The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25
Lincoln County Leader.
Saturday. August rs, 1888.
OUR NEW YORK t T
rom our regular correspondent.

scruplas about attending q perform
sncc on Sunday, had to- content
himself with what was offered him
ut the various halls and gardens,
where the concerts were little else
than a cover for the sale of beer,
and intoxicating liquors. The new
Casino, however led the way. and
now there are several theatres
which, discardingthe former iimsy
prctcxt Of compliance with the
strict letter of the law, by using
tho word sacred in their announce
ments, boldly offer a popular con
cert of moderately good music
every Sunday. At the Casino the
audiences are evidently Of far So
cial position, though the masculine
element largely predoIninates.
Men about town, young clerks of
the better sort, travellers compelled
to pass a Sunday in New York, and
a percentage of musical enthusiasts
who will 60 to hear good music
wherever and whenever they get
the chance, fill the larger part of
the concert room. The Casinos
predecessor and rival on the other
side of Broadway, the Cosmopoli-
tan theatre, has also been giving
Sunday concerts. The Mount
Morris theatre at Harlem, a few
Sundays ago gave the first of what
announced rs a series of Sunday
concerts, and though the audience
didn't fairly fill the house it was a
thoroughly quiet, orderly and APP
preciative one. Besides these,
there are occasional concerts given
at the Grand Opera House, the
Thalia theatre, the Academy of.
Music, and Steinway Hall. AS to
numbers, the Casino usually has
an audience of about 1000, the
Cosmopolitan Of 500 or 900, and
the Grand Opera House, about
l,20O. Steinway Hall, on the oc-
casion Of the recent concert OF the
Arion must have held 1, 800 while
the Mount Morris secured about
600, and the occasional ITALIA con-
ccrts draw in the neighborhood of
1000.
Ranking III merit below the en-
tertainmcnts Just mentioned, come
those of such a hall as Raster &
Balls. Until q few weeks ago beer
and other Intoxicating fluids were
sold without check, and a notice
able falling off in the Attendance has
taken place since the authorities put
a stop to this. About 1000 peo-
pie pass their Sunday evening at
Roster Il Balls listening to the
strains Of the orchestra, and gazing
ut Vanouri's twinkllng feet, and
Mr.. Burdett's repast or cold steel.
The more respectable of those
present are Germans the American
contingent being chiefly Represent
ed by hashily dressed young men,
and even more tashily dressed
women. In Fourteenth street,
near Third avenue, are a number
of familiar places, which on week
days are open to the public with
out charge. On Sunday, however
the majority have been closed al
together within the last few weeks.
But Thiess is open on payment Of
small charge for admission, and
profusidly now intoNit ating drinks
are sold. The audience is orderly
enough but not OF a high class by
any means. Probably about l,50Q
peoplepass the doorkeeper through
out the day and night.
Coming further down town, the
observer will find hat the glory
has departed from the Sunday per-
Torrance in the Bowery Dives
The majority are closed entirely,
and those that + open find u
great falling off in their receipts
since the police have prohibited
tha sole of intOxicant's. These