The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-07
The Jenny Lind Ticket Auction.


yesterday at Castle Garden, and has furnished with
speech from Barnum. the advantages of the auction
system; hut it seemed to have little effect upon the
audience. The atten dance extremely thin and
enthusiasm or interest manifested The whole thing
cold and dull. The highest premium on the s. seats
81 81 and only two seats sold at that The great
jorty OF seats went for quarter dollar premium and
occasionally brought three shings Towards the
end. the premium went low shilling and for
SEINE excellent seats there no bid ii all The same
seats at the opening auction last year brought fcom SIS
10 $40 premium say nothing Genins s225 ticket
On that occasion there from 5000 to 1000 persons
present Yesterday there from 100 $50 persons,
and towards the close few minutes before Il O'Clock
not half the number. Onehalf of those who attended
evidently from the country The music sellers
present and those whom Mr.. Barnum calls Spectators
but they did not appear to be bidding to show any
anxiety for tickets Scarcely one-fourth of the ckets
sold. The auction was a decided failure.
MIR. EAHNuN, whose couutenance presented rather
hargrd and careworn appearance assembled the stand
erected upon the stage, shortly after ten O'Clock AMI
said u vi. to say few words 10 this audience What
editors may think say. |, and those associated
with persuaded that tine best judges Of
business. and that know better what suits
selves and the public III relation thereto than any editor
We may rot he the best cd tors. the best taiors the
beet sho. makers ia the world but are conscious that
understand business ami know what i best for
the interests Of the public ard ourselves Ii the public
in this city not get beat into their heads that the
y;ii ar, 'anoti,r ,,s,a ,i ,har 49,, vi ~, ~,
frast ,.ho - reI,t 4, p1iladnnIi3 "a ah,n',,a,
the auction s,stem and sold withonf cboice va s,ld
,;cb1 b,nd,j ,icLc4g ~ ~ 80, s.,ts !, 40 aar.
ard ENC far 200 fle reut VS. ~raaf sf,ction
n ~ announce that thiS rnornin. ~ y,nIi all ~
,iol,ts q. ali rn,l ,v;,,,,, ~ ~ -, -.
he sescnlatcra would come IN and nnrchasn M ~
80. 4 sI IN - ,,,er.tt - LII nrri rs
49, r,t !, ~ ~ - 80 ,, - al,,p ,av ~
cacb. and tnen when the nuhc vopld e,na IL Al ia
rhgt- fa init
- ,gt,t. ,,.,i, r.. a -. 49, ,,rhs.s -. !, ~ -
~ yroI,il 80, 4 va III bn,nii, NJ t,rI /. ~ r
vIra IL rlti,cnre tbsrs ,i,,,s a. M anc.i,, 49,,
fem and inc ticker. xgera cI Uifhou ,,c,on AL vim
out cLeiee What was the conseanence, The sn,cala
,ors Lo,rtt th,, M vi Iii re-, !, r,i 49, ~ ~ a.,
rS - ~ IA =, ,, ia !, ,br H.. 1,,a,' - -
trun ,ov o,rt rnan ~. viii ffn,,,.oc. bt sslt, ,he
srst "a, win No ,.riy.,s m ILL.,, EN- - 7 WV
yo,, ,,~ivfl.g, ~ ,cn ,siu ~, a. ,,n.b ~ s,, ana
viii want VII Il M, 4 snerulator
Mr. u,rxr, i bsxe M 9ti.c,;,, IA that. I'm. TINA 1;
tr,ious pi 10 vii 10 too Low in ,e,t,, trah ,ys,h
! privilege a TIN The seats now about "a i, soa !.
those in front ~ The stage III ~ say i'm Il, hyu viii
Tie ntrticnaer yr Ie.ds ,h.n s.t m se,t a OH
with the rryil. - IL taxing ton or les
Tho Lidinr was sl,y h.yinniutr win :; cents for ,he
ureiutn ami enain~ win ii - cent. Tn nprcbaser
iook ven seats Number. 0s AMI 900 were knnckel
down AT ~ s2i. cents No 30 went f,r II 81 n
2Il ard gla went fr 30 crni. nremiun The h,diin
then varied from six .hil.inrs 10 tsgo shi,lings
Mr. Letraud smith here reminded those present thtt
there would be only two concerts mi. esk The nriv
eee of taxing % s,ats wa~ then given ana The nrce
ranged from half dollar t. a quarter A large proper.
tion ~ the audience bor. r,.,ips.l
Thr ~ railing n sea-. wa. than ,ivs, aud
prices Hanged from two hngs to one shilling prernm
and single seats ma 80 seats were taken -
A lar.., r number