Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-06-16
THE BATTLE OF nANILA.
Pains Magnificent Spectacular
Pyro technic Reproduction at
OrtonyIlle June ~.

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An unusual opportunity is afford
ed Pain in his latest spectacle,
The Battle of Manila" which will
be reproduced at the above place
and date, for sensational and thrill
ing effects, and perhaps no other
entertainment that he has ever
given will command so great an
amount of public attention as will
this reproduction of this most fam
Gus naval battle since the days of
Trafalgar. 1t is, therefore, not a
matter of surprise when it is stated
in advance that he has expended
upon this production more care
and money than he has upon any
previous one with which his name
has ever been connected. Intend
ing to give the American public as
exact a reproduction as possible of
the events of this battle, In which
they are so interested, it is said
that he has taken this exhibit away
from that of a mere scenic and pyr-
otechnical display and, through the
employment of stage mechanics,
naval engineers and dramatic expo
nents, has made it as close a repre-.
s~entation of the original engage
ment MS is possible npon any mimic
stage. The stage upon which this
spectacle will be presented viii
cover over three hundred feet, and
with the advantage of the open air
and the use of explosives, with
which he is so famously familiar, a
pretty accurate idea of naval war.
fare as it actually exists should be
given.
The acton takes place before the
Fort of Cavite, with the arsenal
seen in the distance and the Bay of
Manila in the foreground. Each
ship of the Spanish navy is seen
with historical fidelity. Under the
garb of night enters our Dewey's
squadron, and then follow with
accurate detail all the incidents of
the famous encounter. TO gain
the results required, many novel
and ingenious effects are introduced
into this spectacle which have nev.
er before been een in any of Pains
exhibitions. The battleships of
both nations are seen in full action
with the maneuvers of the fleet as
they then took place faithfully pro-
duced. the battle, which has been
arranged with historic fidelity, will
be sensational In the extreme, and
no more accurate idea of the nan
ner OF action of our heroes will per.
haps ever be seer than has been de-
vised for this fray. The thrilling
cannonading, the screeching of
shells, the explosion of bombs, the
cries Of the combatants, the crash
ing OF timbers, the burning of ships.
explosion of the magazines, and
the lurid glare of the war fires, will
form e vivid picture of sensational
and realistic interest that will nm.
doubtedly be Indelibly stamped up
on the minds of every one who sees
1T. 1t is declared that IN this spec
tacle Pam has gone to such care to
faithfully reproduce the battle.
that it will be the closest approach
to a genuine conflict that can be OBJ
tanned through any mimic means.
In this display 1T can be said that
Pain mas become more than a mere
purveyor OF amusement for showing
so graphically, as 1T is promised he
does, this bril- liant page of Ameri.
can history; ne 5scomes, as it were,
a public instructor. showing
Through aajcot lessons mere graphic
"a their results titan any description
Q nd possibly DO thc zeal engage
nleat as n actnAllY took nlaea. II