The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-30
ACTRESSES
pt.cuss zine art From - Cigarette Box
Standpoint.

Some of the sweet creatures who de-
corate the stage object to wearing tights
m winter because they cannot afford
TO endanger their health by going WIN
out the usual lambs wool lining, ana
they cannot afford. for quite different
reasons. 70 wear padded tights. Other
actresses object to tights at all times
because they cannot yet enough PAD
ding. and still others because II 5
naughty to wear them. Miss
Oracle Wade is Of those who object to
them on general principles. and when
she recently discovered that very good
renreseutation OF her attractive face
Was being circulated in cigarette pack
ages over a shapely corsage and wei
filed heshings that had never belonged
to her. she WAS highly indignant She
was all the more incensed as the posture
was not of the kind that books on etl-
ouette recommend to their young lady |
r, oders. Sne was afraid her friends |
NolIld think she had become demoral- |
lied on the stage. To prevent tins I'M |
preston from getting abroad she began
a suit against W. Duke, Sons * Co..
askInL the Supreme Court to award her
$40 600 damages for libel. TO teach the !
horrid things not to combine a modest
face with a brazvn body and give the
owner of the face credit for all the rest,
thereby inJuring her standing IN so
ciety.
A PRELIMINARY sKIRMlSH.
The suit came up yesterday before
.Judge Cullen in Brooklyn. on motion
for = bill of particulars made in behalf
Of the Messrs. Duke. Miss Wade s
lawyer, b. A. Morrison, opposed the
motion and scored the victory Tor her.
The Dukes asEed that a copy OF the
alleged lbellOus picture be lurniehsd
them. as they denied having any
knowledge that it existed. James Is.
Dnke. one Of the company. has charge
of the picture department, aud yet he
has been unable to end a copy OF the
picture complained Of. The judge dld
not consider bill of particulars neces-
lsary. SD he denied the motion.
| saw Counsellor Morrison at his o'-
fee in the afternoon. Here IS PIC
ture.n he said. (which bears Miss
Wade's name and also the inscription
w. Duke. Sons q Co.. He drew from
an envelop large sized photograph
represeniing Mss Wade IN stage cos
tune. Judging from the picture she II
a tail, handsome woman. about twenty
five. with dark hair and expressive
brown eyes. But this IL not the
picture | complain Of, resumed
rne LAWYER. I'VE say that DIX
and Co, procured picture OF
,er face and head and attached IL 10
an immodest representation OF woman
i'm tights He called my attention To-
the fact that not very long ago another
cigarette firm had made pictures OF An
immodest character. the face repre-
.entiDg the wife OF menb'r oil the
Roard OF Education Miss Wade Is at
present said TO be in the West filling an
epgagement She has starred IN TIE
"Slver King col. pany and IN other
nlays more or less familiar to theatre
gOers.
"Oh. yes. - said Miss Marie Jansen
the charming Tourouloupi OF "Ine
Oolah. - last night, Il have frequently
been solicited TO give my sanction 10
the use of my picture for advertising
purposes. and | have always declined
. for two reasons. one OF these IS that
have no means Of knowing exactly how
, the photographs will be used, aud an
other is that all my pictures are copy
, righted by my photographers. VINO
alon. have the right to publish theui'
Yet. if ones pictures are used ID re
, spectacle way don't see any harm II
{ .anctioniug this means OF advertising
4 but if any liberties are taken with them
r such as reproducing them IN othe
attitudes. often dlsgraceful,
think any right minded actres
should most certainly punlsl
such an act as any hagrant IN
,un deserves to be punished. But tn
y best way to avoid all such annoyance
: Is to have the picture copyrighted a
3 soon as they are taken. Then the pb.c
t tograt her has personal interest II
q preventing any reproduction OF then
and this saves you the bother OF goip
. to law yourself. "
!, NOT BAD, AT TlMEs.
Miss Mathilda Cottrelly. who play
Petronella in Glover, appears 70 hay
II been the only member OF Colonel N'
"A Caull ; company who has been repr'
le sented in cigarette pictures 50 far as u
10 actresses themselves know. Il saw !
reason to object" she exclaimed wit
, a laugh. They were kind enough NJ
T. 10 ahbreviate NV skirts. The picture