Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-09-28
M MistelIaneous. /
The Jenny Lind Ticket Auction.

Notwithstanding the pouring rain this morn,
ling, great numbers of people wended then
way down Broadway at an early hour, to at
tend the ticket auction for the first concert ot
Jenny Lind.
The charge ofone shilling for admittance tc
the Garden, mistake afterwards explained
produced some curious ebullitions; and in ad-
dition to the rain, which came down in torrents
Sufficient to damp everybody's ardor at the
hour of commencing the performances, nc
doubt deferred a number who would have en-
tered into the spirit of the scene with ardor.
AT least 5000 persons however, were pres
ent filling the whole body of the Garden and
leving goodly number to occupy the balcony.
The auctioneer, Mr.. Leeds. appeared pune
tually at the time appointed, but his audience
were compelled to wait in uneasy expectancy
for the arrival of the diagrams of the house.
These, however, having been delayed at the
printers, did not make their appearance, and
the bidding was commenced without them
A good deal of confusion was necessarily at
tendant upon the sales in consequence of this
delay.
Mr. Leeds now mounted his platform, and
made an off hand statement of the rules and
Regulations of the day.
Ali the tickets sold must be called for be-
fore II O'Clock on Monday. All that are not
applied for at the time specified will be dis
posed of to the first personsapplying.
The choice of tickets was sold with the priv
tilege of purchasing l to 10. No privilege
higher than 10 was given. Now commenced
the exciting struggle for the first choice.
The first bid was 800 From this starting
point the calls grew louder and more energet-
ie: Twenty -'thirty'-'thirty- y-ive-'for-
ty'-sixty' seventy five eighty ("Give
me the hundred,' cries Mr.. Leeds) Ninety
-fone hundred (Auctioneer-'I've got it y
One hundred and ive,' Ia very low price! 7
Mr. Leeds) One hundred and ten. n.'-twen-
ty -thirty'-'forty'-' hundred and
lffty'-'one hundred and enty-6ve'-FTwo
hundred loud cheers 1.-Two Hundred and
twenty ive,' ($225); here there was at last a
stop, and curious glances were shot around to
discover the fortunate candidate. 'Genin'
Hatter!'
So the honor of the first purchase is fairly
won by Mr.. John N, Genin, the well known
halter of No PA Broadway. The competi-
ton for this chase was very spirited, and there
were many candidates for the honor. The
announcement of the success of Mr.. Genin,
was received with a tremendous outburst OF
applause.
The bidding then proceeded The second
choice of seats brought S25; the third SIS
At the latter price the box seats over the
stage were disposed of single to the New
York Hotel. The Irving House was the pur-
chaser of a large number of seats at prices
varying from Sc to SIS Messrs VIM Hall
& Son, Music Dealers, were also purchasers to
h large amount
Several single chairs near the stage were
sold at $s so each.
The first row of chairs WAS then sold; the
Astor House took twenty for $40; Irving
House twenty-four for 1892.
The next seats offered were in the front row
of the gallery; they ranged from 50 so to S.
each.
The front bench seats below, in the rear OF
the chairs, were then sold, bringing 81, Sc so
and $5 each. The second bench row brought
about the same prices.
When we came away the second row of the
gallery was just 6nished-ranging from 81 so
to SIS.
We have complete list of the number oi
tickets sold, with the prices of each, and by
whom purchased, which we shall publish on
Monday. N. Y. Tribune