New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-08-16
Depravity OF Theatres.

ten, there nesd De he'et @H'S
induce every being with conscience 10 'es0iu
al theatres With horror. The congenlai colaPa-
NJ Of orcg-shops, bowling alleys, gamonng'
bopscs. sporting men and all manner OF Ta@es'
,-o.,;,n,es and lash characters with which
Theatre ac7e7 fails to surround itself, en1Pnau-
callv besocaks its character. We believe more
yonnr men and women in our great cites owe
their ruin TO Theatres than to any other source
G,og..hops possibly excepted. Lives OF Drums
snness and Debauchery very often have mao 'Ae''
o,;oin in the Dramas exhibitions OF lasciFioos
.n1et;te the low iosts ard lover ccnso' Sparkling
with sr,ar. fings at Geld wate!sm, and 'ldcelihg
oil ,,oessiops of implicit obedience to the DIVINE
Law as puritanic and contemplate hypocrisy
How long shall the considerable and moral con-
time to give even negative support TO such a
baleful pit-ial! OF corruption
The OLYMPIC in Broadway has for years oeeh
one Of the most popular Theatres IN cur oi'y' d
wo infer from the incessan, and suPeFa:ivc lauds-
lions of nearly al orr City Dailies, which have
been cons;an,ly exhortng our people to % 'hs'e
and he instructed and delighted. On TUESDAY
last. 4 Hiss Woodcock formerly dancer
,bo,s, was stabbed in the street by dds. Mitchell,
off. of tie Manager. We were called on by
some friends OF MI NJ al the time, and entFeated
not TO publish any thing in relation 10 this mat
20, which we consented 20 on tier solemn as
surance that Mrs NJ. was insane, and would DC
sent to the Asylum next day. by the way, are
M, MANAGERS wives apt to be insane, or III trou-
HE somehow or other } Being now convinced
that this story was cheat, we proceed, though
at late honr, to walk into the business. HaV-
| iro never seen the inside OF the Olympic, and
| knowing none of the parties, we are Obliged TO
,elv on the accounts OF our Contemporaries. The
True San says:
ION Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Mitchell! was
walking in Broadway, nee; the hospital, when she
esped Miss Woodcock, Of whom she had SUM-
clent reason to be Jealous approaching IN an op
nos,e direction. Mrs ". Immediately drew a
weapon DIV come said TO be clrk and by others
a pa;r of scissors and made a rush at the girl,
who having observed the movement, lodged INTO
a cigar store q few doors frcr: The hospital, and
running behind the counter, exclaimed Save
me save me. ~ Mrs. Mitchell seized her, how
ever, before the s;orekeeper could lnterpose, aud
| inflicted Two stabs upon her neck. Mrs. NJ was
| Immediately secured, and the girl, more lrght-
ened than hurt, (alihough the blood tlo~ed freely
from her neck,) was taken to the hospital. The
lady, who was in state Of great excitement,
was then placed in a cab and conveyed home.
"Thcse are the facts OF lie assault; the causes
which !cl TO i: would make much longer story.
1t is wei! knowp ina, Mrs. Mitchell is now and
has been for many months past partially insane.
and that the cause OF her insanity Is jealousy OF
her husband AS Miss Mary Woodcock has been
for sorie time VIGOROUSLY under the protection"
that is the genleel term VIC beleve-of MIR.
Mitchell, it cannot be doubted iha his unIor,u-
nate vile has but too much cause for her rfnzy.'
The American Republican throws this farther
light on,he general subject:
1--WE have some few remarks 10 make respect
ing theatricals in this city, which remarks will
serve as commentaries to the above very good
text. 1t may rot be generally known that the
females in The corps de ballet are used by mana
gers as decoys-p4id according to their personal
appearance, and instructed TO conduct themselves
IN very agreeable style toward sll gentlemen
admitted to the green room, and behind the
scenes. The green rooms of the theatres are the
scenes of many disgracelu! swindle-many a
cruel transaction. To these places certain set
OF moneyed misunderstanding sensualists
whose study is 10 intrigue with the unfortunate
women of the stagc-resort for the vlles purposes.
What they cannot accomplish by fair words they
do by god-what is not 10 be achieved by mel
Their, they manage by trickery, ami the aid OF
female accompliccs. There is a certain very
pretty and highly talented young actress IN this
city, who earns more than her salaries and bene-
fits amount to, by introducing the supernumc.
rary girls engaged where she Isl to the million
ARE libertines alluded to. II they succeed in
what they contemplate, this female receives an
extra fee the shape Of splendid dress, or ele-
CANT trnket.
Not longer ago than last Tuesday we heard
Of ard defeated, scheme conceived by this
same female, TO effect the ruin OF beautiful and
innocent young GIRL whose poverty is her excuse
for figuring before the lights. The price to be
paid for this favor was $40. The managers of
the different theatres know of these things-wnk
at them; for aught we know delight in them.
Can moral and intellectual citizens attend the
theatre, while such transactions are permitted
| While mana gers make their green-rooms places
of designation, coDsplre 10 rum the females IN
their employ, to secure the patronage of noneyed
! beasts, and open their boxes TO the use OF the
cou.iezan and her miserable male companions,
the drama will remain in the degraded state in
which We HOW find it. Divcst theatr!cals Of
their grosser abuses, and respectable people may
then consent to uphold them"
RuMoR-A letter was received this morning
at the Sun Office from Wasnngien stating in
substance that at meeting of the Cabinet yes
t,rday, it bad been determined upon 10 call an
extra session of Congress 1t is further stated
that England has taken the Si,O00,000 loan of
Mexico, for the purpose OF facilitating a war be-
tween the two governments This is given as
reason far calling the extra session.
The Washington papers are silent upon the
subject, and we are not disposed to give much
credit 10 the rumor. But as no man can say
what political vagaries John Tyler may not com.
NIT there may be truth in it. Bait. Patriot.
n It's ascertaired that the new Constitution
OF New Jersey has been adopted without serious
opposition in any quarter.
J. The beautiful steamboat Troy under its
most attentive and gentlemanly commander,
Can't Gopu,u has tba ra,eon