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Show RIDICULOUS SALARIES OP OLD TIME ACTORS I . Drury Lano theater, tho most famous theater in the world, probably, will bo rebuilt, snys the Chicago Tribune, for, during the' 235 years of its existence it lias been burned three times. onc6 111 1072 and then again in 1S00. and for the third timo last week. Each pre vious time it has boon rebuilt, and the intimate association of ils name with tho history of drama has been too great: to lapse. In the early days of this famous theater the-ater it would not seem that even the I most brilliant actors and actresses I were brilliantly paid. It is hardly pos-1 pos-1 feible to ascertain what "Davy" Gnr- rick's salary war., as his profits as u proprietor were mixed up with his sal- arv as an actor. 1 John Kemblo does not nppear to havo received more than $10 a nighl, exclusive ex-clusive of his salary as a manager, nor did his sister's salnrv. for" sonic years, oxecod that sum. Kdinund Kcan s sal-arv sal-arv was about $1" a night. 'Within this earlior period. Ellison received re-ceived a larger salnrv than Kean namely, name-ly, $25 a night. Tho salary of Dorotho and Mudcn during the same period was equal to that of Kean. Just fancy that in comparison with the fact that" Vcstu Victoria, who is paid $2000 a week for siuging a few comic songs, and the further fact that Eddie Foy and Richard Carle can command com-mand princely salaries running into thousands of dollars a week. In those early times, if thprq were, only four pur.foruuiuces a week, as in I Lent, tho actors were paid for thoso four nights only. The salary of tho great actor, Baiinister, was onlv $1 a night. Wasn't it marvelous!" Not enough to buy one of the present well-known well-known actor's cigars for a night. Mrs. Glover, one tfmo head of tho "Drury Lane actresses, never drew more than $35 :i week. ! There was an actor named Marshal, I who made a successful debut in the "Poor Soldier" on the snmo night as Jncledon. tho sweet ballet singer. Tho highest salary l,hitf actor ever attained at,' Drury Lane was about $2.50 a night, yot on this he managed lo live as a gentleman, in prettily furnished apartments. apart-ments. It. is not so long siiico over 200 children chil-dren were engaged in pantomime at Drury Lane There were more girls en-gagod en-gagod than boys, and dull and quiet children wero chosen in preference to I the smart and lively. It is said that tlie reason, for this was that Iivolv lads I and lassos were more apt to bo given to "larking" and thinking of their own smartness. Tho dull and sober children were more " teachable " and could bo made lo rjcom lively without flinging ! off discipline. |