The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . The Ghosl. Hamlet. Hamlet pulled his whiskers, and the Dane trans-fixed him with his sword, applause and laughterstruggled for the mastery. There were no less thansix curtain calls after each act. Every local tragedy is portraj^ed upon the stagesof these Bowery theaters before large and enthusias-tic audiences. Recently the walls of the old Bow-ery Theater resounded to the portrajal of theplay entitled, The Life of the Soul in the Dream;or, An Extract from the Trial of Maria Bar
The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . The Ghosl. Hamlet. Hamlet pulled his whiskers, and the Dane trans-fixed him with his sword, applause and laughterstruggled for the mastery. There were no less thansix curtain calls after each act. Every local tragedy is portraj^ed upon the stagesof these Bowery theaters before large and enthusias-tic audiences. Recently the walls of the old Bow-ery Theater resounded to the portrajal of theplay entitled, The Life of the Soul in the Dream;or, An Extract from the Trial of Maria the shocking details of the ghastly tragedy wereshown, and nothing received more applause than themurder of Cataldo the villain. Mme. Adler enactedthe role of Maria, Miss Gudinsky personated Mariasmother, Mr. Adler represented Mr. Barberi, and made up as Judge Gildersleeve. Theheavy part of Dominico Cataldo was sustained by 402. NEW YDPxK riTY TJFE Mv. Roi^tein, and the sympathetic character of , tho Tombs Angel, was taken by Mrs. Edel-stoin. AFr. Thorn berg was the District-attornoy. On this same stage have been presented the murderons acts of Carlyle Harris and Dr. Homestead Riots have also been shown. Th» Bulls Head Tavern was removed to 24thStreet and Third Avenue, where its dismal and ill-reputed remains may yet be seen. Once it wasthe headijuarters of the horse and cattle trade, andUncle Daniel Drew laid the foundations of his fort-une while he owned it. Turning to our left, we notice the narrow spaceinclosed b}- Mott and Pell Streets and the is Chinatown. Very many years ago a brew-ery occupied the triangle, and a portion of its wallsare in the Brewery Flats. The father of theChinese colony was Ah Ken. He arrived in NewYork in 1858, hired a frame house on Mott Street,and put his little capital into a cigar stand onPark Row. He prospered, and other Chinamen,hearing o
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