Excerpt from Old England and New England in a Series of Views Taken on the Spot, Vol. 2 of 2

American Dramatic Fund - Samples of histrionic talent - Mr. Forrest and his castle - Mrs. Forrest and her character Treading the stage, and treading the ceiling - Fourrier's doctrines, and their inoculation - Low prices and low people - Wallack's theatre - William Tell outdone - An actress quarrels with her dress - A genuine Yankee manager -how to carry on the war - Cheap literature - One way of keeping a day holy - A learned Lo Chamberlain Virtue of vox populi - Value of patent rights Dyeing a martyr - Characteristics of Opera singers - The many airs they give themselves, and the few they give the public - Downfall of Old Drury - Italian Opera doings - Poets and pensions - Pope's opinion of all puppets - Performers' opinions of themselves 96 - 124.

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