The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
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There are four ladies to. day in the United
States, all Foreigners, who are making larg,
sums Of money. They are Patti, Nilsson,
Modjeska and Langtry. Madame Patti, ns is
already well known, receives $i,i00 n night.
OF this she pays 800 night to NJ Fanchi,
her agent This gives her $1,000 week,
Sometimes she sang in NewYork three times
a week. and her pay was then $1,000 She
will, during her stay here, sing altogether
Thirty times, under the management OF Ma
pleson, for which she will receive, net,
S120000. She will, therefore, carry away
with her about 100000. Signor Nicolini,
in addition, gets S6,400 a month, or $500
each time he sings. On basis of thirty
times he will take away with him $1,000.
We do not know precisely what Madame
Nilsson gets for her services, but 1t amounts
on the average TO $1,000 week for two
Mr.. Abbey pays everything. On basis Of
fifty concerts she will make, therefore,
about 100000, not much lesss than Patti,
though the latter sings fewer times. Nine.
Modieska is doing exceedingly well this
season. Her terms with Mr.. Stetson
are to reserve for her individual services 30
per cent. of the gross receipts nightly. Sup.
posing her to play nightly to $1,000, this
would give her $500, or 81 100 weekly. But
often exceed that. During her recent
engagement at Booths, at regular prices
she did much better. Her last week camo
up to $11 600, very nearly. Say $4,000,
and her individual share would be $4,000
She is TO play thirty weeks, and on an
average of 50, 900 per week she woald make
100000. Allowing the extra profit for
expenses, that is about the net sum
she will make in the season. But
Mr.. Stetson is doing very well, too. He
pays on an average of % per cent. to play in
theatres outside of New York. This would
leave him, after paying Modjeska, 40 per
cent. Of the gross, or say ON business of
$1,000, which is not an exaggerated one,
$3.50. He can run the business for 81, ,150
easily, which would leave him q profit on
the grand average of $4,000 week, or for
thirty weeks, 100000. From this must be
deducted the $S 600 it cost to get Sargent's
contracts, so that, all things being equal,
lie will come out $4,000 ahead, besides
which is the added profit of playing
some twelve weeks Of the season in
his own theatres in New York and Boston,
for Modieska returns in the spring to the
Fifth.avenue Theatre. Mrs. Langtry's con-
tract with Mr.. Henry Il. Abbey is to re-
ceive 80 per cent of the gross receipts each
night. MIR. Abbey pays the company and
all other expenses. Supposing business
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have exceeded that, as Mrs. Langtry plays
to higher prices than other dramatic stars
she would be receiving $500 week.
Whether the business will be kept up when
curiosity is satiated is questionable, but
even thus far Mrs. Langtry has received for
her share in New York, Boston, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia and Chicago some $4,000.
That sum will probably be
trebled before she leaves here
Mr.. Abbey, on the other hand, has 81 per
cent. left to him. Supposing he pays an
average of 27 per cent. for theatres, this
would leave him 40 per cent, or $4,000
| per week. He can run the company and
| his other expenses easily on $1,000, which
| would give him profit of $4,000 a week
| But there are large cities where he has to
pay more, say 80 and 35 per cent. of the
| gross for theatres. Even then on n season OF
thirty weeks, supposing business to fall Off
he can come out winner of from fifty to
sixty thousand dollars at the end of the
season on his contract. These are large
sums. 1t is interesting to note that four
stars will carry with them out of the
country $3.50, ,000by the time this season
| ends-BrRe's Dramatic Times