The magic lantern: The conjuring machine that peers into the past
Magic lantern performers Dawn Elliott and Joel Schlemowitz present the most popular of Victorian entertainments: The magic lantern show.
kids:
In the afternoon at the Widow Jane Mine a children’s program of magic lantern projections will include fairy tales, the story of The Educated Cats, animated effects, and an introduction to optics and illusion. This show is supported by the Rosendale Library.
adults:
The evening program of magic lantern performances range from Victorian cosmology, to comic sight-gags, to the adventures of lady bicyclists, to nautical disasters and more!
