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a lto g e th e r pro v ed th a t the building w as raised on far too la r g e , and con seq uen tly far too expensive, a plan. T h e w hole bu ildin g is lighted by gas. The Vesterbroe’s Theatre, built in 1834, is situ ate outside o f the W e s t G a te , and can ac­ comm odate a b o u t 1400 perso n s. It is used for D ram atic p e rfo rm a n c e s, P a n to m im e s, P a n o ram a s, R o pe - d a n c in g , and as a C ircus for E q u estrian perform ances. Tivoli, a sum m er place o f am usem ent, situate outside the W e st G a te , on th e left imm ediately a fte r p assing over the d raw brid ge, w as first opened in 1843. It w as plan n ed and laid o u t un d er the direction of Georg Ca.rstensen , (who, as it now ap p ea rs, is the successful com p etitor in a p lan for the E xh ib ition - B uilding a t N ew Y o rk ), and has p ro v ed a to lerab le speculation to the sh are-h o ld ers. C oncerts are given every evening by an excellent O rch estra u n d e r the direction o f M r. Lurnbye , in the larg e C oncert H all o f the g ard ens. P antom im es, &c., a re perfo rm ed a t an open th e a tre ; on a large p la tfo rm , op posite the C o n c e rt-h a ll, v ario u s com ­ panies exhibit their gym nastic f e a ts ; in the Circus are E q u estrian perform ances, P a n o ram a s, the trick s