("Chin Chin"). (Cash, Theodore; and McCue, Eugene; editors). - The Hippodrome Usher's Gazette. Vol. 1, No. 8. April 30, 1916.

New York: The Hippodrome, 1916. 1916. - Quarto, 11 inches high by 8 inches wide. Printed self-wraps with a pictorial banner title above 3 columns of text on the cover page. A four-page periodical, including the covers, illustrated with the title banner, a vignette decoration topped by an eagle framing the "Ushers Roll of Honor", a photo of R.H. Burnside on the cover page and three photographs depicting the parade led by John Philip Sousa in which the Hippodrome Scouts and the baby elephant Chin Chin participated. The bottom edges of the pages are dampstained and tears to the top edges have been repaired with clear archival document tape. There is a small chip out from the bottom of the fold with a tear also reinforced with clear archival document tape. Good. A rare biweekly gazette published by the uniformed boys who, as the Hippodrome's ushers, assisted patrons to their seats. The gazette includes a "roll of honor" of current ushers, short poems and tales praising the shows presented at the Hippodrome as well as some mocking of their trouble-prone co-workers, and rumors, gossip, news and quips. Included are playful poems titled "Always Merry and Bright" and "An Ode to Kienan", a report on the ball game between the Gallery Team and the Orchestra, and the first chapter of a tale by "Jack" Barrett entitled "The Stowaway". A full page, framed by 2 illustrations, reports on the parade from the perspective of the Hippodrome's baby elephant "Chin Chin". The report from the elephant's point of view is titled "On Parade with Twelve Hundred: 'Chin Chin' Relates Her Experience While En Route, Led by Sousa". RARE. Fair .

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