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EXHIBITORS HERALD
January 10, 1925
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TIE-UP with broadcasting station in your eommanity can be made using an announcer to speak the part of the Genii.
DIRECTIONS right and left are from the audience.
DEGREES refer to Coppock Scale of Emotions. (Page 37)
ALL SCENES are framed in by leg drop which represents instrument for receiving pictures by radio. This drop and mechanism painted dark colors.
SCENE PLOT
Scene 1,
Degree, Mysterioso.
Scrim drop with wire mesh design hangs in opening of leg drop. Six feet behind this hangs drop with large Genii painted in decorative treatment with light radiance illuminated in flashes from back. Rigging to lower six or eight girl dancers. It’s dark with large weird shadows.
Scene 2,
Quartet from Rigoletto Two practical thickness set pieces and cut tree drop against black velvet. The edges of set pieces are irregular and painted into black to match velvet drop and give effect of remaining wall and building being hidden in darkness.
Amber light on characters at table left. Light appears to come through door of inn. Greens and blues from right.
Scene 3,
Sign against black: “To Trains.”
Blue light from above on character with traveling bag, or sign pointing with “South” on it and small profile comedy flivver.
Scene 4,
Degree, Vivace.
Set for group of old songs. Large flowers on fence have centers of transparency. (Scrim.) Flowers and fence are on cut drop with practical gate wide enough to allow hoop skirts to pass through. House and distance are on back drop.
Scene 5,
Full stage depth.
Design of large tree with shriveled burnt effect is on frame pieces to mask parallels and piano. Jazz band is seated on platforms. Fire effect down stage at right and left. Back drop has complete design of tree with entire sky red illuminated from back. Fire and smoke effect from behind to rise from center and left. Red confetti from snow bag.
SCENARIO
Scene 1,
Degree, Mesto.
After introduction by orchestra there is silence. An operator at left is working with dials. There is confusion. ’Phone rings —
1. . . . Operator . . . “Theatre Stage . . . not a thing . . . you are sending? Don’t get