entertainment and culture
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Predictive Words
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Exemplary Articles
90%
Ethiopian Minstrelsy.
—The Harmonious present an attractive programme for to-night's entertainment. Metropolitan Hall is the headquarters of mirth.
88%
Miss Caroline Richings
appears again tonight as the Enchantress. This lady must be a thorough artist, for she sings well, plays well, and draws better than anybody that we know of.
86%
MARBLE WORKS.
JOHN W. DAVIES,MARBLE MASON,
MECHANICS' INSTITUTE, 9TH STREET,
RICHMOND, Va.,
MONUMENTS, TOMBS,
HEAD PIECES,
MANTELS, FONTS, &c.
First Premiums awarded by the Virginia Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute.
84%
METROPOLITAN HALL
GRAND DRAMATIC
AND ETHIOPIAN
ENTERTAINMENT
| WELLS & CO |
TALENTED PARTINGTON SISTERS EVERY NIGHT
THE HARMONEONS
EVERY NIGHT.
ETHIOPIAN
BURLESQUES,
FARCES,
SOLOS,
CHORUS
SINGING AND DANCING
Tickets 25 cents, Reserved
Doors open at 7 o'clock; commence
no 11—6*
82%
The
Harmoneans continue their exhibitions at Metropolitan Hall, giving all the attractions of Ethiopian minstrelsy, burlesque, and farce. The Misses Partington appear every night in songs and dances, and the merry humor of Wells and company loses none of its freshness. Go and see them.80%
A GRAND MILITARY
AND
CIVIL BALL
WILL BE GIVEN AT
NEW MARKET HALL
ON
THURSDAY, November 17th,
BY
E. GRUNDS and S. E. ALFRED.
- MANAGER...E. TOLER.
- Admission for Gentleman and Ladies, $5.
[no 16—1t*
80%
Fun.
—Remember, that Dupree & Green's New Orleans and Metropolitan Burlesque Opera Troupe give another of their mirth provoking performances at Metropolitan Hall to-night.
79%
For
Superior Miniatures and life-size Photographs and Ambrotypes, go to Rees' celebrated Gallery, 145 Main st, over West & Johnston's Bookstore.no 23—3t
78%
Christy's Minstrels
give another of their musical and mirthful entertainments at Mechanics' Institute to-night. They have been doing a fine business thus far.
76%
COMPLIMENTARY
CONCERT,FOR THE BENEFIT OF
MADAM RUHL.
TO TAKE PLACE ON
TUESDAY NEXT, December 13, 1864,
AT
METROPOLITAN HALL.
This Concert will embrace the entire musical talent of this city.
de 9—3t*
In this column are pieces from the Daily Dispatch that best exemplified this topic; i.e. they had the highest topic proportions in this category. The pie chart to the right of each piece identifies the specific topic proportion for "entertainment and culture in the piece." You can view the complete topic proportion breakdown for an individual piece by clicking on the title. The handle 
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