Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

more than q millionaire as she has always
lived unustentauously
David Wsrfield's career is unique Ths
present season uin BE- his eleventh as a
star. In these eleven years he has ap-
peared In only three plays. The Auction
Ger, The Music Master" ard A Grand
Army Man. For the last five yesrs h.
has been seen only Toe The Music Master.
with the exception q a comparatively few
performances OF "A Grand Army Man. He
is the most profitable star IN the world al
The present time. The total amount paid
BY the American public 70 see him IN The
Music Master" alone Is known to only three
persons himself. d vid Bgllsco and Charles
Klein. but it seems certain that ia five
years the total receipts must have eN-
ceeded Rooeoa
Thts e. . Record.
The first year The Music Master went
"on the road, after two years a. the Bi-
jou theater in New York. Nj. warneld
played two weeks in Boston TO receipts Of
fs.ee and E1.00 respectively. while a
week MADE I'D Of three nights in Providence
and three cne-night stands IN smaller Nev
England cities netted q total Of 5000 5ut
the amazing thing was done when the play
came for the first time 10 the academy OF
music IN New YORK Here Nj. warneld
played four weeks 70 only a few dollars
less than an even C0o.O00 an average Of
almost $1,000 weekly. This Is believed to
constitute a record. Al the same theater
in 1855 Booth and Barrett. then on a Joint
farewell tour as c~o-stars. played in roper
toire to a total OF about a2Oo for two
weeks
In the present season M. warfield. stiu
using The Music Master. win appear in
many cities in the south and in the mid
de and northwest where he has never be-
fore been seen. Incredible ss il may seem
to the uninstructed, II his 80 per cent per
sonal share Of the profits Of the season
does not amount 10 q quarter Of a million
collars he will be surprised, shocked,
pained and srievtd.
This may be Mr.. warfield's last year in
The Music Master" It ought TO be. There
is something melancholy in the spectacle
Of an artist Of his ability putting In six
OF the best years OF his life PLAYING one
part-no matter what part. He ought to
be filling his gallery with fine portraits
Moreover. he can afford il. He has lived
almost f~rugally and IS BY this time GER
tainly a millionaire at least.
Costly Excursion Into CInsSIes.
E. II. Sothern has made some costly ex-
c~ursions into the classics. but he probably
doesn't regret it. That is the kind Of a
man he Is. He made more money with 70.
mantle costume plays like If I Were
King than he ever did with his beautiful
Hamlet" or his "Richelieu." and it is a
natter OF record that he temporarily
shelved Lord Dundrsay.- which was coin
ing money, in order to put on DO Quix-
ate. which he must have known would
never prove anything more than a success
Ct esteem. Mr.. Sothern has known several
seasons when his profits exceeded NoOOoo
and his poorest season in fifteen years has
not fallen below $1,000.
Miss Msrlowe's devotion to tragedy and
the heroic drama has also been expensive
With plays like Barbara Frietchie" and
When Knightheod was in Flower" her
profits have averaged from $4,000 20 80
600 yearly. In other years they sank as low
as $4,000 to $4,000 From time to time she
has Joined forces with Mr.. Sothern for a
season in the classic drama and their COM
bined receipts represented an average Of
not much less than $4,000.
John Drew, who has been a star for sew.
enteen years, has been one Of the most
consistent successes OF them all All the
way from The Masked Ban" Of 1sae 20
'Inconstant George" Of 1902. he has had
Few poor plays with now and then a really
Dig one and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, tender
Rosemary" OF Louis n. Parker. or that
most brilliant OF all modern light comedies.
Henry Arthur Jones The Liars Popu-
larity' wide and steady, has been his and
ne represented an average yearly profit Of
something like S0bn The year he PLAYED
N " Wife" with Billie Burke as his lead
ing woman, the high water mark was
reached with from 5000 to SO. 600 in profits.
OF which he got 20 per cent
A Drawing Pair.
A most profitable conjunction OF stars
was In operation when Nat Goodwin and
Maxine Elliott appeared together. They
had several seasons when they cleared a
good deal more thar Sl00.OO in profit. Since
their separation. what with poor plays and
devotion 10 mining interests, Nj. Goodwin's
theatrical fortunes have declined. but Miss
Elliott has continued to make large sums
in her best years and a very respectable
income in her poorest seasons.
The Barrymore name Is a pretty valuable
trade mark and there isn't any doubt that
It helps Miss Ethel Barrymore to roll the
years profits W to somewhere between
Som and $1,000. Indeed. even as her
Uncle John Is one OF the most consistent
Of the elder stars. so is Miss BARRYMORE
perhaps the most dependable OF the
younger set She hasn't always had the
best plays, either, What part Of the profits
does she retain? Wen. 70 per cent. per
haps and her salary. Buue Burke IL one
OF the latest additions to the stellar ranks
Love Watches" was her play last year and
It's profits were perhaps EAOOa