The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-07
Salaries Of Actors.

A New York paper gives the following par
ticulars regarding the salaries received by the
leading operate and dramatic artists in that
ty. 1t appears that Carl Rosa gives Wach-
Tel $500 night and half the house above 3d.
300. 1t is not unusual for s., 900 to be taken
7or an evenings performance of opera, in
which case Herr Wachtel takes s., 500 as his
share. Charles Stanley, the eminent bari
tone, receives $4,000 in gold per month; Miss
Adelaide Phillips 81 900 for the same time.
Mrs. Van Zandt receives a pleasant little in
come of 81 800 per month, and then we came
down Immediately to salaries of 800 to
$500 per week, such as are received by
Auesley Cook, Madame Doria, Seguin,
Tom Karl, and so ON. The Nilsson
opera is more expensive. Mr.. Strakosch
pays Mile. Nilsson 200 per performance,
and shares all over $1,000. The houses aver
age nearly $4,000, which makes Miss Nils
sons share $4,000. Besides this all her ex-
penses of residence, travelling carriages, ETC.,
are paid by the management. This great
singer returns to Europe with very near
$780, of American money The Strakosch
brothers have made $4,000 each on the
Nilsson engagement OF two seasons OF the
other artists of the Nilsson troupe, NJ Capoul,
the French tenor, received s., 200 per month;
Miss Cary the fine contralto, who returns
here in the fall with Carlotti Patti, gets
$1,000 per month; Mile. Duval, 81 400 Der
month; Brignoi, $1,000; janet, $1,000, and
so on down.
The following are stated to be the salaries
given at Wallack's: Mr.. John Brougham
is paid 5000 per week Mr.. Charles Matthews,
$500 per week; Mr.. John Gilbert, "the veter-
an" 500; Mr.. j. II. Stoddard, SIS; Mr.. Polk,
$50; Miss Plessy Mordaunt 500; Miss Helen
Tracy, $50, and Mrs. John Seton SIS. The
nightly expenses at Wallacks are 500, the
receipts average about $1,000. At DAYS
Fifth Avenue Theater Miss Fanny Morant re-
ceives the highest salary in the female line
$120 per week-nothing less could induce her
to leave Booths. Miss Fanny Davenport is
paid 800, and what seems strange. Miss
Clara Morris, who is the best drawing power
in the theater, and an actress of wonderful
ability, only receives $40 per week, and ND to
within short time furnished her own dress
es. Now, Mr.. DAILY pays half this expense.
Mr.. Wallack has offered Clara Morris $500
per week, but she is unable to accept it, as
she has signed contract with Mr.. DAILY for
two years. Nor is Mr.. DAILY to blame, for he
employed Miss Morris when every theater in
town refused the prefer of her services; Mr..
James Lewis is paid $3.50 per week,
the largest salary in the company; Mr..
Parkes, $50; Mr.. Davidge, $50; Mr.. Crisp,
$40; Mrs. Gilbert, $50; Mr.. Harkins. as
stage manager and leading parts, SIS and
Mr.. Robert Stoepel, the orchestra leader, $50.
MIR. Roberts, the scene painter, whose artistic
productions have been SO generally admired,
receives 800 per week. The expenses of
the Fifth Avenue Theater average about $500
night, and the receipts seldom fall less than
$500 or 5000. The place when packed Will
hold about $1,000. Mr.. DAILY is said to have
made some $4,000 on 'sDivorce," not alone
by his production at his own theater, but by
the sale OF the copyright elsewhere.