New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11
i sHREWD THE1rRICAL DEVICE.

FREE TICKETS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.
uow NE MANAGER or TIE BOwEEY THEATRE rnLs
Ills HOUSE AT THE SATURDAY MATISEEs WITH
PUBLIC SCHOOL sCHOLARs-OPINlONs OF MEM
HrEs or The BOAED on EDUCATION OS TIE
SCHEME.
The manager of Che BOwery Theatre last
week issurd large number OF free tickets and sent
them TO the principals Of the public schools IN the F"uh
sixth and seventh Wards These tickets were good tor
the matinee on Saturday and were 10 he given to
the children VINO had received the best marks
during the week in department and studies
Tickets were sent to thu following grammar
ecboos: VandewacTst Henry st, No 90 Chrystle-st
No. 20 city Hal-placc. and so GS Elm ST. Tickets were
also sent TO primary schools at No lOl Bayard ST. ana
No 90 hottest The children Of these schools de-
lighted win the treat afforded them and, provided with
the tickets, beseged the doors OF inc theatre las sat
urday.
Ferdinand W Hofrlc. manager % the theatre, was
sccu IN bis Office last night. Before him ab mt
. 600 tickets which he stauping with the seal Of the
theatre The tickets read: "Howery Theatre T. W.
iIofclc manager. Admit one pupil 10 matinee Of Ma
than i;ale.'" These tickets Will be given 10
tie children fJr the matinee next Saturday. Mr
uofcc said: ayes, ii il true that admitted the pub
lie school children free last Saturday. ard the expert
Io,n proved 10 be perfect success IN every way NV
idea ip r,ndnS The tickets was two..od. In tire first
place the play Is an historical drama Facts aye brought
on, il the play which VIII serve 10 educate IN chitf
Tie piece Is 30 presented INT Inc smallest
child viii remember all his HE The chnrac-
Ter Nathan Hale played in history. Then.
Of go sere mere e. AZ Th do not lon on s"tday aer
Moons I guess the theatre will hold 1900 people
thought that the ehHGi"n could hG provided WIN me
while would lose nothing by the attempt.
said one day Ia Alderman stewart tha had scIrmc
10 give tnmeni to the public school children
lie said he thought IT Wa capital id'a 50 concluded
,'Wc!l sent about 900 tickets 20 seven schools" he
continued. Al o. tIcm; believe, accepted the
pal tier. for some reason would not give the tickets I"
Inc children on saturday about $500 children
10 the theatre provided with the tickets Some were
Into s!iavcIs' who could hardly walk, aud
0tHcrs. # NOT Old enough were certainly large enough
lbs their pnIeuts. who waited FOR the children til the
pcrfornancc assigned the four last lows OF
inc three uuurrt mrs An extra foIc. Of poccmen wa-
In readiness 10 stop any panic, and 10 protect
But a more, ORDERLY house r,vcr baI.
laws m,nGe to the schools in Chryse near DcaHcry
st. Allen near Hcstcr,t. Delaney and Ludlow-sts,
Broomr aud CoIunbiass Houston and lsseA sis. stan
NJ al wrong" said President Wood Of tho Board Of
Elucatlor last evening IN discussing the matter. II
.IrI 4 lining has happened the matter should be- tIor
ouchly Investigated know that the sentiment or tie
Board Is opposed to issuing tckets of any Kind
o. Iir Of Board that am aware If which prohibits
with tickets, but nevertheless, Is not right. Common
sense snould lee the guide IN those matters Appcd-
tons have frequently boeI' m"d" Z" III" Board Ia
! allow the children 10 attend less o6j-c-
uouable exhibitions but they have alWaysbccn denied
Why have even refused 10 permit such Hl Innocent
thing exhibition OF the telephone ~ tli schools
These things do not come ~ The cons- OF studies md
those Offering the IN generally have ultrIinr ui m
view. IL not altogether for the purpose Of tiu-
eating the children ihat the application are Iuatc.
! II was les nan u A'U ~" 'uht INC l5Ghrd took
| Il decided stand I'm these matters. proposition from
those charge of decorating the solders pray,s on
| 10 allow certain number Of children 10 JOIN
| be- holiday and The clidicn were undcr the
! control IT Their parents. am sur" THAI whom