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Except for a welder, seat cleaner and electrician, William Sargent and company did all the renovative work themselves—working 16-hour days for six weeks until opening night. Sargent used his own money and efforts to fund the opening, which cost $65,000 in repair and makeover, while $5,000 went toward the production itself.