The San Francisco call., 1909-10-03

lures OF the parade. They were found.
The Filipinos- the Chinese and the In
dians were found with less difficulty.
Then came the selection OF the girls
and men to act in every one of the al
legories- There was no lack of persons
eager to serve in these capacities. Ma
thieu went, for the girls. principally TO
the department stores of San Francisco,
where he found plenty of young women.
not only fair of face and shapely OF
form, but intelligent to the highest de-
gree. Intelligence and aptitude and
grace are all necessary to the effective
ness OF a pantOmime. The men were
obtained from many sources. some OF
them being found upon che campus of
Stanford university
The training of the people was lonS
and intricate labor. despite the aptitude
OF Matthews pupils. After having
chosen the ones best suited for the
purpose" said he, "the next thing was
to famiIiarize them gradually and
gently with their parts, not Overfa-
tfguing them. They take a great in
terest and improve daily. By going
through their parts again and again
thew become the characters they inter-
pret and act them naturally. Ihen
comes the dress rehearsal where any
little roughnesseS are smOOthed OUT
Indeed. some OF the young girls are,
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ssThe greatest care had to be taken IN
choosing the people. Attention had to
be paid to feature. to figure. TO car
rfage. to attitude. to every little detali-
Each had to be as close as possible 10
the exact type"
one of the most notable reproduc-
tions is the locomotive &C. p Hunting
ton" which will appear on the hoat
representing the driving OF the last nah
in the transcontinental railroad. rms
float as whole. will be reproduc-
+ion In pantomime, as closely as prac-
ticable, OF Tom Hilrs famous painting
Every detail of the locomotive IS true
to the original
one. 1t represents the old Mission
dolores. in San Francisco. nearly nm
ished the Franciscan friars at work
on the roof placing tiles and erecting
the cross. .,,
hear that handsome lady seated on ner
throne at the head OF a grand stairway.
while at her feet two little pages are
in attendance. standing before play
ing fountain the whole drawn by SIX
milk white steeds with positions.
great deal of thought had TO be
given to the designing Of the hoar
representing California as seen by Por-
tola. The type of Indian chosen is
mike those OF California today. being
rather more Of the Yaqui type blended
with the Aztec
The float of Porto1a himself. drawn
by six Jet black chargers. bearsa a huge
lion and will have Positions and her
aids. all carefully instructed in their
parts.
The gambling he'll sc the mining camp
will have it's faro bank. its barrOOm and
the orthodox types OF the rough old
days. Each Of these characters viii be
made up in accordance with the stand
ard authorities. Bret Harte furnishing
conspicuous characters
Following the queens float viii ap-
pear volcano erupting clouds OF con-
fetti upon the merry makers in the
streets
Young girls of hair and complexion
and garb in harmony with the color5
of the various flowers. will be seated
or reclining in each OF the great bios
SONS OF the flower foat.
Most striking Will be Haig Patigan's
special favOrite among his designs OF
sculpture. namely. the figure represent
ing Sunshine" It will be a classic
figures Of heroic size. having a huge
globe of light upon its head some
what smaller globe in each outst-etched
hand This figure will slowly revolve
around the center of the float alter
nately shedding it's light upon four
figures. one at each corner Of the float,
representing the four seasons of the
year-spring summer, autumn and
winter.
It has been a tedious labor for those
engaged in ii. but this evolution Of the
magnificent floats OF the Portola parade
can not fail to be a standing credit to
San Francisco and San Francisco ar
lists and organizers and artisana-