Entertainments

mirrorshot

Mlle. Volante and the Mirror Trick Shot [published Dec. 10, 1882]

jpkntz March 19, 2024

The recent killin’ of the unfortunate actress by...

hat1830s

Willard & Jenning’s City Hotel; Niblo’s Garden; Windust’s [published July 9, 1882]

jpkntz March 11, 2024

I met Marsh, the veteran hotel clerk, probably...

pigroast

The Pranks of Signor Blitz [published Jan. 29, 1882]

jpkntz March 4, 2024

They tell a good story of Tom Hamblin...

roller_skate

Roller Skating Comes to New York [published Mar. 8, 1885]

jpkntz February 3, 2024

The roller-skatin’ mania has struck the Madison Square...

dickenswriting

Mitchell of the Olympic Welcomes Charles Dickens [published Jan. 2, 1881]

jpkntz November 23, 2023

Talkin’ about public opinion, as they call it,...

chinesejunk

Memories of Old New York and Two Notorious Women [published Aug. 5, 1883]

jpkntz November 11, 2023

I met old Mark Taylor the other day...

shootinggallery2

Crack Marksmen in New York [published July 17, 1881]

jpkntz October 2, 2023

New York always was noted for its crack...

concertsaloon

Downfall of the Westcott Heirs [published June 22, 1884]

jpkntz September 27, 2023

Goin’ down Broadway recently I passed the site...

yankeerobinsonsign

A Miscellany of Performer Anecdotes [published Jan. 8, 1882]

jpkntz September 5, 2023

I got interested the other day in readin’...

Launch_of_the_Yacht_America

Fun and Excitement Among the East Side Shipwrights [published July 23, 1882]

jpkntz August 30, 2023

[CAUTION: THE FOLLOWING NEWSPAPER COLUMN, WRITTEN IN 1882, CONTAINS...