Days and ways in old Boston . ed in his French performance this season concluded withOptical Allusions or Robertsons Phantasma-goria. In those days Venelli and Lemon, IceCreams and Fruits could be obtained duringthe performances, especially after the fireworksor while witnessing the Grand Indian WarDance as performed by a company of OneidaIndians in October, 1828. During the last few years of Schaffers lease theamphitheatre was mainly devoted to equestrianperformances. In the summer, fireworks were thegreat attraction. In 1828 there befell to Schafferthe fate of previous owners and te
Days and ways in old Boston . ed in his French performance this season concluded withOptical Allusions or Robertsons Phantasma-goria. In those days Venelli and Lemon, IceCreams and Fruits could be obtained duringthe performances, especially after the fireworksor while witnessing the Grand Indian WarDance as performed by a company of OneidaIndians in October, 1828. During the last few years of Schaffers lease theamphitheatre was mainly devoted to equestrianperformances. In the summer, fireworks were thegreat attraction. In 1828 there befell to Schafferthe fate of previous owners and tenants and hein turn took part in the drama of the law. InJanuary he had contracted to pay a theatre licenseof $1,000 and gave bonds for $5,000. He foundthis a hardship and paid $25 weekly when thetheatre was open. During 16 weeks he paid in$400. The city sued him for the balance and wona verdict in the Superior Court. Schaffer appealedto the Supreme Court, where the verdict wasaffirmed and Schaffer retired from the Gardens123. wmmk The Masonic Temple, Tremont Street and Temple Place, about 1875 An Historic Corner as his lease was soon to expire. He again becamean auctioneer and died in a few years. Freemasonry and the LawThrough a gate about seventy-five feet from thesite of St. Pauls Church on Common Street (nowTremont), in 1800, one passed into a lane runningjust back of the Usher house. This was knownas Turnagain Alley as there was then nooutlet into Newbury, now Washington, entrance to the Washington Gardens in 1826from Newbury Street was known as WashingtonCourt. In 1830, just before Swans death, theestate was cut up into ten lots. Tradition statesthat the Usher mansion was removed to SouthBoston and in whole or part became the FireDepartment Hotel kept by Reed Taft andknown later as the City Point Hotel. The es-tate contained an acre and forty perches or squarerods, nearly fifty-five thousand square feet. Acentury ago the value of the entire tract was$15,000. At
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