Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-14

New Amusement EuEefpFAse-OOA.
| j. h. HaVeriY's Ventures.
NEW YORK, July I2.-The news Of the open
ing OF hostilities between the English and
| Egyptian powers did not create as much ex-
element as might have been expected. The
market was of course upset, and all Of the
exchanges more or less unsteady, but the
mass of the people have not evinced any great
excitement thus far. The bulletin boards in
front Of the newspaper offices are surrounded
by groups of men discussing the news quietly
and extra editions of the newspapers are being
sold on the streets, but not in extraordinary
numbers. The result is considered as being 50
certain that no speculation exists. England
will go on battering Alexandria until she gives
in, and there will be an end Of the matter, IN
| less the other powers are drawn into the mud
| die. Very few special war correspondents have
been sent 10 Egypt so far, though every paper
| no DIS its men ready to 90 at a moments notice
should things get at all complicated.
At present, the regular resident cores
! pondents have done very WELL They would
| be almost useless in an extensive and danger
GUS muddle, however, as they are nearly all of
| them men well advanced in years and not
anxious to endure the hardships and dangers
of vigorous campaign. So far the news is
not alarming, and the sooner the cannonading
is checked the better for all hands. but particu-
| larry for the stubborn defenders of Alexandria.
In few weeks more the new "CasinoH
/ building. Broadway aud Thrty-ninth street
upon which work has been progr ssing steadi-
| ly during the past eight months, will be
| thrown open t. the public.
THE Casino" is designed % furnish place
| of popular amusement, such as has never been
know n in this city. The building is of Moorish
| 1l0xl60 feet, and height of so
! feet from the club. 1t includes
beautiful theatre, decorated in old gold
| light blue and white; a call room, concert
| hall, restaurant and cafe, besides a perfect
| open T garden. laid out with winding walks,
| directly upon the roof of the structure. and
| covering the whole area-some twenty thou
| sand square feet. The garden is to be bril-
/ lianty Illuminated with hundreds of vari-
/ colored lamps Of eastern fashior, and to be-
| beautifully ornamented with fountains, huge
| flower vases, rare exotics, trailing vines, and
| here during the warm weather Mr..
| Rudolph Aronson's orchestra of sixty
| music ans is to be stationed to interpret
the m )st spirited and pleasing mu &c of the
| higher order.
| Ia the theatres operettas and comedies
| are to be performed during the I'M
| mer in combination with the regular prone
/ made concerts above. In winter the Casino will
/
| ments, balls, concerts, amateur performances.
| etc. An advantage possessed by the casino
| over other places of amusement VIII be It's al
| mirable "prOmenaC e., "foyerS, etc TO be
| U, ed during all winter entertainments. A COM
| modious passenger elevator, large enough to
| accommodate thirty people, will be run
| every two minutes from the ground
| floor to the roof The building is to be cooled
| and ventilated throughout by system of air
| shafts running from the cellar. Messrs kim
| ball and Wiseden, builders or the Madison
| ira a arr "a
| sino, and every novelty and modern improve
| ment is being taken advantage OF IN the con-
| struction of this resort. The protector
| Of the enterprise is Mr.. Rudolph Aronson, VINO
| was also the promoter of the Metropolitan
| Concert Hall Mr. Aronson is ma
| tive of this city, and has larored
| theoretically in giving New YORK Two OF the
| handsomest places Of amusea ent in tn g coun-
/ try. The first wa known as the Metropolitan
| Concert Hall, and was built on the corner of
| Forty. first street and Br adway, two blocks
| above The present enterprise. 1t was run for
| a season by Mr.. Aronson as a summer concert
| garden. and achieved an immense sue
| cess, but the protector belle ed that
| New York could support even more
| precautions hou-e, and he gos rid of 1t
| and went to work at the Casino" The older
| place went through a variety of viclssitudes,
| appearing under numberleSs auspices, as a gar
/ den, concert hall, ball room, reception build
| ing, theatre and opera house, and is now
| known as the Alcazar. An entertainment mt con-
| sisting largely of beer, extensively OF limbs
| and partly of opera bouffe, is now in full swing
| there but there is soma mitch 10 the manage
ment and l believe there is to be
another change i is na t9 he Renamed
| carries out its plans. Mr.. Aronson is young
man with an immense amount of what is com
| prehensively known as push. he ana MS
| bro her Edward ArOnson, have the reputa ion
| of carving success with them wherever they
| 90 and they are, consequently, able 70 COM
| mand all the capital they need. The Casino"
