A REVOLTING STAGE.
A number of representatives of the press, together with several gentlemen interested in theatrical matters, were presently invitation at the Park Theatre recently to " witness an. exhibition of the model .of .the new revolving stage'now in of construction at the theatre. The inventor, Mr. John 8. Crossy, of Philadelphia, explained the working of his'ingenious model to the satisfaction of all present. The contrivance is the result of many years' thought on the part of the inventor, who has himself had a long practical experience npori' the stage, but most of the work of perfecting it has been done within the - last two, years. The ■ working •of the", model was. highly satisfactory, and the invention seems to* be in every way a complete success. It is. well known that in all well-constitutcd "theatres only about one-half the stage is open to the view of the audience when the curtain is up. Thus the other half is left free for the sceneshifters to do their work without being seen by the audience. In the operation of Mr. Crossy's invention the scenery of the second act is being arranged by the workmen while the first is in progress, and at the proper time, when the 'curtain is dropped, by an ingenious system of revolving turn-tables,, the second scene is iiade to take the place of the first, which is turned around out of sight. Thus, a sylvan scene, for instance, is changed: with the greatest ease to.a box scene, with ceiling anu furniture all in place, the whole transformation occupying but a minute or less. So readily and naturally is the change made that the whole operation can be readily performed without dropping the curtain, in full sight of the audience, the effect being somewhat similar to that of a dissolving view. The invention is certainly a great novelty, and its successful operation will be fully appreciated by the audiences, who are thus spared any long and tedious waits between the acts.—Boston Globe.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6296, 21 January 1882, Page 7
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333A REVOLTING STAGE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6296, 21 January 1882, Page 7
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