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Show Iheavy losses ..VI FOR PRODUCERS Next aeaaon In the legitimate field will find lee Hhubert productlona than were o conspicuous the aeaaon paased. aaya Variety. With tbe leaeenlng. the Shu-berta Shu-berta will reduce the number of theatres directly operated by them throughout the country. Home of theee theatres may be had for almost any theatrical purpose. It le aald. With the smoothing out of "the open dnor" situation by the country man-agrra man-agrra contained within the movement speaking for themselves (and declaring for a free field), the ".Huberts are relieved re-lieved of tlie neceaalty for providing the countryalde with attractions. It la a relief o the Shuberta to be relieved of this load, according to the Broadway Rroducrra. wno aay that If Xb 8huberts ad kept away from "the ' open door" movement a year ago. they would have had mora peace of mind and much more money. The Shuberta.are reported to have lost tf.oa.aoo In theatrical productlona the aeaaon paat. Their nearest competitor In the race for the bottom rung of the producing ladder la aald to have been I'harlee Frohman. with his bank account ac-count depleted about $300,000. .through not having picked 'em right. Mr. Frohman Froh-man placed hie attractions on the Klaw A Erfanger time. Another Klaw at Rrlanger producer with a wrong balance la said! to be Charles DIlTlngham. about 1100.000 away from the even mark on the aeaaon. aea-aon. The producing manager to gather In the moat aheckels and hold them clear agalnat any deficit la reported to have been David Belaaco, with probably $300,000 tucked away aa the result of hie labors. Klaw 4k Erlanger were also fortunate, breaking above the even mark on the production and. as a firm. After Belaaco. H. VT. Savage la looked upon aa the manager who drew down the most profit, with Cohan Harris eheed ven of l-rwr A Kraae. who derived great proflui from "Madame Hhrry " A. H. Wooda. arriving nt In tha order of wlnnra. aJao pert Irl patted to the extent of one-third In the "Madame Bhrry" proceH)a. Thee winnera, with the etoentloti of Colonel Bavagr. are Klaw A Erlanger adherenta. Other "K. K" manacera who made aome mnny were Panll Krohmnn and Joe Wober (mostly by hia mad "Climax" rom nan !-, though neither nei-ther made enough to brag about. Of the 8huhert end. other thru Colonal Ravage Liehler A Co.. Daniel V. Arthur Ar-thur and William A. Brady mora their broke even, llebler A -o. being about the largest of the, entailer winner-. Law Field r ( Hhubert t probably found that hia book juat about tipped the balancing balanc-ing analea. Wagenhala A Kemper, somewhat "Independent." did quite well under the clrrumatanrea. Of the big producing manager of the fleaaon. William Harrt. a K. A E. man. haa a lanr elsed deficit, kept company on the Hhubert aide by John Cort (In the novlfa claea). |