New-York tribune., 1901-11-23
PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

The performances OF Sir Henry Irving In a rouna
of his old plays inevitably recalled to many who
have long known these performances a figure
which was formerly familiar in them and is now
gone The old actor Henry Howe. fayori.e
member of Sir Henry's company. and died In this
country of its previous tours There Is a
story of that last visit of Howe to this country
which has. perhaps. never been printed and It is
story which if not at least ought to BE- When
it was announced that the company was TO make
another American tour. Howe had a fear that Sir
Henry would not care to engage him with the rest
He was especially anxious come because the
Howe a botanIst and wished 10 study the fora
of that region which he had never visited So he
wrote letter TO Sir Henry. saying that he appre-
During the New-Jersey campaign which has
closed with the election OF Franklin Murphy, the
Republican candidate for Governor. one Of the
Democratic stump oratoTs-a lawyer at that-weat
about trying to stir up class feeling by picturing
Mr.. Murphy exceedingly wealthy man, and
pointing to the Democratic candidate "a poor
man; one of the plain people"
why said this orator Mr. Murphy doesn't
father died and left him millions"
This is all true except that Mr.: Murphy.s father %
IS still alive. hale and hearty and that the Gov
ernor-elect made his own way in tne world Once:
the petty and undignifed things that ne was
pected to do he said quietly:
N our Ta5 e sRop making h vs2sh and y a
evenings spent going around trying TO sell L FIVE
that wasn't dignlhed. but il was the way in which
our business was built up
Seth Low the Mayor-elect of this city. might I'm
press a stranger who saw him for the first time
as a man OF athletic rather than intellectual en-
dowments- Mr. Low walks with sprins1ness or
STEP which betokens strength as well as quiekness.
Proof that Mr.. Low is more or less OF an athlete,
as matter Of fact is to be found in the manner
in which he went through the stress and strain OF
his .-whirlwind' campaign Although ne made
toward the end OF the canvass as many as four
speeches night he said 10 friend after MS last
speech in Cooper Union. that he felt well
enough to jump into another campaign. and
that the Only effect OF the strain was slight
huskiness Of the voice Mr. Low owes his strong
sieen When he was president Of Columbia he
travelled back and fort1 between hIs nome, I va a.
versity on his bicycle. and he always taxes spln
of several miles in Central Park each day i 0siGre
Mr. Low took his regular hours nap in the after
noon.
William Travers Jerome. the District Attorney
elect of New-York County. owes mueh Oh MS el-
fectiveuess campaign orator TO MS ihtln'aS
acquaintance with vice and crime IN New-1ofA-
Much Of this knowledge was obtained wheE ne was
an Assistant District Attorney a dozen years ago
1t was customary az that time for an assistant IL
the ofHce to conduct the prosecution IN one par,
Of the Court OF General Sessions for month"; anu
then TO take what was comparatively rest Ior t"o
months.
Youthful energy and anxious TO gain the ex-
perfence of criminal prosecutor that ne reptr
sented his office in court for nineteen nonlT p 1aaf m
succession His associates thought TINS was $50 $50
{oke and were glad encourage the eneFsTTt.c ~
youth in doing the work which was dlstasJIedr- ~ y
Them In thar time. however. MI Jerome
more about the criminals of the city ana MI -
methods than most other men would nave ii4 iedI.eu
in five years. The knowledge was OF tae t s.9 c1Tt
help to him when he became Justice OF lne
OF Special Sessions and later when he was ruhiiiNe
for District Attorney.
Press agents OF the present day. ingenious s'
they are might profit by study Of the metnous
Of the late Colonel Mapleson When he was aOou'
to produce Faust in London in 1852. finding pros
pects very gloomy. he gave away tickets 1or 'Ao
first three performances in sufficient NUMBERS "
fill the house and then caused an advertisements "
be inserted In the papers that lowing TO ueHl
In the family four seats at the opera OF US
would be for sale and left the tickets at q
to be disposed of Public curiosity was arouseu,
seats were sold and over again ana rsS
made for more when the invariapie Tepts srST
given that the house entirely sold Ior 'le
fhree nights BY this stratagem the opera eiySs Sss
favorable reception and the prohts OK 5 tle nors
ouent nights during which Il was contIlueu tbs
than repaid the outlay of advertising tirs anu re-
losses consequent upon giving away the eii'4'
ceipts during the first three nights