The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-18
Theatrical sIastsrs Abroad


From iAe 5An Franc,soo spirit or he Times, sept IL
fhA our readers may form Soma leo OF lhe enormous
salaries demanded BY vsslous musical and hearicai umi
nsries who visited California during Mrs. Sinolairs
management Of the late Metropolitan Theatre and paid By
bar Tor their services 10 have been placed IN possessou
OF s flowing ins' ssing facN from the Of
thas establishment ruey may % reted upon q anthem.
tic IL VIII be seen by me anouats paid 70 sasa perform
en- that those persons oonsldarod a. -s clam artists In
Europe and the Atlantic States failed attract here
may Judge by figures and on the onsr hand those Who
perform N ssoc& companies elsewhere - soo0 ~ hey
vAlsd emneni posvoa BY Tie Increased patronage
G. tie pubEc shown Ia shs veoeip Il the tneae vhea
eyss these g dsrans slars performed;
the evening Of the Gath Of pscember 1862 Win the
d, Of NE !. School for scanah" n James Murdoch sp-
resfed In ihe character OF csss- surfaos sad Mrs Gin
clair Lady reszis shs hocss crowded on ths 90
cas- On. Murdoch played /" star" eagagereut o. two
weeks, during which lue she receipts slsrco Of
which he received $500 - his share tns vent
csAfds paying The Stock company, lusoiug wardrobe,
mounting poss and tor osher ,nsidsn,sl expenses
Aaeala Anna Thilan. In c;mrsny with NJ. Hudson
next 10 dc up' FOR Inc generous public OF
Sn fr.Icsco, on caaelaon saS saey received be'~esn
iuordnse vanity Of rhlon ard Hadsoo 10 well Known.
rns pubic desired to hear hem and the manage ncn had
To soCrcs 70 their wshes 10 keep The theatre Open Tall
Ions Hst cDgageweat nsssd three ~esks, aarnx whon
time she received nAr OF the receps chs played every
o.ber u.shI NJ Hudsou played VIA her az also on the
OF nixhs for shch be received for his slone
500 per night with clear hAf Oensa every week DO
sdes Hudson made IS 900 asa ialoa so 900 oasot
bee apparent that the pubic osiy patrorye
'rYrs" mo exovbsrt price they upon tnev profes-
10 10, IN ordsr /, ss, .sero prcv-a.d the u,rsge
from yeaxng any benefits from their ~hAtevor
ia Few thousand collars made ca OF "ssAr,"
soon entirely aososted In rN9g " e back ssisros Of
ihs na!, icua over doe rent, ana ether neoessry
tens IL expense.
fhe Bs,eman ccildren were paid SO 900; the Rous,eu
sisters $1,000; The ao1p,sor trozpe S. 100 or
which ALE Tcicry, VITO IN mernbeTt fvod
bui vcry small pitsaoc Eu Matilda Herou received
81. la fTs l4s Matt sIF.r
keeDe riayed Q sncrt epksgeu ., oil -four nigaIs aad
r'ade 500 Kate Hayes rpensi 10 "horns," made I,
besides vhcn sho made 80 oc0 giving concerts in
The S.sio oo Ball, Tue viohast, received 81 COO per
night tor three nights Mdame Anna Brhop did not suc
osei In mailing scarcely decent livelihood during her
stay among also BArsaa fhcSn sesas made abor
$500. Barney Williams, tns Hih comedian, aud wife,
sss ro cr.h.d actress thai eve, vis,es ne ,upry
oNried a~sy with her on leaving 5000
Nearly me ~noie Of this vass sun ~, pail by Ma
sn,lar these persons 10 CRAFTY the pub Ia her frru
len syos 70 propery c,iatish higher oder Of tho
drama 10 midst II well kno IN that she YVES very
toory paid Ia reurs, and len Tue country for Australia
IN January, 1866, Mr.. Jobpn Davis, Assu, for Mrs.
