The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
The Land OF ffe MidHf9hf
sun.

SUM-
The old style exposition midway
show has had its day and departed in
its glory. The present day attraction.
70 please the public, must appeal to the
senses Of the artistic and beautiful and
contain instruction as well as entertain
,nent. OF this modern entertainment
the Land of the Midnight Sun is the
tvne mar excellence, and Is Mr.. Ed. NJ
Bayiiss' greatest achievement One OF
the Pan Americans greatest successes,
it ran in Boston, Mass for three seasons
and now, proven worthy by the past
i for the first time presented to the
great Northwest.
Seated in comfortably upholstered
opera chairs in the beautiful little
theater on the Trail, the sadience are
Transported from Nebraska to Portland
via the Union Pacific Railroad Here
enchanting views Of the Rose City and
its exposition both by day and moon
light greet the eye. Again by rail the
Journey continues through the grand
Cascade mountains to Seattle, where
the visitor is shown the city 10y day and
night. Embarking on a Pacific Coast
Steamship Company's steamer, the
journey proceeds out upon the heASins
bosom OF the broad Pacific in an en-
chanting moonlight scene.
t Dark clouds roll up aud obscure the
moon, and soon thunder storm bursts
: upon the tossing ship with such re1i-
: ism a. TO fairly appan the spectator.
d The winds howl and shrek, thunder
rolls and crashes and the play Of hghtn-
ing Is almost ineessant. The storm
rolls by. and next appears that mex
phcsble phenomenon OF the North, the
beautiful ourora borealis. The heavens
CLEAN and sparkle with every changing,
irridating, scintillating waves OF rainbow
: hued light. Up and down from dimneT'
! TO brightness the streams Of light paint
; the heavens, a wonderful production "
\ one Of natures grandest phases. Nevei
! have so realistic scenic effects beet
Of before presented
81, And now Skaguay and the Yukon ar
,e reached and snow storm bursts Il
Jury. Faster and thicker fall Tn
ieathery flakes. covering the Who'll
on scene with = mantle Of white On an
Tor and up the Yukon, midst iar-eHtendln
er- fields OF snow and ice, past sno~-cappe'
peaks and icy glaicers, which stand on
,.s true to lie in perfect similitude, D~N
-. son City is reached, and that Phen'
T menon which travellers 90 thousands {
miles to see l. next presented, Tor III
midnight sun comes irom benin
axe Nooseskin Mountain. Words are all
ms ,,oor to describe the beauty, weirdne
are and realism OF tine scene, once Witness
never To be forgotten
city TneA follows the climax the onrni
.irg %. DAWSON City, exactly az II oceured
IN, January 10. isJo. a thrssd OF sinol
lon a cl,ani q lire, then clouds OF smo
and steam cut aud riven with Tongues
dame. til the whole scene l. a rsari'
tate raging confi.gration, and the FIRE <
this c.aucrs the metropolis oi Alaska
ashes.
'aae The production appeals continually
from ,b.. artistic and ethical TASTES, and al
s'on short half hour the spectator depa
and carries away lar better and m
vivid knowledge and understanding
the frozen North and its scenery
rhenomena than can be obtained
days Of careful reading on the subj
-, rruv the Land OF the Midnight sur
- ,hs best, most beautiful, resiis
, and S'us''e an" ''A'' - - ..-..,
;, an the Trail, as elsewhere. for eithe
the two storm scenes, the aa'
- borealis or the midnight sun eeee',
~. no mention the 6re scene. would F"
the attraction a grand success