Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-16
of the Cairo Evening Times.

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cool IS Physiological performance that can
be accomplished, only, by those who may
have rooms in an ice house. Hot hotter
hottest !! August was rather pleasant
month here, but September tell
l am gradually diminishing; melting away;
my aldermanic proportions and outline gone
my Wristbands contain large amount of acaste
material, and, at present rates, If this weather
continues, it will take, by mathematic calcula-
ton, just two months, fifteen days and ten
hours for your correspondent to disappear from
among men. In order to divert my mind from
such melancholy prospect, propose writ
ing you line or two on the subject of g amuse-
ments'' in Washington.
FoRD's THEATRE, which was the leading
one, in this city, has not been opened since
the assassination of President Lincoln The
Secretary of War took possession of it, some
time since, and mechanics are at work tearing
out all the interior arrangements and convert
ing it into fit place for the reception of the
archives of the late rebellion.
WASHINGTON THEATRE, formerly known as
vol AAoA1 10 tAe PlOoOhV SAOoOo' A~O-Ao " OOh
the celebrated Snowman, Artemus Ward, holds
forth there for a few days. 1t IS generally
known that the genial Artemus has quit the
legitimate show business, and no doubt, with
out consulting the amiable Mrs. Ward, has ia
ken to giving illustrations Of :: Life among the
Mormons y theoretically, of course not prac-
ically. ..t-........
Rumor says the Washington is taken for
the winter by Messrs. '' Fenno and Maginley''
and will soon be opened by these gentlemen
with number one Dramatic company Every
body in the West knows Maginley, the ire
pressible ''Ben,'' and knows that he knows
how to run u theatre. l hope the rumor Is
true and if SO, am sure Ben,n while MAX
ing q fun for his audiences, will make pile
of ''greenbacks'' for himself.
growers THEATRE is one of the neatest and
most comfortable little theatres in the coun-
try, especially in warm weather, being comfort
ably seated; admirably ventilated, by large,
open windows on three sides, and with beau
tiful fountain playing in the centre of the Par
quette. Grover has had it all his own way in
the legitimate lne,'' since the closing of
Ford's, and after a short vacation, has re-
orend Will s>lr,os+ entire new company, Tor
the fall ard winter season. The house is filled,
nightly, Notwithstanding the hot weather, to
witness the rendition Of we'll selected comedies,
put the stage in good style, but-truth COM
pels me say-acted in a very ordinary manner.
L have witnessed, this week, Married Life, -
Still Waters Run Deep THE Serious Fam
iy," and ''Toodles,' but, with the exception
of the stage appliances, which are, of course,
vastly superior here, have seen the same pieces
far bett9q' rendered at the old Defiance, un-
der tile management of the eccentric but tai
ented g All Cody Williams. - They have no
one here who is equal in their respective
lines to Roche or Holland or Sharp or
Miss McWilliams who used to delight the
crowds of Uncle SANS boys and the 'Belles O,
Cairo" that nightly thronged that ''stately and
commodious edifce
The CANTERBURY and the "Oxford'' are
rivals for public favor in the 'Varieties' style,
large and appreciative audiences The
managers of these institutions, with a self
sacrificing spirit truly commendable, ca
ter for their patrons without regard
to expense. You hear, passing your
window, the clashing and crashing. and,
you almost think, smashing, of lot of big bel.
lied brass instruments. You look out and find
they are operated ON by Il lot of Teutons oil
corresponding rotundity, preceded by an Gin
telligent and reliable contraband,n bearing a
''banner with the strange Device of COX
| ford' or ''Canterbury,h or it may be ''Teu.
tonla Hall, - where they dispense lager at five
cents glass and ''throw i'm the dancing of a
Terpschorean goddess, who is moved by ,
very ''vaulting ambition.
In addition to these we have ''Wyman, the
wizard at Odd Fellows Hall; and still an
other we have the 'sGrand Combination of
the Circus and Menagere,' u with the Hippo
potam,ls'' as the ''star, doing the 'sheavy
business. -
Last, though not least, [ must not forget tc
mention a little musical treat offered for my de
lectation, ''every evening this week, and til
further notice. On an alley, not fal
from one of my windows, is small contra
band camp, consisting of two densely pQpula
ted shanties. Last week, it tappears, was spen
by the inhabitants thereof at u "Camp Meet
ing,'' from which they returned filled with
religious fervor that finds vent, nightly, in song
There seems to be an 'Improvisatoren among
| them who does tho solos, while the other
come in grandly on the chorus Among var
| Gus ''orgnal lines'' | caught the following:
LEADER.-'Wes js bin sot free down yer below
CHORUS, OMNEs.-"O- oh, glory, halle-lu-u YAH"
LEADER:-"An' we'll all be free up in Heaven, dat
| KNOW"
| OhNEs.-- ooh, glory, &c"
Its very refreshing With all these appliance
to aid in the effort TO ''drive dull care away
who would not wish to live in Washington
Echo answers, who? l viii leave echo to set
tie the question, bid you good night, retire t.
rest, WOO the gentle embraces of Morpheus
and hope the ghosts Of poor 'Toodles'' ant
MRS. Ormsby Delmane,n that l beheld 81
ruthlessly ''kilt intirely,' this evening, may
| not disturb my sumbers ''Oh, riOer.'
Yours, EGYPTIAN.
|
.y- A British army officer, Captain w. A
| Baker, of the Royal Bombay Engineers, has a
last settled the year in which the world viii
| come to al end. In work just published i
England, entitled The Day and the Hour o
Notes on Prophecy Sketch of the Future
extracted from the Bible,' he states that TIN
day of Judgment is fixed for September goth
1878 Notes due on the Goth will accordingl