NO STAMPS Prt.frMlon*l C.n'l**. lOr. i For freedom’* bitter foe; FREE Book Tth Edition •'They shall Dot pa**.’’ for Preedom’a aOBt HESS G^E MAKE-UP The Art,ol Making-np New 1918 Patriotic Marching Song' Will strike the final blow. (REPI.T)—It 1* readily apparent that the AND frIntew cngravers writer of this baa aomo knowledge of bow a the otto ZIMMERMAN & SON CO. ENGRAVERS CINCINNATI. OHIO. NO. I NEVADA BUILDING. “TheBoysin Brown” song shoold be constructed. TbI* is a splendid W* print anything In Music. Plano. Band. Orcheatra, Mandolin, etc. We arrange and publish for amateur*. eiample of the Intense song poem, properly 8*Dd for ptlc* and tamplra. Th* largest exclusive music printers west at New York. EsUbllahed 1076. written. The title 1* particularly well cboaen. hecauao the phrase. ‘’They aball not ptaa,” baa FERNANZO RECREATION SHOWS ts'i-ome a by-word thru constant newspaper repe¬ OPEN IN LONOKE. ARK., APRIL 2STH. tition In all comers of the Allied world. The PLACE thn« Lady VaudertUe Acta, one laugh producing OgncOlau, Vent, or Punch with figure*. Moodogtsf rnmpoaer or publisher who takes thla lyric nr ilartonnlsL Ihanlst, VloUnlat. vau.lerille and dance library. Have Trap Druimnrr. Male Performer* dnu- bllng braaa given predeiwice. Lowest salary we pay is $16. vd. If you are an er.lertalner and not an agitator. seriously may find htmsef possessed of a mighty a.ib»r. rxengil. reliable Lailim’ aalary. 5,- and tli». Oi.e u»ge (cnaU. clean ahmv; Refreshment Stand, neat, profitaMe piece of property.—81>NO WORI.P .small fVsdi Hou.se. High Striker Big opening for War Ncseltie* hece. Take this tip. Plenty of soldlef*. EUITlUl. SONG WRITING ENVIRONMENT lTHETU on THE MISER'S QOATT For Sale-Two Large Dramatic Tent Outfits IV*h flOxlSO. dramatic end: seat l.SOh pwaJe; Muee. lllp-ba.it twi> pe>np1e canvas beocheu and folding chairs, Jnriat Jliflin* mvOndr. Mitty. palrtnllr, anal-oilnlnA San Wego. Cat., .April 17.—The rallltarr spirit stage sccviccy. eferlrical euulpomua. g>**l piano, tine tutfit *l<'re ; J J' 18 MAY 4, 1918 ward ElKar's Follow thf Colora. Brahms' Tradlc INVESTIGATING STOCK Song and G. Warring Stobblns* A Song of the Sea. Arthur Middleton, baritone, sang an aria And Other Members of Chicago Sym> VERA CURTIS and two lighter numbers in splendid rolee, after phony which Songs of the Fleet, by Charles Vllliers Metropolitan Star and Church Singer Stanford, was sung. Popular compositions were Chicago, III., April 27.—Department of Justice included in the second part of the program. oOictals April 23 started an Inrestlgation of the actirities of Frederick A. Stock, a reglstere MCTROPOLITAN, N. Y. COVEN T GAR¬ MET. O. H. MORTGAGE DEN, LONDON. CHICAGO OPERA, FRANCIS CHICAGO. ROYAL OPERA, BERLIN. For $1,000,000 Will Be Paid This Week CONCERTS, DUET RECITALS Netr York, April 2T.—Neit Tuesday George Management DANIEL MAYER, G. Ilaron'R chrok for $1,000,000 to the order of Time* Building, New York. the Tnlte*! States Trust Company will pay the mortgage on the Metropolitan Opera House and then<-eforth the property will be held free and PRACTICAL TRANSPOSITION clear. Mr. Ilaren will make the check as treas FOB VIOLIN, CLARINET, FLCTE, SAXOPHONE. CORNET AND ALL PLAYERS TSING urer of the board of directors of the Metropoll THE TREBLE CLEF By GUSTAVE LANGENUS t.an 0]>era and Real Estate Company in behalf of tWNTAJNS OVER FIFTY GRADED STCDIES FOR LEARNING TO TRANSPOSE ANY ills fellow stockholders in that company to sat INTERVAL isfy an obligation that had been renew'^d at PRICE.$1.00 stated periods since the present company ac- From itriocipal dealers or (|uirfd that piece of property twenty-five years THE LANGENUS CLARINET SCHOOL, 600 West 138th St., New York ago. The mortgage held by the trust company will mature on May 1. MARTIN C. BRENNAN. ANDY KERR, ENTERTAIN FOR WAR CHARITIES Cditer. AUSTRALalAN Bus. Mgr* New York, April 27.—The Mendelssohn Glee Club, the Amateur Comedy Club and the Soarks combined Monday evening In an entertainment at the Garden Theater for the benefit of varkms war charities. The Slendelssohn Gle* Club opened the program and the Comedy Club then presented Moonshine, with .\nstin Strong, Theo¬ ^THE SHOW WORLD dore E. Steinway, Henry Clapp Smith and Harry * ns (irotcXTpe ot The BUIbeerd In Ute sntlpedee Is now the recognised orgso of the exblbUcn Bennett. The Snarks' offering was Food, a tt Austr^e end Nee Zesland, and the beet adrertislng medium for tragedy In one act, in which .sterling T. Foote, MOVING PICTURE PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS Mrs. S. llinman Bird and Lloyd Aspinwall ap It also deele brltflr with Drains. Clrrutes. Fairs. Parks and Racing. Acts plajmg Australia mar reared, the scene being laid in a period fifty bare thetr Irttcn addrrseed to "Varittr" jfflre, which Insum a prcsimt dispatch oter the sarloua drctilte. ea we bate a represemaUse .n cserr dtr and town that carries a theaue. AdrerUsiot ratee years from now. The Mendelssohn Minstrel oo applicaUuo U> The RUL^oard. Ail cutamunicatioos to Mokes, with Howard S. Borden as Interloentor, BRENNAN &. KERR. - 2S0 Pitt Street, Sydney, Australia closed the entertainment. All Icctpfii GddrtMPil to Austr&lift should 5c In stamrs for each half ounro or fraction thereof. MME. ELEANORA de LANGENUS’ ARTICLE i iiSAN FRANGSeO On the American Army Bende LANKERSHIM HOTEL IICISNEROS fifth, near market street. FIRE PROOF. Cnstave I.ancenns recently wrote tn article MEZZO SOPRANO on "The American Army Bands.** which bta at¬ CATERING TO THE PROFESSION tracted a wide discussion. He shows the need Grreo Bocm for Free Use of Members uf PrafoMon. of iDcretsing the number of mea in our banda Opera-Concerts-Recitals in order to have them compare favorably with the hand* of our Allies. One reason why this SPRING—FALL article has sttracted auch a wide notice la found In the grasp of his subject. He knows the real needs of a band. Besidet being a master musician CONCERT NOTES ...... FESTIVALS. and eiiccessful soloist be Is a forceful teacher. Address MISS MAY JOHNSON, Mr. Ijingenus Is the author of several works At 4 "Community Ring.** held tinder the aus¬ group dances by the Sinai Center department of Personal Representative, for his Instrument, Inclndtng a method tn eight pice. of the Fatrlotle League at the Dayton (O.) dancing; Violets or Boses, a one-act drama, by bot'ks This method has been officially adopted 60 W. 67th St., New York Memorial Hall. (Vrporal Plerpont consented to Ellis Kingsley, anil Pressing Engagements, a h.T the I'nited States Ooremment, to be supplied sing hia compoalttoo in spite of the pretests of comedy, by Barry Pain. The Sinai Center Or- to srmT bands. His latest work ia a book en¬ bln publishers. He is the possessor of a splendid cbeotra will assist. PERFIELD MUSIC SYSTEM titled ITS It tea I TrsnsposHlon.** applicable to birttone voice, and the words and music of the The Circulo Espanol held Its regular fort¬ CREATING—FOUNDING—EFFICIENCY violin clarinet, comet, flute, saxophone, and all MUSICAL—PREPAREDNESS SERVICE song echo the spirit of America at war. nightly musical Saturday evening at the Great pla.vers using the treble clef. It Is the only book LInk-ln the NATIDNAL CDNSERVATDRY ef MU¬ Northern Hotel, Chicago, with Signor G. Flores SIC, thrcNigh state—Count}-—and Clt}’ Ferferateil— of its kind on the market, and Is meeting with Eleanor and Mildred Lynch will enter upon a Bermndez presiding. Chain—Systtvn at L-cai. Private and Xerroal Examina¬ pronounced sneresa. Western rhantatvina tour this season. tion I'nlts under your own Supervision. Certificate Af- The Evanston Woman's Club announces a Gustave Lanreniui wai bora In Malinea. Bel¬ Fifteen thousand persons from Okolona. Miss., filiatim for diildren and Adults. Leadiug to a Bachelor dance festival for tbe benefit of the French and of Music Degree gium. .lugust 6. 1RS3. In 1890 be began bla and adjoining country attended n meeting there FREE TRIAL LESSDN;—The National Conservatory Belgian children, to be given May 3 by the Studies at the Municipal Academy of Music at I .\pril 2.1 and heard Sousa's Band. The sum of of Mutle. lae.. cf which we are part owner, and for Malinea. In IWI he was given an elementary fUi.tsat was subscribed to the Liberty Bond fund. pupils of Mildred Brandham Pierce under the nhegn we are Special Dtatrlhuton. hoUevo that tbe larie amount of monty spent on Afagazlnes would be greatly eonrse on the riarinet. In ISW he entered the auspices of the Evanston Allied War Shop. The .\n audience, generous in its applause, heard appreciated If dlvtded enuall}’ among music lovers. They John A. Hand Orchestra will play. The Wish¬ have agreed to allowr a great amount in the above skated Brussels Royal Conservatory, and coattniied hit Margaret Jamieson give a piano recital in .Yeoll- clarinet studies under snrh famous masters as G. ing Box. a fairy trifle, told in dance and story, way. an Hall. New Turk. April 23. indli'ating that this SUMMER SCHDDL SESSIDNS. 1918. l‘ane Tbr flat DOROTHY REEVES CLOSES a short show. The players will reopen about the first week in August In a new repertoire Clifford Reeves has announced the closing of of plays that is being arrang>*d and many of the Dorothy Reeves Company. This show has the old members will again be In the roster. Just finished a season of fifty successive weeks, The scenery has been repainted and will he with the exception of a one-week layoff while n-ady for the opening. Mr. Halils will si'end changing from tent to theaters. Most of tha part of the summer at Hhreveport. Louisians, company have gone to their respective homes and the remainder at bis boat bonse on the for a two weeks’ rest, after which the attrac¬ Hchuylklll, near I’hlladelphla. W. James Be¬ tion will play houses on the Barbour Circuit dell and wife will be with the Chicago Hto< k for the summer. John and Mabel Cassidy will C'Unbany at Lakemont Park. Altoona, Pa., dur¬ spend their short vacation In Kansas City with ing the hot months. Among those already en¬ friends, while Mrs. Beeves will he in the same gaged for the coming season are Bud Andrews, city with her husband, who is etlll confined Hose Adetle and Winnie Wllmer. Joseph Lyone 1 to his room with pneumonia. and Mabel I.everton will again be featured In s;>eclaltle8 with the company. BOSTWICK-DAVIS NOTES Jess Keys and Herman Holts, two of our boys, YAGO PRAISES SHANNON were railed to the colors last week and left EVERYONE A "GIBSON-ITE. with the well wishes of the entire company. William Yago, a member of the hand with the Shannon Stock Company, Is visiting at hi* Holts has been with us since the opening, Work Up a Musical Act ki our members of our troupe have purchased home In Cincinnati, after the close of that com¬ autos and are planning Sunday picnics for the You can ewlly ”do” a whole maslcal art. re a one of tbeie show journals Is entirely too take one person's word for It. Jnst ask and anxious to be printed about. Nothing pleases keep on aeklng. him like being exposed. Uis entire journalistic What is more, ask what paper Is now doing TRAINING FOR THE STAGE history Is a succession of scrape. Ills copy isn’t the most effectire work to rid the lyceum and By ABTHUK HORBBLOW interesting when he Isn’t scrapping, for lacking chautannua of the rheap. handmade