02594cam a22003373u 4500 76304 UtSlPG 20260610134751.0 m cr n 260607r20251900utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 ND Goldston, Will, 1877-1948 Secrets of scene painting and stage effects Seventh edition Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-06-15 Richard Tonsing, deaurider, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Secrets of scene painting and stage effects by Will Goldston" is a practical guidebook on theatrical scenography and stagecraft written in the early 20th century. Aimed especially at amateurs and small companies, it explains how to plan, paint, build, rig, and light scenery, and how to create convincing stage effects. The book opens by stressing scenery’s role in realism, offers a brief history of staging from the Greeks to movable scenery, and then provides step‑by‑step instruction on materials (flax canvas, sizing, distemper paints), brushes, priming, sketching, mixing colors for light and shadow, and safe fireproofing. It teaches scaling a sketch to full size, simple rules of perspective for interiors and streets, and practical design choices for cottages, halls, and landscapes, including stenciling and color schemes. Clear guidance follows on handling scenery—back cloths, flats, braces, and wings—plus building a portable platform and stage with curtain and rigging. Lighting with limelight and gels is outlined, and a large section details sound and weather effects: horses’ hoofbeats, thunder sheets, rain boxes, wind machines, snow cloths, rippling water, and compact mechanical devices for cinemas. Throughout, it emphasizes broad, stage-true effects, careful timing, and efficient backstage practice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1900 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery Scene painting https://archive.org/details/secretsofscenepa00brow https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76304 117029 117029