Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
AN INCIDENT OF THE MATINEE.
Tho Experiences of Two Young Women in
Changing Seats.

Aho experiences OF Two Young Women In
Changing Seats.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Two very well-dressed young ladies came to
the box Office Of one Of the down town theaters
and purchased two orchestra seats. They we're
lettered and numbered A and g. They passed
In and took possession Of them. There was
the usual large crowd at the matinee, and every
seat in the house was being rapidly filled. A
few moments latec the same two young women
left their seats and came into the lobby.
1--WE don't like these, they are too far front
and are on the side. Can't some one manage
to exchange them for u.s."
An employe Of the theater, wishing to oblige
them, took their checks and went to the box
office, where he exchanged them for two others
located about two-thirds Of the way back and
OF the same isle. The original checks we're
sold to the next conner at the box Office who
desired seats in the front row. The ladies took
possession OF the last two checks and went to
their new seats. Scarcely had they ensconsed
themselves when one remarked to the other:
These seats are too far back. / think L like
the other ones bes;. Let's 60 and take them
and suiting tie action to the word, they pro-
ceeded to do So
They reached the seats in the front row
few steps ahead of the usher who was escort
TO the same seats The ushers surprise was
painful to witness when he saw that tho seats
were already occupied, for no such thing should
occur in well-regulated theater. Ladies"
he said, II have the checks for these seats and
you must give them up" Have your re-
usher was only boy and unused to the wiles
Of the wicked world. So he relinquished the
checks to the dainty-gloved hand that was
stretched out to receive them. Then the lady 8
face assumed an expression OF the most virtu-
Gus Indignation. Il bought these seats" she
said sevSely. II hold the checks in my hand
and defy you or any one else to put me out of
them. But you have just exchanged them"
said the usher. ''That does not make any diff
ference" was the reply. Il only wanted to see
if could get better ones did not succeed
L think will keep these"
The gentlemen in the meantime stood in the
aisle, pictures Of absolute discomfort. looking
~ only II man can look when he is thoroughly
embarrassed and feels that there are several
hundred pairs of feminine eyes enjoying his
predicament. First they stood on one foot and
then on the other. They tried to appear at
ease while the usher made explanations. to
which they would not listen. Their efforts
were a miserable failure and every woman in
the house knew it. Finally they proceeded to
the box office and stated their cause Of COM
plant. 1t was regarded just and the result
was that the ladies were forced to give up the
seats that they had taken and were relocated
to the comparative obscurity of their own.
They could not stand this long because the
400 pairs Of feminine eyes were all turned on
them after the gentlemen had triumphantly
taken possession Of their coveted front row
seats. So the ladies left. They shifted con-
temptueusly as they walked up the aisle and
cast whitening glances all around them. Even
the handsome doorkeeper was disregarded as
they made their exit. They reduced the chief
usher to state of coma with a look as they
passed him, When they reached the lohhy
they had their innings. 1t didn't last long, but
was quite exciting. Then they walked out on
Randolph street with the tragic and offended
air of . pair of beaten queens.