Mae Scriven - Mrs. Buster Keaton

Date of Application: May 14, 1943
Name: Mae Elizabeth Scriven
Title of Act: Mrs. Buster Keaton

Description of Act:
I was married to silent film star Buster Keaton from 1932 to 1934. I can tell stories about Buster and me and our travels. I can sign autographs.

Other talents: I am a nurse and a hair-dresser.

Comments:
While it would be a novelty to have Mrs. Keaton as a marquee name for signing autographs and the like, the need for a new nurse may supersede thoughts of such a display. Ever since Nurse Myra was bitten by Philleus's ill-tempered monkey, she has taken to her bed with a fever. Since there has been no one to treat her, her state has not improved. Mrs. Keaton has proven flexible and is amenable to being our resident nurse until Myra recovers. She is also willing to cut the hair of the troupe, especially the rousts, who tend toward the unkempt. Since she has no trailer, Mrs. Keaton will travel in my caravan for the time-being. This is on a temporary basis only, until we can paint the old oddities trailer in brightly-colored letters reading "MRS. BUSTER KEATON". She can then use that trailer for travel and display.

- Miller Hatsfield, Senior Roustabout and Hiring Manager
The Salty Peters Traveling Carnival, Roadshow and Burlesque Review