RAINER’S PANORAMA.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1334, 26 July 1883, Page 2

RAINER’S PANORAMA.

Saturday evening Rainer’s well known and evergreen Panorama of the American War will make its first appearance at Parnell & Boylan’s Hall. This Panorama has met with the greatest success in Auckland, where the Queen’s Theatre has been nightly crowded by a delighted audience. The battle scenes of the American Campaign are things that can be witnessed again and again. They are rendered with remarkable vividness and fidelity, and the mechanical effect adds a lustre to the pictures which must be seen to be understood. Now the moon breaks through the dark streaks of clouds and shines on the faces of the dead and dying on the field of battle. . Next, is seen a marine landscape with the light flickering on the water. Then the naval battle between the Kearsage and the Alabanna is represented with life like fidelity. The most elaborate portion of all the exhibition is the concluding scene in which the funeral of the late President Lincoln is depicted. The whole affair is so life-like that it is hard to believe that it is not real. In addition to this there is a good brass band, and a host of valuable presents are distributed amongst the delighted audience.