The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-14
THE PROFITS OF THE STAGE
Il DISH OF GOSSIP A8OUr ACTORS
AND THEIR FORTUNES.

/ the dear puDllc lmaSlnes lney 90, auu ueuce
a very general curiosity about their private
life, their ways and habits behind the curtain
Actors and actresses come In for d large share
of this curiosity, and that public, upon whose
approving smiles their whole fortune and hap.
pness depend, hugely enjoy any little bits o'
Information regarding The fortunes ana 10
nestle relations of their favorites. Most won
derful stories are told and more than tacltly
encouraged, as rule, both by the parties con-
cerned and amusement managers In general,
abou, the wealth and enormous salaries OF the
popular people. The New York News dishes
up quite an interesting lot OF this sort OF in
telirence, which we present ior what 1t Ia
worth:
Madame Lucca Is the frat one presented.
This little lady. says the writer, who for ten
wears has been the admiration of Europe, has
appeared In all the principal opera-houses OF
Europe and made great deal OF money. She
married. two years ago, Prusslan baron, an
made in ten years he squandered In one.
Before she came here, she-Lucca-was
obliged TO pledge part OF her jeWelry 10
pay his debts.
Wner she landed here, had her voice, for
Instance, failed her. all she had In the world
was few precious stones saved from tne
wreck after series OF trlumphs which sn0nld
forever have placed her above want. She
now lives at No. II East Fourteenth street, In
yery unostentatlous manner, and earns,
during the season, $1,000 for each night she
sings. This Ia not as much az NILSSON. VINO
was paid $1,000 In gold for each performance,
and shared with the manager alter $4,000 re-
IT. 70 N hplnU
and sometimes reached $4,000 In q single
night. Nilsson took with her from this couo-
try about s40O. 600 for her two seasons of song.
Madame Lucca will probably take ABOUT $40,
900, which, after all, is pretty respectable
Kellogg is paid $500 for each night she slngs.
Slgnor Abrng1edo. the tenor of the troupe,
Will be paid $500 in gold per month. The other
salaries iall tar below this. Messrs. Jarrett
and Maretzek are the managers:
Mr.. Jarrett was the agent of nilsson IN this
country, and was formerly the private secre-
tary of Mapleson, the London opera manager
In The Strakosch troupe the salaries run also
very high. Mile. CarloLta Patti Is paid SS0o per
night on an engagement OF one hundred
weeks. Mile. Paitiis the sister-in law OF Max
Strakosch, his hrother Maurice having mar
ried one of the Patti sisters. Signor Mario
poor old Mario !-who has earned In his life
near upon So 100000, and is now worth but
little, is paid $1,000 month In gold. MISS
Cary, tha charming contrsltn, receives $OoO
per month In gold; Ronconi $50 each perform
ance and expenses. N. Laurel and Mile. Car
reno ore paid nominal salaries compared Win
these.
In the Rublnsteu troupe, under the veteran
Grau, salaries run somewhat lower. The great
pianist himself is paid $4,000 month. The
vlolinist, Wininuski, Is paid $4,000 montn.
The other salaries are nominal. Maurice Gran
also has hand In the pie, and this season runs
two iostltutions-Rub and the Aimee
Opera Bouffe Company. Aimee, already
popular favorite, has q salary of $500 per
month In gold. Louise ROLAND, and the old
favorite, GAbel, are 10 the company. They re-
f.'c 81 ts HEsteS eSps #e4s L.
10 Clinton place. Aimee is not In the malrl-
monial ned any more. She marrlso Soung fng
Aimee so long that she took him. Let ns
leave the field Of music and come 10 that OF
DRAMATIC LIFE.
For the first lot US take up Mr.. and Mrs.
Roucicault. the exponent Of frish drama OF
Bootn's. This couple receives $500 per night
for their services. BOucicaulr IN his lille mas
made something over s2,000,0OO oy his plays
atnn,. but he spent 1t as fast as 1t came. he
made the engagement ut Booths before ne
thought of producing the great spectacle o!
| "BsoIe aHd Before" In London, and ne mao 10
keep Tue engagement and leave MS venture IL
in other ha: Dis. Mr.. aud Mrs. BuuccaulC i've
In gorgeous apartments at the Clarendon, the
same which Nilsson had last year, aud Dion
enjoys life as 1t comes.
Mis-, I,yoia Thompson and her company are
managed by that very suave gentleman, MT.
Alexander Henderson, who Is now the nus
band of the English blonde. Miss thompson,
when she came here, was not worm muGn,
but she is now said to be worth S37o, 900. Her
success has been as singular as It has been
extraordinary. Miss Thompson isinoW lorty-
three wears OF age, and Is still unquestlona0ly
pr.tty. Those who think Miss Thompson gay
and frivolous are In error. Tnere was never
a more industrious woman than MISS Lydia
She hardly ever goes out excepting 10 Tue
theatre. She works from dawn OF day until
night at the sewing machine, making all Tue
dresses of ber company, Including her own,
and constantly refuses pleasure parties, oe.
cause, as she says; "sAe la TOO busy" MISS
Thompson has often beeu accused OF sting.
ness-yet she is not stingy, but merely gooo
business woman, who Enows theatrical le
thoroughly, and intends TO make ali lnere IL
10 be made. Harry Beckett Is paid $3.50 per
week in,gold; Amy sheridan $50; Camille Du
bois $50, and 30 on In decreasing ratio.
MORE RICH ONES.
They do saw that Harry Beckett is worth
$40 600. When he came to this country, IN
| 1858. his salary was $76 per week. NOW IL
has been raised to $3.50. The happy family,
when at The Occidental Hotel here, had its
turmoils. The pretty Camille Dubois lett 10
short time. Things didn't suit her. Rose
Coghlan also separated her Eenage from tnat
of the others. The attempt TO domestlcate
whole company In one hosIelry Jailed as
usual. The petty jealousies OF the stage are
loo much for human nature.
IN wALLACK's.
Let us take turn into Wallack's, near by.
Here Is the immortal Lester himself, who is
stlll the best light comedian OF the day. On
the stage he shows his years much more per.
oeptiblY than when the glare OF the fOotllghts
shines up padding and rouge--perfeclly IT,
pitlmate adluncls TO the actor. Lester is now
Hfty-three years Of age, and is worth about
$3.50, 900. The Income from his theatre aver
ages $4,000 year-a pretty neat income.
his business manager and factotum, Mr.
Theodore Moss, is worth about 100000, which
has been made mainly by speculations IN
Wall street. He always has the theatre for
the summer season. He made about sl2, 600
by IL this season. Though plain aRd unob-
trusive gentleman himself, his wife Is known
as the best dressed lady In the city, and his
euuipages are the most perfect and beautiful.
Old John Gilbert is nne old actor, VINO
earns his $700 per week, and has put
| by in his long life time the snug little
sum of 10000. 1t has been fully earned.
Daring the present season Mr.. Sothern will
| have part In the management OF the theatre.
This gentleman everybody knows by his per
sonallon of Lord Dundreary. In his success.
full run with his character he made In England