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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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ple are given in the theater, and these in-clude theatrical concerts, lectures and entertainments of akindred nature. During the winter months a series of enter-tainments are given at intervals of about two weeks. Fortwo years the Burton-Holmes series of lectures were given.During the present season the Theodore Thomas Orchestra 466 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XXVII. No. 12. is presenting a series of entertainments. These are given inthe evening and special cars are run from Evanston and frompoints as far north as Waukegan, both before and after theperformances. Admission to the theater is by reserved seatticket only, the charge for this being made in addition to theadmission to the park. The casino contains a cafe, ladies retiring rooms, menssmoking 100ms and lavatories on the first floor and abovethese a ball room, which is rented for dances to private par- THE ROLLER SKATING RINK IN RICHMOND, VA. BY S. W. HUFF, General Manager Virginia Passenger & Power Company, Richmond, Va.
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MUSIC PAVILION IN RAVINIA PARK ties. Last season the Damrosch New York Symphony Or-chestra gave two concerts each week throughout the seasonin the music pavilion. The orchestra at the time containedsixty-five pieces, and on some occasions drew as many as 7500people. This orchestra will open the park the coming seasonand will then remain for a period of six weeks, after whichmusic will be rendered by the Thomas Orchestra Company. The stadium shown in one of the illustrations is of steelconstruction, is built to overlook an athletic field upon whichbase ball and foot ball games and contests of various kindsare held. It has a seating capacity of 2000. In winter athree- acre park and a toboggan slide arethe means of attracting large crowds. At-tractions of the cheaper variety, such aspalm reading, cheap shows, gaming devices,are entirely absent. There is, in fact, noth-ing at all to attract the undesirable element.The high standard set by the managementmay be judged from the fact that no

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