Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-18
ACTORS.
What they are Worth Pscu-
MARTY.
Er.n tbe Pnll.delphis City I.em.l

MARTY.
Prem the Philadelphia City Item.l
Aparagrsph has been going the rounds
Of the newspapers, which processes to
give the incomes of actors. the amounts
which they are respectively worth, and
the proportions of the gross proceeds
which they nightly share with the mana
gers Of theaters during engagements.
The statements are, many of them, in
correct. In order to put the public in
possession Of certain information in re-
gard to the matter, we give the following,
which we have obtained from G thorough
" reliable source
Edwin Forrest is worth about $3.50, 600.
He gets all he can, and saves all he get;
that is to say, all the Law allows.
Barney Williams is worth at least
$500, 600, spends a great deal in ooks,
pictures, dinners, parties, etc. II has
only one child, a little girl Of four years,
on whom he settled 100000 the dav
she was born. On her fifteenth birthday
she will be worth S2OO,OO0 by compound
ing the interest. Already the little
darling has received several offers Of
marriage.
Mrs. Bowers has saved nothing. All
her earnings have gone to educate her
five children, of whom she is very fond.
With good management, she could earn
$4,000 a year. She is handsome and
talented. In a week or two she will 90
TO California-thus mourning sea-sick-
ness, loss of time, trouble, vexation, ETC.,
all for the sake of her children.
Mrs. Louisa Drew is worth. clear Of
of the world, more han $4,000. She
is liberal, yet prudent, and is now laying
up every year over S15, 600. Her profits
thus far this season are over $4,000
"Surf," Light at Last and "Gas
Light (all American Plays, having
been great successes. Mrs. Drew is very
charitable. Every year she gives away
about $4,000.
The Florences have accumulated $780,
900.
Jefferson is worth 100000.
J. S. Clarke has amasged over $780,
900.
Lester Wallack is rich. His place at
Long Branch is valuable, and his theater
yields him, clear of expenses, at least
s25, 600 a year. He wears purple and
fine linen, and fares sumptuously every
day.
Zoe talks of buying a plantation in
Cuba.
Edwin Adams is comfortable-with
his earnings, getting a good living. He
has had a hard road to travel this season.
With new pieces he might do better but
some actors think they, not their pieces,
are the attraction. Give Adams two or
three new pieces and he could clear
$4,000 a year. He is a nice fellow.
Lucille Western has received a great
deal Of money, but she has not saved a
dollar. She wants new pieces. but for
certain reasons they are not forthcoming.
Her last engagement in this city show
that her repertoire is worn threadbare.
John Z. Owens is very economical, /
and has saved about $50, 0OO-pcrhaps
s30,0 600.
Murdoch, we are sorry to say, is COM
paratively poor. His speculations a
few years since hurt him. We suppose
$4,000 would cover all his worldly pos
sessions, and the worst of it is. his
health is bad-so bad that he acts aud
reads with difficulty.
Brougham is comfortable for the
third time, a1d he will remain comfor-
table until he again essays management.
He is worth at least s25, 900.
Edwin Booth is worth over 500. 900.
AL his earnings for a year past have gone
20 help build his theater in New York
city.
Miss Lizzie Price, Of the Arch, has
saved about $4,000.
Ben De Bar was we'll off FIVE wears
ago., but he cannot boast $50, 900 to-day.
Miss Maggie Mitchell has accumulated
about $4,000. She has a large family
TO care for, and is very dutiful.
William Wheatly went from Philo o.
phia a few years ago with a heavy herr,
thinking his case a hard one, but he has
grown rich at Niblo's, and is Low worth
at least 100000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conway are making
money in Brooklyn, n. Y. They are
worth $4,000.
Frank f. Aiken, Of the Museum. Chi
eago, is rated at S50, 1000. They are GO
ing to build a splendid theate T for him.
He is s man of brains, enterprise and in
tegrity. He has won the respect and
confidence Of the first men in Chicago.
Lolita has just come into notice. In a
year or two, if her popularity continues,
she will be rich.
Mrs. Lander is worth $4,000. She.
too, wants new plays. Elizabeth Is
sick; and her other plays, such as
" Love- Margaret Elmore, the
81 Hunchback, etc, are played out.
Miss Charlotte Thompson Is worth
about $1,000. For want of new PLAYS
she no longer attracts. Her last engage
ment at the Walnut was dire.
Barnum Is a millionaire. His muse
UNI yields him s5O,oOO a year. lie is
about to build a new place.
VIM. Warren, of the Museum, Bos-
ton, is easy in his shoes, with s25. 900 =
TO spare. He is one Of the most de-
lightful actors and accomplished gentle
men in the country. F.
Mrs. Thayer has laid up few thous-
ands, but the public, we trust, will insist
upon giving her a fine benefit one of
these days. She is a wonderful actress
and a general favorite. We know of no
one who pays more attention TO artistic
detail, and is so uniformly successful.
For breadth of effect she is unapproach-
able. When on the scene she fills the
eye Of the house.
Julia Dean [since dead viii make
cpey when she obtains n or two