CHAPTEE XI

^'DIRECT FROM BROADWAY, ORIG¬
INAL NEW YORK CAST"
 

So RUNS the legend on, the bills that announce the
coming of another New York success to the prov¬
inces. And yet many a good play—for instance,
"The Yellow Jacket"—has failed in the Metropolis
only to find unbounded success on the road. Oh,
the joy of being the rejected stone that becomes
the chief stone of the corner!

Well, here you are right in New York, and on
Broadway, too. Some two thousand places of enter¬
tainment are open for you. Which shall you choose
—comedy, tragedy, light opera, grand opera, vaude¬
ville, circus, concert, pantomime, recitals of all
kinds, or movies? About seventy-five or eighty of
these houses are legitimate, serious theatres,
featuring the best productions and employing the
highest class talent. The balance are mostly photo¬
plays, ranging from $2 admission down to ^Ye cents.
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