What shall we do to-night? or, Social amusements for evening parties. Furnishing complete and varied programmes for twenty-six entertainments (1873)
Dick, William B. (William Brisbane), 1827-1901 · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 303
artisticskill may be shown in producing a good imitation. Then we have a flash of lightning -, remember that the light-ning comes before the thunder. A little gunpowder—very lit-tle—mixed with sulphur; so as to give it a blue tinge, may becarried on a small shovel; a pinch of this thrown through… … Fig. 107. Now the wind rises; this must be gradual. A long narrowpiece of tin this time, whisked like a harlequins sword; thenas the wind increases a natural effect is given by blowing softlythrough a penny whistle. Thus the storm is complete; butthe figures on the stage must act in accordance with…
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