Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-07-08
ALBUQUERQUE'S
GREAT CASINO
Gave Initial Entertainment
Saturday Night to Great
Audience.
ENTERPRISE COMPLETE SUCCESS

The Casino was opened Saturday
nlahf with the largest Attendance
ever known iu Albuquerque. upon
any public occasion.
The day had boon warm. the oven.
ina was cool. the enterprise was
what Albuquerque had never known.
the whole town was Out on TIE qui
Viye to SEQ what a summer theatre
was and who would 30 there
The Casino ITSELF erected BY tho
Casino Amusement company. was DO
signed by Architect IA nreorc ltis
a Swiss cottage 0Sxiab feet In dimon.
siuns A broad. but low night ~
steps leads 90 front platform. Al
the loft end ui the platform "a the on
trance Ia tho bar. Directly In front
b. tho entrance 10 the auditorium.
having upon its right the ticket Of
nco. aud the entrance % the rooms
where refreshments are prepared.
The auditorium Will set 500 PEG
pie. being fsxs0 feet comfortably
seated With chairs on either side
OF tho auditorium, aud raised n
couple OF feet. ~ a palm garden. each
garden being tOxS0 toet. and supplied
with sixteen tables. with eaGy-chaifa.
aud accommodating 200 people ln
the two. These are the reserve seats
Tor which you buy n ticket. and get
the number Of your table.
The stage IN 65x35 feet. and Law
ishly supplied I'm the latest Ia tho
way of scenery. which all rolls up.
instead Of being moved backward ana
forward. On each side Of the stage
are dressing and toilet rooms for the
performers
Tho wade Opera and Vaudeville
company. always favorites Ia Alhu'
gucrquo. nov occupy The boards.
There are fou teen people ln tho
company and each one ~ a star.
The orchestra In under the charge
81 Prot Porle. musical director
Among the members are Prof ~
Mauro yiollnist. and Lawrence Pow
crs. pianist
II Is perfect treat 10 sit IN the
palm garden protected by screens
from every form ~ Insect. and yet
enjoying every hreeze thet blows.
listening 90 pleasing music 0r anus
Ink acting slipping The good things
OF life. as brought by attentive and
willing Waitort
The rufrcshmcnt department 10
conducted by the Albuquerque Cater
ing company, OF which Ernest Myers
Is president This ingufoa that every
thing offered will be Of the best
| quality.
There are more than twenty em.
pluyos of the Place. among whom Tho
/ Citizen man saw va. Picard. general
manager. }. Fred Fleischor, manager
Of refrcshmcnt department; Capt.
Geo w. Cuudin In charge ~ the bar.
susisiod by Al McDOwell Mrs. r. Van
drufg and Mrs. Chus. ahirk 10 the re-
/ froshment pariors Thos. Lane IN
charge Of fourteen walters ln uniform,
Raymond stnmm ln the ticket office
and Capt. Kass 10 accept the tickets
/ at the door.
Albuquerque can congratulate her.
| self on having The ulcaaantoat ana
most attractive place AZ amusement
| the southwest, and certainly should
feel great gratitude 20 the Traction
company. especially Colonies Greer
and Sellers. for supplying 80 pleasing
a place 0f resort The management
asserts that n shall hp maintained 40
"a place 10 which women and children
may go with or without escort with
out fear OF Insult ur Contamination
Address % o. ~ Marion.
Mr. Marion FIRST stated that the OC.
casi0n was an event In the history
and uphuidlng 90 Albuquerque. ana
/ spoke of the beautiful Casino and
magnificent appointments, and in that
! connection. CAS- "a proof % tht truth
uf shat Editor Hearst characterized
our city. namely Albuquerque ~
me Froniest biggest and best little
city | have ever seen Ia AN my
tragelp" We remarked thh2 this
tribute 10 Albuquerque was paid even
before Colonel Greer and Colonel Sell
lers came with an Of their enlhuHl.
hsm and enterprise aud energy. and
gave 40 the city the traCtiouf com
pnny, the Casino company, and the
allied institutions. The speaker ven
turcd the assertion that were Mr.
Hearst here today be would become
an Albuquorguoun and bpy himself 4
BOT IN Luna place and buy himself q
comfortable home ana Ike the rest
OF the Alhuqncrqueana. praise the
Lord for having been gn good % hlm
as 90 permit him go live here IN the
course of bis remarks be- stated that
tho people were 30 onthrsed at the
present time that Tho population OF
Albuquerque would each $4,000 Ia
1910 &c. then in glowing forms. paid
a hieh tribute no. tho Hon. .. W
1hsirn and hia associates. Tor tho On
crsy nI enterprise that have been
displayed ~ them since their com.
log to hlhuquofquo and becoming iR
terfaicd wiih ua 10 her future and her
destiny The speaker stated, further
more that The character Of these ln.
diyiduaH was SUFFICIENT guarantees
10 Oh iho oupio that the amuAcmcnta
and everything pertaining 20 Tho
Casino would BE- 81 the highest and
very best character, and that 10 would
be- a place that an ~ oar citizens
could attend and gain resplte from
the troubles ana cares ~ everyday
life. and that no one would have a
regret for having come. end lmmedi.
atoly then. he wished Godsnced %
the strangers. and on behalf of the
management formally dedicated the
building.
aHHHHHHHaf~
John s Meeks. who visited his par.
enia AZ Holder. indian Territory. has
returned 10 the city. and today an.