ABSTRACT
A spectacular theatre must be, so to say, the trysting-place of all the arts. The work itself must be a labour of love, of perseverance, and of pluck; the co-operation of the most accomplished masters of the various arts should be secured, for if it takes nine men to make a pin, what details must there be, for instance, in the proper preparation of a spectacle. In a Christmas production, or in any other, it is necessary to make the public laugh. They go to the theatre for enjoyment, and when they ask for bread of cheerfulness they do not wish to be served with a stone of melancholy. In the construction of our English theatres the practicabilities of the stage are considered to be of little or no importance, the result being that effects which can be produced on such a stage as that of Buda Pesth are absolutely impossible to be realised.
