THEATRE BOOKINGS

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26396, 14 April 1951, Page 3

THEATRE BOOKINGS

Sir,—Business firms that try to ran theatre bookings as well as their own job should let well alone. In the first instance, as in the D.1.C.. they seem to have insufficient staff, for there are two ticket desks labelled Theatre Royal, yet only one girl was serving a queue of more than 50 persons patiently waiting their turn to get seats. Many of these persons, like myself, have only the dinner hour to get tickets in, and therefore many poor unfortunates do not get seats at all. Would it not be possible for the management to employ another girl in the opposite desk, especially when a large touring opera company such as the present one. comes to Christchurch? Trusting that the management will view these proposals favourably and will give a more efficient service to the public.—Yours, etc., QUEUE STANDEE. April 11, 1951. [“Those most inconvenienced are the D.1.C..” said the manager (Mr H. C. Hassall) when this letter was referred to him. “It is a most unusual situation, caused by the waterfront dispute. Scenery for some operas has not arrived and consequently bookings for those shows have had to be remade, thus increasing the work at the booking office a great deal.” The firm was doing its best to alleviate the position, he said, and had four girls working on the box plan yesterday.]