New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-06
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A CHARMING STAGE PICTURE.

,,o,,r, rrrvcrs N THE Production OP "oLI-
yErrr r-IHGFNIoUs DEVICES OF HE SO'N
PAINTER AND MACmSIsT.
Readers of THE TRIBUNE will remember sams
of articles printed short time ago Oh s.aSo
and illusions Since that time some new oon't ,ho
ances have been invented 10y John ihoinl,s3n, NO
scenic artist aud Benson Sherw0 n me nacHnS'
of HavCry's Fifth Avenue lheatt. ne'" % a." Oil
t;ons are nj Chilly exhibited In the lrst act OF vi
.io ., 90 az cnmic onara now running at thar
theetre. and contribute not a little 10 inc geneiA
effect Of the play. Ia, ,on-.sonts The sborc of
bav. In the middle distance are boats wing AZ
anchor with their old sait9 an shor
idly against the mc'bs De tben comes an abrupt
S,,1 unoo which stands town; Just opposite
the town is distant lighthouse be, Hrot
ai IL rue the sun sinks behind the h the red
"lare of sunset changes to the SORT gray OF twigm'
and gradually into the pale blniFhagrecn OF moor ~
aht as ,n1 Iohnr J,siowed upon this scene cannot
he reo%ed by any one in the audience The fore
ground representing house YIN ,it ocony m
rom AMI hn %nets nre cut out in profile" also In
pnon, neres The hill. town and lighthouse are
also proied in three pieces ne oiop ~ t n.y., th
IN which IS tue Sun. sinks lmPreceptioiy until inc
enn disappears behind the bills req glare "
tLrown over tho scene by means ot TWO calcium
lights with red glasses sia"me To o nf nrot,img
After the sun SINKS pale blue glasses are SLOWLY
substituted for the red ones Greeh ana reu iahtohs
appn q
sbins The moon then begins to rlse ms If Ell
fectrd by new contrivance. Inc moon IL made q
"a stationary moons have always c'eh nl Huc-ui
a concal case of tin, the base OF WnlCn ~ coNfIru
with silk and aceS the audience. In Tins Is cehue
winch furnishes the necessary llght. IN ms 'l
stance the moon Is inrnos" WIN small az Do
lines If wire running from the bottom q the stage
to the top piece Of tine cord is ili'de lasI 10 Wv
top of the mon rasSeS or oyer camip p~''e down
ag9in. masses around the axle OF wheel. nus
wheel Is about twelve inches IN diameter anu y
connected by het TO hIIh sna'irI WhrrI I .ir
and whiskrtq sits Ivy this sud patiently Turns II.
It ~ 40 ARRANGED that every six revolutions OF tne
crank draw in only hTecquaricTs OF an men OF inc
cord wtlh moves the mnon. IN tliS way Inc H,','
aco1trrs a veIv GLOW and steady motion; re Ii3ht
Lullso il fnrnis'td with revolving neht Wh'ch,
While very elective. Is very SIMPLY mIl", hoio ~
cnt in the top OF the lighthouse. Be'iIhd rms IL
haunted, on the end Of brooin3''ck; sIlail but
strong "buraeyc" lante cram ~ niacTa , 81,
iight il made 10 rcV0lVr. Mr. SHERWOOD intends 7"
M rlect the realistic appearance OF ths lght by pro
duc.ng on Monday, the reflection OIL the RASH Oh 'c
Tho mmr,lnr of pieces into which this scene IL
din led ana the naTrOWnr>' ~ the stage al II, nun
Aycruc Theatre maze the Work OF stfiNlnP, OF
t,,,,ur dom the scene and setting the next
matter of no little difficulty; ElSih men are en-
ploycd aad OWING to The thoronGhh'Ss OF thcif
disc,ulnp thr whole work Is nDw accomplishing III
nine minutes On TIE frs night OF the play,
when tho men ild not become iamlliar
with the handling Of the sets the umc
rcuurcd for this change wa' t"enty.t"0 MN
u:rq The chance from the second t0 he thlrd scene
~ ,i,.c,ed IN a similar ,prrdy manner. y lEln'Ni
rcpnrtrr Jaw the RAPID manner IN winch the d'e'"i't
piece. we're shifted last night Ic Stage mas To o'
h.aItelv clear every member of the r sc company
hclnr nalirea tn retire 10 the gr"n-Toom tora le"
Minutes everything the stage seems I" h' lr't ~
,urxtric1hr ,onfu-.un hut, before che nnInltIA'cd
s,.rt,tur can ,ru how If n done, the new scene IS
gIaCuaiv III. tog,thtl IN" COMPANY a'sHh'irS III
a fe;y tcnnds tn" orchestra bcgii3 tho pt"iud' u
,f,. ma
eLouts - lcarw IN III another moment The curtain
rors M upon rte Conp!r'rd picture: The ciPndi-
Inn ON the uiul:c IN OF .pIiNeite' has been very
itJ he rn.a,,v prnbctl; being the largest ever
gathered in the liud Avenue Theatre II Is draw
Ing crowded hc,l,ce and seems destined - !onl
run.