. Colonel Crockett's co-operative Christmas. TO EVERY STRANGER IN NEWYORK, AND HIS LADY If you are not otherwise engaged onChristmas night, the honor of your presenceat Madison Square Garden is requested byDavid Austin Crockett Colonel Fifth Texas Cavalry, C. S. A. Music, Dancing, Refreshments, Souve-nirs. For the purpose of keeping out th«undesirable element a cliarge of willbe made. I knew that them magic words,Refreshments and Souvenirs,would hit em hard. In order towhet the public interest, I asked thepapers where I advertised to give thething some editorial or other refer-ence. But
. Colonel Crockett's co-operative Christmas. TO EVERY STRANGER IN NEWYORK, AND HIS LADY If you are not otherwise engaged onChristmas night, the honor of your presenceat Madison Square Garden is requested byDavid Austin Crockett Colonel Fifth Texas Cavalry, C. S. A. Music, Dancing, Refreshments, Souve-nirs. For the purpose of keeping out th«undesirable element a cliarge of willbe made. I knew that them magic words,Refreshments and Souvenirs,would hit em hard. In order towhet the public interest, I asked thepapers where I advertised to give thething some editorial or other refer-ence. But they was very cold andsaid the best they could do was to send their dramatic critics to criticise46. C®°®|p)©iratlfi^5^C]hirtellimnag. the show afterward. A lot of goodthat would do me! So I took morespace in advertising. In a day or two I was visited at thehotel by one of the most imperentyoung fellows I ever met up sent up a card, James J. James,Publicity Expert. 1 said to showhim in, and he sort of oozed throughthe door—he was that oily. Helooked about to see if we was alone;then winked slow and important,and says: Whats your game, Colonel ? Itlooks pretty slick, but I cant quitemake it out. Its a new bunco, allright, but slick as it looks, it aintquite so slick as it ought to
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