Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-04-20
AdeIphi Theatre,



On Tuesday morning the following card appeared in
the lnteligencer Of this city:
Complimentary Benefit 10 Miss JuIia
Dean.
The committee appointed 10 tender TO Miss Dean
complimentary benefit would inform the public that the
evening assigned Wednesday, the 18th instant and the
piece the HUNCHBACK, in which the character of Ju-
liza will be sustained by Miss DEAN; Ellen, Mrs.
NICHOLS; and Master Walter, MIR. DEAN.
The committee have, in consequence of the limited
pacIy of the house. been compelled 10 limit the number
of tickets and fix the price all parts thereof dol
lar and they would suggest TO those desiring parci
pate the proprety OF securing seats and tickets which
can be done application the fancy store OF Mr. Bas
aneiIi, the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and
Al street.
Here follows list of Names thirty in number Of
~ profession extant, and of every non-professon
knOwn.l
The public were taken by storm. The community
had seen the performance of Miss Dean and were
lighted but that delight the lOyy-bOrn mechanic,
the wOrkmen from the navy yard, had participated But
here, upon this OCCASION the prices be raised
the maximum Comic singing to be excluded,
and those pests of theatres the press ireest
eaters, to be admitted That, under these
circumstance there would be rush Seats
not be astonishing, and the upper ten-those who
scOrned TO sit wihin the walls with tile vulgar
herd, down front seats the
occasion Of the first arsOcraIic triumph in Washington
But alas II short-lIved The committee but
the wires the hands Of the Of the renowned Peter
the Great, Perrin the Exquisite, and others Of the
same genius These, through the nstrumentaiy Of
aire-P Gallery and Box, to the exclusion of all 9TH
ers and all the had been given that polite,
refined and particularly sweetscenied portion Of the
community apply described by worthy fellow
townsman, VIM. Archie, Esq, as "the Goldfish Aris-
tOcracy."
The correspondent of the Dispatch proceeds to give
sketches of several Of the committee at the head
ofhis fashionable affair, but it is worth while to
copy only that relating 'our Dick, in which he is
spoken of as ''the Reverend gentleman Of -"
A friend at Washington that this sketch
was intended for Dicks benefit. and we have no
doubt of the fact:
The names Of ten members Of Congress appear, but
they only placed there 10 give the thing charac-
ter and of them will only alude IN q present.
mean a Rev. gentleman from -. This gentleman
is one peculiarly eloquent. He Is always ready to
speak, and upon any subject He pretty fair proo-
type of Elder Adams He has figured conspicuousy IN
Congress as denouncer Of the President Of the war and
OF almost every thing except Women, Thearcals and
the Bible He has preached in several churches here
the Sabbath aud has been received cordially into all The
long faced religious circles. His pane has become
ciafed with Sabbath Schools, Bible Committees, the
Mexican war the conversion Of the Fup Islands, the
Hofenfois and the Pope and last, but not least. hrs
name now heads committee TO give public dem0astra
ton Of compliment to Actress The Rev. gentleman
yyensoever he could get of from his spiritual du
ties has been an altendantand worshpper at the shrine
spirit and grace Of the fair Priesess Julia. The faithful