The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-09-26

tell the show to go to the deuce, and
stay behind to balsk in 'e sunshine OF
her smiles, Poetical, bur fact"
Still they are al orderly, family
like class of people when on the road.
They seldom become intoxicated. aud
whatever little indiscretions NAV be
charged against them are covered by
the darkness aud have none of the
footlight glare of scan'lal that now
and then follows people ia other walks
IF tae profession. They haye not a
remarkably easy time, but earn all
the money they get aud ofte-. obtain
less Of the lucre than they are really
worth. Think of a minstrel company
being obliged, after long hours "f
travel. to begin Il performance at
1913 p m. and play uatil 1:30 a. m
ine ori ,inal Mastod IN MINISTRIES did
this in Omaha two years ago, hurry
ing from the raiiroid depot to the
theater. where an audience Of 1000
people had been waiting in warm
weather ever since 8 p m, AID going
on the stage in street dress The ell
tertainment closed with a statue clog
dance by twelve dancers in long tailed
coats and broad c!.th breecaes. and
the only recent p.rail-l they had was
the performance at WatertOwn. Cvnh.,
a few months ag,. of Hamlet by Ell
win Booth and his Company, who were
compelled, bv the absence Of their
wardrobe, which had been delayed, to
give Shakespeare in modern society
dress.
THE SALARIES OF MINsrRELS
are usually thou sht to be enormous.
The amount paid weekly to the famous
$40 Count En-" known as Haverly's
Msstolons was SIS 80. Col. Jacks
present MistOdOns do not include some
Of the high-salaried men Of three years
ago therefore the expenditure in this
direction is considerably diminished,
and if the artists draw 81 900 week
from the treasury they are doing well.
For such an organization as Thatcher,
Primrose d Vests company, 500 a
week may he set down as the amount
paid i'm salaries. Rice 4 Hooley have
a salary list of about S400. Song and
dance men get from s. tv S25 a'wesk,
clog dancers who do nothing else, from
81 to $50 per week. musicians. from
sic to S35. and yocalists from SIS to
S35, these amounts being of
c~---o cy 'lusive of their h tel aud
.faveiing expenses which are paid nv
the manager lent. A performer who
can play a. musical instrument and
does so in the band gets S. week
extra. The principal people a:e still
almost as well paid as the stars of
twenty year. ago were. From one of
the members of II .verlyis N ,stodops
when here list spring, a Globe Demo
crat reporter obtained certain figures
which are here given with Others from
other sources
Joe Emme;. to whom a week of
work is nO1 worth several th0usi. Il
dollars. was for nerly very glad 20 $40
DR. $50 whe, he BACKED his face, and he
got even less at tie oil Broadway
B ,werv in mis- city. When ne went
with Dan Bryan;'s Ministries his salary
was what til" boys call away up"
Gus Williams, who pi yed one week
with the Mastodons in Chicago four
years ago was paid Sl75.
HAvERLy PAID BILLY EMERSON
$3.50 week for ten years, and this
Can still get the same salary |
Inv time he desires tn take it. He is |
low in California with troupe of his |
)wn.
Billy Rice, the fat mOke, who en-
ivened the bone end of the Mastodons
or several seasons. was paid 500 a
week. He and Richard Hooley are
low running a company that is play
nc i'm the smaller towns.
Primrose and West, for several
,ears in business for themselves, form
,rly received S75 a week each.
j. w. McAndres, the watermelon
nan" got $50 a week from Haverly.
4e is now in London getting S125 at
he Panli6n Music Hall.
Geo. Thatcher. the suffering com
nedian. whom Geo. Wilson initiates,
eceived Sl20 week before he became
and manager
Sam Devere, the banjoist. got 500
week when he was with the Masto-
Ions, but HYDE and Behmau are now
laying him $50.
Billy Carroll, playing the banjo
With the Tony Pastor Combination
his year, is paid s75 a week. He
vas formerly partner of Billy Harris.
With whom he did a quick-chapge act
rom white to black face.
p,rry Navwon an oyoatlapf Ssol1 /