Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-07-03
ALBUQUERQUE'S
GREAT CASINO
Gave Initial Entertainment
Saturday Night to Great
Audience.
ENTERPRISE COMPLETE SUCCESS

Inc casino was oPOhOu S"Nui u'g
night with the largest attendance
ever known in Albuquerque, upon
any public occasion.
The day had been warm, the even
ing was cool, the enterprise was
what Albuquerque had never known.
the whole town was out on the qui
vive to see what a summer theatre
was. and who would be there.
The Casino itself, erected by the
Casino Amusement company, was de-
signed by Architect La Dreere. 1t is
a Swiss cottage, 6Sx135 feet in dimen-
sions. A broad, but low fight Of
steps leads to front platform. At
the left end of the platform is the en-
trance to the bar. Directly in front
is the entrance to the auditorium,
having upon its right the ticket of.
fee, and the entrance to the rooms
where refreshments are prepared.
The auditorium will set 800 peo-
pie, being 4SxS0 feet, comfortably
seated with chairs. On either side
of the auditorium, and raised a
couple of feet, is a palm garden, each
garden being 10xS0 feet, and supplied
with sixteen tables, with easy-chairs,
and accommodating 200 people in
the two. These are the reserve seats
for which you buy ticket, and get
the number of your table.
The stage is 55x35 feet, and Law
ishly supplied with the latest in the
way of scenery, which all rolls up
instead of being moved backward and
forward. On each side of the stage
are dressing and toilet rooms for the
performers.
The Wade Opera and Vaudeville
company, always favorites in Albu
querque, now occupy the boards
There are foui teen people in the
company and each one is star.
The orchestra is under the charge
of Prof. Perle, musical director
Among the members are Prof ID
Mauro, violinist and Lawrence Pow
ers, pianist.
1t is a perfect treat to sit in the
palm garden, protected by screens
from every form of insect. and yet
enjoying every breeze that blows
listening to pleasing music or anus
ing acting, slipping the good things
of life, as brought by attentive and
willing walters.
The refreshment department is
conducted by the Albuquerque Cater.
ing company, of which Ernest Myel S
is president This insures that every
thing offered will be of the best
quality.
There are more than twenty en-
ployes of the place, among whom The
Citizen man saw Ed. Picard, general
manager; j. Fred Fleischer, manager
of refreshment department; Capt.
Geo. NJ. Cundiff in charge of the bar,
assisted by AL Mcdowell, Mrs. Z. Van
druff and Mrs. Chas. Shirk in the re-
freshment parlors, Thos. Lane in
charge of fourteen walters in uniform,
Raymond Stamm in the ticket office
and Capt. Kass to accept the tickets
at the door. ~
Albuquerque can congratulate her
self on having the pleasantest and
most attractive place of amusement
the southwest, and certainly should
feel great gratitude to the Traction
company, especially Colonels Greer
and Sellers, for supplying so pleasing
place of resort. The management
asserts that 1t shall be maintained as
a DlelCt W W IlCl NOluCh anu thAAhi ~
may go with or without escort, with
out fear of insult or contamination.
Address of o. N. Marion.
Mr.. Marion first stated that the oc
casion was an event in the history
and upbuilding of Albuquerque, and
spoke of the beautiful Casino and
magnificent appointments, and in that
connection. as a proof of the truth
of what Editor Hearst characterized
our city, namely: Albuquerque IL
the greatest, biggest and best little
city have ever seen in all my
travels" He remarked that this
tribute to Albuquerque was paid even
before Colonel Greer and Colonel Sci
lers came with all of their enthusl
asm and enterprise and energy, and
gave to the city the traction com
pany, the Casino company, and the
allied institutions. The speaker ven
tured the assertion that were Mr.
Hearst here today he would become
an Albuquerquean and buy himself q
lot in Luna place and buy himself a
comfortable home, and like the rest
of the Albuquerqueans, praise the
Lord for having been so good TO him
as to permit him to live here. In the
course of his remarks he stated that
the people were so enthused at the
present time that the population OF
Albuquerque would reach $4,000 in
1910. He then in glowing terms, paid
a high tribute TO the Hon. ]. W.
Jastro and his associates. for the en-.
ergy and enterprise that have been
displayed by them since their coIu-
ing to Albuquerque and becoming in
terested with us in her future and her
destiny. The speaker stated, further
more. that the character of these In
dividuals was a sufficient guarantee
to all the people that the amusements
and everything pertaining to the
Casino would be OF the highest and
very best character, and that II would
be a place that all of our citizens
could attend and gain respite from
the troubles and cares OF everyday
life, and that no one would have a
regret for having come, and lmmedi-
ately then, he wished Godspeed to
the strangers, and on behalf of the
MANAGEMENT formally dedicated the
building.
John s. Meeks, who visited his par
ents at Holder, Indian Territory, has
returned to the city, and today an
rounced that he was glad to get back
He siys he attended a picnic near
Holle-. in company with several so
c'e'y Young ladies', but the weather
wos so torrid that most OF his time
was employed in moDping perspira-
tion from his brow. He informed his
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