New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-21
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
New Ticket Agreement Is
Beginning to Cause
Trouble.
BRADY WILL NOT
LOWER HIS RATES
popular Nights" Are the Only
Concessions Planned for
The Playhouse.

As expected when the theatrical
managers placed the 50cent premium
limit on tickets sold through agencies,
a revolt on the part Of the latter IS
now imminent. Both the price limit
and the provision that all tickets must
be secured through Tyson Co. threat
en- to become matters of controversy.
In past seasons all agencies paid
1925 a ticket to the managers and sold
for what they could get. All agencies,
furthermore, dealt directly with the
box Offices. Under the new order only
Tyson & Co. may purchase directly;
and other agencies are supplied
through Tyson. Tyson can now buy at
1920 and thus make n profit Of D
cents on every ticket sold by other
agencies. as we'll as an extra nickel
on all their own sales.
In addition, inasmuch as the agencies
make their returns at 1880 in the even.
ing, outside agencies, being compelled
to deal through Tyson, have found the
obtaining OF tickets after that hour
a complicated process.
A prominent agency head, who re
fused to allow the use Of his name, last
night described the present system as
unsatisfactory TO the public, the man
ayers and the agencies" Large blocks
of tickets are being returned nightly
20 the theatres, he stated, and these
returns will probably mount higher I'M
less the managers take steps to relieve
the situation.
William Fallon, Of Tyson & Co,
while maintaining that the new system
is working for the general good. ad-
mitted the existence Of dissatisfaction.
This condition, ne said is merely nat
ural disappointment at the selection or
a rival concern as distributing agency.
After all. according TO an announce
ment by William A. Brady. the Forty
eighth Street Theatre will not lower
It's rates this season. This house was
mentioned yesterday as one CT those
that will adopt the new price scale IN
troduced by the Shuberts.
Nobody has received any authorize
ton TO name this house as taking part
In any reduction movement" said Mr..
Brady. 81 am in accord with the man
ayers who are trying TO do away with
cut rates, passes and other detrimental
influences"
II was also announced that the re-
duction Of rates at the Playhouse on
certain nights must not be confused
with the cut-rate movement. All that
is proposed, stated Grace George, IS
the establishment Of popular nigh 2,
lust as popular nights" exist at the
Metropolitan Opera House.
Sahary-Djeli, including priest, PRAYER
rugs, photograph of the Winter Gar
den. attendants and other parapher-
MALTA. will arrive to-day on La Tourai1e,
/ When she left Arabia the dancer vowed
never to set foot on foreign soil, which
| Is considered new and original
method of making the management set
/ tie for taxicabs.
Blanche Ring last night made her
first appearance in Nobody Home at
the Morosco Theatre, Los Angeles.
! Some baby In Yonkers, whose infan-
try will be on parade before Governor
Whitman to-day, will receive 500 from
the Henry B. Harris estate, sponsors
for Some Baby" at the Fulton. The
money will be given to the most In
teresting baby in the line" and each
child will be counselled by its mother
to try to look as interesting as sou.
John Davidson, the fanciest fancy
skater in the world, will perform night
" ut the Castles in the Air Palace,
which opens tomorrow. This evening
will be devoted TO full dress rehearsa'
of the ice.