The evening world. Newspaper, November 4, 1920, Page 13

How New York Is Gouged — On Theatre Ticket Prices | For Worth-While Shows In First of Series of Articles Concerning the Evil It Is Shown Why You Can’t Get Good Seat for Good Show at Reg- * ular Theatre Charge. x swered Mr. Newman. “If you want) 75 per cent of them, At least most By Sophie Irene Loeb. the good shows. (I had gone to the ved seats you got to pay for em! Tr any New Yorker thinks he has = ghost of a chance to see any good play ig Manhattan and have a fairly good it In which to eee it by paying the tre price of the seat, he is sadly theatre but couldn't find any.) Mr. Newman had them, yes, indeed, good ones. I had the pleasure of having the gentleman wait on me himself. “How much do you want for these seats,’ I asked Mr. Newman (the woman angrily. “I came in here Hk: am lady to get four seats, got them?" “Well, this woman is shopping for seats” (pointing to me), you were doing the same thing,” he sald, as he produced the four tickets for whioh he asked the woman %.50 you pleas “Well, wearing) each. “Have you nothing a little cheap- er,” she inquired meekly. “There, I knew you were shopping too,” wildly ried Mr. Newman in a tone of voice, She succumbed—she took them. He then again turned. to me. “THERE AIN'T NO REASON- ABLE PRICES.” “Well, do you want any seats or don’t you?” he challenged. “I would like to get some seats at a reasonable price,” I pleaded. “There ain't no such thing,” “Oh, why is it?" I persisted. “Won't o explain it to me?” do you see that sult of clothes?” (pointing to the one he was “I could buy that sult of clothes for $25 on tho east side. If Have you d he rides horseback. wT thouget | OUYER BAYS FoR TICK “Well, don’t you see, dor" fidential (doubtless du back riding), “whenev ing put on for the first right over there. wolpe to do about it. “If I like it, I buy wu ahead. get?” ql asked. an- all the seats, then you're getting at it “When there's a great the sate, and you have ‘] fooling that he was a little more kindly Grposea because I can ride horsebad! USINESS TRIPS, woman, that I've g@t to take & chance on my money? Do you know what I he nald, getting a little more con- me in some small town, I just take @ eye go After I aeet I decide right then and, there what I'm seats for weeks and even months tn a0t8 yve in y I pay for them and then Yve 1!) 106.) Ailey fd Division, A. Bb. he served at Chateau-Thierry, He was got to get my money back.” many of these tickets can you “As many as I want—sometimes em except from you?” he answered knowingly, “now to get ET MAN’S my dear our horae~ show ls bos John e show pa tot of aay: twenty: T'll seo 1 turned my weary other epeculatora, The Investigating will be continued in to-morrow's Evening World. ATHLETE KILLED ON RHINE. COBLENZ: Germany, Nov. Cc, who 7th Machine Gup Battalion, sted here last night as a result of Injuries recelved during a football game Satur ‘ou again. You won't bi them.” way to the ‘Lieut. I, Weeks of Cha n 8 the was attached to He wan an All-Southern halfback After graduating fro: Goliogs he Jjoine Yr, with which five years old. THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1920. | CITY POWER PLANT WON IN NEWARK City Votes for Project in Face of Opposition by Chamber of ‘The referendum on the erection and operation of a municipally owned and operated heat, tht and power plant for Newark was carried by a vote of 35,814 against 34, oppowed by the ‘The proposal w ten years ago by Mayor Gillen, then member of the Board of Works. The Board was finally Induced to put the measure on the ballot Commerce. majority. 165. The proposal was surgeon, firet introduced this year. Public Works, Dr. W. R. Palm: BUFFALO, Nov. Palmer, head of th of Ridgway Hospital and noted was instantly killed near Johnsonbure when turned over on the new State road. . Contractor, of John- 0 wortously Injured he to recover. The Liv! 10 Story BOOK FicTiOn? Yeu Geti The Killed tn Aato hia automobile how is one demand for the best of * He has sporting blood in his veins, has I go up to Fifth Avenue for this) thor suit of clothes. I got to pay $100. If] you you want to go to a show and sit] 5} anywhere, you can get seats, but if you come here to get good seats ‘Tt can't be done. I have tried it~tried hard. Bo I turned to the ticket agencies. If you ‘want a seat for “Enter Madame,” seats being marked $3.85 including war tax). “They will cost you $5.50 each, and that’s cheap.” added Mr. Newman. “What abom anothér good show?” ik if the people want to see that “You're getting It," ho anawered, At this point, one of the clerks wh¢ “The Bad Man,” “The Bat” and a|I rohit mentioning the Bane of it. Rv Rue for them. That's} nag been trying to sell tickets said, ‘umber popular shows, wt} “That will cost you a little more,” | P!s!n, : 4 | “What's the controversy about, Mr. bs bothers 7, | said Mr. Newman, immediately pro-|, “Lin a fast spender, too, don’t eral +f ‘will pay 100 per cent. or more over the price printed on the ticket. That’sthe gets! in New York to-day. I made ducing four good seats. forgbt that. Why aren't you a little The ioe in my face must have re this,” Doubtless this good employee ‘had heard his master argue like this be faster spender?” he begun, getting | into a better humor. oan “Well, you see,” explained, “I am Newman ‘salize that I it my bnai to investigate andj didn't like to pay such a price. just an average New’ Yorker, Mr, | £F@ and came to his rescue. Tearn bow the people in this olty are pack tor $400, or tho balcony, if you | Newman, and can't pay these fancy| ,, 0M» ite all right,” sald Mr. Now: being forced to “pay the freight.” like.” prices for seats: doesn't know about theatre tickets. “You haven't got any sporting blood in you, have you?” he returned. “You ought to ride a little horseback and get some racing spirit, like I do. I'm in the park every day.” “Ah, but I do ride horseback,” I an- “No,” I assured Mr. Newman, “I id want to get some good seats, but didn’t want to pay such a big price for them.” “Oh, I see, you're just shopping for seats,” said Mr, Newman disgustedly, “You don’t want to buy any.” swered him. “It looks to me as though one has| “Oh, you do, do you?" he said, sur- to shop for seats in this town,” I| prised, and a little more agreeable. suggested, “as there are so mapy dif-| “Yes, further than that.” I informed ferent pricesefor the same Rid of him, “I will admit 1 t beat you sell- seats for the same show.” ing theatre tickets, ‘but I am willing ‘My. Newman. He just buys up ail the eine take them or Acave them,"| to me oa cae I pen you riding good seats 1 the good Mr. Newman, thinking he | horseback, though I admit my sporting ee ake, ea noe on| Would get rid of me. spirit doesn't permit me to pay such shows ag blaiig Just then a woman came in and| fabulous prices for your theatre tick- your buying them at any old price asked for four seats for the play | ets.” that you will pay. This is what Mr.| called “Mary.” “{ don't understand it,” he sald, Newman sald to me when I tried to|. Mr. Newman looked at this woman | shaking his head. “It's beyond me. * and said, “Are you shopping for seats| You want good seats, but you don't get come seats.’ ve % want to pay for the: I asked for four seats for one of * just why is i One of the firat ticket sellers I vie- ited te he who is always mentioned by those in the trade as the king of them all, His name is Newman. He operates at No. 1482 Broadway. Mr. Newman doesn’t care how much he gets for his seats above the price on the eket. The sky is the limit with him, She'll learn.” “This is very interesting,” I re marked. “I'm curious to know jus: Won't you tell me?” “Well, for the opening of the Gen tury Show, I got $50 for suits and could have gutten more," Froud of the achievement. “Do you really mean that.you go $50 for a single seat in the theatre you're not paying so much when you Want to buy take a little tip from m chuded, as others were co purchase seats, “ You can’t buy th you want good on: it much cheaper | aid as I left he sa “moet “What do you mean,” retorted this ER EIITE RIE BOE SAKS & COMPANY CAnnounce to begin Friday 4 CAn Extraordinary® Sale of ° Friese Pearl Necklaces — 3007 Strings in matinee and opera lengths, of perfectly Zraduated pearls eALL AT HALF PRICE | . 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