Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-19

Foreign Correspondence Of the Free fress
Evenings at the Theatres II Paris.
GEyzvA, June.
Though date my letter from Geneva, you
must excuse me me if write about Paris. The
pilgrim who wsnders from gay and naughty
city to this fortress Of responsibility and Csivir-
IAN, may be expected to sigh for the " fash
pots " tina. he has left behind, snd to refresh
himself occasionally with so=vsnirr Of the past.
And as it is Saturday night when people al over
the civilized world are having good time {.
large minority Of the eitizens Of Geneva ere At
this moment very drunk,) sm reminded OF the
Saturday nights, when l used to amusc myself
aud cultivate NY dramatic taste =. the thesires
Of Paris. Your metropolitan res5e:s may be il
;erastcl to hear tomeih.ng about the thes;ric2l
exhibitions Of q city where the dramatic art is
more carefully studied ;hsa anywhere else in the
world
The PsrisiAn. sitter Xix days' work is done,
and lie hes refreshed him1elf with comfortable
dinner, usually casts about to Eul way 10 Lsye
little fun for the rest Of the evening. Public
amusemenis Of every variety, sc neatly adyer-
tise. upon lSrge pillars inside Gr tie purpose
aud placed, at short intervals, slong sll the
Bouleyards. Jar{is Ais5iie, ,ni Bal BUTLER,
(the students bail u the Litin q1ar,er) souscpas
Of the recognized superiority OF their Attractions.
moiestly make their snn5uacensnt ia green aud
rei. All other thoTs, iEelliias tse t1catres'
not asing go cure hold upon popular favor,
naturally make usa cf al the tricks OF a7ertise-
meat usually employed to attract public h-tca-
ton. Bl. Paris iss city 50 neat and trim, ths'
there ia hardly room for The bill poster to ezsr-
else his zri, excepting where tie CommuuisTs
have conc 70 La aid and pr97ilei MN
with o5ayeuiea. ruins. Tie people Of Paris
have oo much 70 think o. in thase dsys 60 be TcrE
merry, bat they can forge. Themselves aad their
sorrows FOR tie moment, even in the darkest
;imes. During the siege, the defenders &C the
city danced the Can Con in sight Of the Ger
man armies oats:le the wall; and Itae day sfisr
the csnital4Jion. th5 tie-los saEaarcsd die
revival Of Froa Fron
Suppose re perch OF the Top Of ga omnibus /
aad set cut f,T The Ctoiel,t, the srges, sad ore
Of the '-7., popular az srl cratic o. the Paris I
the-,Ies Rafting along by IRE numerous
houses cf smufcacrt, We zee before every &C. /
trance line eff people stretching IFS sergsl;ine /
length cut to he middle c. LIE sr,et. Tee |
lines Of gsy, j-s;.iHg and 20 l-as.urel Aur-a-
it,, patiently waiting f-s unresovoI relts, are
appropriately ealel ''tai -;'' 81 hs-e ta.is N.g
with morc OF less y.5.easc- to the s;a:e Of
feeling that prevails among be component r,rt'.
\ violent gaE-iag 90 a fu-c siEn ,llta popular /
piece is 70 70 Played.
The fIioes o: liai,sila O. ;h9 ,5,.-css IN /
rAfs arc sbcat tie sane o. in New York. bat .
here The -a-ioe CT places Is e. mach gre..sr as
to he almost jewille5iag Amos, every little +
corner OF row Of sat.s 10 tie house = 30 m by .
ZONE special name, sni -s let 1T e price varying
according SC the position il OF IL not favorable 90
the lisP,ay Of go.i c'othes. Oaa os the most
c3uvc4.e1i Isra % the ihcsre for seeing sni .
hearing, nancy the 5ir,.,rs, r. occupied iy The
" c'a4.r The Independent sui impartial
critics tbs. compose ;lis famous loly, sc Al
uit'ei i.- hsif price, and are therefore expected
to make Up ,he y,,se q the ticket by generously
rr.auI.nz tle sysEs. Ii tie proper ;iEo,
;he chief, who 70 usually '1ae G-sy-A,r,i ve.-
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