▁a ▁first ▁class ▁cl erk ship ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Post ▁Office ▁Department , ▁at ▁a ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 1 2 0 0 ▁per ▁an num ". ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Jones ▁married ▁Ellen ▁( N ell ie ) ▁Am anda ▁H ove y ▁( 1 8 4 4 - 1 8 8 9 ) ▁in ▁Lex ington , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁he ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁mag ician ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁became ▁a ▁les see ▁and ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Ly ce um ▁Theatre , ▁Boston . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Harry ▁S argent , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the atr ical ▁produ ctions ▁in ▁Indian apolis . ▁ ▁From ▁there ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Theatre ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio ▁and ▁after ▁this ▁managed ▁the ▁Ath ena e um ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio , ▁for ▁three ▁seasons . ▁In ▁August , ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁Harry ▁and ▁Ellen ' s ▁five - year - old ▁daughter , ▁Alice ▁Bell , ▁died . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁Harry ▁S argent ▁rem ar ried ▁to ▁actress ▁Hann ah ▁E . ▁Ba iley ▁( 1 8 4 7 - 1 9 0 0 ) ▁ ▁Madame ▁Mod jes ka ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁S argent ▁was ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁actor ▁and ▁play