The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-13
PAYMENT or ACrHESSES AND ACTOR
IN NEW YORK.

The following extracts from an artics by
s'Bsy yaru" 10 Wilkes Spirit Of ths Tiries deserve
particular consideration from the iheltrt al som
mauty. They d, monstrare most effectively the
gross unfairutss aud want Of honorable co usider-
alton VITA which Americ managers treat all
sefresses employed by them
"While have room 90 the pages by re tson
Of tbe slack ng up Of bu IN IS, rerhaps .nno.
brst,r employ the spa'e tnan ny setti dowI
words Of truth IN reference 10 certain pO,ns
OF u apagement aud mi man cement Of the stage
The thenie Is important he occ ,sion ripe, an
the field hr ad. But At this nom NJ shall lJ
spread over any vatextenl " ground, nor indu Re
IL any lofty p cula ions of al abst act char ,cter.
FRS 'AF TO express te~ ioea 20 me Did md
hsch vr~Aa anOuJ The relation netween Gu up
saA sAA expense par iculariy VITA reference
81 n4 kBais de OF the profession.
Aes, It, the requirements. rhe manager
must b I've live or six women of der bile
cal, nj, from leading ldp TO eaier of ntllrt He
NUT lave equal nnmDer of men-from lea l.
fbg aiy po ut you cho 'se to iuag ~,
Good. Now be &, es out 10 engage; he paws men,
Say fIoni $50 60 Sli par week; ne p,ys
fIou $40 uown Z" So. But his l. not the only
Discrimination; the IN ,ndger iH.its upon gre it
diheyence IN trcs,mtnt-fhe difference which Is
tie chief discoursRem, ut of all wom'n / me IN
bcDts' women) who endravor to cara toelr bre ct
IN this thhnktss and or, cariOus way. rhiS DIFF
feence T. a matter OF dr.s', ard very mp1r mt
mater IL T., o. Let the reader uOte that a
gets l0 10 so per cent. more pay than woman
of Ike gTade TINT q man has ali or nearly all
his wBldICLe & rushed by be thea re; out lnt &C
tie women NUT DR. ~ hecself, tIi,Iw al IN
WI inns of The manager study no the history of
ber gre; predecessors. and iO the ev niBg mus
come uIon the st &c resplendeut a. the rising
You celigtted, dear pun ici and you, Mr..
MHnAg r. are rosy with bushes of recOgn ton
a what Won have Ach eyed your helrt warns
toxbIds The woman for whom you have here
tofore bgG only snperc'lious sneers; and ten to
one Gu heve the auJacious etfrOn-erv ~ 20 upol
tht stage and Dgratulate upon her naIni-
hcent tout ensemble. All managers speak French,
sonctimes.) But do you know (Jr do you carey
fia' tbit worthy, hord-w1rking wo nan has OK
ptrded thee peeks of your very bera salary Co
AtliIv, thar one dress d. you .ow tlat 10
Oider 70 make this creditable appearance she has
nstd up the salary Of m nth, besides working
late ahd tarly with her own iugerSf Of course,
YET know II well enough, bu' you care nothing
about It Ii is no concern OF yours how or where
she gets the means, so long as she dress we'll
ami makes show 10 please yonr IN tny-h 'aied
master. the public. The gorgeous &c ress lffs
her glorious robes, carefully pa 'k' them away,
and " iks soiefuly 10 her hGmole home TO sup ,
on red herring ana cold tea because hrr dress
has cos ~ much that she Is ali in debt, aud must
rob her ftmach 90 pay ner creditors, o. whom
You are ibe hief having advanced most of the
money 10 buy the dress you have been 50 much
aumIrbP. ..
"It is lot necessary to go into pinute details
20 prove this picture true. Ii Is wei KIN 'wn that
the wsTdToies OF q e men in IN. atrs ar, 70 u
gent extent, 'umeIjmes entirely, furnished ny
the mat sger, while every woman a'Ove the bal.
let II ron lelIe 10 furnish every item Oi her .
tire, from, ockings To diamonds. IL ~ also we'll
known tbat their dresses, however iono nic,tiiY
go mp. cOsl far more than tdo7e Of the h,r slIe
thaI they wear Two, three, or four rs pes IN a
five- C. piece, when the reading man Is amp y
in'n.sh,d by 'iogle black suit. IL order 10 meet
anything like tbe iequrrments of her position, a
leadIng actress muHi keep at leastoue good eos
maker for the ,ntire season, besides "A servant
10 let, b and carry her bundles. La the very
bes OF times, rs salaries have been la New Y JrS
ACRE y making any pretersion 10 ao.i'y nav;
found their weekly pay in,u licient 10 m: orli-
mar exp D,es and sure that n one IN
twenty ever .ayed dollar O1t Of all the GA nlng,
OF a season, une-s by the assisfalc ~ "a g.
ere ies uf thar charitable clutr buti'n ir1m ne
fri ncE callcu Bel eft It Is well enOugh Enpwn
thai som ofour best and m''st " rthy artists have
held their places 0nl, n-c u'e they Or "a "
husbands nd tami los SeTe wiling 70 furnt'n
the mesns for dressing, which he theatre, did 40 .
Eign. rmenfs for ihs winter Sea on are m
order, aDo managers mpsJ BE- prepared 20 pa'
mech larger salaries Than heret)f r. le ,st
fifty per ceut. moe "a meu and one Dundred per
esni TO women. WY, t ,resent prlc * ,
"Opbelia" would have G. pay week dacy f,r
the simple Whitr drrAs in ~nl h sue goes mad :
wbilr aBvihtpgh Tor h'gh-nomedy pa lor-sc 'n-
wOnid use up ~hit three years ago would nave
paid salaries tor a month.