The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-06

Actors are proverbially improvident.
That rainy day. which comes to near
ly all Of us sooner or later seldom en-
ters into their thoughts SO long as
they draw salary. They live on the
"eat. drink and be merry. for tomor-
row ye die'' principle, but oh, what a
difference in the srlmnerl Still they
go right on with their false theories
and will not learn the lesson of econ
ony.
Murphy's Riches.
| OF course there are actors who save
money and a few have amassed for
tunes. Joe Murphy is probably the
richest actor on the stage today, but
| if you will show me the man who ever
saw him spend a, dollar I'll take that
man around the country as a living
wonder and make a fortune myself.
Mr.. Murphy is fond of shooting and
INDUCES In this sport when he can Dor
TOW a. gun.
| Joseph Jefferson is wealthy. but he
\ has made so much money that it would
have puzzled him to find ways of get
| ting 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-five persons and gives
a. great deal to the poor. He takes his
pleasure in painting and in exchanging
fish stories with his friend, Grover
| Cleveland.
RusselPs Wealth.
Sol Smith Russell is worth at least a
quarter Of million. He used to be
passionateIy fond Of faro, but found
that real estate investments paid bet
ter. Now, beyond a small and friendly
game, he does not copper the ace"
| Lolita is the wealthiest actress in the
sountry. Maggie Mitchell is also a very
/ rich woman. She owns a fine place at
Long Branch and blocks of houses in
Harlem.
| Nat Goodwin has accumulated at
( least 100000 He is an inveterate
gambler, poker being his favorite game.
Small wonder when one thinks OF his
luck For example, not long ago, while
playing an engagement in Louisville,
/ he went into a game of draw with w.
lC. Owens, the man who recently de-
feated Breckenridge Owens is said to
be the best poker player in the United
States. They played all day Sunday
and all Sunday night and all day Mon
day.
When the time came for Nat to go to
the theatre he was $4,000 loser. A
friend of his took his place and won
81 500 back for him during the evening.
Nat resumed the game after his per
Torrance and left the table $1,000 win
ner.
Francis Wilson's Wealth.
Oliver Doud Byron is another actor
who has made fortune; he has been
lucky in speculation. Francis Wilson
has plenty of this worlds goods, and
he deserves it. The story of his cour-
age and ambition as young man IS
pretty generally known. He was a
song and dance man at a salary OF
SIS. He aspired to the legitimate,
throwing up this comfortable income
began at the lowest rung of the oper-
attic ladder, receiving $40 week. He
was earnest, StudiouS, and determined
i He has never wasted his substance
in riotous living No one sees him in
bar rooms or loafng about the streets
Today he is the richest comic opera
comedian on the stage. He is a. lin
guist, an art connoiseur, and the best
amateur fencer in this country. He
paid $4,000 for his house at New Ro-
chelle. In it is a perfectly appointed
miniature theatre. He has a. fine col
lection of rare books and prints. He
spares no expense in making his home
what a cultured mans ideal should
MansfeId's Passion.
Richard Mansfield once had a pas
SIGN for collecting armor and curios.
donFt know whether he has outlived
that craze or not, but he now goes in
for yachting extensively, and owns a
handsome pleasure boat on which he
entertains his friends in lavish man
uer 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
what
The mention of Billy Cranes name
calls up visions Of sailboats. Grant
lives on his yacht in the summer, oc
casionally dropping in at his home il
Cohasset, Miss, just to show hi:
family that there is no ill-feeling.
Henry Irving spends fabulous-sum,
on the production of plays. Every de
tail must be perfect, no matter wha