Now that Bess was in the show, they were offered a job at a vaudeville theater. Harry hoped this was their big opening, but no other offers came along after that. They had to go back to dime museums and beer halls. Since the couple could not afford an apartment of their own, they lived with Harry’s mother on 69th Street. Finally, They got an offer from the Welsh Brothers Circus in Pennsylvania. The pay was not much-$25 a week- but they also got meals and a place to sleep. This was not what they had been dreaming of, but it was a job.