The sun., 1896-10-17
BOY BRYAN, PRESS AGENT.
,SKED A THEATRICAL MANAoEh
rORh JOB EARLY THIS YEAR.

,,, to Have Applied Again, Oniy rev
weeks Before Hts Nomination TOT
Pre,,dent OF tho United States TO Man
.r.r block of tho Heart OF MnrSiaho'
1>slis's Weeklv prints this week story 10 tne
.1.ct that William jennings Bryan, fopocratio
candidate for President. applied by letter IN
January last to w. J. Block OF the hera'u
s,uaro Theatre for the place OF press aRen' loF
the company Of which Mr.. Block is tho man
,ger. Mr.. Block is at present mahne'nR 'ho
Heart of Maryland" company. mo ni''lAko'
IA represented rs having said 70 the fepresen."-
,lve Of Ltsi,'s Weekly who interviewer hin'
on the subject: ,,,., ia
me for tho position OF press agent iteuoI,o. .
,ho latter from him last January. cannot
- ,,, tho latter. because do not believe
az. .onId be- acting in good faith to MIR.
urvan who was an old school ehum OF mine
40 t1acksonyille. III. But know whore could
80, INV hands on 1t at a moments notice.
tIIore Mr.. Block indicated vaguely certain
sro,r.r In his desk.l could not accedo to
Mr. Bryans request, becaute at that time we
were not in need of press agent"
W ]. A;kell, publisher Of Le'lic's said yes
.0r,ov that some snapshot portraits taken of
Mr. pryan on his stumping tour, which were
nr,nted in his paper and were reproduced In
T,n srS. had suggested to him that Mr.. Bryan
was Gualihsd as an actor. ana ne was no. sur
- which reference is made had been written;
lie had Arthur Hornblow. dramatic editor OF
The Weekly. investigate. and the result was the
nublished Interview with MANAGER BLOCK.
Mr., Hornblow. who was interviewed by THE
sry reporter yesterday. said:
~ hive been informed that certain persons
have been denying the truth or my interview
with Mr.. Block. and have MAJ made 81 an M afhdavit ,n,
,,.i,v Mr. block told me that he has the let
ter OF Mr.. Bryan in his possession"
Mr., Arkells newspaper prints six portraits
Of the candidate intended to represent MN Mn IN
are adapted from the snapshot portraits re-
'eTEe, Tbe 'Republican Nationa, Executive Com
r,ttee was Informed some time ago of this
renorted application of Mr.. Bryan for a the
atrical job, but the campaign managers did not
care 10 use it for campaign material:
II do not know that IT proves anything,' said
Joseph II. Manley OF the committee, except
that Mr. Bryan wanted employment. Some
persons might say that 49, 1t is T., me it. man own
Charles E. Evans, proprietor of the Herald
Square Theatre. said Yesterday:
time s nso Oh that bat Mr. Bryan had applied for the
Office of press agent.
Mr.. +. c. Howinnd, a newspaper writer, who
where he is at present and tried to get the
Rryan letter for publication, Is authority for
The statement that Mr.. Bryan made second
written in June, q few weeks before his nomi'
The press agent of travelling theatre com,
pany is the ingenious gentleman who fur
nIshes to the newspapers thrilling stories
auout the diamond robberies, divorces, runa-
way accidents, milk baths. poisoned nowers
he ladies OF the stage. Sometimes. also. he
attends to the legitimate advertising: travel
ling usually in advance of the show. he is Ike
ly to describe himself as Its manager, and te
be a manager Is his dream.