New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-06
TIE DRAMATIC MANIA
YOUNG MEN AND MAIBENs STAGE sTEUCK-LEI-
TIERS TO THE MANAGERS.

YOUNG MEN AND MAIBENs STAGE srRUCh-hEI-
TIERS TO THE MANAGERS.
An Eastern correspondent of The Sacramento enc
Vrisr. afer examining a bundle Of 200 letters
received within year or tive by ~
ING theatrical manager writes as folio"s' E''I'
class I'm society was represented IN 'hiS Pa0S
One IS from refined and cultivated young i'uy' 49,
had fallen in love directly Win bd"lh Down 80,
from an awkward uueducated, rustic door, "hO' A"
,een troupe Of strollng thespians IN some o"un.I
,ovp instantly decides that he was born to hsioiiO
sao Most OF the letters, especially those from ''0
laaies are very long, with long e1orduins an1
erorations The writer's first beg pardon i9r b fbei
upon his attention, then explain az eo,,es for EN-.
,oyn,ept or advice and wind up with iaso ~ s ~
Ia many the far writer's Oontmorency and the
I'VE some OF them strive 10 excite te @ P en-
eogr3gemet; another is fading under thG DeIo man ~
a stepmother's cruelty, &c ' Hno basn neg.
tected sends half page OF scra~ ~ Nhca no b md
his hstrioule experience IN oCSt NAV
ne j1e weight with the manager The picture repre
saso o' , nj 20 odd fully six feet high, and weighing
h,,t ,oo noupds ms face composed 10 meantto-ne
siHel but actually silly expression ana MS rlghI Ian
sA,vu,scrint All the writers beg for an immediate
snsSer and not few to assume that the manager
will Jump at the chance Of securing ther services Inv
passion for the stage pervades all classes - Art, NOR
Theatrical continually bored IN ths N%g
by AMBITIOUS youths, whose thoughts soar ABOVE te p
M tbe plaue aud romantic yOuug women, who thuk ts
profession an easy highway fame and fortune AuHeu
10 these are the people who offer suggesoss anu
on matters they know nothing about ana Oehers MhO
eOOy ask the manager to give ms 1me 1aI -,
their business instead Of his own me BoSOp cOHaes
eiGI Advertiser publishes number q such letters az,
dressed to manager in its own city, one gr OF 10 sehos
DEAa E you WIN Pardon s PrsnPoR Of ar s ss, 2o
,oppg g ~ Addressing Bnt Sir What Wsh 70 pay 70
rs have Become Completely uuaed with The desire to become
As alq 70. woS Sot Wb 70 Be Connected Bal
h troupe Bat the Character AZ r 81 PAGE or see Love-
vi tSv yey God Memory witch is REQUISITE
f Beginner Nos s Shall EAPes, Regy to tins a. 'n'
DsclPon-lif5.s iog' ises s I'VE sg Sooa
A young gentleman in Springfield, Massachusetts eN
denty expects to be esSseG al Of an actor take this
should d to eater walking Geutemao this meets VIVA your sg
prove pleas address ana og Won give to new Hands aud all par
P y yf e s-e we s ysto az sew besiaae
e Who is Vsniart" and Knows it, writes from Fitch
DTTg see Won DO not ish for two smart girls to
se s.g YOU we are real smart girls S1d are coed Looking
sSG would like h rate end aD .se ned and Keep oh
son sober noah when he went into The ar me
sns avn SI s TcS Il 10 Ftcb5arr-good egeusg
voung BOstonian expresses his sentiments at length
with various personal remarks, as follows; .
SIX; hSge you S 5p upos CONNER pteaS BOT Sir the
and aPuses that prompt me to pen 'Gsss ors'S 20 v
not primitive IN case Ike this eT gonG i5as " y tqS
hSnp s an, see before as he great arena Of Diversified With hills
J ,1s Of sarTnne ssd sdverstv interpreted With
ard and the maur pas some
smooth rough that lead ast teue ~ Hnt Wa 70 Wy
bsd such among the that We could DO ouor TO- one nt
sud be coincidence and thought pre-
existence % sail over the sea o. NE We
shond chart Of human nature would guoe
II the bright shore " How
many nusagees 20 ourselves and 9g9ny 9y 9St
feeling DO not know But undoubeuy
there are many Now Sir think was lnWaTdy maze f
stage Don't thnE bus know, that was have omen h&d
and bound 10
old aud fact g. tie day Nhen ID
have rolled head ard Is now the tine SHOULD com
practice OF committing 10 memory 4
certain poetry snd can COMMIT - very easy lave
An Aunt Keeps three boarding houses ana with her i've
relating pigree but thought that you
about have rot been from school
great while aud 20 commence know, when
chance cOnI
NE ir wages you would like know about ne
womb happy verbally through letters Most an time
verbally nom 3 10 5. 1Ours, truly. .
man I'm Haverhhl desires to securea star engagement
for performer evidently fitted by nature TO shine Ia the
sensational drama:
S have cot apg that legs don't think hare
one Ike him bad old bee him that thay
va ouF ike him wag hundred and y pounds send
This by express would Ike should IKE to have you "Ee as
Bson is get this
Boston gentleman struck q happy, though rather
ghOush idea after the assassination OF President
lincoln Even the modern stage hardly reached his
conception Of the " sensational: -t
As the country excited the assassination o.
everything connected with H. or that viii give
Of bringing Our American Cousin ~
nearly possible the place IN The pyhye
fired from Representation u The box occupied by the Preden!
should Booth To hghten
add The representing mourh dupe hi
funea procession all whatever might Be deeme
appropriate could be introduced the characters the
eouoaaen eghng oald along ih0ugh nothing had hap
penfL Respectfully yours,