. Sehenswürdigkeiten in Boston und Vororte, oder, Guide to the Stranger . Nous mit Gas. Drei Ebenen von elegantlybogened Fenstern geben Licht in das Gebäude, und wereach das Innere durch eine mutige Treppe. Auf dem Gipfel dieser Treppe ist ein elegantes Ticket undSchatzamt, und angrenzend an sie den Eingang zu derGrand Hall of Cabinets, die von Agallery umgeben ist, und deren Decke wird von edlen Corin-thian Säulen unterstützt. Rund um die Galeriefront sind por-Züge von gefeierten Amerikanern angeordnet. Auf dem Boden der Hallare Statuen und hervorragende Kunstwerke, und, arrangiert Inlass-Fällen, curiositie

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. Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger . nous with gas. Three tiers of elegantlyarched windows admit light into the building, and wereach the interior by a bold flight of stairs. At the summit of these stairs is an elegant ticket andtreasurers office, and adjoining it the entrance to theGrand Hall of Cabinets, which is surrounded by agallery, and whose ceiling is supported by noble Corin-thian pillars. Around the gallery front are arranged por-traits of celebrated Americans. On the floor of the hallare statuary and superb works of art, and, arranged inglass cases, curiosities from all parts of the known world.The galleries, reached by a grand staircase, are filled withthe rich and rare products of many a clime; not an inchof space is thrown away. Ascending still higher, we finda superb collection of wax figures, singly and in groups ;and surmounting all is an observatory, whence splendidpanoramic views of the city, the harbor, and its islandsmay be obtained. The Museum Theatre is one of the most beautifully BOSTON MUSEUM. 37. 88 BOSTON SIGHTS. fear, and nothing ever occurs, either in the audience por-tion or on the stage, to offend the most fastidious. Asgood order is maintained in Mr. Kimballs theatre as inany drawing room in the land. The company, too, isalways first rate. Some of our best actors have beentrained on the Museum boards. But besides having astock company which cannot be surpassed, stars of thefirst theatrical magnitude are often engaged; and brilliantspectacles, with all the accessories of superb scenery, deli-cious music, gorgeous costumes, banners, and other appro-priate appointments, are produced several times in eachseason, in all the magnificence that money and skill canaccomplish, and are a marked feature of the place, thatcannot easily be surpassed. Few persons who visit Bos-ton ever think of quitting it without paying the Museuma visit, for it contains amusement and information for all. The Museum building alone cost nearly

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