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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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nstances quiet ejectment from thepark were all that were necessary before the public realizedjust what the management had in mind by the term good*order. From the first the dancing pavilion has been patron-ized freely by the best people in the community, and no diffi-culty was experienced in maintaining the same spirit of eti-quette and refinement that would be found in a private danc-ing academy. The results secured are all the more striking tickets were then collected as the couples went on to the floor.This practice of charging 5 cents for each dance is believed toinclude advantages over the system of charging 15 cents or 20cents or some other stated amount for the entire afternoon orevening. Many of the patrons do not care to dance for a longtime, but do enjoy two or three dances during the afternoon orevening. This class of patrons is thus easily accommodated.The performances in the theater never last over an hour oran hour and a half, so that there is always time for the patrons
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ENTRANCE TO MOUNTAIN PARK AND CASINO FROM THE RAILWAY TRACKS to enjoy several dances after each performance. While aplay is being given in the theater, music in the dancing pavilionis given on a piano, but after each theatrical performance theregular theater orchestra moves to the dance hall and furnishesthe music for the balance of the afternoon or evening. Inorganizing the orchestra each year the company takes advan-tage of the services of local musicians who for the most partare engaged in the local theater during the winter. The danc-ing pavilion is large enough to accommodate about 125 couples,and if the accommodations were a little larger a separateorchestra would be provided for the dancing. December 2, 1905.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 991 THE FEDERAL STREET CAR HOUSE OF THE ROCHESTERRAILWAY COMPANY BY I. E. MATTHEWS, CHIEF ENGINEER During 1904 the Rochester Railway Company added to itsrolling stock to such an extent that all of its car houses werefilled to overflowing and many c

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