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u n d er the d e p artm e n t o f the
Cultus M inister;
the th e a tre ’s "B u d g et” bein g settled by the
Rigsdag.
T h e th ea tric al season is from the 1st. of
S ep tem ber to the 1st. o f Ju n e , perform an ces taking
place every n ig h t in the w e e k , except on som e
W ed n esd ay s.
T h e boxes are let for th e season by
public a u c tio n , w hich are a fterw ard s p riv ately let
o u t in single s ittin g s ; and p erson s w ho can scarcely
"m a k e two ends m eet” w ill, so ex trav ag an tly fond
o f am usem ents are the p eo p le, take a sitting for
one n igh t in each w eek for the w hole season.
A bove the P ro scen ium is the m otto "
E i blot
til L y s t ”
(not alone for am usem ent), indicative o f
th a t feeling or prejudice w ith the people th a t the
T h ea tre is essentially a school o f m o ra ls : indeed
m any o f the intelligent classes frequently rem ark ,
th a t the C hurch is no t h a lf so good a school.
T h e com edies o f H o lb e rg , the trag ed ies o f
O ehlenschlseger, and the vaudevilles and farces of
H a u c h , H e ib e rg , H e r tz , O verskou , & c ., are well
represented.
T ran sla tio n s o f S h ak sp eare and S h e
rid an are frequently p erfo rm ed .
T h e B allets of
B ournonville are first-rate.
Dot Kongelige H o ftheater
,
The Royal
Court Theatre,
situate on the left of the spacious
R iding-ground above the S tab ling o f C hristiansborg
P alace, is a c le a n , p re tty th eatre, capable of con