The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

most block long, waiting their turn
to buy seats. The man in the box
once had been working at top speed
Tor almost an hour, when along came,
IN the line, frightened looking little
man who carried a big dress suit case.
Say he said, as he laid down a
f1ve-dollar bill on the window ledge,
l want two lower berths for Indian
apolis.'
When it was explained to him that
ne was in a theater rather than
railroad office he became purple with
rage.
Here" he said as he stuck his dress
suit case up on the window ledge,
hold this a minute for me while 1
go out and catch the fellow who
told me this was a Pullman office.
I've been standing in line here for
more than an hour waiting for a
chance to get those sleeping car tick
cts"
Apparently there are some people
who never go to the theatre except on
Memorial Day. At the Haymarket
matinee last Memorial Day two young
women came to the box office and ask
ed for tickets.
I'm sorry" said the man behind the
screen, but there isn't anything but
standing room left"
20, that's all right" said the young
woman, that's just what we had last
year"
over at McVickers during the pres
ent run of The Suburban" a little fat
man came up to the box office one
afternoon and bought two seats in the
orchestra circle for himself and his
wife. Then he bought two half-priced
admission tickets for his two little
boys.
MY wife and 1 will hold the children
on our laps" he explained to Treasur-
er Spoor.
What on earth did you sell half
priced admission tickets to these gil
ants for?" asked the ticket taker.
Mr.. Spoor went to investigate. There
in fit of rage stood the fat little man
with his wife. Behind them were two
little" boys the children who were tC
be held on their parents laps The
little darlings were aged respectively
IS and 16, and each of them was al
| least three inches taller than their fond
papa.
Another thing which is calculated tC
make cynics out of the men in the box
offices is the fact that almost invaria-
bly, people who come back to look fol-
umbrellas and other articles which
| they have left behind them declare witt
the utmost positiveness that they were
absolutely the last persons to leave the
| theater after the performance. TIL
| inference is, of course, that the miss
| ing articles have been picked up b.
| the employees of the house, and if no
at once produced that they are beinl
kept for his own use by the treasurer
1.-The strangest experience I ever haC
with lost articles" said Treasurer Hol
| land of the Dearborn, occurred re
Gently when a handsome umbrella wa!
| picked up in the orchestra circle an(
| left with me until called for. Mex
morning a lady called up on the tele
! phone and described the umbrella per
fectly. She said, however, that she haC
been sitting on the first balcony. L tol(
her that We had exactly such an UNI
brella as she describes, but that it haC
been found in the orchestra circle dowr
stairs and that if no one else called fol-
it she could have it by calling.
THAT afternoon man called at the
box office and asked for missing UNI
brella. He, too, described the umbrella
exactly and went on to say that hi
| had been sitting in the orchestra circle
There was nothing for me to do but tc
give it up. An hour later the woman
who had called on the telephone came
in, and when she learned that the UNI.
hrella had been returned to it's owner
she was furious. believe that she and
the man had lost umbrellas exactly
alike. At least, I don't know how else
to explain it,"
1t has happened that a man will ST
half way through a performance at a
theater under the impression that hi
is seeing something which is ION" al
another house. Then when he discovers
his mistake he will come rushing oui
to the box office and demand his mon
ey back When that is refused he u.s.
ually announces to the waiting crowd
that he has been buncoed.
Here are some sample inquiries
which the man in the box Office hears
every day:
These are not standing seats, are
they?"
is this seat on the alley2''
Haven't you anything in front OF
the first row in the balcony?"
well, 1 suppose you are holding out
all the best seats for your friends?"
rs the Suburban a town lot play?'
Don't you dare give me a seat be-
hind a post"