Evening journal., 1903-08-13
GREAT SPECTACLE
AT RIVERV|EW
Pains Immense Fireworks
Coming to Wilmington
Early in September
inc IT LAST DAYS OF POMPEII
On - Of the Three Nights There
Will Be a Thousand Dollar Display
of His Famous Manhattan Beach
Fireworks.

The great Pain pyrotechnic spec
tacle Last Days of Pompeii," VIII be
given at Riverview on September 8,
4 and 3. Nothing approaching these
midsummer night carnivals and fire.
works displays has ever been con-
ceived by the modern spectacular
genius, and until the present season
the opportunity of witnessing the big
Pain exhibitions has been confined to
comparatively few of the largest cities
on account of the enormous expense
involved in their production. This sea-
son, however colossal portable equip
ment has been provided, and the huge
display is thus transported about the
country by its own special train of
twenty cars. carrying it's own portable
amphitheatre with a seating capacity
Of 10000 people; its own electric light
ing effects, and a small army of pyro-
technists. performers. dancers and
workmen.
Fully four acres of ground are COW
cred by massive scenic effects to rep
resent the ancient city of Pompei and
it's treacherous Vesuvius. One of the
most thrilling and tragic episodes in
Roman history is depicted in Pains
marvellous spectacle and nearly three
hundred people are seen in it's stirring
scenes. incidentally there will be in
troduced pretty ballets, sensational
aerial and acrobatic specialties of the
circus; gladiatorial feats of the hip
podrome. beautiful and impressive
pageants of Roman dignitaries, sena-
tors. priests. priestesses. standard
bearers, flower girls, choir boys
musicians, guards. gladiators, etc;
exhibition of boxing. wrestling, fenc-
ing. etc. In the midst of the foregoing
festivities occurs the eruption of the
volcano Vesuvius. The earth fairly
tumbles during the tremendous explo-
sions; huge buildings topple and fall
real fire and lava run down the side of
the mountain, destroying the city and
apparently engulhng the hundreds Of
actors in its fiery ruins.
The great feature" OF each per-
formance of PAINS Last Days Of
Pompeii" spectacle is the $1,000 dis
play of his famous Manhattan Beach
fireworks. The question has often been
asked representatives Of the spectacle.
DO the fireworks really cost one thou
sand dollars a night?" While the actual
cost of manufacturing the nightly dis
play of fireworks used in this big spec
tacle is probably not definitely known
to anyone but the chief pyrotechnist in
charge of their making. there is no
question but that a single duplicate dis
play, such as is nightly fired" by Pain
could not be given for less than dou-
bic $1,000, so the announcement is far
nearer the actual truth than are most
theatrical claims. The nightly fire.
works program includes over 25O pieces
ON several occasions over 300-and
embraces several aerial and aquatic
novelties, and huge beautiful set
pieces exhibited by no other firm
Many Of the shells and fancy designs
arc exact duplicates of those shown by
Pain I'm his great displays at the Chi
cago Worlds Fair, the San Francisco
Mid-Winter Exposition and last year
at the American Exposition al
Buffalo. Were there no other attrac-
tons to 'Pompeii" but its fireworks
the spectacle would still be worth any
mans money to see.
The exhibition will be at the old
baseball park at Twenty ninth and
Market streets.