Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-06
The Manassas Battle Field.

THE BATTLE SCENE now on VIEW IN THE
PANORAMA BUILDING.
An acre of canvas and . 1000 pounds of paint
u what the visitor To the huge panorama build
Ing corner of 18th street and Ohio ayenue
Will see These raw materials, however, have
been touched by the genius OF the artist until
they have combined in one OF the most vivid
and marvellous battle scenes that art has pro-
Dent OF the battle OF Manassas, or the second
Bull Rum August so, 1862. The spectator
rom his elevated position, has before
emily for many miles. the perspective is so
deep and fine, q beautiful landscape view Ii is
a Virginia scene. Far in the distance eight
miles away, can be seen. giistening in the light
OF the afternoon sun, the white houses of Cen
terville, and on the surrounding heights the
view discioses other well-known points of the
famous battle field The corps OF artists under
the direction of Theodore Poilpot of Paris
spent two months on the field making studies
anG sketches of the landscape and OF the at
mospheric effects. Judged merely as a Iandscape
View the panorama Il magnificent. It's thrill
Ing interest though lies liz the vivid depletion
OF the fearful activity of a desperate battle In
the foreground, almost at the feet OF the specta-
Tor, Porters troops are making "a desperate
charge on the railroad embankment de-
Ieaded so strongly by Stonewall Jackson
In other directions are seen artillery i'm battery
Or going into action and troops Fastening To the
front livery detail and every figure is worth
s,1uoyins.groups OF gunners about their guns
Uisofuered lines OF soldiers scrambling on under
destructive IRE, all well drawn and painted i'm
u most realistic manner. Out of the huge cam
sA.cuSaiiu cindi pictures might be cut.
and each would be filed with the terrible inten
sity of battle. Aside from the historical
truthiulness OF the picture and the value which
II mas on account OF portraits OF famous soldiers
included in Ii, ii has "a curious interest as an
lhuSioIi Inc foreground is not painted. but
made artincially of soil, sand, trees vines
and grasses y Virginia raj! fence begins as a
Ieality IN the foreground and blends with
panied fence ON the canvas
partly painted. Bodies of soldiers apnear
parity as eiiIsics anu partly painted on the can
vas W I'm such art has the real and the unreal
Deen blended that the eye IS wholly deceived
Hundreds of people are daily visitir. the pano-
rama, which Is opea to the public from 50 a IN
u IL p. IN.
THE SATURDAY LEcTUREs.-The Saturday
lectures az the National museum given under
the auspices or the AuiaroDoiosieal and BIO
logical societies, VIII tie follows: March g.
p-m--Mr- William Hailock, The Geysers OF
the 4 Yellowstone, Narch IL, p.m.-Professor
William Hardness, How the Solar system is
Measured" March 30. p.m.-Prosessor T. e.
MendenIis,ll. The Mature OF sound March o9
p.m.-Professo: f. ". Clarke ..Tne Chemistry
OF Coal; April 3, 4 p.m.-Dr. {. Hart Merriam
The Migration OF Birds"
STOLEN PIEs.-Alexanier worthington, a
1Otn streets yesterday afternoon, eating "a piece
"a pie when James Davis. a colored man. TOOK
hold Of him and charged MIN with stealing the
pie from his waZop. Davis complained that
some boys robGed his wagon OF four pies and
some cooked chicken, and that this boy was
the ring leader. The boy denied stealing the pie
and said that the piece OF PIE had been given To
nned The boy nyc dollars Tor larceny.