The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
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Twenty-Five or more years sgo the muttor
ME vender. with his tin tray and his whits
apron. was one Of the picturesque features oi
the Bowery. then an exclusively American
thorouRhfare. and great street for theatres
and theatregosrs. After the play was over.
and the audience was Hing out on the side
walk. the mutton pie man got his chief har-
vest. This was especially true on nights which
were cold. and after play bills which were long.
for the Bowery theatregosr OF twenty-five
years ago wanted the worth Of HE money.
and insisted usually on farce. q meiodrsma.
and an afterpieee. all in one evening; thus the
performance was not finished until midnight
or Whereabouts
The mutton pie man usually made his APP
pearance about 1880. when the audience was
going into the theatre. and IL was not an
unusual thing for the dsnizens Of the pit or
gallery to buy, on entering. mutton pies which
would keep on the papEsof hunger during the
protraoted performance Between the acts
too. hungry boys and men would get return
checks so that they might seek the mutton pie
man on the sidewalk and taste his wares. The
business became an extensive one. aud was
not wholly limited to men. for women. Irish
women mostly. took also part In IL As the
theatres moved away from the Bowery and
theatre-R going in New York became q more
fashionable and less democratic affair. there
was an eclipse In the sidewalk industry Of
mutton pie selling. and afterward It went ale
most completely out Of vogue.
Within the last few weeks mutton pies. as
an article Of diet. have reappeared in New
York-not on the sidewalks or in the restau-
rants. but In lager beer saloons, which make
not small pies for i've cent. . and large seS ones
for ten. These pies are made on an extensive
SoT popsl Ens
pies being as much Of a favorite as they ever
were In Esgland-and they furnish the pur-
chaser either ,sish IN the mSrning or At niaht-
some article OF diet at. small expense.
Their Introduction, which has recently be-
f some somsthlng OF . fsd. IL due to the fact
the hardness Of the times and the competition
petween saloons, an unusual pressure upon
free lunch counters, some saloon keepers.
the hunger and the thirst OF their. patrons at
the price Of drinks only. accepted gladly the
opportunity to sell mutton pies. which. besides
added advantage that they are sold-not given
away: To this fact To- due their Introduction,
aud the appearance almost simu neously in
II docs not take q fad OF any kind long to get
q foothold In New York. II there IL any good
reason for its acceptance. the fad becomes q
pens that IFS popularity die: out as suddenly
as 1t has sprung up. The demand for mutton
pies. however. is not n new thing. but q mere
diet which used to be very popular In New
than those which exist TO-DAY. How long the
are asking. but q very satisfactory an swer to it
can best be furnished by investing five cents
IN one OF these articles and in seeing how you
IKE I; Mutton pies are as cheap as they are