BALL RAT MORT  1898 - 2000
 
       
In 1896, a group of sixteen happy men from Ostend,
all member of the Circle Coecilia, went to Paris to make the feast.

The group understood: Edgard Quinet, Firmin Pleyn,
Gustave Cnudde, Léon Rinskopf, Arthur Cambier, Fré Deridder,
Albert Ditte, Daniel Vancraeynest, Emile Bulcke, Georges Bulcke, Emile Mathieu, Auguste Pede and George Daveluy.
James Ensor came to join them later.

The happy strip had fun madly in the French capital,
in particular in the district of Montmartre.
 "Au Moulin Rouge", "Le Ciel",and "L'Enfer"
represented to their program and in the small hours
they landed to the "RAT MORT".

The orchestra had already left the place,
 but the pianist and a few pretty dancers assured to the accomplices an epilogue worthy of their mad and
unforgettable Parisian nights.

 

These adventures in the
French Capital should have
let one indelible print by the
members of the Circle, because
in 1898 the philanthropic dance
was for the first organized
under the name of
"BAL du RAT MORT"

affiche 1948
          

 

Some old posters:

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 The book:
"100 jaar RAT MORT"

The book is still available at
the price of € 12.40 +
expenses of delivery
(use the contactpage !)