The evening world., 1894-08-22
STAGE NEWS AMD NOTES.
An Agent Said to Be Lending
Money at High Interest
Elsie Adair, tho Dancer, Is In
Yokohama.


considerable indignation has b'ch
| awakened on the Rialto, by the discov-
erv that a aram,tic agent who engages
cry .ns' ula'a,'u agent WIZ '"e
the people Tor theatrical hrn mat ~
to send out eleven companies this sea
son. has been fatten!ng on the misera-
| go 20 '"' w ~
pie CONDITION OF actors this year by leha-
ing moneyat scanialously usurious rate
OF interest. The agent has an oricc not
far from Thirty third street ANA sixth
avenue, in the same building rs the
| aforesaid firm. and bis husIn.ss is con
dno,aI a,ani,' ,nu ,n s g. .,,, ~,
Quoted openly, Tor there IL sign on
the door bearing the legend. money lent
on good security." An actor was en-
-, ,o..,,, -, ,no
saseu as ieau'rs man LOT one VI tn'
| frfp's companies. He was hard up. lie
hoan u,,,h ,ho nr,, lac, saa.on and haI
peen win the hrn last season ana had
borrowed money from them for his wife
at the low rate of 2, per cent. This week
h. vant.d $40 u, r,.,, IN tho .yent
and offered to give him hish note for 500
| for the loan OF $50 The agent declared
that money was worth marc nav II,
.na' ",oneS was "or.n ''o'' INV. l'
| would loan *SO In return FOR the actor
note for 1925, and per cent. per thre.
months in addition. 1 Q actor was IN
dignant. The money was t. he deducted
from his salary as soon as the season
began ITS a bunco game" he told the
| agent. and / refuse 10 ioin the com
members Of the iirm heard It, Me sent n,
% me bv bs hs an nshe1 h
ne saw that the Young man was IN
earnest. he himself adm tte ! tina. the rate
w Ta,hG b, ns ma DIR
cared that ne would sooner break stones
than work Tor such a hrm. one actor
secured loan On MS nousenoiu Iurul
"a X
90 ~, ,ho 20 sNn 'S ~. ~, III
known but the desperate condition Of
things this Summer had brought them
into the clutches OF this agent Every
other actor on the Rialto was discussing
the affair yesterday. The rate of interest,"
demanded in one case was $40 per cent.
per year.
.
Elsie Adair. the little serpentinc
dancer who usel to turn flip flaps at
the roof gardens. is now dancing around
JuIy 1s She ia win ber husband Wal
Ter yanderiip and n sneciaItv nomnany
of eleven mariran snecialtv nar
formers and sha is ha,inntn~ ,vith Pa
nan china and Somth tfrirn rhe com
many stoned at HonnIiiiiI she savs
and drew backed house Among he
speciality Performers are Fanny Lid
diard lanes Rovnr 6an x civ Ssnnri,a
dolores Bessie ;;rev L!dith Holmes Al.
fred lanes. Georrc Bmiier and Wa,tar
Mitchell ''''''
|
Hose Coshian ~ DONG saratoga all by
herself, ana her hubby Il rehealSing the
| negotiating with Robert billiard for her
| support this season. but the ticklsh
highly, and that Ia the only way 10 ret
| on in the theatrical profession He Ia
| mt ona of The ACTORS who SAYS - nv,
| :,
|
The little Barrison sisters are working
hard for European Endorsement
been dragged to Les Ambassadeurs. i'm
paris In New York tbei,. great aim in
life appeared TO be 10 naradr Broadwav
with a chaperon, attirei in startIing
riothes and. MIN In he mnrnmsrin,s
of The fac, tb,t eScrybody stared at
Them
|
| An American actor who PLAYED this
many or ms ieiiow-counirymen under
very dlsasreeanie circumstances There
that " Is possible TO hyt very cheaply
IN london. anu while doing the cheap
Jacket ACQUIRE rsflaih amount OF pres,
n ,rs or american actors actors wery
stranuru IN europe, hnu their distress
was very great. Ihey used TO haunt the
more ainuent Vlsitors; they would way,
Ky ny tne nleni i or Day company ahu
tney were htogetner IN nau way II l.
iot posslDie 20 I'VE ShehpE IN London
,hars , pi.e nno"s we i1pes, ana 'n =.
.trrs i ah.,a . '"n UNKNOWN " a''o'
,,,,. ,o. .,r A.
yousepn onh etsoh VIII nor ACT IN new
In "a. an ms season, ne says INA
ne - hii nc 10 s'Tn the Int tIopolis Y
nas M. MI , !t'tetson az eHce'lent buSl
| inIno ny 'as. SEQ son. pnt ne cannot n'
I'M e,a, " ,h ,s,uIn -, tor soile time. ne
Ne h.' p ,ao IN Iti ane 'vuntTS, OPENING
al" ''"o' !" S''e"so III oe'oper'
r
w. H. Morton, Miss Lily Posts bus
. expects TO hear or his death at any time
~ mas Deen dreadful blow to me-" sh
salu, yesterday. l have kept up III.
. mouse az great expense In the hope tina
ne Wouin recover NOW | am going t.
sell everything and get aw~ from 1t
: inat IL why am anxious 10 80 to Lon
. oo"'
The nss !s'Impses at last wiz