The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-27
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
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+ Washington.
Correspondence of the .Herald)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. 1913.

" houlNolON, Ice. 70. 1913
Mr. BENEFIT
DEAR SIR -
This is still another dies mom-Congress does NOT
sit tomorrow. 1t is Christmas day, and, TO New
Yorker, dull enough for the weather is overcast,
and threatening 10 rain the streets are muddy.
and even the fires within burn blue.
But there is an oasis in the desert-and it is Ole
Bull-the warm-hearted, the supplemented. the
enthusiastic child of nature. He is now altogether
the lion OF Washington, Bull though he be- As he
did not arrive last evening, it was pretty certain
that he would arrive this morning in the IL O'Clock
train from Baltimore. Four spacious and elegant
rooms had been engaged for him and his suite at
Fuller's excellent hotel And as the hour approach
ed, Mr. Fuller took coach and drove TO the car
house. So modestly does Ole Bull travel. that So.
veral on board the cars did not even know that he
was their compa gn0n do voyage, and told Us that
he had not come We however at length found
him, enthusiasm, simplicity, and all. At first.
he could converse of nothing but his escape
from +" Shylock," who, it seems, has now left
him to return with 5000 francs, which he
this country "Shylock" goes to Europe swearing ven
geance against Mr. Bull when he shall return Having
secured third of all the receipts of Ole Bulls
it would seem as if he ought to be satisfied o.
Ole Bull came very near being plundered he left
New York. He was put on his guard however by his
friends escaped from the robbers who
surrounded him.
BY the very great and highly commendable exertions
Of Mr.. Emery, the manager here excellent orches
ira has been got together under the direction
of Sig. La Mamma. They are now rehearsing at this
present writing Mr. Emery has engaged Mrs. Bailey for
this evening" who will sing four OF her popular songs
There is every prospect Of full house tonight al
though great prejudice did exist among the members of
the church against going to the theatre at ALL and the
especially Christmas night But there is fasci
nation magic charm in the name OF Ole Bull which has
thawed even the icy preudices Of bgotryand accord
ingy members Of the church will tonight leap the fold
and appear at the theatre.
The leading feature of the to-day the public
dinner given by Mr. Fuller in his superb STYLE chiefly in
honor Of Ole Bull whose presence enlivened the compa
N.Y. and the touch of whose bow upon the violin perfectly
enchanted them Among the guests at the dinner table,
the head OF which presided Mr. Edward H. Fuller,
Ole Bull Robert Tyler, 8. Humes Porter, the Hon Mo-
ses G. Leonard, M. C.. from New York CITY, the Hon.
Baron Stocked of the Russian Legation, Capt Heitzel
u s. A.. Capt Alexander, u. A., Capt Reed, U. s. A.,
Dr. Martin, Dr. Jones, Postmaster Messrs Jackson, Ma
hon. Potts r. Sutton, +. w. Thomas, Wolf Sig Martini
the above named did not arrive till the cloth removed
Wine soul and song flowed freely enlvened by the sound
of the violin and guitar. Passages from Norma, Pur-
tan and Beisario sung by Sig. Martini, Perozzi
and Huertus Row Boatman Row. accompanying it
with the guitar sung by Mr.. Mahon, also Dan
Tucker, Dandy Jim of Caroline Sc An old German song
was sung with much effect by J. Wolf Esqure-a
recitation from Shakespeare was given by S. II. Por
ter, Esquire But the browning enthusiasm of the
hour an mprompu by Ole Bull upon the violin The
health of the host, Mr. Fuller drank with the
hearty good WILL for host could ever contribute
the happiness of his guests in reality merry
Christmas dinner.
In answer to two three questions which have been
put hundreds and thousands times would say that Ole
Bull is thirty years of age and that his violin
Cremona. having been made long before Cremonas
thought Of being 300 years old and costing its
present proprietor nearly $4,000 although he will not
sell 1t Tor twice that sum- SD,