companies real constructlre policies he must bark and gos- that are turned out by these training camps and sip about those who hare. If he Isn’t roasting sent forth to travel for the privilege of seeing Here Is a book which ought to be read by only by the visits of friends. Be writes from somebody, suaplclonlng somebody, slamming the sceneryT Ask what paper U trying to help every lyceum and Chautauqua performer. It Is the top down. Some one ought to write from gomebody. this Don Quixote of platform journal- the talent! What paper Is doing the most to a gold mine of richness that will pay big dlvl- the bottom up and then we could present the j,l, help the local committee! The Billboard has dends to those who labor with It. Every asplr- facU and show the way to save the entrance would simply be overjoyed to be exposed, nothing to hide. We court your Investlgatios Ing Thespian ought to be made to read this foes and to Increase the rewards for a profes- ^so that he could blossom out for weeks In big-big and ask only for the right to serve where we book, and every beginner who knocks at the sional career, type martyrdoms. Nothing harts him like be- ran serve best. What can we do for yon! lyceum or Chautauqua door should first study ForFOr years I have wished for just such a series ignored. FOr this lyceum Othello’s ocenps-1 _ these pages for the good of his own soul and and wish to urge all who hold life sacred to la then gone. I tuc dchdatu uADDie/Nai the salvation of the very movemept. The study Training for the Stage before you enter ___ ^ THE REuPATH-REDPATH-HARRISON HARRISON author, the widely known editor of The Theater this life or encourage others to do so. e rv /•u n Magailne, Arthur Ilornblow, has fairly balanced David Belasco, the world’s greatest living JTST A WORD j8even*D»ySeven*Day Chautauqua OpanaOpnna at Jack* the delights and illusions of stage life, so that teacher of dramatic art, baa said: ’T have read Just a few facts may help you to understand | aonvilla, Fla.,Fla., April 24 be who aspires to snccess in career upon the Training for the Stage for the second time Brother Parlette. First Ralph attacked The _ u ,..11. wnrth stndrin. a The program Is really worth studying, for la boards will find this book filled with invaluable and must say that It contains much of great Billboard almost s year ago. lie attacked ns 1 many_ ways„ it,, Is, an_ Innovationi-novatlon Inin what Itit pre¬ helps. Instead of paying $5 for a half hour’s Interest to the professional. It should also be for the andadty of trying to do our hit to- , sents. We will watch^,,^1, this(^1, with much Interest.Intri^ lesson from some half-baked dub spend $1.2.1 of great value to the novice. A really brilliant wards helping in this great field of legitimate much to the future If certain for a copy of this book and learn from real I book.’ amusement and entertainment. One volley of of this year’s program tucreed. The masters and from the accumulated experiences I We have just made arrangementa with the I truth was enough to hold the dear brother for official program as arranged it at follows- of thousands. David Belasco’a foreword is worth publishers to furnish a limited number of these I a few months. Then he took another whack at Flnt Aftcreoon—Concert bj The Croatian Or- the price of the book. Every stagestruck girl ' cbettra; cblldrrn't hour, la rbarfe of cblldrea'i should study the batting average of the chorus ~ worker. girls, who live In dumps and dngouts where the ♦♦♦♦ Tint Night—Concert by The Croatlon Orchei- atmosphere wreaks with filth and foul language, v tra; lecture. The Sunny Side of Life, Lou J. Beauchamp. rrrrrrrrr;* '■ actors and actresses giving their all in Second Afternoon—Children’s hoar, grand con¬ girls In the world, says: '•Threo short years Is '> RI7UAI 17 017 OOITWXRY cert, quartet. about the limit of the life of such a girl. At DtriALr VA 1IV 1 Second Night—Grind concert, quartet; lecture. the end of that time, mined In health, her | “ _____ Business snd the Wsr, Frink Mulhollsnd. beauty gone, she disappears, swallowed up In ., Third Affernooa—Concert, violin and piano; the vortex of the great city.” That Is why ' > There is nothing that the men and women of the stage will not do lectnre. Rebuilding the World. Chancellor George the chores Is known as the graveyard of the ' > for their country in the war against Germany. Their latest move is to II. Bradford. stage. ' * send over companies to the Western front to play for the soldiers back Third Night—Grind concert. Hiss Margery The chapter dealing with the dramatic school ! ’ of the lines during the fighters’ periods of rest. General Pershing spoke Maxwell, soprano of Chicago Grand Opera Com¬ is a very valuable one and has real Information .. of it as a good plan to Mr. Sothern and Mr. Ames when they recently pany, with aaalating artists. that is helpful in onr field. “The first function ' • visited him at his headquarters, and they brought back the word to this Fourth Afternoon—Cblldren’i hour; baritone of a dramatic school,” saya the author, "Is to ' ’ city. These two representatives and Mr. Albee Immediately called a recital. Knight MacGregor iScotcb baritone, with discover, and, if possible, prevent incompeteucy, , * meeting at the Palace Theater and 2,200 players attended it. pianist); lectnre. Ei-onomics In the Horae, Mrs. and the best schools accomplish the most good .. The patriotic George M. Cohan presided at the meeting, and his Christine Frederick. by keeping people off the stage who do not '« words expressed the views of every one present and absent. ’’Anything Fourth Night—Recital la Scotch costumes. belong there. The dramatic school of the future “ that General Pershing asks for he is going to get,” said Mr. Cohan.Cohan, Knight MacGregor; lecture. The Checkerboard of can be a clearing house for actors, as well as ^ America's greatest stage representatives volunteered, among them being Europe, Sir John Foster Fraser. F. R. O. S., of a storehouse of standards of the actor’s art.” Maude Adams, Miss Barrymore, John Barrymore. Mr. Drew, Frances London. England. We talk about the conservation of natural re- ■. Starr, William Collier, Marie Doro, Billie Burke and Thomas Wise, and Fifth Afternoon—Children’s hour; concert. sources, hut the great problem for na to solve '> 3,000 Others.others. These players receive enormous salaries, and, for the sake Chocolate Soldier orchestra; lecture. In Other is the coEservation of human energy. God knows * ^ cfof their country and for the entertainment of the troops who are fight¬fight* Men’s Shoes, Oney Fred Sweet (Chicago news¬ that The Billboard or the editor of Lyceum and ! ^ ‘"King for the flag, they will give up their salaries, their ease and their paper man). Chautauqua Department would be the last to o safety, they will leave the country, and go to the front and play for the Fifth Night—The Chocolate Soldier, light throw a straw In the way of aspiring youth. '' entertainment ofOf the fighters without money and without price.price, opera. (Complete production by company of but with schools, magazines, teachers and editors Turly this is a noble act and worthy of all praise. Such are the thirty-five. Including orchestra.) holding out the sparkling jewel of success to * actors of AmericaAmerica—always alwavs readvready to aid a goodirood cause, alwavsalways In the fore-fore¬ Sixth Afternoon—Concert, Chicago Orchestral Band; exhibition of war posters of the aUled dazzle the ambitious and gullible it does seem front when something is to be done.—NEW YORK MORNING TELE¬ nations. that we are criminally wasteful of human lives GRAPH. Sixth Night—Clrcna Time la Fairyland, In when we steer only one out of every twenty to rharire of chlldren’i workers; lecture, la No where even a living Is earned as a reward for Man’s I-and. Sergeant Arthur K. Herman. the years of study and sacrifice that one puts Seventh Afternoon—Concert. Dunbar's Orchea- into hi* or her preparation for work. We are Interested. We will be this nnregenerate sheet for publishing the new*. ' learning that It is not the number of children FREE with w* told some truth about him. ahowlng why he IJ!: J. born Intointo the world that counts for human bet- *• J^r’a subscription»n*>scrlpt!on to The Blboard. The BillBill- yelping. We believe, with Sam Jones, , -sniiflcsfloBs of German anv avatem!) Ex- terment.torment. It Is the number that escape death and *’«*'■'* ""e T'’*'' Training for the BUg. hlbltlon of 100 Raemaeker’a war cartoons. are reared and prepared for human service. So “t once for this special offer. many weeks of editorial labor the mountain ha* Seventh Night—Dunbar’s Revue, featuring the In this—it Is not the number that we start on bronght forth the above mouse, and we are grand parade of the allies, the road to fame and fortune. It is the number PARLETTE ATTACKS BILLBOARD slapped on the wrist. The real reason for It ______we permanently elevate, permanently help to all is seen In the fact that the ouetlme "Of¬ larger opportunities. This Training Series, pre¬ BUT WHY EXPOSE THEM! ficial Organ” looks as tho RInglIng Bros.’ herd THE MALLOR'MALLORY PLAYERS pared by J. B. Lippincott Ck)mpany, Pbiladel- Letters keep coming asking why we do not of flppbtnts had walkod orer the emaMatfd — hla. Is Intended as a help to beginners on Tho Mallory Player* have closed their oeaaoa show up the method, and motive, of the show ^ Eighteen of ads, much of It ^ " « e’s highway. This book should be followed 1th the Afflilatad Lyceum Bureau. W* left papers that are trying to marry Into the lyceum ’e*"* Auburi N Y (Mr Mary’s one setting forth the actual conditions that _.K— - .. .. sll™ picking for a monthly feast for two husky nbura, N. Y.*• (Mr. »a'ioryMallory’s * home), oa Jan nfront one who seeks an o|)portnnlty to earn • ^''ooxr.pher and a printing office. T^.t I'*:",* a living on the stage. Mr. Hornblow has writ- | la what really hurt*. The fact that William | II.IWO mllr" during the trip ten from the seclusion of an editorial sanctuary, Our route of one night stands was in Peru where the companionship with books Is disturbed DR. EDWARD A. OTT - r --- " osopher who evolved the above attack is readllv ‘ r -wu e>i M.r sa - Hcsplrlted Citizens witb-mt pay, and all gate _h,._ nnrtaaatanrt. ti i l.lVt. We only missed one date on the Now Editor of The Platform Magazine admission enterprises run for private gain, be p.riett to ha "V <'*'>'■*’'« »»7 mlsalng a connection at Omaha. - they ever so good or bad, would be affected by m ' , bo-n an at- ^ In our town notll We are pleased to see the name of Edward anythinglythlng we eonld print.print? Onl*,. u.