The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-04

| pie bow before the window and clutch
their hats as they pass the theatre
| ID the box once man up against X
But all the time. 1t ali seasons ard
AZ AL hours. Il Whistles Q lugubrirns
tune around my ears
The architects who lay oaf thea
| tres must be, In my opinion. band Of
assesslns intent upon uiping on the
earth the hnmbie race Of box ofzec
men. for every theatre Is built Just
such way as to produce the greatest
amount OF dra1 IN the box osfce-
In every other part Of the building
comforts multiply With the passing
years. but the box ONCE remains the
same as II was in the Old Drury Lane
/ Not even an attempt Is made at pro-
gress In this direction. nor ever viii
be. The draft We have always with
rs The sign which hangs in every
| box once. No checks casAed. might
very well be changed to read No
drafts checked.
| But while that may all be endured
| By philosophic man. who may con-
sole himself with the reflection that
| ii cannot be cured. the other things
which call into being this kick are
not SO easily swallowed. as most of
them have to do with the great pub
| lie and could be cured as easily as
not II only tneatregoers would lend
hand. One of the first things TO be
learned in this connection BY the pub
lie is that the number of seats on the
aIsles Is limited. For some fnscruta
bic reason the builders Of theatres
have always failed TO place all the
seats on the aisle. and for some other
inscrutable reason everyone seems
&c think that the man in the box
Office is responsible for this grave er
ror of construction They come up TO
| the window with a blithe air and a
81 bill and. slapping the bill down
before the ticket seller and keeping
the blithe air for their own personal
use. they cay:
give me seat on the aisle, please,
about six rows back"
There are no more aisle seats for
tonight says the polite and patient
box office man He knows what is
coming. but he goes to his fate ike
a little man.
mo aisle seats? 81 says the public.
tossing the blithe air into the back
part of the lobby and adopting
belligerent attitude in a minute.
'swhy, what do you mean2"
Il say the aisle seats are all sold
for tonight's performance" explained
the man in the box Office.
We'll. that's mighty funny" says
the public The box Office man says
nothing. 1t isn't his turn After few
seconds. during which the public
giares at the ticket seller as though
assured that he was keeping half
dozen aisle up his sleeve for his
friends, the public says:
Haven't you got one any place? ?"
Not one" says the man in the box
Office. showing out the diagram of the
house. I've got some nice seats right
Ia here, close up in front and only
in two seats from the aisle"
20. don't want to be climbing
over people to get to my seat" says
the purdhaser-elect in an injured tone.
Never mind. I'll come some other
night"
Better get your seats now for what
ever night you want to come" sug-
gests the box Office man. were hay
| ing big advance sale.
40, that's all right" retorts the
public. Il guess won't have any
trouble" And then he goes away,
Notwithstanding that he has just had
| trouble and may have plenty more
when he comes again.
Il don't like to say anything against
| the ladies'. It is no good way to do,
and. besides. my wife may see this liz