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Nowadays the theatre is less popular than the cinema. due to the popularity of television and the since appearance of video, theatre has lost a great deal of its attraction. besides, theatre tickets are very expensive, especially in good theatres. so we can say that a visit to a famous theatre has become a luxury. still, the theatre is an inseparable part of the intellectual life of any country. we can even say that the theatre as an art reflects the state of society and of the mind of the nation. in every country theatre has its own history, traditions and peculiarities. there are a lot of theatres in russia and some of them are popular all over the world. in moscow theatre-goers try not to miss the first nights at the vakhtangov, sovremennik, or khudozhestvenny (art) theatres. st. petersburg also has a variety of theatres, which meet all the tastes. lovers of classic music never miss a chance to visit the philharmonic society hall. opera and ballet lovers can go to mariinsky opera house and maly opera house. those who are fond of drama visit the bolshoi drama theatre, alexandrinsky theatre, open theatre and many others. many new theatres and studios have appeared during the last five or ten years. many theatres are famous for theirexcellent company, sets and great directors. i'm not a regular theatre-goer, but sometimes i like to go and see an interesting performance. one of my favourite theatres is the bolshoi drama theatre. it is so not only because of its wonderful company, but i like the interior as well. it is quite a problem to get a ticket there; they are sold out long in advance. the house is separated from the stage by the curtain. of all the seats i prefer to sit in the stalls or in the dress circle. from there i can get a good view of the stage and can hear and see equally well without opera-glasses. but i don’t, like to sit in the balcony. i usually buy the tickets at the box-office. when the day of the performance comes, i dress up and arrive at the theatre about twenty minutes before the performance to enjoy the atmosphere. i leave my coat and hat in the cloak-room and buy a programme from the usher because i want to know what the cast is like. at last the performance begins. the house is full. everybody is deeply involved in what happens on the stage. the setting is marvellous and the costumes are wonderful. i like the cinema too, even if it doesn't create so festive atmosphere. when i have free time i often go to see some new film. there is a cinema not far from my house. it is quite a modern building with a very large hall. before every show you can see a newsreel or a documentary. in the foyer you can see photos of film stars and advertisements for the films which will be shown soon. when i want to go to the cinema i look in a newspaper «what's on» column. they publish a list of all the cinemas in the city and what is on there today. then i phone my friend and we discuss what is worth seeing. we like films with a lot of action and suspense, and sometimes, a good comedy. my parents prefer love stories and musicals. once they persuaded me to see the famous «gone with the wind», and i did not regret doing so. the film is based on the famous novel by margaret mitchell. it was produced in the 1930s, but you do not feel that it is 60 years old. it is a powerful and moving story. the english actress vivien leigh played the main role, and her male counterpart was clark gable. 

On the territory where now stands the new york, long before the arrival of europeans lived indian tribes манахаттоу and canarsie. this confirms the findings of arrowheads and other artifacts in areas of the city, not built-up buildings, for example, инвуд hill park and riverside park. european settlements appeared here in 1624. in 1625 on the southern tip of manhattan was founded dutch settlement of new amsterdam method. nieuw amsterdam). in 1664, the city was captured by the british, not встретившими resistance by the governor stuyvesant, after which the town was renamed new york (eng. new york, in honour of the initiator of the capture - the duke of york. according to the results of the second anglo-dutch war in 1667, the dutch formally handed new york to england in exchange for the colony of suriname. in the beginning of the war for the independence of the modern territory of the city was the scene of important battles. as a result of the brooklyn battle in brooklyn started a big fire that destroyed most of the town. new york came under british control until the american people again took in 1783. this day is called the day of the evacuation, subsequently celebrated in new york for many years. broadway, around 1840 during the nineteenth century the population of the city grew rapidly thanks to the influx of a large number of immigrants. in 1811, was developed visionary master plan of the city, on which the street network has been expanded to encompass all of manhattan. by 1835 new york overtook population philadelphia, becoming the largest city of the united states. during the civil war, the strong trade relations with the south, and its growing immigrant populations led to a split between supporters of the union and supporters of confederation, which reached a climax in riots due to the appeal of the largest civil unrest in american history. after the war, the rate of immigration from europe grew even stronger, and new york has become the first stop for millions of people arriving in the united states in search of a new and better life. in 1859, in the article «population, crime and пауперизм», published in the american newspaper «new york daily tribune, karl marx wrote: there must be something rotten at the core of such a social system that increases their wealth, but does not reduce poverty, and in which the crime rate is growing even faster than population.