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Title: Theatrical and circus life;
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Jennings, John Joseph, 1853-1909. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Theater Circus
Publisher: Chicago, Laird & Lee
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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little capital was wantedto head a first-class dramatic combination, and thatmight call at No. I th Avenue, New York. Mi-- Lewis, who was without any training, answeredthe advertisement, and was told that $1,000 would b<-required to obtain the position, which was leadinglady in the Daniel Roehat Combination, which -to begin its tour, by opening at the Boston Theatre.The negotiations were carried on with Maurice A.Schwab and Robert J. Hummel, who received $700from Miss Lewis, and furnished her with an alleged in-structor in the dramatic art. In order to be near thetheatre Miss Lewis took rooms at the Revere House,Boston, where Schwab and Rumrnel al-o e-tablUhedthemselves, and proceeded to study her part after en-gaging an alleged instructor recommended by Schwab. STAGE-STRUCK. 217 After two or three weeks standing off by the swin-dlers, who made constant demands on her for moneyfor her wardrobe and other things, she chanced to callat the Boston Theatre to hear how the rehearsals of
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MARIE PRESCOTT AS PARTHENIA. Daniel Rochat were progressing. She was toldthat there were no rehearsals in progress and learnedthat she had been swindled. Schwab and Rummelfled, leaving her to pay her hotel bill, but she had themarrested in New York, and both on trial were, I 2 IS STAGE-STRUCK. think, convicted and sent to the penitentiary, whereplenty more managers of their stripe should be. Managers of what are known as snap companiesare just as bad as Schwab and Hummel. They areglad to find some young lady or gentleman of meanswith lots of ready cash, and they do not hesitate tomake victims even of professional people. The snapmanager has no money of his own. lie sits around atheatrical printing office all day, and pretends to herunning a circuit of several towns. lie watches hisopportunity until a company comes along which hethinks he can take over to his villages. )>y falserepresentations he manages to run up a big bill with theprinter and to borrow money from the company, whog

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