The morning call., 1893-09-23
A CAIRO STREET.
1t Will Be Reproduced at
the Fair.
THE ORIENTAL CONCESSION.
The Best Features of the Midway
PIaisance Will Form an Adjunct
to Our Exposition,

concessions In connection with the Mid
winter Fair was that granted Yesterday
by the executive committee to Count de
Valeourt- Vermont, Commissioner Gen.
eral for oriental countries. 1t will include
the best features of the Midway Plaisance
al Chicago. Count Vermont is an ex
officer of the French army, and has tray-
eled extensively in Africa and Asia. Ae
will try to make judicious selection of
the attractions offered. He proposes to
avoid all features which are not genuinely
oriental
Among the features of this department
will be large theater in which genuine
Turkish plays will be produced every day
and evening. These plays consist more
largely of action than of speech, and will
be perfectly ineligible to everybody.
Their peculiar charm, however, will con-
sst in the rich and elegant eostuming of
the actors and actresses, and 10 the artistic
stage setting of the productions The
music will be furnished by native Turkish
musicians according to the character of
the piece. The theater will seat 600, ex-
elusive of the galleries.
Tie space for this oriental display will
be $4,000 square feet. 1t will be inclosed
and a small fee charged visitors. The
Cairo street, with all its interesting fea-
lures. will surround the theater. 1t will
be lined with stores IN VIII CHI oriental
Injuries will be displayed. In this Cairo
street, three times day there will be
wedding procession with bride and groom,
yelled women, principals and guests on
camels and dODkeys, swOrGsmen aud all
the fantastic elements of Egy ptian nuptials.
The management also promise that there
shall be more than one real marriage dur
ing the progress of the exposition, IN which
the principals will figure in this bridal
procession. When there is no marriage
procession on loot the cameIs and dOnkeys
will be available fer the general public.
Within this oriental Enclosure there will
be cafe chaDtant with a connecting res
taurant. 1t will prove popular resort.
for 1t is here that the characteristic ia
tiOnal dances will be given.
There will be French, Turkish and AL
gerlan dances; no part of this feature seen
on the Midway Plaisance will be lacking
in Golden Gate Park. Even the dance
du ventre will be reproduced, but the con-
cessionists promise that nothing objection
able shall be introduced into the PERFORM
ance. Count Vermont paid 5000 to the
executive committee in partial payment
for the privilege.
1t has been arranged that the Lick OBJ
servat0Tv exhibit at Chicago shall be trans
ferred to the Mldwinter Fair at the close
of the Columbian Exposition. Professor
h. >. Holden has promised to make i'm
portant additions to the display from re-
cent photographs. The exhibits consist Of
trans parencies in frames to be hung against
the lower sash of window, aud so ar
ranged that visitors can stand on the same
level with the pictures and within six feet
If them.
There came to the notice of the finance
committee yesterday another piece Of evil
dence of the work that George Herbert is
DUNG, or has been doing, in connection
with m authorizations fo5r
There was sent in to the committee by the
Holy Cross fathers, 1920 Eddy street. re-
celpt by Herbert IL Father NcGiuty of
September 4 for SIS paid into the fair
fund, as they supposed, by the Holy Cross
fathers. 1t will be noticed that the date of
this receipt is earlier than that on which
this man was arraigneG before the public
through the press on a similar cha rge.
The fact that Herbert was a fraud came
to the attention of the Holy Cross fathers
and they sent in the evidence as stated.
Father McGnty talked for half an hour
with the impOstOr and he has furnished
the police with very accurate description
OF the man who calls himself Herbert and
for HON very warm welcome is waiting
If any lover Of law and order gets hands
on him.
The Woman's Exchange has applied for
space for the erection of a temporary
building at the exposition for the purpose
OF furnishing luncheon between IL A. NJ
and p. NJ, as is now done at the present
lunchroom OF the exchange on Post street.
A committee. which has waited on the
fair management at the Mills building.
says that number of friends of the eX-
change have consented t. divert their
usual contributions toward the support of
the exchange TO the construction or the
buildings on the grounds for the purpose
above referred 10. The space asked for is
so feet by 105 The matter has been taken
under consideration.
The executive committee sent letter to
the general passenger agents of all roads
likely TO be benefited by through travel to
San Fran cisco during the exposition ask
ing the members of the Transcontinental
Association TO unite in giving round-trip
rate from Chicago to this city of not more
than $40.
Several changes in the interior design of
the Fine Arts building will probably be
made to meet the views of artists familiar
with the requirements for successful art
exhibit.
The opening of bids for this structure
has on this account been postponed until
Monday. Arrangements have already
been made for rare collection of paint
ings and statuaTy.
Contractor Smile. who is to construct
the largest building for the exposition
within the next ninety days, has already
begun preliminary work In the erection of
for the building will be kept for ready ref
erence. There may be little delay in
the receipt of lumber. but there will be
none IN the preparation of the site for the
foundation and in the laying of the f0un-
dalton. In order TO lose no time bout the
work most Of the foundation material will
have TO be taken co the site by teams, for
it will not be possible for the spur track TO
be completed inside of fortnight.
The cash subscriptions received yester-
dav at the headquarters aggregated
S7427 30, making the total receipts to
date S124.6S1 10.
Asspecial meeting of the San Francisco
Hay Association was held yesterday after
noon 10 consider the matter of making
subscription to the funds Of the Midwinter
Fair.
About sixty members were present. The
meeting was addressed by President H.
&. Ellis and Secretary Joseph Magner.
The entire proposition of .he Midwinter
Fair was Endorsed and "a unanimous seuti-
ment expressed that the benefits that will
accrue from such an exposition will ma
terialy affect all the business interests of
the State and promote better times.
1t was decided to subscribe $500 to the