Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1895 — Here Is an Artist. [ARTICLE]

Here Is an Artist.

From a small town comes a story which shows what strides the art of barn storming has taken since managers of great renown have condescended to apply their massive brains to it It was the gentle advance agent who was wafted into town one day in early spring. To the landlord of a boardinghouse he hied him, and after he had secured a room, like a prudent man he set about at once to find the means to pay for it. Business was dull with the landlady, and she lent a ready ear to the honeyed song of the theatrical man. This was the song that he gave her: If she would sell twenty seats for the forthcoming performance of “The Husband,” he would stay at her house and bring unto her four actors of his company when it got to town. He and they were to pay $1 a day apiece in current coin. The landlady looked out at the budding trees and the blue sky, the robins’ call was blent with the voice of the tempter, and she consented. She bought the twenty tickets—sl each —made her other boarders buy them and took In and boarded four actors with abnormal appetites and the manager for three days, for which she received sls. It will be seen the astute manager made $5 and got board and lodging free for himself and four actors. Is It any wonder that with geniuses like this to carry out his plans it pays a manager to examine the map with a microscope that he may find hamlets and villages to bless with his Nos. 10, 12 and 13 companies?