. The Street railway journal . CHILDRENS HUNT, HIGHLAND PARK, BROCKTON occasional vaudeville show, would bring an increased popu- .larity to the parks. This plan was inaugurated and carriedout. It is worth noting, however, that at one of the parks thedemand for vaudeville predominated, and the companies wereobliged to cut out other shows at this place. The seating capacity of the theaters at all the resorts wasenlarged, but reserved seats were graded in three classes—5cents, 10 cents and 15 cents, which more than offset the addi-tional cost of the performances over previous years. The CHILDREN
. The Street railway journal . CHILDRENS HUNT, HIGHLAND PARK, BROCKTON occasional vaudeville show, would bring an increased popu- .larity to the parks. This plan was inaugurated and carriedout. It is worth noting, however, that at one of the parks thedemand for vaudeville predominated, and the companies wereobliged to cut out other shows at this place. The seating capacity of the theaters at all the resorts wasenlarged, but reserved seats were graded in three classes—5cents, 10 cents and 15 cents, which more than offset the addi-tional cost of the performances over previous years. The CHILDRENS HUNT, HIGHLAND PARK, BROCKTON the closing of the season, the efforts of the companies in keep-ing the parks on a higher plane were well rewarded. At High-land Park the attendance was fully 75 per cent greater thanany previous year; at Glen Forest it was over 100 per cent;The Pines, which had been on the decline,was restored to its former popularity, whileLakeview Park and Sabbatia Park showed avery satisfactory increase. A
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