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Show 8Ils Russell's Salary. Miss Lillian Russell has a new contract con-tract -with the Casino management, hy the terms of which she receives $60 for every performance at which she sings, or $420 for the week. This Uthe largest salary received by any comic opera singer in America.it is said. Only ten years ago ilisa Eussell was singing at Tony Pastor's, at the fag end of the pro- i gramme, upon which she appeared as "the accomplished vocalist" and the "elegant "ele-gant soprano." Tony Pastor is very proud of his protegee. Many of the successful suc-cessful artists of today have been graduated gradu-ated from the school presided over for a quarter of a centry by Mr- Pastor.-.'.. |