Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-23

ana set III anOtler mONaDle Stflp on DhrI
of which was n moon OF creased muslin
with bright light behind it. This
could be hauled up or lowered according
as Luna got n cue to rise or set, but the
illusion was nothing. 1t was too often
positively ridiculous to make the device
popular with either manager or actor.
All cursed the moon. Lately. however,
the property man has worked on the priu-
cipnl of the stereopticon. He throws an
illuminated disc on transparent lat from
behind the scene, and thus by moving
the lens can establish Luna in any quart
er of the stage tirmnmeut and make her
take any course without betrayinG her
prospective orbit to the keen-eyed critics
on the other side of the foutlights.
Purling brooks of real water have been
too common for years to be worthy of
more than passing remark, except that
viewed from the side scenee, unmasked
by the set pieces of the painter and the
property man, the effect is simply that of
several faucets dripping water into a bath
tub.
bowerv actor travelled over the coun-
try for several years playing drama
which had no attraction but the effect of
the hero being hanged by mob. The
moose was put around his neck and he was
actually strung up in the sight of the
audience. He even remained kicking and
submitted to three encores in Il night.
Every one malveled. Yet he simply wore
harness of leather and IRON banis under
his clothes there was hook at the back
of the neck which was attached to the
rope above the moose and the hanged man
was simply kicking astrde of II cushioned
seat-an iron bar which was connected
with the harness by I'M iron hand. which
followed the spinal column up TO the
neck. terminating i'll the hook. which
brought all the strain in tbe nroner
place for comfort.
In old times, when "Mazcppa" was the
rage, the writer ioiped the mob in Lowls
of wonder and delight at the spectacle of
the hero's" fierv, nntamed Ukraine steed"
thrusting his nose to ms iusensible mas
ter's face and caressipp INN Lliollv after
bis terrible ride. At LATER dnv when
this depoueut. from q cnirn of ,,iyout,oe
in the second entrance O p detected
that Mngrppa held a carrot nn,lar his arm
and that if was NOT love of thn bnrn Inf n
taste for vegetables ;hot octuotrJ the NO.
BILE steed he felt sick ot Leorf ot tba rnda
dispelhnr of the poetry of his bovhood
Juliet's balcony looks real and Won inn
agine the lovely ,naid nepring in. Iced
from rich boudolr to moan to ..the in,
constant moon'' for bnr nrovIircr lo,or
Rn+ viewed fron, +be .i1a ecana9 v.;th
Juliet standing on Il tottrring ladder md
and crowlinp at the or,mv cnrreuter who
;s stealyinG if if is ouit,. ondthar fh;nn
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lo1-, ti,,,, n tbrillino seus,t;0r' Vat II is
yerol sections of noi,,toI convo
simply seworl, RIM across tLa st.'oe IN a
grensed groove by, cornentors on1 +o1as
coming on itself whom If tnncbns tbo s;de
wall Of the tbpntra
The effact nf .or11;rc olo,,ls n
storm ot sea is only tLn Iror,inC, ooroos
the dark fiat n nrt with rSnza ,9 9notnhe, ,
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