Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-10-16

HALL.-Tnere has never been 30 much
interest and enthusiasm manifested in any
exhibition in this city as was evinced last
evening on the opening of the above tab
leaux-the source of universal compliment,
and the admiration Of the world.
The Hall was densely crowded, and hun
dreds we're unable to obtain seats; still the
unparalleled grandeur of the entertainment
was 50 enrapturing as to make the immense
standing throng unconscious of their fatigue.
We could but say at the sequel Of the fourth
and last series that, "the half has not been
told u.s."
The entertainment is more than worthy Of
the compliments the press bestowed upon it,
for language fails to do it justice, unless in
the verse Of the immortal Milton.
Aside from the historic scenes of the in
ception of time as illustrated on canvas,
they are, as works Of art, worth an evenings
admiration and to the mind stored with
the grand imageries and metaphors Of Mn
TONS verse, they are most delightful and
soul-exhilarating luxury, highly calculated
TO inspire an audience with proper appre-
citation of the magnitude and grandeur Of
the Diety.
What contributes to make the exhibition
more entertaining, was the scholarly man
ner in which the delineator impressed the
truthfulness of his representation upon the
minds Of the immense thrOng by his graphic
and elegant lectures during the exhibition,
illustrating each by quotations from the
poets immortal verse.
These wonderful works Of art are the in
vention of Mr.. MARTIN, and consist Of some
sixty tableauxs, and are divided into four
sections.
The first represents Heaven, with its hosts
of angels assembled about the Almighty's
throne, to receive His decree Of the equal
powers of His Son.
Following this was the banquet of the
angels upon the plains Of Heaven and their
encampment by the river Of Bliss; then
came the tableaux Of the rebellion of
"haughty Lucifer," which are the most
graphic and forcible illustrations of the
poets epic story. The rebelIious archangel
is a marked evidence of the great artistic
genius of MARTIN, the poets thought being
in very minute delineation.
The first section of the exhibition after
having exhibited the battles for the posses
sion of Heaven, concludes with grand and
striking scene Of the Son of God in the
chariot of Paternal Deity, armed with the
livery of Heaven, driving Satan and his re-
bellious hosts from the courts of Heaven
into eternal perdition. This miniature illus
tration of the disahection in the court Of
Heaven, was never exhibited with mere ar
tistic grandeur than in this scene.
The second part consisted in pictorial IL
lustrations Of the first creation of earth and
animate beings.
The third section represents a horrifying
picture Of the Internal regions-the abode
of the lost-in which Satan and his fallen
angels are represented as being in council,
which closes with an admirable and most
striking view Of the fight Of his Satanic
majesty through chaos in search of the earth.
were several tableaux exhibited sepa-
rately, one of which, in particular, for accu-
racy and execution, was perfect in delinea-
ton, eliciting universal compliment from the
thousands of spectators, This was the
meeting at the gates of hell between Satan
and Sin. Death is represented as standing
at the door and refuses to let the King Of
Pandemonium pass, but Sin liberates him
by seizing the key and starts him on bis
journey. M f
The Biblical story Of ADAM and Ewes
great crime, and their expulsion from the
Garden of Eden, was most elegantly illus
trated in the fourth section.
In addition to all these unparalleled
grandeur, a fine panoramic view of the
Holy City of the New Jerusalem, with which
the entertainment closed. In this the same
artistic ability and powers of genius were
exhibited in the preceding illustrations.
They win be exhibited every night this
week, matinees to be given on Wednesday
and Saturday evenings All should attend,
both old and young. The moral effect Of
the exhibition on the young mind shosld
induce parents at least TO send their child
rem. The influence is most powerful in this
respect.
TIERS will be a concert at Mil Creek