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Balls were often times referred to as Balls, Specticles and Assemblies thru time. There wer literrally thousands given and are far to numerous to list them all here. However I will try to list the more well known Balls and Assemblies as I come across it. |
|
Name of Ball |
Location |
City |
State |
Honoring |
Dates |
Actor's Fund Annual Benifit |
Century Theater |
New York City |
NY |
Actors |
1/19/1923 |
Black and Pooch Ball |
Congress Hotel |
n/a |
NY |
(Given By Irene Castle) |
1940's? |
Bradley Martin Ball |
Waldorf Astoria |
n/a |
NY |
Mrs. Bradley |
2/10/1897 |
Butlers Ball |
Riverside Plaza Hotel |
New York City |
NY |
n/a |
n/a |
Birthnight Ball |
n/a |
Williamsburg. |
VA |
None |
Late 1800's |
Centennial Ball, The |
Metrop. Opera Hse. |
New York City |
NY |
Cent.. |
1900? |
Chuck Connor's Ball |
(Tammany Hall!) |
n/a |
NY |
Gibson Girls? |
1905 |
Cromos Ball Mardi Gras |
n/a |
New Orleans |
LA |
Krewe Of Cromus Ball |
1898 |
Drag Ball (annual) |
n/a |
Harlem |
NY |
n/a |
1940's |
Fairy Ball |
Rockland Palace |
(was raided /pd) |
NY |
Female Impersonators |
1938 |
Fancy Ball |
California Exchange? |
n/a |
CA |
n/a |
1857 |
Fat Men's Ball |
Irving Hall |
New York City |
NY |
n/a |
1/7/1870 |
French Ball |
n/a |
France |
n/a |
n/a |
1660 |
Grand Ball |
City Hall |
Washington |
D.C. |
President Lincoln |
4/4/1861 |
Grand Ball |
Academy of Music Hall |
New York City |
NY |
Prince Of Wales |
10/12/1860 |
Hunt Ball |
Newport |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
9/14/1889 |
Inaugural Ball |
n/a |
New York? |
NY |
Calvin Coolidge |
3/14/1925 |
Inaugural Ball (1st. One) |
Assembly Rooms |
New York City |
NY |
George Washington |
5/7/1789 |
Inaugural Ball |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
General U. Grant |
1869 |
Inaugural Ball |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
General Grant |
-1869 |
Inaugural " Grand " Ball |
City Hall Building |
Washington, |
D.C. |
President Lincoln |
3/4/1861 |
Memphisto Ball |
n/a |
New York |
NY |
(Bonnie Glass) |
1910's |
Napier Ball, The |
Willards Hotel |
Washington City |
n/a |
None |
2/17/1859 |
Revels At Merry Mount |
USA |
Merry Mount |
MA |
n/a |
1600's |
Un Bal Du Cour D' Henri III |
France |
n/a |
n/a |
Henry III |
1600's? |
Un Bal La Cour Louis XIV |
France |
n/a |
n/a |
Louis XIV |
1800's? |
Vanderbuilt 19th Cent. Ball |
5th Avenue House |
n/a |
NY |
Mrs.
William K. Vanderbuilt |
3/26/1883 |
Venetian Weddings |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1500's |
W.C Whitney Cotillion Ball |
n/a |
n/a |
NY |
1st of the century |
1/4/1901 |
| In the season 1865-1866 over 500 balls were given in New York City
alone. There are way to many to list here,
but if you need some info. ... the above should help. |
Old Movies about Balls |
1897 - The Charity Ball |
1899 - A Lark At The French Ball |
1899 - After the Ball |
1899 - Four A.M. at the Ball |
1908 - At The French Ball |
1908 - Mr. Jones at the Ball |
1909 - After The Bachelor's Ball |
1911 - After the Ball |
1913 - At The Old Maid's Ball |
1913 - The Burgler at the Ball |
1914 - After the Ball |
1914 - Bill and Ethel at the Ball |
1914 - Fatty's Magical Pants |
1914 - The Tardy Canon Ball |
1914 - The Vavasour Ball |
1915 - Ham at the Garbage Gentleman's Ball |
1915 - Night at the Embassy Ball |
1916 - At the Ainsley Ball - Beatrice Fairfax Episode 8 |
1916 - The Waiter's Ball |
1924 - After the Ball |
1929 - After the Ball |
1932 - The Iceman's Ball |
1933 - After the Ball |
1936 - Ball at Savoy |
1936 - The Merry Widows Ball |
1939 - Ballo al castello |
1956 - After the Ball |
1957 - After the Ball |
1967 - The Fireman's Ball |
1968 - Balul de sîmbata seara |
1969 - After the Ball Was Over |
1997 - Baile Perfumado ???? |
