The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-08
ORDERS FOR THE MILLION.
THETARE NOT HoWErER,
AT THE BROOKLYN THEATRES.
ISSUED by y weii-aressed, Polite Young Man
who P-ys for MS Drirhs and Cigars
and Seems 20 Fi.d Pleasure In Sending
Folks Fools Errnnss-r Fou.d,
re viii ne Arrested 80 - yaersnt.

and Seems TO Find Pleasure In Sending
Folks on Fools Errnnas--If Fourd,
RE VIII ne Arrested .- "a vasr.nt.
The Park. Bijou. and star theatres In Brook
Ign have been for the last two weeks thronged
with folks having bogus orders for seats, made
out by somebody who signs himself A. G. Bloss.
The orders were marked q. X. and were conn
tersigned ~. II. D." or "Duvale." All the
writing was done by one person.
Only one man has been admitted on one of
these orders. lie got into the Park Theatre last
Monday because there was new doorkeeper on
duty. Although hundreds have been turned
away, they still keep coming.
In no case 80 for rs the theatre people know
has any body been swindled out of money. Some
of the victims have been much annoyed. as the
crank also ordered large quantities Of goods sent
to the different playhouses c. o. D., where he
said he would get them.
One Of the first to present an order at the Park
Theatre was Motorman Hooley of the Flatbush
avenue trolley line. His order called for four
seats for last Tuesday evenings performance.
He came dressed in his best. with his sweet
heart, mother, and sister. With the air of
man who has pull, he presented his order at
the box off1ce.
When the clerk informed him that about
fifty other people had been there that day with
the same kind Of order the motorman heaved q
sigh looked at the bright faces of his expcctant
companions, reluctantly pulled out bill, and
paid for four seats.
Manager Walter Sim asked Hooley about the
man, and the motorman said that the order
writer, who Is apparently about thirty years OF
s sv, ~. ,,,,.' ,,"n on ."on s ...nlns ST., -
front platform, whispered to the moterman that
he wa I'm N great hurry and that ~ the
could be made to reach Fi.tbush avenue IN ten
minutes he would give Hooley an order for two
.sa,s A. IN. parL Theatre
'oee' ~ 'ho az ihe"ue'
The man said he was in great hurry. As the
usual time between the CITY Hall and Flatbush
Venue O. on,v sIx ,,inrtas 81. r,o,nrr,.n had
avenue only SIX mihutes' the motormah hao
The oasse,oor wore n browr anti n, fashion.
no p"e',nser WIZ o,o"h sur =, i a','
aoie cut brown ueroy nat anu nad moving
moustache. After the car got to Flatbush the
stranger handed to the motorman written
order for two seats.
Seeing that good things came easy, the
that he had a large family. The young man
took back the paper and replaced 1t with an or
out in ink and wrote the recipients name in
lead pencil in the corner.
hs would enjoy
On Tuesday night the man walked into Full
package OF cigarettes and paying for them, ask
ed where the City Hall was, renarking that he
The proprietor of the store showed him the
was managing the Peter +. DAILY company play;
Brooklyn before.
The Introduction led 70 a conversation. In
which the two discussed theatrical topics. FL
nally the young man invited the cigar dealer
% the theatre. He tossed out three orders for
-. Lam sure you win like the show"
! Thr dtkar taan xIss,isii snr.ies. Certainly. ne
lie selected three Of his finest cigars from tie
case and offered them TO the young MA, but
the young man waved them aside, saying that
he had smoked too much lately, and could
TO give 't up smoking. He would not he per-
tickets were a mere tribe, and should not he
man is almost similar to that OF perhaps ESQ
people, all OF whom have been bothered more or
and night at his peculiar occupation To have dis
tributed 80 many orders during the last week.
sSd Se .s 6sr At se
sions OF disappointment that Manager Sim re- |
lust as he was leaving the theatre on that day |
an old Long Island farmer entered the lobby, |
dragging a sack OF potatoes in each hand.
manager ran out to a wagon standing in front, |
nnloaded barrel of apples, and began to wheel |
The doors Of the theatre were open for the |
and auditors were going in. They |
looked in astonishment at the man. Manager |
Sim ran out and asked what 1t all meant lie |
stopped the farmer half way across the walk |
and said, "YOu can't bring that stun in here; |
this Is no provision store"
That's all right" shouted the shrill voice of |
the farmers wife, who sat on q seat OF the farm |
wagon which stood at the curb. Then things |
was bought by Mr.. Emerson down the street
here, who wanted them delivered c. o. ID. at
this theatre.
The chickens IL out here in the wagon, and |
The ducks and sweet potatoes we can't bring
until tomorrow: but we brought what we got
because we wanted TO use these tickets for this
here matinee this afternoon"
The woman then thrust her hand deep In a
big leather bag and brought out two orders for
single seats and held them up.
"rhem's not the only tickets we apt!" she ex-
claimed. Then she dug down deep i'm the bag
again and fished out two more. "These are for
fckets at another theatre, and we are going to-
light before we go home"
All this time the old farmer stood in dazed
gay holding the barrel and staring at Manager