five o'clock
`` If we have to , we 'll give a double performance , '' said Dave . `` We want everybody to get his money 's worth . '' And then it was arranged that tickets should be good for either the `` matinée '' or the night performance . The first performance was given in the afternoon and lasted from three to half-past five o'clock . Every number on the programme went off without a hitch , and the cowboys applauded uproariously . During the intermission one cowboy got up very gravely and marched to the stage , where he deposited a round Indian basket . `` Fer extra contributions , boys ! ''