Theatergoer praised as hero for smashing woman's cellphone

[Xithras]

124. When my daughter was performing with a local troupe...

... they had a standing and rigorously enforced anti-callphone policy. Once the cellphone warning was issued, any hint of cellphone usage during the performance led to immediate ejection. No warnings, no exceptions, no refunds. The ushers at the back of the theatre had sharp eyes too, and usually spotted them before anyone could even complain.

They typically ejected at least two people EVERY PERFORMANCE. A few idiots would try to make a scene (at which point the plays would stop and everyone on stage would start mocking the idiot with the phone to shame them out of the room), but most people just sheepishly left after realizing they'd been caught.

If all theatres operated this way, patrons wouldn't NEED to confront each other like this. I place the blame 100% on the theatre operators.