St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-28
CARNIVAL OF NATIONS.
All Doubt Vanished as to the Success
of the Undertaking.
The Attendance Large, the Entertainment
Good, and Everybody Well
Satisfied.

eral artistic success last night.
As compared with the opening night, the
attendance was fully double as large, every
seat in the grand stand being occupied by s
O'Clock, while the late corners had to view the
procession from the gallery or make shift to
stand. There was an absence also of the
delays quite naturally incidental to the first
night, and the tableauX and pictorial features
on both the grand stage and in the several
different departments moved with the promp-
titude and precision of well regulated ma
chinery.
The grand procession look up
its line of march at a few minutes
past s o'clo TX, being headed as on the first
night by Sir Knight D. A. Monfort, the
grand marshall aud his aids, if possible the
procession presented more beautiful and
gliittering spectacle than on the opening
occasion; it seemed more picturesque, more
Varlegated and the groups and coiors were
more deity commingled. In the main the
pageant was made up of the features hereto
fore described with the important additions,
however, of the ian brigade, composed
OF twenty dainty darlings, and
the members of the Turner society,
the latter We're attired in their exercise uni
forms, and as a whole they are litne, ath-
letic and supple body of men. Many of the
more striking and brilliant costumes, and the
numbe worthy of mention is legion, called
forth audible expressions of admiration and
it is safe to say That never before has st. Paul
beheld So fascinating an ensemble as that
presented in the opening pageant last night.
In the arrangement and decorations
of the several booths great taste has
been shown by the ladies in charge, who have
succeeded in securing infinite variety with
out garish effect, while the distinct charac-
ter OF the representations have been main
tanned in most instances.
Among the enchanting features of the
grand stage display last night was the fan
drill, in which bevy of bright little girls
participated; they were gayly attred in be-
coming costumes, and their coy flirtations
and evolutions formed one of the most en-
joyable treats of the eveting.
The ladies and girls composing the brigade
are: Managers, Mrs. Officer, Mrs Deacon
captain, Richard Deacon; color bearer, Julia
Hubbard; privates, Harvey Officer, Maggie
Castle, Grace Lee, Lena Perkins, May Myr-
lex, Matte Foster, Lille Day, Nellie Officer,
Mabel Horne, Alice Goodrich, Don Deacon,
Ray Mason, Alice Day, Francis Ref, Annie
Grggs.
The evolutons were given with piano ac-
compartment, the song, "Here's to the Car
nival," calling forth deserved applause.
The other tabeaux on the grand
and the WoOdnaiads," excellcntly done,
scenes from Grecian mythology, group
A, ga school of Vestes,' and group B.,
Assembly Of the Gods,' a characteristic
group entitled 1.-THE Toilet of japanese
Belle" given with fine spectacular effect, a
Turkish sword dance, and the Dream of the
Turkish Beauty" olympiau games by the
members of the West Side Gymnastic asso-
citation, including acrobatic feats, sparrng,
jumping, ETC., and drill by the Carnival
Guards, consisting of young ladies in uni
form, the names of whom have already been
published.
The characteristic tableaux in the Spanish,
Grecian, Egyptian, Turkish, French, German
and English departments were skillfully and
intelligently conceived and magnillcently
executed, the only difficulty being that in
many instances the groups were given
simultaneously, andSat times with bewider-
ing rapidity and continuity. In such in
stances the audience was kept gyrating from
one side or extreme of the building to the
other. so that much of interest was neces-
sariy lost to the sight-seer.
The Spanish department gave tableaux Of
the following scenes in succession:
The Pilgrim of Love. Ahmed, Aldegonda,
Christian, King of Toledo, Dove, Owl, Pairah.
court officers. ladies, etc.
Dove teaching Ahmed Of love.
Ahmed. disguised as an Arab, sings tc
Aldegonda.
Christian, King of Toledo, surrounded by
court. Ahmed and Aldegonda kneel on the
enchanted rug of Solomon and are spirited
away.
Ahmed and Adegonda on Throne. Chris
tian, King Of Toledo, with followers in au-
dience.
The Three Moorish Princesscs and the
Three Spanish Cavaliers. BASED on Wash
ingtou Irving's Legend of the Alhambra)-
In five scenes, viz:
Meeting Of the Three Moorish Princesses
aud the Three Spanish Cavaliers.
Cadga tells of gallant SpaGish Knights.
The Lovcsick Princess
The Serenade.
The Eopement.
Zayda and Z2rayda elope With Two Of .he
Spanish CAVALIERS Cadiga and Hasseim
Bahia, captain of the guard, do likewise.
Zorahayda ressts all entreaties, remaining
in the tower
Spanish booth-The Arabian Astrologer.
lbrahim. .....................Mr Mr.. Fryer
klpg Aben haDuZ. ..................D r. JacoDt
Princess. Miss Thompson
First scene-Princess discovered by king
who is enraptured by the sight. Astrologei
warns him against her
Second scene-Prin "ess has put both kiul
and astrologer asleep by the power OF heI
Lutte.
The following are the subjects Of some OF
the tabeaux presented by the Greek depart
ment:
Pandora, death Of Hector, the ghost o.
Patielus, departure of Briscus, Venus anC
| Vulcan, receiving Thetis. The,is entreatinl
Jupiter, council of the Gods, nuptias OF
| Peieus and Thetis, Bacchus and Barchantes,
the apple of discord, the judgment Of Paris,
the grief of Achilles.
In the Egyptian department the tabeauZ
| of Anthony and Cleopatra WAS repeated
/ four scenes were given, viz: "The Festival, u
jealousy" Parting" and death Of
| Cleopatra" The tableauX which represented
the finding OF Moses in the bullrushes by
| Pbaraohs daughter, was given with live,
bouncing boy as the subject, and it was
beautifully realistic.
In the EHgish department tablcaux were
given in representation Of scenes from
Sbskespeare's writings, the trial scene from
Pickwick, aud scenes from the works Of the
poet Tennysou.
The Turkish department was at its best,
presenting an oriental appearance, aud the
japanese tea gardens ELECTED genuine admi-
ration.
The French tableaux were notable for their
elegance, correctness and beauty: they in
/ cluded realistic representations OF tue arrest
Of Cardinal de Rohan, the assembling Of the
states general, the froiic scene ia tie court
of Marie AntOinette, blind mans buff in the
court Of the same beauty, AMI the mob inysd-
| ing the TuiIIeries the miuuet was fascinating
I in the extreme.