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(1816 To 1860) By Chas. H. Haswell Originally published 1896 |
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Hack fares at this date were twenty-five cents a single passage for any distance not exceeding one mile; for more than a mile, fifty cents; additional passengers twenty-five cents each.
Evan Jones of 53 White Street commenced running a line of stages from Broadway and Houston Street to Wall Street. Abraham Brower of 661 Broadway also put on a line from the corner of Houston Street and Broadway to Wall Street, corner of William. In a few years after he replaced his early stages with new, larger, and more convenient ones, drawn by four horses. When the streets were sufficiently covered with snow, the stages were replaced with large sleighs drawn by four or six horses, and the frolics of a country sleigh-ride were moderately indulged in. For full thirty years these great sleighs were a striking winter characteristic of Broadway.
January 15 Mme. Malibran appeared at the "Bowery" Theatre in English opera, again exciting the liveliest interest and attracting great audiences.
February 1 a ball was given at the "Bowery" Theatre in aid of the Greek Fund, and on the 22d another at the Park Theatre; they were well and fashionably attended, equalled in character and brilliancy only by the fête to Lafayette at Castle Garden in 1824.
The Common Council considered the construction of a market at the foot of Canal Street and one (the Clinton) was finally located there; it also proposed to close the sewer in Maiden Lane and lead the surface water to the side gutters.
February 8 Mme. Hutin, a celebrated danseuse from Paris, appeared at the New York ("Bowery") Theatre in "The Roaming Shepherds." Although, when compared with the dress of ballet-girls and nymphs of the stage of the present day, her dress might be held to be unexceptionable, and even be approved by a prude of 1896, yet
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