How successful were traveling entertainers in the Old West?
Jack A, Graves
Turlock, California
They were popular in the entertainment-starved West, and the good ones made a lot of money. Since the entertainers hit the mining town circuit, they found plenty of cash to pay them top dollar.
Shakespearian plays were always popular, as was “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Sideshows, medicine shows and circuses also drew crowds. So did musical groups.
Pretty women were the most popular. Caroline Chap
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