The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

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? Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- =
= day evenings and Wednesday =
matinee, "A Millionaire q
= Tramp; Thursday, Friday and 2
= Saturday evenings and Saturday =
= matinee, Where Is Cobb"P
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L EW people have any idea Of what
it costs to maintain a big dra-
matte or musical production. OF
course the initial expense is tremen-
dous. That is, the outlay before the
curtain is rung up is often very heavy.
The real figures are hardly ever given
out, the announcements depending
largely on the consciences of the man
ayers. It is nearly always. safe To at
least divide the totals by two and some
times by not less than four or five
The fixed charges, however. can be
very easily estimated. Take a prOduc-
tion like The Prince of Pilsen." for
instance. SiXty-five people are carried
by the management of this COMPANY
They include principals. chorus ana
eight extra musicians for the orchestra.
The salaries of these people viii easily
average $40 a week. Some OF them get
very much less than that sum- to be
sure, but some get a great deal more.
That makes a fixed charge of some
thing like $4,000 a week for salaries.
Then the travelling expenses quickly
eat large holes into the receipts. THE
Prince of Pilsen' company viii spend
not less than $500 a week. and more in
the west where long jumps are made.
FOR railroad fare. sleepers and the
transportation of baggage. Add 10
these items the cost of keeping up the
yvardrObes of the chorus the retoucning
of scenery and other incidentals and
it is safe to say that the gross oper-
ating expenses VIII run up to 1900 "a
week.
Except in cases where PLAYS or
operas are purchased outright. the au-
thor gets royalty amounting usually
. TO five per cent Of the gross receipts.
The theatres in which the production
is put on get anywhere from - To % per
cent OF the gross and the management
of the company gets the rest Is IL any
wonder that there are SO many gray
haired men among theatrical manag-
ers2 The wonder is that they don't
an become bankrupts when they take
10 the road.
Friends OF Mrs. Rosemary Glosz-
Whitney will be Interested i'm the news
paper comments on her opening with
Walter Jones i'm The Sleepy King"
As is already known THE Sleepy
King had it's premier in Duluth some
time ago Since then il has been seen
IN Minneapolis. where it was pro-
nounced a success. OF the first per
Torrance the Duluth evening Herald
says.
The management Of the company has
an excellent find in Miss Rosemary
GIosz. She IS pretty. engaging in man
ner. "a good figure and has voice that
delights all from the first note. and
Increases their admiration the more
they hear of it. 1t is "a soprano OF
charming purity, with a wonderful
range. beautiful i'm its lower tones.
sweet and silvery i'm the higher notes,
and with n middle register that has
not been neglected. Her songs received
many encores and everyone was mer-
tied.
Aud the Duluth correspondent Of the
St. Paul Dispatch wrote:
''There is a young woman en- the cast
who is down as Rosemary Glosz. But
here's "a secret. We guessed II at once.
Miss Rosemary Glosz is i'm reality Miss
Augusta Close. one of the favorite
prima dOnnas of New York. We do
not pretend to know why her name is
thus mixed i'm the settinF-up. The diss
guise. however. may conceal her identi-
CenCe or her voice or the fact that she
is a prima donna of great talent and
large experience 7 90 not believe Du-
luth knew much about her when she
stepped forth. and her reception was.
therefore. the more significant. as the
enthusiasm shown sprang from delight
over her work rather from the mere
charm of wei known name. Miss
'Glosz' i'm the first acts sings Sweet six Z
teen. an exquisite song which is SUD-
ported by "a large portion Of the chO-
rus. She received seven recalls and {
could have had as many more She
also sings a lullaby which still farther
showed the magnifiCenCe Of her voice
Her last song is The Golden Moon"
The comment of the Duluth News
Tribune was
Rosemary Close. or dimpled vissge
and forty-caudle- power gOo-gOo eyes. ?
was a delectable princess Also she
has pleasing mezzO-sOprano voice 4
expressive and sweet"
Mrs. Whimey's husband Horace y. o.
Whitney. his friends viii be glad to
learn. is making rapid progress I'm the 4
amusement field. Mr. Whitney has
lately accepted the position Of man /
ager OF De Baugb's Twentieth Century
band. and is winning laurels thereat. /
a new amusement enterprise is to be d
launched in salt Lake tomorrow night
when the doors Of the Novelty theatre,