The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-05-21
THE BEAUTIFUL ORIENTAL PAGEANT
OF LALLA ROOKH
Manager Forepaugh Expends 5000 900 in or.
der to Produce it upon the street for Free
puhlic Show.

Manager Forepaugh Expends 5000 900 in or
der to Produce 1t upon the street for Free
Public Show.
On the morning of May o., in addition to man,
other sensational features, there will be present
ed in the Great Forcpaugh Show Parade, beau
tiful and realistic representation OF the Orcnta
Pageant illustrating the departure of Lalla Rooki
from Delhi.
The great Snowman, Forepaugh, has expend
ed 500, 600 in order Ia incorporate this spectacu
lar AZURE in Ills princely show parade. There
will be reprr-,utcd with truly Eastern mBgnii
cence, rusplrudent beauty and loneliness, The
Departure of Lala Rookh from Delhi tn Cash
mere.
"Wbo has not heard of the Vale OF Cashmere,
With its roses the brightest that earth ever
gave,
Its temples and grottos, and fountains as clear
As the love lighted eyes that hang over their
waves"'
All the scenes of oriental magniicence and
grandeur recited by the immortal author of Lalla
Rookh are depicted in this sublime and beauti-
full pageant, precisely AS described by him. In
response to advertisements IN the leading Jour.
mails in the principal cities of the United States,
aud for a princely salary. the loveliest lady in
the land has been secured to persony the beau
tiiul eastern princess, Lalla Rookh, whom the
poet describes rs more beautiful than any of
those herones whose names and loves embel.
lish the songs of Persia and Ilindoostan; more
perfect than the dvnest images Of the House Of
AZor." In this gorgeous, glittering. oriental pa.
geant, Lalla RpOkh is seen reclining in her
sumptuors Howdah. borne aloft upon the back
of a ponderOus and kingly elephant, the largest
of this continent, whose embroidered velvet trap.
pings touch the ground; fair young female
slave sits tanning the Princess through the rose.
colored wells, with feathers Of Argus Pheasants
wings, ana the lovely troop Of Tararean and
Cashmerean Maids Of Honor ride on each side
of the Princess upon small Arabian horses. Ra
jahs and Mogul Lords follow, accompanied by
Cavaliers in costly armor, mounted upon
''Steeds with their housings Of rich silver spun,
Their chains and pOitrels glittering in the sun;
And camels, tufed DER with Yernen's shells,
Shaking in every breeze their light.toned bells
In keeping with the author OF I.alla Rookh's
description of this grand gllttcrng lavish and
luxurious spectacle, are seen the Guards OF the
great Kedar Kahn, with their silver battle axes
and maces of gold, followed by the great Nazir
or Chamberlain Of the Harem, and the retinue
OF the Court OF Delhi, mounted upon elephants,
camels and Arabian horses, decorated in oriental
trappings, and hearing aloft the royal standards,
the entire scene recalling to the behoder the
Clories and the grandeur Of the distant Indies,
the mysterious land of the Vedas, The parent Of
The modern world, where
" The gorgeous East, with richest hand,
Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold"
The whole forming the most magnificent, pic
turesque and realistic oriental spectacle ever pre-
scented i'm the New World. This constitutes but
single feature in the grand procession OF the
Great Show. More than mile Of chariots, TWEEN
ty elephants, hundreds Of horses, musical bands,
mardi- gras masqueradcs, and n world OF famous
features make up this grand parade