Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-24
MsiCiL iNp pRAMiIIC NOIES

Dion Roucicuult sails for New York
shoNly with new play. He is preparing
version of don Quixoe" for Henry
Irving.
Young Mistress Winthrop" continues TO
delight intelligent play goers and will he re-
pcatcd for an indefinite time N the Madison
Square lL,a;rc.
Jennie Lee, WHO played to empty benches
in "Poor e. while in tins country went 10
Australia, aud cleared $1,000 week for nine
successive weeks, at the Melbourne Thea
| tire.
Tie bloodhound of Anthony Il Ellis's
"Uncle Toms Cabin" broke loose last week
and killed the donkey. The deg, the Dav-
export lowa) Democrat thinks, was rather
mean to pick gu, the best actor of the COLI
pauy. Probably the dog was jealous.
AT sale of musical and literary autographs
in Berlin lately, manuscript of Mozarts
"Symphouy for Two Niolins' brought $3.50
Beeth0vcns arrangement Of Goethes song
"Freudvoll und Leidvoll," in "Egmont,' was
captured for S12j. An unpublished work,
Crosse Concertaire nit Recitativ"-wntten
by Mcudrlssohn Jan. 8, 1928, when he
was not yet fourteen Yeas old, brought
500.
Edwin Booths reception at Glasgow was
so cordial that he stepped to the foo'liahts
and spoke to his admirers. lie thanked
them for their generous patronage, and also
said kindly word to the leader of the or
chcstra, the band having opened the pro-
grammc with the ''Star Spanglcd Ban
ner."
Salvin will rot visit Burlington. After
leavin Boston he will appear in Providence
on November 2OIh in Springfield on the
22d, in Albany On the 23d and cath, in SYRIA
cusc on the 25th, in Buffalo on the eth
and 2Slb, ard in St. Louis on December
4h.
Mr.. Ernest Gye of the Convent Garden
opera company OimIted) has cnbled Manager
Mapl,son that he has finally completed all
arrangements whereby Nine. Albani will be
able to appear with Her Majesty's opera
company in this country shortly after next
, New Years day. Nine. Atlantis first appeal
ancc with the company will be in Chicago
January 10Th.
The immense profits realized by successful
managers may be imagined from the follow
the wc-known theatrical man You max,
y mistake about the Fiith.avenue Theatre
when you say it hasn't paid me. 1t has, OF
the contrary, paid me well, because | have
played on certaluties. The only two week.
e lost was when Barton's Opera Company
{ was there. That cost me $1,000. Maurct
5 Grau came with his company and p'ayed t
n three weeks good business. When he can't
$ back after the Barton season he played two
= more, and did not do well. Now, Chzzol,
: paid me certainty of $1,000 week
because | didu't want 10 take chance
weeks at 500 and two weeks at SlOO
that is $4,000. Taking of the Sl2O
J. lost on Barton, gives me gam OF s43O
since the season opened. AT the Globe
D., Boston, I've been making an average q
$1,000 week, and Modieska has netled IN
about $1,000 "A week, too. I'll confess tina
n Booths Theatre and The Romany Ky,
have been disappointment. J thought
J. should do better when it started in. becaus
d we really did have three weeks of big bus
~ ness then we began TO fall oil. But, at an
rate, the first four weeks saw us out on on
expenses of mounting, which were consider
ID able. All we have made on the play cam
It in the next two weeks while business sti
=, continued large. From the seventh week W
y have done no better than expenses, and W
u shall, no doubt, hold our own to the las
This will give me profit In ten weeks {
a. from $500 TO $4,000. My profits on m
,s theatrical business are Just about sis, OOl
You cnn make sure OF one thing don
Sc run theatres for fun. When | cant max
a. money in New York, I'll get ont of It,"