The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
MISS REHAN rs THE MODEL,
and OTHER BEAUTIES OF TIE STAGE
ARE SAYING THINGS.

ror Instance, that II Cost Miss Rehnn
10000 TO he Pictured In $50 900 Worth
or silver, and that the Honor was Up
FOR saie-Some OF Those Not Chosen.
III had paid down $4,000 could have
h.sn the model for the silver statue OF Justice
ior the Worlds Fair" says Miss Lillian Rus.
sell.
they asked me to. 1 could have been the model
,or that statue" comes from Marie Tempest.
"Ha, Ha! They wanted mo to pay them
10000 for the privilege OF being the mode!
Tor that statue OF Justice" merrily carols Cora
Tanner.
And Ada Rehan. who Is the model. and
chose graceful lines will stand in silver. says
not word. On the Rialto. in the Hobbies. and
N. cafes it was the theme Of conversation
last night
oneanother
Miss Rchan." said Manager Dorney, very
formally. never secs newspaper people. She
TOO busy. Those stories are all rubbish.
an, way Why should Miss lsehan pay $4,000
ar 10 cents to be the model for that statue
What has she to gain ty 1t. advertisement
Ihsurd! Any way. don't believe those stories.
Inli,u Russell Is II good actress. you know.
hnt her figure. don't YOU know? That Mr..
nieb.sis a myth. miss Rchnn had paid any
money TO be the model for that statue l should
nave known 1t. And l tell you she never paid
AGENT"
1T was like this" said Cora Tanner yester-
da, Last spring I met Mr.. f. II. Hishee.
who is iptrusted with the modelling OF that
silyer statue Of Justice. lie asked me to sit
for him. saying he wanted to submit various
poses TO the Commissioners who are paying
for the statue. l consented and sent him n
photograph OF myself posing on globe. He
wrote back saying it was nm ideal figure and
deelarinS that the commissioners 5, wer. in
NJ, p,,n MISS Tt>>tR: The statue question is se;.
ting focus. and CAV to Co" j. O. liArySy ot,me
ion 10 YOU md &c TO New York to-day % you
hastily. T. y ilins'n
tend to enter into any com petition with an
other lady for thu, honor; !neean to suspect
then how matters stood. n ,t, Harvey lar nna!y
sioners needed $4,000 very badly The!
thought that the pei son posing as the model
for. he had iincl with Mr.. Daly and Miss le.
@ f nA osi es the Hny En woa
gladly pav ior. the privilege. Then he asked
me Iump and EG b fSF IiD3f i refused
"' And md they came to me. ioo. Marie tempest
said and shs went on to tel almost ain tho same
lid her. she said THAT he had had interviews
with Mr.. Dnly and Mr.. I; Henry French, Lii
Ian i;ussels manager. II may not have , been
Russe's story was repeated TO him. he said:
Miss Russell during hcr recent engage
studio. and as she walked adm iringly around
the magnificent cast she exclaimed enthusi:
.stieally Iwould give $1,000 if my head .S snd
or course Miss russell. Miss Tcmpest. and
H(taoU lam Ia nrv hnu
Bos1oS. Dec. e-John ,stetson. the theatre
cal manager. says that his wife. might have
1q at the i Fair be had been
willing 10 ray, $4,000 for it. Mr.. .Stetson
SS s 1Son his to snoM ss The sap Us
1t s. i51e NJ s, It's a day "tha.
letter from the Montana people. who wrote
great Importance to myself and to them. ii
happened t to be the day was to leave New
o! e.. steamer At i o'clock. .,.r. 49,,
model Of this statue. | asked them how they
ton photographer; They said the statue would
asked. Fifteen thousand dollars they re-
Piled. without hesitation.
Il said to them: My vile has retired from
public lifo and don't see how. as u woman in
private life. it would he worth $4,000 to her.
Therefore declined the proposition.
Il must say thought the idea GOOD one.
intended TO Gestow upon Mrs. Stetson. Then.
too. don't you see. 1t is capital advertising
scheme.
somebody mentioned Ada Rehan and Fanny
Davenport. The men in authority said they
we're very sorry at NY decision. and We babe
each other Cood-by. Tho next heard OF it
YES that Ada Rehan had accepted. 1t was
wise choice. too Sile is entitled to it. She is
scomnG woman in theatrical circles and q
charming woman"
Mrs. Stetson was formerly Miss Kate Stokes.
BLOWS IN TIE DRESSING ROOM.