The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-08
The Jenny Lind EHcittmsnt-The Ticket
Auction ct Castle Garden.

We had imt ginsd that tie vesiher being 30 ania-
vornhle yesterday morning, the attendance ct The
auction Tor tie chcice seats az the frr concert u
Jenny Liad would hare been thin, but before the
Cpl oiutcd hour, Castle darden was crowded With
some 300 400 persons, notwithstanding the heavy
rain aud tho charge o. IL at sho gate fos ad mission
which va. ocmplaincd II 49, Gn unjust exaction. A
aest Of umbrellas might be seen sailing steadily
tlrourh the Battery for a fun hour bet 10 and II
orloer ana thu attendance did %, 10 DO 1Iec-
90 in the ilishts;i degree ~ o., s.orm. Such T.
the poWtr a excitement over the human niad
The rt-oft vas az its height yesterday. and OLD
cray barred -cn might be seen thCTe arxi0ls
70 secure tickle. itT the drt nj ght any youth "
twenty - Lear her fast strains in public appears 20
10 tla great snhitIon Of thCatauis We know one
I,an. q tiafefuan. too, Who dscllrei after SEEING
jenny Lu6 en- the night 81 The fsrcuads he ~ tui 20
90 Lss her iEo fret time and bring bic wife aith him
s. thr .vo tickets should cost him ieo whctasr his
ffdor fst cooled down iute we kroN ~ bl. certain
s, this The putis enthusiasm a. TIRE suction yes
t.rssy, sas .gst az great as 70 has been a. any
t.us since To, swedish warbler arrvsl On our shores
TLtie wac NJ ladies present else the would
have ttsr vfgtlJ irerssssd
The fss.s wtFe al numbered abi divided 10 soc.
tiUns. by means q Eggs OF i.as7en. oo,o-'. Tse
orchestra xas occupied ty IL clerks O. Ms. Bar
nun aud tie Guctoneer. and b. the reporters
Previous g. me sae Mr. Earnum having ben called
Ert~ton.eotthe auaisrce aivaisa Co the charge q
ttlltr tcr admission and aid no Ttfsou could be
more sstorhlrd az 10 than De vas r. vas di.ti1-ty
rutstttool O. az the RIGHT 60 ho.d suc'ion should
he Given. std that inns lice that there thc5d be no
cis-sc r,r t,rt be would rather og his hand
than consent 10 such preceding. Mr A. then pc
,esdsd 10 contradicta rumor taat tickets haJ been
d', posCd 81. 10 isw pssitErd ptts11s ~ t.l ..
rtf,t1 vty large Ccrs furtickete whicn le uuifo-iy
refused The uuly tickets De bal f,epryet those
~ 49, prsfs vr rArrum also tork occasion q con.
ttadUt y Tenor that vaAt wtuli b. pail tor choc-
tluGs the 90 ~ prtae I'D the rcrct ln7 sa' not ths
care the prce OnrrUd ~ u suction tDclAl.t 'stly
thirr.
A. co well street then asceudtd tho sIaad thr- I'D
been erected 81 frout q ne orchetrn tnd sa ha
l nv stsnd'ns 90 the got whc.r Jenny hiud could
I send tLauaht Ne then p'ocesird o. ssu the
frtt skt having The rrht 90 tc tft choice sea- -
tNr Grst concert Of Jenny LIND VA America Tha ars
tis "a. ,et ,rd Ter ion. tina the con o., vas b.
4 tween the Irving House and The ta~ frrk Hotel.
each bidting wy spitedy 70 We srra' n-a N ~
. ~ Doctor Tovrsend. snd Dcctcr Bfaudrsth, a'so
offered ior bot T. seems suin, The hs'ter. was de-
t.ruitcd 20 have H. ant instructed clstk "a he 70
! offer $500 ter ". rather than lose t AZ length "
vas Knocked down 20 him a, The enormous tum
4 OF 40 more than ever gwen for ticket
/ bsf,-r Wh.I the clerk announced the nsmc, thrre
vas a most enthusiastic ctecting and the pnofle
under him sis2a NJ 90 seat W th.y gave y n thes
Robinson. for s25 and then the prices cane dsEu 10
i go slS ti1 Slt and $40. The frst large purchase
/ vas by MIR Howard. II the Irving House who pur.
chased 10 front choioe seats In the gallery 81 u each
/ and $40 rore adjoining them 81 $40 each. Bur the
seats Tor which tba highest prices paid next
the choice, tour Jenny Lin4s private box
cv,t the stage The Two principal competitors we're
THE irving House and the New YORK. Hotel The latter
obtained them az $50. or $40 for TIRE four. After
selling stout 500 choice fsets which uere carionsy
selected here there In She building and not 9Th
I rtFstd 20 sny advantage they really possessed
tttre wsfe Just good s'ats soif afterssris tor
IS aul as those that cot fl5 and a. -lt 40 There
~. s.l-s as sc0d Ests Jet v ee di'. SD ". e. ~