The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05

Gus advantage as regards scenic equip
ment and surroundings.
Certain of our players earn high
salaries. The best player in America is
Ada Rehan. who for many a year has
been receiving 5000 a week. writes
Hilary Bell in the New York Press.
out of that income she has laid by "A
tidy fortune. John Drew receives $500
a week. and, being of prudent disposi-
ton. he is now reported To be worth
$3.50. 900. For some years back T.. III.
Sothern has been maxim more money
han either of these. But as he as
sumes the responsibility of his own
productions he also loses more. Thus
for several seasons Mr.. Sothern's
profits haV been i'm the neighborhood
of 5000 o a year. Lately, however. GER
lain of his plays have not suited the
public. and he is said to have lost heav-
lily. The two Josephs, jefferson and
Murphy. risk nothing on productions
and little on actors. and by pursuing
his economic system for many years,
each is a millionaire. Lillian Russell
has received the highest salary ever
paid To a comic opera prima donna in
this or any other country. Her income
began with Sl5 a week at Tony Pas
tors. and reached 1900 a week with
Abbey, Schoeffel x Grau. During her
20 years connection with the stage,
Miss Russell has armed about 81 900. 600.
She is the kindliest and most generous
of singers n still prodigal. Probably
If her jewels were sold the estate of
the golden diva would not reach $50. 600.
That was the fortune Georgia cayvan
had gathered after two decades i'm act
ing. Georgia's salary never was high.
She earned $500 "A week and saved most
of n. II. Kelcey's earnings were less,
yet he. too. is thrifty. and after leaving
IN, I Ns.ana hA invested his uaxfno~ In
The Moth and the Candle" The ear
lier history of this comedy was not
successful. and rumor says that If Mr..
and Mrs. lie Moyne had not put money
into the venture Mr.. kelcey's starring
tour would have ended as di~sastrously
as that OF Miss cayvan. Happily. how
ever. the Fitch play and it's excellent
performers u a hearty greeting at
the Lyceum. and now Herbert Kelley
is on the road To fortune. Sarah BERN
hardt had a guarantee of 81, 500 "A week
from Abbey. and Eleonora Duse was
content with a similar sum. Henry
Irving clears as average profit of SIS, 900
on a season in the United States. much
more than he can earn i'm England. The
Kendals. employing "A low-priced com
pany and being their own leading act
ors. earned $500. 900 i'm five years with
us. f. $. Wizards average income in
America Is $50 1000 a year. ia actors
risk more. but earn more. than the best
leading players. They may lose $40. 600
or $50. 900 on a production that fails, but
they can earn 800. 600 on a play that
catches popular fancy. Fanny Daven-
port has earned half a million dollars
out OF Sardou. hou she paid him
from $1,000 TO $4,000 advance royalties
and subsequently heavy rates for the
use Of his plays.
Since the revival of the romantic
drama began two years ago there have
been stage duels innumerable. The
majority of them have been mere vari-
atoms on the old-time combats-"three
up and three down'-fought by Vim
vent crummies' pupils i'm the days of
Nicholas Nickleby." A particularly
good exception To the rule of tradition
is the stage duel fought by Wilton
Lackaye i'm his new play Charles
OiMalley." The newspapers of Wash
ington. where the play was produced.
say that il Is the best stage duel ever
fought I'm that city. o'Malley. the hero.
has escaped from the prison. where he
is under sentence uf death. only To he
captured in company with his sweet
heart. Lucy Eastwood. by the villain,
Captain Hammersly. who offers the
| young freshman one chance for liberty.
lie signs "A confession of O'Malley's in
nocence and drops IL from the balcony
of the house where the scene trans
pires. with the order hat unless he
calls for it within Il minutes IL is to be
read. This don he challenges ofMal-
ley to fight with swords. Should ne
win. Lucy is TO be his wife: IL he loses.
there will be no one Ia retrieve the
written confession. which will free the
innocent young officer. At first O'Mal-
lev refuses these conditions. but is
goaded by his sweetheart and finally