Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-24
PAVLOWA IS PAID MORE
Than ST A SECOND
Great Russian Danseuse, Appearing
Here This Week, Received $4,000
and Half Interest in Picture.

When Billie Burke signed her con-
tract to appear in motion pictures
she was engaged and paid a definite
sum per week while the picture were
being made; Mary :Pickford draws
down the princely sum of $1,000
week; Blanche Ring was paid a GER
Held will receive $4,000 for num-
Der of pictures; Geraldine Farrar, &C
Fcording to her press agents, received
So per minute for her appearance in
Carmen" but when Anna Paylowa
signed a contract with the Universal
Film Manufacturing company it was
little realized that she was paid not
only the highest price ever paid a
sperson to appear in motion pictures
before, but established record that
would stand for long time to come.
When Anna Pavlowa was signed by
the Universal for "The Dumb Girl OF
Portici," which will be shown at the
Best theatre for two days, Wedaes-
day and Thursday, Setember ~ and
%, she demanded, and received, $780,
90 in cash paid her before the COM
pletion of the picture and also re-
tanned a half interest in the pictures.
Now that all other concerns have
press-agented the fact that their
stars were drawing fabulous prices,
the Universal comes out with real
facts and figures, so plain that even
grammar school child can figure it
out for himself. =,
| Pavlowa would not allow the
publicity department to hint even
that she was receiving so much pei
day. hour or minute, as that had be-
come the popular pastime of press
agents with little else to do. .3'
when it was pointed out to her ta.S
the price she received second woul(
show the immense value ri her ser
vices she consented.
She was working in the daytime
for the Universal and renea1slns ne
ballets and playing at The M1d"a.
Gardens at night. 1t was 4 very pIs.
time for Pavolwa, and she was var'
exact and puactual. il a cer,an
time was set for her 20 II. at SAN
Souci Park to work for three hours
she would be on the dot and Woul'
leave on the dot. She had her owl
timekeeper, who kept track OF ever,
minutes and second she worked 10
the Universal. 1t was his duty to I'm
out at Just what time she was wante'
and at just what time sshe cooi'
leave. Everything went by the hano
of a watch, and it was not an niger
soil. Her time was measurede D.
seconds, and here we have TN
|original watch, the property OF Ann
Pavlowa, which licked off the second
when every tick meant Sill to Pavlo
, wa.
When other high-class stars haV
informed the world of the amount Q
money they receive, or that 1t
claimed they receive, it might De
good idea to show just how they ge
at their figures. Pavlowa worke
practically five weeks in maxim
'eThe Dub Girl of Portici." Accord
ing to the Official time sheets whic
her timekeeper kept, she worke
from three to five hours day. VINE
summed up, her time averaged NV
weeks, working five days each wee
five hours per day. AS she receive
$4,000, this amounted to Slo,oo0 pc
week, or $4,000 per day, $500 pc
hour. or $6666 per minute, Whlc
made Pavlowa's salary Sill per sec
ond. She can now claim without Tea
!, of contradiction that she receive
i more money per second for her al
Ipearance in motion pictures than III
leverage high-class star received pc