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Show .THE COMING OF PAIN'S "POMPEII." The Gorgeous Spectacle Soon to Be Seen In This City. Pain's stupendous pyrotechnical spectacle, "Last Days of Pompeii," will exhibit at Salt Lake City for one week beginning July 24. This will afford our citizens, and those of neighboring towns, an opportunity of a lifetime to witness one of these famous open-air displays, which has heretofore here-tofore been afforded to comparatively few cities, and those of the larger class principally. To those who have never witnessed one of these big Pain shows the experience is as novel as it is enjoyable. enjoy-able. They are so unlike anything else in the amusement line, and so vast and expensive in their scope that the spectator involuntarily admires the daring and ingenuity of the men who are responsible respon-sible for them. They are a kaleidescope of acres of handsomely painted scenery, hundreds of gaily costumed performers, daring chariot racing, acrobats, acro-bats, bewitching dancers, stirring music, gorgeous pageants, glaring lights and generous explosions of powder and a myriad of marvelously beautiful pyrotechnics. The exhibition is an interesting one, and depicts in a thrillingly interesting manner one of the most tragic episodes in Roman history; the destruction of ancient Pompeii by the volcano of Vesuvius. This latter feature is depicted in a startling manner, and the spectator trembles for the safety of the hundreds of actors who are seemingly buried beneath the fiery debris of the fallen city. Following this scene of chaos and destruction de-struction comes the real event of the night a brilliant display of Pain's Manhattan Beach fireworks, fire-works, and for nearly an hour the huge amphitheatre amphi-theatre and the space above it is ablaze with beautiful beau-tiful and novel designs of pyrotechny. The big "Pompeii" amphitheatre has a comfortable seating seat-ing capacity for fully 10,000 people, and-visitors will find every reasonable precaution and convenience conven-ience provided for their comfort and safety. Especial attention is shown to the littlejones, and many comic fireworks devices are shown for their especial pleasure. The spectacle will be managed by Mr. Pyper of the Salt Lake theatre. The Onyx Bank is closed. To travelers east j and west, and particularly to local denizens who are not unacquainted with a midsummer thirst, this announcement will come like the parting from an old and familiar friend. However, there is consolation conso-lation in the fact that Jimmie McTernay has purchased pur-chased the Oxford, and that this genial mixologist will shortly convert that place into a haven similar sim-ilar to the old stand. Mr. McTernay's new acquisition acqui-sition will in future bear the familiar title of Onyx Bank. The present quarters are much more commodious, com-modious, and Jim is being congratulated by his many friends on the better facilities for handling his increasing trade. The old Onyx Bank of cherished cher-ished memories will probably be used in future for office purposes. |