The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-11
AMUsEafENTs.
Spacious ana Gorgeous show ~ Eldorado
I"EEypt Through Centuries."


After much opposition on the part Of the
| weather. Eldorado was at length opened last
| evening with great spectacular entertain
ment. entitled. Egypt Through Centuries"
As had been expected. the show was
vast and splendid 1t exceeded in pro-
portions and quality anything before at
tempted In outdoor exhibitions In this
country. Not only was It multitudinous in
the people displayed but in all respects 1t was
as carefully artistic and COMPLETE as the best
OF ordinary-si stage productions. From
the broadcast effects to the smallest details all
was wonderfully effective and perfect. The
management OF such an affair amounts to
Generulship.and Augustus Francioli.the stran-
ger brought from Europe 10 do 1t. proved him
self n complete master OF tho situation. Two
other persons introduced to our public were
dancers more agile and expert than had been
brought to us before In long while. They were
Elena Salmoiraghi. woman OF remark able
grace and lightness. and Alfredo Biancinori. q
big and brawny man. who whrled like de-
moniac dervlsh The vocal and instrumental
music was excellent. and some OF the orches-
trail pieces botwcen acts wore applauded by
the audience. which filled tho amphitheatre.
although its seating capacity is said to be TO-
600. special diversion. while the curtain
was down. was the placardng Of the Minne-
Dinsssash a. fsy ynt'S Through Centuries.
fall Into three hours. and took ruthless liber.
ties with It In other respects. the entertain
represented the sacrifice Of virgin to the
divinity. n accordance with the legendary
%aidsn Into The MI they the en-
Fsss rssts q
religious dISs sn,s rte with gsn.y Of 1 %Hss
Prince sought to rescne tho living sacrifice. a
quite esnehanting impersonaton Of the great
ballet: This made Il resplendent start for the
nights ENTERTAINMENT for the ENORMOUS stage
mimic Of tHe serV Ws eS
pressive enough to be understood. and at the
close the acre or SO Of boards were covered
In the ses2 a.ip part, the first SsrSvans pgr
camp at the foot OF the Pyramids. an imitation
OF Mohammedan worship. choruses OF Moslcm
zealots. and other Illustrations Of life and GUS
or the Turks finished this scene in a lively lively
fashion. the area between the stage and tho
n the s,ns a Occupied by the
Part third was devoted to the return of the
ctY gate icstvos IN Wheh w "asaf ntra
professional tahlenuN representing things
ranging in time from the finding OF Moses to
the opening OF tho Suez Canal For ten min
utcs tho stage was occupied by u troupe OF
tumblers. who worked with extreme rapidity.
as we'll ms ski and strength. The pageant
which ensued was not only resplendent.
but in its Representations Of African
billion: It was at the end q this part that tho
than anywhere else in the whole entertain
ment. was g. surprising degree Of excellence
attained, The hundreds Of women were all
trained dancers. Regularity. uniformity and
precision. combined with q rare amount Of
grace In movement. were observable through
out the long lines. The vast and Intricate
figures changed with the rap,iity and bright
ness OF a ,magnitudinous kalei dosccpc. Sell
dom was there break caused by hlunder or
awkwardness 1t WAS ballet good enough
Tor any theatre stage in town, and big enough
to crowd any dozen Of them.
The vice-royal court Of tn" Khedive Of Egypt
was, the scene Of part fourth. Here 1smnil
Pasha gave festive reception in his Oriental
palnee to distinEnishe,l guests at the inanFu
ages were initiated. Arabian dances, and
sudden rebellion by Egyptian regiments
caused battle and tho capture Of the
khedive. Eifthly. the hombardment Of Ajax
andra by the English feet In 1891 was repre-
sented This was tho fireworks portion OF
Egypt Through Centuries Of course. and it
was gorgeous display. visible for many miles
ny reason Of the height OF this resort on the
Palisades. and climaxing the performance
with tremendous ilzZ. boom. and ali!