NUMBERING THEATRE SEATS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 396, 4 January 1909, Page 7

NUMBERING THEATRE SEATS.

tif ;i fti-l/Mt^ hTheMnew-Aby^aw;^w|ii^v ! theatres came/! into>• .force 'ti'-\ l~?p?}$! \ dead ;:letfer.Jis;f i= "numbered ' scheme was;:representM;;%ere'*coinplamirig that seats';'inVthe■; pit unreserved':;'portionsVptr, f 3Si"iv ; ißighi\^the : •gd,''stlipugh;iihe;mimbered .tickets I 'j;iv:rjiffij ..TheatrbVnp I'useiwhatever.'was Lmada'rpl;"then>YviraSJi •:SQJfar| T :ii;theAbccupancy-piF the" seat Sytjthe-numbejf; : "wasr concerned^;; s ':; ; a. ii[Atj:His'vMajesty's ; Theatre; ; a{&ase: : '■ oil ;iW ; i^supimsiteftftK^: ! sis¥s}Mpi 'anS-hia -iweothMcrtWgot'V , ..bef oreiifeachingi'.fihe ■ ;Ayhwi;*thejiiiiiet* ■afterwardß;; each-t haiK;;se^ ; f;v-';i':: | |' iand :^ tresis' : Circle;the;gentlemanT had; '■ the jipini j ; was s able* ;toi(ac\yas^i::^ pair; •;■ complaisance:! iof ■.;'. 'pathetip^n^ematt.^enalriedvi;he v twi^is^ :togeJher.;Si''a;/S;f.;:;*yg- ; %. In ! i'anpther;icasej £.W*>-;. peppleV'whq s jtf'JS /sdeheiffand', took;their;- '/tiokets'^lK 'so. "had ;rtheS -/that /:tKey,|ii?:*>J? : . J;fe Thec British Hpublid ; the , '; occupants ancf c;back : ; 'calmly?:and" persistently- ignored;. the; consid-; J : ,ppuricil,s .arid! belt •\seaSsrfss;: , ;they,-;gofr.;;ii;;:ifi; :AsAsopfiiaty-i-i;; , J; per? of^tickets 1-. representing ': seating Scapacityj 'was :■'■ sold,:? Mri: i.;.5-:"ft V' :^aid;those >;«liTthe cp'urse;'of :pbnyersa'tibn, l ;Mr.j Stewart;'!-^ , ■saith-hefhidibeeK; to';; ■?, ';;S: ' the ■ theatnvpehpiild ■' the \ qbuncil'. insist;;i)n/ efeiiS-ni;;; fprpiiig:- the.coupotti systemj ■ ..i-e^rinsiit-^that:J;.v : ;;t]*-f ;bac'h^persbn;shpu]d ; ,rePe^ ■ and ; pccupy.' : that: ; EdStjbnly';> >,The Either. : ff£ igCTS "of \oompaniesiyisitingiNew , ,.Zealand : also: :; agreedy.to,'--'t)ia r :.s l ame course;', Alt'-. ' 'thei'ciuncil %ere •■ was'-;thels!ifety iand; ;6bnyenience jof; ;the*v4 -?i{J>) ipublic-'inVthe,direbtip|i';of ' had; ;-that fnov-i' more JticketsX woulfeb? % numb'er;officially.:Jnotified/to; Shim'by thS-inspector's-'as the sealing ipf; stillsjirid perfectly: • willing f ji)|l?| tp';do/anything ■inrreasoh':tq:meet. : ?seat';'numb ered ;on%thib ";,t|cjks't ■able/:".- :'^-V!.;OA , ' : '¥'- i vi , > ! ;'^ : '-"-ri- ;:;/''/:';'';; -> gallery. oerisedPthis 'year.vtp:,.seat 'against J ■presumably) i/duevs ; to/' ; :they{eSensioh/i oi :: ; the';'SS! : g '0; spacpi r tb;the/iestentfthat r ;|';-SI)J:(; ■tEe .management/.stopped the/sale,of.' gallery-iV-.:;s*! as/sopn: ; asi42s^a'drbeen;disppsed:ofi^;>;;p'i Thei;tickets^iwefe;;nPtV7iumbered;i;and i Hiolders-' -'siiaiplyvtpolc; : -^hey^wentfinside/->:)/ ;^X;:K?:/(;^ %tendSto/;eniorce/.vthe : /by-la^un//thoMean-/^'^ .fceVibut.vtliiit^^furtiipr/niwtingv/is^ 4ifldi tp ; 'cpr&ider/ ; tse j^hole i> nmtter.;; Ui fpy^fffJP^ !'.ViS'-(BY H»- ':'■ } : M : i; ■ .1 f S Chrlstchurch,' '^At ft the —^anterb^ 's6claWon's■; ;: UnlSkβ^^■bbncerti : ' nighty-V;. the ; ffMosmm (Mr. >7- /;v;Allison) ■&):*:&:■ rbfer^";fo/:;the.::; ; , enfbrce'd's,:thtotre^ : ;b'y4a*./j-He/j^said;'i | ;'the'council : h'as' b'een'-w'iggea:a/great 'deal, over,:-;.-:fi''v;} •the" eat $ ■of ;: the'wigging', had : The % jvSv? :results'.sb/ / far"attaihed/'Had quit£ ; justified' r la^*;:rMrV ; •(who-proposed'' •rf&mneA^}^. ■ should ■ adppting;?&vy >j t>j it i ;; piit;]ie''(theyMa^br)''poirite^;;out^hat:ithe i^jWfe ; theatre'Jby-law'had ('been- adjourned -.- and,, disAi J3; w* B '!^'-'^ simply becaiise'the had,.not;.ijy)Vv.;.y pufrit a gow byrl;aw;-v,Tb:pse.^whp.attended: enter.-t"4'vV. J 3' v and, "by4aw'/h'a'd'^bne*^o'tliing ! i : justifiea ; ■tha"t^if/:^eiitrp i rmanager^"Had/ i gPno;.'^;:tb^y.>:H :; gb.;tp'iih"shP*iiie'-pePplp /to their; 'cPmplying ; with/the 'hy-law;- there' 'would ;haye;;';« v ; :fl# b'em Y no : ! managers : .had ; been affected by.;a^yery>^troiigr&ai;y= : bias against 'the: byr'law;-—a ?bias,.th!tt w tbvthev.fac ; t/thati no able ; i moneyi:for:;;seats';:that'.J;v : theyt cbultt'; : 'iipt";ge^.afieivvh'aying t :whe»|ithc'.;byrlay!.J&aliie/ .better :when\pepple^n;ej7;'ihe'"teers;^ich' : %rf3/.pnvtliei^,'' i tteir?«i^;;/(^P£i)a!we^K'3^Ki^S;^^ip%;^^