The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-25

and London experiences arc familiar 10 all
readers. lie came to New York and failed.
Then he went 10 Boston, whore an unfortunate
alteration with u prince OF good fellows the
late j.. W.. Waack. led TO another failure
Since then he has travelled, Now we hear that
he has contracted 10 play Monte G,1s,o in me
Boston Thcatrc at 1900 night Fechtrr has
made and squandC red, min OF money. IN
mrlodramatic parts he is very great; in tragedy
h. di-dpvoinis He is very eccentric. exceed
ugly polite, and as cXtravagant AZ 1t is possible
Miss Charlotte Thompson shares. She played
hero recently for fljO a week. In Jane EW'o
sh" madc hit and at one tmc owned large
Miss Rosc Eytinge is a New York favoritc,
whose life IL n romance. Sho is starring now.
getting onc-third Of the gross r"c"lpts., she
had a lHrgo salary here. and owns handsome
proprrty up town. Her former husband Barnes,
was city editor Of the Times newspaper Her
present husband is g. II. Butler, formerly a
journalist and politician. She has young lady
daughter and two small sons.
Oliver Dowd Byron was playing in New, Or
fused to give him $50. Before the year was out
Byron struck Across the Continent, and
Ford paid him III 500 a week. He In worth about
100000 lives closely, and is making money
1t is rumored that Dion Boucicault IL the
power behind the Wallack throne and that the
economics of the house are due 10 his business
cnrc. II is said that for a new piece now pre-
pairing. being another adaptation. he IL TO re-
ceiNc 40 per cent. of the net receipts. These are
the best terms, We believe the records show;
Boucicauts income is variously estimated
hard. and lives hard. He spends money like
water: hut he works like a dog 10 get II. lie Is
married. industrious. aud accommodating.
John >. Clarke Is u curious fellow lie rs
popular in London, Philadelphia, and Balti-
more. hut not good Tor much hero. He shares
after expenses. and is rich. He married "a
daughter OF Booth.
Tho richest actor IL John T. Owens, Scion
Siiuglp. His tnf'u- are $500 u night or One
tlird Of the g.. -- receipts. His chief profits
are the rcsui, ui Iudiciuus real estate invest.
mrut- lie owns over 81 100000 in landed
ls il uDt t %
In living. nor given To -clf-indulgenccs.
Barney Williams and wife may be- included
here. although Barney long since left ". Th"y
always travelled together. and AT the end OF each
engagement madr literal division 81 profits.
" LETT s2jO.OOO when he died, and Mrs. Will
lNms has ~ much more.
SIR. and Mrs. Florence travel tho same way
Until they struck the Mighty Dollar" they
had rather hard luck, although IN his twenty
odd years Florence has secured house IN Now
York. Now they get a certainty of ~ Nn n
week. and a share besides. In san FRANCHISE
opou-faced. open hearted, open-handcd. II h'
saves anything now. II viii be because his agent
makes him.
As | write word comes from Sothern and
from Mrs. Adams that Edwin Adams, one Of the
pur.st and best Of actors. II rapidly passing
ten years hui has lived quite up 10 his income
He owns "a place ut Long Branch, which won
more than pay his debts. A benefit Just giVri
! him in san Francisco metz nun sD.uDO. Sotilcri
sent 5000 Tor "a stat. 81 did Mccullough. Adams
IT. one ~ the srntl"rt ui mcn,a good actor, an,
friend t. all his profession.
There ar" many other stars 81 lesser magnl
tudc, tu whom We need not now refer III Us lis
shows to what extent the American people pa.
! Tor their iaNOIitc entertainment.