The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-08
Big Gambling Hall and Variety
Theater Under One Boot.
ENTERPRISE or sEArrLE MEN.
Forty star variety Performer TO No
Imported From the East-sits
Purchased and Building b0z1AO
Feet to BE Erscted-John w. Con-
sidine to Ne Manager-Privats
Steamer 20 Carry Outnt IN April.

John w. Considine completed preliminary
arrangements yesterday afternoon for In
itiating the most stupendous theatrical and
gambling enterprise ever inaugurated In
this country. s.,s. ss.s
to be the scene Of its operations, which
win commence as soon as a private steam
or can arrive there next spring. with forty
Of the best variety theater performers In
the United States, and all the parapherna-
la for the biggest gambling house In
Alaska.
me plans, up to tho present time. In
volve an expenditure Of $4,000. OF which
$4,000 IN cash has already been put up.
January Z Mr.. Considine will leave for
troupe.
The final stepin perfecting arrangements
for the big enterprise came yesterday,
when Considine. as manager Of the Stand
ard Theater Company, purchased. for $500
In cash. from DR.. H. c. Wilkinson. piece
OF property 10ox14o feet on Second avenue,
In Nome City. The land Is a part Of tho
Nome townsite, and it's previous owner 10
pioneer OF the camp.
On this property will be erected build
Ing fifty feet wide. 40 feet deep, and three
stories high. The ground floor will be de-
voted to a big saloon. with the theater in
the rear. It is probable that an immense
gambling hall will be placed ON the Sec
ond story. The third will be used for
lodgings.
The building will be constructed in Seat
tie under tho supervision of A. @. Lane
and will be handled in such way that II
can be taken to Nome on the steamer City
OF Grand Rapids. which Manager Consi-
dine has purchased and which is now at
Morans undergoing expensive repairs.
The scenery for the theater will be pur-
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scenic artists A part Of the outfit talk
en- on tho steamer will be an electric plant
and apparatus for furnishing the establish
ment with water by a pumping system.
To run the saloon there have already
been purchased 100000 cigars. cost 5000; 100
barrels OF whisky, OF the distillation Of the
spring OF 1893; 500 cases of champagne and
500 barrels OF beer. More than $l2,500 has
been put into liquors.
'The theater," said Mr.. Considine. last
night. Twill be one Of the best in the coun-
try. It will be a typical Western variety
theater and fitted from top to bottom In
the best style possible. shall book forty
OF the best variety performers in the Unit
ed states and give Nome people as good a
show as can be seen in the best theaters
in the East. We shall sail from Seattle
April Is on our own steamer and get down
to business as soon as possible"
The enterprise has been SO far carried
through by John w. Consldine unassistcd,
and he expects 1t to be one Of the biggest
money-making propositions he has ever un-
dertaken. That 1t is the greatest OF the
kind on record there 10 no doubt.
Associated with him in the company of
which he is sole manager are G. w. Able.
gambler Of wide notoriety in the West;
Mark Norton. T. J. Considine and william
Malloy. Their steamer. the City Of Grand
Rapids, alone cost them many thousand
dollars 1t Is q twin screw propeller and
Is 40 feet long.