New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-26
HISTORY ILLUSTRATED IN FIRE.
THE NEW SPECTACLE AT MANHATTAN BEAoh-
"PAR1s FROM EMPIRE TO COMMUNE.

THE NEW SPECTACLE AT MANHATTAN BEACH
"pAR1s FROM EMPIRE TO COMMUNE"
Another CITY is passing through fiery destiny AZ
Manhattan Beach This time IT Is Pans. Tho ne"
fireworks enclosure opened for the season laso nIsn
and large audience one OF the best OF james an
A. Sons exhibitions of this kind up 10 te Preseh' "
The title Of the rev fireworks play is Paris from .ne
Empire to the Commune The action coNers poo
that is fu OF important and picturesque occurrences
For the better understanding Of the spectacle by ho
whose memories are a bit rusty on the historical points
that are Touched brief and Interesting stoy vi '0
time has been compiled by Richard NeVihe, 10 WHOM
also much of the success of the entertainment IN resau
to stage arrangement Is due 80, ,,,
THE enormous stage is set with carefully painted
scenery representing many Of the most Important oiu
ngs in Paris and between this stage anu tle sPoO'
q, = Iate renresentng the Seine. There is a bndge
across IL on which the band Is stationed NJ H'uo
after O'Clock last night the band began 10 pias' %
the stage began to fill with people Ihey IePre'
the merrvm makers OF Partisan holiday uhder inc '
nire There were games and sports Oh various minus
eood acrobatic exhibition and pretty though SIM
nile ballet. the dancers being dressed in way .hat
would az soon suggest young ladies' boarding schoo
&C the ballet usually seen in theatre IL theie was
nv fault TO be found with this part OF the eheer'"i
rnent Il Is that IL little too long lro o"
n,aved aFather OF Victory" and everybody S'e0
banny. Suddenly all the lights went ont anu
diSDlHy
tbe CITY OF Paris and the shy above we.o
G1ed With fountains of fire Of all colors. Inns
was mart Of the festiviy, but it so benueu
eof with the siege that it was hard 10 tel "here
hanniness left off and woe began. But the city was
hombarded in highly decorative manner and II ieii'
The Partisan populace are excitable' ana IL IS not
altogether surprising that on an opening nisn' /"
croud NJ Communists with rcd flag should be drNeh
through the streets by French soldiers before the "e
man troops had entered the city. But they were a
weak hand and soon contented themselves WIN stanu
ing behind the soldiers and grooming al the ueIh"l
who came in triumph. The Crown Prince was uuls
honored and the Emperor proclaimed and when inc
victors had gone the Commune arose In all us power
orators made frantic gestures 10 motley moos ana
noInted excitedly toward the VendOme column. linen
Tho people were worked into frenzy, flames burst
ont Of bindings walls fell and the Nendome column
enaiIv tonnled over. While the whole city gloWed
with red fire the troops again opposed the COMMUNIST
and az the stage grew dark again the result was ~
donht the rabble seeming, however 10 nave possession
NJ The field But the result OF such stftc neeI no
he explained: everybody knows the glory ana tho
Ieanty OF Paris to-day and so the spectace ehue,I
ovouSv with fiery portraits Of the Emper0ie NIs r
and Napoleon III, and more showers OF nahes. lns
little fauts of last night will soon be remedeo anu
the spectacle will remain most brilliant ana NJ
fractiVe