New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14

=. a.. .,,,...,or. % Il are advanced here It Is be-
cause they are less obvious. and not because -
intended to imply that there are no advah'ase'
reduce the rather long periods OF DARKNESS oe'"
scenes and the longer waits IN many cases i'eu A.,
10 be wished and no doubt this object wo"" 'o
advanced by the revolving stage; ,,,s- ~ men
NECESSARY would be much reduced. There M4u ha
be times when about the regular number wou, Of a
scene and these would have to be kept on hand aa
paid all the time The tendency 70 r nrety some
tim times bu! they would become monotonous II they
occurred in every play and perhaps bs Sasrams here
shown there is distance Of seven or egns erv.
between the curtain be sns the %sh some
manent pieces having no relation to me ,dsp the
They n would simply Si' picture
itself This would be conspicuousy the case ~
such as this 1hai turned GI
1t into It's place before the opening ana !, Wis
ible to the audience will be set with appropraa.ee
scenery Perhaps the revolving part OF r rne line
than it is shown ia these diagrams but 1t could not
come much nearer.
ELEMENTS OF EXPENSE.
The revolving part Of the stage takes. II VIII DO
SEEM nearly the whole Of the stage ana TINS eare'
little storage room. There would seem 10 DC oi'''
culties about storing scenery In place .ha' "n'
going to turn around from time to time ou' theio
must De a place 10 put inc rCeHo'' ""N
while they are not In use. In a play requ''ine
heavy sets and many accessories this Is con-
sideration OF such Importance that 1t often MAKES
an adequate production impossible In theA,r'
which does not have the storage room lot 'ho
settings while they not in use. The space u.
tho back and sides of the stage Is ordinarily useo
for this purpose, but when the whoe stage ene.pi
a bare margin is in constant action an aoui.,o, a
space would have to be provided TOT tne puiPV1S r
and this would require a greater original cost loi
the theatre Add TO this the cost OF the MACHINERY
for moving the stage and that or running ~ , a
keeping IL in repair and 1t will be evident INA,
the possible saving of the pay or scehe -, w.
or two will not count for much against the CA
pense of the plan as a whole $500 , =. q -
Taken Altogether. the turn-table stage may o9 ~.
excellent thing for theatre tfat Is suPpoI.eu 20
q government, but 1t Is not hkely 10 pe huoPt..u
widely among theatres controlled by priNale, , IN
dviduals who run them as the means ol Ihnhins
their liyings Only stage has ever peeh az
tempted in this city which in any way aims 10 III, a.
complsh the purpose OF the turn-taDle sIase. "a, '
ts the double stage of Hoyts Theatre II was ~! ~.
vented by Steele Mackaye, and was thopsn. "a, .,o
time to be a great achievement, but II mas no pt.'
initiated elsewhere and 1t is so far 1orgotei ',ia.
nroba hly few of those who see performances a. LIZ
theatre know that 1t is still in use But II Is BUN
in use The contrvance consists Simply y! W.
nlatforms one above the other. al lAeu uIstanSo
which can be raised and lowered py Inacn'nei =.
4 scene can be set on one While inc otnel - az
nse and then both together are raised OF io"e'co'
as the case may be, when the time comes.
AS TO the comparative usefulness OF this ana