The morning call., 1894-01-07
THE EDEN MUSEE'
A Magnificent Collection
of Realistic Scenes.
Thrilling and Life-Like Representa-
tons and Tableaux Which Amuse
and Instruct All.

The Eden Musee now established at 729
Market street, although opened but short
time, has already won its way TO popular
favor and has received the verdict of peo-
pie capable of judging that the exhibition
is really good one and worthy the cor
dial support of all classes. This is shown
by the fact that over $4,000 persons have
visited the exhibition since the opening day
two months since. This superb collec-
ton of wax fxures and tableaux. equal in
all respects to any similar collection ex-
tant, fills the entire Bijou Theater building
from Market to Stevenson streets, and four
floors of the structure, embracing six large
halls, are entirely filled with scenes most
wonderful and marvellous in execution.
The figures and groups are life size. exact
reproductions in form, dress and features
OF the originals.
There is one thing about the scenes and
groupings REPRESENTED here which adds 10
the artistic effect and renders them d0ubly
interesting-tbat is the intense realistic
effects. In some OF the representations;
notably 1.-The Death of General custer,
"The French Duel" and others. the figures
are seen to be breathing, the eyes opening
and closing as in life. Each coup Is ID
separate compartment and Surrrundeu Dy
appropriate scenery. Inc figures are so
real and lifelike that the effect IS some
thing really startling. There Is something
to please all classes and ages. In hall NO.
5 the children are perfectly delighted win
the scenes represented and the parents
almost equally so.
Ladies DO not require an escort, and such
are the fascinating features of this collec-
ton that many persons have visited the
musee not once but a dozen times.
The Eden Musee is 'something differ
emit" There Is nothing like it on this side
of the continent. 1t stands alone among
the attractions of this city and is daily
thronged by hundreds of delighted visitors,
who are amused, delighted and Instructed.
All phases OF life are depicted, all nations
are represented and all ages have been
drawn upon, while the drama, allegOry.
history, art and science all combine to
produce the new, strange and wonderful.
Thousands of dollars and months of time
we're consumed in preparing the building
alone, while its wealth of attractions draws
upon the most remote ages and countries.
In looking over the thousands of un forget
able things in the Eden Musee one more
than ever realizes that "trf1es in details
make perfection, and perfection is no
trifie." CircuseS are old, and we all know
what the theater can give us for our dol
lar, but none knows what the Eden Musee
affords for % cents until it is paid visit,
and il is worth going miles to see. Re.
member, you can suend al hour here in
blssful contemplation of surrounding
scenes without being rudely awakened
from your Teverie by an importantly 10
buy something. The aim, scope and char
acter of this wax works exhibition, rival
ing the Eden Musee of New York City,
cannot be appreciated without study. If
ever a person felt that Fart is long and
time is teeting." it is upon leaving the
Eden Muses.