The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27
VAUDEVILLE IN DAWSON.
WHAT MINERS PAY FOn THEIR
AMUSEMENT.
Four Hundred Dollars Ordinary
Price for an Evenings Diversion.
Wine $40 IA Pint, Was $50.

Price for an Evenings Diversion.
Wine $40 IA Pint, Was $50.
From the New York Times.
H. B. S. Marcus, one of Dawson City's
most prominent citizens, left this city yes
terday for Denver en- route for home, after
a stay of just twenty days In the United
States. Mr. Marcus unlike the greater
humber of Klondike residents who have
recently made visits 10 the states, Is not
here for his health, nor does he tarry
here for the purpose of painting the larger
cities of the effete East q glorious crimson
hue On the contrary. he Is at present
and has been for some time devoting his
life and energies to catering TO the whims
of just this class of color artists in the
frigid land Of gold along the Yukon.
Mr.. Marcus makes a speciality of fur
nishipg the "colors" and other accesso-
ries at considerable expense to Dawson
Cltys jeunesse doree and others that may
"do the rest" and as a result he owns
number Of good gold mines that he per-
sonally did not discover. Mr.. Marcus, in
short. is the owner Of the Combination
Theater"-Dawson leading playhouse
and is the best known impersaro north Of
Juneau This is his second visit to the
United States during the present year,
and he brought a matter of eighty-one
pounds of gold dust which he exchanged
for greenbacks at the Philadelphia mint.
He stopped in New York just long enough
10 paw a visit TO his brother-in-law, who
In civ He takes back
with him 30 900 cigars and he stated yes
ierday that he will also take with him
bunch OF actors" for use In his theater.
Mr.. Marcus is also the proprietor of
theater in Cripple Creek, Col, but is de-
voting the greater part Of his time 20 his
Dawson house. Oddly enough, he Is ma
tive of New York, having been at 81
Broadway a number Of years ago, but has
spent eighteen years in the mining dis
trlcts in Colorado and along the Yukon,
He went to the Klondike region six years
ago, and passed over the present site OF
Dawson City ignorant of the immense
wealth buried under his feet. He returned
a few years later and with what money
he had opened a playhouse at Cripple
Creek Col. He returend to the klondike
in 1897, and says he does not intend leay-
ing there in hurry.
Marcus is in appearance the typical
Western miner. He was dressed yester-
day in short coat, corduroy trousers,
brown wooden shirt in the bosom of which
sparkled high diamond. AS compro-
mise to the amenities of Eastern civiliza-
lion, he wore a pair OF immense gloves,
such as might be affected by coachman
in December.
Speaking of the drama in the Yukon dis
tricts, Mr.. Marcus stated that the stage
did not require to be elevated" there.
I'VE don't go in much for talent" he
said "All we want is plenty Of lungs and
legs to make the show a 60 and the man
ager and actors make pretty good thing
of il the year round. The great expense
IN starting in the theatrical business there
is the building. My theater Is OF logs, 100
by 50 feet, and cost $4,000 But, as l say,
once you get to going, everything goes
NV talent comes mostly from Frisco, and
although some Of 1t would be rated pretty
rank here, it is not all bad.
"I've got two or three people running at
my house now that, / guess, would go all
right in some places right here in New
York, nd several Klondike professionals
have made good money In the states, only
their turns were kind Of p,ayed out there.
and I'll bet 81 900 that they are making
more money now than they ever made
here In their best days. We don't have
all has beens,' either, although we have
a number of men on our pay roll for
| knockabout turns and Irish and Dutch di-
alogues, and such. OF course. the women
draw best. What we want above all in
women Is voice, and plenty of II. good
| and strong, for variety business Is our
long suit, and plenty Of singing Is re-
| quired.
1.-THE show Is a continuous performance.
beginning at about p. m. and skimmlng
| along for about seventeen hours The price
Of a seat is only $3.50, and there are no
| reserved seats There are tables, inside,
however. and the playgoers there are gem
| orally thirsty, so that the principal profit
| In the show business Is in the sale og
| drinks. If man wants 70 go in light
and simply trot along in the procession,
| he drinks beer. which costs only SO a
| bottle: but it's surprising how many peo-
pie there are who get IN the way Of
drinking wine. This comes a little dear.
Of course, costing so a pint bottle. II was
selling at from $50 TO $50 a Pint. but big
shipments into the district have now plac-
ed il within the reach OF all. Whisky can
be had for 80 cents drink and rat
J Ting good cigar can be bought for Is cents.