. St. Nicholas book of plays & operettas . si ST. NICHOLAS PLAYS AND OPERETTAS. along the lower wire, and the rest of the nettingthrown over the upper wire from behind forward,and allowed to fall to the floor, thus forming a slant-ing double layer of nettingabove, and a perpendicularsingle layer below. This ar-rangement gives, in shadow,the effect of a perspectiveview of the surface of thewater, and a perpendicularsection beneath the also makes it easy tochange quickly the depth of the water for the finalscene, by simply raising the blocks from the lower tothe upper hooks. The fish,
. St. Nicholas book of plays & operettas . si ST. NICHOLAS PLAYS AND OPERETTAS. along the lower wire, and the rest of the nettingthrown over the upper wire from behind forward,and allowed to fall to the floor, thus forming a slant-ing double layer of nettingabove, and a perpendicularsingle layer below. This ar-rangement gives, in shadow,the effect of a perspectiveview of the surface of thewater, and a perpendicularsection beneath the also makes it easy tochange quickly the depth of the water for the finalscene, by simply raising the blocks from the lower tothe upper hooks. The fish, and other properties cut from pasteboard,may be stationary or movable, as preferred. If fishare to swim, they may be pulled along on strings orfine thread-wire. The moon is cut from pasteboard, and suspendedby strong thread from above the door. The expres-sion of the face can be changed, when desired, by asimple pivoted card, provided with threads for mov-
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