New-York tribune., 1882-04-18
AUCTION SALE OF FESTIVAL SEATS.

The auction sale for choice of seats at the
Music Festival to be held in the drillroom of the 7th
Regiment Armory during the first week Of May began
last night in Chckerng Hail. The people in attendance
numerous and orderly n concert audience, and
the sale proceeded very rapidly, though the premiums
received not large. In fact had all the certificate
holders (who the only persons privileged to bid
known that they could avoid the tedious delay which
viii necessarily he attendant in The ordinary delivery Of
tickets with chccks for at cost of $3
additional the hall would doubtless have been crowded
by them.
John III. Draper the auc;ionecr and began work at
by reading the treasureIs rules ordering the sale
These were in brief that the bid was premium
each seat for choice in addition TO the cost Of the GER
tifcato, any one purchaser being limited TO twenty
seats The cost of subscription certificates $l5 for
four boxes. holding five persons each, 1928;
and for the remainder OF the sixty boxes, holding
four persons each 800 In selling the boxes the sum
bid was to be the premium the entire box in addition
10 the fixed value An immense diagram OF the seating
arrangement shown from the stage, upon which the
numbers Of the boxes and seats plainly written,
and fast sales made the corresponding num-
bers expunged from the diagram The bidders
also had the help of smaller diagrams, which were
given to them they entered the hall 1t was
stated in the circular containing the rules
that seats would be withheld from the sale except
boxes and II, which had been reserved respectively
for the President Musical Director OF the Festival
This announcement amended, however, and box II
also red for sale, III explanation OF which fact Mr.
Draper read the following letter:
NEw-YORK, April II, 1882
BOdrd Of Directors Of the FesiUdi Association.
GENTLEMEN: | am told that box has been set aside
for me; bat Mrs Thomas has already bought certlh-
Gates and, while thank you for the courtesy, we prefer
to adhere OF buying tickets for public ell
THEODORE THOMAS.
The choice OF boxes first offered by Mr.. Draper
The bidding began 81 and speedily up to $50. at
which price the choice sold to Henry Seg1nan For
half hour the premium remained above $25,
then 1t fell S. at which price eight or ten were
sold The following gentlemen were the purchasers at
the first prices Henry selgman $50, box ~; James NJ
Brown, $50 box TO- f. Naumburg $50, box II; William
Il. Grace, $45, box g; Mr. Van Emberg, $45 boxes 81
a.d 81; a. Hallgarten, $40, box 80; Joseph "
Drexel, $35, box 80; Mr.. Yates. $685. box 34
T.. b. Bartlett. $780, box Z; II. G. Marquand, $50, box
% George Kemp, $50, box 50 Henry Seligman, $25,
box 10; W. r. Bunker, $25 box "a George Kemp
S25, box SO Joseph W. Drexel, So box TO- The tota
amount of premiums realized for the boxes was 500
The sale Of seats taken up after the twenty-five
boxes sold The rsi choice brough5 Sl4. but the
price down rapidly 10 S3. at which point remained
for the greater part of the evening falling TO - III the
twenty sales. About 500 seats sold,
the premiums for boxes and seats aggregating about
$500. At 10 O'Clock the sale adjourned 10 to-
evening when 1t will be resumed at o'clock Ill
the hall