Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12
DRAMATIC PROFITS AND LOSSES
Where Some stars and combinations
Have Been succcssfnI, Many Have
Failed. haas 80. sssEssa

Where Some stars and COn,bina tions
Have Been succcssfnl, Many Have
Failed. tafs s4 ssEsss
The theatrical season II drawing to close.
and the benefit annex II now being opened. The.
season of 1852 SO looked bright, but the antici-
pations Of the maHagers were hardly fulfilled.
Two hundred and eight J-nine combinations
began the season. toniya one hundred and nfty
t,raved the public Interference. storm and
food and pulled throush. Freund's Music
and Drama gives al interesting resume Of Che:
season. Starting with the Individual stars and
companies, the following are put down as having
made the most money: Mrs Langtry. Annie
Pixley. J. K Emmett, Mary Anderson. John Nc
Cullough. John 7. Raymond, Lolita the :.Romany
Rye" Mile. hhea Salisbury Troubadours, sThe
Lights O. London" Joseph jefferson, Gus Will
llams; Thatcner's Ministries the Kiralfys, Marie
and Charles Wyndhaui. All these have done
uniformly good business, making from $40 600
to $75, 600 apiece. In point ofactua recelpts Mrs.
Langtry stands easily first but her season was
exceptional, and she runs Unfortunately for
herr no chance Of seeing it repeated next year.
OF the imported mefO- dramas, s'The Romany
Rye" drew great deal Of money at very heavy
expense; 1.-THE Lights o. London" nearly as
much at about half the outlay. Emmett did
0OOut aS wen as USu6E MISS flXl0v better: Kay
| mond better: Rhea better; Barry and Fay not
30 well as usual; the Others, about AZ last year.
Three New York theaters-the Madison
Square, Theater Comique and Booth's-sent out
companies to other cities. These organizations
may be said to constitute class of themselves
As rule, the Madison Square Theater COM
| panies have made mOney-cOnsiderable Hazel
Klrke," played by several bands of thespians
has done the most business. Next, '.Young
Mrs. Winthrop" "Esmeralda" comes third
VnA Drnf coNStf M1
| nights courageously and intelligently managed,
| it made money, but 1t win have to De abandoned
next year. The plays sent out by John Stetson
from Booths did as well in other cities as they
did poorly there. "Squatter Sovereignty" from
| the Theater Comique. has done we'll In one
sense, Taken from Life" was from Walack's
Up to the point OF its production there the
travelling company did well; after that, badly.
Finally 1t disbaqded, to resume q few weeks
since at variety theater IN Philadelphia
ingly well with his two opera companies in
''The Queens Lace Handkerchief" and s.Heart
and Hand" Mr.. Duff's fate, with the latter aud
with "P1nafore," Was not encouraging in New
York. Charles 3. Ford had very successful
season.
Tho following did not draw as much az they
might have, yet they made money. The Flor
ences, Maggie Mitchell, Salvini, Lawrence Bar
rett, T. w. Keene, Margaret Mather, BARLEY
Campbelrs "White Slate" n. B. Curtiss, Emma
| Abbott the Boston Ideal Opera Company, Rob
son and Crane, the HanlOn-Lees, my Partner, :"
Z. 3. Chanfrau, AOdjeska. Friend and Foo',a and
Joseph Murphy The third class Of companies
made anywhere from $4,000 net to nothing
Caxton, Frank Mayo, Charlotte Thompson, Min
ME Palmer, Janauschek. Willie Edouin, Sol
Smith Russell, Neil Burgess ana several Of the
minstrel trOupes. Ain Jedrey-Lewis has had
varying fortune with 'La Belle Russo" Miss
Welby has lost considerable with "One woman's
Life" ''Siberia" was great success In San
Francisco and Philadelphia. Fred B. Warde has
played full season. Barney McAuley has done
well occasionally. Dennlan Thompson has lost
his attraction. Roland Reed and C. B. Bishop
both new stars, have pulled through" John
A. Stevens has kissed In "'Passions Slave" to
some purpose. Marion Elmore struggled pite-
ously with her terrible fate ''Chispa, but is still
undaunted. Miss Minnie Madden spent her
nothing. Ada Gray has devastated tho pro-
vinces. Tho ''Maid OF Arfan, !" "Planters wife"
"Only q Farmers Daughter" Ranch No. I'd"
and "Her Atonemeut" found many admirers
and patrons. Milton Mobiles made good pro-
fit, and Bacon and Farron struggled along.
Hearts ofOak" contrived to play an extensive
season. and several travelling opera companies
did fairly web. Miss Clara Morris has played
but few weeks, Mr.. Wallack aud MIR. Bouci-
cault about ss long. In the field of comic opera,
Hess. Rice and Wilbur have done the most.
Haverly with "The Merry War; and Fay Tenn
pleton with "The Mascot" little, and Gather
inc Lewis and Jennie Winston meagrely. 1t is
impossible Tor the most inquiring mind to
| fathom the depths of AtkinsOns "J0ilities."
The failures of the season have been. Frank
Evans Galley Slave, :" Brentwood" the Har-
| risons in "viva;" "Our Goblins," ssOld Ship
mates" the vokes, Lillian Cloves, ga Square
Man, :" THE Vicar Of Bray" "The Passing Regi-
ment, wa Dime Novel, Courage" ..The Girl
That Love-" Joseph Wheel0ck, the I4ingards.
George s. knight, Katherine Rogers, "The
House of Maupreat." Mankind" 'American
Born" Julia Hunt. Alex. Kaufman, William
Stafford, Eugene Legyand and my Partner"
(No.
1t may be said, In summary, that of the $50
combinations SO have made on q fair average
9l5O0O apiece; Is have averaged $5. 600; IS have
Just paid expenses; $50 (one-third) have lost
money-to the average amount OF 5000 each.
This would indicate q clear net profit OF over
half million dollars divided among very few
persons who have given salary and livelihood to
several thousands. besides contributing to the
general amusement and instruction Of the
public.