The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-11

rum of The Opera House no description can os at.
tempted hee but the actual cost and positive value
Sc seen nit it ''''1N'N 40 HA''
Amounts to
SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
In addition to This the premiums consist of more
'n'n THREE HUNDRED
SPTEN NDID OIL PAINTTNGS
BY the FIRST AMERICAN ARTISTS.
BILEsrADr's great yHhhEY.r FaiHtIng. THE 70 Sc nrE
tRopsEY's splendid Work. ~: %%N AMERIcAN
Value 5000 al Dill.
scHUssELE'S AatORs Rs,r Psnsipg 6sg IRVING AND HIS
Value s5OOO
HARr's Charming Painting, ,.Wo IDS IN AUTUMN"
MEYERS Celebrated Painting RECOGNITION"
BEARD,s Great western Landscape, DEER ON THE
.yaue s40ou.
'''N'01> . soENERY."
Value $1,000. ...
As well as works by all the leading artists Of the
m ART
Ever S5 PUBR 81 period
THE ENTIRE rhfTA$% A7f S3S|!5hE SS5HEErorros OF MR..
Ine!ssGS The Rsln'Pfs 6 Il
win the RUsT SfjsP" OF F1LIn ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Executed from life by L. W. Vok. Value, s25O0.
To enable the public to judge for themselves. this
MOST VALUABLE EVER OFFERED BY ANY
ART UNION,
W" be on of&E& i6TsE SafGG6 the
The ART ,NsTLTgTE' tt %e. ses BROADWAY.
Until the award takes Place The holders of Certificates
Of Membership OfF1H FREE SR'sU Of c2aRGE i aG'i0n
TICKETS OF MEMBERSHIP.
For IS, share certificate with of the follow
ThE LITTLE Tsss BY THos READS
GATHERING APPLES Ply JEROME THOMPSON.
For $40 two shares of certificates with the superb
S!ss !s%AsHINafeN hsfhHsffSN IRVING AND HIS FRIENDS"
e' %MFRCY's DREAM, !" by D. HUNTINGDON.
For 500 shares of certificates with the spendd
Chrome Engraving dssued exclusively by the American
IAN AMERICAN AUTUMN" by j. F. CRoPsEY.
While for 800, ten shares Of certificate issued,
"'u' CHOICE ARTISTS PROOF
OF either 'Irving and His Friends "Mercy's Dream"
or the "American Autumn. "
,oHcbed and stoned by the artist as we'll as Dem Imited
in number. are both rare and desirable
From this it may be that purchasers of ceria-
Gates receive at the value of their money In
EngraVings, while they also secure
SHARE IN THE AWARD OF PREMIUMS.
The following letter subjoined evidence the
deep interest taken by the Chicago public success
of the enterprise and of the approval of the plan
by gentlemen of high commercial and personal
standng:-
U. H. CROSBY, ESQ g. n., 49,, .-.-
have decided to adopt the art UmOn principle In the
% P ad TO- Snow OF your success In
su CHI enterprise under any 1t would
pishDg your wishes you had gwen additional i'm
& e s %oS be ony the Tesn Of tR d
buiion, proposed, Of a large number Of first class
congrau ate the public uoon this ait as well
n nS that the
viii be AIRY and 9oaSrs6 condaS1ed @ are do.
sir w''h every "''n You Yours very truly W. 40, N'
h, b. McCagg, Aahlon ID. Ogden, 2. Wadsworth,
W. f. CooIbsugh, Y. Mum, L L q = Letter. n
s% sa%.! S4ss ssgon %I1'Y y kaSsssss'
J. a Ellis T.. Tinkham Ira Homes
a. W. Mack, Chas. L. wilson, + g. I. Faxon.
las q Fargo Geo s. Bowen, Nathan Mears.
Geo L Dunlop W. = storey Clinton Briggs,
\. X. Falrbank Perry H oSSardGD Smith feter Pace.
e. z PorH R' Heay, d i Il Nagie. David Gage
ED OF September 1866 and the lst of October fol-
lowing the award Of premiums viii be public made at
mttee representing the shareh of all sections of
the country and In manner to insure entire satlsfac
premiums win So be ready Sa for dsyey S%H%sSd9sO
M sSs TEE Ao THE H F6sSE gFS az
OPERA HOUSE. Information relative the title VIII
be rlrnshed application to the real estate oce Of
NonCE-In ordering certificates please name evgray
ing desired. eend drafts Post fce money orders or
greenbacks with address OF town county and state,
Carefully written certificate IL fully regis,
All orders for certificates and communications
U. II. CROSBY, Actuary, A. A.
And directed either to NO 625 Broadway, New YOrks
or to % Crosby's Opera House, Chicago Ill
Il. b. PUGH.
Agent tor Philadelphia,
Southwest corner of SIXTH and CHEsNUT,
Z WHARF sDeomen COpie9 of the enRraVln0a NAV ~
cen llwa