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Show AN ACTOR'S SPECULATION. All the leading theatres here have a number of reserve actors, upon whom they can call in case of an emergency. These actors are paid their regular salaries, tho same as if they acted every night, but arc debarred de-barred from appearing anywhere else. While there is a "run" of a popular piece, the reserves have an easy time of it. They simply report morning and evening to the stage-manager, and are dismissed for tho interim, it not otherwise required. One of the reserve at a certain theatre lately obtained permission from his manager mana-ger to engage in speculation of a sideshow side-show in another theatre, provided he j would not hiinselt take any public part. Leagued with four others, he rented a small theatre up town, and, hiring a number of unemployed actresses ac-tresses and actors (whose name is legion at the present lime), thcSparty revived some old plays, put down the price of admission and have been doing a splendid business ever since. Our reserve friend attends tho box-office box-office and bandies the cash. The nightly expenses of tho experiment (limited to three weeks by contract) are about $150, and the nightly receipts re-ceipts nearly $400. The profitB thus far, to each of the five participants, have averaged over $50 per night. This is an exceptional experience. As a general thing, acton are to use an expression of one ol them fools with their money, and it leaves them rapidly. Actresses are the most prudent, pru-dent, and there ii a savings-bank not far from the corner of Blcecker and Broadway which has on its list of de- i posuors not lets man imriy actresses, and they are rrgularly seen putting their money in bank, like thrifty women as they are. X. Y. Cor. Chicago Chi-cago Tribune, |