Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17


the Office OF George White: We'll. W..
want little fat boy, eigh, years old.
that can swim, and he will hav. to be
az the downtown studio by.i2 O'Clock %
All right"
Ky the way. what became OF that
loo Arabs we ordered sent 10 the Long
island studio yestcrday?"
They're on the way. now Uassar
Zen Ali had gone TO Atlantic city for
III" week end or | would have had
them there sooner"
This is fair sampl" Of the DAYS
work ut the office o! George White.
sometimes called tho king Of The yu-
pcrs. though never with his approval.
lie Viii supply 10 any theatrical or
moving picture concern any number
OF PERSONS OF any kind upon any yea
sonable notice lie can supply a baby
born today :or AN t.as; Side sob ilin
and he can Likewise assemble a tribe
OF lroHuoiS, Including squaws and pap
ruoscS, between now and tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. White was the nrs, man to put
th' supplying or supcrs on a business
basis he is the biggest man In the
business now. ana decidedly tho most
striking and picturesque He is an
expert jvdg. OF theatrical potential
ties. master OF the science OF types
and expressions. When Mr.. White
meets you. regardless OF who or what
YOU are. he sees primarily a possible
super.
You" he remarks. with charming
frankncsS. are or "a nondescript and
very useful type. You would do for
young attorney. doctor. an artist.
Al the same time. you would make
up very we'll as a soldier OF almost
any nationality. could supply Won
with couple OF suitable parents. and
mse YOU for All incorrisiblc roilcG.
student In evening dress, you would
do very Well for gentleman. while at
The same time. with Just a few nl,era-
lions. YOU would pass as i Howery
tough OF "A hieh-Ciass second story
man
"A gentleman he adds consoliuglv.
can always he made 10 look HE a
tough. but you cannot make tough
look like gentleman.
So the respectable young man is the
backbone OF this business. The rari-
~. The man OF marked regularity. is
"sed far less often. hut he is also much
harder to nnd. and the lives OF Mr..
White and his assistants are one long
search for unusual types They watch
Tor them OH the streets. follow them
home. or approach them at once. II
an approach seems practicable. The
sight OF a man with a smashed nose
or Cauliiower ear gives Mr.. White
y
Kind of whiskcrs is 10 him Il delight
and an Inspiration. All varieties OF
cripplrs are by him classified and
ratalogUcd, and he can supply victim
OF hip disease. locomotor atnNia. spinal
meningitis or any other aIiiicti"n
which viii permit OF the afflicted play
ing a part. la his VOlu,nin"us card
index are the names and addresses az
individuals who can. and viii, do al
most anything under the sun. DO you
want man TO dive off BROOKLYN
Fridge, or TO fall OF horse on his
head, OF rope a steer, or swallow
nails George White Will get him
Tor YOU in a minute. Tie VIII LIKEWISE
supply you with chauffeurs. aeronau:s,
wireless operators. deep-sca divers and
men OF any and all otne. trades aai
professions.
When 1T comes Ia pret,y girls. Mr..
White has the biggest stock in the
world. II you want 81 blonde with
pug nose. Weighing i42. the chances
are this office can send around SIX
FOR you to choose from.
rs you have doubtless gathered, the
ch:cf methods Of this concern IN sap
plying individuals are the card indcN
and the picture gallery. during the
theatrical season, thousands OF per
sons apply daily to the White Offices.
All OF those who have any posshil!-
ties at all arc catalogued Their pho
tos are nled If they bring them. IT
not, they are taken to the roof and
a snapshot is made. Mothers hiring
children Of oil ages.
When It comes Ia supplying the
crowds, the procedure is not so simple.
Mr. White undertakes 10 supply troops
OF persons Of any nationality. and
there are few races of which he can
not assemble a hundred individuals in
twenty-four hours. Strange To say.
one of the hardest nationalitics 10 get
il the MeSican, while Syrians and
Iithuanians are abundant.
In obtaining these agGregaiious Of
foreigners. Mr.. White works through
agents OF the various races. Thus.
IIassan Ben Ali long supplied him with
all the Turks and Arabs he needed.
and George Alfalfa can produce Greeks
In any quantity desired. When large
numbers Of Indians are required. it is
often necessary to get government
permission 10 take some from Il rcscr-
walton.
soldiers are always in demand
When Mnndr Adams gave her Joan
Of Arc spectacle in the Hurlcm
Stadium, Mr. White supplied her with
5000 men OF military training. Few
OF these were men serving In tho army
or any other force. In obtaining