New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FRAUDS AT THE MUSIC FESTIVAL.


THE MANAGEMENT
The Music Festival of last week So nrevent
difficulties amusement managers nav ef t;rtcts
dark nractices i'm connection with the sac oi
nr;viJeges etc That large NUMBER oi III, 80
would come into the hands OF specu"'oits tbe
TO be expected. and It was as s,a| eIeat many
Eckets had been purchased in lots OF ten me rnit
nnder the rules at an advance OF 90 cents. .hat
this number, however, was Only ARA The ornory
during the continuance of the festival rs hOo ,ho
sion which has forced itself unpleasantif "Ptatefs
IL The bnnJs Of tle spectators were con-
plimentary passes issued Tor adNeltis.t ,,,turn
tesies and TO employees 2sners tickets. which
II il Thought served their purpose hloiS 'nd, iIo
instead of being delivered into the p1A ioI ;
tion by the original purchase On ,t vben an
Saturday afternoon and SATURDAY eNSh,nIi HnnIred
the chairs in the hall, intending ecNeIal f.a
that had been put in place aite@ inc Ii'''" oUd
concert of Thursday had neeh So Lad
The sale of simple admission tickets Idu
been stopped To prevent the cr9wdlhg Oh IN "r
which is prohibited by law, the business, "a .5 Mt
stone men was the most lourShing III Is Salii e,i
two of them who worked II partner sup ~ - b;rcJ
81 300 each and the earnings OF broker VI" A ,
men 10 sell ms tickets are M msness was of
course beyond the control OF me mahagyi' IN
there features OF It, however, l4l ill., nad
inexpericnce responsible. for lheSo 'i'S P"
more dearly than the public. ,r,...,.,. ,ootinoe
Ii was noticeable that after the lhurSiiay n i ~
there were very few boys to be seen selling tnc piG
pramme books The simple explanation ~
tat many of them were engaged in the
more lucrative business of selling aunlSSo oi
their own account. Inc nlaEvis ~, led them 10
bows and uShcrs with BADGES WHEN en'iIvu .' ia;
mass the tickct-takers. 1t was easy 10 SonSeai lie
badge secure a return check, leave tc ndil ~ - &c
check for 81 on the sidewalk, come III oN HV'." ~
The badge and be in a position 10 repeat my ~
game as often time would aII"H' iI,iN
was done over and over again. anu w 81
mani of the employees that 1t Is estimated
that at least > 600 persons attended the ieNlN~
concerts from whom the association iecei'.h i,o
money. Another fraud, when reheS'S upon , ~ j.;
besides the principals concerned III IL consist"
the renting of the badges. ms required thu ~
or more of the employees Should "orH t"-T' VIZ,
of them would gather up We ";II'.,lI
Tho othrrs and 90 upon the sidewalk
There ne would rent them. uSualf loi
81 each, To men whose anxiety Z" g't mo ,l' ', H.
cer was greater than their scrupul"usneas as 10 tue
means employed But rs there wdsAlWa}s 'ohiIh
cency that possibly the badge would not aGt ~ au
winch the lessee of the badge securing adli~si"
10 the hall placed the badge and the PROMISED CON
stleratiou ia an envelope and returned lHtH
when called for to the dishonest emplOyr', Wy
OF he bows engaged Ia tins game was detected ID
and placed under arrest he WAS Detained c'Ip'
of hour. i'm the police station, where ne Wcll 'H-
terIv and ple3dci for mercy because of his mother
Finallv he was released partly out of consideration
Tor his youth, partly because the mal"ger WIS 'o"
busy To- prefer "A charge against him.. ,
The dishonesty OF the pT0gTamuc-h0ok sellers cost
the committee "a considerable sum. on Iu's""s
the sale OF the hook was very large. ON c"i,S-
day it found that tcl;l boy were "'
So cents fOr them. though the price pnhttd on ule
cover was % cents. lhi, the BOYS erased nl I'p-
hing the paper with damp substance. II WAS SO
palpable fraud that great many persons refused
10 submit to the swindlc. The manager caught
several OF the boys at 1t and ordered them
taken to the office and dismissed. The next
nav they were still >ollln, books. IhuiSdiN dlt'T-
noon nearly every boy in the house was demanding
30 cents and of course. pockoting the extra dime
TO prevent the fraud the manager then had large
sheet posters printed, cautoulug tuc patrons not To
nav more than p cents 1hcs, were placed III con
spicuou, places in all parts of the house. they
checked the dishonest demand tut also the sale oi
80 hook for now some Of the boys found the traffic
IN return checks and badges more profitable. liy
SATURDAY. the posters had disappeared nom the lia
Morris Reno managerof he recent music ic>tlNai
saws that though the tinInCial affairs Of the festival
have not all been adjusted there viii surely be 4
surplus of receipts over expenses Of from T3upp 10
81 boo The gi,arautors " ho paid in about - per
cent of their subscriptions 20 furnish money 10 pay
The 10000 rent (Which was required III vance,
and the running expenses uptO the festival VIII &c
ceiye back the whole suurthis week.