Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-08

| about $250,000. The income from bis thea
tire averages $40, 900 year. pretty neat
income. His business manager and factO-
tum, Mr.. Theodore Moss, is worth about
| $400, 900, which has been made mainly BY
| speculations in Wall street. He always has
| the theatre for the summer sa2son. He
made about $4,000 out Of it this season.
| Though plain and unobtrusi7e gentleman
himself, his wife Is known as the best dress
ed lady in the city, and his equipages are the
most perfect and beautiful.
Old John Gilbert is fine old actor, who
earns his 800 per week, and has put by in
bis long lifetime the snug little sum of $780,
| 600. 1t has been fully earned. During the
present season Mr.. Southern will have a
part IN the management of the theatre.
This gentleman everybody knows by his
personation of Lord Drundresry. In his
successful run with bis character, he made
| in England an ample fortune and lived like
prince. Hehas very gorgeous tastes, and
| loves hounds and the chase and fine horses,
and all the extras which make life pleasant
| in England. Mr.. Southern is also a gen
man who is getting on in life, and must be
very near the ifties; so near, indeed, that
the difference is not worth talking about.
Many old faces have faded from Wsllack's
| this season. Charles Fisher receives $50 3
week; Rockwell $40, at Days; Plessy Nor
daunt $50 and Emily Mestaver $50, at the
Union Square, and SO on. They are scat
| cred all over.
WHAT DAILY PAYS.
The largest salary list in the city at pre-
sent is at the Grand Opera House. Mr..
DAILY pays John ;Broughsm $500 q week;
REESE Herlee, $500; Mrs. John Wood, $500;
Stuart Robinson, $3.50; Robert Craig, 500.
| Brougham still lives in Fourteenth street,
| where he keeps open house; Rose Herlee
| lives with her mother, in one of the streets
adjoining the theatre, and Mrs. John Wood
at fashionable hotel. Mrs. Wood is a
lady over forty years Of age, aud still has
| the charms of youth.
$ Attic Fifth Avenue, where there is per-
haps much better acting, the little company
still remains the same as it did, with few
exceptions. George Clark has returned,
and earns his 81 25 a week; also the magnih
| cent Miss Davenport, whom Boucicault
has pronounced to be! one of the best light
comedy actresses of the day in any country.
| She is certainly one Of the most beautiful
| Of women. Her salary is $3.50 week, and
the manager pays one-half the expense of
her dresses,
e2s CLARA MORRIS.
Miss Davenport lives in very comforta-
bic style in Twenty fourth street, but it il
| curious to observe how careless she is about
her dress off the stage compared with what
she Is on. Miss Clara Morris is also one OF
Mr.. DAYS most notable actresses. Thi:
young lady, who has great talents and
whom any manager would be glad to have
now, came to this city three years ago from
Cleveland, Ohio, where her mother was {
poor woman. She had an intense desire tC
figure on the stage, and she was so earnest
that her mother was at length induced II
believe that the ''sacred fire" was in her
and LETT the West and her word to come Il
New York. Clara Morris, whose res
name is by no means so euphonious, rap
ped hesitatingly at the door Of every mana
ger in New York, and every manager re-
fused her offers to appear for nothing a
first, just to be given an opportunity. A
length she went to Augustin DAILY, who
with that prescience Of what is worth hav
ing which distinguishes him above othe
managers, took her for certain number o
years at $40 week. He made her re
hearse, saw what was in her, and wrot
the roles which suited her peculiar cslibre
1t was this which made Clara Morris.
Another less expert than Mr.. DAILY, nigh
have engaged Clara Morris and never hav
brought out the qualities which have mad
her distinguished among our female pei
formers. Miss Morris is now paid $50
week, and half the cost of her dresses i
furnished her. Mr.. Parkes has left th
theatre. Mr.. Lewis remains, however
This favorite actor last year married
young actress named Herbert, who used
play In Lima EdwiL's company. He MOI
skeeps house." and is as happy as the day
is long. His salary is S125. Dan Harkin
is also at the Union Square, where his sala
~ is 500 IS leading man and stage man
aser. Miss Ethel is engaged on starrin!
terms to play "AgneS." She lives at tn
Fifth Avenue Hotel, quite unobtrusively
and keeps carriage with coachmsn ii
livery. Jennie Lee, the, livelyscricke
is paid $50 q week, and earns it.
At Woods Museum the salaries general
run very low. Miss Pauline Markham
salary is $40 a week. She is married I
YIN. Barst. That of Belle Hewitt is Il
same, and Lisa Webbar receives $5t
Stars" at Woods always receive half til
house, AFTER certain amount is deducte
for current expenses.
JOSH HART.
One of the most successful theatres In Il
city is the Comiqua, managed By Mr.. Josl
Hart. His profits have averaged thus ia
from 81, 800 to $1,000 per week, which is q
much SIS any theatre in the city makes
its most prosperous times. Mr.. Hart ha
, been a successful manager always. He too
the Howard, in Boston, when it he'd bee
run down by other managers, and mad
enormous profit in it. HIS speculation i
Tammany was an unfortunate one; but b
retrieved himself at the Globe fthe old Ne
York Theatre), certainly as unfortunate
plaza as existed. When he took the Con
ique, it had been given mp by others as
, place that could not be made to pay. Il
has already made in it something ov'
$4,000.
Mr.. Hart married Miss Sallie Maddox,
+ well-known actress and charming woman
r they live in very fine style in Thirty -if-l
, stleet, in a house belonging TO Mr.. Har
. He also possesses magnificent property i
Flushing, Long Island, one OF the fines
! country seats in the environs of New YoTl
, He keeps his carriage and fno team, hi
\ rosd wagons, and sports 8 coachman an
fgIal.n yi'h bl'ta coat anl brass buttons
Mr.. Hart pays u.s. people very liberal sal
ries, gets the best there are in the bushes
, and thus draws the people.
. THE BIG TINS.
Mr.. Edwin Booth has Low no partner
his management of the theatre which beal
his name. For sometime Mr.. Robertsc
was his partner, having contributed larg
= portion of the money to buili the theatT,
, He was gradually paid of, and this summe
! the final payment was made The theatr
: therefore, at present belongs to Mr.. Boot
: During the past few years this gentlema
has lived very moderately, be being auxior
, to pay off the debts upon the theatre ;
, speedily as possible. He hiss succeeded b
yond his expectations. Mr.. and Mrs. Boo
(Mrs. Mary McVickar) live ia the thesL
!. building on Sixth avenue. They occuE
/ the third floor, and MI,. Booth has furnis
= and decorated it in most beautiful styl
i Mr.. McGonigle, one ofthe best gentleme
!, in the business, is paid as business man
: ger the highest salary given to any one in h
position in the city. His salary is $1,000
John E. Owens is said to be the riches
actor in America. His home is in Mar,
/ land, and he is worth half million of do
, lars.
Barney Williams is the second riches
and is worth 100000. His home is
New York.
Joe Jefferson is becnnino one of the ricI