New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-27
"LALLA-ROOKH" BEGINS HER JOURNEY
PAINS SPECTACLE AT MANHATTAN BEACH
DRAWS A LARGE CROWD on ITS OPENING
NIGHT-AN ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITION.

PAINS SPECTACLE At MANHATTAN BEACH
DRAWS LARGE CROWD on ITS OPENING
N1GHT-AN ATTRACTIVE exhibition.
Amid the wreck Of painted walls and the crash
Of exploding bombs. the Gheoer and the AraD met
last night Hafed. the chief of'the Fireworshippers
died by fire and Kinda. the beautiful daughter or
me En,ir al Hassan, cast herself into "Omans
dark water" The evening at Manhattan Beach
was delightfully."- COOL and a large number or people
had gathered 10 see the version Of Thomas Moores
beautiful and wel!-known poem, Lalla kooKh'
offered by James Pain x Sons as an Introduction 20
thelr display Of fireworks. No attempt was mace 10
follow in detail the story tod in the poem. and the
,arrornonce hogan with the arrival OF Lalla Rookh,
yho was the daughter Of Aurungzebe, then reignng
AT Delhi at the city OF Gombaroons. on the Persian
Gulf while on her way 10 the Vale OF Cashmere 70
meet the young King OF Bucharla ana become MS
bride.
This Journey of the Princess the thread upon
which Moore strung the pearls OF poetry which are
NM I'm the mouth Of Airs. the young King 10 whom
she is betrothed who tells them TO her whlie walk
ing by her palanquin disguised as Feramorz young
poet supposed to have been attached 10 her ran
l,y her royal master Feramorz tells 10 the Princess
the glory of Hakem ben Haschem. the superb fraud
who I'm the year OF the Hegra 1853 caused 80 much
alarm throughout the Eastern Empire under the
van, O: Mokanna. the Yelled Prophet or knarassan'
cad Y 81 .he long and fierce struggles between the
6rche.s :He ancient fre-worshppers Of Persia, ana
in-u Moslem masters.
The poem goes on TO show how Feramorz wins
The heart OF the Princess and she approaches the
Vale OF Cashmere her gayety gives way 10 siooni
which is intensified by the discovery thai the one shs
loves has disappeared She arrives at the appoh'eu
place and with downcast eyes and trembling KINDS
is led before the King. whom she has never met
and finds the monarch whom she Is Detrothed Is
the humble story-teler who had on the journey 10
the Vale enaced from her mind all thoughts Oh 'he
royal master who awaiting her coming $3.50.
The scenes last night were supposed TO liusua.e
the stories Of Mokanna and the fre-worshipPerrs,
"a told by FeramorZ. With the exception OF me
minor delays and entangements incident 70,
first night, the story moved along in an attractSSe
manner The finest scene was the Interior OF the
mosque Of Mokanna and while the procession
halted there a ballet presented, the Drohes
gave their contorton acts and the GnnseI,et !t
gave a fine exhibition OF tumblng ana acropa,lc
feats. Then came the parting between hafea ne
chief OF the Ghehers. and Mnda. the AraD tIlr
daughter the fight. victory, death ana disaster.
The disaster part was followed by An exhibition
OF fireworks which included among the set pieces
a portrait in white fire OF Mayor Schieren Inc
Ore ( FIRE bomb and rockets were an improve
met on those OF previous spectacles, ana Lana
Rookh'' was received with marked signs OF favor
The spectacle is to be presented on Luesuay'
Thursday and Saturday evenings weather per-
hitting