, 1874-12-06
1M|jsEmENT GOSSIP.
,,o1,and for Reduction Of The
atrical Prices,
u, Situation from a Managerial
Standpoint.
roo1a and the Fersonator Of
Tiny Tim.
,r,,ssments for the Coming Week.
The Musical World.

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Inn uiaht BE- there WAS IN absence Of pop
-, epthusicsm US regards the thoatre. OF
!; s.-,<o Tie managers laid it upoa tho broad
@.@.a,,s Of tho paric. @ad satisfied themselves
-, .tertsd been y;ctiraizcd By circumstances.
j ~.11j1r DILL we-o theatrical matters in Chi
.s.a ~. Kew York, St. Lo1is, aud Philadelphia,
4 ~, f,iuc;unati aad several other cities were
~so- 1esz s!.srant III dramatic interest. The
..., sndad. and tic summer inter1udo fol-
! 1F'N TIE puEaEST DRAMATIC SEASON
..,.oa ,uspciorsly. Opera and drama did ex-
..5;nqlv veil. Jefferson and Adams as GLARS
4 ~ MT louse continually Barrett mud ono OF
- otters drsT well e. another /; the comedy
.s.,.rs bado fair to receive something like the
.~r,,t Of patronage it demanded. Tho season
,1x,ed aasp;c:ously. At present it Is dull again.
WHIT IS TIE EEAsoS?
.r-ae5kaccd managers have . theory tia.
..<,.nr u,e.t pouula; excitement in the thc~
.';..l World 1heie c51nes rcact1ou. Ii ous
. a..tss made pronounced hlt. it i1ejudiccs his
.-..,ssor. Tleyc Erc sorse c-ceptoas IN THIS
s.,tyr.. Cushmau, Booth, ard Jefferson mi Eht
ta,7 in any orcor without material INJURY. ous
ohers rould do nu :i,lng for months to cone:
ns ibeorv is substantially true. When asked
!. ~ ~ further buch aud seek tho cause
n frlness consequent uron few Noess OF
.+.Ilen: business, the manager replies that
"a putlie is tired OF the theatre Having
~ enough Of Jefferson, ho implies the city
;Ys not care for-ssy Reeve; and becal,se hel-
~ 7hss euns dlyiuely Io-tafee weeks. therefore
4strdon Assuraucc" ut Hooley s, aunaao.y
reti,yo no at:raction for tie public Tuis is
.rr: what tho mara-ers tlllux, and they
~ mistaken. They overlook oEo Of
ns most important causes OF tue pre-
<zFnr arathr. With the exanrlo oi
n.tsfels before them. and tho general tend
tsto lower prices, the least csecutinl Of I'ar-
,5.,,blB entities. amusement, 0bstinately hollis
tz: against .ho tlrleF.
II eosts iust Is much il. grecnEsclss to sec per-
fmmanre when geld il a5 Il small premium 80
T. AID ghea rod was quoted " 40, or 500. We
t,c ras:ng rcderu Er.c:s for or tea, blankets,
Ind furniture. ard var prices for our alausc-
ueus- This is rather e preposterous Gtato
t. pf af.i1 Il it Is ttuo 1ia2t 9 season Of
jefferson, plying to houses eyriagi1s s1c.003
let TIRES seeka, was followed b5 great dep1eR~
uoa in smusenent matters, one would not there
{me coac.ude that the edge OF ones appetite for
t1setr tt aelodrama Lad bccu taken OF by
III Fan Iftnie. 1t would rather La Inferred
itd si the dollars which would Lave gono
Ii "Div55ce wero carried OF oy Jefferson.
L Il especially observable that \ season ct
snra makes tie Biggest Lolo in tho receipts
uftts succeeding ncuth. This il BECAUSE Of
IL pEetostcious: iusa1io pres paid for opora.
Ii opaihtio compail4 takes away more MONEY
ten tho reoble; popular vanity is willing to
pr ILat price 1t s.aIs to repletion on SeiseiG-
1T orera 10 e.atve during the rest Of tus wiz
i u. It cannot raiso enough to help Il concert
inrg wbea De MursEa Cones because it has
Esn its al to Kellogg.
