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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