The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
Broadway Girls Set Dizzy Pace
So They Say, at One Hundred
Dollars Per Night. Old Timer
Talks of Good Old Days.

NEW YORK, \. Y.-Courting the
girl OF your dreams comes high to-
dav This increase is being felt
throughout the country-trom Nam
street to Broadway. lo
incidentally, it costs at least 5000
for a Broadway evening 1t used to
cost $6.35
a neighborhood evening costs at
least $3.50. One dollar would have
been sufficient rs years ago.
at costs a kings ransom to court
a eirl in modern style" explained
Nav Allison, who was asked what
was necessary to entertain girl Tor
an evening in these whizzlng zOth
century times.
"A Young gentleman who asks a
voSing lady to spend the evening with
him can forget about his financial
plight only il he has $50 tucked away
in his wallet.
"The least expensive evening l can
imagine costs $4,000. Usually 1t VIII
cost more. There is $12 for dinner at
one OF the proper eating places; at
least 5000 for theater tickets; with
convert changes OF 81 it is Impossible
TO escape from supper club, after
the theater. for less than Sl0 and
usually is safe to estimate s. Tor liquor
in. some form or other; S. is the least
your taxi fare would be
"And that would not be called a
riotous evening by many girls OF to
day One hundred dollars would COW
err many a party.
Miss Allison neither drinks nor
smokes. it may be said in justice to
her 49,,
That IS a Broadway evening. Girls
expect several such whirls each week.
MANY Of them every night. To court
such a girl on the conventional three
evenings week it would cost $llO.
A business girl living 40 minutes
from Times Square was asked how
much it cost young man to entertain
her for an evening.
"The cheapest would be" she said
after contemplation. "$3 for a table
de hote dinner; ST for movie; ~
cents for ice cream and probably 9l.9o
taxi fare"
That totals $3.50, =,
But" she quickly added, Il would
not tolerate him long if that was the
procedure every time he sees me. L
want to go to a roadhouse, the thea
ter. or a supper club at least once
week"
A Broadway Beau Brummel OF yes
terday recalled for prices OF Is years
well" he stroked his wrinkled
chin. Il used 10 feel like a real spend
er when I started out with $40 in my
pockets There were no autos IN those
DAYS and the horse cars we're good
enough for anybody.
That cost 20 cents. A dinner at IS
was the best there was and II you
tipped ANYBODY more than Is cents
YOU ran the risk OF being publicly
kissed. Theater tickets at Sl.50 apiece
were top prices. Let's see, that totals
S685. One evening OF this week was
considered a treat for any girl
You weren't chased from her door
step if YOU provided it only once
month And she would wait for you,
too. Those were the days when you
could go in the parlor and take
dollars Worth OF candy with you and
interest each other with conversation.
But there are no parlors in the apart
ments they build today,
A wild night midst the bright lights
that cost 500 today could be had Tor
SIS in those days
III you wanted to put on big
splurge." old timer explained, you
hired a horse drawn coach for $k
your dinner cost you s. more; the
theater was s. and an after theater
party with wine and all was high at
SIS"