Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-21
MUNKACSY IN THE PRINTS
A VERITABLE DRESS PARADE
ON BROAD WAY.

by the People from the Pictures In the
Press-A Commercial Traveller
Shake with Bartholdi-The Popular
Editor of the Times.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Munkacsy rea-
lized the benefits Of the rage for news
paper portraiture within ten hours after
his arrival in New York. After he had
been received by the customary delega-
ton down the bay he went to mis- hotel in
New York, slept, ate, and started on a
walk up Broadway. Every paper in New
York had printed his portrait that morn
Ing, and he was recognized instantly by
the crowd, Policemen touched their hats
to him, idlers followed him for a block or
two peeriug up in his face curiously, and
women stopped and stared without par
ticle of hesitancy at the great Hungarian
painter. The press had made his face as
well known as that of Mayor Grace before
| he had fairly landed in New ork. He
stopped at a window on Broadway to look
| at some etchings that were displayed
! there, and in an instant he was sur
| rounded by crowd. The women opened
the doors Of the shop, stepped inside, aud
calmly Razed back at the celebrity
| through the window from their post on
| the inside.
| was amused at Munkacsy's manner.
He was as serene, indifferent and COM
| posed as though at home, and vet it must
| have been more or less Of a surprise to
him to find That he was so readily recog-
nized in a strange country. His picture,
Christ Before Plate" which is now on
| exhibition at the Twenty-third Street
Theatre, has excited great deal of COM
ment, and has been so thoroughly adver-
tised that it has at once taken tue place oil
| he horse show as place for fashionable
| and idle people to lounge away an hour
or two every day. 1t is many wears since
a picture has been "managed" purely
after the manner of a theatrical attrac-
| ton. The result in this instance seems
to justify the method, and 1t would seem
that advertising paws as well when it has
picture for its object as when it seeks
| to attract attention to actors or any
| article of manufacture. People willingly
| pay to see ''Christ Before PLATE" but
| rhey don't care snap 10 see Milton
Debating Paradise Lost to His Daugh-
ters," which may be seen gratis at the
! Lenox Library, which is considered by
| many to be Munkacsy's greatest work
But the painter is the attraction after all.
| He is as much of a local sensation as
Barthoidi, and has the same air of cheer
| tul concurrence in the homage that is
| paid him.
BartnoIdl was the most approachabIe of
| all great men. The night before be went
| away ne was at the Comedy Theatre. and
| after the performance, as he started OUT,
| drummer who sat in the seat adjoining
| mine announced to bis companion that be
| was going up TO shake This royal nibs" by
| the hand. 1t was not conceived In any
| spirit Of bravado or imp-udence, but was
| intended to be an expression OF the CON-
mercial travellers admiration for the man
| no "A hn Of
| waited un II after the performance was
over, AID as Barthoidi lett mis- Dox and
started for the door amid the cheers OF the
| audience, the commercial man stepped
| forward. made polite bow, and stretched
out his hand. The sculptor stopped AID
| shook the hand methOdically. They mad
very interesting chat of about ten
| minutes duration, the harmony of when
was not marred in the least by the fact
that the drummer could only speak Eng
| lish, of which language BarthOlGi knew
| absolutely nothing. 1t was rather anus
ing to hear the talk, or, rather, see II, for
| both men were entirely at their ease
| the drummer remarked with considerable
JUNCTION that be was really and willing TO
wager his sweet lite that the statue wasa
| dandy rom her heels up, to that he had
contributed large and tat one dollar bill
| to the fund himself, and that he'd have
made it thousand if he mad had the
| money in his clothes at the time. To all
his Barlholdi replied that he had been
| charmed and delighted by the infinite
| exhibitions of American cOrdiality, which
mad met him on every side, and that h+
| would always recall his visit TO New York
with feelings OF the most sincere and
! peasureable delight. There was more
| nand shaking after this, mutual smiles,
and the drummer and Bartho di parted.
Both Muukacsy and Bartholdi could
| give points to our own public men in
manners. II an American acheves emf
dence in public life, or an freshman
arrives at greatness IN politics, the result
is very often an extreme hauieur OF de.
mean0r, which is in sharp contrast to the
easy and comfortable manners OF Bar
thOldi and Munkacsy. New York must
have some one to talk about. Three
weeks ago it was Mrs. Potter, last week
1t was Bartholdi, and this week it is the
great Hungarian painter.
| talked Tor an nOUr with Mr.. George
Jones the otner dav. He owns the most
of the stock OF the Times, and is virtually
It's ed tor and proprietor. He has a cosy
sancium on The ground floor OF the Times
building. The entrance is through a
door on Park Row, between the publca-
ton office and Nash d Cooks restaurant.
Mr.. Jones is genial great-grandfather,
over seventy years old. He is email OF
wears white goatee and mustache. HIS
orehead is high, and, although the oldest
editor controlling the columns of a great
New York daily newspaper, he is not
nearly as bald as some OF his "esteem. d
cuntemporaries;' he is neither aristo
cratic nor dllletante in his tastes. Plain
in appearance aud practical in business,
he is endowed with more than tue usual
share OF common sense. His knowledge
OF human nature is remark s bic, although
II has been ga ned by keen observation
and vast experience. His memory Is
almost miraculous. He is the warmest
Of friends and the bltterest OF enemies,
but bic sense OF honor is so high that
nothing would induce him TO lake what
ne considered an untaI advantage of an
enemy. he 10 ldulIzed by his employees.
There are less changes on the Times than
on ant other New York newspaper. Re-
pOriers, correspondents, and editors are
encouraA ed by jud ciOus praise from the
proprietor, and the sick ana suffering
draw their salaries without reduction.
Mr.. jones is one Of the most benevolent of
men. His generosity is not confined to
those employed on his own newspaper.
1t is broad and practical, and ls extended
10 worthy unOrtunates in the profession.
He likes the real toIlers In Journalism
and warmly sympathizes with them
their hardships. No man is more loved