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to pay an equal share with his confreres to make up the loss. 

 This responsibility gives an impetus to the whole machinery, 

 as every member is interested in promoting the success of 

 the institution. 



TICKETS. The plan to be adopted is to have a quantity 

 of tickets of admission printed, in different colours, so as 

 to represent at a glance the different prices. For subscribers 

 of 10s. 6d. and upwards I use white enamelled cards, with an 

 ornamental margin, and the words "Family Season Ticket" 

 and the year printed upon them in ornamental type. For 

 single admission tickets of Is. value I use an orange ground 

 with the words " Admission, Is., 188 ," and have a plain 

 ruled line below, on which I can sign my name. For 6d. 

 single admission tickets I generally have a green ground, 

 but otherwise as those just described, except the amount, 

 &c., and in addition to the words mentioned, I have the 

 name of the society printed on them as well. To each 

 member of the committee I give so many of those tickets, 

 having previously subscribed my name or initials, and I debit 

 him with the number and amount. I likewise furnish penny 

 memorandum books, and ask them, severally, to obtain 

 all the subscriptions they can, instructing them at the same 

 time that they are at liberty to furnish any subscriber to 

 the amount of his or her subscription with these tickets. To 

 every patron of the show I send a family season ticket, whether 

 they choose to subscribe or not; but those who omit to do 

 BO are not asked for their patronage on any subsequent occasion. 

 I think the plan of issuing tickets a good one, as it affords 

 those members who are timid a good opportunity of intro- 

 ducing the subject at any rate, and it makes them feel more 

 independent it gives them an opportunity of selling some 

 tickets if they are too modest or bashful to crave a donation. 

 From 6 to 10 should be realised in this way in a town 

 with a population of from twelve to fourteen thousand in- 

 habitants, and of course an increase in proportion to the 

 greater population in larger towns, if this plan is vigorously 

 prosecuted. 



