Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-25

INE START OF THE COMPANY WHICH COULDN'T
 LOSE MONEY"
 stand and perhaps the paper for a couple of weeks ahead paid for. Inside of a week usually trouble begins. The hstutc man. agcr's figures wero slightly ont of plumb, It secms He had explained to his friends, especially the one from whom he had bOr- rOwcsl the money with which to start out, how thcrc would be n profit under every conceivable condition. Why" said he. suppose We should play to SIOO n night. Of course business can't possibly fall as low that with our attraction, but sup pose 1t should, with n strong emphasis nn the should, why. even then we would make gOOd mnncy.'
 rcally saw n company start out a few days ago with just such an alluring prOs- pcCt and just such n cOrncr-on- the intel ligcncc-uf-thC world manager. \ letter from friend who was one of the mis- guided dupCs of the confidence OpCratur who looked after the interests Of the en- tcrprisc contains the following: We open rd hen, last night We wCrc tO have play cd Thursday, Friday and Saturday even ings and Saturday matinee. Our rcocipts surprised the proprietor uf the uTCra house, as We had prdictcd. They also surprised Us. They wen, &. jU. .As the advance salc for the thrsc other performances is exactly 75 cents We have lsCn notified that We cannot have the usc Uf the thCsIt"r unless we pay the rnt in ndvan,S, and this II, our manager, s.v'um- unable tO do When l Clll,xl his attention to the fact that his minimum uf Sluu night had lEyn dis tanCCtl at the s,~und stand uf uur tO-bs' Errat tour. hc said Ihat it prpvCl nothing except that the IsUplc Of the town arc jays and don't know n g,-pl thing when th,'y 1t. The leading lady and will | rctuTn tn New York this evening. and thr l u:hcr in'Iulr'rs oG the company will follow ] Rs ss-un Us 'hCy can rlis.' tIc uruncy-" And | thus Cnd"th the story uf the attraction which couldn't Ius,. money
 This Is not an exceptional case by any means. Many a company is organized, advance royalties paid. ''spcciHl" scenery and stock paper bought. n ruut" booked and n company started out "n $I.OOO or less. Of cuurSc thcrr is no margin to cover n week ar two of bad business, and the first setback strands the company and leaves tho members without funds in n strange town, their trunks practically in pawn at the hotel and the railroad charg l1g rcgulAr rntt~- payment m nuNhncc- for passage back to New York. Shake spcarc made Puck say. What fools these \ mortals bc.'' Some of thcm-in fact, most of thcm-arr, but them hrc exccp- t!ons. If tho bard of Avon had said, What | lOOls these actors be,'' he would havc cnunciatcd n much moro frcqucn, truism. There seems to bc absolutely no hopc for most of them. They arc ns devoid of busi- ness sense as sailOrs. They arc dupcd right and left by shnrpCrS, and even when they have n streak of guod luck spend their money frccly without any thought | Df the long period of idlCncSs which is cer- tain to follow. Of cnursc this applies only to tho small fry of the ''prOfCssiOn' | people whosc necessities perhaps Ohlige | them to accept any terms which may be | UiiCrd without rCfCrCnCC to the rSpOnsi- bility of the management. The SCcrct of | 1t all Is that amateurs, graduates of dra- matic sChu,s' whose instructors would hc unable tO earn $3O a week each as actors. divorccCs, real and fake bank burglars, breach of promise plaintiffs and heavy | iowled and ignorant bruiscrs are crowd ing the stage to such an extent that there Is little room left for the reputable people in the humber walks of the drama These | thea; rical cNJrCScncCs do attract some of the puLlic's money which would other wise drift into its legitimate channels l
 The theatrical season in New York city has begun in earnest, and, while 1t opened in rather commonplace fashion, unless all signs fail, 1t will be brilliant beyond any of its recent predecessors. At Daly's A Night Of'' is the inaugural attrac- ton, with the ex -burlcsquc star, Henry F.. Dixcy. In an important comedy role. On Sept l7 at the same thCatcr George Ed wartics' company from the Prince of Wales Al a-Ns. .a.N comedy, entitled "A Goicty Girl, ' which has been making our English cousins laugh for many moons. The engagement Is for six weeks, and immediately after its close MT. Daly's superb stock company will begin the rCgulnr scason, during which 1t Is expected thnt several prumis- ing original plays as we'll as some adapta- tions will be prescnted. I. is good news that VIC aro to enjoy Mir. Daly's unsurpass- able management during six months of each year in this country, the remainder of the time heinz devoted to his London thcatcr, which has prUVCd successful be- yond its brainy pruicCtur's antiCipatiOns-
 At the Standard thCatcr on Sept. l7 New Yorkers will la introduced to ''The New Boy" far,c of about tho caliber of "Charlcy's Aunt" which has made for tune for its authors Tho American rights arc owned by Charles Frnhman, who will later present at the same thcatcr Brandon Thomas new comedy fnrSs,, Marriage ' This will in turn be followed by a piecC written by Henry Guy Carleton
 John Drew will bC tho first attraction oi note at the Enpirc this reason. On Sept. To he will prTsent, under Charles Froh mans management. Tho Bauble Shop, ' a satirc on the British hnusc of common. by Henry Arthur Jones. The same au thor's very strong play, The Masqucrad CTS, :" will succsCSl MT. Dn.w at the EmpirS when the excellent stack organization re turns frum its tour on Nov. I9 to inaugu rate It's rcgulRr scs.sssn.
 At the Academy uf Music MT. Frohmar will rcvivc ''sSliCnand, lh'' nn an elaborate scale Rs spectacular mtluslrslmh. which it really Is. As it l. advert !s,rl to be given at popular prices, it OuRist io add another fortune to thu one 1t hns sG.FCsIsiy made fol the author. Bronson Howard. who, 1t fl said will also furnish the comedy which Is to succeed The MnSqucrHdcrs'' at tho Empirn. All in all, Manager Charles Froh