The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-10 00:00:00

GREAT GLOBE, LEICESTER-SQUARE.

With laudable enterprise Mr. Wyld goes on adding
the charms of novelty and variety to the original attrac-
tions of his popular exhibition, and this with so much
liberality and lodgment as with each addition to contri-
bute a fresh quota to its practical value, as well as to the
more obvious elements of its popularity, so that while
the student finds more abundant means of instruction,
the mere sight-seer is gratified by a greater variety of
objects of curiosity and sources of entertainment. Since
our last notice Mr. Wyid has added two exceedingly at-
tractive features, viz., a Diorama illustrative of a Tour
from Blackwail to Balaklava, and an Oriental Gallery of
Figures, Costumes, Arms, &c. Of the former we shall
only remark the painting is worthy of the scenery and
localities it portrays, among which are included Alpine,
river, and marine scenery—Mont Blanc, Vienna, Con-
stantinople, Venice, Rome, Geneva (city), Stelzenfels,
Cologne, &c.,—the whole under the guidance of an in-
telligent lecturer, furnishing a decidedly popular and
pleasing half-hour's entertainment. The diorama, we
must add, has been painted from sketches taken by an
eminent artist in the course of a tour taken for the pur-
pose. The Oriental gallery is even a more striking, as
it is likely to be a more permanent, addition to the ex-
hibition than the diorama, and has evidently been got
up with scrupulous care and at a heavy outlay. The
various races of the East therein represented have their
respective types exhibited at full length, and the figures,
beautifully modelled, are dressed and accoutred ix real
and appr ,priate Eastern dresses, arms, &c., complete to
the minutest particular. Some of the habiliments are
of the most costly description, and a more 'perfect
collection of Eastern weapons, including a number
of DAmascus blades, is not to be witnessed.
The distinctive features of the several races are
represented with the most scrupulous fidelity, so as to
render the gallery a valuable school of ethnology. Their
manners, customs, &c., find also an interesting exposi-
tion. Thus, there is the interior of a Turkish coffee-
shop, with its master in full employment in his capacity
of barber ; a Turkish shoe shop ; the interior of a
harem, with a lady at her toilette, dancing girls, &c. ;
an Araba waggon, drawn by two oxen, life-size, and
containing a number of occupants. The variety of head-
dresses is striking, and the curious will be gratified to
observe a number of veritable amulets. Among the
figures, 215 in number, is one of the warlike founder of
the Turkish empire, and another of the present Sultan.
Altogether, this exhibition is of great interest and value.
A striking effect, by the way, is produced by the pre-
sence of a live Turk, who moves about the gallery, and
lends to the figures an increased similitude to living men
and women. Tne gallery will be opened on Monday,
and we can assure holiday makers that a more gratifying
entertainment cannot be bad fur the money than wilt
then be offered at the Great Globe to the public. As
usual, a number of lectures will be given throughout the
day.