The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-18
SALARIES OF FRENCH ACTORS
Earnings of sOcietaries of the Com
edie Franchise and Artists.
From the New York Sun

edie Franchise and Artists.
From the New York Sun.
Some interesting facts about the sala-
ries paid to French actors and singers
at present and in the past appear in re"
cent issue of lie Figaro. When Gabrielll,
the prima donna, asked the Empress
Catharine II. in ITO for 5000 ducats as her
pay, the empress exclaimed:
None of my field marshals receive any
such sum-"
We'll" answered the singer disrespect-
fully, your majesty may call on your
field marshals TO sing for you"
In 1852 Mile. Guimard, the first danseuse
II the Paris opera received only 100 francs
a year Thirty years ago Maudin, the
tenor, received $4,000 a year; Duprez, the
tenor, $4,000; Baroilnet, the baritone,
81, 900; Levasseur, the basso, 5000 Mario
1000; Faure the baritone, $4,000; and
Gueymard the tenor, $4,000. Nine. Cru
velli received $40, 900; Mms. Stolz, $4,000;
Mime. Sasse, $4,000. Among the ballet
dancers Rosita received $4,000, Fannie
Ellsler 50 200, Cerrito, $780, and Tamioni,
81, 200 Coming down to about eight years
ago. Lasalle, the baritone, received $22, 900
a month; Jean de Reszke, $12, 600; Edouard
de Reszke, 81, 600; Melchissedec, the basso
1900 a year; Escalais, the tenor, $1,000;
Phantom, 1880; Nine. Adiny $1,000; Rosita
Mauri, the ballet dancer, 5000. At the
Opera Comique Miles. Van Zandt and
Hebron, and Victor Maurel received
$4,000, and Nine. Galle-Marie, 81. 400.
The salaries of actors are not given so
exactly, because sometimes, as in the case
of the Coincide Franchise, they vary from
year to year, while in other cases the sal
airy forms only part of the artists re-
Enumeration, a large allowance being made
for fires" or expenses. Some theaters,
again, furnish the costumes, while others
do not. Every full societaire of the Com
edie Franchise receives $2,400 as salary.
In addition to this the members of the
company 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 govern
ment. There have been cases where an
| actor received more than one share.
great many, however, receive less. They
begin with half a twelfth of a share or a
full twelfth, receiving additional fractions
counted in twelfths in proportion to their
years of service or usefulness to the COM
pany. The salary is about 500 for each
twelfth, while the profits amount to
| $500 for each twelfth. Ten years ago Yot,
Delaunay and Febvre drew $4,000 a year
as their total salary from these different
| sources; CoQuelin, Maubin and Madeleine
! Brohan, $4,000: Mounet-Sully and Worms
S1l,6o0; Mile. Reichemberg, $4,000; Coque-
| lin cadet, and Mile Bartet, 5000 Since
| then Mounet-Sully, Worms, Coqueln, ca
| det lie Bargy and De Ferrody have be-
| come full socetaires.
Sarah Bernhard 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-
ceives on her starring tours The official
price on the theater books for each of her
| performances in Paris is $500 Coquen,
! at the Porte ST. Martin, and Nine
Rejane at the Vaudeville received $50 a
night. Jeanne Granler at the RennaH-
| sance has $40, and Jane Hading at the
/ Gymnase $50. MINIS. Simon Girard has $50
a night Dupuis of the Vaudeville gets
$500 a month and $40 for fires" his cos
tune being furnished by the theater Ba-
ron of the Varieties gets $4,000 Yvette
Guilber receives 5000 a month from the
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