The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-01
TO THE MOON BY STEREOPTICON
a Unique and Instructive Entertainment 6
8, the Carnegie Music Hall.

A Unique and Instructive Entertainment 1t
8. the Carnegie Music Hall.
Mr.. Garrett T. Serviss piloted an audience in
Music Hall last night to the moon aud back
again in less than two hours. Handsomely
mounted stage scenes representing the Won
derful landscapes Of the moon and u number
of stereopticon views. illustrated Mr.. Servss's
lecture in a realistic manner
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie. who is responsible for
this unique form Of entertainment in this
country. has imported all tho necessary scenic
and mechanical properties from Berlin. where
such illustrated lectures have been given by
the Urania Society An excellent translation Of
Dr. M. Wilhelm Meyers lecture was first given
with these illustrations by an elocutionist.
but it was dull. 1t was evident that the
audience wanted as Il guide on their i'm
aEinary journey some one who possessed q
complete knowledge of the scientific facts and
principles involved. and could at the same
time present these facts and describe the
ssy Hf sEs n
and Lecturer on astronomy, rGGarranged the
the mechapcal effects by krnnz and Rough;
the scenes many. different effects were pro-
duced. When the hall had been darkened after
scene see was Shown t" the fs was fs.
landscape near Berlin, with lake in the fore
ground. When first seen it was night Then
came the rosy hue of sunrise. and finally
the sun appeared above the horizon. and its
rays seemed to be reflected in a path from the
the sun by the moon. As il might have been
seen from near Berlin on tho 10th OF August.
1887. had not the clouds interfered. As the
eclipse became greater the sun looked like a
crescent moon: then. when its disk was COW
cred by the moon. there appeared tho banners
of light around its edges tlut are seen at this
stage OF the eclipse.
Mr.. Serviss discarded entirely DIR. Meyers
lecture. and by means Of easily Congratulated
comparisons gave his audience some apprc-
citation of the immense distances and the
relative weights of Astronomical bodies.
As he described the different phases of tho
moons eclipse tho audience saw them yividly
rs succession OF beautiful pictures the en-
tcrtainmcnt was satisfying. and with the OK
planatory remarks II was instructive. Someof
the illustrations were made from photographs
OF the moon. and all We're accurate.
From Berlin and its view of the solar eclipse
the audience was taken out into space and
halted for a few minutes within 5000 miles OF
the moon. Lunar landscapes were SO realis-
tcally represented that tho lecturer was fire.
quently interrupted by applause.
Mr.. Serviss deSc.ibea some Of the largest
craters that marke ed the burned out volcanoes,
and compared them. with the aid OF the
stcreopticon with Nesuvius. There WAS also
Il sunset scene in the Indian Ocean. showing
sea Ind forced it's way. and in the background
the sun sinking slowly into the sea.
Tho audience listened and were interested
until the lecturer brought them back again to
started. These excursions to tho moon. with
an explanatory discourse by Mr.. Serviss. are
to be repeated every Monday and Wednesday
evening and Saturday afternoon.