New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04
THE PRESS AGENT
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I
fusion Around each cats neck was -
a white tin card with an In -Dtio1 T5a
/ press agent, finding the busine outlook raj
had advertised for cats and ral -qgentv-6,-a
/ cents each for nearly seven hundred He
/ labeled them and at noon turned them an
I loose at once to advertise his a---action. The
\ Cat Came Back.
/ a Sleeping Car Full Of Po.-o-1us Snake
went the entire round Of the press On a
western tour business being a-- the press
/ agent purchased at a ways. ~ nur,har
of large harmless snakes and slowed them
away IN cardboard boxes uul-- ..- seats He
then, by allowing passenger p. 1ee-hear his
| conversation with a member rt the travelling
company, caused COnsternatio0 such mvs@
ferrous phrases as " The big fellow -- the s-ee7
/ box" d" Fourteen rattles and Il button B,r
/ suppose he got lOOsel' etc. sal .-I 10 alarm
not only this nervous passenger but through
him, all the other passenger .u the train
Porter and conductor were ca'ia.. % the rescue
violent protest and indignant --oerlv met
with opposition, ensued and nna.E the hideous
and death-dealIng reptiles. st-. -1 their card
board boxes, were hurled from The moving
train.
The sensational story went tr7adcast
over the wires from the next s-1-r-7q-DIacs
and particularly 70 the city which was the
destination Of the company and which 1t was
/ especially desired TO interest The news
papers printed the story fully and the opening
night was bumper.
Z M1TEeIJlIS
/ Record did well indeed. The musical, comedy
opened badly IN a city OF r-e Middle
States although the prlUa donna rr leading
woman OF the show was We.-.-lw1 there.
With her ready COnnIvance the press agent
came successfully 70 the rescue. She was
suddenly called TO the East tv the illness Of
her mother, and another singer @. a, her place.
The press agent aunOunCeuerr nj his dis
. appointment over the sad and Unforeseen
occurrence was tempered 1- che fact that
Miss Nettie Dash - bore such a.- a,-rao rtinarv
resemblance to 90 Miss Marie 3 --- that he
did not believe the public could really tell the
. difference between them. Even their per-
sOnal friends are frequently deceived bv this
incredible similarity IN face am voice." he
SAID. So indeed It appeared. Press r-preSent-
atIves were simply astoundet. and said so n
print The public ABSOLUTELY could not see
anV difference under the glare -. -.1t,lghtS.
The two girls were Just enou-. .-- .~rllar, N
various fully described details Gu a ..i-ferent,
but so much alike as to be .e. The
resemblance was the talk of the -.- '1r three
weeks and half and filled che rse daily
Miss Nettie Dash and Miss Marie nj We're
OF course the same young pers.n
Not long ago a well-kn0wn uu-... manager
discovered new and rare tenor and billed
him for a coming new musical -v- The
press agent simultaneously discovered that
this marvellous and handsome v..-r tenor
was carter. had never had a moment musical
education IN his lie and was a na---- -rodlgy.
I Many papers printed pictures OF --.. Don MS
cart. beside his cart, careSsjUI hrs -aIthtul
/ horse and SO on He appeared I'M --e .ee and
was successful Not a little of his was
due 20 his romantic history and l- ieT-ul
natural gifts As a matter of fact. vas j
tailor who had been well educated ,ca,ly
and had never driven cart I'm his
Lost Jewels, hafr-breadth escapes run-
away carriages and automobile. -- vices
which have had their day Surge -iCus
have some vogue, but are not --..-r Sed.
The denunciatiOn by a prouirs-- .H- IS
not SO effective as It was. It WAS n
ranged by press agent for N----s he'll
and made her famous She WAS .- r-ce,l
to her face IN a Nashville church .. SER
IN the pulpit and all the gallant eli .- ID he
gallant South rose IN defense of sweet
woulnlincSS and the perfect pur . her
private life. Incidentally other -.- le-
Tended the profession" and the ---'7n
was wide
Emma Abbott'S kiss was q r- agent
invention which eventually had great .~ We
ing power. The audience waited COR -. ....
and went home feeling that -re- had -l
received the worth of their IN -.-.
Mansfield does not invariably ---. rl 1-
chops IN walters faces r.r haa,-u5.-v .-
SuperS with wooden bars q. ..s been know.
To speak with almost --.- .. -.e
press. Goodwin and Brad. g.. -.. san --.-
lose one hundred Thousand dollars every
evening of their lives at poker. Then. re
even NIGHTS when they do NOT r All,