The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
SIDE LINES TRIED BY THE STAGE FOLK Sol Smith Russo Iade Money
 in Real tState EDDIE TOY DOOMED WAFER Jameson Lee Fnney Is Silent Partner in High-Prced Tailoring Firm.
 Raymond Hitchcock in
 Cigarette Factory.
EDDIE FOY DOOMED WAFER
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 The business like actor is one of the newer features of the dramatic profess sion.
 The late Sol Smith Russell left an un- commonly large fortune for an actor, ana made it through his farseeing invest ments in real estate. When he began to make his purchases his capital was small. As his earnings increased he was able to plunge, and eventually bought enough land to make him about the wealthiest member of the profession when the real estate began to rise in value.
 Thomas Wise grows fine poultry at his farm and takes blue ribbons every year at the poultry shows. His poultry sells at high prices. MT. Wise is thus one or inc actors who can testify that farming does not always mean financial loss to an actor.
 James Stoddart had less successful experience when he tried a fruit farm in New Jersey Daniel Bandmann invested his earnings in northwestern ranching property so judiciously that he has been able to give up the profession altogether and live at ease.
 Harmon J. Wolfe, who is a man of un- commonly fine physique, used to suffer from rheumatism, but was finally cured by a remedy he accidentally learned of. He then bought the right, to the medi- cine and has since managed to sell It very proftably throughout the country.
 Elsie De Wolfe is now a decorator as xral with large ders on her hands. She has long been in this kind of work in addition to acting. and has bought and sold old furniture and decorations for some years.
 Runs Lodging House.
 Annie Irish is another actress who does not believe in keeping all her eggs in one basket. She opened d lodging house for the members of her profession several years ago and conducts 1t successfully.
 Salle, sister of Fritz Williams, has for the last five years had hat shop. May Irwin increased her earnings greatly through her judcious investments in real estate. During her two years of retire. ment she was able to live very comfort ably on her income from the rents of these properties.
 Estelle Clayton has kept a prosperous boarding house for several years past, dilu uldy oylNlt iHdIdStu uulIlDcT Ol small restaurants with great success af- ter she decided to quit acting and invest her earnings in business.
 Once when Eddie Foy decided to clam Der on to the water wagon, he had an opportunity to boom a western mineral water. He took the job and received a regular salary for it.
 Agnes Booth managed a hotel at Man chester -by-the- Sea for years, and Is still the rrp of ha rIo md h ie wife Mabel Fenton, struck prosperous business when they opened their restau- rant down on the Jersey coast.
 Eugene ORourke Is another actor cour- ageous enough to make the same experi- ment in New York. He is building a restaurant in West Forty-fourth street and will open it as a chop house and cafe.
 Sell Antl-Fat Medicine.
 Both George Fortescue and Amelia Sum- merville. who reduced themselves when they got too fat have since made money by selling the formula, and the medicine that did the trick; or tHat they said did the trick
 Raymond Hitchcock owns an interest in cigarette factory, and Charles Ste enson can at any time leave acting if he wants to, since he earns a comfortable income through controlling the sales in the United States of certain brand of champagne.
 Jameson Lee Finney Is silent partney In tailoring establishment that has "A very select clientele, and a schedule of prices that scars beyond the means of most purchasers.
 George c. Boniface, who is acting in The Prodigal Son. and his wife, are the two principal stockholders in A com pany that sells an invention of Mrs. Boni- faces. It is intended to keep fresh and cool milk for babies and is especially use ful in travelling. It has sold very largely and yields comfortable income to the owners.