The sun., 1902-03-12
AUDIENCES AT THE THEATRES
pUNcTUALITY PUNISHED WHILE
TARDTNEyS rs REWARDED.

l. Managers should start Their Plays
ut the Time They Promise To-1ho
pian by Alexander TO Keep Laggards
from Making themselves q Nuisance
Manager. OF New York theatres fool
With their audiences as to the time at which
uerformances begin. There Ii no need or
cxmlse for thus trihing with the public IL
IA. come TO such pass that no frequenter
n liza theatres heeds an announcement
=, that respect even when 1t declares posi-
,,v.,v that the curtain will rise at certain
,,,n,,,a .sharp.s He knows well enough
that II will do no such thing, ana that
n. oan deprnd ON a quarter of an hour de-
Inv But the casual or credulous person
h.stan. 70 his seat. only to sit duh and ir-
,itated while others come at their leisure
On opening nights, when first representa-
tions are retarded by recalls ehcoies'
speeches and the slow handling OF .he
scenery, the further loss OF time IN starting
DELAYS the end unnecessarily unth fuio-
night Augustin DAILY used 10 ring up MS
curtain al tho advertised time as accurra'oiy
az the stroke Of a clock. But haruiy
manager Of the present makes any pre-
fence of keeping faith with his audience
There could and should be complete
reform. The Theatrical Syndicate ought
20 lead the way More than half the Broad
way theatres are Iiisl's nan =, - sbowswiIi
really begin punctual!y and keep that
,ror,ise Invariably, and toe other man
ayers will follow the example. Audiences
would quickly earn tEat ..iuy ~ % saa
Icing misied ana liAt u t'ey WI ~, 49,
the beglning OF pay they nuSs nus =, s 20 tbe
on time. mat NoeIu y -
prompt and punishment 20 the 'aroY'
C;,oree Alexander has undertaken TO
,i;.li,I,,, ,so,le who nrriys tardily at
u'' ,p'-i4V - ,,,a,,,,,, tba,, from,
lis London theatre anu Pie'e'-' P, .I..
annoying those who are seated pronP',y
He keeps the late ones waiting In the iooby
until the curtain falls on the act III progress
Fashionable londoners dine late ana at
some Of the theatres snort pay Is gwen
before the longer one 50 that foiks VINO
come at soc!ock may be Diverted ana those
who do not get In TIL may s'lh get COM
piete entertainment lhaI Is 'h" reason
why comedies imported from that cry are
not often sufficient 10 MI an evciilng. NV
norkers 90 not care lol ~ ,ht,' ,u' ap IN
Jication that the main piece is too weak
10 be depended on for a fun money, worth.
Bt Irving, Tree and othcr nglish actor
managers habhuaiy use dramas OF SUI
uonn ofter e o'clrck and so The first half
Lo,,r nr more ri the ncrcornauce i dis
turbed by the nuisance which Mr. Alex
ander seeks to abate. Richard Mansfield
undertook the same thing when he was
the manager of our Garrick Ills plan was
the aisles il they entered while he was on
the stage and kept there until he made
his exit
But the culprits would not submit TO such
discipline. When the ushers told them
they would have to wait they. defied the
order and made their way unguided TO their
seats. making far more confusion than
ordinarily. But the curtain can be timed
and the rights of the majority regarded.
even though there is minority that cant be
controlled
...;. -, o,i-;,x
Ada Whan mas no h'eh'lon oi Ie'nins
from the stage. She Is IN ne&celleht heal'h'
said Marc Klaw Yesterday, "and we are
o,Iv owai,ing tho selection Of n proper
-, s ..,., g., ,o, -, .,oa.,,
pay 20 maxi 'oui iO' "o' ~"
Amelia Bingham chseh piece LOT pro
duction soon has been adopted by handoh
chambers from the German OF The Jen-
sen Family under the new title Of A Mod
49, ,sandalon
'fu wa
Elizabeth Iyre' Is haNlhR a comedy naue
by sydney hosenleli' HrONlsioilahy VII
,it,ad AS Others See Is" with a tour next
s.asan In view
I" ia, ,,,,,., o,d Mr. po,ort
Norma I@S"' iu'iO ",.'' ,DDt,.s
Osborn have wr't'eil WHAT they ueScilpe
as "a melodrama o1 New foth sIndrt SO
ciety' and broadWay manager Is cohs'u-
ering IT, -
Joseph Nheelock' 81. Nho nau to give
up acting with 'he Empire company pin.l ana
sNek health Is no" hNlhH Oh puHa'' DIN
ranch IN Coi3raoo. - -. n.,,.,.
jerome SYKES Is 10 apP"er H Daly
next fall after the run ol me 1ounsiy
t,lrl' IN a mhs'cal farce eh'itieu Inc
Piunger, ~
Gustave herker ol b'lle 3l Nv ,I 10TH
Iaine mas "flueh VIZ !huHn auu Hai
H. Smith Is at work on the hbrett9; faul
"linour l. 10 succeru Ja'le9 ~ nacke'I
heht season NJ me 'eau'nS 'o'e III Doh
'eSrs ieturii. r.
last evening Ierlotlnahce OF a zen