The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-23

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would be clad to take the contract on
M. Fruhman's banda
MIN Adams has an enormous fol-
lowing theousheqt the country. and
even In little play like Qualify
street." which d IN inexpensive prup
dspct1on her business ct the Knicker-
booker theatre In thi3 city kept up an
average Of $4,000 . week for dveI
wvskS. Mrs. Carter usually he's the
assistance Of an elaborate PRODUCTION
Annie Russell. another Of Charles
Fpohman's stars, has . salazy Of $500
3 week and q small share In the prof.
Ito. Uthel Barrymore, who during her
flrst years ~ . star actor Tor Mr.. Froh- /
man for only $50 week. now han .
salary Of $500 and . small percentage.
In these ca1es, Mr.. Frohman, oil
course, takes al the Risks, secures the
plays end produces them, and theI
actress posing - the star Of the com
pany has only to draw her salary.
Julia MARROW. Lily LAngtry. Hen
rtetta Crosman, Mrs. Fiske and Nlste
De Wolfe. are their own mnnASers.
putting up their own money and en-
EAging some person TO look after their
business interests. Mfs. Langtry, for
instance, payy her own company. pro.
dnces the play-that b to ray. she
buys scenery and costumes-and gives
half her progts to the syndicate for
booking her tour and runping the
business end Of her enterprises. The
managers supply her business stan.
press agent, ETC.. which they can wei
AFFORD to do, besides booking her tour.
Miss Marlowe, who b the producer
OF her own plays, b in partnership
with Charles Dillingham;, who han
also the management Of Maxine FL
Holt and Mile James, stars differing
considerably In glory from Miss Mar
lowe. Mrs. Ffske selects her plays.
hires her company. puts up whatever
the necessary amount of money may
be, and, like the other actresses mon
toned. takes all the profits.
Henrietta Crossman who follows the
same arrangement, does not even
have to hire manager, since her hus-
band acts for her. Elsie De Wolfe In
her attempts to be star is her own
capitalist and takes all the profits.
Among the women who are not
stars the compensation IL almost az
great al it for those whose names
are on the threesheets, although they
never under any circumstances get
any share Of the profits. Margaret
Anglin is said to get the largest sal
airy ever paid to leading woman Of
the Empire, theatre, and that is $500
q week. Miss Anglin ~ soon to be q
star, and it is doubtful If her earnings
next year, when she Is to begin her
career, will be mucn larger for the
first year anyhow.
Fay Davis, who has just made her
first stellar appearance in Lady
Roses Daughter does not now re-
|ceive "a much az Miss Anglin. who
still is In the rank Of the leading wo-
man. Her contract Is said to call for
only SITS and q small percentage-the
latter added to emphasize che splen-
doris Of stardom. Margaret Dade, who
ia now the leading actress In John
Drew's company, a post very much in
demand always, as Maude Adams
made her reputation there, gets $50,
while Ira Conquest, an actress Of
more experience, who once had the
pace before Miss Dale, receives when
she appears in the Frohman compa-
niles, $125 a week.
Jessie Busley is in receipt of . sal
airy Of 800 from Mr.. Froham, who
has told her that she may never ex-
pect any more If she acts with him the
rest Of her life, but he has promised
her employment always at that fg-
ure. Miss Busley accepted THIS offer
az q kind Of an annuity and every year
finds her with Mr.. 'Frohman.
Hida Spong got as leading woman
Of the Daily theatre during her last
year there $175 a week, but It Is
doubtful If she could command that
salary now, as she most unwisely
allowed herself to grow stout and ma
tronly. sass
Bessie Tyree got for a. short time
$3.50 week. It happened that she
has the lease of the Madison Square
theatre, for which she had no possible
use, as her play had been complete
failure. Kirke La Shelle wanted theI
theatre in which to give '"The Earl Of
Pawtucket."
''You may have my theatre" Miss
Tyree said, but you must take me
along with 1t. And cost $3.50 q week"
Thus it happened for several months
Miss Tyree drew the large salary of
$3.50. But half Of that sum is in ex-
cess Of what she customarily re-
ceived.
Katherine Gray gets $125 for her
participation in melodramatic plays.
and, although she Is 50 much better
in sympathetic parts that do not re-
quire her to wear sunbonnet, she re-
ceives the same reward. Rose Coug-
Ian, although she has ceased to be 81
star, is always able to command $3.50
q week. e-
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