Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-06

A REMARKABLE EXHIBITION COMING TO Is
DfAsPoLIs Mkt WFEK.-The great exhibition
known a. the Miltonisn Tableaux of Paradise
Lost. from London, England, and which has
been at Smith and Nixon's hall, Chicago. and
also at the Melodeon hall. Cincinnati for the
last six weeks where notwithst lnding two enter
tainments were given daily. thousands were IN
able TO gain sdmittance 10 the hail, and which
has also been exhibited for the past year in the
various cities of the east and west. will visit this
city next week. and be shown at Masonic hail
for u short time, previous TO being opened in
New York. commencing here on Wednesda ~
evening next, April IL h.
We copy the io;lon Iug description OF this ex-
hibition from The London Times.
This great work OF art was got NJ in Lon
don, England, at the expense of $50 900, and
is a complete illustration Of John Nilton's i'm
mortal poem. entitled Paradise Lost. . and car
rJing out his idea OF heaven. he'll, chaos aud par
adise. Showing the rebellion of Satan, the war
of the angles. the fall of ) ,tin and the fall of
N IN. liz was frat exhibited in London for 300
consecutive nights, and was during that time vi
sited by more than h,lf a million OF people, 10
GLIDING royalty. nobility. the gentry and clergy
By mand OF Queen Victoria il was set up in
he hall of Buckingham Palace, and exhibited
before her and the entire court.
IA described oy Milton, il commences with a
cNehN iCpitSeutiur tuc kttuciluS " u tue auScis
around the Almighty's throne to hear a new de
cree, that his only son that day begotten, should
henceforth reign supreme in heaven; then IL in
PRODUCED the banquet of the angels upon tie
plains OF heaven; the encampment Of the angels
by the river OF Bliss: Satan with his followers
plotting the rebellion; the marching of heavens
host TO put down the rebellion; the three days
battle between the host of heaven and the rebel
lious angels. aud the final triu oh of the Son oil
God, who, in the chariot OF Paternsl Deity, with
thunderbolts aud FIRE OF heaven. drives Satan and
the rebei host out of heaven into hell. Then
follows eight magnificent scenes representing the
creation. commencing with the surging waters OF
chaos. and ending with the creation of animals
aud man.
After which. papdemonium. or bell. with Sa-
tan and tie fallen angels upon the burning lake
Satsn's council in hell. and Satan's flight from
hell through Chaos in search OF this earth. Then
following IN direct order. as described by Milton
Is shown the Garden of Eden, with Adam AUD
Eve; the temptation of Eve-her fall; the fall OF
Adam. the judgment of God. and the expulsion
from the garden
The exhibition is pronounced by the entire
press and competent judges. TO be the finest work
Of art gotten up in modern times. and worth
miles OF travel to see. So far, in America, the
halls have not been large enough to hold the
people who have throDged to see il. We predicl
a great rush to Masonic Hall while il is here, and
it will undoubtedly prove one of the most at
attractive exhibitions ever opened in the city
Look out for the bills which will be circulated
throughout the city this week and next.