The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-01
wILES OF PHOTOGRAPHERS.
How They Manage to Get Pictures OF Cele-
bratcd People
New York World.l

If it wasn't for vanity and fashion
New York photographers would drive a
poor trade. Then, besides, he added,
there's the advertisement"
But" said the reporter, you man
age to get hold of people who have no
possible need or inclination to be adj
vertised as, for instance, the President
of the United States"
Vanity, sir, vanity. It's all vanity.
But as for the President of the United
States, nothing's easier than to get him.
got President Hayes and his wife when
they were at the Fifth Avenue Hotel a
few weeks ago. OF course, first | had to
get an introduction, but that was easy
enough. And then went straight up
to Mr.. Hayes and told him | wanted
him to come down and have his picture
taken. All right said he. So started
right out for carriage-it won't do to
give them any time to change their
minds-but he said, Never mind a
carriage; I'd just as soon take horse
car And when Mrs. Hayes saw the
proofs, which took up to the hotel the
next day, she was so well pleased that
she came down and had some taken her
self"
do you usually send a carriage"
ooh, if it's pretty big gun we do.
We sent carriages for Gerster and
Minnie Hauk the other day. We al
ways send an express wagon for the
costumes in which actors and actresses
are to be taken, of course. We have fine
dressing rooms and all the conveniences
for their USE"
"Do you ever have any difficulty in
persuading people to Gomez
Yes, sometimes but it's generally
because the person we want has prom
isedsome other photographer, who has
given satisfaction, not to sit for any
body else. / had an awful time in get
ting Mary Anderson. She had made a
promise of this sort. ! suppose | called
fifty times, and at last saw her in a box
at the Union Square Theater and went
in, and would not leave until she had
appointed time to come and sit. Oh,
it's regular trade you know. We keep
watch of the hotel arrivals and of the
theatrical notices of changes, SO that we
are always posted as to who's in the city.
Usually, when / know a person is COM
ing, | send letter in advance, saying
that have heard with pleasure of his
or her intended visit to the metropolis,
and hope he or she will favor our gal
lery with a visit Once get them into
the gallery and we are all right. But rs
| told you before, there isn't usually
much trouble in getting anybody. This
world is full of vanity; full of it. Some
times if I find can't catch celebrities
myself, | reach them through one of
their friends. It's easy enough; make
him few pictures for himself and then
he does the rest for me. When Dickens
came to this country he had already re-
ceived letter from me before leaving
England, and | not only got his picture,
but by offering his agent Il percentage
on its sale managed to keep the great
novelist from sitting for anybody else.
After getting the Prince of Wales and
his suite, believe can get anybody"
"Did you get the Prince?'
"Of course ] did. / managed to get
an introduction to the English Minister
and several other distinguished people,
and by the time the Prince arrived all
my wires were ready to pull him right
into the gallery. l made life size
portrait of the Prince and sent it to the
queen, for which / received letter of
thanks and gold medal. We got Black,
the novelist, short time ago in the
same way, through his friends. Oh,
this photograph business is a great trade,
sir; great trade"