The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-27
ACTORS NEST EGGS
LIST OF THRIFTY THESPIANs WHO
HAVE PILED UP FORTUNES.
Most of 1t Is Sailed Down In Real
Estate and Bonds-Intercsting
Play Bills This Week.

and yet they are possessed OF such extrava-
giant tastes that 1t goes almost as fast as
1T comes. 1t is said the women of the pro-
fession are much more thrifty than the
men and save their money and invest 1t
to better advantage. Almost the first thing
an actor or actress INDUCES in when they
have saved up any money is some fayorite
Jewel, generally diamonds. However, the
desire to own home is often very deeply
implanted in the hearts of many of the pro-
fession, and often buying this first piece
of real estate proves the Nucleus of a large
fortune. There are many rich men and
women belonging to the dramatic and lyric
Stage. Among the richest are Joseph Jeffer-
son, who owns valuable real estate in Buzz
wards Bay, Mass, in New Jersey, and in
Louisiana. Joe Murphy Is also very
wealthy man, and is said to own real es-
tate in every large town in the United
States, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast. James O'Neill is another actor who
IL very rich, owning property of great value
In New London, Conn.,, where he has his
home
Tom Karl is also prosperous man. He
has invested his earnings in real estate in
Rochester and in a summer home near
Rochester, as well as in real estate in New
York. Other members of the Bostonians
notably Mr.. Barnabee, Jessie Bartlett Da-
Wis, Eugene Cowles and George Frothing-
ham, have all made fortunes, which they
have invested in real estate and stocks in
different parts Of the. country. Mime. Ma
terna is rich woman, owning valuable
property in Vienna, where she has invested
most Of her American earnings. Emil
Fischer has accumulated comfortable
fortune, some Of which he has invested in
a home in the Catskills and some in good
paying securities
OF the artists who have visited this coun-
try during the last twenty years many have
made fortunes, some investing their money
them was Campanini, the great tenor, who,
with his American earnings, bought a large
estate near Milan, where he is now living
From the products raised on this place and
sold in Milan he is said to be able to live
very we'll
NELSON'S CHICAGO LOTS.
After Christine Nilsson had made her
great success in New York in series of
concerts at Steinway Hall she went with
her company directly to Chicago. With the
keen business eye Of a Swede, she saw that
Chicago was destined to become a great
city, and although at that time lots on the
North Side were many of them not worth
dollar apiece, she invested all her sea-
sons savings in real estate in the Windy,
city. which is now in the heart of the city,
and which has made her very rich wom-
an. Ten years after her first purchase of
lots In , Chicago. on the advice of some
a
parcel OF lots at an advance Of 800 per cent.
on the price paid
. Emma al Ihursby; who Is said d to have re
singers in America, and who for many
years was the reigning favorite as con-
her Investments in unimproved real estate
In Williamsburg, where she not only owns
several houses, but lovely home in which
,, Clara a Louise Kellogg. the once famous
<aItt L., 1fr,sr r1~r.l
vised as to its Investment by Colonel Steb
bins, through whose careful and shrewd
management she bought stocks and bonds
which made her a rich woman. Miss Kel-
1ogg learned also to be a good business
woman, and became successful financier.
Emma Abbott, or, as her manager, James
M. Morrissey, christened her, Honest Lit
tie Emma" was keen business woman,
early friend, made her first investments,
which proved successful After that she
padded her own financial canoe. so to
main chance, invested her earnings in West
ern real estate, which proved SO remuner-
tune She bought large tracts of land just
outside of Minneapolis. part of which she
improved and inclosed and named Abbott
Park Miss. Abbott also invested largely
and successfully In stocks, and the first
thing "a after ter reading the announcement
the stock market reports, which she read
with much interest and great care.
HOW Lolita INVESTED.
1Otld, WHo iildue ner fortune by a wink,
p kick. and smile. is the wealthiest wo-
man in the profession. She owns very
valuable real estate in New York, Boston.
Chicago Denver. and San Francisco. She
Is very shrewd financier, plain liver,
and does not begin to spend her income
Her rents alone are enough to enable her
TO live like princess.
Fanny Davenport to large extent has
followed Lotta's example and has invested
ner earnings In real estate wherever she
saw a chance of a rise. She owns property
IN pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massa-
shusetts, notably her beautiful home in
Duxbury, laid out in fine lawns and drives
She has had no advice but has trusted
always to her own shrewdness in investing
all her American earnings In real esfate
IN New York and Chicago, from which
fho tho IN American secur ss
Russel has earned great many fortunes,
and had she lived less luxurionsly might
america She owns a beautiful home in
West Seventy-seventh street, which, with
than 100000. Miss Russell has fortune
In diamonds; and is said to possess the
With Camille d'Arville it has been a Ia rd
struggle to save money, as she has an in
valid husband to provide for. also a son,
whom she is educating, and a sister whom
she supports. and yet in spite of these de-
mands upon her purse, with the thrift of a
few thousand dollars. Miss d'Aryille is q
bold operator on the stock market and Ia ct
year. when stocks were away down. she
made $1,000 in General Electric. going on
Wall street and watching the ticker in the
office Of some broker. ~
Emma Juch has invested most of her
earnings in Stamford, Conn. real esrare
Clara Norris Is also the owner of real es
tate In New York and one of the most bean
tiful homes on the Hudson.s- Miss Morrs's
husband, Mr.. Heriot, is clever man OF
business, and makes most of her invest
monts for her. Nine Helen Modieslxa he
lieves thoroughly in American investments
and owns real estate in New York Cali
fornia and Colorado. She also owns valu-
able property i'm Poland. Nine. Albani owns
valuable real estate in Albany, after which
city she took her name; also in Montreal
Canada. Mile. Nevada has invested most
of her money in real estate and mining
stocks In Colorado.
ZELDA SEGUIN'S FARM.
Zelda Seguin, who married David Wal
8 lace, nephew of Gen. Lew Wallace. has
been living for the past ten years in In
dianapos. having invested her money in
large stock farm, where blooded horses
and cattle are raised Annie Louise Cary
now Mrs. Raymond has invested her mon
ey in stocks and real estate.
Mime. Scalchi has invested much OF her
money in a magnificent house, with exten-
sive grounds, near Turin Her home is
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