The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-19
TIL FALL OF 70 PEI.
The Rearing Of the Ancient Cit
Under Vesuvius' Shadow.

The Rearing Of the Ancient City
Under Vesuvius' Shadow.
Everything is about in readiness at the
Pomp il grounds for the fall of Pompeii.
The mountain is completed azd ready to
belch forth fire and smoke, the city is nearly
finished, and will soon be ready TO be de-
stroyed. The pyroteohino artists have ar
rived, and will begin this
week to put together the
strange and wonderful creations in the pyro
techn1c line which are to astonish and de-
light the people during Merchants week
A difereut programme or arrangement of
fireworks viii be given every night, each
exhibition more strange and wonderful than
that of the preceding night.
Artist James Fox is preparing the
sketches for the portraits which are 20 be
given in fire each night. These por traits
are forty feet in circumference. A
different picture will be given each
night, and there are some surprises
in store for the people in this line The
auditorium, which is to hold 1900 and
more people, is complete, and only awaits
the crowds that are to occupy it.
Since the announcement that the Last
Days Of Pompeiin would be given in Savan-
nah the book stores have hardly been able
to keep a supply of Bulwer-Lytton's famous
for it. II is story well worth
reading, 1t is upon this story
that the plot Of the spectacle is
based. Those who wish to fully comprehend
the spectacle should first inform themselves
by reading the story. Though only por-
ton of the story is brought out in the play
the scenes and surroundings of the principal
portion Of the narrative are wildly por-
trayed. The Roman city of Pompeii, which
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eruption of Vesuvius shortly after the be-
ginning of the Christian era, is the principal
feature Of the spectacle, and is repro
duced in the same style and appearance
which modern excavations show to have
been the appearance OF the ancient Roman
pleasure resort. The arrangement and
character of the buildings given is in &C
cord with thu story of Bulwer-Lytton, as
are the characters represented.
The view of the doomed city as seen from
the auditorium is very picturesque and at
tractive one In front of the auditorium is
the lake, with the pleasure boats Of the citi-
zens moored along tho shore. In the fore
ground on the right stands tho palace Of
Arbaces, the Egyptian, who is one Of the
principal characters of the play. The
building is in the Egyptian style of archi-
tectare and the walls are covered with
carvings of Egyptian figures and scenes.
To the left is the arch of Flavius, under
which runs the Favian way, leading to the
seashore. Over the arch runs an aque-
duct.
The second building on the left is the pub
lie baths, where it was the habit of the citi-
zens to congregete and exchange the gossip
of the day. In that warm climate the
wealthy people spent great portion of
their time enjoying the luxury of the baths.
Next to this building is the Temple of Isis
o large and beautiful structure, around
which occur many Of the principal and
exciting events attending the destruction
of the city. 1t is rent in twain by the earth
quake.
Then comes the Pompeiian amphitheater,
in which the people went to see combats
between men and beasts, and the deadly
combats OF the gladiators.
Ga the extreme left is the Senate cham
Der or city hall, a magnificent building.
Behind the city rises Mount Vesuvius,
dark and threatening. The whole scene is
an attractive one, and the onlooker almost
believes that he Is actually looking down
upon the Goodyear old city which was
blotted from the earth in such a terrible
manner.
When Mount Vesuvius begins to belch
forth fame and smoke, and the buildings,
covered with the debris. totter with the
shocks of the earthquake and begin TO tum-
bic and fall in one mass Of blazing ruins,
the scene is indescribably grand, and of
such g character that those who have seen
it once always desire to see it again.