Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-28

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sam Meyers. treasurer Of Ene,.ors.
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"a laid his hsad on dssk "a tue boT
What's the matter, sam,n ssksd
Manager Steohhan.
ssms old stsrs. and is's making ma
gray before my time
Deadhead
Yes, another dsadhead.r
An Alta reporter cropped up Al the
90. umss and the weary treasurer told
IL this profession isn't barred frou
n1ne assistance he said. . Cad help
ne. mat last man took away nv
breath he walked 10 this window and
a1nqciseo Tor 6techhan, Who vas ouf.
Insn ne aid stechhan was q Jolly dog.
ana they mad had many good time To-
Rssner with the girls IN Portland. He
ss1s1 now cuisines vas gettia2 along,
ana ! said Booming Pretty good
nov hs asked. never better said
/ Guess I'll have to take Il ms g
said Give me two eats IN tbs d,sss
circle, where can sse the staoe ana Ire
audience / threw him out the bsas n
the house. He quistiy put the tickets
IN his pocket and started away
sCoMx BACK HKEx.'
Said l, and pay for those ticksts.
Pay said he, Indignantly, Who said
anything about pzys Didn's l saw I
knew Stechhan In Portland? Didnt I
tell you-why, sir z and his face Wa
crimson with anger you are irnuu-
dent Ny friend Stechhan win recent
this, and he shall hear of it at onoe.'
Can't help if, SIR said I, / must nave
the money or the tickets.' Then, sir
he shouted, a. he threw back the paste
boards. you shall have the tickets and
your discharge. l shall report yoo at
once. and then shall patronizs another
house Good day, sir, and don't forget
that Jon have made the greatest mis-
OUT
Many dsadhsadss" asked the re-
porter.
"Manys The town In full Of them.
FROM tbs time the box Office 10 opened
until It Is closed |, like every other
treasurer N the city. am kept busy
standing on these fellows whe try to
see the show for nothing. Jack HayerIy
10 TO blame for a good deal Of the
trouble. He leased theatres an over the
country and made himself very popuIar
BY giving his friends leather pasaes
reading, Good until worn out.' There
10 an old maxim, 'Once a convict alvavs
9 convict, and the rule holds good with
deadheads to the thsatre. when a man
has once gone into show for nothing.
he seems TO hold il as bis inalienable
right to keep It mp as long AZ the show
lasts.
DEADHEAps
Concoot the thinnest devices and alIoce
the thinnest possible reasons 10 avoid
paving for tickets. Some of them claim
acqusi.ssss:sce with one or more of the
perfosssrs. and insist that il the per-
former could leave the stage he would
get pass for his friend, even il he had
to pay for 10 from bis salary. Others
talk about old time actors and throw
out wise verbal essays about retrogres-
sion OF the stage, concluding that they
guess they will look in ON the show for
minute before going home Usually
they have to 90 home first, but when we
good naturally let one of the fellows in
for moment he keeps his seat until the
curtain goes down on the afterpiece. Is
would astonish you TO know how many
men try to steal in 90 the statement
that they are newspaper men. Every
representative newspaper has seats re-
served for is order at every perform
ance, bat 1t Ia popular idea that the
simple, unsupported statement, i be
long to the press will take in ANYBODY
with cheek enough 20 tell the lie. The
Toughest kind OF Customers try this
dodge, but it doesn't cork worth a cent.
We know most Of the authorized news
paper men, and the legitimate attaches
OF newspaper offices seldom presume on
their connection without getting tickets
directly through their respective offices.
THE COUNTRY EDITOR
Is great genius. He rushes up from
the ferry landing, throws down card.
and without word, starts through the
doorway. When he la called back he
invariably gets mad. talks of the infiu-
encs of his paper, and threatens TO
barn up the show IL it ever comes his
papers act in the same manner, but
they seldom get in. Another common
trick is to rush to the deorkeeper, ask If
Mr.. - has passed in, and then plead
TO be allowed to look for him in the an
dienoe, on important business. Every
man who comes with one of these tricks
seems TO think il has never been tried
before, and he is dumbfouuded when il
fails to work. Ii might surprise you to
learn that ciergymen are not above be
ing theatrical deadheads. Some of
them get so used to begging that when
they come to the theatres for moral
observation they ask for free tickets
because Of their cloth. We never refuse
q genuine clergyman, bat there are bo-
gus preachers, fly boys, with high cut
coat, white tie, and solemn face drawn
for the occasion, who meet with warm
receptions when they declare them
selves. Another class Is composed Of
men who are accidentally broke but
who promise to pay as soon as they get
little change, and ask to be trusted for
seats. The other night a man came
here with woman and two children,
called for tickets, put his hand in his
pocket and suddenly exclaimed. de-
clare, but I've left my money at home.
changed my clothes and forgot to take
my money out Of my pockets. live at
the Mission. and IL 20 back will be
too late for the show. II You will accom-
modate me with the tickets I'll send
around the money by messenger boy
the first thing Ia the morning.
HE LOOKED RESPECTABLE,
And when be gave me card with M.
D., on il, | was taken In and passed
him. haven's seen him or his money
since. Some deadhesds appear to be
all nerve. They walk in leisurely as
though they owned the place, nod to me
as they pass the box office, nod 10 the
doorkeeper and keep right on past him
until an usher is sent to capture them
for sn accounting. When asked for
tickets they say they have none, but
that Mr.. Ssecha, or one Of the company
gave them an invitation 10 drop in
whenever they felt like IL, and they sup
posed IL would be all right. When they