[SML] Light and Sound Design History Help

[Nick Dalton]

I really appreciate the help everyone!

On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Patrick McCreary via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

>  Don't forget Jean Rosenthal - "The Magic of Light" - *IF* you can get
> your hands on a copy.
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> On 9/23/2014 10:25 AM, Wild, Larry via Stagecraft wrote:
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>  Hi Nick
>
> Click on the first link in the list below. Scroll down to the section on
> Abe Feder.  Feder was very active in the 1930s. He was the in-house light
> guy for the WPA’s Federal Theatre. A program under FDR to help put people
> back to work. One of the shows he designed was Orson Welles “Vodoo”
> *Macbeth* which was staged  with an all-black cast in Harlem. The
> paperwork for Welles FTP productions are at the Library of Congress some of
> which have been put on line. You can read his prompt book for *Macbeth*.
> Included are the Focus Notes and Equipment Lists on “images” 9 to 16. There
> is a direct link to the *Macbeth* web page in the Feder section of the
> “Short History of Lighting Design” web page (Kristi’s top link). I don’t
> know if this will be any use to you, but I found the information
> interesting.
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> Good luck
>
> Larry Wild
>
> Assistant Professor of Theatre, Emeritus
>
> Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
>
> (Also known as the “Old Guy from SD”)
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> *From:* Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net
> <stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net>] *On Behalf Of *Kristi R-C via
> Stagecraft
> *Sent:* Monday, September 22, 2014 11:52 PM
> *To:* nickrdalton at gmail.com; stagecraft at theatrical.net
> *Subject:* Re: [SML] Light and Sound Design History Help
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> Hi Nick!
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> This page has some good things.
> http://www3.northern.edu/wild/LiteDes/ldhist.htm
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> as does http://www.ies.org/lighting/history/timeline-of-lighting.cfm
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> and
> http://www.iar.unicamp.br/lab/luz/ld/C%EAnica/Hist%F3ria/stage_lighting_&_sound_history_of_lighting_&_sound_recording.pdf
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> and McCandless' "A Method of Lighting The Stage." which is out of print,
> but often available through inter-library loan.
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> Google is your friend for general info. If you want specifics, ask again!
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> Kristi R-C
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>  ---- Original Message ----
> From: Nick Dalton via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> To: Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> Sent: Mon, Sep 22, 2014 11:03 pm
> Subject: [SML] Light and Sound Design History Help
>
> Hi my name is Nick and i'm looking for information on the history of light
> and sound design within theatre particularly around the 1920 to 1940
> US/Harlem Renaissance period. I have seemed to have misplaced my notes from
> my previous stagecraft class and my text book only covers modern
> applications. I am writing a paper and will also need to be able to site my
> sources. Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
>
> --
> Nicholas R. Dalton
> Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
> ΖΣ 1036
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