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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1905)
Jous of& ura are Jtct resses to ti re J- a rni . 9 "mHlSATRlCAL managers, actresses thimselvcs. T ami observers of the stage foresee a relief from I the overcrowded condition of the profession ex I lstlng today. The farm, they say, is luring the young woman from the stage. A well known manager who knows from ihtskhuiI ob servation the effect of farm life upon actresses, ays: ' When'the actress remnilned In the city under the glare of the. footlights or wonl off to crowded summer resorts for her vacations, surrounded by mobs of flaeterens, as sne did twenty years ago, there was HI tie hope. She would play up to the last dltoh regardless of such flings as ' Superfluous lags the plnyer on the stage.' Flu t take her to a quiet country place to which, wltih Improved conditions of farming, she Is not exceptionally adverse where she we nothing of the bid life tbe glamour and glitter of U and the yearning becomes less Intensified. While she may protest against any fondness for pigs and cows and even well bred horses, the quiet country atmosphere and the beauty of large, well kept grounds grows upon her and calm her Into eccsscsesssesssssssessss peaceful rt-ttlgmttlon t" letting seme one else ptay her favorite role for a time and win from her public laurels." Sutlh. has notably been the case In regard to some of the most prominent actresses who In the last wore of years have graced the American stage. Modjcska has Innumer able times announced her retirement from the stage and settled down on her California farm In blissful unconcern as bo how Bhnkspearpan heroines were Impersonated by as piring young actresses. Mngttle Mitchell folded her hands several times at Elbrron, N. J.. before settling Jjfere for good, and Lotta Crslitree with a well filled purse did the same thing at Lake Hopatcong. Among the less khown actresses scores of even hlore marked examples might be enumerated. Charlotte Thonip sVn, who starred successfully as Jan" Eyre years ago, left the tnge at seasonable age for n plantation near Mont gomery, Ala. Katie Putnam, well remembered by old theater goers, settled on a farm at Henton Harbor, Mich., long before the roses began to fade from her cheeks, and there she Is still living, and another actress who toured with fairly good suc cess through this section Mot long ngo has followed her ex ample, taking a furhi at French Lake, Ind., where she now resides. This tendency, started some years ago by A few actresses, seems now on the Increase. Nearly ever woman on the stage who can now mass together a few dollars Invests In a farm of her own, Where ahe can retire and remain as long as she chooses, quite Independent of managers and theatrical en gagements. Annie Russell hns a farm In the Maine woods, Julia Marlowe one in the Cntskllls, Mary Mannerlng an es ta.tf at Greenwich, Cnlih., Lillian Russell at Far Rockaway, Rose Coghlan a ranch In Montana. Dlanch Rates a farm In California, Mrs. St. Maur, formerly Miss Vandcrhoff, of a family of actors, has tried farming In New Jersey; Maude Adams conducts a farm with remarkable success at Ronkon koma, tj. 1. 1 Mies Itehn Lowell, now playing with Maude Adatns. and Miss Marlon Abbott, a Chicago girl, who made her first greait hit with James A. Heme In "Sag Harbor," and who Is now playing with Otis Skinner, have made a great success of a violet farm oh Long Island, Just out tit New York; and ohe might prolong the list indefinitely. While many or these actresses nhd others In the snltie claws may re main on the stage for years to come, with farms of their own. they find they enn take lodger vacations and Indulge In temporary retirements, whloh, with Ixmrdlng hmise life and sea Bide extravagance, they could-scarcely afford. pr the actresses who have recently visited Chicago Mian Lester of the John Drew company has a modest little five acre farm of her own on Long Island, where she spends her Vacations arid remains between rehearsals, engaged In poultry and pigeon raising nhd .vegetable and flower gardening. "Of course, she says, "this Is mere play farming, but I find it does me good to get down to solid earth once In a while after the hurry, worry, and general nervousness of stage life. Theh, too, when an actress hns a home of her own, especially a farm which brings In an Income, she finds she can afford to make shorter engagements, playing with a company offering only a thirty week sennntt If she chooses, without supplementing It with a vaudeville engagement in the summer." Mrs. Josephine Cohan, with the llogens Rrothers, says she Is quite surprised at the number of actresses who are retiring to farms, or supplementing their stage work with farming. In an automobile run which she made across Long Island some time ago she snys she renumbers jmssing a greait many farms owned by actresses, and that she thon selected a nice little one of her own at Amttyvllle, to which In two years she Intends to retire. Though she Is now only a young woman, having begun acting when she was only 8 years old, she snys she considers twenty years quite long enough foT any woman to reniaHn upon the stage, ami the farm a good place to keep her from Mie temptation of returning to It. And so many actresses are beginning to feel and are turning to the country both as an outlook to financial Inde pendence and as a place to dispel such visions of the foot lights, as curtain falls, with electrical and warming tri umphs, audiences growing in size and waxing In enthusi asm, houses projecting a dispiriting Influence, and all the other extremes o'f lights and shades coincident with stage life generally. eSSSSSSSCSSSSSSSSSCCOSSQ The Seven Most Eligible Bachelors in the United States. R - ri t ' "1 ' V nriiii uiiiini i hull if. i. ijjjsiiii '" ' - ir '.'".'" . ' ' ' ' " "" ' -..