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Theatre Audiences in Manhattan
From, Michael M. Davis, Jr, The Exploitation
of Pleasure
A Study of Commercial Recreations in New York City
(New York: Department of Child Hygiene of the Russell Sage Foundation,
1911, 30.
This table divides audiences into different demographic
categories, including children, and charts their attendance at various
theaters in New York City.
Age Groups Represented
| Class of show |
# of theatres in Manhattan |
# children under 16 attending |
Weekly % of total attendance of children under 16 |
% of boys under 18 |
% of Girls under 18 |
% of men |
% of women |
| Burlesque |
7 |
500 |
24% |
19% |
5% |
62% |
14% |
| Vaudeville (including 19 large moving-picture
houses with theatrical licenses) |
36 |
256,000 |
19% |
12% |
7% |
52% |
29% |
| Moving-picture Shows (common-show and concert
licenses) |
201 |
225,000 |
25% |
20% |
13% |
30% |
20% |
| Totals for low-priced theatres |
244 |
481,500 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| High-priced theatres (rough estimates) |
30 |
8,000 |
5% |
-- |
-- |
50% |
45% |
Social Classes Represented
| Class of show |
Name of dominant class (in attendance) |
% which this class constitutes |
Name of minor class (in attendance, next representative
class) |
% which class constitutes (in attendance) |
Name of minor classes (in attendance, next representative
class) |
% which class constitutes (in attendance) |
| Burlesque |
Clerical |
54% |
Working |
45% |
Gamin |
1% |
| Vaudeville (including 19 large moving-picture
houses with theatrical licenses) |
Working |
60% |
Clerical |
36% |
Vagrant
Gamin
Leisured |
4% |
| Moving-picture Shows (common-show and concert
licenses) |
Working |
72% |
Clerical |
25% |
Leisured |
3% |
| Totals for low-priced theatres |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| High-priced theatres (rough estimates) |
Leisured |
51% |
Clerical or business |
47% |
Working |
2% |
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