The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-19

OF THE
FIRST PREM UNI.
Grant Said 1T Would be a Big Draw.
Correspondence Of New York Tribune" Sept T.
THE FIRST PREMIUM,
The Crosby Opera House, in Chicago.
Situated on Washington street, with frontage of 40
feet and depth of l5O 1t built of marble and four
spacious stores either side of the Entrance Hail.
with the offices and studios above them, produce an
AGGREGATE RENTAL OF S30,O00 OF the auditorium
OF the Opera House description here be att smpted
but the actual cost and value this splendid building
conceded to be one OF the FINEST IN THE WORLD
amounts to
SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
SHARES ONLY SIS EACH.
sHAREs sH ,kEs 9Nt5 9NLY % % EACH EACH
ISSUED ON The FOLLOWING PLAN.
For So one certificate, with one of the follow
ing beautiful S teel Engravings:-
lBA LITTLE WAND REB, by Thomas Read; or
GATHERING APPLEs,' by jerome Thompson
For $40, two shares certificates with superb Steel
"wAsnINGToN IRVING AND HIS FRIENDS"
For SIS three shares or certificates with the fine Al
egorcal Engraving on Steel,
"MERCY's DREAM" bv D. Huntington.
For 800 tour shares certificates with the splendid
Chro@o Engraving ISSUED exclusively by the Crosby
a
IAN AMERICAN AUTUMN" byJ. F. Cropsey
While for $50, ten shares certificates are issued
with
A CHOICE ARTISTS PROOF
OF either ''Irvne and His Friends "Mercy's Dream,
or the American Autumn"
TAKE SPECIAL NOTICE.
TAkE TAkE sPEG1AL sPEGiAL N9Ti6E. N9FiGE
That all subscribers receive their choice of one of the
above splendid Steel Engravings
AT THE TIME THEY SUBSCRIBE!
Al AT THE HE TINE FINE THEY nhEf sUBscRlBE! sgbsShsE!
THUS RECEIVING THE TIL 2 VALUE VALUE OF THEIR MONEY
DETAILS OF THE DRAWING
The Subscription Books, on being closed. will be
nlaced in the ands of the following gentlemen who
have kindly consented to act as the Chicago members
of the Committee to conduct the award Of Premiums -
WILLIAM F. CooLBAUGH, President Union National
AMOS T. HALL, Treasurer G. B. & QRR.
=; G; HALL, ,n,k Hall, Kimbaik q Co.
GLd1NnI00RNF n0RF President ot tbe BnsId Of Trade
JAMES II. BOWEN, President Third National Bank.
FRA CTS 4, HOFFMAN Ex;Lieutenant Governor.
j. A. ELLIS President Second National Bank
These gentlemen together with such others from diff
ferent parts the country they may add to their
number the purpose of fairly representing the share
holders at large, will have the
Sole Management of the Award in all its Details.
The plan oftte award adopted is the following;-
Two hundred and ten thousand numbers representing
three hundred and tickets inscribed with the names
s ad S feG
| in another; Fiom these wheels q number and pre-
in each instance, taking the premium drawn with It.
SPECIAL CARD TO THE READER.
| THE CROSBY OPERA HOUSE ART ASSOCIATION
90 no Gift enterprise must not be confounded with
nolIar Gift concerns which have been adverti ised TO
tke psce OF Opera House without the authority
consent of the propueors.
All orders for certificates shares and all special
oo1omunications should be addressed TO
u. II. CROSBY, Actuary A. A.,
A., 1irected TO the Art Institute No. 6S5 BROADWAY,
o. the crosby Art Gallery, OPERA HOUSE, Chicago.
| Sole Al ent in Philadelphia,
Il. b. PUGH,
| Corner SIXTH and CHEsNUT Streets.
1 SOLE AGENT IN PHILADELPHIA,
Il. b. PUGH, a.,
| SCOTS ART GALLERY, No. 1920 CH EsNUT STREET,
where portion of tie Paintings to be awarded pre-
| mlums can be seen
EVERY DAY AND EVENING,
| INCLUDING
HARTs MAGNIFICENT PAINTING,
| WOODS IN AUTUMN"
with other fine works by the leading artists in the
United States Ol2ws