. The street railway review . or the purpose, first riding around in the town playing inspiring music, and was closely folio.,the regular passenger cars loaded to the guards. Tin- band onSunday afternoons has always proved itself a drawing card While the attendance was at all time very good the managementthought that if there were other attractions besides theatrical onesthat the attendance would increase accordingly and to that endfor the ensuing season the park has been leased to Mr. W. IIPickens, a popular salesman for Robert Johns, of Chicago, and anold theatrical and park manager.
. The street railway review . or the purpose, first riding around in the town playing inspiring music, and was closely folio.,the regular passenger cars loaded to the guards. Tin- band onSunday afternoons has always proved itself a drawing card While the attendance was at all time very good the managementthought that if there were other attractions besides theatrical onesthat the attendance would increase accordingly and to that endfor the ensuing season the park has been leased to Mr. W. IIPickens, a popular salesman for Robert Johns, of Chicago, and anold theatrical and park manager. Mr. Pickens is going to builda Shoot the Chute of the latest improved plan, install a merry-go-round of large proportions and introduce such other attractionsas may seem advisable later in the season. He has under con-sideration the erection of a Loop-thc-Loop should the otherfeatures draw well. A very attractive inducement to park patrons will be the excellentrefreshment booths which will be located in desirable places about. CASINO PARK — BINGHAMTON R. R. the park and in the center will be a large dance and refreshmenthall. The service and the ices will be of the best. It is proposedto use the main refreshment ball for a roller skating rink, whichshould prove a good idea as the roller skating fad has seizedBirmingham with a firm grip and to keep up with the crowd now-one must be an expert on rollers. The railway company is having plans prepared for an open airtheater of 2,000 seating capacity. This is to be built after a rusticdesign out into the lake and is to be lighted with 500 incandescentlamps. The form of amusement is to be varied ;for instance one-week, vaudeville will be presented, the next melodrama, and thenext light opera, thus avoiding a surfeit of one particular kind oftheatrical attractions. Every evening before the performance inthe theater a band, employed for the season will render a concertand on Sundays there will be no performance in the evening, butthe
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