Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-17
LARGE SALARIES.
What the American Public Pays Its Fa-
vOrites.

what the American Pubic rays Its fa-
vorites.
A New York World reporter gives the
following as the salaries of the princi-
pal actors and actresses in the country,
and states that the figures are as abso.
lutely accurate, in every case, as careful
inquiry among the best informed people
can make them: Miss Clara Morris,
when at the Union Square, gets 5000 a
week, and 81, 900 when she stars, fur
nishiug her own dresses. Miss Fanny
| Davenport is said to receive as much as
$3.50 week when at the Fifth Avenue,
and 1000 a week when starring, be-
sides being provided, as all the actresses
at this house are, with two new dresses
for each play. Miss Rose Etyinge got
$3.50 a week at the Union Square; Miss
Ada Dyas has $3.50 a week; Miss Kate
Olaxton, Sl75 Miss Jeffreys-Lewis,
300; Miss Rosa Rand, when in New
York, S75; Miss Sara Jewett, $75; Miss
Emily Rigl, $75; Miss lone Burke, $75;
Miss Georgiana Drew, $50; Miss Ida
Vernon, 500; Miss Rose Wood, $50;
Miss Rose Lisle, $50; Miss Marie Cor
don, $75; Miss Ida Jeffries, $50; Miss
Sydney Cowell, $75; Miss Efie Ger
mon, 800; Mrs. Gilbert, 500; Mrs.
Marie Wilkins, $75; Miss Mary Wells,
$75; Nine. Ponisi, 500; Mrs. John
Seton, 800.
When George Clarke was in New
York he had 1925 and $50 a week
John Gilbert gets $3.50; VIM. Davidge,
800; D. Harkins, 1925; James Lewis,
$3.50; Stuart Robson, $3.50; Harry Beck
EFT, $3.50; @. r. Thorne, Jr., $3.50
John Brougham, 5000; II. J. Montague
1926; Chas. Fisher, $50; @. A. Steven
son, $75; j. w. Carroll, $75; Mr.. FloyC
$75 as actor and $25 as stage manager
eight months. Leading men lik,
Thorne, Brougham and Davidge hav'
annual "benefts" in addition to thei
salaries.
George Rignold, during his engage
ment, was paid $3.50, gold, week. Mr.
Sothern plays on shares, one-half tn
house after expenses, and Lawrence Bar
rett gets the same terms, and $3.50
week when on salary. Edwin Booth
the only American actor who gets clea
half of the house, to use theatrica
phrase-meaning half the gross receipts
{ While playing under engagement to MI
, Ford recently in the South, Mr.. Boot
, got $500 week salary. George Fawcet
, Rowe gets 5000 week. George Hone
r got $3.50, gold, week. E. l.. Daver
, port gets $500 week. Fechter used t
j get $1,000 week, but does not nov
3 Joseph Jefferson was once paid as muc
! as SO, 500 week, and his managers wei
/ said to have made money by his engage
| ment. Miss Charlotte Cushman used
! have half the whole house. Miss ADJ
r laide Nelson used to get 81, 900 weel
she now gets half the whole house. Mr.
Rousby, when she was here, got 81 ,00C
gold, week. Lester Wallack, whe
g playing on salary, under engagement
q his father, used to get $125 as actor an
t 1875 as stage manager. Barney William
n used to play on shares. Mr.. and Mr.
e Florence together get $500 q weel
t when on salary.
a The salal-,s paid to actors in Ameri'
are nearly twice as large as those reid
l. England, taking into consideration Il
cost of living, etc., in the two countrie
d There are more wealthy actors and a
d tresses in America than in all other coul
o tries of the World.