The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-23
ROUND About GOTHAM
The Favorite Triple of
Well-knoWn Actors
and Actresses.
a TALK WITH A TRIO OF CABINET
LADIES ABOUT CHRISTMAS.
shall Santa Claus be Abolished
Special C1rrespondence.l

a theatrical man who has more than one
theatre under his control. and has been
In The theatrical business from bOvhOOd.
Has il never struck v0n.' said my
friend, the manager, " how comparatively
+ free the stage is today from vice, which
was almost universal half century ago
Then It was rather The exception for an
actor 10 he temperate. while now the eN-
+ act reverse Is the case.
suppose. though said |, that
actors and actresses are moi, - a fHie,
ieetOfalers"
BY no means" was The answer TO
people who are under The influence OF "a
constant nervous strain. stimulanis oi
some sort are almost q necessity. some
unkind and cruel things have been said
OF Edwin Booth IN REGARD 50 drinking,
but have known him for many years,
and my father knew him before me, ana
can assure you he IL in no WAY drink
ing man. Beer is the only drink Mr..
Booth really cares for, and he drinks
several bottles during the day, one on
two being consumed during The peiiolm-
ancc Mr. Booth IS sn inyelerate smoker
Tie smoke peculiarly small mild cigar
and 90 the Dire sing table, when he leave
his dressing room after performance
are ranged dozen OF more OF these hall
consumed tinv cigars, for he never re-
lights one after 1t has gone out
/ Mr. Booths partner, Lawrence Bar
rctt. f. exceedingly temperate, aud only
touches spirits when he Is ordered 10 do
so bv his medical advisers he D. SAID 10
be exceedingly fond OF ale aud drinsa IL
al his dinner but never drink beer 10
breakfasts Al 10 O'Clock, eating hearty
mosl, takes a light lunch in the middle Oh
the day dimes at &, proceeding immedi-
ateiy thereafter 70 the 5heaue. and after
the performance is overtakes moderate
supper before retiring
"Mrs. Langtry," continued the mana
ger a. he lii a cigarette and blew a
/ hagrant cloud heayenward, pays much
attention to diet, for, ike the sensible
woman she is. she looks upon hel health
as an important item of her stock IN
trade. She rises late and eats 2 moderate
I breakfast. and when she is in New YORK
lunches al balf-past l precisely, al
ways having few intimate frlenls
10 ioin her She dimes ~ g o'clock
as rule, though sometimes she
ID forced 10 put the hour some
what earlier, and mas hearty supper
when her iabeis ate over the luncheon
ard supper being the two chief meals oi
f The day Tor her Al heI meals MIS-
/ LanQtrg drinks either claret on cham
payne, the latter as dry wine a. sue can
+ procure. She L. however, exceedingly
moderate as 10 amount, and rarely taxes
more than a single glass Of champagne
OF tumbler of claret and water az each
meal. During The performance she occa-
sionally sips a little champagne ana
ADOllOnaris water
Madam Patti, like all singers, finds
stimulants of some sort an absolute ne
ccssiiv. As a rule, during the perform
ance. she continually sips weak brandy
and soda, though she has an Odd TICK oil
preferriug the soda dead, that j.,
opened and left standing until nearly al
the gas has escaped from II.
Richard Mansfield drinks nothing but
Appollonaris water while he Is acting,
hut of this he consumes several pint bot
lies. After his work is over he drinks
little whisky and water, or, should he be
eating a heavy supper, few glasses Oh
dry champagne.
Henry Irving il so fond Of meeting
his friends around his own hospltaDle
board that he naturally IS obliged 10
drink fair amount Of wines during the
twenty four houg5. Though he eau and
does drink every SOFT OF wine, MI
Irving's fayOrlte beverage az anighi-cap,
Is good. old Scotch whisky ana water,
and on this he generally ends the day
Emma Abbott likes a bottle or TWO OF
Dublin stout. which she consumes during
a performance, and this beverage, IN
deed. she generally INDUCES in with her
meals She Is well aware OF iIs iaitenlng
properties. but contends that those are
well set of BY It's strengthening power
and the effect il has upon the voice.
Lillian Russell used 10 drink the same
ebony-tinted fuid, but wear or TWO ago
she foreswore IL IN favor OF champagne,
with an admirable effect SO ihr az her
figure is concerned.
Agnes Booth Is extremely careful OF
what she eats and drinks, and the result
is seen in her extremely graceful ngnie,
which. though including 10 emboHP1'hli
might still belong 10 woman OF twenty,
five. She drinks little but Bass ale, ana
not much OF that only consuming glass
or TWO during her most aTduous per
tOrmances.
Poor old Lester Wsllack used 10 IN.
dulge in two glasses Of that standard
English beyerage--brandy and soda
during a performance, though l0i year
or TWO before his death he found 81 heces-
esry sometimes TO add third glass, IN
order 70 enable him 20 struggle ihIousA
his part. ,.,.
suffered from form OF quinssy Inc
severe pain Of which often rendered II
almost impossible for him 10 get thr ,ogh
4 performance without iainung, drinks
between the acts a few glasses OF rye
whisky and SETTER water, though alief
the play is over he is fond OF taking Win
his supper pint or two OF dry cham
payne. lie never drinks anything Whlle
acting. however, but whisky and water.
Henry Dixey is ebstemious while
acting. and only sips a little soda water
TO relieve his pafched throat AZ hls
meals he also drinks sparlngly, his
iayorite wine being good, sound clarel.
What have told you, however, OF the
habits OF the better known OF our actors
and actresses will show you that they
are all either moderate drinkers OF total
abstainers.
A TRIO OF CABINET LADIES Of CHRIST
MAS.
have jotted down a small part Of the 7
very many nice things said about Christ /
mas by trio of Cabinet ladies, who have .
become quite noted ia Washington iof
their active cooperation with the patron .
saint of Christmas.
Il believe in Christmas said Mrs.
Endicott, land with our family it has
always been kept in the good old
fashioned way, Santa Claus and all
Even as late as last Christmas we hung
up our stockings, a ceremony which my
laughter always attended TO the last
hing before going 10 bed, hanging them
III up In a row, the Secretary and mine
lmong the rest, and then filling them
With the simple gifts that seem best suit
d TO the days; not expensive presents 10
make the custom burdensome by and by
Then In the morning my dear children