MAGIC BLACK LIGHT

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11493, 21 November 1931, Page 10

MAGIC BLACK LIGHT

EXPERIMENT IN THEATRE

CHORES GIRLS VANISHED SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2s. Alexander Strobl, who makes whole stages full of chorus oirls vanish with liis magical black . predicted in Now York that ultra' violet rays soon would revolutionise the theatref movies advertising and interior decorating. Tho dynamic little Hungarian chemist, who laboured for twelve yeans trying to perfect invisible lighting, -is working on an experiment which will enable theatre-goers to sit in darkness and read their programmes as if they were illuminated by a spotlight. Tho plan to flood theatres with hundreds of thousands of watts of tills. “TJ.V.” light will causo stairways’ and exits to felow, seat numbers will 6tahd out, eliminating tlio need 'of ushers’ flashlights, and still ill© house will bo black. The chemist said: '‘ln this new ora there will bo* no intermissions for the ultra violqt light' will shift tho seOnery and oven change the actors’ costumes.’’ • " '

Standing: ,in front of his . miniature stage, Strobl snapped buttons, • causing ehairs, tables and figures to vahish, and making invisible colours glow as, lie explained “XF.V.” lighting. “Light Yrorn ah oi-dinary globe contains 95 per cent visible Tight and 5 per cent TJ.V.,” he said. “By filter-' iho- out the 95 per cent we can get" a beam of. the .-.inyisiblo. light.”