The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-11

pleasure palateS or his mui
titudinous Manhattanites
Having something less than 10000
theaters. vaudeville hdhses. movins
picture establishments and amusement
places generally. he seems constantly
to feel called upon to put forth some
thing new and different to hold his in
habitants.
AS matter OF fact, he could not get
rid of them II he wished to do so. The
vast majority OF those who have be
come real New Workers would stay
right there II he stripped them of
everything and tied them to an eiec-
trio sign on Broadway. They would
stand right there and enjoy it's glitter
and feel sorry for all those who were
condemned" to live beyond the glow
OF the White Lights
But he doesn't seem to realize that,
and so hardly day passes that we
do not read Of some new enterprise to
be launched for the stated purpose Of
entertaining the people, Of New York
city. There may be some who will
think that these new undertakings are
merely for the purpose of making
money. but their advertisements say
nothing of the sort
Time Brings Changes.
Yet 1t is all different now from what
1t has been. Time was when each new
enterprise of the character referred
tn lonnnhnd nit bel
ments about the high prices that
would be charged. That was before
the European war got under way,
when New York had money oozing out
OF its pockets. Now. however, every
new amusement project comes forth
modestly telling us that prices will be
extremely reasonable. There has been
a realization and an acceptance Of the
fact that money is not being spent SO
freely here as 1t once was
Hardly a theater in Manhattan to.
day is running on the old scale of
prices; or. If it is, it has out slips, pro-
durable at almost every store. which
entities the holder to seat at half
the advertised price The very best
broadway theatrical productions are
now having popular priced" matinees
and there is hardly an entertainment
on the island for which some kind of
seat may not be procured for % cents
or less
And the character OF the entertain
ment Is changing even as are the |
prices. For instance. the old Eden |
Musee. on Twenty-third street, recent |
ly closed its doors. This famous in |
stitution has been one of the sights Of |
the city for years There was a time |
when something like 10000 people
passed through its doors daily; but re-
Gently 1t has had struggle to keep
alive and that struggle was finally
ended In defeat. Location had some
thing to do with that Twenty-third
street. Madison square. there once was
the very heart of things. but now New
York has moved uptown The white
lights do not send their beams quite
that far south these nights and al
ready Twenty-third street is lined with
For Rent" signs. many OF which have
been SO long there that they are OBJ
scured by dust and dirt.
Madison Square Garden Goino.
Yet another landmark of old New
York has fallen before the march of
uptown" The famous
Madison Square garden. familiar the
country over. either through visit to
he metropolis or illustration, is to
make way for improvements. Its no.
he tower. the work Of Stanford White.
lain BY Harry X. Thaw nine years
lgo. win be missed by visitors and
'esidents alike. Many Of the most |
lotable men Of America have ad. 1
lressed audiences In the structure.
But Father Knick IL no whit discour. ,
ged. He moves on uptown and keeps q
ryfng. A. stated. new announce !
Dents appear almost daily. telling US 4
~ ero long Ne viii have something :
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