Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-29
LADIEsMAKE.
Patti, NILSSON, MOdieska and
Laugtry, and the Salaries
They Draw.

There are four ladies to-day in the
United States, al foreigners, who are
making large sums of money they
sre Patti, Nilsson, Modjsska and
Tsnetry. Madame Patti, as is already
veil known. receives S4400 a night. OF
his she pays Sl09 a night to M.
Frauchi, her agent. This gives her
5000 A week. Sometimes she sang in
New York three times a week, and
her pay then was $4,000. She will,
during her stay here, sing altogether
thirty times under the management of
Mapleson. for which she will receive,
net $4,000. She will. therefore,
carry away with her about Sl00, 900
Signor Nieolini. in addition, gets $64OO
4 month. or $500 each time he
sings. On a basis Of thirty times, he
will take away with him $4,000, We.
do not know exactly what Madame
Nilsson gets for her services, but it
amounts on the average to $4,000 a
week for two concerts. She has no
D E whatever, as Mr.. Abbey pays
everything On a basis OF fifty con-
oerts abe will make therefore about
100000, not much less than Patti,
though the latter sings fewer times.
Nine. Modjeska is doing exceedingly
we'll this season. Her terms with Mr..
Stetson are to reserve for her individ-
nal services thirty per eent Of the gross
receipts nightly. Surprising her to
play nightly to $1,000, this would
give her $500, or $ll0O weekly. But
this is a small average, because
the receipts often exceed that,
During her recsnt engagement 81
Booths, at regular prices. she did
much better. Her last week came NJ
to $ll, 900 very nearly. Say $4,000
and her individual share would BE-
$1,000. She is to play thirty weeks
and on an average Of 5000 a week she
would make 100000, Allowing the
extra profit for expenses, that is about
the season. But Mr., Stetson is doing
very well also He pays on an average
of twenty. five per cent. to play il
theaters outside. OF New York. Thii
would leave him, after paying Mod
ieska, forty five per cent. Of the grosl
receipts, or say on a business OF $1,000
which is not an exaggerated one, $3.50
He can run the business for Sis
easily, which would leave him
profit OH the grand average of 5000
a week, or for thirty weeks, $50, 00O
From this must be deducted tn
$1,000 it cost to get Sargent's contracts
so that all things bsing equal he vii
come out $50,G 600 ahead, besides whicl
is the added profit Of playing som
twelve weeks at his own theaters il
New York and Boston, for ModjeskI
returns in the spring TO the Fiftl
Avenue Theater. Mrs Langtry'
contract with Mr.. Henry K. Abbey i
to receive thirty three per cent of th.
gross receipts each night. Mr.. Able
pays the company and all othe
expenses. Surprising a business Q
$1,000 a highland TINS far the re
ceipts have exceeded that, as Mrs
Langtry plays to higher prices tina
other dramatic stars-she would b
receiving $500 a week. Whether tn
business will keep up when curiosit
is satiated is questionable, but eve
thus far Mrs Langtry has receive
for her share 10 New York, Boston
Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Chicag
some 100000; that sun will prObabl
be trebled before she leaves here. MI
Abbey. on the other hand, has sixty
seven per cent lett to him. Supposin.
he pays an average Of twenty-seveI
per cent for theaters, this would leav
him forty per cent, or $4,000 a week
He a run the company and his othe
expenses easily on $500, which woul,
give him a profit of $1,000 a week
But there are large cities where he ha
to psy mere, say thirty or thirty.fv
per cent Of the gross for theaters
Even then, on a season OF tbirt
weeks, s~upposing business to fall off b
can come out winner of from $5O,0 Ol
to $4,000 at the end Of the season Oh
his contract. These are large sums
1t is interesting to note that four stai
will carry with them out Of tn,
country S35O,OOO by the time this sea
son ends.