New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-16
WHITMAN TAKES Up
TICKET SCANDAL
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of the Metropolitan Opera Company in
the presence Of the president Of Tyson
6; Co. to the Metropolitan Trust Com
pany.
THE legal situation is that the pos
SCISSOR Of those tickets was not Tyson
& Co., and that they never got clear
title to the tickets, except subject to
the lien of the Metropolitan Trust Com
pany, and that therefore, there cannot
be any title in the tickets to the SUD-
stribers.
THE subscribers have nothing but
the right Of action against Tyson IL
Co. because they simply have contracts
from Tyson & Co. to deliver their seats.
We will not sell any tickets that nave
been paid for to Tyson & Co. until after
II o'clock, noon, on Monday"
At the office Of Tyson e. Co, whose
president, Richard j. Hartman. at NO.
100 Broadway. could not be seen, an
announcement" was posted for the
benefit OF subscribers who went there
to claim their seats.
After stating that, contrary to the
custom Of former years, the Metropoli-
tan Opera Company required the ticket
company to pay cash for the tickets
before they were delivered. it was eX-
planned that a loan Of SlOO,OOO WAS
arranged with the Metropolitan Trust
Company. and that all Of the original
subscription seats. amounting to 81 ~
900, were delivered to the trust COM
pany. 1t continued:
Position Of Tyson & Co.
I'VE deposited in a special account with
the trust company the payments received
for opera seats from our SUBSCRIBERS
approximately two-thirds OF the tickets
have been delivered by the trust COM
many 10 us and have been or are now
being delivered through our offices.
with the assent OF the trust company,
the deposits in the special account mad
been used b. US in the purchase OF other
theatre and opera seats. with the under
standing, upon our part at least that the
trust company would make us further
loan In the usual course OF business. Tho
trust company finally declined TO make
the new loan and deliver the balance Of
the tickets held by II. whereupon We d.
rectcd the trust company to deliver 10
our patrons their Metropolitan Opera SUBJ
scription tickets. and furnished 1t the
necessary information TO enable II 10
do so.
"Our patrons ere entitled TO their tick
cts from the trust company. The matter
Of the loan is n matter for adjustment
between the trust company and US. If
further payment is exacted by the trust
company from the owners OF the tickets
held by H. the matter will be adjusted by
this company with It's patrons at the ear
Hest possible moment.
Tyson & Co. purchase large blocks OF
theatre tickets weeks In advance. which
are sold TO our patrons usually on charge
account and billed at the end Of the
month The unforeseen situation con-
fronting US and the notoriety which 1t has
received have temporarily injured our
credit We have tickets on hand and nc
counts receivable largely in excess OF any
obligation TO the trust company. and hope
within a short time to adjust our DIM
culties with the trust company without
further annoyance and Inconvenience to
our patrons"
The Metropolitan Opera Company, one
OF whose directors. r. De witt Cuyier,
is also a director of the Metropolitan
Trust Company and n member of the
executive committee, took issue with the
statements OF the trust company that the
tickets had been delivered directly TO the
trust company by the opera company.