Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-08

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Like other people, actors have hobbies they in
dulge when not toiling at their trade. Lawrence
Barrett studies Greek and is said to speak 1t with
a nimble tongue. Edwin Booth haunts studios
and smokes pipe. Kate Forsyth collects china
Harry Lee is an expert In bric-a-brac. George
Parkes embroiders on silk. Robert Downing
spends his summers on q farm and hoes corn.
Helen Dauvray just adores base ball. Ezra Ken
dali is an inventor and expects to make money by
some or his schemes Painting and drawing are
the fads OF Joseph Jefferson, Catharine and Jeff-
reys Lewis Alice Lngard, George Fawcett Rowe.
Salvin1, Edward Sothern, samuel Keene Sarah
Blackstone. Lysander Thompson, Bertha Wellby,
Weldon Grossmith, William Haworth, W. II. Lee
mOyne, Carrie Perkins, Thomas Murray, Mark
sullivan, and Sarah Bernhardt. Hamilton Bell
designs costumes and scenery. Clara Morris rides
nOrseo BACK LOUIS Aidricn plays poker it was
themselves 70 a Little church when they were not
yachting. Robson also collects books or theatrical
dabbling in real estate and speculative enterprises
Harry Edwards OF Wallack's is an autograph
collector, and Is known among his friends as ",he
searches. Annie and Lille AliisJon devote their
time and money TO stocking private museum OF
idols and other trophies Of barbarian commerce.
Lillian Russell collects photographs and books on
the stage. Geneveve Lytton and Joseph Haw-
orth are enthusiastic horseback riders. Joseph
also sings, plays on the piano and writes verses.
Bob Hiliard dOteS on clothing, but he also gives
some time TO the cultivation OF muscle Maurice
barrymore is a scientific slugger and wrestler.
Marie Burroughs writes poetry, paints draws and
plays the piano.
Francis Wilson likes TO study classic authors,
browse among old libraries and to fence with
foilS. May WaldrOn collects prints and publica-
lions relating to Peg Wellington, whom she ad-
mireS. Rose Coghlan, Marie Prescott and Fanny
Davenport are expert gardeners and dairy maids.
Billy Florence says he Is perfect "nend" for pho
t0graphs and autographs, and he Is d hopeless
victim OF the fishing habit. Lillian OlcotJ used to
fence and swing Indian clubs. Clarence Harvey
writes poetry and, what's more, gets publisher.
Brandon Thomas sings, plays, writes comedies,
makes crayon portraits and paints in OIL. Otis
Skinner puts In many spare hours among the
trapezes and horizontal bars OF the New York
Athletic Club Emma Abbott, L. L Davenport,
Fritz Emnet and Edward Van Veghten ride on
bicycles
Den Thompson has passion for horse races, and
Kate Forsyth bets on them. Tony Pastor is fire.
Quent patron OF the Manhattan Beach bathing es-
adjustment, and makes rather a distinguished
and protuberant figure in his tights. Milton NO
Dles writes humorous articles for the papers May
Waldr0n is an accomplished musician. Jennie
YeamanS Is an expert canoeist. Robert Mantell Is
said 10 be the most expert fisherman among actor
anglers Atkins Lawrence, Charles BowSer, Eu-
gene Jepson, Nat Goodwin, William RanOus and
frederick Pauidiny play ball. Emma Juch and
Lilll Lehman collect hair 0rnamentS-ptns, Jewels
combs and such uke-MisS Juch owning about
three hundred and Frau Lehman almost as many.