The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-07
1T rs WONDERFUL


m Portland they are crowdlng 10 the
MarQuam Grand ny thousands TO Wit.
ness the reproduction oy the vereseo,,c
Of the great Corbett- -FitRslmmona nght,
aud tine house seems hardly largc enough
10 hold the people who want to see Il.
Next sunday evening, at Fishers opera
House Astonans will have an opportu-
nifty OF scclug the same show, Yestcr.
days oregOnian has the following. In
part, to say OF tho event.
While It was true that a large majority
OF those present had come merely TO "scc
the light" look at tho morc Intelligent
portion OF the audience showed that tho
feature OF the exhibition 60 them lay In
the marvel ~ photographic and scientific
achievement that enabled them. comfort.
ably seated IN thcater. to SOC u life
siEed, animated panorama depicting IN
every detail series of incidents for
which months ago others Travelled hun.
dreds of miles and spent hundreds Of dol.
lars to see,
From a scientific standpoint thcrs, pic
lures. the creation ot Mr.. Etison's won.
Icrtllly fertile brain, givc a practical II.
ustration OF their possibilities In other
and more legitimate dlrcctions, The In.
tcrcst In the present plcturcs. however.
centers IN the fact that they represent
the htg fight. and last evening the audi.
ence was wrought up TO intcnse exNcite,
ment whenever one or the other OF tho
blg fighters made n palpablo point, The
vibration TO the pictures throughout the
evening made Il little trying on tho
eyes. but II did not interfere with tho
following ot every movement ot the prn-
cipal figures All OF the II rounds ~
the fight arc given, with i've grateful in
termtSsons. that rest the eyes. and dur.
ing which the lights arr turned on and
the orchestra discourses selections that
furnish a pleasing variety TO the pic
lures. Mr. Johnny Williams acted us
lecturer. and. before the opening OF tho
exhibition. hc gave a review OF the dltt-
cultles attending the taking OF thcsc pic
turs. which he said involved the taking
OF over 10000 separate negatives, 1T the
rate of 200 minute on ccilulold
ribbon. or dim sA. miles In length. For
benefit OF those not versed In prize
ring lore he detailed the rules governing
IN fght--"three minutes OF lighting ard
one minute ressts'-called attention to the
referee. ume-keepers. seconds, etc. and
generally prepared everybody for the call
OF time" when the room was darkcned
and the powerful electric light turned on.
displaying the ring, with the actors In
thu scene moving about q. including
Fitzslmmons and Corbett. each enyeloped
in a long bathrobc. and gilvlnS all the
details OF the Introductory prelIminaries
and the first round OF the big fight, In
ternissions occurred between the FIRST
and second rounds. the fourth ana htth,
the seventh and eighth. the tenth and
eleventh. and tho thirteenth and four
teenth. During tipsse lntcrmlssions Mr..
Williams noted the special features TO be
oberved in tn coming round. and evil
d.sntly carried away by his rrcollcctions
OF the actual fight, earnestly invited at
tentlon TO the blood on Fitz's face and
gloves. which, Of course, being invisible
on ths black-and-white pictures. created
loud laughter. and an exclamation from
a piping voice IN the gallery Of: Il sec
IT," Mr. Williams. however, served his
purposa. and plloted the audience through
the fight in good shape