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Show THEY ALL WISHED TICKETS. Everyone Thinks the Theatrical Manager Man-ager Has Them to Give Away. The manager of a theatrical company com-pany had just written his name upon tho register of tho leading hotel. Tho clerk was all smiles. "How's tho world been using you since you were hero last season?" tho clerk asked. "Room with a bath?" Tho manager said business had been fairly good. Tho clerk said ho was glad of that. "Say, Dilly," ho added, "can you fix mo up for tho show?" Tho manager wasn't surprised at tho question. Ho had hoard It before. Ho would see what ho could do. During tho day nearly overyono tho manager met asked him for a "comp." to the show. That night tho manager was telling his troubles to a newspaper friend. "Everybody trios to hold mo up for tickets," ho said, "nut I don't glvo out many nowadays. Why should I? 1 pay well for eve filling I get in the way of accommodations. "I'll tell you when tho practlco started. Years ago, when the old-time old-time minstrel shows wero In vogue, managers and actors gave tickets away by the wholesale. If they were short on money for railroad faro they made It up with tickets. At the hotels they sometimes had to pay bills with seat checks. Tho members of tho company gavo tickets to their friends, to bellboys, harbors and saloon men. And so the theatrical man came to bo regarded as leslMmato prey. Tho spirit Is allv wl, ' " wo can't be so liberal now." o |