The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-13


and historical, could 90 to the corner Of
Wabash Avenue and Hubbard Court
and view the "battle of Gettysburg" at
the National Panorama building. This
is something after the same style as
"Paris by Moonlight" which many
thousands have seen. 1t is representa-
tion Of the battle of Gettysburg, with
life size figures on canvass. 1t is In
an immense circular building, built for
the purpose. The visitor ascends plat
form and there before him and around
him is the picture. Here is the field be-
fore the battle calm and peaceful. Look
Ing along, you behold the opening of
battle and so 1t goes on depicting each
phase in that great struggle, and the
whole ending with "after the battle"
the ground thickly strewn with the
dead and dyingof both armies, mingled
with the debris of broken and dis
mantled guns and all the horrible sights
of such place. This picture is pro-
uounced to be as nearly perfect as it Is
possible to be, and the veteran viewing
it can scarcely realize that he is not
even now engaged in the battle.
The Academy of Music, Olympic and
Standard, are the theatres of the middle
classes, when such plays as Kerry
Cow" " "Ilearts Of Oak" Kit, the Ar
kansas Traveller" "Rice's Surprise
Party" and such attractions hold their
sway. They are moderate In their
charges and always contain audiences,
Going one step lower you have
Grener's Zoo and Amphitheatre. Thi:
place in summer is mammoth beeI
garden where one may go and drink
beer, listen to the music, nirt with the
women, etc., etc., but IN winter II
turned into circus. Here the circus
people keep In practice, and new "busi
ness" is commenced. Horses are
broken to tricks, and the clowns study
the almanacs of b. G. I'LL, and finC
jokes which will split the sides Of thu
innocent country people.
Then we have such places as thu
"Park, ,""Garden" and" Jerry Monroe's
where the worst features Of show bust
ness is carried on. Here YOU will SCI
In the first acts, bevy Of beautiful q
girls, showing of their charms as muci
as possible, and leaving but the very
slightest grounds for the Imagination
setting In semi-circle with one or tive
"end men," singing songs and eyeinl
the audience. Should you desire :,
obtain closer view, the boxes are con.
venient, where you can sit and tall
slang or worse, drink vile beer at ter
cents a glass. In the Cleveland Leadel
Of last week was an item In regard 10 |
similar place In that city, but II II is,no
worse than what was presented there
It does not hold q candle to what W,
find here every day. l say every da,
because there is no Sunday here, all tn
theatres giving evening performance
and the lower always giving two, boil
afternoon and evening. It 10 with tn
latter class the big day Of the week
The audience is mixed one. Her,
you may sec the bank clerk, out for
night Of It, sitting side by side with
GOAL HEAVIER. Everything is chaotic ant
all the associations, the vile liquor. ant
worse company surrounded by . clout
composed Of fumes Of bad whisky ant
cigar smoke, make 1t seem . virtua
hell-hols 70 20 into. Why these thing
are % Is what surprises even the peopl,
Of the city, but all we know 10 that they
are. With . mayor, and municipa
government entirely in the hands OF III,
hoodlums, however. IL ID useless to at
tempt TO break them up.
There are grander buildings, largel
parks, batter hotels, better clubs, hand
somer women, richer men, more bust.
ness, etc., In Chicago than in any Other
city ofih size In the world, none Car
doubt; but st the same time when yor
want moral rot and decay, and dirt II
all shape. come 70 this "city Of mag
nihcent distances. also. Ea ? .oc4 }
9. W. PAHKEa.