Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-03
GOOD ST0RY'S VALUE.
.owAslLLY NEWSPAPER MAN MADE
ALoT or MONEY.
uaa 20 Beat His Own Paper--Ned Har~
.,e.n's Hit-The Close ofthe Season.
DIR. TaImaec and the Daisy.
The Times stockholders.


The Times Stockholders.
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,,.--Depondcnco OF the Richmond Dlspatch.l
"a. YORK. May 2.--The other night a
.sraper.man here in New York hap
III mon a piece Of ncws--not at all Of a
,.,,l;ps nature. but still good piece of
% No one elso could get it. He went
30 Of the papers, briefly outlined his
v. on1 asked: "How much can have
.r;s storvY 10 will be about column"
.y.ny dollars. il Won sell 1T to no other
.,.- F." said the night editor.
~ Al, right said the reporter, you can
81, cyclusively in New York If you let
.,orkpt it by telegraph.
q. IN. ,ourso " said the night editor.
7S'-, me Young man went 20 work. He
49,. a column for the New York paper
slightly shorter story to telegraph.
M =, offered 10 one great paper each in
.., Providence, Chicago. Buffalo, and
Sans TWO dozen other cities. stipulating
...h case special rates for an exclu-
Then he sent out his telegram, the
matter 10 all the papers. When his
IT, c.srp all honored he had made several
Sod dollars out of that one evenings
.1,-f Young man, you say7 Not bit
- lie was the biggest fool / have
.-F Of IN some time. For in order to
.s.t that haul he had to beat his own
and such treacherv never paws in
NO run. He would have been wiser
.. hol turned in the story 10 his own
,.r and pocketed only his regular salary
..s end of the week.
lie value of a really exclusive piece Of
g. - always very considerable. Or
.-.a many newspaper often Learn
..-s which would mako valuable stories
81. shiloh considerations of honor forbid
.- 2, use. I have had this experience
..., frequently and can testify that il is
...r cooperating. In one case friend,
r. aware that / was O newspaper-maD,
mo- most lovely sensational story.
.Irl' would be worth four columns and
.r al rate to me" i said.
y. lssped and fairly turned pale rs he
Ill. But you won't use il, will your"
U'tHurse ] never did, but long wished
hadn't told me the story.
LITTLE ELSIE LESLIE AT HOME.
Sow q photograph the other day Of
there are only twelve copies in ex-
.-.a. II was picture of Edwin Booth
u 3 SO Leslie, the child actress. The
...-l Is seated in q chair and Elsie Is
...-, by the side Of II. one arm over
lock. the other hand clasped in that Of
-. Booth. Six of these photographs
-a p. famed by Mr.. Booth and six were
., o. Mrs. Lvde. the mother of little
a Mrs. Lvde also has possession of
rs-l.,ve. / never saw finer portrait
.. famous tragedian.
7. f.r home Elsie Leslie is a charming
.. nth large trustful blue'eycs, and n
azuress. on on her face. / saw her
s-.rnuon last week rOmping with her
. G.-. whose name. Toxins Tudor
q. IS altogether out of proportion to
ra. But, though small, he is full Of
.r.r. over and over he rolled, while
.H.,a mistress tried to take from him a
-. rrhIer bah which was held fast be-
-... lbs teeth. She got it at last. Miss
... .- ike any other child. She plays
,. Dry dolls. her games, and paints a
-.. She also COmposes short stories
. .l.rs little diary.
Ms Ivde never allows Elsie to see any
80. notices of her acting. She Is retain
- ,l.- until her daughter IL old enough
.r--.c-Hte them. Elsie always arrives
.."a theatre an hour before the curtain
ana walks around experimenting
.-. Slo loves the stage and is ambi-
~. % continue upon it. She says in her
--..s--r.- Nc way that she means to be u
.-... actress some day.
