The Theatres have been closed on account of the illness
of some of the performers,—in order, as it is alleged, to prevent the dis- appointment of the public. That is to say, the public, to be saved a small disappointment, are inflicted with a greater. If they may not see some of the prime performers, they may see nothing. This is not wise. A different use should have been made of the in- fluenza. The sickness of the illustrious is the season of distinc- tion for obscure merit. How many performers have burst into notoriety by the accident of taking the place of others at a short notice ! During the prevalence of the epidemic, the aspirants should have had their day. The bills should have been con- structed with double, and in some cases with treble casts,—the first, if well enough; the second, if not; and so on. The public, instead of a disappointment, would have enjoyed the being thus empanelled as a critical jury.
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