Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-25
HE FEELS PUT OUT.
Peter Carr Has Quite a Grievance
Against the BijOu Theater,
FOR WHICH HE WANTS $4,000.
he Says he Was Unjustly Elected From
the Popular Playhouse.
A BILL FAIRLY FILLED WITH FUN

May 3 seems to have been an unlucky day
for the proprietors of the Bijou Theater, and
''Mr. Barnes of New York." not name to
conjure with. In the first place, a colored
man named W. H Austin sued the man.
agement for s. 900 damages because he and
his lady were not allowed, as he alleged, to
occupy two reserved seats he had paid tor.
Then, W. H. Thompson and Alex
ander Carson, of Allegheny, en-
tered suit for $4,000 damages each,
alleging that they had bought seats in the
parquet, and being accused of being drunk
and disorderly, were not only put out of the
theater, but were then arrested and sent to
the Central station in the patrol wagon.
And now comes the welI-known and genial
Mr. Peter Carr, of the First ward, who tells
his attorney story that would be amusing
even to the plaintiff, were it not that he is
too deeply in earnest at present to enjoy the
humorous side of his own narrative.
W. J.. Bremen, ESQ.,, has prepared the
papers in a suit to be entered in Commo n
Pleas No. 2, the title of which is "Peter
Carr versus H. NJ Bennett and r. NJ. Gu
lick, doing business as R. NJ. GulIck s.
Co."
CLAIMS OF MR.. CARR.
Plaintiff complains and says that the de-
PENDANTS are conducting a theater aud a
place for presenting dramatic performances,
and providing amusement tor the public,
called the Bijou Theater; that Z. NJ. Gu
lick & Co. in the conduct of their business
of presenting dramas and plays ior the
amusement of the public and for
the further purpose of increasing
the patronage and securing the
attendance of the public, advertise their
business in the newspapers, and have fixed
prices OF admission; that as further in
ducement TO the public, band ofmusicians
is engaged who make the air resound with
sweet strains and enchanting and soul-stir-
ring harmonies; that on May plaintiff by
and through the inducements and allure
ments held out by defendants, attended the
theater to see a play called "Mr. Barnes of
New York, " and before entering. defend
ants, through the employees and agents, de-
manded from plaintiff 75 cents for
q seat, which sum plaintiff paid with
ont demur for a seat in the parquet
circle; that plaintiff was conducted to the
seat engaged and sat thereon during the
the presentation Of two acts of the play,
when, in accordance with the programme of
the performance, the orchestra, sometimes
called a 'sheet-iron band" consisting of
wind and other instruments, struck up the
''Star-Spangled Banner" when plaintiff,
carried away by the patriotic memories
aroused by the inspiring tune, which is
popular and soul-stirring air, was moved to
applaud by clapping his hands together as
a mark of appreciation and of his desire TO
have the same repeated, this being a means
of expressing salts action and appreciation
adopted, recognized and practiced in every
well regulated theater in this county, as
well as thereto tore in defendants theater.
THINKS THEY FORGOT SOMETHING.
But the defendants, says Mr.. Carr, SEEM
inglY on account of the miserable music rem
dered, and not knowing or forgetting that
men may be moved by patriotic fervor and
sentiment, no matter how discordant the