Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-29

On Monday night receipts at the box
office amounted TO $4,000 That Is not
50 much, Al the gala performances in
honor of Prince Henry last year the
takings-in reached SOS, 900. A good
night at the Metropolis means $4,000
In Maurice Grau's pocket. He gives
about so performances every year in
New York, and his aggregate receipts
amount to a cool million. The upper tier
boxes are set AT $50, the orchestra
chairs at IS, the other seats at $3.50, 81.
So, $3.50 and 81 In the t0pmost gallery.
while the poor but genteel folk pay 50
for the privilege Of standing for four
hours on the ground floor. The
Metropolitan holds $500 people, and
everybody Is happy except the slngers.
who are In "A chronic state Of misery
over envy Jealousy. health. the i'm.
presario or the critics. Between acts
the standees, mostly women, h0p on the
fioor with exhaustion very frequently
rant, and have TO be restored By physi-
clans why not again2 On one occa
sion several years ago, this chronicler
being alone had two chairs with moth
ING but his hat TO occupy one OF them.
sumlnoning an usher he had him offer
the empty chair TO pale young woman
VINO seemed TO be standing with great
dlihcuitN she accepted the courtesy
gratefully and all went well until your
correspondent returned after the first
act Ills chair beside the formerly pale
put now rosy young person was grim
~ held by an individual with the zen.
eral accent OF brooklyn Your chair ("
he calculated wrathfully; mot much.
In my opinion, sir, you are nothing but
New YORK roue-asking nv affianced
bride to sit beside you. I want Won 10
understand that no man can Sit besid.
my Maria but me at the theater or
opera And this unhappy writer fear.
ful OF scene-for IL was a very for.
rible person-had TO retire i'm CONFUSION
and seek shelter In a box for tho res,
Of the evening. Other critics have had
similar experiences, until now we
watch With equanimity women falntine
on all sides without Offering relief
Maurice Grau reserves Two chairs for
ms own use on a side aisle. but ne has
20 engage an usher 10 guard them from,
INVASION. The standees" Of the onora
are terrifying people whom we can moi
be too careful Of.
Al the right OF the stage is Crank's
aney' This passage had 10 be defend.
eu N'llit years ago against the on.
slaught Of tenor worshippes. Jean
De Rezke. venturing too near the edge
OF The stage 20 pick up some flowers
was nearly torn 70 pieces by his femi-
nine admirers. After that ALARMING
experience, Mr.. Grau bnllt stout rail-
Ing OF brass TO guard his singers from
hysterlc embraces, and now the opera
Is safe from accident. The Vaudeville
box, however remains source Of perll
This Is a compartment on the grand
tier NIFTY feet above the stage occupled
by young bucks who pay $500 a year
each for the privilege OF sitting al that
elevation. They are demonstratlve gal
lants and much given 10 flowers Last
season one Of them threw an enormous
boQuet OF roses nc Nine. Tornina and
the thorns on the stems tore such a
cash In her arm that her blood dropped
on the stage. These enthusiasts are
apt 10 boil over az times. and as they
always throw flowers at the prima dom
na's head some night one Of our singers
will be blinded by them. Were Il not |
for the Vaudeville club. founded by |
Reginald de Koven. and the "standces" |
rushing into Cranks alley, the life of n |
singer would he a happy one. For the
Metropolitan clientele is polite. the i'm.