The sun., 1908-05-24
SHOWSFOR SUMMER TOURISTS
ENGLAND AND THE CONTINENT
OFFER MANY NOVELTIES.

OFFER MANY NOVELTIES.
the Franco-British Exhibition In London
the Chief Feature-Five Pageants, Of
which Dover VIII OfYer the Most Inter
esting-Calais and Prague to Celebrate
"There are more events Of special interes,
In Europe this summer and next fall than
in any one year since went into business
some twenty odd years ago. said the man.
ager Of company that makes a business
Of personally conducting tourists to all
quarters Of the globe. THE most interest
ing exhibition Of the year to Americans will
be the Franco-British exhibition, that
opened the other day at Shepherds Bush
near London. 1t will be open from May
to October and its chief feature will be the
Olympic games that will be held during the
week OF July IS. Although the exact pro-
gramme is not yet decided on, it Is known
that there will be more than 1900 competi-
tors from various countries who will take
part in these games.
1.-TWO other exhibitions OF considerable
interest will take place in London during
the summer: the Hungarian exhibition. sup
ported by the Budapest Government, will
be at Earl's Court. a popular West End
pleasure ground, and the Mexican national
exhibit will be presented in the Crystal
Palace. The London pageant that was
booked to take place this year has been
postponed until next summer, but five other
pageants have already been definitely
planned to come of during the three summer
months. The most important perhaps Is
the Chelsea pageant. which will be held
in the week beginning June rs. Chelsea
was the home OF Sir Thomas More, Nell
Gwynne and many other men and women
famous in English history. besides the living
Ellen Terry. Augustine Birrell and others not
so well known on this side the Atlantic
The beautiful cathedral city Of Winchester
will hold its pageant at the end Of June
under the direction OF f. r. Benson. Bed
ford, in the north Of London, will have a
pageant beginning the second week In
July. and Cheltenham, in Gloucestershire,
on the road from Plymouth to London, will
celebrate few days later.
During the last week In July comes the
Dover pageant, which will doubtless be the
most interesting OF them all for American
sightseers, Its keynote viii be the sea. and
the programme Is most interesting. The
first scene will show King Arthur, the battle
Of Barham Downs, the death OF Gawayne,
the embassy from the Roman Emperor
claiming sovereignty, and King Arthur's de-
fance. The Knights of the Round Table act
as narrative chorus. and the pageant shows
the historic events associated with the
town OF Dover: William the Conqueror, the
founding Of the Priory, Peter the Hermit,
the Barons' War, the founding Of the Maison
Dieu, the Siege of Dover, the arrival of
Edward I. and Eleanor from the Crusades.
and Henry v. after Agnoourt. Henry VIII,
after founding the harbor Of Dover, will
meet Charles and sail away to the Field OF
the Cloth of Gold. A piayiet showing the
meeting between Charles l. and Henrietta
Maria, written by the French poet Louis
Tiercelin, will be acted in French. As a
final tableau will be shown the towns Of
Dover in America and Australia, with the
mother town whose history the pageant
celebrates.
Just across the Channel Calais will hold
from April to October an international
exposition Of commerce, agriculture and
science under Government and municipal
patronage, FROM way 10 oCUODeT Ule OlO
city of Prague will have an industrial ex-
position in one Of the most beautiful parks
In the world. It is to celebrate the sixtieth
Of the accession OF Francis
Joseph to the kingship of the Czeohs.
-As this is Bayreuth year there will be
great rush made for that little town by
music lovers from all over the world. and
America IL sure to be we'll represented
This year there will be two performances
Of heLRlng, Ave of Lohengrin' and seven
Of 'ParsifaI' A musical event second in
interest only to the Bayreuth Festival is the
Wagner and Mozart Festival, which is to be
celebrated at Munich during August and
Theater the Ring Tristan und Isolde and
other Wagner festival plays win be given.
The Marriage OF Figaro Don Giovanni
and the Cost fan tutte' will be given as
Mozart's work.
Among the interesting events to take
place in Paris 70 Gingerbread Fair, which
will be opened during the last week in May
and continue to the middle OF june. This
Is very ancient ceremony. and although it
s freauented mostly by the laboring classes
il is very picturesque. and, ls well worth
seeing by tourists. The Neuilly Fair comes
Turing the latter part Of june and the first
onabies who happen to be- I'M Paris at that
season. The Grand Prix, held at Long
champs, Just outside OF Paris, always comes
during the first two weeks Of June, the
celebration OF Bastile day is July IL, while
the Salon de PAutomobile. which Is the
great social and sporting event Of the year,
comes in the latter part Of November.
ARTISTS visiting Paris viii be especially
in the Salon des H,imoristes
which was held for the first time In Paris
asst year. The salon exhibits the work
Of men who have made reputation as
but who are also clever
painters. 1t is held in the Palais do Glace
rom May to July 4. While the last years
exhibit was decided success the pictures
promised for this are said TO be much better
ind most interesting salon is expected.
The Salon de l'Automne, which Is held an
,ually in October, promises to be above
% artists but to buyers Of paintings The
,bject OF this exhibition is to give artists
he opportunity to show the results OF their
Iumnner work and the. returning tourists
he opportunity of making purchases on
heir way home.