The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-22
WHO POSE
IN THE SONG
PICTURES
Work in Which Good Looks
Are Worth 81 a Day-No
Permanent Jobs.

number of five, says writer in the
the New York Sun. OF these, two
could not have been by any stretch of
the imagination considered handsome.
The other three were we'll dressed
and, generally speaking. slightly ap-
pearing young men, though one of
them was far enough from handsome
to put him out of consideration. while
of the other two. neither was really
handsome, though what with their IA
vorite qualifications. both would an
swer for the purposes required. And
so, out of bunch of five young men
there were found just two, though not
coming up to the highest standard,
who would do
What they were wanted for was to
pose for pictures to be reproduced
on lantern slides, to be used ON the
stage with illustrated songs. For an
illustrated song there are usually re-
quired seventeen slides. As to its
words. the song is likely to consist
of two verses, with a chours repeated
after each verse, thus giving the song,
as sung, four sections.
One of the lantern slides used with
the song shows a reproduction of the
title page of its sheet music. and this
picture is first thrown on the screen
and then. as the singer sings it, the
pictures in illustration of the words
are shown.
Most of the illustrated songs are
love songs, and so. of the men re-
quired for the illustration of such
songs, the greater number must be
3c tn u,1o
be the local requirements of man
who would make completely salts
factory picture of lover.
He must be of good stature, any,
way, and then he would need to be
of good figure and bearing, fine,
manly, courageous young man, and,
withal. handsome. AS such combi-
nation Is tolerably hard to find in one
young man, the lantern slide people
have more or less difficulty in find
ing really suitable subjects. In search
of them they advertise in the news
papers. and have recourse to theat-
rical agencies, where they may find
other young men who meet the re-
quirements and are willing to pose.
Occasionally, from one or another
of these sources, they get precisely
what they want; more often, as hap
pens in so many other pursuits, they
must be satisfied to get as near to it
as they can.
The young man who finds himself
selected to pose for a series of pic
lures for an illustrated song may be
taken to be photographed little dis
lance into the country, or. perhaps,
to seashore, there to be posed and
pictured, for many of these song pic
lures are shown with.a nature back
ground, and it is sought to make this
true to the song. If a city background
were required. the subject would be
posed and photographed in city
streets.
Paying Expenses.
For some weeks figure in uni
form may be required. as the man in
song may be letter carrier. or per-
haps a military officer. If uniforms
are required, and they pay also all
expenses where the figure is posed
and the pictures taken out of the city.
For this work of posing for illus
trated song pictures the pay is 81 a
day, which may not seem like very
large pay, but it isn't so bad when it
is considered that the hours are short
and the work easy; and really 1t is
likely to be much velvet for those
who can fill the requirements and
who have the time for it.
Frequently there may be required
for one series of pictures more than
one days sitting, perhaps a day and
a half, or it might be two days, MAX
ing the work at the price paid fairly
remunerative. 1t cannot. however, be
followed as an occupation, but only
occasional work.
For. if there was to be shown in the
pictures displayed with illustrated
songs always the same figures and
faces the eye would quickly discover
that sameness and it would destroy
the illusion; the pictures must be
made for and belong to one song
only, and so not only must new pic
lures be made. but different figures
must be posed for every song.
The lantern slide makers keep a
catalogue OF all the people who
have posed for them. and in this cat
alogue are jctted down not only the
names and addresses. but such per-
as a ghide in the selection of subjects
to be called upon to pose in the flu
ture, as occasion might require, but
commonly, to avoid repetition in the
pictures, once in, say, six months
would be as often as subjects would
be called upon, and SO posing for
pictures for illustrated songs is an
occasional employment only.
Women are posed for pictures for
illustrated songs. as well as men.
OF course handsome women are far
more numerous than handsome men,
but still it is not SO easy as 1t might
seem it would be to find handsome
young women exactly suited to the
requirements of this work. The young
women required are found among ar
lists models and sometimes. as in the
case of young men, through theat-
rical agencies.
One might think that. among the
artists models sufficient number Of
subjects might be found without trou-
BILE. but among these one might be
especially admirable and in demand
among artists because of her beauti-
full eyes. and another because of her
beautiful mouth, but for song pictures
the subject must fill sort of all
around requirement.
Still, 1t is easier to find handsome
young women for song pictures than
it is to find handsome young men, and
in this work the young women may
find somewhat more frequent employ
ment. for their pictures may be used
on the title pages of sheet music and
young women may be rather oftener
pictured than young men in song pic
lures. because of tho greater variety
that may be impaired to such pictures