--we i 10 10^ p.m.1* ni. After leaving Iowa we hanlly knew Amherst Ott grace the door at The Platform Certainly the ^wfolksahowfolks w^Idwould like to hlfeh half Heht wl concede It."w " The-rl** Wind. what winter was for we found only pleassnt Magazine office as consulting editor of that pub- their wagon to the lyceum and Chautauqua star. * ’ j*weather tod no .'now to speak of In Montana. licatioD. Mr. Ott has had years of platform Certainly’rtalnly they would like to wholesale their ‘ I'«*a that and In the C.mstC Billy Sunday wai sued April C4 in New York n»»t afraid of big things. He Is undismayed by Hugh C. Weir, of New Rochelle, N. Y., by obstacles and dllBcnltles. He is a glattoa who collaborated with him In writing "Great for work. He would have President Wilson’s Love Stories of the Bible,” for 1100,000. ronnsel, advice and snpporL Think It over! "The Masses" bunch called George Creel as a CHtldslng Creel is a popular sport these days, witness.' Now they wish that they had not. "“iF Indulged in by long-eared asses and Creel la a lOO per cent American. peanut poUtlclans. George Creel la only the V-_ oi < . a • . , a executive head of a department created by in New York, April 24 last, flve minutes’ de- _ _ . v ^ . Uberatlon wa. sufficient to ctiivlnce a Supreme , ^s .^h he Is ^sponsible for c.r- NOTICE Court Jury that Prank X. Schoonmaker wa. ^ hm s ^ “ v ” w” TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN! not "*.s«-d ’ in the aubway. The Jury declined T*' policy results In effects which are not to Its Walter H. Cate, the World's Great- , to twsrd him any part of the $50,000 damages .. . . . , . . * , . ._. _ 1. T liking, congressmen vent their wrath on Mr. est Saxophone Soloist, and The Mu- ^ he ssked agilnst the Interborough Rapid Tran- . .. ^ .... .1. o k til __ CreeU As a matter of fact he has done his nt- alt Company. Schoonmaker. who Is a lecturer, . _ . j , .t , . v, sical Cates, "The Artists Who Made „ .V . 1 • ii! . _ t! moot to lessen and minimize the lamentable and asserted that a train in the subwty on which ^ ^ . . the Saxophone Famous,” have held . _ ._ • V . . _ fst-hesded features of that policy—Insofar as be was a passenger stopped between etationa .. . the Championship of the World on and kn.t him a prisoner for over an hour. Dur- authority permitted, lug this time, he ..Id, noxious ga.es renderad . ‘ the Saxophone for the past twelve him uucoosclou. and aerlowly affected hi. voice. ’I". years, backed by one thousand dol¬ The Oklahoma City Times recently referred to AU honor to the Pour Minute Men. They have Katharine Ridgeway as "the head of the Ridge- lars, and have always defended this rendered, and are still rendering, a service to Lecture Bureau of Boston.” In another title and will always continue to de¬ this country, the value of which simply cannot tl,, p,per says: "The lycenm fend it. be estimated. Did you know there sre over at Cimarron was a anccess this year. In A Free Gratis Offer of One Hun¬ 26,000 of them? Did you know that they apite of the war work, and closed recently with makr from one to twenty-eight speeches each ,ije Swiss yodcicrs. In further pursuit of the dred Dollars w'ill be given to any a week? Did you know that they work without upUft it is planned to have a Chautauqua Saxophone Player or Team of Saxo¬ any compensation ami pay their own expenses? there this season if the people take a proper phone Players, barring none and re¬ The first opportunity you get to testify to your I interest In the great work. Like the bush gardless of number, that can equal approval and appreciation selxe IL letgne ball team the chantanqna circuit has Walter H. Cate or the Musical Cates ’The IT. M. 0. A. and vaudeville artists have been having Its troubles of recent years. It Is Joined bands, and will work together to amuse, difficult to play in competition with a world war, on the Saxophone. entertain and divert car aoldler hoys In France, and there are those who say the Joy ride is in- The Saxophone has never really Thtnk of It I Of course yon can now, but could terfering with higher tbou^t to some degree, been heard, or what can be played you Imagine It two years ago? Hardly. And altho simplifying tiie transportation problem for on a Saxophone can not be realized yet. when a phonograph, a song leader, an or- those who wish to go to bear a silver-tongued gan, reading room, mlnos ami checkers proved ovator perform." unless Walter H. Cate and The Mu¬ bn tame and tbs boys demaiide In a sense this is the Important lesson Pleteber, doorman of the Bex Theater. Seattle of the now closing season. If Ameri¬ Waah. Readers’ Column UTTLE-MEIXHER—Cnrtle Edward Little can compositions proved of sufficient who la ronneeted with Barnnm A iBalley’a ad' Tertlaing ears, and Clara Meleher were married interest at a time when certain foreign Miss T. L.—Sensational Smithson, who cycled at Omaha, Neb., March 10. Tbej have Juat compositions heretofore deemed in a the gap, la no longer living, lln died at In¬ made jiiiblle the fact. dianapolis, Ind., the week of January 4. 1914. THE SHOW WOHLO EMCTCLOPEDIA class of exceptional importance were LITWIN AKLEDGFe-Charlea H. Lltwln non- Ernest Meintire—Your mother Is greatly wor¬ condemned for' political reasons, what profesaloual, and Florence Celia Arledge', mo¬ The BlUboerd Pabllshinff Company, ried over your cootiniial railuis' to write home, tion picture ectresa, were married at Philadel argument can be advanced tending to and would very niueh like to hear from yon. phla recently. W. H. DONALDSON. Y’our brother la In the army, (.tqyoiie know¬ WALDEdK MA RTIN -Chrlitopher WaWeek. show why American music should not ing the whereabouts of Ernest Meintire will be PUBLICATION OrnCl: mualclan, and Marie 3lartln, nonprofeaslonal' be welcome in American circles at all doing a kind deed by advtslug bit mother, Mrs. were married In Cincinnati recently. BlUbovd Balldlog, 25-27 Opera PUe*, times? t'allie Meintire, 2C Chestnut street, OalnesvlIJe, CincioDati, Ohio, • • • • U. 8 A. Cia. TTie boy left home ab« 1 at the Ug maae meetlnf et th - Palace Theater, New Tork. Meesagee were rea 1 from President Wilson and General Pershing. The meeting wss the resnlt of E. H. Sotbern and Wlnthrop Ames’ visit to France to ascertain the nature of the amnsement needs of the men In the trenches. The meeting developed an un¬ precedented nnmber of eager vrdnnteera, hot In¬ dications pointed to the posslblltlea of vaude¬ ville acton taking precedence over legitimate entertainers because of the limited facilities in Bill Jessnp says that It may be possible (Edited by Marion Rueeell) Itaelnc pUya. lfaa()« Adama, John Drew, Otis women wlU be stage bands In the near fn> _ AoffQstcit Thomas, Willard Mack, B, F. ackool boja tbey are now oslnit. BUI furtbcr N< w Torka April 3fT.—Lamba* Clob Day at the | UrowD, Alex l^ftwlcb of Daniel Frohmaa Albee, Rachel Crothen, Joseph R. Grisiner, admonishes that he wants to hear from some Mlnlatnre Theatw rondnrted by the Ktage I Forces, Barlowe Borland, J. B. Wordell of the Francis Wilson and Margaret Mayo were among '^•>0 *re the service of Uncle Women’s War Belief fell on Tuesday, April "JB. Hnb-Trrasnry, Dr. Wm. de Kerlos, B. P. Hervey, ,,1,0 made addresses, Sam whether be knows them personally or not. A letter or card will catch him at 1!08 S. Ninth with Glen HsII cbalnusn In chsrge. IMmund O. M. Adams, R. A. Bonld and J. H. Harrison, street, Walla Walla. Wash. Itn-cse the money rolling U with . gb,^ trotter, for the Government for Uberty ^ ^ Anthors-and-Actora’ John Hnsco. former well-known minstrel fervid .pc«-b. and the crowd .urged forward Boi^s. Theater. Heaven help th* Olxectotl agent. Is ahead of Old Kentucky this season. *. «gcrsger 10to onyboy leueriyUberty Bowls.ooirm, The1 or Twenty-secondi wrnjy-nccwnu TheAue army andauu navynary waswaa representedrejircncuva byoy W.rv. O.v. ^ i He was last seen In the Northwest territory, KcgliiieatKccliiieat BandItand from GovernorsOovcrnors dsland fnr-fur- Tonng, headheed of the Boy Sconts of America.Amerlcs. I lisjiog h^n playing all of the Califo^a time nl-bed the mnsicmusic and the Hippodrome Quartet with CTlnton Campbell and Bonald McOUvary, Hanghton, world champion woman rifle I aMucbb. consldenble In Canada to a wonderful bnsl- .iTi-rvd.■Iti-rvd varions selections. The lambs were Hoy Scoots, the Utter making a most Impressive *hot. demonstrated her abUltyability In the use of Are | * ...... _ . everywhere consplclons by their engaging smiles speech for so yoong a boy. Dr. Robert Wheeler ■* the rooms of the Stage Women’s War Company. * that attracted Urge retnrns from the vast spoke In behalf of the Medical Corps. Ueut. ^ Betty Brown, feature writer on an afternoon rrowd that Ud^ Ib^ aTmae. Amoof otbem Jowpb Wrifbt, Capt. OoM«tein of tbe Quarter- so aa to got accustomed to the DUlletB Seattle, who left that paper last fall who spoke and participated In the general ac- master's Department, Lient. Col. de Salisbury '®hen he goes ’’over there.” No casuaUtiea re- to become associated with the B^ell FUm tlvltle. were John Hendrick., Frsnk Crsven. snd Cptsln. .tdsms. Rndd and Bealoy. P®«ed. U 7ew7pa^r Tork“U»r^tai Fngene Cowles. Wm. J. Kelly, Grant Mitchell. Wasn't that a heart tooch, the French Polio paper. Tom Powers. George McManus, Robert Haines, and bit old nwtbert The three decorations on Rachel Crothers, Dorothy Donnelly and 8er- £ypjy ,-^adcr of The Billboard should under Wm. llwlge, Hubert Wilkie, Robert Meson. bU bresst meant much to him, but we wager jeant Enright, of the Medical Corps, were the gtand and thoroly that George Creel does not Charles Frans. Barney Bernard. Leo Orllln, I bis mother's proud smile meant more. speakers at the Vest Department Branch of The I suppress news because be wants to do it. 'liio Jeff I*e AngelU, Cyril Scott. Robert UillUnd, The women speakers were Mrs. Frederick Stage Women’s War Belief. policy which Congress established suppresses ____ It. Mr. Creel publishes every scrap of news Richard Outcalt, Mwtn Milton Royle, with Nathan, Mrs. Owen Kildare, Mrs. Mary Gibbs r t a fa Un to date♦ of Aoril 23 the Stage Women’s that policy permits him to. many additional name* to be anpplemented. Spooner, Belle Gold. Clara Joel, Mrs. OarpeU Lp TO uare »Apni ** u>e aiage women s atUcks by O-ngressmen on George Crvel - and Prancew^a Redding. Wap RcBef MinUtnre Theater drive has secured Inspired by the lowest ami meanest of pea- .L 2,000 subscribers and WOO.OOOWOO, cash paid in. nut politics. George Creel Is Intensely patrh^c. Tlie largest of the Profesalonsl Women’s League That wee two-and-a-half-yesr-old patriot was _■ ' ' ■ absolutely honest and singularly broad, hlgb- AAsemIdy Rooms have l.'en turned into a work- -'mold H. Redding, a son of F. W. Redding. I The Liberty Loanloan Quartet from Jerome Rem- ®“<1 unselfish. He is one of ns, boys. r«un f.T the m.klng of paUmss. snrglc.1 shirts. wh„ went thro the Spsnlsh-American War with holds the record for patriotic service, ^^^rgr BowW^S^me In Connecticut was M-t. snd refugee gsrment*. The le.gue 1. . 7h - buVgT.V^ted®^/burglarised last week. The loss was small, hut snlt of the Vugs Women's War Relief, snd bU khaki, sold worth of bonds. Joaepb CtUaban, representing the Foreign the Incident was none the less aggravating. hnodredt of garment* have been turned In from War'sr Veterans,Veterans. IsU taking the first minstrel Henry McMahon will go withwlU» the EducauonalEducaUonal the unit sine* the United Btates entered the Madtme de Cisneros was the guest of honor tor.. France, Corporation this week. ow to rrtnee. _ George Macfarlane. of the Bronx Exposition. at the doth Regiment, and the affair was one * - ■ U growing potatoes in one comer of the . of the most patriotic occasions ever held In the ^A kind „word was a®i^ iot. Don’t be stingy grounds. l^le De Foe and wife drilled the ehUdren who -Annory Bolldtng. Enthusiasm ran riot ^Ith them. Harry H. Poppe U handling the publicity for _____ the Yorke Film Ooj'poratlon. rerforniM deUghtfuly, and Cl*anncey Oleott ‘“'1 ‘h* *"• «•*>•“* , _ __. ... __ There are all kinds of poeltloDs In connection -*n« Once Upon a Time to little Bonnie Marie, «» *»'® “>*• Madam de -It a easy to go wrong, but bard to turn right, wkh war wjrk for advance and press agents. fie wonderfnl child actress. .