The record-union., 1896-04-05

Among the Satirtc tOucneS VI tHe PieSc
are a chorus of chamberlalns wearing
an ascending number of feathers ana
orders: q hastily collected party OIL
wealthy members of the brewing in
terest to the peerage elevated, put
dressed in the costume made popular
in Skelt's dramatic characters, and a
song in which many of the ailments to
which flesh is heir are realistically IL
lustrated by Sir Arthur Sullivan IN the
orchestra. Then there are the Greek
scene. "where every drawing-room is
Attic; conspirators' den, in which,
''ere you open conversation with an
other soul, you must eat sausage roll.
=
It is interesting to note the reply OF
Sir Henry Irving, written not long ago.
to a clergyman who asked the actor 10
talk to his congregation on things per-
tanning to morals and the stage. Not
withstanding the fact that the place OF
worship is sometimes called "the actors
church." and is frequented every sun
day by visiting members of the pro
fession," Sir Henry declined, giving his
rea sons to the pastor in a brief note as
follows:
my Dear Sir: I feel highly honored
by your request to appear in your pull
pit and to speak about the stage, but
am sorry to say that shall not be able
to avail myself of your kindness. My
pulpit is the stage itself, and as the
lessons which it comes within my prov
ince to teach are those of other people
I could hardly undertake to preach on
the means of conveying the lessons.
This, it appears to me, should be the
work of others, and I should not 1eei
equal myself to either the task or the
situation"
Signor Manuel Garcia, the eminent
teacher of Jenny Lind, Catherine
Hayes and Nine. Marchesi, entered re-
Gently his ninety-second year, ana al
though he does not intend to REIN
uuish his duties so far as private pupils
are concerned, he proposes to retlre
from the staff of the Royal Academy
of Music London, where he has been a
professor of singing for forty years.
Signor Garcia is still so hale and ac-
tive that few can realize his great age,
that he is a man who had to leave
Spain owing to the Peninsular war;
whose debut in New York (When New
York had only one theater) took place
upwards of seventy years ago, ana
who retired from the stage as far back
as 1929. He was born four years be-
fore Haydn died, and eight years be-
fore Verdi and Wagner were born.
Both Milton and Dollie Mobiles own
Brooklyn real estate, and have landed
interests in the West. The honest dol
lar finds in both a fast friend.
Clara Louise Kellogg has fortune
a shrewd financier, she has invested in
American securities of gilt-edge variety,
beside being an owner of real estate in
various portions of the country.
Lotta is credited with owning valu-
able real estate in every large city in the
United States. She is the wealthiest
woman in the profession, and although
she could live as elaborately as desired
with her enormous income, she lives
plainly and is anything but extrava-
CANT. Her mother and herself are as
shrewd pair of financierS in petticoatS
as exist.
Alexander Salvini owns property in
the United States, England and Italy.
His professional success, though not
meteoric, has been very steady, of the
sort that means wealth to a man of abil-
ity such as he.
Frederick Warde owns valuable land
in several Western States. He has a
strong faith in the future growth of
Montana and Washington.
Hermann, the magician, owns valu-
able houses in New York, and has sig
NIL ;,fo Of hos for
to cost nearly half a million dollars.
Sol Smith Russell has a fortune in
vested in Minnesota.
Ada Rehan has acquired snug little
fortune which she has put in harlem
and Brooklyn real estate.
James O'Neill's real estate holdings
are located in Connecticut. His wealth
is truly from Monte Cristo, as it is the
play of that name that has brought him
fame and fortune.
Fanny Davenport has fortune in
vested in real estate in New York City
and vicinity, from which she derives a
large income.
Mrs. Langtry is a firm believer in
Chicago and New York. She owns val
liable property in both places and is
easily worth $500,O00.
Calve could draw check for 500 900
that would be honored. She possesses
much landed property in France, and is
heavily interested in stocks and bonds.
Edwin Booth left over half a million
dollars when he died. He gave nearly
one-fourth that amount away in charity
during his lifetime.
Nine. Materna, who took a great deal
Of American money abroad with her the
last time she went, pays heavy taxes in
several Of the largest cities of Austria.
Richard Mansfield owns a magnificent
theater in New York and has large in
come.
John Drew owns real estate and has
large bank account.
Robert Downing is landholder in the
District of Columbia, while his wife,
Eugenia Blair, has an anchor to wind
ward.
Agnes Booth owns property around
New York and has no difficulty living
within her income.
Rossinis recent birthday called at
tention to several remarkable features
of his life. In 1929, at the age of 81,
he wrote "Guillaume Tell" He then
laid down his pen, content for nearly
the next forty years to live in Paris
life of luxurious ease, or. at any rate,
to compose no more for the theater
So little did he think of money that he
abandoned all his valuable author
rights in France to a charity, while
in England he did not take the trouble
to secure his rights at all.
Mr.. Drew's nose has made his for
tune, says Alan Dale. 1t has intro
duced him fo the world The y,,oct IN :