CHAPTER XXIV

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.