« (hlldren's Pay Cl-neros was In idendld voice, and gracloosly ' - Men who know bow to promote amusements are at the Mlnlatnre Theater, Friday. April 12. The ““f Tb® S..ngs of U.e Allies. The SUr-SpangW To you girls and boys on the road It will he needed to act as secretaries of local councils of SK^idnoosly In the crowd hrlnglar In many bulld-ng fairly shis.k a hen the standard bearers ^ig away the rubbish of temporary sidewalks, demand. It is a highly patriotic servler as pur. hssers one little chap iwylng A**' for h!» ^•''O'lnir the entwined flags mtrehed down the ditches and hollows. So the Summer Rialto well as a business which is well paid as com- uBlfonn i^lch he rUims helped to sell bonds. spotlight lUnmUlng the colors. ,^11 be a radiant street when the show closes iwred to work on the r.>a.l in a similar capacity. Mr. iHrott's persuasive vole, to dr.w and yon meet again on the gay White Way. them In the toUl on the day amounted to «.. ro full of e»otl« and when the 11..1 num. -; Pue'V^Suario^'oTwcTt" her. Come Back to Erin, was rendered, as only Remember It 1* only a minute between despair Mcl Jnney is representing the Oovernmeat U this beantifnl srtlate ran sing It. the boys— snd a contract. the capacity of hurrying along coal. the dear. UeseeU Irish boy»—went mad with - A daughter was born to .Mr. and Mra. O. G. The heavy storm the past week washed Tbs heavy storm of ths past week washed I j.ii-h. c>***-Grace Lar.* Rue»n« U1* picturednteroroA Ini* onemu. of thosethoa* Garrotte at Chicago April Id. Uarrette Tf"waa a«iyI*ay theths vertndsveranda of Oertrods Hoffman’s homo!bomo^ ^ ^ .7v,T “uslnes. manager of the R-Wnson Crosoo. Jr.. .M ttmw It AiA*>» **e*w ■!» nf I ' dliphanous gowns of white tulle, with anklets c,.nipany (Canadian), which closed In Winnipeg •P>wnS' n oyby tnethe sro.sea. Hopeuo^ itIt mandidn’t i eatencatch any orof 1 thotuand men and women rilMed to the of raffled lace. “A symphony of spring” would .April 17. They will reside in Chicago indefinlte- ■ lertie's•ertte s one-strtng-bcad rostumea. I fg^ “America’s Over There Ibeater League” apply to our always original Grace. V- —I J. O. Wodetsky la planting press and par- tlcnlarly feature stories of quality along whole¬ Patriotism U In the breete aad everybody hts sale lines as well as being the assistant man¬ Ifibsicd It. ager and treasurer of the Great American Shows, as Is evidenced by the copies of dailies There Is so icorh to do nowadays that we received at this office. J. C. It a hostler from the start. Since he left the newspaper gami- • 'll have to tarn bark the eUck aaotber hoar. many years ago to Join the Gentry Broo.’ shows B. F. Keith’s Circuit as general press agent be has been Identified The Boy Scouts of America are makla.7 scrap- with Broadway prodoctlons and with the lead¬ txek* of flags and actresses' pictures to be sent ing tented organizations. He should prove a valuable man to Morris Miller this season. In the soldiers In rrsnee. C. Ward Brown, press agent back with John of Theatres Robinson last season, has been New York, April 27.—The publicity depart¬ ment of the Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus has WRITE OR WIRE US Also Sleepers, Parlor Cars, Flat and Stock Car. TENTS' THE ADMISSION TAX SOUTHERN IRON & EQUIPMENT CO. TO ORDER AND HIRE ATLANTA, GA. ORIGINAL SPECIAL COLORED Several new rulings have recently been made by the Revenue De« STRIPED FABRICS partment In reference to the collecting of tax on admissions. Hereafter it will not be permissible to advertise that the admission includes the war tax. It must be explicitly stated on a sign to be displayed on the office that the EttitblUlivd ItM. 37l.3'5 PACIFIC ST.. BROOKLYN. Price of admission is —. "War tax is —. It must be understood and shown that the public is paying the war ’IVvu Sntkrg, IfuiniA rMn«M Dragons, rtrrnte snd Anlnuils be I’ll fUimra AIJ. rDtsntvw tax. Snskra nxi-l tn baiullv. l*rl(«a irssansbU. I’Tompt The proprietor or duly authorized officer of the show must register ah4>(n(«>t» <4 sU cnlira. within ten days after engaging In business with the Internal Revenue MANAGER MARTHA LEARN. Collector of the district in which the show's headquarters are located, South SIdi MHItary Plus. Sis Aitiiii, Tvvu. and file with the collector at the time, or as soon as possible, a schedule of the itinerary covering the season, or if the itinerary is prepared only SHOW TENTS. BLACK TENTS, CANDY TOPS. weekly or monthly in advance, then shall file schedules of such itinerary BILLPOSTERS WANTED MERRY-GO-ROUND COVERS Immediately upon its preparation from time to time. Can place TWO more billposters. And Evtiythlng In Cisvai. Send for Catalof. A daily record must be kept and reports filed with the collector at HOWARD BROS.' SHOWS the end of each month. DOUGHERTY BROS.’ TENT & AWNING CO. Full and complete instructions for collecting and paying the tax may Travel overland on motor truck.'*. Wire 116 S. 4th St.. ST. LOUIS. MO. be had in a book published by the Government. It can be obtained for A. T. CL.XUK, General Agent, Brazil, $1.75 from J. M. Roper, • Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Washing¬ Indiana. SHOW AND CONCESSION ton, D. C. SNAKES, IGUANAS, PARROTS PAN-AMERICAN SNAKE FARM some of the kinks straightened out and new been augmf'DtPd by the arqniilttnn of William C. ’rhompaon. the eminent preea reprvaentatlve. ST. LOUIS TENT AND AWNING CO. numbers added. Bert Rickman is equestrian 947-6 Ziregsra Street, director, assisted by Bob Thornton. The pageant He wilt work in advance of the ahow in mnjunc- 1012 Market Street. . ST. LOUIS. inaugurated last season, the Conquest of the tion with Floyd King, who has le-en ennnerted Nyanza, is retained, but more elaborately cos¬ with the Hagenbeck Show for many yeiri ai tumed, and is an imposing spectacle. Ed Woeek- general press agent. U/AMTrn AN EXPERIENCED ener's twenty-piece band heads the procession. Mr. Thompson was the press agent for the flHIl I LU LITHOGRAPHER Vera Earle, on the bark of tne largest elephant, New York Hippodrome during the entire 'Thomp¬ For Wasblium'e rsmlesl Co. Addreae LFX>N WASH is cast as queen. Fantastically garbed natives son and Dundy regime, and later haa been with We have Snakes. JiORE FOR YOLTl CASIt Hl'RN', C'heetrr. i'eiinarleanla. Mixed Fixed Oena, $10.00 up. Black Iguanaa and odd animals, together with all the mounts Bamum a Bailey and the Fox and Metro picture on hand. We only ship CASH WITH OBDEIL in the show, constitute the pageant. The song corpora Uoni. numbers are retained, Vera Eiarle singing from TEXAS SNAKE FARM. $200 Buys a 50-ft. Combina¬ (Continued on page 63) P. 0. Box 236, Brownsville. Texas. LOS ANGELES LICENSE CUT tion or Privilege Car Two atats roonia an-l bar flitiirss, must sell quirk. Ad¬ dress UAKKY A1.I.KN. cars Le UNDER THE MARQUEE CIRCUSES, CARNIVALS AND STOCK COMPANIES— Br CIBCU8 80L1.T “HOOVERIZE” YOUR MUSIC BILL 66 2-3% -WITH A- lliTinaD ToltM, clown with thr narnum Show, n ho U • |>roto|to of Kml Hriiloa, la inaklnK • trn'at loilin-Halon thla jrar with hla rouirJ/ . 1 Tta. Vinrit 1>. Barnett ha* roturne<1 to tho tla* c. niwk-WallafO Cln-ua after an abaence of iMriM’O Jeara. NEW DUGIN UNm Mm. H. I*. fV>(Tex waa a BllllMianl (rinrln- WEATHERPROOF TONE BRILLIANT, IRRESISTIBLE nitll ralirr early laat week en route to the rai-Mr i'oaal on pleaaure tient. Bhe anti her FOOLPROOF VOLUME TREMENDOUS l.iialMnd are out of the abow bualoeas for the TROUBLEPROOF PLAYED LIKE PIANO I me l>elnK ALWAYS IN TUNE ALWAYS READY IVlnce Miinito la a|>|>earir.c In t‘ alde-abow CAN BE HEARD MILES NEEDS NO PACKING ,.f the John lb>bli>ai>D t'lrrua after being away WEIGHS ONLY 135 LBS. A SUPERB STREET ADVERTISER f'.iin It aln<-e lIMi. LASTS A LIFETIME BAND AUXILIARY AND SOLOS t>ank Wtrth didn’t Intend to trarel with the YOU TRY THE UNA-FON BEFORE YOU BUY IT. ICinirllnr Ilo«.’ (’Irena thla year, hnt when open- (tia tinie eatne be Juat <-ouldn't reatat, Ue re- Writ# for Catalog F and FREE TRIAL OFFER. [. For a while It looked aa tho \fay WIrth wonid ii. 'l lie with the lUnglIng Broa.' t Irrua for the SPELLMAN REPLIES l.r-t Iierformanrea. tin Tlinraday erenlng pre WANTED, SUN BROTHERS’ SHOWS vmii* to the »|ienlnr »he waa ordered to beil C'andy butchers, good workers; two Rood billposters for advance WHIRL-O-BALL 'TAT BEFOIIE YOU PLAT’* I. The hall* nutomatirally return thru a eorered THE CORRAL . _ - , , ... . runway from the target to the front of the game A tjame That Combiner Thrill With after each play, but are not aoceiialble to the I >7By *uwwaBOWDT WASDTwaa/i/a player until paid for. Whirl^o Bail ia a atrictly " I - —————J _____ caah-in-ad%'ance buaineaa—the kind amuaement aonitrff Vhe rapidly^ be^om?^* 1.I2r..OiO tanaany, and that antea carry taothar The Garden Spot of the Southwest, will open May 12. Good fishing, bathing, row¬ 7 CAPT. C. E. PEARSON Uaa*faM*far* at th* Wtrid's Baal Will Manage Reaarvoir Park Shooting Gallorloo ond Topgota Paria, III.. April 27 —Cnpt. C. P, Pearson, MI7 ea*th IrvtRf Avaaa*. CHICAa*. ILL. who haa lieen In the show Imsiness for the past fifteen yeara. will manage Re-ervolr Park here Ihia season Capt. Pearson has had hla two tralneil animal acta lia-ated at th# |>*rk during the winter moutha. He Intend* furnishing sur¬ rounding towns with l SECRETARIES OF CELEBRATIONS, ETC. If vou want GUARANTEED FREE ACTS write us immodiatply. No Fair t>r f^-lcLration fts) lanrc or small to do hiLsinRsn with us An absolutely square deal to aU. tHE ACT YOU CONTRACT FOR IS THE ACT YOU GET-POSITIVELY NO SUBSTITUTES. THE LEADING FREE ACTS OF AMERICA ACTS ASSOCIATED FREE ATTRACTIONS MASON Cin. IOWA may 4, 1918 T ti e Blllt>oar<3 33 OUTDOOR ATTRACTIONS WANTED We want the lufiy^cst and best Outdoor Acts for the months of August and September for Fairs and Parks. New and Novel Sensational Acts, Wild Animal Acts (Ijcrniards or Lions), Riding Acts (two or more horses), Trained Seals, Japanese Acts (three or more people in¬ troducing two acta),Train^ Uephants, Flying and Casting Acts (four or five people), Stilt Walkers. All acts must send lithographs or new photographs and a full and complete description, and quote lowest salary in first letter. Address EDWARD MARSH, Mgr. Fair Dept., MAJESTIC THEATRE BUILDING WESnn VMDEWLIE MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FREMONT E. LANGE Siccacds Retiring Secretary Johneon Spirit Lakr, U.. April 77 —rrrinont E. lanir NEW RACING WHEELS h*« irtlriBf Sf 34 T ti e Billboard MAY 4» 1918 1 1 Is J 1 IL -—^ ml SUPERIOR SHOWS able to iibow In the heart of the olty, and within a bl Give Initial Exhibition at Wilkinsburgi Pa.