The morning call., 1893-01-19

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ems and bTavest youths will appear in
Roman costumes. especially designed by
the artist Amedee Joulln, and 200 OF these
ladies and gentlemen Will represent the
personal retlnue of the monarch. Caesar
will then make a speech to his subjects,
thank them for their congratulations upon
his recent victory and state that IN graft
tude for the same he intends to regale his
faithful people with a series OF games. The
Emperor and his court will then take the
places of honor and the train OF iictoTs,
senators, soldiers, poets. captains, etc, will
range themselves on the other benches,
which will offer accommodation for 1900
persons.
NJ. Tronchet, the fencing master OF the
Olympic Cub, has already forty eladiat0rs
in training for the assault-at-arms. These
glsdiators Will sing the famous chant Ave
Cesar M0rituri te salutant 10 music
especially Composed for the occasion by
Il. j. Stewart, and will then range them
selves in order Of battle. twenty on each
side. Tie combatants, distinguished by
the color OF their scaTfs, will fight, 10 all an
pearanees, to the death. As thrust and
blow and parry are exchanged 1t is conf
IDENTITY expected that the interest of the
spectators will rise to enthusiasm. particu-
larry when victory inclines now TO this
side, now to that, while the ranks waver
and reform and the glsdlators, one after
another, fall lifeless on the sand OF the
arena.
1t will rest with the spectators TO spare
the life of q yanquished champion whose
courage has aroused their admiration. Be
fore striking the final blow the victor, ac-
cOrding to the old Roman custom, Will
glance toward the public. Ii their thumbs
point upwards be will strike home; II, on
the contrary. their thumbs point outward
toward the ground. the vanqulshed man
will be allowed 10 leave the arena. Ocea-
siOnaliy the trumpet VIII SOUND a halt while
the dead are being dragged away with
graphing hooks then the cont bat will be re-
neweu, till the forty are reduced to two, and
these two will contest the championship tlll
one bites the dust. The victor will then be
crowned publicly With wreath OF laurels
and receive public ovation.
Needless 10 say, as soon as the champion
ship is decided, the dead will come 10 life
again and all tho wounds inflicted viii be
found TO have healed entirely.
series Of combais between trained
sword men and gladiators welding the
trident and net will be the next idea on the
programme. The trident is three pronged
lance about seven feet ia length. and the
man armed with it will try 10 enyelop his
adversary in the meshes OF the fatal net
that he will whiTl round the sw0rdsman as
he advances toward him. Great skill aud
cunning are required for this species of
combat. and it viii probably prove fully as
interesting as the fencing fray.
After the victor Of the trident and net has
been crowned there will be grand process
rion of slaves and captiyes, whose cos
tunes will be as historically correct as the
purple-edged garments of imperial Cesar
himself.
Next will be represented "cestus" box
ing. only the 'cestus" instead OF being OF
any hard material will merely be of rubber.
Then follow Greek and Roman wrestling
matches and the vctors in all these en-
counters will be awarded wreaths.
Roman theater is to be erected in The
gymnasium for the performance OF low
inks" on successive nights by the Press
Club, the Cosmos Club. the University
Club and the Bohemian Club.
It's expected that leading newspapers
will have booths for the diffusion of minia-
ture copies OF their respective papers.
Mare Island and the Preside will also prob
ably be represented by booths.
The galleries in the gymnasium will be
reserved for the general public. but any one
ambitious of mIngling with the Roman
citizens will be permitted to DO so on DON
ming a toga. Persons whose dress is not
classical. however, cannot be permitted to
enter the coliseum.
The tank In the aquarium will be
adorned with numerous aquatic plants,
and any one DESTROYS OF takin a row In
an old Roman "tressep will be able to
do So The tank viii also be nsyigated
by ten or fifteen youths in boats made in
imitation OF swans.
In the upper part of tina building there
will be a Photographic gallery that is ex-
peeted to add greatly to the wealth of the
general fund. for it IS almost impossible
that so many ladies and gentlemen in fancy
dress will be able to resist having their
pictures taken.