Ancient Superstitions and Origin of Halloween--A Magazine Bean-blower--A New Style of Tick-tack--A Clockwork Tick-tack-- The Goblin-man--The Disappearing Rope.
One Advantage of a Small Slide--Location--Length--The Platform-- Framework--Railing around Platform--A Ladder--Making a Swift Slide--A Home-made Sled--The Runners--Reënforcing the Runners.
An Interesting Entertainment--A Picture-frame Proscenium--The Stage Framework--The Gridiron--The Stage Floor--The Drop-curtain-- Lighting the Theatre--The Footlights--Floodlights--Colored Lights --Spotlights--Admission Tickets and Programmes.
SCENERY, PROPERTIES, AND MECHANICAL EFFECTS 311
Materials for Scenery--An Ocean Scene--Additional Waves--Frames for Drops--A Mid-ocean Scene--A Seashore Scene--A Field Scene-- The Trees--A Blockhouse Scene--Pine Boughs for Trees and Shrubbery --Moss for Mounds and Hills--Rustic Bridges--A Pond or Lake--A Street Scene--An Interior--A War Drama--Paper Soldiers--Scheme for Marching Soldiers--Separate Standards--A Jointed Figure--Stage Properties--Tents--An Indian Teepee--Battleships--Trains and Wagons--Mechanical Effects--Thunder--Rain--Wind--Lightning-- The Roar of Cannon.
The Trolley-line--Supports for Trolley-line--Power for Operating Railway--Tracks--The Cars--A Gondola Car--A Street Car--Other Cars--Operation of Railway--A Station.
Procuring a Set of Clockworks--An Automobile Touring-car--The Frame--Preparation of Clockworks--The Belt--Testing the Machine-- The Cardboard Sides--Wheels--Mud-guards--Lamps--The Steering-wheel --A Horn--The Brake--The Chauffeur--Painting the Machine--An Automobile Delivery Wagon--The Cardboard Sides--The Wheels--Other Portions--Painting the Wagon--A Clockwork Railway.
How Boots were Marked in a Penitentiary--A Home-made Fountain Pen-- The Magic Pin-wheel--To Operate the Pin-wheel--A Wooden Chain and Rattle--The Chain--The Rattle--Finishing the Chain and Rattle.
Materials Required--Cork Animals--A Pig--A Horse--The Elephant --The Giraffe--A Porcupine--Other Animals--The Korka-bird--A Duck--Canoes--Small Sail-boats--Cork Furniture--A Chair--The Sofa--A Small Tabouret--A Toy Log-cabin.
(In addition to more than four hundred text illustrations.)
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