—Splendid Line*Up ^ KrvKfsj^i-cRf\nKEIL modomoaG iw WORLD TRADE HOYT IN BAD SHAPE Lennis TToyt, showmen and eoncasstoner. I* THE SUBMARINE CHASERi in a Ti-ry twil shape at Boston. AH tbosr ar A unique Parker Bide for Park or Road Cae. Different from* qnaintrd with him know that hla right leg ha* any other ride now on the market. Earning capacity J been crippled for yeara. _and of. late_ he has had two paralytic shocka, rendertng him helplc* 'Hie *ho<'ka have paralysed bla whole left alite. except his heart. Write for descriptive literature to W A. Raker, a friend ef Mr. Iloyt. la doing all he ran for him. and snggest* that an appeal C. W. PARKER, WMirs LarpA AimneiMal BuMw l>e published ssking for funda with whb h to buy a wlM-el ehnlr. Ttie Itltlhnard baa sent on Its bit and ain • erely hoiws that others will do likewise, a* the •-a«e I* a moat worthy one. Mr. Hoyt can ha reached at 04 Bowdoln street. Rtaiton, Mas* FAULKNER’S EXPO. SHOWS Owing to tranaportatton dllficultlea encoontered In H LICENSE REMAINS $500 The gfiOO license for street fairs and carnival* in Gadaden. Ala., atands. In order to ralac a tobacco fund for lha soldiers by holding a streei fair a nnmtier of ladb-a of (la.ta ^ Headquarters for Carbon, Nitro- |j\ gen and Tungsten Lamps We GuafMlee AH Lamps an Aveiaie IHe ol 1,000 Hows TUNGSTENS I NITROGENS I CARBONS 100 waHi....$a70 Ewek 2 Candl* Powmr 100 •* .... 1.40 “ 300 " .... 135 “ 400 •• .... 2.05 •• 500 •• .... i*0 •• i2t EACH i:: lOOO “ .... 4.50 “ la 100 Lata. Valtaoa. 110 ta 125. ^ Piiiied 6 and 13 Laora Atwaya atata valtaia rt- to a cajtb OalraO. J \ 1 When special colored lamp* are ordered add / I ^ 3c extra for each lamp. Immediate deliveries. / ml IF YOU CAN TELL IT FROM A GENUINE SPECIAL PRICES DIAMOND SEND IT BACK aaintilca tha Saaat gaaSna^^^oath -DAZnjNC. RAIVROW HUED BKILUANCT (Gaaraatr«<0, ara arui aeod yea tha ipada. 12 XL fuM AlladTiffafv Ibiiw, aet with I KL >«iB frecalar ewtalow pnea $4.90) for IN QUANTITIES , Ct la. Sa^a (*m In Genta HMTyTaoth Brirber Kinw (Cataloei friea W Jl) for 53.10. rmt^toer trUlMBcy, CUAiLANTe£n» YEAB9. .Aawd fl and we anil iSip C O. D. fot ION. Moory bnrk If not plresad. Actquicfc. Stata aia*. Offer luaita^ Only ooa to a 2S% DEPOSIT ON All a a a ORDERS. AATISFAeTIOI 6BAMIITEED. lehnCE. AGENTS WANTED. lAMOND IMPORTINQ CO. DwpL N. Y. Lwa Crwcwo, NEW MEXICO. (Eaatowaa eowtroUara Cantone Mexirmn Dtamoodi) UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC LAMP CO. 843-845 Broad Street, • NEWARK, N. J. GOING BIG ON THE SHOWS THAT HAVE ALREADY OPENED. ROUND ART DESIGNS AND SQUARE PATRIOTICS arc what the orders are coming in on. Send $13.50 for a sample dosen and our low quantity prices. WILLIAMS’ MONEY- MAKERS CUTEY PUPS on combination stores and u.oed as give- waj-a are holding the crowd. 5send 50c for a sample and quantity price. iMLUAnSAHUSOCNTDCVCE ELGIN and WALTHAM WATCHES, $3.35 EVANS’ THREE-PIN BOARD SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW. __ ALL COMSLCTf NICKIL OR GOLD FASTER THAN A SET. SLATE CASES SCIENCE AND SKILL. RO cents Extra Fitted in new 6x20 Gold Filled Case. WRITE FOR PARTICULARS. These are rebuilt Watches: every one guaranteed in ALSO ASK ABOUT EVANS* W ' - first-class running order. As good aa new. FLASHING STAR. W’rlte for dealers’ Price List on other Watehst. IT’S ANOTHER MONON SALES CO., Incorporated, NEW ONE. 440 S. Dearborn St„ - - CHICAGO. EVANS* DAINTY EVERY lALESBMRDS DESCRIPTION SWEETS, DOL LS, ^ STUFFED TOYS. THESE ARE BUSIRESS-CEnERS FULL LINE OF CON¬ Ih«rda oonUla SM bete Kst innm tSSOS May oosl 1 ctak not anr CESSIONAIRES* SUPPLIES. 10 t-rida. War name Rnrinlar Brautlful I Ball Ceiw Beertnli; Omatne SO- WRITE FOR OUR NEW CATALOO. ptn-e Fncti'h Iwry Manlrure RH. I year nuin w Wallhaa Wttrh. 1..- pliieh Mned. fteiiilne )r«lh.T to’l I aether -lUi S'' OS la tVak I’rlaM anil He C. EVANS & CO., 151t W. Adams St., CHICAGO, ILL raee. InaHher wUh 15 IB Own I IM flferk I’rilep aiut loo tlaar. * Order a Samale OvtSI at Oaea. Dramatic End Tents, Large Tents in WAQ MFQ. CO., tth Md LoMst Sts.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Concession Frame Tents, IhArc Banil rtaer Boarile i'ai..lii B»at.hi I Hoods, Etc. Estimates furnished CORK SHOOriNO AIR SUNS FOR I on request. Your interests are our •NOOTiNtt OALLIRlia Wr kiinw [l interests. Let us submit yoU a price ere InAliif fi» ihe *»el ytw reii —AlUli So we liar, tc Ihir rwd> ere the ortllnal aixl imutiie on M on your next Top. the market. Thle te our l*Tli-e U*! I'ump A. iton (iua lYI.e. each. |S.Sa and 53I.50 ' I WRITE FOR CATALOGUK H IiTtir Aniloii tliiii. I*rlre, rech. t3.7a an II.M f BLUMCNTHAL BROS.. _ Hr ty ilnarti. Cufahlneiliin Pert dun. I’rlr*. Id.l arh. .* 3M Waeklaftoa Saak BtdS- 571.M iwr M a<«ea. t'loke, ______j.aaa“ I rmekunk. r., u. a. A. "[•■rke Dart*. 25* a duaen. A tla>«slt renuliTd tilth tavh orttat. AU Canadian ordan utiit haaa aniwl la MB RUn ordw. TUCKER DUCK & RUBBER GO.,M ARTIH'R E. CAN- 190 Swoanoy Str««t, DOR made his FIELD Is now C'n- Broadway appear¬ necteil with a Arm NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. ance after Home that is bonding one months. He Is in of tliose "Over the THE the airplane busi¬ Top” shows. Ijist ness. He said bis week he visited AEROPLANE CAROUSSELLE business was "up in Broadway. He will the air,” and if it ag.iln be general was not he would agent for the one have no business. that desiri-s bla After the conflict he services at the right will come back to 167 Canal St., New York the lots. L. CH.^S. KELLY la«t expected to go WATCHES, with tile Krause Shows this season, CLOCKS, but was called to the colors. He left SILVERWARE, New Y'ork last week for Niagara Falls. CUT GLASS, He said if he got into it be would PREMIUMS FOR SALES- show some real Tba latest InvenUon and most attrartive tnx te- fightiug. We be¬ ment riding device for Parka. Fairs and CbmlTala BOARDS, ETC. lieve him. I'orisbls or stsilouary. operaied liy ritlMr gisolliis or HARRY S falkcra and press and general agentt.” Well, NEW you sbowmen, now what do you tblnk of tbe Daydark Camera IdraT ORDER OUR GENUINE PLATINA RINGS AND SCARF PINS I nauatleO Tor •''<* guaUty of raulta. I.llE DBTDEN rceently bought out a large |P"”a Tlicy bare the argiearance at the genuine Platinum Dtamuoda. They bare prtwed maNliw you ta naafirU with tha Lral atuiUd billiard ball In Sr. Johnt. N. B. With eighteen \ to be ths biggest lellen ever put out on the market. . i' :, <. Donley'a lest quality, fine cut. elcrtrtcal white stons '"'b' Ifiiwndratdirra tablet be it reported to be duiag a record bual- ■ neaa In tbat thrirlng city. Au Scaif Pins and Studs, assorted styles Per gross. ...S LOO TIIOS. B. VOI.MAlt of Chicago, manager of Bame as abore In plexteleia Ear iUn^ Per gr. pain.. 11.00 1‘uah Ear Rliiis. Per gross pairs. 9.50 Boys, Grab This Quick! Prlni'eaa Violet Volmar. promiaea to exploit that f Nev 17—Best value ever offered; Acid teat, high pla- BE PREPARED fnr tha tmurndcaia di^icai'd for miniature planlet aa an attraction tbat will b« J « Una top. Tiffany eet, with H and *4-cant best rl.'luma uf our M.llnr IViya, tlinir kEuthtn, tbe admiration of all showmen. He rialins tbat t Ns. 17 ■ qualify white cut briUianta Per gross. 10.50 Ptatm. Bwarthfarta. ilnmna and Frlrci.la. abe la aome sterling single entertainer. We 1 ff Na 18—Extra line, acid test, plain or mgrared Bel- PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE UNNECESSARY, tniat tbat if It It to be a platform attraction \ m cher sot. with lest quality cut Itiiillanta. Per grass.. 11.50 t.'rrrtlitnd rnoN'lnt Outlay amall. IToflia tbat It will be built and handle,! along new llnea. X Nol 19—Same as abowe, in large tooth mounting. Per gr. 9.50 ard orvgrtunttlca unlimlttd. Ttiere la plenty of rmm for attractions of thia N- * y; The Billboard MAY 4, ItM DeKREKOS ABANDON ROAD WORLD’S FAIR SHOWS Take Over Exposition Park at San An¬ With the midway bpaatlfnlly lighted aod To tonio. Tex. KS rated on the Int. oppoelte the Coart Iloaoe tli* DRl N World'a Fair Showa opened their »mmaret, Thumaa Berry, manager; new threc- stage a large outdoor free act every week. ahreaet Parker earry-ua-all, O. <1. Dodaon. man ager; Giant Ell wheel. U. IX>ilaon, manage’-. GREAT PATTERSON SHOWS THE BEST OF ALL The hand la under the leaderahlp of Profeoaeir Ilitrhieer, Alnmann on the high wrlr* la the free By the time thia appears in print the Great ———BALX- THROWING GAILfEIS- act. and there are twenty-five coneeaelnna. The Patter.son Shows will have had their opening No Pork. Carnival. Cantenmont or Raaert complete without etaff coiiKlata of C. il. Doebeeiu. evwner and man¬ ■ t Paola. Jian. Mr. Patterson has been suc¬ ager: L. Myera. aaalatant manager and treaanrer; cessful in gathering together an exceptionally M. IKvlMnn. general agent; H. W. Bennar. leg d iKs'd line of attractions, and the oldtime show¬ adjuater; l-'rank IJneb, auperintendent; Sathr man's phrase, “Bigger, Better, Greater and THE ROYAL NECK STRETCHER!!! llarrle, trainmaxter. Grander Than Even Before.” Is actually ap- ’ The funniest Mechanical Game on earth— After a threr> we-eka’ engagement In Kanaa. pli<'at>Ie and can be tmthfully spoken of the City tho i-ompany will go North, and will make Great Patterson Shows as they will appear this _AND—^the most popular money-getting Game In America. a long aeaaem, rlualng In Docember,—B. W. season. The show train of thirty cara is most iBENNAIL brilliaiitly colored and thoroly equipped in every respect. KNOCK THE HELMET OFF THE KAISER!!! PATTERSON CALLED TO COLORS The Great Patterson Shows wl’.I have a dally parade this season, one which will rival the big We are the originators of theM Games, ctrens pageant On the midway there will be and you buy imitations at your own Risk. Ja>. C. PatterooB. toperintandant of concea- Sfteen high-class attractions and three riding ” "Write for full infermotien. - - - - tlona with the Clark A Conklin Shown for the devices.—TOM BANKINB. paat three M-aeon*. haa left CIneinnatl for hi. PENN NOVELTY CO.. - 908 Buttonwood St., Philadelphia. Pa. home town, Patereon, N. J.. there to d»>o the uniform of I’nrle Sam. EVAN8-PLATT SHOWS Mr. Conklin paid a high tribnte to the in¬ tegrity and efiivlency of Mr. Patterao^ atatlng With ideal weather prevailing the Bvans- in all of hla abow career be never bad • more Platt saiows opened their third season at Atok*, loyal and ronvelentlona employee. Ok.. April 1-4!. and biixiness proved very satis¬ PADDLE WHEEL! SALESBOARD! Aa • token of their friendship Mr. and Mra. factory. B. H. Cobb joined last week with six Conklin prevented Mr. Patterson with o mlaable i-oucesslons. This Is bis third season under the Evans banner. The show now consists of seven CARHIYAL! RESORT MEH! ring on hla departure. pnid attractions and fifteen concessions, n. A. Wilson's Wild Animal Show is getting top HERE IS THE THING YOU WANT. NEWI BEST POLACK SHOW IN SNOWSTORM money, with Bvans* Dixie Show a dose second. J. Nelson is expected on shortly with a Wild ARTICLE OUT THIS SEASON. West show and one-ring circus. The caravan Polack Bros.’ 20 Big Bbowa were atnu-k by one the worat anow atorma In the btatory of will soon leave Oklahoma and go into Kansas. ot GREAT BIG $2.00 FLASHl North I’arollna at Durham. There waa about On the staff are J. B. Bvans, general manager; L. H. Platt, secretary-treasurer; J.aok ^rl, This beautiful California Flower Bead Necklace Is just the an eight-lDch fall, ami every tent on the gronad went down, with the czceptloa ot Princev. general contnietlng agent; Alex Howard, lot thing for any game you’re running. Great Big Fla.