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February 5, 1874
Eureka Daily Sentinel
Eureka, Eureka County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Assemblyman Patterson of San Francisco introduces a bill in the California Legislature to prohibit reserving seats in theaters, criticized as communistic and likely to ruin the industry by deterring respectable attendees.
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A THEATER BILL.—Assemblyman Patterson, of San Francisco, has introduced in the California Legislature a bill prohibiting theatrical managers from reserving seats. This is a thoroughly Communistic measure, and therefore we suppose the Assembly will pass it. If it had been entitled "An Act to deter decent people from attending places of amusement" it would have been fitly described, for it is impossible to see what other purpose it can serve. Such a bill would go far to ruin every theater in the State, for respectable persons would, of course, decline to attend amusements when it was necessary to fight for their places, and ladies would at once cease to patronize the theaters.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Theater Bill
Seat Reservation
California Legislature
Communistic Measure
What entities or persons were involved?
Assemblyman Patterson
Where did it happen?
California, San Francisco
Story Details
Key Persons
Assemblyman Patterson
Location
California, San Francisco
Story Details
Assemblyman Patterson introduces a bill in the California Legislature prohibiting theatrical managers from reserving seats, described as a communistic measure likely to pass and ruin theaters by deterring respectable patrons, especially ladies.