Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-08-27 | Page 35 | Ticket Pests Trade on Sidewalks despite Law

TICKET me PESTS TRADE ON SIDEWALKS DESPITE TEL LAW NEW YORK Aug 26 The The operations operations operations opera opera- of theatre ticket speculators on sidewalks Which were made Illegal by a city ordinance passed several years ago have begun to flourish again on Broadway Every night since the new season opened the specs have been shouldering through the crowds at big first nights and at atthe atthe atthe the popular shows The number en engaged engaged engaged en- en in sidewalk speculating indicates that they find it profitable Apparently the sidewalk merchants I are not afraid of the police The other night in front of the Eltinge theatre where Cheating Cheaters one of the I big hits of the early season is being played three men were observed loitering loitering loitering loiter loiter- ing beside a pile of cobblestones directly in front of the theatre At least three policemen were Insight in insight insight sight but one of the men walked be beside beside beside be- be side a man several paces offering seats down front in the orchestra The performance had started and the speculator was loudly offering tickets down stairs for the Follies Before and shortly after the Winter G Garden opened an illuminated sign over the shoe shining parlor on Broadway Broadway Broad Broad- way next to the saloon at the southeast southeast southeast south south- east corner of Fiftieth street opposite opposite opposite site the theatre announced Winter Vin ter Garden tickets Three men stood on the sidewalk In front of the shop until about 9 o clock o'clock One of them while on I the sidewalk offered to sell seats After 9 the sign was changed to read Shoe and Hat Cleaning Bags and Parcels Checked The new sign was not illuminated The law permits speculators to sell theatre tickets in buildings but not on the sidewalk I