The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-15
THE CYCLORAMA.
MR. e. C. MACFARLANE'S
OPINION ABOUT TT.
- - fo be One of the Chief At
fractions of the Worlds
Fair.

The Cyclorama of the Volcano
of Kilauea is attracting a great
deal of attention in Chicago
at present, and according to all
accounts it promises to be one of
the chief attractions of the fair.
Mr.. E. C. Macfarlane, who has
lately returned from the United
States, is enthusiastic over the pro-
ject and when seen by an ADvER-
TIsER reporter yesterday he I'M
bosomed himself as follows:
about the nineteenth of March
on my way through from New
York I stopped at Chicago because
was particularly interested in
seeing the Cyclorama of the Vol
cano.
81 spent the whole day at the
grounds but the most of the day
was utilized in examining the
work already completed on the
Cyclorama.
"Mr. Burridge, the artist, was
found very busily engaged with
quite a force of assistants and the
work was almost completed.
81 had formed the liveliest anti
cipations of Mr.. Burridge's efforts.
but 1 was not prepared for such a
realistic representation of the vol
cano. / am satisfied that it is to
be:one of the chief attractions at
the Exposition grounds, if not the
chief one.
~ consider the work artistic in
the extreme and devoid of all
tricky effects. The artist has been
very painstaking in all the draw
ing and has elaborated with great
thoroughness all the detail work.
Mr.. Macfarlane then spoke in
the highest terms of the work
of Mr.. Burridge, and expressed
himself to the effect that if the
returns of the cyclorama were at
all satisfactory that the stock
holders could well afford to make
him very substantial present.
Mr. Macfarlane has also word
of encouragement for the stock
holders, believing that the cyclora-
ma will be one of the great features
of the Exposition. as one of the
officers in the Director Generals
department assured him that the
total receipts from the cyclorama
were placed in excess of $500, 600.
AS the percentage due the Ex-
position people is 333 per cent. OF
the gross profits it will be seen that
the neat sum of 5000, 900 will be
available for dividends after de-
Quoting expenses.
The fact that Mr.. Macfarlane has
been endeavoring to buy block of
the stock at so per cent. premium
is an index of the present value of
the cyclorama shares.
In speaking of some of the real
istic mechanical effects of the cy-
clorama Mr.. Macfarlane said that
representations of running lava,
steam jets, blow holes, etc., will
add very materially to the realism
of the scene in short, the work of
Mr.. Burridge is a a masterpiece in
its entirety, and undoubtedly it
will prove to be one of the best adj
vertising schemes for the encour-
agement of tourist travel to these
islands that could have been con-
ceived.
In speaking of the location of the
cyclorama, Mr.. Macfarlane said
that many people had the wrong
idea. He said that the building is
situated in the midway Plaisance,
street leading to the Exposition
grounds proper, and on which vii
lagos are located representing town,
hamlets, etc., from European and
other foreign countries. The Cy-
clorama is situated at the lower
end of this thoroughfare, and is
most advantageously located. In
speaking of the Volcano House
affairs, Mr.. Macfarlane said that
for the last three months business
was very encouraging. Mr.. Lee
will leave shortly for Chicago to
make a flying trip; but in all pro-
liability he will not be absent long.
In the meantime Mr.. Macfarlane
intends to make trip to the Vol
cano for the purpose of making a
provisional arrangement regarding
the management of the hotel, and
to prepare business statement of
the condition of the company pre-
paratory to calling meeting of the
stockholders.