The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-22
Remarkable Combination OF Sci
encs and Art in Chicago,
A new ORDER OF Entertainment.
Tho Spectacle Whose splondor WIN
Eclipse Anything Ever Before Wit
messed to be ut tho Worlds Fatr
BewIIdcring Effects of Light and
shade-Emotions in MuSic-stSelc
Maoeayo's Masterpiece.

permanent attractions Of the west,
Viewing the enterprise at tho same
time were number Of the leading citi-
zens OF Chicago and several distln'
guished guests from abroad,
In his Grafton in tho dedication cere-
monies last October, Mr., Henry Waiter
son said Of tho speClatorium; "Awong
tho wonders Of the creative and con-
structive genius in the course Of prepa'
ration for this festival Of tho nations
whose formal and official Inauguration
has brought us together will presently
be- witnessed upon the margin OF the
int0r-ocedn-wh gives 10 this noble
and beautiful city the character and
rank Of It maritime metropolis-a Spec
tutorium wherein the Columbian epic
will be told with realistic effects sur
passing tho most splendid aud impress.
siVe achievements Of tho modern stage"
The Spectatorinm was invented Tor
the purpose OF producing M entirely
new order OF entertainment II Is de,
scribed ns a combination OF spectacle
and operate, There ara three species
Of music employed In tho SpeCtatorium.
First, the symphony which follows
nll the Cosmlc changes OF the scene and
ull tho dramatic action Of the story;
second, tho incidental music-this oc.
ours in tho scenes Themselves and forms
part OF tho incident Of the story, illus.
trating, with instruments OF the timo,
the music Of tho age; third, choral
music. This form Is an adapta-
ton OF the old idoa OF the
Greek chorus, much enlarged in It's
scope and character by its association
with tho modern scene. The chorus is
divided into two grand sections. One Of
these sections, composed entirely of
male voices and located in the spectato.
rum proper or the audience chamber
olthe building represents tho material
world and gives expression to the sen.
timent OF that world toward the histo.
rio events which transpire during the
progress OF the story. The other sec
ton, behind the scenes, represents the
mystic or ideul world. 1t Ia composed
oil male and female voices and reveals
the ideal view Of the story. When any
great historic event has reached ito eli
max in the scene, these choruses cele.
bEate that event.
During the progress OF the story the
invisible chorus performs another iunc-
ton. Al the climax OF scene 1t intor-
prets the ideal value OF the human act
presented by the scenic picture, but
during the progress OF tho story the
spiritual contentious which are sup.
posed to be going on among the dram
ats persona are suggested to the pub
lie by the voices OF the invisible chorus.
To accomplish this the mystic chorus
Is again divided into two sections, one
composed of male voices, giving express
sion to tho demoniac idea, while the
other, composed entirely OF female
voices, expressing the divine idea. AS,
for instance, during the voyage OF CO.
lumbus, the great navigator encoun-
tered the meteoric, the storms, the mi
rage, the alterations OF hope and fear,
which ultimately bred despair in the
hearts Of the sailors, the voices OF the
invisible chorus celebrate the different
emotion which pervade tho breast OF
Columbus and those of his crew. Dur-
ing the storm the demoniac chorus
sings the song of superstitious terror to
the sailors and they seek Columbus
and heseech him to listen, but his ears
are deaf to the songs Of fear. As the
diRbolic song dies away into the dark
ness Of the storm tho divine chorus is
heard singing the inspiring song OF
hone and faith to Columbus. This
song he hears, and seeking his crow,
beseeches them to listen, but they in
thor turn are inaccessible to the sony
OF hope, illustrating that every heart
hears only that song which is akin to
its own character
The spectatorium, with ita accessory
buildings, occupies a space OF about 800
feet square, and from foundation to the
apex OF the dome 1t is 30 feet high.
The rear Of the building is an immense
aemi.circle reservoir, the surface dimen.
sions OF which are over 100000 square
feet. From the foundation OF this res.
ervolr to the root is no feet, making
tho cubic measurement OF the specta.
forum, or scenic department Of the
building, over 100000 feet. The roof
over this portion Is made Of steel. and
weighs over 1000 tons, There will be
twenty-five stages, all OF which will DO
furnished with scenery of an entirely
new order. The frame OF the stage
picture will be 1850 by 70 feet, and the
full range of the vision OF the public at
the horizon Of the picture will be over
800 feet. II requires over six miles OF
railroad track for these stages to move
upon, and their aggregate weight Isl
over 1900 tons. In making one change
Of scene the machinery Of the building
will control over COO tons and effect the
change in forty seconds.
An entirely new system Of lighting
will DO used in connection with tho
stages, the aim boing 10 arrive at rs
close a reproduction OF the subtle light
effects Of nature as modern mechanism
makes possible. 1t will require to pro-
duce these effects an amount Of Hight
equal to over 100000 candle power.
There is also tho cyclone machinery,
the running OF which occupies over 400
horsepower, and the immonso current
and waye.makers requiring rs much
again. There will DO moments when
tho mechanism will require over 1000
horsepower. This mechanism Is capa.
able OF producing ali tho effects Of light
In the passage from night through tho
early dawn, the riaing Of tho sun, the
hours Of the day with tho changing
shadows to tho setting Of tho sun With
all the tints OF tho twilight; tho gradual
appearance Of tho consultations, tho
stars coming out and tho scene passing
through every phase Of the night to day
againi tho falling stare and moteorS;
tho milky way, the aurora boFealis,
llvhlnin0 and aha Rainhnyv AnnOU1hn
weather effects will be the clear sky,
haze, fog and rain.
!. is capitalized for 100000 and tho