The audience members were invited to remain after the show as guests at the wedding. Finances of the company continued to falter. Four cast members were let go and replaced by George Lanshaw and his wife. Lanshaw owned a tent show in Michigan, which closed early allowing the Lanshaws to help the Schaffners finish the season. Neil made Lanshaw an offer to join in a partnership for the next summer. During the season, Schaffners made use of two traditional procedures used in the tent show business to increase income. They sold banner advertising and sold candy. The selling of candy was an important method of earning extra income. The account books show that candy sales one week were $183.15. The Schaffners erected a platform to the right of the stage to hold a display of the premuim prizes. During the intermission between the last two acts of the play, Neil gave the sales pitch. The pitch was always humorous and made fun of the candy. A typical pitch used by Neil was:
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