Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-31
EoU q FAMoU, WOMEN
Patti, Nilsson, Modjeska and Larg-
try, and Nh, saiarits They
Draw.


There are tour ladies to-day in the
United States, all foreigntrr, who are
making large sums of mouey. They
ate Patti, Nilsson, M5dje,ks and
Langtry. Nine. Patti, az is already
well known, receives 81 40 a night.
or this she pays S4C0 a night to NJ.
Frauchi, her agent. This givcs her
5000 a week. Sometimes she sang
in New York three times a week, aud
her pay then was $12, 900. She
will, during her stay here,
sing altogether thirty times
under the management of Mapleson,
for which she will receive, net, $780,.
0(0, She will therefore carry away
with her about 800, 00o. Signor
Nicolini, in addition, gets sc. 400 a
month, or $500 each time he slngu.
On q basi, OF thirty times, he will
take away with him 1924. COZ. We do
not know precisely what Niue. Nils.
son gets for her services, but it
amounts on the average of 81, coo a
week for two concerts. She has no
expense whatever, as Mr.. Abbey pays
everything. Ga basis Of fifty con-
certs she will make, therefore,
about 800, 0tO, not much less
than Patti, though the latter. sings
fewer times. Nine. Mod aka is
doing exceedingly well this season.
Hor terms with MI. S.etson are TO
reserve for her individual service 80
per cent of the gross receipts nightly.
Surprising her to play nightly to ST..
600, this would give her $500, or ST..
100 weekly. But this is a small aver
aye, because the receipts often exceed
that. Daring her recent engagement
al Booths, at regular prices, che did
much better. Her last week came up
to Sill ,0C0 very nearly. Say SO. 600,
end her individualshare would be So
600. She is to play thirty weeksY
AID on m average of So 600 a week
she would make $4,000. Allowing
the extra profit for expenses, that ID
about the net sun she will make in
the season. But Mr.. Stetson is doing
very well, too. He pays on an aver
age 20 per cent. to ply in theatres
outside of New York. This wou'd
leave him, after paying Modjeska, 40
per cent of the gross, or say a bust.
ness # 81, 600. which Is not an e1ag-
gerated one, IS, $50. He can run the
business for 81, 100 easily, which
would leave him a profit on the grand
average of SO, 600 a week for the thirty
weeks 500, 0C0 From this must be
deducted tie So 600 it cost to get Ssr-
geant's contracts, go tina. all things be
iAg equal, he will come cut $50, 600
aheod, besides which is the added
profit of playing some twelve weeks of
the season in his own thester in New
York and Boston for Modjeska re.
turns in the spring to the Fifth ave.
nue. thester. Mrs Lantry's contract
with Henry E. Abbey is to receive
33 per cent of the gross receipts each
night. Mr., Abbey pays the company
and all other expenses. Supposing a
business Of 81, SEQ a night and thus
far the receipts have exceeded that, az
Mrs. Langtry pays no more than other
dramatic stars = she would be receiv.
ing SO. 800 a week. Whether the
business will keep up when curiosity
is satiated is questionable, but ever
thus far Mrs. L,ngtry has received
for her share in New York, Boston,
Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Chicago
some $50, 600: that sum will probably
be trebled before she leaves here. Mr..
Abbey, on the other hand, has 67 pei
cent, or So. 200 a week. Suppos,
Ing he pays an average OF 81
per cent for theatres, this would
lesve him 40 per cent, or 81, 200
week. He can run the company ano
his other exper SOS easily on 81, 200
which would give him q profit OF 49,
coo a week. But there are large citiel
where he has to pay more, say 80 ant
80 per cent of the gross for theatres
Even then, on a season of thirty
weeks, supposipg business to fall off
he can come out winner of from $50,
900 to $4,000 at the end of the sea
son on his contract. These are larg'
sums. 1t is interesting to note tina
four stars will carry with them out c
the country $3.50, 900 by the time thi
seasOp ends.