The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-02
Brandreth's Pills
are of great benefit in cases of torpid
liver, bihousness, and rheumatism.
HOW TIE MONEY GOES.
Expensive Fads and Fancies of Stage
Favorites.
From the Chicago Times.

run INC NHltdEo Times.
Actors are proverblally improvident.
That "rainy day" which comes to nearly
all OF us sooner or later seldom enters into
their thoughts so long as they draw sal
airy. They live on the "eat. drink, and De-
merry. for tomorrow We die" principle.
but oh. what a difference in the summer,
Still they go right on with their false the
cries and will not learn the lesson OF
economy.
of course there are actors who save
money and few have amassed fortunes.
Joe Murphy is probably the richest actor
on the stage to-day, but If you will show
me the man who ever saw him spend
dollar I'll take that man around the
country as a living wonder and make
fortune myself. Mr. Murphy is fond of
shooting and INDUCES in this sport when
he can borrow q gun.
Joseph Jefferson is wealthy, but he has
made so much money that It would have
puzzled him to find ways Of getting rid OF
all of it, even had he been so inclined. He
Is far from being a spendthrift, however,
but he supports at least twenty-hve-per-
sons and gives a great deal to the poor
He takes his pleasure in painting and in
exchanging FISH stories with his friend.
Grover Cleveland.
Sol Smith Russell is worth at least
quarter of a million. lie used to be pas
sionately fond of faro, but found that real
estate investments paid better. Now. be-
yond a small and friendly game, he does
not copper the ace"
Lolita is the wealthiest actress in the
country. Maggie Mitchell is also a very
rich woman. She owns a fine place al Long
Branch and blocks Of houses in Harlem.
Nat Goodwin has accumulated at least
500 600. He IS an inveterate gambler polk
er being his faYorite game. Small wonder
when one thinks of his luck. For exam
pie not long ago, while playing an engage
ment in Louisville, he went into a game of
draw with w. c. owens, the man who re-
Gently defeated aBreckinridge Owens is
said to be the best poker player in the
United States. They played all day Sun
day and all Sunday night and all day Mon
day.
When the time came for Nat to go to the
theater he was 5000 loser. A friend Of his
took his place and won $500 back for him
during the evening. Nat resumed the game
after his performance and left the table
81 900 winner.
Oliver Doud Byron is another actor who
has made q fortune; he has been lucky in
speculation. Francis Wilson has plenty of
this worlds goods and he deserves it. The
story of his courage and ambition as
young man is pretty generally known. He
was a song and dance man at a salary of
$50. He aspired to the legitimate, throwing
up this comfortable income, began at the
lowest rung of the operate ladder, receiv-
ing $40 week. He was earnest, studiOus,
and determined.
He has never wasted his substance in
riotous living. No one has seen him in
barrooms or loafing about the streets To-
day he is the richest comic-opera come
dian on the stage. He is a linguist, an art
connoiseur, and the best amateur fencer
in this country. He paid $4,000 for his
house at New Rochelle. In it is a perfectly
appointed miniature theater. He has a
fine collection of rare books and prints.
He spares no expense in making his home
what cultured mans ideal should be.
Richard Mansfield once had a passion
for collecting armor and curios / don't
know whether he has olitlived that craze
or not, but he now goes in for yachting
extensively, and owns a handsome pleas
ure boat on which he entertains his friends
in a lavish manner during the resting"
season. Young Emmett owns a steam
yacht, and It is his chief delight to open
wine for his pals when they visit him on
board the whats-its-nane.
The mention of Billy Cranes name
calls up visions of sailboats. Crane lives
on his yacht in the summer. occasionally
dropping in at his home IN Cohasset,
Mass, just to show his family that there
Is no ill-feeling.
Henry Irving spends fabulous sums on
the production of plays. Every detail
must be perfect. no matter what the OK
pense. For instance, the peal of bells.
used at the end of the first act of
Faust" and heard but for a few seconds
cost 5000. He brought church organ to
this country, and an experienced organist
as well. He has also brought over a
singer at a salary Of 500 a week to render
one song in play he thought OF produc-
ing. He wasn't even sure that he would
produce it. There is no taking in Mr..
Irving's plays. 1t Is said that he has
fortune, but I wonder that he even has a
bank account.
Ada Rehan likes to pick up unique
pieces of furniture for her house IN Nine
ty-ninth street. Maud Harrison delights
in bric-a-brac. Maud Adams is quiet and
studious and her taste IS distinctly in
the line Of books. They say that Minnie
Palmer spent some Of her hard earnings
on a Nubian prince who described to marry
her. Minnie thought the title was worth
It, but when she found her prince was
Just a colored waiter in a London cafe
she decided to invest in something else.
DeWof Hopper spends most Of his
money in buying and staging operas lie
has never had any great amount to the
good. His wig bill is quite an item. You
know, he loses a lot Of them roofing"
for baseball, but wig or no wig, we all
love him.
Pauline Hall, If reports are true, has
not much money to throw away nova
days, but she is an enthusiastic blcyclist
and gets plenty Of fresh air and exercise.
If health is wealth Pauline should not
complain.
Lillian Russell has managed to buy a
s75, 900 house, but she Is very extrayagant,
and they say she has not much cash. THE
queen Of Brilliants" did not make dollar
n London. Little Annie Myers, who made
he hit over there, is one Of the prudent
mes. She owns a house In Baltimore and
spends little money outside Of adding TO
her home and educating her daughter
Stuart Robson's fad is books. John