Title: Telegram from William F. Cody to John H. Tait
Date: March 16, 1914
Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917
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Omaha Neb Mar 16 1914
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Turned they away from every part of the house opening performance tell Dutton and all Omaha people say show can run here five weeks good luck [1]
W. F. Cody
Mar 17 1552 AM
Note 1: Cody was in Omaha exhibiting his motion picture The Indian Wars for a week-long run. According to the Omaha World-Herald on March 17, 1914, the theater had been filled to capacity for both showings the previous day. "Dutton" may refer to either Samuel F. Dutton (born c. 1869), who was then the proprietor of the Albany Hotel in Denver, or his younger brother Frank R. Dutton, who helped manage the hotel. The Dutton brothers were pallbearers at Cody's funeral in 1917. [back]
Title: Telegram from William F. Cody to John H. Tait
Source: McCracken Research Library, John Tait Collection, MS231.1.20.02
Date: March 16, 1914
Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917
Topic: Buffalo Bill's Wyoming
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