According to a November 19, 1888 New York Times article, the McNish, Ramza and Arno Minstrels were " having a hard time of it on the road " and it was believed they would soon disband citing Lew Benedict of Duprez & Benedict's Minstrels decision to sever his connection with the act " because he could not collect $ 400 back salary . " Despite issues such as these, the act went on to perform into the 20th century.
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"It would be a dream of mine that in 10 years a line cook who just started out on the line, the vegetable station, and is having a hard time of it, is getting his ( expletive ) kicked by some maniacal chef . . . stumbles across my book in the library, and it makes him feel the way I felt when I came across ` Down and Out in Paris and London'for the first time, " he says.
