The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-04-01
BOSTOCK'S TRAINED WILD AMI
MAILS.

Though the Midway will be chiefly an
exhibition Of strange and curious men
and things. the brute world will not be
overlooked, and the fact that the wild
animal exhibition of the famous animal
trainer and collector, Frank c. Bostock,
is to be shown is ample assurance that
this feature OF the Midway will be one
of the most interesting of all. Mr.. Bos-
took now has In training 20 African
lions which will take part In the enter
tainment. to say nothing of the numer-
Gus other animals to be included in the
collection. The mammoth building in
which this collection is to be shown will
| be one of the most conspicuous fea-
lures of the Pan-American Midway.
| One of the most dramatic and pathet-
ic incidents in American history was
the terrible flood which swept down the
valley of the Connemaugh and over.
whelmed the city of Johnstown, Pa, in
! the year 1889. Over $4,0O0,O 900 was con.
| tributed for the relief Of the suffering
survivors of this great catastrophe. and
F, the sympathy of the world was drawn
I upon as had seldom occurred before.
To picture the scenes of this food in a
| graphic manner is the object of one Of
the most ingeniously devised exhibl-
tions of the Midway. The Johns
| town Flood Scenograph" has been de-
| scribed as from mechanical stand
| point IAN evolution from the cyclo-
rama, the diorama and the scenic thea
! ter. the best features of each being re-
tained and many novel features being
added which the development Of cleo
trical devices renders possible" The
Scenograph" Is 140 feet across in clip
! tical form. with depth of 80 feet from
the front edge to the back drop, and
the spectators are seated and see the
action from the outside of the scene in
stead of being in the center of a build
ing and seeing all around, as in cyclo-
rama. The Scenograph will represent
at the beginning Johnstown as 1t ap-
peared the day before the awful flood,
and then. gradually and imperceptibly,
the scene will change, presenting in
succession all the acts in the tragedy.
The storm and the succeeding food are
, terribly realistic, and throughout the
performance the picture literally lives.
I The angry torrent seems to create ac-
tual devastation before ones very eyes.
and yet by seeming miracle the terror
of the scene passes away, and the final
picture shows Johnstown rebuilt and
/ restored, risen from the flood more
prosperous than ever
There Is a sentimental sort of interest
in the War Cyclorama akin in a way to
that of the Johnstown Scenograph and
yet different, too. and appealing espe-
cially to veterans of the war for the
Union and their sons and daughters.
Members of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, Sons of Veterans and Daughters
of Veterans and indeed of all other pa
triotic societies should make sure to
see this vivid representation of the bat
tie scenes of the Civil War. The pano-
rama of the battles includes pictures
conveying a most graphic idea of the
exciting experiences through which the
old soldiers passed during the days
when the fate of the nation hung in the
balance. The scenic work of this pro-
duction has engaged the attention of
such well known scenic painters as Eu-
gene Bracht, Karl Roechling, George
Koch and Conrad Lessing.
Speaking of painters and paintings
reminds one that the Pan-American
will have some new achievements by
the famous painter. Ashley D. NJ. Coop
err. whose "Trilby" has been exhibited
TO over 5000, 900 persons. Mr.. Cooper Is
at work on canvases illustrating the
romantic story of Egypts famous
Queen. Cleopatra. which he hopes will
surpass in artistic merit anything he
has vet achieved. They will be shown
in a building especially designed and
furnished for exhibiting them approprl-
ately, to be known as Cleopatra's Tenn
ple, Its architecture and interior em-