Complex sentence: During the pre-Civil War period, the hotel was host to a large number of balls and meetings, the most well known being the "bal travesti", where Henry Clay gave his first and only speech in New Orleans.
Split into simpler sentences: During the pre-Civil War period, the hotel was host to a large number of balls and meetings. The most famous being the "bal travesti", where Henry Clay gave his first and only speech in New Orleans.