I first learned this was a thing when I read about George S. Kaufman's days as a critic. One show he saw was so bad, he tapped the shoulder of the woman sitting in front of him and said, "Pardon me, madam, but would you mind putting ON your hat?"
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Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia
(1) Dec. 20, 1896: Should there be a law against those women wearing big hats in the theater?
In the long history of American Moral Panics, the outrage against ladies blocking your view of the stage is not the worst. But it was a reliable source of popular humor throughout the 1880s and 90s.
In the long history of American Moral Panics, the outrage against ladies blocking your view of the stage is not the worst. But it was a reliable source of popular humor throughout the 1880s and 90s.
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