The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-10

Gonzales De Mendoza, Grand Cardinal o
SPAN; Count Rivers, Of England, and (
page.
Float 6-The Last Sigh Of the Moor.
Scene In the Alhambra, Jan. l, 1892; tn.
night before the surrender of Grenada. This
hoat represented the Hall of the Ambassadors
constructed OF Arabian arcades of open fila
gree work, slender alabaster pillars, lofty cell
ings OF frostwork and pensile ornaments all
delicate and graceful and of vivid colors The
characters represented Boabdil Ell Chico. an
etfeninate, but brave prince. the last of the
Moorish kings; his wife, Marayma, beauti-
f1l Moorish woman; his mother, the proud
and naughty Ayxa la Howa Yesef Aben Coin
lxa; the Grand Vizier Muza, the warrior and
| nero VINO refused to surrender, and Hamet
Aben Zarrax, Santon or Dervise who accuses
the King of treachery, and denounces him
| with the vengeance Of Allah
Float 1.-The Fall of Grenada.
Scene, January 2, 1492.-A Moorish castle is
epresented IN ruins, one or two arches in
Moorish style are standing the remainder
OF Grenada is mass of smoking ruins Con
zalno de Cordova, with stained sword
elevating the standard of CASTLE and Aragon,
stands VIGOROUSLY amidst the destruction
A Moresque woman at his knees, in the atti-
tude of supplication. Near by is a Moorish
knight lying dead and another wounded.
Float Slow World wa. Won; or, Chess
in 1892.
Scene at Santa Fe, in front of Grenada. in
royal pavilion and grand stairway, parterre of
flowers, royal and captured banners; dramatis
persona: King Ferdinand seated Is engaged
in game of chess with Foursca attached to
his household) and is about to lose the game,
when Queen Isabella, by an unnoticed re-
istS To uy;,,
takes the occasion to obtain the Kings con-
sent to the petition Of Columbus as repre-
scented on
remnant of the royal party is ascending
bearing fruits and VINE: Ponce de Leon Is
watching the game, Isadro, page, booted
and spurred, is in the act of starting to bear
the Queens commands to Columbus, grant
ing his petition and creating him Admiral of
the Ocean Sea.
Float 9-Embarkation Of Columbus.
Scene at Palos de Moguer, Aug. Sd, 1892.
At the head of pier or dock ships boat of
four oars riding on the waves Characters:
Fray Juan Perez, Superior of the Order of ST.
Dominic, with crozer, blessing the expedi-
ton. Near him is Martin Alonzo Pinzon,
commander of the Pinta, preceded by Vincent
the royal banner, in the act of entering the
boat-Spanish, English and Irish seamen in
the ships yawl.
Float 10.
Scene-Symbolical of the passage across the
Atlantic. Neptune, standing in pearl and
silver shell, grasping his trident, is support
ed by four sea gods. whose costumes and &C.
csssories simulate dripping water.
Float 11-Mysteries of the Deep.
Scene-A grotto under the sea, composed
of corals, rocks, shells, water lilies, marine
plants, reeds, MOSES, ETC.; paulp or cutie
fish of large dimension. with long attenn,
a nautilus or Portuguese trigate, fishes, ETC.
in motion, with large turtle and two lob
sters.
FlOnt 12-Discovery Of America.
Scene on board the ship Santa Maria, Fri
day, 2 A. NJ, Oct. 18th, 1892 Characters
Columbus in the foreground is seen grasping
he standard of Spain, looking toward the
and near him; priest elcvating the crucifx;
Rodrigo Frious with telescope to his eye;
Pedro Guttierez with arquebus, and two
spanish soldiers armed
Float 13-COIumbus in Chains.
Scene in the fortress of San Domingo, DC. |
ober, 1900. Characters-Boabdilla, Viceroy |
If Spain, ordering the disgrace of Columbus, |
low aged IS, who is being manacled by Es- |
oinosa; Don Diego, brother of Columbus,
also in chains, and stands by, guarded by a
spanish soldier.
Float 14-Death Of Columbus.
Scene in Seville, A. d., 1906; the death
hamber: Columbus, aged seventy-on
ying on couch; his physician watching
'ver him priest of the Order of Jesus
lolds the crucifx before the dying
nan; his son kneels at the foot of the
'ed; Spanish lady is praying and
Weeping; around the bed are can
les burning, while, escaping from the
rasp of the diving man is his will, which,
artially unrolled, displays the words, '.Pros-
cute my discoveries
loaf 15-DeSOtO in Search of the Mississippi
in the Wilderness.
This scene is located in Tishomingo
ounty, Miss, near the Ridge, called the
Spanish Trail" and in the territorty thus
coupled by the Chickasaws, and represents q
with brushwood and cane, large
oily and magnolia trees, from which is hung
sstoons OF Spanish moss, with combat
etween Spani h soldiers, armed with argue
US, sword and hunting knife, and two In
ians with bows and arrows. In the woods
re seen q bear, WOLF serpent, alligator and
agile.
Loaf 16- DeSoto Discovering the Mississippi
1ulS scene Is on Lne DankS OF the MlSSlS-
ppi, at Jackson Mound, near the present
tie of Memphis, with an Indian wig xam in
Dramatis persona: DeSoto in
omplete armor and mounted on mailed and
chilly caparisoned steed. Standing on the
ound pointing to the great river, near him,
mes. De Moscoso with the banner of His
ania unfurled A priest is kneeling at the
'ot of the cross returning thanks, while an
ldlan stands by gazing with wonder and
upon the scene.
loaf 17-Seeking the Fountain of Youth.
This scene represents the wilds of Arkan-
g, with a view Of hills and crags and a 8
'lcano in the back ground. from which flows /,
waterfall. In front is fountain represent
g the Hot Springs, boldly rising and from
hich energies a beautiful and airy female !
cure, who, by smiles and gestures endeav- !.
8 to seduce to his destruction a hoary I
chemist, who stands amid difficult hills, 3
lrrounded by the instruments of his art, I
vented to find the philosophers stone
the Fountain of Youth"