INCOMES MADE ON THE STAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 36, 11 February 1905, Page 11

INCOMES MADE ON THE STAGE.

ci l i Thf public impression that actorr. and ] '1 actresses r.ro. .is .1 rule, in p-ossessicra of i '■ large ealaries was corrected recently (says j the "Penny Magazine") by a vrriter who \ , gave some surprising figures as to the ac- i 1 rual remuneration paid. "'From thp "extra" ~ J gentleman or lady who "waits on' at a jj ! guinea a wre'e. the fijrurps on the salary j d' Hft rise in rapid stage? to £10. £15. £20, r i aud £30. the ?reoml leading part costing ;. J sometimes over £.jO. aud in rare instances |. las inno'a as £l«'- r > per ■.Tγ*-!;. Dut it lines 0 : not follow that th" a'-inr or actress -.rho s| t!ra\rs ±;lf> UL.d £50 a Tveek has a ' a ! professional inooine of I-etweeu £."00 and: y! iCI-.jOO a roar. The actor's rear, with very ■ il raie cxcepLious, consists at the best cf 42 weeks. If his engagements are only for i J particular plays—'in and out' work he i ! may find that his year has only 20 -weeks, .' so that £10 a week means only £200 a i year. I could name a 'star' who, when i working, receives from £60 to £S0 a week, , s but who has not worked for two out of the j - past u\e years. Three pounds a week Is a\ a very fair aaJary in the majority of previa- ! 1 pial cootganies." [