Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-20
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Theatrical contracts between managers
and actors are becoming more and more
rigid every year In their clauses regarding
the sabits Of the last named parties to
them" said Reginald Reed, q member of
New York dramatic agency, at the Riggs
House this morning. II have heard that
out west when q newspaper man goes to
the managing editor of a journal and asks
for work he 10 asked where he took the
gold cure. 1t Is getting to BE- pretty nearly
as necessary to do something like this In
the theatrical business. The habitual user
actor he may be, will find IL very difficult
to secure any position whatever with a
hrst-class dramatic company nowadays
and 'boozers' In the profession are becon.-
Ing largely confined to a few of the stars
themselves, whom IL Is not necessary to
name In this connection. / reckon Angus
tin Daily hates an actor who drinks about
as bad as the devil does holy water Not
long ago Arthur Bcurchier suddenly left
the Daily company at the height OF the
London season Walter Granville, a
bright and convivial English actor, who
was seen In this country with Harry Dixey
Rosina vokes and Mervyn Dallas, / be
lieve. applied for the position. He was
given several parts to study, and did so
we'll at the rehearsal which followed that
Mr.. Daily told him to come around to his
apartments to sign a contract. Granville
was overwhelmed with delight at his good
fortune. and could hardly restrain himself
until the time appointed for the momen-
tous papers to be signed, sealed and deliv-
cred. At last he reached Mr.. Days tenn
porary Office and eagerly listened as the
contract was read 10 him, and he began to
realize the generous terms II contained.
As he picked up his pen to sign the docu-
ment his exuberance got away with him.
BY Jove. Mr.. DAILY he exclaimed L can
never thank you for this. You have given
me the chance of my life. Let's go down
stairs. old man. and take a drink In an
other second Mr.. DAILY was frigh from his
cowlick to his toes. Slowly he tore the
contract into little bits and let Il nu.ter 20
the floor. Good afternoon and goodbye
Mr.. Granville he remarked; you won't do
at ALL As the crestfsllen actor was leay-
ing Mr.. DAILY said, incidentally, would
have you know, sir. that don't drink with
my employees Granville In on his way 10
Australia with second-rate English COM
pany."
"rhe edibllity Of snails has been an es-
tablished fact for a long time" said Henry
Furness of Philadelphia at wormley's yes
terday. and Il is well known that Partisan
epicures are very fond Of the little animals
when they are properly cooked. In the
vicinity of Paris there are several places
that are devoted to the propagat ton and
fattening Of snails for the city markets.
and you viii doubtless be surprised to learn
that there Is a similar establishment over
In Jersey. not far from Philadelphia. A
man named Cronkhite has what he calls a
snail park. II IL not a very large establish
ment as 1t comprises only three or four
acres, which are very thickly wooded, but
here he raises snails In prodisious guam
titles and understand that he has steady
demand for the unpleasant little creatures.
Cronkhite eats ST ails himself. and says
thaxr not 1v Aalf TODD httt
almost a specific, when boiled In milk, for
diseases OF the lungs, and that . large
number Of his customers are persons who
are afflicted with pulmonary complaints.
He says that IL Is only a matter Of educa-
ton about eating snails. the same as IL is
about eating crabs and oysters. and may be
he Is about half right"
Canada is following the lead OF the
United States In taking advantage OF the
enormous power OF Niagara Falls and there
will shortly be works on the Canadian side
OF the ST. Lawrence at the falls similar TO
those recently completed and put in opera
ton on the American side" said Francis
]. Pence of Albany at the Ebbitt last night.
"A very strong company has been formed.
and while the system of water tunnels and
turbine wheels used on this side will be
followed, I understand that many improve
n.ents win be made in II. and that larger
proportionate horse power VIII be obtained
at a relatively smaller cost. The fact is that
the Canadians are excellent imitators in
this way. When they adopt anything that
some one else has put In operation before
them, they always set about to make IL cost
less and do more work, and almost invari-
ably succeed. The Yankee OF New England
isn't In the race of shrewdness and thrift
when the Yankee Of Canada is an entry.
II see that clifford is going to be scratch
ed for the Suburban race. because he has
become q rcsrer," said old Joel Hardy of
Cincinnati at the National this morning A
quarter of a century ago and for twenty
Eve year- before that Mr.. Hardy was one
of the most familiar figures in American
sporting life and he still takes much In
terest in the passing shcw, despite its
with ii. 1T makes me tired to hear all
this terrible cutlery about a horse becoming
worthless because he has the tonsilitis, for
that's what roaring is. or the nearest
ever know how many great horses were
rcarers? Ornonde, who beat all Eng
land. and then got orme. was a
roarer. The great English Eclipse was
Sir Modred line, was a roarer. and Spend
thrift and Terra Gotta are direct heirs of
Melbourne. who was a roarer. too. Long
bow was roarer. Prince Charlie and
Rayon dor were both affected. but they
got Salvador, Tenny and Banquet II hurts
a thoroughbred mighty little In his speed
to be a roarer. and don't hurt him at all
in his other qualities. They say that the
reason so many horses are now roarers is
because they are raced too young, and
sprinted at short distances / don't be-
neve II. Roaring is hereditary. because all
our horses trace to English Eclipse and he
was the worst roarer who ever ran 1
haven't seen q big race for twenty wears
but i am going over to see the Suburban
III form goes fer anything, Rsmapo ought
to win Il"