Show t I I I DOLlAR TOP PRICE AT NEW NEIN YORK THEATRE PROVES A BIG WINNER YVINNE Special to ro Tho Telegram NEW YORK Oct 23 The Tho Tho dollar lop top prito is the one thin thing thine talked about by leading theatrical managers at present Such great success has resulted re reo re- re from Al AI Woods' Woods move of presenting pre pro seating John Mason and a n. noted company com corn pany at nt this at a Broadway theatre theatre the the- atre that other managers arc now now planning to follow the example Lee Shubert announces that Tho The Battlo Battle Cry a bi big production will wUl be shown at tho Lyric theatre with tho the gallery at nt 25 cents and the majority of oft good downstairs scats seats at 1 There is talk of another bi big theatre in Broadway Broadway Broad way bein being taken over by ono one of the leading producing firms and with lar large e productions given iven at 1 prices It is pointed out that John Mason and his pIll play Bi Big Jim Garrity is no bettor better than a lot of other Broadway successes so 80 there thero must b be he sonic some reason for tho the rush of patrons who are arc ni nightly packing tho the bi big Now York theatre to capa capacity ty The only answer cr that managers man a agers can find is that tho the dollar price is the ma magnet ct for f r other good shows arc playing to to half empty houses Mason lason 2 earning gross receipts of around weekly and this is big big- business right now for Broadway Word conies comes from London that tho recent re ro- ro cent reduction in prices at Rt the fashionable fashionable fashionable fashion fashion- able west end theatres has resulted in greatly greatly increased business despite the theard hard hard ard times brought on b by the the war Reports from road road attractions are far from encouraging n Tho The 2 and shows are aro in ha having a hard time and tho the majority are losing money Many of th the tho bi big attractions sent out early in tho the season havo have been H brought back bade and tho scenery towed stowed away in in tho the store store- house Some Somo of tho road attraction managers managers man agers have ha seen the tho folly foUy of tho the high price policy and aro are cutting their prices to 1 for the best seats scats Many shows that have ha done this have bavo turned from los losers losera rs to winners and there is talk of many loading touring shows throwing pride to tho the four winds and cutting the price down to a n. reasonable figure that tho the people will appreciate |