New-York tribune., 1891-09-27
THE FAIRY TALES or SCIENCE.
INSTRUCTIVE EXHIBITIONS TO BD GIVEN Az
THE CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL.

INSTRUCTIVE EXHIBITIONS TO BD GIVEN AL
THE CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL
stage representation OF the phenomena OF science
planned with reference to strict Scienhc corec'ee'
IS novelty that will be seen here for the nFst uio
in the course of few months. Volcanoes, earth
quakes storms thunder. lightning clouds anu sun
sets are things that have often been borrowed 10 so
effect to theatrical action spectacle, but 10 give
them for their sake and for scientific Instruction
is something new, at least in this country inc aV
tempt will be made at the Carnegie MUSIC han do
soon as the arrnn gements can be completed. Ihese
most elaborate ana WIFI take Ion5 'u40' P''
TIL some time in January.
The plan Is attempt to popularze science oy
showing lis wonders In s'nes OF gorgeous s'aeo
pictures. The experiment first tried in Berlin
two or three years ago, and has been ueol0eu SUI
cess Morris Reno, the president Of the MUSIC ian
Company, saw lu there, at the Crania 9ciehthc
Theatre and was much impressed by it. lie began
negotiations and has recently secured the spectacle
II will be given here just it was in Berlin, except
that it will be much giaEder scale. Inc enter
tainment lasts for about two or two and hat hous
one Of the subjects is The History OF the Ear'y
World" The science to be pursued here Is geology.
lecturer begins with short statement In generh
terms of what is to be shown. The stage Is then
seen TO represent the dark and fOrmcss condition OF
chaos Msts and clouds rise and draw together tli
they seem to form fluid mass. land emerges from
the water, the processes Of geoIoglcal oruaon arc
exhibited there Is an eruption Oh NolC"i'' i'"N
scape is finally disclosed without vegetation then
the beginnings of life manifested, aud 50 on the
lecturer explaining all and eXpoundng the theories
or science involved but in such popular manner as
to make his description ccar and interesting 10 IN
audience not already familiar with the subject treated
Another exhibition that Mr.. Reno has secured Is
called From the Earth 10 the Noon" IL SHOWS Ill
tbe same manner the scenes and objects tAat WOULD
he visible on such journey through space and IL mas
| ccion fGc
seven other subjects have been developed in Berlin
and Mr. Reno expects later to present them here, but
he will begn with these two. The illustrations Will
he by means OF painted scenery and 10y complicated
! mechanical and light effects. All the scene painting
will be done in Berlin, and is indeed already Ill
progress under the Supervision of DR.. NJ. Wilhelm
Never the director Of The Urnia scientific Theatre and
Wilhelm Krauz the artistic director both these men
will come here and lave charge Of the exhibitions.
The present stage of the Music Hail Is not ut AL
adapted to this new purpose, and it will be almost
| entirely rebuilt and entirely reltted. If the ex-
| hibons prove popular here they will be continued
for some time on certain evenings of each week and
| NAV possibly be given in other cities.
The Urnnia Scientific Theatre, in Berlin, Is con-
nected with building in which there is scientific
and mechanical exhibition. Tie theatre holds only
aboul 800 people and has small stage, too small, In
deed for these exhibitions. They have been so pop
ular that they have been given almost daily and the
house is often crowded Mr. Meyer told Mr.. Reno, in
deed that he almost thought the place ought to be
rebuilt on n larger scale. II will thus be seen that
on the large stage Of the Music Hall the effects are
| likely to be produced mnch better than in Berlin
Mr.. Meyer who directs the performance Is tue author
of asge number ot scientific works, twelve Of Wllcn
| are of considerable importance. The hrst was pun
| shed in 1876 and the last, Leisure Hours OF
Friend of Nature in the present year. One 0f them
| The End of the World Novel of a Naturalist" was
| published in this city In 1Ses.