The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-29
THE ADVANCE AGENT.
The Complexion Of the Frater-
nifty has Changed.
pAvoF THE {. husTLER"Is PAST.


u. n 6f0c1nHs the 1ssOC1&tk manager Of
Nils. Rhea. who appears ~ Turner Hall
NEXT Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
was sitting In the corridor OF the Rainier
hotel when . Posr-ISrEILTsEscERr reporter
accostsd him last evening Mr.. Sinclair Is
IN old Newspaper man who has flied re-
sponsitle positions On . number Of Eastern
journals. and II was With little difficulty
that be was drawn into . talk about
shop
In answer to the reporter x5ntsrrogaiory,
he said: Eyes. The general complexion oil
the men known - advance agents, has
changed considerably In the past four or
i've years. At one time . newspaper man
no sooner received m agents card
than he connected the name on
the pxstsboard with . silk hat, .
big watch chain. . loud vest, stu
louder pantaioons. and the offer of . bad
cigar. But that is al changed now, IS you
dramatic editors viii have noticed. The
day OF the so-caiied hustler Is q thing OF
the past, and in his place Is generally
found . gentlemaniy fellow, who knows
his business. appreciates the value of a
u<vspsper mans time. and refuses TO tell
bald- headed lies sobut the size and strength
Of his attraction.
s.How do account for the great cnange
in conditions In 80 short . time? Well. as
An old newspaper worker. l venture the
opinion that II may safely be attributed TO
the fact that the business walks OF the
theatrical profession are now pretty well
Filed up with reputable newspaper men.
whose regulations are national Within
the past two years great many OF the
boys who do the work rs Henri
Watterson very aptly described the
auilIdrivers, have taken up theatrical
work, and the result IL that purer and
more wholesome atmosphere envelops the
man who nov borcs the dramatic editor.
OF course there are still great many of
the d-timcrs left. but they are gradually
falling out Of the ranks. and their places
are being filed by younger men. who. IS /
say, know the value Of = newspaper mans
tune.
my old managing editor who was con-
frmcd cynic and bad newspaper man.
between ourselves, with a remarkable mem
DRY that covered the territory Of theory
from Alpha 70 Omega. used to say that q
newspaper man never adopted the theat-
rical profession until he had failed as
Journalist. That is not So On the con-
trary, IL Is only the successful
writer's that are offered sufficiently large
Inducements to tempt them from the
grimy desk. the dusty pigeon holes and
the lamp that burns far into the early
morning To prove what I say l have
only TO point 10 such men ~ J. b. McCor-
mick (.Macon'), who left the city editors
desk Of the Cincinnati Enquirer to 20
ahead Of w. II. Crane; Julian Mag
nus, one Of the New York Tyib-
aa<'s best dramatic writer's, who Is
now managing Marie Wainwright; II.
b. Warner. the business manager of that
clever young actor, Eddie Sothcrn; Frank
Murray. Of the Rochester Democrat, now
with Wilson barrett: John II. Drohan, OF
the Boston He,uh, who is doing excellent
work ahead Of Joseph Haworth and Paul
kauvar': John y. Harley. OF the New
York Herald. with 'Eyangeline.' and many
others whom / might mention. These
were all SUCCESSFUL weli-paid newspaper
men They are now ali even more success
ful in the other walk OF life.
well, think I have talked shop long
enough. The old saying is that a newspa-
per nan Is more likely to be guilty OF this
crime-for il Is crime-when he gets
fair chance, than the averaQ actor. and I
ana inclined 10 believe IT, But before you
so want you to run in on us either Tues
day or Wednesday evening of next
week at Turner hall and see
Mile Ehea in Josephine. II you
are not charmed. delighted and
thrilled with Rhea's Interpretation of the
character OF Sapolcons loving spouse
will be very much surprised. You are not
married. Well. bring your sisters. cousins,
and annts with you and allow them to
feast their eyes on some Of the most mag
nifcent costumes that were ever worn on
the American stage by handsome woman
and an actress who could go on the stage
in Mother Hubbard. rs Juliet. and CON-
mand attention. Au revoir,'