Sinclair repaired W the A.,uc States 70 procure fresh
srppy OF "ssrsp 10 follow each In quick
TO ble the management 70 ain Sef He returned
s'tor shor, absUce wir the kires GougbonhslmI,
Broadway theaus n Y a 90 per veos rhey ocsned
81 tho Metropolitan 10 poor nocss for the thai u
was during the then election exch,msuts They played
seveatesu rights and the mea,e lz notcy. They how.
ever bad TO DO paid very hya sslay, Aojorslng W he
agreement made IN New York. Their second eassgmops
country ssou, yeu wren they ccnclrded o VIA, Ausrs
LA and carried VITA thcmher earn ara, whch,
and above all ,nsr expenses amounted 10 the snus OF
s2s 100
oher "sas have played e-vsxemep,s ., the hesropol.
ilan while under Ms slnclay but successful
hundred ssSriJ ,bousaad aoIisrs-sn Of Of wslcs wS
expended In maintaining two stock companies a the
tme-a dramatic and cpcratc uoups aud Ia payins the
a. -
called assrs vbfe oisen some o. the a0schss Of the
theatre had 70 spar around FOR ther dinser The pcs way
sy e0 fs. u a., @ os s bs zoe =.
ihoussnd oolays night acsnsl eEpeases before The cur
tain could be raised
AMnIcAs ARTISTS n EssLAsp--nRs. srScIArR.
roaRKsr AND M .. n. RoBERrs.
From the Londoa Ashsnoum, sol 70
HTrr LAVE -Nohing csc better SHOW TIE moon
vsnenos Of TOO large house has the fact ina hs mag
nncsnt theatre Il al present only available for ccssronal
ssrves and thss me snsrprisns Isssss does not feel
himself ustnsd in engaging in Thing snss has The ap
ssasasivs snors so 70 any permanent purpose rem
eman ransd NJ Roberts, appears, has been for soma
pcrod popnl1 actor I'M ths nied sAies, and A. such
has made claim nor vial NE boards Of greAl
tiooa theatre. In claim Mr.. Smith sckno~ledged. and
announced The appearance Of TIE nes candidate Tor sin
mis- sbor essaxsneut commenced On Monday, vhss
br. Roberts Appeared - SIR giles 0versaoh, In "a
New Way v Pay Old Debts " We neei no, inform
hsps he term snaKspsarsas 10 me play BIN .s IN end
Cd 70 dislsguhh Kind and the suhsy,hp, o. tas
drAmu propossd fcv representation. IL may bs ~ bsu.
,uta for the word "Ezssethan and indicate tbs 80 10
asd spirit o the productions However this sag be, the
series led on BY This well kDo~n ~ovk hsss,ngey;
and present busness Win the merits Of tse dbu,a
me ssprAnts 70 tns stage, whether male fen
do NOT appear 10 be perscns 81 cat phyr-s power, with
peculiar hsr'opio sputud but eduoatsf s,1 intellectual
pdviduss who have looked INC drama from ~ Hsrs
w side M. Roberts II exceedingly email maj - VI
or than Edmund kean wss, SOD - small ~ NJ - ts
Hs arss appearance the spge SON hs dmlnrJge -,
rather sariss and u becsme svitsns N ole
vocal organ feebls But tnsro wm aiso evdeuoe
about MN thst be actor vel stodsd, ps~c tscd
End ssif rcss~ssed Daring the 1rss tyo acts no ae4s
no demonstration, read the teri In he msuser
cAse&t 10 himself but, BY al occAnSHi spssucttc
emphasis raised expectations that DEFINED not 70 be
disappointed In the fourth and 9th he threw o all
reserve and BY sraning voice became only saddle,
but loud vehement sra passionate 10 such rsy;7fs
~ srcna kn thr or Drury lane have been exceed
ipaw Hyhg. Mr.. Roberts "a decidedly good, even
blo actor, OF the ROSn school With thar the
o'dnsry snouss % stage Intelligence, n0roufn vered
Mis- builnas, anil capable Of great specific oscispcy
tat no rfrustes small thestre rne sudlsrce however
did usos 70 ME evident talent ,ad hs performance
doubtless mir success Tho part Of weUhoru vas per.
formed by ny Bolton, who has retained from hts Amoyi
c tour and parenty increased In heskh and power
His vosos hss acquired considerable COMPASS sad he Win
be nxurY eligible for the English boards the vsprs~
sentative OF the young and aashinf herccs cur drsrs
He has gcthor improved and hes returned a siuss
ws hins vsen spcs acton nuch w~assd. Tho hssss
was mossrsisiy ssspdi, wi ne sutene vvrs c,asas