The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-22
amusemeats.
CROSBY OPERA HOUSE.
GRAND ART ASSOCIATION.
VALUE OF SHARES FIVE DOLLARS.
FIRST PREMIUM.
amnsements.


FIRST PREMIUM.
THE CROSBY OPERA HOUSE IN
CHICAGO.
The actual cost and value of this splendid
5 5s1H eoneeded to be ONE OF THE
FINEST In THE WORLD, amounts TO
Six Hundred Thousand Dollars.
In addition to this the premiums consist of
more than THREE HUNDRED SPLENDID
OIL PAINTINGS.
BIERSTADT'S great Painting, 1.-THE YO-
SEMIIE VALLEY" Value, 5000.
.CROPSES'S splendid work. IAN AMERI-
SCHUSSELS National Painting, IRVING
AND HIS FRlENDS." Value, 5000.
HARRIS & eG6aFETnMins Pal9R bI3gg IooDs IN
Boards great Western Landscape, "DEER
ON The PRAIRIE-' Value, IS O0O.
PINEsCENERY." Value, $500.
CONSTITUTING, the grandest collection OF
THE ENTIRE PRIVATE COLLECTION
OF MR.. CROSBY,
with the original liIe-size
BUST OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
Executed from Lie by L W. vOll<. Value,
To enable the public to- Judge for themselves
oFERA HOUSE CHICAGO.
THE ART INSTITUTE 65 BROADWAY.
the holders Of Certificates OF Mem bershin he
Ing entiued to admission FREE OF
TICKETS OF MEMBERSHIP.
For s., one share or certificate, with one Of
the following beautiful Steel Engravings:
THE LITTLE wANDERER,' by THOMAS
GATHERING APPIEs5, nv JEROME
THOMPSON.
For SO. two shares, or certificates, with the
superb steel Engraving or
"WAsHINGToN IRVING AND HIS
FRIENDS"
For SIS, three shares or certificates, with
the hne ALegoricA Engraving on Steel,
SMEHCf'S DREAM, 'by D. HUNTINGTON
For S2l, for shares or certihcafes with The
Crosby Art Association),
IAN AMERICAN AUTUMN by 7 r.
CROPSEY.
While for $50, ten shares or certificates are
issued, with q CHOICE ARTISTS PROOFS
OF either Irving and bis Friends, - ,tMercy's
Dream, = or the American Autumn"
OF certificates receive at once the value OF
Their money in. the Engrayings while they
also secure
a SHARE IN THE AWARD OF PRE-
The Subscription Books will close on
and on the FIRST OF oCToB sE foiioW I'M.
the AWARD OF TREAIIUAis Will be pTii5.
llcly madeat the Opera House.
The subscription Books, on being closed.
VIII be placed In the hands OF the following
gentlemen, who have kindly consented 70
act as the Chicago members OF the COMMITTEES
TO conduct the award Of Premiums
WIN. +. CooLBAUGH, Pres't Union Nat.
Bank. go -
q NOS q. HALL Treasurer c. B. & O. n.
=. =. HAIL, Hail. kimhark 4 Co.
CIISpoN BRIGGS Ewing, BRIGGS & 70.
:. Z DORE. Pres't of the Board o. Trade
JANIS II. BOWEN, Pest Sd Nat. Bank.
IANEs G FARGO, Sup't American Express
FRANCIS A. HOFFMAN, Ex-Lieut. Gov'oF.
l. ]. NUM-, Mum 4 Scout, Elevator.
]. A. ELLIS, Prest ID National Bank
These gentlemen, together with such Others
rom diitieEent parts OF the country as they
may add TO their number for the purposg, Of
fairly representing tue shareholdeFs Al iarpe.
VIII have the SOLE hANAGEM E;pST of
THE AWARD IN ALL ITS DETAILS.
NOTICE I'm Ordering certificates. please
name engraving desired. II the En-
gravlng = TO be forwarded, to insure its
saielys enclose twelve cents in stamps for
tuning. send dFaft, post ONCE money orders
OF OF with address OF town, county
and state carefully written, as every eeffid-
cate Is fully registered. address.
g.H. CROSBY, Aetunry \. A.,
AT tue Arr Institute, No. 6g5 Broadway,
or al the CROSBY ATtTi a A II .ElfkV