eleven o'clock
Shake me when you get back with it , but get something for yourself while you are gone . '' `` The kiddie , the precious , spunky kiddie , '' Mr. Vandeford said in his heart over and over as he and the young Italian rushed to the hotel and back with a waiter and a tray of the desired refreshment , to which had been added an iced melon and a couple of bedewed roses . The shaking had to be literally administered while young Dago Italiana held the tray , and then had to be repeated several times by Mr. Vandeford , as he almost as literally fed his exhausted author , up until the very minute in which Mr. Rooney rang up the curtain and again called her into action . Five hours was more than enough for the smooth running of the three-hour `` Purple Slipper '' show , and at eleven o'clock Mr. Rooney dismissed his jaded cast with this strict command delivered in his rich , deep voice , which held a note of genuine solemnity . `` All of you go to sleep every minute between now and night , and then come back here and make good -- for all of us . '' With the assistance of young Dago Italiana , Mr. Vandeford delivered Miss Adair to a hotel maid , who accepted five dollars from him as a fee for putting her to bed , and then he plunged into still greater strenuosities . He sat for three hours with his skilled young publicity man and advance-agent , and laid out a discreet , dignified , but very interesting , publicity campaign for the new star of `` The Purple Slipper . ''