The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-08
The City Amusemenfs,

AT THE ARCH the drama of A FldSh Of Light
ming, with its fine scenery and sensation effects,
will be performed this evening.
AT THE WALNUT the Orange Girl will be
given for the last time tomorrow evening.
matinee tomorrow.
On Monday Boucicaults drama of after Dark
will be brought out by Mr.. j. E. McDonough.
AT THE THEATRE CoMIQUE Ofenbachs opera
of "66" and the farce of An odd Lot will be per.
formed this evening. A matinee tomorrow.
AT THE AMERICAN Mad'lle Contellier, the
female gymnast, and her brother, Will appear
this evening.
MCEvoY's "HIBERNICoN' Will be exhibited
this evening at Concert Hall.
CARL SENTz' AND MARK HAssLERs ORCHEs-
IRA will perform Schuberts "Unfinishsd Sym
phony" at Musical Fund Hal to morrow after
noon.
MADAME PAREPA ROSA will give two con-
oerts at Concert Hall on next Wednesday and
Thursday evenings The sale of tickets will
commence on Monday morning at o'clock, at
Trumper's music store.
THE YOUNG MENNERCHoR BALL. - The
Young M@nnerchor Society is famous for It's
masked balls, and those given in former years
have been very enjoyable affairs. The Society,
however, determined that they would surpass
all previous efforts, and such preparations were
made for the ball which came off last night at
the Academy of Music could not fail to make
IL brilliant success. The house was hand
somely decorated, the parquet and stage being
floored over, as is usual on ball occasions. AS
none but maskers were permitted upon the
floor the scene prese nted at the opening of the
ball was gorgeous in the extreme. The most
extrayagGnt fancies were INDUCED In the way
OF costumes, and it would be impossible for us
TO give description OF even 1.-THE of the gro
tesque figures that disported themselves about
the building.
The ball opened at half past 9 o'clock with
procession, at the head of which appeared
magnificent chariot bearing the King OF the
Festival. This affair was drawn by clowns and
harlequins, and after 1t followed motley
crowd TO which we cannot do justice by any
description. One little piece OF masquerading
satire, however, is worthy Of mention. An
enormous cof1ee-pot, from which documents
like the following were distributed in great
profusion, was suggestive
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Be IT rememDered that AT the Inferior:
;Court for the Masquerade Ball of the Young:
:M@nneIchor OF Ihe CITY of Philadelphia,:
held at the American Acado my OF Music, al:
:Philadelphia. In the Commonwealth Of:
Erica, on the seventh day of January, in the:
:ytar one thousand eight hundred and sky:
:nine, Ou appeared and exhibited q peLitlon:
of said Court, praying to become a
FOOL AND A SUBJECToF
PRINCE CARNIVAL,
:and due satisfactory proof having been sub:
Emitted 10 the said Court that you are well:
:ouaIified for duties imposed on you by this;
:document and that you would support the
PRINCE CARNIVAL,
:and renounce all the allegiance and fidelity;
n :to every other Prince, PotenJate, etc;
Thereupon the Court admitted you to be-
:come q Fool and Subject of Prince Oarni.;
:val, and the Lord High Justice ordered all |;
:the proceedings to be recorded, which was
:done accordingly. |:
T: In WITNESS WHEREOF, l have hereunto:
:affixed the seal of the Empire, this seventh |;
:day of January, 1862 and OF the Sovereignty |;
:ot our Reign the Eighteenth.
General BoUM BoUM,
I: as al. Crier.
|; n B-B3-No "READ"-ing put of the:
enefits and privileges of this document.