The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-12

BRILLIANT O0neArIoN ENrERTAINMENT.-
The Shakespeare Literary Association, on Satur
day evening, gave their promised exhibition, at the
Exchange Concert Room, in the essence of abon.
seven hundred persons-some ffty Of whom were
females; and of their sayings end doinss On that
memorable occasion we propose to give an outline,
for the benefit of other audiences in other places
whom they may favor with their legerdemain per.
formances. During the past week the placard ad.
vertsing 200 gold and oliver articles besides seve.
raj hundred fancy articles to be distributed anons
six hundred holders Of so cent tickets had created
considerable excitement among our citizens and
very strong suspicion that somebody would be sslS,
nevertheless, from motives Of curiosity and hope
that uader the auspices of the elite and fashion OF
New York, Boston and Philadelphia" there would
be an approximation to fifty cents in the value Of
the entertainment, and thatif one in three did not
get curiously worked piece of gold or silver, one
in q dozen might, crowded auditory convened on
Saturday evening. No one knew the order or cha
racter of the evenings exercises beyond the adver.
tised distribution, and curiosity beamed from the
vsage of every visitant At half past O'Clock, to
the amazement of the audience, short hooked
nose, curly haired individual, whom we understood
to be called Josephs, and cast OF asupe" OF our
Theatre, paraded on the platform, seized q slt
edged copy Of Shakespeares plays, and commenced
reading, in penny trumpet voice, some passages
from "Othello and Richard short hearing
enabled the audience to appreciate fully the pecu.
liar beauty OF Joseph's readings and by the time
he delivered the words Now is the winter of our
discomfort &C., the discomfort and dissatisfaction
OF his hearers was very palpahly manifested in
Kisses, groans, stampings and miscellaneous cat
calls Nevertheless our hero read on, very coolly,
until perfect thunder gust of discordant sounds
extinguished his pipings. He then announced that
the distribution would take place. and acommittee
from the audience was appointed to superintend it
The retirementof the committee to examine prizes
was the signal for renewed uproar; for, singular
to relate, those who came with strong impression
upon their minds that somebody would be hum.
plugged, demurred excessively when they began to
apprehend, somewhat distinctly, that they were to
be included in the list. The organ of the commit
tee, amid the crashing of benches, the shrieks of
frightened women. and the din and confusion of
the sold, yet .unterrifed," announced that he had
seen one gold watch and some pieces of jewelry,'
and that each ticket holder, he passed ont of the
door, would be entitled TO boz containing aift ;
andif the gifts gave out. the ticket holders could
receive their money By calling on Mr. Josephs, at
sie City Hotel Thereupon general STAN pede Tor
the door of men, women and children took place
Torn dresses and coats, yelis, crushed corns and
tiles and curses. varied and innumerable, together
with sundry broken benches and windows, closed
the performances in the Concert room. Ever and
anon some extra muscular biped, with very red
face and disordered dresa vrouid eyuovoo f,n, - :