New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-05
STRAND ROOF OPENS
TO FAMILY TR0T
Papa, Mamma, Daughter
and Brother Dance in
City'S Newest Resort.
MISS ANNE MORGAN
HOSTESS OF EVENING
ponular Price Dance Hall Sue
cess at Start, Society
Managers Say.

The leader Of EurOpe's orchestra
..;,ed his baton; Miss Anne Morgan
,lapped her hands; girl in fluffy blue
ID a Young man in a new gray suit
eng into the measures of the fox
-, and the first and only low-price,
s;,b-elass dance hall was officially
opened
I, wasn't for more than the sixteenth
art Of a second that the girl in blue
ard the man in gray had the floor TO
themselves. The roof Of the Strand
Tbsstre. where this resort Is situated.
.,,,sins 100000 square feet, and at
i,,,, half Of this is clear for dancing,
bs res. being filed with seats and
..,lss for those who want to look on
I'D est. or drink. And from $3.50
,',loek last evening, when the doors
o,ened. until midnight, when they
,losed. the 10000 square feet of dane
&c spacc was full as II could COM
iorably be Of swinging, swaying
.,rnl,s. while the seats we're occupied
,rery minute with fathers and mothers
and family groups.
Its sill right" Miss Morgan said at
the end OF the first hour "Our popular
priee resort is going TO be a success"
While one Of the patrons summed it
up thus:
All this fun for so cents, Can you
beat it,"
The committee on organization mem
hers were all on hand early. Miss Nor
ran. in low cut black gown trimmed
Xi.b fur. acted as hostess. Mrs. W. h.
Vanderbilt was in street dress. She
aid she was delighted with the way
The public had welcomed the venture.
~ believed they would" she said.
Something Of this sort was needed IN
New York. The resorts are either very
extensive, or cheap and vulgar, with
= sort of vulgarity that is dangerous
FOR the young.
Mrs. Vanderbilt said that she thought
The lunches were an even better feat
There will be good food at reason
akle prices. and music so that the girls
Who come TO eat can dance for . while.
And 10 girls who sit in ofhees and WORK
an aay bit OF dancing will be a nice
change Il will 90 them so much good
70 come up here and shake themselves
4 bit"
aTbat is the way we want it." Miss
Elisabeth Marbury, who Is one OF the
committee on organization, said. We
vlnt this 70 be a place where the
whole family can come and have a
good time"
The undertaking has a long list of
patrons and patronesses, many OF
whom were there last night. Among
hose Who came were Herbert Satter-
lee. Mrs. Edward r. Hewitt, Mrs. Fred
siek Nathan, Mrs. Charles Alexander,
Mss Grace Elliston, Miss Gertrude
Robinson Smith, Gerald Hoyt, Mrs.
Paul Morton. Mrs. Z. L. MacDuffe, Mrs.
7. Y. Dslziel and Mrs. Alec Wellman.
Mayor Mitchell is a patron, and has
promised TO drop in sometimes.
To-day az 1880 o'clock the cafeteria
opens No dish will be more than 10
cents and many only 3. The menu to-
cay lnclQOes Drown Detl soup AZ
ssnts; flet Of founder, at Is; sugar
cured ham and spinach, at Is; roast
beef lamb, vegetables and various
kinds Of desserts at cents a portion.
The cafeteria is under Miss Morgan's
direction
There will be dancing classes, with
experts for teachers, on the roof all
day long. Patrons will be supplied
With time cards, so a man can look at
his card and say:
-Four o'clock and I've half-hour
OF. Guess III run up TO the Strand
and have a lesson in the fox trot.'
o., II it is the one-step he wants 10
learn, he can find on his time card
Just when that dance is taught. Sun
Gays the place will not be closed.
here will be lectures and various en-
sTtainments, and once a week the New
ltss Club will meet for the reception
o. brand new ideas. This is Miss Mar
buys own plan, and she will run the
club.