Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-13
How Much Actors Are paid
Nocdutoy's Nelo York Letter 20 the Rocheste
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Democrat
The pay OF leading actors outside of New
York ranges from $50 to $50 week and
those OF minor actors from SIS to $50. In
New York small "utilty" people get from
SIS TO SO, the women having their dresses
supplied by the manager. A good Dutch
comedian, Ike Williams or George Knight
averages SlC0. Ballet girls are paid 81 TO ~
night, and of course have their dresses
from the theatrical wardrobe. Scene paint
ers are for q short time among the best paid
theatrical people. SHERWOOD at Wallack's,
gets SIS Il week, while Roberts and William
of the Fifth Avenue, get slO0 4 week. Matt
Morgan, Voegtlin and Leary are paid by
contract, SO much scene, avera cling about
SEQ complete set. Stage managers average
from SO TO S.5 a week, and business mara
gers outside of New York are paid little
better. PrOmpters are rated at 50. The bus
ness managers OF the New York thea .ers are
well paid. TOOker, formerly Of Booths got
while trere Slto week aud d percentage on
the sale OF lie keis. SteThel Flske, OF r III
Avenue 1EcaiPr, aS hed cOuSil+r.g I'll v I.:C. q
as II is said; Theodore Moss, of Wa backs !.
said 20 be a pa-tl err Of Mr.. Wsilack, api \
". Palmer, of the Union Square, is ap.r.-
ner of Mr.. ShOOk. TIE wealth:'st Jh-A.er
prOprietors In New York are Lester WsliacS
and Sheridan Shook. Augustin DAILY II ,,ajd
10 nave made large sum by writing r'5 -
but his recent failure shows how easily
money can be lost. The death of Dav-'.-
port, and the loss of Fanny, who eau
celled her engagement, was more than
he could bear in his present condition.
The salaries paid to New York actors ard
actresses are given below: Miss Clara Nor
ris, when at the Union Square last sea-
son, had SEQ week, furnishing her own
dresses. Fanny Davenport is said to
have received $50 a week last year at the
Fifth Avenue and 81 900 a week when star
ring. Rose EytiDge got $50 a week at the
Union Square; Ada Dyas had $3.50; Kate
Claxton had Sll5, &c, &c. These salaries
seem large, but when one considers how
many beginners are broken down to make
one good performer, and how brief the range
OF popularity may be, and also the expense
OF such life, II is not so large after all.
When George Clarke was I'm New York he
$50; VIM. Davidge, S100; James Lewis,
$50; Harry Beckett, $3.50; Q. Il. Thorne
$3.50; John BroUgham, $3.50; Fl. J. Montague,
S225; Charles Fisher, $50; G. A. Stevenson
SI5; j. W. Carroll, SIS. Salaries are paid
for seasons OF eight months. Lealiog men
like ThOfne, BrOughsm and Davidse nave
annual benefits in addition TO their Salaries
John Brougham Melted 81, 100 by one benefit
al The Union Square. George RignOld, dur
ing his engagement here last season. was
paid 500 in gold per week. Sothern plays
ana Lawrence Barrett has the same terms
Edwin Booth was the only American trage-
dian who had clear half OF the house, bat
Fanny DaveDl Ort was to have the s6 ,a
enormous fee. Booth while playing under
engagements 10 Mr.. Ford last season, in the
south, got 500 night. George +. Rowe has
$500 a week. The late T.. l.. Davenport had
from $500 to 81 100 Fechter once was equally
well paid, but could not now obtain such
terms. Joe Jefferson has been paid as high
as 81 200 week, and his managers were said
to have made money by his engagement
Charlotte CusI man was allowed half the
whole house.