The New York herald., 1869-04-25
such O. Russian swings carousels and dancing halls
with ne breeze from the platform on the shore OF

such a. Russian swings carousels and dancing nails
with fine breeze from the platform on the snore OF
JONES' woop.-This place Is well known from the
late Schuetzenfest which congreeated ABOUT 2O,O
people daily during Its continuance last summer lei,
The large hall built by the Schuetzenonnd Is sun
there and concerts nightly win be the amusement OF
EAST RIVER PARx-This place has had as many
sas 10 900 visitors day. the East river, foot OF
Eighty third and Eighty fourth streets. The daily
average attendance may be stated as about 1000.
Fourth avenue has lately opened vault drilled out
OF solid rock and with concerts and glee clubs the
German population oi Harlem % are making II their
TERRACE GARDEN.-Thts place. situated on Third
avenue between Ftyeighth and Fifty-ninth streets,
is building theatre for summer night performances
Besides the concerts, to which small admission Is
charged there are many other attractions: the
Arion Vocal Society, the Nineteenth Ward Reading
Club, and probably the Liederkranz, will hold their
summer festivals at this place. The garden will
accommodate over S,0Ss but the daily average OF
UNION PARK.-This place Is on the East river, from
sxty-second street and First avenue. The ground
covers about twelve acres and can comfortably
accommodate 10000 persons. The average daily
visitors number over 5000.
HUDSON RIVER GkRDEN:IThis Is located on Fifty
1t contains about two acres holds 1000 persons and
about $50 visit 1t daily, except when picnics are
held.
PHIILIPPI's GARDKN.-Mis place is situated on
Second avenue, near Sixtieth street. 1t Is a small
place. still the daily average OF visitors Is exceeding
ELM PARK-On Broadway and Ninety-second
street. contains about four acres ana will hold about
1000 persons; the daily average Is somewhere in the
neghborhOod OF 1000.
BROADWAY GARDEN-Near to the last, on Broad
way and Ninty-third street. 1t extends 60 the North
river and covers an area OF about four acres Though
more than 5000 persons have frequently been here.
the daily average Is about 500.
LYON PARK.-lt Is situated on 110th street and
Tenth avenue, and tits capacity for room has never
been fully tested. AT some OF the Arion ana Lieder
N
more The average daily attendance is about $500
during the summer.
Westchester county, being situated In Melrose, a
short distance east OF Third avenue. 1t will
modae 10000 people, though. excepting pcnics and
sundays seldom more than $500 are present.
BEEKMAN HILL PARK.-On the bank of the East
river. between Fiftieth and Fifiy-frst streets, is
capable Of housing over 5000 people. What the
average daily attendance may be cannot be said.
GERMAN THEATRCALS.
Above are some OF the principal places OF summer
resort for our German population They 60 to either
one OF them in the evenings accompanied by their
families and while their wives and children meet
nature, they act as check upon their "mon" and
eXtravagances are seldom TO be seen. But this Is
! inviting, because of their cheapness and because
they contribute to enhance social enjoyment. Not
TO speak OF mere dancing halls, Is enough to refer
to the fact that besides the Stadt theatre there are
number OF places in the city where theatrical per-
formances are given once twice or oftener per week
to crowded audiences and to the utmost delight OF
criticism would be out of pla e in these localities
but they serve their wholesome purpose by prOvid
ing cheap popular amu3ements. Such are to be
found at No. AZ avenue A; at Hubatchek's, No. 533
Fifth street; at Dramatic Hail. on East Houston
street, near Mott; at kaemmerer's Beethoven Hall,
No. 431 Sixth street: at Wubschels Saenger Hall, on
Forty second street, near Ninth avenue; at Land
mann Il Hed's Assembly Rooms, on Forty-fOurth
street, near Ninth avenue; at Traubs National Gar
den, In the Bowery at Dier's BOwery Garden; at
Union Hall, SO Bowery; at the Atlantic Garden ana
the Pacific Garden, near the B0wery theatre. At
the four last mentioned places no regular dramatic
performance Is given. but songs, interminged with
orchestral pieces, are the programmes. All these
places are crowded nightly perhaps not less than
1000 persons visiting them and others in other
parts OF the city.
The above hurried details give our American pop
ulation a good lesson. We have shown, a num-
Der OF places where the Germans mostly assemble,
capable OF accommodating over us 900 persons and
visited daily by about 10000. The expense is almost
next to nothing, the admission being generally Free
and only IN exceptional cases rising above twenty five
cents The beverage generally used Is nothing
stronger than lager OF which the wives and children
Is universally preserved, and after the hours spent
in pleasantly and amusement, the next day Is
yearned for to give opportunity for the refreshed
faculties Of man to atend to the business OF his
cation.
Such cheap, popular amusements are wanted
here. They ought not to be confined to the German
nationality alone. They have shown with their
Saengerfests and Schuetzenfes Is khow people can
nationally amuse themselves, strengthen the BODY,
enlven the spirit and above ALL remain In the family
| circle, though out In public place.