The sun., 1896-10-18

agency. In the aurora scene the rays Of light
are projected against back drop scene. the
breaking Of the ice in this play is an excellent @
piece of work, both as regards soeinR and hear-
Ing. Cobblestones ratified about in caeks CON
tanning broken crockery, and shot shaken In
leo does, which are of harmless wood and can
vas. Tho burning Of q ship in this ultra mel
York Fire bepartmsynt y itV until il was explained
that the supposed dangerous sparks which
nlled the stage were merely pieces OF gu, io,l
podium flames below.
A great many Of the effects in grand opera this
The instrument used looks like a photographs
camera An lntense light Is received from
bunch OF incandescent lamps, or from an arc
lected through u plano convex Ions, the reRu'
lation painted slides are not used. Their place
above SS or se ens so That When
revolving the centre OF the radius Will be eL'
posed to the. light, Various atmospheric ef-
rain plate, for instance, Is glass disk marked
with concentric streaks OF paint. The circles
and % cessation NJ OF II rain % drop. Wien this plate
Is reyolved in the apparatus the effect pro
duced is n capital representation OF driving
volyed decides tho force Of the storm. A snow
plate is made in the same manner. except that
strcSss. Effects % OF aeetinx clouds can also be
made with plate, although the plate must be
ssn,rsd above shS % to ge the 5
in this way. ."Rienzi," for instance. !. made
ride OF the vaikyrles illustrates another, use Of
the apparatus. when the first rider departs
through the heavens on the way TO Walh9lia.
tho effect is produced by means or q plate
painted with tho regulation horse and rider.
The plate lie placed in tho frame; AMI the
ensTsed Whs1s sss very Sf%sa sa % When
TdT n another Ds Win tT Sres
ri ilnra ar,lp fhn full NIL nnNn nf
riders 10 shown. Many other effects can be
produced with the APPARATUS, such. for IN.
stance as waterfall, forms of lightning, rip
When Siegfried Yields his magic sword.
every blow OF the hammer produces sparks.
much to the wonder of q Ger tain part OF the au-
donce. The effect is produced electrically.
Every time the hammer is brought down upon
the sword IT jams a small wire screen against
ono end OF circuit. and the result is num-
Der Of ,rcs When the head Of wotan,. suear ear
Is knocked Off bv the sword of Sieuried, the
a flash OF lycopodium powder which is caused
by spark from an electric battery concealed
The Liliputians will have a rainbow effect
in one Of their plays this winter. rainbow
machine is a projecting apparatus, modihca-
tion of the magic lantern. No lens is used. Its
place being taken, by u semicircular opening
In the front OF the box. Strips of wire are
fixed in this semi. circular opening so as to
break the rays of light. The color of the rain
bow are produced by projecting a strong light
decides the shape OF the light as 1t appears on q
back drop scene. When the p. Il ms are turned
in opposite d. irections inside OF the box. the
most vivid cnlors nre produced.
The BLACK Crook" will start out on the road
this year with n number OF electric effects. One
OF the most striking is that In which ZGmid
causes fire 10 issue from his finger tips. The
result Is obtained by having two ends of an
electric circuit terminate in thimbles, one OF
which is carried on the thumb and the other
on the middle finger. When these thimbles
brought together the result is an arc or
flash of electric light. The same result is OBJ
tai compact. One leaf Of the book is composed
OF u sheet of cooper. The pencil used Is made
of carbon. When the two are brought together
the result Is flashes II licl all the stage.
In Lewis Morrison's Faust" the duellists
who have a sword con5at stand upon metal
plates set in the STAGE floor. The circuit Ia
continued through metal heel plates and long
wires concealed under the drellists' clothes
TO the sword handles. which are Of metal. Nat
urallY when the swords clash flashes of fire
are produced. In fact, this will be season
of much mechanical effect on the stage. Ths
science of stage mechanism is by no means
fixed. Even the stage electrician is very lit
tie related to his more distinguished brother
the general practitioner. The conditions OF
his calling are always changing, and he may
yesterday seemed impossible. Yet after all.
his fame Il limited, for the use OF his devices
ard the memory of them are 80 ephemeral
that. concealed from the public as they are.
they afford him hut small hone OF celebrity.
20 much is this tho ease that hardly n first
class electrician or stage mechanic is known
outside OF his own fraternity.