New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-05

There is general impression, particularly prev.
alent among snobs, that thing cannot be good
and cheap ut the same time. We are apt to turn
up our noses and elevate our eyebrows at what
costs us nothing, for the plain reason that if We
appear heartily to enjoy it, the spectators will con-
slider our qualification proof presumptive that We
are poor 1t is noble to go to the Opera, when the
tickets are high and our fulldress regmentals cost
us shilling or two more than We can afford; it is
sublime to listen to q singer who receives about
five dollars for every semquayer; it is enchanting
to witness the skips, hops and jumps OF dancer
who with every pircuete also turns pretty penny.
The constant tendency of what we call taste for
art is TO camels' hair shawls, old china, and pic
lures !abulously valuable, Ofthe BoOgnese or other
wonderful schools. The eccentric fiddler, o. Bull,
owed half bis success upon bis first visit 10 Amer.
ica to the price of his tickets, which was 81, and
a novelty. So, too Jenny Lind was wonder not
merely because she had a sweet voice, but because
it cost about seven dollars and half to hear her.
The biggest amateur in the country the trades
man who layished such ali immense sum at the sale
of choice seats People gaped at his turor, aud also
bought bis goods.
On the other hand, we fear that he will, in all ee-
waited circles, be recksned fellow of contemplate
altitude who invests twopence in the hire of
hand.orgsn. The lowly artists Of the crank are in
great dsrepute, if We may judge by the grosas,
sgts and anathemas of the fastdOus; and they
have recently, by order of the Superintendent Of
Police, been cut off from the performance Of noe
turnes and must net, under penalty Of fue and tho
station house, grind after 10 o'clock Perambuls-
tory harps, iddles, bagppes and accordeOns sre
also voted vulgar by the admirers of Haydn, No.
zart and others classified by Inspector Bucket as
"big.wigs." 1t would be curious to know how
many Of these fsstidOus and delcately constituted
persons really relish "Old Dan Tucker" on the
burdy.gurdy, and who feed their musical souls
with intense relish upon Annie Laurie"-in So
cIet of course, ust young ladies who cannot get
through with an ounce of chicken meat at the table
manage pound of mutton in the pantry with
the greatest case 1t has always been and still is
bOtheratlOn for US understand the connection
between crnolines h chOruses, kid gloves and
crotchets, the gems On fair necks and the gems ef
the opera. Why must we put on our best 70 hear
Verdii Why must We pay our respects TO tho
shade Of the meodiOus Beln only in grand toiletts
Why must we in "full fig, four hours pretend to
understand Meyerbeer, when everybody knows, in
spite of our Owith gravity occasionally illuminated
by ray of Spontaneous appreciation, that we had
vastly rather be at home, dvested of tight boots,
and in slppered ease reading Mr.. Tnackeray's last
Ioveli Why would it not be papably more to the
purpose, and infinitely cheaper, to dispense with
soprano, cODtraltO barytone and basso and let the
chOruses do the business 2 Then we might fan,
rt, Oale and radiate without the distractiDg inter-
position of the warblers not even being compelled,
at stated Intervals to suspend the real business Of
the evening to bestow the proper applause.
We have been led into making these reflections
tbe coming Winter is to be immensely musical
that agents with blank cheques in their pockets
have been bunting 10 Milan, London and Paris for
the greatest singers in the world and that, yielding
10 golden temptations, the greatest singers afore-
said have concluded also to tempt the wave, and to
chirp Ia the Yankee Doodles. Some OF these
miraculous chanters are already here; and the re-
maipder of the regiment will come. With thea
will come, too, suDdry professors male and female,
Of the poetry Of motion, Of whom We shall
probably zee great deal during the Winter and Of
whom it is confidently said by those fine fellows,
tie prophetic critics, that they can jump higher,
spin more rapidly, aud take more double staccaa
steps in minute than any saitatory adopts heretofore
seen in this barbarous country. OfalI these eli'ea
people one thing may with certainty be remarseo'
whether ss bawlers or ballet daocesa, the, have
tuy exalted idea of their Own mett and Vii neis0rs
srg nor saip for ap inadequate compensation in
these days Of pecunary stringency' when M''
Ps!eifauilas eau hardly Iaise money enough " oay
muttn for the young Paterfauiases, 1t gives
orcupiue rie;di,y 70 ,r hair to read OF the tooa'
ssrd, upcn Thousands of d,nara which are so''s
tito tie pocksta Of tho 'I;alauss" VAN 's'