The Progress., 1894-09-08

Tet1tS OF TIE BOX OFFICE MAN AND
T1GSC WAJ WATCH HIM.

,,r tl., J,:t IF Cardboard That AGmit@
-, r, r,o ,,,r,ro, nm the
WIN e,
N'"' Las 10 'A''' :. y '''' >
Ma" " no '''S '"'H l AF"''S'' ''' ,'A'''''
Thor, :, .o,nrth;nu about the wear
Owl tow. .,f five do+ir, incidental to the
,,mx a.. t1,.t nr,.,.,ttur.,y ares 4 Young
,,,,, ct,v 1v biz, 4 $ iugle ,lay, and
VOW, Enc<v What if j.. When he comes
~ +hr thc,rcr il the morning and ar
r,,,,,.m, lis ticket, i, TIE rack ana counts
an+ III. cbonyo and tho advance sales on
thot 1,v It i with AN air Il rrSigna-
t;,'~ .,,'.,, as kline, and c,1c,ns used 70
,,.,,r inst h,5uru th..y we're carttl Out
,,,r nx"cut;or
Thrre o,,. SO many tickets of various
1.;,1., or1 n,.ir,, ~, nar.d for each per
fo,,,anro and Julv dated and numbered
and ,,orkrd with a biz letter or number
for the dav Of the week. This larger
dne;rn,tinn is with the view of ham
d,iur ronidlv. There are drawers con-
+o;n;ro tho tickets Of fine following days,
eaal aov INV ;tco1f and whom an advance
calo * n,aio bo nnts the money received
fo,, i with the tickets for that day. When
+ho d,v is over he puts that tray of
tic1,ots and money in the safe for the
,,;aht Tho advance money is thus usu-
.1Ir xent until the day comes around
avid thnr, ooes into the bile received for
tho ,;rht's performance,
VIVA nocnlior;tv Of this business is
Shat evn1vthjng connected with the box
o{1iro is cash The sales are cash sales,
and # a combination show is in the
l,o,,eo tbo sott)oment with the combina-
t;o, treasurer is made in cash at tho
o1oro of ovorv performance Simply nut,
t,,oroforo At tho close Of the day tho
diffarorco hetveon the number of tick
o+s wv hand in tbe morning and tho
t;o,ots 1oft ,,sold ;s ,enrosentcd in tho
oash ,,ro4vor
a. Ac a nottor of nart;cn]ar fact, how
aver there arc numerous complications
;,a;dont,1 70 tho one,ot;on and the
+ro,s,,ror of tho bonso and his assistant
+ho how offico vounc man before a]lud-
- to hnco,no rror atnre]v old and ab-
,,sr,r,o1,,- c,,,,rt oronnl;ng with them.
''' a., tba r,,r,1 c;rc,,its the travelling
,onooor 10 ob];ooa To ho very wary in
~. a%,,;,,,s 1vith tlo hox office man. AS
lilo N' aa ~ +hootnr DOORS arc thrown,
s a.'a,, 20 t,o ,,,hl;c tho combination man.
o ol,o,. w, t,oo,,,-ror loo,,;po after thc in.
.so. e +ho oo,n,,rv n]arinp in the
,,n,,no ,no,-o, h;c annearonce and takes
no', ~, atasa ~ tlo ,il,o, where ba 90,
~ la1 WI, tho Nov offico and tho ticket
..I '. WIZ, VIM, o,tor anv thoote,
."Aoa. aa',h;rat;on ;s ,,,,~;n,, vo,,,
WV -, ;n1;,,;a,,] Of his ,os+ n
? a.-. WI y" ~ +horo or tho nresnnntio,
t t,,at +,,a ,ooo1 1oo-,1n will Edo" him i
t .h''u snn En ,!,,o,t,. oil tho tricks ant
10y '' - +,a Wv offcc 7o,,n, ,ron m,
w. ui'0 5oa,7.aanor o,,1 +ai,oc nothino fo
W. to 1 NV PA
si,tt''o' 49,. o-,,,,,, oo,ror hands !,
. no 'o e ,a 'i', ,.;,d ord that tho doo,
, ,.onsv v, n +hat ronresortativo Of s.
AoNlIi r =, 49, ,,o5noc1,od hov Th
-" w ~ ~ tho+ +;n how ronrosonts ~
p''.''oNSl ~ ~ 49, ha,,sn - 1rh;nh liz co,,,
leoo.p,' ~ WV oa,to;m noroor+oro ,nros
pal. ~ oo,+oir+,t 10 co,rios III
pl'l' ~ 1,,at 49,. anl r bo j., "aru novo
NY W. N', nS, ~ w. , - Vic e;cht Tbor
:o'' WI ss- ~ o. t,,o 9,1]o,~v doo
-. .',' ':'1o H. aa,1,o ,,rooo,+;o, OF conrs
~ lr,1o,,,. tl,o n;co how Office vonnr ma
,rouId,,t cboat h;r-not for the world
t d. IN t,,n .o,no bo 10 n, gnord aea;ns
. .,,as.;1,1o 1o,1so of consc;ence
r ..O1, 49, rood y caid R;llv Kcoc1
,,-bo hae had oxnor;ence in the box Of
}, eao an1 os travnl;no manager and ong}
:, ~ ~. ~ n.o++r wall ,7n in tho tricks (
: ,.,u, ,.tlo +ro,,o1;,n ,,on,oor ooes n
w. no ',,;,a;n1o th,+ ove,~v box o}Sfice is q,
;no 70 $40 him m, If t. can. The fir.
> tL;,o Ia doos 10 tn On to the theater an
a aot b;s ,,.;1 and .s;zo mn the loo;
IS 90, And tbo 1irst THING the local ma
aaoa :, - ,,, .a, and # ca i will J
d Ont diamond That nroce
" u-o oo1l .io11v;,,, hoyins at once
l. .nrbo traveling man is ALWAYS on II
o doforc;va He can't heat the other maj
+ m Va ,.,, =, Is r. nrovc,t the hox of,
et9o,, boat;ro him He mnst he up
y a tr;cks and &c hard as nails. YC