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Show FOUR ACRES OF SCENERY REPRESENT REP-RESENT ANCIENT POMPEII. No scenic representation could be more "realistic- than the magnificent view which is sp-.ead out before the spectator in Pain's elaborate production of "Last Days of Pompeii," which will be seen in the Salt Lake Theatre on July 24. The- scenic city spreads out over an area of four acres of ground and so perfect is the work of the painter paint-er in the perspective that one seems to be looking upon a real city and a landscape land-scape that stretches seemingly away for miles. Real massive buildings twenty to fifty feet high, loom up in : the foreground, representing the palaces, pal-aces, temples, etc., of the picturesque, ancient city, .while huge triumphal arches ar-ches adorn its streets. Towering above all these is the ever beautiful but treacherous. Mount Vesuvius. Cardinal Gibbons, the Catholic church's highest representative in America, recently attended at-tended a performance of Pain's Iast Days of Pompeii" in Baltimore, arcom-panied arcom-panied by several reverend gentlemen of the same church. All pronounced themselves delighted with the collosal spectacle. His Eminence is familiar with the ruins brought to light by recent re-cent excavations at Pompeii, Italy, and in fact, had just returned from that historic city. Of his own knowledge he readily pointed out many of the principal princi-pal temples, arches and buildings, so accurate is the reproduction in this mimic city of the spectacle. Cardinal Gibbons never attends the theatre, but his knowledge of Pompeii, and his recent re-cent study of its ruins made him quite curious regarding this production. "It is simply wonderful," said he. on leaving. leav-ing. A force of over forty skilled scenic mechanics are necessary to place this scenic city in position each day, in spite of every tune and labor-saving device that can be provided. The spectacle will be managed by Mr. Pyper of the Salt Lake theatre. |