The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-23
FAIR MATINEE FIENDS.
LOVELY WOMAN ALONE AT THE
THEATRE.

/ NHoA tAo Gl0erly anu EiOuS OnAAo GO
Flock to the Matinee Especially
When the Play is Broadly Sugges-
tive and Harass the Box once Man.
From the New York Graphic.
IF you want to see what q matinee is
hke-and it amt bit like an evening show
you just stand back there by them photo
graphs an watch what you see"
So spoke a magnate of fashionable the
alter this afternoon to the trembling repor-
| ter, who never before in his life had been so
close to so many petticoats.
You can see 'em now in all their glory
there's no place that matinee is so pecu-
liaIly g matinee as in the entrance just
about ten minutes before the performance
begins Women have their own ways
about everything, but they ain'tnever more
truly their own sweet selves than when they
are buyin' tickets. See that old gal at the
window now"
The lady thus irrevenretly alluded to was
fat and full of years and dignity, and she
headed whole party OF gray-halred, we'll
dressed Old girls, all on pleasure bent, and
full Of excitement over the great matter of
purchasing the tickets.
The uead one said to the ticket seller:
do you think the front row of the bal
cony is as good as the orchestra chairs'
Well. it's cheaper, isn't its 1t isn'tl Are
you surep'
Then chorus of voices from tho rest of
the party:
Why, you must be mistaken"
Why, the balcony is always cheaper;
didn't you think so, Mrs. Dalrymple"
The second row is cheaper"
90, he says the second row is cheaperI"
We'll, did you ever; he says the second
row is cheaper"
why, isn't that a funny idea, he says
the second row is cheaper.'
But it isn't as good, do you think, Mrs.
st. Ciarg"
Does he think it's as goodT
The long suffering ticket-seller enunciates
somewhat crisply:
mo, it's not as good; if it we're 1t would
cost as muchp
By this time there is a throng of women,
young and old, school girls and nursery
maids, with their charges. and two young
and tender dudes, surrounding the party at
the window and waiting for chance there
themselves
They were very patient, and didn't make
the row men would. They seemed to think
that this amount of delay and conversation
was normal incident of the occasion
Finally the old ladies purchased dollar
seats down stairs after having canvassed
every part of the house, including the top
gallery and box
Il thought these would be best all the
time, said the imposing dame that had
headed the attack, as they passed on, "but
l always think its so much better to see
about them all, and make up our minds
clearly so we won't be wishing we'd done
something else
ooh. yes, So much better" said the three
who were tlocking nearest.
AGED DEvoTEEs OF THE MATINEE.
"You didn't suppose you'd see so many
old womeDp repeated the magnate why,
bless your SOUL they are the ones that are
perfectly devoted to natinees.n
They enjoy themselves junketing
around together just like girls, and funny
thing is they do so love an immoral play
or risky scene. and the more respectable
they are the better they like it. When the
newspapers howled so about that business
in our play | knew the next matinee
would brilg out half the pious old ladies in
New y ork, ami 1t did
women como so much to matinees |
should think they'd get iuto the way of buy
ing their tickets and getting in as speedily
and easily as men do"
"You would think SO now, wouldn't vou9
But they don't. Now, see that woman there
at the door,"
She was little, sharp, black-eyed woman
with executive ability and business acumen
written on her counteuance, but this was
the conversation she was figuring in:
"Where is your ticket:' asked the door
keeper.
II left it at the Office window; wasn't
that rightF
mo, madam, not if you want to get in
here; you'll have to get it,"
Sac hustled off and got the pass she had
/ - l.. II.
forgotten to take again after a seat had been
given her.
There; take that" she exclaimed to the
imperturbable door-tender, when she came
back, Il guess you won't refuse a pass from
your employer. Some people think they
are awful smart" irrelevantly vociferated
the business-lo looking woman.
Just then came along a gentle. tender
young thing in the quietest of tailor-made
suits, and said in the sweetest tone:
Il tore Off my coupon out there in the
crowd and lost the ticket. Can't | get in
on this! p and she handed the man of fate her
coupon.
But this coupon is dated three days ago.
1t is no good now"
FEMENINE FRAUD.
dear me, she said, with the softest sur
prise, n mast have gotten it mixed" and
she went back and bought ticket for the
first time to-day.
us there much of that sort of thing tried
onF' inquired the amazed reporter.
More often by women than men," was
the sad answer. But we are pretty sure
to get on 10 them sooner or la.er. They
| buy admission tickets and then hand The
usher all ODD coupon, and he in the rush
doesn't notice and gives them a seat, but
the chances are that seat will be sold, and
when the bona fide owners come, why there's
our ladies left Nov, if man did a thing
| like that and was caught he'd get out of the
theater. He'd feel mad and digracsd, or
| else he'd feel that to make anything from
his cheating he'd have to rest content with
! what of the performance he had already
seen; but woman, bless you, a woman'S al
! together different She doesn't feel dis
| grucel she doesn't see any harm in what
SHE'S done, she thinks we are fools TO make
a row Il bout a little thing like the date en-
a coupon, and she'd gotten int2reste in the
| play and she's diving to see what the leading
lady wea' 5 in the next act, and she just
| skips out u the box office and uuys the best
! sent she can get. OF course 1t ain'J so good
as she could have gotten an hour before for
The SAME money, but she doesn't let that
! fret her. | believe she thinks that alter all
SEES made something OF us somehoa.
Leastwise, notice that the woman that gets
TO dom them kind OF things keeps right on,
whether sne's caught or not.
go inside there minute if you want TO