New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-07
THEATRICAL GRIEVANCES.
TICKET SPECTATORS AT THE FIFTH AVENUE
THEATER.

TICKET sPECULATORs AT THE FIFTH AVENUE
THEATER.
70 the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: | read with much interest brief COM
uucaton In your Issue of this date referring 70 ticket
speculators in connection wish Miss Cushmans read
ings at Steinwsy Hall. am very frequent attendant
at ell the city thesters, and have experienced more
difficulty IN procuring seats at the box office OF the
Fifth Avenue Thester since its reopenng IN Twenty
eighhs than at other sheater, and the conclusion
l. as well many Others have arrived at Is, that there
ID something wrong around the ticket Office. While the
theater was In West Twenty fourths there was an I'm
dersood regulation that tickets purchased OF specu-
ators were OF 10 value aud could not be used,
and the consequence that person could
generally procure good seats at the once,
Now Is almost impossible TO obtain seat,
unless you are friend" except the extreme back
rows Of the seats the third row OF the bal
sTeasareF II he mas no better seats gives
no answer or says why don't you come sooner ~ But
90 70 the street entrance OF the theaer did Last
night AZ well last week. and you Will ind two or
three SPECTATORS holding In their hands a number OF
nrsc as seats and asking from 81 50 TO &c cent? sd-
on the regular price should they be- unable 20
than 10 the Dor Office along with those returned from
the hotels lt appears 20 me that there exists mutual
understanding between these speculators and the box
With apologies for taking up this space in your vslua
Bile journal and trusting statement will have
influence with the who, am sure. Is not aware
OF the frauds prsetced by the person 10
charge OF the ticket office, am, yours respectfully,
Eeu York, Jan. a. 1874 Truth
MANAGERS AND TICKET SPECTATORS IN LEAGUE
70 the EditOr Of TAs Tribune.
SIR Manager Pugh, In his card of the goth
ult did oer any proof that manager
and ticket speculatOr not hand-ln-hsnd He says
"t IL impossible 10 prevent spectators from buying
tickets al the box Office" Now t Is vsn-knoSn fact
that spectators have whole sections OF the choicest
seats for which they receive large advance. Last
night one Of these worthless at stenway Hall offered
IN. whole OF one and additional seats IN the next
section behind for the reading tomorrow night. A
speculator at the Union Square Theater had. 70 my
snowi,dge the whole OF one section last night and
Judging by the packages OF tickets In hs hand be
have had several more. IT, as Mr. Pugh says. managers
could not afford to be in COLLISION with specuators they
would soon find means 20 prevent them from securing
the best seat ID the house.
the CONCLUSION 10 which Ia led oy these facts IA
that and peculator work together 20 deraud
toe public. The manager advertses reserved seats at
certain price knowing that the average rate will be
considerably higher and II he does not receive part
OF the money extorted, why does he allow q set OF
shArpers ninre the reputation Of his estabhshmen
All the theater with whom have sed hold
above view. The public could If they would, change
al this and pei managers deal fairly with them
Brooklyn, A. y, Fec. g. 1874 GEO A DEHHisos.