The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-11
PRESS AGENT FOR
STATE MICHIGAN
Young Woman After Varied
Career Works for Fab
uIous Salary.
WAS BORN IN CIRCUS TENT
AFTER MAKING REPUTATION AS
VAUDEVILLE STAR SHE EN-
TERED JOURNALISM AND MADE
A REPUTATION.

HEPUTATjON.
Nellie Revell, who has just been ap-
pointed press agent for the State Of
Michigan, being the only woman press
agent for the only state that has a
press agent in the United States, is a
woman of remarkable ability.
Miss Revell has had varied career
since she was born in circus wagon
of the Barnum show down In Missis-
6ippi some years ago. She was at one
time the only woman press agent for
q circus In the world, and in that ca
pacity she did some splendid work, be-
whatever show she happened to be pro-
noting
A Vaudeville Star.
1t was an easy stage from promoting
publicity to the vaudeville stage.
where she won instant recognition by
her brilliant and original monologues.
and in short time from an obscure
performer on the three-a-day circuit,
she was headliner 1t was while at
the very height of her success in this
line that she turned her attention to
writing for the press. She was sent
on some big assignments. and the
browning feat of journalism accom-
plished by this indomitable woman
was trip to San Francisco for Chi
cago paper.
Lands Big Scoop.
Miss Revell, not only reported the
stopping of the fleet on it's world tour
at San Francisco, but she was the only
woman who went on board any of the
She was received with great warmth
by the officers and men on board, and
was photographed with large group
OF jackies who girdled the globe fol
Uncle Sam. After returning from this
West Miss Revell was engaged to pro-
mote the publicity for the Olympic MI
sic Hall and her work for this play
house was soon SO prominent that she
attracted the attention of promoters
all over the country. and many flatter.
ing offers were made her.
Fabulous Salary.
When the promoters Of the State
Fair of Michigan, which will be held
in Detroit from September 2nd to the
10th. inclusive, were casting about 70.
a promoter for the great state oil
Michigan. they went to Chicago. and
they went to the Olympic Music Hal
and sought Miss Revell. After talk
ing with her for few moments sht
was engaged to do the largest press jol
that had ever been turned over to on,
individual. and at a salary that seem
ed fabulous to all who are acquainted
with the prices paid for publicity.
Miss Revell is one of the most orig
ina1 characters in Chicago. She has ;
fund of bright anecdotes. Is witty ant
Is also level-headed. She has a per
sOnality that has won her high place
In the regard of the newspaper people
Of Chicago and of other cities. II
her new position Miss Revell will writ
of the glories of Michigan. She will
exploit the mines, the timber. the agri
cultural products. the manufactures
and other features that make the nam
OF the state notable.
A LovabIe Woman.
While Miss Revell has never don
Qnything but the work that usual.
falls to the lot Of man. she is low
able woman, with kind heart, and i
noted for her charitable work amoni
the theatrical people IN all sections o
the country. She has never beel
known to turn down a friend in need
and many poor thespians have caus
to thank her for assistance when in tn
direst need.
Miss Revell has made her home /
Chicago for the past twenty years
and she is we'll acquainted with ever
foot of the real estate in the loop dis
trict and is an authority on the pric
OF property in Chicago. She has cross
ed the Atlantic six times and the Pa
cific four times. She has been In al
OF the larger cities of this country, an
is widely known in newspaper an
theatrical circles