«h. .Tu.‘ IN NATURAL COLORS We have absolutely the most complete line of patriotic designs'and the latest art poses, all made in natural colors by our special new process. No trick to sell our line. Everj* true American will buy on sight. We manufacture our own line and are positively the largest Manufacturers and Distributors of Photo*Handled Knives for Sales Boards and Raffle Cards. Write us and we will see that vou are promptly supplied. Ask for catalog and terms today. Do not delay. WE ASSIGN YOU TERRITORY AND PROTECT YOU IN IT. GOLDEN RULE CUTLERY CO 0« Nw Fadory laMMi. Capacity, IM Dotaai Par Day. 212 No. SheldOII St Dept. 141, Chicago, III LOOK LOOK We are plajdsG some of the best locations ia DETROIT and have a number of Sood lots uiMSr contract, which we will exclusively, .\fter Detroit we have some of the best territory through Michigan, for which we can almost puarantee transportation. W'e now have Ten>in-One Show, Milligan large Snake, Vaudeville Show, Penny Arcade, Fat Man Show, Dog and Pony Show. Can place any other WANT clean, money-getting Shows that do not conflict (no '49 Camps or Girl Shows). W.ANTED—A few more legitimate Concessions, including Hot Waf¬ Live Freaks for Pit Show. Can place an A-No. 1 Cab¬ fles, Pitch Pot, Cat Rack, Cigarette Shooting Gallery, Knife Rack, Huckley- aret Show and a GOOD Platform Show, also legitimate Buck, Pop-'Em-In and Novelties. If you have a clean Concession write us. it may be that we can place you. W'e protect our concessioners by car¬ Conc^ions. WANT one GOOD Promoter that can rying only one concession of a kind. Address W. G. WADE, and will POST BILLS; a capable Secretary with Car¬ . 1406 Hamilton Boulevard, Detroit, Mich. Phone, North 5172 M. nival experience that can use a typewriter; TRAIN Over Fifty Years of Exclu¬ master that can load and unload Flat Cars; EXPERT-’ sive Carrousell Building ENCED Motor Truck Drivers; Italian Musicians, Bar¬ (RitabllUMd IWT ) itone and Tuba. The last five positions are open on DENTZEL account of my boys being just called to the COLORS. CARROUSELLS Musicians address PHILIP ESPOSITO, Director; all Mechanially Md Artisticaly PirfMl others to SAMUEL SOLOMON, Manager, Post Office WM. H. DENTZEL Box No. 273, Scranton, Pa., until June 1. SMt QtraMrtomi A«t, PhikMyliia. Pa. WANTED WANTED WAN REITHOFFEirS UNie SHOWS TWO OF THE lEST $ELUNQ DOLLS ON THE MARKET FOR PADDLE WHEEL WORKERS Open Dnryea, Pa., April !S; Week ol May 6 at Pittston, Pa. We carrj' a large stock of Stuffed Dolls, Pillow Covers and other Hit. will h. • HUMMEN. Will furtiMi CiWialitUnA ct Two-Ahreant Jnmplnr-IIots. nmrhrtl-Prillinaa Mkirr-Co-RoTaid, with M^kav BctbI Orcan: iMroli make. At* healthy Monkeys, seren Cara. Tent T0i40 feet, side wall for same, fire Banners. 4x13 feet: urt at Marry Widow Hwinss; complrie Tmt Outfits of i i. f>I]orriiic stir.: JSxSO. with 0-ft wall". 39x40, I'antaa Kireaners tor aissind the track, also two Streamers, 3xt.t feet, that (o around the Banner Poles, and Wtlih T-fL walls. *2x44, with I-ft. walls; 22»*4. with T-ft. walls: 20x30. sriUi -ft wal Athletic Banner. two t'liixaa Streamers for Ballyhoo Stand, twenty l4impa. 100 satta; two atriiws of Wires. JImlik Tent, AxA; r«alnx tJlrl Banner. Days of the Golden West Banner. B»rv Platforms. 8taae\ etr.; t art this outfit Is Itaiiimi. I'olea. Stakes, two Slnlar llsmmers. one Clsw Hammer, ono Mmikey t'aite one TUol Box. with lots eoraplete. ready to put on the iot. Also hare sereral Fiber Tnmka of all sixes at S3-00 'teh. Still hare the ot extra fittlnxm for the track. In fact the lirat (rame«l show when aontber thirty yi-am hare polled by, and J24.00 Gross, we heartily hope that It will be. IMPORTEB LACE BORDERED CAMP HAND. The pith and ixiint of tbe whole thina la this: KERCHIEFS-111 bif ikmatid at all caatoDmmta. NOW la the time. Be honest NOW. Reforma¬ Cnod alara. tion will eotint for nothing when the business $2.00 Doi., $24.00 GroM has gone to pot. You must remember at all times—abore er- Four Assorted Samples, $1.00 erything else—that a definite line has been PILLOW TOPS —Purr KUk-eaUn. baauUfu:.) drawn between right ami wrong. This is the frlncrd and ptlrtad »tth nrw PatiiaUc Dralcna. law of God, banded down from Mt. f*lnal—a law that has survlred every as-ault of the $10.80 Doa., 90c Each eentnrlos. It says that Piuare dealing ways CENTER PIECES—SlU tMln. BM. TMilta and are right; that crookedness ts wrong. Blua rnoff. Kemem^r, too. that nothing that was erooked e Tercy Cnnllff is working the shops around Toronto with fountain pens. By the way, I’erce, Is that spring drive off? This Is the time of the year when pitchmen Thank yon! Come again. will Ih* taking to tbe long trail. And in tbe Sales Board >Irn. raddle Wheel rush of business the.v are apt to forget Bill, An itinerant me 60. 90. 120 Numbwt. Sp'cUl.$ 8.50 With 180 NnmlMrt. 8o«el«l. li.OO OUR DOLLS TOP THEM ALL. DOLLS. TEDDY BEARS, POODLE DOGS, PILLOW TOPS, PENNArrrS. NOVELTIES, SALES BOARDS, SERIAL PADDLES, VASES, STEINS, PAPER NOVELTIES, HIGH STRIKERS, DOLL RACKS. Get N«xt T» Our Sales Board Outfits. Amuse, meat Oevlcea. New Catalsfue. 1It« slUer imaintlnf. set with Ns. 828—Oral'riiatwd fen- larpe .dir. extra fine opal, sur¬ SLACK MFC. CO, ulns shell cameo, sumain'i,-! rounded l>x rrrv fine white brll- Aftrr Max I. ISIS, we will be located at bw ear fine white brilliants. UaiA*. set In a nallerx mouia- 12S Wr^t I.ake Street. Gallesx mounll.’ic. lag. and stones art In the sharik. latckx 'IrTSB OWaWnetlno In dleidey cm. fliQ •Las id bos. £xl39s Inrhem Flarh article full drtif •t.rs slaa Retail Taiur, S3.M: xmt sell t PRONOUNCeD’'AWL TCfi’’ Chicago, III. Ne mattar haw ehaaa tha alh* (THE HOUSE YOU CAN’T FORGET} s sail, eur piicts art always a WAR MAPS 20-l>a*e Atlas of War Maps ehowlnf all battle llnea up to AprU lA rwnt pace narki-t In bl« lettem, PRirR. 81 00. Our aacnta rleanlnc up with these ma{«. Gual to sell si 50c each or (Ire away aa a presmusa Our price to - crytxxly, lOs aath. COMPTON BROS. AGENCY FINDLAY, OHIO SPECIAL KNIFE OFFER B-86II AmarkMl Matal Haadls Packet KnMa. WeO finished, nickai plate or black metal handles, hlglt rathon atrel Uades, sjtear or cUpi The only cheap knife on the Bmrkee. Order early. PER I GROSS.! PRICE. PER GROSS. $15.00 Also ask for our bis Catali'w jewelry. Notions, Watches. Norelues. Re. 427—17-place Manlrurs Seta, ttaapeil rmvh Itrry. naaplcta In black laatlur roU. D 98 saak. SINGER BROS., Ns. 428—17-pl SLUM AND FUSH IN AMERICA Dr. Hewlett has gone to Pennsylvania. We make a specialty of supplies for Auction¬ Dr. Harry C. CbapniOD, whi>se address Is eers, Demonstrators, Sheet Writers, Prem¬ care The Billboard, wonld like to hear from ium Users, Concessionaires, Sales Board George Goaeage and Deafy Dan (Dan Rosenthal). CHOCOLATES Distributors, Trust Scheme People, Pitch¬ After all Gahe Hollingsworth will fight for men, Carnival People, etc. GET OUR the Rtars and Pfrlpe*. April 31 he re<-elTed hU PRICES FIRST. 1918 Catalog will be ready notillcatioa. Oabe bos gone to Florida to siieml FANCY NXES a few weeks with retattves before leaving f'T about June loth. Watch Billboard for date of camp. issue. Orders selected from our 1917 book will SEND US t2..'i0 FOR PREP.\1D be filled at lowest prices. If you haven’t a copy They eay that Edwla 8t. Matthew Is the only C.\RTON OF SIX 1-LB. ASSORTED boy who has paid the flSO rea St. ChmriM, Mo.. April 26.—Two fair dayi, To the Wortham tc Rice Caravan falls tlirro of rtUo and one of annw, la the aummar; the honor of being the first outdoor amnse- of the weather roodltlona durinir the upenlnc ment enterprise of thie kind to take full charge week at Moberlj, Mo. Three roDae<'UtlTe ilaya' of the parade features in the launching of the rain la eoouah to dampen the ardor of anj Third Liberty Loan Drive in a large com¬ trouper, but when It la followed by three Inrhea munity, and this honor came in the Sontbwestern of aoow on Batnrday the faarinatlon of the district of Arkansas at Mena, when the district (tame Tanlahea. Deapite the fact that the lot manager. I. A. Offenhonser, of Texarkana, with waa knee deep In tuud little trouble waa ez- the assihtanre of the Wortham A Rice Caravan (lerleDced In haulltiit olT, only two waitona get- staff, band and employees, inaugurated the tinr atnck. When the order to tear down waa SAKPIUIWTOPS campaign for one-fourth of the State of Ar¬ glren Saturday noon about two Inchea of anow kansas. waa on the ground and atlll falling. Old- HANDSOMELY AIRBRUSHED IN ATTRACT* That the Wortham A Rice Caravan Is achleg. tlmera on the ahow aay It waa the moot dia- ing daily laurels as a clean amusement company airreeable time they eaer ezperieoced In the buil- IVE COLORS. HEAVY FRINGED was demonstrated at Mena when The .Kvening neaa. Star commented editorially on the distinct up¬ St. Charlet opened np pretty good and Indlra- OF THE VERY NEWEST ward trend taken this season In carnivals. tlona point to a very gou WBin rOB RLLVBTRATK) OATAliOOPK Can place a few more concessions with clean frame-up. We have pro¬ THE «I. D. ESTE COIV1PAIMY moters and train men. Concessionaires, w’rite E. L. WILLIAMS, Mana¬ AIM Maaufattonro aad DRMrlhutan of Smt* Bali Same. laso saihsom street. phil,ade:i..phia. pa ger, Ia Junta, Colorado, May 4th; Pueblo, Colorado, May 13th. M. P.V. GREATER SHOWS CONCESSIONS WANTED FOR TRAVELING ON AUTO TRUCKS KNOXVILLE, TENN., MAY FESTIVAL, Y. M. C. A. W^anted at once on account of draft, must be out of draft, real advance ATHLETIC FIELD, GAY STREET agent tliat can and w’ill billiiost; prefer if can run a Ford car and speak French. Opener in French on side show, ticket seller and bookkeeper WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, MAY 6 on big show, ticket seller and grinder on side show, freak for side show, J. F. MURPHY SHOWS, the show with a spotless reputation, fumisluM every¬ thing. Address J, F. MURPHY, Gen. Mgr., or FELIX BLEI, Gen. Agt., Stratfe^ small colored band, aliout 6 pieces. Will buy small calliope and una- Hotel, Knoxvill^ Tenn. First-class Lithographer and Billposter wanted M fon. Address P. O. BOX 1412, Montreal, Canada. second man. Im not want a Carnival Promoter or Press Agent. ) I MAY 4, 1918 BALL THROWING GAMES CARD AND DISPLAY BOARDS CONES The Penn Novelty Co., 008 Buttonwood at., Hurlock Bros. Co., Mfrs., Philadelphia. The American Cone A Wafer Co., Dayton, O Philadelphia. CARNIVAL FRONTS AND SHOW A. T. Dleti, 127 Michigan at.. Toletlo, O. DIRECTORY Sycamore Nov, Co., 1326 Sycamore at., Cin’tl. The Twomey Co., Box B, Geneva N. T. Western Fruit Grader and Mfg. Co., Grand BANNERS Junction, Col. United States Tent A Awning Co., 229 North CONE MACHINERY Lanier A Drleehach, 248 Butler st., Cincinnati Advertlsementa not exceeding one line in BAND MUSIC Desplalnea at., Chicago, Ill. length will be published, properly classified, in Dixie Mnsic House, 105 W. Madison st., Chicago. CONFECTIONERY MACHINES this directory, at the rate of $10 in advance per Baker A Lockwood Seventh and Wyandotte sts., CARNIVAL GOODS W, Z. Long Co., 76 High at., 8pr,ngtleld, O. Gustave W. Cohen A Bro., 744 Broadway, New year (.52 issues), providwl tliey are of an ac- Kansas City, Mo. < eptable nature. Price includes sme year's aub- York. CONFETTI singer Bn»., 82 Bowery. .New York City. seriptloD to The Billboard. BANNERS Sampliner Adv. Co., 729 Seventh ave.. New York. Each additional line or additional classifica¬ SoUell'a Scenic Studio, 581 S. High at., Colum- KEWPIES CORK SHOOTING GUNS tion. without KubscriptioD. $7.50 in advance per ' bus, O. TIP TOP TOY CO., 114 E. 28th St., Hew York. Bliimenthal Broa., SUtt Waab. Bank Bldg.. Pitta- annum. burg, Pa. Tucker Duck A Rubber Co., Ft. Smith, Ark. One line will be allowed to advertisers, free cSs^nn^^^^ol^^I^^roadwayl^Ne^^orkr^ of charge, for each flW worth of space used United .States Tent A Awning Co., 229 North CORN POPPERS during the year. Desplalnea at., f3ilcago. Ill. CARNIVAL GOODS AND STREET- W. Z. Ixmg Co.. 76 High at, Springfleld. O. This directory is revised and corrected weekly, BASKETS MEN’S SUPPLIES COSMETICS changes in firm names and addresses being re¬ Burlington Willow Ware SItops, Burlington, la. (Eyebrow Penoila, Face Powder, Etc.) corded as soon as received. Fair A Carnival Supply Oo., 136 Fifth ave.. Berk Bros., 543 Broadway. New York. Chas. Meyer. 