5/22/2023 0 Comments Colored orphan asylum![]() The Orleans Ballroom is now part of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter. But Davis’ endeavors were soon lost, as war destroyed most of the city’s nightlife.īy 1881 both the Orleans Theater and Ballroom were acquired by Mother Henriette DeLille of the Sisters of the Holy Family for use as a school and convent. ![]() The Orleans Theater earned lasting recognition as it became an established venue, introducing French opera to America and continuing to open opulent dining and gaming rooms that equaled the best in Europe. This early success led Davis to build the Orleans Theater on an adjacent plot of land. When it opened, the ballroom became the setting for the most select affairs in New Orleans including those events famously later called Octoroon Balls (grossly misnamed and based on scanty evidence, according to contemporary historians). In 1817, entrepreneur John Davis, a French-born refugee from San Domingue, hoped to make his mark on New Orleans’ rich social scene and built the Orleans Ballroom, the oldest, most historic ballroom in New Orleans. ![]() The headline of the article was “The Musical Soiree at the Orleans Theater” with the sub-headline, “In Aid of the Soulé House Colored Orphan’s Home.” The article’s content is about one of the ongoing efforts to support the Soulé House orphan asylum. A casual society-oriented article in the Black Republican newspaper in early 1862 incorporated elements of the history of Creole New Orleans that we researchers in the 21 st century can appreciate.
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