The New York herald., 1868-10-30
Our ,,.'ty Amuscnsnrs-A Prosperous F.,,
Season.

Our o., " AmusciueutS-A frO1perOus Fall
The present week began with aunounca-
ments at the head of our eal..orial columns Of
no less than twenty eight places Of amuse.
ment open on single evening. The growth
OF any population in numbers and in wealth
mas Its surest index in the multiplication Of its
p.aces OF amusement. A philosophical statisti-
o'an would therefore not be likely to err if he
were 70 infer from the unprecedented figure
"Ai0n our daily list Of announcements Of such
p'aces mas reached that New York is rapidly
appfoAmating and, in fact, is bidding fair to
'uipa'S Inc metropolitan characteristics of the
very greatest cities In the world Ybe aprre.
gate OF the sums invested In the nr,,v,aon NJ
n'o..ainments ior all classes Of our COM
munity must be immense. A most Iiba raj re-
turn Ior these Investments Is found In tia, vast
amount OF money expended by the forty Il ,ou-
sand frequenters Of our operas and tbeatr, "a.
ana concert halls and lecture rooms. In add,.-
uon to the price of tickets of admission tina
total Of Incidental expenses for gloves and
other articles Of toilet, for carriage hire, for
dinners and suppers should not be omitted by
the political economist who would ascertain
what prodigious impulse il indirectly given
oy our city amusements to many an important
branch OF industry. These amusements daily
quicken that healthy circulation of money
on which the life and prosperity Of a great citv
50 largely depend.
1t must be conceded also that the directors
OF our places of amusement exhibit for tho
most part commendable desire to supply thu
demand Of the public for greater variety and
higher excellence than have ever been previ-
ously offered. Our population has become az
cosmopolitan In its tastes as it is in It's origins,
The class of educated and cultivated Ameri.
cans who have pro1ted by the advantages Of
travel In foreign countries is yearly increasing.
and this class includes many of the richest and
most enthusiastic patrons Of those enterprisin0
managers who have invited to our shores the
most distinguished Italian, French and German
as well as British artists. Moreover, the varil
ous classes Of foreigners now In our midst are
so large that managers can begin to count with
certainty upon their encouraging efforts to
establish here on firm basis at least the
French theatre and the German theatre.
Especially Is this true of our German popula-
tion, which Is now so numerous that New York
has been described as ''the third German city
in the world" Otherwise the Stadt theatre
could not have made 80 liberal an engagement
as it made last winter with Mr.. DAVIDSON; nor
would Mile. Janauschck and Mr.. Hendricks
and Nine. Barndorf have been tempted to
seek on this side Of the Atlantic repetition ol
their triumphs on the other. Nine. Barndorff-,
the Baroness Auguste von Schoultz-isa native
of Berlin, who has figured with distinction at
the Court theatre in ST. Petersburg, as well
as the Royal theatre Of Hanover. She arrived
here few days ago, and will appear for the
first time at the Stadt theatre on November 0,
in Scribe's s'Damenkampf" and '.Die Schau-
spielerin, by Friedrich.
Our two French theatres--if such they may
be strictly called-are at present wholly de-
voted to op5ra 6omDe, which is not likely to
abdicate 50 long as both are throngsd by the
admirers Of Mile. Tostfe and of Mme Rose-
Bell and Mile. Desclauzas. 'sLa Belle Helene
will be revived at Pixies, more brilliantly
than ever, next Monday evening. 'sGsns-
We've dc Brabant" at the French theatre
In Fourteenth street. is steadily winnin6
public sdmiration by the finest artisticaI
scenery ever witnessed on any stage, BY
the delicious serenade song, the pie song, the
''Tyrolienne," tho farandols, the Departure
of the Crusaders, and, above all, the irresisti-
BILE fun Of the gsndarmes, Gabel and Bourgoin.
Miss Kelloggs successful temperance at
the Academy OF Music indicates that, after ALI
the taste for Italian opera survives. Mrs.
Scott-Siddons, in her readings at Steinway
Hail, shows herself worthy Of her illustrious
name. Mr.. Forrest restores aud sustains the
legitimate drama at Niblo's. new play has
been brought ont, or rathor another EnglisH
play has been newly brought out at Wallack's
this week. At the Broadway theatre 'tNo
Thoroughfare' proves to be the dramatic hit Of
the season. ''Hnmpty Dumpty' holds It's own;
as usual, at the Olympic. The beautiful new
dances in 'Crimson Shield" at the Bowery.
are as artistic as they are popular. Lydia
Thompson's troupe still attracts the town to
Woods. LSotard, the unrvaIled gymnast.
made his first appearance a. the Academy last
evening. All the minor theatres are nightly
crowded. Two clrcuses dispute the suffrages
Of children Of larger and of smaller growth. "a
fine, Notwithstanding all the outdoor political
distractions Of the week, 1t has been memo.
rable one In the history Of our city amussments.
The fall season Is decidedly prosperous.
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