Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-16
COVERING SEVEN ACRES OF FLOOR SPACE.

thirteen years, and all Of them act and
dress in the most improper manner and
this seemed to be the chief, IT not the
only, incentive 10 applause. The songs
delivered from the stage were OF the low
est concert saloon order, both in language
and sentiment There were two of these
halls which were so bad that even the
Coney Island police interiered. Both OF
them had girl performers on their stages,
and at intervals the arristes would come
out among the audience and join in the
inebriating revel with gusto. As the
evening would wear on the artistes would
become intoxicated and from the stage
hold dialogues with male acquaintance
in the audience. One Of the places was
closed up altogether last week. The other
is still open, but boys have been substitu
ted for the girls, and the proprietress OF
the place complained to the reporter that
there was
| NO BUSINESS SINCE THE CHANGE.
She blamed her lady performers, who, she
said, had gone too far. She had hired
| them as ladies, she declared, bpt found
they were girls who had graduated on
| Chrystie street and had taken their even
ing buations on the Bowery. But
there are half dozen places just as bad
there yet. As the reporter sat at table
in one OF them about 1880 o'clock a
woman, seemingly of respectable autecc-
dents, staggered in drunk. She was look
ing for the male escort with whom she had
come to the island. She could not find
him and she called for
GLASS or WHISKY
which, although she was already deeply
intoxicated was served to her. Next
morning she was seen at the Brighton
Beach railroad depot. She had evidently
spent the night in the sands back OF the
houses. The woman sad she lived in
Brooklyn. A young girl who said she
worked in a store in New York, was found
by the reporter sitting on bench
crying about o clock. She said she
had met young man in the clty about
week previous and he had called TO see her
She accepted an invitation to Coney Island
About 9 30 O'Clock he took her for II walk.
She struggled with him and in the struggle
he
TOOK HER POCKETBOOK
from her. She had not a cent to get home
with aud did not know what to do Down
toward the lower end of the shantles two
young girls saluted the reporter, One OF
them said she was seasick from having
scupped too much and wanted the re-
porter to buy her some brandy.
"wBERE no ALL YOUR FEMALE PATRONS
come FROM the reporter asked one OF
the employees OF a dancing pavilion. The
nan gave a knowing look and responded
Heaven knows; but principally from New
York and Brooklyn. They are pretty
tough, but then they are high-toned. They
would not go to the low dance and concer,
places around
That the proprietors of these places are
responsible for and encourage the drunken
ness and immortality that prevails is evi
dent in their keeping open long after the
last boat and train have left the island
The boat leaves at 1890 p. IN. and thu
last train at l0:40. The halls are then
| IN THEIR Widest REyELRY
and keep it up uutil o'clock. If thes,
places would close up in good time for th,
people to get back to New York and Brook
lyn, great deal OF the evil would be nit
igated; or, if this is not done, an an
nouncement should be made from tn,
stage OF the departure of the last boat o.
train in time for people to catch it. Tn,
Sea Beach company and the proprietor
OF respectable places in the West End ar,
endeavoring to purify the place, but ar,
meeting with little, if any, success Th'
police, as II general thing, do not seem tC
care. Some strong effort should be made
else the West End Of Coney Island will be
| come "A hideOus moral nicer