The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-29
STORMED FOR PASSES.
A Reformed Theatrical Agent I'm
bosomS himself to a
Reporter.

managing editor of the Critic of that CITY,
has for q time acted as theatrical agent
His experience is that of others in that
line of business To show some of the
lights and shades OF that kind of business,
SEINE extracts are given from the harrow
ing tale he did unfold to a Chronicle re-
porter. If their publication In this paper
will help TO reform some of the "pass fends
In Sedalis, the BAzoo will feel that it de-
serves the gratituds of every amusement
agent who may In the near or distant fB-
tsre strike this city.
Cumming FOR PASSES.
Zone of the greatest hsrdships connected
with the business" be said, lis the constant
dlnping for passes which one is subjected
10. The first person to tackle a theatrical
man for seats is the hotel chambermaid.
Her instructive recognition of a theatrical
parsonage among those whose beds she
makes is remarkable. / never yet was able
to leave my room in the morning before a
gentle tap at the door would come. follow
ed by the appea nee of q more or less come
ly, young or otherwise, wsmsn, who wsnt-
Ell two seats only twO-just one for her
self and her young man. Did she get
EN-! Well, that depended largely upon
Well, now, that's going too deep. Go on
the road yourself, and then you'll be able
to distinguish between the characteristics
that get passes and those that don't"
WATERS AND BOGUS JOURNALISTS.
Next Oh. next come the walters. They.
tee, have instincts, though not so purely
intuitive rs the characteristics. The waiter
h. in II l.
gives you the best in the house for about
three days and then he tackles Won,
and heaven help your digestion thereafter
If you don't oblige him. Then come the
hotel clerks. and pOrters and bell-boys aud
The mar at the cigar stand-they ali want
seats. Outside of the hUlei tie most Ier-
.inacious pass Gend is the alleged cores
pendent of some unknown newspaper pub
lished generally some hundreds OF miles
away from the town. He has his card
printed and on the strength of one of them
showed loftily II the theatrical man, he de-
nsnds a box or a big section of one of The
trent rows. How do [ get rid of him? The
same as all the others. sceeded TO their de-
nxnds and make an appointment ,o meet
them at the box-Otfice before the opening of
the performance. always taking care al that
time to be safely slowed away back OF the
stage"
srECIAL CIGARS FIR DRAMATIC CRITICS.
John, don't like TO pry into profes-
sional secrets, but would it be going too
far to ask you where the advance agents
buy the brand of cigars which they give
away to the dramatic critics when they
call to get little half column puff in
vented %
81 know the kind. They csrry them in
the right vest pocket, and the ones they
smoke themselves In the left. We never
try to bride newspaper men, though, with
cigars or drinks as some advance men do.
1t doesn't pay, as the proffer is declined.
almost invariably, and very frequently in
= resentful spirit"
copy" FOR COUNTRY RpITORs
"Among the hard st work is that of pro-
viding the country editor with copy When
We reached q one night town I'd visit the
editor and ask him to write me mic. lit
tie notice and then he'd give me desk
and tell me to 60 ahead"
"How would you know when to stop" !
I'D go on writing till he stopped me. |
remember one night In Lancaster, Pa, an
cid fellow got me to write the advance no. |
sise for him. He kept telling me to stop
and I'D keep promising to, and at last he |
ssas over and said, Mr.. Jennings, don't |