13 E 13th st.. New York City. New York. Fair A Carnival Supply Co., 106 Fifth ave.. M. Stein Cosmetic Co.. 120 W. 31it at.. N Y C D. Ylarnhout Basket Co., 816 Progress and 807 New York. ADVERTISING FLAGS Kindel A Graham, 891 Mission at.. San Fran¬ COSTUMERS Carpenter at., N. S.. Pittsburg, Pa. M. J. Clark, 315 N. Tenth at., St Lotila, Mo (Of All Daaoriptloni) Charles Zinn A Co., 803 Broadway, New York. cisco, Cal. American Flag C«., 73 to <7 Mercer at., New Levin Bros., Terre Hante, Ind. COSTUMES York City. _BEAUTY DOLLS_ Boeton Oostnme Co.. 113 Gratiot ave>., Detroit ADVERTISING CAPS CAROUSELS Mich. Kinney-Wagner Co., 21'1» Broadway, New York. JULIUS TOLCES Wm. H. Dentzel, 3641 Germantown ave., Phila¬ Carnival Costume Co., 2G7 West Water st.. Mil ADVEFYTISING NOVELTIES delphia, Pa. waukee, Wls. lie £att 28th SL. Naw York. Allan Herschell Co., Inc., North Tonawanda, Chicago Costume Works, 143 N. Dearborn at Chhago. D. F. Sllberer, 16 E. l!3d *1.; New York City. N. Y. Singer Bron., 82 Bowery, New Y’ork City. I BEWTIES Herscbell-Splllman Co., North TVmawtndt, N. Y. Kindel A Graham, 801 Mission st., San FranchKNi. W. F. Mangels Co., Coney Island, N. Y. M. J. CLARKE, COSTUMER AERIAL ADVERTISING C. W. Parker, I,eavenworth, Kan. Briiel Noeelty Mfg. Co., 1710 Ella et.. Clncln’tl. BOOKING AGENTS Amaleurs. Sorletlm, Tticairtcal and KinkI .>ih,». Frankel Bros., 1608^ Main at., lioom 207, Dal¬ Philadelphia Toboggan CV).. 130 Duval at., Phils. 315 North Tanth Streat, SL Latfla, Mlaaurl. 811a« J. Conyne, 3.608 Mcl>ean ave., Chicago, Ill. las, Tex. Stein A Goldstein, 1455 Gates ave., Brooklyn, AERONAUTS United B'Kiklng Office, Palace Theater BnPdlng, N. Y. Coast I'ostume Co.. l(Xi5 Market st., Sxn Fra:, Belmont Slaters’ Balloon Co., Box 35, Reed City, New York City. cisco. Michigan. CARS ('rank J. Scbneck ft Co., 1407 TlmM Bldg., Naw .Mac Fountain Pen ft Nor. Co.. 21 Ann aL. N. Y, MAGIC GOODS OPERA CHAIRS New York Fountain Pen Co., 372 Broome at., Chicago Magic Co., 72 W. Adams at., Chicago. R. Andrews Co., lit Wabash are.. Chicago 337 W. Madiaon at., Chicago, New York. A. P. Felsman, 115 8. State at., Chicago, III. Camle-Ooudie Mfg. Co., 22d and Grand are., .xiiirr Broa., 82 Bowery, New York City. N. Y, Mercantile Trading Co., 167 Canal at.. Gilbert Magic Co.. 11135 So. Irring are., Chicago. Kansas City, Mo. New York. Heaney Magle Co.. B< rlln, Wls. Catalog free, H. Staffonl Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill. FRUIT AND GROCERY BASKETS 'ornmann glc Co.. 470 8th are.. New York. Steel Fnmltnre Co., Grand Rapids, MIcb. KCWPIES Clias. Zlnn ft Co., 893 Broadway, N. Y. City. 73ie Oaks Ylagii-al Co., Dept. .532, Oshkosh, Wls. TIP TOP TOY CO., 114 C. 2lta tt.. Naw Vark. Joseph Paffen, 223 Admiral Bird., Kansaa City, ORANGEADE FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS Missouri. Charles Orangeade Co., GsrOeld Sta., Chicago. Till Top Toy Co., 114-116 K. 28th at.. New York. FOR STAGE AND PRIVATE USE Tliayer Mfg. Co., 33-1 8. Sac T’^lro at., Loa An- CTias. T. Morrissey Co., 4417 Madison at., ChCgo. Till Top Toy Co., 621 W. Fulton at., tTilcago. Wm. BIma, 103 W. S7tb at.. New York. gelea. Cal. The Comer Co., 250 PennsyUanla at., Buffalo. I iliiwl Slatea Tent ft Awning Co., 2.'« North MAGIC MAGAZiNES New York. !■< >|ilaliira at., Chicago, 111. GAMES Brlant Mfg. Co., 420 W. loth at., Indlanapolla, Eagle Magician, 320 South Sth at., Mlnneapolla, ORGANS AND ORCHESTRIONS DRUMS (Snare and Baas) Ind. Minn. Beml, 216 W. 20th st.. New York City. IHile Mualc nonae, 106 W. Madiaon at., Chicago, GAMING DEVICES MANUFACTURERS MECHANICAL l.udwlg ft tiudwlg, 1614 N. Lincoln at., Chicago. IT. C. Erans A Co., l.’'>22 W. Adams at., Chicago. AMUSEMENT DEVICES BERNI ORGAN CO. DRUMMERS’ SUPPLIES U. a. W. MTg ft Sales Co., 4.T0 W. 4tth at.. Ell Bridge Co., Box 22B. Roodbouae, 111. CArdboftM Musl<*. f'atAlac* New York. llerscbell-Splllman. North Tonawanda N. Y. 216 West 20th St.. New Yerk. A'lne Iirummera* Supply Co., 3813-15 West W. F. Mangels Co., Coney Island, N. Y. City. Twenty-second at., Chicago. GAS AND CIGAR LIGHTERS Mollnarl ft Sons, 112 32d at., Brooklyn, N. Y. O. W. I’arker, Learenwortb. Kan. The Bill* -Hualc Houae, 400 ifarrell Bldg., CW’go Mars Manufacturing Co.. 104 5th are., N. Y. 0. John Muzzlo ft 8on. 178 Park itow, N. Y. City. Ten PInnet Co., 52 Van Buren at,, Indianapolis, l.udnlc ft Ludwig. 1614 N. Lincoln at., Chicago. North Tonawanda Jfnsical Instrument Worke, GAS AND GASOLINE ENGINES Ind. North Tonawanda, N. Y. ELECTRIC BELTS The Foot Gaa Euglue Co., Sprlngheld, O. MASKS The Electric Appliance Co., Burlington. Kan. GLASS DECORATED NOVELTIES (Xaaqnarade, Theatrical and Caniral) PADDLE WHEELS EUppert, 46 Cooper Square, New York City. Adrance Whip Co.. 2S7 Elm st., WestSeld. Mass. ELECTRIC INSOLES & INHALERS Lancaster Glaaa Co., Lanca'ster, O. I. Elsensteln ft Co., 44 Ann st.. New 'York. MATERIAL FOR ARTISTS B. C. Erans ft Co., 1532 W. Adams at., Chicago. The electric Appliance Co., Burlington. Kan. GOLD FISH Dick ft FItxgerald, 18 Vesey at.. New York City. (Wholesale and Ratal!) Fair ft Carnival Supply Co., 126 Fifth are.. Clyde rblllips. Ft. Thomas. Ky. ELECTRIC LAMPS K. Bruce, Thornburg, la. New York. Talbot Mfg. Co.. Ill N. 15th at., St. Louis, Mo. MEDICINE FOR STREETMEN A. J. Kempien ft Co., St. Paul. Minn. GREASE-PAINTS, ETC. Derore Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio. New Toy Co., Inc., 143 Bleecker at., Newark, ELECTRIC LIGHT OUTFITS (Make-Un Boxea, Cold Craam, Ete.) New Jersey. The Ress Ca (Cherryola ft Rubyllp), Roebeatar, I'nlrersal Motor Co.. Oshkosh, Wls. MERRY-GO-ROUNDS Slack Mfe. Co.. .^37 W. Madl«on st.. (Thlcago. III. N. Y. Allan Herscbell Co., Inc.. North Tonawanda, Tip Top Toy Co.. 114-116 B. 28th at.. New York. ELEC. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS M. Stein COametlc CO.. 120 W. 31st at., N. Y. C. Uerscbell-Splllman, North Tonawanda, N. Y. Tip Top Toy Co., 621 W. Fulton at., Chicago. Zander Broa., Inc., 115 W. 48th at., N. T. 0. j 0. Deagan. Bertean and E. Bareaswood Bark C. W. Fsrker. Learenwortb. Kan. United Statea Tent A Awning Co., 229 North Desplaines at., Chicago, III. are., Chicago, Ill. MERRY-GO-ROUNDS FURNISHED GREASE ROUGE Geo. Zora, Jr.. Mfr., 524 Market at., Phlla., Pa. ELECTRICAL STAGE EFFECTS (Kake-Bp Boxea, Cold Cream, Zto.) FOR CELEBRATIONS The Tlesa Co. (Cherryola ft Rubyllp), Rocheatar, F. L. Flack, 16 E. Woodbrlclge st., Detroit, Mich. PANAMA HATS Thai. Newton, 305 W. 15th at., N, Y. City, N. Y. mirrraal Electric Stage Ughtlng Co., 240 W. MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGANS AND ITftletb at.. New York City GYMNASTIC APPARATUS ORCHESTRIONS SABATOGA PANAMA HAT CO. T. S'mmnna. 316 West 89fh at.. New York City. Beml. 216 W. 30th st.. New York (^ty. ■ SI Graenc street New York. ENGINES (Gat and Gasoline) North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, HONEY-BITS PORTABLE MACHINE N'o-th Tonawanda. N. Y. the Fooa Gaa Engine Co., SprlngOeld. O. Talbot Mfg. Co., Ill N. IStb at.. St. Louis. Mo. PAPIER MACHE STAGE PROPER¬ C. R. Plelser, Abilene, Kan. ENGRAVING, HALF-TONES AND ICE CREAM CONES (Whoteiale) TIES MONOGRAM TRANSFER LETTERS, Amelia Grain, 819 Spring Garden at, Pblla., Pa. SHOW PRINTING Lonla Denebelm ft Sons, 1224 Oak at., Kanaaa EMBLEMS, ETC. Central Engrarlng CO.. Opera Place, Cincinnati. City, Mo. Anto Monogram Supply Co., Niagara Bldg., New¬ PARK B’LD’S, CYCLONE COAST¬ EYE BROW PENCILS INCANDESCENT LIGHTS ark. N. J. ERS, CONCRETE SWIMMING The Hess Co., Rochester, N. Y. Safety Electric Co., 537 N. Dearborn at., Chtragn MOV. PIC. ELEC. LIGHT OUTFITS POOLS. ETC. M. Stein Coamctlc Co., 120 W. Slat at., N. Y. C. (}nincy Motor Oo.. Quincy, IIL Oriffltba ft Crane, 1218-20 Sibley Bldg., PhUa- INDIANS AND INDIAN COSTUMES delpbla. Pa. FACE POWDER W. H. Barten, Gordon. Neb. MOVING PICTURE MACHINES Amusement Supply Co., 160B North Fifth are.. PATENTS SECURED Oiaa. Meyer, 13 E. 13th at.. New York City. INDIANS AND INDIAN MEDICINES Chicago, Ill. Victor J. Evans & Co., Washington, D. 0. ' yteln Cosmetic Co.. 120 W. Slat at.. N. Y. C. Idaho Natlre Herb Co., Boise, Id., St'p for reply. Laemmle Film Serrlce. 204 W. Lake at., Chi¬ cago, Minneapolis. (>mahs. Des Moines. PEANUTS, ALL VARIETIES FAIR BOOKING AGENCIES JAPANESE SOUVENIR GOODS S. Catanzaro ft Sons, Inc., Penn are. and 22d r. M. Barnes. 36 S. State st.. Chicago. 111. M. P. Sales Co., 537 South Dearborn st., Haber Bros., Inc., Importers of NoTelttea, 876-8 Chicago, IIL et, Pittsburg, Pa. Broadway, .New York (Mty. FAIR GROUNDS GOODS N. Power ft Co., 90 Gold st.. New York City. PEANUT ROASTING MACHINES Mogi. Momonol ft Co.. 106 E. 16th st., N. T. C. Precision Machine Co., 317 E. 34th at.. N. Y. 0, Slack MTg. Co., 337 W. Madison at.. Chicago. Morimura Broa., 546 Broadway. New 'York (^ty, KIngery Mfg. Co., Cincinnati. O. FEATHER FLOWERS Taklto. Ogawa ft Co., 327-31 West Madiaon at.. MUSIC PRINTING PENNANTS Chicago. III. H. S. Talbott ft Co., 2931 Flournoy st.. Chicago. Be Witt Sisters, Grand Boulerard and E. Prarle Warner C. WilUama ft Co., 635 Prospect at., American Pennant Co., 66 Hanover at, Boston, are.. Battle Creek, Mich. HANDKERCHIEF CASES ludlanaiiolls, Ind. Masaaebnsetts. Gustare W. Cohen ft Bro., 744 Broadway, N. T. Berk Bros., 543 Broadway, New York City. FEATURE FILMS MUSICAL BELLS & SPECIALTIES Paetilc Pennant ft Norelty Co., 344 New High, Triangle Film Corp., 71 West Twenty-third sL, JEWELRY B. H. Mayland'a Son, 64 Willoughby at.. Brook Los Angeles, Cal. Altbach ft Roaenson, 208 W. Madiaon at., (Th’go. New York. lyn, N. Y. N. Sbnre Co., 237-241 W. Madiaon at, Chicago. rnlteriMil nim Mtonfartminc Co., rorty-^lfhth Gordon-Stranaa Co. (not Inc.), 106 W. Madison and Broadway, N>w York City, ., Chicago. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PENNANTS AND PILLOWS Lerin Broa., Terre Haute, Ind. Byron Mansy, 250 Stockton St.. San Frandaco. American Art Production 0>., 141 Wooster at.. FERRIS WHEELS Mac Fonutaln Pen ft Not. Co., 21 Ann at., N. T. 0. Deagan. Bertean and East RarensTTOOd New York City. Ell Bridge Co., Box 22B. Roodbouae, IlL Park are.. CTilcago. Pennant Nor. Co., 332 Broadway, New York. JEWELRY F. Stemthal. 