The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1837Various
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The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1837
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PARK THEATRE.--If an exception to the influence of that mighty
incubus which has borne so heavily upon all trades, business,
corporations, and professions, were demanded, the Park Theatre, in
its undisturbed prosperity, would be selected as the most prominent.
Whether from their old love of the drama, or from a desire to
divert their thoughts from the misery that surrounded them without,
they have sought a refuge in the gay illusions of the mimic scene
within, the theatre has, through the entire period of this pecuniary
pestilence, met with constant support from a suffering public. And
it is well that such has been the case. It is far better that the
mind, depressed with care, and racked with continued anxiety, should
seek, in such rational recreation as the Theatre affords, a healthy
relief, than by shutting out, in gloomy despondency, all amusement
or relaxation, make its great grief to grow by what it feeds upon.
Varied attractions have, during the past season, followed each other
in quick succession. Bright and particular stars have shot their
glories across the theatrical horizon, to the wonder of many, and the
admiration of all. New plays, of every variety of the drama, have
been brought forward, some to receive the stamp of approval, and
others of condemnation. Débutantes have strutted their hour, some
giving promise of growing excellence, and others of quick oblivion.
So far, so good. The establishment has been growing rich, and the
public have been satisfied with these _prominent_ evidences of its
desire to maintain its old renown.
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