Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-12-29
Prom the re,sr.sars ia,eniseaeer.

inquire into the MANNER morals aud smusemcnts OF the
M.a1po sna 70 rsp"' inc same 10 TINS House ut period
~Tsy sptseucso.e
oooe' auhonv ~ me above resoiunon. your Committee
W '"e "'s' u''e :. me "sr'nsn i"eaur, on me
e'e"'ns W "e I"s., sna experiencing inc OBVIOUS IN
~ ' . S nees'Sanons mus' DC eonoue'ea' TOT
'"e s''s.e. par n eonunuea "ansiuoh ron scene 10
| e1.' "e. eete,'"".e he, no o'sune' o,sam1auon
| :. ~. - - -. - ..s =, '" .o'so''e
| I w .s " y" sPpo'n"on' s"u ne scope OF us ouues-
80, "e,e,'',' oee'mihea hs' system OF suo-Som-
mites s"ouo eo o'gsnhsu whose separate researches
"geo oo eaeu ana aa"P'su IN ,he general report.
| , ~ I I sou ,n o's.|n"eSuon 'no n'-
% c;,, "I, ss upoa ~ y, tne es"u'o"'
| ' commune Py s'' "o '''o""x
| hEroNr
| From the Sae-Commffse on OPERATE and Drsmstie
| Enfertaias.snfs."
Kindly furnished with tickets BY the boz Of
6c.r your Committee en,err fe,x momeo, pr.,ion, q,
the and had ample leisure to survey the audience
which they were told v,s unusn.iv l.ry. Mo- =. -.,s
the interior arrangement. of hear, o your Commi,,s.
coming a. most of them do from remote mart. of The Com
monwealth and imbucd with the priocipes of
equality which have been so often and SO ssuslly sustain
ed Virginia they could no. the of
appointing different portions OF building for no.
paar amusement To the exclusive of
classes aud by fixing higher charge for 10 some
parts OF the theatre even in our social inter-
course those odous which should be ever de
councnanc Determined to exhibit degree Of inie-
psndencc Of public opinion resulting from their position
your Committee uaversed the entire portion Of tho build
ing allotted the audence they 10 be opened box
considered private they descended into what was de-
sgnated the "Pi aud utter contempt Of the surprirs
OF all Observer they assembled into the up
per gallery where they degree of courtesy
grateful them in the extreme rather ind eent
reception in the boxes Several young gentlemen with
great abtupness Quilted the sid. of Young ladies' and with
drew with some precipitation yielding their places with
great Difference as might have been the ac
quaintance hrs within their power your Committee after
few Withdrew. and in descending they called
h1ndsome saloon, where, in regard 10 the lnboous
OF their duties they psro * Of some refreshments This
uiing expenditure BY
they have charged the expense account Of their
and presume readily allowed by this house
hRVlR
invaable The question whether musical perform
| ances should be strictly included within the purview Of
their power engaged early period the consideration Of
your COMMITTEES. Though the subject Of dancing was more
particularly committed supervision, yet in regard that
the the nsepsrable adjunct 10 the other, have
scorned to escape by any suoeruge OF speciality from the
complete dschsrge our duties and have devoted por
ton Of this 10 the orchestral performances Of the
evening.
That industry is the parent OF prosperity axiom
deeply Embedded in the conviction OF every
quite extended argument and that "ideness the
OF ali PoyeTh which originated IN the preeep OF
OF the wisest IN all time, and has become pro-
yerd petrhed by the accumulang aequiescence OF
L hose comments occurred 10 your committee when, on
looking the ochsstra they behed the singular industry
OF the first volin and whilst the digent efforts OF this
excited our warm approbanon the daory move
menis OF other instruments showed an incident dlsinelina
uon TO labor whieh proyoked Our seSees
The unders'sned could not repfess iheir indignation
when two OF three instruments preiermied Tor some nme
oil pafc panon In the performance upon he extraordinary
preeai hai was rest an apology winch we consider
equivalent to an admission oil the most signal Incidence
oil haos SINCE none out an haoa suggafd could nave
h'ooeu fssi alis' 80 snort pehoa OF eteLuoh
ne auai'o hnving paiu 10 near ue nl performance oi
zoe oteneua' upon every principe OF Juuee' enuued 10
ie uPea .no ohe'geuc exercises OF 'he us'ca e
orts OF every PERFORMER H. however, sueh interruptions
are Tolerated rs our evidence 'nat 100 mueh money e1
Peueu IN 'n's department., 0, whcn "oue ne
olhs uo"n inc price OF husslonl inuseo! from
the calculations made -nd submitted by one OF The mem
oes, IN whish we nave penecI commence, Hmy DC de-
monsused naa clear saving may be ehecied In each or
ehs''Ia equal to two and halt hds, one trombone one
octave ana one oass uoin. ihey, ,hefeiore submit
Nnehef u "ouiu NOT ne wen mat ne orcnesua. pre-
sent constituted should be dsoahded single hdder sub
sh'Sted, Sh" 'ehe.ed rom he aeeot"Pahy'ne oissoId
could II Is believed shoId mere Satisfaction 10 the NH.
hon. Tor whose gTsihcauons such entertainments should
be exclusively regulated.
Indeed the totally nnnesabe character OF the orches-
Ial music rendered mat portion oi our dny isgnng IN
the extreme Anticipating ue execution OF uose AIRS en-
b1med IN the memory d 'eir ehi'dhood or connected
with the genial enoyments OF their YOUTH we could not