217 W. Madison at., Chicago. FESTOONING (Tor Stage Uae) United Statea I’ent ft Aiming Co., 229 North Alter ft Co., 16g W. Madison at.. Chicago, DL ('hlr-igo nag ft Becoratlng Co., 1364 Wabaah CARL FISCHER Desplaines at., Chicago, III. are., CTilcago. Ill. • Gibson Mdae. Co., 714 N. Broadway. St. Lonla. Ilolsman Co., 177 W. Madison at., Chlcago,nL Headquarters for ererythlng In Music. Catalog free. National Tisane Manufacturing Co., 305 Bergen 46-84 CMser S4.. N. Y. 334 S. WabaaS. Chleate. PERFUME AND NOVELTIES at.. Brooklyn. N, Y. Shryock Todd Co. S?4 N. Eighth at.. St. Loula. Superior Perfume Co., 160 N. Wells at.. Chicago. S. Shore Co.. 2.37.241 W. Madiaon at.. Chicago. FILMS Samuel Wetnhans Co., 723 Penn are., Plttaburg. North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, PHOTOGRAPHERS North Tonawanda. N. Y. rMaanfaotnreis. Dealers la and Rental Bnroaaa) J. J. Wyle ft Broa.. Inc., IS E. 27th st.. New Ommercial Photographic Oo.. Davenport, la. York City. SoDophone Co., 1-3 E. 14th at.. New York. Hartsook, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Cal. Laemmle F-.lm Berrlce. 2 YOUNG MAN (22) WISHZS ENOAOEXYNT Agents and Solicitors Wanted A GGW17^T17^T\ for moTlDK pictures or Tauderllle. Write par¬ ticulars to S. SENOTICH, 1646 Second Avenue, New Tork City. V.iKNTJ*. rAM AS«ERS AM> TAAfl* WOlUtraS _, _ _ _ ^ - __ - -, _ —— _ _ ■_ „ , RKAL UVB BOOKS FOR REAL UVB PEOPT.K —UiUs free. B. B. SHBRIPAN CO.. 417 E. ISltt St.. New Tork. ti'iilsrs Sainrlf mse, 50 cmia. ATTi^MAT N<>V» ADVERTISEMENTS At Liberty at Future Date M.TV m. IMH. B, Houru. North l>.AoU. L. S. A. I^ITR Vt/ORn 2e PER WORD. CASH WITH COPY. A.iKNTS -Gilllm mad« l« 60 In two tiour* •rtl- A CltS CaI^ W AAA<.AJ Nt adv. aeetpted far Itta than 2te. i:;f. rio »et m s-pt. type without dispuy. no cuts, no •orders. AT LIBERTY JUXB l.ST foe permanent stock: t, Ml Ofrtrr; wrtl« quirk for Samplrt AfT<> AC- ___ . j l ->»-■ u _iwiw t ■._ m ^> vw m rw wmw « > mr Jurenile Comedy Parts. Solo VIoUnlat. Baritone us..>Rif:H m. i>rp^ s-n. i.w,u.^o_-accepted for less than 25c (Totre). Claaslo Dancer. M’lslcal Director. lIILTtiN A. KIECK. Turner (tpera House. Plymouth. WTa ACKNTS SIAKK 500^ rROriT bMdUnt Autn _ ^ P ^ ^ M -.jr.nvi. I^trlj^ inrt^» Wlnd^ AGENTS AND SOLICITORS WANTED.tel FURNISHED ROOMS.li o» 6143 4oS Ctourt ^iiirwio IIU^^ ANIMALS. BIRDS AND PETS.te FUTURE TIME WANTED BY ACTS.2e Books and Formulas ||1\T»».N «^>.. 6163 «0U> Win, trucwio. Iiunou. ATTRACTIONS WANTED .te HOTELS (Thrwtrlral) .3e la PER WORD. CASH WITH COPY. . .. i. .i-inf wiiJr-rrr»im^Th r«r«- LIBERTY AT FUTURE DATE.te HELP WANTED .te U\K WIIW AT LIBERTY IdMTlW Orel Un* and namr In black MANUSCRIPTS. SKETCHES AMD PLAYS.It Na adv. accapted fer Itaa thaa 2te. „U: ,Hi1 f**^’'^*^* tnwl .It MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE .te i«a» h^ro hatlij BANOS AND ORCHESTRAS (atrco jAscra or MOVING PICTURE ACCESSORIES FOR SALE BOOK—How to build Illusions. Handcuff Act. .V' M m-w.) . .te (Strnnd-Hand) .te2e Se I WANT Tt* SEU./—One Ten-Plnnet Bowling Alley, rONCFJ^SIOV WORKERS-One for Can.ly Rs.e one electric o4)erated Shooting Galleo', 2 new Guns: Trai-k. c«e for Arkansas;, one for Kejo; all .Ml-.IO; all In A1 condltlnn. 4’oel me five hundml di41ars, write or sire quick. JOilN A. I’ETTIliUKW, Mos-s will sell foe two hundred fifty for quick sale. C. E Itrus.' Shuss. firouiids, Illinois. BATHE, Box 143, YYltt, Illinois. COR.N'KTIST Thorouglily cxpcrlfluvsl in laiiilcvlllr. LIUKRTY lll-XlX, Hoyn. $15; Oirn Popper, miut l>e .4-1. union: v«Ic, 1:1:101); wire rarllcsl (XITTON CANT>T MACHINTai-Hand power; New DLYR-SHAU/S Pl^YYiacs- People In all Itnrs: fc. Y'lg-k. $25: Bartelle. $40; ready for use. (HA5t. “Oh, Ijook!” with the «>xclam»tion point and qnotation mark*, i» hiliod aa a moairal No. 3 ahow. .gien .May 3Cth. A.l.lress .MAR.sll.Yij. s MOXJAR. 213 K. 13th. Cincinnati. Ohio. PEYVintS. .sabula. Iowa oomedy, WITH HAKHT FOX. Jnat what it would bo without him i» prohlomatirai. Tor- CRETOR POPCORN ANTE mYNTT WAC/ON— hapa it might turn to to bo a rovue or a oatlre or a trarosty, but It 1» highly probable YY A.NTEI* Dramatic isstplr: those th»t do stwrlai- Moilel C, used trie sca/um. like new, cost $1,050; har- that it would proTo only another gam ahow. tlea t>prferre«l. young Leading Man. Novelty I'ert.-rn.. galn; midte me offer. ROIST. SCILYKP. 112 Cnm- The muaic ia neither better nor worao than that of dozena of almllar prodnotiona. The ers, also I'lano Player to .kHible stage some (Mrs merdal. Daveojstrt, Iowa. two interlora. a liring room and a conaerratory. in which the action takoa place, tho Elwar IIFATHKR CREAM—R»mark»bl* dUcnrerr. See >d FOR RALE—About SOO Tents, aUghtly used. Wan THIRTY VERT HE.\VT. well made Nteamer M..|p' Wanlrd. IIEATIIKK CREAM CO.. Detroit Printing Machinery & Supplies Tenta—CxS, 7xT, 7x9. 9Hxl2, 12x14, 14x16, 14x18. Trunks; ao*t $12. guartnteed. $5 each. REDINGTVN M' liwan. _ So PER WORD. CASH WITH COPY. fVmemalm TTnte—6x7, 7x7. $x$, $zl0, 10x10. 10x12. CO., Canton, rennsylvanlt. He adv. aeeagtad ter lose Daa 2Se. 10x14, 12x12, 13x14. Dining or Refreshmcrit TMts— Kl lints HTAMI’t*. nuhtoned mounted. l>n Une. 10x14. lOx'iO. 12x20. 12x24. 14x21. 14x24. 16x23. Lhail- THE NEW PATENTED DOLL RACK AIR RIFLE t. I'tlil Uno'ot raulncue publlthed mellrd «ltli or- FOR SALE—Dexter Folder; Dexter FTeder; taker tauqua Compartment Tenle—10x20, 12x20, 14x24. Vr A S4i.\, Til 6ih ATe., New York. theet 43x410 Inehes: folds four foltlii; right angle; Rhow Tents—20x30, 20x44). 20x60. 3»*45. 30x50. 30x60 .SHt)«)TING GALLERY—The biggest novelty offered feeds and folds algnaturre id H, 10, 14 and 3$ pagm; 35z$0, 40x60. 50x80. 60x90. 70x115. 118x204), and for years tn the eonceeslon line; an attraetive amuse¬ -vrij. i«>ik;I'7i4 FOR SAU:—Genuine K Derrlntut A Clarinet. FOR REAL POETRY, REAL MELODT, BEAL Behm Sysuna. kwr pttrh. almost neer. perfect tune. About This Season’s Successful New York Productions HARMONY In aonga try Tbe “Song Mart” (Wil¬ di-uMe Irathee ratie. $S5 oa GRoS'lSt a YAVS. liam E Darts, composer). Santa Crua. CaL Punch. rare Park Tbet'.re (Irrhrattw, Tounguown, Ohla Sentiment. Story In everything. rmt S.LIX—Rarand-baiu$ Uca-Fon. 4 artaees. with CLIFTON CRAWFORD IN A NEW MUSICAL PLAY FOB SALS—225 Orchestra Pleoet, 87.50. Addreoa Wwor. Tiylir Fiber Trunk, new. used ati weeks. L. C. KL’BIZ. KnoxvUle. Iowa. $400 on. Nahlmha. 4 ortarek, parka In two Tajlor F Trunks, flnt-rlaas cmuUtloa. used Tery Rule. r:'-'0O; Marlmhatbma ateeJ. 4 ortaeee. In Taylor FANCY FREE HAPPY (3ILDH(X)D DATS—New song. Just out: F.'we Trunk, like new. $100 00. Artist Xylophone. IH catchy melody. 11c. prepaid. ALBERT PRICE, oare orurre. bars 2 tnrbea like neer. Taylor Fiber Trunk. General Dellvrry. Toledo. Ohio. $150 0i>. all Iiwr pitrh and Oeagan maka O. M. With Marilynn Miller, Harry Conor, Ray Raymond IRONS. Huron. South Dakota. iLARTHINO THRU GEORGIA CANNING THE KAISER—Six vervea; It'a patrloUe; It baa the kldk; FGR SALE- Tuba, allrer plated, good eoodlUoa. That I« tbr WIT It i« bDled, bat for all that It wQl be referred to aa merely Fancy It’v full of ginger; sample. lOe; 83.00 per hundred tieoo. RElTOR. Bearer. Ohio. coptm. DODGE. I*ubUsber, Boa 243. Oagtoo. Ohio. Free. rr>R S.VLR—Or.n Bb Trumpet Mirer-plated, sold Contlderable palaa hare been taken te make this prodaetion more like a play than bell, «ul.-k change to A; tn rase, good aa new; btr- a magical metaage—-and not altogether tn vain—bnt the trouble la that tbe farther It geta MUSIC ARRANGING—Practical arrangements few gsln E\KL UIPPLE. Redfield. South Dakota away from type, at least la tbe tUrectloa Dorothy Donnelly and J. C. HnSmann poll itt band, orchestra, piano, votes, etc.; song orchiatra- tions. accompanlraenta to melodies; copying and trans¬ tbe less entertaining It is In dangtw of becoming. posing; music written to poems. EMILE 3CICHAUZ. FOB RAIX—20 Clartnela in all keyi; 15 Bb Cktr- fto, altho It remains a gam show, that la rather a fortnae thaa a misfortune, because eet*. long model; S Slide TTombonee. • VaIre Tmt- 70 Weat Oah SL, Odoago, llllnola. bnnea, • Altos. 1 Mrlophocee. S Saxophones, low It might Dot have gotten over otherwise. ' pltrk: 10 hlgb-grade Snare I>Tum*: tell each tepa- But It hat scored. There Is not tbe least donbt of that Furthermore it Is as pro- ARE TOC LOOKING FOB the bmt sR aronnd ntrly and ablp same on three days’ trial. Address Bonneed a hit as It was Instantaneoas. Dixie Song ever written? W. W. Hall. “Tbe Sing¬ JAHES SISTEK. 424$ Broadway. Clereland. Ohio. Marilynn Miller Is tbe embodiment of f W.^NTED SETONP-HAVD SXARE PRI'MS and fY>B SALB—Wife of Cain In 4 rcrla. wIlA KVOI.ISH S^mJOHT. lU; Woreofeimn. nn Theatrical Printing Tambourtnr*. with or without Headtt. Addrceii T. H. Helm Gardner; all In flr8t-cli.iii ooudltlon, with plenur litiere. I.t. Till KKrad., diaprln Falla. Ohio. S« PER WORD. CASH WITH COPY. rOKraY’, ralace Theatre, RoIirlUe, foemectlcut of edroulan and large ranvas signs: prtoe. $10 no; OtHlD KKItl ILT MACIII.SEH. complete to run. N* >dv. accepted for leit thaa 25e. - ■ ■ — I ■■■ ■■ - oompleu-. GEO. M. EBEKIB. care Orafonolo Stiop. WANTED—Tent, 20i60: must be In good condition. 14 Na Michigan Are., tlilcaao. niliicda *.3.5.iMt up, Kealuriw and Single Heels cheap, new* 2:>n BON'D lJ?rTF:RHK.tnS. 250 Enrclnpe* to 1 Address T. A. U.tRUISOX. tValdron, Kansas, film milal ileperinient just opeinsl. attractlre ^njio match. *1.75. Hri.SE I'RINTEKY, HoDeore A'alU, FOR RALB-The fire-reel ctme.ly. ' Wbat Hap- slll.«i; sui.lle. end •''<> r.«.| pened to Jones." with Fred .Mece. poHt.rs. ones, 'h*;**# ‘ ^ITIKS to. 51, .New York. WANTED TO Rl'Y’—I'na-Fon, with battenr, 2H or I pened to Jones." with Fted Mace, pewters. 3 ortares. RECTOR. Bcawr, Ohio. I three# endand #lxes;(dies; photos;ph<#o«; for a quick sale only Delaware St.. Kansas City. kllaiuHirl. *3.5.00; will ship C. O. D.. sublrct to rxemlnsilosi .*i -—----- 24x36 IXCHES OR UTSS—Ektlmatea free. Hl'BD receipt of deposit. A. M. GR-VlLt-M. 21 Piktir Bldg . MOTION PHTl RE MAtnilNfSt bisighl end sold OF SHARFSBltRO. In Iowa. lllrmlnghem. Alebema bergeUi lul# free .NATIONAL iAJl IPMILNT tDM ‘ PA.NV. imiulh. .MltimwiKa 200 BOND UTTERITEADS—Printed. *1.00. tXFt- MOVING PICTURE MI’ST CLOSE Ol’T QCICK—600 single-reel Western paJd: U. ft. only: sample. W. KINXIEB. Box 206. Cnmedle# and Dremes at *1.00 per reel, write for Mil. AIIUMEME oh TllEATIU: M-t.V We here jo Brooldyn, New York. bargain list. THOMI'SO.N FILM B-VCUA.NGE, M.r- extra heaty i«» idy tkrra t2ialr*, weather w xrt hare aaiitown. Kentucky I any eft.s t m tlirwe etiaira. trice 50c each; also ts.i S.OfM) GmiMED LABELS, $1,00. Samples free! DEPARTMENT gaiaown. lamiutaa. -| ^ Ma« hlnea. *1.50 0(1 #a. h: larg. EDWARD HARRI.SON. "ITlnUng." Baltimore. FOR SALE-300 two and threr-nvl Features «M cycle, single idiaas price *ko 00. Fwlergl four and five dollars tier rwl: wiiic fir ll*t yi'EE.N tr:. trie Sign. reaiUng ■’Tliraire" on IsSh aides, fr. TAYLOR’S riAMlN’C TONIGHTFRS will draw a Calcium Lights ITLATTRE SERVICE. Birmingham, .Ualiama. I may 4, Hit Ttie Bllltioarcl 51 alu' of the stolen artblea waa only fifty now attached to the box office of the Pnlace No. 5—Brent Hayes nee
ra were sadly yacant. with Vaugbn Morgan, Harry Mintnrn, Ruth Rob- *n.nis>. I>os Aagele* harbor, situated at Saa Tedro, near by, ha* tbou<*an