Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31
PICTURES In DEMAND.
WHAT AN ENGLISH PHOTOGRAPHED
SAYS ON THE SUBJECT.

Lord IddesiciGh's Fhoto-Foru'S u ny
Prince Imperial-A Curious Circum'
Internationally Takes the Pnim-Actors
and Actrcsses-An ExaGgeration.
az suppose there has been great de-
mand for Lord Iddesleigh's photoY'
eyes, and the more so because his death
was SO sudden. When public man dles
there is sure to be great run upon ms
portraits. Even after the death OF sucn
man as Darwin there was rapid sale,
while within a week of Fred Archer
death we sold tremendous number OF
his portraits / remember the time OF inc
nrince imperial's death best, however.
lThe people thronged round the counter
four deep. and many Frenchmen came
over in order to purchase portraits.
Another curious circumstance is that
when the leaders of II political party go
out of office there is an immediate check
TO the sale of their portraits. On the other
hand there is corresponding increase IN
the portraits sold of their rivals as soon as
they take office"
"Do Mr. Gladstone's features attract
the most purchasers"
mo, I think royalty must take the
palm. The queen, of course, comes frst,
and then the Prince and Princess OF
Wales. The Americans especially are
large BUYERS of portraits of the royal fam
ily But on the whole l think you are
right in supposing the sale of these photo
graphs to be barometer of the rising or
waning popularity of a celebrated person
age"
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES.
sI suppose more portraits are bought Of
actors and actresses than of any other
class of celebrities"
sNo, / don't think so. l know that the
latest portraits of actors and actresses in
character attract the most attention in
the window. But | don't think that
throughout the year we sell more por-
traits of them than of any other class OF
celebrities. a good many portraits of the
most beautiful of our actresses are bought
as copies for painting by Indies. And
then there is sometimes great run upon
particular actor or actress. For in
stance, some time ago we could not sup
ply enough portraits of Mary Anderson,
but now we sell very few"
II see You have pictures of a whole
company il, the act of playing in certain
scene of play. / suppose you would
have to go to the theatre to take these
photographs"
mo, we should not get the light at the
theatre. The various members of COM
pany come and dress here and place them
selves in their proper Positions in large
room up stairs preparatory to being taken.
1t is now becoming general practice to
take photographs of certain scenes in a
successful play, and during the run of the
piece very large numbers are sold. Jim
the Penlnan,' THE Harbor Lights
Turned Up, have all been taken in this
way, and we are about to take David
Garrick. "
''Do you ever find any difficulty in OBJ
tanning photograph you desire?'
mo, not at all. When anybody be-
comes famous an application will always
procure sitting, and the most distin-
guished men are always ready to sit when
new portrait IS required"
After abiding to a popular actress who
had expressed her great regret that in
her youthful innocence she had parted
with her likeness without asking for pay
ment, we inquired whether the portraits
of famous actresses were really SO costly.
"There is great deal of eXaggeration
in the matter. Some ladies on the stage
will not give us a sitting without pay
ment, but | know, from my own knowl-
edge that nothing like the price has been
paid for sitting as in some cases has
been stated. OF course, it is but natural
that pretty girls should like to exaggerate
the money value of their faces. Pail
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