The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-02

Xnnd Legitimate Takes Il Back
q Seat Nowadays
Interesting feature of the larger
3 at the present day is their
ices of amusement. The spirit OF
essness, the desire for diversion
Kcraving for excitement seems to
rowing upon the American urban
Nation and the shrewd caterers
his human weakness are reaping
rvest as at no other period in the
Dry of the country. There may
a hundred and one advertisements
sOurces of recreation open to the
er after amusement, wholesome
unwholesmoe in their nature, but
Fence here will be confined to the
Notions grouped under the heal
how places. Every day, almost
b hour of the day, and late into
might, raucous music, or alleged
c, rends the air, and the glare of
ling signs, extend invitations to
lrifting throngs, and it is marvel
Ito note how many respond to the
ktiOns. There are scores of play
rs devoted to the popular class
>tertainment scattered about Seat
They are more numerous on the
thOrOughfares where as many as
or four may be found in single
They are not confined to the
Ous centers, but can be found
and there distributed around the
ent districts, even to the outer
of the city limits where one
ers where remunerative patron
IAN possibly come from. A very
majority of these places of play
Ohuucu ~ iilbNIhS piSluiCo, anu
appears to be a fascination
this modern kind of entertain
that is irrisistable to the public.
bly their cheapness as well as
for they possess no incOnsider
nerit, appeals to the masses and
DpOnsible for steadily growing
1arity. Drop irto any of these
ng picture shows, at any hour
they are in full blast, and one
q find them crowded. Some of
performances are continuous,
IN audience is going in and COM
1ut constantly. In the shopping
let's the patrons are chiefly
en during the day. The fever of
vhich keeps so many on the
IS, is responsible for the "movy"
For a small stipend, 5 or 10
one can secure a comfortable
and enjoy an hours recreation
16est, a pleasing break in the mon
~ of drifting with the human tide,
- fro, on the Rialto, which seems
3 the aimless daily stunt of large
centage of the population. May
~ be suggested that this growing
- going weakness is responsible In
Enall measure for the much CON-
I'd of high cost of living? Thous-
of dollars go through the bov
|S<o of these places of amusement
~ day in the year. Although q
- attendance is a matter of small
|11ont as to expenditure, people will
lrom one to another of these NOV
Rn1cture exhibitions during the day
4he total so expended foots up to
pectable sum. 1t is heavy drain
( emall income, and as vast ma
OF the residents of. large city
dependent upon limited incomes
1tem, take it week in and week
becomes a matter of large mom-
But | am registering no protest
assimilate a great deal of this
Ds of gayety myself for an old
and would not deny an iOta of
ure to those younger. And. any
what would the poor proprietOrs
bese places of resort do for
paigne. deviled crab and other
les if we all did not contribute
arly to his princely income?
may be some satisfaction in the
es of squandering what should
pr some better purpose in the
ledge that while enjoying our
in modest way we are supply
he means for others to take the
degree in pleasure.
earliest recollection of the stage
rs and play going is confined to
mate drama, but the names that
the foOtlights famous nearly
century ago live only as mem.
md there are none to assume the
As of the old galaxy of stars thai
put in cold storage when deatl
honed the wearers. In those day.
p 1Higitimate was the whole cheese
ken cama vaudeEille that robbed the
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