This ell points to one conclusion,-our prices
! i admission ago too high. OF conrse, If
!:.esrs Patti came and demanded SD.
| least cay the managers. But where
ss2!l tho q fer Nilsson or Lucca come from
] F4o could collect enough to take party to SEQ
I G44s5h? No mans income i1 elastic enough
ztsctch over every extravaganza, and theatrc-
ksr do not belong to tho wcal.liest classes, as
,uls, even though they may be tho most intel
t-saI Of citizens. Du: this pcint Was SO well
s'Eed Dy Daniel Doug1erty in big brilliant and
x1nctve lecture on ''Tho Stage" that the1 Q is
/ ttmg more to edd upon the subject OF public
aa ind foolish extravaganza.
THE MANAGER AFE1aIg,
Elnot without reaso1, that he canEot lower tho
I fa Of admission. He will say: ''Iook at my
! Fx;hoa. I have hera tho best company in t11s
ps Of the country. I am obliged to suit tho
j labls taste by lavish display. l must sat mv.
! s.ea without regard to expense, md my people
! Eaa. dress With gumptuous elegance. I must
: t:'s IN expensive orchestra, and rny enor-
: n51s prizes for now plays. Ladies' cannot
d,ess .1iravagant]y upon s,ncll salaries. and
the5 uast, therefore. be well paid tho or
eAtst. must te well Fa;d; upholstery
ess nnar; tho gentlemen must have more
tsa tl4e ladies'. My salary list is nearly $4,000
asHs. Too much OF COURSE it is; kaow
fa Is well as you but how eau lower my
Fass Of admission and FEY this sum 7''
he manages a star theatre he will tell Jou
eeq'ss|! and earnestly: "My company is a large
81 its expenses are heasy. My star plays
u 70 much, vlicl yen must deduct
an the receipts. Tlen you must bear
n:1d taat there aro only q fow
saa upon whom manager can count with cer-
as5; yon can name them on one hand. I
81 TIE tho bad with the good; must mako
/ ssra q shl!s tbs sun ahines, and charge all the
s fsaH Viii stand or will coma cut behind at
" end Of the season. Graduate my prices to
a*.espond with the excellence Of stars? Nou-
~, ~, They would not stand it for Z minute.
ssges let tha public once suppose that Light
| g b9b or Little Nell are confessedly in
~ ~ 70 balgini and Cuslnan. aud there ia All
] ~ ~ 70 them. OF coursa they would not play
/ .. w. manager who reduced his prices on their
nsa1. ;n ! nies, their pride frequently Keeps them
i 'oe} w lok lLlAE u uUllaI.
~ question, reduced to one of money,-whfch
=. su' eo)eet Of theastIcal managers aud actors
H., u With the leaB romantic butcher aud
~"*sHeeper,-is one Of
N,.. RECEIPTS ASD EXPENSES.
snsens tha receipts are nowhere covering ex-
f;sts d. With 1ny reasonable rnurgin of profit.
os.s ls expenses be Ilghtened 90 as to bring
nrsr aoNn to tho lc.el Of .rhe peoples ability
! 81; o. "1ll The reduction OF the price OF ad-
u ,a n 60 20 great an inducement to p1ay-goers
~, compensate the management: The
4 nss9 a Proposition is moro easily nu-
&C.. ta taan the first, and in the at
I ssns.:es.. full house ut so or Is cents
k.oa ts,assa VIII pay the management better than
tsS;ns hundred or two at 9l.50. There is
/. ~ ~, 10 cheetless as an empty house; notl-
! scs;n,. apntlng to good, xlucere actor. and
! En i. aotsnng moro gloomy TO an audience
! ssasso4 o4us'gnlhcance l in pc1nt OF numbers. An
j: Id / u Z2o people in theatre built to hold
!: i insn,. painful satire upon the stage, aud
| rrr salt to IN artist. There have been
| tris,s suea houses within tie past twelve
i k,noS7:. anu several series Of them. Indeed,
/ Sasd :, aas except in rare instances, plainly in
hsi,tsws managers that prices are too high, and
Va ! ste lowered ordinary people cannot pay
Eaa a. H.. Present rates the theatre has been
Md fono fas tue popular purse. Lofty prices
trH,l ~ occasional stars, but as steady drag
Fill. :. aos a. When the stage ceases to bo
y viii decline; it is declining now.
~ !. hearty effort can its decline be arrest
tbeth.t as ;a BY making it once more popular;
'eat it must be ~H>N'
\ q luscass cHEAp LUXURY.
hu dess 49, Of the Adelphi last seasou
4 ! tn 4s as much to it's popular prices
sed n ahn5thlng else. Everybody could
esIed ~ f.o.g 60 ., there, and the house was
..xa a,d mo@ ta tho opening to it's close for the
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