The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-14
I,he Great Boz Bali Tonight.

and 81 cents by retail
The Great Boz Ball Tonight.
1t is needless to add at this time, that the Boz
Ball TO night, at the Park, will be the most bnlllant
afair tina, has been given in any part OF this coun
try for the last ten years.
The sale of tickets Of course has been closed land
exactly leO6 have been sold-no moreno less
Therefore future purchasers will do well to look
afer counterfets. These 1905 tickets will admit
precisely 22l2 persons on the floor Of the house
no more no less. The doors Of the Park are TO be
opened at hefpa o'clock, and Be- is to arrive in
the house precisely at quarter past .. This IS
official.
Outside the theatre, the accommodations Tor the
ladies will be admirable; awning reaches from
the theatre covering the steps and whole side walk
to the curb stone; they step out ola carriage on to
apadorm covered with green baize, and so through
the Hobbies, and in through the main box entrance,
as at the firemen's ball, the whole of which is CO.
vered with green baize down to the dancing floor
So much tor the outside.
In the inside the accommodations will also be su-
perb. On the lower tier of boxes, every seat has
been covered with white muslin, with gold fringe
and baze placed for the feet Of those IN the trent
circle. The saloons and green room have also been
60 the comfort and convenience o. all The arrange
ments for hats coaks, &c and the ladies' retiring
apartments, are admirably contrived. So much for
comfort.
The decorations are very magnificent; and on this
alone MI Simpson has expended $3.50. The dome
over the pit is covered with bunting, fes,ooned, and
a golden rose,e in the centre.
The gallery part of the house is hid by bunting
and statues representing Apollo the nine muses., Gu
pid and Py.che, and other ornaments. In front Of
this tier are placed portraits Of all the Presidents,
down to Van Eprfb as the t9qggfs a ne
Revolution, icing in the centre. In front of the
third are placed Shields with the arms of each
State painted on them, and other ornaments. The
whole of the sixteen boxes Of the second tier fit
ted up with red striped drapery TO represent tents,
each curtain having blue ground in the corner,
with 26 stars thereon In front of the second tier
placed medalions, orname nted with wreaihs, on
which are painted,
"Pickwick Papers,
Oliver Twist,
Nicholas Nckleby,
Curiosity Shop
" Barns ably Ridge,
Complete Works of Boz. &c."
These are interpreted with eight large stars also
surrounded with wreaths, and in the centre is por-
trait of Boz, surrounded by wreath, surmounted by
golden eagle holding laurel crown in his beak.
There are also interspersed around the front Of the
second tier Ii figures after the antique. Over the
ornaments on the third tier "a small hags-half
representing the stars and stripes, and half the Union
Jack. On the proscenium the pillars are covered
with striped bunting and above them are silk ban.
ners with appropriate devices; portraits of Boz are
on two of them. The front of the orchestra is d.
vided into five golden compartments, with wreahs
In the centre, the whole fes,ooned with wreaths,
as are indeed the fronts OF every tier Of boxes.
large golden Maypole is in the centre front Of the
orchestra with an eagle on the top and wreaths pen
dant therefrom to two other golden pillars at each
extremity Of the orchestra. There are tweniy.four
seats in the orchestra all covered with white mus
lin, and on the top of the front of ii are placed gu.
tars and tamborines All the fifteen pillars support
ing the second tier of boxes are covered with gold
tissue worked muslin, and gold slabs are placed in
front of each box compartment. These, with innu.
merable wrealhs festoons Of flowers and flags, form
the decorations in front Of the proscenium.
The stage decorations and arrangements will be
the most chas;e and beautiful that can be imagined
Tie stage has been wide ned till it extends to sixty
feet in width, and thrown back almost to the wall
OF Theatre Alley. And the whole stage represen ts
a splendid chamber of carved and gilded oak, with
magnificent ceiling TO match, of the Elizabetheau
age. very muca like one ofthose gorgeous rooms in
the Duke OF Bsauio!ts mansion, overlookino the
Wye, near Monmouth. On each panel of ,h room |
placed medallion tabkaur, highly finished. 70. |
presenting a scene from Boz's works These arc |
twenty in number, and consist of the forow;nc |
subjects -
1. Emotion ofthe kenwigs.
=. Bundle and Mrs Corney taking tee.
g. Sam Weller writing his Valentine.
4. Quilp and the Dog.
g. Oliver asking for more.
o. Nell's Death Bed.
T. Msn,illini poisoned for the seventeenth time
8 Pickwick In the pound.
O. Nicholas teaching French to the KeBwigs.
no. The Sagacious Dog reading the Caution 10 Dogs
H. Old Weller and his grandson.
L. The ailitfs a, Msntni's.
~. Dancing Dogs.
"a Old Weller dipping stissinss head in the horse
trough.
49, Sim Tappertit's Reverie.
10. The Old Man at Nells Grave.
IL. Nell reading in the Old Church.
IL. Oliver beats Noah ClayPsc.
10. Nell in the Old Church Yard.
20 ohcuricsity shop.
These graphic tableaux will ornament this
part OF the house. On each OF the stage chan
b RS there Is large bow window, forming deep
Z te'' VITA beautiful and appropriate drapery; and
between every medallion, tabeaux with a large
bracket candelebrd, besides ITO gasiQhts with glass
shades over them, on the stage. At the back Of |
the Sage, and IN the centre OF the chamber. il
drop curtain covering platform and omen spaec.
THIS curtain is painted like The frentspece 70 II
Pickwlck Papers and exhibits all the c.a,ao,a