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Show What Stage lrass Costs. New Xork Ledger. Parisan actresses go to a very extreme ex-treme in the way of costamo. Many of them havo to receive immense salaries simply on account of the length of their dressmakers' bills. The sum of $(1000, which Mile. Marie Maguicr, of the Theater (iymnaso, Paris, receives annually, an-nually, is insufficient. Her toilets alone cost nearly JVWO a year. Iu Halevy's comedv, L'Abbe Constantin, she wore a beautiful dress of exceedingly delicate deli-cate white lace and gold, costing $1500. Mile. Jeanne (iranicr receives 100 a night to play La FiUe a Caeolot at tho Varieties. Nearly two-thirds of her salary goes in dress. The dresses which Mine. Donne woro iu the title role of Da Dame aux Camellias cost $1100. The costume now worn by Muio. Sarah Iiernlmrdt in the same play will sell for ten times that amount. |