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Hard Luck and High Hopes in New York Theatre Life
Feature on struggling actors in New York, detailing shoddy lodgings off Broadway, advance salary tricks, and the harsh grind before autumn engagements. Vivid portraits show talent and generosity amid poverty, with tales of road tours, booking offices, and chorus work behind the lights.
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Broadway
West 46Th St
Aadeit
Mr. St. Clair
Sirrah
Red Onion
Trang
Nassau St
Dramatic School
Hipyer
Brown
New York
Rockies
Colorado
Albany
The
Lambs
Friars
Greenroom Club
Ican
Middle Arkansas
Polkville
Memphis
Lady Audley
Dyersberg
Creak
Mary
Coney
Undertakers
Vince
Amsterdam Hall
Lyric Hall
Jack Harkness
Brooke