At eighteen he was a side show ballyhoo; later, the manager of the side show, and, soon after, the proprietor of a second-class vaudeville house.

十八岁时，他在边秀上大肆宣传； 后来，他成为了杂耍表演的经理， 不久之后，他成为了一家二等杂耍表演厅的老板。