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A practical manual provides clear, economical instructions for mounting private theatrical productions, covering staging and scenery construction, lighting and sound effects, costume and facial make-up techniques, actor expression and falls, and the duties of stage personnel such as stage manager, prompter, and property man. It explains how to rig a proscenium, create drops and wings, simulate storms and colored fires, plan scene and property plots, and dress and make up characters for age, facial features, or stock roles. The appendix supplies short sketches and one-act pieces suitable for amateur performance, with practical tips for casting, calling, and running home theatricals.
The prompter holds the book or MSS. during the performance, and at every rehearsal, following the actors in their lines, explaining the business to them, and whistling for the change of scene. When alone, his duty is to make out the scene and property plot, but when he has an assistant, it is