A THEATREGOER'S COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 624, 29 September 1909, Page 8

A THEATREGOER'S COMMENTS.

t Sir,—T^'charming Miss Grace. I'alottn ap- , paroritly accepts, .vide Vo'ut; to-day's ..issue, tho popular, conclusion that tho higher priced seats of a theatre. necessarily, .contain- the educated people, and tliat,. therefore,', those who' sit in tho cheaper parts are ipso facto riot intelligent enough to appreciate high, art.-. It' is a-pity, -that.ignorant, vanity ;is.'so; often mistaken'for, intelligence. It would seem „that, all, one has to, do .to„bo credited with, brains is. to dress up : and pay ss: ! for a seat; arid', conversely sit in •the back stalls and :be .'written down'an ass." This is without: doubt 1 the/view of. the entrepreneur, for - lie generally treats his 3s. patron'sas so "many sheep to bo hustled and- squeezedanyhow. Even the ushers drop, the civility- bestowed •• on - the "live bobbers." The ""dress circle" does not patronise, "The Posthumous Betrothal" typo of .play, becausd "none of .our set are there, and' to be seen with the wrong Idnd of people wuldbe.an.avrfui solcoism.. . Just hero ■ let me. say that tho manner in which-certain well-known managers cut oil tho back accommodation as :> detailed. recently, byanother correspondent is nothing short of barefaced : imposition. They advortise. early doorsi" but ono finds that-about- two ;rows;of : . benches have been-retained,'which.are filled. -in ' live minutes, whilst all "the others aro'marked reserved,'in anticipation of the overflow pay- ; ing'the -oxtra.'" Tho.Christchurch City-Council 'deserve's praise for attempting, to got'even'with the- avaricious' manager, by .making'.seats and tickots synchronise, and' something, of- the ,sort should be tried' here. -Is there no-oner in tho City Council strong onougri to come'out .and champion the cause of tho "gTeat unwashed"? After all; perhaps the' cheaper parts do hold all the fools, so that the charming actress, must be forgiven—l am,'etc.,• BACK STALLS : 'B#ptomber--27;>'f.:<■?a*#»;•••••