Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-04
THE END OF TIE SEASON.
The PLAYS That Have Made and Los
Money the Past Winter.


The theatrical season is NJ an end. Tie
actors are coming 10 town. The failures OF
the ason have been nume:ous, fully one
half of the two hundred and sixteen comb
nations that started out in September LAYING
joined the majority. Some Of them possess
ed merit some did not. Ms5 Alma Stuart
Stanley, who played the young man in
Youth, went out witha play called Vic,
which was a dismal failure. The actress ia
out of pocket about $4,000. Frank Bush, Of
| the variety stage, went out with Il play called
| key Solomous and returned after poor
season. Even The Void, which started cut
| carly in the season, met with poor success
and closed on February 2j the managers rc-
| u2iug only about $1,000 from the venture,
| The remainder of the unsuccessful combina-
lions gave up the ghost from time 10 time us
| their financial resources became exhausted.
The most successful combination this sea-
sou was that playing the isomhny Rye. This
mclolrama was played to larger business
than any other play ever produced. On May
| 18Th, the close Of the season, The l,omany Rye
will have been presented 10, 81 weeks 10 au-
| dicuccs who paid in the aggregate S2Ol, 20i,
an unprecedented announcement $1,000 Il
| week.
John 4. RaymOud as Colonel Sellers made
II great deal OF money, and Is an example
that LAT! beginning docs not always make
Il bad ending. The Colonel started the sea-
son with Il new play called For Congress.
People thought it was 4 tragedy and kept
away from the theatre. They knew Ray
moud's ability 10 make them laugh they
did not want to weep, Gnd tho Colonel, sec
ing there were not millions in 1t. " slelved
it and bloomed out in the comedy In Para
disc, which has proved II success. Mr.. Ray
mond will not close his season until late IN
the Summer. The Wyndham company has
also been success, especially in the large
cities, and Mr.. Wyndham is already booked
for next season at many theatrcs
Joseph jefferson closed his scasoa SINE
time ago, after playing to very large audi
enCes all over the county. lie closed the
season, not because he was not making
money, but 1t is his custom TO take brief
rest in the early Spring. lie is again on the
road having made his temperance the 23d
inst at Piltsburg Miss Mary Anderson
met with great success, and has added over
800, 900 to her already snug fortune. She
Will appear in England in few months.
Barley Campbell has increased nia bank
account this season by nearly 500, OOO with
his plays of The Galley Slave, The Wilt
Poscn, with NJ. b. Curtis in the title role
and One of the Finest, with Gus Williams as
the star, have coined money. Williams re-
Gently paid his partner Rickerby, $4,000
for his share Of the play, j, t. Emmci has
been very successful. Mrs. LlnSly II :
been quite successful For the twenty tour
weeks OF her engagement the receipts ~ .Ir
gated E:229, SOB, or over $1,000 for each pa.
Torrance, including ma,inees John Nc
Culloughs season was the best that he has
ever known. The same may be said of Nine.
Modjeska. Calcnder's Minsirels, under the
management of the Frohmans, have turned
in clear profit Of 600 thus far
1.-The Madison square theatre management
have'not yet made up their books Tor the
season, but as their travelling companies all
did well, and as there are now twelve of
them on the road, there is little doubt but
that the management are worth many thou
sand dollars more than they were at the com
mencemcnt. There were four Esmeralda, four
Hazel Kirke, two Professor and two Young
Mrs. Winthrop companies on the road under
Madison square management, and no, one OF
the companies played to losing business dur
ing any one week Of the entire season. The
play OF Young Mrs. Winthrop was sent out
la,e in the season on sort of trial trip. So
instant was its success that a second company
was at once placed on the road. Hazel kirkc
has been greeted everywhere with large audi
enccs. 1t has been played in some locaitiC
nine or ten times and the same managers de-
sire its return. The company playing this
drama which has G. w. Couldock us the
leading man has played it for 1856 consecutive
weeks, except on Sundays and Good Friday.
The season closes ut the end OF the l4Otll
week, VIXEN Mr.. Couldock goes to Europe for
II resting spell.