The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-27
TRICKS OF THE
DEADHEADS ARE
OF TEN CLEVER

hrery preteXt under tho sun is resorted
~ py poth men and women TO proctre
sneatre seats without paying for them,
says Harriet Quimby I'm Lesiie's Weekly
MANY cards are sent in with a reouest
loI seats the cards representing papers
MnlSh nave long ceased 10 live other
~, npbbni,oan.s p,bi,oa MS pear cards from prominent
pupncauons, but upon being investiga Nd.
they are found TO be outsiders entirely
and, as "A rule, absolutely unknown 10 The
pape,S wnlch they profess to represent.
AZ the New York Hippodrome, not long
ago, a respectable looking. middle-ageJ
woman called at the press department
ana explained that she was writing a
yooh ~ hp9ut animals, and she requested
,ne privilege OF studying the Hppodrome
ANIMALS behind the scenesa To the oues-
tion OF why she did not choose n larger
heId' mat OF Central or Bronx park, Tor
her nature study she made an evasive
reply, but went on TO say that I'm the pru-
posed book she would Ike mention Of
tne hlppodrome. and she wound up with
sh ai auultlonai request for two seats tor
tnat evenings performance.
Another story Is OF a man who called
with request that he be given the privl.
iese OF the theatre back of the scenes
La sVr stated time, that he might gather
stuuies Tor picture he contemplated
painting His request also ended by asx-
ing Tor two seats. When the press agent
wished 10 know upon what ground he ex.
Pected seats without paying for them, he
replied that the proposed painting wouid
advertise the theatre
Ahother and this time a rather poni-
u us.tsooklng man, called at the press or
nee OF prominent theatre and asked hr
iour seats lie said that he lived i'm Al
bany, and his sole claim upon free tickets
lay IN the fact that he had friend, a
captain on one of the steamers plying ps.
tween New York and Albany. This cao.
taln friend allowed him TO furnish scenic
views Tor the books which usually lie
sio UPON tne saloon tables OF river and coast
steamers. In several OF these books TIE
man, acting upon his own Judgment had
pasted views OF the play which he wished
sgen, sea,S tGr, % Upon being refused by the
your theatre will never make a cent our
show" FN' ~ ''' 'O"r
A good-looking young woman repre-
seh'hg prominent newspaper in Savan-
nan, ga, and bearing a letter OF identi-
ncation from the editor, formed the habit
or collecting extensive theatrical news. in
cludlng interviews, etc, for her paper
FOR considerable time she continued 10
apply for and 10 receive tickets on faith.
but when after year had passed and not
me appeared In the paper which she
represented, she was put on the black
list.
favorite scheme Of women Is 10 call
upon' theatrical celebrity under the
guise OF representing some publication, 4
ana 10 proceed with an interview. and 10
nnally end the visit with a request for
- 49, anu itl tHdnCes TO one they re-
celve orders for seats unless the matter
comes TO the ears OF the manager. or OF
some one who lis wise to the game"
NOT long ago such case occurred. the
victim being Miss CaHotta Nillson. of
The Three OF Us, at the Madison SatereI
theatre woman. well dressed and with
engaging manners. called at Miss Mill
sons apartments, and claiming to repre-
sent prominent local daily tried TO in
terview the actress. Having given a rep
resentative OF the same paper an inter-
view only a short time before Miss Mill
son did not care to go over the ground
again. The young woman ga joled. plead
ed and threatened and finally wound up
by asking Miss Nillson to give her an or
der on the box-office for seats that she
might take her mother To see the per-
formance. BY telephoning to the editorial
rooms IL was found that the young wo-
man was entirely unknown there.
The cases of getting tickets by forging
the name of some actor or actress Of
prominence. while they do not come
under The jurisdiction of the press agents
are also of interest In the list OF fakirs.
The name OF Olive Berkley, an eS-actress,
which filled the papers a few months ago.
is a fair example of the workers i'm that
particular line Her method was to send
a messenger with a note containing a ra-
quest for tickets, and these notes were
always signed with some well-known and
influential name. Just to vary the method
she called several times i'm person. always
the maid of some we'll
known actress. a ruse which never failed
TO bring results until she came to grief
by OVERRIDING the graft" as the assOclat
tion expresses Il.