The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04

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| ia the form of htth, boats
10 the l.,ft 1T ia. king Opposite tbs, WON.
81 Pan was an arch of wood. eighteen f..et
lnng and nIn- feet wide. Tn. outsil,
WA t"ulng with big paint..i clouds Tn,
in-Id" Was gilds-l and lamps expr.,sly
arranged gav" a bhI. tint To- the .xt.rinr
part wh"r. ~ was not covered with clouds
In thus arch were ten different bands Of
inst ruIHants
! R"t"."n the arch and IN. W God of Pan
IN the c-ntr" and in the air was "A gr,a,
cloud full of luminous stars. arranged -
make Mercury and Jupiter descend from
heaven
opposite the King and upon IN. scene
elevated foot IN front and three, al ,h,, real
ia orri'r To give the necessary slant wins AN
artificial garden 3 fathoms long and ~
i"et deep. This was the GA rtien of Iirc,.
The balIistrades of the terraces were of
silver gilt and two green alleys crossing
AT right angle had borders Of lavender,
splkenard. sage and rosemary Inside
IN" garden grew flowers strawberries.
curumbers. melons. &c There wer.
lemon and apple and other fruit trees
with their fruits. the whole initiated in
gold silk. feathers and colors Afrpllis Of
grades closed the garden.
AboVe ing sun shed gild.d rays on the
fruits Behind the garden were two large
towers. battlement"d and flying hanners.
the stones cut IN diamond points Be
tween the towers was "A castle with bat
Elements and defences. The gate was an
arch tinted with many colors and illu-
minated by lamps. This gate was gilded
and painted and illuminated till ION. saw
1860 colors.- Beyond the chateau one
saw the country and villa placed ON n
mountain. This seems to have been tbs.
backdrop. painted perhaps by famous
painters. as was then the cu,tomD To
the right and left Of the scene wer. two
large and high trelli-es with arches "a
feet high and Ii feet wide. The bottom
Of the hall then seemed to form three vas,
arches, two in the trellis. on. on the
scene. light curtain like that of the
wood Of Pan was stretched befor. the
castle Of Gree: and she. seated before tn.
door like good country person enjoying
the air Of the evening. wore roba Of
gold in two colors with tassels Of gold
and silk and silver wells Her head her
neck. her arms were covered with jewels
and pearls. Her hand held a gold wand
) feet long. A hundred fiambeaux Of
white wax illuminated the garden and the
light was spread over everything in sue
profusion IN to make ashamed the most
beautiful day Of the year
Thft is an easy translation of an ac-
count written bv one who saw il Their.
wer" no reports in the morning papers,
and this Is tho best testimony W. can pro-
duc". BUT II ss'"'ns pretty safe Ia saw
that when take To Roasting about !
tn" spectacular glories Of our overatic
productions u would L. we'll for us 10
Bathssar dc Pe-ujoycuS, the /
designer and stage manager Of this =
show be seems 10 have been the David /
RClssco Of his time
And, good reader. this las no: tho only .
thing OF tho kind done IN those DAYS The
Who'll" slNt"Cnfh century was hr.Si with
spectacular productions ~ this kind and
tho" wer" also Sorr" pretty tall goings
IN in tho cnte,nth ". must never
p"rmit ourselves 20 become affected by
negnlomanha
NISsruut furt"s ante ARamsnnua
Mul'l
The town musical - talt ing JIsr now
not about CarIso. nor about IN. forth O.
Dming production 81 'ir, Puccini com
position II IN. forty miners. nor about
h" long haIr.-! fiddler who "Nci',~ vaud.-
III" audiences. nor about rorcanlni. th,
CONDUCTOR. nor about Gustav Mahl.r'-
.udac!ous neutrality-suspicious. of music bv
composers before whom hn should bow
n silent r"v"-once: no. not tn.s. nor
housand other things which motelikc
loaf in the sunb"am- ~ public obS.rva-
ion. hut about party 81 smooth hair.si
Russians who pluck strings and maxi.
' ond.rful music
In other land NOR" In'"'lIg = bl., words
II. musical prattl" Of he hour ~ abour
he Russian balalaika orchestra. which
la set not only tn" general public but
ven tn. pundt- taking Thi- orchestra
Ia been the innuC. an cIIs" Of long ansl
EARNED ESSAYS. and rhr reader Of This
department Of THE SUN n..eI not fear that
here ~ going to b.' another II would be-
shame TO burden So E'ntl" An arr with
ha weight Of anv TnoT. d"rD thou .ht :
Any one who wishes 10 do 80 can see. =
h. instruments for himself nv IN. simple
roc-ss Of going 10 IN" concert All that .
:. really needs to know H. that the bala- ,
aka ~ the three corner,d instrument :
-hich az one learned Thrbnn remarked I
,oks a. n IL were the child of a marrIag.
rtw.en "A mandolin and AN squIlateraI !
rIanRi. IA ialaika-. like shoes. come IN
II sizes and az the back IL tn" stage Won ,
III find the hIg bun hpiaIaiks. which (
,rv-s the puTpo-.- 81 "a ha-s vini IN this
lIaint orchestra.
tn. Instrument with the curved body r
a relation Of the mandolin and IL nam.
ootnra. The peculiar Instruments which
no conductor calls duIcimers are not =.
IIcim.r- AZ all because a dulcimer IL the .
,rt 81 uncovered piano you see in a II
Inga rian orchestra and il is played with =
W. little hammers in the hands Of the !.
layer The=. Instruments in the bala- N
ika orchestra tat your right Az yorI face r
J. Stagep arr. a sort Of either or rather u
hat W.. call autoharp They have a = =
lgerboard at one aid. and the player =
ops the strings there to form notes ir
hen with his other hand he sweeps the d
rings IN long arpeggios. The effect IL a
larming when heard in connection with :.
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