The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
BRITISH ACTORS CAPTURE
Observation-Disclosures
Despite Lambs Relief Work. Lots of Them Are Defending
Their Country in the Van of a
Beauty Chorus

One reason that contributions to the
Lambs Club war relief scheme. known as
Inc American Actors Fund TO Send Eng
iish Actors Holding Down Jobs in America
Back to the Firing Line" aren't coming
IN faster Is because there's a general
feeling that "A large number OF the Eng
fish actors here have to don British
army uniforms eight times week and
night for their country all over the musical
comedy stage
There's Robert Eyett. for instance
nightly and every Wednesday and
saturday afternoons drawing his trusty
sword in "Suzi' and slashing his way
across the country In the one night stand
trenches In natty uniform that Gen.
Miles himself well might envy. Some
place out In the suburban SHOWS and
storms too George Bishop Is all dolled up
like the Durbar in the Girl From Utah"
company wearing the Kings own gold
lace.
Kenneth Douglas and T.. Clayton Green
head whole English regiment in "a Pair
OF SIX Stockings" and there are Old Eill
faversham and Conway Tearle in the
Hawk troupe, Charles Cherry In "Out-
cast all the Gyty Theatre brigade In
"To-nights the Night" Norman Tharp
and-but TO list them all is to call the
roll or about all the actors now really
| lahoring, except George and Bil in
Hello, Broadway" both of whom.
despite the charge that Gecrgic comes
from Providence, II. l., are Americans.
The English musical comedy soldiers
especially deserve praise. The terrors OF
the trenches are next to nothing COM
pared TO the anguish of trying, eight
times week. TO put high G art across
the iootlghts with from four to eight rows
OF giggling chorus girls lined up just back
IT ones collar button, all doing their
dcrndest TO crab the solo BESIDES. at
least three OF the English actors mem
, toned above live uptown and therefore.
| thrusting all thoughts of fear from them,
twice day board a sixth avenue ele-
waited train and take chance.
II may be that the eminent tiagedlan.
Jack Hazard, is trying TO econcmlze fol-
lowing Christmas extravagances or. again.
perhaps it's because he lust can't help
| being cutup but anyway here's the
/ telegram he sent to Douglas Fairbanks
| when The Show Shon' opened at At
lantic city Monday night:
/ "fluck, which means Good luck BY
/ combining the words good and luck into
/ Gluck | skin the little Old Postal Tce-
/ graph Company out OF a complete and en-
| tire word, not to mention the Western
| Union. JOHN T.. HAzzARp."
! q
movie star. recently refused TO go with a
| rival moving picture firm at a salary of
| 100000 a year-a story FOR which there
| seems to be very good authority--there' >
no doubt at all that before definitely re-
| fusing the offer Miss pickford insisted
| upon a new contract calling for d yearly
salary OF more than 100000" year.
how much more only Miss Pickford and
| her Famous Players Company boss know.
! When one stops to think that Miss Pick
! ford. with next 10 no stage training. IN n
day rises to a position whore she can an
! nually rake IN "A pay envelope of ouch
MAGNITUDE. ono looks with an added IN
terest IN the high cost OF salaries at Il
list Of old time players and their earnings
which Manager Charles Burnham of Wal
lacks came across among some old papcr ~
/ "A few days ago.
The list shows a string OF players and
| their earnings during the year 1869, the
amounts following their names being the