The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-09-08
Tri.at|eeklp STANDARD.
IRON the Chicago Times

from the CnlcASo 1ihoe.J
oTHE SUCCESS OF THE CROSBY OPERA
HOUSE ART AssoCIATIoN.-The past week
has been fruitful one for this widely spread
enterprise. Our exchanges from every quar-
fer are filled with notices of its success. Its
advertisements, which are on scale surpass-
ing in general extent anything which has
been attem pied by even American enterprise
before, occupy pages of the New York press.
A correspondent writing of its success IN
New York, says: 4" The Office reminds me OF
q railroad ticket Office few minutes before
the departure of the train"
The feeling of personal interest In MT
Crosby seems to prevade the whole country
Every little town or village mas lts one OF
more clubs, and we understand that the rap
id sale of certificates throughout the country
ia in a measure to be attributed to the corolal
support of the National Bank, the Presidents
snd Cashiers of which are its most numerous
andeficient agents.
Another large club has been organized
here upon the plan of that of the express and
telegraph men. 1t is to be composed exclu-
sively of railroad and steamboat men. They
have secured 1000 certificates.
The pork packers have also club of $50
nearly filled The Young Mems Associations
areforming large club. The Chamber OF
Commerce club is in full. Several Board OF
Trade clubs, holding large number OF Ger
progress. Activity in this line seems to in
crease with each week. These movements
are rapidly taking up the certificates all over
the country, and fastening the happy consul
nation of a scheme which has in It more in
terest, novelty and spirit, than anything
which has engaged public attention within
our recollection.
As many of our readers may not be aware
of the unusual inducements offered by this
Association, we give the following synop-
sis;
The Associ alton will issue to its members
100000 tickets, at $5 each, emitting the hol-
der to onelor more of the first class engrav-
ings afterwards described, a free admission
to the galleries of the Association, as well as
a share in the premiums from series of the
grandest paintings ever offered to the public
by any Art Union.
TIE FIRST PREMIUM,
THE CROSBY OPERA HOUSE, IN CHICAGO,
situated on Washington street, with from
tage of 40 and depth of $50. 1t is built
of marble, and four spacious stores on either
side of the entrance hall, with the offices and
studios above them, produce an aggregate
rental of 10000. The actual cost value of
this splendid bnilding conceded to be one
of the finest in the world, amounts to six
hundred thousand dollars. In addition to
CUlS COuSlSG vi LlOIe ludI tLiCC
hundred oil paintings, by the first American
artists BIERSTADTS great painting,
'sThe Yo Semitic Valley" value $4,000;
CROPSEY,S American Autumn, vaIue So,
900; Irving and his Friends value $4,000;
Woods in Autumn, value $4,000; 'Recog-
nition,' value S., 900 !; Boards Deer on the
Praire, value 1000 GIGNOUX'S Alpine
Scenery value $4,000, as we'll works by
all the leading artists of the country, consti-
tuting the grandest collection ever brought
before the public; also, the original ife-size
bust of Abraham Lincoln, executed from life
by L. W, Volk, valve $500.
To enable the public to Judge for them
selves, this entire collection, the largest and
MOST VALUABLE EVER OFFERED
BY ANY ART UNION,
Will boon free exhibition, apart alternate
" In the
OPERA HOUSE, CHICAGO,
Tickets of Membership-for$ So, one share
or certificate, with one of the following beau
tiful Steel Engravings: :" The little wander
er," by Thomas Read or Gathering APP
pies" by Jerome Thompson. For $40, two
shases or certificates with the superb Steel
Engraving of Washington Irving and his
Friends" For $15, three shares or certif-
Gates, with the fine Allegorical Engraving
on Steel, " Mercy's Dream, by D. Huntington.
For $50, four shares or certificates, with the
splendid Chrome Engraving of g Autumn"
The award of premiums will he made on
the LIST of October next
Application for shares can be made to
U. II. CROSBY.
Actuary, 4. A.,
and directed to the Art Institute, No. 625
Broadway, New York, or the Crosby Opera
House, Chicago, where further particulars
can he had on application
The Crosby Opera House Art Association
Is no gift enterprise, and must not be con-
pounded with Dollar Gift Concerts which
have been advertised to take place at the
Opera House, without the authority or con-
sent of the Proprietors.