Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-28
ACTORS IN SUMMER TIME.


dO1OllC LIN OO U1MUN i lMC II.
HOW THEY SPEND THEIR VACATION.
Throwing Their Hard Earned money Away
Like Water-COl. Mulberry sellers
Sixty thousand Dollars.
New York Sun.
The bland and pleasing actor whose ac-
qnaintance the reporter had made stood /
with rare grace Of posture on Union square,
idly tapping with his cane the toe of . 1
mature boot which simulated juvenile diff l
fidenco by trying to hide beneath = faded |
drab over-gaiter. ..a
'sAh, there3" he said checrfully, in .
large and rotund voice. "IIow'r you?
Warm day-dogs' day, sir"
lie smiled with tho easy air Of man of |
the world, and, clasping his hands behind
him, stood as prosperous banker stands |
before q comfortable crate fire, gently
raising himself first on his heels, then on
his toes. aud looking benign, gracious and
conversational. Above his clearly shaven /
face was tall, white hat irrcfutablc of the
fashion of the year before last. His coat
had the meritorious air Of the coat that
feels assrieved at being lugged out for
third summer season, but is resolved to
ignore tho missing second button and
make an earnest effort not to appear short
in the sleeves. His trousers were wrinkled
aud puckered in multitude Of discouraged
corfu cations about the knees. But his
fac, was serene and placid, aud he bowed
occasionally with great suavity to other
gentlemen, who always said: "UllO, Billy"
and gracefully waved their hands.
dogs days for the boys, sir dogs
days for the boys For myself I've moth
ing to complain of," he said impressivcly,
las my season has been one of extraOr-
dil,ary success hut these poor fellow have
a mighty tough outlook with tho summer
beforc them
He glanced about compassiOnately. On
the broad walk ia front of the Union
Square theatre stood scores of men, all
wearing the pronounced professional
look, and talking loudly in little groups
of threcs and fivcs. They were dressed
in rs many different styles as there were
men, from the spruce and dapper first
Juvenile, cncased in all the agony of an
English suit and almost smOthered under
an imported Derby, to the hungry looking
song and dance performer, out at the toes,
in at the waist and indefinite rs to hat.
There were 4 few who wore their hair
long, and tried 70 appear interesting in
long black frOck coats and baggy trousers.
Occasionally large and tlOrid managers
strobe about in good clothes
"The profession" continued tho lOqua-
cious actor. ''is looking rather bunged up. -
"Whorc do you pass the SUMMER"
"IIere-er-that is, l am not decided -
then with candid ..and confidential air
The fact is, I'm keeping q weather eye
open fora job, and until l get it Pm
going to stop here on the square,
81 often wonder what actors do in the
summer"
"Thc actor, sir, is ccnfOundedly extrav.
agant and insanely lavish. You ask where
actors spend their summers. Why, those
who have no money starvc, and those who
have worked like white slaves for ton
months spend tho whole Of their earnings
in two months of summer and begin the
next season penniIess. Look, for instance
at the very best fellow on the stage, join
I. Raymond, and ask yourself if he looks
like man subject to insane freaks. And
yet no man will tell you moro readily than
himself how he passed the first summer
following his success. He had been work
ing like beaver until he started out will
Colonel Sellers, and cleared clean S6O, ,O0'
in cash. No buncombe, you know, cleal
sixty thousand" reiterated the actor
grAvely. "Onc would suppose that will
so close a remembrance of the sting O
poverty he would have put away a snu
little I Q t egg and felt moro ut ease. Di
John do it ? No! lie Immediately bougil
all tho clothes he could, treated all tin
when he suddenly splurgcd out in
style that mace the public snort
lie went up to Tarrytown- on the IIud
son and bought the magnificent Blcrsta.l
estate paying Us much as llc could out q
his sixty Thousand, and borrowing exit
money ut 3 per cent. besides. lie ha
eight servants dressed in the most gOl
geous livery, horses that pranccd lik
mad, 4 castle. u superb estate and ever
thing he could think of buying that woul
add to his splcndor. by gracious, sir,
was positively amazing the style John p,1
ON that first month! Tho place was SUI
rounded by the magnificent estates {
nabobs like the Goulls, Rhinclander.
Hoes. Aspinwalls and Kindlands, peopl
who were living on tho income of million,
They looked Oh Raymond with amaze
ment. He WAS living in greater style wit
their banks full. Nothing could equal til
magniicence with which John slun
wealth around the village. lie began t
invite all the boys-every one. 1t didn'
make any difference to vJOhn how great
fakir his friend looked if he'd only Join i
with the crowd. Actors who felt the hea
Of the summers day and had cravings fo
bre:.l and water were astOnisllad by re
ceiving such kilograms as this
DEAR JIMMY: Take the 1915 a. nj
tain for IarytOwn-my cluilago meet
y"n ut depot. What kind Of vino do yo
drink , JOHN T.. RAYMOND.
"Thcy'd 60 up, and therc would he til
landau with couple Of fiery horses,
stiff-necked cOachman, and an importe
footrian in gold and brown, with Joh
sitting erect in the landau, his plug ha
cast over his eye, and 4 smile of inefIabl
serenity on his face. II there were te
!lams-part!On me, / refer to the lowe
grade Of actors It's term We sometime
allow ourselves to use-if there were tel
of them, by gracious. sir, John woul
have the whole crowd i'm tho vehicle, an
sit on the legs of tho fOOtman. Well, sil
he went on giving dinners and entertain,
ing like = potentate for two months, All
then returned to the dru,lgery Of playin
without a sigh, 500, 900 out. This summe
hc is living like lord ut Long Branch
and divides his time between playing wit
his baby and matching dollars"
That was a costly freak"
Yes, but not at all unusual. Look a
Mckee Rankin and his wife. Ranki
bought IN island in the Detroit river an,
he has keeper and game preserver there
lie has built superb house and in til