They took my seat during intermission!

[once a month]

Posted: 1/8/09 at 3:02pm

Has anyone ever left their seat during intermission to return 15 minutes later with someone else seated in your seat? It's happened to me twice, both times with celebrities.
Both occurances happened years ago, and I had completely forgotten about them until a pal reminded me today. During "Loot" with Alec Baldwin, I returned to find "Mrs Howell" (Natalie Schaeffer)in my 3rd row aisle seat. She seemed gracious and only slightly embarressed. The previous time was when "Barnum" opened. George Burns was in my seat signing autographs! He moved as the lights came down, to the seat in the row directly behind me. To be honest, both were as old as time itself, but it was still a thrill for me never the less.