-ra-r-lToEs FROM TIE LAND OF THE CzAR.
r-rrctentious house on Irving place
,.-,-..s within its walls two notable
nm. the Princess Engalitchef, we'll
-.,r. "a. a Lecturer on Russian affairs, and
v.. uOfr0ssrmof, a former lady of
rtr the Czarina. Mime. d'Ofrosslmof
shore o. see what America and Americans
- .ga. She is exceedingly pretty and
Nrr.r1rtOned, and of course, as BELTS
-..h u WAS formerly q lady OF honor to
I-ure-s. cultured and accomplished.
...raf seeking notoriety in any shape
-t-T. and but rarely appears IN pubic.
81 -eyer she has cone. however, she has
one very popular, owing TO her charm
frarr,r and ease of conversation. Her
ashland IS an official in the Russian Gov
eminent wealthy and accomplished, and a
-.- ~ liberal ideas, but thoroughly loyal
r. Russia and Gar. Nine. d'Ofrossimoff
v. soon return 10 st. Petersburg.
HARRIGAN's GREAT HIT.
Nd Hsrrican is making big money out
r. N- new theatre. He has a field of
s-r,.ueut al 10 himself. The phases Of
t.a. tie east side are full of interest.
H,-clu has studied them and portrays
,- RI ll, PLAYS. Hell a histrionic Meis-
.,..-. Hs draws 10 the life, and not a
...arf Inc is Omitted. Sometimes in his
ar, there IS a momentary lull, time
r.a- tie audience or part of il IS not alto
....- interested. But after the play is
F.,rrr v.ur mind back over what you
.g- --... there was nothing in II irrele-
..'er sguorduous.
--.v w. Harrigan in his dresslng-room
..-.r evening Just before the curtain
--. Down Is passageway we went.
-rrh au lmprOyised door of waterproof
-.'a-... up some stairs to the stage. and
I'D more stairs tothe green-rOOm. There
.e..an and neat. A large room, with
RI running along one side and tables on
-'.a- rnrtItoned of at one end from
E H.-Eau's little room. Other rooms
:'-s aays Of the company are near by.
--.l sat on q bench facing q
-r which rested on a long and
r4i shelf against the wall. On this shelf
al III the paraphernalia OF the
-rs trade, the time-honored rabbits
cosmetics. &c. Harrigan was about
+. made up Is / entered. and he pre-
-.slA c1mcal appearance as he grasped
sfv't, hand andasked me to be seated.
Such t5re. q touch there, a little pen
-, 90 this side. "a little rouge on that,
Fight ai 'ustmcnt Of the hair, and, pres
,. was Willy Reilly. with an ambition
.f.r- L.s-on among the 400" Around
r. slpes" rehearslng their parts,
-s tanning somersaults, some going
1-l q dance. some adjusting their
' -l3 faces, and some lolling around
En-. ..r the summons from the stage
.ia Add even while / was talking 10
-1.a actor the shrill summons came,
.era was hurried scamper away.
hlTgau leisu-ely surveyed himself III
glass, then slowly accompanies me up
p, % % the stage, where left him. In
tlsr moment / was out on the street,
3. Was ~ front of q large audience
.-l be- as Willy Reilly, the pawnbroker,
Pa constant laughter.
BILLY BIRCH OPP THE STAGE.
~ time flies! Here's Billy Brchi Not
jolly eud-man Of the minstrel stage,
va.ipreserved, kindly-faced man OF
.e az, whose hair and moustache are
.-y gray. He is seldom seen on the
p IS, and more's the pity! He DRIFT
Z, % The business some years ago.
hs',gly ! suppose, was the princl-
cause " this. Birch took him into
i-rs..p, and the house, to use a the
=. expression, fell in two" He
% modest house on the West Side
I"erV-third street. Though az
.u l.s career he has made as much
.gJ year, he is practically " dead
He appears on the stage now ana
F. a-i lately coached the Progress
.oiFiihayenuea and Sixty-third street,
Pc Presentation of an entertainment