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brucejpatience
brucejpatience commented about Palais Theatre on Mar 28, 2004 at 10:41 am

Dear Paulb ,

I’m not making excuses for the prickly pears down at The Palais but , in fairness , they’ve had major problems with vandalism over the years . And …. there is another consideration as well .

Unfortunately , it isn’t a simple matter of just letting someone in for “ A look around” anymore . For starters , there’s the very real problem of public liability . The Palais is a vast and rapidly decaying 1920s building which has been badly maintained over the
years . I think you might find that there could , possibly be some
sort of insurance clause which stipulates that the venue’s cover
is only valid during show times when the theatre is fully staffed
and functioning . If they allow a member of the public to root
around , unescorted when the the place is officially closed you
might be entitled to sue them for their gold teeth if you trip over
a piece of upturned carpet and fall down a flight of marble stairs .

As I said , I’m not making excuses for them and they certainly should have given you a polite and reasonable explanation as to why you can’t have a wander around . But , I fear that they may have
valid concerns which they have to bear in mind .

Your idea , however , about arranging an organized tour of the place would be well worth putting to them .

brucejpatience
brucejpatience commented about Palais Theatre on Mar 28, 2004 at 10:25 am

Dear Paulb ,

Not making excuses for the prickly pears down at The Palais but , in fairness , they’ve had major problems with vandalism over the years . And there is another consideration as well .

Unfortunately , it isn’t a simple matter of just letting someone in for “ A look around” anymore . For starters , there’s the very real problem of public liability . The Palais is a vast and rapidly decaying 1920s building which has been badly maintained over the
years . I think you might find that there could , possibly be some
sort of insurance clause which stipulates that the venue’s insurance
is only valid during show times when the theatre is fully staffed
and functioning . If they allow a member of the public to root
around , unescorted when the the place is officially closed you
might be entitled to sue them for their gold teeth if you trip over
a piece of upturned carpet and fall down a flight of marble stairs .

As I said , I’m not making excuses for them and they certainly should have given you a polite and reasonable explanation as to why you can’t have a wander around . But , I fear that they may have
valid concerns which they have to bear in mind .

Your idea , however , about arranging an organized tour of the place would be well worth putting to them .