Word: ticket
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Already Porgy is the hottest ticket in town; all 16 scheduled performances were sold out even before the opening. The piece's unique claim to be the American national opera is partly responsible, of course, as is the curiosity value associated with any first. But the Met delivers the goods: in the hands of a major conductor like James Levine, Porgy and Bess emerges as something ; richer than the overblown musical comedy it once appeared to be. Although many singers have used Porgy as a springboard to fame (Leontyne Price, for example, in 1952), the Met production reveals...
...like the California Zephyr, which snakes through the Rockies, has been growing about three times as fast. As a result, the railroad's revenue is covering an increasing portion of expenses. Even so, the Government picks up more than 40% of the real cost of an Amtrak traveler's ticket...
...WANT TO see Bruce Springsteen? You call up the local ticket office. Sure, they have ticket. They are $75 each. The scars have an obstructed view. The seats are behind the stage. The scars are the rough equivalent of a cross between a Walkman and a Viewmaster...
Dittler was founded in 1902 by Brothers Emil and Alex Dittler as a printer of railroad schedules. But by the 1970s it had expanded its product range to include business cards, hotel directories and contest tickets. Says Dittler Chairman Gilbert Bachman: "We had already produced literally billions of promotional game tickets for other companies, so it was just a matter of taking our know-how and applying it to the instant lottery ticket concept...
Until the advent of instant lotteries, state-sponsored games were conducted by drawing. While such contests still have 70% of the market, scratch-ticket lotteries are growing in popularity because of the instant gratification--or dejection. Today, for a bet of $1, a lucky player can collect...