. Our theatres to-day and yesterday. Twenty-third Street The-atre; November 5, 1877, the Theatre Francaise; May, 1878,The St. James Theatre and Theatre of Arts. May 5,1879, the house came under the management of Kosterand Bial, when it was remodeled and called Koster andBials Concert Hall. December 2, 1895, it was closed for a timeand reopenei as a lecture room. November 3, 1879, it was re-named the Gamercy Lyceum, when vaudeville was offered, andagain in 1899 it was called The Bon Ton Music Hall. About1904 the hall as a home of entertainment ceased to exist. Forseveral years it was used as a

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. Our theatres to-day and yesterday. Twenty-third Street The-atre; November 5, 1877, the Theatre Francaise; May, 1878,The St. James Theatre and Theatre of Arts. May 5,1879, the house came under the management of Kosterand Bial, when it was remodeled and called Koster andBials Concert Hall. December 2, 1895, it was closed for a timeand reopenei as a lecture room. November 3, 1879, it was re-named the Gamercy Lyceum, when vaudeville was offered, andagain in 1899 it was called The Bon Ton Music Hall. About1904 the hall as a home of entertainment ceased to exist. Forseveral years it was used as a gymnasium and bowling alley, andwas then converted in o a furniture store. On property now occuped by r?ilrcad buildings, at Third ave-nue and 130th street, the Harlem Music Hall was opened Decem. ber 12, 1870. Tn 1882, under the management of Hamil- 1870 ton and Chandler, the house became known as The Theatre. The last performance given here tookplace in 1885. Apollo Hall, located on Twenty-eighth street, just west of 48.

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