The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-13
CHOICE or THEATRE SEATS.
Pecuilarities OF Patrons az viewed From the
RON.OflCe Standpoint.

Funny thing, how one learns TO know patrons
Of the house and can hand over their iavorlte
seats, without n question, said the man at
the boX-onlce. as he tossed two tickets TO a
gray haired-woma Now that woman il
deaf and there's no earthly use giving her
ANYTHING more than four rows from the front,
The fat man who left the window a moment ago
always wants ten or twelve g., because the
curve widens the space in front Of those seats,
and he has room for his knees, 4 good many
other people are on to those seats though, and
he has TO let me know early. II he wants them,
one woman who comes here very often has
to have an aisle seat. because she Is subject
to iainting fits. and must be where she can get
out 10 the air quickly.
some of our best patrons prefer the front
row Of the balcony Ia the orchestra chars
and We always save the seats ior them on
first nights. Thu boxes don't 10 of very well.
They really aren't the best seats, YOU know,
and haven't any advantage save IN bT ringing Il
party more closely together. The right sort
of people don't llk" beng n consrlcuous as
they must be in u box at a small theatre, ana,
altogether the boxes sell less readily than any
thing else in the house,
I've been selling a certain orchestra seat
every matinee this ~ea.On, to one Young woman,
She hasn't missed n matinee. ana she away :
want, that particular >"aL. or the lelt' next
to the box, That easy TO figure out, Of course,
l'NAN . b'AAN nAf' VIZ - Ff' ~ ~
hero of the story. nor how much az reclatloh
he shows. suppose it's the man the women
all rave over, but this woman doesn't seem
tina, sort, She looks proud and sensible, ana
! confess TO a Uit Of curiosity about the story;
though Us no business OF mine. Heavens
| what epldrmics some of these actors are, The
talk | hear here at the window would be enough
TO make ne think oil women rayinR crazy, II |
didn't have a sane wife OF NV own,
u wO girls came for matinee seats last FRIDAY
and they held the window for ton minutes
discussing whether To take the seats IN The
left where they would sor his trulile more, or
20 20 over 10 the rtSht where they rould get a
better view Of hI- rves Now. wouldn't that
frost YOU Pretty girls, too. They decided ior,
the profile finally because one OF them sald
his nose and the wave IA his side hair were the
most adorable thing about him.
We've seyeral deal and dumb people VINO
come often. They take front seats because
they want to watch the lips al the actors, ana
the orchestra cant do a thing 10 them. A
deaf and dumb hald-head"d man doee have
one advantage over the ordinary bald head
YOU see. Even a brass drum can't disturb
him. The kind Of people who take ga lery
seats Is very different from what II ustd TO
be, The seats have risen IN price IN most or
the good houses, and then ! think people are
becoming more Independent. The matln,t,
girls haven't any false pridk about il They d
rather see their idol four timts from the gallery
than once from the orchestra chairs. so unless
they have money 10 burn. they take their choc-
olates and trOt merrily along"