Caroline as Susie, 1952
By 1950, there were only a handful of rep companies on the road including: Bisbee’s Comedians in Kentucky and Tennessee; Brunk’s Comedians in Colorado; the Slout Players in Michigan; and the Jack and Maude Brooks Stock Company in Wisconsin; Tilton’s Comedians, Sun’s Players and the Schaffner Players, all in Iowa. Television cut into attendance at theaters and movie theaters across the nation. However, it did not affect the Schaffner business. Neil commented to a newspaper reporter: