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Show "ANGEL" WANTED THE MONEY Evidently Backer of Show Was Tired of Its Making Nothing but Good Impressions. The manager of a burlesque show told the following Incident of his theatrical career: "Fifteen years ago a certain Chlciigo 'angel' staked mo to n small repertory show, Instructing me to make one-night stands In Kansas. Our show wns terrible, ter-rible, Indeed, but finally wo left Chicago. Chi-cago. "Our first step was Topeka. After the night's performance I sent a telegram tele-gram to my 'angel,' saying: Topeka receipts re-ceipts 502.00. Made a good Impression here.' 'The next night we played In Hutchinson. Hutch-inson. After the show I wired : 'Hutchinson 'Hutch-inson receipts J.12.50. Made a splendid Impression here.' "The next night found our troupe In Chanute. My telegram that night read : 'Clmnute receipts $21. Made u wonderful wonder-ful Impression here.' "Sovccnl hours later I 'was at tho Chanuto depot with my troupers when the telegraph operator handed me a telegram. It was from my 'angel. The message said: 'Muke one more Impression Impres-sion then come home.' " |