The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-30

quires to be fred on here, the business man Is sure
10 appear He Informs the aspirant that hing can
oe done whou, press influence, ana ne tine rInaMol
do notnng OF tue kind But he Produces In proof OF
his powers BOOK IN VIII CHI IS pasted series OF puns
cut IRON the New YORK HERALD and otncr inf1neutai
papers, proving what he has doue Tor star when no
toited last year. His process IS INGENIOUS
Like consummate architect. he begins at
the bottom by laying foundation by what may
DO called the pun fundamental He gets one OF The
many Tor the cou ntry Journals TO put
pun ID tDe Peoria Butsey< He procures a quotation
OF that by leading Western Journal He cuts that out
anu gives II TO New York Journal, say the Times or
1ttuae, as Az editorial aIvcrtisement-l mean ono OF
those IN the news pages headed advertisement
He then cuts oil tue heading aud sends 10 the HERALD
an advertisement in which the pun appears with tue
name oil the other journal added. New York DAILY
Times, as II II were The editorial comment or opinion
oil that paper aud IN like manner the same trick IS
played tue HERALD, and the Tms Is made TO quote
III opinion your PAGER never uttered. Tue forthcom-
Ing star immediately engages the business man at
tlOV week aud travelling expenses. Large sums De-
sides are drawn from the star Tor press purposes.
and the silly arts. bellevss he Or she Is paying the
venal journalists who, IN fact, do not receive cent
'You leei convinced then, that the critics are not
paid lor their praise, AS some people think they are ~
There may be a solitary instance or two where
critic has received money these generally
fined TO tue lower class of journals but feel certain
there Ia not respectable journal in tho United states
that be fairly accused OF blac ng IN TINS
ner Journalists OF course have Their likes a dis
ikcs-they VIII favor one person and Cypress another
They are human and II Is human 10 err out they are
not TO be bought AT least that ID my conviction IL II
is suspected that critic IS approacbaole IN this way
Has such an Instance occurred within your know
edgcfr
Mot within my knowledge but believe it has been
done II proves that even tho suspicion oil impurty
Will not DO tolerated"
sxARRiAog."
"four new comedy Marriage Is announced as
legitimate comedy IA ave acts How do you expect II
70 RANK beside you, other comed,es LONDON Assur-
"As Literary Work think ~ - superior to either
OF them, beng truer comedy IN that sense. II
Is VIVA, termed an at comedy more In the
Wei % Guide sci "A IN.
logue CONFUSED oil AN un Interrupted cnain Of cpl
grams This style OF play requires wakeul audience
TO Ca cn Tn, poInts AS RAPIDLY as they are IN do such
pu lie existed thirty years ago IN London, and
sLInk there IN New York. especially on first nights,
select audience quite up To the Intellectual mark "
"Do you mean " convey tnnt there IS not IN Lon
don sueh public capable Vi apprecIaling ths cass Of
workY"
II do mean to convey just that think. next 10
French audience, the American appears 10 me Tho
brightest anu keencst ~ tne world The London puU
lie has dsbauched by melodrama, csrcaiure and
burie que and have lost the taste for higher and bet
ter thngs. - 4lt l f4
"Bu, iney 90 TO see The School for scandalY'n
eyes as they would iuini duty Because II Is the
thing 10 do. Saw it played there, and very badly
played, to u silent house. +"
'sYou have very strong convictionsS"
II would not glve ceut Tor man who had weak
ones And my Strongest ction Is that world
Is good world, aud Now York rs ABOUT tue best place
III it-where the women are the oveiest, the the
most GENIAL fellows, the sky the brightest and The
Restaurants the best on the face OF the earth There
is nothing man can want here except money to enjoy
II all Good morning and boil this talk down."
The dramatist here pulled toward him pile OF
proofs fresh IRON the press, and Tor moment buried
himself; but, quickly recovering, pointed toward a
well stocked buffet the corner OF his study and paid
the usual social compliment He excused himself
pointing TO another Of his convictions He drinks lccd
tea with cmous IN It. We wendell orr way, wondering
whether lemon juce ever WIS injected into his style
and Favored his opinions