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Show 1 . ' ' , i i i I (Copyright, 1 ', by :,V d a: y g Kou Co.) We f.nl ku.,j ia i.-.u.r.y curious occupations, occu-pations, tut t.lom as the one i.i w' h Mm. Helene K. Hoot Id er -J, t'.u.t of a theatrical manager bill r.-ter at Laramie, Wyo. - Mrs. Root took charge of the opera-house opera-house and reUted It as she wanted It. substituting plush opera chairs instead of old-fashioned wooden ones,, frescoed celling Instead of a plain one, new. scenlo curtains, etc.. 1n fact, made It up to date. She personally looks after every detail, the setting of the scenery, the ushers, the ticket selling:. In fact, her vigilant eye is upon all the departments. depart-ments. In every one of which she Is an expert. For all hes theater 1a out In the wild, wooly West, It Is supplied with electric lights, and not an Improvement that Is found In an Eastern theater Is not embodied In Mrs." Root's opera-house. opera-house. . N , Naturally, with all these advantages) the best traveling troupes seek and contract con-tract for their plays at the opera-house when in Laramie. ' " ' While many male managers would stand upon their dignity and have their advertising agent look after -their- bill 1 posting, Mrs. Root personally attends to hers. Every man in her employ to post bills has been trained by her, she going with them, showing 'them how to put them up, for she Is an expeTt.' consequently conse-quently her advertising Is excellently done, and the traveling agents appreciate appre-ciate It. It is sometimes amusing to see the astonishment exhibited by the theatrical people when they arrive to find that the J3. E. Root they have been corresponding with is a woman., Whatl you posting bills and managing a theater! the-ater! Why, I never heard of such a thing before. But they become, pleased with the situation, and perfectly satis-fled satis-fled with the result. Mrs. Root has car-rledn car-rledn both lines of business since 1894, and has been very successful. The crt-iaens crt-iaens and .residents of Laramie are high in their praise of Mrs. Roofs opera-house opera-house and her management. |