The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-21
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Ic does n0tspiten happen that an opportunity nv
enthusiasm IS presented to any one who is much
versed In public amusement An unquestionabe
opportunity Of thSdescripton, however, IS offered
by the laEge building recently erected at the inter-
section OF Broadway with Thirty NTH and Thirty
sixth streets. Whether IL is Jae largest iron build
Ing in the world, and how many brick piers the
superstructure rests upon, need not now concern
us so much as the question whether the beauty and
value OF the entertainment furnished inside justify
the newspaper eulogy that has been bestowed
upon 1t on the other side OF the Atlantic during
more years than it is convenient to remember.
TO be brief, Mr.. r. L. Kennard, Of London.
Is the proprietor OF this edi1ce. and has
erected ii for the purpose OF displaying to-
the public what may be described az gigantic
STATIONARY circular panOramas OF London and
Paris. the former city being represented as 1t APP
peared IN 1923, ana the latter as 1t looked in Is4s.
The entertainment is open from one O'Clock In the
afternoon until hafpast ten at nigns. London is
seen as 1t appears by daylight; Paris, under the
combined radiance of moon, stars and gasllght.
There are number of other exhibitions on hand.
such as the glass engraving, the spirit hand, the
wonder Mirror the sphinx, the magic wOOd.saw-
yer. the chamber OF magic the whispering alcoves,
the ightnipg calculator the galvanic battery, the
accorueon sOloiSt the OrchestriOn and the fairy
glassblOwiDg. ald these occupy suitable POSITIONS
IN q wide circular gallery known the POytech-
nc corridor. But the great charm OF the place,
anu Truly magnificent one III TACT is the wonder
fui cycl0rama Of London and Paris. We conine
our attention Tor the present to the oycorama OF
fa T as being the more beautiful OF the two.
Upon entering the building and pushing forward
where the crowd is thickest you una yourself uti-
mately landed in a large elevator along win
twenty or thirty other visitors. The elevator
rapidly ascends, and upon emerging you step upon
circular gallery, lined with deep shadows and
ringed upon Its outer border with a baiistrade
The different divisions of this balustrade rtJlOn
IL INTO so ., many SIDES OF polygon, the exact
NUMBER OF whose angles we did not count and
upon threading your way through the shadows
ana advancing to the railing sight opens upon
IN the perfection and brilliancy OF the Illusion. For
aught your senses inform To the contrary, you
You do not stop to ask yourself whence you are OBJ
tanning the spectacle. 1t Is such q one you
few rods above The enchanted ciy Of ''' Paris
1Or Paris Is enchanted on every warm moonlight
evening. when all the mingled radlances o. melt:
ingy blue heaven are pouring down on boulevards
gemmed with gaslights and crowded with pleasure
seekers sitting at the conventional round table
ia svrOpgy OseiUe 1t Is upon such a scene as this
mat you look from the gallery OF the Colosseum.
labyrinth Of street, bridge and nd river i've whose
myriads OF lights palpitate UNNECESSARILY below
you 1t is In vain you question the horizon, appar-
entity leagues away, achieving an lne1ab.e inter-
blending OF earth and sky, until the cloudland
seems to take the shape OF mountain ana the hills
reveals to you the art by which the dece ption is
accomplished, and you find it impossible to believe
wHht appears w you u VAST Guy NJ your IceC,
trembling with human civilization Is in TACT 4
series OF canvasseS Almost within reach of your
hand The Paais Royal, Notre Dame. st. GerInain
d'Auxerros, Pare lie Triomphe, the Tuileries,
the Luxembourg, PAvenue des Champs Elysees,
the Bois de B0ulogne, the Place de IA ConcOrde,
the Madeleine, the Boulevard DIES ltallens. the
Place Vend0me. the new Opera House and that
brilliant and bewllder,ng braid OF avenues which
at night makes Paris one vast and gorgeous tange,
glow and culver lar beneath you, until you almost
fancy yon hear the dim buzz OF Partisan pleasure
as the mellow evening advances into night. Nor is
this ancl1ui description. 1t Is not often that praise
so unqualified is just. But Mr.. Kennard mas fur
nished the occasion for 1t, and the work is ac-
complshed so perfectly that TO be stintea praise
were to be crlmnaliy Obtuse. We have cOntented
terms. We hope to be able to return to the theme
again ere long, IN order to dwell upon details and
certain mechanical and artistic facts The build
Ing was thr0nged last evening and has been so
since the OneninU dav