Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-09-14


THE SUCCESS OF THE CROSBY OPERA
HoUsE ART AssooIATIoN.-The past week
has been a fruitful one for this widely spread
enterprise. Our exchanges from every quar-
ter are filled with notices of its success. lis
advertisements, which are on scale surpass-
ing in general extent ything which has been
attempted by even American enterprise before,
occupy pages of the New York press. A cor
respondent, writing Of its success in New
York, says The office reminds me Il
railroad ticket office iew minutes before the
departure of the train"
The feeling Of personal interest in Mr..
Crosby seems to preyade the whole country.
Every little town or village has its one or
more clubs, and we understand that the rapid
sale of certificates throughout the country is
in a measure to be attributed to the cordial
support of the National Banks, the Presidents
and Cashiers of which are its most numerous
and efficient agents.
Another large club has been organized here |
upon the plan of that of the express and tele- |
graph men. 1t is TO be composed exclusively |
of railroad and steamboat men. They have
secured 900 certificates.
The pork packers have also club of 500 |
nearly filled. The Young Mems Association
are forming u re club. The Chamber of
Commerce club is full. Several Board of
Trade clubs, holding large number Of GER
tifcates, have been filed, and others are in
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 con-
summation of scheme which has in it more
interest, 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 synopsis
The Association will issue TO it's members
100000 tickets, at IS each, emitting the
holder to one more OF the first class en-
cravings afterwards described, a free admis-
sion to the galleries OF the Association, as
well as share in in the award of premiums
for series of the grandest paintings ever
offered to the public by any Art Union.
The first premium, the Crosby Opera House,
in Chicago, situated ON Washington street,
with frontage Of lao feet and depth OF so.
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 900 The actual cos,
and value Of this splendid tnilding, conceded
e to be one of the finest in tie world, amounts
to Dix hundred thousand dollars.
In addition to this the premiums consist Of
more than three hundred splendid oil paint.
ings, by the first American artists. Biers-
tad.'s great painting, The 70 Semitic Val.
ley value $4,000; Cropsey's American
Autumn value $4,000; Irving and his
Friends value $4,000; Woods in Autumn,
value $4,000; Recognition value $4,000
Boards Deer on the Prairie value 81, 600
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as well as works by all the leading artists oil
the country, constituting the grsndest colleo.
ton ever brought before the public; also,
the original life-size bust of Abraham Lin
coin. executed from life by l.. w. volk, value
81, 500.
To enable the public to judge for themselves
this entire collection, the largest and mos
valuable ever offered by any Art Union, will
be on free exhibition, part alternately in
the Opera House, Chicago, and the Art In
stitute, No. CPS Broadway.
Tickets OF Membership-for IS, one share
or certificate, with one OF the following beau
tiful Steel Engravings 4" The Little Wand
erer," by Thomas Read or " Gathering Ap.
piles" by Jerome Thompson. For $40. two
shares or certificates, with the superb Steel
Engraving OF " Washington Irving and his
Friends" For SIS. three shares or certif-
cates, with the fine Allegoiics Engraving on
Steel, Mercy's Dream" by d. Huntington
For $40, four shares of certificates with the
splendid Chrome Engraving OF Autumn"
The award Of premiums will be made on
the lst Of October next.
Application for shares can be made to
U. II. CROSBY,
Actuary, A. A.,
and directed to the Art Institute, No. 625
H. l.. ~
House. Chicago. where further particulars
can be had on application.
The Crosby Opera House art association is
no gW enterprise, and must not be confounded
ruh Dollar Gif Concerts tohieh haze been ad
rtissd 10 take place at the Opera House, Nth.
tM the authority or consent Of the PTopristors.
You best preserve your dignity by avoid
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