The morning times., 1896-09-20
SALARIES OF FRENCH ACTORS.
Earnings % SocistaireS Of he Comedtc
franchise and singers.

Sarne Interesting facts al cut tie salaries
Maid o French actors and singers at present
and in tie past appear in recent Issue
Of LIE Figaro. Whcn Gabrielle, the priina
donna, asked the Empress Caiharlne ii
in 1870 for SEQ ducats as ter pay. the
empress exclaimed:
None of my field mdrslialS receive any
such sum-
Well" answered the singer disrespcct-
fully, your majesty may call On your
field marsl:als 20 sing for you
In l7SZ Mile Guimard, tie FIRST danseuse
at the Paris Opera received only l2O
francs a year. Thirty years ago Mauuin,
the tenor. received $4,000 L year, DuprcZ
the tenor. $4,000. RaFulnet, the Gar!-
tone. ST. 500: Leyasseur. the bas>o. So
OG0. Mario, $4,000; Faure, the Earitone
SIS. oUo. ami Gueymard, the tenor, SIG
OG0. Nine. Cruyclii received $4,000,
Mime. Stultz $4,000. Nine. Falcon S1u,-
900. Mime. Cue yma e and NJ ne SaSse ST.
900. Among the ballet dancers Rosita
received $4,000, Fannie Ellsier, $50 80,
Cerltto $500, and Tael.oli $500.
Coming down to about eighth years ago.
Lasllle, the baritone, received S22,ooo
a month; Jean de Reszke 81 eco, Edou-
ard de Rcszke 81 geo, Melchissedec, the
basso, $500 a year: Escalais, the tenor,
50 900; Piancon, S4,s00: Nine Adiny.
So 900; Rosita Mauri the taiiet dancer,
5000. At the Opera Comique Miles.
Van Zandt and Hebron, aud Victor Maurcl
received $4,000, and Nine. Marie
S140O.
The salaries of actors re not given so
exactly, because sometimes, as in the case
of the Comedian Franchise, they vary
from year to yea while in other cases the
salary forms only pa ri of the artist re
Enumeration, ii large allowance being made
for fires or expenses. Some theaters,
again. furnish the costumes, while others
do not. Every fun socictaire of the Come
die Franchise receives $500 as salary.
In addition to this the members Of the com
paDy receive a fixed proportion of the
earnings of the theater, which last year
amounted to $4,000 for each share, pay
for fires" and a small sum from the
government. There have been cases where
an actor received more than one share.
A great many, however, receive less.
TGey begin With hair u twelfth Of a
share or II full twelfth, receiving ad-
ditinnal fractions counted in tweltths III
proportion to their years of service or
usefulness to the company. The salary is
about 5000 for each twelfth, while the
profits amount to about $3.50 for each
twelfth Ten years ago Yot, Deiaunay
and Febvre drew $4,000 a year as their
total salary from these different sources;
Coquelin, Maubin and Madeline Brohan
ST. on: Mounet-S Sui wand Worms, 81 500;
Mile Re;chenbcrg, 10000: Coquelin.
cadet. and Mile. Bartet. $4,000. Since
then Mounet- SulIy, Worms. Coquelin, cadet.
Lie Bargy and De FerrOdy have become
full soc.etaircs.
Sarah Bernhardt being manager of the
Renaissance Theater, no exact figures can
be given as to her profits. These are in
creased. too. by the large sums she re-
ceivcs on her starring tours. The official
price on the theater books for each OF h or
performances in Paris is $500 CoGueln,
aine, at the Porte st. Martin and Mre
Rcjanc at the Vaudeville received Sl60
a night. Jeanne Granier at the RenaiS-
sancc has $40, and Jane Hading at the
Gyinpase $50 Nine. Simon Girard la IS $50
4 night Dupuis of the Vaudeville gets
5000 month and $40 for fires his
costumes being furnished by the theater
Baron of the Varieties gets $50 coo. Yvette
Guilbert receives $1,000 nonth as0m the
Clamps Elysees Cafe concerts.