The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-06

circle with her hat or bonnet on; and re-
spectacle ladies frequent the pit and upper
boxes which you are aware is not the custom
with us. / am not much of critic, but /
think the actors dress moro natural than with
us. There is one very detestable practice in
England, and that is remanerating walters
and paying extra charges after you enter
places of amusement. The first theatre l
was in man came up with lot Of bills of
the play, and said "Will you have bill of
the play, sir % / said yes, and he handed me
one and demanded sixpence for it l have
been into hotel and taken one dinner, when
the waiter would touch his hat and say, IRE
member the waiter, sir" If l 60 to public
garden and call for any refreshments, it is the
same, and this is the custom universally
Many of these walters get no other remuner-
alton for their service than what they re-
ceive from visitors. In fact many give bo-
muses. for these places. If I 60 to any of
the places of amusement almost surely find
some extras; for instance, the admittance to
the Cremorne Gardens is twenty-five cents !;
and yet to see all there is there to see, the
charge is 1926 to 1915.
A day or two ago 1 came across the fol-
lowing correspondence that passed between
the manager Of Drury Lane and Covent Gar
den Theatres; don't think it has ever ap-
peared in paper yet:
"Drury Lane, Nov. 9th.-My Dear Hop
kins-For God sake lend me couple Of con-
spirators for tonight. Recollect you have
borrowed one of ours for singing Druid,
and another of our best is Doge of Venice
tonight. Entirely and devotedly yours
Wild"
"Covent Garden, Nov. 9th.-My Dear
Wild-I have ordered them to look you out
two of the most genteel assassins, and I'll
take care they shall 60 shaved and sober
Pray tell Farren he must play our Archbish-
Op tomorrow, we'll cut the part that he may
dress time enough afterwards for your gen.
eral in the camp. Yours respectfully-Hop-
kins.
P. S.-If you have full moon to spare I
wish you'd lend it us for Thursday. 1 send
you some lightning that can venture to rec
ommend."
"Covent Garden, Nov. 12th.-My Dear
Fellow-There's the devil to pay about our
Tuesdays Pantomime, the blacksmith can't
repair our great serpent till Friday, and the
old camel that we thought quite sound has
broken down at rehearsal, so pray send us
your elephant by the bearer, and a small IT,
ger with the longest tail you can pick out
must trouble you too, for dozen of your
best dancing shepherds for that night, for
though see you'll want them for highway
men in the Beggers Opera, they'll be quite
in time for us afterwards. Forever COM
pletely yours-Hopkins."
"Dear Hopkins-I just write you line
while the beasts are packing up. beg you'll
not be out of spirits, as you may depend on
the shepherds, and any other animal you may
have occasion for. have it in orders to &C
quaint you too, that we don't use Henderson
for Falstaff on Friday, you may have him for
Richard, with a dozen and half of our SOL
diers for Bosworth Field, only begging you'll
return them to us in time for B0xheath.-
Totally yours-Wild.
P. S.-Send me Cupid, mine has got the
measles"
"Covent Garden, Nov. l2th.-Dear Wild
Thank you for your Henderson and the SOL
diers; do let them bring their helmets for ours
is Timing. The bearer is our Cupid, at a
shilling night, finding his own wings. Gen.
uine yours-Hopkins"
The Police of London is a very fine body
of men and very civil; in fact they are a
Model Police. My next letter will be trip
to Paris. Yours truly, &c