The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-04


of Gen. WeyIer.
Miss Dick Denmon. OF Battle Creek,
Mich, who is now visiting friends in
st. Paul, has been selected to take the
part OF Miss Cisneros. the beautiful
Cuban girl, in the military spectacular
production, Cuba" this week. begin
ming tomorrow evening" Many of St.
Paul's patriotic daughters volunteered
to play the part, but some objected
to the costumes the character must
wear, and others. while Very beautiful.
charming and romantic, resembled
American girls much more than Cuban
senoritaS. Miss Denmon fills the bilI
precisely She is young and pretty:
her hair is dark and her complexion
is a genuine nut-brown. She is grace
full, viVacious and talented.
The part Miss Denmon has assumed
is one Of the most difficult in the pan
tomime performances. Miss Cisneros.
it will be remembered, was held pris-
oner in Moro castle, at Havana. and
escaped to America through the as
SlStance Of correspondent Of a New
York paper. She escaped in male at
tire, and was given a great ovation
when she reached the hospitable shores
of America.
S. B. Linstad. Of st. Paul, has ac-
copied the part Of Gen. Weyler, but
is not proud of the villain role he must
play. 1t was a very difficult matter
finding a Weyler, and Stage Manager
Hoffman thought he would have to
assume 1t himself.
On account Of the high winds. the
last two Of the pictures, thirty-fiye
feet high, were left down yesterday,
but this did not interfere with last
nights full dress rehearsal The pic
= y;
q blue ridge of mountains reaching
far into the sky Of a strange country.
Ihen 1t assumes grOtesque shapes and
indefinite proportions, and finally
seacoast develops from the chaos and
makes one think Of Atlantic City, Vir-
gInla beach and Martfa's Vineyard.
What one sees is $4,000 square yards
Of oil painting on wood, iron and can
vas, representing the Cuban coast and
the mountains behind, and an artificial
lake, SO0X75 feet. in front, representing
Havana harbor. THIS lake contains
100000 gallons Of water The canvas
IS stretched along Grotto street from
University avenue. and covers 600 feet
square, two streets having been block
ed, With the city's consent
In front Of the long stretch Of canvas
are beautifully constructed buildings
representing Moro CASTLE Hotel Eng;e-
terre and other public buildings of Ia-
Vana. When fired upon, the massive
walls OF the castle Blanco pronounced
lmpregnable will crumble to pieces.
picturesque shacks beneath palms and
tobacco plants line the coast, which
Is made real by boats pulled on shore
and landing places for the larger YES
sells. 20 81
On stage $50 feet long and rs feet
wide right behind the lake or harbor,
quo soldiers and speciality performers,
inciudlng Mile. De Lee and her grand
ballet, will perform. More than 500
people, including representatives Of
local military organizations, will take
part in the battles. A part Of every
performance preceding hostilities will
be exhibitions by Picard & Levigtn
and other speciality artists secured at
great cost. The Spanish fandango and
bull hight will be features. During
each performance regular naval signals
will be fired, beginning with "Remem-
Der the Maine"
TO remove the slightest possibility of
having it intimated that Mr. Pain Is
not giving his genuine Manhattan
Beach production OF Cuba" in ST.
Paul, only on a larger scale, a member
Of the citizens committee yesterday
telegraphed to Henry J. Pain, in New
York, to make q clean-cut statement
regarding the production, and received
the following reply: 1--WE are giving
this entertainment Show belongs 10
us. VIII give best exhibition you ever
had. Pain" The telegram was adj
dressed to George R. Finch, over whose
signature the inquiry was, with his
consent, made.
After each big battle, in which Amer
lean soldiers and sailors will, with
regulation guns of heavy caliber at
tack the Spanish, a few Of whom will
be the genuine Dons, a $500 display
of fireworks will be given, including
the following special surprises:
Salute Of maroons or aerial cannons, fired
from iron mOrtars and exploding at e great
attitude with tremendous report.
Magical prismatic illumination with lights
OF intense erilliaEcy, which change color re-
peatedly and finally blend with pleasing effect
Flight OF monster balloons, carrying power
full magnesium lights and tri-colored fires
dlscharginS when at a great height batteries
of Roman candles, showers of golden rain,
and superb jewel showers.
Display OF large colored rockets--varIegated
gems, celestial stars, opal clouds, golden
plumes, silver streamers. liquid fire. etc.
Flight OF bayonet tourbillions forming cas-
CAGES OF FIRE in ascending and descending.
Understanding oriental wheels. dis
charging large colored rockets, golden foun-
tainS, fiery whirlwinds, etc., etc.
Flight Of large shells forming jeweled
CLOUDS, studded with gems of every hue tUr-
quoise, rubtes and sapphires, diamonds ETC.
the aerial acre Of variegated gems, pro-
oue9d ny the 9o discharge of magnificent shells
Flight OF 2Sb. congreve rockets, exhibiting
the rarest tints, peacock plumes, silver
steamers, triple parachutes etc.
,SalVos of gigantic bombs, forming a golden
cloud studded with jewels.
Great silver fire wheels with Intervening
centers, forming a splendid chromothrope
cnanglng into a revolving sun-one of the
most beautiful devices ever introduced
Grand display of mammoth shells, "A inches
IN clrcumference, displaying at an immense
altitude showers Of rubies sapphires, laburn-
UNI blossoms.
Device-Aladdin's 1eweled tree, with bios
Battle Of Manila.
Comic device.
Flight of rockets bearing twinkling stars.
flight of 1000 asteroid rockets.
Shells with meteoric rain
Sinking OF the Maine.
Battle OF Santiago.
!, Salyo OF aerial saucissons, filling a space in
the air with wonderfully brilliant fires of
most gorgeous form.
Portrait of Admiral Dewey.
fLght OF electric shells, shedding a stimuli
taneous Hood Of light over the surrounding
The forest of fre-Illumination of the sur
rounding landscape by variegated colored
Discharges of 16-inch bombs-Pcppies In the
cornfeld and golden grain.
Salyo of 3O-inch Worlds fair bombs-Pris-
matte torrent and silver clouds
Finale-Grand fight Of ECO large colored
rockets, fired simultaneously producing a
grand and magnificent aerial bououet.
The first full-dress rehearsal of the
military was held last evening on the
peace jubilee groundsy University ave-
nue. and Grotto street. Fully 800 mem
pers or local military organizations
and employees Of the Pain company.
most of them in uniform, took part in
the drills, which were witnessed by
an immense crowd. FoIirt special no.