Gilbert's book of pantomimes, acting charades, parlor theatricals, and tableaux ... Illustrated with numerous fine engravings, showing exactly how everything should be done (1878)
Williams, Henry T., McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) · New York, Hurst, c1878. · leaf 38
stained with blood, or the beati- fied soul of the lost one was seen ascending to heaven. He said that all this proved that the priests were further advanced in scientific knowledge than we thought, even if we allowed something for the mystified state of mind in which the specta- tors were… … The Professor then produced from a box a sheet of glass like an ordinary window. This he placed on the table, at right an- gles in an upright position. This was the secret of all modern ghosts and spectres, he told us, and he proposed first to show us how it could be made useful. First he placed a…
Amateur plays · Shadow shows · Tableaux
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