The sun., 1902-02-04
srUseIs MAS An ORDER READY
To Serve on Theatres Tickets
Wui SIM ne Sold at Metropolitan.

Fire Commissioner Sturgis prepared
form OF notification yesterday 10 De sent
TO the managers and proprietors OF thea
tres In which the law relating 10 the stand
ing Of people In the aisles or passageways
Is violated He said he had not as yet sent
out any OF the notifications.
They read as follows:
II has been offcialiy reported TO me that
Chapter 7o2 OF the Charter Of Greater New
York was violated In some OF its ,PrSSvsi9;SRs ;Ss
authority vested In me by. the Charter 4 is my
duty 10 enforce the provisions OF said chap,er,
and haze thersfore cent coanss sns '"''' " '"'
am unwilling, however, TO cause you
or others similarly situated unnecessary
that You viii advise me in writing without
unnecessary delay whether said violation
was the result OF accident or inten'iS3n sIn Snor y
sns prevent na its " rccurfencS further preceding
M not be toss taken e RTsse" 10 connSs
permit this or similar violations OF saio iaw,
advise you that Il Will be my au,y 20 10, 'sm r.
whatever steps may be necessary W"h'n '"e
law TO prevent such recurrence
The Commissioner said that he proposed
to enforce the law with Judgment and dih-
cretion in theatres or in churches OF any
other place of public assembly whenever
violations were reported 10 nm py hs
Bu DorulnaVes. q. a.
Maurice Grau Opera Company, was seen
YESTERDAY In reference to the statement
by Fire Commissioner Sturgis that Maurice
Grau continually violated the law py SCH
ing tickets emitting the holders 70 stano
up In the passageway around the eeats'
he said:
The space AZ the back OF the orchestra
seats in the Metropolitan Opera House Is not
an aisle. but aspace built especially wnen & tne
as1sS 5hsasIs Tss sSs put &R nS Every
law OF safety was observed when the ,nea,,e
was built. and 4 ever theatre d Sns Pu. up
it is the Metropoliten Opera House u FIRE
Commissioner Sturgis does not agree thnt .he s
sPaoc back T 9 the to have II. mat
ter. settled by suit. as tickets VIII continue
20 be sold.
All the theatres obeyed the mo standing
order last night Admission tickets were
sold at the Metropolitan opera House az
usual. -,
Tickets for standing room were sold
for Nine Sembrich's song recital at Sarne-
gle Hall yesterday afternoon, but when
the concert began, the hremen on duty
warned c. l.. Graf, manager, that zoo or
more persons standing would have TO fnd
seats somewhere, Seats we're given them
in the gallery and balcony.
Commissioner Sturgis, with eI-Com-
missioner James r. Sheffield and ex-Chief
Hugh Bonner had ss,sndsv long 0DnssaSh sfteTnoon
II was thought that the conferences was
called 10 consider the practicability Of
enforcing the law against permitting people
20 stand In theatres. This was denied
at the end Of the meeting. The Mayor
said he had asked for the conference In
order 20 obtain certain information which
he would publicly make use OF at some
future time.
The law prohibiting standing In theatres
was obeyed 20 the letter last night in VIII
liamsburg. The managements OF the five
theatres in Williamsburg compelled the
audience 20 be seated. and in the case OF
three Of the theatres people we're turned
away because tho seating capacities OF
the houses had been filed.