The St. Joseph observer., 1915-06-12
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rHG FAKE eHAUrbuouA sEAsoN
Tbe tine ~ year is nsv her. whers.
IN the fake shEuiABqua ~ about 10
spread Hs nhsitsfinz wihss over The
smsh tosns ara yiliages ~ this sec
ilon of Missouri. and Eran VIII b.
worked On the peoplr The tins OF
the freak h Al hasd
u IL Fssliy shameful the manner IN
shich thsss fakes are pa,ned or on
the small t8pna The ,ArEer ones.
which arise 10 ths diEhHy u small
cities. fare better, tor they ran pay
more pnd DO receive sons real talent
but the smaller fFy the i.ofd save
'smi wha, IA Il ths, they 10 not grt
Ot course. no 0Hs can blame the
smaller places fOf wanting 90 show
enterprise and have some summer iea
ture. and on this th. grsn 1fbautsu
qus" promoter works He meets IN"
leading rnisrns. tbIks Filbly TO them
og spch and such famous attraction"
and EsniiY insinusies to his victims
that you know rouAlst o. course
YOU 90" and the aforesaid "lsadirg
citifrn." ih order 90 not disclose uis
lEnofaucs sraveiy a,plsscrs md
the fsh 10 huoked
The slib promoter saddl,s on tbe
committee appointed iot 81 other
.cc!ehHucs" Of BRe Rather ard equal
iy unknown and uurunr EauahuiB
and then. making bimaplt certain ou
bis guarantee posts 'd 'o She next
village and ngaiu works iu hi. barn
siOymsfs unth. having unirient
number 81 small towns iu close proS
unity hookrd. he is certain ot big fe
turns for she mosi mediocre and Oft.
times msndaciuus "tairni" Last year
forty small toSns IN ,he yisinity oi
81 Joscph we're on the hsb line and
some Of the talent given them could
not have filled an engagement before
hobo hacigty ia the fsllfuad yatde
here and held an audience
just ~ az cNsmpir, u eau he stated
/ that these fake lecturers lmp"rsun
store, dramatic readers etc. etc,
which make gp the ahali town chau
ttAuaua taIent and shpw biE on the
lhms." afe recruited from tho most
rpealosto talent ot the citics. Who on
account of their ihenicieney. cannot
and a place on ~ uptodA'v rhHutaa
qua plaifurin TheY are generally
~, tlos lawyers who cannot make d
living iu their profession brokc5
iauwp preachers who canHet set q
charge sbaera Vito have been reject
cd by thr irRulaf STAGE. and Wusira
.argreeauons that could not draw .
dollar snd a BALI huusr IN thvtr hom'
citv. ~ Joseph nos baa over
dbren original Dpphar Quari"iiea
Dunbar u,l Ringers masqu'Jsdini
outside at nv ,i,s ard workibE h'
smail toNn circuits as the toal bun
bars There arr Nye brivlesA Law
iy.fs. no one of which ever had
. paying client here, on the small 'owl
. Circuit. poainx ~ gccat attorney
, whore they are not known ssnat"
, lMke Moran has forgotten mere thai
p the entire bunch nov knows. bat the
, have committed some other MATS IA
b imous lecture 10 memory and palm
+ oft ~ their osn This ci'S has q bail
/ dozen grcat "cunitAltos" aud an egua
nnmbrr II silver noivd WarblrrF' q
the soprano persuasion noS oh th
small town circuits. vhose ave-, ie
, while here IL that ~ dlntns tn"in sul
& lin cheap restaurants but then thei
assumed NAMES sound veil and loo
4. is~cn on the bllhosrds Of tho sma
towns a hundred or ~ miles away
!. and posaibiy they please their ~
, dlcnccs Oi vours", u the sea
towns fall for a. II is none OF ou
business. but there should BE- som
|. protection for the people Of ,h" srna
towns against such imposi'ioa and d
. CePtIon,
. u might be also noted. In sPcAkln
L Of ~. Joseph fakes (bat outside I
IA chAu,auqaA ctrciesl, that this city h'
a a nrsro Who Is porter in one Of II
. llrading SALOONS each wintcr. who go'
. out each summer tAnd is now on q
rNAdl as Wild maa ior one of u
1, lcAdins rAilrOaa shows Cameron h'
n another noloF~d gentleman Who "
: ,Anitct there In the winter and Il no
\. on the road With a million dollar sho
" posing - IN aHtanea and raw eum'
!. aeAh eating cannibal