New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-13
NO PROSPECT OF LEssENING 1T.
VIEWS OF SEVERAL LEADING Observation-Disclosures
AND ExPENsEs INCREASING.

AND EXPENSES INCREASING.
That times are hard is perhaps more readily
admitted by theatrical than by any other por
ton Of the community Last admitted at
close 10 have been exceptionally disastrous but the pres
ent winter Judging by the part Of 1t passed through,
promises to be moro " frosty" metsphorcay speak
ing, than that OF 's3'si. II Is stated
by those who in position to know that the class who
chiefly paronIze the high priced seats in the theatres
have been moro particularly touched by the recent
shrinkagcs In values than any other, IL Is inferred that
the richer people cconomzng In every channel IN
which economy Is possible and that this IL one OF tbs
first OF unnecessary expenses be vigorously curtasd
In view OF the prevailing scarcity money the prices
OF nearly everything have been somewhat reduced Of
late, and the question has naturally arisen whether
the rule will not eventually be applied by managers
10 the scale OF prices OF admission their houses Those
who insist upon the approaching necessity for such
stop that II is the high price orchestra seats
which chiefly account, FOR the sparscly populated
houses that the present prices iSed during the
years Immediately succeeding The war and that ths
Grand opera iionse Is proof that The same pay draw,
moro money cheap than At Nigh prices The views OF
several OF INC leading managers of tho city upon tbs
subject wore obtained Yesterday
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rcs Of leading theatre, aud who form class To which
the meager, of those thcatns 4" not appeal Tho
good to New York mannecrs. aud ! am resolved that
when once moio hold the ruius of management trmly
shall never allow production 81 mine to h' played else
wn're In the city than At my own theatre ~ lhe way,
p",tion Wien nv" "' had been S'n Tor .o@s
lime at loss the Erie Railway ,omresy
Who tried one experiment after another without
scccss Finally. when the Droohlyn hre took place ard
To me- AMI suggested my playing them ut his tho
atrc 20 as to avoid di,bauding Union square CON.
their great Bluccault then followed suie
with Wallacks company ani IA tlnt way the orand
rcpca, once more that II would be- suicidal policy for any
manager ot stock oomnany hrhirr =" len'1 lie p ply
s"n Sonaro Theatre. said: "fciu,cd prlccsl Nom
sense! | think II very ladyiscd At the present limo
even 10 ag,iae such question. There Is 700 iltte
Ing them. You may safely say that the leading man
ayers are absolutely opposed 10 anyt thing OF the ,od
Samuel Colyilc, MANAGER al the Fourteenth Street
Theatre. naturally takes somewhat different point
view from the managers OF The stock-theatres.'
What do think about the matter generally = he In
Guired. Z" Why, think that no two theatres In New
York City ought To be managed alike and that he rules
which should govern Managers course would be ut
tery mapplcable that of his nc!-hbOr Speaking for
myself have decided to alter my scale OF prices some,
what and think with advantage 10 myselL | shan
offer the public a cushioned armchair from 80 cents 10
dollar and half sti keep some hundreds OF seats
at the latter price Because think tna
position and standing Of my theatre require IT,
II thought il would pay should reduce all my
prices nifty cents the contrary raise them 70
three dol ars That is the kernel Of the whole question,
II does not pay manager to reduce his prices all the
argument in the world will nOt avail; and, the other
hand IN cheap prices to lie his profit, nothing
will induce him TO lose money by charging high rates.
James W. Collier of the Union square was found look
ing cheerful the remarkable hit that Three wives,
his production, has made Hecmphatically frowned
when the question OF reduction In prices suggested
aud said that such step would be wildly absurd on the
part OF the stock theatre managers.