The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-18

until the full complement OF riders is
shown. Many other effects can be
produced with the apparatus, such for
instance as a water fall, FORMS of
lightning. g ripple. or a sand storm.
for the latter of which the Queen of
Sheha" was good illustration.
When Siegfried Yields his magic
sword. every blow of the hammer pro-
duces sparks, much to the wonder Of q
certain part of the audience. The
effect is produced electrically. Every
time the hammer is brought down upon
the sword it Jams a small wire screen
against the anvil. The screen and the
anvil each form one end of circuit
and the result is a number of arcs.
When the head Of Wotan's sphere is
knocked off by the sword of Siegfried
the departure of its magic power is
symbolized by a flash of lycopodium
powder which is caused by spark
from an electric battery concealed
within the spear.
STAGE RAINBOW.
The Lilliputians will have a rainbow
effect in one of their plays this winter
A rainbow machine is a projecting APP
paratus; a modification of the magic
ing taken by q semi-circular opening
in the front of the box Strips of wire
are fixed in this seni-circular opening
so as to break the rays of light. The
brilliant colors of the rainbow are
produced by projecting a strong light
through two candalabra prisms. The
semi-circular opening decides the
shape of the light as it appears on a
back drop scene. When the prisms
are turned in opposite directions in
side the box the most vivid colors are
produced.
OTHER ELECTRICAL EFFECTS.
The BLACK Crook" will start out on
the road this year with a number of
electric effects. One of the most
striking is that in which Zamiel causes
fire TO 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 mid
die finger When these thimbles are
brought together the result is an arc
or flash of electric light. The same
result is obtained when the "Black
Crook signs the fatal compact. One
leaf of the book is composed of a
sheet of copper. The pencil used is
made of carbon. When the two are
brought together the result is flashes
of light all over the stage. In Lewis
have a sword combat stand upon
metal plates set in the stage floor The
circuit is continued through metal heel
plates and long wires concealed IN
der the duelists' clothes to the sword
handles, which are of metal Naturally
when the swords clash flashes of fire
are produced. In fact this will be a
season of much mechanical effect on
the stage. The science of stage mechan-
ism is by no means fixed. Even the
stage electrician is very little related
to his more distinguished brother-the
general practitioner. The conditions
of his calling are always changing, and
he may be called upon today to do
something which yesterday seemed i'm
possible. Yet, after all, his fame is
limited. for the use of his devices; and
the memory of them are so ephemeral
that, concealed from the public as they.
are, they afford him but little SCOPE
for general approval. So much is this
the case that hardly a first-class cleo
trician or stage mechanic is famous
outside of his own confraternity.
THEODORE WATERS.