Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-19
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a. HIANE WU6UN
sisssDar Vocabulary that 10 i,
Dehisa the Sceaes In u.
TAeNare.
New Yos Sun.
Inc stge has . language Of its own
M "a s'an carpenter TO a reporter witt
stooa upon u boards OF one of the principa
metropolitan Neatres Words have mean
ings with us tina are unknown TO any othe,
trade Or art. cosldnt begin TO give you.
complete list, but WI mention few in m,
department. In additioAto these the propert,
man has his words, and 70 have tile actor
the eostumers, the wigmakess, the gasmea
and the dramatists.
Each Of the various pieces Of sc.aery h~
a distinct nams The back scene, when
made in two pieces, rolled on from eithe,
side, is called the fats when it is in one,aus
raised or lowered from above, it is called
drop Tho narrow side scenes are wings
inclined platforms are called runs these am
used in mountain scenes and for tho horse ii
'Mazeppa' and similar Purposes. Sinai
painted frames to hide the run, are known a.
masking pieces When a rooil is set witt
solid walls instead of wings, it i,a box scene
Those arched pieces OF canvas over voul
stage is known rs the rigging loft though il
England it is more generally termed grid.
iron.' Tie gallery running round the stage
whence all the ropes are worked, is named
the 'fiies.' That continuation of il
there where the artist is at work is
called the paint bridge 1t is made to raix
and lower, and so is his immense easel, known
as paint frame These holes in the stag,
are traps, and the space underneath is tn.
trap cellar. Some of the traps are made
with springs To shoot person up quickly il
pantoniitne or spectacular pieces. They an
then called 's.ar' Or vampire traps Thus
strips Of wood below the flies into which the
scenes slide are called grooves, aud each eli
vision of a groove is cut The space he
tween each set Of groove, is All entrance
These two Handsomely painted wings near
the proscenium arch AMI which usually re.
main on the stage no matter what tile scene.
are called 'tormentois:' why, | don't know
except it may I've that the audience get!
wearied OF always seeing them
Observe these narrow grooves in the
stage, down which scenes may lE, made n
disappear. They are sinks aud the board,
that cover them are 'sliders.' TO hold ur
pieces of scenery we use these poles witt
angle irons, called braces. To fasten then
to the stage are these cork screw like thing;
termed 'screw-eyes' This is the 'promp,
side, or where the pronipter stands, and the
other is the o. p,' OF opposite prompt
Here is moon box which moves up and
down with the calciun light representing
that luminary. This shec. Of iron is termed
the thunder drum Paul that >trng and YOU
shake up a barrel of peas, which makes th,
sound OF rain, and which is called the rain
box Turn that llandl. and this yiganti,
rattle makes u noise like breaking wood II
Is crash, and is used Ia make the sound o
bursting doors or falling bnldings Agains,
the wall is a call box where the calls or
notices OF rehea'>al> are Is,sied. That pec,
OF canvas painted like water, and which
while lying ON the stage is shaken from tn.
entrances, is IA sea cloth These p.inte,
strips OF muslin are 'gauIc waters the,
were used in the cave >,sne Of the 'Co.lpe,
Bawn.'
ITO put a play on is to 'mount' it, T,
mount 1t t'lieapy ~ Ia fake il. A 'full set
IS scene occupying all the stage cur
Rnters scene is set in the first grooves u
I'LL time while Hhef scenes are being set,
To strike Is tn ,nuv- n scene from the stage.
A stage hand Is "a grip This wheel covered
with foil working behind Stats in the scene
is ripple sirnl' IL gives the effect of
moonlight On the water. These wings cut
fame. shapes on the edge are profiled
This ina>s Of gas burners is bunch light.
1t Eau l@ moved Ia any part of the stage
The curtain is called the rag, and the hand.
some one used between the acts is the aci
drop. My Instructions from the author are
called a '>es,iie plot aud wher,, store INV
scenes is 'dork.'
Il snpp,se can't call to mind now bali
fhs.f sNan L..
names for. II you were to 20 through all
the different branches OF the profession you'd
get word, enough to start a new language.
Oee Of Jay GOulds small Csrmers
Cor. Philadelphia Record
The oak flooring of the BROOKLYN bridge
has shrunk and warped under the heat of tn
sun, and has splinlcred badly from the It'd,
OF rough trav el. so that il must be renewed
Eek Mayor Grace's firm had the contract TO,
the flooring, as ex Mayor Cooper's firm Ina.
that for a good part of the iron But Mr.
Grace might be parioned ii an occasions
poor board were inserted among the planL
he furnished. for he made nothing by the
contract. it Nems that Mr. Jay Gould hac
grudge against Mayor Grace because thu.
latter refused 10 grant him some official fayo,
he demanded The big capitalist made n,
ouN tetutu waited MS OppOrfu
niry for vengeance. " came before long
The little magician" had heard that Mr.
Grace had secured the contract for q he bridC,
flooring. and that the material was to bs
Georgia pine Of n certain quality. At ono,
lie sent his trilsty messengers and cornereG
the market. When the mayor came TO All
his contracts he found that the price had ad.
vsur,d AMI that he must buy of MIR. Gould,
The moral ~ the transaction seems to I've thai
ia l,>> than three months from the time tn,
hriiHc was opened rev flooring is needed.
In Ms Younger Days.
Jo Howard in Philadelphia. Press.
Several years ago. when | was Young and
tender, | hat occasion to telegraph some
rather startling facts from distant city To
The paper was employed 10y, AMI began Inv
dispatch by quoting.
1--WE are living, we are dwelling in n 3raut
and awful time.
In an age on ages telling, to he living il
sublime.
The following day ! received telegram
from the managing editor in which. among
other things, he took occasion to remark thai
he had no doubt we were living and dwelling
in grand and awful time but as it cost fou,