Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-26
BEwILDERING GRANDEUR
Marvellous Pyrotecbnical Spectacu.
lar Production OF Pains Seige
of GebastopoI.

lar Production OF rams serge
of Sebastopol. ''
This gorgeous production which opens
in Omaha on Thursday evening, August
30, and continues until september n, is
one OF the most gigantic spectacular
productions ever produced, and it is a
credit TO Omaha that through the en-
terprise OF such leading men as Messrs.
Her and Colpet2er she is able TO offer to
the people tributary to the metropolis
an attraction never before equalled. and
which has never been given outside OF
New York City before.
Few people have any conception what
ever OF the magnitude and surprising
beauty of these monster pyrotcchnical
displays. They necessitate 40 carloads
of scenic paraphernalia, 800 people, five
acres Of ground in the center OF which
is lake go feet long by 10 feet wide,
and seating capacity for 10000 specta
tors. The picture is IA colossal painting
800 feet long, done in OIL, on iron and
wood, with scenery blending off upon
mighty canvas. Towers, mosques
and truthful representations of the
CITY OF Sebastopol are done upon an iron
and block work by celebrated Euro
pean artist. The production consists of
realistic bombardment OF forts by boats
(which traverse the immense artificial
lake: terrific assault Of fortress by allies;
$50 correctly costumed and eXcellently
drilled soldiers Cossacks, French and
English troops and marines, Turks,
Sardinians, etc. 1t being military
spectacular many feats of horsemanship,
sword combats, ETC., will be introduced
by some of the greatest performers IN
the known world. All these will be
produced intact, on the same scale of
magnifcence as at Manhattan Beach.
Following the Siege each evening Will
be given a 81 10000 fireworks display
consisting of the latest novelties, Man
haitian Beach aerial and acquatic pyro-
technics. Grand concerts will be given
by Sebastopol Military band of thirty
five pieces.
Alfrailroads will sell excursion tickets
during the entire production of this
grand spectacle.
The entertainment commences with a
grand entree of all military taking part
in the action, English, Turks, French
and other troops passing in review, dur
ing which all the different national airs
are rendered by the Sebastopol military
band, producing an effective and
brilliant scene. Cossacks arrive with
dispatches, sentinels bring in a spy who
Is tried and shot, giving to the spectator
wonderful idea of the reality. Guns
are then heard in the distance, and the
Russians retire to the bivouac of the al
lies, the meeting of the generals, follow
ing which takes place numerous camp
sports. both amusing and entertaining,
consisting of cutlass drill, cavalry exer-
else, sword feats, boxing from the lacks
Of donkeys come next. The siege then
begins. The allied fleets open fire on
the forts, which reply, the English at
Redon are reinforced by Sardinians and
Turks, following which takes place the
assault, repulse, final charge and vic
tory, amid most bewildering pyrotech-
mic display true to life, and keep the au-
dience in a state of wonderment con-
tinually.
Among the gorgeous pyrotechnical
displays to be given alternately with
the production of the Siege of Sabas-
topol,n the following are Il few of the
most interesting features: Three giron-
doles discharging batteries of Roman
candles, rockets, jeweled fountains,
ETC.; twin fairy dragons, making the
most amusing evolutions; divers great
silver fire wheels with interesting
centre, forming a splendid chromoth-
Ople; changing to revolving sun; AL
ladin's jewel tree, with revolving Iris
wheels and prismatic center, changing
to a pyramid of bayonet fire; Jocks, y
the acrobatic monkey, wonderful and
amusing performance on the horizontal
bar; pyrotechnical Kaleidoscope. revolv-
ing horizontally, discharging u number
of amusing fireworks; grove of panelled
palms, portraits of we'll known local
celebrities, cascade of fire or Falls OF
Niagara; Jumbo, the walking elephant,
in lines of fire; grand final device,
capitol of the United States and capital
Of Nebraska; and final bouquet of SOC
rockets. During the evenings of the
production of the siege there will be IN
aerial display of rockets, shells, fiery
snakes, cobras, asteroids, parachutes
portraits of local celebrities, forest fires
etc. Nothing to equal this display has
ever been given in this part of the
world, and will be identical with that
given in honor of the celebration of the
queens jubilee, of recent date, glowing
descriptions of which filled the daily
press of the whole world.