The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-20
The Opera Matince-Grand Rush OF Crinoline
70 Irving Place.

The financial crisis at the Opera made quite excite
men in fashionable circles yesterday, and good many
people seemed aroused to the necessity of making grand
rally to he support Of the managers The uai,,s which
commenced at O'Clock, where every one who paid
fifty cents entitled the seats he or she could
get, gave an opportunity for the working OF of this
element and early twelve O'Clock large numbers
of Ladies under way from the aponca districts
towards Irving place. There pretty stir breeze
blowing and of the ladies who great deal
OF sail without corresponding ballast had hard work 70
weather around the o Fourteenth street and Irving
place Ono OF tho most voilnnous of les crosnes was
brought up all standing under the statue of the Father a
his Country, and Obliged 10 be owed or by deputa
ton Of sympaihising friends Several of the children,
poor little things who had hoops and short dresses
carried half block without touching the ground at ALL
WAS another touching instance OF the perils OF
imitation.
At the Academy there a great rush for tickets
before the doors were opened, and extra ONCE
arranged 10 receive the half dollars the tips OF The
most delicate fingers enclosed In the preest gloves
The audience included at least two thousand and
at least four Gftha OF that number were ladies' and
children. And fine show they made of il, in
their pretty morning and promenade costumes, their
eyes sparkling, and their cheeks glowing with tho
excitement VI their light with old Boreas Broadway
and Union square The children laughed distrcsses
OF the lovely prms DONNA the msfortunes OF tho poor
tenor, and the rascaitcs OF the vanous baritone The
ladies criticised the opera after their fashion-ai
agreeing that the Trovatore" delicious opera-&haS
In Grange was nice singer, and the was oh
good looking and had such voice And aerce war q
words carried between bellies as to the rela
tive merits OF this Fiorcntne and those OF the Angud
NespoltAn who now reposng IN the orange groves q
the Havana famed by southern zephyrs and Cuban
ritas.
The ladies were dressed in the most superb Vag
Tho troubles OF Wall street and the signs OF Tomp-
kins square evidently affected them nok While
dry goods and the Opera cheap, what should
hey care FOR pancs and crsesy They divided
ion between the Opera--ome inaudibe criticism on each
tthers drcsses-a bit OF scandal and thon and
conal glance nj the ornamental young who fringcd
The parquet and ioitered the Hobbies They all agreed
be leFA NJ tapta nut
The matinee really great SUGGESTIVE money rc-
ceips being something those the regular night
performances. We have given the ladies' criticism upon
The Opera-ours Is already on record. II admirably
sung by Ia Grange, DAngri and Bignard.
The crisis nj the Opera same "a when NO
wrote yesterday. number Of tho artists however VIE
probably sccept the reduction, and the orchestra
yided y the argument Of these philosophers that
their pay once reduced they will able TO get t
back 10 the old standard This absurd Thor services
regulated by the rules that govern every mar.
ketable eommodity-they viii always command a prics
according 10 the supply hand and the Just
now the supply large, and the demand particularly
lively. They cannot depend upon the balls this winter,
because there will be nothing but calico partos whore
there viii be nothing IN Jrc expensive than amateur
pianist who plays for nohingand eats his supper
instrument between two watzesfor the sake ~ practice
The managers are strongly advised 10 withdraw their pro-
positions and close for time. Such would bring
all hands To their
Dor TO night-pcrhaTs the last Of the scason-tho
nafnbula" " announced, and sunday the last grand
oratora performance the events Irving
have made considerable excitement In musical circles,
there will probably be first rate house night Tho
representation will certainly be worth one.