Show Costs Annually to Produce the IF The scarcity c. of or proper material to oc occupy oc- oc CU CUP cupy tho the theatres of ot the East In 1907 1901 1 In Is one of the chief reasons wh why the Follies has developed do Into a musical comedy Institution In April f t that year F F. Jr leased the tho do de Paris Parl Now New York for tor a period of or ten weeks for or the tho purpose of producing producing pro pro- a R. light summer entertainment Ho II elected to call coll th the work Tho The Follies Fol Yol- Follies Fol- Fol lies lIeK of oC 1907 1901 Tho The piece was iUS presented on June 1 I. I and met with Immediate favor avor It II at attracted attracted at- at attracted capacity cap audiences through tho tue summer Hummer season In fact the tha demand for seats Heats was waR so unusual at the tho expiration ex cx- IX of or the tho lease of oC the Jardin de deparIs deparis parIs that Mr Zel feld decided to transfer his Follies Follies to the tho Liberty street theatre on West Vest second Forty Now Yorkers had learned to look upon tho the entertainment simply aa as 8 a roof garden or summer Hummer show how and would not patronize it In a theatre The Th first weeks week's engagement at the tho LIbert Liberty th theatre netted a loss o of The second weeks week's deficit was so 80 much greater than tho the first that Mr decided to close the show and accordingly gave due notice to all aU members of or the organization About that time tho the so BO called theatrical syndicate syndicate syn syn- was pressed for tor a suitable at attraction attraction attraction at- at traction to fill tho the opening we weeks In Inthe tho the new National theatre Washing Washing- ton D. D C. C and l Fords Ford's theatre Baltimore BaltImore Balti BaltI- more Md Id Mr volunteered to help his hla business associates out by booking the Follies In ln those cities feeling that the two weeks weeks' engagement engage engage- ment meat would net et him a big loss hoes Con Con- Liar to expectations the thO Follies scored a n. triumph in Washington on tho the opening night and played to capacity audiences throughout tho the entire week The Tho result in Baltimore Th was equally as 08 gratifying Tho The experiment demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- to 1 Mr tir r. r that th the Follies Follies Fol lies lisa evidently would be a o. popular NewYork New Now NewYork York summer show t a great fall and winter road attraction That his calculations calculations cal l were correct cannot be doubt doubt- frt n. It In TTO EV 1 IS Is now class classed cd as aM tho the real New ew York summer entertainment and in is the tho most popular of all aU road musical shows hows Tho The box office takings In every cry city visited ure are remarkable and when whon a 0 season eca of ot forty ort to forty five weeks does docs not yield I him hini a n profit of ot over Mr Zelg Zelg- old feld does oes not hesitate to complain of tho the depressed financial condition cf ot the thc country Pla goers of or Denver contribute more freely to the Follies 1 than thank than any eo so called week weck stand In America while Cincinnati Is known as the only uncertain un certain point In no so far tar as re receipts for tho the are Bosto Philadelphia Chicago and New York are among the tho other Important cities that patronize the Follies to toan toan toan an unusual degree On Thanksgiving liLy day the tho box office statement of the Nixon theatre Pittsburg where the Follies were exhibited showed re receIpts receipts re- re of oC for or the matinee and evening e performance which amount for Cor a IL city o of that size would be b considered considered con con- a n satisfactory one for either the Barnum or Brothers Brother cir dr cus Cu The annual cost of or producing the Follies Is In addition addition addi addi- tion to this sum Bum tho the average week weekly current expenses are arc approximately Of Ot the tho latter hatter mount Amount Is la applied to the weekly pay roll the balance bal bal- ance being charged to royalties railroading rail rali- advertising transfer of ot or baggage bag- bag gage and effects etc The or organization organization tion is transported In a special train consisting of nIne cars Mr Sr personally supervises the production of ot the the tho Follies In fact ho he Is re responsible re- re L for every little detail connected connected connected con con- with the Institution with the possible exception of writing manic music His most Important duty however howe Is la In selecting what he considers a no desirable de- de beauty chorus |