The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-02
ACTRESSES IN BOHEMIA.
WHERE THEY AND THEIR ADMIRERS
MEET AFTER CURTAINS FALL.


i-Ginns who Constitute tae bizarre
Psrties-Iots OF Fun and Almost Enough
to Drink-Five O'Clock les and Five
O'Clock CocktaIis-Not What IL Used -
Ne In the Tenderioin Preciuot.
At that no r when stnii and solid Gotham.
ties are either pierarnG to so to bed or are
already fast asleep thero begins TO gather In
two well-known broadway restaurants .
bizarre company OF men and Women who make
1t n habit to be very wide awake O. nights.
whom ordlt ary mortals arc abed aud asleep
These nocturnal gatherings form an odd
feature OF tho fnster life OF the big town. Thev
IRE Paris an In thor bohemian good fellow.
ship. AMI they seem to possess marked In.
tsrest for those who ind pleasure in oontem.
plating the various M des of existence that the
lively metropolis presents to the philosophio
Observer. The nocturnal bon vivnnts who
mako M the coterie are actors aud actresses.
men about town. clubmsn, colleRians. and
professional mon. who have the faculty Of
never getting sleepy until the sun wakes up.
Tic restaurants have become noted resorts
because OF the presence OF those Bohemian
spirits. They are PROSPEROUS and In the char.
acter and quality Of their creature comforts
rank In the first class. Their prosperity has
been attributed to fortunate location. They
are situated half o mile apart on the west side
OF Broadway amid the group OF fashionable
theatres and big hotels In the Tenderoin dis
trict that famous parallelogram OF Gotham
blocks which has for years boen known ~
THE Heart OF the City" and " ich is local..
~ that tho police say never goes to sleep."
Special nccommo dations are provided for
the Bohemian set. They recall the Cave Of
Harmony" that Thackeray tells about In the
restaurant at the southern end Of the big
Tenderloin parallelogram this Bohemian Cave
Of Harmony IS located on the ground floor.
boWer wa! dset back Of Tho bs
whrre ordinary quests got their late meals. IL
r0% win n Sn
the co erie grew in numbers. however. new
Gnd spacious apartment. agow with electric
commodstIon ior the special patrons I! has
mirrors and inc frescoes; In the second res
Is set aside for the Bohe%an y boyer s e
snrneed and cSmiortably furnished and the
It 4 generally near midnight before the
neiahborins playhousss are shut up and the
selves. fretty nc ae'ressss. neat in attire Pshs
ana fond 81 late hours tn aId
three. Male escorts accompany them. n. '"o "
BY 2 o'cl OK the coterie is. at lis liveliest
l,i;nsrking picture Of mdnY!ghs eonviyiality;
paftes"r stars The sctars 1essed sd Up G' Ike
are soT. Of to shs
R Filter arc moths
isash. civ Gives The i"ierestln SPECTACLE OF ths
young sas or r'e oId I%yey.r: they seem inspi1sd
GOOD GOOD t sraces Of The tGestricsi people: Each
rlunGes into his rocket for money and tries to
ns OF e IN S ar
and incidentally kserine solid with the ctors
a "a W to s.s,s .ss
that they won have IT. 70 pay for the RE sea,s q. IL
That doesn't, dampen the enthusiasm OF tho
moths in the leas,. however The privilege 81
brettes md chorus girls and settling the Hill
ai,erward Is alone sufficient compensation for
The ,e"lieeisus are rartial to the second
glory bower at the upper ,r. end o. OF Broadyay
Whenever they come 10 town to have a good
time. ~, They boom things when they geI there,
tosethsr and The soabre los and chorus sIris
draw up their G. airs with the men. 3 metimes
h s end snss
the pop Of ne ch3a an pa corks and the click
ieeians Joke and tell college stories The sous
brettes and chorus girls tnke hand in the
Very often the sun ri. les while the throng is stil
there drinking wine AID beer
server who has decided no! ions about the hurt.
fulness OF late hours aud late surpers bnt
there cnn be o doubt that the roy ellers enjoy
i and don't bother their heads about any ot
Den Frank'ins judicio"s injnnctio 9 ah"us
going early to bed and getting mp with the SIN.
All this in ma'ked contrast wi b tue reyelrY
that used I" run fast and furious 10 the re-
sorts that were numerous In the Tenderloin
district decnde or so ngo. The pale faced
81! es,s do not pas. ~ rule. within the por.
tals uf these bohemian caves There Is no
hois!erousness and no singing OF songs. A
Stranger will find out in a twinkllrg that while
all lNnk nj l..Ss nj u mud
nnd easy. there Ia IN reality ~ strict enforce.
iGent Of order Mt ali times. Women are NOS
admitted unaci ompanied by an erott. and tho
rule Prohibiting thenr from On erinR alone IA
Tho amour, OF li,nid :efreshment served 70
the guests he order l. that whom anybody
has got Rs much as is good Tor him he shau
Five ocl%ek teas" arc tho feature OF the
tile pot recreation Of certain well-known SOU
brettes and CHORUS girls, Th.v go to the tens
without eso ort.. AMI oil meat asj o'clock ex-
actly. They order light lnncheons AMI LIQUID
called the :" s O'clock cocktail" 1t ia served
under tbs r.tIirtions carried ont in every re-
special le re- -taUrnnt IN town that serves meals
to women unn"companird ~ male escurts. No
ono woman. There is absolutely no exception
to the rule, II sirike o. strangers sometimes as
a queer order. 1t shows that women ARE not
40 free I" do MS they Ike IN the big town. Ie
WAS ndopted to put stop to the growing Gus.
has had u aalutary eject. There doesn't APP
rule Mt tho 20 o'clock tens" however. To the
c'edi OF tn soubrettrs and chorus girls It
should be said that tley rarely. II ever. reach