St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-01
THE EXPOSITION.
Special Features for Those Who
Attend To-Day.

Special Features for Those Who
Attend To-Day.
The features outlined for to-night's
entertainment at the Exposition is the
chorus of 1000 school children under the
leadership of Prof. Styles Raymond.
They have been in active training for
long time, and their performance is sure
to be a very drawing feature. The
Pompeii spectacle will be given as
usual tonight. There has been nearly
an entire change of specialties since the
first production, and many new and
wonderful effects will be introduced. 1t
is doubtful whether spectacle has ever
been viewed by so many. people who
have gone away more than satisfied,
than has the Pompeii. Not one Of the
tens of thousands who have witnessed
the production here but has been aston
ished and amazed. Many have seen it
at every performance and will go again.
There will be but eleven more perform
ances in Minneapolis or anywhere in
the Northwest.
A large number of people who have
been waiting for the event will be glad
to learn that the light tower will be Lit
up this evening with its $500 miniature
electric lamps of different hues, and
sight from this time on until the close
of the Exposition. The Edison display
on the second floor is also open to the
public, and occupies large space.
Each instrument is mounted on neat
table, upon which is a painted card ex-
planning its use and the time of its in
vention. One can hardly realize the
number of patents and improvements
the great electrician has perfected I'M
til they are all seen side by side, and
then the marvel of progress in electric
ity during the past fifteen years
are fully shown. Gathered about
exhibits, that of the Carpenter-Nevins
company being the most interesting,
where cooking, ironing, etc, with the
company's patents are going on con-
tinually. In completeness and interest
certainly the electric exhibits have the
call among the mercantile displays.
This year the children have feast
that they have not enjoyed heretofore.
The ponies under saddle and In harness
are kept busy all day long, and it is a
pleasure to see the happy youthful
late about these lilliputs of the
equine race. For the younger
children the talking dolls are
a never-failing source of interest,
and many tear is shed by the little
ones because they can not carry one
away with them. The Photographs.
under charge of Theodore E. Wange-
man, Mr.. Edison's lieutenant, are in the
center room on the lower floor of the
art gallery. Mr.. Wangeman is the
gentleman who was sent to Europe
to explain the use of the odd little ma
chimes to crowned heads and nOtables of
that continent. Eleven of the machines
are in operation, each one being in a
separate room capable of seating six
persons. Each one is in charge of an
attendant, who explains its workings,
and tells the curious listeners which
great parsonage is talking as the words
come from the cylinder. There is no
charge for admission to see and hear
| this great novelty.
Reeves great band continues to win
the vociferous plaudits Of the crowds
who listen to it at each performance.
Mr.. Reeves has the happy faculty of ar
ranging programme that is ever new
and varied. He seems to despise repe-
tltion, and his repertoire is SO large that
even those who are daily visitors at the
| great show. and there ere many such,