The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03

Z this CITY Of great undertakings and

OF this city OF great UNCERTAINTIES an"
marvellous achievements. a.,s.
hands. The spectacles 10 be prOuuceu ~
the Chicago Exhibition Company VIII ye
chiefly the work of lmre kiraiiy. orisi
nator of most of the great historic sp eesa
cIes of this generation, and well teInein,,
bered in Chicago for his America
which had such remarhaete 80, 30. c,.er
the Auditorium last summer: Du. ,,,dad
famous attractions will not De 49, go, ,he
If they equal or surpass IN n lsdl. "a
productions OF Mr.. Kiralfy. Inc ots.taSa
uon OF the stock company 10 u1IS, n
this work Is In the hands OF Jv No.
dickinson, who, as secretary Vi .s' mis-
tional Board Of Worlds Fair Soi ll e.
sioners. demonstrated his capaclty aoi
organization and management. Inc sI;s IN
pdny VIII be capitalized Tor >gp,uyy, nava
"a INTO 5000 shares OF 500 each anu f'
bic in instaiiments of 50. ,v Will
The Chicago Exhibition CoInPdny rss
erect a permanent building for US use,
o. items are now hell on tWo =. -,
most available sites in the cry. one y.
these is the tract in the angie Hdue "
the junction OF Midway Piaisance anu
Jackson Park, embracing. II necessary
all the Stony Island avenue frontage De-
tween F'Ifty-seventh and FIFTY -nlnth
streets This site Is convenient 10 tne
Illinois Central suburban service ,he
cable road, electric lines from the "Sse
and south, the Alley l. road. ana ths
north pier The other site Is lna' o''
Sixty-thlrd street. well known 10 an
Chicagoans as the location or the WIN
West show last summer. .
on one of these sites 1t Is proposeu 10
erect a permanent and handsome ounu
ing The plans have already been ar ra.,
by :. 5. Beman, architect, OF tne MINI mi
Building at the Fair. This euiIai,ns WI,
be designed specially for the blrally prV
ductions. II will have a stage ~ iee CO
wide and deep enough TO acconliho '
one thousand performers at a tlfne' ureSs-
inp-rooms for that. number OF people,
and an auditorium With seating C1paSus
Of 10 900 which can be used Tor many
other than exhibition purposes, ana iooih
for other features 10 be menuoheu 49, ~
after. This building Will be, IN SUM-
resnects a worlds fair. as material from
the great fair buildings VIII be useu III
is construction. Structural iron work
and other material from these buildings
have been offered at such low price
that Il is estimated the structure can NC
nut up for about S2OO,voo.
The first spectacle to be shown the
public under the present plans OF the
Chicago Exhibition Company WIN ps
Venice in Chicago reproduction Vi
Kiralfv's "Venice I'm London rms pro
duction is the romantic story OF the
"Nferchant of Venice" set in gorgeous
spectacular representation of the history
az Venice between 1873 and 1880. one OF
the most remarkable periods IN the re-
markable history of the queen Oh ''e
Venice I'm Chicago" will include re-
rroduction not in panorama. but in actual
architecture and landscape, or venice
with its palaces. shops, lagoons, pfluses,
ana the famous RialtO, through when the
nmhtic can walk or ride in gOndolas as in
me real Venice. over l,9VJ performer
will take part In the spectacle proper On
a stage 30 feet wide, the gorgeous pa
geants. ballets and aquatic PROFESSIONS pc
ing reflected in a beautiful lake Detweeh
stage and auditorium. Besides these'
there will be a fairy-like Venetian gar
den. with cascades, fountains. caves sIoe-
brilliant nluminatiOns al fresco fetes ana
water carnivals. This venetian saruSsh
viii be an entirely new addition to the
London production. ,, ~.
This is a stupendouS under'atKlinlE. , Tus
the promoters Of the Chicago EXHIBITION
COMPANY figure that It Will pay pig pro,
0ts the receipts Of "Venice In London
and America" being the basis OF the Cai-
cuiaton Ten thousand seats In the Dig
auditorium at prices from 70 Genus " t W
q so. will bring $500, or STA, VA t9r l9ut
teen performances n week. one hundreu
thousand admissions week TO enicS
apart from the spectacle, at y cents each'
a. S2T 100 Estimated receipts from re-
freshments. restaurants, gOndola rides ana
rents for stalls, sdeshows ana shops
bring the etimated receipts from 49, an
sources for week up TO $l5OVV. lak-
ing only a third Of that total SOWV' 10
make a conservative calculation, as inc
estimate Of gross receipts FOR week ana
deductlng the estimated running expenses
OF $1,000 n week. balance OF S5o'W Il
week profit remains.
In a summer season Of twenty-siX weeks
this would mean $Dp,OD, enough 70 pay
back the original capital stock Of %0V0@
and leave a dividend Of 10 per cent. I'm a
single season. II Is estimated that me
original cost OF the production, including
scenery and costumes, lights, auditorium,
caVals. advertising and 2lO.0O for the
building. will reach only $4,000 less by
$4,000 than the capital stock.
As evidence OF the conservatism or
these estimates IL is pointed out that re-
CENTS OF only 1851 a performance Will
hrinc these totals. while the average re-
ceipts Of America 2 much smaller pro-
auction. were 1859 performance.
ssVeuice I'm London" was twenty-five min
utes ride from the centre OF London, and
could be reached over only one railroad /;
"Venice in Chicago Will be only tweny
ana will be accessible by five other trans
nOrfatiOn lines. Venice I'm London" ran
n year and averaged 4.l75 visitors week,
whereas only an average or 5000 aGmis-
siOns a week 10 Venice in Chicago have
been figured % produce the results estl-
mated. "Venice I'm London having a run
of Gfty-two weeks realized a return TO the
shareholders OF the entire capital invested
and n dividend Of 66 per cent.
The promoters of the Chicago EXhibl-
ton Company are so confident of the sue
cess OF the enterprise that they have al
ready contracted for the exclusive rights
of ''Vence" for the United States and
have an agreement with Mr.. ktratiy for
the production Of a rew spectacle every
year-C hiCagO Herald.