The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-11
MASTERING ADvFRTrsEuEgrs.
nroken.Down business Men willing TO Do
Anything Women for the stage.

More than forty applicants answered an
advertisement inserted in Tuesdays SUN by a
liquor dealer. who wanted "a young man to
tend bar. Apply at l72 Varick street corner Of
Charlton" Tho proprietor said that he was as-
tonished both ut their number and their good
appearance. A year or two ago he had nut a
similar advertisement in THE SUN, and not
moro than fifteen OF twenty answered II. Among
those that applied yesterday were several who
had kept barrOOms themselves. and others who
had been proprictors in other kinds Of business.
llu was surprised TO llnd how many capable
men were Out Of employment
Another advertisement. which attracted more
than nny applicants read; a respectable
lrshmnn. with good reference ma to character.
&C.. can obtain remunerativo employment by
applying at oflco Of Thomas Key II Barclay
street" Mr.. Kelly is a publisher and dcsircd
canyassors for his publications.. Mr.. Dilks the
clerk who received the applicants. snid that one
Of them had once been n momber Of the Stock
Exchange and had only lately returned from
South America whore he had likewise been en-
gagged IA stock operations. He was completely
his wny back TO Now York. He was n man Of
good business address. and we'll dressed. He
was told that he could make from 81 30 to 81 n
day. according TO the aptitude no should dis
Dlny. He went away TO consider tho matter,
promising to call again. Another applicant had
Western city. " II we would guarantee n salary
OF SO or even te. a week" Mr.. Dilks "a d, we
could get mon who were accustomed. In better
times. To cnru 81 800 or 81 300 year. AL bust
ness men"
Among the moro unprcpossessng ~ the ap-
plicanis was nun who. having no cash 10 lpuvo
as security for the books he expected to he ia
trusted with, offered a character reference hat ed
1881. since that time he would not tell whore
he had been employed. One was so deaf that he
could hardly hear. A. most all the trades were
represented some Of the applicants had held
good minor political berths The hest men en-
N hHH hna lAank
canNAssers in Dublin or London.
Occasionally the advertisement Of the house
called for educated Irishmen." In that case
likely to make their appearance. such an nd e
vertiscment was used where canyasscrs were
wanted 60 sell such book as Picturesque
ireland" the beauties NJ which II required aNine
education to comprehend aud portray. When
excellent men were wanted. applicants were
sometimes directed in the advertisements Ia nd
dress the Post Onlce box of the house. To such
an advertisement, nearly 800 answers had been
received. many of them from men OF fine hush
ness address and abilities. though not necessa-
riiy oi The Kind Of ability that would make them
successiul IN book canvassing.
Another advertisement said that TWENTY-FIVE
boys who Understood singing were wanted To
apply At stage door. Union Square Theatre.
The gentleman who received the boys mt this
entrance said that there were nearly 200 Of
them. Nearly all were we. clad and otherwise
apparently respectable. There had never been
So many appioanis before in answer 10 "A SINH
Last February" the speaker snid while I
was In san Francisco | advertised for ton su-
pornumeInries. and received jl5 callers IN re-
sponse. Three wears before John Mccullough
had great difficulty In getting nifty or sixty men
tu I'LL up the stag" when Rignold was playing
H@Wy !. for him. Among the BIS who an
swer"d my advertisement were eleven Chinese.
Who "n rcd 10 serve Tor ten cents a night The
white men wanted il'ty ccnis The priro in the
theatre had Formerly b''en 81. They finally ac-
ccpiei twenty-five cents.
"Thorc'- not a day that Mr. Palmer doesat
receive letters, mostly from women. applying
for positions on the stage. This ~ course. ia
fs DO ffI fNfIf-
oi persons. They used To come almost eut rely
from stage struck women. Now tlcy nlurnr
20 com" IN many ri~rs from persons who are
without m"uus 81 support and are driven 80
rNhmine the stage To- soc ii it will not afford
them n livelihood"
Ine boys selected will sing IN the chorus If
~" last uf ~ Olivia 10 bo produced on
"Wednesday next.