Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-21

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porter last evening. eve started
out the year Of the Worlds fair. and
though We only played occasionally
at first, We are now in great demand.
Tho people seem to be beginning to
appreciate our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
il. the educated, refined people. We
are having good crowds here. Why.
l thought We would have . rough
set Of people to hear rs here. I a.
ways thought this Black Hawk place
was sort Of wilderness-lots Of ig-
norsnt. rough people here. This
must have been q fine place for Black
Hawk to live. am sorry that he
and his whole tribe could not have
been with MS tonight. Wouldn't it
have been nice?
Yes, We are having splendid sue
cess; making lots Of money. We
own an 8O-acre farm near Marion
and last winter We bought 10 acres
in the suburbs of Cedar Rapids; paid
$40 600 for it. Now. we're going to
build q $25. ZOO residence on it-one
of the finest in the country up that
way. Have We made money? you
ask. Yes, lots of it. Since We
started out We have made between
t45, 900 and $50 900. But my"-and
here she drew . long breath-s.the
ones who have made money are the
theatre managers. At Hammer
STEMS, in New York, We had 5000
people nightly. and seats sold rs
high as $3.50 . piece. We we're
there several weeks. Why. the peo-
pie went wild over us.
1.-The largest house we ever had
was at Keokuk last 9Th of July. We
played to 5000 people in the after.
noon. and 1000 people in the even.
ing. There was an awful crowd
there at night-all the people
couldn't get in. We give q differen,
show from the rest of the companies
Take the refined class Of people. the,
think ours is the only show going
We got 5000 for the two nights q,
Keokuk. The second night We ever
played. though, at Cedar Rapids,
was the best money making night TO,
rs. Seats sold for IS cents and We
cleared 500.
There are Eve girls of us. Mother
and father are dead, and our two
oldest sisters are at home-Lizzie
and Ella. That's all there is of our
family. Addie is the oldest Of nj
three, and was the one who started
the show. Had hard time to gel
the girls ont, but We finally gol
started, and now we are enjoying
ourselves. How long did it tahe nj
to get up the play? About . week
We have had great receptions in al
parts of the country, and in the east
We were the heroines Of the hour
We've made an awful lot of money
more'n we could ever make ON thu
farm.
1--WE expect to play in the south
most OF next season. All the people
down that way are wild to have nj
come. Going to Georgia and Texas
down that way. When we gel
back we'll build our big house ant
live in style. We've no manager
now, but shall have when We STAR
south. Our last manager didn't d.
the fair thing, and we let him 90.
Jessie is really the star of oul
company-she was tonight. but !
usually am. Didn't you think ",
gave q good show? Oh, we're get.
ting used to this stage life and ar
now playing nearly every night.
never thought We would be the at
traction we are today. We stucI
to our play, and the people hav
stood by us ever since we rtsrte.
out-why shouldn't we feel that "
have persevered in the right direc
tion. You're going. are you? Well
goodnight.