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under the department o f the Cultus M inister; the theatre’s "Budget” being settled by the Rigsdag. The theatrical season is from the 1st. of September to the 1st. o f June, performances taking place every night in the w e e k , except on some W ednesdays. The boxes are let for the season by public au ctio n , which are afterwards privately let out in single sittin g s; and persons who can scarcely "make two ends meet” w ill, so extravagantly fond o f amusements are the people, take a sitting for one night in each week for the whole season. Above the Proscenium is the motto " E i blot til L y s t ” (not alone for amusement), indicative o f that feeling or prejudice with the people that the Theatre is essentially a school o f m o ra ls: indeed many o f the intelligent classes frequently remark, that the Church is not half so good a school. The comedies o f H olb erg, the tragedies o f Oehlenschlseger, and the vaudevilles and farces of H a u ch , H eib erg, H er tz , Overskou , & c ., are well represented. Translations o f Shakspeare and She­ ridan are frequently performed. The Ballets of Bournonville are first-rate. Dot Kongelige H o ftheater , The Royal Court Theatre, situate on the left of the spacious Riding-ground above the Stabling o f Christiansborg Palace, is a c le a n , pretty theatre, capable of con