Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-01

IL known that the entire field In front
of the grandstand and bleachers Will
be required to stage the paraphernalia
and apparatus used to portray one or
the greatest catastrophes In the his
tory of the world. Nearly 800 en-
ployes are required to enact the parts
of the ancient Romans, their slaves
and attendants, while many thousands
of dollars worth of fireworks are used
In this Pain masterpiece.
In the designing of the Eruption OF
vesuvius," the most skilled pyrotech-
mic inventors and the most skilled
scenic artists have expended thei.
, best efforts. No cost has been spared
to portray the scene with a realism
and grandeur never before equalled.
| The beautiful Bay OF Naples is shown
with the awe-inspiring Mt Vesuvius
in the center and the city Of Naples
on the left. On the mountain side are
| the towns where the peaceful Italian
peasants had their homes.
| There will be a wealth OF color In
| the costumes of the Neapolitans who
| will take part In real Italian carnival
which forms the opening scene or the
| spectacle. Actors will represent the
| king and queen OF Italy, the crown
prince and the crown princess, the d.
rector of the famous government OBJ
servatory and his honorable assistant
Cardinal Frisco Of Naples. Generals
of the Italian army. officers. soldiers,
natives and foreigners will mingle
with the throng. While the native
band is playing, the people In gala at
tire are reveling In the streets. The
royal family, the church dignitaries
and the military officers occupy a con-
spicuous position In the parade
through the streets. The picturesque
"battle of flowers" then follows. and
In the midst of the merrymaking a
courier dashes on the scene with a
warning message.
AS a advertisement the author here
introduces brilliant specialties, includ-
ing the feast of flowers" water
pantomime," Italian dances and
( chorus. Vesuvius begins to give warn
/ ing of the terrible eruption that buried
two cities for hundreds of years. Jets
of smoke issue from the crater, tiny
flakes OF lava and ashes settle upon
the nearby villages, the earth opens
!; up with terrible rumblings. The In
habitants of the villages on the noun
tain side swarm into the city and ado
to the terror of the frightened popu
= lace. The hurried departure OF the
king and queen for towns on the sc;
coast is the signal for general panic
4 Priests vainly endeavor TO quiet TIT
7. people and pray for relief. The rumb
$ lings and groanings from subterrane
y an sources increase and furnish fuT
9 Their alarm Courier after courie
Il dashes upon the scene with reekini
horses. Vesuvius BECOMES more am
II more active and terror strikes ever
5 heart.
q With mighty roar rivers OF livin
" fire come plunging down the mountain
! side. The pressure clears the oDstru'
e ton in the volcanic crater with TIRE
= mendous explosion and vast clou
u OF yapor arises. The lava escape
81 while at the same time immense nun
!. beers of red-hot bombs and incandei
= cent rockets are shot into the air. In
u destruction of the palaces and temple
~ is dramatically portrayed. Waiis Ia
Is upon priests while endeavoring
IL calm the terror-stricken multitud
kneeling at the affairs.
" The Eruption of Vesuvius" Is bl
ar mart OF the program. Following Is on
ST. Of the most elaborate displays or mr.
p works ever seen in Michigan. Bomb
sc rockets and shooting-stars burst hu
.. dreds of feet up in the air, while Il
u eenuously arranged set pieces Dur'
= into flame.