Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-02-10
IN TWO PARTs-PART TWO

IN TWO PARTs-PART TWO
nHEY found the owner OF the hall in q
doubtful mood. 81 dunno" he told
L Hummer. "Mebbe you better call of
your show. When the men are in town
like this they're always apt to make
trouble. Last year they rid a mar out OF
town on a pike pole, that brought a show
here when they was Just in"
Blummer laughed. Probably the show
was no good" he suggested.
Nothing looks good to them when
they're drunk" the man insisted. II
wouldn't risk 1t If twas me-"
They've got. money" Blummer grunt-
ed. we'll nave a good house. Leave 1t
to us to keep 'em in a good humor."
You don't know these boys"
Willie asked TREMENDOUSLY: What are
they likely to do?"
WELL" the proprietor explained, some
times they'll set still I'M laugh and have
a good time and everything's good ma
tured. But then sometimes they start
throwing things, or n Of them will be
feeling wild and get up on the stage.
They hurt a young actor fellow pretty
bad here three years ago. Course, they're
just boys. not meaning any real harm. !"
Wen give them something snappy."
Blummer assured him. We've got a
good show n they'll eat 1t up. I
wouldn't wonder If we stayed over an
other night"
How did they hurt him?" Willie asked.
why, he fell down or something. and
they stamped on him q little with their
spikes The man chuckled. Il guess
his hide will look like he was shot full
Of bird shot long as he lives"
you've got to know how to handle
them" Blummer insisted
Thu lnnoI n1n,, chnaH hfo hnnd tAfl
right. They can't hurt the hall any. It's
used to it. You girls will have to have
their nerve with them. though"
They've got a plenty of it," Blummer
told him. you leave that to me-
He was cheerfully contented with the
prospects, and this in spite of the fact
that the hall itself was i'll adapted for
theatrical uses. The stage was simply a
platform at one end. half enclosed in a
recess in the wall, the other half pro-
jecting. There was a curtain that would
suffice, and he and Willie improvised
screens on the floor at either side which
would serve as dressing rooms. Exits
and entrances must be made by climb
ing the stairs to the platform. The back
drop, which was the only scenery Blum
mer carried, Woul sufficiently dress the
stage, he decided.
THESE men won't be particular" he
assured Willie. Wen put 1T over. You
and Kirk and me can dress on one side,
and the girls and the old woman on the
other" The two put in a busy day Of
preparation, and at dinner time Blum
mer was satisfied. He had hired a piano
player. n had engaged one of the three
policemen in town to stand at the box
office: the owner of the hall would sell
tickets. Blummer professed himsel con-
tent, and in the hotel gave a final word
of instruction to the girls.
Snap into it a little livelier tonight"
he advised. ''These boys like speed. Well
show them some"
"I'l tell the world" Rose dryly agreed.
"We'l cut the ines down to the bone"
Blummer directed. Then If a song makes
a hit, give EN- as many ncores as they'll
take. And snap up the dances Don't
be afraid to kick. They don't want
style; they want action"
Blummer was rather proud of the book
of his show. because he had written it
himself. 1t was, he used to point out, a
model musical comedy, "A man comes to
a show to see a pretty chorus" he would
say. And a woman comes to see q good
looking lar Well. I give them what
they want; and no high priced prima
donna to pay. either"
He was accustomed to bill his perform
ance as THE Daisy Chain Girls or Adam
In Eden" This title had never wholly
satisfied him; he thought it lacked ap-
peal. 1t served merely in default Of a
better. There were two acts, both to be
presented on the same set. which was an
open air scene with a veranda on n
side.
And we can do without the veranda."
he explained.
The back drop furnished the open air.
The plot Blummer had gathered from a
number OF sources; the songs had been
written for him by a hack, at cut rates.
Himself played the part OF a farmer with
six daughters: Mrs. Marnihan was his
wife. Keith Kirk was q rich man whose
automobile broke down outside the gates,