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Evening Star, Issue 6480, 22 December 1883, Page 2 (Supplement)

The Man Who Waxes Strong Every Day. —The shoemaker. Mr Barrett has sent a calculation to a London contemporary as to the number of people who must have paid to see "The Silver King." Starting with the Princess's and following up with the American and provincial theatres, he reckons that the play must have been witnessed by 587,640 persons in London, 441,000 in the province, and over 320,000 in America- in all 1,348,640 persons.

According to the ' World' theatrical people in America are betting vigorously on tho issue whether Mr Irving's tour or that of Sarah Bernhardt will foot up the larger gross total. However this question may resolve itself, it is quite certain that Barnum can &how at once a larger gross and a larger net than either, or perhaps both. His season lasts during the summer six months between the beginning of May and the end of October. Ilia gross takings hist season were L270.0G0, the net profits were within a trilie i>i L 1:10,003; but out of this there conies the maintenance of his animals at Bridgeport during the winter months. Deducting this, the three partners divided between them a clear LIOO,OOO.