The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-02-24
M.p,e.on's P.y-Roll.
fs,. Loui. ross-psspaseh.r I

of Her Ma)es,ys Opera Company. was standing at the counter of the Southern Hotel. smoking his pipe. when a Posf- Dsspasfi reporter laid hold of him. Just as the talk began Mime. FuSch- Madis maid came up with a note stating that madam was sick and could not sing. and naturally the chat turned into dialogues on the trials and uibulations of an oper- atic manager.
 Is there much money in the business. really!" Mir. Gye was asked.
 No. indeed, not so much. The sala- ries now are so terribly high that a man. ger has not very rich picking< The sing CTS want entirely too much
 Are salaries higher than asoal!
 Indeed they are, higher than ever be- fore. It will no, be long before Italian opera will cease to be given, if some change does not occur. People will no, stand higher prices. and. indeed, do not patroni,e opera Tn a very liberal fashion al the presen, price of tickets. If the singers do no, reduce their pnees. opera, 1 1 am afraid. will soon be as rare as angels visits
 "Does Patti really ge, S...co nigh, There IS considerable incredulliy out here abou, the figures
 ] Indeed she does s.Ioo for every night she sings
 i The figures are correct. then 1 '' wish they were not. but. as mana ger. know only too well that they are ] dead letter perfect. It is big pay, surely. more than paui ever got before. and. think more than she will ever get again. If these figures are correct there Is i not so much money in the business after all.
 i No, not so much. In the Patti house on Tuesday night. for instance, there was 1 something over so.oo. and when fa;i . got her check. you can see Jus; how much we had Jeff To cover every thing. Net ] fat,i sars to Slo 600 audience m New ! York. and of course there is money Tn such house tor us. Ne arc dlstp pointed Tn St. Louis so tar. The house las, night was very diseouraging
 What did the advance sale amount to here altogether =
 = To about Sl,.ss.e. Na, much more
 To whom i> iAiii'> money paId
 fianehi. her agent. gets hci chcft eaflN n the motnins ailei eec9 utghl oa which sinEs He < ifer !. Ncry eaily. yoa can oc sure. and he want | nsht away
 Tie c6um.n taik x that Etaashl gets ten per cent, oi al fat,i's eeip,s.
 He does almost tha,. You see he makes all her engagement. looks to what opera she sings. attends ta her prNatc business. IS her secretary. and indeed manage all her affairs. He WAS with her in the same capacity when shc wa> the wife of the Marquis de 6anx. lpe Gaux never dld anything but smoke hls cigar and pose as fine gentleman. and 1 tranchi managed all Mime la,,I's affairs. ! 1 Of course ten per cent. of her present re ceipts is large sum, but 1 suppose he had his contract, and it could not be 1 broken. This was, as l sad, an e,cep- ! tional engagement at exceptional salary, and Franchi proil,s by 1t. He IS as shrcwd as Il Is possible for one man 10 be Tn the making of business agreements. Nou know that Mime. Paiti's contract supula- l ted tha, SiI 900 should be deposited m i New York 10 secure the carrying ou; of the contract before she came To Amcrica d, and as a guarantee for her last ten nights salary m the season Tn New York next 1 spring. IL Is hard on the management to have all that money locked and useless ,o us. but II had 10 be done The sum exceeds considerably the whole amount of the subscriptions made in New York io .he opera.
 "Wha, ls Mime. Albani's salary
 My wife gets :. 900 for every night she sings Mmc IA,ti and herself are the only persons n the troupe th.a .afe paid by the night,
 And what IS scalChi pad :.
 Nme. scalchl', contract calls for :e.Spa pe' month. and she sings. on an average. n three operas during | week ScaiChl was wlth me at Co,ent t,arien several year. when she Aas a!mos; hi- tie girl, III fact. Her father was ~r'h her 1 believe tha, she scrubbed floors during the day and sang m opera ai night When young her form and appearance was nol good. but she always had glo- rous voice and she rose rapidly. olo- nel Mapleson never had much opinion of her bu, told him she would IusFke q grca, success n America, and you see ! was right
 "Wna, does your head tenor Nser xwinski. get for h,s warbiing = l MIerzwinsk Is paid $500 per month and never gives more than e.thi perform anoes for that amount
 And Ravelli :"
 /, ~I don, remember whether Rafelbs contrac; gives him :;55 q week. or s-.og9 d month. l. $ e',Aef of ,hcse ns4Ies.
 ''Galas, is also hlsh pr eea =
 " He se's about ''se ,4fne 9rnPcHsa'4ar IS Ratelh.
 What i, lie rtsle abo1' salary ln case like Mime. "a -h. 5, where ssasef is sick:r
 |: singer $ sic. whole week we deduct ,he salary. b.: f she $ onwell for one nigh, II usually makes no difference. ! If Scalchi should be unable to sing all week. of course she will ge, no pay. l think ,ha, the reason she does no, appear 1. tonight IS tha, Col. MaPleson IS afraid she would not be able 10 appear twice and he IS saving her for Don Giovanni on Saturday night
 Mime. Albani. Mr. Gye's wife. is in per ]