Out of Stock
Overview
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 edition. Excerpt: ... LETTER HI. Amusements of Hamburgh--Promenading--Skating--Theatres--Music--Dancing and dancing saloons--Gambling--The hotels--Hamburgh a refuge for the gourmand--Smoking almost universal--The principal theatre--The late Schroder--The interior of the theatre--Goeihes Faust--its-first performance on the Hamburgh stase--its characters and peculiarities not easily appreciated 07 foreigners--S;ory of Faust--Objurt of Goethes drama illustrated--not suited for representation--Acting good, particularly that of Marr and Legaye in the characters of Mephistoptiiles and Margaret--Ejects of the drama on the audience and on my companion--Hamburgh watchmen. Hamburgh, 1831. There are few cities that afford a greater variety of amusements than Hamburgh; where, in fact, a stranger, provided he be neither a cynic nor a saint, may at all times and seasons pass a week or two most agreeably. In the summer forenoons he will either find healthful recreation by quietly strolling through the various public promenades in and about the town, or obtain excitement by taking a seat in one or other of the well-filled stuhl-icagens that are ever and anon proceeding to Wansbeck or Ottensen; and in the winter he may join, if he be at all imbued with the ice-loving propensity of Klopstock, the gay and animating crowd who are skating over the slippery bosom of the Binnen Alster, or sleighing on the frozen railway of the Alslerfluss. During the greater part of the year, there are two theatres open: one, for the performance of German tragedies, comedies, and operas; and the other, for the exhibition of French and sometimes even English plays. There is almost every evening a public concert, or the meeting of some musical verein or. club, to which a foreigner can gain...
| ISBN-13 | 9781150444722 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 115044472X |
| Weight | 1.05 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.73 In |
| List Price | $24.58 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Pages | 324 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
View All Offers
Sort by:
Price
