New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16
A NEW METROPOLITAN HALL.

TIE re construction of new ediice in this City, for
concerts meetings and exhibitions is subject which
should occupy the public mind. We have now, since
the deplorabe destruction of Metropolitan Hall, no
suca place Of sufficient size, of adequate taste in its
arrangements, and with the external brilliancy so
inspiring to actors and audiences. Philadelphia, how
ever, has two splendid halls-the old Musical Fund
and the New Music Hall. Boston, too, has magnif-
cent New Music Hall. Baltimore, likewise has very
large hall though deficient in decorations But New
York, in this way, has nothing of size fit for her
claims and boasts. Her largest saloon NiblOs would
hardly suit Cleveland or Buffalo towns of yesterday
Her present position in this regard is simply proyin-
cial and if il continue, it will be contemplate. We
must have a new Metropolitan Hall-for concerts
primarily and secOndary for meetings, philanthrOpic
and political for conventions scientific, artistic and
moral, and for exhibitions of various kinds.
1t may be said such building will not pay.
We question this assertion most pOintedly.
We believe that Metropolitan Hall did pay a
COED interest We have known about $3.50 a
night paid for the room, gas and door-keepers in
cluded, and that for some twelve nights; and here
alone is $1,000, interest on $4,000, for a
mere passing breeze of rental NJ Julien, too, has
same hall and TO say that such demand for such
hall does not pay, is nonsense. 1t is good invest
ment, although it required an enthusiast to build it.
There are, it may be quietly mentioned some other
stocks originated by enthusiasts that are particularly
coed. The Electric Telegraph Company, after being
kicked out of Congress, came. begging to the
New-York Merchants Sixty thousand dollars
was asked-a paltry sum-of all the great and
perspicaciOus merchants of this City to con-
struct Telegraphic Line between this City and
PhilGdelpha-and not sixpence could be raised from
them although all that has been done with the tee-
graph and all that it is yet achieve were statistical
y expressed in wewIitten and lucid pamphe. at the
time.
We believe, in fact, that no better stock need be
required, than that which could be invested in new
Metropolitan Hall on the old se which is unsurpasss.
bly, coed. The demand for such hall is just as steady
that for bread and butter and the investment Just
safe. All that is required is, that the building should
be freprOOf The walls jOists and beams should be
iron the floors should also be uncomfortable; the
stairways and galleryronts should be iron in a word
it should be imPregnable sgsnst fire.
For the purposes of Art simply should ike 10 see
slbuilt irrespective Of the centper-cent principle
And if We were civilized community this would be
done Why not Peter Cooper gives some $500 900
to scientific Institute Arson Phelps leaves SlO0 900
to religious foreign missions Every year heavy lega
ees are left or donations made, for objects good bad
and Indifferent but when iH comes up as a vital ques
ton thes yugariy ard stupidity rules and nothing is
6one. Our Colleges forever preting of 6reek, know
nothing Of the Grecian spirit which was artistic Homer
having received lis educational Egypt literally sang 70
the Tyre, and lyrical poetry used in Greece three
hundred years before prose known in tie literature
of that country. Demosthenes as his oratons show.
and as any classical scholar read drew his beat IN
HratOns from the lyrical Homer and the bes. part Of
Dsnie Webster cane from the lyrical Homer too. at
second hand through DenosiheDes. SO pure Art has
shore unsokuovle6god in orr literature ard eoquenee