this was a great improvement from the small town and second run houses which would typically only offer a piano player. the intention is to generate negative stereotypes. no "steal" were available at this round. he had 158 career starts, with 24 top five and 42 top ten finishes. his best known novel is god's fool (1892); he himself considered the price of lis doris (1909) to be his best book. it was the #11 show in prime time in 1952. in 1953 he recorded and had a two-sided hit with strange things are happening/the ho ho song, with both sides/songs essentially being the same. 