Eddie Foy is performing at the Comique Theatre in Dodge City, Kansas. In the packed house are Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday. Wyatt Earp is on duty as assistant town marshal, but he posts himself in front of the theater to hear Foy’s act.
In his autobiography, Clowning Through Life, Foy recalled that night:
“It had come to be one of my jobs to call the figures for the old-time square dance
True West September/October 2024