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Alverson, Margaret Blake, 1836-1923

"Sixty Years of California Song"


(b) Council of the Gods, Homer booth. Egypt's gift to
America, Egyptian booth. Concepcion de Arguello. Banquet
scene. Bret Harte booth.
FIFTH NIGHT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
The second flight of La Valliere. The concert scene. The
French booth.
SIXTH NIGHT, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Home Sweet Home. Scenes from the Homer booth, French,
Egyptian, Walter Scott and the Lytton booths.
It is a well-known fact that a crowded house always produces
enthusiasm among the actors. This proved to be true on the opening
night of this tremendous undertaking carried out for ten nights. The
executive committee left nothing undone to make the old pavilion
attractive. There were international gardens and archery and fan
brigades, restaurant and refreshment department, Italian art gallery
and gardens, loan collections, and camp of the carnival guard. The
grand stage and the carnival bridge with the Shakespeare booth were
the largest divisions on the main and upper floors. Among the booths
were the following: Dickens' booth, pictures from artists and poets'
booth, musical composers' booth, Shakespeare booth, Hawthorne booth,
Arabian Nights' booth, Lord Lytton booth, Bret Harte booth, Charles
Reade booth, Tintern Abbey booth, Jacob Grimm booth, French booth,
Cervantes' booth, Egyptian booth, bon bon booth, floral booth,
executive committee booth.
The fine music of the carnival was under the direction of the
competent leadership of Mr.


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