Telegram-herald., 1888-12-23

elected NJ 8ooth. presidents. Augusta lpaly,
vice prss,lisn-. Lawrence Hutton. scre larry,
WlllAn Bsphani. treasurer. sud Law fsnoe
Barrett, Jossph , Daily. Joseph JeiIerson.
steoh-a IT, Dim and A n. Palmer - di-
recsor<
rHr BUTLDcy4
NJ Booth contributed $4,000 TOW hrd a
hnnd for building and the properly on
Gr.snercy park ~as secured The baliding
has oean reconstructed AMI tLs GuaShlns
touches are now beng given % it.
Tho nrss hor CONTAINS neat RECEPTION
room, billiard roona. a coat room abd tae
VARIOUS ocices which are devoted % die Use
O. soc officers of shs club. TIE reading roon
and louugiuy room are "a the second door.
wba-h also contains a grin room. On tho
third 1oor = sis1ated the LIBRARY This lat
tar il the pride oc the club Ia 10 Nil %
placed l1s e1tirs colisct4on u books, plays,
ficturss ard relics u EdEln Booth. a. cols5-
hon q Almost pricsissS value. hefe. TOO,
-il bs placed the collections Il Jos-iph Jef-
fsrson and other noted actors.
The Plsy~rs' club will not have a chfs bus
viii provide dishes that caa 10 prepared on a
suaA4 griD range.
o<-PROTxs~roNAr-5 ELlGrBLE
WI actors - the only members ot the
cfubf No, TIE msrnbership ? VII not b Inn
I-ed - The snixhts Il ths SOCK and buskin-
Ths hu1it ~. - PLACID az -. The qualih-
Gallons for nsmosrship 40 very bread
Actors vii ave the prri renee. men who
naks their living by acting and men who
wriss for o. stage. a. vel - managers of
tnsatr-s. & IA tae 1T~. class q application
tor nsrnf srShip. Then come scul1tors art
is1s. men spgsxsd IN literary pursuits and
conpossl< 4 Lastly, connoissegrs 4 the arts
VII % gfbie o raemb-rship Tais iasuIes
consot N q distinguished m=n-
One cls iase q tns constitution provides that
ttse club nnnos sivs any entertainment OF
rs.ssptaosi - Any man, ~hatner b. "a q mem
b~r or .sok Thus ths H-tie group of men
thai !. fo'snd ia every club, and which is
known ~ mutual admiration society
via q exist in the Players ciub
Ths Imitation fes = 800 and The annual
d-@. So. raysble ssrai-annnaily The asso-
e.afs nosnbsrs. q wborn 70 aro allowed,
pa-f only hall thsss f-es. Bat q an actor nas
- xysa IA chs cstY witain sx months Il his
dsiakioB ho = ranked ~ an active member.
MI aARRErr TALKS o. ruE GLIB.
ANsw York Telegram representative called
on Msssrs Booth ard Barrsss at tas Hoff-
nan sousa When tbs subjec' ~ he Players
elsb ~as usnrioned Ar Booth snasiinEi =
ssruei % Mr. Barrsl6 AMI sa,d.
~NoE. am the ssieus parsner. y0u know.
but I aEn .urs ur 5srrefs vi trsi yon al
you waiis - kno~ about ne club.
Mr. Brr~ts ts~iinEiT replied hat Ar
Both was svrrss - saying cluch about tbe
organization bersuss of ais Intimate con
ns.,sion With itz origin.
10 IS a subject wh.ch bas received consul
.rabls q Mr.. Bootas thought. ard also q
ny 0~a sor shs PASS Eve vears. sid Mr.
Earrsse We think. ard 50 DO a. ~ the
unsuy p~rsons who ha~s talset -feh - about
-. that sbe eies = a spieudld une and that
va have spcuref she most thoroughly eii-ib Die
sfts f,r 80 club horss tSat here = On dan-
hatsan lSard. for it = in a senFrai All ~ a
seciated nelghbcrhoot The Eifss q galua-
be books pictures. oid play taI.s and the
rar.ooernalla q rhe theatre which "a have
rs-cei rssi ara - nurnsrosus hat Is = almost
irsp,s.sibis to r~naernher them Tbey coue
from al carts - "a Unieed Seao-s. ard IA
many iussznces from sersons ~ao we're u1-
kno-u - she crgRairers q the cisb 1nfil
th.-fr -cur--~y made "a sbcsr frenls Nr
Bsush coutrib-isss an extensive srd very vsl-
r.hie ihrzrT n s-aEe hterntare hut ss il hss
u-vsr bean eatasogaed cannot give any pslr-
ficsiarx abs-us n
aAaE HIsr7I1 yTr CrTr Tf'~rrv
-1n the uonens r--sl thas ausrn ~ ether
vahsshi- souvenirs watch VI "a placed n
shs Sub bouse. s ths Chantoa bad II
sl,aksspears. rhirh Is - i7csiruineis vslre.
a. the soora wss ir~frorri after rh.s 1ne .n-
r~-ssirr had 1ssr ra<aa. ras 1ritsh r1r7e-
am wauted - securr thss rerx ant Z ro-
snSr~i x ard have rTesents-l .s 30 ere -'ah
NJ I'sph sefrar>an aas si~Pu A. -riEinsi cf
esrricx sad - hs~e Sniiv's George Fras-
s~tcR Cacka e. RicHarf fLf sn.i fas eilar