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tain ing ab o u t 8 0 0 persons.
It is su pp orted out of
the K in g ’s Civil L ist, and chiefly used for C oncerts
given by foreign artists to w hom it is allow ed
gratis.
D u rin g the reign o f C hristian V III. this
th eatre w as granted to an Italian O p era C om pany,
w h ic h , thou gh none o f the b e s t, afforded an
agreeable recreatio n to the M usical p u b lic , p a r
ticu larly to the foreign residents.
The
Casino
, in Am alieg ad e, built in
1846,
from plans and ideas suggested b y , and through
the exertions o f,
Georg Carstensen,
plays an
im portant p art in the W inter amusements of the
Copenhageners.
Originally the building, arranged
w ith great taste, was planned for the most varied
diversions, among w hich, how ever, dram atic p er
formances were to act a subordinate p a rt: the
ground floor was therefore laid out as a Bazar,
Refreshment R o om , &c. ; the Pergola, on the first
floor, was arranged as a w inter garden ; and the
two Saloons were appropriated partly for Concerts
and M asquerades, partly, when opportunity offered
to dram atic and similar performances.
But this
plan proved a failure ; the establishment became
deeply involved; the capital raised by shares was
regarded as lost ; a n d , to escape entire ru in , it
was placed under Administration.
It was soon
seen that the theatre must be relied upon as the