New-York tribune., 1884-12-31
s1tARils or rHEArRn pEorLE
TALKS wrrn MANAGERS AND ACTORS.
THE FORMER BENr on HfDUC1iON-rHE LATTER
rrISK A BARGAIN II A BArGAlN
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THE FORMER BrNr ON uDuC1iON-1Hr LATTER
rrISK BARGAIN IL A BArGA1N.
The outspOkcn views of the well-known
manngers printed in Yesterday TRIBUNE were received
with little relish 10y he actors colony, AMI talks with
several of the leading actors In town drew forth
their views on the question.
at Is nonsense" said of them, or managers TO
talk As We were thieves III disguise our profession
Ike all others GOVERNED by The regular laws of supply
and demand ana managers could get competent leading
mon n, $50 week you may bc perfectly sure they would
not ,ae s.O so That business depressed none OF Ms
ran dtnt but ve merely claim That bargain y hai
eain and as wc are supposed part 20 adhete 10
bit arfteitn 50 0n ,teit part Should 'he nnnagrfs
stieh rs theirs An actot IS wotth 7hat he vi brihg
nta we ear t0niinaid teftir salaiy wing thut sal
ave Ve afe rBire rs eet ettit ,iiiit."
ltie tfH ,fiNrp taiia,i5s ems tht tult tWe ht ~
nn iie p4fi W itt HisAartis ht saib nrretn rnai'
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aiaHeiieaiH eiIpssi " hHi ~ ,hF heets eaHit'l tW
fie ~, iAo'4f, hH 20 iNHssH H3H aa ''t eW" ~ 'f
yg9iussun sia aH uQi ~ ihp PASS ~ aii aNH lAee
iqge da npi iee 40 u Qnshl ~ oal allhlns a. lNA
Eu0B halc HQ saarips 50 iaY beyond lhe A''aehf' ~
NY theae aud Those sl ceriainy Np FeiNes lls' al
present II you ask ny opinion 40 an outsider can
only say that have not tho ioasI doAl that ihn hsh
salaries oftoay running the business aud VIII even
tuay close the doors OF high class theatre Actors
are absurdy over paid general rule and oIhrIs con
neeted with the profession moro So rcferto adj
vance agents who, from the specimens see Ia the course
Of my business would be dear at half the money hoy ask
aud receive That sweeping reduction VIII soon nave
T. be made seems to me inevitable"
"Harry Miner who. although no Is chiefly known as
variety theatre manager. has company on tho ROAD
playing IN The silver King" said: have made up
my mind 10 reduce some OF my salaries because
ind everyone else is doing likewise. sAal
make that reduction however, only IN the case OF the
higher priced people, as the ordinary rank ana nic are
earning no more than they are worth shall nave no
legal difficulties III the Of this, my contracts are
al drawn with the privilege OF twO weeks notices on
either side Thus II my people don't like IL they look
elsowh ere when their frs, nights Eolic Is up"
II seemed pertinent To the subject n tnd out what
the actual salaries paid the various lines Of business
and the business manager OF IA well-known dp-town
theatre asked " give what Information lac possessed
oil this point.
ado you want the actual advertising facts asked
he. and being informed that tho former desr, d,
continued You know that both actors and managers
are aIt To draw long bow this subject when they
think their remarks are to go intc print However,
VIII deliver plain tale, free from all managerial var
nish eginniis at the lowest round OF the ladder and
jast above 'supers' and siKdoliara-weok peo-
pie soubrettosf are paid from s2o to
go week 70 travel and rather less
W. esAaAsasa and walking ladies' SET from $40 "