The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-15
County and City Official Press.
Tuesday, August 10, 1879.
A CONTRAST.

An exchange gives the following
interesting facts in regard to the
salaries paid to actors and actresses
in the United States:
1.-THE salaries of leading actors out
side Of New York ranges from $50
TO $50 a week, and those of minor
actors from SIS to $50 week In
New York small utility people get
from s25 To $40, the women having
their dresses supplied by the mana
ger 4 good negro minstrel is usu-
ally paid from $50 to 800, and
good Dutch comedian, like Gus Will
Hams or George Knight, averages
$50. Ballet girls are paid from 81
10 so night, and, of course, have
their dresses, what little they wear,
found them.
Sc=ne-paintery are among the best
paid theatrical folk sherwood, at
Wallack's, gets 800 week, while
Roberts and Whitman, of the Fifth
Avenue, gets $50 TO 1925 week
respectively. Matt Morgan, Voegtlin
and Searcy are paid by contract, so
much scene, averaging about $24O
Il complete set. Stage managers
average from $40 to s75 and week,
and business managers, outside of
New York, 500; prompters get
about s25. The business managers
Of the New York theatres are well
paid. Tooker, of Booths, gets 800
a week and a per centage on the sale
of tickets. Stephen Fiske, Of the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, considerably
more, it is said Theodore Moss, Of
Wallack's, is understood to be a
partner of Mr.. Wallack, and A. N.
Palmer, Of the Union Square, is
partner of Mr.. Shook. The wealth.
lest theatre proprietors in New York
are Mr.. Lester Wallack and Mr..
Sheridan Shook. Mr.. Daily is said
10 have made a good deal of money
by writing plays, and Jarrett 4 Pal
mer have certainly profited by the
business enterprise they have exhib-
tied recently.
The salaries paid To New York
actors and actresses are given below.
The figures are as absolutely accu-
rate, in every case, as careful inquiry
among the best informed people can
make them. Miss Clara Morris,
when Mt the Union Square, gets 5000
u week, and 81 900 when she stars,
furnishing her own dresses. Miss
Fanny Davenport is said To have re-
ceived as much as $3.50 week when
nj the Fifth Avenue, and $1,000 a
week when starring, besides being
provided, rs all the actresses at this
house are. with two new dresses for
each play. Miss Rose Etyings got
$3.50 week at the Union Square !;
Miss Ada Dyas has $3.50 week;
Miss Kate Claxton. SIS; Miss JEFF.
freys-Lewis, 500, Miss Rosa Rand,
when in New York, SIS Miss Sara
Jewett, SIS; Miss Emily Rigl. SIS;
Miss lone Burke. SIS; Miss Georgl-
ana Drew, $50; Miss Ida Vernon,
500; Miss Rosa Wood, $50; Miss
Rosa Lisle, 500; Miss Marie Gordon,
SIS. Miss Ida Jeffrics, $50, Miss
Sydney Cowell, SIS; Miss Ellie Ger
mon. 500. Mrs. Gilbert. Sl00; Mrs.
Marie wilkins. SIS: Miss Mary
Wells. SIS: Mime. Ponisi. 500; Mrs,
John Seton, Sl0o.
When George Clarke was in New
York he had Sl25 and $3.50 week.
John Gilbert gets $50; VIM. Dav
idge. Sloo; ID. Harkins. 1928. James
Lewis, $50, Stuart Robson. $50;
Harry Beckett, $50: c II. Thorne,
jr, $3.50; John Brougham. 5000; H.
J. Montague, 1925; Charles Fisher.
Sl20; c. a. Stevenson. US; J. w.
Carroll. s. Mr.. Floyd, SIS as actor
and $25 as stage manager. All these
salaries are paid for seasons of eight
months. Leading men like Thorne,
Brougham and Davidge have annual
benefits in addition TO their sal,-
ries. John Brougham ne,tcd 81. 100
hy his recent benefit at the Fifth
Avenue. Thorne made 81 900 by his
benefit AT the Union Square. while
the genial Tooker surpassed them
both at his recent benefit, by which
he uetted $4,000
George Rignold, during his en-
gagement here, was Paid $3.50. gold,
week. Mr.. Southern plays on
shares. one-half the house after eA-
penses, and Lawrence Barrett gets
the same terms. aud $3.50 a week
when ON salary Edwin Booth is
the only American actor who gets a
clear half of the house. 10 use the
atrical phrase meaning half the
gross receipts. While playing under
engagement 10 Mr. Ford. recently in
the South, Mr. Booth got 5000 a
week salary George Fawoett Rowe
gets 5000 n week. George Honey
got $3.50. gold. a week. +. l.. Dayen.
port gets $500 n week. Fech,er
used to set $1,000 week, but does
not now. Joseph Jefferson was once
paid as much as $500 week, and