New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-05

Crooko Ballet GirIs' &tory-The In
felicit:es of Board .rs.ii0use Keepers.
from the New York COMMERCIAL
Hrs. Van Buskirk of No. ~ Bond street,
who has been held in $500 bail to answer
various charges preferred by the ''Black
Crook ballet girls, whom she eJected III the
middle of the night from her boarding
house, tells pretty dismal ta!e Oh hcr
troubles with them. Two rooms on her
second floor were let. according to her stale
ment TO Mrs. Matthews and her two
daughters. whom she knew to be members
of the ballet, and whom she admitted OILY
on the strong recommendation OF an nlt
lady friend. These dodgers. however, had
hardly taken up their quarters IN her mousse
before they introduced the four other ballet
Girls. without consulting the landiadX SO
that there were seven dodgers in two rooms
of her aristocratic brown stone front, pay
ing altogether only ten dollars a week.
This. it must be admitted, was somewhat
aggravating, while rents are 50 Mgh. But
Mrs. Van Buskirk could have hCfne with
that. She only mildly demonstrated with
Mrs. Matthews. and was t"iN 'hat TIE louf
extra girls were taken in at MI. larry
Palmers request. until he could find another
place for them. 1t was agreed. however.
that they shonld remove at an early day.
In the meantime. scenes Of a character 70
disturb tie equanlmity OF the most TN M
preside landlady occurred. The ballet
girls calue home at uusccmly hours attend
ed by galants, and held loud chats with
them on bidding good night al the door.
Some Zines the girls Stumbled up stairs to
their rooms, with = hcaviug&s and uuccr-
tainty Of step that indicated too much lob
sler salad at their late suppcrs. AND then
there were loud discussions among them
selves in the rooms on going to bed, which
disturbed the more peaceful occupants in
other rooms. Sometimes the popping of
corks was heard, as if the fair creatures
were taking their might caps" On Sun
day, the only Lords day which they passed
in the house. they held :; lCvce for their gen
tlemen friends, which was certainly discour-
aging to the landlady. Acquaintances from
the vessel which brought them over, lcis-
urely attaches of the theatre, and aspiring
young blo0dS about town, called on them
in twCs and threes, some Of them not very
sober, and others almost hop"lessly tight,
and some Of these generous fellows would
insist on bringing pitchers of ale into the
house, or bottles of wine with which to
treat the girls, and the effect in well reglI-
lated boarding house may well be con-
ceived. Mrs Van Buskirk says that size
ventured to rap at their door and remon-
strate with them on such proceedings, but
was -etfectually sqnelched by reply of
"You be id" from one Of the girls in
-
upon, came, but the girls didn't move, and,
after more circumstances, Mrs Matthews
fixed another dav. which also came and
went without any departure Of the cheerful
inmates, and without any Improvement in
their "goings on"
Mrs. Van Buskirk then held a consultation
with her other boar1ers, who were threat
ening to leave, and the conclave came 10
the conclusion that she ought TO eject the
unsatisfactory customers. The reason that
she chose the night for the operation was
that usually one or more of them remained
in the rooms during the daT. She hired
men to put their trunks out onI the sidewalk
on that Wednesday night, file they were
all at the "Crouk," and She anil some Of the
other boarders watched thenI from her par
Tor window until tie girls til tmsc!vcs came
along.
This is Mrs. Van Bushirk'a statement OF
an affair that has CERTAINLY given her a
great deal OF trouble. Il Is right to hear
both sides, and as size waived an exauliua-
ton, it is wCll to make her grounds OF lie
Tense public. l. certainly shows up some %
the infclicities OF thar very necessary and
much abused creature, the New York land
lady.