The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-10
ROYAL PAGEANT
CARNIVAL PARADE
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the flames WITH Il pie OIL rugs ana 4rOlleu
the barrel away to q safe distance with
his own hands.
Yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock it
looked very much as though the whole
affair might be ruine1 by rain. An ugly
looking cloud was gathering IL the north
and northwest, and the weather man pre-
dicted a rain for tonight. The co;nbina-
ton made the Carnival people rather blue.
But as the hour passed, the rain inGica-
tons lessened. and it became evident
that danger of rain until the pageant had
been safely pulled off was past. In the
event of rain, the pageant would have
been called off last night. and would have
been given tonight over III. sane route.
The grand stands. band stands AMI phi
vate stand, near the tower, were full to
zcverflowirg. The Golfers of the Carnival
We're swelled no little by the large sale of
seats.
ROYAL PROCLAMATION.
The King yesterday issuo;; two procla-
nations. one before and the other after
the pageant. The first one was as tel
lows:
ITO Our Subjects:
AS we make our first public appear
ance on the streets tonight, in our grca.
spectacle, we command you to pay atter-
ton and to congregate in orderly parties
along the Booth Street to give us the
royal welcome we deserve. Confetti may
be thrown and cheering INDUCED il, but
we request that no disorderly demon
STATIONS tc made. There will be plenty
of room along the streets for our sub
jects, for we will show ourself from one
end Of Booth Street to the other.
Heed our instructions. .'REE"
The other proclamation is given abova
The order comforting the privileges Of
the Carnival upon the costumed Knights
of the Golden Horseshoe has been issued
by Director-G General Benson and the nes-
essary passes to all shows were issued
last night to the Knights who reported
at tbs, ball grounds at $50 o'clock to par
ticipate in the pageant.
THE PARADE STARTS.
The King mounted his throne ut
o'clock and the parade moved off in good
order. First came five knights in cos
tune and then the Artillery Band from
Old Point. Then came more knights ,ini
their tanner bearing the inscription
'Spotswood Lodge of Knights of the
Golden Horseshoe. First in the lima
came the royal car. drawn by eight white
horses and containing the King in his
robes OF state, his Cardinal and the other
members of his court. The second car
represented Night. and gave the title Of
! the parade. The third gave the first
scene in the fairy!and theme of Prince
Venturesome's exploits. 1t represents hiss
capture in the Land of Nod by the Witches
of Night. He has been dreaming of fairy
land. Car No. presented the Prince in
'|the Haunted Castle his only compan-
ions being the ghosts and hobgoblins of
the past. Then the Arch Demon orders
that the Prince be thrown into the De-
mons Cave. where are seen the bones OF
former victims. Next the Dragon of ;ne
Pit Of Despair awaits his chance to seize
the Prince and cast him in the flames.
Thus far the Princes misfortunes have
been unbroken. but now he is discovered
by the fairies who battle with the
witches for his possession. and in q sec
ono, pantomime are victorious, the Prince
being transported in a cloud chariot to
fairyland Next. by order of the Fairy
Queen, the witches are burned in their
own caldron.
AT THE FAIRY COURT.
The Prince at the Court of the Fairy
Queen is brought before the Queen OF
the Fairies, receives q magic wand and
the freedom of F'airyland. The Prince.
now freed from his troubles. starts upon
journey through Fairyland- He -rst
visits the Cave of Wisdom. where frogs,
bats and owls nightly repair. and where
the fairies come nightly to gather wisdom
Then the court of the Queen of Flowers
is visited and the Prince pays his re-
spects to the King of Beasts. The cos
tunes in these two pantommes We're
especially good. Manager Benson found
four of the prettiest little girls in Rich
mond for the former and some splendid
costume designs for the latter.
The Prince next visits the GrOtto OF
Punishment. where fairies for various
misdemeanors are for season changed
into sprites and dwarfs and held for pun
ishment by the Serpent of the Grotto.
The Court of the Eagle, King Of Birds,
precedes The Enchanted Castle where
,f.,l
Prince is to WOO ard we'd. The betrothal
scene by the Fairy Queen gave the Car
nival peODle another chance to show
what prct:'J girls there are in Richmond.
The Wise Man of the Lard of Nod then
performs q r.uriage ceremony, which
is followed by {. revel of funny fellows
for the benalit o. tie FRINGE and Princess.
which is well received by the crowd.
These eigatccn floats complete the Prince
Nenturesome pantomime. and i'll all its
details it was splendid Nothing like it
was ever seen III f +ohmond before.
The parade ended with the Liberty car,
which carried a beautiful female figure
holding aloft a torch.
GREAT JAM ON THE STREET.
The crowds on the streets were held
back to a line on each side only with the
greatest difficulty. After the parade had
passed the crowded conditions on Broad
from First to fltth were pecuilarIy
marked. The width OF the entire street
was simply insufficient to accommodate
the great moving throng of thousands
from Richmond and Virginia and the
States adjoining. There was SUCH a
crush at Third and Broad that it looked
for some minutes as though there would
be a panic with fearful results. Several
ladies tainted, and this added to the eX-
element By heroic work on the part
OF the police Carnival authorities and
cool-feaded men the crowd was dispersed