In November 1906, The new Broardway Musical/Play "The Rose of The Rancho" debut at The Belasco Theatre in The Broadway Theater District of Manhattan. Accorting to the original casting, Actor-Performer, Joseph Harry Benrimo was performing at the first nights opening.
At that time for an actor to be booked for a new show... they would have to attended an series of Audition(s) and/Rehersals, before final acting placements are made. To discern the frequency of Joseph Harry Benrimo's location... it is very possible, that he arrived in The New York Area just before The San Francisco Earthquake that happened during The Spring? If he was in San Francisco during the quake, the chances are he would have stayed to help family members collect what was saved after the destruction. Oh the other hand, due to him possibly not being in San Francisco, he would have been restricted to return at the time and possibly lose his Audition/Rehearsal opportunity... unless he had direct contact with someone with the show that he could return quickly, but this seems least likely. Though there were no Top billing stars in The Original Cast, this may have been a god send for him and his family. In 1907, the show relocated to Brooklyn. If Joseph Harry Bernrimo was residing in Brooklyn with His Cousins, then it is possible that his Brother, Thomas Daniel Benrimo, could have arrived and stayed with him, till he got settled. This date might indicate also Thomas being employed by Brooklyn's Pratt Institute and having him working on stage sets, by way of His Brother, Joseph?
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