THEATRES, CLUBS, HOTELS. New York has about 40 theatres, in addition to almost many more variety houses and concert halls. The larg est is the Metropolitan Opera Ilouse, opened in 1883, which occupies the block hounded by Broad way, Seventh Avenue, Thirty-ninth and Fortieth streets. It seats 3200 persons. Among the largest and most luxurious of the theatres, most of which are on or near Broadway, are the Broad way, at Forty-first Street ; the Casino. at Thirty ninth Street ; the at Forty-fourth Street; Daly's, at Thirtieth Street ; the Knicker bocker, at Thirty-eighth Street; the Empire, at Fortieth Street; the Herald Spit at fifth Street; the Garrick, in Thirty-fifth Street ; the Manhattan, at Thirty-third Street; Wal lack's, at Thirtieth Street; the Savoy, in Thirty fourth Street; the Victoria and Belasco's, at Forty-second Street ; the New York, at Forty fifth Street; and the Majestic, nt Fifty-ninth Street. In other parts of the town should be mentioned the American Theatre, at Eighth Avenue and Forty-second Street; the Garden Theatre, at Madison Avenue and Twenty-sev euth Street ; and the Irving Place The atre, a German high-class theatre. at Fif teenth Street and Irving Place. Among the newest theatres are the Lyceum, in Forty-fifth Street, and the Hudson, in Forty-fourth Street. The most important music hall of the city is that built by Andrew Carnegie at Fifty-seventh Street and Seventh Avenue, which is known by its founder's name. It was opened in Slay. 1891. It is one of the finest concert halls in the world, and cost more than $1,000,000. Tlw main hall seats 3000 people, and there are two smaller concert rooms. The most important concerts of the season, such as those of the Philharmonic Society, the Boston Orchestra, and the oratorio Society, are given here. Mendelssohn Hall, a beautiful music room occupied by the Men delssohn Glee Chib, in West Fortieth Street, is used for many of the smaller concerts, recitals, etc. The total seating capacity of New York's places of amusement has been estimated at over 80,000. The Harlem section also has several fine theatres, among which are the 'Harlem Opera House, near Seventh Avenue on 125th Street, and the West End Theatre, on 125th Street west of Manhattan Avenue. The Star Theatre, at Lex ington Avenue and 107th Street, is also a large house.
The clubs of New York number more than 2011. The oldest and most conservative of the non political clubs is the Union, at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-first Street, organized in 1836. The Union League Club, at Thirty-ninth Street and Fifth Avenue, is the largest political club. The most
important club of artists and literary men is the Century Association, organized in 1847, which possesses a beautiful building in West Forty third Street. Among other noted chills may be mentioned the Army and Navy, City, Calumet, Colonial,Grolier, Knickerbocker, Lawyers'. Lotus, Metropolitan. New York, Players', Progress, Re form, and University. The Players' Club, as its name in plies, has a membership largely composed of theatrical people. Its beautiful on Gramercy Park. costing $250,000, was presented to the chub by the distinguished tragedian Edwin Booth. The University Club membership is re stricted to graduates of colleges. Its club house. an imposing structure of granite, opened in Alay, 1899. at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-fourth Street, is one of the finest in the city. The New York Yacht Club also has a magnificent club house on West Forty-fourth Street, New York has about 40 hotels that may be ranked as first-class, with as many more in the second class, and perhaps 100 of a lower grade. The largest and best-known is the Waldorf Astoria. It is built upon the site of the family mansions in which lived for many years John Jacob Astor and William Astor. his brother. This structure covers the block between Thirty third and Thirty-fourth stn-cts, bordering Fifth Avenue, and having a depth of 500 feet. It is 10 stories in height. and contains over 1000 rooms for guests, a large ballroom, and a num ber of smaller apartments used for public din ners, etc. The Buckingham, at Fiftlt Avenue anti Fiftieth Street ; the Holland at Fifth Avenue and Thirtieth Street ; the Mur ray flip, at Park Avenue and Forty-first Street : the :Manhattan, at Madison Avenue and Forty second Street ; the Netherland and the Savoy, at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-ninth Street, arc large and luxurious hostelries, which accommo date from Still to 2000 guests. Farther down town, a number of the Broadway hotels, such as the Fifth Avenue, at Twenty-third Street, the lbdrinan House, at Twenty-fifth Street, and the Imperial, at Thirty-second Street, are equally popular. Several immense hotels, among which may be mentioned the Plaza. at Fifty-ninth Street and Fifth Avenue, and the Majestic, at Seventy-second Street and Central l'ark West, are known as family hotels of the best type. The most luxurious restaurants in the city are Del monico's, at Forty-fourth Street and Fifth Ave nue, and Sherry's. almost opposite. In the busi ness district the Savarin, in the Equitable Building, is well known.