The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-13

mcvcs ana with laugh ne turned
away Mr.. Barnes felt himself power
less aud besides recalled the fact that
while he followed this will-o-the-wisp
he was not keeping an eye upon Ali
Bahia. Hurrying back into the ballroom.
he soon found him, though he had part
cd from SchehereZade,
About II o'clock blare upon a cor
net attracted the attention Of the frol-
licking throng A man dressed as
genius announced that the time had ar
rived for the entertainment lmmedi
atcly every one went into the Al9ddin's
cave room except Schehertzade and the
sultan, and heavy pair Of satin cur
tains Were dropped, so that they hid tho
cave from the sultan's palace
The sultan lay down upon divan
near the curtains, and Scheherezade sat
beside him upon u satin cushion on the
floor. Behind the curtains the commit
tee busted themselves forming a tabieau,
those not needed being hidden from
view behind still another pair Of cur
tains, which were of gloriously beau
tiful blue and served as a rich back.
ground. Many Of the guests, knowing
that their tableau would not be reached
for some time, passed around and stood
crowding about the doorways Of fhe
hall, to get view Of the first pictures
Soft music was begun, when, at il
signal, the electric lights III the palace
room were cxtinguished. and the front
pair Of yellow satin curtains were
drawn aside, showing a tableau Of Sind
bad the Sailor Mr.. Barnes peepng
from behind the red curtain, noticed
that as Scheherezade sat On her low
cushion in the now darkened palace
room the rays of an electric light in
the cave Just touched q gorgeous ruby
which she wore in her hair This he
/ knew at once was the same which Mr..
! Mitchell had shown to him, and which
Lucette told him had been presented to
his fiancee.
Scheherezade began to rccite the story
Of Sindbad, . monologue for the evening
having been prepared which told III a
few words enough to explain the Sc.
quence Of the tableaus. Her voice was
musical and her reading admirable, 50
that very soon there was silence as OF
death save as it was broken by hel
words. AS she reached various parts OF
her tale she would clap her hands, and
at once Others entered the scene, group
ing themselves to form new pictures,
Thus Sindbad was followed along his
various travels, till ut the end the cur
tains were dropped for moment, to he
, parted again, showing all who had taken
character.
Then followed pretty ceremonial
Sindbad passed out Of the cave room
and approached the sultan and schehere
2ade Reaching them he stopped, made
salaam, bowling low with his arms up
, raised in front Of him, and then passing
on, taking Il place in the room and St
: becoming part Of the audience for thu
succeeding pictures. Each Of the charac
tiers followed his example, until all ha(
passed out, when the nextse Of tableau
: was at once quickly arranged Again
Scheherezado renewed her recitation.
! Thus fable after fable was told am
F., acted, the audience in the palace room
q growing larger after each, so that sooI
: the we'll managed pictures received gen
y erouS applause.
AT last the committee announced tina
i the fable Of cali Bahia and the Fort
= Thieves would be the next on the pro
= gramme. The parts to be acted by eac
" were quickly explained, and all wa
+ ready. AS the Forty Thieves were praC
tically like supernumermies i'll Il spec
tacular play Mr.. Barnes thought tina
: he would take any position which h
should choose, and so stood through a
. the scenes as near to Ali Baba as ross
bic. AT last the recitation was ended
=, and the signal given for them to form
a line TO do obeisanCe to the sultan. MI
Barnes attempted to stand immediatel
:, behind Ali Baba, and was surprised
" find two Other men try for the SAN
. place coincdeutly, There was momei
: Of confusion, and then Mr., Barnes foun
Il himself III line just between the tN
other aspirants for second place benin
!, the leader.
II That what next occurred may be the
p" oughly understood it will be well
= call accurate attention to the position
" tho various actors. The palace room WI
, practically dark, though light from Il
T. cave room lesscned the gloom 81 muC
y that the figures could ho distinguish
:" enough to know whether man oraW
man were crossing the floor.
The sultan, Mr.. Van RaWston, lay
81 a divan, not far from the cave room al
y facing it. Schcherezade-M Miss Eni
= RemseD--sat on a cushion beside hin
Both Of them faced the tableaus, and
" will be seen at once that from gaz1
~ toward tho light if either turned iowa
N the darkness blindness would result
st a few moments. Ali Bahia, heading t
ar line Of Forty Thieves, came toward I
70 divan. Here he stopped, made salaal
" bowling low. bringing his arms up aba
N tho head outstrcichcd in front 81 hi
g. then parting them with sway
movement backward he rose erect aga
~ This done, he passed Oh into the darl
40 part Of the ROOM Next came the first
the Forty Thieves, Mr. Barnes folio
nj ing close behind him. This man ma
big s,l,,,,, having laKv AZ he did