Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-05
Amnsemants Of the CAPITAL.


ever WILL let him eat and drink freely, for tomorrow
we 20 into camp Buethe inner man being well provid
"a for and surplus Of notes remaining hand, there
Is natural disposition to invest in something more en-
livenne than food and fluids. The mind must be re-
freshed. The demand is urgent and the supply is cOP
ous and sympathetcally prompt. Behold the adverS-
lag columns of the daily papers and take the dantes
they come
First We have "Chiirens Grand Fancy Dress Ball,
at Concert Hail. under the auFpic& OF Professor J.
st MAur Bingham" of the Fashionable Dancing Acld-
envy" not to say College or University, at which sew
ersl very beautiful and dances will be introduced
as for example, the Damoni Quadrlle with Castsse:s
Waltz Fantastic with Casapets; Prince Imperial, or
Ladies ;adrille, with Highland Fling. OhiGren's ball
u commences at o'clock and at IL P. NJ, when
to Adults Ball will begin "Ghildren, scholars, s.
eaoh children, not scholars - so each parents 81
50 each aides aud gentlemen, 81 Gach." This Is 1T
eaeap A family consisting ofisthGr and mother, two
small and two large children be Accommodated with
n shts dare ng for $G9 only twice as much as Lees
| llerS get fer months service in the field. We
ma vel the geperosy and impsudence Of the Terpsi
ehOrssn Academic who afford to furniih enter
| tanmentG at such Iuinous prices
Next we have Grand Concert for the Benefit OF
Hadsme Ruhl and Professor Thlow." Prico Of tickets
net stated but will not exceed S. which, reduced to
silver, is Is cens-a mere song for nights worth Of
grand singing and fddllng. Next comes the "Third
week of the Iron Glad Niger Opera Troupe and BsasS
Band very elevated association Of "Aristes," whose
soc object is to promote intellectual development by tie
stimulus of Confederate fodder" applied to the organ
o. wit on the same principle that the solders u'o fod-
DIR blades in place Of yeast to make their broad riRe
Read the incitement to mental activity" First Night Of
the PrSs Week Bring rin your cOnundrdmI for the
prizes 10 bs awarded follows For the Grst best
nandrum suited to the timeS $780, second best $50,
third best S35; to be read nightly, What provocs-
ton is here to the cerebral expansion of our popula
tiorl Think of it fellow may make hundred dol
lars a day simply by setting bis wit to work for i've
mnutes-thnk of and pitch in ye clerks Of the De-
psrtmsnts who get only 1925 month to support your
families on.
Aker the conundrums have been read an paid for,
RAvers celebrated production, entitled The Red
Gnome will be presented with all its original transior-
matiors &,," especially the &C." We advise the pub
ic 10 ego early because many have already secured
seats to witness the excelsior entertainments offered by
this Ircnclad Niger Opera and Brass Band Troupe"
Those who do n go early will repent too late. twill
be Iasting sorrow to them. At the close Of long
and well spent life they will look back from the portals
of the grave and reflect remOrsefuly that they might
have witnessed "the excelsior performances" of :" the
ironclads" won przs of hundred dollars, and con-
tsmpsted "all the original transformations, &c." OF
"Ths Red Gnome," and DID it not.
Next in order comes the "New Richmond Theatre, :,
under "the management OF Acting and Sage Manager,
ID N tain
have, J, s.. Maur Bingham and R. D'orIey Ogden. A,
the theatre yol pays your money (some three doars
AID '.has your choice" of the Bride OF L4mmermoor
TnumpDg Legacy the Lady of Lyons, the OOrsican
Brothers, and Nothing to Nurse bill indsed Of
intellectual fare; OF which, If allowed to make
our selection we should take the Bride OF LammermOo
the Th6mpirg Legacy and the Lady OF Lyons Having
the COrsican Brothers With Nothing to Nurse and
body to nurse for them which would make them very
unhappy, we suspect.
The list of amusenents in yesterday mornings papers
concludes with another "Grand Bal, TO be given at
Magnolia Hail." 10th street, between Main and Gary,
to which a"gentlsuan" and 1.-TWO ladies'" will be ad
mitted on paying The Insignificant trihe of g. or
81 66 as or 10 coin, abou. seven and onesixth cents
EACH as nearly as estmate-Which ID evident
attempt to underbid St. AAur Bingham, Dorsey Ogden
Madame Ruhl Professor Thilow and the Excelsior Iron
Olads This il most inqutous and unprofessonal snd
demands the stern Reproduction of every high-mmdsd
patriot and lover Of excelsior entertainments
II the list OF ga!etes the Confederate Oapita com
pris.d only these whipped ylabub pastmes of dancing
singing struttng the stage and yahoong it niger
with corked face, the public, and more particularly
the European part of it, would have right to COM
plain For these frOthy smussmsnts do not become a
people engaged the deadiest of wars with a of
gore behindand around them and endless visits IF
blood ahead. So think the Europeans. We can sop
their mouths easily and prove ourselves entirely by
of their admiration, by simply turning the sheet that
records the giddy Publications just cited.
- Leaving the advertising columns and referring that
OF = L c,l Matters" We find that Mr.. Robert H. sty
of Marion Ill., has been robbed thrice within two
weeks. First all his poultry taken, then fine fat
be,f Was stolen, and finally all his corn was carried
OF and his barn and stabs with all their contents,
burn. 10 the ground by an incendiary. All this "Within
hundred yards oil Battery Ne. g." Next, we learn
that Asj. Boswell of Hanover has had two barns and
every thing in Them burnt involving oss Of $4,000.
"Tae fire wa; no doubt the work of incendiMy."-
Next item, convict just released from the pentenIiary
shot dead Next, Geo. Baldwin and Peter Roach ar
rested for entering the hoaie Of Hugh Regain aud Abu
sing and threatening to violently assault hm-BldWin
Marylander and Roach an Irishman-R-gsn's offence,
lending money his friends. Next item, il break
Dg into O. g warehouse for the purpose Of stealing
Yankee clothing. Next item, daring outrage by
man in Confederate uniform, who enters a sore on
Broad street, attempts to seal pair Of boots S inter
rupted BY the merchants wife serss her by the hair Of
the head kerr her in the side and makes good his es
cape Next item, theft Of $500 worth Of Confederate
beef. Next Item an entry BY force into Margaret Pa
WA house. abusing and insulting her, and assaultIng
and beating Jno. Burns. All these crimes, alter
Another in the local column OF the Dispatch Of Janu