Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-10-26

rHKArRIoAL FORTUNES AND
MIaR Ont UNI s-W OOD.
Wards GARDENS BELLA
UNION CALIFORNIA THE.
ATkR-THE ALEXANDRA -
TIE PACIFIC MELODKoN-
CITY GARDENs-A CI.ERlCAA
DIsPUTR-LoTTRRY BROK-
Rnv-A POLITICAL Loss.
: San FR.xc1sco, Oct. %, 1870.
II snything was wanting to show the
exceptional dullness that prevails
throughout the city, the returns Of the
receipts at the various places Of public
amusement during the past month,
would be sufficient. In September,
1869, the sum Of $65,OO0 was paid BY
tho public to the theaters and pleasure
gardens; this year the total Is only
$50, 500, or n falling of Of more than
100 per cent Up to the LIST of October
the total receipts at those places for
the first nine months Of the year
amounted to only a few dollars short
of half a million, Of which the CAL
ifornia Theater absorbed $l9s, 900, or
nearly 40 per cent. These are the last
returns of the kind that will be made,
as the Internal Revenue tax on the
above receipts has been withdrawn,
aud all further information oh the
subject will be withheld from the
public.
Theatrical RsFtanos and mi'fer'
tunes.
At the present time there are only
three places of amusement In the city
that are paying expenses, and these
are Woodward's Gardens, the Bella
Union and the California Theater.
woodward's receipts average So, 600 pei
month all the year round, OF which
more than t%wo-thirds may be corsid'
cred clear profit. Three gardeners,
two ~gatekeepers, and u man to attend
to the animals comprise his stall,
These latter arc fed OH the leayings o.
the What Cheer House tables, and sc
cost nothing for keep.
The Bella UnIen.
The Bella Union takes in about 81
500 per month, which leaves a hand
| some balance In the treasury for let
low, after squaring up all accounts. L
makes no difference how dull thing'
are at other houses, the Bella Unior
has always a numerically decent audi
ence aud on Saturday and Sunday
nights can depend OIL being crammet
to repletlon. 1t Is immaterial how ole
the opening songs may he or how nm
t~lquarian the end mems wit. The
songs are certain to be a~pplauded ant
Bones effort to be received witt
laughter. In the single matter Of clog
dancing the Bella Union ~ perhaps
critical. but apart from that it Is ont
Of the most easily pleased audiences In
the United States.
The California.
The California has been a DIVIDEND
paying Institution nearly since II
was opened. Six per cent. per annun
IA the regular disbursement to stock
holders, showing that there Is only {
net profit Of fifty dollars on every ter
thousand taken ut the doors. The ex'
penses of this house have been mucf
reduced lately. The company has beer
Iessencd; stars dispened with, advcr
Using to a great extent discontinued
and the financial sails reefed from
manager to call-boy, In order to NEE
the bad weather OF dull times. Barrett
has now severed his connection will
the house. finding that this State Of
fered too limited n field for the display
of his professional talent. The queS
ton Is to this day undecided by Sal
Francisco thcater-goers, whether Bar
| rett Is MI actor or only n mutt. witt
| the fair sex Lawrence has always beef
y favorite. but he is not generally pop
ular among the masculine element. l.
the East Endorses him rs n genius,
suppose We shall have to accept him a
such, but until then the majority O
San Franclscans will only pooh-pool
his abilities. Mccullough. with con-
siderably less p%rctensions than his late
partner, is much better liked, espe'
cially by the men. He has not only
professional but personal popularity,
the latter of which was essentially
lacking with Barrett.
Tho Alhambra.
The Alhambra has been open for the
last two or three weeks to skeleton
houses. The company Is working fol-
nominal salaries until the advent OF
Miss Fanny Herring, who Is expected
to bring with her q tide Of prosperity.
With the exception of that lucky spec
Of the Zavistowski Sisters, the last two
years have been to this theater MI
almost uninterrupted succession OF dis
appointments. Proprietor after pro-
prietor has tried to run the place to n
profit, but In nearly every instance has
made al exit at the small end Of the
horn.
The Pacific Msledeon.
The Pacific Melodeon, with all ordi'
nary revenue Of $500 per week, ha;
had a similar experience to the Alham'
bra. The lessee pays 10 rent, OF
merely n nominal one, tho owner Of
the building shrewdly preferring to
have 1t tenanted, in order to be able to
present an additional claim for dam
ages when the Montgomery avenue
Extension Commissioners lop off q
portion of the structure for the pro
posed thoroughfare.
The City Gardens.
The City Gardens has perhaps been
the most unfortunate investment for
shareholders Of any yet made In the
recreation line. When the property
MA purchnsed II was gunposed that,