The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-06

rydice to leave is not SO apparent In the bur-
lesque as In the classics. She has seemingly
been very well fed. and provided with lots Of
good clothes.
Pomona, the goddess OF the gardens, fat,
fair, plump and fruity, as her occupation I'm
plies Is ON the earth above, seated under an
apple tree, holding d cornucopia filed with
fruit us luscious as she appears herself
SUPREME COURT OF HE'LL.
"Diseti justitiam monet ct non temnere Dl-
yus.'
The twenty-fourth tableau Of the burlesqle
represents the Supreme Court OF Hell, and
trial scene.
Tho three grave judges of He'll, Minos,
Eacus and Rhadamanthus represented as
wigged and robed magistrates of the English
beneh-Minos naturally being asleep. so as to
agree with modern traditions. The prisoners
at the bar who answer to their names as the
lean and hungry clerk calls them out are u
king, o bishop, Crnsus,. % butcher and q
worldly woman-all excellent ehrcatures-
whilst the sheriff Is skeleton, attired in Rp-
man armor. bearing in one hand o pitehfork
for a mace, and chains in the other hand.
THE PUNISHMENT
Is the next scene that Is offered.
Though Tantalus, you've heard does stand
In water, vet cannot get a sip;
a Which sme all PM would PEI be
The fate Of the King of Phrygia, whose only
crime was to entertain such tenderness for
his son Pelops that he served him up for
tortures are improved here by the presence of
two beautiful deeollete maidens, who are
tempting him with good looks champagne
grapes, mutton chops and cold turkey of all
Of which Tantalus, as the saying Is.
SjCyIthl1G rpilc biG hIIrn Gtpua
steep hill in never ending labor,
whilst on the hill hideous being turns the
wheel upon which the foppish and indscreot
Ixion is dashed, to whirl till doomsday, when
effectualIy demolish all of Beeeher's absurd
theories about there being no hell.
THE DEMIGops.
A magnificent car is announced by the loud
acelanations of the throng This tableau has
nothing in it It not Of the burlesque.
High up in the blue empyrean. riding on n
flame coored cloud. Persells. mounted on Pc
gasus holds in his hand the gorgon head of
Medusa, on his way, no doubt to deliver the
rock bound and beautiful Andromeda In
front of the car rides Theseus, tho willy
threader of the labyrinth and sturdy CON
queror Of the Minotanr Besides him an
Amazon rides, beautiful, under arms. and
graceful on her prancing steed.
On one side stands the redoubtahle Hercules,
destined to perish by the burning robes of
Deianira after having accomplished the seven
wondrous feats. On the other side Jason Is
standing the leader of the argosy and con
queror of tho golden fleece, whilst in the rear
of the car. mounted on praucng chargers. ap-
pear Castor and Pollux the ideal representa-
tives of holy friendship and brotherly love.
.."... PARIS AND HELENA.
Ellie l'esprit ellie lie cnur:
La nature a pare son anne
De mile vertuS. En- hnnneur
Cest un tresor. mais cest ma femme
Such was the argument of the simple
though eomely shepherd, Paris whom he rem
dcrcd the famous Judgment on Mount Ida,
forgetting for the charms of beauty his own
wife, the charming Enone. 1t is true that
Venus had promised him possession OF the
most beautiful woman in the world, which
promise might have tempted someo of the
honest judges Of our days. The hurlesque
hurls the spectator from the sublime to the
ridiculous and exhibits the son of Priam and
his prize Helena fleeing the wrath of Meme
laus on a steamtng, conducted by an out
landish engineer and Celtic fireman, whilst
n modern waiter brings In roast turkey to re-
fresh the famished lovers.
THE TROJAN HORSE
came next-an excellent piece of workman
ship-flled with Grecan warriors, clad in most
outre and ludcrous costumes, armed with
blunderbusses and revolvers \,
Ulysses is prospecting with spy glass
through n window fractured in the horse q
chest, and already seems t. scent Troy Iy from
har as the prize OF In his sraag9bm Inc
fero e aud full Of buster tiat we entirely
agreed with hh the poets exclamation ,htna rlmeo
would have trusted with a % cents silver dol
lar-on his looks.
REG1A FORTUNA
The grand pageant closed with the car of
Dame Fortune. who stands on the top Of hugo
wheel decorated with the embems of her avo-
cation-di stributing her gifts to highwayman.
king, n Jew. courtesan, a, strong minded Wo-
characters like I'll tho greater ter part Of those
constituting the pageant are OF the most gro
tesque description. very well conceived and ex-
eculed, and TYPICAL .l Of the oarious cassesowho
The picture would have been complete had
the artist introduced
In the background, with the face of lovely
woman and the tail of scorpion. in the act OF
stinging herself to death. to personify the
Louisiana Lottery. For as the poet has said
Her art resembles Nature; her paint i,nl
ture with the charms Of Truth; At her
voice Suspicion i "v
son 80 a. Is silent and signs, whitening Innocence
expires. In her features you will recognize of
brilliant Merit the most implacabe enemy"
The Unattached.
ANOTHER BuRLEsQuE. WHICH HITS AT THE FIRE
BOYS.
Immediately after the pageant came a bur-
leslue Of a tlremens parade.
The huresuue was preceded by fine brass
band led by u most comica drum major Then
followed the president tho secretary and tie
treasurer of the company. each bearing the
emblem OF their office, OF odd fashion and OK
traordinary size.
The men, dressed In calico uniforms consist
ing of red shirts and black trousers and card
board caps. bearing numbers ranging from 40
to 1876, marched in open order, manning the
within whgn %aF re
gilt hoofs and decorated with rich yellow cotton