The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
REGULARS AT The CONCERTS.
SCENES AT THE Music STORE
WHERE THEY BUY TICKETS.
Paderowski sun Puryued-WOmen Who
Know What They Want-Dcspsir OF
the ManaEer-Rich Patrons Of Music
Shall We See, or Shall We Hear !:

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Shall We See. or Shall We Hear:
The high desk near the door Of the music
store il Uttered with circulars Of future must
cal performances. Placards hung about an
nounce coming concerts
On the table that CORE spends to the box
Office window in theatre lie plans Of the
seats in the local concert halls. All day
long the eyes of New York music lovers
and of those that pretend to love music
peer at the seats indicate, d on the plans.
Sometimes they buy and often they talk.
The atmosphere appeals to them and they
hustle in and out of the busy m,,sc shop
all day. Specialized eyes, prematurely
behind the crystal lenses. as well as eyes
that have won their right to such aid
through their length Of service; keen, youth
ful eyes, and eyes calmly conte mplatiye,
look at the places on the plans.
Many Of the regular concertgoers of
New York are familiar by sight and often
! by name 10 the seller of the tickets. The
smaller concerts attract a certain clientele
that he comes TO know after few years.
Many Of the concerts are supported by SUBJ
| scrihers who have Ind their seats for years.
/ Indeed the complete strangers are rather
/ infrequent, They come chiefly to buy
: ticie Is for the great affairs like the Pade-
rewsh and Sembrich recitals, that APP
peal to the general public as well as to the
/ Tersons really Interested in music.
The elect are proud Of their privileges
and do not like to have their standing
| questioned
how did IL happen that did not receive
| ON announcement of knacckem's recital
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the other afternoon. My name has been
ON the list he re for years
The ticket seller. who must be a diplomat
at times wasn't quite certain that circulars
had been sert out. But he still had plenty
| Of good seats.
1T isn't the seats ] want" she answered
Because l couldn't go If had 'em I'm
only curious to know why didn't get one
when my friend Mrs. Beach did And
she doesn't go 10 half as many concerts
as / do. She doesn't even subscribe to
the Boston symphony. while my names
! on the very first Paderewski list that is
sent out. So l don't see why l wasn't
notified that KnacCkem's was going to give
| a concert"
The ticket seller knew her face and the
facts she had quoted proved that her stand
ing in the company of the elect was Al
| SO her dignity was not TO be offended.
She left the store appeased by the pres
entation of a book of programme notes
for the concert.
The daily visitors TO the concert box
Office are not always the most profitable
Of all. A young woman was typical of the
class when she suddenly doomed up in
front Of the desk the other day.
Her shaggy felt hat was perched high on
her wavy pmpa1 our and she disseminated
the odor Of violets. Her companion was
like her. about ls. and was as unnistak-
ably of the genus that has done so much
to undermine and weaken the American
drama
-Can you tell me" she asked confdentially
as she leaned over the table, throwing To
| the floor the entire set Of philharmonic
| subscription tickets that had just been
assigned TO a stout old gentleman, who
| spmtterei something that sounded like
| "Donnerwetter" as he stopped TO pick them
up; can you tell me when Paderewski II
going to give his next concert here''
Truth compelled the answer that he is
not coming to the United States this year.
Not at all? Why, did you hear that,
May He's not going to be here at all
this winter. Why. isn't that horridl Do
you know what the reason isf'
| The salesman didn't know, There was
a line waiting. but It took ten minutes "a
impress on the two girls that Paderewski
wasn't coming The ticket seller had 20
admit that he was sorry, that the pianist
rarely came two years in succession and
that he might come next year. lie even
thought that very probable.
Then the two adjusted their net boas and
reluctantly moved on TO give place TO two
other women who were the exact opposite
of them in every particular, They were
plainly dressed In black and both wore
glasses. They were past middle age
Il want two seats for that Beethoven
; | recital" one of them said. Two in the
balcony" She selected Two;
'Theyrea little far back was the sus'
. gestion."
, ii have two more forward" said the
, salesman He pointed to two other seats
There you can see the pianist.
I'VE don't want to see the pianist" an
swered one woman grimly We want To
, hear the music
, Then she snapped her pocketbook shut
The Youthful pianist who Is TO give a
recital may know fairly we'll how many OF
| her friends will buy tickets and that II VII
| be n lucky circumstan for her II she II
able to sell tickets enough to pay expenses
, | But her apprehension on the subject Is just
r | as great AZ If by some accident she mSh'
/ gather a crowd.
, She comes in rather quietly and waits
, | until there IL a temporary hull before sht
moves up 10 the ticket seller,
4 How is the concert on Wednesday night
: going?" she asks solicitously, That pial.'
: concert Of Marie Founder"
The ticket seller drops his hand into som'
mysterious compartment by the side of hi
table. Up comes a stack OF tickets.
1 These are all left" he says, "and
> haven't sold many. But there's nearly &
: week vet: and then there's always a chance
a to sell a lot on the day of the concert"
He has seen the look Of disappointment o,
i her face Accustomed a. he is to such ex
: pericuces, he has not become W holly Gallon
: 10 the feelings OF ambitious young persons
4 Concerts are not going we'll this week,
he goes on TOO much music, I'm afraid
n But II will be all right. You'll mean Mis-
: Pounder--wiil have a good house when tn
N | time comes
She tucks her leather music roll NOR
s confidently under her arm and leave
= the store with an air of confidence entirel,
!. uniustified by the actuel facts. The tickle
q seller knows perfectly well that lie vii