Show Fortunes for Play Writers rcd New York Tho annals of the stage fairs record tho quick rise to wealth of a o many authors whose contributions to incss stage literature have earned for them huge sums of money Augustus l Thomas is credited with being worth any 800000 George Broadhurst is rated incss at f225000 Eugene Walter boasts an income of 2000 a week by reason ot his two successes The Easiest Way and Paid in Full Yet these sums ado Into Insignificance Insignifi-cance when compared with the wealth of Charles Klein who derived from The Lion and tho Mouse one season alono 150000 as his share of royalty This play has netted him nearly 500 000 The Music Master of which e he Is also tho author was worth a fortune for-tune to him For tho ten weeks engagement en-gagement of this play at the Academy of Music New York Klein received as his share 10000 At one time his r Income touched 5000 a week Ovor 10000 plays are written yearly ProsJi year-ly it is said and only two per cent of li Jresii them aro ever produced J i r |