The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-07
Naughty Girls.

A,us,.m prevails in some European
cities IF quietly removing RI ct arms
,els.ns who insist on disturbing the
audience in the theatre or opera-honse,
with selfish and uLtimely noise. Ii
Young ladies, or those who have the
uulb il lot tie naLncIs of snch, con-
iinue to indulge at New York places OF
amusement in practices which can be
described by no mlder terms, we really
must urge that it will constitute mt
matter for the interference of the police,
The nuisance is most conspicuous Mt the
afternoon performances which the con-
ductOrs think proper to call matinee.
Whether the absence of male compan-
ions IL is which leads young women to
misconduct themselves in this unseemly
manner we know not; but we know
that it has now become almost impOssl-
BILE to enjoy day performance, more
especially of Il musical character, ut any
theatre in town, because of the insutfer-
able and most indicate noise made by
those who, if appearances are to be
trusted, ought surely to have learned
better manners ut home. What, with
the giggling, the screaming, and the
hustle of these fair disturberS, the audi
forum is made more like village school
in an uproar, than Il temple OF art,
where ladies and gentlemen are suppos-
ed to assemble to enjoy the works OF IA
nous masters and, what is amusing rs
well as irritating, the slightest mark of
or reproval of their unreas-
enable antics is apt to be received very
much as insulting proposals may he
supposed to he by an indignant spin
ster.
There is something very charming in
the indications of good spirits, and the
laughter of girls has been celebrated by
Byron, us We'll as by older poets, rs
among the most mclodiously delightful
of sounds. But there is place for ev-
erything, and we 90 to theaters not TO lis
ten 10 the audience bit to the players. Hab-
its such as these grow rapidly worse
through being unchecked; and we are
not surprised tn hear that intelligent
foreigners are invariably doubtful of
the character of the ladies who commit
themselves in d manner which, to their
eyes, is so equivOcal. 1t is quite as in
consistent with good breeding to spoil
the pleasure of ones company i'll a
large public place rs it is in small
or private one, aud it is surprising that
80 many who would he outraged by a
mans walking into their drawing-rooms
with cigar in his mouth and his hat
OIL. should so repeatedly be guilty of in
frinsements which are in no degree less
Improper. We have heard whole act
of f:,vorite opera positively spoiled
by the racket of a bevy of pretty girls
while Me poor. patient men sat silently
under the inliction, unable or unwilling
TO venture n word of remonstrance
Surely this absur! ana unlady-likt
habit should be peremptorially abated
Il is not only disagreeable to all the au
,ience who do not yield to its tempta'
! rions. bnt disrespec ful and peculiarly
: annoying To the artists. The latter
have right tn expect that those wh'
do not care t" listen 10 them will sta!
away from their performance and thu
contrary practice, as we have frequentl !,
seen, has the effect To make them care
less. slovenly. and even impertinentl,
familiar with the audience. Thus the
character of the representations stead
! lily deteriorates, and art is in conse
quence the sufferer. We know Of nj
petty evil or abuse incident to ouI
growing metropolitan society, which is
in its way, more preposterous and dis,
reputable than the one We cite. 1t is
altogether unworthy of the city and OF
what are OF should be the standards o.
its intelligence and good breeding; and
we should be glad to see some sign O
reformation which should promise ar
entire cessation of such hildish cour
tcsy for the future'-RoaRd Table.