The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-12-24
Cofal affairs,


issue the programme for the Exhibition of
Tablcauy and Musical presentations. to come
off in the Court House, in Elkton, on Tues
day and Wednesday evenings of next week,
the 9th and 18th inst, has been completed,
and we hazard nothing in promising the p&b-
lie the most agreeable entertainments that
has ever been got up in the town. The rep
resentation will consist of historical scenes,
and life ON the Western Border. where some
of the most exciting incidents, in the history
of the country occurred.
Oriental scenes and costumes will be a
marked and distinguishing feature in the
Exhibition, and will, in themselves, be worth
the price of admission. The performance
will be richly interspersed with ludicrous
representations-the blind god leading in
chains tottering, gray haired age, and bloom
ing youth, with many other laughable scenes
of miscellaneous character, taking off the
customs of the times, and the weaknesses of
human nature.
The music for the occasion, in addition to
the personation on the stage, will be furnish
ed by the Harmonic Band of Elkton. The
Band is composed of the best musical per-
formers of our town and vicinity. and will
furnish the entertainment with highly in
teresting orchestra.
The stage is large and will be tastefully
decorated, with gas. brilliantly
lighting up the whole scene.
The Exhibition of somewhat similar char
acter, held here last Spring, in the Court
House, will scarcely serve as comparison
with that now in course of preparation.
Every one who fails to attend the Exhibi-
ton, we are sure, will regret having missed
one of the most entertaining and innocent
performances, which will be got up to enliven
the holiday season. And all who patronize
this charitable enterprise aside from hay
ing contributed their mite to the cause
of the poor, the destitute and the sick, will
feel more than repaid by the rich artistic and
musical treat in preparation.
The pieces designed for representation on
this occasion have been selected with the
most studious care to have a Christening and
moral effect upon the audience, some of
them being OLA solemn and religious charac-
ter. Among those we will venture to name
the Old Arm Chair and Heavenly Consola-
ton.
In announcing this entertainment to the
public, the managers hope to receive the
most liberal patronage from the community,
and have gone to some expense and much
individual labor, in order to have a complete
success promising nothing but what will be
more than fully realized. The objects to
which the proceeds are dedicated, appeal to
the sympathy and charity of every individ-
ual in our community the poor of the town,
whose destitution those pinching winds and
driving storms of Winter aggravate, plead
with the most callous to be remembered ;
and the Christian Commission, whose hand
of mercy is stretched out to relieve those
who lie sick and dying, for want of care and
proper treatment, far from home and friends,
and powerless to help themselves. For
such eloquent objects of charity, the limited
space which the Court House affords, should
be packed to its utmost capacity at dollar
a ticket; but the managers have fixed the
low rate of admission at fifty cents the first
evening, and on the second evening WED
nesday) children under ten years of age, will
be admitted for twenty-five cents. halfprice.
tickets are in the hands OF several young
ladies Of the town, who have very commend
ably volunteered to sell them, and those who
are not provided with tickets will be admit
ted by payment to the agent at the front
door of the Court House. Spectators will
only be admitted at the front door.
Doors open at I o'clock, P. NJ. Pcrfor-
nance to commence at y clock