COROMANDEL.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 538, 30 September 1871, Page 2

COROMANDEL.

Sept ember 29. The G-reen Harp have got 610 ozs. df amalgam out of 10 tons of general stuff. The Tokatea have "ob 2200 ozs. of retorted gold from specimens and 300 tons of general stuff. \ ; -^|e I Bainbow;io<3c:pub ; on Thursday, 160.

THE PROPOSKD NEW THEATRE. We are glad to see that the opinion w|&sji s IWe have so persistently urged respecting tne erection of a new fcemp.e for the drama "has been received with favour in the city,. and that our two morning contemporaries, hare taken it up earnestly and vigorously, 'i That people will g 0 to the theatre notwithstanding all that may be urged jiAiif the evil which is likely to.^&^h' evA; but experience teljsy^jftg 5 may be imported p'^^-r^tTrama properly conducted, is Jmc; rely believed by a large number of those w-l'.o could never be suspected of sympathising with anything which they would deorh likely to prove detrimental to the morals of the people. But aside from all such considerations, there are multitudes of people who will go to see dramatic representations, utterly regard ■ less of whether the play is likely to affect their morals" for good or evil. Th?.t the drama is one of the most powerful levers known for moving the emotional nature is beyond queslion, and the power exorcised by the eye as a teacher, has been at all times admitted. "Whether those interested in the improvement of their fellow men, accept or reject this instrumentality, its power is none the less: whether that* 'power is-turned to g'iod or evil. As 'the-T people ■.must have amusements of a certain kind, it does seem a duty to improve the character of that amusement, and viewed in this.li^ht, the movement for the erection of a fiisfeclass theatre in the city is a subject of ;no ordinary interest. In a building cribbed", cabined, and confined, there are physical impossibilities in the way of the management in procuring high class artists as a rule ; and if playgoers are limited to the representations .of actors of another class, it may be expected that the drama will partake of the character of the actor, and minister more and more to depraved tastes. Unless to those, therefore, who look on the drama as intrinsically and inherently bad, the erection of a first-class theatre, and the consequent encouragement of first-class actors, should appear *an affair of public importance, and , we. do trust that those who have taken this matter in hand will not rest till their purpose has been achieved. There can be little doubt that as a speculation it is likely to prove a pecuniary success, and we would urge that steps should be at once tanen to give form to the agitation in the formation of a Joint Stock Company for the purpose. From what we have learned, there are numbers ready; to take a part when once the project is fairly before the public, and not much good can arise from any further preliminary agitation. Action is now required.