Stark’s company fell apart. Harry Brown went on days long drinking benders. Miss Douglas who was the solid backbone left for California. Nellie had been sending letters about her life in SF’s theatre scene.
Characters
Topliffe’s Theatre opens
Stark’s company staged the first full show in the new Topliffe’s Theatre “The Lady of Lyons” – Mrs. Stark as Pauline
Hussey’s Minstrels follow and mooch
a rival group Frank Hussey’s Minstrels follow the Clark and LaFont group mooching off crowd.