The new spirit in drama & art . BUHNEh STRTISTI CiPE-OnnTeN. Plan of the Kunstler Theatre, Munich. Architect, Prof. M. Littmann. 136. THE NEW SPIRIT IN MUNICH 135 carried right up out of sight, and the admirable lightingarrangement, it helps to create the illusion of an unseen skyor ceiUng. The system of lighting is overhead, and the switch-board is under the stage. There are no side lights and practi-cally no footlights. A great deal of attention is paid to lightingthe back of the stage. Another noticeable feature is thedivision of the scene into three—front, ceintre, and back. Theback stage
The new spirit in drama & art . BUHNEh STRTISTI CiPE-OnnTeN. Plan of the Kunstler Theatre, Munich. Architect, Prof. M. Littmann. 136. THE NEW SPIRIT IN MUNICH 135 carried right up out of sight, and the admirable lightingarrangement, it helps to create the illusion of an unseen skyor ceiUng. The system of lighting is overhead, and the switch-board is under the stage. There are no side lights and practi-cally no footlights. A great deal of attention is paid to lightingthe back of the stage. Another noticeable feature is thedivision of the scene into three—front, ceintre, and back. Theback stage is seldom used, except for the purpose of obtainingperspective. According to a crude solution of the problem ofstage perspective, distance may be preserved by not allowingthe actors to approach or move immediately against distantbackgrounds. Some day, when a new stage arrives, a moresatisfactory solution will be found. Till then the undiminish-ing actor must keep away from receding landscapes. Thereis also a moving background for panoramic effects in the
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