The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-09-29

70, the last three or four weeks, the great
uorid-reaoxnsd, theatrical soepasy, con
posed Of the squssting Democracy of Coun-
ell Bluffs, has been unheard Of; during thai
time the show business has been in ssasu quo
For some reason, to Us unknown, the mana.
gers we're induced to svaeua:e the premise.
fornesly occupied BY then = A exhibitions
room, and we'll knows 70 the public ~ shs
.Hindauarters." Some unchsrisable Black
Republican has dared to assert that the.
we're compelled 10 remove because the land.
lord asked them fog the rent; bat We are
inclined to regard this report ~ who'll,
un.rue-we don't think the landlord would
do anything % foolish. But, the show hs.
moved. The managers have pitched thei,
tent little lower down street, and did there
give, on last Monday evening, one Of
their grand recherche exhibitions. At th:
appointed hour for the performances TO con-
msnce, the large and spacious ball va,
brilliantly illuminated By tho dazzling glare
Of half dozen ssllow candles. The dis.
,inguishsd speakers from abroad had mol
arrived. At every meeting Of the Squas:er.
for the las, two months, special COMMITTED
ba. been appointed, to invite the Hon. Capt
Craig, Of Missouri, to address TIE eompan,
blu. the uon. Capt. CRAIG, OF Missouri
wasn's presen. on this occasion. One Of
the enthusiastic managers stood q. the door
calling upon the faithful to "roli up," AND
the enthusiastic Squattsrs responded to th'
call in such numbers as to Gil the hearts oil
tho whole company with gladness. We die
no, a,,smpt 20 enumerase the immense mul
,isude, bu, VIC think, without exaggeration
there were a. least twenty persons in atten
daocr. A committee, composed Of the bes
| men in the company, was appointed to ad
dress the public, on the evening OF the da.
that Senator HARLAN speak, 10 this city
Upon this announcement, grea. fear cam
over the Republican portion Of the audience
the; Immediately saw that one Of Iowa.
representatives in the United States Senat'
VA. inevitably destined to be "chawed up
After some unimportans business had beer
transacted, the enthusiastic audience callet
aloud for the Able Man, who immediasel,
appeared upon the stage with his big booi
ia hand, and commenced reading his learned
able, and argutncntative essay upon Popu
lar Extravagauee and Republican sover
eighty. THIS is decidedly the best essa.
ever written upon this subj'c. and If rsu'
before an audience not familiar with il
would be received with great eeiai, but a
the show, familiarity has robbed it OF 1t
charms and when the Able Man had rea'
for abou, an hour, the audience began t
weary, md a great many commenced nod
ding, seeing which, he stopped short in th
mids, Of bis reading and demolished tn
! Republican party. This very amusing per
formsncc greatly delighted the audienc'
and woke up all the sleepy members whel
the Abb, Man saw they were all thorough
aroused, he resumed the even tenor Of hi
way, and concluded bis reading.
Ys Great Manager next appeared upon tn
stage, and entertained the audience with
grand and magnificent. display of ground
and lofty 'umbling, after which the vas
coneourse slowly dispersed and thus ende
the frs, grand exhibition at tho new show
room. Regular performance hereafter
every Monday evening. Black Republican
admitted free.