tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post2408171165432602371..comments2024-03-29T05:16:11.201-04:00Comments on NineteenTeen: Let There be LightMarissa Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-5958731239159611462013-05-21T09:33:21.627-04:002013-05-21T09:33:21.627-04:00Every time we have a power cut and I try to read b...Every time we have a power cut and I try to read by candlelight I'm always amazed anyone got anything done before electricity (or gas). Even grouping several candles doesn't really produce adequate light for reading or writing or anything intricate.<br /><br />It makes me admire writers (poets as well as authors) who maintained a good output regardless.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553503435833467369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-41127168181327883612013-05-21T08:59:49.579-04:002013-05-21T08:59:49.579-04:00You're welcome, Mrs Bertin! Ackermann did some...You're welcome, Mrs Bertin! Ackermann did some nice interior views of the major theaters ca. 1808-1812, and lighting appears to have come from a combination of multiple chandeliers (at Covent Garden, they hung from brackets attached to the outsides of the balconies)and lamps with reflectors at the front edge of the stage--footlights, really! Here are a couple of links--Covent Garden: http://www.printsplace.co.uk/PS/Store/Product/New_Covent_Garden_Theatre__1810__from__Ackermann_s_Microcosm_of_London__-97414<br />Sadlers Wells: http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1014&bih=631&tbm=isch&tbnid=VKw5kwJZvDbSUM:&imgrefurl=http://www.bridgemanart.com/asset/32966/Rowlandson-T.1756-1827-Pugin-A.C.1762-1832/Sadlers-Wells-Theatre-from-Ackermann%27s-&docid=bigiMHo-EFQncM&imgurl=http://images.bridgemanart.com/cgi-bin/bridgemanImage.cgi/400wm.BAL.541630.7055475/32966.jpg&w=400&h=305&ei=VG-bUY-NF8bL0AG5_oBo&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=140&page=1&tbnh=144&tbnw=177&start=0&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:89&tx=114&ty=107Marissa Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-54640391798229767742013-05-21T07:43:26.097-04:002013-05-21T07:43:26.097-04:00Thank you for this post. It's hard to imagine ...Thank you for this post. It's hard to imagine how people managed without electric lights. You've mentioned theaters using oil. I'm very curious how they did stage lighting in early 19th century? Do you know of any good resources on that? Anastasia https://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com