The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-24
Many fpeopIe Witnessed the last
Days Of Pompeii" Last Night.
No Spectacls SO Grand Ever Seen Be
fore in the Entire State-Un-
-sr equalled Fireworks.
A PRODUCTION EVERY NIGHT

is undou btedly Pains Last Days Of
Pompeii, which was given for the
first time last night at Sixteenth and
Monroe streets to over 1000 people.
The stupendous affair is something
that people who have never seen any.
thing Of the kind cannot comprehend
until they witness IL. Hundreds went
there last night with no adequate idea
of the gigantic proportions Of the
display. They were amazed as well as
entertained, and many were heard to
declare that they intended going every
night.
The great spectacle Of Last Days
Of Pompeii" Is one Of Pains great sue
cesses. He has produced IL for twelve
years, and now has six companies on
the road. doing an enormous business.
1t requires hundreds Of men Of techni,
cal, artistic and. histrionio ability to
properly put them on, and the result
is most gratifying.
The entrance to the big affair is gor-
geous. The canvas walls have no
cover. and the seats are arranged sim
liar to those OF circus amphitheater.
In full veiw Of the vast expanse OF
seats is an excellent reproduction Of
the ancient city of Pompeii as it look =
ed before the historic eruption of ve-
suvius destroyed 1t. In the background
looms up the ominous volcano that
constantly smokes. An excellent like
ness of the Parthenon makes stage
on which the various exhibitions are
given.
The company carries host Of peo-
Pile but added to these are scores Of
supernumeraries, who are attired for
the occasion in the costumes of the
times, and form brilliant and i'm
pressive spectacle as they march about
ON "fete day"
The golden calf, or town COW" az
some Of them joculariy put it. is
familiar in the foreground. The SOL
diers. glAdiators, dancing girls and
others make an extremely pretty sight
as they march abou. to the specially
arranged music. There are legions of
them, and they form . continuous
stream for some little time before the
festivities at the i'll fated city begin.
Following the various marches,
dances and ceremonies, typical Of the
times represented, a high class per.
formance of some of the most noted
scrobsts and dancers of the country is
given. The work is very clever. 1t
is the best that can be secured and the
feats were in most instances novel as
well as unexcelled to Paiucahans.
Among the beautiful and magnifi-
cent features are the Fire Dance of
isis" the Golden Pony Ballet"
the Roman Youth Ballet" and
dance by . number or Greek slaves.
The costuming is rich and correct,
and every piece from the garb of the
humble fan bearer to the gorgeous
raiment Of Arhaces is entirely new
and cost all told, a small fortune.
Al the conclusion OF this, the
eruption Of the threatening vesuvius
lakes place. and amid the roar of
The explosions, the fire, smoke and
iery lava, the spectators see the
walls orumble and the shrieking,
error stricken natives fee to their
IL IL = spectacle that thrills
md awes, and its like has never been
witnessed in anything ever given in
he state. The display of fireworks
hat follows the eruption is the most
Militant and extensive ever seen, and
noludes everything known to experts
n pyrotechnios. II lasts fully half an
lour, and the set scenes are especially
Preceding the performance proper
Professor Stephens, under the direc-
ion Of Prof. Price, the noted aero
Isut who is celebrated the world over,
nd il an airship expert as we'll,
makes balloon ascension Is the "hu-
nan DO NIB. being concealed In an