The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-21
A PLACE or BEAUTY.
New Dining Hall at Crescent Park
Opened Last Evening.


The water front at Crescent PAX
nresentad a handsomely brilliant ap-
pearance last evening. when the ele-
CANT new dining hall for The o'clock
bake and the front OF the hotel we're
| brightly illuminated with many-colored
electric lights: and the scene from the
| bay after dusk was very pretty. Inside
| the new dining hall it was even more
easc,natine the elaborate floral deco
rattons and broad streamers Of the ma
tional colors, with the white coats or
| the colored walters and the white and
bright shades OF the costumes OF the
| ladies seated at the long rows OF tables
| combining to form most picturesque
and beautiful effect. Al the end OF the
hall the stage is entirely surrounded
an tba two sides and back with cedar
shrubbery high enough to meet similar
adornment overhead. while the cornice
All the way around the hall IS similarly
trinnead, and on all the tables were
huge vases OF ferns and flowers. while
r,,bhar nIants and palms at the en-
trance and around the hall added 10 the
rustic and aesthetic erect
on the stage the Rhode Island La
| dies orchestra anu ''iN A"H"' 'NuP OF
/ gave hourly concerts alternately whicn
Svsre rewarded with enthusiastic ap-
ntsuse ana many demands for encores.
pF tha dinner Itself IL would be difficult
to spaak adequately an IN space az
com rnand: but IL may saieiy be Salu
with All conservat .that Al more tnan
fuldlIed the promise that II should sur
.'asa a,v over before served at a Mar
,agansett bay shore resort, not even
a~centinp the o'clock bake OF pre-
,,ious seasons. With this elegant new
hall cool. commodous, comfortable
and airy, through when deAgnIul
breeze always plays, win us elegant
new table service ana coi.p,v'e nVS, ~
, | hest uetropolitan hotels and service
T that cannot be surpassed anywhere, the
magnificent view or the pay com
manded from the entire length OF the
hall the broad verandah on which PAT,
| rons may sit and enjoy the breeze ano
view after dining, and with al the ac'
eassories that money. forethought, ex
: nerjence and enterprise can provide
Manager Boyden may certainly De salS
novv 10 have placed the shore busl
ness In Rhode Island far beyond any
$ thing IL had before attained; ana 4
: doubtful If there Is another similar &c
anythinp properly to be compared Wit
e this new departure of the enterprlsinl
K nronrIetor OF the "Cogey Island OF Tn
> East" who as the pioneer OF ia
shore resort business in this state ha
u always maintained his supremacy q
e the leader in every respecI =,
x More than ever before Rhode Isl
a onders now can boast 10 their friend
. ~ the epicurean delights attainaDle o
- tbe shores of beautiful NaHFaSanSel
n bav and. great as has been the reputa
N ton of the famous O'Clock bake IN tn
le mast. it's fame is now certain 10 sprea
he farther than ever ana 10 feuou,
sr more than ever 10 the creult VI 80 :.
a state. which in this possesses an INST
n tuition which probably mas no Soh
De parison elsewhere.
" All lovers OF good music VIII reloi
s. I'm the announcement that MT w.
se Rogers the famous cornei soloist
IN the Seventh regiment band OF ne
xe York considered 10 have rev equa
We and whose reputation as master
Is the cornet and a musician of the mig
he est attainments is world wide has be
,e. engaged for limited period TO play
he Crescent Park, beginning tomorrow
a | will be heard in conjunction with l
b. Banda Napoli, which Is recognized
he one OF the best concert bands IN ~
H. England, i'm daily concerts al o. am
ty p. m. the O'Clock concert being glV
40 in the new dining hall TINS wifi c
fail to be generously appreciated
i'm TO attract to Crescent Park dally Ia
OF throngs OF music lovers; and with
te. Rogers. the Banda Napoli. the hh
ut Island Ladies' orchestra and Brlghsi
IL singing orchestra the management
sh easily justify it's claim to oriF III
ng and better music than ever mas OF
heard at any public park or shore
sort in this state. The engagement
MIR. Rogers involves a very large %
lay-as large indeed as Mr. boye
formerly paid for Hedley's tuu Na.,' Nti
,ha al band: and the musical attractl'
wv daily at Crescent Park certainly -
stitute a feature never before equa
in it's lire In Rhode Island.
&C. On Sunday, under the personal
OF recton OF Stage Manager William
is Doolen OF the Providence opera ho'
,ha a great outdoor spectacle VIII pe !
sented in the form of a reaiisuc reI
is duction of Sherdan's ride ana the
rd- tie of Lookout Mountain, Win
ore pable cast OF leading characters
-, the aid of over 200 aUX;iaries, en-
'"S with n picturesque patriouc t%Di
ylo- entitled "The Blue and the Gray,
th- II is promised that this snail pe
or greatest and most thrilling specIaC'
en- production this state has seen in9l
less by a realism and perSectlon OF u.
one not 10 be seen outside or the le"'