New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03

Faust To BE Pictured an THE
Hereafter" IN Dreamland.

The call 10 Conev Island has taken thousands TO
its Bovery, its board walks and Surf avenue a.
ready. but the big features prepared by The show
will be unveiled until Dreamand, LIMA
Park and Steeplechase Park set three million lights
abIaze in the middle Of this month
The pantOmime Of Faust viii he preiuds ID
the latest spectacle. The Hereafter which Will
lam A Ellis has selected To replace his End OF
the World production in Dresmland May 3
The Hereafter viii be enacted b. scores OF men
and women. and the spectators viii have viewed
the pantomime Faust in tUenty-three minutes
from the time the curtain is raised on the stage
To produce the spectacle with its operate details
il is impossible shift the snd every stage
action will he operated by electricity. While Dr..
Faustus is pondering in his laboratory &ephis-
topheIes is moulded OF Jhe blazing logs in TIE
fireplace. He agrees 70 give youth, wealth and
beauty to Faust in return for his soul and the
contract is signed. The laboratory changes INTO a
church front Of il is a fountain. where Yol-S
and Beauty appear in numbers. Faust erconn-
panied by MepEistopheIes. sees by a fash n ESht-
ming the pure and innocent Marguerite ar pras e..
The picture showing tine meeting az lIarsgs-its
and Faust changes until IL reveals Fa-s, NIrh a
blood stained dasSer poised over the heart 81 Va
entine
To portray this scene with is changes 117Sss
necessary the use Of score or dyus-'S vhica
operate the system ~ stage settings and ne all
Of hundreds Of miniature lights So arranged East
every Illusion IS brought out in almost EtsAAs
exactness. the curtain is drawn Me- l-stcpAees
calls on Faust 70 follow him into tie hereafter
~ is the third part OF The He-eafrer vhi-l NJ
Ellis has elected 10 make llnss S-upe-dIus SttSe
scene. To carry the story beyond che opera hun
dreds Of men and women are ureisl- vli.s SEVERAL
huge black winged rcrsoS are svulE IN n1-12i'
MeFhistopEeles. standing on TIE Gt-aest rocA
points Co the damned mo aye VrirH.-S tH terror
Faust With MIN viewing c@s Eo-ro-s va-ea a"Ai'
him.
In this scene every effort has uee- made 80 give
living pictures os all tl-t illustrates horror &i1
suffering. Scores Of BOOKS and plates have ossA
examined that creatures PORTRAY eli by iIEaSl1atVs
Writ5.S and artists might De reproduced
The deceiver, turned into half sac ami cet rah-
vrisgIss under the r"cf of cow vita three 'esS
ami half human body \ Ezf-t with human
arms carries the soul of ,h- suicide va.is he ds-
fsulter IS shaped beast oe gre desert bsdFHs
mans body tail uyformsd dogs and MS
>hdpen cats make u weird chorus
between the screams Of the Uups n the n "a
Sin" are heard the Eroans Of tine CANNED HsIs
and there outlined the figures CO the "itcA 'As
drunhard. the wife beater and the murderer uNH
this tiock ~ long claved half human bats cl'ei'
At the height Of this scene the echo q u'
church bells aTouses Faust fiona hts reve->- NJ
Gueritr is dead. The portals ut the Pr OF ~
damned close Faust and NspG5sroplylss dash iA'
Tie cnaSm Of punishment. and the soul - NJ
sueFite carried on the wings of anse-@, aslehds "
heaven
Mr. Ellis has fifteen o,hsr attractions W-lch va
tak- up the west side Of DveImIuj Pa 3 R@-N
end is Freak street. where tas hunaH
ostrich. tae frog boy and other uionStc1sl'ieS ~,
merly with the circus will De su vNA.1uoH W
utrur vaudeville the1t~s and an litAdn '"
lain play house. Whe., Tragedies viii De- given
I.ant' mi'nc. are included iu tav ul,rI. tiueS'
,t,i Vr. ndvr tuc Whirlry... Val REMAIN D" =
t,s II attractions with tnr either IrtaHllan1 s''"@
.. L. ELMENCORF'S TOUR ABROAD
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tf'''."r. sAicd last FAurs,t,e 'g the l'1.'s' -,