The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-24


Blanche Bates. met them comm
OUT of the Imperial and agreed will
them that the play was a nightmare
have yet to lnd any one who enjoy
ed u. Ii Ia certainly marvellous
startling and artistic. but not agree
able
Mother Goose" is, and must men
ton the wonderful feat OF beautiful
women flying all over the stage and
one fiys over the audience. The cleo
trician holds their lives in his hands
Any unskillful management. and he
would be murderer
/ In q strong light the very small
wires are discernable but not their at
tachment to head heel and body. The
actresses are grace personified in the
pose as they make their aerial flight.
Mother Goose" has gone. hope
our management of the Cairo opera
house can secure the play sometime.
ben Hur."
tirely different except the spectacu-
lar part. And hat brings me back to
my religious day. The re-reading OF
Ben Hur-players' edition--then wit,
Messing the play A tale of the
Christ was q first and grand lesson to
the trip through Jerusalem
Description of the Show.
was so glad he Arabian was not
WIN N ~ w u N oipu IN hic nnnnar srnno
and told him so, and that | would
break his neck If he started his hor-
rible din while | viewed Jerusalem.
He was as pleased as could be--not
understanding one word | said
OF course, the wares are the first
exhibits to be seen. Then the camels.
Those who take the trouble and
put up with the inconvenience and
expense of travel to see Jerusalem
proper are welcome to do so. | saw
the city of Jerusalem. covering IL
acres, in three hours, and had guide
who. tho very young. would put to
shame most collegians; quick.witted,
good natured. one can never complain
of lack of attention. Ii any OF you
come TO the Fair later and see Jeru-
salem ask for No. 5. could not learn
his name. When | asked for Ii. fear
ing, | suppose. that | had grievance
SO many have-they would not give
It 10 me. | wanted 20 present him
with Why | am a Churchman." to
elinch a good natured argument We
thai is several in the crowd--indulg.
ed in. David street to the citadel,
Towers of David, Hippicus, and Pha.
saelus, Mailing wall OF che Jews. |
Mosque of Omar. Temple where Je-
sus taught-and by the way. in this
temple which is perfectly beautiful
are displayed the richest collections \
of wooden wares ever saw. One /
rug contained six hundred million |
stitches; OF. course, pure silk. and
heavy. Price. fifteen thousand dol.
lars. While stood amazed, another /
lady told me of another rug in a new
think she I
said. eight hundred stitches to the |
square inch and il any valuation could
be placed on it would exceed fifty |
thousand dollars.
| viii mention here a picture made |
of filoselle silk. taking five years to |
make and representing the s,stine
madonna more beautifully than artist
with paints has ever done. Mount of
Olives, via Dolorosa. Church Of he
Holy Sepulchre, all this explained by
the guide who Is an Arabian.
The cyclorama of the Crucihxion
was explained by a Dutchman. Then
a model of Ancient Jerusalem was lee.
tured on by a Jewish nan-all charm
ing and delightful.
Then while the inspiration was Sc
strong we went TO see QUO vadis,"
Illustrated by magnificent paintings
and explained by Russian.
In here | me. Mrs--nee Nellie
Lemon. | forget her married name
Mrs. oriHlths' Lecture.
How Rich are WEI" was the sub.
ect of Mrs GrIffiths lecture.
vent to hear it. hoping to get comfort
n some philosophical way for the
ack Of the real thing. bu. mol She
ipoke Of the use OF surplus millions as
We see illustrated In magnificence
md luxury Of this worlds fair.
The dead queens jubilee presents.
'uch objects OF vIrtu never to be used
-iuit 10 look at and marvel att be-
anne con.emplatiye, and running
way from my companions went into
he meteorological exhibits. stood
long time over a mummy whose
kull was cleaning and teeth grin
ling with just little of the dried It's
ues clnging TO hem. Ramases-old
igyptian-how he would marvel could
lie be rcsurected and see where he Is
o. A. R.'s Exhibit.
Feeling very lonesome | wended
ny way through the stone age ami all
he avn IL cauenaa - rna NATL ~ fha