. Our theatres to-day and yesterday. has left nomark in the pages of history. Tue»d«.v Exns. «t«. ISdi, ^.JM Kxlrnofainnvt/ IttH!W^TWO COMIC I*A> MmeJAVELLI |i!»iiar MICiJilTOWIL! i#-UJfABATK» « ; ■ RAVELfAMILY! iWR. II. AM» MISS >t , A OaMop by th- Tight Rope! Bv lh« a«v»l TMoUy. Wiuthct, ind Her riecon»r»rHo*l«n»JiH. ■*•■ I Becky M»n«*»in- _„_■ W-nagniflcoDt P«l»oo of Maxalmo .^Ig^An ciijirtr, .>>w Punlomlnic I^l With WW DT.««^.jM^fy>!•?••*••• *. -, _ A Typical Play Bill, Used at NiblosGardens, 1842. OUR TH
. Our theatres to-day and yesterday. has left nomark in the pages of history. Tue»d«.v Exns. «t«. ISdi, ^.JM Kxlrnofainnvt/ IttH!W^TWO COMIC I*A> MmeJAVELLI |i!»iiar MICiJilTOWIL! i#-UJfABATK» « ; ■ RAVELfAMILY! iWR. II. AM» MISS >t , A OaMop by th- Tight Rope! Bv lh« a«v»l TMoUy. Wiuthct, ind Her riecon»r»rHo*l«n»JiH. ■*•■ I Becky M»n«*»in- _„_■ W-nagniflcoDt P«l»oo of Maxalmo .^Ig^An ciijirtr, .>>w Punlomlnic I^l With WW DT.««^.jM^fy>!•?••*••• *. -, _ A Typical Play Bill, Used at NiblosGardens, 1842. OUR THEATRES TO-DAY AND YESTERDAY 27 WHERE THE BLACK CROOK SHOWED. Niblos Garden, at the northeast corner of Broadway and Prince street, became one of New Yorks leading places of amusement in the year 1823, when William Niblo took possession 1823 of property known as Columbia Gardens andused as a circus grounds and place for training race-horses. At first a rather poor building was erected which servedas a kind of theatre and open-air garden, called San Souci. Al-though for three-quarters of a century Niblos Garden stood asone of New Yorks most popular places of amusement, it wasnot until 1849 that the house was turned into a regular theatre,which it continued to be until 1895, when the building wasdemolished. At first a light variety of amusement was offered,but during its regime it was the home of many large spectacularproductions, including The Black Crock, which in 1866 heldthe record run of 100 consecutive performances; the famousKiralfy pieces, and all the popular trag
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