The times., 1901-05-26

pounds, and is readily teleseoped, so as
to serve for large and small pictures.
thus giving variety in size well as sub
Ject matter. The frame is lined on the
inside with electric lights in red, white,
and blue globes. and on top are three very
strong additional lights, all of which con-
meet with a switchboard placed in the
wings. The electrician has his box on
top of the frame, and is furnished with
light plot with the coiors for each pic
ture indicated. There are three trucks,
which might suggest the portable stage
OF the early days when dramatic en-
tertainments were given on the street
corners These trucks, two small
ones and one large one, are the same
height as the frame. and have a semi-cir-
cular back. Each is used for three or
more pictures with the scenery for the
latter in place in the order in which they
come. The first picture is formed in truck
|, which is to the right Of the stage. The
background and the base are already in
position The models take their places
and the truck is rolled up to the frame
AT a signal the electrician Of the theatre
puts the house in darkness while the one
above the frame turns on the picture
lights. But a few seconds are required
for the models to get into their proper
positions A little bell gives the curtain
signal and the picture is shown. When
the curtain drops whistle is blown, and
truck | is quickly rolled back and is
replaced in the frame by truck 2 from its
position in the centre of the stage When
the second picture has been shown the
whistle signal is again given, truck 2 is
left. The fourth picture is shown on
truck l from which, in the meantime
the scenery Of the first picture has been
removed. revealing the background of the
fourth view. The fifth picture Is set on
No. truck and the sixth on No g. and
so on. The backgrounds of these pictures
are IN the form of ordinary stage set
tlngs They fold up, and Immediately after
the performance they are placed in order
on the truck to which they belong and
so everything is in readiness for the next
The entire act works systematically and
there is signal for every move and
every change which. being responded to-
instantly explains the beauty and perfec-
who pose were recruited from profess
Slonal models and chorus people in New
YORK. The model who appears in Rock
OF Ages was waiting her turn when The
Times interviewer questioned her In re-
fession.
II have been posing for Mr. Keith for
five years, she said; that is, in the sum
mer. Yes, at times it is little hard to
keep still, especially If one is nervous. |
suppose we do forget and blink OCCASION
ally, but sometimes you can't help it,
Next week l am to pose for The Lost
Chord The picture is the familiar one
of st. Cecilia and one verse of The Lost
Chord will be sung while the picture is
shown. II is one Of the longest poses
given and is not an easy one for 7 have
strong spot light in my eyes during
the time the picture Is uD.
And your" enquired The Times repre-
sentative from slight little woman near
by who was Dawn last week.
We'll, ! have been a professional model
ever since / was child; in fact. ever
since can remember. have posed for
all the prominent sculptors. and a few
weeks before coming here was the model
for a new work by French the New York
artist. Yes. | like the work or l should
never remain in it. There is only thing
in which I claim distinction from other
models and that is that l have never
posed for Gibson"
Julia Marlowe expects to appear in three
important plays next season. One of
them is a sumptuous revival of a Shakes
perean tragedy. and the second. her first
appearance in a famous play of modern
life. which has been favor.te with sew
eral of the greatest European actresses
of the day, and the third an entirely new
drama of modern life concerning which
she will say nothing at present.
Bijou Fernandez will become member
of the Lafayette stock company on June
8, making her first appearance in Gil
Iette's Because She Loved Him So
Miss Fernandez has played in New York
during the past season with Amelia Bing-
hams company in THE Climbers" and
in addition to her own part she has been
understudy for the other feminine roles
and so was unable to procure her release
earlier Miss Fernandez Is a clever actress
and will be welcomed by the patrons OF
the Lafayette Theatre.
Edwin Stevens, leading character man
with Charles Frohmans Empire Theatre
Stock Company, has made a distinct hit
as Baron Stein in the spring revival of
Diplomacy" at the Empire Theatre, New
York This is the third notable success
Mr.. Stevens has scored recently. the
others being his creation of the role OF
Robert Hutton in Brother officers and
his clever delineation of the old ltailan
ballet master in Captain Jinks of the
Horse Marines
Amelia Bingham will close her regular
season at the Bijou Theatre. New York,
next Saturday night. She will begin her
annual tour at the Colonial Theatre ,-Bos-
ton. Monday, September 16, visiting chi
cago. Providence. Philadelphia. PIttsDUFs'
Washington Baltimore. Detroit. Clncln-
natl. Cleveland Buffalo, and Brooklyn
before her return to the BijOu Theatre
January a. 1902. when she VIII present
one of the several plays accepted oy her
for production next year Miss Bingham
has retained for next season, with one
exception. the services OF the members
of her present company.
Lovers Lane" was not written for the
public that has enjoyed Clyde Fitchs sa-
tires of society life in New York. 1t was
intended for use outside that city and the
author believed that it would make
stronger appeal TO the theatregoers of
other communities than any OF thoSS
pIavs founded on the heartlesSneSS ana
WorldIiness of mOdiSh men ana women
Rut the unexpected happened Lovers
Lane has appealed to blase New Workers
ike n fragrant watt of breeze from an
anpIe orchard and is entering into its
fourth month with unabated prosperity