..., in New York City, which offered boxing matches, walking contests, song and dance, ... stage naked to the waist, with eyes painted on his nipples, a nose below, ... It cost some $670,000 for the decor alone. In 1922 the chain added ... of five million dollars. There were paintings by Corot and Bougeureau in the ... stage coaches for transportation and the mails for communication. It was this network ...