Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-11-14
THE TOUR OF EUROPE AND TALK
ING MACHINE.

On Saturday evening last had The plea
sure OF seeing and hearing Professor Faoet 3
Celebrated Talking Machine, and Col. John,
ston's Art Tour across the Atlantic anu
through Ireland, England and the cities oil
the Continent.
The Talking Machine is, certainly, one oil
the most wonderful inventions and curiosl-
ties Of the age, and Is alone well worm t9e
price Of admission TO tue Institute hall'
which is only twenty-five cenls-or, ira ie-
served seat is laken-ftiy cents.
Col. Johnston shows US New YORK harDor
and the good steamship City OF Paris win
| himself on board and his trusting irenus,
| his tailor, boot maker, washer-woman anu
others bidding him a sorrowiul farewell ana
waving an adieu with their long bills IN
their hands, whether unpaid or not, cannot
say. He sings at this point very oeasnlul
parting aong-"Hafk l hear an Angel
Sing" with fine voice and an expression
that is not often exceeded by the best Con-
cert singers.
, He then shows US the awful icebergs as
/ they float in the ocean, towering hign ABOVE
Z the waves and lifting their peaks as II were,
, close against the sky; while the setting sun
3 tinges them with the most beautiful colors al
n his rays fash from their jagged points ant
4 edges.
y Passing these the Coast of Green Eril
- comes IN view-then a sight of DOnnybrool
Fair and the game of shillala with a descrip
ton Of the same.
Then we are shown the lower aud uppe
Lakes of Killarney with their wild noun
tain scenery and the Devils Punch Bowl,
which is kept empty by special request (
40 the Temperance Society. Here the the Go
onel sings US the beautiful song kate Ma
OF ney" who lived on the banks OF klllarne
. in neat, enchanting manner.
TLpO we tlQ great Civ OF IOlQO
do London Bridge, the Tower, Churches 81
and pass on across the English Channel
OF Dieppe in France, thence to Paris the beau
ng lnl city, on to Rome, Naples, VeniC
of Cologne, Heidelburg, the City of Jerusale
oh and other points and places OF interest a
Va beauty and all the while the Colonel c
plains, describes and develops the differe
places as we arrive at them, in lecture
in plete with instruction and Astounding W
II wit and humor.
He shows US Mount Blanc and the villa
arc of Chamounix, and causes us make the
as cent CT that celebrated and renowned ro
ION of the fol family to the upper regions, so
lies of whom il took three days to 60 up a
airs three hours to side down.
ese The closing scene OF the exhibition is
not Characterization" Scene, exhibiting
grottos and subteTrauean palaces under
dark blue sea, where the water nymE
and mermaids and sYTens reside, pOrlr
'he of whom he also exhibits, some of them
lie full length. And for magnihcence Of
mi pearance, and gorgeousness of colorng
ted brilliancy of scenery, we have never bel
49, its equal. The whole is something that
has one, who has quarter of a dollar, or a
late dollar, TO spare, should omit TO see, as S
e is an opportunity may never offer again.
Old Tonight learn will close the exhiLi
all who wish TO avail themselves
MN the opportunity 10 behold this beautiful |
on" Drama had better do so tonight.
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