The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-28

zfter the front Of the house on the
road enters into consultation with
his superior, the resident manager.
notes are compared and contracts for
next season presented for signature
to those OF the company who are
satisfactory.
The resident manager who owns
number OF theatrical attractions sits
ia his New York Office. directing from
thence the fortunes of his various
shows Each one OF these has sep
arafe manager and stage director.
II an actor makes himself disagree
able to the latter his chances of re-
engagement are small II ne offends
the former he is what he himself
would allude 10 as a dead one
In the makeup Of theatrical COM
pany there is nearly always kicker
According to popular tradition II Is
the actress who plays old women who
is usually accredited with that I'M
pleasant role The kicker is rarely
re-engaged for a second season I'M
less he appears to be endowed with
special talent for some part which Is
hard to ell To the star OF theatre
cal company the privilege of kicking
Is in the nature of a perquisite Of
Office. but like other Injuries. it must
be adjured by the $50 a week actor
IL he would retain his position in the
cast.
IL the actor who has saved $500
during the season is imprudent, he
will probably. on reaching New York.
put up at a cheap hotel on the Euro
pean plan. where he pays 81 day Tor
his room.
At that rate during twenty weeks
ne will have paid there $40 of his
$500. which leaves him $3.50. An
expenditure of only 81 more each day
for his meals will cover his entire
savings. and so. il he is inclined to
play the races or get into a poker
game. he will find, long ere the Sep
TENDER days return, that he has vast
ed his substance in vain living
Then follows the parting with vari-
Gus articles of jewelry, of his stage
wardrobe and. last OF all. his person
al wardrobe. Often the early winter
finds him without an opening and
one sees the poor fellow. sans over
coat. lowering about the agencies.
trying his best to look nonchalant
and happy. 1t is curious fact that
he who obtains employment doesn't
get 1t if he looks as il he needed It.
This is an aphorism that finds its
most frequent demonstration in the
Office of the theatrical agent, where
the shaddy or seedy representative OF
Thespis has about as much chance
of being taken care of as the gentle
man who takes his nocturnal nap on
a bench in the park Let ones heart
be breaking and ones purse empty,
one must. nevertheless. appear dap
per and fit in approaching the the
atricai manager or his mental, the
agent
During the summer the players who
have engagements in musical come
dies or extravaganzas stand a fair
chance of steady employment, for
these lighter forms of entertainment
are patronized even during the warm
weather. The salary of singing
comedian in musical play viii range
from $50 to $3.50 week. The larger
figure would only be paid TO a man
whose name is drawing card. Inc
salaries of the actresses in such a
company would also range between
those figures, and in the case of some
celebrity or famous beauty, even
higher. When summer engagement
begins. however. salaries are cut,
sometimes being nearly halve, d
though the usual custom is to cut a
percentage from the salary of all mem
bers
Chorus girls during the regular
season are paid S12 to $15 week.
while the figure is increased to SIS on
the road. Small speaking parts. Just
degree beyond the thinking roles,
pay SEQ 10 SIS.
In the big musical productions only
the principals furnish their costumes.
All the wardrobe of the chorus. in
Guiding stockings and slippers. are
furnished them.
Minstrel companies are the only
organizations that pay the hotel bills
Of their members. This is of little ad-
vantage to the song and dance men.
who receive in that case a very small
salary.
Buffalo Bin feeds his cowboys and
Indians and the business staff of his
show. probably finding it more prae-
teal to keep his eye on them all.
The big salaries offered by vaude-
vile managers several years ago re
suited in a large influx Of Legitimate
actors upon the variety stage. Sals
ries have declined in vaudeville re
Gently. while the popularity OF stock
companies has opened fresh opportu-
nifty 10 many professional people
Stock salaries vary greatly according
10 the prices OF the house-that is
for seats and admission and the num-
Der of performances during the week
Stock salaries are also very otter
reduced during summer months
In calculating the cost TO an actor
Of the idle summer months. the case
IN illustration was that Of the nnmar
rieG actor. II win readily be seer
/ that il he had q family TO support his
salary OF $50 would have TO he differ
| entity apportioned- as follows:
Money sent home every week. SIS,
expenses lcheap hotelsl. 81: extrs
expenses. clothes. ETC. IS: total. sS4
| This would leave the scgor Just 81 1
week. or $50 saved on his retHrr
home. He can do better than this
however. for il there are week stand:
on his route list he may be able 4
reduce his living expenses By stop