Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1903 — DIAMONDS DIDN’T CLUSTER. [ARTICLE]

DIAMONDS DIDN’T CLUSTER.

The “Cluster of Diamonds” company were in hard luck here Monday night. After worrying through the first act, the Dutch “villian” came out on the stage and made an announcement: The company had rehearsed the play in Chicago, and Rensselaer was their opening performance; they had left Chicago that morning; the manager had been on a protracted spree and was so drunk that they had left him in the Windy City; arriving here they met with fresh misfortunes, when the leading man acquired an unquenchable thirst and proceeds in the attempt to drink up all the booze in Rensselaer; they had hoped to bring him in to go through his part in the play, but the emissaries sent out to find him had visited all the booze joints and failed to find any trace of the missing actor; therefore, it was his painful duty to dismiss the sls to $25 house, and those who had purchased tickets would have their money refunded at the box office. The company was billed for Monticello, Goodland and other points, but all engagements were cancelled and tho members took the 9:55 train next morning and returned to Chicago. Such are the fortunes of the show business.