The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-04-06
FEW DAYS ONLY.
Fast Day Two GRAND PERFORMANCES,
BAND 7 ga O'CLOCK P. NJ.

Exhibitions each evening at z o'clock. Doors
open half an hour previous. Tickets Is cents.
Reserved seats % cents.
Boys not admitted to the evening entertain
ments, unless accompanied by their parents or
guardians.
On Wednesday and Saturday afternoons a
Matinee will be given commencing Mt O'Clock,
for the accommodation Of ladies and children
Admission to the Matinec-Ladics 10 cents, Chill
dren cents.
The Managers would respectfully announce
that this novel and unique entertainment differs
materially from any which hayepreceded IT.; be-
ing far more complicated, intricate and elabo-
rate and infinitely more truthful to nature than
any exhibition in the world. For the past IA
years il has astonshed and delighted the citizens
of Europe, eliciting from the press and public,
the highest encomiums. One year ago II was
brought to this country by II. I. Barnum, Esq,
and exhibited at his Museum for 500 nights to
crowded. and admiring audiences. The limits OF
a newspaper advertisement forbid an enumera-
ton of the varied attractions OF this matchless
entertainment. Itconsiets Of an endless yerie-
~ of paintings, mechanism, allegorical repre-
seutations, models Of most all the principal cities
of Europe. Shipping, Masquerades, &C., &c.-
IL 900 mechanical Figures so perfectly life-like
aud natural that they will do anything but talk.
The art of mechanism has been exhausted in
the production Of these figures, which so closely
resemble nature rs almost to defy detection. This
exhibition is the most extensive and costly ever
produced II is not limited to one set Of scenes,
nights. One striking feature of the exhibition
is the .futomdton Slack Rope Vauiier ,acknowl-
edged by all who have witnessed his perform
ance to be the greatest wonder Of the world.
Upwards of l00, 900 persons witnessed this
figures extraordinary performances in Birming-
ham alone, where this exhibition remained open
for GOO successive nights, thing unparalleledin
the annals of public entertainment.
This extraordinary Slack Rope Vaulter per
forms every evolution usually attempted by n
living performer, without any seeming conec-
ton or collision whatever.
$1,000 will be paid to any person who will ex
plain how this figure is operated
Descriptive programmes will be distributed
throughout the city, containing full particulars
OF the rotation Of these exquisite entertain
ments rs they have been produced in London
and Paris by special command, and to the in
finite delight Of Her .M0ssfy Queen Victoria
leon and the Empress Eugene, rs well as the
nobility ofFrance and England.
Between each part OF the entertainment q
ruristy Of pleasing and popular music will be
introduced, and an appropriate lecture will be
delivered at each exhibition descriptive Of the
various deeply exciting scenes.
Each evenings entertainment will conclude
with magnificent representation of Storm
in he Black Sea, accompanied with all its
charac,eristic phenomena, forming faithful
rcnrc-entation of nature in one OF her most ire
mendous aspects.
Doors opened in the evening at v o'clock: -
Doors open in the afternoon ~ o'clock. In
tertainment commences half an hour after open
ing. 3Wl3