The evening world., 1908-11-09
WAR ON TICKET
SPECTATORS IS
NEARLY ENDED
Aldermen to Decide Fate of
Bill to Put Stop to Licensed
Nuisance.


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''V,' '''.'h "h'""FS' Will
'e' d" A.."''Nt ''''.t.'- Oh 'He com
''-"", N '''I'''''" 10 discuss
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a ,n,, "''N ''N'' >P'. d, ''-r law
MS '.,'us"'' WIS ''i' 'o'''' NY -NH"'-
ma" Ne"..,o"u al we request "f 10
h\''''"s N"''"' thousands "' th'a're-
soeEs having 'otilP'a'h'o "' l"" many
IlS"l'S OH ere" an" u" 'l'i"~'.''hs rra''
use" NV ''' sp''N''''rs. ih' BOARD cf
Aldermen ''t'ii'd III" matter TO tho
N"'H'i.i'le' ON !-a"S ana Leg ''aH"n ana
mat ho"H as '''" NV" r''.' I'Ah'h'S,
eat" VI "'"'H was attended with mNeh
interest
Many managers OF theatres Who nave
fouhh tNe Sidewalk SPECTATOR post
menace 10 'HeIt business an" "t'i!r
hieht /" us oI""r'! rohn'et We're among
those VIZ" attended inc hearings ana
sPohe "IeHN anu l'a''eS>'| IN advocacy
ol 'He ProPoS'u revocation OF IN" SPeN3-
ia'or privileges IheSr are granted IL"
spec "'"'O'S '''' o"S" '"' H''Nlui'' "I d
cry license costing 'he .ui".. $'''
many hangers on ana haol,u'S o. me
race ''a'NS' "'u'i'S I',e'r "'' Occupation
gone rushea 10 the License HNreau ana
secured licensees 10 speculate IN theatre
tickets
Inc custom !ohs cornplaIne" OF NY 'Qe
theatre going public became a hundred
per cent worse with its new aroliisi-ions
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VI aIN 'o"'S "ir to"H"9' fpV
years theatre managers lau Nl.n.N DePn
fghting the SPECTATORS but court de-
ois,ons sustained .bs mon who h,. ,so-
.on ~ civ Icsnse vora anarI.d .,
son OF cry Incense were ehaoled TO
stand in front. OF theatre property and
sell tickets at exorbltant rates
",,e .,
Ciques OF ticket SPECTATORS managed
20 monOpoliZe the best seats, for which
they can command any nrjce leaving
theatre patrons completes al ''e'F fheF-
cy. Many subterfuges have been resort
cd "a to get these t,cke+s r,on,cers
,.,..,. - iSs,o,a
complaining tI9al tieiF OWN employees
were frequently hrbed so that tickets
for choice seats would become the prop
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srty OF the spectators,
II Is pointed out that the only means
nv which the nuhlI, ran bo rro.ected
- ,,'a staar,,i,, .,,,,o. a,,ao,,,a.e,, 100
ana ''e SIDEWALK ''cKet SPECTATOR pest
abolished is 10 repeal absolutely the city
law rrdar which ucenses ara rr,n-ed
Nv 70" ' .n go, .,.
ire suggestion from the ticket specu.h-
tors themselves that the fee be increased
On s5oo 10 no. tn no +n,aro+ed In .roc.,cs
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such law WouId give uh"on'ed prlFl-
leges to few and permit of the employ
WAN, ~ .oseistants" without rs,novinr
W. coIiee cTnlniairad Of daily Nv Non
tro.soers Navor McCielIan is ,aid 70
tas NJ r',eri,g Ivori1'S r,,r 80 ot,r,
spccu,a-6rs Nv ehoIisti,g tbo
y, II, ~ bicS nerrrits fhan, t@ 40 business
,,o,g ,Geatre ranaPers none nav.
AMONG t"eati" r .aaig,s
neeI noir 49, ' ,in W. I-i ,,,s
70 2ust p,,taI ~, 90 XII , ~
OF IN ~ 49, 10 t,aa Gu ~
IanEer, III NitM ,nS " ~, , vaoi'
OF the pHni!s 'T ~
ana on nediaI, ~ t,siISelt an" ,,e len ~
flcal MhnaEGiS iSsUS ID ,!'r III, al Eusu ue- Ne
terminedlN IN htnaIl OF me evening
World resolution a. re Saiu ,o ,h4t ne