Eureka Reporter | 1903-07-24 | Page 5 | High Salaries of Singers

hagh valaries OF SINGERS heinrich Heln rich conried tells amusing story in this connection heinrich conried ton ried who has had so much difficulty in arranging the sal aries arles of his artists that he declare declares their engagement to be the most biffl cult part of the work of putting on grand opera has an explanation tor for the origin of the exorbitant prices demanded by foreign singers when america is mentioned to them A number of years ago he was in europe engaging artists ton for his comic opera company he ile offered a certain singer a week to come with him to america the singer had been used to getting about a third of that sum and was on the point of accepting when he was approached by anton and asked his price he ile at once demanded and finally corn com promised on when he came to read the contract he found that after the american fashion he had been signed for a performance and not for that amount per week fear ing that mr might change hia his mind and try to break the contract he took the first boat for new york and was on the ground two month months before the opening of the season