The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-14
THE CROSBY OPERA HOUSH
ART ASSOCIATION. /
The Opera House, and Three Hundred
Paintings, are the Premiums.
THE PAINTINGS ARE BY THE
Leading Artists in the United States,
AND WILL BE ON EXHIBITION Ar THE
CROSBY ART GALLERY OPERA HOUSE.
CHICAGO,
AND THE ART INSTITUTE,
No. 626 BROADWAY, NY.

estimates resu ting nom the INCREASED cost OF eysry
fnsssd and the sSe the 8ScenP eSc S S%s
reared becoming the friends o. art here aud
slO1nYd work 1 Of GstIbutpn ton q NOns
cepted by the eadlng citizens OF Chicago who sub
seibed to large fund the Opera House Art Assocs
Opera House and the same time promoting the taste
the h Sh' hE'GS sSS rs an
@ eSs 9S snSs only q
M t h r IN 9ntay T w. eS S 0eneaos
SERIES OF THE MOBILES t PAINTINGS AND MOST
SPLENDID ENGRAYIS SGS EVER Of
FERLD AS PREMIUMS TO THE
PUBLIC.
The Crosby Opera House association has tn erefore
nS wi SsIe o@ . to @ @
til inc the holder to receive one or more OF the first class
stee EngTaylngs afterwards described free admission
shARE IN THE AWARD OF PREMIUMS.
The first premium will be
The CROSBY OPERA HOUSE OF CHICAGO,
Situated Washington street, With frontage of llO
is generally conceded 10 be one Of the finest building In
america Four spacloas stores 80 feet by l0 feet,
studies on the Sod re9nng main floors.
Taf se e S art ae aIs 81 T s Of
rum of ,he Opera House no description can Oe at.
tempted here; but the actual cost and positive value
Of this splendid building pronounced by all who have
ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE WORLD.
Amounts to
SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
In addition to this the premiums consist of more
'n'H THREE HUNDRED
SPLENDID OIL PAINTING
BY THE FIRST AMERICAN ARTISTS
prrHsrADrs'sroas vHHfRF.v galH!Rg THE 70 srn1rr
cRorsnY's splendid halss %Slf, <" "?% &N AMERICAN
Value $1,000
FRIENDS."
HARRIS harming Painting, woo obs IN AUTUMN"
MEYERS Celebrated Painting; RE coGNITIoN." 4
Vaue S5pOO. ~
Boards Great we'tsfa R ffnfs'sD' fafs DEER ON The
yaue $4,000
GleSoUA n'FnRSoSFfs soEsERT:" EhRsTHc"''ape' LII E
Value, s3OOO
As well as works by all the leading artists of the
country.
1roS GntPs tEn m gFaPfs; sssSn %Gsks Of ART
hveF S5 seHiRSn fhe E # af H9f period
THE ENTIRE Nv $SSBrSSS51E OF MR.
the C' tRs Renting e t1s
lRfRi" and s 81 h. CT &c The BRfDA DRE S5 S."
with the RGsP Rfs Pnt II iI'9Iifs SbRAHAM LINCOLN,
Lxecuted from life by L. W. YOk. Value ,s25OO.
To enable the public to judge for themselves, this
MOST VALUABLE EVER OFFERED BY ANY
ART UNION,
W" be on eTsGGn oFFE& h8TE 8BGFs s'eftsS 3 the
THE Apt ,NsTIT1rrAAS ASP So COZ ppoADwAv
Until the award place The holders Of Certificates
Of Membership BENG FREE 1R'tsd 6F # aG%s'iOn
TICKETS OF MEMBERSHIP.
For So shave certificate with of the follow
LOWING bfa9tiul ant steel EGgpayings; H. raos pp.D.
"GATnER1 G APPLES S"fi biy JEROME THOMPSON.
S1n naha eff wifi fha
'eSV '@eSWVAS@HiNG11oN shin t31 S IRVING AND HIS FRIENDS"
For SIS three shares OF certificates with the fine Ale
sorlcaM M Ehgrayng aY, On ssee n, u BIJSTISCDoN
Chrome En@aying ssued exc usively by the American
IAN SMERiCAN AUTUMN" by j. F. CRoPsEY.
While for $50 ten shares Of certificate are issued,
CHOICE ARTISTS PROOF
OF either Irving and His Friends" "Mercy's Dream
or the American Autumn. .....
NB-Esch of these artists proofs having been re-
touched and stoned by the artist as well as beng limited
in number are both rare and desirable
From this 1t may be seen that purchasers of certh-
Gates receive at the value of their money In
Engravings, while they also secure
A SHARE IN THE AWARD OF PREMIUMS.
The following letter is subjOned evidence OF the
deep interest token by the Chicago public in the
of the enterprise of the approval of the plan
by gentlemen OF high commercial and personal
standng:- ...a ...
IT.H. y,
Dear sir:-We have been pleased to learn tnat you
have decided adopt the art UnIOn principle 10 tne
disposition of your Opera House
v hi should be glad to know OF your success in
su ch an enterprise under any crcums tanccs would
add greatly to qualification to reflect that
Ulishlng own wishes you had gwen additional i'm
this %OSS be the Se
bu0E as % we srgs have nuoT mo 0 %
congratulate the public uoon this lat as we'll
the important one that they posse's In
integrity satisfactory that the
enterprise will be tarIy ana honocably conducted
Win every with that you NAV succeed, we are dear
sir Yours, very truly,
=. b. McCagg, Aahon ID. Ogden, ?. Wadsworth,
W. f. Coolbaugh, l Y. Mum, L. H. Letter.
s. Cobb jerome Beecher, w. e. DogRett,
Hiram Wheeler. Wesley MUNGER, II. W tilpsuale'
Ihomss Church, h. Ii Hadlu TX, s. ID. Kimbark,
j, A. Eilis E. II lknam ira h9 mSs
A. w. Mack, Chas. L. Wilson, q. l. faAon'
Amos L. Han, III. II, SARGENT =. ". Droy mNoyI
Gao T. Dn6op w + storey @ inton Briggs,
n X. Fairbank' Perry II. smith, Peter Pace.
y p p HeaIv Fl n Ma lie David Gage.
E. 4. WadswOrth, F. c. Sherman,
The subscription books will close on satursay the
22d September, 1866 and on e n hs' 'nUhIic
lowing, the award of premiums dipecyion NJ cona ~
mttee representing the OF az sections or
the country and in manner to insure ehre satsfac-
9n b 20 nrammms ~, w be ready for delivery immediately
and the person to whom the FIksT VPEEM,UM E ts
sTarded VII NJ TefeYRsf fSeFRfp Title TO the 6RoSBY
OPERA HOUSE. Information relative 10 the title WI
be IIished on CbIeaSo i0"' '''a'e o'0 u
n ordering certificates please name epRriv-
D, des,yad -end drafts Post 'fhce money orders OF
eI1v written as every certificate is fully regis
'eEedq Eq orders for certificates and communications
should DC "1',''', U, II. CROSBY, AetuaEy, a.;
Ana directed either 70 No. 626 Broadway, new horki
ak.Ffun nnaR