New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1926, Page 21

OFFSTAGE FORGES ALSO REHEARSE Must Be Accurate and Sure in Stage Effects New York, Nov. 19. (P—Scenery and lighting rehearsals are as much a part of the preparation for an opera production as those of the singers and orchestra. Stage hands and electriclans have their cues upor which a smoothly produced opera depends. Mechanical effects for new operas are tried out repeatedly before the initlal performance, until a “plot,” or electricians’ score, fs satistactori- 1y established. Light Cues Flashed J. Buchter, chief elcctrician for the Metropolitan, prepares the | “plots” for that organization. Unlike the operatic score with musical notes to be sung or played, they have written notes telling when cer- tain buttons should be pressed or switches pulled. In reality, they are marked copics of the libretto. The cues are underscored in the | libretto and sheets pasted h-‘twcen[ the leaves contain the notes to be followed. When a cue is reached, Buchter presses a button, of which there are several rows on a switch- board offstage. An electrician or stage hand at some strategic ,point hears a buzzer or, if silence is re- quired, sees a tiny light flash in a bulb before his eyes. It is his cue to operate a spotlight, ralse or lower a curtaln, or perform some other task. Human Periscope Watches The lights are controlled from a | large switchboard In the cellar. A man sits in the cellar with his head protruding through a hole in the stage floor, out of sight of the audi- ence. At a cue, he signals through a speaking tube to the electrician at his feet, who operates the s es, of which there are five ro: approximately thirty cach. At rehearsals, the stage manager | the scenic artist and Buchter watch | the stage from seats in the rear of the opera house. By means of a portable telephone they communi. cate with lieutenants at the switch. boards and at other spots behind the scenes. Criticisms and instruc- tions thus are relayed. After the “plot” is satisfactorily established, it is rehearsed no more until the next on, when each opera is gone over briefly to fa- miliarize new employes with the cues. Germans Change Suits Berlin, Nov. 19. (—Republican simplicity in diplomatic dress has failed to work out in the young Ger- man Republic. After ight years the danger of diplomats being m ken for wait- | ers became so real that president von Hindenburg and the cabinet an order allowing German abroad, the foreign minister and the secretary of state to wear a Mistaken for Wa%rs, | \ semblance of the gorgeous old mon- archist uniforms at state functions. Under Secretary of State Karl von Schubert was the first to blossom out in the new navy blue garb with a double-tailed frock, gilded but- tons and a peaked ostrich-plumed hat. Wearing of the new uniforms is discretionary. Bar Profits at League Of Nations Declining Geneva, Nov. 19 (A—Slow beer- drinkers have seriously cut dowh the receipts of the League Assem- bly's Bar, according to Melle Mar- guerite Galli, known as the “inter- national barmaid.” For the last four years she has held sway behind the marble counter of the Hotel Vic- torla, adjoining the Hall of the Re- formation. She has ladled out orangeade to M. Briand; lemon squash to Lord Cecil; international cocktalls to the diplomats of fifty-five countriesand whiskies-soda to various visitors. But she confesses that 1926 was the worst year of her incumbency. “My bar's receipts for 1926 were only one half of what they were in 1925,” said Melle Galli, “and 1925s | receipts were barely half those of 1924. The German gentlemen this year did not go in for cocktails and liqueurs. A small glass of beer now and then, a coffee about 4 o'clock, seemed to satisfy them. Naturally there isn’t the same profit in those drinks as there is in the others.” “Dear, Dirty Dublin” Scrubbing Its Face Dublin, Nov. 19. (A—*Dear, dirty Dublin” a traditional description of Ireland’s capital, is being forgotten as the city is no longer dirty. The City Commissioners have, by a con- tract with a Paris firm. succeeded in cleaning Dublin’'s streets as they have never been cleaned before. But the Commissioners complain {that the citizens handicap their ef- forts by careless habits and often strew the streets with match boxes, tram tickets, cigarette cartons and other litter. Advertisements are urging better habits, and school or- ganizations have been formed to teach a better civie splrit. Lotteries Flourish in Denmark; Ban Bookies Copenhagen, Nov. 18. (P—In Denmark lotteries flourish. There are four, each of which is conduct- ed under strict Government control. About 15 per cent of the premiums are retained by the Government, the remainder belng distributed as prizes. 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