The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-16

success or great failure. 1t was
taking big chances, but the two came
up right, and We have no reason to be
dissatisfied, | can assure you
land has the Enlargement Of Nine
Nilsson been equally successful?
"Yes, indeed. Our latest advices
from San Francisco place the gross
. receipts at Sl04 242 ID. She has
created a genuine furore wherever sae
mas gone. She seems to have friends
and admirers in all parts of the coun-
try, and they never tire in doing honor
TO her. She has fairly taken the Pa
chic Slippers nv storm, and her present
engagement is the most successful she
has ever played in this country You
remember when she first came here,
under Max Strakosch's management?
Well, the society people took her up
fter her first performance, at the
Academy OF music, number OF young
biOods tosk the horses from her car
riage and dragged her in triumph to
the residence of d.. Doremus, on
Fourth avenue, where a grand recep-
ton was held. That settled il. She
became society pet, and from that
day to this she has always remained
ene."
"But how do the engagements Of
these two ladies compare with these of
some others-Mme. Bernhardt's fo
instance"
The total receipts for Nine. Bern
hardt's performances in this country
were Si22, PAX We shall not
quite reach those figures with either
Mrs. Langtry or Nine. Nilsson, but
you must Not lose sight Of the fact
that Nine. Bernhardt was great nov
city. the French and English press
had been ringing With her praises and
telling stories of her eecentricities long
before she arrived here. and there was
naturally great curiosity to see the
woman who had slept in her coffin
and had been the companion of
princes Langtry, you see. has only
one prince to fall back upon, while
you could count Bernbardts princes
by the score"
THE Patti engagement was not SO
successful, was it ?"
"Well, Mr. Abbey did not make q
fortune out of Patti, for the expenses
were very heavy; but you will proba-
bly, be surprised when l tell you that
the gross receipts of the engagement
amounted to s269, 1871"
"NOt bad, most decidedly and now
tell me, these are all foreign artists,
how did the engagement of Edwin
Booth, q native actor, compare with
thtm?'
''Do you remember when Edwin
Booth appeared at Haverlyis theatre
(then the lyceum) some six years ago,
He was under the management of HE
father-in-law, and Mr.. McVicker Loot
$4,000 on the engagement. TbeI
next season he appeared at Days
theatre, and the profits exceeded the
amount Of Mrs McVickeris Losses.
There's au example of the fckleness
of the New York public for you.
During his engagement with Mr..
Abbey last season the gross receipts
were s294.137 so Truly there are
ups and down in an actors life," And
Mr.. Tillotson sank back languidly in
his chair and basely deserted his left
whisker for his right.
Later in the day, Uncle Samuel ,
Coiville was found ensconced in an
easv chair in the smOking-room of the ,
Hotel. He looked rubi.
cund and jolly. his glossy locks we're |,
well oiled, and there was in his whole
bearing the same appearance of con- !
Ientment with this world as when he
first introduced Lydia Thomson. .
Pauline Markham, Lisa Weber, Ada
and poor Harry Beckett to +
he New York public at Woods mu- .
scum, now Days theatre, years ago .
samuel has reason to he contented. for =
s not "The World" his oyster, When
.sked as to the receipts of "The :,
World" and "Taken from Life" he :
azily took the cigar from his mouth, r
md settling back in his chair with a T
'ort of dolce far-niente-I -am-Samuel T
Colville smile upon his face, said: c
REALLY. my dear boy, it would b 4
nard to say, but 1 think you can Il
readily put The World at fully :,
100000, for it has been travelling all 7
'ver the country, and is still travelling "
o good business. As to Taken from q
Aife, the New York critics sat down =,
Ipon it pretty severely, and they can
'ardly be blamed. for it did not have !,
good chance with the cast which !,
originally played inithere. But now, in