, 1879-01-22

whence! rarle thoso ticRets WHICH, were palmcn
on upon m nnsuspcettnE pubic At slo ana
Invrstfgatton shows that an effort has been
made to practice n frnnd .1pon u,c pnblfc; IN
effort to which Mr.. ilaverly aad Col. Maplcson
nn Wiz mhc {ey haes rccese fto s
citizens OF ChtyaKo after tlw kindly wcleome:
extended TO afl Of them. after tlIe nmount Of
kindly INDULGENCE which slurrcd over tho aa,om-
inahc shortcomings And Imposition Of The per-
formanoc Of last Wednesday night II appears
that Mcssrs. 1laser'y and M.aplcson hare
ono other night to Fred Kul1mann, Of New
York, tho veteran spcct1tator IN operate
tickets and ltrestocs, and The occasional nnn-
agcr Of oprsatlc troupcs. They have, As was
anil tc, have turned III to asstst fiti by all tu
arts nni devices Of the profession fu swelling
tis rccrpts to a. high. nolnt a. possible, In
o.ner 10 give him hiF margin over ~" a,'syc by,
varo aro willing 10 pay tribute, perhaps. 10
co n5 assg1,y ase,ey.on, VINO Who sss la, Asts sFour.
large mn. ne "psra troape here for tleit n1nu;e- e.
mn Eastern specuiator, who Is busted lust now
witt. hts assucsates In an attempt to gull tlr'n
into buyinE tickets at an advance Of several
hnnilretl pct cent on their real value
son and llavesly sell tho tbuse to lsu11mann.
form people that there arc no more
seals lett for Thursday night. 11En
hands ot hoieieierks, ., Keepers Of eiear.stsnds,
and Other individuals Who arc willing to oct as
go.bctwcens, and then the runners for tlle es-
tabslshmcnt Indicate to people who have been
lint i1ere il . pIaee where, for a decided ID
vanca on tho regular rates, they esn get what
they want. Those persons who desire seats
arc kindly eseortcd to thc room of
e G sks. sna an ae IN sense gae XII h sss esns
ports about tho scarcity nf seats, and about tho
e1traragnnt pf1ces at which they wero sclfinR
were put aflont BY Rullnlann and hls ngents for
tile purpose OF bllllinG things, and Of getting
attend an opera TINT they itdh't know anytbng
about, TO bear singer whom they have not
rushed 70 fuEtoufty to SEQ in operas which arc
admittedly SUPERIOR to the o1e IN which
tendency Of people To rush where there Il a
rush, and tho moment that It began to be rl,-
morcd about lv Rullmann's agents that thrrc
WIS a scarcity Of spats. mud TINT everybody was
going Thursday night. Tor some mysterious rca-
son, ii cuursc, everybody else wnntcd tn vo;
and thus the excitement spread, ant thus thrse
tickets. whlc1, were put Into third hRnis for d!s-
position. hayc. to considerable extent. beet,
The sooner sueh an operation ~ this IA ex-
posed MD stopped the better; t1lu sooner TINT
Mr. IfnVcr1v learns TINT sucli tricks ~ this eau
| not b. played with success fn Chicago. the bet.
ter for him the sooner TINT Col. Mnntcson, who
expects to return here this guar and give anotl,
or scrics of performances, learns this fact,
the better for him, too. II he Ii
detected IN any auch operation ns this,
cooperating with Ncw York ttckct- -pcddlcr fol
tho purpose of bleeding Chtcngoans, It will be
| Of no use for him to return here with any er-
pectatton Of making money: Ills people viii
s!ng To empty houses II he docs. As for Mr..
Rullmnnn, It IL tncre mnttcr Of speculation on
| his part; It IL his bustnesa. But from McBsrs.
iiavcrly and aiaplcson boster thinca
wero expected. They ought TO have
sense enough to perceive that
| such n business ns this could not well 70 unde.
trctc<l, and that, II found oct, It would brin1
down general storm upon their heads that
would end their usefulness 50 faT ~ this city Il
concerned. This manipulation Of the bux office
aill this dissemination Of runlors for the pur
pose OF hclntng Mr. RullIuann, ia so.ncthinn
which Is sioeklngly nut Of taste. after wha'
tho people of this city hays done
for Ateatrs. flaYesly and 5aplcsou
1t is to bc hoped that this exposure Will co,ut
In time 10 keep those who weTt intending t.
purchase Tickets today from throwing them,
solves on their knees hcfuro theeo ciaar-stand
rceplc and buying tor slo and over something
which Il denr at ST 1t would ho tho propci
thing In them to leave tha combination with
lot OF unso!l tickets OH hand. which they woult
| have to Ei7e away to portcrs and bcl1-boys II
order to tlll up wtlat would otherwise 10 yacan
spaces In tho theatre.