"Two maziebars and a cherry flapper please!" I've got a picture somewhere of butchers wearing cardboard signs on the front of their caps reading "Ten cents PAY NO MORE". Concello finally came up with the idea of issuing uniforms with no pockets to both butchers and ushers.
While working for Kenny McConnell during the '76' Ringling dress rehearsal/opening in Venice Kenneth Feld caught my brother Tom selling 35¢ cokes for 50¢. He demanded that Roland fire him immediately which Roland did, of course. On his way out the door Mr. Kaiser grabbed Tom and told him to shave his beard and come back for the night show. I, on the other hand, had the exclusive for the rest of the show.
"Love Nest" was a candy bar per a full page ad for it in this 1928 S-F program that appears in the third from last (back) page. Unfortunately, no picture shows what the bar/wrapper looked like. None of the other concession items have advertisements. Dick Flint Baltimore
Think I screwed up my thanks to Chic. Was trying to say I do remember, thanks to your description, those flying birds from somewhere in my distant past.
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I'll bet the butchers loved this notice!
Erik Jaeger
"Two maziebars and a cherry flapper please!"
I've got a picture somewhere of butchers wearing cardboard signs on the front of their caps reading "Ten cents PAY NO MORE".
Concello finally came up with the idea of issuing uniforms with no pockets to both butchers and ushers.
"No sir, the 10 cents is for something else. The Coke is 50 cents (when it's 100 degrees in the tent).
Cole Bros about 1943 or 44.
Bob Kitto
How about the bird whistles that
you put in your mouth (and took
a little practice)
Although Willis Lawson took credit
I'll bet it was Art that set the
order of products to go out so it
was only dry & salty or sweet long
before any thing wet or cold
(or maybe somebody longer ago)
Please, a little help for a "Later in the month of May"......
What is:
a love nest
cherry flapper (a drink?)
Sambo Marshmallow (like today's Mallomars?)
Mazie bar (Ice cream?)
flying birds (are these the plastic whistles we put a little water in to make them "chirp"?
Many thanks, always glad to learn something,
Paul G.
Paul(if you have to ask!), since this is the 1920s, you get a flapper along with a love nest.
Dick Flint
Baltimore
Can only help you Paul with the
flying birds which were paper
sculpture with a feathered tail
that were mounted on a string on
a balloon stick & waved around
The feathered tails would spin
& create a chirping whistle
They used to drive me crazy
While working for Kenny McConnell during the '76' Ringling dress rehearsal/opening in Venice Kenneth Feld caught my brother Tom selling 35¢ cokes for 50¢.
He demanded that Roland fire him immediately which Roland did, of course.
On his way out the door Mr. Kaiser grabbed Tom and told him to shave his beard and come back for the night show.
I, on the other hand, had the exclusive for the rest of the show.
"Love Nest" was a candy bar per a full page ad for it in this 1928 S-F program that appears in the third from last (back) page. Unfortunately, no picture shows what the bar/wrapper looked like. None of the other concession items have advertisements.
Dick Flint
Baltimore
Think I screwed up my thanks to Chic. Was trying to say I do remember, thanks to your description, those flying birds from somewhere in my distant past.
Many thanks.
Paul
Paul G,
Mallomars are only available in the colder months because they melt in hot weather.
They seem to be a NYC area delight.
Mike
who's father owned:
Naughton's Irish Delicatessen
"Where Irish Eyes Are Always Smiling"
Bronx, NY
Hi to Diane
I used to assemble those damn "tweetie birds" when I worked for the A&E Concession Co. (Laura Anderson and Frank Ellis).
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