-..- .. immjuumiju-Ui iiifcsw j u um n ; k ir-vm- hmm -'J i v 'kf 1 ..tfBh Y !'7.j El A II"'. ' l :a L c" Xm f 11 J A v . 1 - -w-w-.4 A F BQ f m a t!ft ti A ?tki uvnr m & n Mel t til ti a hTt tv x - . f jm-iw .m, ..l t-tIv,ta.i.u wi.ci uuuuc , auuujiuj ittmic NICHOLAS LON6WORTH EUGENE II ICONS JAMES HENRY SMITH m J i.VMES HAZEN HTPE, vice prs. dent of th Equitabte Life Anr ance society, ie 20 years old and F:l U worth over f20.WKl.IKH). He Is an authority on French literature and ha been niade a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. He Is a graduate of Harvard and is fond of athletio eports, is fine cros country rider, and has stable full of thoroughbreds. He is 0 feet tall, dresses so at to accentuate his height, and luti his clothes made In Paris, lie bus u n eM tblUhnient at 0 East Fortieth street. New York, twxt &Mt to h'.s mother's. He works eight hours a day at his desk, and has done a great deal for university settle ment work. ARCELLL'S HARTLEY DObUE Is 23 years old and worth 3.tKW,ttiV He la a graduate of Columbia col- 'vv 17j lens and a hard worker, having M gone Into the sporting goods ptore, In which his grandfather made the millions, rltrbt after he gradj.Ued. He Is learning the business and works more hours than any body else there. He is large, an athlete, and has a boyUh face, Is pallid, and baa dark eys. He is extremely fond of outdoor spor's and was distinguished at Columbia as a boxtr. He ts economical almost to th.1 point of penury, but dresses well and U extrava gant about bis clothes and bis books. He has lid other luxuries or expensive habits. t'ni'OTt'B lirtV7T.' la ll ..ooo TH V I and Is worth over V'l'Vuuiou. He Is S I fall nnd bfnt mth milart(. of tirtn and nerves of steel. When he was worth H.Ot-i.ntH) some one told him he ought to retire. He said: " What, stop now; why, I've cunie out here to get rich!" He was educated In Germany, and gladuated at Columbia college. Politics and athletics are his greatest diversions. He refused $15. Out), -() for his copper holdings, and the " Minnie Healy" mine ulone Is worth $10.0io,ouo. Heinte is a fighter, and his legal and other battles ith lJuly have shaken Montana and astounded the nation, and made Hetnze an International figure. I old. lie has inherited ),uo),twn I from Ilia f.:iHi0r'fl ofatntfk whtrh ts worth double that amount and w hich Is invested In Cincinnati real estate. Ha is a graduate of Harvard and of h Cincinnati Law school. He has always hud a tame for poMtics, has been a member of the school board, and has been In the national house of representatives and in the Ohio state legislature. He Is the author of the municipal code providing for the form of government of the cities and villages of Ohio. He is now serving his second term in Con feres.. He has been lately distinguished chiefly for his attentions to Alice Roosevelt. Ml m w xji,.-tj ii - o in at years oia M I and wortli $."o.(nK.i mm. Helsagrad-. I IKlta of fnllimbl: unit n rrw.mKc r.t . - - .... . . . . ... , IU all the prominent New York und continental yacht clubs. lie spends most of his time upon the water und cruises all over the world on his beautiful yccht Varuna. Upon it he nuiint ilns the discipline of a man of war, even hli. guests being ex pected to conform to ill rules. While cruis ing abroad he has lately given lavish enter tainments to the army officers and American girls at all the points where he has stopped, Including Paratne and Bt. Sevun and Dlnand. He I said tj have playid havoc with the hearts of hundreds of ma idens. ITT 1 iAMES HENlty SMITH la 50 years old and Is worth $.Vj,ooo,iiiKl. He has passed most of his life In New York and has been a well known figure In the social metropolis for 25 years. lie is of medium height, is well built, and I. as a dark and ruddy complexion. He talks little, which fact, combined with his singu larly Imperturbable countenance, bag given him the name of " Silent Jim." He always wears black rimmed eyeglasses, und It Is his habit to take a walk dally on Fifth ave nue. He had accumulated over fl.uiu.uio when his uncle died Ave years ago and left him hla total fortune of W.vjt.wh He is devoted to art and books. r ROBERT WALTON COELET Ol'PRT W A T TO M elf"!. T .l.,rP f LJ I quite :tO years old. He has already 1 a fortune of $1(I.0k 1,0(10, and at the Ij3wj death of bis mother will be worth vrTrl IHi.doo.ikkj. He bus never done a day's work in Ids life, although he Is bubiness manager for the Orcle Kranc.ais plays at Harvard. He bus lately settled down to study la w, with the object of marrying a rich young divorcee. He wuscbiefly distinguished for his rivalry with his cousin, Hubert Wil son Outlet, for the bund of the beautiful Mitw Klsle Wbiileu. He Is known by the name of " bertie." The flirtations of " liertlo " have mude conversation at New port for years. I. Y