A half century of Chicago building : a practical reference guide : all building laws and ordinances brought to date : historical, technical and statistical review of the construction and material development of America's inland metropolis (1910)
Jones, John H., Ald, Britten, Fred A · Chicago : [s.n.] · leaf 72
66 A HALF CENTURY OF CHICAGO BUILDING Chicago Theatres fiy Benjamin H. Marshall THE first public entertainment in Chicago forwhich an admission fee was charged and ofwhich any record has been preserved occurredshortly after the village was incorporated. Febru-ary 18,1834, the Chicago Democrat… … l()\ KI<-UL\M1U triloquism and legerdemain. This performance wasto commence at early candle light, tickets to behad at the bar, and was given at the MansionHouse on Lake Street. Following this early public offering, at brief in-tervals we find mention of other similar entertain-ments, concerts…
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