| will unquestionably be the most exclusive or
| new Works. houses of amusement. The open
/ ing attractions are already secured MA
| dame Theo who is undoubtedly the
| greatest opera bouffe singer on the French
stage will be brought over with an entlre
| troupe to give a season of light French opera
| Many managers have tried to get the FAMOUS
| artistic to come to this country, but they nave
| Invariably failed. Mr. Aronson secured the
| nriz4 Later on in the season Johann Strauss,
| the great waltz writer and conductor, VIII be
| brought over to lead IN series OF elaoorate
| concerts The Casino" will undoubtedly be
there is another new enterprise in the
| amusement way i'll course of construction, and
| il has quite as bright a future apparently as
| The 'Casino" In Harlem, the upper sec
| ton OF the city is called. are three hundred
| thou saud people who have to travel from two
| to three miles in order to reach the New YORK
| theatres The elevated railroads, of course,
| make this an easy matter in enc sense, but IL
! is never desirable to take long Journeys to and
/ from house Of amusement. IL never seems
| TO have occurred TO anyone that these
| three hundred thousand people might
sunnort a Mace of amusement ia their own
| CITY until now. Work has already begun on
| the nav structure at One Hundred and Thir-
/ tieth street and Third avenue. The proprie-
| tors are Dr. George Chandler, who IS man of
| large property and formerly connected with
| Crosby's Opera House, Cnicago, anu Mr. >. w
| Hamilton Hamilton is the working man OF
| the firm He is known from one end or America
| 70 the other wherever a circus has been. he
| has been for years the best paid and most eff
| CLIENT advance circus agent on the road, he
| was for some years with Coup al. Forepaugh,
| Int his greatest success was when he travelled
| ahead of Barnum. The new house will be
| onened on September 18th with the Lights o.
| Tondon.n which will be followed by ticst class
| attractions through the season.
| Somebody calls Mr.. j. M. Hill the Ne caenas
| of theatrical affairs. he IS man or remark
able % uck and strong CONVICTIONS Tor ne takss
| enOrmoue risks His way OF dea ing is unique.
| When he sees an actor or actress who impresses
| him favorabiy. he at once engages hum or her
| for a term of five or ten years, and then as
| sumes active control. He first takes his actor
| off the stage, and refuses to allow him to
| sct for two or three years. He puts him in re
| tirement, and SENDS MN throusn COURSE OF
/ study to prepare him for grand splurge.
| Nea1while Mr.. Hill makes the papers his con-
| ddsnts and tells them constantly now well his
protege is getting along. me acVor Is Palu ms
| salary regularly, and studies ike IurK under
| tho Watchful eye of j. NJ. Hill. he has been
| nursuipg this course for number OF years
with a little actress he picked up
| vbase name is Margaret Mathers. She is to
mste her debut in Chicago in August, and Mr..
| Hill has in the course of three years worked
| nm ca much interest in her that number Of
| NeN, York citizens will go on to see her. An
| other one of Mr.. Hills people is MIR. George
| Riddle who was formerly the Professor of
| Elocution at Howard University Mr., RIDDLE
| made his first appearance on the pubic
| sracge ag BOOTHS tn atre in the Greek play
| oivsn there last season. He spoke in Greek,
| while the rest of the cast was content with
| English Mr. Riddle was going back TO his
| duties at Harvard, when Mr. Hill approached
| Inn and they signed an agreement for five
| We .rs Mr. hil then stopped his acClDg at
once and sent him to Europe to study. Now
| Mr. Hin wanders about and remarks with an
| air OF intense conviction "Hs viii be the
| greatest actor OF the age, sir. he is man II
| exalted intelligence genius and force, ana ne
| can't do otherwise than aehieVe glgshCc sue
| cess"
| 1t begins to look very much as though
| Colonel j. H Haverly had made complete
failure in his theatrical ventures. He Is still in
Eur ne. and his theatres are being Sold out
and mis- companies diSbanded all over the
country year ago he was the manager OF
4 the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Niblo's Theatre, the
| Grand Opera House. aud the Fourteenth
Street Theatre in this city. he mas u 'thlng
! to do with them now, except a sort Oh nan III
/ terest in the cheapest OF thea au~-the
| Fourteenth street house. his other place
| in Chicago, st. Louis. an francisco ana I'm
clpnati have also been sold out, ana all OF MS
| road troupes were disorganized except one
| the big minstrel troupe. Now CAPE message
| announces that he has sold even TINS remnant
| of his great enterprise to Mr.. Charles From
| man of This CITY, simultaneously comes the
| announcement that there is TO be gigantic
| amusement company Qimitedl Win MT nay,
| erlv as director This company, IL Is sald
| nv Mr. Hayerly, viii control the amusemehtS