The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
INSURE HANDS AND
LEGS OF ACTRESSES
CARRY HUGE SUMS IN INJURY
POLICIES. MUSICIANS ALSO
PROTECT THEIR VOICES.

The taking out of huge amounts OF
insurance on legs hands and voices is
now common practice among actors,
actresses and musicians. In fact, there
is hardly a person on the legitimate
or concert stage that does not carry
this form of insurance, in both large
and small sums.
! The insurance companies, as rule,
do not hesitate to insure for any sum,
just so the insured can pay the preml-
ums, which in some cases are small
| fortunes in themselves. While 100000
seems like a lot of money to the I'M
initiated, it must be, from the actors
and actresses standpoint, an insignitl-
cant sum.
Insured Worlds Most Beautiful Legs.
| Mile. Mistinguette, famous Parish
enne show girl, who recently visited
this country, had her legs insured for
100000. 1t is reported by those who
profess to know that the mademoiselle
has the most beautiful legs in the
world. The famous Parisienne has at
no time undertaken to deny the re-
port, and from the many pictures OF
her one is led to believe that she rath-
er fancies the connoisseurs are right.
Actors, too, have had their legs in
sured. Michel Fokine who, with his
wife, performed throughout the Unit
ed States some months ago in what
they called the Ballet Russo" has his
legs insured for 100000. Fokine does
not have to die to get that enormous
sum. He has, however, to prove that
his legs are so crippel that he will new
er be able to perform or teach again
Employer Insured Dancers Legs.
When Morris Gest, the producer of
Mecca" sought some spectacular
scenes in that production he engaged
Fokine to teach number of dancers
for the ballet on the stairs. 1t is the
only time such thing has been done,
and before permitting Fokine to un-
dertake such hazardous work Gest had
the dancers legs insured for $l0OO0O
for three weeks.
1t is reported that, besides this in
surance, Fokine was paid $1,000 day
while instructing this ballet. Fokine
also carried a 100000 insurance, the
premium for which he paid himself
Had anything happened to Fokine in
those three weeks to cripple his legs
so that he could not perform again he
would have received 100000.
Voices also are insured. Anna Held
the famous Coincidence, who died some
wears ago, carried an insurance OF
100000 against permanent injury.
! Nine. Patti carried for long time a
$4,000 policy against the total loss OF
| her voice. If she was unable to sing
at any performance she was to receive
SIS. 900 for each time, and only twice
did she fail to appear. Lillian Nord1ca,
grand opera star, carried S5O,0OO on
! her voice.
Ian Kube1ik, the violinist, pays ST.
| 500 a year premium on his bow hand
alone. Herr Kubelik some months ago
was in a shipwreck On board with
him was his famous $125,000 violin,
which he priced highly. In order to
save the violin, Kubelik tied it to a
small lifebuoy and cast it overheard.
| Several DAYS later the instrument was
found not far from the wreck and IN
good condition, considering its unus-
ual experience.
Race Horses and Show Animals.
Josef Holman is heavily insured If
he loses the use of his right hand the
insurance company will have to pay
him $4,000. Ten thousand dollars
would be paid him if he lost the use
of his left hand. The premiums OF
Ignace Jan Paderewski, on insurance
carried to protect his hands from in
Jury, used to amount to $4,000 a year.
Race horses, priced pets and show
animals are very often insured, some
times just for the journey to an eexhi-
bition. Performing horses, birds, dogs,
and monkeys often are insured. Maj;
Keller, trick baboon, who performed
some years ago before all the crowned
heads of Europe, was insured tor
IS25,000.