New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-28
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what they Do and how they DO Il " no Fi-l's 'nein'
who plays in them and what the influence ihey are
calculated 70 exert in the Community II : uue 'nA'
we have daily articles in several PspeTs shout me per
f1rmsnces Of the night previous with glowing ouiosl
ums upon each of the Performers upon the suthof ihe
manager. the property man, down 70 me perfume
rares and The leader Of the orchestra But these ar
tces arc either written by Peter INK employed ana
paid ~ the msnagers and inserted al 90 nuch wees
more or less good bad Indifferent OF else Tor tAe most
part are the sublime ernan su0ns OF some ponce re-
porter euanored OF the Legitimate ana pannh- io'
the honors Of free admission who thus nobiy earns
the rrvilege Of sea, in the dress circle when the
house "a thin or s,aniss In the lobby on ill nights
A. 70 such thing a. impartial and independent crit
csm upon Thesiers and theatrical performances n TIE
present state Of the relations between EDITORS report
ere managers sct0rs,-and aciresses-ile tnlns =
papably out Of the question How can you expect
frank and unbiased Judgment upon the performance
Of M George Frederick Cooke @roozs IN the sFdlous
and exciting part Of BOBBY in the Way 20 hlcA up
Rumpus when the editor or reporter VINO . 20 vito
il has just been suppng beestesk and s'e"ed pota
toes At Windusts and regsing himself on brandy ana
water cold. without AZ the expense oil the AFORESAID
seorge Frederick Cooke snooks Il Is clearly prepos
ferrous To the perceptions Of thai muddled reporter
M ~nOoEs u one OF the most l4iit-t a--
Of our young actors is bound to make profound
sensation in the higher walks Of his profession and
nothing else
But there is such thing a. describing Theaier in
plain and comprehensive langaage-and we have de-
srnined 70 try our hand At It so here We are On the
steps A. we enter stands grave, care-Forn looking
old gentleman with his hands under his coattals snd
bis face bearing the unmstsksble and hery footprints
Of brandy Bv his side il round Sienus looking in
dvidual with his rubcund face exquisitely
and indellby crimsoned than the others These are
the managers and his confidential agent, toady and
manot aIl-work To all the world beside his master
and the keeper at Windusts-he . the most IN
bending Of tyrants All ogre by day and sPy by night
but % the august parsonage with his hands under his
coattas he IS soft and gentle as sucking dove as
tame a. A parrot and as obedieut as spaniel
/ Passing by these and encounterns three or four
police officers the vestbuie, and attempt to
pass in But there ladies before Us and you know
~wher 81 aly To- tho es--
other things gte place
| These are oueerlooking ladies' however and they
seem 10 be entirely alone They dressed after a
fashion which used TO be considered absolutely obscene
but which has come atierly to be extensively initiated
in our fashionable and 'arstocratc drswingrooms-
They appear 10 be on intimate terms with the door
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pass through leaving strong flavor Of bad gin behind
them. These are women Of the town utterly aband'
oped and infamous. who come here az 70 an open
and licensed assisnatonhouse TO prosecute their in
ternal traffic without fear Of acknowledgements they
should become too much intoxicated and disturb the
/ peace Thai i henOus offence against the laws
but mere public prostitution is not noticed by the law
They come up the same steps and enter Al the same
door A. your wife and dsushters-it you have been
green enough 20 bring them 10 such pace-lostle
them in the lobby and hirt up stairs with loud laugh
and horrible oath, enough to CONCEAL young pure
heart with horror This is not the al the Broad
way Theaer Col Mann deserves great credit for the
reform in this particular so also are bound TO say
Of Mr. Niblo that he would permit female to On
ter his Garden unless accompanied by gentleman
But let us enter the box It il fashionable night
and those magnificent dancers the Montrejambs are
10 perform one Of their most beautiful and exciting
ballets The dress circle Is filed with daphonousy
robed ladies, who raise instruments to their
eyes-something between telescope and pair OF
goggles il lust now the Cheshire the better to eX
anime the lascivous leaps and syratons OF tho men
and women on the stage while the men in the pit are
bv the help of similar contrvances scanning the gazers
themselves OF the exhibitions the stage Il IL I'M
possible for US to speak in detail Although they are
witnessed with frantic delight by thousands OF yruoas
ladies' and gentlemen yet those very persons would
unite in denouncng sinners Of the deepest dye u
We should presume to describe In the morning what
they iurously applaud at night
But shakspeare-.urey you do not condemn shak
speare We beg pardon-we had forgot Shakespeare
YES. we think we have heard Of him Oh yes, we
remember-thst is the name of the wooden eihsy over
the door He Is not TO be Hside OF the house
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pays now but newditty.
The act is over and while the poor fellows in the
orchestra are scrapns their teeth edge blowing
their brains out in horrible and piercing discordr we
will step up stairs The lobby Of the second door Is
occupied by police officer or two and a dozen news
paper scribblers reaching over and meekly lodging
their heads about among the paying spectators, en-
deavoring TO get peep the gores Of the stage as
soon as the curtain shall rise Their look Of mingled
e;frontery and sheepishness, proiundy and msudlin
/ betrays them at once as members (and IN their own
opinions no uncomfortable members either of that great
lever of modern times the Press. You will ind their
names duly recorded the freest at the door. They
are constant attendants at the Theaer and love to write
about crowded and fashionable houses" in vague
sort Of idea that thus for the moment at least they
themselves have formed part Of sar fashionable
crowd Harmless delusionl They stood in the lobby
and never got more than their noses inside Of the
house
But we are at the entrance of the Saloon "a large
bare dresry looking GROCERY, with fsttsh young
woman in gilt watchchain and halfmourning al
either end behind little covered with rank
smelling bottles and collapsed doughnu,s. Between
the act. the room speedily hlls with gentlemen who
can't wait for their drink til the play is out and
have left their ladies in the boxes by themselves TO be
stared out OF BY the oaers and hbertne'
in the pit After few minutes guiding Of bad brandy
smashers and talking with the smpering bar msid the
gentlemen return their patient spOuses and delighted
daughters the curtain rises and the performance goes on
But the fret piece Is over and there Is alu OF steer
or twenty minutes. If you would Ike to see how
much mischief can be done in quarter of an hour
come with us up stairs Here you shall serowd
painted. drunken women swearing and blssphemins
with every breath singing snaiches OF obscene songs
and sappng the on the shoulder with disgusting
familiarity. accompanying the saiutsuon Come am
you going TO treat old hOss' In one corner young
man escaped from his mothers apon strings, is bar
gaining with one Of these female hends bargain which