Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Nov. 25, 1816: Theater Lighting
Wired: "1816: Gaslight illuminates Philadelphia's Chestnut Street Theatre. Theater patrons are living in an age of wonders: lights that burn 'without wick or oil.'"
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okay... is there any present-day relevance to this article?
it's nice to think about how things used to be done in the past and how much our technology has evolved. on the flip side, it's quite scary to comprehend the daily use of ancient tools and tricks. imagine, hanging an entire light plot with candles and mirrors. sure, there's got to be a ton of old stagehand tricks to make it easy and "safe", but nowadays it'd be impossible
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