SCENE AT MUSIC HALL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 136, 4 March 1919, Page 7

SCENE AT MUSIC HALL

-4——— DAMAGES FOR EJECTMENT. A scene at the Hacknoy Empire Musichall resulted in an action for damages bsiiifi brought at the Shoreditch County, Court (England) by Mr. Phillip Gurry, dentist, of Dalston Lane, against the Hackney and Shepherd's Bush -Empire Palace, Ltd., and Mr. Bernard Fleming, 0.-«istant manager. Plaintiff's counsel eiiid that Mr. Curry, after watching the performance at the Hackney Empire' for some time, got a pass-out check, and went to the buffet. He was asked for his ticket in an offen* sive manner by Mr. Fleming, and high) words followed. In the corridor he produced the pass-out check, and was nc< cused of being a swindler, it being el* leged that tho check was out of date. The police were called, and Mr. Curry, was ejected. Mr. Fleming banged hi* head against the door, and when outsida struck him a violent blow in the eye. For tho defence, Mr. Fleming said that plaintiff became excited when .asked for his ticket, greatly disturbing the. Audi- __ once. When ho produced an out-of-date check it was decided to eject him. Witness was not willing to. apologise. To the best of his judgment plaintiff was trying to get in with an • out-of-date ticket. Judge Clucr decided that Mr. Curry had been given the pass-out check, perhaps by mistake. The whole trouble seemed to have been caused.by the way he was asked for his ticket. There/ would be a verdict for .£lO 10s. damage an to the ejectment and tho banging of plaintiff's head against the door. A separate action would have to be brought with regard to the incident outside.